Joining them;

Hard Rubbish are an Australian rock band from Southern Australia, starting out primarily as a pub rock outfit, the group has drifted towards are more dissonant country/folk sound, evident in their only full length release ‘Evergreen 19-24’.

Marking their first release since that album, the new double single ‘Seen’ and ‘Barking at Me’ continues this trajectory, while finding new ground. Recording in Melbourne, the double single enlists vocalist, guitarist and violinist Claire Treddinick for the first time, after months of Treddinick joining the ensemble for live gigs across Victoria and forming part of the band’s sound. Produced, recorded and mixed by Dylan Young (Way Dynamic) the depth of the group’s sound is displayed in both songs, with ‘Seen’ taking on a sparse sentimentality, and ‘Barking at Me’ harking back to the indie rock roots of singer and songwriter Jason Katsaras’ former band, Dead roo.

and,

Siân Stacey sings

Truth moves softly through the dark

Bewitching as rain

TICKETS:

$15 + bf

Gavin! ‘Job Description Single Launch’

An electronic evening with Sarah Mary Chadwick.

No Pianos allowed

With special guest Various Asses

FRI SEP 25

CACTUS ROOM

Tickets:

Presale: $20 + bf

Doors: $25

Sarah Mary Chadwick - Electronic Night

Charlie Gradon celebrates the release of his new album 'Pain Game’ with two special shows in Melbourne and Sydney this October.

Gradon’s music moves between intimate songwriting, hazy psychedelia and cinematic indie rock. ‘Heathrow’ captures the fleeting memories of a love that never quite comes to pass, built around warbling synths and a quiet sense of longing.

The single offers the first glimpse of Charlie’s forthcoming sophomore album Pain Game, out September 25 via Cassell Records - a collection of snapshots exploring the dizzying highs, reality-shifting lows and strange spaces in between relationships.

Catch Charlie Gradon live:

Melbourne / Naarm

Friday 2 October — Cactus Room, Thornbury

https://linktr.ee/charlieeegradon

TICKETS:

Presale - $15 + bf

Doors - $20

Charlie Gradon - 'Pain Game' Album Launch

Dental Plan

Vague Rituals

Lunatic

Cat Crawl

Dental Plan - Jo's Last Show - Saturday October 3rd

It's the end of an era, Dental Plan say farewell to founding member Jo with her last show. We're saying goodbye the only way we know how, with a massive party!

Dental Plan will be joined by absolute legends Vague Rituals, Lunatic & Cat Crawl for a night of celebration and tunes.

Saturday October 3rd at The Cactus Room, Thornbury.

TICKETS:

Presale - $15 + bf

Doors - $20

Dental Plan - Jo's Last Show

Gentle Ben and His Shimmering Hands

Pussy Horse

Techno 666

Gentle Ben and His Shimmering Hands grease their skis and pick up speed for the long slide southwards this October.

On Friday October 9th the band careen into Melbourne, bounce off Northcote Plaza, lose traction on High Street, over correct and drift sideways into Cactus Room. Pussy Horse and Techno666 sweep the debris into the beer garden on a tsunami of sleaze before Gentle Ben and His Shimmering Hands attempt to pay for damages the only way they know how- the worthless medium of song.

TICKETS:

Pre-sale: $26 + bf

Gentle Ben and His Shimmering Hands at Cactus Room

GUN LAWS SINGLE LAUNCH

with special guests:

Alarms

The Mundarynes

Looney Moons

Doors from 7pm

SAT OCT 10

CACTUS ROOM

Tickets:

Presale - $15 + bf

Doors - $20

Gun Laws - 'Deals! Deals! Deals!' Single Launch

TEENS is a post-punk trio based in Nipaluna/Hobart.

Together, Shawn Arnold, Alex Davern and Jono Tate create music that is abrasive, dynamic, and intensely captivating.

TEENS’ volatile musings on despair and alienation blend grit, vulnerability, intricacy and rawness, with their deceptively chaotic exterior belying an expertly applied command of tension and energy.

TEENS - Negative Energy Australian Tour

Welcome rising London soul sensation Lucca Mae to Australia for the very first time this November.

Channelling the raw soul of Sam Cooke, the grit of Paolo Nutini and the timeless spirit of Amy Winehouse, Lucca Mae will perform intimate headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney.

Her self-produced debut album The Truth Is features legendary drummer brothers Alan White (Oasis) and Steve White (Paul Weller / The Style Council).

Her captivating live show is already taking her on sold-out tours across the UK and Sweden, now it’s our time to discover her magic.

TICKETS:

$33 + bf

Cactus Room

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