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Both Snowy and The Great Divides of the Naarm “jumble pop” scene released brand new albums on the very same day. To celebrate this happy accident the two acts are touring the East of the country to launch “Philharmonic” and “(I’m sure)” together in a series of special collaborative shows. 

“Philharmonic” is the latest Snowy side-quest - conceived of as album in-full while touring the US earlier in 2024; recorded quickly and chaotically in over the Spring months, the album’s music is brought to life, live by the “Snowy Philharmonic” - a orchestral jumble collective.  

Informed by their regional background, The Great Divides explore the themes of isolation and the expanse of landscape as well as the discordant nature of city living on this new release, reflecting their experiences over the past few years. Partly recorded outdoors, ‘(i’m sure)’ is a tentative declaration of intent that they’ll find a way no matter the obstacle. Teetering towards falling apart and then exploding out in a cacophony of sound.

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Lured from NZ to Sydney with his R&B pub-band by an unscrupulous promoter, Johnny landed at the cusp of Australia's emerging golden era: Sydney in the Eighties. That band, Johnny & the Hookers, soon dissolved amid the hedonism of the day. Pretty soon Johnny's song Fun Loving was receiving high rotation on Double J and Dropbears were becoming a vital part of the vibrant Sydney music scene.

The Johnny Batchelor Bears, with local luminaries Yani Socratous, Lee Borkman and Anthony Pingnam, will play a chilled Saturday afternoon of rockin', poppin' grooves at Frank's Wild Years.

*FREE*

Lord Rochester embrace the simplicity of sound and song using the maraca powered shuffle of artists such as Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Reed and Lonnie Mack to create great stripped back rock and roll.

Free show, Friday arvo from 5pm!

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Nathan Roche returns to Franks Wild Years for an arvo gig!

Washed up on a Sydney Beach from Tropical North Queensland, former Marf Loth, Camperdown & Out psychedelic sailor garage- crooner, docks into port and off-loads these salty records with J.I

now based in the forest of Ardeche, in a hotel like Nabokov..catching butterflies all day..

He occasionally goes fishing
with Le Villejuif Underground and C.I.A Debutante.

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Carb on Carb are Nicole and James; an emo band from the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Their songs are about friends, dogs and your hometown. This is the Thirroul stop on their 15th and final (!!) Australian tour.

Ruth Lorelle writes and produces alternative synth pop music on Dharawal land. With intimate lyrics about their experiences as a queer artist, Ruth's songs hold the listener through all and every human emotion.

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Blending the lines between contemporary folk, electro/ambient, soul and jazz, Mia Petra is a song maker and producer based in Muloobinba/Newcastle whose unwavering genre-fluidity conjures a playful space that is both nuanced and refreshing.

Currently touring north through the hidden gems of NSW and QLD, Mia Petra celebrates the release of the new single ‘Big//Heavy/Big’ from her debut album ‘SKIING THE GUT’ set to release early 2025. Her single release shows will be all the more special as they feature her full exquisite 5 piece band.

Described as 'Pleasantly uncompromised', her sound is lush, donning harmonically dense vocal arrangements, dynamic interplay of double bass and percussion centred grooves, flourishing sax and fiddle lines- delivered alongside a subsequent dose of goofy, hearty banter.

Emily-Rose Sharkova is one of Australia’s most vivacious musical chameleons. Compared to the likes of Nora Jones and Joni Mitchell, her songs and soundscapes are a kaleidoscope dream of contemporary folk, where songwriting meets world jazz. At home on most keyboard instruments, her solo set’s weave her voice together with piano, synths and accordion. Her award winning music is bathed in intricate, relevant lyrics of weight and beauty, underpinned by profound but constantly fresh acoustic and electric worlds.

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Mattress Man are the official deampop band of the Wombarra Post Office (2515). The lyrics are sappy and sentimental. They will be playing songs from an album that will be released in early 2025.

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Machine Translations' Greg J. Walker plays a rare solo show at Franks to celebrate the release of the deluxe vinyl edition of Seven Seven. Greg will be joined by Field Commander Ali.

Free show! RSVP HERE

Sydney multi-hyphenate Phondupe returns on August 30 with the new full length album, “Torso”

To those familiar with Phondupe's catalogue to date, this new body of softly spoken minimalist piano works may feel as though it is at sonic odds with the layered electronica and hyperactive sonic landscapes that enamoured early fans of his work.

Torso presents a refreshing evolution of the artist’s established oeuvre, while avoiding the starchy academia and/or sentimentality that “neo-classical” piano can so often descend into. 

