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DALLAS CRANE

With a reputation as one of the country’s finest rock acts, the much loved Dallas Crane have decided they have a lot more to give to their fans. With the announcement of their fifth studio album on the way, the band are set to give a little taste test with their new single I’m Sorry Darlin’ on their website come Friday, October 11. The new album and single has reignited something special in Dallas Crane, who will be making their official comeback with a live show at their famous old stomping ground on New Years Eve. It’s all happening at The Esplanade Hotel on Tuesday December 31. Tickets on sale soon from The Espy website.

Queens Of The Stone Age

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE AND NINE INCH NAILS

Two of the world’s most influential bands of the last decade will join forces for a massive double headline tour. In what could arguably be described as one of the biggest double bills to ever reach our shores, QOTSA and NIN joined by special guest Brody Dalle, will take on both Australia and New Zealand next March. During the tour, the first headline band is set to be decided by the toss of a coin. It all goes down at Rod Laver Arena on Friday March 14. Tickets through Ticketek.

LONDON GRAMMAR

Indie-pop trio London Grammar will bring their highly buzzed about sound to a pair of Falls sideshows this January. The band’s debut album, If You Wait received critical acclaim for its haunting brilliance, and reviews of their live shows have followed in the same vein, with critics praising the trio’s unrelenting energy. With one date already sold out, London Grammar have added a second show at the Prince Bandroom on Friday January 10. Tickets are available via princebandroom.com.au.

LYNYRD SKYNYRD

Lynyrd Skynyrd will tour Australia for the first time ever next year. Boasting a rich and prolific history of more than 60 albums and sales exceeding 30 million worldwide, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s southern sounds are etched on the American rock landscape and their cult classics such as Sweet Home Alabama and Free Bird are ingrained in the American spirit. They’ll hit The Plenary on Tuesday February 11. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Monday October 21 through Live Nation.

ALEX LLOYD

He’s kept us waiting, but Alex Lloyd is back with his new record entitled Urban Wilderness, out this Friday October 18, and a fresh set of tour dates to boot. The celebrated troubadour has announced his first tour of Australia since moving abroad in 2008. Urban Wilderness follows Good In The Face Of A Stranger, Lloyd’s last solo effort of five years ago. He’ll play on Friday November 29 at The Kelvin Club and Saturday November 30 at the Ferntree Gully Hotel.

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LASSETER’S BONES

Luke Walker’s acclaimed documentary Lasseter’s Bones is confirmed for theatrical release in selected cinemas around Australia on Thursday October 31. A Best Documentary nominee at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2013, Lasseter’s Bones was also voted one of the Top 5 Most Popular Documentaries at the 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival. Like so many others over the years, director Luke Walker became fascinated by the story of Harold Lasseter, whose body was found after perishing in Central Australia’s deserts in 1930. In making Lasseter’s Bones Walker discovered Lasseter’s 85-year-old son Bob still wandering the desert after 50 years, on a quixotic mission to discover the gold that killed his father and destroyed his childhood. As a result, Walker found himself teaming up with Bob Lasseter on a quest to solve the many riddles his father left behind and believes this film has finally deciphered the Lasseter puzzle. We have some double passes to give away.

DRUNKEN MOON

The Drunken Moon festival is returning to Melbourne for its second year with a rockin’ Halloween live spectacle over three stages at the Espy. This year the lineup comprises some of the dirtiest live bands around including Brothers Grim and the Blue Murders, King of the North, Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk, La Bastard, Digger and the Pussycats, Batpiss, Mesa Cosa, Sheriff, Guthrie, Rattlin’ Bones Blackwood, Yard Apes and the Drunken Poaches. It all goes down on Thursday October 31 at The Espy. We have a double pass to give away.

MYSTERY ROAD

A brutal crime, a rookie cop out of his depth, stands alone between two worlds, where the mystery lies just below the surface. Indigenous cowboy detective Jay Swan returns to his outback home town, to solve the murder of a teenage girl, whose body is found under the highway trucking route out of town. Alienated from both the white dominated police force and his own community, including his teenage daughter, who he discovers is connected with the murdered girl, Jay stands alone in his determination to fight back for his town and his people. We have some double passes to give away.

SO SHE SAYS

Calling all drumming divas, vocal vixens and chicks with picks. Sunday October 20 sees The Workers Club in Fitzroy house the official So She Says compilation CD launch. With The Rebelles, Rosie Burgess, Hayley Couper and Valentiine gracing the stage, this is a super suave Sunday session not to be missed. Doors at 6:30pm, sharp. We have some double passes to give away. Head to beat.com.au/freeshit to win.

ALLDAY

Pilerats, New World Artists and teamtrick have come together to support the prolific slacker hip hop artist Allday on his national tour. Having forgone a pro basketball career to pursue music, Allday continues to prove he made the right decision. Already finding his way in triple js Hottest 100, fresh from signing with Illy’s label OneTwo and dropping his latest mixtape Soon I’ll Be in Cali 2 to massive online hype, Allday is what you would call, having a great year. He plays an all ages show at Hip Hop Straight Up on Saturday November 9. Tickets on sale from Oztix. Allday plays again at Can't Say on Friday November 22, door sales only.

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HEY GERONIMO

Brisbane four-piece Hey Geronimo will release their sophomore EP, Erring on the Side of Awesome this November and have announced that they will set out on a six date national tour. Innovative and quirky singles The Dan Kelly Song and Lazer Gun Show have built up the hype for the band’s new EP. Hey Geronimo will play The Workers Club on Saturday November 16. Snag tickets from heygeronimo.com.

ELIZABETH ROSE

Sydney’s Elizabeth Rose will embark on a national tour this November in support of her captivating new single, The Good Life and forthcoming EP, due out in early 2014. After returning from a string of New York dates, Rose will hit seven Australian cities on The Good Life tour, showcasing a variety of new songs and arrangements. Elizabeth Rose will play the Workers Club on Saturday November 23. Tickets are available on elizabethrose.com.au.

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Adding to the already huge lineup, three new shows have been announced. The Shadow Electric opening night party on Friday November 1 will feature live music from Citizen Sex, a new matinee show from local heroes Hello Morning on Saturday November 9 and followed up on the Sunday November 10 by the Spoils and Ben Salter. Several support acts have been added; The Bombay Royale will be supported by San Lazaro, Karate Boogaloo and DJ Chris Gill on Saturday November 2, Little Scout on Sunday November 3 will be joined by I, a Man, Courtney Barnett and The Courtney Barnett’s will launch their second EP with support from the always incredible Teeth and Tongue.

NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL, M.WARD AND SUPERCHUNK

Three of the biggest drawcards of the now defunct 2013 Harvest Festival will join forces for a headline tour this November. The Australian tour will be the first ever for cult indie icons Neutral Milk Hotel. They’ll be joined by Oregon troubadour M.Ward and Superchunk. A second show has been announced. Catch them at The Forum on Friday November 15 (sold out) and Saturday November 16. Tickets through Ticketmaster.

THE PLOT

The Plot, a new electronic festival by the same promoters as Groovin’ the Moo, will hit Melbourne and Sydney this December. Taking place over three stages and eight hours, The Plot’s lineup features Alison Wonderland, Miami Horror, DJ Snake, Hayden James, Naysayer & Gilsun, Gold Fields, Yolanda Be Cool, Citizen Kay, Beni and many more. It goes down on Sunday December 15 across Palace Theatre and Ding Dong Lounge. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased on theplot.com.

Name/Band: Shining Bird. Ten bands everyone should know about: Bradford Clocks, Neil Young, Meal Yum, Brian Eno, One Erection, Paraklete, Shining Turd, Nick Dave, The Winston Winstonsons and Petersons Revenge. Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: Heaps of Vietnamese food – that’s pretty much all we eat – and wine and tea. Eight possessions that define you: A shirt that says ‘baerd,’ six massive tins of bushels and milk. Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape: Towering Inferno, There will be blood, Night of the Hunter, The Last Wave, The Shining, Mad Men and Kindergarten Cop. Six bad habits you can’t escape: Sending messages about the person to the person by accident, finishing other people’s meals, reddit, all preach no practice, sneaky cheesys and cheese in general. Five people who inspire you: Brian Wilson, Brian Eno, Brian Ferry, Kerry O’Brien and Big Steve. Four things that turn you on: Manners, leather jogging pants, Brian Eno and cheese. Three goals for your music: Honey, coffee and sauna sponsorships. Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why: The great Hugo Weaving grabbed my shoulder at a gallery opening and said “Fucking awesome beard mate!” I was a blushing weak-kneed mess, unforgettable. We played a show at Wollongong Uni a few months back. I was wearing some jeans that were way too tight, as I stepped onto stage I ripped the entire crotch out and I had no underdacks on! I always take a spare pair now, seriously. One day left before the apocalypse and you… Go on reddit and read about our impending doom. When’s the gig / release? Leisure Coast album launch show; Friday October 18 at the Workers Club.

DYSON, STRINGER & CLOHER

Their first ever tour together, Mia Dyson, Liz Stringer and Jen Cloher’s shows are selling quickly and becoming one of the highlights of the indie roots world for 2013.To celebrate, the trio have hit the studio, creating three new tracks for an EP which they have unveiled this week. The tracks recorded together, each feature one of the trio on lead vocals and show the strength in collaboration and admiration that brought them together. With 11 albums, ARIA Awards, Australian Music Prize short listings and countless other accolades between them, Dyson, Stringer & Cloher are three names synonymous with great songs and powerful performances. The trio will play Caravan Music Club on Thursday November 14 and Thornbury Theatre on Saturday November 16.

60 SECONDS with DJ LUX AKA LANI G

Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? Let’s not go there please! Describe yourself using the title of a song. I’ve Got All This Ringing In My Ears And None In My Fingers What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? The moon was watching me. The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? Being asked personally by Shakta to tour UK and telling him no on the spot. What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? Barbie Girl - Aqua What’s the most played record in your bag? Currently it’s Harmageddon - Green Velvet (Bushido Mix) What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? Can I come back as Thomas Bangalter’s Helmet? If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? Visual merchandising. When and where is your next gig? Next gig happens at Scarlett Lounge, Richmond on Saturday October 19.

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On the weekend of October 26-27 the Melbourne Guitar Makers Festival in Abbotsford, Melbourne will present a unique opportunity to see and play handmade guitars from all over Australasia. Run every two years, the festival was started in 2009 by a collective of guitar makers to showcase their work. The show is built around an exhibition of instruments, the makers and top-line guitarists showcasing the guitars. This year will be the biggest show yet, with 25 makers. Workshops in guitar-making will be available, with some of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest craftspeople sharing their knowledge and expertise. The show will feature steel-strung acoustic guitars by Chris Melville, Laurie Williams (NZ), Gary Rizzolo, Jack Spira, Tim Kill, Phil Carson Crickmore, Joe Gallacher, Trevor Gore. Classical makers will include Kim Lissarrague, Alan Bull and Claire Arendse. Performers include Nick Charles, Lucas Michialidis, Jenny Biddle, Sam leman, Dave Steel and Tiffany Eckhard, Sergio Ercole and many more. The biggest show of its kind in Australia, this is a unique chance to see some of the finest handmade guitars in one place, at one time and right on our doorstep. It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come around again for another two years, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out! The event on Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27 will be held at the Abbotsford convent in Melbourne, with its cafes and bars and plenty of space to relax and spend the day in guitar-nerd heaven. Entry to the Exhibition and music is $20 inclusive ($10 concession). The workshops can be booked for $45. For more information on the Melbourne Guitar Makers Festival including exhibitors, performers and the program visit guitarmakers.com.au.

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Name of Band: Skyscraper Stan and the Commission Flats. Define your genre in 5 words or less: Troubadour rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll. Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got an EP, Tall Stories, which weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re launching later this month.Â It was recorded during our New Orleans big band phase so its got a whole lotta trumpet going on. The songs were all written around that part of the world so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full of references to Louisiana and Otis Redding. When are you next doing your thing? The EP/Video launch at the Workerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club on Thursday October 24. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shaping up to be a sweaty night. Liam Gerner and Ben Wright Smith will be playing too. Ben is bringing his band and everything.Â What was the best show youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever played? Camp Elsewhere out in Yarra Junction last May.Â That was amazing. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll happen again next year. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d even give praying a shot if I thought itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d help. What do you reckon people would say you sound like? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. I suppose it depends on how they feel at the time. The set is getting more diverse as time goes on. A little bit rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;roll, a little bit country, a whole lotta lyrics. Some of the songs are for dancing and others are for thinking. In a couple Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried to capture that sinking feeling you get when your dinghy springs a leak. Where do you want to be in ten years? With any luck, halfway through our twenty year plan. What makes you unhappiest about what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a lot to be unhappy about. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re growing a little tired of thin-lipped accountants and their tepid, joyless mates screaming bloody murder from four hundred thousand dollar studio apartments whenever someone plays a guitar in their neighbourhood. Bottom shelf grog, Sunday mornings and last nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wet patch can be kinda confronting, too.

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New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve at The Espy has been a long running tradition.Â To celebrate the year that was and the year that is just around the corner, they have brought together Something For Kate, Bodyjar, Dallas Crane, Kingswood, The Basics and The Delta Riggs for their 2013 celebration. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all happening on New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve, Tuesday December 31 at The Espy. Tickets are on sale now from Oztix. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES... BEAT.COM.AU/TV

After selling out his first Melbourne date, Canadian slack-rocker Mac DeMarco has unveiled additional Meredith Music Festival sideshows. Known for his seductive baritone voice, '60s garage rock feel, and raunchy live performances, DeMarco will make his way to Australia for the first time this December. If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t snagged tickets to the Corner Hotel show on Wednesday December 11, you can still catch Mac DeMarco and co. at the Shadow Electric on Monday December 16. Tickets will be available via Oztix.

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VAMPIRE WEEKEND

FUTURE OF THE LEFT

They’re caustic, they’re irreverent, they rock like nobody’s business and they seem addicted to the Australian summer. Since Future Of The Left formed back in 2005 following the dissolution of much-loved Cardiff outfit Mclusky – both frontman Andy “Falco” Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone were alumni from that fine band, the current lineup rounded out by guitarist Jimmy Watkins and Aussie bassist Julia Ruzicka – they’ve been constant visitors to our shores, always preferring to come down here in the height of the summer heatwave, presumably to get the hell out of the cruel Welsh winter. Catch them at the Corner Hotel on Tuesday January 2.

New York indie kings Vampire Weekend have announced headline dates in January alongside their Falls Festival performances. Following their set at Big Day Out last summer, the four-piece are returning for another run of Australian dates, with headline shows slotted for Sydney and Melbourne in January. Their third album, Modern Vampires Of The City, dropped on XL Recordings/Remote Control earlier this year. Vampire Weekend play Festival Hall on Monday January 6. Tickets go on sale at ticketek.com.au on Thursday October 17.

Lanie Lane

THE STORY SO FAR…

After two hugely successful seasons, The Story So Far… returns to the live stage with an all star lineup of Australian musicians at The Toff In Town this November. Through engaging chat and live musical performances, hosts Sunny Leunig and 3RRRs Jacinta Parsons, will uncover what has, and continues to inspire some of our most talented artists. Entertaining, enlightening and audibly delicious, The Story So Far is the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon. There will be live performances from Paul Kelly (Sunday November 24), Adalita (Sunday November 17), Steve Kilbey (Sunday November 3) and Lanie Lane (Sunday November 10). Tickets are $30. Book through toffintown.com.au.

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Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro have announced a Melbourne headline show. Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro – who are in no way associated with Ernest Hemingway’s famous short story The Snows of Kilimanjaro – will be bringing their heavyweight funk fresh from their performances at Falls Festival to Melbourne next year. It will be the Japanese six-piece’s first Australian tour since their sold-out tour last year. This tour will see the band perform tracks off their third album, Perfect Times; a collusion of soul, funk, rock’n’roll and deep groove. Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro will perform at the Corner Hotel on Thursday January 9. Tickets are available through the Corner Hotel

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John Grant will hit Australian shores early next year. This visit will see John bringing a full five-piece band with him to perform selections from his second solo release Pale Green Ghosts. Catch him at the Corner Hotel on Saturday January 18.

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Jeremy Neale’s long awaited debut EP In Stranger Times is set for release Friday November 1 and to celebrate this he is bound to head back on tour. In the last twelve months Neale has toured in support of The Preatures, Gung-Ho, Ball Park Music and Surfer Blood as well as completing his own headline tours for singles A Love Affair To Keep You There and In Stranger Times. With his dreamy, lo fi, synth pop set to go on the road again, Jeremy Neale fans can expect all of what they have come to love about Neale with old and new hits. Make sure to head down to Northcote Social Club on Saturday November 8. Tickets on sale from the venue website.

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international MELBOURNE FESTIVAL Various Venues October 11 – 27 FLIGHT FACILITIES Foxtel Festival Hub, Melbourne Festival October 18, 19 KATCHAFIRE The Hi-Fi October 19 EVERY TIME I DIE Corner Hotel October 20 THE POLYPHONIC SPREE Foxtel Festival Hub, Melbourne Festival October 20 – 22 LORDE Corner Hotel October 21, 22 BEYONCÉ Rod Laver Arena October 22, 23, 25, 26 FUCK BUTTONS Foxtel Festival Hub, Melbourne Festival October 25 BEHEMOTH The Espy October 25 FALL OUT BOY Festival Hall October 26 THE CRIBS Ding Dong Lounge October 26 ATP: RELEASE THE BATS The Palais and Prince Bandroom October 26 LIMPBIZKIT Festival Hall, October 27 YELLOWCARD Palace Theatre October 29 LIGHTNING BOLT Corner Hotel October 30 VERONICA FALLS Northcote Social Club October 31 THE SEEKERS Hamer Hall, November 7, 8, 28 AUSTRALASIAN WORLDWIDE MUSIC EXPO Various Venues November 14 – 17 FRANZ FERDINAND The Forum November 14 BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB Palace Theatre November 15 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL, M.WARD, SUPERCHUNK The Forum November 15, 16 FACE THE MUSIC Various Venues, November 15, 16 MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK Various Venues November 15 - 24 LEONARD COHEN Rod Laver Arena November 20, December 9, Bimbadgen Winery November 23 BLACK FLAG Palace Theatre November 22 CHERRYFEST Cherry Bar November 24 TUMBLEWEED Central Club Richmond November 29 FLEETWOOD MAC Rod Laver Arena November 26, A Day On The Green November 30

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JUSTIN BIEBER Rod Laver Arena December 2, 3 PASSENGER The Palais December 4 METZ Howler December 5 IRIS DEMENT Thornbury Theatre December 5 INSANE CLOWN POSSE December 6 CAVE Kelvin Club December 6 MUSE Laver Arena December 6, 7 BON JOVI Etihad Stadium December 7 VAN’S WARPED TOUR TBA December 7 ALICIA KEYS Rochford Winery December 7, Rod Laver Arena December 8 STEEL PANTHER Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 8 DEERHUNTER The Hi-Fi December 11 MAC DEMARCO Corner Hotel December 11, Shadow Electric December 16 NILE RODGERS Billboard December 13 MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre December 13 - 15 TAYLOR SWIFT Etihad Stadium December 14 CITY AND COLOUR Sidney Myer Music Bowl December 14 THE PLOT FESTIVAL Palace Theatre, Ding Dong Lounge December 15 MELVINS The Hi-Fi December 17 HELMET The Hi-Fi December 18 THE WAR ON DRUGS Northcote Social Club December 28 THE ROOTS Festival Hall December 28 TOM ODELL Corner Hotel December 28 FALLS FESTIVAL Lorne December 28 - January 1, Marion Bay December 29 - January 1, Byron Bay December 31 - January 3 FUTURE OF THE LEFT Corner Hotel January 2 JOHNNY MARR Corner Hotel January 4 WIZ KHALIFIA, A$AP ROCKY Festival Hall January 4 HANNI EL KHATIB January 5 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Festival Hall January 6 SOLANGE Prince Bandroom January 7 MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO Corner Hotel January 9 LONDON GRAMMAR Prince Bandroom January 9, 10

PARAMORE Sidney Myer Music Bowl January 12 SO FRENCHY SO CHIC Werribee Park January 12 JOHN GRANT Corner Hotel January 18 HALF MOON RUN Corner Hotel January 19 BIG DAY OUT Flemington Racecourse January 24 WE ARE SCIENTISTS Corner Hotel January 25 ST JEROME’S LANEWAY FESTIVAL Footscray Community Arts Centre February 1 THE NATIONAL Sidney Myer Music Bowl February 9 LYNYRD SKYNYRD The Plenary February 11 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AAMI Park February 15 SOUNDWAVE 2014 Flemington Racecourse February 28 FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL Flemington Racecourse March 9 BILLY BRAGG Palais Theatre March 13 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE AND NINE INCH NAILS Rod Laver Arena March 14 EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROS Palace Theatre April 15 BLUESFEST Byron Bay April 17 - 21 IRON AND WINE The Forum Theatre April 22

national OWL EYES Northcote Social Club October 16, 17, 18 LACHY DOLEY Bar 303 October 17 WHITLEY Caravan Music Club October 17, Howler October 18 SUN CITY The Espy October 18 BEC LAUGHTON The Paris Car October 18 MATT CORBY Festival Hall October 18 ESKIMO JOE Ferntree Gully Hotel October 18, Forum Theatre October 19 KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD Corner Hotel October 19 CALLING ALL CARS Ding Dong October 19 THE TIMBERS The Espy October 22 THE AMITY AFFLICTION The Palace October 22, 23 WHITE SUMMER Evelyn Hotel October 24 PAUL DEMPSEY The Hi-Fi October 24, 25 EMMA LOUISE Ormond Hall October 25 HAVE/HOLD The Old Bar October 25 CREEPSHOW The Espy October 26 TWIN BEASTS Northcote Social Club October 26 THE GRAND RAPIDS Yah Yah’s October 26 STONEFIELD Corner Hotel October 26 BRIANA COWLISHAW Bennetts Lane October 26 - 27 LENKA Workers Club October 26 LILLY ROUGE Cherry Bar October 27 PETE CORNELIUS Northcote Social Club October 30 BABY ANIMALS Corner Hotel October 31 THE SHADOW ELECTRIC BANDROOM The Shadow Electric November 1 - November 10 AURORA JANE The Evelyn October 31 BONJAH Ding Dong November 2 THEOCEAN PARTY Boney November 2 DAN SULTAN Thornbury Theatre November 2, 4 BOY & BEAR The Forum November 2 – 4 THE STORY SO FAR The Toff In Town November 3, 10, 17, 24 YOU AM I Prince Bandroom November 3, 4 VIOLENT SOHO Corner Hotel November 4 KITE CLUB Boney November 7, The Gasometer Hotel November 9 LOOSE CHANGE The Espy November 8 JEREMY NEALE Northcote Social Club November 8 ALLDAY Hip Hop Straight Up November 9 A DAY ON THE GREEN Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley November 9 EVAN & THE BRAVE Rochester Castle November 9 JORDIE LANE Thornbury Theatre November 9, Caravan Club November 10 MIA DYSON, LIZ STRINGER, JEN CLOHER Caravan Music Club November 14, Thornbury Theatre November 16 MACHINE TRANSLATIONS Northcote Social Club November 15 HEY GERONIMO Workers Club November 16 THE PERCH CREEK FAMILY JUGBAND Northcote Social Club November 16 ALEX & THE SHY LASHLIES The Toff November 20 GOSSLING Corner Hotel November 20 PAUL GREENE & THE OTHER COLOURS Northcote Social Club November 21 PATRICK JAMES Northcote Social Club November 22 QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL Princess Park, Queenscliff November 22 – 24 ELIZABETH ROSE Workers Club November 23 ONE ELECTRIC DAY Werribee Park November 24

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THE BREEDERS By Bob Gordon

Kelley Deal’s having a rare moment in Dayton, Ohio. The last six months or so have been all about The Breeders, performing their 1993 album, Last Splash, at the invitation of Deerhunter for All Tomorrow’s Parties and following that gesture around the world. But, for now, it’s about home. The kettle has boiled and her knitting – she’s a world-class knitter at that – is on the table. “It is a little strange but it’s good,” she says of 2013’s momentary stops at home. “My mom and dad are older and I have a cat so it’s really nice to be able to touch down and spend a couple weeks here. ‘Is everybody alive? Does everybody have a pulse? Okay, good. Does the cat have four legs? Okay, excellent. See you guys later.’ Then I’ll leave for a couple more weeks or however long then come back and do the same thing.” Rejoining as The Breeders (1992 - 1994 lineup) with sister Kim Deal, bassist Josephine Wiggs, drummer Jim McPherson and guest violinist Carrie Bradley, began with a show in Brooklyn in April and has continued in a merry way. “Everything still seems to be going really well,” Deal notes. “We’re all still getting along; we’re all still enjoying ourselves.” In London – and I blame Josephine for this, it’s her fault – she thought it would be a good idea if we played Last Splash and then, for the encore, instead of coming on and doing whatever songs we were gonna do, go on and play all of Pod (1990). From start to finish. So that was fun but it was nerve-wracking learning all these idiosyncratic leads. It was just super fun.” If getting a band back together is a surreal feeling, then playing the album where it all came together – then eventually fell apart – must be even more so. “It does bring you back,” Deal confirms. “As you’re going from song to song, you do have memories. It is a period of time. It’s not just going from this song to another song; not that you’re thinking this while you’re playing it, but there is the idea of it. “We didn’t have cell phones in ‘94. So you couldn’t text. If somebody had a question on whether or not you went to a B or an Am or something. ‘Hey, does that go to an F there or what?’ Just those little things, little time bubbles. “But not really,” she adds, by way of qualification. “It’s not like I’m standing there thinking of a specific event or anything, but there’s just a similar patina from song to song. That’s the way I think I would describe that, instead of a different hue to each one...if albums were colours (laughs).” Even so, The Breeders had previously not performed all of the songs on Last Splash live, or explored their colours. Once such song is Mad Lucas, though it seems understandable given the manner in which it was recorded. “I remember recording that song,” Deal begins. “Kim sat on one side of Carrie, I sat on the other side and we had her play her part as well as she could and we just sat there and tickled her. We went to town and tickled her under her arms and her only BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 22

goal was to keep playing the song. Keep trying to play those notes. It didn’t matter if she got the note or not, the idea was to keep trying to play it. That’s why it’s so quirky and jerky and crazy and sometimes she gets that note and sometimes she doesn’t and you hear that slide. But how do you do that live? “You just try and conjure that up, you know? And she’s really good at doing that, she goes back to holding the bow kind of really weird and you know, feeling it. It’s been fun doing that.” You’re not getting guitar techs to tickle her with feathers? “No,” Deal laughs, “but it was mentioned!”

“SOMETIMES YOU DO A SHOW AND YOU JUST FEEL THERE IS SO MUCH LOVE AND EXCITEMENT FOR THE RECORD AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THIS PARTICULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE, THAT I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN DO THE SONGS SERVICE. I DON’T KNOW IF I COULD POSSIBLY PLAY THEM AS GOOD TO HELP WITH THEIR MEMORY” While Kim Deal’s departure from The Pixies seems as complicated as that band’s dynamic always was, it seems The Breeders is a much more casual association. “No, it’s not like everybody left being mad at each other and were never speaking to each other again,” Deal explains. “Jim McPherson lives like 20 minutes outside of Dayton and we’d see him at shows and clubs and we’d see his wife around town. With Josephine, we’d actually played with her a couple times. She played bass with us for a 4AD anniversary thing and then when

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Mando (Lopez), our other bassist, when his wife had a baby, we had some shows scheduled and had to leave the tour and Josephine joined us to play the Last Splash songs. So we were all talking and stuff like that. “It was more like, ‘are you guys not important enough in your jobs where you can actually leave your job and come and do this with us for a year?’ And luckily, that’s the case.” If there were any doubts upon the re-grouping – and it seems there definitely weren’t – Wiggs’ bass introduction to Cannonball at the band’s first rehearsal was just the tonic. “Oh my God,” Deal exclaims, still sounding moved. “It was so weird. I’ve heard that bass part played by other people before. By fine musicians. They’re great musicians. But it never sounds like when Josephine plays it. It’s bizarre. I’m sure it’s the way she plays it. It’s her bass. Her decisions that she makes on the amps. It’s just like, ‘oh my God. It’s that song’. And also, we’ve realised we can’t play it wrong. We cannot play the song wrong. It’s not possible.” Given the nature of The Pixies one wonders if Kim Deal leaving The Pixies has perhaps freed her creatively, for her own musical projects as well as The Breeders? Her sister’s not too fussed on that. “Well, we’ve been playing Pixies music forever,” Deal notes. “Since we were 15. So it’s never really stopped her from writing, or doing music, or doing her own stuff. Nothing’s ever stopped her from doing different projects.” Of course, not only does the Last Splash album and era mean a lot to the band, it means just as much, if not more, to the fans. It speaks of a different time in music and indeed in life. Memories, as they say, are made of this. “We talk about this,” Deal says. “Sometimes you do a show and you just feel there is so much love and excitement for the record and what it means to this particular group of people, that I don’t know if I can do the songs service. I don’t know if I could possibly play them as good to help with their memory. “But I’m signed up. I’m completely into doing that for now. I’m happy to do that for them if it gives them joy. Just like I would like to see the Rolling Stones just play Some Girls again. That album...that was so good. My memories of that are fantastic. I have such distinct memories for myself. So I know how that is. I respect it; it doesn’t matter who you are, you have that.” In celebrating such memories, Deal is aware that the prospect of creating more is a distinct possibility. There’s plenty to draw upon song-wise, but it’s also important to take one step at a time. “I would love to do that,” she says. “Have you seen Kim’s website, kimdealmusic.com? She has beautiful songs. It’s a series of six or seven singles and they each have an A and a B side. I don’t know why we don’t do Likkle More. We could do Dirty Hessians, which is an instrumental. There’s another called Ranch On Castle, which isn’t out yet. I wanna know why we’re not doing those songs? But, as you say...first thing’s first.”

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ON SCREEN In February 2012, five women wearing brightly coloured balaclavas rushed the altar of a Moscow Russian Orthodox Cathedral with microphones, speakers and a guitar and launched into a “punk prayer” in protest against Vladimir Putin’s “excessive nationalism”. Parishioners fled as security staff dragged the women from the altar, and an amateur video of the incident quickly went viral, making Pussy Riot household names around the world. Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer follows the collective from their formation in 2011 through their globally condemned arrest, trial and imprisonment for “hooliganism” at the cathedral, chronicling along the way how this seemingly mild act of defiance snowballed into an international story of politically motivated human-rights abuse. It offers unprecedented access to the women, whose convictions remain staunched in their incarceration, as well as an examination of a Russian society and culture notably altered by the group’s actions. It’s currently playing at Cinema Nova.

