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A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Standing Circle is a band directed by Larry Crestani, guitar & Kraartar player for the band, Black Jesus Experience.
The Circle blends traditional world music, funk and sounds from all surroundings with a jazz attitude.
With Sam Young on drums & percussion, Richard Rose on bass and special guests the band will perform at Edinburgh Castle on the 1st, 8th, 22nd and 29th of May.
8PM-10PM. Two sets of brand new joints and songs from the hoard!
Get ready for the journey
Michael Griffin- Alto Sax
Ben Hanlon- Bass
Alex Spicer- Drums
"Griffin started his own band when he was 18 and began performing at different venues around Sydney. Over the years he's played at many places around Australia including Brisbane (Doo-Bop Jazz Bar), Perth (The Ellington) and Melbourne (The Jazz Lab). He also appears regularly at Sydney's Foundry 616." -Sydney Morning Herald
A Melbourne based troubadour who has worked with seemingly irreconcilable artists ranging from Tiesto to the Buena Vista Sofial Club. Equipped with a prodigious folk-blues guitar style and a fiercely memorable turn-a-phrase, Danny’s performances are laced with key of life energy and crystallised meaning.
Pairing introspective lyrics with layered Sonic Textures, Madi Leeds offers a compelling take on the Indie-Pop genre.
Capitalising on this recent run of momentum Madi Leeds recently released her latest single 0-100. A Dreamy Pop given a first play on TOPS (Triple J Unearthed) that sees the artist again highlight her song writing ability with broader instrumentation an even deeper level of personal insight.
The personable and playful lyricism invites the listener into Madi’s world. A world that combines glimmering synthesisers and an infectious energy that displays the song writing craft that Madi has accumulated through years of performing and writing
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Standing Circle is a band directed by Larry Crestani, guitar & Kraartar player for the band, Black Jesus Experience.
The Circle blends traditional world music, funk and sounds from all surroundings with a jazz attitude.
With Sam Young on drums & percussion, Richard Rose on bass and special guests the band will perform at Edinburgh Castle on the 1st, 8th, 22nd and 29th of May.
8PM-10PM. Two sets of brand new joints and songs from the hoard!
Get ready for the journey
Pairing introspective lyrics with layered Sonic Textures, Madi Leeds offers a compelling take on the Indie-Pop genre.
Capitalising on this recent run of momentum Madi Leeds recently released her latest single 0-100. A Dreamy Pop given a first play on TOPS (Triple J Unearthed) that sees the artist again highlight her song writing ability with broader instrumentation an even deeper level of personal insight.
The personable and playful lyricism invites the listener into Madi’s world. A world that combines glimmering synthesisers and an infectious energy that displays the song writing craft that Madi has accumulated through years of performing and writing
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
With a few stories, an old guitar and kick drum, Tony J King creates the music of a journeyman with roots in the street-corner blues and urban folk of yesteryear. With influences ranging from James Elroy, Edgar Allen Poe, Homer, Kerouak and Joseph Conrad, King's latest album delivers slow-burnin, low-fi urban myths, half-truths, dark gospel and random fascinations that are represented in quirky musical tales honed from a pre-occupation with the unusual, the exotic and the downright bizarre.
Pairing introspective lyrics with layered Sonic Textures, Madi Leeds offers a compelling take on the Indie-Pop genre.
Capitalising on this recent run of momentum Madi Leeds recently released her latest single 0-100. A Dreamy Pop given a first play on TOPS (Triple J Unearthed) that sees the artist again highlight her song writing ability with broader instrumentation an even deeper level of personal insight.
The personable and playful lyricism invites the listener into Madi’s world. A world that combines glimmering synthesisers and an infectious energy that displays the song writing craft that Madi has accumulated through years of performing and writing
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Standing Circle is a band directed by Larry Crestani, guitar & Kraartar player for the band, Black Jesus Experience.
The Circle blends traditional world music, funk and sounds from all surroundings with a jazz attitude.
With Sam Young on drums & percussion, Richard Rose on bass and special guests the band will perform at Edinburgh Castle on the 1st, 8th, 22nd and 29th of May.
8PM-10PM. Two sets of brand new joints and songs from the hoard!
Get ready for the journey
Nestled halfway between the blues rock bombast of Ash Grunwald and the genre-mixing folk-roots wizardry of Jeff Lang, Australian steel guitarist KIER STEVENS knits together a raucous weave of hurtful hollering and gutsy guitar work that can take you from old-timey acoustic blues sounds to screaming steel solos and black ballads and then back home via exotic improvisations.
