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6 January 2026 in Melbourne, supported by Twine. I never really went through a [subgenre of] hardcore phase, not at the time anyway. One thing about hardcore (broadly) that does appeal to me is its urgency, but other things about it have put me off. It can be a bit
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5 December 2025 in Melbourne, supported by Charm of Finches and A.C. Saunders. Once again we find ourselves at the Corner Hotel in Richmond to see a Kristin Hersh project, this time with her band Throwing Muses. The Corner I like, but it's a funny mixture of
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21 November 2025 in Melbourne, supported by Dogworld, Cold/Heat and Girl Version. Just on Friday we were loafing about, nursing/admiring our new Lottie tattoos, when we spotted this show and immediately bought tickets (prudent move, as it ultimately sold out). Dumbhead we discovered at the recent Nighthawks birthday
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9 November 2025 in Castlemaine, supported by Lost Animal and The Electric Heads. Eating pizza at the Theatre Royal bar before the show, I noticed a series of grommies walking in carrying instruments and said, I bet one of the supports is local schoolkids. Right I was. The first support,
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With Tropical Fuck Storm, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Party Dozen, Grace Cummins, Exek, NPCede and Loose Lips, 1 November 2025 in Melbourne. Initially I was reluctant to go to this, an all-day outdoor music stage with $100 tickets. These things can tend to involve a lot of queueing
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16 October 2025 in Melbourne, supported by Cat Hope. The Old Bar has got to be the best venue in Melbourne at the moment. There are so many great shows on, the sound is always good, and the tickets are always so cheap. This was $17 to see two absolutely
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11 October 2025 in Melbourne, with Rain Dogs, NPCede and Dumbhead. (G.U.N were a late scratching from the line-up.) Adrian was on his final warning after picking the last show we went to which had left us at the mercy of confusing and (probably) occult forces. But to
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25 September 2025 in Melbourne, supported by Cisco Savage and Snake Powder. I am yet to make sense of what happened last night. It was a late decision to go see Cong Josie play after Adrian spotted a gig poster while walking around Collingwood. Cong Josie, greaser heartthrob, whose album
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12 September 2025 in Melbourne, supported by Striborg, ESP Mayhem and Drealm. This was a cassette launch for Your Mothers Disgusting Window, a doomy sludge three-piece. But I will get to that. The first act was Drealm who may have been my favourite of the night. They played multiple drone
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29 August 2025 in Melbourne, supported by The World At A Glance, ESP Mayhem and R.U.B. Once again the seemingly bottomless Melbourne music scene delivers good times, this time at the Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar in North Melbourne. We began with punk band R.U.B
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5 July 2025 in Melbourne, with Kuntsquad, Strawberry Fist Cake, Beanflipper, Resistance, Blowhole, ADHD, Y Not, Knife and Wot Rot. It's time for a punk show. Punk and metal really, although judging from the sartorial settings on the day it was definitely a punk show. Mamma Chen'
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1 June 2025 in Melbourne, supported by Rocket Science. Tucked deep up the back of Yarraville is an industrial area, copious roadworks and Kindred Studios and Bandroom. It's been years since I was last at this great little venue and I wish more bands I am interested in