7pm doors, 8pm show
The night features some of Sydney’s best sing songwriters paying tribute to the Nick Drake Catalogue, including Emad Younan, Leroy Lee, Julia Johnson, Matt Tonks, Michael Azzopardi, Matt Ralph, Andy Gordon, Lauren Carlson, Nat James, Chris Neto, Rosie McDonald and Charli Rainford!
During his short lifetime, he was a tortured musical genius. Yet in death, Nick Drake has found an avid cult following.
Before dying from an overdose of anti-depressants at just 26, Drake released a trio of hauntingly beautiful albums: Five Leaves Left (1969), Bryter Layter (1970) and Pink Moon (1972). None sold more than a few thousand copies – and Drake’s reluctance to perform live certainly didn’t help sales during his lifetime.
Yet it was a rare live performance in Cambridge that led to Drake teaming up with producer Joe Boyd – a member of Fairport Convention caught the appearance and told Boyd about it. Boyd, who produced Fairport Convention and The Incredible String Band, was so impressed that he promptly offered the 20-year-old a recording contract in 1968.
Drake’s music – he left behind just three full-length albums and a handful of other songs recorded shortly before his death – has influenced countless other contemporary artists.
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7pm doors, 8pm show
In this one off special performance, Steve Kilbey will be joined by Chilean guitarist and vocalist Rodrigo Bustos and New Zealand drummer Barton Price, as he trawls through 40 years of melodies, memories and malarkey.
Dusting off some old ‘never played before’ numbers, as well as brand new songs, plus a smattering of other people’s tunes, this is an evening of deep cuts and revelation.
Steve Kilbey is Australian contemporary music royalty. A prolific artist who’s written, performed, produced 21 solo albums, 30 with rock legends The Church, and frequently collaborates with notable artists worldwide. His creative oeuvre spans 45 years, includes 3 books, 750 songs, lyrics of biblical proportions, plenteous poetry and hundreds of paintings.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Rolling Stones Revival have been paying their respects to the greatest rock and roll band in the world since 2012. The band pay tribute to all eras of The Rolling Stones long and successful career that spans 29 studio albums and 250 million records sold. With 12 number one hit singles and 14 songs featured on Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Top 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time”, to this day the Rolling Stones remain one of the most enduring and popular music acts on the planet.
Rolling Stones Revival recreates the classic visuals and sounds of a real Stones concert, totally live on stage! With over 300 plus performances the show has been honed into the most musically and visually authentic Rolling Stones tribute in Australia.
The show has evolved into a concert style experience delivering a performance akin to the touring behemoth the Rolling Stones themselves. Depth of experience, passion, enthusiasm and abundant musical quality are the key ingredients that make this one of the most authentic Rolling Stones shows around.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Following amazing sell out shows over the years at Camelot, the 13 piece Mucho Mambo orchestra returns Camelot Lounge, with two big sets of Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Salsa, Bolero and New Orleans grooves.
Following amazing sellout shows over many years, the world class MUCHO MAMBO Latin Big Band returns to Camelot for a night of high energy Big Band Salsa, Cha Cha Cha and funky Mambo. Mucho Mambo’s unique sound blends bold, brassy riffs and driving percussion with big brass arrangements and cool old style Latin grooves. Mucho Mambo’s sound builds on the classic orchestrations and rhythms of the 1950’s and 1960’s and moves through to the great Big Band Salsa sounds of today, always reinventing them with a funky new edge.
Booking is highly recommended, Mucho Mambo has sold out every time at Camelot.
7pm doors, Thu 8pm show, Fri 9pm show
After a sellout show in March, Karise Eden returns to Django for two very exclusive up close and personal shows!
Karise Eden’s voice can move a nation! In 2012 she won The Voice with her uniquely soulful renditions of classic songs. She broke records for the most number of singles in the national sales chart and she had the biggest selling album nationally for an Australian artist that year. She followed it up in 2014 with the Gold selling album Things I’ve Done. This summer, Karise Eden steps out of a fresh spell of songwriting to perform her best known songs and a few surprises. This will be a rare show with stripped back, minimal production by arguably Australia’s best female soul vocalist.
7pm doors, Thu 8pm show, Fri 9pm show
After a sellout show in March, Karise Eden returns to Django for two very exclusive up close and personal shows!
Karise Eden’s voice can move a nation! In 2012 she won The Voice with her uniquely soulful renditions of classic songs. She broke records for the most number of singles in the national sales chart and she had the biggest selling album nationally for an Australian artist that year. She followed it up in 2014 with the Gold selling album Things I’ve Done. This summer, Karise Eden steps out of a fresh spell of songwriting to perform her best known songs and a few surprises. This will be a rare show with stripped back, minimal production by arguably Australia’s best female soul vocalist.
7pm doors, 9pm show
The Big Mumma’s is a soulful journey from the women who started it all.
Often going without any acknowledgement, their music was loud, raunchy and big. Many of their songs made famous by men!..
‘You Ain’t Nothing but a Hound dog’… is probably best remembered as an Elvis hit!.. But in actual fact it was first recorded by Big Mama Thornton.
The Mumma’s are a force to be reckoned with and their stories are compelling, triumphant and tragic… however they will never be forgotten!
Starring the very blues, ballsy and brilliant Jade da Silva supported with a backbone of a gospel, soul and funk band like no other. Featuring such artists as Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Koko Taylor, Billie Holiday, Mavis Staples, Mahalia Jackson, Etta James, Betty Davis. Sharon Jones, Betty LaVette, Nina Simone and a few more.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Gregg Arthur and John Morrison’s Swing City take you live to the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 1966, celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie big band.
Deemed ”possibly the most exciting engagement of my professional life” by the Chairman of the board himself, the Las Vegas gig was Sinatra’s first live recording and featured songs now considered Sinatra classics: Come Fly With Me, Angel Eyes, My Kind Of Town, Fly Me To The Moon, One For My Baby and so many more. Ring-a-ding-ding!
Gregg Arthur is an Australian singer who has performed internationally, and is critically praised by both the press and his peers.
“…the finest male jazz singer Australia has produced since Vince Jones”
-Eric Myers. The Weekend Australian.
“I love the way you sing. You have a fan in the way you phrase…it’s perfect”
-Tony Bennett
7pm doors, 8pm show
Matt Druery & The Midnight Flyers are set to unleash their relentless rock’n’soul attitude and take you on a flight aboard their jetliner of freedom and fearless funk. Witness the Midnight Flyers in the flesh as they play some old favourites, never-before-performed new material from Matt’s upcoming debut release, and perhaps some cheeky party classics sprinkled in – who knows? Don’t Miss It!
Sydney based singer/songwriter Oscar Joe is debuting chosen works from his upcoming album at his largest originals show to date. Moving through feel-good pop, to alt-rock, to a swing jazz number, and back to some more pop, there is bound to be something for everybody to dance to.
Paper Stranger is the pop band you’ve all been waiting for. From upbeat bangers to spacey ballads, they are gearing up to take on the pop scene armed with a passion for song writing and production. Now with Ollie Quirk on drums and Oscar Joe on keys/guitar, front woman Alana Patmore is set to create an unforgettable experience that can’t be missed.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Celebrate Patsy Cline’s Birthday with us! “Michelle Little Sings the Songs of Patsy Cline” takes you on an emotional journey through the songs and stories that made the legend. Michelle, who released a live recording of the show in 2014 has been staging her tribute at the Tamworth Country Music Festival for the past 10 years. Fans can’t get enough of Michelle’s version of classics like “Crazy” and “I Fall To Pieces”.
Michelle Little has been touring nationally and internationally for more than twenty years. She has performed at festivals from Mildura to Nashville and venues from The Blue Bird Café to the Sydney Opera House. She has released two full albums with both receiving airplay in Australia and overseas. Michelle returns to Camelot Lounge with her heart-wrenching vocals and a band of top country musicians. Join us in celebrating the Birthday of the great country diva, Patsy Cline.
7pm doors, 9pm show
PRINCE: 1958-FOREVER
A live band tribute and dedication to the music of legendary PRINCE with The Purple Doves band presenting to you all the hits LIVE.
Witness the music of one of the world’s most important artists of our time and be taken by an experience funkier than anything ever seen before as THE PURPLE DOVES celebrate the music and spirit of PRINCE. THE PURPLE DOVES band brings all the attitude The Music of Prince demands including a funky vocal and a flamboyant performance that will have you partying like its 1999. At Sydney’s iconic live music venue in dance floor mode – it will be a celebration impossible to miss. All the hits live plus your favourite B sides with the authentic Minneapolis sound that changed the music business forever.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Backsliders are back on the road again in 2018. The band has toured the festival and venue circuit for over 30 years releasing a swagger of albums along the way. Vocalist, guitarist and awarded songwriter Dom Turner is the founding member of the group. Drum and percussion virtuoso and songwriter Rob Hirst, an acclaimed name synonymous with the best of Australian music has been with Backsliders for the past 18 years. Joining Dom and Rob is young harmonica prodigy, Joe Glover.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Join us in the intimate setting of Camelot Lounge for SPACE JAZZ meets BAROQUE JAZZ double bill as featured in Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival 2017!
“Arresting, genre-blurring..Disquieting music with massive breadth and high drama.” Sydney Morning Herald
Ephemera: a musical exploration of celestial landscapes such as pulsars, craters, planetary atmospheres, stars, sun and void. Merging the sound worlds of jazz and contemporary classical, and set to real space sounds, it is a unique sonic experience. The ensemble is led by Keyna Wilkins (piano/flute/compositions) with Elsen Price (double bass/loop pedal), Will Gilbert (trumpet) and special guest Carl St Jacques (viola) and includes freely improvised pieces. NASA recordings of electromagnetic waves from planets and stars is the backdrop soundtrack and has been complied by astronomer Professor Paul Francis with projections of space probe footage.
Since their first performance three years ago, Elysian Fields, Australia’s only electric viola da gamba band, has carved out a growing reputation for performances that blur the boundaries between jazz, chamber music and world music. Drawing largely on the compositional and arranging skills of its multitalented members, the six-piece band’s charts shift effortlessly from stately, baroque-like solemnity to multilayered improvisations and driving, pulsating rhythms. And then there is the unique sound of the electric viola da gamba! Led by Jenny Eriksson, the band comprises Matt Mahon (piano), Matt Keegan (saxophones), Siebe Pogson (bass guitar), Susie Bishop (voice/violin) and Finn Ryan (drums).
7pm doors, 8pm show
A celebration of Victor Jara, Violetta Para, Horacio Salinas and Pablo Neruda
In this concert of poetry and song on the eve of the anniversary of September 11, Chile, 1973,
Sydney singer Nadia Piave presents her annual Cancionero concert, remembering the life and songs of the great Victor Jara and his circle. This year’s audience is treated to readings from Neruda’s most evocative love poetry and the Canto General, and is once again accompanied by an ensemble of fans of the nueva cancion.
NADIA PIAVE – Voice
GINO PENGUE – Guitars
ROBERT CLANCY – guitar
TARA HASHAMBHOY – viola
TINA MARSDEN – flute
LUKE ROBINSON – percussion
PINO SCURO – recitador
It is a wonderful truth that things we want most in life-a sense of purpose, happiness and hope-are most easily attained by giving them to others. – Isabel Allende
7pm doors, 8pm show
Celebrating the life and music of The Queen Of Soul in the best possible way, with Shauna Jensen and an 8 piece all star band playing classics from Aretha Franklin’s amazing catalogue. Remember the songs from her early jazz-blues numbers through to her soul-dance hits such as Respect, Chain Of Fools, Think, Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves and Freeway of Love.
Shauna Jensen has always been the biggest ever fan of Aretha Franklin and has been blessed with the ability to respectfully sing Aretha’s songs with her soulful and powerful voice. She has toured and recorded with Jimmy Barnes, Richard Clapton Powderfinger, Noiseworks. Shauna performed in the stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar..
Her voice will rock your world!
7pm doors, 8pm show
Ivona Rose is an Australian Independent Singer, Songwriter & multi instrumentalist. Accompanying her rich, dreamy vocals on piano keyboard with the influences of legend’s such as Tori Amos & Elton John, she switches effortlessly to Autoharp, allowing for the subtler & folk driven palette, of her unique sound scape.
Ivona makes her Camelot debut to celebrate the release of her debut album “So Modern” which she produced with Brian Campeau at “The Plex” recording studio. The show will feature Zoe Hauptmann on Bass (Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly), Evan Mannell on Drums (Sarah Belkner, Danaïdes), Emily Palethorpe on Cello (Sarah Blasko). These outstanding musicians accompany her daring songs on the recording & for this special launch event, with the welcome addition of Aaron Flower (BAZ, Danaïdess) on Guitar.
She is proud to release & share a body of work that has laboured & loved over, & to bring it to the stage in full band mode with what she calls “the beyond-my-wildest-dream-team”.
Andrew Barnum s a singer-songwriter, whose musical style is a genre-bending combination of Aus alt-folk and homefolktronic rock. He’ll be playing tracks from his 2018 album release ‘Little Phoenix // The City // Country’. He’ll be joined by Michael Galeazzi (Bass), Michael Quigley (Drums), Ben Romalis (Slide) and Vocals from Lissa & Cayenne Barnum. For more info and links to songs and videos please visit andrewbarnum.com
7pm doors, 8pm show
Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates are returning to Camelot Lounge on 13 September to celebrate the launch of their new album, Hard Expectation
Mahalia has been in and around music her entire life which helped shape her into the powerhouse soul and blues vocalist that has jaws dropping every time she picks up a mic.
The title track, Hard Expectations, was written by Cold Chisel’s Don Walker and has already been added to national ABC Local Radio playlists, and the album features Mahalias amazing band the Soul Mates, as well as legendary US blues guitarists Kirk Fletcher and Joe Bonamassa.
On the night, Mahalia will be joined by special guests Jade MacRae, Prinnie Sanders and Joy Yates as well as her incredible band – Clayton Doley, Lachy Doley, Franco Raggatt, Dave Hibbard and Ben Rodgers.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Elvis, Buddy Holly, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Cash – the list is way too long! – all recorded at these legendary studios. Music buffs and lovers of Soul music will be overjoyed to hear and see The Soul Movers retrace these great artists musical steps having just returned from their recording odyssey across these same legendary studios of the Southern States of America – capturing the magic in their music and recording experiences.
Footage of the band and legendary guest artists recording at Sun Studios, Rick Hall’s Fame studios and with legends David Hood, Spooner Oldham, Milton Sledge even Little Richard’s guitarist Kelvin Holly, give insights into their incredible careers and they help The Soul Movers build their killer new Soul, R&B, and bluesy-pop album.
Hear the new songs played live, see the very first film footage and most importantly dance the night away as Murray Cook, Lizzie Mack, Andy, (whom you might know from their sold out Whole Lotta Woman Django shows) with soul men Marko and Calvin, deliver some rockin’ tunes to move your mind, soul and body!
7pm doors, 8pm show
‘Zohar’s Nigun is composed of four gents who not only ply their instruments in a rather unique exposition of traditional and modern modes but who also explore the ethnic and cultural wherewithal which, in this case, generated the Jewish /Yiddish tradition. The Four Questons is in fact the most progressive application of distinctly Yiddish style I’ve ever heard, yet, while spinning the ancient mode out to its farthest reaches, they also manage to preserve its essence and, in doing so, pay lavish tribute to the genius underlying.’
Mark S. Tucker – FAME review
Berlin-based violinist and composer-producer Daniel Weltlinger on his bi annual visit to Sydney returns to Camelot Lounge to present a night of New Jewish Music presented by Zohar’s Nigun featuring guest singers Nadya Golski, Evelyne Weltlinger and more.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Cameron Jones is musician who draws inspiration from the driving rhythms and melodic honesty of the acoustic gypsy jazz guitar. He performs regularly with prominent Sydney bands; The Spyglass Gypsies and Gadjo Guitars and vocalist and bassist, Paul Sun. Jones is also the Creative Director of the Brisbane based OzManouche Festival. Australia’s only festival dedicated to gypsy jazz.
The Waterfall Way is Jones’s first album under his own name and draws repertoire and inspiration from his travels to France and The Netherlands over a period of 5 years where he was able to discover the very source and origins of the music.
Cameron Jones (guitar), Jose Zarb (rhythm guitar), Merv Sequeria (double bass)
The Djangologists were formed in 2014 by Chris Higgins (clarinet/saxophone) and Hamish Reid (guitar). We’re a quintet that plays the music of Django Reinhardt while adding our own twist.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Xylouris White (the rarefied duo of Dirty Three drummer Jim White and Cretan lute player George Xylouris) return to Camelot Lounge!
“This is Cretan folk music played with a rock’n’roll intensity that is truly immersive.” Uncut – 8/10
“These are haunted folk rituals feeling around deep inside the human psyche, grasping for rarely reached zones and nostalgia for submerged memories” The Quietus
“Astounding stuff” Songlines
7pm doors, 9pm show
Due to overwhelming demand, we have added an encore Mexican party night to continue the Mexican Independence Day celebrations!!
In his own right, VICTOR VALDES (harp, vocals) is a truly extraordinary performer, but this is a rare opportunity to experience him in full regalia with his Mariachi band, as they play all the Mexican favourites! This will be a tequila-fuelled night to remember! Victor Valdes’ powerful, compelling voice, magical harp and passion for storytelling will take you on a unique sonorous journey through Mexico and Latin America. Come and join him in the intimacy of Django at Camelot for a Mexican Party like no other, as he performs with Australia’s favourite Mexican Mariachi Band!
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7pm doors, 9pm show
Bump City are Sydney’s very own kings of soul and funk and they’re back at their favourite venue Camelot Lounge. Bump City are the ultimate 10 piece party band with a repertoire of soul hits from Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, Al Green, Wilson Pickett and many more. The five piece Bump City Horns make these classic songs come alive. With a tight rhythm section and lead singer Peter Morgan’s soaring soul vocals, you will want to party with Bump City all night long.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Inner west Sydney based FUNK collective ‘The Regime’ is swiftly and surely becoming a name that has people running to the dance floor!! In joyous cries of funky-buoyant exuberance & fun loving elation, this 12 piece outfit oozes out brilliance on the stage. They consistently deliver an intimate, high energy performance that leaves the crowd calling for more. Don’t miss their Django debut!!
7pm doors, 8pm show
Driven by violinist Alana, chased by Kirri (double bass) and Sofia (accordion), Vardos play folk and Romany music learnt from Roma (Gypsy) musicians during their Eastern European travels. Formed late last century, Vardos have played in every state of Australia, toured to Europe, Britain, New Zealand, New Caledonia and the U.S. and appeared in film and television.
‘With stagecraft that is equal parts formation dancing, martial arts and Keystone Cops, the violin-accordion-double bass trio play with formidable panache, spinning the tunes into a dizzying procession of crescendos and false stops. Vardos don´t hold back. They give the tumbling, compound-time dances and slow airs- so sad they can´t bring themselves to sing the words- both barrels and not a few of Hunt´s bow hairs.’ **** Rob Adams, The Herald, Edinburgh
7pm doors, 8pm show
ROLL UP! ROLL UP! as Mic Conway’s National Junk Band presents their own version of comedy-cabaret mayhem, inspired by the vaudevillians of yester year. Music, magic, comedy, sight gags, fire-eating and some very funny songs. See Mic Conway, Phil Donnison, Marcus Holden, Cazzbo Johns, and Junkyard Jeremy Cook.
PLUS CAMEOS from: Mr Withaspoon, Marjorie Snodgrass, Phileas McBlurt, and NEW SPECIAL GUESTS and more!
Where “everything new will be old again” this show promises to be the most bizarre experience you will have all year.
SPECIAL GUEST – PETER WILLEY!
With a name like Peter Willey, what else could he be but a comedian? Peter is a seasoned stand-up and accomplished singer / guitarist with an arsenal of sharp tongued stories, jokes, \ impressions, poems, original songs and irreverent reworking of famous tunes. He has performed at countless folk and comedy clubs, and too many clubs and pubs. Hilarious!
7pm doors, 8pm show
Romero Records is excited to announce ‘Crossing’, the new collaboration between classical soprano Jane Sheldon (Pinchgut Opera, The Song Company, Elena Kats-Chernin, John Zorn) and guitarist Julian Curwin (The Tango Saloon, The Mango Balloon, Cannibal Spiders, Monsieur Camembert).
The pair first joined forces in experimental electronic pop band Gauche in the early 2000s (whose back-catalogue has just been re-released by Art As Catharsis). Now, more than a decade later, they bring together all of their intervening musical experiences for ‘Crossing’.
Though difficult to neatly categorise, a shared love for western film scores, folk song and early music may give some clues. ‘Crossing’ is music that evokes other lands, sometimes real, often imaginary.
“The music, gently bathing in the prevailing medieval ethos without descending to pastiche, is performed with an artistic rigour worthy of Jordi Savall. I know no higher praise.” 5 Stars John Shand SMH
Love, lust, revenge and murder never sounded so sweet and low down.
The Loud Hailers, AKA Christa Hughes and Ben Fink, first got together sharing a deep passion for early blues music and the extraordinary artists that produced it.
After jamming on the veranda a couple of times they started to write their own songs and now can’t keep quiet in their loud hailing glow.
Ben’s stunning guitar playing and Christa’s powerful voice make a dynamic duo indeed.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Led by one of Sydney’s youngest and funkiest, Piano and Hammond organ players, with its unique Leslie speaker, one of the definitive sounds of the 50s, 60s & 70s. Born legally-blind, his passion for recreating the classics runs deep, with emotive, soulful vocals and flamboyant Keyboard. A humble gentleman off stage, but when in front of a Keyboard, Danny is… the “Tsunami”.
The Rhythm Revue showcases a rotating guest lineup of Danny’s respected musical colleagues, paying homage to his idols past and present, that are from his vast play list! No two shows and set lists are exactly the same. You’ll hear; Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Jon Cleary, Harry Connick Jr, Robben Ford, Aretha Franklin and much more.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Join Maggie Ferguson and TangoOz in an evening of the most exciting tangos of the 20th century.
TangoOz is Australia’s longest reigning tango orchestra and play from celebrated Argentine composers’ original arrangements.
We will thrill you, inspire you and make you weep with the beauty of this celebrated art, inscribed in 2009 on the list of ‘Intangible cultural heritage of humanity’ by UNESCO.
This will be an unmissable evening.
7pm doors, 9pm show
El Orqueston is a 12 piece Afro Cuban powerhouse playing Salsa, Timba and Changüi.
Led by Sydney bassist, Tina Harris, this mighty charanga style ensemble honours the great Cuban orchestras that feature the heavenly and punchy sound of three trombones, violin and tres cubano, on a bed of latin percussion, bass and keyboards. Playing a Cuban repertoire of tunes by Los Van Van, Elito Reve y Su Charangon, Havana De Primera, Timbalive, Pupy, Sur Caribe and Dan Den, plus kickass original compositions, El Orqueston is sheer joy and energy from beginning to end.
El Orqueston is for listeners and dancers alike.
7pm doors, 8pm show
In the last 3 years, Lachy Doley has burst out of the Australian Blues scene to become an international blues hit. Now regularly playing the biggest music festivals in the world including Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada, Bospop in The Netherlands, Peer Blues in Belgium and the RBC Ottawa Bluesfest in Canada with his incredibly unique style of keyboard playing, singing and songwriting to which is impossible to turn away.
Stripped back for ONE NIGHT ONLY, Lachy will be exposing all his deepest, rawest emotions through only a Piano and a Microphone. Select stories and songs from 4 albums including some very personal cover tunes. Expect all the dynamics, highs, lows and intensity of a his 3 piece show just all out of one lonely piano and one wild vocal.
The name perhaps unfamiliar, but the celebrated voice of Karen Lee Andrews is unmistakable. Formerly known by the name Ms Murphy, the change comes with a distinctively new style. The roots of the sound are gritty guitar, glowing valves, lush tremolo and deep reverb in a distinctively fluid expression. This unique sound carries the mood and tones expressed in rich, warm vocals style of Karen Lee Andrews.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Stephen Cummings has recorded over 20 studio albums as well as a film soundtrack to ‘Not Quite Hollywood and two novels, in an influential career spanning more than forty years.
He hasn’t been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame because he stood his ground.
He has performed with The Australian Dance Theatre Company and had a newspaper column with the Age Newspaper for several years.
Two years ago, a feature documentary “Don’t Throw Stones” premiered at the Melbourne Film Festival and this will be released in 2018.
Cummings prior to his solo career had a pop group The Sports, who had world record deals with Mushroom, Arista, Stiff and Sire Record labels and released Four albums. After the Sports disbanded in late 1981 Cummings has made about 22 albums for mainstream and Independent labels, one of the few Australian artists to do so.
Stephen aided by Australian music Identity John O’Donnell has arranged with Warren Costello to re-release all of Stephen’s 22 albums along with a new album made with Billy Miller available on Mushroom imprint Bloodlines in February 2018.
To celebrate Stephen Cummings will be performing a number of intimate shows round Australia with Americana guitarist Sam Lemann
7pm doors, 9pm show
It has been a prolific 6 years since The Nature Strip played their first show in 2012, with the release of 3 albums and now 2 EPs. At the end of 2018 they’ll be taking a break – the Past Pacific EP is a parting gift to those who love what we do – pure pop music with big melodies and big guitars. It will feature our cover of Models’ “Atlantic Romantic” as well as a handful of new original songs. John Encarnacao has his mostly-acoustic singer-songwriter album just about ready to go, and Peter Marley is planning to release some songs and experiments from his home studio.
So while that will be the focus for the next while, the band (also including, of course, Jess Ciampa and Matt Langley) will go out with a blast playing two sets to fit in all your faves – “Supermoon”, “Three-Foot High Sissy Bar”, “Cup of Tea”, “Break Through”, “Shoes”, “Waterfall” and the list goes on. Don’t miss this one, it might be a while between drinks
7pm doors, 9pm show
Back for a third show due to unprecedented demand!!!
Singer-songwriter Perry Keyes is returning to Camelot Lounge to launch his brand new album over three incredible nights!! He will debuting these tunes as well as playing songs from his highly acclaimed, award-winning back catalog. His song-writing maintains a capacity for cinematic sweep whilst at the same time exhibiting intimate & detailed storytelling. This is a rare chance to witness Perry and his band presenting his compelling songs & stories from the heart of the inner-city.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Taking you on a musical journey to Greece, Manolis Michalakis (bouzouki), and local Sydney artists, Irene Vacondios (vocals), John Diamantis (bouzouki), Thomas Papadimitriou (piano), and Angelo Gatsos (keys/accordion) will present Greek music of the great composers from Asia Minor, Rebetika, Post War Greece through to today.
Manolis’ career in Greece marks a 30 year collaboration with Greece’s finest artists and composers, his longest being with Greece’s most respected female vocal artist & muse of the great Zambetas, Vicky Mosholiou.
Moving to Greece several years after studying in Sydney, he broadened his knowledge in jazz and improvisation. All these styles are evident in his unique delivery on the bouzouki rendering him as one of the finest international virtuosos on bouzouki today..
An event not to be missed! Manolis and friends will take you on a nostalgic musical journey honouring the songs, artists and composers that mark Greece’s distinct musical history.
www.manolismichalakis.gr
7pm doors, 8pm show
Camelot favourites, The 17 Piece Regent Street Big Band are back for a night of Swing, Jazz and Big Band hits featuring Gregg Arthur, Alma Zygier (Melb), Paige Delancey, and Kate Wadey!!
Gregg Arthur is an Australian singer who has performed internationally, and is critically praised by both the press and his peers.
“…the finest male jazz singer Australia has produced since Vince Jones – Eric Myers. The Weekend Australian.
“I love the way you sing. You have a fan in the way you phrase…it’s perfect” – Tony Bennett
Alma Zygier has been fascinated by the pre war era of Jazz; the singers, Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Memphis Minnie, & the Broadway composers who largely provided the repertoire, Gershwin, Kern, Porter, Rodgers. She has a voice from another era & brings an emotional maturity to her performance that belies her years.
Inspired by the great jazz and big band singers, Paige Delancey is an accomplished Sydney vocalist specialising in Jazz, Blues and Soul. Paige has played with some of Australia’s finest musicians including: Col Nolan (Galapagos Duck), triple ARIA Award winners Monsieur Camembert, Ollie McGill (The Cat Empire), Tim Rollinson (d.i.g.), Calvin Welch (Arabesk), Ian Date (guitar), James Valentine and The Vegetable Plot!
Kate Wadey is quickly becoming a voice in Australian jazz to be reckoned with. Wadey sings standards selected for their particularly fine character with a sweet, sure and rich voice.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Who’s a clever actor then?! Yes, you’ve seen them on the theatrical stage before. Katrina Retallick (The Wharf Revue, South Pacific, Big Fish), Teresa Tate Britten (Jatinga, The Memorandum, The Sideshow), Madison McKoy (The View Upstairs, Big River, Miss Saigon), Damon Grebert-Wade {piano} (Gypsy, Rent, Hair) and Byron Mark {cajón} (Petulant Frenzy, Arrebato Ensemble).
