Thursday, January 04, 2007

007's Gigs: January 4th - 7th

Another year of infinite possibilities! Plenty of internationals coming our way in January, but it's summer; the perfect time to wander out to a local bar and see your new favourite local combo. Some places are closed for a well-earned holiday, but there's still plenty on. And note that The Necks are playing some gigs next week...

Gig of the Week



Clinkerfield
with Silver City Highway
and Downhills Home
at The Old Bar
on Thursday the 4th of January
starts 8:30
costs $6

Clinkerfield can do any (real) genre - rock, blues, country, folk - with panache. They all play like nothing else, and Jimmy's Waits-esque vocals are perfect for a tiny beer-soaked so-uncool-it's-cool bar. They've got their standard awesome January residency at The Old Bar, but soon after will be disappearing into the studio to record an album, so this year might fall short of the usual hundred shows.

But it's actually the support which are the selling point. Jimmy knows everyone in Melbourne and so can pick and choose from the entire Melbourne music scene; he plucks out the gems. Haven't heard much Downhills Home, the previews give us decent alt-country.

Silver City Highway are a supergroup. Members of SubAudible Hum, Souls on Board, Redfish Bluegrass Band, Three Boys Blind come together behind Ferg McAlpin's pure baritone, giving a wall of bluesy, swampy country rock, with touches of much else. I'm looking forward to this one.

Thursday 4th January



Actor/Model, Ouch My Face, Bukkake Princess
@ The Tote, 8:30, $5

Telecom, The New Black, La Strada, The Rex Wicked
@ Ding Dong, 7pm, free

Emily Ulman
@ The Spanish Club Front Bar, free

Friday 5th January



Le Shlonk, The Dead South
@ The Old Bar, 9pm, $5

Talkshow Boy, Big Strong Brute, Anonymeye, Spider Goat Canyon
@ Pony, 10pm

Saturday 6th January



The Basics, Ben Birchall and the Corrections, The Good Intentions
@ Bootleg, Geddes Lane

Gaslight Radio, Blessington, Royal Chord
@ The Tote, 9pm, $10

Snarski vs Snarski
@ NSC, 9pm, $15+bf

The Sticks, Swayback, Dirty Pink Jeans, Razor Cartel
@ The Espy, 9:30pm

Sunday 7th January



Juan Alban (Epicure), Julia Deans (Fur Patrol), Jaime Robbie Reyne
@ The East, 7:30pm, $10

Monday 8th January



The Necks
@ The Corner, 8:30pm, $25+bf

Tuesday 9th January



The Necks
@ The Corner, 8:30pm, $25+bf

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