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(covers the sounds of classical rock, funk, soul & rnb) 8.30PM Friday March 20
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whats on, kinGdom
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art oF the city, the comic striP, calendar
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out oF the closet, beat eats
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jay Power, yanni burton, whole lotta love
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GiG Guide
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GUANTANAMO BAYWATCH
Portland’s ultimate sleazy surf rockers Guantanamo Baywatch are unleashing their sounds on Australian audiences for the first time ever this April. Going all down the east coast, Guantanamo Baywatch will hit our shores before launching their Darling...It’s Too Late LP on May 12. They’ll perform in Geelong on Wednesday April 8 at The Barwon Club, in Melbourne on Thursday April 9 at The Tote and Saturday April 11 at Queens Park, Moonee Ponds as part of The Avenue Presents lineup.
TWILIGHT SOUNDS
Twilight Sounds is Banyule’s flagship music event, an evening of local and popular Australian musicians playing in Sills Bend on the banks of The Yarra. This year they’re celebrating International Women’s Day with a lineup set to showcase and celebrate female performers and artists. Ms Murphy (of The Voice fame) is headlining, with Emma Donovan, Sweethearts and Anna Go-Go all making appearances during the night. Twilight Sounds is a free entry event, locked in for Saturday March 21 at Sills Bend, Warringal Parklands, Heidelberg. Visit www.banyule.vic.gov.au for more information.
LURCH & CHIEF
Melbourne’s own Lurch & Chief have announced a massive 15-date national tour this week, taking their celebrated live show across the nation in support of recently released sophomore EP Breathe. The six piece neopsych collective have been busy as of late. November saw Lurch & Chief working with Danny Cohen (Mac DeMarco, Chela) with their Keep It Together music video, and Breathe’s lead single Fading Out is receiving radio attention nationally. With the EP dropping this week, catch Lurch & Chief before their careers skyrocket in 2015. Lurch & Chief play at Howler on Saturday May 9, tickets are available through the venue.
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Melbourne’s The Casanovas will treat fans to their long-awaited new album, Terra Casanova this May. The announcement comes following the launch of their pledgemusic campaign, which aims to raise money for the release of the album. Terra Casanova was recorded in late 2013 and early 2014 and marks the trio’s third full-length. They’ll take over Ding Dong Lounge on Friday May 15. Tickets are available via pledgemusic. com, which includes a CD and download.
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Louisiana singer/songwriter Tony Joe White will play a special, one-off show at Ding Dong Lounge next month. The country blues performer has more than 50 years of experience under his belt, earning him the title of the ‘King of Swamp Rock’. Joining the singer for the show will be local singer/songwriter Henry Wagons. The show will also feature a three-course dinner by Louisiana Chef Chris Weysham. Tony Joe White will perform at Ding Dong Lounge on Wednesday April 1. Visit the Ding Dong website for tickets.
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Allday’s phenomenal debut album, Startup Cult, debuted at #3 on the ARIA charts last July, and his October national tour sold out in 48 hours. Since then, Allday has landed two tracks from the album in the triple j Hottest 100, and played hits like You Always Know The DJ and Right Now to swarms of enraptured fans at festivals all summer. Now, in the midst of making album number two, Allday is taking out two of the country’s best up-and-comers, Asta, whose recent collaboration with Allday Dynamite was added to triple j last week, and Gill Bates, who makes R&B sounds that are as fresh as fuck. He’ll descend on 170 Russell on Saturday June 6 and Sunday June 7 and tickets go on sale on Monday March 23 at 9am.
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The Dead Salesmen have teamed up with local label Heart of the Rat Records to release their magnum opus, 1998’s Amen on a limited edition deluxe vinyl. Celebrating with a Friday March 27 gig at The Evelyn Hotel, they’ll be joined by label mates Mark with the Sea, who’ll be playing tracks from their most recent release When The Blood Runs Dry, with vinyl copies also available for purchase on the night. Our friends over at Heart of the Rat Records have provided us with a double pass to give away, along with a vinyl release of Dead Salesmen’s Amen and Mark with the Sea’s When The Blood Runs Dry. If you don’t win that, we’ve got five When The Blood Runs Dry CDs to giveaway too. Click on beat.com.au/ freeshit for a shot.
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THE AVENUE PRESENTS
All ages fans, listen up. To celebrate National Youth Week in April, The Avenue Presents have just dropped a seriously colossal live music grenade for all ages crowds. Check this shit out. The mammoth all-star lineup will feature the likes of stoner-pals The Bennies, sleazy surf rock freaks Guantanamo Baywatch (US) and wild garage party-starters Mesa Cosa. And that’s just the first announcement. Oh, did we mention the whole thing cost $8? Yeah, there’s that. It all goes down on Saturday April 11 at Queens Park in Moonee Ponds. Check out mooneevalleyfreeza on Facey for more info, or visit Oztix to score some tickets.
HARMONIC DIVISIONS
Announced last month by electro-dream pop trio Togetherapart, Harmonic Divisions is a mini festival set to showcase Melbourne’s diverse musical landscape with each quarterly event. For their inaugural event at The Grace Darling, Togetherapart will be playing alongside Dear Plastic, Bayou, Luna Ghost, Oolluu, Nonagon and synth duo Kakariko, who will be launching their new single on the night. Harmonic Divisions launches at the Grace Darling on Saturday May 30, check out their Facebook page for more information.
CHAINSAW HOOKERS
Perth’s premier punks Chainsaw Hookers are coming to a town near you to coincide with their We Want Your Blood LP release. Previously supporting acts such as Misfits, Dropkick Murphys and Dead Kennedys, Chainsaw Hookers are now hitting the road with headline appearances in all major states. The We Want Your Blood tour comes to The Public Bar on Friday April 24. Hit up the band’s Facebook page for more information.
JEBEDIAH
This May/June, Perth’s finest indie rockers Jebediah invite fans to join in a 20th anniversary celebration with a Metro City tour run and a compilation album, aptly titled Twenty. Twenty is the biggest tour the band has undertaken in some time and will be delivered in two halves: beloved classics and surprises first, then their ‘97 debut and fan favourite, Slightly Odway, in its blissful, ballistic entirety. The secret to Jebediah’s longevity is simple, a long lasting friendship in which the chemistry remains and the desire to crank it big time, each and every time they hit the stage. Catch them at The Corner Hotel on Friday June 19. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday March 24.
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Get to Cherry Bar on Saturday April 11 and help My Left Boot celebrate ten years of the Boot with ten bands, rad special guests, prizes ‘n shit, plus a BBQ in AC/DC lane. Catch the likes of Sun God Replica, Battle Axe Howlers, Sons of the Ionian Sea, Sheriff, Batpiss, Colonel Viper’s Whipstick Band, Lethal Binge, Ancient Man, and The Feel Goods. Those last three? They weren’t even together anymore, but My Left Boot wrangled them anyway. Tickets are available through Cherrybar.com.au.
After the success of the sold-out Crazy tour in January this year that left stunned audiences in their wake, Art of Sleeping release their latest single Voodoo and announced an extensive national tour. Capturing the band’s expansive arrangements and intoxicating lyricism, Voodoo is a superstitious anthem that sets a sensual soundtrack of unreciprocated heartbreak. Known for their immersive live performances as much for their seductive sounds, the Brisbane five-piece will be embarking on their biggest national tour to date across six states. Fans across the country will be able to hear the first glimpses of their eagerly awaited debut album, set for release mid-2015. Catch them at The Corner Hotel on Friday June 12.
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Lady Oscar
Hello! Who are we speaking with and what do you do in Lady Oscar? Hello. I’m Nitida, the lead singer, songwriter, motivator, vibe-regulator, visual artist, artistic director, treasurer, co-manager and receptionist for Lady Oscar. Right now, I’m painting our band shirts on the lounge room floor. It’s a DIY world these days. You’re about to release your debut mini-LP Dapper Desperado. Tell us about the writing and recording process that led to this release. Our music is very much a product of collaboration. There’s a lot of mutual respect and love of one another’s musicality in the band. So everyone’s creative opinion is valued. Once we have a starting point all of our ideas, tastes, instincts and reactions are thrown into the mix, eventually a song is born. As for recording, we made the excellent decision to record, mix and master at Pughouse Studios with Niko Schauble. This is our first recording, so there was a lot to learn, but we couldn’t have been in better hands. We’re very happy with the way it turned out. Describe your sound to us in five words. Honest, intimate, refreshing Melbourne soul. What’s in store for crowds at your Howler launch? This is going to be our best show yet. Grooves deeper, climax steeper, more for your money with the door price cheaper. Tight drums, fat horns, beefy bass, guitar solos with the maximum taste. Sequins, freestyles, dance moves and more. That’s just a taste of what they have in store. Catch LADY OSCAR at Howler on Thursday March 26.
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KISS
Break out the face paint, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer are coming to town. The legendary KISS are set to return to Australian shores in October during their 40th anniversary world tour, in what promises to be a wall-to-wall hit fest from their extensive back catalogue, including tracks such as Rock’n’Roll All Nite, I Was Made For Loving You, Detroit Rock City, Love Gun and Shout It Out Loud. The tour will also see the Australian premiere of The Spider, a stage production moved by 38 computer controlled winches, featuring 220 automated lights (weighing in at 43,000 kgs) 900 pieces of pyrotechnics and powered by 400,000 watts of sound. It goes down on Thursday October 8 at Rod Laver Arena. Tickets go on sale on Thursday March 26 via Ticketek.
BLUESFEST 2015
Bluesfest have added three new acts to their Thursday lineup – just three weeks out from the festival. Replacing Lenny Kravitz and Ben Howard, who have both pulled out of the festival, will be Aussie acts Angus & Julia Stone, Boy & Bear and Sticky Fingers. Jurassic 5 will also play an extra set on the Thursday to help complete the lineup. Bluesfest 2015 will be held from Thursday April 2 to Monday April 6 at Tyagarah Tea Farm in Byron Bay.
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IN HEARTS WAKE
Metalcore outfit In Hearts Wake will hit the road for a national tour to launch their new album, Skydancer. Set for release on Friday May 1, the LP marks the Byron Bay five-piece’s third full-length. It is also the second half of a secret project with their album Earthwalker, which were both recorded in the same 2013 session. The upcoming tour will see In Hearts Wake hit their biggest venues to date. They’ll be joined by Detroit post-hardcore band We Came As Romans, American metalcore act Beartooth and Melbourne’s Storm The Sky. Catch ‘em at 170 Russell (18+) on Friday June 5 and Arrows (AA) Saturday June 6. Tickets go on sale Thursday March 19.
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Ten years ago, an unknown band from Perth pooled their very limited resources and got to work on their debut album. The band were Karnivool and the album was Themata. Karnivool are a band that usually only ever look forward. But, for once, they are going to take a look over their shoulders with The Themata Decade Tour. Longtime fans will be able to go nuts to old faves, and new fans can hear some nuggets that don’t get shined often enough. Expect intimate, expect sweaty, expect loud. Expect to hear all of Themata – and more – at The Corner Hotel on Tuesday May 12.
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The superstars over at STEP have unveiled the details for their next event. The Melbourne – The Music Capital panel is set to feature discussions from industry pros on Melbourne music issues like the explosion of overseas interest in Courtney Barnett and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, the rise and fall of small-scale venues and more. The discussion will feature Lucy Buckeridge (EMI and Lowtide), Mikey Cahill (Herald Sun and AMP), Simon Winkler (RRR and Thump), Woody McDonald (RRR, Meredith and Golden Plains) and Nick O’Byrne (Courtney Barnett, Milwaukee Banks and BIGSOUND), with performances from Broadway Sounds and The Harpoons bookending the night. The panel starts 7.30pm Wednesday April 15 at The Toff in Town. Check out STEP’s Facebook page for more information.
Palace of the King
Well, hi there! Who are we chatting with and what do you do in Palace of the King? Hi. My name is Leigh Maden, I play guitar, harmonica and drive the van in Palace of the King. Give the uninitiated a brief history lesson in Palace of the King. We’ve been together for three years now and it’s flown by. We have six members in our band and originally, three of us were jamming ideas and making demos after other musical projects we had running wound down. It was all guitars and drums at this point, and we were looking for other people to play with and create a full band. We emailed these little lo-fi demos around to heaps of people, mostly looking to find a vocalist. Somehow, they ended up with the bloke who’s now our frontman, Tim. Later on, we all got in a room and added keys and bass and the current incarnation of Palace of the King was born. What’s in store for punters at Rock The Bay this year? Every stage at The Espy has music going from midafternoon until the early hours of the next morning. It’s going to be a like an early 2000’s Big Day Out, except when you want to change stages and check out what’s happening in another elsewhere, you won’t have to undertake a Burke & Wills-style expedition in 35+ degree heat or buy beer using a token system that’s akin to Great Depression era food stamps. Instead, just walk down the hallway from the Front Bar to the Gershwin Room, grab a Melbourne Bitter as you approach the front of the stage and enjoy.
It’s that time of year again. The annual Music Victoria Membership Drive is set to kick off next week. You can sign up or renew your membership to qualify for a range of discounts and go into the running for some sweet prizes. Over the last 12 months, Music Victoria membership fees have helped fund the organisation to achieve protection and opportunities for the music industry. Music Victoria led negotiations for the worldfirst implementation of the Agent of Change Principle, which protects existing venues from encroaching development and achieved red tape cuts for all-age gigs and building code compliance. The organisation also played a hand in the development of the new State Government’s $22 million Music Works package. Music Victoria now hopes to turn its attention to musicians and fans, with some big announcements to come during the drive. The drive will run from Monday March 23 to Friday April 3. Sign up for as little as $33 a year at musicvictoria.com.au.
CRAFT & CULT 2015
Craft & Cult have revealed the details of their inaugural event – bringing together some of the best local beer offerings with the Melbourne cult live music scene for a unique new showcase. The event will be held at Grumpy’s Green in Fitzroy as part of Good Beer Week. Guests will be able to sample beers from partner breweries, including Two Birds, Parrot Dog, Moon Dog and Mountain Goat, while enjoying performances by local stoner rockers Yanomamo, The Ruiner and Watchtower. Craft & Cult will be held on Wednesday May 20 at Grumpy’s Green. Visit the Good Beer Week website for tickets.
SASKWATCH
Melbourne’s Saskwatch have announced their third studio album Sorry I Let It Come Between Us which will be released via Northside Records/Remote Control Records on Friday June 12. The first single off the album I’ll Be Fine is reminiscent of the upbeat Saskwatch we know and love. It’s an optimistic and fuzzy three minutes that serves as a great preface for the ten tracks to follow. To celebrate the release of I’ll Be Fine, Saskwatch will take their new six-piece lineup on the road for the very first time, playing a string of show dates on the east coast of Australia throughout April. They’ll hit The Hi-Fi on Friday May 8.
THE DELTA RIGGS
Fresh off of a national tour with Foo Fighters, The Delta Riggs have come back with even more big news, announcing a mini-album and tour. The Melbourne psych-rock outfit will hit the road in support of their surprise album, Dipz From The Zong, which is due out on Friday April 24. Featuring exclusive remixes, alternate versions of Supersonic Casualties and The Record’s Flawed, and unreleased songs, the album will be released on limited-press 12”. They’ll hit The Corner Hotel on Thursday April 23 with special guests Harts and The Pretty Littles. Tickets are on sale now from cornerhotel.com.
PALACE OF THE KING are hitting up Rock the Bay this Saturday March 21 at The Espy.
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INTERNATIONAL OWEN PALLETT The Toff In Town March 18, 19 MARTA PACEK & THE JESSICA STUART FEW March 18 The Espy, March 19 Beav’s Bar, Geelong, March 22 Elwood Food & Wine, March 23 Retreat Hotel, March 26 The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, March 27 The Vine Hotel, Wangaratta. TONY JOE WHITE Thornbury Theatre March 18 KELE Corner Hotel March 18 BOBBY BROWN The Forum March 19 BONOBO Prince Bandroom March 19 MARKANDEYA Peter and Paul’s Old School Hall March 20 HORRORSHOW Ormond Hall March 20 SMALLTOWN Secret warehouse location TBA March 21 SUN KIL MOON Athenaeum Theatre March 21 URIAH HEEP Shoppingtown Hotel March 21, Chelsea Heights March 22 BILLY IDOL Margaret Court Arena March 24, A Day On The Green March 21 THE WATERBOYS Recital Centre March 27 MASTODON Festival Hall March 27 THE HILLS ARE ALIVE The Farm March 27 – 29 EMERY Northcote Social Club March 29 YELLE Corner Hotel March 29 SWITCHFOOT 170 Russell March 31 KEB’ MO’ Melbourne Recital Centre March 31 CHARLES BRADLEY Corner Hotel April 1 JURASSIC 5 Festival Hall April 1 PAOLO NUTINI Palais Theatre April 1 TONY JOE WHITE Ding Dong Lounge April 1 LOS CHICOS The Espy April 2, The Tote April 3, Boogie Festival April 4, Barwon Club April 5, The Retreat Hotel April 10 SERENA RYDER Northcote Social Club April 2 MICHAEL FRANTI Festival Hall April 2 BETH HART Melbourne Recital Centre April 2 INNER VARNIKA TBA, Victoria April 3 – 5 BOOGIE 9 Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook April 3 – 7 REBELUTION Corner Hotel April 3 GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC 170 Russell April 3 BAND OF SKULLS Bluesfest, Byron Bay April 3, Rochford Wines April 5, Corner Hotel April 7 WAZE & ODYSSEY Royal Melbourne Hotel April 3 COUNTING CROWS Palais Theatre April 4 G. LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE Thornbury Theatre April 4 THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD Corner Hotel April 4 THE BLACK KEYS Rolling Green April 5, Margaret Court Arena April 7
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FINDING SOLACE WITH
X AVIER RUDD
& THE UNITED NATIONS By Adam Norris
A musician’s aspirations are as varied as leaves. While one might dream of stadium rapture and spotlights, another may find a quiet evening set in a café all the reward they need. Having your material covered by other artists, however, is an honour of its own, and one that folk/blues songwriter Xavier Rudd must enjoy frequently these days. The instant I heard The Reasons We Were Blessed performed at a small, coastal market years back, I was hooked on Rudd’s evocative, stirring lyrics. As he explains it, like most of his material that song emerged with a life of its own. All Rudd had to do was not get in the way.
“It all happens pretty fast,” he explains. “Most songs present themselves, and the only rule I have is to try not to involve my ego and just let them be. Feel it, let it come through. That song, for example, I was out driving around fairly fast and that song started to match it. There was a speed to it, and that’s how I want them to be. Those are the keepers. I don’t usually write things down. If a song happens and if it doesn’t stay, then it wasn’t meant to be. When a powerful one comes, it comes thick and fast. I try not to let my mind get caught up in it, let it be something on its own. I respect that. I’m there to guide it, not take ownership of it.” Even prior to his 2002 debut, To Let, Rudd’s belief in the autonomy of music had been long-seeded. Growing up in Victoria between the ocean and the bush, his sense of each song possessing a unique essence ± in much the same way that the natural world around him was brimming with history and spirituality ± was perhaps inevitable. It’s a connection that’s served him well throughout a career spanning eight albums with the release of Nanna. Indeed, it’s difficult to tell who’s the real shepherd here ± t he performer or the performed. “My music is a few steps ahead of me on my journey,” he says. “I’ll reflect on what a song meant to me or what inspired it much, much later. I understand we all have active sprits around us that guide us, and they present to different people in different ways. And for me, that’s always been music. It’s pretty clear for me, that distinction between something being a personal, emotional reflection, or whether it’s coming from somewhere else, some spirit that’s coming through me. I’ve grown to understand that more as I’ve got older, but it’s been happening all my life. I respect it and try to humbly take that tradition that I have and stay strong, and try to be the best vessel I can for it.” It’s a fascinating concept; that any artistic creation exists almost in potentia, laying the scene for your eventual arrival. It implies an acknowledgement of an interventionist spiritual life form ± a concept that can be difficult to embrace for cynics. What seems certain, though, is the deeply personal, reciprocal exchange Rudd finds between his music and his faith -not that a sustainable career in music was ever a certainty for him. “I was always writing songs. I was always singing little BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 18
melodies about what was happening around me, which is essentially the same thing that I’m doing now,” he explains. “That was always part of my DNA, and I can’t really imagine that part of me not being there. It’s like a limb. I didn’t…” Rudd trails off for a time, and when he continues he sounds unexpectedly reluctant. It’s as though the balance of his creativity is so intangible he
“WE All HAVE ACTIVE SPRITS AROUND US THAT GUIDE US, AND THEy PRESENT TO DIffERENT PEOPlE IN DIffERENT WAyS. fOR ME, THAT’S AlWAyS BEEN MUSIC.” would rather not draw too great a focus to it; to not, as he says, let his mind get caught up in it. “I had a feeling I was going to be doing something in music. In saying that, I always wrote songs, but it was always like a secret game, like a little meditation. It wasn’t something I ever shared. I never thought ± well, I never panicked about what I was going to do; I somehow knew that everything was going to be cool. But I wasn’t set on it, had no backup or anything. I always enjoyed being outside, and always enjoyed making music. For example, I worked on a golf course. I’d be riding around on the mower on the golf course, and that worked for me for a while because I wrote a lot while I was doing that.” He chuckles. “One of the first EPs I ever had had a picture of a Toro mower on the front. And then I had a little boy really young; that was unexpected. So life got real pretty quick, and I was blessed. “I started to play music for people, and they really reacted to it. It boosted my confidence, and that journey was pretty smooth and fast. There was nothing tedious. It’s been long and it’s been tiring at times, and
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it’s hard work, but it was an incline to being able to open up my music to people. And that’s been constant now for the last 15 years.” To give Rudd credit, “hard work” is something of an understatement. On the back of 2012’s Spirit Bird, he toured across the world for 30 months. Considering he was able to assemble an entirely new band, The United Nations, and record an album while doing this is nothing short of incredible ± the man’s stamina would put Samson to shame. As the band’s debut performance at Bluesfest draws closer, Rudd is at pains to emphasise his own coordination is but one small part of the endeavour. The true credit, he insists, goes to his bandmates’ astonishing spirits and stories stretching across continents, bringing them all together ± their United Nations. “I’m excited to get it out; it’s been in the making for a while. It’s a pumping band, and that’s what I called in. It needed to be right. Musically, spiritually, physically. All of these things needed to line up, and it was the right time. It’s a greater force than just me.” “I really feel like I said the right prayers and put the right karma out there, and it’s like all of the ancestors of all of these fabulous [musicians] with all of these powerful stories came together, had a cup of tea and decided, ‘Alright, we need to put this crew together.’ That’s not such a surprise, because I’ve understood that kind of spiritual activity in the past. But it’s a massive thing. There’s no doubt people are going to dig it, the album is groovy as hell. This whole journey is very, very powerful, and I’m very humbled by it, very grateful, and I try to hold faith in the strongest way I can,to honour it in every way.”
XAVIER RUDD & THE UNITED NATIONS are appearing at The Forum on Thursday March 19, then head to Bluesfest from Thursday April 2 to Monday April 6. Nanna out now through Salt X/Universal.
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This Week:
With Tyson Wray. Got thoughts, news, gossip, complaints or cat photos? Email tyson@beat.com.au or send by carrier pigeon before Friday 12pm.
Mojo Juju
Although the men are not sexually involved with each other (Beat had to ask!) Adams says that Kingdom by virtue of its creative process creates a particular intimacy. “We kind of are lovers, in that it’s such an intimate experience. The queer exchange brings us closer to each other and to our practice. Our intimacy translates into breath, movements, speech, and language. We made a breathing cycle of practice – tantric breathing, exploring the superlative nature of euphoria. The intimacy in Kingdom may be very personal; we perform with the naked body as well as the clothed.”
Make sure you arrive early as Grrl Fest 2015 is expected to be bigger than ever. Celebrating the independence of female artists, this year’s festival involves a lineup of local and interstate artists, bands, comedians, street performers and much more. It will also hold a huge market stall in Northcote’s Civic Square as well as a special photo booth. Grrl Fest will be held on Saturday March 21 at Northcote Town Hall. Tickets are available via grrlfest.com. Three new exhibitions will open at Off The Kerb this week. They include Machinegun Dev’s debut solo show Godkiller, an eclectic narrative concept reflecting a dramatic time of change when false idols are torn down and new gods rise to power in their wake; Tayla Broekman’s Kinships, which delves into the relationship between humans, animals and nature; and The Ink Draw’s My girls, which depict the delicate beauty and innocence of youth. They all open this Friday March 20. ACMI, in association with the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, is currently commemorating the centenary of World War l with a free exhibition. War Pictures: Australians at the Cinema 1914–1918 will screen at ACMI until July. The exhibition features a range of clips that audiences would have seen in Australian cinemas during the war – including advertisements, newsreels, shorts, propaganda and local and international feature films. War Pictures: Australians at the Cinema 1914–1918 will screen at ACMI until Sunday July 26.
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Kingdom By Liza Dezfouli “Risk it all failing beautifully!” So says choreographer Phillip Adams, one of Australian contemporary dance’s most terrible of enfants. “In the art world – you’ve got to fail. If you’re always successful, you’re doing something too normal. I always look at the person on the Fringe.”
In one of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s most epic stage productions of the year, Sir Andrew Davis returns to lead a huge cast of international stars, choirs and musicians in Berlioz’s legendary dramatic work The Damnation of Faust this weekend. Based on Goethe’s play Faust, about a man who sells his soul to the devil, this rare performance of Berlioz’s masterpiece will feature international superstar Bryn Terfel as the demon Méphistophélès. Joining bass-baritone Bryn Terfel on stage will be tenor Andrew Staples as the gullible Faust, mezzo-soprano Renata Pokupić as Marguerite and Australian bass Shane Lowrencev as Brander. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the Men of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs will feature throughout the concert. Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust will come to Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne on Friday March 20 and Saturday March 21.
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For Dance Massive, Phillip Adams BalletLab is presenting Kingdom, a work two years in the making based on the process of collaboration and the business, so to speak, of being queer. In Kingdom, four gay men, choreographers Matthew Day, Luke George and Rennie McDougall and Adams, celebrate their shared experiences of collaboration and of being poofs, fags, homos and queer. “Being queer begins Kingdom but it does not end with that,” says Adams. “Kingdom is about finding utopia, about what it means to be in a process with other artists. We have worked together for over 15 years; we’ve built a practice together.” Kingdom is a performance about the group and about the individual. The artists each articulate how their individual and collective desires intersect with art, life and sexuality as each makes a work, performs in all works and works together on one work. “I ask where does the queen sit, where does the king sit? Who sits next to them?” As well, elements of Kingdom reference recent queer culture within Australia. “Being queer, by definition, is to be a loose cannon. I elaborate on my queer behavior; I’ve monitored my behavior to explore possibilities,” Adams says. As well, Kingdom examines the notion of the queer male space, looking at alternative cultures that grew out of elements of the gay pride movement. “We’re not harking back to times of the ‘60s/’70s uprisings but to the ‘radical fairy’ movement which created male ensembles, male enclaves, that were not hippy, not feral – just men together,” explains
Adams. “This was an important moment in creating the first bones of the work, men crafting residential communities, working internationally together – an exciting time. The radical fairy has been moving in different pockets of the performance arts. We’re bringing it back to Melbourne.” The three dancers/choreographers performing with Adams in Kingdom worked with him when they were recent graduates. Adams is conscious of being the ‘elder statesman’. “I am handing down the tiara. I am asking how to hand down the baton,” he notes. “These choreographers are practitioners in their 20s and 30s. We see each other from across the generational divide in creating a kingdom of choreography. They are each independent artists who have come back to BalletLab.” Adams makes it clear he doesn’t occupy any sort of superior or ‘teacherly’ position within the symbiosis between the group, quite the opposite. “Being the elder of the tribe, of my community, I lent my hand out. It doesn’t affect the work other than that. Not being the ‘leader’ means I curate rather than direct work; I surrender. I needed to relearn, to find a better way of being engaged,” he continues. “These three artists work from trust, from vulnerability. I don’t think Kingdom would have happened with other people. Kingdom is formed by our histories together. We make a communal space, kingdom, and this is paramount to the way we work. I’m more enlightened now. I can give my body a lot of knowledge, increase my performance capabilities.”
