What’s Cool and Unusual – 30th April 2014

Call out

Sashimi Studios, Marrickville
6:30-7:30pm

The Loose Jivers Jazz Social is a weekly one hour house party of the dancing kind. Come chuck on some music videos, stretch your body body, throw some fresh shapes and learn some new moves.

CALLING ALL

babes of bop
honeys of hip hop
bosses of bump and the refined kind who grind
wizards of watussi
punks who pogo
gods of go go
hams of the shim sham
peach cheeks of pop
diablos of disco
and chumps of krump

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COME GET LOOSE

Every Wednesday from 2 April 2014

Sashimi Studios DF
It’s free to jive coz fuck the system
Gender inclusive, we don’t give a shit what kind of organ you’re packing so long as you wanna shake the tail feather on the other side of it.
Kids accompanied by their grown ups are welcome

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smash smash
bang bang
don’t stop
shelangalangalang

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Thu 1

Loft UTS, 15 Broadway, Ultimo
8pm $8 ALL AGES(?)

Jep and Dep, Lola & The Captain, Caitlin Harnett

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Sat 3

Monster Mouse Rehearsal Studio, Maud Ln, Marrickville

Save BBy Riss BBy BBQ (more info on Baby Riss Below)

BLACK VANILLA
JAYSWAYS
T. MORIMOTO (THOMAS WILLIAM)
CHUNYIN (RAINBOW CHAN)
MAKING
GOLDEN BLONDE
MERE WOMEN
POWER MOVES (DJ SET)
SIMO SOO (DJ SET)

All of this will be taking place at the defiant Monster Mouse Rehearsal Studio with yummy treats, cupcakes, BBQ available! Come get fed for a good cause!!

Black Vanilla the ectoplasmic resin of three distinct taste makers from the Sydney Club Scene Marcus Whale (Collarbones, Scissorlock), Lavurn Lee (Guerre, Cassius Select) and DJ Plead (#artblogmogul). This is a sexual grab for the guts, dense rhythms and painfully intimate commands. they got you jacked up.

Golden Blonde euphorically tense boyz of the #2k14 Sydney arts scene. They work tones to constrict yr senses and conduct rhythms that deny A to B gratification for a longer deeper high. Hugh Deacon would be mainly responsible for that last bit, and if his work as POWERMOVES is any kind of a tell I imagine Austin Buckett has a hand in that too. Adam Guzowski sings dark and free alongside Joshua Beaker who lays the ground for all of these luxuries with some well placed bass.

Chunyin is a step away from Rainbow Chan’s ecstatic pop efforts. It is the darker side of a complicated beast, thundering and low. Her unique feel for challenging composition is all there but with an aim for rhythm based oscillation and synth torture diagrams. it will turn yr head inside out. #nanbowchan

All of these acts are coming together in support of the campaign to save Baby Riss. Over the 2013 Christmas holidays 19 year old Isabelle “Baby” Rissole was diagnosed with a rare life threatening blood disease called aHUS. Since the illness is so rare there has not been a precedent for the government to subsidize the life saving medication needed to treat this illness. Currently it is costing Baby 20,000 dollars a fortnight for her treatment. That’s 600,000 dollars a year. In July a petition urging the Federal Government goes through to cover the medication Eculizumab, which would not just change Baby’s life but also the lives of many other australians struggling with illnesses that would be treated by this miracle drug. Up until July the diligent network of friends, family and artists (Le1f & Cakes Da Killa to name a few) working to support Baby must raise over 200,000 dollars. All of the proceeds from this event will go towards treatment for young Baby Riss.

If you can’t come please consider giving a donation : http://www.gofundme.com/savebabyriss

What’s Cool and Unusual – 23rd April 2014

A long weekend festival as fundraiser for social centres and various causes you think are worthy. It will be hosted in 4 DIY warehouse spaces in Sydney, Australia.

Entry fee: We’ll be asking for a reasonable amount for the shows. It is a fundraiser so we’d appreciate generosity but also understand how important that goon bag is to you.

The four Sydney DIY spaces: The turtle head, The bird rib, the hat factory and monster mouse studios.

Accommodation and general hangouts at venues. Hit us up.

CONTACT:

***@gmail.com or facebook a host

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Thu 24

Punk Outside!

Starting at 7pm
Outdoor gig!

