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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
All shows smoke free!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

*** The NSC is chuffed to announce the opening of The Deck - the new extension of the dining and kitchen area. A comfy, good-lookin’ heated outdoor deck area overlooking the treetops of Northcote. Dinner every night from 6pm, lunch Friday thru Sunday from midday. Enjoy a cold beverage with a sunset view, or grab a pre-gig meal.

ANGIE HART with special guest
Thu 13 July
Doors 9.30
Through albums with Frente, work with Splendid and most recently contributions to Holidays On Ice, Angie Hart is a name that is synonymous with quality Australian music and songwriting. Angie has spent the best part of the last decade based in LA, where she has been writing and recording on many projects.2006 has seen Angie make a permanent return to her home town of Melbourne. Since then she has been writing in earnest towards her first ever solo album. Contributing writers towards the album to date include mutli ARIA award winning artist Ben Lee, Jesse Tobias (who co-wrote Morrissey’s current smash You Have Killed Me) and Craig Ross (Patti Griffin, Spoon amongst many others) and Dean Manning from Holidays On Ice. Come join Angie and special guests where she will reveal the fruits of her labours in this special preview show.
$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.myspace.com/angiehart

CUSTOM KINGS EP launch with Jaimi Faulkner Band
Sat 8 July
Doors 9.30
It’s been a long time coming but Melbourne’s Custom Kings are back with their wonderfully addictive new single ‘Swimming In The Darkness’ which in true Custom Kings style draws influences from blues, folk, hip-hop and roots. This track is the first taster of their forthcoming EP ‘Merchant Songs’, the much anticipated follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed debut EP ‘Where Do They Go?’ which saw them glowingly compared to everyone from Jack Johnson to G Love & Special Sauce and Nick Drake. Lead radio track ‘Spin My Thread’ went on to become a Triple J staple, and afforded the Kings much peer acclaim resulting in national support slots with The Cat Empire, John Butler Trio, Ash Grunwald and Michael Franti.
$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.customkings.com.au

THE AUDREYS (SA) with The Yearlings
Wed 19 July
Doors 8.30
Second show by popular demand! Following the critically acclaimed release of their debut album ‘Between Last Night & Us’, The Audreys are pleased to announce that they have licensed the album for a release in Canada. The album will be released on True North Records on June 20th, with a Canadian tour to happen in support of the record. The band will also tour the UK, France and Russia from May through to July, which will include performances at various Festivals including the Brighton Festival Fringe in the UK. Meanwhile in Australia, The Audreys have released their first single ‘Oh Honey’ which has been well received with strong support from Triple J and community radio, earning them album of the week slots on various stations around the country.
$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.theaudreys.com.au

LIZ STRINGER cd launch with Jordie Lane
Thu 29 June
Doors 9.30
Melbourne based original acoustic contemporary folk singer Liz Stringer is celebrating the release of her debut album ‘Soon’. Hand picked from the pack by touring circuit staple, Mia Dyson, Liz is truly a very special find. Her innate musicality merged with a true story tellers soul, makes for a powerful and distinctive style. A new comer to the Melbourne’s music district, Liz has a ground swell of interest within the independent and greater music industry, forged by her unique style.
$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.lizstringer.com

GIGS THIS WEEK

HUGH CORNWELL (THE STRANGLERS) with Andy Clockwise
Thu 15 June
Doors 9.30
Hugh Cornwell, the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the Stranglers, enjoyed massive success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles in the 17-year period that he was in the band. The Stranglers etched themselves into the nation’s musical psyche with many hit singles, including ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Golden Brown’, ‘Always The Sun’, ‘Grip’, ‘Nice N’ Sleazy’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Walk On By’, ‘Strange Little Girl’ and ‘Skin Deep’. In March 2004 Hugh completed his new album ‘Beyond Elysian Fields’ in New Orleans and NYC with Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket) and Tony Visconti.
$20+bf – selling fast!
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hughcornwell.com

EPICURE with The Underminers (Fri) & Dan Sultan (Sat)
Fri 16 & Sat 17 June
Doors 9.30
Ballarat’s favourite sons, Epicure present the next single, which also happens to be the title track, off their critically acclaimed second album ‘Main Street’. Having just completed a regional tour and the 2nd Annual ‘Warm Up For Winter’ festival, the band are back to play a few select shows around the country.
$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.epicuretheband.com

HOLLY THROSBY (NSW) with Guy Blackman
Sun 18 June
Doors 9.30
Holly Throsby plays her first local shows in six months, previewing her new single ‘Making A Fire’ and forthcoming album ‘Under The Town’. It’s the follow up to the album ‘On Night’ and the songs are rich in literary detail and some of the most intimate holly has written. Since the release of ‘On Night’, Holly’s voice has developed into a stronger more evocative instrument. This could be the result of plenty of practice live and/or more confidence in her craft. Whatever the case we like it very much. This confidence was apparent on Holly’s cover of ‘Not The Girl You Think You Are’ from the Neil and Tim Finn tribute ‘She Will Have Her Way’.
$10+bf – selling fast
$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.hollythrosby.com

GIG GUIDE

HUGH CORNWELL (THE STRANGLERS) with Andy Clockwise
Thu 15 June
Doors 9.30
Hugh Cornwell, the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the Stranglers, enjoyed massive success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles in the 17-year period that he was in the band. The Stranglers etched themselves into the nation’s musical psyche with many hit singles, including ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Golden Brown’, ‘Always The Sun’, ‘Grip’, ‘Nice N’ Sleazy’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Walk On By’, ‘Strange Little Girl’ and ‘Skin Deep’. In March 2004 Hugh completed his new album ‘Beyond Elysian Fields’ in New Orleans and NYC with Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket) and Tony Visconti.
$20+bf – selling fast!
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hughcornwell.com

EPICURE with The Underminers (Fri) & Dan Sultan (Sat)
Fri 16 & Sat 17 June
Doors 9.30
Ballarat’s favourite sons, Epicure present the next single, which also happens to be the title track, off their critically acclaimed second album ‘Main Street’. Having just completed a regional tour and the 2nd Annual ‘Warm Up For Winter’ festival, the band are back to play a few select shows around the country.
$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.epicuretheband.com

HOLLY THROSBY (NSW) with Guy Blackman
Sun 18 June
Doors 9.30
Holly Throsby plays her first local shows in six months, previewing her new single ‘Making A Fire’ and forthcoming album ‘Under The Town’. It’s the follow up to the album ‘On Night’ and the songs are rich in literary detail and some of the most intimate holly has written. Since the release of ‘On Night’, Holly’s voice has developed into a stronger more evocative instrument. This could be the result of plenty of practice live and/or more confidence in her craft. Whatever the case we like it very much. This confidence was apparent on Holly’s cover of ‘Not The Girl You Think You Are’ from the Neil and Tim Finn tribute ‘She Will Have Her Way’.
$10+bf – selling fast
$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.hollythrosby.com

THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH with CW Stoneking and his Primitive Horn Orchestra
Thu 22 June
Doors 9.30
Fifteen years, three CDs and four overseas tours later The Band Who Knew Too Much are set to miss eight weeks of the footy season yet again. Yes, the Scandinavian summer beckons again with a string of pub and festival gigs in Denmark, Sweden and of course Amsterdam. Exciting Australian songs propelled by energetic jazz-like woodchop rhythm, add some strong local lyric with gang vocal delivery and their unique sound is complete. To catch the Band for a farewell night to remember, come down to the NSC (home ground advantage) and farewell them in style. A serious hoedown not to be missed.
$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.tbwktm.com

LUCID cd launch with Emily Ulman
Fri 23 June
Doors 9.30
Five piece Melbourne band, Lucid delivers simple, yet infectious acoustic pop which features the stellar harmonies of the two female lead vocalists/violinists, Louise McCarthy and Elizabeth Moran. Their new EP ‘You Stole’ is yet to be released in Australia, but has already been signed/released in the UK, Germany and Korea.
$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.lucidmusic.com.au

THE HOT LIES (SA) with the Getaway Plan
Sat 24 June
Doors 9.30
Adelaide punk rockers The Hot Lies are set to take their acclaimed live show back on the road for their ‘Tell Me Goodnight’ national tour. The latest single from the band’s EP ‘Heart Attacks And Callous Acts’ has already started making a major dent at radio/TV networks around the country, having spent more than 30 weeks in the ARIA Top 100. The Hot Lies have been writing for their debut album and expect to treat fans to a taste of some new tracks on the tour. The new tunes clearly retain the bands’ trademark blend of melody and venom, and did someone say hooks?
$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.thehotlies.com

LIZ STRINGER cd launch with Jordie Lane
Thu 29 June
Doors 9.30
Melbourne based original acoustic contemporary folk singer Liz Stringer is celebrating the release of her debut album ‘Soon’. Hand picked from the pack by touring circuit staple, Mia Dyson, Liz is truly a very special find. Her innate musicality merged with a true story tellers soul, makes for a powerful and distinctive style. A new comer to the Melbourne’s music district, Liz has a ground swell of interest within the independent and greater music industry, forged by her unique style.
$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.lizstringer.com

KID CONFUCIUS (NSW) with LABJACD
Fri 30 June
Doors 9.30
Nine-piece Sydney based band Kid Confucius boldly go where few groups have gone before: they deftly bridge the gap between old school Soul and modern hip hop whilst remaining wholly within the live arena. Sounding like a Detroit era Motown record produced and mixed with the aesthetic of a banging hip hop album, Kid Confucius are set to send tremors through the very foundations of hip hop, pop and live rock. Expect a sound that conjures a Marvin Gaye soul symphony performed by the Beatles and conducted by Kanye West with a live show to match.
$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.kidconfucius.com

SODASTREAM album launch with Because of Ghosts
Sat 1 July
Doors 9.30
Australian indie legends Sodastream celebrate the release of their fourth studio album. ‘Reservations’ is a bittersweet yet beautiful offering from band members Karl Smith and Pete Cohen, featuring a string of star-studded guests including Marty Brown (Art of Fighting), Libby Chow (Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set), Biddy Connor (Disaster Plan), J Walker (Machine Translations) and Zoe Randell (Grand Salvo). The highly anticipated album features Sodastream’s trademark shuffling drums and bubbling basslines, haunting vocals and an overall feel of slow building, harmony-driven melancholy.
$14+bf
$16 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sodastream.net.au

SODASTREAM album launch with Khancoban
Sun 2 July
Doors 8.30
Australian indie legends Sodastream celebrate the release of their fourth studio album. ‘Reservations’ is a bittersweet yet beautiful offering from band members Karl Smith and Pete Cohen, featuring a string of star-studded guests including Marty Brown (Art of Fighting), Libby Chow (Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set), Biddy Connor (Disaster Plan), J Walker (Machine Translations) and Zoe Randell (Grand Salvo). The highly anticipated album features Sodastream’s trademark shuffling drums and bubbling basslines, haunting vocals and an overall feel of slow building, harmony-driven melancholy.
$14+bf
$16 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sodastream.net.au

FELICITY URQUHART with Karl Broadie
Wed 5 July
Doors 8.30
Felicity Urquhart has spent the past few years writing songs for her latest album ‘My Life’. It’s a little bit country, with loads of integrity, a touch of roots and a whole lot of class. Her musical roots are as true as they come – growing up influenced by country music icons in her hometown of Tamworth – where she set her sights firmly on making music. ‘My Life’ is a modern country music album and elevates Felicity into the top rank of Oz country vocalists alongside Kasey Chambers & Troy Casser-Daley.
$14+bf
$17 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.felicityurquhart.com

SNOG album launch with Tankt and DJs
Fri 7 July
Doors 9.30
Snog are pioneering legends of Australian underground electro. They surface from their bunker to play one show in Melbourne to launch their new album ‘Snog Vs. The Faecal Juggernaut Of Mass Culture’ before leaving to tour the US, Europe and Russia. Is their new record the most angry “electronic” and yet darkly humourous album ever recorded? All the spit and bile of Mr. Johnny Rotten delivered with the cabaret style of a dysfunctional Lee Hazlewood. old-school electro sequences, glam-rock guitars and one of the most truly subversive albums you are ever likely to hear.
$12+bf
$14 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/snogtheband

CUSTOM KINGS EP launch with Jaimi Faulkner Band
Sat 8 July
Doors 9.30
It’s been a long time coming but Melbourne’s Custom Kings are back with their wonderfully addictive new single ‘Swimming In The Darkness’ which in true Custom Kings style draws influences from blues, folk, hip-hop and roots. This track is the first taster of their forthcoming EP ‘Merchant Songs’, the much anticipated follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed debut EP ‘Where Do They Go?’ which saw them glowingly compared to everyone from Jack Johnson to G Love & Special Sauce and Nick Drake. Lead radio track ‘Spin My Thread’ went on to become a Triple J staple, and afforded the Kings much peer acclaim resulting in national support slots with The Cat Empire, John Butler Trio, Ash Grunwald and Michael Franti.
$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.customkings.com.au

ANGIE HART with special guest
Thu 13 July
Doors 9.30
Through albums with Frente, work with Splendid and most recently contributions to Holidays On Ice, Angie Hart is a name that is synonymous with quality Australian music and songwriting. Angie has spent the best part of the last decade based in LA, where she has been writing and recording on many projects.2006 has seen Angie make a permanent return to her home town of Melbourne. Since then she has been writing in earnest towards her first ever solo album. Contributing writers towards the album to date include mutli ARIA award winning artist Ben Lee, Jesse Tobias (who co-wrote Morrissey’s current smash You Have Killed Me) and Craig Ross (Patti Griffin, Spoon amongst many others) and Dean Manning from Holidays On Ice. Come join Angie and special guests where she will reveal the fruits of her labours in this special preview show.
$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.myspace.com/angiehart

LIMITED EXPRESS (HAS GONE?) from Japan with Turnpike
Fri 14 July
Doors 9.30
Following a highly successful tour of Australia in 2005 (with The Rogers Sisters), Limited Express (Has Gone?) return to Australia to headline Brisbane’s massive Soobiesta! Festival in July before heading south. Limited Express (Has Gone?) are one of the hottest young bands to emerge from Japan’s famous Kansai art-punk scene. In 1998 guitarist Jinichiro Iida and bassist/singer Yukari formed Limited Express (Has Gone?) in order to make “exploding grooves” in music. Their second album ‘Makes You Dance’ was released in 2005 - a beautifully chaotic vision of pop and noise that quickly lived up to its title.
$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.limited-ex.com

MATES OF STATE (USA) with special guest
Sat 15 July
Doors 9.30
Mates Of State is the husband/wife duo of Kori Gardner (organ, vocals) and Jason Hammel (drums, vocals). They quit their day jobs in 2001, got married, and hit the road bringing their love to the rest of the world. Five years later and the duo have delivered their most celebrated release to date. ‘Bring It Back’ is instantly enchanting, drawing you in at once with hook stacked upon incredible, undeniable hook. Though a duo, they never fail to generate an abundance of melody and harmony via monster, bass-heavy organ, creative drumming, and alternately lushly layered and playfully dueling vocals. Mates Of State head to Australia for the very first time for just three shows along the East Coast.
$34+bf – selling fast!
$36 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.matesofstate.com

THE AUDREYS (SA) with The Yearlings
Wed 19 & Thurs 20 July
Doors 8.30
Following the critically acclaimed release of their debut album ‘Between Last Night & Us’, The Audreys are pleased to announce that they have licensed the album for a release in Canada. The album will be released on True North Records on June 20th, with a Canadian tour to happen in support of the record. The band will also tour the UK, France and Russia from May through to July, which will include performances at various festivals including the Brighton Festival Fringe in the UK. Meanwhile in Australia, The Audreys have released their first single ‘Oh Honey’ which has been well received with strong support from Triple J and community radio, earning them album of the week slots on various stations around the country.
$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.theaudreys.com.au

THE FAUVES album launch with special guest
Fri 21 July
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$14+bf
$16 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thefauves.com

ALL INDIA RADIO album launch with special guest
Sat 22 July
Doors 9.30
Three years since their acclaimed ARIA nominated 2003 self titled album, All India Radio are back with their fourth album titled ‘Echo Other’. Guests on the album include Marcel Borrack and Selena Cross. ‘Echo Other’ has already made an impression in the USA - the band have just been signed to Minty Fresh, the famous Chicago based label, home of Veruca Salt, The Cardigans, Tahiti 80, Bettie Serveet and the legendary Papas Fritas.
$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.allindiaradio.com.au

DON WALKER & THE SF’S featuring Red Rivers – album launch
Sun 23 July
Doors 8.30
More info soon
$22+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.donwalker.com.au

TRIOSK (NSW) album launch with Qua
Wed 26 July
Doors 8.30
Laurence Pike (Drums), Adrian Klumpes (Piano/Keyboards) and Ben Waples (Double/Electric Bass) are three improvisers who came together searching for something beyond the conventions of the jazz trio. They continue to look for new ways to combine the sound and unity of purpose of a great piano trio with the textures and processes of minimalism and electronic music. This can involve layering of both acoustic and electronic sounds and manipulating the natural sounds of their instruments. In a live setting, Triosk fluctuate between the atmospheric sound scapes of their recorded work, and high-energy minimalist improvisations dedicated to the exploration of the trio’s musical possibilities and limits.
$15+bf
$17 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.triosk.com

EMMA HEENEY album launch with The Guild League
Thurs 27 July
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$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.emmaheeney.com

NICK MURPHY AND SHYLO album launch with special guest
Fri 28 July
Doors 9.30
Well known as a key founding member of Melbourne bent rock pop favourites The Anyones, Nick Murphy has ventured out on his own with this debut solo release, ‘Breaking The Light’. This, his first solo collection of songs, highlights Nick’s flexibility and depth of experience as a songwriter and musician, singing and playing the majority of parts himself. After three years of touring around Australia and the US with The Anyones, Nick has come up with a bunch of songs reflecting a more personal and intimate writing style than previously.
$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.nickmurphy.com.au

CARUS (ACOUSTIC) with Loren
Tues 1 Aug
Doors 8.30
More info soon
$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.carus.com.au

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

***The Northcote Social Club is proud to announce the opening of The Deck – our new dining / beer garden area! New kitchen, new menu, same great service and atmosphere.

ANGIE HART with special guest
Thu 13 July
Doors 9.30
Through albums with Frente, work with Splendid and most recently contributions to Holidays On Ice, Angie Hart is a name that is synonymous with quality Australian music and songwriting. Angie has spent the best part of the last decade based in LA, where she has been writing and recording on many projects. 2006 has seen Angie make a permanent return to her home town of Melbourne. Since then she has been writing in earnest towards her first ever solo album. Contributing writers towards the album to date include multi ARIA award winning artist Ben Lee, Jesse Tobias (who co-wrote Morrissey’s current smash ‘You Have Killed Me’) and Craig Ross (Patti Griffin, Spoon amongst many others) and Dean Manning from Holidays On Ice. Come join Angie and special guests where she will reveal the fruits of her labours in this special preview show.
$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.myspace.com/angiehart

NICK MURPHY AND SHYLO album launch with special guest
Fri 28 July
Doors 9.30
Well known as a key founding member of Melbourne bent rock pop favourites The Anyones, Nick Murphy has ventured out on his own with this debut solo release, ‘Breaking The Light’. This, his first solo collection of songs, highlights Nick’s flexibility and depth of experience as a songwriter and musician, singing and playing the majority of parts himself. After three years of touring around Australia and the US with The Anyones, Nick has come up with a bunch of songs reflecting a more personal and intimate writing style than previously.
$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.nickmurphy.com.au

FELICITY URQUHART with Karl Broadie
Wed 5 July
Doors 8.30
Felicity Urquhart has spent the past few years writing songs for her latest album ‘My Life’. It’s a little bit country, with loads of integrity, a touch of roots and a whole lot of class. Her musical roots are as true as they come – growing up influenced by country music icons in her hometown of Tamworth – where she set her sights firmly on making music. ‘My Life’ is a modern country music album and elevates Felicity into the top rank of Oz country vocalists alongside Kasey Chambers & Troy Casser-Daley.
$14+bf
$17 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.felicityurquhart.com

LUCID cd launch with special guest
Fri 23 June
Doors 9.30
Five piece Melbourne band, Lucid delivers simple, yet infectious acoustic pop which features the stellar harmonies of the two female lead vocalists/violinists, Louise McCarthy and Elizabeth Moran. Their new EP ‘You Stole’ is yet to be released in Australia, but has already been signed/released in the UK, Germany and Korea.
$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.lucidmusic.com.au

GIGS THIS WEEK

THE RED PAINTINGS (QLD) with Vanlustbader
Thu 8 June
Doors 9.30
Brisbane orchestral sci-fi art rockers The Red Paintings have built an exciting reputation for their unique live shows. Shows involve kabuki and geisha dolls projecting a disturbing collage of images over themselves, Virgin Mary and alien life-size statues and iconography, inviting audience members to paint on blank canvases and an eclectic blend of instrumentation. Bring out the paint brushes because it’s going to be one huge collaboration of colour, craziness and fun.
$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.theredpaintings.com

SNOWMAN (WA) with special guest
Fri 9 June
Doors 9.30
Perth’s Snowman follow up their recent tour supporting The Liars with their own Melbourne headline show. Taking influence from visual art such as film and performance as well as music and noise art, Snowman mangle together everything and anything to create the Snowman sound. Strange melodic psychedelic punk- rockabilly meets hypnotic rhythms, abstract lyrics, chain saw violin and eerie soundtrack noise. Snowman have just finished recording their debut album with Dave Parkin at Blackbird Studio. It promises to be a collection of the bizarre and the curious, songs about life in a small city, social claustrophobia, dark tales based on a true story but twisted, bent and beaten into submission and crammed onto a thin circular piece of plastic.
$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.thesnowmanempire.com

TRANS AM (USA) with City City City
Sat 10 June
Doors 9.30
Formed in 1993, Trans Am remains the trio of Nathan Means (bass, keyboards, vocals), Phil Manley (guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals) and Sebastian Thompson (drums, vocals, bass, guitar, programming). Over the course of six albums and three EPs, Trans Am have pleased and confounded critics with their ever-changing music style. From their most Deutsch-influenced self-titled debut to ‘Futureworld’, their 80’s inspired super-synth pop tunes to the raw rock of ‘Red Line’, their musical style has always varied. Touring for at least six months of every year, Trans Am are a consistent draw throughout the world
$30+bf – selling fast!
$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.transband.com

‘CROXTON NEAPOLITAN’ showcase featuring Dan Warner, Marcel Borrack and Sarah Carroll
Sun 11 June (Queen’s Birthday holiday eve)
Doors 9.30
‘Croxton Neapolitan’ is a showcase tour to promote three of Croxton Record’s recording artists - Dan Warner, Sarah Carroll and Marcel Borrack. Dan Warner’s album ‘A Likeness Of You’ came out mid 2005 and won rave reviews around the country. Marcel Borrack has just released his second album for Croxton ‘I Was Only Dreaming’ and already it is gaining strong support at radio and received a 4 star review in The Age. Sarah Carroll has been busy recording her debut album since the sad demise of much loved girl band GIT - titled ‘Yippee’, it is due for release in June.
$12+bf
$14 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.croxtonrecords.com

GIG GUIDE

THE RED PAINTINGS (QLD) with Vanlustbader
Thu 8 June
Doors 9.30
Brisbane orchestral sci-fi art rockers The Red Paintings have built an exciting reputation for their unique live shows. Shows involve kabuki and geisha dolls projecting a disturbing collage of images over themselves, Virgin Mary and alien life-size statues and iconography, inviting audience members to paint on blank canvases and an eclectic blend of instrumentation. Bring out the paint brushes because it’s going to be one huge collaboration of colour, craziness and fun.
$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.theredpaintings.com

SNOWMAN (WA) with special guest
Fri 9 June
Doors 9.30
Perth’s Snowman follow up their recent tour supporting The Liars with their own Melbourne headline show. Taking influence from visual art such as film and performance as well as music and noise art, Snowman mangle together everything and anything to create the Snowman sound. Strange melodic psychedelic punk- rockabilly meets hypnotic rhythms, abstract lyrics, chain saw violin and eerie soundtrack noise. Snowman have just finished recording their debut album with Dave Parkin at Blackbird Studio. It promises to be a collection of the bizarre and the curious, songs about life in a small city, social claustrophobia, dark tales based on a true story but twisted, bent and beaten into submission and crammed onto a thin circular piece of plastic.
$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.thesnowmanempire.com

TRANS AM (USA) with City City City
Sat 10 June
Doors 9.30
Formed in 1993, Trans Am remains the trio of Nathan Means (bass, keyboards, vocals), Phil Manley (guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals) and Sebastian Thompson (drums, vocals, bass, guitar, programming). Over the course of six albums and three EPs, Trans Am have pleased and confounded critics with their ever-changing music style. From their most Deutsch-influenced self-titled debut to ‘Futureworld’, their 80’s inspired super-synth pop tunes to the raw rock of ‘Red Line’, their musical style has always varied. Touring for at least six months of every year, Trans Am are a consistent draw throughout the world
$30+bf – selling fast!
$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.transband.com

‘CROXTON NEAPOLITAN’ showcase featuring Dan Warner, Marcel Borrack and Sarah Carroll
Sun 11 June (Queen’s Birthday holiday eve)
Doors 9.30
‘Croxton Neapolitan’ is a showcase tour to promote three of Croxton Record’s recording artists - Dan Warner, Sarah Carroll and Marcel Borrack. Dan Warner’s album ‘A Likeness Of You’ came out mid 2005 and won rave reviews around the country. Marcel Borrack has just released his second album for Croxton ‘I Was Only Dreaming’ and already it is gaining strong support at radio and received a 4 star review in The Age. Sarah Carroll has been busy recording her debut album since the sad demise of much loved girl band GIT - titled ‘Yippee’, it is due for release in June.
$12+bf
$14 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.croxtonrecords.com

