Loving live music isn’t just about attending music festivals and seeing an international artist’s massive arena show. Even the biggest of big-name headliners started in the trenches, on the sticky carpets and bandrooms of your local bars and pubs – which is exactly where you should be if you want to discover your new favourite band or venue. Here’s our picks for this week’s best local gigs from Aussie talent – from Perth to the East Coast – and all for the price of a good meal.
Royal Headache
Where? 53-55 Liverpool St, Chinatown, Sydney
When? 8:30pm, Friday 31st July
Why? x With the factory tour fundraiser selling out this week, garage rick legends Royal Headache thought they’d play a last minute show at Goodgod Small Club to say thanks before they head off the week after. Basically Goodgod are letting RH take over the place for the night, so they’re putting on a bunch of bands to play with ’em and then they’re gonna dj afterwards along with a heap of others. Why would you NOT go to this???
Tickets & Info: $15+b/f, Facebook event
Record Paradise Label Of Love Party
Where? Shadow Electric, Sacred Heart Courtyard, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, Melbourne
When? 6pm, Sunday 2nd August
Why? As part of the awesome ongoing Label Of Love series at Show Electric, this Sunday indie record store Record Paradise will be hosting an evening of killer garage and bubblegum punk. The night features Mangelwurzel, The Pink Tiles, Girl Crazy, School Damage and Empat Lima as well as special guest Djs.
Tickets & Info: $12, Facebook event
Tipan Tigers
Where? The Old Bar 74-76 Johnston St, Fitzroy, Melbourne
When? 8pm, Friday 31st July
Why? Local legends It Records are presenting the Taipan Tiger Girls album launch. It’s also the labels first release for 2015. his three-piece instrumental outfit is composer, producer and all-round electric statesman Ollie Olsen, who has teamed up with experimental drummer and synth obsessive Mat Watson (Other Places), and feedback guitar droner Lisa MacKinney (Mystic Eyes). Expect an evening of long and beautiful walls of psychedelic noise and impressive talent
Tickets & Info: $5-$10, Facebook event
Victorian Threat Party
Where? Beetle Bar, 350 Upper Roma St, Brisbane
When? 6pm, Saturday 1st August
Why? Three of Victoria’s finest are headed to Brisbane to unleash rock and roll supreme. Featuring the magical Jukai Forest, the unchained Pow Pow Kids and the rotten Dumb Punts. All supported by Brisbane’s three favourite children: Cannon, Some Jerks and Thee Hugs this is bound to be a wild meeting of norrht and souths very best (or very worst depending on how you look at it).
Tickets & Info: $10, Facebook event
The Pretty Littles
Where? The Workers Club, 51-55 Brunswick st, Fitzroy
When? 8pm, Friday 31st July
Why? Everyone’s fave cheeky mates The Pretty Littles will be launching Gospel their 4th installment of The Pretty Littles music series. At the time of writing it features six songs but that may increase to seven songs should the final song not turn out to be a complete train-wreck as is the current forecast for that particular song. If you wanna know what they’re on about pop by The Workers Club this Saturday.
Tickets & Info: $9.20+ b/f, Facebook event
Doctopus
Where? Mojos Bar, 237 Queen Victoria Street, North Fremantle
When? 8pm, Wednesday 29th July
Why? One of our fave west-side pschy masters Docotupus are lunching their brand new single ‘AOE’ the freshest cut from the band’s third album Maintainin out in spring. To celebrate they’re roping in their mates Aborted Tortoise, Kitchen People and Moist Oyster to support. If you can find a gig this week with a better named line up of band we’d like to hear it.
Tickets & Info: $5- $10, Facebook event
A Ghost Orchestra
Where? Crown and Anchor, 196 Grenfell St, Adelaide
When? 8:30pm, Saturday 1st August
Why? Adelaide punk rock heroes A Ghost Orchestra will be playing a killer home town show this Saturday with support from mates Life Pilot, Trolley Pole and Sleep Talk in tow. Gearing up to kick off a national tour this August you can trust these guys will be at their heavy rocking best, and for $5 a pop how could you go wrong?
Tickets & Info: $5, Facebook event
