The Wu Tang Clan seem to really love Australia lately, next to tour is the RZA who’ll be at Fowler’s in February.

DECEMBER

• 10th Jarvis Cocker at HQ the Gov.
• 16th Darren Hanlon at the Grace Emily
• 18th Sandy Cenin & Paul Champion’s Xmas show at the Metro.
• 19th (Melbourne) Underground Lovers at the East Brunswick Club.
• 23rd (Melbourne) Kim Salmon & the Surrealists, No Through Road and lots more at the Low Transit Industries Xmas show at the Corner Hotel.

JANUARY

• 5th Cat Power at the Gov.
• 8th Kaki King at Jive.
• 8th Method Man & Redman at the Shores.
• 16th Neko Case at Fowlers Live
• 20th Handsome Family at the Grace Emily.
• 20th (Melbourne) Joanna Newsom at the Forum.
• 21st (Melbourne) The Dirty Three and the Laughing Clowns at the Forum)
• 22nd The Dirty Three at Fowlers Live.
• 23rd (Melbourne) Camera Obscura at the Corner Hotel.

FEBRUARY

• 5th Laneway Festival with Echo & The Bunnymen, Eddy Current Suppression Ring and lots more.
• 11th The RZA at Fowler’s Live.
• 19th Yo La Tengo at Fowler’s Live.
• 27th London Sinfonietta: Pacific Currents at the Adelaide Town Hall.
• 28th London Sinfonietta: Wind & Glass at the Adelaide Town Hall.

MARCH

• 5-8th WOMADelaide at Botanic Park with the Skatalites, Calexico, Ravi Shankar, Dean & Britta and lots more.
• 6th Wayne Shorter Quartet at the Festival Theatre.
• 7th The Necks at the Spiegeltent.
• 7th Pavement at Thebby
• 12th Dinosaur Jr at Fowlers Live.
• 24th The Pixies at Thebby (playing Doolittle)

On the Stereo

• Crayon Fields – All the Pleasures of the World cd (Chapter)
• The Holy Sea – The Beginner’s Guide to the Sea cd
• The Angels of Light – Sing “Other People” cd (Young God)
• Wire – Live at the Roxy / Live at CBGB Theatre 2cd (Pink Flag)
• The Fall – The Infotainment Scan 2cd (Sanctuary)
• Jaga Jazzist – The Stix 2LP (Ninja Tune)
• Daedelus – Exquisite Corpse cd (Ninja Tune)
• Stacs of Stamina – Tivoli cd (Werk Discs)
• Battles – Mirrored cd (Warp)
• Lightning Bolt – Hypermagic Mountain cd (Load)