Beats Magazine - Wednesday August 21

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on tour SPEEDY J [NED] Friday August 16, Mercat Basement D-BLOCK & S-TE-FAN [NED] Friday August 16, Chaser’s Nightclub DJ SPRINKLES [USA] Friday August 16, First Floor BRO SAFARI [USA] Saturday August 17, Brown Alley BIG CHOCOLATE [USA] Saturday August 17, Brown Alley THE GAME [USA] Thursday August 22, The Espy DANNY KRIVIT [USA] Friday August 23, New Guernica KAYTRANADA [CAN], RYAN HEMSWORTH [CAN] Saturday August 24, Brown Alley WEN [UK] Saturday August 24, Brown Alley SIGMA [UK] Friday August 30, Brown Alley STICKYBUDS [CAN] Friday August 30, Howler TYREE COOPER [USA] Saturday August 31, New Guernica JUS-ED [USA] Saturday August 31, The Liberty Social MACHINE GUN KELLY [USA] Thursday September 5, The Hi-Fi JOHN “00” FLEMING [UK] Friday September 6, Prince Bandroom MARCOS CABRAL [USA] Friday September 13, Mercat Basement TERRY FRANCIS [UK] Friday September 13, OneSixOne ZOMBY [UK] Friday September 13, The Liberty Social GHOSTPOET [UK] Saturday September 14, Corner Hotel R.A THE RUGGED MAN [USA] Thursday September 19, The Espy HERNAN CATTANEO [ARG] Friday September 20, Prince Bandroom KENNY LARKIN [USA], STIMMING [GER] Friday September 20, Brown Alley ERIC CLOUTIER [GER] Friday September 20, Mercat Basement RUDIMENTAL [UK] Saturday September 21, Festival Hall ROBERT HOOD [USA] Saturday September 21, The Liberty Social PETER VAN HOESEN [BEL] Friday September 27, New Guernica LAUREL HALO [USA], OBJEKT [GER] Saturday September 28, The Liberty Social TALIB KWELI [USA], HOMEBOY SANDMAN [USA] Thursday October 3, The Hi-Fi LISTEN OUT: DISCLOSURE [UK], TNGHT [UK], AZEALIA BANKS [USA] + MORE Saturday October 5, Observatory Precinct, Royal Botanic Gardens ROGERSEVENTYTWO [NED] Saturday October 5, Brown Alley MICKEY AVALON [USA] Friday October 18, Corner Hotel PORTER ROBINSON [USA] Sunday October 20, Billboard BOOKA SHADE [GER] Thursday October 24, Prince Bandroom SALT N PEPA [USA] Saturday November 16, Palais Theatre STRAWBERRY FIELDS: CARL CRAIG [USA], MOODYMANN [USA] Friday November 22 - Sunday November 24 , TBA EARTHCORE: ANGY KORE [ITA], PERFECT STRANGER [ISR] + MORE Friday November 29 - Sunday December 2, TBA STEREOSONIC: DAVID GUETTA [FRA], ARMIN VAN BUUREN [NED], CALVIN HARRIS [UK] + MORE Saturday December 7 - Sunday December 8, Royal Melbourne Showgrounds RAINBOW SERPENT: DONATO DOZZY [ITA], MICHAEL MAYER [GER] + MORE Friday January 24 - Monday January 27, Lexton BRUNO MARS [USA], MIGUEL [USA] Tuesday March 4 & Wednesday March 5, Rod Laver Arena

tour rumours Marcel Vogel, Anthony Naples, Adana Twins, Chopstick & Johnjon, Claptone, Finnesbassen, Kolombo, Midland, Shed, Moderat, Psychemagik, Sigha & Shifted, Smallpeople, Dave Clarke, Skudge, Roman Flügel, Jam City, Andrew Weatherall, Silicone Soul

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The tight knit Funkoars crew has been doing their thing for over a decade now – and they still call their base Adelaide.

“Pretty much a couple of us went to high school together and it was there that we got our first taste of hip hop, explains Matt.

“To be honest, I wasn’t really into hip hop that much back then, but I hooked up with Trials (Daniel Rankine) and things started moving.”

Back then too, he describes how - around the time he was finishing school - the Hilltop Hoods were already starting to blow. The time was around the turn of the millennium and Australian hip hop was only in its infancy - and albeit in hindsight, with a massive future. “Even though things were still pretty new, you were already beginning to see the green shoots,” explains the articulate Hons.

