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Fantastic February of Fusion BAR 303
Winding their Fantastic February of Fusion to an end, Bar 303 will showcase three bands playing modern jazz-fusion this Wednesday February 27. The Bridge and The Hard Jazz Boizz will kick things off from 7.30pm before headliners Double Standards take over and deliver a grooving time. Entry is free.
Sea Shanty Session
THE BROTHERS PUBLIC HOUSE
Every Wednesday night Fitzroy venue The Brothers Public House throw down their Sea Shanty Session – an ode to the publican brothers’ Irish roots. The Grubby Urchins will be leading the festivities from 8pm, meanwhile you can enjoy free entry and save those pennies for your pints.
Steve Tyssen WESLEY ANNE
To celebrate the release of his sixth studio album Come Home, Steve Tyssen is headed to Wesley Anne on Thursday February 28 to perform a raw acoustic and lo-fi indie-rock set. Entry is $10 on the door from 8pm.
Wednesday 27 Feb Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers 808S & GREATEST HITS + TOTALLY MILD Espy, St Kilda. 8pm. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Cherry
Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $40.
ARCHER DEPTHLESS + SADULTS + THE DULLJOYS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $7. ARCTIC MONKEYS + MINI MANSIONS Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7pm. $97.35.
DAL SANTO + DANITCHY + SILENT INCOME + CHECKERED MATES Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $10.
DEAFHEAVEN + DIVIDE & DISSOLVE Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8pm. $59.90.
DERANGED WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: DEAD EYES + ZUMA + PICKET PALACE Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.
EL GUAPO + SEREN SPAIN + LOUI LLUSIONS Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North
Melbourne. 8pm.
FLINT EASTWOOD + BLUSH'KO Howler,
Melbourne local Joel Quinn is set to hold down the East Brunswick Hotel on Thursday February 28. The vocalist and guitarist will kick off from 6.30pm with free entry to boot.
Bernadette Novembre FAD GALLERY
Bernadette Novembre and her 10-piece band will take to FAD Gallery as part of their residency on Thursday February 28. Dishing up a fusion of soul, blues, reggae, rock, garage and jazz, this swinging evening goes down from 9pm. Free entry.
Mr Alford
THE DRUNKEN POET
Get ready for another entertaining evening down at the Poet on Friday March 1, as eclectic country performer Mr Alford takes to the stage. Doors open from 8.30pm and the music wont stop till 10.30pm. As always, entry is free.
Donna Coleman THE JAZZLAB
Pianist Donna Coleman, joined by Gian Slater, Eugene Ball and Chris Hale are set to embellish and revitalise Charles Ives’ “unplayable” Concord sonata with improvisations at The Jazzlab this Friday March 1. Tickets are $35 with music starting at 8.30pm. 34 BEAT.COM.AU
MOJO PIN + PLOVERS + ODD SOULDS + SLOMO Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10. NCAT SCHOOL SHOWCASE - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Swamplands Bar, Thornbury.
Brunswick East. 8pm.
MELBOURNE'S BIGGEST OPEN MIC NIGHT Musicland, Fawkner. 7pm. MUDDY'S BLUES ROULETTE - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Catfish, Fitzroy. 8pm. MUSICLAND OPEN CHOIR REHEARSALS - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $5. OPEN GRAND PIANO NIGHT - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Compass Pizza, Brunswick
East. 7:30pm.
MICHAEL SITA Customs House Hotel, Williamstown. 8pm.
7pm.
OBSCURA HAIL + JACK R REILLY + MORE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $10. PRIDELANDS + THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER + CAUTION:THEIVES + SETMEONFIRE Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 7pm. $15.
RAI THISTLETHWAYTE Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $29.
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS + GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC
OPEN MIC Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Customs House Hotel,
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm.
OPEN MIC NIGHT Penny Black, Brunswick. 7pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT + VARIOUS ARTISTS Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 5pm.
STEVE TYSSEN + GRACE CUMMINS + MAJA Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8pm. $10. THE STIFFYS + TROUBLE PEACH Globe
Hill. 6:30pm.
