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Punk & Hardcore
Metal
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22 Elliphant
24 Melbourne Music Week
34 Bill Bailey
36 The Drones
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Gizzfest
Locks in 17 more bands
With less than three weeks before King Gizzard and the
Lizard Wizard’s Gizzfest hits Melbourne, the festival
has announced a slew of new acts to spice up the lineup
even further. The newly announced bands include Guided
Group Meditation with Dinner, Emma Russack, GUM,
Bitch Diesel,  Tim Presley, Palm Springs, Crepes, Stu
Mackenzie,  Dreamin’ Wild, Hierophants, Tommy T &
The Classical Mishaps, Spotting, Cereal Killer, Greta Now,
School Damage, Waterfall Person  and  Parsnip. They’ll be
joining the previously announced lineup of King  Gizzard
and the Lizard Wizard, Pond, White Fence, Mild High
Club, Dinner, Boulevards, The Murlocs, Stonefield, Orb and
Jaala. Gizzfest will light up Coburg Velodrome on Saturday
November 26. Tickets via Oztix.

Katy Steele HÆLOS

Releases new material
In support of her long-awaited debut album, Katy Steele will
be stopping by Melbourne as she unfurls her new material to
the world. Sonically adventurous and bold, fusing gospel-like
vocals with fractured, glitch-ridden electro-pop production,
Human marks a refreshing and timely presence within the pop
music landscape. It will be her first tour since completing a lap
of the country in support of her groundbreaking single Where’s
The Laughter earlier this year. Katy Steele will play the Northcote
Social Club on Sunday March 11. Tickets available online.
Reveal Melbourne show
HÆLOS will be coming our way on their maiden voyage Down
Under. After a massive year touring their debut album  Full
Circle all over the US and Europe, HÆLOS played some of the
world’s biggest festival stages (Leeds, Reading, Coachella and
Lollapalooza), and went on to perform a staggering 11 shows
at SXSW.  This success resulted in Full Circle  reaching #1 on
the UK iTunes electronic charts.  They’ll be joined by special
guests Yeo and Christopher Port when they play Howler on
Wednesday January 4. Tickets via Secret Sounds.

Thrash, Blast and Grind

Festival
Announces heavy-hitting lineup
This summer will see the debut of the Thrash, Blast and
Grind Fest, kicking off around Australia and New Zealand
throughout February 2017. The lineup promises Australia’s
own bastard sons of grind  King Parrot  as the headliners,
Tasmanics Psycroptic as direct support, and alongside them are
US heavyweight death/thrash giants  Revocation, Melbourne
slam-gore-grind merchants Whoretopsy, and Sydney’s rising
stars  Black Rheno. In addition, there will be a local band in
each city to open up the madness. Thrash, Blast and Grind
Festival will take place Friday February 17 at Max Watts.
Tickets available now via Direct Touring.
The Troggs
Add more shows due to popular demand
British rock legends The Troggs are set to take the stage once
more, adding another two Melbourne dates to their already
loaded touring schedule. The group are heading out on their
50th-anniversary tour, set to unleash a slew of their greatest
hits live on stage including Wild Thing, Love Is All Around and
more. They’ll hit Cherry Bar on Wednesday November 30 and
Caravan Music Club on Thursday December 1. Tickets are on
sale now via Metropolis Touring.

The Smith Street Band

Unleash tour date and new single
After a huge 2016, The Smith Street Band are refusing to relent
- returning with their brand new single and a spritely tour to
boot. Penned on the road whilst driving through America, Death
To The Lads  has crept into their live set and become an instant
fan favourite with its call-to-arms chorus. They’ll play Saturday
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Mojo Burning
To bring fiery roadshow lineup to
Melbourne
See the best of Australia’s blues rock scene when Mojo Burning
hustles them down to Victoria for the Mojo Roadshow
series.  The roots festival has announced two roadshows in
Victoria ahead of the official festival date in Brisbane. The
Melbourne show will feature the likes of explosive rockdogs
The Ugly Kings, Hobo Magic, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate,
Owen Campbell, and Grim Rhythm, with local thrashers Two
Headed Dog and The Attention Seekers playing exclusively to
Melbourne.  The Mojo Roadshow will burn up the  Bendigo
Hotel on Saturday December 3 and then travel to The Shamrock
Hotel, Echuca on Sunday December 4. Tickets via Eventbrite.  Tickets available online.
Son Little
Unveils solo tour
Son Little (AKA Aaron Livingston) will be bringing his solo
set across the country for a string of shows. It comes in the wake
of his successful North American tour with Leon Bridges, as
well as his acclaimed self-titled debut album. He’ll hit The Toff
on Tuesday November 29.
Sounds of Africa Festival
Announce 2016 event
Sounds of Africa is an interactive, family, community festival
combining quality acts of African Artists including DJs,
African Dance, West African Rhythmic Drumming, various
performances, children’s workshops and will feature DJs such
as Charly Templar, Chris Ng and more. This truly unique event
has integrated African business partners, who will be supplying
cultural food, drink, arts and crafts. Sounds of Africa takes place
on Saturday November 26 and is hosted by CERES. Tickets
available at the Sounds of Africa Festival website.
Claude VonStroke
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Jerry Seinfeld
Returns with stand-up tour of
Australia
Legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld will be heading
to Australia for a stand-up tour.  The tour will be
his first national appearances since 1998. Globally
known and loved for his eponymous sitcom about
nothing, Jerry Seinfeld’s career took off in 1981 after
his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny
Carson. Eight years later, he teamed up with fellow
comedian Larry David to create what was to become
the most successful comedy series in the history of
television:  Seinfeld. He’ll play  Hisense Arena on
Sunday August 6, 2017. Tickets on sale via Ticketek
from Monday November 14.
Synthposium at SAE
Institute
Go learn something
SAE Institute present their second annual Synthposium
on Monday 14 November. The Synthposium will include an
all-day academic conference, followed by a series of evening
workshops, vintage gear demonstrations and plenty of jamming.
Guests will hear from leading synth academics and key note
speakers Robin Fox and Les Craythorn. In addition, collectors
and electronic music artists will be displaying a rare collection
of synthesizers and other electronic music equipment from the
70s and early 80s. Synthposium takes place at SAE Melbourne.
Kid Ink
Announces Melbourne Show
LA-based rapper and producer Kid Ink is returning to
Australia.  Known as a frequent collaborator with Pusha T,
Usher and Tinashe, Kid Ink first turned heads in 2012 with his
independently released album,  Up & Away. A producer since
the age of 16, his current tour comes in the wake of his debut
full-length,  My Own Lane.  He’ll play Prince Bandroom on
Thursday February 23. Tickets via Live Nation.
We Lost The Sea
Mark the end of an era
We Lost The Sea have announced a tight run of east coast
shows to mark the end of an era. The tour follows on from their
third LP, Departure Songs, and the first album since the loss of
their lead singer and closest mate, Chris Torpy. The shows will
mark the final time the group perform  Departure Songs  in its
entirety and their last local shows before they head off to take
over Europe while beginning to craft their next record.  They’ll
hit Northcote Social Club on Saturday January 14. 
Babylon Festival
Reveals huge electronic lineup
Meet Babylon - Victoria’s newest electronic festival
featuring a world of music, art, mindfulness and community
exploration.  The music lineup focuses on techno, psytrance,
deep house and experimental beats all surrounded by dedicated
workshops centering on mindfulness and wellness - ranging
from meditation to yoga. The festival will feature acts such as
Claude VonStroke, Joris Voorn, Lee Burridge, Magda, Robag
Wruhme, Speedy J and heaps more. It’s all going down in the
Northern Grampians, enveloped by the Kara Kara National
Park from Friday March 10 - Monday March 13. Tickets
via Eventbrite.
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Frankie Cosmos
Announce Melbourne date
New York City four-piece, Frankie Cosmos, are set to embark on
their debut Australian tour touching down in Australia in March
for Perth Festival before headlining shows in Sydney, Melbourne
and Brisbane. Orbiting around the songwriting of 22-year-old
Greta Kline, Frankie Cosmos mine the everyday banalities of
youth and marry them to elegantly constructed, deeply relatable
meandering alt-pop ditties. You can catch Frankie Cosmos at
the Reverence Hotel on Friday March 3. Tickets on sale via
Handsome Tours.
Ben Lee
Emerges with new album
Eleven albums in, Ben Lee is still kicking harder than
ever - releasing his latest studio effort and heading out on a
national tour to support it.  His new album,  Freedom, Love
& the Recuperation of the Human Mind  continues Lee’s
trajectory of introspective, spiritually aware albums. Recorded
between Laurel Canyon and Nashville, the record is bolstered
with contributions from Grant Lee Phillips, Sara Watkins and
Nick Gaffaney. He’ll play The Caravan Music Club on Friday
November 18.
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Neurosis
Unleash anniversary tour
After celebrating their 30th
anniversary last year, Neurosis are
returning to our shores for more.  The
heavy music veterans are arriving in the
wake of their acclaimed 11th studio
album, Fire Within Fires.  In their 30
years together, the California natives
have been credited with influencing
the likes of High On Fire, Yob and
Mastodon. They’ll hit The Croxton on
Saturday February 18. Tickets via Life
Is Noise.
King Brothers
Make long-awaited return
It’s been nine years since they last visited, but King Brothers
are back with their raucous, heart-pumping live shows. A lot
of things have happened since Australia last saw these Japanese
rockers at Meredith in 2007: a seven-year hiatus, a new album
in the works, a new drummer, and even an appearance at
Gonerfest in the US. But the band will be back to remind their
Aussie fans of their intense, blood-rushing live performance
this month. Get ready to mosh with King Brothers Thursday
November 24 at the Tote Hotel.
MK
Announces Melbourne show
American DJ and house music producer Marc Kinchen has
debuted his new single, My Love 4 U, followed up with an
Australian tour. The release of My Love 4 U closes a jam-
packed summer season for MK, who has appeared on the
festival stages of Parklife, Creamfields and Tomorrowland, as
well as a limited Area10 summer residency at world-famous
club venue, Pacha, in Ibiza. MK will be partying in Melbourne
Thursday November 17 at Brown Alley. Stay tuned for ticket
releases.
PVT
Return with new single and show
After a three-year hiatus, PVT are officially
throwing themselves back into the
fray. Announcing a homecoming tour, the group
have also returned with a new track and video
for  Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend. Capping
it off, PVT will be releasing their forthcoming
album,  New Spirit, early next year.  They will
play NGV as part of their Friday night series on
Friday February 24. 
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I s A Day On The Green winery series set to
go to a third country, after Australia and New
Zealand? We hear discussions are on.
Have the Country Music Awards erased the
Beyonce and Dixie Chicks duet of Daddy Lessons
during the country music awards after racist
comments were posted on their website? One
comment about Beyonce was “That’s right folks.
Beyonce performed at the CMAs last night & is
on a mission to take country music away from us,
hardworking white people.”
The Brisbane Courier Mail asks, is there any
correlation between Jessica Origliasso slamming
Nova presenter Susie O’Neilland as a “fucking
moron” over an on-air discussion about shark
culling, and the fact the station is only playing
The Veronicas’ new single On Your Side between
10pm and 5am?
Former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison’s
band Vimic will tour Australia in the first half of
next year.
Melbourne band Dream On Dreamer have
overcome a disaster on their current European
tour. Just before their Milan show, someone broke
into their van and stole belongings, gear and,
worse of all, their passports. They were stranded
in Milan and forced to cancel three shows. But
fans rallied around, and with a crowd-funding
campaign raising $7819 they were able to get
replacement passports and pick up the tour in
Prague.
5 Seconds of Summer’s Sounds Live Feels
Live world tour, which covered four continents
during an eight month span in 2016, grossed
US$39 million after selling 743,906 tickets from
102 shows.
Just weeks after lamenting it was no more,
Maitreya Festival announced on Facebook,
organisers “feel we must dance again” in 2017
± as two other festivals Babylon and Pitch plan
to stage at its (former?) site in March. Maitreya
still reportedly owes 1800 ticket holders for the
2016 event which was axed by council due to lack
of paperwork. In September, promoters tried to
hold a free show for 2016 ticket holders but were
trumped by council.
In Geelong’s first radio survey of 2016, Krock
was the most listened to station, and dominated
the 25-39 age group and tied with triple j for the
What Is The Value Of Australian Music
Export?
At a time when Australian acts are bombarding the world stage,
the first study will be done to determine the economic and
cultural value of Australian music export. It’ll be a collaboration
between the music industry and academics from the University
of Newcastle and Monash University. It’ll be completed over
three years funded by the Australian Research Council, APRA
AMCOS and the Australia Council for the Arts. Not only will
the results be useful for the industry to know but will also be
useful to source government and corporate investment.
APRA AMCOS head of member Services, Dean Ormston,
points out, “With the right investment, Australia could set its
sights on becoming a net music exporter. This research will seek
to provide evidence of the far-reaching economic and cultural
benefits generated by Australian music export.” Australia
Council for the Arts’ director of music, Paul Mason, says the
research will demonstrate the impact of cultural funding on
music export: “The project will deliver empirical results that can
be used by government and industry to plan and support the
Australian music sector well into the future.”
Taylor Beats Adele As Highest Paid
Woman In Music
Taylor Swift has become the highest-paid woman in music.
According to US business magazine Forbes, Tay-Tay earned
US$170 million from June 2015 to June 2016. Adele was second
with $80.5 million, and Madonna third with $76.5 million. The
rest of the top ten were Rihanna ($75m), Beyonce ($54m), last
year’s winner Katy Perry in sixth place ($41m) Jennifer Lopez
($39.5m), Britney Spears ($30.5m), Shania Twain ($27.5m)
and Celine Dion $(27m).
Flume, Adams, Make Spotify’s Under 25
List
Flume made it to #10 in Spotify’s global 25 most influential
names under the age of 25 while rising pop singer Joel Adams
was at #16. The list, headed by Shawn Mendes, also included
Ariana Grande, Chance The Rapper, Justin Bieber, Martin
Garrix, Demi Lovato, Glass Animals, Selena Gomez, Fifth
Harmony, DNCE and Kelsea Ballerini.
Smith Street Band Sets Up Label
Melbourne’s DIYers The Smith Street Band have set up
their own record label, Pool House Records in partnership
with Remote Control Records. Inspired by Remote Control
and Poison City (whose founder Andy Hayden they cite as a
mentor), the idea is to make the band even more independent,
and to help friends in other bands. Pool House takes its name
from their Footscray headquarters where many of their videos
were shot. Their first label release is single Death To The Lads.
Promoter Chugg Supports Road Crews
The Australian Road Crew Association has landed another
benefactor. Michael Chugg’s company Chugg Entertainment
is the first promoter to donate five cents per ticket sold at its
shows. This follows Air Supply donating proceeds from their
tour this year. ARCA’s mission to raise money for road crews
in distress has no government funding, and is working with
Support Act Ltd.
Masters Of Sgt. Pepper Panel Confirmed
A few months ago, this column was asked to suss out if there was
public interest in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Yes there was enough, for
promoter Brendan Pearse of Triple A Events to confirm two nights
Friday February 24 and Saturday February 25 at Planetshakers in
Southbank. Engineers Geoff Emerick and Richard Lush who
worked on the game-changing album are in a panel discussion
with journalist Alan Howe, an acoustic performance from Davey
Lane, an audience Q&A session moderated by Leo Sayer, and
memorabilia for sale. Tickets from Showbiztickets.com.au.
More Charts For TMN
Australian music trade publication The Music Network has
launched a new ross-platform music chart and hit predictor.
The new Australian Singles Report is the first in Australia to
combine radio and streaming plays, digital sales and video plays,
while the service also analyses predictive data from streaming
services like Spotify, Pandora and Shazam to predict future
hits. Publisher Mark Dalgleish said: “Charts data is useful for
identifying trends and making decisions on when and where to
release or play a single, book a tour, or focus marketing.”

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18-24 demo. Bay FM was #1 with the 40-54s.
Krock and Bay are owned by Grant Broadcasters
and together have 18.5% of the market.
Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack Ill: Michael Bublé is putting his career on $3,000 a month in 2008. He worked there
Michael Bublé

and his wife Juliet Simms were reportedly
involved in an on-flight altercation which ended
up with her being taken away by the FBI.
The next Muse album might be acoustic, they
hint.
According to online bookies, Jessica Mauboy
is the $5 favourite to represent Australia in next
May’s Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev. Delta
Goodrem is at $7 and The Veronicas at $7.50.
Flume is way down at $12, Empire of the Sun
at $12, and AC/DC, John Farnham and Jimmy
Barnes at the bottom at $101.
hold to look after his three-year-old son
Noah who is diagnosed with cancer.
Engaged: Tour manager Luke ‘Boo’
Johnston proposed to publicist Cat
Clarke on stage during Mariachi
El Bronx’s set at the Gasometer in
Melbourne.
In Court: Alien Ant Farm’s guitarist
pleads guilty to assaulting a fan in Chester,
England.
In Court: Billy Corgan lost a legal battle
to take over TNA Wrestling, which
he is now president of, from its major
shareholder.
Sued: DJ Steve Angello by New York
DJ/producer Junior Sanchez who says
he was offered 5% of Size Records and
as a business development exec and says
he never got paid.
Died: Former Black Crowes keyboardist
Eddie Harsch, at 59, cause unknown.
Died: US country songwriter Claude
“Curly” Putman, 86. His best known
songs were The Green, Green Grass of Home
(Tom Jones), D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Tammy
Wynette) and He Stopped Loving Her
Today (George Jones).
Died: Justin Nichol, founder of Zed
Vegas Bookings agency and mentor
to West Sydney hardcore bands, cause Jean-Jacques Perrey 87, lung cancer.
unknown. His Baroque Hoedown was a classic, and
Died: US jazz bassist Bob Cranshaw, 83, his work appeared in ads as well as The
most known for time with Sonny Rollins. Simpsons and South Park.
Died: French electronic music pioneer

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Lab is a comedy room that brings you laughs for free
until the Asian hostess of Kum Den retrospective. The biggest festival of its minute coverage, bringing a panel of
every week. Grab some free popcorn and a $7 pint
shows her there’s more than one way kind anywhere in the world (bar Russia, experts with them to recap the highs
while you watch Chris Wainhouse, Damien Power, Jez
to make a buck out of cultural tourism. for obvious reasons) this year’s program and lows of what’s been a weird as hell
Watts, Fiona O’Loughlan and more this Wednesday
Opens Friday November 11 - Sunday is well worth a look. Thursday November few months. Wednesday November 9 at
November 9 from 8.30pm. 16-20 Corrs Ln, CBD.
December 4 at the Malthouse Theatre. 10 - Sunday November 20 at ACMI. Deakin Edge, Federation Square.

