Good afternoon and welcome to the RiotACT Gig Guide for the 4th to the 10th of October!
Click Cult have been kicking around for a while now, with their dissident punk folk putting a laugh into the many bitter hearts disillusioned with the current political climate. Click Cult, who recently released an EP, are playing on Saturday afternoon from 4 pm at Smith’s Alternative, with Petre Out and The Screaming Zucchinis. It’ll be lead Click Culter Bernie’s birthday, so get along to it!
Smith’s will also host its monthly sampling of Canberra’s experimental music scene, with Scattered Order, Okinawa Girls and Trim B on the bill. On the same night, The Phoenix will be hosting Michael Beach’s album launch, who will be getting the help from Thunderbolt City and Sob Story to make it a killer night.
The Phoenix on Saturday will be putting on a show in support of marriage equality, with Dalmacia, Oranges, Sodium Sunday and Beth Monzo all lined up to play, plus local legends Moaning Lisa will be acting as DJs for the night. Over at the Polish White Eagle Club, the much anticipated line-up of Brass Knuckle Brass Band, Rumblr, Massive Sherlock and An Inconvenient Groove will be playing as part of Live At The Polo. Yeo (who I had a chat to not too long ago on 2XX’s LocalnLive) will also be touring his new stunning album ‘Desire Path’ at Transit Bar. On Sunday there will be a big showcasing as part of Rockin’ for West Papau, a show coordinated with many others across Australia, featuring Space Party, The Rhythm Hunters, Hence the Testbed and much much more.
Wednesday 4th
- Caligula’s Horse w/ I Built The Sky and Tundrel @ The Basement, 7 pm start
- Classical Capers @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- Belconnen Showcase: Baker Boys @ The Basement, 8 pm start
- Dickie Birds and The Burroughs @ The Front Gallery and Cafe, 8 pm start
- Smith’s Varietal #95 feat. MCs The Wrst @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 – 11.30 pm
Thursday 5th
- Rita B w/ Jess Keating and Toby Graham @ The Front Gallery and Cafe, 7 pm start
- Brenton Foster Sextet @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- Luke Seymoup ‘Business Expenses’ tour w/ Azim Zain & His Lovely Bones, Dalmacia and Semen & Garfuckel @ Transit Bar, 8 pm start
Friday 6th
- Pete Lyon @ Smith’s Alternative, 4.30 – 6 pm
- Michael Beach album launch w/ Thunderbolt City and Sob Story @ The Phoenix, 8 pm start
- Matt Katsis ‘As The River Runs’ EP launch @ The Front Gallery and Cafe, 8 pm start
- The Wayne Kelly Band @ Harmonie German Club, 8 pm start
- Liam Wright w/ PJ Johnson and Tessa Devine @ Lobrow Gallery and Bar, 8 pm start
- Soundscapes #15: Scattered Order, Okinawa Girls and Trim B @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 – 11.30 pm
Saturday 7th
- Click Cult, Petre Out and The Screaming Zucchinis @ Smith’s Alternative, 4 – 6 pm
- Caiti Baker ‘Zinc’ tour @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 9 pm
- The Phoenix Says Yes: Dalmacia, Oranges, Sodium Sunday and Beth Monzo @ The Phoenix, 7 pm start
- Mercury Sky ‘Infra’ EP tour w/ Lions of the Underground, Hence the Testbed and Finding Eve @ The Basement, 7.30 pm start
- Tribute To The 90s feat. Royale with Cheese @ The Basement, 8 pm start
- Live At The Polo: Brass Knuckle Brass Band w/ Rumblr, Massive Sherlock and An Inconvenient Groove @ Polish White Eagle Club, 8 pm start
- PTSD, Mental Cavity Panic Burst and Shock Treatment @ Lobrow Gallery and Bar, 8 pm start
- Schallen: The Sound and Aura of Nosferatu @ Ainslie Arts Centre, 8 pm start
- Yeo ‘Desire Path’ album tour w/ Lonelyspeck @ Transit Bar, 8 pm start
- The Yugotones: Balkan Jamboree @ Smith’s Alternative, 9.30 – 11.30 pm
Sunday 8th
- Sunday Jazz Jam @ Smith’s Alternative, 1.30 – 4 pm
- Eric Steckel @ Harmonie German Club, 3 pm start
- Chris Webbe @ Old Canberra Inn, 4 pm start
- Rockin’ For West Papua: Space Party, The Rhythm Hunters, Hence The Testbed and more @ Smith’s Alternative, 5 – 10 pm
Tuesday 10th
- BANG!! BENG!! BING!! BONG!! BUNG!! @ Smith’s Alternative, 7 – 10 pm