HUGH CORNWELL (THE STRANGLERS) with Andy Clockwise
Thu 15 June
Doors 9.30
Hugh Cornwell, the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the Stranglers, enjoyed massive success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles in the 17-year period that he was in the band. The Stranglers etched themselves into the nation’s musical psyche with many hit singles, including ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Golden Brown’, ‘Always The Sun’, ‘Grip’, ‘Nice N’ Sleazy’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Walk On By’, ‘Strange Little Girl’ and ‘Skin Deep’. In March 2004 Hugh completed his new album ‘Beyond Elysian Fields’ in New Orleans and NYC with Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket) and Tony Visconti.
$20+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hughcornwell.com

EPICURE with The Underminers
Fri 16 June
Doors 9.30
Ballarat’s favourite sons, Epicure present the next single, which also happens to be the title track, off their critically acclaimed second album ‘Main Street’. Having just completed a regional tour and the 2nd Annual ‘Warm Up For Winter’ festival, the band are back to play a few select shows around the country.
$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.epicuretheband.com

EPICURE with Dan Sultan
Sat 17 June
Doors 9.30
Ballarat’s favourite sons, Epicure present the next single, which also happens to be the title track, off their critically acclaimed second album ‘Main Street’. Having just completed a regional tour and the 2nd Annual ‘Warm Up For Winter’ festival, the band are back to play a few select shows around the country.
$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.epicuretheband.com

HOLLY THROSBY (NSW) with Guy Blackman
Sun 18 June
Doors 9.30
Holly Throsby plays her first local shows in six months, previewing her new single ‘Making A Fire’ and forthcoming album ‘Under The Town’. It’s the follow up to the album ‘On Night’ and the songs are rich in literary detail and some of the most intimate holly has written. Since the release of ‘On Night’, Holly’s voice has developed into a stronger more evocative instrument. This could be the result of plenty of practice live and/or more confidence in her craft. Whatever the case we like it very much. This confidence was apparent on Holly’s cover of ‘Not The Girl You Think You Are’ from the Neil and Tim Finn tribute ‘She Will Have Her Way’.
$10+bf – selling fast
$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.hollythrosby.com

THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH with CW Stoneking and his Primitive Horn Orchestra
Thu 22 June
Doors 9.30
Fifteen years, three CDs and four overseas tours later The Band Who Knew Too Much are set to miss eight weeks of the footy season yet again. Yes, the Scandinavian summer beckons again with a string of pub and festival gigs in Denmark, Sweden and of course Amsterdam. Exciting Australian songs propelled by energetic jazz-like woodchop rhythm, add some strong local lyric with gang vocal delivery and their unique sound is complete. To catch the Band for a farewell night to remember, come down to the NSC (home ground advantage) and farewell them in style. A serious hoedown not to be missed.
$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.tbwktm.com

LUCID cd launch with special guest
Fri 23 June
Doors 9.30
Five piece Melbourne band, Lucid delivers simple, yet infectious acoustic pop which features the stellar harmonies of the two female lead vocalists/violinists, Louise McCarthy and Elizabeth Moran. Their new EP ‘You Stole’ is yet to be released in Australia, but has already been signed/released in the UK, Germany and Korea.
$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.lucidmusic.com.au

THE HOT LIES (SA) with the Getaway Plan
Sat 24 June
Doors 9.30
Adelaide punk rockers The Hot Lies are set to take their acclaimed live show back on the road for their ‘Tell Me Goodnight’ national tour. The latest single from the band’s EP ‘Heart Attacks And Callous Acts’ has already started making a major dent at radio/TV networks around the country, having spent more than 30 weeks in the ARIA Top 100. The Hot Lies have been writing for their debut album and expect to treat fans to a taste of some new tracks on the tour. The new tunes clearly retain the bands’ trademark blend of melody and venom, and did someone say hooks?
$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.thehotlies.com

LIZ STRINGER cd launch with special guest
Thu 29 June
Doors 9.30
Melbourne based original acoustic contemporary folk singer Liz Stringer is celebrating the release of her debut album ‘Soon’. Hand picked from the pack by touring circuit staple, Mia Dyson, Liz is truly a very special find. Her innate musicality merged with a true story tellers soul, makes for a powerful and distinctive style. A new comer to the Melbourne’s music district, Liz has a ground swell of interest within the independent and greater music industry, forged by her unique style.
$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.lizstringer.com

KID CONFUCIUS (NSW) with LABJACD
Fri 30 June
Doors 9.30
Nine-piece Sydney based band Kid Confucius boldly go where few groups have gone before: they deftly bridge the gap between old school Soul and modern hip hop whilst remaining wholly within the live arena. Sounding like a Detroit era Motown record produced and mixed with the aesthetic of a banging hip hop album, Kid Confucius are set to send tremors through the very foundations of hip hop, pop and live rock. Expect a sound that conjures a Marvin Gaye soul symphony performed by the Beatles and conducted by Kanye West with a live show to match.
$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.kidconfucius.com

SODASTREAM album launch with Because of Ghosts
Sat 1 July
Doors 9.30
Australian indie legends Sodastream celebrate the release of their fourth studio album. ‘Reservations’ is a bittersweet yet beautiful offering from band members Karl Smith and Pete Cohen, featuring a string of star-studded guests including Marty Brown (Art of Fighting), Libby Chow (Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set), Biddy Connor (Disaster Plan), J Walker (Machine Translations) and Zoe Randell (Grand Salvo). The highly anticipated album features Sodastream’s trademark shuffling drums and bubbling basslines, haunting vocals and an overall feel of slow building, harmony-driven melancholy.
$14+bf
$16 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sodastream.net.au

SODASTREAM album launch with Khancoban
Sun 2 July
Doors 8.30
Australian indie legends Sodastream celebrate the release of their fourth studio album. ‘Reservations’ is a bittersweet yet beautiful offering from band members Karl Smith and Pete Cohen, featuring a string of star-studded guests including Marty Brown (Art of Fighting), Libby Chow (Clare Bowditch and the Feeding Set), Biddy Connor (Disaster Plan), J Walker (Machine Translations) and Zoe Randell (Grand Salvo). The highly anticipated album features Sodastream’s trademark shuffling drums and bubbling basslines, haunting vocals and an overall feel of slow building, harmony-driven melancholy.
$14+bf
$16 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sodastream.net.au

FELICITY URQUHART with Karl Broadie
Wed 5 July
Doors 8.30
Felicity Urquhart has spent the past few years writing songs for her latest album ‘My Life’. It’s a little bit country, with loads of integrity, a touch of roots and a whole lot of class. Her musical roots are as true as they come – growing up influenced by country music icons in her hometown of Tamworth – where she set her sights firmly on making music. ‘My Life’ is a modern country music album and elevates Felicity into the top rank of Oz country vocalists alongside Kasey Chambers & Troy Casser-Daley.
$14+bf
$17 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.felicityurquhart.com

SNOG album launch with Tankt and DJs
Fri 7 July
Doors 9.30
Snog are pioneering legends of Australian underground electro. They surface from their bunker to play one show in Melbourne to launch their new album ‘Snog Vs. The Faecal Juggernaut Of Mass Culture’ before leaving to tour the US, Europe and Russia. Is their new record the most angry “electronic” and yet darkly humourous album ever recorded? All the spit and bile of Mr. Johnny Rotten delivered with the cabaret style of a dysfunctional Lee Hazlewood. old-school electro sequences, glam-rock guitars and one of the most truly subversive albums you are ever likely to hear.
$12+bf
$14 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/snogtheband

CUSTOM KINGS EP launch with special guest
Sat 8 July
Doors 9.30
It’s been a long time coming but Melbourne’s Custom Kings are back with their wonderfully addictive new single ‘Swimming In The Darkness’ which in true Custom Kings style draws influences from blues, folk, hip-hop and roots. This track is the first taster of their forthcoming EP ‘Merchant Songs’, the much anticipated follow up to the band’s critically acclaimed debut EP ‘Where Do They Go?’ which saw them glowingly compared to everyone from Jack Johnson to G Love & Special Sauce and Nick Drake. Lead radio track ‘Spin My Thread’ went on to become a Triple J staple, and afforded the Kings much peer acclaim resulting in national support slots with The Cat Empire, John Butler Trio, Ash Grunwald and Michael Franti.
$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.customkings.com.au

ANGIE HART with special guest
Thu 13 July
Doors 9.30
Through albums with Frente, work with Splendid and most recently contributions to Holidays On Ice, Angie Hart is a name that is synonymous with quality Australian music and songwriting. Angie has spent the best part of the last decade based in LA, where she has been writing and recording on many projects. 2006 has seen Angie make a permanent return to her home town of Melbourne. Since then she has been writing in earnest towards her first ever solo album. Contributing writers towards the album to date include multi ARIA award winning artist Ben Lee, Jesse Tobias (who co-wrote Morrissey’s current smash ‘You Have Killed Me’) and Craig Ross (Patti Griffin, Spoon amongst many others) and Dean Manning from Holidays On Ice. Come join Angie and special guests where she will reveal the fruits of her labours in this special preview show.
$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.myspace.com/angiehart

LIMITED EXPRESS (HAS GONE?) from Japan with Turnpike
Fri 14 July
Doors 9.30
Following highly successful tour of Australia in 2005 (with The Rogers Sisters), Limited Express (Has Gone?) return to Australia to headline Brisbane’s massive Soobiesta! Festival in July before heading south. Limited Express (Has Gone?) are one of the hottest young bands to emerge from Japan’s famous Kansai art-punk scene. In 1998 guitarist Jinichiro Iida and bassist/singer Yukari formed Limited Express (Has Gone?) in order to make “exploding grooves” in music. Their second album ‘Makes You Dance’ was released in 2005 - a beautifully chaotic vision of pop and noise that quickly lived up to its title.
$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.limited-ex.com

MATES OF STATE (USA) with special guest
Sat 15 July
Doors 9.30
Mates Of State is the husband/wife duo of Kori Gardner (organ, vocals) and Jason Hammel (drums, vocals). They quit their day jobs in 2001, got married, and hit the road bringing their love to the rest of the world. Five years later and the duo have delivered their most celebrated release to date. ‘Bring It Back’ is instantly enchanting, drawing you in at once with hook stacked upon incredible, undeniable hook. Though a duo, they never fail to generate an abundance of melody and harmony via monster, bass-heavy organ, creative drumming, and alternately lushly layered and playfully dueling vocals. Mates Of State head to Australia for the very first time for just three shows along the East Coast.
$34+bf – selling fast!
$36 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.matesofstate.com

THE AUDREYS (SA) with The Yearlings
Thu 20 July
Doors 9.30
Following the critically acclaimed release of their debut album ‘Between Last Night & Us’, The Audreys are pleased to announce that they have licensed the album for a release in Canada. The album will be released on True North Records on June 20th, with a Canadian tour to happen in support of the record. The band will also tour the UK, France and Russia from May through to July, which will include performances at various Festivals including the Brighton Festival Fringe in the UK. Meanwhile in Australia, The Audreys have released their first single ‘Oh Honey’ which has been well received with strong support from Triple J and community radio, earning them album of the week slots on various stations around the country.
$13+bf – selling fast!
$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.theaudreys.com.au

THE FAUVES album launch with special guest
Fri 21 July
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$14+bf on sale Mon 12th June
$16 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thefauves.com

ALL INDIA RADIO album launch with special guest
Sat 22 July
Doors 9.30
Three years since their acclaimed ARIA nominated 2003 self titled album, All India Radio are back with their fourth album titled ‘Echo Other’. Guests include Marcel Borrack and Selena Cross. ‘Echo Other’ has already made an impression in the USA - the band have just been signed to Minty Fresh, the famous Chicago based label, home of Veruca Salt, The Cardigans, Tahiti 80, Bettie Serveet and the legendary Papas Fritas.
$10+bf - on sale Mon 12th June
$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.allindiaradio.com.au

TRIOSK (NSW) album launch with Qua
Wed 26 July
Doors 8.30
Laurence Pike (Drums), Adrian Klumpes (Piano/Keyboards) and Ben Waples (Double/Electric Bass) are three improvisers who came together searching for something beyond the conventions of the jazz trio. They continue to look for new ways to combine the sound and unity of purpose of a great piano trio with the textures and processes of minimalism and electronic music. This can involve layering of both acoustic and electronic sounds and manipulating the natural sounds of their instruments. In a live setting, Triosk fluctuate between the atmospheric sound scapes of their recorded work, and high-energy minimalist improvisations dedicated to the exploration of the trio’s musical possibilities and limits.
$15+bf on sale Mon 5th June
$17 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.triosk.com

NICK MURPHY AND SHYLO album launch with special guest
Fri 28 July
Doors 9.30
Well known as a key founding member of Melbourne bent rock pop favourites The Anyones, Nick Murphy has ventured out on his own with this debut solo release, ‘Breaking The Light’. This, his first solo collection of songs, highlights Nick’s flexibility and depth of experience as a songwriter and musician, singing and playing the majority of parts himself. After three years of touring around Australia and the US with The Anyones, Nick has come up with a bunch of songs reflecting a more personal and intimate writing style than previously.
$10+bf - on sale Mon 5th June
$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.nickmurphy.com.au

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9486 1677
www.northcotesocialclub.com

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

MATES OF STATE (USA) with special guest
Sat 15 July
Doors 9.30
Mates Of State is the husband/wife duo of Kori Gardner (organ, vocals) and Jason Hammel (drums, vocals). They quit their day jobs in 2001, got married, and hit the road bringing their love to the rest of the world. Five years later and the duo have delivered their most celebrated release to date. ‘Bring It Back’ is instantly enchanting, drawing you in at once with hook stacked upon incredible, undeniable hook. Though a duo, they never fail to generate an abundance of melody and harmony via monster, bass-heavy organ, creative drumming, and alternately lushly layered and playfully dueling vocals.
Mates Of State head to Australia for the very first time for just three shows along the East Coast.
$34+bf
$36 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.matesofstate.com

DAN BRODIE AND THE GRIEVING WIDOWS with special guest
Fri 2 June
Doors 9.30
After spending the last four months writing songs for a new album (and in hiding after posting a song about Melbourne’s gangland murders on his Myspace site), Dan Brodie returns to the live scene for a show with new band The Grieving Widows. Dan’s first performance of the year will preview a new direction, some new songs and of course the new band! The night will also feature new interpretations of past faves from Dan Brodie and The Broken Arrows.
$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.dan-brodie.com

‘NEAPOLITAN CROXTON’ featuring DAN WARNER, Marcel Borrack and Sarah Carroll
Sun 11 June (Queen’s Birthday holiday eve)
Doors 9.30
‘Neapolitan Croxton’ is a showcase tour to promote three of Croxton Record’s recording artists - Dan Warner, Sarah Carroll and Marcel Borrack. Dan Warner’s album ‘A Likeness Of You’ came out mid 2005 and won rave reviews around the country. Marcel Borrack has just released his second album for Croxton ‘I Was Only Dreaming’ and already it is gaining strong support at radio and received a 4 star review in The Age. Sarah Carroll has been busy recording her debut album since the sad demise of much loved girl band GIT - titled ‘Yippee’, it is due for release in June.
$12+bf
$14 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.croxtonrecords.com

ESKIMO JOE (WA) with Red Jezebel – SOLD OUT!
Thu 18 & Fri 19 May
Both shows sold out!
www.eskimojoe.net

GIGS THIS WEEK

WILLOW cd launch with Jordie Lane
Wed 10 May
Doors 9.30
Willow follow up the success of their recent ‘Coast to Coast’ tour with the launch their new EP. Over summer they played on the main stage at The Pyramid Rock Festival alongside some of Australia’s most popular and respected acts, such as Grinspoon, The John Butler Trio and Xavier Rudd.
$8 at the door
www.willowgroove.com

BAY OF PIGS cd launch with Joel Silbersher, Tim Rogers and Dave Graney
Thu 11 May
Doors 9.30
Bay Of Pigs is a new project for Kev Garant (Deadset Friendlies / Largest Living Things) and Pete “Dr Pump” Lawler (Temperance Union / Crazy Baldheads / Weddings Parties Anything). Their debut release ‘For Lovers Only’ fuses an effortless and timeless soul groove to dixie-fried guitar. Live, the Bay Of Pigs show includes thoughtful musings on love and the human condition with a band who can play it slow and gentle then pick it up and get you up against the wall.
$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.mixmastersrecords.com.au

TRUE LIVE with special guest
Fri 12 & Sat 13th May
Doors 9.30
Bringing together some of Melbourne’s best groove, jazz, classical and hip hop performers, six piece ensemble True Live draw on hip hop, jungle and jazz to create something monstrous. With a three-piece string section, drums, keyboards and vocals, True Live have an original, organic sound.
$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.truelive.com.au

HELIGOLAND album launch with Maps
Sun 14 May
Doors 9.30
Collaborating with producer J. Walker (Machine Translations), Heligoland have come into their own with this, their second album. ‘A Street Between Us’ sees Heligoland continue their path of lush textures and soaring gentleness, but now, there is a more succinct attitude at work; an assured brevity. Karen Vogt’s vocals sparkle and ache with an empowering beauty over a subtle rhythm section and delicate, perfectly placed guitar lines.
$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.heligoland.org

SOMETHING FOR KATE (tour warm up show) with Donnie Dureau (Blueline Medic)
Tues 16 May
Doors 9.30
To celebrate the release of their new single ’Cigarettes And Suitcases’, Something For Kate are about to embark on their ’Sci-Fi Sunsets’ tour. The band plays a special warm up show at NSC - this is a great chance to see the band in an intimate setting.
$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.somethingforkate.com

GIG GUIDE

WILLOW cd launch with Jordie Lane
Wed 10 May
Doors 9.30
Willow follow up the success of their recent ‘Coast to Coast’ tour with the launch their new EP. Over summer they played on the main stage at The Pyramid Rock Festival alongside some of Australia’s most popular and respected acts, such as Grinspoon, The John Butler Trio and Xavier Rudd.
$8 at the door
www.willowgroove.com

BAY OF PIGS cd launch with Joel Silbersher, Tim Rogers and Dave Graney
Thu 11 May
Doors 9.30
Bay Of Pigs is a new project for Kev Garant (Deadset Friendlies / Largest Living Things) and Pete “Dr Pump” Lawler (Temperance Union / Crazy Baldheads / Weddings Parties Anything). Their debut release ‘For Lovers Only’ fuses an effortless and timeless soul groove to dixie-fried guitar. Live, the Bay Of Pigs show includes thoughtful musings on love and the human condition with a band who can play it slow and gentle then pick it up and get you up against the wall.
$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.mixmastersrecords.com.au

TRUE LIVE with special guest
Fri 12 & Sat 13th May
Doors 9.30
Bringing together some of Melbourne’s best groove, jazz, classical and hip hop performers, six piece ensemble True Live draw on hip hop, jungle and jazz to create something monstrous. With a three-piece string section, drums, keyboards and vocals, True Live have an original, organic sound.
$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.truelive.com.au

HELIGOLAND album launch with Maps
Sun 14 May
Doors 9.30
Collaborating with producer J. Walker (Machine Translations), Heligoland have come into their own with this, their second album. ‘A Street Between Us’ sees Heligoland continue their path of lush textures and soaring gentleness, but now, there is a more succinct attitude at work; an assured brevity. Karen Vogt’s vocals sparkle and ache with an empowering beauty over a subtle rhythm section and delicate, perfectly placed guitar lines.
$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.heligoland.org

SOMETHING FOR KATE (tour warm up show) with Donnie Dureau (Blueline Medic)
Tues 16 May
Doors 9.30
To celebrate the release of their new single ’Cigarettes And Suitcases’, Something For Kate are about to embark on their ’Sci-Fi Sunsets’ tour. The band plays a special warm up show at NSC - this is a great chance to see the band in an intimate setting.
$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.somethingforkate.com

BLARKE BAYER cd launch with Malakat and Snawklor
Wed 17 May
Doors 9.30
Blarke Bayer is the solo electronically processed guitar project of local Melbourne musician Ben Andrews from My Disco!, Clann Zu and Agents of Abhorrence. ‘The End Of You’ EP is 19:47 minutes of explored harmonic tones and atonal soundscapes, using heavily processed guitar as the primary source sound and manipulated full spectrum frequencies to build on droning motifs.
$6+bf
$7 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.numericalthief.com

ESKIMO JOE (WA) with Red Jezebel – SOLD OUT!
Thu 18 & Fri 19th May
Doors 9.30
Eskimo Joe returns to Melbourne to promote the first single off their new album, ‘Black Fingernails Red Wine’. This time round they are getting back to basics and playing venues that get them close to their audience. It is all about getting the music to the fans up close and personal. There will be no other shows added to this tour so get in quick and don’t miss out on chance to see Eskimo Joe in a way that you may never experience again. Not only that but every person that attends one of these rare shows has the chance to get there hands on a limited release recording only available at the gigs.
SOLD OUT!
www.eskimojoe.net

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sat 20 & Sun 21st May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking.
$25+bf – selling fast!
$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.dieselmusic.com.au

SHANE NICHOLSON cd launch with Angus and Julia Stone
Wed 24 May
Doors 9.30
Singer songwriter Shane Nicholson launches his new album. ‘Faith & Science’ is Shane’s long awaited second album and is a confident, diverse and finely crafted collection of tunes that were given the time to grow up and find their own feet. Intimate, confessional and dripping with raw honesty, his second solo release features contributions from Diesel and members of Midnight Oil.
$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.shanenicholson.com

PAUL GREENE album launch with Dallas Frasca
Thu 25 May
Doors 9.30
Singer / songwriter and former Olympic athlete Paul Greene plays self-penned folk pop tunes blending blues rhythms with rock, country and pop. A one-man show, Greene backs his earthy voice (that some have compared to Jeff Buckley with a touch of Paul Kelly) with stomp box, guitar and harmonica.
$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.paul-greene.com

LOVE OUTSIDE ANDROMEDA with The Inches
Fri 26 May
Doors 9.30
Love Outside Andromeda return to celebrate the release of their radio single ‘Measuring Tape’ from their soon to be released album ‘Longing Was A Safe Place To Hide’, produced by Tony Cohen and Russell Fawcus.
$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.loveoutsideandromeda.com

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with Gin Club (Sat) and La Huva (Sun) – SOLD OUT!
Sat 27 & Sun 28th May
Doors 9.30
Youth Group return to Melbourne to celebrate the success of their new single ‘Forever Young’. 2006 is gearing up to be a very hectic year for the band as they’re heading overseas and also supporting Coldplay on their sold out Australian tour in June / July.
SOLD OUT!
www.youthgroup.com.au

MARISSA NADLER (USA) with Mick Turner
Wed 31 May
Doors 9.30
New York folk player Marissa Nadler brings her spiralling acoustic guitar picking and smoky, captivating voice to the NSC for her debut Australian performance. Marissa’s latest album ‘The Saga Of Mayflower May’, described by Uncut magazine as ‘a benchmark…for the new folk underground’, is out now on Unstable Ape Records.
$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.marissanadler.com

JUSTIN GROUNDS cd launch with Nick Lovell
Thu 1 June
Doors 9.00
UK singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Justin Grounds releases his long-awaited new record ‘Francesco’ on independent Melbourne label Exploding Tree. Recorded on an epic year-long journey through Europe, the USA, Hawaii, Canada and Australia, Grounds’ songs paint rich canvases of the heart, sometimes fragile and brittle, sometimes sweeping movements of blood and soul, always burnished with a tender beauty. With a style born out of a life immersed in music, and a stage show full of live loops, strings and heartfelt percussive beats, Grounds has a unique voice that warms the room.
$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.justingrounds.com

DAN BRODIE AND THE GRIEVING WIDOWS with special guest
Fri 2 June
Doors 9.30
After spending the last four months writing songs for a new album (and in hiding after posting a song about Melbourne’s gangland murders on his Myspace site), Dan Brodie returns to the live scene for a show with new band The Grieving Widows. Dan’s first performance of the year will preview a new direction, some new songs and of course the new band! The night will also feature new interpretations of past faves from Dan Brodie and The Broken Arrows.
$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.dan-brodie.com

FRUIT (SA) with special guest
Sat 3 June
Doors 9.30
Fruit are fronted by a trio of strong-voiced, strong-willed, song writing multi instrumentalists. They are singing, strumming proof that you don’t need a million bucks to succeed, having taken the road less travelled and played thousands of shows across the planet since 1996. Their exquisite harmonies hint at a musical bloodline that embraces everyone from Ani DiFranco to George Harrison, Joni Mitchell to Stevie Wonder.
$22+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.fruitmusic.com.au

CAM BUTLER AND THE SHADOWS OF LOVE ORCHESTRA album launch with Oliver Mann
Sun 4 June
Doors 9.30
‘See (Symphony No.1)’ is the much anticipated third album from Cam Butler of Silver Ray. He launches the cd with a 10 piece orchestra including a string quintet, James Lee (acoustic guitar), Brett Poliness (drums), Dan Luscombe (computer loops) and Richard Andrew (percussion). Cam Butler’s ‘See Symphony No.1′ is out now through Pharmacy Records.
$12+bf
$14 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.pharmacyrecords.com

THE RED PAINTINGS (QLD) with special guest
Thu 8 June
Doors 9.30
Brisbane orchestral sci-fi art rockers The Red Paintings have built an exciting reputation for their unique live gigs. Shows can involve kabuki and geisha dolls projecting a disturbing collage of images over themselves, Virgin Mary and alien life-size statues and iconography, inviting audience members to paint on blank canvases and an eclectic blend of instrumentation. Bring out the paint brushes because it’s going to be one huge collaboration of colour, craziness and fun.
$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.theredpaintings.com

TRANS AM (USA) with City City City
Sat 10 June
Doors 9.30
Formed in 1993, Trans Am remains the trio of Nathan Means (bass, keyboards, vocals), Phil Manley (guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals) and Sebastian Thompson (drums, vocals, bass, guitar, programming). Over the course of six albums and three EPs, Trans Am have pleased and confounded critics with their ever-changing music style. From their most Deutsch-influenced self-titled debut to ‘Futureworld’, their 80’s inspired super-synth pop tunes to the raw rock of ‘Red Line’, their musical style has always varied. Touring for at least six months of every year, Trans Am are a consistent draw throughout the world
$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.transband.com