Sometimes sober listeners at venues and festivals (including Tanglewood, Matsumura, Renaissance, MONA, and MordiFest), have variously described his original compositions as bung blues, dirty swamp rock, and even psychedelic bluegrass.
Originally hailing from Hobart, KIER STEVENS is now a regular fixture on the Melbourne music scene writing and performing with several original music acts on dobro, guitar, and pedal steel.
The Age described David Cosma as having the "full-bodied croon pairing the silken wryness of Elvis Costello and the gravel of Bob Dylan” while Street Press magazine wrote "a thinking person’s songwriter that speaks volumes to what a terrific talent we have in our midst”.
Inspiring lyrics accompanied by sumptuous melodies and harmonies, together with his unique method of playing the guitar (upside down aka south paw), guarantees an impassioned live performance. Sonically, his music is rich and luminous and boasts a world class production quality that is often overlooked in the world of independent artists, but it is lyrically where Cosma stands apart, with a knack for examining commonplace and even trite circumstance and then magnifies their significance with a wry and at times ironic tone. Religion, pop culture and nostalgic nuances, punctuate and ultimately, accentuate his writing, triggering instant attention from audience and listeners.
David has toured with, supported and performed alongside artists including Mark Seymour, Brian Cadd & Russell Morris, Pete Murray and Jeff Martin to name some.
He has also co-written and fronted the critically acclaimed theatre show "Sun Rising- The Songs That Made Memphis" for over a decade.
Catch him with his long time musical partners Nick Carrafa & Trent McKenzie, who'll join him on drums and bass, Feb 08 from 6pm!
Laneous plays some of his favourite songs, all originals (some his, some other peoples ;) ), with guitar, loop pedal and voice.
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Standing Circle is a band directed by Larry Crestani, guitar & Kraartar player for the band, Black Jesus Experience.
The Circle blends traditional world music, funk and sounds from all surroundings with a jazz attitude.
With Sam Young on drums & percussion, Richard Rose on bass and special guests the band will perform at Edinburgh Castle on the 1st, 8th, 22nd and 29th of May.
8PM-10PM. Two sets of brand new joints and songs from the hoard!
Get ready for the journey
Suzie So Blue returns to Edinburgh Castle Brunswick with her trusty trio and 2 sets of alt country folk blues tunes from 8pm Friday 30 May.
Suzie So Blue is a singer-songwriter whose music delves deep into the heart of human emotions with just four strings and the truth. Blending the soulful essence of blues with the storytelling charm of country, Suzie's hypnotic tenor guitar style and evocative vocals create a mesmerising sonic tapestry.
Laneous plays some of his favourite songs, all originals (some his, some other peoples ;) ), with guitar, loop pedal and voice.
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Come join the fun! Bring your best talent & an instrument if you like.
Book yourself a table here. Sign-up is on the night from 7:30 pm!
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
Born in Indonesia, raised on Aussie stages – Ari Davis brings powerhouse vocals, slick guitar skills, and looping magic to every performance.
From crowd-favourite covers to heartfelt originals, he’s a one-man musical journey you don’t want to miss.
Rosario De Marco is a gifted musician and composer. A master guitarist who also has the capacity to compose. His music captures the warmth and passion of the Southern European lands, taking elements from jazz, classical, folk and popular music.
Mediterranean Sound with No Borders Solo guitar music, original composition,
Rosario has performed live as well as for national TV and radio. He has released a number of CDs, including “Light and Shadows”,“Roots” and “Intuition”.
Successful performances include as support act for Omara Portuendo (Buena Vista Social Club), and Ladysmith Black Mambazo at the Melbourne Concert Hall
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
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A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
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Don Morrison has done gigs from Bridgetown to Byron Bay, from Sydney to San
Antonio, Perth to Penrith and released sixteen albums and CDs of original songs.
Don is currently celebrating the release of his new (double) CD “40x40”, a compilation
of forty songs from forty years of making music. Dubbed the Larrikin Troubadour
Laureate of Adelaide, Don is playing, singing and writing songs better than ever and he’s
not stopping any time soon.
“I’m convinced that Don Morrison really is one of the finest songwriters this country
has produced. Why isn’t he a household name like that Kelly fellow, Don Walker, Mark
Seymour, Deborah Conway, Shane Howard and so many
Your therapist prescribed you, Dear Matilda, pop punk from Naarm/Melbourne, Australia!
