Entropy Quartet:

Entropy Quartet is a four piece ensemble from Melbourne that merge elements of improvised jazz, funk and groove, roving through syncopated states and improvised landscapes. The ensemble perform mostly original material but their sets are also peppered with creative interpretations of well known pop music, from the likes of The Beatles, Radiohead, Bjork, Solange and others. The band draws influence from a broad spectrum of musical sources, ranging from Jazz, to classical,

to electronic music. They released their first full-length studio release S>0 at the end of 2017, when it was launched at Uptown Jazz Cafe. Entropy Quartet have been played on radio programs across the country, and performed live on PBS' Impressions program. The ensemble regularly play at various venues around Melbourne, and are currently working toward their second studio release in 2019.

Sally Rochlin - Sax

Ben Delves - Guitar

Ben Tansey - Bass

Kein Jenkin - Drums

Bird Conference:

The Bird Conference are comprised of five good friends exploring the rhythmic, harmonic and improvisational depths of jazz with humour, warmth and soul. The group’s compositions cover a wide spectrum of the jazz tradition ranging from highly structured pieces in the vein of weather report, to hard swinging numbers reminiscent of Art Blakey’s jazz messengers, to open sound and rhythm explorations. The Bird Conference will be releasing their debut EP recorded at Pughouse Studios later in 2019, and the ensemble currently hold a monthly residency at The Moldy Fig in Brunswick.

David Gooey - Guitar, Vocals
Ben Christensen - Bass, Vocal
Kein Jenkin - Drums
Ainsley Finn - Piano
Richard Butler - Tenor Sax

Doors at 8pm, music starts at 8:30pm.

1st set: GREASY PALMS

Ash Griffin - guitar
Quentin Roth - hammond organ
Angus Radley - bass
Cameron Smith - drums

Greasy Palms have a penchant for pocket dwelling and back-door selling, burger flipping and milkshake sippin. They're not the sort to operate in absolutes; none of them could tell you where the sweat stops and the grease starts. But it's less about the details, more about the derails. After all it's not the taste -- it's the texture.

2nd set: HARRY TINNEY QUARTET

Harry Tinney - guitar, compositions
Brennan Hamilton-Smith - tenor saxophone
Paddy Fitzgerald - double bass
Lewis Pierre - drums

Having toured Australia's east coast in December last year, the group has been developing a unique live show. High stakes. High intensity. Highly emotional.

Select quotes from fans:

“How would you describe the music you just played? Miles Davis jazz or a different kind of jazz?" - sydney fan #1

“We came to the gig expecting to see jazz and were confused when we saw a guitar. Once we heard the first tune though we eased into it” - sydney fan #2

"It’s all rock when you think about it" - Lewis Pierre

‘Headlines’ launch party for their debut ep.
There will also be a one off performance from Gutz and Dj Paypercuttz from Hired Goons.
And it will be a record store day after party.

www.facebook.com/Headlineshiphop

Come and party with 'The Colby's' to celebrate the release of their new EP 'Skin'.

The Colby's have released their debut EP 'Skin', and they want you there to celebrate! Their single off the EP 'Telephone' has already had some success, charting at #6 on the Rock charts and #9 on the Pop charts on 'Triple J Unearthed'. If your into getting funky and having fun, what a perfect night this is for you.

To celebrate the release of our new EP ‘SKIN’, we’re getting funky with some great friends of ours at Bar 303!

