THURSDAY (8/06/23)

DISCO BRUT @ Miscellanea (June 8)

UMLAUT W FIRETAIL, SAN OF THE RAMBUTAN @ Shotkickers (June 8)

IGLOOGHOST @ The Toff In Town (June 8)

DESIRE MAREA, DEBBY FRIDAY @ Max Watt’s (June 8)

RESTLESS W ANYO, JOEY COCO, ADDZY + MORE @ Section 8 (June 8)

SUPERCAB & NOLESS @ Bar Oussou (June 8)

FLOW MOTION THURSDAYS – LATE NIGHT JAMS @ Kindred Bandroom 

MIKE GURRIERI @ Tetto di Carolina (every Thursday)

JAZZ THURSDAYS – JAMES BOWERS TRIO @ AGOSTINO WINECELLAR (every week) 

FRIDAY (9/06/23)

THE SOULS OF DETROIT W BYRON THE AQUARIUS @ Howler (June 9)

ASTROVILLIAN @ The Night Cat (With CB3)

YAZMIN LACEY @ Max Watt’s (June 9)

ALMA ZYGIER @ The Jazzlab (June 9)

HEAR MY EYES: GOOD TIME: BIG YAWN & TEETHER @ Melbourne Recital Centre (June 9)

DUNOBEATS @ Bar Oussou (June 9)

WANT OF APRICITY W HANTU, R HUNTER, LILY TAIT & MIRREN STRAHAN + more @ Collingwood Children’s Farm (June 9)

DIGGING DEPPER @ Section 8 (June 9)

HTRK LIVE WITH JOSHUA WELLS & KARINA UTOMO @ The Curtin (June 9)

NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: ADRIAN EAGLE & CAUCASIAN OPPORTUNITIES  @ NGV (June 9)

DIGGIN DEEPER @ Section 8 (June 9)

DJS @ Moosa Bar Every Friday Night

MASH UP FRIDAYS (REGGAE, AFROBEATS, DANCEHALL @ Vodka Temple

SATURDAY (10/06/23)

PLASMA LAB VOL.2 @ QQQ St (June 10)

ENTROPY SOUND SYSTEM @ Kindred Bandroom (June 10)

NANEMEI (GHANA) @ The Jazzlab (Sat 10)

ESA’S AFRO-SYNTH BAND FT KAMAZU & MIM SLEIMAN, AUSECYUMA BEATS @  Max Watt’s (June 10)

THE RAS JAHKNOW BAND @ Bar Oussou (June 10)

INTI RAYMI / WE TRIPANTU FT RODRIGO GALLARDO @ Howler (June 10)

THUNDERCAT @ The Forum (June 10)

MAD MIRAN @ Sub Club (June 10)

SLEEP D ALL NIGHT @ 24 Moons (June 10)

UMAMI X BEARCAT @ Miscellania (June 10)

PANGEAN NIGHTS 5TH BDAY @ Section 8 (June 10)

MIKE GURRIERI @ Babysnakes (every Saturday)

SUNDAY (11/06/23)

BODY VERSE W CYPHA (LIVE, WILLIS ANNE (LIVE), KATE MILLER, EMELYNE, BB.Y B @ Miscellania (June 11)

BLACK MASS FT BAMBII, DAMEEEELA, SOVBLKPSSY, CRYBABY @ Max Watts (June 11)

KEEP COZY @ Counterweight Records (June 11)

HARDWARE THEORY A/V @ Miscellania (June 11)

GOODY’S HI FI X SECRET WORLD @ Laundry Bar (June 11)

SOWETO DAY CONCERT – The Music OF Freedom @ OAkleigh Music Hall (June 11)

SLEEP D ALL NIGHT @ 24 Moons (June 11)

WISH U WERE HERE… MIKE WANG’S DEBUT @ The Gasometer Hotel (June 11)

ODD BALL – DR SURE’S, OUR CARLSON, IT THING, GUT HEALTH DJS @ Brunswick Ballroom (June 11)

BODY WORK @ Howler (June 11)

FLIP: A SECTION 8 BEAT BATTLE @ Section 8 (June 11)

ONEPUF + AMBIT + WITNESS PRESENT: DASEPLATE (UK), EPOCH (NZ) @ the Toff (June 11)

BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE – EVERY SUNDAY @ The Horn

DJS EVERY SUNDAY – KINDRED DECK @ Kindred Bandroom

NIKODIMOS PRESENTS FREE SPEAKER SUNDAYS @ Baby Snakes (OPEN JAM)

MONDAY (12/06/23)

BLUSH’KO & THE LAZY BOYS JUNE RESIDENCY @ Shotickers

DASIKA/SVOBODA/KELLER @ The Jazzlab (June 12)

JAZZHUB MONDAYS @ BAr 303

SMILEZ + FRIENDS @ Section 8 (June 12)

TUESDAY (13/06/23)

CONDENSED MILK TUESDAYS W TAIJAE & AMIN PAYNE @ Section 8

MAKE IT UP CLUB TUESDAYS @ Bar Open

NOW HEAR THIS TUESDAYS @ The Toff

DONT SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE TUESDAYS – LIVE HIPHOP/RNB OPEN MIC W HOUSE BAND @ Shotkickers

YARRA BANKS JAM TUESDAYS @ Bar 303

WEDNESDAY (14/06/23)

LIQUID ARCHITECTURE:ASEP NAYAK, TARIK ARRI, KELMAN DURAN @ Max Watts (June 14)

BIRDZ & FRED LEONE PRESENT:GIRRA @ The Forum (June 14)

Isu Taki W OTORONGO, CUERPO NEGRO, JULIA TOWERS, AC JUNGLE @ Section 8 (June 14)

ZEDSIX AFRO JAZZ JAM @ Old Plates (Wednesdays forever!)

