Riotact Gig Guide (13 - 19 July)

NORA is launching their new EP Black Wattle this Thursday at The Basement. Photo: Supplied.

The territory’s most raucous band, NORA, is hitting the stage once again this weekend. Catch them performing alongside Nelly Nova, Gia Ransome and Spouse as they celebrate the launch of their new EP, Black Wattle, with a Thursday night show at The Basement.

Anyone who happens to be an avid fan of both millennium-era boybands and local singer-songwriters is in luck this week. Baestreet, Canberra’s own lovingly assembled boyband tribute supergroup, is set to play The Polo in Turner on Saturday for one night only.

sideway’s Band Night is back again this Thursday night, with sets from Hex Ray, Rental Snake and Carnival Differences.

Wednesday 13th

• Wednesday Lunchtime Concerts @ Wesley Music Centre – 12:40 pm
• Old Timey Wednesday @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
• Canberra Shanty Club @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
• Friends! The Musical Parody @ The Playhouse – 7:30 pm
• Nice Work If You Can Get It @ Hippo – 8 pm
• Pro Jazz Jam @ Molly – 8:30 pm.

Thursday 14th

• Boy Meets Girl Album Release Concert @ Wesley Music Centre – 6 pm
• NORA Black Wattle EP Tour w/ Nelly Nova, Gia Ransome, Spouse @ The Basement – 7 pm
• SW Band Night: Rental Snake, Hex Ray, Carnival Differences @ sideway – 7 pm
• Urinetown @ Canberra Theatre Centre – 7:30 pm
• Open Mic @ The Pot Belly – 7:30 pm
• Friends! The Musical Parody @ The Playhouse – 7:30 pm
• Thursday Jams with Tash Eloise @ Blackbird – 8 pm
• Bourbon Street Late Night Jazz @ Molly – 9:30 pm
• Kallidad @ Smith’s Alternative – 9:30 pm.

Friday 15th

• Smith’s Irish Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
• Greg Stott Trio @ National Press Club – 6 pm
• Triforce, Fabio Leal @ The Basement – 6 pm
• Friends! The Musical Parody @ The Playhouse – 6:00 pm
• Second Movement: Christmas In July @ Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden – 6:30 pm
• Dean Abbott @ Blackbird – 7 pm
• The Superstars of Country Then and Now: Hayley Jensen & Jason Owen @ Royal Hotel Queanbeyan – 7 pm
• Super Rats @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
• Kronoceptor, Axiomatic Theory, Mirrorshield @ The Basement – 7 pm
• Steve Kilbey: Heyday and Starfish @ Belconnen Arts Centre – 7 pm
• Lloyd Spiegel Trio @ Harmonie German Club – 7:30 pm
• Hit & Run @ Clubhouse Kaleen – 7:30 pm
• Urinetown @ Canberra Theatre Centre – 7:30 pm
• Live Music @ The RUC – 7:30 pm
• Carnival Road @ Canberra Irish Club – 8 pm
• Possum Magic Tour: Midnight Removalists, The James Brothers, The Puffer Jackets @ Gang Gang – 8 pm
• Mark Rice @ The Dock – 8 pm
• Double Denim Flashback Friday @ Knightsbridge Penthouse – 8 pm
• Friends! The Musical Parody @ The Playhouse – 8:45 pm
• Edge of Reality Launch Party @ sideway – 9 pm
• Onefour @ Fiction – 9 pm
• Karaoke @ Boardwalk – 9 pm
• Second Movement: Christmas In July @ Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden – 9:30 pm
• Drag Cabaret @ Smith’s Alternative – 9:30 pm
• Brame & Hamo @ One22 – 9 pm.

Saturday 16th

• Leo Joseph’s Blues Piano Sessions @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
• Johnny Huckle @ Old Canberra Inn – 2 pm
• Urinetown @ Canberra Theatre Centre – 2 pm
• Friends! The Musical Parody @ The Playhouse – 2 pm
• David Pereira & Andrew Rumsey @ Wesley Music Centre – 3 pm
• Los Romeos Oxidados @ Smith’s Alternative – 3 pm
• Bingo Loco @ Harmonie German Club – 6:30 pm
• Possum Magic Tour: Midnight Removalists, The James Brothers, The Puffer Jackets @ Gang Gang – 7 pm
• Solarcoaster, Sorrento & The Delinquents, The Grand Union @ The Basement – 7 pm
• Rammstein Tribute Show @ The Basement – 7 pm
• Urinetown @ Canberra Theatre Centre – 7:30 pm
• Friends! The Musical Parody @ The Playhouse – 7:30 pm
• Saturday Night Live @ The Pot Belly – 8 pm
• Hexagram @ Boardwalk – 8 pm
• Melinda Schneider @ The Street Theatre – 8 pm
• BaeStreet Live @ Polish White Eagle Club – 8 pm.

Sunday 17th

• Blues Cowgirls @ Harmonie German Club – 1 pm
• The Snail, The Liquorice Stick, The Eighty-eight @ Wesley Music Centre – 2 pm
• Elise Walsh, Bella Groove @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
• Tim McNally @ Dickson Taphouse – 4 pm
• Tash Eloise @ Old Canberra Inn – 4 pm
• Molly House Band @ Molly – 6:30 pm
• Mal Webb, Kylie Morrigan @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm.

Monday 18th

• Lunchulele @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
• Jeff & Deej Prime @ Hippo – 8 pm.

Tuesday 19th

• CSO: Discovering The French Horn @ Hellenic Club – 2 pm
• CSO: Discovering The French Horn @ Hellenic Club – 5:30 pm
• Jazz On The Rocks @ Molly – 7 pm
• Bang Beng Bing Bong Bung @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm.