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Northcote Social Club August Listings

Check out the August listings at Northcote Social Club!

What: NEW WAR (album launch) with Max Crumbs, Standish/Carlyon and Lost Animal DJ set
When: Saturday 11 August, 2012
Price: $12.00 ($3.00 bf) /$15 on the door

Celebrating the release of their anticipated debut self-titled album, New War have announced this launch show. ‘New War’ was recorded with Lindsay Gravina (Magic Dirt, Adalita, Rowland S Howard, HTRK, Hungry Ghosts) and includes the internationally acclaimed single ‘Ghostwalking’. New War are a band that neatly sidestep genre traps yet rocks hard and sprawls wide.

What: ‘Mo’ Just The Tonic’ feat. THE SKA VENDORS with PAT POWELL and SHANTY TOWN – plus DJ Snowy and DJs The Peacemakers (matinee show)
When: Sunday 12 August, 2012
Price: $20 on the door only

After a hugely successful fundraising night at The Corner Hotel last year, The Crusaders have put together another afternoon of mod-esque music to raise funds for Children First Foundation. Joining The Crusaders will be Melbourne’s exponents of all things Jamaican, The Ska Vendors and just to make things a little more special, The Ska Vendors have recruited the sweet honey vocals of Sydney’s Pat Powell. Ska, rocksteady, reggae, soul, fundraising… get on the dance floor!

What: ‘Monday Night Mass’ feat. INTERZONE, CIRCULAR KEYS and SPITE HOUSE
When: Monday 13 August, 2012
Price: Free entry

Monday Night Mass sees the band room door thrown open for a free 3 band extravaganza from the deepest caverns of Melbourne’s underground. Every week we’ll be bringing you some of Melbourne’s loudest, brashest and most brazen local offerings. From 6pm smash a Chicken Parma or Veggie Burger for the bargain price of $15 and Jugs of Draught all night for $12. If that’s not holy economic communion we don’t know what is.

What: CHRIS HALE (album launch) with Hannah Cameron and Luke Moller
When: Wednesday 15 August, 2012
Price: $20 full or $15 concession on the door only

An unconventional, free-thinking virtuoso of the acoustic bass guitar, Christopher Hale is widely respected as one of the country’s most original and intelligent improvisers. After a long creative hiatus following the passing of his closest friend and musical collaborator, Will Poskitt, Hale returns with a new album and a tribute to his dear friend. ‘Sylvan Coda’ reaches deep into Hale’s formative years of touring with Cuban and Flamenco musicians, and emerges as an album of exquisite poise and solemn, fearless originality.

What: ‘Benefit for Miss Succulent’ feat. BODYJAR with Jonesez and Steel Birds
When: Thursday 16 August, 2012
Price: Ticket: $22.00 ($3.00 bf) / $25 on the door

Bodyjar will headline this benefit show! Late last year some good friends of the band opened a really cool café in Thornbury called Miss Succulent. A few weeks ago it burnt down, with both proprietors being hospitalised and an estimated damage bill at $100,000. All proceeds from this show, which will also feature Jonesez and Steel Birds, will go towards helping them reopen.

What: RÜFÜS (‘Blue’ EP tour) with Elizabeth Rose and Super Magic Hats
When: Friday 17 August, 2012
Price: Ticket: $15.00 ($3.00 bf) / $18 on the door

Sydney indie-dance crossover outfit RÜFÜS have been making waves locally and internationally with their electronic dance floor driven pop melodies. The independent release of their EP saw an organic groundswell building amongst the blogosphere, with their tracks ‘Paris Collides’ and ‘We Left’ reaching number eight and 13 on the Hype Machine charts, while at home ‘Paris Collides’ made it to number one on the Triple J Unearthed dance charts. Their impressive aural live show has seen them gathering a cult following.

What: RIVER OF SNAKES (7″ launch) with Damn Terran, Sun God Replica and Dead River
When: Saturday 18 August, 2012
Price: $12.00 ($3.00 bf) / $15 on the door

Having recently wrapped up a national tour with Jackson Firebird, Melbourne based three piece River of Snakes are bringing their noise-punk-rock to the NSC to launch their new 7″ ‘Rebel Girl / Drink.’ Comprised of members of Magic Dirt, The Loveless and Fangs, they’ve spent the past few months in the studio preparing for the follow up release of their 2011 EP ‘Bad Blood.’

What: ‘Monday Night Mass’ feat. MATTHEW BROWN, OLLIE OLSEN and IAN EPPS (UK/USA)
When: Monday 20 August, 2012
Price: Free entry

Monday Night Mass sees the band room door thrown open for a free 3 band extravaganza from the deepest caverns of Melbourne’s underground. Every week we’ll be bringing you some of Melbourne’s loudest, brashest and most brazen local offerings. From 6pm smash a Chicken Parma or Veggie Burger for the bargain price of $15 and Jugs of Draught all night for $12. If that’s not holy economic communion we don’t know what is.

