TWISK is back and so is the music.
Get some Hammond Combo @Memo, Mentals @Espy, new talent Brooke Taylor @Memo and a Sunday gig with Bad Seeds original Hugo Race also @Memo, plus kids program @linden.
This Week in St Kilda
Paul Williamson’s Hammond Combo @ Memo
Tuesday 8 January, 8.30 pm
After a 15-years at The Rainbow Hotel, Paul Williamson’s Hammond Combo now plays Tuesdays at the Ember Lounge. $10
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Brooke Taylor with Jess Parker @ Memo
Wednesday 9 January, 8.30 pm
After a sold-out single launch in December, Brooke’s back at the Ember Lounge with her full band. Support from the garage blues trio Jess Parker and the Troubled Waters. $20 YouTube
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Silverfox Social: Round 3 @ Memo
Thursday 10 January, 7.00 pm
A party and gig combined. These have been getting good crowds. With Cornerstone w/ Debra Byrne, Geraldine Quinn, Hive Park & DJ Silverfox $25
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Khabib Nurmagomedov @ Palais
Friday 11 January, 6.30
If Mixed Martial Arts are your thing, you’ll know about Khabib Nurmagomedov. From Dagestan, he holds the longest undefeated streak in MMA with 27 wins.
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Bona Fide @ St Kilda Beach
Saturday 12 January, 12 pm – 10 pm
Bob Sinclair and an entourage of house music heavyweights on the St Kilda foreshore. Featuring Joey Negro and Sneaky Sound System. $91+
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St Kilda Foreshore, 15 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
Mental As Anything @ Espy
Saturday 12 January, 8.00 pm
Too Many Times, Too Many Times … The Mentals are still delivering a great pub gig of beer drinking anthems. $33
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Hobsons Bay Coast Guard @ Espy
Saturday 12 January, 8.00 pm
Four-piece psych-surf act riding their way across infectious pop hooks and eclectic song styles. Free
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Pause with Jacka VC @ Cemetery
Sunday 13 January, 2 pm – 3 pm
Celebrate the life of Albert Jacka, the first Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross in WWI and also a former St Kilda Mayor. Followed by afternoon tea at the Town hall
St Kilda Cemetery, Dandenong Road, St Kilda East
Hugo Race/Michelangelo Russo @ Memo
Sunday 13 January, 5.00 pm
Founding member of the Bad Seeds and the Australian 80s cult band The Wreckery, Hugo Race returns to St. Kilda with long-time collaborator Michelangelo Russo providing spaced out harmonica and electronics. $20
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NGV Kids on Tour @ Linden
Tuesday 8 to Sunday 13 January 2019, 11 am – 4 pm
Free drop-in kids activity inspired by current exhibitions at the NGV exploring creative new ways to Make Believe
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Kids treasure hunt @ Linden
Until Sunday 13 January 2019, 11 am to 4 pm
Visit the Linden Postcard Show 2018-19 exhibition and pick up copies of our free treasure hunt kids activity. Draw mini masterpieces and solve the treasure hunt along the way!
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Meet the Linden Postcard Show Winners @ Linden
Friday 18 January, 2 pm – 3 pm
Join Linden New Art Curator Juliette Hanson in conversation with this year’s Linden Postcard Show winners. Free, bookings preferred.
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Midsumma @ Theatre Works
From 19 January
Truly Madly Britney starts a rainbow of Midsumma theatre and performance at the Acland Street venue.
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