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Editorial Note

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival is back!

We have Fat Freddy’s Drop performing satanic drag burlesque, The Bamboos’ death-defying circus aerobics, and Emma Donovan as a Beta Version Cyborg-Mermaid, hosting an industrial techno rave at Queen Vic Market.

Oh shit…sorry everyone, we’ve got our wires crossed again. The Melbourne Fringe Festival is also happening this month, and with over 800 artists performing across these two festivals alone, we’re beginning to lose track of who’s doing what.

Luckily, in this issue we let the artists speak for themselves. Club Fringe’s Kween Kong (our vote for monarch) is our gobsmacking cover star, while five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway speaks about performing her legendary father’s songs at Jazz Fest.

Also in this issue, the mesmerising Agnes Obel discusses creating music for depression treatment before her show at Recital Centre, while Brisbane powerhouse The Butterfly Effect rejoice in returning from a difficult hiatus, before they rip the Northcote Theatre a new one.

As usual, all killer, no filler. Go on, try to find something better for free.

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COVER

Our October cover star is Melbourne Fringe Festival’s Club Fringe host Kween Kong.

Falls Festival relocating to Melbourne’s CBD for 2022

Falls Festival is now bringing their original lineup to Sidney Myer Music Bowl for their Victorian iteration on December 29, 30, 31. The decision arrives after their planned location in Birregurra fell through due to delays involved in a VCAT appeals process.

Bluesfest announces 2023 lineup

The Byron Bay Bluesfest 2023 lineup will feature Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples, Jackson Browne, Gang of Youths, Buddy Guy, Michael Franti, Tash Sultana, King Giz, Chain, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, Lucinda Williams, Joe Bonamassa and many more. The 34th annual Bluesfest will go down at Byron Events Farm over the Easter long weekend from April 6 – 10 next year.

St Kilda Festival returns in February 2023

The St Kilda Festival we know and love will return to its usual format across two huge days in 2023, welcoming around 400,000 people for two massive days of free live music events on February 18 and 19.

Sting announces Australian tour

Legendary singer-songwriter Sting will return to Australia in February 2023 for the first time in nearly seven years, on his critically acclaimed My Songs tour. He’ll play Rod Laver Arena on February 23, and A Day on the Green at Geelong’s Mt Duneed Estate on February 25.

Tyga is coming to Australia this December

Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated artist Tyga has officially announced his triumphant return down under in 2022, with his largest ever Australian tour set to land in December. He’ll be playing Melbourne’s John Cain Arena on Saturday December 17.

Tim Minchin announces special Melbourne show

Internationally renowned, award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer Tim Minchin has announced he will be bringing a special live show to Melbourne this year. The self-described ‘semi-retired comedian’ will take to the stage at Melbourne’s Palace Foreshore on Saturday, November 26 for a vibrant live show.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce Melbourne show

The atom-splitting polymaths will bring new music from their upcoming three studio albums to the Palace Foreshore on Saturday, 10 December. Joining King Gizz for the Melbourne show will be Perth singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly and Melbourne punk rockers Civic.

Mary Poppins coming to Melbourne

St Jerome’s Laneway Festival is returning in 2023

The beloved six-city Trans-Tasman event is back for the first time since 2020. The Melbourne leg of the festival is moving from its home in Footscray (due to redevelopment) to a new home at The Park, Flemington and will take place on February 11. Lineup includes: HAIM, Joji, Phoebe Bridgers, Finneas, Fontaines D.C., Fred Again.., Girl in Red, Slowthai, Turnstile, 100 Gecs, Chaos in the CBD, Knucks, Mallrat, and Ross From Friends.

The $125 dining and entertainment rebate is back

You can currently claim 25% back when you spend $40 or more at cinemas, galleries, live performances and dining in Victoria. The $25 million dollar program is part of the state government’s $200 million Victorian Business Stimulus Package and runs until 16 December 2022 or when funds are exhausted.

Mary Poppins The Musical will be playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre for a season that commences on January 29 until April 2. Australian theatre icon Marina Prior joins the cast, returning to the musical after playing Mrs Banks in the show’s 2010 run.

Mall Grab to headline

Melbourne Boiler Room set Mall Grab, C.FRIM, Lady Shaka, Lakota, Pretty Girl, salute and Yung Singh will play a Boiler Room set on November 26 at Melbourne’s PICA (Port Melbourne Industrial Centre For The Arts).

Meg Mac is coming to Melbourne in 2023

Following a triumphant return to the stage with her five-stop sold-out national tour back in May, Meg Mac has announced she will hit each capital city in March/April 2023 as part of the national album tour. She’ll play Melbourne Recital Centre on April 27.

Melbourne Theatre Company have announced their 2023 season

The Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) have announced their 2023 program, marking artistic director and co-CEO Anne-Louise Sarks’ inaugural season for the company. Ushering in a new artistic era for Victoria’s state theatre company, they’re featuring five world premieres of new Australian work, as well as a world-first staging of two plays in one evening. With performances from Nikki Shiels (The Picture of Dorian Gray), comedian Anne Edmonds and the Melbourne Theatre Company debut of Judith Lucy, the MTC’s 2023 season is set to change, challenge, influence and entertain.

Pavement headline inaugural Tent Pole Festival

Pavement, Spiderbait, Magic Dirt, Floodlights, The Schizophonics, Black Rock Band and Clamm will all play over two stages at Tent Pole: A Musical Jamboree. The inaugural event takes place at Geelong’s Mt Duneed Estate on their newly developed Top Paddock site on Saturday 4 March.

Brunswick Music Festival, Sydney Road Party confirm dates

The Brunswick Music Festival is return ing in March 2023, set to take over the suburb from March 5 to 13 with a huge program of music, performance, arts, trades and food. The famous Sydney Road Street Party is also coming back on March 5.

Lil Ugly Mane is heading to Melbourne

Footscray’s free West Set Festival drops 2022 lineup West Set Festival is back for its fourth iteration in 2022, taking over a range of venues across the City of Maribyrnong across Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from October 14 – 30 this year. Chee Shimizu, Birdz, POOKIE, Black Jesus Experience, Amaru Tribe, Parvyn, DJ JNETT and more will headline the live music program, which also features internationals like Jamie Tiller (UK), Belda (India), and Eden Burns (NZ). As always, all the live shows will be free of charge.

Vic Market’s summer night market returns in November

As the nights get warmer and longer, Melbourne is set to welcome back its iconic summer night market. Popping up each and every Wednesday night from November 23 until March 15, the historic Queen Victoria Market sheds will become a bustling hub of food, brews, tunes, fashion, homewares and loads more goodies over summer.

A celebration of Dolly Parton is coming to Melbourne

Following the incredible success of two sold-out Tapestry tours celebrating the career of Carole King, dual Helpmann Award-winner Esther Hannaford is return ing with Praise Dolly – a journey through the superb music of Dolly Parton. Catch it when it heads to Hamer Hall in Melbourne on December 4.

Known for his cloudy production and sinister lyrical style, Lil Ugly Mane is heading to Melbourne in November. Known by many names, including Betwetter, Vudmurk, Shawn Kemp and Travis Miller, he’s notorious as an experi mental artist within the underground hip hop scene. Catch him when he appears at Max Watt’s House of Music on November 8.

So Frenchy So Chic drops French line-up for 2023

So Frenchy So Chic, Australia’s favourite celebration of French culture, will return for a 12th year in 2023, to Melbourne’s Werribee Mansion on January 15. Pi Ja Ma, Rover, Kalika and Suzane will perform live.

We Will Rock You announces 2023 Australian tour

The high-octane rock musical We Will Rock You is set to tour Australia in an all-new arena production featuring Queen’s greatest hits, coming to John Cain Arena on July 7 and 8 next year.

A Christmas Carol coming to Melbourne in November

A new interpretation of Charles Dickens’ timeless story, A Christmas Carol –starring David Wenham as Scrooge - will commence at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre on 12 November and play through the festive season to Christmas Eve.

Luke Combs returns to Australia with 2023 world tour

Country superstar Luke Combs will embark on a world tour in 2023. He’ll play Rod Laver Arena on August 20 next year, delivering his live show to Australian fans for the first time since his sold-out 2019 headline tour.

Loch Hart Music Festival announces November lineup

Loch Hart Music Festival returns from 18-20 November 2022 along Victoria’s iconic Great Ocean Road. The grassroots BYO event will showcase more than 20 fantastic local acts over one November weekend to one stage in a natural amphitheatre at Kangaroobie Camp.

Joey Bada$$ announces 2023 Australian tour

The American rapper, singer and actor is touring Australia for the first time in five years in January 2023. The Brooklyn native will bring his latest project and third studio album 2000 – a sequel to his critically acclaimed debut mixtape 1999. He’ll play the Forum on January 8.

A new 90km hiking trail is coming to the Great Ocean Road

The 90km walking trail will traverse Gadubanud Country along the Otway coast and hinterland, providing world-class eco-tourism experiences and never-before-seen views from suspen sion bridges. The new trail will provide a full seven-day six-night hike, day walks, half-day walks and shorter loop trails.

Sun Cycle Festival drops NYD lineup

Produced by the minds of Crown Ruler, WAT Artists and Untitled Group, Sun Cycle returns home to Coburg Velodrome for a New Year’s Day celebration at the Coburg Velodrome featuring Freddie Gibbs, Folamour, Sherelle, Palms Trax B2B Job Jobse, OR:LA, Antal, DJ Boring, Bumpy and more.

Ocean Sounds Festival announces January 2023 lineup

The annual family-friendly, all-day sunset concert will take place once again on the beautiful Churchill Island (just off Phillip Island) on Saturday January 7 2023 with a lineup headlined by John Butler and The Waifs.

SIX60 are coming to Melbourne

Critically acclaimed New Zealand based powerhouse group, SIX60 have added a Melbourne show to their recently announced The Castle St World Tour. The multi-platinum selling band will return to Australia this year for a massive concert at the Palace Foreshore on Thursday, December 1.

Marlon Williams announces My Boy Tour for 2023

Hot off the back of a hugely successful international tour, Aotearoa’s own Marlon Williams is celebrating the release of his most recent album My Boy, which dropped on September 9. Catch him when he performs at Melbourne’s own Palais Theatre on Saturday February 18, 2023.

Live music series MoPo comes to Moonee Ponds Grace Cummings, Georgia Knight, Chikchika and Mohamed Camara are all playing the Clocktower Centre on October 15.

Elvis Costello and The Imposters announce Australian tour

Marking 45 years since the release of Elvis Costello’s debut album My Aim Is True, he’s returning to Australia in 2023 following appearances at the 34th annual Bluesfest in Byron Bay over the Easter Long Weekend. He’ll be appearing at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on April 13.

Yothu Yindi headlines BLAKTIVISM’s return

BLAKTIVISM will be a powerful night of First Nations music led by Yothu Yindi at Arts Centre Melbourne on December 8. The lineup includes Bart Willoughby, Deline Briscoe, Emma Donovan, Lou Bennett, Romaine Moreton, and Sorong Samarai.

Beckah Amani is coming to Melbourne

Having just wrapped performances at Springtime Festival and BIGSOUND, Beckah Amani is coming to Melbourne for her debut headline tour. Appearing at Wesley Anne for an intimate show, you’ll be treated to her stunning vocals and smooth hooks on September 23.

