Aust Day Eve

CARACTACUS

STRATHMORE

THE FEEL GOODS

What better way to kick start your public holiday shenanigans than with a free double dose of groove metal on Australia Day Eve at Yah Yah's.  Fresh off the release of their new album 'Social Studies,' Melbourne trio Unclechunk team up with Caractacus in a hump day spectacular guaranteed to completely funk you up.  With Strathmore also sporting their brand new debut EP and a three piece reincarnation of Melbourne hills favourites The Feel Goods in support it's shaping up to be a massive night.  Free entry and a public holiday the day after to sleep off the inevitable hangover makes a solid night of hard rock all too easy to handle.

VENUE OPENS AT 5PM, FREE ENTRY (NO COVER CHARGE,  BANDS START 9PM)

RAZORS OF OCKHAM

THE QUIXOTICS

BLACKWOOD

Sydney’s Quixotics are in town to give Melbourne audiences a does of their surf inspired funk rock. Boasting one of the freshest fusion’s in Australian music, The Quixotics will be releasing their debut self titled EP this moneth. The enticing blend Rhythm, Blues, Funk and Rock, see the foursome deliver a charismatic and energetic performance, which is not to be missed.

Razors of Ockham deconstruct the blues, folk and rock. This outfit serves as an antithetical side project to Voltera and consists exclusively of the two founding members Jessica and Michael. As the name suggests, the sound and philosophy is simple - attempting to strike at the backbone of Voltera itself. First on are Blackwood.

VENUE OPENS AT 5PM, $6 DOOR CHARGE FROM 9PM

THE GEAR

BEWARE! BLACK HOLES

CHEV RISE

Rockin' Melbourne three-piece, The Gear, return to the stage this Friday night, after 3 years, for what is sure to be an explosive show. This will be a one-off performance and promises to be a big one for the boys, who have been living interstate from each other ever since. Supported by everyone’s favourite new surf group Beware! Black Hole and Chev Rise, this is going to be a big night!

VENUE OPENS AT 5PM, $6 DOOR CHARGE FROM 9PM

Late tunes by ANDY YOUNG 

Free entry after midnight
Open ‘til 5am!

THEE WYLDE OSCARS

ALEX WATTS

CRYSTAL THOMAS

In their first Melbourne show in four months, and the first anywhere in 2012, Alex Watts & the Foreign Tongue are throwing a big party at Yah Yahs on Saturday 28th of January and want you all to come. They will be bringing their trademark blend of jangly guitars, driving rhythm and a whole lotta attitude, as well as showcasing a bagful of new material and a few old favourites.  Joining them will be Crystal Thomas & Thee Wylde Oscars, two diverse yet exceptional mainstays in Melbourne music.
Through unhinged guitar lines and intense brooding vocals, Crystal Thomas and Benjamin Bunting are set to perform a few warm-up gigs before the release of 'A Chance In Hell' - Crystal's sophomore album, due out in March 2012, through iconic Melbourne label Off The Hip. The album; written, recorded, and co-produced with Spencer P Jones and Matt Walker, captures Crystal’s 'Australian-gothic', confessional lyrics over a dark disco pulse and rock n roll swagger, raw against the lush production of the previous offering – 2008 Stovepipe records release: ‘Crystal Thomas & the Flowers of Evil’.
This show will mark the return of the magnificent Thee Wylde Oscars. This will be the band's first Melbourne show in some time, having returned from a successful European tour mid-2011, and will be showcasing their infectious take on 60's garage rock.  This is going to be a big one folks, so make sure to get down early as two of Melbourne's best looking bands go head to head. Or back to back. Or cheek to cheek. See you there.

VENUE OPENS AT 5PM   ($10 DOOR CHARGE FROM 9PM - 12AM)

Late tunes by ANTO MANTOOTH

Free entry after midnight
Open ‘til 5am!

KARAOKE DICK

Hosted by Matt Brennan

(KAROKE – COME SING & DANCE WITH US)

Yah Yah’s is thrilled to be hosting a great Karaoke night that doesn't suck!

It has been a huge hit in New Zealand and now Melbourne is getting in on the singing action. Indie rockers this is the party night for you!

Come and sing your fave Amy Winehouse, Smashing Pumpkins and Hole songs as well as the classics by Michael Jackson and Bon Jovi.

 Karaoke Dick takes this seedy little past-time and turns up the awesome - featuring cooler songs and radder videos. It's as much fun to participate as it is to marvel at the

everyday awesome people singing songs they actually like in front of a dancing crowd. Boasting the world's most eclectic catalogue, Karaoke Dick is visiting from Auckland, so don't miss your chance to be (in)famous!

karaokedick.co.nz

VENUE OPENS AT 5PM, FREE ENTRY (KARAOKE STARTS AT 8PM)