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.