Performance Guide

Join the crew at Toff for Poprocks with Dr Phil Smith playing no brainers and guilty pleasures from 60s / 70s /80s / 90s / today and tomorrow.

The sounds of pop, disco, rock, R&B, MOR, AOR, funk, soul, Motown, Latin, Reggaeton, oddball covers, foreign language versions, Ska, Rocksteady, soundtracks, Hip Hop and then some, with more twists and turns than a busload of contortionists driving around Bathurst in an episode of 'Murder She Wrote' and an emphasis on great music as fun! The party starts at 9.00pm and entry is always free!

The House deFrost is a modern day discoteque with its feet and ears firmly rooted in the nostalgia of days gone by, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere in this fine city. Voted as one of the top 5 nightspots in the world and constantly name-dropped by the who's who of the international disco fraternity, The House deFrost is a true disco, not nu disco night! Helmed by the infamous Andee Frost and sometimes friends international. treating your ears to aural delights served up on slabs of wax and piped thru a vintage Bozak mixer the very same kind that they used at the dawn of disco in downtown NYC. With a unique sound all of it's own the Bozak has the sonic superiority that all other mixers have tried to emulate but sadly fallen short, add it to the Toff's Nexo sound-system and you might just have the best sounding disco in Melbourne town, but lets not get technical *yawn* this night is purely about dancing so bring some comfortable foot wear, find yourself a spot, listen to the music and dance it off babes!!!

Nu Soul sessions are back again this month with a fresh lineup of Independent Nu Soul artists in an association with the Oz Soul Collective movement. The Oz Soul Collective is a passionate network of Australian homegrown soul/urban artists and the Toff in Town on Sat 31st of July is packed to the rafters with 8 of Melbourne’s newest acts.
Catch upcoming electro-nusoul production team RUNFORYOURLIFE featuring Syreneyiscreamy, Nadee, Ella Thompson, Jamima Jonez & iDA with Kylie Auldist, Arowe & Hailey Cramer for an unforgettable Oz Soul collective night.  ( link: http://www.runforyourlifemusic.com/ )

Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

"The Sunday Set" features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

Join the set and add your musical perspective on Facebook - just search 'The Sunday Set' – or email  ( link: mailto:thesundayset@thetoffintown.com )

Every Monday from 6.00pm:

6.30pm - Beginners:
We cover basic rhythms such as 40's Charleston, 6 Beat and 20's Charleston.

7.30pm – 8 Beat Lindy Hop (Knowledge of 8 beat required)
We cover the 8 beat rhythm from the ground up and teach you some basic moves and technique to get you swinging out on the social floor.

8.30pm – Challenging Charleston

9.30pm - Social Dancing.
  ( link: http://www.swingpatrol.com/ )

Come and see contemporary electro duo Gypsy & the Cat play at the Toff on Wednesday 4th of August.
Influenced by a mixture of musical legends ranging from Fleetwood Mac to Jeff Buckley and modern DJs from Justice to Daft Punk, Gypsy & the Cat make the perfect summer sunshine music.

After producing and recording their album in their Melbourne home studio, Gypsy & the Cat have now moved to London and are mixing their debut album with David Fridmann (of Mercury Rev fame and producer of MGMT, Flaming Lips, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to name a few) and Rich Costey (Producer of amongst others, Muse, Mew, Franz Ferdinand, Glasvegas).

After producing and recording their album in their Melbourne home studio, Gypsy & the Cat have now moved to London and are mixing their debut album with David Fridmann (of Mercury Rev fame and producer of MGMT, Flaming Lips, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to name a few) and Rich Costey (Producer of amongst others, Muse, Mew, Franz Ferdinand, Glasvegas).
  ( link: http://www.myspace.com/gypsyandthecat )

Love Story, a night by 1928 - aka Adam Burnell, the man behind STROBE and Saturday nights at Eurotrash. Featuring 1928 with rotating guests Tranter, Rad Pitt (Beat TV), Megawuoti, Sleeves (Strobe) and many more, playing everything you love in club/electro/techno/indie/disco. The Toff in Town has been voted as one of the worlds Best Clubs in V Magazine (New York). The setting is literally wonderful and the venue has one of the best sound systems in Melbourne. Every Thursday from 11:30pm until 5am. Free entry every week. International and interstate guests monthly. You will love this night.  ( link: http://www.facebook.com/lovestorynights )

