The Workers Club

Thurs, 29 July – Glycerine + Centre and The South + Shaun McMahon

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:44:51 +0000

Five-piece Glycerine boast a host of alt-pop melodies, gravely heartfelt lyrics, soaring violins and guitars, and phat funky jams. Grand champions of the recent Band Wars competition, Glycerine are back to hitting the streets of Melbourne for a glass of beer, good times, and good tunes. Join then at the Workers Club Fitzroy Thursday 29th July. They will be supported by the chilled brilliance of Centre and the South’s steely blues, as well as singer-songwriter Shaun Mcmahon’s dulcet acoustic tones. Doors $5 @ 8pm

Thurs, 29 July

Doors: 8:00pm

Tickets: $5

Fri, 30 July – The Boat People “The darky dark tour” Album Launch w/ Drugs In Vegas + Machine Translation

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 1992 08:29:03 +0000

With two critically acclaimed albums, a fistful of EPs and a whole lot of passport stamps behind them, The Boat People are a band that have a come a long way since they started playing together as high school friends in a little town two hours outside of Brisbane, Australia. With the release of their third album, Dear Darkly, the band has cast aside all the rules to deliver their most diverse and impressive work to date.

They’ve played The Great Escape UK, CMJ Music Marathon NYC, toured the UK twice and the US three times including shows at SXSW, The Viper Room, Spaceland, Pianos and a live set on Morning Becomes Eclectic KCRW. They’ve also nabbed slots at some of Australia’s biggest festivals and supported David Byrne, The Shins and Midlake.

Those three acts are a good place to start to describe the band’s sound – expansive, unconventional pop with a blush of wry optimism and romance.

In the UK their second album Chandeliers was given 4 stars by Uncut Magazine and picked by Planet Sounds as one of the top 50 albums of 2008, while Australia’s Mess + Noise said “A genuinely great Australian pop album…as good as anything you will hear in the genre this year”. US tastemaker Nic Harcourt called them “My favourite Australian band”.

While Chandeliers was three years in the making, the band changed their approach for new album Dear Darkly, opting to work quickly and with a wider palette. Produced by John Castle (Washington) in Melbourne where half the band now resides, it is perhaps at risk of being deemed ‘eclectic’ by those who never set their iPods to shuffle.

Fri, 30 July

Doors: 8pm

Tickets: $10 pre-sales HERE & $15 door sales

Sat, 31 July – Goodnight Owl + Sleep Decade – Double Video Launch w/Hayden Calnin

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 1992 06:13:51 +0000

Following up from a short stint in the Victorian forests, good friends Goodnight Owl and Sleep Decade release their debut videos at The Workers Club this July.

After a strong start to the year, including Skipping Girl Vinegar, Seagull and Kid Sam supports plus a residency at the Evelyn in May, Goodnight Owl return with their ‘Maps and Compasses’ video. Filmed on the Mornington Peninsula, the video was directed by the talented Hayden Calnin who will be opening the night.

Sleep Decade’s video for ‘Colour Between The Lines’ follows up from their 2009 EP release. They record their debut album with Producer Nick Huggins (Whitley, Kid Sam, Seagull) this coming October.

Both Goodnight Owl and Sleep Decade’s take on ambient pop music sees them as two very diverse and talented upcoming bands on the Australian music scene.

Click Here To Watch Maps & Compasses by Goodnight Owl

Sat, 31 July

Doors: 8:30pm

Tickets: $10 on the door or $8 presale here

Sun, 1 August – Vanuatu Scalps + Woolen Kits + Silverbits

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 1992 06:12:50 +0000

200,000 joules of nervous energy, 2,500 rehearsals, 250 Demo recordings, 25 bad jokes, 4 members, 2 years in the making…It’s Vanuatu Scalps First Show! Ryan, Heath, Ian and Grant would like to invite you to the very first Vanuatu Scalps concert. Sunday the first of August at the Workers Club, with the very special Woolen Kits and Silverbits also performing on the night. Please step into our cloud.

http://www.myspace.com/vanuatuscalps

http://www.myspace.com/woollenkits

http://www.myspace.com/silverbits

Sun, 1 August

Doors: 7:30pm

Tickets: $8 Concession/$10 Full Price

Wed, 4 August – Saskia Sansom + JP Shilo + Timothy Blackman (NZ) + Smack Ballads

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 1992 06:10:50 +0000

Elegance is a rare quality in a time of such immediacy, elegance in rock and roll even more so. But one listen to her music and one swift and wide eyed glimpse at Saskia Sansom on stage, and it’s hard to ignore the fact that elegance has as much relevance in this Modern Age, as it ever has in times past. Ethereal, powerful, intimate yet lonely, her music punches and kisses, breaks up and makes up, turns heads and opens hearts. It’s infused with an anger that drives, never burns, and a breathy sadness which has the power to bring tears of joy. Having recently finished recording her debut LP with legendary drummer Jim White (Dirty Three, Smog, etc…), Saskia draws comparisons to Catpower, Mazzy Star and PJ Harvey, yet her haunted and fragile delivery is a sound all her own. Sansom plays The Workers Club on the 4th of August, accompanied by Miles Brown (Night Terrors) and Cec Condon (Mess Hall) with supports from JP Shilo (Hungry Ghosts), Timothy Blackman, and Casper Hamiltone.

