The Californian producer, whose real name is Josh Davis, will perform DJ Shadow Celebrates 30 Years of Endtroducing….. across five cities, marking three decades since his debut album landed in 1996.

The run starts at Perth Festival on 19 February and finishes at Live at the Gardens in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens on 27 February, with Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane in between.

DJ Shadow – Live at the Gardens, Melbourne

• 19 February: Perth Festival, Perth, WA
• 20 February: Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide, SA
• 21 February: Roundhouse, Sydney, NSW
• 25 February: The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
• 27 February: Live at the Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
• Sign up for presale here

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Endtroducing….. was stitched together almost entirely from sampled records, and its reach went well beyond hip-hop. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has credited the album as an influence on the band’s approach to OK Computer, and the stop-start drums on Airbag are often pointed to as an example.

Yorke later teamed up with Davis on Rabbit in Your Headlights, a track from UNKLE’s debut album Psyence Fiction, which Davis produced.

Davis built the record in the mid-1990s by hunting down obscure vinyl and chopping it into new shapes.

Dusty drum breaks, jazz oddities and sweeping strings all get layered with turntable scratches. The tracklist runs from the slow-burning Building Steam with a Grain of Salt to the rhythm-driven The Number Song.

Davis got his start spinning records on a campus radio station in the Californian town of Davis, long before Endtroducing….. came out on UK label Mo’ Wax. He’s coming off a sold-out Australian tour in 2025, and this run is presented by Astral People.

What is DJ Shadow known for?

DJ Shadow is the stage name of California producer Josh Davis, and he’s a major name in instrumental hip-hop and sample-based music.

His 1996 debut album Endtroducing….. was built almost entirely from sampled records and became his calling card.

He went on to produce UNKLE’s debut album, Psyence Fiction, and his music has also been used on screen, including the soundtrack to the documentary Dark Days.

When did he last play in Australia?

DJ Shadow last toured Australia in February 2025 on his Action Adventure tour.

In Melbourne, he played two nights at Northcote Theatre, on 12 February and 14 February, after demand for the first show led to the second being added. The 14 February show sold out. The tour also stopped in Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle.

Presale kicks off at 9am AEDT on 11 November, and general sale follows at 9am AEDT on 12 November. You can sign up for presale access through the Astral People website.

For more information, head here.

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With a backbone of indie rock sensibility and folk-infused storytelling, Jord.’s songs have been likened to reading his diary, “smudged ink and all”. Exploring what it means to find connection in an uncertain world, Jord. combines melancholy and hope through moody ballads, idiosyncratic lyricism and catchy hooks.

Bringing a selection of new songs and some old favourites to the Tav’s intimate bandroom, Jord. and his trio will be joined by alternative dream folk singer/songwriter Frances Grass to open the night with her playful, distinctive fingerstyle guitar and unique melodies.

See you at the Merri Creek Tavern for a night of songs that will stay with you long after the last chord!

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Club Casa is the work of Sean Rault, who founded the venue in collaboration with Ashby Projects. The team has spent recent months working out of public view on the building at 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, which has been renovated and given a few cosmetic changes along the way. Lighting has been upgraded too.

The promoters have framed the launch as a housewarming of sorts, with the space reimagined in time for the warmer months and sunset views part of the pitch.

Club Casa – St Kilda

• Where: 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
• When: Every Saturday from 5 December
• Presale: Wednesday, 11 November, 11:00am
• General sale: Wednesday, 11 November, 6:00pm

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Inside, Club Casa has two rooms of house-driven music, with house, minimal house and tech house all on the program.

To get the sound right, the venue has installed a brand new $300,000 sound system. It also holds a late-night licence that runs through to 7am, so the weekly sessions can stretch well into the morning.

The idea, according to the team, is to bring the kind of dancefloors usually found in cities overseas a little closer to Melbourne.

For more information, head here.

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Applications are now open for the Dungula Discovery Stage, a new addition to Riverboats Music Festival that’s reserved for emerging musicians based in regional Australia.

The name comes from the Yorta Yorta word for the Murray River, and the stage lands as the festival marks its 15th anniversary in February 2027. It builds on the festival’s long-running ties to regional Australia. Echuca’s Rabbit Trax Promotions has teamed up with the festival to produce it.

Riverboats Music Festival

• Where: Aquatic Reserve, Echuca
• When: February 2027
• Applications close: 11 December
• Apply here

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Here’s the brief: the stage is open to solo artists and duos who can play a 20-minute set of original songs. Acts that get picked will receive a performance fee and a weekend ticket to Riverboats 2027.

Applications close on 11 December, and artists can apply through the Riverboats website. Festival director David Frazer says the aim is to put emerging regional artists in front of more than 5,000 music fans, and to potentially find a few future mainstage acts along the way.

