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BLUESFEST REVEALS 50 ACTS FOR 2021 IN BIGGEST FIRST LINEUP Bluesfest will make up for this year’s cancelled event with a whopping 2021 festival. Bluesfest has just released the biggest first lineup announcement in the festival’s 32-year history, unveiling 50 artists locked in for next year’s event. After being forced to cancel this year’s festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bluesfest has invited many of theWWW.BEAT.COM.AU
Moved Permanently. The document has moved here. A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charmingheritage
KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Featuring events going down at The Night Cat, The Retreat, Moon Dog World and more. This year – more so than any other – we all deserve a big night of celebration for New Year’s Eve. If you’re finding yourself stunned at what you’ve survived this year and pondering how on earth we got here,DOLLY DIAMOND
The pop star dreams of youth have grown into a much more dazzling reality for the man behind cabaret sensation, Dolly Diamond. Michael Dalton is every bit as fabulous as you would expect – and maybe just a little bit more. He says that as a child he wanted to be an entertainer. The pop HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. FATIGUED WITH LIVE STREAMS, RESERVOIR STOMP IS REDEFINING Reservoir Stomp is re-imagining the festival format with this year’s quirky, colourful event. Melbourne is in limbo. We’ve emerged from lockdown but the lifeblood of our city that is its rich, (ordinarily) ever-present live music scene is still in hibernation. No one has been to a gig in the flesh since March and while we’ve GALLIE - BEAT MAGAZINE Gallie returns to Melbourne! His sublime lyrics and tremendous melodies, sung with a voice that is both soulful and incredibly expressive, have earned Gallie rave reviews in Australia, America, Ireland and Brazil. Gallie is a critically acclaimed songwriter from Ireland. His album ‘The Occoquan River’ has made it to a number ofBest of the
BLUESFEST REVEALS 50 ACTS FOR 2021 IN BIGGEST FIRST LINEUP Bluesfest will make up for this year’s cancelled event with a whopping 2021 festival. Bluesfest has just released the biggest first lineup announcement in the festival’s 32-year history, unveiling 50 artists locked in for next year’s event. After being forced to cancel this year’s festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bluesfest has invited many of theWWW.BEAT.COM.AU
Moved Permanently. The document has moved here. A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charmingheritage
KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Featuring events going down at The Night Cat, The Retreat, Moon Dog World and more. This year – more so than any other – we all deserve a big night of celebration for New Year’s Eve. If you’re finding yourself stunned at what you’ve survived this year and pondering how on earth we got here,DOLLY DIAMOND
The pop star dreams of youth have grown into a much more dazzling reality for the man behind cabaret sensation, Dolly Diamond. Michael Dalton is every bit as fabulous as you would expect – and maybe just a little bit more. He says that as a child he wanted to be an entertainer. The pop HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome.USER SIGN UP
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GROOVIN THE MOO POSTPONES 2021 EVENT, ANNOUNCES DATES FOR The beloved festival has made the call on its 2021 event. Groovin the Moo has just made a huge announcement, revealing it won’t be going ahead in 2021. The decision comes as a result of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 situation, with organisers revealing that Groovin wouldn’t be able to deliver the same festival SARAH MARY CHADWICK: 'TO KNOW I’VE DONE QUITE DIFFICULT Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Sarah Mary Chadwick is the latest guest on Beat’s Turning Heads podcast. Sarah Mary Chadwick’s new album, Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby, is out now via Rice Is Nice.It’s her seventh album and the final instalment in a trilogy that began with 2019’s The Queen Who Stole the Sky and 2020’sPlease Daddy.
A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL IS COMING TO THE COBURG VELODROME Catch Northlane, Thy Art Is Murder, Luca Brasi and more at the Coburg Velodrome this winter. Following the overwhelmingly positive response to the announcement of the festival’s Brisbane leg back in December, Australia’s newest alternative music festival Full Tilt will be coming to Melbourne this July. What you need to know Full Tilt willhit Coburg
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Who would’ve ever guessed that Motley Crue wild-man Tommy Lee was just a big old cuddly teddy bear It left Andrew McMahon spinning after the former Something Corporate and current Jack’s Mannequin frontman first got together with the legendary drummer on Lee’s album Tommyland: The Ride in 2004. When Lee returned the favour on Jack’s Mannequin album Everything In Transit the follow BARRY MORGAN'S WORLD OF ORGANS Barry Morgan performs Barry Morgan’s World Of Organs at Trades Hall’s Meeting Room from March 31 to April 24. It’s at 7.15pm Tuesday – Saturday and 6.15pm on Sundays. Tickets are $20 – $28 and available through Ticketmaster online, 1300 660 013 and at thedoor.
