Lunar Dirt return to the Beardo back room with local legend and full blown wildcard Orlando furious plus DJ Yeah Nah in the front bar. 

Presales $10 cos no one has any $$

$15 on the door 

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Hey friends, we are super thrilled for another giggity gig at our favorite Bris bar again this month! Hoping for a bonza autumn afternoon with live music, super brews and all of yous

All welcome and only $10 on the door

Head on down to a night full of great music with great friends.

Come join us Rosemine and our friends Phantasm street, Hicktown Barnaby and Worlds Saddest Cowboy and have a drink, haven't you deserved it?

Get ya tickets and we'll cya there!!

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Melody Graves and the Hokum Redemption shake up the Bearded Lady's front bar with their red-hot swinging jazz and blues at their monthly residency on the fourth Sunday of the month.

2-4pm. $10 at the door (all proceeds go to the musicians).

This Brisbane-based outfit is renowned for its energetic live shows and for evoking the songs, sound and vibes of the early jazz, swing and prohibition era.

With two lead vocalists and a six-piece band in tow including washboard and trombone for extra flavour, swinging piano, guitar, and a rhythm section to boot that's always on time.

This month's line-up:
Paula Hackney - vocals, washboard
Dennis Duigan - vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica
Richard Ferarri - Trombone
Jordy Stitt - piano
James Visentin - double bass
Evan J Evans - drums

Cremation Records presents…

Your Arms Are My Cocoon (USA) + Blind Equation (USA) Live @ The Bearded Lady, West End, Brisbane.

With special guests -Blind Girls, Super Death & Hanoi Traffic

For fans of -Screamo music, Digital Hardcore and Cyber Grind.

Sunday 28th of April

Doors 7pm

$25 tickets

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After having April off we are back! But this time, no cover charge so even better!
With me is:
Dave McGuire on guitar
Peta Wilson on keys
Grace King on drums
and The Bearded Lady house bassist Jimmy Visentin!

Join three of Meanjin's finest psych rockers, Stjep, Magenta Voyeur and Houseplants, at Beardo on 2/5 to celebrate the launch of Stjep's newest singles, Disintegrate/Crutch.

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Let’s hear it for the girls.

Get along to the Bearded Lady in West End on Friday 3rd May for a celebration of Brisbane’s finest female fronted bands, fronted by four very different women. First up, it’s the party punk of Plan Z to get the night started right, then Call the Mourning bring the noise. Next, it’s the goth punk cabaret of the Cassingles, and then headliners punk via Seattle grunge Violet bring it on home.

Tickets $15 on Eventbrite or $20 on the door if available.

Why? Cause girls just wanna have fun.

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GRINDING EYES bring their mesmerising psychedelics back to Brisbane for first time this year
On May 4th for a night of sound scapes and shoe gaze with Fragile Animals and RELAY TAPES.
Opening the night will be the evil garage tones of THEE GRONKS.

All together for one night for $20

A night not to be missed.

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We play the music we love.
We love the freedom and energy and beauty of early jazz.
We play rags, early jazz, interpretations of Tom Waits and Lou Reed
And our own tunes.
This is our own sound, brassy and raucous.

Members are:

Pearl Hart, Voice
Trevor Hart, Cornet
Andrew Garton, Clarinet
Zoe Atkinson, Sousaphone, Trombone
Bayden Mitchell, Resonator guitar
Katie Randall, Drums

Music from 7:30pm

FREE ENTRY

May 7th - THE BEARDED LADY

A$30.00

You will find us in West End, Meanjin at The Bearded Lady on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Tuesday May 7th // 06:50 pm - 09:00 pm - Live music Clare Cowley ~ DOORS OPEN 6:30pm

You will have the opportunity to draw two different life models on the night. This is an untutored session.

MATERIALS PROVIDED (However you’re welcome to bring your own):

• Butchers paper, A3 & A4 Drawing Cartridge Paper

• 2B & 4B Pencils

• Oil Pastels

• Fine liner pens

• Charcoal

• Textas

We kindly ask that you switch your phone on silent and do not use it during the session out of respect and for the privacy of our life models. Taking photos of life models is strictly forebiden.