Comedy
George’s Bar

The Summer Of George is so close, comedy lovers can

almost taste it. This week check out Mike Goldstein
guiding the evening through the likes of Claire
Hagan, Tessa Ryan, Perri Cassie, Firdi Billimoria,
Geoff Setty and more as well as the next two
competitors of the Are You ‘Funnier Than George’
competition. Thursday November 10 at George’s Bar
on 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy.
Little Dum Dum Club
One of Australia’s most popular comedy podcasts
is doing a double live show this Saturday. Tommy
Dassalo and Karl Chandler host a tonne of big name,
hilarious guests as they record two episodes in front
of a live audience. Previous live guests have included
Hamish Blake, Dave Hughes, Wil Anderson, Adam
Hills, Fiona O’Loughlin, Ronny Chieng, and heaps
more. Who knows who’ll they’ll have this week? It’s
all happening this Saturday November 12 at 6.30pm
at the European Bier Cafe, 120 Exhibition St, CBD.
Uncle Vanya
Opens at Red Stitch
Anton Chokhov’s Uncle Vanya comes to
life in a new adaptation from Pulitzer
Prize-winning playwright Annie Barker,
making its Australian premiere this
week. In a fresh translation of a tried and
tested classic, Baker employs her famed
attention to detail and understanding of
the idiosyncrasies of human behaviour to
breathe new life into a play dealing with a
familiar pursuit of happiness. Catch it at
Red Stitch Actor’s Theatre from Tuesday
Stefan Zweig:
Farewell to Europe
Screens for the Jewish International
Film Festival
Austrian author Stefan Zweig was a
cosmopolitan, a pacifist and a bonafide
literary star. A contemporary of Freud,
Dali and Theodore Herzl, he was, for
a time, the most-translated writer in
Europe. Foreseeing Europe’s decline
at an early stage, Zweig left his native
country in 1934, never to return from
exile, recreated in this acclaimed drama
from German director Maria Schrader.
Saturday November 12 at Lido Cinemas.
Oasis: Supersonic
Returns for a second screening
Back by popular demand, Supersonic
will screen once more as part of the
BBC British Film Festival. From the
Academy Award-winning producers of
Amy, the film charts the meteoric rise
to fame of lauded Britpop band Oasis,
told in all its intense and volatile glory.
The film also draws from rare and never
before seen footage as well as exclusive
interviews. Watch it at The Astor Theatre
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Big Smoke

Boston punks Dropkick Murphys have announced their

Record Paradise Top Ten ninth full length album 11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory will
be released on the band’s own Born and Bred label on Friday
1. Time Is Golden, Big Smoke January 6. I haven’t kept up with all of their releases, but their
2. Joy, The Peep Tempel 2001 album Sing Loud, Sing Proud was one of the first punk
3. Atrocity Exhibition, Danny Brown rock albums I ever owned and still gets regular listens on the
4. Yes Lawd!, Nxworries home stereo.
5. Utopia Defeated, DD Dumbo In the limitless world of band merchandising, SoCal veterans
6. Don’t Let The Kids Win, Julia Jacklin Descendents have announced the release of their own beer.
7. T.C.R, Sleaford Mods Named Feel This, the beer is a coffee IPA by Mikkeller
8. Soft Hair, Soft Hair Brewery made with the band’s already released Hypercaffium
9. Sonicology, The Laurels Spazzinate coffee beans. Although it’s currently only to be
10. You Yang, Lost Animal released at beer festivals in the US, some quantities will be
available on the Mikkeller Brewery website.
After an exceptionally busy 2016 that has seen The Smith
Street Band spend most of the year playing headline shows
across the world, including North America, the United
Kingdom, Europe and Australia, the four-piece return with
a brand new single, Death To The Lads. The single is the first
taste of the The Smith Street Band’s fourth record, to be
released in early 2017 via their own, newly established label
Pool House Records. Catch them at The Corner Hotel on
Saturday November 26 and Sunday November 27.

SYN Top Ten

1. No.28, Methyl Ethel

2. Oh My God, Owen Rabbit
3. Julie’s Place, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
4. Ghosting Feat. Max Frost, St. Albion
5. Frost Yeo
6. Youth, Plaza
7. Empire Records, Slotface
8. The Earth From The Air, Thevillainandi
9. Little Tough, Twig Twig
10. Alive, Warbly Jets

PBS FM Top Ten

1. Let Love Rule, Archie Roach

2. The Unceremonious Junking of Me, Freya
Josephine Hollick
3. Time is Golden, Big Smoke
Long-running skate punks Pulley have announced the release
of their first album since 2004’s Matters and first release since After another year touring all over the world, Australian
4. OstWest, Automat
2011 single The Long and the Short of It. Entitled No Change fans are finally getting to see the nation’s leading progressive
5. Live at Ronnie Scott’s, Yusuf Lateef
in the Weather, it’ll be released in January on Cyber Tracks. metal exports Ne Obliviscaris on home soil. It’s becoming
6. Live at the Old Bar, Bonnie Mercer and Steve
Newly formed supergroup Vanishing Life, featuring an increasingly rare chance. Joining NeO are Germany’s The
Patrick
frontman Walter Schreifels (Quicksand/Rival Schools/ Ocean. Their headline tour of Australia in early 2015 included
7. Kiss Your Face, Heart Beach
Gorilla Biscuits/Youth of Today) and Zach Blair (Rise several sold out shows and their pairing with Ne Obliviscaris
8. Late Nights and Heartbreak, Hannah Williams
Against), has announced the release of their debut LP. is surely going to have fans eager with heavy anticipation.
and the Affirmations
Entitled Surveillance, the record will be released on Friday Opening the tour on all dates will be Melbourne’s Jack The
9. Canvas, Duke Hugh
November 16 via Dine Alone Records. Stripper. See them at 170 Russell on Friday November 25.
10. Let’s Take A Trip, Tall Black Guy

Amrap Airit Metro Top Ten

1. Sonicology, The Laurels

2. Learning To Fly, Deep Sea Arcade
3. Sweep Me Off My Feet, Pond
4. Totality, The Peep Tempel
5. Void, Corin
6. The Only One, Harry Howard and the NDE
7. Oblivion feat. Ecca Vandal, Moonbase
Commander
8. Like You, Bleach Girls
9. Savage, Quintessential Doll
10. Easier, Mansionair
Deftones scored their first ever Australian No.1 album with
Gore last month, and are currently in the midst of a massive
DIY folk-punks Blackbird Raum have announced their world tour. Gore is the result of a band that’s always been
Beat’s Top Ten MMW Picks upcoming EP, Never Mind the Ballads. Funny story, my old one step ahead of their alternative metal peers. They’ve spent
band Clowns played with Blackbird Raum in Seattle WA their career battling on the front-line, always pushing ahead
1. Down On Life, Elliphant in early 2015. The night before, they played a house show stylistically and crafting crushingly effective metal tracks
2. Kill It Yourself, Jess Ribeiro with some friends of ours. We found out that the members whilst breaking new ground. See them with Karnivool and
3. Girlie Bits, Ali Barter of Blackbird Raum had taken offense to another band’s Voyager at Festival Hall on Friday November 11.
4. Skin, Zola Jesus rendition of Ludacris’ 2001 hit Move Bitch (Get Out The Way). Trivium are bringing us back to where it all began, with the
5. F**k The Judge ft Remi, Baro Apparently an apple was thrown and arguments ensued. re-release of their debut album Ember To Inferno, out Friday
6. Because I Love You, Montaigne Initially Blackbird Raum refused to play following this December 2. Included in the re-release is the special Ember
7. Public Safety, Chelsea Bleach controversial performance, however eventually reconsidered. To Inferno: Ab Initio deluxe edition, which includes 13 bonus
8. They Come & They Go, Mojo Juju We ended up playing a great show with them at The Highline. tracks, in 2CD and 5LP formats. Ember To Inferno will also
9. Truth To Trade, Ecca Vandal They were friendly and I had to resist probing further into be available in black/orange marble vinyl, and also bundled
10. Only One, Milwaukee Banks the details of the Seattle Apple Incident of 2015. True story. with limited edition T-shirts and hoodies from Maniacs.

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Electronic Beat Eats All Ages

Robert Bergman The Jungle Giants

In hospitality terms, the 10th year of a business often means the

This Saturday November 12, the Underground Resistance
DJ Assault Squad out of Detroit and SQL from Norway
will blow the lid off My Aeon while they’re in the country for
Strawberry Fields. My Aeon’s sound system is on point these
days and with locals including Matt Radovich, ACM (Live)
and Machete on board, techno doesn’t get much better.
If cruisey house vibes is more your thing, Saturday also
sees Amsterdam producer/DJ Robert Bergman playing
Lost Weekend at Boney. Bergman’s been a constant on the
Dekmantel lineup and in the Amsterdam club scene for the
last few years, known for his huge eclectic music collection, so
it should be a real good time. Melbourne Deepcast uploaded
a fresh mix of his a few days ago so go check it out.
end ± however Hoo Haa bar is bridging the old and the new
as they celebrate their 11th birthday and enter a renaissance
milestone. Opened by Jason & Renee McConnell (Pastuso,
San Telmo, Aviary) and Paul Kasteel (ex Morris Jones & Co),
Hoo Haa was originally designed and built by the owners
using recycled and reclaimed materials, serving as the first
wave of the new kids who went on to transform the Windsor
Bloc. While the original menu featured southern Italian
dishes and wood fired pizzas, today’s iteration sees Kuku
Mama serving up crowd favourites such as the cheeseburger
dumpling from within the venue. That said, there’s no time
to celebrate a new menu like a birthday, and Kuku Mama
is bringing the goods with new Head Chef/Kuku Mama
herself Amanda Loader, who has created a menu both
Melbourne Music Week starts this Friday November 11 and
it’s a bountiful bouquet of events so large it won’t fit into any
conventional vase. Running until Saturday November, it’s
nine days blooming with over 100 events and branching out
to 40 venues across the city. The happening party right out
the front of Parliament House, Live at the Steps is on this
Friday and is going to be the most entertaining thing that’ll
ever happen there. There are performances from national
treasures The Jungle Giants, Gretta Ray and Philly as well
as a comedy set from the rowdy Aunty Donna.

NONOTAK Studio

naughty and nice. New menu items on offer include lobster

This Sunday sees audio-visual installation masters
NONOTAK Studio hit the State Library as part of Signal,
for Melbourne Music Week. If you haven’t sussed out their
work, jump on YouTube ASAP. Comprised of illustrator
Noemi Schipfer and architect/musician Takami Nakamoto,
their installations create immersive, dreamlike environments
that’ll bend your mind into another dimension. Along for the
ride is Zen Paradox, Matt Radovich, the VICMOD modular
synth ensembre and Dylab.
tail corn dogs with sriracha mayo, fried mozzarella cheese
sticks with herradurra agave stawberry tacos, and crispy pork
belly with miso caramel. There’s also plenty of options for
those looking for healthy or vegan friendly meals ± sushi
sandwiches or the delicious zucchini and soba noodle salad
with wasabi croquette make for a perfect summer snack. In
Other events include an audio visual display documenting
celebration of the birthday event, they’ll be serving drinks
unique Australian female talent over the last five decades and
at 2005 prices from Tuesday November 8 until the party on
a special concerto from Melbourne composers Geoff Nees
Friday. The new and improved menu from Kuku Mama is
and J David Franzke accompanied by a lightshow from
backed by a polished new interior with dark leather seats,
Bluebottle. There’s also a whole bunch of workshops for
artisan fabric walls and a new full service outdoor bar, just in
really cool things like professional choir coaching to building
time for the warmer weather. Celebrating Hoo Haa’s 11th
speakers and radios out of common recycled household
birthday at 105 Chapel Street, Windsor, open Tuesday to
items. Head to mmw.melbourne.vic.gov.au to prepare your
Sunday from 4pm onwards.
schedule.

Black Milk Dorsal Fins

Richmond’s most iconic music venue is just about to finish

Next week sees the huge Melbourne Music Week Live
Music Safari go down on Thursday November 17. With a
ton of rad gigs happening all across town it gets real hard
to choose, but the Section 8 and Ferdydurke Zoo laneway
party is always a safe bet this year featuring Black Milk, Yeo,
Saatsuma and tons more.
We’ve seen a lot of new events and festivals popping up in
the lead-up to summer, the latest announcement being Good
Island, from the minds behind Wondercore Island and Good
Manners. It takes place in Melbourne on Saturday February
4 and Sunday February 5, promising to be an immersive arts
and music festival running across four stages and two City
of Melbourne venues. Interestingly, artists are all performing
twice - one experimental and/or collaborative performance
and one traditional performance. Full line up is announced
Thursday November 10.
its long awaited rooftop makeover as The Corner announces
that the substantial renovations will be completed on Friday
November 11. The Corner’s Head Chef, Shannon Rice,
has put together a new menu of premium pub food with a
focus on shared dishes to complement the venue’s makeover.
Comforting classics rub shoulders with delectable share
dishes such as the whole smoked pork hock with apple and
caraway slaw, pickles, mayo and mini milk buns; or the whole
roasted eggplant with quark, lemon herb toasted almonds,
house made flatbread and pomegranate molasses. The new
late-night menu includes tasty bar bites and snacks that
perfectly complement the front bar’s substantial beverage
offering, including a luscious new wine list. Vegetarian
options are also plentiful across all menus, including the
roasted bloody beetroot salad with blue lentils, rye grain,
barley, caramelised walnuts, goat’s cheese and herbs. Lunch
and dinner will now be available from Tuesday through to
Sunday. Drop in to The Corner for the launch celebrations
on Friday November 11 ± you can find the venue on 57 Swan
Street in Richmond.
Also can you believe that Face the Music is next Thursday
November 17 and Friday November 18? It’s so gargantuan
this year with professional panels ranging from radical rock-
dog artists to meandering media entrepreneurs all talking
about modern music both nationally and internationally.
Face the Music really has something for everyone, with
performances from acts like Dorsal Fins, Ecca Vandal,
and SAATSUMA and talks from international panellists
like Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop), Andrew Jarvis
(Bandcamp) Alex White (Next Big Sound). If you’re
interested or involved in the music industry then this is for
you. Head to facethemusic.org.au for more info.

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having a pretty unbeatable day. Though she’s due to fly out to Australia
in a few hours, heading our way to play her part in the much anticipated
Melbourne Music Week, she’s not stressing about deadlines, or
packing, or the enormity of the 24-hour plus flight she has to make
from her home in Sweden. No. In fact, she’s getting a little bit high.

“I’m flying tonight,” she says in her relaxed,

unmistakably husky drawl. “I’ve been packing a little
bit. But it’s real chill. I’m just taking a beer now, just
down the road from where I live. I bumped into a
few friends down here. That’s the great thing about a
late flight, you can hang out all day and smoke ganja
and get drunk. It’s no stress.”
That said, it isn’t always so easygoing in
Olovsdotter’s world. Since the release of her opus,
a kitsch, glittery, club and hip hop influenced record
called Living Life Golden that dropped earlier this
year, things have gotten pretty crazy. She’s a relentless
tourer, a musician with an insatiable appetite for the
road, and promoting the record has taken her around
the world. “It does get very tiring,” Olovsdotter says.
“I never thought I’d get tired of it in the beginning,
but it does start to get to that point.” She pauses;
reflects. “Now I’m enjoying it – I had a break from
touring for about two months, so now I’m excited
about it again. Also, I don’t see the people I tour
with – the people I know through work and through
music – when I’m not touring. So I miss them –
they’re like family. It’s lovely to hang out with them
again.”
Indeed, Olovsdotter is well-known for her
collaborations, and she surrounds herself with
musicians that she trusts and admires. Her recent
record touted a multitude of guest spots, with
everyone from Skrillex to Diplo making appearances,
and she has a history of sharing the stage with
friends, embarking on multiple co-headline tours.
But Olovsdotter admits that it wasn’t always that
way, and it took her a while to cultivate her musical
family. “[Music] is about being super loyal,” she
says. “I’m very happy and very confident with that
now. When I started, I didn’t have very many music
friends – I was signed very early by a booking agent
that provided me with all these people. And [those]
people would never cross my mouth without me
having to do music with them.
“So that’s the success. Whatever will happen with
this project and wherever it’s going, at least that has
“Every show
happened: I have met a couple of amazing guys. I is like coming
have a company that keeps them [with me]. We have
fun together, out in the world. That’s something that to a party with
I’m always going to hold so dear to my heart.” my friends who
Ultimately, Olovsdotter seems unmistakably proud
of the place that life has led her to. “For me, how have come
I view my life is as a big success,” she says. “You’ve to see me. I
always got to keep a very good balance between
things and make sure you open up and keep in mind can never get
that people can learn so much. And just remember, professional
if you feel safe with people. You can’t buy that for
money.” about that.”
Perhaps such an extensive support network
is unsurprising. After all, the Elliphant brand is a
commercially successful enterprise – Living Life
Elliphant will perform at the
Golden topped charts both here and in the US – and State Library of Victoria on
has proven to be a machine that always needs to be Tuesday November 15, with
oiled by a host of assistants, friends and colleagues. Yeo, UV boi, Young Tapz and
“For me, it’s almost like I’m a little bit lost without more, as part of Melbourne
Music Week.
them,” Olovsdotter says. “There’s a lot that they do
that I don’t see. In particular my tour manager, I don’t
even know if I could do anything without him. I’m
like a baby. He’s made me a baby. You’re so exposed,
you’re all over the world.”
When it comes to touring, Olovsdotter is
constantly trying to balance the fun she has on the
road and the requirements she has to meet. But it’s
also very obvious that playing music is yet to become
a ‘job’ in her mind. “It does come to that point where
you’re like, ‘Oh fuck, I can’t go out and party six days
a week, I need to learn how to balance stuff a little
bit,’ ” she says. “That’s been really hard for me. I don’t
feel like I do music professionally yet. It’s like all my
years when I was travelling as a backpacker. I’m still
so excited. Every show is like coming to a party with
my friends who have come to see me. I can never get
professional about that.”

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MMW

Melbourne Music Week 2016

Melbourne Music Week is back
for its seventh incarnation, Hub: State Library
brining nine full days of top In what might be their most unique and stunning space yet, the
notch and genre-leading State Library will serve as the Hub for this year’s Melbourne
artists, events and shows with Music Week with its original reading room, Queen’s Hall, set to
it. Prepare yourself for some host many of MMW’s marquee performances and acting as the
sleepless nights as Melbourne’s main performance space. The domed La Trobe Reading Room
will also play host to performances and events, and each day of
venues, laneways and spaces
MMW, the State Library’s famous forecourt will host free all
are transformed into a city-wide ages performances, DJ sets and fresh food offerings. But hey,
musical playground, offering what’s an amazing space without music to fill it? Get down for
everything from underground Paris-based NONOTAK as they make their MMW debut as
techno to heavy hitting rock. well as a huge event featuring Allday, Northeast Party House, Ali
Barter and Alex Lahey celebrate. Elsewhere, you’ll find a stellar
We’ve trawled through the
showcase of women in electronic music as well as a chance to sift
sprawling program and picked through the State Library’s staggering collection on vinyl.
out a few of the numerous
highlights on offer this year.

