Resurfacing after a long hiatus, Soft Excursions is back to present an irregular series of events showcasing off kilter electronics, vocal assays and timbre manipulations.
JACK DYLAN AND THE VILLAINS (Qld) & Joe Terror (Nsw) are joining forces to celebrate the release of their respective albums, 'COMFORT WILL KILL YOU' & 'My Great & Grand Return'.
Boyfriend TV invites you to the launch of their debut album, For the Teenage Soul.
El Tee launches her new single 'Too Afraid To Ask For Love', following her September single, 'Baby' - the first songs since the release of her debut album. Joining El Tee is special guests Bec Sykes.
Starting the year strong by playing Beyond The Valley, all female DIY 3-piece Pink Matter are an act not to miss. After a year of releasing singles, the group recently supported Genesis Owusu’s Smirnoff Future Fresh Melbourne show and are bringing their headline show to Sydney and Melbourne.
Arbes launch their long-awaited debut album 'Counterways' (out November 1 through Third Eye Stimuli (AUS) and Earth Libraries (US/EU/UK) at The Grace Darling with Glass & Roland.
Uncle Quentin releases his third mixtape with a special, rare live show.
Release show for Prophetic Justice Ministry’s second album, Vol.1, with performances from LST, Destiny T.T and Prophetic Justice Ministry.
Duncan Graham has been performing his own songs in various outfits for over two decades, most prominently with The Co-Accused, now a new band known as The Way In are here to play direct, intentional and melodious music with poetic words weaved throughout.
Liquid Architecture invites Bristolian deconstructed club heavy weight Mun Sing to Naarm
Local artists Punko and HailU have curated a whole venue takeover of the Grace Darling to showcase some of Naarm’s most adored solo artists, interstate angels and friends.
The world’s most-hard-rocking-nerve-injury-themed-band have RETURNED
Dusk2Dawn.(SYD) and Gift Exchange (SYD) return to Naarm with support from:
⭑ Raev
⭑ Hextape
⭑ Soft Approach
⭑ Dumbhead
⭑ Scumwitch
⭑ DJ Fertileyes
Holly Hebe announces sophomore E.P 'Ruby'+ East Coast Tour ✯ Grace Darling Hotel ✯ Band Room ✯
Naarm/Melbourne's indie-pop angel Holly Hebe launches her sophomore E.P 'Ruby'releasing on September 20th. To celebrate the E.P, Ivy Music Group and CULT Artists are proud to be presenting the 'Ruby' E.P tour this Spring.
Joining the incredible BIGSOUND 2024 lineup, Hebe will also be hitting NSW and VIC with Chiara Kovac (Newcastle), THEÄDORE (Sydney), Chloe the Brand and Grace Baker (VIC).
Wednesday 18th 7pm Bandroom
The much anticipated return of the Grumpy Scottsman with NSFW Trivia!
Free entry, stupid prizes to be won, great laughs, classic hits!
✯ Mia Marcelle ✯ Grace Darling Hotel ✯ Band Room ✯
Mia Marcelle’s second EP ‘Soft Love’ is leftfield alt-synth pop produced and written by Mia, played live with a new 4 piece lineup. The music weaves through influences from 90s/00’s UK electronic synth and drum machine music, with RNB harmonies and the gliding guitar of post punk and 80’s Australian indie, all with the ease of playful storytelling with a DIY approach. Mia is joined by The Mirrors (solo) and Kisses.
Support from:
⭑ The Mirrors (solo)
⭑ Kisses
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General Release| $15
Fri 23rd Aug | Doors at 8pm
✯ Ahm ✯ Grace Darling Hotel ✯ Band Room/Basement ✯
Support from:
⭑ heather vomiting god
⭑ Aarti Jadu
⭑D.E.S.T.I.N.Y.T.T.
heather vomiting god - is a multi-genre electronic artist based in Naarm, Australia. Through tracker based hardware sampling she creates uneasy sounds evoking the silent hill series and other Y2K era videogames, bridging together old and new breakcore, jungle, gabber and harsh noise styles.
Aarti Jadu's live performance grows from a combination of various folk and classical music, integrating elements like electronic ambient and bass music, artificial vocal manipulation, and synthesizers. Her music, characterized as "down-regulating" and "trance-like”.
D.E.S.T.I.N.Y.T.T.
Does. Existence. Surround. Truth. In. New. Year. Three. Thousand.
Ahm - Escapist sci-fi jungle from Andrew Huhtanen McEwan, of Tongue Dissolver among many others.
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Pre-Sales| $12
Door | $15
Fri 16th Aug | Doors at 8pm
✯ The Heart Shaped Aces ✯ Grace Darling Hotel ✯ Band Room ✯
The Heart Shaped Aces are a pop-rock duo from Naarm/Melbourne. Their exciting live show borrows from pop, rock, punk and funk - putting their own refreshing spin on indie music.
Support from:
⭑ Human Noise
⭑ Operation Karma
✯ Bollard 'I Was Wide Open' EP Release ✯ Grace Darling Hotel ✯ Band Room ✯
A mainstay on the Melbourne scene, Bollard are touring their 'I Was Wide Open' EP with a run of shows in SA, VIC, ACT & NSW. This EP is their fourth release overall and follows on from last year's LP 'Lo.'
Support from:
⭑ The Daily Commuters
⭑ Speed Mullet
⭑ Solder
idle flowers ✯ The Grace Darling Hotel ✯ Basement ✯
An evening of diverse electronic tinged music. Idle Flowers make their debut with support from Power Tools, Nocto Nocto and a DJ set from Hi-Dae.
A new project from Cari Scharl and Charlie Nimmo, Idle Flowers unites downtempo electronica with oblique instrumentation and evocative vocal melodies. An exercise in sensuous and intimate minimalism.
Support from:
⭑ Power Tools
⭑ Nocto Nocto
⭑ Hi-Dae (DJ)
✯ Leaps & Bounds Music Festival 2024 ✯ Friday July 26th, 2024 | 6pm - 1am ✯
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 & 𝑻𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒏𝒐 𝒁𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒐! explore the Oz underground, the aural oddities, and the emerging talent of our burgeoning live music scene for a full venue take-over.
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Experimental whispers, cling to smoke in the night
Flickers of a candle, glow with a restless light
Avant-punk prophets, tripping through dub's distorted haze
Shadows move in the subterranean maze...
The trivia for people who hate trivia.
Hosted by the Grumpy Scottsman, upstairs in the bandroom every second Wednesday.
Free Entry
1st Prize $75 Voucher
2nd Prize $25 Voucher
Doors open at 6.30pm, trivia starts at 7pm. Head upstairs pre-game to order dinner at your table.
Burger night specials and $6.66 hot shots!
Noir Post-Punk act Low Monroe & The Fugitives are back with another release this year. Showcasing their new single ‘Smoke Show’, Monroe and his band are set to provide an exciting setlist of ominous and vigorous movement.
Join us in solidarity for a special poetry showcase of Arab and allied voices united, turning poetry into power for those in Palestine.
This one’s going to be big! MOM and The Grace Darling Hotel team up to bring you: Cold Catharsis.
Bright stars, don’t sleep.
On the back end of her two new singles in 2024, 'Keeper' and 'All My Brothers Have Girlfriends', Ruby invites you to celebrate alongside fantastic supports Tiarnie and Franky.
