Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Bands 'n Stuff: July 18 to July 24

Wednesday the 18th



Another installment of the Good Intentions residency tonight, this time with a bubbly burst of pop energy from talented newbies Oh Mercy and Little Red. Acoustic country group Potential Falcon begin a big week of shows with their show at Bar Open, while the Houlette residency also continues just round the corner at Old Bar. But the Arthouse is probably the place to be tonight with My Disco on the bill.

Chuck Jenkins
@The Standard, 9pm, Free

Envy + My Disco + Brisk + Art Vandelay
@The Arthouse

residency
Good Intentions + Oh Mercy + Little Red
@The Tote, 8pm, $5

residency
Houlette + guests
@Old Bar, 9pm

Potential Falcon + Tom Woodward + The Tiger and Me
@Bar Open, 8pm, Free

Sime Nugent
@The Gem, 9pm, Free


Thursday the 19th



The NSC gig really stands out to me tonight with US tourists Charlemagne treating Melbourne to summery warped guitar tunes and supported by our own slice of indie, with surfy lofi hooks from Panel of Judges and hushed lullabies from Grand Salvo. Over at Stop.Drop.Roll the X comeback trail continues, and they have the tender yet tortured tales from The Bulls as one of the supports.

Elsewhere, Gertrudes has a few different shades of indie guitar pop, Rob Roy a few shades of artsy rock, raw and primal rock at the Tote (where else???), new wavish rock at Ding Dong, and just rock at the Espy Front Bar. Digger's residency continues at Cobra Bar, Little Red headline C'mon C'mon, while The Public Bar at the Espy is the night's best option for laid back sounds headlined by Potential Falcon who back up after Wednesday and Sydneysiders Dead Letter Chorus who start their Melbourne tour playing their modern shantiesh folk.

Charlemagne (USA) + Panel of Judges + Grand Salvo
@NSC, 8:30pm, $10+bf

Clinkerfield
@The Gem, 9pm, Free

Crystal Thomas + Matt Green + Les Fleurs Du Mal + Kim Volkman
@The Greyhound

Thousand Cuts
Dead Frenchmen + Big Cats + Quiet The Few
@Ding Dong, 8pm, $7

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

Fearless Vampire Killers + Benzene + The Drives
@The Espy Front Bar, 8pm

The Fit + Y + Bachelor of Arts
@Rob Roy, 8pm, $6

The Holy Soul (NSW) + The Bakelite Age + Negative Waves (SPA) + The Travis Hooper Experience
@The Tote, 8pm, $7

Les Fancy Boys + Talkshow Boy + Macaca Mulatta
@Pony

C'mon C'mon
Little Red + The Sneaker Trio
@The Evelyn

Peavine Special + Palace Flophouse
@Blue Tile Lounge

Potential Falcon + Dead Letter Chorus (NSW) + The Bitter Sweethearts + King Tebbutt and Whistler
@The Espy Front Bar, 8pm, Free

The Shake Up (NSW) + The Brutals + Brilliant Fanzine
@Gertrudes, 8pm, $6

TV for Cats + Paint Me a Phoenix + Slight of Build
@Afterdark, 9pm

Stop.Drop.Roll
X + The Bulls + Earthquake in Tokyo
@Glasshouse

Friday the 20th


Tonight's choice is unlikely to be made until the clock strikes 8. Perhaps the twin drum attack of the super version of Aleks and the Ramps might be your choice, but not just for them but also to see Extreme Wheeze with band. But if feeling like dealing with your work frustrations in a less jocular way, the Cobra Bar might be where you head. All acts feature highly regarded local acts who play very rarely, Witch Hats' drummer is here with solo project Drunk Hands, as is Geelong's finest underground loop pedal extraordinaire Chris Smith and another Karl E. Scullin project St. Helens.

