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ISSUE NO 1633
Contents 10
News
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Arts Guide
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Yungblud
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WinterWild
18
Bell Shakespeare Taha
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Rackett Australian Women In Music Awards
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Albert Hammond Jr Bastille
21
Pagan Words of Elizabeth
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James Dela Cruz Profiles
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Leaps and Bounds Venues
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Overview
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Album Reviews
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Gig Guide
WinterWild
Album of the Week Singles of the Week
Editor’s note With Gloria Brancatisano
My favourite part about working here every day is that I get to share so many incredible up and coming artists with new ears. Last year, I stumbled upon English youngster Yungblud, and after following his rise very closely, and tipping him to be a standout artist for 2018, it’s my absolute pleasure to have him gracing our cover this week. Head on over and check out our chat – not only does he make incredible music, he’s also leading the next youth revolution – so the future’s looking pretty bright. Joining Yungblud at Splendour is one Albert Hammond Jnr (check what he thinks of the ‘indie’ label), we also get the lowdown on Apollo Bay’s mammoth WinterWild Festival, Rackett get us ready for Melbourne Guitar Show, and Bastille and Pagan both prepare us for new music. We also chat with Vicki Gordon and Tracee Hutchison, the incredible women behind the inaugural Australian Women In Music Awards. It really is true – you can’t be what you can’t see, and now through these awards so many incredible women will get the spotlight they deserve. Get your nominations in ASAP.
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News Queenscliff Music Festival Reveal Heaving First Lineup
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Queenscliff Music Festival is coming around once more, and the first round of artists to be announced is looking mighty fine. Courtney Barnett will bring her adored brand of observational lyricism and deadpan delivery along to the Bellarine, while a specially-curated orchestra and list of guest vocalists will honour late Indigenous Australian musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, with a live rendition of his final seminal album Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow). Others on the schedule include Kasey Chambers, The Whitlams, Sarah Blasko, The Herd, Fraser A. Gorman, Oh Pep! and stacks more. Queenscliff Music Festival goes down from Friday November 23 until Sunday November 25.
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Bloc Party
Melbourne singer-songwriter Angie McMahon has been on the up and up of late, rapidly becoming one of Australia’s new favourite artists. Now she’s about to take on her biggest tour yet, as she’s set to hit up venues across the country in the wake of her breakout single ‘Slow Mover’. McMahon has taken her powerhouse voice on the road with the likes of Father John Misty, Alanis Morissette and The Shins, and has toured major Aussie festivals across the country – including a fast-approaching set at this year’s Splendour In The Grass. As part of her first national headline tour, Angie McMahon will hit up The Forum on Thursday September 6.
Bloc Party are taking it back to where it all began, performing their seminal debut album Silent Alarm in full across the country in November. The 2005 release – flanked by angular guitar lines and hit singles including ‘So Here We Are’, ‘Positive Tension’, ‘Banquet’ and ‘Helicopter’ – was a breakout success for the UK group, who quickly took reign as alt-rock, post-punk heroes. Thirteen years on, it’s a record that’s aged better than most – and still sounds as fresh, anthemic, and inventive as it did upon its release. Catch Bloc Party performing Silent Arm in full at Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday November 27.
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Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival Announce 2018 program
The Scandinavian Film Festival will bring an esteemed selection of films from the Scandinavian region to Australia this month. Opening the festival is Icelandic dark comedy Under The Tree, other films in the program include Göteborg Film Festival’s Best Nordic Film Amateurs while Danish Academy Awards winner A Horrible Woman, breakout SXSW hit comedy Heavy Trip, seven-time Edda nominated drama The Swan, and a host of short films inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s universe called Bergman Revisited. The Scandinavian Film Festival will come to Palace Cinema’s in Melbourne from Thursday July 12 to Sunday July 29.
Dogapolooza
The dog-friendly music festival is back for another year Following last year’s sell out stint, Melbourne dog lovers can rejoice once more as Dogapolooza is set to return. With punters able to lap up stacks of food truck options, beer from Moon Dog Brewery, live music from the likes of Hayden Calnin and DJ Lorde Florence Fleetwood, all while surrounded by all the dogs you could ask for – there’s no festival quite like this one. Best of all, all profits go directly towards supporting a slew of animal-based charities including Oscar’s Law, Puppy Tails, Melbourne Animal Rescue, Greyhound Rescue Victoria and Stafford Rescue. Dogapolooza will go down at Burnley Park, Richmond on Sunday November 11.
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The Pleasure Garden Lift Lid on First Round of Artists For 2018 In the three years since its inception, The Pleasure Garden has gone from newcomer to festival mainstay – growing bigger in stature and lineup with each passing instalment. This year’s lineup is no different, with the first drop featuring a smattering of heavyweight names. Leading the charge comes Northeast Party House and Sampa The Great, alongside Katchafire, Mad Professor, Nora En Pure, Spoonbill, Deekline, Haiku Hands, Eva Lazarus, JFB, The Senegambian Jazz Band, and Jamie Stevens. Spanning over 40 acts across four stages, with roving performers, food and booze featuring too, The Pleasure Garden is set to go down at Catani Gardens, St Kilda on Saturday December 8.
Northeast Party House
Why Don’t We
Donny Benét
Are set to tour Down Under for the first time
Locks in 2018 Australian tour
One of the biggest pop breakouts of late – Why Don’t We – are gearing to tour Australia next month, in what will be the fivepiece’s first time performing Down Under. Why Don’t We have been on a steady climb to stardom since their inception in 2016, releasing three chart-topping EP’s, selling out headline shows and amassing over 120 million streams worldwide. They’ve rubbed shoulders with some of the most striking names in pop including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello, and now the LAvia-Cincinnati group are headed to Australia. Touring their latest EP, Invitation, Why Don’t We will hit 170 Russell on Wednesday August 29, with EBEN! coming in as support.
Enigmatic post-disco icon Donny Benét is set to take his latest pumping release, The Don around the country in October. Fresh from firing up fans in Europe with his seductive and sweaty live show, Benét will hit up seven hotspots across the country throughout his run. The Don is like a trip around the world packed into eight tracks, including highlights such as ‘Konichiwa’, ‘Santorini’ and ‘Night In Rome’. At times smooth and silky, yet at others a frenzied dance-fest, Benét’s The Don is the culmination of this Sydney trailblazer’s sound. Donny Benét will play The Corner Hotel on Saturday October 20.
Chris Howlett and Rose Riebl
Tash Sultana
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Lost Picnic
Abbotsford Convent will host another instalment of their beloved Music In The Round this year, with Australian violin prodigy Christian Li marking one of the most exciting artists to feature on the bill. Li has a host of international accolades under his belt despite his mere ten years on Earth, including playing prestigious venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall. The program also features luminary pianists Stephen McIntyre, Kristian Chong and Daniel de Borah as well as Baroque trio Latitude 37, and renowned cellist Chris Howlett performing alongside Rose Riebl. Music In The Round goes down at Abbotsford Convent on Sunday September 9.
Adored all-ages outdoor music event Lost Picnic has announced it will return to Sydney this year, while also making their Melbourne debut. With the announcement comes the reveal of their 2018 headliner too, which will come in the form of none other than Tash Sultana. The Lost Picnic shows will mark the first for the self-taught global powerhouse since the release of her cracking new single ‘Salvation’. Tash Sultana will be joined by fellow heavyweights Meg Mac, Marlon Williams, Odette, Hot Potato Band, Sons of the East and Big Words in a truly mega bill, while the day will also feature food and other entertainment. Lost Picnic goes down at Flemington Nursery on Sunday October 7.
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Melbourne International Film Festival Announce Record Cannes Lineup For 2018 Coming in direct from the world’s most prestigious film festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival will this year host over 43 films and shorts from Cannes. Highlights across the schedule include award-winning Japanese drama Shoplifters (Hirokazu Kore-eda) and Melbourne short All These Creatures (Charles Williams) – who both took out Cannes’ illustrious Palme d’Or in May. The program also features Cold War – which garnered Pawel Pawlikowski Best Director at Cannes – alongside the magic-realist fable Happy as Lazzaro, Nadine Labaki’s Capharnaü and more. The 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival will run from Thursday August 2 until Sunday August 19.
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Famed singer-songwriter Belinda Carlisle will celebrate three decades since the release of her cult hit album Runaway Horses with a 12-stop Australian run in 2019. Featuring hits such as ‘Leave A Light On’, ‘Summer Rain’, ‘Vision Of You’ and ‘La Luna’, the release reached #6 on the Australian album charts, before she continued her reign well into the ‘90s with records including Live Your Life, Be Free (1991), Real (1993) and A Woman And A Man (1996). As part of her trip Down Under, Carlisle will hit Capital Theatre, Bendigo on Friday March 1 and Palais Theatre on Saturday March 2.
Indie singer-songwriter Lakyn has offered up a new track entitled ‘Sweet Days’ and announced he’ll be taking the release across the east coast in October. Since gaining significant traction with his earlier singles ‘View Looks So Good’ and ‘West’, Lakyn has been on tour supporting the likes of Vancouver Sleep Clinic, Jack River and Vera Blue. Now brandishing a new stage set up and the addition of a live drummer, Lakyn is set to take his stunning new track on the road in his first run of headline shows for 2018. Lakyn will hit up Northcote Social Club on Thursday October 4.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Lennon: Through A Glass Onion
Marking 30 years since Runaway Horses
Are set to perform ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ Magic and music are set to collide when the MSO take on the Oscarnominated score of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in November. Better yet, the orchestra will perform while the entire film plays behind on an epic cinema screen, surely resulting in, well, an absolutely magical time. The Prisoner of Azkaban is the third instalment in the HP series, which sees our beloved trio overcome the threats of soul-sucking Dementors, uncover the secrets of Scabbers the rat, come face-to-face with a werewolf, while Hermione also gloriously punches Draco in the face. You can catch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in concert with the MSO from Thursday November 8 to Saturday November 10 at Plenary, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. 12
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Drops new single, announces east coast tour
Coming to Melbourne this year
The internationally acclaimed theatre show celebrating the life and musical genius of John Lennon, Lennon: Through A Glass Onion is returning to its native Australia this year. Created by actor/ musician John Waters and vocalist/pianist Stewart D’Arrietta in Sydney in 1992, the show has gone on to play sold out venues including The Sydney Opera House, hold down lengthy seasons in London and New York and feature at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Featuring cult favourite Lennon creations including ‘Imagine’, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, ‘Revolution’ and more, Lennon: Through A Glass Onion will play Victorian spots including Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre on Saturday September 8, and Geelong Performing Arts Centre on Thursday October 11.
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Has burst into Melbourne Sugar Republic is Melbourne’s latest unique spot for an outing – coming in form of a pop-up museum celebrating all things sugar and sweets. It’s the chance for even the most hardened of adults to let their hair down and embrace their inner child, with punters able to do everything from climb inside a giant gum ball machine, jump out of a birthday cake, play in a giant pink ball pit and more across the 14 dedicated rooms. There’s some amazing art installations for viewing too, including an igloo made of giant donuts and a sherbet-filled rainbow bridge, alongside a forest of giant bananas and a larger than life traditional lolly shop. Sugar Republic is open at 377 Smith Street, Fitzroy and will run until Friday August 17.
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Play Dead Theatre are set to put on their rendition of David Eldridge’s award-winning FESTEN throughout July. Directed by Jennifer Sarah Dean, FESTEN is billed as a site specific play and will go down at the iconic Rippon Lea Estate Ballroom. The story invites the audience into a wealthy family’s dinner party, shedding light on the tragic dysfunction that is slowing encasing them along the way. At times ferociously gripping, while at others offering unruly dark humour, FESTEN will play at Rippon Lea Estate Ballroom, 192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick from Thursday July 5 until Sunday July 22. Head to Play Dead Theatre’s website for tickets.
Spice up your Thursday at the European Bier Café this week with their Thursday Comedy Club offering. Claire Hooper and Nath Valvo will be at the helm this week, ensuring you a cracking early start to the weekend. Kicks off at 8.30pm and entry is $12 on the door. Get on it.
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Celebrated actor Alia Shawkat is heading to Australia for the Melbourne International Film Festival, and while in town will be having an up-close-and-personal speaking event. At MIFF she’ll be celebrating the screening of the Ethan Hawke-directed biopic Blaze – based on the life of country musician Blaze Foley – in which she plays Foley’s lover. Meanwhile the actor will appear in conversation at the Comedy Theatre – discussing her career to date and the process behind her multi-faceted approach to creativity. Moderated by author and broadcaster Lorin Clarke, Alia Shawkat in Conversation will appear at the Comedy Theatre on Saturday August 18.
It’s the haunted experience offering thrills of sensory deprivation and 3D sound technology called Séance. Housed within a shipping container, the thrilling experience sees audience members plunged into darkness, where they’re met with a toe-curling auditory experience. The genius of Glen Neath and David Rosenberg of UK theatre’s Darkfield, Séance is brought to Melbourne courtesy of Melbourne-based producers Realscape Productions. It comes with a warning of participation, but those with the guts can catch it at the Queen Victoria Night Markets on Wednesday July 11, 18 and 25 and Saturday July 14, 21 and 28.
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Rolls into Arts House HIGHNESS is coming into Arts House this month, marking the second part of the Arch Type trilogy of performance and video works exploring three archetypes of womanhood – the Whore, the Queen and the Hag. The brainchild of Melanie Jame Wolf – who wrote, choreographed designed and performs in the show – parades through an array of queen personas, and combines physical theatre with immersive video works. At any moment lavish, comedic, disturbing and touching, HIGHNESS will play each night from Wednesday July 18 until Saturday July 21 at Arts House, North Melbourne.