‘NEAPOLITAN CROXTON’ featuring DAN WARNER, Marcel Borrack and Sarah Carroll
Sun 11 June (Queen’s Birthday holiday eve)
Doors 9.30
‘Neapolitan Croxton’ is a showcase tour to promote three of Croxton Record’s recording artists - Dan Warner, Sarah Carroll and Marcel Borrack. Dan Warner’s album ‘A Likeness Of You’ came out mid 2005 and won rave reviews around the country. Marcel Borrack has just released his second album for Croxton ‘I Was Only Dreaming’ and already it is gaining strong support at radio and received a 4 star review in The Age. Sarah Carroll has been busy recording her debut album since the sad demise of much loved girl band GIT - titled ‘Yippee’, it is due for release in June.
$12+bf
$14 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.croxtonrecords.com

HUGH CORNWELL (THE STRANGLERS) with special guest
Thu 15 June
Doors 9.30
Hugh Cornwell, the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the Stranglers, enjoyed massive success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles in the 17-year period that he was in the band. The Stranglers etched themselves into the nation’s musical psyche with many hit singles, including ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Golden Brown’, ‘Always The Sun’, ‘Grip’, ‘Nice N’ Sleazy’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Walk On By’, ‘Strange Little Girl’ and ‘Skin Deep’. In March 2004 Hugh completed his new album ‘Beyond Elysian Fields’ in New Orleans and NYC with Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket) and Tony Visconti.
$20+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hughcornwell.com

EPICURE with The Underminers
Fri 16 & Sat 17th June
Doors 9.30
Ballarat’s favourite sons Epicure present the next single, which also happens to be the title track, off their critically acclaimed second album ‘Main Street’. Having just completed a regional tour and the 2nd Annual ‘Warm Up For Winter’ festival, the band are back to play a few select shows around the country.
$12+bf – on sale Mon 15 May
$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.epicuretheband.com

HOLLY THROSBY (NSW) with special guest
Sun 18 June
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$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.hollythrosby.com

THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH with special guest
Thu 22 June
Doors 9.30
The Band Who Knew Too Much play a farewell gig before heading overseas for a Scandinavian Tour.
$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.tbwktm.com

KID CONFUCIUS (NSW) with LABJACD
Fri 30 June
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$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.kidconfucius.com

MATES OF STATE (USA) with special guest
Sat 15 July
Doors 9.30
Mates Of State is the husband/wife duo of Kori Gardner (organ, vocals) and Jason Hammel (drums, vocals). They quit their day jobs in 2001, got married, and hit the road bringing their love to the rest of the world. Five years later and the duo have delivered their most celebrated release to date. ‘Bring It Back’ is instantly enchanting, drawing you in at once with hook stacked upon incredible, undeniable hook. Though a duo, they never fail to generate an abundance of melody and harmony via monster, bass-heavy organ, creative drumming, and alternately lushly layered and playfully dueling vocals.
Mates Of State head to Australia for the very first time for just three shows along the East Coast.
$34+bf
$36 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.matesofstate.com

THE AUDREYS (SA) with special guest
Thu 20 July
Doors 9.30
Following the critically acclaimed release of their debut album ‘Between Last Night & Us’, The Audreys are pleased to announce that they have licensed the album for a release in Canada. The album will be released on True North Records on June 20th, with a Canadian tour to happen in support of the record. The band will also tour the UK, France and Russia from May through to July, which will include performances at various Festivals including the Brighton Festival Fringe in the UK. Meanwhile in Australia, The Audreys have released their first single ‘Oh Honey’ which has been well received with strong support from Triple J and community radio, earning them album of the week slots on various stations around the country.
$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.theaudreys.com.au

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9486 1677
www.northcotesocialclub.com

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

HUGH CORNWALL (THE STRANGLERS) with special guest
Thu 15 June
Doors 9.30
Hugh Cornwell, the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the Stranglers, enjoyed massive success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles in the 17-year period that he was in the band. The Stranglers etched themselves into the nation’s musical psyche with many hit singles, including ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Golden Brown’, ‘Always The Sun’, ‘Grip’, ‘Nice N’ Sleazy’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Walk On By’, ‘Strange Little Girl’ and ‘Skin Deep’. In March 2004 Hugh completed his new album ‘Beyond Elysian Fields’ in New Orleans and NYC with Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket) and Tony Visconti.
$20+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hughcornwell.com

THE AUDREYS (SA) with special guest
Thu 20 July
Doors 9.30
Following the critically acclaimed release of their debut album ‘Between Last Night & Us’, The Audreys are pleased to announce that they have licensed the album for a release in Canada. The album will be released on True North Records on June 20th, with a Canadian tour to happen in support of the record. The band will also tour the UK, France and Russia from May through to July, which will include performances at various Festivals including the Brighton Festival Fringe in the UK. Meanwhile in Australia, The Audreys have released their first single ‘Oh Honey’ which has been well received with strong support from Triple J and community radio, earning them album of the week slots on various stations around the country.
$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.theaudreys.com.au

‘NEAPOLITAN CROXTON’ featuring DAN WARNER, Marcel Borrack and Sarah Carroll
Sun 11 June (Queen’s Birthday holiday eve)
Doors 9.30
‘Neapolitan Croxton’ is a showcase tour to promote three of Croxton Record’s recording artists - Dan Warner, Sarah Carroll and Marcel Borrack. Dan Warner’s album ‘A Likeness Of You’ came out mid 2005 and won rave reviews around the country. Marcel Borrack has just released his second album for Croxton ‘I Was Only Dreaming’ and already it is gaining strong support at radio and received a four star review in The Age. Sarah Carroll has been busy recording her debut album since the sad demise of much loved girl band GIT - titled ‘Yippee’, it is due for release in June.
$12+bf
$14 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.croxtonrecords.com

CAM BUTLER AND THE SHADOWS OF LOVE ORCHESTRA album launch with Oliver Mann
Sun 4 June
Doors 9.30
‘See (Symphony No.1)’ is the much anticipated third album from Cam Butler of Silver Ray. He launches the cd with a ten piece orchestra including a string quintet, James Lee (acoustic guitar), Brett Poliness (drums), Dan Luscombe (computer loops) and Richard Andrew (percussion). Cam Butler’s ‘See Symphony No.1′ is out now through Pharmacy Records.
$12+bf
$14 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.pharmacyrecords.com

GIGS THIS WEEK

MELANIE HORSNELL cd launch with d.rogers
Wed 3 May
Doors 9.30
Sydney nu-folk songstress Melanie Horsnell and her band have been stunning crowds across the country with her insightful songwriting style. Having just returned from her third European tour, she launches her debut album ‘The Adventures Of’ through Inflatable Girlfriend / MGM.
$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.melanie.music.net.au

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Thu 4 May
Doors 9.30
The Panics return to Melbourne for two NSC shows after touring the UK twice and completing a national sold out tour with Bernard Fanning. They bring with them special guests from Sweden, The Shout Out Louds who are in Australia for the first time to deliver their high energy, ultra melodic pop songs.
$25+bf
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Fri 5 May
Doors 9.30
The Panics return to Melbourne for two NSC shows after touring the UK twice and completing a national sold out tour with Bernard Fanning. They bring with them special guests from Sweden, The Shout Out Louds who are in Australia for the first time to deliver their high energy, ultra melodic pop songs.
$25+bf – selling fast!
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE CATHOLICS (NSW) – two sets
Sun 7 May
Doors 9.30
Sydney Jazz Band The catholics are The Neck’s bass player Lloyd Swanton’s long-running side project. Powerful jazz blowing on dance rhythms from the Caribbean, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere, all framed by very catchy melodies with slide guitar and percussion to the fore. Rufus Records are proud to release The catholics’ fifth album ‘Gondola’ in April.
$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.thenecks.com

GIG GUIDE

MELANIE HORSNELL cd launch with d.rogers
Wed 3 May
Doors 9.30
Sydney nu-folk songstress Melanie Horsnell and her band have been stunning crowds across the country with her insightful songwriting style. Having just returned from her third European tour, she launches her debut album ‘The Adventures Of’ through Inflatable Girlfriend / MGM.
$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.melanie.music.net.au

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Thu 4 May
Doors 9.30
The Panics return to Melbourne for two NSC shows after touring the UK twice and completing a national sold out tour with Bernard Fanning. They bring with them special guests from Sweden, The Shout Out Louds who are in Australia for the first time to deliver their high energy, ultra melodic pop songs.
$25+bf
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Fri 5 May
Doors 9.30
The Panics return to Melbourne for two NSC shows after touring the UK twice and completing a national sold out tour with Bernard Fanning. They bring with them special guests from Sweden, The Shout Out Louds who are in Australia for the first time to deliver their high energy, ultra melodic pop songs.
$25+bf – selling fast!
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE CATHOLICS (NSW) – two sets
Sun 7 May
Doors 9.30
Sydney Jazz Band The catholics are The Neck’s bass player Lloyd Swanton’s long-running side project. Powerful jazz blowing on dance rhythms from the Caribbean, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere, all framed by very catchy melodies with slide guitar and percussion to the fore. Rufus Records are proud to release The catholics’ fifth album ‘Gondola’ in April.
$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.thenecks.com

WILLOW cd launch with Jordie Lane
Wed 10 May
Doors 9.30
Willow follow up the success of their recent ‘Coast to Coast’ tour with the launch their new EP. Over summer they played on the main stage at The Pyramid Rock Festival alongside some of Australia’s most popular and respected acts, such as Grinspoon, The John Butler Trio and Xavier Rudd.
$8 at the door
www.willowgroove.com

BAY OF PIGS cd launch with Joel Silbersher, Tim Rogers and Dave Graney
Thu 11 May
Doors 9.30
Bay Of Pigs is a new project for Kev Garant (Deadset Friendlies / Largest Living Things) and Pete “Dr Pump” Lawler (Temperance Union / Crazy Baldheads / Weddings Parties Anything). Their debut release ‘For Lovers Only’ fuses an effortless and timeless soul groove to dixie-fried guitar. Live, the Bay Of Pigs show includes thoughtful musings on love and the human condition with a band who can play it slow and gentle then pick it up and get you up against the wall.
$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.mixmastersrecords.com.au

TRUE LIVE with special guest
Fri 12 May
Doors 9.30
Bringing together some of Melbourne’s best groove, jazz, classical and hip hop performers, six piece ensemble True Live draw on hip hop, jungle and jazz to create something monstrous. With a three-piece string section, drums, keyboards and vocals, True Live have an original, organic sound.
$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.truelive.com.au

TRUE LIVE with special guest
Sat 13 May
Doors 9.30
Bringing together some of Melbourne’s best groove, jazz, classical and hip hop performers, six piece ensemble True Live draw on hip hop, jungle and jazz to create something monstrous. With a three-piece string section, drums, keyboards and vocals, True Live have an original, organic sound.
$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.truelive.com.au

HELIGOLAND album launch with Maps
Sun 14 May
Doors 9.30
Collaborating with producer J. Walker (Machine Translations), Heligoland have come into their own with this, their second album. ‘A Street Between Us’ sees Heligoland continue their path of lush textures and soaring gentleness, but now, there is a more succinct attitude at work; an assured brevity. Karen Vogt’s vocals sparkle and ache with an empowering beauty over a subtle rhythm section and delicate, perfectly placed guitar lines.
$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.heligoland.org

BLARKE BAYER cd launch with Malakat and Snawklor
Wed 17 May
Doors 9.30
Blarke Bayer is the solo electronically processed guitar project of local Melbourne musician Ben Andrews from My Disco!, Clann Zu and Agents of Abhorrence. ‘The End of You’ EP is 19:47 minutes of explored harmonic tones and atonal soundscapes, using heavily processed guitar as the primary source sound and manipulated full spectrum frequencies to build on droning motifs.
$6+bf
$7 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.numericalthief.com

ESKIMO JOE (WA) with Red Jezebel
Thu 18 May
Doors 9.30
Eskimo Joe returns to Melbourne to promote the first single off their new album, ‘Black Fingernails Red Wine’, which is scheduled to hit stores on May 13. This time round they are getting back to basics and playing venues that get them close to their audience. It is all about getting the music to the fans up close and personal. There will be no other shows added to this tour so get in quick and don’t miss out on chance to see Eskimo Joe in a way that you may never experience again. Not only that but every person that attends one of these rare shows has the chance to get there hands on a limited release recording only available at the gigs.
$22+bf – selling fast
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.eskimojoe.net

ESKIMO JOE (WA) with Red Jezebel – SOLD OUT!
Fri 19 May
Doors 9.30
Eskimo Joe returns to Melbourne to promote the first single off their new album, ‘Black Fingernails Red Wine’, which is scheduled to hit stores on May 13. This time round they are getting back to basics and playing venues that get them close to their audience. It is all about getting the music to the fans up close and personal. There will be no other shows added to this tour so get in quick and don’t miss out on chance to see Eskimo Joe in a way that you may never experience again. Not only that but every person that attends one of these rare shows has the chance to get there hands on a limited release recording only available at the gigs.
SOLD OUT!
www.eskimojoe.net

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sat 20 May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking.
$25+bf – selling fast!
$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.dieselmusic.com.au

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sun 21 May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking.
$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.dieselmusic.com.au

SHANE NICHOLSON cd launch with special guest
Wed 24 May
Doors 9.30
Singer songwriter Shane Nicholson launches his new album. ‘Faith & Science’ is Shane’s long awaited second album and is a confident, diverse and finely crafted collection of tunes that were given the time to grow up and find their own feet. Intimate, confessional and dripping with raw honesty, his second solo release features contributions from Diesel and members of Midnight Oil.
$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.shanenicholson.com

PAUL GREENE album launch with Dallas Frasca
Thu 25 May
Doors 9.30
Singer / songwriter and former Olympic athlete Paul Greene plays self-penned folk pop tunes blending blues rhythms with rock, country and pop. A one-man show, Greene backs his earthy voice (that some have compared to Jeff Buckley with a touch of Paul Kelly) with stomp box, guitar and harmonica.
$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.paul-greene.com

LOVE OUTSIDE ANDROMEDA with The Inches
Fri 26 May
Doors 9.30
Love Outside Andromeda return to celebrate the release of their radio single ‘Measuring Tape’ from their soon to be released album ‘Longing was a safe place to hide’, produced by Tony Cohen and Russell Fawcus.
$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.loveoutsideandromeda.com

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with Gin Club – SOLD OUT!
Sat 27 May
Doors 9.30
Youth Group return to Melbourne to celebrate the success of their new single ‘Forever Young’. 2006 is gearing up to be a very hectic year for the band as they’re heading overseas in April and also supporting Coldplay on their sold out Australian tour in June / July.
SOLD OUT!
www.youthgroup.com.au

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with La Huva - SOLD OUT!
Sun 28 May
Doors 9.30
Youth Group return to Melbourne to celebrate the success of their new single ‘Forever Young’. 2006 is gearing up to be a very hectic year for the band as they’re heading overseas in April and also supporting Coldplay on their sold out Australian tour in June / July.
SOLD OUT!
www.youthgroup.com.au

MARISSA NADLER (USA) with Mick Turner
Wed 31 May
Doors 9.30
New York folk player Marissa Nadler brings her spiralling acoustic guitar picking and smoky, captivating voice to the NSC for her debut Australian performance. Marissa’s latest album ‘The Saga Of Mayflower May’, described by Uncut magazine as ‘a benchmark…for the new folk underground’, is out now on Unstable Ape Records.
$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.marissanadler.com

JUSTIN GROUNDS cd launch with Nick Lovell
Thu 1 June
Doors 9.30
UK singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Justin Grounds releases his long-awaited new record ‘Francesco’ on independent Melbourne label Exploding Tree. Recorded on an epic year-long journey through Europe, the USA, Hawaii, Canada and Australia, Grounds’ songs paint rich canvases of the heart, sometimes fragile and brittle, sometimes sweeping movements of blood and soul, always burnished with a tender beauty. With a style born out of a life immersed in music, and a stage show full of live loops, strings and heartfelt percussive beats, Grounds has a unique voice that warms the room.
$10+bf – on sale Mon 8 May
$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.justingrounds.com

DAN BRODIE AND THE GRIEVING WIDOWS with special guest
Fri 2 June
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$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.dan-brodie.com

FRUIT (SA) with special guest
Sat 3 June
Doors 9.30
Fruit are fronted by a trio of strong-voiced, strong-willed, song writing multi instrumentalists. They are singing, strumming proof that you don’t need a million bucks to succeed, having taken the road less travelled and played thousands of shows across the planet since 1996. Their exquisite harmonies hint at a musical bloodline that embraces everyone from Ani DiFranco to George Harrison, Joni Mitchell to Stevie Wonder.
$22+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.fruitmusic.com.au

CAM BUTLER AND THE SHADOWS OF LOVE ORCHESTRA album launch with Oliver Mann
Sun 4 June
Doors 9.30
‘See (Symphony No.1)’ is the much anticipated third album from Cam Butler of Silver Ray. He launches the cd with a ten piece orchestra including a string quintet, James Lee (acoustic guitar), Brett Poliness (drums), Dan Luscombe (computer loops) and Richard Andrew (percussion). Cam Butler’s ‘See Symphony No.1′ is out now through Pharmacy Records.
$12+bf
$14 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.pharmacyrecords.com

THE RED PAINTINGS (QLD) with special guest
Thu 8 June
Doors 9.30
Brisbane orchestral sci-fi art rockers The Red Paintings have built an exciting reputation for their unique live gigs. Shows can involve kabuki and geisha dolls projecting a disturbing collage of images over themselves, Virgin Mary and alien life-size statues and iconography, inviting audience members to paint on blank canvases and an ecclectic blend of instrumentation. Bring out the paint brushes because it’s going to be one huge collaboration of colour, craziness and fun. In May the band release their anticipated follow up album ‘Destroy The Robots’ with the latest single ‘Pickles’ already being picked up by Triple J.
$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.theredpaintings.com

TRANS AM (USA) with City City City
Sat 10 June
Doors 9.30
Formed in 1993, Trans Am remains the trio of Nathan Means (bass, keyboards, vocals), Phil Manley (guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals) and Sebastian Thompson (drums, vocals, bass, guitar, programming). Over the course of six albums and three EPs, Trans Am have pleased and confounded critics with their ever-changing music style. From their most Deutsch-influenced self-titled debut to ‘Futureworld’, their 80’s inspired super-synth pop tunes to the raw rock of ‘Red Line’, their musical style has always varied. Touring for at least six months of every year, Trans Am are a consistent draw throughout the world.
$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.transband.com

‘NEAPOLITAN CROXTON’ featuring DAN WARNER, Marcel Borrack and Sarah Carroll
Sun 11 June (Queen’s Birthday holiday eve)
Doors 9.30
‘Neapolitan Croxton’ is a showcase tour to promote three of Croxton Record’s recording artists - Dan Warner, Sarah Carroll and Marcel Borrack. Dan Warner’s album ‘A Likeness Of You’ came out mid 2005 and won rave reviews around the country. Marcel Borrack has just released his second album for Croxton ‘I Was Only Dreaming’ and already it is gaining strong support at radio and received a four star review in The Age. Sarah Carroll has been busy recording her debut album since the sad demise of much loved girl band GIT - titled ‘Yippee’, it is due for release in June.
$12+bf
$14 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.croxtonrecords.com

HUGH CORNWALL (THE STRANGLERS) with special guest
Thu 15 June
Doors 9.30
Hugh Cornwell, the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the Stranglers, enjoyed massive success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles in the 17-year period that he was in the band. The Stranglers etched themselves into the nation’s musical psyche with many hit singles, including ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Golden Brown’, ‘Always The Sun’, ‘Grip’, ‘Nice N’ Sleazy’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Walk On By’, ‘Strange Little Girl’ and ‘Skin Deep’. In March 2004 Hugh completed his new album ‘Beyond Elysian Fields’ in New Orleans and NYC with Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket) and Tony Visconti.
$20+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hughcornwell.com

HOLLY THROSBY (NSW) with special guest
Sun 18 June
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$10+bf – on sale Mon 8 May
$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.hollythrosby.com

THE BAND WHO KNEW TOO MUCH with special guest
Thu 22 June
Doors 9.30
The Band Who Knew Too Much play a farewell gig before heading overseas for a Scandinavian Tour.
$8+bf – on sale Mon 8 May
$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.tbwktm.com

KID CONFUCIUS (NSW) with LABJACD
Fri 30 June
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$12+bf – on sale Mon 8 May
$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.kidconfucius.com

MATES OF STATE (USA) with special guest
Sat 15 July
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$34+bf – on sale Mon 8 May
$36 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.matesofstate.com

THE AUDREYS (SA) with special guest
Thu 20 July
Doors 9.30
Following the critically acclaimed release of their debut album ‘Between Last Night & Us’, The Audreys are pleased to announce that they have licensed the album for a release in Canada. The album will be released on True North Records on June 20th, with a Canadian tour to happen in support of the record. The band will also tour the UK, France and Russia from May through to July, which will include performances at various Festivals including the Brighton Festival Fringe in the UK. Meanwhile in Australia, The Audreys have released their first single ‘Oh Honey’ which has been well received with strong support from Triple J and community radio, earning them album of the week slots on various stations around the country.
$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.theaudreys.com.au

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9486 1677
www.northcotesocialclub.com

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

TRANS AM (USA) with City City City
Sat 10 June
Doors 9.30
Formed in 1993, Trans Am remains the trio of Nathan Means (bass, keyboards, vocals), Phil Manley (guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals) and Sebastian Thompson (drums, vocals, bass, guitar, programming). Over the course of six albums and three EPs, Trans Am have pleased and confounded critics with their ever-changing music style. From their most Deutsch-influenced self-titled debut to ‘Futureworld’, their 80’s inspired super-synth pop tunes to the raw rock of ‘Red Line’, their musical style has always varied. Touring for at least six months of every year, Trans Am are a consistent draw throughout the world
$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.transband.com

MARISSA NADLER (USA) with Mick Turner
Wed 31 May
Doors 9.30
New York folk player Marissa Nadler brings her spiralling acoustic guitar picking and smoky, captivating voice to the NSC for her debut Australian performance. Marissa’s latest album ‘The Saga Of Mayflower May’, described by Uncut magazine as ‘a benchmark…for the new folk underground’, is out now on Unstable Ape Records.
$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.marissanadler.com

HONEYMAKER cd launch with Le Phat
Sat 29 April
Doors 9.30
Local roots/rock act Honeymaker launch their debut EP ‘Piedpipinlovinmuma.’ The EP was recorded at Woodstock studios with engineer Troy Trigwell (John Butler/The Pictures) and is already receiving airplay on Triple J. The band has recently played with the Beautiful Girls at their sold out Melbourne shows and are hitting the road for a full Australian tour later this year.
$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.honeymakerband.com

GIGS THIS WEEK

KATE MILLER HEIDKE cd launch with Michael Paynter
Wed 19 April
Doors 9.30
Brisbane singer Kate Miller-Heidke is taking the music scene by storm with her unique brand of stirring pop/folk and her acclaimed operatic vocal abilities. A confident, assured performer, her pieces range from haunting, sliding melodies to comic opera along with her own pop songs. She returns to Melbourne to launch her brand new EP.
$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.katemillerheidke.com

STARDUST FIVE (featuring Dan Kelly, Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Pete Luscombe & Bill McDonald) with Darling Downs
Thu 20 April
Doors 9.30
The members of Stardust Five play, and have played, in other bands including The Last Gasp, The Alpha Males, Max Q, The Blackeyed Susans and Michelle Shocked. They came together, naturally, without a master plan, because they enjoyed tossing ideas around. Rehearsals often developed into something that took on a life of their own where diverse ideas were explored and collectively worked on. A number of the recordings were prompted by different requests for film/TV soundtrack submissions. This gave the Stardust Five its underlining theme – songs with a visually evocative feeling. Whilst the films that accompany the tracks may never be conceived, maybe it doesn’t matter. Listen, and invent your own.
$20+bf – selling fast!
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.musichead.com.au

XIU XIU (USA) with Because Of Ghosts
Fri 21 April
Doors 9.30
US indie band Xiu Xiu head to Australia for the first time. Gently traipsing the line between experimentation and melody over four albums, Xiu Xiu have confirmed their status as one of the most exciting acts of this century. It’s a pretty huge call to be making, but over the last couple of years there’s been very little that challenges one’s listening in quite the same way that Xiu Xiu does. To celebrate their imminent arrival, Jamie Stewart and Caralee McElroy have gone into the studio to record a limited edition Australian Tour EP, recorded exclusively for their April tour.
$20+bf – selling fast!
$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.xiuxiu.org

An evening with JOSH PYKE (NSW) and BOB EVANS (WA) with Laura Imbruglia – SOLD OUT!
Sat 22 April
Doors 9.30
Hot off the heels of a sell out East Coast tour, Sydney troubadour Josh Pyke is joining forces with WA’s finest, Bob Evans, to tour the country on the aptly named ‘An Evening with Josh Pyke & Bob Evans’ tour. This will be Bob Evan’s first tour after spending time in Nashville recording his second LP, from which the single ‘Don’t You Think It’s Time’ will be released in April.
SOLD OUT!
www.joshpyke.com

An evening with JOSH PYKE (NSW) and BOB EVANS (WA) with Laura Imbruglia
Sun 23 April
Doors 9.30
Hot off the heels of a sell out East Coast tour, Sydney troubadour Josh Pyke is joining forces with WA’s finest, Bob Evans, to tour the country on the aptly named ‘An Evening with Josh Pyke & Bob Evans’ tour. This will be Bob Evan’s first tour after spending time in Nashville recording his second LP, from which the single ‘Don’t You Think It’s Time’ will be released in April.
$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.joshpyke.com

