news / shows (2006-7)
Dec
the Sticky store and website is seeking information from Melbourne zine writers past and present in order to build up a catalogue of our zine history
Julian Williams' new album "Liquidambar" is ready for release and will hopefully be out before too long
Clinton of the Shame File label has started a new online gig guide .. Experimental Melbourne .. designed to get all experimental / sound-art shows listed in the one spot, in a blog format
Jason Heller's new Hi God People video Tiger Tooth Bangles of Nomo is on YouTube
Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist have a new single I'm In The Future Now, released on digital format only and a video onYouTube
at Bar Open on 27 Dec .. Front of Van, Rainbow Brite, Go Genre Everything, Zond
on Sunday 23rd at the Tote .. the Mistletone Christmas party and launch of the Mistletonia Xmas compilation CD .. Featuring KES BAND + NED COLLETTE + ROSS MCLENNAN + PIKELET + BARRAGE + GRAND SALVO + FRANCIS PLAGNE.. + DJs Unstoppable Forces, Milord & M’lady Mistletone, Switchblade Sisters Sound System & Mark Nelson
on 15th Dec .. Lindsey Low Hand (record launch), Panel of Judges, Beaches
on 13 Dec at Utopian Slumps , Collingwood .. the ALWAYS cd launch, with Hi God People + Bell Towers
The Third Annual Art of Record Production Conference is on at QUT, Brisbane from December 10 to 11, 2007 .. themes include Lo-Fi vs Hi-Fi and Recording as a Compositional Process .. issue 2 of the Journal of ARP now online too
on Friday 7th Dec at the Espy .. the Root! album launch
on 3-5 Dec at RMIT I'll be involved in the Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment
on Sunday 2nd Dec at the Toff .. Maximum Arousal presents Pikelet, Super Stupid, Joe Talia & Thembi Soddell
at St James Gallery, 127 Lygon Street Carlton from from 17th November though to 1st Dec .. The Missing Chord, an exhibition by painter/musicians Ben Montero (Treetops), Jim Murray, James Ratsasane (The Rumours/J Hawk), Si Francis (Wagons), Kirsty Stegwazi / Rene Schaefer (Hand Hell), Ned Larnach-Jones (Ned & The Meds), Alana Cromwell (Sir), Mikey Stabbs (The Currency), Shags (The Smallgoods) and Rui Pereira (ex-The Drones) .. Wed-Sat, 12-6pm.
on Sat 1 Dec at Hells Kitchen .. Bum Creek, Das Butcher, Free Choice, The Panchos
Nov
on Fri 12th at 530pm, starting at the State Library .. the Critical Mass 12th birthday bike ride
on Thurs 29 and Fri 30 at Acmi and Diatribe .. Brisbane's OtherFilm festival comes to Melbourne .. I've seen their Brisbane setup and it's a fun, consciousness-expanding night out
on Fri 16th Nov at the Old Bar .. Viva Computer (Hobart) launch their new album with BANG! BANG! AIDS! + Hand Hell + Pumice [N.Z.] .. then at Bus Gallery on Saturday 24th with Bachelor of Arts
on Friday 23rd Nov at the Tote .. Panel of Judges, Garbage and the Flowers, Fabulous Diamonds, the Ancients .. launching the PoJ/GatF split single
throughout November Bus Gallery is hosting an installation by Ernie Althoff, Robbie Avenaim and Dale Gorfinkel .. with nearly-nightly performances by these and others from 9 to 23 nov
on 14 Nov at Black Box, Victorian Arts Centre .. The Bewdy of Speed featuring Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist, the Mu-Meson archive, Plutonic Lab, Penny Ikinger, Joe McKee (free admission)
on Sunday 11th Nov from 6pm at Utopian Slumps .. the closing party for Nathan Gray's exhibition, featuring music by Snawklor and Jarrod o'FabD
on Fri 9th at Gertrudes .. Bulls, Jane Dust, G in the air
on 7th Nov at the Corner .. SELL-OUT - The Independent Music Auction' feat. Abbie Cardwell + more .. The auction provides the opportunity to bid on rarities, signed items and limited edition music goodies from Australia's best.
on Tues 6 Nov at Bar Open .. Bird Traps, Clinton Green, Zac Keiller, Barnaby Oliver, Craig Peade, Chris Smith, Chris Rainier. Seth Rees, Jona Byron are launching the Dreamland label's guitar compilation String Theory which features Chris Rainier, Tim Catlin, Fathmount, Barnaby Oliver, Ian Wadley, Mwvm, Jona Byron, Zac Keiller, Bird Traps, Remora, A Lily, Lakes Of Russia, Sleep Robot, P.D. Wilder, Jerusalem, Thisquietarmy, Northatlantic Audio, Seaworthy, Shoeb Ahmad, Scott Cortez, Seth Rees, Thoughts On Air, The Corrupting Sea, J.P. Shilo, Undecisive God, True Colour Of Blood, Aspidistra Fly, Brian Grainger, Chris Smith, Pteranodon
Wagons launch their new album The Curse of Lightning at Northcote Social Club on Cup Eve (Monday 5th Nov) and Cup day (Tuesday 6th)
on Sundays 28th Oct and 4th Nov, David Nichols and I are filling in for Alison on 3CR's Two to the Valley show, while she is o/s with Panel of Judges .. playing mostly new local releases
on 3rd Nov at the East Brunswick Club .. the Darling Downs launch their second album "From one to another"
LCD (the Melbourne sound art group) are playing at Forepaw, 275 High St Northcote on Friday 2nd Nov .. book launch and celebration of Dia De Los Muertos
on Thursday 1 Nov at the East .. Bachelorette (NZ) with Fabulous Diamonds, Actor/Model & Flying Scribble
Oct
on Wed 31 Oct at NSC .. Kaye-Louise Patterson launches her new album International Travel with special guest Cam Butler (Silver Ray).
