Northcote Scocial Club Gigs
Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12-8pm Monday to Friday and 4-8pm Saturday
Tickets at the NSC box office at 301 High St, Northcote or online from www.northcotesocialclub.com
Doors 9.30 Supports from 9.45 Headline acts from 10.45
All shows smoke free!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANDREW STRONG (Ireland) – two sets
Sun 2 April
Doors 9.30
Soul vocalist Andrew Strong, star of hit movie ‘The Commitments’, returns to Australia for his first tour since 1992. Expect to hear crowd favourites such as ‘Mustang Sally’, ‘In the Midnight Hour’, ‘Take Me To The River’ and many more.
$32.20+bf
$35 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.andrewstrong.com
GERLING (NSW) with special guest
Fri 24 March
Doors 9.30
With the release of their fourth long player imminent, appropriately entitled ‘4’, Gerling hit the road for a few select east coast dates in March and April to wet their toes again in the warm confines of club land after their jaunt on the Big Day Out through January. Gerling combine a love of electro and sequencing with live instruments and pop sensibility with those famous massive Gerling hooks that will certainly be commanding attention in 2006 and beyond.
$18+bf
$22 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gerling.net.au
DARREN HANLON (NSW) with Grand Salvo
Thu 23 March
Doors 9.30
Darren is making himself at home at the Northcote Social Club, with sold out shows last year with Jens Lekman and a highly popular Christmas show. Well Darren’s back at NSC, his last Melbourne show for six months. After this show he starts recording his new album, the follow-up to his hugely popular ‘Little Chills’ album, then he has more plans to tour Europe and the US later in the year.
$15+bf
$18 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.darrenhanlon.com
GIGS THIS WEEK
HUGH McGINLAY cd launch with The Morning Birds
Thu 2 March
Doors 9.30
Hugh McGinlay is an independent musician who has been a stalwart of the Melbourne music scene for the last ten years. ‘Good Looks’ is the first single from Hugh’s much-anticipated album ‘Second Guess’.
$6+bf
$8 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hughmcginlay.com
MEEBAR EP launch with The Kissingers
Fri 3 March
Doors 9.30
Local band Meebar released their debut EP ‘Nine Months Later’ in Dec 2004 to a receptive audience. Now a little more than nine months later, after a year sprinkled with interstate touring, some great supports slots and sold out shows they are giving birth to a new thematic EP ‘Will This Ever Be Again?’.
$8+bf
$10 at the door if still available.
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.meebar.com
SYMBIOSIS cd launch with The Steppers
Sat 4 March
Doors 9.30
Symbiosis is a core six piece (two guitars, drums, bass, hammond/wurly, flute/cello and vocals) with a two-piece horn section for this show. Their sound has been described as soul infused gyp-hop n rockin reggae with a splash of sea shanty. Their EP ‘Wishing Well’ was recorded last year at Sing Sing studios with acclaimed producer Andy Baldwin.
$8+bf
$10 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.symbiosis.net.au
GIG GUIDE
HUGH McGINLAY cd launch with The Morning Birds
Thu 2 March
Doors 9.30
Hugh McGinlay is an independent musician who has been a stalwart of the Melbourne music scene for the last ten years. ‘Good Looks’ is the first single from Hugh’s much-anticipated album ‘Second Guess’.
$6+bf
$8 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hughmcginlay.com
MEEBAR EP launch with The Kissingers
Fri 3 March
Doors 9.30
Local band Meebar released their debut EP ‘Nine Months Later’ in Dec 2004 to a receptive audience. Now a little more than nine months later, after a year sprinkled with interstate touring, some great supports slots and sold out shows they are giving birth to a new thematic EP ‘Will This Ever Be Again?’.
$8+bf
$10 at the door if still available.
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.meebar.com
SYMBIOSIS cd launch with The Steppers
Sat 4 March
Doors 9.30
Symbiosis is a core six piece (two guitars, drums, bass, hammond/wurly, flute/cello and vocals) with a two-piece horn section for this show. Their sound has been described as soul infused gyp-hop n rockin reggae with a splash of sea shanty. Their EP ‘Wishing Well’ was recorded last year at Sing Sing studios with acclaimed producer Andy Baldwin.
