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Box Office (ticket sales, show times, enquiries):
Ph: 1300 724 867
57 Swan Street, Richmond
open Monday – Saturday 11am- 8pm
info@northcotesocialclub.com

Music Co-ordinator:
Ben Thompson
Ph: (03) 9427 7653
music@northcotesocialclub.com

Venue Hire:
Richard Moffat @ Way Over There
richardm@wayoverthere.com.au

Director:
Andrew Mansfield
admin@northcotesocialclub.com

Admin:
Anna Northeast
Ph: (03) 9489 3917
admin@northcotesocialclub.com

Web Master:
GRAVITRON
(tech support only – gig listing enquiries to Music Co-ordinator)
nsc_support@gravitron.com.au

HOTEL TRADING HOURS

Monday: 4pm – late
Tuesday: 12pm – late
Wednesday: 12pm – late
Thursday: 12pm – late
Friday: 12pm – 3am
Saturday: 12pm – 3am
Sunday: 12pm – late

Fully Air-conditioned !
Enjoy the front bar or band room in fully air-conditioned, cooling comfort.

The Deck dining area is in full swing!
Enjoy a tasty treat under cover in our fully heated beergarden.

We have a great menu, which has received rave reviews, including tasty daily specials, vegetarian options and kids meals.

Open to 9.30pm / 10pm Friday and Saturday nights. Call 9489 3917 for bookings. We now take bookings for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. Boo Ya.

Weekly Specials: All day Tuesday our full range of wine is available by the glass for $5, explore a new varietal on the cheap or squeeze in an extra glass of your usual and still come in under budget!

Monday Night Mass: Three free bands, $15 parmas, $12 jugs of draught. How is he umpire?

Follow us on twitter for exclusive announcements of drink specials. We may make you identify yourself and the special with a catch phrase. It’ll probably be rude.

Did I just hear you say I can get a kids meal (for a kid) free with my grown up meal? Seriously? So let me get this right. I come down, like normal, out on the kid friendly deck and when I order my food I order the kids meal and it doesn’t cost me anything? At what times does this wonder of family friendliness kick off? Well dear reader, I’m telling you this is going to happen up to 7pm every day of the week. Now if you want to repurpose that saving into a glass of wine or a well earned lager then well played sir or madam, well played.

New bar menu now available. From open till 5pm Tuesday – Friday come in and smash out one of your favorites for lunch and save a few bucks in the process.

Lunch Menu

Fish & Chips w/ house tartare & salad – $15

Chicken Parma, chips & salad – $15

Vegie Burger w/ chips – $12

Steak Sandwich w/ chips – $12

Meat Pizza of the day – $14

Vegie Pizza of the day – $14

Menu 5pm – Close

SNACKING

(V) Garlic Bread – $5

(V,GF) Bowl chips w/ garlic aioli or  gravy – $6

(V) Mixed dips (3) & warm Turkish bread – $12

(V) Beer battered onion rings w/ smokey chilli salt & romesco sauce – $8

(V,GF) Patatas Bravas (crispy fried potato cubes) w/ garlic aioli

& spicy tomato chipotle salsa – $9

Salumi plate of selected cured meats & terrine, pate,

pickles and warm Turkish bread – $20

(V) NSC Nachos, tomato and bean salsa & cheese topped w/

guacamole, sour cream & jalepenos – $12

(V) Vegie grazing plate of house made vegetarian specialties,

dips and bread – $16

MAIN

300g Porterhouse Steak w/ truffled potato mash,

garlic butter, green beans & tomato chipotle jam – $26

Fish & Chips, beer battered w/ house tartare & salad – $20

Roo Burger w/ grilled tender fillets, tomato, spanish onion,

leaves & a wattleseed lemon myrtle mayo served w/ chips – $17

Beef burger w/ aioli dressing, bacon, beetroot, tomato,

onion & leaves served w/ chips – $17

(V,Veg) Vegie Burger w/ spiced fava bean pattie, smoky eggplant,

aioli, tomato, red pepper relish & rocket served w/ chips – $17

Chicken Parma topped w/ napoli, ham & cheese served with chips & salad – $20

(V) Grilled silken tofu on fresh rice noodles, vegetable & bean shoot

stirfry w/ peanut, sesame & chilli dressing – $17

(V,GF) Plain old green salad. In a bowl. – $8

HAVE YOU CHECKED THE CHILDREN?

**Children’s meals are free with any adult meal to 7pm**

(V) Pasta napoli – $8

(GF) Grilled fish pieces w/ unsalted chips & salad – $8

(GF) Grilled chicken tenders w/ unsalted chips & salad – $8

Scoop of vanilla ice cream w/ choc topping – $2

SWEET TREATS

Churros (Spanish donuts) dusted w/ cinnamon sugar &

served with Belgian chocolate dipping sauce – $8

Selection of cheeses, hard, soft & stinky, dried muscatels,

quince paste, apple & crackers – $20

Sticky date cake w/ butterscotch sauce & vanilla bean ice cream – $8

The NSC does not make coffee, but if you’d like to bring one in from one of the

fine local establishments you’re more than welcome….or, just have a wine.

