Week 52
Week 52
Day 358–366
16–24 February 2017
Week 52 marks the successful completion of my 366 Day Project and includes Daniel Tucceri at Northcote Social Club, The Big And Easy Jazz Band busking in Degraves Lane, Mother's Cake at The Evelyn and Christ Crusher, Vicious Circle, Blunt Shovel and the Douche Crew at The Tote. This week also features Jade Imagine in The Tote front bar, Ross Elliott at Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar, Nuclear Assault at Max Watt's, Birdstriking at The Tote and the Baudelaires, Jules McKenzie and White+ sets at The Old Bar.
Week 51
Week 51
Day 351–357
9–15 February 2017
Live to airs, behind the scenes, parks and gardens, stained glass ceilings and record launches. Week 51 of my 365 Day Project was amazing! From hanging out at PBS during Drive Live and catching a slew of amazing bands playing live to air for the event including Amyl And The Sniffers
Week 50
Week 50
Day 344–350
2–8 February 2017
Week 50 of my 365 day live music photography project delivers Christian Meaas Svendsen from Norway playing an inprov-session at Uptown Jazz Cafe, The Hard-Ons, Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar first birthday gig, Wet Lips and Shrimpwitch for Wet Fest III, Southern Stars at Cherry Bar, Ogopogo for Monday Night Mass, RVIVR at The Old Bar and Cash Savage And The Last Drinks for PBS Drive Live 2017.
Week 49
Week 49
Day 337–343
26 January 2017–1 February 2017
Open roof venues, air guitar, live to airs and getting educated … welcome to week 49 of my 366 Day Project! This week includes outstanding sets by Spike Fuck and Melbourne Ska Orchestra for Shimmerlands at Melbourne University, and sunshine with an open roof for La Bastard at The Gasometer Hotel, Bench Press and Moonlight Arch sets at The Old Bar, Andy Papadopoulos with Cam Butler for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club and Buried Feather live to air for Pojama People in Studio 5 at PBS.
Week 48
Week 48
Day 330–336
19–25 January 2017
Dive bars, legendary bands, massive backlighting and breaking stuff … welcome to week 48 of my 366 Day Project! This week features Money For Rope at Tago Mago, the mighty Dinosaur Jr at The Croxton Bandroom, Sliverlight Shadows at Cherry Bar, Puscifer at The Plenary, Magnetix at The Evelyn Hotel and Acolyte at The Workers Club. Odio played one of the best gigs I've been to in ages for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club … punters flew, staged dived and played the bands instruments, equipment was broken, and the pub … I'm amazed it's still standing!
Week 47
Week 47
Day 323–329
12–18 January 2017
Good mates, new faves and chilled out Sundays, Week 47 of my 366 Day Project delivered a great mix of vibes and music. Highlights for the week were Enzyme and Uptown Ace sets at Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar and Teeth And Tongue for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club. Also featured in Week 47 are We Lost The Sea at Northcote Social Club, Religious Observance at The Bendigo, Kimba for a relaxing Sunday arvo of jazz at The Fitzroy Pinnacle and The Berkley Hunts at The Old Bar.
Week 46
Week 46
Day 316–322
5–11 January 2017
December was a weird month, throwing up many challenges, both in finding gigs and personally. That being said, it's great to have life back to something that resemble normality.
Week 46 of The Project delivered across the board and features an amazing array of bands with Tyrannamen at Shimmerlands for Shadow Electric at Melbourne University and Gold Class at NGV for Friday Nights at NGV. The pubs and dive bars did not disappoint with grindcore from Shitwreck at The Brunswick Hotel, solo folk artist David Grimson at Whole Lotta Love, the amazing Gregory Page at The Old Bar and Ashley Naylor and friends at Cherry Bar. Passengers on the 86 were treated to a random acoustic guitar performance, while the final night of Week 46 found me all but stumbling into Samba Night at the Queen Victoria Night Market.
Week 45
Week 45
Day 309–315
29 December 2016 – 4 January 2017
December was a trip and gigs were few and far between. That being said, there was still something on each night of the week. I spent NYE with friends to catching local legends Me-Graines and the mighty Hits. Week 45 of my 365 Day Project also features White Lightening and Frankenbok gigs at Cherry Bar, Puffer in The Tote bandroom, Public High at The Old Bar, Rogue Wavs at Howler and Don Bosco in The Tote front bar. I hope you all had a great festive season and new year's eve, spending with people you like doing things you wanted to do. Happy New Year friends!
Week 44
Week 44
Day 302–308
22–28 December 2016
Week 44 of my 365 Day Project features Dusty Ravens at The Retreat, Even for the Even Christmas Party at The Corner, Jurassic Nark at The Tote, soul jams at The Curtin, an epic house party in Northcote Toga Rock, Fuck The Fitzroy Doom Scene at Ding Dong Lounge, Her Majesty's Hangover at The Old Bar and Draught Dodgers for the Cherry Awards at Cherry Bar. It is now 9.30pm on New Year's Eve … time to head to a gig! All the very best for 2017 folks and thanks for your rad support over this year. You seriously rule.