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL - LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE

** TICKET T&CS - Tickets are able to be exchanged or refunded (incurring a $1.20 stripe refund fee) up to 24 hours before the session. Anything after that is up to the ticket holder to either resell, gift or forfeit their ticket. Refunds will not be issued for late-comers and/or last minute cancellations.

+ At our life drawing sessions we take some photos and videos to use as promotional material. By booking into one of our sessions you are giving your consent for us to use these images that you may be included in. We completely respect everyones right to choose privacy, so please let us know before the session if you don’t wish to be included in any photos. Thank you!

138 Boundary St, West End QLD 4101

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BigBlueEyes, Special Features, Satin Soul, and Snowgum, playing at Bearded Lady on May 9th wouldn't want to miss this one for the world

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10th May at the Bearded Lady

Stabbitha (SA, Kaurna Land) Morbid Blackened Hardcore Punk

Masochist (NSW, Bundjalung Country) Socially Conscious Hardcore Punk

Boudicca (NSW, Muluubinba) Uncouth Hardcore Punk Rock

Hanoi Traffic (QLD, Meanjin) Scream Gang

Whoroboros (QLD, Meanjin) Riot Grrrl/Feminist Propaganda Punk

One night only at the Bearded Lady 10th May a night of music to bring together community and tear down the walls that divide us.

$20 + b/f or $25 door tickets if not sold out prior.

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SMUDUD - a fundraiser for Palestine featuring live performances by Quarrels, SLOWCUT, Hope Drone and for the first time in ten years The Matador.

Doors: 7:30pm

Tickets: $30+bf

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Brisbane's Gypsy Jazz scene is hot and buzzing, following many jams at OzManouche 23 and Woodford Folk Festival. After a successful run over the past 15 months, in 2024 we are evolving the monthly residency at The Bearded Lady as 'Gypsy Jazz Sundays' by including different ensembles, opening it up for more musicians and guests to get involved.

Every second Sunday of the month, 2-4pm.
$10 door (100% to band)

Full calendar here:

JAN - Rodrigo Santiago and Friends
FEB - Gypsy Cats
MARCH - Van Dijk 4
APRIL - Rory Dollard and Friend
MAY - Gypsy Cats
JUNE - Rory Dollard and Friend
JULY - Van Dijk 4
AUGUST - Rory Dollard and Friend
SEPTEMBER - Rodrigo Santiago and Friends
OCTOBER - Gypsy Cats
NOVEMBER - Van Dijk 4
DECEMBER - Rodrigo Santiago and Friends

Hope to see you there x

WEST-END ROYAL RUMBLE.

ONE NIGHT ONLY, AT THE BEARDED LADY.
Get PREPPED for an all time-debauchery inducing lineup
FEATURING:

HOON - DAD FIGHT - FAT DOG - BOOF HEADS.
Not too be missed.
Grab Tickets now.

Proudly supported by Philter Brewing and Speed Drive INC.

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From Omaha, Nebraska Angela Fabian and her Aussie band will be gracing us at the Bearded Lady on the 24th February for a funky, soulful and groovy afternoon. Enjoy the fabulous sounds of this soulful band, with Ray Gretch on the Guitar, Jeff Ahearn on the drums, Brent Thompson on the bass and the fabulous Angela Fabian from The voice Australia.

2-4pm

$10 on the door

hazards of swimming naked are a Brisbane based, 5-piece instrumental band originating from Queensland's tropical far north. The humidity and vibrancy of that region permeates their music and culminates in a sound which shares all the cinematic grandeur of artists such as Mogwai, godspeed you black emperor and Mono. Returning to the live scene after their support of Sweden's Katatonia at the Triffid earlier this year; hazards take over The Bearded Lady in West End, Brisbane with their signature intertwining guitar melodies, Saturday May 18, playing a headlining length set.

hazards of swimming naked will be supported by Echotide, who are launching a new single and returning to the live scene after a long hibernation. With a new album releasing later this year, and their new single "All Frequencies Wide Open" showcasing their slow-burn, reverb-drenched sound, Echotide live are an cinematic/post rock four piece with a dynamic sound ranging from delicate and introspective ambience to an all-encompassing wall of sound.

