Feb 23, 2017
Upcoming gigs, user Mood 28th Feb at Horse Bazaar,
Music for Particles at Caz Reitops March 3rd,
and Footscray 2020 #3 at Dancing Dog March 4th as Wu Kush
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Upcoming gigs, user Mood 28th Feb at Horse Bazaar,
Music for Particles at Caz Reitops March 3rd,
and Footscray 2020 #3 at Dancing Dog March 4th as Wu Kush
Melbourne's Best Open Mic Nights (2016 Winter)
Melbourne’s Best Open Mic Nights (2016 Winter)
ACDC, INXS, Midnight Oil – Yep, some pretty great Australian bands kick-started their illustrious music careers down at the local pub. So who knows what kind of musical gold you might discover at your neighbourhood open mic night? Check out our line-up of Melbourne’s best open mic nights and see what great local talent you can uncover!
Mondays @ Cherry Bar – CBD
Arguably one of the CBD’s most…
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Discover the Nightlife in Melbourne CBD's West
Discover the Nightlife in Melbourne CBD’s West
You might not have thought of the CBD’s western corner as being nightlife central and in fact, it often gets overlooked in favour of all those other bar-saturated pockets of Melbourne. But next time you’re planning a night out in the city, remember that it’s worth strolling those few blocks west. Here are some of the great bars, pubs and clubs you’ll find if you do.
Mercat
An underground club…
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February's Haapy Mondays @ Horse Bazaar - Coming Guests!
Just in case you don't know, Haapy Mondays are a weekly non-profit for-the-community event established by Haarp Media last year, in a bid to nurture up-and-coming producers and DJs in Melbourne. We don't ask for any money for performance, just food and drink, that way it's a simple exchange of entertainment for hospitality on a slow night of the week which can keep on going without threat of financial downturn.
James "U-Wish" Harris and I (Kayhat) perform as residents every week with a special guest, who is usually a friend or an associate who comes to our events, or someone who approaches us who wishes to express themselves via electronic or hip-hop music performance. We pride outselves on our friendly and relaxed Monday culture of regular patrons, $6 pints, wines and basics, and awesome Japanese cuisine as cooked by soul mama chef and Horse Bazaar co-director (along with husband Fumi),Takako Enomoto.
We invite you to come along to our sessions, and here's what's forthcoming for February. Shortest month of the year, still chockas for quality local entertainment and good times.
Episode #14 - Lowkey Lockdown - 10 February
Sebastian Elkner aka Warpa!nt and Sarah Buckley-Jones aka Shuttersound are two northside artists and friends I met during Seb's Lowkey - Midweek Beats sessions (now finished) - previously held at The Thornbury Local on High Street.
Lowkey was one of the first places to invite me as a DJ to play, and was my first true home in Melbourne as some form of residency.
I got to see both of my new friends evolve at this event as artists too. Both of them came from heavy UK dubstep influence, and both have elevated their own personal brand of beats from this influence.
Warpa!nt released an EP on Hopskotch Records, which combined his love for hip-hop, techno and garage stylings, whilst Shuttersound developed more progressive and house stylings from her work with non-profit humanitarian crew Beat Buffet and a trip to Europe she made in recent times.
Come and hear why I rate my friends not just as friends, but also two of Melbourne's elite DJs and producers.
Episode #15 - Tiger Style - 17 February
L-Burn Illuminati member Tigermoth is also a mean DJ as DJ Tengu. Tigermoth's reputation precedes itself from a jazz-infused, back-to-basics approach to hip-hop production and DJing.
Also playing with us to compliment this night's hip-hop theme is ex-Sydney scratcher Rav, whose affiliation with other Sydney hip-hop element purveyors speaks for itself with Rav's seemless scratching. His hands do the talking.
Come down and get a piece of hip-hop at its finest, and James and I will be sure to get in on the act of back-to-basics tracks and mixing approaches.