ON STAGE As part of their 2013 Explorations season, La Mama Theatre will present the newest work from internationally renowned cabaret artist Isabel Hertaeg. Entitled Death By Soprano, the production delves into the life expectancy of being a soprano opera singer; they’re expected to survive three acts, two hours and 47 minutes. Despite the short life expectancy, Hertaeg will perform a black comedic opera that sees her attempt to survive until the end of a performance, which will include numbers ‘A for Avalanche’ and ‘S for Suicide’. Death By Soprano will be performed at La Mama from Tuesday October 15 – Thursday October 17.

ON DISPL AY This October, Off the Kerb Gallery will host the latest exhibition by artist Craig Cole. Entitled Agitator, the exhibition will explore the urban environment. Cole’s works will employ the use of photography and composition to illustrate the connection between individual identity and environment, from telephone booths to graffiti adorned traffic signs. Cole’s previous exhibition, Expose Aggregate, explored similar themes through traditional Italian Renaissance frames that highlighted the golden importance of an urban reality. Agitator will open at Off the Kerb Gallery on Friday October 11 and run until Friday October 25.

PICK OF THE WEEK The greatest of all epics about nation, is finally an epic about our nation. Epic and provocative, The Shadow Kingre works Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy King Lear as a sprawling, blood-soaked tale of two Indigenous families in Australia’s north. Probing our understanding of kinship and country, it weaves a parable that echoes our nation’s history. Told through modern English, Kriol languages and a live rock score, this ambitious new production brings together some of Australia’s foremost Indigenous performers, including Tom E. Lewis (The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith) and Jimi Bani (Mabo), along with the music of Bart Willoughby. Working across cultures and generations, The Shadow King is an unmissable theatrical event of a scale and significance to match the land on which it’s made. It’s currently playing until Sunday October 27 at the Malthouse Theatre as part of Melbourne Festival.

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TEENAGE RIOT & ALL THAT IS WRONG By Josh Fergeus The second chapter of a trilogy which began in 2009, Teenage Riot will be premiered in Australia at this year’s Melbourne Festival. Director Alexander Devriendt, a founding member of the production’s Belgian parent company Ontroerend Goed, speaks passionately about young people and the value they add to the world. “The most amazing thing about teenagers for me is that they are not part of society yet in a way,” ponders Devriendt. “They are of course – but they can still look at the system from a point of view that’s a little bit outside. That position is beautiful because they can still see the flaws in the system, they can see what’s wrong with it because they have an independent view. “When you’re a teenager you look at society in a different way. I always try to cherish that point of view,” says Devriendt. He hopes that Teenage Riot and its sister play Once And For All and the final chapter in the trilogy, All That Is Wrong, preserve and protect that point of view, particularly for the many adults who may have lost it themselves. “I didn’t have beautiful teenage years,” claims Devriendt. “They were some of the hardest times of my life, but I would never want it to pass, that point of view. I’d never want to lose that.” But why a trilogy? “It’s never the intention ‘oh this

will become part of a trilogy’,” states Devriendt. “The trilogy aspect always comes later, you don’t start trying to do that, but I like the idea. It is a coming of age trilogy, but I’ve always looked at them separately. Like the Godfather parts one, two and three - they follow each other but they can be looked at separately and in totality. The first part is all about discovering something; the second part a reaction to that. For Teenage Riot that is about the anger teenagers have and the loss they have at becoming an adult. The last part of the trilogy is about coming full circle.” Contained primarily in a large cube, the teenaged actors in Teenage Riot appear on a projection fed from a live camera inside the cube. Most of the cast have grown up with the company. “One girl was only 12 when we first did Once And For All,” explains Devriendt. “She’s 18 now.” The director and his cast promise raging music, anger, anxiety, humour, and exploration

MYSTERY ROAD By Alasdair Duncan Ivan Sen’s Mystery Road is many things. It’s a murder mystery and a thriller, but it’s also a film about the meeting point of white and indigenous Australia. In the film, Aaron Pedersen plays detective Jay Swan, who returns to his remote outback town to investigate the murder of a young girl. Inspired by a real life murder case, it tells the story of the investigation, as it explores tension between the black and white communities in the town. It’s a mainstream film that explores and uncovers some difficult social truths, and Pederson says that it was the role of a lifetime. In fact, writer and director Ivan Sen wrote the part specifically for him. “A few years ago, he mentioned that he had a project in mind for me,” Pedersen says. “We had a brief discussion about it, and I said oh yeah, we can talk about that later. Quite a long time went by, and out of the blue, I got an email from him asking if I was ready to talk about that project.” It turned out that Sen had written the script for Mystery Road. “I told him to send it my way, and immediately, I was blown away by the beauty of the words and the poignant story,” Pedersen says.

Alongside Pedersen, Mystery Road features a stellar cast – the likes of Jack Thompson, Hugo Weaving and Ryan Kwanten all feature. Pedersen himself was thrilled to work with such a cast. “They’re all great storytellers,” he says. “It felt right. Ivan’s idea was to make a film that spoke about Australia. He set out to put together a strong story, and I was just very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with a cast like that. I’ve worked with a lot of great actors on TV.

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of themes of responsibility, oppression, isolation, and sexuality. The material comes directly from the performers, controlled only by the cube and a guiding hand from Devriendt. “There’s no point making a play about teenagers if it’s just saying what I want them to say,” he asserts. “That’s not what it’s about.” Reviewers around the globe have claimed Teenage Riot has tempted them “to call social services”, enthused about the play’s destructive and nihilistic energy, and labeled it uncomfortable viewing. Reactions have been mixed around the globe. “We’ve performed all over,” says Devriendt. “And I don’t want to generalize, but I have felt for instance in Belgium, Scandinavia, Italy, they’ve really responded to the voices of the teenager, whereas in Britain for example there was this tendency to be shocked and think ‘they’re not allowed to say that’. They didn’t seem to believe in the kids, they didn’t accept it so much, they were resisting it. I’m very curious how it’s going to relate to the audiences in Australia. “You have questions when you’re a teenager and as you grow up you may or may not find the answers to those questions,” muses Devriendt. “I remember my teacher saying when I was around 12 that you can critique everything and you don’t have to have an alternative, that’s the beauty of being young. I loved that. I loved that state of mind. Not every individual thinks that of course. It always feels a little odd how certain societies view the right of teenagers to challenge the norm.” The third part of the trilogy, All That Is Wrong, is also showing at the festival. Written and performed by 18-year-old Anna Jakoba Ryckewaert and directed by Devriendt, the play has been described as somewhat of a call to arms from one young person slowly realising what it truly means to grow up. Where Teenage Riot is full of hormonal frenzy and anarchy, the tone of All That Is Wrong is calmer. Anna has moved through the looking glass, and is now an adult in a brave new world, resigning herself to what lies ahead. Teenage Riot & All That Is Wrong will feature as part of Melbourne Festival. Teenage Riot is currently being performed at The Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio until Friday October 18. All That Is Wrong will be performed from Saturday October 19 - Sunday October 20, also at The Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio.

It was a delight. Hugo is a very humble man with a great heart, and he’s genuinely sincere. Everyone came to this project with a really good attitude. For me, it Josephine Ridge was a step in the right direction to work with Hugo!” People speak about the rise of indigenous filmmaking in Australia, but I’m curious to ask Pedersen what he thinks about that term in light of Mystery Road. Does he embrace it, or feel boxed in by it? “At the end of the day, this film was driven by indigenous people, and it has indigenous content,” he says. “We’re out to entertain people and tell a story, but we want to send people away with a message. The film has a really strong plot – it’s a crime story, a genre film – but there’s also a really strong political undercurrent. It’s all about the relationships between white and indigenous people in this country. You’ve got to understand that how we see Australia is different from how white Australia sees it. We want to tell that story to the world.” I ask Pedersen whether he hopes to collaborate with Ivan Sen on another film, and he says he would jump at the chance. “I’ve been bugging him lately, asking him what’s next,” he says. “I don’t know if it will happen, though. He’s moving up the ladder and I’m sure he’ll be making films around the world before too long.” Pedersen remains touched that the role of Jay Swan was written for him. “That says a lot about what Ivan thinks of me,” he says, “and I’m very privileged to bring his work to life and walk through the world that he wanted to create. From the cast and the crew’s point of view, we made something special. I’m not sure if we’ll ever get to work on a project like this again. Everyone worked with a smile, and with genuine love and respect for the project. If I never did anything else again, I’d be happy with this.” Mystery Road opens in cinemas nationwide on Thursday October 17.

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Tennessean journalist and playwright Katori Hall returns with her latest production, The Mountaintop, at the Arts Centre this November. Inspired by Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s last speech, I’ve been to the Mountaintop, before his assassination on April 4, 1968, The Mountaintop will be an imagined account of the events that took place before the death of the renowned civil rights leader and minister. It is an apt time for such a production to be performed at the Arts Centre, as 2013 marks 50 years since King delivered his legendary speech I have a dream from the steps of Washington DC’s Lincoln Memorial. Directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos (Silent Partner, Blind Company) and featuring Bert LaBonté (Animal Kingdom, Evil Never Dies) as Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Zahra Newman (The Cheery Orchard: After Chekhov, Rush) as Camae, the production will be a startling insight into what is one of history’s most momentous events. The Mountaintop will be performed at Fairfax Studio at the Arts Centre from Friday November 1 – Saturday December 14.

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Saturday November 23 marks the 50th anniversary of the longest running science-fiction TV show, Doctor Who, and to celebrate this feat, the ACMI will present Splendid Chaps: 50th Anniversary Tribute to Doctor Who as part of their Live in the Studio program. Hosted by the guys behind Splendid Chaps, Ben McKenzie (Dungeon Crawl, Planet Nerd), John Richards (Outland, Songs for Europe: Two Short Plays About Eurovision) and Petra Elliott (Peter Pan, Inside Out, Who Killed John Bearington III), the event will be the final episode of Splendid Chaps – a yearlong performance/podcast project where the three hosts discuss Doctor Who in front of a live audience. Expect discussions about Daleks, the enigma that is The Doctor and all things Whovianism. This will be hosted at ACMI on Thursday November 21 at 7pm.

This October Classic Cinemas will premiere the musical documentary, The Songs They Sang, an insight into creative presences in the Vilna Ghetto, Lithuania, during the Holocaust. Poignant and inspirational, The Songs They Sang, a four-year-work created by filmmaker Rohan Spong and producers Anna Monea and Amadeo Marques-Perez, will focus on artists Shmerke Kazcerginski and Avrom Sutzkever and the songs composed by them and others encamped in the ghetto. Vilna, now known as the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, was ravaged by the Holocaust during WWII, with tens of thousands of people disappearing between 1941 and 1943. However, in the face of this horror Vilna still maintained its influence as a cultural hub for Eastern Europe’s most revered poets and musicians. Prior to its premiere at Classic Cinemas, the concert production of The Songs They Sang will be performed at South Melbourne Town Hall; it will consist of 10 Vilna Ghetto songs rearranged by Australian composer Joseph Giovinazzo. Mosh Lang will also launch The Songs They Sang CD soundtrack at the concert. The Songs They Sang concert will be performed at South Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday October 20 at 2pm. Tickets are available through Trybooking. The Songs They Sang, a documentary, will be screened at Classic Cinemas from Sunday October 27.

This December, Ben & Jerry’s Openair Cinemas returns for another extraordinary season. Filled with cultclassics, including a Grease sing-along, and some of the latest releases from Hollywood, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney’s latest anxiety blockbuster Gravity and acclaimed direct Ron Howard’s biographical film Rush starring Chris Hemsworth and Olivia Wilde, the season will be a great way to enjoy some Ben & Jerry’s icecream and beverages (there’s a full-licensed bar) while watching your favourite films on the beach. Back by popular demand will be Ben & Jerry’s Sundae Sessions, a weekly event that sees some great Australian bands perform at Openair Cinemas, including Amy Meredith, The Cat Empire, Bertie Blackman and Hungry Kids of Hungary. Ben & Jerry’s Openair Cinemas will return on Sunday December 1 and continue until Sunday December 22. More information, including tickets, can be found through openaircinemas.com.au.

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ABBOTSFORD CONVENT OPEN DAY

The Abbotsford Convent will open up its doors again for its annual open day this November. Be sure to bring your best picnic blanket and ebullient attitude, because it will appeal to parents and art-lovers alike. Highlights of the open day include current visual art exhibitions by Carly Fischer, Robyn Hosking, and Betra Fravel, and the Behind the Veil exhibition; The Australian Writers’ Centre will also host creative workshops throughout the day, as well as discussions about blogging, writing and publishing. For the children there will be a range of activities, including The Musical Adventures of Babar the Elephant presented by PATMA Music & Performance, Sophia Mundi Steiner School’s Spring Fair and old fashioned games. Other highlights include the convent pop up shop, which will sell products from local artists and craft-lovers who are tenants at the convent, and The Shadow Electric cinema’s combination of film, music, food and drink available from 1pm – 4pm. It will all happen on Sunday November 10 at Abbotsford Convent from 11am – 4pm. Admission is free, and a free shuttle bus will run between Victoria Station and the Convent every 15 minutes on the day.

OFF THE CHART

The Hawthorn Arts Centre will celebrate its opening after an 18-month renovation with a special performance night entitled Off the Chart. Featuring the musical addition of The Raah Project, soul songstress Kylie Auldist and The Impossible Orchestra, Off the Chart will merge classical with the contemporary and showcase the future of the newly-renovated venue. Featuring the addition of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra director Brett Kelly and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra member Tamil Rogeon, the concert adds an air of nostalgia to the performance, as the first MSO performed at the venue in 1906 guided by conductor Alberto Zelman Jr, who was a Hawthorn resident. Kelly will lead one of the two concerts on the night. Off the Chart will be held at The Hawthorn Arts Centre on Friday November 22 at 8.15pm. Tickets are available through hawthornartscentre.com.au.

MY BRILLIANT CAREER

BEN & JERRY’S OPENAIR CINEMAS RETURNS

THE COMIC STRIP

ACMI will screen the award-winning adaption My Brilliant Career this month. Adapted from the 1901 novel of the same name by Miles Franklin, the film illustrates the story of a sensitive, head-strong and talented young woman, Sybylla ( Judy Davis), who aspires to become a writer. Set in the 19th century, Sybylla is graced with the opportunity of marriage to Harry (Sam Neill), a young and wealthy man who is also her childhood friend; she rejects his proposal in order to maintain her independence. The film won many awards, including six AFI Awards, includ the AFI Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography, two BAFTA Awards, as well as many nominations, including a Golden Globe and 9 Academy Awards nominations. My Brilliant Career will be screened at ACMI on Saturday October 19 at 4pm and Saturday November 30 at 4pm.

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Following hints on Rosie O’Donnell’s Twitter back in September, Frontier Touring have confirmed that Rosie O’Donell will be touring Australia next year. The Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Rosie O’Donnell Show star will be returning to Australia with her lighthearted banter about politics, pop culture and whatever fancies her whims that night. Born in 1962 to two Irish Parents — an Irish-American mother and Irish father — O’Donnell broke into the limelight back in 1984 on Star Search. From then on, she has captured the hearts of millions with her down-to-earth comedy and her philanthropy; she is a prominent activist for LGBTI rights and has made significant charity donations over the years (Hurricane Katrina, For All Kids foundation, Rosie’s Theatre Kids program). Rosie O’Donnell will hit up The Plenary on Saturday February 8.

FIVE BOROUGHS COMEDY Fiona O’Loughlin headlines Five Boroughs Comedy this Thursday. It’s been selling out, and this week should be no different, since she’ll be joined by Elbowskin, Michael Williams, John Conway, Laura Dunemann and more. It’s all happening this Thursday October 17 at 8.30pm, for only $12 at Five Boroughs, 68 Hardware Lane, CBD.

SOFTBELLY COMEDY Tonight at Public Bar Comedy they’ve got undoubtedly the best purple comedian in the country; Randy in the house. Randy along with Sammy J were the winners of the Barry Award for Best Show of Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2010 and has wowed audiences worldwide with his acerbic observations and razor sharp improvisational skills. Joining Randy will be Xavier Michelides, Steele Saunders, Tony Besselink, Laura Dunemann & Jay Morrissey for what will be one hell of a good show for a mere $5.

LOL COMEDY A+ LOL Comedy this week at the Portland Hotel on Wednesday October 16 and the Provincial Hotel on Thursday October 17 they have Harley Breen and Damian Callinan as part of a stellar all local lineup. At The Local on Tuesday October 22 it’s one of the best puppet comics in the land, Randy. Seriously, amazingly funny – get there. Tickets from lolcomedy.com. au or at the door.

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ROB SCHNEIDER By Tyson Wray It’s easy to misjudge Rob Schneider. Best known for his vulgar and dim-witted characters in films such as Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Hot Chick, and Grown Ups, Schneider as a person is often met with preconceived notions of his intellect and temperament. “The characters that I play are always slightly less-than, which is not necessarily who I am,” he notes. “People get stuck, they have to categorise you in some way. You get pigeonholed.” In 2005 Patrick Goldestein, a film critic for the Los Angeles Times, noted that Schneider was deservedly overlooked for an Academy Award for Deuce Bigalow because “nobody had the foresight to invent a category for Best Running Penis Joke Delivered by a ThirdRate Comic.” Two weeks later, Schneider took out two full-page ads in the Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter commenting, “Maybe you didn’t win a Pulitzer Prize because they haven’t invented a category for Best Third-Rate, Unfunny Pompous Reporter Who’s Never Been Acknowledged by His Peers.” “I just did that because I thought it was funny!” he laughs. “Just because I’m an actor doesn’t mean I have

to sit back and take it. He critiqued a film of mine before it had even come out. I didn’t think that was a fair shot. I starred in a dramatic film called The Chosen One and people were just like ‘oh, we didn’t know you could do that’. That’s their limitations, not mine. But I’ve stop worrying about what people think of me. If you’re going to allow yourself to be in and on billboards, you have to be aware that you’re going to be criticised. It’s just part of the game, you’ve can’t be too thin-skinned about it. Usually people just sit back and take it no matter what. I’m not one of those people, but I just try to handle it with some humour.” Following some light discussion on the state of

contemporary American television and his thoughts on the Breaking Bad finale, Schneider professes his undying love for his old stomping ground Saturday Night Live. “It’s an American institution, it’s been around for 40 years. The best description I’ve ever heard of it was that it’s a good restaurant in an amazing location, and there’s no other food around it. “I’m a jazz guy, I’m a huge fan of John Coltrane,” he details as our conversation moves towards his taste in music. “I don’t really keep up with current or popular music. I mean, if you had to tie me up and put in a room and make me listen to Katy Perry, I’ll do it,” he laughs. “But I’m going to be 50 later this month. It’s not my area of expertise.” Following his marriage to Mexican television producer Patricia Azarcoya Arce in 2011, the couple had their first child, Miranda Scarlett Schneider, last November. “We have a little baby now, which has been absolutely fantastic. I mean, it’s tough to sleep and everything

though, “ he laughs. “It’s amazing to watch a human being grow, change and learn things. It’s been a ridiculously fun time.” Schneider will be bringing his sharp wit and comedic antics to Australia later this month, returning for the first time since his sold-out 2011 visit. “You have to have something interesting happening in your life,” he notes on his secret to a solid stand-up comedy performance. “Things like the United States spying on the rest of the world, it makes for interesting material. We’re spying on Australia. That’s how paranoid our government is. I know you guys are going to go through a very conservative era over the next few years,” he notes of Tony Abbott’s recent election. “Hopefully you’ll climb out of it.”

auditions. Then I started working in television more, so I incorporated all that ridiculousness of celebrity. I couldn’t believe it, my first few jobs on television, I just couldn’t believe how celebrities behaved. So my act has always been what I personally observed. Then I started working more, and getting Emmy awards and Grammy nominations, so I was attending these events and that’s where it all goes down. So when you come see me at the Opera House you know I’m going to give you the real behind the scenes on what really goes on, who’s naughty, who’s nice. Like my fight with Justin Timberlake, that he doesn’t know about. What’s that bullshit with an ’N Sync reunion that was only 90 seconds? It was more lighting and smoke than singing,” she dismisses, focussing on one of the lesser talked about moments of this year’s VMAs. “We need to talk that out as a family.” Using her own status as celebrity, Kathy lends her voice for the betterment of causes she holds dear. “If I’m doing something serious, I tend to stick to LGBT issues or women’s issues. That’s my wheelhouse, that’s where I live, I’ve talked in front of Senate about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy in the military, marched for Prop 8 and marriage equality. Then as a woman in a largely male field, that’s something I can speak to – about the sexism in stand up comedy and how to deal with it.

That’s what gets me to the stage every night, that no matter what, you have to laugh.” With Australia recently electing a conservative prime minister in Tony Abbott, Kathy empathises with our perceived impediment on LGBT and women’s rights. “We absolutely have to remember the struggle continues, but I can tell you from our experience here, our eight years with W. – which wasn’t pleasant for me personally – but it may have provided incentive for liberals and LGBT-friendly folks to get more motivated. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that after the ultra-conservative, and in my opinion, not-so-bright George W., we elected the first African-American president and started making some constitutional moves on LGBT issues. I will say women’s issues are becoming endangered in this country with the right wing making a move, as they always will, like it’s happening with you and Tony Abbott. But we’ll talk about it all on the night, everything’s on the table. I know it’s democracy and everybody had a vote, but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to make fun of it,” she declares. “That’s my job.”

we’re totally out of our comfort zone. “We’re always thinking of new ways to get suggestions so that we get suggested things that we never have before. We’re always coming up with new kinds of games that we’re not quite sure about so that we can experiment in front of an audience. We do something called ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Improv Game’ where we are barefoot and blindfolded and there are 100s of live mouse traps on stage. It’s as stupid as it sounds.” With every show going on different tangents and creating new experiences you would expect Mochrie to have more than a few highlights from over the years. “The beauty of improv is that nothing sticks with you,” he explains. “For two hours you’re basically just going from one scene to another. You’re thinking about the suggestions, you’re thinking about the audience, you’re thinking about the person you’re working with. Once the scene is done it’s just gone - you’re onto the next one. Unless someone dies on stage or pulls a gun on us I will never remember a scene. That hasn’t happened yet.”

Obviously Mochrie is the favourite of the duo, which can cause some tension. “It’s very hard for him. But I mean, it’s hard for me!” he exclaims. “I’m constantly having to build up his ego. There’s times when we’re doing a scene and I think ‘I have a killer line, but oh, if I do that then Brad won’t get a laugh’ so I have to wait for him to do something feeble. I’m really not just doing improvising. I’m doing childcare.” Bringing their show to Australia for the first time this month, Mochrie has some hesitations in coming Down Under. “I just think of it as a large place with convicts,” he jests. “I’m sure that was probably a long time ago, but we’ve been a little slow in getting history books to Canada.”

Rob Schneider will hit the Comedy Theatre on Monday October 21.

KATHY GRIFFIN By Lachlan Kanoniuk “Hey A$AP Lachlan… do you know I roll deep with the A$AP Family?” The tweet that popped up in my notifications hours before my scheduled interview time with Kathy Griffin made it clear that I wasn’t the only one putting in research time. The inspiration behind my Twitter handle, A$AP Lachy, became the initial talking point of our rapidfire chat. Turns out Kathy wasn’t lying about being tight with the A$AP crew. “The way I became aware of A$AP Rocky was through my talk show [The Kathy Show], where someone on my team found these two rappers talking about whether they would rather fuck me or Cher,” she says referring to A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown. “The tape is so funny, that I now play it before my shows. So I said that we need to track down A$AP Rocky and book him on the talk show, and at the same time, he just blew up and was touring like crazy with Danny Brown and Schoolboy Q – who is also in love with me – and then he was opening for Rihanna on her world tour, collaborating with Drake. So when he came on the show it was exciting, because he wasn’t doing a lot of talk shows at the time. And I just love those guys, they’re hilarious and no holds barred. He came over to my house and we became friends.” At the age of 52, Kathy is as busy as ever. Juggling a multitude of television commitments and a formidable touring schedule, Kathy owes her work ethos to the

legends who have came before. “I’m friends with Joan Rivers and Don Rickles, and they told me this is how it’s done. I’m a workhorse. My 93-year-old alcoholic mother Maggie told me three days ago that if I’m not careful I could lose everything, live in my car and eat dog food the rest of my life. By the way, I have a very nice house and I pay for her condo,” she says, running off a tangent. “It’s like when you hear about these Hollywood divorces and the bimbo wife wants half of everything, my mother is like my bimbo wife. She just wants me to sign a blank cheque so she can get her box wine. And I do it, I’m happy to do it.” The focal point of Kathy’s material tends to be the often-crazy world of celebrity, a realm she has been ensconced with since her emergence as a comedian in the mid-1980s. Since then, the world’s fascination with celebrity has intensified exponentially. “Now we’re saturated with it. When I started, my material was about my dating misadventures or my family or

Kathy Griffin will hit the Palais Theatre on Thursday October 17.

COLIN MOCHRIE & BRAD SHERWOOD By Tyson Wray For well over a decade Colin Mochrie’s shiny bald head has been invading the lounge rooms of millions around the globe through his work on both the UK and US versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway? Once a self-professor loner with ambitions to be a marine biologist, the Scottish-born Canadian’s razor-sharp wit has seen him rise to ranks of one the world’s most adored improvised antics. “I’m making a living doing a job that wasn’t around when I was born. That’s amazing to me. Y’know, that no one has caught on yet,” he laughs. Following Whose Line Is It Anyway?’s cancellation in 2003 by the ABC, The CW revived the show this year for its summer lineup. “It’s going really well. We actually just got picked up for another 24 episodes,” shares Mochrie glowingly. “We were all a little nervous trying to recapture something that had gone so well ten years ago. As soon as we walked back onto the set, and just seeing Ryan (Stiles) and Wayne (Brady) again, it just fell back into what we had before. It’s been a lot of fun and the audiences have been great.” For the past few years Mochrie and fellow Whose BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 26

Line star Brad Sherwood have been joining forces and touring the world with their own brand of an interactive-audience driven comedy show. “I think we’re a lot more relaxed than when we first started because we didn’t really know what the best was. It was the two of us, like a version of Whose Line without the tall guy or the black guy. There will be games that will be familiar to Whose Line fans, everything in the show starts with a suggestion from the audience. We have audience members onstage with us for about 80% of the games. We think that the show works best when

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Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood will hit the Comedy Theatre on Thursday October 24 and Friday October 25.

OCTOBER

DJ QUIK [USA], KURUPT [USA] Friday October 18, Billboard MICKEY AVALON [USA] Friday October 18, Corner Hotel LOWTEC [GER] Friday October 18, TBA TIAGO [POR] Friday October 18, Mercat Basement CROOKERS [ITA] Saturday October 19, RMH The Venue PORTER ROBINSON [USA] Sunday October 20, Billboard BOOKA SHADE [GER] Thursday October 24, Prince Bandroom BEN SIMS [UK] Friday October 25, Brown Alley DJ COOLHANDLUKE [NZ] Saturday October 26, Bluebar330 Sunday October 27, Howler

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DAVE CLARKE [UK] Friday November 1, Roxanne Parlour DROPLEX [HNG] Friday November 1, Brown Alley ALEX SMOKE [SCO] Friday November 1, Alex Smoke CHOPSTICK & JOHNJON [GER] Sunday November 3, Revolver Upstairs AME [GER], MATTHIAS TANZMANN [GER] Sunday November 3, Brown Alley EXTRAWELT [GER] Friday November 15, Brown Alley SALT N PEPA [USA] Saturday November 16, Palais Theatre HIEROGLYPHIC BEING [USA], JUSTIN VAN DER VOLGEN [USA] Saturday November 16, The Residence BIG SEAN [USA] Saturday November 16, Prince Bandroom FINNEBASSEN [NOR] Sunday November 17, Revolver Upstairs SHED [GER], ANDY STOTT [UK] Sunday November 17, The Residence PANTHA DU PRINCE [GER] Monday November 18, Melbourne Recital Centre DAVID AUGUST [GER], JOHN TEJADA [USA] Friday November 22, Brown Alley JACQUES LU CONT [UK] Friday November 22, The Residence STRAWBERRY FIELDS: CARL CRAIG [USA], MOODYMANN [USA] Friday November 22 - Sunday November 24 , TBA NOSAJ THING [USA], JONWAYNE [USA] Saturday November 23, The Residence AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA [USA] Sunday March 24, The Residence EARTHCORE: ANGY KORE [ITA], PERFECT STRANGER [ISR] + MORE Friday November 29 - Sunday December 2, TBA STEREOSONIC: DAVID GUETTA [FRA], ARMIN VAN BUUREN [NED], CALVIN HARRIS [UK] + MORE Saturday December 7 - Sunday December 8, Royal Melbourne Showgrounds JON HOPKINS [UK] Thursday December 12, The Hi-Fi MEREDITH: TIM SWEENEY [USA], DERRICK MAY [USA] + MORE Friday December 13 - Sunday December 15, Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre MIDLAND [UK] Sunday December 22, Revolver Upstairs KOLOMBO [BEL] Sunday January 19, Revolver Upstairs LET THEM EAT CAKE: JAMES HOLDEN [UK], FLOATING POINTS [UK] + MORE Wednesday January 1, Werribee Mansion KYLE HALL [USA] Wednesday January 1, TBA DANNY TENAGLIA [USA], MORGAN PAGE [USA] Wednesday January 1, Shed 14 RAINBOW SERPENT: DONATO DOZZY [ITA], MICHAEL MAYER [GER] + MORE Friday January 24 - Monday January 27, Lexton BRUNO MARS [USA], MIGUEL [USA] Tuesday March 4 & Wednesday March 5, Rod Laver Arena MAITREYA: DICK TREVOR [UK], YAHEL [ISR] Friday March 7 - Monday March 10, Sealake GOLDEN PLAINS: PUBLIC ENEMY [USA] + MORE Saturday March 8 - Monday March 10, Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL: DEADMAU5 [UK], KNIFE PARTY [UK] + MORE Sunday March 9 and the Flemington Racecourse

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Miami-based DJ Markus Schulz recently unveiled the eighth annual installment in his city-themed compilation series. Like the earlier entries depicting the late night/early morning sounds of Los Angeles, Prague and Ibiza (to name a few), Buenos Aires ’13 features a handful of new music and remixes from Schulz, as well as a selection of tracks from a number of other contemporary trance and house artists. Schulz’s hefty global touring commitments allow him to witness club culture all over the world and he believes the way audiences are responding to dance music has changed significantly in recent years. “It used to be very similar, you know, with the internet things got to be very uniform all over the world. I would say in the last two years countries where maybe dance music wasn’t as big have suddenly exploded, and [in] countries where dance music used to rule it seems like the intensity is starting to slow down.” Schulz was born in Germany but in his early teens he and his family moved to America, which is where he found his footing as a DJ. It’s in these two countries that he identifies a major shift in the popularity of different forms of dance music. “In Germany [it] has always been techno and also traditional German music. I’m seeing that the kids in Germany now are hungry and they’re crazy for really aggressive dance music. It’s the same thing in the USA. The USA used to be ruled by hip hop [but] now it’s loud everywhere. You turn on the radio, there’s dance music, you go to the shopping centre, there’s dance music playing in the background. It’s just a huge, huge difference.” Schulz himself is pinpointed as a generative figure in the EDM revolution in the US and has repeatedly been ranked in the top 20 of DJ Mag’s yearly Top 100 DJs poll. Despite electronic dance music’s current ubiquity, Schulz says gaining exposure for music has become more difficult. “What’s going on now is you’ve got these big branding hype machines. That never used to be part of the scene. It always used to be about the music, people sharing the music on the internet, people discovering new artists on the internet – it didn’t matter where you lived, you could be heard on the internet. Nowadays it just seems like you have to have a huge marketing team behind

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you in order to get heard.” Although the avenues of music distribution are increasingly volatile, Schulz remains a favourite in clubs all over the world as well as a festival circuit mainstay. There’s quite a contrast between a tightly packed club and an open-air festival arena and Schulz says it’s necessary to adopt a different approach to performance in each situation.