What: MONEY FOR ROPE with THE DELTA RIGGS with Fraser A. Gorman
When: Thursday 23 August, 2012
Price: $12.00 ($3.00 bf) / $15 on the door

Like morning glory, that feeling is coming around again, with the announcement of dual Melbourne rockers The Delta Riggs hitting the road this August for the ‘Double Vision Tour’. Kick-started by the release of and the corresponding Pyramid Rock Unearthed win, The ‘Riggs have toured relentlessly, with appearances numerous festivals and tours with The Jim Jones Review and Stonefield. Having taken some time off after releasing their latest EP and subsequent EP tour, The ‘Riggs are set to take their erratic and high-intensity show back on the road, this time with rock & roll accomplices Money For Rope.

What: OBITS with special guests
When: Friday 24 August, 2012
Price: $35.00 ($3.00 bf)

Obits are a Brooklyn-based mildly mannered, shaggy garage, punk-rock four piece, heading south of the equator on their first Australian tour. As a band, the Obits are but wee infants, yet, as a ‘muso’ collective they have a smashing long pedigree. Fronted by singer/writer/guitarist Rick Froberg (Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, Pitchfork), the band have two albums out on the suitably pedigreed SubPop label distributed by Inertia in Australia. With a stripped-down rock sound, incorporating elements of surf and garage, the band’s repertoire of three-minute yowlers, sutures a sweet and sonic sound.

What: HAYES CARLL with Kirsty Akers
When: Saturday 25 August, 2012
Price: $28.00 ($3.00 bf) / $32 on the door

Hayes Carll hasn’t been resting on his laurels since topping critics’ polls and winning awards for his 2008 album, ‘Trouble in Mind’. Instead, he’s been on the road nearly nonstop with his band, blasting through honky tonks and rock clubs across the U.S. and beyond. Along the way he’s been inspired to write a crop of new tunes that the acclaimed songwriter says are “a layman’s take on our country – a snapshot of America in some small way.” The result is the sharply drawn collection ‘KMAG YOYO (& Other American Stories)’ comprising fiery rock, twangy country, pensive folk and even a touch of gospel.

What: ‘TYME X TUJIKO’ (feat. Tujiko Noriko and DJ Tyme) with Emergency and Mountain Static (solo)
When: Sunday 26 August, 2012
Price: $15.00 ($3.00 bf) / $20 on the door

Tujiko Noriko, born in Osaka, Japan, and based in Paris, is an iconic avant-pop experimental electronica princess and she’s finally returning to Australia. This time Tujiko is visiting as ‘Tyme. X Tujiko’ with Tyme, the leader of electronica, dub, and jazz band MAS. After six years of occasional collaboration, they recently released their first album ‘GYU’ (Edition Mego). Having collaborated with various artists worldwide over the past decade, Tujiko is now aiming to provide more beat-oriented, yet still very experimental electro-pop.

What: ‘Monday Night Mass’ feat. MAX CRUMBS, KANGAROO SKULL and LEGENDARY HEARTS
When: Monday 27 August, 2012, 6pm
Price: Free entry

Monday Night Mass sees the band room door thrown open for a free 3 band extravaganza from the deepest caverns of Melbourne’s underground. Every week we’ll be bringing you some of Melbourne’s loudest, brashest and most brazen local offerings. From 6pm smash a Chicken Parma or Veggie Burger for the bargain price of $15 and Jugs of Draught all night for $12. If that’s not holy economic communion we don’t know what is.

What: THE UNIVERSAL (EP launch) with The Neighbourhood Youth and We The People
When: Thursday 30 August, 2012
Price: $10.00 ($3.00 bf) / $15 on the door

Exploding onto the music scene like an indie Batman, The Universal composes music that pensioners have been caught referring to as a “racket”. The Universal’s music features jangly, angular guitars, driving beats and an energetic lead vocalist who sounds like he’s had too many coffees on the morning of recording and has developed a stutter as a result. The boys’ new single ‘Sexual Intellectual’ recently had its first debut on Triple J and is available for free download at Triple J Unearthed.

What: GIN WIGMORE (‘Gravel & Wine Tour’) with Jackson McLaren & The Triple Threat and special guest
When: Friday 31 August, 2012
Price: $20.00 ($3.00 bf) / $25 on the door

Starting out playing shows to around 10 people every Wednesday night when she was just 12, Gin Wigmore moved to Sydney after winning a song contest. Her debut album, ‘Holy Smoke’, took grip on her homeland for a hearty year of praise, adulation and radio saturation. A US deal with Motown followed along with a smattering of awards, prompting Gin to begin working on album number two in the USA. Gin wore her fingers down to a callous state writing with all sorts of people and her hard work paid off with the 11 songs making up ‘Gravel & Wine’, that have the love of a cowboy, bathe in a little lonesome blues, dance to a touch of rock ‘n’ roll and have the swagger of a woman past midnight.

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