Week 43
Week 43
Day 295–301
15–21 December 2016
This week was a big one with 20 December marking Day 300 of my 365 Day Project! Despite the world being in the throws of pre-Christmas madness, the live music scene, albeit somewhat subdued, held its ground. Week 43 features Keggin and Spacejunk sets at Last Chance Bar, humour and Sex Falcons with DJ Purple Duck at Yah Yah's, the brilliance of Howl At The Moon at The Old Bar, Cool Sounds for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club, improv gold with the Make It Up Club at Bar Open, and Reuben Stone performing amidst the madness of Christmas shopping and general mayhem of the Bourke St Mall.
Week 42
Week 42
Day 288–294
8–14 December 2016
Zo Damage 365 Day Project
Birthdays, record stores, legends and old mates … Week 42 of my 365 Day Project dished up a slew of amazing bands and even more good times with Dorsal Fins playing an in-store at Oh Jean Records in Fitzroy and The Mis-Made at The Evelyn Hotel, Fred and Toody (Dead Moon) at The Tote, Grudge at Last Chance Bar in North Melbourne, Miss Helcat and Reel Tapes sets at The Old Bar and The Teskey Brothers for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club.
Week 41
Week 41
Day 281–287
1–7 December 2016
Week 41 delivers a diverse selection of live music including The Dacios at The Tote, Bad/Dreems at Howler, The Bob Gordons at Last Chance Bar, Sweet Whirl for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club, Japandroids in The Tote bandroom and Devil Electric at Cherry Bar.
Week 40
Week 40
Day 274–280
24–30 November 2016
Gareth Liddard's first gig in The Tote front bar, big bands, little bands, dive bars, gratitude, and Guinness World Records … welcome to Week 40. This weeks slew of live music goodness features Mr Stitcher in Cobra Bar, Pageant Families at The Old Bar, Pregnancy for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club, Gareth Liddiard in The Tote front bar, Foxtrot at Last Chance Bar, Rumours (Beyond Blue benefit show) at Thornbury Theatre and Band of Skulls at The Croxton Bandroom.
Week 39
Week 39
Day 267–273
17–23 November 2016
Week 39 of my 365 Day Project was a rippa with Cable Ties/Wet Lips sold out show at The Gasometer Hotel, Drug Sweat for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club and Loobs in The Tote front bar, Week 39 also includes Bohjass at Bar 303, Field at The Old Bar, The Monkeywrench at Cherry Bar, No Heaven at the Bendigo Hotel and Dead End in Cobra Bar at The Tote.
Week 38
Week 38
Day 260–266
10-16 November 2016
This is the week that sees me begin the 100 day countdown of my 365 day live music photography project. That's right folks. Less than 100 days to go! Exciting times! Week 38 of my 365 Day Project includes Tash Sultana at 170 Russell, The Ocean Party at Northcote Social Club, The Drones at Melbourne Town Hall, Nun of the Tongue in Cobra Bar at The Tote, Mt Mountain at The Old Bar, and highlights from A Day On The Green including The Meanies, Spiderbait and Jebediah. This was quite a week. Enjoy.
Week 37
Week 37
Day 253–259
3–9 November 2016
From funk to sludge, week 37 of my 365 Day Project features The Tim Richmond Group and Watchtower sets at The Tote, Pearl Bay and Blyolk at The Old Bar, Emilia and the Scarlettes at Cherry Bar, Legends of Motorsport at Tago Mago and Screamfeeder at The Curtin.
Week 36
Week 36
Day 246–252
27 October 2016 – 2 November 2016
Week 36 of my 365 Day Project was an amazing seven days of live music and texture and features Jeff Vader at Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar, Stiff Richards for TV Eye at Dane Certificate's Magic Shop, TV Haze live to air at Triple R, Rocket Science at Reservoir Stomp, Mod Vigil at The Retreat, highlights from Maggot Fest VII at The Tote with Blank Statements, Robber, Police Force, Miss Destiny and Tyrannamen with the week kicking off at The Croxton Bandroom for the mighty C.W. Stoneking.
Week 35
Week 35
Day 239–245
20–26 October 2016
Random weeks are great. They mean new music and bands I have not seen before. Week 35 fell neatly into the random basket. Personal highlights for Week 35 of The Project were Draught Dodgers at The Tote, Bitumen at The Old Bar, The Nation Blue at The Gasometer Hotel and Kill Dirty Youth at The Tote. Week 35 also includes Harry Howard and the NDE at The Curtin, Nasty Rumours sets at The Tote, Pleather Purrs at The Old Bar and Gareth Ed Lindsay at The Labour In Vain.
Week 34
Week 34
Day 232–238
13–19 October 2016
In-stores, live to airs, street parties, art exhibition openings, dive bars and making friends … Week 34 of The Project includes Popolice and Michael Beach at Northcote Social Club, Uncle Geezer at Last Chance Bar, Kollapse at the Ministry of Art, The Peep Tempel in-store at Polyester Records, Miss Miss at The Tote, Lunatics at North Melbourne's Spring Fling and and Harry Howard and Edwina Preston from the NDE playing live to air at Triple R on The Australian Mood with Neil Rogers.
Week 33
Week 33
Day 225–231
6–12 October 2016
Aligning planets, sold out benefit gigs at The Tote, record shop in-stores, community and culture. Welcome to Week 33 of my 365 Day Project. Week 33 includes L7 and Ouch My Face at 170 Russell, Gabriella Cohen for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club, highlights from PBS Heavy & Hammered II at The Tote, Kit Convict, Chastity Belt at The Curtin and more!