Things to Do in Newcastle

Forged during COVID-19 lockdown in a Melbourne house studio, Playlunch is the chaotic, genre-blending fusion of retro dance music, late ’90s/early 2000s Australian nostalgia and tongue-in-cheek suburban swagger, the band has carved out its own irreverent lane dubbed “Bogan Funk.

White Denim is a bluesy, jazzy, garage-rock trio, hailing from Austin, Texas USA. According to vocalist/guitarist James Petralli, White Denim’s songs are the musical manifestations of abstract paintings or philosophical tracts. He explained to UK music magazine the NME: "The things that I like to read are generally abstract. I like patterns, I like reading poetry and avant-garde prose and I'm more interested in musical patterns in literature than I am in long-form narratives. I look at paintings and try to visualise an object or image, then assimilate how that makes me feel into a series of phrases and try to make it musical."