Melbourne Funk, Rhythm and Blues. New Orleans to New York Hammond Funk.

Juicebox is back at 303 bringing soulful Hammond-organ grooves.

Join Melbourne's finest purveyors of Hammond B3 driven funky Christmas tracks, a night not to be missed. Joining Juicebox will be special guests, Bobby Flynn and possibly even Santa Claus.
Presented by Kicking the B at Bar 303
Tickets are $20 on the door.

JassHub is an ongoing event every Monday night.
The Jass Hub features improvised and original music with 3 bands each week.

$5 Entry

Mondays at 303 keeps on a fantastic tradition of exceptional music with attitude, edge and soul !
This week:

7pm - OSL

8pm - Eugene Stone Marques

9:30pm - Shol

The Tonalists return to Bar 303, playing their ever expanding repertoire of original and reinterpreted Swampadelic Soul Blues, feat. Mick Coll (Hammond, piano, vox), Jason Kain (guitar, lap steel) and Nigel Wright (drums, vox), with special guests Tom Williams (trombone) and Christian Foyle (sax). Come on down for a great night of blues grooves.

$15 Entry. pre-sale tickets

We’re excited to announce the last Rudi Sound @Bar303 gig for this year. Our very special guests are going to be Dub Dahlia & Dub Koala, aka Dub Divination Soundsystem. 303 High st Northcote, Saturday, 14th December, 8pm to 1am, FREE entry.

Join us for an unforgettable evening at LOOSE MOOSE 3, where the wildest talents gather to entertain, surprise, and inspire.

TICKETS:
https://events.humanitix.com/loose-moose-3
Tickets from $11.

(or if you're skint, email dave@fullon.biz for a donation-based access code)

Line-up includes:

MC Uncle David – An old-school showman in a gold suit, bringing his unique banterific humour straight from the Far North Queensland golf club circuit.

Liz Skitch – Queen of Kitsch, suburban fantasy, and smokin’ wordplay.

Murray Johnstone (Bermuda Shades) – A song-and-dance man with stomping tunes and endless charisma.

Simon Diamond & the Merry Xmas Drummers – Irresistible African grooves guaranteed to get you shaking your booty.

Mr. Alford – Chart-topping country songwriter bringing heartfelt melodies.

Didgeridoo A.I. – A radical didj blowout and ceremonial experience like no other.

Mitch King – Blak music, spoken word, and deadly rap and dance. As seen in NYC.

Dave Houston – Psyche punk storytelling that’ll have you leaving the room or joining the mosh pit. As seen in Werribee.

So Very Sophisticated – Sexy harmonies and witty joy from a sensational duo.

Mark Penzak – Death-themed stand-up comedy that’s eerily hilarious.

Stretch and the Truth – A one-man multi-instrumental powerhouse with accordion, stomp box, looper, and storytelling magic.

Don’t miss this epic lineup of creativity, music, and laughter!

DETAILED SCHEDULE OF ACTS

2.05-2.10pm
AWKward, an acknowledgement -
Mitch King & Dave Houston

2.10-2.25 pm
Mitch King - spoken word

2:30pm—2:45pm
So very Sophisticated - music

2:55–3.10pm
Murray Johnstone - music

3:15-3:25pm
Mark Penzak - stand up

3.35–3.45pm
Dave Houston - punk rock

3:55-4.10pm
Mr Alford - music acoustic

4.15-4.30
Liz Skitch - spoken word

4:40–4:55pm
Stretch & the Truth - music

5:05–5:20
Didjeridoo A.I.

5.20-5.40pm
Simon Diamond & the Merry Xmas Drummers
Starts outside then comes inside.

5.40-6.00 All star jam, spoken word, didj, rap dance party.

Sarah Carso: playing with my electric trio again and the great Jeremy Poole Johnson on piano and Owen Downie on bass at Bar 303 on high st, Northcote one of the very last gig of 2024!!
Come join us for 2 special sets from 8 to 10pm

Tix available here > https://www.trybooking.com/CXPET

Julien Wilson's PotLuck + Kade Browntet (Berlin) + Harry Tinney Quartet (Amsterdam)

$20 at the door

Let's bring in the summer with a jam-packed night of live music. 3 of Melbourne's newest up and coming artists, ranging from RnB to Funk and Folk Pop hosted by national touring comedian Daniel Tohill. 

Witness 2024 Australian Idol finalist Imogen Spendlove grace the stage with her powerhouse vocals and her unique audio production. 

Welcome to Harvey Town, Population YOU! Get ready for a night of funk and jazz inspired pop as Harvey debuts his original music. After performing all over Melbourne, Harvey combines his Jazz influence with an energetic pop sound to create a performance that will blow you away.

