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DELPHIC, TUBA SKINNY
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INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH, JOHN MERCHANT
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KISS
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SLAM DAY
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THE DUB CAPTAINS, EYAL & THE SKELETON CREW
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KISS MEET & GREET In what could possibly be the best Beat giveaway of all time, a lucky fan and a guest will not only receive two tickets to see legendary rock band KISS at their second show at Etihad Stadium alongside Mötley Crüe on Wednesday March 6, but they will also have an opportunity for a meet and greet with the band. The upcoming tour will be the first time KISS’ dedicated Aussie fans get the chance to experience tracks from their latest record, Monster, live. There are a few tickets left to their second show so if you miss out, make sure you get in fast through Ticketmaster. HUSKY After winning triple j Unearthed, Melbourne band Husky can’t stop winning over audiences everywhere. A particular favourite of the gorillas, Husky play as part of the Zoo Twilights series at Melbourne Zoo on Friday March 8 alongside Die Roten Punkte. We have five double passes to give away.
MUSIC VICTORIA The annual Music Victoria membership drive kicks off for another year on Monday March 18. Jump on the bandwagon as a fully paid up member during the membership drive and not only will you have access to all the member’s benefits and be in the running for some fabulous prizes, but you’ll help your peak body continue to nurture and support Melbourne’s amazing music scene. For subscription rates, details on prizes and information on how to become a member, head to musicvictoria.com.au.
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EXAMPLE On the back of his monster fourth album, The Evolution Of Man, Example is bringing his full live band to Australia for Groovin’ The Moo and has now added a sideshow. Example is a phenomenon, releasing hit after hit over the last couple of years: Kickstarts, Changed The Way You Kissed Me, Watch The Sun Come Up, Won’t Go Quietly, alongside collaborations like We’ll Be Coming Back with Calvin Harris, Shot Yourself In the Foot Again with Skream & Daydreamer with Flux Pavilion. As if that’s not enough, he is also a consummate performer, delivering all his hits rapid-fire in an electrifying live show that barely stops to take a breath. Example will hit the Palace on Friday May 3.
THE BARONS OF TANG The Barons of Tang have finally announced a headline Melbourne show. One of their first local appearances since getting back from Europe, the Tangs are now ready to unleash the fantastic sonic-confusion that they’ve become renowned for. This is a prime opportunity for the band to showcase some of the new material that has just been recorded as part of their long-awaited debut album. Supports on the night include the fabulous psychedelic-punk antics of Mangelwurzel. Tuesday March 19 at the Northcote Social Club, giddy up.
DONATELIFE This DonateLife Week a free community event will be held on Lygon St to promote the importance of organ and tissue donation. Headline acts include: The Transplants with Painters and Dockers lead singer Paulie Stewart and many Melbourne rockers touched by transplant, African rappers Flybz and Indigenous rapper Little G. Lead singer of The Seekers Judith Durham will also recite her poem Perfect Match dedicated to Mandawuy Yunupingu, who is waiting for a kidney transplant. It takes place on Sunday March 3 around Piazza Italia from 11am ‘til 3pm.
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MUSICFEST PHILLIP ISLAND The sophomore Musicfest Phillip Island takes place on Saturday March 9 and Sunday March 10 with a stellar and diverse lineup of Australian talent including Mat McHugh, Stonefield, Kutcha Edwards, Lisa Milla, Kira Puru And The Bruise and more. Tickets are $40 for either day or $60 for both days. For more information and ticketing head to musicfestphillipisland.com.au.
A DAY ON THE GREEN The Neil Finn and Paul Kelly A Day On The Green concert just got a whole lot tastier with the addition to the bill of special guest support band – Oh Mercy. Headed by songwriter Alexander Gow, Oh Mercy is the perfect addition to this wonderful evening of music in the beautiful surrounds of Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley, happening on Saturday February 23. Visit adayonthegreen.com.au for more information.
DZ DEATHRAYS The last 18 months have been nothing less than an absolute whirlwind for Brisbane duo DZ Deathrays. It’s seen them release their debut LP Bloodstreams, share stages with acts like The Killers, Foo Fighters, Crystal Castles and play festivals such as Reading and Leeds, The Great Escape, Splendour In The Grass and Laneway Festival. However, instead of taking any downtime, The ‘Rays will be hitting the highways of Australia for the final headline tour of the Bloodstreams album cycle this April, a tour named Teenage Kickstarts after the title of the final single to be taken from the band’s debut album. They hit Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday April 13, tickets available via Oztix. They’ll also be supporting The Bronx and appearing at Groovin’ The Moo.
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS In addition to their appearances at Groovin’ The Moo, They Might Be Giants have sold out their first Corner Hotel side show, however have just announced they will be performing a second. Last year saw the Massachusetts-via-Brooklyn band celebrate their 20th anniversary, with their 15th studio album Nanobots set for release early next month. They Might Be Giants added show will again be at The Corner Hotel, on Friday May 3. Tickets are available now via the Corner Hotel website and box office.
NGAIIRE Sydney based future-folk/soul artist Ngaiire has just released the fresh new single Dirty Hercules, and to celebrate, she’s heading around the country for a huge national tour. Dirty Hercules is lifted from the upcoming debut album Lamentations, due out this June. Be sure to catch this star in the making in the live setting. Ngaiire performs at Northcote Social Club on Sunday March 10.
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CANCER BATS Loyal Melbourne Cancer Bats fans who have held on to their tickets for the previously postponed July 2012 tour have been rewarded. Cancer Bats have announced a Sidewave to accompany their appearance at Soundwave next month, and will be joined by Kingdom Of Sorrow and This Is Hell. It goes down at The Reverence on Thursday February 28. Tickets through Oztix.
FRIGHTENED RABBIT In addition to their Groovin’ The Moo shows, indierock band Frightened Rabbit have announced a one-off performance at The Corner Hotel this May. Pedestrian Verse, Frightened Rabbit’s fourth LP, will be released later this February. Frightened Rabbit will be playing at The Corner Hotel on Wednesday May 8. Tickets can be purchased from the venue website and box office
DESTROY MUSIC Destroy All Lines have announced the return of their mini-festival Destroy Music, with melodic hardcore heroes The Ghost Inside headlining proceedings. Also joining in on the riot will be Queens outfit Emmure, Kiwis Antagonist AD and Sydney outfit Hand Of Mercy.This year’s massive lineup follows on from last year’s spectacle featuring The Amity Affliction, I Killed the Prom Queen, Deez Nuts and Of Mice and Men. Destroy Music takes place Saturday May 25 (18+) and Sunday May 26 (u/18) at The Hi-Fi.
TAME IMPALA Tame Impala have announced a national tour to accompany their Groovin’ The Moo dates later this year. Considered the brainchild of Kevin Parker, it is hard not to have heard of Tame Impala. Loosely formed by Parker, Dominic Simper, Jay Watson and Nick Allbrook in 2007, the band quickly rose to fame with their debut Innerspeaker – a blend of neo-groove, psychedelia and rock. Tame Impala succeeded Innerspeaker with international success Lonerism last year. Tame Impala will be performing at Festival Hall on Friday April 26. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster from Thursday February 21.
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SLEEP DECADE Melbourne/Geelong-based shoegazers, Sleep Decade, have finally returned home from their adventures abroad and are celebrating with a special homecoming show. They create a dynamic blend of folk and dream pop; weaving expansive, atmospheric soundscapes filled with warm vocals, looped guitar textures and minimalistic drums emanating billowing clouds. This aural blend is encapsulated in the ten tracks of their stunning debut EP, Into Spinning Lights, released late last year. Help welcome Sleep Decade back home when they play at The Grace Darling Hotel on Thursday February 28, with support from The Primary, ESC, Contrast and the DJs from Howard. Doors at 8pm, $10 entry.
Brisbane rock band Dead Letter Circus have announced that they will be playing a show in Melbourne this April. The quintet will be taking the opportunity to show their fans more of their new material from an impending second album currently in the works here in Melbourne. They will also be supported by Sydney progressive rock band Breaking Orbit. Dead Letter Circus and Breaking Orbit will be playing Melbourne at The Corner Hotel on Friday April 12. Tickets are available via Oztix.
THE COMMON ROOM The Common Room at The West End continues its live music offerings this weekend with Rai Thistlewayte (frontman of Thirsty Merc) performing on Friday February 22 and Deep Sea Arcade taking to the stage on Saturday February 23. Tickets are at Moshtix.
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Define your genre in five words or less: Neo psychedelic alternative rock. What do you hate about the music industry? Enter the meat grinder. What’ve you got to sell CD-wise? We have physical copies of our single Selfish to sell, the single also comes with a download code of 12 bonus tracks of demos/goodies/jams from 20102012 Which band would you most like to have a battle/ showdown with? Amanita, I like to think of them as the ‘sister’ band of Hollow Everdaze they are fucking awesome. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? I’d have to say friendship with fellow band members, good humour and a general obsession with all aspects of music we bring to the table. When are you playing live/releasing your album/ EP/single/etc? We are launching our debut single Selfish at The Toff In Town Sunday February 24 supported by Amanita, Contrast and Turtlenecjk. Describe the best gig you have ever played. Supporting Carsick Cars from China at The Toff In Town in November 2011. It was our first show after a ten month hiatus and we had a whole new set of material to play. It was a very welcoming experience. What's the strangest place you've ever played a gig, or made a recording? We recorded our b-side Handsome Sums in a cupboard under Tim from the band's stairs it came out great! CHECK OUT ALL THE LATEST NEWS, REVIEWS AND FREE SHIT AT BEAT.COM.AU
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LOWRIDER Gearing up to drop their brand new LP Black Stones, Adelaide four-piece Lowrider have announced an extensive national launch tour. Lowrider perform at The Corner on Friday March 22, Pier Live on Saturday March 23, and Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal on Sunday March 24.
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BRITISH INDIA British India’s much anticipated fourth LP Controller is due for release on Friday March 22 and to celebrate the band have confirmed a national headline tour. British India have long been a favourite with Australian audiences. Live, the band are something else, their shows are a fiery, in-your-face display of first-rate musicianship, guaranteed to get you moving. Don’t miss out. Friday April 19 at the Corner Hotel.
AZEALIA BANKS After a sideshow-less debut in Australia for Splendour In The Grass last year, Azealia Banks has announced her first ever headline Melbourne show alongside this year’s Future Music Festival. After breaking through with the allconquering 212, Banks has released a string of hit singles along with her debut EP 1991. The upcoming Australian visit will coincide with the release of the hugely anticipated debut album Broke With Expensive Taste. Support on the night comes from Nina Las Vegas. Azealia Banks performs at The Palace on Thursday March 7. Tickets on sale through Ticketmaster.
THIRSTY MERC Renowned Sydney hit-makers Thirsty Merc are playing a special one-off performance at Caulfield Racecourse this Saturday February 23 as part of the Caulfield Summer Festival of Racing. The Merc will be rolling out a live show chock-a-block with hits from their classic catalogue. Prepurchase your tickets at caulfieldracing.com.au.
CRADLE OF FILTH UK black metal titans Cradle Of Filth have announced their return to Australia with a massive national tour. Crushing bodies and minds for over two decades, Cradle Of Filth showed no signs of letting up with last year’s release of The Manticore and Other Horrors – their tenth full-length release. Prepare for darkness to descend upon Melbourne this May when Cradle Of Filth perform at The Palace on Friday May 10.
TULLY ON TULLY Melbourne indie-pop five piece, Tully On Tully have won this year’s Push Over Unearthed competition. They will be playing at one of the biggest allages parties in Melbourne alongside the massive 21st birthday lineup including The Amity Affliction, Allday, DZ Deathrays, Velociraptor and loads more at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on the Labour Day public holiday, Monday March 11. Tully On Tully join an illustrious list of previous winners such as Husky, Big Scary and Money For Rope. Tickets on sale now $40+bf via Ticketmaster.
Tenacious D will be returning to our shores again this May for an extensive run of headline theatre shows. Tenacious D have always maintained a special love affair with audiences in Australia, but this will be their first trip here since the release of their Grammy-nominated third album, Rize Of The Fenix. Joining The D for their Australian shows will be special guests Barry Morgan and Sasquatch. Tenacious D will play the Palais Theatre on Friday May 17. Tickets through Ticketmaster, on sale at 9am Monday February 25.
EVERMORE Evermore are all set to Follow The Sun around Australia beginning this April for their biggest tour yet – hitting up 30 dates across the country, including heaps of regional appearances. The tour follows on from the release of Follow The Sun last October, tracks from which were debuted at a string of support slots for the likes of Matchbox 20.Now fans get to experience the new material in the context of a headline show for the first time. Evermore perform at The, Thornbury Theatre on Sunday April 21, plus a handful of regional dates surrounding that. Check out the band’s official site for ticketing details and national dates.
STEP-PANTHER, WAX WITCHES Step-Panther and Wax Witches will be joining forces this March to deliver an experience of pure punk mixed with late-night psychedelic. The guitar shredders will be touring in promotion of their respective album releases – Step-Panther’s Dreamcrusher and Wax Witches Celebrity Beating. Both bands are known for their colossal sound and intense, albeit bratty, shows. Garage-rock band Foam will be joining the band as support. Step-Panther and Wax Witches will be performing at The Gasometer on Saturday March 16. Tickets are available through Moshtix.
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS The illustrious Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds have announced the support for their upcoming show at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday March 2 in the way of USA’s Mark Lanegan. Not a man to mince words or unnecessarily use them, Mark’s only gravelly comment about the dates was “I’m opening”. Rad. Tickets are still available from Ticketmaster.
BUKE & GASE Brooklyn-based duo Buke & Gase have locked in a Melbourne headline show alongside their appearance at Port Fairy Folk Festival. The two-piece are made up of Arone Dyer on her “buke” (a self-modified sixstring former baritone ukulele) and Aron Sanchez on the “gase” (a guitar-bass hybrid of his own creation). This tour will mark the first time in Australia for the powerhouse DIYers. Buke & Gase perform at The Toff In Town on Saturday March 2.
ST KILDA YOUTH FESTIVAL After the hugely successful St Kilda Festival last weekend, the City Of Port Phillip are pleased to announce the return of the St Kilda Youth Festival on Sunday April 14 with performances by 8 Bit Love, Kuan Yin Society, Mz Rizk, Soliloquy, Allday and Grey Ghost. It’s at O’Donnell Gardens from 11am and it’s all ages and drug and alcohol free.
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SASKWATCH Soul trailblazers and recent Beat cover stars Saskwatch are returning to their natural habitat, Cherry Bar, this March. 2012 saw Saskwatch release their debut album Leave It All Behind, travel abroad to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival alongside undertaking their second national tour and playing at the Meredith Music Festival, just to name a few highlights. For Thursdays in March however, Saskwatch will return to Cherry Bar for another debaucherous residency. It happens each Thursday in March at Cherry Bar from 8pm, get in early folks.
HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY Brisbane’s pop maestros Hungry Kids Of Hungary are back. They’ve been building towards the momentous unleash of their second album – You’re A Shadow, and are heading off on a national tour. The tour will be the band’s first full national headline tour since their The Final Escapades Tour which had adoring fans clambering for tickets to what became a sold out jaunt around the country. Alongside their appearance at Groovin’ The Moo, they’ll play the Corner Hotel on Friday April 26.
SYDNEY ROAD STREET PARTY Nothing compares to the atmosphere and good vibe of the Sydney Road Street Party when the good citizens of Moreland reclaim the street for one of the biggest multicultural gatherings in Melbourne. The street party kicks off the2013 Brunswick Music Festival - Australia’s only inner city festival of folk, roots and world music. The Sydney Road Street Party is a genuine all-ages day, celebrating peace, understanding and cultural diversity. Acts performing at the Sydney Road Street Party include The Elliotts, Toot Toot Toots, Mighty Duke and the Lords, Francolin, The Harpoons, Mandy Connell Trio, Phoenix Brass, Sounds of Polynesia, Tango Collusion Duo, Azura’s Bellydance, Bohemian Nights, Monica Weightman Band, LABJACD, Bart Willoughby band, Sol Nation, The Afrobiotics, Andrea Marr Band, Heather Stewart Band, Deep Street Soul, Monique Brumby, Abbie Cardwell and the Chicano Rockers, Collard, Greens and Gravy, as well as a children’s stage and roaming street entertainment. It all goes down on Sunday March 3 from 12pm – 7pm at - you guessed it – Sydney Road.
HALF THE SKY To celebrate International Women’s Day, the International Women’s Development Agency have announced a concert titled Half The Sky, taking place at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Thursday March 7. Performances come from Clare Bowditch, Deborah COnway & Willy Zygier, Mahalia Barnes Duo, The Rebelles and Em Rusciano with Indira Naiddo MCing the event. The keynote speaker is none other than Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor-General of Australia. It’ll be a special one, and all proceeds will benefit the IWDA and regional partner organisations. Visit iwda.org.au.
DEAP VALLY Hard-rockin’ California two-piece Deap Vally are set for their maiden Australian invasion, hitting Melbourne for the first time this April. The tour will precede the outfit’s hotly anticipated debut full-length album Sistrionix. With buzz set to reach exploding point real soon, it’s best to get in quick to score tickets to see Deap Vally in an intimate setting. Deap Vally perform at Northcote Social Club on Saturday April 6.
A$AP ROCKY One of raps hottest properties has announced his debut Australian tour. Released last month his top #10 ARIA debut album – LongLiveA$AP – is blurry mix of lyricism, sloweddown rave synths and featuring a star-studded lineup of guests including Florence Welch, Santigold, Skrillex and rap contemporaries Kendrick Lamar, Drake, 2 Chainz and more. A$AP Rocky will play The Palace on Friday June 28. Tickets through Ticketmaster. Your name: Hannah. What is your spirit animal? According to Sarah (keys) and Holly (bass), my spirit animal is a black cat because I’m dark and mysterious. Which animal in the zoo do you think is the most misunderstood and why? Snakes. I think everyone just sees them as slimy things that bite you! They are known to only attack humans when they are threatened or surprised which is fair enough. Which animal do you think best represents your music and why? An eagle. They are powerful, free and strong. Which animal have you always wanted as a pet? A pig. They are just so cute, smart and different. Do you have anything special planned for your Zoo Twilights show? Not yet, but it would be pretty cool to have an orangutan join us on stage. Or maybe we might do a cover of The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I guess we’ll see. STONEFIELD play the Zoo Twilight series this Friday February 22.
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INTERNATIONAL DR. FEELGOOD Corner Hotel February 21 NORAH JONES The Plenary February 21 HOW TO DRESS WELL Corner Hotel February 22 MY BLOODY VALENTINE The Palace February 22 JOSE JAMES The Hi-Fi February 22 DRAGONFORCE Billboard The Venue, February 25 MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK The Hi-Fi February 25 PERIPHERY/CROSSFAITH The Espy February 25 BLINK-182 Sidney Myer Music Bowl February 26, 27 LINKIN PARK, STONE SOUR Rod Laver Area February 26 MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE Billboard February 26 KYUSS LIVES The Palace February 26 FUCKED UP/O’BROTHER/THE DEAR HUNTER Prince Bandroom February 26 GALLOWS Corner Hotel February 26 OF MICE & MEN The Hi-Fi February 26 THE WEDDING PRESENT Northcote Social Club February 26, 27 SYLOSIS AND SIX FEET UNDER Corner Hotel February 27 TOMAHAWK Billboard The Venue February 27 SLEEPING WITH SIRENS The Hi-Fi February 27 FLOGGING MOLLY The Palace February 27 SICK OF IT All The Espy February 27 GARBAGE The Forum February 27 PUSCIFER The Palais February 28 CANCER BATS The Reverence February 28 THE WONDER YEARS Corner Hotel February 28 DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED The Espy February 28 BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR Arrow On Swanston February 28 CYPRESS HILL The Forum February 28 THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH Melbourne Recital Hall February 28 BRING ME THE HORIZON/PIERCE THE VEIL Billboard February 28 SUM 41/BILLY TALENT The Palace February 28 SOUNDWAVE Flemington Racecourse March 1 DEEP PURPLE/JOURNEY Rod Laver Arena March 1 DEERHOOF Schoolhouse Studios March 3 THIN LIZZY Billboard The Venue March 4 KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE Etihad Stadium March 5 FUN. The Palace March 5 ED SHEERAN Festival Hall March 5, 6 THE OFFSPRING The Palace March 6 ANTIBALAS Corner Hotel March 6 AZEALIA BANKS The Palace March 7 CAT POWER The Forum March 7 THE STONE ROSES Festival Hall March 7 DINOSAUR JR Corner Hotel March 7, The Espy March 8 RICKIE LEE JONES Anthenaeum Theatre March 7 PURITY RING Corner Hotel March 8 GOOD LIFE 2013 Flemington Racecourse March 8 WOMADELAIDE Adelaide’s Botanic Park March 8 –March 11 PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL Port Fairy March 8 – 11 TORO Y MOI Corner Hotel March 9
GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC Billboard March 9 GOLDEN PLAINS Meredith’s Supernatural Amphitheatre March 9 - 11 MXPX Corner Hotel March 10 WILD NOTHING The Tote March 11, The Toff March 12 REDD KROSS The Espy March 12 BOB MOULD Corner Hotel March 13 SMASH MOUTH The Hi-Fi March 13 BLOC PARTY Festival Hall March 14 LOS STRAITJACKETS The LuWow March 14 BEATLEMANIA Athaneum Theatre March 14-17 NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE The Plenary March 13, Rod Laver Arena March 15 OPETH The Palace March 15 JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION Corner Hotel March 16 DAMIEN DEMPSEY The Hi-Fi March 16 GUNS N’ ROSES Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 16, 17 MOON DUO Northcote Social Club March 17 THE JACKSONS Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre March 19 WANDA JACKSON Corner Hotel March 20 DEWOLFF The Workers Club March 21 THIS WILL DESTROY YOU Northcote Social Club March 21, 22 MUTEMATH Billboard March 22 RODRIGUEZ Hamer Hall March 22 ROBERT CRAY Hamer Hall March 24 FRED WESLEY Corner Hotel March 24 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Rod Laver Arena March 24, 26, 27 Hanging Rock March 30, 31 MANU CHAO The Palace March 25 CHRIS ISAAK Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 26 WILCO Hamer Hall March 27, 28 KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS Billboard March 27 PAUL SIMON Rod Laver Arena March 27 BONNIE RAITT, MAVIS STAPLES State Theatre March 27 IGGY AND THE STOOGES Festival Hall March 27 FALL OUT BOY The Palace March 27 ROGER HODGSON The Palais March 28 ALLEN STONE Northcote Social Club March 28 BYRON BAY BLUESFEST Byron Bay March 28 – April 1 EMILIE AUTUMN The Espy March 29 TAV FALCO & THE PANTHER BURNS The Tote March 30 COUNTING CROWS Hamer Hall March 30, 31 THE LUMINEERS Corner Hotel April 2 DROPKICK MURPHYS Festival Hall April 2 BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Hamer Hall April 3 ROBERT PLANT Rod Laver Arena April 3 THE XX Festival Hall April 4, 5 PENNYWISE The Palace April 4 THE SCRIPT Rod Laver Arena April 6 DEAP VALLY Northcote Social Club April 6 BEN HOWARD Corner Hotel April 6, 7 THE DARKNESS, JOAN JETT Hisense Arena April 6 BIRDY The Palais April 8 PUBLIC IMAGE LTD The Palace April 11 MICK TAYLOR Ferntree Gully Hotel April 19, Corner Hotel April 20, 21
Q&A BRETT WINTERFORD Define your genre in five words or less: Folk’n’roll. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? A naked frolic with satyrs and nymphs in the Australian scrub. What can a punter expect from your live show? Very attractive people, usually. And earworms. Lots of earworms.
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When’s the gig and with who? The Wesley Anne, Saturday February 23, with supports Tim Ireland and Al Parkinson. What’s the strangest place you’ve ever played a gig, or made a recording? On top of a double-decker bus in Magdeburg, on a canal boat in Amsterdam, in a cobble-stone lane in Aarhus, in a fort in Cologne, in a backyard chicken coop in Mildura. Bizarre venues have become a bit of a trademark.
NORAH JONES The Plenary February 21 EXTREME The Palace April 19 JOSH GROBAN The Palais April 20 BRYAN ADAMS Rod Laver Arena April 20 COHEED AND CAMBRIA/CIRCA SURVIVE The Palace April 21 DIG IT UP! The Palace April 25 TOOL Rod Laver Arena April 27 BLACK SABBATH Rod Laver Arena April 29, May 1 THE BRONX The Corner April 30, May 1 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS The Corner Hotel May 2, 3 TEGAN & SARA The Palais May 2 MATT & KIM Northcote Social Club May 3 EXAMPLE The Palace May 3 THE KOOKS The Palais May 3 GROOVIN THE MOO Prince Of Wales Showground Bendigo, May 4 HAPPY MONDAYS The Palace May 5 FRIGHTENED RABBIT The Corner Hotel May 8 CRADLE OF FILTH The Palace May 10 FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND The Corner Hotel May 14, Pier Live Frankston May 15 THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM The Palace May 15 TENACIOUS D The Palais May 17 DEFTONES The Palace May 17, 18 LOCAL NATIVES The Forum May 18 STAN RIDGWAY Corner Hotel May 18, The Caravan Club May 19 A$AP ROCKY The Palace June 28 P!NK Rod Laver Arena July 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, August 27 AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA The Forum September 20
NATIONAL JULIA STONE St Michael’s Church February 20 FORCES The Liberty Social February 22 THE SMITH STREET BAND Reverence Hotel February 23 THIRSTY MERC Caulfield Racecourse February 23 KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD Corner Hotel February 23 BETWEEN THE BAYS Moorooduc, Mornington Peninsula February 23
DRAPHT La Trobe Bundoora February 27 BIRDS OF TOKYO Pier Live Frankston February 28, The Forum March 2, 3 LOON LAKE Corner Hotel March 1 TIM ROGERS/THE BAMBOOS Melbourne Zoo March 1 NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 2 BIRDS OF TOKYO The Forum March 2 THE DEMON PARADE Workers Club March 3 CARNIVAL OF SUBURBIA Oakland, March 6 – 16 LAST DINOSAURS Monash University March 7 MOOMBA FESTIVAL The Yarra March 8 – 11 PETE MURRAY Ferntree Gully Hotel March 9, Corner Hotel March 15 POPSTRANGERS/BORED NOTHINGS Gasometer March 10 NGAIIRE Northcote Social Club March 10 PUSH OVER Sidney Myer Music Bowl March 11 CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL Clarkefield Hotel March 17 THE BARONS OF TANG Northcote Social Club March 19 THE CAT EMPIRE Prince Bandroom March 20, 21 PASSENGER Anthenaeum Theatre March 21 GRINSPOON The Hi-Fi March 22 PVT Corner Hotel March 23 GREENTHIEF The Espy March 23 BOOGIE 7 Bruzzy’s Farm, Tallarook March 29-31 YACHT CLUB DJS Ding Dong Lounge March 30 DEAD LETTER CIRCUS The Corner Hotel April 12 DZ DEATHRAYS Ding Dong Lounge April 13 NANTES Northcote Social Club April 19 BRITISH INDIA Corner Hotel April 19 EVERMORE, Thornbury Theatre April 21 TAME IMPALA Festival Hall April 26 HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY Corner Hotel April 26 THE SEEKERS Hamer Hall May 14 SOMETHING FOR KATE The Forum June 14
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BLOC PARTY BY SIMONE UBALDI
“I will always be grateful that we had the opportunity to do this,” says Gordon Moakes. The Bloc Party bassist is phoning in from Japan, at the tail end of a six-month stint of touring. He sounds drained, and ready for a break. “It’s exciting starting out when you’re feeling your way back and getting a feel for how you play together again and getting used to playing a whole new record, and then you just have to buckle in and get used to playing for months on end.” Bloc Party haven’t had all that much time to tire of the spotlight, but their rise was quick and fantastic. Their debut album, 2005’s Silent Alarm, sold over a million copies and redefined indie rock. Full of sharp angles and turbulent emotions, distinctive melodies but also driving beats, it was one of the seminal records that exploded the boundaries between electronic and guitar music, paving the way for a generation of pillpopping, synth rocking “alternative” acts that play as comfortably at Big Day Out as they do at Future Music Festival. Singer Kele Okereke became an icon overnight, and Bloc Party began headlining festivals and major music venues around the world. Silent Alarm is barely seven years old, but seven years is a long time when your band is at the top. Gordon Moakes is already an elder statesman of the global music scene, and touring is a daily grind. “We knew it was going to be like this when we were touring the second record [A Weekend In The City, 2007]. We were returning to places and no longer having the novelty of having just one record and visiting somewhere for the first time. Like Japan, for example,” Gordon says, “I was just remembering today that it was one of the first places we ever came as a band, before we even had a record out, and I think we’ve been here now about eight times. I think the reality kicked in around that second record, that it was our job to go out and entertain people.” The pressure of a near constant recording and touring schedule led the band to an awkward pause back in 2009. Shortly after the release of their third album, Intimacy, Kele began telling journalists that Bloc Party may take a few years to produce another album or may never record again; that at the very least they would need to spend some time apart. Drummer Matt Tong told BBC radio that they needed to gain a bit of perspective on life outside of the band. “Hopefully, if we do reconvene at some point we’ll be refreshed with many new ideas,” Tong said. The future of the band was uncertain, to say the least. Kele went off to produce a solo album, a critically acclaimed 2010 record called The Boxer; Russell Lissack joined Ash as their touring guitarist; and Gordon formed a post-hardcore band called Young Legionnaire, releasing the single Colossus through Holy Roar Records. By 2011, the music media was speculating that Kele’s solo career had caused the final, irresolvable end of Bloc Party – conjecture that was heightened by an NME report saying that Beat Magazine Page 22
the remaining members were recording together and looking for a new frontman. Kele was actually recording with his old band mates at the time, but wanted to keep it on the down low because he “didn’t know how it would turn out,” as he told The Guardian last year. It turned out just fine, Gordon says. “I didn’t appreciate our connection until I’d gone and done something else, because actually I’d never
“IT’S THE MOST NO-FRILLS OF OUR RECORDS, AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAS JUST POINTED A MICROPHONE AT THE BAND WHILE WE WERE PLAYING.” played with another band. We’ve had lots of different drummers over the years, before we settled on Matt and the band took shape. But after that, a familiarity was established – they call it a marriage and it’s very much like that, like a family and everything. I think, having been away from it for a few years, you miss that niche that you carve out for yourself being that person from that band.” The recording sessions took place in New York in the Northern winter of 2011/2012, with the new Bloc Party album released in August last year. The fourth record from the UK quartet, it is simply called Four. According to Gordon, it is an expression of something very essential and uncomplicated about what Bloc Party is. “Whatever happens in the future of this band, this one was a very important one for us to make. This is the record that most sounds like the band we are in a room and how we fit together as musicians,” he explains. “The way we left Bloc Party, it was very splintered, in many ways, from what it had been. Things were up in the air in terms of the narrative of the band, and you wouldn’t get to work out from the three records
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we had released where we were as people and what the music said about us. I think this record has capped it all off, really. You can hear the band on the record, you can hear how we all play together, how we choose to express ourselves when playing, and I think that’s been really valuable for me. I’ll always be able to hear that on this record.” Critics have noted a return to form with Four, which sounds a bit like Silent Alarm in that is more guitardriven than the intervening albums. Allmusic noted “spring-loaded guitars” and “surging riffs” while Drowned In Sound noted the influence of heavier rock bands like The Mars Volta, At The DriveIn and Queens Of The Stone Age. Not everyone loved the album, but most critics recognised it was something different. For Gordon, it is their most authentic album. “If you compare this one to some of our records where there’s electronic instrumentation and arrangements – I’m not against that, clearly that’s just how we’ve expressed ourselves at various points – this one is more organic,” he says. “What does this band sound like when they’re in a room and they just start playing? It’s the most no-frills of our records, as though someone has just pointed a microphone at the band while we were playing. I don’t know that we’ll make another record like that.” It has been a pleasure to bring Four to the stage, Gordon says, even considering the drawbacks of a hectic touring schedule. “We’re lucky that our band has such a distinctive personality, even just to look at us. It’s nice to take on the mantel of that again and be recognised immediately. You settle into a routine with people and you can rely on them and you’re not surprised by what might happen on stage. I’m always locking in between what Matt does and what Russel does, and that three-way relationship in the band is critical to everything we’ve written and every performance.” And for now, that is enough. The band will leave Japan and return home for a breather, then head out again for the rest of their world tour. They’ll finish out February in Europe and the States before heading south to play a slog of Asia-Pacific dates in March, including Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and a run of gigs Down Under. After that, who knows? The future is still a little foggy, the way Gordon tells it. There is an odd finality to the way he talks about Four and while Bloc Party may write another album, it is far from certain. “I think we probably will. We’re writing even now. The plan for this summer was to put out a four-track EP and that’s probably still going to happen, so there’s definitely a forward line. But I definitely think we’ll take a year off again and go our separate ways for a bit. That will be a pattern of our music making from now on,” Gordon says, sounding just about ready for a break, “There will be gaps.” BLOC PARTY play the Future Music Festival at Flemington Racecourse on Sunday March 10 and play a sideshow at Festival Hall on Thursday March 14. Four is out now through Frenchkiss Records.
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THIS WEEK: ON SCREEN Together with some of Melbourne’s other finest arts and cultural venues, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image will be opening their doors for the entire duration of Melbourne’s inaugural White Night, a 12-hour arts festival of sorts, happening from 7pm to 7am. Join ACMI from sunset to sunrise and enjoy a special selection of films, explore their major exhibitions or learn how to deliver a monologue to camera under professional direction, all for free! Film screenings include 101 Zombie Kills and Andy Warhol’s 13 Most Beautiful as well as all the other exhibitions currently happening at ACMI, available to explore in the middle of the night! This is all happening this weekend from Saturday February 23 at 7pm to 7am on Sunday February 24. Head to the White Night website to check out what other activities will be going on, whitenightmelbourne.com.au.
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ON STAGE Zero Zero is a new dance work by Tony Yap, Yumi Umiumare and Matthew Gingold exploring the spaces between fullness and emptiness, visibility and invisibility. From the immediacy and simplicity of the human body lit by candles and incense, to the use of the latest technology, Zero Zero will transport the viewer with its immersive environment and evocative and trance-like physical explorations, allowing all attendees to view the performance from different parts of the installation-style environment. The first performance is tomorrow night, Thursday February 21 at fortyfivedownstairs, finishing up this Sunday February 24.
ON DISPLAY What does peace look like? We all know what war looks like. We see images of it every day in the media. But we don’t really know what peace looks like. Or, at least, peace has never captured our imagination in the way that war has. War is easy to represent; peace seems much more difficult. Is peace merely the absence of war? Does it only exist because it has such a strong counter-point in human conflict? How to make it more than fleeting? These are the questions that drove this exhibition of photographs simply titled Peace, on display at the Monash Gallery Of Art. Opening a couple of weeks ago on Thursday February 7, Peace will be at the Monash Gallery Of Art until Sunday April 28. Head to mga.org.au for gallery opening times.