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“We kind of are lovers, in that it’s such an intimate experience. The queer exchange brings us closer to each other and to our practice. Our intimacy translates into breath, movements, speech, and language. We made a breathing cycle of practice – tantric breathing, exploring the superlative nature of euphoria. The intimacy in Kingdom may be very personal; we perform with the naked body as well as the clothed.” Adams is known for bringing in as many different artistic imaginations into his work as possible. Kingdom explores the process of collaboration using much more than movement and crosses over into other disciplines. Design, fashion, architecture, cinema, queer culture, the unorthodox, visual arts, science and sociology and more recently, communitybased live arts, all play a part in the work. Adams has called upon visual artists Paul Yore, Mikala Dwyer, Devon Ackermann to create some extraordinary headgear for Kingdom, crowns inspired by both the tiara and the phallus. “It’s performative headwear,” he says. The look of Kingdom will reference the colourful outrageousness of the queer and drag aesthetic from the ‘80s and ‘90s. “Bobby pins, the dance floor, music, pop culture, images taken from cinema, from TV, from Hollywood, queer aesthetics; it’s an absolute parade,” elaborates Adams. “I parade those things within the context of men’s business. The outrageous, the kitsch, the camp, the gender-bender. I walked up Oxford St then, in the Mardi Gras, when these things were experimental and avant garde. Now it’s become mainstream; we watch it on Channel 7.” As part of Dance Massive, Kingdom will be performed at Arts House from Wednesday March 18 – Sunday March 22. Head to dancemassive.com.au for more information.
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Jekyll and Hyde
Jekyll and Hyde is coming to town. Leading Australian theatre producer John Frost and Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini have announced they’ll present a new version of the acclaimed musical thriller in late 2015. Based on the novel, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the story follows a London lawyer who investigates strange occurrences with his old friend with dissociative identity disorder. The show made its Broadway debut in 1997, where it played 1,500 performances and was nominated for four Tony Awards. Auditions for the principal and ensemble cast will occur over the next few months. Dates and venues will be announced shortly. Join the waitlist at jekyllandhydemusical.com.au.
Inspiration By Design
Oedipus Schmoedipus Arts House’s latest show will see some of the stage’s all-time greatest death scenes recreated and condensed into 70 short minutes. Created by Zoë Coombs Marr, Mish Grigor and Natalie Rose of post, Oedipus Schmoedipus “takes several hundred of the all-time greatest plays, picks out the death scenes, mixes them together and hands them back to the people.” The show will enlist the help of 25 new volunteers each night who will help the ladies perform their collective manifesto on death. Oedipus Schmoedipus will run from Wednesday May 6 to Sunday May 10 at Arts House in North Melbourne. For tickets, and to register as a volunteer, visit the Arts House website.
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Some of the world’s finest book art, graphic design, illustration and photography will be showcased when the new exhibition Inspiration By Design: Word and Image from the Victoria and Albert Museum makes its international debut this week. The exhibition will feature over 100 items from the Word & Image collection within London’s V&A’s National Art Library, including original hand drawn illustrations by Beatrix Potter, Pablo Picasso artist books, fashion sketches and photography from Dior, Versace and Comme des Garcons. Inspiration By Design will also launch the new book Word & Image: Art, Books and Design, which will be available from Readings at State Library of Victoria. The free exhibition will take place from Friday March 20 to Monday June 15 at State Library of Victoria.
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PORtLAND HOtEL COMEDY Lawrence Mooney headlines Portland Hotel Comedy this Thursday. The Moonman is the host of ABC’s Dirty Laundry Live, and is one of the funniest people in the country. Plus there’s more special guests, last week they had Adam Hills, Lawrence Leung, Dave Thornton and Tommy Little. Who knows who they’ll have this week? It’s all happening this Thursday March 19 at 8.30pm at Portland Hotel Comedy, 127 Russell Street, CBD, all for only $12.
PUBLIC BAR COMEDY Whoa, are you seriously saying you missed Adam Hills’ hilarious 40 minute surprise spot last Saturday afternoon at Public Bar Comedy? With a packed out room magic was made. But don’t fret, as for the final Public Bar Comedy Saturday afternoon, it’s an all mystery guest lineup. With so many huge names in town, who knows who will step up on to the sticky Public Bar bandroom stage? It’s going to be one of the most exciting shows of the year with the best of the best trying to cram a few extra jokes in before the festival kicks off. Show kicks off at 4pm sharp wrapping up by 6.30pm and tickets are just $10. To avoid missing out it’s highly advised to pre-book at ilovegreenguideletters.com.
COMEDY At SPLEEN
As You Like It
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Tonight right in the heart of the CBD there’s 10 of the country’s best stand-ups all for the cool price of zilch. There’ll be spots from the likes of Josh Earl, Tommy Dassalo, Nick Capper, Greg Larsen and a couple acts too big to name. 16 Corrs Ln, CBD, kicks off at 8.30pm but get in early for a good seat.
Bell Shakespeare will opens its 2015 season, and its 25th anniversary year, with one of Shakespeare’s most charming and beloved comedies, As You Like It. The play is a story about one of Shakespeare’s greatest heroines and a love so grand, the play’s heroine is willing to break all the rules of love to win the boy. This production sees Peter Evans and John Bell working together for the last time as Artistic Directors of Bell Shakespeare, with Peter directing and John performing the melancholy role of Jaques, reciting one of Shakespeare’s most famous passages; ‘All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.’ With Set Designer Michael Hankin and Costume Designer Kate Aubrey they’ll be creating a forest wonderland that will include over 5,500 flowers with tailored, eclectic costuming inspired by the ‘30s, ‘50s and ‘60s. The mood of this production will be further enriched by Lighting Designer Paul Jackson, and Composer Kelly Ryall’s work. As You Like It will be performed Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio from Friday April 24 - Sunday April 10.
St Kilda Film Festival
Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festival, the St Kilda Film Festival, is now an Academy Award qualifier for the Documentary Awards and Short Film Awards. Celebrating its 32nd anniversary, the 2015 St Kilda Film Festival’s program will be hosted at the St Kilda Town Hall for the first time. The new venue will offer a unique cinematic experience, boasting state of the art sound and screening technology with historical theatre seating. The program will launch with a glamorous red carpet event on Thursday May 21 at the magnificent Palais Theatre, offering an exclusive sample of the program’s best short films for more than 3,000 film-lovers and special guests. The festival will screen the Top 100 short film entries with a prize pool that totals over $40,000 worth of cash and in-kind craft awards, and award-winning films from the St Kilda Film Festival will be eligible for consideration in the Oscars Short Film and Documentary Awards. The 2015 St Kilda Film Festival will take place from Thursday May 21 – Saturday 30 May 30. For further information please visit stkildafilmfestival.com.au.
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It’s the last Monday before the comedy festival, which means big special guests, big names and international acts. They’ll all be at Comedy at Spleen, putting their final touches on their jokes before the festival starts. It’s a guaranteed bumper night. It’s this Monday March 23, at 41 Bourke Street, CBD at 8.30pm. It’s free to get in, but they appreciate a good gold coin donation at the door.
Coming Up Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Wednesday March 25 - Sunday April 29 Various Venues
Endgame
Thursday March 26 - Saturday April 25 Southbank Theatre
The Golden Age of China: Qianlong Emperor Friday March 27 - Sunday June 21 National Gallery of Victoria
A Moon Safari By Steam Bicycle
Tuesday April 7 - Sunday April 12 ACMI
Meme Girls
Wednesday April 8 - Saturday May 2 Malthouse Theatre
Supanova Pop Culture Expo Saturday April 11 - Sunday April 12 Melbourne Showgrounds
Oedipus Schmoedipus
Wednesday May 6 - Sunday May 10 Arts House
NEON Festival of Independent Theatre
Thursday May 14 - Sunday July 25 Southbank Theatre
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Georgina Haig By Avrille Bylok-Collard When the season three finale of Once Upon A Time finished their final scene with the materialisation of Disney Queen, Elsa, outside of a golden urn last May, the Internet erupted into madness. Grumbles about the creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz reaping off the still-hyped-about Disney franchise circulated among moans of disdain for Frozen itself, while idealists of the series mulled over how Horowitz and Kitsis were ‘going to pull off this one.’ But there was one question that touched both the Once Upon A Time dissenters and believers lips: who was going to play Elsa?
“It happened really quickly: I was on my honeymoon [with husband, screenwriter Josh Stapleton] when I got the audition and got the role; and then I pretty much flew out as soon as we got back from that and then arrived two days before we were filming.” Enter Georgina Haig (Maximum Choppage, Fringe, The Sapphires), a Melbourne bred and born lady with a disarming charm that portrayed the iconic fair Queen known as Elsa, with nuance and poise. “The first time that I had the full hair, makeup and dress, I was literally stepping on-set to film. It was quite scary in a way because I really wanted to get her right and I just hoped that I could do it,” and she did. In under 13 episodes, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts graduate developed a more multifaceted and defined character for Elsa, showcasing her wry wit and passionate sense of social justice, as well as employing her ballet skills to capture the graceful walk that is Elsa of Arendelle. In season four of Once Upon A Time, viewers saw Elsa elevate from the embodiment of fear to an individual capable of great empathy and realism, as she adopted the role as confidant of Storybrooke hero, Emma Swan, portrayed by Jennifer Morrison (Star Trek Into Darkness, How I Met Your Mother, House), resolutely searched for her sister, and battled The Snow Queen, albeit poorly. “There were lots of more opportunities to show a bit of her humour, which is what [Kitsis and Horowitz] did with Kristoff.” Yes, the side characters of Frozen deserve character development too. “The sister relationship was so wonderful in the movie and I think a lot of people resonated with it, so they really developed that and showed more sides to that,” including Anna wandering off again to help self Elsa in some form or another and Elsa insisting on being reunited with her sister. “Then having [Elsa] relate so well to Emma’s character worked really well, because they worked out that Emma [who recently discovered her magical abilities and learns to embrace them] is going through the same thing that Elsa went through in the movie,” accidentally hurting those you love with your uncontrollable and volatile magical powers, “and in that way, the two [women] connect really well.” One of the major characteristics of Once Upon A Time is that it imparts some moral message or explores some major theme, akin to fairytales and European folklore themselves. The themes of season four of Once Upon A Time were acceptance, family and love. These three themes were explored through the imminent curse that befell the town: The Spell of Shattered Sight. “The Spell of Shattered Sight was inspired by the original Snow Queen Fairytale [the fairytale that inspired Frozen]. In the Hans Christian Anderson
fairytale there was this mirror that shattered into a million bits and pieces and if anything got lodged in your eye, you would see the worst in people and the worst in the world,” explains Haig. “I think it was a great away to explore the theme of family and accepting people as they are because it basically pushed [the] characters to their absolute limit by bringing out the worst in people. Mary Margaret, who is so lovely and accepting all the time, [became] pissed off and a bit of a bitch,” an understatement, she turned into an evil vixen who rejected her husband and disowned her daughter, Emma; and Prince Charming became a walking mouth of insults and slicing remarks about his own daughter, Emma, and her magical abilities. Despite all of this, Emma still loved them both because “the whole point is that family is there for unconditional love and by having The Spell of Shattered Sight, you’re testing that in the ultimate way.”
“It happened really quickly: I was on my honeymoon [with husband, screenwriter Josh Stapleton] when I got the audition and got the role; and then I pretty much flew out as soon as we got back from that and then arrived two days before we were filming.” Though Haig’s stay on the Once Upon A Time family was transient, she assures Beat that the experience was a memorable and enjoyable one. “It was so intense. Just so intense. It was a combination of things: you do a 12 hour day, but if there’s any overtime, there’s a twelve hour turn-around before people get to work the next day. If you go overtime, the time shifts forward the next day. But there’s a great crew and you’ve got lots of support to help you through it, but yeah, it’s hard work. It really is.”
Georgina Haig will be at Supanova Pop Culture Expo which will take over Melbourne Showgrounds on Saturday April 11 and Sunday April 12.
Dance Review: OVERWORLD
Theatre Review: Young & Jackson
Rebecca Jensen and Sarah Aiken have created an event rather than a performance. It’s quite a journey. We enter the space to see the four dancers (Aiken, Jensen, Rachel Coulson and Janine Proost) prone, representing the elements of earth, air, fire and water in a pagan pentagram on the floor made up of clothes and accessories. The young women are dressed in semi translucent shorts and tops, looking like cheerleaders, like debutantes, and strangely almost as though they’re about to receive confirmation. In the West a white dress on a girl speaks of innocence. The dancers could also be tennis players, they’re wearing runners and their first movements involve a prolonged slow jogging. After a segment involving much repetitive posing and posturing which reads as a comment on the creation of modern femininity, the dancers guide the audience into queues according to their star signs, and there’s a personal interaction between each audience member and a performer. The young women then invite the groups to dress them up. This is all fun; the dancers then play around with each other in a bacchanalian horse-play girlie pillow fight type of romp, which starts off as funny then becomes increasingly dangerous as one performer becomes a victim. They’ve recorded it on their phones, referencing cyber bullying and slut
By the end of Young & Jackson you’re in the mood for a bit of a knees-up. This adorable production of Don Reid’s prequel to Codgers delicately recreates Melbourne in 1945, set in Chloe’s Bar in the city’s favourite hotel. Just before two young navvies are sent off up north to see action against the Japanese they spend a few unforgettable weeks staying at the Young and Jackson pub. The Yanks are in town and the Japanese are on the doorstep. Golly gee whizz there’s some talent involved: the four characters, Jimmy ( Jacon Machin), Keith (Charlie Cousins) Lorna (Gabrielle Scawthorn), and Sam Duncan as Les knock up against each other in a story that unravels bravado and sends innocence flying. Each performer brings a sincerity and gusto to their role, doing as much as they possibly can with the script which doesn’t always allow for subtlety but gives us a wonderful sense of the time. Direction, by the wide-ranging Wayne Harrison (holding up the bar throughout) is masterful. The staging makes terrific use of the space in fortyfivedownstairs, it’s replete with atmosphere and you can’t complain about a show that starts off having sat you down with a bottle of beer and a jug of lemon squash. “This is based on real people,” my companion observed, and she was right, or at least that’s what the epilogue would have us believe.The character of Lorna is especially intriguing. She refuses to allow
shaming, and the audience is given time, more than enough, to contemplate what they’ve been laughing at. A long ritualistic guided meditation follows. All up, OVERWORLD is a bold and original happening, less about dance than an examination of the West’s culture of girliness and instant consumerism and gratification. You’re never sure just how seriously you’re meant to take the goings on in OVERWORLD; the strength of this work is the creation of this ambivalence, the tension between an elevated yet innocent and pedestrian approach to the unnamable. As an audience member you participate in OVERWORLD in a way that is fun yet confronting at the same time (but mostly fun). It pokes fun at ‘90s style spiritual trends, goddess worship and the like, all of which certainly now seems silly. The work comments eloquently on ‘spirituality-lite’, on our reduction of the human quest for the awe-inspiring and the sublime to commodity. We live in a world where young women can style themselves as goddesses and princesses but reality tells a different story. BY LIZA DEZFOULI OVERWORLD was performed at Arts House as part of Dance Massive.
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the boys to objectify her, although they’re desperate to get her into bed, she makes them appreciate her as a human being first. She’s grieving a loss of her own and knows this is the boys’ last hurrah before the possible end of their too short lives and she’s determined to be generous. Detailed attention to idiomatic language brings the play to life, and it neatly balances light and dark, although it has to be said that something goes a bit flat after the interval. A plot development is needed somewhere along the way. But the pace picks up again, V-day finally arrives and we get to hear what happens to the characters after the war. Some contemporary issues are touched on, to with post- traumatic stress which is still not handled well and the role of women – we see the beginnings of liberation that the two world wars brought to the lives of women. Young & Jackson is a truly charming production, and also a celebration of the much loved nude portrait which features in the play as a metaphor for the fleeting beauty of youth. You simply must go to Young & Jackson afterwards and raise a glass to Chloe. BY LIZA DEZFOULI Young & Jackson is being performed at fortyfivedownstairs until Sunday March 22.
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Food in Focus:
VEGAN
Trippy Taco
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Jamie Hay
Trippy Taco was born in the year 2000. What began as a mobile food truck at music festivals pretty much pre-dated the Mexican craze in Melbourne by about a decade, making it one of Melbourne’s most unwavering and reliable Mexican cantinas. Going strong, they still churn out tasty, fresh, unique and healthy Mexican street food. It’s exclusively vegetarian and dishes can easily be turned into vegan with the use of soy cheese and scrambled tofu in place of eggs in their breakfast burrito, which is owner Simon Fischer’s favourite dish. Although they don’t use meat, Fischer has never used the word ‘vegetarian’ to describe this steadfast Gertrude institution because the food stands on its own. Their Trippy Fries (small $4.50, large $6.50) are famed
the city over, with a special combination of spices to really hit the spot and we have to agree with Fischer that the breaky burrito is one of our favourites, too. It’s delicious, nutritious and extremely cheap ($10). Pair it with a fresh OJ in the before midday, or margarita in the afternoon (or morning, who are we to judge?) for ten bucks on Thursdays and Fridays. Finish your meal off with the delightfully simple, yet somehow managing to fulfill all your dessert fantasies, Nutella Melt (flour tortilla spread with loads of Nutella and melted on the grill) for $6.50. Trippy Taco is located at 234 Gertrude Street Fitzroy.
Melbourne Vegan Festival This Weekend
The Corner Hotel is celebrating the Melbourne Vegan Festival with a great lineup this weekend, Saturday March 21. Featuring appearances from Thug Kitchen (the only website dedicated to verbally abusing you into a healthier diet), Jim Morris (Lifelong Fitness), Durianrider, Lentil As Anything founder Shanaka Fernando, Scott Fry from Loving Earth, Rosemarie Walmsley from RawSatya, Daniel Crossman from Kitchen Gym and Jamie Hay. First release tickets have sold out so you need to be quick.
Mantra Lounge To Host Melbourne’s First Ever Vegan Cruise
Melbourne vegan eatery Mantra Lounge will host an all-vegan feast on the Yarra River. Guests will be treated to some of Melbourne’s best vegan food while taking in the sights of the city and the Yarra as they sail from Docklands to Williamstown. The night will also feature speakers and entertainment, with Vegetarian Victoria President Mark Doneddu hosting a Q&A session. The cruise will take place on Sunday March 29. Visit the venue’s Facebook page for more information.
Out Of The ClOset In a few weeks, two and a half hours in Washington D.C. may decide arguably the greatest civil rights struggle of our time. In late April, proponents and opponents of same sex marriage are gearing up for the Supreme Court to hear four separate cases from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee appealing against a Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision which upheld bans in those states on same sex marriage. Last year, the Supreme Court stopped short of extending marriage equality to all US states but nonetheless struck down the Defence of Marriage Act, a 1996 federal law passed under the Clinton Administration which refused state sanctioned same sex marriages from being recognised under federal law ± a particularly mean-spirited piece of legislation that, among other things, denied the spouses of US army veterans access to their pensions and forced Edith Windsor, a 83-year-old New York widow to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in estate taxes after the death of her wife, which she wouldn’t have been charged if she had been married to a man. Since the historic Windsor decision, same sex couples can now marry in 36 states out of 50. Gay and lesbian Americans can even get married in Alabama, despite attempts by a particularly bigoted state Chief Justice to stop judges from issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples ± in violation of a federal court ruling. On the one hand, this is a momentous sign of how far we have come in such a short time. I remember when I came out less than a decade ago, the idea of same sex marriage seemed radical ± like legalised marijuana ± something that would only ever happen as a strange social experiment in countries like the Netherlands. Now, you can get married just about everywhere ± New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Spain, South Africa, even in strongly religious countries like Mexico and Argentina, and even on Australian soil if you happen to be marrying a Brit at the British consulate. On the other hand, I can help but think how depressing it is that same sex couples in Alabama can marry but LGBT couples in Australia still can’t. As well as continuing to deny same sex couples marriage equality, we also force transgender people who are legally married to heterosexual spouses to get divorced in order to have their chosen gender legally recognised. How fucked up is that? Thankfully, there are still signs of progress. Last Sunday, the AFL hosted its first ever pride match, at Sydney’s Drummoyne Oval. The preseason Pride match ± sponsored by NAB as part of the NAB Challenge Cup ± between the Sydney Swans and Fremantle Dockers saw the 50 arc, the goal post pads and the goal umpire flags decorated in rainbow colours. It was the first time the AFL has held an officially sanctioned football game commemorating
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Queer happenings around town with Anna Whitelaw.
gay pride, after openly gay VFL player and campaigner Jason Ball helped organise his own Pride match between his club Yarra Glen and Yarra Junction last year. For those who care, the Swans beat the Dockers by 39 points. This Thursday, Melbourne Queer Film Festival kicks off with its opening night screening, and of course the opening night after party. Unlike most film festivals, where film buffs, critics and filmmakers sit around nursing a glass of cheap wine and arguing about the merits of the latest Hal Hartley film, MQFF’s opening and closing nights are punctuated by after parties where you literally walk out of the cinema and into the dance floor ± a DJ is usually spinning Whitney Houston and George Michael. In between there’s also over 160 films to see from all over the world. The largest queer film festival in Australia, and the second largest film festival of any kind in Melbourne, MQFF this year celebrates a momentous occasion, its 25th anniversary. Sadly, after a staggering 16 years, the festival also bids farewell to its legendary festival director Lisa Daniel. For the full program and to snap up tickets, visit mqff.com.au. This Saturday, Trough X returns to Collingwood’s sexon-premises venue Club 80 for a men’s-only night which promises dancing, debauchery and plenty of dark corners and clothing optional antics that is the closest thing to the Berghain you’ll find. DJs Stereogamous (aka Paul Mac and Johnny Seymour) will be on the decks with Gavin Campbell, DJ Kiti and That Fahri Guy. Years back, when the original Trough Faggot Party first began, they were held in the sweaty dungeon below Inflation Nightclub in a laneway next to Bar 20 so the hipsters and the bears would sit around smoking cigarettes with the strippers and passing around amyl. According to those who frequent Trough X, not much has changed except geography. For details and presale tickets, visit troughx.com. Sydney gay party promoters In The Dark are back with their almost-monthly gay and lesbian R&B and hip hop night Swagger. Next Saturday March 27, Swagger returns for a homage to ‘90s at the Bottom End. While the Djs have yet to be announced, I can only assume from the party photos this will basically involve kids born in the ‘90s twerking and lip-syncing all the words to Salt N Pepa’s Schoop and TLC’s No Scrubs ± and there’s nothing wrong with that. For details visit facebook.com/swaggerparty. Got tip offs, praise, complaints or cat photos? Email closetpartymelbourne@gmail.com to be included in this column.
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Honesty is enormously important for Alison Wonderland. Maybe it’s down to the level of personal involvement in each and every one of her tracks - she’s a bassist, a cellist, and now, most prominently, a vocalist. Maybe it’s related to the perfectionism and humility that underpins the way she speaks about her work. “I definitely think a lot of there’s a lot of variation in Run, but hopefully it ties together,” she says of her debut album. “It’s an honest record. I wrote it in about six months, and it really defines a pocket in my life last year. I put everything into it, and hopefully that communicates and people like it - but even if they don’t, I’m OK with that, because, again, I put everything into it and I know it came from somewhere real. I’m nervous about it, I’m really fucking nervous.” She doesn’t need to be. Wonderland’s skyrocketed from Stereosonic ‘14 to Coachella ’15; she plays consistently sold-out shows across the country; her debut EP cracked no. 37 on the Hottest 100. She’s widely recognised as one of the most gifted producers of the new ‘Australian sound’ by an enormously devoted fanbase, Diplo’s Mad Decent label, and, most recently, The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne. Coyne provided the chorus for Run’s first single, U Don’t Know. “All the rest of my record was made with friends, with people I love and have creatively meshed with in the past, so to have that happen was super surreal,” Alison says. “I really like when two artists from different genres collaborate, and also, it’s cool because he gave me a chance, and he probably had no idea who I was. The fact
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that he wanted to do that was also crazy. “I used to produce - bedroom produce - under the name Whytefang. I actually did an EP where I did these versions of songs with Patience from The Grates singing over them. I didn’t know her personally - they actually asked me if I wanted to do an EP with them. Again, another crossed genre. And it’s all been serendipitous - I’m really, really bad at networking. I’m terrible at it. If people see what you’re doing, the right people might come to you - and by ‘right people’ I don’t mean big people, I mean people that will get what you’re doing and you’ll get what they’re doing. I think it should always be that way. It should be organic. Even though the Wayne Coyne thing wasn’t as organic,” - the collaboration was arranged at Alison’s suggestion by EMI “I’d still written the song and he heard it. There was no one forcing him to do that. The ‘Baby, I don’t know’ hook? He actually added that in. The rest of it was me, though, but that was cool.” Run also features collaborative work with SAFIA, beats pin-up boy Lido, and Perth trap lords Slumberjack, with whom she traded music years ago. “I think even if we weren’t doing music we’d be really good friends - we say that to each other a lot,” she says. “I love those boys. I think there’s big things coming for them. I played a show with them once, years ago, and they were amazing. I really hate when people don’t take the time to listen to people who send them music. I think that’s a big mistake. There’s another kid called Tasker who emailed me I think when
he was 16, and I actually opened one of my triple j mixes with one of his tracks, and he’s just a kid from a regional town in New South Wales. And he’s amazing. There’s incredible stuff everywhere, and I hate when people don’t give other artists that are just starting the time of day. It’s super important.” Australian trap exploded at the pinnacle of viral marketing, and the scene, dominated by web-savvy, young, bedroomstudio graduates, is bound up in internet memes, tumblr “aesthetic”, and post-ironic nostalgia. Wonderland’s a prolific social media user, but unlike a lot of her contemporaries, she doesn’t buy into strategic posting. “I don’t ever want to worry about how I present myself, or even think about how I present myself,” she says. “I think that’s the worst thing I could ever do. It’d drive me crazy. So I just try to be myself. I am myself. I’m really honest - if you read my Twitter or my Facebook updates, it’s me being a dork, writing exactly what I’m thinking. I think the more people think about what they want to be, the worse they’ll be - I don’t think that communicates. People smell bullshit. I’m someone who’s a fan of other people, who appreciates other artists, I can tell when someone’s not being themselves. “I enjoy social media. I don’t think of it as marketing. It’s a good way to vent, especially on twitter. I never really thought about it until people started asking me about it recently. I just hate the word ‘marketing’ - it’s so synthetic. I’m doing my thing - and in saying that, I love interacting with people online, so if people tweet at me or write to me I’ll read it and respond. I read every email I get sent. It’s cool.” That transparency and accessibility is a large part of what makes Wonderland the artist she is. She’s opened her DJ sets and originals tracks all kinds of influences, and she’s earned herself a following who recognise that mutual respect. “The one thing I’m trying to do is show people you don’t need all the kitschy things around you to be able to communicate your message,” Wonderland says. “I’ve never taken advantage of the fact I’m a woman to do anything. In my live shows, there’s never crazy LCD screens, it’s all lasers and I have behind me a projection of a GoPro that’s over my hands so people can see what I’m doing. In terms of music, I don’t sit there and go, ‘I’m a singer! I’m this, I’m that’ - it’s just, ‘Here’s some music.’ Letting your art speak for you is probably the best thing you can do.”