BATRIDER cd launch with Actor/model
Mon 24 April (Anzac Day eve)
Doors 9.30
Batrider are based in Melbourne, having deserted New Zealand for fear of something happening (that fear realized with nominations for 3 BNET awards for Best Rock release, Best female vocalist, Female Fox Award). Batrider’s first release, ‘They Said You’re Hideous’, is a journey through the group’s adolescence. With their Nirvana meets Cat Power blend of sludgy distortion, Batrider’s biggest strength lies in their live following, which has been built up from constant touring, amazing performances, and recognizably stunning poster art.
$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.batrider.com

GIG GUIDE

KATE MILLER HEIDKE cd launch with Michael Paynter
Wed 19 April
Doors 9.30
Brisbane singer Kate Miller-Heidke is taking the music scene by storm with her unique brand of stirring pop/folk and her acclaimed operatic vocal abilities. A confident, assured performer, her pieces range from haunting, sliding melodies to comic opera along with her own pop songs. She returns to Melbourne to launch her brand new EP.
$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.katemillerheidke.com

STARDUST FIVE (featuring Dan Kelly, Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Pete Luscombe & Bill McDonald) with Darling Downs
Thu 20 April
Doors 9.30
The members of Stardust Five play, and have played, in other bands including The Last Gasp, The Alpha Males, Max Q, The Blackeyed Susans and Michelle Shocked. They came together, naturally, without a master plan, because they enjoyed tossing ideas around. Rehearsals often developed into something that took on a life of their own where diverse ideas were explored and collectively worked on. A number of the recordings were prompted by different requests for film/TV soundtrack submissions. This gave the Stardust Five its underlining theme – songs with a visually evocative feeling. Whilst the films that accompany the tracks may never be conceived, maybe it doesn’t matter. Listen, and invent your own.
$20+bf – selling fast!
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.musichead.com.au

XIU XIU (USA) with Because Of Ghosts
Fri 21 April
Doors 9.30
US indie band Xiu Xiu head to Australia for the first time. Gently traipsing the line between experimentation and melody over four albums, Xiu Xiu have confirmed their status as one of the most exciting acts of this century. It’s a pretty huge call to be making, but over the last couple of years there’s been very little that challenges one’s listening in quite the same way that Xiu Xiu does. To celebrate their imminent arrival, Jamie Stewart and Caralee McElroy have gone into the studio to record a limited edition Australian Tour EP, recorded exclusively for their April tour.
$20+bf – selling fast!
$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.xiuxiu.org

An evening with JOSH PYKE (NSW) and BOB EVANS (WA) with Laura Imbruglia – SOLD OUT!
Sat 22 April
Doors 9.30
Hot off the heels of a sell out East Coast tour, Sydney troubadour Josh Pyke is joining forces with WA’s finest, Bob Evans, to tour the country on the aptly named ‘An Evening with Josh Pyke & Bob Evans’ tour. This will be Bob Evan’s first tour after spending time in Nashville recording his second LP, from which the single ‘Don’t You Think It’s Time’ will be released in April.
SOLD OUT!
www.joshpyke.com

An evening with JOSH PYKE (NSW) and BOB EVANS (WA) with Laura Imbruglia
Sun 23 April
Doors 9.30
Hot off the heels of a sell out East Coast tour, Sydney troubadour Josh Pyke is joining forces with WA’s finest, Bob Evans, to tour the country on the aptly named ‘An Evening with Josh Pyke & Bob Evans’ tour. This will be Bob Evan’s first tour after spending time in Nashville recording his second LP, from which the single ‘Don’t You Think It’s Time’ will be released in April.
$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.joshpyke.com

BATRIDER cd launch with Actor/model
Mon 24 April (Anzac Day eve)
Doors 9.30
Batrider are based in Melbourne, having deserted New Zealand for fear of something happening (that fear realized with nominations for 3 BNET awards for Best Rock release, Best female vocalist, Female Fox Award). Batrider’s first release, ‘They Said You’re Hideous’, is a journey through the group’s adolescence. With their Nirvana meets Cat Power blend of sludgy distortion, Batrider’s biggest strength lies in their live following, which has been built up from constant touring, amazing performances, and recognizably stunning poster art.
$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.batrider.com

JODI MARTIN (NSW) with Liz Frencham
Wed 26 April
Doors 9.30
NSW folk / pop singer Jodi Martin returns to Melbourne to follow up her visit for the Port Fairy Folk Festival in March. Hints of Suzanne Vega, Ani DiFranco and Tracy Chapman are revealed in her unique stripped-back style. Her album ’15 Minutes Out To Sea’ is out now.
$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.jodimartin.com

KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN / HRVATSKI (USA) with Robin Fox laser extravaganza
Thu 27 April
Doors 9.30
Boston based Keith Fullerton Whitman returns to Melbourne to perform under two of his numerous pseudonyms – Keith Fullerton Whitman (Kranky) and Hrvatski. The first set will be under the Keith Fullerton Whitman moniker, his Kranky-based solo guitar with electronics project. The second will be as legendary laptop composer, and sometime Greg Davis/Kid 606 sidekick, Hrvatski – his joyful / nutso / crazy hyper-programmed slice’n’dice laptop project.
$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.keithfullertonwhitman.com

REBECCA BARNARD album launch with David Hosking
Fri 28 April
Doors 9.30
Seven years after her signature band Rebecca’s Empire called it quits, Rebecca’s Empire vocalist Rebecca Barnard launches her debut solo album ‘Fortified’. Recorded and mixed by Rebecca’s husband and longtime collaborator Shane O’Mara at Yikesville, ‘Fortified’ is a welcome return to recording for one of Australia’s best-loved performers, after singing her way to Australian chart success in the 1990’s with ‘Atomic Electric’ and ‘Empty’.
$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.rebeccabarnard.com

HONEYMAKER cd launch with Le Phat
Sat 29 April
Doors 9.30
Local roots/rock act Honeymaker launch their debut EP ‘Piedpipinlovinmuma.’ The EP was recorded at Woodstock studios with engineer Troy Trigwell (John Butler/The Pictures) and is already receiving airplay on Triple J. The band has recently played with the Beautiful Girls at their sold out Melbourne shows and are hitting the road for a full Australian tour later this year.
$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.honeymakerband.com

FRANCOIZ BREUT (France) with Princess One Point Five
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 – selling fast!
$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

MELANIE HORSNELL cd launch with Brindle
Wed 3 May
Doors 9.30
Sydney songstress Melanie Horsnell and her band team up with Brisbane’s hard-hitting power pop quartet Brindle. Melanie has recently supported Bernard Fanning and her album ‘The Adventures Of’ is in stores now through Inflatable Girlfriend / MGM. Brindle have recently returned from a two week sojourn of Canada taking in the sights of Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal and showcasing to the North American music biz at this years Canadian Music Week.
$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.melanie.music.net.au

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Thu 4 May
Doors 9.30
The Panics return to Melbourne for two NSC shows after touring the UK twice and completing a national sold out tour with Bernard Fanning. They bring with them special guests from Sweden, The Shout Out Louds who are in Australia for the first time to deliver their high energy, ultra melodic pop songs.
$25+bf
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Fri 5 May
Doors 9.30
The Panics return to Melbourne for two NSC shows after touring the UK twice and completing a national sold out tour with Bernard Fanning. They bring with them special guests from Sweden, The Shout Out Louds who are in Australia for the first time to deliver their high energy, ultra melodic pop songs.
$25+bf – selling fast!
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE CATHOLICS (NSW) – two sets
Sun 7 May
Doors 9.30
Sydney Jazz Band The catholics are The Neck’s bass player Lloyd Swanton’s long-running side project. Powerful jazz blowing on dance rhythms from the Caribbean, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere, all framed by very catchy melodies with slide guitar and percussion to the fore. Rufus Records are proud to release The catholics’ fifth album ‘Gondola’ in April.
$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.thenecks.com

WILLOW cd launch with Jordie Lane
Wed 10 May
Doors 9.30
Willow follow up the success of their recent ‘Coast to Coast’ tour with the launch their new EP. Over summer they played on the main stage at The Pyramid Rock Festival alongside some of Australia’s most popular and respected acts, such as Grinspoon, The John Butler Trio and Xavier Rudd.
$8 at the door
www.willowgroove.com

BAY OF PIGS cd launch with Joel Silbersher, Tim Rogers and Dave Graney
Thu 11 May
Doors 9.30
Bay Of Pigs is a new project for Kev Garant (Deadset Friendlies / Largest Living Things) and Pete “Dr Pump” Lawler (Temperance Union / Crazy Baldheads / Weddings Parties Anything). Their debut release ‘For Lovers Only’ fuses an effortless and timeless soul groove to dixie-fried guitar. Live, the Bay Of Pigs show includes thoughtful musings on love and the human condition with a band who can play it slow and gentle then pick it up and get you up against the wall.
$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.mixmastersrecords.com.au

TRUE LIVE with special guest
Fri 12 May
Doors 9.30
Bringing together some of Melbourne’s best groove, jazz, classical and hip hop performers, six piece ensemble True Live draw on hip hop, jungle and jazz to create something monstrous. With a three-piece string section, drums, keyboards and vocals, True Live have an original, organic sound.
$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.truelive.com.au

TRUE LIVE with special guest
Sat 13 May
Doors 9.30
Bringing together some of Melbourne’s best groove, jazz, classical and hip hop performers, six piece ensemble True Live draw on hip hop, jungle and jazz to create something monstrous. With a three-piece string section, drums, keyboards and vocals, True Live have an original, organic sound.
$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.truelive.com.au

HELIGOLAND album launch with special guest
Sun 14 May
Doors 9.30
Collaborating with producer J. Walker (Machine Translations), Heligoland have come into their own with this, their second album. ‘A Street Between Us’ sees Heligoland continue their path of lush textures and soaring gentleness, but now, there is a more succinct attitude at work; an assured brevity. Karen Vogt’s vocals sparkle and ache with an empowering beauty over a subtle rhythm section and delicate, perfectly placed guitar lines.
$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.heligoland.org

ESKIMO JOE (WA) with Red Jezebel
Thu 18 May
Doors 9.30
Eskimo Joe returns to Melbourne to promote the first single off their new album, ‘Black Fingernails Red Wine’, which is scheduled to hit stores on May 13. This time round they are getting back to basics and playing venues that get them close to their audience. It is all about getting the music to the fans up close and personal. There will be no other shows added to this tour so get in quick and don’t miss out on chance to see Eskimo Joe in a way that you may never experience again. Not only that but every person that attends one of these rare shows has the chance to get there hands on a limited release recording only available at the gigs.
$22+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.eskimojoe.net

ESKIMO JOE (WA) with Red Jezebel
Fri 19 May
Doors 9.30
Eskimo Joe returns to Melbourne to promote the first single off their new album, ‘Black Fingernails Red Wine’, which is scheduled to hit stores on May 13. This time round they are getting back to basics and playing venues that get them close to their audience. It is all about getting the music to the fans up close and personal. There will be no other shows added to this tour so get in quick and don’t miss out on chance to see Eskimo Joe in a way that you may never experience again. Not only that but every person that attends one of these rare shows has the chance to get there hands on a limited release recording only available at the gigs.
$22+bf – selling fast!
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.eskimojoe.net

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sat 20 May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking.
$25+bf – selling fast!
$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.dieselmusic.com.au

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sun 21 May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking.
$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.dieselmusic.com.au

SHANE NICHOLSON cd launch with special guest
Wed 24 May
Doors 9.30
Former member of Brisbane band Pretty Violet Stain brings his beautifully sparse, classic singer / songwriter tunes to Melbourne. Intimate, confessional and dripping with raw honesty, his second solo release features contributions from Diesel and members of Midnight Oil.
$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.shanenicholson.com

PAUL GREENE album launch with Dallas Frasca
Thu 25 May
Doors 9.30
Singer / songwriter and former Olympic athlete Paul Greene plays self-penned folk pop tunes blending blues rhythms with rock, country and pop. A one-man show, Greene backs his earthy voice (that some have compared to Jeff Buckley with a touch of Paul Kelly) with stomp box, guitar and harmonica.
$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.paul-greene.com

LOVE OUTSIDE ANDROMEDA with special guest
Fri 26 May
Doors 9.30
More details soon.
$12+bf – on sale Mon 24 April
$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.loveoutsideandromeda.com

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with Gin Club – SOLD OUT!
Sat 27 May
Doors 9.30
Youth Group return to Melbourne to celebrate the success of their new single ‘Forever Young’. 2006 is gearing up to be a very hectic year for the band as they’re heading overseas in April and also supporting Coldplay on their sold out Australian tour in June / July.
SOLD OUT!
www.youthgroup.com.au

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with La Huva
Sun 28 May
Doors 9.30
Youth Group return to Melbourne to celebrate the success of their new single ‘Forever Young’. 2006 is gearing up to be a very hectic year for the band as they’re heading overseas in April and also supporting Coldplay on their sold out Australian tour in June / July.
$18+bf – selling fast!
$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.youthgroup.com.au

MARISSA NADLER (USA) with Mick Turner
Wed 31 May
Doors 9.30
New York folk player Marissa Nadler brings her spiralling acoustic guitar picking and smoky, captivating voice to the NSC for her debut Australian performance. Marissa’s latest album ‘The Saga Of Mayflower May’, described by Uncut magazine as ‘a benchmark…for the new folk underground’, is out now on Unstable Ape Records.
$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.marissanadler.com

FRUIT (SA) with special guest
Sat 3 June
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$22+bf – on sale Mon 24 April
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.fruitmusic.com.au

THE RED PAINTINGS (QLD) with special guest
Thu 8 June
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$12+bf – on sale Mon 24 April
$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.theredpaintings.com

TRANS AM (USA) with City City City
Sat 10 June
Doors 9.30
Formed in 1993, Trans Am remains the trio of Nathan Means (bass, keyboards, vocals), Phil Manley (guitar, keyboards, bass, vocals) and Sebastian Thompson (drums, vocals, bass, guitar, programming). Over the course of six albums and three EPs, Trans Am have pleased and confounded critics with their ever-changing music style. From their most Deutsch-influenced self-titled debut to ‘Futureworld’, their 80’s inspired super-synth pop tunes to the raw rock of ‘Red Line’, their musical style has always varied. Touring for at least six months of every year, Trans Am are a consistent draw throughout the world
$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.transband.com

HUGH CORNWALL (THE STRANGLERS) with Andy Clockwise
Thu 15 June
Doors 9.30
Hugh Cornwell, the original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in the Stranglers, enjoyed massive success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles in the 17-year period that he was in the band. The Stranglers etched themselves into the nation’s musical psyche with many hit singles, including ‘Peaches’, ‘No More Heroes’, ‘Golden Brown’, ‘Always The Sun’, ‘Grip’, ‘Nice N’ Sleazy’, ‘Duchess’, ‘Walk On By’, ‘Strange Little Girl’ and ‘Skin Deep’. In March 2004 Hugh completed his new album ‘Beyond Elysian Fields’ in New Orleans and NYC with Danny Kadar (My Morning Jacket) and Tony Visconti.
On sale soon.
www.hughcornwell.com

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

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with special guest – second show just announced
Sun 28 May
Doors 9.30
Youth Group return to Melbourne to celebrate the success of their new single ‘Forever Young’ which debuted at number two on the Australian singles chart. 2006 is gearing up to be a very hectic year for the band as they’re heading overseas in April and also supporting Coldplay on their sold out Australian tour in June / July.
$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.youthgroup.com.au

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with special guest
Sat 27 May
This show has now sold out.

An evening with JOSH PYKE (NSW) and BOB EVANS (WA) with Laura Imbruglia – second show just announced
Sun 23 April
Doors 9.30
Hot off the heels of a sell out East Coast tour, Sydney troubadour Josh Pyke is joining forces with WA’s finest, Bob Evans, to tour the country on the aptly named ‘An Evening with Josh Pyke & Bob Evans’ tour. This will be Bob Evan’s first tour after spending time in Nashville recording his second LP, from which the single ‘Don’t You Think It’s Time’ will be released in April.
$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.joshpyke.com

GIGS THIS WEEK

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI with City City City
Wed 12 April
Doors 9.30
Architecture In Helsinki warm up for their next overseas tour. Not even the anticipated stench of eleven sweaty people in the same small bus can dampen enthusiasm for their imminent return to Europe for a one-month, one-day-off Tour de France, Holland, Germany, England, Belgium and Italy.
$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.architectureinhelsinki.com

RIPE with Dead Frenchmen
Thu 13 April (eve of Easter Friday holiday)
Doors 9.30
Infamous 90s guitar noise band Ripe will be releasing a new EP ‘Galaxies And Stars’ in late March. This is the first recording since the underground classic The Plastic Hassle in 1994, which was subsequently voted one of the best Australian albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Recently signed to Timberyard Records, ‘Galaxies And Stars’ has already been described as “nigh on brilliant”. As well as highlighting the new EP, Ripe will be playing classic tracks from The Plastic Hassle.
$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.myspace.com/ripeband

THE DUMB EARTH album launch with Conway Savage and Oliver Mann
Sat 15 April
Doors 9.30
‘Dry Land’ is The Dumb Earth’s fifth release, following on from the 2004 retrospective collection ‘Old Days’. It’s a collection of eleven languid songs written by vocalist / drummer David Creese. The refined, spacious arrangements of the band’s usual instrumentation – saxophone, clarinet, trombone, organ, piano, guitar, bass and drums – have this time been enhanced with evocative string arrangements from keyboardist, Tim Deane. The Dumb Earth’s sound is atmosphere balanced with drama and trademark peripheral jazz influences countered by Tom Waits-esque perversity and 60’s spy movie themes.
$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.thedumbearth.com

K’NAAN (Somalia) with Elf Tranzporter and DJ Wasabi
Sun 16 April
Doors 9.30
Somalian hip-hop sensation K’Naan has recently performed throughout Australia as special guest to Xavier Rudd on his recent national tour. He now returns to play the Byron Bay Blues and Roots festival and then heads to Melbourne for this headline show. A talented MC, K’Naan presents an intoxicating blend of a modern genre with an age old message - inspirational and downright funky.
$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.thedustyfoot.com

GIG GUIDE

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI with City City City
Wed 12 April
Doors 9.30
Architecture In Helsinki warm up for their next overseas tour. Not even the anticipated stench of eleven sweaty people in the same small bus can dampen enthusiasm for their imminent return to Europe for a one-month, one-day-off Tour de France, Holland, Germany, England, Belgium and Italy.
$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.architectureinhelsinki.com

RIPE with Dead Frenchmen
Thu 13 April (eve of Easter Friday holiday)
Doors 9.30
Infamous 90s guitar noise band Ripe will be releasing a new EP ‘Galaxies And Stars’ in late March. This is the first recording since the underground classic The Plastic Hassle in 1994, which was subsequently voted one of the best Australian albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Recently signed to Timberyard Records, ‘Galaxies And Stars’ has already been described as “nigh on brilliant”. As well as highlighting the new EP, Ripe will be playing classic tracks from The Plastic Hassle.
$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.myspace.com/ripeband

THE DUMB EARTH album launch with Conway Savage and Oliver Mann
Sat 15 April
Doors 9.30
‘Dry Land’ is The Dumb Earth’s fifth release, following on from the 2004 retrospective collection ‘Old Days’. It’s a collection of eleven languid songs written by vocalist / drummer David Creese. The refined, spacious arrangements of the band’s usual instrumentation – saxophone, clarinet, trombone, organ, piano, guitar, bass and drums – have this time been enhanced with evocative string arrangements from keyboardist, Tim Deane. The Dumb Earth’s sound is atmosphere balanced with drama and trademark peripheral jazz influences countered by Tom Waits-esque perversity and 60’s spy movie themes.
$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.thedumbearth.com

K’NAAN (Somalia) with Elf Tranzporter and DJ Wasabi
Sun 16 April
Doors 9.30
Somalian hip-hop sensation K’Naan has recently performed throughout Australia as special guest to Xavier Rudd on his recent national tour. He now returns to play the Byron Bay Blues and Roots festival and then heads to Melbourne for this headline show. A talented MC, K’Naan presents an intoxicating blend of a modern genre with an age old message - inspirational and downright funky.
$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.thedustyfoot.com

KATE MILLER HEIDKE cd launch with Michael Paynter
Wed 19 April
Doors 9.30
Brisbane singer Kate Miller-Heidke is taking the music scene by storm with her unique brand of stirring pop/folk and her acclaimed operatic vocal abilities. A confident, assured performer, her pieces range from haunting, sliding melodies to comic opera along with her own pop songs. She returns to Melbourne to launch her brand new EP.
$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.katemillerheidke.com

STARDUST FIVE (featuring Dan Kelly, Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Pete Luscombe & Bill McDonald) with Darling Downs
Thu 20 April
Doors 9.30
The members of Stardust Five play, and have played, in other bands including The Last Gasp, The Alpha Males, Max Q, The Blackeyed Susans and Michelle Shocked. They came together, naturally, without a master plan, because they enjoyed tossing ideas around. Rehearsals often developed into something that took on a life of their own where diverse ideas were explored and collectively worked on. A number of the recordings were prompted by different requests for film/TV soundtrack submissions. This gave the Stardust Five its underlining theme – songs with a visually evocative feeling. Whilst the films that accompany the tracks may never be conceived, maybe it doesn’t matter. Listen, and invent your own.
$20+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.musichead.com.au

XIU XIU (USA) with Because Of Ghosts
Fri 21 April
Doors 9.30
US indie band Xiu Xiu head to Australia for the first time. Gently traipsing the line between experimentation and melody over four albums, Xiu Xiu have confirmed their status as one of the most exciting acts of this century. It’s a pretty huge call to be making, but over the last couple of years there’s been very little that challenges one’s listening in quite the same way that Xiu Xiu does. To celebrate their imminent arrival, Jamie Stewart and Caralee McElroy have gone into the studio to record a limited edition Australian Tour EP, recorded exclusively for their April tour.
$20+bf – selling fast!
$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.xiuxiu.org

An evening with JOSH PYKE (NSW) and BOB EVANS (WA) with Laura Imbruglia
Sat 22 April
Doors 9.30
Hot off the heels of a sell out East Coast tour, Sydney troubadour Josh Pyke is joining forces with WA’s finest, Bob Evans, to tour the country on the aptly named ‘An Evening with Josh Pyke & Bob Evans’ tour. This will be Bob Evan’s first tour after spending time in Nashville recording his second LP, from which the single ‘Don’t You Think It’s Time’ will be released in April.
$12+bf – selling fast!
$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.joshpyke.com

An evening with JOSH PYKE (NSW) and BOB EVANS (WA) with Laura Imbruglia
Sun 23 April
Doors 9.30
Hot off the heels of a sell out East Coast tour, Sydney troubadour Josh Pyke is joining forces with WA’s finest, Bob Evans, to tour the country on the aptly named ‘An Evening with Josh Pyke & Bob Evans’ tour. This will be Bob Evan’s first tour after spending time in Nashville recording his second LP, from which the single ‘Don’t You Think It’s Time’ will be released in April.
$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.joshpyke.com

BATRIDER cd launch with Actor/model
Mon 24 April (Anzac Day eve)
Doors 9.30
Batrider are based in Melbourne, having deserted New Zealand for fear of something happening (that fear realized with nominations for 3 BNET awards for Best Rock release, Best female vocalist, Female Fox Award). Batrider’s first release, ‘They Said You’re Hideous’, is a journey through the group’s adolescence. With their Nirvana meets Cat Power blend of sludgy distortion, Batrider’s biggest strength lies in their live following, which has been built up from constant touring, amazing performances, and recognizably stunning poster art.
$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.batrider.com

JODI MARTIN (NSW) with Liz Frencham
Wed 26 April
Doors 9.30
NSW folk / pop singer Jodi Martin returns to Melbourne to follow up her visit for the Port Fairy Folk Festival in March. Her album ’15 Minutes Out To Sea’ is out now.
$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.jodimartin.com

KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN / HRVATSKI (USA) with Robin Fox laser extravaganza
Thu 27 April
Doors 9.30
Boston based Keith Fullerton Whitman returns to Melbourne to perform under two of his numerous pseudonyms – Keith Fullerton Whitman (Kranky) and Hrvatski. The first set will be under the Keith Fullerton Whitman moniker, his Kranky-based solo guitar with electronics project. The second will be as legendary laptop composer, and sometime Greg Davis/Kid 606 sidekick, Hrvatski – his joyful / nutso / crazy hyper-programmed slice’n’dice laptop project.
$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.keithfullertonwhitman.com

REBECCA BARNARD album launch with David Hosking
Fri 28 April
Doors 9.30
Seven years after her signature band Rebecca’s Empire called it quits, Rebecca’s Empire vocalist Rebecca Barnard launches her debut solo album ‘Fortified’. Recorded and mixed by Rebecca’s husband and longtime collaborator Shane O’Mara at Yikesville, ‘Fortified’ is a welcome return to recording for one of Australia’s best-loved performers, after singing her way to Australian chart success in the 1990’s with ‘Atomic Electric’ and ‘Empty’.
$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.rebeccabarnard.com

FRANCOIZ BREUT (France) with Princess One Point Five
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 – selling fast!
$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

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Thu 4 May
Doors 9.30
The Panics return to Melbourne with special guests from Sweden, Shout Out Louds who are in Australia for the first time to deliver their high-energy, ultra melodic pop songs.
$25+bf
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Fri 5 May
Doors 9.30
The Panics return to Melbourne with special guests from Sweden, Shout Out Louds who are in Australia for the first time to deliver their high-energy, ultra melodic pop songs.
$25+bf
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE CATHOLICS (NSW) – two sets
Sun 7 May
Doors 9.30
Sydney Jazz Band The catholics are The Neck’s bass player Lloyd Swanton’s long-running side project. Powerful jazz blowing on dance rhythms from the Caribbean, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere, all framed by very catchy melodies with slide guitar and percussion to the fore. Rufus Records are proud to release The catholics’ fifth album ‘Gondola’ in April.
$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.thenecks.com

