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Claptone brings Ibiza glory to Melbourne The enigmatic German producer brings The Masquerade to St Kilda’s Riva
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Guten tag, Oktober - this month we finally get an electronic act on the cover. St Thrillda says willkommen to Claptone this month for one of his enigmatic house spectaculars, but his presence also masquerades our tribute to ALWAYS LIVE, the 160 show, threemonth long live music program happening across Victoria thanks to Dandrew’s commitment to keeping us all on the beers (if not something a little x-tra). We keep raising the BPM throughout, meeting three of Melbourne’s best emerging electronic collectives, who tell us how they’re changing the face of this city’s clubbing culture. It’s just warming you all up for when we launch our petition - if Berghain actually closes down for good, they’ll relocate it to somewhere on Chapel Street. For the comedown, we speak to Sly Withers about the “diva” process of ensuring your ideas make a record. Speaking of divas, we speak to newfound musical theatre star Paulini about Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Most importantly though, we shine a light on how exorbitant insurance premiums are threatening our live music scene. Assuming Melbourne actually has enough people to attend any more events this month, the Queer Film Festival also kicks off in November. We speak to the directors of Victorian Queens, a film that dives into the city’s diverse and burgeoning drag communities. That’s enough, get into it already.
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Our November cover star is German producer Claptone, photographed by Andreas Waldschuetz.
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News 10, Claptone 16, Clubbing Collectives 18, The Insurance Cost 20, Art Guide 22, Queer Film Festival 24, Sly Withers 28, Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat 30, Comedy Republic + Australian Theatre Live 32, Totally Folked + Prahran Block Party 34, Stage Guide 36, Album Reviews 38, Festival Guide 40, Gasworks + Shotkickers 42, Rebel Rebel + Daylesford Hotel 43, Gig Guide 44 beat.com.au FRIDAY 11TH NOVEMBER
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NEWS
Blink-182 announce Melbourne shows
ChillOut Festival reveals full 2023 lineup
Multi-platinum, award winning group blink-182 have announced their biggest tour ever, a colossal global outing with Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker reuniting for the first time in nearly 10 years. They’ll be coming to Melbourne on February 13 and 14.
Victoria’s longest running regional LGBTQIA+ pride festival, ChillOut Festival, will be back in the spa capital of Australia 9-13 March 2023. Australian opera-pop Eurovision superstar Kate Miller-Heidke and Drag Race Down Under’s Art Simone headline the lineup.
Golden Plains drops 2023 lineup
Live at the Bowl 2023 acts announced Live at the Bowl has dropped a blockbuster lineup featuring Arctic Monkeys, Bon Iver, Lorde, Boris Brejcha and more. Spanning four months with more acts yet to be revealed, it’s set to be a ripper summer at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
With everything from Bikini Kill to Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever to Methyl Ethel to Jennifer Loveless to Carly Rae Jepsen all sharing one stage, it’s a lineup of wall-to-wall delights going down over March 11, 12 and 13 next year.
ALWAYS LIVE drops second lineup The state-wide program has announced another mammoth series of concerts, headlined by R&B legends TLC, British LGBT+ icon Years & Years, bounce pioneer Big Freedia, the Old Bar’s 21st birthday celebrations and much, much more.
Inaugural Knotfest coming to Melbourne Slipknot’s stacked heavy metal festival is coming to Melbourne with a lineup including Parkway Drive, Megadeth, Trivium, Northlane, Alpha Wolf and more. It’s going down at Flemington Racecourse on March 24.
Live In The Vines festival announces 2023 lineup Live In The Vines will showcase Aussie favourites Jimmy Barnes, The Living End, Wolfmother, Noiseworks, Baby Animals and Thirsty Merc. It’s happening on Saturday 11 February, 2023 at Rochford Estate, Yarra Valley.
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The Melbourne Queer Film Festival releases full program Screening over 35 Australian films this year, MQFF is back in full swing. Showcasing a range of boundary-pushing films from across the globe, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival highlights the best in local and international queer stories from queer storytellers. The festival kicks off from November 10 and will close on November 21.
Joey Bada$$ announces Melbourne shows Joey Bada$$ will play the Northcote Theatre on Tuesday 10 January, 2023 and The Forum on Sunday 8 January. The Brooklyn native will bring his latest project and third studio album to Australia, performing here live for the first time in five years.
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New electronic camping festival coming to Yarra Valley
Dylan Moran announces 2023 Australian tour Irish BAFTA and Perrier Award-winning comedian Dylan Moran is returning to Australia in 2023 with his first new stand-up show since 2019. Moran will play Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on April 21. In particular, the multi-billion dollar tech corporations – the Facebooks and the Googles of this world – will be taking the brunt of his ire.
First and Forever festival coming to Hanging Rock
Taking place between Friday 16 December and Sunday 18 December in Victoria’s Yarra Valley, Group Therapy Weekender Australia is an intimate camping getaway for Australia’s ‘Anjunafamily’ and will feature a curated line-up of artists from Above & Beyond’s labels: Anjunabeats, Anjunadeep & Reflections.
First & Forever is a new music festival coming to The Gathering Place, Hanging Rock on Sunday 27 November with a stellar First Nations lineup including Jessica Mauboy, Baker Boy and King Stingray.
Comedyish Big Weekender festival comes to Melbourne Like a multi-day music festival for laughs, Comedyish Big Weekender returns this November to Comedy Republic. The Melbourne comedy venue is hosting some of Australia’s best comedians testing out their freshest material over November 12 and 13.
Amyl and the Sniffers headline Chopped Festival
Palm Tree Music Festival is coming to Melbourne
Carisbrook’s festival of hot rods and punk rock is switching up a gear with Amyl and the Sniffers headlining alongside the likes of Grindhouse, Andy Gollege, C.O.F.F.I.N, Blonde Revolver and Parsnip, just to name a few. It’s going down December 2, 3 and 4
Hitting Melbourne Showgrounds on March 12, the tropical-inspired experience will be headlined by global superstar DJs and producers Tiësto and Kygo, alongside Lost Frequencies, Sam Feldt and Frank Walker on the bill.
Resonate expand northside events lineup RAT!Hammock, LOSER, Sunfruits, Teether and Kuya Neil, The Vovos and Shiny Coin are just some of the new acts playing across northside venues under the Resonate banner throughout December. There’ll be a free festival at Penny’s, a Coburg Night Market, and free performances at Glenroy’s new public library space as well.
‘Cruel Intentions’ is returning to Melbourne
Mildlife to headline block party in Prahran Taking place from midday until 7pm on November 20, Mildlife, 30/70, Emma Volard, Bumpy and more are all set to appear at a huge block party, all hosted by DJ Adriana. It’s all going down in Prahran Square – an award-winning urban parkland located in the heart of Prahran. Best of all? It’s completely free.
Conrad Sewell announces Corner Hotel show in December ARIA Award-winning, multi-platinum-selling singer and songwriter Conrad Sewell is coming to Melbourne for an intimate show at Richmond’s own Corner Hotel on Thursday December 8.
The hit musical based on the 1999 cult Hollywood movie ‘Cruel Intentions’ is returning to Melbourne in 2023. Featuring an all-Australian cast of triple-threat talent, ‘Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical’ is a nostalgia filled romp that will leave you dancing and singing in the aisles. Complete with a soundtrack of some of the best and most iconic songs from the 90s, the Australian tour of ‘Cruel Intentions’ is coming back to Melbourne from February 16 next year after a smash hit first showing earlier this year.
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Queenscliff Music Festival release final lineup
The 1975 announce Australian tour
Adding their magic to the 2022 QMF stages will be Carly Jorja, Deep Heat Blues Band, Gabby Steel, James Sidebottom, Maz Green, Mink Mila, Piano Bar, Seb Szabo, Stefan West, Summer de Vries, Sweethearts, Tides of Welcome Choir, The Connected Circus, Yoga and Live Music with Tom Richardson and Vince Peach. It runs from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 November.
Acclaimed English rockers The 1975 will be touring Australia throughout April 2023, playing Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday 12 April, touring their new number-one album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’.
The Bergy Seltzer is expanding, having just signed a long lease on the space next door which will become a 200-person capacity bandroom and additional beer garden. Fellow Brunny favourite The B.East has also announced plans to build a new bandroom above the venue in 2023, telling locals to “watch this space”.
Coming back in full force for its second year, it’s set to take place in the lush surrounds of East Gippsland for three full days from January 27 to 30. Presenting a meticulously curated mix of the best progressive electronic, house and techno acts both international and local across two stages and a welcome party on Thursday, it’s going to be an intergalactic experience.
Paradigm & Rainbow Serpent Festival have been busy over winter preparing the single-day edition of O.Z.O.R.A – One Day in Australia, heading to Port Melbourne on January 21 2023. The Ozora Festival is an annual event that combines arts and psychedelic trance music, located near the city of Dádpuszta, in one of the most stunning places in Hungary. The festival is often referred to as the holy grail of psytrance festivals.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers announce new Melbourne show Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced that they’ve added a new show at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium with Post Malone on February 9, now bringing six shows Down Under. The tour marks the return of guitarist and all-around cosmic musician John Frusciante to the group, as they perform their career-spanning hits alongside tracks from their new album.
Ben Harper leads 2023 SummerSalt Festival This year showcases exciting international artists alongside some Aussie favourites for a stellar line-up featuring Angus & Julia Stone, Ben Harper, City And Colour, The Rubens, Middle Kids, and Alex The Astronaut. Catch the festivities when they roll into Victoria for two huge shows at Rochford Wines in the Yarra Valley on February 4 and at the Torquay Common on February 5.
Azealia Banks announces Australian tour Azealia Banks has announced her Australian headline tour, including a show at Festival Hall on Saturday December 10. Following her smash-hit debut single ‘212’ in 2012, she has gone on to release her critically acclaimed debut album ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’ and most recently featured on Mallrat’s debut album with track ‘Surprise Me’.
Recital Centre announces stellar summer program Melbourne Recital Centre has announced their 2023 summer program: Season One Horizon, featuring Angel Olsen, Jordi Savall, Bela Fleck, Michael Rother, Paul Lewis, Monolake, Electric Indigo and more. The performances run from January to March.
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Mo’Ju, Confidence Man, Alice Ivy, Evelyn Ida Morris, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard lead this year’s stacked nominations list. The awards ceremony will be held on December 13.
Two new bandrooms coming to Brunswick
Interstellar Groove festival releases full 2023 lineup
Europe’s premiere psychedelic gathering is coming
Music Victoria Award nominees have been revealed
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31 new off-leash dog parks opening The state government has now opened 28 of 31 new off-leash dog parks across Melbourne and regional Victoria, creating more space for our four-legged friends to run and play. Work is also underway to upgrade 41 parks and 29 pocket parks across Melbourne as part of the Suburban Parks Program.
The Old Bar is throwing a 21st birthday party The Old Bar will celebrate 21 years of blood, sweat and beers with an epic birthday party on Saturday December 3. Shindig highlights include Cash Savage and The Last Drinks, SPOD, Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats, Ute Root and Streetsweeper.
Free festival Illuminate The River comes to Maribyrnong Baker Boy, Something for Kate, Art vs Science, Montaigne, Mia Wray and kid favourites the Teeny Tiny Stevies take over the main stage for free, all-ages music festival Illuminate the River on November 19, taking over the the banks of the Maribyrnong River.
Now & Again reveals 2023 lineup At a brand new home, Now & Again will take place across two huge custom stages on February 18 in Werribee, featuring Tones & I, Gang of Youths and the return of Empire of the Sun.
1,000 Steps reopens after storm recovery renovations Visitors will now be able to return to the popular destination 1,000 Steps at the Dandenong Ranges National Park, after extensive storm recovery renovations were completed.
Ring in the festive season this December with one of the most entertaining Christmas comedy classics, ya filthy animals. Conducted by Nicholas Buc, the MSO and MSO Chorus will bring a symphonic dimension to this beloved film when they perform renowned composer John Williams’ score live to picture. ‘Home Alone’ will be performed at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne on Wednesday 14 December and Thursday 15 December at 7.30pm.
Mona Foma drops massive 2023 lineup reveal Mona Foma has today announced Kae Tempest, Bikini Kill, Angel Olsen, The Chills, Perturbator and Peaches will play Hobart or Launceston shows as part of the 2023 festival. Bon Iver and Pavement have already been announced, with more artists set to follow.
HEILUNG announce debut Australian tour The German/Nordic folk collective HEILUNG are set to play shows in both Melbourne and Sydney next year, playing The Forum on March 4. From hit television series like ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Vikin gs’ HEILUNG’s music is very popular in explosive period productions.
CresFest announces lineup for 2023 CresFest returns to the historic town of Creswick, nestled between Daylesford and Ballarat, with Kutcha Edwards, While + Matthews, The Weeping Willows and more. Held across three days, from Friday, March 31 to Sunday, April 2, the whole town comes alive.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to perform ‘Home Alone’
ACMI announces major exhibition ‘How I see It’ Disrupting and reimagining the colonial gaze, How I See It: Blak Art and Film is ACMI’s latest major exhibition that presents moving image, installation, documentary, photography and video games from eight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creatives. It runs from December 16 to February 19 at ACMI.