Strawberry Fields cancels 2022 festival

Beloved Riverina festival Strawberry Fields has announced its 2022 cancellation due to extreme flooding. The organisers will host a Cup Eve warehouse party on Monday 31 October with Moodymann and friends taking over The Thorn.

The Superjesus announce 2023 national tour

The Superjesus have announced a national tour with special guests, Dallas Crane. The tour will conclude at the Corner Hotel in Richmond on March 3.

Samantha Fish is heading to Australia in 2023

Kansas City’s own blues, rock, country and funk singer-songwriter and guitarist has just announced a huge run of shows in Australia for February next year. Hot off the back of the release of her recent album Faster, she’ll be performing at Memo Music Hall in Melbourne on February 24, 2023.

Master illusionist Cosentino is touring Australia in 2023

The magician, illusionist and escape artist celebrates a decade of magic with his ‘Decennium’ tour. Catch him (if you can) at Palms at Crown when he comes to Melbourne, for a show on February 10 and matinee and evening shows on February 11 and 12.

Bendigo announces new music festival Always Summer

Debuting at the very end of Spring, from Friday, November 25 to Sunday, November 27, Almost Summer is bringing along a lineup of local artists and burgeon ing and established acts from across the country to an outdoor pop-up event space outside the iconic Capital Theatre, in the heart of Bendigo’s View St Arts Precinct.

KWEEN KONG

Words by Christine Lan

Along with being a finalist on season two of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, Kween (aka Thomas Fonua) has been a professional dancer since the age of 16 and worked for the Australian Dance Theatre, Red Sky Performance (Canada) and Black Grace (New Zealand), won the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award for Arts and Creativity (New Zealand), completed an economics degree and master’s degree in cultural leadership, and created Haus of Kong – a safe space and community development group for queer youth who have been abused or kicked out of home, to help them access the superhero within and achieve their dreams.

Kween credits her triumph to being inspired by her SamoanTongan heritage, the strength of women in the Pacific community and coming from a long line of talking chiefs (Tulafale). Being a drag queen is her version of being a talking chief – a mouthpiece to keep the stories of her ancestors going through her perfor mance and artistry and a creative means of fostering activism, representation and a lateral style of leadership based on hearing, negotiation and inclusivity.

“RuPaul said in the last episode that I’m the golden child that was able to go out and make a life for myself, but the reality

Becoming the first Pacific drag queen to compete on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under and reach the finale was incredibly significant to Kween Kong and her community, but it was only one marker in the impressive trajectory that the supremely graceful South Auckland born, Adelaide-based artist has been on.

of what it looked like was the village and women around me were the ones that made it a possibility, that helped hold down the fort and supported me to go out and achieve my dreams,” says Kween. “It’s beautiful to come from a humble background, but it’s also what’s kept me so grounded and [given me] humility in my practice.”

“I attribute my strength, ferocity and power to my mum, sister and nanna especially. She’s the matriarch of our family. She passed away when she was young, but her impression and impact on our family has been lasting. Her name is Alofa, which is Samoan for love and she was love personified. She was unconditional love and also tough love. She was a conductor for a Samoan choir and that role is particularly a timekeeper, so she brings the energy to the choir and keeps everyone up. I see home videos of my nanna performing like that and seeing the attitude that she had. I always identified with that energy. When I think of women in general, especially in the Pacific community, women have a natural instinct to nurture and to lead with love. I think the biggest thing I love about my mum and my sister, my aunties, my nanna – they’re always here to pick up the broken pieces of men and families because men, especially in the Pacific community, are riddled with pride and ego because of this hierarchical system that we operate on. Being the head of a village, being the head of a family – it’s a lot of responsibility for one person to hold and if that person is tired, the roof falls over all of us and it’s the woman who picks up all the pieces and that build the broken men up.

“My strength and the version of Kween that lives within me is always going to have a divine feminine energy that comes from a maternal space based on those women that have taught me how to be strong and how to be a man.”

“That’s what it’s meant to me and what strength looks like. Outside of drag, I’ve always found it difficult to channel that energy because it’s more the physical transformation that has allowed me to access her. Going through the process of Drag Race and having those chats with Ru have made that talk a little easier and given me tools that made it accessible outside of drag too. The women in my life are some of the strongest women in life and the ones that surround me and champion me are all Pacific women. My niece is one of those people too – I see it in her. She’s got this fire and strength and it’s something inherent in the ancestry of our people. Kween Kong strives to be all those things.”

Starting at Black Grace dance company in New Zealand was ideal for the artist because it combined Western contemporary dance with world and Indigenous Pacific storytelling. “Because I come from a line of talking chiefs, my version of that is through my art,” says Kween. “This is how I continue our storytelling, through my drag, but also through all facets of my artistry. I’ve always been so proud to be a Pacific representation for our communities because growing up we didn’t have many examples – that kind of excellence and definitely not queer Pacific excel lence on TV. The main representation we had was sportsmen like rugby players or criminals, so the idea of me going out to the arts was so foreign and also confronting, especially for my father (a Tongan talking chief). I want to be that representation for our next generation and to really encourage excellence within the Pacific community because our perspective on this world is really graceful, beautiful and not necessarily heard from, so I wanted to make sure we had a seat at the table, so we are heard, seen and acknowledged and championed.”

Moving from being a professional dancer for 13 years to a drag queen six years ago felt very natural for Kween and was more appealing because it allowed Kween to have an open dialogue and lateral conversation with audiences. Kween describes her experience on Drag Race as “such an incredible experience”

and found new family in the winning queen Spankie Jackzon and fellow runner-up Hannah Conda: “I think in the long run, it’s really set me up for not only drag, but for life,” says Kween. “I found a new strength and power that I didn’t necessarily have access to before going through this process. It’s been life-changing. Those two queens really were sisters to me. Whenever I was in my head, Spankie would give me the mama treatment and Hannah would just make me laugh. Through that competition, I’ve gained two sisters for life.”

“I have so much love and respect for RuPaul,” says Kween. “For me she’s been one of the only examples of black excellence or POC excellence. I think the things that she really helped me through are the things that I needed since day one and I’ve been waiting to hear. She said that I’ve been neglecting my inner child and I need to give him permission to have fun and to be happy. I think that was my breakthrough moment. And then she had another massive conversation with me about shame and guilt, which is something my whole community really faces, espe cially in the queer community . There were so many pivotal moments for myself that I feel has put me on a path to even more strength.”

That strength, authenticity and the sheer magnificence of Kween will bring extra vibrance and invigo ration to Melbourne Fringe Festival with Kween’s thrillingly fabulous event, Klub Kong. “After being on Drag Race, I’m super excited because one of the things I’ve been doing is producing my own work,” says Kween. “I’ve got some of the best Australian burlesque performers, drag performers, circus performers, side-show performers and human beings that I love and are in my circle. We’ve created an immersive space, so it’s really genre-defying. It’s going to be unlike anything you’ve experienced. Please dress up! Everyone should look up their 90s references. The DJs will be playing 90s music and the artists will be delivering some of the iconic moments across the 90s.”

Klub Kong will bring the ultimate party to Festival Hub: Trades Hall – Club Fringe on October 13.

“My strength and the version of Kween that lives within me is always going to have a divine feminine energy that comes from a maternal space based on those women that have taught me how to be strong and how to be a man.”

FRINGE FESTIVAL GUIDE

Must-see shows at the Melbourne Fringe Festival

Words by Christine Lan

Groundswell

Groundswell is an experimental, immersive sonic installation created by Matthias Schack-Arnott and Keith Tucker (Megafun) about our environmental impact. The large-scale participatory experience invites audiences to step onto its surface with thousands of ball bearings rushing underfoot to create a visceral wash of sound and movement.

Groundswell is on at the State Library of Victoria Forecourt from October 6-23.

Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett

Created and performed by German-born cabaret icon Bernie Dieter and directed by Tom Velvick, Club Kabarett is a bound ary-pushing Spiegeltent spectacular. With her deviant charm, incredible vocals and fabulous style, Bernie Dieter and her troupe of bombastic Bohemians will host an unforgettable and provocative night, which also features breathtaking circus, aerial and fire-breathing shows.

Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett will stun at Runaway Festival Park – Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent on October 6-9, 11-16, 18-23 and 25-30.

Doghouse

Naomi

Created and performed by Patrick Livesey and directed by Bronwen Coleman, Naomi is an affecting true story about love, family and mental illness. After Livesey’s mother Naomi took her own life, they interviewed eight characters from Naomi’s life. This show is Livesey’s performance of their real words, which attempts to answer difficult ques tions in order to help others deal with despair, while offering deep insights into mental illness.

Naomi will be performed at Festival Hub: Trades Hall – Solidarity Hall on October 15-16, 18-23.

Yalinguth Live

The inspiring Yalinguth Live – directed by Jason Tamiru and featuring performances by Kutcha Edwards and Bart Willoughby –is an immersive storytelling and musical tour of Gertrude Street, Ngár-go/Fitzroy, where the Aboriginal Rights Movement originated. The Yalinguth app, in reflect ing the rich Indigenous traditions and the importance of oral history, guides Melbourne audiences as they walk with Elders along this insightful journey.

Yalinguth Live begins at the Exhibition Gardens and concludes at the Builders Arms Hotel on October 8.

Once More With Failing

Written and performed by David Fowles, this brave show is a live true-crime podcast about Fowles’ horrific experi ence of being stabbed multiple times in his home. Conceived as he lay in hospital, this show unravels a powerful true story of how violence affected the comic actor’s life from childhood.

Once More With Failing will be performed at Club Voltaire on October 11, 13, 16, 18, 20 and 23.

If Our Bodies Could Talk

If Our Bodies Could Talk is a brilliant fusion of physical theatre, dance and music, created and performed by movement artist Roya The Destroya and musical artist Eliza Hull. This new immersive performance is a work about disability, the body and memory, and blends elec tronic soundscapes, live instrumentation and vocals with movement, physical theatre, circus and audio storytelling.

If Our Bodies Could Talk is on at the NGV on October 6.

CLUB FRINGE: Klub Kong

Star of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, the ever-magnificent Kween Kong brings a 90s-themed variety show that is guaranteed to thrill audiences. Admired for her powerhouse performances and inspired by her Pacific ancestry, Kween Kong will host an incredible night, featur ing Australia’s best drag, burlesque, circus and cabaret artists, and electrify ing DJ sets.

Klub Kong will bring the party to Festival Hub: Trades Hall, Club Fringe on October 13.

Written by Sidonie Bird de la Coeur and directed by Sam Weldon, Doghouse centres around a group of friends in an all-gender bathroom of a grimy Melbourne nightclub that turns into a tumultuous and tense night riddled with miscom munication. This queer character drama features superb absurdist comedy and captures those chaotic run-ins, reunions and mishaps.

Doghouse will be performed at the Motley Bauhaus – Black Box from October 10-15.

I said what I said

Performed by Aurelia St Clair, I said what I said is a one-woman comedy show about tackling life in Melbourne, sharehouse living, probiotics for dogs, girlbosses, dating and stereotypes. With her superbly sarcastic and mocking tone, the comedian delivers a challenging and electrifying show.

I said what i said is on at Festival Hub: Trades Hall – Solidarity Hall on October 6-14.

Pendulum

Pendulum – created by percussive artist sensation Matthias Schack-Arnott and globally renowned choreographer Lucy Guerin – is an enthralling dance-driven performance installation about time in which dancers move in sync with a field of suspended bells. The pendulum acts as a timekeeper, metronome and instrument of divinity while an intergenerational ensemble of women captures humanity’s strength and vulnerability.