$8+bf
$10 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.symbiosis.net.au
KRIS DEMEANOR AND HIS CRACK BAND featuring Chantal Vitalis (Canada) with Ann Vriend (Canada)
Wed 8 March
Doors 9.30
“The Canadian Spectacular” features three Canadian performers heading out to Australia to perform at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and this club show in the week before the Commonwealth games. Kris has toured Australia three previous times and performed at Woodford folk festival, The Mount Beauty Music Muster and more.
$13+bf
$15 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.krisdemeanor.com
GYROSCOPE (WA) with Grand Fatal and Angela’s Dish
Thu 9 March
Doors 9.30
With their powerful shows and emotionally charged songs, Perth’s Gyroscope head out on their ‘Around The World In 27 Days’ national tour featuring Grand Fatal and Angela’s Dish. Their new album ‘Are You Involved?’ is out now
$19+bf
$21 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gyroscope.com.au
GYROSCOPE (WA) with Grand Fatal and Angela’s Dish
Fri 10 March
Doors 9.30
With their powerful shows and emotionally charged songs, Perth’s Gyroscope head out on their ‘Around The World In 27 Days’ national tour featuring Grand Fatal and Angela’s Dish. Their new album ‘Are You Involved?’ is out now.
$19+bf
$21 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gyroscope.com.au
JENS LEKMAN (Sweden) with Guy Blackman
Sat 11 March
Doors 9.30
Swedish pop crooner Jens Lekman’s popularity sky-rocketed after his national tour with Darren Hanlon in May 2005. With much anticipation, he returns to Australia for a headline tour in support of his recently released compilation album ‘Oh You’re So Silent Jens’ on Spunk records. Jens will be playing with a full band made up of Australian musicians.
$32+bf – selling fast!
$35 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jenslekman.com
PAJO (USA) with Jack Ladder
Sun 12 March (Labour day eve)
Doors 9.30
Multi-instrumentalist David Pajo AKA Papa M and former guitarist in legendary US bands Slint and Tortoise returns to Australia for a national tour to perform tracks from his self-titled (’Pajo’) folk album of last year. Dave will be performing these shows partly on his own and partly as a duo.
$20+bf
$22 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.papa-m.com
THE BLACK SEEDS (NZ) with Diafrix
Mon 13 March (Labour day holiday)
Doors 9.30
NZ dub reggae band The Black Seeds return to perform at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and the head to Melbourne for this Labour day holiday show. Their album ‘Keep On Pushing’ is out now.
$25+bf
$28 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theblackseeds.com
CHRIS WHILE AND JULIE MATTHEWS (UK) with special guest
Wed 15 March
Doors 9.30
English folk duo Chris While and Julie Matthews are touring from the UK to perform at the Port Fairy Folk Festival and then will head to Melbourne for this club show.
$18+bf
$20 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.whileandmatthews.co.uk
LOU BARLOW (USA) with special guest
Thu 16 March
Doors 9.30
Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Folk Implosion) returns to Australia as a member of the recently reformed original line-up of Dinosaur Jr. He follows up the band shows with these solo performances.
$25+bf
$28 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.myspace.com/loubarlow
LOU BARLOW (USA) with special guest
Fri 17 March
Doors 9.30
Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Folk Implosion) returns to Australia as a member of the recently reformed original line-up of Dinosaur Jr. He follows up the band shows with these solo performances.
$25+bf
$28 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.myspace.com/loubarlow
PIVOT (NSW) with Because of Ghosts
Sat 18 March
Doors 9.30
Sydney instrumental band Pivot return to Melbourne for a their first tour of 2006. Their debut album ‘Make Me Love You’ was nominated for a JJJ award for best album of 2005.
$12+bf
$15 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.pivotisagoodboy.com
KK NULL (Japan) with Western Grey
Sun 19 March
Doors 9.30
KK Null is a composer, guitarist, singer, mastermind of Zeni Geva and electronic wizard. One of the top names in Japanese noise music and in a larger context, one of the great cult artists in experimental music since early 80’s.
$15+bf
$18 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.kknull.com
WAGONS with Angie Hart
Wed 22 March
Doors 9.30
With the return of Steve ‘Harmony’ Hassett from overseas, Wagons have been in full lockdown mode combining talents to pen some new songs for their next record. Watch the new material creep into the sets this summer as the gentlemen of country rock touch your heart and warm your soul. This will be their final show before overseas travel.
$8+bf
$10 at the door if still available.