Doors open: 8:30
Tickets: $8 +booking fees available via moshtix
Special guests: TBA

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Warrigo Tyrrell (Aboriginal/Maori), Maru Elias Nitor-Zammataro (Chilean/Sicilian) and Ryo Montgomery (Japanese/Scottish) share a diverse music vocabulary. Barely in their 20s, they have souls the same age as your grandparents, and as a rapturous and fiercely talented three piece, they generate moments of Latin-jazz, blues, soul and rock’n’roll.

www.facebook.com/themontgomerybrothers

Entropy Quartet:

Entropy Quartet is a four piece ensemble from Melbourne that merge elements of improvised jazz, funk and groove, roving through syncopated states and improvised landscapes. The ensemble perform mostly original material but their sets are also peppered with creative interpretations of well known pop music, from the likes of The Beatles, Radiohead, Bjork, Solange and others. The band draws influence from a broad spectrum of musical sources, ranging from Jazz, to classical,

to electronic music. They released their first full-length studio release S>0 at the end of 2017, when it was launched at Uptown Jazz Cafe. Entropy Quartet have been played on radio programs across the country, and performed live on PBS' Impressions program. The ensemble regularly play at various venues around Melbourne, and are currently working toward their second studio release in 2019.

Sally Rochlin - Sax

Ben Delves - Guitar

Ben Tansey - Bass

Kein Jenkin - Drums

MOTIV:

MOTIV is Cas Lee (Spoken Word), Ben Delves (Guitar), Monty Shnier (Bass), and Ollie Cox (Drums). MOTIV brings free improvisation to Cas Lee's original slam poetry, rendering emotions in spoken word and music.

Melbourne band Slipper returns to a favourite haunt, Bar303, to play the music of bassist Alastair Watts. Latin tunes, literary allusions and science references abound in the band's set. On this special night, they'll be joined by free duo Casey Bebenek and The Mick Power Band. Fun, fun, fun!

www.facebook.com/caseybebenek

Join us at Bar 303 for a night of transcendence, instrumental mastery, and sonic journeys with William Elm, XANI, & Justin Ashworth: Sound Artist.

Sunday April 7
8pm
full $15 conc. $12
303 High St, Northcote

William Elm - synthesisers/glockenspiel/music box
Multi-instrumentalist and avant-composer. Drawing on his experiences as a queer, autistic, Aboriginal person, William manages to create worlds of idiosyncratic experimental Australian minimalism.
https://williamelm.bandcamp.com/

XANI - violin/looping
Xani is a violin mastermind. She uses improvisation, live looping and effects to create unique music of both the art-pop and instrumental variety. Xani is also part of The Twoks, Melbourne Amplified Strings, and Artistic Director of female instrumentalist collective SPIRE.
https://xani.bandcamp.com

Justin Ashworth: Sound Artist - modular synthesisers
Sound artist/composer. Exploring temporal, durational, and minimalist concepts; drone and ambient music; immersive environments; generative composition. Solo works for modular synthesiser, electronics, and processed field recordings.
https://justinashworth.bandcamp.com

Bar 303 features an angled floor http://303.net.au

We acknowledge that this event takes place on Wurundjeri Kulin Nation land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and to the Wurundjeri people. Sovereignty never ceded.

Come see the new Endrey band on tour!

It's upbeat, soulful pop. And it's the most excited I've ever been about any project.

There'll be a door charge but don't worry, it's nothing beyond our fuel and a reasonable lunch. Maybe dumplings. Recommendations welcome.

Laura Ingram will also play..

Bursting with soul, pipes of top shelf power, deeply considered songwriting and a tight band: I'm pretty thrilled we'll be sharing the stage for this one.

I had some singing lessons with Laura before recording my first album and it's fair to say that the apprentice has now become the: remains the apprentice. You'll be delighted.

"No Ticker" is the debut single for the relatively new band of journeymen musicians known as The One Twos. The accompanying video, produced by Mark Bakaitis, is provocative, but when teamed with the audio, is undeniably an anti-racist protest song. Committed to 2 inch tape by Luke Yeoward at Half Way Records, this is a no-nonsense, no frills chunk of punk; a two minute and forty one second, intense volley of anger and frustration directed at those who would dare to "re-claim" our country. As Mik Weird snarls in the lyric: "what have you got to reclaim? It was never yours in the f**king first place!" No Ticker comes from the band's debut long player, "Keep Punching", which be released towards that latter part of 2019.

The Ramshackle Army
The Ramshackle Army draws on a vast array of influences, including the punk they grew up on, the Celtic traditions of their family history and Australian colonial heritage. They combine an energetic live show with the simple premise that by having fun themselves, the crowd will come along for the ride. Playing all over Australia and the US, the band have supported many well know groups, including The Dropkick Murphys, Frank Turner and The Damned. Check out their video "Foreign Soil" at https://youtu.be/tn3Uw0rbmVM (where they also worked with Mark Bakaitis).

Social Haunts
Rocking and melodic at the same time, Social Haunts songs discuss issues such as homelessness and the Church's cover up of child sexual abuse. Currently single "Stay Alive With Me" is available via the usual digital platforms, while the band is in the process of recording its first full length release. Their influences include The Menzingers, Against Me!, Flatliners and Propagandhi.

Ravines
Ravines is former Go-Set and Luke Yeoward and the Half Way guitar slinger, Ben Fraser. From The Clash, to Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty to The Replacements, Ravines loves a good cover song. He may even sneak in a few of his own tunes for good measure!

Hawker Heights was born from singer songwriter and guitarist Neil Boland’s need to play the blues from a different angle to those in the rest of the scene.

With influences like Robben Ford, Keb Mo, Little Feat and the like, his debut album (under the former stage name of Neil Hawker) “South by East” combines elements from Chicago and Texas blues along with jazz, country and the songwriters of the 70s.

Reining in bandmates from Melbourne jazz funk group Pickpocket and other jazz and soul musicians, the Hawker Heights family comes in many formats: The Hawker Heights Six, Hawker Heights and the Hurricane Horns and more.

For Kickin’ the B at 303, the Hawker Heights Hammond Combo pulls it back to a lineup of three, free to dig in and get greasy on Neil’s original tunes as well as classics by Jimmie Vaughan, Hank Crawford, James Hunter, Jon Cleary, Professor Longhair, Kirk Fletcher and T-Bone Walker (and more!).

The Hawker Heights Hammond Combo are:

Felix Elliot: Hammond Organ
Neil Boland: Vocals and Guitar
Remi de Pree: Drums

Bar 303 Northcote | Doors at 8pm, music from 9pm | $10 on the door

Entropy Quartet:

Entropy Quartet is a four piece ensemble from Melbourne that merge elements of improvised jazz, funk and groove, roving through syncopated states and improvised landscapes. The ensemble perform mostly original material but their sets are also peppered with creative interpretations of well known pop music, from the likes of The Beatles, Radiohead, Bjork, Solange and others. The band draws influence from a broad spectrum of musical sources, ranging from Jazz, to classical,

to electronic music. They released their first full-length studio release S>0 at the end of 2017, when it was launched at Uptown Jazz Cafe. Entropy Quartet have been played on radio programs across the country, and performed live on PBS' Impressions program. The ensemble regularly play at various venues around Melbourne, and are currently working toward their second studio release in 2019.

Sally Rochlin - Sax

Ben Delves - Guitar

Ben Tansey - Bass

Kein Jenkin - Drums

7:30pm start, donation entry

Lijuka:

Lijuka are a Melbourne based trio whose unique sound swings from ambient drone based musings to jazz-infused grooves. This saxophone/drums/guitar combo draws on acoustic and electronic elements, such as live-looping and real-time sound manipulation, to create a rich aural landscape. Heavily influenced by their studies in contemporary jazz, improvisation, ambient music, soundscapes and intercultural disciplines, their music aims to conjure vivid imagery in the mind of the listener. In December 2017, Lijuka were awarded the inaugural Recording Prize for their debut set at The JazzLab as part of the Melbourne Women's International Jazz Festival. 2018 saw the trio begin collaboration with visual artists culminating in a successful performance of their original audio-visual show Macro/microcosm as part of the 2018 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Lijuka closed the year with the release of their debut single ‘Registaan’.

