Veto (France), Wraithian.
Blasting hardcore punk from Dunkirk France come to shake the Eastern down to its core!
Check out this truly epic band in all their glory
Hidden Intent, Distorta, Diminished Reason, Yeah Sick.
Since their inception in 2011, SA-owned pub thrash tycoons Hidden Intent have been working harder than a meat mincer in an Aussie pie factory, tearing it up globally & refining their chops to a grade-A standard that few have reached in Australia.
In preparation for writing their new album, the boys have been itching to get back on the road one last time to fulfil their eucalyptus-fuelled violence stage antics!
Grab yourself a tinnie and we’ll see ya at The Eastern on Friday, March 10th.
Along for the ride to add to this loose night are local legends Distorta, Diminished Reason & fast-rising upstarts Yeah, Sick! – do not miss this show!
‘House of the Rising Song: Bridge Folk Night’: Haven City & Mon Coeur.
The Bridge Hotel presents, House of The Rising Song – a semi-regular singer-songwriter night.
The first in the series featuring Haven City & Mon Coeur
With witty humour and genre bending progressions, Haven City’s heartfelt music is a blend of folk, pop and organic rock. Growing up with the sounds of Kate Miller-Heidke and Crowded House, their confessional and dreamy lyrics are matched seamlessly with ear worm guitar hooks and angelic harmonies. Come on down to the mellow tunes of Haven City.
The voice of Mon Coeur is an idiosyncratic journey through melody and lyricism. Tales of love, loss, the search and the journey delivered in resonant alto. Her earthy mix of pop, folk and jazz vocal styles is raw and floral, reflecting her upbringing in the Central Victorian Goldfields. With Influences ranging from Karen Dalton, Feist, The Everly Brothers, Sharon Van Etten to Florence and the Machine; Mon Coeur’s songwriting and vocalisation is largely inspired by the romanticism of the everyday goings on around us and her passion for exploring the stream of consciousness. After spending some time performing in bands such as Luna Deville, Skyscraper Stan and Tailor Birds; supporting the likes of Marlon Williams, D.D Dumbo, Angie McMahon, Admiral Fallow (UK), The Wagons and Anthonie Tonnon (NZ), Mon Coeur is a singer songwriter with bite and well geared to venture solo.
Doors 8.15pm | Performance 8.30pm
Free Entry
British India, Guest (TBC).
It has been a long time coming for Melbourne’s Indie rockers British India and it appears that fans did not desert them during 2 years of covid restrictions.
The band having recently been awarded both ARIA Platinum and Gold Record status for their songs I Can Make You Love Me and Suddenly, due to increased streaming during the pandemic.
Formed in high school British India’s critically acclaimed debut ‘Guillotine’ won the band an AIR Award in 2007 along with a triple j album of the year nomination. Over the course of their impressive career, British India have released 6 albums, 5 ARIA Top 10 debuts and earned eight entries into the Hottest 100.
They gained the reputation as one of the hardest working bands in the country, notching up over one thousand headline shows in metro and regional Australia, along with performances at all the major festivals across the country. To celebrate this milestone in their career the band will embark on a 23 date national tour.
Peking Duck (SOLD OUT)
Pekind Duck Live at Torquay Hotel. SOLD OUT.
Charles Jenkins, Little Faiths.
Charles Jenkins is a Melbourne songwriter/musician, producer, performer and teacher with more than 30 years experience in the Australian Music Industry. He has released 21 albums, toured Europe and the USA several times and been nominated for two ARIA awards with the Icecream Hands.
In 2014 he won the AGE/Music Victoria award for best folk/roots album and in August 2020 Icecream Hands released their first album in 13 years – No Weapon But Love.
In Dec 2022 he released his latest solo album Radio Sketches 2 – the Death Of Stars He currently teaches songwriting at Box Hill Institute as well as having private students, running small workshops, and providing songwriting mentoring for the Port Fairy Folk Festival Youth Program. Charles has a Masters In Music and is an Ambassador for APRA/AMCOS.
My Flight.