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Roland knows a lot about honey. Marianne knows a lot about physics. With little in common, the probability of them meeting, let alone getting along, is slim to none. Yet in a single moment the possibilities are infinite, inexplicable and even miraculous. Witty, fascinating and heartbreaking – Constellations premieres in Australia direct from the West End, starring Alison Bell and Leon Ford, directed by Leticia Cáceres in her hotly anticipated mainstage debut as MTC Associate Director. String theory, parallel universes and Sliding Doors moments set the scene for one of the most exciting new love stories of our generation. Winner of the 2012 Harold Pinter Award, Nick Payne is among a handful of truly groundbreaking young playwrights in the English-speaking world, and with Constellations he has crafted a piece of work that catapults theatre into the future. Constellations is making its Australian premiere at the Arts Centre’s Fairfax studio, and is running until Saturday March 23. Head to the Melbourne Theatre Company website for all sessions and ticketing, mtc.com.au
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PORNOGRAPHY BY KATE MCCARTEN
Now that I’ve got your attention: In our post-9/11 world, it takes a brave person to question the almost throwaway term ‘terrorist’. By simply refusing to believe all you are told about what and who a terrorist is, you are – at best – seen as empathising with a one-dimensional evil. Or worse, you’re declaring yourself a terrorist too, thanks to George Dubya’s now infamous little “either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists” speech. Simon Stephens though, is a brave man, because soon after the 2005 London bombings, the British playwright penned Pornography – a play which asks its audience to look past the headlines and the offenses they represent, and make your own judgments. And now you can, because director David Myles has brought the script from Stephens’ page to the Malthouse Theatre stage for a very limited run. David Myles has one of the most impressive directorial résumés this side of the equator. After throwing in the towel on his would-be medical career and following his actor brother’s advice, Myles moved to the other side of the world after finishing university. He spent the next 25 years between theatre stages and TV studios, accumulating references from the National Theatre of Great Britain and the Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden to the BBC and Paramount Pictures. Twenty years ago, Myles returned home to Australia to raise his kids, but that didn’t slow him down a bit. His latest project, Pornography, is the most recent in a long line of many. Although this time around, it is a little different. Rather than directing for a theatre company, this production of Pornography has been privately commissioned. “I was approached by some people who knew my work,” Myles explains, “and who I’d known for some time. They just happened to say, ‘What would you do if you could make your own work – if you had your own choice of play?’ And I said, ‘Look, there’s this playwright [Simon Stephens] whose work I really, really love and there’s one of his plays which is really, really challenging for everybody – for everybody involved, for the audience – and it’s still pertinent now
even though it was written a few years ago. And it’s never been done here, and this is what I would really like to do.’ So they had a look at the play and came back and said, ‘We’d like to make this happen.’” Myles went to work, recruiting a group of people – both cast and crew – with whom he had previous working relationships. Being solely accountable for selecting a producer, lighting and imagery directors, and a cast of nine might have been overwhelming for some, but Myles insists, “I like having complete responsibility for everything, because then I can only blame myself if things don’t work.” Luckily, the crew he’s assembled seems to be working very well. Myles says the last few weeks of rehearsals have been some of his most enjoyable, largely due to that fact that he has worked with these people before and so knows how to draw out their best. Now before you get too excited, the title of the play is not indicative of anything sexy. “It’s called Pornography because Simon Stephens thinks of ‘pornography’ as the pornography of everyday life,” Myles clarifies. “Society is becoming more and more isolated because of the political ideologies, and the revolution in communication. More and more people are spending more and more time on their own, and
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as a result of that isolation, people tend to objectify things outside their own experiences. That’s a form of pornography; it’s the diminishment of people or events as a result of not actually being aware, or not knowing much about them. “ The play is set in London in 2005 during some of the most intense days of the city’s recent history, with the collision of the G8 Summit, the Olympic Games announcement, the Live 8 anti-poverty concert, and of course the heartbreakingly fatal London bombings. During this period of heightened emotion, we come across six Londoners living six lives and managing to commit six different transgressions. But Pornography insists that we do not judge these people for their indiscretion before we hear their story; their side of the coin. “[The London bombings] were initially publicised as being a terrorist attack from another world,” Myles explains. “Then when England found out that the ‘terrorist attack’ was actually at the hands of people who were born and raised within England, [playwright Stephens] tried to look at the attack as a transgression, rather than an act of terrorism; that people under pressure do things that they wouldn’t normally do. It’s the environment that they actually live in which is the cause of this, rather than that people are just inherently born evil. “He’s then written about six other acts of transgression which vary in degrees of seriousness – saying basically, ‘Have a look at who these people are, where they come from, how they do, and why they do what they do and then make an assessment of the situation, rather than just believing the headlines that appear in newspapers.’” Myles considers the idea. “Pornography is a plea for understanding in the hope that – if we believe there is a hope for the future, then we have to believe in redemption as well, and the only way to do that is to understand the world around us.” Pornography premieres tonight at Malthouse Theatre, The Beckett and runs until Sunday March 3.
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FOR MORE ARTS NEWS, REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS VISIT BEAT.COM.AU BALLET REVOLUCIÓN Dance is not just an expression of soul for Cubans, it is a way of life. Ballet Revolución, a Hispanic performance of Cuban proportions, falls nothing short of this. Created by dancing graduates from Escula Nacional de Arte, the Cuban-based troupe will blend contemporary and classical dance to a soundtrack of BeyoncÊ, Usher, Enrique Iglesias and Prince. It is the dancers’ second visit to Australia after their debut in 2011. Since then, Ballet Revolución has sold out shows in Vienna, London, Paris and Frankfurt; even earning themselves an opportunity to perform at the Royal Variety Show for the Queen last year. Ballet Revolución will be performing at the State Theatre from Wednesday July 16 – Sunday July 21.
THE DUCT TAPE MESSIAH The Duct Tape Messiah will make its Australian premiere with the help of special guests Chris Wilson and Donna Dean this Friday. Bona ďŹ de Texan legend Blaze Foley was born in a treehouse, killed in a friend’s living room and 86’d from his own funeral. The new ďŹ lm, featuring covers by Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, Willie Nelson and Joe Nichols brings his story to life on screen. The screening will be followed with special performances by Chris Wilson and Donna Dean. The premiere will take place from 8pm on Friday February 22 at The Spotted Mallard in Brunswick. Entry is $15, check out spottedmallard. com for more information.
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FLAME TREES Flame Trees, the new production by acclaimed playwright Wayne Tunks, will premiere at Theatre Works this March. Inspired by the respective Cold Chisel song, Flame Trees details the story of Tess, an arsonist who murdered her best friend in a bushďŹ re she lit. After serving her sentence, Tess returns to her hometown. But things are not the way they were before. Her ex-boyfriend is now engaged, many of the townsfolk despise her, and Tess is unsure of how to mend the wounds she caused. Sally McLean breathes life into Tess’ story, while James Mason (Neighbours) makes his theatrical debut. Flame Trees will be performed at Theatre Works from Thursday March 7 – Saturday March 16.
DR SKETCHY’S ANTI-ART SCHOOL Rock debonair Tim Rogers will be participating in the launch of Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School at The To this February. Inspired by the 2005 movement by artist, model and sporadic burlesque performer Molly Crabapple, Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School combines cabaret, music and art to create a quirky experience you’ve never seen before. Tim Rogers will be joining in on the fun too. The front man of You Am I will channel his inner cabaret performer while performing numbers from movies, musicals and cabarets that Roger has seen. Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School will be hosted at The To in Town on Sunday February 24 from 4pm-6pm.
In celebration of its ďŹ rst 2013 Art Bar session, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art are hosting a night of class, music and ďŹ ne art this March. Considered a highlight of the ACCA’s week, Art Bar combines booze, sound and contemporary art in an unpretentious way. Two Bright Lakes label, an independent artist-run label, will provide a special DJ set for the event, while Oscar Key Sung (Oscar + Martin) will perform his soulful tunes over layered rhythms and beats. Patrons will have the choice to wander the room and enjoy the current exhibition of Desire Lines – the works of over 30 artists exploring human desire and destiny. Art Bar will be hosted at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art on Friday March 1 from 6pm-10.30pm, with a 6pm-7pm happy hour. Entry is free.
CULT VAULT SCREENING OF LOVE Tom Delonge will be making a special guest appearance at the Cult Vault screening of Love at The Palace Westgarth this March. Blink 182’s beloved front man will be taking care of all the small things, planning to present the special screening just hours after his much anticipated performance at Soundwave. Winner of Toronto After Dark’s best musical score, the powerful music of Delonge’s Angels and Airwaves drives the ďŹ lm as it explores the human need for connectedness and the limitless power of hope. The screening will take place at Palace Westgarth on Friday March 1 from 11.30pm. Tickets are available from the box oďŹƒce and through the Palace website.
TAN DUN MARTIAL ARTS TRILOGY Tan Dun is an award-winning composer. His works have included Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Hero (2002), and The Banquet (2006), the ďŹ rst earning him an Oscar. His latest work will involvedconducting the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this March in the Tan Dun Martial Arts Trilogy. Performed in front of a montage of scenes from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero and The Banquet, Tan Dun will conduct the orchestra in their performance of his scores. The performance will serve as an insight into the genius that is the famous Chinese contemporary composer. Tan Dun Martial Arts Trilogy will be performed at Hamer Hall on Friday March 1 and Saturday March 2.
CHTHONIC SYSTEM Language is a diďŹƒcult thing to learn, yet it intrinsically connects us all. It has many constructs, from the serifs on your ‘t’ to the conception of a silent letter. Therefore, when David Freney-Mills decided to explore language in his collection Chthonic System, it proved to be a very diďŹƒcult thing. Through dripping letters, and watercolours, Freney-Mills put paint to paper to illustrate how repetition can distortlanguage on a visual landscape. Yellows will morph into burnt oranges, while candlestick white will adopt musty hues. This imagery depicts how words can be separate, but still connected. It shows how shape, colour and line can misconstrue meaning, making an ‘r’ turn into an ‘l’. Chthonic System is the type of exhibition that will make you ponder words and the underlying meaning beneath them. Chthonic System will be on display at the Five Walls Projects until Wednesday February 27. Admission is free.
MAGNAM LINEA Melbourne-based painter Katie Young is teaming up with Californian artist Zsandor Burai to present Magnam Linea (Sirens & Heroes) at the Dome Gallery this March. Through a collection of painted and illustrated works that each artist produced individually, Young and Burai will explore the duality of life. Pain and pleasure. Life and death. Evil and good. Villains and heroes. Young’s delicate palette balance Burai’s structured lines and shapes displaying the duality and necessary balance of existence. Both women complement each other in a way that, in itself, seems uncanny. Magnam Linea (Sirens & Heroes) will be on display at the Dome Gallery from Thursday March 14. Admission is free.
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Sly Rat Theatre Company’s ďŹ rst production, The Martyrs, will be bringing enlightenment to Melburnians this March. The brainchild of playwright Andy Harmsen and director Alan Chambers, the pair aim to make the kind of theatre that the two artists like to see. The Martyrs is a black comedy about Australian super churches and their unlikely bedfellow, internet pornography. Not merely social commentary for its own sake, Sly Rat Theatre aims to bring writers back to the theatre to let them observe and dissect the things around them. The Martyrs will be running from Wednesday March 6 until Saturday March 16 at the Revolt Dock Space. Tickets can be purchased through revoltproductions.com/melbourneevents
THE VAULT A monthly salon for the creatively inclined, Loop will once again be hosting The Vault for 2013. The ďŹ rst discussion of the year will focus on the trials and tribulations of the year just past, and the ambitions and aspirations of the one to come. Held on the last Monday of every month, the meetings alternate between guest speakers and discussion topics, with the aim being to gather together creative folks, to network, workshop and generate fresh ideas. First timers and solo travelers are welcome, if you let the organisers know, they’ll make sure you’re introduced to your fellow Vaulters. The Vault will be held at Loop, Meyer’s Place on Monday February 25. Turn up from 6pm for informal chatter, with things kicking o at 6.30pm. Entry is a gold coin donation.
OVO OVO has announced its ďŹ nal Melbourne shows, adding eight new performances before its departure on Sunday March 31. Cirque du Soleil has been delighting audiences with its latest big top production, the critically acclaimed and family friendly OVO. Due to popular demand, the Melbourne season has been extended by one week. Since premiering in 2009, OVO has visited more than 20 cities in Canada, the United States, Mexico and Australia. OVO meaning ‘egg’ is a headlong journey into a colourful and lively entomological ecosystem. The eight new performances will take place between Wednesday March 27 and Sunday March 31. Tickets on sale now through cirquedusoleil.com/ovo
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THE COMIC STRIP CHECKPOINT CHARLIE COMEDY: EUROTRASH Charlie’s been wall-to-wall crowds watching nextlevel comics in Twenny 13, and on it goes. Tonight! Bart Freebairn hosts a genital-tingling lineup including John Campbell, Karl Wooderry, Mike Nayna and more! For just $5. So come ďŹ ll yourself with cheap piss and put your continence to the ultimate test as some damn rad comedians spit funnies into the business end of a loud stick. Check in 8pm tonight at Eurotrash Bar. Get down early for a seat.
LOL COMEDY Well, look who’s got a brand spanking new website! LOL Comedy kicks o another week of funny fellas and laugh out loud lasses, who are ready to take the stage and tickle your funny bone. Visit lolcomedy.com.au to get the most up to date information about who’s on and where. Also, look them up on Twitter at @LOLMelbourne and like them on Facebook. There may also be a special guest or two dropping in as they hone their jokes and get ready for the Melbourne Comedy Festival. See you at LOL Comedy at the Portland Hotel tonight for Lehmo, one of Australia’s most experienced and well travelled comedians.
COMMEDIA DELL PARTE Another special guest headliner takes the stage at Commedia Dell Parte this week preparing for the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy fests. They also have the fantastic Bart Freebairn hosting the night with support from Tegan Higginbotham, Ethan Addie, Steele Saunders, Alex Smith and Hayley Kate Brennan. The room runs on a ‘pay as you like’ basis, so come along and have a great laugh, then pay what you believe the show is worth on the way out. Commedia Dell Parte runs every Thursday 8.30pm, George Lane Bar, St Kilda.
THE MOULIN BEIGE Comedy cabaret every Thursday night featuring stand up, physical comics, variety acts and burlesque. This week see Adelaide Everheart, ventriloquist Sarah Jones, Liz Skitch, Rod Lara and Peachy Dream. All in coolest little bar in Fitzroy. Be there or be a rhombus at The Burlesque Bar, 42 Johnston St, Fitzroy, 8pm.
YARRAVILLE LAUGHS The Yarraville Club in association with James Young and Matthew Hardy are introducing regular live comedy to the New West and are proud to have secured no less than the legendary selfdescribed ‘fat bastard’ of Australian comedy himself, Mick Molloy, to open proceedings in a special one-o pre-Comedy Festival show. Mick Molloy is an Australian comedy treasure. We’ve loved him since he was a part of the brilliant Late Show on ABC TV, and adored his role as half of the most popular comedy show in Australian radio history, Martin & Molloy. He then became a movie star in Crackerjack and now provides the early morning hilarity on Triple M’s Hot Breakfast. Molloy will be supported by Bob Franklin, The Nelson Twins along with MC Matthew Hardy. It’s on at The Yarraville Club on Saturday February 23. Tickets available now from yarravillelaughs.com
CHECKPOINT CHARLIE COMEDY: LUCKY COQ Melbourne’s newest comedy room keeps kicking. Don’t miss out on its return next Tuesday when Melbourne’s best comedians head southside and make it rain at Lucky Coq. Plus The Coq’s famous $4 pizzas. Want more? Free entry. Done. Check in next Tuesday at Lucky Coq. Cnr High St & Chapel St. Kicks o 9pm.
EUREKA REBELLION TRADING Eureka Rebellion Trading is a concept store combining several components to create an artistic space where the alternative community can come together and share their interests. This is a ďŹ rst in the Australian market, with international award winning artists Corey Shoermer and Adrian Monello at the helm. At the launch, be introduced to Corey and Adrian’s artistic grace as well as a performance from award winning ‘Sex Pest’ producer and burlesque dancer Becky Lou. Emily Wheeler – an artist and Miss Burlesque Brisbane 2010 and 2011 – is managing the shop and curating the art from artists such as Rhys Cooper who will join us on the night. A two-seat barbershop with a straight razor treats the young to the old school, as they work with products yet to be seen in Australia such as The Bluebeards Revenge and Fresh Balls. They have a vinyl collection of rare metal and hard rock from around the globe, as well as specialising in the best mainstream and cult horror ďŹ lms. Check out facebook.com/ eurekarebelliontrading for more information.
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WHITE NIGHT MELBOURNE BY AVRILLE BYLOK-COLLARD
Nuit Blanche, translated to White Night in English, is an international festival conceived in Paris in 2002. The festival is built upon the notion of transforming a city into a place where citizens can immerse themselves in local, regional, and international arts and culture for an entire night. Since its genesis in 2002, the festival has extended to over 20 countries, including Montreal and Toronto in Canada, and finally Australia will be joining the international phenomena this year. On Saturday February 23, Melbourne will host the first Australian White Night. “The event is an entity itself,” admitted creative director Andrew Walsh. The event programmer, who has over 20 years experience in the industry, has been to Nuit Blanches in the past, including Toronto and Paris. “Just wandering the streets and looking at the projections on the laneways, and looking at the sort of works that are displayed in the streets themselves, is a thing within itself. I mean, you could just come into the city and wander around Pictures and Posers and [go] down to Loved and Treasured, then to the Light Fantastic, and on towards Wonderland, and not go into a single institution and you’d still have a really big and interesting night.” Hosted from sunset to dawn, White Night Melbourne will see our eclectic city transformed into eight themed precincts — Wonderland, Theatre of Dreams, World Above, Light Fantastic, Loved and Treasured, Pictures and Posers, Outer Limits, and Elizabeth What Were You Thinking? Each precinct is named after the works they display or the area they are located in. “I wanted to give all the precincts a personality,” explained Walsh, elaborating that the Light Fantastic was named after the event From The Deep, dispelling any references to a certain Terry Prachett novel. From The Deep will feature an all-night light display along the Yarra River, including lasers and curving water. White Night Melbourne required meticulous management, and with only six months to program the festival, Walsh has competed a feat. Most organisers are given a year to complete a festival of this scale, but Walsh’s past experiences helped him meet the reduced time limit. Walsh’s experience in event direction has seen him organise the London Millennium Celebrations, and work as an executive producer for the Athens Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies, among many other things. The creative director is also a visual artist and theatrical
director, which only made the job easier for him. “Most things I do are stadium based. [White Night Melbourne] is similar in that most things I do open and close on the same night. It’s different in that it’s over a much bigger geographical area and involves a lot more autonomous artists, [but] it’s been an interesting challenge,” mused Walsh, then added definitely, “It’s been good.” The team, who have been selected to the run the next two years of White Night Melbourne, engaged in three selection processes for the program. It included commissioning their own projects, approaching Arts institutions for submissions, while posting an expression of interest to the broader Arts community. RMIT University responded to this with Animated Laneway, a moving storyboard that will be projected onto an alleyway behind RMIT’s Bookshop. Melbourne Museum programmed their own event, A Night At The Museum, an event where people can wander through the dinosaur exhibition in the dark. “In subsequent years I’d imagine there would be more of the process where people submit works, but there is only so much you can do in a short period of time,” said the director, expressing his submission hopes for future White Nights. “It’ll always be a mixture of the two: an application process like Fringe [Melbourne Fringe Festival], but there will also be curated [or commissioned] works. I think [White Night is] important, ‘cause it’s open to a very wide and diverse audience of submissions. It’s important that the voices of Melbourne artists and their works are heard. I think the intensity of [the festival helps] too; [as] the event grows, it gives a greater platform for those artists to present their work.” Walsh is hoping that this platform will grow and mimic ones similar to that in Toronto and Paris. The two cities, which have hosted Nuit Blanche for 17 years between them, have a large turn out each year. Toronto sees American
citizens travel up and over the border to visit Toronto to experience Nuit Blanche. In fact, the event director enjoyed his experience at Night Blanche Toronto so much that it became a basis for the Australian model. “Toronto is more like Melbourne in terms of its layout; it’s a grid system. It’s a fairly modern city,” explained Walsh, outlining the similarities between the two cities. “It’s had Nuit Blanche for about seven years, so again, it has quite a big following now, both locally and regionally, and from North America. It gets enormous numbers. At midnight, looking down the main streets of Toronto, which [are] ordinarily empty because it’s a very traditional business district, I reckon, just in the main street, there was a quarter of a million people. We won’t see those numbers in one-go in Melbourne, nor do we want them at this stage.”
Despite this inhibition, Walsh is hoping that as the festival finds its footing in future years that White Night Melbourne can become a yearly event that Victorians, and hopefully all Australians, look forward to each year. “They’re amazing,” enthused the White Night director, “being able to wander around the city in the middle of the night and going to art institutions and galleries, and experiencing artwork and music on the streets is just fantastic.” White Night Melbourne will be hosted throughout Melbourne city on Saturday February 23 from 7pm to 7am. More information, including a full program, can be uncovered via whitenightmelbourne.com.au
THE REEF BY DANIEL CRICHTON-ROUSE
The Australian Chamber Orchestra is unlike any other orchestral ensemble you’ve seen or possibly ever will see. For starters, the members stand while performing, and their repertoire spans everything from classical and Baroque, to the unexpected. Alice in Chains, anyone? Over the past decade in particular, artistic director Richard Tognetti and the ACO have been expanding on what audiences traditionally expect from an orchestra – collaborating with names such as Bill Henson and the Sydney Dance Company, and presenting an ongoing surfing series, which began with Musica Surfica, and has continued with The Glide and The Reef. These shows are a fusion of sound and vision, with breathtaking surf footage projected onto a screen behind the musicians, who accompany the visuals with pieces by Beethoven, Ligeti, Rachmaninov, and a band familiar to most surfers – Alice In Chains. The Reef materialised over a two-week residency in coastal Western Australia, with the ACO and friends – including ocean cinematographer Jon Frank and director Mick Sowry – surfing, making music, and shooting film. “What we came up with couldn’t have happened anywhere else but this place, where the desert meets the sea,” says Tognetti, referring to Gnaraloo Station, where they stayed. “The surf, the aridity, the social set-up – it was all integral to the creative process. Losing track of days out on the edge of the desert is something you just can’t do in the city or in the studio.” In addition to practicing pieces from established composers, Tognetti wrote original music in situ along with Iain Grandage, didgeridoo player Mark Atkins, and singer-songwriter Steve Pigram – all of which you’ll hear during The Reef. “Right from the early stages, we wanted a broad brush of musical styles,” Tognetti says. “And we wanted new music. That doesn’t have to be newly written music – it can be music rearranged and played in another place to people who haven’t heard it before. “If we had gone out to this harsh but beautiful landscape just for the water, we would have been ignoring what lies Beat Magazine Page 28
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beneath and beyond. I wanted some quite profoundly unsettling moments that make you feel as though you’re in the desert. I also wanted music that reflected the connection with Indigenous Australians. “The concept is that we build this day in the life of our activities at Ningaloo, from the time-lapse of the sun rising in the east through to the chill of the desert offshore wind in the early morning, then the afternoon sun starting to bake the sand and feeling the arid harshness of the landscape. Once the sun starts setting, you feel the desert cold come in again and the stars come out. And there is no sight like stars out in the desert.” As well as these collaborations, the ACO also breaks away from traditional repertoire with their Underground ensemble, where you’re as likely to hear songs by Radiohead as you are Rameau. Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood (whose Popcorn Superhet Receiver the ACO performed in 2010) spent time writing and performing with the orchestra late last year. “When the Radiohead tour ended in Sydney in November, Jonny had several weeks of intense workshops with the ACO,” Tognetti says. “He had already done a lot of work on the composition, so this was a rare chance for composer and orchestra to bat ideas back and forth, to find out what could and couldn’t be done and to work out ways it could be improved. Jonny said he’d rather make mistakes on paper and edit away rather than work with a skeleton and add to it.” The ACO will perform the world premiere of the Greenwood piece in 2014. The Reef will be performed the Australian Chamber Orchestra at Hamer Hall on Sunday February 24 and Monday February 25. Check out aco.com.au for more information.
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THE LUMINEERS BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
Ho Hey, the lead single from The Lumineers debut LP, grabbed the attention of listeners the world-over last year, selling over two million copies and recently coming in at #43 in triple j’s Hottest 100. The Lumineers’ rise into the limelight wasn’t merely a stroke of overnight chance; drummer Jeremiah Fraites and vocalist/guitarist Wesley Schultz have been developing their brand of folk Americana since 2005. Originally playing in New York, the lineup was completed after relocating to Denver, Colorado in 2010 and enlisting cellist Neyla Pekarek. A Denver native, Pekarek previously hadn’t been an active member of the music scene, but post-college aimlessness impelled her to respond to an advertisement on Craigslist. “I was just looking for anything to keep me busy or to get me out of my parents’ house. They had placed an ad for a cellist for a folk band and I had never really been in a band before and I had never really thought that I would be in a band. I answered it, so it was quite a nice surprise,” says Pekarek. The band’s fortunes were bolstered when they were picked up by management team Onto Entertainment in 2011. Pekarek explains that their managers’ beneficence allowed them to move beyond their cramped home studio, which let the recording of their self-titled album properly flourish. “We had these demos that we’d recorded in Jer’s mum’s attic. A collection of about 14 or 15 songs, and most of them ended up going on the actual record. We’d just finished the second half of those and we met management and they said ‘These are great, for demos. Don’t release them, we’re going to get you into a bona fide studio and do this the right way.’” The expanded studio parameters efficaciously captured The Lumineers’ three-way synergy and the immediacy of their live show. However, even though the resources available to them were expanded, it was still a tight turnover in the studio. Thankfully the trio’s DIY origins prepared them for swift album production. “Everything was thought about before it happened, every tambourine hit or shout or stomp or whatever, they were all really carefully thought over. We’d worked out all these songs in the best forms, so basically we recorded all of the tracks in about ten days and mixed them in four days. Fourteen total days to make a record is not something that I would probably want to do again but I think that it turned out all right.” Ho Hey’s infiltration of the global consciousness sent the band on a massive 2012 touring schedule, supporting Old Crow Medicine Show and Dave Matthews Band before going on to sell out their own shows in multiple continents. Playing large noisy venues could potentially blunt the interactive intimacy central to their aesthetic but Pekarek proudly believes it’s been maintained. “We just did a tour with the Dave Matthews Band at the end of September and we were playing in big arena sized places and I don’t think that we played any differently than what we used to for a 150 person room or a 1,000 capacity room. I don’t think we have to pull out a tonne of gimmicks for bigger rooms,” she says. Being thrust an extensive touring itinerary has shaken up their individual lives and they’re still adjusting to the peculiar living conditions. Pekarek speaks of some helpful habits she tries to uphold in order to be comfortable on the road.
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“YOU NEED YOUR COMFORT SOMETIMES. ALL OF US ARE LEARNING HOW TO LIVE THIS LIFESTYLE.” “I’ve really realised I am a creature of having some sort of consistency. I cling to things that can be a little bit regular even if we’re not in the same place every day. I try to do a lot of yoga when I can. I write a lot of letters so I bring lots of stationary and stamps and things. Things that you don’t really need to be packing in your bag, but you need your comfort sometimes. All of us are learning how to live this lifestyle.” Pekarek reveals that the massive success of Dave Matthews Band furnishes them with luxuries others can only distantly aspire towards. “He’s sort of written the book on how to tour. He’s an animal, he tours all the time. I think some of the things are unrealistic for a band of our size. For example, each band member has their own bus and they have the option each night if they want to fly to the next gig or they want to ride on their bus to the next gig. I think the idea behind it though is that you have as much space from your bandmates and individual alone time as possible. Not all of us are going to have our own bus, I’m sure, but it is important to take that time for yourself; to really try to have as much alone time as possible.” Nevertheless, Pekarek speaks affectionately about her bandmates and she isn’t bothered to be in a rather binding multi-levelled relationship with them. “It’s an interesting relationship too because they’re your roommates and your bandmates and you’re tied financially. It’s not just a musical relationship. I don’t know how we found people that we get along with so well but all three of us - and we have two touring members - all five of us really get along well. I feel very lucky about that because we spend a lot of time together!” THE LUMINEERS play The Corner on Friday March 29 (sold-out) and Byron Bay Bluesfest taking place from Thursday March 28 to Monday April 1. The Lumineers is out now via Rogue Records/Inertia.
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ONTOUR DAVID MORALES [USA] Friday February 22, Red Bennies DIXON [GER], HUXLEY [UK] Friday February 22, Prince Bandroom
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BOK BOK [UK], L-VIS 1990 [UK] Saturday February 23, Revolver MIGUEL MIGS [USA] Saturday February 23, New Guernica SOUL II SOUL [USA] Thursday February 28, Trak Lounge LINKWOOD [UK] Friday March 1, Mercat Basement MANO LE TOUGH [GER] Friday March 1, Revolver Upstairs GOLD PANDA [UK] Saturday March 2, The Liberty Social AGORIA [FRA] Saturday March 2, Brown Alley MOODYMANN [USA] Friday March 8, Prince Bandroom
Sunset Sessions: Indecent Noise & Arctic Moon
Sunset Promotions are continuing to push the trance sphere in 2013 by introducing a new concept to its already impressive bow: Sunset Sessions. Sessions will be limited to 300 people to allow for an intimate setting that will allow trance aficionados to experience a different kind of musical journey. The very first Sunset Sessions will see the two biggest rising stars in trance today, Indecent Noise & Arctic Moon both whom have recently been given the honour of playing at the upcoming ASOT 600 show. Arctic Moon having had releases on Armada Music and Aly & Fila’s Future Sound of Egypt Recordings has gained incredible hype receiving remix requests from trance royalty including that of Armin Van Buuren. Indecent Noise hails from Poland, his sound completely rapt in energetic and euphoric melodies that deliver an impact that is simply incomparable. Sunset Sessions begins Friday March 1 at Jett Black with support from Ahmet Atasever, DJ Joey, Majera, Huddy and more.
FANTASTIC MR FOX [UK] Saturday March 9, The Liberty Social GOLDEN PLAINS: MOODYMANN [USA], JULIO BASHMORE [UK] + MORE Saturday March 9 - Monday March 11, Meredith
Prosumer: Easter Bunny Dancing
After last year’s sold out show, Prosumer is returning to our shores for another instalment of Animals Dancing. One of Berlin’s most admired house and disco aficionados, Prosumer will be armed with his renowned mix of early ‘90s deep house as well as his solo and collaborative productions. Prosumer has earned his title as a house heavyweight as a one-time resident of Berlin’s infamous Panorama Bar as well as his releases on Ostgut Ton, Playhouse, Running Back and an endless list of remixes for the likes of Mount Kimbie and Mock & Toof. Prosumer is playing at the Mercat on Thursday March 28 with support from Tornado Wallace, Andee Frost and Otologic. Tickets on sale from Moshtix.
Gramatik: Slovenian Assault
The legendary Gramatik is heading to Australia for the first time. Gramatik started making his first beats on an early PC by the time he was 13, and soon the kid from Portoroz, Slovenia figured out how to harvest the power of free file sharing to build a following throughout the US and Europe. Tracks spread, hype grew, tours followed, and before long his digital persona forged the initial inroads into the US market, landing him both a label and an agency. Most recently he shot to internet fame with his remix of Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven as well as performing at festivals across the US and alongside Pretty Lights at a sold out show at Red Rocks. Catch Gramatik at Brown Alley on Friday March 15.
It sounds like: Underground hip hop bangers. DJs/live acts playing: DJs, spoken word artists, emcees, vocalists and dancers. Three records that’ll rock the floor: De La Soul Me, Myself And I, A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime, Ab Soul - House Party 5 And one that you’d rather die than play: Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe Sell it to us: A great spot to kick back on a Tuesday night that pays homage to the real elements of hip hop culture. We’ve got dope tunes, cheap drinks, weekly guest performers and a rotating line-up of DJs to keep the tunes fresh and the vibe right. Plus it’s free entry, what more could you want? The bit we’ll remember in the AM: Not much after all the $10 jugs you consumed. Crowd specs: Tasteful new age dodgers. Wallet damage: Free entry, cheap drinks, you do the math. Where: Lounge Bar, CBD. When: Every Tuesday night, 10pm - 3am.
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FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE PRODIGY [UK], DIZZEE RASCAL [UK], BOYS NOIZE [GER] + MORE Sunday March 10, Flemington Racecourse GREG WILSON [UK] Sunday March 10, New Guernica ELI VERVEINE [SWI] Friday March 15, La Di Da Basement GRAMATIK [SLO] Friday March 15, Brown Alley JULIO BASHMORE [UK] Friday March 15, Brown Alley XXYYXX [USA] Friday March 22, The Liberty Social ACTRESS [UK] Friday March 22, Brown Alley DANIEL BORTZ [GER] Sunday March 24, Revolver Upstairs NETSKY [UK] Sunday March 24, RMH The Venue
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Changing Days: Mano Le Tough
Over the past few years, Niall Mannion, better known as Mano Le Tough, has cemented his name in a way that has impressed titans of the international dance music scene. The entire Innervisions crew including Kristian Beyer of Âme and Dixon have commended Mano Le Tough’s work, Beyer going as far as saying, “Thanks to Mano Le Tough, I have no fears for the future of house”. With his warm and melodic driving beats, Mano has not disappointed since he first burst onto the scene with an EP on Prins Thomas’s Internasjonal label. From there he went on to release EPs on Tensnake’s Mirau imprint, Dirt Crew recordings and Ben Watt’s Buzzin Fly. Mano Le Tough has released his first LP Changing Days on Permanent Vacation and with it he has created his own distinct sound that should appeal to ravers and more pop trained ears alike. Head down to Revolver on Friday March 1 to see what all the hype is about.
PROSUMER [GER] Thursday March 28, Mercat Basement THE DEMIGODZ [USA] Friday March 29, Prince Bandroom PACHANGA BOYS [GER] Saturday March 30, The Bottom End SILENT SERVANT [USA] Saturday March 30, Mercat Basement GRANDMASTER FLASH [USA] Sunday March 31, The Espy MOVEMENT: NAS [USA], 2 CHAINZ [USA] + MORE Saturday April 27, Sidney Myer Music Bowl ATARI TEENAGE RIOT [USA] Friday May 17, Billboard
DXM: Digital Dream
DXM’s Digital Dream is set to be a night tailor-made for psytrance enthusiasts. E-Clip is a psy progressive oriented project created by Marko Radovanovic whose roots in psytrance are deep. Beginning work on his progressive project E-Clip in 2009, within five months he had arranged ten more tracks to be released on major trance labels. In January 2010, Marko has joined the Iono Music family. Ghost Rider is the second project from Vlad Krivoshein from Israel, following his Magneto project, which got released with Fractal records. His sound is described as deep, atmospheric and often rather experimental with the emphasis on a danceable foundation and a psychedelic evolving track structure. Aerodromme has emerged as one of the most promising names in the progressive techno circuit. Catch what is set to be a seminal evening on Friday February 22 at the Royal Melbourne Hotel with local support from DXM vs Pakman, Farebi Jalebi, Tarun Tech-Aid and more.
