GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY DEC 19 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS A GENDER + CARBS + DAN TROLLEY + DEAD RIVER Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $7. BRDM BDRM + BROTHER CHILDS & WILDS + MERCIANS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10. COLLAGE - FEAT: HOUSE OF LAURENCE + JULY DAYS + MUSHROOM GIANT Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. COURTNEY BARNETT + NEW ESTATE + TWO CARTOONS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $12. DASH + THE ZANES Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm. EVAN DANDO & JULIANA HATFIELD + EVAN DANDO + JULIANA HATFIELD + BAMBINO KORESH Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $45. FRIEND ZONE - FEAT: MAX CRUMB + HYPERBORREA + ROHAN REBEIRO Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. HEAVY BEACH + DUCK DUCK CHOP + GRAND PRISMATIC The Liberty Social, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $5. HUMAN FACE + HUW MURDOCH + THE IMPRINTS Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. JACKSON FIREBIRD + TYSON HODGES TRIO Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:01pm. JOEL HAVEA (ALBUM LAUNCH) + BRADLEE JAY + MY PRIVATE DINOSAUR Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $10. MATT WALTER + GEORGIA FIELDS + WOODY PITNEY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12. MELBOURNE FRESH CHRISTMAS AWARDS SHOWCASE - FEAT: FULL CODE + BREAK THE WALL + FAMOUS WILL + HUGH KIRNE + KILL THE DARLING + LUKE GRAY + NATE REIMERS + OCEAN TO ATHENA + SOFA KING + TO THE RESCUE + TURTLE & FOX Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15. MORRISSEY Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $99. SHANGRILA - FEAT: LADY NOIR + CHAIRMAN MEOW Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. SIB + GARETH EUNSON & THE BIG SMALL + SEAN NICHOLAS MCMAHON’S WESTERN UNION The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. THE DEAD HEIR + INDIAN RED + REDS UNDER THE BED John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 7:30pm. $2. THE PRIMARY + ANTARTICA + RETURN TO YOUTH + TANGRAMS + TITLE DJS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $14. LAURA NICHOLS QUINTET + HANNAH CAMERON & OFFICER PARROT Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $8. QUINCE JAM Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. THE BEN CARR TRIO 303, Northcote. 6:30pm. THE JOE CHINDAMO TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. THE PAUL BIRD BAND Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8. OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC & JAM NIGHT Grind N Groove, Healesville. 8:00pm. RUTH ROGERS-WRIGHT (ALBUM LAUNCH) + DJ MY-TJAXX Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: TASH SULTANA + RUTH LINDSAY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ALICIA ATKINS Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:00pm. BLACKCHORDS Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. CLANCY MILNE Bebida, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. FLOWERS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $7. KOOKY KARAOKE - FEAT: FRED NEGRO Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm. MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm. OPEN MIC Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 10:00pm. OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 8:00pm. OPEN STAGE Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:00pm. PALM SPRINGS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: TASH SULTANA + JENNY BIDDLE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
THURSDAY DEC 20 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ALWAN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:30pm. DIVINA PROVIDENCIA Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. EMMA GILMARTIN Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. JORDAN MURRAY’S NORTHEAST COLLECTVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. MOTOWN THURSDAYS Fashion Lounge, Melbourne. 5:00pm. OVEREASIES Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 8:00pm. SLEEPING BAG 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. THE JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET + RUBY PAGE The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm. THE JOSH KELLY QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. THE REVOMATRIX Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. THE SEVEN UPS Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm. TIM FREEDMAN’S FIRESIDE CHAT Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 10:00pm. TIM FREEDMAN’S FIRESIDE CHAT (EARLY SHOW) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $36. ROSETTA + CITY OF SHIPS + HEIRS + NONTINUUM + NUCLEAR SUMMER John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. RUBY’S SHOWCASE Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave. 7:00pm. SINCE THE RIVER (WINTER TEETH) + BRIGHTLY + THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE + THESE PATTERNS DJS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5. SMASHING PUMPKINS + WOLFMOTHER Hisense Arena, Melbourne. 7:00pm. THE BATTERY KIDS + HEAVY BEACH + SHOOT THE SUN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8. THE JOHN BACON BAND Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm. THE ROBOT KINGS + BLUE PRINT + EUTHYMIA Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. THREE QUARTER BEAST + CALADONIA + RIFF FIST Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ABBE MAY + SHY PANTHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20. ARCHETYPALS + AIRCRAFTE + LIEUTENANT JAM + PROLETARIAN RIOT Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.