Tonight, these artists are stepping out on the soul side of town to deliver some of the world’s best known soul and rnb tunes right to your front door. Well, Camelot’s front door actually — minus the usual musical theatre drama. 
Check them out in #SoulCabaret getting down with the sounds of Aretha Franklin, Jackson 5, TLC, The Doobie Bros, Sister Sledge, Corinne Bailey Rae and Stevie Wonder, of course — Plus many more… You don’t want to miss it!!!
Grab a group of friends and come get your… soul on!
7pm doors, 8pm show
Who’s a clever actor then?! Yes, you’ve seen them on the theatrical stage before. Katrina Retallick (The Wharf Revue, South Pacific, Big Fish), Teresa Tate Britten (Jatinga, The Memorandum, The Sideshow), Madison McKoy (The View Upstairs, Big River, Miss Saigon), Damon Grebert-Wade {piano} (Gypsy, Rent, Hair) and Byron Mark {cajón} (Petulant Frenzy, Arrebato Ensemble).
Tonight, these artists are stepping out on the soul side of town to deliver some of the world’s best known soul and rnb tunes right to your front door. Well, Camelot’s front door actually — minus the usual musical theatre drama. Check them out in #SoulCabaret getting down with the sounds of Aretha Franklin, Jackson 5, TLC, The Doobie Bros, Sister Sledge, Corinne Bailey Rae and Stevie Wonder, of course — Plus many more… You don’t want to miss it!!!
Grab a group of friends and come get your… soul on!
7pm doors, 9pm show
POUR IT ON will present to you all your favourite 80s funk classics LIVE at Camelot Lounge. The Midas Touch, Rock Steady, She’s Fresh, Push It and let’s not forget MJ, Whitney, Madonna, EWF and Prince…
An authentic 80s sound and groove will have you shaking to this unique production of Funk and soul.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Five extraordinary musicians, each with their own performance careers, have committed their talents to delivering uncompromising passionate performances of some of the most loved tango dance repertoire ever conceived. Orquesta La Luna will feature the instrumental and vocal legacy of such icons as D’Arienzo, Tanturi, Pugliese, Piazzolla and Troilo. Dancers and listeners alike can expect to be swept to the Golden Era of tango in the streets of Buenos Aires where bittersweet maladies of love and life are entangled with voluptuous artistry.
Tango dancers will be pleased to know that the repertoire has been curated to augment your dancing experience. Featuring Daniel Wallace-Crabbe (Bandoneón), Maria Lindsay (Violin I), Angela Lindsay (Violin II/Viola), Annabel Cameron (Double Bass), & Daniel Rojas (Piano/Voice)
7pm doors, 8pm show
Tex Perkins has played a key role in Australian music It’s understandably difficult to pull together a coherent picture of a man whose career has taken in everything from the groundbreaking experimental punktonica of Sydney mid-80s noiseniks Thug to the lilting, dark country of his recent material with the Dark Horses.
From the hard edged pub rock of the Beasts Of Bourbon’s, a snarling slice of filthy pub rock to the evocative soundscapes of The Cruel Sea.. Then there’s the Tex, Don & Charlie albums, which saw Perkins joining forces with the legendary Don Walker, Cold Chisel’s pianist and master songwriter and son of the Clarence Valley, and Charlie Owen, previously Australia’s best kept musical secret.
Now is Tex’s exciting new (and long over due) collaboration with Matt Walker (a great artist in his own right) for duo shows. It’s a blues swamp-groove kinda thing that’s a little reminiscent of some of the things in Tex’s back catalogue. Many new originals inhabit the setlist, but see them now while they still have to flesh out the set with a few Cruel Sea covers! “Tex has the swagger, presence and indomitable attitude that comes from years of fronting some of Australia’s most intense and spirited rock’n’roll bands.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Mama Kin Spender have been flat chat since the release of their album ‘Golden Magnetic’ in February 2018, cramming in a national album launch run amidst shows at Perth Festival, WOMADelaide, Summersalt, Nannup Festival, Fairbridge Festival, SOTA, and Woodford Planting Festival. Fresh off the back of their USA, Canadian and Irish tours, Mama Kin Spender will be returning to Camelot Lounge and this time with a 16 piece choir!!!
“Understated, slick and soulful” Double J
“Mama Kin and Spender bring fresh ideas to an old school sound” The West Australian
“A rich, textural, at times raucous and at times gentle but stirring collection of stories and fables.” The Music.com.au
Alt-folk oddity Jacob Diamond sings bold songs about love and death. He pens intricate, genre-bent bangers taking all the best bits from a box of 60’s compilation CDs, memories of a crowded Catholic childhood, Les Miserables and one reckless detour into jazz-study.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Tex Perkins has played a key role in Australian music It’s understandably difficult to pull together a coherent picture of a man whose career has taken in everything from the groundbreaking experimental punktonica of Sydney mid-80s noiseniks Thug to the lilting, dark country of his recent material with the Dark Horses.
From the hard edged pub rock of the Beasts Of Bourbon’s, a snarling slice of filthy pub rock to the evocative soundscapes of The Cruel Sea.. Then there’s the Tex, Don & Charlie albums, which saw Perkins joining forces with the legendary Don Walker, Cold Chisel’s pianist and master songwriter and son of the Clarence Valley, and Charlie Owen, previously Australia’s best kept musical secret.
Now is Tex’s exciting new (and long over due) collaboration with Matt Walker (a great artist in his own right) for duo shows. It’s a blues swamp-groove kinda thing that’s a little reminiscent of some of the things in Tex’s back catalogue. Many new originals inhabit the setlist, but see them now while they still have to flesh out the set with a few Cruel Sea covers! “Tex has the swagger, presence and indomitable attitude that comes from years of fronting some of Australia’s most intense and spirited rock’n’roll bands.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Second show added due to popular demand!
POUR IT ON will present to you all your favourite 80s funk classics LIVE at Camelot Lounge. The Midas Touch, Rock Steady, She’s Fresh, Push It and let’s not forget MJ, Whitney, Madonna, EWF and Prince…
An authentic 80s sound and groove will have you shaking to this unique production of Funk and soul.
7pm door, 9pm show
What better to celebrate our birthday than with a huge Balkan Gypsy Party!!!
Nadya’s 101 Candles will raise the roof with a night of stomping Balkan-Gypsy firecrackers as well as some French, tango, and Italian classics thrown in in for good measure.
Nadya Golski, “a contralto of power, range and conviction…has the sort of voice that would light up a room if the power failed. . ” (John Shand, SMH) For this very special show she will be joined by Leonid Beshlei (Accordian); Eddie Bronson (Sax); Jess Ciampa (Percussion); and Dario Moconja (Bass).
7pm doors, 9pm show
Unfortunately due to family reason’s, Monsieur Camembert has had to postpone this show till nov 17.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
7pm doors, 9pm show
The SICARIOS will be focusing on the late Tom Petty’s music, with special guests:
DAVE WARNER (Just a Suburban Boy)
PERRY KEYES (One of the country’s greatest songwriters)
BRETT MYERS (guitarist Died Pretty)
“The SICARIOS excel at something that few other bands have been able to truly nail. They take classics from three heavyweights and not only do they honour the music completely – which they do with rich harmonies, steely guitar riffs and rhythms, and total cohesion – drummer and frontman Lloyd G, manages to inject entirely new layers of meaning and significance to the music.
By sharing his relationship to these seminal tunes, Lloyd’s reverence and respect for the music that shaped him as an inquisitive young man from Burma growing up in Australia, further elevates the music. And that’s not even to say how he perfectly captures the vocal timbres of Fogerty, Petty and Young.
Don’t be fooled into thinking The SICARIOS are just another run of the mill tribute show. This band will have you captivated from start to finish, and you truly won’t want the show to end!
7pm doors, 8pm show
Zoë Carides returns to Django to perform her original material on Sunday 21 October. Heads were turned in April when Zoë, best known for her acting and portrayal of Nancy Sinatra in the Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood Experience, revealed she has been a songwriter all along. When I Was Little mixes folk, rock, classical, even a bit of country in her personal and observational songwriting. This show will feature some new material and a couple of covers, including her mesmerising ambient version of Neil Young’s “Like a Hurricane” and a cameo from the deep tones of the man who plays Lee to her Nancy, Scott Holmes. The four members of The Nature Strip comprise her backing band for this show, which is Zoë’s first headline since her album launch in April. You can watch the brand-new video for album opener “Sunday” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mQit8KfK_U
Opening the night will be Central West duo Smith and Jones. Keyboardist/singer Abby Smith and guitarist/singer Sophie Jones are the real thing, a country rock duo with harmonies to die for. Influences include Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles and Tom Petty, but the duo have a genuine stage presence all their own.
7pm doors, 8pm show
World renowned violinist Vov Dylan and the Palace Orchestra (cello, double bass and piano) performing the hits from Palm Court era England and Europe plus some of the ‘new music’ of Ragtime from America.
Performed in uniform from that era, the band will lead you through the songs you would have heard on board the Titanic and you will be surprised and amazed by some of the historical and unusual facts and anecdotes from that fateful unforgettable voyage.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Tapestry is the second album recorded by American singer-songwriter Carole King. It was released in 1971 and is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 25 million copies sold worldwide; it received four Grammy Awards in 1972, including Album of the Year.
The first double sided single from the album, “It’s Too Late b/w I Feel the Earth Move”, spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In 2003, Tapestry was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
King wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album, several of which had already been hits for other artists such as Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” and The Shirelles’ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (in 1960). Carole King’s Tapestry The Concert performs this quintessential Carole King album LIVE in a sophisticated, “true to the original sound” format.
King also wrote numerous hits for other artists, hits such as: The Loco-Motion (Little Eva/Kylie Minogue), I’m Into Something Good (Herman’s Hermits/Marianne Faithful), Pleasant Valley Sunday (The Monkees) and You’ve Got A Friend (James Taylor). As a lead up to the performance of Tapestry, the album, these songs plus others are presented in a 45 minute set performed live by The Fabulous Nickettes.
7pm doors, 8pm show
The Beez – that cabaret band from Berlin – have become festival favorites in Australia these last ten years and they are heading back to Django as part of their next Australian tour!
Once purveyors of excentric cover versions of songs from the Balkans to the Baltic-“ The originals can only be considered second best to The Beez wonderfully unique interpretations” (Berliner Morgenpost), The Beez now cover their own compositions as well, creating a bittersweet and truly diverse potpourri of genres, their trademark cabaret sensibilities never far from the surface.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Join Drey Rollan and crew for a musical experience that cuts right to the heart of where psychedelic blues-rock guitar began. Life in London was bustling in the swinging 60’s, with the explosion of the British invasion hitting the world over.
Whilst the Beatles were conquering America, there was another sound commanding attention, three dynamic musicians from the London Blues and Jazz scene would form the first power trio called Cream. Featuring Eric Clapton a guitar god, Bassist Jack Bruce and drummer Ginger Baker, this super group would create the Blues Rock genre. Together Cream crafted four incredible albums within a two year a period. Hits such as I feel free, sunshine of your love, White Room and Crossroads.
This sound became iconic when the most talked about guitarist of all time Jimi Hendrix came on to the scene taking the sound to supernatural heights. The American landed in London formed the Jimi Hendrix experience with bassist Noel Redding and Drummer Mitch Mitchell. This would be a power group with another short career due to Jimi’s tragic death in 1970. In the space of two years this power trio created three massive albums, with monster hits like Hey Joe, purple Haze, Foxy Lady and Voodoo Child.
The Cream and Hendrix Tribute show has melded together some of the Cream and Hendrix classics, to transport you back to where music became colours that lit up the room.
Featuring: Drey Rollan on Guitar; Scott Leishman on Bass; Antero Ceschin on Drums; and special vocalists Bobbie Green & Moses York!
7pm doors, 9pm show
Cumbiamuffin’s wall of sound is unstoppable on the dance floor and with the collective energy of authentic Colombian singers, this orchestra is conquering the local music scene. Put together by Colombian and Australian musicians, the project has the common vision of introducing the purest sounds of traditional Cumbia to the Australian audiences, playing original compositions and the classics that made this genre the most popular rhythm in Latin America during the 80’s, combining elements of Reggae, Ragga and Roots from the Caribbean.
The El Orqueston show on this date has been postponed. Stay tuned for new dates.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Suzy And the Snakepit pay tribute to the Motown tunes that everywhere, around the world, get people dancing in the street. In the 1960s in Detroit, Motown found the perfect formula for pop: catchy, clever songwriting, great singers, and deeply danceable grooves. The musicians that Berry Gordy assembled in Motown’s studio, the Snakepit, also had an enormous influence on rock & roll – Motown tunes have been covered by everyone from The Rolling Stones to The Jam to Motorhead.
Suzy And The Snakepit play a set that revolves around the best of Hitsville USA, from the effervescent hits that you’d have to be a grouch not to love, like Stevie Wonder’s ‘Signed Sealed Delivered’ or The Temptations’ ‘Ain’t Too Proud To Beg’ but also includes some treasured deep cuts from the era. Based around the soulful vocals of Suzy G, and featuring a crack backing band including musicians who’ve played with Sydney indie bands like Pel Mel, Perry Keyes, Fallon Cush, Lazy Susan, and Eva Trout, Suzy And The Snakepit will play hit after hit that will keep you ready for a brand new beat. Bring your dancing shoes!
7pm doors, 9pm show
Anne McCue is coming back to Django @ Camelot! Born in Sydney and raised just southwest in Campbelltown, McCue has toured the world playing her music in Concert Halls, pubs and festivals.
Billboard heralded her as the “virtual definition of ‘triple threat.’ A potent singer, thoughtful songwriter and tough guitarist.” Her albums showcase her rocking sensibility and six-string virtuosity.
These days, she spends a great deal of time in Nashville, honing her distinctive hybrid style of grassroots rock, blues, and folk. Americana icon Lucinda Williams has said of McCue: “Initially, her stunning voice hooked me in. Then I got inside the songs. The first chance I got, I went to see her perform . . . I was floored!”
7pm doors, 8pm show
Tash Wolf is a singer songwriter guitarist who has made an international name for herself, racking up tens of thousands of loyal Instagram and Facebook followers by posting short musical clips of her musical passion. Exploring the sound combination of blues, funk and jazz, her unique and pulsing live band show will leave you amazed and wanting more.
The incredible Celine Farkash will be playing a rare duo show as she takes us through a journey of interesting covers and some of her own new material.