Pendulum will be showcased at Shed 21, Docklands on October 5-7, 13-16, 19-23.

Melbourne Fringe Festival runs from October 6 – 23.

LALAH HATHAWAY

A progenitor of soul, whose influence on contemporary music and performance cannot be overstated, Donny Hathaway never had the chance to tour his music on this side of the world, until the 2022 Melbourne International Jazz Festival gave his daugh ter Lalah Hathaway a call.

“I’m very excited, because I was unsure if I would ever get over there,” Hathaway admits on the phone, while visiting her mother at home in Virginia. “We’ve been doing these Donny Hathaway orchestral dates in parts of Europe, and some in the States. Most of the arrangements are done by my maestro, Vince Mendoza, who’s a very famous conductor, arranger, composer, musician.”

performance of the song ‘Something’, with contemporary jazz outfit Snarky Puppy, won her first Grammy in 2013. That perfor mance demonstrates her rare ability to sing polyphonically—a technique that allows her to sing more than one note in unison. Hathaway divulges that singing music that she loves, be it her own, her father’s, or other artists’, feels utterly instinctive.

“Even just trying to figure out how to sing a song, or to interpret a story; all of that is a very natural function for me,” Hathaway professes. “Maybe there are pieces of music I have to learn, but even learning that music as a student, having it inside of me, to then give back out becomes a natural function. If there is a definition for being born to do something, that is what it is for me.”

It’s a challenge for Hathaway to piece together a setlist of her father’s music. Varying factors regarding time and atmo sphere are a consideration, therefore each performance is its own iteration. What she does know, is that everyone in the room with her at these shows all share the same love that she feels for his music.

“I’m always just showing up as me. Whatever the room is, however everyone is dressed, however everyone is feeling. I really do try to make each place like my living room. I will take off my shoes and try to give you the greatest show and the greatest sound possible.”

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Widely recognised as one of the greatest living voices of R&B, soul and jazz, five-time Grammy award winning vocalist Lalah Hathaway will arrive in Melbourne this month to treat fans to two, once-in-a-lifetime performances of her father’s music at the Recital Centre with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

The daughter of two singers, Hathaway has carried her father’s music with her throughout her career. Donny Hathaway passed away when she was just 10 years old, but the excep tional resonance of his voice and artistry has always lived on in her own practice. She describes singing his songs as a fully joyful experience.

“I’m not really thinking; ‘what am I giving in this moment?’ I know not to start thinking about it because then I’m in a different space,” she says. “I’m really just showing up for the work.”

On top of the successes of her own solo recording career, which began with her first album in 1999, Lalah Hathaway has performed and collaborated with the likes of Prince, Stevie Wonder, Anderson .Paak, Robert Glasper and Jacob Collier. Her

On the topic of her father’s enormous cultural impact, his legacy, and the special place his music holds in the lives of so many people, Hathaway believes there are two primary things that makes her father’s music so timeless.

“First of all, his sound—there’s nothing like it. He has an unduplicatable footprint. So many people try to imitate it. I think he has fathered hundreds and probably thousands of singers, some of whom don’t even know that that’s who they sound like,” Hathaway says incredulously.

“The second thing is his brutal honesty, with the joy and the pain of his sound. I think that rings true to people. Even on the fast songs, the party songs; you can still eek out both sides of that coin. I think the crucial thing though, is the sound. Nothing sounds like that. Nothing sounds like him.”

Lalah Hathaway will perform with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall on October 21 and 22, as part of Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Donny Hathaway’s voice has filled up the living rooms, parties and bars of Australian music lovers for the last half a century.

Words by Jess Zanoni

“I'm always just showing up as me. Whatever the room is, however everyone is dressed, however everyone is feeling. I really do try to make each place like my living room. I will take off my shoes and try to give you the greatest show and the greatest sound possible.”

07/10 DEAR SEATTLE

08/10 FRENZAL RHOMB & BODYJAR

09/10 THINGS OF STONE & WOOD

11/10 PRESENTATION NIGHT

14/10 THIRD EYE: TOOL TRIBUTE 15/10 CLAMM 16/10 METAL GODS 20/10 MONTAIGNE

21/10 COUSIN TONY’S BRAND NEW FIREBIRD

22/10 BIG SCARY SELLING FAST 26/10 WAVVES SELLING FAST 27/10 ALEX LAHEY 28/10 WRESTLEROCK 29/10 JK-47 30/10 MODELS (MATINEE) 30/10 JAMES REYNE 31/10 JAMES REYNE SOLD OUT 04/11 MIRRORS & DEADLIGHTS

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05/11 KAMAAL WILLIAMS, WAYNE SNOW & DANCINGWATER

08/11 CALUM SCOTT SOLD OUT

09/11 CALUM SCOTT SOLD OUT

10/11 JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED SELLING FAST

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JAZZ FESTIVAL GUIDE

Incredible gigs at Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Words by Christine Lan

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Avant-garde jazz drummer is one of the most inventive, inspiring musicians and has been praised for his astonishing work with Ravi Coltrane, Anthony Braxton, Wadada Leo Smith and Oliver Lake. The Detroit-born, New York-based music master’s live performances possess a transformative power.

Pheeroan akLaff will thrill at The JazzLab on October 16.

Jazz Westside (Maribyrnong)

Jazz Westside features an incredible line-up, featuring Nigerian-born Olugbade Okunade aka GP Saxy – a multi-instru mentalist, composer and producer who blends Afrobeat with jazz and funk; Ethiopian-born, Melbourne-based jazz saxophonist Solomon Sisay; ten-piece funk group Black Jesus Experience and their trippy, infectious fusion of tradi tional Ethiopian song, jazz, hip-hop, soul and funk; and Afro-Cuban powerhouse La Influencia, formed by Salvador Persico (Blue King Brown) and Daniel Mougerman (The Bamboos).

Jazz Westside is on at the Footscray Library Forecourt on October 15-16.

Menagerie

Al Di Meola

MonoNeon

Inimitable, challenging and electrifying, Dywane ‘MonoNeon’ Thomas Jr. is one of the most revered electric bassists of his generation and will bring his progressive blend of southern soul, funk, jazz and blues to the Jazz Festival along with his four-piece band. The Memphis, Tennessee native is one of the most thrilling funk experimentalists and was one of the last musicians to work with Prince. Inspired by pioneers such as George Clinton, Prince, Victor Wooten and Anthony Jackson, MonoNeon deliv ers a ground-breaking and original style of funk.

MonoNeon performs at 170 Russell on October 20.

Legacy: Lalah Hathaway Sings Donny Hathaway

Breathtaking soul, R&B and jazz singer and five-time Grammy Award winner Lalah Hathaway will perform in Australia for the first time in a special performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The mesmerising Chicago-born singer has shared the stage with Prince, Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock. Gracing our shores to perform the extraordinary work of her iconic father and soul music legend Donny Hathaway, Lalah’s virtuosity and soulful jazz expression will provide a transcendental experience.

Legacy: Lalah Hathaway Sings Donny Hathaway is on at the Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall on October 21-22.

Celebrated as one of our lifetime’s great est guitarists, Al Di Meola is a pioneer of blending jazz with various musical styles, which has earned him numerous awards and worldwide adoration. A prolific composer of over 20 albums as a leader, Di Meola will perform a combination of new material, older classics and compo sitions from some of his major influences.

Al Di Meola performs at the Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, on October 18.

Big Saturday

This incredible celebration of jazz, soul and funk is headlined by game-changing New Zealand eight-piece Fat Freddy’s Drop and features sublime funk and soul group The Bamboos, soul queen Emma Donovan – one of the country’s finest singers – and The Putbacks, and the Cat Empire’s multi-talented Harry James Angus and drummer Freyja Hooper.

Big Saturday is on at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on October 15.

Brenda Gifford

Yuin woman Brenda Gifford is a classi cally-trained pianist and saxophonist whose arts practice is informed by her Country, community and culture. The award-winning and prolific composer will premiere a new work as part of the First Nations Artist Residency Program. Featuring Dhurga language about whales (Moriyawa) and creation stories from her Country, Gifford will perform on saxo phone alongside her nephew Joe Brown McLeod (didgeridoo and clapsticks) and members of the Australian Art Orchestra in this amazing new composition.

Brenda Gifford performs at the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Primrose Potter Salon, on October 23.

Spiritual jazz ensemble Menagerie was founded by guitarist, songwriter and producer Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Lanu, Rare Groove Spectrum). The Music Victoria Award nominated 10-piece are inspired by jazz labels Strata-East, Impulse! and Tribe as well as the new wave of jazz marked by Kamasi Washington, Shabaka Hutchings and Nubya Garcia, but bring their own unique antipodean stylings. The superb group will perform material from their acclaimed third album  Many Worlds (2021) for the very first time, featuring some of Australia’s finest improvisers.

Menagerie will perform at the Darebin Arts Centre on October 14.

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Melissa Aldana Quartet Brilliant saxophonist Melissa Aldana is the first South American and the first female instrumentalist to win the pres tigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone competition. Gaining international recognition for her vision ary work as a bandleader and prolific performer, the Brooklyn-based tenor player from Santiago, Chile, and her quar tet will perform music from her acclaimed debut Blue Note album  12 Stars, which emotively expresses concepts of childrearing, familial forgiveness, accep tance, and self-love.

Melissa Aldana Quartet perform at The JazzLab, on October 21-22.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival runs from October 14 – 23.

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THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT

After a long hiatus, the return of a beloved band can feel like a rush of energy that’s been kept dormant for too long.

Words by James Robertson

Credit Kane Hibberd

Cult classic Brisbane hard rock outfit The Butterfly Effect have released this energy since their return to the Aus-rock stage, which has been lauded by fans and critics alike.

Since reforming with the original line-up, consisting of lead singer Clint Boge, guitarist Kurt Goedhart, bassist Glenn Esmond and drummer Ben Hall, in 2017, the band have toured relent lessly, only slightly hampered by the arrival of the pandemic.

During that time, The Butterfly Effect have been hard at work on a new album, recently released in the form of IV, their fourth studio release. About to embark on a nationwide tour in support of their new release, the band have found a way to reconcile their past grievances to prove they are still one of the best hard-rock acts in the country.

You’d think that after so long since a new album the band would have lost some of their spark, but lead vocalist Clint Boge doesn’t think so. Even after “14 years between drinks, you’d think that something would’ve changed, but it didn’t. It stayed exactly the same.”

That old familiar feeling may not have changed, but the ways of achieving that success certainly have. “The only difference this time,” says Clint, “is that we didn’t have Glenn in the room, as he lives in Sydney. So it was just the three of us in the room.”

Back in 2012, the band was in turmoil, with Clint Boge leaving the group after heated resentments grew too hot to handle. It was not the most amicable of departures, but now the band have been able to push past their old grievances.

“We’ve kind of crossed a bit of a bridge with each other,” says Clint. “All part of the reconciliation effect. Putting our trust in each other a bit more. We also took criticism a lot better than we ever did before.”

The new album is “wrapped up in getting back together, not thinking we ever would make another album again.” The hiatus was vital for this work to see the light of day. “Having that long break from each other since 2012 was really important,” says Clint, “because everyone was really invigorated, the energy was really good in the room, we were getting along better than ever. [And] it’s all rolled up in this new album. We’re just as proud of our effort to get to this point.”

Miraculously, the length of time and disparate musical elements have only helped elevate IV.

