Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Bands 'n Stuff: May 30 to June 5

GIG O THE WEEK

Cut Copy
+Mercy Arms
+Riot in Belgium
@Prince Bandroom
Friday, SOLD OUT

Cut Copy are huge now – this gig sold out in a matter of days. So popular in fact, that a severe backlash is just around the corner. But until then, and the powers that be decide that newer wave, floppy hair, tight black jeans and bright collarless t-shirts are no long fashionable, I have no other option than to make this gig of the week.


Wednesday the 30th

Apart from the sold out Cold War Kids gig, 72Blues are doing a live recording of their NSC gig which you can actually pre-purchase with your ticket and there is the final Little Red Wednesday in May residency gig. They play at least two gigs a week (next supporting The Raylenes on Saturday night) so no dramas if you can’t make it and haven’t seen them yet. I also like the moody sounds of The Orbweavers who are on at the Old Bar, but unfortunately I haven’t seen a live show yet.

72Blues + Collard Greens and Gravy + Midnight Woolf
@Northcote Social Club, $12/$35

Hazel Brown + Kid Sam + Martha Brown
@The Empress

Cold War Kids (USA) + guests
@Hi-Fi Bar, SOLD OUT

Grinspoon + Children Collide
@Prince Bandroom, $39.90+bf

Andrew Keese and the Associates + The Orbweavers
@Old Bar, Free

Dave Larkin
@The Standard, 9pm

Little Red + Spun Rivals + Magnum Gumbo Detector
@The Tote, $5


Thursday the 31st

See Pikelet for the last time before she heads off to Europe with Baseball for a couple of months. Get in early though because last week at Cloud City was almost a full house. The highly regarded Extreme Wheeze is one of the supports. Over at Gertrudes, The Crayon Fields’ Geoff is doing his Sly Hats thing. His album is out very soon.

The Bedroom Philosopher + Josh Earl and Matt Kelly
@Wesley Anne, $10

Bitter Sweet Kicks + Screwtop Detonators + Chainsaw Girls + Kimbo Girls
@The Espy Public Bar, Free

Rosie Burgess
@Palookaville

The Good Intentions + Clack Train
@Shake Some Action (Onesixone), $8/$6

The Hutt River Solution + Gareth Eunson and the Graveyard Sons + The Get Go’s
@The Tote, $5

Mercy May + Seagull
@Cmon Cmon (The Evelyn), $8

Paper Planes + Chase Ego + Sarkest Heartstrings
@Exile on Smith St

Pikelet + Extreme Wheeze + Thug Quota
@Stop, Drop, Roll (The Glasshouse), $7

Sly Hats + Barrage + Failing Star
@Gertrudes, $6


Friday the 1st

For all the hipsters who missed out on Cut Copy tickets, there’s plenty on at Roxanne where Pop Levi and Temper Trap are highlights. Aussie punk is at Northcote Social Club, the very interesting eclectic gysysish Martin Martini is at Bar Open, decent Sydney rockers The Camels venture to East Brunswick, while loudish acts will be tempered by a Batrider acoustic set at The Tote. Local rockers Borne play a rare Melbourne show after signing to an international label a few months back. Perhaps recommened by that record company after the Jet article appeared in The Age last Saturday? For poppier stuff head to Gertrudes which seems to be booking some decent gigs of late

Bitter Sweet Kicks + Ouch! My Face + No Through Road + Batrider (duo)
@The Tote, $10

Borne + Special Patrol + Mosaik
@The Espy Front Bar, Free

The Camels + The Cants + The New Black
@East Brunswick Club, $12

Goyouhuskies! + Errol JM
@Gertrudes, $6

Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra
@Bar Open, Free

Nursery Crimes + The Meanies + The Losers
@Northcote Social Club, $15

Pop Levi + The Temper Trap + more
@Roxanne

The Rumours + Joni Lightning + The Idle Hoes
@idgaff

Solid Waste
@Pony, 2am

The Sonar Radars + The Boy Who Spoke Clouds + Farspeedelay
@Exile on Smith St

Talkshow Boy + Dane Certificate + Teko + The Gentlemen Club
@Pony, $6


Saturday the 2nd

You could be kept busier simply from the two house parties that are on. But elsewhere there are video launches for SubAudible Hum and Souls on Board at Revolver. Your last chance to see the latter band before they piss off to the recording studio for a few months. The Unstable Ape showcase should be great too - headlined by Ninetynine who back up after their live PBS show earlier in the week. Rob Roy is hosting a typically noisy lineup to celebrate its birthday. Brighter acts at the East and the Tote, The Cavish Spoils play the Retreat which you may head to after taking in an afternoon set from James McCann at another Brunswick venue. There is also international pop/psych fare with Pop Levi at Northcote Social Club.

84
@Pony, 2am

Albert’s Basement
The Girlfriend Pillow + Fulton Girls Club + Guns for Saint Sebastian + Oscar’s Psuche + Great Earthquake + Humansixbillion + Johnny Saw Horses + Extreme Wheeze + Jerry Falwell Destroyed Earth + Popolice + Low Rise Estate + Seagull + Patinka Cha Cha + Wolfie Marmalade + Jessica Says + Touch Typist
@61 Albert St, East Brunswick, 1pm, $4

James McCann + Jo Brockey
@Mi Corazon, East Brunswick, 4:30pm, Free

The Night Terrors + Good Intentions + Bang! Bang! Aids! + You Will Die Alone + Rose Cottee
@38 Stafford St, Abbotsford, 6pm, Gold coin entry

Pop Levi (UK) + Mercy May + The Falls
@Northcote Social Club, $30

Radiant City + Blacklevel Embassy + These Hands Could Separate The Sky + Kids With Guns for Hands
@Rob Roy, $8

The Raylenes + Ben Birchall + Little Red
@East Brunswick Club, $12

The Roys + Hot Little Hands + The Transformers + Combover
@The Tote, $10

Sons of Lee Marvin + Screwtop Detonators
@Exile on Smith St

The Spoils + P Tex
@The Retreat, Free

SubAudible Hum + Souls on Board + Moscow Schoolboy
@Revolver Upstairs, $10

Unstable Ape Records Showcase
Ninety Nine + No Through Road + Jessica Says
@Pony, $7

The Wellingtons + Dirty Pink Jeans
@Weekender (Ding Dong), $10


Sunday the 3rd

Another sold out Cut Copy gig. Countryish stuff elsewhere.

Cutcopy + Mercy Arms + Riot in Belgium
@Prince Bandroom, SOLD OUT

Dollywood, Tennessee and Western Shirts Party
The Joelenes + Downhills Home + Nashvegas + Andre Camilleri and the Broken Hearts
@Spanish Club Sal

Dan Warner + Dave Evans
@The Marquis of Lorne, 5pm, Free

3 Comments:

Blogger Syms Covington said:

Gotta love Downhills Home. Mike Hubbard's done some interesting things since The Basics.

4:21 pm  
Blogger Pat said:

I've seen them once and thought they were OK. Although I might pay them a bit more attention now I know there is a Basics connection

10:08 pm  
Blogger Syms Covington said:

I saw them at least a year ago in Sydney. My cousins friend is the other guy and I was surprised to see Mike up there as well. He plays with Sarah Blashko's band as well. The connection is an old one as their wiki entry shows. Tim replaced him in 2004.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Basics

9:07 am  

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