In an age of dancing robots and the electric toothbrush, the Quarry Mountain Dead Rats are taking it back to a simpler time, where the pickin’ was fast and the banjo was king.

With fire in their bellies, these musical comrades hailing from Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula bring their raw and gritty version of bluegrass kicking and hollering into the modern day.

The influence of old-time mountain-music combined with rock‘n’roll sensibilities make the Quarry Mountain Dead Rats an act that make you sit up, take notice and come back for more.

Long live the Dead Rat.

check them out here:
quarrymountaindeadrats

Twistin’ in the Jungle . Freshly picked sounds just off the tree!
From retro hipsters Flipsville ……

from 9.00pm this Saturday 26th November

and coming soon…..

“Quarry Mountain Dead Rats”……………….December 3rd

TONIGHT 19th Nov. from 9.00pm….

The Greasy Hawaiians……..The Ventures meet Link Wray…!
at the Tiki Lounge and Bar 327 Swan St, Richmond

FREE ENTRANCE

The Tiki Bar season of great live bands continues with this groovey line-up of old school RnB, vintage surf rock and new school mountain music

The Greasy Hawaiians……………..Saturday November 19th

Flipsville………………………….…..Saturday November 26th

Quarry Mountain Dead Rats……….Saturday December 3rd

Dont miss Greasy Hawaiians at the Tiki Lounge and Bar,
Saturday November 19th from 8.30pm.
Link Wray meets the Ventures….!! Free Entrance.

They’re back. We had such a fabulous time last month we are doing it all over again on the 28th of October. Bringing new songs, new guitar player, FlipsVille are back to do it again, last Friday of the month at the “Tiki”… It’s gonna be the ginchiest!

This Saturday 15th from 9.00pm at the Tiki Lounge and Bar we will see and hear two entirely different incarnations of this remarkable family of bands: First up “Ben Rogers Trio” play Gypsy jazz, Swing and Blues featuring violin virtuoso Romana Geermans. Followed by the band that has carved a trail across the face of surf guitar music around the globe “Instrumental Asylum”…..
what the world press has to say:

“…pushes the envelope of just what an instrumental surf
trio can do. A muscular, lovingly distorted guitar sound”
Greg Haymes, Times Union (Albany USA)

“…this is a band that takes no prisoners.” – Matthew Frederick, The Age (Australia)

“Instrumental dynamite” – Peter Thomas, Big Beat of the 50s (Australia)

“Huge guitar, intense energy, and very emotional” – Phil Dirt, Reverb Central (USA)

“Without a shadow of a doubt, Ben Rogers is one of the WORLDS great guitar players”- Billy Pinnell, ABC, RRR, 3AW

For more information about these amazing bands go to: www.benrogers.com.au

Instrumental Asylum PLUS
Ben Rogers Trio…………………………….October 15th

Flipsville………………………………………October 28th

The Greasy Hawaiians………………………November 19th

Flipsville……………………………………….November 26th

Quarry Mountain Dead Rats………………..December 3rd

Greasy Hawaiians

Quarry Mountain Dead Rats

Come and join Young UN Women Melbourne for our Pacific themed Affair! Have a tropical cocktail, have a dance, enjoy some cultural entertainment and join in a game of limbo or even enter our hula hooping competition! We’ll also be having a raffle with to opportunity to win many fabulous prizes!

Dress code: Come dressed in your craziest/finest Pacific themed outfits, think Hawaiian shirts, grass skirts, tropical flowers, leis…dress code is optional but person who is judged to have best Pacific themed attire will win a fantastic prize!

Money raised from this night will go directly to supporting the UN Women Pacific Facility Fund to end violence against women in the Pacific region. The Pacific Facility Fund addresses the critical gap in funding and supports smaller grassroots organisations to have the ability to carry out this important work.

Tickets – $35 for Young UN Women Members and early birds (until 23 September)

Tickets $40 from 24 September (limited tickets available at the door)

Ticket price includes 2 cocktails (or mocktails) and fresh tropical
fruit platters.

Tickets on sale now!
Pre-purchase you tickets by going to http://ww.trybooking.com/VGQ
(limited number of tickets available on the door)

The “Tiki Lounge and Bar” says “Aloha!” and warmly welcomes a new tiki bar in the neighbouring suburb of Fitzroy.
The newest tiki bar to open in Melbourne, “The LuWow” in Johnson St, Fitzroy, recently opened to much fanfare and excitement from Tiki fans.
Owner Josh Collins has come to Melbourne from Perth, where he is the owner of the well known “Hula Bula”.
“Tiki Lounge and Bar” in Richmond is proud to welcome “The LuWow”,( although they have different owners of course) as its sister Melbourne” tiki bar”. At “The LuWow” in Johnson St, Fitzroy, Josh and his team have created a full-on tiki and exotica fantasy environment.

Meanwhile at the “Tiki Lounge and Bar” last night managers Dave and Dianne were presented with Tiki mugs created by artist Robbie Toth. Robbie is soon to hold an exhibition of his tiki art at the bar.