Thursday, July 12, 2007

Bands 'n Stuff: July 12 to July 17

Bit late this week. Sorry. Seemed like a typical Wednesday night anyway. A few residencies that you can catch next week. A few acoustic singer- songwriters. Not much else.


Thursday the 12th

First to mention is the Dinosaur Jr gig, and not just 'cause they're supposedly one of the most of the influential noisy guitar bands ever, but also because they've gone with some great local supports. Eddy Current Suppression Ring is one, the other is dense soulful devastating instrumental post-rock duo Radiant City. The next best but first best for price is the Gertrude's gig where Ned Colette is headlining, playing his first gig after returning from Europe as support for none other than Joanna Newsom. Ned is playing a host of gigs in the next couple of months including a Thursday residency in September at the Edinburgh Castle, seems to be playing with a band from now on, and will be supported at this gig by two gorgeously quiet and tuneful folkies.


Elsewhere, grimy art rockers, Bachelor of Arts launch their single at Bar Open, cheap booze with electro ambience at Glasshouse (???), ex Art-Brut man, Chris Chinchilla takes new thing Macaca Mulatta to another venue, ex Midnight Oilers are on at Northcote Social Club, indie rockers at The Espy and The East, gothic new wavers at Filla, another 60s revivalist group The Shoes headline Cmon Cmon, Tote stalwarts Digger and the Pussycats continue their residency at Cobra Bar, and another option for quieter acoustic sounds at Old Bar


Stop.Drop.Roll
Anonymeye + ii + Shoab Ahmed and Man Killed
@Glasshouse, 8:30pm, $6

Bachelor of Arts + Bakelite (CAN) + Hotel Wrecking City Traders + Bang! Bang! Aids
@Bar Open. 9pm, Free

Chinook + The Duelling Aunts
@Cornish Arms, 9pm, Free

Residency
Digger and the Pussycats
@The Tote – Cobra Bar, 9:30pm, $5

Dinosaur Jr + Eddy Current Supression Ring + Radiant City
@The Forum, 8pm, $51.70+bf

Ghostwriters + Dallas Frasca + Jack Howard
@NSC, 8:30pm, $18+bf

Kinematic + Chuck Jenkins
@Manchester Lane, 8:30pm, $12+bf

Macaca Mulatta + Chase Ego + Darkest Heartstrings
@Pony, 9pm

Man Bites God + Clinkerfield + The Scholars
@East Brunswick Club, 8pm, $12

Mojo Rising + New Rules for Boats (WA) + The Battery Kids (SA) + Master Cardinal
@The Espy Front Lounge, 9pm, Free

Ned Collette + Talamere + Let’s Not (But Say We Did) (*)
@Gertrudes

Filla
Schadenfreude + Y + Jades of July
@Revolver, 8pm, $6

Cmon Cmon
The Shoes + Le Shlonk + Mt Augustus
@The Evelyn

Tom Woodward (ACT) + Owls of The Swamp + Earl Leonard
@Old Bar, 9pm


Friday the 13th


The third instalment of Us Vs. Them is on tonight at Roxanne and they’ve come up with the goods again. Laura will provide a wall of sound, SubAudible Hum the atmospheric guitar theatrics and Aleks and co. with costumes, hyperactivity and general craziness. At NSC post-rockers International Karate launch their greatly underrated new wave influenced third record, while also in Northcote at Afterdark, Extreme Wheeze hits the stage with his interesting brand of DIY acoustic guitar pop. The Tote has a great lineup too tonight with some Aus alt country acts, hiphop star Macromantics headlines at Revolver, some indie folk popsters visiting from Queensland are at Gertrudes, louder darker arty rock at Old Bar, and Heeney and Birchall at Wesley Anne


Bang! Bang! Aids! + Blacklevel Embassy + Grand Fatal + To The North (QLD)
@Old Bar, 9pm

The Darling Downs + Crystal Thomas and Les Fleurs Du Mal + Black Pony Express + Joni Lightning
@The Tote, 8:30pm, $12

Dynamo + Tash Mints
@Bar Open, 10pm, free

Emma Heeney + Ben Birchall + Tess Hildebrand
@Wesley Anne, 8:30pm

Extreme Wheeze + Look! Bird! Lament! + Rialto Decibel Choir + Let’s Not (But Say We Did)
@Afterdark, 8pm

