Sabbatical presents: Abela/Baxter/Grabowsky

Sabbatical presents another 'evening of excellence'. Globe-trotting glass abuser Lucas Abela is making a brief stop-off in Melbourne for a collaboration with percussionist Sean Baxter and feted pianist and composer Paul Grabowsky. The set brings the three disparate musicians together for a one-time meeting of their musical minds.

Rounding out the night will be performances from the incredible James Rushford & Joe Talia, the dream-like tones of Scratchplate and the interwoven duo of Mitchell Brennan & Lachlan Gale.

Seven dollars gets you in. Show starts at 8.30pm, sharp.

Sabbatical presents: PIVIXKI

It is with much pride that Sabbatical presents the launch of PIVIXKI's highly anticipated debut release. The fourteenth release in the Sabbatical series, the self-titled work will be launched at the Empress Hotel on Saturday, 15 August.

PIVIXKI
Blarke Bayer
Robbie Avenaim/Lloyd Honeybrook
Shit to the Spirit

The Empress Hotel, 714 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy

Show starts at 8.30pm sharp, six dollars gets you entry





About PIVIXKI:

PIVIXKI is a world-first melding of physical pianistic acrobatics and blitzing grind drumming, courtesy of musical chameleon Anthony Pateras (Tzadik, Editions Mego) and Max Kohane (punk/grind royalty from Agents of Abhorence, Cut Sick, George W Bush and Far Left Limit). From spacious doomscapes to blasting textures, this disc presents a unique take on the jump-cut duo format, exploding with ear-wrenching intensity and classy performances. Recorded at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s studios in Melbourne by master Melbourne avant-engineer Chris Lawson, and mixed by Chicago legend Casey Rice, this is a must for those who love their music fun, confronting and slightly insane.


PIVIXKI's self-titled release is available from the Sabbatical web store.

True Radical Miracle piano-based improvised set

Next Tuesday, 17 February True Radical Miracle will perform a rare, striped back improvised set at the hellosQuare Recordings showcase at the East Brunswick Club. The show is part of a national tour being undertaken by the label. For the evening True Radical Miracle will base their improvisations around drummer Evelyn Morris' piano work in the vein of the Roaches Parts 1 & 2 Sabbatical release. It will be a beautiful night of avant and improvised piano (and noise) music.

Here's what hellosQuare have to say about the performance:

hellosQuare recordings in association with Sound Travelers and the Australia Council is proud to present Klumpes Ahmad and Austin Benjamin Trio on tour throughout February and March, showcasing their new releases ‘In Bed We Trust’ and ‘Unraveled, Rewoven’.

Using electronics, jazz improvisation and modern classical technique, the improvising duo of pianist Adrian Klumpes (ex-Triosk, Pivot) and guitarist Shoeb Ahmad stand live beside the young Canberra trio of Austin Benjamin, Chris Pound and Evan Dorrian in a series of performances that typify the hellosQuare sound.

Supporting them will be one of Melbourne's favourite R-A-W-K institution True Radical Miracle, performing a special piano based free noise set in the vein of their awesome release 'Roaches' so it should not be a night to be missed!

Doors 7:30pm :: $10 entry