Alison Wonderland’s Run is out on Friday March 20 via EMI.
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Nina Kraviz, Bicep, Motor City Drum Ensemble
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giorgio moroder Electronic icon Giorgio Moroder has announced a series of headline dates in Australia alongside his support slots for Kylie Minogue. The Academy Award-winning composer, DJ and producer has shot back into prominence of late, having featured in an autobiographical song on Daft Punk’s latest record, Random Access Memories. He’s known as the Godfather of modern dance, but has also written for blockbuster films (Scarface, The Never Ending Story) and even the Grand Theft Auto games. Giorgio Moroder will release his new album, 74 Is The New 24, later in 2015. Catch him on Wednesday March 25 at Trak Lounge Bar.
Techno heavyweight Phil Kieran will return to Melbourne next month. From humble beginnings in his hometown of Belfast as a resident at Shine Club, over the course of his career he’s released on the likes of Skint, Soma, Cocoon, Novamute, Electric Deluxe, Snork and his own PKR label, worked with including Peter Hook, Gary Numan, Green Velvet, Speedy J and David Holmes, and also scored a handful of films, most notably for the soundtrack of Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience. Catch him on Friday March 27 at Revolver Upstairs.
dugong jr Up-and-comer Dugong Jr has announced a run of shows in support of his new single, Ur Body. With only 12 months of experience under his belt, he’s already seen his records supported globally on Benzi’s Girl Trapz on BBC Radio 1 and regularly on triple j. He’s also been named One to Watch in 2015 by inthemix. He’ll play a secret location on Sunday April 26.
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British house duo Waze & Odyssey are heading to Australia. The tour is in support of the band’s latest EP Ways of the Underground, which was released last month. The pair have locked in dates in Adelaide, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Gold Coast and Brisbane during their whirlwind trip Down Under. Catch Waze & Odyssey at the Royal Melbourne Hotel on Friday April 3.
American producer Luminox will run the trap when he makes his Australian debut this April. He’ll bring his bass heavy hip hop sound to six cities across the country. In just a few month’s time, his remixes and originals have risen to become festival standards, with his best known works including remixes of Major Lazer’s Original Don and Uberjak’d’s Bring Me Back 2 Life. Luminox will hit Laundry Bar on Friday April 3.
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DIGGIN THE SLOWNESS
TUNED IN
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Miss Goldie, Daniel Harvey and Dave Wickerson F R E E E N T R Y, 8 P M
ROBERT ANTHONY Shadz Neo, Harry Blotter, Teepee & Langers F R E E E N T R Y, 1 0 P M , $ 5 B E E R S
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LAUNCH PARTY
Point Zero Productions Stepping Inwards
Shifty Gypsies, Squiddy Fiddler Ear Mind Eye. Visuals by Tøn F R E E E N T R Y, 1 0 P M
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wednesday mar 18 BONOBO Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 9:00pm. $55.00. CITIPOWER Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. CURIOUS TALES - FEAT: DJ WHO + TIGERFUNK + TOM SHOWTIME + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. REVOLVER WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: DAN SAN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. thursday mar 19 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC WITH GET BU$Y + JESSE YOUNG + WHO & SAM GUDGE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. BONOBO Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DANCE TECHNIQUE - FEAT: POST PERCY + GROOVE CONTROL + BEN RYAN New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. FLANAGANS THURSDAYS FEAT: DJ ONTIME + COLONEL Pier Live, Frankston. 8:00pm. LYDDY + CHICO G Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: PREQUEL + EDD FISHER + MATT NICO + SIMON TK Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SUMMER NIGHTS Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 4:30pm. THE RITZ - FEAT: KEN WALKER + ANDO + JOSHUA GILLILAND Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 10:00pm. $20.00. VARSITY - FEAT: PAZ + MATT RAD + PYZ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. XS DISCO - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm.
party profile: sunday sunset sessions
When is it? Every Sunday in March. Where is it? Jardin Tan - Royal Botanic Gardens/ Birdwood Ave, South Yarra. Who’s playing? DJ Mimi. What sort of shit will they be playing? Funky soul. What’s the crowd going to be like? Eclectic. What will we remember in the AM? Sipping beers and cocktails as the sun sets over the picturesque Royal Botanical Gardens – a memory to ease the Monday blues. What’s the wallet damage? Depends how thirsty you are. Give us one final reason why we should party here. To catch Mimi - a one-of-a-kind entertainer. In an alternate world, she’d be making a living as a ‘60s gogo dancer at the Whiskey-A-GoGo, she’d be a performer on Soul Train in the ‘70s, singing and spending her weekends at Studio 54 and playing house parties in California in the ‘90s. Today, you’ll find her spinning all killer, no filler tunes from the past to the present at Jardin Tan.
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friday mar 20 #MASHTAG - FEAT: NU-GEN + MALPRACTICE + FLAGRANT Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. CAN’T SAY Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. CIROQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. CYRIL HAHN + SILVERSIX + TIM KOREN Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm. $30.00. DIGGIN THE SLOWNESS FEAT: MISS GOLDIE + DANIEL HARVEY + DAVE WICKERSON Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. DJ MUTANT + NITE FLEIT + CONRAD STANDISH + MOOPIE The Mercat, Melbourne. 11:00pm. FABULOUS FRIDAYS Co., Southbank. 8:00pm. FAKE TITS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + SUNSHINE + SAMMY LA MARCA + BUTTERS + ADAM BARTAS + JUNGLE JIM Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $15.00. FRIDAYS @ ONESIXONE - FEAT: JEN TUTTY + LUKE MCD + LEWIE DAY + PREQUEL + KATIE DROVER + MITCH KURZ + MIC NEWMAN
+ TOM EVANS + JOEL ALPHA + LIAM WALLER + AARON TROTTMAN + NICK JONES + JESSE YOUNG + ANDRAS FOX + JAC OSCAR WILKINS Onesixone, Prahran. 8:00pm. HAPPY PEOPLE - FEAT: DJ SUSAN + LEO + WINTERS + JIMMY LEGS Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. LA DANSE MACABRE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. LQ MASQUERADE - FEAT: DJ NICK VAN WILDER & LQ RESIDENT DJS Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $20.00. LUCK TRUCK FRIDAYS DOWNSTAIRS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. M-PHAZES + KODIAK KID + HIJAC Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. MI CASA - FEAT: LUKE MCD + SILVERSIX + LUCCA TAN + DAMON WALSH Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 11:00pm. OMG FRIDAYS Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. PANORAMA FRIDAYS UPSTAIRS - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + MR.GEORGE + MATT RADD + ASH-LEE Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. POPROCKS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. RETIREE DJS + BEN BROWNING + GUS FRANKLIN Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. REVOLVER FRIDAYS - FEAT: KATIE DROVER + SAFARI + JAMES STEETH + ARAM + WHO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. SLEAZY LISTENING - FEAT: ARKS + RICHARD KELLY + HYSTERIC + K HOOP Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. SPIN CLUB New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE EMERSON CLUB FRIDAYS The Emerson, South Yarra. 3:00pm. THERAPY FRIDAYS - FEAT: STEVIE MINX + MATTY G + APAX + CHRIS MAC Level 3 @ Crown, Southbank. 8:00pm. $20.00. TUNES BY DAVE GRAY Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. TWISTED AUDIO - FEAT: LTJ BUKEM Brown Alley, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. WAREHAUS - FEAT: NILE DELTA + TURKISH PRISON Little & Olver, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. $15.00. MAHALA - FEAT: JAMES CURD + JAMES WINTER + SMASH BANG + DAVE JURIC + SCOTT FREEDMAN + KULTRUN + ANYM Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $20.00. saturday mar 21 ANYWAY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. AUDIOPORN SATURDAYS
- FEAT: DR. ZOK + JAMES WARE + GREG SARA + JACOB MALMO + TOM EVANS + ROWIE Onesixone, Prahran. 9:00pm. $15.00. BIG DANCING - FEAT: GET BUSY + MAFIA + MAT CANT Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. BONEY SATURDAYS Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $10.00. CITIPOWER INVITES GIEGLING The Shadow Electric, Abbotsford. 3:00pm. $25.00. CQ SATURDAYS Cq, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. CRXZY SXXY CXXL - FEAT: MIMI + JADE + NAM + MITSUNAMI Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. CUSHION SATURDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 9:00pm. DARK TEMPO - FEAT: SENSUALISE + TRIPPY TECHNOLOGY + V THE KID The Loft, Warrnambool. 8:00pm. DUNK LA + SIR DATUM + VISITOR + BEAUTIFUL BEASTS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00. ELECTRIC DREAMS Co., Southbank. 8:00pm. $20.00. FAMILIAR STRANGERS The Emerson, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $20.00. HARDRIVE Little & Olver, Fitzroy. 11:30pm. $10.00. HOT STEP - FEAT: 99 PROBLEMS + TIGER FUNK + SILVER FOX + ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm. MIDNIGHT RUN (LATE NIGHT PARTY) Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30pm. MORE FIRE 169 - FEAT: CHANT DOWN SOUND + KING RU + SISTA ITATIONS + NARAM + MAJOR DELAY The Mercat, Melbourne. 10:00pm. $12.00. NO NAME NATH + B-TWO + OBLIVEUS Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:00pm. PLATFORM ONE SATURDAY NIGHTS Platform One, Melbourne. 9:00pm. PONY SATURDAYS La Di Da, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. SATURDAY MORNING - FEAT: SUNSHINE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00am. SEVEN SATURDAY DISCOTHEQUE Seven Nightclub, South Melbourne. 10:00pm. $20.00. SHENANIGANS - FEAT: RADIO CHOAS Pier Live, Frankston. 8:00pm. SOUND OF THOUGHT - FEAT: DOWNBEAT RECORDS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 12:00pm. TEXTILE SATURDAYS - FEAT: KODIAK KID + D’FRO + JENS BEAMIN Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9:00pm. THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: ANDY FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. THE LATE SHOW - FEAT: RANSOM + MAT CANT + PAZ + LEWIS CANCUT + BOOSHANK
+ LEWIS CANCUT + TAMAS JONES + MONTY MCGAW Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 10:00pm. THERAPY Level 3 @ Crown, Southbank. 9:00pm. $20.00. TRAMP SATURDAYS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. TUNED IN - FEAT: NEO + HARRY BLOTTER + TEEPEE + LANGERS Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. TUNES BY FEE FEE STAR Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm. sunday mar 22 2015 SQUARE SOUNDS POST PARTY - FEAT: HENRY HOMESWEET + TALKSHOW BOY + VELATIX + B.O.O.M.A + PACKAGE HOLIDAY + MELT UNIT + DJ INNES Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 3:00pm. DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE - FEAT: NIGEL LAST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. ENCORE - FEAT: DAN SLATER + ADAM LOVE The Emerson, South Yarra. 9:00pm. JUNGLE - FEAT: HANDS DOWN + ZAC DEPETRO + PETE LASKIS + TRAVLOS + JOHN DOE Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00am. $15.00. REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: BOOGS + SPACEY SPACE + RADIATOR + SILVERSIX + SAUL BLISS + DAN ZINA Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm. SPITROAST SUNDAYS Cushion, St Kilda. 10:00pm. SUMMER SERIES - FEAT: DIXON + AME LIVE + DELANO SMITH Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. SUNDAY DJ SESSIONS @ JARDIN TAN - FEAT: MIMI Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. 2:00pm. THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJ ANDYBLACK & HAGGIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm. WAX ON WAX OFF Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
DJ YELLA + THA ALKAHOLIKS + CURTIS YOUNG + EAZY-E3 + SPICE 1 Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $32.00. DRIVETIME COMMUTE + STONE GRAVE + DRAIN LIFE + RUST IN PISS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00. NO MONEY NO PROBLEMS - FEAT: KIRKIS + HABITS + JAALA + JIMMY DAWG Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
SILVA + K DEE + DURMY Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. MEET. EAT. BEATS - FEAT: RA + ANDRE LE VOGUE The Fitzroy Beer Garden, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. PARTY & BULLSHIT Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. THE ALKAHOLIKS + ALEX JONES + RYDAH + T-BONE + JOHN JNR Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
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saturday mar 21
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY - FEAT: DJ RCEE + KAHLUA + DJ SHOOK + DJ ANGEL JAY Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. FAKTORY FRIDAYS - FEAT: DAMION DE
CORMEGA + DTACH + DIKTIONONE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $60.00. KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + K DEE + DURMY + TIMOS Khokolat Bar, Melbourne
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monday mar 23 AO + MOW + MIMICRY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. $3.00. CALL IT IN - FEAT: JAMES TOM & DYLAN MICHEL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. MADDAWG MONDAYS - FEAT: T-REK Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. MONDAY STRUGGLE - FEAT: TIGER FUNK Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm. tuesday mar 24 OASIS Tramp, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. TWERKSHOP Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $15.00.
urban club guide thursday mar 19
snaps
Cbd. 9:30pm. MEET. EAT. BEATS - FEAT: AARON ARTHUR & DUNCAN FUNK The Fitzroy Beer Garden, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. RHYTHM NATION SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ TIMOS + DJ KAHLUA + DJ ANGE M & ANDY PALA Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00. UNLIKELY FRIENDS & STRANGE COMFORTS - FEAT: ABLE8 + ADAM RUDEGEAIR + AMIN PAYNE + CHELSEA WILSON + ERIN SHAY Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:30pm.
sunday mar 22
BE. SUNDAYS Co., Southbank. 10:00pm. $15.00.
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JAY POWER
By Augustus Welby
Anyone who’s ever been in a band knows the infuriating tedium that sets in when searching for the perfect name. Solo artists, on the other hand, basically dodge this hurdle. Though, one’s birth name won’t necessarily complement the music being. Yeah, the likes of Otis Redding and Neil Young lucked out, but can you imagine looking twice at a record by Declan McManus (Elvis Costello) or Reginald Dwight (Elton John)? Until recently, Adelaide’s Jay Power conducted her musical exploits under her legal name, Jayne-Anne Power. Using this moniker, she released three LPs of hip-shaking soul music. However, prior to Power’s brand new release, The Missing, she decided an adjustment was needed. “I have changed as a person over the years and I felt like I wanted something simpler, more direct and a bit more androgynous,” Power says. “Jayne-Anne is rather feminine and I’m not a girly girl at all. I’m certainly not butch, but I’m not a flowery sort of person. The other side of it was practical ± to make it easier for people to find me in the digital world.” Early last year, those who’d been following Power’s movements for the past decade were left wondering where on earth she’d gone. Power admits there was a time when the project’s subsistence was in doubt. “I was really in the wilderness music-wise,” she says. “I parted ways with a couple of my band members I’d worked with for a long time, so I was feeling a little
lost. I didn’t know what I wanted to do, I didn’t know who I wanted to work with and I actually gave it all up for about six months.” However, things turned around when Power was introduced to musicians and production duo Paul and John Bartlett. “They used to play for a soul band named Lowrider, who made some really beautiful recordings that I really liked,” she says. “We had a lot of musical taste in common. Also, a lot of the gaps that I felt I had, in terms of what I thought I could produce, they could fill. So it just sort of worked out and we went for it. They liked the songs, they liked the rhythms and they went to town on it.” This led to a no-holds-barred recording stint in mid2014, followed by a snazzy mixing and mastering job, which was enabled by a successful Pozible campaign. The Missing is now upon us ± a sleek, sexy introduction to the artist known as Jay Power. Emboldened by her tweaked identity, Power eradicated all external worries during the writing and recording process and purely
looked at satisfying own desires. “If you’re not thinking about the outcomes and you’re thinking about what you’re making, you go back into your own soul and listen to yourself,” she says. “It took me back to being an artist, rather than being a business person. I had fallen into the trap over the years of doing things I thought audiences wanted to hear, writing songs I thought would help get me gigs ± all of that. For this album, I just thought, ‘What do you really want to do?’ and it reminded me that I have the freedom to make any art I want to make, any way I
want to make it. “It’s about knowing yourself and taking the risk to give what you’ve got to give, regardless of how it’s received,” she adds. “That’s the most powerful stuff. It makes you feel vulnerable, but that’s what you have to do to be an artist, in my view.”
recruited from his home town. “I’ve got a string quartet and a rhythm section,” Burton reveals. “Piano, drums, electric bass and two vocals. It’s a big band, there’s going to be ten of us travelling around. “I’m a lucky guy to have such a cool band with me.” Burton will also be playing the double-bass on a number of tunes. The Aussie tour is really kicking into high gear, and has plenty on his plate for the rest of 2015, both as a solo artist and his myriad other musical endeavours. “I’m flying to London for an orchestra gig,” he says.
“I’m doing a couple of concerts and recording. Then back to the States for my ‘day job’, which is managing an orchestra and playing in the orchestra around New York and touring in the States. “We’re going to Europe in June and then I have a solo tour of the West Coast, California, in the [Northern] summer.” Busy man.
reinterpret iconic music of the ‘60s and ‘70s. “It came out of a night I used to run at a bar in Sydney,” he explains. “Every Tuesday, I ran it for original artists in an acoustic format because there were volume restrictions; I was writing a lot myself at the time and I set up a room for songwriters to be able to do that. “I wanted to do a night where I could put together a whole lot of different artists, so I did a Beatles night... That was a super successful night. And then I morphed that into a Zeppelin night because I really love Zeppelin.” Calderazzo didn’t properly discover Led Zeppelin until his late 20s, but the uncompromising power of their music and the folk, Celtic, blues, rock and Eastern influences that traversed their records left an indelible imprint on his psyche. “I like how they’ve mixed all those influences up together and there’s so much light and shade dynamic in their music, and it still all ties up together beautifully,” he says. Calderazzo believes young musicians have much to
learn from Led Zeppelin. “Most of the stuff that they’re listening to, it’s pretty much all come from the late ‘60s and ‘70s and a lot of it’s come from Led Zeppelin,” he says. “They set out the blueprint for good rock. It’s timeless music.” The Whole Lotta Love concerts are astonishing in their detail, reverence and passion for capturing Led Zeppelin in their live element. “The Celtic, folk, acoustic, rock, and the blues elements ± I try to make sure that each of those elements are represented in the concert,” he affirms. “The show’s geared so that it builds and builds, and it keeps getting better and better as the evening progresses. Each part of the show is representing a different facet or element of what they did with their music.”
JAY POWER is supporting Z-STAR at Thornbury Theatre on Saturday March 21. The Missing is out now.
YANNI BURTON
By Rod Whitf ield
Yanni Burton is a young Australian singer/songwriter who moved to the States from Adelaide about ten years ago ± ostensibly to study music, but has started to write and record his own songs in earnest. Speaking from Adelaide, he’s now returned to tour his homeland under his own name for the very first time, and gave us some of his time leading up to his first hometown show. Although he admits to just a touch of nerves (his apprehension is surprising ± Burton has shared the stage with some major players, including John Legend and Rufus Wainwright), he feels the presence of loved ones will help him through it. “It’s exciting because I’ve got all my friends and family and local supporters,” he enthuses. “I’ve got everyone coming, from high school buddies, to primary school buddies, everyone’s going to be there. “It’s more exciting than nervous,” he continues. “All walks of life are going to be there, I’ve got Mum’s high school friends, I’ve got my best friend’s hairdresser coming, everyone’s going to be there, it’s going to be a hoot.” The tour is a combination of bigger shows, like his hometown gig which is part of Adelaide Fringe, outdoor shows, benefit concerts for charity, and the final date of the tour will be in Melbourne, at the small, intimate Northcote Social Club. “We go to Melbourne for the final ‘blowout’ show,” he announces. “It’s at Northcote Social Club, that’s the big one.
You may expect a pretty familiar indie pop, singer/ songwriter-type of show from an artist such as Burton, however he tells us he’s something quite different in store for his fans. While there are traditional elements, it will still be something the punters may not expect. “I was talking to my bandmates yesterday about how best to describe it,” he recalls. “It’s the acoustic pop thing, but I think the better way to describe it is, it’s a singer/songwriter vibe, mixed with cabaret. So I’ve made a story out of the show. “I’ve been inspired by a couple of previous relationships, and I’ve made it into this arc, going through all the experiences of love that we encounter,” he describes. “It’s hitting home that love is love, and we all have to do the same old shit time after time.” He has an interesting band with him as well, part of which he brought over from the States and partly
YANNI BURTON is hitting up Northcote Social Club on Sunday March 22. SameOldLove is out now.
WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
By Christine Lan
“It’s important to have as much female energy as possible for these shows,” says Joseph Calderazzo, creative director and guitarist of the Whole Lotta Love concerts. “Rock shouldn’t be a male-dominated thing. I know it used to be, and it probably still is in some circles, but it’s never been with me... I like to have that female energy so that there’s a good balance... That’s my blueprint ± that we always have two female singers on the show.” The commanding live presence of Led Zeppelin, one of rock music’s most influential bands, is powerfully captured in the Whole Lotta Love concerts, and the group’s greatest and most treasured songs ± including Kashmir, The Rain Song, Ramble On, Immigrant Song, Stairway to Heaven and Moby Dick ± are performed fervently by some of our country’s finest rock singers and musicians. “We’re not looking for mimics on this show ± it’s not like a dress-up, mimic, tribute show,” says Calderazzo. “Although we’re very reverent to the music, we still take liberties with it, so we need people that are able to comfortably put their own stamp on it.” This year’s dynamic vocalist lineup features Jack Jones ± lead singer/guitarist of ‘90s band Southern Sons; Jimmy Cupples ± singer on The Voice, who’s supported Deep Purple and worked in the music industry for over
15 years; Amy Findlay ± lead singer and drummer of Stonefield; Frank Lakoudis ± rock singer contestant on The Voice; and Shay Liza ± lead singer of Sharaya. The superb band includes guitarists Calderazzo and Pete Robinson, drummer Davey Porter, bassist Jerome Smith, pianist Benjamin Calderazzo, percussionist Talia Browne, violist Katie Yap, violinist Adrian Keating, and cellist Danielle Bentley. “I’ve booked a whole Melbourne band this year, which I haven’t done before,” Calderazzo enthuses. “I usually bring the Sydney team down, but I thought if we’re going to keep doing these shows in Melbourne, I’d like to actually build a team.” In 2003, Calderazzo and Martin Contempree established CCEntertainment, with the aim of producing exceptional concerts that celebrate and
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WHOLE LOTTA LOVE takes place at GPAC in Geelong on Friday March 20 and at The Palais Theatre on Saturday March 21. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 27
MAVIS STAPLES
By Bob Gordon
When Mavis Staples wrapped up touring in support of her 2007 album, the Ry Cooderproduced We’ll Never Turn Back – a collection of American civil rights songs – she was at a loss for what to do next. Enter Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, who would produce her 2010 album, You Are Not Alone, and its follow-up, One True Vine, in 2013. “After doing We’ll Never Turn Back, I really had no idea what direction I was going in,” Staples recalls down the line from her home in Chicago. “People were asking me, ‘What are you going to do now?’ I didn’t have a clue. I was so grateful to Jeff Tweedy; he had the answer. He gave me these songs to listen to and they are what we chose the album from.” In a career that has spanned half a century and began with her beloved father Pops (Roebuck) Staples as part of The Staples Singers, Mavis Staples has become a legend in R&B/gospel music and a bona fide musical force in the American Civil Rights Movement. “Some people say that things are different now, but to me it looks just the same,” she says with some resignation. “Nothing has changed – the Civil Rights Movement, the struggle, lives on. There are songs that still need to be heard. And the songs on those albums are to inspire the people from the struggle. So I’m still doing what I’ve been singing about all my life.” You Are Not Alone and One True Vine featured songs written by Tweedy, John Fogerty, Allen Toussaint, Nick Lowe and George Clinton. Looking back on the
2010 release, Randy Newman’s Losing You has proven especially moving for Staples. “That song, in my mind, went straight to my father,” she says of Pops, who died in 2000. “I’ll never get over losing my father. I can get over losing my pet; I can get over losing my husband or my car. But my father, who I sang with for over 50 years? I’ll never get over that. And that is how I sing that song. For my father.” It was Tweedy who encouraged the singer to re-record some of Pops’ material from his final recording sessions in 1999, culminating in this year’s posthumous Pops Staples release Don’t Lose This. Clearly, Staples is not merely singing those songs, but reaching out to her father. “I said, ‘Tweedy, you would be doing the best thing you could do for me if you let me sing some of my father’s songs’,” she explains. The album is named after the phrase Pops uttered to Staples about the recordings before his death – “Don’t lose this” – so it’s another dream come true. Staples recently wrote on her website: “I would break into tears anytime I heard Pops’ voice on these records. There never was a point that we didn’t want to release them;
it was just the timing. I knew that the record needed tweaking, so I said, ‘Who else to help me with this but my friend Jeff Tweedy’?” Outside music, Staples has been a passionate supporter of Barack Obama. Times, of course, continue to be tough, in light of the obstacles thrown at him by his detractors and the civil rights issues that continue to dog the US to this day. As a civil rights singer and activist, Staples remains as she has been her whole life: hopeful. “I still have hope,” she says. “We have to pray that Obama will have strength, that the Lord will give him
strength, to continue pushing on. But I still feel that’s he’s going to be fine. As many who have pulled against him, there are triple that many that are still for him. I still feel that there’s hope and that everything’s gonna be alright.” Catch MAVIS STAPLES at Elizabeth Murdoch Hall at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Wednesday April 1. She’s also hitting up Bluesfest from Thursday April 2 to Monday April 6. Don’t Lose This by Pops Staples out now through Anti-/Warner.
