Ding Dong Lounge Gig Listings Jan – Feb 2013

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Recreation is the inspiration of three endlessly buzzing Melbourne kids fed up with a lack of Thursday night fun. Rather than plod along, questioning what might have been, a decision was made to throw a party. Combining the nostalgic hits of the past several decades with appearances from both up-and-coming and established acts, Recreation intends to refocus on what many nights have lost, ridiculous enjoyment. Cast off your troubles with a recreational punch and come and
dance to that untouchable mix of music you’ve never heard and that which you thought you were no longer allowed to listen to.

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Bam first broke onto the national scene as a 13 year old pro-skater known for his creative street style and wild antics. As a teenager he created the CKY video series, which featured skating, pranks and stunts, all filmed in his hometown of West Chester, Pennsylvania. The combination of Bam?s unique on-screen personality and the tremendous grassroots success of the CKY video series became the platform for the hit MTV show “Jackass”, “Jackass, The Movie” and the later MTV “Viva La Bam” series. He has been on the cover or featured in top publications like Rolling Stone, People, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Mag, Complex, Revolver and more.

Recreation Jan 17th will be featuring Bam (USA) DJ Set, Smoking Toddlers, Wednesday The Rat, Carlos Turner, Massive Wieners (DJ Set) & Yes Tesla.

$8 Guestlist – $13 Regular

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Friday 18th January
IMC Present: The Morning After Girls
Supports: TBA
Doors 8pm
$12 +BF / $18 on the door 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Morning-After-Girls/42404304747?fref=ts
Fellow Victorians, we are very pleased to announce after having spent the last five years based in New York City, The Morning After Girls have finally returned home to our shores with an astonishing album, and a very special one-off show!
Hailing from Melbourne in 2003, the band commenced their worldly career path travelling this country extensively, immediately earning them
invitations to appear at some of the world’s most prestigious international events such as Reading, Leeds, T In The Park & Oxygen Festivals. Performing a plethora of shows internationally through America, England and Europe of their own and personally invited to open for well known acts such as The Black Keys, BRMC, Muse, Jane’s Addiction, JAMC and Interpol to name a few.
Six years in the making, their sophomore album ‘Alone’ exhibits a stunning and eclectic selection of breath taking compositions created and inspired via a
full gamut of emotions on life’s topics and this sometimes lonely planet we all exist on. With assistance from producer Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, NIN,
The Smashing Pumpkins) and local genius and visionary Robbie Rowlands they’re album ‘Alone’ has been hailed as a must listen by American Rolling Stone, Mojo, Spin
and NME magazine. Released solely in America, The Morning After Girls now wish to finally share their unique sound of alone with their native homeland and will be hitting the stage at Ding Dong on Friday 18th January. Do not miss this special and intimate event…

Saturday 19th January
Contour Cameras & Rock Publicity Present:
Bam Margera
Supports: TBA
Doors 8pm
$25 +BF / $30 on the door 
https://www.bamargera.com/
Bam first broke onto the national scene as a 13 year old pro-skater known for his creative street style and wild antics. As a teenager he created the CKY video series, which featured skating, pranks and stunts, all filmed in his hometown of West Chester, Pennsylvania. The combination of Bam?s unique on-screen personality and the tremendous grassroots success of the CKY video series became the platform for the hit MTV show “Jackass”, “Jackass, The Movie” and the later MTV “Viva La Bam” series. He has been on the cover or featured in top publications like Rolling Stone, People, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Mag, Complex, Revolver and more.
This January Bam will be bringing some special guests down-under to perform in his brand new band project F**kface Unstoppable – and filming every bit of chaos along the way. Starting in Victoria and touring all the way up East to exotic places like Magnetic Island and Airlie Beach; This will be one of the most entertaining tours Bam has ever been involved in.
Joining him will be cKy legends Chad and Matty J, Alex from Guttermouth on drums and Brandon Novak from MTV’s Jackass! The live performance, music and stunts have been so well received over in USA that Bam has decided to bring it overseas for the first time outside of his own country and stopping by at Ding Dong on Saturday 19th January for one crazy ass night!

Tuesday 22nd January (SOLD OUT)
Death Grips (USA)
Supports: Special guests TBA
Tickets on sale Friday 7th December
Doors 8pm
www.facebook.com/frontiertouring
Following a game changing year of turning the internet on its head and what is expected to be an explosive appearance at Big Day Out, The Frontier Touring Company has confirmed that the uncompromising force that is Death Grips will launch a full scale assault on audiences this January with their own headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney!
Ding Dong Lounge will play host to the buzz band on Tuesday 22 January, to show why SPIN have named them 2012 ‘Artist Of The Year’ as well as unparalleled praise from Pitchfork, NME, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker and countless others. Their standout single ‘Guillotine’ from their highly sought after first mix tape ‘Exmilitary’ was named Time Out New York’s 1# single of 2011.
Death Grips rare live shows are a visceral experience; a bloody, toothy kiss on the mouth that will bring you to your knees. Don’t miss the show that everyone else will be going to.

