THIS WEEK
IN
MELBOURNE
THURSDAY 23rd Jan
MARLEY DEL PRETE @ KINDRED BANDROOM (Jan 23)
REIKI RUAWAI @ Northcote Social Club (Jan 23)
MARY ANCHETA QUARTET @ The Jazz Lab (Jan 23)
HORATIO LUNA : BODRIGGY 3 PEAT @ Bodriggy (with Floss Dogg) (Jan 23)
BIONIC BOOGIE W EDDIE MAC + MISTER CAM-RUN @ Wax Music Lounge (Jan 23)
LEON BRIDGES @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Jan 23)
SONIC FUZE @ Bar Oussou (Jan 23)
BLUE VOID: MARA GALAGHER & ANDRES ILLES, CHAKRA EFENDI, JULES REIDY & MARCUS WHALE @ Miscellania (Jan 23)
MAGNETIC CITY EVERY THURS W RAY OTW & STEVIE P @ High Note
RITA SATCH @ Old Plates
DJ JNETT & JIMMY JAMES @ WHITEHART BAR (EVERY THURSDAY)
DOWN BEAT WAX w/ Rick Howe @ Wax Music Lounge (Every Thursday)
THURS ARVO GIG SERIES @ Kindred Bandroom
FRIDAY 24th Jan
KAYTRANADA @ Australian Open (Jan 24)
COSMO PYKE @ The Night Cat (Jan 24)
ABOLISH AUSTRALIA @ The Retreat Hotel (Jan 24)
THE BIONIC BOOGIE SESSIONS W EDDIE MAC @ Music Room (Jan 24)
DJ JNETT @ NGV Up late (Jan 24)
NIA ARCHIVES W Halfqueen @ Pica (Jan 24)
MIDNIGHT REQUEST X UNCOMFORTABLE BEATS: PULL UP FT LADY ERICA, RAPTORHANDZ, RITA BASS, SISTYM + MORE @ The Gasometer Hotel (Jan 24)
AROOP ROY (UK), OREKU (CA), 5 YEARS OF OWOS @ 24 Moons (Jan 24)
SOFAY & BEN AGUERO @ high Note (Jan 24)
MOXIE, DJ JNETT, Jennifer Loveless @ Sub Club (Jan 24)
MABEL, NAK, CHEAHDX @ Solace (Jan 24)
LOS CAJONES @ Bar Oussou (Jan 24)
DAVE BOOTS @ Go Go Bar
REVOLVER FRIDAYS @ Revolver (Jan 14)
SATURDAY 25th Jan
Club De Migo X Pda Presents: Between Friends @ High Note Space 2
CROWN HEIGHTS, ROYAL;TY NOISE, BLAK ROOTS @ The Evelyn Hotel (Jan 25)
LOOK AROUND YOU: CLADDY + FEI @ QQQ (Jan 25)
BRIDGET SMALL & NICK URE @ High Note (Jan 25)
THE MOUTH @ Bar Oussou (Jan 25)
GOODLIFE BLOCK PARTY W JNETT, LE SOUL, CHIRS NGS BDAY + more @ Collingwood Yards (Jan 25)
FLUXX: SUMMER SERIES W HANNAH D, HOUSE MUM, TINA DISCO, YOLLKS, Venus flytrap @ Avalon Bar (Jan 25)
PRIMER W DJ JNETT, ALDONNA, INGRID @ Kindred Studios (Jan 25)
BIG WORDS @ The Punters Club (Jan 25)
LEON BRIDGES @ Mt Duneed Estate (Jan 25)
SLOW GRIND 80S @ Bar Open (Jan 25)
RHYTHM SECTION: BATTLE ROYALE W BRADLEY ZERO & 7 MYSTERY GUESTS @ Sub Club (Jan 25)
ANIMALS DANCING: TELEPHONES B2B TORNADO WALLACE ALL NIGHT LONG @ 24 MOONS (Jan 25)
THE LATE SHOW EVERY SATURDAY @ Revolver
SUNDAY 26th Jan