ESPERANZA SPALDING @ BENNETTS LANE Esperanza Spalding is nothing if not multifaceted: at once a virtuoso, a pop-genius, a perfectionist and a conduit. Jazz, of course, is an equally multifaceted beast. Capable of caressing and crashing; of both complexity and modesty. It’s fitting then, that Spalding is kicking off this year’s Melbourne International Jazz Festival – centredaround the theme
TISM REVEAL SURPRISE LIVE ALBUM, THEIR FIRST RELEASE SINCE From their performance at The Corner in May 1988. Peruse TISM’s Spotify profile and you’ll find a new 18-track gem from a show they played at The Corner on May 30, 1988. Simply titled Live At The Corner Hotel 30 May 1988, it’s the first skerrick of music from the band since they released a MEET SKINSNBONES, THE MYSTERIOUS BAND PUMPING OUT CLASSIC Their debut single is a simple, solid, loud and heavy rock belter. A collaboration of Logan and Gold Coast musicians and songwriters, skinsNbones brings together a range of artists from diverse backgrounds and experiences, all in the name of rock. Making their debut with ‘Is There Meaning’, the outfit have their sights set onbig
GALLIE - BEAT MAGAZINE Gallie returns to Melbourne! His sublime lyrics and tremendous melodies, sung with a voice that is both soulful and incredibly expressive, have earned Gallie rave reviews in Australia, America, Ireland and Brazil. Gallie is a critically acclaimed songwriter from Ireland. His album ‘The Occoquan River’ has made it to a number ofBest of the
FATIGUED WITH LIVE STREAMS, RESERVOIR STOMP IS REDEFINING Reservoir Stomp is re-imagining the festival format with this year’s quirky, colourful event. Melbourne is in limbo. We’ve emerged from lockdown but the lifeblood of our city that is its rich, (ordinarily) ever-present live music scene is still in hibernation. No one has been to a gig in the flesh since March and while we’ve KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. ODETTE'S NEW ALBUM ‘HERALD' IS AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT Odette’s sophomore LP is an ambitious project that was executed so flawlessly it seems effortless. The rising Australian artist’s grasp of lyricism and unique voice capture the listener in a spell so lucid, the end of a song feels like you’ve just woken up. Herald is an album that will produce new occurrences, new realisations with every A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charmingheritage
BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one MESS ARE BRINGING OUT THEIR MASSIVE SYNTH COLLECTION FOR MESS at the Bowl is happening on Saturday March 27 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. It’s happening as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Live at the Bowl series. Tickets are on sale now. For the latest music news, head here. Comprised of a vast array of vintage hardware from the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio ‘s immense collection ofsynths and
THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very own BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Moon Dog World NYE Party. Featuring KLP, MzRizk, Melburnerz, and a DJ set from both Close Counters and Total Giovanni, Moon Dog World is set to go off this New Year’s Eve. Open for lunch from 11:45am with Fizzer slushies all day, $15 Fizzer jugs between 5pm and 7pm, and the aforementioned DJs providing you with bangers from 5pm to 2am, Moon HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. GALLIE - BEAT MAGAZINE Gallie returns to Melbourne! His sublime lyrics and tremendous melodies, sung with a voice that is both soulful and incredibly expressive, have earned Gallie rave reviews in Australia, America, Ireland and Brazil. Gallie is a critically acclaimed songwriter from Ireland. His album ‘The Occoquan River’ has made it to a number ofBest of the
FATIGUED WITH LIVE STREAMS, RESERVOIR STOMP IS REDEFINING Reservoir Stomp is re-imagining the festival format with this year’s quirky, colourful event. Melbourne is in limbo. We’ve emerged from lockdown but the lifeblood of our city that is its rich, (ordinarily) ever-present live music scene is still in hibernation. No one has been to a gig in the flesh since March and while we’ve KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charmingheritage
BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL IS COMING TO THE COBURG VELODROME Catch Northlane, Thy Art Is Murder, Luca Brasi and more at the Coburg Velodrome this winter. Following the overwhelmingly positive response to the announcement of the festival’s Brisbane leg back in December, Australia’s newest alternative music festival Full Tilt will be coming to Melbourne this July. What you need to know Full Tilt willhit Coburg
MESS ARE BRINGING OUT THEIR MASSIVE SYNTH COLLECTION FOR MESS at the Bowl is happening on Saturday March 27 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. It’s happening as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Live at the Bowl series. Tickets are on sale now. For the latest music news, head here. Comprised of a vast array of vintage hardware from the Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio ‘s immense collection ofsynths and
THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very own BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Moon Dog World NYE Party. Featuring KLP, MzRizk, Melburnerz, and a DJ set from both Close Counters and Total Giovanni, Moon Dog World is set to go off this New Year’s Eve. Open for lunch from 11:45am with Fizzer slushies all day, $15 Fizzer jugs between 5pm and 7pm, and the aforementioned DJs providing you with bangers from 5pm to 2am, Moon HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. GALLIE - BEAT MAGAZINE Gallie returns to Melbourne! His sublime lyrics and tremendous melodies, sung with a voice that is both soulful and incredibly expressive, have earned Gallie rave reviews in Australia, America, Ireland and Brazil. Gallie is a critically acclaimed songwriter from Ireland. His album ‘The Occoquan River’ has made it to a number ofBest of the
ODETTE'S NEW ALBUM ‘HERALD' IS AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT Odette’s sophomore LP is an ambitious project that was executed so flawlessly it seems effortless. The rising Australian artist’s grasp of lyricism and unique voice capture the listener in a spell so lucid, the end of a song feels like you’ve just woken up. Herald is an album that will produce new occurrences, new realisations with every BANDS ARE LIVE STREAMING GIGS AND MUSIC HAS OFFICIALLY Can’t stop the music. Last night, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra hosted their first live streamed concert after being forced to cancel weeks worth of upcoming events due to precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus. Yesterday also saw Yungblud perform to the masses via live stream after he was forced to cancel his tour while A REVIEW OF SUN CYCLE 2021: ONE BIG SUSTAINABLE DANCE The likes of CC:DISCO!, C.FRIM, Mildlife and more performed at the event. In the midst of the strangest summer for live music Melbourne has ever seen, the good folks at Crown Ruler and the venerated team from WAT Artists dared to dream of something that only a few months ago seemed impossible. Enter Sun Cycle 2021 – that’s right, afestival.
THIS NEW PODCAST EXPLORES THE REAL LIFE ISSUES AND STORIES Recently launched as part of Melbourne Music Week – Extended, Narratives of Neighbourhood: Soundscapes of Community Space, a new podcast series created by Xan Coppinger, in partnership with Music in Exile, explores life in four Melbourne suburbs through sounds, music and conversations. The four-part series, to be released online eachweek
SLEAFORD MODS' 11TH ALBUM 'SPARE RIBS' IS A BRUISING Got any spare ribs? On Spare Ribs, their 11th studio album in just over a decade, Sleaford Mods continue their postmodern working-class operetta, diving deep into early electronica territory, while maintaining their trademark stench. Recorded over a three-week period between lockdowns, anger towards the British government’s COVID reaction helped shape the record. TISM REVEAL SURPRISE LIVE ALBUM, THEIR FIRST RELEASE SINCE From their performance at The Corner in May 1988. Peruse TISM’s Spotify profile and you’ll find a new 18-track gem from a show they played at The Corner on May 30, 1988. Simply titled Live At The Corner Hotel 30 May 1988, it’s the first skerrick of music from the band since they released a THE REV BECOMES THE HOTEL WESTWOOD: CHERRY BAR OWNERS Woah! Eighteen months ago, the owners of Cherry Bar took over the former Reverence Hotel in Footscray after it closed its doors in March 2019 following uncertainty around its lease. The Rev had been operating on a month-by-month lease, making it difficult to plan for the long-term, and the owners ended up calling it quits. NEVER FORGET, ROCK'N'ROLL WAS INVENTED BY A QUEER BLACK Catch up on the latest music interviews, news and reviews here. However, it was Sister Rosetta Tharpe who inspired the men we associate as revolutionising the music scene and birthing rock’n’roll. Born in 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, Sister Rosetta Tharpe – born Rosetta Nubin – began playing guitar at theage of four before
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Moved Permanently. The document has moved here. FATIGUED WITH LIVE STREAMS, RESERVOIR STOMP IS REDEFINING Reservoir Stomp is re-imagining the festival format with this year’s quirky, colourful event. Melbourne is in limbo. We’ve emerged from lockdown but the lifeblood of our city that is its rich, (ordinarily) ever-present live music scene is still in hibernation. No one has been to a gig in the flesh since March and while we’ve KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINEAUTHOR: TYSON WRAY Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charmingheritage
NGV OPENS VIRTUALLY FOLLOWING GALLERY CLOSURE Explore exhibitions without leaving the house. Following the announcement that the National Gallery of Victoria will be closed to the public for four weeks to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, NGV has opened its State collection and programming virtually. In addition to sharing its collection of over 75,000 works online, NGVwill also offer