SEE SPECIALS BOARD FOR DAILY SNACK & MAIN OPTIONS

*all prices are inclusive of gst*

How can I purchase tickets to shows?
All tickets for NSC are sold via the Corner Box Office

You can buy tickets -

• Online via the NSC gig guide page  (VISA, Bankcard & MasterCard)
• Over the phone with your credit card 1300 724 867; or
• In person from the Corner Box Office, 57 Swan St Richmond, Monday – Saturday 11am- 8pm (cash and card sales).

You can choose to either collect your tickets from Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond) prior to the day of the show,  have them sent via post (regular or registered), or you can collect them from the door at NSC on the night of the show.
Please note: if the transaction is within 10 days of the show, tickets cannot be posted and will be held at the door for collection.

Why can’t a person under the age of 18 attend shows?
It is venue policy that all patrons in the bandroom be over the age of 18.

Are shows at the Northcote Social Club seated or standing?
All NSC performances are general admission & standing room only unless otherwise stated.

“I lost my ticket”
Once you have collected your tickets, they are solely your responsibility. While we obviously sympathise with the plight of those who lose their tickets or have them stolen, we are unable to reissue them. This is regardless of method of purchase. Even if we have a record of your purchase, we cannot be certain that other less scrupulous members of the public will not use the tickets.
Please treat your tickets like cash, as they are not replaceable.

Do you have wheelchair access?
There is wheelchair access from High St which requires negotiating a small step (15cm). Please ask our staff for assistance if required.

What are the bookings fees for ticketing?
Booking fees are charged to cover bank fees and admin costs. Booking fee’s are NOT refundable.

Is there a smoking area?
The lower area of the deck has an open air section where smoking is permitted.

Can I bring recording devices like audio, tape, camera or film into the NSC?
No, you cannot record an artist’s performance. You would require permission from the artist and the venue as per the Copyright Act, as the performance is “owned” by the artist. The authority to allow or not allow such recording devices on the night rests with the artists performing and not the venue.

Northcote Social Club
301 High St Northcote VIC 3070
Bar Ph: 9489 3917

Tickets
via www.northcotesocialclub.com
ph: 1300 724 867
or in person from the Corner Box Office
57 Swan Street, Richmond
Monday – Saturday 11am – 8pm

Taxi:
Some local taxi companies are:
Silver Top – ph 131 008
Arrow – ph 132 211
Combined – ph 132 227

Train:
From the city, take an Epping line train to Northcote Station (approx 15mins).
From the station turn right into Separation St and then right into High St.
We are about a 5min walk from the station.

Tram:
Take the number 86 Bundoora RMIT tram from Bourke St heading north.
The trip takes about 20mins and you should get off at stop #32, one stop after the Northcote Town Hall.

Car:
The Northcote Social Club is situated on the corner of High St and Hawthorn Rd in Northcote.
The Melways Reference is Map 30 F8.

There is a large public carpark at the rear of the hotel, access is from Hawthorn Rd and Separation St.

• • 
  • LANIE LANE (album tour)
  • with The Fearless Vampire Killers and Miss Little
  • SOLD OUT! * Miss Little 9pm * Fearless Vampire Killers 10pm * Lanie Lane 11pm til 12am *
  • Lanie Lane is delighted to be releasing her debut, self-produced album To The Horses this October, which will be followed by her first headline tour including this show. Recorded and mixed over a grand total of four days with her band in Sydney, the album showcases Lanies amazing voice and song writing talents and is a dose of proper early rock and roll, skiffle, blues and Australian soul. Now, after spending the past 12 months constantly touring with the likes of Justin Townes Earle and You Am I, Lanies very first vinyl offering the Aint Hungry / My Man Jack White-produced single is out now.
  • www.lanielane.net
• • Fri 21 Oct
  • Doors 8.30
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • Doomsday 2011 feat. COUGH (USA), D.USK, CLAGG, LOOKING GLASS (ACT), SUMMONUS (NSW), HYDROMEDUSA (SA),
  • SONS OF THE IONIAN SEA and MOTHER MARS (NSW)
  • *Mother Mars 4.30pm * Sons of the Ionian Sea 5.20pm * Hydromedusa 6.10pm * Summonus 7pm * Looking Glass 8pm * D.USK 10.05pm * COUGH 11.10pm til 12.10am *
  • Doomsday Festival debuted in 2009 and primarily showcases a selection of Australias finest sludge, doom metal, psychedelic, heavy stoner, post-rock and experimental bands. Headlining Doomsday 2011 will be the international and first-time Australian tourists – COUGH. This heavyweight quartet formed in 2005 with the intent of becoming the heaviest band ever to hail from their home city and is, without a doubt, well on their way. Taking inspiration from the lumbering doom of Black Sabbath, Cathedral, Pentagram, Electric Wizard and Sleep, along with the filthy sludge of the likes of Eyehategod, they impress with their ability to embody everything from all out aggression to hypnotic psychedelia and earth moving stoner grooves.
  • www.cough.bandcamp.com/releases
• • Sat 22 Oct
  • Doors 4.00
  • $30+bf
  • $35 at the door if still available
  • 1315047600
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • NICK HUGGINS (album launch)
  • with Portastud (matinee show)
  • * Portastud 2.30pm * Nick Huggins 3.30pm til 4.30pm *
  • Following on from the success of his 2007 album Shipwreck LP, Melbourne musician and producer Nick Huggins returns with his sophomore album Five Lights. Coming out of an intense collaboration as a producer on records by Hello Satellites, Oscar + Martin and Mick Turner, Nick retreated for months to write and explore the build up of ideas and reactions since his 2007 debut solo album. Five Lights is a solitary and quietly joyful celebration of acute sensory experiences, and first single Iceberg features an elongated marine call, echoic piano, haunted guitar tones and Nicks unique vocal tones, and offers the first experience of an enveloping, ear arresting album.
  • www.twobrightlakes.com/fivelights
• • Sun 23 Oct
  • Doors 2.00
  • $12+bf
  • $TBC at the door if still available
  • 1316516400
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • Monday Night Mass feat JACKALS, FROZEN OCEAN (WA) and ABSOLUTE PRICKS
  • with FREE entry plus dinner & jug specials!
  • Monday Night Mass sees the band room door thrown open for a free 3 band extravaganza from the deepest caverns of Melbournes underground. Every week well be bringing you some of Melbournes loudest, brashest and most brazen local offerings. From 6pm smash a Chicken or Eggplant Parma for the bargain price of $15 and Jugs of Draught all night for $12. If thats not holy economic communion we dont know what is. Come and hear why the Social Club band room is regarded as one of the best sounding rooms in town and have your face melted by some of Melbournes finest. Bands start from 8.30, kitchen open till 9.30, free pool, heated deck and smoking area till close. *** For Monday Night Mass bookings enquiries, please email mondaynightmassbooking@gmail.com ***
  • www.myspace.com/frozenoceannoises
• • Mon 24 Oct
  • Bands from 8.30
  • $+bf
  • FREE ENTRY!