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Yungblud By Anthony Furci
At just 19 years old, Yungblud is an exciting, chaotic figure at the peak of a fresh punk movement, boasting social consciousness and talent in spades. Dominic Harrison, as he’s otherwise known, released his debut single ‘King Charles’ in April 2017. Then, through an instantly catchy chorus, his track ‘I Love You, Will You Marry Me’ caught the ears of listeners globally. Now, the multi-instrumentalist from Doncaster in Northern England is touring that globe, hopping between Denmark, the Netherlands and the USA in the past week alone as he prepares to release his first full-length offering, 21st Century Liability. “I want it to be an outlet for people who feel like their voice isn’t important, for people who feel like they can’t fundamentally be themselves, because that was me all my life,” Harrison says. The 12-track LP oozes high-energy protest anthems, tackling broad issues like gentrification and gun control while exploring personal battles like anxiety and insecurity. For Harrison, this raw mesh of ideas will “allow the audience to step into my head and see what I’m thinking, as an example of a young person today. This album was me coming to my fucking senses, figuring out who I was, and expressing that to the world.” Sonically, Yungblud is known for blending hip hop, punk and ska – think M.I.A. meets early Arctic Monkeys meets The Specials – over which he spits and sings intermittently. There’s nothing stopping him from playing out a classic punk riff while rapping over trap beats, and he does so with ease. “Yungblud is an act of defiance, in every perspective. It’s a mix of different genres, but it’s all bagged up in one big bag of energy that keeps burning,” he says. For an artist who’s shot to international acclaim as quickly as he has, Harrison remains humble – and fiercely focused on the art. “I’m not interested in first-week sales, or if it goes platinum, like every single person in the music industry is right now. Everyone’s so concerned about numbers, they’re actually forgetting the art behind it.” It’s through this art, honest and unfiltered, that the deep connection with his fans comes through. “The amount of DMs on Instagram and Twitter I receive every day from people saying that they find they can be empowered by my music, or they can say what they think, or it’s providing them with answers – that’s the best thing in the world for me, and it makes me not want to stop.” Harrison says. He isn’t interested in old punk mentalities of combat and division. Rather, he wants his music to be a uniting force for young people, a conversation starter for those searching for their voice in a world filled with so many. “Why in this world are we dividing anymore? It’s the 21st century, for fuck’s sake,” he says. “As an artist, my version of punk is not to divide. Violence and division is an old fucking way.” “I love having conversation, and I feel like I’m not just shouting into the dark anymore. I feel like
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I’m having a conversation with my fans, and that’s what’s so special to me.” Yungblud left his hometown for London at 16 after completing his GCSEs and started to focus entirely on songwriting. At first, he just wanted to get on the radio. Then, Brexit happened. He cites it as a major influence, both on his music and on the UK’s youth. “There’s a change in the youth culture out there right now. There hasn’t been a shift like this since the ‘60s and ‘70s. Young people are angry. Our voice was totally stripped away from us when we were given an opportunity to speak,” he says of the fallout from the Brexit vote. “You saw it with the March for Our Lives campaign – people underestimate young people. People wouldn’t believe that young people could orchestrate a march that happened worldwide and brought millions of people together. But you saw the power of young people that day. There’s a change coming, and I want to be a catalyst in that change.” He also wants to spark change on a personal level, evident through album single ‘Polygraph Eyes’, a deep dive into the toxic, far too normal “lad mentality” around taking advantage of women. “It’s a society that we’ve been brought up around, where it’s okay to push the boundaries. Where it’s okay to be like ‘Oh, just come on baby.’ It happens every fucking day. It’s an issue that if a girl wants to wear a short skirt or get as drunk as she wants, that doesn’t give you the right to take advantage,” he says. “With the music video, I wanted to make it appear normal, so boys watching go ‘Oh my god, I’ve done that.’ Because a lot of people still don’t realise it’s wrong, and that’s the fucked-up thing.” He’ll be bringing this message, along with the rest of his album, to our shores in late July. “I can’t wait. As soon as that [Splendour confirmation] came in, I died. “Even the headline shows, though they’re 18+ and a lot of my fanbase goes from 14-25, the rooms are 80% sold out. Big rooms, the biggest rooms I’ve ever played are in Australia. It’s crazy.” After his Australian shows, Yungblud has tour dates locked in until mid-November. “I don’t wanna stop,” he says. “Everyone’s said ‘Oh, it’s so easy, just put your album out and chill.’ But I’m going to be on tour for the next two years. Get ready, I’ve got another album ready to go, and I’m going to be dropping music two months after the album.” As for his plans when he touches down here? “Chicken salt. Fucking chicken salt. I can’t wait to get that.”
“I want it to be an outlet for people who feel like their voice isn’t important, for people who feel like they can’t fundamentally be themselves, because that was me all my life.” Yungblud will release 21st Century Liability on Friday July 6 via Locomotion/Geffen Records. He’ll play the Corner Hotel on Saturday July 21, as well as Splendour in the Grass, taking over North Byron Parklands from Friday July 20 to Sunday July 22.
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By Anna Rose
Nestled in the crevice of the Great Ocean Road lies a community who know the tumultuous spirit of Mother Nature and appreciate the value in celebrating their co-existence with her. Apollo Bay’s community band together for WinterWild Festival, a celebration of respecting the environment and landscape through the mediums of food, art, and music. “People wanted to drill down a bit deeper about what this part of the world is about,” says WinterWild director Roderick Poole. “There’s a lot of imagery and reputation around Apollo Bay being sun drenched, beautiful beaches and sea, and everything is very light and gorgeous and lovely on the skin – but there’s a whole history of this area that isn’t nearly as well-known. We’re trying to uncover a bit of that.” WinterWild looks to uncover the deeper beauty of the area. “The reverse side doesn’t have to be any less beautiful, just a different kind of beautiful,” says Poole. “It’s more challenging, a bit riskier, it’s not as fluffy, but it can be more rewarding.” “The centre of the festival has always been fire,” he explains. “In a way it came about because of the damage and aftermath of a bushfire, but to face that down with a fire of our own, it’s not trying to hide it or cover it up. You can cringe inside and wonder when the next bushfire’s going to come or you can get out there in the middle of winter and go ‘Yahoo.’” Yahoo indeed. Separating each segment into Death and Birth, WinterWild celebrates nature’s life cycle through music and theatricalities. DEATH
“It’s a more interesting narrative to start with death,” says Poole, “It’s too obvious to go birth then death but really, you’re not going to get the birth without the death before that. Things die to create life – trees are felled to create timber to build things but in the beginning there was a tree that was flourishing and
now isn’t, so it’s a sacrifice every time.” One of the events in the first week of WinterWild is aptly named Sacrifice. Across all cultures and celebrations of solstice, the idea of sacrifice is something not really talked about much these days. “There’s a whole build up to a confrontation with death – there’s an implication that something like [human sacrifice] will be going on, but we play with ideas like people play with fire,” Poole explains. “There’s very elemental parts to it, starting by the sea at the harbour, the gateway to the ocean that works its way up to the land, but the figure of death is there.” Celebrations will be made across many mediums, including music. The event Quietus–a predominantly classical concert–will revolve around themes of death and the sea. “It’ll be a great contrast to the rock‘n’roll going on,” Poole says. “More of a contemplative concert, but in that space and location it will be pretty magical – the church hall has a reputation for having some of the most beautiful acoustics in the area.” The artists and musicians contributing to Death were struck by words like ‘death’, ‘dark’, and ‘heavy’, adapting their performances to merge with the festival’s natural concept. “Having these really strong themes means that people aren’t going to do the stuff they always do as artists – we really like to engage with them and talk to them about the theme. You’re not just seeing these artists doing a gig, you’re seeing them in this context of the environment outside,” Poole says. “In the middle of winter down in Apollo Bay, you can’t ignore the climate – the wind roars, the rain can really thump down, and to have these events on the foreshore out in the open, that’s the biggest artist on the program, the environment here. That colours anything any of these people will be doing.”
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You can’t have birth without death and death without birth, and in the second week of WinterWild, the Birth side to this cycle of entertainment and celebration will come alive. Here, Candescence provides a bookend to Sacrifice. “Sacrifice is where we strip back when the fire is first lit and that threat of life being lost for the good of all – Candescence is the birth equivalent,” Poole explains. “At the centre of the sacrifice is a small girl and when we get to Candescence, a transformation will happen. The elements are all there, the fire, the weather, the street performance, but something will happen in this transformation.” Birth provides a true celebration across a palette of performances, the focal point in the second week being the great feast, Feastiality–a true connection between attendees and the local community who provide a real connection with their culture. “[It’s] part of the narrative,” says Poole, “If you want food you have to kill things. We’ve got local beasts who are going to be cooked over the fires on the foreshore – one of my pigs will be there. I’ve seen them through nine months of their life and now they’ll be sacrificed. What they produce is something that nourishes and helps growth and cohesion of a community.” While the first weekend of WinterWild places an emphasis on music as part of the celebrations, the second has a far more theatrical tone. “Theatre from food, from cabaret and burlesque,” says Poole. “There’s the energy and multidimensional experience you have in theatre and it really pushes the boundaries.”
“In the middle of winter down in Apollo Bay, you can’t ignore the climate – the wind roars, the rain can really thump down…that’s the biggest artist on the program, the environment.” WinterWild will take place in Apollo Bay across two weekends – Death from Friday August 10 to Sunday August 12, and Birth from Friday August 24 to Sunday August 26.
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Bell Shakespeare present Julius Caesar
“Shakespeare explores what happens when fear infects a society, and I think everyone can relate to that. It deals with issues that are urgently contemporary.”
There’s a temptation to view the works of Shakespeare as perfect and inviolable, never subject to revision. However, the uncomfortable fact is that Shakespeare’s plays have been reworked and re-edited since they were first published. Some historians believe that our Macbeth is an abridged version of a lost longer version. Different editions of Shakespeare disagree over whether Prince Hamlet’s flesh is “sallied” “sullied” or “solid” and the oldest extant copy of the play, thought to be a pirated edition, begins the melancholy Dane’s famous soliloquy with, “To be, or not to be, Ay there’s the point.” Bell Shakespeare have taken an unsentimental approach in their new production of Julius Caesar. Their modernising revisions aren’t so much about turning swords into guns and carriages into Cadillacs à la Luhrmann, but about tuning the pace of the play to suit today’s mainstream. Nick Simpson-Deeks, playing the conspirator Cassius in the production, was attracted by director James Evans’ undogmatic approach. “The plays are not perfect,” he says. “I think Shakespeare would be horrified if he thought that people weren’t prepared to cut his work. Things shift. Treating the texts of Shakespeare like they are perfect, I think, is crazy.” Julius Caesar, which portrays the assassination of the titular dictator, is politically relevant for reasons requiring little explanation. A 2017 American production,
featuring a Caesar with a long red tie and an unsightly yellow bouffant, was sallied at by angry protestors. Had the protestors watched the play rather than invading the stage, they might have learned that Caesar’s assassination is, ultimately, a failure, as Rome descends into a brutal civil war. “Julius Caesar is Shakespeare’s political thriller,” Evans says. “It’s a masterpiece of intrigue and treachery. Shakespeare explores what happens when fear infects a society, and I think everyone can relate to that. It deals with issues that are urgently contemporary – audiences will recognise themselves and their society in the play.” Simpson-Deeks, who played Lee Harvey Oswald in a 2013 production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins, is drawn to Shakespeare’s layered villains. Cassius, who pulls his brother-in-law Brutus into the plot to kill Caesar, is a role Simpson-Deeks had wanted to play for a long time. “The villains of Shakespeare are so interesting,” he says. “Of course, it’s fun to get to do all the things onstage that you don’t get to do in life – the psychopathy of the villains is really interesting, and making them sympathetic is a challenge I really enjoy. “Cassius is tricky, because he manipulates people in different ways, and he reads people well and sees through them well. But that has to balance out with his genuine
love for Brutus, his co-conspirator. He genuinely seems to love Brutus, but he’s also using him as a means to an end. That’s a terrific area to explore, that grey area.” Simpson-Deeks first encountered the Bard in English class, but it wasn’t until he saw a production of Hamlet onstage in Sydney that he realised what all the fuss was about. “Shakespeare is written to be performed, not read,” he says. “That’s the joy of it.” Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare’s briefest plays, more than a third shorter than Hamlet by word count. The plot is tightly structured, and there are no vacillating princes in black tights to delay the fatal procession of events. Bell Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar will also feature an elaborate system of moving set elements that eliminate the need for cumbersome scene transitions. This makes it an excellent entry-level work for viewers who’ve never spent an evening with the Bard, says Simpson-Deeks. “James has done a great job of streamlining this edit that feels very contemporary,” he says. “We are living in a time when the themes of creeping tyranny and the cost of violence and rebellion are on everyone’s minds. That’s a global concern. It’s going to be a punchy night at the theatre – no mucking around.”
See Bell Shakespeare’s production of Julius Caesar at Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne from Wednesday July 18 until Saturday July 28.
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TAHA Palestinian writer and performer Amer Hlehel breathes life into TAHA. It’s the theatre performance based on the heartfelt journey of Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali, who, after the war destroys his home village of Saffuriya, attempts to build a life for himself and his family. Amer encapsulates Taha’s struggles by immersing the audience in his journey, as he navigates Haifa and Nazareth and attempts to cope with the loss and heartache that has transformed his life. “I want to tell this story because Taha won the catastrophe and all the losses in his life,” Hlehel explains. “He was a very unique voice of the Palestinian people in poetry, so that’s why I chose to perform his story. “Taha and his family left their village during the war, but when they tried to go home after a year, they discovered that their village was destroyed. They weren’t allowed to go back to their homes and their land, and then they had to live in Nazareth. The place is no longer called Palestine, it’s now called Israel and it’s a new state and a new regime.” Hlehel has always been a big fan of Taha’s poetry, which really resonated with him due to its cultural significance. Adina Hoffman’s biography about Taha also enhanced his connection to the poet’s life journey. “I discovered that Taha’s story is holding and carrying the whole story of the Palestinian people,” Hlehel says. “Especially those who remain in Palestine 18
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“I’m now really in love with making this sort of theatre because it’s a primitive form of art.” and who became Israeli citizens after the war; now we are like 22% of the population of Israel.” Hlehel explains that the loss of Taha’s love interest is very special to him, since it’s such a prominent loss that occurred during the war. “Taha was in love with his cousin and he was supposed to marry her,” Hlehel says. “He wrote a lot about his loss, and this is a very special and unique voice from the war, because mainly when people talk about war, they forget about the main loss – which is you lose your love.” Taha’s story also holds another weight of importance for Hlehel – it’s similarity to his grandfather’s own life story. “Taha’s story is like my grandfather’s and also [reflects] my own personal background,” he says. “But I don’t want to tell my grandfather’s story and make it very personal. I want to make a good piece of art, not a family document.” The stage setup for TAHA is very simple – Hlehel will only have a bench and a briefcase as he performs onstage. The empty space is important in providing Hlehel with the opportunity to narrate Taha’s larger story.
“The play needs to move from place to place – from Nazareth to Haifa to Saffuriya – and it also moves from 1931 to 1999 of Taha’s journey,” Hlehel says. “You need an empty space to try and make people move with you, from space to space and from time to time. Theatre is still very new in Palestine, and it’s difficult to gain the proper support to fund it. “It’s very new and we – especially the Palestinian people – lack the support of the state, so you have to find a way to make simple core theatre and try to concentrate on the story and the material itself,” Hlehel explains. “I’m now really in love with making this sort of theatre because it’s a primitive form of art. “You can use imagination and make people’s imaginations grow during the play. As an actor, you are trying to make people move with their minds, to build their frame and their images of the story. “Your experience as the audience is that you are part of the play and you are involved by completing the image; you’re not having the image completed by others.” BY CHRISTINE TSIMBIS
Amer Hlehel will perform TAHA at State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne from Tuesday July 10 until Saturday July 14.
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RACKETT
“It’s a stadium show on a pub stage…at the forefront of what we do, RACKETT aims to be Australia’s, if not the world’s, premier all girl band.”
The Melbourne Guitar Show is back again this year with another massive lineup of performers and guitars on display. Sydney psychedelic pop-punk band RACKETT are pretty stoked to be a part of the show. Bec Callander, the band’s vocalist and rhythm guitarist, can attest to her bandmates’ love for the instrument. “Kat [Ayala, lead guitar] and Ally [Gavin, bass guitar] are renowned for going missing in guitar stores and spending hours looking at pedals and different makes and models. So those two girls in particular are very excited about it,” she says. “I don’t know what it’s going to be like, but if it’s a congregation of people that share a love for any kind of music, let alone guitar-driven music, the different acoustic and electric style guitars, it’s definitely going to be fun.” RACKETT will be playing this show off the cusp of their Space Cadet tour. That’s the way they approached the creation of the song – by attempting to be as out-of-this-world as they could possibly get. “We were really inspired by the ability to take a guitar solo as far-fetched as we could go,” Callander says. “The song and the musical composition and the style support each other in that they’re both farfetched and out-landish, and I think if you’re going to go that big and that far out, you need a theme to carry you there.” So far, the tour has been a huge success and RACKETT are grateful to all the people who have come out to the shows and shown their support.
The relationships that they’re lucky enough to build with their audiences during each show are of utmost importance. “The tour is space themed and some of our fans have even shown up in costumes,” Callander says. “It’s been great. The Oxford Art Factory was our single launch and there was 400 people there which is a really huge effort from everybody. Since then, we’ve been really surprised by turnouts in Newcastle and Melbourne and Wollongong and we’re very excited to continue on.” RACKETT are still a young band, having only formed in 2016, and in that time have developed and evolved just as Callander had planned. From the outset, the band set out to give people a musical and theatrical experience that was well delivered, and something inspirational – and it’s clear they’ve stuck to their guns. “It’s a stadium show that hasn’t got a stadium yet,” she says. “It’s a stadium show on a pub stage but we strive to deliver a live show that is to the standard of our idols. We respect the stage and we respect any opportunity to perform. The band has always strived to have the audience’s best interest in mind and that
means that we have developed musically and we’ve gained players and lost players along the way. Who knows what’s going to happen in the future, but at the forefront of what we do, RACKETT aims to be Australia’s, if not the world’s, premier all girl band.” The rest of the year will be filled with recording and putting out new music with lots of new opportunities coming up. Post-Melbourne Guitar Show, RACKETT will be launching a brand new single – from there, the sky’s the limit. “Hopefully we’ll have a bigger team together and we can raise the funds to put out a debut album next year.” The Melbourne Guitar Show is an awesome opportunity for any music lover, an opportunity that isn’t wasted on Callander. “If you have any interest in music, we’ll be doing a free show, so that’s great,” she says. “You’ll get the opportunity to see new guitars and old guitars. If you have any interest in music, then why wouldn’t you come?” BY ELLEN ROSIE
Australian Women In Music Awards The Australian Women in Music Awards is the brainchild of music producer and gender activist Vicki Gordon, brought to fruition with the help of journalist and academic, Tracee Hutchison. The pair met during their time working at triple j in the ‘80s and, having felt and witnessed the oppression women face in all facets of the music industry throughout their careers, joined forces to bring Gordon’s vision of a female-focused music award association to life. Despite the gender imbalance that has barely shifted over the past 25 years, which sees significantly less women than men appearing on radio, festival lineups, in boardrooms within the Australian music industry and as award recipients, both Gordon and Hutchison feel positive that change is on the horizon – though this change is only attainable through action. “When you think about the evolution of Aussie rock, which was shaped in the pubs in the ‘60s and ‘70s, it’s not hard to join the dots about why men ended up with the lion share of the spotlight – Hutchison says. “The ARIA Board is still exclusively a men-only boardroom, because you have to own or run a major record company to be at the table. That’s a problem.”
It’s the decision makers who shape the face of the music industry and are responsible for how it’s projected and perceived by the mainstream,” Gordon adds. “We’re not saying that women have got a monopoly on being cutting edge and innovative, but at the moment, the industry is saying that men do.” The AWMAs don’t just serve to recognise Australian female and gender nonconforming artists, either. Across the 14 award categories, a large portion is dedicated to celebrating women working behind the scenes in areas such as live production, studio production, and music education. Gordon and Hutchison, as well as the Advisory Council for the AWMA, felt it was important to recognise cultural diversity and the broad range of roles which contribute to the Australian music scene, as it’s these women whose efforts are most often overlooked. “Women have been absent, and therefore less visible, on our peak and independent boards; in key business decision making roles; in technical and production areas; in music photography and film making; in publishing and the list goes on,” says Gordon. “The AWMA’s are all about acknowledging that women are the frontline, the backline and the creative
RACKETT will be performing at the Melbourne Guitar Show, taking over Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday August 4 and Sunday August 5.
and managerial glue that holds much of the industry together, so it was important that the award categories reflected the breadth of those contributions,” Hutchison explains. “It was a long and very considered process that was all about creating a new model to recognise and acknowledge that the contributions of women are often different or less visible than men.” Nominations for the first AWMAs are now open to the public, with a Juror Council comprising of both men and women set to determine the shortlisted nominees before the finalists are decided by the AWMA Council. “I hope that 2018 is a red-letter year. A year that hopefully redefines gender and power dynamics in ways that are sustained generationally, not cyclically. That women will be paid equally for their labour, appointed to senior roles and supported to stay in them,” says Hutchison. “That we can go to gigs in safe spaces and walk at night without fear. That we can look back on the incredible work of so many women, and men, who are doing brilliant and often quiet things to create positive change across a broad spectrum of Australian life and say, ‘This is what equality looks like.’”
“We’re not saying that women have got a monopoly on being cutting edge and innovative, but at the moment, the industry is saying that men do.” Nominations for the Australian Women in Music Awards close on Wednesday July 12. Finalists will be announced on Monday September 3, with the ceremony taking place on Wednesday October 10 at Brisbane Powerhouse.
BY KATE STREADER
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Albert Hammond Jr.
“Indie music is when the corporations took away music’s balls and they gave it keyboards and high-pitched singing.”
“I don’t like the term ‘indie’, I always thought it was lame” isn’t the kind of sentiment you’d expect to hear from a figure as seminal to indie rock as Albert Hammond Jr. As one fifth of The Strokes and an acclaimed solo artist of his own accord, Hammond has spent the better part of 20 years playing music to legions of adoring fans across the world – but on his latest LP Francis Trouble, it sounds like Hammond is getting started all over again. Francis Trouble is undeniably Hammond’s most engaging solo effort to date, but it’s one that draws most of its substance from his own personal discovery: the stillborn death of a twin brother named Francis, whose existence Hammond learnt about from an aunt only two years ago. However, it was the revelation that part of Francis – a lone fingernail – was born alongside Hammond that inspired him to create the alter-ego of Francis Trouble, allowing him to experiment and imagine the bond shared by the two brothers in their brief time together in utero. “The idea for an alter-ego came before Francis,” Hammond says. “I wanted to do some acting, and I had to face up to the things that made me nervous or afraid, as weird as that sounds. Then I was told the story of Francis by my aunt and it all came together.” Despite the deeply personal nature of Francis Trouble, the ever-unflappable Hammond claims to have no qualms opening up about the record to the
press, describing the alter-ego as a tool of discovery and inspiration throughout the recording process. “If you want to break it down as simply as possible, alter-egos are just tools – it’s a tool to discover different parts of yourself or tell a story,” he says, laughing away any prospect of vulnerability. “It’s kind of what you do to create and entertain. I’m going to be dead one day, so why not?” Recorded at his home studio in upstate New York, Francis Trouble captures the essence of Hammond’s energetic songwriting, backed by a cohesive live band in a way that feels organic without having to be perfect – the quintessential factor of any good rock record. “I definitely wanted to capture the essence of a live band on this record,” Hammond says. “I tried recording everything myself on the AHJ EP, but I’m not really a fan of that – I like bouncing ideas off people. I play guitar solos on some tracks, my guitarist solos on some, there’s a lot of pushing and pulling with the parts that are there. I feel like having that structure gives me more freedom.” While the attacking twin guitars of Hammond’s solo material and his work with The Strokes is considered by many to be the cornerstone of indie rock
music, Hammond surprisingly dismisses the term ‘indie’ – perhaps the outcome of being relentlessly labelled and grouped into non-existent sub-genres by journalists and record executives over the years. “Francis Trouble, I’d say that’s pure rock’n’roll. I don’t like the term indie,” Hammond admits. “Indie music is when the corporations took away music’s balls and they gave it keyboards and high-pitched singing. I always thought it was lame.” Despite his reluctance to be boxed in as an indie artist, Hammond’s influence on the genre is undeniable – and seemingly ongoing today. In addition to playing headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney, he’s set to perform at Splendour in the Grass, sharing the bill with dozens of bands who would cite The Strokes as an inspiration. “I think it’s awesome that I’m part of the fabric of the music I fell in love with as a kid and did the same thing for other artists, but I don’t really want to know about it,” Hammond laughs. “The thought that I could have made an impact is an awesome feeling. But I’m just a regular dude.”
Albert Hammond Jr. will perform at the Corner Hotel on Wednesday July 25 with special guest Clews, as well as Splendour In The Grass, taking over North Byron Parklands from Friday July 20 until Sunday July 22.
BY WILL BREWSTER
Bastille There’s no rest for the wicked, and that definitely seems to be the tale of the last five years for Bastille. Since the release of their single ‘Pompeii’ launched them onto the world stage back in 2013, it’s been a flurry of activity and nonstop touring cycles. The band’s second album Wild World has seen the British four-piece through the last three years. Telling a far different tale than their debut, Wild World saw vocalist Dan Smith turn his attention to the state of the world around him, to the chaos and unravelling of society, and using music as a way to process it all. Now Smith’s attention is on the band’s new chapter – album number three. “Wild World is big and sprawling. We made it on the road, all over the place as we were touring and it was quite a big jumble of ideas. It was us reacting to changes in the world and things that were happening to us – how you see things via the news and trying to get our heads around it. There’s an element of freaking out about the world, but from our perspective just as people reacting to stuff,” Smith says. “This new record is very much a continuation from that. It’s acknowledging that in the last few years things have continued to get weirder, but it’s probably more personal and inward looking. We wanted to make something quite self-contained.” While details of album number three are still largely under wraps, the first taste of the record, euphoric late-night anthem ‘Quarter Past Midnight’
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“Our music is always a weird mixture of euphoria and despair – it’s always about trying to straddle that line.” is quite a change of pace for the band. “With ‘Quarter Past Midnight’ I wanted to try and capture that rush, that moment of wanting to power on into the night and have fun, and park all of the anxiety and worries about the things that bother you every day, and the things that you read in the news, and just have fun with your friends. Because as much as it’s not a solution to everything, escapism is really important,” Smith says. “[Album number three] is set over the course of a night, starting at quarter past midnight and continuing on from there. This is the first track on the album, it’s the rally cry of ‘Let’s not let the night end and keep going.’ That’s representative of how I am sometimes. “[The record] is about choosing to look inwards and the importance of escapism and having fun, but also all the highs and lows that can happen throughout the course of an evening and how that can be representative of what was going on in my life and our lives. Our music is always a weird mixture of euphoria and despair – it’s always about trying to straddle that line,” Smith says. This new record also gave the band the chance for a well-earned pause, to take some time off the
road and really focus on creating music. “We had such a good time making this record. We stopped for the first time ever and made it over the course of five months in London,” Smith says. “We feel very lucky to get to travel all the time, but it was really fun to get to be in one place for a while. “It was really great being in London and going to the studio every day but at the same time live our normal lives, hang out with our friends and family in the evening, have weekends, all the things that sound kind of ridiculous saying them out loud. As amazing as the last six years have been, it was quite a contrast and we loved it.” So, what is it that we can expect to hear on album number three? “We’re calling it an apocalyptic party record because we made a night out album set during a hypothetical apocalypse. It’s the usual happy-golucky,” Smith jokes. “It’s got a real night-time feel to it and a slightly ‘90s aesthetic. There are euphoric elements but they’re rougher around the edges for me than any other dance music that I know.” Well, if the world’s going to end, we might as well throw a party to celebrate. BY GLORIA BRANCATISANO
Bastille will perform at The Forum on Saturday September 1.
Pagan
“It pushed me out of my comfort zone with the singing: I allowed myself to sing to a point where I felt insecure, when normally I hate to feel insecure.”
