Snap Scene

Melbourne psych band Mote (featuring members of Jack on Fire, Pink Tiles, Greta Mob) supported Birdstriking at the Tote. It’s been a couple of years since the band dropped their demo ‘Recordings I’ which received local radio attention, including a feature on PBS FM’s Radio City 2016 special wrap-up and airplay on RRR. Since then, the band has been playing around town, including strong recent supports with regarded psych bands Flavor Crystals (US) and Dream Can (China).

Tropical Fuck Storm is an Australian band from Melbourne, Victoria formed by Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin after taking a hiatus from the art-punk psych band The Drones. Lauren Hammel, from the band High Tension, plays drums and Erica Dunn, from the bands Harmony and Palm Springs, plays guitars, keys and other instruments.

Surfbort is a Brooklyn-based punk band that has been active since 2015. Fed up with sheeple polluting the airways and submitting to easy listening and passive ideals.

All the Weathers are Georgia Lucy, Gigi, Callum. All the Weathers, All the hits, All the time.

Affectionate and bittersweet, the theatre show was performed in two acts over two sets with some unexpected, but fun, moments of audience participation. “Zevon – Accidentally Like A Martyr” features all of Warren Zevon’s greatest hits and some rare nuggets including Lawyers Guns & Money, Excitable Boy, I Was in the House When The House Burned Down, Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner, Johnny Strikes up the Band, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, A Certain Girl, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead and of course, Werewolves Of London.

Two different Guitar worlds collided at Camelot Lounge Marrickville, Celebrating “Tom Petty”. Kent Steedman (The Celibate Rifles) and Martin Cilia (The Atlantics).

Californian hard rockers Buckcherry played a sold-out show at Max Watt’s on Friday 11 October 2019. Led by singer Josh Todd, the band also comprises Stevie Dacanay and Kevin Roentgen on guitar, Kelly LeMieux on bass, and Francis Ruiz on drums. Fans enjoyed a set that spanned their catalogue, including their eighth studio album Warpaint that was released in May of this year.

Swedish rockers Hardcore Superstar played Max Watt’s in Melbourne on Friday 11 October 2019, as part of their Australian Tour with Buckcherry. After forming in Gothenburg, Sweden during 1997, they have had several number one hit singles and Grammy wins in their homeland.

Barbariön’s live performances began in 2008, at Sublime Studios (Brunswick, Victoria) and continued throughout Melbourne, including shows at The Tote and the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Their first album, Feast On The Beast, was released 21 June 2009 (winter solstice), at Back In The Day (Melbourne CBD), receiving mixed reviews. In 2010, Barbariön opened at Cherry Bar’s “Cherry Rock 2010” music festival, and released their first EP AAAAARRGGHHH on 20 November at the East Brunswick Club Hotel Brunswick East, Victoria.

There’s only so long a band can be around before most people would have heard your name, seen you live, or at least claim that you owe them money. Since late last century Frankenbok have been blowing into town after town, damaging hearing, and generally getting the job done where previously there wasn’t even any work.