Over eight tracks, Rich Lucano's insightful explorations of texture, dynamics, and harmony are filtered through a considered restraint; detailed tactile piano compositions are couched in fuzzy silence, delicate motifs and unbridled heart.

Hypnotising as they are a punch-to-the-guts, the takes are raw in both aesthetic and emotion. Attempting to capture a singular somatic energy as it passes through the body, with each composition, Torso evokes a transcendental immediacy.

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“The mighty Dan Kelly’s magical 5th album, GOLDFEELS is yet another gargantuan lesson in artful yet instantly appealing album making. Kelly covers new ground on this largely piano-based offering (with distant echoes of Randy Newman and John Cale), telling musical stories about sex, death, grief, and bushfires - what more could you ask for?”

Peter Jesperson - Replacements Manager/Twin Tone Records Head

Multiple Aria, Amp and J Award nominee Dan Kelly is coming to Frank’s Wild Years, Thirroul on Saturday afternoon, November 16 to launch his fifth long player GOLDFEELS.  

A dark, sprawling yet compact epic, combining adventurous piano boogie, widescreen electric guitar happenings, traditional Irish instruments and Dan’s patented macro/micro lyrical adventures, GOLDFEELS  is being hailed as the premium pre apocalyptic album of 2024 by various luminaries and those in the know.

Dan Kelly’s solo show, performed on piano, telephone and electrical guitar, is an intimate and raucous storytelling experience featuring a journey through the new album plus lots of old hits and misses from his previous records Leisure Panic, Dan Kelly’s Dream, Drowning in the Fountain of Youth and ..Sing the Tabloid Blues

SHOW CANCELLED, Liam has had to postpone his shows for now

Liam Wright is set to release his Debut album “Old Flame” and is hitting the road to share it with you. Touring across East Coast capitals and regional venues with his full band and joined by special guests along the way. The singer-songwriter has formed a star studded band to back him, bringing an energetic and soul filling live show.

The record includes some special artists such as Freya Josephine Hollick and most recently Queenie featuring on the single “Violet Town”. Liam’s sound is timeless with a sense of nostalgia drawing inspiration from artists such as Neil Young, and The War On Drugs. His delivery in lyrics and stage presence will give you goosebumps(the good kind), with songs that will bring you back to life in one short breath.

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After many years living in France, Merryn Jeann has returned home and will be gracing the stages in her debut Australian headline tour presented by Select Music. She will be exploring variations of her latest album DOG BEACH, an acclaimed body of work produced by Rob Ellis, (PJ Harvey and Marianne Faithfull), released on her co founded label Rescue + Return Records.

 “The debut full length album from Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Merryn Jeann is all consuming. Her unique brand of art-pop with elements of jazz and folk paired with her rich vocals and clever lyricism is positively spellbinding. Dog Beach is an impressive first outing from an artist with a singular point of view that leaves the listener begging for more." — Chris Sanley, KEXP Musical Director

Merryn is joined by local group Blue Divers

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Human Toys is a punk rock duo from Paris. Poupée Mecanik (vocals, theremin) likes to play with feminine archetypes: subversion is the name of the game, humor is the rule. The arrival of guitarist Jon Von, ex-Rip Offs, has transformed the band with an all-new set of punk rock somewhere between the Ramones and the Avengers!

A new 45 from March 2024 on Outro Records (California) accompanies an animated video of a rock n roll nightmare in "Go Go Alco", and the self-explanatory singalong, "Generation Shit". The LP (October 2020) on Topsy-Turvy records (a division of Soundflat) draws on subjects from B-movies, drugs and perversion to politics, sexism and gender freedom.

Dirbag will be opening from 7PM!

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Rare Birdz - a local indie folk Duo/ Trio - Rachel, Des, and Kieran. DOB: June 2016, in a shed somewhere in Gwynneville. Performers of original content and purveyors of others excellent work.

First Set Two Birdz: Rachel and Des - expect intimate original songs, spoken word, lyrical narratives, quirky content, lush harmonies, earthy guitar - don't get too comfortable though... we threw out the last pair of rose-colored glasses we had years ago!

Second Set Three Birdz: Wingman Kieran brings in the power on guitar and third harmony, shreds it, makes us lift our game- expect original songs, but throw in covers of some of our favourite artists/ songwriters - think Joni Mitchell, Lucinda Williams, Ricki Lee Jones, Paul Simon, a bit of Zep, and a touch of Budgie.

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Kankawa Nagarra plays an intimate show at Franks Wild Years in Thirroul on Monday night, 28 October. Kankawa Nagarra is touring nationally after releasing an album on Mississippi Records in the USA, via our mate Darren Hanlon / Flippin Yea Industries.

