BIG SCARY INDIAN

Uncategorizable American DIY rippers BIG SCARY INDIAN don’t do anything in half measures, so it only makes sense that they’re making their overseas debut on the other side of the world. After taking their maximal blend of math-psych-prog-post-rock on the road for a 35 show blitz across the US in 2024, they’re keeping the heat on with a brand new EP “Road To Wrath” and an Australian tour. Sure to be an absolute barn burner.

https://bigscaryindian.bandcamp.com/

With

THE MAGGIE PILLS

https://themaggiepills.bandcamp.com/

THE GENEVIVES

https://thegenevieves.bandcamp.com/

DOPPLERHAUS

https://dopplerhaus.bandcamp.com/music

Debut single by artist Ash Santilla, ‘Nightcrawler’ emerges as a haunting exploration of the human mind under siege. Blending eerie soundscapes with piercing lyricism and a barrage of noise. 

‘Nightcrawler’ is out on Cheersquad records and Tapes June 26.

Santilla plays The Old Bar August 9 with supports from Meghan Maike and the cactus flowers, and Joyce Prescher.

𝓷𝓮𝔀 𝓰𝓲𝓰
yippieeee we’re playing our next show on august 10th at @theoldbar with pals @grandpine_ and @thisismeisie
tickets $15, doors at 7:30 xx
poster by the wonderful @amylandersonn

MORBID MONDAYS AT OLD BAR

Another free night of morbid sounds at the Old Bar featuring -

BACCHUS HARSH
https://bacchusharsh.bandcamp.com/music

&

CHIEF WHIP

https://thechiefofwhip.bandcamp.com/album/aurora-apparatus

8PM - FREE ENTRY - CASH SPECIALS ON DRINKS UNTIL 3AM

Captain Beep-boop is a transistor-based trans sister who plays electronic punk music on a DIY circuit-bent 1990s Telstra “Bluephone” payphone. Every Tuesday in August, she will be joined on The Old Bar stage by a collection of her favourite noise makers, including Boggle, Ding Ding Ding, Clit Split, LXRP, My Guardian Angel, Cosmic Whiplash and Power Tools. Come and take the Beep-boop test.

Noise delivery service, now accepting tips. The Old Bar, August 14.
On the bill are our longtime loves Emma Shields and Cold Open – bands we grew up with, cut our teeth beside and shared crusty gear with. Honestly, it’s less of a gig and more a glorified group hang (but with lots of power chords and capos). There’ll be loud bits, soft bits, probably some amps that don't cooperate, a chaotic musical family reunion.
Come hang, bring some mates. Most importantly, bring your best Thursday feelings.

Blending raw alt-rock energy with a sharp modern edge, Melbourne based quartet Ramona Sky are bringing their high-energy live show to The Old Bar on 15th August to celebrate the release of their new single 'Go'. Joined by genre-blending rockers Munchy Dolphin & shoegaze band Camomile.

Remembering The King - A Date With Elvis at The Old Bar
On the 48th anniversary of the day that many people believe ELVIS PRESLEY left the building for the last time, we will be paying tribute to his musical, cultural and spiritual legacy with a P-A-R-T-Y like no other. Bringing together lunatics, professional performers, those who are both, and everyone in between. We’ve gathered the cream and the crop in Elvis-related variety entertainment to give Melbourne one more chance to revel in the glory of The King!

 THE ELVIS BIG BAND - Australia’s premier Elvis tribute show rock and rolls into town, ready for a little more action. Their spectacular musicianship and showmanship regularly fill much bigger venues, so get your tickets now or never. An ever-so-slightly smaller big band to fit The Old Bar stage, but missing none of its burning fire!

 THE DILAPIDATED DIVA - Chanteuse cabaret overload from the edge of reality. Award winning and hot off a Comedy Festival stint, The Diva is true Fitzroyalty. Not only will she entertain with song, she will also rule the mic as MC. Get ready for The Dilapidated Diva's Pelvis... for Elvis!

 DANCING BEAR - When renowned sculptor and performer Dean Smith Dancing Bear gets his mojo working, you’ll be all shook up. Whether wielding a chainsaw or a guitar, this big hunk o’ love is a spinout!

 FORCED CONTRACT - Good rockin' and mess of blues from Atticus Stoneking. Let yourself go!

 PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA BACON SANDWICH - Young, loud, shakin’ and bacon. Catch ‘em before they leave the building!

PLUS PLUS PLUS

 DJs SPINNING OUT TILL 3AM

 GERALD READS A POEM FOR THE KING

 RAFFLE TO SUPPORT BEYOND BLUE

 ELVIS-OFF FANCY DRESS DANCE CONTEST WITH PRIZES

Since 1988, EDEN has been a defining voice in Darkwave and Post-Punk, delivering

immersive, emotionally charged live performances. With their signature blend of rich guitar
textures, haunting vocals and powerful rhythmic drive, EDEN has shared stages with
Rowland S. Howard, These Immortal Souls, and Lycia and appeared at major events
including Wave-Gotik-Treffen (Leipzig, 2017). EDEN has released five albums and two EPs
internationally. EDEN are Sean Bowley (vocals, 6- & 12-string guitars), Anthony Cornish
(bass, keyboards, production), and Ingo Wieben (drums). With a new album on the way for
2026, the band continues to shape its sound—ethereal, emotional, and enduring.

Joining them are 1980s inspired synth pop band Suburban Spell and darkwave/synthpop act Palliative

Captain Beep-boop is a transistor-based trans sister who plays electronic punk music on a DIY circuit-bent 1990s Telstra “Bluephone” payphone. Every Tuesday in August, she will be joined on The Old Bar stage by a collection of her favourite noise makers, including Boggle, Ding Ding Ding, Clit Split, LXRP, My Guardian Angel, Cosmic Whiplash and Power Tools. Come and take the Beep-boop test.

