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ANNUAL AUSTRALIA DAY AT THE TOTE – REFUGEE BENEFIT
FEAR LIKE US. ARROWS. ANCHORS. THE SMITH STREET BAND.
DARREN GIBSON. LINCOLN LE FIEVRE & THE INSIDERS. QUIET STEPS. FOXTROT. DAYBREAK. PALISADES. THE UNION PACIFIC. TOY BOATS. MILESTONES.
NUCLEAR SUMMER. MAKE MORE. MR DNA. CAVALCADE. WAITING ROOM. LUKE SMITH. URNS.
THURSDAY 26 JAN 2012 – FROM MIDDAY
INKANDLEAD.BIGCARTEL.COM
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Thursday 5 January
ROCKING HORSE &
THE BABY DOLLS
SEX FACE
SQUID SQUAD
Rocking Horse and the Baby Dolls is a seven piece hip shaking rhythm, soul, swing and blues band. With a raw nostalgic live show, the boys and girls have been rocking Sydney and the east coast for the past two years. Their leading lady lures you in; The Baby Dolls ignite your souls, they’ll dance and romance you into chance, while the boys catch you and snatch you into the grooving soul underbelly of the beast. Get in, Get on, their latest EP, will be fresh off the press this January when they tour Melbourne which includes a show at Yah Yah’s on Thursday the 5th Jan with special guests Sex Face and Squid Squad.

DOORS 9PM
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Thursday 8th December
On our new downstairs stage!!
BEN WRIGHT SMITH
VLADDY B
Our Thursday night downstairs sessions continue this week with locals lads BEN WRIGHT SMITH and VLADDY B playing unplugged for your listening pleasure. BEN WRIGHT SMITH is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician, whose music combines styles such as folk, blues, jazz & Rock and Roll; his lyrics are often allegorical and surreal. You can expect everything from high-paced rockabilly freak-outs to melancholy ballads of longing and loss. Remember his name, as Ben promises to be one of the leading voices of the folk revival. VLADDY B is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who was born in Moscow and moved to Melbourne in 1990. Taking piano lessons from a young age was a key factor in building up his musical foundations, but hearing The Doors and ABBA in his parents’ vinyl collection changed that musical perspective completely, and in time led him to taking inspiration from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Come down and hear two of Melbourne’s up and coming singer-songwriters at Pony this Thursday night. And it’s free entry of course.

Doors 8:00pm / FREE ENTRY

OUR NEW THURSDAY NIGHT
1AM LATE SHOW
ROYAL ACE
FREE

The festive season draws nearer and you’ve probably got a few sickies up your sleeve, so why not throw a quick one this week before they run out at the end of the year and give yourself a long weekend. It means you’ll be able to stay up late and party with ROYAL ACE at Pony in our new Thursday night late slot. Jesse, Max and Danny like rock and roll, so one day they decided to make a rock band called ROYAL ACE. You won’t see them onstage staring at their feet – oh no you won’t – they put out with gusto in spadefuls and their amps have 50 times the necessary power. If you chucked AC/DC, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses and Van Halen into a blender, the goop you’d be left with would put you in the ball park of ROYAL ACE.
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SOLD OUT! LADYHAWKE
DJ SPANDEX SARAH
WEDNESDAY 7 DECEMBER
Ready yourself, the return of LADYHAWKE is imminent… Ladyhawke is proud to announce the details of an extremely intimate gig happening on Thurs 7th December at The Tote, The gigs will be the first time those of local shores will be able to soak up Ladyhawke in all her glory since she left the public sphere for the studio a year ago. The New Zealand songsmith will be playing a combination of new material and old classics from her hugely successful debut album. Details of the forthcoming album release and further headline Australian dates will be announced later in the year. Ladyhawke will also be appearing in December at Homebake, Meredith and Festival Of The Sun. 7.30PM
PLEASE NOTE, NO EXTRA TICKETS WILL BE SOLD FOR THIS EVENT – SOLD OUT
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=298718490140573
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VAN WALKER & THE LIVINGSTON DAISIES
AS PROGRAMMED BY PURE POP RECORDS FOR THE TOTE’S 30TH CELEBRATIONS
CONWAY SAVAGE
PONY FACE
ALEX LASHLIE
ROESY (IRELAND)
PLUS! SENOR BBQ
SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER
Pure Pop Records is a relative youngster in the live music business but we were inspired by venues like The Tote who cater to people who love music rather than catering to a “scene” or fad. We also have had issues that have threatened our existence as a live venue and in that respect, The Tote and it’s battles have served as an inspiration. We’ve chosen the artists for our night at The Tote much the same way as we choose them for Pure Pop. Pony Face are one of our favourite Melbourne bands and it will be great to see them without me having to tell them to turn down! Van Walker has played the PPR courtyard in many guises and never fails to entertain and finally Conway Savage has been one of the greatest supporters of Pure Pop since we begun. He has played over 50 shows in the courtyard and the effect of having a “Bad Seed” as a regular performer on our stage can’t be understated in establishing Pure Pop. Between the three bands we’ve picked two of our favourite singer/songwriters. Roesy comes to us from Ireland and has been a regular performer. His exquisite vocals and fingerpicking style in the fine Irish tradition of storytelling songwriting are mesmerising. Then there’s Alex. Alex Lashlie is by far our favourite Melbourne musician. He came to us as a 17 year old looking for a stage to perform his songs and stayed playing Friday nights for 18 months before heading off to Europe. He returned this year as a 20 year old with songs and vocal abilities that amaze everyone who has seen him. I’m not afraid to say he is the most exciting talent in Australian music today! So there will be a great selection of music from five totally different performers, which pretty much sums up what Pure Pop Records is about. PLUS! SENOR BBQ $12 DOORS 5PM
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LAMORT
AS PROGRAMMED BY METALBILLY & KISS OR KILL
INTERNAL NIGHTMARE
DECIMATUS
KREMATORIUM DEFILED
ZYPHLOYD
Wednesday 2 November
A devastating force is rising through the ranks of Australian metal……INTERNAL NIGHTMARE!!
Formed in 2007 out of a love of extreme music, heavy grooves and most importantly great songwriting and structure, the band has been building a solid reputation since its inception, having played the Tote during their journey, they’re back to help celebrate the 30th birthday celebrations. With a nod to the past, as well as a vision for the future, INTERNAL NIGHTMARE are poised for success now more than ever. If you haven’t checked out this band yet, get to this show….you will not be disappointed. $7. DOORS 7.30PM
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132972053473598
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COERCE announce their final two headline shows for the year, playing
Adelaide and Melbourne to celebrate the release of their ʻPrince Welfareʼ
single from their Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal ARIA award nominated
ʻEthereal Surrogate Saviourʼ album.
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