We'll be opening our doors on a Monday night for this special event! Come down for a happy hour drink 4-6pm, Ciro's Pizza is open across the road, live music from 6:30pm. 

Aboriginal Australian blues, country, and gospel by the great Kankawa Nagarra, Queen of the Bandaral Ngadu Delta.

These intimate recordings introduce the world outside Australia to Kankawa Nagarra, a beloved Walmatjarri Elder, teacher, human rights advocate, and environmental activist.

Born in the traditional lands of the Gooniyandi and Walmatjarri peoples of North Western Australia, Kankawa grew up with the tribal songs at cultural ceremonies. When she was taken from her family to the mission, she was taught hymns and Gospel songs with the choir. On the pastoral lease where she was sent to work, Country music was everywhere. She first heard rock and roll on the station gramophone. But it wasn’t until many years later her musical journey truly began, when she stopped to listen to a busker outside a shop in Derby, Western Australia. It was the first time she’d heard the blues, and it awakened something in her. Through it, she found a medium to express all her thoughts and feelings, and it inspired her to turn these into songs. The empathy of her message extends from those she sees struggling around her to the entire planet being ravaged for profit.

These twelve tracks, recorded live near her home of Wangkatjungka, WA, offer a cross-section of Kankawa’s entire musical experience - shifting gracefully between musical styles, languages, and moods, backed by the buzz of night bugs and call of daytime birds. In turns humorous, warm, and real about the hardships of life and the pillage of the land she holds dear, the record is the closest thing you can get to spending time with the great Kankawa herself. You can even hear the rustle of tin foil wrapping kangaroo tail for the BBQ.

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Born into the isolation of the semi-industrial wastelands of 1950s outer suburban Perth, Kim Salmon clawed his way out of the swamp and onto the world stage in his bands, the Scientists, the Surrealists, and the Beasts of Bourbon.

Often referred to as “The Godfather of Grunge” he is cited as a seminal influence on countless bands including Mudhoney, Nirvana, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The White Stripes, Sonic Youth, The Drones and Spacemen 3. Internationally acclaimed, Kim Salmon has played with the likes The Stooges, Television, Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds, The Cramps, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, The Pop Group and even U2.

Kim sets out on the “How did they ever manage” tour to showcase new music from his latest band, Smoked Salmon, in stripped back solo/duo mode. "How did they ever manage" is out now on Cheersquad Records from the forthcoming Smoked Salmon album. 

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Good Pash is an alternative rock & roll band from Sydney. They play shows that are loud, messy and raucous while still retaining a classic storyteller song style. Good Pash remains powered by their greatest strength - a close-knit friendship.

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ARIA-winning Australian musician Georgia Mooney makes music fit for stargazing. Audiences know her from beloved folk band, All Our Exes Live in Texas, who toured the world extensively, sharing stages with everyone from the Backstreet Boys to Nathaniel Rateliff to Midnight Oil.

The release of Mooney’s debut solo album Full of Moon marks the stepping forward of a unique and major talent. Co-produced with Grammy-winner Noah Georgeson (Joanna Newsom, Cate Le Bon, Marlon Williams), the album is a meticulously crafted folk/dream-pop universe, carried by Mooney’s soaring ethereal vocals over lush, cinematic soundscapes.

Nominated for two Australian Independent Record Awards, described by The Australian as “nothing short of a triumph.. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2”, and dripping in critical acclaim worldwide, Full of Moon has seen Mooney sign with renowned Canadian label Nettwerk, embark on a 50-date Australian tour with Kate Miller-Heidke, open for Martha Wainwright, tour the UK and Ireland, curate and host a captivating variety series for Vivid Sydney, and much more.

An avowed Star Wars nerd who presents as a 40s movie star - she seems both from a long time ago and a galaxy far away, while speaking directly to the present. Georgia Mooney’s music is ornate, handcrafted, and richly melodic. Influences from Joni Mitchell, the Great American Songbook, even classical composers sift through her songs, alongside production that evokes the unsettling genius of Kate Bush.

Add to that ribald stage banter engendering frequent comparisons to Phoebe Waller-Bridge, it’s no wonder Georgia is captivating audiences in every corner.

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ARIA-winning Australian musician Georgia Mooney makes music fit for stargazing. Audiences know her from beloved folk band, All Our Exes Live in Texas, who toured the world extensively, sharing stages with everyone from the Backstreet Boys to Nathaniel Rateliff to Midnight Oil.

