GIGS & EVENTS
PEACH Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 9pm. FREE. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $69 - 89. ALIEN NOSEJOB, THE UV RACE, G2G, A+ The Curtin. Carlton. 8pm. $12. BOUND FOR THE FLOOR - 90’S NIGHT, DJ SPEEDING BEAUTY, DJ KELLIN IN THE NAME OF Globe Alley. Melbourne. 6pm. FREE. ARBRYNTH, SULDUSK, VOIDFALL, ERRESIRE, IDLE PULSE Evelyn Hotel. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $15. NEEKO Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 6pm. FREE. Q&A WITH ALAN MCGEE, SHAKERFAKER Cherry Bar. Melbourne. 8pm. $30. DIABOLIC RITES, DESTRUKTOR, ANARAZEL, KLAVIERKRIEGER, NOCTURNAL GRAVES Bendigo Hotel. Collingwood. 8pm. $20. POWERSTRYDE The B.East. Brunswick East. 7pm. FREE. THOMAS BYRNE, TAMS/N OTWAY Some Velvet Morning. Clifton Hill. 7pm. $15. INFERNO MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $10. COUNTDOWN 80'S MusicLand Fawkner Music Complex. Fawkner. 7.30pm. $10. CHASING ALICE, THE FLASH BASTARD EXPERIENC, ROSSA Mr Boogie Man BAR. Abbotsford. 8pm. $15. GANGSTERS OF LOVE Royal Hotel. Essendon. 9pm. THE SMYTHS: THE SMITHS TRIBUTE Max Watt's (Melbourne). 8pm. $50. NEVER ENDING 80S 170 Russell. Melbourne. 8pm. $39. FOVNDLINGS, GOTHIC LEMON Old Bar. Fitzroy. 5pm. FREE. VICTOR STRANGES Jimmy Hornet. Richmond. 7.30pm. FREE. AN HORSE, MOODY BEACHES, KELSO Northcote Social Club. Northcote. 8pm. $31.80. CAPTAIN SPALDING BAND Customs House Hotel. Williamstown. 9.30pm. FREE.
DJ LADY LOVE POTION Edinburgh Castle Hotel. Brunswick. 9pm. FREE. TUMBAO SOCIAL, RANDY CASTILLA Bar Open. Fitzroy. 9.30pm. $11.25. SOUL SACRIFICE - THE MUSIC OF SANTANA Bird's Basement. Melbourne. 7.45pm. $29. KARINA LEHMAN + CHICA YEYE Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 10pm. FREE. CLOSE COUNTERS, JK GROUP, SOPHIE MCALLISTER Night Cat. Fitzroy. 9pm. FIRETAIL, I HOLD THE HORN Bar 303. Northcote. 8pm. EAMON DILWORTH'S CRAWFISH PO'BOYS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. SOUL TRANE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN COLTRANE FEAT: JAMIE OEHLERS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $35. ALANNA & OLD HAT JAZZ Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $32.50. THE PLANET - A LAMENT Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $39 - 60. SOUTHBANK DAWN RAGA SERIES Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30am. FREE. AGUS BATARA + BARBOD VALADI Ragtime Tavern. Preston. 8pm.
CLASSICAL BRUNSWICK BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL, JOHN O'DONNELL Brunswick Uniting Church. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 35. PRAISE! FEAT: MARCUS WHALE, EUGENE CHOI Brunswick Mechanics Institute. Brunswick. 8pm. $22 - 28. BEETHOVEN 9, CIRCA & CHEETHAM Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm. $117 - 175.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL
SLAM ROSS 1000, MORE New Guernica. Melbourne. 10pm. $20. SQUARE SOUNDS MELBOURNE 2020 FEAT: SAITONE, RADLIB, FEAROFDARK, CYANIDE DANSEN, KENOBIT, BREEZESQUAD, DERRIS-KHARLAN, LITTLE-SCALE, MODERN CHAIR, EXILEFAKER, SCRAPS, KATAPLEXIA, DWEEB CITY, MPEGASUS, HEDONIST, CLASSIC MISTAKE, TOM FOOLERY & THE FAMILY JEWELLERY 24 Moons. Northcote. 6pm. $38.80 - 125.95. TWISTED AUDIO FEAT: CURRENT VALUE, DILLINJA, DUB PHIZIX & STRATEGY, J:KENZO, K+LAB, KOAN SOUND, RENE LAVICE, STAUNCH, LICKWEED Brown Alley. Melbourne. 10pm. $38.01 - 59.11. WYT CAT FOX FEAT: LAUREN HANSOM, MERVE, DJ FRIDAY, MARK MOON, TOM CREWS Radar Bar & Nightclub. 10pm. $15. PSEUDO ECHO Corner Hotel. Richmond. 8.30pm. $35. FORMATION FEAT: DONNY, ONE PUF, BLEND CORP, CONGO TARDIS, DINGO SQUAD Lucky Coq. Windsor. 9pm. FREE.
HIP HOP, R&B, POP POP TILL YOU DROP The Carlton Club. Melbourne. 9pm. FREE. RNB FRIDAYS Co. Southbank. 9.30pm. $22.19. HAPPY FEET Khokolat Bar. Melbourne. 9.30pm. FREE. CHILADELPHIA FRIDAYS New Guernica. Melbourne. 4pm. FREE. COMPLETE Pier Bandroom. Frankston. 8pm. $24.50. NEVER ENDING 80S 170 Russell. Melbourne. 8pm. $39.
