WEEKLY PREVIEW: 30th May-5th June

GIG OF THE WEEK:
SATURDAY: Kaleidoscope (EP launch), Dane Overton (EP launch), Vanguard Party, Curious Temple @ Rydges CBD Bar
8pm, free, 18+

Just in case you weren’t aware, the most diverse, most rockin’-est, most free-est, most local gig of the YEAR is going down at Rydges CBD Bar on Saturday. The gig, celebrating the launch of EPs from the stoner-rock dreadlocked dudes of Kaleidoscope, as well as folk/roots singer-songwriter Dane Overton, has steadily been dropping delectable and delicious details since being announced earlier in the year; first, synthesiser-fuelled party animals Vanguard Party were added to the lineup, then the gig was announced to cost the wallet-friendly cost of five bucks. In the last few weeks, the door charge was lowered to the even MORE wallet-friendly price of FREE.
So you’ve really got no excuse to not get to this gig.
Featuring the most diverse lineup you’re likely to see in Wollongong for a while – from indie-pop to folk to psychedelic rock – and some of the region’s finest young talents, as well as celebrating the launch of two fine new releases from Kaleidoscope and Dane Overton, this gig is sure to be one to remember. And, let’s face it; what other venue offers free entry on a Saturday night? Get out and support new local music, and support gigs held at Rydges; it’s a sweet venue that is working hard to offer a venue for Wollongong musicians.
For a taste of what their respective EPs have in store, check out brand new tracks both bands; ‘Vacancy’ by Dane Overton and ‘The Towers’ by Kaleidoscope, both premiered on Radar!

ALSO THIS WEEK:

TUESDAY: Uni band comp @ Unibar
7pm, free, 18+ 

WEDNESDAY: Owl Eyes, Jenny Broke The Window, Jack Reilly @ Otis Bar
8pm, $10, 18+

WEDNESDAY: Places People, Jaime Robbie Reyne (single launch), Gentlemen & Vagabonds @ Harp Hotel
8pm, 18+

WEDNESDAY: Boy & Bear, Jinja Safari, Emma Louise @ Unibar (SOLD OUT)
8pm, 18+

THURSDAY: Tommy M & The Mastersounds, My Little Underground @ Wollongong City Gallery
6pm, free, under 18s only 

THURSDAY: Pez, Maya Jupiter, 360 @ Harp Hotel
8pm, $15, 18+

FRIDAY: Bulldoze All Bowlos, Elephant, Bat Yoghurt @ Dicey Rileys
9pm, free, 18+

SATURDAY: Head-On @ Headlands Hotel, Austinmer
feat. The New Christs, Hoss, The Vee Bees, Nunchukka Superfly, Mother & Son, Bulldoze All Bowlos, Dunhill Blues, The Walking Who
3pm, $15 pre-sale (tickets available here), 18+

SATURDAY: The Jet Boys(Japan),  Topnovil, Rukus, The Scam @ The Patch
5pm, $15, 18+

SATURDAY: The Villains @ Wollongong RSL Club
8pm, free, 18+ 

SATURDAY: Crisis @ Dicey Rileys
8pm, 18+

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