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SCREEN SECT A weekly film night devoted to rarely seen, obsessively loved and criminally neglected cult classics of cinema. Revisit old favourites, uncover hidden celluloid gems, indulge guilty pleasures, or just get yourself an education. This week: ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (Tom Stoppard, 1990) Stoppard directs this adaptation ofhis own acclaimed play. An absurd,existentialist riff on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, it foregrounds two of that play’s minor characters, played with great gusto and humour by Tim Roth and Gary Oldman. Extremely witty, intelligent fun. 7pm |
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tuesday |
MAKE
IT UP CLUB The Make It Up Club was founded in 1998 by percussionist Will Guthrie and guitarist Ren Walters to provide regular performance opportunities for experimental improvisers at a time when such opportunities didn't really exist with any stability in Melbourne. Since then, the MIUC has grown into the longest running program of its type in Australia, presenting a weekly series of challenging and adventurous freely-improvised music and sound performance. Hosted every Tuesday night throughout the year at Bar Open, the MIUC aims to present and promote the most daring and innovative improvised music from across Australia and around the globe, and to foster and cultivate Melbourne's vibrant community of performers and listeners dedicated to one of the most rewarding art-forms in existence. 8.30pm |
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wednesday |
AQUANAUT MAD DUTCHMAN Harbouring a deep resentment towards Top 40 Music from an early age has sent the Mad Dutchman on an epic journey to re-educate the masses in aural excitable tunage. A mixture of electronica, break beat and glitch, the Mad Dutchman is also joined live on stage by the mysterious men of 'The Void of ASS'. Rising like a phoenix from a Harry Potter novel and the dead remains of punk, latin and jazz projects come Aquanaut. A five piece of flair and dynamic sophistication that dance with twinkly toes, ballerina like over ballerina like landscapes. Last Melbourne show before the Aquanaut goes interstate, then interstellar. 8pm free entry |
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thursday
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THE OOGA BOOGAS USELESS CHILDREN DIAMOND SEA The Useless Children grace Bar Open with the soul purpose of breaking the spirit of the ones they love. Bare witness to this soul-destroying phenomenon and watch tears form on the hardest parents’ eyes as they helplessly witness their offspring burn every bridge laid out before them. Joining them will be the Ooga Boogas, in an attempt to burn the last of their bridges before their much-awaited tour of the U.S, and the Diamond Sea fresh from their debut ep release tour of Australia. 9pm free entry |
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friday |
BARONS OF TANG SEX ON TOAST The Barons of Tang have been gigging mercilessly in and around the Australian underground music scene since there immaculate conception in the back ally of the Black Lung theatre at the Adelaide fringe fest of 2007. This seven-piece ensemble are the pioneers of what has been dubbed gypsy “deathcore” which is a crazy mash up traditional Eastern European, Latin, rockabilly and tango sounds, outrageously bastardized by hard hitting guitar riffs, double kick blast beats and massive horn arrangements. Collectively The Barons Of Tang are infuenced by music as diverse as Secret Chiefs 3, Django Reinhardt, Tom Waits, Estradasphere, Frank Zappa, Taraf de Hadouks, Fantomas, Primus and, we hate to say it but yes, Mr Bungle. Tonight they play their first show back in Melbourne after a European promo tour. 10pm free entry |
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monday |
SCREEN SECT A weekly film night devoted to rarely seen, obsessively loved and criminally neglected cult classics of cinema. Revisit old favourites, uncover hidden celluloid gems, indulge guilty pleasures, or just get yourself an education. This week: WALKER (Alex Cox, 1987) Cox’s ambitious, allegorical political/historical western was filmed in Nicaragua during the US-sponsored Contra war, and was intended to illustrate the historical precedents for US intervention in that part of the world under the flag of Manifest Destiny. Full of tell-tale anachronisms, the film also features a great lead performance from Ed Harris and a magnificent soundtrack by The Clash’s Joe Strummer. 7pm |
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tuesday |
MAKE