BAY OF PIGS cd launch with special guest
Thu 11 May
Doors 9.30
Bay Of Pigs is a new project for Kev Garant (Deadset Friendlies / Largest Living Things) and Pete “Dr Pump” Lawler (Temperance Union / Crazy Baldheads / Weddings Parties Anything). Their debut release ‘For Lovers Only’ fuses an effortless and timeless soul groove to dixie-fried guitar. Live, the Bay Of Pigs show includes thoughtful musings on love and the human condition with a band who can play it slow and gentle then pick it up and get you up against the wall.
$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.mixmastersrecords.com.au

TRUE LIVE with special guest
Fri 12 May
Doors 9.30
Bringing together some of Melbourne’s best groove, jazz, classical and hip hop performers, six piece ensemble True Live draw on hip hop, jungle and jazz to create something monstrous. With a three piece string section, drums, keyboards and vocals, True Live have an original, organic sound
$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.truelive.com.au

TRUE LIVE with special guest
Sat 13 May
Doors 9.30
Bringing together some of Melbourne’s best groove, jazz, classical and hip hop performers, six piece ensemble True Live draw on hip hop, jungle and jazz to create something monstrous. With a three piece string section, drums, keyboards and vocals, True Live have an original, organic sound
$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.truelive.com.au

HELIGOLAND album launch with special guest
Sun 14 May
Doors 9.30
Collaborating with producer J. Walker (Machine Translations), Heligoland have come into their own with this, their second album. ‘A Street Between Us’ sees Heligoland continue their path of lush textures and soaring gentleness, but now, there is a more succinct attitude at work; an assured brevity. Karen Vogt’s vocals sparkle and ache with an empowering beauty over a subtle rhythm section and delicate, perfectly placed guitar lines.
$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.heligoland.org

ESKIMO JOE (WA) with special guest
Thu 18 May
Doors 9.30
Eskimo Joe returns to Melbourne to promote the first single off their new album, ‘Black Fingernails Red Wine’, which is scheduled to hit stores on May 13. This time round they are getting back to basics and playing venues that get them close to their audience. It is all about getting the music to the fans up close and personal. There will be no other shows added to this tour so get in quick and don’t miss out on chance to see Eskimo Joe in a way that you may never experience again. Not only that but every person that attends one of these rare shows has the chance to get there hands on a limited release recording only available at the gigs.
$22+bf – on sale Thu 6 April
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.eskimojoe.net

ESKIMO JOE (WA) with special guest
Fri 19 May
Doors 9.30
Eskimo Joe returns to Melbourne to promote the first single off their new album, ‘Black Fingernails Red Wine’, which is scheduled to hit stores on May 13. This time round they are getting back to basics and playing venues that get them close to their audience. It is all about getting the music to the fans up close and personal. There will be no other shows added to this tour so get in quick and don’t miss out on chance to see Eskimo Joe in a way that you may never experience again. Not only that but every person that attends one of these rare shows has the chance to get there hands on a limited release recording only available at the gigs.
$22+bf – on sale Thu 6 April
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.eskimojoe.net

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sat 20 May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking.
$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.dieselmusic.com.au

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sun 21 May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking.
$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.dieselmusic.com.au

SHANE NICHOLSON cd launch with special guest
Wed 24 May
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$12+bf – on sale Mon 3 April
$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.shanenicholson.com

PAUL GREENE album launch with Dallas Frasca
Thu 25 May
Doors 9.30
Singer / songwriter and former Olympic athlete Paul Greene plays self-penned folk pop tunes blending blues rhythms with rock, country and pop. A one-man show, Greene backs his earthy voice (that some have compared to Jeff Buckley with a touch of Paul Kelly) with stomp box, guitar and harmonica
$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.paul-greene.com

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with special guest – SOLD OUT
Sat 27 May
Doors 9.30
Youth Group return to Melbourne to celebrate the success of their new single ‘Forever Young’ which debuted at number two on the Australian singles chart. 2006 is gearing up to be a very hectic year for the band as they’re heading overseas in April and also supporting Coldplay on their sold out Australian tour in June / July.
SOLD OUT
www.youthgroup.com.au

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with special guest
Sun 28 May
Doors 9.30
Youth Group return to Melbourne to celebrate the success of their new single ‘Forever Young’ which debuted at number two on the Australian singles chart. 2006 is gearing up to be a very hectic year for the band as they’re heading overseas in April and also supporting Coldplay on their sold out Australian tour in June / July.
$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.youthgroup.com.au

Northcote Social Club
301 High St
Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 03 9486 1677
www.northcotesocialclub.com

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

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with special guest
Sat 27 May
Doors 9.30
With their current single ‘Forever Young’ one of the most played songs in Oz at the moment, 2006 is gearing up to be a big, big year for Youth Group. As a special treat for fans, the band will be performing a string of intimate shows across the country, promising new songs from their forthcoming album
$18+bf – on sale Thu 30 March
$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.youthgroup.com.au

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sat 20 & Sun 21 May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking
$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.dieselmusic.com.au/

KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN / HRVATSKI (USA) with special guest
Thu 27 April
Doors 9.30
Boston-based electronic artist with a severe case of sonic schizophrenia returns to Melbourne to perform under two of his numerous pseudonyms. The first set will be under his Keith Fullerton Whitman moniker, his formal solo guitar with electronics project. The second will be as legendary laptop composer and sometime Kid 606 sidekick, Hrvatski - his joyful, nutso, hyper-programmed slice’n'dice project.
$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.keithfullertonwhitman.com

K’NAAN (Somalia) with special guest
Sun 16 April
Doors 9.30
Picking up where he left off from the Xavier Rudd tour earlier this year, Somali hiphop sensation K’Naan plays the Byron Bay Blues & Roots festival and then headlines this Melbourne show. A talented MC, K’Naan presents an intoxicating blend of a modern genre with an age old message - inspirational and downright funky.
$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.thedustyfoot.com

GIGS THIS WEEK

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. Presented by VB Alive
$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. Presented by VB Alive
$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 Pillow
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. Presented by VB Alive
$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

IAN BALL (Gomez) with special guest
Mon 3 April
Doors 9.30
Ian Ball, of Gomez notoriety, will be treating Melbourne audiences to a rare solo appearance. With the finishing touches having just been placed on the new Gomez album, Ian has escaped to Australia for R&R and some promotional commitments. Ian Ball solo shows are part catch up, part Gomez sing along and part request session, but mainly Ian Ball playing his fantastic simple, perfect, beautiful songs for a small audience. Don’t miss it.
$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.gomez.co.uk

IAN BALL (Gomez) with special guest – SOLD OUT
Tues 4 April
Doors 9.30
Ian Ball, of Gomez notoriety, will be treating Melbourne audiences to a rare solo appearance. With the finishing touches having just been placed on the new Gomez album, Ian has escaped to Australia for R&R and some promotional commitments. Ian Ball solo shows are part catch up, part Gomez sing along and part request session, but mainly Ian Ball playing his fantastic simple, perfect, beautiful songs for a small audience. Don’t miss it.
Sold out
www.gomez.co.uk

GIG GUIDE

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. Presented by VB Alive
$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. Presented by VB Alive
$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 Pillow
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. Presented by VB Alive
$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

IAN BALL (Gomez) with special guest
Mon 3 April
Doors 9.30
Ian Ball, of Gomez notoriety, will be treating Melbourne audiences to a rare solo appearance. With the finishing touches having just been placed on the new Gomez album, Ian has escaped to Australia for R&R and some promotional commitments. Ian Ball solo shows are part catch up, part Gomez sing along and part request session, but mainly Ian Ball playing his fantastic simple, perfect, beautiful songs for a small audience. Don’t miss it.
$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.gomez.co.uk

IAN BALL (Gomez) with special guest - SOLD OUT
Tues 4 April
Doors 9.30
Ian Ball, of Gomez notoriety, will be treating Melbourne audiences to a rare solo appearance. With the finishing touches having just been placed on the new Gomez album, Ian has escaped to Australia for R&R and some promotional commitments. Ian Ball solo shows are part catch up, part Gomez sing along and part request session, but mainly Ian Ball playing his fantastic simple, perfect, beautiful songs for a small audience. Don’t miss it.
Sold out
www.gomez.co.uk

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI with Kes Band
Wed 5 April
Doors 9.30
Architecture In Helsinki warm up for their next overseas tour with two midweek shows. Not even the anticipated stench of 11 sweaty people in the same small bus can dampen enthusiasm for their imminent return to Europe for a one-month, one-day-off Tour de France, Holland, Germany, England, Belgium and Italy.
$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.architectureinhelsinki.com

SARAH McLEOD with special guest
Thu 6 April
Doors 9.30
Sarah McLeod is touring nationally playing solo acoustically all the hits from her well-loved former band The Superjesus.
$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.sarahmcleod.com.au

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 – selling fast!
$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

THE LUCKSMITHS with Fred Astereo
Sat 8 April
Doors 9.30
Local pop band The Lucksmiths follow up the recent sold out Candle records concert with their first headline shows for ages. They are celebrating the release of their new EP featuring the single ‘A Hiccup In Your Happiness’.
$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.thelucksmiths.com.au

THE LUCKSMITHS with Mid-state Orange
Sun 9 April
Doors 9.30
Local pop band The Lucksmiths follow up the recent sold out Candle records concert with their first headline shows for ages. They are celebrating the release of their new EP featuring the single ‘A Hiccup In Your Happiness’.
$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.thelucksmiths.com.au

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI with City City City
Wed 12 April
Doors 9.30
Architecture In Helsinki warm up for their next overseas tour with two midweek shows. Not even the anticipated stench of 11 sweaty people in the same small bus can dampen enthusiasm for their imminent return to Europe for a one-month, one-day-off Tour de France, Holland, Germany, England, Belgium and Italy.
$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.architectureinhelsinki.com

RIPE with Dead Frenchmen
Thu 13 April (eve of Easter Friday holiday)
Doors 9.30
Infamous 90s guitar noise band Ripe will be releasing a new EP ‘Galaxies and Stars’ in late March. This is the first recording since the underground classic The Plastic Hassle in 1994, which was subsequently voted one of the best Australian albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Recently signed to Timberyard Records, ‘Galaxies And Stars’ has already been described as “nigh on brilliant”. As well as highlighting the new EP, Ripe will be playing classic tracks from The Plastic Hassle.
$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.myspace.com/ripeband

THAT1GUY (USA) with special guest
Fri 14 April
Doors 9.30
American one-man band That1Guy was a regular visitor to Australia in 2005 and played some amazing festival performances over the summer. He now returns to launch his brand new album.
$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.that1guy.com

THE DUMB EARTH album launch with special guest
Sat 15 April
Doors 9.30
‘Dry Land’ is The Dumb Earth’s fifth release, following on from the 2004 retrospective collection ‘Old Days’. It’s a collection of eleven languid songs written by vocalist / drummer David Creese. The refined, spacious arrangements of the band’s usual instrumentation – saxophone, clarinet, trombone, organ, piano, guitar, bass and drums – have this time been enhanced with evocative string arrangements from keyboardist, Tim Deane. The Dumb Earth’s sound is atmosphere balanced with drama and trademark peripheral jazz influences countered by Tom Waits-esque perversity and 60’s spy movie themes.
$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.thedumbearth.com

K’NAAN (Somalia) with special guest
Sun 16 April
Doors 9.30
Picking up where he left off from the Xavier Rudd tour earlier this year, Somali hiphop sensation K’Naan plays the Byron Bay Blues & Roots festival and then headlines this Melbourne show. A talented MC, K’Naan presents an intoxicating blend of a modern genre with an age old message - inspirational and downright funky.
$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.thedustyfoot.com

KATE MILLER HEIDKE cd launch with special guest
Wed 19 April
Doors 9.30
Brisbane singer Kate Miller-Heidke is taking the music scene by storm with her unique brand of stirring pop/folk and her acclaimed operatic vocal abilities. A confident, assured performer, her pieces range from haunting, sliding melodies to comic opera along with her own pop songs.
$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.katemillerheidke.com

STARDUST FIVE (featuring Dan Kelly, Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Pete Luscombe & Bill McDonald) with special guest
Thu 20 April
Doors 9.30
The members of Stardust Five play, and have played, in other bands including The Last Gasp, The Alpha Males, Max Q, The Blackeyed Susans and Michelle Shocked. They came together, naturally, without a master plan, because they enjoyed tossing ideas around. Rehearsals often developed into something that took on a life of their own where diverse ideas were explored and collectively worked on. A number of the recordings were prompted by different requests for film/TV soundtrack submissions. This gave the Stardust Five its underlining theme – songs with a visually evocative feeling. Whilst the films that accompany the tracks may never be conceived, maybe it doesn’t matter. Listen, and invent your own.
$20+bf
$25 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.musichead.com.au

XIU XIU (USA) with Because Of Ghosts
Fri 21 April
Doors 9.30
US indie band Xiu Xiu head to Australia for the first time. Gently traipsing the line between experimentation and melody over four albums, Xiu Xiu have confirmed their status as one of the most exciting acts of this century. It’s a pretty huge call to be making, but over the last couple of years there’s been very little that challenges one’s listening in quite the same way that Xiu Xiu does. To celebrate their imminent arrival, Jamie Stewart and Caralee McElroy have gone into the studio to record a limited edition Australian Tour EP, recorded exclusively for their April tour.
$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.xiuxiu.org

An evening with JOSH PYKE (NSW) and BOB EVANS (WA) with Laura Imbruglia
Sat 22 April
Doors 9.30
Hot off the heels of a sell out East Coast tour, Sydney troubadour Josh Pyke is joining forces with WA’s finest, Bob Evans, to tour the country on the aptly named ‘An Evening with Josh Pyke & Bob Evans’ tour. This will be Bob Evan’s first tour after spending time in Nashville recording his second LP, from which the single ‘Don’t You Think It’s Time’ will be released in April.
$12+bf – selling fast!
$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.joshpyke.com

BATRIDER cd launch with special guest
Mon 24 April (Anzac Day eve)
Doors 9.30
Batrider are based in Melbourne, having deserted New Zealand for fear of something happening (that fear realized with nominations for 3 BNET awards for Best Rock release, Best female vocalist, Female Fox Award). Batrider’s first release, ‘They Said You’re Hideous’, is a journey through the group’s adolescence. With their Nirvana meets Cat Power blend of sludgy distortion, Batrider’s biggest strength lies in their live following, which has been built up from constant touring, amazing performances, and recognizably stunning poster art.
On sale soon.
www.batrider.com

JODI MARTIN (NSW) with special guest
Wed 26 April
Doors 9.30
NSW folk / pop singer Jodi Martin returns to Melbourne to follow up her visit for the Port Fairy Folk Festival in March. Her album ’15 Minutes Out To Sea’ is out now.
On sale soon
www.jodimartin.com

KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN / HRVATSKI (USA) with special guest
Thu 27 April
Doors 9.30
Boston-based electronic artist with a severe case of sonic schizophrenia returns to Melbourne to perform under two of his numerous pseudonyms. The first set will be under his Keith Fullerton Whitman moniker, his formal solo guitar with electronics project. The second will be as legendary laptop composer and sometime Kid 606 sidekick, Hrvatski - his joyful, nutso, hyper-programmed slice’n'dice project.
$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.keithfullertonwhitman.com

REBECCA BARNARD album launch with David Hosking
Fri 28 April
Doors 9.30
Seven years after her signature band Rebecca’s Empire called it quits, Rebecca’s Empire vocalist Rebecca Barnard launches her debut solo album ‘Fortified’. Recorded and mixed by Rebecca’s husband and longtime collaborator Shane O’Mara at Yikesville, ‘Fortified’ is a welcome return to recording for one of Australia’s best-loved performers, after singing her way to Australian chart success in the 1990’s with ‘Atomic Electric’ and ‘Empty’.
$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.rebeccabarnard.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 – selling fast!
$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

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Thu 4 May
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$25+bf
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE PANICS with SHOUT OUT LOUDS (Sweden)
Fri 5 May
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$25+bf
$27 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thepanics.com.au

THE CATHOLICS (NSW) – two sets
Sun 7 May
Doors 9.30
Sydney Jazz Band The catholics are The Neck’s bass player Lloyd Swanton’s long-running side project. Powerful jazz blowing on dance rhythms from the Caribbean, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere, all framed by very catchy melodies with slide guitar and percussion to the fore. Rufus Records are proud to release The catholics’ fifth album ‘Gondola’ in April.
$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.thenecks.com

BAY OF PIGS cd launch with special guest
Thu 11 May
Doors 9.30
Imagine you’re in a Havana casino lounge in 1961. There’s a band in the corner playing half-learned versions of American radio hits. That’s the sound of the Bay Of Pigs. A new project for Kev Garant (Deadset Friendlies, Largest Living Things) and Pete Lawler (Weddings Parties Anything, Temperance Union), Bay Of Pigs fuses and effortless and timeless soul groove to dixie-fried guitar.
$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.mixmastersrecords.com.au

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sat 20 May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking
$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.dieselmusic.com.au/

DIESEL (with strings) – two sets
Sun 21 May
Doors 9.30
On the brink of releasing his first band album in nearly four years, Diesel is treating his audiences to the diversity of his musical tastes by introducing a string quartet to his ensemble. Two big shows, each with over two hours of selections from as far back as The Injectors to present getting a reworking
$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.dieselmusic.com.au/

PAUL GREENE album launch with Dallas Frasca
Thu 25 May
Doors 9.30
Singer / songwriter and former Olympic athlete Paul Greene plays self-penned folk pop tunes blending blues rhythms with rock, country and pop. A one man show, Greene backs his earthy voice (that some have compared to Jeff Buckley with a touch of Paul Kelly) with stomp box, guitar and harmonica
$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.paul-greene.com

YOUTH GROUP (NSW) with special guest
Sat 27 May
Doors 9.30
With their current single ‘Forever Young’ one of the most played songs in Oz at the moment, 2006 is gearing up to be a big, big year for Youth Group. As a special treat for fans, the band will be performing a string of intimate shows across the country, promising new songs from their forthcoming album
$18+bf – on sale Thu 30 March
$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.youthgroup.com.au

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9486 1677
www.northcotesocialclub.com

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

HUGH CORNWALL (UK) with special guest
Sat 29 April
Doors 9.30
Hugh Cornwall was the key member of seminal 70’s / 80’s band The Stranglers. He now heads to Australia for a rare solo tour.
$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.hughcornwell.com

XIU XIU (USA) with Because Of Ghosts
Fri 21 April
Doors 9.30
US indie band Xiu Xiu head to Australia for the first time. Their new album is out now on Pop Frenzy records.
$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.xiuxiu.org

IAN BALL (Gomez) with special guest
Tues 4 April
Doors 9.30
Ian Ball regularly visits Australia in between his commitments with Gomez. This is a rare chance to see him play a solo show in an intimate venue.
$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.gomez.co.uk

THE LUCKSMITHS with special guest
Sat 8 & Sun 9 April
Doors 9.30
Local pop band The Lucksmiths follow up the recent sold out Candle records concert with their first headline shows for ages. They are celebrating the release of their new EP featuring the single ‘A Hiccup In Your Happiness’.
$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.thelucksmiths.com.au

RIPE with Dead Frenchmen
Thu 13 April (eve of Easter Friday holiday)
Doors 9.30
Infamous 90s guitar noise band Ripe will be releasing a new EP ‘Galaxies And Stars’ in late March. This is the first recording since the underground classic ‘The Plastic Hassle’ in 1994, which was subsequently voted one of the best Australian albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Recently signed to Timberyard Records, ‘Galaxies And Stars’ has already been described as “nigh on brilliant”. As well as highlighting the new EP, Ripe will be playing classic tracks from ‘The Plastic Hassle’.
$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.myspace.com/ripeband

GIGS THIS WEEK

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 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. Their new album ‘Are You Involved?’ is out now
$19+bf – selling fast!
$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 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. Their new album ‘Are You Involved?’ is out now.
$19+bf – selling fast!
$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 – selling fast!
$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

GIG GUIDE

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 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. Their new album ‘Are You Involved?’ is out now
$19+bf – selling fast!
$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 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. Their new album ‘Are You Involved?’ is out now.
$19+bf – selling fast!
$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 – selling fast!
$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 Smallgoods Trio
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 – selling fast!
$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 Deloris
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 – selling fast!
$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

Wit 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. Presented by VB Alive.
$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. Presented by VB Alive.
$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. Presented by VB Alive.
$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 Temper Temper
Sat 25 March
Doors 9.30
Local indie / electronic band Damn Arms return from overseas to play this rare headline show. Their debut EP ‘Patterns’ is out now. Presented by VB Alive.
$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. Presented by VB Alive.
$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. Presented by VB Alive.
$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 Tiger By The Tail
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. Presented by VB Alive.
$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) with Naimh (Ireland)
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

IAN BALL (Gomez) with special guest
Tues 4 April
Doors 9.30
Ian Ball regularly visits Australia in between his commitments with Gomez. This is a rare chance to see him play a solo show in an intimate venue.
$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.gomez.co.uk

SARAH McLEOD with special guest
Thu 6 April
Doors 9.30
Sarah McLeod is touring nationally playing solo acoustically all the hits from her well-loved former band The Superjesus.
$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.sarahmcleod.com.au

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 – selling fast!
$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

THE LUCKSMITHS with special guest
Sat 8 April
Doors 9.30
Local pop band The Lucksmiths follow up the recent sold out Candle records concert with their first headline shows for ages. They are celebrating the release of their new EP featuring the single ‘A Hiccup In Your Happiness’.
$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.thelucksmiths.com.au

THE LUCKSMITHS with special guest
Sun 9 April
Doors 9.30
Local pop band The Lucksmiths follow up the recent sold out Candle records concert with their first headline shows for ages. They are celebrating the release of their new EP featuring the single ‘A Hiccup In Your Happiness’.
$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.thelucksmiths.com.au

RIPE with Dead Frenchmen
Thu 13 April (eve of Easter Friday holiday)
Doors 9.30
Infamous 90s guitar noise band Ripe will be releasing a new EP ‘Galaxies And Stars’ in late March. This is the first recording since the underground classic ‘The Plastic Hassle’ in 1994, which was subsequently voted one of the best Australian albums of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. Recently signed to Timberyard Records, ‘Galaxies And Stars’ has already been described as “nigh on brilliant”. As well as highlighting the new EP, Ripe will be playing classic tracks from ‘The Plastic Hassle’.
$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.myspace.com/ripeband

THAT1GUY (USA) with special guest
Fri 14 April
Doors 9.30
American one-man band That1Guy was a regular visitor to Australia in 2005 and played some amazing festival performances over the summer. He now returns to launch his brand new album.
$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.that1guy.com

XIU XIU (USA) with Because Of Ghosts
Fri 21 April
Doors 9.30
US indie band Xiu Xiu head to Australia for the first time. Their new album is out now on Pop Frenzy records.
$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.xiuxiu.org

REBECCA BARNARD album launch with David Hosking
Fri 28 April
Doors 9.30
Former Rebecca’s Empire vocalist, Rebecca Barnard, launches her debut solo album.
$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.rebeccabarnard.com

HUGH CORNWALL (UK) with special guest
Sat 29 April
Doors 9.30
Hugh Cornwall was the key member of seminal 70’s / 80’s band The Stranglers. He now heads to Australia for a rare solo tour.
$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.hughcornwell.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

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12-8pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 4-8pm
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

LOU BARLOW (USA) with special guest
Thu 16 & 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

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

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

GIGS THIS WEEK

CHARLES JENKINS AND THE SWEDISH COWBOYS with special guest
Fri 24 Feb
Doors 9.30
The Ice Cream Hands singer / songwriter plays a rare headline show to launch his new single. The acclaimed album ‘The City Gates’ is out now and he will be performing with his backing band The Swedish Cowboys. First 100 people through the door will receive a special gig-only tour EP with never-before heard songs.
$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.charlesjenkins.com.au

THE MESS HALL with The Vandas
Sat 25 Feb
Doors 9.30
Sydney two piece Mess Hall were a highlight at both the recent Falls and Meredith festivals and now return to Melbourne for a one-off show in between overseas commitments and touring.
$15+bf
$17 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.themesshall.com.au

GIG GUIDE

CHARLES JENKINS AND THE SWEDISH COWBOYS with special guest
Fri 24 Feb
Doors 9.30
The Ice Cream Hands singer / songwriter plays a rare headline show to launch his new single. The acclaimed album ‘The City Gates’ is out now and he will be performing with his backing band The Swedish Cowboys. First 100 people through the door will receive a special gig-only tour EP with never-before heard songs.
$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.charlesjenkins.com.au

THE MESS HALL with The Vandas
Sat 25 Feb
Doors 9.30
Sydney two piece Mess Hall were a highlight at both the recent Falls and Meredith festivals and now return to Melbourne for a one-off show in between overseas commitments and touring.
$15+bf
$17 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.themesshall.com.au

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 – on sale Mon 20 Feb
$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 – on sale Mon 20 Feb
$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 special guest
Thu 23 March
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$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
More info soon
$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 Legends 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

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

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9486 1677
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12-8pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 4-8pm
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!

