05/02/2014 - Alison Ferrier
ALISON FERRIER & BAND (RES)
+ RICH DAVIES (SOLO)
WEDNESDAY 5TH FEBRUARY
FREE ENTRY
ALSION FERRIER 9:30PM-10:30PM
RICH DAVIES 8:30PM-9:10PM
Full of dreamily melodic waltzes, heartsick ballads and haunted blues, evocative of the timeless, romantic music of years gone by.
More...07/02/2014 - The Rebelles
THE REBELLES "DOUBLE DATE"
FIONA LEE MAYNARD & HER HOLY MEN + ELI SCHOULAL (RRR)
FRIDAY 7TH FEBRUARY
$5 ENTRY FROM 8:30PM
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08/02/2014 - Florelie Escano
FLORELIE ESCANO & BAND
DJ MISS GOLDIE
SATURDAY 8TH FEBRUARY
$10 ENTRY FROM 8:30PM
Florelie Escano will be back at The Spotted Mallard with her ridiculously good-looking band! Prepare yourself to dance to a super soulful and extra funky 90 minute set of original tunes as well as a selection of classics, served up as a tribute to the legends like James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.
The whole night will be a celebration of world class funky music starting with a stripped back set from the very talented singer & songwriter, A-Rowe.
In between the live sets, Australia's finest Soul & Funk Ambassador, DJ Miss Goldie, will fill you up with heart-warming and booty shakin' goodness.
09/02/2014 - Moreland City Soul Revue
MORELAND CITY SOUL REVUE
SUNDAY 9TH FEBRUARY
2 X SETS FROM 4:30PM
FREE ENTRY
"Keeping Moreland sweet” The Moreland City Soul Review (MCSR) was conceived when founding members Jed Pickett (guitar) and Adrian Whitehead (hammond organ) attended a protest rally at Trades Hall, and had the sudden realisation that the way to reach the masses was not through marching, but music. Applying the maxim ‘charity begins at home’ to protest, they investigated the local council, and discovered that they “needn’t worry about Moreland City, they know what they’re doing.” Using this for inspiration, they started the search for other musicians who would share their passion for accountability at all levels of government, similar to that they had found in their local area. Their first port of call was the brothers Keegan, Tim (bass) and Andy (drums), who were quick to jump on board. They enlisted Damian Slingsby (electric piano). These three newcomers were excited about the potential of this group in promoting the community spirit that their council embodies. What started out as a protest band, a vehicle to voice their concerns with the global political climate, took an interesting twist when they approached former Pornland frontman and vocalist Slatty D, who pointed out “The people don’t want to hear about our disillusionment with the inadequacies of government, local or otherwise. What they really need is soul.” The MCSR was born! MORELAND CITY SOUL REVIEW
More...12/02/2014 - Alison Ferrier
ALISON FERRIER & BAND (RES)
+ SEAN MCMAHON
WEDNESDAY12TH FEBRUARY
FREE ENTRY
ALSION FERRIER 9:30PM-10:30PM
SEAN MCMAHON 8:30PM-9:10PM
Full of dreamily melodic waltzes, heartsick ballads and haunted blues, evocative of the timeless, romantic music of years gone by.
More...14/02/2014 - Ron S Peno & The Supersitions
RON S PENO & THE SUPERSITIONS
VALENTINES DAY SHOW
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS TRANS SKY
FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY
PRESALES $15 + BF (TICKET HOLDERS WILL RECIEVE COMPLIMENTARY GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE UPON ARRIVAL) AVAIL HERE
With their new album, Anywhere And Everything Is Bright, receiving rave reviews and making the ubiquitous end-of-year best of lists, and after packing out shows at Labour In Vain and The Old Bar, Ron S. Peno and The Superstitions play their first headline concert of 2014 at the Spotted Mallard (314 Sydney Rd, Brunswick) on Friday February 14. This show is not to be missed; it's an opportunity to see one of Australia's legendary front men strutting his stuff with his exciting new band.
More...15/02/2014 - Shack Shakers
SHACK SHAKERS
SATURDAY 15TH FEBRUARY
$10 ENTRY FROM 8:30PM
Back for the 3rd installment of Melbourne's killer dance party like no other SAT FEB 15TH ... Surf, Exotica, Mambo, Mexicali Rock N Roll, Jungle Trash and Stompin Rythm and Blues!
Your team and DJ Lady Blades return to awaken the tiki gods and this month we are proud to have the inclusion of 2 special guests:
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Cocktails and themed menu on the night! Costumes Encouraged!
We reccommend for your costume needs.
Early dinner and table reservations a must!
