The Sean Connolly Quartet will be performing at Bar 303 on Monday the 10th of December.
It's been awhile since this group has performed in Melbourne so don't miss the chance to see them live at their last gig for 2018!
It will be a mix of original pieces and arrangements as well as some jazz standards.

The Sean Connolly Quartet hail from Melbourne and are proud VCA graduates who are superbly taking Jazz and smoothly fusing it with their aussie indie and folk musically influenced roots.

Bianca Kyriacou - Vocals
Maximilian West - Guitar
Sean Newell - Drums
Sean Connolly - Bass

$5 entry

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Afromoses live @ 303, Sunday 9th

5pm-8pm

$5 on the door.

Join The Woods as we launch out debut, self-titled EP that's hitting digital platforms any moment now. Recorded earlier this year at Laneway Studios, we're itching to play the songs live along with some new material fresh from the rehearsal room. Joining us will be the awesomely talented Unpainted Prospects to create a memorable night! Get there early so you don't miss out.

A VERY INTIMATE GAMI CHRISTMAS

Dear Gami Family,

This year we are throwing a special, intimate Christmas party!
With all your favourite tunes at the family-friendly time of 3:30 pm at the Bar 303 front bar. Come along for an arvo of singing, dancing, drinking and Christmassy goodness.
We're supported this year by troubadour extraordinaire Kane Dunleavy.

Looking forward to a great afternoon with y'all,
xoxo Baby Face, for The Gami Gami Devils

HOUSEMATE OF MINE - FINAL 2018 GIG!
The boys are wrapping up a big year by chucken a massive gig at Northcote’s legendary 303 on a steaming December Fridie night!
Joining them will be their fav anti-snob trash punk outfit TUMBLE TURN and grunge vocalist extraordinaire DYLLON MACKIE.
FRIDAY Dec 7th - 7:00pm - $10bucks
303 High St, NORTHCOTE

This lineup is a homemade smoothie. You throw in some mango, strawberries and blueberries, drizzle some honey and top it off with a bit of almond milk. Nice. But today you're feeling a little adventurous. You look in the cupboard and pull out some walnuts, you throw in a few spinach leaves and heck, maybe you even chop up a bit of kale and throw that in the blender too. Next thing you know you're sprinkling some of that fancy mushroom powder that your sister bought from an organic food shop in Northcote that's supposed to give you super powers. You blend that motherfucker up and gulp it down and it's waaaacky but it's goooood. You feel alive, you feel refreshed, you feel satiated.

*You attending this gig = being entertained by a wacky concoction of music and human beings*

Tickets $5 on the door! #cheapaschips

Bitter Sweet is an audio-visual creative project that was conceived, born and raised in the fertile soil of Melbourne. At nearly nine years of age, its most vivid memories are of uncontained, visceral energy exchanged between band and audience at shows and house parties. The core members of this group (Cade Harrison, Lachlan Powell, Matt Millsom) primarily produce their music with the human voice, a Korg Minilogue synthesizer, Nord Electro keyboard, drums, cymbals and various other percussion. It is not uncommon to find other performers on stage at their shows, since collective collaboration is at the core of this group's ethos.
https://btrswt.bandcamp.com/album/through-life

Watercolour, the seven-piece get-up with an off-kilter line-up. This band gets funky with flute, rocks out on trumpet and swings with violin. The mash of genres, fusion of instruments, and unconventional ideas make this act a fun, truly unique experience. https://open.spotify.com/album/5BLNKrx6VzEUpqteECt8Wq?si=Dx6uX9g4QTSZjA0KDPOZCg

The Kujo Kings are keeping ska music alive and healthy, unlike that poor bonsai plant you bought at bunnings 6 months ago and keep forgetting to water. These guys write original ska music so it's fresh, it's Australian, there's trumpet, there's sax, there's trombone and anyone who has been to their shows will tell you that it's a fun time and all your irrational fears about having a lil boogie will melt away. Don't believe me? Google 'The Kujo Kings' and see for yourself. Better yet, catch their set at this show!
https://thekujokings.bandcamp.com/

Disgruntled Architect aims to provide a great time for any audience while delivering unique, modern interpretations of various musical traditions including Gypsy Jazz, Klezmer, Flamenco and Arabic Folk. Their compositions focus on remaining true to the musical traditions of their sonic inspirations while continuing to cultivate their frenetic energy and improvisational quality. https://disgruntledarchitect.bandcamp.com/

Bohjass launch their 10th album "The Beautiful Question" at what will be the final Bohjass gig in Melbourne (for the foreseeable future). Come and send Tim and Belinda off on their big road trip adventure...and if you haven't heard about it then you must come and find out what we're up to!