GIGS THIS WEEK

Wed 1st Feb THE CRIBS (UK) with STARKY
Thurs 2nd Feb CHARLIE DON’T SURF cd launch with Brett Wood
Fri 3rd Feb THE BLUEHOUSE with Emma Wall
Sat 4th Feb THE BLUEHOUSE with Sam Lohs
Sun 5th Feb EVEN with Sime Nugent

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MEEBAR EP launch with special guest
Fri 3 March
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$8+bf – on sale Mon 6th Feb
$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

“The Canadian Spectacular” starring KRIS DEMEANOR AND HIS CRACK BAND featuring Chantal Vitalis (Canada) with Ann Vriend (Canada)
Wed 8 March
Doors 9.30
These Canadian acts head 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 – on sale Mon 30th Jan
$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 special guest
Thu 9 & Fri 10 March
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$19+bf – on sale Mon 6th Feb
$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

KARNIVOOL (WA) with Horsell Common
Wed 15 Feb
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$18+bf – on sale Wed 1 Feb
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.karnivool.com.au

GIG GUIDE

THE CRIBS (UK) with Starky
Wed 1 Feb
Doors 9.30
UK band The Cribs head to Australia for their first tour. The Yorkshire trio have regularly been featured in NME including receiving the ‘album of the year’ award. Their new album ‘The New Fellas’ is out in February.
$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.thecribs.com

CHARLIE DON’T SURF cd launch with Brett Wood
Thu 2 Feb
Doors 9.30
Charlie Don’t Surf celebrates the release of their new cd.
$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

THE BLUEHOUSE with Emma Wall
Fri 3 Feb
Doors 9.30
All girl pop band The Bluehouse return to NSC to play two nights as part of the Midsumma festival celebrations. Their new cd ‘These Days’ is out now.
$17+bf – selling fast
$20 / $15 con at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.bluehouse.net

THE BLUEHOUSE with Sam Lohs
Sat 4 Feb
Doors 9.30
All girl pop band The Bluehouse return to NSC to play two nights as part of the Midsumma festival celebrations. Their new cd ‘These Days’ is out now.
$17+bf – selling fast
$20 / $15 con at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.bluehouse.net

EVEN with Sime Nugent
Sun 5 Feb
Doors 9.30
Even perform a “lazy Sunday evening” at the NSC playing their subtler sounds with loads of augmentation – strings, keys and extra voices.
$15+bf
$17 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.even.com.au

THE FLOOD (NSW) with Karl Broadie
Wed 8 Feb
Doors 9.30
The Flood head out on a national tour to promote their new EP ‘Hello Blue Sky’. The band are renowned as one of Australia’s best country / roots music ensembles.
$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.theflood.com.au

MARTY WILLSON PIPER (The Church) with THE MOOD MAIDENS and Starboard Cast
Thu 9 Feb
Doors 9.30
Church guitarist Marty Willson-Piper returns to Melbourne to play a show with his new backing band the Mood Maidens. Featured in the all girl line-up are Amanda Brown (Go Betweens) on violin, Sophie Glasson (Starboard) on cello, Sophie Hutchings (Bluebottle Kiss) on piano and Tracy Ellis (Knievel) on bass.
$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.martywillsonpiper.net

DEERHOOF (USA) with My Disco
Fri 10 Feb
Doors 9.30
One of the most inventive bands of our time, this San Francisco based quartet have been redefining pop conventions for over ten years. They head to Australia for the very first time in February 2006 to promote their latest album, ‘The Runners Four’ (Trifekta).
$26+bf – selling fast!
$30 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
Deerhoof.killrockstars.com

BODYJAR with Trial Kennedy
Sat 11 Feb
Doors 9.30
Bodyjar follow up their recent national tour with their first NSC show. Touted as one of the most successful tours of Bodyjar’s dynamic career, ‘Call to Arms’ embraced diehard fans and welcomed in a fresh myriad of supporters, helped by the cracker single ‘Lights Out’. Their self-titled album is out now though Shock.
$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.bodyjar.com

KATHLEEN EDWARDS (Canada) with Horse Stories
Tues 14 Feb
Doors 9.30
Canada’s Kathleen Edwards is without a doubt one of the finest and most distinctive singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years, and Australian audiences will have the opportunity to see Kathleen, along with her guitarist Colin Cripps, on her first Australian Tour in February 2006.
$35+bf – selling fast!
$37 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.kathleenedwards.com

KARNIVOOL (WA) with Horsell Common
Wed 15 Feb
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$18+bf – on sale Wed 1 Feb
$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.karnivool.com.au

THE DAYTIME FREQUENCY cd launch with The Tranquilizers
Thu 16 Feb
Doors 9.30
The Daytime Frequency is Matthew Sigley. A veteran of Australian bands including Drop City and The Earthmen, Matthew formed the group as a solo project when he was living in the UK. The Daytime Frequency now includes Derek John Yuen (Underground Lovers) on drums and Luke Howard on keyboards. This the launch of their debut album ‘Sun Opus Is Upon Us’ out now on Cavalier Records through Shock.
$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.myspace.com/thedaytimefrequency

EPICURE (acoustic) with Dan Sultan & Scott Wilson
Fri 17 Feb
Doors 9.30
Epicure tour to Australia as a trio playing in acoustic mode. Their new album ‘Main Street’ is out now through MGM distribution.
$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.epicuretheband.com

BLUEBOTTLE KISS with RICHMOND FONTAINE (USA)
Sat 18 Feb
Doors 9.30
Bluebottle Kiss are touring Australia with special guests, US alternative country act Richmond Fontaine.
$15+bf
$17 at the door if still available
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.bluebottlekiss.com

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 – on sale Mon 30 Jan
$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 special guest
Fri 3 March
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$8+bf – on sale Mon 6 Feb
$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

“The Canadian Spectacular” starring KRIS DEMEANOR AND HIS CRACK BAND featuring Chantal Vitalis (Canada) with Ann Vriend (Canada)
Wed 8 March
Doors 9.30
These Canadian acts head 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 – on sale Mon 30 Jan
$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 special guest
Thu 9 March
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$19+bf – on sale Mon 6 Feb
$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 special guest
Fri 10 March
Doors 9.30
More info soon
$19+bf – on sale Mon 6 Feb
$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
$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

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

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

SHOOGLENIFTY (Scotland) – two sets
Sun 26 March
Doors 9.30
Shooglenifty play progressive Celtic music from Scotland and re-invent tradition with a party-full of roots tunes for the dance floor.
$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

HOTHOUSE FLOWERS (Ireland) with special guest
Fri 7 April
Doors 9.30
Popular Irish band Hothouse Flowers are touring Australia to perform at the East Coast Blues and Roots festival.
$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

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12-8pm Monday - Friday & 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
THE DIRTY THREE with special guest
Wed 4 Jan
Doors 9.30
The Dirty Three return to Melbourne to promote their new LP, ‘Cinder’. This is a rare chance to see the band up close in an intimate venue.
$33+bf – on sale Mon 12 Dec
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dirtythree.com

COCOROSIE (USA) with special guest
Fri 20 Jan
Doors 9.30
CocoRosie head to Australia for their first tour as special guest of Antony and the Johnsons. Their new album ‘Noah’s Ark’ is out now on Touch and Go records.
$30+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cocorosieland.com

DEERHOOF (USA) with special guest
Fri 10 Feb
Doors 9.30
San Franciscan band Deerhoof head to Australia for their first tour. Their new album ‘The Runner’s Four’ is out now through local label Trifekta records.
$26+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.killrockstars.com

DELORIS with Witch Hats
Fri 16 Dec
Doors 9.30
Local band Deloris plays a rare headline show. 2005 has seen the release of both their ‘Fake Our Deaths’ LP and recent ‘Feather Figure/Elastic Bones’ acoustic EP on Dot Dash records.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.deloris.com.au

THE DEVASTATIONS with Season and DJ Battlekat
Fri 30 Dec
Doors 8.30
The Devastations have been back in Australia over the last few months promoting their brand new album ‘Coal’. The cd is out now via Infidelity recordings.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thedevastations.com

GIGS THIS WEEK

Thurs 15 Dec COMBAT WOMBAT with CURSE OF DIALECT
Fri 16 Dec DELORIS with Witch Hats
Sat 17 Dec STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS (USA) with special guest – SOLD OUT
Sun 18 Dec ZULYA & THE CHILDREN OF THE UNDERGROUND - two sets

GIG GUIDE

COMBAT WOMBAT with CURSE OV DIALECT
Thu 15 Dec
Doors 9.30
Two of Australia’s best hip-hop acts join forces for a one off show.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.combatwombat.org

DELORIS with Witch Hats
Fri 16 Dec
Doors 9.30
Local band Deloris plays a rare headline show. 2005 has seen the release of both their ‘Fake Our Deaths’ LP and recent ‘Feather Figure/Elastic Bones’ acoustic EP on Dot Dash records.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.deloris.com.au

STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS (USA) with special guest - SOLD OUT
Sat 17 Dec
Doors 9.30
For the first time since 2001, Stephen Malkmus, frontman of Pavement, gets back on Australian stages with his friends The Jicks for a long overdue run of shows in December. With two fine albums ‘Pig Lib’ and ‘Face The Truth’ having come our way since the last trip, Stephen Malkmus now has three albums of messed-up musical genius from which to choose.
SOLD OUT
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.stephenmalkmus.com

ZULYA AND THE CHILDREN OF THE UNDERGROUND – 2 sets
Sun 18 Dec
Doors 9.30
Australian based Tatar singer Zulya Kamalova returns from overseas to launch the special edition of her album ‘The Waltz Of Emptiness’ with a bonus DVD and music video.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.zulya.com

AUGIE MARCH with Grand Salvo
Wed 21 Dec
Doors 9.30
After spending most of the year learning Flash animation in various Work For The Dole schemes, getting bashed, making other people’s records, and comprehensively not appearing at the Arias, Augie March come together for a couple of special Christmas shows. Expect to hear tunes from their soon to be released third album.
$20+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.augie-march.com

AUGIE MARCH with The Crayon Fields
Thu 22 Dec
Doors 9.30
After spending most of the year learning Flash animation in various Work For The Dole schemes, getting bashed, making other people’s records, and comprehensively not appearing at the Arias, Augie March come together for a couple of special Christmas shows. Expect to hear tunes from their soon to be released third album.
$20+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.augie-march.com

DARREN HANLON with Nic Dalton And The Gloomchasers
Fri 23 Dec
Doors 9.30
Darren Hanlon returns from overseas and will head to Melbourne for this exclusive Christmas season show.
$15+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.darrenhanlon.com

ERIC BIBB (USA) – 2 sets
Thu 29 Dec
Doors 9.30
Blues guitarist Eric Bibb returns to Australia to play the summer festival circuit and will be in Melbourne for this exclusive club performance between appearances at the Woodford folk festival in Queensland and the Falls Festival in Lorne.
$50+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.ericbibb.com

THE DEVASTATIONS with Season and DJ Battlekat
Fri 30 Dec
Doors 8.30
The Devastations have been back in Australia over the last few months promoting their brand new album ‘Coal’. The cd is out now via Infidelity recordings.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thedevastations.com

CARUS AND THE TRUE BELIEVERS – New Year’s Eve show – with Nick Barker
Sat 31 Dec
Doors 9.30
Carus has been a regular NSC performer throughout the year and always puts in amazing shows, so his band will be the perfect way to end the year in style and enter 2006 on a high.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.carus.com.au

THE DIRTY THREE with special guest
Wed 4 Jan
Doors 9.30
The Dirty Three return to Melbourne to promote their new LP, ‘Cinder’. This is a rare chance to see the band up close in an intimate venue.
$33+bf – on sale Mon 12 Dec
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dirtythree.com

EMBER SWIFT (Canada) with special guest
Fri 6 Jan
Doors 9.30
Canadian singer songwriter Ember Swift returns to Australia to play some of the summer festivals and then heads to Melbourne for this headline show.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.emberswift.com

NEIL HAMBURGER (USA) with Dr El Suavo and more
Sun 8 Jan
Doors 9.30
America’s greatest funny man Neil Hamburger returns to Australia. He is joined by Dr El Suavo, dancers The Snakecharmers and The Johny Vom Freak Show. Bring in the New Year in style!
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.americasfunnyman.com

LUCKY OCEANS (WA) – 2 sets
Thu 12 Jan
Doors 9.30
Former member of Asleep at the Wheel, Lucky Oceans, heads to Melbourne for a rare tour. His new album ‘Secret Steel’ is out now on Head Records.
$24+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.headrecords.com/secretsteel

KELLEY STOLTZ (USA) with The Smallgoods
Fri 13 Jan
Doors 9.30
US singer songwriter Kelley Stoltz returns to Australia to play the Falls Festival and then heads to Melbourne for this show. Sub Pop released his new EP ‘The Sun Comes Through’ in October and the title track is from the forthcoming album ‘Below The Branches’ which will be released in February of 06.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.electriccity.org

THE BRUNETTES (NZ) with The Triangles
Sat 14 Jan
Doors 9.30
Seven piece New Zealand pop band The Brunettes have just signed to Sub Pop records and head to Australia to support The Shins, as well as playing this headline show in Melbourne.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thebrunettes.co.nz

THE WHITE ROOM with Jades Of July
Sun 15 January
Doors 9.30
The White Room is a new name for the band formally known as Plunja. They return to Melbourne following recent national tours with Sarah McLeod and Kid Courageous.
$6+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thewhiteroommusic.com.au

THOSE BLOODY McKENNAS with special guest
Thu 19 Jan
Doors 9.30
More info soon.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thosebloodymckennas.com

COCOROSIE (USA) with special guest
Fri 20 Jan
Doors 9.30
CocoRosie head to Australia for their first tour as special guest of Antony and the Johnsons. Their new album ‘Noah’s Ark’ is out now on Touch and Go records.
$30+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cocorosieland.com

NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB – 1st anniversary celebration
Tue 24 Jan
Doors 9.30
One year on from the first live gigs in the NSC band room, the venue is having a party to celebrate. Expect to hear a host of great Melb acts (that all coincidentally feature various members of the NSC staff) as well as an all-star ensemble to finish the night in style.
Free entry
www.northcotesocialclub.com

WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY (USA) with special guest
Wed 25 Jan (Australia Day Eve)
Doors 9.30
Willard Grant Conspiracy is the musical collective that surrounds songwriter and vocalist Robert Fisher. With their last four records (‘3am Sunday At Fortune Otto’s’, ‘Flying Low’, ‘Mojave’ and ‘Everything’s Fine’) and their latest album ‘Regard The End’, the band has quietly gone about putting together one of the most impressive catalogues in the alt.country / post punk-folk rock genres.
$25+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
wgc.hinah.com

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS (Canada) with special guest
Thu 26 Jan (Australia Day)
Doors 9.30
Great Lake Swimmers head to Australia to play the Harvest festival in Red Hill. Their new album is out through local label Speak n Spell.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.greatlakeswimmers.com

THE BLUEHOUSE with special guest
Fri 3 Feb
Doors 9.30
All girl pop band The Bluehouse return to NSC to play two nights as part of the Midsumma festival celebrations. Their new cd ‘These Days’ is out now.
$17+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.bluehouse.net

THE BLUEHOUSE with special guest
Sat 4 Feb
Doors 9.30
All girl pop band The Bluehouse return to NSC to play two nights as part of the Midsumma festival celebrations. Their new cd ‘These Days’ is out now.
$17+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.bluehouse.net

THE FLOOD (NSW) with Karl Broadie
Wed 8 Feb
Doors 9.30
The Flood head out on a national tour to promote their new EP ‘Hello Blue Sky’. The band are renowned as one of Australia’s best country / roots music ensembles.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theflood.com.au

MARTY WILLSON PIPER (The Church) with special guest
Thu 9 Feb
Doors 9.30
Church guitarist Marty Willson-Piper returns to Melbourne to play a show with his new backing band the Mood Maidens.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.martywillsonpiper.net

DEERHOOF (USA) with special guest
Fri 10 Feb
Doors 9.30
San Franciscan band Deerhoof head to Australia for their first tour. Their new album ‘The Runner’s Four’ is out now through local label Trifekta records.
$26+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.killrockstars.com

KATHLEEN EDWARDS (Canada) with special guest
Tues 14 Feb
Doors 9.30
Canada’s Kathleen Edwards is without a doubt one of the finest and most distinctive singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years, and Australian audiences will have the opportunity to see Kathleen, along with her guitarist Colin Cripps, on her first Australian Tour in February 2006.
$35+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.kathleenedwards.com

HOTHOUSE FLOWERS (Ireland) with special guest
Fri 7 April
Doors 9.30
Popular Irish band Hothouse Flowers are touring Australia to perform at the East Coast Blues and Roots festival.
$47.30+bf – on sale Mon 12 Dec
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.hothouseflowers.com

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12 - 8pm Monday - Friday
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!

GIGS THIS WEEK

Wed 30 Nov JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with Small Knives - SOLD OUT!
Thurs 1 Dec THE VASCO ERA with Special Patrol (single launch)
Fri 2 Dec THE VASCO ERA with Dan Sultan & Scott Wilson
Sat 3 Dec THE GIRLS FROM THE CLOUDS (NSW) - with Smallgoods duo
Tues 6 Dec GORGEOUS - final ever show - with The Guild League

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CARUS AND THE TRUE BELIEVERS – New Year’s Eve show – with special guest
Sat 31 Dec
Carus has been a regular NSC performer throughout the year and always puts in amazing shows, so his band will be the perfect way to end the year in style and enter 2006 on a high.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.carus.com.au

Please Note*
JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden)
Tues 29 & Wed 30 Nov
Both shows sold out!

GIG GUIDE

THE VASCO ERA with Special Patrol (single launch)
Thu 1 Dec
The Vasco Era have been regulars at NSC this year and return for final 2005 club shows before hitting the summer festival circuit. Their EP ‘Miles’ is out now.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thevascoera.com

THE VASCO ERA with Dan Sultan and Scott Wilson
Fri 2 Dec
The Vasco Era have been regulars at NSC this year and return for final 2005 club shows before hitting the summer festival circuit. Their EP ‘Miles’ is out now.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thevascoera.com

THE GIRLS FROM THE CLOUDS (NSW) with Smallgoods duo
Sat 3 Dec
Jodi and Trish, the two girls from The Clouds are back playing together again and return to Melbourne to promote the release of their brand new cd out on Candle records.
$20+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.candlerecords.com.au

HIGH PASS FILTER with The Rectifiers and DJ Moi
Postponed until January.
www.remotecontrolrecords.com.au

GORGEOUS – final ever show – with The Guild League
Tue 6 Dec
Acoustic duo Gorgeous are sadly calling it a day, but celebrate with this one last Melbourne show.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gorgeous-band.com

CORNERSTONE ROOTS (NZ) with The Josh Owen band
Wed 7 Dec
8 piece NZ reggae / roots band Cornerstone Roots return to Australia and join forces with The Josh Owen Band for this show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cornerstoneroots.com

BILLY CHILDISH AND THE BUFF MEDWAYS (UK) with special guest
Thu 8 Dec
Garage rock legend Billy Childish heads to Australia to play the Meredith festival and stops into Melbourne on the way for this warm up show.
$30+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theebillychildish.com

THE GRATES (QLD) with Expatriate
Fri 9 Dec
Brisbane band The Grates return to Victoria to play the sold out Meredith festival and this exclusive club show.
$12+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thegrates.com

DIANA ANAID (NSW) with Kinematic
Sat 10 Dec
Diana Anaid is back on the road with her band, having not performed in Australia since the Big Day Out in January. Catch Diana performing previous hits ‘I Go Off’, ‘Perfect Family’ and ‘Don’t Believe In Love’ as well as songs from her latest album ‘Beautiful Obscene’
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dianaanaid.com

STROLL c.d launch with Underbelly
Sun 11 Dec
Local band Stroll launches their debut album, ‘The Carnival of Lost Souls’. Members of the band have been involved as performers, composers and producers with the John Butler Trio, My Friend the Chocolate Cake, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Cosmo Cosmolino.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.stroll.com.au

LOREN (QLD) with Lawrence Greenwood
Tue 13 Dec
Loren is on tour from Brisbane releasing his third album ‘Community’, with a rhythm section to expand on his acoustic groove based tunes.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.loren.com.au

COMBAT WOMBAT with CURSE OV DIALECT
Thu 15 Dec
Two of Australia’s best hip-hop acts join forces for a one off show.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.combatwombat.org

ENDORPHIN (NSW) with special guest
Fri 16 Dec
Sydney electronic producer Endorphin returns to Melbourne for a rare headline show. The album ‘Shake it’ is out now.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.endorphinmusic.com

STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS (USA) with special guest
Sat 17 Dec
For the first time since 2001, Stephen Malkmus, frontman of Pavement, gets back on Australian stages with his friends THE JICKS for a long overdue run of shows in December. With two fine albums ‘Pig Lib’ and ‘Face The Truth’ having come our way since the last trip, Stephen Malkmus now has three albums of messed-up musical genius from which to choose.
$36+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.stephenmalkmus.com

ZULYA AND THE CHILDREN OF THE UNDERGROUND
Sun 18 Dec
Australian based Tatar singer Zulya Kamalova returns from overseas to launch the special edition of her album ‘The Waltz of Emptiness’ with a bonus DVD and music video.
$10+bf
Ticket from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.zulya.com

AUGIE MARCH with Grand Salvo
Wed 21 Dec
After spending most of the year learning Flash animation in various Work For The Dole schemes, getting bashed, making other people’s records, and comprehensively not appearing at the Arias, Augie March come together for a couple of special Christmas shows. Expect to hear tunes from their soon to be released third album.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.augie-march.com

AUGIE MARCH with The Crayon Fields
Thu 22 Dec
After spending most of the year learning Flash animation in various Work For The Dole schemes, getting bashed, making other people’s records, and comprehensively not appearing at the Arias, Augie March come together for a couple of special Christmas shows. Expect to hear tunes from their soon to be released third album.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.augie-march.com

DARREN HANLON with special guest
Fri 23 Dec
Darren Hanlon returns from overseas and will head to Melbourne for this exclusive christmas season show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.darrenhanlon.com

ERIC BIBB (USA) – 2 sets
Thu 29 Dec
Blues guitarist Eric Bibb returns to Australia to play the summer festival circuit and will be in Melbourne for this exclusive club performance between appearances at the Woodford folk festival in Queensland and the Falls Festival in Lorne.
$50+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.ericbibb.com

CARUS AND THE TRUE BELIEVERS – New Year’s Eve show – with special guest
Sat 31 Dec
Carus has been a regular NSC performer throughout the year and always puts in amazing shows, so his band will be the perfect way to end the year in style and enter 2006 on a high.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.carus.com.au

EMBER SWIFT (Canada) with special guest
Fri 6 Jan
Canadian singer songwriter Ember Swift returns to Australia to play some of the summer festivals and then heads to Melbourne for this headline show.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.emberswift.com

NEIL HAMBURGER (USA) with Dr El Suavo and more
Sun 8 Jan
America’s greatest funny man Neil Hamburger returns to Australia. He is joined by Dr El Suavo, dancers The Snakecharmers and The Johny Vom Freak Show. Bring in the New Year in style!
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.americasfunnyman.com

KELLEY STOLTZ (USA) with The Smallgoods
Fri 13 Jan
US singer songwriter Kelley Stoltz returns to Australia to play the Falls Festival and then heads to Melbourne for this show. Sub Pop released his new EP ‘The Sun Comes Through’ in October and the title track is from the forthcoming album ‘Below The Branches’ which will be released in February of 06.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.electriccity.org

THE BRUNETTES (NZ) with The Triangles
Sat 14 Jan
Seven piece New Zealand pop band The Brunettes have just signed to Sub Pop records and head to Australia to support the Shins, as well as playing this headline show in Melbourne.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thebrunettes.co.nz

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12 - 8pm Monday - Friday
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!