the Melbourne Festival always has something worth seeing and this year is no exception with a Cage piece and Laurie Anderson live, amongst others
on Sat 27th at the Old Bar .. Hotel Wrecking City, Traders, BadCopBadCop, Zond
SpiderVomit wind up their October residency at the Tote on Wed 24th with support by Downtown, Rock Bottom, DJ’s J-Spot (St Helens) and Valerie (Beaches)
at Heide Gallery from 30 June - 21 October 2007 .. an exhibition relating sound, sculpture and architecture, An Arrangement to Span the Distance Between by Jennie Lang and Geoff Robinson
Dylan o'HGP has work in the group show For Every Bird showing at MARS until 21 Oct .. he is exhibiting a sculptural work inhabited by a series of interconnected sound "nests" based on a series of Bell Miner bird field recordings, as well as a number of prints and drawings
on Sun 21 Oct from 7.30pm at the Toff .. "You Don't Have To Call It Music" featuring Donkeys Tail, Snawklor, Paeces
on 11th Oct at Idgaff, 160 Hoddle st Abbotsford .. The Ancients and Human Six Billion
on Tues 2 and 9 Oct at Bar Open .. the Melbourne Fringe Festival and Make It Up Club are running two nights of improvised music .. 2nd Oct - Thembi Soddell, Eamon Sprod, Sebastien Roux (IRCAM - France), William Lane (Australia/Germany), members of True Radical Miracle, Abe Sada, DJ Sophie Brous, Visuals by Smiddy & Gonzo .. 9th Oct - Von Crapp Family (Wgong), members of wOg (Sydney), Oren Ambarchi/ Marco Fusinato/ Brendan Walls (Sydney), Snawklor, Nik Kamvissis, DJ3 (Antediluvian Rocking Horse), Visuals by iCandy at Bar Open, 8:30pm, $10
on Mon 8th Oct at the Toff .. LEAFCUTTER JOHN (UK), SEBASTIEN ROUX (FRANCE), SANSO-XTRO (AUS/UK)
on Sunday 7th Oct at NSC .. Guy Blackman, Sly Hats, Sir, Ned and the MEds
from 4 to 7 Oct at the Butterfly Club, 204 Bank st South Melbourne .. Dave Graney, Clare Moore and Mark Fitzgibbon's remarkable Point Blank show .. no mics, no amplification
Hand Hell launch their new album Phonography at the Tote on Sat 6th Oct
on Sat 5th Oct at 5pm on Radio National .. an interview with Ennio Morricone
on Wed 3rd Oct at Horse Bazaar .. electro-acoustic duo SAU_RANG (Sebastien Roux of France and William Lane of Australia/Germany), supported by Lucas Abela of Sydney
coming up in October .. Newcastle's ElectroFringe festival
Sep
This year's NACTMUS conference includes a paper by Julian Knowles of QUT (long pdf) on the impact of web 2.0 sites such as MySpace and Last.Fm on music production and consumption
Even As We Speak have a compilation cd of their singles out now on Egg Records.
the new Nervous Jerk compilation "ESP" is in stores in early September and features tracks from: eddy current suppression ring, kiosk, birth glow, fabulous diamonds, josephine foster, michael yonkers, sean bailey, mount eerie, little wings, kelley stoltz, the stabs, crayon fields, sly hats, always, superstupid, paul flaherty and chris corsano, guy blackman, hi god people, francis plagne, panel of judges, weird war, calvin johnson, my disco
Root!, the new c'n'w band rumoured to contain traces of TISM, plays the Rob Roy on Thursday 27th Sep
on Thurs 27th from 7 to 8 pm RRR presents a special on Lee Hazelwood
the Northcote High Vibes festival is on Sunday 23rd Sep
on Sep 22 .. Barrage 7" record launch at Gertrudes, with Das Butcher and You Will Die Alone
on Tues 18th Sep at the Toff .. KTL, ie Sunn O)) member Stephen O'Malley and the Mego label's Peter Rehberg
on Tues 18 at 10pm on ABC tv .. a show on early British electronic music called What the Future Sounded Like
from 24 Aug to 16 Sep at Utopian Slumps gallery .. Dylan from Hi God People has an exhibition combining visual and sound art .. gigs are Snawklor 6pm Saturday 15th Sep and the Drone Big Band 6pm Sunday 16th
on 15 Sep at the Cobra bar .. Always last show before US tour, and launching new full-length cd on Nervous Jerk .. with Circle Pit (ex Kiosk, Sydney)
on Wed 12th Sep .. JJJ's morning show presents an interview with Australian studio engineer Tony Cohen whose notable credits include the Birthday Party albums
on 9 Sep at the Empress .. Will Guthrie, Pateras/Baxter/Brown, Thembi Sodell / Joe Talia duo
on 7 Sep at Northcote Social Club .. Greens party fundraising gig with Lisa Miller, Rebecca Barnard, Renee Geyer and Ross McLennan
on 6th Sept at the Corner .. Napalm Death and Blood Duster
on Thurs 6 Sep at the Tote .. LCD_ci, Front Of Van, Battlesnake and Lachlan Mooney coming straight outta RMIT .. with DJ Lewis
on Sunday 2 Sept at The Toff In Town .. WILL GUTHRIE, CHRIS SMITH, xNoBBQx .. $10
Aug
on 31 Aug at the Corner .. Mono (Japan)
on 24 Aug at the Tote.. Panel of Judges, Love of Diagrams, St Helens, Sparrow Hill (syd)
on Friday 24th at the Toff .. Francis Plagne cd launch with Barrage, Marco Fusinato, Dworzec, DJ Down Pat
on Thursday 23rd at 7pm ... 3RRR presents a special on the early years of the Fall, 77-83
the annual 3RRR radiothon starts on 10th Aug
on 19 Aug at Carni, 60 High Street, Preston .. The Wall of E Electric Guitar Ensemble .. support from Seth Rees, JK Fuller, Tim Catlin, Undecisive God
on Sat 18th at 830 pm .. SBS Great Australian Albums is on the Saints "I'm Stranded"
on Wed 15 Aug from 9pm at the Hard Rock Cafe, Bourke st .. USA #1 .. featuring XHalen – the Australian Van Halen tribute show, Sean Baxter, Oren Ambarchi, Tom Fryer, David Shea, Emile Zile, Robin Fox, Jade Blair
on Sat 11th at the Blue Diamond, 123 Queen st Melbourne .. Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist
on Sat 11th Aug on SBS tv .. the Great Australian Albums series is about the Triffids 'Born Sandy Devotional'
on Friday 10th .. Human Six Billion and Seagull play the Empress Hotel
on 4th August at the Toff .. SpiderVomit record launch supported by Hi God People
on 2 Aug at the Toff .. the Summer Cats launch their new split 7" .. support by the Cannanes at 9pm
Jul
on Tues 31 July at the Corner .. Anthony Pateras launches solo piano album 'Chasms'.