IT UP CLUB The Make It Up Club was founded in 1998 by percussionist Will Guthrie and guitarist Ren Walters to provide regular performance opportunities for experimental improvisers at a time when such opportunities didn't really exist with any stability in Melbourne. Since then, the MIUC has grown into the longest running program of its type in Australia, presenting a weekly series of challenging and adventurous freely-improvised music and sound performance. Hosted every Tuesday night throughout the year at Bar Open, the MIUC aims to present and promote the most daring and innovative improvised music from across Australia and around the globe, and to foster and cultivate Melbourne's vibrant community of performers and listeners dedicated to one of the most rewarding art-forms in existence. 8.30pm |
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wednesday |
RESPONSE Response is a live Hip Hop group that combines musical inventiveness with subtle restraint. Featuring jazz guitarist Nashua Lee (12 tone Diamonds, Barney Mcall), Keyboardist Thai Matus ( True Live, 12 Tone Diamonds), Drummer Ivan Khatchoyan ( True Live, Cookin on three Burners) and Bassist Rohan Sherlock ( Red Eyes, Pete Murray). The band invites a different guest MC to rhyme for each gig. With a deep appreciation for Hip Hop history, Response fuses evocative filmic passages of music with deep beats and hypnotic grooves in the modern tradition of left field Hip Hop luminaries DJ Shadow and Madlib. 8pm free entry |
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thursday
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THE
GENIE FRESHTOWN Freshtown, Combining some of Melbourne’s hottest funk talent from acts including Effigy of Now, Labjacd, Ross Irwin Soul Special, Simon Phillips Band, Simon Wright and the Eclective and more, is here to play tight upbeat funk & Soul ranging from Maceo, The JB’s, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Tower of Power and many originals. Formed early this year by drummer Gareth Bowen, Freshtown has already caused chaos at a jazz club residency, and began work on their debut recording to be released later in the year. Be sure to catch this unique gig as they share the stage with Bar Open favourites “The Genie” for a night of dancing, improv. and general shinanigans. 9pm free entry |
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friday |
CURSE
OV DIALECT DEFEND THE MELODY First Australian Hip Hop artist with a U.S release. Reaching out to the world from their home in Melbourne, Australia, The Curse Ov Dialect show combines unrelenting energy, fine tuned execution, and jaw dropping costumes to create a one-of-a-kind concert experience that tears the hip-hop rulebook to pieces. Curse Ov Dialect leave their mark after just one performance or listen. Curse represents cultural backgrounds. They launched onto the international stage in 2004 with the support of the Australia Council for the Arts playing at venues across the United States, Europe and Japan. The recent release Wooden Tongues has been well received in the local and international press and signals a new era for the group in that the blend of experimental and more accessible aspects of their music has been achieved with more fluidity and professionalism than in the past . 10pm free entry |
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saturday
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sunday
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MADELEINE
PAiGE WASHINGTON After a hugely successful EP launch at Manchester Lane in May, Brisbane artist Madeleine Paige brings her sweet indie-pop back to her favourite city Melbourne - joined by rising star and friend Washington. Madeleine's debut EP "Angels in the Architecture" (released June 2008 through MGM) has been receiving stellar reviews including Single of the Week in Brisbane street press Rave Magazine. Tracks from the EP have been enjoying airplay on Triple J and top community radio stations across the country. The EP's title is from Paul Simon's "Graceland" - her favourite album which she wanted to give a symbolic nod to on her very first release. In May 2008 Madeleine undertook an East Coast tour to launch the EP and enchanted packed audiences at iconic venues such as the Basement in Sydney and Manchester Lane. Her live performance is where Madeleine truly shines, with her golden voice soaring about simple country/folk infused guitars and the smooth angelic tones of the vibraphone. "Angels in the Architecture" EP is available from iTunes worldwide and at all good independent music retailers. 7.30pm ROAMING CHURCH SERVICE COUCHING
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