Catch Sketch Method alongside a huge lineup including Bennylava and Nerdlinger at Transit Bar on Saturday from 7 pm. Photo: Supplied by Sketch Method.
This week’s Gig Guide features Sketch Method, one of Canberra’s hardest-working and finest punk rock bands. You would have seen their names plastered on many gigs throughout the year, and this week they take part in the Transit Punk Xmas Bash with Bennylava, Nerdlinger, Vetty Vials & The Sandpit Turtles, The Great Awake and more this Saturday night.
Mick Thomas is bringing round his annual Christmas show over two separate shows this Thursday at Smith’s Alternative with the Roving Commission. Sharing a similar tradition is Darren Hanlon, who will be doing his Christmas stopover in Canberra at Ainslie Arts Centre this Friday from 7.30 pm.
Other shows to look out for include indie pop band Girlatone‘s LP launch at Smith’s this Friday with the ever-great Dog Name, while at Transit it’s a huge funk night with An Inconvenient Groove, Pleased to Jive You and The Wumpaz. And if you like grooves, check out the Groove Warehouse Annual Concert over at The Street Theatre on Saturday, where a wide range of percussion, rhythms and beats will be on display from 6.30 pm.
Wednesday 13th
- Classical Capers @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- The Kransky Sisters in A Very Kransky Christmas @ Canberra Theatre Centre, 8 pm start
- Smith’s Varietal #104 feat. MC Emma Dryden: Box Jelly, Betty Alto plus more @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 pm start
Thursday 14th
- Candice McLeod, Anactoria and Tessa Devine @ The Front Gallery and Cafe, 7 pm start
- The Chris Harland Blues Band @ National Press Club, 7 – 10 pm
- The Bennies ‘Get High Like An Angel’ tour w/ The Sugarcanes and The Cutaways @ The Basement, 8 pm start
- Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission ’13 Days of Christmas’ @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm & 9.30 – 11.30 pm
Friday 15th
- Pete Lyon @ Smith’s Alternative, 4.30 – 6 pm
- Girlatones ‘Fitting In Well’ album launch w/ Dog Name @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- Darren Hanlon 2017 Christmas tour @ Ainslie Arts Centre, 7.30 pm start
- Funk It Out, No Doubt!: An Inconvenient Groove, Pleased To Jive You and The Wumpaz @ Transit Bar, 8 pm start
- The Ians ‘Elephant Fresh’ tour w/ Teen Jesus & The Jean Teasers, Trash Mâché and Dalmacia @ The Phoenix, 8 pm start
- Flux Capacitor – A Very 80s Christmas Party! @ The Basement, 8 pm start
- KREWBits Fairy Clitmas! w/ lineup TBA @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 pm start
Saturday 16th
- Inner West Reggae Disco Machine w/ Orizon Eyes and ThreeBagsFull a.k.a. Paulius @ Old Canberra Inn, 12 pm start
- Celebration 2017 Groove Warehouse Annual Concert @ The Street Theatre, 6.30 pm start
- Transit Punk Xmas Bash: Bennylava, Nerdlinger, Vetty Vials & The Sandpit Turtles, The Great Awake and Sketch Method w/ DJs and more TBA @ Transit Bar, 7 pm start
- Cell Block 69 w/ Knights of the Spatchcock @ The Basement, 8 pm start **SOLD OUT**
Sunday 17th
- Sunday Jazz Jam @ Smith’s Alternative, 1. 30 – 4 pm
- Endrey’s Musical Singalong Hour @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 10 pm
Monday 18th
- Capital Club – Smith’s Band Rehearsal Night @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 – 10.30 pm
Tuesday 19th
- BANG!! BENG!! BING!! BONG!! BUNG!! w/ special guest John Tennyson @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 10 pm
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