with Alice Worley

Happy Winter, y’all! Let’s see what’s good in June, shall we?

Bye Bye Slagatha Christie

Starting with some sadness, the iconic trio Slagatha Christie are saying “Goodbye for now” with a farewell show at Live at the Polo on Friday, 21 June, where they will be joined by their mates Drive Safe and Ruth Lorelle.

But to tie off their seven years of being one of Canberra’s most beloved bands, the gang leaves us with the parting gift of a whole album – Beware of The Flowers.

Slags have made such an impact on the scene, and on me personally in my own musical journey. My band started while watching Slags play at a Transit Bar show about five years ago, with me simply saying to my future bandmate:

“Do you wanna do that? Cos I wanna do that”.

Thank you to Kate, Jess and Stephen for all the fun and heart-warming moments I’ve been lucky enough to experience at your shows over the many years you’ve played. You’ve been absolutely legendary, and I’m already hoping for a reunion show down the track! Get yer tix via Humanitix PS. Someone bring tissues, I know I’ll forget…

lamphead. and Friends

Lovely Awabakal-based honies lamphead. are coming to town! Been a minute since I’ve seen these guys, but I am so excited that they’re returning! Plus, they’re bringing local supports NORA, Bad Lunar, and Last Broadcast all to Live at the Polo in one event. That’s such a stacked line-up!

And it’s all going down on Friday, 14 June; this is gonna be such a fun one! Head to Humanitix for your ticketing needs.

Total Buzzkill

To continue the trend of stacked line-ups at Live at the Polo, we have a juicy one on Sunday, 16 June. Total Buzzkill will take the stage with Adam’s Parade, Parrots With Piercings, and Bad Patella. People have been telling me I need to see Bad Patella a bunch lately, so I am keen to make this happen and see what they’ve got that’s creating all the chatter. Tickets please via Humanitix. NOTE this show is now at The Baso.

Spiderbait Bam-Ba-Lam!

In the Aussie legends department, Spiderbait have announced their 20th Anniversary of Black Betty tour. Joined by another Aussie legend – Adalita – Spiderbait will be gracing the UC Refectory stage on Friday, 25 October, which gives you plenty of time to practice screaming, “Bam-ba-lam!”

If anyone hasn’t been to a Spiderbait show before, you need to see them at least once in your life. After all, they hold the title of the first Australian band to reach number 1 in the Hottest 100 with Buy Me A Pony in 1996.

When watching old videos of them from this era, I can assure you they still hit the stage with the same energy and enthusiasm that they did 20 years ago. Tickets are on sale now through Frontier Touring’s website!

Hope to see you at a show, y’all; keep each other safe and warm!

[aliceworley@outlook.com]