Actress, aka Darren J. Cunningham, has in the last five years of running the Werk Discs label set himself apart, having played a pivotal part in releasing and bringing the world’s attention to widely talked about artists of the emerging bass generation, namely Disrupt, Zomby, Lukid and Starkey. As a producer he is responsible for the exceptional Hazyville LP of which he received a Mercury Award nomination for and has remixed for Various Productin, written for techno imprint Soma Records and most recently confirmed an album to be released on Honest Jons, founded by Damon Albarn. Actress’s dubstep aesthetics mingle with rave breaks and micro-house attitude to conjure up a gleefully indefinable musical journey that is sure to take fans breath away. Catch Actress at Brown Alley on Friday March 22 with support from Kane Ikin, A13, Matt Radovich and Fugitive. Tickets are on sale from Dash Tickets.
Agoria: Livin’ The Good Life
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Agoria first got hooked to electronic music through listening to Kevin Saunderson’s classic Good Life on the local radio as a twelve-year-old kid in 1988. From this moment he spent a lot of his time washing his neighbours’ cars to earn enough money for his 12”. Fast-forward and Agoria now is an essential contributor to the electronic music scene with Resident Advisor naming his contribution to the At The Controls series from 2007 as one of the best mixCDs of the past decade. Apart from his own work as a DJ and producer, Sébastien Devaud has also helped to establish Nuits Sonores, an ambitious electronic and indie event that takes place all over the city of Lyon every Spring and has, over the last ten years, become one of the best European festivals. Catch Agoria at Brown Alley on Saturday March 2.
In the professional DJ world, very few have been around as long or been as influential as UK DJ Greg Wilson. Playing a vital role in pioneering the ‘beat mixing’ movement in the UK, responsible for teaching Fatboy Slim how to scratch, and his knowledge and appreciation of music and how it connects with people are some of what make Wilson a living legend. Thirty years is quite a feat and after all those years Greg Wilson is undoubtedly one of the most important figures to come out of the UK dance scene. An interesting man and one that dance music enthusiasts have a lot to thank for, it’d be wise to catch him on his Australian tour. It’s all happening on Sunday March 10 at New Guernica.
DJ Profile: DJ Flagrant
Where’s the strangest place you’ve woken up? A random flight attendant’s apartment somewhere in New York. No idea where I was when I woke up. Told her I was popping out to grab an ice tea and then disappeared like a thief in the night! Describe yourself using the title of a song. Whatta Man What was the weirdest thing you believed as a child? That you could just chillax on clouds. The most awkward moment you’ve had as a DJ? I blew the sound system at my first gig. Not a good look. The owner of the speakers took all my equipment until I paid him back for the damage. What would be the worst dance track in the world to be tortured with on repeat? That I’m Blue song or whatever it’s called. What’s the most played record in your bag? Signed, Sealed, Delivered. What question would you like to ask an omniscient, all-knowing being before you die? Where do glamorous women reside or work when they’re not out and about showing off? You never see them at a BBQ, birthday dinner, shopping for groceries or doing normal stuff, it’s like they go back to some kind of hidden beauty spa to rejuvenate before going back out again. If you hadn’t made it as a DJ, what job would you choose to work in instead? Some kind of community work for sure. No question. When and where is your next gig? Sound Lounge Nuit Blanche at the Hamer Hall Foyer next Saturday February 23.
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“It’s constantly surprising! That’s the thrill of what we do – there is no real expectation beyond the hope that the music is great.”
FUTURE FAVOURITE: INZANE IN THE MEMBRANE BBC Radio 1 Drive presenter and DJ Zane Lowe is on his way back to Australia for Future Music Festival for the third year running. “People are probably thinking, ‘Oh my god not again! I hated you the first year, what are you doing back for the third year?!’” he tells 100% with a laugh on the line from his North London home. Recent cold weather in England means that Lowe is excited about his return to the warm Australian weather. “I’m in a nice part of London but it’s cold and dark in the mornings right now. London is emerging out of a very dark corner,” he says of their recent bout of snow. “When you get past that whole, ‘It’s a winter wonderland!’ it’s pretty bad. “It has been great for the last couple years coming out to Australia and playing records. Kind of getting to know what moves people out there and the really open minded crowd that comes to Future Music Festival. Hopefully there will be some awareness about what I do and people in the crowd who will be up for it and want to jump around. Even if they just want to get there early for The Prodigy then I’ll try to make that wait exciting for them.” Lowe has the kind of infectious energy and enthusiasm for his work in music that is immediately obvious. The 39-year-old New Zealander grew up with a love of music and it has translated into a prime time drive show on BBC Radio 1 plus a thriving DJ career. Being a radio host with the responsibility to present new music is the perfect place for him. “It’s constantly surprising! That’s the thrill of what we do – there is no real expectation beyond the hope that the music is great. You know what’s really cool about it? I can play a record two hours ago and everyone is sharing this in real time. The distance between being a facilitator, or a conduit, for music and being a fan, and being someone
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who listens to it like everybody else, is a lot shorter. You no longer have to wait forever for it to get to you.” So why is Lowe back here for the third year in a row? “To be honest, it was The Prodigy that swung it for me. I always want to come back and I love the festival. I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t concerned about whether there is an impact about doing it three years running. “I sort of felt it was okay because the first year I played I was just such an unknown – no one knew who I was. I was playing before Pendulum in Australia – tough gig, you know. As much as I’m friends with those guys, anyone who has any sense of logic will say that there are going to be a lot of people who just want you to get off stage and make way for those guys!” Last year Lowe had a breakthrough at Future. “I didn’t play the festival style stuff and played a fairly bass heavy set. It felt like I could come over for the festival for another year to drive the point home. I did some really good work last year but I wasn’t sure how it would pan out.” The Prodigy provided the answer when they asked him to be part of their Warrior’s Dance stage. “You just don’t say no to them. I never have and I never will, I don’t think.” The Prodigy’s Warrior Dance arena is part of the introduction of artist-themed and curated stages at Future Music Festival. It’s an evolution that Lowe sees in a positive light – even if it confused him at first. “I think festivals are going through an interesting time,” he reflects. “For example, last year Coachella decided to do it across two weekends with identical bills. I think a lot of people took notice of that. It was a very simple shift but people realised that it doesn’t have to be a typical three-day weekend. I think if you can just make a simple shift in the way it’s perceived then all of a sudden it’s fresh again. I COVER STORY
think Future have done that their way. “I mean, I was as confused as anyone because I was looking at the bill and the Stone Roses are playing. That’s huge! Then they were like, ‘You’re on The Prodigy stage,’ and I was like, ‘I don’t understand.’ So I spoke to them about it and they gave me more clarity that it doesn’t really work based around one headliner. It’s kind of, ‘These are the headliners and we’re doing our own stage.’ That’s cool and I have been lucky enough to play with The Prodigy from Brixton, to Milton Keynes, to Belgrade and I’ll never say no to them.” As a fan of The Prodigy it has been a great experience for Lowe to join his heroes on stage. “The Prodigy kind of exist in their own universe, you know. They bypass anything like trends. That’s why their last album was so incredible for them and their fans. They used all the sounds they made famous and updated them but it didn’t sound like anything out there. Their music is timeless, not timely, and that’s why they continue to be such a draw. “Combine that with the fact they are the most ferocious live dance act ever. I mean, there are others who are better at different things. To me, The Chemical Brothers are the best at what they do, Underworld are the best at what they do, Skrillex is the best at what he does right now. To me, though, no one goes to war like The Prodigy on stage.” In fact, getting out of the DJ studio and onto the road was a bit of an accident. “The DJing thing started out as a fun thing and then it started getting busy. Then I was like, ‘What is it? It’s fun but what is it?’” he says with a laugh. “This was before dance music was back in the public domain in such a big way. We had this summer in Ibiza where it started to make sense. My
tastes and how I want to present them within the context of dance music started to make more sense too. People seem to be having a more diverse experience – you don’t have to lock it into four-on-the-floor. You can get away with playing everything if you do it your own way.” That revelation led to more DJ bookings and it now requires balancing with his main job at the BBC. “That’s when I started getting really busy and getting booked. You know, it’s a good problem and it has posed itself. You have to deal with it sensitively and you have to make sure you prioritise. “I’m not going to lie to you – I’m not a full time DJ slash electronic music producer who is looking for Beatport charts in his life. I’m a full time employee of the BBC, working for Radio 1 which is my single number one priority in the creative domain of broadcasting. Then I have to balance from that starting point into how we get out and how we play. “For instance, I can’t do Ultra this year but I can do Coachella. It’s about what works at Radio 1 – keeping everyone there happy and realising that I’m dedicated to that experience. Then, most importantly, making sure that I’m there in my family’s life. Then we look at the diary and we see what an appropriate amount of time is for DJing.” Juggling a busy schedule isn’t a problem for Lowe though because he gets so much energy from his work. “It’s a really good problem to have and I love what I do man!” Simon Hampson Zane Lowe [UK] plays Future Music Festival at Flemington Racecourse on Sunday March 10 alongside The Prodigy [UK], Bloc Party [UK], PSY [KOR] and many more.
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Start your weekend on a good note with Panorama Fridays at Lucky Coq. DJs Matt Rad, Mr George, Tom Meagher and Phato A Mano transform the upstairs area into one hell of a house party with Hip Hop, Funk, R&B, Disco and House. Meanwhile, downstairs gives you a secluded wind down atmosphere with cult films as background visuals and quality cocktails to sip on. Let the new coqtail list wash away a crappy week! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
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Rocking Wednesdays at Lucky Coq are rotating DJs Lady Noir, Agent 86, Kiti, Mr Thom, Joybot and guests giving you nothing but the best new wave, punk, brit pop, bong rap and hair metal. Coq Roq takes place every Wednesday from 8pm with free pool downstairs from 9pm as well as drink specials. Roq out! Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
Get Lit every Friday night with Mugen & D’fro slicin’ n dicin’ over jiggy beats and underground anthems. Bounce to the ounce, and get yer “drank” on! And kids remember one thang, in the wise words of Lady: this pussy be yankin! YOLO. Free entry. From 10pm. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
MIDNIGHT SOUL ENSEMBLE Whether it’s a DJ on the one’s and two’s side by side with a drummer hitting the skins while jammin’ away into the night, or soul singers gracing our humble stage performing Erykah Badu tribute songs over wonky future beats, or hip hop DJs cuttin’ up Serato records, we got the midweek party. You know you wanna. Free entry. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
SOUL ARMY With more flavour than a chocolate pizza, the Wednesday Soul Army throws down raw, uncut funk next to smooth soul grooves and rare blue jams. Bring that special lady because when the boys lay down the love it could be the difference between ‘we’re just friends’ to ‘let’s get it on’. PBS stalwarts Vince Peach and Miss Goldie accompany Prequel and Black Diamond Kicks weekly. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
LAUNDRY WEDNESDAYS Deep, dark, minimal dubstep and drum and bass. Laundry Bar, 50 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
THURSDAY21ST BIMBO THURSDAYS Tigerfunk brings with him his full band of travelling gypsies, hipsters and middle class executives, all of whom are prepared to deliver the most excitement you can have this side of the weekend. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
FREE RANGE FUNK Funk up your Thursday nights with Free Range Funk at the Windsor favourite Lucky Coq. Grab a couch early and enjoy one (or more) of their famous $4 pizzas from 7-11pm. Meanwhile DJs Who, Agent 86, Lewis CanCut and special guests tempt you into the night with their eclectic bag of treats. Setting the mood early is delightful jazz, deep soul, and funk. Later it’s fruity disco, choice house, and hipster dance drops. Free entry every Thursday. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
FUN HOUSE Celebrate Thursday night at Co. with club classics and dance floor anthems. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
SLOW HOUSE THURSDAYS Slow House Thursdays is just what Brunswick has been missing. Get down to the latest Thursday spot at Noise Bar, find a space with your bros and get into the as DJs Same O, David Bass and James Hurt spin bass laced tunes ‘til the early hours of the morning. Noise Bar, 291 Albert Street, Brunswick
CQ FRIDAYS The weekend starts here! Get on down for after work drinks from 5pm with DJs Marcus Knight, Mark Pellegrini, Nick Van Wilder & DJ Anferny getting your weekend started right. 5pm til 3am. CQ, 113 Queen St, Melbourne
DJ SPINNA With his rare combination of pristine house tempo mixing and hip hop rooted turntabalism, DJ Spinna has rocked crowds from Iceland to Dubai, South Africa to Japan, and is heading to the Espy Gershwin Room at the end of this month. DJ Spinna is a creative talent who transcends genres and limitations. An extraordinary DJj, producer, remixer, and music historian, DJ Spinna was a cornerstone of hip hop’s late ‘90s indie uprise; everyone from Mos Def, Talib Kweli to Pharaohe Monch boasted Spinna beats to prove their worth to the scene. The Espy, 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda
RETRO SEXUAL FRIDAY DJ Grandmaster Vicious spins Fitzroy’s finest mix of ‘80s and ‘90s pop, rock, new wave, hip hop, disco classics and cheese to please plus dance floor anthems from then to now. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
SATURDAY23RD BLACK LABEL For lovers of deep clandestine beats. Black Label is a night designed for a stylish yet edgy collective who just want to dance. Resident DJs include Syme Tollens, SmuDJ, Herc Kass and guest TV Weird presenting minimal and chunky tech house beats. Dress all stylish, no street or elegantly twisted. ABODE, 374 St Kilda Rd (cnr Martin St), St Kilda
EDEN SATURDAYS Smashing it every week at Melbourne’s hottest looking venue! Top 40 dance, house and R&B 9-3am, then electro from 3am - 5am. DJ Ontime, DJ Ryza, Scotty Erdos and Azza M. $15/$20, free entry after 4am. Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne
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FIRST FLOOR FRIDAYS A journey of international music from all over the world; past, present and future rhythms incorporating afro, soul, funk, world and deep house elements! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
FORBIDDEN Forbidden’s venue is going to wow all those that attend through its state of the art sound and lighting system, an amazing balcony overlooking Russell and Bourke Streets and is located in the heart of the city. Forbidden will feature some of the hottest DJs in Melbourne including Anyo, Rufio, Stefan C, Alex Da Kid, Galo, Timmy Edgell and Azza-M. Forbidden is the hottest place to be on a Friday night – the location has just changed. Free entry applies to everyone between 8pm – 9pm and happy hour will run for 3 hours! Eden, 163 Russell St, Melbourne
FREEDOM PASS Friday’s at Freedom with 2 premier clubs, 5 huge rooms, 10+ local and international DJs blending their unique sets across countless styles of tunes – vocal house, smooth R&B, electro and commercial top 40. Throw in a few sexy podium dancers, a world-class lights show and drink specials, the Freedom Pass is your personal ticket to a night you won’t soon forget! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
FRIDAY NIGHT LOFT PARTY Kitty Schmidt couldn’t find quality dance music in Fitzroy so she’s decided to open up her bedroom doors. Living above Melbourne’s stalwart lesbian/gay Libation Bar, she’s now throwing a monthly party in her boudoir. Come into her renovated upstairs loft, cocktail bar, dance floor and smoking terrace. With quirky house, deep disco and erotic electronica being spun by Marvin Roland, Mr. Pyz and Kitty Schmidt DJs. Libation, 302 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Dazzling disco lights? Check. Big dance floor? Check. Stage to dance on? Check. Music all night long? Check. We got Melbourne’s finest purveyors of music. You’ll get funk, boogie, disco, house, Latin, afro, techno and much more. Lounge-Club happens every weekend from 10PM and it’s free entry. Lounge, 243 Swanston Street, Melbourne
FIRST FLOOR SATURDAYS It’s house, electro, dub, anthems, disco and funk with guest DJs Genetix, B-Two and Oohee rocking til the break of day. Doors open 10pm with $5 basics til midnight! First Floor, 393 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
HOT STEP Google Hot Step and you’ll get a bunch of Vietnamese game reviews and Balkanese dances on YouTube. But that’s nothing like what you can expect to find within the confines of Bimbo on a Saturday night. Developing thick and heavy but altogether groovy, enjoy an eclectic mix of fairy floss funk, doom disco and monk movement minimal every week. Free. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
POISON APPLE Poison Apple is one of the city’s longest running Saturday night brands, with numerous tours, events, festival endeavor and thriving artists to their name, and they’ve now got a new venue - the renowned Prince Bandroom. Anticipating more than 1000 patrons of a Saturday evening, the Poison Apple team are hoping to provide St.Kilda bound Saturdayers with a fresh home for music and mischief. Check out Poison Apple Saturdays on Facebook for more information. Prince Bandroom, 29 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
SATURDAYS AT ONE TWENTY BAR DJ CKass will take you on a musical journey to the retro sounds of the ‘70s and ‘80s, followed by Top 40. One Twenty Bar, 120 Johnston St, Fitzroy
SOUND EMPIRE Co. At Crown’s Saturday night party Sound Empire this week features mega sounds from resident DJs Tate Strauss, Miss Sarah, Nova, Johnny M, Matty G, Dean T, Joe Sofo, Marcus Knight, Dinesh, Chris Ostrom, B-Boogie and Sarah Roberts. Co., Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
STAR SATURDAYS Star Saturdays - smashing it every Saturday! Phil Ross, Scotty Erdos, DJ Ontime, LC, Nick James, Dane Gains, Ryan Hamill, Deja, Phil Isa, Nixon, Azza M, Scotty Nix, DJ Ryza, C Dubb, Alex-J, G-Funk, Dylisco, Achos, Az, Shaggz and guests. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
TEMPERANCE SATURDAYS DJ Marcus Knight & DJ Xander James drop sexy house, dance and drum and bass all night from 8pm. Free entry. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra
TEXTILE Saturdays at Lucky Coq tick all the boxes so start your night early and stay til close! Famous $4 pizzas from 7-9pm (that’s dinner sorted) then from 9pm spread over two levels with DJs playing hip hop, funk, disco, house and electro. Rotating guests on both levels keep the tunes fresh. Free entry. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
WEEKEND The brain child of the creative kids at 360 Agency and Seven Nightclub. The Weekend is here to put a smile on your dial every Saturday night. We want you to join the family. Dancing from 10pm weekly. Seven, 52 Albert Rd, South Melbourne
SUNDAY24TH SOUTH SIDE HUSTLE The perfect Sunday soundtrack with DJs Askew, Peter Baker, Booshank, Paz, Miss Butt, Junji, Disco Harry and guests. They will be laying down disco, afro beat and deep house til 3am. For lovers of good music - South Side Hustle. Lucky Coq, 179 Chapel St, Windsor
STAR BAR SUNDAYS The original and still the best Sunday in Melbourne. Star Bar, 160 Clarendon St, South Melbourne
SUNDAE SHAKE Our Signature serve. Each and every Sunday we play host to a self professed vinyl junkie caught between the golden years and boogie wonderland. A mouthful? Perhaps. Phato Amano perfectly sets the mood for an audio-adventure that redefines the dance floor weekly. Our Sunday aficionados Agent 86 and Tigerfunk stir up a full cream shake to the flavour of your liking. Forget everything you thought you knew about losing yourself to the grooves. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
MONDAY25TH IBIMBO Have you always wanted to be a DJ but been cruelly cursed with tone deafness and a general inability to version excursion? Well Bimbo Deluxe saves the day once again.. All you need is an iPhone and you’re set. Just download the free ‘remote’ application from the app store, log into the Bimbo DJ wireless network and you choose which song plays next. Bimbo Deluxe, 376 Brunswick St (Cnr Rose St), Fitzroy
MADEON FUTURE: MUSIC PRODIGY Cracking the UK Top 40 and touring with Lady Gaga is a big deal for any artist, let alone someone who is 18-years-old. You wouldn’t think so though, after speaking with the man in question, Hugo ‘Madeon’ Leclercq. In the midst of his Gaga road trip, the baby-faced native of Nantes, France revealed himself to be a career-driven force ready for what lies ahead. Having already played to thousands at Coachella and the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, he is no stranger to large crowds, however, the level of production on his current trek is on some next level shit. “The production and overall scale of every single show has been gigantic. It’s been a lot of fun and surprising for me.” Performing for throngs of “monsters” not educated in EDM has clearly been an eye opener for the increasingly savvy Leclercq. “I’ve played every night in arenas to a non-electronic crowd and it’s actually very different but very satisfying. People are paying attention to what you do and reacting to everything.” Appearing before such a cross-section of people in various cities has afforded the DJ-producer new avenues of exposure. “I know a lot of the people don’t know who I am, so I need to show them what I’m all about, not compromise and convince them. It’s very thrilling to walk out and think I’ve convinced a person or two.” Continuing his worldwide journey, Leclercq will be making his return to Australian shores, following a set at Stereosonic back in 2011, performing at Future Music Festival next month. “I’m excited to be back with the experience I’ve gained, plus it’s for Future Music.” After spending some time in Canada recently, his enthusiasm for getting over to a warm climate is another motivating factor. “I miss the summer, so thanks for being be-
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hind, guys,” he says with a chuckle. “I want sun and people sweating in the heat in the middle of the day.” Rapidly becoming a music festival veteran, he clearly misses the large scale outdoor setting. “I do love playing all the festivals and I’ve missed it a bit over the past couple of months. I’ve got a great set time for Future Music as well, playing on the main stage.” With wisdom beyond his years, Leclercq has made the decision to avoid pandering during his sets, relying on his intuition and skills as a DJ. “I made a point when I started to tour that I really wanted to be able play anything, playing a set that is very much mine and playing songs that I actually love.” As a DJ with long-term ambitions, he doesn’t see the benefit in playing a set purely for the adulation and instant recognition. “The easy thing would be to pander and play a very commercial set and get a reaction. But then those fans get to your real shows and they can’t connect. I want to get fans and people who are interested and know what I’m about. [On the Lady Gaga tour] I’ve been playing a pretty similar set to what I would at a festival, trying to include a couple of recognisable moments, so the audience can follow.” A typical set may include his energy-packed remix of Blur’s Song 2, getting the crowd to join in on the “woo hoo”, before he drops into a lesser known groove. “It’s very cool to be able to do both and I try to balance it in a way that keeps it exciting,” he says proudly. “I do 40 minute sets, so I have enough time to structure something that is snappy and efficient.” While he aims to educate his audiences, Leclercq understands the importance of a concise set. “Many people of my generation have a shorter attention span so I’d rather make it tight than play a boring, self-indulgent set.” His fu-
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way you can stand behind it and support it.” This approach is now following the enterprising Leclercq into his next career endeavour. “I sort of gave up music and have started painting now,” he jokes. Expanding on his production skills, he is actually prepping his debut studio album. “It’s the next step for me, I want to expand my sound and show all the things I can do.” As opposed to feeling pressure, he believes it’s the natural progression for his career. “The album used to be necessary and an obvious step but nowadays it’s really not. It’s sort of a proper creative decision to sit down and work on an album and that’s what I want to do. I feel like the music I make is appropriate for the format, which is why I found it attractive. The plans are coming together but I can’t quite announce anything yet.” Andrew ‘Hazard’ Hickey Madeon [UK] plays Future Music Festival at Flemington Racecourse on Sunday March 10 alongside The Prodigy [UK], Dizzee Rascal [UK], Psy [KOR] and more.
THE HERBALISER HIP HOP: DIMENSION AND DEPTH Over the past two decades, The Herbaliser have established themselves as one of Britain’s most beloved electronic acts, their records drawing on a deeplyingrained affection for both jazz and hip hop. Producer Ollie Teeba, who forms one half of the group alongside Jake Wherry, has been a hip hop lover almost all his life … do not, however, get him started on current trends in the mainstream. “Americans created house music, but it’s only over the past five years that they’ve embraced it full-on. They’ve even renamed it!” he says with a cackle. “They’ve called it EDM, like it’s something new!” The house music sound has bled across into hip hop, though Teeba despairs for the state of the genre. “We grew up on the hip hop of the ‘80s and ‘90s, which was rich and diverse in terms of the palette of sounds,” he continues. “Today’s hip hop, at least the mainstream, is dull as dishwater. It’s all got the same drum sound – there’s a Roland 808 sound on every single track, and it’s boring as hell.” Now he’s on a roll, it’s hard to slow him down. “It seems to be the industry idea that if you just put a rap on anything, no matter what, that makes it a hip hop record,” he says. “You can’t put a rapper on a Justin Bieber track and make it hip hop – it’s not the case. That’s just a crossover that someone in a suit dreamed up. If you pick up a rap album, you’ll always see tracks featuring other rappers, collaborations and cross-pollinations, but now pop albums are like that too – every song has a feature credit. I think there was a rap song featuring John Mayer. I mean, he’s fine and everything, but what does he have to do with hip hop music, and why would you want him anywhere near a hip hop record? It’s just the industry going, ‘If we put him on this, we can sell this song to his fans, and maybe get some hip hop fans into John Mayer’. It’s a really transparently calculated effort to cross acts over and sell more records. It doesn’t make for good music at all.” While he despairs for the mainstream – Nicki Minaj is another target of some choice words – Teeba is not yet ready to concede his beloved hip hop to the pop charts. “The underground, certainly in this country, [England] is starting to regenerate itself,” he continues. “It went through a period of non-development, but I think that it’s back now.” It’s difficult, in the present climate, for independent artists to make money from their work, but rather than holding people back, Teeba insists that this has led to a newfound sense of creativity. “There’s less expectation,” he says. “When you’re working on that independent level, you don’t have MCs walking in with this idea that they have a dollar value. Because no one’s making money, people will work on a project if they’re
into it. That’s when you’re going to get the best results – you’ll get a great collaboration with someone who’s inspired by your music, rather than someone who was paid to be there.”
“You can’t put a rapper on a Justin Bieber track and make it hip hop – it’s not the case. That’s just a crossover that someone in a suit dreamed up.” The chaps from The Herbaliser are all set to return to Australia for a DJ tour, and I ask Teeba what we can expect – where exactly their heads are, and what new tunes have been getting their attention. After his rant against the mainstream, he seems quite keen to reassure me that he and Wherry aren’t old fogeys. “We hear new sounds all the time!” he says with a laugh. “We hear the dubsteps and the drums and basses and all the new-fangled dance music styles!” It’s safe to say that you won’t be hearing any Nicki or Justin, although not all contemporary music is out. “I loved Otis by Kanye West and Jay-Z,” Teeba says. “It was so great to hear proper hip hop in the charts. I mean, don’t get me wrong,” he continues, “we take influences from new music, but our primary interests are the same as always. We love soul, funk, jazz and hip hop. That’s very much what you’ll hear in a Herbaliser set.” Teeba insists that being a DJ is his true passion. “I was a DJ before I ever made music,” he says. “I learned about arrangements, and about the kind of records I wanted to make, via DJing. The DJ’s job is to expose you to music
that you may not have heard before, be it old or new. A good DJ can get you to come down and have a bit of a dance while you hear stuff you haven’t heard elsewhere. That’s what I love to do.” Some DJs who also produce use their sets as a testing ground for their own material – or simply as a way to show off – but Teeba insists that The Herbaliser won’t be going down that path. “We’re not the kinds of guys who will come along and play our own music,” he says. “Personally, I love the music we’re making now. I think it
has more dimension and depth than ever before. We’ll play some of our own, but we’re DJs, we like to play as diverse an array of stuff as possible.” Alasdair Duncan The Herbaliser DJs [UK] play The Espy on Saturday March 9.
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RHYTHM-AL-ISM Start the weekend early with Fusion’s Resident DJs. Music for your funkin’ soul. Special guests every week! Fusion, Crown Entertainment Complex, Lvl 3, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank
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in while overlooking busy Flinders Lane. A small plates menu is available to graze on whilst trying our delicious cocktails from the classics to contemporary, beer on tap and a wide range of beers, wines and spirits. Every Friday evening DJ Jumps of The Cat Empire will take to the decks at the bar spinning his rare afro Latin funk vinyl collected from around the world from 6.30pm until late. Papa Goose Cocktail Bar, 91-93 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
LIKE FRIDAYS Like Fridays at La Di Da serves up R&B and electro house across two rooms giving you a fun filled end to your week. DJs Dinesh, Dir-X, Sef, NYD, Shaun D, Shaggz, Broz and more. La Di Da, 577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne
LIGHT We celebrate everything that has made Light at Red Love, kicking off with our after work drinks session from 4pm. Our DJ lineup includes each and every one of the Daddy Mack’s who have helped lead Light into our 5th running year of old school R&B. Harvey Yeah, Ripz, TMC and Stel Kar locking down that Old School Flava with guest appearances by G.A.K. & The Seminar of Funk and Nick K. It’s all happening this Friday as we celebrate 5 years of doing our do and bringing that Red Love! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne
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SWEET NOTHING FRIDAYS DJ Marcus Knight and DJ Xander James spin hip hop, R&B and house tunes all night from 8pm. Free entry and early drink specials. Temperance Hotel, 426 Chapel St, South Yarra
THE NICE UP Tom Showtime presents The Nice Up. All flavours of hip hop, ghetto funk and reggae niceness provided. Sailor Jerry nice up the cocktails, Dos Blockos nice up the $5 beers. Fridays done proper. George Lane Bar, 1 George Lane, St Kilda
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REDLOVE SATURDAYS RedLove Saturdays is all about solid classics from the ‘80s, ‘90s and into the ‘00s! Dropping beats of retro pop, disco classics, old school funk, and certainly some of that old school R&B and house to kick! RedLove Resident DJs Phil, HB Bear and Da Gato bringing down the house every Saturday night. If you’re looking for quality service, music to rock, sumptuous drinks and just a cold hard good time; look no further! Red Love, Level 1, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne
SHAKA SATURDAY The newest R&B Superclub Shaka Saturdays grand opening is set to hit Melbourne over two massive weeks. The northern suburbs newest, freshest club playing all of your favourite R&B, hip hop, old skool and reggae. Shaka Saturdays is showcasing Australia’s newest and favourite R&B DJs, including DJ C-RAM bringing video mixing to Melbourne and special guest hip hop band Yellow Cake. Set at one of the most amazing venues Melbourne has to offer with two levels, good music, great ‘Shaka’ atmosphere and cheap drinks, we are hoping to pack it out and create a night for people to remember. Level 2 The Club, 2 Arthurton Rd, Northcote
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Thornbury Theatre 859 High St, Thornbury, 9484 9813
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Town Hall Hotel 33 Errol St, North Melbourne, 9328 1983
George Basement, 127 Fitzroy St, 9534 8822
Trak Lounge 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak, 9826 9000
Gertrude’s Brown Couch 30 Gertrude St, Fitzroy, 9417 6420
Tramp 20 King St, Melb
Grace Darling Hotel 114 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 0055
Transport Hotel Federation Square, Melb, 9654 8808
Grandview Hotel Cnr Heidelberg Rd & Station St, Fairfield, 9489 8061
Trunk 275 Exhibition St, Melbourne, 9663 7994
Great Britain Hotel 447 Church St, Richmond, 9429 5066
Tyranny Of Distance 147 Union St, Windsor, 9525 1005
Grind N Groove 274 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville
Two of Hearts 149 Commercial Road, Prahran
Grumpy’s Green 125 Smith St, Collingwood, 9416 1944
Union Hotel Brunswick 109 Union St, Brunswick, 9388 2235
Gypsy Bar 334 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9419 0548
Veludo 175 Acland St, St Kilda, 9534 4456
HiFi 125 Swanston St, Melb, 1300 843 4434
Victoria Hotel 380 Victoria St, Brunswick, 9388 0830
Highlander 11a Highlander Lane, Melb, 9620 2227
Wah Wah Lounge Lvl 1, 185 Lonsdale St, Melb
Hoo Haa 105 Chapel St, Windsor, 9529 6900
Wesley Anne 250 High St, Northcote, 9482 1333
Horse Bazaar 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melb, 9670 2329
Westernport Hotel 161 Marine Pde, San Remo, 5678 5205
Iddy Biddy 47 Blessington St, St Kilda, 9534 4484
Willow Bar 222 High Street, Northcote, 9481 1222
Jett Black 177 Greville St, Prahran
Windsor Castle 89 Albert St, Windsor, 9525 0239
John Curtin Hotel 29 Lygon St, Melb, 9663 6350
Workers Club 51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9415 8889
Khokolat Bar 43 Hardware Lane, Melbourne, 039642 1142
Workshop Lvl 1, 413 Elizabeth St, Melb, 9326 4365
La Di Da 577 Lt Bourke St, Melb, 9670 7680
Yah Yah’s 99 Smith St, Fitzroy, 9419 4920
Labour In Vain 197A Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 9417 5955
The Vine 59 Wellington St, Collingwood, 9417 2434
Lomond Hotel 225 Nicholson St, East Brunswick Longroom 162 Collins St, Melbourne, 9663 9226 Loop 23 Meyers Pl, Melb, 9654 0500 Lounge 243 Swanston St, Melb, 9663 2916 The Lounge Pit 386-388 Brunswick St, Fitzroy 9415 6142
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DELPHIC BY THOMAS BAILEY
It’s a bit of a truism to say that a band’s debut record can be a real bitch to follow up. And the experience of coming up with the sophomore album is made even more difficult when their debut is a verified success. Expectations of fans, record labels, and even the band themselves can be extremely tough to live up to, and the experience of writing, recording and releasing the perfect extension can be a bloody nightmare. Mancunian three-piece electronic rock band Delphic are more than aware of this difficulty; their 2010 debut LP Acolyte was released to positive reviews, garnering a plethora of admirers who were drawn in by the gleefully euphoric mash-up of guitar pop and ‘90s rave-inspired sonic melodies. The two singles it yielded, Doubt and Halcyon, were gems of inspired beats and rhythms. Following the album’s release, Delphic embarked on a two-year long world tour. Fusing elements of dream-pop, electronica, trance and hip hop into its folds, Delphic’s second album Collections was released earlier this month, nearly three years to
the day after the release of their debut. According to founding member and vocalist Rick Boardman, it was a very trying and complicated trip. “One of the reasons [Collections] took such a long time – it’s kind of interesting – we were writing it on the road, and we were writing it before Acolyte was released, trying to keep up on the writing and thinking of the follow-up and what the follow-up would be,” he explains, rather amiably, over the phone from his home in Manchester. “And I think we felt slightly restricted, within our style. We had a very definite sound with Acolyte, being as it was influenced by the ‘90s kind
TUBA SKINNY BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
Tuba Skinny formed in New Orleans in the spring of 2009 but none of the members are actually Louisiana natives. The brass-led seven piece have a sound quite obviously indebted to the jazz and blues music that originated in New Orleans, and washboard player Robin Rapuzzi explains that this music history is what compelled them all to move to the city. “I’ve always been a fan of traditional music and early roots Americana, which New Orleans is a big part of. That’s what brought us down here; I think everyone wanted to learn how to play this kind of music eventually.” Growing up in Seattle and jamming on the drums with his dad, Robin was drawn towards Americana and traditional jazz at a very young age. “I’ve been a big fan of jazz music ever since I was a little kid. There was one broadcast on NPR late at night I would fall asleep to growing up, it was called Jazz on the Grooveyard. I loved it. Nowadays they mostly play a bunch of modern jazz, which I’m not a big fan of. In high
school and college I was a big fan of bee-bop; I still am, but nowadays I listen to a lot more traditional jazz recordings and jug bands,” he says. A lot of the Dixieland jazz that disseminated from New Orleans in the early 1900s is characteristically upbeat. Tuba Skinny’s sound has a swinging pulse and the interaction between the brass and stringed instruments is fairly uplifting, but Robin explains there’s as much of a bluesy lament to their music as a Dixieland lift. “We don’t play too much Dixieland anymore - we did a little bit at the beginning. The blues is a big part of traditional jazz and it’s a down and out kind of music. It’s
of euphoric rave music that we thought was a quite interesting juxtaposition of sounds … but we just exhausted it. There was just nowhere to go with it!” By “it”, Broadman is referring to the Delphic sound itself. This presented something of a quandary, as he and his band-mates Matt Cocksedge and James Cook didn’t want to release just another rehash of their debut. “So I think the reason it took a while was because we were trying to force out ideas in a similar vein – we had to regroup and rethink and define something new and do something that would enable us in the future to render anything we want!” So what was it that helped bring Collections together? What was the album’s linchpin? What was the band’s “a-ha” moment? It wasn’t a particular thing, he thoughtfully explains to me after a short pause. “It was the idea of us not being limited. By discovering that we could do anything we want if it sounds good.” He draws a breath and continues, “I think being in a band and creating things – so much of it is psychological. The three of us went through so much … meditation and therapy and everything, because we were really confused!” Luckily, the long dark night of their souls lifted with a pretty fascinating epiphany – just do what feels right. “Things just clicked into place at some point,” he reveals kind of how we feel. I can’t speak for everyone else, but blues and jazz, that type of music has a down and out feel, and that’s how it is.” Ever since its origins at the turn of the 20th Century traditional blues and jazz music has been bringing people together and appealing to many age groups. Robin agrees it can assist those who are feeling down as well as enhance festivities. “That music helps you deal with the down and out suffering but also helps through some of it. That’s the meaning of that music. There’s a lot of happiness in the ‘20s, there’s also a lot of depression. Then come the ‘30s with all the change between classes in America, you have those glamorous rich that were super happy but then all of a sudden they lost everything. But jazz kept on going and so did blues of course. It’s a good mix, that music, it’s a celebration of life in general.” Tuba Skinny have an expansive Australian tour planned, including multiple performances at WOMADelaide and The Famous Spiegeltent in Melbourne. However, impromptu street performances are a high probability and Robin reveals the enriching personal rewards that come from being a traveling street musician. “Even if we have a really big schedule of shows, Tuba Skinny always try to find time to play on the street, no
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happily. “That sounds nothing like Delphic, but it sounds good!’ It was a moment of, ‘Let’s just be ourselves’ and ‘Let’s stop worrying about what someone expects of us or what the logical progression would be in the record label’s head or the manager’s head’ – it’s like, ‘Do I like this right here and now? Yes, I do.’” DELPHIC’s Collections is out now through Chimeric/ Cooperative Records.
matter where we are. Being a performer in general, and travelling and making a spectacle of yourself, definitely allows for conversations about all sorts of things with strangers. But being a street performer makes that conversation even greater because playing on the street you talk to all walks of life. I’ve definitely realised a lot by travelling and playing this music in other countries. I’m really lucky to be a part of this project.” TUBA SKINNY play The Famous Speigeltent on Friday March 15 and Sunday March 17, plus WOMADelaide from Friday March 8 to Monday March 11 and Port Fairy Folk Festival from Friday March 8 to Monday March 11 (sold-out).