Render & Wax Museum Records present UPSET STRIP – a showcase of new and different cross-over hip-hop beatmakers at The Toff In Town on Thursday August 5. The night features some of Melbourne's most forward-thinking producers including Aoi, Wooshie, Galapagoose, Dyl Thomas(Polo Club) and Crumbs(Agents Of Abhorrence). Entry is $5 from 8pm until 11pm. Use your stamp to join the after-party at the Mercat Basement where new underground club night 'Ghosthouse' happens for the first time with encore DJ sets from both Aoi and Wooshie, plus Elijah-One, Mr. DNA, Stack and more until 4am.  ( link: http://www.renderbeats.com/ )

Join the crew at Toff for Poprocks with Dr Phil Smith playing no brainers and guilty pleasures from 60s / 70s /80s / 90s / today and tomorrow.

The sounds of pop, disco, rock, R&B, MOR, AOR, funk, soul, Motown, Latin, Reggaeton, oddball covers, foreign language versions, Ska, Rocksteady, soundtracks, Hip Hop and then some, with more twists and turns than a busload of contortionists driving around Bathurst in an episode of 'Murder She Wrote' and an emphasis on great music as fun! The party starts at 9.00pm and entry is always free!

After exactly 2 years of regular length, Fare Evader are most excited to announce their 2nd Birthday gig celebrations! And where could be a more fitting place for those mischievous gritsters than the perfectly juxtaposed The Toff In Town? Probably nowhere. Thus, on Saturday 7th August, Fare Evader will be offering a 'sneak preview' of their impending EP 'Sunny Revenge' that just so happened to be recorded with ARIA-nominated producer Forrester Savell. So if you think that's pretty cool, good reasoning would lead you to grab a pre-sale ticket that just so happens to come with a free download of the first single 'Think Slow'… but wait there’s more. Joining them in the celebrations will be Dan Parsons launching his lovely debut album. Wear your prettiest party dress because they will be…  ( link: http://www.myspace.com/fareevader )

The House deFrost is a modern day discoteque with its feet and ears firmly rooted in the nostalgia of days gone by, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere in this fine city. Voted as one of the top 5 nightspots in the world and constantly name-dropped by the who's who of the international disco fraternity, The House deFrost is a true disco, not nu disco night! Helmed by the infamous Andee Frost and sometimes friends international. treating your ears to aural delights served up on slabs of wax and piped thru a vintage Bozak mixer the very same kind that they used at the dawn of disco in downtown NYC. With a unique sound all of it's own the Bozak has the sonic superiority that all other mixers have tried to emulate but sadly fallen short, add it to the Toff's Nexo sound-system and you might just have the best sounding disco in Melbourne town, but lets not get technical *yawn* this night is purely about dancing so bring some comfortable foot wear, find yourself a spot, listen to the music and dance it off babes!!!

Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

"The Sunday Set" features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

Join the set and add your musical perspective on Facebook - just search 'The Sunday Set' – or email  ( link: thesundayset@thetoffintown.com )

Christa Hughes (formerly the Ring Mistress of Circus Oz and KK Juggy of Machine Gun Fellatio) presents Beer Drinking Woman - an intoxicating cabaret. Fresh from sell out shows at the Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Cabaret Festival and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Christa Hughes is back in town to perform her hit show Beer Drinking Woman for one night only at the Toff In Town on Sunday the 8th of August. With the mesmerising voice of a mermaid wooing sailor's ships into rocks and a dash of 1920s bravado, Christa takes us on the alcohol drenched journey of a "lush'' from the the tingling buzz of that first elegant sip all the way through to the hair-of-the-dog blues. Accompanied by pianist Leonie Cohen, they will perform her own liquor laced compositions as well as songs by Tom Waits, Frank Sinatra, Memphis Slim,Cold Chisel,the Tiger Lillies, James Shelton and more.
"She's exuberant, she's inventive and, above all, she kind of gives vulgarity a good name" - Barry Humphries
"This was bloody good cabaret with Hughes' dynamic stage presence and that gutsy voice, Christa is a mixture much like her drinks, straight up, intoxicating and eclectic" - Drum Media
"Hughes deconstructs cabaret and the diva concept and proves the depth and mettle of her comic and vocal talents" - The Advertiser

So, if you like cheap thrills and beer swills, come wet your whistle and sink another with the Dive Bar Diva.