EP Launch
The Follow (NSW) + The Mares (NSW) + Foxx On Fire
@East Brunswick Club, 8:30pm, $10+bf

album launch
International Karate + Princess One Point Five + The Dead Sea (NSW)
@NSC, 8:30pm, $10

Us Vs. Them
Laura + SubAudible Hum + Aleks and the Ramps
@Roxanne, 8pm, $10

Macromantics + Catcall + Miami Horror + Sleater Brockman
@Revolver, $12+bf

Mt Augustus (QLD) + A Man Called Son (QLD) + Jerry Falwell Destroyed Earth
@Gertrudes


Saturday the 14th


A pretty big Saturday for Melbs. Of interest to many will be the Toff gig where the pschyojangly pop group Belles Will Ring are launching their critically acclaimed debut album. Two upandcoming local acts are with them. Also of interest to those for an injection of indie guitar pop are the Revolver, Pony and Espy gigs all with more than a couple of great acts on the bill. For those with a more typical dirty, grimy yet arty Melbourne rock tastes go to Afterdark in the afternoon then head for the Tote Cobra Bar, or perhaps the second instalment of Sideshow@CDB. Or perhaps both? Sideshow bands don’t start until 11. For rock canines and swines the Nation Blue are also playing a free show at the Espy, and art-prog AMP nominees Knives of Neptune headline at Rob Roy. Easy going country folk will probably follow up the Potential Falcon residency with a counter meal and then Lisa Miller and friends at NSC, while newer new wave rock fans will like the lineup at the East. If you fancy indie folk then Afterdark is worth a try. Underground sounds at Forepaw too.



Albert’s Basement
Touch Typist + Our Hands in Grey + Let’s Not (But Say We Did) + Fickle Beasts + Mt. Augustus + Dance Contest
@Forepaw, 5pm

Belles Will Ring (NSW) + Little Red + Plastic Palace Alice

@The Toff, 9pm, $10+bf

Dardanelles + Tic Toc Tokyo + Teenagers in Tokyo (NSW) + Mission Control + Ouch My Face
@East Brunswick Club, 8:30pm, $10+bf

Dead Frenchmen + Brilliant Fanzine + Chinook + Summer Cats
@Revolver, $10

The Follow (NSW) + The Rocketsmiths + The Basics + Major Major
@The Espy Front Bar, 9pm, Free

Hand Hell + Batrider (acoustic) + Bang Bang Aids! + Hotel Wrecking City Traders
@The Tote Cobra Bar, 9pm, $8

Knives of Neptune + Somersault + The Mares (NSW) + Slight of Build
@Rob Roy, 8pm, $8

Lisa Miller + Matt Walker and Ashley Davies
@NSC, 8:30pm, $15+bf

Mt Augustus (QLD) + Fickle Beasts + Let’s Not (But Say We Did) + more
@Forepaw

The Nation Blue + Coue Method + Between the Devil and the Deep + Daysworth Fighting
@The Espy Front Bar, 8pm, Free

New Estate + Mid State Orange + New Rules For Boats (WA) + The Brutals
@Pony

New Memes + A Man Called Son (QLD) + Pat Elliott
@Afterdark, 9pm

Weekender
The New Black + Spun Rivals
@Ding Dong, 8pm, $10

Residency
Potential Falcon + Jordie Lane
@The Tote Front Bar, 5pm, Free

EP Launch
Quebec + Worms of the Earth + Quiet Steps + To the North
@The Tote, 9pm, $8

Regina Spektor
@Regent Theatre, 7pm, SOLD OUT

Sideshow@CBD
Rhythm Bell + Kids With Guns For Hands + Red Light Union
@McKillop Lane, $12

Young Breeder + Spider Goat Canyon + Man Killed
@Afterdark, 2pm, $5


Sunday the 15th

CD Launch
Devil Goat Family String Band + Redfish Bluegrass
@East Brunswick Club, 3:30pm, $15/$25 inc. CD

Humansixbillion + Blessington + Great Earthquake + Look! Bird! Lament!
@Bar Open, 8pm

Mineral Springs + Macaca Mulatta + Dance Contest + Go Genre Everything
@The Tote, 6:30pm, $6

Young Husband + Kathematics + Teko
@Rob Roy, 4pm, $5




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