Sydney based singer/songwriter Oscar Joe is playing chosen works from his upcoming album at his largest originals show to date. Moving through feel-good pop, to alt-rock, to a swing jazz number, and back to some more pop, there is bound to be something for everybody to dance to.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Hawksley Workman is a Two-time JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. A staple of the Canadian music and arts scene for over 20 years, Workman boasts a catalogue of 16 releases, showcasing his now signature blend of anthemic folk and show-stopping vocals. Hawksley’s touring career has seen him play over a thousand shows worldwide. He’s headlined prestigious venues like Massey Hall in Toronto and The Olympia in Paris, and opened for heroes Morrissey, David Bowie, and The Cure.
Hawksley Workman is many things to many people in many places, but primarily, he’s a student of the human psyche; an artist in the purest sense of the word, constantly finding fresh and interesting ways to frame and share the world – the people we are and the things we encounter. It’s a virtually bottomless well of ideas for a man with virtually endless imagination and creative outlets.
After a 7 month hiatus, Caravan Slam returns to Django for a huge night of poetry and performance. We are having a traditional CARAVAN SLAM! Yes, 3 minutes, original work, 3 random judges. If you are poet or you don’t know it, come on down for the best slam in town.
$5 | 7pm
7pm doors, 8pm show
Following the release of his critically acclaimed fourth solo album Bedsit, Jamie Hutchings returns to the live arena with three shows across three states in late October/early November.
Jamie Hutchings is a singer/songwriter/guitarist and sometime producer. He began his career as the frontman for much loved underground favourites Bluebottle Kiss in the 1990’s through to the noughties. Careering Through The Bedsit will see Hutchings perform two sets – the first will consist of older by request material (punters can offer their suggestions via Jamie’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/JamieHutchingsMusic or his website http://www.jamiehutchings.com) the second set will feature highlights from Bedsit and beyond. To celebrate the run Hutchings is releasing a digital EP entitled Other Rooms.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Forty years of recording and touring and the show goes on. A fresh new EP release, a prime slot on the national Apia Good Times Tour and a string of sold out shows sees Mentals rocketing into the future.
Greedy and Martin are still trading songs in their time-honoured tradition.
Martin is currently off the road but Greedy and he are still creating new songs with that Mental Flavour.
Greedy: “Martin and I have spent our lives competing with songs. It’s not stopping. He does his things his way and I do mine – the way it’s always been and the competition continues.”
The Iconic Band is in high demand performing to fans old and new Nationally and Internationally with their unmistakable unique sound.
The Mentals have chalked up many hits including Live it Up, The Nips are Getting Bigger, Too Many Times, If You Leave Me Can I Come Too? and Rock & Roll Music and in 2009 Mental As Anything were inducted into the Australian Record Industry Association’s Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
7pm doors, 9pm show
A rare opportunity to experience a part of Senegalese music history!
Zale Seck was born into a griot family in Senegal. His role in life is historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet and musician. Learning singing, percussion and guitar is all part of a griot’s life.
His talent and charisma made him a guru of the senegalese musical scene joining famous groups in the eighties, L’Étoile 2000 de Dakar and the legendary Orchestra Baobab.
His own particular style, mbalax dagou, is inspired from mbalax, the popular music of Sénégal. His success crossed borders over Senegalese borders and he toured extensively throughout Europe as an independent artist.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Bump City are Sydney’s very own kings of soul and funk and they’re back at their favourite venue Camelot Lounge. Bump City are the ultimate 10 piece party band with a repertoire of soul hits from Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, Al Green, Wilson Pickett and many more. The five piece Bump City Horns make these classic songs come alive. With a tight rhythm section and lead singer Peter Morgan’s soaring soul vocals, you will want to party with Bump City all night long.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Two mates, 24 strings, 2,000 km, and 25 concerts of Scandinavian explorations, Siberian extrapolations, Balkan exacerbations, and Carnatic interpolations!
Souls bared, secrets shared, and ways fared. (12 string guitar + 12 string horse-head violin.)
Limitlessly creative and playful, Jaron Freeman-Fox’s intricate violin compositions dance a line between the beautiful and the absurd, continually redefining what the violin is capable of, Jaron Freeman-Fox has fused his folk fiddling roots with a study of jazz and Indian classical music. At age 14, he began an apprenticeship with legendary Canadian fiddle pioneer Oliver Schroer, which lasted until Shroer’s death in 2008. Jaron has been playing his mentor’s custom 5-string violin since.
Australian festival audiences know Freeman-Fox from his ecstatic live shows here with his band The Opposite of Everything (Blue Mountains Music Festival, Woodford, Cygnet, Illawarra and Fairbridge Folk Festivals). He returns to Australia with his Swedish comrade, Simon Nyberg. Hear this dynamic duo, before they disappear again.
“Willfully eclectic and archly eccentric…. Guaranteed to enrapture.” : fRoots magazine .
For Gypsies music is religion and music comes from their religion. Music comes from the soul and so whether we are in Paris or Bucharest or playing Swing or Bolero, the soul of the music tastes the same. Tinel Dragoi is from Romania; Rom Gypsy Father, Romanian Jewish Mother. Violin was his only option in life.
Jose lives his professional life on the streets of Sydney, Gypsy Style, playing on every street corner. The combination is like an electrical storm in the Bohemian mountains.
7pm door, 8pm show
With wistful, melodic charm and poetic lyricism, burgeoning new-folk ensemble Giffen return to Django!
Since the band’s formation in 2016 by seasoned singer/songwriter Marie Le Brun and long time musical partner, accordionist Luke Sweeting, Giffen have been winning the affections of folk and country music lovers alike with their nostalgic reflections of youth and family, enhanced by their lush instrumentation which includes rich, multi-layer harmonies, mandolin, double bass and beautifully placed percussion.
“Earnest and vulnerable…an experience that touches the soul” – The Summer Hill Folk Festival
“A standout act!” – The Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival
Nic Cassey is an eclectic and enigmatic singer songwriter from Sydney, Australia. His sincere, beautiful vocals, piano, guitar and drums skills make Nic a well rounded and prolific songwriter. His first two unsigned releases have given him a reputation up and down Australia’s East coast as a unique voice in the Folk and Psychedelic scenes.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Rufino and the Coconuts, unchallenged as the world’s foremost proponents of Voodoo rocksteady new-wave jungle-disco exotica-cabaret, are BACK at Camelot!
This time they’re preparing to steam up the floorboards of the Django over 2 NIGHTS – unleashing their distinctive, take on the HOT HOT tropics with the release a NEW NEW single – in fact two NEW NEW singles! With their ‘double A-sided’ offering on the ‘Double-Sided’ tour.
Mark NOVEMBER 9 and 10 in your diary NOW Coconuts fans and Coconuts fans in waiting.
The ‘Double-Sided’ shows will feature songs from the Coconuts forthcoming debut long-player record with the new ‘double A-sided’ single available for the first time at the show!
Yes – you read that right. Be ahead of every game in town and own a copy weeks, possibly months, before absolutely anyone else. OK …. pretty soon after these shows the digital versions will be available, but this is the super-duper special chance to get your hands on the limited edition, highly collectable, it-really-exists-in-your-hands physical copy.
And before you ask “Rufino, tell us the names of the songs”, it is our absolute pleasure to tell you that the A side is the voodoo rock stomping Coco Macaque and its AA flip side is the instant-classic tropical singalong Evening Star.
Rufino, crooner and violinist, renowned for his work with Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, presents his acclaimed show of ‘tropical noir’ with a full 8-piece band to stir your very bones.
7pm doors, 9pm show
The NancySinatra/Lee Hazlewood Experience returns to the Camelot Lounge!
These Boots are Made for Walking, Jackson, Summer Wine, Sugar Town, Lightning’s Girl, – the NancySinatra Lee Hazlewood Experience play them all and are exactly what their name suggests – a glamorous, entertaining re-imagining of the Sixties through the eyes of the iconic and culty Nancy & Lee.
Fronted by renowned stage, film and television actor Zoe Carides as Nancy, Scott Holmes as Lee and even former red Wiggle Murray Cook on bass, the band have already carved out a steady following among the Sydney Inner West audience. “The quintessential sound of the late 60’s……. but sporting the twenty-first century finesse of a group of seasoned musos” “sassy…sensual, haunting” (Lloyd Bradford Syke – Australian Stage)
7pm doors, 9pm show
Rufino and the Coconuts, unchallenged as the world’s foremost proponents of Voodoo rocksteady new-wave jungle-disco exotica-cabaret, are BACK at Camelot!
This time they’re preparing to steam up the floorboards of the Django over 2 NIGHTS – unleashing their distinctive, take on the HOT HOT tropics with the release a NEW NEW single – in fact two NEW NEW singles! With their ‘double A-sided’ offering on the ‘Double-Sided’ tour.
Mark NOVEMBER 9 and 10 in your diary NOW Coconuts fans and Coconuts fans in waiting.
The ‘Double-Sided’ shows will feature songs from the Coconuts forthcoming debut long-player record with the new ‘double A-sided’ single available for the first time at the show!
Yes – you read that right. Be ahead of every game in town and own a copy weeks, possibly months, before absolutely anyone else. OK …. pretty soon after these shows the digital versions will be available, but this is the super-duper special chance to get your hands on the limited edition, highly collectable, it-really-exists-in-your-hands physical copy.
And before you ask “Rufino, tell us the names of the songs”, it is our absolute pleasure to tell you that the A side is the voodoo rock stomping Coco Macaque and its AA flip side is the instant-classic tropical singalong Evening Star.
Rufino, crooner and violinist, renowned for his work with Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, presents his acclaimed show of ‘tropical noir’ with a full 8-piece band to stir your very bones.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Dahlia has been performing in Australia for the last 45 years. She sang in every major venue in Australia including Melbourne’s National Theatre and Sydney Opera House. Many of her shows, over the years, being charities and fundraisers.
Loving friends and colleagues of Dahlia are participating in this awesome variety event: A fundraising show with the support of Camelot lounge, fellow musicians and guest artists, to help finance a much needed operation, after she was in a horrific car accident.
Produced and compared by Dahlia’s dear friend Fay Sussman, the night will feature Sydney’s top musicians and performers on the night including: Joanna Weinberg(singer/songwriter/director), Gregg Arthur(Jazz singer/performer), Alex Parkmen (actor, singer, composer, pianist), Dahlia Dior (International Cabaret & Jazz singer/story teller), Marcello Maio(pianist extraordinaire), Mark Harris (double bass wizard, vocals), Eddie Bronson (Sax, clarinet), Leo Novikov (violin), Anatoli Torjinski (cello), Courtney Severini (piano, vocals). Please open your hearts and save this rare flower! You wont regret it!
Also if you want to donate something extra you can do so here: https://supportact.org.au/the-dahlia-dior-appeal/
7pm doors, 8pm show
Songs from the soundtrack of an Italian Summer
A retrospective of the life and music of Lucio Battisti – the Italian songwriter you need to know about!
Lucio Battisti was an icon of the Italian popular song – those of us with even just a thread of Italian heritage adore him – his songs made up the soundtracks of our Italian summers and the summers of 60 million other Italians from 1969 to 1994 – the songs were simply a part of our lives – heck, so bright a star was he they even named a planet after him – 9115Battisti!
Progetto Battisti is a group of Sydney musicians who adore the songs of Lucio Battisti – we’ve driven from Rome to Nettuno with the top down on the cinquecento singing Balla Linda at the top of our lungs, we’ve danced a liscio at the discoteca with a new summer love to Perché nó? and Io vorrei, non vorrei, we’ve jumped on the vespa and headed towards the lido with Ancora tu still ringing in our ears, we’ve sat around campfires (yes we have!) under the stars on the night of Ferragosto and sung la Canzone del Sole and 30 years later we’ve cried our eyes out to Amarsi un pó … and in this 20th anniversary year of his way too early passing we invite you to fall, like we all did, for the unashamedly lovely and sweet songs of Battisti. Featuring Danilo Sidari, Emilio Lomonaco, Nadia Piave, Mauro Colombis, JessCiampa and GinoPengue.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Award-winning children’s songwriter, internationally acclaimed health advocate and respectable Northern Beaches father Luke Escombe doesn’t believe in priests, has no concept of discretion, and can’t afford a therapist. Every few years the silly and puerile thoughts that make him snicker into his pillow at night gang up on him and form into songs he probably shouldn’t play to anyone.
In his brand new show “Kimono Dragon”, he is joined onstage by bassist Nick Hoorweg and percussionist Jess Ciampa to release the latest batch of them into the world. Together, these playful musicians explore a vibrant, surreal, and relentlessly hilarious landscape peopled by vampires, pimps, and other secret beasts of the middle-class male psyche. Be warned: you’ll be singing these songs in your head for weeks afterwards!
“Luke Escombe is funny and brave, a showman and an artist, a brilliantly engaging lyricist, expert tunesmith, fine guitarist and exceptional singer. Seldom is such sophistication wrapped in a coating of such overt fun. Hear him” – John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald
“Sharp and extremely funny” – AU Review
7pm doors, 8pm show
Known as the ‘French Frank Sinatra’, Charles Aznavour is perhaps the best-known French music hall entertainer, renowned the world over for the bittersweet love songs he has written and sung, which seem to embody the essence of French popular song.
In a career spanning over 60 years, over 100 million record sales, 1200 songs, 80 movies, 294 albums and thousands of concerts around the world, Charles Aznavour performed and recorded in seven languages. Until recently he was the longest standing “A list” star in the world.
To celebrate the life and music of this iconic legend, Nadya Golski & Milko Foucault-Larche have brought together an all star cast of Sydney’s best musicians for this very special show. Nadya Golski (Vocals); Milko Foucault-Larche (Vocals); Daniel Pliner (Piano); Leonid Beshlei (Saxophone); John Maddox (Bass); Jess Ciampa (Percussion).
7pm door, 9pm show
Lolo Lovina (‘Red Beer’) is an intoxicating brew infused with Unza, Swing and Balkan Gypsy beats. Fronted by Australian born Hungarian Romani- Gypsy singer Sarah Bedak. Lolo Lovina`s music reflects the cosmopolitan identity of an artist, who grew up with three native tongues and cultures.
The charming and passionate performance of their charismatic singer makes each concert a unique experience. Featuring Serbian / Berliner Romani husband Nenad Radic is drummer and guitarist, David Carr on guitar and banjo (Syd), Nathan Gatt on double bass (Syd), Stefan Nocevski on trumpet (Melb.) and Muharem Sulejman on sax (Melb).
7pm doors, 9pm show
Following amazing sell out shows over the years at Camelot, the 13 piece Mucho Mambo orchestra returns to Camelot Lounge, with two big sets of Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Salsa, Bolero and New Orleans grooves.
