Bar Open Gig Guide
Monday 8 th February
SCREEN SECT: American Movie (Chris Smith, 1999)
A strangely inspirational documentary, this follows the at-times comedic misadventures of manically driven Milwaukee film-maker Mark Borchardt, as he struggles against bad planning, financial hardship and an amateur cast and crew, to complete his independent horror film ‘Coven’. A must-see.
Doors 7.30pm
Tuesday 9 th February MAKE IT UP CLUB The Make It Up Club is committed to nurturing, presenting and promoting avant-garde improvised music and sound performance of the highest conceptual and performative standards, regardless of idiom, genre, or instrumentation. Whilst traditional forms of avant-garde improvisation are welcomed, MIUC programming policy gives priority to projects which challenge the boundaries of current musical trends and which are predominantly, though not exclusively, improvisational in nature.
This week’s performers are:
- Freya Schick-Arnott (cello) and Nic Tammens (electric guitar)
- Jonathan Heilbron (contra bass) and James Mclean (drumkit)
Doors 8pm
Wednesday 10 th February
FIREWITCH
MYSTERY BAND (FROM LAND OF THE RISING SUN)
OCCULT BLOOD
BREATHING SHRINE
On Wednesday the 10th of February, Bar Open hosts a night of crushing, psychedelic, noise-rock featuring the highly anticipated return of Firewitch. After many a moon in hibernation, they will be performing a special set, switching between classic Firewitch motifs and material from their latest incarnation as Inappropriate Tough Guy Behaviour. Support comes from the free-form phych duo Breathing Shrine, neanderthalic noise-core sect Occult Blood, plus a special appearance by mystery act from the land of the rising sun. Don’t miss this rare program of monolithic sonic disorder.
Doors 8pm / Free Entry
Thursday 11 th February
STICKY ZINE PRESENTS
THE CHURCH OF HYSTERIA (12” LAUNCH)
COUGAR FLASHY & HIS SPOOKY ADVENTURES
PETER DAVISON
MADDY PHELAN
STICK ZINE STALL
As part of Sticky’s Festival of The Photocopier 2010 zine festival Bar Open is proud to be presenting a night when zinesters will walk away from the photocopier and pick up guitars! The night fearures four zinester-related acts.The night will be headlined by The Church of Hysteria who will be launching a 12-inch vinyl 5 track EP on the night.The Church of Hysteria is a split zine project for Luke from ‘You’ zine and John from ‘Dilettantes And Heartless Manipulators’ zine.Also playing will be amazing comic maker Cougar Flashy, Peter Davison who has a brand new issue of his zine in the can, and all the way from Newcastle/Wollongong ex-director of Bang A Gong Zine Distro and all-round zine heavy-weight Maddy Phelon will impress on her acoustic guitar.And don’t forget there’ll be a big fat zine stall presented by the good folk at Sticky.Free entry, no excuses.
Doors 8.30pm/ Free Entry
Friday 12 th February
OPA! BATO
Boban Markovic & Goran Bregovic are choking on their cevapis! Saying what the heck is Opa! Bato!!!???? The answer is actually quite simple. Screaming horns and earthshaking rhythms. Opa! brings the unfettered sound of the Balkans to Melbourne. This is as close as you will get to the real thing without having to fly half way around the world. You will however be flying for the duration of the show and for some time after, so pack your bags. Everyone loves the good blowing of a horn, so get down and see what the hype is about with Opa! Bato, potentially the best Balkan Brass band in Australia. It’s a huge sound and mad fun. These guys are heading straight for the Gucha Festival so see them while ou still can, this Friday at Bar Open!
Doors 10pm / Free Entry
Saturday 13 th February
BARONS OF TANG
MAMUSHKA
Junk gypsy juggernauts are mutha farkin back at Bar Open this Saturday night and make sure that all in attendance will be well and truly done. Spawned from the fiery pits of Melbourne, cutting their teeth in the underground theatre scene and with the taste of blood on their lips, 7-piece ensemble The Barons of Tang bastardize mainly traditional gypsy and tango feels to inappropriate perfection. With accordion, double bass, saxophone and bass clarinet to name just a few, the outfit create what they call ‘gypsy death-core’. The catchy tunes and punk ethos all tie together to mean one thing … dancing is inevitable! Barons of Tang with special guests Mamushka this Friday for free entry at Bar Open.
Doors 10pm / Free Entry
Sunday 14 th February
”QUINQUENNIAL REPORT” featuring
DRILLBIT
HOLLY FLUX
MATT BLEAK
SCREWTAPE
GALACTAGOGUE
ULTRA VIOLET MC
DOC ROSS
Sunday night at Bar Open is looking like a corker with a massive mixture of sounds and moods being created by some of Australia’ s finest electronic music artists, all on the one lineup upstairs. The night is going to be particularly momentous since it’s the 5 year anniversary of Newcastle’s Drillbit playing his first show, which coincidentally was in Melbourne. What better reason to come back down to where it all began, catch up with friends and see what’s going on. And we get see what’s been going on in the world of Drillbit. It’s gonna be an even more lovely Valentines Day this year!
upstairs/ 7.30PM free entry
COUCHING TIGER DJS
Downstairs 7pm ‘til late
coming up…
Wed 17 Feb: Pop Singles
Thurs 18 Feb: Chrome Dome
Fri 19 Feb: The Putbacks / Deep Street Soul
Sat 20 Feb: Baron Samadhi
THURN 25TH FEB: RENDER: a quarterly beat recital
Fri 26 Feb: The Casual Projects
Sat 27 Feb: Blak Roots
Thurs 4 March: Kitchen Floor (BRIS)
317 brunswick street fitzroy 3065
03 9415 9601
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