The blackened rock’n’roll of Melbourne four-piece Pagan may, ostensibly, elicit thoughts of its members exorcising internal demons or expressing anger towards the world. However, the real fire behind their debut album Black Wash stems from a promise that vocalist Nikki Brumen, guitarist Xavier Santilli, bassist Dan Bonnici, and drummer Matt Marasco made to one another; that they would give everything to this band. This record is the product of a commitment fortified by an unwavering belief in each other. “It started because we had all played in crappy bands before and we wanted to do a band with all of our good friends, with the commitment to make something bigger than we had ever done,” Brumen says excitedly, like she has a secret she desperately wants to spill. “The boys in the band had played together in various bands for ages, and we had become reckless in what we were doing and knew that we had to do something different. Dan had known Nikki for a while and had been telling us for a while that one day we would have Nikki Brumen singing for us and it would be fabulous,” Santilli says, his enthusiasm tempered by the knowledge that he is the lone shredder in a band that sounds like it has two guitarists. At this point Bonnici cuts in. “I had always wanted to do a band with just Matt and Xav, who I had become friends with from playing in other bands, to a point that was beyond the normal bandmate chemistry, but we needed a singer.
“I have always thought that Nikki was the best as far as front people go, so I knew she had to be the singer.” He pauses, a look of admiration washing over him before continuing. “I made my dream band.” With emotions running high, Marasco curtly shifts the mood with a well-timed joke. “It started with an initial brief from Dan who said, ‘I want to play in a band that sounds like High On Fire’. So we got together and had a jam, it sounded nothing like High On Fire.” Laughter erupts, and he adds, “but from that false start, it’s turned out so fucking good.” Pagan are chatting to Beat prior to their appearance at A Day Of Clarity Festival in Adelaide in mid-June. This event was headlined by High Tension, Mindsnare and Tropical Fuck Storm – it’s not a punk or metal festival; however its lineup reflects a scene with a ravenous appetite for hard music, sans any genre-driven bells, whistles, trends or memes that many bands hide behind. This same appetite is reflected in the unmitigated, almost belligerent trauma, to the hardness captured on the band’s 11-song debut. This is a result of each member challenging themselves to play outside the realm of what they’re capable of, and instead invest
so much into Pagan that, at times, it brought them to breaking point. Brumen is the first to pipe in when asked what song on the album they connected with the most. “For me, the intro, ‘Il Malocchio Si Apre’ [‘The Evil Eye Opens’] and outro ‘Il Malocchio Si Chiude’ [‘The Evil Eye Closes’] are equally as important because they go hand in hand. “They’re my favourite songs on the album because they capture the basis of the album for me: what I am expressing emotionally and physically. “In terms of when we recorded, it pushed me out of my comfort zone with the singing: I allowed myself to sing to a point where I felt insecure, when normally I hate to feel insecure – I mean, I have to shit with the door open.” At which point she’s cut off by her three friends and bandmates erupting into laughter. BY DAN WATT
Words Of Elizabeth
“Backing bands creates a synergy that’s really needed in the industry. Without that synergy, we’re relying on a very small funnel of artists.”
Don’t underestimate the importance of your local scene. Heading down and supporting local venues and local bands might just be where you discover your new favourite sound. Local post-hardcore outfit Words Of Elizabeth will headline the upcoming Groupie event at Orange Whip Nightclub. Dominating the punk room, they’ve been invited to help usher a more hardcore noise into the eastern suburbs. Groupie has always been an eclectic mix of alternative and rock‘n’roll sounds, and with Words Of Elizabeth at the helm, it’s only going to get heavier. “There’s not really that much heavy music out our way,” says Words Of Elizabeth vocalist Wade Symons. “You might get the occasional hardcore show but every band on the lineup is going to be exactly the same. What Groupie is doing is trying to provide to a broad taste of people, and the shows will be big because there will be something for everyone.” When they perform as headliners in the hardcore/punk room at Groupie, Words Of Elizabeth will be revelling in the excess of energy from their recent support slot with Make Them Suffer. “It was an unreal concert, sold a lot of tickets,”. “We’re either really known or not known, kind of like the black sheep. “We’re self-represented – no label, no booking agent – but there was a poll going on for that slot at Make Them Suffer and we won. It was a good show.”
Pagan’s debut LP Black Wash will be released on Friday July 6 via via EVP Recordings. They’ll launch the record at The Tote on Friday August 24.
Events like Groupie and the support local bands receive from the community are pivotal for their success and endurance. Words Of Elizabeth have so far benefited from such support, thanks to the fan voting system that won them their place with Make Them Suffer, but Symons knows there’s always more that can be done by venues, promotors, fans and the community to keep live music, well, alive. “It’s really important to get events like [Groupie], especially in clubs, especially venues that back their event,” he says, “We’re really lacking in that in Australia. “All the good promoters, they’re only going to get bands that have made a name for themselves, they’re putting shows on then, but it’s not really developing the lower class or entry level bands. “Whereas night clubs like Orange Whip are classic for this, a lot of huge names in the DJ industry have come out of Whip, promoted by the club – people go and become fans because it was a backed event. It’s about the show, the people that play at these venues. It puts a big headlight on everyone.” Support and the right level of exposure for an up-and-coming band is clearly an area Symons is passionate about. “We do some shows and we get nothing. It’s just really loose, there’s not enough
care and consideration put into the industry at the moment,” he says. “Backing bands creates a synergy that’s really needed in the industry. Without that synergy, we’re relying on a very small funnel of artists that have stood out, or carbon copies of bands that are imitating people that are popular and did shows with bands that sound like them. “We had Social On The Veranda play at Make Them Suffer – they did throwdown, they weren’t super hardcore or heavy but they were awesome. It’s good to see that variety.” Variety, in Symons opinion, is key to pulling in bigger and more diverse crowds to smaller events, and at Groupie, Words Of Elizabeth will be sharing a stage with One More Weekend, a band they’ve performed with a few times. “Normally for the posthardcore stuff we do and the more pop-punk stuff they do, you wouldn’t see that on lineups together, but the type of shows we do, they’ve got that good blend,” says Symons. “I think there needs to more of that, more of a little bit for everyone.”
Words Of Elizabeth will perform at Groupie, taking over Orange Whip Nightclub, Ringwood on Friday July 6. They’ll be joined by Barefoot Spacemen, Squid Doctors, One More Weekend, Lemon Daze, In Deceptions, and more.
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INTERVIEWS
James Dela Cruz Former Avalanches member James Dela Cruz is shuffling through his Sydney office to find somewhere quiet to talk. It’s an incongruous setting for the DJ, whose work with his former band should theoretically have left him a canonical Oz music hero. Perhaps The Avalanches’ messy legacy has been too much of a PR weight for Dela Cruz to bear. In 2000, the Melbourne seven-piece released the plunderphonic masterwork Since I Left You to stunning international acclaim and commercial success. Its patchwork of nearly 3500 samples was such a heady work, the band didn’t release another album for 16 years. In the interim, band members splintered away in a series of false starts and rumour, leaving founding duo Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi. 2016’s Wildflower was seen from the outside world as a miracle, though Dela Cruz feels a little left behind. Dela Cruz’s parents immigrated from the Phillipines to the Western suburbs of Melbourne where he was born and grew up with four musically hyperactive siblings. His older brother Jerome weaned James on his record collection, sparking a wax obsession with post-disco, R&B, and ‘80s funk. “I couldn’t, for the life of me, understand Australian rock music. The beat was very straight. The funk and R&B comes from jazz, which swings. Australian Crawl and Cold Chisel were all very foreign to me.” DJ’ing was initially an opportunity to make some extra cash, as Dela Cruz and his brother Jerome teamed up to take weddings, sweet sixteenths and school discos. “My brother Jerome had twisted my parents’ arms
“At the end of the day, this was never mine, I was only part of it, so I kind of have no control.” to buy him a turntable and a mixer. My dad purchased him a belt drive turntable, a really cheap one. You’d have to push the record at the right speeds to get the mixing right. It was an excellent practising ground to get the right touch.” When Dela Cruz met future fellow Avalancher Dexter Fabay and his brother, he discovered collaborative DJ’ing. They started the short lived project 2 Minute Needles, before meeting the idiosyncratic Avalanches. “I’d never met that type of people in my life – really crazy, enthusiastic, with a totally different slant on music. Growing up in the western suburbs, I did have Australian friends, but not this type of Australian friend. It goes back to being Filipino. You’re thrilled when you meet white people who accept you, because you’ve never had that kind of acceptance before. Me and those guys, everyday something amazing would happen.” The Avalanches live shows in these early years were notoriously anarchic, as Dela Cruz describes each gig as having seven sub-plots to be pieced together after their sampledelic carnage concluded. Retrospectively perhaps, the beautiful chaos was never destined to last. Dela Cruz is initially hesitant to speak about his fracturing with the band but is quickly forthcoming when asked about
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his near involvement in 2016’s Wildflower. Dela Cruz appeared in promotional material for the record and was listed as a touring member in 2015, but disappeared the following year. “It was a disagreement. And I made every effort to correct it. But you know, one of the guys just couldn’t agree. At the end of the day, this was never mine, I was only part of it, so I kind of have no control.” he explains. The end of his involvement with The Avalanches has meant Dela Cruz had to rebuild his own brand and life, something he struggled with after moving to Sydney. Dela Cruz’s upcoming set at the Belleville is billed as something of a homecoming after years of sporadic shows, now unbridled by the baggage of his former band. He doesn’t wish to reveal many details, but hints UK garage has altered his signature vinyl orthodoxy. “I always have in my mind, that if I do this, people are just going to compare it to Since I Left You. Since I Left You is a good album, but that can be matched. It’s not the be all and end all.”
Catch James Dela Cruz’s DJ set at Belleville Melbourne on Friday July 13.
BY JOSHUA MARTIN
Belgrave Big Dreams Market
MARKET
Tell us about your market. Belgrave Big Dreams Market is a place of connection, creativity and community. We’re an outdoor market with over 70 stalls over the winter months and up to about 120 over the spring/summer season. We have a mixture of craft, design and produce stalls and we are super kid and dog friendly. What is the history behind your market? The market was established nearly five years ago by Dee and Lee Appleton, who had attended lots of markets as stallholders and never found one that felt like home, so they decided to create their own. The market has since evolved and grown to become a mini monthly festival in the hills. What do you love about market culture? We love the quality of the people you meet. So many legends have passed through and helped give the market the vibe it holds now. It’s amazing to watch people and their businesses evolve and grow. How has your market fostered a sense of community? The market has fostered a sense of community through encouraging all stallholders to get to know each other and through us greeting and getting to know all of them, too. We all work as a team and as we have a good number of regular stallholders, we’ve become like a family. What does your market offer? The market offers an amazing variety of top quality stalls with lots of produce and hot street food stalls. We have live music, awesome coffee, heaps of kids activities and sweet vibes.
What is your connection to Serge Gainsbourg’s work? I came to Gainsbourg as an outsider – listening to his songs in a language I didn’t, for the most part, understand. I was still captivated by much of what I heard so when I started out with the idea of translating some of his songs it was from curiosity. How have you chosen your band? J.P. Shilo and I have worked on many recent projects together. He suggested using Hugo Cran and Glenn Lewis for the basic tracks on what became ‘Delirium Tremens’ and ‘Intoxicated Women’ as they’d been playing together in The Cambodian Space Project. Xanthe Waite, Sophia Brous and Jess Ribeiro all sang on the recent recordings and Xanthe has been doing the shows both here and in Europe. Local legend Dan Luscombe has recently been deputising as the organist. What can we expect? We’ll be drawing from all four albums and the diversity of the music is very exciting and engaging. As well as the band and guest singers, we’ll have six violinists presenting the wonderful arrangements by Bertrand Burgalat. What is Serge Gainsbourg’s work like? His music is very diverse. He was primarily a songwriter and gave over the arrangements and production of his recordings to hired hands to make his music commercially viable. It runs the gamut from ‘50s jazz through Latin appropriations to late ‘60s rock experimentations and even early ‘70s concept albums – almost always with his tongue firmly in his cheek.
The Belgrave Big Dreams Market runs every second Sunday of the month (except January)
Mick Harvey Sings Gainsbourg will play at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Thursday July 12.
from 9am to 2pm at St. Thomas More Primary School, Reynolds Lane, Belgrave.
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Leaps and Bounds Festival 2018 Evelyn Hotel
PRECINCT: FITZROY
With Nick Murlane
The Gem
PROFILES
PRECINCT: COLLINGWOOD
With Annemarie Blades
Evelyn Hotel will host Flight To Africa on Saturday July 21, as part of Leaps and Bounds
What are your early memories of Yarra? I’m from Perth originally, but have been in Melbourne for 16 years. My first memories are walking down Smith and Brunswick Street looking for vintage frocks. It felt like there were art, music and creative spaces everywhere. I thought “This is my city.” I moved over six months later to finish my sculpture degree. What was the first record you bought? My first ever record was The Beatles’ Blue Album and then The Kinks a second later at an op shop for 50c. That was a great day. What does a good night out in Yarra look like to you? Catching up with friends for some Mexican food and a few drinks then going for a big dance – band or DJ, as long as there’s good music. What do you love about The Gem? The community – the staff, punters and bands are all such great people. There’s always a warm vibe to the place. What is the best thing about your job at The Gem? Getting to put on nights with great music and watching them happen successfully. Nothing like a room full of smiling faces and a heap of dancing. If you had a time machine, what gig would you go to? I’d want to be sitting in on an impromptu jam by music history tastemakers. I love stories in music history where you get a room full of great players sitting around after the show just thrashing out some songs in a small intimate group.
Festival. The event will feature Alárìíyá, Asecuma Beats, Niasha, P-Unique, and more.
Catch Emilee South at The Gem on Saturday July 21, as part of Leaps and Bounds Festival.
Dizzy’s
Laundry Bar
What are your early memories of Yarra? I grew up in Ballarat and started working at the Karova Lounge when it first opened when I was 18. I used to hear epic stories from the owner about Brunswick Street; the Punter Club, The Tote and of course The Evelyn. After I got enough courage, in 2010 I moved to Carlton, started work at the Evelyn’s Melbourne Cup day, and I’ve never left. What does a good night out in Yarra look like to you? Finishing work at the Ev and then running the gauntlet home, which is Bar Open, Old Bar, The Brothers, Shady Ladys, The Tote, The Bendi, Night Hawks, HOME, then The Tote and back to the Ev. What do you love about The Evelyn? The family vibe, Maria the owner – who’s in her 70s – is here every day keeping an eye on things. My partner runs the bar at the moment and treats all the staff like her kids. It’s quite funny how live music venues become that. What’s the best thing about your job at The Evelyn? Seeing young bands hone their craft and move on to be huge players in the music industry – not only in Australia, but in the world. If you had a time machine, what gig would you go to? I would have loved to have seen The Punters / Evelyn rivalry of the ‘90s. Plus the Brunswick Street Festival.