Following amazing sellout shows over many years, the world class MUCHO MAMBO Latin Big Band returns to Camelot for a night of high energy Big Band Salsa, Cha Cha Cha and funky Mambo. Mucho Mambo’s unique sound blends bold, brassy riffs and driving percussion with big brass arrangements and cool old style Latin grooves. Mucho Mambo’s sound builds on the classic orchestrations and rhythms of the 1950’s and 1960’s and moves through to the great Big Band Salsa sounds of today, always reinventing them with a funky new edge.
Booking is highly recommended, Mucho Mambo has sold out every time at Camelot.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Irene Vacondios (vocals) and Nathan Pylarinos (bouzouki) and band present the songs, the music, the era!
The revolutionary master virtuoso of the 4 stringed bouzouki, the ‘noble rebeti’ as he has been dubbed by all lovers of Rebetika and his wife with her smooth velvety vocals and ‘samba like’ dance moves introduced the bouzouki to the upper-class musical lounges of the 50s and 60s in Greece, Europe and the United States. Their audiences included Princess Grace, Aristotle Onassis, Jimmy Hendrix and President Johnson.
‘They got married in 1959 but before and after that their artistic cooperation produced hit after hit, many of them influenced by Latin tempos and light world music, clearly different from other composers of popular music. We can say that they were the royal couple of Greek music in those days.’
Their songs also provided, not only the soundtrack for many Greek films of the era, but their performances as a duo, on most occasions backed by ‘big bands’, provided the backdrop scenes in the movies of the typical Greek night spots coined ‘bouzoukia’.
Irene, Nathan and the band will revisit the era and provide the ideal dance setting for all fans of the dynamic duo and their hits -still loved by all today almost 2 and a half generations after the musical revolution.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Aelita (1924) is one of the greatest sci-fi films of world cinema. This imaginative, visually-striking 1924 Soviet space epic will be performed with an innovative new score & reinterpretation by the renowned Volatinsky Quartet. The stunning design & tragi-comic tale tell of a journey to Mars to escape from a crime of passion set against the backdrop of the fledgling Soviet Russian State.
This is the story of Aelita, Queen of Mars. She is bored with her dull – and chaste – life among Martian aristocrats, and wishes to learn earthly passions. The Red Planet is ripe for revolution.
The Volatinsky Quartet is Lucy Voronov,- Cimbalom, Anatoli Torjinski – Cello, Stephen Lalor – Guitar & Domra & Jess Ciampa – Percussion.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Mick Flannery is widely regarded as one of the finest singer-songwriters to come out of Ireland in recent years.
An award winning- double platinum selling artist, Mick has released five albums to date – including two number ones and received widespread airplay. He became the first Irish musician to ever win awards at the International Songwriting Competition in Nashville, aged 19. His critically acclaimed live performances have seen him sell out shows around the world.
Don’t miss this rare Australian show!
7pm doors, 8pm show
Greg Arnold is the award winning singer-songwriter behind Australian folk-rock institution Things of Stone and Wood.
He wrote the top ten hit “Happy Birthday Helen”, the top four radio played song “Wildflowers” and the two top ten albums “The Yearning” and “Junk Theatre”. The band won an ARIA and Greg was named Australian Songwriter of the Year by APRA in 1993.
This November sees him return to Australia to launch his solo release “Against the Wheel” – an acoustic album recorded in his new home Geneva, Switzerland
In addition to performing the new record, as part of these intimate and special shows Greg will of course revisit some TOSAW classics.
Always happy to accommodate an obscure back catalogue request, he also promises to share at least one moderately amusing anecdote from an occasionally bizarre life in folk-rock.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Octave Inc brings alive a fusion of jazz, pop and folk. Catchy riffs and big,sweeping jams will have you grooving all night. The tunes never sound the same way twice as the band plays an organic, engaging show. Full of energy and passion Octave Inc is reminiscent of 70’s Miles Davis, The Yellowjackets and Weather Report. Mix in modern sounds and electronics and you have the Octave Inc vibe.
7pm doors, 8pm show
“Irresistibly Dancey” – The Independant UK
Brother and sister duo The Hamiltons, are a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Born to a musician father and a French mother, the pair grew up in Sydney Australia on tour with their fathers folk band before relocating to the UK with a one way ticket in 2015. This international pair travel the world performing their unique blend of jazz, pop, blues and cajun music to astounded audiences, impressed with their musicality as they both effortlessly glide from piano, drums, bass, accordion and vocals.
Sister Emma’s jazzy smooth vocals passionately evoke another era with her authentic interpretation of Edith Piaf to Charles Trenet classics which can only be mastered by a native speaker. Brother Tom is a piano virtuoso whose self taught approach is like no other. Together, they have released albums on ABC/Universal which Van Dyke Parks (The Beach Boys) claimed to be “a total triumph on so many levels”. Based in London, The Hamiltons have sold out their shows across the country, and have a residency in the West End which sees them perform most nights of the week.
On stage, the siblings’ show is electrifying. They perform with an instinct and intuition that only siblings with their rare talent can achieve. The Hamiltons are back in Sydney for a one-off show, their first in Australia since 2014. This will be a random night that will leave you on a high for days!
7pm doors, 9pm show
The legendary Jeff Duff will celebrate the Thin White Duke’s iconic songs at what will be an incredibly magical night of all things Bowie. Jeff Duff has been singing Bowie’s songs for many years with the glowing support of Bowie’s official website BowieNET. Together with an all-star band, Duffo’s journey to Planet Bowie will include the songs Space Oddity, Lets Dance, China Girl, Life On Mars, Changes, Ziggy Stardust… amongst many other faves. Jeff’s all star band features guitarist Jak Housden from the Whitlams along with the brilliant keyboard player Glenn Rhodes and drummer- percussionist Jess Ciampa.
www.bowieunzipped.com.au
7pm doors, 9pm show
Third show added due to popular demand!
POUR IT ON will present to you all your favourite 80s funk classics LIVE at Camelot Lounge. The Midas Touch, Rock Steady, She’s Fresh, Push It and let’s not forget MJ, Whitney, Madonna, EWF and Prince…
An authentic 80s sound and groove will have you shaking to this unique production of Funk and soul.
7pm doors, 9pm show
The music that defined moments and gave those baby boomers and the world the best music ever.
Highlighting the music of Dylan, Cohen, Waits, Morrison, Petty, Segar, Cave, Cash, Mellencamp and so many more. This production will reunite or introduce you to artists and music that will never be forgotten!
Delivering the music and tales is a cast of contented talented and happy musicians who have had thousands of hours of experience with a variety of national and international productions under their sometimes angry old selves, fearturing Jeremy Edwards (MD and Guitar) Matt Ross (Guitar) Wayne Kellett (Bass) Di Solomon (Keys) George Brugmans (Drums).
You will be taken on a trip that has no artificial additions and is drug free! It’s pure, organic and simply great rock and roll. The Rockumentary Series delivers in words, music and imagery, The Songs and Tales of Angry Old Men.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Mara! and Martenitsa will join forces for a feast of original music penned especially for this uniquely Australian World/Jazz/Roots ensemble, featuring jazz legends Sandy Evans and Paul Cutlan on woodwinds and Lloyd Swanton on double bass, world music icons Mara Kiek (voice & percussion) and Llew Kiek (plucked strings) along with the magnificent sound of Martenitsa Choir, featuring Bulgarian soloist Silvia Entcheva.
Those familiar with this award-winning ensemble’s magnificent collaborative albums ‘Sezoni’(ARIA final nominee) and ‘Tra Parole e Silenzio’ will line up to preview the creative fruits of these remarkable musicians in this new collection of original works (working title ‘Za vas, ot nas’), due for release on CD early next year.
Bathe in the exquisite sound of the Martenitsa choir crowned with the angel voice of Silvia Entcheva and paired with the vivid imagination, virtuosity and raw energy of the Mara! band… and luxuriate in a sonic spa of rich and evocative new Australian music.
“A fine and seamless dialogue between cultural time frames…a richly variable sound. A deeply structured set which allows for free playing… (with) stark, pastel sequences and exuberant rhythms.” Sezoni Rolling Stone ”
7pm doors, 8pm show
“Something of a renaissance woman… Somehow she achieves the almost impossible in blending patterned western-ed pop writing with the earthy mystique of African rhythms and freaky world instruments.” – Sydney City News
This Sydney based singer songwriter is known not only for her unmistakable voice and songwriting, but for playing the 21 string West African harp, known as the kora. Miriam draws her influences from far and wide – having most notably spent long periods of time studying traditional music in West Africa.
Her songs seamlessly blend African influences with folk infused melodies. In essence, they are a collection of stories, beautifully told through strings, powerful lyrics and her emotive voice. Playing kora as well as acoustic guitar, Miriam is joined by exceptional string players – violinist Carl St Jacques and Susie Bishop. Adding their sublime strings and lush vocal harmonies, there is a chemistry between these musicians and their instruments that melds into a soaring beautiful soundscape.
Opening set by Vanessa Forbes – If Mother Earth could sing you a sweet song then this is how she would sound. Vanessa’s voice has the ability to lull you into a serene state resembling melting into love and drifting through blue skies.
7pm doors, 8pm show
” The brothers’ rapport allows abundant music to bloom from the merest kernel of an idea.”
– SMH
After two sold out shows at Camelot with the quintet, this special event will be quite different. This is like a night at home with Joseph and James Tawadros.
The brothers will play an all-improvised session with an intimate yet casual atmosphere. The ambiance will evoke a cosy night in – playing music, swapping stories and banter – in the living room with Joseph and James.
This is the final night of Joseph’s Australian winter tour, he won’t be back until November.
“… the interplay between the two brothers displays extraordinary empathy.” Songlines Magazine U.K.
“The telepathic musical rapport shared by the brothers is evident in every duet.” The Australian
“Its cello-like range reaches from sumptuous bass to arcing treble and its fretless nature allows for sighs and cries in the movement between notes. His brother’s playing had charm and imagination, soloing on req, achieving an improbable range of sonic possibilities.” SMH
7pm doors, 8pm show
Art As Catharsis presents the launch of Bonniesongs’ Strings, a colourful four-track journey from the mind of Sydney based art-folk virtuoso Bonnie Stewart.
Backed by collaborators Freya Schack-Arnott on Cello and Sascha Bota on Viola, Stewart’s composition dances between conventional and uninhibited. Through challenging modern conventions the Australian folk scene is often beholden to, Strings in its entirety offers refreshing bursts of complexity and wonder. Stewart’s voice calls as clearly and distinctly as birdsong, while every instrument wonderfully accentuates its surroundings.
Supporting is Julia Johnson, a singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist who has crafted a sonic world in which antique folk instruments get swept up in to modern beats. Critics have likened her to Florence Welch, Joni Mitchell and Sufjan Stevens.
“For a peck of audiences in Australia over the past couple of years, Bonnie Stewart has been one of those subtly transcendent artists. Her lilting vocals float over gentle peaks of acoustic and electronic instruments, layered ethereally into what may be a moderately enchanted loop pedal.” – Caramel Animals
“(Strings) carries itself with the experimental, otherworldly demeanor of artists like Björk or Joanna Newsom, while keeping the genre’s roots in honest, earthy sounds alive and intact.” – Everything Is Noise
7pm doors, 8pm show Thursday, 9pm show Friday
Raconteur, troubadour, balladeer and poet, Mick Thomas is best known as the song master of pub-rock icons Weddings Parties Anything. His band The Roving Commission features Squeezebox Wally on Piano Accordion and a rotating schedule of talented performers to keep the party alive with Micks unique mix of folk, roots and country.
Mick’s ever-evolving talents as a writer and performer defines a career as intriguing as it is enduring.
2017 saw Mick release his new album “These Are The Songs”, a ‘Best Of’ focusing on his solo career; as well as his autobiography, “These Are the Days”, the story of an inspired and uniquely Australian creative force that covers his life in music from his days in Weddings, Parties, Anything until now.
In 2018 the band took off to Memphis to record a new album with Kevin Houston and the sons of Jim Dickinson in the studio built by their father Jim who recorded Wedding’s Parties Anything’s “The Big Don’t Argue” 30 years ago.
With a release date set for early 2019, Mick and band take to the road this Christmas with a teaser in the form of a new E.P all ready for your Christmas stocking.
Opening the night is Handsome Young Strangers! HYS perform a blazing blend of colonial, bush punk/rock that is uniquely Australian – tunes about bushrangers, shearing, droving, convict hardship, sports heroes, war veterans and other iconic Australians …. and all delivered with an arsenal of musical weaponry including banjos, mandolins, mandolas, dulcimers, lagerphones & fiddles to name a few.
7pm doors, 9pm show
4 KINGS are set for another amazing gig at Django!
4 KINGS will be playing upbeat sets of Blues Rock Funkin’ goodness with songs from the ‘4 KINGS’ of the BLUES (Albert, Freddie, BB and Earl), the 4 KINGS with new bass player Mike Taylor and bunch of new songs and favourites will keep you moving and grooving all night long!
Al Britton from the legendary Bondi Cigars says: “4 KINGS, are a must see killer band that keeps the audience awe-struck with their brilliance and always yelling for more!” Make sure you get in soon and book your tickets online as this band has a habit of selling out gigs fast, whatever you do don’t miss this show!
7pm doors, 8pm show Thursday, 9pm show Friday
Raconteur, troubadour, balladeer and poet, Mick Thomas is best known as the song master of pub-rock icons Weddings Parties Anything. His band The Roving Commission features Squeezebox Wally on Piano Accordion and a rotating schedule of talented performers to keep the party alive with Micks unique mix of folk, roots and country.
Mick’s ever-evolving talents as a writer and performer defines a career as intriguing as it is enduring.
2017 saw Mick release his new album “These Are The Songs”, a ‘Best Of’ focusing on his solo career; as well as his autobiography, “These Are the Days”, the story of an inspired and uniquely Australian creative force that covers his life in music from his days in Weddings, Parties, Anything until now.
In 2018 the band took off to Memphis to record a new album with Kevin Houston and the sons of Jim Dickinson in the studio built by their father Jim who recorded Wedding’s Parties Anything’s “The Big Don’t Argue” 30 years ago.
With a release date set for early 2019, Mick and band take to the road this Christmas with a teaser in the form of a new E.P all ready for your Christmas stocking.
Amarillo is the project of vocalist Jac Tonks and guitarist Nick O’Mara (Raised By Eagles, The Butcherbirds). Formed in 2014 as a vehicle for their song writing, Amarillo’s music is a blend of alt-folk, pop and country.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Bad Moon Rising produces a full evening of hits featuring CCRs rootsy and rocking style. The 60’s and 70’s saw Creedence write some of the most memorable tunes which have stood the test of time. This show has been a wonderful showcase for the talents involved and makes for one hell of a night of partying. Songs featured on the night include: Down on the Corner, Proud Mary, Spell on You, Who’ll Stop the Rain, Fortunate Son, I Heard It through the Grapevine, Bad Moon Rising and many more. This is a songbook for young and old.
