This June Dez Dare will be returning home for 4 shows to celebrate the release of his 4th album and the 1st to be released via God Unknown Records, ‘A Billion Goats. A Billion Sparks. Fin.’. On past records Dare has fought beasts and beats alike, waging a fuzz war and tackling the biggest topics the world has to face; Doom scrolling, capitalist demagogues, a passionate dislike of the beach in summer. On this record he leaves the sardonic frustration behind for sarcastic existentialism, zeroing in on the big philosophical questions, and the pedantic shards of nonsense that make up our existence. Piling up the synths, noise boxes and guitar pedals, Dez set about building a soundscape of noise and ideas around the nature of reality, time, and how we interact with them. From the music you would play in your last moments, to the reverse Darwinism of modern society, to arguing with time itself, and very boring people talking at you, all is covered here for the aspiring existentialist. The self-produced Australian, AKA Darren Smallman (Low Transit Industries, Warped, The Sound Platform), has spent over 3 decades producing music, releasing and touring bands, and doing live sound for z-grade metal bands. Growing up in the coastal town of Geelong (Djilang) in Australia, he was introduced to the DIY punk and rock scene at 15 and this community and the ideas rooted in the underground music scene have guided his output and ethics throughout his career. ‘A Billion Goats. A Billion Sparks. Fin.’ out now on God Unknown. "Sounds like MONSTER MAGNET and DEVO caught in a drug bust. Highly unique and highly recommended." MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL "There's an anarchic joy to Smallman's DIY production." The Wire "The Australian psych-punk legend is a true underground hero." Clash "Pulsing electro-punk." Vive Le Rock

FREE ENTRY - 8PM BLANCO TRANCO and KITE VENDOR are finally playing a gig together! Head to THE GEM on SUNDAY 22nd JUNE to catch these two Melbourne dreampop heavyweights on the same evening! Sip on a pint of stout and enjoy the luscious reverb saturating the room. Oh, and it's a FREE show!! This long-awaited collab is not one to be missed! We acknowledge that this event takes place on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, and we pay respects to elders past, present, and emerging.