“If you’re playing a short festival set, a lot of your set is going to be predetermined. I regularly do ten to 12 [or] 13-hour sets and during those sets you can really improvise and really set the mood of the night and take the night through different twists and turns. That’s when you really get to read the crowd.” Schulz will come to Australia next March for the dance music extravaganza, Future Music Festival, and he offers further insight into the tactics he uses to get crowds moving at festivals. “The tracks are a lot shorter, you get right to the main point quickly, bigger build-ups and you try to put more theatrics into your set

when you have those shorter festival sets. When you’re playing the ten to 11-hour sets that’s when you can spread your wings and some of the tracks sound better when you let them build organically. You let the track unfold and tell its story on its own.” Although he clearly relishes the freedom of an extended club set, Schulz doesn’t spurn the festival stage and he enthuses that both environments have an influence on the next time he plays. “I love them both. I could be at a festival and get like, ‘Wow, I can’t wait to get back into a club – I want to experiment with some different ideas.’ And then when you’re playing in a club, you try something and it makes the place go crazy and you’re like, ‘Woah! I can’t wait to try this in front of 30,000 people at a festival.’ It’s constantly exciting and you’re always looking to make the best of each situation.” In addition to his seemingly non-stop world travels, Schulz hosts a weekly internet radio show, Global DJ Broadcast, and runs both the Coldharbour Recordings label and artist management company Schulz Music Group. It’s thus no surprise to learn he’s an obsessive music listener and always on the lookout for new things. “My father was a musician; there was always music playing in the house when I was growing up, so for me to not have music playing in the background, to not be searching for new music or something, I don’t know any other way. I’ll listen to techno sets or trance sets, or maybe a big set from a DJ who’s really hot at the moment. I just like to hear what other people are doing. Then of course I still listen to a lot of classic rock and also some of the Ibiza chill-out stuff, that stuff is still on my iPod.”

Markus Schulz plays Future Music Festival with Deadmau5, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Phoenix, Hardwell, Rudimental, Eric Prydz, Kaskade, Porter Robinson and more at Flemington Racecourse on Sunday March 9. soundcloud.com/markusschulz

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Having forgone a pro basketball career to pursue music, Allday continues to prove he made the right decision. Already finding his way in triple j’s Hottest 100, fresh from signing with Illy’s label OneTwo and dropping his latest mixtape Soon I’ll Be in Cali 2 to massive online hype, Allday is what you would call, having a great year. He plays at Can’t Say on Friday November 22.

New Zealand’s dubwise party specialist is bringing his style of original boom bap to Melbourne this month. He’ll hit Phaturdays at Bluebar330 on Saturday October 26 and Jamrock at Howler on Sunday October 27.

The first announcement of the 2014 Maitreya lineup has been revealed. The first round features a host of internationals including Yahel, Cid Inc., Fabio & Moon, Dick Trevor, Major 7, Sonic Species, Symphonix, Ecliptic, Burn In Noise, Circuit Breakers, Perfect Stranger, X-Noise, Antix & Ford, Tron and more. Maitreya 2014 takes place over Friday March 7 Monday March 10 in Sealake.

Strawberry Fields is promising to rock our socks off, with a third round line-up just announced. On the all-star Australian bill includes names like Edd Fisher, CC:Disco, FraFraFra, Grimez, Collarbones and Pleasureplant – the list goes on (and on and on and on). They’ll be sharing the stage with Nosaj Thing, James Blake, Shigeto and Phaleh, just to name a few of the stellar acts.

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Alex Smoke has announced his return to our shores and is set to land at Revolver. Alex Smoke is renowned for many aspects of his musical career. From his breathtaking live sets to his production and AV live shows, Smoke truly transcends with his ability to mesh together European minimalism, pop structures and emotional strings and pads. Make sure to check out Alex Smoke at Revolver on Friday November 1.

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Wednesday January 1 sees Dockland’s Shed 14 play host to some of the world’s biggest names in electronic music. Welcome Summer 2014 is celebrating its 5th year running with two massive names in the industry – known as the ‘DJs DJ’, Grammy-nominated Danny Tenaglia is on the bill, along with electro pioneer Morgan Page.

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Francesco ‘Phra’ Barbaglia is taking a couple of days off in the south of Italy to relax after a crazy tour that has taken in many corners of the globe. RK talks to the so-called Phra about life and times – as well as his split from partner Andrea ‘Bot’ Fratangelo. “Work is one thing and friendship is another,” chimes the circumspect Italian as he dwells for a moment on the relationship with his former partner, Bot. “Sometimes,” he says, “two things collide and neither of them remain true.” So after almost a decade together, tearing up dance floors across the world, the duo split and Barbaglia also made the move to Switzerland three years ago, citing a love of fresh air and an even bigger love of relaxing and watching cows. “It’s true,” he laughs. “The good thing about being on the side of a mountain in the middle of nowhere is that I can actually make music without being influenced much by too many things; having this freedom helps me in a very strong way, I think. Musically I’m working on a crazy amount of music right now.”

which features the amazing STS coming up in December. Also, I’m working with a lot of producers and singers for the next album, but I can’t really say much about that yet.” Moreover, you can expect to hear a natural evolution in his material as well – “Today I listen to music carefully and I probably feel it in a slightly different way compared to say ten years ago, which to me means that it is different to the way it was on day one,” he explains. “I still love to make banging beats that make the kids go crazy and to do that, I’m producing more and more beats in the Crookers way.” Finally, he admits he’s really enjoying his old if not extensive collection of house and hip hop classics – to the extent that the most recent gigs he’s played have been the craziest, dirtiest groove-fests ever. “I am really feeling good about my music right now; it is 80% of my own productions whenever I am playing – and the parties in Australia are going to be mad.” And that’s the sort of tag line you can’t make up.

Indeed, Barbaglia is also toying with the idea of a follow up to the Mad Decent 2011 release Dr Gonzo with a volume two.

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“I can see some anthemic club tracks going into it,” he says, “but I am also thinking about finding a different title for it. What I have right now is a real mixture of club tracks with vocals and quite a few from the hip hop and techno genres.

You can catch Crookers at RHM The Venue on Saturday October 19.

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“In terms of EPs, I’ll also have Ghetto Guetta on Ciao Records coming up in October and after that, a track called Get Excited

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Speaking to Ned Beckley – the self-effacing electronic producer better known as Lower Spectrum – a quote from Charlie Parker, the legendary American jazz saxophonist comes to mind, “Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.” With the exception of the horn part, Beckley has followed this rationale to the letter. He started off being influenced by those around him and then packed his backpack and set off travelling the globe seeking inspiration for his music. “I travelled for six months around the world and predominately the whole album was made whilst I was travelling. I took a laptop, a bunch of mics and other things that I could carry with me and pretty much just put it altogether whilst I was travelling.” The result is Little Appeal, a debut long-player that shows the maturity of someone with many more releases under his belt and all through the album, the experiences of his travels are there. Take Erasing Form, for example, “That song was predominantly produced while I was in America,” he recounts. “There were record stores that were the size of supermarkets; I managed to pick up loads of percussive vinyl that had really interesting African sounds and cowbells. So I came up with that rhythm and stretched it out from there.” The ensuing track is a schizophrenic

soundscape shifting from ambient beginnings to manic drum patterns, undercut by a memorable bassline. Estuary, however, was conceived thousands of kilometres away in Tuscany, Italy. “We managed to stay in a castle up in the hills. There was a winery there that we worked at that had a grand piano. I managed to record it with the mics that I carried around. It sounded amazing so it found its way onto the record.” The result is consequently a very different sound – epic pianos, soaring operatic vocals and sculptured drum beats. To produce quality electronica of this standard obviously requires more than just a flash of inventiveness, it takes hard work and natural ability and Beckley seems to have in spades. Though not classically trained he has a knack of picking up anything and getting the right sounds out. “I can’t formally play any instrument,” he says casually when asked, “I just dabble with a lot of instruments and pick them up by ear. I can often just work my way around it to get the sound I really want.”

Little Appeal is out now. soundcloud.com/lowerspectrum

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club guide wednesday october 16

COQ ROQ - FEAT: AGENT 86 + DJS LADY NOIR + JOYBOT + KITI + MR THOM Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm. COSMIC PIZZA - FEAT: NHJ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm HALFWAYS Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm. HOODRAPZ - FEAT: WEDNESDAY Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm. SOUL ARMY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE DINNER SET - FEAT: JLOVE + JAMIE BENNET + SPECIAL GUEST Revolver Upstairs, Prahran, 8pm

thursday october 17

3181 THURSDAYS - DINNER SET WITH HANS DC FOLLOWED BY 3181 LATE WITH JESSE YOUNG, MATTHEW BUTTERS, SAM GUDGE, JOHN DOE + GUESTS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran, 8pm BANG N MASH Word Events Warehouse & Lounge, Melbourne. 8:00pm. BILLBOARD THURSDAYS - FEAT: MATT DEAN + MATTY GRANT + PHIL ROSS Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10. CHI BEATS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. DJ KRONIC + MS BUTT Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DO DROP IN - FEAT: DJ KITI + DJ LADY NOIR The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: AGENT 86 + LEWIS CANCUT + WHO Lucky Coq, Windsor 6:00pm. GOOD EVENING - FEAT: DJ PEOPLE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. GRAD PARTY THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. LE DISCO TECH Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm. LOVE STORY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: DJS PREQUEL & EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. MOOD - FEAT: NUBODY Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. RADIONICA Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

friday october 18

CANT SAY Platform One, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10. CHI FRIDAYS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. CQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne. 8:00pm. FLASH - VARIOUS DJS Boutique, Prahran. 10pm FRIDAY NIGHT COMMERCIAL HOUSE DJS - FEAT: HIJACK + LIVNBEYNG + MAGIC HOUSE Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 8:30pm. HAPPY - VARIOUS DJS Boutique, Prahran. 10pm MEET YOUR MATES FRIDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. PANORAMA - FEAT: DJS MATT RAD + MR GEORGE + PHATO A MANO + TOM MEAGHER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm. POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. REMEMBER ME The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. RETRO SEXUAL One Twenty Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: MIKE CALLANDER + LEWIE DAY + KATIE DROVER + SPECIAL GUESTS SATURDAY MORNING - FEAT: SUNSHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran, 8pm SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Bridie O’reilly’s Brunswick, Brunswick. 10:00pm. SVELT + BISCOTTI + MANGELWURZEL 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10. THE FOX FRIDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. UPTOWN GROOVE Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. WEEKENDER! Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE FOX FRIDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. UPTOWN GROOVE Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

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BILLBOARD SATURDAYS - FEAT: FRAZER ADNAM SCOTT MCMAHON + JAMIE VLAHOS + MR MAGOO +

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ZIGGY Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. CHI SATURDAYS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm CLUB FICTION - FEAT: KITTY ROCK & THE BAD LADIES Red Bennies, South Yarra. 2:00am. DJ PLAZMA Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. HOT STEP Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. LAB 22 Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. MIXED DRINKS SATURDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. MOTEL SATURDAYS The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. NEW GUERNICA SATURDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. ONESIXFIVE - FEAT: DJ COURTNEY MILLS + DJ HOOPS + DJ OLLIE HOLMES + DJ JOSH PAOLA + DJ WILL CUMMINGS Onesixone, Prahran. 3:00am. POISON APPLE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm. SATURDAY CONFIDENTIAL Galley Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SATURDAYS - FEAT: ACTION SAM + DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR One Twenty Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SOUND EMPIRE - FEAT: DJ TATE STRAUSS + DJ JOE SOFO + DJ MATTY + DJ MISS SARAH + DJ PHIL ROSS Fusion, Southbank. 9:30pm. $25. SOUTH SIDE SHOW - FEAT: EDD FISHER + KNAVE KNIXX Red Bennies, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $15. STAR SATURDAYS Star Bar, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. SUNDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ JAY J + DJ KEN WALKER + DJ LIGHTING Co., Southbank. 8:30pm. TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ MARCUS KNIGHT + DJ XANDER JAMES Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 8:00pm. TEXTILE - FEAT: DJS PACMAN + JEAN PAUL + MOONSHINE + TAH Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. THE FOX SATURDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: DJ ANDEE FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: RANSOM + NICK THAYER, MAT CANT + PAZ + LEWIS CANCUT + BOOSHANK + SPECIAL GUESTS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran, 8pm

sunday october 20

COSMIC TONIC Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:30pm. MOTEL SUNDAYS The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm. NO MORE-BANG-FOR-BUCK BURLESQUE SHOW! Red Bennies, South Yarra. 8:00pm. REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + T-REK + RADIATOR + SILVERSIX + SPECIAL GUESTS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran, 8pm SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE - FEAT: ASKEW + BOOSHANK + DISCO HARRY + JUNJI + MISS BUTT + PAZ + PETER BAKER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm. SUNDAE SHAKE - FEAT: AGENT 86 + PHATO-A-MANO + TIGERFUNK Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: DAN BOWDENA ND MAYFIELD + FOUNKSHUI Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 4:30pm. SURRENDER - FEAT: DJ SERGEANT SLICK + DJ ADAM TRACE + DJ ADRIAN CHESSARI + DJ CHRIS OSTROM + DJ SEF Fusion, Southbank. 8:00pm.

monday october 21

IBIMBO - FEAT: LADY NOIR & KITI Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. KOOL AID - FEAT: DJ MU-GEN Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TWERKERS CLUB - FEAT: DJ FLETCH Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

tuesday october 22

BIMBO TUESDAYS - FEAT: ADAM ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. COSMIC PIZZA Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm. DJ JAGUAR E55, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. NEVER CHEER BEFORE YOU KNOW WHO’S WINNING FEAT: REPETER FONDA Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.

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wednesday october 16 Compression Session - Feat: Cassawarrior + Dd + Ricka E55, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. Soul Ensemble Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

thursday october 17 Pennies Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. $6.

friday october 18 Chaise Fridays - Feat: Soulclap + DJ Claz + DJ Dirx + DJ Peril + DJ Sef Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 4:30pm. Crew Love - Feat: DJ Tony Sunshine Sub Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $15. DJ Thaddeus Doe The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. Faktory Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 2:55pm. Faktory - Feat: DJ Damion De Silva + DJ Durmy + DJ K Dee + DJ Yaths Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm. Get Lit Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. Like Fridays - Feat: Broz + Dir-X + DJs Dinesh + Nyd + Sef + Shaggz + Shaun D La Di Da, Melbourne. 8:00pm. Rnb Superclub - Feat: Young Men Society Rnb Superclub, Southbank. 8:00pm. Studio Chasers, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $20. Sweet Nothing Fridays - Feat: DJ Marcus Knight + DJ Xander

James Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 9:00pm.

saturday october 19 Chaise Lounge Saturdays - Feat: DJ Andy Pala + DJ Kah Lua Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. Cheap Sober + Maggot Mouf & Gutz + Pete Mc + Planz The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $26. Laundry Saturdays Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. Saturday Nights - Feat: DJ Damion De Silva + Dj Jay Sin + DJ K Dee Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm. The Dojo Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. The High Society Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

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monday october 21 Freedom Pass - Feat: Phil Ross + B-Boogie + Chris Mac + Dozza Co., Southbank. 10:30pm. Hip Hop Open Mic First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

tuesday october 22 Can I Kick It? Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

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INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH

MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP

With Christie Eliezer * Stuff for this column to be emailed to <celiezer@netspace.net.au> by Friday 5pm

THINGS WE HEAR

BON JOVI WALKS AUSSIE BRIDE UP AISLE Last Saturday, Jon Bon Jovi walked Australian bride to be Branka Delic down the aisle before her wedding to Gonzalo Cladera at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. She’d been petitioning him for two months to do the honours, in the same chapel where he was married to his wife Dorothea in 1989. After that, Jon rushed over to the MGM Grand Garden Arena for a show with the band.

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR AWME

MELBOURNE/MUSHROOM EXHIBITION

The speakers list for the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (Arts Centre Melbourne, November 14 to 17) includes some of the best known festival promoters in the world. They include Peter Noble (Bluesfest) who is also making a keynote speech as well as those from Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, Montreal International Jazz Festival, Splendour In The Grass, Boomerang, Reggae Sun Ska and Riddu Riddu. They will speak at sessions on international touring, selecting the right bill, the nonmusic element in a festival and taking on New Zealand. Other panels include Crowdfunding or Bust, Keeping the 'Indie' in Indigenous Music, Australia Council Funding Session, Old Song for the New Ceremony (the importance of preserving traditional culture), New Directions: Future Forecasting, Music of the Revolution, Labels and Publishing, Marketing and Publicity and APRA 101. For full details, go to www.awme.com.au.

RMIT Gallery is hosting Music, Melbourne + Me: 40 Years of Mushroom & Melbourne Music Culture from Tuesday November 19 to Monday March 3. The exhibition is an interactive event, where fans can record their memories, venues can post their own photos with memorabilia from artists and a recreation in one of the gallery’s spaces of Michael Gudinski’s office. For full details, go to Industrial Strength online at beat.com.au.

BEHIND THOSE MISHEARD SONG LYRICS You’ve heard those misheard lyrics, of course. “Might as well face it, you’re a dick with a glove” (Robert Palmer, Addicted To Love), “Text the ladies extra longer” (Black Eyed Peas, Boom Boom Pow), “Ohh, ho, dyslexics on fire” (Kings Of Leon, Sex on Fire), “You’re gonna be the one at Sainsbury’s” (Oasis, Wonderwall), “Like a virgin touched for the thirty-first time” (Madonna, Like a Virgin), ‘”Scuse me, while I kiss this guy” (Jimi Hendrix, Purple Haze) and best of all, “The ants are my friends, they’re blowin’ in the wind” (Bob Dylan, Blowin’ In The Wind). Now The Wellcome trust in England has given £60,000 (A$100,000) to a choral ensemble to investigate the science of why the great unwashed can understand some song lyrics but not others. The ensemble, The Clerks, will sing different lines to members of the public at the same time, and use an electronic handset to record which words they can and can’t hear. The project, Tales from Babel: Musical Adventures in the Science of Hearing is not frivolous. The research aims to aid the Trust’s understanding of music perception among the hearing-impaired.

NEW WEBSITE FOR MOSHCAM Moshcam.com, creators of the world’s largest online catalogue of originally-produced live music videos (1300 in all) launched a new website to make it easier to navigate, create video playlists on the fly and share them, and get the latest news. Next month the site will be fully optimised for mobile, meaning videos can be viewed wherever users are and whatever device they are using. “Our main focus is giving fans complete control over how they watch and listen to the music they love,” said Paul Hannigan, its Chief of Product. The latest addition to the collection is London indie folk trio Daughter’s highly acclaimed Sydney concert. Nielsen Market Intelligence reported that Moshcam was consistently in the Top 5 Australian Music Sites this year.

UNFD SIGN MAKE BELIEVE ME Hardcore label UNFD signed West Australian sixpiece Make Believe Me, who came together in November 2011. They hail from the south west, more than two hours from the nearest city. To celebrate, they’re giving away their track Home as a free download on weareunified.com/makebelieveme.

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PBS YOUNG ELDER OF JAZZ COMMISSION ANNOUNCED Radio PBS 106.7FM and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival brought back the PBS Young Elder of Jazz Commission for its third year. The Commission will award $10,000 for the most innovative and excellent jazz composition by a Victorian jazz composer aged under 35. The new work will be broadcasted on PBS and premiered at the 2014 Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Deadline is Thursday October 31, see www.pbsfm.org.au.

GOOGLE TAKES DOWN EIGHT ‘PIRATE’ LINKS A SECOND Not everyone agrees that piracy is good for artist revenue. In one week in September, Google had to remove a record-breaking 5.3 million allegedly infringing links from its search engine after complaints from copyright holders. That’s over eight links a second. The take downs have been rising, from 3.8 million a week in February to 4.47 million at the end of March.

FROM RADIOLAND… Triple M’s drive program Merrick Watts and The Highway Patrol looks like it has been axed, with the network announcing a new-look national show will replace it. The show just managed a 4.9% share of the Sydney market… Nova 100 Melbourne appointed comedians Tommy Little and Meshel Laurie as new breakfast hosts in 2014. Little, who has two shows on TV, does the weekend breakfast show at Nova. Laurie did Nova’s drive show and her breakfast show on Nova Brisbane rated #1. Simon Joyce left as group CEO of radio and TV production house MCM Entertainment after five years.

TOTEM ONELOVE SALE TO PROCEED

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The buy-out of Australian dance promoter Totem Onelove Group – the ones behind the highly successful national Stereosonic festival which drew 60,000 to the 2011 Sydney show – by New York based global EDM live company SFX Entertainment is now set to be competed. In June, SFX Entertainment announced that it was buying the Melbourne-based promoter for $75 million as part of a buying spree of a number of EDM festivals in America and Europe as well as EDM online music store Beatport. The idea was to take on Live Nation, the mega-successful global concert promoter which has also acquired a number of EDM festivals in the past 12 months. SFX Entertainment gave Totem Onelove Group a down payment of $25 million, which has allowed the festival to expand to a two-day format this year. Last week, the American company raised US$260 million in its first public offering, cashing it up to finish off its acquisition. Totem’s Richie McNeill has said they agreed to the SFX deal because the Australians remain as creative forces in the festival.

* At the Australian Independent Music Awards, rapper Seth Sentry, while collecting his trophy for Best Hip Hop Album, thanked “ex-girlfriends who put up with me when I was a scumbag wannabe rapper and paid my rent.” * Kiss are headed back for a stadium tour this time next year. Miley Cyrus is also said to be heading our way next year through Live Nation. At this point we can safely rule out a co-headliner with Sinead O’Connor. * As the pollies’ expense scandal grows, we ask, is it possible to spend $9347 in a day at Tamworth Country Music Festival? That’s what PM Tony Abbott claimed in expenses when he visited the fest in 2012, spent some hours making sure he was seen, then scooted off without even staying the night. The parliamentary entitlements register showed it cost $8800 for a private return charter flight for Abbott from Sydney to Tamworth on January 25, 2012. * Guinness World Records proclaimed Grand Theft Auto V the fastest selling game in a 24 hour period, moving a staggering 11.21 million units and grossing US$816 million. But game maker Take-Two Interactive are saying they didn’t supply those figures. * Tickets to the Glastonbury festival in the UK cost £210. But that didn’t stop its 120,000 tickets from selling out in 87 minutes. One million people registered for the tickets. Fleetwood Mac are hotly tipped to headline. * Here’s a Rihanna story that doesn’t have the word “late” in it. The singer had exchanged regular tweets with 15-year Auckland high school girl Shannon Roberts who volunteers in a not-for-profit youth organisation. When Rih-Rih arrived in NZ, she got her bodyguard to track Roberts down, then sent him to hand-deliver premium concert tickets and then escort the girl and her friend backstage for a private audience. There they took selfies, ate ice cream and Rihanna got her chauffeur to drive them home 30 kms away. During her NZ visit, the singer got a Maori symbol tattooed on a finger. * Speaking of which, when Boyzone hit Sydney, they headed off to Bondi Ink to get new tatts. Keith Duffy got rosary beads around a finger, while Shane Lynch now has a skull on his shoulder. * Australia will be one of the first countries outside America to get iTunes Radio as Apple wants to compete with Pandora. The Pandora people say they’re not worried, saying they welcome any competition, and besides, they expect to hit one million registered users in Australia and NZ by next month, so there. Meantime the head office of Twitter has said that Australia is one of the places it plans to work the market in (Twitter has 3 million accounts in Oz). * On the eve of their comeback US tour and a new album (we’re talking two days), the Jonas Bros had a furious argument over their music and pulled the plug on both. That Christmas family lunch looks like it’s going to be a doozey. * Surfer boy Mark Richards ended up doing an exclusive interview with Pearl Jam to coincide with the release of their new album. Apart from being a PJ fan, Richards remembers in the early 1980s when he was a world champ, and sitting next to him on a flight, starstruck, was a teenager who shyly told him his name was Eddie Vedder and that he loved to surf. * US punk band Get Shot took revenge on the antipunk Westboro Baptist Church: they shot a porn film on its lawn, including a scene of bassist Laura Lush masturbating. There’s never a lighting strike when you want one. * Bluesfest promoter Peter Noble says that the Boomerang festival will return next year. It only drew 5,000 over the three days but he said the experience was so beautiful that it will grow. * INXS has signed a worldwide deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, marking the first time that all their publishing is under one roof. * The weekend’s Port Fairy’s Spring Music Festival showed how to keep classical music alive. Artistic director Anna Goldsworthy included on the bill The Black Arm Band performing Dirt Song in multiple Aboriginal languages, the premiere of Andrew Ford’s Last Word which used the last words of historical figures as a song, and a late night cabaret and burlesque performance.

FINDING THE BEST NEW EDM PRODUCER The Budweiser People’s Choice Award goes to find the country’s best rising EDM producer. Producers have until Sunday October 27 to create a Soundcloud profile and submit their tracks of any dance style for free to budweisermadeformusic.com.au. Voters then choose four finalists, who will be flown to the Australian Independent Music Awards in Sydney on Nov 7 where the Budweiser People’s Choice 2013 will be announced. Voters are in the running to attend the awards with three mates, including a stay in a five-star hotel and hang out at the after-party at the Marquee.

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LIFELINES Married: Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh in Miami on the weekend, throwing a huge bash at the National Tropical Botanical Garden with all guests – including Robin Thicke, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, David Guetta and Gwen Stefani – told to wear garden party attire. The two, who have a son Rocket Man (true!) married in secret in France but did it again on US soil. Marrying: Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo, are tying the knot with two ceremonies next year. One in LA where they live, the other in Namibia, Africa, where her folks are. Dating: Miley Cyrus, 20, and Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner’s photographer son Theo, 24, who was last chilling with Liv Tyler. Split: Kylie Minogue and Spanish model Andres Velencoso after five years, due to their hectic work schedules. Ill: Bluesman Walter Trout has been diagnosed with liver damage. Ill: UK pog rockers Hawkwind were forced to delay a US tour after main man Dave Brock was diagnosed with stress as a result of Nik Turner’s attempts to register the band name. Recovered: US singer Sharon Jones who had cancer surgery this year is back making music with her band The Dap-Kings, with a new album and tour. In Court: Matthew Cox, the 26-year old accused of killing Gold Coast R&B singer Tony Williams at his home in December 2011, had been told by a woman that she had been subjected to a degrading sexual offence by Williams. The Southport Magistrates Court was told at a committal hearing. Died: Pogues guitarist Phil Chevron, 56, after treatment for head and neck cancer. He wrote several well-known Pogues songs, including the Irish emigration ballad Thousands Are Sailing. Died: Jan Kuehnemund, guitarist of allfemale metal band Vixen, from cancer, 51. Died: Kiss FM producer Timi Arnott, 23, after an epileptic fit.

CRACKBELL RECORDS: LET’S GET EXPERIMENTAL Crackbell Records is a new experimental label set up in Melbourne by jazz drummer Phil Collings (Artistic Director, label owner), with co-director, experimental pianist Colin Hopkins to give voice to more niche music as jazz and improvisational music. Said Collings, “Creative music has a very small place in this wide music industry, but I believe it is extremely important that these voices are represented. Like any great works, I hope that they can be imbibed, fascinated over, indulged and meditated upon; to ultimately feed into the already amazing pool of human expression and creativity that exists out there.” There are six acts on the label: they include ReAssemble, p.two, Borrowed Time Trio and the Phil Collings Trio). The label is launched at a gig at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday November 1 with the Borrowed Time Trio, featuring Collings, Hopkins and Frank Di Sario.

PRESETS TEAM WITH J&B FOR MASH-UP The Presets teamed with J&B Scotch Whisky to create a new mash-up to mark the brand’s latest drink, J&B Mash-Up. It is streamed via the J&B Australia Facebook page. The track sees Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes go through ten years of their back catalogue and using elements of the likes of My People, Are You The One and Talk Like That. The duo said: “Going through a decade of music was like seeing many moments of our career flash before our eyes. We’ve always enjoyed new and innovative ways to approach our music, and re-working a number of tracks into this brand new mash-up was a really fun experience.” Presets fans will also have the opportunity to enter a competition to win an end of semester gig from the band at facebook.com/JandBAustralia.

BUSHWALKING By Lachlan Kanoniuk

Melbourne-Sydney heavy-folk triumvirate Bushwalking are sitting pretty at two from two, with this year’s No Enter proving to be a stellar follow-up to their debut record First Time. Members Nisa Venerosa, Ela Stiles and Karl Scullin expand their scope on their second LP, building upon the at-times sparse arrangements of their debut to create tightly woven and intoxicating grooves. Speaking just ahead of Bushwalking’s first show in a long while, drummer Nisa speaks about the trio’s loose, and at times tense, work ethos. “We haven’t had much time to jam between the last album and now, so I think everything we are playing is off No Enter, maybe one or two new songs. We would like to be playing a new set ideally, but because of the distance it’s hard to make that happen,” Nisa states. “You have to jam the old songs for the show, then jam new stuff. It’s hard to get a good balance I think.” The material found on First Time had its beginnings as solo-based works penned by Ela. This time around, the record stemmed from a more collaborative process. “The first record was a case of the bones of the songs being brought into jamming. Some of the new album was like that, but a lot of it was developed all together.” Having band members based in both Melbourne and Sydney, the opportunity to work on new material is often fleeting. “There’s a lot of time pressure with everything. In a perfect world, we’d like to jam forever. You’re always changing things, bits and pieces here and there even when they’re complete and recorded. Especially Karl, he always strives to be progressive. There are those time pressures in living in different cities. I think it’s kind of natural. But everything is challenging, nothing is easy. When we are together, the time pressure is a huge challenge to us. I often wonder what the band would be like if we jammed on a weekly basis, I think we would be quite different. That time constraint and that pressure kind of comes through in our music. It’s panic, or something.” The three members of Bushwalking all fulfil duties in other musical projects – Nisa with Fabulous Diamonds, Ela with Songs, Karl with Kes and its associated guises – imbuing the band with a sense of casualness in their approach. “It was more difficult in the beginning, but Bushwalking is kind of a side project for all of us. Fabulous Diamonds has always been my thing. We always try to fit it in our schedules without pissing anyone else off in the other bands. But at the same time, because we’re all used to being in bands, we’re not too eager to tour and do all that other stuff because we’re all a bit over it. Especially Karl, he’d rather record and work on other songs than go to America or something. We’ve all done that, and after a while it’s a lot of effort for little reward. I don’t think we have that pressure to tour, we just make the most of what time we do have.”