Monty Shneir Ensemble

Drawing from a diverse range of musical influences, Monty’s music focuses on melodic drama and an adventurous improvisational approach.

Rob Simone - Alto Sax
Hector Harley - Tenor Sax and Bass Clarinet
Ollie Rolfe - Piano
Ollie Cox - Drums

First Pinko gig for 2019
is at the fabulous Bar 303.
Sunday 31 March at 7pm.

Conveniently located next door to Lambs for a pre, post or during souva or spana.
Bring your lovers and others, the song you never got to perform, the song that makes you feel like Freddie Mercury and the song you keep in your back pocket to get everyone dancing.
See you there.

www.facebook.com/pinkocollective

Get down to 303 for an arvo of rock 'n experimental music! Indian infused psychedelic rock, math funk bass n drums and ambient improv are on your March 31st menu. Tasty! Doors at 2.45pm

5pm - Vicuna Coat

4pm - Two Quirks

3pm - CaseyBebenek

LINE UP:
Carly Fern
Expurgatory
Hexreign
BØG
Shallow
Carcinoid
Military Position
Deader
Umbilical Tentacle

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Mr. Sophistication will be launching their second single from their upcoming album to be released in May! Get on down to Bar 303 to help us celebrate!
Joining us will be friends Tender Buttons & Roles!

7.30pm
$8

The PutBacks have established themselves as one of the premier funk outfits in Australia. In their career they have opened for The Bamboos, Electric Empire and Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes, as well as international funk and soul icons The Menahan Street Band featuring Charles Bradley, and Booker T Jones. In May 2012 The PutBacks were chosen as the house band for the infamous Prince after party at the Hi Fi Bar. The PutBacks were also house band for Arts Centre Melbourne’s 2011 and 2012 Big Notes production, featuring the likes of Emma Donovan and Mantra.

www.facebook.com/theputbacks

$10 ENTRY - DOORS FROM 8pm
MUSIC FROM 9pm

Fabric and a host of friends take over 303 Wednesdays in March..
featuring:

6th
Flora Carbo trio
Flora Carbo
Isaac Gunoo
Maddison Carter

Shaun Rammers' Open Home
Shaun Rammers
Flora Carbo
Harriett Allcroft
Adam Halliwell
Isaac Gunoo
James mcLean


13th
James McLean solo

Shaun Rammers' Open Home
Shaun Rammers
Flora Carbo
Harriett Allcroft
Adam Halliwell
Isaac Gunoo
James mcLean

20th
Spartacus Collective
Ronny Ferella Gideon Brazil, Shaun Rammers, Adam Simmons

Fabric
Shaun Rammers
Michael Meagher
Ronny Ferella

27th
Sam Price/Rob Vincs duo
Fabric

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Benefit for our friends cancer treatment and Nissa’s 30th Birthdee show!

Lái
https://laipunk.bandcamp.com/releases

Too Birds
https://toobirds.bandcamp.com/

Whitehorse
https://whitehorsedestroys.bandcamp.com/

Doors at 7

Entry $10

Sat 23rd March 9pm-11pm. Bar 303. 303 High Street Northcote (free). Preview the band at https://soundcloud.com/jumpin-jack-jordan/sets/jumping-jack-jordan-demo

Blue Howl finish off their 'Smile When You're Sad' single launch tour with a special show at 303.

Guests TBA soon.

Tickets $10+bf.

We're proud to be partnering with Humanitix to help raise funds for literacy programs for young girls around the world. Your online booking fee will be directed to this program which you can read more about here - https://www.humanitix.com/our-projects/room-to-read

Resisting Tyranny since 355 bce!!

🎭 Still here. Still resisting. Join us to celebrate in your best fancy dress and enjoy a night of eclectic sounds and performance. 🎭

And all for a good cause!

Proceeds raised will go to Dalia Association-مؤسسة دالية المجتمعية and Australian Jewish Democratic Society (AJDS), to help us grow an active progressive movement within the Jewish community.