“There were the graffiti kids and the kids on boards. We were really motivated to give it a go and along with a bit of a push from the Certified Crew, we sort of agreed to do something.”

And the rest as they say is history. Their seminal first release, Who’s Your Step Daddy? turned ten this year, as Matt proudly describes it was ‘our firstborn’. Since then, a number of albums have followed, each more innovative and evolutionary than the last, culminating in the most recent, titled The Quickening. Matt describes the change, “If you look at the progression of our music from The Hangover, to The Greatest Hits and so on, you can sense a certain maturity. You can really notice the way things are happening differently across all the albums; when you have your own creative control over everything you do, it helps your music progress at a level that you want it to.”

Indeed, the lads continue to place an infinite value on that creative control – so much so, that they’re in the studio experimenting and recording almost every night. “We’re really looking forward to releasing something in the next nine months,” Hons says. “At the same time though, we’re also looking at other avenues and things for release. There are plenty of tracks out there that we’re working on and there’s still a lot of time between now and then to get things done, so we’ll see.”

In between all of the progress and the glory then, the lads are grateful for their success and the love they’ve got from their fans. “I remember when back in the day we were just on some really basic

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own words. “Then I decided to try something myself and without thinking it would go anywhere, we recorded some music and we really got into it. We ended up doing about 20 tracks and didn’t want anything out of it to be honest – but our old manager really pushed us and we ended up doing Who’s Your Step Daddy? and now that we look back and think about that sound, it really feels like a bunch of 17-year-old kids on the mic. We laugh, but it’s definitely something to look back on.”

Gigs wise, Hons admits they haven’t been doing as much as they might like, but that will change in the near future. “To be honest, we haven’t done too many gigs in recent times; we did rock out with Briggs for New Years at the Espy in Melbourne and we did another show for the Robert Hunter Cup and played the footy the

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I still contest that there is no deep house track than Motor City Drum Ensemble’s rub of DJ Sprinkles’ Grand Central Part 1.

peter van hoesen

Peter van Hoesen is a Belgian electronic music producer, DJ and label owner. Continuing to run the Time To Express label, founded in 2008 as a platform devoted to a forwardpushing club sound, he is constantly busy making sure his production doesn’t suffer in the process. He released his versatile and highly textural Perceiver in 2012 which was the magnificent follow up to Entropic City. In the DJ booth he presents contemporary, room filling and dramatic techno but can range into house, melodic moments, broken beats and atmosphere-lifting classic ‘90s vibes. Often opening up in interviews with genuine insights into his creative process and divulging aspects of modern life that trouble him, he promotes a sensitive and articulate approach to both electronic music and the people around him. Make sure to head down to New Guernica on Friday September 27.

next day - it was a good, fun day. Otherwise, we are doing a little lap of the country soon - and we’re doing that before the Sprung Festival sets and then another show at home. We’ve got a fair bit on the go before then too.”

The group has had to adjust to life as a trio too, since Reflux (Daniel Yates) moved on. But that hasn’t changed things, “Myself, Trials and Sesta have never been tighter,” chimes Hons. “Even though Reflux did leave the group, we feel we’ve been able to maintain the intensity and focus on staying creative. More than ever, we want to get on and keep making music,” he says.

Funkoars will play at the Sprung hip hop festival alongside 360, Drapht, Seth Sentry, Diafrix, Urthboy and many more at the Kevin Bartlett Sports Complex on Saturday October 19.

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gear – an old mixer and some reels and a coat hanger and some old stockings, trying to get rid of the pops,” he reminisces. “It wasn’t much good - but it was around the time Trials met Sesta.”

Then at Cargo Club in Adelaide, the boys would record and write and Hons would just hang around – as he describes in his

Eric Cloutier’s relocation to Berlin has certainly agreed with him, with his performances and production being injected with a type of magic that could only be found in Germany.

His first release, Adytum, is due to come out this week on the new Studio R imprint and he’s now part of the Tanstaafl crew alongside John Osborn and Julian ‘October’ Smith. His sets have sprawling depth and sophistication that fuses the brooding intensity of tripping techno with the mechanic funk of contemporary house. Don’t miss out on seeing Eric Cloutier play at Mercat Basement on Friday September 20.

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malpractice Describe yourself using the title of a song.

Get A Haircut And Get A Real Job - George Thorogood and The Destroyers What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child?

