The RiotACT Gig Guide (29 August - 4 September)

Neko Pink will be launching their new EP “Love Capital” at The Phoenix from 9 pm on Saturday. Photo: Supplied by Neko Pink.

Neko Pink (pictured) have been gigging like crazy as of late, putting forward their brand of synth-pop new-wave glory to the good local music loving folk of CBR. They have a new EP, “Love Capital”, which is available on Spotify and Apple Music – or, you can check out their tunes on their Triple J Unearthed page here. They will be holding a launch for “Love Capital”, playing with Kilroy, Twin Haus, The Narcissists and Peach Lane at The Phoenix from 9 pm this Saturday.

Two big local launches are on this Thursday! Glitoris, Canberra’s premier glam-punk feminist sensation, will be launching a new single “Spit Hood” at The Basement, playing with Dalmacia and Lady Denman from 7:30 pm. Over at Transit Bar, indie darlings Moaning Lisa will be launching their new track “Good”, playing from 8 pm with Wollongongian queer pop band Cry Club.

There are a number of big shows this weekend, including at Smith’s Alternative on Friday, where Smith’s will finally be holding a housewarming for their new extension, while having music on the side including acts such as The Barren Spinsters, Lucy Ann Tigerlily and The Cashews. The Basement will be having a huge night as A Breach of Silence host a big lineup including Maris King, Isoptopes and The Maybe List, while again at Smith’s on Saturday Oxjam 2018 will be on, featuring Coolio Desgracias, Lady Denman, Greg’s Intervention and the Richard Manderson Quartet.

Wednesday 29th

• Reclink Community Cup Social Club: Reporting To Charlie, Dylan Hekimian and Gina plus trivia @ The Phoenix, 7.30 pm start
• Smith’s Varietal #128 feat. MC Catherine James: Sri Lustri v Erebis, The Mid-Century Boys, devdsp, The Separation of Powers, Penelope Asterisk and Secular Music @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 pm start

Thursday 30th

• Leisa Keen Trio @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 pm start
• Glitoris “Spit Hood” single launch w/ Dalmacia and Lady Denman @ The Basement, 7.30 pm start
• Moaning Lisa “Good” single launch w/ Cry Club @ Transit Bar, 8 pm start
• Piss Weak Queeraoke @ The Phoenix, 9 pm start
• Kopasetic and Bobby James @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 pm start

Friday 31st

• A Breach Of Silence w/ The Maybe List, Maris King, Isotopes, Drowning Atlantis, Stones Throw, Eviscerate The Crown, By The Horns, Double Chamber and Starrats @ The Basement, 6.30 pm start
• The Groove Kings @ Harmonie German Club, 7 pm start
• Parliament Grouse, Commissioner Bourbon and Bronze @ Transit Bar, 7 pm start
• And Then We Made It Bigger: Lucy Ann Tigerlily, The Cashews, Kitty White, Jacqui Malins, Evan Buckley and more @ Smith’s Alternative, 8 pm start
• AFRO FUNK Fiesta: Zambezi Sounds @ The Phoenix, 9 pm start
• Equinox feat. Farfetchd @ Mr Wolf, 10 pm start

Saturday 1st

• Moondog Blues @ Old Canberra Inn, 2 – 5 pm
• Oxjam 2018: Greg’s Intervention, Lady Denman, Coolio Desgracias and Richard Manderson Quartet @ Smith’s Alternative, 3 – 6 pm
• Tate Sheridan @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
• Peter Black w/ Ben The Red, Marcus De DePasquale and Michele Madden @ Transit Bar, 7.30 pm start
• Handel’s Susanna @ Canberra Theatre Centre, 7.30 pm start
• Neko Pink “Love Capital” EP launch w/ Kilroy, Twin Haus, The Narcissists and Peach Lane @ The Phoenix, 9 pm start

Sunday 2nd

• Sunday Jazz Jam @ Smith’s Alternative, 1:30 pm start
• Handel’s Susanna @ Canberra Theatre Centre, 2 pm start
• Caitlin Plunkett @ Old Canberra Inn, 4 – 7 pm

Monday 3rd

• The Bootlegs Sessions: Hence The Testbed, Rumblr, The Pretty Bones and Palace Revolution @ The Phoenix, 8 pm start

Tuesday 4th

• Old Timey Tuesday @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 pm start