BOWIE (TRIBUTE)
By Augustus Welby
In 1971, David Bowie released a song dedicated to one of his idols, simply titled Song for Bob Dylan. A few years later, Dylan would release the anthemic single, Forever Young. That song’s title refers to a quality many artists yearn for, and even clamber after, but in doing so they effectively negate the essence of youth. As it stands, David Bowie is 68 years old – a figure that generally gets classified as ‘old.’ Yet, trifles such as time and fixed identity have never bothered the UK artist. During a career that spans four-and-a-half decades, a weighty percentage of Bowie’s catalogue has gained canonical status. Additionally, he’s achieved the near-peerless feat of upholding his artistic intellect, mysterious charisma, and most importantly, his ability to pen a great tune. “I was staggered with the way he rolled out that last record, The Next Day,” says Melbourne musician Davey Lane. “Up until then, there were rumours flying around that maybe he was really quite ill with something and that’s why he was so quiet. Who else would there be who’s been able to sustain that level of mystique for that long?” A phenomenon that’s perhaps even more impressive than Bowie’s enduring spark is the living, breathing quality of the music he’s created. Accordingly, revisiting the records he made several decades ago isn’t a tiring exercise whatsoever, which is exactly why Lane will join a cast of suave Melbourne players and vocalists next weekend at The Yarraville Club for a Bowie celebration. The event specifically marks the 40th
and 41st anniversaries of Diamond Dogs and Young Americans. The Underlings, led by music director and guitarist Ashley Naylor (Even), will take house band duties, while vocalists Lane, Tim Rogers, Kat Spazzy and Ron S Peno will contribute throughout. Both Diamond Dogs and Young Americans are dependable desert island discs, but when dealing with a backlog of material this vast, it’d be criminal not to explore a little further. “It’ll be a bunch of selections from both of those records, as well as a set of assorted hits,” says Lane. “I will be doing the song Diamond Dogs and his cover of Across the Universe from Young Americans. I also put my hand up to sing something off The Next Day… I enjoy all those songs, but as a music fan, my favourite songs are often the deep cuts that fall through the cracks of classic rock radio.” When it comes to world of rock and pop, Lane’s basically a walking encyclopedia of anglophilic knowledge. His introduction to Bowie came very early on. “Growing up, my dad had Ziggy Stardust in his
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collection,” he recalls. “That was the first Bowie record that I really listened to. And of course, that’s gone down in history as one of his classics.” Picking a favourite Bowie album can be a dizzying exercise, as one after the other they nominate themselves as a worthy contender. Lane manages to pin down a couple of favourite eras. “I love the adventurousness of records like [1977’s] Low,” he says. “It would’ve thrown people a curve ball in that there’s quite a few instrumentals on there. Lodger [from 1979] I really like too. I [also] can’t go past a song like Boys Keep Swinging on Lodger.” The Next Day, which came out in 2013, isn’t far behind. “I was obsessed with it when it came out.” Even when performed by a so-called supergroup,
tribute shows run the risk of seeming somewhat artificial or else being a bit of a drag. Great material is great material, but there’s no point revisiting it if one’s not able to inject the appropriate feeling of purpose. “A lot of the people involved with this one are all good mates and people that I know will treat the material with respect,” he says. “Sometimes, if you don’t treat it with a bit of healthy irreverence then you come off sounding like a third-rate cover band. The guys in that band are all really strong musicians and they’ll play it with the requisite fire.”
bit different: to do Entertainment! and then Solid Gold [1981] was a different sounding record – you could see the connections but it was a different sounding thing,” he says. “The difference with this record is that when I began the record, I didn’t really know what I was doing or have a plan, but there were three things that I wanted to do. Number one: that it wouldn’t be looking back and that it wouldn’t have any retro-ness about it. Number two: I wouldn’t impose any rules or restrictions on myself – I would go wherever I wanted with it. And number three: I wanted to do something with collaborators,” Gill states.
As mentioned, the most high profile collaborator on this record is Allison Mosshart, whose half-spoken, sultry vocals contributed to making her main project, The Kills, one of the coolest bands in the world. “The two songs that she features on, England In My Bones and Broken Talk, were two of the first songs written and I got in touch to see if she wanted to come and sing on them and she did. She is a very, very busy woman, so I think I was very pleased that she readily agreed to feature on one of our songs,” states Gill.
BOWIE (TRIBUTE) is taking place at the incredible live music venue, The Yarraville Club on Saturday March 21.
By Denver Maxx
In 1979, four young lads from Leeds, who together made up the band Gang Of Four, released an album called Entertainment. This 12-song album was at odds with the caustic punk of contemporaries The Sex Pistols and more pop than the morose post-punk of fellow Northerners Joy Division, but what made Entertainment! so ‘punk’ was its sociopolitical lyrical content and guitarist Andy Gill’s jarring guitar angles. Gang Of Four’s influence on modern rock music is undeniable, with U2’s The Edge crediting Gill as a key inspiration, but more importantly, it was Gang Of Four’s sound that was essentially replicated by post-punk revivalists Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Futureheads, The Rakes, and to a lesser degree Interpol. From 1979 until 1995, Gang Of Four released five more albums after Entertainment!, then went on hiatus until 2011. Gill and vocalist Jon King reformed the group to record, release and tour the album Content. However, King had only agreed to come back for one album, so when Gill wanted to release a follow-up in 2015, some tension grew between the oldest of friends and longtime co-conspirators. “We [King and Gill] had discussed doing quite a bit of live work following the release of Content,” says Gill. “What it turned into was a couple of weeks in North America and then the Australian trip. We hadn’t really gone much beyond that when Jon said ‘That’s me done’.” BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 28
It was amicable, however. “We have known each other for very, very a long time, and sometimes it doesn’t always go well with Jon but that has always been the case,” says Gill. “Right now, he probably finds it odd to see Gang Of Four getting around with a different singer.” What Happens Next is a bold, new direction musically for Gang Of Four. As with Content, Gill has composed all of the music on the album, however, the instrumentation for the first time has a mostly industrial edge with only few hat tips to the Gang Of Four sound of yore. This new direction is heightened by the inclusion of new singer John Sterry, as well as guest vocals from a range of singers – most notably The Kills and Dead Weather’s Allison Mosshart. The overall result of these elements is a sound that can be best described as neo-Goth. Gill says this new Gang Of Four sound is an appropriate reflection of where the band is at currently. “The reason I say that is because every record has always sounded a
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GANG OF FOUR’s latest record What Happens Next is out now on Shock.
OWEN PALLETT
By Christine Lan
Owen Pallett’s honesty is uncommon, poignant and heart-rending. The Canadian musician/composer informs Beat he’s had a depressed couple of days, which has left him bedridden. His thoughtful words, regardless of his emotional state, assures us the passion with which he makes music allows him to carry on through these difficult times. Pallett describes his latest album, In Conflict, as one that approaches insanity as an equal way of being. The way in which he writes about depression, addiction, gender trouble and the creative state on his fourth solo album is deeply and intensely moving. “When I first started doing it, I felt that the reasons I was writing the record were because I thought they would be of benefit or use for other people to hear,” he says. “Certainly the response has been that that is the case for some songs. Other people I know have heard them and said, ‘This just puts me into a depressed state – I can’t even listen to them.’ Sharing your experiences of emotional turmoil can be a positive thing or it can be a really horrifying and negative thing.” For Pallett, it’s been a combination of the positive and the horrifying, depending on the time and happenings of a particular day. “My mind is still a work in progress,” he says. “I’m still dealing on a daily basis with different forms of this or that – generally, the stuff I have to deal with is what my psychiatrist terms as general anxiety disorder and depression. Some days it’s worse than others.” Pallett has always been an astute observer of society and culture. In an interview last year, he asserted the arts and entertainment world isn’t nearly as progressive as many would like to believe, and there remained a hetero-normality within. “I don’t really try to speak prescriptively about what art should or should not do; I simply make observations,” he conveys. “I see bias leaking into the way that journalists listen to music. Some of the most high-up journalists in North America, Christopher Weingarten at Rolling Stone and Mark Richardson at Pitchfork – if you look historically at their writing, they do not go to bat for women; they do not go to bat for queers and they never have. Fundamentally, I believe that art has, over the last 20 years, gone from being something that is critical to being something that is complacent. “It’s my interest to make something that is critical,” he affirms. “The music I’m most inspired by is ‘60s
protest songs. I’m not inspired by modern indie-rock or modern R&B – I think that it’s all window dressing… It’s all comfort food and it’s not for me. “My number one most important inspiration is Buffy Sainte-Marie,” says Pallett. “Buffy Sainte-Marie is an agitator. She had a very third-wave view of feminism and she had a very James Baldwin attitude towards race and entitlement. Her music is so strong and it makes me feel empowered as a queer person. I spend my life hoping that I might, even for a moment, create work that is as strong and useful as she has.” Pallett studied classical violin from the age of three and composed his first piece at 13. He’s written string, bass and orchestral arrangements for numerous bands, composed a violin concerto and pieces for ballet, performed with various orchestras, and is also a member of Arcade Fire’s touring lineup. However, it’s his solo work that truly represents his artistic ideals. “It used to be that success was less of a factor in the assessment of one’s quality or one’s relevance,” asserts the masterful multi-instrumentalist. “There’s a lot of pressure for indie bands to get bigger; certainly we’ve all seen The National and St. Vincent and Arcade Fire go from being bands that would play to 400 to bands that play for 4000 or 40,000 people. I don’t want to do that with my music. And having been closely involved with those musicians, even though it’s good as a source of income, as an artist I feel much less drawn to it having been exposed to it.” In Conflict is a haunting and profoundly affecting album with ghostly melodies, aching vocals and a majestic splendour. While Pallett maintains a firm conviction in making art that’s critical, it’s often caused hardships, psychologically. “A major factor in the writing of In Conflict and also Heartland is my observation that when the creative state is married to your need to make money off what you create, it can put your brain in terrible places. Over the last ten years, I’ve seen the music that I make and the way I sell it destroy my mind, my body, my relationships and social circle. My social
circle was the first thing to go, actually; when I toured for eight months, it’s like all my friends forgot that I existed. “My mind was sickened when I felt like I couldn’t live up to high enough expectations and it doesn’t just apply to me – every musician I know ends every year beating themselves up that they didn’t try hard enough, that they didn’t work hard enough. Even musicians who ostensibly have the most successful careers, they still suffer from imposter syndrome. And more recently, it’s taken its toll on my relationship. It’s tough – I’m not
trying to sound sad about it because I’m still doing it; I’m very much in control of my life, and I think what I do is very important and I wouldn’t change anything, but it is very difficult.” It’s during our own adversities that the haunting and beguiling qualities of Pallett’s music are most vividly felt.
yanked that out of three or four songs, Blame It All On Me had that until Glenn said, ‘You can’t have that on every bloody song’.” As we get to talk about track 11, This Is How It Feels, a very apologetic Melia walks in. This song has the hallmarks of a break-up song with the lyrics “There’s a part of you in me that I can’t erase.” “They are all kind of break songs,” says Melia. “I seem to recall this song was one of those ones where we didn’t really think it was that great, but everyone else seems to love it. Will was trying to do David Bowie’s
Ashes To Ashes on the bass line, so if you listen closely you can probably make that out.” Somewhat fittingly, just as we get to chatting about the final song on the album, Departure Lounge, the interview is wrapped up by the publicist.
OWEN PALLETT performs on Wednesday March 18 and Thursday March 19 at The Toff In Town. In Conflict is out now through Domino.
BRITISH INDIA
By Dan Watt
I first met British India’s Declan Melia, Nic Wilson, Matt O’Gorman and Will Drummond in 2005 when they were four young guys fresh out of high school and still living with their parents in Melbourne’s Bayside area. They were the epitome of brighteyed and bushy-tailed, with their rambunctious brand of rock’n’roll straddling a sphere where, on one side, the band wanted to be like Jet, but also feature the experimental punk of Seattle spaz-core outfit Blood Brothers. Nick and Chris Cester and Cameron Muncey of Jet had also gone the same high school in Mentone – St Bedes – as the boys from British India, graduating a few years ahead of them. Flash forward ten years and I’m meeting up British India again, this time at Mushroom Group’s head quarters in Albert Park, for an interview with guitarist Wilson and vocalist/guitarist Melia. Sitting in the foyer of the converted warehouse, Wilson walks in slightly exacerbated and pink-cheeked, as it’s a hot day. Melia is running late, so Wilson and I head to the boardroom, sit down, and begin running through the songs from their newly-released fifth album, Nothing Touches Me. Track one is the ostensibly tender yet ultimately rollicking song, Spider Chords – it’s the opening song to a sonically and thematically fluid record. “The guitar for that song has been around for ages,” explains Wilson. “It’s a pretty funny story behind that riff: Doug [O’Gorman’s nickname] sent me a YouTube video of Dave Mustaine doing a guitar-playing technique called ‘spider chords,’ this full-on, metal way of playing power chords – the video was pretty funny with Mustaine being all serious with this ridiculous technique. After seeing it I was like, ‘Let’s write a song using spider chords,’ so hence the name, although from using that technique, we got quite a sweet pop sound rather than a metal riff.” Track two is titled Angela, and it follows the similarly melodic path established by Spider Chords. However, the most interesting thing about this song is that it enabled Wilson to satisfy a lifelong songwriting goal of naming a song after a girl. “It’s something that I have always tried to do, I have thought there are so many hits like Eleanor Rigby… Until now, I have never been able to come up with a girl’s name to write a song about,” states Wilson proudly. One question remains: who is Angela?
“Angela happened in the last few days of recording,” explains Wilson. “We were working in the front of our studio in Preston and Dec was in the living room where he wrote that song, from start to end, lyrics and all. He said he didn’t know where the name came from but I think I know. I’ve got heaps of DVDs in that room and I think he saw a movie called Angel A and, subliminally, that’s where the name came from.” British India’s softer instrumental elements and adherence to the verse/chorus structure on the first two songs on Nothing Touches Me is a continuous thread throughout the album. A philosophical Wilson admits British India’s signing to Liberation Records – part of Mushroom Group – in 2012 played an important role in British India’s sound chilling out. “They encouraged us to see what else we can do,” says Wilson before adding, “I feel like Controller was like dipping the toe in the water with that style, whereas Nothing Touches Me is jumping in. We were starting to go that way and a lot of that has come from working with [Liberation].” The song I Can Make You Love Me from Controller is an example of British India’s more, for lack of a better word, sincere songwriting, with this track becoming a favourite with fans and also a broader audience (I Can Make You Love Me finished up Number 41 on triple j’s Hottest 100). Wilson calmly explains, and to a certain degree, deconstructs each song from Nothing Touches Me. He discusses such things as having to reign in O’Gorman’s desire to add a dance drum beat to every song – the beat that features on the excellent Suddenly and Come Home. “Our manager [Glenn Goldsmith], actually
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BRITISH INDIA are launching Nothing Touches Me at Karova Lounge in Ballarat on Wednesday May 6, 170 Russell on Friday May 29 and at The Workers Club Geelong on Saturday May 30. Nothing Touches Me is out through Liberation. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 29
SUPER BEST FRIENDS
By Tom Valcanis
Canberra’s own political punk rockers, Super Best Friends, are finally launching their debut album, Status Updates. The record is a heavy attack on politicians and the people who voted them in. Easygoing guitarist and vocalist Johnny Harrington seems well to do. Even so, there’s no denying his frustrations. Canberra as a punk hotbed often doesn’t get a look in. Compared to Sydney or Melbourne, live venues are scarce. It hasn’t deterred Super Best Friends, aka ‘The Besties.’ No stage? No problem. Play DIY house gigs instead. “There’s a great punk scene here, especially with the younger bands. Canberra was usually known as the metal capital of Australia throughout the ‘90s and 2000s,” Harrington says. “It always had a good punk undertone. I think The Church are from here, from way back,” he guesses. “But we’ve always been a bit scorned for being punks from Canberra. How can you be punk if you come from Canberra? All your parents have well-paying jobs and everyone’s so clean cut. That’s the perfect breeding ground for punk rock music. Middle-class white angst at its finest,” he laughs. There’s a grain of sense in raising punk hell in our national capital. If punks scream, pollies just might listen. “The people who grew up with Nirvana and ABC Radio and even The Sex Pistols are entering parliament now,” Harrington says. “They might be more open to listening to punk rock. They might not care what some stupid band is saying on the weekends, but it might get through. You never know. We don’t protest or picket anything, but we just talk about what we think’s a bit sucky. It’s still democracy, isn’t it?” Talking about what’s “sucky” is the heart beating through Status Updates. Despite The Besties being around since 2004, their debut’s been stuck in monetary hell. “Apart from our parents supporting us, we didn’t really have the weight thrown behind an album. That’s why
it’s taken a bit longer. It’s called Status Updates because it’s about being vocal [about politics] on Facebook. You find yourself doing that, walking away thinking, ‘God I’m such a wanker, telling people what I think constantly.’ I thought it worked nicely with the cover ± on a train while you’re zoning-out with social media.” The album touches on other themes, too: a “macho culture that seems to ruin drinking for everyone.” Also in the crosshairs are attitudes towards women and pubs built for fashion, not fun. The band aims for a real social awareness, hoping it’ll rub off on punters. “The band’s been writing political music for a long time,” Harrington says. “We went through that Camelot phase in Australia where people weren’t so worried about things. I even got caught up in the whole excitement of the Kevin ’07 era and how things are gonna change. But no, we’ve gone back in time. Now, two years into the current government, it’s clear where you can point your frustrations. I don’t expect this to go gold or anything. I think people will be more receptive to an aggressive, political album than they may have been five, six, seven years ago. “We even have a song called Moving Backwards and it’s a play on the whole ‘moving forward’ thing. It’s a light jab at the public, actually.” The Besties stripped their sound down to guitars, drums, vocals and lots of it. Their keys and synths are all but gone. “We had this phase of getting over punk and thinking Patton is God [and] listening to Mr. Bungle, so
everything had to be freaky. Over the last few years, we wanted to make it a bit simpler. It’s allowed the music to get a lot more straight ahead but it’s gotten more heavy and guitar driven. It’s closer to the bands we grew up with, like Frenzal Rhomb and watching bands on Recovery when I was 13.” Shihad’s Tom Larkin served as producer (High Tension, Calling All Cars, and Captives). It’s no surprise he added a pinch of trans-Tasman rivalry into the mix. “He’s a great dude to work with, even though there was that light jabbing between the Kiwis and the Aussies, especially when we recorded Out Tonight. I’ve got a really ‘Strayan accent. As much as I try to annunciate, I can’t get rid of that,” he laughs. “I couldn’t get that ‘night’ nice and soft. I kept on going ‘noight,’ It’s a struggle to be this Aussie, sometimes.” One of The Besties’ drawcards is their video for Round & Round, released back in 2013. It featured then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, PM Tony Abbott, Sen. Christine Milne and even Clive
Palmer. You can even see Sen. Nick Xenophon standing on his desk playing bass. Can he play? “I think we tried to mask it as much as possible,” Harrington says, laughing. “But he can do a pretty mean downstroke on the E string though. Our former bass player Matt Roberts put it together. It’s an amazing piece of work. We got lucky. But as for Nick, maybe he’ll show up in Adelaide and we can see for ourselves.” When they wind through Australia throughout April, they might give local members pause to listen. Weirder things have happened.
After all, you don’t want anyone to die out there (or onstage, for that matter). “I feel like the shorter the song the better when you’re playing in a bar, when people are partying,” he says. “We’ve always got a lot of cardio in them, so we can’t keep playing really fast for that long and still have people in the circle pit for more than a minute.” He
laughs. “We’ve got to throw in a breakdown so they can have a breather. I know how out of shape I am, so we try and pass that across.”
SUPER BEST FRIENDS are hitting up The Old Bar on Thursday March 26, Karova Lounge in Ballarat on Wednesday April 15, The Black Swan Hotel in Bendigo on Thursday April 16, and the Reverence on Saturday April 18. Status Updates releases on Friday March 20 through Super Gun Records.
CANCER BATS
By Adam Norris
You could argue, and perhaps with good cause, that an interviewer who listens to hardcore punk about as often as he listens to music performed by ducks is not the ideal fit for a band like Cancer Bats. But chatting with singer Liam Cormier is all the more intriguing for that; it’s like a hardcore crash-course, and as their latest album Searching for Zero is upon us, the time was ripe to figure out just what this intense, aggressive music is all about, and also how Cormier’s throat doesn’t explode after three songs. “It’s definitely one of those things that changes over the years,” he laughs. “Most bands will say this too, but when you first start heavy touring, you’ll lose your voice a lot. It’s really tough, and you need to figure out the tricks to get you through. After a certain point, your voice adapts. You get better at it; you start singing from your chest rather than screaming your brain out. Learning your craft. Now that we’ve been touring for ten years, it’s become second nature in a lot of ways. You learn how to take it seriously, figure out what not to do. Don’t eat three hours before a show so you’re not burping through it, all those little things that you learn from mistakes. Oh, and always, always do karaoke. That’s a big one.” Given the timbre of Cancer Bats’ sound, prior to our conversation, it was difficult not to imagine Cormier as an angry (likely horned), uninterested monster of a man. Yet few artists have proved so open and entertaining; the kind of musician you could take home to meet your mother. At least part of his character was formed back in the ‘90s, where the discovery of hardcore music was
born not from rebellion or dissatisfaction, but pure excitement. “I grew up playing in punk bands, skateboarding around, and slowly we’d all put on these DIY punk shows with all your friends. But after a while we started noticing all of these hardcore bands were starting to turn up, coming in from the city to play the suburbs. I remember seeing this band called Countdown to Oblivion. They had two singers, wore balaclavas, and they were going crazy, up there, screaming, every song was one minute long, and we saw them and that was it. Our punk band broke up, we realised everything we were doing was bullshit in comparison to this, and we wanted to be more like them. The hardcore community was more of a rush, as a young kid playing this intense, fast music, and that was it. All of us were addicted.” It’s an addiction that hasn’t faded with age. Five albums down, and with live shows that threaten to spontaneously combust, Cormier has clearly found his brand. Perhaps the strongest secret to the band’s success, though, is keeping songs short and to the point.
Qlaye Face
Q&A
Heya! What’s been happening in the Qlaye Face camp lately? We’ve been doing a lot of writing, exploring new sounds and ideas, and really focusing and honing in on the details of our music and translating that to the live environment, with as much colour, dynamic and emotion that’s on the record. Your second EP Nascence is about to drop. Can you tell us about it? Nascence is a reflection of the development of our
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CANCER BATS’s fifth album, Searching for Zero, is out now through Cooking Vinyl.
music over the past three or so years. It’s a collection of songs we’ve finished that we feel really embodies our sound genuinely. Who’s been your biggest musical inspiration to date? We draw inspiration from music that pushes boundaries. Artists like Radiohead, Jeff Buckley and Karnivool are big sources of inspiration for us. Give us five reasons why we should get down to your gig with AlithiA. 1. Nothing compares to live music. Keeping society involved in music, and getting to see something earnest, organic and special. 2. Getting to see some of Melbourne’s own awesome
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bands, and songs that are journeys and resonate on a different level. It’s what music is about. 3. The Gaso is a great spot. If you haven’t experienced live music here, you’re missing out. 4. Our EP has been in production for a very long time, the skeletal frames of some of the songs, even longer. It won’t disappoint fans and new-comers. 5. AlithiA are awesome. Like the other bands, the music is so expansive and the performances are epic.
Catch QLAYE FACE at The Gasometer on Friday March 20 with the Mighty Alithia.
CORE
PUNK, SKA, HARDCORE NEWS, REVIEWS & GOSSIP
By Emily Kelly: ek1984@gmail.com
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CORE GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY MARCH 18: Psycroptic, Goatwhore, Disentomb, Whoretopsy at Barwon Club The Beards, The Stiffys at Karova Lounge Join The Amish, Stoning, Camp David, Beyond Contempt at The Old Bar Lately we’ve been treated to slew of retrospective tours from international acts, and this week is no different, except this time it’s our locals that are gearing up and looking over their shoulder. Jebediah celebrate 20 years since formation by touring with two monster sets. The first set will be all their hits from two decades and the second is Slightly Odway from beginning to end. Chuck Friday June 19 at The Corner Hotel in your diary and grab tickets from next Tuesday March 24. Stop the speculation. It has been confirmed that Alexisonfire are reforming for some shows this year. They’ve announced some international festival dates but no word yet of an Australian addition. Given their epic audience here, we’re sure that’s moments away. Right, guys? RIGHT? Brissy band Release The Hounds have released another song called Sleeping Bags and will tour nationally to play it to local audiences. See ‘em kick out some jams at The Espy Front Bar on Friday April 3. You can grab tickets from the door.
After dropping hints throughout Soundwave Festival this year, it appears King Parrot have confirmed a new album is indeed imminent. The kickarse Melbourne band are overseas touring at the moment, but they’ve got the LP under their belt, and it was recorded by Phil Anselmo in New Orleans. “They are as genuine and down-to-earth as it gets,” Anselmo said. Expect the album to drop in May. In Hearts Wake are releasing their new album Skydancer on Friday May 1 and they’ve scheduled in one almighty tour to help it take flight. See them launch the album with We Came As Romans, Beartooth and Storm The Sky on Friday June 5 at 170 Russell. There’s also an all ages gigs happening on Saturday June 6 at Arrow on Swanston. Guttermouth are coming to party next month and they’ve amassed a long list of legends to help them make their shows memorable. See them at Bendigo
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THURSDAY MARCH 19: The Beards, The Stiffys at Spirit Bar and Lounge, Traralgon This Fiasco, Tempest Rising, Red Bee, Let The Number Be X at Barwon Club Bellusira at Musicman Megastore, Bendigo Junipers, Blind Thrills, Lizards on Ice at Bendigo Hotel Admit One, Boy Wonder, Outlines at Next The UV Race, Power, Miss Destiny at The Tote Jess Locke, Lincoln LeFevre, Georgia Maq, Moon at The Old Bar
KARNIVOOL CELEBRATE THEMATA ANNIVERSARY
Has it really been a decade since Karnivool released their debut album, Themata? Recorded in various spaces, in various ways and with a slightly varying lineup, they borrowed gear, borrowed money, borrowed space and used some tunings that perhaps haven’t been heard again. A decade later and Karnivool are an international force to be reckoned with, a band that usually only ever look forward. But for once they’re going to take a look over their shoulders with The Themata Decade Tour. Expect intimate, expect sweaty, expect loud. Expect to hear all of Themata and more. They’ll be at The Corner Hotel on Tuesday May 12, Kay Street in Traralgon on Friday May 15 and Wool Exchange in Geelong on Saturday May 16. Get your tickets from karnivool.com. au right now.
Hotel on Friday April 3 with Cosmic Kahuna, Party Vibez and Strickland. The following night will also be at Bendigo Hotel with Blind Man Death Stare, Brittle Bones, Postscript, Take Your Own and My Echo. There are also gigs at Barwon Heads, Frankston and The Entrance that you can mosey on up to. Easter is a smashing time to chill out, turn off the computer and take four hard-earned days off work. What better way to kick off a long weekend than with Lincoln Le Fevre who’s announced a Lent Outta Shape show at The John Curtin with Georgia Maq and Robert Muinos.
Off the back of their relentless Constricting Rage of The Merciless album, American black thrashers Goatwhore will play a one-off headlining show at Bendigo Hotel this Saturday March 21. Joining them is an all-star local lineup of Sewercide, MetalStorm and Join The Amish. Tickets are $20 on the door only from 8pm. Tasmanian death metal pioneers Psycroptic are currently touring all over Australia in support of their technically wowing, sixth, self-titled, full-length album and you can catch them for a rare intimate show at Bendigo Hotel this Sunday March 22. Brisbane brutalists Disentomb will join them, as well locals Hadal Maw and Hollow World. Tickets $20 on the door from 7.00pm.
THEY MIGHT BE WORKAHOLICS
They Might Be Giants will release three brand new albums this year and have reintroduced their legendary Dial-A-Song service, magnificently updated for the digital age. They’re releasing a new song every week online at dialasong.com and on US toll-free number (844) 387-6962. You can get tracks individually from various online stores or join the Dial-A-Song Direct service on Drip.fm and get the whole year’s stack of tracks for just 30 bucks. Their album, Glean, is out on Friday April 24 via Breakaway Recordings and the Australian edition comes with an exclusive free bonus CD of the entire Flood album, recorded live in Australia on their 2013 tour.
