What’s on in Melbourne Victoria – The Corner Dec ’11 Listings

Melbourne Coffee Lovers Walking Tour

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Melbourne Dumpling Discovery Walking Tour

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Lake Mountain Snow and Waterfalls Tour

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Wildlife Tours Australia: 1 Day Great Ocean Road + Rainforest Walk Tour

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Phillip Island & Koala Highlights – Penguins Plus Viewing

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Phillip Island Wine, Wildlife, and Penguins Tour from Melbourne

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Thursday 1 December 2011 7:30pm
ALL SHALL PERISH (USA)
With people like Kirk Hammett (Metallica) and Rob Flynn (Machine Head) citing the band as favourites, you know you’re onto a good thing. And for Oakland, California’s All Shall Perish that is precisely the case. After a tonne of DIY touring (with everyone from Bleeding Through to Dying Foetus, from Suicide Silence to Terror) and signing an international deal with Nuclear Blast, the band have hit their peak with album number four, ‘This Is Where It Ends’. More than ever, All Shall Perish have their trademark technical riffs and crushing rhythms, with raw energy and groove, marking this album as their best yet.

Ticket: $30.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Resist The Thought + Trainwreck + Internal Nightmare + Boris The Blade

Friday 2 December 2011 8:30pm
C.W. STONEKING – SOLD OUT!
C.W. Stoneking is an award winning musician/recording artist drawing influence from pre-war blues, jazz, 1920s calypso, folklore, and personal experience to create his original songs. Stoneking’s songs range in style from lonesome field holler blues, to hokum blues duets, to full blown jungle epics. C.W. Stoneking’s album ‘King Hokum’ recorded in 2005, contained 11 original songs and highlighted C.W.’s skill as a composer as well as showcasing his tremendous vocal and instrumental style. His latest album, ‘Jungle Blues’, was inspired in part by Stoneking’s amazing experience as a survivor of a shipwreck off Africa’s West Coast.

Guests: Lanie Lane

Saturday 3 December 2011 8:30pm
THE INTERNATIONAL SWINGERS (USA) feat. Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Clem Burke (Blondie), James Stevenson (Generation X) and Gary Twinn (Speedtwinn)
Punk super group The International Swingers features Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols, The Rich Kids, The Faces), Clem Burke (Blondie, The Romantics, Eurythmics), James Stevenson (Generation X, Chelsea, The Cult, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Alarm) and Gary Twinn (HoneyDrippers, Speedtwinn, Twenty Flight Rockers, Supernaut). Glen and Clem have both played and recorded with Iggy Pop, while James joined his first band, Chelsea, as a teen in 1977 and went on to be part of the legacy that was the song ‘Right To Work’. Gary has played with the likes of Rat Scabies, Glen Matlock and Derwood Andrews, and has featured on numerous movie soundtracks. Impressed? You will be when the ensemble make their way to the Corner to play the all hits they are famous for at this show.

Ticket: $49.90 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: The Lost Souls Club (UK) + Little Murders

Sunday 4 December 2011 8:00pm
KURT VILE & THE VIOLATORS (USA) – SOLD OUT! 2ND SHOW ANNOUNCED AT THE NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB – MEREDITH FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
THIS SHOW HAS SOLD OUT – A SECOND SHOW AT THE NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. Mistletone, 3RRR, The Thousands and Inpress proudly present for the first time in Australia, Kurt Vile & The Violators. Kurt Vile has been on a slow burn ascent since 2008, steadily rising from the American underground through relentless touring and the release of four smashing albums. The culmination of this groundwork was this year’s epic ‘Smoke Ring For My Halo’, which perfectly showcases the amazing range of Kurt’s music. Kurt is touring with his crack ensemble The Violators, who add the perfect modicum of live grunt to Kurt’s songs and make them roar.

