Gigs/Bands/Live

Charles Jenkins

Charles Jenkins is a Melbourne songwriter/musician and performer with more than 25 years experience in the Australian Music Industry.

Starting out with the rockabilly/punk outfit the Mad Turks from Istanbul through to power-pop band the Icecream Hands, Charles is now forging a successful solo career, receiving critical acclaim for his five solo albums.

Emily Davis & Friends

Emily Davis: troubadour, conjure woman, ritualist and story weaver. Sometimes black hearted, with whiskey soaked vocals this chanteuse has walked the line since her inception in this life as a singer-songwriter. Bringing dark country, swampy blues and gypsy heartache to her latest edition of works, her tale telling, reflections and musings strike straight through the heart, lyrics piercing like flaming arrows from her leather bow. Dealing with forbidden love, death, homecoming and touching on the recurring archetypes of the past life, Emily has consulted her mixed bloodline to share stories handed down. To renew old traditions. To remember those who have fallen, and to bring to life the eerie events in her often spectacularly dark dream world.

Sarah Carroll + Lucie Thorne, Kim Dellavedova & Suzannah Espie

Sarah Carroll is an original country and folk singer/songwriter, well known for her work with The Junes and partner Chris Wilson, amongst others. Sarah is known for her earthy, wry and heartfelt songs.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Carroll-Ukulele-Queen-of-the-Bellarine/152993964780693

Lucie Thorne’s sublime voice has a melting power - breathy, luscious, languid like honey and as striking as the sunrise. The album is one unified gesture of grace and awareness”

Marlo Spikin, upstream whispers.com

http://luciethorne.com

Kim Dellavedova delivers her take on classic country/soul, swampy blues, to songs with refreshingly cheeky, upbeat pop/rock grooves. Not afraid to employ a killer riff, Kim has distilled her songwriting with compelling craft enticing her audiences to walk a way after a show, singing one of her choruses.

http://www.triplejunearthed.com.au/KimDellavedova

A woman of compelling beauty — statuesque, with piercing blue eyes framed by golden curls — Suzannah Espie has a voice to match, an intoxicating mix of country, soul, blues and pop. A gentle, sweet trill that can move grown men to tears one moment, or an Aretha-esque hellcat belt that can raise the roof the next...

http://suzannahespie.com.au

The Wheaty Turns 10!

Our ramshackle old beauty turns 10 this year, and we're celebating! 

We'll have SCHWARTZHOPF: a collaborative brew from The Wheaty, Moo Brew and Mountain Goat on tap from 6pm...

The Wheatsheaf Ukulele Collective will play some rockin' uke tunes from 9pm...

And there'll be food trucks! 

Come on down and raise a glass or two with us...

Sun Theory

SUN THEORY (formerly COW) is a collective of passionate and talented musicians brought together with the sole purpose of creating heartfelt, vibrant and honest songs. This is reflected in the memorable musical experience and soulful performance SUN THEORY will bring to a show every time.  

The five-piece band features the two-guitar attack of Anthony Scott and Rich Coldwell augmented with keyboards of Glyn Lehmann and a crack rhythm section in bassist Michael Boundy and drummer Sam Carpenter. SUN THEORY brought their common experiences and chemistry as working musicians to these songs. Rich’s mixture of clever wordplay, sharp imagery and deep sentiment, married to melodies that stick and backed up with strong arrangements, finds a straightforward and kinetic voice in this recording and band.

Adelaide Roller Derby Bout 4: Mile Die Club vs. Salty Dolls

Adelaide Roller Derby aims to develop a group of women who are committed and passionate about the sport of flat track roller derby. We are a non-profit Association, run by the skaters and for the skaters and dedicated to promoting sport over spectacle. Safety, athleticism and teamwork are highly regarded values for the Adelaide Roller Derby as we structure an empowering and enduring experience for the women of Adelaide.

Adelaide's original roller derby revivalists, Adelaide Roller Derby are Hell on Wheels in The City of Churches!

Old South Bluegrass

Phil Parker, Andrew Hook, Dave Taylor, Geoff Bridgland and Leonard Cohen are Old South Bluegrass.  We’re all getting older and all heading South – ain’t that the truth.... We haven’t got an uncle named Pen or lost all our money but a two dollar bill, but we still do Bluegrass, Americana & Folk – we’ve kept the best of the old and the best of the new. The same broken hearts and lonesome nites of the 1940’s with the authentic train wrecks and lost dogs of the present.

Hot bluegrass, soulful blues, smooth harmonies, fast instrumentals. And all this misery and tears wrapped in the joy of singing and playing acoustic only. With over 100 years of playing experience we should know better....

COMA Autumn Sessions: Matthew Sheens (NY) - 2 sets

The legendary C.O.M.A Sessions have been a fixture at The Wheaty since 2005.