Portugese festival coming to Melbourne
Taste of Portugal Festival will be a new, day-long festival highlighting the best in Portuguese food, language, music and dance, and culture. It’s one of the 48 events funded by the City of Melbourne announced for next year, which will be revealed in more detail over the coming months.
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CLAPTONE Words by Christine Lan
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Revered German artist Claptone is an inimitable figure. With his Venetian-inspired black top hat, golden plague doctor-style beaked mask and white magician-type gloves, the depth and breadth of meaning that emanates from both his striking aesthetic and captivating sonic universe is undeniably compelling. The enigmatic electronic music producer isn’t really one person at all, but multiple DJs who perform under one mysterious masked moniker. Nevertheless, Claptone likes to be referred to in the singular, as he wants audiences to bring their own ideas and perspectives to the participatory and connective experience. Claptone’s sonic world of house music is expansive, deep, colourful, spell-binding and atmospheric. For him, the experience
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of taking his music and art to different cultures across Asia, Europe and America has been the most transformative aspect. “It’s such an enlightening experience, to be honest, to be out with the people at the parties and events,” says Claptone. “It shows me that the world should be one, but it’s divided in nationalities, hatred, disrespect and cliches. The people I attract with the music are peaceful, clever, easy to be friends with and great to talk to. It’s also the environment of the music that
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makes them that way. But to me it always paints the picture that the world can be like that, and it’s a bit sad that it’s not like that. I’ve played everywhere and it’s always great. I could unite the planet. I should maybe do that and be the first person to do that through my music.” Awarded the highest house DJ position in DJ Mag’s celebrated Top 100 DJs Poll, the music of Claptone illuminates the endless possibilities of sound and music. Alongside his own mind-expanding studio work, the DJ has already created brilliant remixes for influential artists and bands, including New Order, Gorillaz, Depeche Mode, Faithless, Dua Lipa and Elton John. “When Elton John and Dua Lipa knock on your door and ask you to remix their song – there’s nothing better in life for me because I appreciate their work so much,” says Claptone. “It’s the same with Depeche Mode or New Order. The other way around too – I had the honour of the Pet Shop Boys remix ‘Queen of Ice’. To me, that was mind-blowing that they would remix a song of mine and we’re going to put that out on vinyl for Black Friday Record Store Day in November. “That’s the best part of the job – to be so close to your musical idols and be able to collaborate with them or at least work on their compositions and bring them to my dancefloor, but also other DJs’ dancefloors and translate their music to what’s happening now. It’s so exciting to work for these legends and have legends remix you and just be intervened with the almighty realm of music.” Claptone’s monumental season of performing ‘The Masquerade’ at the world’s most exciting club, Pacha, in Ibiza was particularly memorable. “The season in Ibiza was super amazing,” Claptone enthuses. “It was 22 weeks of every Saturday – the Masquerade at Pacha Ibiza. I still have withdrawals, to be honest, because it was so good and when you’re used to it every Saturday, you’re like “I’m missing something”. The layout of the club is great; they have amazing dancers and performers, and we came up with great costumer designers.” Claptone will bring his magnificent ‘The Masquerade’ River Day Party to St Kilda on the 19th of November, which harnesses an amazing event concept to acrobats and an incredible range of performers, including guests Late Nite Tuff Guy, Torren Foote, Casey Leaver and Sasha Fern. “I want to give the people a proper journey with music that kind of fits together, but is not always the same,” says Claptone. “I want them to experience a proper escape from reality where they choose to wear a mask or just be enlightened by performances of masked performers, doing fire-eating or dancing – something that’s out of the box and you might not expect at a party like that.” “And for people who decide to not come with a mask, we also hand out masks at the masquerade, so they can then get a mask if they’re quick enough and gain the experience of perceiving the world through a mask. It’s hard to predict what I’ll play, but it’s always connected to the Ibiza and tracks over the years – the remixes and classic Claptone tracks in different versions and brand-new house music.” The masterful electronic music producer has collaborated with a diverse range of vocalists and artists, including Peter, Bjorn and John, Seal, Laura Bettinson, Barry Manilow and Nathan Nicholson. “To me, voices are always inspiring because I just write musical ideas and melodies and when I send them to a vocalist or I have a vocalist sing on them, it opens new ideas for me,” says Claptone. “Mostly I write new melodies to their vocal lines later on and again that’s so inspiring that I scrap everything that I had before and just do new music to that. As long as they’re not generic – they need to be unique and strong.” Claptone describes house music as a state of mind. To him, his debut studio album Charmer (2015) brought the mystical;
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Fantast (2018) was more concerned with nature and escapism; and Closer (2021) articulated the joys and pains of being human, and the quest to find one’s soul. “If we’re honest, we find ourselves in communicating with others or at least we find out more about ourselves when we talk with others,” Claptone muses. “For me I think it’s a journey out of the shadows of basically being a bit more shy and being a bit more mystic to talking more directly with people.” To Claptone, his music is also a performance art project and demonstrative of his love of visual mood pieces and short film storytelling. “I have specific ideas of how visuals need to look for my show that extend to the performers for ‘The Masquerade’,” says Claptone. “I have a word in designing or giving ideas for the costumes. Everything resolves around the mask and there’s always a visual connection to the mask and a strong visual element that I need to find new ideas around and I enjoy that.” His incessant passion for new ideas is palpable. Claptone had been in the studio for numerous hours up until our zoom meeting before travelling to his sold-out performances, which include Amsterdam, Mexico City and Chile. “The focus is to bring Masquerade to other countries,” says Claptone. “The idea was to cover the summer in Ibiza and build up the brand even more and it was really successful. I’ll also be in London where I have the Halloween Masquerade, and in Argentina with Fat Boy Slim with 18,000 people, so I think it’s the biggest Masquerade ever done and I’m super excited about it. “I did a masquerade there before and it was amazing,” Claptone enthuses about this previous Australian tour. “The memories are great and still in my mind. I really miss the country – it’s such a beautiful country you guys have. It’s a shame I can’t stay for long – only a weekend this time, but hopefully I’ll be back for a bit longer next year. The main plan is to really bring the Masquerade out until the end of the year and also next year and come back to Ibiza and do another season there.”
“I want them to experience a proper escape from reality where they choose to wear a mask or just be enlightened by performances of masked performers, doing fire-eating or dancing – something that’s out of the box and you might not expect at a party like that.”
Claptone will bring The Masquerade to the Riva in St Kilda as part of ALWAYS LIVE on November 19.
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There is a common thread tying many of NJA, throwing a series of art events still experience discrimination and are these budding local music collectives for First Nations, Migrant Wxmen, and at higher risk of unpaid work and limited together, each are a cross-stitch of gender-diverse people across the city. opportunities in the industry. values that advocate for spaces that With a focus on multidisciplinary art Meanwhile, 91% of women are judgment-free, expressive, diverse, as well as music, Puss Up consistently and gender-diverse people have and safe. create lineups bursting with creative experienced sexual harassment from There is an air of quiet and energy. Poetry, live art, spoken word, senior colleagues. In an industry that unabashed pride within each collective and theatre all feature in their dynamic fosters discriminatory environments at and the communities they cultivate, club nights. all levels, grassroots collectives such answering to no one but themselves “There is definitely a positive shift as Aywa and Puss Up provide their own and the people they build platforms for. happening, as femme and queer DJs are remedy that aims to protect and sustain Whether it be gender-diverse, LGBTQIA+, getting booked more often, not just as the multifaceted joy that music and art people of colour, or multidisciplinary backing acts but as featured artists. can bring. artists, these collectives are Puss Up is reworking taking club nights into their the ways in which the club own hands and creating a new scene can be utilised and wave of music and arts events accessed, “(the club) is an that reflect the vibrancy of the expressional platform, so it music and arts scene. can be an exhibition, it can be Aywa Syndicate, created a theatre, and as a multitude by Jack Long and Marroushti, of organisers have shown was conceived when they in the last year, it can be a noticed an emergence of community hub whilst being DJs from the Middle Eastern a place to dance,” says Puss region and knew there was Up’s NJA. something to hone in on. Filling this gap is a Starting as a bi-monthly parallel driving force for the event at Carlton’s Colour Club, music collective known as Words by Stephanie Broadbent-Smith Aywa Syndicate booked Holy Trinity. “It felt rare local electronic artists to have a female-run and from the Southwest gender non-conforming Asia/North Africa focused group running (SWANA) region, which events that supports cultivated an energetic femme a r t i st s ,” and organic club night of co-founder Philippa music and dance. Conlon says. “It helps “Everyone on the create a safe space line-up rallied, even the at clubs and leaves no DJs, and each brought room for unsupportive down various kinds of audiences and venues.” drums and instruments. Holy Trinity, We had singers formed by three improvising vocals over friends during the the beat of the DJs. The strict lockdown of energy in the room was 2021, was created awesome, and a number in response to the of people came up to me burgeoning electronic and said that they had scene in Melbourne. never been to a club night like it,” Jack There is a lot of work to be done in terms While everyone was in lockdown, there says of their Colour Club event. of equal payment — providing more was an influx of creative energy and new The space intentionally sculpted by support, opportunities, and funding for femme DJs who wanted a stage to show Aywa Syndicate is a testament to a city womxn who run events. their work. that is eager to explore sounds outside “Black and Brown artists and Holy Trinity throw club nights of its usual tastes. This is a theme that organisers have been out here making dedicated to all femme and genderis particularly prominent after COVID – “I for a long while now, but it’s a definite nonconforming/LQBTQIA+ lineups. think we have a very important role to play refresh to see these events and artistic Following the “renaissance period” of in showcasing SWANA music and catering features being more openly noticed, creativity post-lockdown, it’s just as to our community,” adds Marroushti. paid, and accessed,” notes Marroushti important to support the grassroots “This is important post-COVID as of Puss Up. collectives reworking the narrative of we all felt a strong sense of isolation The values held by Puss Up, amongst the local club scene. during lockdown and it is now more other collectives, aim to challenge the Follow @holytrinity_co, @puss_up and important than ever to come together, norms that prevail in the Australian @aywa_syndicate for the latest events unite, and celebrate in an inclusive and music industry. The 2022 National Music from these collectives. safe environment such as Awya.” Industry Review ‘Raising Their Voices’ Alongside Aywa Syndicate, reported that First Nations People, People Marroushti founded Puss Up with friend of Colour, LGBTQIA+, and young people
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With the fever of COVID-19 lockdowns wearing off and summer around the corner, music and art collectives in Melbourne are challenging the club norm with lineups that value diversity, safety, and self-expression.
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THE INSURANCE COST After two years better forgotten for many of those in the industry, the Australian music economy is now facing one of its biggest challenges since the COVID lockdowns. Words by Aidan Williams
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Hundreds of small to medium live music venues around the country are facing growing financial pressure due to insurance companies no longer offering PLI (Public Liability Insurance) coverage for live music. This is leading venues in Australia to a fork in the road amidst the growing economic strain: either close, dump, or run live music illegally on their premise. In the past two years, business continuity and contingency plans have been paramount for not just live music, but across all global commerce. From floods to fires, to pandemics and the war in Ukraine, the Australian insurance sector has been thrown into chaos from a barrage of disastrous events that have significantly impacted the insurance market. This in turn affects the general market adversely from
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a consumer and demand perspective, with the increase in premiums leading to an increase in ‘underinsurance’ or consumer hesitancy. Less demand for insurance results in less providers supplying insurance. This mixture of general insurance factors has boiled over in Australia’s music space in the wake of COVID closures. Spending two years in a stop-start hiatus has led to low revenue and growth across the live music sector, instability in output (with gigs and festivals being cancelled or reorganised), and broader consumer hesitancy. And with crowds in Melbourne only recently returning to ‘normal’ capacities in the last six months, the Melbourne gig economy has lost ground to make up financially.
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In mid-2022, reports were shared by multiple venues from Melbourne, most notably the Leadbeater Hotel, detailing a horror account of a 1100% increase on their previous coverage. Operating live venues in both Melbourne and Sydney, Max Watt’s owner Kate Hamblin says the increase in PLI insurance hasn’t affected the Melbourne venue yet, but there is concern for next year’s renewal and the challenges that can come with the variability. Detailing a chaotic night that resulted in a claim from earlier this year, Hamblin says that the event occurred just days after the venue’s insurance was renewed and holds concern for their future coverage. “Your night out is going to be a totally different experience if you’re just going out to see a show,” Hamblin says. “If you’re only at a venue for a few hours for a show, typically there’s less alcohol involved, less rowdy customers and less of a risk, but this also as well can depend on who you’re booking and the type of crowd they bring through the doors. “Sometimes artists can bring a totally different crowd to your venue with different challenges, and you just have to wear that risk.” The same concerns were voiced by Bar Open and Tote owner Jon Perring. Hosting a variety of different artists of varying sizes and genre, Perring says that the increase in premiums is just more financial pressure on an industry that is already under strain, and that different venues need different considerations. Sharing a recent application and risk plan submitted by the Tote for a gig run at the Abbotsford Convent earlier this year, Perring detailed the administration and effort put into the Tote’s 10-page risk plan, documented for the six-hour event. “I think that’s the thing that happens, we get lumped in with all music venues and even hospitality venues, rather than just assessed on what we individually are,” Perring says. “There needs to be more understanding and consideration for venues, who and what they host, and the type of environments they create. There’s a big difference in the demographic for music at a Latin or Jazz gig on a weekday night than there is at a nightclub with a DJ on a weekend.” The trickle-down economics of insurance premiums is affecting more than just beer and ticket prices though, and there’s a growing concern for the impact it could have on procedural expectations in the industry. Many venues believe there should be a requirement on performers to get their own personal cover and to operate like a business, as well as a musician. With more requirements and barriers for entry to performers, any further challenges and strain on an industry that’s still struggling to provide minimum wage to its artists appear largely unfeasible. Multiple economic initiatives to sustain the Australian music industry have come and gone since 2020. There’s been temporary government-subsidised support for closures or cancellations of live music shows in Melbourne. In December 2021, the Victorian government launched Australia’s first COVID-19 event insurance. The 12-month scheme offered cover for creative, sporting, business and
“Sometimes artists can bring a totally different crowd to your venue with different challenges, and you just have to wear that risk.”
