AMAYA LAUCIRICA

Sat 13th Nov 8:30pm

TICKETS https://www.trybooking.com/BUVRJ

Amaya Laucirica is an Australian singer/songwriter whose music combines the swirling contours of Cocteau Twins with the wistful melodies of The Go-Betweens and the sonic depth of Yo La Tengo.

 Since 2008, she has released three critically acclaimed albums including her 2008 debut Sugar Lights, Early Summer in 2010 (which was selected by Australia’s premier national youth radio broadcaster JJJ as their “Album of the Week” upon its release) and 2014’s Sway.

 Her new album, entitled Rituals, was released internationally in March on UK label Opposite Number. The album was supported by a tour of the UK and Europe in May including performances at The Great Escape Festival (UK) and Primavera Sound (Spain).

 Rituals is a personal and intimate album dealing with themes of time, frustration, acceptance, loss and love. Musically, it is a richly complex and layered album that, while intricate and often dense, also contains moments of quiet transcendence and space. Rituals marks a major artistic statement and is the perfect demonstration of her talent for her first international release.

 Praise for Rituals

 Rough Trade (UK) Album's Of The Month, March 2018

“Absorbing and mesmerising” - The Morning Star, UK ****

“An under-the-radar earworm lodging in the head and heart alike” - The Australian, AU *** ½

“Bright and brilliant enough to immediately thrust her forthcoming new LP in to the ‘essential’ category” – GoldFlakePaint UK

 http://www.amayalaucirica.com

'More Than This' Film Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63TqhggMuRQ

'All Of Our Time' Film Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSwOmz1qHmE

“… the kind of thing that conjures highway lines blurring under wheels, pink-lit tundras, glazed pupils and the Jesus and Mary Chain.” - The Guardian, AU

 “All Of Our Time” is the work of seasoned artist Amaya Laucirica, someone who is still perfecting their sound four albums in” – The Line Of Best Fit, UK

 “Amaya Laucirica’s new single will trap you and won’t let go” – Double J, AU

BONES & JONES

Sat 28th Aug 8:30pm

Following their triumph on the back of a vintage Dodge truck outside Major Tom’s in April, Bones & Jones are returning to play the stage of Major Tom’s.

 Bones and Jones are a six-piece band from the Geelong/Surfcoast area who have evolved their sounds from that of 60’s gems, to writing a duplicitous, lush array of songs.

With a swag of scintillating live shows under their belt including Boogie & Meadow, New Year’s Evie and Grampians Music Festival, the band have become a must see. 

They’ve just released their long-awaited album “Ginger Gold” playing sold out shows in Melbourne and NSW.

 Keep Bones and Jones on your radar, they’re one not to miss!

TICKETS https://www.trybooking.com/BRRNV

DEAD / K5 / OUR CARLSON

Sat 7th Aug 2pm

DEAD and K5 continue to pick up the pieces of their lost joint 2020 Tour and the time spent waiting has only made them hungrier for the stage. Kyneton - it's your turn! Now with added value in our good mate from Blackwood, Our Carlson.

A DEAD show is something else; It’s Keith Emerson forcing knives into a Hammond B3, it’s Nick Mason talking to his Hi-Hat Cymbals, it’s the moment Lemmy suggested you might want to consider replacing your lawn with astroturf. This is the spirit unleashed on stage. To sum it up in slightly more than one syllable; PHWOAR!!!

K5 are a three-piece band from Castlemaine. They play lo-fi, raw, honest rock like they don’t give a fuck, because they don’t. Zeb from Matrimony plays guitar and sings, Nicole from RRR's Respect the Rock does bass and vocals, and Julia from the library hits the drums. “Soundwise there are elements of bands like Flipper and early Melvins passed through a distinctly Australian underground filter.” – Jem, DEAD

OUR CARLSON feels like Cafe Del Mar meets Toecutter blasting from the back of a VL Commodore in the carpark of Highpoint Shopping Centre circa 2000.

After being diagnosed with epilepsy at age 33, Our Carlson’s frustration with the medical system and the fragility of the human mind has exploded into the most exciting, and upsetting, ambient breaks of 2020 on his debut album “A Bit Much”.

TICKETS https://www.trybooking.com/BRCXF

KINO MOTEL & OUR CARLSON

Sat 10th July 8:30pm

KINO MOTEL is the brand new project from Ed Fraser and Rosa Mercedes, with a series of upcoming releases they’ve labelled "grit pop." After meeting in a commune in Berlin, the duo deserted together and hit the road. Following a grimy and particularly sweaty basement karaoke session somewhere in Vietnam in 2019, Ed and Rosa realised they needed to form a band.

OUR CARLSON is from Blackwood, Victoria. He released his debut LP "A Bit Much" in January. His charismatic DIY dance music made a huge impression when he supported UV Race in Beechworth. We can't wait to have him back.

https://kinomotel.bandcamp.com
https://ourcarlson.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRNjH6q-NCg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5LMNE5Wkh4

TICKETS https://www.trybooking.com/BRSGF

THE LUKE SINCLAIR SET

Sat 26th June 8:30pm

On the back of the Luke Sinclair Set ‘Heavy Dreams’ Album release we are delighted to host the Luke Sinclair Set at Major Tom’s. Luke Sinclair has been making incredible music with his band ‘Raised By Eagles’ since their first Album release ‘Raised By Eagles’ in 2013. The band have then gone on to release two more critically acclaimed albums since.