My Flight is a funk ’n groove band inspired by soulful grooves to jazz and funk classics. They’ve been wowing audiences with their surging throwback sound and cracking rhythm section, serving up frenetic licks and breaking jazz-funk thrills, with a bit of ‘soul cruise’ thrown in to soothe those senses.
Inspired by the likes of CTI era Freddie Hubbard and Billy Cobham, My Flight perform punchy jams with big grooves, stabbing hooks and soaring solos aimed at lifting spirits and energy to audiences far and wide. This band will turn your ears inside out as they ‘stand and deliver’ from that retro side of town. Strap yourselves in for when My Flight takes off.
Doors 2pm | Performance 3pm
Free Entry
Jim Lauderdale and Ella Hooper.
Jim Lauderdale is a 2-time Grammy winning music legend, an A-list Nashville songwriter whose songs have been hits for George Strait, Blake Shelton, The Chicks, Gary Allan and more. His eclectic catalogue of albums runs the gamut of roots styles, from bluegrass to R&B to his first love, traditional country music, on his 35th LP ‘Game Changer’.
From the start of his career, Jim Lauderdale has been creating his own musical world. Too expansive, eclectic and creatively curious to fit into any prescribed genre boxes, he innovated what is now called Americana music, long before there was a term for it. Everything about the man and his music is classic and timeless, but he’s a total original. The McCartney-esque melodies sung in his aching high lonesome tenor, the fiercely authentic bluegrass songs with mind-expanding psychedelic lyrics… nothing about Jim’s music can be reduced to a single influence, and no other songwriter would fuse these classic strains of tune-craft into such unexpected but immediately satisfying combinations.
The scion of a preacher dad and music teacher mom in rural North Carolina, Jim’s world was turned upside as a kid when he saw the Beatles’ explosive debut on Ed Sullivan, rewiring his creative mind. Teaching himself a variety of instruments, Jim explored songwriting as a teenager, fueled by a musical diet that ran the gamut from George Jones to the Grateful Dead, Al Green to the Stanley Brothers.
Although he never got to work with his idol Gram Parsons, who Jim immortalized in his classic signature song ‘The King of Broken Hearts’ (also the title of a feature documentary on Jim), Lauderdale has realized that great dream of any musician – to stand shoulder to shoulder making music with his biggest inspirations. His duet albums with bluegrass icon Dr Ralph Stanley earned Jim his first Grammy award, he penned albums worth of bluegrass gems with the late Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and he’s on a short list that includes Paul McCartney and Burt Bacharach as a writing partner of Elvis Costello.
It’s no wonder that artists from Willie Nelson to John Oates line up to collaborate with Jim, hoping to snare some of that Lauderdale magic. After all, his songs have helped sell millions of albums for artists like George Strait, the Chicks, Patty Loveless, Lee Ann Womack, Blake Shelton, Solomon Burke, Gary Allan and Vince Gill. Classic songs like ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’, ‘You Don’t Seem to Miss Me’, ‘Hole in My Head’, ‘Halfway Down’, ‘We Really Shouldn’t Be Doing This’ and many more have come from his pen.
Tickets $30 plus BF available HERE | $35 on the door
Doors 9pm | Performance 9.15pm
Fanny Tales: Songs, stories & tell-all-tall-tales with Fanny Lumsden
ARIA Award, 8x Golden Guitar, 2x AIR Award winning Australian artist Fanny Lumsden released her third studio album, Fallow, on Cooking Vinyl Australia/Red Dirt Road Records, which recently took out Best Country Album at the 2020 ARIA Awards, and swept the field taking home five CMAA Golden Guitar Awards including Album of the year, Female artist of the year, Single of the year (Fierce), Video clip of the year and Alt Country Album of the year, was shortlisted to the Australian Music Prize top 9 albums of 2020 and took out the Country Album of the Year at the AIR awards, as well as been nominated in overall album of the year and finished it off with an APRA award nomination for one of the top 5 most played country songs for 2021 for DIG. Not a bad feat after being released the week we all went into lockdown in Australia.
Perpetually touring, Fanny has just got off the road with Paul Kelly while simultaneously putting on her 8th Country Halls Tour, has just about wrapped her second Theatre tour for Fallow here in Aus is lined up to play a big run of Australian music festivals plus Americana Fest in Nashville throughout the rest of 2022. Fanny was also the Country ambassador for Bigsound County 2022.