At a Glance: Montaigne Broadway Sounds

Black MIlk

Live Music Safari
Fourteen of Melbourne’s favourite live music
venues will throw their doors open for an epic
night of free gigs and parties. Hue Blanes will
be bringing some tasty jazz to Bennetts Lane;
Black Milk, SAATSUMA and Yeo will be
throwing a laneway party and Ding Dong
will get its disco on ± alongside a whole lot
more, of course.
Zola Jesus
Opening Night:
Her Sound, Her Story
Set in the elusive realm of the Queen’s Hall, the opening night
party will see some of Australia’s most revered female artists
come together in a celebration of women in music. Her Sound,
Her Story will see the likes of Julia Stone, Ella Hooper, Mama
Kin, Montaigne, Mojo Juju, Ecca Vandal, Elizabeth Rose, Airling
and Nyne come together to perform a carefully curated setlist of
songs spanning decades of Australian music history. The event
then culminates into an exhibition and video series spawned by
photographer Michelle Grace Hunder and filmmaker Claudia
Sangiorgi Dalimore which will be on display at Emporium
Melbourne throughout the festival. The MMW opening party
will go down on at the Queen’s Hall on Friday November 11.
Heaps Gay, Heaps Yummy
A night of effervescent beatmaking and groove is set to take
over Queen’s Hall featuring live performances from a number
of Australia’s finest electronic and stage royalties. Taking to
the stage will be the likes of Donny Benét, Broadway Sounds,
HTML Flowers, HABITS, KT Spit, YO! Mafia, Salvador
Darling, WAHE and Brooke Powers among a number of other
fantastic musicians. Drag sensation Karen From Finance and
burlesque dancer Zelia Rose will also make special appearances.
A production formulated by party interlopers Heaps Gay and
electric cabaret act Yummy will be lifting the roof until the wee
hours of Thursday morning. The party will take over the MMW
Hub on Wednesday November 16.

The Delta Riggs

Showcase On Air: 40 Years of 3RRR Love Live Music at the ‘G

The Showcase series will feature some of
Melbourne Music Week’s most hyped gigs,
including The Drones shredding on the
Grand Organ with My Disco. Elsewhere, the
visionary Zola Jesus will be taking over the
Melbourne Recital Centre with Melbourne’s
own Penny Quartet and DJ Susan (Sui Zhen)
taking care of pre and post-show duties.
The Harpoons
The radio station which has been the heart and soul of the
Melbourne underground music scene for the last 40 years is set
to receive its rightful homage. Since its inauguration in 1976,
Triple R has become Australia’s most influential community
radio station with almost 14,000 subscribers and 440,000
listeners per week. Housing over 60 different programs,
the broadcaster’s pool delves into all genres. It has become a
defining player of this city’s cultural identity and as part of
MMW, curator and photographer Angela Bailey will be hosting
This is unprecedented. A sparse relationship is set to be
figuratively enhanced when a celebration of live music unifies
music and sport at Australia’s quintessential sporting cauldron,
the MCG. Headlined by The Delta Riggs and Pierce Brothers,
famed drinking watering holes, the hallowed turf itself and other
off-limits locations within the ground will be overtaken by some
of Australia’s most exciting musicians. The bill also includes the
likes of Woodlock, The Pretty Littles, The Vanns, Masco Sound
System, Gena Rose Bruce, Reuben Stone, Harrison Storm,

a guided tour into the history and processes of the broadcasting Maya, Brooke Taylor, Coby Grant and the James Franklin Band
mainstay. It’ll be happening inside the State Library on Friday among other first-class talent. Love Live Music comes to the
November 18 and Saturday November 19. MCG on Sunday November 13.

Jess Ribeiro
PBS Live Broadcast: Jarrow +
Satellite Jess Ribeiro + Jim Lawrie
The Satellite program features The
PBS is back for their annual live broadcast, bringing together a very tight
Harpoons and Tyrannamen taking to the
lineup with them while PBS announcers get amongst the action. Jarrow
ACCA for some ripping live sets, Lisa
will be taking to the stage off the back of his critically acclaimed album,
Lerkefenldt  performing androgynous music
2003 Dream, while brooding alt-country singer/songwriter Jess Ribeiro
for androgynous people, and the brilliant
will be unleashing songs from her latest effort, Kill It Yourself. Jim Lawrie
Tram Jam with Paul Dempsey and Alex
will be performing his brand of Australiana, pulling from his records Eons
Lahey. Plus, get down for the seriously good
and Paying My Debts from the Grave. Adding an extra layer of good times
Music in Motion Party ± celebrating music
to the event, interviews will flow throughout ± giving you the inside story
video culture in a party where video art and
on bands and special guests. Thursday November 17 at The Curtin.
sounds intertwine.

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240 Artists
65 Partners
40 Locations
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 breaking the silence at state library victoria
the 2016 mmw hub
Home to 4.9 million books, historical documents, photos, art and
now the 2016 MMW Hub. Get ready — from 11–19 November we’re
breaking the silence at the State Library Victoria.

Over nine days, the iconic library,

which celebrated its 160th birthday
this year, will become the heart of
Melbourne Music Week. This year’s
line–up brings together some of the
best local and international artists
for a stellar showcase of our city’s
thriving music scene.

And while most of us would be

familiar with the outdoor forecourt
and the incredible domed La Trobe
Reading Room, Queen’s Hall, which
will act as the Hub’s main stage,
hasn’t been opened to the public in
over 10 years. The majestic, column–
lined room is about to undergo
restoration — so there won’t be an
opportunity like this again.

Outside, the forecourt plays host

to free day and night programming,
with MMW favourites Morning Ritual,
Lunch Box and Sun Sets offering
up a dose of music to break the
daily grind.

While you’re there, enjoy a knock–off

drink at the Coopers Beer Garden
or the Captain Morgan’s Rum Deck,
explore the JBL Audio Lounge, and
grab a bite via Deliveroo, who have
set up shop to bring you a revolving
selection of Melbourne’s best eats.

For more information, visit

mebourne.vic.gov.au/mmw

state library VICTORIA event program

EVENT LOCATION WHEN PRICE

SONGS ABOUT BOOKS: MONIQUE BRUMBY + REBECCA BARNARD La Trobe Reading Room Fri 11 Nov Free
Co-presented with State Library Victoria 6:30PM – 7:30PM

HER SOUND, HER STORY: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN MUSIC Queen’s Hall Fri 11 Nov SOLD OUT
Co-presented with Her Sound, Her Story 7:00PM – 1:00AM

SEVERED HEADS + HARVEY SUTHERLAND & BERMUDA + YOUNG MAGIC ++ Queen’s Hall & Sat 12 Nov $40 – $50 + bf
Co-presented with Aarght Records, Paradise, Smooch Records and Waving At Trains La Trobe Reading Room 6:00PM – 4:00AM

SIGNAL: NONOTAK + STEVE LAW + VICMOD ++ Queen’s Hall Sun 13 Nov $20 – $35 + bf
Co-presented with Stable Music 7:30PM – 12:00AM

VALVE SOUNDS: ELLIPHANT + YEO + UV BOI‫ فوق بنفسجي‬++ Queen’s Hall Tue 15 Nov $20 – $35 + bf
Co-presented with Valve Sounds 7:00PM – 1:00AM

HEAPS GAY HEAPS YUMMY Queen’s Hall & Wed 16 Nov $19 – $35 + bf
DONNY BENET + BROADWAY SOUNDS + HABITS ++ La Trobe Reading Room 7:30PM – 1:00AM
Co-presented with Heaps Gay and YUMMY

MIND GAMERS (SEBASTIEN TELLIER + DANIEL STRICKER + JOHN KIRBY) ++ Queen’s Hall Thu 17 Nov Free
Presented by V MoVement 8:00PM – 11:00PM

10 YEARS OF TRIPLEJUNEARTHED.COM Queen’s Hall Fri 18 Nov Free

Co-presented with triple j Unearthed 7:00PM – 2:00AM

WOMEN IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC SHOWCASE La Trobe Reading Room Fri 18 Nov Free
Co-presented with Face The Music 8:00PM – 11:00PM

MMW CLOSING PARTY: HVOB + SEEKAE (DJ SET) ++ Queen’s Hall & Sat 19 Nov $25 – $35 + bf
Co-presented with Good Manners La Trobe Reading Room 7:00PM – 2:00AM

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The library’s open-air forecourt will be a hub of activity during

Melbourne Music Week, with free daily events and activities
running from morning until night.

Morning Ritual Foreign Brothers

Co-presented with Ali Bird
ft. Nai Palm + Jess Ribeiro +
Crystal Myth ++
Sunday Session
Sun 13 Nov 2:00PM – 10:00PM
ft. DJ Hussey + Danny osx +
Cazeaux O.S.L.O ++

Lunch Box 3RRR Live on Location

Co-presented with MzRizk
at MMW
ft. Man Made Mountain + Thando + Weekdays 4:00PM – 7:00PM
Audrey Powne ++

Sun Sets + More events online

Ft. Big Words +
Cazeaux O.S.L.O + Elle Young ++ For the full program, head
over to our website:
melbourne.vic.gov.au/mmw

SHOWCASE International headliners and music royalty grace the stage

at unique and exclusive shows for MMW.

THE DRONES + MY DISCO ZOLA JESUS + PENNY QUARTET

For Melbourne Music Week only, one WHEN In an Australian exclusive, American PERFORMANCE
of Australia’s most celebrated live acts Sun 13 Nov visionary Zola Jesus performs with Mon 14 Nov
7:00PM – 11:00PM 7:30PM – 9:30PM
The Drones performs at the iconic Penny Quartet for a mesmerising
Melbourne Recital Centre
Melbourne Town Hall. concert of old and new works. $50 + bf
LOCATION
Incorporating the Town Hall’s famed Grand Known for her stirring mix of cinematic synth
Organ, the Melbourne band will play a career– Melbourne Town Hall pop and dark balladry, Seattle–based Zola IN CONVERSATION
spanning set, including songs from their recent $45 + bf Jesus has performed with Fever Ray, The xx, Sat 12 Nov
critically lauded album Feelin’ Kinda Free. and collaborated with David Lynch and M83. 6:00PM – 7:30PM
Supporting The Drones is local act MY DISCO, Melbourne’s Penny Quartet is rapidly gaining a Melbourne Recital Centre
who will perform tracks from their latest release reputation as a fresh, interpretative voice with $25 + bf
Severe for this special one–off concert. drive and passion. Formed in early 2014, the group
brings a vibrant approach to its performances, and
has played with Flight Facilities and Owl Eyes.

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A curated series of live shows in iconic and unconventional

spaces gives rise to rousing performances from local
heroes and international talent.

EVENT LOCATION WHEN PRICE

THE HARPOONS ACCA Fri 11 Nov $20 + bf
Co-presented with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art 6:00PM – 9:30PM

MMUSIC: ANDROGYNOUS MUSIC FOR ANDROGYNOUS PEOPLE MPavilion Fri 11 Nov Free
ft. Lisa Lerkenfeldt 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Co-presented with MPavilion

MPAVILION: TWILIGHT RITUAL MPavilion Daily Free

ft. Geoff Nees + J David Franzke 8:20PM – 8:40PM
Co-presented with MPavilion (Dependent on sunset)

NATURE WALKS Fitzroy Gardens Sat 12 Nov $7 + bf

A musical tour of Fitzroy Gardens Visitor Centre Various times available
Co-presented with Bobby and the Pins

TYRANNAMEN ACCA Sat 12 Nov $20 + bf

Co-presented with the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art 6:00PM – 9:30PM

MAGNA GRECIA The Hellenic Museum Sat 12 Nov $15 + bf

ft. Santa Taranta + GYZI 7:00PM – 10:00PM
Co-presented with the Hellenic Museum and Museo Italiano

MMUSIC: CLAG – A TRIBUTE TO BEK MOORE MPavilion Sun 13 Nov Free

Co-presented with MPavilion and Chapter Music 3:00PM – 6:00PM

MBAS BLUES CHALLENGE FINAL Flemington Bowls Club Sun 13 Nov $25 – $30 + bf
Co-presented with Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society 5:00PM – 9:00PM

TRAM JAM 2016 Tram in Melbourne’s CBD Tue 15 Nov $35 + bf

Co-presented with Tram Sessions 7:00PM – 9:00PM

THE AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS: AFTER PARTY 170 Russell Wed 16 Nov $30 + bf
ft. Melbourne Ska Orchestra + Camp Cope + Tash Sultana ++ 7:30PM – 11:00PM
Co-presented with The Age Music Victoria Awards, 3RRR and PBS 106.7

FED SQUARE LIVE: HORNS OF LEROY Federation Square Thu 17 Nov Free
Co-presented with Federation Square 5:30PM – 7:30PM

SOL–LUX RMIT Chambers Courtyard Fri 18 Nov Free

ft. SAATSUMA + Huntly + Au Dré 4:00PM – 8:00PM
Co-presented with RMIT University

MMUSIC: MOUTH TOOTH MPavilion Fri 18 Nov Free

Co-presented with MPavilion and Smooch Records 6:00PM – 8:00PM

MUSIC + FOOD Press Club – Projects Fri 18 Nov $50 + bf

A food event with Chef Reuben Davis Various times available
Co-presented with Press Club – Projects Sat 19 Nov
Various times available

RESONATE Hamer Hall, Riverside Terrace Fri 18 Nov Free

An evening of electronic music with Ableton Live 6:00PM – 10:00PM
Co-presented with Ableton Live User Group Melbourne
and Arts Centre Melbourne

MMUSIC: IN THE PARK WITH BEN + JEZ MPavilion Sat 19 Nov Free
Co-presented with MPavilion 5:00PM – 9:00PM

MUSIC IN MOTION Village Roadshow Theatrette, Sat 19 Nov Free

The art of music videos ft. Jess Carroll + James Robinson + Danny Cohen State Library Victoria 5:00PM – 7:00PM
Co-presented with Melbourne Music Video Festival and Eye Sea Films

MUSIC IN MOTION PARTY Hugs & Kisses Sat 19 Nov $10 + bf

ft. Pillow Pro + Geryon 7:00PM – 12:00AM
Co-presented with Melbourne Music Video Festival and Eye Sea Films

THE BEATS BELOW Campbell Arcade Sat 19 Nov $25 + bf

77 Karat Gold + grooveman Spot + sauce81 6:00PM – 11:00PM
Co-presented with Wax Museum Records and Bionic Boogie

SUMMER FLAKE Signal Sat 19 Nov Free

ft. Summer Flake + Chelsea Beach + Suss Cants ++ 7:00PM – 11:00PM
Co-presented with SIGNAL

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In a testament to the boundless creativity of the city’s

independent music scene, Melbourne’s emerging
producers deliver original, musically inspired events.

EVENT LOCATION WHEN PRICE

IMPERIUM IN IMPERIO ft. SAATSUMA + Anatole 1000 £ Bend Fri 11 Nov $15 + bf
Co-presented with TEEF, Spirit Level, OXFAM and Collarts 7:00PM – 12:30AM

MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK CHOIR –WORKSHOP Bennetts Lane Sat 12 Nov $10 + bf
Co-presented with Melbourne Indie Voices and Wild n Free Jazz Club 11:00AM – 1:00PM

MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK CHOIR – PERFORMANCE Steps, Sat 12 Nov Free

Co-presented with Melbourne Indie Voices and Wild n Free State Library Victoria 3:00PM – 3:15PM

TRAILER MUSIC II See Music. Hear Film. 1000 £ Bend Sat 12 Nov $38 + bf
Co-presented with anon. 8:00PM – 9:30PM
Sun 13 Nov
8:00PM – 9:30PM

SYNTHESIS: SOUND + YOGA Chunky Move Mon 14 Nov $25 + bf

Heart: 6:30PM – 8:00PM
Mind: 8:30PM – 10:00PM

allthestarstheybleedtogether Founders Gallery, VCA Tue 15 – Fri 18 Nov $11.50 –

VR experience 4:00PM – 8:00PM $12.50 + bf

HUSH: AN EVENING OF QUIET MUSIC AT THE PARLIAMENT Parliament House Tue 15 Nov $35 + bf
ft. Dan Kelly + Jess Ribeiro + Sui Zhen 7:00PM – 10:00PM
Co-presented with Hush Wed 16 Nov
7:00PM – 10:00PM

UNDERWATER GALAXIES MUSIC + PROJECTION ART FESTIVAL Ding Dong Lounge Fri 18 Nov $20 – $28
Co-presented with Stargazed 7:00PM – 4:00AM +bf

BOOGALOO BLUES: ft. The New Savages + Greg Dodd + Hoodoo Men ++ Church of Bang Sat 19 Nov $20 + bf
Co-presented with The New Savages Bang Boogaloo 7:30PM – 11:30PM

KNOWLeDGE

Talks, panel discussions and Q&As covering pivotal

topics influencing the music industry.

EVENT LOCATION WHEN PRICE

COMPOSURE: MELBOURNE ELECTRONIC SOUND STUDIO The Channel, Fri 11 Nov Free with
Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne Arts Centre Melbourne 7:00PM – 8:30PM registration

MAKE YOUR OWN CRYSTAL RADIO The Channel, Sat 12 Nov $40 – $60
Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne Arts Centre Melbourne Various times available + bf

MAKE YOUR OWN SYNTH The Channel, Sat 12 Nov $40 – $60
Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne Arts Centre Melbourne Various times available + bf

INTRODUCTION TO ABLETON LIVE The Channel, Sat 12 Nov $20 – $30

Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne Arts Centre Melbourne 2:00PM – 5:00PM + bf

SOUND CRAFT: MAKE YOUR OWN SPEAKERS LAB–14 Gallery, Sun 13 Nov $15 + bf
Co-presented with Carlton Connect and Lauriston Girls School The Carlton Connect Initiative Various times available

THE GENE TREE PROJECT: THE SOUND OF ART AND SCIENCE LAB–14 Gallery, Wed 16 Nov $15 – $20
Co-presented with Carlton Connect The Carlton Connect Initiative 6:30PM – 7:30PM + bf

FOODNOTES & COLOURSENSE LAB-14 Gallery, Thu 17 Nov $30 – $40

Co-presented with Carlton Connect The Carlton Connect Initiative 8:00PM – 10:00PM + bf

FACE THE MUSIC Queen’s Hall, Thu 17 Nov, Fri 18 Nov $80 – $120
Co-presented with Face The Music State Library Victoria 9:00AM – 5:00PM + bf

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An engaging line–up of fun events specifically Music, performance, cinema and art collide in screenings
designed for music lovers of all ages. and exhibitions throughout the CBD.