Incredible musician, Tamperine, debuts his project. With intimate lyrics, pleasing vocals and a captivating performance, you don't want to miss Tamperine's first performance as a solo artist.

TIME

Doors at 8:00 PM

Starts at 8:30 PM

LOCATION

Bar 303

303 High St, Northcote VIC 3070

TICKET LINK

https://www.trybooking.com/CUNBM

5pm , Thank Fuck it’s Friday Beer o’clock knock off work sessions with the The Calabrians + guests
Get yer Friday boots on and get on down… after work… free entry…..Yeehaw!

The Calabrians & Retro T-bones 1999 featuring Micheal Barclay & Hugh Martin. 2 trays of 1st class restaurant grade lamb up for grabs as well as T shirts. Don’t miss it folks

THE THURSDAY HAMMOND SESSIONS

"KICKIN THE B AT 303"

      www.303.net.au

Doors at 8.00pm - Performance time: 9.00pm - 11.00pm

Formed from a common love of all things indecent in music, The Artie Styles Quartet delivers a boatload of high energy organ-driven jazz, funk and soul express to your eardrums. So if you are in need of deep satisfaction, pound your senses into sublimity with their sound. Featuring members from bands as diverse as City Calm Down and Clare Bowditch, they bring a vast wealth of experience and unpredictability that will keep you entertained and grooving. Featuring on Hammond - Cameron Fallaw, bass - Daniel Beinke , guitar - Max West and on the drum kit - Lee Armstrong. Tix $20 (cash only) on the door.

The Leslie will be spinning and the tone wheels in the mighty vintage B3 style Hammond Organ will be grinding to the music from Australia's finest Hammond Organ players with their highly acclaimed rhythmn sections and surprise guest musicians. Tix - $20 on the door.

Julien Wilson's SnakeEyes + Abby Constable Organ Trio (Syd) + Kade Browntet (Berlin)

$20, 7:30pm

For nearly three decades Julien Wilson has been an exciting and integral member of the Australian Jazz Scene. His tenor saxophone style can cover an incredibly broad stylistic and emotional range and is featured on over 80 albums. He has received a number of prestigious awards, both personally and as an integral member of a variety of critically acclaimed co-operative bands. In 2013 he formed Lionsharecords to release and distribute his own recordings. His work with the label was recognised by the 2015 APRA Art Music Award for EXCELLENCE IN JAZZ.

julienwilson.com

Homebass your home of all things bass! Last Saturday of every month.

Join us for another night of local legends this May 25th featuring..

This Months Special Guests feature..

EPUTTY (PERTH) - https://soundcloud.com/e-putty

BOYDEX - https://soundcloud.com/boydex

LENG LEWN - https://soundcloud.com/lenglewn

As usual, grab a FREE ticket online limited to 100. Only Valid before 10pm.

Mar y Mar is a duo that’s all about mixing it up—guitar (Marcos) and voice/oboe (María) creating a sound that blends jazz, cumbia, merengue, classical, and more. Think of it as a musical mashup where rich, tropical rhythms meet sophisticated grooves, all served with a twist.

Inspired by the likes of Silvia Pérez, Chick Corea, Yebba Smith... they weave their influences into something totally fresh and unique. Whether it's a smooth cumbia beat, a jazzy guitar riff, or an oboe melody that’ll stop you in your tracks, Mar y Mar brings the energy and the heart.

Special guests: Indu Mulligan (voice) & Nguyen Pham (guitar) will perform a lovely selection of classic and modern tunes from the jazz and R&B repertoire.

Tix $15

Sniffer Dog / Eagle vs Drone joint Album Launch
+ Racerage and System Unknown
DJ's Major Delay, Dub Siren Kuzo

Friday 29th of November 2024 Bar 303

$10 entry, no one turned away

This event takes place on the land of Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. Sovereignty never ceded

Dive Team 5 featuring Andreas Mikulcic on hammond, Nate Scott - guitar, Jamie Stroud - bass, Dan McKoy - drums & Laura Kirkwood on percussion.

Dive Team 5 are an instrumental funk & soul outfit.

Justine Jones is a saxophonist, vocalist, composer, and producer from St Kilda,.with a record label, a quartet who performs her original music & leads the 17 piece all female Melba Big band in Melbourne. She has independently released 8 albums of her original music in various genres. She has produced many audio visual projects including, video clips, Radio & TV Shows.

Noakesy is back home in Melbourne, and after a cracking Unplugged gig at The Old Bar last month, he’s not slowing down! He'll be hitting up Bar 303 for a stripped back set, playing fan favourites “Learn To Dance”, “She” and “Falling In Love (Again)” as well as debuting some new material from his upcoming EP, "Charlie Boring"!

Given that Pilerats Magazine stated Noakesy's music was “a testament to the power of art to bring us all together” – this show is surely one you won’t want to miss.
Tickets onsale now - See ya there!

