What’s on in Melbourne Victoria – The Corner Jan ’12 Listings

DUM DUM GIRLS (USA) – PYRAMID ROCK FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Tuesday 3 January 2012 7:30pm
Infectious sing-song sensations Dum Dum Girls have announced a series of side dates around Australia this summer (on the back of appearances at the already announced Peats Ridge and Pyramid Rock festivals). The tour coincides with the release of second full-length album ‘Only In Dreams’. Testified by The New York Times as their best record to date, the album sees Dum Dum Girls spearheading a pack of nouveau coming-of-age-esque bands with verve, smoke-rings-through-your-sheets hooks and a flinty yet understated resolve that is set to surpass their contemporaries. Having played sell-out shows supporting MGMT, Vampire Weekend and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dum Dum Girls are set to continue their impressive run of live shows this summer.

Ticket: $41.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

GROUPLOVE (USA) – SELLING FAST! FALLS FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Wednesday 4 January 2012 8:00pm
Californian “naked kids” Grouplove return to Australia this January! Their sunshine-laden hooks sparkled brightly at Splendour in the Grass and at headline sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. Now back by popular demand, Grouplove are set to kick off 2012 with a bang, with a national tour including performances at both Falls Festivals and Southbound in Western Australia. After finding each other in the balmy climes of Greece, Grouplove produced a gem of an eponymous EP. Fast forward to 2011 and their debut record ‘Never Trust A Happy Song’ has been hailed by radio and reviewers alike, and with several hit singles, including ‘Colours’, ‘Naked Kids’ and ‘Itching On A Photograph’, the ‘70s tinged sparkle-pop album is effortless.

Ticket: $49.50 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: The Head and the Heart (USA)

CSS (Brazil) – On sale Friday 25 November – FALLS FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Thursday 5 January 2012 8:00pm
CSS have a reputation as one of the world’s most exciting party bands. These cuter-than-thou South Americans peddle a brand of infectious indie-dance music that makes it impossible not to nod your head. Littered with pop culture and cheeky references; accompanied by heavy riffs and galactic synths, bass-heavy funk and enticing hooks, CSS’ live performances are as effervescent as the songs themselves. CSS have toured the globe with the likes of Gwen Stefani, Ladytron and Diplo as well as headlining shows of their own, all the while never failing to impress audiences from Europe to Japan, to local crowds here in Australia.

Ticket: $55.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO (Japan) – PEATS RIDGE FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Friday 6 January 2012 8:30pm
From the outskirts of Tokyo, from the most unknown prefecture in the country, comes one of the most exciting and brightest hopes in funk. The six-piece phenomenon is called the Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro. Well dressed and slick, the band plays some of the rawest, deepest funk that would shake anyone’s booty, while combining it with the furious energy of a rock ‘n’ roll band. They’ve played to a packed house at Fuji Rock, Woodford Folk, Peats Ridge, Sydney Festival and others, and now they’re back for this show!

Ticket: $25.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

HANGGAI (China) – PEATS RIDGE FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Saturday 7 January 2012 8:30pm
From the steppes of Mongolia by way of Beijing, Hanggai is a crossover band that blends traditional music and rock. Formed in 2004 when Ilchi and former band mate Xu Jingcheng re-discovered the beauty of traditional Mongolian music, the band has now grown to seven players. Releasing their first album, ‘Introducing Hanggai’, in 2008, “this is music that will make you homesick for a place you’ve never been” (Rhapsody). Since that debut, international touring has led to a new richer, more complex blend of Mongolian musical sound with modern rock sensibility, releasing their sophomore album, ‘He Who Travels Far’, which was produced by the likes of Ken Stringfellow (R.E.M., Neil Young), JB Meijers (De Dijk, Supersub) and Solomon Burke. Now in Australia for Sydney festival and Womadelaide, don’t miss Hanggai at this show.

Ticket: $30.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

VENGABOYS (Netherlands) – SOLD OUT! 3rd show due to popular demand – Sunday 22 January!
Thursday 12 January 2012 8:00pm
It’s time to dust off that tatty party pass because the Vengabus is due at any minute. The ‘90s European chart toppers have a brand new album entitled ‘Rocket To Your Uranus’, marking a sparkling return to form for the party-centric foursome. They not only dominated the pop charts but permeated dance floors across the globe, from weddings to nightclubs and pretty much any social/embarrassing occasion you can think of. The group are set to cause similar destruction this year, following up their album with a tasty XXX remix of ‘Parada de Tettas’ and a recent sell out show in Eindhoven.

Ticket: $45.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: The Herbs

‘Mistletone Fright Night’ feat. DAN DEACON ENSEMBLE (USA) with JOHN MAUS (USA)
Friday 13 January 2012 7:30pm
Local label and touring daredevils Mistletone will throw one of their perennial parties featuring the super spooky lineup of Baltimore electro-shock dance-party troupe Dan Deacon Ensemble, hypnagogic pop performance artist John Maus, Melbourne’s own noise-pop dance-enthusiasts Rat vs Possum, Sydney-via-LA electro-psych-pop producer Jonti, pop/schmaltz/glam/prog/post-mellow/wave-wave/man-core supergroup Montero, and last but not least, Dan Deacon’s favourite Melbourne band, Parking Lot Experiments; four guys of varying attractiveness who play an immersive set of unhinged, ecstatic and melodic pop songs. Door prizes on the night for best Fright Night costume!

