Did y’all miss out on tickets to the sold-out Andhim gig at Brown Alley this Friday? Good news: they’ll be playing at encore show at the Railway Hotel on Sunday June 12. Ol’ mate Boogs is also playing a four-hour set, with other support coming from Damon Walsh, Radiator and Cassettes for Kids. I’d make a lame joke about you needing to take Monday off because you’re going to get so fucking munted bro but it’s a public holiday so whatever.
Speaking of the Queen’s Birthday public holiday (do we still get this after she finally carks it?), some other gigs on the Sunday night that might tickle your fancy: Technoir are throwing an all-night rager with Nali, Sarantis, PWD, Chiara Kickdrum, Dee Dee, Simon Slieker and Ranjit Nijjer at Lounge; Simon TK, J’NETT and Awesome Wales will be spinning at Glamorama; Andras, Silversix, Retza are going large and New Guernica; and the futuristic disco trio of Harvey Sutherland and Bermuda are taking over The Toff in Town.
Some international tours to fill up your diary: this Friday June 10 at New Guernica will see a visit from Spaniard Alberto Ruiz (who has the likes of Green Velvet, Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer, Marco Carola and Carl Cox in his fan base); London’s Third Son (who has released on labels such as Stil vor Talent, Polymath and Noir Music) will also be swinging by New Guernica on Friday July 22; and if you prefer your house music straight from the homeland of Chicago then you’re going to want to get to Revolver Upstairs on Sunday August 14 to catch a dose from Gene Farris.
Tour rumours: Subsonic Music Festival up there in the Mike Baird state have just released their first lineup announcement, and it’s a dead-on guarantee that every international will be adding a Melbourne date to their schedule mighty soon. These include Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor, Ben UFO, Jimmy Edgar, Josh Wink, Machinedrum, Alexkid and Peak & Swift.I’m willing to bet the first-born I hope I never have that one or two of these cats will show up on the Meredith bill.Oh, and Detroit’s Delano Smith will be coming our way next month. That one will be announced even sooner.
Best releases this week: sweet merciful Jesus stop whatever you’re doing right now and get yourself a copy of Russell E L Butler’s First Step (on Black Opal). Otherwise y’all should be spinning Janeret’s Midnight Soul (on Finale Sessions), Levon Vincent’s NS12 (on Novel Sound) and Steven Julien AKA FunkinEven’s Fallen (on Apron). Also that new track from The Avalanches fucking suuuuuuuuuuucks. It sounds like it was produced by Insane Clown Posse, and the word on the street is that their weekend performance at Primavera wasn’t much better. Those aboard the hype-train may wish to get off now. A shame.