Ticket: $44.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Fabulous Diamonds + Chook Race

Wednesday 7 December 2011 8:00pm
GANG GANG DANCE (USA) – SELLING FAST! MEREDITH FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
The arc and trajectory on which Gang Gang Dance has propelled themselves since their inception can only be described in terms of evolution. Gang Gang Dance’s latest record ‘Eye Contact’ once again captures the experimental spirit that typified their landmark avant-pop release ‘Saint Dymphna’. Recorded with long-term collaborator Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zola Jesus), ‘Eye Contact’ displays equally a meticulous song craft and love of improv. A band as indebted to dance culture as it is to the local New York art community with which they have close ties. Already announced to perform at this year’s Meredith Music Festival, Gang Gang Dance will also play this show.

Ticket: $45.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Forces

Thursday 8 December 2011 8:00pm
MUDHONEY (USA) – SOLD OUT! MEREDITH FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
In addition to their already announced performance at Meredith Music Festival, lovers of garage rock will rejoice at the news that the legendary Mudhoney will be playing this Melbourne sideshow. It’s no question that Mudhoney were the band that made the ‘90s grunge rock movement possible. With their classic 1988 EP ‘Superfuzz Bigmuff’, they paved the way for the movement that would make Seattle the new capital of the rock’n’roll universe, taking the mixture of heavy metal muscle, punk attitude, and garage rock primitivism that would become known as “grunge”.

Ticket: $48.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Precious Jules + The Paul Kidney Experience

OFF! (USA) – MEREDITH FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Friday 9 December 2011 8:30pm
The individual roots established by Keith Morris (Black Flag/Circle Jerks), Dimitri Coats (Burning Brides), Steven McDonald (Redd Kross), and Mario Rubalcaba (Earthless/Hot Snakes/Rocket From the Crypt) are uniquely woven throughout the rock music canon. Each has challenged society’s cyclical and complacent ideals in their own respective bands, and three decades on they’ve never strayed from their intentions. Now they come together as a four-piece called OFF! and they’re as confrontational as ever, lunging inside the aesthetic of West Coast hardcore to push life’s most provocative issues to the forefront. Check out the video for ‘Darkness’.

Ticket: $39.60 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: The Meanies + Marching Orders

Saturday 10 December 2011 12:30pm
Mistake Clothing & Strike Hard Bookings presents ‘The Soldiers of Immortality Tour’ feat.
THY ART IS MURDER, DREAM ON DREAMER, WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH (Germany), THE BRIDE and MAKE THEM SUFFER (Under 18s only – matinee show)
“Brutal” is the key word to describe the Soldiers of Immortality tour. Not only does it describe the punishing schedule of nine shows in eleven days, but it also describes the carnage that They Art Is Murder, War From A Harlots Mouth (Germany), The Bride and Make Them Suffer will wreak at this show. Since the release of their debut EP ‘Infinite Death’ in 2008, Thy Art Is Murder have demanded attention around the globe. Known for brutal breakdowns, punishing blast beats and gore riddled lyrics, the five-piece have sold out several headlining tours while apologising for no one. Having sold out several headline tours on the back of ‘Infinite Death’, They Art Is Murder is now touring in support of ‘The Soldiers of Immortality’.

Ticket: $20.00 ($3.00 bf)

Saturday 10 December 2011 8:30pm
DIG (Directions In Groove) ‘The Clearlight Tour’
Dig (Directions in Groove) is a multi award winning band from Sydney Australia, who emerged from Sydney’s happening club scene in the early ‘90s. The audience grew exponentially week by week, leading to a self-financed recording that became the largest selling Australian EP until that time, and contained the hit song ‘Re-invent Yourself’. Touring followed and Dig attracted large crowds, soon signed to Polygram (Universal) and released the album ‘Deeper’ on ID in Australia and Verve Forecast internationally. The album debuted at number six nationally and soon earned gold status.