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community events with revenue or costs ranging from $20,000 to $10 million of funding. Live music and entertainment industry bodies including APRA AMCOS, ARIA, and PPCA have also called for an adoption of a government-backed insurance scheme in mid 2021, designed to provide certainty for the Australian live music and entertainment sector – but the bill is still yet to pass and be fully deployed by the Albanese government. “The UK example shows there is a solution that can be developed in conjunction with industry on commercial terms,” Live Performance Australia’s chief executive Evelynn Richard said. “We’re not looking for a handout, promoters are willing to purchase an insurance product. A scheme underwritten by government just makes it viable for insurers to put policies in the market.”
In late 2021, following the cancellation of music festivals in NSW, South Australia and Victoria due to the COVID-19 Omicron surge, entertainment industry leaders renewed calls for a federal insurance scheme for live events to ensure that the sector stays alive and healthy amidst regular government public policy changes. In more recent events, the issue was presented in a panel by the ALMBC (Australian Live Music Business Council) at Bigsound. General Manager of the ALMBC Phil Brown said that the council’s new app - which collates information and data from the user and cross-references that against providers’ details and prices in the market - is the first of many steps to come, and that further challenges are only going to develop over time as the market stabilises and the process is refined for venues applying for new coverage. The ALMBC’s app also provides standardised templates and formatting to ensure that bureaucratic and administration requirements are simpler and more streamlined for venues to complete applications for insurance. However, despite the benefit of enabling a simpler process, the app is only as strong as the information fed into it. As of writing, there are less than 100 registered members of the ALMBC’s insurance program across the entire country. “All we can do at the moment is try and find the most competitive rates and support businesses to find those deals,” Brown said. “In the last few years, there’s been not only an increase on premiums from insurance companies, but less providers in the insurance market overall to provide coverage. A lot of businesses are taking out schemes with new providers for the first time, and there’s always going to be challenges getting the best deal, but for now all we can really do is try and refine that process for live music venues and present the best possible case for affordable coverage.” The ALMBC Insurance Gateway app is available now.
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Exhibitions in November Words by Benjamin Lamb
Peter Bakacs – Overhaul Melbourne born and bred painter Peter Bakacs is heavily inspired by 1970s Australia, specifically skateboarding, cartoons, and cars. In the past, Bakacs’ work has exhibited across Asia and the United States. His upcoming exhibition Overhaul will be found at the Outré Gallery, and will feature acrylic pieces containing bright colours, old school vibes and plenty of nostalgic reverence. This exhibition is taking place at the Outré Gallery from November 5.
Mark Davis – Reprise Fox Galleries will be lit up with the work of the late Mark Davis, an Australian artist whose work has been featured in galleries across the world. His abstract landscapes were inspired by looking at the world as a living entity - there’s a substantial influence from the work of renowned artist Salvador Dali, with Davis taking inspiration from the painting processes used by the Spanish artist.
Melanie McCollin-Walker – As if Time Stood Still Barbados-born Melanie McCollin-Walker has been exhibited across Asia and Italy, but has recently been living and working in Tasmania. She’s been travelling across the state by kayak, which provides the inspiration for her environmentally-sensitive paintings at Flinders Lane Gallery. As if Time Stood Still is taking place at the Flinders Lane Gallery from November 8.
Reprise is taking place at the Fox Galleries from November 5.
Lovers and Misfits Coming to the Monash Gallery of Art this November is Lovers and Misfits, a collection of portrait photographs taken by popular photographer Peter Milne. Milne is renowned for documenting the Melbourne punk scene and Comedy Festival throughout the 1970s - much of the work involves Milne’s friends of the 70’s, including icons like Nick Cave, Polly Borland and Rowland Howard. The exhibition focuses on his early years, offering a sense of how his renowned style has evolved over the years. . Lovers and Misfits is taking place at the Monash Gallery of Art from November 25.
Barbara Hepworth – In Equilibrium
Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang – Temple of Boom Cameron Robbins – Hellocentric Visual artist Cameron Robbins will be bringing his new exhibition Hellocentric to the MARS Gallery this November. The pieces involved are referred to as ‘solar pieces’: drawings inspired by movements of the sun. The opening of Hellocentric will also coincide with a total lunar eclipse, which will be incorporated into the exhibition through a talk.
Temple of Boom is launching at the NGV from November 16.
Hellocentric is taking place at the MARS Gallery from November 8.
This November, the Heide Museum of Modern Art will be home to a brand-new exhibition from one of Britain’s leading artists, Barbara Hepworth. Her sculptures feature wood, bronze and other metals. Her work has been exhibited in a number of the world’s most popular galleries, including the Tate Gallery, Kettle’s Yard, and the Kenwood House, and this exhibition marks her first in Australia.
Carolyn Roberts - Birdsong
This exhibition is taking place from November 5 at the Heide Museum of Modern Art.
Birdsong is taking place at fortyfivedownstairs from November 8, and runs until November 19.
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This exhibition is the NGV’s Architecture Commission for 2022 - a reimagining of the Parthenon, the iconic Athenian temple. The artwork will be created on-site, alongside a number of accompanying pieces from Melbourne based artists.
Take a journey through the jungle this November with Carolyn Roberts’ exhibition, Birdsong. There are around 40 bird-inspired art pieces, melded with elements of the environment they live in. Carolyn Roberts takes inspiration from her two homes, one in the suburbs of Melbourne, and one in Normandy, France. Lucky duck.
Paintings in Profile There’s always been a curious fascination with portraiture in Melbourne’s suburban artistic communities. This exhibition leans directly into it, showcasing portraits from a variety of different eras, from a plethora of artists. The pieces are coming to Hawthorn’s Town Hall from local collections found in Kew, Camberwell, and more. Paintings in Profile is taking place at the Town Hall Gallery (Hawthorn) from November 2.
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VICTORIAN QUEENS With two premiere screenings planned for the upcoming Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Victorian Queens - a documentary sharing the stories of drag queens in Naarm - redefines how we look at the concept of royalty. Words by Jacob McCormack
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oseph Gardner and Andrew Cox’s documentary follows the four drag queens - Lady Diamond, Aysha Buffet, Zodiac and Art Simone - and the spaces they hold within the drag community in Naarm/Melbourne. Split into chapters that focus on each Queen, other queens are featured throughout the 45-minute documentary. “We have four queens who each have a chapter within the short film,” says Gardner. “So, about 12-15 minutes each. Each of the queens has a primary interview, but we also have secondary and sometimes maybe even a third interview in a different location, and they’re sometimes backstage or sometimes they’re on the streets. “We have a few other characters around that we also interview more candidly in different street spaces, like Donny Piccolo and Stone Motherless Cold at Evie’s on Gertrude Street.” Deciding who to focus on in the documentary wasn’t an easy process for Gardner and Cox, who narrowed down the final four queens from a large shortlist. It was an emphasis on diversity that made the final decision marginally easier. “We had a long list right off the bat and it took a long time to whittle it down,” says Gardner. “Diversity really was an important thing for us, there were other factors that we calculated, and we reached out to those four queens and got them on board.” And indeed, diversity is accounted for and revered. Each of the four queens that are featured in the documentary lean into different pockets of the broader community. Lady Diamond is a bearded queen and a maternal figure for drag queens all around Melbourne: “We’ve Lady Diamond, who is the first queen,” says Cox. “She is basically like a housewife sort of persona, like a motherly figure, she goes to Bimbo’s. She performs and takes care of other queer community members and creates a safe space for them.” “Lady Diamond is a bearded queen, which was really interesting for us, to have a look behind inspiration for that, and how Lady Diamond lives and expresses herself.” The second queen interviewed is Aysha Buffet, a trans queen with Filipino lineage. “Aysha Buffet is also another Melbourne local,” says Cox. “She’s also trans and is quite a large figurehead in the queer community, and especially the trans community as well. So, we wanted to follow her and learn more about her transition and how that plays into her drag. “That was another part of the
community, we really wanted to highlight a trans person as well. She is also Filipino, so she has a different cultural background and that also plays into her drag style and her story.” Thirdly Art Simone, a drag queen who has been a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, draws attention to another element of the overarching drag community. “Simone is the next queen, and she is more of a RuPaul’s girl,” says Cox. “She has obviously been on the season one and has a different pathway through the drag landscape. “We wanted to show the difference between, say, a drag queen who has taken the RuPaul route as opposed to someone who hasn’t. To see the difference between opportunities and performing and perspective as well.” The final queen to be featured is Zodiac, an Indigenous queen.
“We wanted to show the difference between, say, a drag queen who has taken the RuPaul route as opposed to someone who hasn’t. To see the difference between opportunities and performing and perspective as well.” “We’ve also got Zodiac, who is the last queen who comes up in the documentary and is Indigenous - that’s a really big part of her story and drag style as well,” Cox says. “Indigenous queens play into a colonial Melbourne landscape. They have fascination nights for Indigenous queens, and we wanted to follow them and get a better insight into that community.” Cox and Gardner are hoping this film will spotlight the abundance of amazing and talented drag queens and performers dispersed throughout Melbourne, whose stories remain untold. “It’s a really vibrant drag scene,” says Gardner. “I think that people would probably be a bit surprised about the work that is going on, and perhaps aren’t aware of - that became pretty obvious to us throughout the project. “We’ve certainly been lucky.” Victorian Queens is playing at ACMI on Monday November 14 and on the Victorian Pride Centre rooftop on Friday November 18, as part of Melbourne Queer Film Festival. MQFF runs from November 10-21.
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SLY WITHERS “Let’s do sly, but prettier” is how Sly Withers co-frontman, Sam Blitvich, explains their new album Overgrown. Words by Ebony Weston
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The Perth-based indie-punk legends known to all as Sly Withers are set to bless our ears yet again on October 28 with their new album blossoming from their previous release of Gardens. The group we once knew as an indie-punk band from the west have now taken elements of their own sound, twisted them and formulated a killer new album that pulls from genres from chillwave to folk-rock. The four piece, who met and formed back in high school, took some experimental turns with Overgrown creating a lush yet loud approach in comparison to the Sly we know and love. “We knew what we sounded like, and we also knew where we wanted to take it. We wanted to go prettier and lusher and just try things to be braver in our sound,” Sam says. “We pushed ourselves to make things sound a bit different to what they might normally sound. It was a conscious effort to go broader with the types of sounds were using.
“It’s something that you only really have the benefit of looking back on with hindsight and be like ‘yeah that’s the process that worked for us’, but there were still some moments where I was like ‘yeah, nah, don’t want to change that, sorry guys’. Definitely a couple of diva moments in there.” “I think sonically everything’s evolved from what we were doing previously, and we had a lot more time with this record to really experiment and get lost trying different things,” Sly’s fellow vocalist / guitarist Jono Mata adds. “More time to experiment meant that we got to push everything a little bit further and I think the record benefited from it.” Although influenced by the likes of Turnstile, PUP and Spacey Jane, the band explain that they found their own distinct sound on the album as they went along. With the help of Dave Parkin – who produced the new record - they created an album that rises and fall from track to track, showing friends and fans alike a truly versatile sonic range. Sly gave us a sneak peak of what was to come on the album earlier in the year with ‘Passing Through’ and ‘Radio’ kicking off to our excitement. The two tracks, again, showing the flexibility the album’s set to provide. “[The response to ‘Radio’] has been sick,” Sam says. “We got to make a big video where we all wore white like the Backstreet Boys and danced in front of an orange backdrop or whatever and that was sick too. “It’s always good when you put out any choon that people are digging ‘cause you never really know what people are going to think until it’s out there.” ‘Radio’ was the first track the Sly guys mixed with Dave Parkin - who has also worked with Spacey Jane – and they say it “really set the tone” on how the rest of the album was generated.