However, during lockdown Luke certainly has not sat idle. Luke has become one of the most important figures in Melbourne’s Americana scene. For this not to be missed show, Luke is playing with his full band - Zayne Lynd (bass, vocals), Matt Dixon (lead guitar) and drummer Liam O’Leary.

TICKETS https://www.trybooking.com/BQMIN

GOOD MORNING

Sat 19th June 8:30pm

Australian duo Good Morning return today with first new music in two years with double release ‘Mollyduker / Keep It’ and announce their Victorian tour dates this June. Listen to 'Mollyduker/Keep It' HERE and see tour dates and details below.

The pastoral, rangy ‘Mollyduker’, sung by Stefan, is a quintessential driving song, its steady, wiry groove hardly letting up over the course of its runtime. The song’s ease belies its tense imagery: drunken spews, held tongues, and anxiety tokens abound. Stefan says: "‘Mollyduker’ was something my Pa called me whenever we’d be hanging out and working on his farm. It’s a reference to me being left-handed, however, I used to take it as somewhat of a dig. The lyrics are a reflection on my relationship with him, as well as the farm itself, which has served as a home to a lot of my family over the years.”

TICKETS https://www.trybooking.com/BQYIZ

THE LAZY EYES

Sat 22nd May 8:30pm

With their first EP, The Lazy Eyes introduced themselves as members of psych rock’s new vanguard - trained musicians and adherents of rock’s golden era, capable of absorbing these influences into new melodies (Cheesy Love Song) and impulse driven riffs (Tangerine) that remain incredibly of our time. 

‘Where’s My Brain???’ is the first taste of their next chapter, a leap further into the driving rhythms of King Gizzard and Black Sabbath. Their most distorted release to date, hypnotic drums and bass that support the adventures of countless polymetric dual guitar solos. Unabashedly unkempt and distilled in its purest form, ‘Where’s My Brain???’ is lifted from their forthcoming second EP. “We always end the live shows with this one, it’s so fun and loose, ” the band shared. “Even if our pedalboards have melted and our amps have caught fire, we always trust this song to bring it home.” 

EP2 follows what under traditional circumstances would have been a breakout year for The Lazy Eyes, spent showcasing at a would-be SXSW, The Great Escape and Splendour In The Grass. Instead, the band regrouped to Lindfield Studios, revitalised and focused on bringing more recordings to life with their new lineup. Today, The Lazy Eyes are Harvey Geraghty (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Itay Shachar (vocals, guitar), Leon Karagic (bass) and Noah Martin (drums). At 15 years old, they met at a performing arts high school which provided fertile ground to pursue their creative endeavours. 

In the time since, the group have built a cult following with their magnetic live set. Long before their debut single, word of them spread like wildfire. This eventually reached the BBC’s Abbie McCarthy who aired the then unreleased ‘Cheesy Love Song’ during a takeover on Australia’s national youth broadcaster, triple j. In the year that followed, their debut EP saw The Lazy Eyes sell out headline shows, amass a combined 1.5 million streams and receive praise from the BBC’s Matt Wilkinson, Bandcamp, Atwood Magazine, American Songwriter, Monster Children, land at #17 on triple j Unearthed’s Top 50 Most Played Artists of 2020 and many more. If their position in the coveted NME 100 for 2021 is any indication for the year ahead, The Lazy Eyes promise to hold nothing back.

TICKETS https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/a59ce2ee-b32e-4d60-a203-ab027499c9c1

MIGHTY DUKE & THE LORDS

Sat May 15th 8:30pm

Melbourne’s premiere calypso-inspired trop-pop party band Mighty Duke & The Lords return to Kyneton!

With a bountiful cache of outlandish ditties, Mighty Duke & The Lords lead a wild tropical adventure, from the jungles of the Caribbean to the cobbled streets of Buenos Aires, extending the party to the next level - up where the fancy rums are hidden.

TICKETS https://www.trybooking.com/BPOBE

SHAUN KIRK

Sat May 8th 8:30pm

After 12 months away from touring, the longest hiatus of his career, singer-songwriter and global troubadour Shaun Kirk is glad to announce his return to the live stage this coming Autumn.

Kirk was only hours away from boarding an Air Canada flight destined for Toronto back in March when the pandemic erupted across the world, narrowly escaping being left stranded overseas as borders closed and lockdowns were enforced. He says “It’s been such a heavy period for so many people, including many of my

music industry peers. The uncertainty we face moving forward is daunting to say the least; but I’m optimistic that the pandemic has shone light on some of the issues we’ve been dealing with for a long time now, and that the heavy challenges we face are only building us up to bounce back stronger than ever. That’s what this tour is all about!”

Prior to the pandemic, Kirk’s ever evolving career was continuing to prosper, selling out a deluge of headline shows across Australia and New Zealand off the back of his 2018 self titled EP release, as well as signing with major North American agency Paquin, and completing half a Canadian national theatres tour supporting local

powerhouse Matt Andersen.

The ‘Worth the Weight’ tour kicks off in Bendigo on March 20 and will feature performances of new material written during the pandemic, as well as Kirk’s previously released tracks in what 2 time grammy award winner Fantastic Negrito recently described as “one of the best one man shows he’s ever seen”.

Tickets to the shows are extremely limited due to Covid restrictions, on sale now via

www.shaunkirk.com and predicted to sell out quickly!