That I could be anything I wanted to be. I wanted to be a pro basketball player, It didn’t pan out for me.

The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? Someone pointing to the decks with a Sherrin and asking “can I touch it with me footy?”

What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat?

Barbara Streisand - Duck Sauce. I know a guy that tried to listen to it for 48 hours and shortly afterwards almost died from a heart attack.

What’s the most played record in your bag?

Serato - Control Vinyl. Such a fucking diverse record.

client liaison

Given their shared appreciation for storytelling and dignified belief in the Australian identity, Harvey Miller and Monte Morgan naturally found themselves writing music together.

From the studio to the top end of town, Client Liaison’s sound plays out like a long lunch followed by a round of cocktails. Describing their sonic palate as ‘dance electric’, ‘new jack swing’ and ‘pop ballad’, this multisensory experience will feed any listener’s appetite. Catch them at Laundry on Friday August 23.

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What question would you like to ask an omniscient, allknowing being before you die?

Why do we need 150,000 thousand species of moths.

If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead?

If I hadn’t made it as a DJ, my J of choice would be a BJ. When and where is your next gig?

Mashtag at Bimbo Deluxe, Retro Pawn at Pawn & Co, Popsicle at Railway and Saturdays at The Union of Windsor. soundcloud.com/djmalpractice

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Jus-Ed has had an interesting career which mirrors few artists of his calibre. He embarked on his DJ career after being inspired by tuning in to WBLS with Frankie Crocker.

From there he has submerged himself in freestyle, house, funk and R&B however his career was cut short with the announcement of his retirement in 1985. The news of his reappearance emerged in 2001 and since then Jus-Ed’s underground smooth sets have captured and educated audiences all the way from his home base in Bridgeport Connecticut to Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East. Make sure you head down to The Liberty Social on Saturday August 31

melbourne fringe festival On Thursday September 26 the Fringe Club at North Melbourne Town Hall will host a DJ battle royale between Melbourne’s best emerging DJs and music producers.

Melbourne Fringe is now seeking entrants from across Melbourne’s music community with DJs and producers across all styles and genres encouraged to enter. Whether it’s electronic music that you have a knack for or DJing hip hop, indie or retro, make sure you head down because as long as you dance to it, it makes the cut. There’s a whole swag of prizes for the winner, head to the Melbourne Fringe Festival website for more details.

booka shade Booka Shade are Berlin-based duo Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier. Having been working together for more than 25 years they have a long line of amazing production, remixes and a hoard of devout fans. A list of cult hits are a simple reminder of their success, from Memento, Mandarine Girl, In White Rooms to their hit with M.A.N.D.Y. Body Language – Booka Shade show no sign of slowing down.

Make sure not to miss them playing at Price Bandroom on Thursday October 24.

kele Having sold millions of records not only with Bloc Party but also with his solo endeavours, Kele has become a household name. His transition from a vocalist in a band to an electronic artist with his DJ endeavours and electronicheavy music has set him apart as a pioneer. If you want a chance to rub shoulders with Kele, make sure you get to Prince Bandroom on Friday September 13.

laurel halo and objekt Laurel Halo is a constant fixture at the world’s finest electronic music festivals with her bewitching take on midwest techno leaving fans entranced. With a #1 Album of the Year award from Wire magazine and an endless stream of critical acclaim, Halo is proving to be an important figure in electronic music. Objekt is software developer for Native Instruments by day and one of the most exciting techno producers by night. His span over a number of genres is impressive to say the least, with inspiration coming from 3-step, bass-core, post windmill, proto-minimal wankstep, gondola, shithouse, acid wonk, ambient gabber. Objekt is interesting to say the very least. Head down to Boney on Saturday September 28.

technoboy Technoboy is hailed as ‘The King of Hardstyle’ by fans and critics alike. His name has become synonymous with everything hardstyle has on offer and over his 10 year long career he has made sure that it will stay this way for some time to come. With more labels than any other hardstyle artist under his belt his impressive credentials don’t end there. Having released a seemingly limitless stream of tracks under 30 different monikers including Pacific Link, The Hose, Giada and The KGB’s, Technoboy always keeps fans coming back for more. With limited capacity, make sure you don’t miss out seeing Technoboy at Glenferrie Social on Friday October 4.

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busta What do you love the most about the mid-tempo breaks (MTB)*genre?