• • 
  • DANIEL CHAMPAGNE (Tuesday Residency)
  • with Kurt Gentle
  • Daniel Champagne reaches to musical depths far beyond his years and has a way with the guitar that can only be seen to be believed. Champagne often sounds closer to a three-piece band than a 21-year-old singer songwriter guitarist. Called the future of folk (San Franciscos The Firefly Column) and probably the best young guitarist in Australia (IFC President), Daniels signature explosion of two-hand tapping, body percussion and fiery runs in a swag of different tunings can be expected, as can jazzy finger picking and tasteful improvisation. Hes performed at Bluesfest, Woodford, and Queenscliff festivals and toured internationally, and will now play this run of residency shows. Watch him performing live in the USA this year.
  • www.myspace.com/danielchampagne89
• • Tue 25 Oct
  • Doors 7.30
  • $+bf
  • $12 at the door only

• • 
  • CHRIS CAVILL
  • with Luke Watt
  • Together as a five-piece band, Chris Cavill returns to the Northcote Social Club to showcase an abundance of new tunes, as well as a few old favourites! Since the success of his debut album Distance in 2009, Chris Cavill has reinvented his musical style with a whole new outlook towards his songwriting. Chris new material explores the challenges of lifes misfortunes and heartaches with an optimistic theme of hope and possibility. The newly crafted material unites his renowned up-beat repertoire with an emotive heartfelt and soulful sound, with influences reflecting the likes of Neil Young, David Gray and Eddie Vedder. Watch him performing live.
  • www.chriscavill.com.au
• • Wed 26 Oct
  • Doors 8.00
  • $8+bf
  • $12 at the door if still available
  • 1315047600
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • BOX ROCKETS (EP launch)
  • with Money for Rope and Wilfred Jackal
  • Melbournes own Box Rockets launch their No Control EP to their hometown crowd at this show. Produced by Steven Schram (Vasco Era, Cat Empire, Eagle and the Worm) the No Control EP follows the release of the titular lead single, which attracted a cracking review from Beat, and scored the band their breakthrough airing on Triple J with a spin on Mornings with Zan Rowe. Support comes from inimitable local rockers Money For Rope and bittersweet ghost-pop groovers Wilfred Jackal. The new single can be streamed here.
  • www.facebook.com/boxrockets
• • Thu 27 Oct
  • Doors 7.30
  • $+bf
  • $10 at the door only

• • 
  • STEVE LANE & THE AUTOCRATS (album launch)
  • with Paper Jane and Jimmy Williams
  • Rapidly gathering a reputation as a live act not to be missed, you couldnt ask for a band with a better music pedigree. With Augie Marchs rhythm section, and seasoned musos (who have played with some great Australian songwriters including Paul Kelly and Maurice Frawley), Steve has handpicked his own dream band to interpret songs that reflect the conflicted nature of everyday life, from memory and longing to the Aha! moments and lingering melancholy. The result is a debut album brimming with catchy, melodic, jangle-pop and stripped-back storytelling. introducing, Steve Lane and the Autocrats, and their superbly-crafted indie pop-rock and great songwriting.
  • www.stevelaneandtheautocrats.com
• • Fri 28 Oct
  • Doors 8.30
  • $+bf
  • $12 full or $10 concession, at the door only

