Pismo Beach's favourite garage punk wrestlng world tag team champions The Psychotic Turnbuckles (almost) head back to where it all began on Saturday night when they play their 40th anniversarebuty LP. show at Sydney's Crowbar.
It will be 40 years to the day since their debut on Australian shores at the Vulcan Hotel in inner-city Ultimo, the now defunct pub in which they crash-landed after being exiled from Southern California's Piso Beach Wrestling Federation for bad behaviour. They'll play a room that's a stone's throw from their spiritual home, The Pismo Bar, in the nearby Petersham Inn.
It's now a five-band bill with Slack Punks joining Japan's The Fadeaways, supergroup Bahne Super-Flex (containing ex-Trilobites and Celibate Rifles members) and the sharp as shit duo The Strike-Outs who have just released their debut LP. The action starts at 7pm and tickets for the show, which is moving towards selling-out, are available here. Shitloads of merch will be on sale and it's an I-94 Bar presentation.
There's somnething of an after party the following day at MoshPit in St Peters where The Fadeaways play the final Australian show of their short two-state tour, supported by Jupiter 5 and one-man band Dirtbag. Tickets for that one will be on sale on the door from 2pm.
Friday's Fadeaways show at The Tote in Melbourne is close to a sell-out and tonight they play The Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine, also in Melbourne. Both gigs are with Kim Salmon's Smoked Salmon.
I-94 Bar Records and Promotions presents The Psyhcotic Turnbuckles Xmas Cage Match Psychotic Turnbuckles _ Bahne Super-Flex + The Chainsaw 4 Marricville Bowlo, NSW - Dec 21 Ticets
Lord Rochester (UK) DEC 19 – The Gem Bar w/ The Breadmakers 21 – The Town Hall Hotel, Melb, VIC 31 - Lyric’s Bar, Perth John Kennedy & The New Originals Live at the Marrickville Bowl Tour DEC 21 – Golden Barley, Enmore, NSW (solo) 23 – Velvet Fog in-store, Katoomba, NSW (solo) 27 – George Lane, St Kilda, VIC (solo) + Nick Batterham Tickets 28 – The Old Bar, Fitzroy, VIC (solo) JAN 11 – Cave In, Woolloongabba, QLD (with Murray Cook) Tickets 17 – Smiths Alternative, Canberra, ACT Ticket 18 – Marrickville Bowlo, NSW Tickets 25 - Side B Vinyl Bar, Blackheath, NSW
I-94 Bar Records and Promotions presents "The Post New Years Eve Apocalypse" Jupiter 5 + The Jane Does + The Sugar Beats The Men From U.N.C.L.E. Marrickville Bowlo, BSW - Jan 4 Tickets
Chimers Australian Tour JAN 31 - La La La’s, Wollongong + special guests
“Hotter Than Donut Grease Tour” Grand Pricks + Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes + The Tall Stories JAN 21 - Tamworth Hotel, Tamworth
The Stranglers 50 Years In Black 2025 Australasian Tour MAR 13 - Powerstation, Auckland. NZ 15 - Meow Nui, Wellington, NZ 16 - Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ 19 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney 20 - The Tivoli, Brisbane 22- Forum, Melbourne 23 - The Gov, Adelaide 25 - Astor Theatre, Perth Tickets
I-94 Bar Records and Promotions presents Grooveyard + Il Bruto Smiths Alternative, Canberra Ticets - Feb 7 + The On and Ons + Van Ruin (city debut) - Feb 8 Tickets
I-94 Bar Records and Promotions presents The Mick Medew & Ursula 4 "In The Zone" NSW Album Launches + East Coast Low + Jupiter 5 Stag & Hunter, Mayfield - Feb 14 + The Dark Clouds + Jupiter 5 Marricville Bowling Club - Feb 15