Band: Shane Flew – guitar/vocals; Nick Meredith – guitar; Ben Little – guitar/vocals; Lloyd G – drums; Emile Nelson – bass/vocals
7pm doors, 8pm show
Big Merino is a genre-blending, vocal harmony-driven band featuring Stuart Davis (lead vocals/guitar), Alex Craig (lead guitar), Peter Richardson (bass) and Colin Sevitt (drums).
Their songs blur the lines between rock, country, blues, soul and funk – occasionally making forays into lesser known styles such as New Orleans 2nd Line and Rumba.
Lead singer Stuart Davis cut his teeth singing Trad Black Gospel with Tony Backhouse in The Heavenly Light Quartet, and brings that soulful feel to everything he does.
Citing some of their influences as Glen Hansard, Jackson Browne and The Rolling Stones, co-songwriters Craig and Davis write socially and politically-charged songs, often in a specifically Australian context, that are sometimes gentle and nostalgic and at other times nothing less than a fierce cry for revolution.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Nadia Piave is a teacher and independent performer in Sydney. She teaches students from a range of music backgrounds and performs music from the renaissance through to ‘world’ cabaret and Jazz standards.
Join us for her end of year concert featuring students of her singing studio and her choir, Fortissimo!
7pm doors, 8pm show
This show has been postponed due to illness.
7pm doors, 9pm show
PRINCE: 1958-FOREVER
A live band tribute and dedication to the music of legendary PRINCE with The Purple Doves band presenting to you all the hits LIVE.
Witness the music of one of the world’s most important artists of our time and be taken by an experience funkier than anything ever seen before as THE PURPLE DOVES celebrate the music and spirit of PRINCE. THE PURPLE DOVES band brings all the attitude The Music of Prince demands including a funky vocal and a flamboyant performance that will have you partying like its 1999. At Sydney’s iconic live music venue in dance floor mode – it will be a celebration impossible to miss. All the hits live plus your favourite B sides with the authentic Minneapolis sound that changed the music business forever.
7pm doors, 8pm show
The Black Sorrows have earned the reputation as a dynamic live act. There is a level of accessibility to The Black Sorrows that can appeal to the newest of fan. At the helm, Camilleri steers the band through an energetic interplay of solid grooves and well-crafted songs that mix those well-worn ingredients of blues, soul, R&B, gospel, country and even Brill Building pop. Spontaneous (forget set lists) and emotionally driven, Joe ensures that no two performances are ever the same. Camilleri’s mantra is simple “we come to play and leave the audience feeling exhilarated”.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Little Shoes is a folk-rock group comprised of Becky Bennison and Rick Turnock. No stranger to the Sydney live scene, songwriter and lyricist Becky Bennison returns to the stage with songs both old and new, painting stories of whimsy, chaotic love, and the inertia of life. Rick Turnock crafts sounds of contemporary folk/pop with this new album, reminiscent of early Lucinda Williams, Jenny Lewis and Ryan Adams. The group are returning to the live scene with a brand-new album of folk/pop tales, and a tinge of country. Little Shoes will be launching their new album White Sound supported by some good friends including country/folk artsist Ian Burns, and Alt Country troubadours Copperline .
7pm doors, 8pm show
The Black Sorrows have earned the reputation as a dynamic live act. There is a level of accessibility to The Black Sorrows that can appeal to the newest of fan. At the helm, Camilleri steers the band through an energetic interplay of solid grooves and well-crafted songs that mix those well-worn ingredients of blues, soul, R&B, gospel, country and even Brill Building pop. Spontaneous (forget set lists) and emotionally driven, Joe ensures that no two performances are ever the same. Camilleri’s mantra is simple “we come to play and leave the audience feeling exhilarated”.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Baby et Lulu LOVE celebrating Christmas at Camelot Lounge and singing Christmas carols in French! And this year will be no exception. Please come and cap off a wonderful year with Baby et Lulu, with all your favorite chansons, plus a new song or two and some delicious carols en Français. ARIA-Nominated Baby et Lulu is a French extravaganza seeing Abby Dobson (Leonardo’s Bride, Leonard Cohen shows) and Lara Goodridge (FourPlay, Miriam Lieberman) come together with a sterling band to bring you a selection of beautiful chansons, including Gainsbourg, Piaf, Aznavour, Camille and their own originals. Don’t miss their last show for 2018! They are joined by Marcello Maio, Matt Ottignon, Julian Curwin and Michael Walder.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Amy Maiden joins forces with Jess Ciampa (The Nature Strip, Scarecrow People, SSO, Jeff Duff, Monsieur Camembert) Les Rankin (Petulant Frenzy, Scarecrow People, Matt Finish) and Tom Ruki (Matt Finish) to bring you a rip roaring set of blues, alt country and rock and roll. Featuring hits by Vintage Trouble, Muddy Magnolias, Shoshana Bean, the Dixie Chicks, Beyonce and more.
Come clap your hands and stomp your feet as The Mabels blow the roof off the Django at Camelot Lounge!
Bree De Rome knows her way around a heart on your sleeve standard. The indie pop sweetheart’s style has been described as ‘effortlessly cool country’.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Over two massive nights, Spooky Men’s Chorale come back to Camelot for A Very Spooky Christmas!!!
Everybody’s favourite choir – in fact hands down the most entertaining choir Australia has ever seen! Hilarious, moving, a truly incredible experience!
All around Australia, excitement is mounting: society women are slightly breathless, small children and dogs are yapping at nothing, and real estate salesmen are vaguely anxious. Supplies of grandiose hatwear, beard grooming equipment and pigfat are running low.
The Spookies’ sound – warm and grainy as a slab of teak – and their humorous style – deadpan, sly, and always unexpected – find new and wonderful avenues of expression on “The Spooky Man in History”.
“This is surely the best a capella act in the land” John Shand, SMH
“While superficially a comedy act, the Spooky Men are also fine close harmony singers, their tuning, timing and dynamics impeccable.” The Independent (London)
7pm doors, 8pm show
‘Quirky and real, Sotiri’s honesty will strike you in a tender place’ (SMH)
‘Songs that reverberate honesty and real life” (Alt Media)
Singer-songwriter Mindy Sotiri returns to Django along with her stunning band for her final show of 2018. Mindy has developed a reputation for both her unique, honest songs, and also for making the drunk women of Marrickville cry. She will be playing tunes from her critically acclaimed fifth album ‘Women Smoking’.
Joy and Lara area a much loved – and rarely sighted in public – duo. Featuring sublime harmonies, gorgeous playing and cracking tunes, annoyingly talented Sydney musicians, Lara Goodridge (Fourplay, Baby et Lulu, Miriam Lieberman) and Joy Howard ((Whippersnapper, Pecadillo) have been playing and writing together for over 18 years. Having played countless shows and festivals, Joy and Lara have supported (amongst others) Art Garfunkel, Luka Bloom and Leo Kottke. The duo have been coaxed out of gig hibernation for the first time in a over a year, for this one-off special Christmas-ish show at Django.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Over two massive nights, Spooky Men’s Chorale come back to Camelot for A Very Spooky Christmas!!!
Everybody’s favourite choir – in fact hands down the most entertaining choir Australia has ever seen! Hilarious, moving, a truly incredible experience!
All around Australia, excitement is mounting: society women are slightly breathless, small children and dogs are yapping at nothing, and real estate salesmen are vaguely anxious. Supplies of grandiose hatwear, beard grooming equipment and pigfat are running low.
The Spookies’ sound – warm and grainy as a slab of teak – and their humorous style – deadpan, sly, and always unexpected – find new and wonderful avenues of expression on “The Spooky Man in History”.
“This is surely the best a capella act in the land” John Shand, SMH
“While superficially a comedy act, the Spooky Men are also fine close harmony singers, their tuning, timing and dynamics impeccable.” The Independent (London)
7pm doors, 9pm show
Presented to you by Lombardo Entertainment, who brought you THE PRINCE EXPERIENCE & THE MUSIC OF THRILLER, here is another 5 star show that is not to be missed. Witness the biggest hits of today that throws back to the classic funk sound of yesterday with hits including Uptown Funk, 24k Magic, Versace on the Floor, Treasure & many more. Featuring some of Sydney’s most elite line up of FUNK musicians & singers, prepare to shake it to the funkiest songs of the modern generation.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Whole Lotta Woman will send off a fabulous year of music making with their favourite fans at Django @ Camelot!!
They will blow the roof off with their usual manic musical hijinks (around all things wonderful and womanly) backed by their incredible band!
So whether it’s the hit songs of Ronnie, Karen, Linda, Patti, Dolly or any of the Chrissie’s – the have all the best women’s tunes covered – and then some.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Take a trip with Drey Rollan and Co for a night of Blues power. Travel from the 1940’s, through to the late 80’s where the forefathers of electric Blues guitar T- Bone Walker, B.B King, Earl Hooker and Buddy Guy shaped the British invasion to come.
Seeing artists such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix taking blues guitar to its peak. Influencing generation after generation from Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd to Metallica and the White Stripes. Guitar would never be the same without the Blues, for without the Blues there is no Guitar Hero.
Featuring an amazing line up of Antero Ceschin on drums, Scott Leishman on Bass, Clayton Doley on Keyboards, Louis Klaussen on Sax, Akira Alvarez on harp and Vocals and Moses York on Vocals.
Take a journey from Juke Joint Blues to classic Rock.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Rolling Stones Revival have been paying their respects to the greatest rock and roll band in the world since 2012. The band pay tribute to all eras of The Rolling Stones long and successful career that spans 29 studio albums and 250 million records sold. With 12 number one hit singles and 14 songs featured on Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Top 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time”, to this day the Rolling Stones remain one of the most enduring and popular music acts on the planet.
Rolling Stones Revival recreates the classic visuals and sounds of a real Stones concert, totally live on stage! With over 300 plus performances the show has been honed into the most musically and visually authentic Rolling Stones tribute in Australia.
The show has evolved into a concert style experience delivering a performance akin to the touring behemoth the Rolling Stones themselves. Depth of experience, passion, enthusiasm and abundant musical quality are the key ingredients that make this one of the most authentic Rolling Stones shows around.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Unlocking The Doors has rapidly built up a strong following throughout NSW – a must see outfit totally dedicated to bringing you the true sound of Jim Morrison and the powerhouse performances of The Doors. The band consists of 4 Wollongong-based musicians who have single-mindedly set out to capture the magic of this intoxicating music – taking you back in time with a stunning & unmissable showcase.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Blues & Soul Extravaganza is back for a special end of year show with Multi award winning Soulful Blues Artists Cont ROBERT SUSZ (Dynamic Hepnotics) PAT POWELL ( Aria winner Melbourne Ska) stunning Soulful Blues queens LIZA OHLBACK , KATE LUSH ( multi award winning artists) plus internationally renowned CLAYTON DOLEY on Organ/Piano/Vocals , MATT ROBERTS on Guitar/Vocals , CHRISTIAN YOUNG on Bass and GREG OHLBACK on Drums/Vocals
This is a revue style show with each artists popular originals, plus some classic Blue & Soul tunes from BB King, Ray Charles, Susan Tedeschi , Donny Hathaway, Otis Redding and more… sizzling vocal duets, gospel harmonies and mighty tempting grooves….
8pm doors
Suzy And the Snakepit pay tribute to the Motown tunes that everywhere, around the world, get people dancing in the street in what will be one of the best New Years Eve Parties in town!
In the 1960s in Detroit, Motown found the perfect formula for pop: catchy, clever songwriting, great singers, and deeply danceable grooves. The musicians that Berry Gordy assembled in Motown’s studio, the Snakepit, also had an enormous influence on rock & roll – Motown tunes have been covered by everyone from The Rolling Stones to The Jam to Motorhead.
Suzy And The Snakepit play a set that revolves around the best of Hitsville USA, from the effervescent hits that you’d have to be a grouch not to love, like Stevie Wonder’s ‘Signed Sealed Delivered’ or The Temptations’ ‘Ain’t Too Proud To Beg’ but also includes some treasured deep cuts from the era. Based around the soulful vocals of Suzy G, and featuring a crack backing band including musicians who’ve played with Sydney indie bands like Pel Mel, Perry Keyes, Fallon Cush, Lazy Susan, and Eva Trout, Suzy And The Snakepit will play hit after hit that will keep you ready for a brand new beat. Bring your dancing shoes!
8pm doors
Back by popular demand the ultimate party band MARSALA will again be doing Camelot on NYE!!!
This will be THE most fun way to see in the New Year in Sydney, and its only $60
Don’t miss out – prebookings strongly advised
Marsala covers some of the best music from Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia, Russia, France, Italy, Spain, Zimbabwe…
They do Gypsy Music, Tango, Salsa, Samba, the African Township thing, French Rap, Italian Jazz, Tom Waits songs, Russian Folk songs… anything to make audiences feel passionately and dance beautifully. They create passion and romance where ever they go. Audiences can’t help but dance and fall in love with each other’s traditions.
Marsala is more of an institution than a band. It brings together the life work and study of some outstanding musicians. They bring together knowledge and understanding of various traditions and continue to explore and present ‘the world’ in music.
7pm doors, 8pm show
The legendary Jeff Duff will celebrate what would have been David Bowies 72nd birthday and the Thin White Duke’s iconic songs at what will be an incredibly magical night of all things Bowie. Jeff Duff has been singing Bowie’s songs for many years with the glowing support of Bowie’s official website BowieNET. Together with an all-star band, Duffo’s journey to Planet Bowie will include the songs Space Oddity, Lets Dance, China Girl, Life On Mars, Changes, Ziggy Stardust… amongst many other faves. Jeff’s all star band features guitarist Jak Housden from the Whitlams along with the brilliant keyboard player Glenn Rhodes and drummer- percussionist Jess Ciampa.
www.bowieunzipped.com.au
7pm doors, 8pm show
Join this incredible duo as they return to Django. For Gypsies music is religion, & music comes from their religion. Music comes from the soul & so whether we are in Paris or Bucharest or playing Swing or Bolero, the soul of the music tastes the same. Tinel Dragoi is from Romania; Rom Gypsy Father, Romanian Jewish Mother. Violin was his only option in life. Jose lives his professional life on the streets of Sydney, Gypsy Style, playing on every street.
Blake Keep & Matthew Gough are two musicians driven by a playful energy that’s intoxicatingly entertaining. With a play list ranging from soulful popular music ballads & haunting folk tunes, jazz manouche to Spanish & Latin. Blake and Matthew have toured with artists such as Lulo Reinhardt & Diesel, & while both incredible guitarists, they have recently integrated other musical elements such as vocals, sax, bass, & stomp box into their performances creating new musical ideas, arrangements & repertoire. For this show they will be joined by special guest percussionist Chris Fields.
7pm doors, 9pm show
The most unique and sophisticated voice in contemporary retro soul today, Clayton Doley is a giant of the Australian Blues Scene, cutting his teeth with legendary Sydney band, The Mighty Reapers and going on to form his own bands The Hands and The Organ Donors. Over the last fifteen years Clayton has played with a who’s who of international artists such as Joe Bonamassa, Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, Harry Manx, Steve Cropper & Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn (Booker T & the M.G.’s, Blues Brothers), David Garibaldi (Tower Of Power), Jimmy Barnes, The Divinyls, The Dead Daisies, Hubert Sumlin, Mojo Buford, Louisiana Red, Guitar Shorty, Renee Geyer, The Mighty Reapers, Eugene Hideaway Bridges and Jackie Orszaczky – to name a few.
His current project Clayton Doley’s Bayou Billabong captures the essence of the New Orleans Blues piano tradition while fusing contemporary Australiana and Americana with all the might and power of a 10 piece band. Featuring a powerful 4-piece horn section, the ‘Hi-Fi-Doley-T Horns’, and the ferociously sweet vocals of the fabulous ‘Clay-tones’.
“Clayton Doley understands the groove to a T – Booker T., that is”. Steve Leggett – All Music (USA)
“Doley matches his rock-solid chops with sophisticated songwriting and wraps a class-act production around it”. Duane Verth – Roots Music Report (USA)
Clayton Doley- Piano, Organ & Vocals; Bec Jensen & Virna Sanzone – Vocals; Dave Brewer – Guitar & Vocals; Franco Raggatt – Guitar; Evan Mannell – Drums; Jan Bangma – Bass; Matt Keegan – Tenor Sax; Ray Cassar – Trumpet; Stephen Schafer – Baritone Sax; James Greening – Trombone
7pm doors, 9pm show
Inspired by the suave, urban Nuyorican and Cuban dance bands of the 70’s, Malo Malo is one of the leading original up and coming salsa bands around the globe. They’ve headlined at the Sydney Salsa Palladium for the past four years, were featured at Melbourne’s Johnson Street Festival last year and have toured multiple times to Colombia with special guests from Grupo Niche and Hermanos Lebron.
The eight-piece Malo Malo Orquesta is gaining notice around the world with their popular original recordings, “El Robo”, “Tombola” “Derecho,” “Ritmo Caliente,” “Acuarela,” and “Charanguita” Their repertoire also includes classics by Eddie Palmieri, Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz and Ray Baretto. A strong jazz influence enriches the various latin rhythms including son, cha cha cha, rumba guaguanco and the occasional bolero.
Malo Malo bandleader and pianist Danny G Felix is also a member of the famous Orquesta Calibre based in Cali, Colombia, “the world capital of Salsa” with which he has recorded and co-written some of the biggest current international salsa hits.
The Malo Malo sound is equally enjoyable as a listening experience and as dance music. Don’t miss the chance to hear them while Danny G is in Australia.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Celebrate the foundain anniversary of Motown with “Dancing In The Shadows Of Motown”
Known in legend as “the sound of young America” Motown had more hits than The Beatles, The Stones, The Beach Boys and Elvis combined.
The All Star band features a bevy of Australia’s most accomplished singers and musicians playing classic Motown hits from The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Martha and The Vandellas, Four Tops, Jackson Five, Edwin Star and many more.
Groove and sing along to classic hits including: Reach Out, Heatwave, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Dancing in The Streets, Uptight, You keep Me Hanging On, WAR, What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Standing On Shakey Ground, papa was a Rolling Stone and My Girl as well as some more obscure dance groove tracks such as Shotgun, Cloud Nine and The Flick.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Classic is a word too often applied to the mediocre. Too easily posted alongside the drab and dreary. It is a phrase too readily conjured for older rock, regardless of its standing.
But It is a dirty word no more.
Long Live Rock and Roll is a show concocted by journeymen of the genre, through decades of blood, sweat and tears on the road. It is more than a tribute to the Gods of rock’n’roll, it is a flashback to a time when the music was simple, but the songs were great.
Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, Toto, The Cult, Chuck Berry and Queen are just a few of the great acts to get reborn in this must-watch show. We’ll say no more, and let the music do the talking.
We regret to inform you that due to illness, Renee Geyer has had to cancel her upcoming shows at Camelot Lounge on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th of January.
All tickets to these shows will now be transferred to the new Mahalia Barnes show on THURSDAY 17th JANUARY. If however you would prefer a refund please let us know
Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Info on Mahalia Barnes is below. She will even be doing a few Renee Geyer tunes in her show for all her fans.
Mahalia Barnes has been in and around music her entire life which helped shape her into the powerhouse soul and blues vocalist that has jaws dropping every time she picks up a mic.
She will be joined on Thursday 17 January by her all star band.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Mahalia Barnes has been in and around music her entire life which helped shape her into the powerhouse soul and blues vocalist that has jaws dropping every time she picks up a mic. Don’t expect a quiet, polite, restrained gig, or a gimmicky soul show with costumes and scripted banter. This band covers the full range of the soul music spectrum, the show is dynamic, organic, raw and exciting. Great players, great singing and so much feeling. They will even be throwing in a few Renee Geyer tunes for good measure!
Mahalia will be joined on Thursday 17 January by her all star band.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Winners of the 2017 JUNO for Instrumental Album of Year, The Fretless is a new approach to folk music. They may look like a string quartet, but with their unique balance of fiddle, viola, cello, rhythm and melody, they shatter all expectations. The fiddle tradition runs deep and their roots are based in Celtic and Canadian fiddle styles. Taking traditional music to a new level, The Fretless transform fiddle tunes and folk melodies into intricate, beautiful, high-energy and innovative arrangements. Progressive chamber trad at its best!
7pm doors, 9pm show
The Music of THRILLER presents the worlds BIGGEST selling album of all time live! This tribute to “The King of Pop” will be a unique experience without any gimmicks or impersonators, leaving you up close and personal with the legendary music itself. Performed by an all star Sydney / USA small orchestra, every single piece from THRILLER will be presented live! PLUS a greatest hits collection to celebrate the music and spirit of Michael Jackson!
Brought to you by Lombardo Entertainment who directed PRINCE: 1958-FOREVER, this tribute has been carefully constructed by one of Sydney’s biggest Michael Jackson followers who has been creating this dedication to the King of Pop for over a decade.
You have never heard the music this close, this personal or this real. Prepare for the ultimate Michael Jackson experience you have been waiting for- Featuring the impeccable voices of Joseph Gatehau, Naisa Lasalosi and Linda Knight backed by Vincent Lombardo (Guitar), Kevin Camrass (Sax), William Endycott (Trumpet) Phil Lombardo (Drums), Daniel Sing (Bass).
7pm doors, 9pm show
YAKUMAMA play Afro, Andean and Chicha a rhythm from Peru made popular in the 1960’s. The music can be described as etheric yet grounded, both healing and evocative drawing on a strong ancestral connection.
TEYUNA COLLECTIVE is a musical project formed by it’s Director Pato Lara. Independent Songwriter and Musical Producer. The Teyuna Collective project has come to live out the heart of natures Rhythms.
7pm door, 9pm show
Afro Moses presents ‘The Spirit of Nelson Mandela’ featuring a 9 piece all star band!
Afro Moses is a multi-award winning, international artist, who was a teenage star in his native country of Ghana, West Africa. He was noticed by one of Bob Marley’s tour managers and taken to Europe. From there he started to tour the world, including a few guest shows with the Wailers. Afro Moses is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer. Despite having his own original music, it’s essential for Moses to pay tribute to one of his greatest idols, reggae legend, Bob Marley. Expect a colourful, high energy performance wit his band and his dancers “Afrodisiaq”, a lot of dancing and a chance to sing along….how ever, also be prepared for an Afro Moses flavour….afro beats, funk, raga and percussion.
7pm doors, 8pm
Songtress and pianist Emily-Rose Sarkova launches her new wild and lusciously jazz inspired quintet at Camelot Lounge. Bringing in the New Year with new sounds of original songs, improvisations and tangled takes on some of her favourite standards.
One of Sydney’s most dynamic multi-instrumentalists, Emily-Rose glides between jazz, classical, folk and tango styles with groups such as Chaika, Tangalo, Monsieur Camembert, Marais Project, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and the Klezmer Divas. Emily-Rose and the Wild Things is a return to her first love of the piano and intricacies of song writing. Inspired by the likes of Avishai Cohen, Punch Brothers, Esperanza Spalding and Hiromi, this new quintet will be the launch into a wild world of beautiful sound.
Joining Emily-Rose’s frenetic fingers on the keys and vivacious vocals are: Luke Chapman – guitar; Nick Henderson – double bass; Carl St Jacques – viola; James Harris – drums
7pm doors, 8pm show
Tanya is a singer, songwriter and composer whose work has been recognised internationally (in Jane Campion’s seminal film “Sweetie”), nationally (in Sandy Evans’ Charlie Parker tribute “Testimony”) and locally in the numerous choirs and vocal ensemble she directs.
Strawberry Thieves is Sydney’s newest vocal harmony group comprising Christina Mimmocchi (Blindman’s Holiday), Jess Ciampa (Monsieur Camembert, Marsala, etc) and Lisa Cartwright. With their joyful sparkling harmonies, these well-travelled musicians join forces to present a trove of songs, old and new, local and from out there.
7pm doors, 8pm show
A sonic seduction of ethereal vocals, meditative piano and laid-back reverb, Jess Spahr creates a definitive contrast with lyrics that dance on darker themes of betrayal and deception. Likened to Morcheeba, London Grammar and Evanescence, Jess inspires confidence with her contemporary dreamy pop music and a show that engages, uplifts and entertains with her band and disarming banter.
Dylan Wright is a singer/songwriter brought up on Sydney’s southern beaches. Still only in his early 20’s, Wright’s lyrics and vocals deliver a uniqueness and maturity well beyond his years. With a unique way of articulating lyrics and creating catchy melodies, Wright’s songs express genuine emotion that leave audiences finding themselves instantly immersed with Dylan’s mellow and awe inspiring tracks at his live shows.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Due to huge demand the Black Sorrows return to Camelot Lounge!
The Black Sorrows have earned the reputation as a dynamic live act. There is a level of accessibility to The Black Sorrows that can appeal to the newest of fan. At the helm, Camilleri steers the band through an energetic interplay of solid grooves and well-crafted songs that mix those well-worn ingredients of blues, soul, R&B, gospel, country and even Brill Building pop. Spontaneous (forget set lists) and emotionally driven, Joe ensures that no two performances are ever the same. Camilleri’s mantra is simple “we come to play and leave the audience feeling exhilarated”.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Unique Sydney based 10 piece band, ‘Kriola Collective’features some of Sydney’s best musicians playing a snapshot of the 1970’s Black Rio Samba, Soul and Funk movement from Brazil. The band’s repertoire includes a classic mix of groovy Brazilian beats, Funk, Soul and Bossa Jazz from the Carnival capitol of Rio.
‘Kriola Collective’ will conquer the dance floor with an explosive set of Brazilian infused Soul, Funk and brassy Samba from well known Brazilian artists such as Jorge Ben, Seu Jorge, Banda Black Rio, Tim Maia, Di Melo, Bebeto and Joao Donato.
Kriola Collective features some of Sydney’s best Funk, Soul and Brazilian players from groups such as Mucho Mambo, Jackie Orzasky, Cumbiamuffin, Kavalo, Mr. Sambasoul and performs a sizzling, seductive, and syncopated snapshot of 1970’s Brazil. They have become a crowd favourite with their fusion of Brazilian Soul, Funk, Rio Carnival Samba and Olodun.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Influential guitarist Moussa Diakité was part of the golden era of Malian music in the 1970s and ‘80s, performing with some of Africa’s best, including Salif Keita, Oumou Sangare, Toumani Diabaté and the Super Rail Band de Bamako. Since migrating to Australia, he has stamped his mark on the local scene and together with exciting five piece band Wassado fuses traditional West African styles with Cuban, blues and jazz into a unique “Afro-groove”.
Performing tracks from their highly acclaimed album Doncomodja and following stand out performances at recent Mullum Music Festival, and WOMADelaide, this is a dynamic show that is mesmerizing, sophisticated, irresistible on the dance floor and not to be missed.
“Brilliant, Unique, Inspired – Four Stars!” Tony Hillier, The Australian
“One of the finest guitarists I’ve ever heard” Lloyd Bradford Syke, Australian Stage
“Doncomodja is an upbeat and exceptional album” Richard Giles, Nexus Magazine
“Diakité re-emerges as a humble torchbearer, unsung hero and ambassador for Malian culture” Toumani Diabaté.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Scarecrow People, a dedicated assembly of seven enthusiasts based in Sydney, present the amazing catalogue of XTC for your delectation.
Scarecrow People features members, past and present, of Petulant Frenzy, The Nature Strip, Magic Lunchbox and Monsieur Camembert. The band has wowed punters on their last couple of sold-out shows at Camelot and only play infrequently, so book early!
7pm doors, 8pm show
From her humble beginnings in 1973 where she moved to Athens from Cyprus with her family, she won the Annual Song Contest in 1977 in Thessaloniki to then begin collaborating with the likes of George Dalaras and Haris Alexiou singing songs composed by Stavros Kouyioumtzis. In the 80s she began collaborating with Nikos Karvelas whom she married in 83. Dubbed Greek Rock Royalty by Patricia Fields, stylist to the cast of Sex and the City, Anna and Niko produced hit after hit from the 80s through to the new millennium where Anna developed her career further as singer/songwriter to TV presenter, stage performer in many musicals and rock operas before becoming an international sensation in 1997.
She represented both Cyprus and Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest only to gain further success worldwide and a loyal fan base. Her vocal abilities know no limits having recorded over 15 successful albums in the popular Greek Laiko, pop, rock and dance genres spanning over four and a half decades. A celebrated international vocalist and performer Anna Vissi is still producing successful sellout shows worldwide at age 61 today. Irene Vacondios and the band will be performing Anna’s hits from her early days to today hinting at setting a dance vibe for lovers of Anna’s Cuban flavoured ‘Lambo’ to her ‘rock opera’ power ballads and traditional popular Greek bouzouki favourites!
