Local country singer/songwriter Dana Hassall (pictured) grew up on an alpaca farm in Toowoomba, and from very early on showed a talent for music. A previous winner of the Queensland Music Awards, Dana will be playing with fellow country muso Luke O’Shea at the Canberra Irish Club on Saturday night from 7:45 pm.
Warrang industrial doom band Coward Punch will be in town, playing with Agency, Pure Mass and Facecutter at Transit Bar from 7 pm on Friday. Meanwhile over at Smith’s Alternative, Bluesman Daniel Champagne will be playing two shows throughout the night, from 7 and 9:30 pm.
Folk band Bush Gothic will be launching their new release, “Beyond The Pale”, at Smith’s on Saturday night from 7 pm. Self-described “sci-fi dad rock” band SETMEONFIRE will be releasing their new album “Lowtech” with Isotopes, Above, Below, The Wandering and Pillager at The Basement from 7 pm, and from 8 pm WA surf-rockers Good Doogs will be playing at UC Hub with Seaside and Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers from 3 pm.
Wednesday 15th
- Flats & Sharps @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- Smith’s Varietal #147: The MuppaTears, Chloe Tredrea and Cuddlefish @ Smith’s Alternative, 9:30 pm start
Thursday 16th
- Heirs w/ Mickey Suit @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- Music and Art @ Pot Belly Bar, 8 pm start
- The Supper Club – Live Late Night Jazz @ Molly, 9:30 pm start
- Refuge: Haya Arzidin, Nick Byrne and Damian Ashcroft @ Smith’s Alternative, 10:30 pm start
Friday 17th
- Drew McAlister @ Harmonie German Club, 6:30 pm start
- Daniel Champagne @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- Coward Punch w/ Agency, Pure Mass and Facecutter @ Transit Bar, 7 pm start
- Beermetalmayhem: Reign of Terror, Black Mountain, Black Metal and Inebriator @ The Basement, 7 pm start
- Mach 81 w/ Way Scared and Every Closet Door @ Polish White Eagle Club, 7:30 pm start
- Daniel Champagne – Late Show @ Smith’s Alternative, 9:30 pm start
Saturday 18th
- Jenny Sawer’s Vocal Student Showcase @ Smith’s Alternative, 12 – 3 pm
- Spanish Saturday @ Smith’s Alternative, 4 – 6 pm
- SETMEONFIRE “Lowtech” album tour w/ Isotopes, Above, Below, The Wandering and Pillager @ The Basement, 7 pm start
- Bush Gothic @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- Absolutely 80s Concert @ National Museum of Australia, 7:30 pm start
- Dana Hassall and Luke O’Shea @ Canberra Irish Club, 7:45 pm start
- Black Venom w/ Monoliyth, Heathenspawn, Arkanae and Nihilum @ The Basement, 8 pm start
- Good Doogs “Nobody/Alone” tour w/ Seaside and Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers @ UC Hub, 8 pm start
- The Old Married Couple “Two’s A Party” tour @ Smith’s Alternative, 9:30 pm start
- Dazed: Natalia, JANE and CEYLON @ sideway, 10 pm start
Sunday 19th
- Muddy Wolfe @ Harmonie German Club, 1 pm start
- Sunday Jazz Jam @ Smith’s Alternative, 1 pm start
- Russell Morris w/ Keith Potger @ The Abbey, 7 pm start
- Endrey’s Musical Singalong Hour @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 pm start
Tuesday 21st
- Lunch Time Sing Fling @ Smith’s Alternative, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
- BANG!! BENG!! BING!! BONG!! BUNG!! @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 10 pm
- Foster & Allen @ Canberra Theatre Centre, 8 pm start