“To me, it actually sounds more cohesive on this album, which is weird because it was written in chunks, bits and pieces, and we recorded it in different studios, with different producers, and separately too. We did things in our own time. We didn’t feel pressured and stressed.

“Getting this album out after such a long time has been a release of energy. That pent-up thing of looking back at those old demos and thinking how much good stuff was there and how much I’d love for people to hear it.

“There’ll always be some memory like ‘Do you remember when so-and-so did a nudie run past that 7-Eleven in Adelaide?’ and everyone will laugh. There’s a lot of great memories and you get to relive that. We get to be kids again for a little while every night.”

Clint can’t wait to spread that love that he thinks their fans deserve on tour. He can’t wait to “get to to give everyone cuddles, when we’re standing at the merch desk, which is always a treat. But someone did bring this up the other day, saying we should be careful we don’t get sick. I hadn’t thought of that! So fingers crossed everyone comes to the shows healthy and no-one’s going to dribble on me.”

After so long between albums and a touring hiatus on top of that, The Butterfly Effect have come back in a big way and the band are more stoked than ever to share their new music on stage with their fans. “We feel extremely grateful and honoured that we get to keep going,” says Clint.

“Not only just as a legacy act, which we kind of are, but I think to have new music out there is really cool too.”

The Butterfly Effect are playing Northcote Theatre on October 13 and 14 with special guests Thornhill and Caligula’s Horse. IV is out now.

There’s a ghostly and celestial air to Agnes Obel’s ethereal vocals, poetic lyrics and enthralling soundscapes. Obel’s poignant music exhibits such an affecting and healing quality that a biologist and sound engineer asked her to compose pieces for a new depression treatment that they developed involving sonic waves. The Danish-born, Berlinbased singer-songwriter has long been interested in depression having witnessed her father’s own experiences. This made writing songs for the depression clinical trial in Denmark an easy and inspiring decision.

“I started to read a lot about the mind and the brain,” says Obel, “and the different theories, because we don’t really know what depression really is. I’ve been reading a lot about the neurosciences and psychology, and trying to understand the psychology of music. I’m finding it very inspiring that you can use music and sound to get the brain out of these destructive loops that develop when you have depression.

“There’s something about biology and the mind and how little we know about our brains that I find really inspiring, and I can totally see some parallels with music. There’s also the element that we don’t really understand our minds, but we also don’t understand music and why music has such a strong effect on us, which is all part of the puzzle and riddle we have understanding our consciousness and our brains and our minds.”

because I had this new experience of being pregnant and having all this biology and life happening in my body that it just changed everything that I was making.”

“It’s been a huge experience to make music while being pregnant. I had no idea it would be this different.

“I feel that each album is like a huge mountain that I’ve climbed – you learn so much in the process,” Obel continues. “It’s a huge chunk of my life because I make everything and I even mix it myself.

AGNES OBEL

Citizen of Glass, I could barely touch upon it because it was too sad, but when I made Myopia I could really write about it – it takes some time for me to even write a song about it, because it’s too much.

The profoundly moving Island of Doom is about her father and how he lives on in her head while Broken Sleep deals with the relationship between sleep problems and a fear of death. “It’s kind of strange because I realise I don’t really talk with anybody about it and then you work on music and that’s the conversation with yourself,” Obel muses.

Captivating singer-songwriter Agnes Obel reflects on grief, motherhood and writing music for depression treatment.

Words by Christine Lan

“I think for me it’s really good to process this and take some time to. Now I also have a little daughter and like anybody who becomes a parent, you experience this new fear of something happening to your child. I can also get overwhelmed like ‘oh my god, what if this happens?’. This was around the time when I was thinking about the fragility of my daughter. Every time I was playing piano, I feel that it went away.”

Obel’s discovered that there is meaning in being creative that cannot be found in anything else and it’s the journey itself that matters. “I’m super lucky I’m able to do some work that is actually healing me through these difficult moments we all have in our lives, but I don’t really think you can think of music as always [like this].

“I’m totally not working with music to heal myself, but it’s sort of a by-product I found along the way.”

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Obel worked on these depression treatment pieces and the new songs for her forthcoming album shortly after giving birth to her daughter. Her husband Alex Brüel Flagshad creates the music videos for her songs. “Every time she was sleeping, I could work a bit on this depression music,” says Obel.

“While I was pregnant, making music was a completely different experience. I was working with a concept for a new album and I had to throw it all away,

With Citizen of Glass, I learned about synthesizers – there’s a technical side that I learn with each album and then there’s a personal side that I can see when I listen back.

“My father died in 2014, so Citizen of Glass and Myopia were about handling the personal. When you’re making the album, you’re not aware of it, but when I listen back I can sort of see I’m dealing with a lot of those things. When I made

Agnes Obel will perform at the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Elisabeth Murdoch Hall on October 13.

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Friday 7 October

Laura Ingram

Friday 14 October

Sarah Cantania

Sunday 16 October

Damon Smith, Dan Lethbridge, David Cosma

Thursday 20 October

Ella Sings Joni: Blue

Friday 21 October

Strange Gringo

Tuesday 25 October Anna & Jordon

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Sunday 9 October Business Proposition

Tueday 11 October Girl Friday

Friday 14 October Annwen Roberts

Friday 21 October Amelia Allan

Friday 28 October Greta Williams

Saturday 29 October Dan Felix

KSEE IRIS

Words by Sidonie Bird de la Coeur

PARVYN

Words by Jacob McCormack

Lead vocalist of psychedelic outfit The Bombay Royale, Parvyn Singh commenced the pursuit of a solo project in the latter part of the previous decade.

Following her long-awaited debut album Sa – a whirling combi nation of classical Indian music, rhythmic vocals, psychedelia and electronica, Parvyn has been thrilled with the response she has received both in Australia and globally.

“This is the first time I’ve had full creative control over my own project,” says Parvyn. “With The Bombay Royale, we did three records, and it was kind of a collaborative process with all 11 members of the band that were getting together and doing the songwriting. This was very different in that it was personal to me.”

There are a plethora of moments throughout the LP that spotlight the authenticity of Parvyn’s music, the fusion of her potent and extensive Punjabi lineage, inclusive of the art that has come before her and the experiences she had being a part of the only Indian family that attended her primary school.

“When I sing, I am trying more and more to make sure it comes from an authentic space, of my experience, because my experience is unique,” she says. “Being born in Australia but with a very strong Indian cultural background, a Sikh Punjabi is the specific cultural background where I come from.

“It’s a very specific place that I’ve come from but being in Australia 30-years-ago in a society where my family was the only Indian family that went to my primary school; that perspective is my own.”

Ultimately, Parvyn says the artistic life she leads is a means of inspiring others towards a more fulfilling existence: “I want to see people have a more sustainable life, get out of the rat race, and enjoy what we’re doing on a day-to-day basis. So often I see people and they’re not happy and they’re on the hustle and charge constantly. Have we forgotten what life is about? Have we forgotten that we’re meant to enjoy it along the way as well?”

Parvyn is playing as part of West Set Festival, which runs from October 14-30. Sa is out now.

A raw and vulnerable exploration of mental health, ‘Follow Me’ is the latest single from Melbourne-based indie-pop artist, Ksee Iris.

A drop-out of the Australian Institute of Music, Ksee Iris’ deeply personal lyricism draws from his own experiences with mental health. “I suffer from a couple of different disorders,” he told us. “I’ve got post traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder and Aspergers - it’s a bit of a trifecta.”

‘Follow Me’ is a relatable and transparent single about growth and accountability, a topic that’s rarely discussed in music. “It’s about the feeling that you’ve done something wrong by someone - but you didn’t mean it, it happened because of the mental state that you were in.”

“I had an experience with my ex-girlfriend, where she could see that I was struggling and she really tried to help me [...] but the more she did the more I seemed to pull her down into my world.”

‘Follow Me’ asserts that the journey towards self-forgive ness starts with emotional honesty. “If people hear something in the song that resonates with them, they should start talking about it - getting it out definitely helps you start to move forward.”

“What I want people to know is that it’s okay to admit these things - it’s ok to admit to being the person you were and it’s okay to express it.”

The single itself is professionally produced by Stuart Stuart, the ARIA-nominated mastering engineer known for producing Sheppard’s global hit ‘Geronimo’ and for spearheading The Veronicas’ career.

“I sent him a track that I had recently written and he basically went like ‘yep. That’s the one - let’s do something’.”

His single launched at The Palm Royale in Richmond on October 1 and you can listen to it now on triple j and Spotify. ‘Follow Me’ was also made with the much appreciated support from friends; Letizia Colombo, Ashton Wastney and Tibo Menut.

‘Follow Me’ is out now. Check it out by heading to Ksee Iris’ triple j page. This article was made in partnership with Ksee Iris.

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On ‘Follow Me’, Ksee Iris shines a light on the complexities of self-forgiveness.

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DAREBIN ARTS SPEAKEASY

Pa rtnering with emerging and established artists, the multiaward-winning Darebin Arts Speakeasy program will host several independent performances as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Coming off the back of COVID, the program will be sharing a full season of shows, including Leah Shelton’ s BATSH*T, Jonathan Homsey’s TRUTHCLUB and Aseel Tayah & Jason Tamiru’s ARDNA: OUR LAND, many of which have been brewing behind the scenes. With a focus on the world we find ourselves in today, the program continues to present a thrilling calendar of performances for Darebin’s diverse community as part of its nine-year legacy.

BATSH*T by Leah Shelton | 5 - 15 October at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre

After a sold-out season at the 2022 Brisbane Festival, Leah Shelton’s BATSH*T is finally touching down in Melbourne as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

‘Psycho-siren’ Leah Shelton has come off the back of two acclaimed solo shows. Her first solo show TERROR AUSTRALIS received numerous awards and toured Australia and France, while her explo sive sophomore show, B*TCH ON HEAT, toured to major festivals in Australia and the Soho Theatre London. Aside from her solo work, Shelton has played on and off West End in London and has graced the cabaret stages of Club Briefs, Little Death Club and Jonny Woo’s infamous UnRoyal Variety Show, to name a few. She is also the co-director of the artist collective Polytoxic, which performs internationally.

likeminded dancers of colour, there is only one place to decipher society and get the truth.

Jonathan Homsey, winner of the 2022 Green Room Award for Dance: Best Production for I Am Maggie, is back in Melbourne for the debut performance of the dance collective, untitled likeminded dancers of colours. Homsey is a choreog rapher and curator based on Wurundjeri Country, and for the past decade he has been a community leader, working from the positionality of a queer person of colour to contribute to interdisciplinary practice in galleries and public spaces.

As part of Melbourne Fringe Festival, TRUTHCLUB is set in a futuristic nightclub and presents an exploration of how a dancefloor can become a site for cathar tic celebration. In speaking to collective experiences, Homsey looks towards the world of dance, and pays homage to street and cultural dance.

The Palestinian artist Aseel Tayah brings an original collaboration with esteemed Yorta Yorta theatre maker Jason Tamiru to the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

This exciting duo works under the name Bukjeh, which in Arabic refers to a package of belongings that refugees travel with. Through their extensive work, the group endeavours to centre and share the stories of refugee community members. The creative team represents a diverse multicultural background, with voices from Palestine, Egypt, South Sudan and Indigenous Australia. As part of their work they also tour and spread their stories to schools in Regional Victoria through the help of Regional Arts Victoria.

