Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Bands 'n' Stuff: Feb 28th to March 6th

Sodastream's last gig, I think we've spoken almost enough about that. Also, some decent international shows with Calexico, Love Is All, Fionn Regan and Who Made Who in town, amongst others. But plenty of good locals as well. Here's the plan:

See Blessington on Wednesday, just a quite seven or eight at The Old Bar but in bed by midnight. Thursday night, depending on energy, either another quietish one at The Old Bar, for the excellent Silver City Highway, or a bigger night with Shooting at Unarmed Men at the Tote. But don't stay out too late, coz the weekend's coming.

Friday night could be coolsie bands at Ding Dong, led by Sydney's hype kids Red Riders. Or, Pivot are in town, and they're good for a bit of pop-post-rock. But mo' better (discounting The Bellrays, who have a huge rep) is the rock show down southside at the Espy. Dallas Crane and Bob Log should rock your weekend in.

Saturday you can sleep all day but then you definitely want to be at The Stabs and Witch Hats, at Exile on Smith, for a bit of down 'n' dirty blues-rock-punk action. And then Sunday I reckon it's Cam Butler's album launch; you can spend time up partying in Sydney Road, but make sure you get there in time for JP Shilo's atmospheric post-post-post-rock.

Happy March!

Gig o' the Week



Sodastream FINAL GIG
+ Anthony Atkinson
+ Grand Salvo
@ The East Brunswick Club
- Friday March 2nd
- 8:30pm
- $14+bf

It's their last gig. EVER. If you don't know them, well, maybe it's better you don't go, otherwise you'll realise what you missed. Sodastream craft songs with textures like a single-malt in front of a roaring fire, and captivate live. Be there.

Also, some other great songwriters. Anthony Atkinson was good at the Candle shows and his latest album is decent, and Grand Salvo make whispered understatements of folk songs, based around Paddy Mann's voice. All of these for just fourteen bucks. It's hard to argue against it.

Wednesday February 28th



Blessington, Lindsay Phillips
@Old Bar, 9pm, free

Great Big Comedy Night!
MC Justin Kennedy, Corinne Grant, Adam Richard, Toby Sullivan, Justin Hamilton
@Laundry Upstairs, $10

Hotel Wrecking City Traders, Allan Campbell, Karate Party
@Tote, 9pm, $5

Jordie Lane, Royalchord, Lilith Lane, Kid Katana
@Bar Open, 8:30pm, $5

Love Is All, Cut Off Your Hands, Young and Restless
@East, 8:30pm, $38

Stealing O'Neal, Nevereleven, Calling All Cars
@Rob Roy, 8pm, $6

Thursday March 1st



The Church album launch
Manchester Lane, 8pm, $45+bf

Cold Harbour, Each Revolving Door, Valanti, Vinyl Flare
@Pony, $6

Fionn Regan, Tobias Cummings, The Rise and Demise
@NSC, 8:30pm, $25+bf

Shooting at Unarmed Men, A Friend of Mine, Innocent Cabbage
@Tote, 8:30pm, $6

Silver City Highway
@Old Bar, 9pm, free

Friday March 2nd



The Bellrays, The Breadmakers, The Pink Fits
@The Spanish Club, 8pm, $30+bf

Best of Indie Initiative
Quadraphonic, Dirty Buzzard, Nancythompson, Contramode
@Greyhound, 8pm, $10

Bit By Bats, Nikola Sarcevic
@Corner, 8:30pm, $33+bf

Dallas Crane, Bob Log III, The Legs
@Espy (Front), 8pm, $20+bf

Austin Floyd, Fire Underground, Clinkerfield
@The Commercial, Yarraville, free

Pull Shapes
Pivot (NSW), Love Is Science Fiction, Luke Warm DJs, DJ Knackered Converse
@Laundry Upstairs, $9/$7

Red Riders (NSW) album launch, Dances With Voices, Tic Toc Tokyo, DJ Ron Smooth
@Ding Dong, 8pm, $15

Saturday March 3nd



The Dead Frenchmen album launch, Tic Toc Tokyo, Winterpark
@The Spanish Club, 8pm

Le Shlonk, The Shoes, Junior Anti Sex League
@Wintergarden Room (The Exford), 10pm, $8

Long Walk Home, Superb Lyrebird, Mushroom Giant
@East, 8:30pm, $10+bf

Moscow Schoolboy, The Dead South, Villains, The Good Intentions, DJ Applejack
@Ding Dong, 8pm, $10

My Cousin Jack, Nick Larkins and the Bones
@Cornish Arms, 9pm, $8

Salmon, Johnny Casino and the Secrets, Russian Roulettes
@Tote, 9pm, $13

The Stabs, Witch Hats, DJs Pussycat and Mikey
@Exile on Smith, 9pm, $5

Sunday March 4th



Sydney Road Street Party
including: Mick Thomas and the Sure Thing, Jaimi Faulkner, Sally Ford and the Pachuco Playboys, Motor Vehicle Sundown, Downhills Home, Monica Weightman, The Band That Knew Too Much
and OTHERS

Cam Butler album launch, JP Shilo
@NSC, $14

Calexico, Whitley
@Corner, 8:30pm, $50+bf

SubAudible Hum
@The Great Britain, Richmond, 5pm, free

Who Made Who (DK), Glitch and Quirk, The Dardanelles, The Dukes of Windsor, Gus Da Hoodrat
@PoW, 8pm, $27.50+bf

Monday March 5th



Not much on, watch a DVD.

Tuesday March 6th



Jimmy Clinkerfield, guests
@Rainbow

Dallas Crane, The Pictures, Mike Noga and the Gentlemen of Fortune
@East, 8pm, $20+bf

Melbourne Ukelele Kollective, Klub Muk
@303, 7pm, free

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