Clinton Green's compilation cd of Australian experimental music 1930-73 is available now and being launched around Australia at Liquid Architecture. Follow link for liner notes and info.
A new article called Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace describes demographic trends in the exodus of users from MySpace to Facebook .. (via SlashDot)
the Melb International Film Festival starts on 25th July
on 27 July at Gertrudes .. the Human Six Billion cd launch with support from New Estate and the new look Flywheel .. the cd is available for download from the h6b site - burn it to a cd, print a cover and there you are
on 27th July at the East .. Eddie Current Suppression Ring
on Thurs July 26 at the East .. the Clientele, Robert Scott, Institut Polaire, Summer Cats
on Monday July 23 at the Hi Fi Bar .. Blonde Redhead, Love of Diagrams, St Helens
from 18 to 22 July at 45 Flinders Lane (downstairs) .. company miji presents Reliquary .. "Korean shamanistic ritual and Australian indigenous spirituality come toegehr in dance and puppetry to explore the embodiment of belief and heritage in a culturally diverse context."
on Thurs 19th at NSC .. Charlemagne (USA), Panel of Judges, Grand Salvo
th 2007 Liquid Architecture festival is happening now around Australia
on 13 July .. Macromantics at Revolver
on 7th July at the Corner .. Low Transit Industries label night featuring many bands including Subaudible Hum and New Estate .. speaking of NE, they are rumoured to be recording another studio album next month
Hobart masters of indie the Bad Luck Charms (ex Frustrations etc) play two dates in Melbourne in July .. 6th at the Old Bar with New Estate and Ladybird (France), 7th at Roxanne with Shooting At Unarmed Men (single launch), Legends Of Motorsport, and A Friend Of Mine
on 7 July from 1 PM at 62 nettle st thornbury, 'house of mokey' .. DENIM OWL 1.30-2pm VIVA COMPUTER SOCIAL UNION 2.30-3 RIALTO DECIBEL CHOIR 3.30-4 LIGHT MUSIC CLUB 4.30-5 ME MU & MEOW 5.30-6 LADYBIRD 6.30-7 HAND HELL 7.30-8 REIGN OF PARANTHROPUS 8.30-9 PANEL OF JUDGES 9.30-10 .. Gold Coin Donation
Jun
Melbourne sound art duo Snawklor (Dylan from HGP, and Nathan Grey) have placed some past albums for download at their blog site.
on Sat 30th June .. Panel of Judges play the 2am slot at Pony
on 29 June at the NSC .. the reformed Apartments, supported by Dave Graney and band .. the Apartments were an outstanding post punk band in Brisbane in the late 70s .. two current members are ex Go-Betweens .. one of their singles was included on the Cant Stop It compilation
on 24 June at 3pm at Trades Hall .. "Roboticon", ie JOLT Sound Art Series Concert no.2 .. ERNIE ALTHOFF, ROBIN FOX, JAMES HULLICK
on Fri 22nd June at the Toff .. Sly Hats album laumch (Geoff with super group), Always, Francis Plagne
on Mondays 11 and 18 June from 4 to 7pm on RRR .. Ben and Guy fill in for Woody on Wig Wam Bam
on 17 June .. the Spanish Club closing party with a variety of bands .. notables are Bob Log III and the new band of TISM's Humphrey B Flaubert
on Fri 15th June .. Guy Blackman & backing band consisting of members of Crayon Fields, Ground Components and Minimum Chips .. doing his last show before o/s tour, with Grand Salvo .. at The Toff In Town (Level 2, Curtin House, Swanston St, Melbourne), $10 entry
on Thursday 14th June at the Toff in Town .. last Whitehorse show before US tour .. also launch of Blarke Bayer / Bone Sheriff split cd out now on Sweatlung
the Tenniscoats (Japan) are touring Australia again in June .. on 8th at NSC (with the Crayon Fields and Chris Smith), and 9th at Cloud City (with Panel Of Judges and Scissors For Sparrow)
in late May and early June, Hobart two piece Moe Grizzly who have just released their new album "10mg" through Consumer Productions are playing in Melbourne .. 24th May @ Exile on Smith Street .. 26th May @ Forepaw, Northcote with Kind Winds, Daisy Buchanan and Death Bag .. 2nd June @ Afterdark with Ants, Badcop Badcop
May
on Thurs 31 May at the Empress .. Oliver Mann, E-wah Lady, Pete & the Old Tar Gang
movie-maker Jason Heller has been busy filming Hi God People shows, editing them into short films, and placing them on YouTube .. see links under "video" on the HGP page
on May 26 at Cloud City .. Melbourne leg of Pikelet cd launch tour .. support from Fabulous Diamonds, Francis Plagne, Josh Armistead and Snawklor .. all ages, no alcohol, $10
on Fri 25 May at Exile on Smith st .. New Estate launch their new album "Is It Real?" out now on the Low Transit Industries label .. with Panel of Judges and Lindsay Lowhand .. This is on the back of a whirlwind east coast tour supporting US band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah .. I'm hearing this show has to be over by 11 so turn up early.
on 23 May at Northcote Social Club .. rock supergroup Salmon launch their new album .. band includes oz rock deities such as Dave Graney and Clare Moore and of course Kim Salmon, recently returned from a Scientists show at All Tomorrow's Parties
from Fri 11th to Sun 20th May Acmi is hosting a series of movies called focus on punk
on Sat 19th May at the East Brunswick Club .. Dave Graney and Clare Moore .. supported by Conway Savage (Bad Seeds) with Amanda Fox and Robert Tickner.