Their sound is both aggressive and vulnerable, with lyrics that capture the complexities and struggles of the human condition and navigating relationships, with a passion to overcome what lies ahead and bring you on the journey with them.
Dear Matilda's music is a blend of alternative, punk, rock and modern folk with influences ranging from Paramore, Camp Cope, Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne to name a few.
Catch their unplugged solo show at Edinburgh Castle, 681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick on Friday 11th April from 6-8pm, free entry!
Oscar LaDell, 23, was born in the US and raised in Purakaunui, Dunedin. A second-generation musician, Oscar started out playing standards in bars around Dunedin, featuring songs by Muddy Waters, BB King and Guitar Slim. Over the years, funk, rock, soul, R&B and more have found their way into Oscar’s music. Now based in Naarm, Oscar brings a show full of blues with soul.
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
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Driven by a love of the blues, The Dusty Dimes will whisk you down South to a dark, smoky juke joint in an alley way of who-knows-where, USA. Channelling the foot-tapping vibes of RL Burnside, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker, this duo is best served with a stiff whiskey. Having raised eyebrows in music venues all over Melbourne in the last few years, the boys will be coming by for a special performance. With swampy electric guitar grooves, loose gravelly vocals and devil-conjuring harmonica wails, you're in for a good time
Busted Chops are an all-star funk fusion unit brought together by band leader and saxophonist Jess Mahler. The Chops have performed in a range of different ensembles over their three years at University together and have finally joined forces in order to bring you the funkiest, freakiest, fullest set of ogs yet. With an abundance of tasty horn lines and the tightest rhythm section on the east side their only goal is to make you stand up and dance so be prepared to bring the boogie the grooves will be provided.
Georgia Ray is a singer-songwriter based in Melbourne’s inner north. Influenced by the likes of Taylor Swift, Avril Lavigne and Tegan and Sara, she has been playing and writing music ever since she can remember. After playing keys and bass guitar in her first band as a teenager, her passion for music soared and she began exploring her own sound. Since then, Georgia's songs have become a unique concoction of pop, alternative and country genres, exposing her raw stories of love, loss and hope. She has been diving right back into the live music scene over the last few months and is excited to be sharing her music through her intimate acoustic performances. Georgia has recently been recognised as ‘One to Watch’ with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and she is currently in the studio recording her next EP due out in mid 2023.
A fast game is a good game every Wednesday night at Edinburgh Castle Hotel with the legendary Mrs Smith.
Gather your mates and book a table to experience one of the best shows in town and win jugs of beer, bottles of wine and the priceless JC Disco Lamp!
Trivia kicks off at 8pm, but you're welcome to come in early for a spot to eat (or drink!) Please let us know in the notes section what time you'd like to reserve your table from, if prior to 8pm!
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From the fresh cold climate of Scotland, indie-folk singer songwriter Scott Candlish has returned to Melbourne after spending two and a half years in Edinburgh; his home away from home. Since returning, he has wasted no time and was back playing headline shows at the likes of Retreat Hotel, Workers Club and the Wesley Anne. In late November of 2019, Candlish released a new music video of his track 'Waiting for the Day', the first single from his most recent EP.
Making the big move and lifestyle change early in 2017, the songwriter began refining his indie-folk style with regular shows in the vibrant UK city. An explosive start to 2019 saw the release of his third EP ‘A Little While, a Bit of Time’ before embarking on his first European tour. Beginning with a packed out launch show in Edinburgh, the launch tour included dates in Manchester, Glasgow and Sofar Sounds showcases in both London and Paris.
K’Chidge Perform music from the Great American Songbook, modern jazz and latin standards with the occasional iconoclastic pop and punk tune from the 70s, 80s and 90s. A sensitive and creative ensemble, K’Chidge reimagine their repertoire through rich soundscapes and playful improvisation.
Jon Chidgey (Bass)
Seasoned musician, Jon Chidgey, has been performing jazz, blues and funk in Melbourne venues since the mid 1980s. An intuitive and lyrical bass player with impeccable time, he has played regularly with great local musicians Bob Sedergreen, Julie O’Hara, Kerry Simpson and Rohan Wallis. Jon studied Jazz and Improvisation at Melbourne’s VCA, majoring on Bass and Drums.