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Jono says that the track was formed through thoughts of nostalgia and simpler times: “Radio talks about the feeling that your thoughts are getting lost in translation and you want to be heard but can’t organise the words to get your point across. I like to think that comes through in the song itself, sounding a little frantic and all over the place.” Sly Withers, who have been present in the indie rock scene since 2013, spent eight hours per day in the studio producing Overgrown, for 10 weeks all up. “I think the process that we had sort of working on things, breaking the songs apart and reforming them into something else was sometimes a little hard to wrap your head around,” Jono explains. “If you’ve got this idea of a song that you think is a winning idea and that ends up totally flipped on its head and smashed, that can be a hard thing to let go of in the moment and trust in that process. “It’s something that you only really have the benefit of looking back on with hindsight and be like ‘yeah that’s the process that worked for us’, but there were still some moments where I was like ‘yeah, nah, don’t want to change that, sorry guys’. Definitely a couple of diva moments in there.” Sam, on the other hand, found that he experienced a different struggle throughout the production of the new album. “The whole idea of recording is a super high-pressure environment if you let it be, and I’m the kind of person that lets things get inside my head pretty easily,” he says. He explains that recording got the best of him at times, with the pressure and exhaustion catching up to him throughout the long hours in the studio. “Just the concept that… this could be the take that goes on the record that everyone hears for the next however many years. That kind of pressure, at all times, for ten weeks straight from 10 in the morning until six at night everyday - it’s just it’s a lot to deal with.” Sam continues to say that although the whole process was overwhelming, the way in which Dave structured the recording days and created such a relaxed environment set an ease to his mind: “We did like, three songs a week kind of thing, and focused in on things at different times, so it felt like there was room to breathe whilst also being very overwhelmingly busy.” Sly Withers are set to hit the road again in November with their Overgrown album tour. Joining them along the way are Moaning Lisa, with extra guests for some cities, and an extra special guest that the band are still trying to wrap their head around. “Tyler Richardson from Luca Brasi is going to be opening three quarters of the tour shows solo, which is a literal dream come true for us. We are still kind of processing the fact that that’s a thing ‘cos Luca are a very important band for us,” Sam reveals. “We’re so stoked with the people that we’re taking around the country with us, and I think we’re also really looking forward to playing these new songs and seeing what they turn into in a live setting as well, it’ll be a lot of fun,” Jono adds. “It’s the first time doing a longer-chunk set so is going to be more room to experiment with setlists and give everything a good shot.” Sly Withers are playing Northcote Theatre on Friday November 18. Overgrown is out now via Dew Process / UMA.
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat boasts a massive cast, full of children and adults alike. Its famed narrator role will be played by Paulini, who despite a musical theatre career still in its early stages, is excited for the challenge that lies ahead.
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“The whole thing is sung,” says Paulini. “I narrate the story singing the whole thing. There are a few times where I’m playing other characters. So, I’ve really had to try and get into those roles as well while learning the narrator parts of my role. It’s been a challenge, but what a fun, exciting journey it is going to be for me, I can just feel it.” Despite landing the role of the narrator, Paulini almost missed the audition period, and in fact was rather lucky that upon enquiring about the role a spot had opened up for her to try out for the production. “Basically, I was very fortunate to get the role,” says Paulini. “I had heard through the grapevine that they had closed auditions, and that I wouldn’t have an opportunity to audition. So, I asked my manager to make some enquiries and then they actually said, ‘we’ve got a spot today if you want to come’. And I said, ‘absolutely I’ll come in and sing one of my songs’, even though I didn’t know much about the show and the material.” It was a surprise for Paulini to be given the role, but a blessing nonetheless. “I remember walking out of that audition thinking ‘there is no way I’m getting the job’,” says Paulini. “I had no idea what I was doing in there and wasn’t familiar with the whole thing. But I was very blessed and lucky to get the role.” The role in this new production comes at a time for Paulini where she has been expanding on her singing practice and bringing it into other performative settings, such as musical theatre. “My first debut into musical theatre was Bodyguard,” says Paulini. “I played Rachel Marron, who was played by Whitney [Houston]. I’ve done a few since then, I’ve been in Saturday Night Fever, Chess, Priscilla and this would be the fourth one that I’ve landed a role in, so it’s exciting.” However valuable the past experience of involvement in musical theatre has been, Paulini is aware that the demands of her multi-pronged role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat are unlike anything she has ever done before. “It’s very different from anything I’ve played before and it’s really challenged me in many ways, especially in the acting area, because I haven’t been trained in acting. Getting my thoughts right and changing from one character to another is something I’ve never done before. I’m learning a lot as I go and it’s a challenge, but it’s a challenge I am up for.” Although this particular role was an exception the guidance and imparting of knowledge from an acting coach has been a helpful implementation for Paulini in her pursuit of musical theatre. “I do have an acting coach – Tyrone Park, back home in Sydney. He’s been helping me now for four or five years. Every time I find a role I’d like to play, me and Tyrone will basically spend two or three weeks before I have to go and audition. He just helps me with understanding the role and the storytelling of it all.” However, due to the fast-tracked and unplanned nature of auditioning and being awarded the role of narrator, Paulini was unable to meet with Park to prepare for the part. “No, we didn’t work on [this production] at all,” says Paulini. “Simply because I thought they had closed auditions. I think I was doing a few shows, I was doing a little tour while that was happening so I couldn’t get there. “Thank god that there was an opportunity for me, they basically just said ‘look can you come in tomorrow, we’ve got a space for you’ and I basically said, ‘Yep I can be there’.” Paulini remains gracious and thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this show and with the opening night looming in early November. She is excited to work through the challenge of rehearsals and come into the premiere performance. “It’s going to be a big week for all of us before we open, but everyone is so great at what they do, so it’s going to be
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a great show at the end of it. It’s going to be tough but a beautiful journey.” “Once we get to opening night, everyone’s going to be like ‘Yes, that is exactly what [we’ve been working towards], that sense of ‘Oh my gosh we are here, it’s time now, we’re all ready to go, let’s do this as a team’.” The audience can expect to be pleasantly surprised at any of the upcoming shows as Paulini will be playing roles that are very dissimilar to characters she has enacted in the past. “[The audience] definitely will be surprised that I’m playing a few of those characters,” says Paulini. “It’s a different side of me that a lot of people have never seen before. I’m quite playful. There’s lots of bits in the show where it’s me and the kids and we are telling the story.” “Even for me while we’re in rehearsals I’m finding out new things I can do, I’ve never really played a playful or really serious character before, because I also play Joseph. For me it’s exciting, it’s new, I think that is one thing that audiences will see on the night. It shows a different side to all of us.” Although Paulini is excited to showcase her performance, she is simultaneously very eager to see how the younger members of the cast perform. “I’ve never been part of a show that has had children involved in it,” says Paulini. “So, it’s interesting just to watch them work, they are just sponges, every little thing that you do they just take it in, they really do bring a lot of the innocence and the colour and the energy in the show. There is going to be a lot of colour in that because in this production they pretty much are the backbone of the whole show.” “It’s beautiful to see how they portray their little characters. How they get on stage, and they really get into the roles and they’re excited about it every time they come in. It makes us want to bring that same energy level every time we rehearse.” Paulini is adamant that the audience will witness an awe-inspiring performance. “It’s going to be one of those shows that hits you hard straight away in the face. Its colour, its energy, its beautiful melodic songs, songs that will stick in your head once you leave the theatre. You’ll fall in love with it. If you don’t know the story or the show, when you walk out of that show, you’ll definitely fall in love with it.”
“It’s going to be a big week for all of us before we open, but everyone is so great at what they do, so it’s going to be a great show at the end of it. It’s going to be tough but a beautiful journey.”
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat plays at the Regent Theatre from November 16.
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Like a multi-day music festival for laughs, Comedyish Big Weekender returns this November to Comedy Republic.
Making theatre accessible to everyone in Australia, regardless of where they live, is the goal of the not-forprofit organisation, Australian Theatre Live.
The Melbourne comedy venue is hosting some of Australia’s best comedians testing out their freshest material over one huge weekend in November. Be the very first to hear jokes that might end up in award-winning shows, Gala appearances, or maybe even straight in the bin (sometimes they’re the funniest). Acclaimed stand-up and co-owner of Comedy Republic, Rhys Nicholson explains the venue to the uninitiated: “Melbourne is famous for great comedy but they’re always kind of bar shows, Comedy Republic is a dedicated comedy space,” they say. “I just remember Judith Lucy standing at the back of a show at a bar and I was thinking ‘Judith Lucy doesn’t need to be standing at the back of a bar’ so we started looking at places. “Often with comedy we have a room that has shitty seating for the audience or bad conditions for comedians where they are kind of hiding in the toilet before their set. So what we’ve done with Comedy Republic is create a nice space for the audience and the artists. We serve nice cocktails,” they add. While Nicholson won’t be appearing himself, Comedyish Big Weekender features a phenomenal 20-strong lineup, featuring heavily established figures like Dave Thornton, Geraldine Hickey, Guy Montgomery, Lizzy Hoo, Claire Hooper and Tom Ballard, just to list a smattering. “Comedy is an important art form for me,” Nicholson continues. “We want to get to a place where we’re treating it like that as opposed as just a way for a pub to make money. “People go to shows [in Melbourne], you don’t have to trick them into going to shows, people are really supportive and open. “[The pandemic] meant for the first time in a long time the comedy festival audience was more focused on locals. “It’s been really lovely and heartening to see the paying public really get behind acts. It means that it’s pumped up a generation, everyone’s had to raise their game and has gotten a lot better in the last two years.”
Artistic Director Grant Dodwell and his team are now screening major metropolitan plays in cinemas, arts centres and community halls across the country, where-ever there’s an interest in live theatre and opera performances. “We are a not-for-profit,” says Dodwell. “So, our main vision is to get theatre that appears in metro areas that is accessible by people that would never get to see it because of its cost, distance or affordability. We recently had four Sydney Festival films screened in over 25 venues from Brewarrina in NSW to Charters Towers in Queensland.” As of Monday October 17, the organisation has taken another step towards providing Australians with a means of accessing recordings of productions. This will be introduced via a streaming platform – Australian Theatre Live On Demand - that will regularly upload films of productions presented around the country. With 18 productions already uploaded onto their new service, all of which are Australian, Dodwell assures consumers that they can expect the archive to expand rapidly and exponentially as time goes by. “Initially we are having 18 play captures, but within six to eight months we hope to have doubled that, maybe up to about 30. Each year there will be more and more. The price point is therefore very reasonable.” Audiences can expect to pay only $7.99 per month or $74.99 per year for a subscription, with a guaranteed first week free. However, those hesitating to subscribe can rest assured that the money paid for a subscription is being distributed fairly to artists. “We produce the captures ourselves,” says Dodwell. “We are a production company. All the films that are going to be on the streaming platforms have been filmed, captured by and produced by us. We have done all the contractual arrangements. Everyone is paid, the artist, the director, designer, the wardrobe, the music and then there is a percentage share of profits, as there is with touring.”
Comedyish Big Weekender is happening on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 November at Comedy Republic at 231 Bourke Street.
Discover Australian Theatre Live On Demand for yourself, head to australiantheatre.live/on-demand to find out more. This article was made in partnership with Australian Theatre Live.
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Curated and Presented by ALWAYS LIVE and Chapel Off Chapel, a new three-part concert series entitled Totally Folked is due to be shared with Melbournians in early December. Showcasing some of the most established and prolific contemporary folk musicians in Australia, the multi-concert series will see the iconic Chapel Theatre as the venue. Spread out across three days – Thursday, Friday, and Saturday December 1, 2 and 3; each performance will boast a single act and one support - be it a collaborative effort or an individual artist. Shows will run for two hours inclusive of a 20-minute interval. The concert series will be opened with the finessed ukulele strumming and songwriting of Bobby Alu on Thursday December 1. Inspired by his Polynesian lineage, Alu’s velvety harmonies and salient melodies encapsulate the sound of the tropics. Coupled with a percussive aptitude of the most adept standard, Alu has been spreading his paradisial sound to audiences around the globe in prolific fashion. Donning the stage on night two of the Totally Folked series (December 2) are Melbourne-based sisters Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes who musically make up the duo Charm Of Finches. Representing a folk-baroque sound, the siblings bring effortless finger-picking guitar into an array of strings arrangements that often weave other instrumental sounds into them. Closing out the Totally Folked series on December 3 is the collaborative effort of Lior and Domini Foster. Despite respective prominence in the genre of folk music, this project is an inevitable actualisation following on from many years of Foster touring as a support act and guest vocalist for Lior. An ode to the rampant folk music scene of the 1960s, Lior and Domini Foster recently compiled an EP – Animal in Hiding that illuminates the influences of the likes of Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, but formulates its own unique take on the genre of folk. Distilled with searing beauty and an iota of invocation the overlayed melodies of Lior and Domini Foster shine brightly, resembling a beacon of light in musical form. Totally Folked runs at Chapel Off Chapel from December 1 – 3 and is presented with ALWAYS LIVE. This article was made in partnership with Chapel Off Chapel
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PRAHRAN SQUARE BLOCK PARTY Words by Sidonie Bird de la Coeur
Taking place from midday until 7pm on November 20, Mildlife, 30/70, Emma Volard, Bumpy and more are all set to appear at a huge block party, all hosted by DJ Adriana. It’s all going down in Prahran Square – an award-winning urban parkland located in the heart of Prahran. Best of all? It’s completely free. Kicking off the day is a celebration of contemporary Indigenous dance, story and culture with Petyan to Ballambar, the newest production by Amos Roach & Murrundaya Yepengna Dancers and Orchestra. Featuring a range of musical acts with a focus on local musicians, musicians in the LGBTQIA+ community, female artists, First Nations talent and other diverse cultures that make the Naarm/Melbourne music scene one of the best in Australia. After releasing the wondrous Phase in 2018, headliners Mildlife followed things up with something just as succulent in 2020 – the six-track Automatic extending the band’s jazz geneses, offering electronic floorfillers, steady acoustics and opulent synthesisers that’d be fitting soundtracks to a dance in the desert. Fellow star attractions - Melbourne jazz-funk legends 30/70 - are driven by the lush sax notes of Josh Kelly and the pristine vocals of Allysha Joy. Volard adds her future soul repertoire, while Bumpy’s independent blend of soul, pop and jazz has earned her international attention. The Prahran Square Block Party is presented as part of On The Road Again, a government initiative to bring back live music across Victoria. “On The Road Again has already reignited live music in regional Victoria and in Melbourne’s CBD, and will now kick-start a huge line-up of live music events across inner Melbourne,” Victorian creative industries minister, Steve Dimopoulos notes. “This massive line-up of events will appeal to every music fan, provide new opportunities for musicians and performers, support local businesses and get our live music scene pumping like never before.” Prahran Square Block Party goes down on Cato Street on November 20 from 12pm - 7pm. This article was made in partnership with City of Stonnington.