GIGS THIS WEEK

Thurs 24 Nov LIOR – live sessions – on stage 10.00pm Selling fast!
Fri 25 Nov JEN CLOHER AND THE ENDLESS SEA with Brendon Welch
Sat 26 Nov RON PENO AND BRETT MYERS (DIED PRETTY ACOUSTIC) with special guest
Sun 27 Nov SISTA SHE - By candlelight - with The Town Bikes
Tues 29 Nov JOSE GONZALEZ (SWEDEN) with Grand Salvo Sold out!
Wed 30 Nov JOSE GONZALEZ (SWEDEN) with Small Knives Selling fast!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMBAT WOMBAT with CURSE OV DIALECT
Thu 15 Dec
Two of Australia’s best hip-hop acts join forces for a one off show.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.combatwombat.org

ZULYA AND THE CHILDREN OF THE UNDERGROUND
Sun 18 Dec
Australian based Tatar singer Zulya Kamalova returns from overseas to launch the special edition of her album ‘The Waltz of Emptiness’ with a bonus DVD and music video.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.zulya.com

EMBER SWIFT (Canada) with special guest
Fri 6 Jan
Canadian singer songwriter Ember Swift returns to Australia to play some of the summer festivals and then heads to Melbourne for this headline show.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.emberswift.co

GIG GUIDE

LIOR – live sessions – on stage 10.00pm
Thu 24 Nov
Lior returns to Melbourne to follow up his recent sold out Corner hotel show. This show will be recorded for an upcoming live mini album release.
$25+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.lior.com.au

JEN CLOHER AND THE ENDLESS SEA with Brendan Welch
Fri 25 Nov
Since the release of her ‘Permanent Marker’ EP in April this year, Jen Cloher and her band the Endless Sea haven’t had a moments rest with national tours supporting Mia Dyson, Epicure and Ben Lee. First single ‘Rain’ enjoyed high rotation on Triple J, earning itself a place on the 2005 ‘Home and Hosed’ compilation.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jencloher.com

RON PENO AND BRETT MYERS (DIED PRETTY ACOUSTIC) with special guest
Sat 26 Nov
Ron Peno and Brett Myers return by popular demand following their recent sold out show of Died Pretty classics.
$20+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.citadel-records.com

SISTA SHE - by candlelight – with The Town Bikes and more
Sun 27 Nov
Sista She perform a special Xmas spectacular with guests performing their favourite carols. The Town Bikes, Sam Starr, Rocco D’amore, Andy Clockwise and Raffle Girl will join them on the evening.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sistashe.com.au

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with Grand Salvo
Tue 29 Nov
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
Sold out!
www.jose-gonzalez.com

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with Small Knives
Wed 30 Nov (second show by popular demand)
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
$33+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jose-gonzalez.com

THE VASCO ERA with Special Patrol (single launch)
Thu 1 Dec
The Vasco Era have been regulars at NSC this year and return for final 2005 club shows before hitting the summer festival circuit. Their EP ‘Miles’ is out now.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thevascoera.com

THE VASCO ERA with Dan Sultan and Scott Wilson
Fri 2 Dec
The Vasco Era have been regulars at NSC this year and return for final 2005 club shows before hitting the summer festival circuit. Their EP ‘Miles’ is out now.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thevascoera.com

THE GIRLS FROM THE CLOUDS (NSW) with Smallgoods duo
Sat 3 Dec
Jodi and Trish, the two girls from The Clouds are back playing together again and return to Melbourne to promote the release of their brand new cd out on Candle records.
$20+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.candlerecords.com.au

HIGH PASS FILTER with The Rectifiers and DJ Moi
Sun 4 Dec
Local dub band High Pass Filter play a rare Melbourne show. Steve (Zen Paradox) Law is now a permanent addition to the line-up as the band celebrates 10 years together.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.remotecontrolrecords.com.au

GORGEOUS – final ever show – with The Guild League
Tue 6 Dec
Acoustic duo Gorgeous are sadly calling it a day, but celebrate with this one last Melbourne show.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gorgeous-band.com

CORNERSTONE ROOTS (NZ) with The Josh Owen band
Wed 7 Dec
8 piece NZ reggae / roots band Cornerstone Roots return to Australia and join forces with The Josh Owen Band for this show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cornerstoneroots.com

BILLY CHILDISH AND THE BUFF MEDWAYS (UK) with special guest
Thu 8 Dec
Garage rock legend Billy Childish heads to Australia to play the Meredith festival and stops into Melbourne on the way for this warm up show.
$30+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theebillychildish.com

THE GRATES (QLD) with Expatriate
Fri 9 Dec
Brisbane band The Grates return to Victoria to play the sold out Meredith festival and this exclusive club show.
$12+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thegrates.com

DIANA ANAID (NSW) with Kinematic
Sat 10 Dec
Diana Anaid is back on the road with her band, having not performed in Australia since the Big Day Out in January. Catch Diana performing previous hits ‘I Go Off’, ‘Perfect Family’ and ‘Don’t Believe In Love’ as well as songs from her latest album ‘Beautiful Obscene’
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dianaanaid.com

STROLL c.d launch with Underbelly
Sun 11 Dec
Local band Stroll launches their debut album, ‘The Carnival of Lost Souls’. Members of the band have been involved as performers, composers and producers with the John Butler Trio, My Friend the Chocolate Cake, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Cosmo Cosmolino.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.stroll.com.au

LOREN (QLD) with Lawrence Greenwood
Tue 13 Dec
Loren is on tour from Brisbane releasing his third album ‘Community’, with a rhythm section to expand on his acoustic groove based tunes.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.loren.com.au

COMBAT WOMBAT with CURSE OV DIALECT
Thu 15 Dec
Two of Australia’s best hip-hop acts join forces for a one off show.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.combatwombat.org

ENDORPHIN (NSW) with special guest
Fri 16 Dec
Sydney electronic producer Endorphin returns to Melbourne for a rare headline show. The album ‘Shake it’ is out now.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.endorphinmusic.com

STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS (USA) with special guest
Sat 17 Dec
For the first time since 2001, Stephen Malkmus, frontman of Pavement, gets back on Australian stages with his friends THE JICKS for a long overdue run of shows in December. With two fine albums ‘Pig Lib’ and ‘Face The Truth’ having come our way since the last trip, Stephen Malkmus now has three albums of messed-up musical genius from which to choose.
$36+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.stephenmalkmus.com

ZULYA AND THE CHILDREN OF THE UNDERGROUND
Sun 18 Dec
Australian based Tatar singer Zulya Kamalova returns from overseas to launch the special edition of her album ‘The Waltz of Emptiness’ with a bonus DVD and music video.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.zulya.com

AUGIE MARCH with Grand Salvo
Wed 21 Dec
After spending most of the year learning Flash animation in various Work For The Dole schemes, getting bashed, making other people’s records, and comprehensively not appearing at the Arias, Augie March come together for a couple of special Christmas shows. Expect to hear tunes from their soon to be released third album.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.augie-march.com

AUGIE MARCH with The Crayon Fields
Thu 22 Dec
After spending most of the year learning Flash animation in various Work For The Dole schemes, getting bashed, making other people’s records, and comprehensively not appearing at the Arias, Augie March come together for a couple of special Christmas shows. Expect to hear tunes from their soon to be released third album.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.augie-march.com

DARREN HANLON with special guest
Fri 23 Dec
Darren Hanlon returns from overseas and will head to Melbourne for this exclusive christmas season show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.darrenhanlon.com

ERIC BIBB (USA) – 2 sets
Thu 29 Dec
Blues guitarist Eric Bibb returns to Australia to play the summer festival circuit and will be in Melbourne for this exclusive club performance between appearances at the Woodford folk festival in Queensland and the Falls Festival in Lorne.
$50+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.ericbibb.com

EMBER SWIFT (Canada) with special guest
Fri 6 Jan
Canadian singer songwriter Ember Swift returns to Australia to play some of the summer festivals and then heads to Melbourne for this headline show.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.emberswift.com

NEIL HAMBURGER (USA) with Dr El Suavo and more
Sun 8 Jan
America’s greatest funny man Neil Hamburger returns to Australia. He is joined by Dr El Suavo, dancers The Snakecharmers and The Johny Vom Freak Show. Bring in the New Year in style!
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.americasfunnyman.com

KELLEY STOLTZ (USA) with The Smallgoods
Fri 13 Jan
US singer songwriter Kelley Stoltz returns to Australia to play the Falls Festival and then heads to Melbourne for this show. Sub Pop released his new EP ‘The Sun Comes Through’ in October and the title track is from the forthcoming album ‘Below The Branches’ which will be released in February of 06.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.electriccity.org

THE BRUNETTES (NZ) with The Triangles
Sat 14 Jan
Seven piece New Zealand pop band The Brunettes have just signed to Sub Pop records and head to Australia to support the Shins, as well as playing this headline show in Melbourne.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thebrunettes.co.nz

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12 - 8pm Monday - Friday
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!

GIGS THIS WEEK

Wed 9 Nov ELECTRIC MARY with STAND
Thurs 10 Nov CLUE TO KALO album launch with Francis Plagne anmd DJ Qua
Fri 11 Nov MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE 2 sets
Sat 12 Nov THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER (USA) with The Scare
Sun 13 Nov THE GREY DATURAS with Chris Smith and DJ Oren Ambarchi

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE GREY DATURAS with Chris Smith and DJ Oren Ambarchi
Sun 13 Nov
The Grey Daturas play a rare Melbourne headline show and will be accompanied 16mm film projections.
$6+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.greydaturas.com

SISTA SHE - by candlelight – with The Town Bikes and more
Sun 27 Nov
Sista She perform a special Xmas spectacular with guests performing their favourite carols. The Town Bikes, Sam Starr, Rocco D’amore, Andy Clockwise and Raffle Girl will join them on the evening.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sistashe.com.au

ENDORPHIN (NSW) with special guest
Fri 16 Dec
Sydney electronic producer Endorphin returns to Melbourne for a rare headline show. The album ‘Shake it’ is out now.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.endorphinmusic.com

DARREN HANLON with special guest
Fri 23 Dec
Darren Hanlon returns from overseas and will head to Melbourne for this exclusive christmas season show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.darrenhanlon.com

NEIL HAMBURGER (USA) with Dr El Suavo and more
Sun 8 Jan
America’s greatest funny man Neil Hamburger returns to Australia. He is joined by Dr El Suavo, dancers The Snakecharmers and The Johny Vom Freak Show. Bring in the New Year in style!
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dragcity.com

GIG GUIDE

ELECTRIC MARY with STAND
Wed 9 Nov
Two popular local rock bands join forces for one night only. The debut Electric Mary cd ‘Four Hands High’ is out now. Each payer at this show will receive a previously unleased copy of a brand new single from Electric Mary.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.electricmary.com

CLUE TO KALO album launch with Francis Plagne and DJ Qua
Thu 10 Nov
Adelaide electronic act Clue to Kalo returns to Melbourne to celebrate the release of their brand new album, their first release since signing to local label Spunk records.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cluetokalo.com

MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE – 2 sets
Fri 11 Nov
David Bridie follows on from his recent Not Drowning Waving re-union with a show from his other ensemble My Friend the Chocolate Cake.
$30+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.mftcc.com

THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER (USA) with The Scare
Sat 12 Nov
San Diego band The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower head to Australia for the first time.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.blowuptheeiffeltower.com

THE GREY DATURAS with Chris Smith and DJ Oren Ambarchi
Sun 13 Nov
The Grey Daturas play a rare Melbourne headline show and will be accompanied 16mm film projections.
$6+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.greydaturas.com

RRIPANGU YIRDAKI (Arnhem Land) – 2 sets
Wed 16 Nov
Rripangu Yirdaki is a traditional Aboriginal performance group from Arnhem Land led by world famous cult Didge player Mr Djalu Gurruwiwi. Djalu is an internationally acclaimed didgeridoo player. Accompanying him on vocals is Alfred Gurritjiri and Jason Guwanbal and five dancers in full ceremonial body paint provide a mesmerising show of agility, grace and speed. Rripangu Yirdaki recently returned from a successful World Expo 2005 in Japan. They perform the traditional songs and dances of the Galpu clan.
$25+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
http://www.ididj.com.au/calendar/events/djalu_melb05.html

SOPHIE KOH with TOBIAS CUMMINGS
Thu 17 Nov
Sophie Koh follows up her recent sold out album launch in a double bill with label mate Tobias Cummings.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sophiekoh.com

THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS with special guest
Fri 18 Nov
The Morning After Girls have spent most of 2005 touring overseas and this is a rare headline show for them in Melbourne. They are touring to promote a new cd that combines together their first 2 releases into one album ’Evolve’. New single ‘Shadows Evolve’ is at radio now.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.themorningaftergirls.com

MUSIC V PHYSICS album launch with MKB
Sat 19 Nov
Music v Physics launch their brand new album.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.symbioticsystem.com

SENSITIVE NEW AGE COWPERSONS – 2 sets
Sun 20 Nov
W.A’s Sensitive New Age Cowpersons are widely recognised as one of the top music/comedy groups in the country and have under their belts stints with Slim Dusty, Keith Urban and Paul Kelly, as well as a 2005 Golden Guitar nomination for their song ‘Twangin’ the Wires’.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cowpersons.com

LIOR – live recording - with special guest
Thu 24 Nov
Lior returns to Melbourne to follow up his recent sold out Corner hotel show. This show will be recorded for an upcoming live mini album release.
$25+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.lior.com.au

JEN CLOHER AND THE ENDLESS SEA with Brendan Welch
Fri 25 Nov
Since the release of her ‘Permanent Marker’ EP in April this year, Jen Cloher and her band the Endless Sea haven’t had a moments rest with national tours supporting Mia Dyson, Epicure and Ben Lee. First single ‘Rain’ enjoyed high rotation on Triple J, earning itself a place on the 2005 ‘Home and Hosed’ compilation.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jencloher.com

RON PENO AND BRETT MYERS (DIED PRETTY ACOUSTIC) with special guest
Sat 26 Nov
Ron Peno and Brett Myers return by popular demand following their recent sold out show of Died Pretty classics.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.citadel-records.com

SISTA SHE - by candlelight – with The Town Bikes and more
Sun 27 Nov
Sista She perform a special Xmas spectacular with guests performing their favourite carols. The Town Bikes, Sam Starr, Rocco D’amore, Andy Clockwise and Raffle Girl will join them on the evening.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sistashe.com.au

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with Grand Salvo
Tue 29 Nov
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
$33+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jose-gonzalez.com

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with Small Knives
Wed 30 Nov (second show by popular demand)
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
$33+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jose-gonzalez.com

THE VASCO ERA with Special Patrol (single launch)
Thu 1 Dec
The Vasco Era have been regulars at NSC this year and return for final 2005 club shows before hitting the summer festival circuit. Their EP ‘Miles’ is out now.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thevascoera.com

THE VASCO ERA with Dan Sultan and Scott Wilson
Fri 2 Dec
The Vasco Era have been regulars at NSC this year and return for final 2005 club shows before hitting the summer festival circuit. Their EP ‘Miles’ is out now.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thevascoera.com

THE GIRLS FROM THE CLOUDS (NSW) with Smallgoods duo
Sat 3 Dec
Jodi and Trish, the two girls from The Clouds are back playing together again and return to Melbourne to promote the release of their brand new cd out on Candle records.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.candlerecords.com.au

GORGEOUS – final ever show – with The Guild League
Tue 6 Dec
Acoustic duo Gorgeous are sadly calling it a day, but celebrate with this one last Melbourne show.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gorgeous-band.com

CORNERSTONE ROOTS (NZ) with The Josh Owen band
Wed 7 Dec
8 piece NZ reggae / roots band Cornerstone Roots return to Australia and join forces with The Josh Owen Band for this show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cornerstoneroots.com

BILLY CHILDISH AND THE BUFF MEDWAYS (UK) with special guest
Thu 8 Dec
Garage rock legend Billy Childish heads to Australia to play the Meredith festival and stops into Melbourne on the way for this warm up show.
$30+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theebillychildish.com

THE GRATES (QLD) with Expatriate
Fri 9 Dec
Brisbane band The Grates return to Victoria to play the sold out Meredith festival and this exclusive club show.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thegrates.com

DIANA ANAID (NSW) with special guest
Sat 10 Dec
Diana Anaid has spent time overseas this year promoting the release of her debut US album ‘Five Crowns Music’.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dianaanaid.com

LOREN (QLD) with Lawrence Greenwood
Tue 13 Dec
Loren is on tour from Brisbane releasing his third album ‘Community’, with a rhythm section to expand on his acoustic groove based tunes.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.loren.com.au

ENDORPHIN (NSW) with special guest
Fri 16 Dec
Sydney electronic producer Endorphin returns to Melbourne for a rare headline show. The album ‘Shake it’ is out now.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.endorphinmusic.com

DARREN HANLON with special guest
Fri 23 Dec
Darren Hanlon returns from overseas and will head to Melbourne for this exclusive christmas season show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.darrenhanlon.com

ERIC BIBB (USA) – 2 sets
Thu 29 Dec
Blues guitarist Eric Bibb returns to Australia to play the summer festival circuit and will be in Melbourne for this exclusive club performance between appearances at the Woodford folk festival in Queensland and the Falls Festival in Lorne.
$50+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.ericbibb.com

NEIL HAMBURGER (USA) with Dr El Suavo and more
Sun 8 Jan
America’s greatest funny man Neil Hamburger returns to Australia. He is joined by Dr El Suavo, dancers The Snakecharmers and The Johny Vom Freak Show. Bring in the New Year in style!
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dragcity.com

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12 - 8pm Monday - Friday
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!

GIGS THIS WEEK

Thur 3 Nov GEOFF ACHISON AND THE SOULDIGGERS album launch - two sets
Fri 4 & Sat 5 Nov ART OF FIGHTING with Crayon Fields (Fri) & No Through Road (Sat) Selling Fast!
Sun 6 Nov AUSTIN FLOYD with The Cliffords

ANNOUNCEMENTS

RRIPANGU YIRDAKI (Arnhem Land) – 2 sets
Wed 16 Nov
Rripangu Yirdaki is a traditional Aboriginal performance group from Arnhem Land led by world famous cult Didge player Mr Djalu Gurruwiwi. Djalu is an internationally acclaimed didgeridoo player. Accompanying him on vocals is Alfred Gurritjiri and Jason Guwanbal and five dancers in full ceremonial body paint provide a mesmerising show of agility, grace and speed. Rripangu Yirdaki recently returned from a successful World Expo 2005 in Japan. They perform the traditional songs and dances of the Galpu clan.
$25+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
http://www.ididj.com.au/calendar/events/djalu_melb05.html

SOPHIE KOH with TOBIAS CUMMINGS
Thu 17 Nov
Sophie Koh follows up her recent sold out album launch in a double bill with label mate Tobias Cummings.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sophiekoh.com

THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS with special guest
Fri 18 Nov
The Morning After Girls have spent most of 2005 touring overseas and this is a rare headline show for them in Melbourne. They are touring to promote a new cd that combines together their first 2 releases into one album ’Evolve’. New single ‘Shadows Evolve’ is at radio now.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.themorningaftergirls.com

THE VASCO ERA with Special Patrol (album launch)(Thu) & Dan Sultan and Scott Wilson (Fri)
Thu 1 & Fri 2 Dec
The Vasco Era have been regulars at NSC this year and return for final 2005 club shows before hitting the summer festival circuit. Their EP ‘Miles’ is out now.
$15+bf – on sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thevascoera.com

THE GRATES (QLD) with Expatriate
Fri 9 Dec
Brisbane band The Grates return to Victoria to play the sold out Meredith Music Festival and this exclusive club show.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thegrates.com

DIANA ANAID (NSW) with special guest
Sat 10 Dec
Diana Anaid has spent time overseas this year promoting the release of her debut US album ‘Five Crowns Music’.
$12+bf – on sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dianaanaid.com

FLAHERTY CORSANO DUO (USA) with Spores of the Golden Beard
Wed 14 Dec
The Flaherty Corsano duo are free jazz musicians from the USA who are heading to Australia to play the Meredith Festival. While Paul Flaherty continues his 30 year reign as the most under heard, well known, floor dropping white bearded alto-saxophonist wizard, Chris Corsano has been breaking into the big time by assisting on recordings and performances by Six Organs Of Admittance and Sunburned Hand Of Man.
$12+bf – on sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artschooldropoutrecords.com

ERIC BIBB (USA) – 2 sets
Thu 29 Dec
Blues guitarist Eric Bibb returns to Australia to play the summer festival circuit and will be in Melbourne for this exclusive club performance between appearances at the Woodford folk festival in Queensland and the Falls Festival in Lorne.
$50+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.ericbibb.com

GIG GUIDE

GEOFF ACHISON AND THE SOULDIGGERS LP launch – two sets
Thu 3 Nov
Melbourne blues guitarist Geoff Achison launches his brand new album ‘Little Big Men’, featuring fourteen brand new original recordings.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.geoffachison.com

ART OF FIGHTING with Crayon Fields
Fri 4 Nov
Art Of Fighting returns to the live scene for two shows. Expect to hear tunes from their critically acclaimed album ‘Second Storey’.
$18+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artoffighting.com

ART OF FIGHTING with No Through Road
Sat 5 Nov
Art Of Fighting returns to the live scene for two shows. Expect to hear tunes from their critically acclaimed album ‘Second Storey’.
$18+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artoffighting.com

AUSTIN FLOYD cd launch with The Cliffords
Sun 6 Nov
Performing Murray Floyd’s original material, Austin Floyd play a delicious mix of country rock and bluesy roots.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.austinfloyd.com

ELECTRIC MARY with STAND
Wed 9 Nov
Two popular local rock bands join forces for one night only. The debut Electric Mary cd ‘Four Hands High’ is out now. Each payer at this show will receive a previously unleased copy of a brand new single from Electric Mary.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.electricmary.com

CLUE TO KALO album launch with Francis Plagne and DJ Qua
Thu 10 Nov
Adelaide electronic act Clue to Kalo return to Melbourne to celebrate the release of their brand new album ‘One Way It’s Every Way’, their first release since signing to local label Spunk records.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cluetokalo.com

MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE – 2 sets
Fri 11 Nov
David Bridie follows on from his recent Not Drowning Waving reunion with a show from his other ensemble My Friend the Chocolate Cake.
$30+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.mftcc.com

THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER (USA) with The Scare
Sat 12 Nov
San Diego band The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower head to Australia for the first time.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.blowuptheeiffeltower.com

RRIPANGU YIRDAKI (Arnhem Land) – 2 sets
Wed 16 Nov
Rripangu Yirdaki is a traditional Aboriginal performance group from Arnhem Land led by world famous cult Didge player Mr Djalu Gurruwiwi. Djalu is an internationally acclaimed didgeridoo player. Accompanying him on vocals is Alfred Gurritjiri and Jason Guwanbal and five dancers in full ceremonial body paint provide a mesmerising show of agility, grace and speed. Rripangu Yirdaki recently returned from a successful World Expo 2005 in Japan. They perform the traditional songs and dances of the Galpu clan.
$25+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
http://www.ididj.com.au/calendar/events/djalu_melb05.html

SOPHIE KOH with TOBIAS CUMMINGS
Thu 17 Nov
Sophie Koh follows up her recent sold out album launch in a double bill with label mate Tobias Cummings.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sophiekoh.com

THE MORNING AFTER GIRLS with special guest
Fri 18 Nov
The Morning After Girls have spent most of 2005 touring overseas and this is a rare headline show for them in Melbourne. They are touring to promote a new cd that combines together their first 2 releases into one album ’Evolve’. New single ‘Shadows Evolve’ is at radio now.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.themorningaftergirls.com

MUSIC V PHYSICS album launch with MKB
Sat 19 Nov
Music v Physics launch their brand new album ‘Oblong Data’.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.symbioticsystem.com

SENSITIVE NEW AGE COWPERSONS – 2 sets
Sun 20 Nov
W.A’s Sensitive New Age Cowpersons are widely recognised as one of the top music/comedy groups in the country and have under their belts stints with Slim Dusty, Keith Urban and Paul Kelly, as well as a 2005 Golden Guitar nomination for their song ‘Twangin’ the Wires’.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cowpersons.com

LIOR – live recording - with special guest
Thu 24 Nov
Lior returns to Melbourne to follow up his recent sold out Corner hotel show. This show will be recorded for an upcoming live mini album release.
$25+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.lior.com.au

JEN CLOHER AND THE ENDLESS SEA with Brendan Welch
Fri 25 Nov
Since the release of her ‘Permanent Marker’ EP in April this year, Jen Cloher and her band the Endless Sea haven’t had a moments rest with national tours supporting Mia Dyson, Epicure and Ben Lee. First single ‘Rain’ enjoyed high rotation on Triple J, earning itself a place on the 2005 ‘Home and Hosed’ compilation.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jencloher.com

RON PENO AND BRETT MYERS (DIED PRETTY ACOUSTIC) with special guest
Sat 26 Nov

Ron Peno and Brett Myers return to NSC by popular demand following their recent sold out show of Died Pretty classics.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.citadel-records.com

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with Grand Salvo
Tue 29 Nov
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff Music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
$33+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jose-gonzalez.com

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with Small Knives
Wed 30 Nov (second show by popular demand)
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff Music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this second exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
$33+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jose-gonzalez.com

THE VASCO ERA with Special Patrol (album launch)
Thu 1 Dec
The Vasco Era have been regulars at NSC this year and return for final 2005 club shows before hitting the summer festival circuit. Their EP ‘Miles’ is out now.
$15+bf – on sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thevascoera.com

THE VASCO ERA with Dan Sultan and Scott Wilson
Fri 2 Dec
The Vasco Era have been regulars at NSC this year and return for final 2005 club shows before hitting the summer festival circuit. Their EP ‘Miles’ is out now.
$15+bf – on sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thevascoera.com

THE GIRLS FROM THE CLOUDS (NSW) with Tim Oxley
Sat 3 Dec
Jodi and Trish, the two girls from The Clouds are back playing together again and return to Melbourne to promote the release of their brand new cd ‘Lalalala’ out on Candle records.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.candlerecords.com.au

GORGEOUS – final ever show – with The Guild League
Tue 6 Dec
Acoustic duo Gorgeous are sadly calling it a day, but celebrate with this one last Melbourne show.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gorgeous-band.com

CORNERSTONE ROOTS (NZ) with The Josh Owen band
Wed 7 Dec
8 piece NZ reggae / roots band Cornerstone Roots return to Australia and join forces with The Josh Owen Band for this show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cornerstoneroots.com

BILLY CHILDISH AND THE BUFF MEDWAYS (UK) with special guest
Thu 8 Dec
Garage rock legend Billy Childish heads to Australia to play the Meredith Music Festival and stops into Melbourne on the way for this warm up show.
$30+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theebillychildish.com

THE GRATES (QLD) with Expatriate
Fri 9 Dec
Brisbane band The Grates return to Victoria to play the sold out Meredith Music Festival and this exclusive club show.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thegrates.com

DIANA ANAID (NSW) with special guest
Sat 10 Dec
Diana Anaid has spent time overseas this year promoting the release of her debut US album ‘Five Crowns Music’.
$12+bf – on sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dianaanaid.com

LOREN (QLD) with Lawrence Greenwood
Tue 13 Dec
Loren is on tour from Brisbane promoting his third album ‘Community’, with a rhythm section to expand on his acoustic groove based tunes.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.loren.com.au

FLAHERTY CORSANO DUO (USA) with Spores of the Golden Beard
Wed 14 Dec
The Flaherty Corsano duo are free jazz musicians from the USA who are heading to Australia to play the Meredith Festival. While Paul Flaherty continues his 30 year reign as the most under heard, well known, floor dropping white bearded alto-saxophonist wizard, Chris Corsano has been breaking into the big time by assisting on recordings and performances by Six Organs Of Admittance and Sunburned Hand Of Man.
$12+bf – on sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artschooldropoutrecords.com

ENDORPHIN (NSW) with special guest
Fri 16 Dec
Sydney electronic producer Endorphin returns to Melbourne for a rare headline show. The album ‘Shake it’ is out now.
$12+bf – On sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.endorphinmusic.com

DARREN HANLON with special guest
Fri 23 Dec
Darren Hanlon returns from overseas and will head to Melbourne for this exclusive Christmas season show.
$15+bf – on sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.darrenhanlon.com

ERIC BIBB (USA) – 2 sets
Thu 29 Dec
Blues guitarist Eric Bibb returns to Australia to play the summer festival circuit and will be in Melbourne for this exclusive club performance between appearances at the Woodford folk festival in Queensland and the Falls Festival in Lorne.
$50+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.ericbibb.com

NEIL HAMBURGER (USA) with Dr El Suavo and more
Sun 8 Jan
America’s greatest funny man Neil Hamburger returns to Australia. He is joined by Dr El Suavo, dancers The Snakecharmers and The Johnny Vom Freak Show. Bring in the New Year in style!
$15+bf – on sale Mon 7 Nov
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dragcity.com

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12 - 8pm Monday - Friday
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!