• • 
  • WITCH HATS (album launch)
  • with New War and Jonathan Michell
  • Melbournes own Witch Hats have returned, fully loaded with a brilliant, game changing new album, Pleasure Syndrome (available early October). The stalwarts of Australian Underground Rock are celebrating their new release with this launch show. With the incredible, must see up-and-comers New War in support, dont be surprised to find yourself telling people you were there in a few years! Check out the new Hear Martin video.
  • www.myspace.com/witchhats
• • Sat 29 Oct
  • Doors 8.30
  • $10+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1314442800
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • THE ORBWEAVERS (album launch)
  • with The Townhouses (matinee show)
  • The Orbweavers launch their eagerly awaited new album Loom at this show. Songs from Loom (out 28 October 28 on Mistletone) have already found a special place in Melbournians hearts, thanks to radio having devoted much airplay time to the gorgeous double A-side single Japanese Mountains/Spotswood a tribute to Japanese volcanoes and the historic Spotswood Sewerage Pumping Station and new single You Can run (Ferns Theme), an ode to the yearnings of a bridled greyhound. Recorded throughout the Melbourne winter near Merri Creek, the album is an evocative collection of 11 dark-tinged folk songs travelling through creeks, over quarries, under dangerous needlework, past bell birds and bridges.
  • www.theorbweavers.com/
• • Sun 30 Oct
  • Doors 2.00
  • $10+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1319029199
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • DAVE GRANEY & THE LURID YELLOW MIST
  • with Sand Pebbles and The Sins (NSW) (Melbourne Cup Public Holiday Eve)
  • What a massive year for Dave Graney. Spreading and speaking the word via his published memoir 1001 Australian nights, co-hosting a weekly radio show Banana Lounge Broadcasting on Triple R, contributing essays to monthly publication The Adelaide Review, sharing the vibes via social networking outlets and the occasional issue of thoughts via his blog. In amongst all these adventures and activities, over the last few months Dave has travelled far and wide with his co-conspirators The Lurid Yellow Mist, performing the music of his latest album Rock n Roll Is Where I Hide. After a brief break from the road, the band will once more head out to perform this show. Watch a nostalgic clip from the latest album.
  • www.thedavegraneyshow.com/
• • Mon 31 Oct
  • Doors 8.30
  • $15+bf
  • $20 at the door if still available
  • 1316084400
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS
  • with special guest (Melbourne Cup Public Holiday & matinee show)
  • With reviewers calling Cash and her band The Last Drinks one of Australias best kept secrets (Tristen Harris, Triple R) and a raw, raucous and riveting Australian muso who is destined to make a mark on the roots sccene over the next decade (Rhythms Magazine), the debut album for Cash Savage & The Last Drinks is finally here. Entitled WOLF, the album is a testament to the raw power of Cash Savage, an artist like no other in Melbourne. Exploring the darker corners of the human condition, Cashs rich, husky and soulful voice is nothing short of astounding and when she sings, you can feel every broken heart, and every tale of woe. The new video for Sooner or Later is no different.
  • www.cashsavage.com.au/
• • Tue 1 Nov
  • Doors 1.30
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1317466800
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • SOPHIE KOH (single launch)
  • with Kate Vigo
  • Working closely with producer Brad Wood (Liz Phair/Smashing Pumpkins) over four successive trips to Los Angeles, Sophie Koh has stepped out from behind her guitar to explore new musical terrain. The much anticipated first single from her forthcoming studio album is Lo-Fi (co-written with Ben Lee), a percussion- driven, electro- spliced slice of addictive indie pop. After an extended hiatus, Sophie will launch Lo-Fi at this show with her new live band featuring Melbournes own D. Rogers and Tim Reid. Sophie will be showcasing a bunch of new songs in an exciting night not to be missed.Watch the video for her breakout song Anywhere.
  • www.myspace.com/sophiekoh
• • Thu 3 Nov
  • Doors 8.00
  • $15+bf
  • $18 at the door if still available
  • 1315652400
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • GEOFFREY OCONNOR (album launch)
  • with Super Wild Horses, Forces and Evelyn Ida Morris (Pikelet)
  • Geoffrey OConnor, frontman for Australian euphoric pop sprites Crayon Fields, is stepping out from behind his previous solo moniker Sly Hats to stand exposed to the world as a solo artist under his own name. Since dropping the moniker, Geoffrey has played solo shows with the likes of School Of Seven Bells and First Aid Kit. His first album as Geoffrey OConnor, entitled Vanity Is Forever, is both more elaborate and more personal than anything he has done previously. Another stylistic shift, the album moves between seductive high-production dance hits, suave funk joyrides and modern synthetic power balladry. Check out the suitably sultry video for Whatever Leads Me To You.
  • www.geoffreyoconnor.tv/
• • Fri 4 Nov
  • Doors 8.30
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1317121200
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • REDCOATS (EP launch)
  • with Immigration Union and Wolfy & The Bat Cubs
  • SELLING FAST!
  • Redcoats appeared on the Australian music scene in a way that was difficult to ignore. The Melbourne band has been on a steady ascent, roaming the country with their brutally fierce live set, supporting the legendary Stone Temple Pilots, Papa vs Pretty and Calling All Cars. As their first track to radio Giants circulated across triple j and Rage, Redcoats ended 2010 with a gig at Pyramid Rock Festival and Violent Soho on New Years Eve. Recorded by Rob Long (Shihad, Magic Dirt) and Lindsay Gravina (The Living End, Even), their debut EP was released in late July, and their live show has been called passionate and engaging (The AU Review) and their music style completely mesmerizing, entrancing, and played with a level of skill to match (Faster Louder). Watch the clip for Dreamshaker from their recent EP release.
  • www.redcoatsmusic.com
• • Sat 5 Nov
  • Doors 8.30
  • $12+bf
  • $TBC at the door if still available
  • 1314702000
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • THE JED ROWE BAND (single launch)
  • with The Stillsons and Jenny Biddle (matinee show)
  • Following their 2009 debut album Midnight Sun, which gained airplay on JJJ, ABC and community radio across the country, The Jed Rowe Band sought out a producer who could capture the raw energy and emotion of the bands live performance and enrich it with studio craft. What they got was two-time ARIA winning and Australian roots music pioneer Jeff Lang in the producers seat. Recorded over one week in July 2011, the album captures powerful and dynamic performances from one of the newest treasures on the Australian roots music scene, mentored by one of the genres grand masters. The first single and other songs from the album will be showcased at this show. Watch them performing Boom Town live at the East Brunswick Club in 2009.
  • www.jedrowe.com
• • Sun 6 Nov
  • Doors 1.30
  • $+bf
  • $12 at the door only