SATURDAY 22 FEB
EAMON DILWORTHS CRAWFISH PO' BOYS, FOSSEY, EMELYNE Piping Hot Chicken and Burger Grill. Ocean Grove. 9pm. $20. HONEY, ELLE SHIMADA, LOGAN GIBSON, QUARTZ PISTOL Night Cat. Fitzroy. 10pm. $15. GIANNI MARINUCCI'S SWING TRAIN PROJECT Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 9pm. $32.50. SOUL TRANE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN COLTRANE FEAT: JAMIE OEHLERS Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 8pm. $35. THE NOT-SO-BIG-BAND: A NEW TAKE ON DISNEY FEAT: TOSHI CLINCH Paris Cat Jazz Club. Melbourne. 6.30pm. $35. THE PLANET - A LAMENT Arts Centre Melbourne. Melbourne. 7.30pm. $39 - 60. SUMMER SOUNDS MUSIC FESTIVAL FEAT: MAYA, XANI, WILSON BLACKLEY, DJ JAMO, DJ MIGHTY MINGO, JAZZ PARTY Bunjil Place. Narre Warren. 3pm. FREE. MELBOURNE SPLASH FESTIVAL 2020 FEAT: ANTHONY B, NYANDRA (BRICK & LACE), MZRIZK, MARVIN PRIEST, YAW FASO Seaworks. VIC. 1pm. $20. MOODY BEACH Cactus Room. Thornbury. 8pm. $10.
CLASSICAL BRUNSWICK BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL FEAT: FIREBIRD TRIO Brunswick Uniting Church. Brunswick. 7.30pm. $20 - 35. NEW WORLD: INTIMATE MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 7.30pm. $50 - 95. PRAISE! FEAT: MARCUS WHALE, EUGENE CHOI Brunswick Mechanics Institute. Brunswick. 8pm. $22 - 28. BEETHOVEN 9, CIRCA & CHEETHAM Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne). Melbourne. 7.30pm. $117 - 175. THE CLASSICS: SYMPHONY FEAT: STONNINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ARCHIE ROACH Malvern Public Gardens. VIC. 7.30pm. FREE.
DRAB MAJESTY, BITUMEN, SIMONA CASTRICUM, MAGNIFIED DESIRE Howler. Brunswick. 8.30pm. $50.96. LOLITA V1 FEAT: VAL VASHAR, HELLQUIST, DAVID KRAS, BASS TO PAIN CONVERTER, KASE KOCHEN, DOCOSC, COMRADENATHAN Rubix Warehouse. Brunswick. 9pm. $15. AUTO-MASH DJS The Rainbow Hotel. Fitzroy. 9pm. FREE. CONTROL + DOOM GEN FEAT: NONCOMPLIANT, ZANIAS, DJ KITI, ESTÉE LOUDER, SIMONA CASTRICUM,
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK EKRANOPLANS, GRUPS, GARETH SKINNER Swamplands Bar. Thornbury. 9pm. FREE. ANJA & ZLATNA Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 6.30pm. $40. JUSTIN FERMINO TRIO Brunswick Green. Brunswick. 4pm. FREE. PIRATE SKA REBELLION Bar Oussou. Brunswick. 10pm. FREE.
ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL
TORA
Bad Pony
Sherri Parry
THE CORNER
GRACE DARLING HOTEL
THE THORNBURY LOCAL
Approachable Members of Your Local Community
Byron Bay electro-fusion outfit TORA have kicked off 2020 with a tour entitled Can’t Buy The Mood. Their Melbourne leg will go down at The Corner Hotel on Thursday February 20. Catch TORA live with special guests Huntly and Keelan Mak before they head off to Europe. Doors from 7pm, tickets are $33 through Eventbrite.
Indie-rock-pop-dance-funk-everything outfit Bad Pony will be blessing the Grace Darling Hotel with their theatrical stage presence and sweet synth lines. Joining them will be charming alt-rockers Teenage Dads. Thursday February 20 from 8pm, tickets from $17 via Eventbrite.
Sherri Parry is launching her sparkling new album Leave the Flowers at The Thornbury Local on Friday February 21. The record has been years in the making and delves into the joys and travesties of love (of all kinds). Backed by a full band and production crew, you’re in for a truly magical night. Doors at 9pm, free entry.
JAZZ, GLOBAL, SOUL/ FUNK BAILAR TROPICAL FEAT: LA DESCARGA, TRIO SANFONA SENTIDA The Penny Black. Brunswick. 8pm. FREE. LILLIAN ALBAZI Melbourne Recital Centre. Southbank. 8pm. $31.
PAWN SATURDAYS Pawn & Co. Prahran. 8pm. WILDLIFE VICTORIA BENEFIT SHOW FEAT: DARK WATER, SOFT APPROACH, QUELL, HOLLY DURANT, GERYON,
THE ESPY Launching their new EP Love Thy Neighbour, Approachable Members will take on The Espy on Friday February 21. If you’re looking for a night of alternative pop played by grown men in matching sportswear, this gig is for you. Doors are at 8pm and tickets are from $19 via Moshtix.
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