“THERE’S A LOT OF TIME PRESSURE WITH EVERYTHING. IN A PERFECT WORLD, WE’D LIKE TO JAM FOREVER. YOU’RE ALWAYS CHANGING THINGS, BITS AND PIECES HERE AND THERE EVEN WHEN THEY’RE COMPLETE AND RECORDED” Nisa’s drumming style, as pronounced in both her musical outlets, makes for one of the most distinct percussive voices in Australia. “People tell me that. I taught myself to drum, so I can only drum in a really specific way. It has its good and bad points. It’s good because it’s distinctive, it’s my own thing or whatever. But if I want to copy a beat I hear on an album, I can’t really replicate anything. It can be frustrating.” In terms of future plans for Bushwalking beyond No Enter’s launch, the band is happy to take things as they come. “We’ve got Sound Summit in Sydney, then Melbourne Music Week, after that we’re just going to see what happens. We have no idea right now. We’ve got lots of songs ready for something else, we just need to see what happens,” Nisa reasons. As for Nisa’s work in minimalist duo Fabulous Diamonds, we can expect work on a follow-up to last year’s Commercial Music to begin sometime next year. “We went to Europe in March, and since then we’ve been really lazy and chillin’. We’ve got a show in Melbourne and in Perth. Just a few shows at the end of the year, then we’ll record next year,” she reveals.

BUSHWALKING’s No Enter is out now through Chapter Music. They’ll be playing at Chapterfest 21 on Wednesday November 20 at The Residence, as a part of Melbourne Music Week. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES..... WWW.BEAT.COM.AU/TV

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BRITISH INDIA By Denver Maxx In year 12, you’re the kings and queens of your school, and to an extent, your known world. But then you leave school and you realise very quickly that you are a very insignificant entity in a very large and intimidating world, and then over the next ten years you establish your meaningful place in life via university and full-time employment. And then there’s British India. Declan Melia, Matt O’Gorman, Will Drummond and Nic Wilson have been touring Australia and releasing music since 2005, with their most recent album Controller debuting at number ten in the ARIA charts in March this year – that is their third album to have such success, with Avalanche (2010) and Thieves (2008). However, one thing that Controller represents for British India, that none of the others did, is a coming of age. This Friday at The Hi-Fi, the band launch their fourth single from Controller, the jangly and swinging pop rock ditty Blinded. Vocalist Melia and drummer O’Gorman caught up with an old friend (your correspondent) at North Melbourne’s grungy hipster home, Prudence, to discuss coming of age via Controller, being left in the lurch by their old label, their falling-out with Shock Records, getting a second chance from Liberation and Wilson masquerading as a film-maker. Their single I Can Make You Love Me came out in May 2012. Melia explains that though it was a relief to get the song out, it was still fraught with uncertainty. “It had been a long time since we released anything. Nearly three years. We needed the motivation to finish

the album because this was during the time British India was really in the doldrums and directionless. The release of I Can Make You Love Me is what we needed to release the album.” O’Gorman, takes up the story at this point, “So after the whole Shock thing, we’d written that song and a couple of others when we had no label and then the Liberation people heard it and they were really excited which was awesome for us to get that kind of feedback, particularly from a label like Liberation.” Melia continued, “If you’re asking what it was like having the album out before the single was finished, it wasn’t good. It was tough knowing we had to follow-up with an album – you see, we didn’t have any more than a couple of other songs written. We were used to a situation like with Guillotine where we had an album and it was like take the best song and release it.” For these four guys under thirty – whose only real job since high school has been playing in and releasing music – the period from when Shock Records came upon hard financial times with its publishing arm going into liquidation, to them signing with Liberation, was tough. “Everything in this industry is unset; you live and

die by your next single. If your single is a crappy single followed by a crappy album, you’re done. So even though we knew I Can Make You Love Me was a good song, it was something totally different for us because we didn’t have an album written yet to back it up,” explains Melia. As the story would play out, British India did back the single up with a quality album. When Controller was released, the single that accompanied it was the grunge heavy Summer Forgive Me, a track that harked back to British India of old, and Blinded,

the latest and fourth single from the album, is a confessional yet up-tempo song – almost a ‘road song’ to evoke energy on a 12 hour drive. The diversity of the album demonstrates a band at one with their creative output after going through tough and uncertain times.

Soundwave Festival, though playing festivals seems to bring out the more competitive side to Reis. “For a band like us...if we were going to do these festivals, we were going to have to get over ourselves and realize that it wasn’t all about us. There’s hundreds of bands there and the audience isn’t just there to see you, so you just have fun with it. “There is part of what we do, underneath it all there is a desire to decapitate people with rock’n’roll and to be the best. I know it’s not a sport and I know that people aren’t holding up scorecards after each song and I know that at the end of the festival they are not handing

out some big silver cup to the band with the highest score. But you feel these things in yourself, there are some times that it is undeniable. Sometimes you come offstage and agree that the audience may not have liked you but you just say, ‘man that was killer, we killed it’, and those are the things that keep you going – those are the things that keep you horny for playing rock’n’roll.”

BRITISH INDIA are launching Controller this Friday October 18 at The Hi-Fi Bar with SHE REX and Hollow Everdaze. Controller is out now on Liberation.

ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT By Jeremy Sheaffe San Diego’s legendary rock’n’roll band Rocket From The Crypt played their final ever show at their annual Halloween gig in 2005. With their singer, John ‘Speedo’ Reis, on the phone it seems appropriate to ask him why? “Well… shit, fuck dude,” he replies as if no one has ever asked him this question. “We were a band for a long time. We kinda did everything we wanted to do; we’d made a fuckload of records, recorded thousands of songs, we’d played pretty much everywhere we though we’d ever play, and more. Really, we had kind of achieved everything we’d wanted to achieve from when we’d started out. “We’d hit a point where there was this sameness and for a band that had really prided itself on having a serious commitment, I mean we really threw ourselves into rock’n’roll completely and there wasn’t time for anything else, so it was one of those things where we all felt that it was time to do other things. “I owe everything to rock’n’roll, I owe my life to rock’n’roll, but sometimes you just have to stretch out a little bit. It was more than just me too, but there were no people hating each other, there were no creative differences, there was no drama. We realized we’d done it, it was a job well done, so we high-fived each other and walked off into the sunset.”

Rocket From The Crypt, famously, played one more show after that, on the set of the children’s TV show, Yo Gabba Gabba, but even that didn’t satisfy the band’s desire. “I’ve continued to keep playing,” Reis explains, “and part of being in a band – even if you do it on your own terms and not for the satisfaction of others – there is still part of you that wants to be liked and have people relate to what you are doing; it sort of makes you feel not so alone in this big world, you know? “When people start really asking you, the invitations start piling up and after a while you realize that all these people really wanna see you play, and you realize you still really like playing and you still really like each other, so it seemed kind of ridiculous to say no to something that was always so much fun to do.” Rocket From The Crypt have played many times in Australia – the last time was in 2002 where they climaxed every show with a medley of classic Australian rock songs such as The Saints’ (I’m) Stranded, Aloha Steve and Danno and When The Birdmen Fly by the Fun Things. They are coming back in 2014 to play at

ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT will be playing Soundwave Festival at Flemington Racecourse on Friday February 28.

60 SECONDS with GRIZZLY JIM LAWRIE Define your genre in five words or less: Indie folk turned rock n’ roll. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? “For a guy that looks a lot like Henry Wagons, he isn’t really that countr.” Describe the best gig you have ever played. The best gig is always the one you’re about to play. Tell us about the last song you wrote. A song called Little Lies, not to be confused with the Fleetwood classic. Though it does have a big Fleetwood sound, and I do try to do a bit of a Stevie Nicks wail in it - I gotta stop listening to Fleetwood. Just kidding, I would

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never stop. Where would you like to be in five years? Back on the wagon. Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it? Draw an intricate phallic landscape with a motivational message on a piece of paper instead of a set list and hand it to Rainsey, our drummer, just before we start. Name an interview question you wish someone would ask you, and answer it. Q. What is your dog’s instagram name so we can all follow him? A. Frankygoestocollingwood. If your music was a chocolate bar, which one would it be, and why?

Chokito I reckon. They fly under the radar but have all the right ingredients to make you pretty happy - and they’re not ugly, but they’re just not Hollywood material.

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GRIZZLY JIM LAWRIE plays the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo on Saturday November 16 at The Toff In Town

OMAR PEREIRA, FURIA’S MUSICAL DIRECTOR

TEN THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT IVAN LEON FROM PERLE CONCHE 2. 3.0 (Marc Anthony) 3. DLG 4. Ruben Blades y son del Solar (Ruben Blades) 5. All Juan Luis Guerra albums 6. All Luis Miguel albums 7. Tres gotas de agua bendita (Gloria Estefan) 8. All Los Van Van albums. 9 All Dream Theater albums 10. El Cantante (Hector Lavoe)

If you could go back in time and meet a famous person that has passed away who would it be and why? Celia Cruz, because she was a great inspiration to Latin music around the world. What was the first gig that your band played and how did it go? Perle Conche played for the first time at Copacabana International. After such a great effort rehearsing for a few months prior the launch of the band it was a fantastic night. What was the last piece of music that inspired you and why? Many songs and artist have inspired me but I have to admit that when I listen to Irakere, Michel Camilo, Los Van Van, Ng La Banda, Marc Anthony, Luis Miguel, Dream Theater and few other great artists I just feel that their music inspires me in every single way

by Jose Eduardo Cruz Omar Pereira was born in El Salvador into a musical family and grew up learning from his father everything from dancing to singing. His love for music was evident when as a baby he would dance in his cot as soon as the radio was put on. This music that infiltrated his life early on has remained a permanent fixture ever since. When he migrated to Australia in 1986 he brought with him a musical tradition and passion for the arts which would explode in Melbourne and slowly stretch out across Australia and parts of Asia. This musical tradition would push him to form Furia, one of Australia’s premier Latin bands. “Coming from El Salvador I had different musical ideas that I wanted to explore so I created Furia to enable this exploration”. In 1993 this exploration took form and after spending some time with Bahia he parted company with them and ventured out to become Furia’s band leader and musical director. Omar’s aim was to do something very different to what was being done early on in the Australian Latin scene. As he explains, “Salsa was the main genre that was being played so I focused my attention on Merengue”. Whilst Merengue is now commonly known and understood by the wider Australian community, back in 1993, Omar and Furia were the first to introduce this genre to Australian audiences. It was difficult for Furia to be exclusively a Merengue band but, audiences appreciated that something different was being played in the live scene. Furia’s musical style has changed since 1993 primarily to keep audiences happy. Although Omar is still a merenguero, Furia now also plays salsa and other popular rhythms. “I firmly believe that music has to be played with the audiences in mind. The audiences wanted variety so we delivered on those wishes. I will always be a merenguero but, Furia tries to cater to everyone’s musical tastes.” Furia’s uniqueness took them across Australia many times over. Their continual performances across Melbourne and other parts of Australia provided the platform to sell over 20,000 records, an achievement yet to be eclipsed by any other Australian Latin Band. Becoming Australia’s premier Latin band in the mid 90’s exposed them to corporate and international clients. Festival gigs followed and bigger corporate gigs within the wider Australian market provided the opportunity for Omar to realise a long held dream of touring overseas. “It´s every artists’ dream to play abroad and we have been lucky enough to play in Taiwan and Bali.” Omar has been involved in the Australian Latin scene for over 25 years and believes that the only reason

why bands don’t grow is because they don’t set bigger goals for themselves. Setting bigger goals for himself and Furia took him to Brisbane in the 90s’ and again he created history by being the first Merengue band from Melbourne to tour Brisbane. “We have played in many cities in Australia and what I can gather is that sometimes the bands don’t think in bigger things. We as musicians cannot wait for the fans to come; we must go to the fans and create those opportunities. The market is there to thrive but sometimes we as musicians are our worst enemies. If we had not thought of bigger things we would have stayed playing in Melbourne.” Furia is gearing up for its third consecutive presentation at Clave Contra Clave. His experiences at the 2011 and 2012 Clave Contra Clave have motivated him to continue entering in this unique competition. Omar views Clave Contra Clave as a musical conference where new friends are made which allows Australian Latin music to grow and persist. Furia’s success as a band has seen them win both of their respective heats in 2011 and 2012. Whilst Omar does not see Clave Contra Clave as a competition, winning the heats has seen Furia perform alongside Willie Colon and Fonseca in 2012. Omar’s passion is second to none. He sees himself as a cultural ambassador and even though the wider Australian community does not understand Spanish, he feels that Australians will always support dedication, passion and commitment. Furia is testament that Australian Latin bands can perform outside of Australia and flourish. Omar is of the firm belief that “we must push the music and make it grow. We should never limit our musical projects and goals”. FURIA is appearing in the Melbourne heat of Clave Contra Clave on Sunday October 20. Visit clavecontraclave.com for ticketing and event info.

What was the last book you read and what was it about? The Gruen Transfer based on the ABC TV show. This book is related purely on how marketing impacts on society. Name your top ten albums. 1. All Irakere albums

If you could be mentored by any musician who would it be and why? Marc Anthony because of his vocal range, talent, stage presence and experience. Ask for permission or forgiveness? Which one and why? None of them. Favourite quote? All or nothing (that’s my saying always). Three rules that all musos must obey. Enjoy, live and love in a passionate way. Complete this sentence, only a muso knows …. Musicians are sexier than normal people, that’s a fact. PERLE CONCHE is appearing at the Melbourne heat of Clave Contra Clave on Sunday October 20. Visit clavecontraclave.com for ticketing and event

TEN THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT JULIO PEREIRA FROM PELIGRO

What was the first gig that your band played and how did it go? It was at Crown Casino’s Next Blue Nightclub. It was a massive gig for us and I believe our success as a band began there. What was the last piece of music that inspired you and why? I listen to a lot of Merengue. So I am constantly inspired by Merengue. Name your top ten albums. That’s a very difficult one to answer because I love a lot of music and a variety of genres. If you could go back in time and meet a famous person that has passed away who would it be and why? Without a doubt Frank Sinatra. I love his music. If you could be mentored by any musician who would it be and why?

My pick would be Carlos Santana. His music is amazing. Ask for permission or forgiveness? Which one and why? Forgiveness, because forgiveness is a true expression of love. Favourite quote? 1 Peter 4:8 – Love covers over a multitude of sins. Three rules that all musos must obey. Responsibility, character and persistence. Complete this sentence, only a muso knows …. How to act. PELIGRO is appearing at the Melbourne heat of Clave Contra Clave on Sunday October 20. Visit clavecontraclave.com for ticketing and event info. Adelante Amigo Page 37

A guide to eating out in Melbourne

BRUNSWICK BURGER BUZZ Brunswick Burger Buzz on Sydney Rd is a godsend for locals and visitors alike with its large and juicy handmade burger patties that consist of fresh produce purchased daily from Footscray markets. Having opened just over three weeks ago on Friday September 20 Brunswick Burger Buzz has been a hit with the staff run off their feet. It came as a massive surprise to the owner who has been so busy setting up his burger joint that he didn’t have time to do a whole lot of promotion. “On the day before we opened I sent two girls who work for me out with some flyers. I had been so busy getting the shop ready for opening I didn’t know what was going to happen on the night we opened.” The classic burger style, large servings, tasty side dishes and idiosyncratic décor proved a hit with Sydney road’s Friday night crowds packing out the venue on its first night. And the following weekend, that last Saturday in September, Grand Final Day was also a surprise packet with the power of the burger demanding attention despite no one being around. “On Grand Final Day there was no one around and you could almost see the tumbleweed rolling down Sydney Rd but then the clock hit 7:30 pm and they came rolling in,” he explains. Since opening Brunswick Burger Buzz has just got busier and busier with the owner advising people to call ahead during the busy times of Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Inspired by American style classic burger diners such as the one in Pulp Fiction, Brunswick Burger Buzz is nothing like a traditional takeaway joint. Tables and chairs of all different shapes and sizes are arranged around the large double fronted venue to allow for a subtle solo pig-out, an intimate date for two, or even ten friends getting together over a bunch of burgers and a bunch of beers. On the bare brick walls are such random things as the door off a 1979 Volkswagen Beetle, corrugated iron roofing that was rescued from hard rubbish day, a classic The Sun newspaper sign and a keen eye will notice that not one of the chairs are the same. This kind of creativity and outward adventurousness is also reflected in the burgers. The two most popular burgers are Big Kahuna and Bugger off. “The Big Kahuna is a Hawaiin style burger inspired by the burger scene in Pulp Fiction. Now the Bugger Off has become the most popular burgers with the ladies. I think it is because it only has a 150gram pattie but is a bit more deluxe than the simple cheeseburger because it has bacon, BBQ sauce and aoli,” explains an impassioned burger master. For those burger hunters who want way more than a 150 gram pattie there is the Brunswick Boss that includes three patties equalling almost 500grams of beef, three slices of cheese and an egg. If you can tame this mighty burger and drink a pot for $25 you will go into the BBB hall of fame. The newest addition to the menu is the XD-Falcon that is a steak sandwich named after the owner’s first car. This delicious vehicle of flavour also includes caramelised onions and an egg. It is a broad menu that includes chicken burgers and such delicious sides as the chips and onion rings. With fresh cooking oil daily and a homemade spice mix, the chips and sides are customer favourite with the owner cheekily despairing, “People are coming back just for the sides!”

MISS KATIE’S CRAB SHACK AT THE PUBLIC BAR

Brunswick Burger Buzz is located at 333 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Call 9388 2287 to place an order for pick-up between 12-11pm daily (closed Monday) – if you’re lucky you might get home delivery. Visit http://www.burgerbuzz.com.au for more info.

On Sunday, two Beat staff members undertook a culinary enlightenment when they were lucky enough to sample Miss Katie’s Crab Shack that operates seven days a week out of the pokey little kitchen at North Melbourne’s The Public Bar. Miss Katie - or Katie Marron to the office of births, deaths and marriages – is an unassuming twenty something chef, who after helping some friends run a taco truck, was given the opportunity to turn The Public Bar’s kitchen into a place of pure magic. The ridgy didge Americana menu was inspired by the recipes of Katie’s mother (Suzi) and grandma (Mary Ellen). But don’t think by any means Marron is just a home schooled chef – she has spent the last ten years working at some of Melbourne’s best restaurants including the chef’s hat adorned Movida. Mary Ellen was from Virginia so her southern influence is reflected in the menu via Katie’s Fried Chicken ($16) that for an additional $5 comes with Belgian waffles and real Canadian Maple Syrup. This meal is so more-ish that even the Beat staff member who has recently had a heart attack couldn’t stop eating it. “Most of this menu comes from my grandma’s recipe books,” enthuses the radiant Marron as she stands in front of her small kitchen with two time-worn handwritten books in hand. The execution of the food that comes from Marron’s kitchen is flawless; the pattie that comes in the Chesapeake Crab Burger is essentially an enlarged crab cake that is made up of 100 grams of Blue Swimmer Crab. Marron explains that The Public Bar’s proximity to the Queen Victoria Markets has supreme advantages to the preparation and specialisation of her food. “I buy all the ingredients daily from the market and on the day it’s closed the guys from the fish market drop it off to me.” The one dish where the fact the ingredients are handpicked fresh from the market is Katie’s Low Country Boil ($24). This dish was handed down from Katie’s mum who is from Gibson Island, Maryland, the spiritual home of crab shacks. Consisting of blue swimmer crab, corn cob, smoked kranski, Old Bay and garlic butter it comes as no surprise that prior to the dish arriving, diners receive a bib and mallet to make the dishes’ consumption as smooth as possible. And a hot-tip for diners: order the House Baked Cornbread ($2) to help mop up the juices. Adding to the experience is the overall atmosphere of Marron’s design for her side of The Public Bar, with fishing nets and other maritime fixtures, playing about the roof and sitting prime position in front of the kitchen is ‘Colin’, a three foot cartoon replica prawn; say ‘hi’ to him on your next visit just don’t call him ‘Homer Shrimpson’! Miss Katie’s Crab Shack is open Monday to Friday 5pm-9pm, weekends 12pm-9pm and is located in The Public Bar, 238 Victoria street North Melbourne. Beat Eats Page 38

BEAT’S GUIDE TO EATING OUT IN MELBOURNE

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THE GRATES By Lachlan Kanoniuk The year has been a relatively quiet one so far for beloved jaunty guitar-pop purveyors The Grates, with a handful of live appearances starting to creep into the calendar in the latter half of the year (including a stint at this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival). But personally for the band, 2013 has been quite eventful. The Grates’ two core members, Patience Hodgson and John Patterson, revealed their long romance by announcing their marriage. Awww. Speaking while taking care of a few domestic errands around the house, John lets us know when we can expect new Grates material. “We’ve got some songs, so at the moment we’re just waiting for Richie, who’s been drumming with us, to get back from the UK so we can start working on songs again. We don’t have any solid studio time booked or anything, so we might just end up doing it at home. We have a nice little room under our house.” The tentative plans to record at home break the tradition of the previous two Grates records, which were recorded while the band were bunkered down in the US. “The last one was in Brooklyn, the one before we did in Connecticut. I think the last album we recorded, we were happy with the final product, but we didn’t really enjoy the experience of recording in a studio,” says Patterson. “We’ve recorded every album in a nice studio, but we were just longing to jam out in a garage or somewhere like that. Somewhere where we can do whatever we want, where there are no egos apart from our own.” John and Patience’s marriage simplified the dynamic of the band, ending their years-long cone of silence in regards to their romance. “I think if anything, it’s

made it a little bit easier. We’re more comfortable being together, we never talked about it the whole time we were in the band. Now that we’re obviously married, it makes it feel a little realer. Now playing music is just a nice way to spend time together. We opened a café and bar in Brisbane a year ago, so when we make music together it feels a bit more special as it’s not the only focus in our lives. We’ve been through it and came through the other side. I can totally understand why bands don’t make it. If it wasn’t for that, we wouldn’t have made it.” The newfound hospitality pursuit has lifted some of the pressure from the toils of their music career, allowing a greater sense of freedom. “I don’t like putting all our eggs in one basket,” says Patterson. “It will sustain because we don’t need it to. We work on a lot of different things, most of them together, and that’s let us live a life outside the ordinary, to let us take chances we wouldn’t have been able to take otherwise.” Of course, there was a period of time where music was a full-time occupation for the band, putting in

the hard yards to establish themselves as the revered act they are today. “When we didn’t work [apart from music], we just would stay at home all day. We didn’t really have money to do anything apart from be in a band. We didn’t get to meet new people, it took a lot of life experiences away. “It’s great to get it out of our systems. Things are much more comfortable, knowing that it’s still fun and that people still enjoy it. It’s kind of nostalgic, and it’s nice seeing people react to different parts of different songs. It takes you back to a different time and place when we play songs that are eight years old, these people that grew up with this music, as well as us growing up. I think we kind of documented us growing up with each record.” With a disparate range of tracks now contained within The Grates’ canon, ranging from the feel good scrappy styling of their breakthrough tracks to the cinemascope offerings on 2011’s Secret Rituals, John takes pleasure

in crafting the band’s current setlists. “I just pick the ones that I know are going to resonate the most. Some songs just aren’t fun to play anymore, even if they’re some people’s favourites. Over time we change little things about them to make them flow really well. But some of the songs that work really well are the ones that are the shittiest and scrappiest. It’s the energy, not so much how it sounds.” As for new Grates tracks, we can expect a little sample when they take to the stage at Queenscliff. “I think we’ll just start recording and fleshing out these ideas for new songs. We’ll do a couple of new songs [at Queenscliff Music Festival], we’ve been practicing for sure,” he states.

down to us being Scottish!” laughs Doherty when I put this to him. “I think it’s just Lauren, because she’s not afraid to go for that. It makes for interesting situations when it comes to performing on live radio. You find out how many different, creative ways people have of masking swear words. I guess you guys don’t have that problem in Australia – or at least on triple j. In other places, people are very strict.” Speaking of Australia, CHVRCHES received a very warm reception when they arrived in this part of the world earlier in the year, charming everyone in their path. “I had the absolute best time down there,” says Doherty of the trip. “Those shows were amazing – just the thought that we could be playing to such big crowds on the other side of the world was incredible.” They also spent a decent amount of time catching up with old friends around the country. “A mate of mine has a boat,” he continues. “And one day he took us out on Sydney Harbour, almost all the way out to the sea,

and at that point, I had a wee moment – I really felt like I was a long way from Glasgow, you know? That stuff ’s grand.” CHVRCHES will return to Australia next year for the Laneway Festival – they’ve experienced the country in the cooler months, but I ask Doherty if he’s prepared for the scorching January heat. “I absolutely am!” he insists. “I’ve spent every January of my life in the freezing temperature of Glasgow, so I can’t say how excited I am. I’d love to just chase the summer around all year. I come from quite a grey, depressing place, so I’d definitely say I prefer the sunshine.”

THE GRATES perform at Queenscliff Music Festival on Friday November 22 - Sunday November 24.

CHVRCHES By Alasdair Duncan The past year has been a massive one for CHVRCHES – the Scottish synth - pop group have gone from toiling away in cold, rainy Glasgow to the international festival circuit, on the strength of songs like the crystalline and beautiful Recover. It’s been a rapid rise to success, but keyboard player Martin Doherty is determinedly keeping a cool head about it. “In the old days, a band like ours would’ve slowly gotten big in our home town, then moved on to the UK, and then taken other countries step by step. These days, the internet creates a situation where bands can come to people’s attention all over the world, all at once. That makes for a hectic tour schedule,” he says with a laugh, “but you’ll never hear us complain about it. It’s a real privilege.” All three members of CHVRCHES are products of Glasgow, and I ask Doherty if the chilly city has any direct influence in shaping their particular brand of synth pop. “Well it certainly shapes us as people, and informs us as to where we go musically and creatively,” he says. “Glasgow has a very rich history of successful bands and musicians – you’ve got bands like The Jesus And Mary Chain, Belle & Sebastian and Mogwai, right up through to today where you have really successful electronic producers like Hudson Mohawke. We love all of those people, and I think more than anything, watching people on career paths like that has been a source of inspiration.” One particularly Scottish trait inherent in CHVRCHES is a refusal to take themselves too seriously – listen closely to the majestic pop of their

debut, The Bones Of What You Believe, an you’ll hear quite a few odd musical jokes mixed in. Take a song like Recover. “That one has a bit of an emotional punch to it,” explains Doherty, “so we decided to put a proper ‘90s trance synthesiser in the chorus. It’s contextualised in a certain way that it fits, but it’s very silly. We’re not afraid to have some fun. We take the music seriously, but we don’t take ourselves seriously, and I think that’s important. We’ve all seen the po-faced electronic bands who wear all black, who ignore the audience and do their thing and walk off.” Another very Scottish aspect of CHVRCHES is their willingness to swear – the first few tracks on their debut are peppered with f-bombs, which sound all the more naughty when delivered in singer Lauren Mayberry’s sweet voice. “I don’t know if that’s entirely

CHVRCHES play the Laneway Festival which takes place on Saturday February 1 at Footscray Community Arts Centre and the river’s edge. Their debut album The Bones of What You Believe is out now via Virgin/Goodbye Records.

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Ballin’ too hard, shoot first and ask questions later, leaving the toilet seat up, not flushing after chocking a monster mud turdle, pissing on fire hydrants and getting caught without my straps. Five people who inspire you: Mr Layhe from Sunnyvale trailer park, Johnny Kicks, any bloke who goes by the name Kevin, Trevor from GTA 5 and Porcco Rosso. Four things that turn you on: Slazenger cricket bats, power points, ants nests and homeless people. Three goals for your music: For Freo to win the flag, cure world hunger and world peace. Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why: The two gigs that Stevie filled in for me on bass

and I got to watch my band. Fucking grouse. One day left before the apocalypse and you…: Get stoned and play GTA just like every other day. Where, when and what is the event? Dodgeball on the North Court at Melbourne Uni on Thursday October 24.

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YO LA TENGO By Lachlan Kanoniuk

The descriptor “indie” is bandied about frequently these days, to the point of nearmeaninglessness. New Jersey icons Yo La Tengo, however, have become synonymous with the term unlike no other, maintaining perennial acclaim since their breakthrough with Matador Records in the early 1990s while mostly avoiding the eye of the mainstream. Speaking before arriving in Australia for an exclusive Melbourne Festival performance, founding member Ira Kaplan looks back at the band’s rich history. This year saw the release of Fade, the first proper Yo La Tengo album since 2009. As such, 2013 is proving to be as busy a year as ever for the trio. “It’s nothing we have to think about, we don’t have enough time to do all the things we want to do. It just seems to work out that way. Especially this year, we’ve just been almost overwhelmed with how busy we’ve been. What I’m really trying to do is find time to go to movies, see some baseball and do other things I like to do,” Ira bemoans. “The band has occupied so much time, between doing shows and doing other tangential things there just isn’t enough time in the day to do all the things we want to do.” Ira is dismissive when I enquire about the long term future of Yo La Tengo, making it clear decades-long forecasts have never been part of the band’s plan. “We’ve never looked that far ahead, ever. It’s funny, in 1991 we were encouraged by a manager at the time to stop renting vans and buy one. So we did, we took out a loan. It was the first time we really had to say we have to do this for another five years, so we can pay off the van. We never really looked that far ahead, to say we’d borrow money and pay it off in the lifetime of the band. To a certain extent, it doesn’t change. Not that we expect to be together a year from now, but what the future brings and what form it will take is something we don’t think about, something we don’t like to think about.” 2011 saw Yo La Tengo set out on what is perhaps their most conceptually ambitious tour of their career, bringing a spinning wheel on the road to decide what each night would entail – ranging from material from their Condo Fucks side project, to songs starting with S, to read-throughs of old Seinfeld transcripts. “That was fun. We had made that record under a different name, The Condo Fucks, and we liked playing that way, but we didn’t really want to do a Condo Fucks tour. A few things just fell into place and we came up with this idea that, like a lot of things that appeal to us, seemed simultaneously audacious and funny to not know what we were going to play on any given night, to keep at our disposal 100s of songs. When we play in Melbourne, like most of our shows, we’ll do a mixture of things that we play a lot and things we don’t play that often. But we will, for the most part, anticipate what those songs will be and run through them at sound check. We’ll give it some thought, kind of at the last minute, but not at the precise last minute. But with the spinning wheel tour, we didn’t know until we spun the wheel what songs we were going to do. It was different, it was exciting. We were happy to do it, but we were happy to stop doing it,” he laughs. Yo La Tengo’s influence on music is a palpable one, though Ira isn’t as attuned to current happenings as he was in previous years. “As time goes on, I pay less attention to current music. I’m less aware of what’s happening. Certainly people come up and tell me we’ve had an impact on them. It’s nice to hear, but I’m in no way as tuned in to current music in the way I was when I was younger.”