The last few years did not slow Fanny down releasing fallow which debuted at #10 on the all genre ARIA charts, going to #1 on the Country ARIA charts for two weeks running, appeared on Play School Showtime, ABC’s The Set with You Am I, was one of 12 Aussies in Global Music Match, became a Support Act Advocate, a Volunteer firefighter, wrote and produced a documentary telling the story of Fallow through the summer of bushfires and recording her album in a stone hut and also managed to pull off a sold-out theatre tour across Australia in the wake of the first wave of the pandemic. Fanny was also named 2021 Albury Local Woman of the Year for the Hume Shire for her work with regional communities and has just released Fallow & Variations, a second version of the award winning album.
Along with her husband Dan Stanley Freeman she runs her own Record Label and Production company – Red Dirt Road and hugely successful touring brand – The Country Halls Tour which has sold out over 200+ halls all over Australia, which is no small feat for a self-managed artist.
SupperClub Friday Presents: Matt Joe Gow
Matt Joe Gow grew up in the deep south of New Zealand in a town with bad weather and good music: Dunedin. Surrounded by music, he was encouraged to pick up a guitar at an early age. After traveling the world, Matt moved to Melbourne, Australia, drawn by its vibrant music scene. In 2009 released his debut record The Messenger, produced by multi-Aria award-winner Nash Chambers, and featuring contributions from Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil, and iconic Australian country guitarist Bill Chambers.
As Alternative Country continued to grow in popularity, Matt toured and supported acts such as Chris Isaak, Justin Townes Earle, James Reyne, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson.
Whilst regularly working on other projects in the studio, it would be 2016 before the next Matt Joe Gow record, Seven Years, was released to critical acclaim. The record was self-produced by Matt and guitarist Andrew Pollock. After touring and numerous festivals in support of the record, and encouraged by its positive reception, Matt returned to the studio in 2018 to make the follow-up, Break, Rattle and Roll. An ambitious record which went on to win the Music Victoria Award for Best Country Album.
After the rewarding but demanding process of making Break, Rattle and Roll, Matt headed back into the studio in 2020 with the concept of making a stripped-back album. Midway the world was hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The result is a unique record which, although laborious to make during a dark time is the most pure expression of Matt’s songwriting and artistic vision of his career.
SupperClub Friday Presents: Carole King Hits and Rarities
Carole King – Hits and Rarities
Don’t miss FOJAM’s first regional Victorian event in its almost 10 year history. Bringing some of Australia’s best established and emerging vocalists to the iconic Palais-Hepburn, FOJAM is paying tribute to one of the great living legends in songwriting of all time.
Featuring an all-star cast of incredible and dynamic performers including Harry James Angus (former frontman and founder of The Cat Empire), Emily Lubitz (Tinpan Orange), Jem Cassar-Daley, Esther Edquist (Sweet Whirl), Freeds and emerging star Jemma Cher.
Supported by an incredibly talented backing band with Jonathan Zion as Musical Director and bass player, Luke Howard on piano, Andrew Sylvio on drums and Fran Swinn on guitar – be prepared to come on a journey of surprise and nostalgia as we traverse this songwriting queen’s catalogue, with each singer performing a hit and a rarity, that you may well know, but may not know was written by one of the greatest Jewish songwriters of our time, Ms Carole King. Dinner can be provided prior to the show. You can purchase dinner & show tickets or show tickets only.
Note: All performances are a combination of seated and standing format. Seating is limited and not guaranteed. If you have access requirements please advise at time of booking.
Saoirse – St Patricks Day
Saoirse (See-ur-sha) have been bringing world class Celtic music to audiences around Australia for over 15 years, with their musical journey encompassing Ireland and France. Along with promoting and organising their own shows, Saoirse have performed at festivals such as Port Fairy, the National Folk Festival, the National Celtic Festival, Maldon Folk Festival, and many many more!!!
