Thursday July 2nd

Psuche
Scissor Lock (Sydney)
Francis Plagne
Where Were You At Lunch
Liem Hyland on projections

Doors 8:30pm

Friday July 3rd

Naked On The Vague
Wasted Truth
Bum Creek
Chrome Dome

Naked On The Vague, fell into existence with a found organ, broken bass guitar, borrowed drum and some old doom poetry. Lucy Cliché executes distorted keyboard melodies, while Matthew P Hopkins plays psyched out bass guitar. Diving deep into a world of apocalyptic pop and psychedelic weirdness... their disparate vocals grip onto stabbing keys and menacing hook-laden basslines. Launching their Chitty Chat 7” at The Empress Hotel, 3rd July 8pm. Supported by Wasted Truth, Bum Creek and Chrome Dome.

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Doors 8:00pm $10

Saturday July 4th ARVO

Needles & Bees
Drumheller

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Doors 3:30pm $5

Saturday July 4th

Treetops
Flying Scribble
The Sun Blindness

Like waking up from a daydream, Melbourne's own Treetops plug in their synths, strap on their axes and gather in the winter mushrooms to help try out their new set's mix of soft rock, dream-prog and stoner drone at the bands favorite second bedroom/live music venue, The Empress. Trancendental pop enchantment prevails as The mysterious Sun Blindness declare that surfs up inside the the minds eye and Flying Scribble will prepare siamese melodies from the left, organ trances from the right and voices somewhere in the centre that will warm your cockles and haunt your beer?

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Doors 8:30pm $7

Sunday July 5th ARVO

Adam Simmons VS Brian O'Dwyer
Mousetrapreplica

Doors 3:30pm

Sunday July 5th

10,000 Killed In Chile
Gallowknight
Shoes In Bed

January 25th an earthquake hits Chile in South America killing 10,000 people. Fast forward 20 years, three guys in Melbourne open a Pandora's box of musical ideas killing 10,000 bored minutes of their lives. Murray, Tim and Tom's musical deceptions are a child of frustration and inner confusion being played out on a field too big and dangerous for them alone. Adding girls adept with fury and men holding instruments made of cold steel for there protection, culminating in an onslaught of auditory overload. 10,000 Killed in Chile are playing at The Empress on Sunday July 5th. Supported by the sounds of Shoes in Bed and the noise of Gallowknight! Entry $7. Bands at 8pm

Doors 8:30pm $7

Monday July 6th

SPLODGE! Cult Film Night
THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH (1957) -

When a young married couple inherit a dilapidated old cinema in a small English town, they decide to sell it.
However, Matt and Jean Spenser quickly realize the offer made by a competing cinema is smaller than the debts they have inherited along with the building.
As a result, they come up with a scheme to hold a grand reopening that they hope will drive up its value.
But Matt and Jean don't count on their three wacky employees who prove they will go to any lengths to make sure the theatre stays open.

Cast:    Bill Travers, Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellers, Virginia McKenna

Doors 8:30pm

Tuesday July 7th

OPEN MIC

Registration 7.30pm

$12 Meal
Doors 8:30pm

Wednesday July 8th

Herstory Showcase:
Charlie Lim & Band
Casey Freeman
Sarah Eida
Nira Quinn

Where Was Charlie?

Spoons. Tea. Mouldy Bread.

The remnants of a once living cupboard. Where did Charlie go? We didn't know where Charlie came from, and we don't know where he'll be.
Last seen with an 8-piece band of remarkable accomplices, Charlie has been linked to the dark and earthy Nira Quinn, the fiery redhead Sarah Eida, and the endearing and slightly sober Casey Freeman.
With a hefty reward of cupcakes for those to who turn up to The Empress on Wednesday, 8th July at 8pm, we are confident we will catch Charlie and his perilous female accomplices in the act!

Doors 8:30pm

Thurday July 9th

Psuche
New York Counterpoint by Steve Reich performed by Aviva (clarinet Tape loop)
Great Earthquake
Frightening Lights

Psuche are a free pop ensemble and they have greatness in them.
Born of a generation with the history of music making at their fingertips, their explosive creativity borders on genius. They are on the edge of exploratory music making, but aren't afraid to make music that has beauty as its defining boundary.
They're bringing that beauty every Thursday night in July at The Empress Hotel.
The second night of their residency sees them joined by Aviva, performing New York Counterpoint by Steve Reich, as well as the wonderful talents of Great Earthquake and Frightening Lights. Doors at 8pm!

Doors 8:30pm

Friday July 10th

Keith! Party
Outward Obtooce

Oh yes! That's right! On Friday July 10 at the Empress, those ten incredible rhyme animals will be forming like Voltron once again, to create the almighty rap behemoth known as Keith! Party. Joining them will be Outward Obtooce, aka Joshua Hall, the one-man crunk army who's so Dirty South that he's virtually Tasmanian. With majestic victory-march fanfares, stomping beats and cunning lyrics, Hall is one of the most exciting talents in Melbourne hip-hop. So brace yourself for a show full of enough beans to feed Mexico, and enough energy to light it up.