Supported by Creative Victoria, 10,000 gigs Fund.

On Friday August 22nd local favourites HANNAH KATE will be launching their new single & video 'End of the Day' at The Old Bar.
Joining them will be some of Naarm's best local offerings: punk freaks THE ANTICS, rock n roll sweethearts THE BRAKES and garage psych rockers MATURE THEMES.

GIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
Been working on this one for a while! We're playing a FULL BAND show next month to celebrate the release of 'This House' - the leading single to my debut album. So stoked to have the stunning @marigolden on the lineup.
Pop it in your diaries!
When? Sun 24th Aug (4-6pm)
Where? @TheOldBar
What? Full band show (featuring @joshwaltonaudio , @kelseyjeeeean , @is.bak and @billiefletcher33 ).
Presented by @Vibe.union
Incredible artwork and animation by @rhathartist of the sun setting and moon rising over the house that inspired this song.

Captain Beep-boop is a transistor-based trans sister who plays electronic punk music on a DIY circuit-bent 1990s Telstra “Bluephone” payphone. Every Tuesday in August, she will be joined on The Old Bar stage by a collection of her favourite noise makers, including Boggle, Ding Ding Ding, Clit Split, LXRP, My Guardian Angel, Cosmic Whiplash and Power Tools. Come and take the Beep-boop test.

Liturgy is the project of Haela Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix, whose yearning, energetic “transcendental black metal” exists in the space between metal, art music and sacred ritual. Its current lineup includes Mario Miron (guitar), Tia Vincent-Clark (bass) and Leo Didkovsky (drums). Celebrated for their fusion of sincere emotion, compositional complexity, stylistic daring and intense live energy, the band is simultaneously a medium and platform for drama and theology. It was founded in the context of Brooklyn DIY as a solo project by Hunt-Hendrix in 2005 while she was studying philosophy and classical composition at Columbia.  In 2009 Hunt-Hendrix stimulated fervent conversation in the music world with her text “Transcendental Black Metal”, and after expanding to a quartet they made waves globally with their 2011 sophomore album Aesthethica for fusing black metal with math rock and infusing the form with a counterintuitively loving, emotional energy. Their ambitious 2015 album The Ark Work was controversial for its incorporation of IDM and trap production into their musical language. In fall 2019 they solidified this sound world with their highly acclaimed fourth studio album H.A.Q.Q., which is tied to an ongoing philosophical YouTube lecture series. Their fifth studio album, an opera entitled Origin of the Alimonies, was released in November 2020, recorded with an eight-piece chamber ensemble and performed at Roadburn festival in 2021 as the live score to an eponymous film created by Hunt-Hendrix.  After a solo sculpture exhibition in 2022, the album 93696 was released in 2023 followed by an extensive world tour.

“Liturgy have always brought a proggy, sprawling ambition to their music, but rarely have all the pieces locked into place so elegantly. 93696 can be pulverizing, but it’s also gentle, and amid the brutality lie some of Hunt-Hendrix’s prettiest and most ornate songs yet… Listening to [Haela Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix’s] band in full command of its sound, weaving between passages of chaotic release and delicate beauty, it sounds as if Liturgy have finally found some kind of promised land.” - Pitchfork

"the ambition and creative aesthetics that Hendrix brings to the table through Liturgy continue to be something to behold" - The Needle Drop

“One of the year's most unique and inspiring metal releases.” - Exclaim, best albums of 2023

Giant Hammer is an Eora/Sydney-based rock band. Working towards a sound that is loud and literate, the group’s five members each bring their distinct voice and flavour to the band. The songs are sweet and sour, bouncing between twee, Go-Betweens-adjacent numbers and dirty rockers a la Sonic Youth or Fugazi. Their newest single, Three Tulips / Argonauts, sits on the gentler side of their catalogue, and marks their first release with new members Lewis Mosley and August Graham.

Supported by Creative Victoria, 10,000 gigs Fund.

Sophisticated Dingo hit the road in August to bring their new EP ‘Other Kid’ to life in bandrooms across Australia!

Off the back of relentless touring with JET, Polish Club, The Terrys, Beddy Rays, Press Club and Dear Seattle, the road-worn Sophisticated Dingo share their new EP ‘Other Kid’. A collection of songs that shout an examination of the dismal existence of modern everyday life. 

The release features singles ‘Feels Like Woah’ and ‘Mess Me Around’ and follows on from much revered past releases in ‘Radio On’ and ‘Morning View’. 

Sophisticated Dingo is a Garage Rock duo from Melbourne, Australia. Friends since adolescence Jimmy and Lew write songs that are a punch in the face you can relate to.

Dilemmas- our local post-punk art-rock darlings return to the warm & dark womb of the Old Bar! For their first headline of 2025, Dilemmas will showcase a set of their unreleased songs that move the through slow-building dynamics and driving, energetic intensity. Often combining their own sculptural artwork into their headline shows, this will be one not to miss.

Joining Dilemmas, are the tightly coiled and high-strung punk rockers- Hybernators, with a horn section, brand new songs and a penchant for havoc & hilarious antics. 

Three piece punk powerhouse Bodies will bring blood to boiling point, and straight off the back of an Old Bar residency for a saturday evening to celebrate: Captain Beep-Boop, playing anything & everything they can expertly manufacture into an instrument- will open the night and heat up the dance floor playing new tunes! 

This will be a night of good friends & fun, and a delightful assortment of whats to come from some of the most creative artists of our local Fitzroy scene.