Saturday 2nd February
The UV Race (Album Launch)
Supports: Deaf Wish, Peak Twins & The Clits
Doors 8pm
$12 +BF / $15 on the door 
https://www.facebook.com/theuvrace?fref=ts
After forming in 2007, The UV Race release their first album in 2009 through American garage punk label In the Red Records released then their second album, ‘Homo’ in late March the same year. During 2012 the band worked on a film, recording the soundtrack for a film, Autonomy and Deliberation, which was released in November, along with their next studio.
Now the Melbourne band are back with a bang and are finally ready to launch the third full length album ‘Racism’ and will be doing so at Ding Dong on Saturday 2nd February. Joining them are Deaf Wish, Peak Twins and The Clits to hail rock n roll!

Tuesday 5th Febraury, 2013
Cloud Nothings (SELLING FAST)
Supports: Violent Soho
$42 + BF 
Doors 8pm
https://cloudnothings.com/
Cloud Nothings (Cleveland Ohio,) will finally be making their way to our shore for their debut shows in 2013. Led by 22 year old Dylan Baldi, Cloud Nothings will bring their anthemic, visceral rock music at two small club shows in Sydney and Melbourne as well as appearing at Laneway Festival.
In the time since his lo-fi home recordings trickled onto the Internet in 2009, Baldi has assembled a trio of bandmates whose past experience playing rigid and expected live shows spurred the decision to mix things up. Looking for a new sound, they decamped to Chicago to record their third album Attack On Memory with Steve Albini in his Electrical Audio studio.
Propelled by grinding guitars and screamed lyrics, Cloud Nothings embraced a darker approach and higher fidelity sound and will be bringing their live show that is visceral and raw, energetic, angry and unforgettable to the Ding Dong stage Tuesday 5 Febraury. Joining them will be Brisbane’s Violent Soho.

Saturday 9th February
Clubfeet (Album Launch)
Supports: Collarbones, Chela & Visuals by Ego
$10 + BF / $15 on the Door
Doors 8pm
https://helloclubfeet.com/
Finally Clubfeet have announced their ‘Heirs & Graces’ Australian album tour. The eight-date jaunt will encompass all major cities throughout February, shortly after the release of their new LP, ‘Heirs & Graces’, in early January.
The album’s infectious first single, ‘Heartbreak’ (featuring Chela), currently in high rotation across the airwaves leading into their anticipated January album release, 2013 is shaping up to be Clubfeet’s breakthrough year.
Hailing from Melbourne (via Cape Town), the band originally made a name throughout the US and Europe with the release of their debut album ‘Gold on Gold’ in 2010, which received rave reviews through the likes of Pitchfork (‘instantly charming’ – 7.7), NME and Spin. Throughout 2011, word spread back to Australia with the help of the debut album’s singles ‘Edge of Extremes’ and ‘Last Words’ which became community radio hits. In 2012, the band returned to the studio (in Cape Town, Melbourne and New York) to record their sophomore album, with a few small breaks to tour alongside the likes of Alpine, Miike Snow and Yuksek, plus their debut Australian tour. Meanwhile, Too Pure Singles Club (Beggars Group) released Clubfeet’s limited edition City of Light / This Time 7″ in the UK.
Acclaimed for their immersive live show which saw them land in Paste’s ’10 Great Bands from CMJ’ list on their first US trip, Clubfeet are very excited to return for their second headline tour of Australia, playing at Ding Dong on Saturday 9th February with Collarbones, Chela

Thursday 14th February
I AM GIANT
Supports: TBA
$15 +BF / $18 on the Door 
Doors 8pm
https://www.iamgiant.com
I Am Giant are returning to Australia in February 2013 – their first dates since their support slot with Slash this September, stopping by Ding Dong Lounge to raise the roof off the venue on Thursday 14th February.
With a recent release of their debut album ‘The Horrifying Truth’ (produced by Forrester Saville) in the UK and Europe in October, and their single ‘Purple Heart’ won support on BBC Radio One as Zane Lowe’s ‘Next Hype’ , XFM, Kerrang! Radio and Q Radio as well as hitting the No 1 spot on Polish Radio Eska Rock. Second single ‘Neon Sunrise’ featuring surf legend Kelly Slater will be released in Feb 2013.
Now having gathered a worldwide following with four #1 rock singles and a platinum album in New Zealand, music videos featuring skate and surfing icons Tony Hawk and Kelly Slater, I Am Giant have also opened for Slash in Australia, a UK tour with Taking Back Sunday, performances at Big Day Out in Auckland and Sydney, opened for Stone Temple Pilots in Singapore, toured throughout Asia several times, played the prestigious Viper Room and Mercury Lounge in the US and completed their first European tour.

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