As always, something amazing and artistically exciting is happening in Melbourne. This time, it’s the October edition of MelbourneMuseum’s Nocturnal – the first Friday of every month, the museum opens its doors after hours, giving the adults some time to wander around historically significant artefacts while catching up on some great musical acts at the same time.
For October’s edition, the theme is ‘power’. There will be a series of presentations, talks and performances based around the theme in all of its forms.
This month, there are four musical acts to see take over the museum’s stage. Future-folk vocalist Ngaiire is a fabulous, fearless, extravagant and soulful representative of tight beats and brace pop sounds. She will draw on her childhood spent in both PNG and NZ, utilizing eclectic costuming and sheer talent to bring you a ground-shaking set.
Electric Fields, a duo composed of Michael Ross and Zaachariaha Fielding, will bring their stratospheric combo of electronic music and traditional cultures to the MelbourneMuseum; they’ve played VIVID Live, the Commonwealth Games and UK’s WOMAD this year alone, and are definitely not one to be missed.
Black Tree is the brainchild of Sydney-based singer/songwriter, Kyle Linahan. He evokes delicate, reflective alt-pop that exudes the emotional power of Elliot Smith and The Cure.
Between each of these performances, DJ Christopher Port will take the stage and keep you bopping along to a tune or two while you sip your drink and take another look around.
The talks and presentations will feature a Powershop pop-up, and a discussion between Danielle Measley, Sarah Babister, and Oskar Lindenmayer about how to best reassemble the Karnak Fulgurite (ie. preserved lightning found in Victoria in 1959).
The night will be huge, and the vast array of different performances and experiences available are not to be missed! Attend Nocturnal this October to gain some newfound perspectives on power.