on Sat 19 May at the Corner .. the Ockerchino Variety Show presented by Curse ov Dialekt, featuring Makkenz (Japan), Toecutter, Suckafish P Jones, Aoi, Potato Master, Ivens, Anal Cookie, Mountains In The Sky, Purple Duck, Qua, Uber Lingua DJ's and Curse Ov Dialect
on Sat 19th 9pm at Bus, 117 Little Lonsdale Street .. Rob Curgenven & Melekat: Sound Performance $5 entry
on Fri 18th May .. Melb launch of Love of Diagrams album at NSC with Crayon Fields and Spider Vomit
from 630pm on Wed 16th at 2 Coverlid Place above Charltons .. Nathan Grey installs his new installation "while you watch"
during May Panel of Judges head off to Adelaide (Jive) and Brisbane (the Troubadour) supporting Love of Diagrams on their album launch tour
on Friday 11th May at the Cobra Bar (Tote upstairs) .. Shooting at Unarmed Men, the Bad Luck Charms (Julian Teakle's Hobart band), Hand Hell, Outward Obtooce .. $5
on Wed 9th May .. SUNN 0))) (USA) and Boris (Japan) play the Hi-fi Bar
on Sat 5th May .. Sir launch their new album "The Brando Room" at the Toff in Town, Swanston st, with Crayon Fields supporting
Apr
the Age has two articles on the impending world domination by home studios here ... and here
on Sunday 22 April at WestSpace .. Anthea Caddy and Thembi Soddell cd launch .. with Eamon Sprod and Tim Catlin supporting
New Zealand band the Renderers play four shows in Melbourne soon .. on Thurs 12 April at The Tote w/ KES(solo) & Rowland Howard, on Fri 13 April at Cloud City Brunswick w/ Panel of Judges, Spider Vomit, on Sat 14 April at Exile on Smith St w/ Dean Roberts and Chris Smith, on Wed 18th April at NSC w/ The Garbage and the Flowers.
on Saturday 14th April at the East Brunswick Club .. My Disco, Hi God People, the Stabs, Mum Smokes .. this is the last show for My Disco before an Australian tour, and the last show for Mum Smokes before heading to the UK to play at All Tomorrow's Parties
on Thurs April 5th at Exile on SmithSt .. Hammering The Cramps, Moe Grizzly, Go Genre Everything and Popolice .. HTC are a Hobart band who come with a recommendation by Mr Teakle. Popolice have (has?) a new ep which I suspect will take the indie pop world by storm.
with Mark H moving overseas, his Synaesthesia shop in Melbourne is closing down in April .. follow link for sale items
Mar
on Fri 30th March at the Spanish Club .. Aleks and the Ramps launch their new album Pisces Vs Aquarius, with Because Of Ghosts, Plastic Palace Alice, Flying Scribble and VJay Jean Poole
on Fri 30 March at the Tote .. Pink Stainless Tail (album launch), Rowland Howard, New Estate, Biddy Connors
on Friday 23 March .. Hi God People play on a tram .. this is one of the W11 series of performances on Melbourne city circle line .. entry/ride is free .. lap of city starts at Fed Square at about 5 or 6pm
Sundays in March .. Guy Blackman residency at Exile on Smith St (125 Smith St) . shows start at 5pm and includes a free BBQ from 6pm .. free entry .. supports Sunday 4th Laura Jean, Sunday 11th Sly Hats, Sunday 18th Mia Schoen
at Bus Gallery during March .. the Skin and Bones fashion and costume show features many Australian indie designers .. the costumes come to life at the closing party on Sat 17th which features Hi God People, Paeces .. see HGP video on YouTube
on Sat 17th March at Exile on Smith St .. Mum Smokes, Go Genre Everything, Flying Scribble .. I'm told that the Bus closing party will finish early enough for fans to bike through Fitzroy to this show
on Fri 16th March at Erwin Radio Theatre, 211 Johnston st Fitzroy (between Brunswick and Smith) .. Blarke Bayer/Black Widow cd Launch with Chris Smith, Default Jamerson, Birdtraps (aka Winterville)
on Fri 16th March .. You Will Die Alone and Panel of Judges play Exile on Smith st
on 13th March at the Corner .. the Slits
out now .. the Chapter label's second installment of the Can't Stop It compilation series of Australian post-punk music .. launch Melbourne on Thurs March 8 at the Wintergarden Room, Exford Hotel, Russell St .. Sydney Wed March 21 at Spectrum, Oxford St, Darlinghurst
on Thurs 8th March .. David Kilgour, Crayon Fields and Panel of Judges .. at cloud city, 14 prentice st brunswick, $12 all ages.
on 6th March at the Corner .. Yo La Tengo
Pateras/Baxter/Brown are playing each Sunday in March at the Empress hotel .. with guests Tony Buck (4th), Richard Francis (11th), Joe Talia (18th), David Chesworth (25th)
on Sat 3 March at the Tote .. SALMON launch their new cd "ROCK FORMATIONS"
Feb
Melbourne's ON have a video for their song We've Got Tv (released on their 2006 album and on the Melbourne Water compilation) .. produced by Jason Heller and available on YouTube.
late adopters HGP get a MySpace page
on 23 Feb at NSC .. Camera Obscura
on Friday 23 Feb at the Cobra Bar .. Go Genre Everything launch their EP Competing Myths of Popular Unconsciousness .. supported by Hand Hell, Popolice and Bad Cop Bad Cop.
on Tues 20th Feb .. Pecha Kucha Night Melbourne Volume 02, at Blue Diamond Social Salon & Cabaret, Level 15, 123 Queen Street, Melbourne .. Bar and Kitchen open at 6pm, presentations start 8pm
Melbourne's Candle label is winding up, and marking the occasion with two shows at the Corner on 16/17 Feb
on 10 Feb at Exile on Smith st .. St Helens and Panel of Judges
Mia Schoen (New Estate, Huon, Sleepy Township) is exhibiting paintings of new estates at Kozminsky gallery from 9 Feb to 1 March.