EVENT LOCATION WHEN PRICE EVENT LOCATION WHEN PRICE

LIVE AT THE STEPS: THE JUNGLE Steps, Parliament Fri 11 Nov Free HER SOUND, HER STORY EXHIBITION Emporium Fri 11 Nov – Free
GIANTS + AUNTY DONNA ++ House 5:00PM – Co-presented with Emporium Melbourne Sat 19 Nov
Co-presented with Parliament of 9:00PM Melbourne and Her Sound, Her Story
Victoria and The Push

THE ART OF RECORDING A BIG BAND The Channel, Mon 14 Nov Free with
CLUB KIDS: LAILA SAKINI Queen’s Hall, State Sun 13 Nov Kids $5
Co-presented with Arts Centre Arts Centre 7:00PM – registration
Co-presented with Day Care Library Victoria 12:00PM – Adults $10
Melbourne Melbourne 9:00PM
3:00PM Family $25*+ bf

CLUB KIDS MUSIC ACADEMY MPavilion Sat 19 Nov Free ALL THINGS MUST PASS: THE RISE Rooftop Cinema Thu 17 Nov Free
Co-presented with MPavilion 11:00AM – AND FALL OF TOWER RECORDS 9:00PM –
3:00PM Co-presented with Rooftop Cinema 11:00PM

LIMELIGHT The Channel, Sat 19 Nov Free ON AIR: 40 YEARS OF 3RRR State Library Fri 18 – Sat Free
Co-presented with Living Music Arts Centre 6:30PM – Co-presented with State Library Victoria 19 Nov
Melbourne 8:30PM Victoria and 3RRR

LIVE MUSIC SAFARI Presented by

Supported by PBS 106.7FM

Thu 17 NOV – FREE ENTRY

Fourteen of Melbourne’s much-loved live music venues

open their doors for a wild night of gigs and parties.

Venues include Section 8 and Ferdydurke, Lounge,

Loop Project Space & Bar, Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
The Toff in Town, 1000 £ Bend, The Curtin, Bella Union,
The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar, Hugs & Kisses, Belleville,
The Mercat, Ding Dong Lounge and Boney.

Plus a PBS Live Broadcast from the Curtin Bandroom.

tear out the schedule and program your night

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A wild night of free gigs and parties
BROADCAST
PBS 106.7 FM broadcast live from The

Leave the wallet at home as 14 of Melbourne’s famed Curtin Bandroom. Every year, the station
jumps on the airwaves from one of the
live music venues swing open their doors for a night
Safari venues, with PBS announcers
of free music for Live Music Safari.
getting amongst the action.
Part musical treasure hunt, part choose-your-own-
Featuring interviews with bands
adventure, Live Music Safari celebrates Melbourne’s and special guests.
dynamic local talent, treating music lovers and
newcomers alike to an experience like no other.

PRESENTED BY

VENUES 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10PM 11PM 12aM 1aM 2aM 3aM 4aM 5aM
MMW HUB: SIBERIA DJS: SHAGS: MIND GAMERS:
STATE LIBRARY VICTORIA 8.30-9.30PM 9.30- 10.30-11.30PM
10PM

LOOP PROJECT SPACE & BAR SOW DISCORD + SHOUSE + SECRET MILES BROWN + GERYON: 10-11PM
Co-presented with it records NINA BUCHANAN: GUEST:
7-8PM 9-10PM

BONEY: UPSTAIRS CROWN RULER WINTERS: PHIL STROUD: CROWN RULER DJ JNETT: BABICKA:
SOUND SYSTEM: 10.15-11PM 11PM-12AM SOUND SYSTEM: 1-3AM 3-5AM
Presented by

9-10.15PM 12-1AM

BONEY: DOWNSTAIRS LO RI: TONI YOTZI: UMUT: RAAGHE:

9-11PM 11PM-1AM 1-3AM 3-5AM

DING DONG LOUNGE COCOA NOIRE + BRYCE LAWRENCE + DISCO INFERNO + DANCE PARTY DJS:
Co-presented with Dance 9PM-5AM
Party Pyrotechnics
Supported by PBS 106.7FM

BELLEVILLE GROENI + LOSSLESS + VULAUTRE ST. TAPE GANG + SO.CRATES:

Co-presented with 9PM 2-AM
Wondercore Island

LOUNGE RAT + CO: PREQUEL: JENNIFER LOVELESS: CALE SHEDBUG: DAN WHITE: MOSAM ELEVENTEEN ESTON: NALI: ACM: BEN FESTER:
Co-presented with 5-6.15PM 6.15-7.30PM 7.30-8.45PM SEXTON: 9.30-10.45PM 10.45-11.30PM HOWIESON: 12.15-1.30AM 1.30-2.15AM 2.15-3AM 3-5AM
Heads with Tales 8.45-9.30PM 11.30-12.15AM

THE TOFF IN TOWN I OH YOU DJS: DJ EMOCEANS: LOOSE DJ EMO- PEARLS:

Co-presented with I OH YOU 7-8.30PM 8.30-9.40PM TOOTH: CEANS: 11PM-12AM
9.40-10.30PM 10.30-11

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My Disco
Tkay Maidza
Face The Music
Face The Music is a contemporary music conference that
facilitates conversation about the music world with industry
professionals. For the first time, FTM will include live music,
showcasing local artists including Dorsal Fins, Ella Thompson,
and Good Morning throughout the two-day program. The
panels, being held in the heart of the CBD, will feature dynamic
artists, media moguls, entrepreneurs, writers, broadcasters and
media enthusiasts from around the world. Speakers include
music sign interpreter Amber Galloway, Anthony Fantano
AkA The Needle Drop, VICE Media licensing head Ricki
Askin, powerhouse rapper Tkay Maidza and well loved producer
Japanese Wallpaper. Face The Music will unfold Thursday
November 17 and Friday November 18 at the State Library and
RMIT. Check out the full program on their website.
Live at the Steps:
The Jungle Giants
Live at the Steps is a free event that will see the likes of
Brisbane born and bred The Jungle Giants perform live in the
heart of Melbourne. The all-ages event aims to showcase some
of Melbourne’s most talented artists, both well established and
emerging, and give audience members a taste of the exciting
future that is Australian music. Alongside the indie rock sounds
of the Jungle Giants will be highly acclaimed and well loved
singer/songwriter Gretta Ray alongside Philly and comedians
Aunty Donna. Catch this not to be missed live performance on
the steps of Parliament House on Friday November 11.
MMW Closing Party: HVOB
+ Seekae (DJ set)
Melbourne Music Week is planning to end their 2016 series with
a bang at their closing party. Electronica label Good Manners
have curated the incredible lineup of local and international
electronic acts for the evening, who will perform across three
separate spaces. The likes of HVOB and a DJ set from Seekae
will headline the event, with some of Australia’s most noteworthy
acts, including LUCIANBLOMkAMP and Dro Carey, also on
show. Alongside them will be acts like Rainbow Chan, HABITS,
Marcus Whale and many more. It’s all going down at the State
Library of Victoria on Saturday November 19.
The Drones + My Disco
feat. the Grand Organ
Australian rock five-piece The Drones will be doing
a highly anticipated exclusive performance at the
iconic Melbourne Town Hall. Incorporating the
venue’s famous Grand Organ, the award winning
band, once hailing from Perth now settled in
Melbourne, will be performing songs from their
recent critically acclaimed album, Feelin’ Kinda Free.
Supporting them will be local act My Disco, who
will give audience members a taste of their sound,
with tracks from their latest release, Severe. Fans of
The Drones will be able to get among this special
one-off concert experience at Melbourne Town Hall
on Sunday November 13.
Mind Gamers: John Kirby
+ Sébastien Tellier + Daniel
Stricker
Electronic trio Mind Gamers are the combined brain power
of France’s Sébastien Tellier, Midnight Juggernauts’ Daniel
Stricker and Blood Orange’s John kirby, who have joined forces
to create unforgettable sounds. Hot off their international debut
performing live in Sydney, Mind Gamers will play their first ever
18+ Melbourne show thanks to Melbourne Music Week. Joining
them will be Shags Chamberlain and Sydney DJs, Siberia, for a
night of transcending synth sounds. The event is free, so all you
need to bring is a love of electronic music, and your finest dance
moves to the State Library on Thursday November 17.
Dan Kelly
Hush: An Evening
of Quiet Music
The first Victorian edition of Hush will take place during
Melbourne Music Week, where much-loved artists Dan
kelly, Teeth & Tongue, Melody Pool, The Grand Magoozi,
Jess Ribeiro, Man Made Mountain, Sui Zhen and more will
perform to an audience that must remain completely silent.
Hush was established in 2012 by singer/songwriter Davey
Craddock and triple j presenter Stacy Gougoulis who were tired
of their favourite artists’ performances being wrecked by ‘noisy
idiots up the back.’ Hush will transform Parliament House on
Tuesday November 15 and Wednesday November 16.
Seekae
MMW
Knowledge
You know the saying: knowledge comes
power. Power up your braincells with some of
MMW’s workshop and events as they teach
you how to make a synth, speakers or crystal
radio, as well as delve into the sound of art
and science. If you’re after some inside music
business knowhow, look no further than Face
The Music ± a two-day industry summit
featuring artists, media, entrepreneurs and
thinkers.
Melody Pool
Self Made
Join the Melbourne Music Week choir
and learn to hold a note with Phia before
performing live at the Library’s steps.
Elsewhere, Synthesis: Sound + Yoga brings
together movement and sound while
Underwater Galaxies Music and Projection
Art Festival gets surreal in a multi-sensory
experience. Hush: An Evening of Quiet
Music will showcase Dan kelly, Teeth &
Tongue, Melody Pool and more like in a gig
so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
All Things Must Pass
Films & Exhibitions
Catch The Art of Recording a Big Band ± an
enlightening documentary about legendary
producer Al Schmitt. All Things Must Pass:
The Rise and Fall of Tower Records tells the
story of the billion-dollar music franchise,
while MMW highlight Her Sound, Her Story
is capped off with an exhibition and film
screening. Finally, iconic radio station Triple
R looks back on 40 years with an exhibition
celebrating the widely loved community
station.
Aunty Donna
All Ages
Young punters (and the young at heart)
don’t have to miss out on the fun this
year. Club kids Music Academy will open
children’s minds to the world of electronic
music, while The Jungle Giants will join
forces with comedic oddballs Aunty Donna
for a free all-ages show on the steps of
Parliament House.
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Bill Bailey
Fix up a strong tea with no sugar and you’ll share something in common
with how British comedian, Bill Bailey, likes his cup of tea. But the
commonalities are likely to stop there, as Bailey would much rather
consume his tea from a flask – and that’s exactly where his uniqueness
begins each day.
“It’s quite nice to have tea out of a flask and it’s good
to just have a flask of tea around the house ± you
don’t even have to go out,” he says. “Walking around
in the countryside with a flask of tea looking for
birds is actually quite therapeutic.”
Bailey’s love of birds and tea from a flask collided in
his newest project, writing and illustrating the book,
Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide to British Birds. The
book is the follow up from his quiz television show
in 2010, Bill Bailey’s Birdwatching Bonanza, which
followed a similar vein in indulging his inner-bird-
watcher.
“Australia is a brilliant place to go bird watching,
because all the birds there to me are so exotic,”
says Bailey. “There’s all these birds you never see
anywhere else. They’re probably so commonplace to
you and you’re thinking, ‘Why are you interested in
a magpie?’ But to me that’s the sound of Australia ±
the fluting call of a magpie.”
You might think Bailey is following a pathway
similar to fellow infamous British celebrity, David
Attenborough, and you wouldn’t be completely
wrong. Bailey has indeed penned the odd doco, but
they’re time-consuming projects that he does purely
for the love of it.
What Bailey also shares with Attenborough is
that they both represent Britain on a global scale.
With British humour holding a massive influence
on Australian comedy, Bailey stands as one of the
most distinct names alongside the likes of Jimmy
Carr, John Cleese and Ricky Gervais. Also with
appearances on quiz shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks
and Qi, as well as the cult television series Black
Books (in which Bailey plays Manny Bianco), his
somewhat rambling, unpredictable humour has been
made increasingly identifiable.
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“Perhaps this is via my school careers advice
computer check coming through, when I filled in all
“Walking
the things I liked and sent it off, one of the things around in the
the jobs you might end up doing is working in the
diplomatic service, but that didn’t work out,” he says.
countryside
“I think comedy is probably one of Britain’s best with a flask
exports and it’s certainly something we’re known
for and have a very well established tradition going of tea looking
back hundreds of years… I think we have a healthy for birds is
disregard and scepticism for authority, which is
similar to Australians.” actually quite
With Bailey’s new tour ‘Larks in Transport’, he therapeutic.”
brings with him the many tales of being a travelling
comedian. With musical virtuosity, surreal tangents
and trademark intelligence, he tackles politics,
philosophy, the pursuit of happiness, death metal Bill Bailey will appear at
and more. Hamer Hall from Wednesday
As well as discussing found experiences and November 16 to Sunday
common tribulations, Bailey brings his love for music November 20 (bar Saturday).
Tickets via Arts Centre
on stage, with a guitar and keyboard notoriously
Melbourne.
finding its way in his stand-up shows.
“I always played piano when I was at home. I’d
get lessons with this slightly batty woman up the
road and she used to whack your hands with a ruler
if you hadn’t practised ± so she was a great character,”
he says of the practice which inevitably found its way
on stage with him as a comedian. “It seemed like the
natural thing to do.
“The first time I did that was at the Edinburgh
festival and it was the first time I had a residency
for three weeks. So certainly the idea of a keyboard
being in one place didn’t seem like too much of
an ask and that seemed like the start of it. Music
had always been such a big part of my life. I taught
myself guitar and various instruments, the fact that
it’s incorporated into the show is a great thing to do.”
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The Drones
Pegging shit at public figures as
a way of expressing praise has a
long and illustrious history that
dates back all the way to Ancient
Greece and Rome.
After all, ol’ mate Draco, he of the Draconian laws,
was so popular he suffocated to death after being
smothered in thrown, assorted apparel during a
coliseum appearance.
So when Gareth Liddiard of The Drones had
a beer can chucked at his head earlier this year at
a show in Sydney’s Metro Theatre, one can only
assume the act was designed as a compliment. Does
that kind of praise get hurled Liddiard’s way often
then? “Not a huge amount: not as much as you’d
think,” Liddiard says. “But we’ve pegged stuff at the
audience too. I remember Dan [Luscombe] pegging
something at someone in the front row who was
talking.
“As a musician onstage, you’re really in a high
level of concentration. You’re doing things that
involve a high level of dexterity. If you want to hit
someone when they’ve thrown something at you,
you can fucken’ hit them. It’s revved up physically.
If somebody’s rude to you during your work day,
compare that to running ten times around the block
and then have someone be rude to you. If they were
rude after a jog, you’d clock ‘em.”
2016 has seen Liddiard and The Drones take
to the stage numerous times, playing cuts off their
stunning, snarky new record, Feelin’ Kinda Free. But
such an intense on and off again touring cycle has
had its own distinct side effects. “When you’re on
tour, it normalises you,” says Liddiard.
“You get this huge cathartic release. But then
you get home and you’re confronted with the dishes.
It’s alright for a few weeks. But then you really need
to have what is essentially at the root of it a kind
Zola Jesus
For synthpop artist Zola Jesus –
aka Nika Roza Danilova, place is a
potent force in her life.
“I dearly love Seattle,” Jesus says. “I moved out of
Washington [State] just a few months ago, but I love
and miss it very much. The atmosphere is always
foggy and misty, but it’s never too cold, and you can
go to the mountains where there’s volcanoes, desert
and forest, or you can go to the ocean. There’s just so
much nature, and so much of it has been preserved
and protected, that it feels like a really alive place. It’s
almost primeval.
“I feel like I need to live in an area that always
has that. I’m very, very sensitive to the environment,
and what’s around me when I’m recording. It’s so
much about the setting of the music. It feels like a
movie sometimes, when you’re writing music for a
person in a particular scene in your mind, it works
even better if you’re actually there living it. It’s very
holistic and real and visceral, so it’s very important
that I’m surrounded by that kind of influence.”
It has clearly served her well. With five albums
under her 27-year-old belt (most recently Taiga in
2014), Jesus is someone to whom inspiration strikes
at a rate of knots. It has also served as an unexpected
testament to her personal growth. While most of us
have a slew of photos, scars and bad break-ups left
in our wake, for a select few there’s also a very public
record of the artistry that came from that.
“I used to be really ashamed and embarrassed by
my older work, because you learn so much. You look
back and think ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t believe [what I
did there] is OK.’ It’s like a rush when I hear an old
song, of memories of where I was when I wrote it,
what I was feeling and what it means. The blood that
went into it. And to me, that’s what’s coming now
as I’m getting older and revisiting these older songs.
That’s exciting, because it’s like reading an old diary.
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of tantrum. [Gigs] are huge existential tantrums.
It’s not weird to have a bunch of people watching
another bunch of people going through these
ritualistic motions, working through these taboo
emotions. It’s not very different from a corroboree
or something.”
‘Taboo’ being the key word. The Drones’ back
catalogue is peppered with a myriad of blackly
comic jokes, false confessions and bad trips. “We
rarely laughed and she often cried”, goes a line in
She Had An Abortion That She Made Me Pay For, and
that kind of half funny, mostly fucked proclamation
is both Liddiard’s speciality and his release.
“In normal conversation, you can’t really bring
up grief, you can’t bring up bereavement,” he says.
“Even global warming – you can’t really get to the
bottom of it during a dinner conversation because
your friends will hate you. So everyone steers clear
of that shit, usually.”
Death is the other unmentionable that binds
The Drones’ work together: the stark reality behind
most great art. “Humans are the only animals that
know they’re going to cark it,” Liddiard says.
You’re drinking up this old nostalgia.”
Her performance for Melbourne Music Week is
going to show another side of Jesus all over again (and
no, it never gets old talking about someone called
Jesus in such a fashion). She will be performing in
collaboration with Penny Quartet, showcasing songs
from the breadth of her catalogue. Given the nature
of her music, producing it live is often an exercise
in creative compromise. But here, we’re going to see
something much more alive and stirring.
“When I got this opportunity, ‘Do you want to
work with this string quartet?’ I almost busted into
a little dance. This is what I truly love, because it’s
about the music,” Jesus says. “Because I produce
almost everything myself where not a lot can
be played live, here I told them I don’t want any
electronics. I just want it to be strings and voice, I’m
hoping it can be totally unplugged.
“I don’t want to mic my voice, because I hate
microphones so much. I’m excited because it’s an
“It’s this huge
communal
grieving
process. It’s
not pleasant,
but in the end
everyone feels
like they’re
together”
“Humans have that every day. They know it.
That is the root of art. That’s the pure, defining
thing: no matter all our differences, we’re all fucked.
[Art] is cathartic, but it won’t fix the problem. The Drones will perform at
“You look at someone like Bob Marley and he Melbourne Town Hall on
Sunday November 13, as part
does something different in order to get to the same
of Melbourne Music Week.
place. Whether it’s a The Drones show or something
like a Rollins Band show from the early ‘80s, when
it’s just that depressing, bad vibes kind of thing:
that’s just the route we take to get everyone feeling
like they’re together in the same room. It’s this huge
communal grieving process. It’s not pleasant, but in
the end everyone feels like they’re together.”
Ultimately, Liddiard is at pains to stress that he
doesn’t always understand his art, or even music in
general. “Music is so mysterious. It’s impossible to
get to the bottom of. Opposed to literature, which
feels sort of quantifiable – music is just…” He goes
quiet for the briefest of moments. “I mean, what is
it? It’s magic. Why does it make you feel that way?
Why do the hairs on your arm stand up? It’s mad.”
By Joseph Earp
“It’s like
reading an old
diary. You’re
drinking
up this old
nostalgia”
opportunity where I can really perform and sing
with other instruments, and we can push and pull,
there can be interesting dynamics on stage, and it’ll
feel more free. Rather than being on this train where Zola Jesus will be in
you have to always hit your marks, here it’s more conversation on Saturday
November 12 before
about the meaning and the ideas.”
performing with Penny
Additionally, Jesus has agreed to a sit-down Quartet on Monday
Q&A session, which I gently tease about why on November 14, both at
earth did she agree to such a thing? Haven’t those Melbourne Recital as part of
leeches in the audience demanded enough of you? Melbourne Music Week.
“Those things are usually very intimidating. My
music is very much who I am, but deep down, I’m
a mid-Western girl with an incredible humility,”
she says. “There’s a kind of self-deprecation. So
sometimes I feel like, well I get a little nervous. But I
think it’ll be fine. You are who you are, and that’s in
your music as much as it’s in you. I hope that’s what
people will see.”
By Adam Norris
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Interviews
The Age Music
Victoria Awards
After Party
The Age Music Victoria Awards
celebrates its 11th year in 2016.
It’s one of the largest publicly voted music awards
in the country, with over 800 nominees on the long
list whittled down to five in each category (including
Best Band, Best Regional Act, Best Venue Over and
Under 500 Capacity and Best Festival). Then there
are industry expert nominees in categories like Best
Album for genres including blues, jazz, heavy, hip
hop, electronic, Aboriginal and country.
The after party concert at 170 Russell is
legendary in its own right. This year the event falls
within Melbourne Music Week and will feature live
sets from Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Camp Cope
and Tash Sultana, with members from the RockWiz
Band once again forming The EG AllStars. They’ll
be joined on stage by guests Paul Dempsey, Gareth
Liddiard, Kylie Auldist, REMI, Pierce Brothers,
Alex Lahey, Gawurra and Freya Josephine Hollick.
EG AllStars musical director, RockWiz Band
veteran and ridiculously versatile drummer, Peter
Luscombe, has been there for all ten after party
extravaganzas and has some enviable memories to
prove it.
“One of the biggest highlights was performing
Total Eclipse Of The Heart with Bonnie Tyler, with no
rehearsal,” Luscombe says. “We rehearsed because
we knew she was going to do the show and we knew
she wanted to do it in the original key but there was
talk that she may not come to soundcheck. “She was
playing a gig in the Palms or somewhere that night,
Henry Saiz
Henry Saiz is up to something
extraordinary.
The 34-year-old electronic sensation DJ/producer
has accumulated profound attention worldwide
since 2013, with his radical creative philosophies
and forward thinking approaches to his craft. His
2013 debut LP Reality Is for Those Who Are Not
Strong Enough to Confront Their Dreams saw him
ask his fans for their own recordings and sounds
to incorporate into the album, as a way for him to
connect and include his audiences directly into his
work.
Now, he is in the midst of his most ambitious
project yet - an audio-visual album that’ll see
him travel to ten different locations around the
globe, filming and writing songs in some of the
most inspiring and evocative settings and sites.
The experience saw Saiz reach out to fans through
a Kickstarter campaign, where fans could lend
whatever funds they could in order to help Saiz
achieve his dream. “The experience has been
amazing so far,” Saiz says. “As I explained in
the Kickstarter campaign, I’m not alone in this
adventure; we are a team and we are working every
day to meet deadlines. The greatest satisfaction is, of
course, creating music in spectacular settings. I know
it will be a year of very hard work but everything will
be worth it when I can sit quietly and listen to the
album and watch the movie.”
Australia has been included as one of the ten
places that Saiz plans to film and write as part of this
project, “We planned the recording in Australia for
next November. I have already contacted the singer
I want to appear on the track and we count on the
help of the talented Leon Yuhanov who’s designing
the costume for the music video” Saiz says. “We will
be mainly in the city of Melbourne but we will also
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Camp Cope
so we didn’t meet her before the gig. She arrived
backstage, came onstage during the set, kissed
everyone in the band hello, started to sing the song
and the place went nuts. She finished the song, went
backstage to have a quick drink, said ‘Say g’day to
everyone,’ then left. It was a great moment. We all
had idiot grins while we were doing it.” Luscombe
knows how rare it is for any musician to have played
with so many great artists over the years. “I’ve been
pretty fortunate that I’ve been thrown into situations
I wouldn’t have got to do if I was just in one band.
RockWiz has a lot to do with that. I’ve played with a
lot of different people but I’ve also done a lot of stuff,
recording with different people in studios. I think I
played on my first record in 1983 and I’ve played on
over 200 now,” “The highlight for me was playing for
Daddy Cool. Gary Young had injured his back riding
horses and he was a little uncertain whether he’d be
able to do an entire set so he said maybe they could
get me to play double drums on a couple of songs.
The minute I was there I think he felt the pressure
was off him and he was fine and he played the whole
gig. We played the entire show double drums.
“It’s a great lineup this year,” Luscombe says.
“I’ve played with a few of them before. Paul Dempsey,
visit other parts of the country to show the wild
side.”
In explaining how the process of absorbing a
location’s essence and then converting it to sound
works, Saiz says “It’s very experimental and not
the same everywhere. What I do is decide what I
find most interesting in each place, what makes it
unique, and from that we develop a concept” he says.
“I research also attractive places that can contribute
to shape the sound of the album; spaces with unique
acoustics, bizarre instruments, etc. The process is
very intuitive, it’s not easy to describe it, but I hope
that we can reflect it faithfully in the film to show it
to the listeners.”
An integral part of Saiz’s songwriting philosophy,
is the desire to open the listener’s mind and take
them somewhere else. “My favorite music is the
one that arouses my imagination. It happens when
I listen to different styles; from classical music to
more experimental things. I’ve always been a big fan
of conceptual albums because you can dive deeper
into the artist’s own universe” he says. “The most
obvious example I can talk about is Dark Side of the
Moon by Pink Floyd. It’s always been a great source
of inspiration. Every time I listen to it I forget
“You get to do
so many things
with different
people that you
wouldn’t get
the chance to
do otherwise”
Gareth Liddiard and Kylie Auldist have all been on
RockWiz. REMI we’ve been trying to have on but
I’m so glad we get to play with him. It’s a really good
mixture of acts and that’s the great thing about it, The Age Music Victoria
we get to do the funnest part of the evening every Awards After Party will take
place at 170 Russell on
year,” says Luscombe. “We do eight or nine songs
Wednesday November 16,
of varied styles and everyone who plays in the band featuring Melbourne Ska
is really good at playing different styles, so it’s very Orchestra, Camp Cope and
satisfying. Last year we played with Blake from The more.
Peep Tempel and it was so great we ended up getting
him on RockWiz.
“You get to do so many things with different
people that you wouldn’t get the chance to do
otherwise. Paul Dempsey is an amazing musician.
I’ve played with him a few times on RockWiz, I’ve
played with him on a Last Waltz tribute, and hearing
them sing those songs it’s like, this is what he does
too. It’s in his blood,” “He’s an incredible musician
and he’s one of those guys you can rely on to do the
work. It’s all in his head and he gets it done. He’ll
turn up to rehearsal and he knows exactly what he’s
doing and when you work with people like that it’s
a breeze.”
By Peter Hodgson
“I research
attractive
places that
can contribute
to shape the
sound of the
album; spaces
with unique
acoustics,
bizarre
instruments.”
everything around me and I enter into a new reality.”
Apart from the Henry Saiz project, Saiz looks
forward to releasing music under a different alias.
“The next side project that I’m going to release is the Henry Saiz will play Railway
Hal Incandenza’s debut LP. Making music under Hotel on Saturday November
12 and Strawberry Fields
another AKA allows me total creative freedom.
Festival, located in Tocumwal
People who listen to my music know I’m open in New South Wales, from
minded and I use to listen, from pop to the most Thursday November 17 until
extreme metal” Saiz says. “Releasing this album Sunday November 20.
under my name didn’t make sense because the style
is quite different and it sounds like a band. I can’t
wait to share this album because I think it’ll surprise
many people.”
Ahead of his anticipated appearance at
Strawberry Fields festival next month, Saiz says “I
love playing festivals. The vibe is very different from
playing in a club; you also have the opportunity to
see other performances and meet other musicians.
I like to experience the festival from the audience’s
point of view, mingling with people and enjoying
what that particular festival offers. I think the track
list of our live show works especially well in festivals.”
By Jess Zanoni