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Her newest offering, BATSH*T, is an elegy for Shelton’s own grandmother Gwen, in a theatrical, deeply funny and intimate story of female madness. Drawing on personal stories and memo ries, Shelton explores the fantasies, myths and fears that keep us compliant in a daring and evocative feminist depiction of the systems that let us down. BATSH*T is helmed by the creative team behind Shelton’s two other hit solo productions and is directed by the Olivier award-win ning performance artist Ursula Martinez.

In the not-so-distant future, the dancefloor of TRUTHCLUB presents a safe haven for truth and the collective experience in an homage to street and cultural dance. In the creative universe of Jonathan Homsey and the untitled

ARDNA: OUR LAND was created with children seven years and older in mind. The duo explores our connection to the physical land around us through a collaboration of Aboriginal and Middle Eastern dance, songs and storytelling. A powerful exploration of our relationship to land, focussing on the different ways we tell stories, and listen to each other.

For more information and to book tickets to every show visit arts.darebin.vic.gov.au. This article was made in partnership with City of Darebin.

TRUTHCLUB by Jonathan Homsey & the untitled likeminded dancers of colour | 8 – 10 October at Darebin Arts Centre

ARDNA: OUR LAND by Aseel Tayah & Jason Tamiru | 21 –23 October at Darebin Arts Centre, Grevillea Room

BATTS

THE NIGHTLINE

Album Reviews by Bryget Chrisfield

“Welcome to The Nightline, please leave your confession after the tone…”

– The Nightline’s opening title track was inspired by an immersive audio-theatre experience of the same name – commis sioned by 2021’s RISING festival – which recomposed late-night anonymous voice messages left between the hours of midnight and 6am.

Grief, trauma, mental health, learn ing to live with chronic illness – Tanya Batt (who releases music as BATTS) docu ments some dark times on this album, but it’s definitely not a heavy listen.

Our first bite from BATTS’ second record, ‘Blue’ featuring Sharon Van Etten is poetry in motion: “I feel the moon

ever-changing cloud formations, gently cradling Batt’s immaculate vocals – we feel suspended in a state of bliss.

“London In Summer/ The happiest place in the world, just so you know/ I should feel good/ I should feel well/ I should feel something/ My god I feel like I’m in HELL” – ‘Summer In London’, with its spoken-word verses, sees Batt revisiting her childhood stomping ground. Then a repeated affirmation during the bridge (“Feeling good/ Feeling something…”) conjures up some healing energy before Batt reassures, “I think I’m doing alright,” at song’s close.

With The Nightline, Batt says she aimed “to make a record I knew my father-in-law would’ve loved” (he passed away towards the end of 2019”) and you’d be wise to have a box of tissues within reach before digesting the softly strummed closer, ‘Keeping On’: “There’s a time and place for crying/ Not when it comes to dying/ And if I had a car I’d drive around crying/ Listening to your favourite songs/ Instead I cry on buses and trains/ Strangers ask if I’m okay...”

descending over backlit high rises...” – oh, how we wish the sound of their stunning voices harmonising could wake us every morning!

“All that I need right here right now, I’m with you I’ve got...” – inventive phras ing unveils a declaration of love during ‘All That I Need’ (“… right here right now, I’m with you I’ve got…”). It’s about tripping (“Let’s feel this high”), but this song also captures the euphoria of recognising a longtime crush feels the same way about you with its percolating synth and gradu ally intensifying, joyous arrangement. As instrumentation floats in and out – like

We’ve always wondered what Neil Diamond was referring to in his lyrics about singing “with a cry in your voice” (‘Song Sung Blue’), but now we finally get it as perfectly demonstrated by Batt! Although she never relies on exces sive vibrato, we feel her sorrow deeply.

Label: Mistletone/[PIAS]

Release date: 14 October

Jade Imagine Cold Memory

The ten tracks on Jade Imagine’s second record explore the notion of connection –to self, nature and others – which we now realise is absolutely everything. Opener ‘I Guess We’ll Just Wait’, with its mellow pace and gleaming guitar parts, gives us ‘Mind Games’ by John Lennon vibes.

Built around a sample created with piano and digital percussion, this album’s standout title track features an ominous undercurrent and striking industrial beats that Björk would surely covet. Then the chorus struts in, all shiny pop perfection, and sounds like a different song entirely! Band founder Jade McInally wrote ‘Cold Memory’ – Jade Imagine’s best work yet – after a mid-winter ocean swim with mates (brrrrrrrr!) in Killarney, a coastal town in Victoria.

Ever thought of someone moments before receiving a text from them? “Is my mind playing tricks on me?/ Are we connected in ways we cannot see?” –Jade Imagine’s latest, art-pop single, ‘Instinct That I Wanna Know’, is an ode to ESP during which McInally’s dreamy vocals float atop boppy, danceable instrumentation.

Elsewhere, everything-but-thekitchen-sink percussion infuses ‘Back And Forth’; subtle whistling and the purity of McInally’s pipes enhance ‘Home’; and Tim Harvey joins McInally for some swoon-worthy unison vocals in the last coupla minutes of ‘Down To Us’: “Hoooooold on/ While I get to know you better/ It’s taken so long/ And it all comes down to us.”

Label: Milk! Records Release date: 21 October

Joshua Batten

Learn To Live Again

Subtitled “A musical journey through neurodiversity set against the backdrop of COVID-19”, Joshua Batten’s Learn To Live Again is a continuous narrative in four parts: Distress, Depression, Assessment and Acceptance.

Regal strings usher in opening track ‘Prologue – Ignorance & Whispers’, which details the distant murmurings of a mystery virus. And we all know how quickly that “tale from the news” esca lated! Throughout Learn To Live Again, Batten draws from a sonic palette of swelling strings, stately keys, guitar histrionics, dynamic drum patterns and even thunderstorm sound effects. At times his timbre calls to mind Tim Freedman (see: ‘Everybody’s Story’).

A nostalgic keys motif evokes the sublime ‘Isn’t It Time’ by The Babys before ‘Oh, Britannia’ morphs into a jaunty, musi cal theatre-esque romp: “Round about tea time, step off the train/ Victoria Station, out into the rain...” Clocking in at just under 14 minutes – a mini-musical! – ‘Existential Guardian’ features syncopated drum beats, dramatic keys and introspective lyrics: “What have I become?/ Sitting in a glass house throwing stones at everyone/ I’ve been cynical/ Waiting on a miracle to reconstruct a mind beyond repair.”

Slowly building to a triumphant crescendo, closer ‘The End Is Not The End’ is Batten’s resilience anthem: “Adjusting expectations on the way/ As I learn to navigate/ This gift that I’ve been given...” – hope ultimately prevails.

Label: Independent/MGM

Release date: 3 October

Vera Blue Mercurial

Arriving five-plus years after Vera Blue’s stunning, Gold-certified debut Perennial album, Mercurial intersperses soul-searching ballads (like lead single ‘The Curse’, which is about falling for your bestie) with electropop bangers (see: ‘Lethal’, with its vivacious synth evoking The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’) for dancing the hurt away.

Celia Pavey (the gifted artist behind the moniker) found creating Mercurial therapeutic while navigating a breakup and prioritising mental health following her anxiety and depression diagnoses: “Step forward, step back/ I take every day as progress/ I acknowledge, react/ And learn to trust the process” – opener ‘Alright Now’ boasts crisp production and glitchy, skittish beats that channels Flume, a former collaborator.

Latest single ‘Mermaid Avenue’ (named after an idyllic street in Sydney’s South Coogee) explores heartbreak (“I wish that I knew back then/ That we would become past tense”). “I hate it/ I love it/ I’m in it/ So fuck it/ HEY!” – funkadelic riffs and whip-cracking drum-machine beats elevate ‘Feel Better’. Gentle strumming and minimal instrumenta tion accompany ‘Heart Still Works’ until multilayered harmonies and swelling synths take flight: “Each time I see you I feel something beating/ It’s nice to know that/ My heart still works...”

Her vocals are perennially flawless (even when singing, “Drunk, crying in a fancy dress”) and, throughout the deeply personal Mercurial, Pavey embraces vulnerability as a superpower.

Label: Island Records/UMA Release date: 28 October

The Grogans Which Way Is Out

Opener ‘BUGS’ bursts in with rebellious spirit and implies this band’s musical education ranges from The Monkees right through to Arctic Monkeys (via The Kinks and The Beatles). Then ‘Inside My Mind’ oozes in: psychedelic, seductive and dripping with soul. But it’s really all about ‘Blurred Vision’, which glistens with metallic riffs and “Aaaaah-aaah-aah”s that channel Kasabian at their finest. This standout track’s arrangement is a thrill a minute! After paring right back to just urgent guitar parts and fuzz accompanying “blurred vision” on repeat, pummelling drums and cymbal mayhem cue a stacks-on instrumental thrash sesh.

Rhyming lyrics seem to sponta neously spill from lead singer/guitarist Quin Grunden’s chops, like he’s freestyl ing. Elsewhere, ‘Le Fangz’ slithers in like a pleasure-seeking lounge lizard (is that cheeky “fa-fa-fa/ fa-fa-fa-fa-fang” a nod to ‘Psycho Killer’ by Talking Heads?); ‘No Thanks (I’m Going Surfing)’ is irresist ible ocean escapism; and the record’s downtempo penultimate track ‘Take It Or Leave It’ features a reassuring, strummed singalong moment. Then conversational closer ‘Lucky Enough’ lovingly supports a mate in need: “We’ll get this sickness out your head, man/ And leave the doctors at home/ You’re just laying in bed, man/ Don’t wanna leave you alone…”

We’re not exactly sure Which Way Is Out but, when it comes to The Grogans, we’re definitely all in.

Label: Cousin Will Records  Release date: 28 October

Northcote Theatre

LIVE MUSIC every weekend for 1,500 people! You can’t ask for better than that.

FAMOUS FOR stunning Edwardian Baroque architecture, this was the first building in Northcote connected to electricity, over a century ago.

INFAMOUS FOR its eclectic history. Founded as the Northcote Picture Theatre, it was Melbourne’s oldest surviving cinema, taken over by Hoyts, then eventually turned into a reception centre before becoming the stellar live music hub it is today.

When it was announced last year that the Northcote Theatre was being transformed into a 1,500-person live music venue, replete with a cocktail bar, rooftop bar, Italian style trattoria and boutique wine bar, Northcote collectively – and this is the technical term – went apeshit.

Northcote may live and breathe live music, but with the Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury Theatre, Northcote Social Club, and a plethora of smaller venues like Bar 303 already on High Street, it was always going to take something pretty special to break through.

Luckily, there’s a lot more to Northcote Theatre than just good looks. There’s oodles of space, and the mezzanine, bar access and viewing angles are all exceptional.

The constant stream of big acts are quickly forging its newfound reputation as one of Melbourne’s foremost gig destinations, with The Butterfly Effect, Kelly Lee Owens, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, No Zu, Allen Stone, Sly Withers, Toro y Moi and Sharon Van Etten all set to rock its foundations over the next few weeks.

“High Street has really evolved over the years but it’s always been a heartland for musicians and artists,” venue operator Andrew Mansfield says. “We just want to compliment what’s already here.

“The theatre is a grand and ornate space, purpose built to host entertainment and right in the heart of Northcote… it’s just perfect for live performance.”

Visit the Northcote Theatre at 216 High St, Northcote.