“IN 1991 WE WERE ENCOURAGED BY A MANAGER AT THE TIME TO STOP RENTING VANS AND BUY ONE. SO WE DID, WE TOOK OUT A LOAN. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE REALLY HAD TO SAY WE HAVE TO DO THIS FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS, SO WE CAN PAY OFF THE VAN” Still going as strong as ever as they approach their third decade of existence, Yo La Tengo’s key to longevity is a simple one. “We’re happy being a band,” Ira reasons. “That’s successful. A band that stops playing on their own terms is successful – I don’t think success is only defined as continuing. It depends on the group. We enjoy playing. And I gotta say, I almost feel like I enjoy playing now more than ever. But as for other groups, it’s impossible for me to speak for them. It’s something we observed and learned and took to heart – when you’re young and you fantasise about having a band and what might come from that band, the facts don’t always meet up with the fantasy. There are countless examples of bands that our younger selves would define as successful, but they didn’t enjoy it. Maybe you have to readjust what you’re looking for. That’s something we’ve always been good at, extracting what is good at any given moment. There is always going to be something you can enjoy, there is always going to be something you won’t enjoy. If you can focus on one while riding out the other, that’s a good way to be happy.” YO LA TENGO perform at Hamer Hall as part of Melbourne Festival on Friday October 18. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES..... WWW.BEAT.COM.AU/TV

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NGAIIRE By Lachlan Kanoniuk

Rising future-soul singer-songwriter sensation Ngaiire (rhymes with ‘diary’) made good this year on her long-building musical promise with the release of her exquisite debut full-length, Lamentations – an album drenched in world-class songwriting acumen. On the phone from Adelaide, where she is taking a brief respite from leading a Saturday afternoon workshop, Ngaiire speaks about the album’s globe-trotting gestation, as well as the current promising state of soul music in Australia. “It was about a year in the making. I started writing the bulk of the album in April last year in Japan. I did a lot of the writing there, then went to Sydney and spent the next six months working on production. So it was pretty much a whole year in the studio, then we ended up with the finished product.” Initiating the album’s formative stage in Japan seems like a curious decision, but the move proved to be conducive in sharpening Ngaiire’s songwriting focus. “I wanted it to be as truthful to the songwriting process as possible. I needed to be somewhere where I was completely isolated from everything that was a distraction. I think Japan was the perfect place to be. For a country that is so exposed to the world and technologically advanced, Japan is a country that holds their culture quite intact. It just meant that I couldn’t really socialise with people on a deeper level than I would in Australia. It made me dig deeper to find these songs and find the inspiration to do it.” As an album, Lamentations is threaded by a satisfying sense of cohesion. We didn’t really set out to make it sound like anything. I had two of the songs on the record that were already written, they were done about five years before the record became a thing. So when I went over to Japan to write with Aaron Choulai, he was coming up with these amazing beats and really interesting compositions that began shaping the album, including the older songs. I think the sound of the album is very much owing to Aaron and his musicianship.” The foremost instrument on the record, by a large margin, is Ngaiire’s captivating vocals. Never unleashing garish vocal gymnastics, her voice shines over a bed of often minimalist instrumentation. “That was definitely what we were trying to achieve. In the

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past with other projects, I had always gone for the bigger instrumental sounds and tried to get so much in there. Tim Curnick, who produced the album, took everything apart and found that balance between live instrumentation and electronics.”

“I DEFINITELY DO FEEL A LITTLE BIT RESTRICTED MAKING MUSIC HERE...I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES FOR ME, AS THE TYPE OF ARTIST I AM, IS MY BACKGROUND – BEING PAPUA NEW GUINEAN, AND SOMETIMES THE COLOUR OF MY SKIN” After finally piecing together a tremendous debut LP, Ngaiire is now focussing on bringing that material into the live setting. “I’ve been at it for a while and the band has always evolved with players coming and going. The current sound is being shaped by the album, and how we can translate that live, because it’s a lot more

electronic then what I used to create. In that sense, everything has been given a bit of a facelift, which is exciting, as well as challenging a lot of the time.” While there has been a steadily rising appreciation for soul music in Australia in recent times, Ngaiire still feels there is a way to go for the genre to gain its full, deserved appreciation here.“I definitely do feel a little bit restricted making music here. It’s definitely an exciting time for the type of the soulbased music I’m making, and the world is starting to pay attention to what’s happening down here. I think one of the challenges for me, as the type of artist I am, is my background – being Papua New Guinean, and sometimes the colour of my skin. In terms of playing festivals and being recognised as an artist for what I do, I tend to be found on the indigenous stages, which is a bit of a challenge when you’re trying to be recognised

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in the contemporary side of things.” As for her destiny of being a singer, the seeds of Ngaiire’s dream were planted at a young age. “I think I was about 12 when I decided I wanted to be a singer. I remember my mum asking me what I wanted to be. I told her I wanted to be a singer, and she told me it wasn’t going to put food on the table, I wasn’t going to get rich from it. I was in Papua New Guinea at the time, and there wasn’t much of a music industry there, so I knew it wasn’t really going to happen. But it wasn’t til I was around 18 that mum realised I could sing and helped me out with it.” NGAIIRE will be featuring at this year’s Australasian Worldwide Music Expo on Saturday November 16 at The Toff In Town. Her debut album Lamentations is now available via Wanton Musik.

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NANCY VANDAL By Joshua Kloke The description of Nancy Vandal’s new record Flogging A Dead Phoenix on their Wikipedia page is a slice of rock’n’roll poetry that falls in line with lead singer Fox Trotsky’s entire casual ethos. “It is a chaotic blend of garagey-punk infused with Motorhead riffs and a brass section that would shrink Chuck Norris’s balls.” Still, Trotsky can’t take total credit for that one-liner. “I like that description, even though I didn’t write it,” he chuckles. “I know for a fact that our Wikipedia page hasn’t been written in an impartial or academic fashion. There’s been a lot of people that have wanted to take that down, but I kind of like it,” he continues, still amused. “I’d say it’s factual but we haven’t had Chuck Norris in the same room as us while we were writing and recording, under scientific conditions, checking and measuring the actual…” he trails off before laughing again. He’s not taking the whole thing too seriously, and rightfully so. After all, now 20 years and nine studio releases into their career, it takes a lot to shock Trotsky and Nancy Vandal. So when the band was faced with the task of looking for funding for Flogging A Dead Phoenix, he turned to the goodwill of the band’s legions of fans and set up a crowd-sourcing operation. His expectations were modest at best. Yet in a matter of weeks, the band

managed to raise the necessary $5,000 (and then some) to record and produce Flogging A Dead Phoenix. I ask Trotsky about how the gratuitous outpouring of love and dollars affected him. Then and only then, does surprise register with him. “I was totally surprised,” he says. “The whole crowdsourcing thing is great for us. We’ve always had a very bizarre relationship with our hardcore fanbase. We’ve always sent our newsletters to the people that bought our records and that sort of thing in the ‘90s. And this is kind of an extension of that. We made sure the project had unique rewards instead of just asking people to help pay for the record. We wanted to make sure that people weren’t being rewarded in a conventional manner.” Some of these rewards include private dinners cooked by band members, exclusive merchandise and house shows. It’s a continuation of the unique approach Nancy Vandal has always taken

towards their fans, the recording process and the record industry itself. It was nine years between 2000’s 50 Faves From Beyond The Grave and 2009’s Quite Partial To Rock yet their fanbase has not waned in the slightest. The demand for quirky but catchy punk and ska is still strong and the band has managed to maintain the bombastic levels of intensity they brought on their debut EP, Return Of The Zombie Skate Poets From Planet Sex way back in 1994. Flogging A Dead Phoenix is a concise listen and maintains both a grimy intimacy ready for the country’s pubs, but with enough sky-reaching riffs to work in large stages. It’s fitting then that the band will be playing both pubs and the Soundwave Festival in 2013/14. “We used to play the stinkier, sweatier venues. But the big ones can be pretty fun. When we first organized the reunion stuff, it was just going to be the small stuff; Soundwave came after. We were just going to be in the pubs, that sort of thing. We’re not exactly stadium-friendly,” he jokes.

Nancy Vandal will likely have no problem adapting to the larger Soundwave stages, as they’ve had little problem adapting to the changing music industry in the last 20 years. It’s been a long time coming for Trotsky and the band and it’s an opportunity they’re going to make the most of. “We’re definitely one of the smaller bands on the bill. We’d been chasing that festival for a while, but this sort of just fell into our laps,” he says. Now that the band has checked Soundwave Festival off their ‘to-do’ list, is the actual shrinking of Chuck Norris’s balls next on the menu? Trotsky laughs some more. “I don’t want to say it’s a fact, but I’m thinking the new record probably would have that effect.”

before football games or music festivals apes the night time spirit. Fans indulge in a ye olde American tradition of tailgating – camping in a stadium carpark and drinking until the event begins. “Some fans tailgate all morning,” Keith says. “They’re up at eight o’clock in the morning, drinking. Some people won’t even go inside the venue.” Those who managed to stagger into this year’s Big Day Out saw Keith earnestly comforting non-metalheads, jostled and lost amongst veteran headbangers. He screamed, “If you don’t know what a moshpit is, I don’t have time to explain the formula.” So Keith, what is the formula? “Chaos. Complete chaos is the formula,” he chuckles.

“I don’t think anyone who is gonna come to our shows will not know what it is. I’m sure that people are enlightened enough to know what to expect now.” Not that it matters to some, treating music like an open tab on their web browser. “I really just hope when people come out they’re going to be involved,” he wishes. “My dream now is to play a club where nobody has a cameraphone. I just want them to be there, to be present, to enjoy themselves. I don’t think it’s too much to ask. Hopefully it will happen.”

people think you might be too old and you don’t have the fire anymore. I remember hearing stuff like that about many of the bands I looked up to, thinking that’s such a horrible thing to say about somebody. They say it about everybody. They say it about me now, about Van Halen, about the Stones. It’s a privilege to be successful enough to hear that. Most of the bands are here today, gone later today. Especially with the hundreds of thousands of bands there are on these social websites.” So does he see Megadeth’s survival, both career-wise and mortality-wise, as just a matter of luck? “Lucky? Yeah, definite understatement. Given the track record and what we’ve been through. We’ve joked about it, saying that we’ve been through things that most people would die just watching. It’s true to an extent, but it’s nothing to brag about. It’s like when I heard the stories about Zeppelin, I was thinking if I ever meet Robert Plant, one of the first things I’m going to ask him is about the hotel and the fish,” Mustaine says, referring to one of rock’s most notorious tales. This year’s Soundwave saw Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax grace the bill, with Megadeth hitting Australia in 2014 for the festival. While we missed

out on experiencing metal’s Big Four in one sitting by a year, Mustaine isn’t entirely averse to the prospect. “I don’t know of any talk about the Big Four down in Australia. It would be cool, I think Australia deserves the same kind of concerts that anywhere in the world does. I say Australia, the Big Four, why not?” Megadeth’s recently released fourteenth studio album, Super Collider, experienced a somewhat mixed response from fans and critics. Taking on board the reaction, Mustaine is optimistic in terms of the band’s next studio effort. “We’ve been taking a lot of the information from fan feedback of the last record – listening parties – watched their reaction, checked out comments. If you love playing music, you’re gonna answer the question of how you make your music better. Some bands don’t give a shit about things like that. But we do. We love trying to make our music better.”

NANCY VANDAL tour the country in support of Flogging A Dead Phoenix and will play The Reverence Hotel on Saturday November 2. They will also be appearing at the 2014 Soundwave Festival at Flemington Racecourse on Friday February 28.

EVERY TIME I DIE By Tom Valcanis Every Time I Die frontman Keith Buckley once felt he was paying for mistakes made in past lives. Bolting over personal hurdles, Keith and his merchants of metalcore masala will blow the minds of us antipodean types, appearing on Aussie soil twice in the one year. Buffalo, New York screamer Buckley feels optimistic. Buoyant, even. It’s a complete 180 from last year. Personal obstacles and social media distractions felt like blows to Keith’s vital spirit. Daily life felt layered over with a desire to curl into a ball and fade away. “At that period, I felt confronted by this thick wall. I was stuck,” he opens up. “I dealt with it very poorly back then. There was a lot of alcohol. There was a lot of self-deprecation. Complete fucking pessimism.” Keith eventually carried torches into the dark of his soul. He just can’t remember when or how it brightened his world. “I’ve tried to figure it out,” he says in disbelief. “I’ve tried to go back and think ‘what was it?’ I don’t know. It happened in my sleep one day. It was like, ‘today I’m gonna start differently.’ I was just saying to myself, ‘I’m just gonna try to be in a good mood.’ I tried it, it was fun. I guess you just gotta keep your head up. The only thing to do is not get caught

up in all of it.” His renewed positivity steels him for this month’s second long haul flight to Australia. “Oh yeah, we love it,” Keith confirms, sincerely. “The last thing we want to do is oversaturate it and ruin a good thing. But we have a good relationship and I really hope you want to see us.” Keith figures Australia is like one of his night time friends, one really long distance night time friend.“You have day time friends and you have night time friends,” Keith explains. “Some friends you don’t get along with during the day but at night, they’re perfect. They’re the ones you hang out with when the sun comes down.” Who do you call when you’re eager for brunch then? “You call the guys in Blink-182 for that,” he says in all seriousness. He can’t help cracking up laughing. “They seem like brunch people to me.” Across the pond in Keith’s home, a liquid brunch

EVERY TIME I DIE play at the Corner Hotel on Sunday October 20.

MEGADETH By Lachlan Kanoniuk There’s an air of tranquillity being emanated down the phone line as iconic, and often controversial, Megadeth figurehead Dave Mustaine speaks from his San Diego property. I catch him as he tending to his horses, strolling across hillsides throughout our interview. It’s a stark contrast to both his band’s hard-hitting canon and their hedonistic tales of yore, but it’s an indication of Mustaine’s recent renouncement of his party-hard ways. As such, the current-day Megadeth live performance is a far more stable one than you would expect from the heady years past. “Well before when we were playing, live performances were a crapshoot,” Mustaine assesses. “Playing live could have ended up like anything, the way that we played, the way that we partied, the way that we approached our job. Now everyday when we go to play it’s so much more different because we’re so much more serious about what we’re doing as a band. The whole game of playing, and why you do it and how you do it, is so much more serious now. I think that our shows have really stepped up in quality a lot.” The band is at a point in time where their landmark albums are clocking up their respective 20th birthdays – most recently Countdown To Extinction, which saw a commemorative tour last year and live album package this year. As for celebrating the milestones in the future, Mustaine hasn’t quite figured out concrete plans for Youthanasia’s impending milestone. “It’s kind of hard to say. We’ll definitely do something around the BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 44

anniversary point. Is there going to be a release around it? I don’t know. That’s up to the label and how things are at the time. We still don’t know what the condition of the industry is going to be like in two years from now. Who knows what’s going to happen.” Ever since Mustaine started Megadeth after being fired from Metallica in the early ‘80s, he has maintained a fiercely competitive mindset when it comes to performing music. While not quite as volatile as it once was, the thirst for competition remains strong. “Hell yeah, especially with some of the stuff that’s happened in my personal life. It’s kind of a bummer, my personal life has been made so public that I don’t really have a lot of privacy in what I do. But a lot of the things that motivate you to make records are the things that happen in private. I think a lot of people, when they write, they tell the same story over and over again. There are reasons that we do what we do,

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MEGADETH headline the 2014 Soundwave Festival alongside Green Day, Alice in Chains and Avenged Sevenfold at Flemington Racecourse on Friday February 28.

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By Emily Kelly: ek1984@gmail.com The always amazing, forever entertaining Future Of The Left are returning in January for a string of shows in support of their new album How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident. Their pledge campaign to fund the recording of the album reached its goal in just five hours (Andy Falkous was a bit sceptical about crowd funding apparently, saying “I must admit that there are certain projects on PledgeMusic where people say they just want to interact with the fans and it comes across as really fucking disingenuous. They don’t want to interact with the fans, they want their fucking money”). See this magnificent band at the Corner Hotel on Thursday January 2 and jig away your hangover.

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CORE GIG GUIDE Thursday October 17: Adept, A Breach Of Silence at Bendigo Hotel Bound For Ruin, Autumn In Alaska, Bury The Truth, Raise Atlantis at The Reverence Chasing Ghosts, Ikarii, Armourus at Next Grace Lawry, Josh Newman, Lachlan Stuckey, Jerome Knappett at The Gasometer

Friday October 18: Adept, A Breach Of Silence at Wrangler Studios Clowns, Chinese Burns Unit, Hailgun, Stockades at Public Bar

Saturday October 19: Calling All Cars, Super Best Friends, Sinking Teeth at Ding Dong Child, Evil Twin, Store Bought Cool, HolyTrash Sure, everyone was losing their shit over the pairing of Queens of the Stone Age and Nine Inch Nails for a tour next March, but did anyone else get a little giggly at the addition of ‘special guest Brody Dalle’. Miss Distillers will return to her homeland next year with a full band, playing tracks from Distillers, Spinnerette and her upcoming solo release. HOT DOG! WHAT A TOUR! It’s all going down at Rod Laver Arena on Friday March 14. Tickets from Thursday October 24. So the internet worked its magic a week or so ago and revealed that several gig guides had listed The Sword as touring with Kylesa this December despite no tour having been announced. Alas reality broke a bunch of hearts when a big old Kylesa tour was announced this week, sans any mention of our favourite Texans. Kids, sometimes the internet lies. The amazing Kylesa will return solo to our shores this December, playing at The Corner Hotel on the 8th.

at Yah Yahs Foxtrot, Angry Seas, Initials, Laura Palmer at The Public Bar Scar The Surface at Ferntree Gully Hotel Party Vibez, Cabin Fever, Summer Blood, The Big Face and The Boogie Woogie Boogie Board Boys at The Old Bar Kill Em All, Among The Living, Tronger Than All at The Reverence With A Heavy Heart, Little Jody at Bang

Sunday October 20: Every Time I Die, I Exist, Surrender at Corner Hotel

Don’t forget Joey Cape and Brian Wahlstrom are scheduled to arrive in our fair country this month for a string of Tony Sly tribute shows. Things are gonna get a little sad, and a whole lot sentimental when they hit Melbourne’s Reverence with support from Jamie Hay and Nathan Seeckts. Get tickets now. Japan’s greatest ever rock export Guitar Wolf are coming down our way next month, in support of their newie Beast Vibrator (let’s assume that title got lost in translation). They’re playing at almost all of Melbourne’s finest rock institutes including The Espy on Thursday November 28, the Gaso on Saturday November 30 and The Tote on Sunday December 1. Supports are very tasty also, including Batpiss, Mesa Cosa and Mach Pelican. Tits!

Cocks Arquette, Halt Ever, Mutton, Meter Men at The Gaso

Tuesday October 22: The Amity Affliction, Chelsea Grin, Stick To Your Guns, In Hearts Wake at The Palace The Amity Affliction have apologised for cancelling their second 18+ Melbourne show this week, but added that they will have further explanation for the cancellation shortly. All tickets purchased for the Thursday night show will be valid on Wednesday October 23. Phew. The guys will drop by Eureka Rebellion Trading on Wednesday for a signing as well, just to make sure you get a hearty dose of all things Amity.

FOZZY ADDED TO STEEL PANTHER/BUCKCHERRY TOUR

Oh jeez, this is gonna get messy. Now Fozzy have been added to the Spreading The Disease (S.T.D) tour with Steel Panther and Buckcherry. Fozzy’s Chris Jericho says, “After playing Soundwave 2013, one of the best tours of our career, in front of the best Fozzy fans in the world, we had one mission on our minds – to come back to Australia on the Sin And Bones tour one more time! Now we have accomplished that mission and are stoked to be coming back to Oz in December to tear your heads off once again! Along with our bros in Steel Panther and Buckcherry, we are forming a rock ‘n’ roll tripple threat that can’t be missed!! This is the tour of the Summer and we can’t wait to kick all your asses again!” Catch a disease or three at Myer Music Bowl on Sunday December 8.

CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL

On Saturday October 26 The Espy will transform into a haunted mansion to host Creepshow Halloween Festival – Melbourne’s biggest Halloween party. Now in its fourth year, Creepshow features DJs, burlesque dancers and bands performing in full costume. The acts announced are Sydonia (video launch), Engine (single launch), Gay Paris, Chaos Divine, Anna Salen VS Mario Bros, Death Audio, Ten Thousand, Head Filled Attraction (single launch), Kettlespider, Marlow, Shadowgame, LeSuits, Red Remedy, The Pass Outs, Sentia, Transience, Ire and heaps more. Prizes for best dressed on the night. Visit creepshowfestival.com for more information.

RUSH ALBUM GETS MUCHNEEDED REMIX

Rush’s Vapor Trails is a great album …but it kinda sounds like crap. Harsh, abrasive, cluttered… it’s a real shame that the mix let it down so badly, because the material and the performances deserve to be heard in their best light, and they’re just…not. At least, that was once true, before David Bottrill came to the rescue. He’s given the album the remix treatment, better framing of the sonic nuances of the band as they returned to recording after a rough few years on the personal front. The new version is now available either separately or within the new RUSH: THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1989-2007 boxed set. “Vapor Trails was an album made under difficult and emotional circumstances – sort of like Rush learning how to be Rush again – and as a result, mistakes were made that we have longed to correct. David Bottrill’s remixes have finally brought some justice and clarity to this deserving body of our work,” says Geddy Lee. “Every song has been given a new life, from the fire of One Little Victory, Secret Touch, and Ceiling Unlimited to the melodic musicality of Sweet Miracle and How It Is… these songs have been redeemed. Thank you David!”

TESTAMENT LIVE DVD Testament have just reached another highlight in their 25 year career. Filmed in front of a truly frantic audience back in February, Dark Roots Of Thrash was produced by Get Hammered Productions, directed by Tommy Jones and mixed by Juan Urteaga. And it’s out now. Check it out before the band kicks your ass at Soundwave 2014.

CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL SHADOWGAME vs LESUITS Aryn (Shadowgame) questions Ben (LeSuits)… If you carve a pumpkin for Halloween this year, which celebrity would you liken it to and why? Hmm perhaps Danny Devito, purely because he looks like a pumpkin. There is enough of you in LeSuits to make up a small sports team, what sport would you play and what would the team be called? I think Laserforce mixed with ancient dodgeball. If ever there was an amalgamation of the two. Have you guys decided on what you’re dressing up as for Creepshow and do you theme it or all decide individually? We sometimes do themes but I think for these type of shows we love to do our own thing, like last year we had Bane, Slenderman, Beetlejuice and two transvestites. You’ll just have to wait and see what happens this year.

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NIGHTWISH’S NEW VOCALIST IS…

Nightwish has officially named Floor Jansen as its vocalist, and added Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals) to its ranks too. Floor and Troy were invited to join after both put in stellar performances on the band’s Imaginaerum World Tour, which the band undertook following the departure of vocalist Anette Olzon. Floor Jansen says; “Words cannot describe what I feel! This union is beyond everything and I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to continue this amazing journey with my new brothers! Once I had a dream…and this is it.” The new lineup can be seen on the live/tour documentary DVD Showtime, Storytime, released on Friday November 29.

POST- HALLOWEEN HORROR WITH WEDNESDAY 13

Wednesday 13 is the undisputed leader in Horrorpunk. A grimly glamorous ghoul who first slithered from the cobwebbed shadows of Charlotte, North Carolina, Wednesday 13 has established himself as the world’s premier purveyor of balls-out horror punk insanity. With a vivid and vile imagination that has endeared him to countless fans of riff-driven macabre over the last two decades, he has been one of rock’s most prolific protagonists, spreading his credo of grave-robbing rock ‘n’roll and Halloween debauchery around the globe and unleashing a seemingly endless stream of bloodspattered albums and EPs. His brand new album The Dixie Dead (released in Australia by 3Wise), has ushered in a whole new era of gruesome glory for this unstoppable malevolent force. Wednesday 13 will be bringing his gore-filled, ghoul-fest, sleazy live shows to Australia in October and November: keep your Halloween get-up on after Creepshow and check out the craziness on Friday November 1 at Billboard The Venue.

KILL TV AT THE VINEYARD Kill TV continue their Melbourne onslaught when they hit The Vineyard in St Kilda on Thursday October 17 at midnight. The band are making preparations for the release of their first single Never Gonna Change, a powerful grunge anthem that has been impressing audiences at recent shows.

KYLESA HEADLINING IN DECEMBER

Savannah, Georgia metal/psychedelic/stoner/ unclassifiable band Kylesa were one of the highlights of Soundwave a couple of years ago, and now they’re returning for their first ever headlining tour! They’ll be at the Corner Hotel on Sunday December 8 and The Howler on Tuesday December 10. Tickets for all shows are $35+BF / $45 on the door.

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You guys played Creepshow in Brisbane last year. Will this be your first Melbourne show or have you played here before? Yes, this will be our first time in Melbourne, be gentle! We are very excited and hope to impress and entertain as many people as possible. Ben (LeSuits) questions Aryn (Shadowgame)… Who would you take on a romantic date, Voldemort or Pinhead (from Hellraiser)? Voldemort definitely seems like more of a romancer, I think he’d put more effort into making me feel gorgeous. If you were playing trick or treat, what’s the worst/best trick you can come up with? I’m not much of a prankster but I think if I was to trick someone it would be in an interview where I have to ask questions to a member of another band and then change their

answers ever so slightly so no one would ever know. What venue has been your favourite to play/what has been your favourite show ever? We enjoy rocking the front bar at the Espy, every time it’s killer. Shadowgame as a rock 3-piece really suit the more intimate stages. Who are you most looking forward to seeing at Creepshow? Looking forward to seeing you guys again after

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seeing you at the Brisbane Creepshow. Also Anna Salen and Kettlespider, love those bands. Brisbane’s LESUITS and local 3-piece SHADOWGAME perform at Creepshow Halloween Festival on Saturday October 26 at The Espy. Also playing are Sydonia, Engine, Gay Paris, Ten Thousand, Chaos Divine, Head Filled Attraction, Anna Salen and heaps more.

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WEDNESDAY OCT 16 THE LOVE BOMBS

Wednesdays in October catch Cherry Bar’s own The Love Bombs. Featuring DJ Mermaid and Cherry all-stars Hamish, Pippa and Derek. Doors open 6pm, bands from 8.30pm until 11.30pm. Free entry all night. DJ until 3am.

OWL EYES

Indie-electro songstress Owl Eyes is currently on her Australian tour and is playing three shows this week at the Northcote Social Club on Wednesday October 16, Thursday October 17, and Friday October 18 (sold out). Having just announced that Hurricane will be her fourth single from her debut album Nightswim, the tour of the same name will also feature upcoming acts Willow Beats and The Kite String Tangle. With a massive 2013 already achieved, including two appearances in the Hype Machine Top 10, lending her vocals to Aussie electro DJ duo Flight Facilities and a much-lauded performance at Splendour, don’t miss out on catching Owl Eyes.

PASSERINE

Part dub, part disco, part trip hop and a whole lot of under the skin addictiveness, Passerine have been wowing crowds in Melbourne and Sydney with their dynamic, live show. And their debut single, ‘Ready to Begin’, has been sparking the interest of taste-making blogs and receiving widespread radio support around the country. Passerine will be bringing their full, seven piece live show to Revolver every Wednesday night in October, along with some very special guests. Doors 8pm, entry is free and students receive 20% off food at Colonel Tan’s.

LEVITATING CHURCHES

Need to break up your week? Pop into Bar Open and check out four incredible bands that will leave you tapping your toes and your journey to the weekend smoother. Starting the night off, complete with new band, is Jarred Belles (Unplugged) then the unique heavy/hilly billy sound of Golgotha Hotel, MisSstA will keep you enthralled as their set of grunge/ pop pathetic love songs leads into the headliner act Levitating Churches. What a night! Four bands with very different styles that will leave you hoping that the night never ends! Get in early, grab a comfy couch upstairs and enjoy the atmosphere.

THURSDAY OCT 17 DUKESY & THE HAZARDS

Twisting their way through blues and funk ‘Dukesy and The Hazzards’ combine a firm respect for the traditional side of blues with their love of groove and funk resulting in a tasty, modern blend for all to enjoy. With a host of festivals under their belt Dukesy’s latest album spent over six months in the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay chart as well as gaining further airplay in over 14 countries. Live is best though and these boys put on a show full of tight grooves, funky lines and bluesy stylings! Catch them at The Retreat Hotel.

THE PRIMARY

Formed mid 2012, The Primary have been making quite the impression with their noisy, minimalist and dissonant post-punk sound. Since then, the trio of bassist Gemma Louise Helms, singer/guitarist Jules Sheldon and drummer Will Lovett have only grown, and have been building up buzz all around Melbourne for their intense live shows and love of the nasty, dark, and atmospheric side of music. See them play The Tote upstairs Slow Bar Thursdays in October with three of Melbourne’s best bands supporting them each week. Entry is five bucks and doors open 8pm.

MCKISKO

This October, McKisko aka Helen Franzmann is set to embark on an extensive tour to celebrate the release of her eagerly anticipated new album, Eximo. Eximo is the follow up to her sparsely beautiful and critically acclaimed 2009 debut Glorio, which the Sydney Morning Herald awarded 4 stars calling it “a totally engaging and thoroughly exhilarating listen.” It also saw her chosen to support the likes of Tiny Vipers, Juana Molina, Jose Gonzales, Bon Iver, and J. Mascis. On Eximo, produced and recorded with drummer/ engineer Kurt Read at his home in Woolloongabba, Brisbane, McKisko exhibits a newfound confidence, a relaxed assurance, and a willingness to stretch out. First single Good Grief and accompanying clip, collaboration with Franzmann’s sister Caitlin, effortlessly twists between haunting and hopeful, setting the mood for what’s to come. Eximo is out now through El Niño El Niño records. You can catch McKisko at The Toff In Town on Thursday October 17. Doors open 8pm. Tickets are $15.

CATCH RELEASE + SPECIAL GUESTS

Vocals channeling ‘Antony & The Johnstons’; a drummer who switches from kit to bongos mid song; a strong, resonating violin; bass keeping it all together with great drive... and a French fucking horn, if you don’t mind! If you haven’t seen Catch Release yet, you’re missing out. It’s their second show of their October residency at the Great Britain Hotel with special guests. Starts 9pm.