If you break it right down and scratch beneath the surface, you can find lots of influential traits borrowed from many different genres of music in MTB. For example, the flexibility of a broken beat sitting at a tempo of 110BPM (kinda standard) has the advantage of either having a more complex drum arrangement, or a completely stripped back simplified structure. I’ve heard MTB remixes of just about every genre known to man, so I find that the people out there that don’t particularly like electronic music can totally tolerate MTB in the right environment.

You just gotta corner them with that new super sick 2013 remix you made of their favourite Beatles tune and they’re smitten.

The Spank! (aka Basement Freaks), Neon Steve and Bryx & Slynk.

What tunes have you released lately and what’s coming out soon?

Unfortunately I don’t actually have any releases on the horizon at the moment. At the moment I’m way more thrilled to have a baby coming out soon! So because of this, lately I’ve just been working on my own ideas at my own pace rather than getting all tied up with deadlines for record labels. Keep an eye on my Soundcloud though, I do still let out quite a bit of music for free. But I will say that I did just finish a new original collaboration with The Spank! We literally just finished it the other day, but I’m assuming it’ll see the light of day on Bombastic Jam sometime in the near future.

Who are some of the pioneers/biggest names in the genre?

There’s quite a few producers out there now who have raised the so called ‘bar’ so freaking high, you can’t help but wonder how the hell you have never ever heard of these kids before. When these guys start moving out of their safe zone, forward thinking clicks into motion. It never takes long for the genre you once knew and loved, to all of a sudden get blown wide open and the music progresses to heights you never fathomed as reachable. OK, talk about doing a 180 on this entire question - I guess I couldn’t name the biggest names, there’s just too many of them now. I will happily name the guys that I idolised for years and years. To me and my timeframe of growing with the genre and becoming who I am today, Fort Knox Five, All Good Funk Alliance, A.Skillz, Featurecast, and Basement Freaks were the guys that I felt [pioneered and shaped] the original MTB sound I first introduced myself to. I heard about Stickybuds & JPOD about a year or two later.

What is the new night you’re involved in and what does it offer?

Phaturdays (n.) – The largest night of the week. Expect colossal beats, massive hip hop classics, heavyweight bass and an enormous selection of drinks, plus huge amounts of ‘hands in the air’. This tremendous night is getting bigger and bigger with Tom Showtime and DJ Ayna always on rotation.

Which artists are you excited about?

Artists won’t excite me because of their music anymore. There’s always gonna be an abundance of awesome music out there for us to get excited about. I’m way more excited to see what lies in store for me and my closer personal friends like Timothy Wisdom, Omegaman,

Why should people come check out Phaturdays: Extra Large Edition?

It’s always a crazy party at BlueBar330, but this time they’re upsizing the weekly dose of booty shakin’ party music and I’ll be slamming a lot of our unreleased stuff.

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You can hear Busta, Tom Showtime, DJ Ayna, Citizen.com & Matty Blades this Saturday night, August 24, at Bluebar330, Prahran.

After almost 350,000 hits on Soundcloud and regular spins on the radio, Hayden James’ Permission To Love might seem like it’s doing pretty well for itself – but you know you’ve really got a hit when the unofficial remixes start coming in. Although the original draws its influences from the classic styles of disco and ‘90s house, sounding like it comes from a time before some American coined the name ‘EDM’, you’ll find remixes of Permission To Love that have sped it up, doofed it up, chopped and screwed it and made mash-ups out of it. James prefers the two official remixes

by Touch Sensitive and Charles Murdoch, however. “They’re so different to each other and the original as well,” he says. “I think it supports the track really well and it shows off what they’re good at as artists. I have seen a few other bootleg mixes online, which is funny. You search for yourself on Soundcloud or something; your search comes up, ‘Like, what?’ But the official ones I really love.” James calls Permission To Love “probably the most accessible track” on his self-titled debut EP, but it’s not entirely representative of his sound. James sings on several of the songs, his smooth croon lending an indie R&B vibe to woozier numbers like Lay Down and Embrace, while Beginning is an experiment in combining piano with beats and vocal samples. “It’s quite different,” James says of the EP’s sound. “Everyone thinks I’m quite disco-y and house-y and I’m not really that at all, so it’ll be interesting to see how the EP goes with people’s thoughts tending to go towards the house-y vibe of what Permission To Love is.”