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INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP
with Christie Eliezer * Stuff for this column to be emailed to <celiezer@netspace.net.au> by Friday 5pm STATE GOVERNMENT GRANTS HELP 37 ACTS, ORGANISATIONS The Victorian government announced 37 grants through Arts Victoria’s Contemporary and Live Music Development program. Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu pointed out that a former recipient was Gotye, who in 2008 got help to tour Europe. He said Victoria’s tradition of musicmaking was a key part of its cultural life. “Whether you’re a metal maven, a pop pundit or a country connoisseur, there’s a place, and a space, for you in Victoria.” Career Building section: Clairy Browne And The Bangin’ Rackettes ($15,000) to record a second album; Dancing Heals ($15,000) to record and promote a second album; country act Toot Toot Toots ($13,600) towards sophomore album Inferno; Major Chord ($12,949) to make album Transition; Susy Blue ($12,700) to mix, master and promote second album; Jordie Lane ($12,500) to record album Upside Down; Laura Imbruglia ($11,000) to produce and promote her third album; Amaya Laucirica ($10,083) to master, manufacture and promote third album; Jack On Fire ($9,645) to make and promote an album; I, A Man ($7,512) to mix and master an album; Playwrite ($9,191) for debut album Fickle Limbs; multi-instrumentalist Willow ($8,576) to cut debut album Unravelling; soul musician Chelsea Wilson ($6,000) to promote new album; Belle Roscoe ($6,000) to shoot a video; Anthony Atkinson And The Running Mates ($6,600) for a new album; psych-rock band Baptism Of Uzi ($6,228) to make a debut album; singer-songwriter Adam Eaton ($5,865) to promote his debut; pop dub act Human Face ($5,200) to record debut album; Lisa Salvo ($5,000) to help produce debut album Year Of The Rabbit; roots outfit Jarrah Thompson Band ($4,200) for a third album; Anna Smyrk And The Appetites ($2,675) for two singles; Monnone Alone ($2,600) to manufacture debut album Together At Last on vinyl; The Blow Waves ($2,400) for a debut album; Lehmann B Smith ($1,500) and Michael Antoniou ($976) to record demos. Music Touring: 4Arm ($12,579) towards a 30-date US tour with Testament, Overkill and Flotsam And Jetsam; Nat Bartsch Trio ($8,702) to tour Japan behind their third album; The April Maze ($4,850) for a three-month national club tour; jazz drummer Mark Lockett ($3,135) for national tour behind his Sneaking Out After Midnight album; and punk outfit The Morrisons ($2,200) for a seven date national tour through cities and regional towns. Sector Development: the Victorian Arts Centre Trust ($9,500) for new mentorship program Five by Five by Five involving five rising composers; The Sound Of Melbourne label ($7,000) to promote 15 new acts through a CD compilation; 3MDR Mountain District Radio ($6,000) for its Live Sessions 2013 programming; regional community orchestra The Resonance String Orchestra’s ($6,000) Visiting Artists Program; Ballarat music manager and promoter Shaun Adams ($5,000) to attend South by South West; pianist Gemma Turvey ($4,393) to play a festival in Canada; and cellist Emily Williams ($4,180) for a skill development program in North America.
AXL LOSES ‘GUITAR HERO’ LAWSUIT
As we tipped, Axl Rose lost his three-year court case against video game maker Activision. He agreed to license Welcome To The Jungle to Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock as long as Slash was not mentioned in the game. When the game came out in 2007, Slash was the main image on the cover artwork. The next sound you heard was Axl shrieking for his lawyer. He sued for US$20 million, arguing that the song’s inclusion helped the firm generate $1 billion in sales. But the judge threw out his claims, including fraud.
KANYE LENS SOUNDWAVE EXHIBIT
Photographer Kane Hibberd’s exhibition of pix from his book of pix from past Soundwaves, Kanye Lens Vs Soundwave Volume 1, begins its run from tonight to Monday March 4 at Thousand Pound Bend from 6pm. The book is on sale there, and Hibberd will sign copies.
NE OBLIVISCARIS SIGN TO FRENCH LABEL
Melbourne extreme metal band Ne Obliviscaris – whose music includes flashes of western art music, jazz, and flamenco – has signed with French label Season Of Mist. The band, who created a buzz with first demo The Aurora Veil in 2007, spent a lot of energy getting their debut album Portal Of I to the world. They said, “For us as a band, signing to Season Of Mist, one of the best independent metal labels in the world, a label whose roster includes some of our all time favourite bands and influences, is quite surreal.” Ne Obliviscaris are writing their next album to record in late 2013.
RADIO LABELS WIN OVER PAYMENT FOR STREAMING Artists and recording labels won a Federal Court appeal which will make them more money. They can now squeeze extra fees from radio when stations webcast their music. The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) collects broadcast money when music is played by TV, radio, nightclubs and businesses. Commercial radio Australia had argued that transmission over the internet was already covered by existing licensing deals, and didn’t warrant an extra fee. The Federal Court took radio’s side last February. But the PPCA appealed and overturned the decision. PPCA CEO Dan Rosen said networks stream their leading programs via the web and on digital devices and used these to expand listeners and ad revenue. “Music is an essential component in all of this - it helps to attract audience numbers and build loyalty so it is important that artists and labels receive a fair share.”
VENUES #1: FUTURE PROBLEMS FOR THE CORNER? Richmond’s The Corner Hotel on Swan St may have to contend with a new residential development. The Melbourne Times Weekly reported that a proposal for a 13-storey tower with 43 apartments and a basement café has been listed. A single laneway divides them, which means The Corner might have to pay thousands in sound proofing or change its playing times. “It’s (The Corner) definitely under threat and the uncertainty is one of the most worrying things,” Music Victoria CEO Patrick Donovan told the publication.
GI & SANICKI GET VOICE GI & Sanicki Lawyers will be representing the artists on the second season of The Voice, after handling duties during the first season.
DAVID JONES DROPS MUSIC, DVDs After posting a 1.4% drop in sales revenue in the last quarter to $590.1 million, David Jones spat the dummy and declared that it will no longer stock “low performing” music, DVDs and games (like anyone who reads this column ever bought their music there!). It won’t be buying new stock, and expects to run out mid-year. The space will be used by beauty and fashion product.
THINGS WE HEAR
* It was not a good week to be Joel and Benji Madden. First the Music Feeds site launched a “get them out of Australia” online petition, to which Joel responded “I don’t mind you hating us but encouraging other people to hate us? Keep talking shit, brother, it suits you”. Then Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah lashed out via Twitter, attacking them among other things for once laughing at a fan’s weight. Joel rang him and both apologised for past issues. Maddah told Fairfax Media “I don’t think I should have judged them” and said he’d even have them on a future Soundwave. Then NSW footy boy turned muso Eric Grothe Jr challenged the brothers to use their money to save important Sydney venue The Annandale, which went into receivership last week. Another NSW venue in trouble: the Patch in Wollongong had to cut its live bands after noise battles with the motel next door.
JOHN MERCHANT
BY PETER HODGSON
Grammy-nominated engineer and producer John Merchant has been involved in recordings by artists like the Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand, R. Kelly, Toni Braxton, and Celine Dion. In fact, it’s his history with the Bee Gees that brings him to Australia with Barry Gibb’s current tour, which pays tribute to the music and personalities that took that band to the centre of fans’ hearts for decades. But Merchant is also an educator, sharing his knowledge with audio engineering students in Tennessee. Australian engineers and musicians can tap into some of Merchant’s accumulated wisdom when he offers a masterclass at SAE campuses in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in March. “What I try to do is take some of the best moments of my university classes, the essential elements, and bring it to the talk. There will be some techniques and concepts. There will be some listening and discussion.” Merchant will also listen to recordings by attendees (and you’ll get info on how to submit a track for consideration when you purchase your ticket). “My idea with this is to de-mystify the mixing process,” Merchant says. “So many Beat Magazine Page 42
times, especially if you go to online resources – and I will not name Gearslutz – there’s this feeling that mixing is a secret, or that there are tricks. I would contend that if you see the word’s ‘tips,’ ‘tricks’ or ‘secrets’ in the title of the book, it’s probably bullshit. If you ask a concert pianist what the secret is to being a great player, they’re going to look at you with deeply tired eyes and tell you they’ve been practicing for eight hours a day or more since they were three.” Merchant’s masterclasses also look at the foundational ideas behind what makes mixes work. The process, the processing, and how you can apply these things to get good results. “One of the ways to do that is to look to more of the classic ways of applying those processes. One of the
* Billy Joel and Van Halen do their only Australian shows at the inaugural Stone Music Festival held over two days at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium in April… Bon Jovi are here in December, Jon Bon Jovi said … The Green Day visit, set for January before Billy Jo’s meltdown, won’t be until later this year. They’re touring the US until April 18, and play Europe May 24 to July 13 … Robert Plant, when asked by 60 Minutes Australia the inevitable “Zep to reform?” quipped, “I’ve got nothing to do in 2014” … Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker pulled out of Soundwave at the last minute saying he couldn’t get over his fear of flying as he had hoped to. * Grammy dramas: did Jack White drop “fuck” during Love Interruption or did viewers get it wrong when he sang “Grab a hold of me and fight me?” … But Mumford & Sons quipped, “We didn’t win last year ‘cause she (Adele) was nominated for fucking everything” but that was bleeped in time … The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney, when asked about Justin Bieber’s lack of nominations replied, “He’s rich, right? Grammys are for like music, not for money ... and he’s making a lot of money.” Bieber replied the drummer needed “a slapping, haha” … Delta Goodrem’s lack of presence was a surprise to the Australian Psychics Directory which predicted last year she’d win something … Organisers imposed a strict dress code banning bare flesh but Rihanna wore a see-through dress which showed off her bare boobs … Adele dismissed a photo flashed around the world that she was ticking off Chris Brown for not standing up with others for Frank Ocean’s win. She said she was actually complimenting him on his music and posed with him after. * It was not a good week for Chris Brown either. He crashed his Porsche into a wall after trying to escape photographers. Meantime, the police chief who was overseeing his community service for beating up Rihanna had to resign after it turned out the singer provided false documents that he finished it. * Geelong Grammar tweeted congrats to a former student (1979 and 1988), producer Francois Tetaz, for his part in Gotye’s Grammy blitz. By the way, when Wally returned to Oz as a hero (PM Gillard sent congrats) he did his sole radio interview not with a major but Sydney community station 2SER which was one of the first to play the single. And those international awards keep coming. Somebody That I Used To Know was most-played video across the VIMN International Media Networks’ 60 MTV channels with 20,000 plays. * Ed Sheeran got more tatts – a copy of French painter Matisse’s sketch of a mother cradling her baby on his forearm and a phoenix etched on his arm. It earned a ticking from his mum as he promised he wouldn’t get more ink done. * Loon Lake’s hard grind on the summer festival tour is paying off: their Friday March 1 show at the Corner, with Eagle and the Worm and Split Seconds, has sold out. Right after, they go into the studio. * Euro wolfmen Tex Napalm and Dimi Dero, who this week kick off dates behind Partly Animals through Spooky Records, have been added to the Rowland S. Howard tribute The Prince Of St Kilda at the Prince on Friday March 1. They’ll also do their own show on the night at the venue.
CHARLESON CFO AT ETIHAD STADIUM
Chris Charleson is new Chief Financial Officer at Etihad Stadium. He was CFO and COO of Nine Entertainment’s Ticketek and Nine Events, and also director at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. CEO Paul Sergeant who took over the reins late last year said Charleson came “highly recommended.”
TULLY ON TULLY WIN PUSH OVER UNEARTHED
Tully On Tully won the Push Over Unearthed competition in conjunction with triple j. The Melbourne five-piece play allages party Flipped at Myer Music Bowl on Monday March 11. Among those celebrating Push Over’s 21st birthday are The Amity Affliction, Allday, DZ Deathrays and Velociraptor.
things about the digital world is that there are way fewer restrictions. If you used an analog EQ, for example, you had far fewer options available, and it meant that you had to apply more discipline when you used these things. You had a Q value of no higher than four, for example, on an EQ, whereas a Waves EQ can have a Q value of 100. That has some very serious sonic implications and if you’re not aware of that, sonically you’re doing irreparable damage to your audio. That’s one of the ideas we’ll talk about: getting pro results from your DAW.” And don’t get Merchant started on plug-ins built around preset signal chains designed to make your recordings sound like those of a famous producer or engineer. “It won’t work with your song,” Merchant says. “The reason those settings worked for that producer on that song was because of the source tracks and because of the context within which they were being applied. There were a lot of things that made that set of parameters work for that person. This isn’t intended to sound cruel, but you’re not one plug-in away from your mixes being perfect. It’s just not the case.” Merchant identifies one particular mixing mistake which seems especially prevalent in the current climate: the tendency to rush into the ‘ear candy’ bits of the mix without getting the fundamentals right. “They just want to get to the fun, playful stuff. They’ll spend ten minutes on a static mix instead of the two or three hours that you really
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LIFELINES Injured: Central Coast (NSW) sound engineer Jon Fox was hospitalised with two broken cheek bones, and lacerations to the body. He told CX Media he was beaten by a rap crew after he complained about their fans dancing on amp racks, pouring drinks on stage and pulling electrical cables at a club show. Police are expected to lay charges. Ill: School Of Seven Bells’ Benjamin Curtis was diagnosed with cancer. Ill: hip surgery for Lady Gaga after joint inflammation left her unable to walk. Arrested: Ukraine TV presenter Vitalli Sediuk who gatecrashed the Grammys and invaded the stage when Adele was on, spent the night in jail. Suing: N-Dubz singer Tulisa takes action against Will.I.Am for credit and royalties for the track Scream & Shout. She was working on it with Will’s right hand man Jean Baptiste but Will nabbed it and recorded a hit version with Britney Spears. Tulisa claims she wrote some of the lyrics. Sued: Lil Wayne, by a fan, who claims one of his minders assaulted him with a skateboard after he began an argument with the rapper. In Court: Drake settled a dispute with singer Ericka Lee who said she co-wrote his hit song Marvin’s Room but was never credited or compensated. Died: influential US jazz trumpeter and jazz fusion proponent Donald Byrd, 80, who was sampled in over 100 hip hop tracks. Died: Rick Huxley, bassist and co-founder of ‘60s Brit band The Dave Clark Five, 72. He battled emphysema after years of heavy smoking. Died: Perth-based guitarist Kevin Peek, best known for his work with UK classical-rock fusion band Sky, from an inoperable tumor on the brain. Died: New York producer and DJ Mark Kamins, of a massive heart attack in Mexico where he was teaching technology studies. In the ‘80s he worked with David Byrne and Beastie Boys and introduced Madonna to Sire Records. Died: US producer Shadow Morton, 72 from cancer. He co-wrote ‘60s girl group The Shangri-Las’ Leader Of The Pack and produced signature hits for Janis Ian (Society’s Child), Vanilla Fudge (You Keep Me Hanging On) and Iron Butterfly (In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida).
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS #1: DEADLINE FOR ARTSTART ArtStart gives financial assistance to recent arts graduates, to make their transition to an income-generating career in the arts. Up to $10,000 is available to create a portfolio of work, marketing, setting up studio space, paying for advice, disability awareness training and for tools of trade. Deadline is this Friday February 22. See artstartgrant.com.au.
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS #2: BIGSOUND LIVE APPLICATIONS Brisbane’s BIGSOUND (Wednesday September 11-Friday September 13) is seen as the place to be spotted by international and Australian heavyweights and where deals are made. Registrations to attend are open, as have spots for BIGSOUND Live, which last year had 120 acts play over 12 venues. See bigsound.org.au.
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS #3: WANNA WORK AT SONGLINES? The indigenous Songlines is looking for a Coordinator with organisational skills for its Youth Music & Dance Program. It involves everything from holiday workshops to the youth festivals. This is not an indigenous specific position. For more info email info@songlines.net.au or call 03 9471 2939.
DELONGE TO APPEAR AT LOVE SCREENING
Just after Blink 182 finish off their Friday March 1 Soundwave appearance, Tom Delonge will make his way to the Cult Vault (Palace Westgarth) for a 11.30pm screening of Love. He made his debut as executive producer. The scifi indie flick, which explores human need for connection and power of hope, used Delonge’s Angels And Airwaves as soundtrack.
should invest. So a lot of times they understand what an EQ does and they understand a compressor but they’re just too quick to jump to a conclusion and rush through the process. If you slow down a little bit and take a bit more time, just that one step will help you do better work.” JOHN MERCHANT will host masterclasses at the SAE Melbourne campus on Friday March 1, from- 6-9pm.
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MIXING IN THE BOX MASTER CLASS with John Merchant
Learn mixing techniques and secrets from one of the very best in the business. John Merchant, Grammy nominated Producer/engineer (Bee Gees, R Kelly, Michael Jackson, Mika, Lenny Kravitz, Barbra Streisand) conducts a recording, mixing and critical listening master class, to teach you professional techniques to maximise the tools you already have.
SAE Melbourne Campus // Friday March 1st 6-9pm SAE Brisbane Campus // Monday March 4th 6-9pm SAE Sydney Campus // Wednesday March 6th 6-9pm Tickets:
$35 // full price $25 // students
Hosted at SAE’s world-class facilities but open to all engineers, producers and recording artists.
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KISS
BY BENJAMIN COOPER
Talking to Paul Stanley about real life stuff, it’s surprisingly hard to imagine him as The Starchild. Of course, when he’s enthusiastically expounding the virtues of concentrated studio sessions in Los Angeles or casually name-dropping fellow rock stars (all friends) who’ve stood the test of time, there’s no denying this is the man behind the mask. But when the 61-year-old on the other end of the line swings from discussing touring America’s stadiums alongside Mötley Crüe, to happily recounting visiting his son at college, it becomes nigh impossible to picture him shirtless with fullon demonic makeup, pyrotechnics detonating around him tearing strips off a stadiumsized guitar solo. “Oh, it’s definitely me!” laughs the man known to his mother as Stanley Harvey Eisen. “As a matter of fact I just got off the phone to Nikki (Sixx, bass guitarist for Mötley Crüe) about five minutes before you called. We were talking about the Australian tour. He said to say hi, and he’s looking forward to seeing you. “Seriously, though,” he adds, “I’ve had this long term love affair with Australia that has been psychological and spiritual, so that’s what we were talking about... I’ve been entranced by Sydney for years, and I love everything about it. I might be at my happiest when I’m by the harbour with a glass of wine. It’s the simple stuff, you know? We work hard to meet all the challenges that get thrown our way, and we rise to those challenges. Then, as a reward, we get to come to Australia!” KISS began in 1973, rising from the ashes of Stanley and Gene Simmons’ previous band, Wicked Lester. After recording an album that was quickly shelved by Epic Records (then home to Tammy Wynette, Boston and The Clash), Stanley and Simmons split from the others, and joined forces with drummer Pete Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley, rechristening themselves KISS not long after. They then attempted to show Epic A&R executive Don Ellis their new image, complete with costumes and makeup, in November 1972. Ellis famously hated their look, and proceedings were given a further dose of rock‘n’roll when Criss’ brother, drunk, threw up all over the office floor. A year later the New Yorkers recorded a fivetrack demo with producer Eddie Kramer, a South African who’d previously recorded the Woodstock performances, including Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. It was a turning point for the band: shortly afterwards they were picked up by the newly established label Casablanca Records, and opened for Blue Oyster Cult at the Academy of Music in their home town. This performance featured Simmons’ fire-breathing trick, which resulted in him accidentally setting his hair on fire. The fans didn’t know what to make of these four hard-rocking and bizarre-looking characters, but it was clear to Stanley that they were onto something big. “One thing that has always marked us as different is our commitment to the live show,” he explains. “We’ve been doing this for some time now – more than 40 years – and from the very start we knew that we had something special going on. There’s always been a desire within the band to do better... We feel like we’re getting pretty good at conjuring up the spirits of those great rock’n’rollers who’ve inspired us. And, honestly, why would we bother if we weren’t continually inspired by those great acts?”
“I’M GUIDED BY ROCK’N’ROLL AS MUCH AS I WAS ALL THOSE YEARS AGO, BECAUSE IT’S REALLY STILL ABOUT CELEBRATING LIFE AND FREEDOM.” Stanley’s personal journey down the path to classic rock fame began when he was still a teenager, at one of Bill Graham’s iconic venues. “Every week I used to go down to the Fillmore East in Manhattan, and I could see anything and everything, twice a night for a couple of bucks,” he says, with a touch of that wide-eyed young kid creeping into his tone. “I saw Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Derek And The Dominos – they were all there. I’d wander home afterwards with these impossible dreams, just inspired beyond belief. For a young kid, it was like going to electric church. We were all there together, worshipping and having the best time.” “That’s the music that’s stayed with me, and the messages that have stayed with me,” he continues. “I am as much in awe of that classic music today as I was then; it still inspires me, and I think it inspires all of us, really. I’m guided by rock’n’roll as much as I was all those years ago, because it’s really still about celebrating life and freedom. And I know that I’m a lucky son of a bitch, but it’s like Mark Twain said, and I’m paraphrasing poorly here: if you find something you love doing, do it for life. I get to make music I really love, and that energy is contagious and I think it inspires others too.” KISS play with Mötley Crüe and Thin Lizzy at Etihad Stadium (intimate arena mode) on Tuesday March 5 (sold out) and Wednesday March 6. We are giving away a meet and greet with the band – check out Free Shit in Hot Talk at the front of the mag. Beat Magazine Page 44
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SLAM DAY BY PATRICK EMERY
Will Wagner, founder and one-time titular leader of The Smith Street Band, remembers fondly the first time he attended a live gig in Melbourne. “I was about 12-years-old, and I went and saw Gyrocope, Brand New and Blink-182 at Festival Hall – it was a fucking good show,” Wagner recalls. From there, Wagner graduated to performing himself, eventually scoring a show at The Espy in his teenage years. “I was about 16 or 17, and I played there with a band called Like...Alaska from Newcastle. I opened the show and then got kicked out straight away because I was under age,” Wagner says. “But I found my way back in, then got in an argument with someone because he was being sexist to my friend. I killed it – I was so good at being in a pub, for about 45 minutes!” he laughs.
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These days Wagner heads The Smith Street Band, currently riding the crest of popular and critical acclaim for its latest album, Sunshine And Technology. The Smith Street Band was spawned from Wagner’s solo performances. “It was basically an extension of my solo stuff,” Wagner says. “I’d been playing solo for a couple of years, then I wanted to get a backing band, and then after that it became pretty cohesive, so we became a band, rather than just my backing thing.” The band’s name – originally Will Wagner and the Smith Street Band, before the collaborate nature of the band compelled Wagner to drop his own name from the title – derived from the location of Wagner’s residence around that time; it was also a subtle homage to one of Wagner’s musical heroes, New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen. “I was living on Smith Street at the time, so it made sense to call it the Smith Street Band,” Wagner says. “But I don’t live there anymore because it’s become too expensive. So the band name doesn’t really make any sense any more. I’m living in North Melbourne, so maybe we should be called the Queensberry Street Band,” he laughs. While residing in Smith Street, Collingwood, Wagner lived upstairs from the Birmingham Hotel on the corner of Smith and Johnston Streets. “It was while living there that I really fell in love with the local music RADIO PRESENTS scene, especially because everything was so close – you had The Old Bar, The Birmy, The Tote, Bar Open. That was a formative time in my life,” Wagner says. The fate of The Birmingham – beset by noise complaints from a recently arrived neighbour who objected to the music emanating from the pub – became symbolic of the problems confronting live music venues in Melbourne, and the local music scene generally. “An older couple moved in next door to The Birmingham, and every night would complain about the noise,” Wagner says. “I lived above the pub for 18 months, and the most annoying thing was the tram stop outside – you could sleep through bands!”
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“IT WAS WHILE LIVING THERE THAT I REALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS SO CLOSE – YOU HAD THE OLD BAR, THE BIRMY, THE TOTE, BAR OPEN. ” It was the combination of draconian security requirements – typified by the financial dramas that befell The Tote and threatened other similar venues, compounded by dysfunctional planning laws, that provoked tens of thousands of live music fans to head to the streets in February 2010 for the Save Live Australia’s Music (SLAM) protest march. Saturday February 23 marks the third anniversary of the SLAM march; once again, it will be commemorated by a National SLAM Day. The event will also draw attention to the ongoing threats to live music in Australia, and the need for persistent and constructive political attention. Gentrification of the inner-north suburbs has pushed musicians further north into the outer realms of Darebin and Moreland, as well as out into the more affordable suburbs of Yarraville, Flemington, Seddon and Footscray in Melbourne’s west. One benefit of this demographic shift to the west has been the appearance of live music in this once-remote part of Melbourne’s live music community. “I went down to The Reverence yesterday before band practice, and you can tell that Footscray has been lacking that pub where you can go and get food, and go and see bands, and it’s not a weird dive bar,” Wagner says. “Matt and Mel who run the place are always getting compliments for what they’re doing. And people always assume Footscray is a long way away, but it’s not – it’s only a few stations out of the city on the train.” The Smith Street Band are one of National SLAM Day’s ambassadors, and will be celebrating the event by playing a gig in one of Melbourne’s newer venues, The Reverence, located in Footscray. “It’s run by the people who ran The Arthouse which was a pretty integral pub for a lot of people. It’s easily my favourite venue I’ve ever played at – they’re so good to everyone, the space is incredible. It’s fantastic. And I like Footscray – it’s cool!” SLAM DAY 2013 takes place at dozens of venues around town this Saturday February 23. For full listings and information head to slamrally.org.
PUSCIFER BY JOSHUA KLOKE
Known for his work with Tool and A Perfect Circle, Maynard James Keenan needs no introduction. Prolific and understated all the same, it’s with Puscifer – a longtime project of Keenan’s – that he truly gives his creative underbelly a voice. He’s described the project as a “playground” for the voices inside his head. Unexpectedly then, Puscifer is a hodgepodge of comedic metal and at times, mesmerisingly vast hardcore rock. Still, the oft-reluctant 48-year-old isn’t incredibly open and detailed when it comes to Puscifer, of which he is the only constant contributor. He speaks with a calm and thoughtful demeanour of the project and its origins. “Initially it was a project I was doing in ’95 in and around the comedy clubs in Los Angeles, doing some sketch comedy and stuff like that. It evolved from there; we started playing some of the tracks live in ’99. And eventually it seemed right to get some of the music down on record. There was a lot of videos and animation out there, some merchandise as well. It seemed like the right thing to do.” Puscifer was first introduced to the public as a fictional band in the cult television hit Mr. Show. It was when Keenan funded and then released Puscifer’s 2007 debut V Is For Vagina that many began taking note of the project. Featuring collaboration from many Los Angeles-based musicians and friends, Keenan strived to capture those voices inside his head. As he notes, finding the right people to collaborate with is of utmost importance when it comes to bringing these voices to life. “It’s just a matter of taking the idea and collaborating with different people to get it right,” he says with an assured confidence. “As far as that collaboration goes, it’s not so much the having as it is the getting, as they say. The process of bouncing ideas back and forth is important. The collaboration is certainly the cornerstone of this band. “Usually it’s friends or friends of friends,” he continues, noting the process of how he chooses musicians he collaborated with for Puscifer. “I’ve been working with a lot of these guys in different ways, just behind the scenes.” 2013 sees Keenan release Puscifer’s third EP, an eight-song collection called Donkey Punch The Night. Still maintaining an industrial lean to his hardcore stylings, Keenan undertook a challenge when it came to the opening and closing tracks on the EP: putting his own spin on the perennial sing-a-long classic, Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. It may sound easy enough to record this karaoke standby, but Keenan quickly interjects.
“IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TAKING THE IDEA AND COLLABORATING WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO GET IT RIGHT.” “It’s a pretty challenging track to undertake, there’s lots of layers. The original track had 80 tracks of vocals, so it was certainly a challenge.” It was a challenge that Keenan revelled in and ultimately produced unique results. A creator in the truest sense, Keenan is constantly compelled to dip his feet in a variety of genres and has fully embraced the digital world as a medium for his music. Yet Keenan has also stated that Puscifer is a project with no clear goals, which presents another challenge. How does Keenan manage to pull in the reigns and actually finish a song or an idea? Evidently, it’s a concern Keenan quickly puts to rest. “You don’t,” he says in response. “You record it, you put it out. And if you want to change it, then you change it later via the digital world. It’s like a blog, you just go back and change it.” It should come as no surprise then that Donkey Punch The Night features a variety of remixes and past tracks that have been reworked. “We’ve done remixes of a lot of songs. We go back and find things we didn’t like and we just change them. Especially with the animation aspect. We’ve reworked some of the comedy sketches. Things evolve over time.” Not only has Maynard’s musical output evolved over time, so too has the visual association with Puscifer’s music. Music videos are heavy on the animation front, and Keenan has been responsible for designing an array of clothing and accessories. Everything from backpacks to condoms have been designed by Keenan. But he’s not just making attempts to brand the Puscifer name. Keenan just isn’t content to let his creativity stop at making music. “You have an idea you want to put on a t-shirt, or something more practical like a backpack, you don’t wait for someone else to do something, you make it yourself.” Maynard James Keenan has always taken a very hands-on approach when it comes to creating. Puscifer is yet another avenue, and likely won’t be the last. He’s not short on creative impulses and with Puscifer, these impulses have found a home. “We always have a lot of different ideas floating around. For lack of a better word, you compartmentalise. You group things together.” PUSCIFER make their inaugural trip to Melbourne on Thursday February 28 at the Palais Theatre for an all-ages show.