PRECINCT: RICHMOND
With Niamh McGarry
PRECINCT: FITZROY
With Tina Barrett
What does a good night out in Yarra look like to you? It starts at about 3pm, I head down Bridge Road and find somewhere to eat. I like to change it up and Bridge Road has so many food options. I grab dinner and then head to work at Dizzy’s, work either the bar or the door and finish up around 11.30-12. Sometimes the staff head across to a local bar or another restaurant to grab a late night snack and wind down. What do you love about Dizzy’s? Dizzy’s has so many different styles that perform under the one roof now from jazz, funk, hip hop and soul. It’s a great place to be able to see live local music,with a lot of shows dedicated to up and coming artists too. What is the best thing about your job at Dizzy’s? The best thing about working at Dizzy’s is the ability to book up and coming bands, to give them a platform to host their music. It’s also pretty hard to dislike your job when you get to listen to amazing live music every night. If you had a time machine, what gig would you go to? I’d go back and attend one of The Cure’s first gig at ‘ The Rocket’ in Crawley, where they first started playing under the name Easy Cure. This was in 1977. They weren’t fronted by Robert Smith, but during these early years, it would’ve been amazing to watch them play.
What are your early memories of Yarra? Unfortunately I didn’t grow up in Yarra, I was raised on the other side of the river. My first taste of independence was when I moved out of home to Richmond. What the first record you bought? Tracy Chapman’s self-titled debut album. What are you listening to right now? Cardi B. What does a good night out in Yarra look like to you? Pre drinks at mine, a fancy dinner at one of the many restaurants in the City of Yarra, cocktails and then who knows. What do you love about Laundry Bar? The people, the big vibes, and the music for sure. We are the home of hip hop and rap and there is truly nothing else like it. What is the best thing about your job at Laundry Bar? The creative freedom and ability to curate events like our Girls To The Front Showcase. If you had a time machine, what gig would you go to in the past or in the future? I’d head to 1990 for Madonna’s Blond Ambition world tour. What song best describes your life? Prince’s ‘1999’.
Daniel Elia will perform at Dizzy’s on Friday July 20, as part of Leaps and Bounds Festival.
Festival. The event will feature G Elenil, Netti, Chelsea Jane, Yungbaddie, and more.
Laundry Bar will host Girls To The Front on Thursday July 19, as part of Leaps and Bounds
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Album of the Week (Universal)
Singles With Augustus Welby
Jessica Says
Jessica Says
Brand New Thing (Chapter Music) A heart-rending piano ballad to usher in the winter blues. ‘Brand New Thing’ isn’t an explicitly sad song, but Jessica Says sounds so absorbed by the memories she’s re-living that the rest of us get pulled into her vortex. The hook, “You kiss me like I’m a brand new thing, like I wasn’t damaged with parts missing,” will evoke divergent interpretations depending on circumstance and experience. In the context of the song, however, it’s hopeful and offers incentive to keep going even when things look dire.
Mitski
Nobody (Dead Oceans) Unafraid to stick a power-pop juggernaut next to a nu-metal inscribed mini-epic, Mitski’s oeuvre is reminiscent of ‘90s indie-rock bands like Pavement and The Magnetic Fields; bands whose identity was entwined with the idea of mutability. It’s a thrilling characteristic, even if the returns are occasionally underwhelming. That’s not the case with ‘Nobody’, a vibrating alt-disco number that suits Mitski more than we could’ve predicted. With lyrics alluding to the unrealistic expectation of being saved by another’s love, it could be read as blunt existentialism. But boasting Nile Rodgers guitar riffs and a gyrating drum groove, ‘Nobody’ beams with self-assurance.
Nine Inch Nails
Shit Mirror (Caroline)
Here’s a filthy blast of deconstructed punk rock that could only come from one band. Heavily layered, mutilated electric guitars charge out of the blocks, Trent Reznor shouting alongside like a true Black Flag disciple. Organised into three distinct sections, ‘Shit Mirror’ has a rough spontaneity that gives the impression of ungoverned adventure. It’s as though the recording session was so fertile that Reznor and Atticus Ross bypassed the editing procedure.
Emma Louise
Florence and the Machine
After two hugely successful albums, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful was well-received by critics but felt like it lacked the punch of those big anthemic tracks strewn across the first two.
Wish You Well (Liberation Records) Voice manipulation is by no means a new technology, but Emma Louise singing a whole record in character as a man (by virtue of pitch shifter) still seems futuristic. On ‘Wish You Well’ the songwriting itself is in line with the ‘70s singer-songwriter fare of Harry Nilsson and Carole King. It’s a sophisticated composition, not quite transformative but better than Bernard Fanning.
Fourth release High As Hope doesn’t quite have a ‘Dog Days Are Over’ equivalent, but it does contain some intricately crafted songs that when put together into one listen make for one of the band’s best albums to date. Their strength has always been in Florence Welch’s incredible voice, and this album ensures it’s at the fore, allowing her vocals to shine more than they ever have before. ‘Hunger’ is full of hooks making it the catchiest track of the record. While you might not notice it on the first few listens, the lyrics explore the hollow vices we as humans often utilise to try and find happiness. It’s just one of many relatable themes found on High As Hope. ‘South London Forever’ is an ode to where Welch grew up, but it will probably create pangs of nostalgia in you even if you’ve never set foot in the city. Despite only being in her early 30s, it’s amazing how reflective Welch is on this song. Its rose-tinted view of youth and the freedom and abandon of early adulthood makes for one of the band’s best songwriting efforts to date. ‘Patricia’, ‘Sky Full of Song’ and ballad ‘Grace’ each provide memorable highlights. On High As Hope, Florence and the Machine have managed to create a record that feels as oddly relatable as it is intimately personal – a fine, if not extremely tricky balance to master. BY ALEXANDER CROWDEN
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Albums
7.5
Do What You Like EP
Snail Mail
(Warner)
(Matador Records/Remote Control)
(Neat Lawn)
Baby Blue
Lily Allen
8.0
Lush
7.5
No Shame
As Melbourne settles into a cold, wet winter, Baby Blue has released a sparkling EP that will warm you up. Or, make you want to go to The Tote. In fact, the film clip for the opening track, ‘I Like You’, has singer/songwriter Rhea Caldwell dancing casually around The Tote’s pool table. It’s hard to pigeonhole Baby Blue’s sound. There are strong elements of ‘60s surf rock infused with garage pop, jangly indieguitar, swirly psychedelia and dirty blues. In the space of five tracks, the EP moves from upbeat to angry to hypnotic. Caldwell’s lyrics are blunt. “Why do I have to apologise for being so intense? / I like you,” she sings openly. The songs are about relationships, sex and trust: “You’ve got a dirty mind / but I don’t mind / it’s just like mine”. ‘Big Picture’ is a self-help song that reminds listeners to “just slow down and focus on the things that make you feel good” – perfect for when those winter blues set in. This is a great EP. Well recorded and produced, whle loose in all the right ways.
The aroma of suburban angst in indie pop albums will never go away, as long as we have neighbourhoods. Snail Mail, led by singer/songwriter Lindsey Jordan, knows this well. She perfectly captures the lull of summertime, teenage heartbreak, and shallow parties in her debut album Lush. Jordan’s voice echoes Liz Phair’s. I’s commanding, clear, and so fragile it could break at any time. The singer is honest, and that honesty brings her close to tears, like on the heavenly acoustic cut ‘Let’s Find Out’ or the slow burner ‘Deep Sea’. “It just feels like/The same party every weekend/Doesn’t it?/Doesn’t it?” the singer asks on ‘Pristine’. Life passes by as her thoughts shift away from her surroundings and to an exlover. The song ‘Heat Wave’ tells that tale. She wakes up in her clothes from the night before, instantly reminded of her troubles from yesterday. Jordan’s lyrics on Lush are classically adolescent. The hurdles of life at the age of 18 cut through her like a hot knife, but she copes with it one song at a time.
BY BEC BLAKENEY
BY JONATHAN REYNOSO
From breaking through over a decade ago and becoming a household name to titling her last album in response to Kanye West’s Yeezus Lily Allen has just about done it all. Four years post-Sheezus, her latest offering No Shame sees Allen as a 33-year-old professional musician and mother of two, seemingly not sure where life in the public eye has left her, personally and creatively. The themes of this album are strongly centred on the breakdown of her marriage, navigating life as a single mum, and where she fits into things now that she’s not the party girl she once was. This makes for a lot of pondering, and as such the songs on No Shame feel rather like the pages of a slightly disjointed diary. While the overarching content is the same, there’s certainly uplifting songs such as ‘Pushing Up Daisies’. ‘Trigger Bang’, featuring Giggs, is an absolute standout, and it’s just about the best track Allen has ever released. The other songs are mellower and more contemplative, such as the Mark Ronson-produced ‘Family Man’. No Shame is a record that won’t grab your attention on the first listen, but the investment of repeat listens will pay dividends. BY ALEXANDER CROWDEN
6.5
Natalie Prass
The Future and The Past
(Chapter Music/Secretly Canadian/Inertia)
Bigger
(ATO Records/[PIAS])
(Universal)
Sugarland
8.5
It’s been nearly a decade since charismatic country duo Sugarland have released new music. Eight years to be exact, and at the end of those eight years they’ve created a refined and familiar, yet refreshing and innovative new record. On first listen, the album appears to be all about optimism and cheery fast-paced tempos – the kind of album you’d expect as the soundtrack to a romantic comedy. However, the pair have quite brilliantly laid down a series of incredibly thoughtful and provoking tracks in amongst their token pop-country classics. ‘Bird In A Cage’ and ‘Love Me Like I’m Leaving’ will bring you back to reality with an all-too-relatable melancholy. But look out for the stomach-punching, tear-jerking moment in one of the final tracks, ‘Tuesday’s Broken’. Sugarland tackles a lot in one song, though it’s Jennifer Nettles’ raw but controlled vocals that really make this one such a standout. This record might sound like more of the same for Sugarland, but it’s a classic sound that has stood the test of time. It still has listeners itching to sing along to brand new lyrics they don’t even know yet.
Natalie Prass shows her range on The Future and The Past. The tracklist is a cocktail of ‘70s favourites with elements of pop, R&B, disco, and soul. The full album ebbs and flows with precision and balance, working its way up and down in tempo and energy. If you listen past Prass’ beautiful vocals you will hear strong themes and expressive lyricism present in every track. This is a body of work you can enjoy with ignorance or maturity. Beginning with upbeat disco track ‘Oh My’, it’s not long before the ‘Your Fire’ interlude kicks in. With the classical stringled piece, suddenly you are moving between ballads, anthems of sorority like ‘Sisters’ and stripped-back piano confessions on ‘Far From You’. Prepare for funky basslines, dynamic melodies, capturing harmonies, and the occasional string quartet. The Future and The Past is a letter filled with political messages, regrets, aspirations and revelations. It will have you in deep reflection while tapping your foot to the beat. Prass’ delicate vocals radiate throughout the album, leaving every track noteworthy. It’s a clear testament to her experience and growth as both a person and an artist.
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Laura Jean
Devotion
8.5
Laura Jean’s fifth full-length album Devotion steps away from her striking folk stylings to a sound reminiscent of ‘80s synthpop, evoking a childhood of Casio keyboards, Video Hits and awakening desire. She tried out the songs a year ago at the Post Office Hotel, playing keyboard and singing to masterfully produced backing tracks, and the audience were mesmerised. In this tribute to her teenage years, Jean lifts the ordinary to the extraordinary. Her lyrics are understated and at times breathtakingly intimate. She’s an incredible storyteller who says so much with so little. The sad-but-hopeful track ‘Girls on the TV’ – one of the album’s highlights – tells the story of two sisters, one “born to sing” the other “born to dance,” spanning years from childhood bullying (“The girls in the class used to say she was too chubby”) to later experiences with cocaine. There’s an ethereal sound to this album created through John Lee’s magical production; reverb-drenched layers of synth, spacious electronic drums and subtle vocal harmonies floating over the main vocal line. Sometimes the sound lacks crispness, and there’s a risk of auditory fatigue when listening to it in one go, but Devotion is a brilliant album worthy of widespread recognition. BY BEC BLAKENEY
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Gig Guide Wednesday 4 July Fiona Kershaw + Leah Jeskie The Drunken Poet Singer-songwriters Fiona Kershaw and Leah Jeskie are set to roll into The Drunken Poet on Wednesday July 4. Originally from North East Victoria, Kershaw will come in at 9pm for her first show in the big city. Best of all, entry is free.
Steven Hammer Charles Weston Alt-rock singer-songwriter Steven Hammer dropped his five-track EP Temporary Love recently, and we will be showcasing it for all to see at Charles Weston on Thursday July 5. It’ll be the Bendigo native’s first time playing in Melbourne, and you can bet it’s going to be a beauty. Head down from 6.30pm, entry is free.
Mako Road Reverence Hotel Hailing from Christchurch, Mako Road are an indie-rock outfit who dropped their debut EP The Green Superintendent earlier this year. The four-piece will be bringing the release to The Rev on Thursday July 5 in what comes as the band’s first venture overseas. Joined by Façades and Dal Santo, you can catch it all from 8pm, with tickets up for grabs for $10 on the door.
Edith Lane Whole Lotta Love Welcome the weekend early at Whole Lotta Love this Thursday July 5, as they offer up a steaming platter of grungy altrock bands for your pleasure – and all for $5. Melbourne shoegazers Edith Lane will feature, alongside Slugbucket, Stone Chain and Erin Will Be Mad. Bands are on from 8.30pm and you can pay your fiver on the door.
Jemma Nicole Edinburgh Castle Brandishing her gritty and dark style of country-noir, Jemma Nicole is set to take to Edinburgh Castle on Friday July 6. Expect all the sad songs your sad heart could desire, when this Americana wonder takes to the stage from 6pm. Entry is free.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ADAM RUSSO & CHRIS MAUNDERS
The Moldy Fig, 7pm.