Dalia is a Palestinian organisation based in Bethlehem who advocate for and promote justice and Palestinian autonomy.
http://www.dalia.ps/

🥁🎻MUSIC🎺🎸

🥁 Bulgar & The Odessians- Klezmatic, Balkan songs and sounds.

🥁 ELF Tranzporter- Hip Hop... heart-core lyricism, cipherical beatbox & improv rituals from interspace
http://elftranzporter.com/

🥁 DJ Hamantash- spinning rebellious Jewish songs.

Everyone welcome!

$10/ $15 entry (No one turned away for lack of funds)

This event takes place on the stolen land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We recognise that their sovereignty has never been ceded, and that we benefit from the ongoing colonisation of this land. Therefore it is our responsibility to actively participate in decolonisation.

Tom Fryer Band

Smokin' Grooves, Honkin' Riffs and Killer Vibes

Tom Fryer - Fretless Guitar and Fretted Guitar
Adrian Sherriff - Keyboard
Philip Day - Trumpet
Nick Delaney - Multiscale Bass :-)
Ryan Menezes - Drums

Donation at Bar

MUF gets back to it's roots at Bar 303 for an evening of awesome ukulele artists! MUF 1st timers, the totally adorable Grubby Urchins, will astound you with brilliant arrangements on banjo uke and tenor plus great vocals on trad and modern tunes. Cousin Alice returns after a five year absence with the great talents of Sam Lemann (guitar/uke) and James Clarke (double bass) to accompany her smoky jazz stylin'. Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine, Sarah Carroll, rocks the house with her beautiful original songs and The Emerald Ruby, another first timer, will entrance the audience with looped constructions on uke, flute and vocals!

Tickets on the door only, so be early!

6:00 Doors
6:30-7:00 The Emerald Ruby
7:15-7:45 Sarah Carroll
8:00-8:40 Cousin Alice Trio (with Sam Lemann and James Clarke)
8:55-9:40 The Grubby Urchins

The Grubby Urchins
On the nebulous intersection of trad jazz, sea shanty and good ol’ fashioned progressive folk sit The Grubby Urchins, a duo of happy-go-lucky young Melburnians with dirty feet, useless degrees and a penchant for the eclectically bizarre.

Armed with heady harmonies and intrepid instrumentals the Urchins wage their reckless stylistic war on songs old and new, leaving audiences grinning in politeness and confusion and wondering where the youth of today went wrong.

Having blazed trails, run workshops, and led sessions at venues from Mildura to Montréal, the Urchins are back on the road in 2019 keeping folks lively with their unique brand of dynamic double banjo and lusciously provocative ukulele.
http://www.grubbyurchins.com/


Cousin Alice Trio (with Sam Lemann and James Clark)
“Think Tom Waites meets Peggy Lee & Marianne Faithful” - Jools Holland
Cousin Alice’s unique singing and playing is gritty, heartfelt and sweet, delivered with humour and a captivating personality. She seduces audiences with her smokey voice and antique banjo-ukelele playing, backed by the finest International Jazz and Blues Musicians. Holding the crowd in the palm of her hand, be it a large music venue or intimate cabaret club, Cousin Alice is a magnetic performer.

A talented singer/songwriter, she performs a collection of jazz standards, pop, nostalgia, blues and her own original work, including “Kukerichoo” , a number one hit in South Korea. Based in London but raised in New Zealand, of Barbadian/Welsh/English/Sephardi parentage, she draws on a rich infusion of Maori, Polynesian, Carribean and Calypso culture.