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Stage shows in November Words by Benjamin Lamb
An Indigenous Trilogy
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This November, La Mama Theatre will showcase An Indigenous Trilogy, a three-part play written by Wathaurong/ Ngarrindjeri writer Glenn Shea. They’re about the issues that plague young Indigenous people and happen throughout dates in November. The plays are Three Magpies Perched In a Tree, Masterpiece, and Some Secrets Should Be Kept Secret.
cavemxn details the story of four men, and their journeys in and out of each other’s lives, focusing on “love, sex, and loneliness.” The play is directed by Bronwen Coleman, who has significant Hollywood experience, most notably starring alongside Phillip Seymour Hoffman Capote. cavemxn is taking place at Chapel off Chapel from November 23.
An Indigenous Trilogy is taking place at La Mama from November 7.
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Emilia Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat The iconic Tony Award nominated musical is coming to Melbourne stages this November. The story is based on the character of Joseph, who first came into the world in the Bible’s book of Genesis... safe to say the musical version takes a few creative liberties. This musical stars Euan Fistrovic Doidge as Joseph, Paulini as the Narrator and – yes, really – Shane Crawford as the Pharaoh. Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat is playing at the Regent Theatre from November 13.
The triple-Olivier Award winning play Emilia will be coming to the Arts Centre Melbourne this month, the show talking about the life of 17th-century poet and revolutionist Emilia Bassano – the speculated ‘Dark Lady’ of Shakespeare’s sonnets. The cast is made up of 13 women and non-binary performers, each bringing something special to the performance. This marks the first time this work has been put on an Australian stage. Emilia is playing at the Arts Centre’s Playhouse from November 10 until November 27.
Titanic The Musical A musical based on the world’s most wellknown shipwreck is coming to Melbourne this month, after winning a whopping six Tony awards. It’ll star legend of stage and screen Anthony Warlow in the leading role of Captain E.J Smith. Juan Jackson, Jane Alexander and Johanna Allen each star in supporting roles. Titanic: The Musical is taking place at the Melbourne Town Hall from November 4.
A Christmas Carol It’s hard to believe that the silly season is almost upon us, so you’ll be seeing a lot of Christmas shows hitting stages of all types across the state. A Christmas Carol features all your carol classics like ‘O Holy Night,’ ‘Joy to the World,’ and the musical will feature Elvis star David Wenham in the leading role of Ebenezer Scrooge. A Christmas Carol hits the Comedy Theatre from November 12.
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Gene Tree: Listen. Now. Again. This interactive play will take audiences on an adventure through the Royal Botanic Garden and will feature children asking questions that require a touch of introspection. There’ll be music, lights, and other features that will aid the story along the way. Gene Tree: Listen. Now. Again. is happening at the Botanic Gardens from November 4.
Perhaps best known for her hosting duties on the hit UK panel show QI, Sandi Toksvig is a renowned comedian in her own right, having been a part of the most popular early improvisational comedy teams in the UK. While she’s here for Sydney’s Just For Laughs festival, she’ll be heading down our way for a couple of shows. Sandi Toksvig is appearing at Hamer Hall on November 25 and November 26.
Friends! The Musical Parody It seems that just about everything has been made into a musical in this day and age. Everyone’s favourite sitcom is finally coming to the Athenaeum Theatre, after years of cancellations and postponements due to lockdowns. The all-Australian cast will bring fun 90s vibes and plenty of in-jokes. Friends! The Musical Parody will take place at the Athenaeum Theatre from November 23.
Nish Kumar Another comedian on their way for the Just For Laughs Festival in Sydney in Nish Kumar, who will also make a stop in our state for a few shows. His comedy is loved across the world by fans and critcs alike, and has been showcased on The Mash Report, Comedians of The World, and Conan. Nish Kumar will be at the Athenaeum Theatre from November 28 until November 29.
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Laura Jean AMATEURS Album Reviews by Bryget Chrisfield “When I was 17/ My mother could not handle me/ And she called for help/ But no one came/ And nothing worked/ And nothing changed...” – opener ‘Teenager Again’, which channels PJ Harvey, drip-feeds intimate emotional detail; an immersive, suspenseful listening experience. The chorus from ‘Touch’ by Noiseworks (“Reach out and touch somebody”) is sung within this song to recreate a post-reiki workshop singalong (which we’re definitely not mad about) and Laura Jean finally gives herself a modicum of credit (“I grew up to be somebody”) in the final verse. Self-described by Jean as “the tragicomedy of being a 40-year-old
songwriter in Australia”, Amateurs also explores “anti-art and anti-intellectual culture” on a global scale. And bravo to Erkki Veltheim (Gurrumul, Archie Roach)! His elegant string arrangements elevate the entirety of Amateurs; particularly the spectacular title track, which features chorus lyrics that encapsulate this album’s overarching theme: “Amateurs never made a cent from love.” ‘Market On The Sand’ – with its divine use of wistful, lilting piano and minor keys – deals an evocative memory featuring supportive words from her mother (who had dreams of being a
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musical theatre star before becoming a nurse): “I weave through the traffic holding my mother’s hand/ ‘That thing you do darling, for fun/ Why don’t you turn it into a second income?/ You’re worth it, you deserve as much as anyone/ Don’t give yourself away for nothing’.” Are unfulfilled dreams passed down genetically? During ‘Rock’n’Roll Holiday’, Jean sings, “All my grandma wanted to do was dance/ And I’m the flower at the end of the branch.” Urgent piano stabs and pizzicato violin evoke overwhelm during ‘Too Much To Do’: “I’ve got too much to do/ Too much to prove…” – we’re already super-satisfied with what turns out to be this standout track’s intro. Then the funktastic rhythm section sneakily drops in – just beyond the one-anda-half-minute mark – and we’re catapulted from our chairs for a grinning bop-along, relishing the ‘Lady – Hear Me Tonight’ vibes. Individual songs contain artistic epiphanies; Jean documenting pivotal moments in her evolution as an artist. Closer ‘Something To Look Forward To Forever’ sees Jean mourning the loss of her idealistic view of her future: “I want something to look forward to forever/ That’s what magic is/ Something to look forward to forever/ And never ever getting it.” A self-described “overachiever in spirit” and “underachiever in practice”, Jean revealed of the inspiration behind her best set yet: “These songs arise from my acceptance that I will always be an ‘amateur’.” Jean’s talent is immense. Amateurs is a masterpiece. Label: Chapter/Inertia Release date: 4 November
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Daisy Chain When ‘Nothing On’ dropped earlier this year – closer to a boy-band earworm than Slowly Slowly have shimmied to date – some fans of the band’s rockier output were taken aback. But then the accompanying film clip dropped – with its playful, tongue-in-cheek aesthetic – giving diehards permission to embrace this sonic detour. Daisy Chain is most definitely a new creative direction for Slowly Slowly, who are clearly not afraid to embrace pop sensibilities at present. Drip-feeding a few singles to gradually unveil their vision for album number four, prior to its release, was a savvy move. The record contains some pogofriendly party-starters (see: ‘Forget You’, with its swirling riffs, punchy drumming and irresistible lyrical twist: “I’ve gotta remember to try and forget you”), but upbeat instrumentation often conceals downhearted lyrical content (eg. ‘Longshot’: “I tell you I’m fine, but fuck my life”). “What good is good advice if it’s my Achilles’ heel?/ I think I need therapy, something’s wrong…” – a cry for help, ‘Achilles’ Heel’ – instrumentally – is a cheerful bop. After noticing he’d written from a place of caricature in the past, vocalist Ben Stewart was determined to kick that habit here. And he lays it all out there! His emotive, quivering vocal delivery during ‘Papier-Mâché’ – a piano ballad – closes out this stunning collection on a raw, crushing note: “It’s too late for me/ It’s too late.” Label: UNFD Release date: 4 November
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If Emily Lubitz’s wondrous pipes sound familiar, that’ll be because she’s the lead singer/guitarist of critically acclaimed indie-folk outfit Tinpan Orange. Begin Again is her debut solo outing. A chime – or perhaps the toll of the Doomsday Clock given this is Lubitz’s “pandemic song” – adds gravitas to the opening title track. During the endearing ‘Foolish Kids’, Lubitz’s beseeching vocals lure us into a dream sequence: young love/infatuation set against the backdrop of “First Communion and hidden smokes”. Also gotta love the use of brass and sleigh bells during the mid-song breakdown – what the song wants, the song shall have. “But it was different when we were younger/ We didn’t know it would last this long/ We were drunk and full of bluster/ Now we got these blue-eyed sons” – ‘Like I Do’ is an enduring-love song, with cascading vocal lines during verses serving plaintive, ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ vibes. There’s a dramatic tonal shift from verse to chorus in ‘What’s She Got’ (“… that I don’t got?”), as a tsunami of envy drowns-out logic. Then the gently strummed closer ‘Sinking Ship’ – featuring distant, atmospheric, howling-wind sounds – fades into the horizon. What is it about Lubitz’s voice that makes it so incredibly captivating? Her timbre is otherworldly; hopeful and vulnerable, yet potent – if it were a filter, it would be sepia-toned.
In Welsh culture, Hiraeth (pronounced hee-raith) describes a feeling of longing for something that’s irretrievably lost. “Shk-shk-shk” – opener ‘Find Your Way Back’ is built from a vocal-loop placeholder Georgia Fields had intended to replace with tambourine, until producer Josh Barber convinced her otherwise. The synergy between artist and producer is evident throughout, with the pair’s mutual fascination with unconventional percussion – castanets (‘Persuasion’), half-broken vintage wind-up toys and terracotta pots played with felted sticks (‘Holding My Hands Out’), tin pans (‘How A Girl Becomes A Puddle’) – informing Hiraeth’s limitless sonic palette. The rhythmic bass undercurrent of standout track ‘Persuasion’, which features a blissful chorus melody, channels The Motels’ ‘Total Control’. Inspired by Mizuko Kuyo – a Japanese Buddhist ceremony to mourn deceased foetuses – Fields opens up about her miscarriage in ‘Water To Water’. “I never met you/ But I knew you…” – performed solo on guitar, it’s appropriately devastating. Fields noticed herself returning to some “not-so-healthy coping strategies” during lockdown, which she unpacks on the simmering, sinister ‘In My Blood’ (“Nature, nurture, pleasure searcher…”). In ‘Write It On The Sky’, her weightless vocal performance makes us feel airborne: “Whisper these words to myself... I am enough.” We’re all mourning our bygone lives in one way or another right now. And Fields’ latest record beautifully encapsulates the rich complexity of the human experience.
Beginning as the eponymous singer/ rapper/producer’s solo project, Winston Surfshirt now rolls as a six-piece. Surfshirt’s third album is bookended by sound collages – ‘Panna’ and ‘Cotta’ respectively – featuring samples of an old-school radio announcer (eg. “And now for some glorious pop music”). During the funky, Pharrell-flavoured ‘There’s Only One’, Genesis Owusu serves a sweet reminder: “There’s only one of you.” Then the wondrous Talib Kweli speaks our love language (“I’ll follow you across the seas and every great ocean/ The Outsider tellin’ Ponyboy to stay golden”) on ‘Maybe I’m In Love With You’, with its classy-brass hook and crisp finger-snap percussion. Those immaculate female pipes on ‘All I’m Saying’ sound super-familiar so we check the credits – holy shit, it’s Kimbra! Stunning as always. Welcome back, girl! Winston previously featured on ‘Every Day Is A Holiday’ by Dope Lemon and Angus Stone’s psychedelic side project returns the feat. favour here on the sultry-smooth ‘I Want You (To Be My Woman)’. With its irresistible piano-house hook and jazzy feel, we can immediately see why the man himself dubbed standout track ‘Of Another Kind’ (feat. Milan Ring and Jerome Farah) “Winston Jazzhouse”. As scrumptious as the dessert after which it’s named, Panna Cotta was whipped up with a wishlist of Surfshirt’s favourite artists and sounds like the album he’s always wanted to make. Your essential summer soundtrack for dancing, prancing and romancing.
