The Toff In Town

We definitely spoil you guys with endless fantastic gigs, shows and clubnights to go to. This September it’s all happening at The Toff In Town, check out listings below of what’s going on in the next couple of weeks! For other great nights that might tickle your fancy, check out what they’ve got on at Revolver Upstairs.

Thursday 30 August
Love Migrate with special guests Emma Russak and Sam Cooper
Love Migrate are pleased to announce ‘Making This Hard’, the second instalment from their debut record Plagued Are All My Thoughts, Like White Ants In The Fence.
In August 2011 Love Migrate were the featured artist on Triple J unearthed on the strength of one song. In December the band were busy supporting touring acts and preparing themselves for their debut appearance at Boogie Festival in Tallarook. The show was praised as being a mid afternoon highlight.
In celebration of ‘Making This Hard’ Love Migrate play a special show here at The Toff In Town on August 30 with very special guests.
This will be the band’s final headline show before releasing their debut album Plagued Are All My Thoughts, Like White Ants In The Fence through new Melbourne imprint Flightless on Oct 12.

Tickets $10.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix -$15.00 on door. Doors 8.00pm

Love Story – Every Thursday from 11.30pm!
One of Mebourne’s biggest club nights, Love Story is now gearing up for summer with cocktail bubblecups! Featuring 1928 with rotating and special guests Indian Summer DJs, Tranter, Sleeves, Megawuoti, Supremes, Mickey P and more playing everything you love to party to – the best in dance-pop, house, bangers and club hip-hop. Special guests have included Bag Raiders, Russ Chimes (UK) and Andy Murphy. Kate Moss and Jess Hart have even hit Love Story! Keep an eye out for the upcoming Love Story Summer Party Mix CD. Free entry every Thursday until 4am, DJs from 11:30pm

Plus in the Carriage Room….
Good Evening with Principal Blackman, 7-11pm – Every Thursday from 7pm!
Featuring the best of 70s European disco-pop, hypnotic soft-rock, 80s boogie jams and smooth cosmic funk. Regular special guests and listening parties.

followed by…
Midnight Express with Prequel & Edd Fisher – Every Thursday from 11pm!
DJs Prequel & Edd Fisher (Tomorrowland) provide a thought-provoking aural accompaniment to your inner city late night rendezvous at The Toff In Town Carriage.

Edd Fisher is a music collector, selector, DJ, producer & radio presenter. Not your average disc jockey, Edd is a graduate of Australia’s premier music school WAAPA with a bachelor in Jazz Composition and presents a radio show (Tomorrowland) fortnightly on PBS106.7FM. Edd’s sets span a mixed bag of Rare-Groove, Funk, Soul, Future Beats, Disco, Hop Hop & Jazz. A fine selector across broad genres Edd’s sound is a seamless blend of old and new creating a distinct and modern take on the dance floor.

DJ Prequel is the result of a record buying addiction, a fear of hairdressers and a secret love affair between Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. From 45 Funk and Soul set to Hip-Hop jams, you can find Prequel boppin’ along behind the Toff’s DJ cage championing his unique blend of rare gems, original production and quality music, both past, present and future.

Boarding 11pm and riding till 5am every Thursday.

Friday 31 August – Every Friday from 9pm!
Poprocks At The Toff With Doctor Phil Smith
PopRocks at The Toff every Friday from 9 playing no brainers, guilty pleasures, club classics and the best in Pop from Chuck Berry to Katy Perry and everything in between.
8 hours of hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s, including (but not limited to) Disco, Boogie, Rock, R&B, KPop, House, Club, Funk, Soul, Motown, New Wave, No Wave, Afrobeat, Reggae, Hip Hop, Rocksteady, Ska, Dancehall, AOR, MOR, DOR, oddball covers, Latin, Salsa, Cumbia, Bounce, Psych, Country, Jump Up Jungle, Jump Blues, Doo Wop, Soca, Mento, proper Electro, Miami Bass, Girl Groups, foreign language tunes, ESLs, Freestyle, Gangsta Shit, Gospel, Italo, Hi NRG, Jazz, Surf, Swing, Vegas tunes, Yacht Rock and maybe even a show-tune and / or a Power Ballad. All mixed and blended into the musical gumbo from hell. The party starts at 9.00pm and entry is always free!