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THE DUB CAPTAINS
BY THOMAS BAILEY
At the time of this writing, Melbourne’s premier 15-piece “pseudo-reggae” act, The Dub Captains is halfway through a Friday night residency at Fitzroy’s Bar Open, and bassist Jim Grimwade is sounding pretty pleased with himself and his juggernaut of a band. Thirteen people were on the venue’s notoriously small stage the first two Fridays, and the whole 15 will be present for the last two. “Our keyboard player has been doing a solo tour of Singapore, so he’s been out,” Grimwade explains over the phone as we settle in to chat, “and one guy, Hamish (Knight, vocalist) has been off traveling in India. He’s missed the first couple of shows, but he’s managing to get back in time [for the last two]!” “We’ve normally got five singers, so we’re pretty good if someone can’t make it,” he concludes with a laconic laugh. Founded in 2007 by Grimwade and his mates Hamish Knight and Josh Bridges, The Dub Captains were formed over a love of grooving music. Gotye’s breakthrough Like Drawing Blood and Fat Freddy’s Drop’s Based On A True Story were the inspirations for the mates to start putting together some demos. After enlisting the help of friends and families, they did some touring, got some damn good press – and then promptly disbanded when a sizeable chunk of the lineup drifted away from Melbourne, or focused on their own bands. “Yeah, we started off doing demos and stuff in my
bedroom,” Grimwade recalls, “and we decided we should try to get something going on. We’d just been talking bullshit about it for years, ‘How good would it be to have a 16-piece reggae band?’” Fast-forward to 2011, and everybody was back in Melbourne and keen to pick up where they left off four years previously. They put their noses to the grindstone and finished off their debut record, the gleefully boisterous and jubilant Big Boomin’ Sci-Fi Unit. While the album certainly had its feet planted firmly in reggae territory, the music itself is like a gumbo of different genres and influences, equally comfortable with a raucous brassy anarchy as it is with folk, jazz and bebop. When asked about their genre-mashing and how different styles manifest themselves into their music, Grimwade posits, “I think just having that amount of people, all bringing their little bits and pieces of where they’ve been. We certainly don’t sit around and write a song that sounds like ‘such-and-such’, but we might be working on an idea and it’s good but someone says,
EYAL & THE SKELETON CREW
BY JOSHUA LING
It’s a tricky task, trying to put Eyal’s music into a box. “These are my songs, my stories,” he says, easing the way towards a clearer picture. “I guess I’ve always been interested in the storytelling side of music.” Given the eclectic mix and continual shifts in song, Eyal Chameides is nothing if not a gifted raconteur. Trading masks like Taylor Swift swaps beaus, he’s a seafaring scallywag for a moment and then a black-lunged miner at the drop of a hat. Equal parts cowboy and gypsy, Eyal is a weaver of tales boasting tapestries of grand scope. The wealth and variety of these tales is owed in part to a rather colourful background. It doesn’t take much of a stretch to see how a life spent around the world, studying jazz in a conservatorium and weathering a stint in the army, led to his ability to take on so many personas. Putting his word-smithing to the test, the choice in verbiage fluctuates wildly from story to story. Eyal pipes up, “I’m always refining, asking questions like, ‘Does the message come across? Is it clear what I’m talking about here or is it just nonsense? If I ever rhyme ‘magic’ with ‘tragic’ I hope someone shoots me, you know what I mean?” The strokes of his musical brush are meticulous and captivating, painting a picture with sound that is constantly evolving. From salvation to heartbreak, the lyrical content is more
often than not heartfelt and true. “To be honest, I don’t really write about the big, big things. I mean, sometimes I do… but if a song’s going to work, it takes an emotional connection,” Eyal reveals. “One of my favourite songs on our roster is Fairy Tale, and it’s an old one that brought the Skeleton Crew together. The story is that I was going through this sort of long-distance thing with this girl. It was kind of working, but it also wasn’t – and I was feeling really shit about it. Here I was trying to write this love song about heartbreak and longing, and I kept feeling really sick. At one point it really clicked: this isn’t just heartbreak, I was actually physically ill. Turns out I developed something called Crohn’s disease… not really sexy stuff. But I still reckon it’s pretty funny, and works as
TEX NAPALM AND DIMI DERO
BY PATRICK EMERY
In late 2006 French singer, guitarist and Australian music obsessive Dimi Dero was pulling together a tribute to legendary Australian guitarist Rowland S Howard. Amongst the keen observers of the fledgling project was a fellow aficionado of Howard’s distinctive guitar style, German-born Tex Napalm. “I was reading Dimi’s resume on Myspace, and discovered that he was putting together a tribute to Rowland S Howard,” Napalm recalls. “I wanted to be part of that, and luckily the track I picked wasn’t taken.” Within a short space of time Napalm and Dero were exchanging music and musical concepts, and a pan-European partnership was born. “We got a band together to play in France, and about half a year later we were ready to play,” Napalm says. Napalm was already playing and recording, taking whatever limited opportunities arose in his native Germany. In the early ‘90s, when industry and popular eyes seemed transfixed by the so-called Seattle sound, Napalm was looking to the Southern Hemisphere. “Everyone else was into Seattle, but I was into the Beasts Of Bourbon, and discovered from there The Scientists and Lubricated Goat, so that was my grunge experience. I spent years trying to assemble something similar in Germany, and trying to get people into it,” Napalm says. “With that music, you can be a rock band, you can be a garage rock band, you can assimilate country and blues influences, but still have a punk appeal to it, which to my mind is almost impossible Beat Magazine Page 48
here, in the oh-so serious Europe.” Napalm was already transposing his affection for the Beasts, the Scientists and the Birthday Party into a local setting, notwithstanding the indifference of local audiences and the death of suitable venues. “We always shocked people,” Napalm says. “We were noisy and trashy, and if you are playing country, people assume that you’re a comedy act, or you had to be ironic about it, which we weren’t.” When he began listening to Napalm’s music, Dero was immediately impressed. “Tex’s music can be classy, violent, groovy, dark, still he will have a kind of relaxed attitude that actually makes his songs sound quite completed and efficient,” Dero says.
‘How about we do it in this style?’” Influenced by the aforementioned Fat Freddy’s Drop and earlier reggae releases by such luminaries as Pablo Moses and Bob Marley as well brass bands like Toots And The Maytals, a lot of these styles get mixed into the system, he admits. “You know, none of us would really say that reggae’s what we listen to all day everyday or anything … we never quite got there I think – the aim to be a ‘reggae band’ sort of never quite happened. We call it ‘pseudo-reggae’!” When it all comes down to brass tacks, he states, “We’re a bunch of white guys and girls from Melbourne. It doesn’t really make sense to be playing really traditional Jamaican music. You can nod your hat to things you like, but it’s always going to be where you’re from, and where you’ve been.” Excitingly, The Dub Captains have their sights set on the release of their second album sometime later this year, but if you catch them on stage, you can hear the direction their music is currently taking. “We’ve been in the studio and we’ve tracked about half a dozen songs, and we play in the live set we’re doing, we’re playing that many again that we haven’t recorded yet, so yeah – we’ve certainly got all the music sorted,” he says happily, in his friendly and laid-back demeanour. “But it’s pretty slow-moving,” he admits, “trying to get everyone in the right place at the right time when we’ve got that many members!” The new album, he promises, is going be bigger and better than their debut. “With Big Boomin’, we did it over a number of years in bits and pieces and it was all tracked in my bedroom studio and Josh’s bedroom studio – we did bass and drums live and then we’d just layer up all those harmonies and parts over top when we had time for it,” he explains. “But with this a metaphor for love if you think about it.” Granted, his real strength lies in the atmosphere the music creates – a feat manageable only with the aid of his trusty Skeleton Crew. “These guys are amazing; they’re all hand-picked,” quotes the ringleader. Adding up to a sartorially-savvy sextuplet, the musical repertory tallies an assortment of strings, clarinets both large and small, and a colourful range of voices to support and counter Eyal’s surly growls. This dapper pack of virtuosi has more than a few tricks up its sleeve – swapping from harmonicas to castanets in a flash, riposting Eyal’s lines with sharp quips, the aptly named Skeleton Crew are the backbone to the captain’s musical flesh. It’s these adventures on stage that have earned Eyal & The Skeleton Crew a prestigious residency at Melbourne’s iconic Bennett’s Lane Jazz Club. Performing tunes from their new EP Of Beggars And Choosers as well as some trusty old gems, the maestro and his troubadours have a gift when it comes to putting on a tantalisingly raucous show. Complete with curiously comical on-stage banter and entertaining bouts of audience engagement, watching the show is like sitting ring-side at a vaudevillian circus. Wildly captivating and shamelessly capricious, you never know what’s about to happen next. ‘Accidental’ mistakes with the tuning leads to off-beat, chordally inventive songs, and the band has been known to throw out a Balkanised cover or two with every set. “Most of the show’s original, with a couple of covers,” says Eyal. “We started off playing stuff that we liked: Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Fiona Apple – and the crowd was really accepting. But then we thought, ‘What if we cover stuff that we like, but isn’t exactly in the wheelhouse of our audience?’ So we went on stage and tried out Chim Chim Cheree. You know, Mary Poppins but with a Balkan swing. Dero and Napalm’s first recorded collaboration was the Sticky Singers album on French label Beasts Records. Despite the pair’s recorded music, Dero claims he and Napalm are still not technically writing songs together – it’s all improvised in the studio. “We haven’t started to write together yet – we’ve only improvised since we’ve met!” Dero laughs. “We improvise and press the record button – that’s it. Then comes the time for arrangements and Tex writes the lyrics when they’re not totally satisfying during the improvisations.” Napalm agrees that the pair’s collaborative process isn’t particularly scientific. “We are always totally unprepared,” Napalm says. “I will force Dimi to start on the drums, some pattern that he has in his mind, and we just go from there. I’ll assemble some harmonies. We’ll play it once, and decide if it’s good enough, or if there is something there, and then we record it, and that’s it.” Napalm and Dero’s latest record, Partly Animals continues the pair’s dark, brooding, almost cinematic style. “I like to have different layers to the music so that you can discover different stuff every time you listen to it – I like atmospheric music,” Napalm says. “It would be totally okay to strip it right down to the pure rock roots, just the guitar and drums and vocals, but the more interesting way is to mix it up, because on stage we have to strip it right down.” This week Napalm arrives in Australia for his first visit (Dero has toured here on three previous occasions, both with his own band, Dimi Dero Inc, and as part of Penny Ikinger’s backing band), playing a series of gigs over a three week period. Dero had already arranged a holiday in Australia when the opportunity to play some shows with Napalm arose. “The initial plan was to come as a tourist for once, as the three previous times I went to Australia, I was always busy touring with Dimi Dero Inc and Penny Ikinger. And as it was going to be my birthday, I thought, ‘Okay, let’s go there just to party for once’,” Dero says. “And then Tex said that this time he was coming along – which I was expecting for a long time,” Dero
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second album we’re doing it in proper studios and we’re going to try and get possibly a proper producer in to give it a bit of guidance and such, other than what we come up with ourselves. Hopefully it will be a more professional sound and a cleaner recording than the sort of lo-fi first one!” But don’t lose all the lo-fi! “Exactly! Exactly!” he laughs. “We’re tracking live!” He pauses a moment and says, a grin in his voice, “We certainly don’t want something too polished!” Come on down to Bar Open in Fitzroy as THE DUB CAPTAINS finish out their February residency on Friday February 22. It’s free, so you have no excuse. Besides that, they’ll also be performing at the 2013 Riverside Sounds Festival on Sunday March 3 at Stiggants Reserve in Warrandyte.
Funnily enough, the crowd loved it, and since then we’ve been finding new ways to push the envelope.” With their musical creativity combined, every tune is fair game. Few other bands can claim dixieland Disney and gypsy-fied Gaga to be a part of their repertoire, completely revitalising the songs you thought you once knew. One thing is for certain: this is a band to be seen in person. Whether it’s a display of whirlwind fingering (on the strings, of course) or their charmingly goofy on-stage repartee, the live experience never veers towards boring or predictable. To borrow the words from their single: Eyal & The Skeleton Crew are just itching to Treat You Right. EYAL & THE SKELETON CREW play Bennett’s Lane on Saturday February 23.
laughs. Serendipitously, Loki Lockwood agreed to release Partly Animals on Spooky Records, and Napalm and Dero were invited perform at the tribute shows in honour of Rowland S Howard to be held in St Kilda on Thursday February 28 and Friday March 1. “It’s just insane! So long tourism,” Dero laughs. For their Australian shows, Napalm and Dero will be joined by Beast Of Bourbon bass player (and former Surrealist) Brian Hooper. While Napalm is familiar with Hooper’s music, both as a member of the Beasts Of Bourbon and the Surrealists, and his solo albums, Napalm hasn’t previously met him. “Dimi was in touch with him, and Brian was staying with him in Paris. It’s an honour to have him on bass. We’re looking forward to seeing his interpretation of the songs on the record,” Napalm says. TEX NAPALM and DIMI DERO play The Bridge Hotel (Castlemaine) on Thursday February 21, The Tote on Friday February 22, Lyrebird Lounge on Saturday February 23, Labour In Vain on Sunday February 24, Memo (Rowland S. Howard tribute) on Thursday February 28 and Friday March 1, The Public Bar on Saturday March 2 and Cherry Bar on Sunday March 3. Party Animals is out via Spooky Records.
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PERIPHERY
BY PETER HODGSON
Baltimore native Matt Halpern joined Periphery in 2009, fresh from a stint in Animals As Leaders, and in practically no time flat established himself as one of the premier progressive drummers of his generation. His dual mastery of technicality and feel have made him in demand as a teacher and clinician too, and Australian audiences will experience the full enchilada when Periphery hits town, as Halpern will be conducting several masterclasses and clinics for Yamaha drums when not performing with the band at Soundwave festival and their Sidewaves. Every clinician is different and every teacher brings their own methods to their masterclasses. “I’m very interactive with the audience,” Halpern explains. “One of the big things for me is, if I’m doing a clinic it’s not just me going up there, playing a bunch of songs and reading off a chart, saying, ‘Here’s the right way to do things.’ I really try to provide information that the crowd can take with them and apply to their own playing afterwards. So everything I try to get across is something that they can think about and internalise and be creative with themselves, rather than giving them a sheet of music. I try to do something that’s encouraging creativity.” Halpern also makes sure he takes the time to take pictures, sign stuff, answer questions – whatever the audience wants. “To really know the audience and the fans that come out – that’s really my goal.” He likes to really work with the audience, encouraging them to ask him questions during the clinic and to make sure they get what they want out of the experience as drummers. For these clinics, one of the main topics will be the use of dynamics. “It’s something a lot of drummers ask me about all the time,” Halpern says. “There are so many ways to do it, and one of my goals for these clinics is to give them examples of the ways I do things, then give them some examples of ways they can use dynamics in their playing, wherever they are as a player,
whether beginner, intermediate or advanced. The things I’ll show them, they can run with and use to help them develop their style further from there. A guy like Virgil Donati is a great example of the kind of guy that can teach something that not just a drummer can take away from. And that’s what I try to do. It’s not just for drummers. It’s for musicians in general. I try to give more information than just stuff for technical drummers, per se.” When Lamb Of God’s Chris Adler decided he wanted to work on his fusion and hand chops, he called Halpern. “Chris has come up to where I live and sat down with me to get advice on different things. I’ve given him my perspective on certain areas of playing. There were things he was looking to improve on, things that came more naturally to me, so I gave him some tips that hopefully helped him with some insights. But what’s amazing about Chris is, he’s so well-liked, well-respected, well-known as a drummer and as a musician, a businessman, and he still strives to get better at everything he does. Just as he learned from me in that lesson, I learned a lot from him. It was a humble experience. You’re never too good to say you don’t need to get better.” Halpern’s kit – much smaller than most progressive drummers – includes a Yamaha Custom Oak drum set with a 18”X22” kick drum, a 6.5”X14” wood snare drum, two floor toms (a 14”X16” and a 16”X18”). He also uses a Stage Custom
kit, and on his next US tour he’ll be using Yamaha’s new Live Custom kit, which is also an oak kit but with a few variations in hardware and enforcement rings. Cymbals are from the Meinl Byzance line: 13” hi hats, a few different 18” or 19” crashes, a 20” china, 22” ride and a stack with an 18” china and a 16” crash layered on top of each other for a trashy sound. “They’re darker-sounding cymbals, more dynamic. They’re not always just loud and in your face. They’re tones you can really build with: you can push hard to get a loud sound or pull back and get a lighter-in-volume but darkerin-tone sound, if you know what I mean.” Aside from his drums, another thing that’s close to Halpern’s heart is Bandhappy, a hub for students and educators to connect. “We launched a little over a year ago and we’ve learned a lot about our business. We’re really excited to push it to the next level, get some marketing dollars behind it and get it in front of the right people to really expand it. For example, I’m doing a clinic in Melbourne (at Garry Hyde’s new store GH Music in Flemington) then I’m also doing a masterclass before that which is being booked through Bandhappy. If anyone wants to they can visit my Bandhappy profile and reserve a spot there for that masterclass. I’m also doing another masterclass in Perth through Bandhappy. So
I’m not only the founder, I’m also a member and I use it often for lessons. I stand behind my product. It’s been useful for me and useful for a lot of other people.” One last question: where are Periphery at with their next album? “We’re writing right now, but nothing too crazy. We have a lot of material – quite a bit of stuff already – but we aren’t really demoing anything in the studio. Just at our home studios right now. Really rough stuff at the moment, nothing too crazy. But when the time comes, after our current touring and album cycle, we’ll have a tonne of stuff to pick through. Right now we have somewhere between 30 to 50 demos and tracks that are all just really rough that we need to pick from, mix and match, see what works, look for a theme and go from there!”
behind it and knows the best path already. Not like last time where everyone learnt the record after we recorded it.” The hard velocity of Marcel’s scream has a viscerally provocative impact and his vocal style is reflected in his lyrical depiction of personal struggles. “Whatever I’m singing about depends on my mood. The way I express it, it’s what I felt when I wrote it. It’s pretty dependent on what I’m actually saying.” The public forum facilitated by writing songs and singing them in front of large audiences can be a rewarding catharsis and Marcel likens his writing method to making diary entries. “My lyrics are pretty personal, that’s how I deal with things going on in my life and everyone relates to that too. We all go through internal struggles and are angry about things or want to say things. Not even being angry, but just speaking our minds. For me writing lyrics is almost like talking to a person. But it’s so much better for me because it gets heard by so many more people than if I was to just say it to one person. This way I can get it out to thousands of people and
they’ll probably think of their own story and get inspired. That’s what it’s all about I think.” He’s careful to qualify that, however grim their music might sound, his chief lyrical intention is to offer and distribute sympathy. “I’m talking about a lot of positive things as well, because you’ve got to concentrate on both good and bad. With my lyrics, I don’t really want to bring them across as being sad or happy, I just want them to be hopeful or helpful. That’s one of the main reasons why I write lyrics. I want people to talk about it and be inspired by it; for people to not feel like they’re alone when something bad happens.” For those who are desperately seeking fresh material from the band, Marcel verifies that the wait for the follow up record to Heartbound won’t extend much longer. “In May I think it’s going to be released. We’ve been working on it for so long that it’s about time we release a new one. We feel like it’s way overdue.”
the band goes through a bit of a re-birth. So even though The Wedding Present has been around for over 20 years, it feels like I’ve been in a series of mini-groups. And that’s made each album have its own unique personality and style.” In 1992 The Wedding Present embarked on a year-long project to release a limited edition single each month, with the B-side of each single featuring a cover (the A-sides and B-sides would eventually be released as Hit Parade 1 and Hit Parade 2). The choice of covers was eclectic, ranging from The Go Betweens’ Cattle and Cane, to Don’t Cry No Tears from Neil Young and Crazy Horse, to Issac Hayes’ Theme From Shaft to Elton John’s Step Into Christmas. “When we started, we were picking our favourite bands, and our favourite songs, but after we started it felt like it wasn’t the appropriate way to do it,” Gedge says. “We started thinking further afield, and into different genres – it was almost like, ‘What shouldn’t we cover?’, and try and see if it worked. Once we crossed that hurdle of looking outside our particular tastes, I think that influenced our music subsequently. We’ve looked at music where we can
do things differently, and different from other Wedding Present songs,” Gedge says. In 1997 Gedge placed The Wedding Present on the back burner, recalibrating his creative endeavours into the Cinerama project. In 2004, while putting together material for the next Cinerama record, Gedge realised the music was moving toward The Wedding Present. “We did a session with John Peel as Cinerama, and even the engineers said it was like The Wedding Present,” Gedge says. With a few more lineup changes, The Wedding Present have continued to the present day, releasing Take Fountain in 2005, El Rey in 2008 and Valentina in 2012. “I think with my lyrics, I’ve honed my style, although I’ve grown older and more experienced,” Gedge says. “But musically, it’s a bit of a mish-mash, and totally unplanned. We tend now to evolve in a random direction.”
PERIPHERY play as part of the mighty Soundwave lineup, taking place at Flemington Racecourse on Friday March 1. They also play a Sidewave at The Espy with Crossfaith on Monday February 25. The Yamaha Drum clinic with Matt Halpern will take place on Tuesday February 26 from 7pm at the new GH Music store in Flemington. All details found at ghmusic.com.au.
DREAM ON DREAMER
BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
One of the leading all ages events on the Australian music calendar, the Push Over festival, turns 21 this year. On Monday March 11, the event brings a diverse lineup to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl featuring performances from The Amity Affliction, Dream On Dreamer, Twelve Foot Ninja and Thy Art Is Murder to strongly showcase the harder-edge of the genre spectrum. All ages shows do occur more frequently in the heavy music scene and vocalist for Melbourne symphonic metal outfit Dream On Dreamer, Marcel Gadacz, believes that the intensity of heavy music offers today’s youth some solace from the mass uncertainty abounding in the contemporary world. “What we do in that music scene, or in our music, is really eyeopening and sometimes angry and sometimes it’s inspiring. I think, kids that listen to heavy music, they’re just looking for an answer. They’re all lost in their lives sometimes and that’s their way to cope with it and to build new friendships and to maybe feel loved, to be loved and to give love. That’s why this music scene is so strong, because it’s this culture of different people and everyone supports each other.” Marcel reveals that since Dream On Dreamer’s first LP Heartbound came out in 2011 the band have undergone a slight transformation, catalysed by the departure of original member Michael McLeod. “We parted ways with our bassist, which was also our clean singer. We had to work around it and work with it and I think this made us a lot stronger. We just got better and got stronger as individuals and musicians.” It was quite a frequent occurrence on Heartbound for Marcel’s heavy screams to be undercut by saccharine clean vocal hooks and he confirms that someone else will fill this role, maintaining the crucial element of their sound. “McLeod was a great singer and he was a great guy but we had
to work around it and the guy who is on board now is just as great, in a different way. It sounds a little different and we are a little different now but I don’t think it will disappoint anyone. We’re super happy and it’s exciting. Changes are exciting.” When Dream On Dreamer’s first LP came out, their electronic and symphonic tinted sound gathered a large amount of hype in the metal community. Marcel explains that the composition and recording of the first album was largely handled by guitarist, Callan Orr. “For the last one our guitarist wrote pretty much all the music and then I wrote the lyrics and then everyone just had to learn their parts.” The band’s manner of operation has changed somewhat on the forthcoming record and Marcus stresses that the contributions are no longer dominated by any one member. “This time it feels a lot more like we’re an actual band. That’s why it’s taken a while as well, because everyone’s really making sure that what they’re doing is correct. We’re more prepared these days and everyone knows what they’re doing a lot more. Whereas in the past it was Callan who pretty much recorded the whole thing, everyone is really, really
Dream On Dreamer play Push Over festival on Monday March 11 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
THE WEDDING PRESENT
BY PATRICK EMERY
In 1987 The Wedding Present released its debut album, George Best, named after the notorious Belfast-born, Manchester United soccer player of the same name. Shortly after, in an orchestrated publicity event, Wedding Present guitarist, singer and songwriter David Gedge had the opportunity to meet his childhood idol and inspiration for the album’s title. “When I was growing up, Manchester United was my favourite team, and George Best was the star player in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s,” Gedge says. “We were completely terrified when we met him because of his legendary status – and I don’t think he really knew who we were,” Gedge recalls. “I’m not sure he even knew that we’d called our album after him. But it was one of the highlights of my life!” The Wedding Present had formed from the ashes of Gedge’s previous band, The Lost Pandas, in 1984. “There was a link between The Lost Pandas and The Wedding Presents, in that that band was almost a practice band for The Wedding Present,” Gedge says. “I’d started The Lost Pandas in Leeds a few years before with my then girlfriend, who was the drummer, and the bass player, Keith Gregory, became The Wedding Present’s bass player. When she left, we became The Wedding Present. So it wasn’t so much a change in musical direction, rather a change in members of the band. But when the new members joined, the music did change – I suppose the music became a bit faster, a bit more punky. So at that point it made sense to change the name to The Wedding Present,” Gedge says. The Wedding Present released a series of singles, attracting the attention of legendary English radio announcer and DJ John Peel – who would go on to become one of the band’s highest profile champions – and establishing Gedge’s Beat Magazine Page 50
reputation for blending romantic lament and post-punk noise. “People have asked me previously if the lyrics were cathartic, but I’ve never really felt that,” Gedge says. “I grew up listening to that type of music, where love affairs and relationships were the main subject for the songs, but I’m also really interested in those topics, almost to the point of being slightly obsessed – what people say, and why they say it. Or the beginning of a relationship, the end of a relationship and the journey that it takes. They’re just great stories,” Gedge says. “I’ve tried to write songs on other subjects, but I suppose I’ve never been quite as happy with it as I have with a straight forward love song.” While the release of George Best would cement The Wedding Present’s reputation as one of the leading bands in the ‘80s English post-punk scene, the coincidence of changing band composition and musical direction would come to be part of The Wedding Present’s modus operandi. “The change in membership has been both a source of frustration, but has also helped the band stay fresh,” Gedge says. “Obviously when someone’s in a band it’s quite an intimate relationship, so when someone leaves it can be quite an upheaval, and it can be quite sad, and it can be difficult to get someone else in to fill that role. But if I’m honest, I think it has benefited the group, because whenever we have a lineup change people will come in with a fresh set of influences and aspirations, and I think
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THE WEDDING PRESENT play George Best in full at the Northcote Social Club Tuesday February 26 and The Hit Parade on Wednesday February 27.
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So old mate Travis Barker has failed in his quest to overcome a fear of flying in time for Soundwave DESCENDENTS Festival. Apparently the plan was to drug him and smuggle him on the plane (I guess it beats catching a boat). Brooks Wackerman of Bad Religion fame will be filling in for Blink 182’s upcoming performances. Not a bad trade. William Elliot Whitmore has announced two of Melbourne’s finest acoustic acts as his support for his upcoming Corner Hotel date. You can catch Whitmore plus Tassie’s Lincoln LeFevre and local, Lucy Wilson on Tuesday March 26 at the Corner. Should be a ripper.
Katatonia are joining the upcoming Opeth Australian tour. Thankfully tickets are still available so you still have a chance to catch a rather epic double international bill at The Palace on Thursday March 14.
The Smith Street Band have added an extra Melbourne show to their mostly sold out Aussie tour. All those who missed out on the Reverence show can now rock up on Sunday February 24 and catch the band with The Bennies and Bomb The Music Industry. Tickets are on sale now.
Tom Delonge of Blink 182 will be making a very spesh guest appearance at the Cult Vault screening of his debut film. Get over to Palace Westgarth at 11.30pm (yes, PM, after Blink’s set at Melbourne Soundwave) to suss it out. He’ll even do a Q&A at the end of the session if you’re still awake.
Tenacious D are coming back for some lovely lil theatre shows. Jack Black and Kyle Glass will bring the funny to the Palais Theatre on May 17. Keen? Grab tickets to see them and special guest Barry Morgan from Monday February 25.
DZ Deathrays are gon’ chuck a couple small shows down the East Coast this April. You should go check them out when they play the newly revived Ding Dong Lounge on Saturday April 13. Will rule.
Dead Letter Circus are hittin’ the road in April. The guys need a break from recording their second album so they’re smashing out at their Corner Hotel show on Friday April 12 with Breaking Orbit. Tickets are available now.
Bane have revealed they’ll play more than just the Break The Ice Festival in Melbourne on Sunday April 28. You can also catch them at an intimate club show at Bang on Saturday April 27, with support from Hopeless. Sick.
If you’re getting a bit pumped for next week’s Soundwave Festival, may I suggest you wander down to Thousand Pound Bend to check out official photographer Kane Hibberd’s Soundwave book launch. Opening night is Wednesday February 20 with the book available for purchase throughout the exhibition’s two week run.
The one and only Cancer Bats have announced a ripsnorting sideshow at The Reverence for Thursday February 28. Catch them plus Kingdom of Sorrow and This Is Hell (who are also playing a sidewave with Anthrax and Fozzy earlier in the evening!). Tickets available now through Oztix.
Wondering what Sydney’s Tonight Alive have been up to? Those kids are currently on tour in the UK but they’re returning home to bang out a couple small shows. Melburnites get two chances to see them at Ding Dong on Saturday May 18 and Sunday May 19. Tickets available now.
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VAN HALEN COMES TO SYDNEY
This one really came out of nowhere. Van Halen are booked to play the Stone Music Festival in Sydney, a two-day event named in honour of 1974 cult Australian film Stone and timed to coincide with ANZAC day. It’s on Saturday April 20 and Sunday April 21, with Van Halen headlining on the Saturday and Billy Joel on the Sunday. Other acts currently booked to appear include Kings Of Chaos (Matt Sorum, Duff McKagan, Gilby Clarke, Joe Elliott, Glenn Hughes, Sebastian Bach, Steve Stevens), Buckcherry, Illumination Road, Baby Animals, The Living End, The Superjesus and Lifehouse. It will be Van Halen’s only Australian date (ditto for Joel), so I guess we all better start booking time off work and making hotel and airline reservations, or miss out on Van Halen’s only ever Australian date with David Lee Roth on vocals.
MEGADETH NAMES NEW ALBUM, LABEL
Megadeth has just announced that they’ve signed with Universal Music Enterprises (UME), where their new album Super Collider will be released via Dave Mustaine’s new label, Tradecraft. Megadeth’s contract with Roadrunner recently wrapped up, and although Dave had been pretty vocal in his criticism of the label’s handling of the band during their tenure there, I’ll point out that he would usually follow this up with “…except the Australian branch.” Aww.
CHELSEA GRIN BY AUGUSTUS WELBY
Salt Lake City is known as the home of the Mormon Church and low-alcohol beer, but it’s not somewhere you’d expect to house a brutal heavy music scene. Chelsea Grin’s fullthrottle demonic metal, heard on their two LPs Desolation of Eden and My Damnation, suggests otherwise and frontman Alex Koehler explains the city provided plenty of opportunity for them to cultivate their interest in the genre and commence activities as a band. “Surprisingly, there’s always been a really solid music scene here. Especially with me growing up, I started going to shows in the seventh grade. There’s a really big underground community that is very into aggressive music. It’s surprising to most people when I say that, but ever since I’ve been in the music scene here it’s always been very strong and very appreciative.” Forming in 2007, the band’s lineup went through many
Cradle O’ Filth are coming back. In support of their most recent release, these UK bros will play at Palace Theatre on Friday May 10. You can get tickets next Monday if you’re extra keen!
Friday Feb 22: Paper Arms, Fear Like Us, Cavalcade, Regrets at The Bendigo English Dogs, The Worst, Bastard Squad at The Reverence Band Room Crisis Alert, Shackles, Kromosom, Rort, Bloody Hammer at The Gasometer Blood Orange, Great john Himself, Elevator Talk at The Reverence Front Bar Empra at Newmarket Hotel, Bendigo Saturday Feb 23: The Smith Street Band, Bomb The Music Industry, The Bennies, Kissing Booth at The Reverence Internal Rot, Headless Death, Blood Rule, Split Teeth, Crisis Alert, Shackles at The Reverence (Front Bar) The DC3 at Northcote Social Club Empra at Grumpy Greens Bateman, Mara Jade, A Ghost Orchestra, Terror Hawks, Treason at Gasometer Lycanthia, Subterranean Disposition at Bendigo Hotel Sunday Feb 24: The Smith Street Band, The Bennies, Bomb The Music Industry, Summer Blood at Pheonix Youth Center The DC3 at Northcote Social Club Crisis Alert, Shackles at The Place The Smith Street Band, The Bennies, Bomb The Music Industry at The Reverence Foxtrot, Miniatures, Bad Blocks at The Gasometer Donnie Dureau, Nathan Seeckts, Grace Lawry at The Reverence from 3pm Monday February 25: Motion City Soundtrack, The Early November, Deaf Havana at The HiFi Bar Periphery, Crossfaith at Gershwin Room Dragonforce, The Sword at Billboards Tuesday February 26: Kyuss Lives, Orange Goblin, Red Fang at The Palace Of Mice & Men, Chelsea Grin, While She Sleeps at The HiFi Gallows, Shai Hulud, Confession, Milestones at Corner Hotel Mindless Self Indulgence, The Blackout, Cerebral Ballzy at Billboard Fucked Up, O’Brother, The Dear Hunter at Prince Bandroom Blink 182, The Vandals, Sharks at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
ANDREW MCMANUS NOT SO EXCITED ABOUT STONE MUSIC FESTIVAL
WANNA JAM WITH JOE SATRIANI?
Thump Music will give fans the opportunity to jam with the one and only Joe Satriani during his Australian masterclass tour in April. To enter, upload a video to YouTube of yourself jamming to a Satriani song, including ‘Thump Music’ in the title, and place your full name, ticket ID and state in the video description. Thump will post the videos on their Facebook page for the public to vote, and the most likes wins. The players from the top three videos in each state will be invited to jam with Joe at the clinic. The competition closes on Friday March 29. By the way, tickets are $80 per person and there will be giveaways and extras, from pedals and strings to instruments. The Melbourne clinic is on Saturday April 13 from 12pm to 3pm.
As of this writing, social media is lighting up with a comment from Andrew McManus of McManus Entertainment (who is not involved in the Stone Music Festival): “Smells very fishy? Unknown promoters with no money...be very careful punters...you have been warned here!” Ouch!
KATATONIA ADDED TO OPETH TOUR
Katatonia have snagged the coveted support slot for Opeth’s Australian tour this March. Their new studio album Dead End Kings has been hailed as one of the most unique metal albums, like, ever. As for Opeth, this tour promises to deliver a career defining set featuring songs from across their expansive catalogue. Tickets are on sale now via Ticketek and Oztix for the Thursday March 14 show at The Palace.
DESTROY MUSIC RETURNS!
Melbourne expat Aimee Francis returns home for a gig at First Floor on Saturday March 2, before she heads off to the States to perform at the legendary Whisky A Go Go and at South By Southwest. Check out her new single Jetplane, out now.
Destroy All Lines announce the return of the touring Destroy Music mini festival after a year off. This year the lineup includes The Ghost Inside, Emmure, Antagonist AD and Hand of Mercy. There are two Melbourne shows, both at The Hi-Fi: an over 18 one on Saturday May 25 and an under 18 gig on Sunday May 26. Tickets from The Hi-Fi.
changes in the early years but Koehler stresses that the current lineup is stable and highly effective. “This lineup definitely has been way more productive than any other lineup we’ve had. You can tell each member has an extreme dedication to what we’re doing. There’s not one or two people that are just along for the ride and the popularity. Every member of this band really has a passion for the music and really wants to strive to be the best we can.” The six-piece have a well-developed chemistry and are basically all on the same page, but songwriting could still be a cluttered and convoluted procedure if everyone was voicing their opinion at once. “It’s definitely been a struggle trying to find what makes us work best, but I think we’ve found that. Each member of the band will write their own stuff by themselves and get a basic blueprint of the song down. Eventually, once we have all this different material that’s already written, that’s when we come together and piece together different parts and add our own style to certain songs and combine forces. We’re not just starting from scratch, six people sitting in a room arguing how a certain part should go,” says Koehler. Chelsea Grin’s last LP My Damnation was released in 2011 and Koehler reveals ambitious intentions for the follow-up record, which they’re being careful not to rush into. “This is the first time this band has had to take our time with a record. Whereas our previous records we’ve had deadlines, this album we’re just easing into it, trying to make this next record our best record by far.”
The band’s 2012 EP Evolve marked a shift in sound, introducing symphonic arrangements and anthemic melody to their palette. Koehler says that they had some trepidation prior to unveiling the changes to the public, but the positive feedback for Evolve has motivated them to continue stretching the parameters of their sound. “Evolve was a step in a new direction for the band so we’re just going to push those boundaries even farther. We’re going to experiment more with clean singing, experiment more with melody, as well as all the extra synth we’ve added to Evolve, that’s going to be a big part of the new album.” However, he assures that the new album won’t forgo the bashing deathcore that originally distinguished their sound and gathered them a huge following. “For any old school Chelsea Grin fans, we’re still definitely going to be relentlessly heavy. We’re still going to be metal, we’re just striving to experiment a little bit with this album.” Being welcomed into a heavy music clique can have the negative effect of placing a band’s fortunes at the mercy of specific audience expectations. Koehler sees no purpose in simply retreading the same musical turf on each album. “It’d be pointless to get to one level and just try to stay there the whole time and never try to push yourself. It’d be pointless to sit there and write the same record over and over again. If kids want to hear older stuff then they can just listen to that record. It’s still us. We want to make every record different and just broaden our musical horizons.” Chelsea Grin are coming to Australia for the Soundwave
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GIG ALERT: SCOTT IAN & CHRIS JERICHO
Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Fozzy’s Chris Jericho will be at the Toff In Town on Wednesday February 27 for an evening of spoken word, telling stories and taking questions about their decades of metal, wrestling and drinking. “This is something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time,” Scott says. “I’ve been travelling the world in the company of and hanging out with the greatest people on the planet for 31 years and I’ve got to tales to tell." Tickets from Moshtix.
