The RiotACT Gig Guide (1-7 June)

Howdy there, pilgrims! to The RiotACT Gig Guide for the 1^st to the 7^th of June! This week we’ve got a plethora of launches, with Sketch Method, Carb On Carb, Mick Thomas, Polish Club and Slim Jeffries all releasing fresh material to the Canberran public, as well as Boy George helping launch new venue Kokomo’s this Friday. Kyte will be hosting the huge Subsonic Music Festival for the ravers, the Street Theatre has a smattering of international jazz acts, while the Phoenix will be staging the likes of Capes, Helena Pop and Azim Zain and His Lovely Bones throughout the weekend. The Gig Guide’s marquee photo this week is of GhostNoises (taken by Alyssa Chapman), who you can catch on Wednesday night at Smith’s Alternative along with an unreal line-up – check for details below!

Thursday 1^st

• First Seen 2017: Homesong by James Humberstone and Nigel Featherstone @ The Street Theatre, 5 – 7pm
• Kegs n Karaoke XII @ The Phoenix, 9pm start
• Mick Thomas “Best Of” album tour @ Smith’s Alternative, 7pm start **SOLD OUT**
• San Cisco “The Water” tour, w/ Boat Show @ ANU Bar, 7pm start
• Polish Club “Alright Already” album tour @ Transit Bar, 8pm start
• Sorry Mum I’m Going to Dance 4 Dystrophy @ The Basement, 8pm start
• Yotam Silberstein Quartet featuring Ari Hoenig @ The Street Theatre, 7.30pm start
• WYLD Thursdays: Dombresky, Double Agent, Menttis, Brittany De Marco and Kanion @ Kyte, 9pm start

Friday 2^nd

• Sorrel Nation @ King O’Malley’s, 5pm start
• Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura + Sirens Big Band @ The Street Theatre, 7pm – 8.30pm
• Ben is Old: Helena Pop, Slagatha Christie, P.J. Johnson and DJ Got To Bed @ The Phoenix, 8pm start
• Boy George, w/ DJ Dolso @ Kokomo’s, 8pm start **SOLD OUT**
• Slim Jeffries “Bad Behaviour” tour, w/ Sofala and Aloise @ Transit Bar, 8pm – midnight
• The Vampires feat. Ben Hauptmann @ The Street Theatre, 8.30pm – 10.30pm
• Subsonic Music Festival, w/ Thankyou City, Doppel, Logan Zingus, Peach, T:Mo, B-tham, Kazuki, Fourthstate and MSG @ Kyte, 9pm start

Saturday 3^rd

• KREWDBits Birthday Bash, w/ People I Love, Sean Smeaton, Signs and Symbols, Dethroned Dullness, Sweaty Pits, Ink Bits, Tiger Lily, Bambi Valentine and guests @ Smith’s Alternative, 7pm – 2am
• Capes, Azim Zain And His Lovely Bones, Antonia & the Lazy Susans and Video Breezy @ The Phoenix, starts 8pm
• Sketch Method “Elephant < Universe < Me” single launch, The Unhinged, Panic Burst and Slagatha Christie @ Transit Bar, 8pm – midnight
• The Ultimate Eagles @ Canberra Theatre Centre, 8pm start
• Liam Wright “Castaway EP” launch, support acts TBA @ The Front Gallery and Café, 7pm – midnight

Sunday 4^th

• Matt Dent @ Rose Cottage, 2pm start
• Sunday Jazz Jam @ Smith’s Alternative, 2 – 4pm
• Smith’s Sunday Session @ Smith’s Alternative, 4 – 6pm
• Irish Jam @ King O’Malley’s, 5 pm start

Monday 5^th

• CMC Presents The Bootlegs Sessions: Blue Angel & Dr Wiedermann, Richard Perso, Betty Slim and Limited Express @ The Phoenix, 8pm start

Wednesday 7^th

• Sally & George @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9pm
• Carb On Carb, Prizegiving, Passive Smoke and Video Breezy @ The Phoenix, 8.30pm start
• Smith’s Varietal #78, w/ MC Coolio Desgracias, Sebastien Field, Reuben Ingall, Suparatzii, Nick Delatovic, GhostNoises and Fossil Rabbit @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 – 11.30pm