Vintage vibe
Yarraville duo Annie & Bern have taken their upbeat, romantic vintage-pop on the road to celebrate the launch of their debut album Here Comes The Love. The pair deliver a vintage sound heavily influenced by the British ’60s scene of Lulu, Sandie Shaw, The Beatles, and The Kinks. Their tour has so far taken in Hobart, Byron Bay and the Gold Coast, winding its way home this Saturday night for a show at Collingwood’s Grace Darling.
Morning tea
A Biggest Morning Tea to raise funds for the Cancer Council will be held at 10.30am on May 22. The fund-raiser, which includes a book sale, is hosted by Hobsons Bay libraries and Friends of Williamstown and Newport Libraries and will be held on the south deck of Williamstown library.
■ Call 9932 1000
Roots release
Melbourne’s freshest reggae band, the Ras Jahknow Band, launch their first full-length studio album in Yarraville this Sunday. With members from the African island nation of Cape Verde, Guinea, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Tonga and Australia, the band embodies a vision of unity, respect and peace, built on the foundation of reggae rhythms. See the Ras Jahknow Band, supported by Lotek, Chant Down Sound and Stick Mareebo, at Bar of Bengal, Kindred Studios, 212a Whitehall Street 5-10pm this Sunday.
■ Tickets $15 or $20 with album, kids admitted free
Snag for Japan
Come to a sausage sizzle to support students who will be visiting Anjo in Japan, Hobsons Bay’s sister city, in July. Funds raised will help with travel costs.
■ 9.30am-2.30pm Saturday outside Woolworths in Williamstown
Calling musos
Do you play the bass clarinet or bari sax? Hobsons Bay City Band is keen to welcome more musicians. Rehearsals are held from 7.30pm on Mondays at Newport Lakes Primary School, Elizabeth Street, Newport. Visitors and musicians of any age are welcome.
■ Call Lesley on 0403 851 076 or hbcb@bigpond.com
Banded together
The Western Region Concert Band rehearses 9am, Saturdays, at Errington Community Centre, Princess Street,
St Albans. Vacancies exist for percussion, brass and sax players.
■ Call Eddie on 9687 6644