GIG ALERT: EXORDIUM MORS
Exordium Mors are a New Zealand black/thrash metal band with violent, melodic and epic riffs, bludgeoning basslines and drums, and barbaric vocals. This is their first tour in Australia although they are not strangers to the international live circuit, having played their first international gig at Siamese True Metal Fest 2011 with Impiety, Surrender Of Divinity and Zygoatsis. Also being local support bands for Absu, Destruktor, Impiety, Marduk, Goatwhore and more, and with a devastating EP released through Hell’s Vomit Productions entitled Sacrifice, Perish and Demise. They play The Bendigo Hotel on Wednesday February 27 with Belligerent Intent, Scars of Sodom and Twisted Fate.
Festival and Koehler admits he relishes the inter-band camaraderie facilitated by traveling festivals. “Tours like this are pretty much the equivalent of summer camp. It’s perfect because you don’t have to just hang out with your band the whole time. You can reach out to other people and also learn how they do stuff in different kinds of music styles. The thing that musicians have in common is that we’re all here for the same thing. We’re all playing music, it doesn’t matter if you sound like this and we sound like this, let’s get along and have a drink and party.” Chelsea Grin play The Hi-Fi on Tuesday February 26 supporting Of Mice & Men, and on Friday March 1 at the Soundwave Festival in Flemington. Beat Magazine Page 51
DAY SPECIAL
S AT U R D AY F E B R U A R Y 2 3
This Saturday February 23 marks the third year anniversary of when 20,000 people marched in Melbourne (Australia’s home of live music, if we’re being real) to protest government policy that unfairly linked live music to violence and threatened our vibrant and thriving live music scene. SLAM Day celebrates our local musicians and our small gigs, so support it this weekend and head along to one of the below shows to love live music. For full listings head to slamrally.org.
THE AFROBIOTICS – KINDRED STUDIOS
Kindred Studios is showcasing some of Melbourne’s finest in Afrobeat, funk, gospel and Congolese rumba. Jerusalem Gospel Rumba is a ten-piece live band that sets itself apart with its deep Congolese gospel vocals and rumba rhythms. The Afrobiotics are a six-piece Melbourne based band that breathe new life into the sound of West Africa and bring a powerful message of resistance to the next generation of Afro-beat.
MAJOR TOM & THE ATOMS – THE POST OFFICE HOTEL
Major Tom And The Atoms take their cues and clues from the greats of yesteryear – John Lee Hooker, Dr John, The Doors, The Stones, The Bad Seeds, Joe Cocker, Sergeant Pepper, The Blues Brothers and more... concocting a strange brew of funky-tonk blues, spy-chedelic shoot-out tunes and howlin’ growlin’ jungle grooves. They play two SLAMmin’ sets from 9.30pmat The Post Office Hotel this Saturday.
ROSS MCLENNAN – THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT
Mistletone is proud to present Ross McLennan’s eagerly awaited third solo album, The Night’s Deeds Are Vapour. Ross McLennan and his 11-piece ensemble launch the album in style on Saturday at the Famous Spiegeltent. Tickets $25 on sale now from spiegel.artscentremelbourne.com.au. Starts at 5pm, then the Toot Toot Toots headline later on from 11pm.
THE SMITH STREET BAND – THE REVERENCE
SLAM Day ambassadors The Smith Street Band are still kicking along on their Young Drunks tour which includes a show at The Reverence this Saturday for SLAM Day (plus a just-announced all ages show at the Phoenix Youth Centre on Sunday February 24 with door sales only). The Rev show is sold out.
CHARLES JENKINS &THE ZHIVAGOS – THE SPOTTED MALLARD THE SEMINAL RATS – THE GASOMETER Charles Jenkins & The Zhivagos have announced a special show in celebration of SLAM Day 2013 on Saturday. Joining them on the night will be special guests The Suzannah Espie Trio, consisting of Suzannah Espie, Liz Stringer and Grant Cummerford, as well as Ben Salter from Brisbane folk-rock collective The Gin Club. Expect collaborations all night long at The Spotted Mallard from 8.30pm. Entry is $20.
HIGH VOLTAGE – CHERRY BAR
On SLAM Day, High Voltage will be holding an AC/DC tribute show as the day will mark the 33rd anniversary of the passing of Australian rock legend and lead singer of the one and only AC/DC Bon Scott. The night will also feature performances from Electric (The Cult Show) and classic rock covers band Jaded Cats, and DJs Adalita and Mary M will be taking over at 10pm. It all goes down at Cherry Bar this Saturday. Entry will be $15 from 8pm and $10 from 11pm-5am.
SHERIFF – WRANGLER STUDIOS
As SLAM Day hits Australia once again, the boys from psychedelic blues/rock band Sheriff are to hold the Wild Wild West Footscray Warehouse Party at Wrangler Studios on Saturday. They will be joined by ‘70s inspired blues rockers Cotangent, the Sydney lads Bonez and The Steins. There is also to be a late night electro set from Solaires. The night is cowboy/cowgirl themed so don’t hold back on the outrageous costumes. BYO booze, saloon doors open at 7.30pm and entry is $10.
MARTIN MARTINI & THE BONE PALACE ORCHESTRA – BAR OPEN
The Seminal Rats are one of the longest standing post-Birdman bands this country has produced. Formed in 1983 they are still blasting out high energy punk rock, 30 years later. They are joined by Fortress Of Narzod who are launching their Power In The Hands Of Fools EP. Featuring veteran members of Melbourne’s punk/ rock scene they combine early ‘70s hard rock with ‘70s punk and filter the concoction through a stoner rock lens. Earplugs may be necessary at The Gaso this Saturday for a 3pm matinee show.
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Fitzroy’s legendary cult band rise from their deathbed for two shows only to celebrate SLAM Day at Bar Open on Saturday (and Sunday February 24). They’ll be playing the old songs the old way. You thought you’d be lucky to get in – so be lucky. It will be like a knife fight in a telephone booth. Free entry both nights.
the end we got all the babes and other inflatables out of the shadows and had them popping their booties and it became one huge party. It was even mentioned by our friend’s parents on Facebook. Not bad.
SPITFIRE – THE RETREAT
It’s a huge night at The Retreat Hotel for SLAM celebrations this Saturday February 23 as Sydney’s favourite indie terrorists, Spitfire, return to Melbourne to launch their new single Radio Control from their debut album, Songs From The Debt Generation. Joining them at The Retreat are Melbourne’s favourite sons, The Sons Of Lee Marvin. Garage-gonzo rock’n’roll stalwarts that they are, they will be returning to the scene of their Cutthroats & Conjurers album launch last September. It’ll be chaotic, it’ll be SLAM worthy. Music kicks off at 10pm. Free entry.
Tell us about the last song you wrote. Our awesome double entendre jam I Got One. It was about quitting our lives as players and only having room for the love and respect you got for yourself and the ultimate one who respects you.
MIKELANGELO & THE TIN STAR – YAH YAH’S
Following their sell out Northcote Beach Party show, Mikelangelo & The Tin Star go back to the beach for SLAM Day at Yah Yah’s on Saturday. Special guests include the sweet and sultry St Clare, theremin from outer space with Miles Brown, wide screen Americana tales with Dan Waters and death defying rock’n’roll with the Stu Thomas Paradox. Kicking off at 9pm, it’s set to be a wild show and if you’re still hungry for more, Mikelangelo & The Tin Star will also play a 2.30am-4.30am show the same night at the Famous Spiegeltent as part of Melbourne’s very first White Night.
THE SPIN – THE VIC HOTEL
Melbourne rock band The Spin pride themselves on making music with a touch of warm and fuzzy soul and above all, a little bit ‘o love. Drawing from the influence of the British pop movement among other genres, their style is characterised by their upbeat tunes while also performing the occasional track peppered with some dark, moody rock’n’roll. The Spin are to play at The Victoria Hotel this Saturday with the support of Melbourne indie rock collective Cider Tree Kids from 10pm. Free entry.
MINIBIKES – THE GRACE DARLING
Turn off your TV and head to the Grace Darling basement this Saturday for the rad sounds of Melbourne’s Minibikes as part of national SLAM Day. They have guests Jemma & The Wise Young Ambitious Men joining them.
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Define your genre in five words or less: Sweaty jungle a$$ warrior queens. What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Each other and our sick friendships. In this duo we get to write and play with our best friends and soul sisters. We are many worlds of music and style combined, Hayley comes from a background of theatrical punk and Laura from one of dance, blues and hip hop. But the thing that drives us and what we do is the need to capture what we never have as lead singers in other groups before; the raw power, rhythm and community of sisterhood. Describe the worst gig you have ever played. A crazy-arse crowded one with no security, no sound guy and a lone punter and his inflatable Kangaroo bouncing up in our stage zone. It was intense. By
Do you have a pre-gig ritual? If so, what is it? Having an a capella hand-clap jam with our awesome drummers and crew whilst chugging Propolis and sugar free grapefruit juice and simultaneously covering our Bad Girl Choir in glitter and love. Sometimes a light power-nap, too. If someone made a movie about your life, who would play you? Laura: Paz De La Huerta. Hayley: Bridgette Bardot… or Angelica Houston. If you could go on tour with any musician or band, who would it be? Mojo Juju and Beyoncé. How do you balance making and playing music with your other commitments? Everyday we hustlin’. TWINCEST play SLAM Day at The Public Bar for the queer friendly Potato Cake event this Saturday February 23.
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SHERIFF Between three men, Sheriff put on a show the same way a magician controls a tempest – it's wild, it pounds at your ears and eyes and awakens your screaming primal instincts, conjuring the need to be amongst the insanity. After relentless gigging over the past few years and having ripened their unique blend of southern-psychedelichorror-blues-rock, Sheriff play their first show at The Bendigo on Thursday February 21 with a cool rockin’ line up including Sydney's Bonez and awesome locals Sweet Teens and The Ivory Elephant.
PAPER ARMS Three years after the release of 2010's Days Above Ground, Paper Arms are opening a new chapter with the launch of their second full length, The Smoke Will Clear. To celebrate they're visiting The Bendigo Hotel on Friday February 22, joined by the very awesome Fear Like Us, Cavalcade and Apart From This. Tickets on sale at the door.
LYCANTHIA Hypnotic Dirge Records and Metalobsession.net presents a dual album launch for two of Australia's best doom exports, Lycanthia and Subterranean Disposition, ably supported by The Veil and Okera at The Bendigo Hotel on Saturday February 23. Formed in 1996, Lycanthia are a six-piece metal band based in Sydney, playing dark and emotional metal in a style that would be best described as a fusion of doom, classical, gothic and rock. This performance is long overdue and is their first Melbourne show in many years.
SUNKEN SEAS Two of the best bands making waves in New Zealand make their way to Melbourne as part of their Australian tour. Sunken Seas combine the finest moments of postrock with splashes of krautrock and post-punk, and The Shocking & Stunning approach things in a similar vein but with an experimental electronic tinge. The two bands are fusing together to play two consecutive nights at the iconic Grace Darling Hotel. On Thursday February 21 they play upstairs in the band room and are joined by local noise-pop duo, Spermaids, before heading downstairs on the following night with recent imports, the electronic post-pop duo, Bad Blocks. DJ Lotion will be on support detail, joining the dots on both nights. Be sure not to miss these two special tour dates before the bands return across the Tasman to New Zealand.
DICK DIVER There’s something in Melbourne four-piece Dick Diver’s combination of widescreen Australian sweep, '70s New York punk and scratchy '90s indie rock that transcends influences to become truly rare and exciting. In 2013, Dick Diver are set to release their sophomore album entitled Calendar Days, with punchy first single Alice and dreamy follow-up Water Damage already doing the rounds. They play at The John Curtin Hotel on Friday February 22.
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NO ESCAPE FOR THE KING No Escape For The King will be unleashing their debut album 13 Fjords, delivering hook-laden new wave steeped in snowflakes, magma, and mountains of delay. Support comes from punk-pop trio Slacquer; think Blondie snogs transvision vamp at a party whilst Green Day tuck into the pickled onions and vol au vents. The lineup will be completed by accomplished instrumentalists Television Sky whose debut release, We Trust That The Moon Shall Guide Us has garnered positive attention in both Australia and the US. Catch No Escape For The King’s album launch at The Grace Darling Hotel on Saturday March 2. $8 entry, $11 with CD.
ALICIA ADKINS Alicia Adkins is an alt country and folk singer/ songwriter from Austin, Texas, with a style of her own and a voice as sweet as honey. She has lived and played in much of the world; including France, Italy, India, and now she’s adding Australia to the pages of her passport. Joining Alicia in The Retreat front bar tonight will be Davy Simony, an alternative folk-roots singer-songwriter hailing from Kuranda in Far North Queensland. Music kicks off at 8.30pm, free entry.
OOGA BOOGAS The Ooga Boogas are one of Melbourne's most revered garage rock ensembles, however a tad elusive on the show front. Joining them will be indie-pop group Lower Plenty who will be performing material from their recently released new album. It all kicks off at 9pm at The Great Britain Hotel on Saturday February 23. Free entry.
LARRY MALUMA After 28 years in Australia, ten albums, 16 music video clips under his belt and being honoured in a new book called Zambian Music Legends, Larry Maluma will celebrate his tenth studio album release Bakaindi (Ancestors) with one of his rare performances at The Thornbury Theatre in Thornbury on Saturday February 23. He will be joined on stage by his band, The Roots & Herbs who specialise in African roots reggae plus special guests.
BENDIGO HOTEL ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE Paddington Entertainment presents another popular Sunday night acoustic showcase at The Bendigo Hotel on Sunday February 24. The seven talented artists on the bill are Kyle Rodda, The Mill, The Mere Poets, James Southwell, Maddison Wilson, Charlie Jarratt and Anthony Young. With genres spanning from blues and folk to soul and rock, it’s a great variety that needs to be checked out. Get ready to chow down multiple $5 tastytoastie-and-pots. First act kicks off at 5.45pm.
THE HARMANIAX The Harmaniax are to getting ready to hit The Great Britain Hotel on Sunday February 24. Fronted by the infectious Billy Abbot, The Harmaniax will be delivering a night of filthy frivolity and swampy sing-along. These rambling men come as a breath of fresh air as the overarching purpose of their live shows is to have fun, never taking things too seriously, and they’ll showcase their masterful ability to incorporate various instruments such as a double bass, guitar, violin, accordion and clarinet into their performances. 7.30pm, free entry.
SHANGRI LA
THE RIVER & THE ROAD
The DJ battles continue at Shangri La as Tim Evans (Bird Blobs/Sea Scouts/Degreaser), Wand'rin (Ooga Boogas) and Chairman Meow (Pearls) take the stage at The Gasometer tonight. The showdown will begin at 8pm and entry is free.
The River & The Road is a jungle/folk band based out of Vancouver, Canada. The band has developed a sound which pushes the boundaries of the folk genre, yet their attentiveness to the roots of folk and rock music can be easily recognised through their songwriting and powerful harmonies. The River & The Road perform at The Retreat Hotel on Thursday February 22, supported on the night by Steel Birds who take inspiration from the great cerebral rockers of old, and the avant-garde of the new. Bands kick off at 10pm, free entry.
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This month's Musikunst is another attempt to fill the Great Britain Hotel's walls with an explosion of electricity. From modular synthesis, reverberation exploration through acapella vocals, effected Casio's and granulated guitars, the four ensembles will take you on a journey to discover something truly unique and is definitely a night not to be missed. From 4pm there will be performances from exciting acts Elliot McTavish, Shane Van Der Akker, Theorn Campbell and Hudduh-Berry. Entry is $10.
The Seminal Rats are one of the longest standing post-Radio Birdman bands this country has produced. Forming in 1983, they are still as excited as ever about blasting their high energy, '70s style punk rock. They’re performing at The Gasometer this Saturday February 23 with support from Fortress Of Narzod. The matinee show will kick off at 3pm and entry is $5.
THE TOWNHOUSES The Townhouses are to celebrate the release of their new album Diaspora by playing some of their new material at The Gasometer on Thursday February 21. Their new music was inspired by Leigh's obsession with ethnomusicology and features collaborations with Giorgio Tuma, Guerre, Rainbow Chan and Felix Weatherbourne. Supporting them will be Mildlife, Great Earthquake and Japanese Wallpaper. Entry is $10.
VAUDEVILLE SMASH The energetic five-piece Vaudeville Smash are launching their new single Look At Me at The Espy on Saturday February 23. It’s a disco track and it’s only the second song released so far off their anticipated upcoming album, expected for release in April later this year. Vaudeville Smash will be joined by special guests Straylove, She Said You and Jude Pearl from 9pm. Free entry.
Continuing their February Wednesday Residency, Southern rock Melbourne five-piece My Dynamite will once again be hitting the stage at Cherry Bar this week. Tonight, they will be supported by the likes of the explosive hard rock force Arcane Saints from 7pm and Cherry DJ will keep the music playing well into the wee hours of the morning. So cake on the eye-liner for a fun night of intense rock'n'roll! Free entry.
CHERRY ARVO BLUES Cherry Bar will resonate with chilled, bluesy tunes every Sunday afternoon for the duration of February thanks to Cherry Arvo Blues. This Sunday will feature a performance by Melbourne electric blues band Catfish Voodoo from 3pm sharp. Their musical influences include artists such as John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Little Walter. DJ Max Crawdaddy will be taking over and spinning vinyl well into the early hours of Monday morning.
ANIMAUX Melbourne pop band Animaux are returning to The Evelyn Hotel for a Wednesday night residency throughout February. A promising 2013 lies ahead for Animaux, with appearances lined up at St Kilda Festival and The Hills Are Alive, but their February shows at The Evelyn will be held at a far more intimate setting. From 8.30pm, Animaux will be joined by four-piece indie rock, electro band The McQueens and surf-pop group Seven Year Itch. Entry is $8.
LITTLE BASTARD Returning to The Retreat Hotel on Sunday February 24 are Sydney’s seven-piece raucous and ramshackle party collective, Little Bastard. Incorporating five vocals, mandolin, banjo and fiddle over the top of a pulsating upbeat acoustic rhythm, their live performances create the turbulence of Old Crow Medicine Show but can also hold the brutal sentiment of The Felicia Brothers, all delivered with a brash clout of their own. Get ready to get dishevelled and disorderly Melbourne, and let Little Bastard shake out some of your most deep-set cobwebs. Support comes from the fantastic John Patrick & The Keepers. 7.30pm, free entry.
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CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL The Second Annual Clarkefield Music Festival will see some of Australia’s finest musicians join forces for a common cause, as they raise money to help assist children and their families living in poverty in Cambodia. The festival will feature renowned Australian musicians Tim The Roving Commission, Sal Kimber, The Toot Toot Toots, Charles Jenkins And The Zhivagos, The Stetson Family, San Gras And The Dead River Deeps, and local acts Paper Jane, Brother Johnstone, Jarrod Shaw and Sarah Wilkinson. The Clarkefield Music Festival takes place as The Clarkefield Hotel on Sunday March 17 from 12pm 'til 9.30pm. $30 presale, $35 at the gate, family tickets $70 and under 12s free.
Cisco Caesar are kicking 2013 off with a slew of shows to be followed by a mid-year European tour and, if all goes according to plan, their debut album release by year's end to follow up their 2011 self-titled EP. Get off your couch and come see these cats strut their own brand of vintage soul-rock and wail like nobody's business. On Thursday February 21 they'll be gracing the boards at Bar Open with the support of the cheeky family band Rocky And Nancys serving up some punchy punk-pop as well as Hills songstress Kate Crowley who might just treat you to new tunes from her upcoming album, Measured In Moons. Doors 9pm, free entry.
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BIG DAY NOT OUT
Alongside Bad Aches and Galaxy Folk, Running Gun Sound will be gracing the stage upstairs at The Gasometer on Friday February 22. The night is designed to celebrate the launch of Running Gun Sound's new 12” record Friends, which is all about good orange juice, friends and the stinking sub-tropical Brisbane afternoon weather. They recommend that you kids don't miss out on this show as they fear that the ever rising petrol prices will prevent you from doing so in the future. Doors open at 8pm and entry is free.
Like cans? Like sitting down and watching people do things? Ace. Into kickarse acts like the Dave Larkin Band and San Gras? Cool. Pub Cricket’s Big Day Not Out is for you. The unfit, beer-loving denizens of over a dozen local pubs are back on the field for the annual Big Day Not Out at Edinburgh Gardens, Brunswick Street on Sunday March 17. After a long season of trying to figure out how many beers there are in an over, the pubs (forming the Yarra Pub Cricket Association) from around the inner northern suburbs duke it out in a day-long battle royale from 10am to 6pm, in one of Fitzroy’s most celebrated annual community days. Proceeds all go to local charities, so put this cracker on the calendar.
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Prepare yourselves for a night of Australia's finest purveyors of punk rock. All the way from South Australia, Mara Jade and A Ghost Orchestra will both be making their inaugural visit to Melbourne. Mara Jade has only recently released their debut EP which blends heavy southern punk and hardcore sounds into a concoction of heavy rock noise. Both bands will be backed by locals Bateman, Terror Hawks and Treason from 8pm at The Gasometer on Saturday February 23. Entry is $5.
THE BOMBAY ROYALE The Bombay Royale take their Bollywood-inspired ventures to the south seas as they return to the LuWow on Friday February 22 featuring gogo goddesses and Bond style intrigue with a subcontinental twist. They are also appearing at Melbourne's White Night festival the following night, at the dignified time of 11.20pm, with entertainment running all night.
EL MOTH With the nights finally warming up and those sweet summer vibes rolling our way, El Moth are stoked to announce that they'll be playing the infamous Evelyn Hotel every Tuesday night in February. Expect some guest musicians and epic jams, and of course the mood-elevating blend of reggae, funk, rock and hip hop that the lads are known for.
ANNA’S GO-GO ACADEMY Anna’s go-go classes are great fun, an excellent cardio workout, and have been described as 'inspiring”, “a retro hit parade…everything from Elvis’s Jailhouse Rock to AC/DC’s Jailbreak, and a “high energy dance party with the hostess with the mostest. Every Thursday night at The Vic Hotel from 6pm and at The Gasometer Hotel on Tuesdays at 7pm and 8.30pm.
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BACK IN THE DAY Melbourne's home of hard rock, Back In The Day, are fittingly hosting a Soundwave After Party on Friday March 1. Kicking off at 10pm, the night will feature Sydney hard-rock band Stand Alone (ex members of Rose Tattoo, Billy Thorpe and Judge Mercy) in what will be their only Melbourne show. The Deep End and Black Aces will also make appearances. There will be $3 pots and $6 pints throughout the night as well as $5 basics, and happy hour is between 10pm and 12am. Doors will be open until 4am and entry is $15, $12 for members.
MADAME BUTTONS' LIQUID LYCRA PARTY Madame Buttons presents a night of fashion, burlesque and music as she launches her company and Lycra range into the community with a special night at Yah Yah’s. She assures all that it will not be just any Lycra party as the wild extravaganza of the night will feature the likes of such bands as Kill Shot, The Refunds, Camp Revolution, Awesome Wells and Somebodies Sun. In addition to this lineup, there will be a fashion parade, burlesque performances and DJs. Doors at 8pm and entry is $10 this Thursday February 28.
GHOST TOWNS OF THE MIDWEST With a debut EP in the works, Ghost Towns Of The Midwest will start 2013 with a February residency booked at The Resurrection Hotel, the new bar of the mastermind behind St Jeromes/Laneway Festival. Always striving to give audiences a little something different, the band will play special themed shows; Thursday February 28 is ‘Resurrection’. Each night will feature different picks from the band’s swag of songs plus a couple of covers specific to the theme. It's free and start is at 7.30pm.
THE LIVINGSTONE DAISIES What happens when two of Australia’s best songwriters team up through their mutual love of Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub to create sun-drenched harmonised guitar pop? Liz Stringer and Van Walker, along with Cal Walker and Michael Barclay, join forces to form The Livingstone Daisies, a band of four incredible voices, harmonising and rocking out in equal measure. The Daisies are launching their debut album, Don’t Know What Happiness Is (available on deluxe vinyl, CD and digital download) on Friday February 22 at The Northcote Social Club. Joining them on the night will be Sydney alternative icons The Aerial Maps.
DEAR STALKER Get your week off to a rockin' start by joining grunge indie/rock band Dear Stalker at The Bendigo Hotel tonight. They’ll be playing alongside local talents Charm, Isylym and Poison Fish. If you couldn't get enough of them then be sure to join them tomorrow night as well which will see the three-piece venturing to St Kilda, with the support of Citrus and Atomic Bliss for their midnight slot at The Vineyard. Free entry.
LOW RENT Alternative country rock group Low Rent will be gracing the stage of Richmond's Great Britain Hotel on Thursday February 21. With a strong background in country, folk, progressive rock and Americana, the band portrays a unique blend of these inherent influences. The music kicks off at 8pm sharp. Free entry.
THE DUB CAPTAINS Everyone’s favourite sons (and daughters), The Dub Captains, are getting comfy on Friday nights at Bar Open in February. The 15-piece self-proclaimed ‘pseudo-reggae’ monster will be playing some new material off their forthcoming sophomore album as well as pumping out their back-catalog of up-beat oceanic classics. They'll be joined by Bar Open regulars Echo Drama for the final Friday night of their February residency. Doors 10pm, free entry.
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RUBIX GRAND OPENING Brunswick’s thriving creative complex Tetris Studios is welcoming its most exciting development so far, the opening of their fully licensed live music venue Rubix on Friday February 22. Expect the unexpected as the new event space transforms with international and local DJs, bands, art exhibitions, street culture product launches, underage gigs and corporate events. Live music on the opening night will be provided by the crème de la crème of the Tetris family including Diafrix, Candice Monique, All The Colours, Josh Jakq, Kodiak Kid, Angus Green and Altruism.
THE DEEP END
Private Life have secured a Monday night residency at The Evelyn Hotel this February. Private Life is comprised of Jamie Barlow who creates the music and Renee Anderson who writes the accompanying lyrics. Free entry.
On Friday February 22, The Deep End are to return to Revolver Bandroom for the launch of their debut album Cop This. With over 45,000 YouTube views on their new music video and 2,200+ Facebook fans and counting, The Deep End are rapidly becoming a dominant force in the Australian rock scene. Joining them will be supporting acts Destroy She Said, By A Thread and Sudden State from 8pm for a night of hair flingin', beer swiggin' rock'n'roll before The Deep End embark on their huge self-booked national tour before heading over to New Zealand. Tickets are $12+bf and are available now at Moshtix or $15 on the door.
LONE TYGER
CASTLEMAINE FRINGE FESTIVAL
Lone Tyger are bringing their explosive blues rock to The Victoria Hotel for a Saturday night residency for the duration of February with supports from 10pm. The three-piece rock band are playing two sets which will encompass never-before-heard songs as well as rockin' blues covers. Free entry.
Castlemaine Fringe Festival Music is 21 years young. This year will be brighter and bouncier than ever – even more unruly. The musical lineup includes Deniz Tek, DD Dumbo, Laura Lee Williams, Mood Swing, Old King Cols and jamming acts almost every night at Caspa, which is the home of the Fringe Festival. It takes place from Friday March 15 to Sunday March 24. All information is at castlemainefringe.org.au.
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FRIDAY IN MY MIND On Friday March 1, Psychedelic Freakout and Cherry Bar present the first instalment of Friday In My Mind – an evolving, revolving, night of psych, shoegaze and garage showcasing some of the finest bands from these scenes at the iconic Cherry Bar. Expect a kaleidoscopic, smoke’n’light, projector mind warp that will bookend your week into sweet submission. Kicking off the night will be most beautiful Fire Behaving As Air whose atmospheric dream-pop/noise-rock will submerge you in a brain-blanket of bliss. The Quivers will then bring their wall-of-style and jangle-fuzz-fest guitar-o-rama to town, taking shoegaze to a whole new place (AC-DC Lane). Closing out the night will be '60s/'90s-influenced, paisley-flannelette troubadours from the near future, The Grand Rapids, who will bring their ‘fuzz pedals from on high’ down to ground level to shake the dope right out. $10 on the door, get ready to psych.
LOWTIDE Lowtide celebrate the New Year with a Tuesday night residency at The Toff In Town in February, where the band will unveil new material. This Tuesday February 26, support comes from Montero. Forming in 2009, Lowtide’s richly layered and textured sounds quickly gained the band the reputation as one of Australia’s finest purveyors of shoegaze and dream pop. Their debut record is due out this year. Tickets $8 at the door only. Doors at 7.30pm.
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If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why? I would rather travel forward in time to hear our new album, scheduled for later on this year. If you could assassinate one person or band from popular music, who would it and why? Michael Stipe. Shiny Happy People makes me want to fight my mother for making me.
THE HARLOTS Melbourne indie rock band The Harlots are returning to The Spotted Mallard for a Thursday night residency of explosive performances for the duration of February. The music will kick off at 9pm and entry is $5 in what is the Brunx's cheapest ever residency. This Thursday they will be joined by country/punk/bluegrass band Cherrywood.
PIGSKINS FOR MIKEY The Hybernators, quietly spoken Sons of Lee Marvin and The Skeleton Keys Duo are coming to together at The Public Bar on Thursday February 21 from 8.30pm to pay tribute to great bloke and great drummer, the late Mikey Enslor. Mikey played drums in many bands across Melbourne and New Zealand including The Skeleton Keys, The Subsquents and The Pit Stop Nymphos. This night is to remember Mikey as a mate and a muso and to give something back to charity and people going through dark times. Head down to The Public Bar this Thursday February 21 and raise a glass for Mikey. $10 entry.
LIZARD PUNCH Party punks Lizard Punch are ready to launch their debut album, Perfect For Romancing. Recorded live in a day by Malcolm Besley at Soundpark Studio, Perfect For Romancing captures the high energy and fun of a Lizard Punch show. Joining Lizard Punch for the ride are the awesome thrashing sounds of Clowns and the down and dirty rock of Secret Crackpipe Handshake. This promises to be a high octane night of ripping punk rock. Friday February 22 at The Public Bar.
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So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? “Man, it was hard getting to the bar with all those dudes moshing so hard to that band, I don’t really get it?”
What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Success is a strange term for the music industry. The main thing I can probably suggest is to hire people who do things as a profession, and let them do their job. If your music was a chocolate bar, which one would it be, and why? Chokito bar. Looks like a turd but tastes great! HIGH TENSION play The Old Bar on Friday March 8 and Push Over at Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Monday March 11.
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On Tuesday February 26, Tristen Bird and Matty Green are joining forces at The Retreat Hotel for a night of intimate story telling and melody. Fresh off the road from the 2013 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Tristen will be sharing new songs from his forth coming album; the follow-up to his debut release, Horse To Water. Matty is no stranger to Melbourne audiences either and will dazzle with his beautiful playing and songwriting. Matty kicks off proceedings at 8.30pm, and Tristen takes to the stage at 9.30pm. A night not to be missed. Free entry.
The Electric I is the result of an inspired blend of virtuous musicianship, conceptual dare and cultural cross-pollination. Brain-child of Mauro Ochoa, Colombia-born guitarist of ample trajectory, The Electric I assertively tackles instrumental and vocal experimentation over a base layer of fundamentally traditional Latin rhythms, tightly woven into restless constructions of variable metric structure and wrapped in layers of expressive bravura and bold instrumental vigour. It's at Bar 303 this Friday February 22.
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SUZUKI NIGHT MARKET Now in its 15th year, the Suzuki Night Market attracts over 200 stall holders and showcases some of Melbourne’s finest artisans, producing locally made clothing, jewellery, prints and an array of cultural goods. The hawker style food stalls offer everything from traditional African curries through to the sweetest of honey dumplings. The live music featured tonight includes Afrovival And The Oil Can Project and Nkumba Rumba out on the Main Stage as well as Tango Rubino on Peel Street Stage and don't forget to watch out for an array of talented buskers. The Suzuki Night Market runs every Wednesday night in summer at Queen Victoria Market, 5pm ‘til 10pm. Entry is free.
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KYNETON MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Ready for one jam packed weekend? Kyneton Music Festival will turn its town’s historic buildings, bluestone churches, old watering holes, art galleries and cafés into live music venues. With over 40 bands, including Mick Thomas, Stonefield, Ramblin Van Walker Band, Major Chord, Perch Creek Family Jugband, Cherrywood, The Dead Salesmen Duo, The Resignators, Nigel Wearne and the beard and 'stash comp, Beardfest, they will take the stage from Friday March 1 'til Sunday March 3. Weekend pass is $45. For more info head to kynetonmusicfestival.com.au.
The Toot Toot Toots are set to perform their mockcaberet debut album Outlaws in full at The Famous Spiegeltent with added narrations, gyrations and projections for a spaghetti-western extravaganza. With underlying unique country blues sounds, The Toot Toot Toots will provide an uplifting, energetic show on Friday February 22 and Saturday February 23. Set in the fictional gold rush town of Gomorrah Fields, their performance will tell the tale of émigré Eli Rayne and the vengeance that shadows his arrival. Free entry.
THE LAUGHING LEAVES
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The Laughing Leaves, together with The Infants and Huck West, will feature at The Old Bar every Wednesday for the duration of February from 8.30pm. Known for their energetic performances and catchy, dance-inducing numbers, four-piece The Laughing Leaves will have you on your feet dancing with their psychic bop-a-delica tunes that will have all the ladies dancing and the dudes trying to dance with those ladies. Entry is just $5.
Laura Imbruglia is hosting a music trivia night every Tuesday during February at The Spotted Mallard. From 7.30pm, the audience will immerse themselves in the fascinating world of music and leave feeling exhilarated after having acquired an enriched knowledge of music culture. Members of the audience will have the chance to win free giveaways throughout the evening including free food, beer and a weekly jackpot. Entry is free.
EYAL & THE SKELETON CREW
THE WIKIMEN
CHRIS RUSSELL'S CHICKEN WALK
After their sold out debut at Melbourne’s iconic Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Eyal & The Skeleton Crew return for a Saturday night residency throughout February. Whirling waltzes, driving country rhythms and breakneck gypsy virtuosity; mix it all together and you have some idea of what Eyal & The Skeleton Crew have in stall for you. Tickets $20 at the door or book through bennettslane.com.au. Doors 8.30pm.
The Wikimen infuse sweet, old-time vocal harmonies with exotica and hula swing through their three-piece, all-strings show. Check out what they're about at The Spotted Mallard every Sunday during February from 5pm. Free entry.