Visit our playlist and make a request.

FREE MUSIC!
Follow this link to our latest mix. https://www.mediafire.com/?y22egaka3zz8og2
It’s free and contains lots of Friday night favs with everything from
Chuck Berry to Katy Perry.
Enjoy!

Saturday 1 September
Melbourne Writers Festival Presents,
Lyrical From The Ground Up – Early Show
Two musical events at The Toff in Town explore storytelling through song, as celebrated songwriters showcase their work in an intimate evening of show and tell. The artists will let us in on the stories behind their songs as they perform them.
Lyrical : From the Ground Up
Features the eclectic David Bridie, the alt-country folk of Kate Fagan and Hello Satellites’ Eva Popov.

Tickets $25.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix Doors from 4.30pm.

Saturday 1 September
Melbourne Writers Festival Presents,
Lyrical: Breaking and Entering – Late Show
Two musical events at The Toff in Town explore storytelling through song, as celebrated songwriters showcase their work in an intimate evening of show and tell. The artists will let us in on the stories behind their songs as they perform them.
Lyrical : Breaking & Entering
Features the gothic electro of Maria Minerva (UK), lounge-pop duo Fox + Sui and the sensual stylings of Lost Animal.

Tickets $25.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix. Doors from 7.30pm.

Saturday 18 August – Every Saturday from 12.00 midnight til late!
The House deFrost with Andee Frost
Disco is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. Its the overuse of the word that has leant people no glance at the glorious debauchery it once stood for. Luckily a small band of dancefloor dessi’s are giving meaning back to the much overused & undermined term…. Step into The House de Frost: a weekly Saturday night at The Toff running into the wee hours of Sunday morning, a place where to dance is to live, the home of some of Melbourne’s wildest parties and vogue balls, a place where you can indulge those curiosities you’ve always had but never acknowledged. With hourly shows from 2 of Melbourne’s craziest club kids XCAMPFIREX & EMMAN, guest dancers, performers, Disney on ice stars, you never really know what you’re gonna get… apart from the music that is! The only place you can truly appreciate disco music the was it was made to be heard. The Toff boasts the best sound-system in Melbourne and exclusively plays vinyl and is tuned on a weekly basis by one of Melbourne’s most adroit selectors. They say that backwards is the best way forward, and this is about as backward as you’re gonna get!
The House deFrost – every Saturday from 12.00 midnight with Andee Frost. FREE ENTRY!

Sunday 2 September
Every Sunday from 4.00 til 8.00pm in the Toff Carriage Room…
“The Sunday Set” with DJs Andy Black and Haggis. This week’s theme – Is/Isn’t
Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

“The Sunday Set” features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

Join the set and add your musical perspective on Facebook – just search ‘The Sunday Set’ – or [email protected] . We set off at 4.00pm and entry is always free.

Sunday 2 September
Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School Jiggle it with Fat Burlesque, Va Va Boombah!
Burlesqueteer and girl about town Harlotte Brontë is a founding member of Va Va Boombah – Melbourne’s first fat burlesque troupe and half of jiggletastic dance duo Fatty-A-Go-Go.
With a craving for humour and an appetite for seduction, Harlotte Brontë is a saucy minx that will have you drooling for more. Get your pencils ready and be sure to be your extra large sketch pad.

DJ The Knave spins the tunes to keep things funky throughout the evening and of course, The Toff has one of Melbourne best stocked bars to keep your creative spirits well lubricated!

