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We explore the logistics confronting Melbourne’s live music venues right now. Yesterday, we informed our readers what the easing of restrictions meant for pubs, bars and other hospitality venues, however, we still didn’t have the full story regarding live music. After engaging in discussions with specific live music operators and perusing the Victorian government’s coronavirus […]

These Melbourne bars and pubs are operating as bottleshops in lockdown The Empress Hotel Support your local this lockdown. Yesterday’s news of the lockdown extension, while expected, was crushing for Melburnians. Particularly those within the hospitality scene. While many pubs and bars have had no choice but to close for the duration of the lockdown, there are a bunch of venues around town that are offering takeaway and delivery beer, wine and cocktails until r...

Featuring Angie McMahon, Joelistics, Soju Gang, Kee’ahn, Jazz Party, and more. The City of Maribyrnong has announced the return of its winter music series, West Set. Returning for its third iteration, this year’s instalment of West Set will envelop 14 venues across the inner west over nine days. What you need to know West Set […]

Melbourne’s after-dark economy was worth $3.5 billion in 2018, supporting 31,000 jobs. Lord mayor Sally Capp said bringing people back to the city at night was crucial to Melbourne’s broader economic recovery. Advertisement Loading “Our vibrant and diverse nightlife is part of Melbourne’s DNA and is what draws people into the city after dark,” she said. “We’re bringing the ‘who’s who’ of Melbourne’s nightlife together to work with us.”...

READING A guitar has been made out of reclaimed wood from The Tote, The Corner, Cherry Bar and more 22.04.2021 A guitar has been made out of reclaimed wood from The Tote, The Corner, Cherry Bar and more Tim Rogers - image by Jay Hynes Words by Will Brewster The project aims to raise awareness of the city’s venues as they battle against capacity rules. A Maton electric guitar made from timber from some of Melbourne’s most iconic music venues has been ...

“We can’t be what they were”: The Hotel Westwood isn’t interested in imitating The Rev 1 / 3 A chat with James Young, co-owner of the new Hotel Westwood. 18 months after being handed the keys, James Young – owner of Melbourne institutions Cherry Bar and Yah Yah’s – has finally opened the doors of the Hotel Westwood in Footscray. A giant musical hole was left in the inner-west after the beloved Reverence Hotel closed in March 2019, with ownership earmarking the site for demoli...

Step back in time with dinner and a show at the new Brunswick Ballroom Jane Rocca Photo: Nicole Cleary Melbournes newest live music, cabaret and comedy venue, the Brunswick Ballroom, riffs on the glory of the 1990s, when a dinner-and-show package fulfilled our social needs (think the former Continental Cafe on Greville Street, Prahran). Now in the hands of food and beverage director Tori Bicknell, this northside establishment, formerly known as the Spotted Mallard, cranks it up to 11, deliver...

Australian blues legend Chris Wilson’s ‘Live At The Continental’ album is being reissued WORDS BY CHRIS LAMBIE Recorded in 1994, Chris Wilson’s Live At The Continental stands as one of the most revered albums ever released in this country. “ Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone…” There are exceptions to Joni Mitchell’s observation from ‘Big Yellow Taxi’. Melbourne audiences knew what they had in Chris Wi...

VIC Premier Victoria’s prized music industry will receive a massive boost with the Andrews Labor Government supporting music venues, musicians, businesses and workers to continue their road to recovery – sharing new music and live performances with audiences across the state. Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson and Member for Albert Park Martin Foley today visited St Kilda’s iconic Espy Hotel to announce funding for the venue alongside almost $8 million in grants targetting all...