What else is happening at Riverboats

The new stage joins a 15th anniversary program that features The Cat Empire, Spiderbait, The Waifs, Troy Cassar-Daley, Fanny Lumsden, The Herd and Pierce Brothers, with more acts on the bill.

Riverboats Music Festival sets up beneath the river red gums at Echuca’s Aquatic Reserve.

Alongside the mainstage program, there are sideshows aboard the historic paddlesteamer PS Pevensey, so some of the music happens out on the water.

It’s a family-friendly weekend with unlimited pass-outs, and accommodation, pubs, restaurants and cafes are all within walking distance.

That makes Echuca-Moama an easy base for the stay.

For more information, head here.

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Over those five decades, Triple R has backed local musicians and artists, given airtime to issues that don’t always get a look-in, and given plenty of first-time broadcasters their start. The station runs on the efforts of volunteers and subscribers, and the night is a chance to celebrate what they’ve built.

The 50 Years of Triple R lineup features Courtney Barnett, Party Dozen and KAIIT, with Triple R MCs and DJs also on the bill. It’s free, all ages and right in the heart of the CBD, with the music kicking off from 6.15pm.

50 Years of Triple R – Fed Square

• Where: Fed Square Main Stage
• When: 12 November, from 6.15pm
• Cost: Free, all ages
• Lineup: Courtney Barnett, Party Dozen and KAIIT

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Courtney Barnett

Courtney Barnett is an indie singer, songwriter and musician who started out in pub rock and has since taken her songs to stadium crowds around the world.

She’s known for turning awkward, everyday moments into songs people can relate to. Her fourth album, Creature of Habit, came out earlier this year.

Party Dozen

Party Dozen formed in Sydney’s experimental noise-rock scene in 2017 and are now up to their fifth album, 21 Bum Salute.

The duo is made up of saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and drummer Jonathan Boulet. Their live shows draw on punk, no wave, industrial and free jazz, with a deliberate streak of chaos.

KAIIT

Papua New Guinea-born KAIIT blends neo-soul and hip-hop with the intimate feel of a jazz club, pairing smooth vocals with raw storytelling.

She picked up an ARIA Award in 2019 for best r&b/soul work, and an APRA Award in 2025 for most performed r&b/soul work.

More birthday plans

The celebrations don’t end on 12 November. A second 50 Years of Triple R event is heading to Fed Square in late November, with details still to come.

For more information, head here.

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Bands on the Coachella bill don’t usually turn around and book a Collingwood pub for teenagers in the same year. Tickets go on sale at 10am on 5 November.

The Chats

• 13 November – Crowbar, Brisbane
• 14 November – Crowbar, Brisbane
• 15 November – Singing Bird, Frankston
• 19 November – Crowbar, Sydney
• 20 November – Crowbar, Sydney
• 21 November – Crowbar, Sydney
• 26 November – The Tote, Collingwood (18+)
• 27 November – The Tote, Collingwood (18+)
• 28 November – The Tote, Collingwood (18+)
• 29 November – The Tote, Collingwood (all ages, smoke and alcohol free)
• 4 December – Altar, Hobart
• 5 December – Forth Pub, Forth
• 6 December – Royal Oak, Launceston
• 9 December – Jive, Adelaide
• 10 December – Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
• 11 December – Indian Ocean Hotel, Scarborough
• 12 December – Rosemount Hotel, Perth
• 13 December – Rosemount Hotel, Perth

Stay up to date with what’s happening in and around Melbourne here.

For the parents: The Chats are Eamon Sandwith, Josh Hardy and Matt Boggis, a Sunshine Coast trio who went viral in 2017 with Smoko, a song about a worker who wants to be left alone on their break. Be warned that the back catalogue includes a song called The Clap, and it isn’t about applause. Since Smoko they’ve supported Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age across several continents and played Coachella earlier this year.

The 29 November show makes it four Tote nights in a row for The Chats, the Melbourne leg of a 17-date run of small rooms that kicks off at Brisbane’s Crowbar on 13 November and finishes with two nights at Perth’s Rosemount Hotel. Brower and Salmon Sisters open the 26 November show. Frankston’s Singing Bird has the only other Victorian date, on 15 November. Johnston Street is familiar ground: the band last turned up there for a surprise Tote gig with Leatherman in June 2025.

Half Cut, the band’s third album and first in five years, lands on 5 March 2027. They recorded it at Maple Sound Studio in Los Angeles with Frenzal Rhomb’s Jay Whalley, and the tracklist leans hard on titles like Brown Bottle Flu and Half Arsed. Sandwith calls it a fun rock and roll record that’s a bit more open than their older material, though he’s wary of calling it mature. The songs deal with hangovers and rehab, among other things.

Opening track Off It is out now with a video directed by Matt Weston, featuring actor Sally-Anne Upton alongside the band. Among the credits: a stunt driver, and Dave Crispin as caravan wrangler.

For more information, head here.

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