on Fri 9th Feb at the NSC .. KES launches his new album with the KES band, Ned Collette, Fab Diamonds
Jan
on 30 Jan at the Corner .. Hot Chip
last year's SET series is being repeated on ABC2 .. the HGP episode is on Saturday 27 Jan .. now also on YouTube
on Australia Day Friday 26 Jan at the Tote .. Alex Jarvis launches his new album The New Patriotism, with supports by Witch Hats and the debut show by St Helens .. $10 includes bbq from 730pm
on Australia Day Eve 25 Jan .. several bands play across 3 stages at the Espy .. Panel of Judges headlining in the public bar
on 18 Jan at Spoon Cafe, Victoria st Brunswick .. Blarke Bayer, Ian Wadley + Simon Taylor .. entry and food by donation
on Sunday 14th Jan at the Northcote Social Club .. Autistic Daughters, (NZ/Austria), Francis Plagne (with special guest Joe Talia), Robin Fox (laser) .. $15
Fri 12 Jan at Nervous Jerk, 672 Nicholson st (near Empress) .. Kiosk, Always, Hi God People, Birth Glow, Spider Vomit .. 8pm
on 8 9 and 10 Jan, at the Corner .. The Necks
on 6 Jan at the Corner .. Curse ov Dialect album launch
on Sat 6th Jan at After Dark, 565 High st Northcote .. Casionova at 3pm and Go Genre Everything at 4pm .. free entry
on Thurs 4th Jan at the Evelyn .. Kill Boogie and Go Genre Everything
Dec
on New Year's Eve at Panama Dining Club, 231 Smith St Fitzroy (ex the Stage) .. the Grand Loud New Years Eve Party with Hi God People, Das Butcher, and DJs Richard Kelly, Wilham, Ron Tart, Declan Kelly .. tickets $20 available from Fat (209 Brunswick st) and Panama (tickets sold out - 29 Dec)
on Sat 30 Dec at new venue Exile on Smith St .. Panel of Judges, Spidervomit
on Sat 30 Dec at the Tote .. LCD, Front of Van, Justin Fuller, Jonah Byron .. $6
Alison Bolger presents a special edition of the Two to the Valley show on 3cr on Xmas Eve, joined by recorder player Julie Burleigh (occasional sitarist in the Hi God People amongst other gigs) .. 11pm Sunday 24th Dec
on 23 Dec at the Brunswick Hotel, 140 Sydney rd .. New Estate, Paper Planes, Marika from Love Cuts Kill .. free admission from 9pm .. New Estate's second album 'Is It Real?' to be released on U.S. label Kittridge Records in Feb
on 23 Dec at NSC .. My Disco, Kes band, Spider Vomit
on Thurs 21 Dec at the East .. Ian Wadley launches his new instrumental guitar cd "three uneasy pieces" with Simon Taylor (Whitehorse, Bone Sheriff) on looped percussion .. also on the bill: Magnetics, Fabulous Diamonds, Lakes.
on 16 Dec at Revolver .. Chapter Music and Trifekta labels xmas party featuring Mountains in the Sky, Always, Crayon Fields, Lakes, Minimum Chips
on 13 Dec at Horse Bazaar .. web developers community party Melbourne Massive
Having rereleased on cdr the entire set of New Music Australia tapes (expt music from the early 80s), Clinton of the Shame file label will discuss them on RRR's Symbiosis program on Wed 13th Dec.
on Wed 13 Dec .. Missing Link xmas party at the Green Room, featuring True Radical Miracle, Fabulous Diamonds, 731
Canadian video/kinetic artist Diane Landry has an exhibition at Bus Gallery this month .. opening on 12th Dec .. music show on Sat 9th at Kaleide RMIT supported by Ernie Althoff and Snawklor.
on Sat 9th Dec at @ The Afterdark Bar, 565 High St Northcote at 9pm, Free .. Y35.3, Fuck You God, Ross Manning (one half of Faber Castel
Chris Smith launches his new album 'Bad Orchestra' at the Northcote Social Club on Wed 6th December, with the Hi God People supporting. Chris and Justin Fuller also have a cd out soon, on the SweatLung label
on Mon 4th Dec .. Zond play on the Makeshift Swahili show on radio 3PBS
Dave Graney and Clare Moore launch their new album "Keepin It Unreal" on 3 Dec at the PoW.
at the Old Bar on 1st Dec .. Panel of Judges, Hit the Jackpot, Lindsay Lowhand
Nov
classic post-punk at the NSC during November with Kim Salmon and the Surrealists on the 25th and Ed Kuepper / Jeff Wegener each Thursday.
on 26 Nov at the PoW .. Chicks on Speed
on 26th Nov .. a big show for 3RRR's 30th Birthday, at the Espy .. The Dacios, Ned Collette, Ground Components, Diafrix, Macromantics, Black Cab, Miso, Crayon Fields, Sand Pebbles, Love Of Diagrams, Laura Jean, Mountains In The Sky
on Fri 24 nov at the Tote .. Gaslight Radio, Panel of Judges, Orbweavers
on Thurs Nov 23 at the Rob Roy .. Blow (USA), Pikelet, Guy Blackman
on sat 18th at the East: Erase Errata, Macromantics, Love of Diagrams, Grey Daturas
at the Old Bar on 16 Nov .. Al Duvall, Singing Sadie, and Pip Proud.
on 11th Nov, New Estate return to the stage with Actor/Model, Ouch my Face!, Moonbase at the Old Bar .. $6 admission
Animal Collective play at the Corner hotel on Monday 6th November, with Oren Ambarchi supporting.
on Thurs 2nd Nov at Joint Hassles, 15a Mitchell st Northcote .. Calvin Johnston, Woelv, The Cannanes, Sly Hats.