Ticket: $37.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

Sunday 11 December 2011 7:30pm
Mistake Clothing & Strike Hard Bookings present ‘The Soldiers of Immortality Tour’ feat.
THY ART IS MURDER, DREAM ON DREAMER, WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH (Germany), THE BRIDE and MAKE THEM SUFFER
“Brutal” is the key word to describe the Soldiers of Immortality tour. Not only does it describe the punishing schedule of nine shows in eleven days, but it also describes the carnage that They Art Is Murder, War From A Harlots Mouth (Germany), The Bride and Make Them Suffer will wreak at this show. Since the release of their debut EP ‘Infinite Death’ in 2008, Thy Art Is Murder have demanded attention around the globe. Known for brutal breakdowns, punishing blast beats and gore riddled lyrics, the five-piece have sold out several headlining tours while apologising for no one. Having sold out several headline tours on the back of ‘Infinite Death’, They Art Is Murder is now touring in support of ‘The Soldiers of Immortality’.

Ticket only: $20.00 ($3.00 bf)

Wednesday 14 December 2011 6:30pm
‘Super Unsigned Music Festival’ feat. MAN FROM THE METEOR (single launch), THE DEEP END, AIMEE FRANCIS, TANE, SUNDAY CHAIRS (single launch), SOPHY
Super Unsigned will feature some of the best unsigned artists as featured at Melbourne Fresh events around town. Super Unsigned is an action packed event held at the Corner using two stages in the one room. The Christmas showcase will feature Man From The Meteor (single launch), The Deep End, Aimee Francis, Tane, The Sunday Chairs (single launch), Laura Loe, Through the Window, Bravo Juliet (album launch), Room 11, Callan Taylor, Return To Youth, The Keiths and Fence Ryders! Doors open early for a massive night of unsigned Melbourne music.

Ticket: $15.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Through the Window, Bravo Juliet (album launch), Room 11, Callan Taylor, Return To Youth, The Keiths and Fence Ryders

Friday 16 December 2011 8:30pm
FUTURE OF THE LEFT (UK) – SELLING FAST! MEREDITH FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Future Of The Left are back in Australia as part of the Meredith Music Festival in 2011. We’re pleased to now announce this headline show! Future Of The Left have become the stuff of Legends for their unrelenting live shows, packed with a ferocious energy and intensity. Critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Curses’ was described by NME as, “a collection of tracks that are what rock ‘n’ roll should sound like: an adventure; a reinvention of what is possible with vocals, guitar and drums.” Don’t miss Future Of The Left as they bring their uncompromising brand of ear-tearing rock and roll to Australia this December.

Ticket: $44.00 ($3.00 bf)

Guests: The Nation Blue + Brat Farrar

Saturday 17 December 2011 8:30pm
THE DEAD SALESMEN
More than 20 years since they first took to the stage, The Dead Salesmen are returning for one night to where they thought they had played their last show. It was at the Corner this iconic Ballarat band farewelled their friends at the beginning of the 21st Century. A chance recent encounter reignited the flame, prompting occasional special performances, including a memorable set at Meredith in its 20th year (they also played the festival in its inaugural year). Beginning as a duo in the late eighties, they grew to a four piece, developing a difficult-to-pigeonhole sound. They’ve toured the country, supporting acts as diverse as The Screaming Jets and Bob Geldof, and shared stages with The Whitlams and Augie March. Now they return to the Corner so don’t miss this chance before the light goes out again.

Ticket: $20.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: The Turnarounds + Juan Alban

Sunday 18 December 2011 8:00pm
DAN AND AL (Annual Reunion Show)
Dan and Al are a couple of withered shards of yesteryear. They play only once a year lest they kill each other, though chances are one of them will weep onstage at some point. Dan will become boisterous, magnanimous and mildly violent. Al will become embarrassed and frozen with fear. Are you a ludicrous freak show trapped in an inexplicable vortex of tragic nostalgia and ennui? Tickets are strictly limited, though each year ensures this risk diminishes.