BOHJASS + LO-RES + TOM FRYER BAND 303, Northcote. 7:30pm. BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy.
8:30pm. $15.
DANIEL MOUGERMAN QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25. DIZZY'S BIG BAND Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 8pm. $15.
HOPESTREET RECORDINGS SHOWCASE - FEAT: LEISURE CENTRE + THE CACTUS CHANNEL + THE PUTBACKS + ZILLANOVA Bar Open,
Fitzroy. 6:30pm. $10.
KATHLEEN HALLORAN TRIO Paris Cat
Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $20.
MAX TEAKLE'S JAZZ REVOLUTION
Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 7pm. SON OF A GUNZEL Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm.
ST. PAUL & THE MINNEAPOLIS FUNK ALLSTARS Bird's Basement, Melbourne.
7:30pm. $55.
THE FIVE BELLS - SONGS IN THE KEY OF AL The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20. TIM MITCHELL Murmur Piano Bar,
Melbourne. 7:30pm.
UNDER THE RISING SUN - FEAT: HIRO HAYASHIDA + ZI-PANG + ADAM SIMMONS + SAYAKO NAKAGAWA + MORE Northcote Social Club, Northcote.
7:30pm. $25.
HIP HOP & R&B CAN I KICK IT? HIP-HOP OPEN MIC NIGHT Grumpy's Green, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. HUGO BLADEL + HOUSE OF WOOD + TANYA GEORGE Workers Club, Fitzroy.
8:30pm. $10.
JAYDEAN + W.M.N. + KÖDA John Curtin
Hotel, Carlton. 7:30pm. $10.
MELLOWDÌAS THUMP - FEAT: GEEZY + CAZEAUX O.S.L.O. + SKOMES + MORE
Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ANTI FADE SHOWCASE - FEAT: AUSMUTEANTS + PARSNIP + CIVIC + TERRY Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.
7:30pm. $10.
BARELY DRESSED RECORDS SHOWCASE - FEAT: JESS RIBEIRO + RYAN DOWNEY + JIM LAWREY + JARROW + HOLLIE JOYCE Old Bar,
Fitzroy. 7pm. $10.
BEDROOM SUCK SHOWCASE FEAT: JAALA + GOOD MORNING + RABBIT ISLAND + LEHMANN B SMITH
Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10. BRENDAN SCOTT Milano's Tavern, Brighton. 10:00am. $5.
Eat-Man Old Bar Self-described bubblegum punkers EatMan are launching their brand new EP at the Old Bar on Friday July 6. Audio-visual synth-pop artist InfraGhosts will open up the night, while indie dreamboats SPIT and punk powerhouse Piss Factory will continue to warm you up. Ten bucks, kicks off at 8.30pm.
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CHAPTER MUSIC SHOWCASE - FEAT: TOTALLY MILD + SCHOOL DAMAGE + GREGOR + BABY Grace Darling Hotel,
Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.
CHRISTMAS WITH ELVIS Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 10:30am. $15.
COLLECTIVE ARTISTS SHOWCASE - FEAT: CLEOPOLD + FRASER A. GORMAN + JESS LOCKE + MILWAUKEE BANKS + MORE Yah Yah's,
Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.
EXECUTIVE ZONE + SYNTHETICS + CRAASH Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:30pm.
$10.
NEW WORLD ARTISTS SHOWCASE - FEAT: DIET. + SAATSUMA + TYNEJAMES ORGAN + THE OUTDOOR TYPE
Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.
OUR GOLDEN FRIEND SHOWCASE - FEAT: RVG + SWEET WHIRL + MOONLOVER + 808S & GREATEST HITS + DIANAS + MORE Tote Hotel,
Collingwood. 6pm. $10. RADIO MOSCOW Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK FIONA KERSHAW Drunken Poet, West
Melbourne. 8pm.
H. + ALANNA LORENZON Some Velvet
Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm.
HENRY J SAWYER Swamplands Bar,
Thornbury. 8pm.
KICKASS KARAOKE - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 9pm. LEAH JESKIE Drunken Poet, West
Melbourne. 9pm.
LOMOND ACOUSTICA - FEAT: KIMBERLEY WHEELER + DIXIE CHOOKS + PAUL GADSBY Lomond
ST. PAUL & THE MINNEAPOLIS FUNK ALLSTARS Bird's Basement, Melbourne.
7:30pm. $55.
THE CHATS + BOING BOING + THE GURDIES Northcote Social Club,
Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.
THE WIKIMEN & FRIENBS Open Studio,
Northcote. 6pm.
ZÖJ - FEAT: ZOJ Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7pm.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ALIEN WEAPONRY Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8pm.
BEN ALTER + RUBY + TAYLAH CARROLL Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10. BURDEN MAN + MISSMAY + KARL HUTTENMEISTER Woody's Attic Dive,
Collingwood. 8pm. $5.
BYO VINYL NIGHT - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS The B.east, Brunswick East. 7pm. EDITH LANE + SLUGBUCKET + ERIN WILL BE MAD + STONECHAIN Whole
Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7pm. $5.
OLIVER PROUDFOOT + JESS DELUCA + GEORGIA KNIGHT Gasometer Hotel,
EXECUTIVE ZONE + CENTRE NEGATIVE Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9pm. HYSTERICAL X IDENTICAL SHOWCASE - FEAT: SHRIMPWITCH + SWIM TEAM + RACERAGE + STATIONARY SUNS + MORE Tote Hotel,
OPEN MIC NIGHT + KIM DOWLING + DYADON + JEREMY BRETT + ZAC MCLEOD + MORE Whole Lotta Love,
JESS DELUCA + EAGLEMONT + DENIM SWAN Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 7:30pm. $8. LISTEN RECORDS SHOWCASE - FEAT: P-UNIQUE + KALYANI + ALICE SKYE + SOFT APPROACH Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
Hotel, Brunswick East. 8pm.
Collingwood. 8pm. $5. OPEN MIC NIGHT Penny Black, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
Brunswick East. 5pm.
Thursday 5 July HIP HOP & R&B BAD APPLES SHOWCASE - FEAT: BIRDZ + MOJO JUJU + PHILLY + SOJUGANG + DRMNGNOW Laundry
Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. CLUB PALISADES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.
FLIMSEY LOHAN + GLAS + DOLORRES
Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $5. NO FRILLS THURSDAYS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10pm.
THE STRANGER SUITE + SUBLATION + BLUE SHIVOO Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
7:30pm.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO
Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15. CLAYTON DOLEY TRIO 303, Northcote. 8pm. $10. DELINE BRISCOE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7pm. $25. JADE KERBER QUINTET The Moldy Fig, 9pm. JAKE MASON TRIO The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20. JULIARNA CLARK + JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET The Water Rat
Hotel, South Melbourne. 7pm.
KATTIMONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd.
8pm. $10.
MATT GANIM Murmur Piano Bar, Melbourne. 7:30pm.
MICHAEL PIGNÉGUY & THE AWAKENINGS Paris Cat Jazz Club,
Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $25. MOOGY Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. OFF THE LEASH Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm. $15.
Collingwood. 7pm. $10.
7:30pm. $10.
MAKO ROAD + GYMNASTICS IN THE SEVENTIES + DAL SANTO Reverence
Hotel, Footscray. 8pm. $10.
MATT BRADSHAW Elephant &
Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 9:30pm.
MICHAEL YULE The Moldy Fig, 7pm. MILK! RECORDS SHOWCASE - FEAT: LOOSE TOOTH + JADE IMAGINE + EAST BRUNSWICK ALL GIRLS CHOIR + EVELYN IDA MORRIS Old Bar, Fitzroy.
7pm. $10.
NQR + THE BRAVES + THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS Tote Hotel, Collingwood.
7pm.
POISON CITY SHOWCASE - FEAT: CABLE TIES + BENCH PRESS + MOODY BEACHES + TV HAZE + MORE
Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10. RADIO MOSCOW Pelly Bar, Frankston. 8pm. $29.60. ROSS MCLENNAN Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 8pm.
SELECT MUSIC SHOWCASE - FEAT: IVAN OOZE + EILISH GILLIGAN + EVAN KLAR + MORGAN BAIN Yah Yah's,
Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.
THE STRAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 8:30pm.
$15.
THROWBACK - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS
Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm. TINGY CELESTINO Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8pm.
UNFD SHOWCASE - FEAT: VOID OF VISION + THE BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT + PRIDELANDS + TERRA + BAD JUJU
Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK ALEXIS NICOLE Wesley Anne, Northcote.
6pm.
ANDY SWANN Transit, Melbourne Cbd.
6pm.
BENNY PETERS & THE MISTREATERS
Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 8pm.
FEATURED GIGS JESSE VALACH’S BLUES MOUNTAIN
Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9pm. JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm. LINCOLN LE FEVRE + LUKE THOMAS
Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 8pm.
BABY BLUE + THE OCEAN PARTY + EMILEE SOUTH John Curtin Hotel,
Carlton. 8pm. $10.
BAGGARROOK WOMAN - FEAT: MAYLENE + ALLARA + DANI SIB + AMY DOWD + DJ KAAYNZ + MORE
THE DEAD AMIGOS + TWO HEADED DOG + CASH Yah Yah's, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10. THE GOON SAX + TERRY + BLOODY HELL Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.
$12.
WHAT’S ON PRESENTS - FEAT:
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8pm. $20. VARIOUS ARTISTS + VARIOUS DJS BATZ + MANNEQUIN DEATH SQUAD Prince Public Bar, St Kilda . 9pm. + HELOISE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. WINTERNATIONALE + HALF/CUT + 8pm. $10. MID/WEST Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. Melbourne. 7pm. $10. BOYPARTS + JUNGLE CUFFS + PTING OPEN MIC NIGHT Sloth Bar, Footscray. + JOE JOSEPH Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. Y STREET Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5. 8pm. 8pm. $5. STEVEN HAMMER Charles Weston Hotel, CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ Brunswick. 6:30pm. House Hotel, Williamstown. 8pm. BLUES/FOLK MUSICLAND OPEN CHOIR REHEARSALS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Musicland, Fawkner. 7pm. $5. OPEN MIC NIGHT Drunken Poet, West
Friday 6 July JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC AUSECUMA BEATS Belleville, Melbourne.
9pm.
CANNONBALL Paris Cat Jazz Club,
Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $32.50. DARYL ROBERTS The Moldy Fig, 7pm. DJ MAMA DISQUO Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9pm. DJ PIERRE BARONI Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm. JULIAN SCHEFFER Platform 270, Melbourne. 5:30pm. MARIOS PAPADEAS + MORE Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 11pm. MFG The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 6pm. $15. MICHELLE NICOLLE QUARTET The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $30.
CATHOLIC GUILT + ONCE WERE WILD + EAGLEMONT Penny Black, Brunswick.
8pm.
AFTER HOURS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd.
ALANNAH RUSSACK + JMS HARRISON
COUNTDOWN 80'S Musicland, Fawkner.
BENNY PETERS & THE MISTREATERS
8pm. $7.
7:30pm. $10.
CRASH - FEAT: FINNS + TAPER VALLEY + TRICK GYPSY + FUNK DANCING FOR SELF DEFENCE + LOOSE END Pelly Bar,
Frankston. 8pm. $10.
DENNIS + UNDER THE SEA Labour In
Vain, Fitzroy. 8pm.
DJ JOEY ELBOWS Reverence Hotel,
Footscray. 8pm.
EAT-MAN + PISS FACTORY + SPIT + INFRAGHOSTS + DJ SIKBROWN420
MR. MCCLELLAND'S FINISHING SCHOOL Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10pm.
$10.
8pm.
MURDER RATS + TRAUMABOYS + SARGE & THE NUKED + SAINT KILLED HER + DJ PSYCHOBILLY_INC Woody's
9:30pm.
NEVER ENDING 80S 170 Russell,
HAVANA FRIDAYS - FEAT: MC SEBA + MORE Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd. IF I RULED THE WORLD - A 90S/00S HIP HOP PARTY - FEAT: DJ ASTUDILLO + DJ JC KING Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10pm. LOW TON - FEAT: MISS BLANKS + FLEXMAMI + SEZZO SNOT + MORE
Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm. $12.92.
PARTY & BULLSHIT FRIDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm. RNB FRIDAYS CLUB - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20. SWAGGER - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS
Bottom End, Melbourne Cbd. 11pm. $15.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS A+ + EMMA RUSSACK Fitzroy Pinnacle,
Fitzroy North. 8pm.
ACTION SAM Elephant & Wheelbarrow,
Melbourne. 11pm.
ANGIE MCMAHON Corner Hotel,
Richmond. 8:30pm.
6pm.
CHAPEL STREET SOCIAL CLUB - FEAT: PHATO A MANO + NAMN + MATT RADOVICH Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm. COLD IRONS BOUND + JOHN DOWLER’S VANITY PROJECT + JOHN WICKHAM Swamplands Bar, Thornbury.
Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10. MR. MANIFOLD & THE MENSWEAR ELIOTT + CHARLZ Gasometer Hotel, DEPARTMENT Red Betty, Brunswick. 7pm. Collingwood. 8pm. NEON QUEEN 303, Northcote. 8pm. GEORGE TRIMMER BAND Royal Hotel, Essendon. 10pm. RADIOSUCCESSI Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $27.50. GINGER NINJA Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale. 6pm. RENEEDELAY Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. HOBO MAGIC + SHERIFF + GREWSUM RUA + RASTEIRO Open Studio, Northcote. TEWSUM Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8pm. $10. 8pm. $10. RUBY PAGE & SCOTT HARRISON HYPNO SEX RAY Gem Bar, Collingwood. Kingston Arts Centre, Moorabbin. 8pm. $20. 9pm. RUSSIA + KING RIVER RISING + LA DANSE MACABRE Rainbow Hotel, BACKYARD MAFIA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. Fitzroy. 9pm. 8:30pm. $10. LOS DOMINADOS + CLAIRE BIRCHALL SARAH MACLAINE QUARTET Lido Jazz & THE PHANTOM HITCHHIKERS + THIS Room, Hawthorn. 8pm. $25. TIME LAST YEAR Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8pm. $10. ST. PAUL & THE MINNEAPOLIS FUNK ALLSTARS Bird's Basement, Melbourne. MIRABEL'S 20TH BIRTHDAY - FEAT: 7:30pm. $55. PAUL KELLY + DEBORAH CONWAY THE JAMES SHERLOCK TRIO Uptown + MARK SEYMOUR & CAMERON Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. MCKENZIE + ROSS WILSON + MORE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 7:30pm. $76.50.