Ne Obliviscaris
It’s two years since Melbourne
six-piece Ne Obliviscaris released
their second LP, Citadel.
While listeners may be growing impatient waiting
for album three, the progressive-extreme metal
act have spent the ensuing period spreading their
message across the globe. They’re currently wrapping
up a seven-week European tour before a run of
Australian headline shows in late November.
“The [European] tour started off with a performance
at Euroblast in Germany and we had a couple of
quick shows with Enslaved in Switzerland and
Germany,” says violinist/vocalist Tim Charles.
“Then we had a two week headline tour through the
UK and went up to Scandinavia and did headline
shows in Denmark and Finland before joining back
up with Enslaved to do a month long tour with
them.”
Building a solid European fanbase was high priority
when planning the release of Citadel, and Charles
speaks with accomplished determination about the
results.
“This is our fourth time coming to Europe in the
last 18 months,” he says. “The first two were festival
tours mid-2015, then at the end of last year we did
an extensive club tour with Cradle of Filth. This,
once again, is another very extensive tour with a
mixture of a couple of festivals and a couple of
weeks of headline shows and a month supporting
Enslaved.”
Europe’s not the only territory they’ve targeted
– while their following in Australia continues to
blossom, the band’s also made it to North America
and through parts of Asia.
“The idea was to try and branch out everywhere and
anywhere that we could,” Charles says. “We had
become a very established band in Australia, but we
had only ever toured once internationally and that
Malcura
As well as being a talented
musician and producer, Malcura’s
percussionist Simon Wood can
hook you up with a pair of army
fatigues.
“I’m sitting in the back of a camping store as we
speak,” he says. “I’ve worked at Aussie Disposals in
Melbourne for ten years. This is my bread and butter,
this is what keeps the rent paid, but I wouldn’t keep
making time to play music unless I didn’t absolutely
love it.”
Wood, along with guitarists Josh Voce and Steven
‘BV’ Angell, have spent countless hours perfecting
their craft alongside well known acts such as The
Pierce Brothers and Tash Sultana.
“If you put in a half-arsed performance when you’re
performing in such a public area, you’re not going to
win the crowd over and you’re not going to get the
momentum that you want,” he says. “It’s definitely
been a great experience for us as live musicians. We’ve
learned a lot about how to engage with the crowd
and hold their attention, and we’ve certainly pushed
our limits as far as musicality and musicianship is
concerned. It’s helped us add another dimension of
energy and playfulness to the performance.”
It seems that all their hard work may be paying off,
after receiving a nod from the folk behind The Age
Music Victoria Awards for their self-titled debut
release earlier this year. “It’s been a tough slog for
all of us, but just to be nominated was an absolute
shock,” Wood says. “We couldn’t believe it when
we got the email from The Age saying that we were
nominated for the Best Global/Reggae album,
because we’re definitely not reggae and we had never
thought of our music as being global music until the
nomination came through.
“We knew that we were a bunch of guys from
was a short Asian tour in 2013. With the second
album under our belts and with a bigger record label
[Season of Mist] handling Citadel, it gave us an
opportunity to start looking to North America and
Europe and India and Asia.”
A 24-month touring cycle is a demanding workload,
exceeding Charles’ expectations at the tour’s outset.
The band’s primary intentions, however, were always
clear.
“The main thing that we did know was that we
really had to get to Europe and we really had to get
to North America because we needed to give people
an opportunity to see us play live,” Charles says. “We
view ourselves as above all else a live act. We love
making records, but the most fun thing about being
in the band is doing the shows. So that’s something
that we really wanted to give our fans across the
world an opportunity to see.”
The music of Ne Obliviscaris is hugely elaborate.
The six interconnected compositions on Citadel are
highly dependent on dynamic contrasts – sections
of hushed respite or ornate tranquillity leading into
sections of intimidating aggression. It’s essential to
illustrate this dynamic range in the live show, and
the band confidently achieves this without having
to employ surrogate technology.
“We don’t really have any backing tracks. The only
Melbourne with this interesting blend of styles,
taking flamenco and mingling it with rock and
metal - so that recognition really solidified things
for us,” says Wood. “We realised our style was being
received well and there were people out there who
thought of it as being creative, new, global music.
For anyone who knows the origin of that album
– financing it ourselves, busking on the streets of
Melbourne, putting whatever we could towards it
and then producing it ourselves - it’s a miracle.”
Wood, who studied music production at university,
took on the daunting task of producing and mixing
their entire first album himself. “We recorded it at
a studio in the country called Echidna Studios, out
near Lilydale. We spent three or four days there
tracking everything, and then I brought it home and
spent the next few months doing additional tracking
at my house - mostly because our busking wage
wasn’t really enough to pay someone else to do it,”
he says. “It was a fun experience - I got to listen to
a lot of Spanish-style music while trying to emulate
the sound of flamenco and tribal world music on a
recording of our own. It ended up working out really
Interviews
“We love
making
records, but
the most fun
thing about
being in the
band is doing
the shows.”
stuff we do, there’s a couple of string sections in
Painters of the Tempest Pt. 2, a bunch of violins and
cellos, we have them on a backing track and I think
there’s one third guitar part in Pyrrhic that we have. Ne Obliviscaris will take
But aside from that everything’s just played as is live over 170 Russell on Friday
November 25 with The Ocean
by us. It’s something that has never really been an
& Jack The Stripper.
issue because it’s always been a big priority within
the band to make sure that everyone practises their
parts as much as possible.”
Integral to the Ne Obliviscaris live experience is
sound engineer and producer, Troy McCosker, the
band’s unofficial seventh member. “He works with
us as a producer on the albums. He helped us record
Citadel and then comes out on the road with us,
which means he’s able to give the audience a mix
that is extremely similar to the album,” he says.
“That’s something that’s really important because
our music is complicated and so if you don’t have
a good front-of-house mix then it’s going to make
it less enjoyable for the fans. That’s something we
really prioritise so that everyone can have the same
experience with the music but in a live setting with
all that added energy, which hopefully makes it even
better.”
By Augustus Welby
“...we were
a bunch of
guys from
Melbourne
with this
interesting
blend of
styles, taking
flamenco and
mingling it
with rock and
metal”
well and hopefully it will be the way we record and
produce our albums in the future.”
In fact, the three-piece have already begun working
on a follow-up. “That’s particularly in the wake of Malcura will play the Bendigo
the [Age Award] nomination. We were like ‘Oh my Hotel on Sunday November 13
with Cosmic Kahuna, Kill the
god. We need to make another one quick.’ Now the
Darling, Tux, Creek and The
onus is on us to work hard, and hopefully we will Wandering Minstrel.
release another album early next year.”
In the meantime, the eclectic trio are focusing all
their attention on a video launch for their latest
single, Palais. “The beauty of this gig that we’re
putting on, is that every band on the bill has at least
one connection to another. There are so many people
that we’ve known in the other bands for many years.
We realised that although the bands are all quite
different, there’s an overlap in friendship groups and
we thought we could make it a bit of a community
event, with a lot of old friends involved to bring a
really diverse range of music styles to the table. Then
at the end of it all, we’ll get to launch our new music
video as well. That’s the icing on the cake.”
By Natalie Rogers
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(Liberation Music)
Singles
With Lachlan Kanoniuk
“Check in next week’s column intro for
the exclusive announcement of the next
US president! #scoop”

(Independent)

Single of the Week:

Sampa The Great

Mona Lisa
Few in Australia have been operating on the same level as
Sampa The Great since her breakthrough with The Great
Mixtape a bit over a year ago – maintaining pristine quality
with a constant output of fresh material (not to mention
incredible live shows). Mona Lisa steps it up yet again, in-
ventive production, with Sampa pushing herself in terms of
flow with disarming ease. Archie Roach
8.5
Let Love Rule
Methyl Ethel

No. 28 (Dot Dash) Archie Roach’s new album The album, produced by Craig Pilkington, follows on from 2012’s Into
The Bloodstream, but it’s the involvement of Deborah Cheetham and her
Expanding on the immediacy of Twilight Driving, Methyl Let Love Rule is a complex, Dhungula Children’s Choir, as well as the Short Black Opera choir that
Ethel spread forth into something more dexterous in com-
position and narrative – sounding like Augie March (that’s textured offering that defines the feel and appeal of Pilkington and Roach’s latest collaboration.
a compliment) in a higher vocal register. reaches orchestral heights, Lyrically, Let Love Rule is imbued with human compassion, mutual
often from minimal, respect, and spiritual exhortations. Roach’s vocal delivery in the opening
titular track is comparable to late ‘70s, early ‘80s Dylan. The minimalistic,
pensive beginnings. melancholic yet hopeful Always Be Here follows and is a standout track,
PNAU
along with the elated west-mex (replete with trumpets) Love Is Everything.
Chameleon (etcetc)
The album’s anthemic single It’s Not Too Late perfectly demonstrates
the strength and poignancy of Roach’s modified vocal delivery after los-
Years have passed, but Pnau’s knack for hooks that border
on obnoxious remains – a deep, house groove bringing the ing half a lung to cancer. As does the plaintive Please Don’t Give Up On
Sydney duo into 2016 with all the makings of a banger. I Me, which is definitely a choice pick of the album. The Mighty Clarence
like it. I don’t love it. But it goes alright ay. is a more up-tempo offering. There’s A Little Child is reminiscent of the
country gospel of Charley Pride. No More Bleeding closes out the album,
returning to the Dylanesque lyrical delivery with exultant strings, keys and
choir arranged to leave listeners spiritually aloft, faithful to the love Roach
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever preaches.
Julie’s Place (Ivy League)
 