Take a road trip through highways, byways, laneways, alleyways, rivers, swamps, bayous and streams of the Deep South with Chris Russell's Chicken Walk. They will be performing at The Old Bar every Sunday for the duration of February. Entry is $6.
MASSIVE Influenced by Guns N' Roses, AC/DC and Mötley Crüe, the four-piece Melbourne rock band Massive will be plugging in every Tuesday night during February for their residency at Cherry Bar. They will be playing two sets from 9pm and the doors will be open from 6pm-3am. Free entry.
LUNARS Following a double A-side release and after playing many shows with like-minded noise makers up and down the East Coast, Lunars are set to launch their debut self-titled EP at Dane Certificate’s Magic Theatre shop in Brunswick on Friday March 1 for what will be a night of magical music. Head to lunars.bandcamp.com for a free download of the EP.
VULGARGRAD VulgarGrad are bringing their foot stomping, power punching act to The Spotted Mallard every Wednesday night during February from 8pm. The Russian seven-piece, fronted by raspy singer and actor Jacek Koman, incorporates elements of gypsy, perestroika punk, rhumba, jazz and pop to take listeners on a lyrical journey of low lives and songs about women. Tonight they’re supported by the talented musician and piano accordion wizard Rowan Blackmore who will be gracing the stage with an array of the usual and the not so typical of instruments. Entry is $8 at the door.
ALI E Ali E will be hitting The Public Bar on Monday February 25 for the first time since its rise from the proverbial ashes of Melbourne's live music scene. Supporting her performance will be Jordan Thompson, pianist of indie pop band The Ocean Party. This will be Ali E's second last show before touring in the United States and recording her second studio album. The music will play from 8pm and entry is free.
RYAN NICO Ryan Nico, Melbourne singer/songwriter of the independent rock band Tinsmoke, will be performing solo at The Vic Hotel this Sunday February 24. His plaintive songwriting possesses a country sensibility and vocal style which has been known to draw comparisons to Roy Orbison and Neil Young. He will be joined by fellow Howl At The Moon band member Matt Storey. They will be supported on the night by JOLO and entry is free.
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KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD Eyes Like The Sky (Flightless)
WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY RESIDENCY
ANIMAUX ALBERT SALT THE CORSAIRS ENTRY $8, 8.30PM
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DIAMOND
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SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY SINGLE LAUNCH
While not as an intrinsic genre as it once was in its ‘50s-’60s heyday, the western is still a much-loved model in whichever modern form it sporadically manifests. Author Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy were exemplary works of the genre in the ‘90s, Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven and the Coen Brothers’ True Grit remake proved the classic western can still hold a place in modern cinema, Red Dead Redemption crafted a sprawling narrative through videogame, and kids’ flick Rango was one of the finest films of 2011 (I will fight you if you disagree). And here we have Eyes Like The Sky, an audiobook LP from still-nascent garage punk collective King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard. Narrated with the gritty cadence of The Dingoes’ vocalist Broderick Smith, Eyes Like The Sky is the logical extension of Sam Cherry’s Last Shot – the outlier cut on King Gizzard’s debut full-length of last year, 12 Bar Bruise. It’s an ambitious feat, foregoing the band’s signature bratty, laconic punk bursts in favour of a singular, 30-minute involved narrative. We hear the story of the titular mixed-race, blueeyed protagonist as he becomes legend during the American Civil War. There are heroes, there are villains, there are many deaths. Written by Smith, the literature is verbose and always engaging. The blownout guitars and soaring harmonica deftly complement the story’s pacing, and the menacing percussive flow of Drum Run guides the hero’s transformation from Miguel O’Brien into the legend that is known as Eyes Like The Sky. Despite being crafted by a bunch of Australian lads, this isn’t Meat Pie Western, this is straight Spaghetti Western. There’s some analogy with the coarseness,
CAT POWER
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Manhattan (Matador/Remote Control) The third single from Sun comes out just ahead of Cat Power’s next Australian tour. A surprisingly sweet assemblage of little bits and parts, including a distinctive skittering drum roll, it is one of the loveliest tracks on the album.
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Summer Forgive Me (Liberation Music/Mushroom) The second single from the still forthcoming album Controller is a noisy, slightly hysterical slab of melodic indie rock. It has a similar emotional tenor to their melodramatic lead single, I Can’t Make You Love Me, but instead of slow-building stadium epic, this one leaps out of the gate. Still kind of silly, though.
DZ DEATHRAYS
Teenage Kickstart (I Oh You!/Mushroom) DZ Deathrays are trotting out one last single from Bloodstreams lest anyone forget what brain melting punk heathens they are. This is the track that actually has the words ‘blood stream’ in it, plus a gnarly, fuzzed out guitar/kick drum bridge that just hammers and hammers and hammers on your chest.
2. Axeman’s Jazz BEASTS OF BOURBON 3. Push The Sky Away NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS 4. The Modern Dance PERE UBU 5. Runaways KIM SALMON AND SPENCER P. JONES 6. Oddfellows TOMAHAWK 7. The Seer SWANS 8. Celebration Day LED ZEPPELIN 9. Live At Rockpalast 1990 EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN 10. Allelujah! Don’t bend Ascend GODSPEED both in subject and in craft, with Sergio Leone’s oeuvre. And of course, there are tonal and melodic nods to Ennio Morricone’s iconic soundtrack work. Stock sound samples pepper the album to great effect, Smith’s American-accented drawl is recorded with a commanding blend of rawness and clarity – somehow capturing a sense of warmth through the rudimentary laptop microphone capturing technique. It’s a confounding release in many ways, but ultimately a bold and worthwhile achievement – a showcase of tenacity and talent. LACHLAN KANONIUK Best Track: Evil Man If You Like These, You’ll Like This: A Fistful Of Dollars ENNIO MORRICONE, The Gift THE VELVET UNDERGROUND In A Word: Cinematic
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Lay It Down (Ivy League/Mushroom) Lay It Down has a Badloves flavor, a very self-conscious back room blues drawl punctuated by the chilled strains of an organ, some cruise-y electric guitar noodling and a few very casual handclaps. Not the most soulful soul you will ever hear, but not at all bad, and very well produced.
BRIGHTLY
Preflight Nerves (Independent) An odd mix of glitch and folk pop sung in a very pronounced Australian accent. The vocals are strong and vaguely queer, with a tremulous, melodramatic edge that is heightened by the flickering, warping instrumental samples. Interesting. Certainly pretty original.
Been A While (Independent) Peeled from their upcoming Roll It In EP, Been A While is happy, beer-swilling honky blues, a rollicking crowd pleaser ripe for Sunday morning at Meredith or a Triple R barbecue of some kind. Cute.
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3RRR SOUNDSCAPE 1. Push The Sky Away NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS 2. Eyes Like The Sky KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD 3. What The Brothers DAWN MCCARTHY AND BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY 4. Live In Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol.2 MILES DAVIS QUINTET 5. Lesser Evil DOLDRUMS 6. Fidlar FIDLAR 7. Centralia MOUNTAINS 8. Waiting For Something To Happen VERONICA FALLS 9. Partly Animals TEX NAPALM AND DIMI DERO 10. Satellite DIALECTRIX
Rah Rah Radio (Independent) Perk your ears up for the second coming of Jet, if Jet had just slightly bigger balls. Following their debut EP and preceding their 2013 album, Rah Rah Radio is a quick, slick garage rock tune with a brass- and piano-laced chorus, in the vein of Jim Jones Revue and The Hives.
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My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Universal) I never heard a Fall Out Boy track I didn’t like. The first single from their fifth studio album is their most alarming and fantastic yet, as the band embraces a near hysterical level of punk pop theatricality. The video, in which lots of stuff is smashed up and set on fire, inexplicably features rapper 2 Chainz.
LUNARS
Start (Independent) A solid Cali-pop tune from Melbourne’s Lunars, with thick thrums of guitar, crooning harmonies and a lead vocal that would make 1997’s Jebediah proud.
HOLLOW EVERDAZE
Selfish (Independent) I’m pretty sure the kids in Hollow Everdaze are young enough to be my children, but they rock like fully formed adults. The lead kid, the singer, wears an Alex Turner mop and lets loose with a nasty little psychedelic bawl while his band thunders and swings alongside him. Good stuff.
1. Live at PBS FM 1981 TED VINING TRIO – 2. WOMADelaide 2013 Compilation VARIOUS ARTISTS – 3. To Dust ALICE RUSSELL THE LIZARD WIZARD 5. Push The Sky Away NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS 6. Daylight Came TIM PLEDGER’S PRODUCT 7. The Usefulness of Art ORIGAMI 8. Elements of Light PANTHA DU PRINCE & THE BELL LABORATORY 9. Chameleons of the White Shadow JOSEPH TAWADROS 10. Holy Fire FOALS
AIRIT NOW 1. Walk of Shame CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN’ RACKETTES 2. Vertigo PVT 3. UZ MEGASTICK FANFARE 4. All I Heard MITZI 5. Motion Sickness CATCH RELEASE
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1. Ooga Boogas OOGA BOOGAS
SINGLES BY SIMONE The thing about cancer is that it kicks you repeatedly in the face and then you have to endure a long-winded cosmic lecture about what it means to get repeatedly kicked in the face. The most effective protest, I’ve decided, is to learn absolutely nothing from the experience.
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Still (4AD/Remote Control) A thick, pulsing electro pop lament from emerging London-based trio Daughter. Elena Tonra heads up the group and lavishes on Still a moody, reflective and sandysoft vocal melody reminiscent of Sarah Blasko. Lovely.
SINGLES OF THE WEEK DAVEY LANE
You’re The Cops, I’m The Crime (Independent) Taken from the forthcoming album The Good Borne Of Bad Times (yeah, borne), You’re The Cops, I’m The Crime is a ripper electro rock track that wastes no time launching into this beautifully wasted chorus, this intoxicating collection of notes that is deeply romantic in this bad boy arsehole kind of way. A big, big hit, I think.
BIG SCARY
Phil Collins (Pieater/Inertia) The dynamic duo return with a stately new single and a second album in the works. Jo’s drums beat with funereal gravity while Tom’s voice whispers, hums and swells with breathtaking precision and grace. I have no idea why the song is called Phil Collins. I assume because Phil Collins is awesome.
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Five years is a long time, and it feels like even longer if it’s a sophomore album you’re waiting on. Though, I can understand this ‘side project’ of prolific guitarist and engineer Mikey Young, also featuring members of the Onyas, may have been delayed a little by the burgeoning success of that other little band of his, Eddy Current Suppression Ring. The follow up to 2008’s refreshingly delightful Romance And Adventure, this eponymous release is an eclectic affair; in its first ten minutes it throws me shades of Split Enz, Lou Reed and The Stooges. The spectrum doesn’t really
LOVE MIGRATE
Plagued Are All My Thoughts, Like White Ants In The Fence (Flightless Records) Love Migrate are a serious affair. Their band shots are all black and white and frowns with wounded eyes; the film clips make you wanna curl up in a ball and think of exlovers and sometimes when you’re watching them play, you feel like you’re intruding a little. But this album… well. This album is a masterpiece. It’s ambitious, slow burning and just beautiful. The guitars move between fragile and menacing and the drums move from way up the back to right up front when the songs demand it. Eddie Alexander’s voice is honest and local – unmistakably Australian – but in a really endearing story-telling sort of way. His voice is complemented by his exceptional knack for a familiar lyric. Making This Hard begins with the brilliant line “Only last night/On a cruddy bike” and you can’t help but smile and start tapping your foot when the bouncy percussion steps in. First single Little Kid went through a slight sonic change from it’s first inception to the version on the album. The first version was fantastic; the second version is just brilliant. The guitars are gritty, the drums are fierce and Eddie’s harmonies are heartbreaking. Oh – and the brass! The fucking brass was a stroke of genius. Plagued Are All My Thoughts is another cracker. Completely different to Little Kid, it is emotive and you want to listen to this through a good pair of headphones; PAAMT is probably a better representation of the album as a whole little package, rather than the pulsing Little Kid. The creeping back up vocal from Sleep Decade’s Casey Hartnett take this song to a whole other place. Dirty River is a delight, but it is the album closer I Want You To Mend that separates this album from others in the pack. Spoken from the perspective of a child, this song is as brilliant as it was completely unexpected. Alexander has tapped into what we all felt as a child at some point – that wide-eyed, helpless emotion. The album is heavy, but it’s great and Best Track: Little Kid If You Like These, You’ll Like This: BON IVER, SLEEP honest and familiar. DECADE, LOWLAKES JACK PARSONS In A Word: Sad
THE RUBY SUNS
Christopher (Subpop/Inertia) There’s always something enlivening about The Ruby Suns. Ryan McPhun – without a doubt, the best onomatopoeic New Zealand name ever – has a talent for creating pop melodies that remind you of the happiest summer days of your childhood, the best dances at teenage parties, and those moments when all the annoying shit that comes with adulthood just didn’t, y’know, exist. Christopher, The Ruby Suns’ latest record, takes the band’s delectable pop and indulges with it some sparkling dance-floor attention. Desert of Pop is the song 1986 needed to arrest the emergence of Stock, Aitken and Waterman, while In Real Life is Riders on the Storm under the dance-funk tutelage of Kool and the Gang. Kingfisher Call Me is ethereal and just a little bit too Australian-Geographic-plastic-hippy-meets-Hall-and-Oates for refined tastes. Jump In is the sound of summer when all you need is a Spandau Ballet memory to get you in the mood. On Starlight, the sights, sounds and rhythms are sloppy, but in a 4am, ‘fuck I’ve had a good night and don’t want to stop dancing’ sort of a way, while Futon Fortress is a grooving wonder that just doesn’t need to stop. Then there’s the reflective Heart Attack, when images of hair gel, shoulder pads and baggy pants are used for good, not evil. I don’t know who Christopher is, or what he means Best Track: Desert Of Pop to The Ruby Suns. But his heart must be in the right If You Like These, You’ll Like This: SPANDAU place to provide this much of a good time. BALLET, HUMAN LEAGUE In A Word: Pop
get any broader than that. Oh wait, yes it does. By the time the epic Sex In The Chillzone appears at the back end of the album, we’re in super jam-out territory, with lackadaisical-yet-still-somewhat-hammy vocals guiding us through stabbing guitar wails and grooving low-end synth. Then the intensity shifts upwards to forge what is easily the most bizarrely entertaining one-two hit on the record – the Numan-esque The Studio Of My Mind sees the guitars replaced by handclaps, the synth get darker, and the vocals wake right up, droning lines like ‘Then I saw your silhouette and I seized/He is willing me on into the trees/He knows about the studio/Of my mind.’ It gets better from there as well. I’m hoping the next twisted palette from Young and company doesn’t Best Track: The Studio Of My Mind take five years to assemble, but if it’s this diverse, If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Those three with as much creativity crammed in, then I guess bands I mentioned together earlier. Plus a bit of I don’t mind. ONYAS and EDDY CURRENT. In A Word: Satisfying MATT PANAG
EELS
Wonderful, Glorious (E Works/Cooperative Music) Wonderful, Glorious marks studio album number ten for the man called ‘E’. After ten albums, countless world tours and the number of songs in his back catalogue reaching Beatles territory, E shows no signs of slowing down – his deep pool of songs still offering up gems on his most recent record. Although some tracks can remind seasoned listeners of past melodies, this is a side effect of an artist that has stayed true to a musical course of serving up a mix of beautiful, melody driven songs and raw Tom Waits-esque rockers. Wonderful, Glorious isn’t the album I’d suggest to a newcomer; however it will surely hold its own in fans collections amongst the other nine albums. In fact, I’ll now conclude my review in two parts. The first for newcomers, the second for seasoned fans. Welcome to the wonderful world of Eels. Eels is Mark Oliver Everett, a man from LA with a knack for writing, and sometimes cleverly disguising, great pop tunes. With a love of layering various instruments and sounds to create these songs, his latest offering Wonderful, Glorious mixes his stripped back pop tunes with his edgy, distorted and almost rockabilly side. With a vast back catalogue of ten studio albums and many soundtracks, compilations and live releases, you are more than welcome to try this new offering as a first taste. However, this reviewer recommends you go back to the beginning and make your way through chronologically. We’ll meet again once you’ve made it through. Enjoy the trip. For long-term fans, here’s a short wrap up. The new record is worth picking up, as you’ve no doubt already done. It’s part Hombre Lobo, part End Times, with most of the album leaning toward the fuzzed out E-rock of Hombre. Yep, he’s still in werewolf mode, however the soft underbelly is shown at times. First track Bombs Away will be a great addition to his live set, and other standouts include On the Ropes and The New Alphabet. However you already know this as you are a fan and have already got the album. See you at the next show. Oh, and remember the time the band played in Best Track: On the Ropes, Bombs Away If You Like These You’ll Like This: Bone Machine their pyjamas? Ha! And the time he sang Susan’s House into a telephone hooked up to his mic? Gold. TOM WAITS, The Idler Wheel... FIONA APPLE In A Word: Wonderful
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LOCAL NATIVES
Don’t Know What Happiness Is (Popboomerang Records)
Hummingbird (Infectious/Liberator Music) For Hummingbird, Local Natives leave behind the Californian sun for grittier Brooklyn and it shows in the results. The follow-up to 2010’s Gorilla Manor is less about the rousing uptempo songs, with a darker, denser feel. Producer Aaron Dessner may be partly responsible for adding a touch of The National to proceedings, but there’s a sadder, more reflective taint to the choral harmonies this time around that’s rooted in the band-members’ recent experience. (They recently parted ways with bassist Andy Hamm, and vocalist Kelcey Ayer had a death in the family last year.)Faster songs and single material like Heavy Feet, Breakers and Black Balloons get by on enough handclaps, building crescendos and singalong moments, even if they aren’t quite as immediate as past ear-worms like Airplanes and Sun Hands. But it’s the slower, softer tracks that really add depth and range to this album. Pleading mantras like Mt. Washington’s “I don’t have to see you right now” or Colombia’s “Am I loving enough?” are the sort of lyrical hooks that drag you into these more introspective numbers. Once you adjust to the less joyous mood of Hummingbird, it reveals itself as a work easily as engaging as Gorilla Manor. The band take care not to just repeat the sound and experience of their debut, and instead take us in deeper and connect on a personal level. What Best Track: Breakers If You Like These, You’ll Like This: Bon Iver BON more could you want from a second album? IVER, Boxer THE NATIONAL CHRIS GIRDLER In A Word: Hummable
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Livingstone Daisies specialise in guitar-driven paisley-tinged power pop. The lineup consists of Van Walker (guitar, lead vocals), Liz Stringer (guitar, vocals), Cal Walker (bass, vocals) and Michael Barclay (drums, vocals). With echoes of Teenage Fanclub, Big Star, Ice Cream Hands, The Smithereens and The Byrds, the album still crackles with its own distinctive energy and a refreshingly raw edginess. The band recorded Don’t Know What Happiness Is in “a beach-house shack in Inverloch, Victoria” and by all accounts had a lot of fun in the process. The down-to-earth lyrics on opening track Wednesday are dry and humorous yet oddly touching: “I’m leaving home/the bins go out on Wednesday.” The melody-rich vocal harmonies throughout the album are such a treat and boy, can this band sing! The warm, chocolate-coated backing vocals on Redhead alone will justify your expenditure on this album. The deft guitar work in Safety In Numbness is wonderful – understated yet plaintive. Walker’s expressive lead vocals contain an undertone of bourbon-soaked garage snarl which is put to great use as he exclaims, “Wipe that smile off of your face!” on the powerhouse Die On The Vine, or “C’mon baby light my fire!” on the anthemic Everything Has Got To Go. Standout track I Still Believe In You, features an eerie intro that would not have been out of place on an ancient prog rock opus, is stylistically different to the rest of the album yet Best Track: I Still Believe In You If You Like These, You’ll like This: Time Between – A provides a fittingly dramatic conclusion to this mighty fine collection. Tribute to The Byrds VARIOUS ARTISTS In A Word: Harmonic
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GIG GUIDE WEDNESDAY 20 FEB INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ANIMAUX + ALBERT SALT + THE CORSAIRS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $8. ARCHERS + GRANSTON DISPLAY + SEAN KIRKWOOD Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $8. BUG + BERLIN SIRENS + GOOFEYFOOTER John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. COLLAGE - FEAT: HUMANS AS ANIMALS + HAIL MARY + PUPPET GUESTS + VIOLENT COLOURS + VIRTUE Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. HIDING WITH BEARS + BRIGHTLY + CAL THOMS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. JULIA STONE St Michael’s Uniting Church, Melbourne. 8:00pm. KILL YA DARLINS + JACK JACK JACK Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. KUJO KINGS + ROAD RATZ + THE WORKINGHORSE IRONS Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5. MY DYNAMITE + ARCANE SAINTS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 7:00pm. NIGHT MARKET MUSIC - FEAT: SUNKEN SEAS + THE SHOCKING & THE STUNNING The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. POISON FISH + CHARM + DEAR STALKER + ISIYM Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: ASHLEY NAYLOR Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE LAUGHING LEAVES + ATOLLS + GOING SWIMMING Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $5. THE OCEAN PARTY + GRANDSTANDS + NEW ESTATE + ZONE OUT Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. UP UP AWAY Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:00pm. VULGARGRAD + ROWAN BLACKMORE Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $8.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC DIZZY’S BIG BAND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $14. GEMMA TULLY & THE THORNBIRDS Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. PANORAMA DO BRASIL + THE MELBOURNE TANGO QUINTET 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. THE LUKE HOWARD TRIO Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. THE TIM STEVENS TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK DAVY SIMONY + ALICIA ADKINS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm. JAMES SOUTHWELL + JOE CONROY + ZACH BUTLER BAND Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $6. MATT MALONE Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. OPEN MIC Grind N Groove, Healesville. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Ontop In Ormond, Ormond. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm. QUEEN & CONVICT Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. TWO DOORS DOWN - FEAT: MELANIE & KRISTEN Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:00pm. WINE WHISKEY WOMEN - FEAT: MICHELLE MEEHAN + CLAIRE PATTI Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm.
THURSDAY 21 FEB INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS A GAZILLION ANGRY MEXICANS + ESCAPE GOATS + LIEUTENANT JAM Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. AIRCRAFTE + DA CALF + LINES Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. ATOMIC BLISS + CITRUS + DEAR STALKER The Vineyard, St Kilda. 11:00pm. BLACK MAYDAY + CYANIDE TEETH + SUDDEN STATE + TOXIC DAZE Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5. BLOOD ORANGE + GREAT JOHN HIMSELF + WIDE OF THE MARK Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $5. CISCO CAESAR + KATE CROWLEY + ROCKY & NANCYS Bar Open, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. DIMI DERO & TEX NAPALM + MIKE NOGA Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:30pm. $12. DIXON CIDER + LIQUOR SNATCH + SPEW N GUTS + THE POSERS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. HAILMARY + DESTROY SHE SAID + THE LOUDS + THE SHANGHAI TIMES Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong. 8:00pm. KRISTA POLVERE + ALEXANDER HAMILTON + KATHRYN ROLLINS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. LACED IN LUST + KILL SHOT + TEN THOUSAND + THE VENDETTAS Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $15. MANI NEUMEIER & KRIS WANDERS + DAGGERS MID FLIGHT + DEAD RIVER + FASPEEDELAY Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $9. PAPA PILKO & THE BINRATS + SKYSCRAPER STAN & THE COMMISSION FLATS Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. PIGSKINS FOR MIKEY - FEAT: THE HYBERNATORS + SKELETON KEYS DUO + SONS OF LEE MARVIN The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $10. SARAH DE HAAN & THE LOST BOYS + CHARLOTTE BAKER + THE WINTER SUNS John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. SHERIFF + BONEZ + IVORY ELEPHANT + SWEET TEENS Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $6. SUNKEN SEAS + SHOCKING & STUNNING + SPERMAIDS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10. TEXTURE LIKE SUN + TULLY ON TULLY - 9PM NEDA Workers Club, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. THE PERFECTIONS + DJS VINCE PEACH + PIERRE BARONI Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. THE STILLSONS + OH PEP! Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. THE TOWNHOUSES + GREAT EARTHQUAKE + JAPANESE WALLPAPER + MILDLIFE Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. TIJUANA CARTEL + MILLINGTON + THE PIERCE BROTHERS Espy, St Kilda. 8:00pm.
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SLAM DAY The day that stops a nation… and feeds it a heavy dose of local and brilliant live music. Yes friends, that great day is fast approaching. Saturday February 23 is the day that you stop downloading CDs and go a see some live Aussie music playing on a sticky carpet near you. Head to slamdayrally.org for all the itty gritty details and start planning your Saturday. Whoever you decide to see, do so knowing you are a good person and get drunk and dance and tell someone you love them.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BRECKER MECCA Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $15. DEL BARRIO First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. DUB MENTIA Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 11:00pm. ENGINEERED SOUND Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. JOHN MONTESANTE QUINTET + ELLY HOYT The Commune, East Melbourne. 6:00pm. LO-RES Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. NIHILL DUO Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:00pm. NORAH JONES + CORY CHISEL Plenary Hall, South Wharf. 8:00pm. $84. RODDY & THE FELLAS Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. SAM COPE & THE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. THE END Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15. THE OVEREASYS Claypots Evening Star, Melbourne. 7:30pm. THE WHITE TREE BAND Red Bennies, South Yarra. 7:00pm.
FRIDAY 22 FEB JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC CARLOS FERREIRA Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. $20. FLAP! Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $25. HUE BLANES Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. LA DANSE MACABRE - FEAT: BRUNSIWCK MASSIVE CREW DJ PETTY CASH Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. MAN VS WILD - FEAT: SUADE + THE EXCHANGE Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $15. NINA FERRO & THE SONJA HORBELT QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25. PAUL CAREY & JULIAN SCHEFFER (CD LAUNCH) Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $15. PAUL WINTER ON PIANO Open Studio, Northcote. 7:00pm. THE ANDREA KELLER QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS
BELLA JABARA & THE MELLOWS + PURPLE TUSKS + THANDO Penny Black, Brunswick. 8:30pm. DR FEELGOOD Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. $49. FREYA HANLY Wesley Anne, Northcote. 6:00pm. GOLD GULL + BLANKET FORT + DROOLING MYSTICS Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. HEATHER PEACE + MICHELLE PARSONS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $25. LOT 56 Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 8:30pm. LOUNGE THURSDAYS Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 10:00pm. LOW RENT Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 8:00pm. MATT WALKER Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 8:30pm. OPEN MIC Acoustic Cafe, Collingwood. 7:30pm. OPEN MIC Balaclava Hotel, Balaclava. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. PAUL KELLY + CLARE BOWDITCH + DAVE GRANEY + MICK HARVEY St Kilda Memo, St Kilda. 7:00pm. $45. RIVER & THE ROAD + GRIZZLY JIM LAWRIE The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. SIMON PHILLIPS Two Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. STEVE BOYD + COBY GRANT Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 8:00pm. THE HARLOTS + CHERRYWOOD Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:00pm. $5. THE MOON PROJECT Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 9:30pm.
MANI NEUMIER + FASSPEDELAY + KRIS WONDERS + PAUL KIDNEY EXPERIENCE Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. 8:00pm. $10. ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: NIKO Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 5:30pm. ARCANE SAINTS + BONEZ + IVORY ELEPHANT + RAZORS OF OCKHAM Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. AT THE AGE OF 440 + STATE OF SILENCE + TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $5. BONEZ + DIRTY ELVIS + GARDEN OF EIDA + GRAND PERCEPTOR Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. BROOKLYNS FINEST + UP UP AWAY Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. DIALECTRIX + DJ DISCOURSE + DJ HEATA + FLUENT FORM + THE APHILLIATES Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. DICK DIVER (WATER DAMAGE LAUNCH) + TERROR OF THE DEEP + THE GALAXY FOLK John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. DIXON + GUY GERBER + HUXLEY Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 10:00pm. DUKE BATAVIA Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. ENGLISH DOGS + BASTARD SQUAD + BULLETPROOF + THE WORST + WOT ROT Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 8:00pm. $35. FENDER BENDERS Dandenong Workers Club, Dandenong. 8:00pm. $5.
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STEREOKING
Define your genre in five words or less: Alternative rock. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? We are often described as the next Silverchair because of our young age, but we are continuing to develop our own unique rock sound and music. How long have you been gigging and writing? Gigging for five years and writing for two. We might start with a great riff and then it turns into something exciting. We’ve had an amazing ride so far; gigged at Queenscliff Festival, St Kilda Festival and won two battles of the bands (including Stonnington). We’ve loved every minute of it. Beat Magazine Page 60
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What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Bands like Kingswood, Queens Of The Stone Age, Wolfmother, Nirvana and Foo Fighters. Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? We recently recorded an EP called Electric at Birdland Studios. You can find the EP online at stereoking.bandcamp.com or at various gigs. When are you doing your thing next? Viva Youth Festival: Princes Gardens, Malvern Rd, Prahran. Saturday March 2 at 2.30pm. We’d love to see you there. Describe the best gig you have ever played. We loved playing at the St Kilda Festival. Great sound, atmosphere, and people and playing on stage right next to Luna Park was really cool, an awesome experience.
FLICKS N KICKS - FEAT: 8 BIT LOVE + THE DARGEERLINGS + THE PRIMARY Harmony Park, Coburg. 6:00pm. FORCES The Liberty Social, Melbourne. 8:00pm. GLENN FREY & THE MELBOURNE POPS ORCHESTRA + ROSS WILSON & THE PEACENIKS Palais Theatre, St Kilda. 7:30pm. HOW TO DRESS WELL + COLLARBONES Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $40. LEFT OF THE DIAL Dancing Dog, Footscray. 7:00pm. LIZARD PUNCH + CLOWNS + SECRET CRACKPIPE HANDSHAKE The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $8. MY BLOODY VALENTINE Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. NO BEGINNING NO END + HIATUS KAIYOTE The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $51. PAPA PILKO & THE BIN RATS + DJ CISCO ROSE + EDDIE JAMES & THE PROWL + SKYSCRAPER STAN & THE COMMISSION FLATS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. PETULANT FRENZY PLAY FRANK ZAPPA Caravan Music Club, Oakleigh. 8:00pm. $32. RAI THISTLETHWAYTE The Common Room, Melbourne. 8:00pm. ROCK OUT FOR CHARITY - FEAT: THE SLEDGE + BOMBS ARE FALLING + DAMON TOMLINSON + MOMENT OF FATE Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $15. RUNNING GUN SOUND + BAD ACHES + GALAXY FOLK Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. SHACKLES + BLOODY HAMMER + CRISIS ALERT + KROMOSOM + RORT Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. SHOCKING & STUNNING + BAD BLOCKS + SUNKEN SEAS Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. $8. STRAIGHT SHOOTERS + THE FAMILY JEWELS Musicland, Fawkner. 7:30pm. $10. THE DEEP END (ALBUM LAUNCH) + BY A THREAD + DESTROY SHE SAID + SUDDEN STATE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 8:00pm. $12. THE DUB CAPTAINS + ECHO DRAMA Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. THE GOOD MORROW (SPACEMAN LAUNCH) + DJ MAX CRAWDADDY + RAIN PARTY + THE CITADELS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13. THE MELISSA MAIN BAND 303, Northcote. 6:00pm. THE SKAMPZ Packenham Hotel, Pakenham. 9:00pm. THE SPIN + CIDER TREE KIDS Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. THE STICKMEN + MIKE NOGA & THE GENTS + TEX NAPALM & DIMI DERO Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. THE SUNSLEEPERS + NEBRASKATAK + YOUNG MAVERICK Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 9:00pm. THE WELLINGTONS + COOPER STREET + DANCING HEALS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $12. THUGONAUT + APACHE MEDICINE MAN + HORSEHUNTER Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. VAUDEVILLE SMASH + JUDE PEAR + NIGHTSHADES + SHE SAID YOU + STRAYLOVE Espy, St Kilda. 6:30pm. WICKED ANNABEL + DISCO COMPUTER + PNEUMA + RPG RADIO Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm.
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WINTER MOON + STEVIE & THE SLEEPERS The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. ZOO TWILIGHTS - FEAT: STONEFIELD + OWL EYES Melbourne Zoo, Parkville. 5:30pm. $55.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK LAMIN SONKO + DJ NATRAFARA + SALT LAKE CITY Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 8:30pm. THE DUCT TAPE MESSIAH - FEAT: CHRIS WILSON + DONNA DEAN Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $15. CLAUDE HAY Baha Tacos & Tapas Bar, Rye. 8:00pm. DREW & DEE VUKI The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 4:30pm. FAYE BLAIS & GENEVIEVE CHADWICK Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. FLYING ENGINE STRINGBAND Railway Hotel, Fitzroy North. 9:30pm. JAME FORBES Two Brothers Brewery, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. KURT GENTLE Grind N Groove, Healesville. 8:00pm. LA ROSA MARCHITS Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm. LIVINGSTONE DAISIES Basement Discs, Melbourne Cbd. 12:45pm. LIVINGSTONE DAISIES (ALBUM LAUNCH) + AERIAL MAPS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:30pm. $15. MORNING FENCE + DJ RATACE + GHOST TOWNS OF THE MIDWEST Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. PAPER ARMS + APART FROM THIS + CAVALCADE + FEAR LIKE US Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $10. SMOKY SEAS + DARN MATTER + ELECTRIC EYE 303, Northcote. 8:30pm. $5. SPENCER P JONES Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 5:30pm. STEEL BIRDS + DJ XANDER + THE RIVER & THE ROAD Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10:00pm. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY + DAN REEVES + NICK TATE Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9:30pm. THE PRESLEY FAMILY Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSIONS - FEAT: DAN BOURKE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 6:00pm.
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SATURDAY 23 FEB
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ANDREW HIGGS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. BANG - FEAT: MAKE THEM SUFFER + DRIVEN TO THE VERGE + ORDINANCE + PARADISE IN EXILE Royal Melbourne Hotel, Melbourne Cbd. 9:00pm. $20. BETWEEN THE BAYS - FEAT: HOODOO GURUS + JAMES REYNE + TIM FINN + TROY CASSAR-DALEY + COMBO LA REVELACION + KYM LARDNER Penbank School, Moorooduc. 4:00pm. $60. BIG WINTER Dancing Dog, Footscray. 8:00pm. CHARLES JENKINS & THE ZIHVAGOS + BEN SALTER + SUZANNAH ESPIE TRIO Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 8:30pm. $20.