Edinburgh Castle

LIVE MUSIC is a rite of passage at The Ed. If you’re a low-key act from the northern suburbs, chances are you’ve played here before.

FAMOUS FOR being Brunswick’s oldest pub, what a claim to fame!

INFAMOUS FOR its gritty gold-rush history.

Much like its namesake, a thousand-year-old basalt castle perched upon a volcano, the Edinburgh Castle (Hotel) has a long and storied history that broadly mirrors the development of the area it’s come to embody.

Brunswick’s oldest pub, the Edinburgh Castle opened back in 1854 - the same year as the Eureka Stockade - as a pub for gold miners to visit on the day-long journey from the populated areas around Collingwood to the gold fields in what is now Essendon (a commute that still sucks in peak hour).

These days, grubby prospectors are replaced by a hip Brunny clientele, but the venue’s inherent quirkiness remains. It’s a big building with a proud white brick and tile facade (also from the 1800s) that beams at you as you trundle down Sydney Road. Upon entering, you’re greeted by a large alpine mural. We’re not quite sure why, but it’s lovely.

There’s a self-described ‘DJ Tank’ with funky murals dropping beats outside, a dedicated band stage, a spacious beer garden, a 500+ person capacity, and a classic gastropub menu with a spread of beers and cocktails.

As its age and prime location would suggest, the Edinburgh Castle has a large, loyal following. It boasts a front bar, two dining rooms, and the aforementioned garden that’s often bathed in sunlight well into the afternoon. It all leads to a fantastic atmosphere.

We love it most for its commitment to live and local music: gigs six days per week, often multiple per day, offering emerging and established talent the chance to strut their stuff.

Visit the Edinburgh Castle seven days per week at 681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick.

The Gem

LIVE MUSIC is heartily embraced from solo acts to bands inside the venue, with it occasionally hard to distinguish where the musicians end and the patrons begin.

FAMOUS FOR its unique ambience, especially in modern Collingwood. Our September venues are all about a blast from the past and The Gem is the pinnacle of this.

INFAMOUS FOR the fact Elvis never left this building, there are shrines to him throughout.

For well over 100 years, 289 Wellington Street in Collingwood was the rather non-descript provincial-style home to the Curry’s Family Hotel. Few could have possibly predicted that in the mid-2000s, this simple pub would explode to life, taking the last 60 years with it, into a honky-tonk paradise that’s one of Melbourne’s true gems.

The Gem boasts everything good, warm and welcoming that a neighbourhood bar with live music, DJs and great food can offer. Melbourne has long been in love with its country, soul and rock n roll vibes: it’s 50s kitsch meets good ol’ fashioned southern hospitality.

In addition to The King’s presence, there are old-school pinball machines, plenty of cowboy memorabilia, and more wooden surfaces than a timber yard. There’s always a barnstorming lineup on offer, in October you’ll get to see Super American Eagle, Metdog, Imperial Leather, Hot Blood, Extension Cord, The Vovos, The High Heavens and plenty more.

There are also a bunch of usual attractions; happy hour until 6pm on Wednesday to Friday, $10 margaritas and bloody marys on a Sunday.

Reserve special consideration for the menu, bursting with comforting delights made for all seasons thanks to Sonny’s fried chicken, burgers and sides.

Head down to The Gem Bar at 289 Wellington Street in Collingwood.

Ragtime Tavern

LIVE MUSIC is utterly transfixing when it’s being played on a rotating piano shrouded by a smoke machine, which slowly carousels around such a warm, intimate space.

FAMOUS FOR the rotating, motorised piano. Did we mention that yet?

INFAMOUS FOR being a time machine back to the golden age of inns, taverns, jazz clubs, speakeasies and prohibition. It’s like the Great Depreston never happened.

The Ragtime Tavern oozes character out of every beautifully curved surface, from the fluid edges of their velvet Chesterfieldstyle lounges to the bar that flows around the room, to the spinning plate that hosts their baby grand piano.

Deep reds and browns adorn nearly every surface, gently lit by hanging chandeliers, while mirrors and renaissance art decorate the walls. There are regular open piano evenings, where anyone and everyone can play the north’s most famous keys. It appears almost everyone who works there is a secret Liberace as well.

In addition to the talented staff and owner, local talent and sing-a-longs abound with plenty of famous faces dropping in from time to time.

With New Orleans front-and-centre in the venue’s ethos, there’s a laidback, anything goes spirit to the Ragtime.

“We try to get them to sing-along, to get people to be part of it as much as we can,” Ragtime’s regular boogie woogie and rockabilly pianist, Ezra Lee, told us recently. “That’s what rock’n’roll is all about, especially this gig because people are literally two feet away from you. Everyone’s yelling out songs or singing along. It’s a big party in there.”

And in case you’re wondering how fast that piano can actually spin…

“One night we tried it out and it’s pretty wild. You’re hanging on,” laughs Lee.

Visit Ragtime Tavern at 206 Tyler Street, Preston.

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Thursday October 6

JON RA. HDSNJMSJR, MORE Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

SICKICK. BOMBS AWAY Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 8pm. $81.60.

THURSGAY Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy. 9pm. $15.

THE HAPPY LONESOME. POWERFUL OWL, HENRY HUGO & THE FALLEN ANGELS The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $17.35.

FLEETWOOD MAX Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $45.

IN HEARTS WAKE. REDHOOK, PRIDELANDS, BANKS ARCADE Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 7.30pm. $39.80.

WHOLE LOTTA ROCK’N’ROLL FEAT: RIFF RAIDERS, TRIBEHOUND, MONROE Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 6.30pm. $10.

CINEMASONG. GERALDINE QUINN, PEPPY SMEARS, ZAHRAH ANDREWS, ADAM NOVIELLO, TASH YORK, WILLOW SIZER, MISS CAIRO, NEFERTITI LANEGRA, MELISSA DAVID, ALEX MORRIS, KAREN TARANTO, ELISHA MAIYAH, EILANNIN HARRIS-BLACK, GEN CAMPBELL, TOM DOUBLIER, MARK GEORGE The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 8pm. $22.50 - 45.

WELL INTO WINTER. NORWOOD, GEORGIA SPAIN Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.

OPEN MIC NIGHT The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 5pm. Free.

DANNY CONDON The Carringbush Hotel. Abbotsford. 7pm.

THE ROYAL JELLIES: CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY OF JUDY GARLAND Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8pm. $28.15 - 56.71.

THE DAN FELIX EXPRESS Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm.

THE WIGGLE OF JUDAS Open Studio. Northcote. 8pm.

TOMMY WU & FRIENDS WITH PHOEBE HUNTER Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $30.

PAT JAFFE SEXTET The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 25.

KING CANOE Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $20.

DISNEY SING-ALONG WITH ALEX BYRNE & DAISY Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 7.30pm. Free.

Friday October 7

RADICALS (1AM SHOW) Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11.55pm.

FOOVANA Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $16.91.

NONNA’S KITCHEN. TERRA ROUGE, CARLOTTIA The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $11.25.

DEAR SEATTLE. STUMPS, HORROR MY FRIEND, SOPHISTICATED DINGO Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $39.90.

THE SPOILS. GEORGIA KNIGHT, TENDRILS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $17.35.

EXPO. SUPERMODELS, BELLHOP The B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. Free.

THE STROPPIES. LOWER PLENTY, THE GLASS PICTURE, MOD CON Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8pm. $28.15.

SKYSCRAPER STAN & THE COMMISSION FLATS. EMILEE SOUTH The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $22.85.

PROTOSPASM. BASTARD NÖRTH, CHOOF, GOOD TIME AUSSIE BOGALARS, SCRAEPE Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7.30pm. $15.

DANCING IN THE DARK: A BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN DANCE PARTY Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm. $13.30 - 15.85.

RAMONA SKY VS. THE WORLD. AMONG THE RESTLESS, DES CORTEZ Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $17.48.

SLEEPMAKESWAVES. CLOSURE IN MOSCOW, SEIMS Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 8pm. $45.90.

SMALL SUBURBS. STEPDAD ADVICE, WILMA SIGHTS, THE SUPPORT The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $18.10.

FLEETWOOD MAX Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $45.

THE DELVENES The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 9pm. Free.

PERFECT STRANGERS FEAT: CONTEXT, NONAMENATH, OBLIVEUS, DANIELSAN, KEEP DIGGIN Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

BEAUFORT BEATS X REVOLVER FRIDAYS FEAT: RORY MARSHALL, ALISON BELLE, ATONAL STRUCTURES, COMRADENATHAN, GREYN, PROSDO, ROB LEWIS, MORE Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 10pm.

TRANSIT PATROL #2: EXHIBITION FEAT: RON STEWART, RANSOM, ANDY TAYLOR, TEASE, HENRY WHO Revolver Upstairs. Prahran. 8pm.

GRIDLOCK RADIO 2 FEAT: YOLLKS, IVAANA, 42C, PIRATE MATERIAL, SPEED FREQS, HALO, UEFHOE, OOIE GOOIE Colour Club. Carlton. 9pm. $17.57.

NITE FRUIT. PILLOW PRO, DJ HOUSE MUM, HYENA Colour Club. Carlton. 8.30pm. $17.57.

THE PHOSPHENES The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PARTY Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 9pm. $11.21 - 20.

WOMBAT 170 Russell. Melbourne. 8pm. $44.37.

BABALÚ: THE SOUNDS OF THE SPANISH HARLEM Brunswick Artists’ Bar. Brunswick. 8.30pm. Free.

THE PIRATESKA REBELLION + FIRETAIL Hotel Esplanade (aka The Espy). St Kilda. 9pm. Free.

THOMAS TAPS TRIO Open Studio. Northcote. 7pm. $15.

TOROS Wesley Anne. Northcote. 6pm.

SUGARFOOT RAMBLERS

Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $40.

GIANNI MARINUCCI QUINTET WITH EMMA GILMARTIN AND TONY GOULD The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.

MOUNT KUJO Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.

SUPER AMERICAN EAGLE + JORDAN CLAY BAND Gem Bar. Collingwood. 9pm.

BEN ACKERLY Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm.

JIMI CRISP The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. Free.

LAURA INGRAM & BAND Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

Saturday October 8

SHADY NASTY (1AM SHOW)

Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11.55pm.

MOOD SPILL Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $15.43.

MARTIN FRAWLEY BAND. LOST ANIMAL, TB RIDGE The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $17.35.

THE DALLAS TERRORS

The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 3pm. MOUNTAIN GOAT CELEBRATES 25 YEARS WITH FRENZAL RHOMB + BODYJAR Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $40.40.

JACK LADDER Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $40.40.

RADICALS. SNARK, DEADSHOWWS, EVERGREENER The B.East. Brunswick East. 7pm. Free.

TRUCKLOAD OF SKY: THE LOST SONGS OF DAVID MCCOMB Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8pm. $54.67.

METDOG + BACK POCKET Gem Bar. Collingwood. 4pm. Free.

THE HOT BLOOD + PINK DUNES Gem Bar. Collingwood. 4pm. Free.

RESENTER. BITUMEN, AWOL, STAY HEALTHY The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $22.85.

KING STINGRAY The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. $52.55.

NAIM / KIRK’S BIRTHDAY BASH ‘N’ THRASH ‘N’ TRIBUTE NIGHT FEAT: RAWTISM, SITHLORD, INCRYPT, HOLY DIVER, STRONGER THAN ALL Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7.30pm. $15.

THE MEAN TIMES. MORE Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 2.30pm. Free.

SISTER PAUL. RIFF RAIDERS, ALUMINIUM MONSTER, SIDESPLITTER Gasometer Hotel. Collingwood. 7.30pm. $11.