EVEN For the 13th year running, Even celebrate Xmas in style and this year is sure to be a treat. Joining Even will be Charles Jenkins & The Zhivagos, The Bedroom Philosopher and DJ Francis Leach. There will also be some nice little on stage surprises for all to behold. It’s been a busy year for the Even lads, what with their 6th album In Another Time being released, there was a national tour with The Fauves, they once again took part in the Heart of St Kilda concert at the Palais and in recent times there have been some tasty slots with luminaries such as Jim Keays, Russell Morris, Weddoes, The Living End and the Sunnyboys. All roads lead to the Even Xmas bash, so get on down to The Hi-Fi on Saturday December 22. BRIGHTLY Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. COBRA SNAKE NECKTIE RECORDS PRESENTS FEAT: SAINT JUDE + CHRIS RUSSEL’S CHICKEN WALK + THE BOWERS + WRONG TURN Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10. CORDRAZINE + DAYTIME FREQUENCY + THE BON SCOTTS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $20. ELECTRIC SUNKINGS + SPACEKEYS + THE DAVE SEEDMAN Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. FALCONIO + CLOWNS + THE OLD LADIES The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $8. FORMOSA + LLAMA WITH BEANNI + ONE DAY MAYBE + YOUR TICKET HOME Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. GRAND RAPIDS + THE CITRADELS + THE QUIVER + TRAPPIST AFTERLAND BAND Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. KRIS KRINGLE NIGHT MARKETS - FEAT: SCOTT EDGAR & THE UNIVERSE Northcote Town Hall, Northcote. 5:30pm. LEEZ LIDO + GRANDMASTER VICIOUS + LOPAN + SEAN Rochester Castle Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LEROY LEE + AL PARKINSON + TEXTURE LIKE SUN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12. PAINTERS & DOCKERS TRIO Tago Mago, Thornbury. 9:00pm. PAPA MAUL + BUSY KINGDOM + TWO CARTOONS Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. STONE AGE ROMEO Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE ASMATICS + CHAMBERS + DEAD ALBATROSS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5. THE BENNIES + KUJO KINGS + PHAT MEEGZ Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. THE BOMBAY ROYALE + DJ MANCHILD Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $12. THE CALL UP + AGILITY + RAYON MOON + ROSENCRANTZ Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7. THE DATSUNS + KING OF THE NORTH + REDCOATS + THE DEEP END Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE LIVING END Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $42. THE SPIN The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. THE WEEKEND PEOPLE + TOM DICKINS Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. TIN LION + ANGUS MUNDAY + MPDG + WILL TRON The Liberty Social, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $5. TRASH IVORY + BAD LADIES BURLESQUE The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. YOLKE Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK 8 FOOT FELIX Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. ANNE OF THE WOLVES + THE GYPSY CURSE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. BERLIN POSTMARK Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $8. DOUBLE BANGER CHRISTMAS CRACKER - FEAT: IAMWOLF + HOUSE OF LAURENCE + LA ROSA MARCHITA Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8. ECHO DRAMA Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 10:00pm. GUY KABLE + JOSHUA SEYMOUR Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. HEY! SANTIAGO + GREEN CANS + SEA LEGS Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm. LOOUNGE THURSDAYS Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. MOMENTS NOTICE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 7:00pm. QUARRY MOUNTAIN DEAD RATS Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm. ROESY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. SALLY BAULCH + ALIE PIKIN Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 8:00pm. SCOTTISH KISS Bebida, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SHARP SHARP PRETTY + MATT DANIEL + YOU & YOUR FRIENDS Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. SIMON PHILLIPS Two Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. THE WHITE TREE 29th Apartment, St Kilda. 8:30pm.
FRIDAY DEC 21 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS A LONELY CROWD + CAT OR PILLAR + JAREK + THE FEEL GOODS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $12. ADMIRAL ACKBAR’S DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE + K-MART WARRIORS + LORD JUSTIN & HIS ONE MAN BAND + STRAWBERRY FIST CAKE + THE MURDERBALLS + THE SHADOW LEAGUE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm.
MORRISSEY Embarking on his first visit to the antipodes in over a decade, ol’ mate miserable aka Morrissey is touching down in Melbourne this week. Fans can expect to hear a hearty offering from Morrissey’s solo canon, as well as a selection of The Smiths’ classics. Joining Morrissey on tour will be American singer/songwriter Kristeen Young, who has been supporting Morrissey across his 2012 world tour. Morrissey performs at Festival Hall on Wednesday December 19. Beat Magazine Page 82
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