What’s On at Northcote Social Club, 27th Feb – 11th March

Monday 27 February 2012 6:00pm
‘Monday Night Mass’ feat TRENCH SISTERS, BLACK JESUS and BLACKENED – 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 or Eggplant Parma 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] ***

Tuesday 28 February 2012 7:00pm
AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA (USA) Residency – SELLING FAST! with DJ Dameza
Amanda Palmer, founder of legendary punk cabaret band The Dresden Dolls, is gearing up to record a new album this March (here in Melbourne!) with her smashing all-new American back-up band, The Grand Theft Orchestra. She’s imported all the lads from over the States and they’ve picked the Northcote Social Club as the perfect spot for a five-night residency to road-test their tunes before hitting the studio. Tunes Palmer claims are “highly danceable”. Palmer tends to bring a circus with her… expect surprise guests, DJs, and other confounding ephemera. Dress to impress.
Ticket: $10.00 ($3.00 bf)
$15 at the door if still available

Wednesday 29 February 2012 7:00pm
AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA (USA) Residency – SELLING FAST! with DJ Dameza
Amanda Palmer, founder of legendary punk cabaret band The Dresden Dolls, is gearing up to record a new album this March (here in Melbourne!) with her smashing all-new American back-up band, The Grand Theft Orchestra. She’s imported all the lads from over the States and they’ve picked the Northcote Social Club as the perfect spot for a five-night residency to road-test their tunes before hitting the studio. Tunes Palmer claims are “highly danceable”. Palmer tends to bring a circus with her… expect surprise guests, DJs, and other confounding ephemera. Dress to impress.
Ticket: $10.00 ($3.00 bf)
$15 at the door if still available

Thursday 1 March 2012 8:00pm
ROSIE BURGESS TRIO (album launch) and JUNGAL (farewell show)
Two favourite local bands, The Rosie Burgess Trio and Jungal, will be celebrating for two different reasons. The Rosie Burgess Trio are launching their new album, while Jungal will be saying farewell before taking a break for the rest of this year. Taking a moment to get out of the touring van and have a stretch, The Rosie Burgess Trio’s highly anticipated album ‘Before I Set Sail’ gives off “more energy than an illegally sparked firecracker” (Drum Media, Sydney). All girl trio Jungal bring ingredients of roots, rock, folk and pop to their fiery cauldron, and serve up a musical feast through an energetic, rocking live performance. They’re renowned for delivering punchy melodies, powerful grooves and some genuine girl power.
Ticket: $10.00 ($3.00 bf)
$12 at the door if still available

Friday 2 March 2012 8:30pm
JASON ISBELL (USA) with Fraser A. Gorman
Here We Rest: The first motto of Jason Isbell’s home state got changed in the early part of last century to a Latin phrase translating to “we dare defend our rights”. Place plays a prominent role in the songs on Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit’s new album, ‘Here We Rest’. Taking a break from a gruelling touring schedule, Jason (previously of the Drive-By Truckers) spent significantly more time at home while writing this album. The time off also had an effect on the musical sensibilities that shaped the album. Jason collaborated with more artists (he played on the latest albums by Justin Townes Earle, Middle Brother, Abby Owens and Coy Bowles), broadening his ideas about how he could present his own music and saying “there’s more out and out rock and roll on this album.
Ticket: $33.00 ($3.00 bf)
$38 at the door if still available

Saturday 3 March 2012 8:30pm
KINGSWOOD (single launch) with The Pretty Littles and The Give
Called “the perfect blend of rip-snorting, muscular rock that claims Josh Homme as its patron saint, and melodic stoner punk,” by Triple J Magazine Editor Jaymz Clements, four-piece indie rock band Kingswood is rock ‘n’ roll revival at its finest, or wildest, both onstage and off. Their debut single ‘Yeah Go Die’ combines howling harmonies, suspenseful breaks and a heart-pounding drumbeat that drives the song right through. The untamed, Page-influenced riff is accompanied by melodic vocal harmonies that reflect the name Kingswood. The band formed in 2007 when three high school mates and one mutual friend all located in the Prahran/St Kilda area came together. With a clear art for song writing, backed by all four members lending their vocals to the mix, Kingswood provides a refreshing strength to their wholesome Aussie rock shenanigans.
Ticket: $12.00 ($3.00 bf)
$15 at the door if still available

Monday 5 March 2012 6:00pm
‘Monday Night Mass’ feat FULL UGLY, VELCRO and DROOLING MYSTICS & HYPERBOREA – 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 or Eggplant Parma 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] ***
Ticket: $0.00 ($3.00 bf) with FREE entry plus dinner & jug specials!