A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL IS COMING TO THE COBURG VELODROME Catch Northlane, Thy Art Is Murder, Luca Brasi and more at the Coburg Velodrome this winter. Following the overwhelmingly positive response to the announcement of the festival’s Brisbane leg back in December, Australia’s newest alternative music festival Full Tilt will be coming to Melbourne this July. What you need to know Full Tilt willhit Coburg
BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Moon Dog World NYE Party. Featuring KLP, MzRizk, Melburnerz, and a DJ set from both Close Counters and Total Giovanni, Moon Dog World is set to go off this New Year’s Eve. Open for lunch from 11:45am with Fizzer slushies all day, $15 Fizzer jugs between 5pm and 7pm, and the aforementioned DJs providing you with bangers from 5pm to 2am, Moon THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very ownCURSE OV DIALECT
“I remember getting a call after work one day,” says founding member Adam Gauci, AKA MC Raceless. “I found out this band, Future Islands, had been interviewed on triple j that day and they’d asked the singer about what Australian music he liked. My friend was like, ‘He mentioned you.’ Apparently he HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. FATIGUED WITH LIVE STREAMS, RESERVOIR STOMP IS REDEFINING Reservoir Stomp is re-imagining the festival format with this year’s quirky, colourful event. Melbourne is in limbo. We’ve emerged from lockdown but the lifeblood of our city that is its rich, (ordinarily) ever-present live music scene is still in hibernation. No one has been to a gig in the flesh since March and while we’ve MJC PRESENTS: INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY A selection of Melbourne’s finest jazz and improvising musicians will unite in celebration of International Jazz Day 2021 and in support of the world’s refugees and asylum seekers. From its beginnings jazz was a force for social change. Continuing on this tradition local artists will perform solo duo and trio dedications tothose fleeing war
KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charmingheritage
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BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Moon Dog World NYE Party. Featuring KLP, MzRizk, Melburnerz, and a DJ set from both Close Counters and Total Giovanni, Moon Dog World is set to go off this New Year’s Eve. Open for lunch from 11:45am with Fizzer slushies all day, $15 Fizzer jugs between 5pm and 7pm, and the aforementioned DJs providing you with bangers from 5pm to 2am, Moon THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very ownCURSE OV DIALECT
“I remember getting a call after work one day,” says founding member Adam Gauci, AKA MC Raceless. “I found out this band, Future Islands, had been interviewed on triple j that day and they’d asked the singer about what Australian music he liked. My friend was like, ‘He mentioned you.’ Apparently he HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. MJC PRESENTS: INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY A selection of Melbourne’s finest jazz and improvising musicians will unite in celebration of International Jazz Day 2021 and in support of the world’s refugees and asylum seekers. From its beginnings jazz was a force for social change. Continuing on this tradition local artists will perform solo duo and trio dedications tothose fleeing war
ODETTE'S NEW ALBUM ‘HERALD' IS AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT Odette’s sophomore LP is an ambitious project that was executed so flawlessly it seems effortless. The rising Australian artist’s grasp of lyricism and unique voice capture the listener in a spell so lucid, the end of a song feels like you’ve just woken up. Herald is an album that will produce new occurrences, new realisations with every SIMEON & THE SOLID SNAKES Simeon and the Solid Snakes are a Melbourne Supergroup comprising of: – Legendary and highly acclaimed Drummer/Percussionist DAVID JONES (Farnham Band, Tommy Emmanuel, Stylus) – Iconic Bassist CRAIG NEWMAN (Farnham Band, Larry Carlton, Renee Geyer, Hey Hey Its Saturday) – Immaculate Keyboards master RICHARD TANKARD (Albert Lee, Jimmy Barnes, Richard Clapton, Geoff BANDS ARE LIVE STREAMING GIGS AND MUSIC HAS OFFICIALLY Can’t stop the music. Last night, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra hosted their first live streamed concert after being forced to cancel weeks worth of upcoming events due to precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus. Yesterday also saw Yungblud perform to the masses via live stream after he was forced to cancel his tour while A REVIEW OF SUN CYCLE 2021: ONE BIG SUSTAINABLE DANCE The likes of CC:DISCO!, C.FRIM, Mildlife and more performed at the event. In the midst of the strangest summer for live music Melbourne has ever seen, the good folks at Crown Ruler and the venerated team from WAT Artists dared to dream of something that only a few months ago seemed impossible. Enter Sun Cycle 2021 – that’s right, afestival.
