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
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THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART (USA) with guests - Selling Fast!
Wed 17 February 2010 - Limited Tickets Avail!
Thu 18 February 2010 – Selling Fast!
Due to popular demand Mistletone are releasing extra tickets to the first The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart show at The East. Get in fast to see the Pains breathe new life into indie pop - Tickets are selling fast!
www.myspace.com/thepainsofbeingpureatheart
THE TEALEAVES (album launch) with The Adventure Spirit and Josh McDonald (Royal Parade) – Supports Announced!
With a style that is instantly familiar yet entirely unique, The Tealeaves have crafted a sound that you will want to revisit again and again. Their self-titled debut album will be released in February, 2010 through Vitamin Records.
Fri 26 Feb 2010
www.myspace.com/thetealeavesband
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For the first time in Australia, DANIEL JOHNSTON (USA) fragile musical and creative genius is playing next Wednesday 3rd Feb. Guests include OLD MAN RIVER and Melbourne’s very own KID SAM. Don’t miss what might be your only chance to see Daniel Johnston in Australia perform live. You won’t be disappointed!
Soundwave festival may have sold out but we are thrilled to announce a Melbourne sideshow for FOUR YEAR STRONG (USA) with special guests A WILHELM SCREAM (USA) on Wednesday 24h Feb. Four Year Strong are lauded for their crazy live shows: rutal breakdowns and soaring choruses. Tickets just went on sale and I suggest you get yours soon because two O/S acts at the one sideshow is just too good to miss.
REGROOVED is bringing the first Serato Video-SL club night to Melbourne, and it’s being held at the Prince on Sunday 7th March – Labour Day weekend. Featuring CHEEBA (UK/Solid Steel/AV Set), SLY PLAYERS (UK/GoodGroove), BOOM MONK BEN (UK/Solid Steel), MR NICE & THE UMALICIOUS MCs (AV Set) plus many more, this is a unique opportunity to see some custom visuals to the unique mash up style of Funk, Jazz Breaks, Hip Hop, Dubstep and DnB. The first 300 people through the door will also receive a copy of the Limited Edition Featurecast Regrooved CD! Presale tickets are now available, or get them on the door.
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On Saturday (yes, Saturday – exciting!) 6th February KILL THE NOISE is bringing one killer line up to the Prince: MALENTE (GER/Fool’s Gold/Southern Fried USA), ACID JACKS, HARRIS ROBOTIS, GENERIK, DEAN BENSON, FANG RATS, MAT CANT, ANDO and QUINNMASTERS. Presale tickets are now available only through the Prince. We don’t suggest you chance it on the door!
You’ve got to give credit to any guy who’s willing to attempt a Katy Perry cover – especially when the song is “I Kissed A Girl” and that guy happens to be a proud homosexual and from Israel. So hats off to IVRI LIDER (ISR), who will hopefully perform said cover at his show on Sunday 28th February. Don’t let the connection to the pop diva fool you though, Ivri’s music is melodic, powerful and from the heart. Tickets are now on sale.
Direct from Brooklyn New York, the ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA are heading to Oz for what will be their first down under. The band encompasses a massive 12 current members, which is why it’s no surprise that these boys sure do know how to raise afrobeat sounds to a spiritual plane. With a sound foundered by Nigerian legend Fela Kuti, the band is influenced by jazz, 70s psychedelic, funk, dub, and traditional drumming from Cuba and West Africa.
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Monday 11 th January
SCREEN SECT: JOHNNY SUEDE (Tom DiCillo, 1992)
DiCillo’s first feature was also Brad Pitt’s first starring role, in which he plays an aspiring rockabilly musician with an outsize quiff, who idolises Ricky Nelson. A strange, anachronistic Lynchian comedy, which also stars the wonderfully talented Catherine Keener and features a cameo performance by Nick Cave, as the Jim Jarmusch look-alike fictional albino rock icon Freak Storm. Weird fun.
Doors 7.30pm
Tuesday 12 th January
MIUC
Percussionist Will Guthrie and guitarist Ren Walters to provide regular performance opportunities for experimental improvisers at a time when such opportunities didn’t really exist with any stability in Melbourne founded The Make It Up Club in 1998. Since then, the MIUC has grown into the longest running program of its type in Australia, presenting a weekly series of challenging and adventurous freely-improvised music and sound performance. Hosted every Tuesday night throughout the year at Bar Open, the MIUC aims to present and promote the most daring and innovative improvised music from across Australia and around the globe, and to foster and cultivate Melbourne’s vibrant community of performers and listeners dedicated to one of the most rewarding art-forms in existence.
Doors 8pm
Wednesday 13 th January
GOODNIGHT OWL
SEAGULL
BROKEN FLIGHT
Wednesday night at Bar Open is going to ease the burden of the halfway point in the working week with both grace and charm as Goodnight Owl can lead you in one of two directions - an embrace of the dawn, or an adventure into the dark. Make it what you will, Central Australian born Eddie Alexander has developed his song writing to take the listener on a journey lyrically and musically, using fragile electronics to craft beautiful pop soundscapes. Goodnight Owl will be joined by Seagull and Broken Flight, and it’s free entry so you have no excuses.
Doors 8pm / Free Entry
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MelSamba presents
SOM BRAZUCA Brazilian Dance Party
SUNDAY 31 January
Doors open at 6pm
featuring
MelSamba_SHOW BATERIA plus DJ illWill
ADMISSION: $10/$5 (concession, students)
BBQ available from 6pm @ $8 a plate.
$11 Caipirinhas
$6 bottled beer
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Monday 4 th JANUARY
SCREEN SECT STRANGER THAN PARADISE (Jim Jarmusch, 1984)
Jarmusch’s second feature is a deadpan comedy that sealed his reputation as one of the brightest stars in independent cinema. Jazz musician John Lurie and former Sonic Youth drummer Richard Edson play two ‘hipsters’ whose monotonous habits are interrupted by the arrival of a 16 year old cousin from Hungary. The suitably vacant monochrome cinematography is by Tom DiCillo
Doors 7.30pm
Tuesday 5th January
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.
Doors 8pm
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