up-and-coming gigs, february 22 and beyond.

here are some up-and-coming local gigs - if you're in the sydney area or surrounds, check it out yo! you've gotta support this shit!!!

a lot of the actual gig info below was cut+pasted from a weekly 'cool and unusual' email sent out by local legend tenzenmen - head on to the website to sign up (and check out the stock while you're there!). http://www.tenzenmen.com/maillist/coolandunusual.shtml

gig list, april 2007:

thursday february 22, 2007

adrian klumpes and seaworthy
stone gallery, 395 oxford st, paddington (near the public skool)
7pm. $15 at the door. all ages. please note the 7pm start time.

adrian klumpes (triosk) and seaworthy will be launching their respective albums on thursday 22 february 2007 at the stone gallery (395 oxford st, paddington). the stone gallery is a beautiful old sandstone church and combined with visuals for both artists should be a great night of experimental soundscape music.

nocturnal tv benefit
bar broadway. 8pm-2am. $8 at the door.

this is a fundraiser for local public tv show nocturnal - they support local music, and get no funding, so try and support them! the show airs every thursday night at 9pm on tvs (channel 31).

fundraiser line up: slimey things, dsico, bleepin j skwakins (dj), phdj, dj dave win (natl porn), foreign dub, peregrine, freqanomix101 vx moriarty fbi/roshambo ,

for more info, head online: myspace.com/nocturnaltv

friday february 23, 2007

sun of the seventh sister @ akemi
40 great western highway, medlow bath

from 8pm. cheap donation i reckon.

saturday february 24, 2007

the pitz
11 faversham st, Marrickville. 7pm $6 all ages.

grand fatal, these hands could seperate the sky, when chimps attack, further.

sunday february 25

the pitz
11 faversham st, Marrickville. 2pm, $6. all ages.

there are fortnightly gigs every sunday at the pitz, and every line up has been fantastic - including this one. please note the 2pm start.

ohana, peewee, very much robot, wog, the kiwi pitzstars.

monday february 26, 2007

the pitz
11 faversham st, Marrickville. 7pm, $6. all ages

stale popcorn at the pitzscreen - decline of western civilization

featuring concert footage of legendary los angeles punk bands, and interviews both with band members and with the punks who made up their audience, the film offers a look into a subculture that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time.

eerily, the promotional poster for the decline (and the record cover of the soundtrack album) featured a close-up frame of germs singer darby crash supine on stage with his eyes closed. crash died from a heroin-induced suicide shortly before the film was released (the poster was designed before his death).

bands included are black flag, the germs, x, alice bag band, circle jerks, catholic discipline, and fear.

the now now series 2007 #1: at the last bastion of civilization
suite cleveland st surry hills. 8pm start, $8/$6. all ages.

a night of drums: finn ryan, robbie avenaim, simon barker, laurence pike, tony buck, james waples.

wednesday february 28, 2007

we come from garageland
11pm, 2ser fm 107.3.2ser.com.

next week's we come from garageland will feature an interview with the one and only ian mackaye of minor threat, fugazi, the evens and of dischord (among heaps of other projects, ps). this is a total honour for us, and his latest project the evens, with amy farina (of the warmers), are playing this same wednesday night, february 28, and the next night, thursday march 1.

bad tables/black towel/big chair will also do a live to air set on we come from garageland on february 28, and we will play a bunch of really amazing new music, including scul hazzards recorded live in 2ser's studios, by the one and only max lavergne (of 2ser's friday overdrive).

the evens
glebe town hall, 160 st johns road, glebe. 8pm, $15. all ages (of course).

tickets for this show are only available through fuckin' modular - don't ask... you can only get 'em online at the mo' too, might be a good idea to borrow yr mum's credit card and get one while you can - modularpeople.com/03/touring.asp.
make sure that you read the fine print - you need to print out yr confirmation email and take it to the door with the credit card that was used to buy the tickets to get be able to get them.

yup, this is ian mackaye's first trip to australia since the 1997 fugazi show - and this time he's brought the amazing amy farina (ex-the warmers), completing their amazing band the evens.

we don't need to tell you how important and amazing this show will be - go!

dual plover 'drowning man festival' program and zine launch/fundraiser
torso corso, club 77. 77 william street, kings cross. 9pm, $10. 18+

please note that this gig isn't all ages, but the event that it's fundraising for is.

ove-naxx (japan), naked on the vague, toxic lipstick (qld), suicidal rap orgy (vic), xian (vic), passenger of shit (vic), justice yeldham, bambi and the bambies.



more info about the drowning man festival below, or online: dualplover.com

thursday march 1, 2007

the evens
glebe town hall, 160 st johns road, glebe. 8pm, $15. all ages (of course).

tickets for this show are only available through fuckin' modular - don't ask... you can only get 'em online at the mo' too, might be a good idea to borrow yr mum's credit card and get one while you can - modularpeople.com/03/touring.asp.
make sure that you read the fine print - you need to print out yr confirmation email and take it to the door with the credit card that was used to buy the tickets to get be able to get them.

yup, this is ian mackaye's first trip to australia since the 1997 fugazi show - and this time he's brought the amazing amy farina (ex-the warmers), completing their amazing band the evens.

we don't need to tell you how important and amazing this show will be - go!

always + bad tables
the barbershop victoria street, darlinghurst. free (oh come on, give a donation) 7pm sharp! all ages.

shit, this is amazing. here are two really fantastic solo artists - together - in a barbershop! i've only been to one gig here before, but it's fucking great!

saturday march 3, 2007

drowning man festival
ku-ring-gai chase national park

drowning man is an organic floating music festival which rely's on your participation to succeed. essentially, motivated individuals and groups are welcome to devise their own floating stages for one off performances or curated showcases where anything and everything is advised and encouraged!

on show day all these pleasure craft will convene with spectator craft at hallets beach on the hawkesbury in the ku-ring-gai chase national park. gathering from midday and staying as long as necessary, the boat mass will tie together creating a multi stage floating wonder-island.

get involved everyone!! wooooo!

saturday march 10, 2007

wollongong green's fundraiser
project art space, kiera street, wollongong. $6, 9pm. 18+.

please note that this is an over 18 event. naked on the vague, say cheese and die! and ohana will make friends and lose them at this fundraiser for wollongong green's candidate kate brandreth.

come along and help out if you can yo.

saturday march 17 and sunday march 18, 2007

tri-state carni choochlanfranchi's memorial discotheque, 2/144 cleveland street, chippendale
$15 per day, or $25 for both. 1pm to midnight on saturday, 1pm to 9pm sunday. all ages.

woooooo! chooch-a-bahn, tiny mice records and handclappin' records bring you two days of music and food not to be missed!!!

an idea of the line up is: kiosk, the stabs, quebec, hit the jackpot, say cheese and die!, turnpike, ohana, these hands could separate the sky, tragic/athletic, always, naked on the vague, fabulous diamonds, and so many more... there will also be vegan carnival-type food, zine and record stalls, and performers.. come!!!

there's obviously heaps more, so keep an eye on this blog or, as we said at the top, head on to the website to sign up to the 'cool and unusual' mailing list: http://www.tenzenmen.com/maillist/coolandunusual.shtml.

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