SLEAFORD MODS' 11TH ALBUM 'SPARE RIBS' IS A BRUISING Got any spare ribs? On Spare Ribs, their 11th studio album in just over a decade, Sleaford Mods continue their postmodern working-class operetta, diving deep into early electronica territory, while maintaining their trademark stench. Recorded over a three-week period between lockdowns, anger towards the British government’s COVID reaction helped shape the record. THIS NEW PODCAST EXPLORES THE REAL LIFE ISSUES AND STORIES Recently launched as part of Melbourne Music Week – Extended, Narratives of Neighbourhood: Soundscapes of Community Space, a new podcast series created by Xan Coppinger, in partnership with Music in Exile, explores life in four Melbourne suburbs through sounds, music and conversations. The four-part series, to be released online eachweek
THE REV BECOMES THE HOTEL WESTWOOD: CHERRY BAR OWNERS Woah! Eighteen months ago, the owners of Cherry Bar took over the former Reverence Hotel in Footscray after it closed its doors in March 2019 following uncertainty around its lease. The Rev had been operating on a month-by-month lease, making it difficult to plan for the long-term, and the owners ended up calling it quits.SILVIE PALADINO
Silvie Paladino began singing with a local teacher when she was nine years old. Like all tween-aged extra-curricular activities, it began as a hobby – just something to fill the afternoons. But Paladino soon found that not only did she adore singing, but she was also naturally good at it. By 12, she already had TISM REVEAL SURPRISE LIVE ALBUM, THEIR FIRST RELEASE SINCE From their performance at The Corner in May 1988. Peruse TISM’s Spotify profile and you’ll find a new 18-track gem from a show they played at The Corner on May 30, 1988. Simply titled Live At The Corner Hotel 30 May 1988, it’s the first skerrick of music from the band since they released a BLUESFEST REVEALS 50 ACTS FOR 2021 IN BIGGEST FIRST LINEUP Bluesfest will make up for this year’s cancelled event with a whopping 2021 festival. Bluesfest has just released the biggest first lineup announcement in the festival’s 32-year history, unveiling 50 artists locked in for next year’s event. After being forced to cancel this year’s festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bluesfest has invited many of the SUNSHINE & SONS' VOLCANIC ROCK-FILTERED VODKA CAPTURES THE The Woombye-based distillery’s carefully crafted spirits reflect elements of the stunning Sunshine Coast. Situated within Queensland’s lush subtropical coast, tucked away in the hinterland rainforest, Sunshine & Sons seem to have bottled the warm allure of the Sunshine Coast with their original vodka. The pure, gluten-free vodka is gravity filtered through ancient local volcanic rocks, TEN NEW 'DRIVE-THRU' TESTING SITES HAVE OPENED ACROSS The Victorian government aims to test up to 100,000 people in the next two weeks before considering easing restrictions. After launching four mobile coronavirus testing sites yesterday at Chadstone, Doncaster, Highpoint and Northland shopping centres, the Victorian government has opened a further six ‘drive-thru’ testing sites today. The new sites, located at Bunnings West Footscray, A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charmingheritage
KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. AUSTRALIAN BLUES LEGEND CHRIS WILSON’S ‘LIVE AT THE Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew whatthey had
BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BLUESFEST HAS ALREADY LOCKED IN 60 ARTISTS FOR ITS 2021 Peter Noble confirmed the news via a Facebook post. Bluesfest jumped on Facebook yesterday to reveal a pretty big announcement about their 2021 event. Peter Noble consolidated the earlier news that it would return and provided more juicy stuff in revealing that they’d already locked in 60 artists for next year. Around half of these HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome.WWW.BEAT.COM.AU
Moved Permanently. The document has moved here. BLUESFEST REVEALS 50 ACTS FOR 2021 IN BIGGEST FIRST LINEUP Bluesfest will make up for this year’s cancelled event with a whopping 2021 festival. Bluesfest has just released the biggest first lineup announcement in the festival’s 32-year history, unveiling 50 artists locked in for next year’s event. After being forced to cancel this year’s festival due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bluesfest has invited many of the SUNSHINE & SONS' VOLCANIC ROCK-FILTERED VODKA CAPTURES THE The Woombye-based distillery’s carefully crafted spirits reflect elements of the stunning Sunshine Coast. Situated within Queensland’s lush subtropical coast, tucked away in the hinterland rainforest, Sunshine & Sons seem to have bottled the warm allure of the Sunshine Coast with their original vodka. The pure, gluten-free vodka is gravity filtered through ancient local volcanic rocks, TEN NEW 'DRIVE-THRU' TESTING SITES HAVE OPENED ACROSS The Victorian government aims to test up to 100,000 people in the next two weeks before considering easing restrictions. After launching four mobile coronavirus testing sites yesterday at Chadstone, Doncaster, Highpoint and Northland shopping centres, the Victorian government has opened a further six ‘drive-thru’ testing sites today. The new sites, located at Bunnings West Footscray, A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS POPPED UP IN REGIONAL VICTORIA Meet Euroa Music Festival, the new one-day shindig celebrating outstanding new artists. Victoria has just got a new music festival, and where do we get a ticket, because it’s looking like an absolute doozy. Going down on Saturday March 27, Euroa Music Festival will bring some of Australia’s most exciting artists to the charmingheritage
KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINE Kelpe’s music has always drawn from a diverse array of genres, fusing glitchy electronica, low-key ambience and classic R&B to carve out his own distinct identity. On Fourth: The Golden Eagle McKeown says he aimed to assemble the strongest features of his previous work into a confident and relatively accessible piece. AUSTRALIAN BLUES LEGEND CHRIS WILSON’S ‘LIVE AT THE Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew whatthey had
BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one BLUESFEST HAS ALREADY LOCKED IN 60 ARTISTS FOR ITS 2021 Peter Noble confirmed the news via a Facebook post. Bluesfest jumped on Facebook yesterday to reveal a pretty big announcement about their 2021 event. Peter Noble consolidated the earlier news that it would return and provided more juicy stuff in revealing that they’d already locked in 60 artists for next year. Around half of these HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome.WWW.BEAT.COM.AU
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Presented by: A-List Entertainment He’s back with a new show having stepped out from behind Malcolm Turnbull and into the light of a brave new world. There’s lots to get through after three years, buy a ticket take the ride, it’s going to be quite beautiful. SARAH MARY CHADWICK: 'TO KNOW I’VE DONE QUITE DIFFICULT Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Sarah Mary Chadwick is the latest guest on Beat’s Turning Heads podcast. Sarah Mary Chadwick’s new album, Me and Ennui Are Friends, Baby, is out now via Rice Is Nice.It’s her seventh album and the final instalment in a trilogy that began with 2019’s The Queen Who Stole the Sky and 2020’sPlease Daddy.