• • 
  • Monday Night Mass feat TANKS, THE MORRISONS and PEEP TEMPEL
  • with FREE entry plus dinner & jug specials!
  • Monday Night Mass sees the band room door thrown open for a free 3 band extravaganza from the deepest caverns of Melbournes underground. Every week well be bringing you some of Melbournes loudest, brashest and most brazen local offerings. From 6pm smash a Chicken or Eggplant Parma for the bargain price of $15 and Jugs of Draught all night for $12. If thats not holy economic communion we dont know what is. Come and hear why the Social Club band room is regarded as one of the best sounding rooms in town and have your face melted by some of Melbournes finest. Bands start from 8.30, kitchen open till 9.30, free pool, heated deck and smoking area till close. *** For Monday Night Mass bookings enquiries, please email mondaynightmassbooking@gmail.com ***
  • www.myspace.com/thomythetanks
• • Mon 7 Nov
  • Bands from 8.30
  • $+bf
  • FREE ENTRY!

• • 
  • ELECTRIC EMPIRE
  • with special guests
  • Not content with a cool underground 7 inch vinyl release of Baby Your Lovin on UK label Soul Togetherness, a second overseas tour supporting legend Beverley Knight throughout the UK, a national support slot with Aloe Blacc, and licenses to recent Ministry Of Sound and UK Soul compilations, the boys from Electric Empire will be launching their new single Yes I Will at this show. The single offers the first taste of their new EP and sees the boys trademark smooth soul and silky harmonies punctuated by a full brass section. The powerhouse three-part harmonies and water-tight rhythms of Electric Empire make for an explosive show.
  • www.electricempiremusic.com/
• • Wed 9 Nov
  • Doors 7.30
  • $15+bf
  • $20 at the door if still available
  • 1317722400
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • PARIS WELLS
  • with special guests
  • Having toured in the past with Plan B, Robyn, Lily Allen, Justin Timberlake and Aloe Blac, Paris Wells is now preparing to head out on her own No Hard Feelings tour in support of her latest release Various Small Fires. Stepping out from the studio where she has been writing her follow up album, set for release mid next year, she will be performing tracks from the latest release along with a few surprises. This tour will be the final shows in which Paris will perform her album Various Small Fires before heading to the UK. Paris latest single Lets Get It Started is a perfect example of what is fast becoming classic Paris Wells.
  • www.pariswells.com.au/
• • Thu 10 Nov
  • Doors 7.30
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1319029199
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • THE FAUVES (album launch)
  • with special guests
  • One of Australias most underrated bands, The Fauves play their own brand of guitar pop featuring wry, humorous lyrics, much in the style of fellow Australian band TISM, but infinitely more subtle. Forming in 1988, the four-piece took their name from the short-lived art movement of the early 1900s, with fauve being the French word for wild animal. Releasing their debut EP in 1989, and following two years later with the Scissors Within EP and The Tight White Ballhugger EP in 92, The Fauves quickly gained critical acclaim and a cult following. Further full length releases and extensive touring led to the band beginning to experience the commercial recognition they deserved. Watch the video for Dogs Are The Best People.
  • www.thefauves.com/
• • Fri 11 Nov
  • Doors 8.30
  • $18+bf
  • $25 at the door if still available
  • 1316862000
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • EMMA LOUISE
  • with Charlie Mayfair and Buckley Ward
  • SELLING FAST!
  • Things arent letting up for the extremely talented songstress, emma louise. Shortly after her notable wins at the Queensland Music Awards, the announcement has come for her first national tour. Emma is no stranger to the touring circuit. Her first time on the road was by the side of Boy & Bear, quickly backed with a handful of her own shows to launch her debut EP Full Hearts and Empty Rooms featuring hit single Jungle, and shortly after Emma was announced as main support for Josh Pykes national tour. With a second EP due before the year is out, come experience Emmas profound ability to hold the audience in the palm of her hand when she performs at this show.
  • www.myspace.com/musicemmalouise
• • Sat 12 Nov
  • Doors 8.30
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1319029199
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • RUDELY INTERRUPTED
  • with Funky Turtles and Lifestyles Super Heros (matinee show)
  • One of Australias most unique rock bands, Rudely Interrupted, has gathered to support the National Disability Insurance Scheme. They have toured the world, played some of the biggest and most prestigious stages, starred in an AFI nominated critically acclaimed documentary film, and released their debut record Tragedy of the Commons worldwide on iTunes. Rudely Interrupted is neither a novelty act nor a cover band but rather an inspiring and talented group of musicians that pump out uplifting pitch perfect indie-pop described by The Village Voice, as the real deal, a Melbourne group with a taut impassioned sound somewhere between The Killers and Wire. Watch the Dont Break My Heart film clip.
  • www.rudelyinterrupted.com
• • Sun 13 Nov
  • Doors 1.30
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1316257200
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • Monday Night Mass feat PEARLS, FATTI FRANCES and PEAK TWINS
  • with FREE entry plus dinner & jug specials!
  • Monday Night Mass sees the band room door thrown open for a free 3 band extravaganza from the deepest caverns of Melbournes underground. Every week well be bringing you some of Melbournes loudest, brashest and most brazen local offerings. From 6pm smash a Chicken or Eggplant Parma for the bargain price of $15 and Jugs of Draught all night for $12. If thats not holy economic communion we dont know what is. Come and hear why the Social Club band room is regarded as one of the best sounding rooms in town and have your face melted by some of Melbournes finest. Bands start from 8.30, kitchen open till 9.30, free pool, heated deck and smoking area till close. *** For Monday Night Mass bookings enquiries, please email mondaynightmassbooking@gmail.com ***
  • www.pearlsgirlspearls.bandcamp.com/
• • Mon 14 Nov
  • Bands from 8.30
  • $+bf
  • FREE ENTRY!