The release of Mooney’s debut solo album Full of Moon marks the stepping forward of a unique and major talent. Co-produced with Grammy-winner Noah Georgeson (Joanna Newsom, Cate Le Bon, Marlon Williams), the album is a meticulously crafted folk/dream-pop universe, carried by Mooney’s soaring ethereal vocals over lush, cinematic soundscapes.

Nominated for two Australian Independent Record Awards, described by The Australian as “nothing short of a triumph.. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2”, and dripping in critical acclaim worldwide, Full of Moon has seen Mooney sign with renowned Canadian label Nettwerk, embark on a 50-date Australian tour with Kate Miller-Heidke, open for Martha Wainwright, tour the UK and Ireland, curate and host a captivating variety series for Vivid Sydney, and much more.

An avowed Star Wars nerd who presents as a 40s movie star - she seems both from a long time ago and a galaxy far away, while speaking directly to the present. Georgia Mooney’s music is ornate, handcrafted, and richly melodic. Influences from Joni Mitchell, the Great American Songbook, even classical composers sift through her songs, alongside production that evokes the unsettling genius of Kate Bush.

Add to that ribald stage banter engendering frequent comparisons to Phoebe Waller-Bridge, it’s no wonder Georgia is captivating audiences in every corner.

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Melbourne duo Small Town Romance play Frank's Wild Years on October 19 with Patrick Wilson as part of their Home Fires album tour.

Home Fires is the long awaited second record from Small Town Romance. A rich and ambitious collection of songs bursting with life and finely attuned insights. At times confessional, and at others observational, with the kind of closely observed portraits you’d expect from writers like Guy Clark or Don Walker. It’s twang forward, but knows how to swing and when to take it down a notch. 

Flora Smith and Jim Arneman are Small Town Romance. With a knack for a story, an uncanny ear for melody and an innate poeticism, Small Town Romance blend folk, country and roots influences to create a sound that is uniquely their own. Small Town Romance know their way around a classic country song but like make no apologies for speaking in an Australian voice.

With two CMAA golden guitar nominations, a Music Victoria nomination and a slew of high-profile festivals and supports already under their belt, STR are proudly carrying on the incredible musical legacy of Jim’s mother Anne Kirkpatrick and grandparents Slim Dusty and Joy McKean.

Patrick WIlson is a natural-born storyteller with an astonishing voice that can go from tender to playful to furious in a matter of seconds. “Patrick Wilson is a twang assassin. Beneath his polite, disarming and charming exterior he is a multi-faceted musical ninja, capable of cutting through your heart-strings with a single turn of phrase or a twist of melodic flare." - Henry Wagons

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Sydney band Restless Leg (RL) was born as a 3 piece in March 2012 at a backyard party. Constant gigging through the rest of that year shaped a sound built on lean and direct song arrangements recalling classic Antipodean indie rockers such as The Go-Betweens and The Clean.

RL released their self-titled debut in June 2013 and follow up album Some Kind of Restless (SKoR) in October 2017, with guitarist Adam Taylor (Landspeed, Sam Shinazzi Band, JD & The Hungermen) joining the band shortly before the album’s release to play a series of SkoR launch shows. RL’s third album Dream Buffet (DB) combines Flying Nun indie-rock, Velvet Underground inspired drone and shambolic Pavement-tinged country and was released in June 2021 to widespread acclaim.

RL continue their winding musical journey to offer another twist of sparky indie pop on their fourth album Dance Around My Head (DAMH). DAMH walks the line between light and shade, fast and slow, loud and soft with the confidence of a band at the height of its powers and which comes from years of friendship and fun making music together.

Dance Around My Head is released digitally and on vinyl through Sinister Porpoise Records in June 2024.

Supported by Doldrums!

FREE!

Franks Market Birthday edition!

Big record sale, vintage & second hand clothes, handmade goods & more. Live music by Blue Divers & Friends from midday.

DJs will play into the afternoon and evening :)

FREE!

Washing Machine DJs playing disco, house and more

FREE!

The Franks Wild Years House Band covers your favourite songs, followed by a live Karaoke with the band. Come have a sing-a-long!

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Franks Wild Years Record Bar turns 9! To celebrate we have events every day for a week.

Wednesday 9 October is a ticketed dinner & show (food included with ticket). Come in for a long table dinner and stay for a live set by Andy Golledge! Dinner served at 6pm, please arrive beforehand :)

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Andy Ophee is a musician/ artist/DJ living in Illawarra. His bands stretch way back to the 70s with Toowoomba punk band BRIAN. There have been the country bands The Blue Tongues (80s) and The Band that couldn't Plough Straight (90s) and 2000 onwards was the reggae ska band The Leisure Coasters. Andy has collaborated and worked with many musicians including Kev Carmody and Joe Giea. Andy is joined by his band The Overnight Lows for an arvo gig at Franks Wild Years in Thirroul, 2 sets from 3pm!

