Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Bands 'n Stuff: August 8 to August 14

GIGS O' THE WEEK

Gotye
+Mountains in the Sky
@Athanaeum, Fri, Sat, Sun matinee, Sun night, $22 approx

Wally transforms from a Basic into Gotye this week when he takes his orchestra on the road for a national tour. If you haven't managed to get tix for this yet, you're almost too late. Out of four shows, only one, the Sunday night, is yet to sell out.


Wednesday the 8th

If you're not heading to a Splendour side show or to the film festival then check out one of the residencies. If you want quiet go to the Empress, noise then it's the Tote. Simple as that.

Residency
The Bedroom Philosopher + Sean M Whelan + The Mime Set
@The Empress

Residency
Et Al + Red Light Union + Badcop Badcop
@The Tote, 8pm, $5

The Horrors (UK) + Children Collide + The Mercy Arms
@Hi-Fi Bar, $36.60+bf, 7:30pm

Hot Chip (UK) + Bumblebeez (NSW)
@Prince Bandroom, 8pm, SOLD OUT

Jordie Lane and Liz Stringer duo + Rosie Burgess + Oriel Glennen
@Clifton Hill Hotel, 9pm, Free

The Shins (USA) + The Ruby Suns (NZ)
@Metro, 8pm, SOLD OUT


Thursday the 9th

The pick tonight is our faves, Silver City Highway who have with them the bleakly dramatic 16mm and acoustic country from Ned and the Meds. Elsewhere, you could to the Glasshouse to see if Good Intentions and their ninety three members and their dancing and prancing can all fit on the stage, creepy avant-garde with Pets with Pets at Cmon Cmon, grungey avant garde with Dane Certificate at Bar Open or sonically distorted but sweet pop with Popolice at The Empress.

Bittersweet Kicks + The Loveslaps + Darkest Heartstrings
@Brunswick Hotel, 9pm, free

Filla
Braindead Lovers + Dirty Pink Jeans + Morals of a Minor
@Revolver Upstairs

single launch
Dane Certificate + Alex Jarvis + Gary Mangred
@Bar Open, 9pm, free

Stop.Drop.Roll
The Good Intentions + Dance Contest
@The Glasshouse, 9pm, $8

Cmon Cmon
Pets with Pets + Winter Park + The Cobra Massive + Eurobeat 3
@The Evelyn, 8:30pm $8

Popolice + Jerry Falwell Destroyed Earth + The No Real Need
@The Empress,

The Shoes + The Heist + Aurora + The Breaks
@The Espy Public Bar, 9pm, free

Silver City Highway + 16mm + Ned and the Meds
@, 9pm, $6


Friday August the 10th

Welcome back Pikelet with her return to Aus show at the Toff. You can also enjoy your 10 buck half steins of wietbier well pre and post Pikelet with Ned Collette and Martin Martini. But, if you're a bit of a cheapass and you would prefer to stick to your Carlton Draught head to the Tote where there is a good range of energetic bands including You Will Die Alone and new Modular signing Plug in City. It's some sort of camp out, so after plenty of jungle juice in your belly it might even be possible to pass out here without anybody noticing.

If you want to stay in the city though ex-Klinger frontman Ben Birchall is launching his debut album with his band at Ding Dong. Otherwise, southside, there's experimentally minded post punk with World's End Press, and the usual shenanigans from the very busy Aleks and the Ramps. For quieter times, the Empress has a soundtrack launch with some contemporary folk influenced solo artists. Spot a goth at the Evelyn.

67 Special + The Vandas + Mary Trembles
@The Corner, 8:30pm, $15+bf

CD Launch
Agnes Kain + Jerry Falwell Destroyed Earth + The Gentiles + Twin Vickers
@Gertrudes, 8:30pm, $10

The Bakelite Age + Chinook + Stompbox
@Old Bar, 9pm

Album launch
Ben Birchall and the Corrections + The Hovercrafts + The Brutals
@Ding Dong, 8pm, $10

Blueline Medic + Mere Theory + Coue Method
@East Brunswick Club, 8:30pm, $12+bf

Brillliant Fanzine + Goodbye Motel + Fourth Floor Collapse
@Rob Roy, 8:30pm, $5

The Cassanovas + Silver Night Drive + Dirty Harry and the Rockets + Killer Birds
@The Espy Front Bar, 9pm, free

Burke and Wills Soundtrack Launch
Humansixbillion + Seagull
@The Empress, 9pm, $5

Camp Tote
Plug In City + Group Seizure + You Will Die Alone + Love Cuts Kills + Bachelor of Arts + Little Athletics + Reptiles
@The Tote, 7:30pm, $10

Love Is Science Fiction
@Pony, 2am, free

Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra
@The Toff, 1am, free

Midnight Woolf + Bulls
@idgaff, 9pm $5

Pikelet + Ned Collette and Band + Jessica Says
@The Toff, 9pm, free

Psyche (CAN) + Schadenfreude
@The Evelyn, 9pm, $18

single launch
Worlds End Press + Aleks and the Ramps + Tank!
@Revolver Upstairs


Saturday August the 11th

Haven't been to the Corner for awhile? Well, head there tonight if indie hooks is your thing with something from across the Tasman, down from Bris Vegas and a bit of local action as well. If not, there's swamp rock at The Espy, Macaca and Atko do Idgaff, while local polished garage rock from The Exploders at NSC. Supporting the latter are the effervescent Little Red and fashionable Hot Little Hands. Has anyone seen their t-shirts? They seem to be popular at the moment

The Counterfeit Gyspies + The Band Who Knew Too Much
@Revolver Upstairs

single launch
Dane Certificate
@Pony, 2am, free

Danny Griffith (SubAudible Hum)
@Brunswick Green

The Double Agents + James McCann's Dirty Skirt Band + Sons of Lee Marvin + Bitter Sweet Kicks
@The Espy Front Bar, 9pm, Free

The Exploders + Little Red + Hot Little Hands
@NSC, 8:30pm, $12+bf

Macaca Mulatta + Anthony Atkinson + Fallelectric
@Idgaff, 8:30pm, $5

The Mint Chicks (NZ) + I Heart Hiroshima + New Estate
@The Corner, 8:30pm, $13+bf

The Night Terrors + Blacklevel Embassy + Quebec + Kids with Guns for Hands
@Arthouse, 9pm, $8

Oh Mercy! + Earthquakes in Tokyo + Fearless Vampire Killers
@The Espy Public Bar, 9pm, free


Sunday the 12th

Charles Jenkins
@Brunswick Green, 5pm, free

Jordie Lane + Brendan Welch
@Wesley Anne, 5pm, free

Shy Child (USA) + Love is Science Fiction
@The Espy Gershwin Room,8pm, free


Tuesday the 14th

Matt Walker + Jordie Lane
@Manchester Lane, 8pm, $7+bf

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