Then there’s No Time, which features the guest vocals of George Maple, who might be familiar from her spot on Flume’s Bring You Down. Her breathy tones don’t dominate songs, instead giving them a striving, yearning quality, like they’re reaching for something beautiful just beyond their grasp. “It’s good to work with someone fresh,” James says of the collaboration. “I enjoy a really interesting-sounding vocal rather than someone that’s pitch perfect, like an X Factor-style vocal. Because I pretty much sing on all my other stuff I’m not looking for guy vocalists per se. I am interested in working with female vocalists but it’s kind of grassroots at the moment.” James used to be more of a straight-up DJ but with this new project he’s making the music himself from the word ‘go’, playing guitar, piano and synth as well as singing and producing. When he tried out his new songs on his parents they asked him which bit he’d done and he had to explain, “all of it”. (The talented multi-instrumentalist also knows how to play the saxophone but has yet to work that into his music, despite his jazz-loving manager begging him to give it a shot.)

One instrument consistent across the EP is his favoured synth, a Prophet ’08 that he’s had for six years and says was already maybe six years old by the time he picked it up second-hand.

What appeals to him about the instrument is “probably the fact that sometimes when you use it – what’s the word? – it changes every time you use it. It’s an analogue synth so it can act in different ways and my one’s quite old so you get a lot of different sounds out of it every time you use it, which is good.” So what was the word? “I guess it’s unpredictable.”

Hayden James’ self-titled EP is out on Friday August 30 through Future Classic. facebook.com/haydenjamesartist

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club guide wednesday august 21

COQ ROQ - FEAT: AGENT 86 + DJS LADY NOIR + JOYBOT + KITI + MR THOM Lucky Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.

COSMIC PIZZA - FEAT: NHJ Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm DADA LIFE Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

DUBSTEP GRIME DRUM & BASS - FEAT: DJ BADDUMS + DJ CARMEX Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

HALFWAYS Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

HOODRAPZ - FEAT: WEDNESDAY Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm.

LOST & FOUND - FEAT: DJ SPIDEY + DJ RUBY FROST Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm.

MO’ SOUL - FEAT: DJ VINCE PEACH & MISS GOLDIE Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

NEW GUERNICA WEDNESDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

SOUL ARMY Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

THE DINNER SET Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.

thursday august 22

3181 THURSDAYS - FEAT: HANS DC + JAKE JUDD + NIKKI SARAFIAN + HEY SAM + JESSE YOUNG + JOHN DOE + SEAN RAULT Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 5:00pm.

BANG N MASH Word Events Warehouse & Lounge, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

BILLBOARD THURSDAYS - FEAT: MATT DEAN + MATTY GRANT + PHIL ROSS Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. $10.

CHI BEATS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

DJ KRONIC + MS BUTT Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm.

DO DROP IN - FEAT: DJ KITI + DJ LADY NOIR The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

DON’T THINK I’M ALIVE THURSDAYS The Vineyard, St Kilda. 7:00pm.

FREE RANGE FUNK - FEAT: AGENT 86 + LEWIS CANCUT + WHO LUCKY COQ, WINDSOR. 6:00PM. GOOD EVENING - FEAT: DJ PEOPLE Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

GRAD PARTY THURSDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 5:00pm.

LE DISCO TECH Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

LOVE STORY Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm.

MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FEAT: DJS PREQUEL & EDD FISHER Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm.

MOOD - FEAT: NUBODY Loop, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

NEW GUERNICA THURSDAYS - FEAT: CONDUCTORS + JAMES KANE + NEGATIV MAGICK + NU BALANCE + POST PERCY New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

RADIONICA Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

THE RITZ THURSDAYS - FEAT: NARI & MILANI + CARRICK DALTON & SAM COHEN + CAUC-ASIAN DJ’S + ED WILKS + JOSHUA GILILAND + KEN WALKER + LUCILLE CROFT + MAX KRUSE + TIM LIGHT + ZACK ROSE Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $20.

TIGER FUNK LIVE - FEAT: DJ MOONSHINE Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

TROCADERO Match Bar & Grill, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

friday august 23

ANYTIME Workshop, Melbourne. 8:30pm.

BADABOOM FRIDAYS - FEAT: DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.

CANT SAY Platform One, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $10.

CHI FRIDAYS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

CQ FRIDAYS Cq, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

CRUCIAL SOCIAL ACADEMY - FEAT: DJ A13 + DJ JELLYFISHWORKSHOP, MELBOURNE. 8:00PM. discotheque - feat: elana musto + greg sara + scott t MATCH BAR & GRILL, MELBOURNE CBD. 7:00PM. FRIDAY NIGHT COMMERCIAL HOUSE DJS - FEAT: HIJACK + LIVNBEYNG + MAGIC HOUSE Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 8:30pm.

