Rickey Calloway – Instore Signing
Posted by Chris in Live music, News, People on May 18th, 2022
We are super excited to be hosting THE KING OF FUNK, the incredible RICKEY CALLOWAY at Northside Records on Friday 20th of May! Join us to Get Down with Rickey before he busts out to his Night Cat Show with Japanese funk lords OSAKA MONAURAIL.
We’re also honoured to have the Legendary Sir WALDO WEATHERS (James Brown Band 1993-2008) joining us, along with Minister for New New Super Heavy Funk, RYO NAKATA, lead singer and front man from Osaka Monaurail. It’s a funk overload! Hopefully members of the band will also join and be around to sign your records.
We’ll have a selection of Rickey Calloway 45s for sale – or you can bring your own records. Keeping it ON THE ONE will be MISTAREX, dropping Rickey Calloway heaters, Funk Night & Kay Dee essentials, and classic James Brown instrumentals. We might even get Rickey to sing – but no promises.
Don’t forget the Osaka Monaurail gig kicks off from 8pm at the Night Cat. Get Down!
BUMPY “Return Home” new 7″ out on Northside Records and an INSTORE
Posted by Chris in Album Launch, Fresh stock on May 11th, 2022
Our next release is out on FRIDAY!!!!
Naarm/Melbourne-based soul artist and proud Noongar woman Bumpy presents her new single, ‘Return Home’, it illuminates the transportive nature of BUMPY, guiding the listener through a world in which vulnerability is strength and power is quiet but self-assured.
Described by Bumpy as an ode to home and “the people, places and connections that make us feel grounded and at ease”, ‘Return Home’ is propelled by stirring strings arranged by Aaron Wyatt, who recently marked history as the first Indigenous conductor of an Australian state orchestra.
The lead vocalist of Naarm/Melbourne neo-soul outfit SQUID NEBULA , Bumpy emerged as a solo artist in late 2020 with her debut single ‘Falling’. Falling is featured on the record as well!
So happy to have Bumpy join the incredible crew of local musicians on the Northside Records label to be our 28th release!!!
The single is released digitally next Wednesday, the vinyl will be out Friday!
The INSTORE will be super special with visuals provided by SIMBIOTIC VISUALS. Come along at 6pm…. b#…….band will be on at 6.05pm and we will be all finished by 7pm……
Harvey Sutherland Instore – May 5
Posted by Chris in Fresh stock, Gigs, Live music, News on May 2nd, 2022
We’re super excited to present another Live Instore at Northside Records!
INSTORE
HARVEY SUTHERLAND + FULL LIVE BAND
THURSDAY 5th MAY, 6pm – 7pm
This Thursday is a live band celebration of the incredible DEBUT album by local legend HARVEY SUTHERLAND. It’s called BOY, and it is a narrative of NEUROTIC FUNK.
Harvey Sutherland has established himself as one of the greatest funk performers in this town and will shut down the block. Get down to get down. The band will come on just after 6pm…. Smoke machines and thick funkmosphere no doubt!
Do not be late.
+ If you don’t already have the new LP, don’t delay. They are flying out the door.
Check out the Feeling Of Love clip from new LP below.
RECORD STORE DAY LISTS and SET TIMES
So far the Record Store Day releases we have are all listed HERE more might turn up later today or even next week. Keep an eye on our socials for more details.
the set times for the live acts are
RSD SET TIMES
STORE OPEN 9am
DANIKA 12 noon
NIKODIMOS. 2pm
FLY BOY JACK 3pm
GLASS BEAMS 4:30pm
rumoured LIVE POP UP SPECIAL GUESTS. 4pm
Record Store Day 2022
Posted by Chris in Gigs, Live music, News on April 16th, 2022
INSTORE SIGNING with MARCOS VALLE and AZYMUTH
Crown Ruler, Northside Records & Duke Street Block Party proudly present…
AZYMUTH & MARCOS VALLE (BRAZIL) // IN-STORE SIGNING
Two of the most iconic and influential archetypes of modern Brazilian music. Legacies that have proliferated and pushed since the 1960s, remaining just as relevant nearly six decades later.
Coinciding with three hotly anticipated performances at The Night Cat, it is with great privilege we invite you to come meet and greet the living legends – Azymuth and Marcos Valle – for a very special in-store signing @ Northside Records – Friday 18th March, 5-7pm.
That’s right, Gertrude Street just might get shut down as Brazilian royalty come to grace Naarm’s funky music institution. A rare occasion to get up close and personal with the minds of those who literally reshaped music history. Bacana!
For those of you who might want to add some of their storied catalogs to your collection (signed copies with a memory at that), Northside Records will be stocked up with plenty of Brazilian ‘bossa-samba-funk-fusion’ wax goodness on the day.
This is an entirely FREE event and as you’d expect, we’re anticipating a serious turn out. We encourage you to get down early to ensure you have enough time to meet your idols.
Given their significance, it’s mind boggling to think Azymuth will only now make their Australian debut while Marcos Valle makes his return for the first time since 2007.