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Who would’ve ever guessed that Motley Crue wild-man Tommy Lee was just a big old cuddly teddy bear It left Andrew McMahon spinning after the former Something Corporate and current Jack’s Mannequin frontman first got together with the legendary drummer on Lee’s album Tommyland: The Ride in 2004. When Lee returned the favour on Jack’s Mannequin album Everything In Transit the follow MEET SKINSNBONES, THE MYSTERIOUS BAND PUMPING OUT CLASSIC Their debut single is a simple, solid, loud and heavy rock belter. A collaboration of Logan and Gold Coast musicians and songwriters, skinsNbones brings together a range of artists from diverse backgrounds and experiences, all in the name of rock. Making their debut with ‘Is There Meaning’, the outfit have their sights set onbig
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Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew whatthey had
BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Moon Dog World NYE Party. Featuring KLP, MzRizk, Melburnerz, and a DJ set from both Close Counters and Total Giovanni, Moon Dog World is set to go off this New Year’s Eve. Open for lunch from 11:45am with Fizzer slushies all day, $15 Fizzer jugs between 5pm and 7pm, and the aforementioned DJs providing you with bangers from 5pm to 2am, Moon "WHY FEAR WORLD MUSIC?": KIKAGAKU MOYO ON BREAKING THROUGH Formed in 2012, Japan’s globetrotting psychedelic quintet, Kikagaku Moyo, are returning to Australia stronger and more worldly than ever. The band came up in a Tokyo music scene where bands literally have to pay money to play at live venues. It seems an unlikely place to flourish for a group of long-haired hippies living in HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. 'HANS: LIKE A GERMAN' IS “PART THERAPY SESSION, PART Matt Gilbertson, better known as Hans, is preparing for his first national tour of Australia with his cabaret show Hans: Like a German kicking off at Wonderland Spiegeltent in Melbourne’s Fed Square. He’s a self-described accordionist, sex symbol and international superstar who is ready to unleash his Berlin boy wonder charms acrossAustralia.
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Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew whatthey had
BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Moon Dog World NYE Party. Featuring KLP, MzRizk, Melburnerz, and a DJ set from both Close Counters and Total Giovanni, Moon Dog World is set to go off this New Year’s Eve. Open for lunch from 11:45am with Fizzer slushies all day, $15 Fizzer jugs between 5pm and 7pm, and the aforementioned DJs providing you with bangers from 5pm to 2am, Moon "WHY FEAR WORLD MUSIC?": KIKAGAKU MOYO ON BREAKING THROUGH Formed in 2012, Japan’s globetrotting psychedelic quintet, Kikagaku Moyo, are returning to Australia stronger and more worldly than ever. The band came up in a Tokyo music scene where bands literally have to pay money to play at live venues. It seems an unlikely place to flourish for a group of long-haired hippies living in HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN Hard-Ons are more brazen than ever on their first LP in five years. Words by Anna Rose. I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. 'HANS: LIKE A GERMAN' IS “PART THERAPY SESSION, PART Matt Gilbertson, better known as Hans, is preparing for his first national tour of Australia with his cabaret show Hans: Like a German kicking off at Wonderland Spiegeltent in Melbourne’s Fed Square. He’s a self-described accordionist, sex symbol and international superstar who is ready to unleash his Berlin boy wonder charms acrossAustralia.