Oct
Pateras/Baxter/ Brown are doing two shows at the Empress as a warmup for their European tour .. Sunday 22 Oct and Sunday 29 Oct .. $7 / $5
Dylan from Hi God People has a solo (art) show at SomeDay gallery, Swanston st Melbourne during October, with HGP doing a "closer" performance from 7 to 730 pm on Sat 28th.
on Sunday 28 Oct at the Empress .. Natasha Anderson CD launch (out on Cajid) supported by Pateras/Baxter/Brown
on Fri 27th Oct at Gertrudes .. Human Six Billion, Pikelet, Orbweavers, Ian Wadley
on Wed 25 Oct at Loop, Meyers Place Melbourne .. DEFENDERS OF THE AXE #3 featuring THE WEST FOOTSCRAY COMMUNITY STRING BAND (Chris Smith, JK Fuller, Barnaby Oliver, Clinton Green) .. TIM CATLIN (unique tabletop drone guitar concoctions) .. CHRIS RAINIER (experimental lap steel extraordinaire) .. TROY NAUMOFF (Fibonacci, The Ants) .. $5
at the Spiegeltent on Sat 21st Oct .. Radio National's Music Show broadcasts live to air from the Melbourne Festival .. free entry
Sat 21st Oct at the Old Bar .. Cumbersome presents Go Genre Everything, Hand Hell, Ants, Guns are for Kids (Sydney).
the Make It Up club gears up for the Melbourne Fringe with two special nights on 3rd and 10th Oct .. Bar Open, 317 Brunswick Street
on 4th Oct: Japanese sound art crew Skist at the East Brunswick Club (presented by Room40 label)
UK experimental electronic dude U-Ziq plays the Corner on Tues 3rd Oct.
Sep
on 30 Sep, Love of Diagrams ep launch with KES and Zond, at the East
The Crayon Fields have a new album Animal Bells jointly released by Chapter and Trifekta .. Melb launch at the Spanish Club on 29 Sep supported by Minimum Chips returning to the stage.
on 27 Sep at the East: Ariel Pink KES, Das Butcher, Pip Proud
on Sat 23rd at WestSpace .. performance / installation by Richard Chartier (USA) .. with Robin Fox and Ai Yamamoto .. presented by Room40 and Symbiosis
on 17 Sep at the Corner: the Dresden Dolls (USA)
on Sat 16th September, veteran indie band Driving Past launch their new album Travel at the Empress, with Silver Ray and Royal Chord supporting. DP is the musical outlet for well known Australian poet Gig Ryan.
on Friday 8th Sep at Pony .. Human Six Billion, Plastic Palace Alice, Flywheel and Hot Little Hands
in Sept Kevin Blechdom (USA) tours Australia .. the remaining Melbourne show is on 7th Sep at the Corner with KIOSK, NAKED ON THE VAGUE, ROSE TURTLE ERTLER, ALWAYS, CURSE OV DIALECT following a live-to-air on 3PBS.
Aug
another Spill record goes out of stock and is released on mp3 .. feel free to download Solids 'The Possible Human' free of charge from the HGP page
on 30 Aug .. the Assumption Trio at NSC
Pat O'Brien of Bus Gallery etc is filling in on "Left of the Dial" on 106.7 fm 3PBS until mid October. The show is on from 10-12 right before "Makeshift Swahili".
Nathan Gray (Snawklor, Hi God People) has a show 'Terrorium' at the 200 Gertrude st Gallery from 25 Aug to 23 Sep.
on Thurs 24th of August at Northcote Social Club: Khancoban album launch with Clinkerfield and Oliver Mann
on Thurs 24th Aug .. Bar Open at 10pm .. Embers (features Sean, Adam and Dave of Bucketrider with Kris Wanders on Saxophone)
on Thurs 24th Aug .. Popolice headline 'Shake Some Action' at 161 High Street, Prahran, supported by Fearless Vampire Killers and Bluebird
Sydney's Dual Plover label have released the third in their long-running Rebirth of Fool series of compilations, featuring scenes of horror and elation from label regulars and special guests.
the 3RRR radiothon runs from Friday August 11th to Sunday August 20th
the latest NMA rerelease at Shame File features, from a 1987 issue, Syd Clayton, Chris Mann, Rainer Linz, Amanda Stewart, Ernie Althoff
ABC music program Set ends with a bang on Thurs 17th Aug by featuring Rob Avenaim, Dale Gorfinkel, and Lucas Abela
on Sat 12th August at the Town Hall .. Flywheel + New Estate do two half sets each (free entry)
Panel of Judges go to Adelaide in August .. Fri 11th, Lizard Lounge with Hit the Jackpot and Pearly Eyed Thrashers .. Sat 12th at the Exeter with Lindsey Lowhand
Melb indie fans will remember Julian Teakle whose band the Frustrations ruled the 90s .. he's back from Hobart with a new band the Bad Luck Charms .. they're playing on Saturday 12th August at the Rob Roy with Baseball and The Dacios.
on Fri 11th at the Green Room, Elizabeth st .. 08:00PM - NOVI SPLIT (CANADA), 08:30PM - THE SALIVATION ARMY, 9:15PM - POPOLICE, 10:00PM - DANE CERTIFICATE, 10:45PM - TALKSHOW BOY, 11:30PM - ALEKS AND THE RAMPS
on Wed 9th at 133 Sydney rd Brunswickx .. Ash Wednesday / Seth Rees / Chris Smith
on Friday 4th August at Northcote Social Club .. Mid State Orange album launch supported by Panel of Judges.
on Thurs 3rd Aug at 11 pm, ABC tv's experimental music program Set features the Hi God People and Peter Blamey / Jim Denley
Silvermine Tapes play at Gertrudes later this week.
on Tuesday August 1st at Loop Bar, 23 Meyers Place .. 8:00pm $5 .. the 2nd Defenders of the Axe .. featuring Chris Smith, Seth Rees, Barnaby Oliver, Winterville
Jul
Jason Heller's zombie musical Eat Your Heart Out is now on the internet (YouTube) .. features Melbourne bands Whitehorse and Hi God People
Flywheel have a new album What To Look For In Summer through the Karmic Hit label .. Sydney launch 15th July 2pm at the Hopetoun Hotel, Surry Hills, with the Cannanes. Melbourne launch 29th July at the Empress with Popolice and Aleks and the Ramps.
on 29 July at Pony .. benefit for 3CR shows Burning Vinyl and Two to the Valley, featuring bands Panel of Judges, Hand Hell, Tarantula, Love the Bomb, the Losers.