THE ROOKIES @ Rooks Return (every Wednesday)

BE BOP WEDNESDAYS @ Uptown Jazz Cafe

COMING UP

RISING: SPEAK PERCUSSION – SONIC ECLIPSE @ Melbourne Recital Centre (June 15)

CORNELIUS AND SHINTARO SAKAMOTO, HONEY 2 HONEY @ The Forum (June 16)

SAN OF THE RAMBUTAN ‘THE LEGEND OF RABONA’ REMIX LAUNCH @ The Evelyn (June 16)

LIV.E AND OBONGJAYAR, ELLE SHIMADA @ The Forum (June 15)

LORAINE JAMES AND ARUSHI JAIN, FIA FIELL @ Max Watt’s (June 16)

ARABESQUE NIGHTS FT AMIN PAYNE, TARABEAT X MZ RIZK, FUTURE ROOTS @ the Night Cat (June 16)

DONNY BENET & SELECT MUSIC PRESENT GREATEST HITS & D SIDES @ The Corner Hotel (June 16)

EL GRAN MONO MEETS HEARTICAL HI-POWA @ Howler (June 17)

TIANA KHASI @ Babysnakes (June 17)

MUSIC IN EXILE – AJAK KWAI, JARABI BAND, PROTO MORO @ Thornbury Bowls Club (June 17)

ARLO PARKS @ The Forum (July 17)

MADLIB @ the Forum (June 17)

NTS RISING CLOSING PARTY @ Max Watt’s (June 17)

DAMEEEELA, Sophie McAlister, D.TYRONE + IGBTCEO @ Miscellania (June 17)

TRANSIENTS: WILSON/MAGNUSSON/KELLER @ The Jazzlab (June 18)

BPS: JUNGIST, SCALYMOTH, EKZANDER, RAKHI + MORE @ SECTION 8 (June 18)

VAUDEVILLE SMASH @ The Night Cat (June 24)

ANYPLACE PRES CRYBABY + CAUCASIAN OPPORTUNITIES @ The Toff (June 24)

LIQUID ARCHITECTURE PRES: ROBBIE AVENAIM, ALAN LICHT, JUDITH HAMANN @ North Melbourne Meat Market (June 24)

U/D PRES DJ PLEAD, PUGILIST, DARCY JUSTICE + MORE @ 524 Flinders St (June 24)

PBS PRES: MIDNIGHT DRIVER W MZ RIZK, MILO EASTWOOD, BERTIE, ELLA STOECKLI, DJ MATAB @ The Gasometer (June 24)

IN2STELLAR ALL NIGHTT LONG @ Sub Club (June 24)

WAVE RIDERS II @ The Jazzlab (June 26)

THE PUTBACKS – KICKIN THE B HAMMOND SESSIONS @ Bar 303 (June 29)

LABCATS @ The Jazzlab (June 30)

CLOSE COUNTERS @ The Corner (Jul 1)

TEYMORI @ The Nightcat (July 1)

THE SHACKMEN – KICKIN THE B HAMMOND NIGHT @ Bar 303 (July 6)

Mindy Meng Wang @ Melbourne Recital Centre (July 7)

ESPIONAGE FT KODE9 & 4AM KRU @ The Night Cat (July 8)

Emma Donovan + SINGING OUR FUTURES (FUNDRAISER) @ The Corner Hotel (July 13th)

LITTLE SIMZ – NO THANK YOU TOUR @ Margaret Court Area (July 19)

A SONG FOR YOU: CELEBRATING DONNY HATHAWAY @ Jazzlab (July 22)

CODA CHROMA @ Brunswick Ballroom (Jul 29)

JUMAR SHOME & THE PUNKAWALLAHS LIVE AT THE COUNTS @ 

ESPIONAGE FT VEGYN @ The Night Cat (Aug 12)

NGV FRIDAYS NIGHTS: GLASS BEAMS & HENRY GUALA @ NGV (Sept 29)

TEMS @ the Forum (Oct 3)

REDVEIL @ The Corner Hotel (Oct 17)

MACKAYA MCCRAVEN @ The Croxton (Oct 26)

NATIONAL NORTHERN SOUL WEEKENDER @ The Thornbury Theatre (Nov 16-19)

STRAWBERRY FIELDS @ Tocumwal NSW (Nov 17-19)

THE ORIGINAL WAILERS @ 170 Russell St (Nov 24)