Everyone loves a good old fashioned Sunday session at their local pub, and when there’s cheap beer, free food and wholesome music on offer who wouldn’t pop along, even if it isn’t your local.

The Bendigo Hotel on Johnson St will open up its doors every Sunday for an afternoon of music, snags and beer! Starting on Sunday 14 March from 1pm the BBQ will be fired up in the sunny beer garden with a selection of tasty FREE treats (catering for meat lovers and vegos) and $10 jugs of beer! A number of local musos will kick the day off from 4pm in true Sunday fashion, with sounds ranging from blues, folk, reggae to bluegrass…

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It’s been a summer of music festivals, gigs and good vibes and just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, along comes a free gig featuring three of our favorite local bands!

This Thursday night make sure you get yourselves to the dance floor of the world famous Espy for a night of soul, funk and reggae rock.

With the recent disappearance of Simon Wright and the Eclective from The Evelyn’s Monday night stage, this will be a great oppportunity to see these masters of soul grooves with the support of local reggae rockers The Reefs and El Moth and The Turbo Rads.

Guaranteed to get you up and boogying, see you there!

Who: Simon Wright and the Eclective, El Moth and The Turbo Rads and The Reefs

When: Thursday 11 March, 2010

The Reefs: 9:30–10:15
El Moth & The Turbo Rads: 10:45–11:30
Simon Wright and the Eclective: 12–1

Where: The Espy Hotel, 11 The Esplenade, St Kilda

Damage: FREE!

Let yourself be swept away on the musical phenomenon known as Dirty Projectors, about to hit our shores for their inaugural tour.

Praised from the likes of Bjork to the Roots and David Byrne the Dirty Projectors are an experimental pop - rock or dare I say Indie act, pushing the boundaries of these genres as we know them.

Stillness is the move

my off-white flag

Lead by Dave Longstreth and releasing eclectic pieces of music under the title of Dirty Projectors since 2003, with an ever evolving line up of band members and vocalists joining Dave along the journey this act is not to be missed.

Where: Golden Plains, the Hi-Fi (Melbourne), The Metro (Sydney), Lost Weekend (Brisvegas [CANCELLED]), Rosemount Hotel (Perth)

When: Sunday 7, Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10, Saturday 13 March

Damage: $46 + bf ( hi-fi) seek local press for the rest.

Yakks was born out of frustration, hostility towards the general public,  and the mundane 9 to 5 life that was evaporating any form of creative juice attempting to flow.

Annoyed with the amount of garage bands and club music that was being played in Melbourne at the time, Yakks started jamming. In a bedroom where the roof was caving in and the cracks in the walls were so wide you could see outside,  they stripped sound back to the basics, turned up the amp and bloody reverberated the crumbling plaster onto the floor, which had a rodent hole, but no cracks.

Encouraged by the late Jay Reatard to “just do it! just go crazy!”, synth player and vocalist  Ezzy quit his day job as a screen printer and opted for a more scummy lifestyle of less is more. Drawing influences from bands such as Lost Sounds, Destruction Unit and The Screamers, Yakks began playing stripped down synth-based punk music, touching on subjects such as hardship, disease, the human condition and misunderstandings of everyday life.

Taking it to the streets mid 2009, Yakks have played alongside some of Melbourne’s greatest bands to be associated with the independent music scene, taken part in festival appearances – receiving positive feedback from both press and fans alike.

The bands current self-released cd-r is a 3 song demo, titled ‘The Dawn Fraser Demos’. Inspired by a Dawn Fraser look-alike who roams the streets and tram lines of Brunswick, gold medal around her neck and all.

The cd-r can be purchased from the band, vox-cyclops Records (Newcastle, NSW) and Missing Link Records in Melbourne, with more stores taking on the cd in the coming weeks.

Check out what all the stink is about by visiting the band’s blog and MySpace.

Just when you may have thought you had Miss Natalie Portman all worked out as that sweet apple of all the guys and gal’s eyes BAM…she knocks you down and packs one hell off a punch with this feisty film clip. Brought to you by The Lonely Island comedy troupe of New York city. The group, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg, is best known for there musical parodies.

Watch Natalie Portman Uncensored Rap here

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are back with a new video clip, Skeletons, it will send shivers down your spine and take you spiraling head-first to darker Victorian times .

Filmed by long time associate Barney Clay, and inspired by artists such as Tony Oursler, along with the styling of the Adams Family, this is like nothing they have released yet.

Now classed as one of the decades most influential Indie Rock bands, the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s new song shall take you back to New Yorks No-Wave days, when bands such as the Swans were huge.

If you’re left wanting more oh so fanciful somber music visuals, then embrace their Mescaline fueled short film, SNAKE SWEAT and continue the journey to the dark side of the stars…

S.L.A.M (Save Live Australia’s Music) has organised a protest in both support and celebration of Victoria’s music scene.  The strong independent and thriving music culture, renowned worldwide, is currently being severely threatened by unfair constraints being enforced upon venue owners. The long term aim of the idiotic laws is to reduce the number of Liquor Licenses in Victoria by making it too difficult or expensive for smaller venues to afford one.  The end result will mean that there will be less small venues and more larger venues.  S.L.A.M will play an integral role in attempting to voice the dismay and concern of music lovers and creators alike.

Show your support for this precious industry by taking part on this important day, make a placard, bring ya instruments  and chant down these ridiculous laws!

Coinciding with the 34th anniversary of AC/DC’s famous ‘It’s A Long Way To The Top’ film clip shoot down Swanston St, The RocKwiz Orchestra shall be leading the rally, with guest performers, repeating the three chords from ‘It’s A Long Way to the Top’ in the back of a Flat Bed Truck.

Who: S.L.A.M

What: Rally / Party to protest against new Liquor Licensing Laws.

When: 23 February @ 4pm, guest speakers from 6-7pm.

Where: Starts at the State Library, then moves along Swanston St, upto Bourke St then to Parliament House in Spring St.

It’s not everyday you get to witness stuff like this, so sit down and take a look. 

Die Antwoord is an alternative hiphop group from South Africa created by rappers Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek. These musicians have been involved in the South African rap scene since the 90’s, which kinda leads me to ask myself, why the hell I haven’t heard about this before ? Why didn’t you tell me about this anytime sooner interweb!? Why do you make me lose faith in you? (Keep reading )

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Two of WMSG’s favourite warehouse party bands,  Bewilderbeast and Elmoth & the Turbo Rads are busting out their good- vibed sets at this year’s St.Kilda Festival.

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Mark this down: Austin band, Thursday nights, Burlesque Bar in Fitzroy, Free.  Each Thursday night until the end of February you can catch the soulful sound of these guys for free at the stylish boudoir on Johnstone St, the Burlesque Bar.  

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Kiri Joyce is a singer / songwriter / keyboardist with bite,  her raw lyrics are  delivered with a voice that is plunged from her soul and melts your insides like butter. Both times I have seen her I have left feeling touched by the way in which she lays her heart and soul onto the stage, knowing it won’t be long till I see her play again. The lovely Wesley Ann in Northcote provides the perfect red velvet, cosy backdrop to experience such a truly beautiful, original performance.

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