The Northcote Social Club Listings -1st -7th October 2012

For all you Melbourne-based social butterflies out there, we’ve checked out what’s going on this week at The Northcote Social Club for some enjoyable late nights out.

Events Just Announced…

Jordie Lane – On sale Monday 1 October
with special guests
Thursday 29 November 2012 7:30pm
Friday 30 November 2012 8:30pm
Sunday 2 December 2012 2:00pm

Jordie Lane will hit the road to celebrate the release of his new single, ‘Fool For Love’, available as an exclusive free download from October 1. Walking with a West Coast bass line and trash can drums, the track also sees the return of The Eagle Rock Gospel Choir. Recorded in LA with Grammy Award winning Producer, Tom Biller (Kanye West, Beck, Fiona Apple) and legendary drummer Matt Chamberlain (Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Stevie Nicks), the single marks a new direction for Australia’s folk troubadour, and is the first single from Jordie’s forthcoming third album, due for release early next year.
https://jordielane.com/

The Mess Hall
with special guests
Saturday 24 November 2012 8:30pm

This will be The Mess Hall’s one and only Melbourne show for 2012. Having last played in Melbourne in 2010, and with a recent one-off, blindingly great sold-out Sydney show under their whippet-thin belts, the show will provide a timely reminder of their quality. The Mess Hall has released a series of critically acclaimed EPs and albums since their formation. Their album, ‘The Devil’s Elbow’, won the 2007 Australian Music Prize, and following the release of their most recent album, ‘For The Birds’, in 2009, the band has spent the past couple of years concentrating on “other projects”. Singer and guitarist Jed Kurzel won Feature Film Soundtrack of the Year for his acclaimed ‘Snowtown’ score at the 2011 Screen Music Awards, among other things. Drummer Cec Condon formed freakbeat collective Machete Moon. The Mess Hall will reconvene to record a new album at some point, but in the meantime this is the only opportunity to see one of the country’s finest live outfits perform in 2012.
https://www.themesshall.com.au/

The Pierces (USA) – On sale Monday 8 October
with special guest
Wednesday 14 November 2012 8:00pm

Back in May, the Alabama-raised sister duo of Allison and Catherine Pierce were confirmed to make their debut appearance in Australia, opening the stage for Coldplay on their east coast stadium tour in November. Chugg Entertainment is pleased to confirm that in addition to these dates, the songbird sister-act will be headlining an exclusive Melbourne show at the Northcote Social Club. Their fourth album, ‘You & I’, signals a new start for the sisters who already have three albums under their belts. As far as The Pierces’ sound goes, despite all manner of comparisons being thrown around; from a country-folk version of Agnetha and Anni-Frid, or a noughties take on Heart, it is clear to say that The Pierces have a sound all their own. Praised by The Times for their “honeyed harmonies and huge pop hooks,” at the heart of ‘You & I’, they were singled out by one newspaper as one of the most promising new bands of 2011.
https://www.thepiercesmusic.com/

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Gigs This Week – BBM’s Guide To Northcote Social Club Gigs

What: ‘Monday Night Mass’ feat. Strangers From Now On, Duck Duck Chop and Teenage Libido
When: Monday 1 October 2012 6:00pm
Where: The Northcote Social Club Band Room
Price: Free Entry, and expect to be treated with dinner and jug deals here.

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. 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 Melbourne’s 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 [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/STRANGERSFROMNOWON

What : Eagle Twin(USA)with Hotel Wrecking City Traders and Clagg
When: Tuesday 2 October 2012 7:30pm
Where: The Northcote Social Club Band Room
Price: Ticket: $20.00 ($3.00 bf)- $25 at the door if still available

Eagle Twin is a two-man doom metal / sludge outfit from Utah, which formed in 2007 with Gentry Densley on baritone guitar / vocals and Tyler Smith on drums. Eagle Twin’s helmsman Gentry is no stranger to innovative, heavy music. Densley was the musical visionary and leader of the legendary jazz, prog, rock, metal, hardcore group Iceburn (aka The Iceburn Collective) from 1991 to 2001. Iceburn has been called the greatest and most important musical offering from Salt Lake City since the Osmonds! Although Iceburn was primarily an instrumental force, with Eagle Twin Gentry is much more vocal and the depth of his lyrics is endless.

Watch Eagle Twin live:
https://vimeo.com/7133588
https://www.southernlord.com/band_EAG.php

What: ‘Sonic Spheres’ feat. Marco Fusinato, The Donkey’s Tail, Snawklow, Charles Ives Singer and Scratch Ensemble
When: Wednesday 3 October 2012 7:30pm
Where: The Northcote Social Club
Price: $10 at the door only

TarraWarra Museum of Art (TWMA) is presenting a special evening of live sound performances featuring five separate performances by sound artists whose visual art also features in the TarraWarra Biennial 2012: Sonic Spheres exhibition at the museum. Headlining the show is Marco Fusinato, a multi-disciplinary artist who extends the language of the guitar to distressed oblivion, unleashing tsunamis of over-amped, post-conkret realism. TWMA Director Victoria Lynn said the event “is a unique opportunity to experience music of some of Australia’s leading visual artists.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLz5mrB41SY

www.twma.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/pages/TarraWarra-Museum-of-Art/291409620384