I LOVE OLD SCHOOL - FEAT: SHAGGZ & PUPPET + DJ TEY + MERV MAC Red Bennies, South Yarra. 10:00pm. $10.

JUICY - FEAT: CHAIRMAIN MEOW + COBURG MARKET + MR. FOX + TIGERFUNK + WHO Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.

MEET YOUR MATES FRIDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

MR VEGAS Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

PANORAMA - FEAT: DJS MATT RAD + MR GEORGE + PHATO A MANO + TOM MEAGHER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm.

POPROCKS - FEAT: DR PHIL SMITH Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

REMEMBER ME The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

RETRO SEXUAL One Twenty Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

REVOLVER FRIDAYS (ANTARCTICA REMIX LAUNCH) - FEAT: DJ LEWIE DAY + DJ MIKE CALLANDER + DJ ALEX THOMAS + DJ KATIE DROVER + DJ WHO Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm.

SATURDAY MORNING - FEAT: DJ SUNSHINE + DJ BUTTERS + DJ HEY SAM Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00am.

SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Bridie O’reilly’s Brunswick, Brunswick. 10:00pm.

SVELT + BISCOTTI + MANGELWURZEL 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $10.

THE FOX FRIDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

UPTOWN GROOVE Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

WEEKENDER! Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

SHUFFLE FRIDAY NIGHTS Bridie O’reilly’s Brunswick, Brunswick. 11:00pm.

THE FOX FRIDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.

UPTOWN GROOVE Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

saturday august 24

VENICE MUSIC - FEAT: DJ ALI E Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm.

BILLBOARD SATURDAYS - FEAT: FRAZER ADNAM SCOTT MCMAHON + JAMIE VLAHOS + MR MAGOO + ZIGGY Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15.

CHI SATURDAYS Chi Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm CLUB FICTION - FEAT: KITTY ROCK & THE BAD LADIES Red Bennies, South Yarra. 2:00am.

DJ PLAZMA Idgaff Bar & Venue, Abbotsford. 8:00pm.

FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS - FEAT: BILLY HOYLE + DJS DUCHESZ + MZRIZK + WASABI First Floor, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

GLITCH THIS - FEAT: SATURDAY Workshop, Melbourne. 7:00pm.

HOT STEP Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

LAB 22 Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

MIXED DRINKS SATURDAYS Libation, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

MOTEL SATURDAYS The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

NEO SACRILEGE - FEAT: DJ NERO Abode, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

NEW GUERNICA SATURDAYS New Guernica, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

ONESIXFIVE - FEAT: DJ COURTNEY MILLS + DJ HOOPS + DJ OLLIE HOLMES + DJ JOSH PAOLA + DJ WILL CUMMINGS Onesixone, Prahran. 3:00am.

POISON APPLE Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

SATURDAY CONFIDENTIAL Galley Room, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

SATURDAYS - FEAT: ACTION SAM + DJ ROWIE European Bier Cafe, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.

SATURDAYS @ LEVEL 2 - FEAT: DJ BOOGS + DJ CHESTWIG + DJ LUKE MCD + DJ MIKE HUNT + DJ ROWIE + DJ SPECIAL K Level 2 The Club, Northcote. 9:00pm.

SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR One Twenty Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

SOUND EMPIRE - FEAT: DJ TATE STRAUSS + DJ JOE SOFO + DJ MATTY + DJ MISS SARAH + DJ PHIL ROSS Fusion, Southbank. 9:30pm. $25.

SOUTH SIDE SHOW - FEAT: EDD FISHER + KNAVE KNIXX Red Bennies, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $15.

STAR SATURDAYS Star Bar, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

STRUT SATURDAYS - FEAT: COLLECTIVE + ANDREAS + DANNY MERX + HENRIQUE + JASON SERINI + MARK PELLEGRINI + MC JUNIOR + NICK VAN WILDER Trak Lounge Bar, Toorak. 8:00pm. $22.

SUNDAY NIGHTS - FEAT: DJ DAMION DE SILVA + DJ JAY J + DJ KEN WALKER + DJ LIGHTING Co., Southbank. 8:30pm.

TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS - FEAT: DJ MARCUS KNIGHT + DJ XANDER JAMES Temperance Hotel, South Yarra. 8:00pm.

