Three-piece Bella Frisky performs an eclectic mix of tunes from around the world. 

The versatile musicians in this trio play reinterpretations of an amazing variety of music, from Kurt Weill to Klezmer, from Balkan to Brittany, from tango to tarrantella, from Russian to ridiculous. 

Bella Frisky's cool tunes will transport you to exotic locales around the globe. From Arabian caravans to Russian villages, Italian partisans to smoky German cabaret bars, Spanish olé to Turkish dervishes and back again.

Saturday, Dirty Serpent @ Spa Bar, Daylesford

Dirty Serpent performs original 70s style blues/grunge/rock mash up music.

Taking off late in 2014 playing mostly blues covers and a few originals, they have developed our own sound and now only play original songs.  The band features Jake Coates on guitar and vocals, Reece Newling on drums and Ben Smith on bass. 

Friday, Friday Frivolities @ Old Hepburn Hotel

The usual Friday night festivities. Happy Hour from 6-8pm, cocktails, plus Trivia, Joker Poker, Bar Wars, Community raffle and footy tips.

Sunday, Gilly and Terry @ Old Hepburn Hotel

Playing acoustic versions of classic hits from great bands in their own inimitable style, such as Dragon, Pretenders, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Cold Chisel, Bob Marley, Hoodoo Gurus, Divinyls, Kinks, Small Faces, Amy Winehouse, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Animals and more…

Friday, Paige & Wayne @ Blue Bean Cafe

Saturday, Rory Pitt @ Blue Bean Cafe

Sunday, Not Ever @ Blue Bean Cafe

Friday, Augie March @ Theatre Royal Castlemaine

Augie March hits the Theatre Royal supporting their new album Bootikins for their first tour in about five years. Expect all the new but a good dose of the old from their back catalogue.

In the back story for the new album classical history plays a major role. Roman Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus was known as Caligula from “little boot”, the caligari, after being made mascot by his father’s legionaries and given full, legionary costume including said “bootikins”.

Why use ‘Bootikins’ for a title? ‘Well, apart from its promise of all things brutal and aggressive, which are after all, our traditional stylistic weapons of choice, I found that I was writing a lot of songs with a narrative voice that belonged to the more corrupt, venal, ambitious and callous incarnations of my character.’ offers lead singer and writer Glenn Richards.

On to a more conventional back story to the recording.

‘A fair bit was done piecemeal like the last one, between Melbourne and Hobart and whatever houses and sheds opened their doors in between.’ They also had the opportunity to work with legendary Australian producer Tony Cohen.