Valle and Azymuth’s enduring influence on funk, soul, samba, jazz, pop and even rock of the world, cannot be underestimated; an adventurous brand of fusion which continues to be an inspiration for artists everywhere. A who’s who of contemporary iconoclasts have sampled, remixed, repurposed or collaborated with the giants – Madlib, Roni Size, MF Doom, IG Culture, Flying Lotus, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammed, Mark Pritchard, Theo Parrish, 4Hero and so on; Such is the lasting legacy of these genre-bending radicals who continue to create genuinely pertinent music to this day.
Between these savant’s they’ve worked with them all – Sarah Vaughn, Frank Sinatra, Sergio Mendes, Stevie Wonder, Leon Ware, Chicago, Jorge Ben, Airto Moreira, Chick Corea, George Duke, Milton Nascimento, Tim Maia to list just a handful. They’ve made global pop hits and explored the more esoteric. Sampled by the likes of Jay Z, Kanye West, Will.I.Am the music continues to influence today’s pop culture.
A more than complimentary double header, the occasional collaborators both define not only the story of Rio’s bursting bossa-nova and samba scenes of the 60s/70s but also the forward-thinking imagination to take those traditions to expansive new territories, helping explore modern music’s potential.
On parallel journeys, each have continuously evolved and found new generations of fans, occasionally crossing paths on recordings or live performances to this day. The two combine once more for a bonafide flex of their repertoire and improvisational mastery. A showcase of some of the most defining Brazilian music made and its lasting impact on the world.
feel free to call us here at NORTHSIDE RECORDS on 94177557 if you would like any more information.
This event will take place on the lands of the Wurrundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. Crown Ruler and Northside Records acknowledge their Elders past and present, and pay their respect to all First Nations people. Always Was, Always Will Be.
THE FUNK FLOWS FREELY
THE STORE IS OPEN DAILY FROM 11am
the funk is back on the rack. Soul Jazz Records come to the party with a triple New Orleans funk 45 surprise. Come visit the store to get your self hooked up with these great records. Eddie Bo productions are enough to promise nothing but the funkiest from Crescent City.
AND we’re BACK
Thanks for all the online support during the strict lockdown in (so called ) Melbourne. We were so happy so much music got released during this time.
Please step through to the store as we have lots of exciting new sections to share with you. The store has even been rearranged a bit too!
We are open DAILY from 11am – 6pm.
LOCKDOWN DIGGING
The storefront remains CLOSED but the ONLINE is OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
CLICK HERE TO GET to our DISCOGS PAGE and surf through all our new records. Also are you on our EMAIL LIST? That is the best way to get all of the funky funky lowdown. Records, gigs, NEWS, giveaways and MORE.
we are offering FREE DELIVERY for orders over $50 and of course NATIONWIDE SHIPPING for orders over $100.
The store is open nearly every day for CLICK N COLLECT.
Feel free to call the store on 94177557
email to chris@northsiderecords.com.au
DM us through the socials
BACK OPEN AGAIN
Hey Peoples,
our doors are open again! Finally able to see your pretty faces again. Our hours are 11am DAILY and we close daily at 6pm except Sunday 5pm.
RECORD STORE DAY 2021 pt 2
Welcome to the latest RECORD STORE DAY drop. This one is happening during a SNAP LOCKDOWN here in Melbourne and therefore we must close the storefront. HOWEVER…..RSD just now happens ONLINE.
click HERE IS THE LIST OF AMAZING releases for the day. Lots of incredible LOCAL goodness and also some wild overseas releases as well. There are also some crates of $30 REISSUES that become $25 REISSUES if you get 6 of them for only $150. It’s good to get a balance of expensive and more affordable records on offer.
Also you can browse our entire catalog HERE ON DISCOGS as well.
we had planned ot offer you an incredible FREE LIVE SHOW from HIATUS KAIYOTE in our car park our the back but that was unable to happen now. Lets all just keep it in our dreams for now.
RECORD STORE DAY 2021 change ONLINE ONLY now
Record Store Day will go ahead online.
Unfortunately the show with @hiatuskaiyote will not happen with the lockdown.
We will put out an email and out on our website at 2pm today with all the records that will be available from 9am on Saturday morning.
We will have exclusive local releases and imported ones as well.
We will have crates of SOUL JAZZ LATIN FUNK KRAUTROCK REGGAE SOUNDTRACKS classic reissues that are $30 each but if you get 6 LPs they will be $150 so only $25 each.
We will be offering FREE DELIVERIES (within 20kms) for $100+ orders for Record Store Day orders.
The records will be up on our seller page on @discogs
Click n collect is available at staggered times, to maintain safety for all.
Massive respect to @hiatuskaiyote for offering to do a free show on the funky streets of Fitzroy. Big thanks to City Of Yarra for facilitating a potential STREET SHUTDOWN for the funk!
Hopefully it happens one day again.
RECORD STORE DAY is a worldwide celebration of independent records stores. Get around yours