HIP HOP & R&B
ADRIAN WHYTE Wesley Anne, Northcote.
Attic Dive, Collingwood. 8pm. $10. Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.
NEW SLANG + THE CHATS + MORE
Arts Centre, Melbourne. 6pm. $10. NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE Chasers, South Yarra. 8pm. $42.35. POPROCKS + DR PHIL Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. POWERSTRYDE The B.east, Brunswick East. 7:30pm. RAW BRIT Satellite Lounge, Mulgrave. 8pm. $27.
RAZZMATAZZ - FEAT: DJ CAITY + DJ TED Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood.
11:30pm. $5.
SLACK ATTACK + PAST PRESENT + JOURNALS + DON BERZERK Whole
Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 8pm. $10. SOLID EFFORT Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9pm. THE BENNIES + MOODY BEACHES + YOUNG OFFENDERS + FERLA Howler,
Brunswick. 8pm. $29.34.
AURA NOIR + THRALL + MANIAXE + THE CHATS + BOING BOING + STORK REAPER Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. + MORE Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. 8pm.
Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:30pm. ALICE SKYE, EMILY WURRAMARA + ALICE SKYE + EMILY WURRAMARA
Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8pm. $15. BAILEY JUDD Compass Pizza, Brunswick East. 8pm. $10. Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. CHICAGO DIME The Moldy Fig, 7pm.
Bailey Judd + Friends Compass Pizza Compass Pizza is set to host a big ol’ night of friendship this Friday July 6, as Bailey Judd and a slew of mates – and mates of mates – take to the stage across the night. The local bluesy-rock guitarist and singersongwriter has assembled a stellar cast for the show, with five-piece soul-funk outfit Blue Shivoo on the bill, as well as Max Teakle. Kicks off at 8pm and entry is $10 on the door.
POWERSTRYDE The B.East Head down to The B.EAST on Friday July 6 for an absolutely heaving night of burgers, beers and ‘80s rock. Providing all the classics from the likes of Van Halen, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Whitesnake and more, local rock tribute band POWERSTRYDE will be leading the festivities in fine form. Music will kick off from 9.30pm, with the venue open well before for you to lube yourself up with a bite and bev beforehand. Best of all, entry is free.
COUNTRY MUSIC GUILD 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe
Vale. 8pm. $10.
HENRY HUGO & THE BAR STOOL GHOSTS Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 6pm. JEMMA NICOLE Edinburgh Castle,
Brunswick. 6pm.
MARLENE CUMMINS Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7pm. $25. MICK DALEY & THE RE-MAINS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. PUGSLEY BUZZARD Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6:30pm. RAISED BY EAGLES Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm. $23. RHYTHM X REVIVAL Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 9pm. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION
Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6pm.
WHISKEY DRAM + VICTOR CRIPES + RUSTED TONGUE Catfish, Fitzroy. 8pm.
$10.
Saturday 7 July HIP HOP & R&B BIG DANCING SATURDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm. ELECTRIC DREAMS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9:30pm. $20. KHOKOLAT KOATED SATURDAYS FEAT: DAMION DE SILVA + DURMY + MORE Khokolat Bar, Melbourne Cbd.
9:30pm.
HOUSE, ELECTRO, TRANCE & CLUB NIGHTS
Joe Chindamo + Julie O’Hara + Audrey Powne NGV A slew of some of the country’s finest jazz musicians are set to take to the NGV on Friday July 6 as part of the gallery’s adored Friday Nights series. Playing two alternating sets each, punters can expect the visionary talents of jazz pianist Joe Chindamo, paired with esteemed Melbourne jazz voice Julie O’Hara, as well as performances from jazz vocalist and trumpeter Audrey Powne. Powne will take the stage first from 6pm, and you can find your tickets via the NGV website.
Jack Biilmann Wesley Anne Canberra-based blues and roots singersongwriter Jack Biilmann is in the midst of a 20-stop tour for his new single ‘The Hills Have Eyes’, and he’s set to come into Wesley Anne on Saturday July 7 as part of the run. With renowned hip hop producer Kay Ansah on production duties and mastering from Tony Mantz, this is arguably Biilmann’s biggest track to date. Check him out from 8pm and find your tickets for $13 via Oztix.
BASS BAZAAR - FEAT: JOHNNY HOOVES + LQ + ARBEE + GROOKI + BADDUMS + MORE Horse Bazaar,
Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.
CLOSE COUNTERS + ELLE SHIMADA
Belleville, Melbourne. 8pm.
DISCOVERY - FEAT: MITCHELL GEE + DAN BENTLEY Brown Alley, Melbourne
Cbd. 3:00am. $15.
EAT THE BEAT - FEAT: MATT RADOVICH + ADRIAN BELL + MATTEO FREYRIE + CHRISS MATTO + MORE
New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm. $10. HOCUS POCUS - FEAT: ANTHONY FADE + DJ HEURE + GINO POZZI + JUAN FELICHÉ + CODCODCODB
Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 11:30pm.
HOUSE PARTY - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS
Sloth Bar, Footscray. 7pm.
IT'S A LOFT PARTY - FEAT: EMELYNE + MIRA BORU + MIDNIGHT TENDERNESS Ferdydurke, Melbourne
Cbd. 8pm.
Smash Bros Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar
Stoner punk rockers Smash Bros are continuing the celebrations for their new record Hydrate with a massive night at Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar on Saturday July 7. Joined by Psycho Moto, Ferocious Chode, Strawberry Fist Cake and Sweet Cheeks, it’s all set to kick off from 8.30pm. Free entry, get on it.
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FEATURED GIGS JANK FACQUES Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 11:45pm. KUREN Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.
THE APPALACHIAN HEAVEN STRINGBAND Open Studio, Northcote.
ABUGHRAIB + MUDDY LAWRENCE
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 2pm.
Bar, Thornbury. 7pm.
THE COCONUT CLUB - FEAT: THE APPALACHIAN HEAVEN STRINGBAND + DJ THE KNAVE + DJ PALM TREE PADDY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:30pm.
$10.
LIVE ELECTRONIC MARQUEE - FEAT: REPLIKATOR + ROXY MORON + APHIR + BLUNDERBUSS + MORE Swamplands
Floyd Thursby The Moldy Fig Floyd Thursby is a Melbourne acoustic singer-songwriter who performs a unique brand of profound and evocative countryfolk. He’s set to take to The Moldy Fig on Saturday July 7 where he’ll dig up classic gems from the early days of jazz and blues, while weaving in originals along the way. You can catch him from 7pm, entry is free.
Fan Palm The Post Office Hotel
MYTHOLOGY - FEAT: MIKE GURRIERI + DARCY JUSTICE + BABY BJORN + POST PERCY Boney, Melbourne Cbd.
THE FOUR SCOOPS Bar Open, Fitzroy.
PAWN SATURDAYS - FEAT: SIMON MILAN + ANDY MURPHY Pawn & Co,
THE KING LOUIE COLLECTIVE + PPB LATE NIGHT DJS Prince Public Bar, St
9pm.
South Yarra. 7pm. $15.
RAVE CAVE - FEAT: CJ WHITE + ZANE MICALLEF + ELIZA BRAYSHAW + MADELEINE BETH Royal Melbourne
Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 11pm.
SCRATCH FUNDRAISER - FEAT: TRIPOVICH + PAULA B CARPIO + GOAT SPOKESPERSON + U-KHAN + MORE 24 Moons, Northcote. 8pm. $20. SCRATCHA DVA + RANSOM + MAT CANT + COLDPAST + MORE Revolver
Fan Palm is the new project of Victorian musician, Edmund Mantelli. Originally classically trained in violin, the guitarist and singer-songwriter now helms the indierock four-piece, who put out their first EP last year, with a follow up album now in the works. Likened to visionaries such as Hiatus Kaiyote and Tame Impala, these guys are ones to keep your eye on. They’ll be joined by Grand Pine at The Post Office Hotel on Sunday July 8 from 4.30pm. Free entry.
Belgrave. 6pm. $10.
The Suicide Tuesdays Reverence Hotel
Melbourne Cbd. 5pm.
The Suicide Tuesdays will kick off their acoustic residency at The Rev this Sunday July 8. Throughout Sundays in July you can catch the folky punk rock act in fine, stripped back, acoustic form, while a series of rotating supports will join too. Expect The Suicide Tuesdays to play originals, covers and some songs still in the works, all going down from 4pm. Free entry.
Upstairs, Prahran. 10pm. $20.
SNACK ATTACK WITH DJ 2P Elephant
& Wheelbarrow, Melbourne. 10pm.
SOLAR SOUNDS - FEAT: MOONAH LINKS + DJ CAMOV + LECDAN + WILL G-R + MORE Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 5pm. $10.
SOOKI SATURDAYS - FEAT: SWOOP + KIDS TABLE + MORE Sooki Lounge,
Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.
Head to the Old Bar on Monday July 9 to catch indie-rockers Colouring Cats alongside a delicious side of supports. Indiefolk act Little Theatre will open things up, while Secret Fleets will continue the festivities, before Colouring Cats launch their brand new single, ‘Down’. Doors at 7.30pm and entry is an easy $5.
Melbourne. 7pm.
WILLING + CONCENTRATION + FIASCO HARASTY Hugs & Kisses,
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC ADAM RUDEGEAIR DUO Compass Pizza,
Brunswick East. 8pm.
ASTRO & THE AGES Edinburgh Castle,
Brunswick. 5pm.
BECHARMED - FEAT: CATH JAMISON + KISSING HARRIET Melba Spiegeltent,
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Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
THE ROOKIES The Jazzlab, Brunswick.
11pm.
TINA HARROD Toff In Town, Melbourne
Cbd. 7pm. $30.
VINTAGE ROOTS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $30.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS A STRANGE DAY + TV HAZE + THE BLINDS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8pm.
$10.
ABBASESSION Hysteria Lounge, Lilydale.
7pm. $25.
AUSTEN Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm.
$12.92.
BELLE HAVEN + CASEY + STATESIDE
WATA IGARASHI + JENNIFER LOVELESS + SPILT SILO + MARIAH SLIWCZYNSKI Rubix Warehouse,
Collingwood. 7pm. $28. CES ALBERTO JR. Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. $25. DJANGO LEGACY Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 6:30pm. $27.50. GRAUS HAUS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. GROCER GREEN The Moldy Fig, 9pm. JOHNNY LONGSHOT Red Betty, Brunswick. 8pm. LA NUIT BLANCHE Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $32.50. NATASHA WEATHERILL QUARTET Lido Jazz Room, Hawthorn. 8pm. $25. NORTHSIDE JAZZ ORCHESTRA Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 7:30pm. $20. PHOEBE & THE NIGHT CREATURES
Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. PLATY-PUS Palace Hotel, Camberwell. 8pm. $5. RAS JAHKNOW BAND Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
SOUL-A-GO-GO - FEAT: THE SUGARCANES + EMMA PEEL + MISS GOLDIE + VINCE PEACH + SHIO + RICHIE 1250 Night Cat, Fitzroy. 9pm. $15. ST. PAUL & THE MINNEAPOLIS FUNK ALLSTARS Bird's Basement, Melbourne
CBD. 7:30pm. $55.
8:30pm. $20.
SMASH BROS + PSYCHO MOTO + FEROCIOUS CHODE + SWEET CHEEKS + STRAWBERRY FIST CAKE
Geelong. 8pm. $28.60.
THE REMCO KEIJZER / ANTON DELECCA QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe,
TOFF CLUB - FEAT: LORD HANS DC UPRISING - FEAT: JOE DUBS + QUASHANI BAHD Grumpy's Green,
RUEL + FRANÇOISTUNES + DYLAN JOEL Northcote Social Club, Northcote.
Kilda . 8pm.
BAD BATCH + SHINY COIN + PREMIUM CABLE + SHOP TALK
Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11pm.
RUEL + FRANÇOISTUNES + SAYAH
Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7pm. $10.
THERAPY - FEAT: KATHARINE + BILLUS & SOUP Loop, Melbourne Cbd.
10pm.
Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10.
8pm. $30.
AUSTRALIAN BON JOVI SHOW + POISON'US Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm.
Colouring Cats Old Bar
Melbourne electronic violinist XANI will come into The Drunken Poet’s Tuesday Tribute series this week, where she’ll take on the catalogue of famed Americana act, The Everly Brothers. The Everly Brothers enjoyed a career spanning decades, which included accolades such as inductions into the Rock and Roll and Country Music Halls of Fame and the record for the most Billboard Top 100 singles by any duo. You can catch XANI make her mark on the work of The Everly Bros when she plays from 8pm on Tuesday July 10. Entry is free.
6:30pm.
THE FURBELOWS The Jazzlab, Brunswick.
STRICT FACE + KÖDA + LARRIE + KURA + JERRY C + MORE Section 8,
Brunswick. 9pm. $25.
Tuesday Tribute: XANI The Drunken Poet
2:30pm.
$20.
Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8pm. $10. Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $20.
BON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - FEAT: SIMON WRIGHT + JAMES MORLEY + RUSTY + TONY CURRENTI + MORE
Yarraville Club, Yarraville. 7:30pm. $38.
COLD GROUND + OUTRIGHT + COFFIN WOLF + FAKE NEWS Bendigo
Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $15. DJ SIMON LAXTON Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. 9pm.
DREGG + GRAVEMIND + CAST DOWN + TO OCTAVIA Royal Melbourne Hotel,
Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. $15. EMILEE SOUTH Gem Bar, Collingwood. 9pm.
FLESHED OUT + MUSCLE MATE + TROPICAL DEADBEATS + SHEEP Yarra
Hotel, Abbotsford. 8pm. $10.
GRACE ROBINSON + TALI MAHONEY + BAILEY JUDD Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 1:30pm. $7. HARTS Howler, Brunswick. 8pm. $30.
HIGH TENSION + FOURTEEN NIGHTS AT SEA + LOST TALK Tote Hotel,
Collingwood. 8pm. $23.50. JON STEVENS Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 8pm. $39.80. JVG GUITAR METHOD Caravan Music Club, Bentleigh East. 8pm. $18. MAGPIE + EDITH LANE + JUNGLE CUFFS Reverence Hotel, Footscray.