"She is energetic and inventive but above all, she kind of gives vulgarity a good name." Barry Humphries

"No one has made drinking so seductive. She struts and prowls the stage like a 1920s screen siren and her voice can send shivers down your spine. Enchanting." Drum Media
  ( link: http://www.christahughes.net/ )

Every Monday from 6.00pm:

6.30pm - Beginners:
We cover basic rhythms such as 40's Charleston, 6 Beat and 20's Charleston.

7.30pm – 8 Beat Lindy Hop (Knowledge of 8 beat required)
We cover the 8 beat rhythm from the ground up and teach you some basic moves and technique to get you swinging out on the social floor.

8.30pm – Challenging Charleston

9.30pm - Social Dancing.
  ( link: www.swingpatrol.com )

Love Story, a night by 1928 - aka Adam Burnell, the man behind STROBE and Saturday nights at Eurotrash. Featuring 1928 with rotating guests Tranter, Rad Pitt (Beat TV), Megawuoti, Sleeves (Strobe) and many more, playing everything you love in club/electro/techno/indie/disco. The Toff in Town has been voted as one of the worlds Best Clubs in V Magazine (New York). The setting is literally wonderful and the venue has one of the best sound systems in Melbourne. Every Thursday from 11:30pm until 5am. Free entry every week. International and interstate guests monthly. You will love this night.  ( link: http://www.facebook.com/lovestorynights )

Join the crew at Toff for Friday favorites with Dr Phil Smith playing no brainers and guilty pleasures from 60s / 70s /80s / 90s / today and tomorrow. The sounds of pop, disco, rock, R&B, MOR, AOR, funk, soul, Motown, Latin, Reggaeton, oddball covers, foreign language versions, Ska, Rocksteady, soundtracks, Hip Hop and then some, with more twists and turns than a busload of contortionists driving around Bathurst in an episode of 'Murder She Wrote' and an emphasis on great music as fun! The party starts at 9.00pm and entry is always free!

The House deFrost is a modern day discoteque with its feet and ears firmly rooted in the nostalgia of days gone by, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere in this fine city. Voted as one of the top 5 nightspots in the world and constantly name-dropped by the who's who of the international disco fraternity, The House deFrost is a true disco, not nu disco night! Helmed by the infamous Andee Frost and sometimes friends international. treating your ears to aural delights served up on slabs of wax and piped thru a vintage Bozak mixer the very same kind that they used at the dawn of disco in downtown NYC. With a unique sound all of it's own the Bozak has the sonic superiority that all other mixers have tried to emulate but sadly fallen short, add it to the Toff's Nexo sound-system and you might just have the best sounding disco in Melbourne town, but lets not get technical *yawn* this night is purely about dancing so bring some comfortable foot wear, find yourself a spot, listen to the music and dance it off babes!!!

The Bastard Children bring their multifarious nine piece line-up to The Toff for a multi-instrumental style-hopping jaunt featuring a huge eight-piece line-up. Wheezing accordions, bleeding harmonicas, tearing guitars, scraping mandolins, drums, whistlers, the bastard horns and more. Sordid, scandalous and superbly attired, it’s twisted folk, a smattering of gypsy, old-world jazz, part junkyard blues, part celtic-Australian and all about good times. Joining them on the night will be very special guests The Stillsons.
“excellent music at the forefront of new folk songwriting... absolutely great fun." Miranda Heggie, The List Magazine, Edinburgh  ( link: http://www.thebastardchildren.com/ )

Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

"The Sunday Set" features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

Join the set and add your musical perspective on Facebook - just search 'The Sunday Set' – or email  ( link: thesundayset@thetoffintown.com )

Every Monday from 6.00pm:

6.30pm - Beginners:
We cover basic rhythms such as 40's Charleston, 6 Beat and 20's Charleston.