Featuring on the night will be Gold Coast based post rock group the sea shall not have them, a dynamic, instrumental two piece with an appetite for glorious noise that you can swim in. The group are fresh from a blistering run of 2023 shows alongside Mono, Shihad, Magic Dirt, Astrodeath and many others.

Also joining the lineup is Brisbane based neo-noir collective Ghostwoods in quartet mode, joined by special guest Mia Goodwin, playing their simmering brand of introspective, cinematic, atmospheric music that engages the senses.

Doors 6:30pm

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FINISHING OFF THE NIGHT IS LUNAR DIRT - UP-LATE EDITION
Free entry for all!

11:30pm-12:30pm

Sunday 19th May 2024

It's a songwriters' evening at the Beardo. Meanjin locals and troubadours STAN (the band) are headlining a lineup specifically constructed to make you feel various emotions, reminding us that despite the impending collapse of civilization, living hearts beat within us all. Malina Claire brings a soulful and touching performance with a three-piece string section adding lush textures, and Transmissions From The Water-Tower perform raw and confessional folk-rock from inside opaque costumes. Come prepared with a box of tissues and a psychiatrist's referral.

$15+bf Presale

$20 on the door

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May 21st - THE BEARDED LADY

A$30.00

You will find us in West End, Meanjin at The Bearded Lady on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Tuesday May 21st // 06:50 pm - 09:00 pm - Live music TBA ~ DOORS OPEN 6:30pm

You will have the opportunity to draw two different life models on the night. This is an untutored session.

MATERIALS PROVIDED (However you’re welcome to bring your own):

• Butchers paper, A3 & A4 Drawing Cartridge Paper

• 2B & 4B Pencils

• Oil Pastels

• Fine liner pens

• Charcoal

• Textas

We kindly ask that you switch your phone on silent and do not use it during the session out of respect and for the privacy of our life models. Taking photos of life models is strictly forebiden.

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL - LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE

** TICKET T&CS - Tickets are able to be exchanged or refunded (incurring a $1.20 stripe refund fee) up to 24 hours before the session. Anything after that is up to the ticket holder to either resell, gift or forfeit their ticket. Refunds will not be issued for late-comers and/or last minute cancellations.

+ At our life drawing sessions we take some photos and videos to use as promotional material. By booking into one of our sessions you are giving your consent for us to use these images that you may be included in. We completely respect everyones right to choose privacy, so please let us know before the session if you don’t wish to be included in any photos. Thank you!

138 Boundary St, West End QLD 4101

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Roused At! Presents:
THE NATIVE CATS [TAS] live @ The Bearded Lady
w/ local guests: S>C>R>A>P>S + Lunar Dirt + Lilith
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Hobart/Nipaluna post-punk act The Native Cats released their fifth album, The Way On Is the Way Off, in November 2023 through Melbourne/Naarm indie label Chapter Music. They will be embarking on a long-overdue trip up to Meanjin from Nipaluna for the first time since 2018 in celebration.

The band’s five-album discography is an idiosyncratic body of work, distinguished by Escott’s speak-singing lead vocals and Teakle’s always-urgent bass playing. Ahead of a national album launch tour, Music Feeds speaks to Escott about The Way On Is the Way Off and the pair’s creative bond.