GIGS THIS WEEK

Wed 26 Oct PETER HELLIAR - Is Frisky… with Paul Calleja selling fast!
Thur 27 & Fri 28 Oct KARNIVOOL with Hinge (Thur) & Bushido (Fri) selling fast!
Sat 29 Oct GERSEY with Devoted Few
Sun 30 Oct NIGEL B SWIFTE album launch with The Eva Popov Trio
Mon 31 Oct (Cup Eve) VELURE album launch with The Hampdens and Players Ball DJs
Tues 1 Nov GRAND SALVO album launch + JACK LADDER album launch

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CLUE TO KALO album launch with Francis Plagne and DJ Qua
Thu 10 Nov
Adelaide electronic act Clue to Kalo return to Melbourne to celebrate the release of their brand new album, their first release since signing to local label Spunk records.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cluetokalo.com

MUSIC V PHYSICS album launch with special guest
Sat 19 Nov
Music v Physics launch their brand new album.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.symbioticsystem.com

LIOR – live recording - with special guest
Thu 24 Nov
Lior returns to Melbourne to follow up his recent sold out Corner hotel show. This show will be recorded for an upcoming live mini album release.
$25+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.lior.com.au

RON PENO AND BRETT MYERS (DIED PRETTY ACOUSTIC) with special guest
Sat 26 Nov
Ron Peno and Brett Myers return to NSC by popular demand following their recent sold out show of Died Pretty classics.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.citadel-records.com

THE GIRLS FROM THE CLOUDS (NSW) with Tim Oxley
Sat 3 Dec
Jodi and Trish, the two girls from The Clouds are back playing together again and return to Melbourne to promote the release of their brand new cd out on Candle records.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.candlerecords.com.au

CORNERSTONE ROOTS (NZ) with The Josh Owen band
Wed 7 Dec
8 piece NZ reggae / roots band Cornerstone Roots return to Australia and join forces with The Josh Owen Band for this show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cornerstoneroots.com

THE GIG GUIDE

PETER HELLIAR – is Frisky - with Paul Calleja
Wed 26 Oct
Pete is back on stage with an all-new hour of Stand Up. Pete is, of course, best known for his work on Rove Live, AFL Footy program Before The Game and as part of Austereo’s national drive time show The Arvo with Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke. He heads to NSC for two Wednesday night shows.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.peterhelliar.cjb.net

KARNIVOOL (WA) with Hinge
Thu 27 Oct
Popular Perth band Karnivool return to Melbourne for an eagerly anticipated headline tour. Their album ‘Themata’ is one of the biggest independent releases of 2005.
$15+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.karnivool.com.au

KARNIVOOL (WA) with Bushido
Fri 28 Oct
Popular Perth band Karnivool return to Melbourne for an eagerly anticipated headline tour. Their album ‘Themata’ is one of the biggest independent releases of 2005.
$15+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.karnivool.com.au

GERSEY with Devoted Few
Sat 29 Oct
Gersey launch their brand new EP. Their first 2 albums have also recently been re-released as deluxe re-issues with bonus material via Trifekta.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gersey.com

NIGEL B SWIFTE album launch with The Eva Popov Trio
Sun 30 Oct
Local singer songwriter Nigel B Swifte launches his brand new album, ‘Pale Yellow Moon’. Recorded in three different locations across two years, the album represents the culmination of Swifte’s own musical journey to date. Swifte wrote, recorded, produced, mixed and played the majority of instruments on this album.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.nigelswifte.com

VELURE album launch with The Hampdens and Players Ball DJs (late)
Mon 31 Oct (Cup eve)
Velure launch their long awaited debut album on the eve of the Melbourne Cup Day holiday.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.velure.com.au

GRAND SALVO cd launch + JACK LADDER c.d launch
Tue 1 Nov (Cup day holiday)
Paddy Mann AKA Grand Salvo plays a rare headline show to celebrate the release of his third album, ‘The Temporal Wheel’. He is joined on a national tour by Sydney songwriter and recent Spunk records signing Jack Ladder, who is also launching his cd.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.grandsalvo.com

GEOFF ACHISON AND THE SOULDIGGERS LP launch – two sets
Thu 3 Nov
Melbourne blues guitarist Geoff Achison launches his brand new album, ‘Little Big Men’ 14 brand new original recordings.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.geoffachison.com

ART OF FIGHTING with Crayon Fields
Fri 4 Nov
Art of Fighting returns to the live scene for two shows. Expect to hear tunes from their critically acclaimed album ‘Second Storey’.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artoffighting.com

ART OF FIGHTING with No Through Road
Sat 5 Nov
Art of Fighting returns to the live scene for two shows. Expect to hear tunes from their critically acclaimed album ‘Second Storey’.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artoffighting.com

AUSTIN FLOYD cd launch with The Cliffords
Sun 6 Nov
Performing Murray Floyd’s original material, Austin Floyd play a delicious mix of country rock and bluesy roots.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.austinfloyd.com

ELECTRIC MARY with STAND
Wed 9 Nov
Two popular local rock bands join forces for one night only. The debut Electric Mary cd ‘Four Hands High’ is out now. Each payer at this show will receive a previously unleased copy of a brand new single from Electric Mary.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.electricmary.com

CLUE TO KALO album launch with Francis Plagne and DJ Qua
Thu 10 Nov
Adelaide electronic act Clue to Kalo return to Melbourne to celebrate the release of their brand new album, their first release since signing to local label Spunk records.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cluetokalo.com

MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE – 2 sets
Fri 11 Nov
David Bridie follows on from his recent Not Drowning Waving re-union with a show from his other ensemble My Friend the Chocolate Cake.
$30+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.mftcc.com

THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER (USA) with The Scare
Sat 12 Nov
San Diego band The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower head to Australia for the first time.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.blowuptheeiffeltower.com

SOPHIE KOH with TOBIAS CUMMINGS
Thu 17 Nov
Sophie Koh follows up her recent sold out album launch in a double bill with label mate Tobias Cummings.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.sophiekoh.com

MUSIC V PHYSICS album launch with special guest
Sat 19 Nov
Music v Physics launch their brand new album.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.symbioticsystem.com

SENSITIVE NEW AGE COWPERSONS – 2 sets
Sun 20 Nov
W.A’s Sensitive New Age Cowpersons are widely recognised as one of the top music/comedy groups in the country and have under their belts stints with Slim Dusty, Keith Urban and Paul Kelly, as well as a 2005 Golden Guitar nomination for their song ‘Twangin’ the Wires’.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cowpersons.com

LIOR – live recording - with special guest
Thu 24 Nov
Lior returns to Melbourne to follow up his recent sold out Corner hotel show. This show will be recorded for an upcoming live mini album release.
$25+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.lior.com.au

JEN CLOHER AND THE ENDLESS SEA with special guest
Fri 25 Nov
Since the release of her ‘Permanent Marker’ EP in April this year, Jen Cloher and her band the Endless Sea haven’t had a moments rest with national tours supporting Mia Dyson, Epicure and Ben Lee. First single ‘Rain’ enjoyed high rotation on Triple J, earning itself a place on the 2005 ‘Home and Hosed’ compilation.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jencloher.com

RON PENO AND BRETT MYERS (DIED PRETTY ACOUSTIC) with special guest
Sat 26 Nov
Ron Peno and Brett Myers return by popular demand following their recent sold out show of Died Pretty classics.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.citadel-records.com

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with special guest
Tue 29 Nov
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
$33+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jose-gonzalez.com

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with special guest
Wed 30 Nov (second show by popular demand)
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
$33+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jose-gonzalez.com

THE GIRLS FROM THE CLOUDS (NSW) with Tim Oxley
Sat 3 Dec
Jodi and Trish, the two girls from The Clouds are back playing together again and return to Melbourne to promote the release of their brand new cd out on Candle records.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.candlerecords.com.au

GORGEOUS – final ever show – with special guest
Tue 6 Dec
Acoustic duo Gorgeous are sadly calling it a day, but celebrate with this one last Melbourne show.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gorgeous-band.com

CORNERSTONE ROOTS (NZ) with The Josh Owen band
Wed 7 Dec
8 piece NZ reggae / roots band Cornerstone Roots return to Australia and join forces with The Josh Owen Band for this show.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cornerstoneroots.com

BILLY CHILDISH AND THE BUFF MEDWAYS (UK) with special guest
Thu 8 Dec
Garage rock legend Billy Childish heads to Australia to play the Meredith festival and stops into Melbourne on the way for this warm up show.
$30+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theebillychildish.com

LOREN with Lawrence Greenwood
Tue 13 Dec
Loren is on tour from Brisbane releasing his third album ‘Community’, with a rhythm section to expand on his acoustic groove based tunes.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.loren.com.au

ERIC BIBB (USA) – 2 sets
Thu 29 Dec
Blues guitarist Eric Bibb returns to Australia to play the summer festival circuit and will be in Melbourne for this exclusive club performance between appearances at the Woodford folk festival in Queensland and the Falls Festival in Lorne.
$50+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.ericbibb.com

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12 - 8pm Monday - Friday & 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!

GIGS THIS WEEK

Wed 19 Oct PETER HELLIAR - Is Frisky… with Paul Calleja
Thu 20 Oct MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ / TENNISCOATS (Japan) with Essendon Airport
Fri 21 Oct DRAG with The Boat People
Sat 22 Oct MY DISCO + YELLOW SWANS (USA)
Sun 23 Oct THE SPOILS album launch with Ross McLennan and friends

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CLUE TO KALO album launch with special guest
Thu 10 Nov
Adelaide electronic act Clue to Kalo return to Melbourne to celebrate the release of their brand new album, their first release since signing to local label Spunk records.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cluetokalo.com

MUSIC V PHYSICS album launch with special guest
Sat 19 Nov
Music v Physics launch their brand new album.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.symbioticsystem.com

SENSITIVE NEW AGE COWPERSONS – 2 sets
Sun 20 Nov
W.A’s Sensitive New Age Cowpersons are widely recognised as one of the top music/comedy groups in the country and have under their belts stints with Slim Dusty, Keith Urban and Paul Kelly, as well as a 2005 Golden Guitar nomination for their song ‘Twangin’ the Wires’.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cowpersons.com

JEN CLOHER AND THE ENDLESS SEA with special guest
Fri 25 Nov
Since the release of her ‘Permanent Marker’ EP in April this year, Jen Cloher and her band the Endless Sea haven’t had a moments rest with national tours supporting Mia Dyson, Epicure and Ben Lee. First single ‘Rain’ enjoyed high rotation on Triple J, earning itself a place on the 2005 ‘Home and Hosed’ compilation.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jencloher.com

THE GIRLS FROM THE CLOUDS (NSW) with Tim Oxley
Sat 3 Dec
Jodi and Trish, the two girls from The Clouds are back playing together again and return to Melbourne to promote the release of their brand new cd out on Candle records.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.candlerecords.com.au

LOREN with Lawrence Greenwood
Tue 13 Dec
Loren is on tour from Brisbane releasing his third album ‘Community’, with a rhythm section to expand on his acoustic groove based tunes.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.loren.com.au

THE GIG GUIDE

PETER HELLIAR – Is Frisky – with Paul Calleja
Wed 19 Oct
Pete is back on stage with an all-new hour of stand up. Pete is, of course, best known for his work on Rove Live, AFL Footy program Before The Game and as part of Austereo’s national drive time show The Arvo with Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke. He heads to NSC for two Wednesday night shows.
$20+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.peterhelliar.cjb.net

MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ / TENNISCOATS (Japan) with Essendon Airport
Thu 20 Oct
Chapter Music is proud to announce the first Australian tour by two of Japan’s most revered and respected cult groups, Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Tenniscoats. Both of these bands were featured on Chapter’s well-received Japanese compilation ‘Songs For Nao’, released earlier this year.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.chaptermusic.com.au

DRAG (Qld) album launch with The Boat People
Fri 21 Oct
Drag are fronted by Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton and head out on their first national headline tour to promote their debut album ‘The Way Out’.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dragtheband.com

MY DISCO with YELLOW SWANS (USA)
Sat 22 Oct
My Disco return from their recent US visit and bring with them US band Yellow Swans for a national tour.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jyrk.com/yellowswans

THE SPOILS album launch with Ross McLennan and friends
Sun 23 Oct
The Spoils return from their recent NZ tour to launch their brand new album. ‘Goodnight Victoria’ is out now through Reverberation.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thespoils.org

PETER HELLIAR – is Frisky - with Paul Calleja
Wed 26 Oct
Pete is back on stage with an all-new hour of Stand Up. Pete is, of course, best known for his work on Rove Live, AFL Footy program Before The Game and as part of Austereo’s national drive time show The Arvo with Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke. He heads to NSC for two Wednesday night shows.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.peterhelliar.cjb.net

KARNIVOOL (WA) with Hinge
Thu 27 Oct
Popular Perth band Karnivool return to Melbourne for an eagerly anticipated headline tour. Their album ‘Themata’ is one of the biggest independent releases of 2005.
$15+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.karnivool.com.au

KARNIVOOL (WA) with Bushido
Fri 28 Oct
Popular Perth band Karnivool return to Melbourne for an eagerly anticipated headline tour. Their album ‘Themata’ is one of the biggest independent releases of 2005.
$15+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.karnivool.com.au

GERSEY with Devoted Few
Sat 29 Oct
Gersey launch their brand new EP. Their first 2 albums have also recently been re-released as deluxe re-issues with bonus material via their label Trifekta.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gersey.com

NIGEL B SWIFTE album launch with The Eva Popov Trio
Sun 30 Oct
Local singer songwriter Nigel B Swifte launches his brand new album, ‘Pale Yellow Moon.’ Recorded in three different locations across two years, the album represents the culmination of Swifte’s own musical journey to date. Swifte wrote, recorded, produced, mixed and played the majority of instruments on this album.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.nigelswifte.com

VELURE album launch with The Hampdens and Ghetto Fabulous DJs (late)
Mon 31 Oct (Cup eve)
Velure launch their long awaited debut album on the eve of the Melbourne Cup Day holiday.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.velure.com.au

GRAND SALVO cd launch + JACK LADDER cd launch
Tue 1 Nov (Cup day holiday)
Paddy Mann AKA Grand Salvo plays a rare headline show to celebrate the release of his third album, ‘The Temporal Wheel’. He is joined on a national tour by Sydney songwriter and recent Spunk records signing Jack Ladder, who is also launching his cd.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.grandsalvo.com

GEOFF ACHISON AND THE SOULDIGGERS LP launch – two sets
Thu 3 Nov
Melbourne blues guitarist Geoff Achison launches his brand new album, ‘Little Big Men’ 14 brand new original recordings.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.geoffachison.com

ART OF FIGHTING with Crayon Fields
Fri 4 Nov
Art of Fighting returns to the live scene for two shows. Expect to hear tunes from their critically acclaimed album ‘Second Story’.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artoffighting.com

ART OF FIGHTING with No Through Road
Sat 5 Nov
Art of Fighting returns to the live scene for two shows. Expect to hear tunes from their critically acclaimed album ‘Second Story’.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artoffighting.com

AUSTIN FLOYD cd launch with The Cliffords
Sun 6 Nov
Performing Murray Floyd’s original material, Austin Floyd play a delicious mix of country rock and bluesy roots.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.austinfloyd.com

ELECTRIC MARY with STAND
Wed 9 Nov
Two popular local rock bands join forces for one night only. The debut Electric Mary cd ‘Four Hands High’ is out now. Each payer at this show will receive a previously unleased copy of a brand new single from Electric Mary.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.electricmary.com

CLUE TO KALO album launch with special guest
Thu 10 Nov
Adelaide electronic act Clue to Kalo return to Melbourne to celebrate the release of their brand new album, their first release since signing to local label Spunk records.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cluetokalo.com

MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE – 2 sets
Fri 11 Nov
David Bridie follows on from his recent Not Drowning Waving re-union with a show from his other ensemble My Friend the Chocolate Cake.
$30+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.mftcc.com

THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER (USA) with The Scare
Sat 12 Nov
San Diego band The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower head to Australia for the first time.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.blowuptheeiffeltower.com

MUSIC V PHYSICS album launch with special guest
Sat 19 Nov
Music v Physics launch their brand new album.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.symbioticsystem.com

SENSITIVE NEW AGE COWPERSONS – 2 sets
Sun 20 Nov
W.A’s Sensitive New Age Cowpersons are widely recognised as one of the top music/comedy groups in the country and have under their belts stints with Slim Dusty, Keith Urban and Paul Kelly, as well as a 2005 Golden Guitar nomination for their song ‘Twangin’ the Wires’.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.cowpersons.com

JEN CLOHER AND THE ENDLESS SEA with special guest
Fri 25 Nov
Since the release of her ‘Permanent Marker’ EP in April this year, Jen Cloher and her band the Endless Sea haven’t had a moments rest with national tours supporting Mia Dyson, Epicure and Ben Lee. First single ‘Rain’ enjoyed high rotation on Triple J, earning itself a place on the 2005 ‘Home and Hosed’ compilation.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jencloher.com

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with special guest
Tue 29 Nov
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
$33+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jose-gonzalez.com

THE GIRLS FROM THE CLOUDS (NSW) with Tim Oxley
Sat 3 Dec
Jodi and Trish, the two girls from The Clouds are back playing together again and return to Melbourne to promote the release of their brand new cd out on Candle records.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.candlerecords.com.au

BILLY CHILDISH AND THE BUFF MEDWAYS (UK)
Thu 8 Dec
Garage rock legend Billy Childish heads to Australia to play the Meredith festival and stops into Melbourne on the way for this warm up show.
$30+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theebillychildish.com

LOREN with Lawrence Greenwood
Tue 13 Dec
Loren is on tour from Brisbane releasing his third album ‘Community’, with a rhythm section to expand on his acoustic groove based tunes.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.loren.com.au

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12 - 8pm Monday - Friday
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!

GIGS THIS WEEK

Wed 12 Oct JODI MARTIN album launch with Karl Broadie
Fri 14 Oct HUGO RACE AND TRUE SPIRIT album launch with Black Cab
Sat 15 Oct LOVE OF DIAGRAMS with Witch Hats
Mon 17 Oct JOSEPHINE FOSTER (USA) with Because Of Ghosts
Tues 18 Oct JOSH FURMEISTER AND GORDON LEWIS
Wed 19 Oct PETER HELLIAR - Is Frisky…

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GRAND SALVO c.d launch + JACK LADDER c.d launch
Tue 1 Nov
More details soon
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.grandsalvo.com

AUSTIN FLOYD CD launch with The Cliffords
Sun 6 Nov
Performing Murray Floyd’s original material, Austin Floyd play a delicious mix of country rock and bluesy roots.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.austinfloyd.com

ELECTRIC MARY with STAND
Wed 9 Nov
Two popular local rock bands join forces for one night only. The debut Electric Mary c.d. ‘Four hands high’ is out now.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.electricmary.com

BILLY CHILDISH AND THE BUFF MEDWAYS (UK)
Thu 8 Dec
Garage rock legend Billy Childish heads to Australia to play the Meredith festival and stops into Melbourne on the way for this warm up show.
$30+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theebillychildish.com

THE GIG GUIDE

JODI MARTIN (NSW) album launch with Karl Broadie
Wed 12 Oct
Acclaimed roots singer songwriter Jodi Martin returns to Melbourne to launch her second release. ’15 Minutes out to Sea’ is out now through MGM distribution.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jodimartin.com

HUGO RACE AND TRUE SPIRIT album launch with Black Cab
Fri 14 Oct
Hugo Race returns to Australia to launch his brand new album. “Ambuscado’ is out now via the Glitterhouse record label.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.helixed.net

LOVE OF DIAGRAMS with Witch Hats
Sat 15 Oct
Love of Diagrams fit in a Melbourne show between USA Tours. They’ve been working on
new material for their upcoming album, to be recorded by Bob Weston (Shellac/Mission of Burma) in Chicago in December. It will be their last Melbourne show for the year.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.loveofdiagrams.com

JOSEPHINE FOSTER (USA) with Because of Ghosts
Mon 17 Oct
American folk singer Josephine Foster heads to Australia for her first tour. She plays with Joanna Newsom and Smog in Castlemaine and then heads back to Melbourne for her only headline performance.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.locustmusic.com/josephinefoster.html

JOSH FURMIESTER and GORDON LEWIS
Tue 18 Oct
Two local Melbourne student musicians perform their end of year recital
$5 at the door

PETER HELLIAR – Is Frisky
Wed 19 Oct
Pete is back on stage with an all-new hour of Stand Up. Pete is, of course, best known for his work on Rove Live, AFL Footy program Before The Game and as part of Austereo’s national drive time show The Arvo with Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke. He heads to NSC for two Wednesday night shows.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.peterhelliar.cjb.net

MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ / TENNISCOATS (Japan) with Essendon Airport
Thu 20 Oct
Chapter Music is proud to announce the first Australian tour by two of Japan’s most revered and respected cult groups, Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Tenniscoats. Both of these bands were featured on Chapter’s well-received Japanese compilation ‘Songs For Nao’, released earlier this year.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.chaptermusic.com.au

DRAG (Qld) album launch with The Boat people
Fri 21 Oct
Drag are fronted by Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton and head out on their first national headline tour to promote their debut album ‘The Way Out’.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.dragtheband.com

MY DISCO with YELLOW SWANS (USA)
Sat 22 Oct
My Disco return from their recent US visit and bring with them US band Yellow Swans for a national tour.
$10+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jyrk.com/yellowswans

SPOILS album launch with Ross McLennan and friends
Sun 23 Oct
The Spoils return from their recent NZ tour to launch their brand new album. ‘Goodnight Victoria’ is out now through Reverberation.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.thespoils.org

PETER HELLIAR – is Frisky
Wed 26 Oct
Pete is back on stage with an all-new hour of Stand Up. Pete is, of course, best known for his work on Rove Live, AFL Footy program Before The Game and as part of Austereo’s national drive time show The Arvo with Judith Lucy and Kaz Cooke. He heads to NSC for two Wednesday night shows.
$20+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.peterhelliar.cjb.net

KARNIVOOL (WA) with special guest
Thu 27 Oct
Popular Perth band Karnivool return to Melbourne for an eagerly anticipated headline tour. Their album ‘Themata’ is one of the biggest independent releases on 2005.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.karnivool.com.au

KARNIVOOL (WA) with special guest
Fri 28 Oct
Popular Perth band Karnivool return to Melbourne for an eagerly anticipated headline tour. Their album ‘Themata’ is one of the biggest independent releases on 2005.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.karnivool.com.au

GERSEY with Devoted Few
Sat 29 Oct
Gersey launch their brand new EP. Their first 2 albums have also recently been re-released as deluxe re-issues with bonus material via their label Trifekta.
$12+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.gersey.com

NIGEL B SWIFTE album launch with special guest
Sun 30 Oct
Local singer songwriter Nigel B Swifte launches his brand new album, Pale Yellow Moon. Recorded in three different locations across two years, the album represents the culmination of Swifte’s own musical journey to date. Swifte wrote, recorded, produced, mixed and played the majority of instruments on this album.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.nigelswifte.com

VELURE album launch with special guest
Mon 31 Oct (Cup eve)
Velure launch their long awaited debut album on the eve of the Melbourne Cup Day holiday.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.velure.com.au

GRAND SALVO c.d launch + JACK LADDER c.d launch
Tue 1 Nov
More details soon
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.grandsalvo.com

GEOFF ACHISON AND THE SOULDIGGERS LP launch – two sets
Thu 3 Nov
Geoff Achison launches his brand new album.
$15+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.geoffachison.com

ART OF FIGHTING with special guest
Fri 4 Nov
Art of Fighting returns to the live scene for two shows. Expect to hear tunes from their critically acclaimed album ‘Second Story’.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artoffighting.com

ART OF FIGHTING with special guest
Sat 5 Nov
Art of Fighting returns to the live scene for two shows. Expect to hear tunes from their critically acclaimed album ‘Second Story’.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.artoffighting.com

AUSTIN FLOYD CD launch with The Cliffords
Sun 6 Nov
Performing Murray Floyd’s original material, Austin Floyd play a delicious mix of country rock and bluesy roots.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.austinfloyd.com

ELECTRIC MARY with STAND
Wed 9 Nov
Two popular local rock bands join forces for one night only. The debut Electric Mary c.d. ‘Four hands high’ is out now.
$8+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.electricmary.com

MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE – 2 sets
Fri 11 Nov
David Bridie follows on from his recent Not Drowning Waving re-union with a show from his other ensemble My Friend the Chocolate Cake.
$30+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.mftcc.com

THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER (USA) with The Scare
Sat 12 Nov
San Diego band The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower head to Australia for the first time.
$18+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.blowuptheeiffeltower.com

JOSE GONZALEZ (Sweden) with special guest
Tue 29 Nov
Jose Gonzalez is heading to Australia to play the Queenscliff music festival and he then heads to Melbourne for this exclusive headline performance. His acclaimed debut album ‘Veneer’ is out now via Shock records.
$33+bf – selling fast!
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.jose-gonzalez.com

BILLY CHILDISH AND THE BUFF MEDWAYS (UK)
Thu 8 Dec
Garage rock legend Billy Childish heads to Australia to play the Meredith festival and stops into Melbourne on the way for this warm up show.
$30+bf
Tickets from NSC box office (301 High St, Northcote), Ph: 94861677 and online via www.northcotesocialclub.com
www.theebillychildish.com

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
ph: 9489 3917
www.northcotesocialclub.com

Box Office ph: 9486 1677
open 12 - 8pm Monday - Friday
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!

GIGS THIS WEEK
Wed 5 Oct MARTY WILLSON-PIPER (THE CHURCH) - two sets
Thurs 6 Oct THE RESTLESS with Lamplight
Fri 7 Oct FRUIT with Women In Docs
Sat 8 Oct SODASTREAM (EP launch) with Ninetynine
Sun 9 Oct THE RED PAINTINGS with Mandy Kane + The Chemists

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER (USA) with The Scare
Sat 12 Nov
Fearsome San Diego foursome The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Tower announce their first Australian visit. Equal parts charm and repulsion, The Plot are on the razor-edge of the new art-pun