Sat Feb 11th 8:30pm special guest Joshua Seymour
Born at a young age into a non-musical family, and named after a criminal from the future, none can be bothered to unravel the twisted line that led Karl S. Williams to The Blues and perverted him into a guitar-slinging, banjo-wielding freak with a penchant for Hell fire, Heavenly salvation, and writing about himself in the third person.
Sat Feb 11th 8:30pm
To celebrate the release of their killer new single Ok Yes Please, Heads Of Charm are hitting the road this summer. Your favourite trash rock band will be at Major Tom's Sat Feb 11.
Fri Feb 3rd 8:30pm
After his majestic performance at the Bluestone Theatre during the Kyneton Music Festival 2016, we are very excited to announce the return to Kyneton of the one and only, Mikelangelo! Delving into his extensive catalogue of recorded material under many guises - Mikelangelo & The Black Sea Gentlemen, The Balkan Elvis, Mikelangelo & St Claire to name a few.
www.mikelangelo.net.au
tickets - https://www.trybooking.com/OOMO
Sat Jan 21st 8:30pm $15
Major Tom's is turning 3!!! To celebrate 3 years of live music and good times we've invited a few of our favourite artists to come and play. Featuring sun-kissed indie pop outfit The Ocean Party and the tall handsome troubadour Skyscraper Stan, and we'll be spinning a few of our fav MT's dancefloor classics.
Tickets $15 call 5422 6395
www.theoceanparty.bandcamp.com
www.skyscraperstan.com.au
Sat 17th Dec 8:30pm $15
The three piece Melbourne lads Pretty City, combine Smashing Pumpkins-esque fuzzed out guitars with washy, reverb drenched vocals to produce a dreamy yet powerful rock sound. They say they are influenced by Trent’s band from the iconic 90s film Reality Bites, and aspire to be like Mystic Spiral from Daria.
The band hit this year’s SXSW (2016), which saw them capitalise on their undeniable buzz. As well as scores of press reviews and interviews, their festival culminated in their official showcase reaching venue capacity to rave reviews from Glamglare, Noisy, the AU Review, to name a few.
Indie Pop artist Ben Wright Smith returns to Major Tom's with his new single 'Sand Grabber', which is receiving rave reviews and high rotation on Triple J.
SAT DEC 10TH 8:30PM $10 special guest Charm OF Finches
Freya Josephine Hollick is an Old-Timey, Country, Folk singer/songwriter from the Victorian Goldfields. She was born and raised in Ballarat, and although she has tried her hand at city living, Ballarat and rural Victoria are where she is most at home. Freya has written and performed for many years in many different styles, though has always had her roots in folk music, coming to earlier 20th Century folk, blues and country music through a hunger for knowledge of how and from where modern music evolved. Well versed in all kinds of music, Freya has followed a path back to a time that holds true to her voice, her songwriting and her story. Freya's voice has been described as haunting, as both powerful and fragile, it is truly a voice unlike any other, and one that is of another time.
After having taken a two year break from gigging and recording to have a baby (her beautiful daughter, Opal), Freya has returned to the country music scene with gusto, playing many shows throughout Australia in the lead up to the unveiling of her new record The Unceremonious Junking of Me (due for release October 2016 through Heart of the Rat Records).
The album was recorded over three days in Ballarat's Historical Main Road building, The Main Bar, by engineer Myles Mumford (Rolling Stock Recording Rooms, Collingwood). This record bears particular significance for Freya as all the tracks on this album were recorded live to tape, no overdubs, no fancy business, just beautiful old equipment, intimate playing, and a first musical venture for her post-birth.
The collection of songs that will appear on her upcoming record are full of old-world charm and heartache, spawned from the experience of childbearing, motherhood and failed relationships. The follow up to 2014’s Beauty and Sorrow, is steeped in the darkness of the country and blues of yesteryear, intertwined with a saccharine of fragile folkisms.
The Unceremonious Junking of Me is an album of sweet sounding country tunes written and performed by Freya with accompaniment from Pete Fidler on Dobro and Mandolin, and Kat Mear on Fiddle.
SAT DEC 3RD 8:30PM special guest Dan Lethbridge $10
Kelly Day and Jane Hendry are Broads. With a celebrated EP under their belt, a list of collaborators including Big Smoke, Cash Savage and Henry Wagons, and a live show just as hypnotic in intimate Melbourne venues as on the festival stages of Boogie, Woodford and Cygnet, Broads are a band continually escalating their creative powers.