Geryon | 6.30pm
Farting arses | 7pm
Ixodes | 7.30pm
Vex Machina | 8pm
Scrotal Vice| 8.30pm
Moonsign| 9pm
Palmar Grasp | 9.30pm
Everything I own is broken | 10pm
Unknown to God| 10.30pm

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Fri 25

The Bird Rib

Starting at 6.30pm
Intense punx shows at the bird rib

Grey Places | 7pm
Disinterested | 7.45pm
Mange | 8.30pm
Thorax | 9.45pm
Sin Fondos (Byron) | 10.30pm
Anarkokvlt | 11.15pm
Dark Horse | 12pm
Common Enemy (byron) | 12.45pm

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Sat 26

Monster Mouse Studios

Workshops:
Dentistry
Radical relationships
Urban ecology
Animal welfare
Sex work
Activism report back
Punk aerobix
Screen-printing DIY stall
Zine stalls
Knots
add your workshop
add your workshop

Souixe & the Banshees | 7pm
FYP // MeataXe | 7.30pm
Cyndi Lauper | 8pm
Rancid | 8.30pm
Infest | 9pm
The Veronicas | 9.30pm
Blink 187 | 10pm
The Distillers | 10.30pm
Minor Thrush | 11pm
Foreigner (Kim and Carla) | 11.30pm
Met all I can’t (kyran) | 12pm
None Remain | 12.30pm

Karaoke | 1pm

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Sun 27

The Turtlehead

Starting at 12pm
Folk day show

Crow eater | 12pm
Damien | 12.30pm
Heaps Tough | 1pm
Glitter rats| 1.30pm
Golden Orb | 2pm
Lordy Lordy | 2.30pm

Carsick Cars – 3 LP – 20th April 2014

Cat #: 159TZM

NOTE: CD has alternate language versions to the vinyl and different bonus tracks in the download!

After five restless years, Carsick Cars, China’s most influential and dynamic indie-rock band, return with their most mature and exciting release to date.

Available in April 2014, ‘3’ is the aptly titled third album for the Beijing based trio. ‘3’ sees vocalist, guitarist and founding member Zhang Shouwang return with his signature sound, seamlessly combining drone with shimmering pop melodies. The result is assured to please established fans and new listeners alike.

Carsick Cars/Flavor Crystals – 19th April 2014

Cat #: 150TZM

On the flip side, Minneapolis psych-rock vets, Flavor Crystals, offer up Mirror in My Mind, a drone smeared, carefully considered, morotik ripper that mines the depths of exploratory shoegaze with aplomb, not unlike an auditory visage of one of Frederik van Eeden’s exercises in lucid dreaming. The band’s most recent full length release, a triple LP psych monster, coincidentally titled Three [Mpls. Ltd.], may well be one of the more criminally overlooked wax platters of the past couple years – self-engineered and produced by the band following a lengthy US tour in support of like-minded sonic sojourners, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Three captures Flavor Crystals in a vulnerable, metacognitive state and the results are nothing short of staggering! 

Flavor Crystals are:
Josh Richardson
Nat Stensland
Vince Caro
Jon Menke

Special guests on this recording:
Ricky Maymi: drums, blender guitar
Stephen Lawrie: percussion, oscillations

Produced by Ricky Maymi
Recorded by Nat Stensland
Nov-Dec 2013 in Minneapolis
Mixed with Neil Weir at Old Blackberry Way
Mastered by Bruce Templeton

Copyright 2014 Flavor Crystals
ASCAP/Sterling Songs

Special thanks to Christian Fritz/mpls ltd, Nevin Domer/Genjing, Ricky and Stephen

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Carsick Cars are:
Shouwang Zhang
Fan He
Heting Sun

Produced by Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) & Hamish Kilgour
Recorded by Matt Boynton
April 2013 in Vacation Island Recording Studio, NYC
Mixed by Ping Li at Busy Bee, Beijing
Mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound

Special thanks to Nevin Domer and Ricky Maymi

Carsick Cars – 3 CD – 19th April 2014

Cat #: 158TZM

NOTE: CD has alternate language versions to the vinyl and different bonus tracks in the download!

After five restless years, Carsick Cars, China’s most influential and dynamic indie-rock band, return with their most mature and exciting release to date.

Available in April 2014, ‘3’ is the aptly titled third album for the Beijing based trio. ‘3’ sees vocalist, guitarist and founding member Zhang Shouwang return with his signature sound, seamlessly combining drone with shimmering pop melodies. The result is assured to please established fans and new listeners alike.

