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Thursday 10th December
(EARLY)
ROCK AEROBICS
ROCK AEROBICS is a dance fitness class for lovers of all things rock that sets rock-inspired dance moves to a soundtrack ranging from Blondie and Bowie to AC/DC and Alice Cooper. At ROCK AEROBICS you’ll pogo, skank, shimmy and strut to a monthly rotation of rock anthems. All you need to bring is a pair of sneakers, a towel, $10 and your best rock face (and some spare change for a beer!). Class starts at 7pm. For more info see www.rockaerobics.com.au
7.00pm (One hour class)

(LATER)
CAPGRAS FAMILY (CD LAUNCH)
MID-STATE ORANGE
ITA
ACTOR/SLASH MODEL (ACOUSTIC DUO)
Capgras Family are launching their debut album ‘After Night Fall’ on the 10th of December at Yah Yah’s. Emerging from the ashes of late 90’s/early 00’s local band Lacto-Ovo, Capgras Family features members of bands, (current and past), Sly-Hats, Pets with Pets, Kokonuts, City City City, Mid-State Orange, You Will Die Alone and TM Band. ‘After NightFall’ was recorded by Neil Thomason at Melbourne’s Head Gap studio and was mastered by John Golden. In genre and riddle, ‘After NightFall’ sweeps from the sounds of mellow pop - as octopi strangle time - to rocking surf - as ghouls hit the waves - to slow hypnotic looping - as witches drown - into the fast throttle of a charging rhino and the haunting melancholy of restless worms and cats in the urban landscape at dusk. Supporting them on the night will be popnificent Actor/Slash Model in acoustic mode, long serving stalwarts Mid-State Orange and melodic Kraut champions ITA. May the night fall dreamily upon you.
Doors 8.00pm, bands start 8.30pm

12.30am til late: YAH YAH’s staff selections / free entry

Open LATE!

Friday 11th December
THE PAUL KIDNEY EXPERIENCE
BAD ORCHESTRA
THE SADDISTS
While many Melbournians will be heading up to a farm somewhere between Geelong and Ballarat where good cheese is made, the less adventurous, and possibly more sensible folk, will remain in the comfort of their own homes rather than tackling the summer elements front on. So what can you do on this Friday night with half the gig going population out of town? Have a bloody good night at Yah Yah’s where you’ll be entertained by The Paul Kidney Experience, Bad Orchestra and The Saddists. Seriously, it’s gonna be good and when everyone else gets home from the bush covered in dust, sunburnt and sleep deprived, you’ll still be lounging about sipping mojitos and talking about what a sick Friday night you had at Yah Yah’s.
FREE ENTRY

Doors 5.00pm, bands start 9.00pm

11.30pm til late tunes by: MOHAIR SLIM (PBS FM) / free entry
Open ‘til 5am!

Saturday 12th December
SPOONFUL
If you’ve frequented one of Melbourne’s finer live music venues over the last decade, there is a good chance that you would have witnessed Spoonful in full flight. You may have danced with them in a late night party frenzy, or recovered with them on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Either way, it’s certain you will have had a good time with one of this city’s most consistent party bands playing the bluesy, soulsy, rock and roll we all love. Their reputation as a live band means that punters always expect a highly charged performance and they always get it. So I guess we’ll be seeing you down at Yah Yah’s this Saturday night for some Spoonful party action.

FREE ENTRY

Doors 5.00pm, bands start 9.30pm

11.30pm til late tunes by: TIM WOLD / free entry
Open ‘til 5am!

Sunday 13th December

THE REEFS
THE HORNSWAGGLERS
THE CALICO JACKS
Sundays in summer could not get any better with big-beat reggae rockers The Reefs, who are freshly back from the summer festival season in Germany, combining forces with the folk-punk stylings of The Hornswagglers and reggae kings The Calico Jacks. Putting some swing in your steps and tequila in your sunrise, the antics will be taking place this coming Sunday at Yah Yah’s.
FREE ENTRY
doors 5.00pm, bands start 7.00pm

9.00pm til late: YAH YAH’s staff selections / free entry
Open late!

Upcoming shows to get excited about:

Thurs 17 Dec: JJ Symon & The Monochromes with The Alcorettes, Tall Buildings
Fri 18 Dec: The Premodernists (EP Launch) with Red Hymns, Floods and Fare Evader, free entry
Sun 20 Dec: Intercooler (Bris) with The Barebones (ex The Suits), free entry
Thurs 24 Dec: Christmas Eve - Dynamo, free entry
Fri 25 Dec: Yah Yah’s is closed – we’re going to church
Sun 27 Dec: Steve Lucas (X) and The Stu Thomas Paradox, free entry
Thurs 31 Dec – New Years Eve: Six Ft Hick, free entry
Fri 1 Jan: The Gin Club with Mike Noga & The Gentlemen of Fortune, free entry
Sat 9 Jan: The Sand Pebbles, free entry
Fri 15 Jan: Spoonful, free entry
Sat 16 Jan: Sin City, free entry
Thurs 21 Jan: Jack On Fire with The Jacknives and Hayley Beth
Fri 22 Jan: The Reefers (Comeback Show), free entry
Sun 24 Jan: Selfish Gene, Liam Lindley, Gary David, free entry
Fri 5 Feb: Schematics, free entry
Sat 20 Feb: The Bakelite Age with Suzie Stapleton (Single Launch), free entry

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Fitzroy VIC 3065
(03) 9419 4920

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Opening hours:

Thursdays – 5pm to late

Fridays – 5pm to 5am
Saturdays – 5pm to 5am
Sundays – 5pm to late