THE TARANTINOS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick
Williamstown. 8:30pm.
OPEN MIC NIGHT Some Velvet Morning, Clifton
SLAG QUEENS + NATIVE CATS + TERRY Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $15.30.
Alley, Melbourne. 8:30pm.
East. 9pm.
Hotel, Footscray. 8pm. $45.80.
THE GRUBBY URCHINS The Brothers Public
Lucky Coq, Windsor. 9pm.
FOXING + NOTHING REALLY Reverence HANSON Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7pm. $99. JOE TERROR + INDIGO CHILDREN + SECRET SPOONS + SUNEDEN Tote Hotel,
Collingwood. 6pm.
JORDAN RAVI + LEEA NANOS + MIA & CHLOE + KOMODO Stay Gold, Brunswick.
7pm. $20.
EAST BRUNSWICK HOTEL
HILDA GREEN + KATE GREALY + BRIAN MORLEY Open Studio, Northcote. 6pm. LOMOND ACOUSTICA - FEAT: MICHELLE CHANDLER + CHRISTINA GREEN + DANA CROWE Lomond Hotel,
PENY BOHAN Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.
JUANITA STEIN Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd.
Joel Quinn
Melbourne. 9:30pm.
Centre, Southbank. 7pm. $92.
Brunswick. 8pm. $44.90.
6:30pm. $10.
Joel Quinn
HELENA WINKELMAN Melbourne Recital
MALCURA + THE ELLIOTS + SIGASI + MORE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm. $5. MIDWEEK MASS - FEAT: AMBUR + RARE OLIVES + MAMMON’S THRONE + MORE Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. $5. SAINT IVORY + RHIANNON SIMPSON & THE TRIPLE DELTA + FOUR IN THE MORNING Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. SWELL 4.0 ~ MUSIC AS MEDICINE - FEAT: NARETHA WILLIAMS + EDD FISHER + DEEP SOULFUL SWEATS + THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY + DOLLFACE + LOOSE TOOTH + DAVID SAUVAGE Espy, St Kilda. 6:30pm. $45.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music BOPSTRETCH Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.
DIG WE MUST Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $25.
ELLE SHIMADA + ZEITGEIST FREEDOM ENERGY EXCHANGE + CLOSE COUNTERS + MOSES CARR + LUCKY PEREIRA Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10. ESKE Classic Southside, Elsternwick. 8pm. $20. JAZZ BAZAAR - FEAT: AUDREY POWNE + MORE Horse Bazaar, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm. ONE TRICK PONY Bird's Basement, Melbourne. 7:45pm. $29.
SANDIE WHITE TRIO & ESMOND SELWYN The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm. $20. SWINN & HALE Brunswick Green, Brunswick.
8:30pm.
THE BRIDGE + DOUBLE STANDARDS + THE HARD JAZZ BOIZZ 303, Northcote. 7:30pm.
THE ROSE BASSETT QUARTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20.
THE WAY OF THE FLOWER - FEAT: ANNE NORMAN + BRANDON LEE + SHOSO SHIMBO Melbourne Recital Centre,
Southbank. 6pm. $25.
WONDERCORE WEDNESDAYS - FEAT: NAI PALM + NORIKO TADANA John Curtin
Hotel, Carlton. 8pm. $25.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk ALISON AINSWORTH Drunken Poet, West
Melbourne. 9pm.
8pm.
THROWBACK - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS
House, Fitzroy. 8pm.
VOICE IMITATOR + GOLDEN SYRUP + THE MAYPOLES Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7pm. WE ARE BANDICOOT + LE PINE + NUMBAT + SPARKLY BEAR Revolver Upstairs,
Thursday 28 Feb House, Electro, Trance & Club Nights 3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + JB JACKSON + LUKE VECCHIO + PARTYSHIRTS THOMPSON + OLIVER WINTON Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6pm. DOT.AY + Λ / Π + KT SPIT + SIMO SOO Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8pm. $10.