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Gareth Liddiard is about as far from pretension as you can humanly imagine. As lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with The Drones, and in his solo guise, Liddiard is a compelling, and charismatic performer. Asked to explain the science of his song-writing, however, and the man is non-plussed. BILLY RAY CYRUS ON WHY DAVID LYNCH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR Billy Ray Cyrus on why David Lynch is responsible for Miley Cyrus. “For a kid from Flatwoods, Kentucky, that’s a real life vest to wrap around you in a sea of treachery.”. Billy Ray ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ Cyrus is on the line from LA, sending his disarming Kentuckydrawl
WHY FALLS FESTIVAL IS A MUST-GO THIS The history. Heading into its 27th year, the Falls Arts & Music Festival has become somewhat of an institution, a staple in the festival season calendar. Each year, festival-goers head out to the stunning locations to enjoy the ever-changing and growing party atmosphere that Falls fosters. With the best new talent, as well asmuch-loved
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Money For Rope was formed from two bands, which both featured singer Jules McKenzie. “We’ve been together about two years,” Parnaby explains. “The common thread in each of the bands was Jules, our lead singer. Jules took the best talent from both of the bands, including both of the drummers,” he says. The presence of IS KERSER THE NEW FACE OF AUSTRALIAN HIP HOP? The rising MC reflects on the evolution of the Aussie rap scene and his place within it. Aussie hip hop has always played it fairly safe. The sound itself, within the mainstream anyway, has become more and more pop-driven and there have never been any Biggie Smalls-type slayings or senseless violence – until recently. An SUNSHINE & SONS' VOLCANIC ROCK-FILTERED VODKA CAPTURES THE The Woombye-based distillery’s carefully crafted spirits reflect elements of the stunning Sunshine Coast. Situated within Queensland’s lush subtropical coast, tucked away in the hinterland rainforest, Sunshine & Sons seem to have bottled the warm allure of the Sunshine Coast with their original vodka. The pure, gluten-free vodka is gravity filtered through ancient local volcanic rocks, KELPE - BEAT MAGAZINEAUTHOR: TYSON WRAY “I’ve never really known if I had a fan base there at all really. It’s only really recently, since I’ve been self-releasing – I’ve literally been posting records out myself. Before, I didn’t really know whether there was anybody listening.” Autonomously releasing Fourth: The Golden Eagle is BELOVED ST KILDA LIVE MUSIC VENUE DOG'S BAR HAS CLOSED Sad news. St Kilda institution Dog’s Bar has closed down with the venue’s owners unable to keep up with rent demand during the COVID-19 period. When the pandemic hit in mid-March, Dog’s Bar was forced to close its doors for an extended period of time. What came next was mounting rent, and suddenly operating one AUSTRALIAN BLUES LEGEND CHRIS WILSON’S ‘LIVE AT THEAUSTRALIAN BLUES SINGERSAUSTRALIAN MUSIC ARTISTSAUSTRALIAN MUSIC ARTISTSLISTBLUES SINGERS
Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew whatthey had
FESTIVALS ARE BACK: MONA FOMA GETS UNDERWAY WITH A HUGE Next up was the Evan Carydakis Quartet, a jazz hip hop fusion band whose music was smooth and easy listening.The crowd had reduced in size due to the worsening weather, but the Quartet played their hearts out. After playing some John Coltrane songs, the Quartet was joined by Nathan Whittle, a north-west Tasmanian who clearly knows how to work a stage. The already interesting BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Featuring events going down at The Night Cat, The Retreat, Moon Dog World and more. This year – more so than any other – we all deserve a big night of celebration for New Year’s Eve. If you’re finding yourself stunned at what you’ve survived this year and pondering how on earth we got here, THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very own HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. So I Could Have Them Destroyed continues the band’s 38-year punk pilgrimage with complete dedication. Hard-Onscut through with
THE REV BECOMES THE HOTEL WESTWOOD: CHERRY BAR OWNERS Woah! Eighteen months ago, the owners of Cherry Bar took over the former Reverence Hotel in Footscray after it closed its doors in March 2019 following uncertainty around its lease. The Rev had been operating on a month-by-month lease, making it difficult to plan for the long-term, and the owners ended up calling it quits.WWW.BEAT.COM.AU
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Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew whatthey had