Live performances have been embraced around the world in Australia, Canada, Caribbean, UK, Europe, Mexico, USA and Ireland. Her residencies include the famous Café de Paris, Brasserie Zedel, Boisdale’s of Canary Wharf and Belgravia, and The National Theatre Foyer Stage on London’s South Bank.
https://youtu.be/Ce_27mZvDMQ


Sarah Carroll
“Some of us come leaping into this world with a sparkly set of pipes ready to conquer the ears of the masses. Sarah’s tone, timbre and delivery sit squarely at the other end of the spectrum: honed by a life of keen listening, while supporting or collaborating with other singers and musicians, Sarah’s voice has matured into the kind of ripe fruit that artists dream of possessing - considered, compassionate, wise, strong and female, moving.” Jackie Marshall, The Travelling Songwriter’s Almanac, April 2018

Sarah Carroll has performed at most of Australia’s high-profile festivals over a 25 year career, and is noted for her work with GIT, The Junes and The Cartridge Family. She launched her epic progressive country album Star Parade, out on Sugarrush Music, with a national tour in 2017 and a trip to the USA, where she appeared at Americanafest as part of the Australian contingent.

Sarah has enjoyed supporting high-profile artists at home such as Kinky Friedman (USA), Mic Conway, Old Man Luedecke (Canada), Eddi Reader (Scotland), Renee Geyer, Tim Rogers, Monique Brumby and one of Australia's finest songmen, Neil Murray. In the USA, she works with the likes of Anne McCue, Tommy Womack and Bill Kirchen.
https://sarahcarroll.bandcamp.com/album/star-parade


The Emerald Ruby (Syd.)
Sometimes classical musicians are led astray by the lilting sounds of folk music. This is what happened to Australian Flautist Jennifer Hankin, leading her to the sound of The Emerald Ruby. She was first introduced to folk music through her experiences with the Folk bands Vanishing Shapes and the Button Collective. Their influence on her song writing has led her to long form looping with Ukulele, Flutes and Voice, creating a gentle glittery whimsy.
http://theemeraldruby.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/theemeraldruby

www.facebook.com/FunkyKingstonMelbourne

Get ready to rock steady, do the ska, and skank to the sounds of reggae from yesteryear, at Australia's premier vintage Jamaican music night.

For the final installment of Funky Kingston at Bar 303 (stay tuned for details of upcoming movements), residents Mohair Slim, Rick Howe and Stick Mareebo will be joined by local 7-piece reggae and ska band Shanty Town, plus veteran reggae selector Ras Crucial of Chant Down Sound, and the always deadly Troublemekka.

Funky Kingston #8 takes place on Saturday 16th March at Bar 303 (303 High St, Northcote). $15 at the door. 9pm-3am.

Klub MUF (like Klub MUK) is an Open Uke stage at Bar 303 (303 High Street Northcote) where all ukers are welcome to get up and do a few songs. The enigmatic Terry McNiff is the master of ceremonies.
There will also be several featured guests such as Rose Turtle Ertler (Sunday 2pm) who will lead a play-along/workshop in how to play You Are My Sunshine backwards and simultaneously in different keys!
Also, Chicks With Picks Melbourne will lead a play-along/workshop (Sat. 2pm) of two of their songs that the audience is then invited to perform with them immediately afterwards on the stage at the front of the Northcote Uniting Church (Sat 2:45pm).
Also appearing as featured guests are the awesome Awkward Strangers; Sat 16th at 1pm

Two arvos of uke workshops by awesome ukers as part of MUF'19.
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Saturday March 16
12:30-1:30 - Helen Begley, Chicks With Picks – Basics for Beginners
2:00-3:00 - Bernard de la Coeur – Song Writing
3:30-4:30 - Cameron Murray – Formby and Beyond

Sunday March 17
12:30-1:30 - Brendan Canty, Duplicity – Intro to Jazz Ukulele
2:00-3:00 - Chrissy - Intermediate Strumming Techniques
3:30-4:30 - Dafka: David Krycer - The Bo Diddley Beat

Details:

Helen Begley, Chicks With Picks – Basics for Beginners
Helen will get you playing some brilliant songs in next to no time. Learn some basic strums, campanella style melody playing that any beginner can do, and a check in with your chords, put it all together and you'll be singing and playing with the Chicks with Picks on stage later in the afternoon!