7.30pm – 8 Beat Lindy Hop (Knowledge of 8 beat required)
We cover the 8 beat rhythm from the ground up and teach you some basic moves and technique to get you swinging out on the social floor.

8.30pm – Challenging Charleston

9.30pm - Social Dancing.
  ( link: www.swingpatrol.com )

Over the past twelve months, Gabriel Lynch has supported The Whitlams, conducted his debut tour of Europe and the UK, and continued to wow audiences with his unique and sensitive songwriting approach. Now, in the wake of his forthcoming live album release, Lynch brings his eclectic new ensemble to the stage for the first time. Replete with a miniature string section and a repertoire of old and new material, this opportunity to hear Lynch at his most honest and vulnerable is one that must not be missed. John Flanagan and Canos support.  ( link: http://www.thegabriellynchband.com/ )

Love Story, a night by 1928 - aka Adam Burnell, the man behind STROBE and Saturday nights at Eurotrash. Featuring 1928 with rotating guests Tranter, Rad Pitt (Beat TV), Megawuoti, Sleeves (Strobe) and many more, playing everything you love in club/electro/techno/indie/disco. The Toff in Town has been voted as one of the worlds Best Clubs in V Magazine (New York). The setting is literally wonderful and the venue has one of the best sound systems in Melbourne. Every Thursday from 11:30pm until 5am. Free entry every week. International and interstate guests monthly. You will love this night.  ( link: http://www.facebook.com/lovestorynights )

Join the crew at Toff for Friday favorites with Dr Phil Smith playing no brainers and guilty pleasures from 60s / 70s /80s / 90s / today and tomorrow.

The sounds of pop, disco, rock, R&B, MOR, AOR, funk, soul, Motown, Latin, Reggaeton, oddball covers, foreign language versions, Ska, Rocksteady, soundtracks, Hip Hop and then some, with more twists and turns than a busload of contortionists driving around Bathurst in an episode of 'Murder She Wrote' and an emphasis on great music as fun! The party starts at 9.00pm and entry is always free!

This August, catch Melbourne’s Big Scary for special sit down performances of their latest seasonal release ‘Winter’. Embracing a new format for this slightly more sombre offering, Big Scary will be embarking on two exclusive headlining shows in Melbourne and Sydney in support of ‘Winter’, the second of four seasonal instalments.

A time for reflection, solitude and solace - winter and the restrictive nature that accompanies this mired season have inspired this latest release. Offering a sonic exploration of the drama and fragility of this barren scape, ‘Winter’ personifies this constricted and decelerated pace. Recorded in the first days of winter with Big Scary regular Matt Voigt in Syme's parents' living room, Winter’ is dominated by haunting soundscapes, lilting harmonies, and building emotion that fades to a bleak nothingness.

In keeping with this more passive seasonal offering, ‘Winter’ will be supported with a headlining sit down show in Melbourne at The Toff on Saturday 21 August with local support Grizzly Jim Lawri. You can also catch Big Scary supporting Little Red and Midlake this July/August.

2010 has certainly been a big year for Big Scary’s Iansek and Syme. Regular touring with Australia’s finest and international buzz bands (Florence and The Machine, Editors, Midlake et al), coupled with radio hits - have ensured that this boy/girl duo have collected a huge following along the way. With the ‘Four Seasons’ compilation due for release in February and their debut album slated for the second half of next year, 2011 promises to be an even bigger undertaking for the strummer and the drummer.  ( link: www.bigscary.net )

The House deFrost is a modern day discoteque with its feet and ears firmly rooted in the nostalgia of days gone by, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere in this fine city. Voted as one of the top 5 nightspots in the world and constantly name-dropped by the who's who of the international disco fraternity, The House deFrost is a true disco, not nu disco night! Helmed by the infamous Andee Frost and sometimes friends international. treating your ears to aural delights served up on slabs of wax and piped thru a vintage Bozak mixer the very same kind that they used at the dawn of disco in downtown NYC. With a unique sound all of it's own the Bozak has the sonic superiority that all other mixers have tried to emulate but sadly fallen short, add it to the Toff's Nexo sound-system and you might just have the best sounding disco in Melbourne town, but lets not get technical *yawn* this night is purely about dancing so bring some comfortable foot wear, find yourself a spot, listen to the music and dance it off babes!!!

Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

"The Sunday Set" features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

Join the set and add your musical perspective on Facebook - just search 'The Sunday Set' – or email  ( link: mailto:thesundayset@thetoffintown.com )

6.30pm - Beginners:
We cover basic rhythms such as 40's Charleston, 6 Beat and 20's Charleston.

7.30pm – 8 Beat Lindy Hop (Knowledge of 8 beat required)
We cover the 8 beat rhythm from the ground up and teach you some basic moves and technique to get you swinging out on the social floor.

8.30pm – Challenging Charleston

9.30pm - Social Dancing.
  ( link: www.swingpatrol.com )

After Spending most of 2010 touring North America including shows at Austin's SXSW and supporting Jason Mraz and Tom Morello in Los Angeles. Scott Mellis returns to Melbourne for his first Australian show this year. Also joining the bill will be Gossling and Steelbirds  ( link: http://www.myspace.com/scottmellis )

With his Debut EP ‘Entr’Acte’ debuting at 5 on the ARIA physical singles Chart, singer/ songwriter Chris O’Neill returns from tour to the toff in town. Having supported both renowned artists, such as Mark Seymour (Hunters and Collectors) and Ian Moss (Cold Chisel), and local artists such as Kieran Christopherson and Carus and the True Believers, Chris's lyrical honesty and songcraft have been well received by Melbournians and Australians alike.

After the release of his debut EP Lily in August to a sold out show in Melbourne Ráv Thomas debuted at 2 on the ARIA physical singles chart and 2 on the Australian Independent Singles chart. In the last two years Ráv has performed constantly and supported and toured with the likes of Evermore, Vanessa Amorosi, Jimmy Barnes, Mental as Anything, Toni Childs, and Diesel. Come Join Chris, Ráv and special guests for an unforgettable night of performances.  ( link: www.myspace.com/ravthomas )

Oh Mercy announce the release of their new limited edition 'Keith Street' 7" single and tour dates to celebrate. The 'Keith St' 7" is the first glimpse of the forthcoming album from Oh Mercy, the vinyl only release features the previously unreleased b-side 'When I Said'. This will be a vinyl release only and won't be available digitally. Hitting the road with The Temper Trap and performing at Splendour In The Grass in July, the 'Keith St' tour dates are Oh Mercy's first headline shows since returning home from recording in America.

Kieran Ryan from Kid Sam will be joining Oh Mercy in Melbourne & Sydney with more guests to be announced.
  ( link: http://www.myspace.com/ohmercyband )

Oh Mercy announce the release of their new limited edition 'Keith Street' 7" single and tour dates to celebrate. The 'Keith St' 7" is the first glimpse of the forthcoming album from Oh Mercy, the vinyl only release features the previously unreleased b-side 'When I Said'. This will be a vinyl release only and won't be available digitally. Hitting the road with The Temper Trap and performing at Splendour In The Grass in July, the 'Keith St' tour dates are Oh Mercy's first headline shows since returning home from recording in America.

Kieran Ryan from Kid Sam will be joining Oh Mercy in Melbourne & Sydney with more guests to be announced.
  ( link: http://www.myspace.com/ohmercyband )

The popular weekly storytelling event at the Dog’s Bar Arts Hub in St Kilda, presents a special edition at the Toff. Inspired by New York’s famous Moth nights, our festival opus edition sees a specially curated line-up of writers take to the trademark storytelling chair to spin bedtime yarns a little more salacious than your average Jackanory. Be prepared to be dazzled, tickled and mesmerised as the festival edition welcomes DBC Pierre, Elif Batuman, Kalinda Ashton, Carmel Bird, Tiffany Murray and Josephine Rowe to take to the stage and weave a story or two. Hosted by Chris Flynn. Proudly supported by the Dog’s Bar Arts Hub. 240 MINS.

Come and grab some Sunday afternoon delight in the Carriage room at The Toff with DJs AndyBlack and Haggis….

"The Sunday Set" features YOU plus musical meanderings, trainspotter tracks and unlikely samples for your pleasure. In addition: food, drinks, good looking people, gravy and occasional nonsense. Each week we’ll provide you with a musical ‘set’ – and we’d love your ‘variations on a theme’.

Join the set and add your musical perspective on Facebook - just search 'The Sunday Set' – or email  ( link: thesundayset@thetoffintown.com )

6.30pm - Beginners:
We cover basic rhythms such as 40's Charleston, 6 Beat and 20's Charleston.

7.30pm – 8 Beat Lindy Hop (Knowledge of 8 beat required)
We cover the 8 beat rhythm from the ground up and teach you some basic moves and technique to get you swinging out on the social floor.

8.30pm – Challenging Charleston

9.30pm - Social Dancing.
  ( link: www.swingpatrol.com )

Ten years in the making, Gary Pinto will showcase his debut solo album, Take Back Our World on Wednesday, 1 September at The Toff in Melbourne. Pinto’s hope-filled lyrics and soulful vocals will enchant you! His mix of soul, pop, blues and rock blend perfectly to make Take Back Our World a brilliant musical indulgence.  ( link: www.garypinto.com )

The stories will swing. The funk will fly. The jazz will ignite your feathers. Melbourne-born literary / audio journal Going Down Swinging has been improvising between the covers for 30 years. Now, launching the 30th anniversary edition, GDS throws the biggest, loose-lipped, loose-hipped party of the year!

For your entertainment: queen of spoken soul Maxine Beneba Clarke, jive talkin’ Ezra Bix, master of smooth Paul Mitchell, the most beautiful thing in the bar, Eleanor Jackson, and very special guests, virtuosos of the spoken groove, Emily XYZ and Myers Bartlett (USA).

Your host, Mr. Brian Nankervis. Launching No.30, Mr. Richard Watts. Plus DJ Johnny Topper, Silent Disco projection, special guests, and the hot swingin’ sounds of FLAP! Going Down Swinging No.30 included in the ticket price. Dress to impress! Going Down Swinging is supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria.

  ( link: http://www.goingdownswinging.org.au/ )

A sell-out last year, Babble returns with Liner Notes, one of Melbourne’s best-loved spoken word events — a poetic tribute to a classic album, song by song. This year, it’s that ’70s masterpiece of smooth music, Rumours. Featuring special guests Clare Bowditch, Charlie Pickering and Hannie Rayson, with Emilie Zoey Baker, Sean M Whelan, Alicia Sometimes, Ben Pobjie, Omar Musa, Josh Earl and more, with MC Michael Nolan and the house band. It’s tambourines and tulle at The Toff in Town so Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow — it’ll soon be here! 180 MINS.

First Aid Kit is Johanna and Klara Söderberg. In 2008, the exceptionally gifted Swedish teenage sisters caught the attention of music aficionados world wide when Fleet Foxes gave their nod of approval to the duo’s stunning version of ‘Tiger Mountain Peasant Song’. Audiences at some of the worlds biggest festivals have since been falling at their feet, and in a few short months it will be Australia’s turn to be captivated by their crafty melodies and warm vocal harmonies.

Although they may be 17 and 20, their old souls seep through with narrative lyrics and acoustic, woodsy, folk inspired songwriting. In 2009, they were handpicked to release their debut EP Drunken Trees through Rabid Records, a label owned and operated by The Knife. The EP was reissued soon after through Wichita Records to include their Fleet Foxes cover and three additional songs performed live in a Swedish forest.

First Aid Kit’s first full length album The Big Black And The Blue was released in early 2010, stemming the singles ‘I Met Up With The King’ and ‘Hard Believer’,both accompanied by beautiful, whimsical music videos. Proving their own material stood up alongside their much loved cover which has now notched up well over one million views on youtube, the album has been a critical success throughout the USA and Europe paving the way for tours all over the world.

