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  • MonstrousPsychedelicBubbleCan you define psychedelica? Behind punk, it’s probably the most over-used term in the musical genre lexicon. That won’t change with this sprawling two-disc exploration of Australian psych, past and present.

    Mixing ‘60s and ‘70s tracks with contemporary ones is an approach that could have gone horribly wrong.The wonder of this is how well the old tracks blend seamlessly with the new. Compilers Gaz Cobain (aka The Amorphous Androgynous) and Brian Dougans have done a splendid job of unearthing lost, forgotten and current nuggets and the mastering is great. It’s the fourth edition in a global series.

  • blues portraits vol 1 and2Blues Portrait Volume 2 by Pauline Bailey 
    Blues Portrait Volume 3 by Pauline Bailey

    If you want to pick an argument, get into a discussion with a professional musician about what constitutes blues music.

    There are those who regard themselves as “blues players” and those who do not, and never the twain shall meet.

    There’s a mindset among some self-described blues players that they’re the “real deal” and everyone else is not. It must really rankle for them to have seen the annual Bluesfest evolve into a (mostly bland) celebration of the mainstream.

  • childwiseSome of Australia’s most beloved musicians are being brought together by one of Australian punk rock’s seminal figures for a one-off concert to raise funds in the fight against child abuse.

    X frontman Steve Lucas is organising The Child Wise Benefit Concert on Tuesday, May 12 at the Thornbury Theatre in Melbourne. It's his second year and he's pulled together an impressive bill.

    It includes ‘60s psych legend-turned-bluesman Russell Morris, Beasts of Bourbon and Cruel Sea frontman and solo artist Tex Perkins, ex-Queen of Pop Debra Anne Byrne, blues singer-harpist Chris Wilson, bassist Jerome Smith (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Rufus Thomas, Divinyls) and MC Brian Nankervis (Rockwizz.)  

  • Ex-Thought Criminals

  • Debut CD launch

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Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds
Australian Tour
APR
+ Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon
18 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC
+ Zig Zag
19 – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, VIC
+ TBA
20 – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide, SA
+ Little Things
21 – Rosemount Hotel, Perth, WA
+ Kim Salmon
24 – Republic Bar, Hobart, TAS
+ Loose Fit
25 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
+ The Stress of Leisure + Arugula
27 – The Zoo, Brisbane, QLD

I-94 Bar Records presnts
Jupiter 5 
"Fifth From The Sun" CD Launch
+ Simon Chainsaw & The Liberators + Primo Mofo
Marrickville Bowling Club
- May 3
Tickets

Pilots of Baalbek
“By The Seat Of Our Pants” Tour
APR
19 – The Baso, Canberra  + Voodoo Space Acid Kings + Rawrus Tongue
20 – Link and Pin, Woy Woy with Chimers + DVNTS 

The Tommys
+ The Mods
+ Sorry Jimi
Retreat Hotel, Brunswick VIC
- Apr 21 (3-6pm)

Joeys Coop
10th Anniversary Show
Camelot Lounge, Marrickville
- May 4
Tickets

The Skids Australian Tour
MAY
2 - Brisbane, The Triffid
3 - Sydney, Manning Bar
4 - Melbourne, Max Watts
10 - Adelaide, The Gov
11 - Perth, Rosemount Hotel
Tickets

I-94 Bar presents
"You Only Think Twice
An Afternoon With Kit Identity"
Kit Identity 
(Bruce Warner ex-Thought Criminals) 
+ Rubber Necker 
(playing middle set)
Wiz & The Trailler Trash Boys
MoshPit Bar, Enmore, NSW
- May 26
(2-5pm)

Radio Birdman
“Birdman 5-O!”
JUNE
+ Civic
21 – Croxton Bandroom, VIC
22 – Croxton Bandroom, VIC
23 – The Gov, Adelaide
+ TBA
28 – The Triffid, Brisbane
29 – The Triffid, Brisbane
+ HITS
JULY
5 – Manning Bar, Sydney  - SOLD OUT
6 – Manning Bar, Sydney  - SOLD OUT
7 – Manning Bar, Sydney
+ Hard-Ons

The Fadeaways
Australian Tour
JULY
Thu 11- Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine. VIC
Fri 12 – The Tote, Collingwood, VIC
Sat 13 – The Crowbar, Leichhardt, NSW
Sun 14 – MoshPit Bar, Enmore, NSW

The Stems
40th Anniversary Australian Tour
AUG
24 – Corner Hotel, Melbourne
25 – The Gov, Adelaide
30 – The Zoo, Brisbane
31 – Manning Bar, Sydney
SEP 
5 – Freo Social, Fremantle
Tickets here

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