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HUNGRY FOR MORE?
WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL
The touring circuit carved out by Hungry Kids Of Hungary during the Escapades journey has proved fruitful with festival slots, sold-out rooms nationwide and an ever-growing fanbase flocking to every set to catch a glimpse of what the lads will do next. However, the band are now happy to announce The Final Escapade, the last tour off the back of their debut album and, with this one, they’ve certainly saved the best for last. As if they weren’t busy enough with this tour, they’re also demoing album number two. Joining the lads on their tour are friends The Chemist, Andy Bull and Daniel Lee Kendall. Catch them all at the Hi-Fi this Saturday.
RUB-A-DUB-CLUB LIVE ROOTS REGGAE & DJS ENTRY $5, 9PM
THURSDAY 28 APRIL
WAITING ROOM
POWERFUCK SHIPS PIANO DIXON CIDER ESC DJ KOSTA
ENTRY $8, 8PM
ROGUE ACTOR
FRIDAY 29 APRIL
Actor Tim Robbins, known for his roles in films such as The Shawshank Redemption, also counts making music as one of his many hobbies – and he ain’t bad at it, either. He fronts a band called Tim Robbins & The Rogues Gallery Band; though he’s actually been making tunes for many years, it’s just that now’s finally the right time for him to show his musical side to the world. He plays the East Brunswick Club this Friday (sold out) and Sunday.
NO SURRENDER TOUR
OH SLEEPER (USA) THE CHARIOT (USA) I AM VILLAIN IN TRENCHES OF WHISPER
ENTRY $35 DOOR, $30 PRESALE THRU MOSHTIX, 8PM
SATURDAY 30 APRIL
FAREWELL TOUR
AS TALL AS LIONS ELLIOT THE BULL LOVE AT THIS VOLUME SIGNET MAE
ENTRY $35 DOOR, $30 PRESALE THRU MOSHTIX, 8.30PM
SUNDAY 1 MAY
MATINEE
THE TIERS THE BURNING BUSH FREE ENTRY, 3PM
EP LAUNCH
GOODBYE ZOE VERONA LIGHTS NO LOVE FOR LEXI THE FURY’S
ENTRY $12 DOOR, $10 PRESALE THRU MOSHTIX, 8PM
MONDAY 2 MAY
RESIDENCY
8 BIT LOVE UNIQUE GIFT
DONATION ENTRY, 9PM $10 JUGS!
TUESDAY 3 MAY
RESIDENCY
ROSIE & GEORGE
WHAT A HOOT Local singer/songwriter Brooke Addamo, better known under her alias Owl Eyes, has a new EP coming out. It’s called Raiders, the follow-up to her debut EP Faces, and the first single, also called Raiders, is floating around the airwaves – if you haven’t heard it, you soon will. As well as winning airplay with her own music, the songstress has also recently been all over radios as guest vocalist on Illy’s It Can Wait. Owl Eyes supports Darwin Deez at the Hi-Fi this Friday, appears at the Big British Sound at the Corner Hotel on Wednesday 11 May (alongside the likes of Strange Talk, Boy In A Box and Ball Park Music), and headlines Can’t Say at Miss Libertines on Friday 27 May and the Espy on Friday 10 June.
HOW ABOUT THIS?
The side project of Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor, About Group, have a new album out. It’s called Start And Complete and it’s streaming on themusic.com.au this week. The band also features members of This Heat and Spiritualized and the album was recorded in one day at Abbey Road Studios. Taylor penned the songs over the last few years and the rest of About Group only heard most of the piano/vocal demos a few days before recording, so what you hear is very much of the moment. Head to themusic. com.au to check out the 13 tracks on the record.
CART YOURSELF THERE
Double bass jazz legend Ron Carter comes to Australia for the first time ever mid-year with bandmates Russell Malone and Mulgrew Miller as Ron Carter Trio. Carter has more than 2,500 recording credits to his name and is one of America’s jazz heroes, with a career spanning more than 45 years that’s seen him work with people such as Miles Davis and James Brown. The trio appear as part of the Melbourne Jazz Festival at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday 10 June with Elixir – featuring Katie Noonan – in support. Elixir have recently returned to the studio to make a second album, so you can expect to hear some new tunes from them too. Tickets are on sale now.
