SUNDAY 05/02/12
RIC'S EXPOSED #3 - HEAT 7
(DOWNSTAIRS)

Slow Riots | 9:00pm
Miss Elm | 8:30pm
The Great Disruption | 8:00pm
The Ganaschz | 7:30pm
The Pilots Of Now | 7:00pm

CUCA SHOP
(DOWNSTAIRS)

Cuca Shop x 2 Sets | 10:30pm & 9:30pm


After 5 years performing their original pop/funk styles as fuscia and a successful ep release "Things"; Kate, Peta, Tom, Sam and Tanja have been reborn again as Cuca Shop.

With years of performance, recording and touring experience around Australia in many different groups, this is a band with a sound that is hard to fit into one box.

Not just pop, but definitely not rock, not strictly funk, but with twists and touches of jazz and nu-soul. Cuca Shop will take you from moments of chilled laid back grooves, through moments of soaring ecstacy and land you right back on the dance floor to shake that thing.

Think of the hottest sweatiest day, you and all your friends in a hidden deserted shack. Icy missmatched glasses of the coldest drinks served at this illegal bar, shining flushed faces, dirty shoes on a dusty dancefloor mixed with old school glamour and retro stylings.

The music keeps you going from dusk through till the late hours - this is Cuca Shop.

MONDAY 06/02/12
DANGER AT THE DOOR + WILLOWS
(DOWNSTAIRS)

Danger At The Door | 9:30pm
Willows | 8:30pm


Brisbane Boys, Luke, Ryan and Nathan Hourihane are three brothers, who formed Danger at the Door less than six months ago, finding fourth band member Keelan Callaghan on a musician advertising website. The boys have quickly become the best Rock band in the world. That’s right you heard me, Beatles, Rolling Stones, you guys suck!

DATD have been busy writing, recording and playing gigs ever since. A promotional video for the song “Devil” was filmed at their latest show at The Globe theatre by Red tape productions.

Danger at the Door have already recorded a four track demo and have been told they have similarities to bands such as Foo Fighters, Rage against the machine and Blink 182.

Playing such epic gigs as “Big Al’s garage” in front of crowds of up to 15 people, DATD make woman weak at the Knees and Rock gods bow down in front of them.

Supported by Willows.

TUESDAY 07/02/12
THE UNCANNY + HORRIS
(DOWNSTAIRS)

The Uncanny | 9:30pm
Horris | 8:30pm


We are a Folk/Alternative Rock band from Brisbane. We are always writing new songs and now have a set list that includes mostly original songs and a few covers from bands such as The Smiths and Mumford & Sons.

With five members The Uncanny have a range of instruments and a unique mixture of Folk elements with a darker Alternative Rock feel.

Supported by Horris.

WEDNESDAY 08/02/12
LE PARTI SOUL W/ DJ REDBEARD + STRANGERS + MONKEY ISLAND
(DOWNSTAIRS)

Strangers | 9:30pm
Monkey Island | 8:30pm
DJ Redbeard | 8:00pm - Late

THURSDAY 09/02/12
THE SLOW PUSH + GALAPOGOS + DJ VALDIS
(DOWNSTAIRS)

The Slow Push | 9:30pm
Galapogos | 8:30pm
DJ Valdis | 8:00pm - Late

FRIDAY 10/02/12
BIG IRON + CLIPPER SHIP + DJ VALDIS
(DOWNSTAIRS)

Big Iron | 9:00pm
Clipper Ships | 8:00pm
DJ Valdis | 9:00pm - Late


DJ WILDEBEATS
(UPSTAIRS)

DJ Wildebeats | 9:00pm - Late

SATURDAY 11/02/12
PLASTIC WOOD + THE FUSS + DJ VALDIS
(DOWNSTAIRS)

Plastic Wood | 9:00pm
The Fuss | 8:00pm
DJ Valdis | 9:00pm - Late


DJ CUTTS
(UPSTAIRS)

DJ Cutts | 9:00pm - Late


Launched in front of a packed crowd at the Globe Theatre, Brisbane and featuring artwork by local visual artists Mandie-Jean Baker and Sam Armstrong, Plastic Wood’s debut album ‘Australian Weather’ has been nearly a year in the studio, however many more in the making. A diverse 13-track collection of songs about life lethargy, social politics, casual alcoholism and the people around us – surprisingly nothing to do with the weather - Australian Weather is far-removed from modest beginnings as the ‘real-life music that doesn’t fit in your main band.’

On the surface, Australian Weather is easily accessible with touches of 20th century rock, 70s folk and pop songwriter influence, however multiple listens will reveal a vulnerable journey best listened to as a whole album – a concept many have lost with the modern direction of commercial radio.

Bunkered underground for the best part of the year, Plastic Wood have been traversing the treacherous trail of recording an entire album before letting the world know. Bassist Nik Strugar knows there are advantages to being so covert:

‘We were determined to track, mix and produce this album ourselves, at our own leisure or frustration. Producers, advisers and chauffeurs can be fantastic, however the honesty of creating and ending up with something we can be proud of is worth every second.’

The play seemed to be worth it, however, as the lead up to the album launch saw the band share the Friends of Folk Festival bill with esteemed artists such as Don Walker, Robert Forster and The Gin Club, appear on Balcony TV and Alivelive TV for their Brisbane launch show and launch their debut film clip for Under the Evergreen, which found its way into the Top 10 Brag.com rock videos.

According to Time Off magazine, the wait for the release of Australian Weather has been ‘well and truly worth it.’ Now it’s here, Plastic Wood is keen to share their dynamic, literary brand of folk ‘n’ roll intimately with their increasing and loyal fanbase.

Supported by The Fuss.

SUNDAY 12/02/12
RIC'S EXPOSED #3 - HEAT 8
(DOWNSTAIRS)

The Whiskey Archive | 9:00pm
Nu Score | 8:30pm
Hello Hokkaido | 8:00pm
The Chris Timms Experience | 7:30pm
Novella Beggars | 7:00pm

MISTER SPEAKER
(DOWNSTAIRS)

Mister Speaker x 2 Sets | 10:30pm & 9:30pm


Continuing in the esteemed tradition of soul, blues and big band entertainers comes MrSpeaker, a funk juggernaut with a sound and style for dance-floor fanatics and backseat connoisseurs alike.

The group began about four years ago on the NSW North Coast with a rhythm section of consisting of Mick Hidden on kit, Kieran Allen on bass and Tim Annis-Brown on guitar, complimented by the melodies of jazz saxophonist Matt Brooker and the distinctive vocals of Greg Corcoran. They have since been joined by some of the areas finest, including John Graham on percussion and clarinet, as well as Sonia Leeson on vocals.

The band has spent years honing their craft in East Coast venues and collaborating with an array of musicians, always on the prowl for worthy new additions in the fertile hunting grounds of the Byron Shire. MrSpeaker has made this area their stomping ground, constantly road-testing new ideas and fresh material in an effort to combine the best of their musical heroes with their own approach to the styles of jazz, funk, swing and reggae, to name but a few. The result of this process, combined with countless hours in the studio is a tight, energetic band with an enormous repertoire of original material.

Taking their lead from a legacy of 20th century Afro-American musical heavyweights from the big bands of the swing era to Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, the Meters and many more, MrSpeaker know what it takes to move an audience emotionally and physically and do not rest until they have done just that.

COMING IN THE NEXT MONTH - Danger At The Door, Plastic Wood, Thirteen Seventy, London Bureau, Gorefield, Mr Speaker and much more!!