SAT 25th June 8:30pm POSTPONED
A low down take on southern soul.
Melbourne rock ‘n’ soul powerhouse The Sugarcanes have announced a slew of June tour dates in support of their self-titled debut LP released on Cobra Snake Neck Tie Records.
Audiences will be given the soul treatment when the five-piece deliver their fierce live show in the intimate surrounds of Major Tom's.
Special guest Lincoln Le Fevre & The Insiders
TICKETS https://www.trybooking.com/LXPL
Sat June 4th 8:30pm
BEN WRIGHT SMITH
Latest single premiered - http://www.konbini.com/en/entertainment-2/ben-wright-smith-born-yawning-premiere/
‘No One’ - http://bit.ly/183cmza - received high triple j rotation, #1 AMRAP Regional Charts, #2 AMRAP Metro Chart, FBI Rotation.
*Winner of Australia Council Nashville Song writing Residency (2014)
Have supported/scheduled – D.D. Dumbo | Holy Holy | Ash Grunwald | Bertie Blackman | Americana Festival | Dashville
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“Another strong moment, great result all round”- Richard Kingsmill on ‘No One’
“We’re big fans of what he’s doing” - Nylon Magazine
Sat 28th May 8pm
To celebrate Bob Dylan's 75th birthday we have invited local artists to delve into the one of the greatest songwriters of all time's back catalogue and choose a few songs to play for us. Featuring Marty McKenna, Harry Jakamarra, Sparrow & The Spark, Buck Edwards (Paper Jane), McTino, Eamonn Moriarty-Gray & Joel Kramm. We will be spinning a few classic Dylan records to boot. All ticket sales will be donated to Kyneton CFA
tickets
Sat 21st May 8:30pm
An engaging, energetic performer and a true believer in the song itself, Sean McMahon writes the kind of songs that more than hold their own, and has a voice to back it up
He's a versatile artist with an unmistakable style that rings true across a variety of sonic landscapes captured in his highly regarded recording career to date, through the densely textured electric-guitar soaked alt country of Downhills Home, the sombre, sparse, bluesy hues on concept album 'Welcome to Gippsland', and the raw, dusty folk on 'Live At The Last Hotel' with acoustic trio Western Union.
While his last album could be described as a journey through heartfelt alt-country that beautifully conveyed a singer/songwriter's love affair with the American songbook and a 1930's Kay guitar, his latest offering sees him move away from an acoustic, singer/songwriter approach, instead exploring a more eclectic blend of elements within blues, psychedelic country, folk, and rock'n'roll with his new band the MoonMen.
After eventually reuniting with members of Downhills Home (Josh Duiker on drums and Michael Hubbard on bass), The 'MoonMen' hit Matt Walker's studio to lay down the basic tracks for 9 songs, before bringing in Ben Franz on Pedal Steel and overdubbing the finishing touches to the new album, 'Shiner'.
'Shiner' is at times personal and reflective, at other times ambiguous and playful, but as always, loaded with poetic phrase and melodic hooks, and all hung from the pickups of a 60's Harmony Rocket
Jared Brentnall is a Kyneton born and raised now based in Melbourne singer songwriter. Jared's band, Jarek have been a long-term fixture of the Melbourne instrumental music scene. In recent years, Jared has crafted his solo shows into a diverse collection of original material, covers and ambient soundscapes.
www.seanmcmahon.com.au
www.jaredbrentnall.com
Sat 14th May 8:30pm $12
Hot Wings are the brainchild of stellar guitarist Lizzie Sedman (The Charlies, Telltale) a guitar goddess that has been hot and wingy for years! With influences drawing far and wide from Les Paul, to Stevie Ray Vaughan, to The Break, to The Ventures, Liz has carefully handpicked a band to bring her new surfy, swingy, guitar boogie sounds to life. This flaming hot bucket of wings is made up of Melbourne’s finest musicians, Scott Cherry (The Charlies) is nothing but brilliance on the bass. A musician that stands out from the pack and draws on his many musical experiences and influences such as Carol Kaye, Kyuss and The Bob Cats to masterfully give Hot Wings the bass of a lifetime.
Picture Nancy Sinatra jamming with Dick Dale and the Gun Club at the best party of the year. Because that’s precisely the type of exciting and eclectic mix of 50′s rock ‘n roll, 60′s surf and 80′s punk attitude that best describes the sound of Melbourne, Australia four-piece La Bastard.
Forming in late 2010 and quickly signing with respected garage rock label Off the Hip, the band have been acclaimed for their tight, reverb-drenched sounds and their notoriously wild live shows, which see band members crowd-surf, clamber onto tabletops, bars and furniture, and entire audiences join the band up on stage.
www.hotwingsband.com
www.labastard.com
Sat 30th April 8:30pm
Recently signed to Brisbane indie label, Bedlam Records, Twin Haus now look to their fourth successful national run this April, bringing an energetic and mesmerising live show to stages around Australia. The band’s diverse brand of psychedelic and ambient rock has recently seen them perform in support of acts such as; Tonstartssbandht (USA), Viet Cong (CAN), Dune Rats, Millions, Gang of Youths, Tijuana Cartel and The Medics, to name a few. 2015 saw them headline Brisbane’s renowned Psych Night, perform at Port Macquarie’s Festival of the Sun, as well their most recent single ‘I Used to Think’ premiered on Rolling Stone Australia which continues to receive attention nation-wide from the likes of Triple J, Fbi, Triple R, PBS Melbourne and 4ZZZ. The band’s awaited follow up EP, recorded by Steve Kempnich and produced by ARIA award winning producer Tim G Carr, is scheduled for full release March, 2016.
www.twin-haus.com
Sat April 23rd 8:30pm $10
A beguiling and ethereal album of love songs for easy listening.
Freya Josephine Hollick is a whimsical, folk musician from the Goldfields. She sings of breathtaking, bucolic scenes, and has perfectly articulated those things about love and loss most can scarcely put into words.
Special guest Joshua Seymour
Sat 9th April 8:30pm $10 presale $15 door tickets http://www.trybooking.com/183671
In the fifteen years since their inception, The Spoils have enchanted audiences across Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium and The Netherlands with their tales of mystery, murder and the macabre.
They have released three studio albums, contributed soundtracks and toured with the likes of Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, Bonnie Prince Billy, Catpower, The Church, The Drones, Rowland S. Howard, Mick Harvey, The Flying Burrito Brothers, David McComb and more.
They have had various incarnations but the one constant has been founder and chief songwriter Sean Simmons.
From Feb through to April, Sean goes out alone taking in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Charlie Marshall & The Body Electric is a Melbourne indie guitar band that started in the 90s and has featured members of the Dirty Three, Beasts of Bourbon and The Avalanches in the past and the current lineup includes Bryan Colechin (Hugo Race True Spirit) and Ashley Davies (Steve Lucas X).
Sat April 2nd 8:30pm $12/$15 door
An evening with Ben Mason & Madeleine Duke, performing songs they wrote alone and songs they wish they wrote together.
Ben Mason continues his love affair with Kyneton (or Kind Town as he affectionately calls it) as he returns to Major Tom's in April along with 2014 Darebin Music Feast Songwriter Award Winner Madeleine Duke.
“A knack for balancing the classic and the left-field, the gentle side of ‘60s psych and ‘90s indie pop” - Rhythms Magazine
www.benmason.com.au