Ticket: $12.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

Wednesday 21 December 2011 6:30pm
‘Super Unsigned Music Festival’ feat. BLACK HAND, WAR IN ARCADIA (EP launch), STRAIGHT NO CHASER, COOPER STREET, THE $6000 SUITS, LAURA LOE, PYRENE
Melbourne Fresh has announced a second Super Unsigned Festival lineup for this show. Super Unsigned is an action packed festival held at the Corner utilising two stages in one room. Featuring some of the best unsigned artists from the legendary Tuesdays at Revolver and other Melbourne Fresh events, this Christmas showcase will feature Atluk (single launch), The Sweets, Laura Loe, Cooper Street, The Morrisons, Pyrene, Madison Jayne, The $6000 Suits and Mind Ever, with more bands to be announced! Doors open at 6:30pm for a massive night of unsigned Melbourne music.

Ticket: $15.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Madison Jayne, The Morrisons, Atluk (single launch), Saving Cleopatra, The Sweets and Mind Ever plus more!

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Saturday 24 December 2011 8:30pm
THE TOOT TOOT TOOTS with CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS – Xmas Eve Show
The Toot Toot Toots’ live shows feature their foot stompin’, horn honkin’, go-go dancing, psychedelic freak-out style of rock ‘n’ roll, and see a haphazard spectacle of a stage show filled with sweat, glitter and trumpets. Complimenting The Toot Toot Toots with their country blues stylings over the last few months have been Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, and this show will be no exception. With a combined total of up to 20 performers, this will not be a gig for the light hearted.

Ticket: $17.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

Monday 26 December 2011 7:30pm
‘Boxing Day Blues’ feat. GEOFF ACHISON and CHRIS WILSON (individual and combined sets)
It’s on again! Two of Melbourne’s premier blues/roots acts team up for a jam session of enormous proportions. Geoff Achison is a musician of remarkable ability with fans all over the world. Having taught himself to play in the isolation of rural Australia, he has developed a blues/funk style all his own that can be delicate one moment and explosive the next. Chris Wilson, meanwhile, is an accomplished blues harmonica player, guitarist and vocalist. He’s shared stages with Bob Dylan, provided backing vocals on the Merril Bainbridge song ‘Under The Water’ and has toured extensively, playing at many festivals, both in Australia and overseas.
Ticket: $22.00 ($3.00 bf)

Friday 30 December 2011 8:30pm
EASY STAR ALL STARS (Jamaica/USA) – FALLS FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Easy Star All Stars, best known for their reggae re-interpretations of classic albums, like Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’ and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s ‘Lonely Hearts Club Band’, are returning to Australia this summer for their first shows since 2009. To make the trip extra special, the group will be playing their most celebrated work, ‘Dub Side of the Moon’, the reggae re-vision of Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’. One of the most successful reggae albums of the 21st century, ‘Dub Side’ helped propel the Easy Star All Stars on a tour schedule since 2003 that has brought them to six continents and over 30 countries. Don’t miss this chance to see a collective of the best reggae musicians in the New York area and beyond.

Ticket: $44.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

Saturday 31 December 2011 8:30pm
REGURGITATOR ‘Super Happy Fun Times New Year’s 2012 Smash-Up!’ – NEW YEAR’S EVE
With Quan currently lodged in Tokyo for the near future things feel a little quiet so how better to shake some shit by announcing the SUPERHAPPYFUNTIMESNEWYEARS2012 SMASHUP show for this New Years Eve! Squeezed in between the ‘UNIT only’ performances at Falls and Southbound will be a slaphappycrazed night of where we let it all go in a lung’s load of everything. Along for this broohaa will be various musical fiends yet to be identified. Once we line them all up we will acknowledge the culprits and set them free.

Ticket: $30.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Lewis Floyd Henry (UK) + Ouch My Face + Seja Vogel (solo) + High Tea

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