Label: Independent Release date: 4 November
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Festivals in November Words by Benjamin Lamb
East Malvern Food and Wine Festival Now in its fifth year, the East Malvern Food and Wine Festival returns to the region that’s featured many of the world’s nicest wineries and food vendors. It’s a free event, but there’ll be extended premium tickets for a cost, including branded wine glasses and tastings. On top of that, there’ll be a selection of performances from local talent.
Mind Body Spirit Festival One of Melbourne’s most popular festivals – they’ve taken over the Melbourne Exhibition Centre for many years running now – the Mind Body Spirit Festival will bring around 200 vendors spruiking health and wellbeing items and services to the city for three days. The Mind Body Spirit Festival is taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from November 11 - 13.
East Malvern Food and Wine Festival is taking place at Central Park on November 20.
African Music and Cultural Festival 2022
Festival X Summer festivals are back with a bang, kicking off with Festival X, featuring a number of the world’s biggest artists with a particular focus on hip hop and EDM. Featured artists include Calvin Harris, Megan Thee Stallion, Luude and many more.
The African Music and Cultural Festival is now in its ninth year, and this iteration smack bang in the middle of Melbourne at Fed Square will feature music, food, fashion, film, and much more. The African Music and Cultural Festival is taking place at Fed Square from November 18 - 20.
Mountain Writers Festival This two-day festival will focus on authors of mountain related materials, specifically those fiction and non-fiction writers of all things in the regional world, environments, nature, and plenty more. There’ll be storytelling, speeches, and much more, all held in the region they talk about.
Sense Festival
The Sense Festival is taking place at the Moss Studios in Brunswick on November 5 - 6.
The QMF is finally back, bringing back good music and good vibes to the region. The beautiful peninsula music festival will feature a massive lineup led by Baker Boy, Fanny Lumsden, Isabella Manfredi and Maz Green, among many more. The Queenscliff Music Festival is taking place in Queenscliff from November 25-27.
Festival X is taking place at Flemington Racecourse on November 26.
The Sense Festival explores the space of sexuality in this day and age, while also diving into the world of intimacy and sensuality. The Sense Festival is said to help you find the tools to get a better understanding of not just sex, but your life as a whole. It’s coming to Brunswick courtesy of experienced sex educators, Elisa Ricordi and Luna Darling.
Queenscliff Music Festival
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
The Mountain Writers Festival is taking place in Macedon from November 4 - 6.
Lasting 12 days this November, the Melbourne Queer Film festival features a selection of the world’s greatest LGBTQI+ content. Screenings are happening at ACMI, Victorian Pride Centre and beyond, and the festival will feature a range of events, premieres, and lots more. The Melbourne Queer Film Festival will be taking place at ACMI from November 10 - 20.
Loch Hart Music Festival Hailed as one of Victoria’s best boutique festivals over the last couple of years, Loch Hart Music Festival has lifted the lid on the artists set to perform in the small scenic town of Princetown. Alien Nosejob, Digital Afrika, Empress, Good Sniff, Harvey Sutherland, Hobsons Bay Coast Guard, Kylie Auldist and many more. Loch Hart Music Festival returns to Princetown from 18 - 20 November.
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Carlton Brewhouse Record Fair The popular Carlton Brewhouse will come alive with all things music this November with another of their popular record fairs. This is their final record fair of 2022, and will feature thousands of records of all types from across the globe. The Carlton Brewhouse Record Fair is taking place at the Carlton Brewhouse on November 13.
One Electric Day One Electric Day returns to Werribee with Suzi Quatro headlining, not a bad pull for the festival’s first international act. Noiseworks, The Angels, Baby Animals, The Screaming Jets and Chocolate Starfish round out the bill. One Electric Day will take to Werribee Park on Sunday, November 20.
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Daylesford Hotel LIVE MUSIC and cabaret all go down at the Daylesford Hotel. Booking excellent acts across all genres, it’s the perfect place to catch a show next to a roaring fire. It wouldn’t be a pub without a weekly open mic and weekly trivia - don’t worry, they’ve got that too. FAMOUS FOR being a landmark building of Daylesford, with the hotel itself originally built in the 1850s. With over a century and a half of rich history, it’s a bastion of the Goldfields region. INFAMOUS FOR their great, modern pub feeds. You’ll never be able to find a better parma or pie, so if you don’t want to set your standards too high, attend at your own risk. You have been warned. Fancy a road trip? Located just over an hour’s drive away from the city sits one of the most iconic pubs in regional Victoria. This heritage pub is located in the heart of the secret (or not-so-secret) queer capital of regional Victoria; Daylesford, which is a place that more and more LGBTQIA+ Victorians are calling home. Reigning as one of the landmark buildings of the town, the gorgeous pub on the corner has stood strong for over a century and a half. A majestic icon of a venue, you only need to step through its welcoming doors to find out why locals and travellers alike rave about it. With a great selection of food and especially great pub staples, you’ll be treated to a fantastic dinner. Peruse their exceptionally good wine list, as well as their selection of Australian and imported beers and then cosy up by the bar or enjoy your drink on the balcony overlooking the glorious sunset. Walk ins are welcome, but make your stay in the Goldfields shire worth it and book a room. The hotel is walking distance to the beautiful Daylesford botanical gardens and an easy distance from the local highlights including the lake, the mineral springs and the Hepburn Spas. The Melbourne Cup long weekend is coming up, why don’t you escape the big smoke and head up to Daylesford? Pack your belongings and bring your mates over to 2 Burke Square, Daylesford. They’re open Monday - Thursday from 3pm and Friday, Saturday and Sunday from midday.
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Rebel Rebel LIVE MUSIC here doesn’t come from bands but from DJs – with a selection of some of Melbourne’s finest and up and coming DJs spinning vinyl in the bar, you know you’re in for a treat. FAMOUS FOR their long bar that’s been designed around the idea of facilitating great and easy conversation, it’s the perfect place to have a chat with your mates or the bartender. INFAMOUS FOR their four legged patrons; with the bar’s Instagram bio reading “dogs drink for free”, their dog-friendly courtyard sometimes hosts more pooches than people. Cheap beers and good tunes are the bread and butter of Rebel Rebel, Preston’s new addition to the growing bar scene. Named after the late, great David Bowie’s hit 1973 song, the bar is decked out with tasteful 60s and 70s décor, without the aesthetic ever teetering over into full-blown kitsch. The premise of Rebel Rebel is a simple and effective one it’s a cosy local’s dive bar and a comfortable place to hang out in Preston open every day of the week. Spinning vinyl and serving beers, wines and cocktails into the wee hours of the morning, it’s the perfect place to while away the hours. This month they’re ramping it up for the summer, with an introduction of a new menu, rotating art exhibitions, and DJ’s playing on Fridays & Saturdays. Soon opening earlier on the weekends with $15 jugs of all tap beer available 1pm to 6pm on Saturdays. They’ve got some more killer deals too; how could you say no to $5 pots and $10 pints of all taps from Monday to Wednesday? $12 Whiskey & Tinnie on Thursdays with a new whiskey to try every week. They’ve also got $10 Blood Marys on Sundays, for you to enjoy in their dog-friendly garden. Available to eat are the infamous Pie Thief Pies served everyday, They also allow you to bring in takeaway grub and with a Shop Ramen just nearby, what more could you ask for? If you’ve got your mother in a whirl ‘coz she’s not sure if you’re a boy or a girl, you’ll be welcome at 93 Plenty Road, Preston. They’re open from 4pm every day.
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Shotkickers Gasworks Art Park
LIVE MUSIC goes down seven nights a week at Shotkickers, as it’s run and led by local musicians. With the venue designed around hosting a great sounding gig, it’s a muso’s dream to play on their stage.
LIVE MUSIC is the bread and butter of Gasworks Art Park - you can count on the fact that at any given time they’ll be showing from everything and anything from death-defying circus to kids performances to reimagined Shakespeare and everything in-between.
FAMOUS FOR boasting an excellent sound system and speakers that are run by an audio engineer who knows their stuff. With such attention to performance detail, each show is a delight for both audience and performer.
FAMOUS FOR the Gasworks Farmers’ Market that takes place on the third Saturday of every month. With tons of delicious fruit and vegetables, freshly laid eggs and hand-made cakes and jams, its the perfect place to peruse local homegrown Victorian produce. INFAMOUS FOR being the site of some hectic historical events, including a gas holder explosion in 1920 and the first stay-in strike in 1937. With over 150 years of rich history, the art park is situated on the former site of the South Melbourne gas plant. A welcome space for all of those who work in the arts across all mediums, this inner-urban arts precinct is located within the breathtaking infrastructure of the former South Melbourne gas plant. Formed 150 years ago in 1872, the plant originally powered the surrounding suburbs until 1957. Known as a gathering space for all of those who live near and far, explore their monthly Farmers’ Market, be audience to their rotating program of cutting edge theatre, wander through the studios of the artists in residence or let your dog run around off leash in the park. As well as being a cornerstone of the local arts scene in all its many facets, Gasworks Art Park also has tons of school holiday workshops and shows to keep your kids entertained and creative throughout their break. There really is something for everyone - head to their website to see what’s on or just stop by and see what you can discover. Head on over to 21 Graham Street, Albert Park to check out Gasworks Art Park. They’re open everyday, from 9:30 until 5. Check out their website to see what theatre performances are on.
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INFAMOUS FOR their eclectic lineups. Shotkickers hosts musicians collected from all corners of the music scene - they’ll have an indie-pop gig one day, hip-hop the next. Their ethos, as retrieved from their website, is simple: “if it sounds awesome, we’ll book it.” A bustling live music bar located right in the heart of Thornbury, Shotkickers know how to serve up a good time. A favourite of locals, Shotkickers has its grip on the diverse and incredible music scene of our city, serving up incredible acts on their stage every night of the week. Owned and operated by Melbourne musicians Christopher Windley and Mathias Northway, it’s one of those rare venues where the integrity of musicianship has been kept in mind when opening and operating the venue. “It’s a venue built by musicians, for musicians,“ says Windley. “The bar was welded by a muso. The stage was built by musos. The roof got painted by musos. Everyone is so excited to bring something fresh to the scene.” With a top-notch stage, sound and lighting system and a genuine, passionate sound engineer always on the desk, the stage at Shotkickers is a muso’s absolute dream to play on. A perfectly sized venue for catching Melbourne’s best up and coming, emerging and established acts, they’re known for serving up great vibes every day of the week. Having only opened its doors to the public last year, Shotkickers has firmly established itself as a go-to destination for musicians across the full spectrum of Naarm/Melbourne’s thriving and bustling music scene. Mosey on over to 744 High Street in Thornbury for a good time. They’re open from 5pm Monday through to Saturday and from 2pm on Sunday. Yee-haw!
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Thursday November 10
Friday November 11
THE REBELLES. THE HIGH TIDES The Thornbury
ADORE DELANO The Croxton.
LINK UPS. SRIRACHI, ENTRO, X8NDER.M, LOWANI Section
FRANKIE & THE WITCH FINGERS. BELLHOP, NEON GOBLIN The Curtin.
Thornbury. 8pm. $65.
JESSE LAWRANCE The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. Free.
BEN ACKERLY Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm.
JENNY DON’T & THE SPURS. FOGGY NOTION, QUEENIE Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $23.50.
SARAH HUMPHREYS Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm.
TONY ALLEN X / AUSECUMA BEATS / AFRORAW AFTERPARTY Night Cat.
Fitzroy. 8pm. $23.23 - 28.33.
SPARKS FEAT: LOW FLUNG, PJENNE, PAPER CUTS, RUPA
Carlton. 8.30pm.
JIMMY’S BIRTHDAY BONANZA AT MAMMA CHEN’S FEAT: STONETRAIN, MIDNIGHT Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 7pm.
Colour Club. Carlton. 10pm. $17.57.
TRUMPET TRIO Ragtime
OTHER WORLDS OTHER SOUNDS: 3RD BIRTHDAY
SUGAR FED Leopards Hotel
Tavern. Preston. 6pm.
SILENT INCOME. KINO MOTEL, SLIPPERY PEOPLE, RUBY JONES The Toff In
Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $16.91.
SIRENS. HOURS The B.East.
DJ FRANKIE TEARDROP
Town. Melbourne. 7pm. $15.
Brunswick East. 9pm. Free.
RAGTIME TAVERN OPEN PIANO Ragtime
BEASTWARS. ISUA Cherry
TOMMY D TOMMEE + UNGUS UNGUS UNGUS
SKY HOUSE FANTASY + GROCER GREEN Bar 303.
Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $17.35.
Tavern. Preston. 6pm. Free.
Northcote. 8pm.
INDU MULLIGAN TRIO Wesley Anne. Northcote. 6pm.
ARCHIE ON THE ROAD. RAMONA SKY, MOZE Colour Club. Carlton. 7.30pm. $17.57.
DAIMON BRUNTON QUINTET Open Studio. Northcote. 7.30pm. $20.
DAMON SMITH Ragtime
Tavern. Preston. 7.30pm.
TOTE ROCKS 40 & PENNY IKINGER PRESENT: HITS + JJ MCCANN TRANSMISSION + TENDRILS The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $39.80.
THE SHY. LONG HOURS, SPIDER GOAT CANYON Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7.30pm.
TAXIRIDE Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $44.
FRANKIE & THE WITCH FINGERS. BELLHOP, HEAVY AMBER The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $49.90.