"The Beautiful Question" is the 10th album of Bohjass and marks an anniversary of 20 years with core members Tim, Bin and Al...so just to amp it up a little, Ali Watts joins the bill launching his first album with Slipper...

"Aphelion" is the first studio album recorded by Ali Watts and his band Slipper. This one has been too long in the waiting, and with scores of tracks unable to fit on the album you can expect another couple to emerge soon!

This is a night to celebrate and we hope you will come and join us as we (Tim and Bin) will miss this place and all the people who have made it so damn spectacularly fun and crazy, inspirational and...well, like a real village! Northcote, you've been great...fare thee well...

'Kickin' The B' at 303.

Hammond drenched tunes of funky deep soul grooves.

Jake Mason (Hammond)

Dan West (Guitar)

Ivan Khatchoyan (Drums)

8pm doors, $10 entry

www.facebook.com/pages/Cookin-on-3-Burners/119006314005

http://www.cookinon3burners.com

Donation entry.

Timothy Mark Pledger - Saxophones and Guitar
Alastair Watts - Bass Mick Power - Guitar,
Belinda Woods - Flutes Oscar France - Keyboard
Chris Lewis - Percussion Luigi Portararo - Percussion
Daniel Brates - Drums Harry Shaw Reynolds - Drums

Bohjass explore an aural terrain that celebrates European cinematic landscapes whilst traversing a cascading free jazz spirit.


Tim Pledger ~ sax
Belinda Woods ~ flute
Mick Power ~ guitar
Oscar France ~ keyboard/synth
Ali Watts ~ Bass
Daniel Brates ~ Drum kit
Harry Shaw-Reynolds ~ Drum kit
Chris Lewis ~ Percussion
Luigi Portararo ~ Percussion

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Entropy Quartet will be playing their inaugural 303 gig with support from Paul Carter's: Playground - come and help them celebrate.

7pm, donation entry

Entropy - a quartet who, along with their explorative and grooving original material, like to mess with rock pop and electronica. The band comprises Sally Rochlin on saxophone, Ben Delves on guitar, Ben Tansey on bass and Kein Jenkin on drums.

Supported by:

Paul Carter’s project, “Playground” was inspired by a desire to play some old favourite and slightly obscure American and Australian jazz standards in the only way he knows how: soulfully, joyfully and playfully. “Playground” will be in Quartet format this evening featuring Adam Thwaites on guitar, Ben Christensen on double bass and Aaron McCoullough on drums.

Homebass #9 is here with a Melbourne Music Week special!

TIX AVAILABLE NOW (LINK ABOVE)
🚨🚨 Only 90 tickets left - will sell out, so grab one now if you don't want to miss out 🚨🚨

Monkey Marc (DJ set)
Safire
Auramechanic
KODIAK KID

Amidst the low rumbles and exploratory sounds spilling forth and echoing out from all around our city, dance floors, theatres and concert halls come alive to the overload of cultural offerings that is Melbourne Music Week ... and to celebrate, the HomeBass crew are serving up their own slice of the sonic cake.

This month, Auramechanic takes up curator duties and the result is an epic lineup that pays homage and glances back down the paths of inspiration we’ve taken so far, while also providing an illuminating scope and insight into the future endeavours of two of this country's finest producers, beat-makers, performers and all-round good guys: Safire and Monkey Marc!!

🔊🔊 Safire 🔊🔊
If you’ve spent even a minute on a drum & bass dancefloor in Australia, you would no doubt be familiar with the work of local bass hurdler Safire. Although having said that, he has been scarce on the local scene as 2018 has seen the majority of his time spent in the continuous pursuit of international mega-stardom, burning up both the club and festival scenes across Europe. It's been with privilege and pride that we’ve watched our friend move from strength to strength and earn himself a place on the world’s stage next to the best in the game. Prepare yourself for a good old fashion throw-down as we welcome our brother home.

