Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Bands 'n' Stuff: March 28th to April 3rd

Welcome back football!

It is, of course, the first week of the AFL season. Awesome. Carna Saints. New coach, coupla new players one of whom may or may not have extensive drug problems, optimism optimism optimism, just like at every club at this time of the year. This weekend a dose of reality hits and eight teams get their first loss on the board. Fuck yeah!

In other news, there're three awesome gigs and some merely very good ones this week.

Gig o' the Week (I)



Rand and Holland (NSW)
album launch
+ The Crayon Fields
+ Grand Salvo
+ Pikelet
@ The Northcote Social Club
Thursday, 8:30pm
$10

Rand and Holland have a new album called Caravans and it's way awesome. I know they're from Sydney but their beautiful post-folky tunes are irresistible. And look at those supports - the cream of the Melbourne gorgeous twee set. This will be a gig and a half. No pre-sales so get there early.

Gig o' the Week (II)



Aleks and the Ramps
album launch
+ Because of Ghosts
+ Plastic Palace Alice
+ Flying Scribble
@ Salon at The Spanish Club
Friday, 8pm
$12

Aleks and the Ramps are releasing an album of weird-pop; expect theatricality and animals. Support from the always excellent Because of Ghosts and two of the biggest up-and-coming indie-pop combos. I can't get there till after the football but if we're losing by enough I'll be there at 9!

Fest o' the Week



GAFFstock
Black Rabbit, Brian Hooper, Crystal Thomas and Les Fleurs Du Mal, Downhills Home, Dynamo, Get Go, GUT, James McCann and the Dirty Skirt Band, Jimmy Stewart, Joni Lightning, King Felix, Ninetynine, Ross Cottee, Screwtop Detonators, Spencer P Jones, The Crackwhores, The Idle Hoes, The Mystaken, The Palenecks, The Vandas, Van and Cal Walker, Wagons, Wrong Turn
@ IDGAFF, Abbotsford
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
$40 for three days / $15 per day

Well, I mean, seriously. Anything else you want? Highlights include Wagons and Ninetynine and James McCann and Spencer Jones and The Vandas and... Well, you get the message. But, I pray, don't try to go to all three days.

Wednesday March 28th



The last of Tobias Cummings' residency at the Rob Roy, Modular kids at the Softlightes show, anger at Helmet and nice simple songs at the East. Or The Wellingtons, for a good old-fashioned guitar pop show.

Tobias Cummings and the Long Way Home, Plastic Palace Alice
@Rob Roy, 8pm, $5

Helmet (US), The Nation Blue, Rook
@Corner, 8pm, $48+bf

Indie Initiative
House of Slunk, From the Ashes, Calling All Cars
@Greyhound, 8pm, free

The Kindness of Strangers album launch, Emma Heeney, The Raylenes
@East, 8pm, $8

Soflightes (NSW), Muscles, The Sly Hats
@Ding Dong, 7pm, $15

The Wellingtons
@Brunswick Hotel

Thursday March 29th



Dimi Dero have got a bit of a live rep since they've been in the country, or you could stand outside Bar Open and listen to some noise (don't go inside, you'll be too close). The wonderful Silver City Highway as well, but best could be Joel Plaskett - or maybe that's tomorrow night.

Agents of Abhorrence, Ryokuchi, Firewitch, Spider Goat Canyon
@Bar Open, 9pm, free

Anthony Atkinson and the Running Mates, Darn Thorn and the End of the World, Johnny Livewire, The Shimmering Bulbs
@Old Bar

Dimi Dero (FRA) album launch, James McCann's Dirty Skirt Band, Black Pony Express, Electra Jean (FRA)
@Tote, 8pm, $10

The Joel Plaskett Emergency (CAN), Goodnight Combat Fighter
@Front Bar, Espy, 9:30pm, free

Silver City Highway
@The Retreat, 9:30pm, free

Friday March 30th



Joel Plaskett again. He did a great show in trying circumstances before Augie March last week, and I think he deserves your time. Though if you wanna be cool you'll be at Dappled Cities at the East - they haven't had much of a reception down here yet, but this gig could break them through. Songs at the Rob Roy or ROCK at the Gay Sauna.

Zac Brennan, Black Pony Express
@Palookaville, 416 Brunswick St

Bruce (NSW) album launch, Amaya Laucirica, The Vandas
@Rob Roy, 8:30pm, $10

Dappled Cities Fly, The Dardanelles, Tobias Cummings and the Long Way Home
@East, 8:30pm, $12+bf

The Joel Plaskett Emergency (CAN)
@Retreat, 10pm

Six Ft Hick, Intoxica, The Whiskey Priests, Gut, Screwtop Detonators
@Greyhound, 8pm, $15

Saturday March 31st



Another sterling lineup at the Tote, or our favourites, Little Red at Click Click. They'll all take an indie-chick home, I guarantee it. But The Drones with their last Melbourne show for a while rule this night, really. If you missed Dimi Dero the other night, this could be even better.

Black Cab, International Karate, Sun Blindness
@Tote, 9pm, $12

Click Click
Little Red, The Sundaes
@Brown Alley, 9pm, $14/$10

The Drones, Dimi Dero (FRA), Shooting at Unarmed Men, Silver Ray, Electra Jean
@Corner, 8:30pm, $20+bf

Legends of Motorsport, Assassination Collective, The Focus, Kids With Guns for Hands
@Arthouse, 8pm

Jon Michell, Francis Plagne, Anonymeye
@Hell's Kitchen, 9pm, $5

Redfish Bluegrass Band
@Edinburgh Castle, 5pm, free

Telecom, Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!
@Bootleg

Sunday April 1st



One last chance to see Joel Plaskett while he's in the country. You really won't regret it. Though you might be feeling a little the worse for wear from the Berry St Benefit, with lots of great bands (yep, Little Red again, man those boys work hard - I guess crack is expensive). Get there early for the transcendent voice of Ollie Mann, while you recover from Saturday night.

The Joel Plaskett Emergency (CAN), Ripe, Durbeyfield
@Rob Roy

King and Lily, Miriam and Wakeli, Tim Downey, Liz Frencham
@Barbukka, $5

Berry St Benefit
Moscow Schoolboy, Tic Toc Tokyo, Bachelor of Arts, Mercy Kills, Winterpark, Little Red, World's End Press, Chainsaw Girls, Houlette, Oliver Mann, Jill Button
@Tote, 2pm, $10, free BBQ

1 Comments:

Blogger Albert said:

Thank you for repping Joel Plaskett -- 'Snowed In' is an electric track. If I had the energy I'd see him. Also, Dappled is going to go off tonight, be there or be square!

5:14 pm  

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