This Week’s 12 Best Local Gigs Under $15

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 are 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.

Dorsal Fins

Where: Newtown Social Club, Sydney NSW
When: 7pm Thursday Aug 25
Why: Head down to the Newtown Social Club for a great night of choons from one of our favourite Melbourne bands, including new track ‘Sedated’ – described as the sort of song you’d write after spending 1000 years cryogenically frozen. They’ll be supported by Tees and DJ Sweetie Zamora.
Tickets & Info: $12 + bf, more info here.

Kllo

Where: Rosemount Hotel, Perth WA
When: 8pm Thursday Aug 25
Why: All West Coast lovers of textured beats and beautiful vocals should get down to the Rosemount this Thursday night for a night of grooves and slow jams from one of the most justified buzz bands in the country, fresh off a sold out hometown show. They’ll be joined by Kucka behind the decks, and several more.
Tickets & Info: $10.20, more info here.

Spike Fuck

Scott & Charlene’s Wedding

Where: The John Curtin, Melbourne VIC
When: 8pm Friday Aug 26
Why: Scott & Charlene’s Wedding are fresh off a long tour of central Australia with Up The Guts, and are no doubt keen to hit their hometown stage supported by Summer Flake. Don’t miss out this Friday night when the group will debut some new tracks from their upcoming album Mid Thirties Single Scene which is set to release early September.
Tickets & Info: $15 + $1.50 b/f, more info here.

Witchgrinder & Envenomed

Canary

Feuds

Cold Hands Warm Heart & HTMLflowers

Where: The Gasometer Hotel, Melbourne VIC
When: 8pm Thursday Aug 25
Why: It’s hard to pigeonhole these Melbourne musos. Self-described as psychedelic folk pop, they employ dreamy tones and soft melodies to truly enthral. Even better, they’re supported by the irrepressible HTMLflowers, who is similarly beyond categorisation. Just a great bill.
Tickets & Info: More info here.

Ur Boy Bangs & More

Where: Boney, Melbourne VIC
When: 8pm – 5am Thursday Aug 25
Why: What a lineup, as Ya Boy Bangs is coming atchya with a night to remember. The Melbourne hip-hop sensation, famous for his tracks ‘Take U 2 Da Movies’ and ‘Take U 4 A Dinner’ is unleashing his rap talents alongside none other than Baro and Nico Ghost. Damn!
Tickets & Info: More info here.

Gold Class

Where: 53-55 Liverpool Street, Sydney NSW
When: 8pm Friday Aug 26
Why: These guys are quite simply smashing out some of the best rock songs coming out of Australia right now, and this gig is unbelievably cheap for an act of their stature, thanks to Red Bull. What more needs to be said?
Tickets & Info: $10 / $3 with RSVP, more info here.

Spookyland

Where: Marlborough Hotel, Sydney NSW
When: 9pm Thursday Aug 25
Why: These Sydney rockers are coming at you this Thursday night to take away all your bad vibrations through rock ballads and heartening lyrics. Surround yourself with some mates for this one, a group experience not to be missed.
Tickets & Info: More info here.

White Bleaches

Where: Yah Yahs, Melbourne VIC
When: 8:30 Saturday Aug 27
Why: These guys bring a lo-fi psych surf-rock attitude to their songs. It’s not surprises then that Stu Mackenzie from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard recorded their latest record. Hit these guys up for a boogie this Saturday night
Tickets & Info: $11.44, more info here.

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