FRIDAY MARCH 20: Beaver, Coffin Wolf, Del Lago, Gladstone, Angry Seas at The Reverence Tempest Rising, Red Bae, Let The Number Be X at Musicman Megastore The Beards, The Stiffys at Barwon Club, Geelong Murder Rats, The Fix, Liquor Snatch, Ding Dong Dead, Trans Paranoia at The Bendigo Scul Hazzards, Batpiss, Infinite Void, Hard Rubbish at The Old Bar SATURDAY MARCH 21: The Bennies, Foxtrot, Foley, Echo Drama at Northcote Social Club Hellions, Void Of Vision, Bare Bones, Left For Wolves, Advocates, Strickland at The Reverence Hotel Psycroptic, Goatwhore, Disentomb, Whoretopsy at Wrangler Studios The Beards, The Stiffys at The Hi-Fi This Fiasco, The Tempest Rising, Red Bae, Let The Number Be X at The Workers Club Rock The Bay Festival at The Espy The Kujo Kings, Cambridge, Set The Score at Bang
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SECOND AND FINAL MÖTLEY CRÜE SHOW ADDED
Mötley Crüe have added a second and final performance to their highly-anticipated final tour of Australia this May, with special guest Alice Cooper (with the outrageously talented Nita Strauss on guitar). The final show – their last ever in Melbourne – will be at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday May 13, and tickets go on sale at midday on Friday March 20, although My Live Nation members can be among the first to secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning at midday this Wednesday, March 18. There are still limited tickets available for the March 12 show, too.
NEW 4ARM LYRIC VIDEO
Metal thrashers 4ARM have released a brand new track called Poisoned Mind, taken from the band’s upcoming album, Survivalist. A lyric video for the song is on YouTube. The album will be released worldwide on Monday April 20 and is currently available as a special pre-order now via the band’s Bandcamp page. The pre-order deal gives you two selected tracks for immediate download upon purchasing the album, either physical or digital. Survivalist was mixed by Matt Hyde (Slipknot, Machine Head, Trivium) and the artwork was designed by Colin Marks.
THE SOULENIKOES, KETTLESPIDER, MASS SKY RAID & MYYTH
Queensland band Mass Sky Raid have released a new single titled Enemy, a vast, grand scale rock track takes them to another sonic level. And now it’s time to take it on tour, including a stop at The Workers Club on Thursday March 26. Headlining the show will be The Soulenikoes, who’ll be giving a sneak peek into their new material. Also joining the lineup are hard-hitting instrumental prog rockers Kettlespider and discopunks Myyth, who recently played a packed Workers Club for their Relics single launch. Tickets via Oztix.
SWITCHFOOT THIS MONTH
SoCal natives Switchfoot have sold 5.5 million copies worldwide of their eight studio albums, racked up a string of alternative radio hit singles, performed soldout world tours (visiting five continents in the past year alone), raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to aid homeless kids in their community through their own Bro-Am Foundation, and earned themselves a global fanbase devoted to Switchfoot’s emotionally intelligent and uplifting brand of alternative rock. Catch them at 170 Russell on Tuesday March 31 playing hit songs like Meant To Live, Dare You to Move, This Is Your Life, Dirty Second Hands, When We Come Alive, Stars and Mess Of Me.
CHAOS DIVINE
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Perth-based progressive rock/metal act Chaos Divine are set to release their new album. Along with its epic title, the lengthy writing and recording process for Colliding Skies was equally considerable: it’s been four years since the band’s last record, The Human Connection. Putting a full-blown album together, and making sure it sounds great is a massive undertaking even for full time bands, let alone for bands whose members all work other jobs. According to guitarist Simon Mitchell, this was a major reason why their third album took so long in the incubator. “It started as soon as we’d finished The Human Connection,” Mitchell recalls. “Everyone’s got jobs, so it’s hard to find the time. The five of us have different lives, which we all get on with. It’s a weekend thing, to be honest, trying to write these songs. “We don’t write songs quickly. I wish we did,” he adds. “It takes a lot of time and a lot of fiddling to get these songs where we want them to be.” The album marks a slight change in direction for the band, or at least a continuation of a change in sound that began on The Human Connection, after their heavier, darker beginnings on their first EP and debut album in 2008, Avalon. Mitchell sites another band, also based in Perth, as part of the inspiration for this stylistic shift. “We have moved into more of a rock vibe,” he says. “When you have bands like Karnivool in town, who have really pushed the envelope where they create
pretty crushingly heavy moments, from a band that you wouldn’t necessarily call a metal band. They set the bar for us. We’re not necessarily trying to re-create that sort of thing, but do our own take on that. “That’s how it came out, some really heavy moments with some not so heavy moments, which creates a good dynamic.” While there’s nothing set in stone at this stage, the band have ambitions to get overseas again, hopefully by the end of this year. “The bank account certainly says otherwise,” he chuckles. “But we’ll definitely be trying to get our arses over there. We haven’t been overseas since 2009. We’d love to do Progpower; we’ll do anything we can get.” The band kick off their national tour on March 20 with a hometown album launch, then the tour brings them to Melbourne with an appearance at the prestigious
festival Rock the Bay at The Espy. Mitchell is looking forward to the tour as an opportunity to introduce their brand of rock and metal to fresh eyes and ears. “It’s been six months or so since we’ve been over, it’s always good to get out and about and play some gigs to less familiar people,” he enthuses. “We always try to incorporate those types of shows into our tours. It’s a
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Watchtower
Define your genre in five words or less: Heavy metal/chop‘n’roll. So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? “Sorry, I can’t hear you.” How long have you been gigging and writing? Since the death of Neil Armstrong. Which band would you most like to have a battle/ showdown with? Hologram Tupac, for sure. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Pizza shapes, long necks and cigarettes. Do you have any record releases to date? What? Where can I get it? We have a cassette tape we did back in 2013, you can find it in a little shop somewhere in Canberra maybe, not sure if there are any left but it was sick and you should buy it. Why should everyone come and see your band? Because we’re fantastic. Catch WATCHTOWER at The Brunswick Hotel on Friday March 20.
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Melbourne songwriter Ben Wright Smith recently released his single No One, and begins his nationwide tour in support with a residency at The Retreat Hotel, playing his live set every Wednesday in March. Last year saw Smith play with the likes of D.D. Dumbo, Holy Holy and Bertie Blackman, but its not just Australian audiences who’ve been captured by his indie folk pleasantries, having been invited twice to play at the Americana Festival in Nashville. He also caught the eye of Nylon and American Songwriter Magazines, hailing him as one to watch across 2015. See Ben Wright Smith every Wednesday from 8.30pm, entry is free.
JOIN THE AMISH THE OLD BAR
Come down to The Oldie this Wednesday March 18 and check out Join The Amish as they test the new dude on the tubs. As you’re sinking a few, witness the hardcore action of Vicious Cycle, marvel at the staunch, melodic riffs of Camp David and celebrate the crunchy riffs of newcomers Beyond Contempt. It’s a damn good excuse for getting out on a Wednesday night. Doors open 8pm with $7 entry.
CYCLO TIMIK
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The French-inspired, Melbourne-based Cyclo Timik take dark, twisted, witty, funny and at times, strangely romantic elements and joyfully roll them up, producing their unique take on gypsy punk. They’ve locked in a gig at The Mallard this week, with local bluegrass trio Little Rabbit in support. Come down to The Spotted Mallard this Wednesday March 18. The show kicks off at 8.30pm with free entry.
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THE FIFTHS
THE PUBLIC BAR
Join The Fifths for the Suzuki night market after party this Wednesday March 18. The Fifths will provide a night of alternative music full of eclectic influences ranging from RCHP to Mozart, A R Rahman to Pandit Jasraj. Supporting act Dada Ono is equally noteworthy, being described as the “Hendrix of the electric violin”. Catch them both at The Public Bar from 8.30pm, entry is $5 at the door.
THE BREADMAKERS
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Alternative rock outfit Scalar Fields and indie-pop group Canary are headlining a huge night this Wednesday March 18 at The Bendigo Hotel, joining some brilliant solo acts in Dave Gillan (Sunday Chair) and Braden Tuohey who will open the night in his debut live performance. Scalar Fields, Canary, Dave Gillan and Braden Tuohey. Wednesday at Bendigo Hotel. Doors open 7.30pm with a $6 entry.
DRUNK MUMS CHERRY BAR
You’d be hard pressed to find someone that’s into rock’n’roll and not into a Drunk Mums record. In essence, what they do is straight up Aussie rock’n’roll with a contemporary garage slant, and an enthusiasm to match in the live setting. Drunk Mums have locked in a residency at Cherry Bar, bringing their stage antics to audiences every Wednesday in March. Doors from 6pm, $5 entry from 8pm.
Man for a gig on Thursday March 19. Growing up as a pianist, Reinhardt was all set to dive into the classical area of music, until influences from friends and bands on the radio made him decide to pick up the guitar. Building on his classical theory knowledgebase, Reinhardt has become a refined guitarist with the know-how to write a killer track. Join Reino at Mr Boogie Man this Thursday March 19, supported by Yestin Sanchez and Williams Cave. $5 entry, doors open 7:30pm. T H E YA R R A H O T E L
THE PEEKS
THE WORKERS CLUB
With their new single Moving Pictures soon to be released, local band The Peeks are playing one last Melbourne show this Wednesday March 18 before setting off on a tour of the east coast and rural Victorian. Marking the band’s first 2015 headlining performance, it’s sure to be a cracking night. Supported by fellow Melbourne bands Run Rabbit Run and Zuma, The Worker’s Club is the place to be Wednesday night. Doors open 8pm, tickets are $10. THURSDAY MARCH 19
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The Breadmakers are all about rockin’ rhythm and blues. That’s all. That’s enough. Dicko on harmonica and vocals is going away for a while, so this is a kind of send off show. Come down the The Yarra Hotel in Abbotsford this Thursday March 19. The Breadmakers hit the stage 8.30pm. Free entry.
THE WEEPING WILLOWS
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Andrew Wrigglesworth and Laura Coates are a couple of old souls, steeped in bluegrass tradition and draped in gothic Americana imagery. The old songs they sing are plucked from the canon, the new ones they write are simply added to the book. The origin of each track is almost irrelevant, as all are performed with an authenticity and vibrancy befitting this most dignified and welcoming genre. Don’t miss them from 8pm onwards at The Post Office Hotel on Thursday March 19.
TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD
JO MEARES
YA H YA H ’ S
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Melbourne’s all girl trio Tequila Mockingbird pack a high energy punch. The Jägerbomb-fuelled party-byrds bring a thirst for good time rock’n’roll that will knock you off your feet and keep you wanting more. And now Tequila Mockingbird have scored a residency at Yah Yah’s. Thursdays in March are about to get fucking loud. They play from 9pm, with free entry.
Sydney artist Jo Meares creates haunting atmospheres telling stories of outsiders, loss, confusion, love and failure. Jo’s first solo album A Handful of Smoke was awarded Australian Album of the Year on the highly respected radio show Outpost on 2SER. Catch Jo Meares when he plays The Post Office Hotel on Friday March 20, from 9.30pm onwards.
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Energetic six-piece The Dead Heir have more members and instruments on stage than perhaps they even need. Join the eclectic bunch at The Brunny Hotel for their first headline show fresh off a barnstorming February residency. Joining the bill will be alternative country vagabonds-in-boots Scurvylicious, local hero and former world mandolin title runner-up Oli Dear, as well as indie rockers Gondola Kid. It goes down Thursday March 19 from 8pm, with The Brunny offering $3 schooners and $5 spirits to boot.
Celebrating the release of her third solo album Time is Now, powerhouse songstress Rose Carleo is kicking off her nation-wide tour with a gig at Whole Lotta Love this Friday March 20. Rose will not only be showcasing her new Time Is Now material, but also drawing on her two acclaimed previous releases, as well as a few favourite cover tracks. To get the total album experience, she’s taking the full band out on the road with her. Music kicks off from 8pm, with $10 entry.
LOUIS SPOILS
FRIDAY MARCH 20
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This month will see Louis Spoils’ first headline show of 2015, with a full band in tow. The intimate show will give fans a peek at new tracks currently being demoed for Louis Spoils’ debut album – the full length follow up to his 2013 EP featuring the likes of Wally De Backer (Gotye), Sam Cromack (Ball Park Music) and Kane Mazlin (Hungry Kids of Hungary). Friday March 20 from 9pm. Tickets are $12.75+BF available from the venue.
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As Mr Boogie Man continues their one year anniversary celebrations across March, with CDs, drink cards and t-shirt giveaways, they’ve invited tribute rockers Rock Monster down for a sick gig this Friday March 20. Rock Monster live and breathe old school classic rock’n’roll and it bleeds through in their live performances. Supporting them on the night are Shadows At Bay, MisSsta and grunge punk trio SpideySpidey. $15 entry, doors at 7pm.
DIGGING THE SLOWNESS LOOP BAR
Loop’s organised a slow dance party for all you lovers of Rocksteady and sweet soul out there. This Friday March 20, resident DJs Miss Goldie, Daniel Harvey and Dave Wickerson will deliver up rare 45 platters guaranteed to make you glide, sway or slow dance across the floor. Dimly lit with projections on the wall in the cozy back room at Loop Bar, this is small, intimate and all about the music. From 8pm till late.
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Bridges, after the release of their single Eloquence the band toured the country extensively. Catch The Floating Bridges at The B.East in Brunswick on Friday March 20. Free entry.
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Huddled under a tarp to keep dry after playing a NYE fest, Scul Hazzards realised they had been playing together for nearly ten years, (in that time it has ruined everyone’s lives) and they want you to help them celebrate. It’s been nearly six years since the release of second album Landlord and they’ll be playing a selection of songs from it, as well as new material from their upcoming album due later this year. Joining them at The Old Bar on Friday March 20 for their ten year anniversary will be Hard Rubbish, Infinite Void and Batpiss. Doors open 8:30 with $10 entry.
THE FLOATING BRIDGES
Adelaide punks Beaver are taking their familiar '80s and '90s influence kicking and screaming up the east coast in support of their new album Gravity. Catch their only show in Melbourne this Friday March 20 at the Reverence Hotel, with local legends Coffin Wolf, Del Lago, Gladstone and Angry Seas in support. The music starts 8pm, with $10 entry.
THE B.EAST
HOWLER
Black Cab and Nun topped multiple critic and fan best-of polls last year, and now both bands will perform together for the very first time at Melbourne’s Howler this Friday March 20. Catch these two great artists this weekend at Howler, tickets are $20+BF available from the venue.
KISS DRESSED TO KILL TRIBUTE
Two of the most important names in Irish music, legendary guitarist Arty McGlynn and virtuoso fiddler Nollaig Casey – who between them have played with every major Irish artist of the last 30 years – are joined for this special project by harpist Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Britain’s finest flatpicker Chris Newman. Their award winning Heartstring Sessions LP brought them worldwide recognition, and after years of performances the Heartstring Quartet finally comes to Melbourne. They perform this Friday March 20 at Caravan Music Club, tickets are $49+BF for reserved seats, $35+BF general admission. Doors open 8pm.
Queensland’s premier five-piece roots, rock and reggae outfit The Floating Bridges are bringing their energetic live show along the east coast this March in support of their heavily anticipated album Creatures Of Leisure which includes new single Dreamcatcher. 2014 was a huge year for The Floating
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The all-star band of Tim Henwood, Paul Drennan, Venom, Matt Macauliffe and Dave Bowers (with very special guest Bruce Kulick, KISS guitarist from 1984 – 1996) are coming together at Cherry for KISS’ 40th Anniversary Tribute Show this Friday March 20. Support comes from Thunderstag and Destroy She Said. Tickets are $25 from the venue’s website or $30 at the door.
JUNGLE HOP THE LUWOW
Another amazing edition of Jungle Hop is going down this month at The LuWOW, this week featuring surfer kings The Crypt Kicker 3. DJs Matt McFeteridge (PBS) and legendary Bruce Milne (RRR) are also prepared to take you through their amazing record collections, playing dirty rhythm and blues, trashy rock’n’roll and exotica rockabilly. Come down to the LuWOW for this weeks Jungle Hop, doors open 8pm with $5 entry.
TALL BUILDINGS
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Formed in Melbourne in 2008 with a pedigree boasting current and former members of Melbourne band Gersey, Tall Buildings is Dan Tulen (drums), Daryl Bradie, Julie Baynes (bass/vox) and Drew Pearse (guitar/vox). They’re heading down to The Yarra Hotel this Friday March 20 for a three act bill. Joining Tall Buildings on the bill are psych-pop group Ten Gallon Head and singer songwriter Larissa Tandy. Check out this free show, kicking off at 8pm.
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Fresh from a year that included supporting The Stones and Springsteen with Hunters and Collectors, Jack Howard is back at Flying Saucer with his wonderful Ambassadors of Love to present the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Known for brilliant renditions of songs such as Say A Little Prayer, What The World Needs Now, Alfie, and Close To You, the show is all class and all heart. Friday March 20, Flying Saucer Club, 8.30pm. Tickets are $23+BF general admission, $33+BF reserved seating. SATURDAY MARCH 21
MONIQUE BRUMBY
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Brumby is an accomplished live performer, having played at many music festivals including Port Fairy Folk Festival, A Day On The Green and Byron Bay Blues Festival. She has also toured with artists including Don McLean, Paul Kelly, the late Jeff Buckley, Shawn Colvin, The Stranglers and The Bangles. Catch her solo performance this Saturday March 21 at The Post Office Hotel.
GOATWHORE
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Off the back of their relentless Constricting Rage of The Merciless LP, American black thrashers Goatwhore will play a one-off headlining show at Bendigo Hotel this Saturday March 21. Joining them is an all-star local lineup of Sewercide, MetalStorm and Join The Amish. Tickets are $20 on the door from 8pm.
WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
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Australia’s longest-running Led Zeppelin tribute show Whole Lotta Love will return to Melbourne for the third time in 2015. Bringing some of Led Zeppelin’s most-loved classics to the stage will be guest vocalists Jack Jones from Southern Sons, Stonefield’s Amy Findlay, Jimmy Cupples and Frank Lakoudis from The Voice and Shay Liza from Sharaya. Whole Lotta Love will hit Melbourne on Saturday March 21 at The Palais Theatre. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.
PEARLS
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Melbourne three-piece Pearls formed in 2011 and since then have made shimmering sounds that float above their peers. Their forthcoming LP, out via Dot Dash, sees the band honing in their reverb, crafting sleek, melancholy ballads and memorable pop songs. The sugar meets the grit with organs and guitars forming a mesmerising wall of sound in front of drums. Catch Pearls at the Curtin Bandroom on Saturday 21 March. Tickets are $12+BF from the venue or on the door if available.
JOE COCKER TRIBUTE C A R AVA N M U S I C C L U B
The Caravan Club are hosting a special tribute show for the late, great Joe Cocker. Leave Your Hat On presents 33 1/3 seminal Joe Cocker classics as performed by a 12-piece band, featuring acclaimed guitarist and showman Bob Spencer, musical director and champion keyboardist Andy Burns, a blazing horn section and backing vocals by the fabulous Delta Ladies. Playing all the hits over three sets plus encores, covering all the iconic Cocker songs and more Leave Your Hat On opens at Caravan Music Club in Oakleigh on Saturday March 21 at 8pm. Tickets through the venue.
The Badloves frontman Michael Spiby has jumped on a slot at Flying Saucer Club for this Saturday March 21, performing songs back to back from the band’s debut album Get On Board. Joining Spiby on stage will be fellow band members Tony Featherstone, set to work his magic on the keyboards, and the original Badloves bass player Stephen “Irish” O’Prey. It’s been 21 years since they’ve played together so it’s quite a momentous occasion. Tickets are $23+BF general admission, $33+BF reserved seating. Doors open 6pm.
DARCEE FOX
Award-winning modern blues band Blue Eyes Cry have jumped on a gig at the Drunken Poet this Sunday March 22. After releasing their debut LP Sleepin Alone, Blue Eyes Cry have been busy performing at venues and festivals across Australia. Fronted by Iseula Hingano, she’s backed by a cooking band led by partner Nathan Brett (guitarist), Cameron Smith (drums) and Stuart Prendergast (bass). Catch them live at The Drunken Poet this Saturday March 21 from 9pm onwards.
Old school rock’n’roll five-piece Darcee Fox are headlining a packed night at Yah Yah’s, going down Saturday March 21. A $13 ticket will grant you a Darcee Fox performance and a Jäger shot, as well as appearances from Super Saloon and Ablaze, and includes a 2am show from young local band Power. Join them at Yah Yah’s for a showcase of great Melbourne talent. Saturday March 21 from 6pm onwards.
YA H YA H ’ S
HELLIONS
THE REVERENCE HOTEL
Forming just over two years ago, Sydney’s Hellions wasted little time in establishing themselves as a national presence. After releasing their first single Infamita, the group quickly racked up supports and tours with Deez Nuts, Attila and Every Time I Die before releasing their UNFD debut Die Young in September. Their recent release Indian Summer has seen Hellions splurge on a nation wide tour, winding down with a gig at The Rev this Saturday March 21. Get down from 8pm, tickets are $15+BF from the venue.
ROCK THE BAY THE ESP Y
Rock The Bay returns to The Espy on Saturday March 21. Now in its seventh year, the popular music festival will feature 40 bands from 2pm onwards across four stages ranging from stoner rock to prog rock. The 2015 lineup has something special in store – two popular disbanded Melbourne acts, Rook and Hinge, will both be reforming for special one-off performances. Joining Rook and Hinge are Bushido are Palace Of The King, Don Fernando, Fuck The Fitzroy Doom Scene, Chaos Divine (WA), Mushroom Giant, Greenthief, Arcane Saints, Hailmary and heaps more. Tickets are $24.80+BF, cheap as hell for a lineup like this.
TUNED IN LOOP BAR
Tuned In is back to take the reigns at Loop, bringing you special guest Robert Anthony (Drumatix Events) who is no stranger to techno and underground music in Melbourne. Not only being a DJ with turntablist skills to boot, Anthony is well underway in the production world and we all look forward to hearing what’s been crafted in the studio. Tuned With a busy day planned for techno in Melbourne, come on down and party with quality tunes into the wee hours of Sunday morning. Free entry, from 10pm to late.
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F LY I N G S AU C E R C L U B
BLUE EYES CRY
THE DRUNKEN POET
WILDING
T H E GRACE DARLI NG
Wilding is the project of Melbourne songwriter and UK ex-pat Justin Wilding Stokes. His music is a joyous collection of odd-pop and bedroompsych, combining foppish Abbey Road psychedelia, madchester grooves and merseybeat smiles. Wilding is celebrating the release of his philosophically whimsical new single Everybody Is The Same by playing a show this Saturday March 21 at The Grace Darling, bringing his full seven-piece band and previewing songs from his forthcoming second album due in May. Head down from 9pm onwards, entry is $10.
THIS FIASCO
THE WORKERS CLUB
LUKE ESCOMBE AND THE CORPORATION THE RAINBOW HOTEL
Sydney-sider singer/songwriter Luke Escombe’s national tour is well underway, completing a string of shows throughout Queensland this past week. Hot off the release of new album Creeper Vine, catch Luke before he heads back to his NSW hometown. Luke Escombe performs at The Rainbow Hotel this Saturday March 21 from 9.30pm. Entry is free.
THE SEVEN UPS
DING DONG LOUNGE
After kicking around the Melbourne scene for the last three years, opening for big name acts such as Charles Bradley, Babylon Circus and The Bamboos, seven piece afro-funk combo The Seven Ups will be releasing their debut, self-titled album. To celebrate the release, they’ll be hosting the launch party of a life time at Ding Dong this Saturday March 21. Tickets are $8+BF from the venue or the on door if still available. Doors open 9pm.
DAN LETHBRIDGE AND THE CAMPAIGNERS
If you live and breathe heavy metal this is the gig for you. Melbourne posthardcore group This Fiasco are hitting The Workers Club, bringing along Perth’s Tempest Rising, Sydney’s Red Bee and Newcastle’s Let The Number Be X. Head down to The Workers Club this Saturday March 21 for some fucking heavy sounds. Doors open 8pm, $10 entry.
THE FIX
THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL
Foul-mouthed Adelaide punk rockers The Fix have reunited once again. With their special blend of offensive satire and surprisingly catchy tunes, they’re sure to piss off and on a lot of bystanding Melburnian patrons. Joining them on this night of debauchery are a bunch of fools including Glen and the Peanut Butter Men, Dixon Cider, The Half Pints, Power Skids and the debut live performance of Ferocious Chode. If you’re looking for a family friendly night this Saturday March 21, go somewhere else. Doors open 7.30pm at The Brunswick Hotel. SUNDAY MARCH 22
PSYCROPTIC
BENDIGO HOTEL
Tasmanian death metal pioneers Psycroptic are currently touring all over Australia in support of their self-titled technically wowing sixth full-length release and you can catch them for an intimate one-off show at Bendigo Hotel this Sunday March 22. Brisbane brutalists Disentomb will join them, as well locals Hadal Maw and Hollow World. $20 entry from 7.00pm.
THE SPOT TED MALLARD
Dan Lethbridge and The Campaigners have recorded a new one, I Want You With Me is an up-tempo rocker showcasing an artist in full flight. Jangling guitars, a bouncing bass line and feel-good lyrics make the single a departure from Lethbridge’s previous album, the sparse but critically acclaimed Oh Hawke. To celebrate the release, Dan Lethbridge and The Campaigners are launching the single at The Spotted Mallard this Saturday March 21. Free entry before 9.30pm, $5 after.
BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE THE B.EAST
Black Jesus Experience are an eightpiece who play an irresistibly danceable blend of traditional Ethiopian songs and 21st century grooves. With backgrounds as diverse as the five countries the members of Black Jesus Experience (BJX) hail from, their music reflects the multicultural vibrancy of their hometown Melbourne. Watch them hit up The B.East this Saturday March 21 from 9pm, entry is free.
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FREDDIE WHITE
THE DRUNKEN POET
Widely regarded as perhaps one of the finest guitar players and interpreters of a song that Ireland has ever produced, Freddie’s live performances are nothing short of legendary and songs by his favourite writers such as Randy Newman, Tom Waits, John Hiatt and Guy Clark as well as his own fine compositions combine to create an evening that will remain long under the skin. The Drunken Poet proudly presents Freddie White live, this Sunday March 22 from 6.30pm.
CHARLIE LANE
THE RAINBOW HOTEL
Charlie Lane’s style has been likened to a range of notable artists such as Soko, Lily Allen, Kat Power and Kimya Dawson. Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Saville, the quirky, comical front woman of her self titled band gives a truly unique style to this cabaret influenced jazzy bubble gum pop soul train. This Sunday March 22 sees her hit The Rainbow Hotel for a free entry gig from 4pm onwards.
CHARLIE MARSHALL
THE POST OFFICE HOTEL
One of Australia’s preeminent singer/ songwriter/guitarists, Charlie Marshall is returning to the stage for two very special and intimate gigs in his hometown of Melbourne as a precursor of what will be a very busy year for him. He will be performing two sets at both gigs, featuring solo material off his upcoming album Sublime - Songs Of Metaphysics, Science And Ecology, as well as songs from his musical past. Catch him at The Post Office Hotel on Sunday March 22 from 4.30pm. Free entry.
DEATH OF ART
MR BOOGIE MAN BAR
Death of Art are a heavy electronic act, fusing elements of rock and classical; their performance style is confronting and captivating. The Melbourne three piece perform songs of empowerment and overcoming self-sabotage, all with a dark electronica elements reminiscent of acts such as Marilyn Manson and The Prodigy. Death of Art perform at Mr Boogie Man Bar this Sunday March 22, along with Dan Krochmal and Plum Green. Doors open 4pm with $8 entry.
KEN OATH BAND
THE WORKERS CLUB
Headlining the Workers Club for a nice ol’ Sunday arvo sesh this Sunday March 22 is the Ken Oath Band. These guys are about to drop a killer EP, and having not played live in a while, it’s sure to be kickin’. Good food, good drinks and even better vibes. Head down from 1.30pm, entry is a smooth $6.