FLORELIE ESCANO

Looking for a Melbourne roots/hip-hop singersongwriter who sounds like Aretha Franklin meets Stevie Wonder? Head down to Cherry Bar’s infamous Soul in the Basement to catch Florelie Escano with DJs Vince Peach and Pierre Baroni til late. Open from 5pm, door-charge is $10 from 8pm till 5am.

STORYHOUSE

The Taste of Indie Collective will be serving up a smashing line up of indie folk rock acts in the Wesley Anne band room on Thursday October 17 from 8pm, starting with Temple of Tunes, these veterans of Australian folk-rock with 12 string guru Brett Franke have played all over Victoria and always bring the crowd to their feet. Also featuring is the fantastic vocals and deep song writing of Sarah Eida along with her band Garden of Eida. A great night of original music is capped off by Storyhouse in one of their last Melbourne shows before they head of to dates in NSW and QLD, this six-piece ensemble will captivate your mind’s eye and ear with their ‘apocalyptic folk rock’ tunes.

FRIDAY OCT 18 ELM STREET

Elm Street have taken the metal scene by storm with their unique style of traditional heavy metal. Forming in 2003 and circling the live scene in Victoria since 2004, Elm Street will play an originals set with Party Vibez and Harlott. Doors 5pm, door charge $13 from 8pm till 11.30pm then $10 till 5am with DJ Lucy Arundel.

MATHESON

Matheson are releasing their second full-length album, The Word Is On The Wire. Producing the album themselves, the boys have come up with a record that reflects both sides of their sound - melodic, dark tales and raucous rock ‘n’ roll. There’s still that unmistakeable hint of the Victorian countryside, peppered with stories of weddings, chasing dragons, murders and death. There’s something to tap your toes to, and something to drown your sorrows with. The boys will be playing the new album cover-to-cover and they’ll throw in a few other songs too. Head down to the Evelyn Friday October 18 to catch the boys at their album launch. Support for the evening come from fellow Ballarat good guys The Dead Salesmen Duo, as well as Shifty Dunbar and Matt Malone. Doors 9pm. $10 on the door.

MICKEY AVALON

Californian rap artist Mickey Avalon hits the Corner this Friday night with his blend of dark and lewd lyrical hooks over hip hop beats, he returns to the country with a new record just in time for summer. Guests include Kid Mac and Slippery. Tix via the Corner box office or Ticktscout. Doors 8pm.

ROCK THE BASEMENT

Rock the Basement at The Espy will feature four of Melbourne’s hardest working, hardest rocking bands: Dear Stalker, The Vagrants, MY (Michael Yule) Band and The Quarters. Fresh from tracking their debut album, Dear Stalker promise to deliver a balls-to-thewall show loaded with their trademark energy and brand new tunes, meanwhile this may very well be your last chance to see local legends The Vagrants as they bid farewell to our shores. MY Band are bringing their A-game and The Quarters are set to get this party started for one and for all. Free entry, doors open 9pm, be sure to bring your dancing shoes!

ROSIE CATALANO

Rosie Catalano is more than a sum of her parts. The Sydney-based chanteuse is a raconteur, whose emphasis on narrative and character provides a colourful and cinematic quality to her music. After winning a 2009 song competition offered by indie-pop darlings Little Birdy, Catalano went on to secure ‘Album of the Week’ statues on ABC Radio National and garnered a slew of high rotation radio play across the country. Her new crowdfunded EP Dreams Are Just Movies was released at the beginning of October, and will see her hit The Empress Hotel with Rosie Wintergreen on Friday October 18 in celebration of the new EP.

A CELEBRATION OF MELBOURNE SKA

Friday October 18 and Saturday October 19 are set to be two nights of Melbourne Ska History with three generations of musicians culminating to contribute their slice of the last 50, 30 and ten years of Melbourne Ska at Melbourne Festival’s Foxtel Hub. The Caribs, The Strange Tenants and the Ska Vendors come together for two killer anniversary shows playing jumpin’ tunes from the eras of Jamaican rhythm and blues, doo-wop and ska, two tone ska, rocksteady, new calypso and the band members refer to as Melbourne Ska!

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BRITISH INDIA

British India have just released their brand spanking new single Blinded and are bringing a bunch of babes in support. 2013 has been a massive year with their single I Can Make You Love Me hitting 5th spot on triple j’s Hottest 100 earlier this year. They play The Hi-Fi with Sydney’s SHE REX and locals Hollow Everdaze to make it a gig you don’t want to miss out on.

AMY VEE

Indie folk songstress Amy Vee, launches her debut solo album Fits and Stars at The Spotted Mallard on Friday October 18 and brings her full band down to Melbourne to celebrate. Funded by a very successful $10k crowd funding campaign to bring the album to fruition, her album combines Amy’s poetical and abstract style of lyric and influences of love, connection and human condition. Joining her on the night is Melbourne’s own alt-country outfit Raised by Eagles. Visit amyvee.com for more info.

WHITLEY

Embarking on a huge national tour, zig-zagging across all corners of Australia, Whitley hits Howler this Friday October 18 on ‘The Roadside’ Tour. 2013 being a huge year already with his acclaimed album Even The Stars Are A Mess winning crowds and critics alike, catch Whitley alongside Seagull as supports. Tickets via Ticketscout.

SHINING BIRD

Shining Bird are announcing their first run of headline shows this October for the release of their debut album Leisure Coast. They wrote and recorded the album in their hometown of Austinmer on the NSW South Coast. Catch them at The Workers Club this Friday October 18 with supports Love Migrate from 8pm, tickets $10 +bf via Ticketscout. Leisure Coast is available now via Spunk on CD, vinyl and digital.

SATURDAY OCT 19 JP SWALLOW LAUNCH

This Saturday night, Dollar an Inch Records presents the launch of JP Swallow’s new ‘sololofiscifi’ CD EP at the Edinburgh Castle in Brunswick. JP kicks off the event at 9pm with his blend of folk/rock/dub and a live recital of the record. Vintage rockers The Dark Ales follow up before newcomers The Bits headline along their Tour de 3057. Doors 8pm, $5.

BODIES

Bodies are the sonic equivalent of two boulders drunkenly fighting in quicksand. Burdensome riffs. They’re a fire started by a careless match, an ambulance in a car crash, a strange day, a dog that bites, a broken light bulb, a busted knee, an open wound, a cross to bear, the sound of two trains fucking, an empty gesture, an unfinished letter, a harsh word, a dropped elbow, a rusty tin. They hit The Tote front bar on Saturday October 19. Bodies play with Dead, from 4pm.

AL CARR AND THE STRONG ARM

After playing in a number of bands in Melbourne, Sydney and London, this is Al Carr’s first release under his own name. Drawing on a variety of musical themes covering country, folk, soul and roots based rock, this collection of character driven tunes is the culmination of Al trying to create something more intricate and eclectic that draws from a diverse range of influences. Put to tape in mid-2013 with a core group of musicians from Al’s previous band The Fallen Gentry, the tracks maintain a late-night bar-room feel and look to explore a more temperate, pensive style of song writing. The EP will be launched on Saturday October 19 at The Empress Hotel, with Junk Horses and Nick Arnold.

THE SUBSTITUTES

Recently revamped Barley Corn Hotel, hosts new night id Saturdays, featuring live music, dance, Haute Couture fashion shows each night. Coupled with the theme of the unconscious mind the Freudian mannequins, Klimt inspired art works and a giant yellow submarine. Running fortnightly until Saturday November 30 then weekly theresafter. id Saturdays, let the abomination begin.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a hippie, mod or rocker because this spectacular evening showcases some of the best music from the '60s and '70s. It will have you feeling like you’ve gone back in time. The Substitutes will have you tapping your feet to songs from The Who’s compilation album Who’s Better, Who’s Best and Hugo Race & True Spirit will have you up and dancing to The Doors classic LA Woman. The Substitutes are generally recognised as Melbourne’s foremost ‘60s band and have long believed that The Who actually invented ‘rock’ music when they released the iconoclastic My Generation in December 1965. Catch them at The Flying Saucer Club on Saturday October 19 from 8pm. Tickets are $27 reserved or $22 general.

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Melbourne surf-psych-punk local legends King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are launching their first single from their third album Float Along – Fill Your Lungs, Saturday October 19 at The Corner Hotel. Find out exactly why they recently won $50k at the AIR Awards for yourself. Doors at 8.30pm. Tix $20.

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre helps Aussies every year in their fight to battle cancer and this year, The Grace Darling will play host on Saturday October 19, in help of raising funds for this worthy cause. Featuring Cordyceps reuniting for a one off show, post homo hip hop salamanders RA RA and the Euphorics, all proceeds will be donated in the quest to cure cancer. Doors 9pm and entry is $13.

DON FERNANDO

Don Fernando have been kicking it on the Melbourne scene since 2006 and without a doubt, they are amongst the most well respected live bands kicking around. 2013 sees the band making a few adjustments to their line up to refine the well tuned rock beast that they are. With two albums under the belt, numerous European tours and their first South American Tour booked for November 2013, the Boys have put on a fundraiser show at the Bendigo Hotel on Saturday October 19 to help get across the line with their tour. It is also the mighty Devilrock Four’s 10th Bday bash, these guys are legends on the Melbourne scene and are a great example of kick ass songwriting combined with an exciting stage show. Support comes from the amazing My Left Boot and Child who are whipping up a storm of hype on the back of their awesome live shows. Doors at 8pm.

THE DELTA LIONS

The Delta Lions have come a long way in just a few years. A hard work ethic of writing, rehearsing and constant gigging has helped the band deliver a collection of songs destined to be remembered by people who know good rock’n’roll long after they decide to call it a day. You could liken the songs to the sum of The Replacements, The Plimsouls and Drive By Truckers, but The Delta Lions definitely have a sound all of their own. Kind of rock, kind of country, kind of bloody good really. In support of their latest release Post Code, The Delta Lions will be hitting the road, and you catch them at The Rev this Saturday night. Along for the ride is Maricopa Wells, The Shadow League, Jayne’s Fighting Ships and Pete Akhurst. $10 on the door.

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Treat your ears to the fresh sound of Janana Beat and Apples As Oranges at the Great Britain Hotel. Janana Beat are a bunch of Majnoonim (demented people) that worship a pregnant guitar! And they have some kick ass grooves too. They play instrumental heavy Middle Eastern power grooves. In other words, this is the kind of music you’ve never heard before! Apples As Oranges are the reincarnation of Humans As Animals - As the animals ate them apples and them humans ate them animals all we have left is some explosive funk and stoner soul grooves. Music starts at 9pm sharp on Saturday October 19. Free entry.

SUNDAY OCT 20 THANDO SIKWILA

R&B vocalist Thando Sikwila is bringing her acoustic act to Bar Open. The Canberra raised singer left the quiet suburban life and ran away to Melbourne to sing songs about love, life and loss. Fusing contemporary R&B and pop, she has set out to be Melbourne’s answer to Jill Scott. She is supported by pop-pianist and singer/songwriter Tiaryn and Tasmanian born and raised singer Sara Jane. Driven by the sounds of Bob Marley, Eva Cassidy and Regina Spektor, Sara Jane’s writing captivates and immerses audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Sundays have never been so smooth.

PREISTESSA & DASH

The Taste of Indie Collective will be serving up a massive three course Sunday dinner of original music at the Bendigo Hotel. Hideous Towns is a young, up and coming indie rock act that is sure to get the juices flowing followed by the trio Lazybones and the masterful guitar of Rhys Jones. Dessert will be served by Preistessa & Dash, an experience in ensemble in an orbiting capsule of sound, fresh off the release of their new EP, they are primed to finish the weekend with absolute sweetness.

THE MORRISONS

Do you like fixed-speed bicycles and think your boat shoes look sweet with your above ankle stovepipes? Then you’ll probably hate The Morrisons. This DIY punk rock band have been recording amps in stairwells, deconstructing pianos, beating falsettos out of underage kids and generally having a whole lot of fun in preparation for their first ever album. And now, they are launching the first single off their debut album on a sweaty, beer filled Sunday October 20 at The Tote. The are joined by Foxtrot, Red Rockets Of Borneo and The Fck Ups. So come down, drink beer and dance like nobody is watching. Doors 5pm, charge on the door.

ELLIOTT SMITH TRIBUTE

Elliott Smith Tribute - A Decade On The Hill will be a celebration of Elliott Smith’s music, 10 years since his passing. The Evelyn Hotel is the place to be with over 20 acts including Whitley and Seagull (playing either/ or in its entirety), Esther Holt, The Tiger And Me, Andrew McCubbin, Chris Moller, Tobias Cummings, Eliza Hull, J M S Harrison, Haarlo, Tanya Batt, The Zanes and many more on Sunday October 20. Tickets are $15 through Moshtix or at the door. The event starts at 3pm. Proceeds will also be going towards Australian Childhood Foundation.

SPRING FLING STREET FESTIVAL

In its 36th year The Spring Fling Street Festival is back and promises to be even bigger and better. Join us on Sunday October 20 as Errol Street is transformed into a wonderland of music, dance, street entertainment, stalls and much more. With over 120 stalls and four stages – the Forest, Rooftop and Busking stages and the Alexkarbon Community Stage - Errol St will be bursting with live entertainment including Jude Pearl, Oh Pep!, Arowe, Bitter Sweethears, Muma Doesa, Elphant Eyes and Kingston Crown.

GUNN MUSIC ARTIST SHOWDOWN

Gershwin Room at The Espy is the place to be to catch the Gunn Music Artist Showdown, featuring Texas Jedi, Lamb Boulevard & The Umbrella, Aria Taylor, Enemies Alike, I Confess, Lucid Planet, Terminaider plus guest act Anthony Young. $15 entry at the door and doors open at 1pm.

SO SHE SAYS

Calling all drumming divas, vocal vixens, and chicks with picks and their fella’s as The Workers Club will house the official So She Says compilation CD launch. You can catch The Rebelles, Rosie Burgess, Hayley Couper and Valentiine gracing the stage on a super suave Sunday session not to be missed. Entry is $10, $15 with a copy of the CD. 10% of CD sales go to The Friends of Merri Creek. Head down from 6pm sharp.

IVAN FROST

Jump the blues, Texas shuffle, hitman maestro, retro bandit, raconteur... just how do ya put a label on bluesman Mr. Ivan Frost! Ivan is the front man who lays out on the kit, and sings up a storm! He can grab the punters by the throat; he can feed em sweet candy. For two powerhouse sets Ivan will front the EBC Allstars with the mighty Brian Strafford on guitar. It will be loud, in your face and you’ll love it! Be there from 5pm at the GH St Kilda on Sunday October 20. Free entry.

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MONDAY NIGHT MASS

Every Monday night at the Northcote Social Club, the band doors open for a free band extravaganza from the deepest caverns of Melbourne’s underground for Monday Night Mass. This week you can catch Habitat Tapes launch featuring Tim Cosater, Heart Flew, Whirse and Tom Hall. Email mondaynightmassbooking@gmail.com to book your spot. Free entry plus dinner and jug specials. WATCH INTERVIEWS, CHATS & AWKWARD SILENCES... BEAT.COM.AU/TV

Name/Band: Ferg from Bored Nothing. Ten bands everyone should know about: The Beatles, The Smiths, The Beatles, Extortion, TLC, The Beatles, Ocean Party, Jesus and Mary Chain, Opeth, The Beatles (probably). Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party: If it’s that many items, it’s obviously a platter. I platter pretty hard. We’re gonna need some cheeses, blue vein, maybe some sneaky brie. Crackers, for sure, probably water crackers, with black pepper if you’re feeling adventurous. Dips, definitely a three olive, can’t go wrong, and a chilli-red. Marinated olives (de-pitted), dolmades (eggplant), and then just shitloads of whiskey. Eight possessions that define you: Fucking nothing, I find the concept rather sickening. Maybe some booze and a pocket knife, but that’s still a stretch. Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape: Seinfeld for life, Arrested Development, Adventure Time, anything by Woody Allen or Charlie Kaufman or Michel Gondry and any film with Eddie Murphy. Six bad habits you can’t escape: Sarcastically answering interview questions, being a perpetual loser, smoking so much I can’t feel my arms and legs, washing my hair, leaving my hat on, constantly listening to Destiny’s Child. Five people who inspire you: Jesus Christ our lord and saviour, Larry David (of “Larry David” fame), Corey “party boy” Worthington, Stephin Merrit of the Magnetic Fields and the chick-chick-boom girl. Four things that turn you on: Correct grammar, excessive drinking, fair evasion on public transport and the homeless. Three goals for your music: Bring power to the people! Drink beer and make people suicidal. Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why: My Bloody Valentine at all tomorrow’s parties and Christ Kiddo at the Ding Dong Lounge, because they are the best band on the planet. Their dick-cheese slices are epic. One day left before the apocalypse and you…: Do what I usually do: Drink a fair bit, think about getting out of bed and maybe eat a sandwich. When’s the gig / release? Jetting off for our US/EU tour next week, we’ll have a few local shows at the end of the year including one at The Shadow Electric with Palms on Saturday November 9, and a new album out in February!

TUESDAY OCT 22 LOW FLY INCLINE

Low Fly Incline travelled to the desert in California USA in 2012 to record an album’s worth of material engineered by Scott Reeder (former bass player for Kyuss) at his home studio with Reeder also contributing bass guitar and talk-box to several songs. Consisting of Tarek Smallman (T-Rek) on vocals/guitar/bass and Mitch McGregor (Children Collide/No Zu) on drums, you can catch them at Cherry Bar every Tuesday in October showcasing their groove-stoner sounds.

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MELBOURNE FRESH

Ten years in and Melbourne Fresh at Revolver Upstairs is the longest running Industry Showcase in Australia. Having showcased thousands of artists over time, the legendary Tuesday night has been a local industry hot spot for unsigned musicians and industry professionals. Running as a competition, Melbourne Fresh gives away thousands of dollars in prizes at each Grand Final with EP recordings, cash prizes, CD Pressings, iTunes releases, Management Consultation and much more. Doors at 7pm and tickets are $15 on the door.

SEAN SIMMONS

Armed with a guitar, loop pedal and an Indian drone box, “Sean Simmons voice will send a shiver down your spine as he sings his stories of love, loss and desperation, his voice rich with emotion.” As founder and frontman releasing three full-length albums with his band, The Spoils, in addition to a self-titled European vinyl compilation. Local performances include Queenscliff Music Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, The Famous Spiegeltent and The Age Writers Festival and they’ve shared the stage with the likes of Bonnie Prince Billy (USA), Catpower (USA), The Flying Burrito Brothers (USA), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds), The Church, The Drones, Tex Perkins, Richard Buckner (USA) & more. Catch him playing The Retreat on Tuesday October 22 from 7.30pm.

SMITH STREET SOUL TRAIN

The Grace Darling hosts Melbourne’s newest soul night – Smith Street Soul Train – with a 12 piece live band featuring stellar players who have performed with the likes of The Commodores (yes, that’s Lionel Ritchie’s band!), James Morrison, Little Red, Harry Angus (Cat Empire), Hugh Jackman, Thelma Houston, Bon Jovi, The Good China, Gossling, and Kylie Minogue. These monster musicians come together every Tuesday night to bring you the tunes that will help you get your boogie on down. With funky soul DJs and drink specials thrown in, Smith Street Soul Train is the new destination for your weekly serving of sweet soul music. Doors 8pm, $8 entry. Added bonus is $5 Tecate beer and house wine.

ANDY BULL

With his first Northcote Social Club show sold out, a second show has been announced on Tuesday October 22 for his Baby I Am Nobody Now Tour. With support coming from songstress Dune, tickets are $18+bf and are selling fast or $22 at the door if still available.

LOOKING FORWARD

ROYAL CHANT

NSW locals Royal Chant are sending out their new single New Nowhere to the wide world and hitting up Melbourne with their typical mix of fuzz, melody, apathy and optimism. With the new line-up firmly in place and spirits high after a smashing start to 2013, Royal Chant continue to carve their strange path amongst the gutters, garages, and stages of Australia, out of the spotlight but never far from it, keeping their heads down and the distortion up. They play The Old Bar on Wednesday October 23 and The Empress Hotel on Thursday October 24.

STELLA ANGELICCO

BOOM CRASH OPERA

SAINT JUDE

THE ROYAL JELLIES play Sunday October 20 at the Northcote Social Club.

Introducing White Summer, the howling, swampblues playing trio made up of Jimmy Stanfield, Michael Barnsley and Anthony Zielke. White Summer will be releasing their first single Head In The Sand from forthcoming four track EP on Friday October 11 with an official single launch party on Thursday October 24 at The Evelyn. Joining them to celebrate the release will be Kashmere Club, Winter Moon and Bones Blackwood. $10 entry.

First bursting onto the scene wowing audiences with her soul inspired rock-pop, wailing and shaking over three years ago, Stella Angelico hits the Espy for what is set to be one sweaty, sassy night backed by her band and friends on Thursday October 24. She’ll be joined by doo-wop/disco pioneers Sugar Fed Leopards as well as Stevie and The Sleepers and That Gold Street Sound. The gig is free entry too so there’s no excuse not to get your freak on.

60 SECONDS with THE ROYAL JELLIES

Name/Band: Raphael Hammond from The Royal Jellies. Define your genre in five words or less: Neo-vintage-trad-pop. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Kid Creole playing Louis Armstrong records at Tom Waits’ pool party – while knocking back Banana Daiquiris made by Josephine Baker. Describe the best gig you have ever played. Port Fairy last year - we were about to go on, and just found out our dog – who was lost for three days – turned up on the tracks at Flinders St. Station. Utmost elation. Did I say utmost elation? I mean UTMOST ELATION! Tell us about the last song you wrote. There’s one floating around that’s nearly finished. I just have to find the time to knock it into shape. It’s loosely about this weird thing that can happen to people in Australian society. Seems pretty straight forward, huh? Where would you like to be in five years? Somewhere clean and green - in a place that doesn’t depend on burning fossil fuels to exist. That shit is so last century. Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it? I like to have a bit of a sing, and a toot of my trumpet backstage to warm up - that, and choosing which outfit to wear. Name an interview question you wish someone would ask you, and answer it. “Would you like to come over and I’ll cook you your favourite Mexican feast?” To which I’d reply, “Hell yes! I’ll bring some Corona.” If your music was a chocolate bar, which one would it be, and why? Rocky Road – it’s jumbled up with a whole lotta tasty chewy bits.

WHITE SUMMER

Melbourne’s own country-soul heroes Saint Jude return with their much anticipated second album, Saint Jude II. Saint Jude II meters out slow-burning countrysoul; underpinned by the swirling guitar and organ combination and tapered five-piece gospel harmonies that have become synonymous with Saint Jude’s live show. They play Howler on Friday October 25 with support from Pony Face and Sugar Fed Leopards. Tickets available via h-w-l-r.com.

LENKA

Launching her new album on own label Skipalong Record, Shadows brings Lenka to a new place in her life and musical career, following on from the success of her first two more pop driven albums. After leaving Decoder Ring and moving to the USA, Lenka released her self-titled debut album in 2008. It entered Billboard’s Heatseekers chart at #3 and contained The Show, a No. 1 single at radio in three countries. Whilst her sophomore offering featured another chart topping single Everything at Once across Europe and Asia, receiving worldwide attention from its use in a global commercial for Microsoft Windows 8. With performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel and the Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Lenka has grown into a household name in places like Asia and the USA. With more Facebook fans than Gotye (1.9 million and counting), her music has starred in Hollywood films and TV shows and she often gets mobbed at concerts. Her name is Lenka Kripac and she’s the biggest superstar Australia didn’t know it had. Saturday October 26 at the Workers Club.

SWEETS

Melbourne vocalist Annabelle Tunley AKA Sweets has released a hand-clapping, percussive racket of a track and a show to go with it. Produced by Nick Huggins (Kid Sam; Hello Satellites), Mark Lang (Skipping Girl Vinegar), Greg Arnold (Stonefield), and mixed in Nashville by Brad Jones (Missy Higgins; Josh Rouse), Swagger is a brazen concoction of low-fi electrofuzz, Afro-beat shake, and kaleidoscopic bonk-pop. The music video, directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Rohan Spong, is a frolicsome, psychedelic feast for the senses. Sweets launches Swagger at The Workers Club on Sunday October 27, with support from Martin (Oscar and Martin) and Hollie Joyce. Tickets at the door.

The Flying Saucer Club is pleased to announce that the complete Boom Crash Opera will perform an intimate one-night-only show on Friday October 25. Growing out of Melbourne’s fertile post-punk scene in the ‘80s, they are responsible for radio anthems Onionskin, The Best Thing and Hands Up in the Air. Set to release the ‘Rattle It Out’ boxed set including the bands first three albums plus never-heard-before material as well as The Best Things, a best-of collection featuring two new songs, catch their boisterous and humorous live performances with all members belting out their classics. Tickets start from $28. Doors at 8pm.

HAVE/HOLD

Have/Hold are going on tour! With half of what has been easily the busiest year of their lives conquered, the band is warming up the van for the epic journey up, down and part way across this glorious island we call home for the very first time. The boys are proud as parents to announce that by the time they loose their moorings their first release Song For Bill Of The Trains/ Dexamphetamine Blues will be available as a ‘pay what you feel’ download via Bandcamp. This AA-side single rings with the sensitive, humanistic storytelling and fevered emotional energy that has become indicative of a Have/Hold live experience. Catch their brand of prog inspired post-emo at The Old Bar on Friday October 25. Doors open 8pm, tickets are $10.

DRUNKEN MOON FESTIVAL

You want horror that makes you scream for more? Gather the finest filthiest bands together and unleash them to an energetic captivated audience across two states. Following the success of 2012, Drunken Moon Festival is set to continue to promote the best live performers in the punk/roots/blues/garage/rock/ abilly’s live scene with a beautifully menacing lineup for 2013. It is the pleasure pit of James Grim who through extensive touring with seminal punk/blues outfit Brothers Grim and the Blue Murders collects fellow troubadours of the stage over one year and pulls them together onto one bill for two shows only. This year DM will be held at key music venues that have always supported the best independent music Oz has to offer. Besides being Brothers Grim’s last shows before taking a well earned hiatus from touring the festival also boasts acts like King of the North, Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk, Digger & the Pussycats, Batpiss, Mesa Cosa, La Bastard and many more you wish you’d have heard of already. Tight. Loud. Proud. Don’t miss the chance to be part of a very boisterous celebration. Thursday October 31 at the Espy, tickets through Oztix.

WALKER

Emerging East Melbourne artist Walker, brings his big and energetic sounds to Revolver bandroom on Saturday October 26 for one big night to release his much anticipated album, Common Ground. Helping out with the celebrations is Hunting Season and Amistat. Tickets available on the door $10 or $20 with an album included. Doors at 8pm.

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CREEPSHOW HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL

Start preparing your Halloween costume as Melbourne’s biggest Halloween party is just around the corner. The Espy will be transforming into a haunted mansion to host Creepshow Halloween Festival on Saturday October 26. In its fourth year, Creepshow will feature DJs, burlesque dancers and bands all in full costume. Playing on the night is Sydonia (video launch) Engine, Gay Paris, Chaos Divine, The Killgirls, Anna Salen VS Mario Broas, Death Audio, Ten Thousand, Head Filled Attraction, Marlow, Shadowgame, LeSuits, Red Remedy, The Pass Outs, Sentia, Transience, Ire and more to be announced. Prizes for best dressed on the night. Visit creepshowfestival.com for more information.

THE GRAND RAPIDS

Paisley troubadours and connoisseurs of the finest hallucinogenic psych-rock, The Grand Rapids, are excited to announce the release of their debut album Great Shakes this October. Channelling influences from the likes of The Doors to The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Great Shakes is an album drenched in 60s fuzzed-out reverb lead by brooding melodies and primitive drum lines. To celebrate the release of Great Shakes, The Grand Rapids will be taking their kaleidoscopic live show on the road this October for a run of east coast tour dates. The Grand Rapids play Yah Yahs in Melbourne on Saturday October 26.

ROCK FOR CATCHMENT

After last year’s massive success of raising $3,100 for charity, they are doing it once again for 2013. This year, their goal is to raise $5,000 on Saturday October 26 at The Evelyn Hotel in Fitzroy. How are they going to do it? With this absolute killer of a lineup, that’s how! Barbarion, Heaven The Axe, The Charge, My Left Boot, Long Holiday, Digger & The Pussycats, Plastic Spaceman, The Feel Goods, Sordid Ordeal, Tequila Mockingbyrd, Leex Lido and Poison Fish. Doors open at 1pm and the live music starts at 1.30pm. So, you not only get to see an amazing show that you would be probably going to see anyway, but the funds from the door goes straight to those who need it most, the kids! Catchment Youth Services are a refuge in the Melbourne Northern Suburbs who take in homeless youths. They not only give kids shelter they also help to reintegrate them into society. Catchment are a small organisation where every dollar counts, so come pack the venue and rock out on Saturday October 26.

BEN MASON

After recently knocking the socks off a brimming Northcote Social Club with the launch of his homage to The Zombies› Odessey and Oracle, Ben Mason is now set to launch his debut album, Holes and Corners. Holes and Corners is a concise collection of bedroom breakup pop that explores the universal themes of loving and leaving through well-crafted songs and intricate arrangements. Ben and his crack band, featuring members of Grand Salvo, Baptism of Uzi, The Zebras and The Bank Holidays, launch the album on Friday October 25 at the Workers Club. Support comes from local sweet-tooths, Minibikes and Milk! Records sweethearts, The Finks. Kick off is at 8pm, and tickets are $10 on the door.

ISAAC DE HEER

Melbourne based singer-songwriter Isaac de Heer is set to debut a host of new material this Saturday October 26 at The Spotted Mallard. Joined by his band, The River Tracks, the set will feature songs from his new EP Streets, which was crafted with help of UK producer Roger Mars and with input from local producer Tony Dupe (Holly Throsby, Jack Ladder and Grand Salvo). Isaac recorded a number of tracks while travelling around Ireland, France and England at the beginning of this year, and has previously supported the likes of The Temper Trap, Luke Steele, Fink (UK) and Josh Pyke. Free entry.

