Here’s a guide to gigs over the Christmas weekend and into the New Year. This column will return when The Advocate returns mid January. All the best for the festive season.
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Saturday, December 31, Gillian and Terry @ The Grande, Hepburn
Dance the night away in the Cabaret Club with Gilly Eastoe and Terry Murray from 10pm. They'll provide a high energy countdown into 2017 and continue with party songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s through to 1am.
Friday, December 24 and December 30 @ Old Hepburn Hotel
Friday Frivolities Happy Hour, 6-8pm, plus games, trivia, raffles and prizes, followed by Christmas Karaoke.
Friday, December 30, Adrian Deakin @ Horvat’s Supper Club
Performing on the upright piano, Deakin translates the tone of Horvat’s into an “improvised stairway to melodic heaven”. His piano skills cover Bach to The Necks and beyond.
Saturday, December 31, The Cartwheels @ Horvat’s Supper Club
The Cartwheels family band – with singer-guitarist Wendy Phypers, bassist Dave Patterson and drummer Charley – play almost anything you care to request. Party covers from Elvis to Creedence and Bill Haley will be the focus of this show.
Saturday, January 7, Bella Frisky @ Horvat’s Supper Club
Three-piece Bella Frisky performs an eclectic mix of tunes from around the world. The versatile musicians in this trio reinterpret an amazing variety of music, from Kurt Weill to Klezmer and Russian to ridiculous.
Sunday, January 8, Angie and the Doc @ Horvat’s Supper Club
These guys play what they call “folkgrass”, taking equally from acoustic folk and contemporary bluegrass.
The accent is on melody and a deep respect for traditional country music.
Friday, December 30, Caroline Gale @ Blue Bean, Hepburn
Gale has a high vocal range and plays both guitar and piano.
She likes to create variety when she performs mixing her sets with both originals and covers.
Early January gigs at Blue Bean include: January 1, Nico Ellerby; January 6, Lunar Dust; January 7, Josh Dance; January 8, Jazz Deuce.