Nudge Nudge for Women
The Nudge Nudge event this month for March at the Billinudgel Hotel features a great lineup of northern rivers-based talent, including our resident DJs Lord Sut and Dale Stephen, plus disco godfather Stephen Allkins and beloved local Pob. All playing for free for an important cause, Mullumbimby Women’s Resource Service, helping support Byron Shire women and their children experiencing domestic and family violence. Funds raised at the event will help to fit out a new property for families recovering from domestic violence.
Sunday at the Billinudgel 2–9.30pm. Party with a conscience.
The Feramones, back by popular demand
The northern river’s very own ‘supergroup’, The Feramones are comprised of internationally acclaimed musicians and have a repertoire of some of the greatest rock songs of the 60s, 70s and 80s. The Feramones will keep the dancefloor busy!
Playing a free show this Sunday 4pm at the Byron Bay Services Club.
Get Your Brazilian at the Brewery
Get your party on at the Byron Brewery this Saturday when the venue hosts Brazilian Carnival Night! Join in the celebrations under the stars and enjoy live samba group Samba na Praia. Playing traditional samba with uplifting songs, melodies and sizzling Brazilian percussion. Oh my baby, you’ll be in Rio in no time!
Saturday at the Byron Brewery from 6pm. Free.
Dub from the Heart
Following his recent relocation from Melbourne to Mullumbimby, Australia’s king of reggae soundsystem, Derek Marr, brings us the unique Heartical Hi-Powa.
Heartical Hi-Powa was the original dub reggae soundsystem in Australia, founded and handbuilt in 2002. Derek is a true champion of Jamaican and UK soundsystem culture, and has played host to many of the greats of the scene over the years. His Dub Club Melbourne events serve as the benchmark for reggae sessions in Australia.
Now based in Mullumbimby, Derek brings his unique vibe and record collection to this regular bi-monthly dub reggae night. Join the family for uplifting forward-thinking music. Authentic Caribbean food will be served.
Presented by Ku Promotions, at Durrumbul Hall on Friday 10 March. 6pm. Tickets $15 on the door.
Tubular Bells for Two Australian Tour 2017
One album. Two men. Too many instruments.
Two blokes juggle more than 20 instruments live onstage in a spellbinding performance. This multi-award-winning sellout hit at festivals around the world, Tubular Bells for Two is coming to Lismore!
Ask anyone who grew up through the 70s and they will be able to tell you exactly where they were when they first heard Tubular Bells. Composed by Mike Oldfield in 1973, the album was the first release on Richard Branson’s fledgling record label, Virgin Records.
The album went on to sell more than 30 million copies – kick-starting the Virgin empire – and became the soundtrack to the cult-classic film The Exorcist. Now, more than 40 years on, two young Australian multi-instrumentalists, Aidan Roberts and Daniel Holdsworth, are presenting this modern masterpiece in a challenging live event. Lismore City Hall on Saturday 25 March.
Tickets: www.norpa.org.au/lismore-city-hall-3 or phone 1300 066 772.
Sneaky Rhomb
While Frenzal Rhomb ruminate on a release date and title for their new album they’ll be playing a handful of sneaky shows to help pay the bills, after their tour manager took off with the cash float and door takings and bought a big pile of shabzzzzzz to ring in the new year. Now that’s rock’n’roll. In the meantime the guys will play the Hotel Great Northern on Thursday. Tix through moshtix.com.
Music from The Morrisons
Winners of the Australian Songwriters Association’s 2014 Acoustic/Folk Song of the Year, The Morrisons compound a singularly intoxicating formula, imbuing original songs that tell essentially stirringly Australian stories with all the timeless soul and rousing intensity of the American roots canon – spanning bluegrass, Americana, country and folk with fluidic ease. Friday at The Treehouse on Belongil. Start 7.30, free.