SYNTH SUNDAY HOWLER
Synth Sunday at Howler is set to feature some of the industry’s most respected music-synthesis experts, including ARIA-winner Josh Abrahams; KORG specialist, Steve McNally; founder of the School of Synthesis, Davide Carbone; plus Ross Healy (VICMOD Records) and John Pillans (Mungo Enterprises). With hands-on equipment training throughout the day and live sets from some of the industries leading electronic music artists, this is an event not to miss. With a $20 price tag, hit up synthsunday.com.au for tickets and more information.
JEROME KNAPPETT AND ZIGGY BRITTEN THE REVERENCE HOTEL
Last year was a little unlucky for local acts Max Goes To Hollywood and The Flying So High-Os. Ziggy’s (Max Goes To Hollywood) car was stolen, and most of the band’s equipment along with it. Luckily they’ve decided to put on a few
shows to try and raise some cash to replace the stolen gear. Ziggy Britten and Jerome Knappet (The Flying So High-Os) are coming to The Rev for the last three Sundays in March. Come down, drink some beers and help the boys get some new guitars from 3pm onwards. Free entry.
BRARSEY SUNDAYS
THE SPOT TED MALLARD
Shake your tookus to the tempo and get your booty to the bar, it’s Brarsey Sundays at The Spotted Mallard. Featuring a rotating cast of the most ‘kick-brarse’ (HA) big bands bohemian Melbourne has to offer, this weekly celebration of swing culture will be running from 4.30pm every Sunday through March and April. This week’s instalment stars The Daryl McKenzie Jazz Band. With delectable edibles and big booze for small coin, this free entry event is the hot ticket back to a bygone era of hot-jazz and second line swingin’ hip cats.
YARRA HOTEL’S SECOND BIRTHDAY T H E YA R R A H O T E L
Come and celebrate The Yarra Hotel’s momentous occasion as they end their second year of operation with a bumper crop of local faves. The action will be split across the inside pub and the beer garden, kicking off this Sunday March 22 around 3pm and going well into the evening. Artists include Crawfish Dave, The Stetson Family, Leah Senior, Chris Pickering, Jo Meares and Holly and Mick’s Winifred Kings. Free entry so come on down.
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BAD UNCLE YA H YA H ’ S
Dynamic songwriting coupled with a spirited charismatic delivery, vivacious four-piece Bad Uncle combine elements of grunge, blues and alternative rock to forge their own organic sound. They’re all about the groove. This Sunday Sesh at Yah Yah’s also sports (aptly titled) The Early Openers and Six Shooters, supporting from 7pm onwards. Free entry, as always.
YANNI BURTON
NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB
Yanni Burton has finally come back to Australia, celebrating the release of his Same Old Love EP. Already performing with artists such as John Legend, Rufus Wainwright and Michelle Williams, the Australian-born, New York-raised songwriter has impressed audiences in Adelaide and Canberra this week, and has his final Aussie appearance locked in for this Sunday March 22 at Northcote Social Club. Tickets are $20+BF available from yanniburton.com.
FORTRESS OF NARZOD THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL
This Sunday March 22, three heavyweights of fuzz battle it out for sonic supremacy at The Brunswick Hotel. Fortress of Narzod (the kings of Pentagram meets Stooges riff-orama), Levitating Churches (masters of metallic garage KO) and Midtown Tonic (new and hungry scientific experts) meet in a fight to musical death right on the Brunny stage. A Sunday night to make your ears bleed and mind expand. Music from 8pm.
Dixon Cider
So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? I’m Brad and the band is Dixon Cider, and I try to sing in it and keep the other idiots organised. What do you reckon people will say you sound like? Ya’ know those kids from primary school that always had dirt on their face and were always screaming and just being shit in general? Like them but adult and louder. What do you love about making music? Writing sick songs and having a bunch of rad dudes and chicks at shows singing and thrashing along to them. What do you hate about the music industry? So many things, egotistical stuck up venue managers, band managers, and bands that don’t give anyone the time of day unless you have a pretty face. If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? I’d probably go up to us five years ago and slap us and say, “Play better quicker, you’re shit,” and then convince them that I was sent back to save the world. What can a punter expect from your live show? Low cut tops, glasses face in glasses, flips, a Bowie lookalike, lollypops and chaos. Catch DIXSON CIDER at The Brunswick Hotel this Saturday March 21.
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MARTA PACEK AND THE JESSICA STUART FEW T H E R E T R E AT H O T E L
The Mutal Appreciation Society presents two established artists, Marta Pacek and The Jessica Stuart Few pairing up for a one-off duo show at the Retreat this Monday March 23. Hailing from Canada, The Jessica Stuart Few are the world’s only “koto-toting folk-jazz power trio”, featuring a Japanese 13-string harp with double bass, drums, vocal harmonies and exceptional guitar work that have put the Few on Japanese Top 40 charts and festival stages in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Marta Pacek has an intense, brooding take on the genre. Pacek’s voice is intense, brooding and with an honesty that is intimate, moody and very human. Catch this free double headline show from 7.30pm onwards.
LOUIS MAJIWA
T H E R E T R E AT H O T E L
Louis Majiwa is a rising urban-folk musician whose style is defined by syncopating soulful, multilingual vocals to his rhythmic acoustic guitar. Influenced by a wide variety artists such as Suzanna Owiyo, Bongeziwe Mabandla, Oliver Mtukudzi, Tracy Chapman, Michael Franti and Sarah Tavares, Majiwa fuses elements of benga, soul-funk and reggae to produce a distinct urban-folk sound that is truly his own. Catch Louis Majiwa at the Retreat Hotel this Tuesday March 24. Entry is free.
THE RAINBOW HOTEL'S
BEER OF THE WEEK Mountain Goat Hightail Ale (brewed locally in Richmond) The boys at Mountain goat have been doing craft beer since 1997. The Hightail ale was their first brew and is still kicking it, an English inspired amber ale. It has a rich malt body, creamy white head and slight floral hop aroma. The Hightail has won a swag of awards over the years, and is always a firm favourite at the Rainbow.
To raise funds for this years’ season of Pub Footy, The Old Bar Unicorns are putting on a night of unicorn-related bands and themed art, with all proceeds going to the continuance of the world’s most beloved and winningest team. Tuesday night at The Old Bar come and witness the artwork that has been donated and made by unicorn athletes and fans alike for the magical team. Unicorn-related acts My Left Boot, Modesty and Secret Crackpipe Handshake will be gracing the stage to help raise funds for the greatest team of athletes ever. It goes down from 7pm onwards with $6 entry.
LOOKING FORWARD THE SONGWRITER SESSIONS
Thursday March 26 Bar Oussou
LISA MITCHELL
Friday March 27 Howler
MASTODON
Friday March 27 Festival Hall
SPOONFUL
Saturday March 28 The Post Office Hotel
THE HORNETS
ANDREA MARR
Saturday April 11 The LuWOW
ROLLS BAYCE
Thursday 16 April John Curtin Bandroom
LENT OUTTA SHAPE
SOAK + JESSIE DAVIDSON
Thursday April 2 The John Curtin Hotel
BASKERVILLIAN
Friday April 3 Bar Open
Friday April 17 Shadow Electric
JORDIE LANE
BOOGIE 9
Saturday April 17 Sunday April 19 The Toff In Town
POKEY LAFARGE
Saturday April 18 The Evelyn Hotel
Bruzzy’s Farm Victoria Friday April 3 – Sunday April 5 Wednesday April 8 Caravan Music Club
MARLON WILLIAMS AND THE YARRA BENDERS
Thursday April 9 The Gasometer
MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS
Friday April 10 John Curtin Bandroom
HOBBLE DAY
Thursday March 26 The Post Office Hotel
LAUNCH 23/02
THE KILL DEVIL HILLS
Saturday April 11 John Curtin Bandroom
Sunday March 29 The Post Office Hotel
LADY OSCAR
Thursday March 26 Howler
THE SUGARCANES
Friday April 10 The LuWOW
THE OCEAN
SLUMBERJACK
Friday April 24 Can’t Say
CHARLIE MARSHALL
Sunday April 26 The Retreat
THE GETAWAY PLAN
Friday May 22 The Corner Hotel
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For more reviews go to beat.com.au/reviews GOLDEN PL AINS Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, Saturday March 7 to Monday March 9 Neneh Cherry
Soil and Pimp Sessions
Amid beers and forgotten tent pegs and all the rest of the setup mess, Golden Plains begins. The campsite is only half-filled, those who are there are already bleary eyed, perhaps from Friday night libations, or perhaps because it’s way too early. The campsite goes quiet as everyone naps before the madness begins with The Meanies. The Meanies, sporting a late ‘80s punk pedigree, seem lackluster in opening the festival. Link, looking like Dave Grohl but from a bygone era, does his best to muster the crowd, and towards the end of their set, everyone is dancing and there are a few shoes flying about. Good. Hits back up The Meanies with some real steezy modern glam rock, excellent stagger and stage presence. Vocalist Evil Dick looks like a fat Marc Bolan crossed with Kram – his velour jacket is absolutely amazing. Belting out some crackers from their second album, funnily enough produced by Rob Younger of Radio Birdman, whom will later grace the stage, this seems like the true beginning to Golden Plains. The beginnings of the female take over of the afternoon begins with Sharon Van Etten, folky and sweet, reminiscent of Courtney Love but with less attitude and more feelings. She pairs perfectly with First Aid Kit, a Swedish folk duo, and as depressing as the two acts are back to back, they are perfect for the afternoon lull and the sunset. With flowers in their hair, every nerdy punter with glasses immediately falls in love. Neneh Cherry with RocketNumberNine+ are genre bending – solo, Neneh Cherry’s dub/Macy Gray stylings are cool, but backed with RocketNumberNine+, she definitely melts genres. The best part of the set? “Oooh ahhh, who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?” Radio Birdman: if anyone or anything deserves a revival, it’s these cats. Rollicking Billy Idol/Iggy Pop style punk, with a touch of ‘Oiy’ thrown in for good measure – sure our parents listened to them, but they had good taste at some point, right? The old Aussie rockers surpass the tired cliché of old legends doing a comeback for money/ pressure; they do it for love. There’s so much heart and energy and beer and attitude in their show it’s an absolute pleasure to watch. And yes, the singer can still dance like a champ. Courtney Barnett, the female answer to Paul Kelly, has come a long way from singing Avant Gardener in smelly Melbourne pubs. Despite the big stage, dancers in floaties and the light show, she retains some level of quaintness while remaining incredibly cavalier. Hearing everyone sing History Eraser about halfway through the set is just gorgeous. Special mention to Dan Luscombe on guitar as well, he always kills it. DJ Shadow, obsessed with hip hop heritage, plays lots of funk and soul, huge presence, great chat. But honestly? Every punter is having a sook. Between his chat with Cut Chemist and the crowd, it all seems so disjointed, and while everyone appreciates the history lesson, it would’ve been much better if we could’ve just boogied. After surprisingly refreshing snooze and early awakening (9am), some Aldous Harding is in order. Watching members of the crowd rush, but pretend not to rush, up to the bathrooms with their hands over their mouth from excessive partying the night before is great, but so were Harding’s soothing tunes. They are so casual, like a mature and more soulful Barnett, big kudos. Banoffee follows shortly, her name advertised on the Belgian Waffle stand stage left, and has a massive turn out – especially for such early billing. Milwaukee Banks retains some of Banoffee’s crowd and totally lives up to their hype – to borrow some o’ dat lingo – he’s dope. Van Gogh? Cool. Rose Water? Pretty cool. Patty Mills?? Doooope. It’s the perfect mood setter to kick off the afternoon, blending chill laidback beats, nice and bumpy, to work into the hard rock segment of the day. Oblivians grace the stage late afternoon. They sound like if Iggy and The Cramps had a baby. Rocking out with only two guitars, they nail the skinny punk groove of the late ‘70s; an absolute must see if you have the opportunity. The Bennies follow not long after. Heaps of people love it, and it’s a great show. Singer Anty on his Korg is hilarious, can-canning for most of the set. Mushroom Tea and Knights Forever are definitely the highlights. Big props to Soil & “Pimp” Sessions – the self-proclaimed Japanese death-jazz, which is exactly what it sounds like, and of course to Total Giovanni,, the surprise hit of the weekend – a Duran Duran throwback with some Middle-Eastern influences. The duo of Conor Oberst and Something For Kate could’ve led to a pandemic of slit wrists and crying eyes, however everybody’s too hyped. Conor Oberst is, well, Conor Oberst. Beautiful, poignant, depressing, heartwrenching. Well Whiskey and First Day of My Life, wow. Something For Kate,, being in their 20-somethingth year of playing together absolutely kill it. Echolalia,, clearly everyone’s favourite album gets quite a flogging with Monsters, Three Dimensions, and a few others, and their cover of Beat It?? Fahgeddaboutit. Paul Dempsey is like a fine wine: he’s getting better with age. Parquet Courts?? Headliner? Mr. Andrew Savage and his obnoxiously excellent rider requests? Great. So droll. But they pull it off as predicted. His hip attitude and dry humour pleases the crowd, and despite not being particularly mosh-worthy or danceable music, it has everyone out of their seats. Content Nausea and of course, Sunbathing Animal, despite being incredibly odd are amazing live. And then, the undisputed Kings of Disco: Village People. In The Navy, Macho Man,, all under the light of a giant disco ball that appears from nowhere (it was actually hung from a crane that they snuck in, the suspension hidden by fog – magic ruined, sorry), finishing on of course Y.M.C.A. Seeing 7000-odd people doing the Y.M.C.A at once is absolutely spine-tingling. Felipé is even kind enough to show the crowd precisely how to do the dance before leaping into song (Hint: we’ve all been doing it wrong). Even the strange dub/disco that constitutes the newer Village People slipped seamlessly into their set, truly a magnificent experience. There is something truly spiritual about Meredith; the Golden Plains experience is not something to be missed, operationally, everything was solid, the music was amazing, and most importantly, the people were just gorgeous, which is what rounds out the whole experience into something transcendental. Do yourself a favour, and enter the ballot. LOVED: Tinnies. HATED: Empty tinnies. 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PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL Friday March 6 to Monday March 9 It may be 39 years old, but Port Fairy Folk Festival still packs an almighty punch. The ground-breaking Buffy Sainte-Marie attracted such an enormous crowd on Friday evening that it took devilish cunning, levitation and the skills of a ninja to secure a seat. The effort was worth the wait as Sainte-Marie delivered a gritty and edgy performance, infused with her unique poetic sensibility. If anyone was expecting sedate acoustic folk, their minds would have been blown by a performance that seared with intensity and had as much in common with renegade artists such as Patti Smith as it did with the ‘60s folk vibe. As the world continues to sink into the quagmire of war, it was impossible to remain unmoved by Universal Soldier, which is as frighteningly topical today as it was in the ‘60s, while Starwalker was as wild as anything released by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Sporting a clerical collar and a huge cross, Sinead O’Connor dazzled the huge audience with a voice that soared yet never strained. Possessed and enveloped by the music, she was a hypnotic and idiosyncratic presence. Marlon Williams’ earthy rendition of Cocaine Blues captured the gritty racing heart of the song, while he imbued The State Hospital with a palpable sense of yearning. His humorous between-song banter was a light counterpoint to the melancholy nature of so many of the expertly delivered songs. Performing as part of We Two Thieves, the Port Fairy Folk Festival Maton Artist of the Year Mama Kin invested so much emotional commitment and soul into the rousing Diggers Town Hall she descended into tears. Throughout an excellent set We Two Thieves was engaging, visceral and entertaining. Jordie Lane and the tea-loving Clare Reynolds both resplendent in impressive headgear conjured impressive vocal harmonies on the quietly dramatic War Rages On. The jocular Henry Wagons imprinted his massive personality on the intoxicated collective consciousness of the jam-packed Shebeen as Wagons managed to be both hilarious and undeniably majestic. American band Lake Street Dive exuded effortless cool and pumped out addictive rockin’ soul, infused with an indie pop vibe. Like Clairy Browne, lead singer Rachael Price has sass, charisma and a towering vocal presence. The natural theatricality of Siskin River’s compelling performance ensured that, as always, they were nothing short of spellbinding. The suspenseful, thought-provoking and deliciously bizarre Up was so full of brooding intensity, it enthralled from beginning to end, while the spooky reimagining of My Favourite Things took us down the rabbit hole into another dimension. Despite a memory lapse during Alice that led to the lyrics being forgotten, Siskin River delivered an impressive set. Before we bade Port Fairy a fond farewell, Frank Yamma (accompanied by David Bridie) stirred us from our Monday morning lethargy with an expressive and moving voice that was as big and as beautiful as the sky. LOVED: Buffy Sainte-Marie’s individuality. HATED: Having to leave. GRAHAM BLACKLEY DRANK: Rivers of nutritious Guinness.
LONDON GRAMMAR Festival Hall, Saturday March 14 London Grammar is one of those bands people obsess over. I should know, I am one of them. It was no surprise their Festival Hall show sold out in a heartbeat and standing there, in the middle of the dancefloor, people in every direction swayed in an almost religious trance, singing (nay, praising) with hands held high in the air. So when frontwoman Hannah Reid asked everyone to sing with her for the last song of the evening, Strong, we were already one step ahead. Dressed simply in a classic jeans/shirt combo, Reid’s brilliance shone vocally and as always, she captivated from the start. Entering our sphere during a dreamy synth opener and some unexpected ‘90s electric guitar (think Melrose Place), she laid out some mesmerising, meditative notes that were to become album opener, Hey Now. A mountainous screen panorama lit up the stage as the rapturous applause began. The more upbeat Darling Are You Gonna Leave Me and quieter Interlude followed before Reid spoke directly to the crowd, thanking them profusely for being one of the first places to show the band support. Explaining this was their last show on a tour that’s lasted two years, in support of their debut album If You Wait, the band was evidently emotional (and even a little tired). This followed onto Shy and Wasted My Young Years, the latter injecting some energy into the crowd with its pulsing beat and graduated lighting set-up above and beyond the stage. Flickers came next, with the reminiscent introduction that it was the first song the band wrote back at university. It’s clear to see how they’ve honed their style since then, but the percussive backdrop of this track is always appreciated. Live, they take it to the next level with a heavy bass breakdown mid-song that gets the blood pumping. More spectacular vocals from Reid delivered a pitch-perfect rendition of Sights and Stay Awake, while French artist Kavinsky’s Nightcall was even more hauntingly beautiful in the flesh; a definite crowd favourite. The predicted encore had Reid back on piano with the gentle backing of the live strings section (populated by local musicians, no less) for If You Wait and after a string of LOVED: That voice. more “thank you’s” from the band, Metal & Dust rounded HATED: Not knowing when they’ll be coming out an impressive set with a bang. Please, please come back. back soon. DRANK: Anything I didn’t have to skol in the basement bar. JEN WILSON
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HEARTLAND RECORDS TOP TEN 1.
Seedy Jeezus
Wunderkammer BOX SET FANTOMAS
(Supercriticality Records)
When rock’n’roll burst into popular consciousness in the ‘50s, the self-proclaimed guardians of public decency feared the worst. With its penchant for hip-thrusting licks and salacious commentary, the emergence of rock’n’roll was the musical equivalent of a plague of locusts descending to devour society’s moral fibre. Things got so bad that Pat Boone was dispatched to co-opt this evil force and saturate it in an insipid sanitising wash. Were such attitudes still dominant, it’s reasonable to assume Seedy Jeezus’s debut album would be viewed as further evidence of the impending moral apocalypse – which, in the context of rock’n’roll’s perverted sense of righteousness – is a badge of honour. To witness the delicious riffs of Shakin’ the Fuse is to immerse yourself in the best song The Powders Monkey never got around to writing; hang around for Wormhole, and it’s Led Zeppelin at the height of their vainglorious reign. Universal Overdrive throws back a double shot of Humble Pie attitude and casts a leering grin across the room, Chasing the Dragon’s Tail is Black Sabbath before the cocaine fog set in and the psychotic fury Pick Up is palpable. Then, you’ve got the 15-minute, kaleidoscopic metal treatise of How Ya Doin’. It starts slowly, a casual stroll through the poppy-strewn fields of early ‘70s psychedelic rock. There’s a fraternal feel in the air, and we’re all walking together, mesmerised by Lex Waterreus’ freakish guitar skills. The sonic atmosphere
TOP TENS:
2.
Self-Titled LP HOZIER
3.
Defenders Of The Faith 3CD JUDAS PRIEST
4.
Tally All The Things LP PARQUET COURTS
5.
Self-Titled LP ANTEMASQUE
6.
Scorpions Revisited 2CD ULI JON ROTH
7.
Blood Mountain COL VINYL LP MASTODON
clears, the sun begins to shine and rock’n’roll enlightenment beckons. The mood breaks and the air drenched with the spirit of Jimi Hendrix. You can hear the sounds of nature in the background, a subtle nod in the direction of Zeppelin’s mediaeval folk indulgences; a drum solo appears out of the darkness, and it’s 1976 again, but in the very best of ways. Things get loud again, and everything is beautiful. The come down is brutal, but strangely comforting – six minutes of dirty, grimy, nasty rock’n’roll in Sun In My Car. It’s tempting to ponder what Pat Boone would make of Seedy Jeezus, but he’d be too shit scared to hang around to find out. PATRICK EMERY
8.
Immortal 2LP RANDY RHOADS TRIBUTE
9.
Kiln house LP FLEETWOOD MAC
10. Anthology LP BOX SET THE CLEAN
RECORD PARADISE TOP TEN 1.
Melbourne, Florida DICK DIVER
2.
Pedestrian At Best (Single) COURTNEY BARNETT
3.
Blast LOVE OF DIAGRAMS
4.
Bad Blood CLOWNS
5.
Man It Feels Like Space Again POND
SINGLES
BY LACHLAN
metaphor, switching keys and flipping the hook on repeat, on a whim. It’s a weird single, the hook is not exactly a pop hook, especially compared to lead single i, but still a promising indication big things are in store for good kid, m.A.A.d city’s follow-up.
TODD TERJE
PETER BIBBY
REALiTi (4AD) Taken from Grimes’ self-described “~lost album~” that was scrapped in 2013, REALiTi is a dreamy slice of pop that rules even in its unpolished state. It’s a curious indication of the album that might have been, fingers crossed we see a mixtape-scale release in the lead-up to the next Grimes LP proper. Heck, hopefully we see a release of the next Grimes LP proper.
Goodbye Johnny (Spinning Top) Possessing a similar demented charm to that of Chad VanGaalen, WA’s Peter Bibby snarls while delivering candour, honest and raw, while evoking a strange beauty. One of Australia’s unsung folk gems.
OH MERCY
Sandy (EMI) Returning from an elongated US excursion, Oh Mercy embrace a driving Kurt Vile, War On Drugs scale, carrying along with a barrelling beat, Alexander Gow’s vocal rising to the occasion for the most part. It’s a lush, breezy ride, burdened slightly by Gow’s reverence for the songwriting form, dipping into a middle eight when a sick, blown-out solo would’ve taken things to the next level. It’s satisfying, but not spectacular, though it could’ve been.
MUSE
Psycho (Warner) I dug Muse’s ridiculous, pompous, dubstep-baiting shit in the past few years, to an extent. It was a joke, but an entertaining one at that. Now the British trio return sounding like a high school Muse cover band, flailing dumb, impotent riffs among naughty swear words and edgy political platitude. A three way ouroboros with heads up each others arses, Muse just rolled off the cliff into a sewage ravine filled with their own shit.
KENDRICK LAMAR
King Kunta (Interscope) The slinky third single from K-Dot’s To Pimp A Butterfly finds a middle ground between G-Funk and P-Funk (especially as George Clinton has just been revealed as a guest elsewhere on the LP), building metaphor upon
The Boatman’s Call NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
8.
Let Love In NICK CAVE AND THE Gon’boogaloo C.W. STONEKING
10. Self-Titled RUSSELL ST BOMBINGS
RRR’S TOP TEN 1.
Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit COURTNEY BARNETT
2.
9 Classic Tracks SARAH MARY CHADWICK
3.
Play Mistly For Me DAVE GRANEY AND THE MISTLY
4.
Sister City T:DY T:WNS
5.
My Dreams Dictate My Reality SOKO
6.
Full Circle GEORGE FITZGERALD
7.
Self-titled NATALIE PRASS
8.
Goon TOBIAS JESSO JR
9.
Brat Farrar II BRAT FARRAR
10. Tides FRAMEWORKS
BEST COAST
Heaven Sent (EMI) The couplets are phoned in, there’s no bother with a bridge, the solo sucks, but still, this kinda rules? Nothing revelatory, but the riffs are big, dumb‘n’loud, a gnarly throwback to ‘90s pop punk. And hey, not one mention of California. Unless heaven is a metaphor for California. Then yeah, nah.
7.
9.
“You know what they say about pineapple? Well, onions do the trick, only better,” Tony says with a wink, pressed on the matter. “What I’m trying to say is that it makes my cum taste good. I also like to eat my own cum. It’s good and nice and I am a good and nice man.”
GRIMES
Heavy Disco (single) THE BENNIES
BAD SEEDS
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Inspector Norse ( Justin Van Der Volgen Mix) (Olsen) There was probably a time between 2012 and now where Inspector Norse was played out, but it must’ve been long ago because I’ve forgotten about it. It can still get a d-floor goin’, and if you’re groaning about it, you’re in the wrong. It’s unstoppable. This edit isn’t even that far removed from the original. We’ll probably still be boppin’ along even in the aftermath of a nuclear winter.
6.
SINGLE OF THE WEEK TAME IMPALA Let It Happen (Interscope)
If Let It Happen, the first track from the TBA third Tame Impala LP, clocked off around the four-minute mark, you’d still be left with a solid assurance Kevin Parker is still on the right track. Instead, this time around, the swirling key melodies stutter, as if Parker is switching up to a dance remix of his on track at the midway point. A swell of orchestral strings, unintroduced so far in the Tame Impala canon, eventually get sucked into a dancefloor vortex, then a crisp Billie Jean beat heralds the remainder of the track. It’s the gamut of Tame Impala in one package, the faultless ear for melody, plus the impulse for dancefloor production, only really indulged previously on the killer B-Side Beverly Laurel (check it out if you haven’t already).
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KEVIN RUDD’S FAVOURITE SONGS 1.
Oh Kevie, You’re So Fine TONI BASIL
2.
Kevin Is A Place On Earth BELINDA CARLISE
3.
Stairway to Kevin LED ZEPPELIN
4.
Tears in Kevin ERIC CLAPTON
5.
Kevie’s Got a Gun AEROSMITH
6.
Good Golly Miss Kevin LITTLE RICHARD
7.
Kevinor Rigby THE BEATLES
8.
Kevie’s Girl RICK SPRINGFIELD
9.
How Far Is Kevin? LOS LONELY BOYS
10. Kev Right Hand NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS
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DON FERNANDO
PEARLS
Haunted By Humans (Independent)
SONNY & THE SUNSETS
Pretend You’re Mine (Dot Dash/Remote Control)
Jean-Paul Sartre said “hell was other people”. As an arrogant, obnoxious and cantankerous philosopher, whose razor sharp grasp of convoluted academic concepts was inversely proportional to his emotional intelligence, he’d know. Sartre wouldn’t have liked Don Fernando and their pounding stoner rock riffs, even a little bit. But who gives a shit what Sartre thinks? Especially when the title track of Don Fernando’s new album, Haunted by Humans kicks in, replete with fuzz-drenched licks and emphatic vocal pleas, or even when you’re whisked off to another world by Cosmic Psychos amphetamine-spiked rock of Running and Hiding. You can hear Soundgarden pounding away in the distance in Why?, and If You Say So throws back to a time when Kiss eschewed gratuitous self-congratulation marketing in favour of riffs hotter than Satan’s bedroom heater. On Side of the Road, Rutger Hauer’s psychotic protagonist in The Hitcher bludgeons Black Sabbath within an inch of its life; Flight of the Unknown takes a journey into Led Zeppelin’s hippie-metal territory. Motherload puts its hands around your throat, locks into a groove and refuses to let go and Now You Know doesn’t mince words or licks in giving you a metal rock lesson. One thing that can be gleaned from Observation is that Don Fernando approach rock’n’roll like William Perry exchanging pleasantries with an unsuspecting Dallas Cowboy running back, while Older might be we’re all going, but Don Fernando is still in the prime of its existence.