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.wagonsmusic.com
DARREN HANLON (NSW) with Grand Salvo
Thu 23 March
Doors 9.30
Darren is making himself at home at the Northcote Social Club, with sold out shows last year with Jens Lekman and a highly popular Christmas show. Well Darren’s back at NSC, his last Melbourne show for six months. After this show he starts recording his new album, the follow-up to his hugely popular ‘Little Chills’ album, then he has more plans to tour Europe and the US later in the year.
$15+bf
$18 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.darrenhanlon.com
GERLING (NSW) with special guest
Fri 24 March
Doors 9.30
With the release of their fourth long player imminent, appropriately entitled ‘4’, Gerling hit the road for a few select east coast dates in March and April to wet their toes again in the warm confines of club land after their jaunt on the Big Day Out through January. Gerling combine a love of electro and sequencing with live instruments and pop sensibility with those famous massive Gerling hooks that will certainly be commanding attention in 2006 and beyond.
$18+bf
$22 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gerling.net.au
DAMN ARMS with special guest
Sat 25 March
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$8+bf
$10 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.damnarms.com
SHOOGLENIFTY (Scotland) – two sets
Sun 26 March
Doors 9.30
Described amusingly as “hypnofolkadelia” and “acid croft”, Shooglenifty play progressive Celtic music from Scotland, re-inventing traditional melodies with shades of dub reggae and electronica. A beautiful, organic blend of fiddle, banjo and guitar over modern beats.
$25+bf
$30 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.shoogle.com
FOURTH FLOOR COLLAPSE cd launch with Sub-audible Hum
Wed 29 March
Doors 9.30
Perth band Fourth Floor Collapse relocated to Melbourne in 2005. Their new album ‘Books With Broken Spines’ is out through Creative Vibes. First single ‘Drink ‘til You Drown’ is out now.
$8+bf
$10 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.fourthfloorcollapse.com
TOBIAS CUMMINGS single launch with Dane Tucquet
Thu 30 March
Doors 9.30
There’s been a delay in Tobias Cummings’ follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut EP ‘You Incomplete Me’, but it’s all for a very good reason. In the interim Tobias has assembled a glorious band of musicians around him and has taken all the time necessary to compose his first album. Produced by Tim Whitten (The Necks, The Go-Betweens), this first single is just a taste of the album due for release (through In-Fidelity Records) in May 2006.
$8+bf
$10 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.tobiascummings.com
NOT DROWNING WAVING with special guest
Fri 31 March
Doors 9.30
Not Drowning Waving return to the live scene to follow up their acclaimed reformation show and appearance at Queenscliff Music Festival last year. The double disc retrospective ‘Through the One Last Door’ is out now.
$30+bf
$32 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.davidbridie.com.au
LEGENDS OF MOTORSPORT with special guest
Sat 1 April
Doors 9.30
With the Team Legends Business Affairs Department currently sifting through the multitude of million dollars offers being made to release the long awaited Legend of Motorsport debut album, the guys have decided to take a break from the relentless swathe of free lunches being thrust at them & play their last headline show for quite a while.
$10+bf
$12 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.legendsofmotorsport.com.au
ANDREW STRONG (Ireland) – two sets
Sun 2 April
Doors 9.30
Soul vocalist Andrew Strong, star of hit movie ‘The Commitments’, returns to Australia for his first tour since 1992. Expect to hear crowd favourites such as ‘Mustang Sally’, ‘In the Midnight Hour’, ‘Take Me To The River’ and many more.
$32.20+bf
$35 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.andrewstrong.com
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS (Ireland) with special guest
Fri 7 April
Doors 9.30
Ireland’s leading exponents of rock & roll, roots and soul, Hothouse Flowers are returning to Australia for a national tour in April 2006. Hothouse Flowers are: Fiachna O’ Braonain (Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Whistle & Backing Vocals), Liam O’Maonlai (Lead vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar & Bodhran), Kieran Kennedy (Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals), Dave Clarke (Drums & Percussion).
$47.30+bf
$50 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hothouseflowers.com
FRANCOIZ BREUT (France) with special guest
Sun 30 April
Doors 9.30
Acclaimed Gallic chanteuse Francoiz Breut is returning to Australia in support of her recently released stunning third album, ‘Une Saison Volée’. As with her previous two albums, the sounds are impossibly exotic, with Breut’s sultry & sexy vocals again transporting the listener on a cinematic journey, caressing each syllable with a languid, velvet touch.
$36+bf
$38 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
francoiz.breut.free.fr