🔥🔥 Monkey Marc 🔥🔥
Lurking behind the monstrous sound of his classic Akai MPC is from where Monkey Marc prefers to take command of the stage, flooding dancefloors with layers of warm thick analogue baselines and dubbed out rhythms. His signature production style and definitive flavour is unmatched and has long been a favourite of dancefloors across Australia and the world. Having built such a successful career as a renowned super producer and currently releasing with legendary Jamaican deejay Ninjaman, it's a rare opportunity that we get the chance to see him perform the role of DJ. Prepare yourself for a journey thru the crates of his inspiration and influences as Monkey gives you rare insight into the music that has helped shape this legend.

Support sets courtesy of your friendly neighbourhood HomeBass residents Auramechanic and KODIAK KID.

This one is not only just for the head, it’s for the heart and soul of it all as well.

Groovecult Records is proud to present a new line of shows aptly named Groovecult Presents! In these gigs we will be showcasing the absolute jamms that our artists have to offer as a way for you, the peeps, to be blessed with the incredible talent and vibes that are so rich within our local community.
We'll be boogin on down to 3 of our own bands, each with fresh new music coming (courtesy of yours truly :) ), and 1 guest spot from the deep, tasty midst of the Melbourne scene!

Aaand to kick things off we've got;

11:00-11:45pm \\ Ivy Streep
With their debut album heavily in the works, these dudes are totally on fire with a sweet blend of Zep-style riffs and Strokes-tier catchiness

10:00-10:45pm \\ happy morbid
Our guests for the night, this duo makes noise louder than most 4 piece out there with some huuge heavy tones and playful vibe

9:00-9:45pm \\ The Veins
Fresh, new, and with their debut EP dropping oh so soon (before this gig even), you will have never heard a guitar sound so large, coupled with some hard-hitting and dreamy stoner rock goodness

8:00-8:45pm \\ The Limerants
Fast paced, catchy and downright groovy, this 5 piece powerhouse is set to have ya wiggling, be it to their party of a performance or the several singles that are on the way verrry soon

Pin - Melbourne is celebrating the launch of its new EP; and
Özergun is gracing the stage for the first time in a long while.

Pop down to Bar 303, and support some local Melbourne artists.

THURSDAY, NOV 22nd

FREE ENTRY

A lazy, hazy Sunday at Bar 303 with beats and bass music from local DJs and producers:

5.30–7.00 Jordan B2B Gezfire B2B Baddums
7.00–7.30 Hawk I & Lego (System Unknown)
7.30­–8.00 Aoi (live)
8.00–9.00 Gada B2B Nonentity
9.00–10.00 Stormn Norm B2B Mystik (Modern Hypnosis)
10.00–11.00 Emelyne B2B Bevin Campbell (Blend Corp)

5:30-Midnight
Free entry

Melba ladies are back looking forward to a Sunday afternoon of performing swinging Big Band tunes at the Bar 303!
$15/10 lotsa parking at rear, hope to see you there!

Get ready to ROCKSTEADY, do the SKA, and skank to the sounds of REGGAE from yesteryear, at Australia's premier vintage Jamaican music night.

For the 4th instalment of Funky Kingston, we will have 2018 ARIA nominee MISTA SAVONA coming fresh off his "Havana Meets Kingston" world tour with his incredible JACKIE MITTOO REVIEW! Plus resident DJs Mohair Slim, Jesse I, and Rick Howe playing nothing but classic Jamaican 45s, guest selection from Cassawarrior, and host Stick Mareebo keeping the vibes alive on the mic.

Funky Kingston #4 takes place on Saturday 17th November at Bar 303 (303 High St, Northcote). 9pm-3am. $20.

NOTE: DUE TO DEMAND THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/funky-kingston-tickets-52039945879?aff=efbeventtix

Big K Entertainment is pleased to bring together 3 bands that will rock you, seduce you and take to a little place that just feels good....

Y STREET

Y STREET have been quietly making their unique brand of music together for 12 months. Thier style seemlesly shifts between brit pop, indi rock to punk influence. The Y STREET boys are refreshing and authentic and do thier ting really well!!

THE HODZ

THE HODZ are new to the Melbourne music scene - having spent the last year locked away in rehersals this will be thier first gig togther..... You wont be let down!!!