‘3’ began with an auspicious start as preview single ‘She Will Wait’ shot to the top position on China’s leading music sharing website, Douban. For this reason among others, ahead of it’s launch in Australia, ‘3’ is already being hailed as one of the most important Chinese records of the decade. Zining Cui of Creative Asia, China’s premier platform for contemporary arts, stated that “China needs a big enough sound to shout out for attention – and Carsick Cars remind us of such a sound.”

Retaining the lineup of the all too brief 2012 Australian East Coast tour, Shouwang, bassist He Fan and drummer Sun Heting travelled to New York to record ‘3’ with producers Peter Kember (Spacemen 3, Sonic Boom) and Hamish Kilgour (The Clean), leaders in indie/psychedelic rock circles. Australian fans of Sino-American sounds and aesthetics will appreciate the cover art by renowned Beijing/Californian contemporary artist Guo Hongwei.

The record, the first full length to be released by the current members, is a logical progression for long standing fans of Carsick Cars. ‘3’, however, starkly contrasts in maturity and complexity from the band’s straight ahead noise-pop self titled debut in 2005. There are a few tracks reminiscent of well known singles from their prior two albums (most notably ‘Reaching The Light’), but most disparate is how ‘3’ showcases the extraordinary technical skill of Shouwang as a guitarist and the potential born from the unity of these three musicians.

While Carsick Cars wind up their lengthy United States tour with psych-drone five-piece Flavour Crystals, ‘3’ will be released in Australia on CD and LP on April 14th through Australasian DIY music specialist tenzenmen. Each format features variations on recording, bonus tracks and lyrics which promises to satisfy Australian fans until Australian tour dates are confirmed. Pre-orders with immediate downloads are available from today at tenzenmen.com .

Also look out for the Flavour Crystals/Carsick Cars split 7” featuring exclusive track ‘Yoko’ available on tenzenmen this month.

“It is pretty clear that this album, probably the most sophisticated the band has yet put out, will also be the most accessible and loved of their work to date” – Zining Cui – Creative Asia

“[This song] has the ability to become an instant indie rock hit. Play it loud and you’ll be singing along by the time the chorus hits.” – Dan Jarvis – Midwest Action!

“3 was well worth the wait. Singer/Guitarist Zhang Shouwang has managed to retain the same energy the band had in their early days, and with the help of bassist He Fan & drummer Sun Heting, they’ve put that energy into what is easily their best album to date.” – Dan Jarvis – Midwest Action! 

Recorded in New York, March 2013.
Producers: Peter Kember (Sonic Boom) & Hamish Kilgour
Cover art by: Guo Hongwei, cover designed by Zhan Pan

What’s Cool and Unusual – 16th April 2014

Thu 17

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
6pm ALL AGES

SHACKLES (LP Launch) / VIGILANTE / HOSTILE OBJECTS / HYGIENE

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Fri 18

Red Rattler, 6 Faversham St, Marrickville
4pm

BLACK WIRE BENEFIT with DEEP HEAT (Melb) / WHITE WALLS (Melb) / SPITE HOUSE (Melb) / PRAG (W.A) / MAKING / OILY BOYS / BARE GRILLZ / GREY PLACES

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Sat 19

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
4pm ALL AGES

BLACK WIRE BENEFIT with WHITE WALLS (Melb) / DEEP HEAT (Melb) / SPITE HOUSE (Melb) / PRAG (W.A) / THORAX / GLORY HOLE / LENIN LENNON / PALMAR GRASP

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Mon 21

Monster Mouse Rehearsal Studio, Maud Ln, Marrickville

Monster Mouse will be running four skill shares detailing how to setup gigs and rehearsal space, run a local show, setup equipment and record live music.

The day will feature four local experts:

Organising DIY Events: An overview of alternative ways to organise shows, spread the word and make contacts. Hosted by Stono Caves (DEQY)

Sound proofing: An introduction on how to sound proof a room using everyday materials. Hosted by Jason Zoidberg

Band and PA setup: A guide on setting up a live bands instruments and the PA to run a whole show. Hosted by Shelagh Pup

DIY Recording: How to get the best sound out of your practise space. Hosted by Jivin’ Josh

Event starts at 12pm sharp. Booking is essential.

Please contact ***@gmail.com to confirm your attendance.

What’s Cool and Unusual – 9th April 2014

Thu 10

167 Regent St Redfern 6pm

Reconsidered a Reverse Garbage Enterprise

You are invited to attend the official opening of the much anticipated Reconsidered, Reverse Garbage’s new up-cycled store.
Bring a friend and your money.