C.O.M.A is a musician-led, musician-focused, member based not-for-profit association. It presents a unique opportunity for the creative development and artistic endeavour of a broad range of Australian composers and performers. It is committed to presenting and raising the profile of original music in Adelaide, and indeed Australia.

Tim Chaisson (CAN)

Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Chaisson is once again set to bring his warm, soulful voice, beautiful guitar melodies and renowned violin performances to Australia. Chaisson will be performing tunes from his previously released albums including fan favourites from ‘Broken Hearted Beat’ and will be delighting audiences with treats from current album ‘The Other Side’ which features ‘Too High’, a collaboration with renowned artist Ray Beadle. 

The Baker Suite

The Baker Suite excel at unfolding relaxed folk/pop/jazz stories full of humility an subtle seduction. Their collaboration of poetry and music with evocative melody carries the listener on journey's from a seaside carnival ground to the central desert . They’re best described as cinematic storytelling, crossing over from pop to folk to jazz and alt-country. John’s sound is Paul Simon meets Nick Drake, with Gayle Buckby’s ethereal accordion steering it towards the soundtrack from the film, Amelie. Reviewers have described their songs as: ‘gypsy romantica’, ‘French café’, ‘subtle seduction’ and ‘slow with untroubled beauty’ while some of their grooves have had the whole room up dancing.

Naomi Keyte + Monkey Puzzle Tree + Sasha Louise

The Lonely Cosmonauts

The Lonely Cosmonauts don't fit into any category and are not part of any movement. They play blues but it's not the "four on the floor" abomination that passes for blues so often now. It's deep blues, from voices and slide guitar. They play Gospel. Six male voices giving it their all. Call and answer vocals in the real tradition of the genre. They love to sing. They play country but find Lee Kernaghan and his ilk repulsive. They do covers but the bulk of their material is original. They have a sense of humour and fun but their music is soulful and heartfelt.

COMA Autumn Sessions: Steven Barry (SYD) - 2 sets

The legendary C.O.M.A Sessions have been a fixture at The Wheaty since 2005.

C.O.M.A is a musician-led, musician-focused, member based not-for-profit association. It presents a unique opportunity for the creative development and artistic endeavour of a broad range of Australian composers and performers. It is committed to presenting and raising the profile of original music in Adelaide, and indeed Australia.

James Kenyon & Friends

Adelaide Roller Derby Bout 5: Salty Dolls vs. Wild Hearses

Adelaide Roller Derby aims to develop a group of women who are committed and passionate about the sport of flat track roller derby. We are a non-profit Association, run by the skaters and for the skaters and dedicated to promoting sport over spectacle. Safety, athleticism and teamwork are highly regarded values for the Adelaide Roller Derby as we structure an empowering and enduring experience for the women of Adelaide.

Adelaide's original roller derby revivalists, Adelaide Roller Derby are Hell on Wheels in The City of Churches!

COMA Autumn Sessions: Zephyr Quartet + War & Peace: Martin, Pascoe + Rowe

The legendary C.O.M.A Sessions have been a fixture at The Wheaty since 2005.

C.O.M.A is a musician-led, musician-focused, member based not-for-profit association. It presents a unique opportunity for the creative development and artistic endeavour of a broad range of Australian composers and performers. It is committed to presenting and raising the profile of original music in Adelaide, and indeed Australia.

Supercaine Album Launch

Recently described affectionately as being "Smoother than smooth" and
exuding "Golden vocal tones and 70's Americana grooves", SuperCaine is a
country/blues/rock band consisting of four seasoned musicians striving to
bring back some of the best elements of songwriting and performing that
they feel have been lost from popular music in recent years...

Mick Harvey

Mick Harvey

Tigertown 'What you Came Here For' Single Launch

Fresh off a national support jaunt with Australia’s much-loved Bob Evans, Sydney’s familial dream-pop five piece TIGERTOWN are back with a brand new single What You Came Here For and a national headline tour in support.

Having previously offered sparkling radio gems such as Go Now, Lions and Witches and Morning Has Finally Come, the new single What You Came Here For pushes Tigertown’s now signature sound of lush harmonies, dreamy instrumentation and hooky melodies into all new sonic territories. It was recorded in the Blue Mountains with AMP Award winning producer Liam Judson (Cloud Control, Belles Will Ring) and received additional production – the icing on the cake - and a mix by the ubiquitous Steven Schram (San Cisco, Little Red, Little Birdy). The single is the first offering from a brand new EP release coming soon.

Anna Smyrk & The Appetites

Anna Smyrk and the Appetites’ eccentric-pop sound is nothing if not unique. The meticulously crafted lyrics draw from the great storytellers of the folk tradition, while the arrangements are layered with blues, jazz and pop flavours.

"Anna Smyrk’s songs have such a charm about them. There’s a graceful understanding of all that has gone before, coupled with a determination to express what she thinks and feels, in her own beautiful way. A glorious combination of talents."

- Charles Jenkins.

The Yearlings