Thursday January 28th

Ainslie Wills
Nicola Watson
Yffer

As she prepares to release a new EP later this year, chanteuse Ainslie Wills  brings a new five piece line-up to the Empress to air out some new material from the musical drawing board.
Having been heavily influenced by the likes of  Fiona Apple, Jeff Buckley and Joan as Police Woman, to name a few, Wills and her band offer it up for you the listener. Special Guests include the Nicola Watson and Yffer. Thursday 28th Jan. 8pm

Doors 8.00pm

Friday January 29th

The Box Rockets
Iowa
Million Dollar Pony
Franco Cozzo

Melbourne's freshest sounding indie rock group The Box Rockets descend on The Empress Hotel on Friday January 29, to warm up the room with their triumphant choruses, punk spontaneity and danceable grooves, the likes of which have won them a solid following over the past year, as
well as earning them a reputation as one of the local scene's best live acts. After bidding farewell to an amazing 2009 which saw the band play with Little Red and The Vasco Era, and launch their debut
Throwing Stones EP, the band are well and truly prepared to bring their unique modern rock atmosphere to this treasured Melbourne hangout. Support comes from newly formed melodic grunge rockers Iowa. Million Dollar Pony and Franco Cozzo complete the lineup. Doors open at 8pm and entry is $8.

Doors 8.00pm $8

ARVO - Sat January 30th

Mezz Coleman
Anna Paddick Band

Doors 4.00pm

Saturday January 30th

The Taylor Project - "Love In The Time Of Scurvy" Album Launch
Lindsay Phillips
Tinker & The Poles

Taylor Project showcase traditional instrumentation - shimmering folk arrangements of lap steel, banjo, mandolin and fiddle, and a great country backline - alongside strong female vocals and original song
writing. Their new release Love in the Time of Scurvy draws much inspiration from old stories and books, transformed into catchy ballads with a pub flavour. The songs are populated by characters from strange times and places, including a sailor succumbing to a once widespread maritime condition. The 7-track CD will be launched at the Empress Hotel on Saturday January 30th, with support from Lindsay Phillips, and Tinker and The Poles. Entry is $10 and includes a copy
of the CD.

Doors 8.00pm $10

Sunday January 31st

Autumn Grey
Bright Mountains

Doors 8.00pm

Monday February 1st

SPLODGE! Cult Film Night
Murder At The Gallop (1963)

Doors 7.30pm

Tuesday January 26th

Open Mic

$12 Meals

Registration 7.30pm

Wed February 3rd

Invisible Ink:
Read You Bastards

Doors 8.00pm

Thursday February 4th

Patinka Cha Cha
Flying Scribble
Lehmann B Smith Band

Doors 8.00pm

Friday February 5th

Duncan Graham & His Co-Accused
The Heel Toe Express
The Idle Hoes

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO- Sat February 6th

I=IT
Gosteleradio
Box And Whisker

Doors 4.00pm

ARVO - Sun February 7th

Scott Spark
Courtney Barnett

After growing bearded and pale inside studios and living rooms for the past year or so, Scott Spark setting free a batch of songs, packaged together as the "Kathleen EP". Kathleen itself is all regret set to casio beats and a menagerie of keys. In solo mode, Scott will also preview tunes from his album (due in June). He sings about shift-work, strategies for outsmarting death, the importance of delusions, love, wanderlust at Christmas-time and life's variety of fuck-ups, while plinking the keys of anything that has them. He also has some special guests joining him for his residency - Courtney Barnett (7th), James O'Brien (14th), Yeo (21st), D. Rogers (28th).

Doors 4.00pm

Sunday February 7th

Inevitable Orbit
Free Choice Duo
Andrew Cowie

Doors 8.00pm

Monday February 8th

Wayward Breed
Monty Sparrow Duo

After spending the last quarter of 2009 in Europe writing and playing a series of gigs, Waywardbreed (the solo project for Justin Avery of The Spoils) has returned briefly to the nest of Melbourne to record his first album before flying the coop again and making his way back to Europe for a tour in April/May 2010.
Between recording and doing a series of mind-numbing casual jobs, he will take time out to play a mini residency on Monday nights in February at The Empress of India Hotel. Joining him for these shows
will be Monty Sparrow duo (8th), Andrew McCubbin & The Hope Addicts (15th) and Little John (22nd).

Music begins at 8:30pm. $6 on the door...

Doors 8.00pm

Tuesday February 9th

Open Mic

$12 Meals

Registration 7.30pm

Wed February 10th

Jamie and Alice
Ashley Bee
Carly Fern

Doors 8.00pm

Thursday February 11th

Patinka Cha Cha
Team Yes!
Monica Sonand
Hammocks & Honey

Doors 8.00pm

Friday February 12th

Pear & The Awkward Orchestra
The April Maze
Lady Grey

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO - Sat February 13th

Rusted
Tom Woodward

Doors 4.00pm

Saturday February 13th

Book Launch: Breakfast at Charlie Wongs: The Life and Crimes of The Brutals
Baby Brain

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO- Sun February 14th

Scott Spark
James O'Brien (The Boat People)

After growing bearded and pale inside studios and living rooms for the past year or so, Scott Spark setting free a batch of songs, packaged together as the "Kathleen EP". Kathleen itself is all regret set to casio beats and a menagerie of keys. In solo mode, Scott will also preview tunes from his album (due in June). He sings about shift-work, strategies for outsmarting death, the importance of delusions, love, wanderlust at Christmas-time and life's variety of fuck-ups, while plinking the keys of anything that has them. He also has some special guests joining him for his residency - Courtney Barnett (7th), James O'Brien (14th), Yeo (21st), D. Rogers (28th).

