The Melbourne International Jazz Festival is back!
We have Fat Freddy’s Drop performing satanic drag burlesque, The Bamboos’ death-defying circus aerobics, and Emma Donovan as a Beta Version Cyborg-Mermaid, hosting an industrial techno rave at Queen Vic Market.
Oh shit…sorry everyone, we’ve got our wires crossed again. The Melbourne Fringe Festival is also happening this month, and with over 800 artists performing across these two festivals alone, we’re beginning to lose track of who’s doing what.
Luckily, in this issue we let the artists speak for themselves. Club Fringe’s Kween Kong (our vote for monarch) is our gobsmacking cover star, while five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway speaks about performing her legendary father’s songs at Jazz Fest.
Also in this issue, the mesmerising Agnes Obel discusses creating music for depression treatment before her show at Recital Centre, while Brisbane powerhouse The Butterfly Effect rejoice in returning from a difficult hiatus, before they rip the Northcote Theatre a new one.
As usual, all killer, no filler. Go on, try to find something better for free.