Lost Canoe The Devil's Own Circus and Ymago for an awesome night of tunes.

Be sure to snap up your tickets now at the link below - see you there

https://events.humanitix.com/lost-canoe-at-303-bar

The Little Bands Melbourne: 1979-1980 LP will be officially LAUNCHED on Saturday the 23rd of November at BAR 303 in Northcote from 3pm-7pm, with tons of Little Band performances in the band room, as well as tracks from the LP+ playing in the front bar.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door. CASH ONLY!

Unique to Melbourne, the ‘Little Bands’ was a sub scene of the punk/post-punk underground world that came together for a brief period of time across a small number of supportive venues. This 20 track compilation captures a selection of Little Bands that were recorded live in 1980 by 3RRR champ Alan Bamford on a Sony Reel to Reel machine. Included is a detailed 8-page booklet with info/photos/interviews etc...along with a repro of a 4-page fanzine/interview, ’The North Fitzroy Beat', by Alan Bamford.

The Little Bands scene was helmed by experimental, electronic pioneers, Primitive Calculators & Whirlywirld in 1979.  With band names like Too Fat to Fit Thru the Door, Bags of Personality, Clang, Hoy Family Swingers, Morpions, Simplex, The Delicatessens, The Saxophone Caper and World of Sport, over 50 bands became a part of this Avant Garde and experimental musical scene from 1979 - 1980.

neo soul funk project called Groove Therapy

Groove Therapy is a melting pot of genres and talented artists curated to create the grooviest and smoothest vibe around with your house band improvising live on the spot. From neo soul to hip hop to jazz to funk we’ll have you groovin all night. 

Glen Wee vocals

Felix Meridith trumpet

Dom stitt drums

Wayan Biliondana bass

Dom Carpenter keys

Gabe Coleman keys

Across so-called ''Australia'', military and industrial projects have repetively undermined First Nations peoples' rights to their lands, culture, and laws. Currently, Senior Kokatha Elder Aunty Sue Coleman Haseldine is actively challenging the company Southern Launch, who run Koonibba Test Range, a rocket launch and testing site established over Kokatha Country. Approved in 2020, the project excluded Aunty Sue from any consultation, as well their potential and now actual defense ties.

Aunty Sue is out on country continually carrying out her cultural responsibilities and practice. Whilst being deeply concerned about the threat these activities pose to sacred sites, local ecosystems, and the safety of being out there as rockets fly over. We want to raise awareness about her fight and raise funds for both her and for Native Title Rockets, a documentary currently in post-production that shares her story and the significance of this cause.

Entry fees are:

$10 unwaged
$20 waged
$30 Solidarity

6pm Doors
6:30pm Acknowledgement to country and Speakers
7pm Poetry
8pm Tom Hurley
8:30pm Temple Cat
9pm BASSMUMMA & ELF TRANZPORTER (from Combat Wombat)
10pm MONKEY TRAIN Funk Soul Hip Hop Jams with Tyla Moonchild

Quince Jam consists of Don Jordan on trombone with Jim Glasson tenor sax, Ben Hooper on piano, James Lockwood on bass and Rob Mercer on drums. We play songs like "Moanin'", "Five Spot After Dark", "This I Dig Of You",  and "Sweetness",  written by such as Bobby Timmons, Benny Golson, Hank Mobley and Curtis Fuller. We also play tunes and arrangements by J. J. Johnson, plus mainstream versions of tunes like "I Should Care", "Louisiana" and "Crazy Rhythm. 

This is a classic line-up from the '50s and '60s, with a beautiful warm sound - the tenor sax and trombone combining to produce beautiful sonorities and nimble interplay. We get great support from our stellar rhythm section, too."

FRIDAY NOV 15
303 High St Northcote
7:30 for an 8pm start

Mystical songstress Wendy Rule (New Mexico, USA) returns to her favourite little Melbourne bar, 303 in Northcote, for an intimate evening of musical Magic.

Wendy will share songs from her latest album, Meadowlark, as well as plenty of favourites from her extensive back catalogue.

Tickets $25 pre-booked, $30 at the door

LAZR BEES

 2 sets of afro-balkan, klezmer rock, ethio jazz danceable bashment !

doors 8pm

Tickets $10

insta @lazrbees

Three parts 70s Cop Show, two parts Northcote

Brickworks, and four parts Hugh Hefner’s tracksuit.

It’s The Cinematics.

Pop on your silkiest smoking pyjamas & mosey on in.

Butter Space 8pm The Cinematics 9pm

The next Rudi Sound @Bar303 is coming up on Saturday, 9th November. Lock it in.
We’re slowing down the beats for a 5-hour heavy selection of roots reggae and dub with the man himself Jesse I and Mago Neru. Don’t miss this one!

Free Entry