There’s a lot to like here, Rolling Blackouts really know how By Jack Latimore

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bassline fangin’ it – everything coming together to cultivate
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Albums
(Dot Dash/Remote Control Records)
Client Liaison
8.0
Diplomatic Immunity
Client Liaison’s debut full length is a quirky, sexy, experimental
offering. Diplomatic Immunity is teeming with bright bursts of
energy, sprinkled with colourful uses of percussion, guitar licks
and the infectious vocals of Monte Morgan.
You’ve only got to look at the business meeting-esque
cover art to know there are political undertones residing in it.
The record opens with a blatant poke at our capital, Canberra
Won’t Be Calling Tonight, filled with jungle sounds imitating
our pollies. A Foreign Affair - a track that involved the help of
Tina Arena – is another politically charged number, with an
explosive ending that’s sort of catchy.
Client Liaison’s genre crossing ways hit notes of disco,
pop, techno and house with absolute ease. There’s no trouble
getting into the bouncy rhythm of each track, however clearer
distinctions of colour and character would be welcome.
There’s an unapologetic nature to the way Client Liaison go
about their work, with the lyrics in Do It My Way saying it all.
Morgan belts out “All your foolish thoughts can kiss my arse,
because suffice to say, I’m going to do it my way,” and we can’t
really argue with that.
By Abbey Lew-Kee
(ABC Music/Universal)
Taasha Coates
5.0
Taasha Coates and
Her Melancholy
Spoiler alert: The perfectly pleasant lead singer of a perfectly
pleasant folk/alt-country group has cut a solo album that is –
for lack of a better term – perfectly pleasant. No left-of-centre
swerves or sudden detours into jazz or metal or whatever else
have you, no-sirree-Bob. Rather, The Audreys’ Taasha Coates
has teamed up with Shane Nicholson (who also knows his way
around musical pleasantries) to curate a gentle, soulful record
full of cooing harmonies and head-in-the-clouds lyricism.
Truth be told, a couple of tweaks here and there could’ve
easily turned this into an Audreys record. That’s the thing:
there’s nothing on Taasha Coates and Her Melancholy Sweethearts
that has the spark or the lasting power of The Audreys’ finest
moments, such as Oh Honey or You and Steve McQueen. That
certain je ne sais quoi is largely absent here, instead sticking
devotedly to foundations and fundamentals.
It’s simply a light stroll through barroom country, quickly
taking a look through the window of vintage soul for good
measure. There’s not a great deal to critique about the album or
to properly analyse. That’s when it hits: there’s not a great deal
here period.
By David James Young
(Gawd Aggie Recordings/Universal)
Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen
5.0
Death’s Dateless
Night
Ever wanted to hear the soundtrack to your funeral? Paul Kelly
and Charlie Owen may have made that possible with their new
record Death’s Dateless Nights.
With Kelly contributing vocals and acoustic and Owen on
pretty much everything else, the album is just the two of them,
stripped right back, sharing their versions of songs they’d played
and heard at funerals over the years. Leonard Cohen, Hank
Williams, Cole Porter, The Beatles - it’s an eclectic mix which,
delivered with Kelly’s distinctive voice, paints a nostalgic, often
philosophical, sometimes mournful picture.
All in all, the result is enjoyable while lacking any real
standouts, although tracks Hard Times and Meet Me In The
Middle Of The Air are the most enjoyable. One could imagine
that Kelly and Owen’s covers would best be heard as part of the
upcoming Heavenly Sounds tour, where the duo will perform
intimate shows in churches and cathedrals around Australia.
That sort of atmosphere combined with Kelly and Owen’s
virtuosity would make for an excellent night.
By Josh Fergeus
(Tendril Tales / Ingrooves)
Hope Sandoval And The Warm
8.0
Inventions
Until The Hunter
The atmosphere on Until The Hunter, Hope Sandoval And
The Warm Inventions’ third album, is hauntingly familiar. This
isn’t a bad thing, there’s often solace and affection to be found
in familiarity. Arguably, the album delivers what Sandoval fans
crave - more of the same genre-defining dream pop psychedelia
that propelled Mazzy Star to success in the early 1990s. Rather
than tinker with Sandoval’s trademark sound, Sandoval and
collaborator Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine tread
familiar territory.
The Peasant and Treasure exemplify this adherence to familiar
form. Both are drowsy, meandering songs, drifting through a
swirling fog of oscillating keys and shimmering slide guitar.
Heard on its own Let Me Get There, a duet with Kurt Vile, comes
across as overly sentimental and mawkish, but in the context of
the album it lifts the pace and is a welcome palate cleanser.
The last half of the album veers off in a different direction.
I Took A Slip and Isn’t It True exist within an acoustic folk
framework. Here we revisit the pastoral fields of Bron-Yr-Aur.
The album closes with Liquid Lady: a stately doo-wop number
that envelops the listener in a hazy reverie, full of seduction and
temptation.
By George Hyde
Reviews
(Universal Music Australia)
The Naked and Famous
4.0
Simple Forms
Kicking off with the stadium-sized Higher, carrying traces of
the crunchy origins found on earlier EPs, let’s listeners know
that The Naked and Famous’ edgy, unhinged sound would
make a return. Water Beneath You moves like a Chvrches single
and My Energy’s arrangement is nearly pop punk. While
production is slick and near flawless, it feels like ice cream
melting together.
The lyrics are sourced from real conflict – front people Alisa
Xayalith and Thom Powers separated in 2014. Unfortunately,
the transition of great pain into great art doesn’t quite work on
Simple Forms, the emotion so visible it feels forced.
The album isn’t without its highlights. Xayalith has a
beautiful voice, but the force of it is often lost in the noise as
too many things try to dominate. Thankfully, Laid Low amends
this, scaling back her vocals and blending them in with the
production. While this might sound like it would water down
their impact, the result is magnetic.
Simple Forms is unconvincing in light of their previous
successes, but there are still pockets of The Naked & Famous’
excellence to be found.
By Angela Christian-Wilkes
(Parlophone)
Two Door Cinema Club
6.0
Gameshow
It certainly feels like a while since Two Door Cinema Club’s
sophomore album Beacon was released back in 2012. Finally,
they’re back with new album Gameshow in tow.
Their debut Tourist History brought so much hype, and
while Beacon was a strong follow up, after a debut that great,
questions are always going to be asked of you after every release.
Are they going to be one of the many bands whose best album
will always be their first and they spend the rest of their career
trying to replicate that form?
Gameshow should certainly silence those questions. Album
number three is a much stronger record than either of its
predecessors. Are We Ready (Wreck) is immediately familiar
and kicks off the album strongly. While Bad Decisions is a
funky masterpiece that makes for frustrating listening if you’re
situated somewhere dancing is inappropriate.
The title track is another highlight that layers the synths
on strong, a consistent theme throughout the album. After a
lengthy four year wait, it’s great to see fans rewarded for their
ongoing patience with an album that sees the Irish band in their
best form.
By Alexander Crowden
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Profiles
Hollywood Real Thoughts
Let’s start with introductions. I’m Dermot and I’m the
guitarist and founding member of Hollywood Real Thoughts.
We’re a Melbourne three-piece messing around with a combo
of electronic and shoegaze music. My general role, aside from
guitar is largely songwriting and management.
Can you fill us in on what you’re setting up for the dual single
launch at the Workers? We’ve got a bunch of wicked bands
playing over the whole day including Mosaicz, Seasloth and
What Did You Do With Mom. We’re going to be running
projections and video art in the bandroom all afternoon while
the bands play too. It seems only necessary to combine a bill of
psych music with some awesome visuals for the audience.
Is there anything interesting or different about the way you
pieced together your new track? Our single Pacer is a song I
wrote over a year ago that’s been reprised and revamped by the
band. We chose Pacer as the single from our upcoming EP as
we felt it represented both the original style and sounds, but
also a distinctively more energetic direction.
Have you got any thoughts about what Hollywood Real
Thoughts are going to be doing for 2017? We’ll be releasing
our second EP at the very beginning of 2017. All the songs
are currently in the studio being mixed and as far as the band
goes we’re just continuing to write and add brand new songs
to our set.
soundcloud.com/hollywoodrealthoughts
Run Rabbit Run
Who are we chatting to and what do you do? My name’s
Casey, and my band is Run Rabbit Run. We play folk rock
tunes. I mostly play acoustic guitar and sing, but sometimes I
play other stuff while our lead guitarist Michael sings.
Why did you start the band? I used to write prog-hardcore/
metal tunes when I was younger, and one day I ran out of ideas
and started writing folk songs.
Do you think you’re good at it? People seem to like us, so I
think we’re not doing too bad. Lots of our songs have a pretty
country vibe and folks like dancing to us at shows.
If you weren’t in Run Rabbit Run, what would you be doing?
As it turns out, you’ve got to have a lot of instruments to play
folk music, which costs money. So maybe I’d be a homeowner,
but probably not - I like smashed avo on toast too much.
What makes you happiest? I enjoy the buzz I get after we play
a good show, makes me feel like a bit of a rockstar, at least until
I have to go back to work the next day.   What the best part about playing music? Meeting other
 What’s your biggest accomplishment? We recently recorded
our debut EP Bloodline, which we’re releasing next year. We’re
all super proud of how it turned out.  The mystery of it.
runrabbitrunband.bandcamp.com
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Music Mind Gamers Music
Hollywood Real
Thoughts will play
Workers Club on How would you describe the sound that emerges from the Mind Gamers will
perform at the State
Sunday November 13. Mind Gamers collaboration? Liquid.
Library Victoria on
How do you create music together? Do you have a technique
Thursday November 17,
or ritual for? I think we try and get together in the most relaxed as part of Melbourne
environment we can. We are certainly not out to break free Music Week.
from the shackles, it’s just a way of approaching music. For us,
this project was the total freedom and ability to do something
completely different. We recorded in a bunch of different
places; Australia, Paris and Los Angeles and spent most of the
time on Hydra - a small island in Greece, which is blissfully
free of cars and motorcycles - they’ve only donkeys. It’s a really
mystical island, home of the god Eros.
Do you find that when you create music without a goal in
mind, that a naturally-formed purpose develops all the
same? It’s not like we went in with no goal in mind, but we
crystallized our ideas after working on the music, rather than
advance what happens, I think a lot of time. The three of us
have very different styles, themes, emotions, images, romance
we have been able to work in music.
While we were doing this for ourselves, we never forget how
the public would respond to music. We have never been about
creating super-indulgent experimental music - there was a real
sense of goal when we went about creating this.
Music Shining Bird Music
Run Rabbit Run will
play The Workers Club
on Friday November
11 with Griya and Elliot
Friend.
Who are we chatting to and what do you do? I’m Russell. I Shining Bird will play
play keyboards and samplers. I also write, record and produce. The Gasometer on
Friday November 11.
Why did you start the band and how long ago? I’m not sure
I’ll ever know the answer. We started around 2012.
What’s your biggest accomplishment so far? Playing for the
Aboriginal elders at Mutitjulu N.T.
If you hadn’t started Shining Bird, what would you be doing?
Some other musical project probably. More poetry and writing.
Maybe write a terrible feature film.
creatives on a similar path. Transcending your sense of self very
now and then. Touring with your best mates. Moving people.
shiningbird.bandcamp.com
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Music
Celibate Rifles
Friday November 4, Thornbury Theatre
The Celibate Rifles changed my life. It was 1986 and
suburban high school music tastes were dominated
by Australian pub rock: Chisel, The Angels, Oils,
augmented with a bit of LA mullet metal and some hair
sprayed tinny pop. Beatbox, a three-hour music video
cum social commentary and vox pops show on Saturday
morning on ABC television, featured a clip from this
Australian band, the Celibate Rifles. Thrashing guitars,
a pummelling bass riff and frenetic drums. The tall,
laconic guy fronting the band mused on the social and
political failings of the day in a monotonal drawl. From
that moment, I was hooked.
30 years later and the Rifles are still around.
Damien Lovelock, of the dry humour and incisive
social commentary, is weathered but never beaten.
Kent Steedman - who, incidentally, produced the early
Mudhoney records - a rake thin, hyperactive garage
punk guitarist with no peer. No one in the world can
get away with wearing tights in a rock’n’roll band, except
Kent. Dave Morris - white chesty bonds t-shirt, scraggly
long hair - locks into Steedman’s groove and never lets
go. Jim Leone is on bass, never flashy, impregnable.
Paul Larsen has a subtle flourish on drums that creeps
up on you with subliminal intensity.
They played two sets, an acoustic set followed by
a typical rock’n’roll Rifles set. The acoustic format
exposed the hidden pop sensibility so often forgotten in
the wake of the Rifles’ garage attack. Pretty Pictures was
a work of poetic and folk beauty - who shot that man
for that 12 gram bag? - and Eddie was Lovelock’s social
realism, writ large. You can tell a lot about a band by
its covers: the Rifles showcased MC5’s Shaking Street,
The Stooges’ Gimme Danger and Patti Smith’s Dancing
Barefoot. This was very good.
A short break, and the band was back in full electric
mode. Steedman and Morris were crazed teenagers
plundering riffs like there’s no tomorrow. The entire
set was a highlight, with special mention to Johnny,
Wonderful Life (who remembers yuppies?) and Back in
the Red, the latter penned by early Rifles bass player
James Darroch, the brilliantly talented songwriter and
performer who died in a car crash on the road with his
post-Rifles band, Eastern Dark.
They finished the set with a request from support
band She’s the Driver. It’s O Salvation, replete with
Damien’s witty couplings. Fans would all have happily
heard another set but it wasn’t to be. Long may The
Celibate Rifles reign.
By Patrick Emery
Highlight: Everything.
Lowlight: That any Rifles set can’t feature the band’s
entire catalogue. It’s that fucking good.
Crowd Favourite: Johnny
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Live
Slipknot
Monday October 31, Rod Laver Arena
“Halloween is our fucking Christmas,” declared Corey Taylor
triumphantly before launching into Before I Forget, his voice dripping
with the volatile energy that makes Slipknot so intoxicating.
Frontman Taylor is just months into recovery from undergoing
emergency spinal surgery in July, after breaking his back. Only
days before the tour, one of the band’s percussionists, Clown – aka
Shawn Crahan – pulled out of the trip due to the tragic passing of
his father-in-law. With these far less than ideal circumstances in
mind, a less than great show was not only completely forgivable, but
even somewhat expected.
But, by the time Taylor was singing the chorus of Psychosocial
along with the ghoulish choir that was the crowd filling Rod Laver
Arena, anxieties about the quality of the show had been put to
headbanging ease. If this is Slipknot’s season of giving, then the
show was a fitting gift for the fans.
The signature rotating and rising drum kits at either end of the
stage were present, one tastefully bearing the missing Clown’s mask
on a spike. Chris Fehn took on the task of swapping between the
kits, and single-handedly tackling backing vocals with impressive
energy.
Although the show was great, it wasn’t perfect. Almost definitely
due to his back, Taylor didn’t move around the multi-storey set
as much as he has previously. Though the show was dedicated to
Crahan, and Fehn did a remarkable job, the Clown’s absence was
Mesa Cosa
Saturday November 5, The Evelyn
The Evelyn bandroom was bubbling with punters
eagerly awaiting the return of Melbourne’s scuzzy
garage punk emperors Mesa Cosa, marking the tail-end
of their widely praised Spill ‘Em All tour, and the band’s
first headline show in a year and a half.
A late cancellation by key support act Amyl and the
Sniffers threw cult emcee Purple Duck into the ring –
the last minute addition wildly welcomed by all. Punters
revelled in Purple Duck’s masterful lyricism and flawless
flow as he delivered a set bursting with all things dorky,
deliberating and entirely self-deprecating, taken mostly
from his 2009 release, Duck Side of the Moon. The crowd
bounced feverishly along to tunes that focused on both
the perks and perils of being Purple Duck. His set closed
with a cover of Part Of Your World from Disney’s The
Little Mermaid, sending the crowd into a completely
devoted fanfare.
Emerging onto a stage drenched in a satanic red
glow and littered with snakeheads and skulls, Mesa
Cosa summoned the masses to the front of the pit and
into their seething fortress of gods, goddesses, demons
and the occult. The band smashed through a huge hour-
Photography by Ian Laidlaw
apparent. The show lacked the extraordinary pyrotechnics of
their last show in Australia back at Soundwave 2015, and the
members took frequent breaks, which broke up the flow of the
set.
But there really was a lot to love. Newer tracks like Custer
and The Devil In I were met with equal excitement from the
crowd as favourites like Skinticket and favourites Duality and
Spit It Out. While frequent imagery of surgery and illness
played on the huge screen behind the band, perhaps a nod to
Taylor’s spine. Taylor’s incredible five-and-a-half octave vocal
range was faultless, and the sound from the band as a whole was
tight and roaring.
For an outfit so widely renowned for their high energy stage
performances, the aforementioned difficult circumstances were
bound to have an effect, but in brilliant Slipknot fashion, they
made the bad very, very good.
By Claire Varley
Highlight: The palpable energy from the crowd and band,
heightened by the Halloween atmosphere.
Lowlight: The very frequent breaks between songs.
Crowd Favourite: “Everybody jump the fuck up.”
long set, consisting predominately of new tracks from their
forthcoming LP, slated for release in 2017.
Cannibal and Frozen Eyes warmed the heavily lubricated
crowd up early, and by Stone Bone, the band’s first single off
their approaching LP, the crowd erupted into a sweat-drenched,
writhing sea of bodies. Sydney set the crowd into a chanting
fit, complete with flailing limbs and airborne beer. Then while
the band’s latest single Blood and Brains, a swampy punk rock
number, filled with gruesome lyrics matching the song’s equally
dreadful clip, reduced the tempo and slowed the crowd down
a little.
It didn’t last long, though – as Mesa Cosa launched into a
cover of Silverchair’s Tomorrow. Punters propelled themselves
across the bandroom, clambering high up onto the rafters,
hoisting themselves onto people’s shoulders and scrambling
onto the stage.
By Matilda Carthew
Highlight: The band’s supremely excellent Spill ‘Em All Metallica
piss-take tour branding.
Lowlight: Damn the person who tore that adorable racoon doll
apart.
Crowd Favourite: Purple Duck. Brought the house down.
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Featured
Celia Church
The Drunken Poet
Celia Church’s meandering guitar and
sweet, soulful eloquence will transport you
to a heady, desert landscape this Wednesday
November 9. Joining Celia will be alt-
country songstress Gretta Ziller. Celia and
Greta play as part of The Drunken Poet’s
Wine Whiskey Women Wednesdays. Entry
is free with music kicking off from 8pm.
Spit
The Yarra Hotel
SPIT are out to bust your gob Wednesday
November 9. Their upbeat punk tunes about
shit doctors and creepy neighbours are the
best kind of rough. To launch the band,
they’ve brought together a stellar lineup
including Shrimpwitch, Chips Calipso and
Real Love. Show time is at 8pm, with entry
a piece of piss at $5.
Charles Jenkins
The Retreat
Charles Jenkins is currently treating
Brunswick punters to a glorious residency at
The Retreat. On Wednesday November 9 he
will be showcasing his trademark collection
of chart-toppers to ease you through the
hump day blues. Free music from 8.30pm, so
get on down!
Wolf and Willow
Wesley Anne
Wolf and Willow are a couple of good looking
blokes, who will be heating up Wesley Anne
with a fine and dandy residency. If acoustic
nights are your jam, this is one not to miss.
It’s kicking off on Thursday November 10.
Potter on down at 8pm, entry is $10 to the
band room.
Various Asses
The Post Office Hotel
Various Asses and Gate Planchette are
teaming up this Thursday November 10 to
put on a free show at The Post Office Hotel.