Tickets $18.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix $18.00 on door. Doors open 4.00pm Session runs 4.30 to 6.30pm.
(Please bring your own sketchpad and art materials)

Sunday 2 September
Melbourne Writers Festival Presents,
Launch: Going Down Swinging: Melbourne Writers Festival is proud to present the launch of #35 audioliterary journal Going Down
Swinging, featuring specially commissioned performances by Cate Kennedy, Adam Gibson and Eytan Messiah, and Angie Hart responding to a piece about her by Gibson, published in Going Down Swinging ten years ago. A great way to close the festival.

Tickets $25.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix. Doors from 7.30pm

Monday 3 September
The Jane Austen Argument with special guests Caity Fowler (Playwrite)
The Jane Austen Argument are unleashing their unique mix of high drama, fierce wit and soaring harmonies this September, with a month-long residency every Monday at The Toff in Town.
After touring with punk-cabaret legends The Dresden Dolls, a triumphant Adelaide Fringe Festival season and releasing their debut record ‘Somewhere Under The Rainbow’ to widespread acclaim, each week in September they will be joined by different special guests as they unveil brand new material, as well as rearranged originals and left of centre covers. Throughout this residency, founding members Tom Dickins and Jen Kingwell will be moving through acoustic duo sets to their extended band line-up complementing the original musical powerhouse of keys, ukuleles and vocals.
The Jane Austen Argument are not exactly known for their predictability onstage, so expect the outrageously unexpected as they up the ante each week – culminating in their Under The Rainbow – Spectacular! Spectacular! theatrical tour de fucking force at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Tickets $10.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix – $15.00 Concession / $18.00 Full on door. Doors 7.30pm.

Stiff Drink….Every Monday from 8.00pm..
It’s good to start the week off with a Stiff Drink. You can now join DJs Roman Wafers, Michael Ozone and Michael Kucyk in the Toff In Town carriages every Monday for your liquor of choice. Each week these resident Stiffs will emerge from their respective holes – Roman Wafers (aka Bell Towers), a powerhouse producer and founder of cult club night Bamboo Musik; Michael Ozone, the industrious muscle behind creative mecca Goodtime Studios and Home Loan Records; and Michael Kucyk, the voice of 3RRRFM radioshow Noise In My Head which has been exploring new territory since 2005.
Every Monday from 8.00pm. Free Entry.

Tuesday 4 September
Cash Savage with special guest Sam Cooper
After 12 months of touring Australia, smashing milestones from Meredith Music Festival to the world-famous Spiegeltent, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks have taken a month’s breathing time, secure in the knowledge that they are no longer one of Melbourne’s best-kept secrets.

Excited to bring their eagerly-awaited second album to fruition, the band is gearing up for four straight shows at the Toff in Town, in the band’s beloved hometown of Melbourne. The gigs are a chance to showcase a treasure trove of anticipated new material, while satisfying the local crowd’s hunger for the band’s classic signature tunes, including rollicking live-favourite One Key, and violin-heavy heartbreaker, Sooner or Later.

After so many months of breaking new ground across the country, from regional theatres to time-honoured venues of the big smoke, it’s time to come back home. Join the troupes in September when Cash and her beloved band head up the Toff, to be greeted by familiar faces, new friends, and the adoration of what has become one of Melbourne music’s most loyal followings.

Tickets $10.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix – $12.00 on door.

Wednesday 5 September
Apes with special guests Whipped Cream Chargers and Crepes
After a busy two months of successful shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Ballarat;
Apes will bring their brand of anthemic garage/blues rock to the Toff in Town on Wednesday the 5th of September.
APES are about to release their debut their single this October and have been building a dedicated following throughout the country since their inception only 12 months ago!
Joining forces with APES on the night will be the much anticipated Whipped Cream Chargers as well as Crepes from Ballarat.
This show will be their last headline show before their launch next month and promises to be one hell of a night.