www.chickswithpicksmelbourne.com
http://chickswithpicksmelbourne.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/chickswithpicksmelbourne/
http://www.helenbegley.com/


Bernard de la Couer – Song Writing
So you'd like to try songwriting, that will be great!
Commanding the crowd, fame and fortune await-
You pick up your pencil to pour our your heart,
But now there's a problem, just how do you start?
To get the ball rolling, you've all been invited
To learn what to write about and how to write it
The tricks for beginners from Bernard, your coach,
So come down and try out The Brass Traps Approach!

Please bring a pen and paper (though we'll have some spares)


Cameron Murray – Formby and Beyond
A regular on the Aussie uke scene, Cameron Murray is a George Formby-like strummer who enjoys performing original songs, as well as classics from the 1920s and ’30s. Endorsed by Romero Creations Ukuleles, he’s also an enthusiastic teacher and the publisher of international ukulele magazine KAMUKE. Cameron will present a wide-ranging workshop that features something for all skill levels, including versatile Formby-esque strums and simple picking patterns that can be incorporated into almost any song.


Brendan Canty, Duplicity – Intro to Jazz Ukulele (Intermediate)
Have you always wanted to try Jazz, but thought it was too hard? We'll show you how to add some "jazz" to basic chord progressions with simple chord substitutions. We'll also go through some simple Jazz progressions that are found in many popular Jazz standards. You need to have a good knowledge of basic chords to get the most out of this workshop.


Chrissy - Intermediate Strumming Techniques
This workshop can be increased or decreased in complexity depending on the skill level of participants. This workshop takes participants from simple down-up strumming patterns to percussive strumming patterns, syncopated patterns, and patterns that combine picking and strumming. Players will learn a series of songs and also be taught about song arrange songs by using different patterns for each song section.
A low G string on your ukulele is recommended but not mandatory.


David Krycer, Dafka - The Bo Diddley Beat
Let’s have some fun with the ‘Bo Diddley beat’, the syncopated rhythm that is used widely in rock and pop music. It’s named after early rocker Bo Diddley who introduced and popularized the beat with his self-titled single but was used both before that and after him in many famous tunes. Come and learn the beat, play a bunch of great songs whether you’re a rusted on ukulele performer or a newbie.

Tickets on the door only so be early.

Following the wicked Single launch of 'Dark Diddy (feat. Bee Rainey) we are now ready to give you,
Twisted & Gifted (feat. Anton).

Twisted & Gifted (Feat. Anton)’ is the second single released from the upcoming album ‘Retain Your Human Appearance’ and features the incredibly intelligent, fast and gritty raps of new star Anton Lelekov. Inspired by U.K Grime and with heavy influence of Trap and Glitch this hard hitting track is one that will shock and impress like no hip-hop/electronic combo before it.

Checkout the video for the last single here: https://www.facebook.com/TheMayEveScream/videos/1001626993373040/

Support acts
RUUKSINE
Melbourne-based producer Wade Foster founded Ruuksine in 2014 as a means of letting his natural affinity for inner-felt aggression and caustic negativity speak through a relentless barrage of industrial-electronic-cross-EBM inspired sound.
Created by means of synthesizers, sequencers and samplers -- beyond the confinement of a computer, Ruuksine is the incarnation of innermost felt malevolence, an alias from wherein hatred can be expressed from a sonic palette of remorseless pounding percussion akin to mortar shells, thunder and shrapnel. Discordant screaming synths, mangled samples and violent attack-heavy bass augmented by noise.
Bandcamp: https://ruuksine.bandcamp.com