What will digital distribution mean for indie labels and artists? Forum at Experimedia, Vic State Library, 27th Aug 630 to 830pm .. features Mark from Synaesthesia, Phil Wales from RRR and other luminaries.
on Thurs 27th at Pony .. Zond (ex On), Popolice
on 25 and 26 July at the Corner .. Mogwai, My Disco, Ned Collette
on 24th July at the Palace .. Sonic Youth + Hi God People
on Sat 22 July at the Old Bar .. Actor/Model, Shoot the Genie, New Estate, Major Major, and DJ till late.
on Sunday 16th: Amateur Party (USA) with KES + Baseball .. East Brunswick club
From 13-15 July, Newcastle's Crab Smasher play shows in Melbourne, at Pony (+ Bad Cop Bad Cop, Y35.3, JKFuller), Old Bar (Go Genre Everything, Y35.3), and Public Bar (Hand Hell, Ryan Ferry).
The Melbourne leg of this year's Liquid Architecture starts on Thurs 13th at the Old Melb Gaol (free entry).
On Sat 15th, the Muddy Spurs play two sets at the Spanish Club
Go Genre Everything are playing on 14th July at the Old Bar.
ABC TV's experimental music series SET returns to air on Thursday 13th July.
on Sat 8th July Flywheel (430), Driving Past (3pm), and Gabriel Piras (2) do the afternoon shift at the Rob Roy .. DP have a new album out soon
on Saturday 8th July at 1030pm, ABC fm broadcasts sets from the Articulating Space Festival earlier this year
Friday 7th July: Fiery Furnaces, East Brunswick club, Lygon st.
on Friday 7th at the Corner .. Snog
At Acmi on 4th July, an advance screening of the new fan-filmed Beastie Boys live video AWESOME; I F**KIN' SHOT THAT!
The Shame File label has moved its extensive online (and often free) catalog to a new web address. Latest reissue of NMA tapes available now.
Jun
Friday 30 June at the Old Bar .. Panel of Judges, Fabulous Diamonds, Kill Boogie (Bris) and Lindsey Lowhand
Wolf Eyes are playing on Thurs 22nd at the East with Gray Daturas, My Disco, Chris Smith, and Sat 24th at Spanish Club with Hi God People, Snawklor, Ambarchi/Fusinato/Walls.
Empress hotel, 24 June .. New Estate + Tugboat + Worlds End Press
electronic duo Winduptoys launch their new cd (Clan Analog) at Bar Open on Sat 17th June.
at Laundry 16th June .. Popolice with DJs til 3am
Sunday 11th June .. Old Bar .. Human Six Billion, Jessica Says, Grey Tapes .. free admission
Panel of Judges play new venue the East on Friday 9th June with Love of Diagrams and the Young Professionals.
Hi God People have a new ep Shortwave Children. They play their first Melbourne show in 2006 with US folk singer Marissa Nadler, KES and Daytura Bros at the Rob on Thurs 8th June.
At the Rob Roy on 3rd June .. a benefit gig featuring Go Genre Everything, Aleks and the Ramps, Pinky Tuscadero, Dane Certificate, Popolice, Seth Rees, Innate desire, Teengod, Annabell won't tell.
at the Old bar on 2nd June .. New Estate + Ryan Ferry + Quo Vadis For Men
Melbourne rockers ON have a new album .. cd launch at the Rob Roy on Fri 2 June with BadCopBadCop and Birchville Cat Motel. Vinyl launch at Bar Open on 8th June.
May
Dave Graney and Clare Moore are playing every Sunday in April and May from 5-7 pm, at the Marquis of Lorne, corner George and Kerr sts Fitzroy.
seated at the Spanish Club on 28th May .. Laura Jean with Chamber Orchestra, Grand Salvo with Ensemble, Oliver Mann with Ke Foundation Choir.
Paper Planes have a new bassist and some shows lined up with Hand Held on 12 May and Muddy Spurs on 27 May.
Sat 27 May at the Dan-O-Connell in Carlton: Pink Stainless Tail, New Estate, Go Genre Everything.
Thurs May 25 at Gertrudes: Jessica Something Jewish, Alps, Pikelet, Guy Blackman
Julian Williams' new one-man play NEW REPORT TO THE SUN OF HEAVEN is on at 68 Cassels rd Brunswick (see map) from 19-21 May at 7pm, and involves movement inspired by Mali, ancient Cambodia, and the 1969 moon landing. $4 Follow link for prog
At the Old Bar on 20 May: Deep Where All Drown, Y35.3 , Go Genre Everthing
HTRK play their last Melbourne show on 14th May at the East Brunswick Club .. with special guest Rowland S. Howard .. before heading off to Berlin .. supports by 99 and Sir
Melbourne solo performer Always launches a new single at Bus on Fri 12th May, supported by Lakes and Guy Blackman.
Flywheel, the Tranquilizers and Dane Certificate play at the Old Bar on Saturday 13th May.
New Music Australia magazine and the cassettes accompanying it documented the experimental music of the early 80s - these are being rereleased as downloads from the Shame File label.
Panel of Judges play live to air on the 3PBS Left of the Dial program this Monday 1st May (evening).
Apr
Flywheel, Deep Country and the Muddy Spurs are playing at the Empress on 28th April.
Keith Fullerton Whitman aka Hrvatski plays one set as each persona at the Northcote Social Club on 27th April.
The Muddy Spurs have lassoed a posse of gigs on 7, 13, 26, 28 April .. too much detail for this page so follow that link.
On Saturday 22nd April at Bus Gallery, Panel of Judges, Lindsay Lowhand, Hit the Jackpot, Fabulous Diamonds (all ages show).
