Patina and Bright Lights
Jul
27
6:00 PM18:00

Patina and Bright Lights

Patina's first and possibly final gig at the beloved Midnight Special, before it closes its doors later this year.

PATINA (balkan, klezmer, tango sounds)
BRIGHT LIGHTS (folk, country, rock)

6pm start
Free Entry

Patina is a unique trio performing original compositions, drawn from folk influences from around the globe. Steeped in balkan, klezmer and tango sounds with a little folk-punk thrown in, their songs dance from one style to the next, from the sweet to the upbeat. Their innovative instrumentation features clarinet, accordion, foot percussion, euphonium, santur and a home-made electric banjo
https://patinafolk.bandcamp.com/

Bright Lights are a three-piece that fuse the raw honesty of folk and country songcraft with the urgency and spirit of 'punk rock'. Featuring members drawn from the noisiness of the punk and indie scenes—Billy J. Burke (Yes I’m Leaving), Dave Fletcher (Pallet), and Evan Cairney (Obat Batuk)—the group carves out a sound that shifts between fragile ballads and swaggering rock ’n’ roll, all without a distortion pedal in sight...
https://billyjburkeandthetears.bandcamp.com/ 

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LLEAFLITTER (melb) + HHOST COLLAB / PETER BLAMEY / COUCH
Jul
17
7:00 PM19:00

LLEAFLITTER (melb) + HHOST COLLAB / PETER BLAMEY / COUCH

First in a new series of shows at Stadium Rockdale.

LLEAFHITTER + HHOST COLLAB
PETER BLAMEY
COUCH

LLEAFLITTER(Christopher L G Hill) Naarm/Melbourne, of many aliases; Sprite, Urchyn, Ignorant Matter, Sapling, etc...

HHOST (?) Sydney - releases on Nice Music, Altered States Tapes, Snail Editions - "On ‘Ladder To Wave’ Hhost joins two big points on my music mind map with bright red string: Dizzee Rascal and Wolf Eyes." (Nic Warnock)

PETER BLAMEY - Vaporised remnants salvaged from the wreckage of yesterday

COUCH - Laura Altman and Danny Wild are back

At Stadium Rockdale - Level 1, 5 Tramway Arcade, Rockdale

$15 on the door. Cash preferable.

Doors from 7pm.

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Jon Flood, Laura Altman and Anthony Guerra at Lazy Thinking
Jul
13
2:00 PM14:00

Jon Flood, Laura Altman and Anthony Guerra at Lazy Thinking

Join us for an afternoon of songs, featuring three artists whose practices traverse, transcend and include song-writing, exploratory music-making and improvisation.

(in no particular order)

Jon Flood
Laura Altman
Anthony Guerra

Doors 2pm
Music from 3pm

$15

Under 18s welcome if accompanied by a responsible adult.

Please note: Ticket sales support the artists and this independent venue! Preordering tickets shows us your love and support, but tix are also available on the door. And no one turned away for lack of funds.

~~~This gig will take place on Gadigal and Wangal land. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and this always was, and always will be Aboriginal land~~~

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Didion's Bible Album Launch
Jun
22
1:00 PM13:00

Didion's Bible Album Launch

I’ll be playing songs with some friends at this arvo gig:

Didion’s Bible (from Boorloo)
BoNo (Bonnie and Novak)
Laura Altman (plays her songs + guests)

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Join DB as they light up Lazy Thinking on Sunday the 22th of June with BoNo and Laura Altman.

On the back of 4 EPs and their 2025 debut album 'Yours Truly, DB' beloved Boorloo 6-piece Didion's Bible (DB) venture out east to showcase their unique blend of DIY-punk and synth-pop. Described as 'a band with a stupendous amount of energy and devotion to their performance' Didion's Bible shows are a force to behold.

Serving as the shared songwriting outlet for frontmen Drew Krapljanov and Laurent Shervington, the pair have cultivated an infamy for their combination of bizarre, witty lyricism and unmatched onstage passion, flanked by some of Boorloo's most seasoned instrumentalists.

Cover photo by Daniel Grant.

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