About three tracks in, Pearls’ third studio album, Pretend You’re Mine, shatters the expectations drawn by its goofy but quaint album cover by throwing out a mind-blowing assortment of stunning riff-work, tone and songwriting. Every track either stands out as a dream-pop wonderland with just the right amount of fadey echo effects, submerging listeners in an atmospheric soundscape, or a snappy, ‘clap your hands’ beat – all maintaining a faster pace than a shoegaze track while often keeping the genre’s attributed distance. Imagine the finesse, talent and memorable hooks of David Bowie’s backing musicians combined with a particular usage of glam-pop organ keys and a boy-to-girl vocal swap that creates a loosely related but not dissimilar feel to My Bloody Valentine – this is what Pretend You’re Mine does well. On the other side of the coin, the vocals have the unfortunate characteristic of being damagingly familiar. Many of the melodies are unshakably close to an assortment of old pop songs, and the particular tone of singing employed on the male-fronted tracks blurs the line between the band and Arcade Fire. Some parts of the album feel more like trying to play pop music trivia at the local pub instead of being truly unique, and this comes as a cop-out to the rest of the album’s brilliance. After all’s said and done, the ethereal sonic depth of Straight Through The Heart and bittersweet pop hooks in the title track Pretend You’re Mine make this album well worth the listen.
PATRICK EMERY
THOMAS BRAND
Talent Night at the Ashram (Lost & Lonesome Recording Co.) Are the ISIS beheadings funny? I don’t think they are. Either someone at Sonny & The Sunsets thought so, or the San Franciscan pysch-pop collective, led by Sonny Smith, are so removed from mainstream society they’re not aware of the widespread decapitations carried out by Islamic State. I say this because the original album artwork, that still features on the vinyl release, features a headless, white caftanwearing figure holding a curved blade (scimitar) with a bloodied and decapitated figure before it – an Ashram is associated with Hindi culture but allusions to ISIS are difficult to ignore. Musically, the album is ‘nice,’ which is really what Sonny & The Sunsets are about: pacifying pop tones reminiscent of The Zombies and overlaid by Smith’s similarly soothing vocals that tell twee tales of love and other adventures. The title track Talent Night at the Ashram is a fine example of the above qualities as the lyrics tell tales of exploration and wonderment: “Dreamer left her suitcase on a train she took to Bombay / In her suitcase was a poem she wrote about The Northern Lights.” No mention of stories of beheadings. Iceline’s Joke sees Smith doing his best Bob Dylan impersonation over the top of an instrumental backing straight off Flaming Lip’s 1999 instant classic Soft Bulletin. This is great dinner party music for slightly alternative folk or for putting babies to sleep. That’s all. DENVER MAXX
CRACKED ACTOR
PSYCROPTIC
PURITY RING
Psycroptic (EVP Records)
Iconoclast (hellosQuare)
Canberra’s Cracked Actor take their name from a David Bowie track featured on 1974’s Aladdin Sane. This was also the title used for a documentary by Alan Yentob that followed a wasted, worn-out Bowie on a US tour, revealing him as theatrical and focused on stage, but coked-up and paranoid off the stage. It’s an apt match for the music on Cracked Actor’s Iconoclast, a collection of electronica-meets-guitar pop that lulls you with its beauty and then unbalances everything with its more uncompromising elements. The success of the music hangs on the clever push-pull of those moments throughout this well-produced debut album. On the introductory Pause In Everything, angelic vocals waft atop a washed-out ambience, while a percussive underbelly hints something more sinister. The gradual ascent built on following track Third contrasts with the vigorous Funerals and its jagged licks of guitar are in the style of Jonny Greenwood. Next, we’re thrust into the foggy soundscape of MYV/ Light Year, its distant war-drum paving the way for delicate ballad Blue. The album’s second half fixes you to the spot with some revitalising singles; album highlight Lemon On Your Lover and Hollywood, with the hypnotic Upstructures sandwiched in the middle. The tempo drops right down for the album’s finish, a gentle wind-down that ends the album all too soon and directs you back to the beginning for another round of peeling back the music’s many layers.
A new Psycroptic album is always cause for excitement in Australian heavy music circles. There are two major reasons for this: they’re a world class tech-death outfit and inarguably our best known extreme metal export on a world scale; and the fact that you pretty much know exactly what you’re getting with a new Psycroptic album. Their self-titled sixth album is no exception on both accounts. This album will no doubt further cement their place as a high profile act on the global extreme metal scene and see them touring the globe once again. They’ve managed to remain absolutely true to their core sound without repeating themselves. Indeed, this album is a textbook Psycroptic record from start to end: pretty cold, clinical, ultra-precise tech death metal, with the passion coming from frontman Jason Peppiatt’s typically aggressive, paint stripping vocals. The musicianship is absolutely top notch, the riffs are complex without leaving you cold and the songs themselves are strong as ever. The glimpses of melody that peak through the carnage on occasion, that have become slightly more of a feature of the band’s sound in recent times, are a delight. If you’re a fan already and even if you’re not, this album will be everything you want from a Psycroptic record.
Another Eternity (4AD/Remote Control)
Megan James and Corin Roddick’s second album as Purity Ring refines the glitchy, R&B-influenced sound of their slick debut album, 2012’s Shrines. This suggests two things: that the band are sounding a bit less like Cocteau Twins, and they’re steeping out of the shadows to embrace a clearer, more upfront personality. Despite Shrines’ unusual song names and darkly effusive musical setting, James’ impressionistic, body-obsessed lyrics clearly stood out. The more mainstream sound of Another Eternity should ideally expose these lyrics and their meanings further, but a little magic has been lost with this simpler, poppier sound, and there are times where the music and words sound at odds with each other. Another Eternity’s ten songs average at three-and-a-half minutes and run into each other like a mixtape. The bubblegum pop of the opening trio of songs obscures their darker nature; the duo is better served with looser, hip hop-influenced rhythms of late-album numbers, Flood On The Floor and Sea Castle. The less sugar that’s sprinkled on Roddick’s bold, buzzing beats, the more enjoyable Another Eternity becomes. CHRIS GIRDLER
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GIG GUIDE
WHAT'S ON AROUND MELBOURNE THIS WEEK
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WEDNESDAY MAR 18 INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ••ADALITA + WARMTH CRASHES IN Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $20.00.
••ANDY JANS-BROWN & COZMIC + STELLAFAUNA +
SIB Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. ••CLIENT LIASON 170 Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00.
••COQ ROQ WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
••CYCLO TIMIK + LITTLE RABBIT Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
••ECCA VANDAL + DARK FAIR + PRETTY CITY Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm.
••ELEANOR DUNLOP + LESTER THE FIERCE Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.00.
••EMERGENZA Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm.
••GEOFF ACHISON + BRENDAN FORWARD Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.
••HEY FRANKIE + YARRA BANKS + PICKPOCKET Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
••JACK EVAN JOHNSON + MICHAEL PLATER +
CLAIRE BIRCHALL 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.
••JESS LOCKE + LINCOLN LE FEVRE + GEORGIA MAQ
+ MOON RITUAL Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00.
••DRUNK MUMS + POW WOW KID + JURASSIC NARK
••JUNIPERS + BLIND THRILLS + LIZARDS ON ICE
+ DJ MERMAID Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00. ••FORLEIGH + ELBURY + CHEEKY GOOSE + MAGIC TUNDRA + SEBASTIAN GRESHAM Tote Hotel,
••KAMAGEDDUM - FEAT: THE BRAVES + CLIVE MAN
Collingwood. 7:30pm.
••JOIN THE AMISH + VICIOUS CYCLE + CAMP DAVID
+ BEYOND CONTEMPT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.00. ••KATIE BRIANNA + JEMMA NICOLE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
GIG OF THE WEEK!
Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5.00.
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $18.00.
••LUNA GHOST + BLOODHOUNDS ON MY TAIL +
MINIATURES + CRIMSONETTES 24 Moons, Northcote.
CLIENT LIAISON
The first time I saw Client Liaison was when they were elevated above me in a shipping container stage. My, my, how from little things, big things do indeed grow. Catch Client Liaison at 170 Russell. Tickets are still available for Wednesday March 18, but Friday March 20 is sold the fuck out.
8:00pm.
••NEXT - FEAT: ADMIT ONE + BOY WONDER +
Abbotsford. 9:00pm.
••ROSE CARLEO + PAUL WOSEEN Whole Lotta Love,
Bar, Geelong. 8:00pm.
••SCUL HAZZARDS + BATPISS + INFINITE VOID +
••KELE + JAKUBI Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. $35.00.
OUTLINES Colonial Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $15.00. ••OWEN PALLETT Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.
••MARTA PACEK + THE JESSICA STUART FEW Beav’s
••OWEN PALLETT Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.
••PETER & THE WOLVES Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine.
••OPEN MIC The Farmer’s Place, 8:00pm.
••SCALAR FIELDS + CANARY + DAVE GILLAN +
••PROJECT TAHANAN - FEAT: ALYSSA & JULIENNE
••KYLIE MINOGUE Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $40.00.
BRADEN TUOHEY Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $6.00.
••THE FIFTHS + DADA ONO Public Bar, North Melbourne.
$40.00.
8:30pm. $10.00.
MAE SACRIS + JUSTERINI SANDOVAL + PAULINE EDRALIN + MELANIE SILVA Workers Club, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $17.50.
8:00pm. $8.00.
••REINO + WILLIAMS CAVE + YESTIN SANCHEZ Mr
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.
••SOUL IN THE BASEMENT - FEAT: THE DEANS +
••THE PEEKS + RUN RABBIT RUN + ZUM Workers Club,
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ••30/70 + FORTUNES + THHOMAS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
••B IS FOR CHICKEN Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00.
••BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
••DANIEL HUNTER QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20.00.
••DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm.
Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. $5.00.
DJ VINCE PEACH & PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar,
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10.00.
••TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD + NEON QUEEN + A
GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS + DJ MERMAID Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
••THE AUDREYS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $30.00. ••THE BLACK ALLEYS + DIAMONDS OF NEPTUNE
+ SUPERMOON Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
$10.00.
••OPEN MIC The Wilde, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
••PUGSLEY BUZZARD Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.
••THE WEEPING WILLOWS + TOM DOCKRAY Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:00pm.
••THE WRITERS BLOQUE Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 7:30pm.
FRIDAY MAR 20
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ••ABSOLUTELY 80’S + BRIAN MANNIX + SCOTT
CARNE + ALLY FOWLER Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 9:00pm. $35.00.
••AKTION UNIT + HI GOD PEOPLE + REPELLANT +
PEWTER SNAKE NECKLACE Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine.
8:30pm. $10.00.
••ALITHIA + QLAYE FACE + CAPTAIN KICKERS &
••THE DEAD HEIR + OLI DEAR + SCURVYLICIOUS
THE AWESOMES + ROMEO MOON Gasometer Hotel,
••FERELLA’S FIGHT CLUB - FEAT: STEPHEN
+ GONDOLA KID + DJ KEN WALKER + DJ ASIO
MAGNUSSON + JORDAN MURRAY + MARK SHEPHERD 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. ••GL + HARVEY SUTHERLAND + SUI ZHEN + SILENTJAY & JACE XL + SIMON TK + EDD FISHER + JIMMY DAWG Hugs & Kisses, Melbourne. 8:00pm. ••NIGEL BUTTERLEY Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.
Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
••BEAVER + COFFIN WOLF + DEL LAGO + GLADSTONE
$14.00.
6:00pm. $25.00.
••RONNEN LEIZEROVITZ Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $15.00.
••RUBY & THE CRYSTAL Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00.
••STARR-SCHULZ AND FRIENDS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.
••THE ROOKIES The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ••BEN WRIGHT SMITH + BROOKE RUSSELL Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
••MUDDY’S BLUES ROULETTE Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ••OPEN MIC Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm. ••OPEN MIC Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
••THE BREADMAKERS Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:30pm. ••THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL’S OPEN MIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm.
••THE HAMMOND ORGAN NIGHTS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm.
••TONY JOE WHITE Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 8:30pm. $49.50.
THURSDAY MAR 19
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ••ANDREW RIGO Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8:00pm.
••ANGRY SEAS + DREXLER + THE PUNCHING PONIES
+ THE BEGGAR’S WAY Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:00pm. $8.00.
••ANIMAUX + SWIM SEASON + FRIDA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
••ARTY DEL RIO (ALL THE SAME LAUNCH) + TONY
ROBINSON + MORPHEME Grace Darling Hotel,
Collingwood. 8:30pm. $7.00.
••AUDITION NIGHT - FEAT: WATERLINE + IGOR
ALEINIK + MULLEN + BRETT FRANKE Musicland,
Fawkner. 7:00pm.
••BYO VINYL NIGHT The Bodega, West Melbourne. 7:00pm.
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••THE UV RACE + POWER + MISS DESTINY Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm.
••VOODOO Carters Bar, Northcote. 8:30pm.
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00.
+ ANGRY SEAS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00.
••BELLUSIRA + FADING HOUR + BRANCH ARTERIAL
+ NIKHAIL + CHASING LANA Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $18.90.
••XAVIER RUDD & THE UNITED NATIONS Forum
••BLACK CAB + NUN + REPAIRS Howler, Brunswick.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC
••BLACK NIGHT CRASH - FEAT: DJ FELIX WHITE Ding
••ALEXANDER NETTELBECK & THE NEW
••CHERRY BOMB European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd.
Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $71.41.
IMPROMPTU QUARTET Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond.
8:00pm. $14.00.
••JACQUELINE GAWLER & THE JOHN MONTESANTE
8:00pm. $20.00.
Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30pm.
••MELBOURNE GUITAR QUARTET Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00.
••THE COTTON CLUB - FEAT: PETE CORNELIUS &
THE DEVILLES + SWING PATROL BLUES DANCERS + DJ MATTHEW FREDERICK Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
••THE GOOD EGG THURSDAYS - FEAT: HENRY WHO
+ TIGERFUNK + LEWIS CANCUT Lucky Coq, Windsor.
7:00pm.
••THE MELBOURNE IMPROVISERS COLLECTIVE Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
••TOM VINCENT TRIO Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.
••VANESSA FERNANDEZ (A TRIBUTE TO THE ‘DIVINE
ONE’ SARAH VAUGHAN) Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.00.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ••ANDREW SWIFT + DAMON SMITH & THE QUALITY
LIGHTWEIGHTS + KATEY BROOKS Retreat Hotel,
7:30pm. $10.00.
••FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE - FEAT: SINGLE INCOME &
EASTWOOD REVINE Pier Live, Frankston. 8:00pm. $5.00. ••HORRORSHOW Ormond Hall, Ormond. 8:00pm. ••JUGULAR CUTS + THE PRIMARY + PLEBS + SHIT SEX Public Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00. ••JUNGLE HOP - FEAT: CRYPT KICKER 3 The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.
••KISS 40TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE - FEAT: ALL
STAR BAND + THUNDERSTAG + DESTROY SHE SAID Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00.
••LOUIS SPOILS + COLOUR BOMB + MATT KELLY Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $10.00.
••MICHAEL ROBINSON BAND + DEAR THIEVES +
BONES BLACKWOOD Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.00.
••MURDER RATS + THE FIX + LIQUOUR SNATCH +
DING DONG DEAD + TRANS PARANOIA Bendigo Hotel,
Collingwood. 8:00pm.
••NORTH ARM + MACHINE TRANSLATIONS + THE
NIGHT PARTY + SARA RETALLICK 303, Northcote.
••MARK SNARSKI & PENNY IKINGER Yarra Hotel,
••THE CUBAN BROTHERS + MOSE & MARCUS + THE
PSYDE PROJECTS Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm.
••THE FLOATING BRIDGES + ECHO DRAMA The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.
••THE LOVE BOMBS + THE COUNCIL + DJ MERMAID Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm.
••THE PORKERS + FIREBIRD TRIO + JAY WARS &
THE HOWARD YOUTH Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. $20.00.
••THIEF + LANKS + YOUNGS Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.00.
••TIKI TAANE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $30.00. ••VOLTAIRE TWINS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm.
••WATCHTOWER + ROUND TABLE + BODIES + HOLY
SERPENT Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
Bar, St Kilda . 8:30pm.
Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $20.00.
••8 FOOT FELIX Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.
••DANA CZARSKI & NICOLAI SANADZE Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $20.00.
••ISM TRIO Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00.
••JACK HOWARD & THE AMBASSADORS OF LOVE Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $23.00.
••KIMBA GRIFFITH SEPTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00.
••KOKO Carters Bar, Northcote. 9:00pm.
••KUNJANI Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20.00.
••LA TIN SHED ORQUESTA Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00.
••LEIGH BARKER & THE NEW SHEIKS Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00.
••LIVINGSTONE DAISIES + VOIX D’OR + DJ CRISPI Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $5.00.
••MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S THE
DAMNATION OF FAUST Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $40.00.
••SAM KEEVERS QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK
Fi, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25.50.
••DOLLAR 20 BLUES BAND Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale.
••ROCK MONSTER + SPIDEY SPIDEY + SHADOWS AT
Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm.
THE RIPPIN LIVE SHOW Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm.
••THE BLACK HARRYS 24 Moons, Northcote. 8:00pm.
8:00pm. $15.00.
Melbourne. 8:00pm.
SHACK BOOGIE BAND + DJ BARRY MAXWELL
••THE BLACK ALLEYS + ROSS EVANS + NATE DOGG &
••KELSEY JAMES & THE KAMIKAZE BEES Paris Cat
••DJ BRAT FARRAR Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
••NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE + FOOD COURT The Hi-
••HUME BLUES CLUB - FEAT: COBRA 45’S + SHAKE
CASTRATION + SUBJECTS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
••TAYLOR MCFERRIN Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:30pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC
Brunswick. 8:30pm.
••ELLI BELLE + LARISSA TANDY Drunken Poet, West
Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
••STRAIGHT JACKET NATION + SOMA COMA + LUCID
Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.
••JOHNNY LOVE Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.
+ GALAXY WOLF + HENRY HOMESWEET + MEN64 + EYELINER + ALEX LANE + XYCE + GN Evelyn Hotel,
Belgrave. 9:00pm.
••CHRIS CAVILL & THE PROSPECTORS Sooki Lounge,
••EINSTEIN TOYBOYS + WILD CATZ Musicland, Fawkner.
••MATT MCMAHON Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne
Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $7.00.
••SQUARE SOUNDS FESTIVAL - FEAT: ATOMSMASHA
••WATT’S ON - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Prince Public
••CLIENT LIASON + RETIREE + WROOKS 170 Russell,
6:00pm. $15.00.
HARD RUBBISH Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00.
••SPIRAL ARM + COASTBUSTERS + LUNA GHOST
9:30pm.
QUINTET The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm. ••JOE MATERA Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00.
Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $10.00.
BAY + MISSISTA Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm.
$10.00.
••ROLLING BLACKOUTS + DR DOCTOR + YOU YANGS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.00.
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8:30pm.
••ALEX BURNS & JEN HAWLEY Big Huey’s Diner, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.
••BANDAOKE Pier Live, Frankston. 9:00pm.
••BEN SMITH Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm.
••HEARTSTRING QUARTET + FREDDIE WHITE Caravan
••WHITE SHOES & THE COUPLES COMPANY + ITCHY
Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $35.00.
••JO MEARES Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm.
SCABS Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $10.00.
••JODY & THE JOY RIDERS Reverence Hotel, Footscray.
••WHOLE LOTTA LOVE (LED ZEPPELIN
••JUKEBOX RACKET Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
••WILDING + TOOTH & TUSK + THE CONCLUSIONS
8:30pm.
CELEBRATION) Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:15pm. $81.41.
••MARKANDEYA St Peter & Paul’s Hall, 8:00pm.
+ DJ HARRY RAG Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.
••PETE CORNELIUS & THE DEVILLES Lomond Hotel,
8:30pm. $8.00.
Brunswick East. 9:30pm.
••Z-STAR & JAY POWER Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury.
••SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm.
8:30pm. $30.00.
••TALL BUILDINGS + LARISSA TANDY + TEN GALLON
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC
HEAD Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 9:00pm.
••THE IYER BROTHERS Melbourne Recital Centre,
••THE SONS OF JIM Catfish, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
Southbank. 8:00pm. $25.00.
••TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION - FEAT: DAN
••ABUKA Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.
BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.
••WAYFINDERS Conduit Arts, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
SATURDAY MAR 21
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ••ACID WESTERN + BEARS + MINISTRY OF PLENTY Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00.
••BANG - FEAT: THE KUJO KINGS + CAMBRIDGE +
SET THE SCORE Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $20.00.
••BILLY IDOL Rochford Wines, Coldstream. 3:00pm. $101.79. ••DARCEE FOX + SUPER SALOON + ABLAZE Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $13.00.
••DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE SHOW Yarraville Club, Yarraville. 8:00pm.
••GALLERI + PHOEBE DAICOS BAND Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $10.00.
••GAYLE CAVENAGH & THE MIXED COMPANY BAND Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm. $15.00.
••GOATWHORE + SEWERCIDE + METALSTORM +
JOIN THE AMISH Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $20.00.
••GREAT EARTHQUAKE + CREEKS + TAMMY HAIDER
+ LABRADOODLE Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.
8:00pm. $10.00.
••HELLIONS + VOID OF VISION + BARE BONES +
LEFT FOR WOLVES + STRICKLAND + EARTHENDE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 6:30pm. $15.30.
••HOUSE OF LAURENCE + ARCHER & BOW +
JUMPIN’ JACK WILLIAMS Shebeen, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $10.00.
••KARAOKE WITH ZOE Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8:00pm.
••MASSIVE + PETE CULLEN + DJ KEZBOT Retreat
BOWIE (TRIBUTE)
Bowie might just be the coolest 68-year-old to ever grace this green (albeit suffocating) earth. Pff, what am I saying, might be? This Saturday March 21 at The Yarraville Club, some of Melbourne’s coolest musical identities pay tribute to The Great Bowie, celebrating the 40th and 41st anniversaries of Young Americans (1975) and Diamond Dogs (1974).
WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
When I discovered Led Zeppelin for the first time, I listened to Whole Lotta Love on repeat for about three weeks. Mum, who’d introduced me to Led Zeppelin, got so sick of the song, I wasn’t allowed to play it in the car on the way to school any more. This Saturday March 21, Melbourne virtuosos celebrate the Zep in all their glory with Whole Lotta Love at The Palais. This is no ordinary tribute show.
Corner Hotel, Richmond. 11:00am. $49.00.
SHORTFALL + LUNG Espy, St Kilda. 12:00pm. $25.00. ••SHANTY TOWN Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9:00pm. ••SPIRIT VALLEY + WHIPPED CREAM CHARGERS + JOSEPH LIDDY & THE SKELETON HORSE + DEPARTMENT Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.00. ••SUN KILL MOON Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd.
Bar, North Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10.00.
••SWAMPLAND + KIT CONVICT & THE TERRIBLE
Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm.
••MELBOURNE VEGAN FESTIVAL - FEAT: THUG
KITCHEN + JIM MORRIS + DEAN O’CALLAGHAN + SHANAKA + SCOTT FRY + DANIEL CROSSMAN + ROSEMARIE WALMSLEY + JAMIE HAY. HAVE/HOLD ••NORTH ARM + BNASH + JARROW + ARBES Public ••PEARLS + GEOFFREY O’CONNOR + WHITE HEX +
MINING BOOM + PSYCHEDELIC COVEN DJ John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:30pm. $12.00.
••PEGAZUS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10.00.
8:00pm.
TWO + THE RED MOTORS + DJ MARY M Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13.00.
••THE AUDREYS + ROB SNARSKI + BROTHER
+ MADDIE DUKE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3:00pm.
BUFFALO Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. ••THE BEARDS The Hi-Fi, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $30.50. ••THE BENNIES + FOXTROT Northcote Social Club,
$20.00.
••THE FIX + DIXON CIDER + GLEN & THE PEANUT
••PETE CONVERY + BOB HARROW + ALEX HAMILTON ••PONY FACE + LOST RAGAS Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. ••PSYCROPTIC Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 8:00pm.
••ROCK THE BAY - FEAT: ROOK + HINGE + PALACE
OF THE KING + BUSHIDO + DON FERNANDO + FUCK THE FITZROY DOOM SCENE + HAILMARY + MUSHROOM GIANT + CHAOS DIVINE + ARCANE SAINTS + TRANSCIENCE + GREENTHIEF +
$25.00.
••ALLIRA WILSON Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
••BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.
••CHRIS LAKE + EUGENE ALEXANDER + NICK
EVANGELOU + MITCH POWER Carters Bar, Northcote. 6:30pm.
••DAVID REX QUARTET Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20.00.
••EMMA GILMARTIN QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
••GOOD MUSIC - FEAT: ETHAN MCLAREN Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 8:00pm.
••JUKEBOX JIVE - FEAT: JUKEBOX RACKETS The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5.00.
••JULIE BAILEY Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.00.
••KATTIMONI + TUNES BY MANCHILD + TEE & THE
REFUGEES Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
••MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S THE
DAMNATION OF FAUST Hamer Hall (arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $40.00.
••MURALI KUMAR Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 4:00pm. $25.00.
••OLIVIA CHINDAMO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00.
Northcote. 8:00pm.
••RALEIGH WILLIAMS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.
BUTTER MEN + THE HALF PINTS + POWER SKIDS + FEROCIOUS CHODE + DJ BABY TONES Brunswick
••SRIDHAR CHARI (BAMBOO FLUTE RECITAL)
Hotel, Brunswick. 7:00pm.
••THIS FIASCO + TEMPEST RISING + RED BEE + LET
THE NUMBER BE X + MOFOISDEAD Workers Club,
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00.
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9:30pm. $20.00.
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $25.00.
••THE BLTS Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.
••THE SEVEN UPS + ALARIIYA + MYA WALLACE +
DJ MISS GOLDIE Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.20.
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ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK
DJ Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 4:00pm. ••SUMMER BLOOD + DRIFTER + COFFIN WOLF Old
••ASH KING Grind N Groove, Healesville. 9:00pm. $5.00.
••SUMMER OF SOUL - FEAT: PAPA CHANGO +
••BELOVE + JOSH CASHMAN Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm.
••BLUE EYES CRY Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. ••CHERRYWOOD Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.
••DAN LETHBRIDGE & THE CAMPAIGNERS + SIME
NUGENT + DJ MAGREGADETH Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $5.00.
••JVG GUITAR METHOD Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 9:00pm. ••KALLIDAD Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm.
••LEAVE YOUR HAT ON (SONGS OF JOE COCKER)
- FEAT: DELTA LADIES Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $30.00.
••LOMOND BARRACUDAS SEASON LAUNCH -
FEAT: TULLY ON TULLY + GRANDSTANDS + THE ADELAIDE CROWS & JOEL JENKINS Lomond Hotel,
Brunswick East. 7:00pm.
••LUKE ESCOMBE & THE CORPORATION Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.
••MICHAEL SPIBY PLAYS THE BADLOVES Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $23.00.
••MONIQUE BRUMBY Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. ••ROCK ART Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. 8:30pm.