BONEZ QUEER PARTY’S 5TH BIRTHDAY FEAT: MOREPARA, BLUSSH, STABBITHA & THE KNIFEY WIFEY’S Penny’s Bandroom. Brunswick. 8pm. $25.

RIPPLE EFFECT BAND. ILAM Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 7pm. $12.

DEADSHOWWS (1AM SHOW) Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11.55pm. $10.

DRAIN GANG APPRECIATION NIGHT FEAT: HEAVY GORE Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 9pm. $10 - 20.

KING OF THE COURT AFTER PARTY FEAT: SANA, HAFTOM, BEAN!, MOEYKHALIFA, J VERSE, JONO THE SIX, YUNGSTA SHOGUN The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 11pm. $15.

PERREO. SISTER SARA, MAD RHYTHM, AL GUSTO, PALAZZO, JULIA TOWERS Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

B2BOUNCE. NOOKY, ECB Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

CONG JOSIE & THE CRIMES. VARIOUS ASSES, B.C. SLUMBER, SIMONA CASTRICUM Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $17.35.

MORELAND FAMILY JAMS WITH IZY + HEARTS & ROCKETS Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 1pm. Free.

BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $25.

ATARI BATHSALT Open Studio. Northcote. 8pm. $16.91.

GREGG ARTHUR QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45. GRAND WAZOO Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $55.

CANNONBALL WITH CHANTAL MITVALSKY The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.

TOROS Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. ROSARIO DE MARCO Compass Pizza. Brunswick East. 7pm.

THE PHEASANTRY The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. Free.

AMLA Open Studio. Northcote. 5pm.

THE DUSTY SESSIONS: SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOWCASE VOL. 8 FEAT: JOEL KEITH, CANDICE ALISHA, PIA NESVARA Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $10.

DANIEL CULLY The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

SHAKY STILLS The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 10.30pm. Free.

SUNSET STRANGER + THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS Bar 303. Northcote. 3pm. Free.

Thursday October 13

THE HAPPY LONESOME. SPACE JUNK, FUZZSUCKER The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $17.35.

LUKE MEDLEY. ASTRONAUGHTY, DOGS

DON’T KISS Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $17.35.

SEMANTICS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $18.40.

BETWEEN YOU & ME. TERRA, SILK VILLAGE Stay Gold. Brunswick. 10.30pm. $34.70.

ACRANIUS. ZEOLITE, ALTER IDEM Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $29.13.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT. THORNHILL, CALIGULA’S HORSE Northcote Theatre. Northcote. 6.30pm. $79.90.

THE CROOKEDS. BAD MANTRA, ZEN MONKEE Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $14.30.

KALYNA RAKEL Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

LEO NAZZ The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. Free.

RHYECE O’NEIL The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

SIERRA FERRELL. JONNY FRITZ, EILS & THE DRIP

The Thornbury Theatre. Thornbury. 7pm. $54.50.

THE STANDING CIRCLE Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $15.

THE DAIMON BRUNTON QUINTET + CHAMBER QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $35.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB TRIBUTE BIRD’S Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $40.

SKOV The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 25.

EMOTIONAL ORANGES Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 8pm. $64.90.

SHANAE. NAM, C PASH, MORE Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

KALYNA RAKEL Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

THURSGAY Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy. 9pm. $15.

Friday October 14

RHYECE O’NEILL Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $15.43.

SHADY NASTY Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 10pm. Free.

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BANK (1AM SHOW) The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 11.55pm.

THIRD EYE: AUSTRALIAN TOOL TRIBUTE Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $46.

PURPLE DYE. THE DOLPHINS, SILIA Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm.

POWERSLAVE. RUST IN DESTRUCTION, ODYSSEY Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $20.

DON MCGLASHAN. Motte Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $40.

THE DEAD AMIGOS. MY SAFE WORD IS MURDER, STREET FIGHTER II Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $15.

THE GETAWAY PLAN. ALT, THE LAST MARTYR Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $39.80.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT. THORNHILL, CALIGULA’S HORSE Northcote Theatre. Northcote. 7pm. $79.90.

THE STU THOMAS PARADOX. EDUARDO MILLER & THE RAPTOR KITCHEN Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm. Free.

BOB EVANS Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $38.01.

TOTE ROCKS 40 PRESENTS: THE JOHNNY’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY.

PENNY IKINGER The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $33.70.

THE BACKYARD

BANJO CLUB The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm.

EXTENSION CHORD Gem Bar. Collingwood. 8pm.

FJ STEELE Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm.

JUNGLE JIM SMITH The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. Free.

NIKODIMOS + YASMINA. HDSNJMSJR, MORE Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

DJ BRONTESAURUS SEX. THE DOLPHINS, SILIA Old Bar. Fitzroy. 11.55pm.

JAMIE TILLER. ADRIANA, DANIEL PISANO Railway Reserve. Footscray. 5pm. Free.

CLAN ANALOGUE

PRESENTS ROCKNO Bar 303. Northcote. 9pm. $15.

PLUTO’S GATE FEAT: CRUST, ASHBEL, GEN FAKE, SPUNK, ERIS & THE DISCIPLES, MORE The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 7pm. $20.

COSMICA WITH SARITA Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

MARINATION PRESENTS:

HUMAN MOVEMENT FEAT: SUKI, REFLEX BLUE, MABEL,LA LUNA, MISSÉ, ADRIAN LR, BLACK DAVE Colour Club. Carlton. 9pm. $28.78 - 33.89.

GOODY’S HIFI PRESENTS: STEPPER FEAT: LQ, DJ NOKIA 3210, RAMSEY, KASSIE The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $10.

FREAKCLUB Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy. 9pm. $12.37.

COSMICA Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

OUTFIT. RARIA, FASH Colour Club. Carlton. 8.30pm. $17.57.

MERCI, MERCY The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 8pm. $25.

WATERLOO - THE ABBA SHOW Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $34.20.

BABALÚ: THE SOUNDS OF THE SPANISH HARLEM Brunswick Artists’ Bar. Brunswick. 8.30pm. Free.

MELODY TRIO BAND Open Studio. Northcote. 9pm. $22.19.

THE LAZYBONES TROMBONE JAZZ QUINTET Open Studio. Northcote. 6pm. $22.19.

RALEIGH WILLIAMS SINGS DUSTY SPRINGFIELD Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6pm. $45.

LIONEL COLE PRESENTS COLE SOUL & EMOTION Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44.

MIJF: LATE NIGHT JAMS WITH THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 11pm. Free.

ROSARIO DE MARCO Betwixt. Southbank. 6pm. THE BOÎTE SPRING FESTIVAL: MELBOURNE TANGO ORCHESTRA Box Hill Community Arts Centre. Box Hill. 7.30pm. $20 - 30.

Saturday October 15

VITAL IDOL: THE AUSTRALIAN BILLY IDOL SHOW Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $17.48.

PSEUDO MIND HIVE (1AM SHOW) Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11.55pm. $10.

CLAMM. STIFF RICHARDS, BRICK HEAD, ROT TV Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $26.55.

SHOVE. REAPER, SKXI, RED HELL, TUFFY Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.

BROCK DOWNEY. LOWE, THE DIECASTS Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $28.85.

SIENNA WILD. THE GLAMOUR The B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. Free.

THE SLINGERS Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $33.76.

THE VOVOS. MORE Gem Bar. Collingwood. 4pm.

SONIC GRAVY FEAT: CAPTIVES, HAMMERS, ASTRODEATH, KNIFE HANDS, RAGING HORMONES, START YOUR OWN CULT, DEADYET?, AKABANE VULGARS, SHOES OFF HOUSE, SUDS Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 3pm. $35.08.

ON REPEAT: FLEETWOOD MAC NIGHT Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11.15pm. $15.30 - 20.

NOASIS Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 7pm. $29.60 - 41.85.

LEFT AT THE AVENUE. LIPSTEREO, MY GIDDY AUNT The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 8pm. $18.10.

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL REVOLUTION: A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS AND BUDDY The Thornbury Theatre. Thornbury. 7pm. $61.20.

BUD NINA THE RYAN

ANDY FOR TRIVIA

NATTY. MR PITIFUL, MORE Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

SOLIDARITY SOUND SYSTEM. PAPA BICHO, JESSE I, HEPTUNE, SISTA SARA Kindred Studios. Yarraville. 8pm. Free.

CLAN ANALOGUE PRESENTS MICROVIRTUOSITY Bar 303. Northcote. 6pm. $15.

DUTTY YARD Night Cat. Fitzroy. 11pm. $18.15 - 23.24.

NATTY INVITES N.O.X (GIVING IBIZA / BREAKFAST CLUB). CHARLES-EDDY, ED KENT Section 8. Melbourne. 7pm. Free.

DINOSAUR CITY RECORDS LABEL SHOWCASE FEAT: E4444E, WORKHORSE, REBEL YELL, MORE Colour Club. Carlton. 8pm. $17.57.

COLD IRONS BOUND The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 3pm.

GRACE CUMMINGS. GEORGIA KNIGHT Clocktower Centre. Moonee Ponds. 6.30pm.

CONUNDRUM The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm.

DOGGEREL The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. Free.

DARLINGHURST. KAITLYN THOMAS Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44.

CONUNDRUM The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

SIONNACH RUA’S GREAT IRISH SONG BOOK Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $27.

GUITAR KINGDOM FEAT: ROSE DE LA MONTAÑA, SERGIO ERCOLE

Open Studio. Northcote. 5.30pm. $22.19.

FUNKTION. NOOKY, ECB Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

CANNONBALL Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45.

BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE. SOLOMON SISAY, GP SAXY ENSEMBLE Las Palmas. Footscray. 6.15pm. Free.

CLUB MOPO: MUSIC IN EXILE FEAT: CHIKCHIKA, MOHAMED CAMARA Clocktower Centre. Moonee Ponds. 3pm. $20.

KEKOSON: CUBAN SOUNDS Open Studio. Northcote. 9pm. $16.91.

CANNONBALL Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45.

MIJF: TANGENTS The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 9.30pm. $35 - 39.

MIJF: FRANCESCA REMIGI The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7pm. $39 - 44.

MIJF: LATE NIGHT JAMS WITH THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 11pm. Free.

SIMON HUDSON Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm.

FUNKTION Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

ROSARIO DE MARCO The Merri Bar. VIC. 5pm.

AGUNG MANGO Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $30.

SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY (TAYLOR’S VERSION) Pride Of Our Footscray Community Bar. Footscray. 8pm. Free.

BABIE CLUB: HEAVENLIE SKÏES FEAT: AGONY, DVD, DENIM, MINISKIRT, HARVEST, SWEETHARD The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 9pm. $25.

Thursday

October 20

THURSGAY Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy. 9pm. $15.

OHMEGA BASS Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

KELLY LEE OWENS. JUNO MAMBA Northcote Theatre. Northcote. 7.30pm. $64.90.

MONTAIGNE. MONTGOMERY, MOLLY MILLINGTON Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $46.

SHOEBO. COCO JUMBO, 3AM ALREADY Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8pm. $17.35.

REBETIKO CARAVAN Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $49.06.

ELLA SINGS JONI: BLUE Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm.

THNDO PRESENTS BEYONCE: THE DEEP CUTS AND BEYOND Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $45.

MIJF: MASTERS & APPRENTICES FEAT. MELISSA ALDANA The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7pm. $20 - 25.

MIJF: LATE NIGHT JAMS WITH THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 11pm. Free.

THE BLACK SORROWS Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $44.90.

