2022 EVENTS ARCHIVE
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Homophonic! presents RESPECT
Homophonic! is bringing the disco ball to the Fitzroy Town Hall and celebrating the long and proud history of queer musical artistry with a program written by, for, and about lgbtiq+ victorians.
Ritual Community Music with Adam Gołębiewski, Eva Birch with J and Alexandra Spence
Vocalism, drum and tactile synthesis. Three concerts in the Oratory featuring YL Hooi, Bhairavi Raman, Lyra Pramuk (US/DE), Fabulous Diamonds, Adam Gołębiewski (PL), Eva Birch with J, and Alexandra Spence. Sunday evenings through July at Abbotsford Convent from Liquid Architecture.
Fia Fiell and E Bobby G
Fia Fiell is the moniker of Vietnamese-Australian electronic musician, synthesist, composer and pianist Carolyn Schofield. Drawing on her classical training, she performs as a keyboardist on multiple synthesisers, playing and processing them in real time to create otherworldly and unsettling soundscapes that meld lush melodic cycles and ecstatic drones.
Croissants and Whiskey
Combining four of Melbourne’s most versatile and in demand musicians, Croissants & Whiskey brings a new energy to ancient instruments as part of Leaps & Bounds + Beyond 2022. At their debut solo concert, Croissants & Whiskey celebrates the joy of making music together in a fascinating, diverse program of Australian music, both old and new.
Coady Green & Christopher Smith – Liszt Complete Hungarian Rhapsodies for Four Hands
Australian pianist Coady Green and British pianist Christopher Smith both had successful concert careers in London before relocating to Australia several years ago. In Australia, they are the only pianists to have performed the six Hungarian Rhapsodies that Liszt prepared for four hands from the orchestral versions.
WHAT I LEARNT FROM FRANZ LISZT: The Magic; the Music; the Memories
David Hood will provide a pre-concert talk on the music of Liszt and provide a reflection on having Liszt as a musical companion over many decades & touching on nationality; Liszt’s creative journey & importance; & the odd trickster moment, during his long life.
Lullabies by Nat Bartsch
Nat Bartsch is a genre-bending pianist and composer blending neoclassical and jazz to create lyrical, beautiful music. In 2017, Nat became a mother and created a suite of lullabies, inspired by Max Richter’s Sleep album and the children’s genre-crossing of the Teeny Tiny Stevies. Influenced by music therapy research and her son’s stages of development, Nat composed a series of pieces designed to encourage babies to sleep.
Ritual Community Music with Lyra Pramuk and Fabulous Diamonds
Vocalism, drum and tactile synthesis. Three concerts in the Oratory featuring YL Hooi, Bhairavi Raman, Lyra Pramuk (US/DE), Fabulous Diamonds, Adam Gołębiewski (PL), Eva Birch with J, and Alexandra Spence. Sunday evenings through July at Abbotsford Convent from Liquid Architecture.
Labels Live presents Flightless & Friends — NEW DATE!
Our fave local indie record label and makers of magic, Flightless Records, are extremely proud to present; Flightless & Friends at the Collingwood Town Hall Ballroom on Sunday June 26th.
POSTPONED: Ritual Community Music with YL Hooi and Bhairavi Raman
Vocalism, drum and tactile synthesis. Three concerts in the Oratory featuring YL Hooi, Bhairavi Raman, Lyra Pramuk (US/DE), Fabulous Diamonds, Adam Gołębiewski (PL), Eva Birch with J, and Alexandra Spence. Sunday evenings through July at Abbotsford Convent from Liquid Architecture.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds: Sunday 10 July
Q+ is coming to the Collingwood Town Hall.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds is a day-to-night free outdoor event that welcomes the whole rainbow community and their friends.
SOLD OUT: A Night with Uncle Jack Charles
Join national treasure, award-winning actor, Aboriginal elder and activist Uncle Jack Charles for an evening of truth, love, laughter and legendary storytelling. As befits the runaway popularity of A Night With Uncle Jack. Uncle Jack will be joined by surprise special guests on the night.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds - Saturday 9 July
Q+ is coming to the Collingwood Town Hall.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds is a day-to-night free outdoor event that welcomes the whole rainbow community and their friends.
RocKwiz Live!
Julia and Brian will be bringing their unique brand of entertainment to showcase local artists and highlight the unique Australian musical voice of our First People.
Special guests and the RocKwiz OrKestra will make this show one not to miss.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds - Friday 8 July
Q+ is coming to the Collingwood Town Hall.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds is a day-to-night free outdoor event that welcomes the whole rainbow community and their friends.
Syzygy Ensemble
Syzygy Ensemble is an award-winning contemporary music group based in Melbourne. Since forming in 2010 they have gained a reputation as one of Australia’s finest new music ensembles, lauded for their virtuoso precision, innovative programming, and ability to connect viscerally with their audiences.
The Dancing Peacock-A journey across India
Presented by Studio J and Sapphire Dance, this dance extravaganza will take you through the many regions of India, featuring dance styles unique to each area.
The Punters Club Reunion Show
Getting the band(s) back together! Join us for a trip down memory lane – aka 1990s Brunswick Street – as we pay homage to the musos who helped shape the Melbourne music scene.
FesTavares
FesTavares is a celebration of connection, culture and creativity in the Collingwood community. Highlighting the naming of Tavares Lane after Antonio Tavares, the first non-indigenous person of colour and first person from public housing to have a street named after them.
Queering the Pitch Pt. 2: Storytime with The Reginas
Storytime with the Reginas, a punk-inspired, raucous and frank, feminist comedy cabaret show at iconic Hare Hole. The Reginas are politically engaged, sometimes enraged and refuse to be enslaved in a society that can accept and condone misogynist values.
Creme de la Femme
Evelyn Hotel, Leaps And Bounds and Emma Volard are proud to present this years Creme De La Femme. This is a night of some of the best emerging artists Naarm has to offer featuring Emma Volard, Ebiphe Komang (SOLO) & Special Guest DJ's.
MCD Cinderella Ball
Enjoy an evening of dancing and live music at this Cinderella-themed ball, presented by the Melbourne Colonial Dancers Inc. MCD Inc. is a not-for-profit association that has been meeting weekly since 1974.
Queers to the Front
Leaps and Bounds Festival and Bad Decisions present QUEERS TO THE FRONT!
A night celebrating LGBTQI+ artists with Bands, Drag and Alternative/Heavy/Punk DJ's
Porpoise Spit with Way Shit and Lick Lash at Nighthawks
Porpoise Spit are rounding up the rats at Nighthawks for Leaps and Bounds! With mates Way Shit and Lick Lash on the 2nd of July- this will be a doozy. Doors are at 8pm and you can buy tickets on the door for $15. See you there ratbags!
HONEY SMACK Live Acid Techno Set
In collaboration with Leaps & Bounds Music Festival, Glamorama invites one of Melbourne's most renowned live techno musicians to push the boundaries of the genre through our top of the line Funktion-One sound system.
Our secret headliner is the one and only Honeysmack! Join us as an absolute icon brings his live techno acid set under the lasers for a floor shaking and ground stomping riot.
Featuring support sets from Indicia and Sindy, two innovative artists making strong moves within the dance-music scene.
Ajak Kwai at The Tramway Hotel
Australia's contemporary South Sudanese songstress, Ajak Kwai brings her stunning, distinctive vocals to The Tramway Hotel for Leaps & Bounds Festival, 2022.
Fitzroyalty
Produced by Mary Mihelakos ‘Fitzroyalty’ programmed by Mary Mihelakos will celebrate the soul, funk, blues and hip hop legends of Brunswick street, featuring Spoonful, Swingin’ Sidewalks, Acapelicans, and more.
RAH! RAH! #2.2: Feminist Punk Rock Retrospective of Melbourne Music
Sonic aGender and Leaps and Bounds are stoked to announce Rah! Rah! #2.2: a feminist punk retrospective of Melbourne music! This sequel event continues the narrative Melbourne feminist punk - as an ideology, a practice and a sound - over the past four decades.
Bringing together generations of female and gender diverse artists from Melbourne’s punk rock scenes, Rah Rah#2.2 will be staged on Saturday 2nd of July as part of this year’s Leaps and Bounds Festival. Indulge in an arvo session of talks panels and intimate performances, this time in the regal surrounds of the Rosina Auditorium at the Abbotsford Convent.
Moor Music presents IN CLOUDS
One year after the COVID cancellation of the original IN CLOUDS, Moor Music and Leaps & Bounds are back with a sacrilegious sonic sermon of biblical proportions — IN CLOUDS
Resurrected and reimagined over 8 hours and across two spellbinding stages, IN CLOUDS will showcase the holy vanguards of Melbourne's underground music scene, with a procession of the city's highest-flying live-music angels performing in all their gossamer glory.
Afrosphere
Melbourne International Jazz Festival and Leaps and Bounds Music Festival present a night of Afro Jazz and beats at the Abbotsford Convent.
After a hugely successful collaboration in Burnley Park over summer, Yarra is teaming up with Melbourne Int’ Jazz Festival again for an unmissable night of body-moving music.