TENDER FIELDS

TENDER FIELDS is a 5 piece band that have play rock Blues and cant resit a little reggae. Beautiful accomplished musicians write and perform songs that entertain and move us – we wouldn’t want it any other way

Basement Spaceman return with their sleepy worldview. Stacked with local references, time shifting riffs and hypnotic dub inspired foundations, the new album ‘For Those Afraid Of The Rising Sun’ is out now.

Basement Spaceman are based in Eltham, Victoria. Their debut self-titled album was released in 2013 and since then they have released 3EPs. Much of 2017 & 2018 was spent writing and recording ‘For Those Afraid Of The Rising Sun’ which presents as a departure from their earlier work, exploring a ride through sleep and the shock of waking up. Hummable melodies underpinned by complex themes and hidden musical moments that can only be detected on multiple listens.

Basement Spaceman will be presenting songs from the new album at 303, Northcote on November the 15th with special guest Jemilah.

Recorded at BSHQ Eltham, Victoria and Studio 73, Whangaparoa, NZ Mixed at the Black Lodge by Joel Taylor
Mastered at Crystal Mastering by Joe Carra
Cover Art and Photography by Vernon Rive

All songs written by Andy Brown and performed by Basement Spaceman

For more information: www.basementspaceman.com Email: rowdydisc@iprimus.com.au

Melbourne Horror Film Society Presents in collaboration with Cinecult303:

THE SPIDER LABYRINTH (1988)
Directed by Gianfranco Giagni.

This November MHFS and Cinecult303 will spin a web together for our combined patrons to tantilise and enthrall you with this Italian Giallo/Supernatural Horror, with a sprinkle of Lovecraft. Guest programmer, MHFS's David, takes over the CineCult303 and wreaks havoc upon your eyes...

Alan Whitmore, a young American researcher, goes to Budapest to visit Professor Roth, with whom he collaborated on a secret project called "Intextus". Arrived in the Hungarian capital, Alan finds Roth whom, in panic, hands him a black book which he says should include information of the utmost importance.

This is a lesser known Lovecraftian Film, possibly because it has no connection to Lovecraft except in feel, mood and a protagonist feeling out of place. The story and look is almost an homage to other Italian Horror films and directors. The special effects are fantastic and the use of stop motion is amazing, it is very reminiscent of Carpenter's 'The Thing'. The pace is slow and as the story unravels and the mystery heightens, the mood darkens and the 3rd act is a lot of horrific fun.
Myself (David) and Ben watched this film together, neither of us had seen it and we both were thoroughly entertained, lost for words and decided as the credits rolled that we needed to get this film out there. We both decided that the time had come for us to do a cross-over, and this - something too weird for MHFS - was right up Cinecult303’s alley!

Come join us at MHFS’s old stomping ground for a night of fun, laughs, gasps and weirdness to boot.

I hope you can join us for a night of Italian Madness, straight from an old VHS.

As always, CineCult303 asks for a gold coin donation for entry.

Melbourne Polytechnic Music and Music Production proudly present our awesome Advanced Diploma & Diploma Music Performance students performing a band extravaganza in the relaxed vibes of 303. This afternoon and evening will feature thirteen bands from our Fairfield and Prahran campuses, performing an excellent selection of jazz and Australian pop and rock music. Join us for a lovely Sunday funday with some great live music from some of the best up-and-coming musicians in Melbourne! FREE entry!

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Djakamara Jones live with co-conspirator Blunderbuss Jones

An evening of electro-house, rootselectro and other misadventures, live and intimate in the 303 front bar.

Djakamara Jones 9pm
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Blunderbuss Jones 8pm
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A born and raised New Yorker. Stubborn, strange, never fading, forever rollerblading. In collaboration with five time Emmy Award Winner Jamie Lawrence, MuMu takes her first tour.

www.mumuofficial.com

Come along and enjoy some original music performed by talented female songwriters and performers who have been involved with the Lyrical Women project.

About Lyrical Women:
An offshoot project of Wild At Heart Community Arts, we aim to celebrate and empower female musicians and songwriters living with mental illness, disability and/or disadvantage.

Feature Artist: Rat Child
Rat Child’s powerful soul vocals are combined with her particular knack for earnest storytelling inspired by the traditions of blues and folk music. Seeing herself as both artist and activist, Rat Child's lyrics reflect this and her personal vulnerability, as well as her drive for social change is translated through every performance. Often seen performing with a large band, Rat Child relishes in the opportunity to share her music solo, as a more intimate and personal way to tell stories and connect with her audience.

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