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POLYFEST: 30 YEARS OF POLYESTER RECORDS
Co-presented with Polyester Records and Wing & Gill
CHRIS COHEN (USA)
PERSONAL & THE PIZZAS (USA) BEACHES NEW WAR TERRIBLE TRUTHS SONGS DUO
SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 12 PM – 7 PM THE RESIDENCE
In 1983, Vicki Phillips saw beyond the boarded-up wasteland of Brunswick Street and decided to open a record store as an outlet for her jazz obsession. Originally ‘Dizzy Spinners’, the name later changed to Polyester Records; a store which has since gone on to become a cultural institution for Melbourne. Over three decades, Polyester’s ethos has remained unchanged; passionately supporting the local music scene through regular in-stores and album launches, and championing the best music from around the globe. For one very special day at The Residence, Polyester Records celebrates its 30th birthday with a party to end all parties. Producing psychedelic-pop with unexpected arrangements, Chris Cohen (USA) carries an intimidating resume, having been a member of The Curtains, Cryptacize, Deerhoof and Natural Dreamers, and touring musician
with White Magic, Cass McCombs, Haunted Graffiti and Danielson. A singing-drummer, Cohen also records his own bass, Casio MT65, piano, and guitar. Three greasy New Jersey goons, Personal & the Pizzas (USA) are self-professed rock’n’rollin, beer-swilling delinquents. Audiences can expect a doozy of a stage show, with the boys’ common antics involving whipping chains, throwing guitars, and hurling boiled tomatoes at the audience. Post-punk and 70s in?uenced band Terrible Truths will offer ecstatic, intense pop songs, while Sydney-siders Songs Duo capture the infectious simplicity of The Clean, t HZ[?[X[\?H?????[K[?H]Z[?\??[?X[]\??YH?[??H?H?Y??Y???\][??H\?H[?K]\\?H???Y[??\??x?&\??]??\?]H??[X??HH?Z]\??\?Z\???[??[???XX?\?[?[?][??[?\??]X?????\???]??\????P??U? ???H?? ?HN
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