Various Asses is deep body horror music;
a new exploration of complex rhythmic
foundations, vocal clips and ambient
undertones from Melbourne’s withdrawn,
left field R&B diva Fatti Frances. Doors are
at 8.30pm with entry all for free.
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This Week
Wednesday 9 Nov Open Mic Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford.
7:30pm.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin &
World Music
Open Mic Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6:00pm.
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal,
Open Mic Night Purple Emerald, Northcote. Audrey Powne Quartet Paris Cat Jazz Club,
Punk & Covers 8:00pm. Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $15.00.
Open Mic Night Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. Esme Foong + Hamish Danks Brown +
Animal Hands + Long Holiday + Spidey
8:00pm. Joy Sparkes Tago Mago, Thornbury. 8:00pm.
Spidey Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.
The Songroom - Feat: Emilee South + Everyone’s Space - Feat: Syzygy
$5.00.
Leah Senior Northcote Social Club, Northcote. Ensemble Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank.
Backyard Mafia + Baberaham Lincoln +
7:30pm. $15.00. 6:00pm. $29.00.
More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
Wine Whiskey Women - Feat: Gretta Jackie Bornstein’s Shades Of Love
Boy & Bear Regent Theatre, Melbourne Cbd.
Ziller + Celia Church Drunken Poet, West Quintet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd.
8:00pm.
Melbourne. 8:00pm. 8:00pm. $20.00.
Cosmos + Sun Bazel + Bon Night + Jake
Melbourne Improvisers Collective Uptown
Bicchieri Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood.
Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
8:00pm. $5.00.
Dog Dang Two Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
Thursday 10 Nov Midnight Express - Feat: Prequel + Edd
Fisher + Neighbourhood Watch Toff In
Klara Zubonja + Forever Soon + Alana
Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal, Town, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm.
Wilkinson Workers Club, Fitzroy. 7:30pm.
$10.00.
Punk & Covers Morning Melodies - Feat: Brendan Scott
Daveys Bar & Restaurant, Frankston. 10:00Am.
Neighbourhood Riots + King Stag +
Ah Trees + Going Swimming + The $17.00.
Dandecat Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:30pm.
Footbal Club + Blyolk Bar Open, Fitzroy. Movement 9 (Music Of Amy Winehouse)
On Diamond + Tim Richmond Group +
8:00pm. Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
Candlesnuffer + Edie Centric Tote Hotel,
Backstage - Feat: Safari Motel + D.J. $25.00.
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $8.00.
Barry Maxwell Musicland, Fawkner. 7:00pm. Movement 9 (Music Of Amy Winehouse)
Open Mic Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East.
Blue Moon Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5.00. Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
6:00pm.
British India Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 8:30pm. $25.00.
Rubix Radio On Kissfm Rubix Warehouse,
$35.00. Papa Chango + The Sugarfed Leopards
Brunswick. 8:30pm.
Busby Marou Grace Darling Hotel, + Dj Cassawarrior Gasometer Hotel,
Scout + Scraggers + The Weatherboards
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $25.00. Collingwood. 8:00pm. $20.00.
Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm.
Chores + Miyazaki + Jo Neugebauer Tchaikovsky & Mozart Melbourne Recital
So Fresh - Feat: George Ikon + Change
Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Centre, Southbank. 11:00Am. $40.00.
Le Disque Carlton Club, Melbourne Cbd.
Common People Fox Hotel (Collingwood), The Backburners Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
8:00pm.
Collingwood. 8:30pm. Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
Spit + Shrimpwitch + Real Love + Chips
Daydreamers + Alternate Monday The Casey Bennetto Project + Suzannah
Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. $5.00.
Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. Espie Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 7:30pm. $17.00.
Sweet Sweet Marmalade - Feat: Hannah
Dead End + Nun Of The Tongue + Soft The Good Egg Thursdays - Feat: Henry
Blackburn + Mickey Cooper + The Finks
Edges + Fuzzsucker Tote Hotel, Collingwood. Who + Tigerfunk + Lewis Cancut Lucky
+ More Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm.
8:00pm. $5.00. Coq, Windsor. 7:00pm.
$15.00.
Floyd Cox + Dom Kelly + Dog C*Ntz Old The Habibis + Nela Trifkovic Open Studio,
Tanzer + Tetrahedra + Tiaryn + Karen
Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8.00. Northcote. 8:30pm.
From Finance Grace Darling Hotel,
Goonbag Boys Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Hamer
Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8.00.
Cbd. 8:00pm. Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Southbank. 8:00pm.
The Devours + Disco Puppets + The
Henry Wagons Sooki Lounge, Belgrave. $109.90.
Grogans Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North
8:00pm. The Sugarcanes + Dj Vince Peach + Dj
Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00.
Impavid + Her Majesty’s Hangover + Pierre Baroni Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd.
Edit The Empire Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 10:00pm. $10.00.
Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin &
8:00pm. $8.00. Timbalero Thursday La Di Da, Melbourne
World Music Itsokman + The Safety Word + Seasloth Cbd. 9:00pm. $10.00.
+ The Fluffs Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. Vika & Linda Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh.
Bohjass + Bikeboy + Zenon’s Birthday 303,
8:30pm. $5.00. 8:00pm.
Northcote. 8:00pm.
Jamatar + Oolluu + Ctrix Workers Club,
Bopstretch Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 9:00pm.
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10.00. Acoustic/Country/Blues/
Dizzy’s Big Band Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond.
8:00pm. $10.00.
Late Nights + William Maxwell + Rian Kf + Folk
Lewis Nixon + Pete Akhurst 303, Northcote.
Gene Tree Project Carlton Connect Initiative
8:00pm. Allysha Joy Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick.
Lab14 Gallery, Carlton. 1:00pm.
Max Mannix Djs Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.
Heavy Rotation - Feat: Cosi & Wallace
8:00pm. Benoit + Zack Grace Drunken Poet, West
Belleville, Melbourne. 6:00pm.
Moreton + Jaala + Ryan Downey Toff In Melbourne. 8:00pm.
Paige Duggan Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne
Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $10.00. Connor Ross Band + Jess Joyce + George
Cbd. 8:30pm. $20.00.
Osaka + Tom Prettys + Barcelos Boney, Strass Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:30pm.
She Wolf + The Crookeds + Cash Cherry
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $5.00. Creek + Cash + Fifth Friend + Myvanwy
Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm.
Resident Thursdays - Feat: Dj Shadow + The Girl Behind You Brunswick Hotel,
Tago Mago Soul Tago Mago, Thornbury.
Pier Live, Frankston. 9:00pm. Brunswick. 8:00pm.
8:00pm.
Room With A View + Summits + Ricki Maddy Leman & The Desert Swells + Cat
The New Monos Open Studio, Northcote.
Wilcox Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Canteri Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
8:00pm.
Melbourne. 7:30pm. $5.00. Matt Bradshaw Elephant & Wheelbarrow, St
Wednesday Jazz Night - Feat: The
Silly Fools + Dax Rock Rider Max Watt’s, Kilda. 9:30pm.
Rookies The Rooks Return, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
Melbourne. 11:00pm. $61.20. Mr Alford - Feat: Mr. Alford Wesley Anne,
|| (S) - Feat: ||:S:|| Bennetts Lane Jazz Club,
The Cherry Dolls + Jurassic Nark + Northcote. 6:00pm.
Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $18.00.
Horace Bones + Dumb Dog Howler, Nathan Seeckts + Nathan Brailey & The
Brunswick. 8:30pm. $15.00. Big Southern + Lachlan Hicks Whole Lotta
Acoustic/Country/Blues/
The Tropes + Crystal Myth + Bobby Brave Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.
Folk + Wizard Oz Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. Pugsley Buzzard Duo + Adam Duffy
$5.00. Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. 6:30pm.
Charles Jenkins Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
Various Asses + Miles Brown Post Office Thomas Nenna + Toby Knox + Grace King
8:30pm.
Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. Highlander, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm.
Hollie Joyce + Baked Beans + Luke
Vengaboys Festival Hall, West Melbourne. Wolf & Willow Wesley Anne, Northcote.
Brennan Trip + Tali Mahoney Band Old Bar,
7:30pm. $76.04. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $8.00.
Windwaker + Winfield + Xure The Irish
Muddys Blues Roulette - Feat: Travis
(Knox O’zone), Wantirna South. 8:00pm. $10.00.
Bowlin Catfish, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
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Thurs 10th November
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9pm: Benoit
Fri 11th November
6pm: Traditional Irish Music Session
8.30pm: Jean Claude Sam Dan
Sat 12 November
The Tipplers
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4pm: Jo Meares
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Blindness + Filth Wizard Coburg Rsl, Coburg. 8:00pm. $10.00. Chris Wilson + Rob Snarski + Gallie +
Michael Beach Band
7:00pm. $5.00. The Tarantinos Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. More St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 8:00pm. $38.00.
The Yarra Hotel
Collingwood Toy Library Fundraiser - 9:00pm. $10.00. Pugsley Buzzard Bar Open, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
Michael Beach is a Melbourne-based
Feat: Laura Macfarlane + Palm Springs + Thee Loose Hounds + Proto Bro + Roz Girvan + The Miserable Little
musician who writes, performs, and records
More Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 1:00pm. $10.00. Eyesores Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Bastards Union Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick.
under his own name as well as in Melbourne
Corin Boney, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12.00. Melbourne. 4:00pm. $5.00. 5:00pm.
trio Shovels. He’ll bring the goods to
Credence Clearwater Recycled Torquay Thunderstruck + Dark Room + Dangerous Shaky Stills Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
The Yarra this Friday November 11 with
Hotel, Torquay. 7:30pm. $23.50. Curves Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $20.00. Smokin’ Joker Black Hatt, Geelong. 8:30pm.
Lowtalk, Pregnancy, and Quivers. Doors are
Customer + Miss Miss + Junior Fiction Togetherapart + Nonagon + Lacuna + The ‘Johnny Can’t Dance’ Cajun Band
at 8pm with entry setting you back $8.
+ More Last Chance Rock And Roll Bar, North Andos Robe Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford. 8:00pm. Victoria Hotel (Brunswick), Brunswick. 8:30pm.
Melbourne. 8:30pm. $5.00. $5.00. The Peeks Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:30pm.
The Mean Times
Disturbed + Twelve Foot Ninja Margaret Tyrannamen Australian Centre For The Tipplers Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.
The Retreat
Court Arena, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $101.70. Contemporary Art, Melbourne. 6:00pm. $20.00. 3:00pm.
After four and half years, five drummers,
Dj Steely Ann Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. Waco Social Club Prince Public Bar, St Kilda Travis Bowlin + Nicole Brophy Whole Lotta
three bassists, three lead guitarists, and one
9:00pm. . 8:00pm. Love, Brunswick East. 8:00pm. $15.00.
frontman arguably at the root of all this
Esese Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. Water Bear Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. Waz E James Drunken Poet, West Melbourne.
dysfunction, The Mean Times have finally
Furnace & The Fundamentals Max Watt’s, $8.00. 9:00pm.
managed to get it together and release their
Melbourne. 8:00pm. $28.60. Wax Nomads Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 9:00pm.
new single, Right Thing, Wrong Time. They
Go Get Mum + Dannika + Bill Post Office $10.00.
are celebrating at The Retreat Hotel this
Friday 11 November. Alongside The Mean
Hotel, Coburg. 9:00pm. Wounded Pig + Odiusembowel + Bog + Sunday 13 Nov
Go Go Gorilla + Simon Laxton + Coco More Catfish, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. $12.00.
Times will be Cash and Saffire Rose. Music
Brown + Dusty Stylus Bar Open, Fitzroy. Indie, Rock, Pop, Metal,
kicks off from 9.30pm, and to top it all off,
10:00pm. Jazz, Soul, Funk, Latin & Punk & Covers
entry is free.
Goodtimes Forever - Feat: Rathammock World Music
+ Poison Fish + More Brunswick Hotel, A Blonde Moment Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot
Brunswick. 2:30pm. Australian Girls Choir Annual Concert Vale. 8:00pm.
Holy Holy + I Know Leopard + Alex 2016 Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), A Day On The Green - Feat: You Am I +
L’estrange Workers Club (Geelong), Geelong. Southbank. 2:00pm. $49.00. Something For Kate + Spiderbait Rochford
8:00pm. $23.50. Australian Girls Choir Annual Concert Wines, Coldstream. 2:00pm. $89.90.
Jack Gatto Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 2016 Hamer Hall (Arts Centre Melbourne), Almost Otters + Midnight Turtles +
7:00pm. $70.00. Southbank. 7:30pm. $49.00. Damon Langley + Sly Bowties Workers
Kalcoma + Yollks + Abraham Tilbury Chris Mcnulty Quartet Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Fitzroy. 7:00pm. $5.00.
Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $12.00. Club, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $25.00. Alpha Wolf - Feat: Apate + The Sign Of
King Louie Collective Prince Public Bar, St Clancye Milne & James Mustafa Paris Cat Four + Earthender + Gravemind Wrangler
Kilda . 8:00pm. Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $25.00. Studios, Footscray. 6:00pm.
Late Nights Forester’s Beer & Music Hall, Doug Parkinson Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. Aquapuncture Catfish, Fitzroy. 5:00pm.
Collingwood. 10:00pm. 8:00pm. Bitch Diesel + Chelsea Bleach +
My Elephant Ride
Limelight Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 3:30pm. Hetty Kate & Friends Paris Cat Jazz Club, Doona Waves + Deep Scene Tote Hotel,
The Evelyn
Loobs + Polo + Powerlines Tote Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 8:30pm. $25.00. Collingwood. 5:00pm.
Psych tropical four-piece My Elephant
Collingwood. 5:00pm. Iaki Vallejo Band The B.East, Brunswick East. Citizen Arrow On Swanston (Clean Comedy
Ride have returned from their hiatus of
Lunch Box - Feat: House Of Beige Djs + 9:30pm. Hub), Carlton. 8:30pm.
meditation and yoga in India to release their
Man Made Mountain + More State Library Kelsey James Quintet Paris Cat Jazz Club, Crystal Cities + Nellipot + Dave Gillan
debut album Into The Jungle. They will be
Of Victoria, 12:30pm. Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25.00. Whole Lotta Love, Brunswick East. 7:00pm.
hitting the road throughout November, with
Made Austria + Burnt Sausages + Girl Latin Music Showcase La Pena Moreland $10.00.
a stop at The Ev this Friday November 11.
Fridas + Piss Factory Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. City Band Hall, East Brunswick. 7:00pm. $10.00. Dan Sultan + Caiti Baker + Morgan Bai 170
Helping with the festivities are five-piece
$10.00. Le Chapiteau Rouge + Moonspice + Russell, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. $45.00.
Plastic, The Drongos and Dom Kelly. Doors
Madeline Leman + Forever Son + Rod More Open Studio, Northcote. 8:00pm. Dionne Warwick Palais Theatre, St Kilda.
are at 8pm with entry just $10.
Begbie Tago Mago, Thornbury. 4:00pm. Lucky 7 The Luwow, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. 7:30pm. $167.81.
Melbourne Music Week Choir - Feat: Make Momma Proud - The Liza Minnnelli Dj Ella Thompson Yarra Hotel, Abbotsford.
Chris Wilson
Phia State Library Of Victoria, 3:00pm. Show - Feat: Aurora Mackrill Rising Sun 4:00pm.
Cherry Bar
Neeko Charles Weston Hotel, Brunswick. Hotel, South Melbourne. 8:30pm. Echolyte + Pope’s Assassins + Origami
Having performed alongside the likes of
6:30pm. Morning Ritual - Feat: Kira Puru State Roadkill + Men With Hats Bar Open, Fitzroy.
Paul Kelly and as a part of the Sole Twisters,
New Shoes Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick. Library Of Victoria, 10:30Am. 8:00pm.
living blues legend Chris Wilson has taken
5:00pm. Nature Walks - Feat: Bobby & The Pins General Men + Closet Straights Bar Open,
up a residency at Cherry bar every Friday
Olympia + Mid Ayr + Darling James Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne . 12:00pm. $7.00. Fitzroy. 3:00pm. $10.00.
arvo. It’s the perfect excuse to knock off work
Howler, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $18.00. Nature Walks - Feat: Bobby & The Pins Handsome Young Strangers + Miserable
early, grab your mates and head to Cherry
Perch Creek + Immigrant Union + Leah Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne . 1:00pm. $7.00. Little Bastards + Adam Young Old Bar,
Bar for a beer and two live sets of pure
Senior John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. Nature Walks - Feat: Bobby & The Pins Fitzroy. 3:00pm.
musical bliss. Doors are at 5.30pm, entry is
$18.00. Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne . 2:00pm. $7.00. Hollywood Real Thoughts + Mosaicz
free.
Pieces Of 8 Ascot Vale Hotel, Ascot Vale. Nature Walks - Feat: Bobby & The Pins Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $5.00.
8:00pm. Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne . 3:00pm. $7.00. Holy Holy + I Know Leopard + Alex
Gibberish
Postcodes + Dal Santo + Late Nights Pacific Belles Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne L’estrange Karova Lounge, Ballarat. 7:00pm.
Edinburgh Castle
Workers Club, Fitzroy. 1:00pm. $5.00. Cbd. 6:00pm. $20.00. $20.00.
On Friday November 12 a couple of buskers
Saturdays Rock - Feat: Riffinery Royal Sarah Maclaine + Roger Clark Quartet Jam At Musicland Sundays Musicland,
are making their way from the street to
Hotel (Essendon), Essendon. 10:00pm. Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $16.00. Fawkner. 7:30pm.
the stage at Edinburgh Castle. These guys
Shihad + My Echo Westernport Hotel, San Sun Sets - Feat: Friendships Dj + Null Dj Kc’s Rockshop Big Gig Sooki Lounge,
are pretty wild, and so fast sometimes they
Remo. 9:00pm. $39.80. + Nite Fleit + More State Library Of Victoria, Belgrave. 2:00pm.
sound like gibberish. Entry is free, so why
Spicy Girls + Robbie Williams Experience 7:00pm. Lazertits + Parsnip + Crop Top + Dj Grace
not go check it out for yourself. Just make
Matthew Flinders Hotel, Chadstone. 8:00pm. The Fox Soundtrack - Feat: Ellie Young + K Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 2:30pm.
sure you’ve nabbed a spot in the beer garden
$26.00. Josie Smart + More Fox Hotel (Collingwood), Live Music Safari - Feat: Closet Straights
from 6.30pm.
Spotting + Miss Destiny Labour In Vain, Collingwood. 8:30pm. + Howl At The Moon + Saint Jude + More
Fitzroy. 8:00pm. The Ted Vining Trio Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 7:30pm.
Neeko
Sticky Fingers Festival Hall, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. Love Live Music - Feat: The Delta Riggs
Charles Weston
8:00pm. Trailer Music Ii 1000 Pound Bend, Melbourne + Pierce Brothers + The Vanns + More The
On Saturday November 12 Charles Weston
Taasha Coates & Her Melancholy Cbd. 8:00pm. $38.00. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond. 2:00pm.
are hosting Melbourne songwriter Neeko,
Sweethearts + Ali E + Brad Ellis Northcote $55.00.
who is known for blending poetry with lush
Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $20.00. Acoustic/Country/Blues/ Malcura + Cosmic Kahuna + Kill The
chords and insightful lyrics. Take up a seat in
the front bar from 6.30pm and enjoy some
Terrestrials + Lordragnar + Elemada + Folk Darling + More Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood.
More Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 7:15Pm. $15.00.
ridiculously elegant song craft for the low,
The Dare Ohhs + Trillionayers + Craig Woodward & Friends Victoria Hotel
low price of free.
Rathammock + Good Morning Grace (Brunswick), Brunswick. 4:00pm.
Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10.00. Delsinki Records + Brooke Taylor Wesley
Spring Acoustica
The Dead Love + Kill Dirty Youth + Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm.
Northcote Social Club
Danger & Plastic Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. Detonators Union Hotel (Brunswick),
It’s a special one at Northcote Social Club
8:00pm. Brunswick. 9:00pm.
on Saturday November 12, with Spring
The Dianas + The Honeybadgers + James Don Mcglashan The Who Club, Warburton.
Acoustica taking things up notch. Four
Seedy Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. 8:00pm. $25.00.
outstanding female songwriters will be
The Earthmen + The Zebras + Autohaze Gayle Cavanagh & The Mixed Company
laying down the sweet tunes, including Jenny
Bella Union Bar, Carlton. 8:30pm. $22.00. Band Mr Boogie Man Bar, Abbottsford. 7:00pm.
Taylor, Nadine Sparks, Peaches and Sonia
The Ocean Party + Summer Flake + Hanksaw Surabaya Johnnys, St Kilda. 7:30pm.
Serin. Get there at 1.30pm, with tickets
Big White + Jade Imagine Tote Hotel, Karaoke With Zoe Customs House Hotel,
available online via the venue or on the door Level 1/402 Chapel St,
Collingwood. 8:00pm. $16.35. Williamstown. 9:00pm.
if still available. South Yarra
The Ripchords Pascoe Vale Rsl, Pascoe Vale. Neil Young - Revolution Blues - Feat:

