Brunswick Gig Guide

Hey, don't unbolt that Golden Parrot from the Retreat, cos on Saturday afternoon/evening Chris Wilson and co. unleash. Check with the retreat for start times.

Friday
BIG BOY LEMONADE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm. Free.
DJ POWELL + TH KILLER B’S Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
LINDSAY PHILLIPS Plan B, Brunswick East. 9pm. Free.
SCARLET CRASH + AIMEE FRANCIS + WONDERLAND Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
TILTMETER + RESPONDER + THE STANDARDS East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $10+bf
AINTREE SWEET Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 9.30pm. Free.

Saturday
BIRD OF MAN Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
CHRIS WILSON & SHANNON BOURNE + THE BACKWOOD CREATURES + DJ MATTY B Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm.
MACROMANTICS (SINGLE LAUNCH) + MUSCLES + LAKES + MARIA MAFIA East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $8.
SPECTRUM Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 9.30pm. Free.
VOILETTE + GLOVEBOX Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm. Free.

Sunday
ALDOU’S INKLING Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
ASID 2006 BENEFIT – FEAT: DALLAS FRASCA + JOELISTICS + DEJAH DROOVE + VOX CONGO East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $13+bf.
DESPERATELY NOT YOKO + HELLO JOE Plan B, Brunswick East. 6pm.
JEANIE LUSHES & BAND + SUZANNAH ESPIE & THE LAST WORD Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5.30pm.
MILK & JAM SESSIONS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm.
THE COMMITTED SOUL TRIBUTE The Spot, Brunswick. 7pm. Free.
SANDILANDS + CLINT DYLAN O’GRADY + MAURICE FRAWLEY + YARDHANDS Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 5.30pm. Free.

Brunswick this Weekend

How often do you get to feel you're contributing to something worthwhile and get to see heaps of awesome acts at the same time? Well, occassionally I guess, and this weekend is one of those occassions. Fork out $15 to help our brothers and sisters in East Timor and catch bands like the Detonators, Sime Nugent, Yanto Shortis and more at the Retreat on Sunday. Look out for a big Golden Parrot on display when you're there.

Friday
BAY CITY HOSTILES + SIX FEET UNDER + AGAINST THE GRAIN Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
DAVID HOSKING & BAND + REBECCA BARNARD & SHELLEY SCOWN + BRETT HUNT The Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
DJ POWELL + DJ TRAFFIC JAM Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 6.30pm
SOUND PARTICLES + GOAT + BURKE Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
THE VALENTINOS + JOHNNY BOY The East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $12+bf.
VANGUARDS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick. 9.30pm. Free.

Saturday
JOE CAMILLERI + BOMBA + STEPHEN CUMMINGS + LIMELIGHT The Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 9pm. $33.
JULIA & CELIA Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6pm. Free.
PENNY IKINGER Front Bar – The Retreat, Brunswick. 7.30. Free.
RED RIDERS SINGLE LAUNCH + CHILDREN COLLIDE + THE DARDANELLES East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $10+bf
WILD TURKEY ROCKABILLY + IKINGER + ENTWHISTLE VS THE LOVESLAPS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm
ZEPTEPI + ATOMIC BLISS + HIGH ROAD #28 Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
HORNETS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick. 9.30pm. Free.

Sunday
CHARLES JENKINS AND THE SWEDISH COWBOYS The Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 3pm. Free.
DAVID HOLMES + URBAN SPRAWL Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 7pm. Free.
EAST TIMOR BENEFIT – FEAT: SASHA EARLE + SIMON PHILLIPS DUO + YANTO SHORTIS BAND + SIME NUGENT + ANDREW MCCUBBIN & THE HOPE ADDICTS + CARUS + THE DETONATORS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 4pm. $15.
LUSTRUM Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
NICK BARKER & BAND + SALLY DASTEY + DURBEYFIELD + THE NUDGELS The Cornish Arms, Brunswick.
SARAH CARROLL CD LAUNCH + THE TIDES OF WELCOME SOUL + GOSPEL CHOIR East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $10+bf.
THE COMMITED SOUL TRIBUTE The Spot, Brunswick. 7pm. Free.
MARY HILLBILLY’S + CLINT DYLAN O’GRADY + SANDILANDS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick. 5.30pm. Free.

Perico Celebrate Golden Win

Perico band members were ecstatic when news filtered through that they had won their first Golden Parrot for their upcoming gig at the Brunswick this Saturday.