ALL’S WELL
Former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell has a wealth of tunes to play, both from his time with the band and his solo career spanning the last two decades. He’s actually heading to Australia to play the 1977 Stranglers album Rattus Norvegicus IV in its entirety, for the first time, but there’s a lot more for him to borrow from, especially considering the recent release of his newest album, Hooverdam. He brings those tunes and more to the Hi-Fi on Saturday 7 May.
LEND US SOME SUGAR
The Sugar Mountain Festival launch takes place at Fracture Gallery at the Atrium, Federation Square, from 6-9pm this Thursday. Featuring live painting from acclaimed US artist Thomas Campbell and NZ-born, Sydney-based artist Brett Chan, as well as DJ sets from Young Magic and artist Leif Podhajsky, the official event launch will act as a sneak preview of what you can expect at the Sugar Mountain Festival this Saturday. Campbell’s artworks combine scribbles and scriptures, taking positive affirmations from his unique vocabulary and juxtaposing them with a profound look at human nature. Chan is a skateboarder, photographer, painter and fashion designer whose fine art paintings are free fl owing and intricate at the same time, focusing on colour and thought. Entry to the event is free.
BROTHERS, WHERE ART THOU? Thirty-six shows in 40 days across six countries will take its toll on any old rock’n’roll band, but the tequila-swilling triple-one-man-band gringos Puta Madre Brothers are not just any old rock’n’roll band! Returning to Australia from an enormous tour of Europe with a few missing teeth, bruised all over and greasier than ever before, they celebrate death, sex and nachos with a special show at the Tote on Friday 10 June, previewing material from their soon-to-be-released second album. Special guests on the night are the soulful sass’n’twang of The Level Spirits and hot as hell surf noise kids Chook Race. Pick up a copy of the latest Puta Madre Brothers’ 7” Three Men No Mission at the door. Tickets are on sale through Moshtix now.
$2 CARLTON POTS EVERY MONDAY
SECRETIVE GEORGE THE CHURCH RATS
FRIDAY 29TH APRIL
ENTRY $7, 8.30PM
COMING UP: TASH PARKER (5 MAY) VINCENT (EP LAUNCH) (6 MAY) SOCIETY OF BEGGARS (7 MAY) SEX ON TOAST (12 MAY) SUBJEKTIVE (13 MAY) MISTA SAVONA (SINGLE LAUNCH) (14 MAY)
BIG A LITTLE A (USA)
FRIDAY 6TH MAY JACK LADDER (SYD)
FRIDAY 29TH APRIL
WEDNESDAY 27TH APRIL
THURSDAY 28TH APRIL
THE RELEASED SERIES: CHAPTER MUSIC + THE TWERPS + GEOFFREY O’CONNOR + GUY BLACKMAN & YUKO ONO
KNOCK YR SOCKS OFF PRESENTS: SOCK BIG A LITTLE A (USA) + PARKING LOT HOP #2 + THE EMERGENCY + CAUGHT SHIP EXPERIMENTS + BUM CREEK + BARRAGE
FRONT BAR: DJ BECAUSE GOODBYE
FRONT BAR: DJ DAN BLOCK
SATURDAY 30TH APRIL
FRONT BAR: TWO BRIGHT LAKES DJS: SIMON WINKLER & LAUREN TAYLOR
MONDAY 2ND MAY
POPBOOMERANG RARE CD LAUNCH + CELADORE THE WHITEGOODS MONDAY RESIDENCY + THE BON SCOTTS + UNDERMINERS + SPLURGE + ADRIAN WHITEHEAD
FRONT BAR: PIKELET DJS
$2 POTS & FREE ENTRY BEFORE 8PM! BANDROOM: DJ WHITESIDE
WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY
FRIDAY 6TH MAY
SUNDAY 8TH MAY
THE RELEASED SERIES PRESENTS: SENSORY PROJECTS + PETS WITH PETS + TIME SHIELD
JACK LADDER (SYD) COLD FEET LAUNCH + KINS
GARAGE JOE (GROUND + COMPONENTS/LITTLE RED)
DJ MARKED CHILD WAVING
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