A Saoirse performance will delight the audience with a little bit of everything Celtic, from heartfelt ballads, original songs and stories, to lively jigs and reels, with even an Irish step dance or two! With excellent musicianship and harmonies that will take your breath away, a concert promises to entertain; to warm hearts, and leave toes tapping for more!
THICK ‘N’ JUICY – Dance Party.
Join us for a massive dance party at the iconic Palais-Hepburn entertainment venue with hundreds of friendly people on Labour Day Eve. Our popular high production events are home to a big family of beautiful men and their LGBTQIA+ friends. Everyone is welcome in our home!
CABARIS’GAY Presents: FLY HIGH- with CLUB BRIEFS! ChillOut Festival, World Pride 2023
Palais-Hepburn’s famous annual costume, cabaret, Chillout Festival dance party! with legendary Club Briefs & International DJ sensation Gaff E!
HONCHO DISKO – Crystal Methyd World Pride Australian Tour.
HEADLINED BY:
CRYSTAL METHYD – Runner Up Season 12 RuPauls Drag Race
HOSTED BY: CERULEAN
SHOWS: THE HARRY MORRISSEY OFFICIAL, FROCK HUDSON, DISCO DADDIES, MISS CAIRO, GAFF E
DJS: SUGAR PLUMP FAIRY, BUTCH LE BUTCH
CRYSTAL METHYD AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2023
SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | BRISBANE | ADELAIDE | PERTH
Tickets selling FAST!!
Don’t miss your chance to see one of the worlds biggest Queens!
ChillOut Shuttle-bus will be available no later than 2:30am. Maxi cabs will be available until 4am
GRANNY BINGO! ChillOut Festival, World Pride 2023 Event
Australia’s nastiest nans can’t wait to pull their balls out for you! Edith Vale and Maureen McGillicuddy have been hosting their hilarious bingo night Granny Bingo for seven sold out years.
There’s nothing quite like a visit from nana, and these nanas are like none you’ve ever met before.
Expect big laughs, fabulous prizes and plenty of audience interaction. But make sure you’re on your best behaviour because you don’t want to get on the wrong side of these nans.
Proudly Sponsored by Estrella Damm & Belle Property Daylesford
SONGS FOR SUZANNE: THE MUSIC AND POETRY OF LEONARD COHEN
Henry Wagons, Rebecca Barnard, Delsinki and Alma Zygier perform Leonard Cohen’s most enduring songs, including “Bird On A Wire”, “So Long, Marianne”, “Avalanche”, “Suzanne”, “Famous Blue Raincoat” and “Hallelujah”.
Songs for Suzanne will be a celebration of the beginnings of a distinguished career of a brilliant singer-songwriter. Alongside standards including “Bird On A Wire”, “So Long, Marianne”, “Avalanche”, “Hallelujah”, and “Famous Blue Raincoat”, will feature many songs never performed by the man himself on his Australian tours. Leonard Cohen’s initial success came as an author, with two novels and four collections of poetry preceding his debut album. Cohen’s own readings of some of these works, which saw him compared to James Joyce, will be incorporated into the show.
The fascinatingly enigmatic Leonard Cohen’s first clutch of classic albums saw him become one of the leading proponents of folk. Signed following a Newport Folk festival appearance, Cohen’s early albums were acclaimed by critics and ecstatically received by a community who within two years witnessed him provide a highlight performance at 1970’s Isle Of Wight festival, and receive outstanding covers of his songs by folk giants such as Judy Collins and Joan Baez.
Audiences will be spellbound by classic Cohen favourites from his most notable albums such as Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room, Songs of Love and Hate, and New Skin for the Old Ceremony. Known for his haunting acoustic melodies and deep, raw vocals, Cohen was a true folk singer and poet who adapted his songs and style as time went on, never losing sight of the current music trends and modifying his sound through the decades.
Please do join us for this amazing journey through the music and poetry of Leonard Cohen.
Liz Stringer & William Crighton
Liz Stringer and William Crighton will join forces in March 2023 for a co-headline tour. Both notoriously powerful live performers, Stringer and Crighton also share a deep engagement with the struggles and triumphs of the communities they perform in. Their work acknowledges time, place and common human experience, spearheading the new cannon of Australian song.