DELLY RANX Night Cat.
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8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.
Theatre. Thornbury. 8pm. $28.60.
Fitzroy. 8pm. $54.75.
Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $33.80.
PSYCHIC SOCIAL CLUB The THE COLBY’S. ZACHARY LEO Bar Open. Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $17.35.
SOUTHERN RIVER BAND Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $35.30.
FLOWERTRUCK. HOOPER CRESCENT, DEUCE
Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $18.40.
VEXATION. MAMMON’S THRONE, BOG MONSTER, HORMAGAUNT, CIRCLE OF BLOOD Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $17.35.
BLAKE SCOTT. ELSIE LANG, SID O’NEIL Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $33.76.
CHERRY FACTORY + BUSTED CHOPS The Bergy Seltzer. Brunswick. 8pm. Free.
DESERT KINGDOM. DIRTY BREW, HZED Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 7pm. $10.
CIVIC Max Watt’s.
Melbourne. 8pm. $34.70.
DES CORTEZ Revolver
Upstairs. Prahran. 7.30pm. $11.22 - 18.36.
Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm.
Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.
ALANNA & OLD HAT
Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $40.
THE THOMAS TAPS TRIO Open Studio. Northcote. 7.30pm. $15.
GEORGIA BROOKS TRIO Open Studio. Northcote. 6pm. $15
BURKE, GRABOWSKY, POWNE & REX The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.
SOCIAL DISCO. BEC BARTLETT, MAXWELL S, JARV!S Stay Gold.
Brunswick. 11pm. $10.
ROSARIO DE MARCO Betwixt Cafe & Bar. Southbank. 6pm.
MOUNT KUJO. DËRTY BËRD, THE HORNSTARS Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $16.31.
SEASON FINALE GALA: BOLÉRO! Hamer Hall
(Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm. $75 - 131.
NATHAN SEECKTS The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
THE BLUEBOTTLES Gem Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. Free.
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LEROY MACQUEEN + LADY LYON Hotel Esplanade (The
Espy). St Kilda. 8.30pm. Free.
CHRIS CAVILL + PAT TIERNEY
Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 8pm.
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet.
West Melbourne. 6pm. Free.
LINK UPS FEAT: SRIRACHI, X8NDER.M, ENTRO, LOWANI Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm.
OTHER WORLDS OTHER SOUNDS: 3RD BIRTHDAY
Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
SOCIAL DISCO. BEC BARTLETT, MAXWELL S, JARV!S Stay Gold.
Brunswick. 11pm. $10.
Saturday November 12 TOR. ORC The B.East.
Brunswick East. 9pm. Free.
PRICEY Cherry Bar.
Melbourne. 8pm. $27.70.
DEANORAMA FEAT: DUKES VEDA, FALCONIO, HARTS, JACK GRAMSKI, CICADASTONE, MORE Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 1pm. $22.19.
SUPERGROUP Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.
ROCKY’S PRIDE & JOY. NEON GOBLIN The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 9pm. $11.25.
TOTE ROCKS 40: THESE IMMORTAL SOULS - A TRIBUTE The Tote Hotel.
DADDY ISSUES + THE INSTITUTE FOR GOOD GIRLS Gem Bar. Collingwood. 3pm. Free.
ASTRODEATH. EARTHOMEN, GHOSTSMOKER, ASTROFUZZ Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 6pm. $17.
TEX PERKINS & THE FAT RUBBER BAND Memo Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $45 - 60.
RAGING MOBY Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 2.30pm. $10.
MERINDA DIAS-JAYASINHA
The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.
MARGOT PETRIE QUARTET Post Office Hotel. Coburg. 5pm.
THE SONGS THAT MADE MEMPHIS Oakleigh-Carnegie RSL. Oakleigh. 8.30pm. $45.
SEASON FINALE GALA: BOLÉRO! Hamer Hall
(Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm. $75 - 131.
HYBRID THEORY (LINKIN PARK TRIBUTE) Max Watt’s.
DAVE HOLMES GANG
Melbourne. 8pm.
The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. Free.
CAP CARTER The Workers
MACCRIMMIN The Drunken
Club. Fitzroy. 8pm.
DALLAS FRASCA. WILLIE J & THE BAD BOOKS, GEORGIA RODGERS, BEN SMITH The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 1pm. $25.
STRANGE TENANTS. THE HIGH TIDES, THE PROFESSOR The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm.
THE JIVES (ASRC CHARITY GIG) Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $23.75.
Poet. West Melbourne. 3pm. Free.
JIMMY THE SAINTS & THE SINNERS + THE JIM DUSTY DRIVE-THRU GARAGE CASINO Gem Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. Free.
GREG STEPS The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 9pm.
ACCIDENTAL BEDFELLOWS The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm.
MALCURA. JENNA CAMPBELL Bar Open. Fitzroy.
DALLAS FRASCA. WILLIE J & THE BAD BOOKS, GEORGIA RODGERS, BEN SMITH The
EL REY MIEL. SIOBHAN HOUSDEN Ragtime Tavern.
CUSH RYDER BAND Railway
8.30pm. $17.35.
Preston. 7.30pm.
DJ REDLAB Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm.
TOROS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm.
MATT TRIGGE TRIO Wesley
Workers Club. Fitzroy. 1pm. $25. Hotel. Deniliquin. 8.30pm. Free.
RACHEL CADDY. AMY POLLOCK, AMELIA ALLAN
Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 7pm. $20.
QUE XOPA! A PANAMANIAN PARTY EXPERIENCE
IJALE. JAAL, SOJU GANG, JEWEL OWUSU, VOLDY
Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
STEVE GRANT Open Studio. Northcote. 4pm. Free.
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SUIIX. GUSH, GITHMI Retreat Hotel. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $15.
HOUSEWIFE’S CHOICE SOUND SYSTEM PRESENTS SERAPHIM FEAT: SISTYM, NAOTO, MISS FEE, FUTURE ROOTS, BELLYAS, MORE
The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 9pm. $20.
OFF LICENCE FEAT: FOURA, NINA LAS VEGAS, NIK NAVY, R.EM.EDY, SADIVA, TENTENDO, FRESH HEX, PUPPY MOUNTAIN, JVP Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.
Thursday November 17 100% PHAT PRESENTS: BACK & FORTH. LADY ERICA, MRS. WALLACE, GHOSTNOTES, HIJACK
Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.
SIMO SOO. VARIOUS ASSES, NEAPOLAXI, SIERA WISKI, NITE FRUIT DJS Nighthawks. Collingwood. 7pm. $15.
THE GAZE. TAPES, YOUR GIRL PHO Colour Club. Carlton. 8pm. $17.57.
PANIA The Workers Club.
Regent Theatre. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $59.
GOOD TIMES FEAT: COOKIN’ ON THREE BURNERS, CHRIS GILL, MISS GOLDIE, MIKE GURRIERI Night Cat. Fitzroy.
Ballroom. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $46.
Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $23.50.
POWDER #3 FEAT: LOIF, ASHA, REFLEX BLUE, MONFREAQ Colour Club.
GRAND GLIDER. WINZER & WILHELMS Brunswick
Fitzroy. 8pm. $17.35.
CUSTARD. MOLER, TREVOR LUDLOW & THE HELLRAISERS Brunswick
JOHNNY HUNTER Gasometer
Fitzroy. 8pm. $18.10.
Anne. Northcote. 6pm.
9pm. $10 - 20.
Mamma Chen’s. Footscray. 7pm. $20.
SYZYGY. VACUUM, BODY MAINTENANCE Old Bar.
Collingwood. 8.30pm. $51.
Artists’ Bar. Brunswick. 4pm. Free.
RACHEL CADDY. AMY POLLOCK, AMELIA ALLAN
Carlton. 10pm. $17.57.
Colour Club. Carlton. 8pm. $17.57.
JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT TRANSCEND: EMILY VICTORIA Bard’s Apothecary. Melbourne. 8pm. $5 - 10.
JAMES EHNES: BEETHOVEN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO Hamer Hall
(Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm. $69.
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BEN ACKERLY Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm.
KATY STEELE Brunswick
JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Regent Theatre. Melbourne. 7.30pm.
Ballroom. Brunswick. 8pm. $31.72.
AC JUNGLE Ferdydurke.
DANNY ROSS Daylesford
Friday November 18
Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm.
JACKIE MARSHALL The Toff
In Town. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $15 - 30.
OPEN MIC NIGHT The
Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 5pm. Free.
RAGTIME TAVERN OPEN PIANO Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 6pm. Free.
THE ARTIE STYLES QUARTET Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm.
DAMON SMITH Ragtime
Tavern. Preston. 7.30pm.
CHERRY FACTORY + PRETTY MOI Brunswick Artists’ Bar. Brunswick. 8pm. Free.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN, THE BOITE & 3ZZZ PRESENT THE PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA. QUEEN OF HEARTS MARIACHI BAND Night Cat. Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $25.
RA RA VIPER. THE VELVET CLUB, MERAKI MINDS Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 7.30pm. $24.
LADY FERN. MANTELL, AMELIA ALLAN Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $11.25.
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
Prince Bandroom. St Kilda. 8pm. $77.55.
JACK JONES. JOE MATERA
Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $45.
SOAKED OATS. OBSCURA HAIL, DJ HOT IN THE CITY
The Curtin. Carlton. 8.30pm. $22.85.
PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT: JOY DIVISION: A CELEBRATION The Croxton. Thornbury. 7pm.
Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
DOWNGIRL Cherry Bar.
Melbourne. 8pm. $15.43.
GLITORIS. DANE BLACKLOCK & THE PREACHERS DAUGHTER, WAY SHIT The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $22.45.
SOPHISTICATED DINGO. PSYCHOBABEL, MONEY BOYS Northcote Social Club.
DJ TONE DEAF Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm.
DAWG WE BAD Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
GRIM FAWKNER The Drunken BURDEN MAN. PLUM GREEN, ILLIMITABLE DOLOR, ANARAZEL, MORE Bar Open.
UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE PRESENTS DR. BANANA. FOURA, MARLEY SWAIN, SELENA, ZJOSO The Toff In
Fitzroy. 8.30pm. $22.45.
Town. Melbourne. 11pm. $20.
THE DISTANT SOUTH
OPERATOR Ferdydurke.
Melbourne. 8pm. $69.
Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. Free.
Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
CAPTAIN APPLES Wesley
Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 7.30pm.
Anne. Northcote. 8pm.
AS A RIVAL. LIMITS, BRAD HARBECK’S GREAT NORTH, CRYSTALLINES Old Bar.
FIONA STEELE The Thornbury
St Kilda. 7pm. $59.20.
Local. Thornbury. 9pm.
KAHLUA BREEZE Gem Bar.
WORLDS COLIDE + THE PIRATESKA REBELLION Hotel
FLYING DUTCHMAN + GARDENIA The Bergy Seltzer.
LP3 Wesley Anne. Northcote.
Brunswick. 6.30pm. Free.
SLY WITHERS. MOANING LISA, TYLER RICHARDSON
Northcote Theatre. Northcote. 7.30pm. $56.10.
RAMBLE TAMBLE: THE AUSTRALIAN CREEDENCE SHOW Memo Music Hall. St
Esplanade (The Espy). St Kilda. 8.30pm. Free. 6pm.
MY DISCO Night Cat. Fitzroy.
Hotel. Daylesford. 5pm.
CANNONBALL WITH CHANTAL MITVALSKY The Jazzlab. Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.
GEORGIA RODGERS The
Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6pm. $45.
MOUNT KUJO Bar 303. Esplanade (The Espy). St Kilda. 8pm. $39.90.
GUT HEALTH. V, TEETHER, RED HELL, DJ DADDY The
Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $17.75.
OPS TV WITH NAM, JPS & GUESTS Section 8. Melbourne. 6pm. Free.
Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Melbourne. 4.30pm. $111.85 - 218.70.
SPY VS SPY Cherry Bar.
Melbourne. 8pm. $33.80.
THE UGLY KINGS. EL BEBE, THE MAGGIE PILLS Hotel
Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $19.56.
ABERRATION + THE BLISTERED MINDS. SACRAMENTO SWEATERS
The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 9pm. $17.35.
Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $47.
Saturday November 19
THE TERRYS. GOLD FANG, DIVERS Corner Hotel.
WIIGZ Yah Yah’s. Fitzroy.
CLUNK ORCHESTRA Bar 303.
UNDERGROUND LOVERS. WALKERVILLE, LAURA MACFARLANE Northcote
9pm. $12.37.
Northcote. 3.30pm. Free.
TREEHOUSE III Wesley Anne. Northcote. 6pm.
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THE MARTINI SET Daylesford
ICEHOUSE. THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS, MORE
ART VS SCIENCE Hotel
JEFF DUFF’S SPINNING WHEEL. JOE MATERA Bird’s
Ballroom. Brunswick. 1pm. Free.
SOUL CHIC: CELEBRATING WOMEN OF JAZZ & SOUL
EASTBOUND BUZZ. JEAN, SCOTT CANDLISH, YOURS, GEORGINA The Workers Club.
The Thornbury Theatre. Thornbury. 7pm. $61.20 - 66.85.
FAMILY JAMS: FIRETAIL + DARREN CLINCH Brunswick
Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm. Free.
Northcote. 8pm.
RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS OF FLEETWOOD MAC
KATE LUCETTA & OSCAR
8pm. $39.51.
