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Useless Children, Super Wild Horses and Teen Archer at The Empress
Where: The Empress Hotel 714 Nicholson St Fitzroy North VIC 3068 When: Friday 31st July from 8:30 Cost: $7 Rough and ready rock and roll at The Empress. Useless Children are shrill no-wavish punk and Teen Archer are sweaty, rollicking post-punk. The Roster especially likes Super Wild Horse’s bashy, sing-songy garage rock as on “What Started The Noise”. Useless Children Super... »
Wicked City, The Losers, Meat Bikini and Subject To Change at Old Bar
Where: Old Bar 74 – 76 Johnston St, Fitzroy Victoria 3065 When: Friday 31st July from 8:30 Cost: $8 A bunch of 3-chord punk bands thrashing out breakneck, antisocial screeds, play support to the mighty stoner metal/punk of Wicked City. The Roster recommends. Wicked City The Losers Meat Bikini (QLD, also playing Pony and The Public Bar this weekend) Subject To Change Old Bar (03)... »
Festival De La Grenouille at The Corner with Eyefear, Ne Obliviscarus and many more
Where: The Corner 57 Swan St Richmond VIC 3121 When: Friday 31st July from 7:30 Cost: $15 at the door One of a few massive seriously metal lineups this weekend, this one raising money for some french metal dude to stay in the country. From The Corner: “FESTIVAL DE LA GRENOUILLE (Festival of the Frog), brings together 8 of Melbourne’s... »
SOLD OUT: Hilltop Hoods, Classified and Briggs at The Palace
Where: The Palace 20-30 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 When: Friday 31st July Cost: SOLD OUT Hilltop Hoods continue their crossover dominance of Australian hip-hop with a pretty much sold out national tour. Featuring Classified from Canada and Melbourne up-and-comer Briggs in support. Hilltop Hoods Classified Briggs The Palace (03) 9650 0180 »
The Deserters (SINGLE LAUNCH), Daughterboy Jao and Chinook at The Curtin
Where: The John Curtin Hotel 29 Lygon St, Carlton Victoria 3053 When: Friday 31st July from 8:30 Cost: $10 A laidback collection of pop-rock bands celebrating the release of The Deserters new single “Take It As It Comes”. The Deserters Daughterboy Jao Chinook The Curtin (03) 9663 6350 »
Rav Thomas, Andrew Shift and DJ Applejack at Ding Dong Lounge
Where: Ding Dong Lounge 18 Market Lane Melbourne 3000 When: Friday 31st July from 8:00pm Cost: $12 Rav Thomas is releasing his new EP Lily, packed with songs just perfect for an emotionally charged scene in Greys Anatomy. He is supported by Andrew Shift and DJ Applejack. Rav Thomas DJ Applejack Ding Dong Lounge (03) 9662 1020 »
The Reefs (EP launch/farewell overseas show) with The Barons of Tang, San Salvador, El Moth & The Turbo Rads at The East Brunswick Club
Where: The East Brunswick Club 280 Lygon St, Brunswick East VIC 3057 When: Friday 31st July from 8:30 Cost: $10 From The East Brunswick Hotel: “After a series of powerful and energetic live shows in Melbourne and Sydney, The Reefs have landed themselves a massive slot on the 2009 Taubertal Festival in Germany. A Brunswick based band, The Reefs blend... »
Gaslight Radio, Witchhats and Amaya Laucirica at Northcote Social Club
Gaslight Radio, the band with nine lives are back, releasing a new single "Guillotine Son". It is a typically stunning piece of jangle-pop from the brothers Cooke and co. Limited to 200 vinyl copies, you can snap it up at the show. Supported by the deranged, bass heavy grooves of Witch Hats and the... »
PBS FM presents “Riff Raff” at Yah Yah’s with Mammal, Madonna and PBS DJs
Where: Yah Yah’s 99 Smith Street Fitzroy VIC 3065 When: Friday 31st July from 9:00 Cost: $10 before 12, $5 after, FREE for PBS members From PBS: “Riff Raff… PBS FM’s monthly garage, indie and rocknroll party at Yah Yahs is back Friday July 31st. This month is our biggest yet with aussie rockers Mammal bringing their uncompromising live show... »
Honeytrap, A Process Of, High Fangs and Union Radio at Pony
Where: Pony 68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne When: Friday 31st July from 9:00 Cost: $5 A mixed night of hard rock at Pony featuring accomplished grunge throwbacks Honeytrap, fuzzy power-pop from High Fangs, the hardcore and metal leanings of A Process Of and the “country tinged sludge rock” of Union Radio. Honeytrap High Fangs A Process Of Union Radio Pony 03 9662 1026 »
Russian Roulettes, Fabian And The Calculator Kings and The Fancy Boys at Bar Open
Where: Bar Open 317 Brunswick st, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 When: Friday 31st July from 8:00 Cost: ? A pretty raucous night of rock and roll, perfect for blowing off steam after a long week. The Fabian and the Calculator Kings are all charged up twang and drawl while the other two peddle low-brow buzzsaw punk. Russian Roulettes The Fancy Boys Fabian... »
The Red Tree (album launch), Because Of Ghosts, This Is Your Captain Speaking, SubAudible Hum DJs at The Evelyn
Where: The Evelyn Hotel 351 Brunswick Street Fitzroy VIC 3056 When: Friday 31st July from 9:00pm Cost: $12 Presale/$15 On The Door The Red Tree are celebrating the release of their excellent I Am Not a Bird with a quick national tour and this is their big hometown show. From their bio: “Melbourne three piece THE RED TREE create a... »