Doors 4.00pm

Sunday February 14th

Popolice
Winterplan
The Analyte
Crab Smasher

Eschew the usual St Valentine's Day tosh of tacky poetry, rip-off prices and pink fluff this year and head down to the Empress for a night of scintillating and darkly seductive live music that will warm
the cockles of singletons and spouses alike. Popolice's scuzzy pop is an intimate experience not to be missed – uplifting and wistful with flashes of melodic charm. Special guests include electro whizz kids
Winterplan on incendiary form with the release of the band's debut EP, Alone is Where the Heart is. While cupid's arrow misfires brilliantly in hailstorm sets from The Analyte and Crab Smasher.

Doors 8.00pm

Monday February 15th

Wayward Breed
Andrew McCubbin & The Hope Addicts

After spending the last quarter of 2009 in Europe writing and playing a series of gigs, Waywardbreed (the solo project for Justin Avery of The Spoils) has returned briefly to the nest of Melbourne to record his first album before flying the coop again and making his way back to Europe for a tour in April/May 2010.
Between recording and doing a series of mind-numbing casual jobs, he will take time out to play a mini residency on Monday nights in February at The Empress of India Hotel. Joining him for these shows
will be Monty Sparrow duo (8th), Andrew McCubbin & The Hope Addicts (15th) and Little John (22nd).

Music begins at 8:30pm. $6 on the door...

Doors 8.00pm

Tuesday February 16th

Open Mic

$12 Meals

Registration 7.30pm

Wed February 17th

Savannah Jo Lack (SF)
Guests

Doors 8.00pm

Thursday February 18th

Patinka Cha Cha
Seagull
Keiran Ryan (Kid Sam)
Roman Holiday

Doors 8.00pm

Friday February 19th

Super Wild Horses
The Twerps
Woollen Kits

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO - Sat February 20th

The Superband
Guests

Doors 4.00pm

Saturday February 20th

Bedwettin Bad Boys
Special Guests

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO- Sun February 21st

Scott Spark
Yeo

After growing bearded and pale inside studios and living rooms for the past year or so, Scott Spark setting free a batch of songs, packaged together as the "Kathleen EP". Kathleen itself is all regret set to casio beats and a menagerie of keys. In solo mode, Scott will also preview tunes from his album (due in June). He sings about shift-work, strategies for outsmarting death, the importance of delusions, love, wanderlust at Christmas-time and life's variety of fuck-ups, while plinking the keys of anything that has them. He also has some special guests joining him for his residency - Courtney Barnett (7th), James O'Brien (14th), Yeo (21st), D. Rogers (28th).

Doors 4.00pm

Sunday February 21st

The Points North (USA)
James Kenyon & The Lloyd Wier

Doors 8.00pm

Monday February 22nd

Wayward Breed
Little John

After spending the last quarter of 2009 in Europe writing and playing a series of gigs, Waywardbreed (the solo project for Justin Avery of The Spoils) has returned briefly to the nest of Melbourne to record his first album before flying the coop again and making his way back to Europe for a tour in April/May 2010.
Between recording and doing a series of mind-numbing casual jobs, he will take time out to play a mini residency on Monday nights in February at The Empress of India Hotel. Joining him for these shows
will be Monty Sparrow duo (8th), Andrew McCubbin & The Hope Addicts (15th) and Little John (22nd).

Music begins at 8:30pm. $6 on the door...

Doors 8.00pm

Tuesday February 23rd

Open Mic

$12 Meals

Registration 7.30pm

Thursday February 25th

Patinka Cha Cha
Future Happiness
Maudita

Doors 8.00pm

Friday February 26th

Dog With Wheels
Guest

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO Sat February 27th

The Tequila Mockingbirds
Ruby For Lucy
Genevieve & Jezebel

Doors 4.00pm

Saturday February 27th

Children Of The Wave
Slaughter Matthew
The Leafs
Monica Sonand

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO- Sun February 28th

Scott Spark
D. Rogers

After growing bearded and pale inside studios and living rooms for the past year or so, Scott Spark setting free a batch of songs, packaged together as the "Kathleen EP". Kathleen itself is all regret set to casio beats and a menagerie of keys. In solo mode, Scott will also preview tunes from his album (due in June). He sings about shift-work, strategies for outsmarting death, the importance of delusions, love, wanderlust at Christmas-time and life's variety of fuck-ups, while plinking the keys of anything that has them. He also has some special guests joining him for his residency - Courtney Barnett (7th), James O'Brien (14th), Yeo (21st), D. Rogers (28th).

Doors 4.00pm

Sunday February 28th

Uni & Her Ukelele (USA)
Meredith Axelrod (USA)
Guests

Doors 8.00pm

Monday March 1st

SPLODGE! CULT FILM NIGHT!

Doors 7.00pm

Tuesday March 2nd

Open Mic

$12 Meals

Registration 7.30pm

Wednesday March 3rd

Invisible Ink:
Read You Bastards

Doors 8.00pm

Thursday March 4th

Emma Wall
Kristy Apps

Doors 8.00pm

Friday March 5th

Gossling EP Launch
Special Guests

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO - Sat March 5th

Alexandria
Guests

Doors 8.00pm

Saturday March 6th

Gossling EP Launch
Special Guests

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO - Sun March 7th

Travis Marke
Guests

Doors 8.00pm

Sunday March 7th

Little Rain
Special Guests

Doors 8.00pm

Wednesday March 10th

Split Sombre
Lehmann B Smith

Doors 8.00pm

Thursday March 11th

Public Melody Number One
Guests

Doors 8.00pm

Saturday March 13th

The General Assembly
Guests

Doors 8.00pm

ARVO - Sun March 14th

Travis Marke
Guest

Doors 8.00pm

Monday March 15th

Domenic Diabislo

Doors 8.00pm