SHARE THE SPIRIT @ Treasury Gardens (Bumpy, Joe Geia, Isiah Firebrand ++)
GOSPEL SUNDAY RESIDENCY @ Bodriggy
SEVEN INCH SUNDAYS w/ Vince Peach & Mike Gurrieri @ The Albion
NCHESBVE @ The Clyde Hotel 2pm – Late (Every Sunday)
DOMINGO LATINO – EVERY SUNDAY @ THE NIGHT CAT La Influencia
WAX MUSEUM RECORDS & FRIENDS – EVERY SUNDAY @ Wax Lounge
MONDAY 27th jan
VANDERWAL/DAVIS/ANNING/KELLER @ The Jazzlab (Jan 20)
JASSHUB @ Bar303 (Jan 20)
CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS W ASTRAL FLEX EVERY MONDAY @ Wax Music Lounge
DNB MONDAYS @ Radio Bar
| BOHJASS JASSHUB MONDAYS @ 303 Bar |
| DNB MONDAYS @ Radio Bar
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER DJS @ Wolf N Swill |
Tuesday 28th Jan
JAZZLAB ORCHESTRA @ The Jazz Lab (Jan 28)
NOW HEAR THIS (EVERY TUESDAY) @ The Toff
HIP HOP TRIVIA @ Wax Music Lounge
CONDENSED MILK @ Section 8 (Amin Payne, Taijae + Guests)
BRAZLOMBIA @ Wax Music Lounge (Jan 28)
Wednesday 29th Jan
AFRO SPACE JAZZ INDUSTRY @ Old Plates (Wednesdays forever!)
THE ROOKIES @ Rooks Return (every Wednesday)
BE BOP WEDNESDAYS @ Uptown Jazz Cafe
INNER SANCTURY @ Whitehart Bar (J’Nett & Jimmy James)
MELLOW DIAS THUMP W BEAT SCIENCE Live @ Wax Music Lounge
COMING
UP...
HIGH NOTE STAFF SELECTS EVERY SUN @ high Note (Besides The 26th!)
NORTHSIDE DJ’S @ PUNTERS CLUB EVERY SUNDAY (Besides The 26th!)
THE PUNTERS (LIVE) @ PUNTERS CLUB EVERY SUNDAY (Besides The 26th!)
ROBIN FOX PRES TRIPTYCH @ Melbourne Recital Centre (Jan 30)
UMAR ZAKARIA’S MELAYU JAZZ @ Bar Oussou (Jan 30)
EXPANSIONS BY CALIENTE @ Miscellania (Jan 30)
HORATIO LUNA : BODRIGGY 3 PEAT @ Bodriggy (with Rah) (Jan 30)
BARNEY MCALL ‘Unforeseen’ @ The Jazz Lab (Jan 30)
WARSAME & JOSH @ high Note (Jan 30)
WILLIS ANNE PRES HARDWARE JAM @ High Note Space 2 (Jan 30)
SAMAIR & MANUSIA MENARI @ High Note (Jan 31)
SHORTPARIS @ Max Watts (Jan 31)
THE NECKS @ Melbourne Recital Centre (Jan 31)
PROGNOSIS W LIQUID EARTH, LORA MIPSUM +++ @ Flinders CT (Jan 31)
THE CB3 @ The Punters Club (Feb 1)
RAS JAHKNOW BAND @ Bar Oussou (Feb 1)
SLOW GRIND FEVER presents OPERATION: HOUSE PARTY – ’88 – ’03 HIP HOP @ above the picket fence shop on Victoria Street, Brunswick (Feb 1)
SHEDVERSE FT KONDUKU, DJ GOANNA B2B KATE MILLER, DJ POSSUM @ Solace (Feb 1)
STRICY VINYL – PINS ’N NEEDLES PRES: REFLECT BLUE, SUKI, BEX, CILLA @ 24 Moons (Fev 1)