Kilda. 7pm. $30 - 45.
Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $20.
Club. Fitzroy. 1pm. $18.10.
Daylesford Hotel. Daylesford. 6pm.
GARY ÓG Prince Bandroom.
Collingwood. 8pm. Free.
Melbourne. 6pm. Free.
PALLIATIVE. SUBURBAN SPELL, BREANNA JORDEN, DUCKFOOT The Workers
DAVE EAST 170 Russell.
Northcote. 8.30pm. $24.
Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.
JADE ZOE & FRIENDS. SHELLEY, SOJU GANG, DJ NOKIA 3210, NAYNAY, CRY BABY, SMALL FRY Section 8.
Richmond. 8.30pm. $35.30.
Social Club. Northcote. 7.30pm.
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Wesley Anne y Anne 250 High St, Northcote
Trivia with Sparx every Wednesday 7:30pm BAND ROOM
FRONT BAR
Rob Snarski
A Man Called Son
Saturday 5 November
Sunday 6 November
Sunday 6 November
Thursday 10 November
Sunday 13 November
Thursday 17 November
Thursday 17 November
Saturday 19 November
Friday 18 November
Friday 25 November
Thursday 24 November
Tuesday 29 November
James Grim
The Golden Rail Tomalia
Captain Apples OTTA
Indu Mulligan Trio Scott Candlish Treehouse 3
Melum
Adam Hattaway & the Haunters
For a full gig list visit wesleyanne.com.au
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THU 3 NOV
SAIJE FRI 4 NOV
BRETT FRANKE
SAT 19 NOV SAT 12 NOV
DAN CHALLIS
MARTINI SET SUN 20 NOV
GEORGIA FIELDS
SAT 5 NOV
THU 17 NOV
FRI 25 NOV
PHARMY DHILLON
DANNY ROSS
RAPHAEL LOVE
FRI 11 NOV
FRI 18 NOV
SAT 26 NOV
CHRIS CAVILL + PAT TIERNEY
THE DISTANT SOUTH
CHERIE BRIDGES SUN 27 NOV
KATANKIN
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FIXATION BREWING AND THE OLD BAR PRESENT: FIXATION FEST FEAT: MOODY BEACHES, MIDNIGHT WOOLF, THE BREADMAKERS, DJ KIT CONVICT, DJ GOTH WHITLAM, DJ L-TRAIN, BLOWERS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 2pm. Free.
BATTLESNAKE Leadbeater
Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $25.
SPUNK + BAYONET Gem Bar. Collingwood. 4pm. Free.
GIANT. FUMAROLE, OCEANLORD, BONGCLEANER Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 7.30pm. $15.
JESS CORNELIUS + CRONELIUS Night Cat.
Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $39.51.
WHAT WE DID ON THE WEEKEND 4TH FUNDRAISER FEAT: SAVIOUR, RELIQA, TAPESTRY, ALERA, SILVER FANG Stay Gold. Brunswick. 7pm. $40.78.
OLYMPIC WHITE The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 8pm. $18.10.
JEFF DUFF’S SPINNING WHEEL. JOE MATERA Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $47.
ACOUSTIKISS Hotel
Westwood. Footscray. 1.30pm. $11.64 - 14.80.
DOGGEREL The Drunken
Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. Free.
PAT MCKERNAN The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 3pm. Free.
TENIELLE MCKENZIE Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm.
CASEY DONOVAN: BLUESDAY ON TOUR
The Thornbury Theatre. Thornbury. 7pm. $63.90.
Thursday November 24 DADDY LONG LEGS Hotel
Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $16.91.
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WOLF ARROW RAIN The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 9pm. Free.
BEN ACKERLY Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm.
OTTA Wesley Anne. Northcote. 8pm.
NIKITA BOYD Wesley Anne. Northcote. 6pm.
RAGTIME TAVERN OPEN PIANO Ragtime Tavern.
KATORGA. JALANG, CIMITERIUM, FURYX Bar
MARTIN LARTIGAU The
303. Northcote. 7.30pm.
Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm.
RUMOURS The Tote Hotel.
BRAD COX The Croxton.
WITH CONFIDENCE Corner
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet.
Collingwood. 8.30pm. $22.45.
Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $35.30.
HIGH AS HELL. DUNE EATER, THE BALLS, FLYING DUTCHMAN Old Bar. Fitzroy.
Preston. 6pm. Free.
8pm. $23.50.
OSCAR LADELL BAND Bar
STREET FIGHTER II. VICIOUS BLONDE, LICKLASH The
303. Northcote. 8pm. $20.
FOREVER WHITNEY: A TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT Paris Cat Jazz
Club. Melbourne. 7pm. $45.
MAT JODRELL QUARTET The
Jazzlab. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 25.
CHERRY JAM FEAT: BLUE NUDE, HARD NO, MADDY PETCH, RAMONA SKY, MABEL, BLINKER FLUID, NOOM, BABY MONET
Thornbury. 8pm. $54.90.
West Melbourne. 6pm. Free.
BUSTED CHOPS Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm.
A NORAH JONES TRIBUTE: GEORGIE AUÉ BAND Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45.
B.East. Brunswick East. 8pm. Free.
LABCATS The Jazzlab.
ALBERT SALT. WOLFJAY
JOE CAMILLERI & THE BLACK SORROWS Yarraville Club.
Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $23.75.
ALESTORM. VALHALORE, STORMTIDE Northcote
Theatre. Northcote. 7.30pm. $76.50.
Brunswick. 8pm. $30 - 35.
Yarraville. 7.30pm. $35.
JUMPIN’ JACK JORDAN & FRIENDS Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm. Free.
SKELETAL REMAINS. INTERNAL ROT, MONOLIYTH, REMAINS, VIPERTHRONE, ESKHATON Bendigo Hotel.
FUJIGRADE Ferdydurke.
VENUS 3056: BLONDE REVOLVER + HOT TUBS TIME MACHINE Retreat Hotel.
ADAM HATTAWAY & THE HAUNTERS Retreat Hotel.
CLAY J GLADSTONE Cherry
SUNK LOTO Max Watt’s.
ROSS WILSON & THE PEACENIKS Bird’s Basement.
Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 6pm. $28.85.
Brunswick. 7.30pm. Free.
Melbourne. 7.30pm. $59.95.
FRENTE Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 8pm.
BLISS N ESO 170 Russell.
Collingwood. 7.30pm. $46.38.
Brunswick. 7.30pm. $15.
Melbourne. 7.30pm. $45.
JOSHUA HEDLEY & BAND. EMILY NENNI Hotel
Melbourne. 7pm. $79.90.
Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $52.15.
JANGALA & FRIENDS
GARRY ALLEN The Drunken
Friday November 25
THE SEVEN UPS. THE PUTBACKS, DJ CHRIS GILL
THE ENGAGEMENT. TAX EVADERS, THE VALIANTS
NADIA REID. ANTHONIE
Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $12.37.
Poet. West Melbourne. 8.30pm. Free.
Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $33.70. Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $35.30.
DJ A-MAN Edinburgh Castle
BUD ROKESKY + PATRICK WILSON Gem Bar.
Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm.
Collingwood. 8pm. Free.
SUNK LOTO Max Watt’s.
MELUM AUSTRALIS Wesley
Melbourne. 7.30pm.
Anne. Northcote. 6pm.
Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
Saturday November 26 Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $15.
MIA DYSON Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 8pm. $38.01.
ALL REGARDS. ULTRAVLT, SILK VILLAGE The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 9pm. $11.25.
MTV UNPLUGGED: A CELEBRATION FEAT: EVEN FLOW, FOOVANA Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $30.
1927 Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8.30pm. $50.
ENCLAVE + BODIES. MUSCLE MARY, FAUN HAUS Old Bar. Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.
RESONATE: PSYCHIC HYSTERIA & FRIENDS The
B.East. Brunswick East. 9pm. Free.
SHAKERFAKER Leadbeater Hotel. Richmond. 8pm. $31.90.
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Watt’s. Melbourne. 8pm. $24.50.
SKA NATION 2022 FEAT: THE AGGROLITES, MEPHISKAPHILES, STRANGER COLE, THE RESIGNATORS, CATBITE, THE SKARNTZ, ADMIRAL ACKBAR’S DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE, OPERATION BIG JAKE BOSSTONE, THE DONALD TRUMPETS, THE OVERITS, THE HIGH TIDES, MORE Ti Tree Hotel. Warrion. 1pm. $127.50 - 193.80.
MORRIGAN & WILDING Bar 303. Northcote. 3pm. $10.
RON S. PENO & THE SUPERSTITIONS. STU THOMAS Brunswick Ballroom. Brunswick. 6.45pm. $38.86.
DIGGER & THE PUSSYCATS
Gem Bar. Collingwood. 8pm. Free.
XANI: AN INACCURATE HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC Bar 303. Northcote. 9pm. $20.
B2BOUNCE. NOOKY, ECB
Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
INDIGO VELVET Wesley Anne. Northcote. 6pm.
TÍYKHÍA Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 5.30pm. $40.
ALL I ASK: ELLY POLETTI SINGS ADELE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45.
R.EM.EDY. JADE ALICE, YARA The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $20.
Thursday December 1 RAMBAL Bar 303. Northcote.
8pm. $20.
BLUE HARVEST: BASIE/ ELLINGTON TRIBUTE Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $40.
EMILY LUBITZ Northcote
Music Hall. St Kilda. 7pm. $45 - 60.
NICOLE HALFORD & THE ROSE LIMBS The Thornbury Local. Thornbury. 8pm.
Brunswick East. 9pm. Free.
BELLAQUEO PRESENTS: IMPAKTO FEAT: MAD RHYTHM, JOLIE DE VOGUE, GA$OLINA, SLIM SHADY
Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $45.
CLICKBAIT & FRIENDS
RAGTIME TAVERN OPEN PIANO Ragtime Tavern.
Basement. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $50 - 60.
OPEN MIC NIGHT The
NICE GIRL Ferdydurke.
KHRUANGBIN. KAMASI WASHINGTON, MILDLIFE
Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 5pm. Free. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
303. Northcote. 8pm.
West Melbourne. 6pm. Free.
WET SEASON (1AM SESSION) Cherry Bar.
Melbourne. 11pm. $10.
PALMS + BLOODS The Tote
Hotel. Collingwood. 8.30pm. $17.35.
HORSEHEAD Corner Hotel.
Richmond. 8.30pm. $49.
Club. Northcote. 8pm. $24.
TRUCK The Workers Club. Fitzroy. 8pm. $18.
PALACE The Croxton. Thornbury. 7.30pm.
THE MAGGIE CARTY BAND The Drunken Poet. West Melbourne. 3pm. Free.
CHINA CRISIS Max Watt’s. Melbourne. 8.30pm. $70.
ONESEVENFOUR: DEC FEAT: BRAINWORK, ENFUSE, SILK DIGITAL, SUPERCURVE, TALIX The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 11pm. $10 - 15. .
Ferdydurke. Melbourne. 8pm. Free.
Saturday December 3
Preston. 6.30pm. Free.
SEDUCEAPHONES Night Cat.
BOB DOWNE: ‘JAZZY’ 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW Memo
CESCHI RAMOS. FOXTROT, JOE GUITON & KAT RAMSHACKLE The B.East.
ANDREW MCSWEENEY & THE WISHING HORSE Wesley
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION The Drunken Poet.
Fitzroy. 7.30pm. $18.15.
YLVA. ISUA, BITUMEN, KAARST Northcote Social
Melbourne. 8pm.
JAMES MORRISON Bird’s
RUNNERS & THE YOUNG Bar
ALCIDES NETO Night Cat.
WAAX 170 Russell.
Social Club. Northcote. 7.30pm. $29.10.
Anne. Northcote. 8pm.
The Tote Hotel. Collingwood. 9pm. $11.25.
THIRSTY MERC Corner Hotel.
RAI THISTLETHWAYTE Bird’s Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $40.
COOLABAH KINGS. WORLD’S BEST NEIGHBOURS, ZOBB
Whole Lotta Love. Brunswick East. 8.30pm. $15.87.
“SOUL TRANE” JAMIE OEHLERS: PLAYS THE MUSIC OF JOHN COLTRANE Paris
Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 25.
BELTIN’ ELTON GRAND FINALÉ WITH NITIDA Ragtime Fitzroy. 11pm. $14.99.
BLACK WHISKEY. SHOTGUN MISTRESS, MIDNIGHT ALIBI
Colour Club. Carlton. 10pm. $28.78.
Friday December 2
Tavern. Preston. 8pm. Free.
Brunswick. 8.30pm. $38.86.
TORRIO! The Jazzlab.
R.EM.EDY. JADE ALICE, YARA The Toff In Town. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $20.
ADALITA Brunswick Ballroom.
Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Melbourne. 6pm. $89.
THE EXPERIENCE Paris Cat
Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $40.
THE STREET FIGHTER II (1AM SESSION) Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 11pm. $10.
BLACK WHISKEY. MIDNIGHT ALIBI, SHOTGUN MISTRESS Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $17.48.
REDRO REDRIGUEZ & HIS INNER DEMONS. DOMESTICATED ANIMALSSS, LAKE ALICE
Hotel Westwood. Footscray. 1pm. $16.91.
Richmond. 8.30pm. $51.10.
APES Leadbeater Hotel.
Richmond. 8pm. $23.75.
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