ARTIE STYLES QUARTET Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.

FLAMETHROWER. COLD REGARDS, SHEEP Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm.

OPEN MIC NIGHT The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 5pm. Free.

VENUS 3056: FREYA JOSEPHINE HOLLICK + FOLK BITCH TRIO Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. Free.

RUSSELL MORRIS Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $45.

Friday October 21

OPS TV WITH NAM & FRIENDS Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free. CHEE SHIMIZU. POOKIE, DJ JNETT, COLETTE, DIIMPA Railway Reserve. Footscray. 5pm. Free.

MICKEY KOJAK

Colour Club. Carlton. 8pm. $17.57 - 23.67.

VOIID The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $17.35.

WHIP WERM (1AM SHOW) The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 11.55pm.

PRESS CLUB Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $28.15.

ROLLING BLACKOUT COASTAL FEVER. FLOODLIGHTS, MAPLE GLIDER Northcote Theatre. Northcote. 7.30pm. $64.90.

JUICEBOXXX Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

LORETTA Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $29.10.

TELENOVA 170 Russell. Melbourne. 10pm. $34.90.

LITTLE MURDERS Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 9pm.

BABALÚ: THE SOUNDS OF THE SPANISH HARLEM Brunswick Artists’ Bar. Brunswick. 8.30pm. Free.

STRANGE GRINGO Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm.

SOLOMON SISAY & HIS BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $45.

GROOVE DIMENSION Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44.

MIJF: MELISSA ALDANA QUARTET (LATE SHOW) The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 9.30pm. $54 - 64.

MIJF: MELISSA ALDANA QUARTET The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7pm. $54 - 64.

OPA! BATO Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.

LEROY MACQUEEN + QUEENIE Gem Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. THE LAZYBONES TROMBONE JAZZ QUINTET Open Studio. Northcote. 9pm. $16.91.

BADCOCK BROTHERS

The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

Saturday October 22

THE EAGLES STORY Yarraville Club. Yarraville. 8pm. $27.

THE WOODLAND HUNTERS

The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 3pm.

WE LOST THE SEA Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $35.30.

GUN. NATASHA VOMIT, ROTHBART, MUSCLE MARY Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm.

CUTTERS + THE UGLIES Gem Bar. Collingwood. 4pm.

MELBOURNE DETHFEST 2022 FEAT: STARGAZER, DENOUNCEMENT PYRE, CARCINOID, FACELESS BURIAL, MAMMON’S THRONE, CONTAMINATED, MUNITIONS, GELD, ANARAZEL, NEMBUTOLIK, CHOOF, GRAVEPEELER, WRITHING Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $35.08.

JET CITY SPORTS CLUB

The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar. North Melbourne. 2pm. $13.30.

NIGHTWORKS Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

SAM CASHMAN TRIO Chasing Sound Music. Footscray. 7pm. Free.

RUN IT RED FEATURING

DIGITAL. PACE NOTES, BEVIN CAMPBELL, SIMBIE, MORE Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $25.

AMARU TRIBE. VANESSA ESTRADA, ALCIDES NETO Las Palmas. Footscray. 6pm. Free.

K-GEN Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 8pm. $20 - 25.

DËRTY BËRD + CHLOE JAMES & THE MIDNIGHT BAND Open Studio. Northcote. 9.30pm. $16.91.

THE EXPERIENCE. CRAIG CALHOUN Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $45.

A NIGHT IN PARIS WITH TAMARA KULDIN & RALEIGH WILLIAMS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45.

RENEE GEYER.

KAITLYN THOMAS Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $45.

MIJF: THE WHAT IFS The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 9.30pm. $35 - 39.

BIRDZ. KVNYL, SRIRACHI

Kindred Studios. Yarraville. 8pm. Free.

EMILY WILLIAMS

Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $28.

TONY J KING Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 5pm.

DEAR BUFFALO

The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

DAREBIN SONGWRITERS

GUILD Bar 303. Northcote. 3.30pm. Free.

THE TONALISTS

Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 7pm. Free.

Thursday October 27

THURSGAY Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy. 9pm. $15.

STILL HERE PRESENTS:

FLEWNT Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

ALEX LAHEY Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $51.10.

MOUSEATOUILLE. MARARARA, BOYFRIEND TV The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $17.75.

ORGANIX Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $20.

BEKTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $30.

JOE CAMILLERI & THE BLACK SORROWS Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $75.

MAT JODRELL QUARTET The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 25.

HARRY MANX Sooki Lounge. Belgrave. 8pm. $62.25.

Friday October 28

EUGENE HAMILTON & THE MONEY Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 7.30pm. Free.

SKABHANGERS Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.

THE MELTDOWN Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $30.

THE JAIMZ PROJECT Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $45.

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

ELLA HOOPER Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $45.

HALLOWEEN HELLFIRE. KVLL, OAR, WHO BASTARD, GHOST SMOKER Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $17.35.

DRUNK MUMS + FULL FLOWER MOON BAND The Curtin. Carlton. 8.30pm. $27.95.

HEATHEN. HIDDEN INTENT Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. HALLOWEEN SPOOKSHOW FEAT: WITCHGRINDER, OUR LAST ENEMY, FALL & RESIST, ARMOURED EARTH Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $23.30.

WRESTLEROCK FEAT: WILD CHILD Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $45.45.

BUBBLE. LADY ERICA, TOM MAC, COLDPAST, TUFF TRAX Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

BAILE BAILE BAILE Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.

DARCY JUSTICE. EDEN BURNS, BELDA, NOISE IN MY HEAD Railway Reserve. Footscray. 5pm. Free.

DAZED: HDT006 FEAT: 0055RAVE, DJ CASPER, MIRANDA SKYE, PEZ, X.I.R.A The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 10pm. $15.

WATTY THOMPSON. OUR CARLSON, QUEENIE Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $23.05.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

MICHAEL MEEKING & THE LADIES IN WAITING The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

HARRYWEEN: HARRY STYLES HALLOWEEN PARTY Stay Gold. Brunswick. 11pm.

WENDY MATTHEWS Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $80.

Saturday October 29

IRONSTONE The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $17.35.

THE JIVES (ASRC CHARITY GIG) Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $23.75.

RUM JUNGLE (EARLY SESSION). SEAWEED ON STICKS, PLACEMENT Kindred Studios. Yarraville. 5pm. Free.

RUM JUNGLE. SEAWEED ON STICKS, PLACEMENT Kindred Studios. Yarraville. 8pm. Free.

KING PARROT. MUNT, PISSBOLT, SPAWN, BLACK RHENO, WITCHSKULL Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $40.20.

YACHT ROCK REVIVAL Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $30.

BASEMENT SPACEMAN The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

STATE OF OSCILLATION: HOUSE MUSIC & COLLABORATIVE ART MONTHLY PARTY FEAT: TANDEM RESERVE, MISS KARTZ, RHATH, AB1, S.T.P Radio Bar. Fitzroy. 3pm. Free.

INBRAZA: SPRING LOVE. NAYNAY, SOJU GANG, LIXXXTRADO, BRAZILERO 22, JULIA TOWERS Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY: HALLOWEEN RAVE FEAT: BATHSHEBA, FEMBOT XYZ, ALESSA EVIL, DJ OP-ED Pride Of Our Footscray Community Bar. Footscray. 8pm. Free.

BLACK HEARTS EVE FEAT: IKON, BODY MAINTENANCE, OV PAIN, SOUNDS LIKE WINTER, SEA LUNGS, WINTERNATIONALE, LEGMOUTH Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 6.30pm. $25 - 30.

HOMEBASS Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $15.

JK-47. NOOKY, ECB Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $34.15.

THE ANIMALS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm.

ELIZABETH The Thornbury Theatre. Thornbury. 6pm. $28.60.

BELTIN’ ELTON WITH NITIDA Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. Free.

BASEMENT SPACEMAN The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.

PAULA MAKI TRIO Chasing Sound Music. Footscray. 7pm. Free.

SEBLE GIRMA. CHRISTINA MELKAMU, IAKI VALLEJO, PARVYN Las Palmas. Footscray. 6.15pm. Free.

THE BLACK SORROWS Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8pm. $59.77.

8FOOT FELIX Open Studio. Northcote. 9pm. $27.46.

HOT CLUB SWING Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6pm. $40.

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

PINKO COLLECTIVE Bar 303. Northcote. 3.30pm. Free.

THE BUSHWACKERS Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $35.

Thursday November 3

OHMEGA FEAT: MONKEE, BACTERIAL BLEND, ALLYWAY, THORTZ, SIMBIE, MORE Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

BUTTERED LOAF Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. $20.

ANGELA LIBRANDI & CARMEN HENDRICKS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $45.

TORRIO! The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 25.

SAIJE Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm.

KAREN LEE ANDREWS Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $40.

DROPOUT KINGS. EARTH CALLER, LIVECONFORMDIE, THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $46.60.

Friday November 4

DISCO MEDITERRANEA

FEAT: PIETRO, MORE Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

TOTE ROCKS 40 PRESENTS: SCREAMFEEDER The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $39.80.

MIRRORS & DEADLIGHTS. INERTIA, MORE Corner Hotel. Richmond. 7.30pm. $33.90.

OUTRIGHT Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $24.

SOILWORK The Croxton. Thornbury. 8pm. $65.75.

BE’LAKOR Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 7pm. $49.90.

ANTISKEPTIC + HORSELL COMMON Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $44.86.

THE THIN WHITE UKES: THE RISE & FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $20. KATCHAFIRE Northcote Theatre. Northcote. 7.30pm. $56.10.

ELLY POLETTI - WE MAY NEVER MEET AGAIN: THE MUSIC OF AMY WINEHOUSE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45.

PARIS NOCTURNE: A CELEBRATION OF THE WOMEN OF PARIS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $45.

JOE CHINDAMO TRIO Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44.

THE PEARLY SHELLS BIG BAND PLAY THE LOUIE JORDAN SONGBOOK. YVETTE JOHANSSON The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.

Saturday November 5

NAYNAY & FRIENDS Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.

TEX PERKINS & MATT WALKER Yarraville Club. Yarraville. 8pm. $30.

ROB SNARSKI & LINDY MORRISON (MATINEE) Wesley Anne. Northcote. 3pm.

ROB SNARSKI & LINDY MORRISON Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm.

NO APOLOGIES. AWOL, MAULER, PSALM, FORGIVE Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $29.13.

LETZ ZEP Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 8pm. $70.

STONETRAIN & SPECIAL GUESTS. SKINNY ADI COLLECTIVE, SCISSORLOCK Mr Boogie Man BAR. Abbotsford. 7pm. Free.

ALWAYS LIVE, FOREIGN BROTHERS, THE OPERATIVES & FLOW PRESENTS FEAT: KAMAAL WILLIAMS, WAYNE SNOW, DANCINGWATER Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $56.80.

MATILDA PEARL. OUTFIT, KEEKS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $18.40.

TRIPLE ONE Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $39.51.

BAD APPLES HOUSE PARTY WITH BRIGGS. CHASING GHOSTS The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm.

1927. TAYLOR SHERIDAN Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $50.

FLOW 2022 FEAT: THE FAR SIDE, KAMAAL WILLIAMS, THNDO, WAYNE SNOW, DANCINGWATER, ELSY WAMEYO, EMELYNE, THE TONY ALLEN EXPERIENCE, MORE Footscray Community Arts. VIC. 12pm. $115.08 - 136.01.

GUSTO GUSTO Bar 303. Northcote. 7.30pm.

EMMA GILMARTIN QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6pm. $40.

ALBARE & CO Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44.