Alt-pop duo Apricot Ink are on tour this month up and down the east coast and they’ll be making a hometown stop at Gang Gang on Saturday night. Head down early to catch Groovy Daughter and Chooki in support.
Local roots singer-songwriter Jack Biilmann will be at Gang Gang this weekend as well, with an intimate solo show set for Sunday afternoon alongside Leila and Tim McNally.
There’s plenty happening at East Row’s Shadows Nightclub as well this week. Across the weekend, expect to see singer-songwriter Nathan Roche, XTC-style outfit XACTO and a co-headline show from Owen Campbell & Shaun Kirk.
Wednesday 4th
- Wednesday Lunchtime Concert @ Wesley Music Centre – 12:40 pm
- Old Timey Wednesday @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Christmas In Woden @ Woden Town Square – 5:30 pm
- Sing For Your Supper @ George Harcourt Inn – 6 pm
- Django Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Wanderlust @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Live Music @ Hippo – 8 pm
- Pro Jazz Jam @ Molly – 8:30 pm.
Thursday 5th
- Pop-Folk-Rock Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Live Music @ The Jetty – 5:30 pm
- Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Cloning @ The Polo – 7:30 pm
- Nathan Roche @ Shadows – 7:30 pm
- Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission @ Smith’s Alternative – 9:30 pm
- Bourbon Street Late Night Jazz @ Molly – 9:30 pm.
Friday 6th
- Garema Lounge Sessions @ Garema Place – 12 pm
- Live Music @ Snapper & Co – 4:30 pm
- Mike Price Trio @ National Press Club – 6 pm
- Mosaic @ Smith’s Alternative – 6:30 pm
- Live Music @ Erindale Vikings – 7 pm
- Big Reef @ Canberra Irish Club – 7 pm
- Shaun Kirk & Owen Campbell @ Shadows – 7 pm
- Live Music @ The RUC – 7:30 pm
- Now and Then @ Burns Club – 7:30 pm
- The Johnny Reynolds Band @ Dickson Taphouse – 8 pm
- XACTO Christmas Party @ Shadows – 8 pm
- Friday Night Grooves @ PJs In The City – 8:30 pm
- Jim Moginie @ Smith’s Alternative – 8:30 pm
- HP BOYZ @ Fiction – 10 pm
- mint (m) – DJ PLEAD @ One22 – 10 pm.
Saturday 7th
- Wax Lyrical @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
- Live Music @ Snapper & Co – 12:30 pm
- Live Music @ The Jetty – 2 pm
- The Johnny Reynolds Band @ Old Canberra Inn – 2 pm
- An Afternoon at Government House @ Government House – 2 pm
- Polifemy: Women’s Vocal Ensemble @ Wesley Music Centre – 3 pm
- Neon Honey @ Dickson Taphouse – 4 pm
- Stripping in the Name Of @ The Baso – 7 pm
- Shaun Kirk & Owen Campbell @ Shadows – 7 pm
- Shortis & Simpson @ Smith’s Alternative – 6:30 pm
- Apricot Ink @ Gang Gang – 7 pm
- Twenty @ Harmonie German Club – 7 pm.
Sunday 8th
- Riff Raff @ Smith’s Alternative – 11 am
- Pachanga @ Smith’s Alternative – 12 pm
- Ahlan wa’Sahlan @ Smith’s Alternative – 1 pm
- Advent Singen @ Harmonie German Club – 2 pm
- Jack Davies @ Smith’s Alternative – 3 pm
- Jack Biilmann Solo @ Gang Gang – 3 pm
- Live Music @ Canberra Bowling Club – 3 pm
- Ben Drysdale @ Old Canberra Inn – 4 pm
- Kompactus Youth Choir @ Wesley Music Centre – 5 pm
- Department of Rock @ Smith’s Alternative – 6 pm
- Handel’s Messiah Sing-a-long @ Wesley Music Centre – 7 pm
- You Can Sing Jazz @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Sunday Supper Club @ Molly – 7:30 pm.
Monday 9th
- Lunchulele @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
- Canberra Eurosession @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm.
Tuesday 10th
- Woden Valley Youth Choir Christmas Concert @ Wesley Music Centre – 6:30 pm
- Jazz on The Rocks @ Molly – 7 pm
- Department of Rock @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm.
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