• • 
  • Northcote Independent Fashion Festival presents NIFFTY feat. GOSSLING, GEORGIA FIELDS, ANDREW COX (The Fauves),
  • JEN CLOHER, THE WOLFGRAMM SISTERS, ANGIE HART, TRACY McNEIL, JESSICA SAYS, THE BAREBONES, SWEET JEAN (feat. Sime Nugent), DUKE BATAVIA (Ben Birchall) plus MC CLEM BASTOW and DJ SEAN M WHELAN
  • The annual Northcote Independent Fashion Festival will return to the Northcote Social Club with another stellar group of Melbourne musicians flaunting the areas local fashion. Known as NIFFTY, the one night only show will see eleven artists performing, styled in clothes which can be found (and bought at discounted prices) from High Street stores, styled by NIFFTY coordinator and fashion stylist Solange Mardones. It is Mardones responsibility to fuse the eclectic mix of designs with local inspiring artists, and curate them into one inspiring show. Headlining the event this year will be songstress Gossling, accompanied by Andrew Cox of The Fauves, Georgia Fields, Jen Cloher, Angie Hart, The Wolfgramm Sisters, Duke Batavia (Ben Birchall) and more. Watch Gossling take on the country n western style in her I Was Young video.
  • www.gosslingmusic.com
• • Fri 18 Nov
  • Doors 8.30
  • $18+bf
  • $TBC at the door if still available
  • 1316257200
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • DEEP SEA ARCADE (single launch)
  • with special guests
  • Sydney five-piece Deep Sea Arcade will hit the road in support of their brand new single Girls, the first cut from their debut album Outlands. Girls, produced by the band and mixed by Dan Grech-Marguerat (The Vaccines) is an anthemic step forward for the band and is currently a fave on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. Following on from radio favourites Lonely In Your Arms, Keep Walking and Dont Be Sorry, Girls is a deluge of ethereal guitars and lyrical quirks, leaving your head with unforgettable melodies. With a sound steeped in a mix of 60s beat, surf and psychedelic pop, Deep Sea Arcades live performances generate unrelenting interest and intrigue.
  • www.myspace.com/deepseaarcade
• • Sat 19 Nov
  • Doors 8.30
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1319029199
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • THE STRIDES Reclamation Tour
  • with DJ Jessie I
  • With two highly acclaimed albums and a string of non-stop touring under their belt, Sydneys reggae, afrobeat powerhouse The Strides will make their long anticipated Melbourne debut! Fronted by reggae master Ras Roni, from Barbados via London, and Fijian MC Ltl Gzeus (Little Jesus), The Strides live show is as explosive as it is authentic. With a unique blend of roots reggae, dance hall, hop hop and Nigerian inspired Afrobeat, The Strides latest release Reclamation faithfully channels the sounds of Bob and Damian Marley, Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Barrington Levy and The Skatalites, whilst still forging a sound that is uniquely their own. Watch them live at the Sydney Forum Theatre.
  • www.thestridesband.com/
• • Sun 20 Nov
  • Doors 8.00
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1317466800
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • RAY BONNEVILLE (Canada)
  • with Sal Kimber & The Rollin Wheel
  • Canadian born, Austin based singer, songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player Ray Bonneville is noted for having one of the sexiest guitar styles around (Acoustic Guitar)and has played with such blues luminaries as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, and Robert Cray. He has quickly become a fixture in the Americana scene since moving to Texas, becoming one of the go-to session players. Following the success of digital single Mississippi, Ray is touring in support of his new full-length album Bad Mans Blood. Honing his song writing craft for the last 35 years, Rays gritty storytelling and deep-grooving blues style has won him much critical attention, including a prestigious Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) and his Americana hit I Am the Big Easy won the Folk Alliance Award for Song of the Year in 2008.
  • www.raybonneville.com/
• • Tue 22 Nov
  • Doors 7.30
  • $16+bf
  • $20 at the door if still available
  • 1318068000
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • TINY RUINS (NZ)
  • with J. Walker (Machine Translations) and Emma Russack
  • Tiny Ruins had been quietly going about her business in New Zealand for some time, building a reputation for her intimate and beautiful live performances. Since the release of her debut album in July though, that is certainly changing. Said the NZ Herald; From time to time an album comes along that stops you in your tracks and demands you to listen. Tiny Ruins Some Were Meant For Sea is one such record. Australian press were just as smitten with Mess & Noise noting, the songs sway and heave with warmth and approachability. With guest performances on Seeker Lover Keepers Australian tour, and packed out shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Tiny Ruins will now embark on her longest tour yet. Watch this lovely live take of Youve got the Kind of Nerve I Like from the acclaimed album.
  • www.tinyruins.com/
• • Thu 24 Nov
  • Doors 7.30
  • $16+bf
  • $TBC at the door if still available
  • 1317121200
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • THUNDAMENTALS (album launch)
  • with special guests
  • Sleek, sweaty, banging and pro; when it comes to their live show, Blue Mountains-come-Newtown hip-hop three piece Thundamentals are a band in demand. As a live review by Mess + Noise of their recent Bigsound performance would attest: One of the classiest hip-hop acts in Australia right now… tight, charismatic, and bring some monster beats. AAA Backstage noted of the same performance; Aussie hip-hops brightest hope? Quite possibly so. As their new album Foreverlution, featuring lead single Paint The Town Red, was hitting the shelves six weeks ago, Thundamentals were supporting Big Boi and then went on to support Drapht, so it is only now that the band announces this Foreverlutuion album launch tour. The albums lead single Paint The Town Red has been on high radio rotation.
  • www.thundamentals.com.au/
• • Fri 25 Nov
  • Doors 8.30
  • $15+bf
  • $20 at the door if still available
  • 1317938400
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • LANEOUS & THE FAMILY YAH (EP launch)
  • with special guests
  • Hot off the back of their recent Bigsound performance, Brisbane four piece Laneous & The Family Yahs Scissors EP, which features single Oh She , will be launched at this show. The EP has recently been added to over 100 stations across the American College Radio Network, featuring in numerous Top 30 Charts and has been played on some of its biggest stations including KCRW in LA and WNYU in New York. The bands new four piece lineup caused quite the stir at Bigsound, and with the new lineup sees the Laneous sound embrace the electronic, like musical idols TV on The Radio, Battles and Little Dragon, growing in sonic layers by marrying their garage intensity and at times ferocious live playing with moments of complete live electro jams.
  • www.laneous.com.au/
• • Sat 26 Nov
  • Doors 8.30
  • $12+bf
  • $16 at the door if still available
  • 1318068000
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • THE MISSION IN MOTION Control Tour
  • with Strangers and special guests
  • It has been a busy 12 months for Sydneys The Mission In Motion since the release of their debut album Somewhere Safe, which spawned two singles, New Skin and Believer, both of which received high radio rotation. This led to a feature as part of triple js Next Crop artists, a performance on the Like A Version segment, garnered a spot on the Big Day Out lineup and headlined their own successful shows. Fresh off the back of supporting You Me At Six (UK) and We The Kings (USA), the band are back on the road armed with new single Control, which is arguably the bands strongest material to date.
  • www.myspace.com/themissioninmotion
• • Thu 1 Dec
  • Doors 7.30
  • $15+bf
  • $20 at the door if still available
  • 1319029199
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • LOON LAKE (single launch)
  • with special guests
  • Fresh from the return of their hugely successful first headline tour, Loon Lake is showing no signs of slowing down. Having been invited to play at the Melbourne triple J Unearthed launch party and also supporting Jebediah in their November Sydney show, Loon Lake is set to play this show in support of their latest single Bad To Me. Lovingly added to rotation on Triple J, Bad To Me is the first tantalising single taken from Loon Lakes second EP due early 2012. Dealing with love, loss and longing for what you know you shouldnt, Bad To Me is a defiant anthem for all those of us who have experienced pear-shaped love and has the Melbourne five piece wearing their hearts on their sleeves.
  • www.loonlake.com.au/
• • Fri 2 Dec
  • Doors 8.30
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1317895200
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • AXOLOTL (single launch)
  • with Saskwatch and Albert Salt
  • AXOLOTL is a rare creature of collaboration bred in a Melbourne home studio. Artists such as Little Dragon, Feist, Grizzly Bear and Flying Lotus influence the bands unique blend of electronic sounds, improvisation, pop melodies and strong live musicianship. Over the past year, AXOLOTL have been building up and recording their first album. Garden Lane is the first single of many self-produced gems to come from this exciting new act. With a killer live show and progressive sound, keep an eye on this group! Stream and download AXOLOTLs single Garden Lane free here.
• • Sat 3 Dec
  • Doors 8.30
  • $+bf
  • $10 at the door only

