GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY AUG 21 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ABSTRACT MUTATION + KARMA REBUILD + OLLIE BOWN Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. ALTA + LEAKS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $8. COLLAGE Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. CYCLO TIMIK Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne. 5:30pm. FARROW + DAN & AMY + ROB MUINOS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $7. JUSTICE & KAOS + RY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $6. MIDWEEK THRASH ATTACK - FEAT: XENOS + HEADLESS DEATH + PARTY VIBES + SEWERCIDE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. NICK ALLBROOK Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. ONDAS ALPHA + PAPA MAUL + WILLOW DARLING Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. PARKING LOT EXPERIMENTS + THE HARPOONS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. RED LANTERN COLONY Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ROOTS OF MUSIC - FEAT: THANDO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. TALES IN SPACE + MOTORACE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. THE FIBS + BIG VOLCANO + SHUT UP JACKSON Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. THE ROBOT INVASION + ABLAZE + THE QUARTERS + TRIANGLE FIGHT John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK GEORGIA FIELDS Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. MARLON WILLIAMS + OH PEP! Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $8. MO’ SOUL - FEAT: YEO + DJ VINCE PEACH + LOW SPEED BUS CHASE Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 6:30pm. OPEN MIC Ontop In Ormond, Ormond. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 7:00pm. SIMPLY ACOUSTIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. TOOTH & TUSK Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: JENNY BIDDLE + ALICIA ADKINS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BRECKER MECCA Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. GEORGE BENSON Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 8:00pm. HAMMOND JAZZ CLUB + MR ANDREW SWANN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. SWING NIGHT First Floor, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. THE ROB BURKE & TONY GOULD QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. TIERRA 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. TOM VINCENT & JULIEN WILSON Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. VIVE LA DIFFERENCE Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm.
THURSDAY AUG 22 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS P!NK + THE KIN Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $80. 4TRESS + DIANA’S BOW + LITTLE HOUSE GODZ Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. AGUA CON SOL Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. ASH - FEAT: DRAGON + DANCING HEALS + SKIPPING GIRL VINEGAR Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $59. AVANTAIR + AIRCRAFTE + LIEUTENANT JAM Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $30. BIG WORDS + DUECE KICKS + HUGO BLADEL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. BILL PARTON TRIO Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. CHAMBERS + BANDIT SOLUTION + FEARLESS ESCAPE + SUMMERS MISTAKE Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $6. DARTS + 8 BIT LOVE + GOING SWIMMING Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DAY RAVIES + FOOTY + MELBOURNE CANS + PARADING Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10. ELEGANT SHIVA & FUN MACHINE + ELEGANT SHIVA + FUN MACHINE + CAPCHA + LOUIS LONDON John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. FUNK BUDDIES + KINGSTON CROWN + SOUL SAFARI Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $5. HOLY HOLY + AINSLIE WILLS< ALI BARTER Workers Club, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. $15. JURASSIC PENGUIN + ARCHIVES + LOVE ALONE + THE EVERCOLD Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. MARLON WILLIAMS + DAN PARSONS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. MELANIE SMITH Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 8:00pm. NEXT - FEAT: FOR OUR HERO + BRIGHTER AT NIGHT + OH PACIFIC + PANTELLICA + SILENT ROSE Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. OVERDRIVE - FEAT: SOOKY LA LA + DJS JAKE & NICK + WOOLY BEEF Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. PERTH + EMLYN JOHNSON + PETE BIBBY Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. PROWLER + AITCHES + APART FROM THIS + UP & TOM Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. RED ROCKETS OF BORNEO + ALEK HURDY GURDY + DJ MR SHARP + THE BEEGLES REVUE + THE DARK ALES + VICUNA COAT Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:30pm. $8. ROCK THE BOAT’ - FEAT: THE BASICS + EVEN + JOELISTICS + SNOUT Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $30. ROMEO KNIGHTS + PILOTS OF THE FUTURE + THE NATIONAL EVENING EXPRESS The Vineyard, St Kilda. 11:00pm. SHARK DEFENSE AUSTRALIA FUNDRAISER - FEAT: WOLFPACK + BURNING IN WHITE + INTERNAL NIGHTMARE + MYYTH + VENDETTA Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. TED DANSON WITH WOLVES + HAVE/HOLD + OSLOW + ZZZOUNDS Wrangler Studios, Footscray . 6:00pm. THE GAME Espy, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $79. THE IMPOSSIBLE NO GOODS + JP SHILO The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:00pm. THE POPE’S ASSASSINS + LEIGH ROBERTSON + THE STERLINGS + TRIANGLE FIGHT Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $7. ZEAHORSE + DUCK DUCK CHOP + IOWA + TANGRAMS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.