"The Day/Hendry connection is electric in their ability to filter raw emotion through graceful and elegant simplicity" Lonesome Review
Now about to hit the road in support of “Nod Off, Dream”, the first single from their long anticipated album Vacancy (due out early 2017), Broads will be backed for the first time by a crack band including members of Big Smoke and Wallflower.
NOD OFF, DREAM
The first single from the eagerly anticipated full-length album is “Nod Off, Dream”. A showcase of lush vocals, this twisted lullaby has one foot in reality and the other firmly planted in the dark subconscious. Featuring a full band including Alex O’Gorman on bass, Sarah Galdes on drums and a full complement of dreamy backing vocals, ‘Nod Off, Dream’ is Broads as you have never heard them before.
Broads will launch the single in Melbourne at The Toff in Town on 12 November with a full band, with Alex O’Gorman on bass, Luke Brennan on drums, Matt Dixon and Dan Lethbridge on electric guitars. With support from very special guests Baby Blue and Matt Wicking, the night promises to be completely lush!
Broads will then take the single on the road, heading up the east coast through the rest of November before hitting Tasmania and South Australia. Make sure you catch them in your town.
THURS 24TH NOV 8:30PM TICKETS https://www.trybooking.com/MPOU
ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MUCH LOVED SONGWRITERS, JORDIE LANE RETURNS WITH 'GLASSELLLAND', A BOLD & ADVENTUROUS NEW RECORD THAT SEES LANE EXTEND HIS MUSICAL BOUNDARIES FAR BEYOND HIS PREVIOUS ACCLAIMED FOLK & ALT COUNTRY SOUND.
Imagine Rufus Wainwright is drinking tequila with Neil Young. In walks Paul McCartney, arm in arm with Neil Finn discussing the demise of human connection. You’re now drawing closer to the space that Lane inhabits in his creation of the fanciful world that is GLASSELLLAND.
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Renowned for both his relentless international touring schedule and comedic storytelling, it’s Lane’s unique guitar style and the unmistakable character of his voice that is, simply otherworldly.
Accompanied by the multi-talented singer/songwriter Clare Reynolds on among other things, a Guitar Case Drum, they've been sharing their immensely powerful harmonies and unique instrumentation right across the globe with coveted appearances at Philadelphia Folk Festival(US), Edmonton, Calgary & Winnipeg Folk Festivals (Canada) and Celtic Connections (Scotland). And coveted appearances on American National Public Radio's 'Folk Alley' and 'Mountain Stage'.
“Frederick Steele McNeil Ferguson, the first single from Lane's third album, was recorded in Northeast LA in a studio that doubled as a kitchen. Its brooding, alt-country vibe is rocked-up even further. It and another new song suggest the album will push Lane well beyond his affable folk-country roots.
– The Music
“When two voices meld together something magical happens. And there’s plenty of magic, as Australians Jordie Lane and Clare Reynolds harmonise their way into the hearts of the enthusiastic crowd.
Those harmonies…incredible.”
Marty Duda, The 13th Floor, NZ
“Take pieces of Jeff Tweedy, Ron Sexsmith and Jackson Browne, melt them down in a beautiful crucible of music and you end up with Jordie Lane: a truly diverse folk musician”
FBI Radio
“A young man with an old soul and an honest sound, harkening back to Gram Parsons and Bob Dylan” – The Bluegrass Situation (USA)
the current single,
Frederick Steele McNeil Ferguson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ-RvSoo4nU
Official Website: http://jordielane.com
SAT 12TH NOV 8:30PM $10 Special guest Marty McKenna
What happens when a croc skinner puts down his knife and leaves the Kimberley in his house truck, with his banjo in tow?
A chilling collection of songs that have been described as: ‘Gothic Australiana’.
Harry Jakamarra forged his song writing, banjo and guitar skills in settings as diverse as the desert sands north of Timbuktu, the choked back streets of Varanasi on the Ganges River, and the uninhabited reaches of the Great Sandy Desert in WA.
At 23 years old Harry has already had a lifetime of interesting adventures. His captivating stories manifest in dark, emotionally charged songs. His powerful poetry, original voice and raw, intricate banjo and guitar sounds are exquisitely framed in his latest recording. The sparse nature of the production makes the strength and maturity of Harry’s songs very clear.
Jeff Lang as engineer/producer was a perfect match.
With guest vocals from Liz Stringer, double bass by Ben Franz (The Waifs) and tasteful drumming by Harry’s brother Albert these songs will have a lasting effect.
Harry's second album is set for release in 2017...
www.harryjakamarra.com
