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 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 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 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 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 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!
Week 32
Week 32
Day 218–224
29 September – 5 October 2016
Week 32 of my 365 day live music photography was a feast of live music goodness. This week features The Saints at The Gaso, Chastity Belt and Guantanamo Baywatch joining forces to play an improv set for Make It Up Club at Bar Open, Baseball for Monday Night Mass, Acid King at Cherry Bar, Summonus and Holy Serpent at Northcote Social Club, Pin at Last Chance Bar and the Dacios at The Tote. Enjoy.
Week 30
Week 30
Day 204–210
15–21 September 2016
Week 31 of my 365 day live music photography project was pretty uneventful compared to the past couple of weeks. There was a lot of great music and gigs, I did not get stranded anywhere, and, there were no insect in my jeans episodes which was a relief. This week just ticked along nicely.
Week 28
Week 28
Day 190–196
1 –7 September 2016
Week 28 t includes being entertained on a cold spring evening at a tram stop, lounge room style gigs with Shepparton Airplane upstairs at The Gaso, pizza with Scout at Cherry Bar, Closet Straights and Baptism of Uzi at Northcote Social, Cosmic Kahuna at The Oldie, The Peep Tempel and Peter Bibby for Sunifest II at The Tote, Skyscraper Stan at The Tote, Slow Job at The Old Bar and Midnight Woolf at TV Eye.
Week 27
Week 27
Day 183–189
25 August 2016 – 31 August 2016
It's not often that I am lucky enough to discover a number of project highlight bands in one week let alone two! With Two Headed Dog being added to the list of project highlight bands in Week 26, followed by my being blown out by Thug Mills, DARKNIFE and Warped in this round of gigs there is no doubt I was a very happy photographer. Week 27 was a good one.
Week 26
Week 26
Day 176–182
18–24 August 2016
Week 26 of my 365 day live music photography project features highlights from days 1 and 2 of Fuzz Fest at Cherry Bar with Two Headed Dog, Sheriff, Don Fernando, My Left Boot, Redro Redriguez & His Inner Demons and Dr Colossus. Week 26 also features Chris Wilson for his Friday night residency at Cherry, Em Gayfer at The Tote, Ian Wadley and Chris for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club, Jess Parker at Last Chance Bar and the Summervilles launch at The Old Bar.
Week 16
Week 16
Day 106–112
9–15 June 2016
The 100 Day mark has been cracked! Thank you to EVERYONE for the support! You are all amazing! Week 16 includes Suss Cunts and Russia gigs at The Tote, Rap Quelle and Summer Blanket gigs at The Old Bar, Spacejunk at Last Chance Bar, RJB at The Evelyn Hotel and Sunbeam Sound Machine for the Remote Control birthday bash at Shadow Electric.
Week 13
Week 13
Day 85–91
19–25 May 2016
This week was a big one with El Riot Fest seeing all three stages at The Tote serving up a slew of great underground and emerging bands from the heavy scene including Coffin Wolf, Wolf Pack, Sistema En Decadencia, Stay Sharp, Los Amigos, The FckUps and Geld. Also featured in Week 13 are Socially Handicapped at Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar, Merchant at Grumpy's, Kim Salmon and Annan Blix at The Old Bar, The Tim Richmond Group for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club, wrapping up the week with a second dose of Merchant, this time at Cherry Bar.
Week 12
Week 12
Day 78–84
12–18 May 2016
Week 12 of the Zo Damage 366 Day Project includes Sadults at The Old Bar, King Parrot and Jack The Stripper at The Evelyn Hotel, Flour in The Tote front bar, Grim Rhythm at Nighthawks, The Belafontes for Mundane Mondays at The Old Bar, Sienna Wild at Cherry Bar and Robert K Champion at The Retreat.
Week 11
Week 11
Day 71–77
5–11 May 2016
The Tote features highly in this week’s mass of live music goodness with GlamouRatz, New Pollution, Chook Race, The RVG and Woo Who. Week 11 also features Grim Rhythm at Cherry Bar, Batpiss and Totally Unicorn at Yah Yah's, hangs with Flour at Soundpark Studios, Tangram for Monday Night Mass at Northcote Social Club and Concentration at The Old Bar.