THE OUTFIT

After 22 years, local punk band The Outfit are back! Having originally supported acts like You Am I, Spiderbait and Cosmic Psychos during their initial 1987-1991 run, the band gained notoriety when they set up a guerrilla gig on top of a bank on Chapel Street. After setting off alarms, they were eventually brought down by six police cars worth of officers, who thought that burglars had cut the roof. Reforming in 2013, The Outfit are planning to record the songs from their early days and are set to make their return to the live scene at The Lyrebird Lounge on Saturday October 26.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS

OFF THE HIP 1. Debut LP MASTERS APPRENTICES

Unvarnished (Turnstile)

To grow old, or not to grow old, that is the rockstar’s perennial question; whether it is nobler to accept with grace the advancing years and maturity of middle-age, or whether to deny the passage of time in favour of the classic constructs of the rock’n’roll lifestyle: sex, drugs and hedonism. It’s a dilemma you can’t help but feel lies just beneath Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ new record, Unvarnished. Joan Jett is a genuine rock’n’roll legend: proto girl punk in The Runaways, leather-clad rock chick out the front of the Blackhearts, mentor and inspiration to the riot grrrl generation (including producing some of Bikini Kill’s early records). So while Unvarnished is replete with dirty, chunky LA rock riffs – check out Any Weather (two versions of which are included on the record, the second of which trounces the first), the stomping TMI and the Runaways-esque Bad As We Can Be – there’s also the strong indication that Jett recognises there’s a lot more to her life than days of rock’n’roll lore and yore. Witness Hard to Grow Up as a case in point: a lament that takes in the reality of ageing, and the family and friends lost along the way. Or there’s Fragile, an ode to a departed parent, and a reflection on Jett’s own life. On Reality Mentality, Jett is the hardened rock’n’roller criticising the cheap and tawdry world of instamatic reality television stardom; I Know What I Know suggests that no matter how old you get, you’re still beholden to the vagaries of emotional conflict. And you get the distinct impression

TOP TENS:

2. Shakedown LP CHRIS RUSSELL’S CHICKEN WALK 3. Christmas 7”s WHITE STRIPES 4. 3rd LP BIG STAR 5. Live At The Hanging Tree LP/CD JOHNNY CASINO 6. Down On The Farm LP COSMIC PSYCHOS 7. Novo’s LP/CD GOOCH PALMS the subject of the heavy rock ballad Everybody Needs A Hero is someone a hell of a lot more important than the dodgy LA shysters who embraced Jett back in the day. Joan Jett isn’t just older – she’s smarter, and she still rocks.

8. Time Bomb High School LP REIGNING SOUND 9. OTH Stubbie Holders 10. Idle No More LP/CD KING KHAN & THE SHRINES

PATRICK EMERY BEST TRACK: TMI IF YOU LIKE THIS, YOU’LL LIKE THESE: THE RUNAWAYS, BIKINI KILL, (early) THE GOGO’S, LITA FORD. IN A WORD: Joan

HEARTLAND RECORDS 1. How To Carve A Carrot Into A Rose COURTNEY BARNETT 2. Last Splash THE BREEDERS 3. Dream River BILL CALLAHAN

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4. Sleeper TY SEGALL

BY LACHLAN

6. Mutiny/The Bad Seed THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

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weirdo sensuality, a bit like Ariel Pink at his sexiest, pitch-shifting his vocals away from the masculine while declaring his masculinity. Tasty stuff.

TYLER, THE CREATOR

TEETH & TONGUE

Tamale (Sony) A cut from the pretty solid WOLF, Tamale sees Tyler channel a touch of Missy Elliot on the iconoclastic, fuckem-all opening few verses before paring it back for a breezy and candid verse of paternal longing and disdain. It’s a cross-section of Tyler’s best qualities, navigating the complexities between the profane and the profound with a deft resolve.

DAVID BOWIE

Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for the DFA) (Sony) Ol’ mate James Murphy moves on from his brief Bowie flirtation on Arcade Fire’s Reflektor and takes on remix duties for an expanded re-release of unexpected LP The Next Day. Murphy stretches things out, adds a few tidy DFA touches, adding nothing revelatory, yet not really taking anything away. The hints of Ashes To Ashes near the midway point are a bit of a corny touch in an otherwise tasteful mix.

BOOMGATES

Widow Maker (Bedroom Suck) Taken from a split 7” with Kiwi luminaries The Bats, Boomgates present their sunny disposition on Widow Maker with vivid images of time and nature evoked within the genius lyricisms. There’s a certain sunkenheartedness within the ambiguity of the titular subject – “Let the widow maker, drop her branch” – giving an air of resigning to the inevitable while cherishing the sweetness of untouched nature. The vocal one-two of Brendan Huntley and Steph Hughes is as great as it was on Boomgates’ debut full-length.

SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS

Retreat! (Daptone/Shock) The reigning queen of soul revival is back with a spookytinged barnstorming romp, all about self-empowerment while telling everyone to step back. It’s the perfect anthem for Jones’ bounce back from a cancer scare earlier in the year, showcasing the firebrand spirit that has made her and the Dap-Kings a guaranteed show-stopper at festivals the world over.

CONNAN MOCKASIN

I’m The Man, That Will Find You (Phantasy) Kiwi pop freak Connan Mockasin milks the hook on I’m The Man, That Will Find You for all its worth, while somehow leaving us wanting more of the same. It’s BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 50

5. Slow Focus FUCK BUTTONS

7. Hobo Rocket POND 8. Paracosm WASHED OUT 9. The Bones Of What You Believe CHVRCHES

Good Man (Remote Control) After a more collaborative effort on the excellent 2011 full-length Tambourine with Popolice’s Marc RegueiroMcKelvie, Jess Cornelius builds everything from the ground up on Good Man. The glory and splendour of the chorus is anchored by a swell of tension and unease, particularly the relentless choral pulse built by layered vocal bursts. It’s a tremendous pop song, which makes some of the underlying acerbic production elements seem a little arbitrary. Maybe it is that restrained tension that generates those moments of brilliance. The dubsteppacing of the chorus calls to mind Miley’s Wrecking Ball, but I’m standing on the edge of a slippery slope of an alternative-versus-mainstream pop argument so I’ll just pipe down right about now.

10. Nuggets, Antipodean Interpolations Of The

JORDIE LANE

6. In Utero BOX SET NIRVANA

Here She Comes (Independent) A gentle grind of vintage folk-pop, Jordie Lane pushes the tremolo in his voice while brandishing touches of George Harrison slide guitar and Revolver harmonies. It’s a well put together piece of work, thought the slide action could have been given more of an airing, but Jordie’s voice still proves capable of carrying the majority of the load.

SINGLE OF THE WEEK CLIENT LIAISON

Feeling (Independent) Client Liaison are going to be huge. I’m talking Savage Garden huge, okay? They are the band Australia needs right now, steeped in decadent imagery of nostalgic executive style in an age where nefariously rich caricatures again rule the land. As Feeling shows, there is plenty of brilliant substance underpinning the duo’s immaculate style. After a series of blistering live showings in the past year, the track is only the second instance of Client Liaison recorded material, following last year’s somewhat novel salute to our “dodgy disaster of a culture”, End Of The Earth. Feeling is all heart, employing nostalgic tones to trigger sentimentality rather than as a force for satire. The polished video indicates that someone is giving Client Liaison money. Give them more, everybody. Like crazy amounts. Enough to trigger a tax-evading flee to Majorca, at least. Anyway, I love this song so much. You should too.

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First Psychedelic Era VARIOUS ARTISTS

HEARTLAND RECORDS 1. Live 1981-82 LP THE BIRTHDAY PARTY 2. Become The Sun CD/LP EGYPT 3. Power In One LP WIPERS 4. Frogstomp LP SILVERCHAIR 5. Blonde On Blonde BOX SET BOB DYLAN

7. Yes I’ts True LP/CD POLYPHONIC SPREE 8. Omega Sessions 10” BAD BRAINS 9. Dwarves Are Younger 2LP DWARVES 10. Nextwave Sessions 12” BLOC PARTY

SYN SWEET 16 1. Off By Heart DARREN SYLVESTER 2. Walk In Africa 1979-81 NATIONAL WAKE 3. Cadence FRACTURES 4. I’m A Peach EARLY WOMAN 5. Laurelie SAINT JUDE 6. Hurlfriend8 BIT LOVE 7. I Won’t Wait THE CREASES 8. Awaken KATE MARTIN 9. Big Talk TEEN 10. Feel Like Movin’ THE JUAN MACLEAN

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CHVRCHES

The Bones of What You Believe (Virgin/Goodbye) Chvrches combine three of my favourite things – synthesizers, Scotland and living it up Roman-style with a rampant use of the letter V. The young Glasgow outfit have backed up the release of their Recover EP (led by the excellent eponymous single) in early 2013 with this, their debut album. In my view, heavy airplay on triple j and elsewhere has been well-deserved. The emotion in the songs are far rawer than you’d expect from the bulk of the sugar-coated ‘80s synth-pop which is echoed with style throughout The Bones of What You Believe, and the album has a lot to recommend, from robust song structures to the precision and passion of Lauren Mayberry’s voice, which soars over huge riffs from the band’s flock of synthesizers (there really should be a collective noun for synthesizers). There are similarities to bands both old and new, but Chrvches make the sound their own. There’s a good chance you’ve already heard one or two of the album’s singles The Mother We Share, Gun, and Recover, but if you haven’t, they’re well worth a listen because they’re very, very good. That said, Chvrches may not be for everyone. BEST TRACK: Recover However, if you’ve been a fan of the better bits of ‘80s pop, IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: LORDE, this album mightn’t leave your stereo for some time. ERASURE IN A WORD: Synth-tacular JOSH FERGEUS

MACHINE TRANSLATIONS

ROY HARPER

Man & Myth (Bella Union) Man & Myth is the twenty-third studio album by legendary and highly influential English singer and guitarist Roy Harper who has been recording lyrical and intricately crafted music since the 1960’s. For a slice of classic progressive folk check out The Enemy which features mysterious lyrics, driving acoustic guitar, soaring vocals and a neat and expressive guitar solo. The dramatic instrumentation on The Stranger which incorporates bouzouki is a real treat that will appeal to anyone who has enjoyed the exotic cross-cultural sonic experimentation of bands such as The Tea Party. Interestingly, Harper collaborated with The Tea Party in 1995 on the song Time. It’s a mark of Harper’s authenticity, congruence and gravitas that when he sings about skipping “across the prism of the biosphere”, “walking with the gods” and “talking to the trees” in the epic and complex Heaven Is Here, the listener happily buys into the amazing and fantastical themes being conjured before them. With BEST TRACK: The Stranger Man & Myth Harper has demonstrated that his skilled IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: Goodbye and musicianship and poetic sensibility remain both vital and Hello TIM BUCKLEY finely tuned. IN A WORD: Progressive GRAHAM BLACKLEY

JUAN ALBAN Dr Pelican On Holiday! (MGM)

The Bright Door (Spunk)

After a six-year gap, the once-prolific J. Walker revives his Machine Translations moniker to document the complications and anxieties of growing older on his eighth album, The Bright Door. This follow-up to 2007’s Seven Seven was originally slated as an electro album; it’s far from it, and it’s delay can be mostly attributed to the rude interruptions of real life, whether they be joyous or heartbreaking. These highs and lows are all captured in the sound of The Bright Door, its gentle, harmonious songs harbouring a sense of discord and foreboding. “I went back to the beginning” croaks Walker at the end of the opening verse of album highlight Needles, and there’s an ever-present want for a simpler world across these ten tracks. Apples make numerous appearances in the lyrics, that simple fruit that marked the twist in the tale of Adam and Eve. But Walker also finds his inner snake, with songs like the tense opener Perfect Crime and the Eastern-tinged Anne bringing back the edge of his earliest material. The album winds down, but also hits its peak, with the 14-minute stretch of Applecore and Needles. BEST TRACK: Needles There’s just a few minutes breath before the title track, IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: Beat CHRIS which is a lesser ballad and the weak link of an otherwise KNOX, A Loud Call HOLLY THROSBY, Bad Shapes MACHINE TRANSLATIONS invigorating album. IN A WORD: Contemplative CHRIS GIRDLER

Singer/songwriter Juan Alban’s old band Epicure, spawned in the fertile and fiercely independent Ballarat music scene, garnered both commercial success and critical acclaim. Epicure mastered the art of harnessing and encompassing both light and shade. Alban, now flying solo, achieves a similar balancing act on his intelligent and thoughtful debut album. The dreamy country – tinged indie rock of the title track occasionally slips into the type of moody swing that propelled that old folk classic Codeine and boasts spectral yet pretty backing vocals and plaintive guitar that will haunt and charm. The happy toe-tapping melodies, sweet vocals and cheery rhythms of Universe cleverly mask the darkness and angst that pulses through jagged lyrics such as: “Kick my teeth in, count me out/ the universe keeps pushing me around.” Alban has always been an accomplished vocalist and his voice is a stunning highlight of this album. There is a yearning tone to his voice which at times conjures memories of Jeff Buckley, Thom Yorke and even Neil Young. The strength and resonance of his incredibly evocative vocals are particularly apparent on the mesmerising and elegiac track Bodies which builds in intensity as it moves from a gentle BEST TRACK: Bodies folky intro to a chorus that will leave appreciative goose IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: Sigh No More bumps dancing across your arms. Dr Pelican On Holiday! is MUMFORD & SONS an enchanting musical experience worth cherishing. IN A WORD: Enchanting GRAHAM BLACKLEY

ST LUCIA

JIMMY TAIT

When The Night (Sony)

Golden (Spunk)

Johannesburg-emigrant-turned-Brooklynite, St Lucia a.k.a Jean-Phiip Grobler, has been making a name for himself as the best purveyor of dream-pop we’ve seen in recent years. Unlike most in his genre whose careers began singing into hair brushes, Grobler began at the esteemed Drakensburg Boys Choir School where he cites learning everything from Bach to Minimalist Opera. The new 11 track release, When The Night, eschews none of his old pop sensibilities and embraces them with fervour as the album rains down heavy on the saccharine synths and knits them with ethereal vocals. Unfortunately for fans eager for new material, nearly a third of the album is borrowed from the previous EP, although to it’s credit every song works cohesively and is on par with the other; none of the tracks sit on the bench. The first two tracks The Night Comes Again and The Way You Remember Me initiate the listener to St Lucia’s anthemic pop sound and spirited toe-tappers, the latter giving the first touch of more sax to come. Elevate, the first single, echoes slow guitar strokes over an undulating melody peppered with Phil Collins esque drumming. Wait For Love jumps in as tropical as the Caribbean island of St Lucia’s namesake, All Eyes On You, brings more saxophone in to play and Closer Than This exhibits Grobler and vocal partner, Patricia Beranek’s harmonising talents. The album closes with Too Close upping a periodically growling tempo and When The Night launches into an epic seven and a half minute crescendo reaching ballad that will cross over well with live performances but the two minute long taper sounds like spa music through headphones. If any of your clothing incorporates safety pins then this is an album you should stay away from, however it’s also a triumphant pop album that will enjoy deserved radio play and provides a strong and undeniably talented rebuttal for a genre that BEST TRACK: The Way You Remember Me most think was Miley’d with a Wrecking Ball. IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: PETER GABRIEL, GHOST BEACH, CHARLI XCX EDGAR IVAN IN A WORD: Transporting

It’s hard to imagine a more at odds title to the second Jimmy Tait record. The bold and gripping vision we’re presented with here is a long fucking way from golden. Instead, the band – fronted by Sara Retallick and featuring members of The Gin Club, The Wintership and The Orphanage – present a haunting, almost funereal collection of reverb-tinged songs, which not so much explore but inhabit the weighty themes of loss, alienation and existential despair. Named in homage to Retallick’s late grandfather, the band possess many hallmarks of the Australian Gothic, their songs mired in the ghostly gums and arid plains of Victoria’s far North-East (the album was recorded in a farmhouse in the small country town of Yalca). Not to mention the melancholy that hangs over just about every note. Opener, What Is This For? begins with the foreboding hum of a church organ, before descending into a funeral march in slowmotion. Slow is the keyword here. And sparsity. Infinitely assured, the band move at their own pace, unwilling to hurry or crowd their compositions with excess instrumentation. As such, there’s a real space to the material. Chords linger. Percussive strikes land way back at the end of bars. Yet instead of diminishing the drama, the band’s practiced restraint only ramps it up. Current single All My Friends is as brilliant as it is bruised. “All my friends are sitting on the fence, they’ll never rush to my defence”, laments Retallick, the sadness in her voice palpable as the music goes at an icy canter beside her. Eyes, Give It Back To Me and the title track fire the middle of the album with a sense of urgency. Eyes, in particular, with its twangy lead guitar riff – all bends and distorted sustain – bursts from the pack, teeth bared into the forest night. Before long, however, Retallick steers the band back into mellower waters – without sacrificing an iota of intensity – closing the album with the plaintive Rain and No Reason. One of the best local releases of the year without a doubt. BEST TRACK: All My Friends IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU’LL LIKE THIS: PJ HARVEY, ADALITA, THE TRIFFIDS IN A WORD: Melancholic WAYNE MARSHALL

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WEDNESDAY OCT 16 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ABABCD - FEAT: KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD + DD-DUMBO + WILLOW BEATS Red Bennies, South Yarra. 7:00pm. CODY CHESNUTT + BLAIR STAFFORD Foxtel Festival Hub, 7:00pm. COLD HIKER + SECOND HAND HEART Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $5. COSMO JARVIS + LIME CORDIALE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $35. DAVE O’CONNOR + GAMMA RAYS + JAMES PASINIS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. I AM ATLAS + BOUND FOR RUIN + BURY THE TRUTH + RAISE ATLANTIS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. JAM NIGHT Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. LEVITATING CHURCHES + GOLGOTHA HOTEL + JARRED BELLES + MISSSTA Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ONE DIRECTION + 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:00pm. OWL EYES + KITE STRING TANGLE + WILLOW BEATS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $23. ROOT OF MUSIC - FEAT: PASSERINE + ALBERT SALT + PRETTY CITY Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. SECRET GOODTIMES CLUB Tago Mago, Thornbury. 7:00pm. THE BLACK OF THE STAR - FEAT: SPEAK PERCUSSION Bmw Edge, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. THE LOVE BOMBS + THE REDCOATS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. THE TEAHOUSE FIRE + LITTLE WISE Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE WACO SOCIAL CLUB + NOIR + THE MARSHALLING YARD Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $7.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC B FOR CHICKEN 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5. DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. HAMMOND JAZZ CLUB + MR ANDREW SWANN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. IMOGEN PEMBERTON & ALEX MOSS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. L.A.A. Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. QUARTETS AT SUNSET - FEAT: ATTACCA QUARTET Collins St Baptist Church, 5:00pm. TIM WILLIS & THE END Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. VIVE LA DIFFERENCE Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK HOY + STRINE SINGERS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 7:30pm. IMAGINE DRAGONS + 44TH SUNSET Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. MORGAN BAIN Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. NICK O’MARA & JAMES KENYON Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Ontop In Ormond, Ormond. 7:30pm. SIMPLY ACOUSTIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. TIM IRELAND + AARON THOMAS Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 7:00pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: SAMARA CULLEN + ANGE BOXALL Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

THURSDAY OCT 17 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ADEPT + A BREACH OF SILENCE + IRE + UNDER OCEANS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $25. AKTION UNIT + ENCOUNTER GROUP + HEX ON THE BEACH + TANGRAMS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. BART THRUPP The Vineyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. BLOOD RELATIVE + ELIZA HULL + ESTHER HOLT + JMS HARRISON + TOM MILEK Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8. BOUND FOR RUIN + AUTUMN IN ALASKA + BURY THE TRUTH + RAISE ATLANTIC Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10. CODY CHESNUTT + THE SWISS Foxtel Festival Hub, 7:00pm. $45. GRACE LAWRY + JEROME KNAPPETT + JOSH NEWMAN + LACHLAN STUCKEY Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. GREAT OUTDOORS + LUX OVARYE’S WIERD TIME + THE CLITS + ZONE OUT Boney, Melbourne. 7:00pm. $8. HUGH MCGINLAY & THE RECESSIVE GENES + FLOYD THURSBY BAND + LOT 56 Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm. INDIE COLLECTIVE - FEAT: TEMPLE OF TUNES + GARDEN OF EIDA + STORYHORSE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5. LACHY DOLEY GROUP 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. LAKES + DRIBBLE + SOMA COMA + VELVET WHIP The Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5. LIEUTENANT JAM + AVANTAIR + CHEV RISE Grace Darling BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 52

Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $7. MCKISKO + GRAND SALVO + WHERE WERE YOU AT LUNCH Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. MELBOURNE FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASES Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. $15. NEXT - FEAT: CHASING GHOSTS + ARMOURUS + IKARII Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. ONE DIRECTION + 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:00pm. OVERDRIVE - FEAT: THE NEW POLLUTION + JAKE JUDD + THE IN THE OUT Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. OWL EYES + KITE STRING TANGLE + WILLOW BEATS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $23. ROSERVELT + MISCHEVIOUS THOM + MONSTER JEANS + SIDELINES Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. SHAUNS TRIBUTE CONCERT - FEAT: JIMMY CUPPLES + B-MIKE + JADE ANGELA Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $15. SOMEONE ELSE’S WEDDING BAND + I HEART CUSACK + RICHARD PERSO + THOMCORDS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $8. STRAW KING EYE + IVY STREET + POPOLICE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE BELLASTRADES + CERES + STEVE COHEN & THE MOTHERFUCKERS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE BLACK OF THE STAR - FEAT: SPEAK PERCUSSION Bmw Edge, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. THE BLACK OF THE STAR - FEAT: SPEAK PERCUSSION Bmw Edge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. THE DEAD HEIR + LONE GIANT + MALLEE SONGS + THE LOVELY DAYS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8. THE PIERCE BROTHERS + JACK STIRLING Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE PRIMARY + SOOKY LALA + WORLD AT A GLANCE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. THE SWEETS + HENRY BROOKS + SALAD DAYS + THE ELECTRIK SUNKINGS Espy, St Kilda. 9:02pm. $5. TJ QUINTON & AHLIYA KITE + KATE MULQUEEN Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. WHITLEY + SEAGULL Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $27.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ALMA MATER Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. ALWAN Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. FLORELIE ESCANO + DJ PIERRE BARONI + DJS VINCE PEACH Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Commune, East Melbourne. 5:00pm. MAE COLLARD TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. QUARTETS AT SUNSET - FEAT: ATTACCA QUARTET Collins St Baptist Church, 5:00pm. THE JEX SAARELAHT TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. THE JULIAN BANKS TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. THE OVEREASYS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 6:30pm. THE SIR ZELMAN COWEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $20.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ALISON FERRIER BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. ANDY MCGRAVE TRIO + SIMON PHILLIPS BAND + STEEL BIRDS Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 7:30pm. BLOW The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 8:00pm. CANNONBALL Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DAN PARSONS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. DEB TAPFIELD Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 7:00pm. GRID (HEAT 3) Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm. OPEN MIC Station 59, Richmond. 6:00pm. OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 6:30pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 6:00pm. PLYMOUTH REVERENDS + DUKESY & THE HAZARDS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. TAM & TERROR + JOHN WESLEY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.

FRIDAY OCT 18 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ALEISTER JAMES BLUES ASSEMBLY + PAUL CAREY & JULIAN SCHEFFER Open Studio, Northcote. 6:00pm. AUSTEN TAYSHUS Vue Grand (queenscliﬀ), 6:30pm. BEC LAUGHTON (DARKEST LOVE TOUR) + MICHAELA JAYDE Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:45pm. $25. CHEAP FRILLS Farouk’s Olive, 7:00pm. $5. DEAN’S MARTINI & SHAKERS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. KOOYEH The Night Cat, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. KUNJANI Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. MARGIE LOU’S PIANO HOUR + ALYCE PLATT Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. MICHAEL JORDAN TRIO The Kelvin Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. MIGHTY DUKES & THE LORDS + DJ JUMPIN JOSH The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.

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OWL EYES Owl Eyes has just released Hurricane, the fourth single from Nightswim, and will embark on a tour to celebrate with emerging electronic acts Willow Beats and The Kite String Tangle on support duties. It goes down at the Northcote Social Club from Wednesday October 16 - Friday October 18 (sold out).

QUARTETS AT SUNSET - FEAT: FLINDERS QUARTET Collins St Baptist Church, 5:00pm. THE JAMES SHERLOCK TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE MONGS Famous Blue Raincoat, South Kingsville. 7:30pm. THE REBECCA MENDOZA QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS 12FU + ADMIRAL ACKBARS DISHONOURABLE DISCHARGE + DALLAS VANDAL + MURDERBALLS + SOMEONE ELSE’S WEDDING BAND Idgaﬀ Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 5:00pm. $5. A CELEBRATION OF SKA - FEAT: THE CARIBS + STRANGE TENANTS & SKA VENDORS Foxtel Festival Hub, 6:00pm. AN EVENING WITH YO LA TENGO Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 7:00pm. BENDI-GO CRAZY - FEAT: THE BRAVES + BIG VOLCANO + MUCH MUCH MORE + SEANI P & THE MOTHER FUCKING BOOGALOO ALLSTARS + THE FLAWLESS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. BONE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. BRAHMS & WAGNER IN SONG Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:30pm. BRITISH INDIA The Hi-ﬁ, Melbourne. 8:00pm. CLOWNS + CHINESE BURNS UNIT + DJ LOTION + HAILGUN + STOCKADES The Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $10. CRESCENT + BLOSSOMS + MGKRP + WOOSHIE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. DARYL BRAITHWAITE The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $32. DEAR STALKER + MY BAND + THE QUARTERS + THE VAGRANTS Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. EINSTEINS TOYBOYS Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm. ELIZA HULL + HARLO + TANYA BATT Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. ELM STREET + DJ LUCY ARUNDEL + HARLOTT + PARTY VIBEZ Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. ESKIMO JOE Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 8:00pm. $41. FIRE & THEFT Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. FLIGHT FACILITIES Foxtel Festival Hub, 10:00pm. FLOUNDER + CROOKS & QUEENS Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm. FREEDOM FLOTILLA WELCOME HOME EVENT - FEAT: RACHEL BY THE STREAM + HEAPS TUFF + ROYALTY NOISE + WEST PAPUAN STRING BAND Ovens St Arts Warehouse, 7:00pm. $10. GUESTS OF GHOSTS + AIRCRAFTE + DARK FAIR Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. KIM WILDE & NIK KERSHAW Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. LAST MISTRESS (BLOOD SWEAT & FEARS LAUNCH) Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:30pm. MATHESON + MATT MALONE + SHIFTY DUNBAR + THE DEAD SALESMEN DUO Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12. MATT CORBY + BEAR’S DEN Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. $53. MEPHISTOPHELES + ALARUM + HADAL MAW + THE ARCHIVIST + WHORETOPSY Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. OWL EYES + KITE STRING TANGLE + WILLOW BEATS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $23. PARADING Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 7:30pm. $12. PEPPERJACK + BLOOD RELATIVE + OLD ETIQUETTES + TIM GUY Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. REGGAE NIGHT - FEAT: THE PUSH + JAJU CHOIR Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. ROSE WINTERGREEN + DAN & HANNAH + ROSIE CATALANO Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 7:30pm. SCARS OF SODOM + AK11 + HORDES OF THE BLACK CROSS + SARFAUST Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. SHINING BIRD + LOVE MIGRATE + MARTIN KING Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. SKA CITY Foxtel Festival Hub, 4:00pm. SUMMER FLAKE + A NEW DEATH + PALM SPRINGS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $12. SUN CITY + LA BASTARD + MICHAEL BADGER + THE HELLO MORNING Espy, St Kilda. 6:30pm. THE HOODANGERS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. WHITLEY (THE ROADSIDE TOUR) + SEAGULL Howler, Brunswick. 7:00pm. $20.

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ANDY PHILLIPS & THE CADILLAC WALK 12 Bar Blues, 7:00pm. THE DELTA LIONS + JAPAN FOR + MARICOPA WELLS + NATHAN SEECKTS Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 7:00pm. $10. ALI BARTER Fort Delta, 6:00pm. ARCHIE ROACH Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 7:00pm. BEN CARR TRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. CHRIS WILSON Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND The Railway Hotel, Windsor. 8:30pm. JIMI HOCKING’S BLUES MACHINE Micawber Tavern, Belgrave. 8:00pm. KING LUCHO + MATT GLASS Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 6:00pm. LOUIS KINGS’ LIARS CLUB Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. RAISED BY EAGLES + AMY VEE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. RICKI WOOD Deluxe Bar & Lounge, Moonee Ponds. 6:00pm. SHANE HOWARD + ALESA LAJANA Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $35. SONS OF MAY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. STOMPY & THE HEAT + DJ MANTOOTH + THE STAFFORDS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. THE GALLOW BIRDS + ABE APE + LITTLE FOOT + MIKE MAGUIRE + SHOESHINE 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $8. THE TAYLOR PROJECT Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 7:00pm. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.

SATURDAY OCT 19 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS + AMONG THE LIVING + STRONGER THAN ALL Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $15. A CELEBRATION OF SKA - FEAT: THE CARIBS + STRANGE TENANTS & SKA VENDORS Foxtel Festival Hub, 6:00pm. AL CARR & THE STRONG ARM + JUNK HORSES + NICK ARNOLD Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. BAMBINI + LEBELLE + SYRE & FRESCO Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:15pm. BANG - FEAT: PARAMORE COVER BAND + A HEAVY HEART + LITTLE JODY Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. BODIES + DEAD Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. CALLING ALL CARS + SINKING TEETH + SUPER BEST FIRENDS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. CAT JUMP ROAD + JAKKSEN FISH + THE UNHOLY RACKET Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:30pm. CLIENT LIASON (FEELING LAUNCH) + GLASS MIRRORS + KEN DAVIS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15. COSMO JARVIS + LIME CORDIALE Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 7:30pm. $25. DEF FX + GRAVEYARD ROCKSTARS + THE MERCY KILLS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $35. DON FERNANDO + CHILD + DEVILROCK FOUR + MY LEFT BOOT Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12. ELM STREET + DJ MARY M + MASON + SEPPKUK Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. ESKIMO JOE Forum Theatre, Melbourne. 8:00pm. FLIGHT FACILITIES Foxtel Festival Hub, 10:00pm. FOXTROT + ANGRY SEAS + DJ KEZBOT + INITIALS + LAURA PALMER The Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $10. GOLDEN ERA ROLLCALL TOUR - FEAT: FUNKOARS + BRIGGS + K21 + VENTS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. KATCHAFIRE + COMMON KINGS The Hi-ﬁ, Melbourne. 7:30pm. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $20. MARICOPA WELLS + JAYNE’S FIGHTING SHIPS + PETE ACKHURST + SHADOW LEAGUE + THE DELTA LIONS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10. NEW DUB CITY + ZARE DEMUS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. OKTEBERFEST - FEAT: OCEAN GROVE + AURORAN SKYFALL + CAITLYN CAN WAIT + ERROR 37 + EYE IMPOSE IMPOSTER + HEATHERCROSS + PANDORAN SKY + STAND AGAINST INCENTIVES + THE DELUSION + THE RISING TIDE + TO THE GALLOWS + UNCHARTERED WATERS + VOID OF VISION Musicland, Fawkner. 12:00pm. $15.

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For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au PARADING + EXHAUSTION + PEARLS + TRANSKIE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. PARTY VIBEZ + BIG FACE & THE BOOGIE WOOGIE BOARD BOYS + CABIN FEVER + SUMMER BLOOD Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. SANG REAL + HISCOX + LISA SPYKERS + SONIC SCOUT 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $5. SCAR THE SURFACE + BREAKING TRADITION + BURY THE FALLEN + HYBRID NIGHTMARES + OCEANS TO ATHENA Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 8:00pm. SCHOOL OF RADIANT LIVING + BEACHES DJS + THE OOGA BOOGAS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. SKA CITY Foxtel Festival Hub, 4:00pm. SLOW GRIND FEVER + RICHIE 1250 Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. SMILE (LIFE CHOICES LAUNCH) + FULL UGLY + HOT PALMS Boney, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $8. SPOONFUL Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. SUNSET RIOT + DEAR THIEVES + IN COLOUR + KILL SHOT + MERCURY SKY + QLAYE FACE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15. TEST GIG 2 - FEAT: TEST ARTIST 2 Werribee Park Mansion, Werribee. 8:00pm. THE CAIROS + TALES IN SPACE Workers Club, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. THE GIG TO CONQUER CANCER - FEAT: CORDYCEPS + EUPHORIACS + RA RA Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $13. THE GLAMTASTIX + THE FORTUNATE SONS Musicland, Fawkner. 8:00pm. $18. THE GO SET + KASHMERE CLUB + PHIL PARA + THE RAVINES Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. THE RECHORDS + DJ BARBARA BLAZE + DJ BRUCE MILNE The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. THE SUBSTITUTES + HUGO RACE The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. THE UNION’S 5TH BIRTHDAY - FEAT: BLACKEYED SUSANS + CHUCK JENKINS & THE ZHIVAGOS + SPOONFUL Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THREE QUARTER BEAST + RIFF FIST Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 8:00pm. VELCRO + BEEK JERK + SUI ZHEN + THE LONE EMPLOYED TRADESMEN + TOTALLY MILD Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. WILD COMFORTS Wesley Anne, Northcote. 4:00pm. WIRED + JIMMY CUPPLES Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood.

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JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC AARON CHOULAI QUINTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. CLASSICAL PIANO Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 2:00pm. GOYIM + ELVIS IN THE HOUSE Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 3:30pm. GROOVE BANK - FEAT: MAXVEGAS House Of Maximon, Melbourne. 4:00pm. JOE CHINDAMO TRIO Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. KOOYEH Jewell Of Brunswick, Brunswick. 7:00pm. MISTAKEN IDENTITY Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. MURDEENA Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. THE CONCH + LITTLE FOOT Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. THE MUSIC OF JAMES TAYLOR Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $28. THE STEVE SEDERGREEN QUARTET + INGRID JAMES Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25. TJ QUINTON & AHILYA KITE + CRAIG DELALAND + REILLY FITZALAN Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $20. WAGNER & THE ORCHESTRA Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7:00pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK AMY VEE BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. ANDREW NOLTE & HIS ORCHESTRA Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 3:00pm. ANDY PHILLIPS & THE CADILLAC WALK Lucky 13 Garage, Moorabbin. 7:00pm. ARCHIE ROACH Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 7:00pm. BAKERSFIELD GLEE CLUB - FEAT: BAKERSFIELD GLEE CLUB` + DJ DENISE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. BEACHY BOYS Gem Bar, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10. DAN DINNEN + HEATHER STEWART Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 7:30pm. DEAR ORPHANS + THE WEEPING WILLOWS Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 7:00pm. HAYLEY COUPER + THE BAUDELAIRES Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm.

THE POLYPHONIC SPREE FLIGHT FACILITIES For the first time anywhere, Flight Facilities perform the Decades series of online DJ mixtapes that have become a massive global phenomenon this year. For the Friday show they cram the best sounds of 1972–1992 into two danceworthy hours, while Saturday sees them tackle 1992–2012. Each night will have prizes for best fancy dress. Catch them at the Foxtel Melbourne Festival Hub on Friday October 18 and Saturday October 19. LA TIN SHED ORQUESTA Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $8. MIGHTIEST OF GUNS + MILE & SIMONE + RAVENSWOOD Bella Union Bar (trades Hall), Carlton South. 7:30pm. $12. MOOSEJAW RIFLE CLUB Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. RHYS AUTERI + BEN MITCHELL + DAVID BRAMBLE Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 3:00pm. THE BITS & DARK ALES Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9:00pm. $5. THE SHAMBELLES Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. WHEN WE WERE SMALL + DJ FANTA PANTS + WAYWARD SMITH Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.

SUNDAY OCT 20 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS 80’S ON THE EDGE Sloaney Pony, Port Melbourne. 8:30pm. ANDY BULL Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 2:00pm. $18. ARCHER + THE LONG GONE DADDIES Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 3:00pm. BONSAC MACHINE Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. CANINE + ANIMAL HOSPITAL + DIPLOID + HEX ON THE BEACH + REMOVALIST Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. COCKS ARQUETTE + HALT EVER + METER MEN + MUT-

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Part euphoric church choir, part Day-Glo rock musical supergroup, The Polyphonic Spree are where indie rock meets Jesus Christ Superstar. Irrepressible frontman Tim DeLaughter is backed by a formidable 14-piece band – including string sections, horns, drums, wailing guitars and soaring choir. For these Australian-exclusive shows they turn out joyous, psychedelic, exuberant tunes to soothe the soul. Catch ‘em at the Foxtel Melbourne Festival Hub from Sunday October 20 - Tuesday October 22. TON Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. COMMUNION MELBOURNE - FEAT: BEAR’S DEN + GRIZZLY JIM LAURIE + KATE MARTIN + THE TIGER & ME Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $15. DALE RYDER BAND + BAD BOYS BATUCADA + MS BUTT Espy, St Kilda. 5:30pm. DAMEN SAMUEL Town Hall Hotel (north Melbourne), North Melbourne. 1:20pm. ELLIOT SMITH TRIBUTE + ELIZA HULL + ESTHER HOLT + HAARLO + SEAGULL + THE TIGER & ME + THE ZANES + TONNES MORE + WHITLEY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 3:00pm. $18. EVERY TIME I DIE + I EXIST + SURRENDER Corner Hotel, Richmond. 6:30pm. GOLD GULL + DAYLIGHT Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4:00pm. GUNN MUSIC ARTIST SHOWDOWN - FEAT: TEXAS JEDI + ARIA TAYLOR + ENEMIES ALIKE + I CONFESS + LAMB BOULEVARD & THE UMBRELLA + LUCID PLANET + TERMINAIDER Espy, St Kilda. 1:00pm. HIDEOUS TOWNS + LAZYBONES + PRIESTESSA & DASH Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. MOUNTAIN GOAT BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS - FEAT: SIB + CHILD + WATER MUSIC Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $8. SPRING FLING FESTIVAL - FEAT: KINGSTON CROWN + AROWE + ELEPHANT EYES + JUDE PERL + MUMA DOESA + OH PEP! + THE BITTER SWEETHEARTS Errol Street, North Melbourne. 10:00am. THANDO SIKWILA + SARA JANE + TIARYN Bar Open,

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THE PUSH

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For all the latest gigs check out beat.com.au Fitzroy. 7:00pm. THE MORRISONS (SINGLE LAUNCH) + FOXTROT + RED ROCKETS OF BORNEO + THE FCKUPS Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 4:00pm. $10.

JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC AUSTRALIAN JAZZ REAL BOOK PROJECT - FEAT: TIM NIKOLSKY Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 6:00pm. BRAHMS 4 & ISSERLIS Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 1:30pm. CLAVE CONTRA CLAVE Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. ELVIS IN THE HOUSE + DUO SEVERINI Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 1:00pm. GRAND WAZOO Royal Hotel (mornington), Mornington. 2:00pm. IVAN FROST & THE EBC ALLSTARS Gh Hotel, St Kilda. 4:30pm. JASON CHALMERS LITTLE BIG BAND + TANGO COLLUSION TRIO Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm. MORE BASS FUNDRAISER FOR THE ORANGUTAN PROJECT - FEAT: SCOTT ALIEN + ANDREW TILL + CUT PHOBIC + CUZNMATT + GHETTO FILTH + KULTRUN + MBUG + WASABI 303, Northcote. 3:00pm. $5. THE MUSIC OF JAMES TAYLOR Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. THE POLYPHONIC SPREE + ABBE MAY Foxtel Festival Hub, 7:00pm. VINCS & WAKELING Famous Blue Raincoat, South Kingsville. 2:00pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ANDREW HOSKINGS Bay Hotel, Mornington. 3:00pm. CARTRIDGE FAMILY + MARTY KELLY & THE WEEKENDERS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. CHERRY ARVO BLUES - FEAT: CHRIS WILSON Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 3:00pm. HARMANIAX Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 3:30pm. JAM SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 5:00pm. JIMI HOCKING Elwood Food & Wine Bar, 3:45pm. JO REMENYI Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 7:00pm. JULES BOULT & THE REDEEMERS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. KAITY DUNSTAN + DAVY SIMONY + GEORGIA MAQ Tago Mago, Thornbury. 5:30pm.

LAKE PALMER + THE DRUNKEN POACHES Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. LOT 56 Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. OPA 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. RED RIVERS Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7:30pm. ROSS HANNAFORD’S CRITTERS Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 3:00pm. SHERRY RICH & THE EW FOLK HEROES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. SO SHE SAYS LAUNCH - FEAT: VALENTIINE + HEYLEY COOPER + REBELLES + ROSIE BURGESS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 3:00pm. THE MARGIE LOU TRIO + GIL ASKEY Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 3:30pm. THE ROYAL JELLIES + DARLING JAMES Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $12. THE STETSON FAMILY Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. THOMAS DOCKRAY + THE PHEASANT PLUCKERS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. TIM GUY Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 5:00pm. TIN MAN TRIO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. VICTORIANA GAYE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. VIKA & LINDA The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 3:00pm. $33.

MONDAY OCT 21 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ANAM QUARTETS & HAYDN OP. 20 Foxtel Festival Hub, 11:00am. BRAHMS 4 & ISSERLIS Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne. 7:00pm. MEPHISTO + PATRICK STOCKWELL QUINTET 303, Northcote. 9:00pm. $8. QUARTETS AT SUNSET - FEAT: SHANGHAI QUARTET Collins St Baptist Church, 5:00pm. THE ALLAN BROWNE QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. THE POLYPHONIC SPREE + ABBE MAY Foxtel Festival Hub, 7:00pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS LORDE + OLIVER TANK Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $30. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: HEART FLEW + TIM COSTER + TOM HALL + WHIRSE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. STELLA ANGELICO + SUGAR FED LEEOPARDS Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $8.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK AUSTIN BRADY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:30pm. CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. DEAR MONDAY - FEAT: ERIK PARKER + CITRUS JAM + EVA MCGOWAN + THE GALLOW BIRDS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm. DINEO & BOURNESTEIN PRESENT - FEAT: JT THE KING OF GROOVE Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 7:30pm. PORT PHILLIP GILGAMESH READINGS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. UNPAVED SONGWRITER SESSIONS - FEAT: NICK BATTERHAM + BART THRUPP + MARY WEBB Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.

TUESDAY OCT 22 JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ANAM QUARTETS & HAYDN OP. 20 Foxtel Festival Hub, 11:00am. CONNECT FOUR (CD LAUNCH) Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. HI-FI LOUNGE LIZARDS Claypots Tavern & Fair, St Kilda. 9:00pm. JAZZ IN THE ATTIC - FEAT: JASON CHALMERS TRIO Ferdydurke, Melbourne. 6:00pm. MIKE’S RETRO FIVE Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm. NMIT RECITAL + OPA 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. PETER BAYLOR’S ULTRAFOX Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. QUARTETS AT SUNSET - FEAT: SHANGHAI QUARTET Collins St Baptist Church, 5:00pm. THE POLYPHONIC SPREE + ABBE MAY Foxtel Festival Hub, 7:00pm.

INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ANDY BULL + DUNE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $18. BEYONCE Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:00pm. FREQUENCY Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. HOLLOW HOUNDS + KING PUPPY & THE CARNIVORES + THE NARROWS + THE SLIMS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7. LOW FLY INCLINE + INEDIA + REDRO REDRIGUEZ & HIS BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 54

ACCESS ALL AGES Wednesday October 16 By Claire Barley

LORDE Lorde will play two shows in Melbourne to celebrate the release of her debut album Pure Heroine. It’s been a whirlwind year for the 16-year-old New Zealander who was widely anointed as the highlight of this year’s Splendour in the Grass after she was called in to replace Frank Ocean at the 11th hour and had her track Royals smash records worldwide. She plays at the Corner Hotel on Monday October 21 and Tuesday October 22.

BRITISH INDIA Riding high on the release of their Controller album, Australia’s own British India bring their infectious blend of garage punk to The Hi-Fi. Since bursting onto the scene in 2007, British India’s inimitable and furious brand of pop-infused garage punk has seen them catapulted to the highest echelons of Australian rock royalty. Evoking Fugazi, the Arctic Monkeys, the Dead Kennedys and the Kings of Leon, British India throw down a hyperactive swirl of energetic power riffs, dizzying guitar work and flat-out showmanship, transforming their live gigs into an all-in, communal moment of rock music rapture. It goes down at The Hi-Fi on Friday October 18. INNER DEMONS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. MISCHEVIOUS THOM + ISOH Toﬀ In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $8. THE AMITY AFFLICATION (U18) + CHELSEA GRIN + IN HEARTS WAKE + STICK TO YOUR GUNS Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. THE TIMBERS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK FALLING LEAVES Dan O’connell Hotel, Carlton. 3:00pm. OPEN MIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. SEAN SIMMONS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.

Ahh, that moment when you see one of your favourite bands on a festival lineup. Even if you grab tickets to said festival, you’re still waiting with bated breath to see if they’ll announce some sideshows – let’s face it, your standard 30-40 minute festival set is hardly enough for a band you love dearly. Fans of US indie poppers Vampire Weekend can breathe a sigh of relief. After scoring a spot on the lineups for both Falls Festival and Southbound, the band have just announced headline shows for Melbourne and Sydney. Ezra Koenig and co released their third album, Modern Vampires of the City, earlier this year. They’ll be playing at Festival Hall on January 6. We bought tickets, we waited, we listened to Single Ladies on repeat, and now the time has come – the Melbourne leg of Beyoncé’s Mrs Carter Show tour kicks off Tuesday at Rod Laver Arena. All shows have sold-out, however on the off chance you’ve got between $650 and $1,275 to spare, there are still various VIP packages up for grabs. Queen Bey be in town until Saturday October 26 in case you wanted to do some fan stalking. Youth Community broadcaster SYN have recently entered their final radio season for the year, announcing 25 spanking new radio shows. Included in this fresh crop of shows is Hashtag, airing Sundays at 1.30pm. Dedicated to exploring the current crowdfunding trend, the show will also host a musical performance from a local band who have used crowdfunding for their work. My personal favourite pick of new shows is Life With A Side Of Fries, which will be discussing ‘the relevance of potatoes, both literally and metaphorically within life’. I’m not really sure what this means, however as an avid fan of eating potato based foods (fries in particular) at every opportunity, I’ll definitely be tuning in. You can check out the full list of new programs at syn.org.au. If you too have a passion for fried potato – I mean, radio, SYN’s programming rotates every three month. Attending a free info session is your first step to getting involved and thankfully, there’s one on this Thursday, 6pm-7pm at SYN’s HQ in Carlton. Head to syn.org.au/ getinvolved to register.

ALL AGES TIMETABLE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16 Open Mic/Jam Night, Musicland, 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 7pm, free, musiclandonline.com.au, AA. FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 Rocktober w/ Bellusira, Aural Window, Oh Pacific, Quarterdrive and High Side Driver, EV’s Youth Centre, 212 Mt Dandenong Rd, Croydon, 6:30pm, $12, facebook.com/maroondahyouthservices, AA. SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 Matt Corby w/ Bear’s Den, Festival Hall, 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, doors TBA, $53.30, ticketmaster.com.au, AA.

MUSICIANS WANTED SOLO MUSICIANS, DUO’S, BANDS WANTED to play at Acoustics Anonymous Thursday Nights at The 86. Starting with open mic from 7pm and live band sets from 9pm. Open Mic - just rock up from 6pm, gig spots email drink@the86.com.au with bio, pics and sound demo. BANDS/ACTS WANTED for Espy Shows. Shoot an email through to mark@gunnmusic.com.au for more details. BATTLE OF THE BANDS. Registration now, starts Wednesday the 28th Dec and every Wednesday after for 8 week. First prize: recording time in a studio. Call Jesse 0411 803 579 SERVICES FREE VENUE HIRE - Fully stocked bar - Huge capacity, whole venue or partial. Call Jesse 0411 803 579 EMPLOYMENT FLAUNT IT. Internationally acclaimed producer of profeminist erotica looking for confident, adult women to smash the stereotypes and earn good money ($400 and up). Don’t overlook this til you’ve found out more about it. Jessica 9495 6555 or www.feck.com. WE WANT EVERYONE Promoters, Bands, DJs Revitalised bar, The Barley Corn, has reopened its doors 7 days a week and we want YOU. Call Jesse 0411 803 579 TUITION MUSIC LESSONS. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano and Vocals. Great Teachers, great Vibes. Visit www.katzmusic. com.au or call 9530 0984 or 0425 788 252 for more info.

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Octoberfest w/ Ocean Grove, Heathercross, To the Gallows, The Rising Tide, Unchartered Waters, The Rising Tide, Pandoran Sky and more, Musicland, 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 12pm, $15, musiclandonline.com.au, AA. SUNDAY OCTOBER 20 Jam at Musicland Sundays, w/ jam session open to all ages/genres, Musicland, 1359A Sydney Rd, Fawkner, 7.30pm, free, musiclandonline.com.au, AA TUESDAY OCTOBER 22 Beyonce w/ Iggy Azalea, Rod Laver Arena, Batman Avenue, Melbourne, 6pm, VIP packages $650$1,275, ticketek.com.au, AA. Amity Affliction w/ Chelsea Grin, Stick To Your Guns and In Hearts Wake, Palace Theatre, 20-30 Bourke St, Melbourne, 5pm, $52.55, destroyalllines. oztix.com.au, U18.

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THE LOCAL

A PLACE TO CALL HOME

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VENUE PROFILE

THE CORNISH ARMS

Location: 163 Sydney Rd Brunswick History? The Cornish Arms was built in 1854 and was one of the first pubs in Brunswick. In 1857 it held the first Brunswick council meeting and remains a centre-point of the local community to this day. Over the years the Hotel has had big Aussie names in music filter through such as The Angles or Killing Heidi.

Sunday Session ($12 parmas from midday until 9:30pm) every Sunday Arvo after Trivia. Something you are looking forward to? The Alan Ladds playing their original sets at the end of the month. Ways to get there? Easily accessible by the No. 19 tram from the City

What do you feel is a major attraction? A large well priced food menu with a third of it catering to vegans! Speedy food service, with full table service in a relaxed pub style. Still on the food there are meal deals to keep everyone happy every day.

Available for functions? The Cornish can pull off any type of celebration or function. Our versatility means that we can hold something as intimate or large, as public or as private as you need.

Food specials? Monday - $12 burger and $12 parmas Tuesday - Mexican night. $12 Burritos or Tacos of your choice of Chicken, Beef, Bean or Vegan. Wednesday - Steak night. $14, 250g Porterhouse Steaks Friday - $7 Pizza until 6pm (Plus happy hour from 3pm till 7pm) Saturday -$12 Parmas and burgers for lunch Sunday - $12 parma fest with Hawaiin, Mexican or Vegan Parmas options.

Upstairs function room: Caters for 50 to 150 people (no room hire fee). The handsomely styled room opens onto a glass atrium for those easy, balmy summer nights. We can hold a cocktail style function in this private room or a sit down meal for 60. With beer on tap, gorgeous wines and a sumptuous finger food menu.

What was your favourite show in the last six months and why? The Darling Downs - two local rock legends playing original classics to a full house. How many nights of live music and entertainment are running at your venue Pop culture trivia on Thursday nights and Sunday afternoons. Open Mic night on Monday nights. Live Bands on Friday and Saturday nights and an acoustic

Courtyard and bar: If you don’t want a room to yourself we can section off areas of the downstairs bar to have exclusively for your party - and designate special VIP attention from our staff members. The relaxed and trendy beer garden is perfect for a beautiful Summer night to section off an area for a small relaxed function. Crowd? A typical relaxed Brunswick crowd. Opening hours? Open Midday for lunch every day until late. Closing

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no earlier than 1am on a Friday or Saturday. Cover Charge? Absolutely no cover charge. What are you known for? The Cornish is known for its excellent service standards and delicious food which caters to all diets. As well as it

being a live music destination.

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REHEARSAL PROFILE

BAKEHOUSE

Location: 27 – 29 Little Hoddle Street North Richmond. We’re close to both the Eastern and Monash Freeway exits and Nth Richmond Station which is 75 meters away. The 109 Tram is also 75 meters from our front door and the 246 Bus stop is right outside. Hours of operation: 11am to midnight 7 days a week and earlier access by appointment. History: The walls of Bakehouse drip with the history of Australian music. One of Melbourne’s great secret locations, Bakehouse Studios is where the music is created, musicians meet, form bands, write songs, rehearse, record, shoot film clips and photos and generally prepare the presence that the general public finally witness. Founders Quincy McLean and Helen Marcou fell in love with Melbourne’s live music scene during our great city’s punk explosion in the late 70’s and in 1991 set up in Bakehouse Lane, Fitzroy in the old York St studios (est 1978) and their rehearsal space on the site of the old Stable Sound Studios (est 1985). Quincy & Helen went on to form the grassroots movement SLAM (Save Live Australia’s Music) in 2010 and staged the SLAM rally, where 20,000 protesters marched on Parliament House in Australia’s “largest cultural protest”. Bakehouse featured in the Paul Kelly Documentary ‘Stories of Me’, Persecution Blues doco, Nick Cave doco and hundreds of video clips. On any sunny day in their Richmond courtyard you might run into the likes of: The Drones, Tool, Beck, , Gotye, Dan Sultan, Kimbra, Cat Empire, Icehouse, Archie Roach, Adalita, Cut Copy, Megan Washington …. or even rub shoulders with an unknown future superstar having their first ever jam. Rooms and Facilities: Described by Elvis Costello’s band as ‘some of BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 56

the best rooms in the world’, Bakehouse have 14 Rehearsal rooms and a Recording studio over 2 locations. Rooms sized for solo, 4 piece, 8 piece to 30 or more musicians. All rooms come with fold-back, FOH and Shure SM 58 mics. The famous Bakehouse courtyard garden to catch up with your band and friends. Communal Kitchen with herbal teas, fresh fruit, biccies and espresso. Organic drinks and snacks available at the counter. What are the large rooms like? The large rooms are grand (think Northcote Social Club meets Espy Gershwin rooms little brother) and able to accommodate large international touring bands with massive stage equipment such as stadium standard monitor rigs, grand pianos, Timpani, Hammond organs, a 30 piece orchestra for Hugh Jackman , they’ve even had to make space for a Celeste for Sufjan Stevens. We’ve shipped in grand pianos, recently for the likes of Nick Cave, Birdy and Neil Finn too. Wood pitched ceilings, mood or natural light, soft tones, and style only found in the large rooms at Bakehouse. Instruments available for hire: A grand piano, 3 x upright pianos (all kept at concert pitch), 1 x Hammond L-102 Organ, 4 x Pearl Export drum kits (cymbals optional extra), 7 x bass rigs including Ampeg, G&K, Trace Elliot, Peavey, EV, SWR. Guitar amps including 1 x Fender Twin II, 2 x Fender Hot Rod, 1 x Roland JC120, 3 x Yamaha combos and 1 x Roland Keyboard. Cost of rooms and special deals: Weekday 6 hour rehearsals from $40 Weeknights 6 hours from $62 Weekends 6 hours from $60 Student & Unemployed Concessions available

Photos by Tom Franks courtesy of Clairy Browne And The Bangin Raquettes. Parking and loading available? Direct load into driveway with easy access and remember to ask our friendly Bakey staff about parking spots.

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For more reviews go to beat.com.au/reviews ME FIRST & THE GIMME GIMMES Corner Hotel, Saturday October 5

Saskwatch AIR Awards photos by Daniel Smith

Never trust a man wearing white pants. It’s been a belief of mine for years and this weekend when Me First And The Gimme Gimme’s strolled onto the stage in matching Hawaiian shirts and white suits I knew I was onto something. Don’t get me wrong, if any member of the punk rock supergroup cover band invited me to party with them, I wouldn’t decline, but as Joey Cape put it, “We might have a problem”. He was referring to the need for an ‘alcohol technician’ side of stage. I’m no stranger to a pot of liquid gold myself but you see where I’m coming from. White pants = approach with extreme caution. I went to both shows this weekend (Saturday and Sunday), so I’m going to do a little comparison rather than your standard, supports, audience, set list type format. Saturday night: They opened with a cover (sorry, it had to be done), Gloria Gaynor’s, I Will Survive. The rest of their set was plucked from their albums with a few songs from the EPs, Go Down Under and Sing In Japanese. The show was sold-out, the tempo was charging and the mosh wasn’t holding back. I was juggling pots with a semi obstructed pole position but I could still see a number of legs falling through the air. Saturday was definitely the night for music and energy, but Sunday, that was the night for entertainment. Sunday: In the first five minutes of this show, Spike Slawson mentioned performance enhancing drugs half a dozen times. Not in context, he just shouted it into the mic, tipping off the audience that the ‘constant professionals’ onstage might be feeling a little bit seedy. If you paid attention to Eric Melvin’s face (who was filling in for Fat Mike) you’d notice he had the expression of someone who was trying to figure out if the room was full of unicorns and wizards or 30 year olds trying to relive the ‘90s. For clarification, it was the later. He also extended a few intros as he attempted to remember how to play the songs. Now don’t get the wrong idea, in terms of punk rock shows, this is exactly what you want to see. The crowd loved it, the band members were ripping on each other so much that they had to cut down the set list by a number of songs. They were also playing at album speed, which is almost unheard of by these artists. Spike was telling the audience that Joey told him he hates Melbourne, Joey was calling Spike a liar and running onstage late after encore. Melvin was grinning. And, you guessed it, they ended with a cover (I’m not sorry) End Of The Road by Boys II Men. LOVED: The entire weekend! All in all, it was two awesome nights of karaoke and beer. HATED: Monday morning DRANK: all of the beer LIZZIE DYNON

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MILLAR JUKES AND THE BANDITS Grace Darling Hotel, Saturday October 12

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard

CARLTON DRY INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS Revolt Artspace, Wednesday October 9 The Independent Music Awards is what they is. The argument of what classifies as “independent” was a contentious one at last year’s awards, with heckles and speeches on the matter proving to be a theme of the night. Not so much this year. It was a controversy free affair, as such, it was not nearly as memorable. But some undeniably good shit happened. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard landed a tidy 50 grand, taking out the Global Music Grant as well as Best Independent Hard Rock. They were one of the few actually on hand to collect their awards on the night, with speech duties more often than not delegated to label heads, pre-recorded video, or famous nephews. King Gizz closed off the night with a surprise performance, following on from a neat cross-section of Australian music’s rich diversity. Saskwatch were first cab off the ranks, performing a ridiculously tight run-through of their new single Hands. Melbourne’s hottest soul outfit just keep on getting better and better it seems. Dance project RÜFÜS showcased their radio-ready style, Archie Roach and his backing band were in fine form, Seth Sentry capped off his set with a fist bump, Big Scary showed they had no troubles bringing their electronic-tinged new material to the live setting, and Violent Soho proved to be the heaviest act of the night. Then Flume won a fuckload of awards, transporting via his patented Infinity Prism technology from across the Tasman on his current New LOVED: Your boy Flume reaping his Zealand tour. Or he might have just sent a video, I was pretty delirious dues. from dehydration while waiting for the free bar to reopen. HATED: Flume was robbed in the Best But yeah, good music was celebrated, the grumblings of independent Independent Jazz Album category. classification were somewhat muted, and the sense of community was DRANK: Enough Carlton Dry to float a more than reassuring. battleship and corrode the hull with its chemical aftertaste. LACHLAN KANONIUK

Now that the death rattles of winter have finally finished, there is a noticeable change in the air around Melbourne. No shit, it’s called Spring. Duh. More specifically that means the good people of Melbourne are ready to emerge from their months of winter hibernation and party again. What better way to get back into the saddle than to check out some rocking alt-country bands at the Grace Darling. I don’t know who Grace Darling was but I doubt she could sing like Krista Polvere, who kicked the night off in stunning fashion. Accompanied by the guitarist from her backing band The Black List, she quickly drew the audience in from the back rooms with stripped bare acoustic versions of tunes from her latest album Reservoir Drive. On a cool side note, the album was made with a little help from alt-country ‘Christ figure’, Ryan Adams. That alone makes it worth checking out but she’s got more than enough talent to stand up on her own merit. Speaking of Ryan Adams, second band on the bill The Wild Comforts had a sound reminiscent of his early band Whiskeytown. They might not be as drunk or dysfunctional as Whiskeytown, but they definitely know how to warm-up an audience. I’ve never seen the band room at the Grace Darling Hotel so packed. The energy in the room was frenetic. The crowd were very much here for the headliners Millar Dukes and the Bandits, and like a Mentos being dropped into a bottle of coke, the room exploded. It’s medically impossible to not get the urge to ‘shake it’ during tracks like Be Mine which saw the crowd singing and dancing along with more enthusiasm than I’ve ever seen a ‘local’ band get. Dancing and Breath Mints aside, the night was about launching the band’s debut single Love Me All Night; a jangly harmonica driven track that wouldn’t sound out of place on the Beatles’ album A Hard Days Night. Other notable standout tracks included the gentle lap steel lament of Friend Or Foe and the Kings Of Leon-esque encore track We Are The Fire. These guys might be LOVED: Millar Dukes and the Bandit’s Melbourne’s best kept secret and with more good songs than you could poke Marvin Gaye cover a hay fork at, it probably won’t stay that way for long. HATED: That it was over so darn fast DRANK: Whiskey JAMES BARLOW

KREMLINGS The Tote, Saturday October 5 Saturday night I headed to the Tote Slow Club for my weekly dose of punk; not before getting stuck in a conversation about Quantum Physics, so missed the first band Nun of the Tongue. The general consensus was that they were trashy and fun. I arrived to Going Swimming proudly telling the crowd to read their infamous Beat review from a few weeks back. I’ve seen them before and I still think they’re a bunch of fun muntas that write good songs; their structures are interesting, their 5,6,7,8’sesque “ooh ooh’s” give it a camaraderie-ship, and consequently they just have a ball on stage. Bad Vision was next with their high-end-fast-pacedgarage-proto-punk-rock. Every time I see them I think how lucky they are to have found Jerome as a frontman; the spawn of Gello and Garrett, but then I think how lucky they are to have found each other and I’m never sure who to bloody watch; a bunch of tight talents as chilled on their instruments as icecream is at a fair. You can tell the crowd for Bad Vision and Kremlings are here to see the real shit. And Kremlings were that. They’re so good at their instruments they don’t give a shit, they just wanna wreak havoc on you, or themselves, or the floor and sex the wall with their guitars. But at the same time they wanna give your eardrums a heavy flow of unwavering LOVED: Going Swimming bassist is original songs that pay tribute to their obvious influences but do so in their own entertaining as shit Kremlings way. And that way is a good, good way. HATED: Not much DRANK: Pots

FRANNY B

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