What: Peter Combe (‘Quirky Berserky’ album launch) – Family Friendly Matinee Show with special guests kids from Attitudes Dance Studio
When: Thursday 4 October 2012 1:30pm
Where:The Northcote Social Club
Price:Ticket: $17.00 ($3.00 bf)- $TBC at the door if still available

Legendary kid’s singer/songwriter Peter Combe returns to Melbourne with a brand new album, ‘Quirky Berserky, the turkey from Turkey’. The writer of such classics as Wash Your Face In Orange Juice (Mr Clicketty Cane)’, ‘Newspaper Mama’, ‘Toffee Apple’, ‘Juicy Juicy Green Grass’, ‘Spaghetti Bolognaise’ and ‘Chopsticks’, far from resting on his songwriting laurels, is creating new music for today’s kids. His recent season of nine shows at the prestigious Adelaide Fringe was a sell out so book early!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKuy9vubr0E
https://www.petercombe.com.au/

What: Peter Combe with the Quirky Berserky Bellyflop In A Pizza Band (album launch)with special guest
When: Thursday 4 October 2012 7:30pm
Where: The Northcote Social Club
Price: Ticket: $23.00 ($3.00 bf)- $TBC at the door if still available

Legendary kid’s singer/songwriter Peter Combe together with the Quirky Berserky Bellyflop in a Pizza Band, returns to Melbourne with a brand new album, ‘Quirky Berserky, the turkey from Turkey’. The writer of such classics as; Wash Your Face In Orange Juice (Mr Clicketty Cane), ‘Newspaper Mama’, ‘Toffee Apple’, ‘Juicy Juicy Green Grass’, ‘Spaghetti Bolognaise’ and ‘Chopsticks’, far from resting on his songwriting laurels, is creating new music for today’s kids. His recent season of nine shows at the prestigious Adelaide Fringe was a sell out so book early!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKuy9vubr0E
https://www.petercombe.com.au/

What: Primitive Calculators (Single Launch) with Lost Animal
and Standish/Carlyon
When: Friday 5 October 2012 8:30pm
Where: The Northcote Social Club
Price: Ticket: $14.00 ($3.00 bf)- $17 at the door if still available

Only 33 years after their iconic 1979 debut single ‘I Can’t Stop It / Do That Dance’, Melbourne’s synth-punk snarlers Primitive Calculators are releasing their next studio-recorded seven inch single. Having reformed in 2009 at the invitation of the Nick Cave-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, Primitive Calculators are making up for 30 years of lost time, working on their debut studio album to be released in early 2013. ‘Sick Of Myself’ is a new song expressing all the self-loathing involved in being in a 50-something synth-punk band. For many years, Primitive Calculators’ sizeable legend thrived on their self-released 1979 single, and their involvement in Richard Lowenstein’s 1986 film ‘Dogs In Space’, starring INXS’ Michael Hutchence. Primitive Calculators are active again, ‘Sick/C*#!’ is an impressive, harshly hilarious signpost along the way to a new studio album due in early 2013 – their first ever!

Watch ‘Pumping Ugly Muscle’ in the movie ‘Dogs In Space’
here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztWGP0ajNXA
https://primitivecalculators.com/
https://www.facebook.com/primitivecalculators

What: Minibikes (Album Launch)with Heavy Beach and Bayou
When: Saturday 6 October 2012 8:30pm
Where: The Northcote Social Club
Price: $10 at the door only

On first encountering Minibikes’ debut album, ‘For Woods Or Trail’, one could easily imagine that the up and coming four piece would be better suited to climates far warmer than the cold grey streets of Melbourne. It is perhaps in protest to the eternal winter that plagues their home city that Minibikes have released a musical document positively evoking the spirit of summer. It’s all upbeat grooves, fervent guitars and a production aesthetic that clings to the abundant hooks on offer like a shirt on the back during a clammy night ride through the hot deserted streets of a city, and they’re launching it at this show.

Watch the video for ‘Oh Japan’ here. https://vimeo.com/45361801
https://theminibikes.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Minibikes/212350485454040?sk=app_2405167945

What: ‘Unpaved – 1st Anniversary Show’ feat. Liz Stringer with St Jude plus Sean McMahon’s Western Union

When: Sunday 7 October 2012 1:30pm
Where: The Northcote Social Club
Price: Ticket: $17.00 ($3.00 bf) – $20 at the door if still available

Unpaved, Melbourne’s online home of country-folk and roots music, celebrates its first anniversary at this show with supreme talent provided by Liz Stringer, Saint Jude and Sean McMahon’s Western Union. Liz Stringer said it was a pleasure to be involved as the website “provides a new, fresh forum for musicians and music lovers, and is a positive and very welcome addition to the Melbourne music community”. According to Saint Jude’s Bill Deeble (drums, vocals), “Unpaved sheds light on an all too often overlooked genre of music; left-of-centre country… they’re championing good music.”

Listen to Liz Stringer’s song ‘Love I Found A Flood’ here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJK3xHrcJuU
https://unpaved.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/#!/unpaved.com.au

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