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Featured Gigs
Perch Creek, Immigrant Union
John Curtin Hotel
Perch Creek and Immigrant Union are
teaming up for a one-off double headline
show at the John Curtin Bandroom on
Saturday November 12. With hectic
schedules for both bands as they come up
with some fresh goodies for the New Year,
this will be their only 2016 show. Tickets
are from $18 from the John Curtin Hotel
website, and doors are at 8pm.
Shaky Stills
The Retreat
On Sunday November 13 you best be
wandering down to The Retreat for one
heck of a Sunday session. The alt-country
sextet Shaky Stills have been sharing their
smooth sounds with Melbournians for years,
and serve as the perfect side dish for a lazy
weekend afternoon. Catch them for free
from 12pm.
Mama Alto
The B.EAST
Slow things down on a Sunday night with
Mama Alto’s countertenor diva, jazz and
cabaret vocals at The B.EAST on Sunday
November 13. Described as absolutely
divine, Mama Alto’s femme and fabulous
performance will be nothing short of
magnificent. Enjoy sipping $10 Pink Lady
Gins with Mama Alto from 9pm onwards.
Hollywood Real Thoughts
& Mosaicz
The Workers Club
Hollywood Real Thoughts and Mosaicz
band together this Sunday November 13 for
an afternoon of shoegaze and psychedelia to
release their respective singles. There’ll be some
groovy projections in the bandroom and upon
entry you’ll receive a free single download.
Special guests include What Did You Do
With Mom and Seasloth. Doors are an early
one at 1pm. Entry is pocket change at $5.
The Deja Vus
The Brunswick Hotel
If you feel like experiencing some psychedelic
rock, sick beats and skilful songwriting this
weekend, The Brunswick Hotel is the place
to be. On Sunday November 13 get a load of
The Deja Vus, Reii and Deja La’s Eaglemont.
Catch these kids from 8pm, entry is free.
Phil Para & Band
Cherry Bar
Phil Para & Band’s distinctive guitar talents
and exceptional vocal abilities are bound to hit
Cherry Bar this Sunday November 13. Phil’s
energetic performances include remarkable
new feats including playing with his teeth and
behind his head. Don’t miss the jaw dropping
spectacle, definitely worth the $5 entry fee. The
show starts at 2pm.
Mundane Mondays
The Old Bar
Chin up ± Mondays don’t have to suck so
bad. Get your fine self down to The Oldie on
Monday November 14 for another top notch
Mundane Monday. Enjoy ripper bands and
cheap froths all night long. Nip down from
8pm onwards.
Shewolf
Cherry Bar
All-female rockers, Shewolf, are set to play
their third night of residency at Cherry Bar
this Tuesday November 15. Combining vocal
harmonies, melodic guitar solos and powerful
drumming, these young homegrown
Melbourne girls will be rocking out from
8pm onwards. Entry is an easy nothing.
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Gig Guide
Coming Soon
Music Victoria Awards After Party Feat.
Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Camp Cope,
Tash Sultana And More 170 Russell
November 16
Robert Forster The Gasometer Hotel
November 17
Strawberry Fields Feat. Max Graef,
George Fitzgerald, Henry Saiz And
More Tocumwal, New South Wales
November 17 – 20
Northlane Corner Hotel November 17
Marc Kinchen Brown Alley November
17
The Rubens Republica November 17,
The Emerson Hotel November 20
Thundamentals The Croxton November
18
Superheist Max Watt’s November
18
The Monkeywrench The Tote November
18
Commongrounds Music Festival Feat.
Dallas Frasca, The Deans, Sugar Fed
Lepards And More November 18 – 20
Ben Lee Caravan Music Club November
18
Disturbed Margaret Court Arena
November 18
Dope Lemon 170 Russell November 18
Dylan Joel Prince Bandroom November
18
High Tension Cherry Bar November 19
Kingswood Howler November 19
Jimmy Barnes Regent Theatre
November 19
The Peep Tempel Corner Hotel
November 19
Carl Cox, Eric Powell & De La Soul’s
Mobile Disco Albert Park Golf Course
November 19
Bree Tranter Toff In Town November 20
Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen St Michael’s
Uniting Church November 23
Band Of Skulls The Croxton November
24
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer
Caravan Music Club November 24
King Brothers Tote Hotel November
24
Eilen Jewell The Corner November 24
Earthcore Pyalong November 24 – 28
Abbe May Northcote Social Club
November 24
Garbage Regent Theatre November 24
The Troggs The Tote November 25
Mat Anderson Memo Music Hall
November 25
Paradise Music Festival Feat.
Friendships, Rainbow Chan, Holy Balm,
Gold Class, Pearls And More Lake
Mountain Alpine Resort November 25
–27
Ne Obliviscaris 170 Russell November
25
Josh Rennie-Hynes The Spotted
Mallard November 25
Nelly, Tlc, 112, Mya & More Hisense
Arena November 25
Rodriguez The Plenary November 25
Queenscliff Music Festival Feat.
Killing Heidi, Liz Stringer, Ben
Harper & The Innocent Criminals,
Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen And
More Queenscliff November 25 –
27
Birds Of Tokyo The Croxton November
26
Gizzfest 2016 Feat King Gizzard
And The Lizard Wizard, Pond, White
Fence, Mild High Club And More
Coburg Velodrome November 26
Ezekiel Ox Northcote Social Club
November 26
The Troggs The Palms At Crown
November 26
The Cult Festival Hall November 26
The Smith Street Band Corner Hotel
November 26, 27
Missy Higgins The Plenary November
27
Basshunter 170 Russell November 27,
28
Jeremy Loops Howler November 27
Jimmy Barnes Werribee Park November
27
Angel Olsen The Corner Hotel
November 28, The Croxton November
29
Son Little The Toff November 29
The Troggs Cherry Bar November 30,
Caravan Music Club December 1
The Tallest Man On Earth Melbourne
Recital Centre November 30, December
1 January 3, 4
Dallas Frasca Sooki Lounge December 1,
Northcote Social Club December 9
Gold Member The Workers Club
December 1
Totally Mild, Gabriella Cohen, Ferla The
Gasometer December 1
Boom Crash Opera Chelsea Heights
December 2, With James Reyne, Flying
Saucer Club December 16
Bell X1 Prince Bandroom December 2
Progfest Feat. Caligula’s Horse,
Circles, Chaos Divine, We Lost
The Sea And More The Corner
December 3
Hardfest Feat. Zeds Dead, Gta,
Destructo Royal Randwick Racecourse
December 3
Raised Fist Max Watt’s December 3
Mojo Burning Bendigo Hotel
December 3, Shamrock Hotel
December 4
The Used 170 Russell December 5, 6
Japandroids The Tote December 6
Sheila E 170 Russell December 7
The Monkees Palais Theatre December
7
Steve Poltz Sooki Lounge December 8,
Spotted Mallard December 9, Caravan
Club December 10, Memo Music Hall
December 11
Cass Mccombs Melbourne Recital
Centre December 8
Tortoise The Croxton December 8
Dungen Corner Hotel December 8
Baroness Prince Bandroom December 9
Badbadnotgood Corner Hotel
December 9
Coldplay Etihad Stadium December 9
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes The
Reverence Hotel December 9
Meredith Music Festival Feat. Peaches,
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard,
Badbadnotgood And More Meredith
December 9 –11
Pleasure Garden Feat. The Cat Empire,
Dub Fx, Blue King Brown And More
Catani Gardens, St Kilda December 10
Anti-Flag Max Watt’s December 10
Culture Club Myer Music Bowl
December 11
Sheer Mag The Tote December 11
Boyce Avenue Palais Theatre December
11
Peaches 170 Russell December 11, 13
A Day To Remember Festival Hall
December 14
Flume Sidney Myer Music Bowl
December 15
Lanks The Curtin December 16
Xylouris White Melbourne Recital
Centre December 17
Camp Cope Northcote Social Club
December 17
Dz Deathrays The Croxton December 17
Remi Howler December 17
Off The Grid Festival Feat. No Zu,
Andras, Tako And More Acca Forecourt
December 21
Dubioza Kolektiv The Corner December
22
Even The Corner Hotel December 22
Mick Thomas & The Roving Comission
The Croxton December 23
Julia Jacklin Howler December 24
Falls Festival Feat. Childish Gambino
And More Various Venues December
28 – January 8
Beyond The Valley Festival Feat.
Chance The Rapper, Ali Barter, Ecca
Vandal, Audiojack And More Lardner
Park, Warragul December 28 – January
1
Freedom Time Feat. Theo Parrish, Tako,
Andras Fox, Millu, Prequel And More
Coburg Velodrome January 1
Nye On The Hill Feat. The Preatures,
Pierce Brothers, Tash Sultana, Camp
Cope And More South Gippsland
December 30 – January 1
New Year’s Evie Feat Jazz Party, Dorsal
Fins, Whipper, Totally Mild, Spike Fuck
And More Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook
December 31 – January 2
Let Them Eat Cake Feat. Alex
Niggemann, Cut Chemist, Dusky And
More Werribee Park January 1
Catfish And The Bottlemen 170 Russell
January 3, 4
The Avalanches Melbourne Town Hall
Chance The Rapper Festival Hall
January 4
Hælos Howler January 4
Parquet Courts Shimmerlands,
Melbourne University January 5
Bring Me The Horizon Margaret Court
Arena February 5, 6
Lemaitre Howler January 5
Jamie T The Croxton January 5
Mø 170 Russell January 5
Lake Street Drive Howler January 6
Grouplove Melbourne Town Hall
January 6
Alunageorge The Corner January
6
Modern Baseball 170 Russell January 6
Ry X Northcote Social Club January 7
The Naked And Famous 170 Russell
January 8
Halestorm The Corner Hotel January 10
Everytime I Die 170 Russell January 11,
Arrow On Swanston (Aa) January 12
Half Moon Run Corner Hotel January 12
Moose Blood The Evelyn January 12, 13
Tim Finn Arts Centre Melbourne
January 13 - 15
Ed Kuepper Howler January 14
We Lost The Sea Northcote Social
Club January 14
So Frenchy So Chic In The Park Feat.
Deluxe, The Limiñanas, Bertrand Belin
And Nouvelle Vague Werribee Park
Mansion January 15
Alexisonfire Festival Hall January 17
Dinosaur Jr The Croxton January 20
Airbourne Trak Lounge Friday January
20
Sugar Mountain Feat. Blood Orange,
Pantha Du Prince, Big Scary, My Disco
And More Vca January 21
Pj Harvey Sidney Myer Music Bowl
January 21
Puscifer Plenary, Melbourne Convention
Centre And Exhibition Centre(Aa)
January 22
Refused & Sick Of It All Prince
Bandroom January 24
Baby Animals The Corner February 24
Passenger Sidney Myer Music Bowl
January 25
White Lung Northcote Social Club
January 25
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Sidney
Myer Music Bowl January 27, 28
Rainbow Serpent Festival Feat. Astrix,
Andhim, Guy J And More Lexton,
Victoria January 27 – 30
Laneway Festival Feat. Tame
Impala, The Julie Ruin, White Lung,
Julia Jacklin And More Footscray
Community Arts Centre January 28
Panic! At The Disco Festival Hall
January 28
The Cat Empire & Xavier Rudd North
Gardens, Ballarat January 29
Bruce Springsteen Aami Park February
2, 4
Periphery 170 Russell February 5
Opeth 170 Russell February 7, 8
The B-52’S & Simple Minds Margaret
Court Arena February 7
James Taylor Rod Laver Arena February
8
Party In The Paddock Feat. Sticky
Fingers, Hermitude, The Smith Street
Band, Tash Sultana And More Burns
Creek - Tasmania February 10 -12
Sunnyboys The Croxton February 10
The Menzingers The Rev February 10
D.R.I Bendigo Hotel February 12
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High Street
Music
As one of many guitar stores
around Melbourne, High Street
Music differentiate themselves
from the pack with their extensive
Cole Clark range, their in-
store customisation and music
lessons and their true interest in
customer service. We spoke to
store manager Thom Jackson and
owner Peter to find out a bit more
about their Preston store.
What are the main brands and musical products
Cranbourne Music specialise in?
Thom: We’re the biggest Cole Clark stockist in
Victoria, we also have a very extensive ukulele range,
and we’re quite large in Katoh as well, in the classic
guitars there. We’ve also probably got the only range
of Cole Clark electrics still in captivity.
Are there any services you offer in store for
musicians?
Thom: We’ve got a full music school here, doing piano,
guitar, ukulele, drums, bass, vocals, and violin. We’ve
also got a full repair department, so we do restrings,
full setups, and we also do custom shop on guitars. So
those are the two major pillars of our business, as well
as the retail side.
Do the lessons cater more towards beginners or to
advanced players?
Thom: We do all levels, obviously we cater for
beginners but moving into more advanced we’ve
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got very experienced musicians who come in just to
skill up with some of our teachers. When you’re just
playing by yourself you can get into bad habits, and
you can also get into a bit of a rut. You hit some walls
and you can start to rest on what you know. What
happens when having a one on one lesson is that it
always pushes you forward, and always makes you go
that extra little bit and learn things that if you’re just
sitting in your comfort zone you won’t learn.
What is your point of difference ?
Peter: The difference with our shop is that we do a
lot of customisation; we’re authorised by Cole Clark
to customise their electrics. We sometimes change
the wiring, the scratchplates, genuine mother of
pearl, which we’ve sourced and no one else has to my
knowledge. We make up scratchplates, we change
pickups and we’ve got a variety of different pickups
here, DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, British Tone
Rider etc. A lot of the instruments you find in the
store have been customised, and they’re not stock
standard instruments. With regards to Cole Clark,
we’re obviously the biggest stockists of Cole Clark in
Melbourne, and we really like that product, we have
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instruments
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store have been
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they’re not
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instruments.”
a genuine affliction to it. The thing about Cole Clark
is that they’re very innovative, they’re not like a lot of
other companies that just use spruce and mahogany
High Street Music is located
and rosewood, they use a lot of other timbers which at 442 High Street, Preston.
have got amazing sound qualities. They’ve also got the They’re open Monday to
sustainability, they’ve got sustainable timbers that they Wednesday 10am – 8pm,
use like blackbean, blackwood, Queensland Maple, Thursday to Friday 10am
– 6pm and Saturday 10am
Californian Redwood and Cedar of Lebanon, which
– 2pm. You can contact
is a unique timber referenced in the Bible. them on (03) 9077 8343
Are there any upcoming events or sales? or find more information at
Peter: We’ve got the sale on at the moment, where highstreetmusic.net.au
we’ve got the Angel Talisman on sale ± which is
normally $3100 ± for $1999. We will be doing specials
all the time, but price-wise we’ve got a motto that we’ll
beat any genuine price. It’s a very old fashion store,
we’ve been in the business for a long, long time, so
we cater to the needs and give a good consultative
approach to people when they come in. We’ve got a
lot of loyal customers who really like that we go that
extra mile with them.
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