$6.00 on the door. Doors from 8.30pm

Thursday 6 September
Oh Pep! EP Launch with special guests Staffan’s Songs (Francolin) and Canary
‘The more I listen to Oh Pep!’s songs the more I become addicted to their sound. The songs have such a down-­to­-earth feel with a creative use of different instrument sounds, percussion and impressive song structures which are supported by enchanting heart?felt lyrics. I’d highly recommend listening to these guys!’
? Zac Theo, Triple J Unearthed review.
Olivia Hally and Pepita Emmerichs write songs about travelling and the sea and travelling on the sea (and aliens/lust). In mid-2011 Paddy Montgomery (bouzouki/mandolin), Stuart West (double bass) and Justin Olsson (kit) began playing songs with Oh and Pep. This phenomenon was called Oh Pep!
After winning the songwriting award at Maldon Folk Fest for their track, ‘Fooling Around,’ and supporting the likes of Liz Stringer and the Vaudeville Smash, Oh Pep! took to the studio with renowned engineer, Cam Trewin and now they’re set to take the plunge and launch their EP at the The Toff In Town on September 6th!

Tickets $8.00 on the door. Doors from 8.00pm.

Love Story – Every Thursday from 11.30pm!
One of Melbourne’s biggest club nights, Love Story is now gearing up for summer with cocktail bubblecups! Featuring 1928 with rotating and special guests Indian Summer DJs, Tranter, Sleeves, Megawuoti, Supremes, Mickey P and more playing everything you love to party to – the best in dance-pop, house, bangers and club hip-hop. Special guests have included Bag Raiders, Russ Chimes (UK) and Andy Murphy. Kate Moss and Jess Hart have even hit Love Story! Keep an eye out for the upcoming Love Story Summer Party Mix CD. Free entry every Thursday until 4am, DJs from 11:30pm.

Plus in the Carriage Room….
Good Evening with Principal Blackman, 7-11pm – Every Thursday from 7pm!
Featuring the best of 70s European disco-pop, hypnotic soft-rock, 80s boogie jams and smooth cosmic funk. Regular special guests and listening parties.

followed by…
Midnight Express with Prequel & Edd Fisher – Every Thursday from 11pm!
DJs Prequel & Edd Fisher (Tomorrowland) provide a thought-provoking aural accompaniment to your inner city late night rendezvous at The Toff In Town Carriage.

Edd Fisher is a music collector, selector, DJ, producer & radio presenter. Not your average disc jockey, Edd is a graduate of Australia’s premier music school WAAPA with a bachelor in Jazz Composition and presents a radio show (Tomorrowland) fortnightly on PBS106.7FM. Edd’s sets span a mixed bag of Rare-Groove, Funk, Soul, Future Beats, Disco, Hop Hop & Jazz. A fine selector across broad genres Edd’s sound is a seamless blend of old and new creating a distinct and modern take on the dance floor.

DJ Prequel is the result of a record buying addiction, a fear of hairdressers and a secret love affair between Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. From 45 Funk and Soul set to Hip-Hop jams, you can find Prequel boppin’ along behind the Toff’s DJ cage championing his unique blend of rare gems, original production and quality music, both past, present and future.

Boarding 11pm and riding till 5am every Thursday.

Friday 7 September – Every Friday from 9pm!
Poprocks at The Toff With Doctor Phil Smith
PopRocks at The Toff every Friday from 9 playing no brainers, guilty pleasures, club classics and the best in Pop from Chuck Berry to Katy Perry and everything in between.
8 hours of hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s, including (but not limited to) Disco, Boogie, Rock, R&B, KPop, House, Club, Funk, Soul, Motown, New Wave, No Wave, Afrobeat, Reggae, Hip Hop, Rocksteady, Ska, Dancehall, AOR, MOR, DOR, oddball covers, Latin, Salsa, Cumbia, Bounce, Psych, Country, Jump Up Jungle, Jump Blues, Doo Wop, Soca, Mento, proper Electro, Miami Bass, Girl Groups, foreign language tunes, ESLs, Freestyle, Gangsta Shit, Gospel, Italo, Hi NRG, Jazz, Surf, Swing, Vegas tunes, Yacht Rock and maybe even a show-tune and / or a Power Ballad. All mixed and blended into the musical gumbo from hell. The party starts at 9.00pm and entry is always free!