TEXTILE - FEAT: DJS PACMAN + JEAN PAUL + MOONSHINE + TAH Lucky Coq, Windsor. 6:00pm.

THE FOX SATURDAYS Fox Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm.

THE HOUSE DEFROST - FEAT: DJ ANDEE FROST Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm.

WHAT’S DOING? - FEAT: DJ CITIZEN.COM Workshop, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

WHY NOT? - FEAT: SATURDAY Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

sunday august 25

COSMIC TONIC Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:30pm.

DANGER - FEAT: GEORGE HYSTERIC & ROHAN BELL-TOWERS The Carlton Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

GUILTY PLEASURES Pretty Please, St Kilda. 8:00pm.

MOTEL SUNDAYS The Motel, South Melbourne. 8:00pm.

NO MORE-BANG-FOR-BUCK BURLESQUE SHOW! Red Bennies, South Yarra. 8:00pm.

REVOLVER SUNDAYS - FEAT: DJ BOOGS + DJ SPACEY SPACE + DJ RADIATOR + DJ SILVERSIX + DJ T-REK Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:30pm.

SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE - FEAT: ASKEW + BOOSHANK + DISCO HARRY + JUNJI + MISS BUTT + PAZ + PETER BAKER Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:30pm.

SUNDAE SHAKE - FEAT: AGENT 86 + PHATO-A-MANO + TIGERFUNK Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 4:00pm.

SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: DAN BOWDENA ND MAYFIELD + FOUNKSHUI Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 4:30pm.

SURRENDER - FEAT: DJ SERGEANT SLICK + DJ ADAM TRACE + DJ ADRIAN CHESSARI + DJ CHRIS OSTROM + DJ SEF Fusion, Southbank. 8:00pm.

THE SUNDAY SET - FEAT: DJS ANDYBLACK + HAGGIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 4:00pm.

monday august 26

IBIMBO - FEAT: LADY NOIR & KITI Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 6:00pm.

KOOL AID - FEAT: DJ MU-GEN Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

STIFF DRINK - FEAT: DJ MICHAEL KUCYK + DJ MICHAEL OZONE + DJ ROMAN WAFERS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

TWERKERS CLUB - FEAT: DJ FLETCH Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm.

tuesday august 27

BIMBO TUESDAYS - FEAT: ADAM ASKEW Bimbo Deluxe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

COSMIC PIZZA Lucky Coq, Windsor. 8:00pm.

DJ JAGUAR E55, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

NEVER CHEER BEFORE YOU KNOW WHO’S WINNING - FEAT: REPETER FONDA Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:00pm.

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wednesday august 21 Compression Session - Feat: Cassawarrior + Dd + Ricka E55, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm.

Soul Ensemble Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

thursday august22 Pennies Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:30pm. $6.

friday august 23 Chaise Fridays - Feat: Soulclap + DJ Claz + DJ Dirx + DJ Peril + DJ Sef Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 4:30pm.

Crew Love - Feat: DJ Tony Sunshine Sub Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm. $15.

DJ Thaddeus Doe The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm.

Faktory Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 2:55pm.

Faktory - Feat: DJ Damion De Silva + DJ Durmy + DJ K Dee + DJ Yaths Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm.

Get Lit Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

Like Fridays - Feat: Broz + Dir-X + DJs Dinesh + Nyd + Sef + Shaggz + Shaun D La Di Da, Melbourne. 8:00pm.

Rnb Superclub - Feat: Young Men Society Rnb Superclub, Southbank. 8:00pm.

Studio Chasers, South Yarra. 8:00pm. $20.

Sweet Nothing Fridays - Feat: DJ Marcus Knight + DJ Xander

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

saturday august 24 Chaise Lounge Saturdays - Feat: DJ Andy Pala + DJ Kah Lua Chaise Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.

Cheap Sober + Maggot Mouf & Gutz + Pete Mc + Planz The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $26.

Laundry Saturdays Laundry Bar, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.

Saturday Nights - Feat: DJ Damion De Silva + Dj Jay Sin + DJ K Dee Khokolat Bar, Melbourne. 9:30pm.

The Dojo Order Of Melbourne, Melbourne Cbd. 11:00pm.

The High Society Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.

monday august 26 Freedom Pass - Feat: Phil Ross + B-Boogie + Chris Mac + Dozza Co., Southbank. 10:30pm.

Hip Hop Open Mic First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.

tuesday august 27 Can I Kick It? Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.

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