7pm doors, 8pm show
Rai is a one of Australia’s most respected musical talents: a highly accomplished pianist, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. As a songwriter, he has been nominated for APRA Song of The Year. His band Thirsty Merc has sold over 250,000 albums and has been nominated for 5 ARIA awards.
Rai’s composition ‘In The Summertime’ has been the theme song to internationally acclaimed Aussie TV show ‘Bondi Rescue’ for 11 consecutive seasons.
Aside from his work in Rock and Pop, Rai performs as a solo artist, basing his performances around his first instrument – the piano – and his love of Jazz, Soul, and Funk music. He has released 4 solo EPs and has toured extensively in Australia and the U.S. since 2012. Some of his notable collaborations have been with with ARIA award-winning guitarist James Muller, Trumpeter James Morrison, and bassist Christian McBride (Sting, Wynton Marsalis band).
7pm doors, 8pm show
Sophie Jones (Smith & Jones) has teamed up with Sydney based producer/singer-songwriter Michael Carpenter to present a 2 set show of the best of Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty. Covering an incredible range of bona fide hit territory, including Nicks’ solo career as well as her Fleetwood Mac classics, plus Petty’s work as a solo artist, with The Heartbreakers and with the Travelling Wilburys, this promises to be a memorable night of incredible songs by two distinct voices.
7pm doors, 9pm show
A Tapestry of Fire and Rain is a genuinely moving, nostalgic concert performance – the music and legacy of Carole King and James Taylor. Two long-time friends (of more than 40 years) and collaborators, prominent Jazz singer Di Bird and Peter O’Regan capture the essence of friendship through music with their dynamic performances. They are joined in this venture by the master of guitar Steve Brien as Musical Director and Max Alduca on double bass.
Both artists have frequently been stylistically compared to Carole King and James Taylor. Now, with the same amazing onstage chemistry as those superstars, they take their audiences back in time with favourites like “How Sweet It Is,” “Carolina in My Mind,” “I Feel the Earth Move,” and of course, the incomparable, “You’ve Got a Friend.” For lovers of Carole King and James Taylor this show is a must!
7pm doors, 9pm show
POUR IT ON will present to you all your favourite 80s funk classics LIVE at Django. The Midas Touch, Rock Steady, She’s Fresh, Push It and let’s not forget MJ, Whitney, Madonna, EWF and Prince…
An authentic 80s sound and groove will have you shaking to this unique production of Funk and soul.
7pm doors, 8pm show
One of the most influential and prolific singer/song writers of his time, Sting has a body of work spanning over 4 decades. From his early days, as front man and bassist for The Police, to his stellar and long standing solo career, Sting has continued to evolve and wow fans with his diversity and raw ability to create everything from medieval madrigals to some of the most iconic pop hits of our time.
Come join us for a night celebrating the musical genius that is, Sting. —–With an all star 6 piece band including—– Glenn Cunningham (George Benson, Jimmy Barnes, Guy Sebastian) Eric Aranda (Damian Leath, Diana Rouvas) Darryl Beaton (Delta Goodrum, Jess Mauboy, Guy Sebastian) Emile Nelson (Glenn Shorrock, Taylor Dayne) Nic Jeffries (James Morrison) Warren Trout (Boy George, Keith Urban, Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Barnes)
7pm doors, 9pm show
On the 2nd of February, Sydney’s best musicians combine in a show overflowing with hits and memories. Songs of the Sixties features classics from The Kinks, Hendrix, Santana, Mamma’s & Pappas, the cream of the British invasion and many many more.
Come down to Django @ Camelot and enjoy a new show featuring the best tracks for the 60’s. The show will include Australian, British and American songs that changed the history of music forever. This salute to the Best of the 60’s will be performed some of Sydney’s best musicians directed by Damien Lovelock! The show featured at the Twilight Taronga series and takes a historical perspective on the era that really defined what soon became popular music.
Musicians include Damien Lovelock (vocals), Amanda Easton (vocals), Gary Fredericks (guitar), Tim Wedde (keys), Lloyd G (drums) and Steve Bull (bass).
7pm doors, 8pm show
Classic Romanian music, from Canberra. At last something sweet from the Capital!
Super Rats play lautari music, from the gypsy neighbourhoods of dusty old Bucharest. This rich tradition combines many influences: raw Balkan village folk, intricate Gypsy and Turkish music, old central-European restaurant and cafe repertoire, and even jazz. At the centre of the band’s sound is the cimbalom, a giant dulcimer with 145 strings, ably supported by accordion, violin, and double bass.
After over a decade of study in Romania with master traditional musicians, cimbalom player Tim Meyen formed Super Rats to present virtuosic, no-holds-barred music from the golden age of Romanian urban folk. Cine știe cunoaște!
7pm doors, 8pm show
The Aegean Quartet returns to Camelot, presenting music from the Greek Islands and the coasts of Asia Minor with songs deriving from the Aegean, Ionian, Mediterranean and Black Seas.
The music will be presented in its authentic form through the use of traditional instruments such as the Accordion, string instruments such as the Violin, Guitar, Cretan Lute, Pontian Lyra, Cretan Lyra, Mandolin and percussive instruments such as the Toumberleki and Daouli.
This concert style event is set to sell out and is presented to you at Camelot Lounge due to popular demand following their sold out shows in 2018.
7pm doors, 8pm show
★★★★½
“For the full power of Simone’s material to be unlocked Schouw had to fleck those more feverish emotions with a profound sense of vulnerability, and this she did with such conviction that you felt it in your very marrow.” John Shand
“In a voice like dark chocolate, she wrapped vulnerability around a core of steel, her performance culminating in the bitterness, resilience and tragedy of the title song.” Sydney Morning Herald
Sixty years after Nina Simone first recorded ‘My Baby Just Cares for Me’ during a mammoth 13-hour recording session at New York’s Bethlehem records, the acclaimed one-woman show ‘The Other Woman – The Life and Music of Nina Simone’ returns to Sydney’s Camelot Lounge.
Written and performed by former Girl Overboard frontwoman Lisa Schouw, The Other Woman weaves together Simone’s best-loved songs shining a new light on the legendary singer’s celebrated but troubled life. Schouw, together with Musical Director Peter Bailey, lovingly unwraps the layers to reveal Simone’s finest and darkest hours.
Arts critic John Shand wrote of the show that Schouw “immediately establishing that she understood there can be no pretending when conjuring up the spirit of Simone. This had to be about baring the truth, as raw, furious and impassioned as that might be. For the full power of Simone’s material to be unlocked, however, Schouw also had to fleck those more feverish emotions with a profound sense of vulnerability, and this she did with such conviction that you felt it in your very marrow.”
Expect to hear classics such as My Baby Just Cares For Me, House of the Rising Sun, I Loves You Porgy and Four Women. And expect to come away from The Other Woman knowing and feeling things about Simone that you may never have known or felt before.
7pm doors, 8pm show
A beautiful night of music with the Accopony Choir and Paula Punch & the Fireflys .
Paula Punch has recently returned from touring the Californian West Coast and Nashville returns to Django @ Camelo! Her band includes Robin Gist on guitars, Catherine Golden (Bonnie Kay and the Bonafides & The Honey Bogans) on Double Bass, and Tim O’Driscoll on percussion.. Her music is hard to define – but indie folk is probably closest.
Accapony is principally an acapella choir which performs popular songs in a distinct and fun way.
With about 20 members they create a wonderful big sound with loads of personality.
Fiona Cook of the Villbillies Band leads this community choir with her fabulous energy and her steady double bass to underpin this feel good group.
7pm doors, 9pm show
Whole Lotta Soul is exactly that brothers and sisters – a whole lotta GOOD TIMES with a whole lotta GREAT TRACKS that make you wanna DANCE and GROOVE and SHAKE IT LOOSE!!
Get down to songs like, Heatwave, Son of a Preacher, Rock Steady, California Soul, Natural Woman from bands like The Temptations, James Brown, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder!!
Join Murray Cook, Lizzie Mack and their Soul Movin’ band with special guests Mr Scott Holmes (from Lee & Nancy) and Miss Monica “California Soul” McMahon for some sultry Soul Steam to make your moves on the Django dance floor to – start the year off on the GOOD FOOT!!
7pm doors, 9pm show
The world famous Woodstock music festival took place in New York state in 1969. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary this iconic event, some of Sydney’s best singers and musicians will come together to celebrate songs performed by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat and The Band.
This is another show from Access All Eras who have brought other classic album shows to clubs and venues over the last 10 years.The Woodstock show is one of the more interesting shows covering such an eclectic range of artists!
7pm doors, 9pm show
Following fantastic dance nights at Camelot ‘Barrio Latin Soul’ returns to transport you to the barrios of New York for some smooth Soul, funky Latin and groovy Disco celebrating 1960s and 70s Latin Soul, Latin Disco and Boogaloo.
Fusing African American R&B and Soul with Mambo and Cuban Son Montuno and mainly sung in English, the Latin Soul and Boogaloo movement in the 1960’s had a huge influence on the growing Salsa scene in the 1970’s. The unique funky 11-piece all-star band ‘Barrio Soul’ celebrates the era in style and features members of well-known groups, Mucho Mambo, Watussi, El Orqueston, Johnny G and the E types, Hi-Tops Brass Band, Cumbiamuffin and Son Veneno and will set the dance floor alight with some serious Soul, Latin and Disco grooves from artists such as Mongo Santamaria, Joe Bataan, Joe Cuba, Tito Puente, Ray Barretto and Pete Rodriguez.
7pm doors, 9pm show
They’re back! After a sell out show for their last Django appearance, Tricia & the Grey Zone return with their usual eclectic mix of tunes and some new covers.
Hailing from Glasgow but with Motown infusing her huge soul voice, Tricia is backed by the Grey Zone’s punchy sound. Expect everything from blues, psychedelia to retro classics and back again. See you on the dance floor!
7pm doors, 8pm show
Callum Wylie has spent the last couple of years playing shows across Sydney and up and down the East coast of Australia. After a successful tour supporting the critically acclaimed Ahern Brothers, he buckled down and returned to some previously recorded songs to finish them for his second release. Working on the Central Coast with Andrew Beck at Riversong Studios, Callum Wylie was able to craft a four track EP, that is a step up from his debut Tomorrows Sun. In an effort to capture the warmth of his Americana sound, the EP was simply produced with a focus on live takes and acoustic guitar sounds with minimal intervention. The result is an honest depiction of the songs recorded, showing growth between releases. He will be launching his new EP Listen at Django Bar on February 10th.
With shades of yesteryear, and passion only a 6 foot tall ginger can possess, storyteller Jack Rayne depicts the mountainous highs and heartbreaking lows of the day by day in the most beautiful of ways. Boasting one of the most captivating voices on the Australian east coast, the Sydney-sider has graced audiences nation wide with his authentically raw live show. Rayne combines the traditional rustic nature of roots/Americana music with a unique vocal flair, creating a sound that is all his own.
7pm doors, 8pm show
Iconic and enigmatic, Jane Siberry is one of music’s most unique and gifted singer-songwriters. Blessed with a sincere integrity and emotional depth, she has released 14 studio albums, including her well-loved signature song Calling All Angels.
Jane’s songs have been covered by numerous artists, including k.d. lang with her stunning renditions of Love is Everything and the 23rd Psalm-inspired The Valley. She is recognized as a forward-thinking artist, using her creativity both in song and in how she operates in the music business. She was one of the first to set up ‘self-determined transactions’ (pwyw). She continues to explore ways to live healthily as an artist creating an online style-store, webinars, ‘Jane- takes’ (feedback for artists) and passive income streams in order to ‘keep the joy up’ and to remain aware that ‘it is a privilege to be a musician’.
She is on tour for 7 months from November 2018 until June 2019 in her home country Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA performing with equal enthusiasm at Carnegie Hall and living rooms around the world. janesiberry.com
Every Wednesday night…A sketch-club – a life-drawing session – happens in the Django @ Camelot. With evocative live music from a bevy of outstanding musicians – one week it may be jazz piano, the next week Gypsy guitar, the next French Accordion etc etc…A nude model will take to the stage for 2 sets between 6.30pm & 8.15pm, with the musician/s underscoring the session. Cocktails, Young Henry’s on tap, delicious red wines etc available, as are delicious pizzas!
630pm – 815pm | BYO all your own art supplies – pads, pencils etc. Only $10 admission
7pm doors, 8pm show
Abby Dobson, formerly of platinum-selling band Leonardo’s Bride and currently of Aria-nominated French ensemble, Baby et Lulu, returns centre-stage at Camelot Lounge for this Valentines Day Show. Performing with a five-piece band of heartbreakers featuring; heavenly harmonies, strings, piano, bass, guitars…and Abby’s sultry, mournful voice, this show will leave your heart pounding….
“Abby Dobson is blessed with one of the most distinctive voices in Australian music — a smoky, intrinsically romantic instrument that she’s used to bewitch audiences over the years” – The Age, Melbourne
“… I swoon as she effortlessly plays with syncopation and phrasing, melody, and the beating hearts of the audience.” – Revolver, Sydney – Live review
“….startlingly beautiful” – Daily News, New York
“Abby Dobson’s curiously arousing sulk sinks into slow release melodies like a body into a scented bath”. – Rolling Stone, Australia
“A mega-watt powerful voice which conjures melancholy, romance and sex, seemingly out of the ether” – The Independent, England
7pm doors, 8pm show
GREGG ARTHUR My Funny Valentine,
Featuring Jim Pennell, Craig Scott & Michael Avgenicos.
An intimate evening with singer Gregg Arthur and master guitarist Jim Pennell performing the worlds most romantic songs.
Gregg Arthur is an international recording artist and live performer, critically acclaimed by both the press and his peers.
“I love the way you sing. You have a fan in the way you phrase…it’s perfect” -Tony Bennett
“…the finest male jazz singer Australia has produced since Vince Jones” -Eric Myers. The Weekend Australian.
“Some people got it, and some people don’t. Gregg Arthur is one of the ones who does.
It’s the devilish art of being a jazz singer.” -John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald
“In my opinion he is the ultimate crooner” – Maestro Tommy Tycho AM MBE
Gregg Arthur and Camelot Lounge exclusively use Rode Microphones Australia.
7pm doors, 9pm show
The Pigs – Unashamedly hillbilly, Outrageously entertaining
“The musical outrage that is The Pigs!” – Richard Glover (ABC Sydney)
THE family that plays together, stays together and bluegrass band, The Pigs, are living proof as they prepare to unleash their first all original album on the world. Having played music together in the hillbilly mountains of Australia for many years, some say hundreds of years, The Pigs decided in 2004 to come from the remotest corners of the outback to form the band in Sydney. Once the word got around that the family band had gone public with their brand of bluegrass, they were unstoppable and the fans came trotting in.
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