• • 
  • NEW NAVY
  • with special guests
  • Sydney band New Navy recently released their highly anticipated debut EP Uluwatu, named after the location where the EP was conceived. Recorded by Lost Valentinos man Jono Ma (Foals, Sherlocks Daughter), Uluwatu is a clear progression and is a more melodic, percussive approach than previous demos. Frontman Ben McInerny balances sparkly guitars with smooth, strong vocals, and from the whistle while you work opening of Zimbabwe to the summer grooves of Tapioca and the dramatic crescendo of Oceans, the new EP comes together as a whole. Uluwatu is a destination away from the drag of normal life. The excitement of a getaway, long burning sunsets, beach parties, fleeting romances and the final feeling of departure is captured within Uluwatu.
  • www.newnavy.com.au/
• • Wed 7 Dec
  • Doors 7.30
  • $12+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1318068000
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • CARUS THOMPSON & BAND
  • with The Swamp Dandies (feat. Greg Arnold) and The Quarry Mountain Dead Rats
  • International troubadour Carus Thompson returns to the NSC for his annual End Of Year show with new album Caravan and his rocking band in tow. Recorded between studios in England, Germany and Australia, its an album that speaks of his time on the road split over two continents. One of the few truly independent Australian troubadours to be carve a full time living from his craft, years of far flung touring have assured Thompson possesses the enviable ability to draw hundreds of people anywhere he goes. Its not something he takes for granted and youll see how much he values a crowd when he takes to the stage to celebrate whats been an amazing year. Click here to watch Carus on Balcony TV.
  • www.carusthompson.com/
• • Thu 8 Dec
  • Doors 7.30
  • $18+bf
  • $22 at the door if still available
  • 1318068000
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • FELICITY GROOM (album launch)
  • with special guests
  • Perth-born folk/pop songbird Felicity Groom has will launch her highly-anticipated debut album Gossamer at this show. Featuring a wide array of guests including members of Jebediah, Tame Impala and The Kill Devil Hills, Gossamer is a bold pop record, which not only shows her multi-instrumental talents (including guitar, autoharp and keys), but her exciting musical arrangements. Groom has been turning heads by winning a slew of up and comers awards, including the Western Australian contingent of the triple j Unearthed Award for the Sydney Songwriting Summit, and winning WAMi Awards in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Shes also toured with Little Birdy and Tame Impala among others. Watch the colourful Finders & Keepers video here.
  • www.myspace.com/felicitygroom
• • Fri 9 Dec
  • Doors 8.30
  • $7+bf
  • $15 at the door if still available
  • 1319029199
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
  • with DZ Deathrays and Love Connection
  • Making their Australian debut on the summer festivals of 11, Portland via New Zealand trio Unknown Mortal Orchestra will perform this intimate show. Having dropped into the world in late 2010 as a Bandcamp account carrying the intriguing dose of ear candy Ffunny Ffrends , the bands eponymous debut record has taken them the world over. The project of Ruban Nielson, a New Zealand native who had transplanted to Portland with his band the Mint Chicks, UMO was conceived as the scape hatch to a musical dimension where junkshop collectors pop ruled and Captain Beefheart, Sly Stone and RZA jammed a kids TV theme too dark to be broadcast. UMOs celebrated live show melds psychadelia with breakbeat and soul.
  • www.unknownmortalorchestra.com/
• • Sat 10 Dec
  • Doors 8.30
  • $25+bf
  • $TBC at the door if still available
  • 1319029199
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • DARREN HANLON Xmas Show (solo)
  • with David Dondero (USA)
  • After spending most of 2011 touring across the USA and Europe, homeless Australian song-smith Darren Hanlon will end the year with his customary Christmas shows. Usually this consists of a few scattered dates, but now for the first time its stretched into a more substantial lap of the country, including this show. Darren will perform solo; playing stripped back versions of the songs from his extensive canon, with a little help from various surprise guests. Also travelling with him is David Dondero (USA), Darrens first signing to his own label, whose music has been compared to such American folk music/troubadour greats as Woody Guthrie and Townes Van Zandt. Watch Darren perform Scenes of Separation with Shelley Short on the WDVX Blue Plate Special here.
  • www.darrenhanlon.com
• • Fri 16 Dec
  • Doors 8.30
  • $22+bf
  • $30 at the door if still available
  • 1318932000
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • THE GIN CLUB Xmas Show
  • with special guest and Weened
  • With four studio albums under their belt, Brisbane band The Gin Club is touring in support of their new live album and will play this xmas show! Recorded in venues all over the country over several years, including a Northcote Social Club show earlier this year, it promises to be another eclectic blues rock masterpiece. The Gin Club have played Big Day Out and Splendour in the Grass, and are critically acclaimed, with The Vines Everett True saying The Gin Club make the sort of music every bar band and Bad Seeds fanatic across the length of Australia aspires to make. Watch this great live footage of the band performing You, Me and the Sea in Sydney in 2008.
  • www.theginclub.com.au/
• • Thu 22 Dec
  • Doors 7.30
  • $18+bf
  • $22 at the door if still available
  • 1318672800
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)

• • 
  • BOB LOG III (USA)
  • with The Dad Horse Experience (Germany) and special guest
  • Blues-punk primitive Bob Log III first surfaced a member of the art-noise group Mondo Guano, later serving as one half of the duo Doo Rag. While appearing in support of Ween, Doo Rag percussionist Thermos Malling abruptly quit the tour, leaving Log to finish out the remaining dates as a solo act; wearing his now-trademark motorcycle helmet onstage for protection from crowds, he proceeded to hone a cacophonous, Delta blues-inspired noise distinguished by Latin-styled drum machine beats and vocals processed through telephone microphones. In the summer of 1998, Log signed to Fat Possum to issue his solo debut, School Bus; Trike, the second release in his ongoing Vehicle Series followed a year later. Dont miss your chance to experience his unique live show.
  • www.boblog111.com/
• • Sat 14 Jan
  • Doors 8.30
  • $15+bf
  • $18 at the door if still available
  • 1317722400
• • Ticket enquiries ph: (03) 9486 1677 or via Corner Box Office (57 Swan St, Richmond)