MIICHA
MIICHA is the brainchild of Jaimi Starr, the Sydney born- Melbourne based pocket rocket taking the music scene by storm. No two MIICHA sets are the same, playing anything from house and hip hop in addition to her signature bass sets which fuse trap, dubstep, bass house and grime with commercial classics and undeniable stage presence.
In the two years since MIICHA’s inception (as the winner of the national YOURSHOT competition), MIICHA has supported some massive electronic such as Skrillex, What So Not, Anna Lunoe, LUUDE, LRDU, Quix, Gladiator, ShockOne & Just a Gent. Other notable live shows have included sets at Your Paradise (Fiji) & Earthcore.
2018 saw the MIICHA project propel to new heights, with her viral Hottest 100 of all time Mixtape earning the Melbourner fans across the country. As well as completing her first WA and Tasmanian tours, MIICHA was also selected as main support for the Quix and Zeke Beats Storm Tour, the SHOCKONE Bleed Black tour and most recently LUUDE’s Dark Room Tour.

6-1am - $10 on the door.
Merch available.

This is undoubtably going to be a wild party at 303!

Sean Connolly will start the evening with a handful of solo bass tunes, his band (Bianca Kyriacou, Maximilian West & Sean Newell) will then join to perform a set of originals that uniquely entwines folk/rock and jazz influences into a series of unique improvisations. Joining them on the night will be the wonderful playing of the Vescio/Maunders/Finch Tripletta.

Come down and check it out THIS THURSDAY!

Sean Connolly Solo - 8pm
Vescio/Maunders/Finch Tripletta - 9pm
Sean Connolly Quartet - 10pm

Tickets: $10 at door

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Come get down with us at Bar 303 for a night of African world fusion music, featuring American musical virtuoso Chris Berry and friends supported by local multi-instrumentalist Roderick McLeod and Celestial Strings. This first-time collaboration is a special opportunity to experience the depth and message of ancient instruments passed on from West African and Zimbabwean traditions, played by world-class musicians in their fields.

https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=471586&fbclid=IwAR0HJm50w_5w9kGQ3oPFNORv74dvRCBQr98_2L5pldB2DNEizShWhg3XcDU

Tickets are $25 PRE-SALE (follow the ticketing link on this event), or $30 ON THE DOOR.

ABOUT CHRIS BERRY

Grammy award winner Chris Berry is an eclectic singer and songwriter, multi-instrumentalist virtuoso, and high-energy performer and teacher. From his humble beginning during Robert Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe, he has blasted his powerful Afro-infused sound around the World for over twenty years; rocking audiences from NYC’s Irving Plaza to sold out stadiums in South Africa and Sydney Australia’s famous Opera House. He has released over a dozen albums; scored the soundtrack for three films; and has been collaborating and performing with some of the World’s best performers including Eminem, Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, Senegalese Afro-Pop sensation Yousoou N’dour, Cuban Legends Los Munequitos de Mantanzas, Jazz artist Paul Winter, Jamaican rhythm and production duo Sly (Dunbar) and Robbie (Shakespeare), Fugee’s producer Handel Tucker, and many more.

In the last few years Chris has collaborated with Steve Kimock, members of the Brazilian Girls, Baaba Maal, Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mutukudzi, Manu Dibango, Xavier Rudd, String Cheese Incident, Peter Apfelbaum, Zivanai Masango, Dom Lali; and spent six months working and recording with the Central African Republic Pygmies to score the soundtrack for the film “Oka!”

For more information about Chris Berry and for links to his music, please visit www.chrisberrymusic.org.

ABOUT RODERICK MCLEOD AND CELESTIAL STRINGS

Roderick is a drummer/percussionist who discovered the Kora, (the African harp-lute) when travelling extensively throughout West Africa. During and since this time he has immersed himself in the mysterious beauty of the Kora and its music, and studied the Kora with great players such as Toumani Diabate and Adam Doughty. On this night Roderick will be performing with Cellist Arvo Arvanitakis in their duo named “Celestial Strings”. Together they create blissful, enchanting music that captivates listeners.

For a taste of Roderick's music, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNXVwAkVuys