Tag: "the old bar"

Al Duvall Returns To Melbourne
0 Comments. 166 Views. Posted 14 May 2013 @ 9:49am.
One of New York's finest songwriters, Al Duvall, will play a one-off show in Melbourne this May.  Al Duvall first landed on Australian soil in 2006 by invitation from Sydney based experimental record label Dual Plover and the UnSound Music Festival. This saw him tour the east coast including performances in dusty backwater towns and rundown railway stations. He last visited... Read More
Clavians
0 Comments. 231 Views. Posted 9 Apr 2013 @ 12:51pm.
Melbourne two-piece Clavians pack a punch. The duo, made up by singer and guitarist Aleksei Plinte and drummer Tim Ali, have been playing shows since 2010 and in the same year they released their debut self-titled EP. However, on the eve of their second release, the Cosmic Hood EP, Plinte reveals to Beat that Clavians have, finally, found their sound. "For this EP we have gotten quite... Read More
James Teague Announces Melbourne Performances
0 Comments. 267 Views. Posted 26 Feb 2013 @ 12:39pm.
Channelling some of the more inspired moments in the annals of folk, country, blues, psych-rock and pop, James Teague has announced a bevy of Melbourne shows this March. James will be hitting the road for his first full national tour, backed by his band of musical comrades and with a new single.   Check out Where Sorrow Is Forgotten (in the Great Divine) on Soundcloud. Read More
Coveleski Announce National Tour
0 Comments. 488 Views. Posted 16 Nov 2012 @ 10:43am.
Coveleski recently released their debut, self-titled EP. In celebration of this, Coveleski have announced a national tour. The boys will be hitting up The Old Bar in Fitzroy this December. Rockers Maricopa Wells, Born Lion and stage smashers Bateman will be joining the party too.   Coveleski are known for their Fugazi inspired rifts, brash vocals and pounding rhythms; for a debut EP their... Read More
Old Bar Owners Acquire The Public Bar
0 Comments. 1,323 Views. Posted 6 Aug 2012 @ 3:49pm.
Following it's closure last September, North Melbourne venue The Public Bar has been acquired by owners of Fitzroy's Old Bar, Liam Matthews, Singa Unlayiti and Joel Morrison. Speaking to Beat, co-owner and booker for The Old Bar Joel Morrison shared:   "The Old Bar is proud to announce that we're taking over North Melbourne's The Public Bar. Hopefully opening in October (in the hands... Read More
Breaking Hart Benton Hit The Old Bar
0 Comments. 715 Views. Posted 23 Jul 2012 @ 5:47pm.
Breaking Hart Benton are taking their beautifully crafted songs, as part of their New Time Old Time tour, to The Old Bar. Supports for the evening include Moosejaw Rifle Club and Houndsteeth. Their music can be described as a blend of styles seeded in the British Isles and brought to bear in the back woods of America’s Appalachian mountains, and have been noted by Rave magazine as creating “a... Read More
Graveyard Train : Hollow
0 Comments. 1,965 Views. Posted 23 May 2012 @ 10:17am.
Melbourne’s best kept secret is well and truly out of the bag. Having already plundered the country’s pubs, Graveyard Train have matched their climb to larger venues and larger crowds with an album that is big in sound, big in presence and big in voice...plus, they’ve added drums.   From the first moment you hit play, it’s apparent that you have stumbled upon the darker, seedier and meaner... Read More
Muckle Pup
0 Comments. 1,162 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:17am.
What’s your name then? Oh. And the name of your band… “Muckle Pup.”   And what do you do? “I... find beauty in calm moments... muster the courage needed for dissent... and leave space in music for listeners to think. If there’s any time left after all that, I usually pick up a stringed instrument and sing a song or two.”   When did you start... Read More
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