Johanna and Klara will perform at the Brisbane Festival Spigeltent this September, along with an intimate shows at The Toff In Town in Melbourne on Sunday September 5 with special guests Daisy M. Tulley (Bridezilla) and Geoff O'Connor (Crayon Fields).  ( link: http://www.myspace.com/thisisfirstaidkit )

When memories are more important than dreams there’s Tears Again.

Tears Again is the second collaborative album from Jane Badler with SIR and on the 9th of September Jane will preview the album at a special show at the Toff in Town with support from Darren Sylvester. Lyrically and musically the performance will reflect Jane’s long and varied career in 70’s and 80’s Hollywood B films and television soaps, and is homage to the smoothness and melodrama of that era.

Jane appeared weekly on American television from 1976 to 1989 including roles in the classic daytime soap One life to live, Fantasy Island, the kidnapping seductress of Alec Baldwin’s baby in The Doctors and the on-air adversary of Kim Novak in Falcon’s Crest. Jane is best remembered for her portrayal of sexually charged villain Diana in the cult classic V, (Jane’s was voted one of Science Fictions 25 greatest legends in American TV Guide, August 2004). Currently Jane is appearing in Neighbours.
  ( link: http://www.myspace.com/janebadler )

Marking the advent of Spring and bound to bring a bit of extra brightness and joy to your ears, Adelaide roots/alt country duo The Yearlings will be touring Australia to coincide with the release of their fourth studio album Sweet Runaway (out on Mixmasters via Vitamin Records) on 9th August 2010.

The Yearlings consist of Robyn Chalklen (vocals/guitar) and Chris Parkinson (vocals/guitar & banjo), who have been writing and performing together for nine years, since first crossing paths at The Tamworth Country Music Festival. Their chemistry is remarkable, and like a fine wine, their musical competency has matured impressively on the vine. They have a command to their musical compositions that most outfits can merely yearn for.

Together Robyn and Chris combine a sunset voice and a heart wood guitar to make a river of sound that winds its way past the hustle and flows back into the good old country of this land. Softer'n a rabbit sheltrin in a holler, sweet harmonies and rich tremolo electric guitar, aged. Old. Just the right amount of haunting. The Yearlings songs rock, sad and slow . . . like a chair on an old wooden porch. Personal, soul-stirring lyricists, watching them live is like eavesdropping on an intimate conversation.
Catch them as they tour the country performing songs off Sweet Runaway (Heath Cullen solo support for all September gigs).  ( link: http://www.theyearlings.net/ )

Beer gut? Bingo wings? Muffin top? Seems everyone has been suffering from a wobbly case of Obesity Crisis. Taking two eclairs and lying down is not the answer. Here is a show that puts the spotlight on what happens with your brain when it comes to how big your bum is. An Adelaide Fringe 2010 sell out comedy hit, all about getting jiggy with your jiggly bits. National Raw Comedy Winner, Em O'Loughlin, is an authority about what it is like to have a planet for an arse. You see she used to weigh more than two blokes, then she lost one (probably down the back of the couch). Join this multi-award winning comic as she takes you on an hilarious gut-busting journey that will leave you craving more. With SPECIAL GUEST STAR!!! M15+  ( link: http://www.emoloughlin.com/ )

Maddy Hay's music will take you places that only a rare few can. Hints of Jazz, Gypsy and Classical seep through on a backdrop of contemporary Pop. This combined with an enchanting voice and magically haunting stories makes her one of Australia's hidden gems. Maddy Hay released her debut album "Smoke In The City" in Europe late last year through the legendary Sony Columbia Records and has recently returned back home to Australia for its independent release. Tonight she will be joined on stage by her wonderful Nine Piece Orchestra and special guests.  ( link: http://www.myspace.com/madelinamusica )

Skipping Girl Vinegar are preparing to catapult into the second half of 2010 with the release of a brand new beast of a single; Wasted.

Inspired by a big night out at Melbourne’s famous Corner Hotel, live favourite Wasted makes its long awaited recording debut. In true indie hobo aesthetic, the recording features SGV playing alongside a drum kit found in a dumpster, trash cans, and other roadside hard rubbish. It was recorded in a beach house along the Victorian coastline and mixed in Nashville by US indie legend Brad Jones.