Listen: https://thenativecats.bandcamp.com/music

Formed around 2007, Julian (bass) had been recording some four track instrumentals in the closing days of his previous band the Bad Luck Charms, and suggested to Chloe Escott, who was a solo artist who had played with BLC several times, that it could be interesting to collaborate on these ideas. They played their first show in January 2008, eschewing a lot of the live instrumentation of previous ventures, stripping it down to vocals, melodica, bass guitar and a rhythmic/synthy backing track, which was then replaced by various drum machines and most importantly, a Nintendo DS with a Korg MS-10 synth emulator, powerful and diverse sounds that could be carried in a hoodie pocket.

The first album Always On was recorded pretty soon after the first shows and released early 2009 on Hobart label Consumer Productions. The album found instant fans locally, and later internationally which led to a standalone 7" single on Philadelphia's White Denim label, and then the album getting reissued on vinyl by Boston's Ride The Snake Records, which then was followed by the Process Praise album in 2011, again on Ride The Snake. Through this the 'Cats were playing locally in Hobart heaps, making tentative treks to mainland cities, and in 2012 were asked to play Gonerfest in Memphis, so the band organised a 13 show USA tour around the festival date. After they returned to Australia they recorded the Dallas album, which came out on Sydney's RIP Society in 2013, which led to shows at the Sydney Opera House for the LIVID Festival.

The band have also been regular performers in their home town's MONA FOMA and Dark MOFO festivals. In 2018 their fourth album John Sharp Toro came out on RIP Society, making album of the week on RRR and Edge Radio. The band finished the year with another 7" Spiro Scratch on Rough Skies Records and a slot at the legendary Meredith Music Festival. 2020 started with another 7" Two Creation Myths, and plans for a big year, snuffed out by the pandemic. The Way On Is the Way Off marks a rock-solid return to form & subsequent transcendence of that form.

**no charge for First Nations punters or trans people of colour wishing to attend**
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Friday, May 24th
$20 - $28 (pay what you can) | 8:00pm - 12:00am
The Bearded Lady, 138 Boundary St, West End 4101

This show takes place on the stolen land of the Jagera people and the Turrbal people. We acknowledge that this is a contested space & pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present.

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Celebrate with Winten as she plays her first interstate shows to mark the release of her debut album ‘Waving To My Girl’. Writing mostly at night, in her bedroom, Winten’s songs are an introspective collection of tenderness and triumph; gently reflecting on themes ranging from alienation to intimacy, romantic and familial heartbreak, growing pains, insecurity and acceptance, all the while acknowledging and loving and ever-present inner child.

Released on August 18, 2023 to high praise from Australian and international audiences alike, ‘Waving To My Girl’ is an offering of masterful storytelling coupled with delicate-yet-sprawing instrumentation. Performing in full-band attire, listeners can expect a dynamic yet intimate experience not to be missed.

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DAVE GRANEY &CLARE MOORE – NEW ALBUM - (strangely)(emotional)

“As I have said many times nobody else is making music like this. A combination of

the familiar tropes of rock and pop intermingled with literary lyrical explorations, jazz

elements, ambient sounds, and a degree of abstraction masking astute commentary

on the state of the world today. There are more ideas in these 15 songs than most

artists achieve in their careers”.

Bob Osborne – DIFFERENT NOISES – Salford UK

Dave Graney and Clare Moore have in recent years been swinging between song focused studio albums (like this one) and more band focused rock albums, (like their previous set In A Mistly).(strangely)(emotional) is so carefully titled because that’s the age we live in. A person has to be sure and careful of their words. It’s a sensitive area, the world, in 2024. Even though it is also brutal , viral and violent all at once. (The ground we walk upon is contested and just holding together with surface tension). So the words are quarantined from each other, in parentheses so as not to be qualifying or commenting on the other.

The sounds on the album come from vintage drum machines, electric (six and twelve string) and acoustic (nylon and steel string) guitars, pedal steel, harp, harmonica, electric piano, drums, vibes, marimba, mellotron and tenor and soprano sax. The words are rich, playful and very personal. Dave Graney is a proud Creative Creep. (strangely)(emotional) comes after a year where Graney and Moore toured the country to joy and acclaim with their 90s band Dave Graney and the Coral Snakes. This album was cooking away in the background all the while.