Ticket: $35.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Rat vs Possum + Jonti + Montero + Parking Lot Experiments

TUNE-YARDS (USA) – SUGAR MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Sunday 15 January 2012 7:30pm
Tune-Yards is bringing her distinctive sound to Australia for the first time with this show, showcasing her sophomore album ‘w h o k i l l’. Possessing an expansive sound that marries a coarse folk ingenuity with the bold pop sensibility of an R&B siren, Tune-Yards is the project of Merrill Garbus, who has stripped Tune-Yards away to a more precise, concentrated and vivid sound with this album. ‘w h o k i l l’ retains the honesty of the lonely bedroom confessional characteristic of her early work, but with the addition of the fangs, claws and dented metal of its new surroundings. Called “one of the most distinctive records we’ve heard this year” by The Guardian, watch the colourful, full-of-life video for first single from the album, ‘Bizness’.

Ticket: $42.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

VENGABOYS (Netherlands) – SOLD OUT! 3rd show due to popular demand – Sunday 22 January!
Wednesday 18 January 2012 8:00pm
After selling their first show out in a day, Vengaboys are pleased to announce this second Corner show. It’s time to dust off that tatty party pass because the Vengabus is due at any minute. The ‘90s European chart toppers have a brand new album entitled ‘Rocket To Your Uranus’, marking a sparkling return to form for the party-centric foursome. They not only dominated the pop charts but permeated dance floors across the globe, from weddings to nightclubs and pretty much any social/embarrassing occasion you can think of. The group are set to cause similar destruction this year, following up their album with a tasty XXX remix of ‘Parada de Tettas’ and a recent sell out show in Eindhoven.

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

Major Label Entertainment presents
GUTTERMOUTH (USA) with 28 DAYS – On sale Monday 21 November
Friday 20 January 2012 8:30pm
Let’s get straight to the point: Guttermouth; you either love them or hate them. So if you fall into the latter category, stop reading now. For those of you in the former, keep reading. Since departing Australian shores in late 2009 Guttermouth have been busy. The Californian punk rock legends have been playing all over the world on the punk rock circuit, but the crew thought it was time they got back to a place they all hold deeply in their hearts – Australia. Guttermouth’s last Victorian shows were huge and full of crowd antics, and the guys expect no less this time around. Joining them on the entire Victorian leg of the tour will be Australian punk rock heavyweights 28 Days who are returning to the stage with a new record set for release in 2012.

Ticket: $32.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: TBA

VENGABOYS (Netherlands) – SELLING FAST! 3rd show due to popular demand!
Sunday 22 January 2012 8:00pm
Now with two Corner shows sold out, the Vengaboys announce this third performance due to popular demand. It’s time to dust off that tatty party pass because the Vengabus is due at any minute. The ‘90s European chart toppers have a brand new album entitled ‘Rocket To Your Uranus’, marking a sparkling return to form for the party-centric foursome. They not only dominated the pop charts but permeated dance floors across the globe, from weddings to nightclubs and pretty much any social/embarrassing occasion you can think of. The group are set to cause similar destruction this year, following up their album with a tasty XXX remix of ‘Parada de Tettas’ and a recent sell out show in Eindhoven.

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

THEE OH SEES (USA) – SUGAR MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL SIDESHOW
Tuesday 24 January 2012 8:00pm
What’s the first thing you think of when someone mentions Thee Oh Sees? Probably their riot-sparking live show, right? Visions of a guitarchewing, melody-maiming John Dwyer careening across your cranium, rounded out by a wild-eyed wrecking crew that drives every last hook home like it’s a nail in the coffin of what you thought it meant to make 21st century rock ‘n’ roll? Yeah, that sounds about right. But it misses a more important point – how impossible Thee Oh Sees have been to pin down.

Ticket: $25.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Total Control

THE BARONS OF TANG and DELANEY DAVIDSON (NZ – album launch) – On sale Monday 21 November – AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY EVE
Wednesday 25 January 2012 8:00pm
The musical gypsy deathcore juggernaut known as The Barons of Tang will join with New Zealand’s Delaney Davidson for this show! The Barons of Tang cut their musical performance teeth with performances for local underground theatre and circus troupes, going on to release a debut EP ‘Knots and Tangles’ in late 2010. Lashing tango, rockabilly, metal and gypsy sounds together, The Barons of Tang serve up a genre all of their own and dancing is inevitable! Delaney Davidson is part wandering minstrel, part travelling salesman. This one-man orchestra is a troubadour of the open roads, spreading his ghost songs across the world with one foot firmly in the blues trash corner.

Ticket: $18.00 ($3.00 bf)
Guests: Mojo Juju + Hiatus Kayoti