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MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS After performing a sorta-reunion (it had been nearly three years since their last show) tour earlier this year, synth heroes Midnight Juggernauts are embarking on a run of shows to celebrate the launch of their new album. Uncanny Valley is the Melbourne trio’s first full-length since 2010’s The Crystal Axis. Midnight Juggernauts perform at The Corner on Saturday August 24. ALISON FERRIER BAND Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm. $15. BLOW The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 8:00pm. CHRIS FRANGOU + ROJO Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $8. DOMINIQUE + LOST COLONIES + SHE SAID YOU + THE HABITS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5. ED KUEPPER The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $32. MELBOURNE FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15. MOMENTS NOTICE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 6:30pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 6:00pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 7:00pm. STU THOMAS + ALISON FERRIER BAND Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm. TASTE OF INDIE COLLECTIVE - FEAT: SARAH EIDA + FIVE ACRE FIELD + ONE AND THE SAME Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THAT GOLD STREET SOUND + THANDO SIKWILA Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. THE SLIMS + LIZZIE MCMAHON + MAEFLOWER Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET + JEFF DUFF The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm. ALWAN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. BEN GRAYSON TRIO 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. BLOOM + OLIVIA HEINLEIN + THE TARTLETS Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5. JENNIE MORTIMER TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. JESSICA CARLTON SEXTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. JUDE PERL BAND Purple Emerald, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5. REVOMATIX + DJ PIERRE BARONI + DJ VINCE PEACH Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. THE AUSTRALIAN ART ORCHESTRA Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $20. THE OVEREASYS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 6:30pm. TOM VINCENT QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.
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FRIDAY AUG 23 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS P!NK + THE KIN Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $80. AGONHYM + ARROWHEAD + CHILD + HOTEL WRECKING CITY TRADERS The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $10. ARTISTS COLLABORATE FOR RED CROSS SYRIA CRISIS APPEAL - FEAT: JOEL MCKERROW + IRIS & FREEMAN TREBILCOCK Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. BARBARION Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. BATPISS + ACIDVAIN + EVIL WAYS + OUCH MY FACE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. BOOGIE MONSTER + FUN MACHINE + HOWARD + VOWEL MOVEMENT Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $5. CASTLECOMER + FIVE MILE TOWN + NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. CYCLONE DIABLO + FIREBIRD TRIO + RATTLIN’ BONES + THE UGLY KINGS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. DANCING HEALS + CORSAIRS + DENVER MAXX Prince Public Bar, St Kilda. 8:00pm. DISASTERS & LIFE PILOT + DISASTERS + LIFE PILOT + CULPRITS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. EINSTEINS TOYBOYS + CHAMELEONS Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. $10. FIRE & THEFT Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. FRIDAY NIGHTS AT MONET’S GARDEN - FEAT: SEEKAE National Gallery Of Victoria, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $28. GOLD FIELDS & CLUBFEET + LURCH & CHIEF + THE ELLIOTS Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. LINCOLN LE FEVRE & THE INSIDERS + CERES + JAMIE HAY John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. LOWTIDE + DAY RAVIES + THE STEVENS + ZONE OUT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. MALLEE SONGS + SLEEP DECADE + TIM RICHMOND BAND Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8. PALACE OF THE KING + ANGELS OF GUNG-HO + CREO + DEAD CITY RUINS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. PARTY VIBEZ + HAILGUN + PROWLER + ROAD RATZ Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10. PSEUDO ECHO + VULTURES OF VENUS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 9:00pm. $30. PURPLE TUSKS + DAVE ADAMS SEXTET TRIO Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. SEEKAE - FEAT: FIONA THORNE National Gallery Of