"This really puts us in esteemed company." said Perico bass player Greg. "I mean I so respect all the previous winners so this is something really special"

Guitarist Richo was more pragmatic and demanded to know if there was any prizemoney.
"I'm not interested in critical acclaim." he told pericoloco. "I'm only in this game for the cold hard cash (eds note: and the chicks, drugs etc) so show me the money!"
Perioc fans were out celebrating all night.

What's On in the Wick

Last weekend was mental (as anything) as pericolocosts crammed in gig after gig as Brunswick rocked. And this weekend is even bigger yet. For example, Ice Cream Hands are playing a rare show at the Cornish on Friday night. If you miss it you can still catch Chuck with the Swedish Cowboys at the Brunswick Green on Sunday arvo too.
The highlight, and this week's surprise winner of the Golden Parrot, is the long awaited return of Brunswick supergroup Perico, playing in a double bill with Crazy Like A Fox at the Brunny on Saturday night. Any self-respecting reader of this blog should be there.

Friday
The Retreat
Dj Powell
The Counterfeit Gypsies
Dj Hainzi

The Cornish Arms
Ice Cream Hands
Airway Lanes

The East
Deloris
Pitching Woo
Raining Ropes (ex Underground Lovers, Paradise Motel And Bergerac)

Plan B
Man Bites God

Lomond
Gatorbait

Saturday
The Retreat
Mrs Wainwright
Waywood Fancies
Fingerbone Bill
Dj Matti B

Ace Morning Cafe

Mixtress Factory Worker Robot X Fluffy Llama Lex Deltoid Dr Gonzo Toupee Mittons Cuznmatt Zero Dollars

Brunswick Hotel
Perico
Crazy Like A Fox

Cornish Arms
Chubby Rae & The Elevators
Fiona Boyes +
Lil'fi
Firebird

Lomond

Rob Gaston Band

Sunday
The Spot
The Committed Soul Tribute

The Retreat
Silver Ray
Jez Mead Cd Launch
James Cruickshank
SUNDAY SIPPERS – FEAT: DJS PAT & SHANNON

Imbibe
Brad Mccarthy Trio

The Cornish Arms
Nick Barker & Band
Sally Dastey

Brunswick Hotel

David Holmes And Urban Sprawl

Lomond
Merri Creak
Woodward & Rough
Sandilands
Clint Dylan O'grady

The East
The Gingers
The Goons of Doom

Brunswick Green
Charles Jenkins and the Swedish Cowboys

Perico Returns this Saturday

Pericoloco, on advice from its lawyers, would like to make it clear that any suggestion that "Terry" from Blair Street is homophobic is entirely unfounded and that statements to that effect appearing on this blog are entirely the opinion of Damo Wilding and not of pericoloco or the band, Perico.

This Weekend in the Wick

This is a truly remarkable weekend for music in the Wick in a lot of ways. Tonight Perico drummer Col and his lovely wife are heading down to The East in time to catch KIwi gal Sohie Koh (see picture right) who's supporting D. Rogers & the Well-Wishers in their album launch. On Saturday Perico make a return to the live scene in Collingwood, but it's a private function so we can't mention it here, but you could do worse than try to catch The Backsliders at the Cornish playing their 'delta-blues wall of sound' . Sunday is packed with goodies. Former Golden Parrot winner Charles Jenkins appears at the Brunswick Green again at 3pm for free, then Richo and Col head over to the Cornish for a reunion with 70's-80's megaband Mental as Anything, who can now hang this week's Golden Parrot alongside their ARIAs.

Friday
D. ROGERS & THE WELL-WISHERS + SOPHIE KOH + BEN BIRCHALL East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $8+bf.
DJ POWELL + THE KILLER B’S The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10.30pm.
GWORLD + THE MINORITY Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm.
KRYSALIS + LANZA Don’t Tell Tom, Brunswick. 9pm. $5.
MAN BITES GOD Plan B Bar, East Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
THE CAPTAINS PACKAGE + RINCON + LIMESTONE + MUSTARD HARVEY AND THE SECRETS Noise Bar, Brunswick.

Saturday
ANTHONY ATKINSON + EMILY ULMAN The Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 5pm. Free.
DJ MZ TASMANIA The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
ORDAIN + THE NEED + MASTER TANG + IMMERSION Noise Bar, Brunswick.
LAURA WITH SINKING CITIZENSHIP East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $10.
MRS WAINWRIGHT Front Bar - The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm.
SON OF A GUN Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 9.30pm, Free.
THE BACKSLIDERS + SUSANNAH ESPIE The Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 9pm. $23.
THE DUNAWAYS Front Bar - The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7.30pm.