It’s a Dave Graney and Clare Moore album. They’ve always done their own thing. This time, it’s (strangely)(emotional) “Last night (Sat) at the Great Club in Sydney & Marrickville, a rolling triumph. Dave, solo and acoustic with brand new songs, a brace of wistful glances back at childhood, fam and hometown, and not quite like anything that has come before from this extraordinary maker of sonic stories. Then more with lifetime offsider and partner of all labours CLARE MOORE, multi-instrumentaling it on melodica then piano before making those drums sing and wail like few can. And then a & power trio & as Dave described it, and it was, with the mid-set appearance of a local (Sydney) bassplayer, Gregory Thorsby, who knocked everyone flat with jazz and funk stylings that would not have been out of place in Weather Report, Sly And The Family Stone or the classic Miles Davis rosary of albums from 1967-74.

This, a perfect reinvention of all the diamonds from the vast Graney-Moore back catalogue. All this and Traumatic Shit, & a kind of talking blues that gave Derek And Clive a run for their money. We split our britches laughing, I tells ya. Yea, among the two sets of wonder and stardust, personal faves like, 'That Old Swagger', 'Wilco Got No Wilco,' Night Of The . 'Wolverineuberclassic', 'You'reJUst Too Hip, Baby', and an encore featuring a mighty Ronsonesque wigout guitar solo that took off the tops of our heads. The new album ( strangely) (emotional)is out in April. All I can say is GET IN”.

Mark Cornwall author and musician

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Fresh outta Goatsound Studios recording their debut album, CHOOF are playin’ some shows up the coast to road test the best of the beast.

Expect nothing less than a classic CHOOF show: chaos, violence, verbal assult, bodily fluids and begging for money, but with some extra special new songs getting shoved down your throat.

When asked about the shows, CHOOF said: “Yeah for sure, it’s gonna be sick. We’re mad keen to get back on the road to remind all you flogs we’re ya favourite band”. Sounds sick.

CHOOF

“PLAYIN’ SOME SHOWS UP THE COAST”

FRIDAY MAY 3RD - Elton Chong's, Penrith with Carnal Viscera, Durry and Maggot Cave

SATURDAY MAY 4TH - Lalalas, Wollongong

SUNDAY MAY 5TH - The Duke, Sydney with

Burial Ground, Suppressant and Arsenico

*ARVO SHOW- DOORS 1PM*

SATURDAY MAY 11TH - The Metro, Adelaide with Maggot Cave, Durry and Demon Pig

SUNDAY MAY 12TH - The Woodshed, Royal Park with Maggot Cave, Durry, Scarcophagus, Skeleton Head, Anko Shit and Cyanide Farm

FRIDAY MAY 24TH - Singing Bird Studios, Frankston with Goat Shaman, False Dichotomy, Satanic Dog Cunts and Serpentry

SATURDAY MAY 25TH - Nighthawks, Melbourne with Spew Ballon, Hormagaunt, Good Time Aussie Bogalars and Overthrone

SATURDAY JUNE 1ST - The Bearded Lady, Brisbane with Cerebral Erosion, Skirmisher and Awful Noise

SUNDAY JUNE 2ND - Bad Habit, Nambour with Flogg, Doublesided Nail and Awful Noise

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Hardcore Garage Punk Rock Show at The Bearded Lady

Sunday 2nd June 2024

Featuring the bands

The Last Valley (@the_last_valley)

Thee Gronks (@theegronks_)

Piss Off (@piss_off_theband)

Heavy Liquid (@heavy_liquid_)

$15+bf presale

$20 door

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Original line-up of Nunchukka Superfly was in 1995, Peter Allen (ex-Massappeal), Peter Black (ex-Hard-Ons), James McCann (ex-Harpoon, future Drones, future Moler, future JJ McCann Transmission) and Ray Ahn (ex-Hard-Ons).

They return in their original line up to launch the album that had never seen the light of day till now, with support from Fat and Glycereens.

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