Doors 8:30pm

Saturday July 11th ARVO

Mezz Coleman
The Hazelman Brothers
Cavanagh & Argus

After playing with many musicians over the years, quirky Melbourne songbird Mezz Coleman realised that she missed the sibling harmonies, family jokes and “click” that came when playing music with her 2 brothers, John and Pete. So with many gigs and an EP under their belt (and an album on the way!,) Mezz Coleman and her Band of Brothers are headlining an all sibling lineup for “It Runs in the Family,” a special afternoon show at the Empress Hotel on July 11th. Come hear the alternative acoustic harmonies of “The Hazelman Brothers,“ the melodic folk sounds of “Cavanagh and Argus,” and Mezz and “the boys” play their new tunes.

Doors 4:00pm $7

Saturday July 11th

Pets With Pets
I T A
Courtship (Bris)

Pets With Pets invite I T A and special Brisbanian guests, Courtships to play a ripper Saturday night at The Empress Hotel.

Doors 8:00pm $8

Sunday July 12th ARVO

Adam Simmons VS Brian O'Dwyer
Penguins

Doors 3:30pm

Sunday July 12th

Howl At The Moon
Adrian Stoyles
Jimmy Tait

Howl at the Moon sing revealing tales of heavenly bodies, dead-hot days and escapades on desolate hillsides. With songs ranging from haunting folk dirges, mashed, jarring rock and 60's inspired jangle-pop, they have gained a reputation over the past year as an intense and uniquely breathtaking act.

Before heading into the studio to record the follow up to The Gin Club's highly praised 2008 release 'Junk', multi-instrumentalist Adrian Stoyles will be previewing a handful of freshly penned Gin Club songs along with a collection of his equally admired solo material. Possessing a voice that is raw and effortless, Stoyles spins captivating stories that go from stark and fractured one moment, to endearing the next.

Miss Jimmy Tait takes her listeners on a journey of heartbreak and hope; beginning with the silence and space of her country past, and building to the bedlam and noise of the city where she now resides. Jimmy Tait and band are currently putting the final touches on their first studio recording, to be released later this year

Doors 8:00pm $7

Monday July 13th

Jonathon Michell (Mum Smokes/ZOND/The Ancients) Residency
Jacky Winters

Doors 8:00pm

Tuesday July 14th

OPEN MIC

Registration 7.30pm

$12 Meal
Doors 8:30pm

Wednesday July 15th

Victoria Williams
Natalie D-Napolean

Doors 8:30pm

Thursday July 16th

Psuche
Flag And Forget
Hoof and Antler (Sydney)
Andy Turland on Projections.

Doors 8:30pm

Friday July 17th

Scott and Charlene's Wedding
The Twerps
The Weevils (ADE)

Doors 8:30pm

Saturday July 18th ARVO

Rosaline Yuen
Hannah Acfield
Michael Meeking
Lisa Salvo

Local songstress Rosaline Yuen has performed at some of Melbourne finest music venues, winning over audiences and critics alike with her beautiful emotive vocal style and soulful piano-driven alternative-pop.  Rosaline will be performing old favourites and her new rhythmic pop-rock tunes with band at the Empress on 18 July 2009. Joining her on stage for this afternoon line up are up and coming artists Hannah Acfield, Michael Meeking and Lisa Salvo. A gig not to be missed!

$8
Doors 4.00pm

Saturday July 18th

Your Animal
Wildwood Lights (NZ)
Denim Owl
Fatti Frances

Doors 8:30pm

Sunday July 19th ARVO

Adam Simmons VS Brian O'Dwyer
A. Wallace

Doors 3:30pm

Monday July 20th

Doors 8:30pm

Tuesday July 21st

OPEN MIC

Registration 7.30pm

$12 Meal
Doors 8:30pm

Wednesday July 22nd

Charles Donahue
Andrew RC
Saskia Sansom

Doors 8:30pm

Thursday July 23rd

Psuche
Repairs
Otouto
Rozana Stormcloud Pimm

Doors 8:30pm

Friday July 24th

Dog With Wheels Double Set

Doors 8:30pm

Saturday July 25th

The Smitten Album Launch
Flats & The Friendly Few
The Hazelman Brothers

The Smitten have been busy recording and they want you to hear what they've been up to by coming to watch them play and picking up a copy of their new EP “ Back to the Shore ”, at The Empress on Saturday July 25th.  They'll be playing with The Hazelman Brothers and Flats and the Friendly Few and will be joined on stage by some special guest performers.  Go to myspace.com/thesmitten to find out more and see photos of The Smitten hard at work in the studio and generally acting the fool.

Doors 8:30pm

Sunday July 26th ARVO

Adam Simmons VS Brian O'Dwyer
Sex On Toast

Doors 3:30pm

Monday July 27th

Jonathon Michell (Mum Smokes/ZOND/The Ancients) Residency
Julie Burleigh
Hexagon Comet

Doors 3:30pm

Tuesday July 28th

OPEN MIC

Registration 7.30pm

$12 Meal
Doors 8:30pm

Thursday July 30th

Psuche
Denim owl
Yama Boy

Doors 8:30pm

Friday July 31st

Useless Children
Teen Archer
Guests

Doors 8.30pm