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3-5:30PM (Squarespace glitching out above)

Green Mohair Suits will play 2 sets!

A quartet of expressive songwriters that take their four-part harmonies as seriously as their dedication to a good time. Green Mohair Suits (Brian Campeau, Richard Cuthbert, Jason Mannell, and Ben Romalis) hold a reputation for inspired showmanship and performances as brash as they are emotive. Their inspired musicianship and nearly 2 decades together has seen them amass a vast catalog of original tunes – a solid mix of heartbreak and hangover, humour and humility. Occupying a broad musical landscape somewhere between Gram Parsons, Beck, Buddy Holly and The Beach Boys, Green Mohair Suits’ style basks in the glow of their self-coined “Garage-grass”. Fans should expect happy sad songs (or sad happy songs) in a harmonious blur of booze-soaked good times.

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To celebrate his latest release Southern Charm, Southern Tablelands based songwriter Kial Malone and his band are hitting the road!

Hailing from the small town of Goulburn NSW, Kial lives in a farming community not far from where he grew up, where he writes and records his own music. A blues guitarist by trade, Kial picked up the guitar at a young age, and like a loyal dog it has followed him everywhere since, from festivals to outback pubs. An avid storyteller, Kial will find a song in just about anything, drawing inspiration from his life, his travels, and yarns heard along the way.

Paired with his blues drenched guitar and whiskey-burn vocals, Kial and his band are bringing their brand of Australian country music to Franks Wild Years on Sunday 29th September. Supporting them is Southern Highlands songwriter Nic Lee, performing his sweet tasting blend of acoustic folk.

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Arbes land at Franks Wild Years to launch new single Full Sight, ahead of their long-awaited debut record Counterways, out November 1. They’ll be joined by Tessa Fleur.

Arbes is an alt-rock / dream pop group that understands the alchemy of texture. Comprised of vocalist and bassist Jess Zanoni, drummer Anita Agathangelou, and guitarists Sam Pannifex and Ryan Basile. 2015 was the year that the band caused a commotion within the international bedroom/dream-pop scene with the release of their debut EP Swimmer on Indie US label Sports Day Records. The EP swiftly rose to Bandcamp’s dream-pop best-sellers page, sitting proudly next to US heavyweights Beach House and chart-topping Bandcamp’s Melbourne releases, joining the ranks of iconic Melbourne bands such as Gold Class and Good Morning.

Swimmer’s sun-drenched, tropical aesthetic led to Arbes being labelled as purveyors of the beach-pop sub-genre. The EP contains ‘Key Largo’, their biggest single to date with over 1 million streams on Spotify alone. But Arbes have always possessed something grittier, wilder, and of expansive emotional depth, that has only become more apparent with time. Their 2016 EP Psalms harnessed more detailed sonic experimentation, expanding Arbes’ fanbase by appealing to their listeners' sensibility for soothing, warm soundscapes. 

Their forthcoming debut album, Counterways, exists on the cusp between the ethereal and the more attention-seeking concerns of pop. The record invites listeners into an unusual sonic world of atmospheric depth. Comparisons can be drawn to New York post-punk of a more colourful bent, running Blondie all the way through to Gang Gang Dance. The album's dream-pop dimension brings to mind Cocteau Twins, while its grittier, art-rock moments, coloured with ambience feels akin to Deerhunter. Glimmering flashes of psychedelia channels the likes of Melody's Echo Chamber.

“With vocalist Jess Zanoni, the Melbourne band channel something not a million miles away from Elizabeth Frazer’s Cocteau Twins.” — NME (USA)

“Arbes has made a name for themselves on both a local and international level, having dominated the Melbourne live circuit since their early days. ”

— Happy Mag

"Jess Zanoni's vocals are sweet and, like the guitar work, add a beautiful, dreamlike quality.  " — The Music

“Their brand of dream pop is incredibly unique and beautifully crafted.”—  Sputnik Music

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Space 44 & Select Music presents…

An Intimate Arvo with Adam Newling…

This spring I’m gonna hit the road with nothing but my guitar, for a couple solo shows. I’m looking forward to sharing songs and the stories behind them with all of yas. Heaps to do and heaps of country to see, keep ya eyes out for more dates in a town near you.