GUERNS - FEAT: COMMON ROMANCE + STEFAN MAC + FOSTA + BIGMAC + JAMES GANT & POM New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 10pm.
JADE ALICE + NIK NAVY + IVORIS Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. $10.
SUITE 909 - FEAT: VARIOUS ARTISTS Ferdydurke, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.
SYNTHETICS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9pm. THE VINYL FRONTIER - FEAT: COLETTE + GSM Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 9pm. WAT ARTISTS - THURSDAYS - FEAT: HUGO GERANI + PROJECT 95 + RIVER YARRA + MORE Section 8, Melbourne Cbd. 6pm.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Punk & Covers A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS Cherry
Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm.
ALLIE K STEWART + ELLIOT HARVEY Red Betty, Brunswick. 7pm.
Prahran. 8pm. $5.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & World Music ANDREA KELLER TRANSIENTS TRIO Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $15.
B.PHILLIP + EZRA HEM + PRICKLE Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8pm. $5.
BERNADETTE NOVEMBRE & HER 10 PIECE SOUL BAND Fad Gallery, Melbourne Cbd.
9pm.
CHINA BEACH + BEATNIK COLLECTIVE Espy, St Kilda. 9:30pm.
DANDECAT + BACK POCKET John Curtin
Hotel, Carlton. 8pm. $10.
DONNA COLEMAN'S CONCORD SONATA PROJECT The Jazzlab, Brunswick. 8pm.
$35.
FIRETAIL Bar Open, Fitzroy. 7pm. IAKI VALLEJO BAND Bar Oussou, Brunswick.
8:30pm.
MARY COUGHLAN The Fyrefly, St Kilda. 7pm.
$51.
SONIDO NATURAL + SEBASTIAN LUGO Open Studio, Northcote. 8pm. $10.
THE MAMAS Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.
8pm. $25.
THE MICHELLE NICOLLE BAND Brunswick
Green, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
THE SHACKMEN 303, Northcote. 8pm. $10. THE TOSHI CLINCH NONET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $30.
BASTARD AMBER + ALIEN Penny Black,
Hip Hop & R&B
BEN ALTER + MORE Penny Black, Brunswick.
AOTEAROA BLACK GIANT SOUND SYSTEM + MC JAH TUNG + ADRIANS WALL Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9pm. HIP HOP THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8pm. LAUNDRY THURSDAYS - FEAT: VARIOUS DJS Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 10pm. LIL YACHTY Forum Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 7pm.
Brunswick. 9pm.
8:30pm.
DR SURE'S UNUSUAL PRACTICE + TOMGIRL + JACUZZI + FULL FLOWER MOON BAND Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 7:30pm.
$10.
DRAMA + JAMES SEEDY + ENOLA GAY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $10.
FVCKBATS + MODESTO MILE The B.east, Brunswick East. 8pm.
GUTTER GIRLS + KOSMETIKA + LVIV + MINUS US Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm.
$10.
IDLESUBURBIA, THE DELIRIOUS + THE SPAGHETTI STAINS + SEAWEED ON STICKS Young Street Supper Club, Frankston. 7pm. INFECTED TRANSISTOR + DON BERSERK + MANIAC Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Melbourne. 7:30pm. $10.
JUNK + DARK DAZE + BONG PISS Bendigo
Hotel, Collingwood. 8pm. $10.
$69.90.
THROWBAX THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ ANYA + CITIZEN.COM + FLIP3000 + TEE DUBYA + DJ SENSI + SISTA SARA + LOTUS MOONCHILD + MORE Little Jax, Melbourne. 6pm.
Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Folk ANDREW HAVERON Melbourne Recital Centre,
Southbank. 7:30pm. $65.
LEO MULLINS + CAROLINE NO Spotted
DANIEL TRAKELL + GRAND PINE Some
MATT BRADSHAW Elephant & Wheelbarrow,
DAVE RILEY Hume Blues Club (shake Shack),
Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $14.57.
Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8pm.
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