••THE JUNGLE CROOKS Catfish, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
••THE MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
••THE WEEPING WILLOWS + DJ TRAFFIC JAM +
PEASANT MOON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. ••URIAH HEEP Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster. 8:00pm. ••VIC OLD TIME JAM SESSION - FEAT: CRAIG WOODWARD + WARREN ROUGH Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.
SUNDAY MAR 22
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ••BAD UNCLE Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
••DAVID LIEBE HART + DISASTERADIO + BUM CREEK Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $25.40.
••DEATH OF ART + DAN KROCHMAL + PLUM GREEN Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 5:00pm. $8.00.
••FORTRESS OF NARZOD + LEVITATING CHURCHES
CHELSEA WILSON + DJ MUSICMAN Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
••SUNDAY SCHOOL - FEAT: BLACK ORCHID OASIS +
JACKSON BRIGGS & THE HEATERS + MINIATURES Public Bar, North Melbourne. 4:00pm.
••SYNTH SUNDAY - FEAT: JOSH ABRAHAMS + DAVID
CARBONE + STEVE MCNALLY + ROSS HEALY + JOHN PILLANS Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $20.00. ••TED DEMPSEY & TED DEMPSEY - FEAT: 3 BOYS & A FIRE + JACK ‘COOTS’ LE COUTEUR + CARL RUSSO + SKINNY DAVE NOBLE Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:30pm.
••THE ART + FLYING BISONS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.
••THE BENNIES Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 8:00pm.
••TIM’S MYTH + MATT KELLY + PHOEBE JACOBS Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. $10.00.
••YANNI BURTON Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 2:00pm.
Melbourne. 4:00pm.
••MATT BORG TRIO + RPG RADIO + DANIEL LURHS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $5.00.
••POWER Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 2:00am.
Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm.
••MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: RED RED KROVVY
••IMMORTAL HORNS Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd.
+ HEADLESS DEATH + DEAD BOOMERS + LEATHER LICKERS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. ••MUNDANE MONDAYS - FEAT: WILDEBEEST + PURR + HALOGEN LAKE + CARD HOUSES Old Bar, Fitzroy.
••MATTEO Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 3:00pm.
••VELVET BOW + THE ATTICS + CHILDREN OF THE
••BRARSEY SUNDAYS - FEAT: DARYL MCKENSIE
JAZZ BAND Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4:30pm.
7:00pm. $15.00.
$15.00.
••MATTHEW SHEEN’S SEXTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
8:00pm. $5.00.
SUN Public Bar, North Melbourne. 7:00pm. $5.00.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $20.00.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC
Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00.
••ALLAN BROWNE WITH JULIEN WILSON & SCOTT
••OLIVIA CHINDAMO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne ••PEPPERCORN JAZZ BAND Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm.
••SAMASSIN Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm.
••WANTON SHILLELAGHS Farouk’s Olive, Thornbury. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ••BAKERSFIELD GLEE CLUB Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.
Mercat, Melbourne. 12:30pm.
••CHARLIE LANE Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.
TINKLER Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00.
••CHRISTOPHER GORDON Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00.
••DANA CZARSKI & NICOLAI SANADZE Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. $15.00.
••UP TRIO 303, Northcote. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/BLUES/FOLK ••THE MUTUAL APPRECIATION SOCIETY - FEAT:
MARTA PACEK + JESSICA STUART Retreat Hotel,
Brunswick. 7:30pm.
TUESDAY MAR 24
••CHARLIE MARSHALL Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS
••FREDDIE WHITE + SMALL TOWN ROMANCE
••BILLY IDOL Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm.
••CIDER SUNDAYS The Loft, Warrnambool. 8:00pm. Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm.
••JAM SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 6:00pm.
••JOHN SINGER + MILES O’NEILL Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm.
••KALLIDAD Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm.
••KEN MAHER, AL WRIGHT & TONY HARGREAVES +
KEN MAHER + AL WRIGHT & TONY HARGREAVES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.
HOLLOW WORLD Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. ••ROCKABILLY SUNDAYS - FEAT: HEELS ON DECKS
••MARTA PACEK & THE JESSICA STEWART FEW
Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
Elwood Food & Wine, Elwood. 8:00pm.
••MICHAEL SPIBY PLAYS THE BADLOVES Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 3:00pm. $23.00.
••PHOEBE DAICOS Gem Bar, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
••PORK CHOP PARTY Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 4:00pm. ••REFLEJOS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. ••STEVE LUCAS BLUES BAND + DJ MAX
CRAWDADDY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 3:00pm. $5.00. ••SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 2:00pm.
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••CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.
RAMBLING ROOTS + STEPFORD + ALEXANDRA PYE
••KING WOLF + ANIMAL SHARMAN BLUES Labour In
BANDS/ACTS WANTED for Espy Shows. Shoot an email through to mark@gunnmusic.com.au for more details DRUMMER WANTED for well-established Melbourne rock band. Influences include AC/DC, The Hellacopters, Aerosmith and Velvet Revolver. Pro gear and own transport req. Contact Steve 0433152960 for more details. GUITARIST WANTED for Oasis, Jam, Who, Kasabian, Kinks, Beetles, Stones influenced rock. Phn: 0433 726 449 TO GLEN: Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are caaaaaaalllllingggg. From Glen.
GUITON + ANNA JEAVONS Reverence Hotel, Footscray.
3:00pm.
••ANNA CRODELL - FEAT: ANNA CORDELL + THE
••PSYCROPTIC + DISENTOMB + HADAL MAW +
MUSICIANS WANTED
••ZIGGY BRITTEN & JEROME KNAPPETT + JOE
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS
••GUNN MUSIC ARTIST SHOWDOWN - FEAT: CLUE +
••KELLY AUTY & WAYNE JURY Big Huey’s Diner, South
Rawwwwwk the Bay sees two of Australia’s biggest disbanded bands, Rook and Hinge, reform for this very special, one-off performance. Get down to The Espy this Saturday March 21 and witness Australian music history in the making.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC
••BANJO-B-QUE - FEAT: CRAIG WOODWARD The
Northcote. 6:00pm.
ROCK THE BAY
$20.00.
••SUZANNAH ESPIE Union Hotel, Brunswick. 3:30pm.
BRIEF CHEMISTRY + FALSE PROPHET + SAMM.T + TIMBER BONES Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $12.00. ••HELLIONS Phoenix Youth Centre, Footscray. 8:00pm. ••JAM THE FUNK + KARATE BOOGALOO + SUPERSOUNDS MIXTAPE Espy, St Kilda. 6:00pm. ••JULZ EVANS & THEN SOME + HELOISE + MINNIE STREET + SHAWNEE & DUNCAN Carters Bar,
There isn’t too much happening on the gig front this week, but hey, there’s plenty of music being released; perfect time to immerse yourself in a new band or record and start dreaming of their tour.
Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
+ MIDTOWN TONIC Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. ••GABRIEL & CECILIA BRANDOLINI Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15.00.
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••TATTERED SAILS DUO Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. ••THE KEN OATH BAND + BALTER VADA + DEAN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:30pm. $6.00.
••TOM DOCKRAY MUSIC Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
••URIAH HEEP Chelsea Heights Hotel, Chelsea Heights. 8:00pm.
$100.93.
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DOCKRAY Little & Olver, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. ••MY LEFT BOOT + MODESTY + SECRET CRACKPIPE HANDSHAKE Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $6.00. ••PINK HARVEST + WHO’S THIS? + FUHN BOY Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.
••ROD STEWART Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $189.00.
••THE SPIRIT OF DUB + MONDEGREEN + RASTA
UNITY Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $8.00. JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ••AROWE 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5.00.
••FREQUENCY Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14.00. ••LALIC + ATOLLS + ZIG ZAG + UNCLE BOBBY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00.
••LATITUDE 37 Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $38.00.
••MICHAEL COOK Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $15.00.
••THE PAUL WILLIAMSON QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $18.00.
••YARRA HOTEL 2ND BIRTHDAY PARTY - FEAT:
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••DAVID RYAN HARRIS + JASON HEERAH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00.
••IRISH SESSIONS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. ••LOUIS MAJIWA + AMBER ISLES Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
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With the release of their sophomore album Gracetown, Fremantle indie-pop outfit San Cisco have announced an Australian Tour, including an underage matinee show at The Hi-Fi on Saturday May 23. Tickets are disappearing before our eyes so it’s best to book now. Bass player Nick Gardner may have shot himself in the foot and be unable to attend, but it’ll still be a party. Get over to Oztix to snap up some tickets at www.oztix. com.au. International students: check out the free Walk This Way hip hop program. Over five weeks, participants will be mentored by professional artists in the hip hop forms of MCing, DJing, breakdance and street art. This will coincide with key speaking tours of some of Melbourne’s peak cultural institution, including the Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), and The Malthouse Theatre. To round things off, there’ll be a cultural dinner at various spots around Melbourne and a celebratory jam with all mentors and participants at DJ MzRizk’s Block Party event. It’s for international students and local residents aged 18-25, free and will run during April/May. Applications will open in late March, check out www.thepush.com.au. Applications for the Unsigned Only music competition close TODAY. It’s for solo artists, bands, and singers from all over the world who are not signed to a major label record company or any of its affiliates. The Grand Prize Winner will be awarded $10,000 in cash (plus additional prizes) and one-on-one mentoring. First and second place winners in each category win cash and other prizes. Go to www.unsignedonly.com. If you have to start thinking about work experience soon and enjoy radio/media, did you know the ABC offers work experience placements? Jump online and check your eligibility, but it could be a great foot in the door if you’re thinking of a career in media. All the information you need is at www.abc. net.au/careers. If you want some experience in the arts or events industry, ArtsReady have a number of paid training positions available to Year 10 and 11 students wanting to obtain certificates, pretty ace way to score some cash and skills, hey? More info can be found at www. artsready.com.au.
ALL AGES GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH
• Kylie Minogue w/ Giorgio Moroder and Betty Who, Rod Laver Arena, Olympic Boulevard, 8pm, $110.51, premier.ticketek. com.au, AA SATURDAY 21 MARCH
• Pegazus w/ Barbariön and Shewolf, Musicland, 1359 Sydney Road, Fawkner, 7.30pm, $15, www.musiclandonline.com. au, AA SUNDAY 22 MARCH
• The Bennies w/ Foxtrot and guests, Wrangler Studios, 8C Whitely Parade, West Footscray, 3pm, $18.40, thebennies.oztix. com.au, AA • Music and Movie Night, w/ Local Young Bands, musicians and movie, YMCA Bass Coast Aquatic and Leisure Centre, 41 Wentworth Rd, Wonthaggi, 7pm-10pm, $1 presale and door, www.facebook.com/ BassCoastFreeza, AA
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A T L I T T L E & O LV E R By Dan Watt Warehaus is an exciting new edition to Melbourne’s Saturday night entertainment offerings. This club night happens at the newly opened Brunswick St Fitzroy club/ live music venue/bar/restaurant Little & Olver. Beat caught up with one of owner/ operators of L&O, Dylan Thomas, to get the down-low on Warehaus and also the buzz on the amazing Monday Beat The Hunger night, where the L&O’s kitchen gives away free food. Thomas begins by explaining the L&O carapace room, the building is one large warehouse divided into two and a half different businesses. “One and half being ours and the other on ground floor,” he says. “The rooms within the top level are massive, perhaps even over 150 square metres each, and within those rooms, we have stripped back everything to reveal the bare metal structuring, the 20-foot ceiling and the 125-year old brickwork that frames the structure.” There within lies a huge, glowing bar dubbed ‘the grocery store,’ a smoking courtyard with direct sunlight during the day and star light in the evening, and a dining room fit out with chairs and tables made from recycled vintage basketball courts by local designer Red Fox & Wilcox. “That’s a lot of space considering we haven’t mentioned the bandroom that comfortably holds over 200,” he exclaims. Warehaus parties make full use of the array of spaces, creating different experiences depending on the mood of a patron. The smoking area is a sound-insulated, glass-walled oasis, where one is, in reality, only three metres from the dance floor. They’re able to chill on soft Astroturf with the stars above (a welcome alternative to other Melbourne clubs where smokers and fans of the outdoors have to convene in a carpark or laneway to get respite). Conversely, in the main dance hall, there’s an impressive arrangement of club lights, strobes and
smoke machines that pair perfectly with the bangin’ beats emanating from the DJs. “Oddly enough, the best Warehaus parties we have thrown are the ones without big name acts, that is when the party becomes more about the people at the party and less about provided entertainment,” says Thomas. “The vibes are more lucid, it is like a dream-scape with all of your hot friends. Gigs these days are so stale, and the party is where we can truly let go knowing that there is no one pushing some kind of agenda or selling some sort of creative exercise. While we have had party people like Greg Wilson, Fantastic Man and heap more ‘names’ in the scene come through, it is all pointless when we can get people like Nile Delta from Riot in Belgium and Turkish Prison from Midnight Juggernauts to keep it fun with a fraction of the ego,” explains Thomas. To conclude, Thomas explains how the Beat The Hunger free meal initiative will work on Monday nights at the venue. “A partnership with a print magazine is crucial for spreading the word and spreading the love. It almost sounds stupid offering free food at a former grocery store-come-social club, however when it’s broken down, you can see the passion behind it. “Food has been the driving force behind all of human evolution and now that conversation has outweighed fighting for food in a Western world, the free food we
offer combines the two: food for life and conversation about it. It works simple each week, we provide around 1,000 small meals, all you have to do is turn up, head to the ‘grocery store’ and begin a conversation with the crew of staff and diners.” The soundtrack for Beat The Hunger is provided by certified modern Melbourne punk legend Al Monfort
– a member of bands Dick Diver, UV Race, Lower Plenty he will only play underground punk music. WAREHAUS happens every Saturday at Little & Olver, 393 Brunswick Street Fitzroy. Beat The Hunger happens every Monday night.
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Retrostar is Australia’s largest vintage clothing store and Melbourne’s best kept secret... but not for long. They are having a HUGE warehouse sale over two days ONLY on March 28 and 29, with over 15 000 items, including clothing, bags, hats, shoes and more all marked at $10 or less.
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With Christie Eliezer * Stuff for this column to be emailed to <celiezer@netspace.net.au> by Friday 5pm
JO CAMERON LEAVING AIR, ROLE ADVERTISED
After six years, Jo Cameron is leaving AIR for opportunities abroad. Her final day is Tuesday April 7. AIR is seeking a replacement Membership and Operations Manager with a broad knowledge and passion for the Australian indie music sector, strong event and project management experience, exceptional communication, networking, organisational and administration skills and able to manage websites, social media assets and communications.
LISA MITCHELL GOES GLOBAL WITH PLAY IT AGAIN SAM
Australian singer/songwriter Lisa Mitchell signed a world deal with Europe’s Play It Again Sam. Peter Thompson, managing director of Play It Again Sam, said, “We are delighted to welcome Lisa to Play it Again Sam. As big fans of her work we think she is a unique songwriter and performer. Her new album is sounding amazing and we feel Lisa has the potential to reach an international audience.” The deal does not cover Australia and New Zealand, where she’s with Parlophone. The 24-year old recently extended her global publishing deal with Sony/ATV Australia. Both her albums, Wonder and Bless This Mess, went Top 10 in Australia. Mitchell is managed by Cathy Oates.
TIMMY TRUMPET & SAVAGE’S ‘FREAKS’ GETS US RELEASE
Ministry of Sound Australia struck a deal with USA’s Casablanca Records (home of Martin Garrix and Tiesto) to release Timmy Trumpet and Savage’s Freaks. The track reached #3 on the ARIA chart and certified quadruple platinum, and triple platinum in New Zealand. It also achieved platinum sales in Sweden and Finland, and gold sales in The Netherlands.
THREE RECORD DEALS FOR KING PARROT
Currently on tour through Europe and the US, Melbourne’ grind thrashers King Parrot have signed three record deals – Housecore Records for North America, Agonia Records for Europe and EVP Recordings for Australia. Their May-due album was recorded by former Pantera singer Philip Anselmo at his Nodferatu’s Lair studio in New Orleans. He said, “King Parrot is not only a great live band, but they are as genuine and down-to-earth as it gets.” Melbournebased EVP is home to Psycroptic, Behemoth and The Amenta.
PORT FAIRY FOLK INJECTS $5 MILLION?
Port Fairy Folk Festival Director Jamie McKew says feedback from local traders and accommodation about a “bumper year” would suggest this year’s event – which drew 15,000 over five days – injected an extra $4-$5 million to the local region. Some stayed on a few days after the festival.
MOTOR CITY MUSIC DELIVERS AGAIN
The Motor City Music Festival at Geelong Showgrounds proved to be another success in its second year, drawing 7,500 punters. There were many highs, including no less than six guitarists onstage during a blues jam, country duo McAllister Kemp bringing up a ten-year old girl to perform their antibullying song Fight Me (after they learned it had got her through her ordeal), INXSive sending the crowd wild in the Tribute Band section and “older” acts as Black Sorrows, Painters & Dockers and Defrhyme proving to be the crowd pleasers. Organisers are already working on the 2016 edition.
THINGS WE HEAR
• Which indie label is wondering whether to sell out to a major label? Quiet feelers have been sent out. • Has Taylor Swift insured her legs for $40 million? • Which guitarist paid for his girlfriend’s weight loss – only to be dumped when she decided she and her new body could do better? • Will Kiss be able to play the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne (as the rumours go) when they’re booked to play Perth that night? • Will Apple’s music streaming service be pay-only with no free options? • Digital radio listening in five metro cities in Australia has grown by 24.2 per cent to 3.2 million, according to GfK figures. • So many Tame Impala fans logged on to the band’s website last Wednesday to hear their new track Let It Happen that the site crashed. • In 2015, Miami’s Ultra Music is adding Bali and Macau. Cheap ticket fairs to Bali could be tempting for Aussies, but what of Indonesia’s drug laws? • Mumford & Sons say they’re definitely back in Oz this year. BEAT MAGAZINE PAGE 46
• If it’ll make your day to see Justin Bieber squirm, The Comedy Channel hosts a roast on Tuesday March 31 at 8.30 pm express from the US. • Richard Branson on triple j, when told about Big Day Out and Soundwave’s retreat to the east coast, mused it might be the time to bring back V Festival. “I think the future of a big music festival should be good because people love live music and I hadn’t realised that Australia had such a setback. Where there’s setbacks in a country, that’s where Virgin loves to tread, so maybe we should try to get the team at the V Festival to have another look at Australia.” • Tkay Maidza has sold out Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. • Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is opening a guitar store, Broken Guitars, in his hometown Oakland, California, on Friday April 3. • When Sheppard visited a Toronto TV station on the coldest day of the year, the crew thought it’d be a whizz to take them skating to do their interview.
CHANGES AT INERTIA GROUP
Inertia Group founder Ashley Sellers has promoted Colin Daniels to CEO, saying “Colin has been integral to Inertia’s solid growth over the last seven years, anticipating market trends and driving change to maintain Inertia’s position as Australia’s premier independent music group.” Daniels will oversee Inertia’s music division and its interests in publisher Gaga Music, management company IE Inertia and Handsome Tours. Sellers remains as director and board member, continuing to work alongside Daniels on strategic growth and new business opportunities. Ben Suthers, who joined last year as Operations Manager from Big Day Out, was promoted to Director of Operations, Administration and Finance. Former Universal Music Australia exec Yvonne Cho joins Sunday April 5 as Senior Label Manager, in charge of Inertia’s distribution clients as Beggars Group, Remote Control, Cartell and Kobalt Label Services.
IS GAYE FAMILY AFTER PHARELL’S ‘HAPPY’?
After getting awarded $7.4 million from Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke for “channelling” Marvin Gaye’s 1977 Got to Give It Up for Blurred Lines, is Gaye’s family now after Pharrell again claiming Happy has a similarity to Marv’s 1965 hit Ain’t That Peculiar? Gaye’s daughter Nona said, “I’m not going to lie. I do think they sound alike.” Gaye’s song was written by four writers including Smokey Robinson. In the meantime, Thicke/Williams’ lawyer Howard King plans to appeal the Blurred Lines verdict. “We owe it to songwriters around the world to make sure this verdict doesn’t stand.” They argued that Blurred Lines had not stolen lyrically or melodically from Gaye. The verdict caused anxiety in the music biz re: its implication: when does “channelling” or “flattery” go too far to become copyright infringement?
FURY OVER RAVE RUBBISH
Promoters and residents are furious it took 50 volunteers and four days to clean up after the psytrance, techno and arts festival, Maitreya, near Charlton in country Victoria. The Daily Mail reported grubs left the beautiful Wooroonooka Lakes camp ground dumping couches, tents and “huge piles of garbage.” Environmentally sensitive promoters posted a video of the mess on YouTube sadly saying they’d been “caretakers of the land” during the rave.
MUSIC VICTORIA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Music Victoria’s annual Membership Drive runs Monday March 23 to Friday April 3. Sign up from $33 a year at musicvictoria.com.au. New and renewed members qualify for a range of discounts and go into the running for prizes including a signed acoustic guitar, a Virgin Australia Lounge pass, two tickets to a gig of your choice at The Corner Hotel and a Sailor Jerry’s prize pack.
SNOOP DOGG’S GLOBAL SEARCH FOR NEW ARTISTS
Snoop Dogg has begun a global search for the best new performers, DJs, producers and songwriters. He wants to use new technology to collaborate with them via Thenakedsong.com.
CASANOVAS PLEDGE HUNTING
The Casanovas – once dubbed by NME “like Jet on Viagra, only better” – are on a PledgeMusic campaign towards releasing their third album Terra Casanova on Rubber Records in May. It’s at www.pledgemusic.com/ projects/thecasanovas, with guitar lessons, personal drawings, launch party invites and vintage merch.
LIFELINES
TWO ADDITIONS TO HALCYON DRIVE TEAM Melbourne duo Halcyon Drive have taken on Chelsea Sinnott of Sydney’s Upstairs Music for management, and Dan Sant of The Harbour Agency as their booking agent. The Cruel Kids EP is out now.
CMC AWARDS WINNERS
At the fifth CMC Music Awards in Brisbane, Adam Brand took out the Oz artist and video wins. Other were Morgan Evans (male Oz artist), Keith Urban (international artist), Amber Lawrence (female Oz artist), and The McClymonts (group). Performers included Lady Antebellum, Troy Cassar-Daley and a team-up by Brand, The Wolfe Brothers and Travis Collins on Billy Thorpe’s Most People I Know. The awards screen on CMC on Thursday March 19 (8pm) and on Saturday March 28 at 9.30pm on FOX8.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC TURNS DOWN BUYER
Vivendi, the owner of Universal Music Group, turned down an attempt by America’s Liberty Media to buy the record company. Liberty Media owns Sirius XM, 27 per cent of Live Nation and 1 per cent of MTV parent Viacom. Universal makes significant money for Vivendi, with earnings up 11.3 per cent last year.
SUM MANAGEMENT ADDS WOODES TO ROSTER
Sydney-based SUM Management (Katie Noonan, KLP, Playwrite) signed Woodes to the roster. 22-year old Melbourne singer, composer, producer and model Elle Graham last year released a single, Decisions, with Gold Coast producer Atticus Beats, which led to label interest in the US.
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Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off picked up its sixth platinum. James Bay’s Hold Back The River is two x platinum, while Sia’s Elastic Heart and Maroon 5’s Sugar pick up their first platinum. The Weeknd’s Earned It went gold. The Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol 1 picked up its second platinum.
WAGON REPLACES SWIFT AT DOUBLE J
Henry Wagons will host new Double J Monday night show Tower of Song from 8pm. It’ll cover story telling from roots, outlaw and alt-country, Americana and blues rock. It replaces Revelator, hosted by Emma Swift, who’s moving (back) to Nashville to further her international career.
NEW CULTURAL FUND FOR INCREASE DONATIONS, FUNDING
Creative Partnerships Australia (CPA) has relaunched the Australian Cultural Fund (ACF) on a new online platform (creativepartnershipsaustralia. org.au.) It’s to make it easier for arts/music lovers to donate. A staggering $12 million was raised for around 2,000 ACF projects in the past 11 years including Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan and Liquid Architecture. ACF-registered talents can also apply to be part of CPA’s MATCH program, where they receive dollar for dollar matched funding of up to $10,000 per project from the private sector.
‘ICON MENTORS’ LAUNCHING IN MAY
James Reyne, Diesel, Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie, Mark Seymour, Pete Murray, Suzy De Marchi, Dave Leslie and Ian Moss are among those involved in a new initiative, Icon Mentors, to launch in Sydney in May. They’ll mentor rising songwriters on rhythm, melody and harmony, lyric development, song structure, instrumentation, mood creation and
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Injured: Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson stabbed in the head during a drunken fight with his brother at his home. Arrested: Angie Stone in Atlanta, for allegedly hitting her 30-year old daughter with a metal stand and knocking out her front teeth. Jailed: Geoffrey Thomas Cockerill, 30, who set fire to Adelaide’s Crown & Anchor when 200 to 250 people were inside watching NZ band Five Mile Town, for two years and two months. Unable to sleep for four days because of a back problem, he poured petrol on the ground and lit it – and then tried to put it out with a fire extinguisher when he realised the fire was spreading. Suing: Kraftwerk’s frontman Ralf Hütter hits eZelleron Inc., the makers of a new energy supply unit for mobile electronic devices called Kraftwerk. Suing: Courtney Love takes aim at a YouTube user who posted a fake Nirvana song Flaccid Bone, which he claimed he hacked from her archive. Died: pioneering US documentary maker Albert Maysles, 88. Among the 50 docos he made was the 1970 Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter. Died: Lew Soloff, trumpeter with Blood, Sweat & Tears, 71, heart attack. With them from 1968 to 1973, he was on hits Spinning Wheel, You’ve Made Me So Very Happy and And When I Die, he left to join jazz orchestras. Died: Jimmy Greenspoon, 67, keyboardist of 3 Dog Night, of cancer. Died: Melbourne-born prog icon Daevid Allen, 77, weeks after he announced he was suffering from inoperable cancer. Allen arrived in London in the ‘60s during the psychedelia movement, forming Soft Machine and Gong. His last public appearance was at a poetry recital in Byron Bay, on February 27.
production. Execs such as Tony Glover (Sony Music), John O’Donnell (Managing Director, EMI), Michael Harrison (Frontier Touring), Andy Kelly (Ivy League Records), John Watson (Eleven Music) and Damian Trotter (Sony Music Publishing) will be advising on career strategies. Icon Mentors is put together by Rick Grossman (Hoodoo Gurus, Divinyls) and Stephen Baker (Senior Lecturer in Voice and State President of the Australian National Assoc of Teachers of Singing). Each course will only take in 40. It starts on Monday May 4 at Trackdown Studios at Fox Studios. To register your interest, email contact details to info@ iconmentors.com. Get more info at www.iconmentors. com.
FRESH BLOODS
Sydney’s Bloods set up their US dates (some with The Preatures) by signing with Chicago’s Minty Fresh Records. Their new home includes Mike Scott, Veruca Salt, Cardigans and Orange Peels. They release debut album Work It Out (cassette versions on red acrylic) soon. The US tour ends mid-April.
MANSIONAIR SIGN GLOBAL DEAL WITH GLASSNOTE
Sydney trio Mansionair signed to Glassnote Records for North America, UK and Europe. They join a roster that includes Mumford & Sons, CHVRCHES, The Temper Trap and Phoenix. The band this week follow five performances at SXSW in Austin, Texas, with two New York club dates. Mansionair’s debut single Hold Me Down racked up two million plays on SoundCloud and eight million + on YouTube, while their recent first headline Oz tour was a sell-out.