Gigs
Performers: Please email all booking enquiries to gigs@ringobarr.au and include links to your music (if available) and social media.
Fri 10th May: Megan Kennedy & Piwaka - From 8pm - $10 pre-sale/$15 on the door
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Honing her own unique blend of fingerstyle folk and indie pop, Naarm-/Melbourne-based musician Megan Kennedy has crafted an impressive repertoire of songs, each adorned with her signature airy vocals and intricate guitar arrangements. The first of which to be released, was her debut 2023 single Time Machines, a sun-drenched ballad that aims to capture the feeling of being caught inside a daydream.
Often described as ‘road songs’ Megan’s lyrics have a knack for transporting the listener, slipping across time and place to recount scenes that are both real and imagined. A mode of enquiry and reflection, her songs muse on the everyday, the existential and things stuck in between.
Megan is looking onward to the release of an upcoming EP toward the end of this year and will be road testing a few of the new songs, backed by a full, four piece band.
Piwaka is the solo project of Kiwi, Josh McGettigan. Taken from the Maori word for a New Zealand-native bird, the moniker is a head-nod towards his home country, although, with a half-decade spent living in various parts of South America and Europe, the name also suits a man who likes to take flight.
Influenced by the finger-picking style and alternate tunings of Jose Gonzalez, the all-in-one method of jazz guitarist Martin Taylor, and with other influences including Bibio, Sufjan Stevens, Beirut and Radiohead, McGettigan refuses to accept that more than one guitar and a voice are required to create lush, dappled, and fulsome soundscapes.
Sat 11th May: Poet Street & Los Guachos - From 8pm - Free!
Poet Street returns to Ringo Barr! Bringing you a mix of original music, including brand new works and fan favourites, it's sure to be a night of groovy music, jazzy horn lines, and good times! So grab your mates, have a bevy and come hang out with Poet Street at Ringo Barr on May 11!
Sun 12th May: Nic Bosnic & Remy Sayers - From 2.30pm - $10 pre-sale/$13 on the door
Nic Bosnic and Remy Sayers will perform for some amount of hours. It will be the greatest live music all year. I'm sure. Bring your Mum. Or if you don't wanna be with your Mum, come see us instead. Nic Bosnic Music 2024 caters to both crowds and all crowds. Universal music. We still haven't pinned any exact genre for what Nic Bosnic Music 2024 is, Ringo Barr's own owner once described it as a "freaky opera-y thing" but if that doesn't sound enticing then don't worry its not like that really. Come down with your Mother this 2024 Mothers Day to find out. I'll play a decent helping of my own music and songs that my mum would like since it is governmentally mandated as her day. I'd tell you what covers those are, but that would spoil the motherly surprise.
Sun 12th May: NamDalee Band (2 sets) - From 8pm - $10 pre-sale/$15 on the door
NamDalee is a Pop-jazz singer-songwriter from Korea. She has performed at various jazz festivals and clubs throughout Korea and is currently traveling between Korea and Melbourne on a musical journey. Her music is based on jazz style, capturing fleeting yet special moments from everyday life and emotions in her songs. In Melbourne, she performs with talented musicians including saxophonist Max König and bassist Andy Moon.
Fri 17th May: Blue Mode & Propane Trio - From 8pm - Free!
Blue Mode is a jazz quintet united by a love of contemporary jazz. Propane Trio is Ringo Rob's fav Melbourne band. It's free and the music will be excellent. What's not to love?!
Sat 18th May: Kōyō Quartet & FiveFour Quartet - From 8pm - Free!
The Kōyō Quartet is a Naarm-based jazz combo with a keen interest in the hard-bop/modal jazz style, gaining inspiration from albums such as Speak No Evil, Milestones, and Inner Urge. Come on down to hear a fresh new perspective on Autumn Leaves.
Akari Hirayama - Alto saxophone
Atharv Joshi - Piano
Harsha Rajkumar - Bass
Yuhsin Chang - Drums
Atharv Joshi - Piano
Harsha Rajkumar - Bass
Yuhsin Chang - Drums
The FiveFour Quintet is quickly making a name for itself in the vibrant jazz scene of Melbourne. With each note they play, the quintet brings the essence of Australia’s jazz culture to life, cultivating a unique sound reminiscent of the scene. Playing tunes from the likes of the Rookies, Paul Grabowsky and Herbie Hancock, the FiveFour Quintet gravitates towards Australian jazz and standards, plus a few tunes in 5/4.
Jemima Smith - bass
Bernie Ramos - tenor saxophone
Dae Kim Ong - alto saxophone
Pat Skarajew - drums
Atharv Joshi - piano
Bernie Ramos - tenor saxophone
Dae Kim Ong - alto saxophone
Pat Skarajew - drums
Atharv Joshi - piano
Sun 19th May: Playing Trio (2 sets) - From 2.30pm - $10 pre-sale/$15 on the door
"Playing Trio'' began naturally as a vehicle to experiment with chordless improvisation, close listening, and reactivity. All three players are accomplished improvisers, incorporating influences from various tendencies within the jazz avant-garde, third-stream, and post-bop into their collective sound, focusing on creative compositions. "Playing Trio" seeks to strip these compositions back to their key components and explode them through improvisation. Playing the works of Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Andrew Hill, and Ornette Coleman, as well as interpreting songbook standards, "Playing Trio" intends to maintain absolute fidelity to the compositions, while being as creative as possible in their exploration.
Sun 19th May: Ruby Lou & Connor Kerr-Newell - From 8pm - $15 pre-sale and on the door
Ruby Lou has recently arrived in Naarm in an attempt to encapsulate her songs and musings into a gift for her loved ones. Her music is inspired by all the places she has travelled and walked upon, and the feelings of grief and wonder that accompany her as she attempts to draw meaning from this life. Now with full band (Mitch on lead guitar, Luke on drums, Josh on bass and Seren on back-up vocals) her songs will have you bopping, grooving, smiling, and feeling full of love and joy as she expresses herself without inhibition.
Connor Kerr-Newell and his wuvable rhythm section are a honkin' tonkin' deep-fried good-time country band, sent here to earth to make toes pop, hips shake and booties jiggle.