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Fri 11

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm ALL AGES

BIG DINGO / LOVELY HEAD / NECK OF THE WOODS

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Fri 11

Warehouse – check FB event for location
10 BUCKS FREE DRINK ON ENTRY

SOCIAL ANXIETY presents its launch party

-CHROMATOSE-
A seething, throbbing, apocalyptic wasteland of post-punk, distort-punk, garage-synth, no-wave and misanthropy.
Installation art, projection art, bands, DJ’s and cheap swill until that loathsome sunrise.

ANGIE
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Angie/664505566913845

BUZZ KULL
https://www.facebook.com/buzzkull

SHEBEEN QUEEN
https://www.facebook.com/shebeenqueens

And DJ’s:
Hazey
Sex Tape
Louis Rocketear
Daniel Darling
Velvet Gallagher
Bobby B Bob
Ben Clements

https://www.facebook.com/events/1470137103197962

SOCIAL ANXIETY: concept nights of aural and visual overload.
SOCIAL ANXIETY: avoid people, find freaks.

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Sat 12

The Pitz, 1 Mitchell Street, Marrickville
6pm

Boob Job, Oscillateur and a surprise Mystery Band?!

It’s BYO, it’s about a 10minute walk from Sydneham Station, or a short bus ride or walk down from Newtown if you guys haven’t been there before.
Also, the room will cost a small amount and I’d love to be able to give the artists performing (especially those traveling??) a little $$ for their time and effort, so maybe a gold coin donation could be nice.

We need to get out of The Pitz around 9pm and I figure it’s a stone’s throw from The Henson Park Hotel or The Vic on the Park, so let’s see where the night takes us…

Booby baby aka b00bjob will be playing right on 6pm, so get there on time!

For sounds
https://soundcloud.com/oscillateur
https://soundcloud.com/b00bjob

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Sun 13

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
3pm ALL AGES

BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP / APART FROM THIS (Melb) / HARBOURER / HAVE/HOLD (Melb) / DEAR SEATTLE

What’s Cool and Unusual – 2nd April 2014

Call out!

Old mate Mr shaun/tenzenmen is looking for casual paid work for a while. Door bitching, dog walking, childminding, lifting and shifting or anything else legal and doesn’t involve meat. Got something?

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Fri 4

Black Wire, 219 Parramatta Rd, Annandale
7pm ALL AGES

TED DANSON WITH WOLVES (Album Launch) / SINCERELY, GRIZZLY (S.A) / CERES (Vic) / YES I’M LEAVING

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Sat 5

Beatdisc Records, 181 Church St, Parramatta
7pm $10 ALL AGES

INFINITY BROKE / THE HOLY SOUL / HANNAHBAND

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Sat 5

Red Rattler, 6 Faversham St, Marrickville
8pm $15

RVIVR (usa) w/ Thorax, Oslow, Moonsign & Grey Places

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Sun 6

Blacktown Masonic Hall
3pm $12 ALL AGES

Thesis
Trophy Eyes
Vices
Bare Bones
Justice For The Damned
Diviner

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Mon 7

Monster Mouse Rehearsal Studio, Maud Ln, Marrickville
7pm $12-$15

RVIVR (usa) w/ Glory Hole, Canine & Grey Places

RVIVR (usa)
Glory Hole – http://gloryholequeerpunx.bandcamp.com/
Canine – http://caninepunx.bandcamp.com/
Grey Places – http://greyplaces.bandcamp.com/

$12-15 sliding scale..
no one will be turned away for lack of funds.


ONE BRICK TODAY presents:

RVIVR (Olympia, Washington – USA) make their way to Australia for the first time ever this March / April!!!!
Energetic, queer, political, feel good, DIY pop punk at its best.
(Have a listen for yourself – http://rvivr.bandcamp.com/).
It’s a much anticipated tour, right off the back of Erica Freas solo tour that happened in January.
Featuring members of Latterman, Shorebirds, Hooky, Lightnin’ Around and more – for those of you keeping track..
This will be great and you don’t want to miss it!!!

In conjunction with the tour, One Brick Today will be releasing RVIVR’s latest full length ‘The Beauty Between’ on limited vinyl and their first ‘Self Titled’ full length; on cassette.
(Also available are Erica Freas ‘Tether’ 7″ and ‘Belly’ cassette, which are out now)

Keep checking back for updates!!!!!

LISTEN HERE: http://rvivr.bandcamp.com/
MORE INFO HERE: One Brick Today
& http://onebricktoday.wordpress.com/