Sunday
CHARLES JENKINS + THE SWEDISH COWBOYS The Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 3pm. Free.
CHOP IT UP The Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8.30pm.
EMILY JARRETT Plan B, East Brunswick. 6pm. Free.
MENTAL AS ANYTHING The Cornish Arms, Brunswick. 7.30pm. $15
SUNDAY SIPPERS + SILVER RAY + CHRIS CHAPPEL The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 3pm.
CLINT DYLAN O’GRADY + SANDILANDS Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
NICK CHARLES & FRIENDS Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 5.30pm. Free

Furore over "Girl Next Door"

Brunswick Leader has come under attack from Brunswick icon and reconstructed feminist, Damo Wilding, for displaying pictures of FHM "Girl Next Door" finalist and Brunswick resident Jacinta Bishop.

"I'm really annoyed at the Leader" he told pericoloco. "I understand that they're trying to establish themselves as a UK-like tabloid, but they got it all wrong. Jacinta is on the front page ... cool. But she's then on page 5. It's supposed to be page 3! Can't they get anything right?"

This Weekend in the Wick

Brunswick is back with a vengeance this weekend and there should be no reason for pussy footing around with gigs in Northcote or Yarraville. Apart from the sheer talent on display this weekend, we have listings from 9 different Brunswick venues; the East, the Retreat, Don't Tell Tom, Plan B, the Brunswick, the Cornish, the Lomond, The Spot and the Brunswick Green. There'll also be music at the Noise Bar and the Edinburgh Castle, but we haven't been told about it.

Live music should be just like when you ask for sauce with your pie, ie free and the Wick is crawling with its free entry gigs. Believe it or not, at pericoloco we don't begrudge a cover charge, and venues such as the East and the Cornish bring top quality acts to the Wick and have to charge a door fee. But "free entry" is pericoloco's middle name. So our advice is to spend a shit load on beer, enjoy the ride, and think you've had something for nothing.

This week's Golden Parrot goes to ex- Mad Turk/Ice Cream hander Charles Jenkins (and the Swedish Cowboys) appearing at the Brunswick Green at 3pm on Sunday. Oh yeah, and it's free.

Friday
ANTISKEPTIC + ANGELA’S DISH + RESPONDER East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $12.
CATGUT MARY Don’t Tell Tom, Brunswick.
FIZARD + DJ HAINZI The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10.30pm. Free.
LE SHLONK + THE SHOES The Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
MAN BITES GOD Plan B Bar, East Brunswick. 8.30pm. Free
ROD PAYNE + FULL TIME LOVERS The Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 9.30pm. Free.

Saturday
DJ TRAFFIC JAM The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
JARVIS + JOYBOT The Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.
THE RED EYES + MISO East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick.
NIGEL B SWIFTE & BAND Front Bar – The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 7.30pm.
ROADHOUSE ROMEOS The Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 9.30pm. Free.
SIME NUGENT + THE FOREFATHERS The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 10.30pm.
THE DAN RUMOUR BAND + CHRIS WILSON + THE SPIDER MEN The Cornish Arms, Brunswick. $15/$19.

Sunday
SANDILANDS The Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 10pm. Free.
SEAN MCMAHON Plan B, East Brunswick. 6pm.
SILVER RAY + BLACK PONY EXPRESS The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 6pm.
SUNDAY SIPPERS – FEAT: DJ PAT + DJ SHANNON The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 3pm.
THE DAN RUMOUR BAND The Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick.
AXEL WHITEHEAD BAND The Cornish Arms, Brunswick.5pm. Free.
CHARLES JENKINS AND THE SWEDISH COWBOYS The Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 3pm. Free.
CLINT DYLAN O’GRADY The Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
REDFISH BLUEGRASS + LIZ STRINGER + THE WAYWARD FANCIES The East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. 7.30pm. $8.
THE COMMITTED SOUL TRIBUTE The Spot, Brunswick. 7pm. Free.
CARINO SONS The Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 5.30pm. Free.

Flyer is "homoerotic" says Blair St Fan

The latest flyer from Perico promoting their upcoming gig at the Brunswick Hotel has been described as "homoerotic" by a man identifying himself only as "Terry from Blair St".

"What's with the three naked men in the sauna?" he asked in a stinging email to Perico drummer Col. "Just what are Perico coming to?"

Band spokesperson, Pericoloco reporter and Brunswick drinker, Damo Wilding was dismissive of the criticism.

"Terry, or whatever his real name is, needs his eyes checked. There are only two naked men in a sauna. One of them is definately female. "

"Criticising the existance of a naked woman on a poster is, quite frankly, un-Australian. And being homophobic, whilst very Australian, is definately not very cool."

The offending poster