‘BabyFreeze’ is set to take over the Commonwealth Park Amphitheatre this Friday night from 7 pm. Don’t miss out! Photo: supplied.
Featured in this week’s flagship photo for the RiotACT Gig Guide is BABYFREEZE; the ACT’s most audacious, glamorous electroclash duo. In true Babyfreeze fashion, they have not allowed the recent devastating end to Lobrow’s gigging career get in the way of their new EP, ‘Sometimes Leather’. They have in fact upped the ante, moving the location to the Commonwealth Park Amphitheatre from 7 pm on Friday. Having previously played on a VIP cruise ship across Lake Burley Griffin, unusual venues aren’t a hindrance for Babyfreeze, but rather a necessity. Go check it out this Friday!
Thursday will see Shrapnel cruise into town, aided by local acts Thunderbolt City and Dog Name (the latter having recently released an absolutely sensational EP). Felix Croker will be releasing a new single at Smith’s Alternative, while Lyall Moloney will be at Transit Bar with Juñor and Jye Whiteman.
Friday is BIG! Not only will Babyfreeze be performing with Coolio Desgracias & Housemouse, The Norah Jones Half Hour and devd/sp at Commonwealth Park, but ‘Soundscapes #16’ will be on, featuring what will be an unreal collaboration of Shoeb Ahmad and Paul Heslin as the group Antenatal. Morning TV will be in Canberra for the night with help from String Elephants and The Lowlands, while The Basement will host a huge night of metal, with Hollow World performing alongside stunning black metal juggernauts Claret Ash.
And Saturday will, of course, see Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centre’s long-awaited ‘Day of the Dead Fiesta’, with too many things to mention here going on – just find the link below instead!
Wednesday 1st
- Wednesday Jazz Jam @ Old Canberra Inn, 6.30 – 9.30 pm
- Gary France Ensemble’s Latin American Tribute to Cal Tjader @ ANU Pop-Up, 7.30 – 10 pm
- Paper Lions ‘Full Colour’ album launch @ Transit Bar, 7.30 pm start
- Acoustic Pints: Boots Byers, Jim Dusty, Click Cult and Jamison Kentwell @ The Phoenix, 8 pm start
- Smith’s Varietal #99 feat. The Wrst @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 – 11.30 pm
Thursday 2nd
- The Peter Paul &… Andrew Apostle Tour @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- Shrapnel w/ Thunderbolt City and Dog Name @ The Front Gallery and Cafe, 7 pm start
- Mixtape Chorus rehearsals @ Gorman Arts Centre, 7.30 – 9 pm
- Lyall Moloney w/ Juñor and Jye Whiteman @ Transit Bar, 8 pm start
- Piss Weak Karaoke w/ Chris Endrey @ The Phoenix, 9 pm start
- Felix Croker ‘Trust You’ single launch w/ Simon Anau, Portly & Co., Harry Carman and Jake Lang @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 – 11.30 pm
Friday 3rd
- Pete Lyon @ Smith’s Alternative, 4.30 – 6 pm
- Babyfreeze ‘Sometimes Leather’ EP launch w/ Coolio Desgracias & Housemouse, The Norah Jones Half Hour and devdsp @ Commonwealth Park Amphitheatre, 7 pm start
- Tarlo Mack w/ Dana Hassall @ The Basement, 7.30 pm start
- Kopasetic w/ Rosie Luby and Adam Claxton @ The Front Gallery and Cafe, 8 pm start
- 19 Twenty and Tomcat Playground @ Harmonie German Club, 8 pm start
- Morning TV, String Elephants and The Lowlands @ The Phoenix, 8 pm start
- CREO w/ Gostwyck @ Transit Bar, 8 pm start
- Hollow World w/ Claret Ash, Greytomb, Somnium Nox and Ploughshare @ The Basement, 8 pm start
- Soundscapes #16: Antenatal (Shoeb Ahmad & Paul Heslin), Hidden Sky and Stephen Farrell @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 – 11.30 pm
Saturday 4th
- Day of the Dead Fiesta 2017: The New MonoS, Nativösoul, Kalidad and Los Chavos plus heaps more @ Ainslie Arts Centre, 1 – 9 pm
- Rick Price ‘Brought To Life A ‘Dead Man Walkin” tour @ Harmonie German Club, 7 pm start
- Jeremy Butterworth and Poetry In Motion @ The Front Gallery and Cafe, 7.30 pm start
- Lucha Libre – Day of the Dead Battle feat. The New MonoS @ Harmonie German Club, 8 pm start
- Jack Biilmann & The Bronze Whalers w/ special guests @ Transit Bar, 8 pm start
- Club Zig Zag w/ Tru, California Girls, Sardines and Forevernet @ Polish White Eagle Club, 9 pm start
- Heart Beach w/ Passive Smoke, Little Lunch and House of Strangers @ The Phoenix, 9 pm start
Sunday 5th
- In Full Swing big band concert @ Harmonie German Club, 12 pm start
- Sunday Jazz Jam @ Smith’s Alternative, 1.30 – 4 pm
- Minh Ha @ Old Canberra Inn, 3 – 6 pm
- William Crighton w/ Terra Lightfoot @ Smith’s Alternative, 4.30 – 6.30 pm
- The Sauerkrauts (Deta and Rob Rayner of The Beez) @ Smith’s Alternative, 8 – 10 pm
Tuesday 7th
- Transit Bar Karaoke Tuesdays! @ Transit Bar, 7 pm start
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