It's hard to imagine a Rosemount show matching up to a house party or a festival, but that was the challenge for Melbourne quartet Luca Brasi. Cramming a city's worth of fans into the tight corridor that is 459 Bar, the punks were ready to make noise and break expectations.

Starting off the night was Flowermouth, a grungy four-piece who gelled together thumping vocal beats and tectonic bass movements into viscous audio plasma, but only for 15 minutes. Luckily Monuments were quick to follow and the hardcore punk five-piece brought the racket back with intensity, pulling out solid, consistent punk tracks.

Grim Fandango had set up third, surprising everyone who was expecting the as-yet unheard Grim Fernando to be performing. Never a band to disappoint, Grim Fandango smashed out a set full of fan favourite indie-punk tunes, having turned their back on any obvious A Day to Remember or Taking Back Sunday influences they may have picked up interstate. With the world's biggest drum beats and a more than active stage presence, Grim proved again just how fierce their songs can get, and in the tiny hallway the sound was dirty and sincere and inescapable.

The crowd reached epic levels of rowdy as Tassie lads Luca Brasi took the stage. Without even room to stoically cross your arms let alone hold a beer, the audience erupted into a frenzied mosh as the punk four-piece catapulted into their set. The mix had settled into the cramped atmosphere and each instrument found its place in the sound, bringing out the skittering guitar leads and trademark Aussie vocal hooks just as strong as the bolstering bass behind it.

New single, Borders And Statelines, brought in many a thrust fist, while classic hits, Southbound and Isaac Bowen, cut with kick-drum cannon fire and slam-beat shrapnel. The crowd stayed loud and vocal through to the end, and Luca Brasi finished up their heart-on-their-sleeve punk rock set with a plethora of shout-outs to bands and friends, showcasing the intimate and personal vibe that holds the punk scene together.