Wed, 4 August

Doors: 7:30

Tickets: $10

Thurs, 5 August – Neon Love (w/Film Clip Screening) + In Tongues + Tehachapi

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 1992 06:48:17 +0000

Post-Script Records present a night of fun filled fantasy with Neon Love, In Tongues and Tehachapi banging out infectious grooves in and around your ear holes.

Gather round for the launch of Neon Love’s new music clip, “I Am Vampire”, produced by young and talented film student Isabelle Love-Dack. Neon Love have developed their sound, finding inspiration in all that’s skewed and wack in various clichéd teenage life experiences.

Said to be “… like watching a prince have a super-hot tantrum onstage.”

Supporting acts include the twirling sounds of Tehachapi’s epically inspired psychedelic/shoegaze and In Tongues’ noise rock inferno. The good boys at the Workers Club will be putting on $5 basics for your hydrating pleasure, so be there at 8.30 or be square. $8 entry.

Thurs, 5 August

Doors: 8:30PM

Tickets: $8

Sat, 7 August – Paint your Golden Face (Tas) + White Woods + The Enclosures + No Zu

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 1992 06:28:18 +0000

Paint Your Golden Face are an independent two-piece band based in Hobart, Tasmania. Jonathon and Jordan formed Paint Your Golden Face in July 2008. They have toured extensively, playing successful shows in Launceston, Melbourne, Sydney and overseas, with their first New Zealand tour in January 2009 including sets at the revered Camp A Low Hum festival in Wellington; their second in September 2009 with fellow locals Ivy St. Paint Your Golden Face recorded a three track single titled He Was Run Off The Road By His Amazing Face at The Winter Palace with Anthony Rochester in August 2008; their debut self-titled album, recorded by James Tulczyn, is out now on Sydney label tenzenmen.

http://www.myspace.com/wewillpaintyourgoldenface

Sat, 7 August

Doors: 7:30pm

Tickets: $10

Sun, 8 August – Mid-State Orange + Super Melody + Extreme Wheeze

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 1992 06:20:08 +0000

Mid-State Orange have been working away on writing and practicing some newish songs (in fact drinking beer and eating falafel), and would like to play them for you, along with some older ones. So they asked some friends to play with them, and before you know it, there appeared to be an actual gig forming. Extreme Wheeze are playing, which is superb, and also Super Melody, the new project for James Cecil from AIH. Things kick off at 8PM on the 8/8 and it costs $8 to get in. Bring your auspicious cats along: this is a veritable bonanza of good luck and nice music.

Sun, 8 August

Doors: 7:30pm

Tickets: $8

Fri, 13 August – The Boo Hoo Hoos + The Ravenous – Double EP Launch

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 1992 06:00:29 +0000

Two of Melbourne’s best up and coming bands join forces for some party times on the ‘Woah Nelly’ tour. Taking in Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and regional Victoria, the ‘Woah Nelly!’ tour will be short, sharp and straight to point. Point being – get there and see two of the most exciting bands to come out of the Melbourne underground scene in a long time.
The Boo Hoo Hoo’s - Updating the sounds of The Beatles, Jeff Buckley and The Strokes with their own brand of simple, no bullshit, guitar pop (‘Whatever the hell that equates to’, Ben admits), the Boo Hoo Hoo’s have become a staple in Melbourne’s live music scene since farewelling the schoolyard. Having played such iconic venues as The Espy, Revolver, and The Old bar, the boys have won over not only the punters, but also industry figureheads who have been quick to get the boys into the studio to lay down some tracks. The result? Songs like ‘B&B’, ‘Stop’ and ‘Into the Wild’, which show a song-writing maturity far beyond the band’s years.
The Ravenous - The Ravenous are a three-piece band from Melbourne’s inner north that play vibing, snazzy, heartfelt,robust, wonder-sounds. Their musical repertoire demonstrates a love for fun without sounding trivial or cheesy. Comparisons have been made to the power-pop of Weezer and the interesting hooks and melodies of Ween and the Flaming Lips. To be sure, there is much fun to be had at a Ravenous show. ‘Woah Nelly’ tour feat’ The Boo Hoo Hoo’s and The Ravenous proudly presented by Trusty Chords Music.
Friday August 13th – The Workers Club, Melbourne, VIC
www.myspace.com/theboohoohoo
www.myspace.com/theravenousband

Fri, 13 August

Doors: 8:30

Tickets: $8 pre-sale/$10 on the door

Sat, 14 August – Asami EP Launch + Mechanical Pterodactyl + The Vulpine + Emily Trembacth

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 1992 03:20:44 +0000

Born in Tokyo and raised in Melbourne, Asami is a singer songwriter with an unmistakable voice. Her music is packed with memories of life, love and everything in between, drawing inspiration from artists such as Sia, Ben Harper and Karen O to create timeless and playful pop tunes.Starting off as a side project three years ago, Asami has culminated in transforming her sound for the big stage with her band. Together, they have spent the last year performing, studying, recording and growing as a four-piece to create an effortless sound combining elements of acoustic pop, folk and indie music. Be sure to catch Asami and her band at the Workers Club on August 14^th launching her debut EP “Sweeter”.

http://www.myspace.com/asamilovesyou

Sat, 14 August

Doors: 8pm

Tickets: $10 pre-sale, $12 on the door