Weekend in the Wick

Get down to the Retreat on Sunday arvo and you can catch Conway Savage , Yanto Shortis and a big Golden Parrot.


Friday
BURN THE CITY + MERE THEORY + GOODNIGHT COMBAT FIGHTER East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $10+bf.
DJ POWELL + DJ TRAFFIC JAM The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
KATHEMATICS + THE SPACE CADETS + THE PIRATES Noise Bar, Brunswick. 9pm.
TV WEIRD Plan B, East Brunswick. 9pm.
WONDERLAND + RA RAH The Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm

Saturday
BAY CITY HOSTILES, BLACK SMITH HOPKINSThe Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 6pm. Free
BORNE Don’t Tell Tom, Brunswick. 10pm. $10.
CHEFS D’E MISSION + CHRIS WILSON + SHANNON BOURNE + DJ MATTI B The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
LOVE OF DIAGRAMS (EP LAUNCH) + KES + ZOND East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK BLUES SHOOTERS Lomond Hotel, Brunswick East. 9.30pm. Free.

Sunday
CAROLYN OATES Plan B, East Brunswick. 6pm.
CONWAY SAVAGE + YANTO SHORTIS The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm.
CYNDI BOSTE (CD LAUNCH) + KERRI SIMPSON + JAIMI FAULKNER East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick. $12+bf.
THE COMMITTED SOUL TRIBUTE The Spot, Brunswick. 7pm. Free.
SANDILANDS + CLINT DYLAN O’GRADY + CARINO SON Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 5.30pm. Free

This Wednesday night in the Wick

Mark Sinton (left) and his new band "the Prefabs" headline Brunswick's "super Wednesday" this Wednesday night at the Brunswick Hotel, corner Weston St and Sydney Rd. Support act is none other than Brunswick's favourite band Perico (right).

Entry is free and Perico will be on at 8:30pm.

Weekend Wick Guide

It's not often that our cousins in Northcote outdo us, but the High Vibes Northcote Music Festival is just SO good that it'd be remiss not to mention where we and all our Brunswick mates will be on Sunday. Click here for info.

Meanwhile, Brunswick doesn't give up lying down. Friday night catch 7-piece WA band Pigram Brothers if you can afford the $35. Saturday arvoi see Chris Wilson and co. at the Retreat before heading down the Brunny for some ear-bashing Darkest Heartstrings, sure to rock your socks off. And stumble home from High Vibes on Sunday and catch some toe-stompin Golden Parrot winning Austin Floyd for free at The Brunswick Hotel.

Friday
G-WORLD + THE MINORITY Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
LOVE OUTSIDE ANDROMEDA (ALBUM LAUNCH) + REDSUNBAND The East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick.
PIGRAM BROTHERS + JOE GEIA TRIO Noise Bar – Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm. $35.
SAN Plan B, Brunswick East. 9pm. Free.
THE COUNTERFEIT GYPSIES + DJ POWELL + DJ TRAFFIC JAM Retreat Hotel, Brunswick.
Saturday
CHRIS WILSON & SHANNON BOURNE + CHEFS D'E MISSION + DJ MZ TASMANIA Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm.
BEN SMITH BAND Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm.
DARKEST HEARTSTRINGS + BANG BANG BANGS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
EGENDS OF MOTORSPORT (ALBUM LAUNCH) + BUDD + LOHNNY CASINO + THE SECRETS + THE LEGS The East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick.
PIGRAM BROTHERS + TONCHI MCINTOSH Noise Bar – Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm. $35.
Sunday
AUSTIN FLOYD Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 9pm. Free.
COSMIC NOMADS Noise Bar – Railway Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm.
HOLLY THROSBY + MICK TURNER + J WALKER The East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick.
MAURICE FRAWLEY & THE YARD HANDS Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm.
PRAYERBABIES Cornish Arms Hotel, Brunswick. 4.30pm. Free.
SUZANNAH ESPIE & THE LAST WORD The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5.30pm. Free.
THE COMMITTED SOUL TRIBUTE The Spot, Brunswick. 7pm. Free.
TODD ANGUS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 5pm.

Perico Mid-Week Madness

Next Wednesday, Perico play the Brunswick Hotel supporting Mark Sinton & the Prefabs.

Pericoloco asked Drummer Queen Col, whether this gig would be similar to those before which have been held on a Friday or Saturday night.

"No, it'll be different." he said. "For a start we're playing on a Wednesday night. That's different. And we're on early at 8.30pm. That's different too. But we'll still be the same well-dressed hunks, playing inspired and critically-acclaimed music.

Brunswick Meredith Music Festival

With this year's Meredith Music Festival selling out SO fast, we were lucky at pericoloco to have 12 tickets to give away to lucky readers of this blog. Details will follow over the next few weeks, so you'll have to keep reading this EVERY week. Those who leave comments will get greater priority.

Meanwhile, who needs Meredith when you've got Brunswick EVERY week?

This week we welcome the first entry from one of our favourite Brekky joints not so far away from superbass Greg's abode. Great scrambled eggs! Anyway Cafe Banter, located on Lygon Street at the McDonald's end (otherwise known as the Chicago quarter) have obviously moved into live music without us realising it, taking the number of venues in Brunswick to 12!!! So, in recognition, we grant this week's Golden Parrot to ADRIAN WHITEHEAD + PAUL HOUSDEN + ANDY KERSHAW playing at Cafe Banter.

Friday
PRAYERBABIES Lomond Hotel, East Brunswick. 9.30pm Free.
SI ASQUITH + HAYDEN HACK Plan B, Brunswick east. 9pm.

Saturday
FLATHEAD + THE APPLICANT + KIDS IN CULTS Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick. 8.30pm. Free.
THE COMMITTED SOUL TRIBUTE The Spot, Brunswick. 7pm. Free.
WOLF & CUB East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick.
Chefs D'e Mission, Chris Wilson & Shannon Bourne, Dj Matti B Retreat Hotel

Sunday
ANDREW MCCUBBIN & THE HOPE ADDICTS The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 8pm. Free.
CHARLES JENKINS & THE SWEDISH COWBOYS The Brunswick Green, Brunswick. 3pm.
GREG MALONE Plan B Brunswick East. 6pm.
SUZANNAH ESPIE + THE LAST WORD The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick. 5.30pm. Free.
THE COMMITTED SOUL TRIBUTE The Spot, Brunswick. 7pm. Free.
ADRIAN WHITEHEAD + PAUL HOUSDEN + ANDY KERSHAW Café Banter, Brunswick East.

Perico Launch their own Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade

Brunswick supergroup Perico have joined the call being made by our national leaders for more respect for values.

Perico are believed to be considering making all attendess at Perico gigs sign a pledge before being permitted to leave.

Though the contents of the pledge have not yet been revealed, reaction has been generally supportive.

Pericoloco blog reporter, Damo Wilding, who thinks value is "buying your beer in jugs", described the idea as "innovative, and sure to catch on."

"Like there was this girl once who said, 'but will you respect me in the morning?' and now, with this loyalty oath idea, I could get out a piece of paper and say, 'yeah, I'll sign this, I'll respect you'."