FUCKED UP Fucked Up are fucking shit right up with Soundwave bretheren O’Brother and The Dear Hunter as part of a Sidewaves sideshow! Fucked Up have been doing their thang for over a decade but like keeping their shows intimate for maximal sweat, blood and tears. O’Brother are a little more introspective but the night caters for all lovers of heavy rock’n’roll. The three amigos are playing at The Prince Of Wales on Tuesday February 26. Tickets are on sale though Oztix. DAVID GARNHAM & THE REASON TO LIVE Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 9:00pm. DEEP SEA ARCADE The Common Room, Melbourne. 8:00pm. DEGREASER + DJ DAN LEWIS + GOLD TANGO + HUNTING PICTURES + WHITE WALLS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. $10. DIMI DERO & TEX NAPALM + BRIAN HOOPER + BURN IN HELL + PENNY IKINGER Lyrebird Lounge, Ripponlea. 8:00pm. DOUBLEBLACK + DIRTY HARRIET & THE HANGMEN + RISE OF THE RAT + SON OF SET Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. FIRE BEHAVING AS AIR + SINCE THE RIVER + TANGRAMS + TRAPPIST AFTERLAND BAND Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. GLAMTASTIC Musicland, Fawkner. 9:00pm. $15. GUNG HO + JEREMY NEALE + MONAR Workers Club, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. HAILMARY + EMPRA Grumpy’s Green, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. INTERNAL ROT + BLOODRULE + CRISIS ALERT + HEADLESS DEATH + SPLIT TEETH Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 7:00pm. $12. JOHNNY LONGSHOT + THE SKA VENDORS The B.east, Brunswick East. 9:00pm. JOSEPH PAUL + DAIMARU + NAKED BODIES + SHOOT THE SUN Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $12. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD + PUTA MADRE BROTHERS + RICHIE 1250 & THE BRIDES OF CHRIST Corner Hotel, Richmond. 8:30pm. $12. LINES + DARTS + TOWERS Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. LOCAL BAND NIGHT - FEAT: DIAMOND NIGHTS + RORY DWYER + THE HOTELS Ruby’s Lounge, Belgrave. 8:00pm. $10.
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BETWEEN THE BAYS Between The Bays Festival is boa(s)ting a lovely lineup that includes some of Australia’s most loved talents. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, there is James Reyne, Tim Finn, Troy Cassar Daly and the mighty Hoodoo Gurus! With gates opening at 4pm and The Hoodoo Gurus headline slot kicking off at 9pm, this is one for young and old. Get your tickets to what will be a great summer eve. The festival is Saturday February 23 and tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster. LYCANTHIA + OKERA + SUBTERRANEAN DISPOSITION + THE VEIL Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $12. MAJOR TOM & THE ATOMS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 9:30pm. MARA JADE + A GHOST ORCHESTRA + BATEMAN + TERROR HAWKE + TREASON Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. MARTIN MARTINI & THE BONE PALACE ORCHESTRA Bar Open, Fitzroy. 10:00pm. MARY MASS & THE ROGER CLARK QUARTET Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 9:00pm. MIKELANGELO & THE TIN STAR + DAN WATERS + MILES BROWN + SAINT CLARE + STU THOMAS PARADOX Yah Yah’s, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $15. MR WOO + FEED YOUR MUNKIE + MELODY CLARE + NIKHAIL + TRAVIS ADDISON Espy, St Kilda. 8:30pm. $15. PETULANT FRENZY PLAY FRANK ZAPPA Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 7:00pm. $25. POTATO CAKE - FEAT: TWINCEST + CHELSEA WILSON + DJ BLABERUNNER + DJ HEEL ON DECKS + MEXICALI MAMMA DJ’S + MOJO JUJU + STELLA ANGELICO The Public Bar, Melbourne. 8:00pm. $12. PROJECT 321 EXPLOSION + MEG MAC + THE STAFFORDS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. ROCKETS + BAD PONY 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. SEMINAL RATS + FORTRESS OF NARZOD Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. $5. SLAM DAY - FEAT: HIGH VOLTAGE + DJS ADALITA & MARY M + ELECTRIC + JADED CATS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. SLAM DAY - FEAT: JACKALS + STRANGERS FROM NOW ON + SUN GOD REPLICA + TEENAGE LIBIDO + TTTDC + BODIES + LOST SUNNIES + SHERIFF + SOOKY LA LA + SPERMAID + THE PSYCHODAISIES + WARMTH CRASHES IN Tote Hotel, Collingwood. 3:00pm. $15. SLEEPY SUN Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $30. SONS OF LEE MARVIN + DJ ADALITA + SPITFIRE Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 9:30pm. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: FIONA LEE MAYNARD Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. THE BLACKEYED SUSANS Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. THE EASTERN SLAM - FEAT: DEATH AUDIO + BURY THE FALLEN + DECIMATUS + GLASS EMPIRE + SYDONIA + TIM MCMILLAN BAND Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully. 8:00pm. $15. THE GLORIOUS (SWEETWATER LAUNCH) + GOODBYE MOTEL + PAUL RUSKIE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:00pm. THE SKAMPZ Tudor Inn, Cheltenham. 8:30pm. THE SMITH STREET BAND + BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY + KISSING BOOTH Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 7:00pm. $15. THE TWOKS Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. UP UP AWAY + DAMN THAT RIVER + NATE REMIERS + SPEAKEASY + SYRE & FRESKO First Floor, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. ZOO TWILIGHTS - FEAT: HOTEL CALIFORNIA: THE EAGLES TRIBUTE + ATLANTIC CROSSING: ROD STEWART TRIBUTE Melbourne Zoo, Parkville. 5:30pm. $45.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC EMMA’S GOING AWAY FESTIVAL EXTRAVAGANZA - FEAT: PAUL WINTER + DARCY MCNULTY + REFLEJOS + SIB + TIM PLEDGER Open Studio, Northcote. 2:00pm. $5. EYAL & THE SKELETON CREW Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $20. HEATHER STEWART SINGS BILLY HOLIDAY Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 9:30pm. $25. JAMIE OEHLERS & JULIEN WILSON QUARTET Uptown Jazz Cafe, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. KRISTIN VIRAG Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 9:30pm. LARRY MALUMA Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury. 8:00pm. RHYTHM OF AFRICA - FEAT: THE PUBLIC OPINION AFRO ORCHESTRA Werribee Open Range Zoo, Werribee South. 5:30pm. RICK PRICE The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. THE MELBOURNE TANGO QUINTET Paris Cat Jazz Club, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $20. THE VINCE JONES QUARTET Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $35.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ANDY BAYLORS’ BANKSIA BAND Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9:30pm. BRETT WINTERFORD + AL PARKINSON + TIM IRELAND Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. $10. DAVID BRAMBLE Wesley Anne, Northcote. 3:00pm. $10. DR DUPREE Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. KEITH HALL & PAT DOW + JAMIE PYE + ROESY Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 8:00pm. $10. LONE TYGER Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. MINIBIKES + JEMMA & THE WISE YOUNG AMBITIOUS MEN Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood. 8:30pm. $10. MUSIKUNST - FEAT: ELLIOT MCTAVISH + SJANE VAN DEN AKKER + HUDDUH BERRY + THEORN CAMPBELL Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 4:00pm. $10. OL’ TIMEY JAM SESSION - FEAT: CRAIG WESTWOOD Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm.
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POCKET PERSPECTIVE + AT THE AGE OF 440 Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 3:30pm. SCARECROW Cheltenham Moorabbin Rsl, Cheltenham. 8:00pm. $21. SHORT ORDER SCHEFS Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 4:00pm. STEVE STEVENS Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Cbd. 3:00pm. $30. STEVIE PAIGE Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm. THE CONCH Penny Black, Brunswick. 9:30pm. THE GLORIOUS + GOODBYEMOTEL + PAUL RUSKE John Curtin Hotel, Carlton. 8:30pm. $12. THE OOGA BOOGAS + LOWER PLENTY Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 9:00pm. THE PRAYERBABIES Union Hotel, Brunswick. 9:00pm. THE STETSON FAMILY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm.
SUNDAY 24 FEB JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE The Horn African Music Lounge, Collingwood. 7:00pm. LADY BIRD Open Studio, Northcote. 5:00pm. NUDIST FUNK ORCHESTRA + BAD BOYS BATUCADA + THE DALE RYDER BAND Espy, St Kilda. 5:30pm. OPA 303, Northcote. 8:00pm. $5. RHYTHM OF AFRICA - FEAT: AFRICAN ROYAL DRUMMERS Werribee Open Range Zoo, Werribee South. 5:30pm. SEXTETO ZONA SUL & PANORAMA DO BRASIL Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. THE ASSEMBLERS Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $20. VINCE JONES The Flying Saucer Club, Elsternwick. 8:00pm. $32.
INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS BEERSOAKED SUNDAYS - FEAT: CHRIS RUSSELL’S CHICKENWALK + RATTLIN’ BONES BLACKWOOD + THE VELVETS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. DIMI DERO & TEX NAPALM & BRIAN HENRY HOOPER + KIM SALMON Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 5:00pm. FENDER BENDERS Micawber Tavern, Belgrave. 6:30pm. FLYYING COLOURS + ANGRY SEAS + COLLAPSE + KISSING BOOTH The Public Bar, Melbourne. 3:00pm. FOXTROT + BAD BLOCKS + MINIATURES Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. $6. HOLLOW EVERDAZE (SELFISH LAUNCH) + AMANITA + CONTRAST + TURTLENECKJK Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $8. IVY ST + EAST BRUNSWICK ALL GIRLS CHOIR + PARADING Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood. 8:00pm. $5. LITTLE BASTARD + JOHN PATRICK & THE KEEPERS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7:30pm. MARTIN MARTINI & THE BONE PALACE ORCHESTRA Bar Open, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. MONTE CASSINO Wesley Anne, Northcote. 8:00pm. NAI PALM Bar Open, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. RYAN NICO + JOLO Victoria Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. SUMMER OF CLASSICS - FEAT: THE LIVINGSTONE DAISIES Pure Pop Courtyard, St Kilda. 8:00pm. SUNDAY SESSIONS - FEAT: FOUNKSHUI + ANNA AND THE APPETITES + DANIEL BOWDEN + THANDO Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 4:30pm. THE PEEKS + DJ LUCY ARUNDEL + JULY DAYS + THA DARJEELINGS Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $13. THE SWELL + ROUSSEMOFF Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE TIM MCMILLAN BAND + CASEY DEAN + GRAND CRU + LESHA + MELANIE WILKINSON Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy. 4:00pm. TIJUANA CARTEL Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. $20. ULTRAVIBRALUX + DJ CHRIS GILL + THE 7 UP’S Workers Club, Fitzroy. 3:00pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ANTHONY YOUNG + CHARLIE JARRAT + JAMES SOUTHWELL + KYLE RODDA + MADDISON WILSON + THE MERE POETS + THE MILL Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood. 5:00pm. $10. CABBAGES & KINGS (PEACE OF MIND LAUNCH) + JUNK HORSES + LAKE PALMER + SCRIMSHAW FOUR Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:45pm. CHECKERBOARD LOUNGE Bay Hotel, Mornington. 3:00pm. CHERRY ARVO BLUES - FEAT: CATFISH VOODOO Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 3:00pm. CLAUDE HAY Pugg Mahones Irish Pub, Carlton. 3:00pm. DAMIAN HOWARD TRIO Thornbury Local, Thornbury. 5:00pm. DAN DINNEN TRIO Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 4:00pm. DAVE HAVEA The Wharf Hotel, Melbourne. 2:00pm. DONNIE DUREAU + GRACE LAWRY + NATHAN SEECKTS Reverence Hotel, Footscray. 3:00pm. ESTEE BIG BAND Penny Black, Brunswick. 5:00pm. HETTY KATE TRIO + THE BAKERSFIELD GLEE CLUB
Drunken Poet, West Melbourne. 4:00pm. JAM SUNDAYS Musicland, Fawkner. 5:00pm. JOE CONROY & JAMES SOUTHWELL Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 4:00pm. JVG’S GUITAR METHOD + KEN MAHER & TONY HARGREAVES Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 5:30pm. KURT GENTLE + KURT GENTLE + LEVI ANDERSON + MELODY MOON Chandelier Room, Moorabbin. 5:00pm. $10. LINDSAY FIELD + GLYN MASON + SAM SEE Carringbush Hotel, Abbotsford. 4:00pm. MIKE NOGA & THE AERIAL MAPS Post Office Hotel, Coburg. 4:30pm. OPEN MIC Rose Hotel (williamstown), Williamstown. 3:00pm. OPEN MIC Barleycorn Hotel, Collingwood. 7:00pm. PETE ZOCH Elsternwick Hotel, Elwood. 8:00pm. ROESY Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4:00pm. SIME NUGENT BAND Union Hotel, Brunswick. 5:00pm. TAKADIMI 303, Northcote. 3:00pm. $7. THE HARMANIAX Great Britain Hotel, Richmond. 7:30pm. THE LIKELY SUSPECTS + POCKET PERSPECTIVE + SIMON KERR BAND Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $5. THE LONG STAND Standard Hotel, Fitzroy. 7:30pm. THE WIKIMEN Spotted Mallard, Brunswick. 5:00pm. WOODWARD & ROUGH Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill. 8:00pm.
MONDAY 25 FEB INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: DREW Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 7:30pm. DRAGONFORCE Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $39. MANDEK PENHA + CLEVER AUSTIN + KIRKIS Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $8. MONDAY NIGHT MASS - FEAT: THE ANCIENTS + FULL UGLY + PALM SPRINGS Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 8:00pm. MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK + DEAF HAVANA + THE EARLY NOVEMBER The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $51.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC DARYL MCKENZIE JAZZ ORCHESTRA + NINA FERRO + YOUNG ARTISTS BIG BAND The Apartment, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. $10. ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING + OREN AMBARCHI & MARTIN NG Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank. 6:00pm. $35. PAUL WILLIAMSON’S HAMMOND COMBO - FEAT: PAULS WILLIAMSON’S HAMMOND COMBO Rainbow Hotel, Fitzroy. 9:00pm. ROBA + NOONAN/GILLIGAN/EVANS 303, Northcote. 9:00pm. $8. THE ALLAN BROWNE TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK ALI E + JORDAN THOMPSON The Public Bar, Melbourne. 7:00pm. CHERRY JAM Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. UNPAVED PRESENTS SONGWRITER SESSIONS - FEAT: GREGORY PAGE + JOSH OWEN + LEENA + SIMON PHILIPS Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $7.
TUESDAY 26 FEB INDIE, ROCK, POP, METAL, PUNK & COVERS ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - FEAT: JACK STONE Veludo Bar & Restaurant, St Kilda. 7:30pm. BLINK 182 Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. 8:00pm. COLLAGE - FEAT: SLUGGER & THE STONE + BRAD HARBECK + LEADLIGHT + STEPHEN WARD BAND Espy, St Kilda. 9:00pm. EL MOTH + THE SEVEN UPS Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. FUCKED UP + O’BROTHER + THE DEAR HUNTER Prince Bandroom, St Kilda. 7:30pm. GALLOWS + GALLOWS + SHAI HULUD + CONFESSION + MILESTONES Corner Hotel, Richmond. 7:00pm. $34. KYUSS + RED FANG Palace Theatre, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. LINKIN PARK + STONE SOUR Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. 8:00pm. LOWTIDE + MONTERO Toff In Town, Melbourne Cbd. 7:30pm. $8. MASSIVE Cherry Bar, Melbourne Cbd. 6:00pm. MELBOURNE FRESH INDUSTRY SHOWCASE Revolver Upstairs, Prahran. 6:00pm. $15. MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE + CEREBRAL BALLZY + THE BLACKOUT Billboard, Melbourne Cbd. 8:00pm. OF MICE & MEN + CHELSEA GRIN + WHILE SHE SLEEPS The Hi-fi, Melbourne. 7:30pm. $51. THE BRUNSWICK DISCOVERY - FEAT: ISIYM Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8:00pm. THE WEDDING PRESENT + NEW ESTATE Northcote Social Club, Northcote. 7:30pm. $40.
JAZZ, SOUL, FUNK, LATIN & WORLD MUSIC CARLO BARBARO QUARTET + BLOOM + FELIX WATSON ENSEMBLE Gertrudes Brown Couch, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. $10. SOUTHERN STARS Dizzy’s Jazz Club, Richmond. 8:00pm. $14. THE FUBELOWS Open Studio, Northcote. 9:00pm. THE STEVE MAGNUSSON TRIO Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne. 8:30pm. $15.
ACOUSTIC, COUNTRY, BLUES & FOLK OPEN MIC Wesley Anne, Northcote. 7:00pm. OPEN MIC NIGHT Bar Oussou, Brunswick. 7:00pm. SEAN MCMAHON Labour In Vain, Fitzroy. 8:30pm. TOBIAS HENGEVELD + DAMON SMITH + JAMES KENYON Old Bar, Fitzroy. 8:00pm. TRISTEN BIRD + MATTY GREEN Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8:30pm.
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ACCESS ALL AGES Wednesday February 20th, 2013 With Ruth Mihelcic
It’s a rather good week for all ages events, thankfully there a are few rad FREE ones thrown in there for those of us who haven’t got the spare cash because we’ve been busy buying our tickets to Push Over… If you’re in Coburg on Friday night get down to Harmony Park for Flicks n’ Kicks – a free outdoor event featuring an outdoor cinema, night skating, skate clinics and competitions, soccer, basketball, DJ’s, food stalls, free popcorn, and a live music stage with the likes of 8- Bit Love, The Primary and The Darjeeling’s playing. Oh yes, you read all that correctly. It kicks off at 6pm, the movie starts after sundown. Bring your blanket and a few friends along with you. Next up is Mt Hotham’s Cool Summer Festival, which touts itself as the festival that caters for families and Melbourne hipsters. Over three days (Fri-Sun) you can choose to either camp in a beautiful alpine meadow or grab some accommodation around the village, while enjoying a line up consisting of Stonefield, Loon Lake, Eagle and the Worm, Dune featuring Jade McCrae, Kingswood, Lloyd Spiegel, The Miserable Little Bastards, Perch Creek Family Jug Band and many more bands. There will also be workshops, helicopter rides, mountain biking, chair lift rides and horse riding, a massage tent, and yoga in the morning. Plenty more info is available at coolsummerfestival.com.au if you wanna know more. The other ridiculously epic event happening on Saturday is Melbourne’s White Night. You haven’t heard of it before because Melbourne is the first city in Australia to take part in this crazy all-nighter along with 23 other global cities. Have your coffee and energy drinks handy, because from dusk til dawn there will be over 80 free events at over 40 sites celebrating music, food, film, art and light. Watch as the streets, laneways, buildings and parks transform into the kind of intriguing wonderland Tim Burton wishes he could dream up. You will see zombies, you will see your shadow go on an adventure, you will dance under mirror balls in Fed Square, you will listen to echoing whispers in darkened alley ways, you will watch buildings change colour and become animated, among many many other things. Also check out the lineup of bands they’ll have playing around various venues, such as Rockwiz Orkestra, The Rebelles, Bombay Royale, World’s Press End, The Cat Empire, Hiatus Kaiyote, and Eagle and the Worm playing on the transformed steps of Flinders Street Station. The full program and venue list is available at whitenightmelbourne. com.au, most of it is free and all ages friendly. Oh and then there’s The Smith Street Band playing Phoenix Youth Centre on Sunday and Blink 182 playing the Myer Music Bowl on Tuesday. If your ears and eyeballs aren’t aching by then, you didn’t do your weekend right.
ALL AGES TIMETABLE Friday February 22 Flicks n’ Kicks w/ 8- Bit Love, The Primary and The Darjeeling’s, Harmony Park, 187-195 Gaffney St, Coburg, 6-11pm, Free, facebook.com/ oxygenmoreland, AA Saturday February 23 Summersault Festival Youth Services Silent Disco, Town Centre Recreation Reserve, 19 The Parade, Caroline Springs, 2-8pm, gold coin donation, Rochelle on 9747 5426 or melton.vic.gov.au, AA Melbourne White Night, over 80 free events celebrating music, food, film, art and light, Swanston Street, Flinders Street, Flinders Lane, Degraves Street and Degraves Place, 7pm-7am, Free (mostly), whitenightmelbourne.com.au, AA Sunday February 24 The Smith Street Band w/ Bomb The Music Industry!,The Bennies, and Summer Blood, Phoenix Youth Centre, Melbourne, AA Tuesday February 26 Blink 182, Myer Music Bowl, Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, 6pm, $105.60, ticketmaster. com.au, AA
SATURDAY FEB 23RD DR DUPREE
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SUNDAY FEB 24TH DIMI DERO (FRANCE) TEX NAPALM (GERMANY) & BRIAN HENRY HOOPER (BEASTS OF BOURBON) WITH KIM SALMON TWO HUGE SETS FROM 5 PM
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OPEN MIC NIGHT 9PM 447 CHURCH ST RICHMOND 9429 5066 www.greatbritainhotel.com.au
Wed. February 20th: wine, whiskey, women
8pm: Claire Patti 9pm: Michelle Meehan Thurs. February 21st:
8pm: Coby Grant 9pm: Steve Boyd Fri. February 22nd:
6pm: Trad. Irish music session with Dan Bourke & Friends Sat. February 23rd:
9pm: David Garnham and the Reasons to Live Sun. February 24th:
4PM: The Bakersfield Glee Club 6.30PM: Hetty Kate Trio Tues. February 26th:
8PM: Weekly Trivia The Drunken Poet, 65 Peel Street (directly opposite Queen Vic Market), Phone: 03 9348 9797. www.thedrunkenpoet.com.au SUBMIT YOUR GIGS TO GIGGUIDE@BEAT.COM.AU
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MUSICIANS WANTED ACOUSTIC ACTS WANTED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT SPOTS IN FITZROY. Solo/Duo/Groups send an email with pics or samples to drink@the86.com.au. Bar split is paid, summer dates available. BANDS WANTED for artist showcase in the Espy Gershwin Room. A great step towards bigger shows. Contact mark@gunnmusic.com.au BASS PLAYER SORT to play in original Alt Country / Blues band Shaky Stills, gigs and recordings awaiting, backing vocals a plus but not essential as we already have 3 part harmonies if your interested please message Patrick via www.facebook/Shakystills
Location: 212A Whitehall Street, Yarraville, 3012. Hours of operation: Monday - Friday 9am to midnight. Sat - Sun midday to 6pm. Sat - Sun 6pm to 1am for events and performances by arrangement. Rooms and facilities: Front theatre stage, 11 music rehearsal rooms, chillout lounge, dance floor, free WiFi, live music, pool tables, group bookings, boutique and tap beer, plus snacks available.
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MUSIC THEORY COURSE - 10 Weeks. Commencing Saturday 2nd March, 2013. A beginners course suitable for anyone seeking to improve their understanding of music theory and music notation. Visit www.katzmusic.com.au or call 9530 0984 or 0425 788 252 for more info. SONGWRITING COURSE - 6 Weeks. Commencing Tuesday 6th March, 2013. An introductory course covering elements of popular song writing, including lyric writing, melody, harmony and chordal stucture plus more. Visit www.katzmusic.com.au or call 9530 0984 or 0425 788 252 for more info.
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS. Registration now, starts Wednesday the 28th Dec and every Wednesday after for 8 week (less the 26th Dec & the 2nd Jan). First prize: recording time in a studio. Call Jesse 0411 803 579
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PAUL KELLY AND NEIL FINN Saturday February 16, Palais Theatre It was hard to escape Paul Kelly and Crowded House when you grew up in the ‘90s, and as much as the angst of grunge appealed to me, so did the romance and honesty of Neil Finn’s songwriting, and the storytelling prowess of Paul Kelly. Arguably the most lauded singer/songwriters from New Zealand and Australia respectively, the anticipation that this was going to be a gig to remember was palpable. Lisa Mitchell warmed up the polite, seated crowd at the Palais Theatre, who greeted each song with polite applause. Mitchell was by no means timid, dressed in an eye catching red dress; she reminded us all that she is a strong songwriter in her own right, and not just a reality TV pop star. She bounced well off her drummer/ keyboardist, particularly on the more upbeat numbers where she seemed most comfortable and energetic. She pounded her guitar until she broke a string towards the conclusion of her set which is always a good sign, I feel, that someone is giving it their all. The tone for an intimate affair was set when Finn and Kelly took to the darkened stage, lanterns in hand amid audio of crickets chirping. Warm yellow light shone upon their faces, and if it weren’t for their suits you could’ve sworn they were around a campfire. That illusion dissipated when during the second track, Finn’s Four Seasons In One Day, the band joined them. Kelly stopped to inform the crowd that tonight was a family affair, with Neil’s son Elroy on drums and Paul’s nephew Dan Kelly taking up the lead guitar, the latter relishing the opportunity to play some well known guitar solos from
his uncle’s back catalogue. Both Kelly and Finn were on stage the entire time, accompanying and even taking the spotlight on each other’s songs. Paul sung the entirety of Finn’s Into Temptation though disappointingly Neil only took verses of Paul’s songs. It was a thrill though hearing him singing lines from Leaps and Bounds and an absolute delight to hear them singing together on tracks like Not The Girl You Think You Are and Deeper Water, their voices working surprisingly well together. Finn was hilarious between songs and though both forgot lines here and there, it just ended up being fodder for on-stage banter. Performance wise neither were content to just stand and deliver, dancing around and even rocking out a little bit on She Will Have Her Way and Dumb Things. The ever-changing backdrop and lights were used to good effect, and thankfully Kelly’s use of the harmonica was sparing and well timed for the most part. Two encores meant that a majority of hits were covered and Finn even conducted the obligatory crowd sing along for Fall At Your Feet. No one was left wanting, that’s for sure. GARRY WESTMORE LOVED: It all. HATED: The overzealous fan who got the clapalong going once out of ten attempts. DRANK: One overpriced Stella.
YEASAYER Wednesday February 6, The Hi-Fi There was an odd vibe in the room, having descended the stairs to The Hi-Fi from the 30-something degree heat of the city in anticipation of the Brooklyn four-piece’s Laneway sideshow. Perhaps it was that everyone was just a little beaten by the relentless humidity of the day, now night, the crowd lacked resilience as we manoeuvred our way through the packed room to find a perfect viewing position in the middle of the floor, minutes before the band was to due to begin. Where some party bands might have audiences buzzing amidst a hum of excited chatter, all bodies were instead fronting the stage with an eerie stillness and hypnotising focus, eagerly awaiting the show ahead. With low light, the band briskly took to the stage and with frontman Chris Keating owning the mic, burst into tracks from last year’s brilliant release, Fragrant World. Setting the tone for the set early with a vibrant mix of old and new, energetic Keating almost burst a blood vessel as they lunged into glitchy single, Longevity, four tracks in, before punching through favourites from Odd Blood including Madder Red and O.N.E. With single after single quickly invigorating the surprisingly dance-less crowd, Yeasayer were flawless in their delivery, complemented by a stunning lighting display that took the performance from simply an aural experience to a complete mind and body enveloping sensation. The muddy synth and R&B
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flavoured bass of Reagan’s Skeleton travelled through the floor and into one’s bones, making it literally impossible not to move in some kind of uncoordinated capacity to each divine layer. In what seemed like only 30 minutes in (it was actually more like 60), breakthrough single Ambling Alp came surprisingly early in the set, making a chorus line of the crowd for a rowdy sing-along, and made testament to the old saying ‘time flies when you’re having fun’. A few lesser-known songs from their latest LP were thrown into the set before the group left the stage after a fauxfinale. Then, surprise! After some rigorous chanting and foot-stomping from the crowd, Yeasayer brought about an ‘impromptu’, or rather, clichéd encore, and the band played for another decent 20 minutes before finishing with 2007’s Wait For The Summer. With an orange glow lingering on stage as the band bade us farewell, the crowd, if not before the show, were now well and truly in electric stead. TEGAN BUTLER LOVED: The awesome lighting and expert use of smoke machines HATED: Wasn’t much to hate! DRANK: Ice-cold cola. Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Epic, vicious, merciless and bloodthirsty black/thrash metal.
The atmosphere at Billboard on Friday was electric with the excited tension that only punk-rock can deliver, the dark room packed from side to side with the eager faces of bearded metal-heads and ecstatic hardcore kids alike. This was a classic hardcore show with energy, aggression and two heavyweights of heavy music. The stoner-doom, riff driven madness of Old Man Gloom held the crowd for a solid hour, from opening with Gift to the loosely song-based jam session that concluded their performance. It was a band of four front men, each taking turns as the highlighted element in an incredibly talented group. The vocal duties were split between three people, while guitarists Nate Newton and Aaron Turner evenly shared lead duties, each unique and impressive in their own right. The band are essentially a recording project supergroup, but their live performance wouldn’t suggest this. The dark droning backing tracks – essential to some of the band’s songs – were seamlessly woven into the fabric of their live show, and their level of competence and togetherness on-stage was enthralling. Hot Salvation was perfect. Over the past 20 years, Converge have set themselves apart from all other bands in the ‘heavy-music’ range of genres, fusing hardcore, metal and thrash with frantic energy and innate tightness in both recorded and live scenarios. Their show was aggressive, blisteringly fast and entirely intense: the living example of the legacy they’ve
JEREMY MILLAR LOVED: Long, well planned sets. HATED: The wait at the bar. DRANK: VB and Jameson.
JENS LEKMAN Friday February 15, The Garden Party I don’t want to waste your time talking about venues but The Garden Party is a fantastic set up, transforming a disused block behind the VCA into what amounts to a mini-music festival in which you get a full set rather than abbreviated hits. Basking in twilight as well selected bands ply their trade with a cup of beer in hand is a rare joy on a Friday night, I can only hope it returns each year. All reports were very positive for opening act Melodie Nelson, who I missed due to work – fun guitar lines, angelic vocals, great lipstick and good haircuts – will have to make sure to see her next gig. Courtney Barnett and her outfit put down a quintessential ‘90s grunge vibe, playing her jangly guitar at a height somewhere between Paul McCartney and Tom Morrello, she’s at home out front, rock-solid, especially her solo song. Jens Lekman would be the end result of Michel Gondry trying to create a rock star. He is hand drawn and heartfelt, with the relaxed oddness that Scandinavians sometimes have. He plays air xylophones in time with the backing sample to finish a song, he hits himself while singing “stop hitting yourself.” It would be selfconsciously quirky if he wasn’t so endearing. This shines through in his songwriting too, he is a storyteller, delicate and so personal, wringing emotion from mundane daily details. He tells charming stories in place of banter to introduce songs, like stalking Kirsten Dunst or catching up with a pen pal in Germany, Nina. His songs play his self-deprecations right to the hilt but there’s a hidden current of egotism running through Jens too. He slyly comments at the end of that song, “That was beautiful,”
or in explaining that he would have got married to stay in Melbourne but decided against it because then he couldn’t write a song about it. He opens with Become Someone Else’s, I Know What Love Isn’t and The End of the World is Bigger than Love before trying a terrific new song, which I am calling Golden Key, which surged into The Opposite of Hallelujah, much to the delight of the crowd. And so the set progressed, working his way though the back catalogue, his lyrics constantly name check Melbourne living; Bev and Mick’s backpackers, Edinburgh Gardens. Listening, we all pat ourselves on the back for living in a city cool enough to capture the heart of this foreign troubadour. I had a Lucksmiths shaped hole in my heart requiring songs with local experiences that has now been stuffed full with Jens. After a glorious and heart-warming evening, the band retook the stage for Arms Around Me and Nina I Can’t Be Your Boyfriend, followed by a second Jens only encore of And I Remember Every Kiss. The bands, the venue, the evening was a true joy. Every punter left smiling with Jen’s concerned last words, “Take cares of yourselves” ringing in our ears. JACK FRANKLIN LOVED: The complete experience. HATED: Being told I was “perfect girlfriend height” and drink tickets – just let us buy drinks, we are adults. DRANK: Disposable plastic cups of Matilda Bay IGP
BLANK REALM Saturday February 9, The Gasometer Steady Hell tore through a five track set in a hot Gasometer band room to kick off the night. It was over before I’d even finished a drink; the laconic lyrical styling matched the jangly guitars but the only real gusto displayed was during their last track where the vocals had a real growl and the band played with more intent. White Hex followed with their dark post punk or “tropical goth” (their words not mine). Droning guitar with delay and brooding slurred vocals from Tara Green resulting in a bleak but immersive sound. The track Holiday was a stand out, albeit it one with a title that belied its dark tone. The one-man show of Andrew Cowie (aka Angel Eyes) broke the run of bands, stepping on stage with his dark electro. There were some promising beats and interesting soundscapes but the groaning vocal additions seemed a little unnecessary and distracting at times, but maybe slow-blues-drone just isn’t my cup of tea. Brisbane four-piece (three of whom are siblings – two brothers and a sister) Blank Realm had a lot of energy to spare when they finally came on. It was hard not to appreciate their far-from-polished live style, even though it was a little loose to begin with. I could not tell if that was just how they play or whether ongoing issues with the fold back speakers were to blame though. Either way
the music of Blank Realm is the sum of all its parts; guitars, vocals and drums seem to drown in one another, and keyboard rises above the rest every now and then, like the flailing hand of a distressed swimmer. When the voice of Sarah Spencer combines with that of her brothers to sing the chorus from Go Easy it really is goddamn catchy. That song has the dark swagger of Radiohead’s There There with the kind of delivery you might expect from Pixies. Though they’re becoming progressively less noise rock there’s still plenty of fuzzy, jamming outros to get lost in, and as certain members shifted from drums to vocals to keys, something new and interesting transpired each time. Another Bedroom Suck Records (home to Bitch Prefect and Boomgates) band to watch.
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A Hymn to Fire (7” vinyl, 2010, Legion of Death Records) sold out. Sacrifice, Perish and Demise (EP, 2012, Hells Vomit Productions) available on tour as well as through Hells Vomit Productions (hellsvomit@ gmail.com).
How long have you been gigging and writing? Since 2004 and there is no end in sight.
What do you think a band has to do these days to succeed? Perseverance and a genuine attitude towards every aspect of your music; visually, sonically, lyrically, thematically both live, studio, onstage/offstage, advertising/promotion etc. All aspects must be treated equally with the same level of importance to ensure success.
What inspires or has influenced your music the most? Although we all have various and diverse influences (both musical and non-musical); some of our biggest collective influences would include (but are not
Do you have any record releases to date? What are they? Where can I get them? Serva Ad Mors (Demo, 2007, Stigmartyr Records) currently available on The Coffins Slave. Verus Hostis
When’s the gig and with who? Wednesday February 27 with Belligerent Intent, Scars of Sodom and Twisted Fate at The Bendigo Hotel.
built over the past two decades. Their set primarily drew from 2009’s Axe To Fall and 2012’s All We Love We Leave Behind, which may have disappointed their older fan base, but it’s unfair to expect a band that have been so consistently good throughout their development and progression to be confined to their original works. The precision and emotive playing of guitarist Kurt Ballou was incredible to watch, and Bannon’s onstage-aura coupled with the technical complexity and loose lunacy of Newton and Koller is an impressive experience. From start to finish, Converge were as chaotic as they were brilliant. Over the course of the night the sound was consistent and well-balanced, at its strongest for Converge, while the only small complaint that could be made was that the volume was slightly too-loud for Old Man Gloom, but it’s hard to complain about stoner-doom-sludge being too loud. The security team at Billboard were typically over-cautious, but relatively understanding of the nature of hardcore crowds. This was a good night for Converge fans. If you weren’t there, you missed out.
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LOVED: The keys and vocals of Blank Realm. HATED: My friend hated that a member of one of the bands wore tracky dacks. That actually ruled, though. DRANK: Beer, beer, rum and ginger beer (in that order).
Tell us about the last song you wrote. Last song we wrote is titled Abandon All Hope and it will be unleashed for the very first time (ever) during this Australian tour. Lyrically it is a two-fold concept focusing on the Ancient Greeks’ fear of the dead and a rally cry to our rabid horde. You see, for when you witness an Exordium Mors show, abandon all hope! Musically, it is one of the most technical, dark and rabid songs we have written to date and we cannot wait to unveil it on tour!
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