Three Things To Do This International Women’s Day

Here are three events we’ll be attending (and you should too) supporting and celebrating women this weekend!

1. Two Birds Australia’s first female owned brewery – Two Birds Brewing are hosting a night of good tunes and great beer! Punters will be able to take in the talents from some of Two Birds favourite musical queens including, Empat Lima, Zoë Fox, Mimi Gilbert and DJ Annaliese Replica (3RRR) while enjoying beer made specially for the occasion, Warrior Woman. Two Birds Brewery, 136 Hall St, Spotswood Friday, 6 March 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm MORE INFO HERE 2. The Mammas at Yah Yahs The Mamas Public Holiday Eve at Yah Yahs. A righteous evening of Girl Power, RnB bangers, and throwback anthems to get everyone back in line! Listen to their latest release ‘Dancefloor’ by The Mamas here Yah Yahs, 99 Smith St, Fitzroy Sunday, 8th of March 8:00 pm – 5:00 am MORE INFO HERE 3. Nat Bartsch’s Lullaby Project at the  Jazz Lab

MJC Presents: Nat Bartsch’s Lullaby Project at the Jazz Lab – Melbourne pianist Nat Bartsch composes ethereal, gentle music that explores the space between jazz and classical genres. Nat is now reinterpreting this music in a jazz context, with a forthcoming ABC Jazz release. To celebrate International Women’s Day Nat Bartsch recaps this work with Anita Quayle (cello), Robbie Melville (guitar), Charlie Rank (double bass) and Maddison Carter (drums). Jazzlab 27 Leslie St, Brunswick Sunday, 8th of March 8pm MORE INFO HERE

New releases this week from Female Artists

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• Anna Calvi – Hunted Anna Calvi releases a reworking of her 2018 album Hunter on the 6^th of march. With the first track already released “Don’t Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy” featuring Courtney Barnett, more collaborating are expected from the likes of Joe Talbot (IDLES), Charlotte Gainsbourg and Julia Holter.

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• Anita Lester – Erato releases her debut EP ‘Erato’ with the launch at The Jazzlab on Wednesday the 4^th of March. Erato is a collection of songs and poems focusing around sex, death and longing.

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• Caroline Rose – Superstar available on the 6^th of March – the bigger, badder, glitter-driven record by Caroline Rose. Written as a sequel to 2018’s LONER, 2020 release “plays out like an epic movie about the pursuit of fame and fortune,” Rose states. “I’ve always been fascinated by this pursuit, but what’s even more fascinating is what happens when it fails”

MIJF International Women’s day Spotify Playlist

We created a playlist dedicated to some of our favourite female artists for this International Women’s Day