Which is the best Melbourne band?

flying-v-guitarAs a city famous for its live music scene, Melbourne is constantly sprouting up all sorts of awesome live bands.

Everyone’s got their local faves, so who’s your favourite? They can be local and underground, or world-famous – just as long as they’re from Melbourne.

So let everyone know – which Melbourne band is best, and why?

September 1, 2009 | 18 Comments »

18 Responses to “Which is the best Melbourne band?”

  1. Rosemary says:
    September 1, 2009 at 1:26 pm  (Quote)

    ROOT! Best live band in Melbourne today. With bitingly hilarious, topical lyrics.

  2. Iggy Pop says:
    September 1, 2009 at 1:30 pm  (Quote)

    JET LOL

  3. Sydneysider says:
    September 1, 2009 at 3:02 pm  (Quote)

    are The Whitlams from Melb ?! I love them

  4. stephmcg says:
    September 1, 2009 at 4:16 pm  (Quote)

    The Lucksmiths- who played their last show on Saturday at the Corner :(

  5. Amanda says:
    September 1, 2009 at 4:55 pm  (Quote)

    Kimbo!! Arthouse regulars of awesome punk rock. They have an album, & one of the guys works at JB so it’s on the shelf in the Elizabeth store :)
    The Whitlams are from Sydney…

  6. Ed says:
    September 1, 2009 at 5:34 pm  (Quote)

    Caught this “one man band” called Apell on Sat night at Revolver. This guy played funky bass guitar with keys and samples with a male & female singer. It was one of the most original & coolest things I’ve seen in ages. The songs and instrumental tracks were really varied and catchy with great production.

  7. Sophie says:
    September 1, 2009 at 5:46 pm  (Quote)

    Cut Copy. Awesome.

  8. Leech says:
    September 1, 2009 at 5:47 pm  (Quote)

    It’s too hard to reduce it to one band, so here’s my current top four. Check em out!:
    1. Ouch My Face – OMF put on a great live show and play a bizarre hybrid of styles.
    2.Little Athletics – Great power trio with baritone guitar instead of bass (for most tracks).
    3. Damn Terran – These guys play rock hard–seriously hard. They’re full of energy and have sweet tunes.
    4. Clavians – This guitar/drums duo sounds like a ensemble. Amazing beats with fat guitar sound.

  9. Fergus says:
    September 2, 2009 at 7:05 am  (Quote)

    How has no one mentioned Bonjah yet? If Ben Harper, Bob Marley & The John Butler Trio had a love child (Not going to even attempt to work out the physics behind that one), Bonjah would be it.

  10. Dan says:
    September 2, 2009 at 9:08 am  (Quote)

    jesus christ Fergus, I couldn’t think of anything worse than those three artists combining

  11. Fergus says:
    September 2, 2009 at 12:22 pm  (Quote)

    Dan: jesus christ Fergus, I couldn’t think of anything worse than those three artists combining

    ouch baby, very ouch :) what have you got against something funky on a sunday afternoon?

  12. inflightdata says:
    September 2, 2009 at 11:52 pm  (Quote)

    Sophie: Cut Copy. Awesome.

    definitely cut copy. amazing. shimmering, beautiful electronic music that, no matter how awful you’re feeling, will lift your mood. ‘hearts on fire’ from in ghost colours – heartstopping.

  13. Stacey says:
    September 8, 2009 at 1:09 pm  (Quote)

    Klinger.

  14. Captain Fancypants from CDU says:
    September 9, 2009 at 1:17 pm  (Quote)

    cleavagedownunder of course! The streets best mimesational 80s cover /tribute act!

  15. anita says:
    October 8, 2009 at 10:18 pm  (Quote)

    Dukes of Windsor

  16. Henrijack says:
    November 9, 2009 at 9:56 pm  (Quote)

    Crowded House – Formed in Melbourne and no doubt Australia’s best band

  17. flyhard says:
    July 12, 2010 at 1:12 pm  (Quote)

    Juke Kartel! hands down

  18. Anonymous says:
    August 27, 2010 at 9:45 pm  (Quote)

    the orphanage or jack on fire

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