8:30pm. $10.
MALIGN RITES + AURA NOIR The Croxton, Thornbury. 2:30pm. $66.30.
MANTELL + INLOEMAN + IVY STREEP
Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10.
MASTERS EVANS MARRETT Inkerman
Hotel, Balaclava. 8pm.
MID CITY + NEIGHBOURHOOD YOUTH + SOPHISTICATED DINGO Yah
Yah's, Fitzroy. 8pm.
NEVER ENDING 80S Chelsea Heights
Hotel, Chelsea Heights. 8:30pm.
PATRIZIA AND THE GROOVE Q Room,
Thomastown. 10pm. $25.
POLISH CLUB + ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS + SWEATER CURSE Corner
Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $40.
RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE + OCCULT BLOOD + DEFENSTRATION +
THE BENNIES + GOOCH PALMS + YOUNG OFFENDERS Workers Club,
THE PRETTY LITTLES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $15. THEM HIGH SPIRITS Open Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm.
VICIOUS ADDICTION + BLACK ALPINE + HAUNTED STEEL + NECRO RIOT + REPLACEMENT BUSSES Last Chance
Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 2pm. $10. WARPED + MOD VIGIL + SPAWN + BEAT TABOO Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 8pm. $12.50.
WICKED CITY + THE DACIOS + PEEPING TOM + ZEAHORSE Old Bar,
Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.
ZAK FLEISHER BAND + FALCON CLUB + YOUTH IN ASIA + KOTA Whole Lotta
Love, Brunswick East. 8pm. $5.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK A WHALE CALLED PHOENIX Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8pm. ANDY SWANN Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. BABEL FISH Fitzroy Pinnacle, Fitzroy North. 4:30pm. CANYON CALLERS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm. FLOYD THURSBY The Moldy Fig, 7pm. GALLIE Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne. 10:30am. GINA WILLIAMS & GUY GHOUSE
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 7pm. $25. GRACE CUMMINGS + DOGCHILD + ALEX HAMILTON Retreat Hotel,
Brunswick. 3pm.
GREG STEPS + HANNAH CAMPBELL + WEATHERBOARD HOUSE 303,
Northcote. 3pm.
HARRISON STORM + ALANA WILKINSON + ZAC SABER Catfish,
Fitzroy. 8pm. $15.
HARRY COULSON'S BLUE DOGS
Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.
HONKY TONK JUBILEE - FEAT: CANYON CALLERS + THE BAKERSFIELD GLEE CLUB + JAMES ELLIS & THE JEALOUS GUYS Thornbury
Theatre, Thornbury. 6:30pm. $23.50. HORNETS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm.
JENNY MITCHELL + NIGEL WEARNE
Neighbourhood Productions, 7pm. $25.
JESSE VALACH'S BLUES MOUNTAIN
Royal Hotel, Mornington. 8pm. LLOYD SPIEGEL Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill, Ocean Grove. 7:30pm. $25.
MARINA MITCHELL - FEAT: WICKED CITY + JOE GUITON + VETTY VIALS + LUKE SEYMOUP Old Bar, Fitzroy. 3pm. MILLER Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6pm. MISSION SONGS PROJECT Melbourne
Recital Centre, Southbank. 3pm. $25. NATHAN BERRETTA BAND Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9pm. OLIVER PROUDFOOT Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm. PAT TIERNEY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8pm. $12.
PAULIE BIGNELL & THE THORNBURY TWO Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. STEPHEN KENNEDY Drunken Poet, West
Melbourne. 3pm.
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UPCOMING TOURS PALE WAVES The Evelyn July 12 COSMO’S MIDNIGHT Corner Hotel July 13 KENDRICK LAMAR Rod Laver Arena July 13, 14 EAST BRUNSWICK ALL GIRLS CHOIR Northcote Social Club July 13 HOT DUB TIME MACHINE The Forum July 13 SLUM SOCIABLE The Night Cat July 13 MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE Melbourne Recital Centre July 14 PETE MURRAY Corner Hotel July 14 LIL DICKY The Forum July 15, 16 PINK Rod Laver Arena July 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25 LORD HURON Melbourne Recital Centre July 18 BULLY The Tote July 18 MIGUEL The Forum July 18 THE WOMBATS Festival Hall July 19 TOWKIO Howler July 19 MARMOZETS The Evelyn July 19 KIMBRA Corner Hotel July 19 WILLIAM CRIGHTON Howler July 20 LIL XAN Festival Hall July 20 KASBO Northcote Social Club July 20 MACHINE HEAD The Forum July 21 YUNGBLUD Corner Hotel July 21 CHROMEO Max Watt’s July 21 SUPERORGANISM 170 Russell July 22 CHVRCHES Margaret Court Arena July 23 LEWIS CAPALDI Howler July 24 JAMES BAY Hamer Hall July 24 FRANZ FERDINAND & MGMT Festival Hall July 24 BEN HOWARD Palais Theatre July 24, 25 ALBERT HAMMOND JR. Corner Hotel July 25 SG LEWIS Howler July 27 PRESS CLUB Northcote Social Club July 27 SWEATER CURSE The Gasometer July 27 TUMBLEWEED The Croxton July 28 LEZ ZEPPELIN Max Watt’s July 28 TAPE/OFF The Gasometer July 28 FLO RIDA The Forum July 31 SNOW PATROL Palais Theatre August 2 THE BAMBOOS Corner Hotel August 4 MELBOURNE GUITAR SHOW Caulfield Racecourse August 4-5 CELINE DION Rod Laver Arena August 7 DRAPHT Howler August 9 WINTERWILD:DEATH Apollo Bay August 10-12 HIATUS KAIYOTE The Croxton August 10 MAMMAL The Croxton August 11 KAKI KING & MARC RIBOT Melbourne Recital Centre August 13 BOB DYLAN Margaret Court August 13, 14 5SOS Festival Hall August 13 GRETTA RAY Corner Hotel August 16 HIPPIE SABOTAGE Howler August 17 DRUNK MUMS Bendigo Hotel August 17 EVES KARYDAS Northcote Social Club August 18 LUCA BRASI The Croxton August 24 PAGAN The Tote August 24 WINTERWILD:BIRTH Apollo Bay August 24-26 GOLDEN FEATURES The Forum August 25, 26 ANDREW W.K Corner Hotel August 25 MOVEMENTS Evelyn Hotel August 25, Wrangler Studios August 26 GOOD DOOGS Workers Club August 25 LANKS Northcote Social Club August 25, 26 THE CHARLATANS 170 Russell August 26 FLIGHT FACILITIES The Forum August 29, September 13, 14 GENE SIMMONS Margaret Court August 30 AMY SHARK The Forum August 31 COURTNEY BARNETT Festival Hall September 1 HOLLOW COVES Northcote Social Club September 1 BASTILLE The Forum September 1 KINGSWOOD Corner Hotel September 1
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Brunswick. 7pm. $28.89.
THE TIPSY SCHOLARS + EASTBOUND BUZZ + HARRISON 303, Northcote. 8pm.
$10.
Y.C. LIU Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.
Sunday 8 July INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS BASIL'S KITE + GIANT CLAM + PIRANHAS + GOOD GRIEF Workers
Club, Fitzroy. 7pm. $10.
BELLE HAVEN + CASEY + STATESIDE
Wrangler Studios, Footscray. 2pm. $23.50. BON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm. $40.
BURR DAISY STRING BAND + PATRICK WILSON Old Bar, Fitzroy. 4pm. DREAM ROBOT + NURR + DFFDL + BLOODOFITO Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7pm. $5. FAKE SIBLING + JES LOH + OH ORTH
Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:30pm. $10. FAN PALM Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4pm.
FLYING DUTCHMAN - FEAT: WICKED CITY + KING CIG + PHAEDO + FENN WILSON Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8. HARRIS + TALI MAHONEY + PORPOISE SPIT (ACOUSTIC SET) + CRUEL BLOKE DON Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 5pm. $8. HYPNO SEX RAY Gem Bar, Collingwood. 7pm.
JIMMY HARWOOD + TWISTED WILLOWS + MONK INFERNO + MEL TAYLOR + DAL SANTO Gasometer
Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $5.
JOHN DOWLER'S VANITY PROJECT
Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5pm.
KATIE VISSER & THE PERIPHERAL FIGURES + JAMIE MCLENNAN Whole
Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 3:30pm. KIM SALMON Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7pm. LATHAM'S GRIP + MIHRA + UNAMUS
Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 8pm. $10. MEANDER + BODY CORPORATE + HAPPY MORBID Gasometer Hotel,
Collingwood. 2pm. $5.
MOONSHIFTER + DEGREES OF SEPARATION + BREAKING KEBABS + LITTLE RITUALS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
8:30pm. $10.
MOUNT TROUT + CYANIDE THORNTON + ORANGE John Curtin
Hotel, Carlton. 3pm.
NAT ALLISON Royal Hotel, Mornington.
3pm.
OPEN/MIC JAM NIGHTS Musicland,
Fawkner. 7pm.
REGINA SPEKTOR Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8pm. $85. RON S. PENO & CAM BUTLER Dog's Bar, St Kilda. 5:30pm. RUDELY INTERRUPTED + VICUNA COAT Northcote Social Club, Northcote.
1:30pm. $20.
STEVEN HAMMER + EATER OF THE SKY + LOWPOINT Whole Lotta Love,
Brunswick East. 8pm.
TERRARIUM + ATLVS + NIDUS + WAKE THE BLIND Bendigo Hotel,
Collingwood. 6:30pm. $10.
THE BENNIES + GOOCH PALMS + YOUNG OFFENDERS Sooki Lounge,
Belgrave. 7pm. $29.60.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC AARON MCCOULLOUGH QUINTET
The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20. ALL DAY FRITZ Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne. 10:30am. BALKAN BRASS - FEAT: OPA! BATO + OPA SEKO Farouk's Olive, Thornbury.
7:30pm. $10.
BART STENHOUSE & SUROJATO ROY
Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond. 7:30pm. $25. BOOGALICIOUS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 6pm. ENZA Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $10. JESSE I Transit, Melbourne Cbd. 5pm. SEAN M WHELAN + EMAH FOX 303, Northcote. 7pm. SHIMONA & THE CAT'S PYJAMAS
Open Studio, Northcote. 2:30pm. $8. SHOL + DAVID REX TRIO 303, Northcote. 4pm.
ANDREA KELLER CURATES MASTERS & APPRENTICES The
Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $15.
CHRO 303, Northcote. 8pm. DANCING ON THE VOLCANO FEAT: ROBYN ARCHER Arts Centre,
Melbourne. 8pm. $59. JOEL SENA TRIO Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $10.
ST. PAUL & THE MINNEAPOLIS FUNK ALLSTARS Bird's Basement, Melbourne.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK
THE PEPPERCORN JAZZ BAND Open
CHARLES JENKINS Retreat Hotel,
7:30pm. $55.
Studio, Northcote. 5:30pm.
HIP HOP & R&B DEJA VU SUNDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Co., Southbank. 9pm. HOT FUDGE SUNDAYS - FEAT: D'FRO + ILRESPONCE + MORE Lucky Coq,
Windsor. 3pm.
THE GET DOWN - FEAT: KILLAHERTZ + HAILEY CRAMER + PHILLY + MERINDAS + DRMNGNOW + MORE
Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $15.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK ACOUSTIC SUNDAYS - FEAT: MICHELLE GARDINER + PAIGE SPIERS + PAIGE SMITH Customs House Hotel,
Williamstown. 2pm.
DAVID COSMA Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7pm. DEAR MATILDA Edinburgh Castle,
Brunswick. 4pm.
ELWOOD BLUES CLUB Prince Public
Bar, St Kilda . 4pm. GRETTA ZILLER Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm. GUY PEARCE Arts Centre, Melbourne. 5pm. $54. HEY GRINGO Royal Oak Hotel, Fitzroy North. 4pm. HUGH MCGINLAY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 4pm. JAMES MARK Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 2:30pm. $5. JOE GUITON Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3pm. MIDNIGHT CREEP Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4pm. PAUL WOOKEY TRIO Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. THE HORNETS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4pm. THE MELTDOWN Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 4pm. THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS
Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 5pm. TIM WOODS Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:30pm. TRAMWRECK Catfish, Fitzroy. 5pm. VAN WALKER Union Hotel (brunswick), Brunswick. 3:30pm.
Monday 9 July HIP HOP & R&B KILLER HERTZ + MORE Evelyn Hotel,
Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS COLOURING CATS + SECRET FLEETS + LITTLE THEATRE Old Bar, Fitzroy.
7:30pm. $5.
MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: JUNIOR FICTION + BANANAGUN + LIAM LINLEY & THE LOUVRES + TRAFFIK ISLAND Northcote Social Club, 7pm. NIEUW MONDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7pm. $3.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC
Brunswick. 8pm.
Tuesday 10 July JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC DANCING ON THE VOLCANO FEAT: ROBYN ARCHER Arts Centre,
Melbourne. 8pm. $59.
LOUIS KING ORGAN TRIO Compass
Pizza, Brunswick East. 7pm.
NOW. HERE. THIS - FEAT: BLUME
Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $10. SYZYGY ENSEMBLE Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6pm. $39. THE BORROWED TIME TRIO The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20. TIANA MARTEL BAND + JIMMY HARWOOD + GORDON HOLLAND
Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.
UNCOMFORTABLE SCIENCE - FEAT: LACHLAN MITCHELL + MORE Boney,
Melbourne Cbd. 9pm.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS CREME DE LA FEMME - FEAT: HANNAH KATE + JUNGLE CUFFS + ENOLA GAY Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy.
8:30pm. $10.
JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL
Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm. $65.
RACHEL CADDY + TUVA FINSERÅS + VENUS COURT + AMY POLLOCK
Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $15. TOM TOM TUESDAY - FEAT: SOFT RUBBISH + DARK WATER + JESSIE L WARREN + YOLLKS Howler,
Brunswick. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC/COUNTRY/ BLUES/FOLK IRISH SESSION Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:00pm.
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 8:00pm. $89.90. OPEN MIC NIGHT Swamplands Bar, Thornbury. 6:30pm. REVOLVER RETURNS - OPEN MIC NIGHT Revolver Upstairs, Prahran.
7:00pm.
SALTY BONES + RORY Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. XANI Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.