Tuesday 6 March 2012 7:00pm
AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA (USA) Residency – SELLING FAST! with DJ Dameza
Amanda Palmer, founder of legendary punk cabaret band The Dresden Dolls, is gearing up to record a new album this March (here in Melbourne!) with her smashing all-new American back-up band, The Grand Theft Orchestra. She’s imported all the lads from over the States and they’ve picked the Northcote Social Club as the perfect spot for a five-night residency to road-test their tunes before hitting the studio. Tunes Palmer claims are “highly danceable”. Palmer tends to bring a circus with her… expect surprise guests, DJs, and other confounding ephemera. Dress to impress.
Ticket: $10.00 ($3.00 bf)
$15 at the door if still available

Wednesday 7 March 2012 7:00pm
AMANDA PALMER & THE GRAND THEFT ORCHESTRA (USA) Residency – SELLING FAST! with DJ Dameza
Amanda Palmer, founder of legendary punk cabaret band The Dresden Dolls, is gearing up to record a new album this March (here in Melbourne!) with her smashing all-new American back-up band, The Grand Theft Orchestra. She’s imported all the lads from over the States and they’ve picked the Northcote Social Club as the perfect spot for a five-night residency to road-test their tunes before hitting the studio. Tunes Palmer claims are “highly danceable”. Palmer tends to bring a circus with her… expect surprise guests, DJs, and other confounding ephemera. Dress to impress.
Ticket: $10.00 ($3.00 bf)
$15 at the door if still available

Thursday 8 March 2012 7:30pm
RAIN FACTORY – Rebooted 2012 with Phoebe’s Dream and Creatures of Karma
Rain Factory formed in Melbourne and independently released two albums and three EPs between 1990 and 1998. Their ‘At The End Of The Day’ album was said to be “a promising album brimming with big guitar riffs and melodies” (The Buzz Magazine) and the band was once reviewed as “a hybrid noise which could best be described as U2 meets Hunters & Collectors with Midnight Oil spunk” (Inpress). Now Rain Factory is back and performing live for the first time in 12 years!
Tickets $10 at the door only

Friday 9 March 2012 8:30pm
DALLAS FRASCA (single launch) with King Of The North and Rick Steward
Dallas and her band have just returned from New York with their second full length album, ‘Sound Painter’ in hand, where they worked with Australian producer Andy Baldwin (Bjork, Chrissie Amphlett, Living End, Kram, Cat Empire) at Rola Pola Studios in Brooklyn. They hit the Northcote Social Club to launch their brand new single ‘All My Love’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO3b4w5lBPs. Independent of major labels and trends, one very loud woman stands out musically and vocally from the rest. Australian underground retro riff rocker, Dallas Frasca, is a hard working independent juggernaut who, with ‘Sound Painter’, is carving the way with her band in Australia and internationally.
Ticket: $15.00 ($3.00 bf)
$18 at the door if still available

Saturday 10 March 2012 8:30pm
DIRTYPUNKMUTHA with Don Fernando and Dead Wasp
Dirtypunkmutha features the original alumni of Jason Vassallo and Craig Westwood appearing as representatives of Melbourne’s legendary Christbait! Backed with members of Pillow and Blood Duster, Dirtypunkmutha recently played a New Year’s Eve show where they played Christbait material for the first time on a stage since the band’s unfortunate demise in ’96. Christbait’s sound evolved from being a grind/death metal band when it formed in 1989 to being a hybrid of stoner rock, groove metal and grind. They pioneered a sound later adopted by acts such as Blood Duster and Pod People, a pounding, heavy death/grind with a stoner groove. This show is your last chance to see Dirtypunkmutha play Christbait. Ever. Tickets $15 at the door only

Sunday 11 March 2012 8:30pm
SET SAIL- SELLING FAST! Labour Day Public Holiday Eve with Animaux, The Red Lights and Love That Music DJs
Purveyors of summery, bright indie-pop, Set Sail’s spontaneous, guerrilla performances around the world have gotten them arrested in Madrid, 26 free beers on a Virgin flight, music placement with American clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch, and seen them go from busking on the streets to headlining sold-out shows all in the space of a year. Just off their 15 country ‘World Stage’ tour and headlining Australian run of dates that met with rave reviews, the band is now writing and recording material for a second EP and a full-length album to be released this year.
Ticket: $15.00 ($3.00 bf)
$20 at the door if still available