Episode #16 - Elph Debut - 24 February
Peter O'Leary from the Wednesday Experiment has found some new talent in songstress Elissa. Peter's trip-hop-style of production is inspired by such artists as Lamb, Portishead and Massive Attack.
We're all very interested as see what kind of Monday experiment Elissa and Peter have lined up, as his last project was received well by Victorian audiences. We expect that this one will be on a similar tip, except influenced and molded into something new by Elissa. They will be playing an hour and a half from 7:30-9pm, make sure you get in early to get some space to sit.
6-10pm. Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD. Free!
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1377169122546653/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
Written by Kristian Hatton.
Sunday 1 December - The Silastic Birthday of Boomstix!
Let me get this straight, we're not about clickiness. We're inclusive of everyone. Haarp Media was created to report on our subjective view of the Melbourne beats scene. Sometimes this means talking about other people who aren't DJs, but participants or others who keep things moving for us.
Our buddy Silo keeps us safe at Horse Bazaar. Melbourne's #1 security guard and all-round good guy is also having a kickass birthday, and us Melbourne beats guys are showing love where it's due.
Come down around 4pm and we'll be having a lock-in at Horse Bazaar, with the doors shutting and the tunes cranking (on Monkey Marc's system). Beat playas in it for the love include 2fuddha, Dysphemic, Able8, Ghostsoul, Gingus, U-Wish, Kayhat, Daily and Ravs.
Happy birthday from all your friends, big fella! It's good to have as part of our little community!
4pm-12am. Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD. Free!
FB Page: facebook.com/events
Written by Kristian Hatton.
Thursday 14 November - Phillipines Fundraiser @ Horse Bazaar
Natural disasters are fascinating in that for all the devastation they cause, they instill a sense of open-handed humanity and make people open their hearts to help others.
Our community has been very quick in creating a fundraiser event in aid of victims in Phillipines disaster. This will take place this Thursday at Haarp Media home venue Horse Bazaar. All proceeds will go to Gawad Kalinga, who will send relief goods to those who need it.
There will be raffle prices, freestyle rap battles, and also some awesome tunes from DJ Kuya, Silent Jay, Sietta (live acoustic set), Jezroc, Melo, Nica, Demi Sorono, MC Yung Philly, Jigsaw Sneakers and the Fresh Sox Crew. Entry is $10 (with a free schooner of Kirin), but try to give more if you can. This show is the most important one this week, please try your best to make it.
One might wish humans would show this kindness all the time, rather than just when a disaster happens.
7pm-12am. Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD. $10.
FB Page: facebook.com/events
Written by Kristian Hatton.
1st and 3rd Tuesdays - Bazaar Tales Storytelling @ Horse Bazaar
The Cock and Bull is a storytelling event that runs across two venues, Horse Bazaar and Grumpy's Green. The events strive to gather the best storytellers for a night of tales across one theme.
A "cock and bull" tale is a 17th century English pub custom of telling outrageous stories that dodge the truth in favour of a good yarn. With this event, all people telling stories try their best to tell true tales. The stories are different from comedy stand-up routines with yarn-spinners attempting to tell not only funny tales, but also very touching and serious moments.
Perhaps with slight embellishments? Judge for yourself tomorrow night at Horse Bazaar, where the event takes place every first and third Tuesday. The event takes place at Grumpy's Green (on Smith Street in Collingwood) on the last Thursday every month.
This Tuesday's storytelling event is hosted by James Rosier, and the theme for all told stories is "Lucky".
Featured orators: Victoria Healy, David Boyle, Dan Juola, Danny Stinson, Natalie Harris, Thomas McMahon, Ricky Chaplin and Remy Coll. Each story goes for around five minutes.
I myself will be telling a tale here on Tuesday 19 November at Horse Bazaar on the subject word of MIsunderstandings, and will remind you all of this coming closer to the date.
Starts 8pm. Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD. Free!
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/275241022614563
More Info and Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/the-cock-and-bull/id628237052
Written by Kristian Hatton.