SIMPATICO: KAMMA & MASALO, LUCA LOZANO, RUF DUG, JENNIFER LOVELESS, GUY CONTACT & SOLAR SUITE (LIVE) @ Collingwood Yards (Feb 1)
HORNS OF LEROY @ The Punters Club (Feb 2)
KLUB KOWA W LAGOON (UK0, BLACK MAMBA (BEL) + MORE @ Howler (Feb 2)
20 YEARS OF SHOGUN REORDS @ The Gasometer (Feb 2)
TEEKS (NZ) – Waitangi Day Concert Feb 6 @ Fed Square (free, all ages)
SINJ CLARKE @ The Punters Club (Feb 6)
MEL FRANCIS & TH SOULTY RIMS @ Bar Oussou (Feb 6)
TAMIL ROGEON’S WAVE THEORY + SOLAR CELLS (MAT WATSON) DOUBLE LP LAUNCH @ The Night Cat (Feb 7)
CARL CRAIG, MARCEL DETTMANN, MOODYMANN, ALDONNA @ Northcote Theatre (Feb 7)
CHILDISH GAMBINO @ Rod Laver Arena (Feb 7)
MIDSUMMA @ NGV Up Late (Feb 7)
STEPPERS @ Bar Oussou (Feb 7)
BIG BEATS BOUTIQUE @ Wax Lounge (Feb 7)
DJ LAG @ THE THIRD DAY (Feb 7)
Ella Thompson ‘RIPPLE ON THE WING’ LP LAUNCH @ the Night Cat (Feb 8)
INNAMIND RECORDINGS LABEL TOUR: NINA, AGO, HIJINIX ON GOODYS HIFI @ The Toff (Feb 8)
RAINBOW DISCO W TAMA SUMO & LAKUTI, GERO, MASALO LIVE + MORE @ Howler (Feb 8)
INTERCELL X PATRICK MASON & VTSS @ 816 Lorimer St Port Melbourne (Feb 8)
QUEST & CHRISTIAN AB @ Subclub (Feb 8)
RAINBOW DISCO W MR HO,, JANE FITZ, STONES TARO + MORE @ Howler (Feb 9)
FCUKERS @ The Night Cat (Feb 13)
HAMDI @ Sub Club (Feb 13)
EYEDRESS @ Northcote Theatre (Feb 14)
DJ SHADOW @ Northcote Theatre (Feb 14)
GRAND WAZOO @ Brunswick Ballroom (Feb 14)
THNDO PRESENTS ‘Lessons in Love’ @ Jazz Lab (Feb 14)
NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS W D.TYRONE (Feb 14)
D. TYRONE @ NGV UP LATE (Feb 14)
MR G, HONEYSMACK, HORATIO LUNA, JNETT, ZEPHERIN SAINT, MIKE GURRIERI @ Northcote Theatre (Feb 14)
MILO EASTWOOD: ON THE LAKE W SURPRISE CHEF, ADRIANA, MONTANA, LLOYD BRIGGS @ Coburg Lake Reserve (Feb 15)
ANDREW GURRUWIWI BAND W KING CANOE @ the Punters Club (Feb 15)
Afro Caribbean carnival – Kevin Lyttle, Alison Hinds w HOUSEWIVES CHOICE, HEARTICAL HI-POWA & EL GRAN MONO Feb 15 @ Fed Square (free, all ages)
AFRO-CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY @ Wax Music Lounge (Feb 15)
MILO EASTWOOD: ON THE LAKE W SURPRISE CHEF, ADRIANA, MONTANA, LLOYD BRIGGS @ Coburg Lake Reserve (Feb 15)
MISFITS BLOCK PARTY @ Misfits, Footscray *Free Entry (Feb 15)
MR G LIVE – IN THE MOMENT RADIO LAUNCH W HONEY SMACK, HORATIO LUNA, DJ JNETT, ZEPHERIN SAINT, MIKE GUERRIERI @ Northcote Theatre (Feb 15)
