Live and Local: Family Jams Spotswood

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Featuring Nikodimos and Adrian Eagle, Charlie Needs Braces, DJ Sikander and more.

Family Jams brings the best of Melbourne's original, live music scene to kids, young people and their elders, making this a gig for all ages to come together. So, bring the family, get the parents’ group together, or gather your mates and come on down to Live & Local: Family Jams.

The Spotswood-Kingsville RSL will host Nikodimos and Adrian Eagle, Charlie Needs Braces, and local youth bands Femme Fatales and The Old Fashions, with DJ Sikander (from PBS’s Tiger Beats, Elephant Grooves) on the decks. 

Free, bookings required

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About the Artists

Adrian Eagle is an ARIA Award-winning Soul singer/song-writer, who has shared his journey of overcoming mental health struggles with the release of his first project, “Mama” which took airwaves, releasing through Bob Marley’s record label. Bringing the positive vibrations - Adrian’s music has left his fans eager for the next instalment.  

Nikodimos has just come off the back of a world tour of his last release titled What Colour is the End?, and has collaborated with internationally acclaimed artists such as Hiatus Kaiyote, John Carrol Kirby, Eddie Chacon and Wayne Snow. Born and raised in Hobsons Bay, he is a musical producer, artist and multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire. 

Together Nikodimos and Adrian Eagle aim to raise, empower and uplift the consciousness of the next generation with these joy filled, soulful, loving songs. 2024 brings the world a special children’s project titled “Cosmic Seeds”. 


Charlie Needs Braces comes from Naarm musician Charlie Woods. Charlie is a proud GuriNgai woman, a direct descendant of Bungaree and Matora–the lands running from the Central Coast of NSW along the mouth of the Hawkesbury river and into Northern Sydney. 

Having played on stage with bands such as The Teskey Brothers, Casey Donovan, The Seven Ups, and TEK TEK Ensemble, Naarm based musician Charlie Woods is venturing out to launch her solo project. 

In 2022 Charlie was awarded ‘First Place’ from the ‘Upstart Awards’, and in 2023 received the 'Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent' through Music Victoria. 


DJ Sikander is Pradip Sarkar, best known for his regular show on PBS, Tiger Beats, Elephant Grooves. He brings hip hop, techno-folk styles, Bollywood/Tollywood/Kollywood bangers, and DJ culture permeating the street festivals and clubs of South Asia to Melbourne. Brace yourself for some beat-driven and groove-based South Asian action! 


The Old Fashions are a quintet that was created through high school music class camaraderie. With an aim to uphold the atmosphere of 60s music (and beyond) they take their audience back in time, reviving classics and reworking modern tunes to create upbeat performances. They venture into musical landscapes from rock to jazz, always with a retro flair.  

 


Note: BYO earmuffs/hearing protection. Volume will be kept to safe levels, but many kids are more comfortable with hearing protection. Don’t own any? Buy your own from your local hardware store, it’s a good investment in your kid’s gig-going future!

If you have any accessibility requirements, please email arts@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au.

When

  • Sunday, 19 May 2024 | 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Location

Spotswood Kingsville RSL, 59 The Avenue, Spotswood, 3015, View Map

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