| | Thursday, 27th November 2008 | | | | The Good China Empress Residency Week 1! | |
| | The Good China embark on their first residency with a spectacular line up every Thursday night at the Empress Hotel from November 27th - December 18th. Live: The Good China + The Box Rockets & Quang Goes Mangoes (Little Red)
8pm @ Empress Hotel, 714 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North $6
| Melbourne Live Indie Rock Blues Acoustic
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| | Friday, 28th November 2008 | | | | Jeremy Jay (l.a), Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds) & | |
| | USvsTHEM and Popfrenzy are very proud to present to you Angel Town's very own Jeremy Jay for his first Australian tour with special guests Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds) and Guy Blackman! The 6”3' , Buddy Holly / French New Wave inspired musician released his debut album ‘a Place Where We Could Go' through Popfrenzy Records this year with an engaging response including Triple R's album of the week, Playing at Roxanne Parlour Nov Friday 28th Live: Jeremy Jay, Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds) & Guy Blackman
DJs: Lenko-Tehalo
9pm - 4am @ Roxanne Parlour, 2 Coverlid Place, Melbourne $17
| Melbourne Live Indie Rock
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| | Saturday, 29th November 2008 | | | | Pangolin Band | |
| | Live: Pangolin Band, Hannah Acfield, Caroline Kennedy McCracken
8:30pm - 11:30pm @ Brunswick Hotel, 140 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Vic
| Melbourne Live Indie Rock Acoustic
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| | Saturday | | | | Weekender | |
| | Indie Brit Pop 10pm - 5am @ Level 2, Dream Nightclub 229 Queensberry St. City
| Melbourne Indie Retro Pop Rock
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| | Thursday, 4th December 2008 | | | | The Good China Empress Residency Week 2! | |
| | The Good China embark on their first residency with a spectacular line up every Thursday night at the Empress Hotel from November 27th - December 18th. Live: The Good China + The Mischief (nsw) & Twin Vickers
8pm @ Empress Hotel, 714 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North $6
| Melbourne Live Indie Rock Blues Acoustic
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| | Thursday, 11th December 2008 | | | | The Good China Empress Residency Week 3! | |
| | The Good China embark on their first residency with a spectacular line up every Thursday night at the Empress Hotel from November 27th - December 18th. Live: The Good China + Spun Rivals & Standing Up Hollywood Style
8pm @ Empress Hotel, 714 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North $6
| Melbourne Live Indie Rock Blues Acoustic
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| | Thursday, 18th December 2008 | | | | The Good China Empress Residency Week 4! | |
| | The Good China embark on their first residency with a spectacular line up every Thursday night at the Empress Hotel from November 27th - December 18th. Live: The Good China + The Fearless Vampire Killers & The Hondas (jpn)
8pm @ Empress Hotel, 714 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North $6
| Melbourne Live Indie Rock Blues Acoustic
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| | 28th December 2008 - 1st January 2009 | | | | Falls Festival | |
| | Franz Ferdinand, The Kooks, Architecture in Helsinki, The Hives, Tegan and Sara, Gomez, Atmosphere, Late of the Pier, Percussion Junction, British India, TinPan Orange + more 9am @ Lorne, Victoria
| Melbourne Festival Indie Rock Electro Reggae Breaks Hiphop Pop
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| | 29th December 2008 - 1st January 2009. | | | | Pyramid Rock Festival | |
| | Morcheeba, Cut Copy, Digitalism, Stars, The Vines, The Black Keys, The Living End, The Teenagers + more @ Phillip Island, Victoria
| Melbourne Live Rock Indie Funk House Breaks Electro Festival
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| | Saturday, 3rd January 2009 | | | | Solar Music Festival | |
| | Live: The Presets / Pnau / Kisschasy/ You Am I / Cog / Josh Pyke / Ajax / The Beautiful Girls / Muph N Plutonic / Trial Kennedy/ Tv Rock / Snob Scrilla / Calling All Cars / Phrase / John Course / Lisa Mitchell / That One Guy / Miami Horror / Acid Jacks
@ Mornington Racecourse, Mornington
| Melbourne Festival Live Rock Electro House Hiphop Indie Funk Breaks
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| | Sunday, 1st February 2009 | | | | St Jeromes Laneway Festival | |
| | Live: Girl Talk, Stereolab, Architecture In Helsinki, The Hold Steady, The Drones, Cut Off Your Hands, Four Tet, Tame Impala, El Guincho, Jay Reatard, Buraka Som Sistema Dj/mc Set, The Temper Trap, No Age, John Steel Singers, Canyons, Pivot, Port O'brien, Holly Throsby, Born Ruffians, Mountains In The Sky, Tim Fite, Still Flyin , Daedelus
12pm - 10pm @ Caledonian Lane, St Jeromes, Little Lonsdale Street
| Melbourne Festival Live Rock Indie
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| | Friday, 27th February 2009 | | | | Soundwave Festival | |
| | Live: Nine Inch Nails, Alice In Chains, Bloodhound Gang, Lamb Of God, Alkaline Trio, Billy Talent, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Face To Face, In Flames, Rival Schools, Anberlin, The Subways, Every Time I Die, Devildriver, Funeral For A Friend, Less Than Jake, Poison The Well, Madina Lake, New Found Glory, From First To Last, Bedouin Soundclash, Hellogoodbye, Finch, Goldfinger, Say Anything, Chiodos, Silverstein, Saves The Day, Lacuna Coil, 36 Crazyfists, Straylight Run, Evergreen Terrace, Minus The Bear, Moneen, Ace Enders (The Early November), I Am The Avalanche, Jaguar Love, Unearth, Bayside, Emery, Houston Calls, The Audition, Attack In Black, Innerpartysystem, Valencia, In This Moment, The Riverboat Gamblers, Alesana, Horse The Band, Maylene & The Sons Of Disaster, Dillinger Escape Plan, Underoath, Forever the Sickest Kids, Jack's Mannequin, All That Remains
@ Melbourne Showgrounds, Epsom Road, Ascot Vale
| Melbourne Festival Live Rock Indie Punk Metal
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