‘Social Sanctuary’ with Giant Hammer, Mature Themes + Gigi.

FREE ENTRY | $20 CHICKEN & EGGPLANT PARMAS | $10 PINTS OF MOUNTAIN GOATKick those Monday blues to the curb at Social Sanctuary – your weekly night of free live music at NSC. We've lined up a stellar roster of your fave local artists and some exciting new talents breezing through town!This week Giant Hammer are stopping by for a show along their ‘Three Tulips’ single release tour, with special guests Mature Themes and Gigi. Giant Hammer is an Eora/Sydney-based rock band. Working towards a sound that is loud and literate, the group’s five members each bring their distinct voice and flavour to the band. The songs are sweet and sour, bouncing between twee, Go-Betweens-adjacent numbers and dirty rockers a la Sonic Youth or Fugazi. Their newest single, Three Tulips / Argonauts, sits on the gentler side of their catalogue, and marks their first release with new members Lewis Mosley and August Graham.Naarm/Melbourne five piece garage psych outfit Mature Themes return to Social Sanctuary. So far in 2025, the group released two singles, ‘Sweet Release’ and ‘Bows + Arrows’, from their upcoming debut record ‘Another Kind of Life’ – nine tracks of raucous and cinematic psychedelia. 'Another Kind of Life' - cements the band as an up and comer to watch, showcasing their ability to cover wide terrain within the psych and garage rock subgenres. Recorded and produced by James Cowling (Go Dog Go), the album was carefully crafted throughout 2024 in their home studio, with Lloyds's production giving the songs a depth and variety previously unexplored by the band.‘Gigi.’ marks the first solo venture from Naarm artist Gigi Argiro (Public Figures, Sunfruits, Elizabeth M. Drummond, Folk Bitch Trio). Stepping out on their own, Gigi uses this project as a space to unravel stories of identity, relationships, and all the mess, clarity, and emotion that comes with growing up. Rooted in the 90s alternative rock they were raised on, ‘Gigi.’ channels the spirit of guitar-forward, feedback-laced, and melody soaked alternative rock. The result is a sound that feels intimate and expansive, nostalgic but full of new energySocial Sanctuary is proud to be sponsored by Mountain Goat.Our show is being held on the lands of the Wurundjeri People and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this land we are gathered on. We also pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and Aboriginal Elders of other communities that may join us for our show.THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+

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FREE ENTRY | $20 PARMAS | $10 PINTS