At the Old Bar on 1st April .. Motor Vehicle Sundown, Love Cuts Kill, Space Cadets, Go Genre Everything.
Deb Hall has an exhibition of drawings at 274 Fitzroy st Fitzroy on 1st April.
Mar
Julian Williams has a new album out. Pebble Arc contains 11 tracks and consists entirely of piano and multitracked harmony vocals. Out on JW's FTSM label.
Min Chips have a video for 'Goodbye' available for download from Spiked Candy (21 Mb mpg)
James has put photos of the recent Cannanes tour of Japan on the web at http://www.flickr.com/photos/53041848@N00
Julian Teakle's post-Frustrations band the Bad Luck Charms have a single out and sold out, so label Consumer Productions has made it available as an mp3 at http://www.consumerproductions.com/
Dave Graney, Clare Moore, the Sand Pebbles and many more play at Friday March 31st at Don't Tell Tom (420 Sydney Rd) as part of the Brunswick Festival.
The second Melbourne Water compilation is back from the factory, for release on 6th March.
The new Mess and Noise magazine is out .. each copy contains a 15 song compilation cd.
New Waver have a new cd 'Neuters' out this month.
Panel of Judges go to Sydney to launch their new album on Saturday 18th March at Yvonne Ruve, with support from Rand & Holland and Naked on the Vague.
Japanese noise artist KK Null is in Melbourne on Friday 17th (four improv combinations at RMIT) and Sunday 19th March (NSC with Western Grey).
Sodastream, Grand Salvo, and Oliver Mann are at the Dan O'Connell on Sat 18th March.
Rumour has it that Dave Graney will appear in the tv special Australia's Brainiest Musician, on channel 10, Sunday 19th.
Min Chips, Panel of Judges and New Estate play at Manchester Lane on Thursday 16th March. This is the last Chips show for a while as members take time off for other endeavours.
Sydney / Newcastle improv group Castings are playing in Melbourne in early March ... Rachobite Hall Northcote on the 10th, instore at Cumbersome Records on the afternoon of the 11th, and the What We Do Is Secret launch on the evening of the 11th.
Launch-o-rama at the Spanish Club, Fitzroy, on Sunday 12th March: Robin Fox's laser show premiere, Pateras / Baxter / Brown cd launch, Francis Plagne cd launch, and Fusinato / Walls / Ambarchi.
The 33 1/3 compilation on Jacana has covers by 17 Melbourne bands and will be available - with some of them playing live - at Mia and Shane's 33 1/3, E2E4, 170 Abbotsford st North Melbourne, Sat 11th.
At the Central Club on 11th March, Dave Graney, Clare Moore, Mick Harvey.
Brisbane indie/expt 3-piece The Rational Academy are in Melb next week .. Friday March 10 @ The Old Bar w/ Go Genre Everything + Popolice, Saturday @ The Rob Roy (afternoon show from 2pm) w/ Sly Hats + Human
the Hi God People are playing at the Hobart Fringe Festival on 3rd March, their first foray out of Melb for a while.
On Sunday 5th March at the Spanish Club: a festival of Melbourne singer-songwriters, too many to list here but highlights include KES, Oliver Mann, Grand Salvo, Francis Plagne and Laura Jean.
At the Public Bar on Friday 3rd: Pink Stainless Tail, Go Genre Everything, Popolice.
Teen God launch their new album on Friday 3rd March at the Rob Roy with New Estate supporting.
Feb
The Muddy Spurs are back from Tamworth and have a residency every Saturday in Feb at 5pm, at the Retreat Hotel, Sydney rd Brunswick.
Bo, main man of 80s/90s band Clowns Smiling Backwards has a new act Winduptoys and a new cd which he is launching: Saturday 25th Feb @ 124a Johnston St Fitzroy, a large warehouse space, Winduptoys, Galactic Gangstars (Syd), Koshowko, Apell, Fly by wire,
On Sunday afternoon 19th at Saint Jeromes: Love of Diagrams, Witch Hats, Mum Smokes.
In Brisbane, the Otherfilm festival is helping to bring experimental sound and vision together. Their opening party on Friday 19th Feb has a very strong lineup.
Pateras/BaxterBrown are playing this Sunday afternoon, 19th Feb with Czech band Sabot. Sabot are on at 3:30PM and P/B/B around 4:30 PM. Empress Hotel, Nth Fitzroy. $7 and $5.
Batrider and Talkshow Boy are at new venue Popshop this Saturday 18th Feb.
The Cannanes are touring Japan in early Feb - see their web site for show details.
On Friday 10th Feb New Estate play with the Tranquilizers at the Old Bar at a civilized hour, then are off to play the 2am slot at Pony.
A new documentary on Melbourne bands called Sticky Carpet premieres at Acmi this Thursday 9th Feb.
Panel of Judges are launching their new album at the Tote on 3rd Feb, with Love of Diagrams and KES supporting.
A new venue, 'Pop Shop', has opened at 18 Corrs Lane, Melbourne CBD. For the opening night on Sat 3 Feb they have the first appearance of Kirsty and Rene's post-Bites band 'Plus-Minus', along with the hardest working band in town, New Estate.
At Loop on 31st Jan, Defenders of the Axe experimental guitar night, featuring Ben Frost, North Atlantic, Three Month Sunset, Clinton Green and Bokor.
Function have a new album 'The secret miracle fountain' out on Chicago's Locust label in Feb.
Jan
The Cannanes, New Estate and Flywheel are playing at the Old Bar on 28 Jan (Australia day weekend), launching new EPs by Flywheel and New E
What Is Music taking a break this year ... in its place is the Articulating Space festival, Corner Hotel, 22-24 Jan
the NowNow festival, 19-21 Jan (Sydney)
Mum Smokes launch their latest album at Ding Dong on Friday 20th.
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Synaesthesia have a new interactive web site and a new radio show Wake in Fright on RRR.
Thurs 12th at the Rob Roy: Happy Lonesome, Breaking the Law
Mum Smokes support the Dirty Three at the Northcote Social Club on the 5th of Jan.
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from Greg Wadley in Melbourne, Australia