Simon Chidgey (Guitar)
Young guitarist, Simon Chidgey, currently studies Jazz and Improvisation at Melbourne University’s VCA. He is a graduate of Melbourne’s prestigious performing arts secondary school, VCASS. Simon has studied guitar with Melbourne greats, Stephen Magnusson, James Sherlock, Doug De Vries and Matt Kirsch. Simon’s guitar style is influenced by Wayne Krantz, John Scofield and Allan Holdsworth.
Barb Kerr (Voice/Flute)
Well known Melbourne flutist and music teacher, Barb Kerr, has taught Instrumental Music in Melbourne schools and performed in orchestras, musicals and chamber ensembles since the mid 1990s. An alumni of Melbourne University’s Conservatorium of Music, she has studied flute for many years. A lover of jazz and all good music, Barb is an avid supporter of Melbourne’s live music scene. During the last few years, she has been studying voice and jazz singing with Australia’s brilliant Michelle Nicolle. This has been a life changing experience setting Barb on a new adventure as a performer and jazz singer.
Rachel Clark, the Australia-based self-taught Singer-Songwriter, has crafted a musical journey that blends heartfelt storytelling with a sultry and soulful acoustic folk vibe. With raw honesty, she delves into the depths of the human experience, heartache to humour, offering introspective narratives on loss, love, and the battles we all face.
Mrs Smith's Trivia Every Wednesday night 8pm for one of the best trivia nights in Melbourne.
Win JC Disco lamp, Jugs of beer, bottles of wine and meals at the EC. A fast game is a good game!
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A Mr Alford show is diverse with beautiful original country, folk and bluegrass tunes interwoven with great stories. Check out his show near you, it's better than Netflix.
With a spellbinding song-writing ability, and time-bending musical sensibility, Mr Alford provides a thoroughly entertaining and impressive solo show. Currently Melbourne-based, Mr. Alford has a long rap sheet – from time spent cutting his teeth in Nashville bars, multiple Tamworth Music Festivals and even collaborating with the Malaysian Symphony Orchestra, his diverse experience explains his ability to enrapture any audience. His songs cover many musical themes and reflect his vast experience on the road, with a sound steeped in all aspects and eras of folk country and traditional to modern bluegrass. With every single from "ALBUM" having charted in the top 10 Australian radio chart (AMRAP)!
A Melbourne based troubadour who has worked with seemingly irreconcilable artists ranging from Tiesto to the Buena Vista Sofial Club. Equipped with a prodigious folk-blues guitar style and a fiercely memorable turn-a-phrase, Danny’s performances are laced with key of life energy and crystallised meaning.
Mrs Smith's Trivia Every Wednesday night 8pm for one of the best trivia nights in Melbourne.
Win JC Disco lamp, Jugs of beer, bottles of wine and meals at the EC. A fast game is a good game!
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That Changes is a Melbourne-based artist duo of Kostas Veligos and Spiros Antoniades. They have been involved with various music bands and projects over the last 30 years. They came together last year to work on an audiovisual project called “9”, comprised of original music and video/photograph projections. Kostas has played bass and guitar in various bands in Greece. Upon moving to Melbourne he undertook formal music studies at the Melbourne Polytechnic. His most recent project was with a Melbourne band, Gale’s Edge. His other passion is exploring colour, people, and landscapes using photographic and video mediums. Spiros was the percussionist of Xylouris Ensemble, a prominent Melbourne band in the ’90s. After George Xylouris moved back to Greece, Spiros became involved with a number of bands performing live and creating film soundtracks (the most known being the multi-award-winning film “One Night the Moon”).
RETRATOS brings together some of Melbourne’s finest exponents of Brazilian music. The group explores the rich tapestry of sounds and colours found in the music while focussing on a contemporary and original approach to the compositions and group improvisations. The music moves from the Samba and Choro music of Rio de Janeiro in the south, to the street and carnival music of Brazils north eastern regions, where the Forro, Baiao and Frevo rhythms rule.
With a few stories, an old guitar and kick drum, Tony J King creates the music of a journeyman with roots in the street-corner blues and urban folk of yesteryear. With influences ranging from James Elroy, Edgar Allen Poe, Homer, Kerouak and Joseph Conrad, King's latest album delivers slow-burnin, low-fi urban myths, half-truths, dark gospel and random fascinations that are represented in quirky musical tales honed from a pre-occupation with the unusual, the exotic and the downright bizarre.