For the last several months the band have been bunkered down with producers Nick Huggins (Kid Sam, Seagull, Whitley) and Greg Arnold (Things Of Stone & Wood) recording the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2008’s debut album Sift The Noise'. Wasted is a sneak peek of what’s to come on the as-yet-untitled sophomore album which is set for release in early 2011. To celebrate the single and shake off cabin fever, the band will be heading out on their September East-Coast ‘Drown It Out’ tour hitting The Toff on Saturday 18 September.  ( link: http://www.skippinggirlvinegar.com/ )

The Grand Szechuan is definitely not your ordinary, run of the mill band. A collaboration of musicians from Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Wellington, NZ, the group came together with a shared love of dirty funk, wobbly beats and collective groove smearing. Set to smash The Toff in late September, The Grand Szechuan will surely be one of the funkiest, wobbliest and most original bands you’ll see all year.

Featuring Riki Gooch, New Zealands most in demand drummer and producer, (TrinityRoots, Fat Freddy's Drop, Crowded House & Eru Dangerspiel), the grooves will be belly up and back cracking. Joined by Adam Page and John Hunt on Saxes, Gerard Master on Keys, James Brown on Guitar and CJ Rhodes on Bass, this collective will shatter your back teeth with funk fueled originality and make you cry at their down right filthy grooves.

Drawing on influences from artists as diverse as Sun Ra, Bob Marley, Madlib, Parliament, Q-Tip and The JB’s, The Grand Szechuan’s salty grooves should not be missed, and never forgotten!  ( link: http://www.myspace.com/thegrandszechuan )

Scott Spark sings about shift-work, strategies for outsmarting death, the importance of delusions, and life’s variety of fuck-ups, while plinking the keys of anything that has them. His sound is some kind of threesome between Randy Newman, Fiona Apple and ELO. August will see the release of his debut album - Fail Like You Mean It - which was mixed by Tucker Martine (Laura Veirs, Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists, Death Cab for Cutie) in Portland, Oregon. This follows an exciting year - in June, triple j unearthed the lad, and Washington has him supporting her around the country on tour. Download free bonus tunes:  ( link: http://scottspark.bandcamp.com/ )

Armed with the most eclectic collection of instruments, diesel hits the road for 7 AXES TO GRIND national tour. Over the years this multi ARIA award winner has endeavoured to explore many a string instrument and it’s through these explorations that the inspiration for many of diesel’s works has emerged. Now for the first time, diesel will attempt to shine a light on the origins of these instruments and their role in the making of his music. Saddled up with a voice that is timeless and his “family” of guitars of wide distinction, diesel brings it to the stage for what is sure to be an insightful night, showcasing this journey man of music.  ( link: http://www.dieselmusic.com.au/ )

Since Kate Vigo’s jam-packed EP launch in May at which all the little Toff-ers and Toff-ettes were blown away by her alternative and seductive electro-pop, she has been heard on national radio, won a trip to Sydney to take part in the APRA Song Summit, appeared on ABCs Art Nation, The Way You Are featured in new Channel Ten show Offspring, and now locked herself away to write her new album. Fear not! The hibernation is not for long as Kate will be hitting The Toff at the end of her Australian mini-tour in November.

With a sound reminiscent of eclectic pop and stylized rock, Kate is joined by amazing ensemble musicians known as The Underground Orchestra guitarist Max Walker, drummer Ben Hendry and bassist Mike Story. Kate Vigo’s sound is a fusion of pop-rock teamed with programmed loops and electronic, and a show you don’t want to miss.

The rainbow starlight express that is Brianna Carpenter will fill your head and your night with lollipops, sunshine and colour - in the clothes she wears, the people she meets, the music she listens to and the music she composes, Brianna’s motto in life is colour! Now with her music degree completed, an album already recorded and new Jacqueline video clip out, Brianna is on tour and in Melbourne for this one night only.

And additional SPECIAL GUEST Lydia Phillips

Don’t miss these thress superb-alicious acts at the Toff in Town Saturday 6th November!
  ( link: http://www.katevigo.com/ )