Visit our playlist and make a request.

Saturday 8 September
The Morning Night (WA) with special guests Davey Lane, Secret Guests Triffids fans should not miss this) and Jimmy Hawk
Despite being one of Perth’s hottest bands, The Morning Night can’t get enough of Melbourne. Even though they lose at least $1,000 on every trip they take over here to play – they reckon it’s worth it and judging by audience reactions they won’t be making losses much longer.
Following their 9 gigs in 4 days Kamikaze Tour of Melbourne in July which almost killed them, they’re coming back here this Saturday September 8th to headline a one off show at the Toff In Town. With massive community radio support on RRR and PBS for their debut album Otis, which was produced by Ricky Maymi of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and an increasing number of fans turning up for their electrifying live shows, they’re fast becoming honorary Melbournians.
Inspired by the great Australian songbook of The Church, The Triffids, The Stems and other classics such as Television and The Stone Roses, they’re teaming up with recent tour mate Davey Lane of You Am I fame to help him debut brand new songs from his forthcoming solo album The Good Borne of Bad Tymes. Adding to the lineup will be a secret guest act which all fans of The Triffids should not miss, while legendary troubadour and international man of mystery Jimmy Hawk will open up with a set of his Fleetwood Mac meets Roy Orbison Californian dream pop.

$8.00 on the door. Doors from 7.00pm.

Saturday 8 September – Every Saturday from 12.00 midnight til late!
The House deFrost with Andee Frost
Disco is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. Its the overuse of the word that has leant people no glance at the glorious debauchery it once stood for. Luckily a small band of dancefloor dessi’s are giving meaning back to the much overused & undermined term…. Step into The House de Frost: a weekly Saturday night at The Toff running into the wee hours of Sunday morning, a place where to dance is to live, the home of some of Melbourne’s wildest parties and vogue balls, a place where you can indulge those curiosities you’ve always had but never acknowledged. With hourly shows from 2 of Melbourne’s craziest club kids XCAMPFIREX & EMMAN, guest dancers, performers, Disney on ice stars, you never really know what you’re gonna get… apart from the music that is! The only place you can truly appreciate disco music the was it was made to be heard. The Toff boasts the best sound-system in Melbourne and exclusively plays vinyl and is tuned on a weekly basis by one of Melbourne’s most adroit selectors. They say that backwards is the best way forward, and this is about as backward as you’re gonna get!
The House deFrost – every Saturday from 12.00 midnight with Andee Frost. FREE ENTRY!

Sunday 9 September
Every Sunday from 4.00 til 8.00pm in the Toff Carriage Room…
“The Sunday Set” with DJs Andy Black and Haggis. This week’s theme – Streets
Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

“The Sunday Set” features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

Join the set and add your musical perspective on Facebook – just search ‘The Sunday Set’ – or [email protected] . We set off at 4.00pm and entry is always free.

Sunday 9 September
Jen Knight & The Cavaliers with special guests Winter York and April Maze
If you only see one gig at The Toff this year, make it this one! Jen Knight & The Cavaliers is a band of genuine talent.
When Jen Knight emerged from Ballarat she quickly surrounded herself with some of Melbourne’s finest young players. They shared a common goal of combining their diverse influences and talents to create something special. And they have.
Big things lie ahead for Jen Knight & The Cavaliers and this gig marks a momentous first step with the release of their debut EP ‘HUNGER’. It promises to be a very special night: meaningful lyrics, driving guitar hooks and infectious pop melodies all delivered with pure passion. You don’t want to miss it.
To succeed in the music industry takes more than talent, it takes a certain level of hunger: Jen Knight & The Cavaliers are starving!

Tickets $10.00 + BF on sale from Moshtix CD & Ticket $20.00 / $15.00 on door. Doors 7.00pm.

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