Then again, if you didn't catch Charlemagne on Thursday he is playing at Forepaw, and with Kirsty Stegwazi who hasn't played locally for an eternity it seems (under her real name, anyway). The Corner gig has some new wavy Jrock, but if you want to head here it might be an idea to book ahead cause this one might sell out. The Kings of Leon clones Whiskey Go Go's are doing NSC, and they have with them, SubAudible Hum and also the violent and confrontational blues punk of Sailors and Swine who come highly recommended from this site. Also worth catching is James McCann who has scored a support slot for Magnolia Electric Co. when they play next month. Tonight he is playing at the Greyhound

Farewell and Hello Show
Aleks and the Ramps + Extreme Wheeze and the Nasty Coughs + Scissors for Sparrow
@East Brunswick Club, 8:30pm, $8

Charlemagne (USA) + Kirsty Stegwazi + The Shivers (USA)
@Forepaw, $8

Dead Letter Chorus (NSW) + Goodbye Motel + Brian Campeau + Agnes Kain
@Gertrudes

Drunk Hands + St. Helens + Chris Smith
@The Tote Cobra Bar, 9pm, $5

Expatriate + Bit By Bats + Dance With Voices
@The Corner, $12+bf, 8:30pm

The Holy Soul (NSW)
@Town Hall, 10pm, Free + @Pony, 2am, Free

James McCann and the Dirty Skirts
@The Greyhound

Mouse Trap Replica + Ichabod's Crane + Justin Ashworth’s Music To Fall Asleep To
@Afterdark, 9pm

San Lazaro
@The Toff, 9pm, $12+bf

Six Ft Hick + Russian Roulettes + The Dead South
@Ding Dong, 7pm, $10

single launch
Whiskey Go Go’s + SubAudible Hum + Sailors and Swine
@NSC, 8:30pm, $10+bf

Saturday the 21st


You can't go wrong at a benefit, and the Fitzroy Town Hall hosts a pretty decent guitary lineup tonight. Elsewhere, Batrider will hurt some people at Pony with their angry blues rock. Songs, songs and more songs at IDGAFF, with the hard-working D Rogers, and another good night at the city's newest indie night, Sideshow. Bit of a southside "eclectic" gig at the Espy, but best on that side of the river has to be the all-star lineup at Revolver - not sure how one melds pounding math-rock, sweet folky tunes and electro-dub but I'm sure they'll try.

And yeah, the soccer's on, Australia v Japan so don't miss that grudge clash. But gig of the night is The Smallgoods at the NSC. Their first band show for a while is supported by Ned Collette and his newly coalesced band, who're going from strength to strength, despite not having a formal name. Watch the football in the back bar during breaks.

Batrider + Daisy Buchanan + Badcop Badcop + Deathbag
@Pony

The Blow Waves + The Gingers + Y
@Ding Dong, 7pm, $10

East Timor Music Benefit
Blueline Medic + SubAudible Hum + Dardanelles + Runaway Boys + Girl vs. Ghost + more
@Fitzroy Town Hall, 2pm-8pm, $12+bf

D. Rogers + The Triangles + Ned and the Meds
@Idgaff, 9pm

Hellogoodbye (USA) + The Lucksmiths + Capeside
@The Corner, 8:30pm, $39.60+bf

Sideshow @ CBD
Little Athletics + Talons + Kill Boogie
@McKillop Lane, $12

Mark Seymour
@The Toff, 9pm, $25+bf

Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra + Baron Samadhi + Describe Eliza + The Commas
@The Espy Front Bar, 8pm, Free

Mollinger + Talkshow Boy + The Purple Duck
@Afterdark, 9pm

My Disco + The Small Knives + Fabulous Diamonds
@Revolver Upstairs, 9pm, $8+bf

Old Man River + Cuthbert and the Night Walkers + Lisa Mitchell
@Manchester Lane, 8:30pm, $12+bf

residency
Potential Falcon + Dead Letter Chorus
@The Tote Front Bar, 5pm, Free

The Shivers (USA) + Ainslie Wills + The Kites
@Old Bar, 9pm, Free

single launch
The Smallgoods + Ned Collette Band + Emily Ulman
@NSC, 8:30pm, $10+bf

Sons of Lee Marvin + The Holy Soul (NSW)
@The Greyhound


Sunday the 22nd


Hellogoodbye (USA) + The Lucksmiths + Capeside
@The Corner, 12:00pm, $39.60+bf

Justin Ashworth's Music to Fall Asleep To + David Shea + Mouse Trap Replica
@Bar Open, 8pm

Happy Birthday Wilson
The Vandas
@Idgaff, 2pm

Monday the 23rd



Blonde Redhead (USA) + Love of Diagrams + St Helens
@Hi-Fi Bar, 7:30pm, $40+bf

Tuesday the 24th



Liam Finn (NZ) + Emily Ulman
@East Brunswick Club, 8:00pm, $12+bf

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