STEEPLEJACK X FAULTLINES // PLAY-DO LOIF GHOSTWORLD LP LAUNCH W WOODY 92, VOX SUPREME + MORE @ Miscellania (Feb 15)
TRIBQU LOT PARTY W NAY NAY, TENDAI & NEGASSA, ORNELLA, GLOWWORMM & EMAN.URL @ TBA VOLA FOODS (Feb 15)
ST KILDA FESTIVAL @ St Kilda Foreshore (Feb 15 & 16)
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR @ Brunswick Ballroom (Feb 15)
NONGKRONG 2025: SODA GEMBIRA: HAUS OF RALPH, CRISTAL NO.5, Y-DRA @ TBA “Rahasia” CBD Warehouse (Feb 15)
MONIKER PRES: MARATONA 24 HOUR PARTY @ THE GASOMETER (Feb 15-16)
FUEGO LATIN SUMMER SERIES @ Section 8 (Feb 16)
THE PRODIGY @ Rod Laver Arena (Feb 18)
KYLIE @ Rod Laver (Feb 20)
ARJUNA OAKES @ Bar Oussou (Feb 20)
KYLIE @ ROD LAVER ARENA (Feb 20-22)
TamTam (Japan), Shio & More TBA (Asia Topa Opening Concert Feb 21 @ Fed Square (free, all ages)
THE ROOKIES @ The Punters Club (Feb 22)
NTS NAARM W HAILU MERGIA, HITECH, HYDROPLANE, JOHN T.GAST, LIL C, HABIBI FUNK, FLO DILL + MORE @ Northcote Theatre (Feb 22)
DJ JNETT @ NGV Friday Nights (Jan 24)
JORDAN RAKEI @ The Forum (Feb 24)
KHRUGANGBIN @ MCA (Feb 25)
KXB SUMMER PARTY W VANESSA WORM @ The Gasometer (Mar 1)
Mildlife / Sun Ra Arkestra / Wax O Paradiso March 1 @ Fed Sqaure (free, all ages)
DENZEL CURRY @ Palace Foreshore (Mar 2)
TEETHER & KUYA NEIL @ The Gasometer (Mar 6)
UNCOMFORTABLE SCIENCE @ the Punters Club (Mar 6)
SUN RA ARKESTRA @ The Night Cat (Mar 6)
SUN RA ARKESTRA @ The Night Cat (Mar 7)
QUEEN OMEGA @ Corner Hotel (Mar 7)
PITCH MUSIC & ARTS @ Moyston (Mar 7)
KAST PRES JADED VOL.II: MOBILE GIRL, RITA BASS, TINA DISCO @ Rubik’s Warehouse & Tetris Studios (Mar 8)
BAHAMADIA W KAIIT + CD @ Gilpin Park (Mar 8)
NEW ORDER @ Sidney Myer Bowl (Mar 8)
DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS @ The Forum (Mar 8)
PJ HARVEY @ Plenary (Mar 8)
DIGABLE PLANETS @ Northcote Theatre (Mar 8)
KNEECAP @ 170 Russell St (Mar 13, 14)
RUTHIE FOSTER @ Brunswick Ballroom (Mar 13)
HORATIO LUNA ‘TO THE TOOTH’ EP LAUNCH @ The Punters Club (Mar 15)
JUNGLE MANIA 3 @ QQQ (Mar 15)
FUEGO LATIN SUMMER SERIES @ Section 8 (Mar 16)
FAT FREDDY’S DROP ‘Slo Mo Album Tour’ @ Festival Hall (Mar 20)
FATBOY SLIM @ Mt Duneed Winery (Mar 22)
HEAVY CONGRESS: 12 SOUND SYSTEMS E ECHO MINOTT (JA) (Mar 29)
TRENTEMOLLER @ The Forum (April 6)
BAD MANNERS @ 170 Russell St (Apr 11)
BJ THE CHICAGO KID @ Northcote Theatre (April 16)
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