16/02/2014 - The Wikimen
THE WIKIMEN
Sunday 16th February
Matinee performance from 4:30pm
FREE ENTRY
The Wikimen have played forever and a day since 1908. Mostly at kindergartens and Art Gallerys in Melbourne , Oz. Throughout their daily toils and tribulations they always find a time to sting up the Double bass and polish the vibraphone for a new sonic adventure in the realms of early 20th century pop jazz. The line up these days is as reads above, with the occasional addition of some of our favorite people , including the singing talents of young blues songbird Stephanie Brett and the inimitabubble exoticness of Emma Bathgate. When the band is really cooking you can bet they have the help of those hard to keep up with Brassy siblings, The Jones' , Declan and Ros.
More...19/02/2014 - Alison Ferrier
ALISON FERRIER & BAND (RES)
+ CAT CANTERI & JUSTIN BERNASCONI
WEDNESDAY 19TH FEBRUARY
FREE ENTRY
ALSION FERRIER 9:30PM-10:30PM
CAT CANTERI & JUSTIN BERNASCONI 8:30PM-9:10PM
Full of dreamily melodic waltzes, heartsick ballads and haunted blues, evocative of the timeless, romantic music of years gone by.
More...20/02/2014 - Andy Irvine
ANDY IRVINE (IE)
+ THE BILL JACKCKSON TRIO
THURSDAY 20TH FEBRUARY
PRESALES $30 + BF AVAIL HERE
ANDY IRVINE 9:45PM-11PM
THE BILL JACKSON TRIO 8:30PM-9:10PM
DOORS FROM 6PM (COME IN EARLY FOR DINNER BEFORE THE SHOW)
Andy Irvine is a true legend of the Irish music scene, and he returns to Brunswick with his new CD, PARACHILNA, for a show at The Spotted Mallard on February 20, 2014. Andy will be supported by the wonderful Bill Jackson Trio - Bill Jackson, Pete Fidler and Ruth Hazleton - in another star-studded night at the best live-music venue in town.
ANDY IRVINE
"Andy is one of the most creative and talented people it has ever been my privilege to work with. Great company, superb singer, genius of a musician, truly original songwriter and an inspiration to all of us - what more could anyone ask?" - Dick Gaughan
Andy Irvine is a true legend of the Irish music scene; when barely twenty one and already an ardent follower of Woody Guthrie, Andy arrived in Dublin from London in the early sixties to immerse himself in a whole new world of folk and traditional music Dublin style. By the end of the decade he had made an album with his first serious band Sweeney's Men, travelled in Bulgaria and Romania and on returning to Dublin with three other like-minded young musicians formed the legendary band Planxty. The band's first album was released in 1972 and is widely acknowledged one of the most important albums ever released in the genre. Planxty went on to record another six brilliant albums, the individual members on to form numerous other well-known bands, and in Andy's case Mosaic, Patrick Street and Mozaik. Throughout his career, he has worked with many of the great names in Irish and European music, working solo and over the years with his long time friend and brilliant multi instrumentalist from Holland Rens van der Zalm. Like his hero Woody Guthrie, Andy never tires of the road, a singer of exceptional skills, brilliant instrumentalist, composer, arranger and true believer, he's just released his latest album, PARACHILNA recorded his musical companion Rens van der Zalm.
PARACHILNA
Parachilna is the name of a tiny town between the desert and the Flinders Range mountains in South Australia where Andy recorded much of the new CD during a wonderful journey in the Australian Outback in 2012 with his musical companion Rens van der Zalm. As a frequent visitor to Australia over the last 30 years, Andy has always been very interested in Australian folk music and has wanted to make an Australian album. This is nearly it: the songs are a mixture of Irish and Australian.
BILL JACKSON
Bill Jackson is one of Australia’s finest songwriters within the country folk genre. Think Dylan, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt all wrapped up in his most recent release – the critically acclaimed ‘Jerilderie’. His previous full-length release ‘Steel & Bone’ was awarded Folk Alliance Australia ‘Radio Presenters Album of the Year’ in 2008 and he was invited to tour the US alternative country hotspots later that same year with Peter Fidler & Ruth Hazleton.
Most of his songs are co-written with his brother Ross and have been described as engaging, plainspoken and articulate – songs about Hank, Morphine, High Country Lovers and our shared common experiences. His music hints at country folk fringe roots with sparse arrangements, darkly-drawn images and lyrics that cast deep impressions.
BILL JACKSON: guitar, vocals | PETE FIDLER: dobro, lap steel, mandolin, guitar | RUTH HAZLETON: banjo, guitar, vocals
“You could be sitting in your Camry, stuck on the Western Ring Road, but pop Bill Jackson’s latest into the CD player and you could be cruising the open road with nothing but time and nowhere particular to be.” – Jeff Glorfel, Melbourne Age
"Bill Jackson is not your typical Aussie folkie. He could be from Austin or Charlottesville or Nashville. He writes songs which transcend place and time and while folk in basis, step beyond." - Frank Gutch Jnr
(Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange)