Fri 9th Oct 8:30pm
Mushroom Management, Lonely Lands Agency & Heaps Normal present
LOTTE GALLAGHER with special guests
Fri Oct 2nd 8pm
Following a successful national run of UNDRESSED shows earlier this year and the release of her limited-edition Undressed album, Katy Steele is taking her intimate live experience to regional Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales.
Expect a raw, unfiltered performance with Katy stripped bare on stage. In an intimate duo setting, the songs are returned to their purest form- voice, piano, guitar and nothing to hide behind. Known for the soaring anthems of Little Birdy and the richly layered production of her solo work, Katy returns to where every song begins, revealing the heart of the music in its purest form.
The UNDRESSED album is a conscious unravelling of everything Katy has released before, featuring stripped-back interpretations of songs from her solo catalogue, beloved Little Birdy favourites, and timeless covers including Patti Smith's Because The Night, Lou Reed's Perfect Day, and Michael Jackson's Ben.
Honest, immersive and moving, THIS IS ME, UNDRESSED invites audiences into a rare live experience where every lyric, every story and every note takes centre stage.
Raw. Honest. Unfiltered
This is Katy Steele, UNDRESSED
Fri 25th Sept 8pm
Join us for an intimate show at one of our favourite venues to celebrate the release of our second album, 'Plein Air'. Seats are limited so get in early!
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Long-time friends Bec and Marty (Rebecca Howell and Marty Mckenna - aka Valley Road) appreciate a good harmony, thoughtful instrumentation, and quality songcraft. Most importantly, they value honesty and authenticity in music. They collaborate in an organic way, creating moments of gentle beauty and magic that often stir the soul. Their songs are rich in imagery, containing echoes of the dry bush and rolling hills of Central Victoria.
Valley Road entered the studio with a different kind of clarity and confidence for their second album, 'Plein Air'. The exquisite, heartfelt results find the pair refining and expanding their sound with the addition of some fine session players to add new textures and tones, while again working with producer McCormack.
Fri Sep 18th 8:30pm
Tiaryn is a versatile, transformative performer, with a voice that spans from the ethereal to the commanding. Known for her signature blend of jazz, folk soul songwriting, Tiaryn’s passion for surprising harmonic expression serves as a musical symbol of her unwavering commitment to honesty, growth, and hope. Emerging from the trials of the pandemic and significant personal upheavals, Tiaryn has harnessed her experiences to create a vibrant and raw body of work. Mixing child-like magic with the sensibility of a powerhouse diva, this latest collection of songs explores profound truths, inviting the listener to feel deeply, reflecting on their experience while feeling connected to those around them.
‘I write to feel, to move, to transmute and to make sense of my life. Music has delivered me, taught me, exposed my rawness to myself and comforted me.’
Sat 5th Sept 8:30pm
Cacartu have new songs to share and you're invited!
Cacartu are five best friends from the Macedon Ranges who formed a band in high school and continued, despite better advice.
Two new songs mark moments of inflection - charting journeys, and basking in stasis. They build on the band's long term commitment to textural grooves that draw on blues, neo-soul and jazz.
Join Cacartu and longtime pal, Abbey Rose, for an evening of vast, floaty energy.
Tix: $20 full price, $15 concession, free for First Nations
Sat 18th July 8:30pm
After honing their chops in every dive bar, saloon and honky tonk in Naarm, sorcerers of twang, Acid Arrow are set to launch their new single “Drop Your Shoulders Down”, a slow-burn crooner that aches as much as it soothes. Riding the knife’s edge between struggle and surrender, the track leans into life’s trials and the quiet strength we all need at times.
A follow up to their psyche drenched debut single "Then it Rains" that received national community radio support from RRR/PBS/4ZZZ/2SER and beyond, Acid Arrow are rollicking around Victoria and the East Coast, with rag-tag band with members borrowed from Cash Savage & the Last Drinks, Eaten By Dogs, The Baudelaires and Orville Brody.
Joining them on the night will be tragedelic troubadour from Lockwood, Gus Wilde
Sat 11th July 8:30pm
The Moosejaw Rifle Club was formed in 2008 at a friend’s party when a disgruntled neighbour pulled the circuit breaker out of the power board to kill the music. Acoustic instruments were found and played and the band was formed. Arriving at their name following a rigorous process involving names in a hat and the voting say so of many interested and not so interested friends, the band began writing songs that initially largely told the history of the 33,000 person strong Saskatchewan town in Canada, Moose Jaw. The question has, understandably be posed a number of times as to why? A satisfactory answer has never been proffered. Playing acoustic instruments, guitar, mandolin, banjo, double bass and percussion, the Moosejaw Rifle Club create lively, foot tappy, thigh slappy, head bobby sounds that bring smiles to people’s faces. If they’re known for anything at all, it’s their harmonies. The lads lock in to create layered, melodic and harmonic loveliness. Their sets are mostly comprised of originals with the occasional traditional track thrown in for good measure. A strength of the band has always been multiple song writers, singers and to some extent, styles, ranging from folk, country, rock elements and bluegrass. This gig at Major Tom marks the return of original bass player Aaron Robins who has returned, albeit briefly from his home land of Canada bringing 'the Jaw' out of self imposed isolation to play some music together again. Twill be grand.
Sat July 4th 8pm
Gothic country rock group Badlanders are Van Walker (guitar and vocals) Nick O'Mara (Raised by Eagles, lead guitar, lap steal), mick Stylianou (Saint Jude/Double Agents, Bass), Camilla Hodgkins (Perch Creek/Boof! Keys) and Dave Rose (Joni Lightening/Zebras Drums/Accordion). Mixing brooding murder ballads with joyous singalong rock music is a salve for dark times.
Hard Sometimes at Lulie Tavern
Fountain Lakes are Jac Tonks and Emma Heeney. With playful songwriting and lush harmonies, the pair create the romance and foreboding of girl groups of the 1960s, their songs are both sweet and dark cautionary tales.
Fountain Lakes - Castaway