Tuesday
The Necks
The Basement - twenty plus booking fee
If you don't know who they are after THIRTEEN ALBUMS, you'll have to pretend you do and say words like "jam", "kraut" and "experimental".

Wednesday
The Slits, Japanther (NY) and Teenagers In Tokyo
The Gaelic Club - thirty eight plus booking fee
Mieh. All-female 1970s epic punk-reggae thrash-rock revival is so overdone.
Props to: MTV Kickstart with Walrus, Pang, Mania, and the Shake Up. Did someone say bar tab?

Thursday
Garage to V ft. Temper Trap
(SeaBellies Vs Ouch! My Face! Vs the Butcher Birds Vs The Government)
The Gaelic Theatre
Four bands from four cities and four genres, and one wins a place at the V Festival (I'd say Seabellies or the Butcher Birds? Thoughts?). Temper Trap are headlining the night, and if you follow some links, its free! Click here to play..

Friday
Dead Frenchmen with Telecom
Candy's Apartment - ten dollars
This Melbourne three piece are launching their first full length 'Wonderland' and if you only see one album launch this year... Seriously. Also, invest some time in Telecom before they change their name and get sold by the government.

Saturday
Augie March, Holly Throsby, Joel Plaskett & The Emergency
Metro Theatre - thirty on the door
Joel Plaskett brings from Canada the exact melodic soft-rock you'd expect for an Augie/Holly support. I venture to predict a lovely evening all round.