FESTIVALS ARE BACK: MONA FOMA GETS UNDERWAY WITH A HUGE Next up was the Evan Carydakis Quartet, a jazz hip hop fusion band whose music was smooth and easy listening.The crowd had reduced in size due to the worsening weather, but the Quartet played their hearts out. After playing some John Coltrane songs, the Quartet was joined by Nathan Whittle, a north-west Tasmanian who clearly knows how to work a stage. The already interesting BEAT'S GUIDE TO THE BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES GOING DOWN Featuring events going down at The Night Cat, The Retreat, Moon Dog World and more. This year – more so than any other – we all deserve a big night of celebration for New Year’s Eve. If you’re finding yourself stunned at what you’ve survived this year and pondering how on earth we got here, THE BEST PICKS FROM THE 2020 MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM Featuring a Manus Island exposé, an underground punk documentary and a deep dive into Sydney’s lockout laws. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) is here, offering a curated selection of some of the biggest hits from film festivals worldwide. Now in its fifth year running, MDFF is bringing the festival experience to your very own HARD-ONS ARE MORE BRAZEN THAN EVER ON THEIR FIRST LP IN I freakin’ love Hard-Ons. Their unabashed realness, their boyish charm, and their relentless, ongoing mission to produce music while keeping the cap of punk firmly on their heads means their 12th studio album is utterly awesome. So I Could Have Them Destroyed continues the band’s 38-year punk pilgrimage with complete dedication. Hard-Onscut through with
THE REV BECOMES THE HOTEL WESTWOOD: CHERRY BAR OWNERS Woah! Eighteen months ago, the owners of Cherry Bar took over the former Reverence Hotel in Footscray after it closed its doors in March 2019 following uncertainty around its lease. The Rev had been operating on a month-by-month lease, making it difficult to plan for the long-term, and the owners ended up calling it quits.WWW.BEAT.COM.AU
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GARETH LIDDIARD
Gareth Liddiard is about as far from pretension as you can humanly imagine. As lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with The Drones, and in his solo guise, Liddiard is a compelling, and charismatic performer. Gareth Liddiard is about as far from pretension as you can humanly imagine. As lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with The YOU AM I : PORRIDGE & HOTSAUCE Ten albums and 20-odd years into their history, You Am I aren’t out to make a fawning plea for your listenership. An indisputably self-aware outfit, they’re not vying to be emblazoned on the front pages of cool. Nevertheless, Porridge & Hotsauce contains some of the strongest power pop belters of the band’s storied career. There’s EIGHT QUINTESSENTIAL MELBOURNE INSTAGRAM PAGES, BECAUSE WE Put Bart on the Door. Once upon a time, somebody, somewhere in Melbourne, thought it would be neat to combine The Simpsons with their insightful commentary on the city’s music scene. Put Bart on the Door marries screen grabs from the culturally iconic Simpsons with an ironic gaze at Melbourne’s cultural momentum. The result is a beloved quasi-meme page which perfectly WHY FALLS FESTIVAL IS A MUST-GO THIS When? Saturday December 28 – Sunday January 5. Where? Falls Festival takes place over four stunning locations: Lorne, surrounded by the lush, ancient trees within the Otway Rainforest; the Falls farm near the Marion Bay coastline; the tropical paradise that is the North Byron Parklands site and Falls Downtown, taking over the FremantleOval Precinct.
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Money For Rope was formed from two bands, which both featured singer Jules McKenzie. “We’ve been together about two years,” Parnaby explains. “The common thread in each of the bands was Jules, our lead singer. Jules took the best talent from both of the bands, including both of the drummers,” he says. The presence of AN EXCLUSIVE AMY WINEHOUSE EXHIBITION IS COMING TO Curated by the Jewish Museum London in partnership with Amy’s brother and sister-in-law, Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait will touch down in Melbourne having toured destinations such as San Francisco, Vienna and Tel Aviv to widespread acclaim. The Winehouse family collaborated with the Jewish Museum to showcase and share Amy’s belongings, including her guitar, record collection, andMARK "CHOPPER" READ
“I thought you beat that? In April I read that you were as good as gold,” I note. “I was then! I was full of happiness. That’s how quickly it changes.” In 2011 Read was given six weeks to live but after a two-year battle with the disease he appeared to have come outvictorious.
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ALANIS MORISSETTE HAS ADDED MORE SHOWS TO HER AUSTRALIAN TOURYOU OUGHTA KNOW.
Due to hit Australian stages in April for Bluesfest and headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Alanis Morissette has added two more dates to her forthcoming Aussie tour. After huge demand saw her Melbourne appearance sell out, the acclaimed singer-songwriter has added a second Melbourne date to her itinerary. Originally slated to perform just two shows while in Australia, Morissette has also revealed she’ll now be hitting Perth as part of the tour before making her way to New Zealand for a show in Auckland. Celebrating 25 years of her seminal debut album _Jagged Little Pill_, with support from Julia Stone, these shows are bound to be veryspecial.
SEE THE FULL RUN OF AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES BELOW. Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney – Saturday April 11 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne – Tuesday April 14 (new show) Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne – Wednesday April 15 (sold out) RAC Arena, Perth – Saturday April 18 (new show) TICKETS ARE ON SALE FROM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21 AT 12PM VIA LIVE NATION.
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