Dead Pretty Bookings is hosting a dual launch event at The Catfish that brings together two exciting milestones in Naarm's music scene:
Blondehouse are launching their next single 'Make It Cheap', following a string of live shows and early press. Their genre-bending blend of grunge and alt-rock has made them one of Melbourne's most promising underground bands.
Dead Pretty Bookings, a brand new independent artist management and bookings agency, will be celebrating its official launch on the same night - founded to support emerging artists with a more ethical, artist-first approach to the live music ecosystem.
The lineup features the other bands signed with Dead Pretty - with Blondehouse headlining, and Special Guest and Convenience Store supporting.
Blondehouse are a three-piece alternative rock outfit made up of Charlie McIlvena (lead vocals and guitar), Lachy Demasi (bass and backing vocals), and Marcus Rosman (drums). Born out of the streets of Geelong but now based in Melbourne, Blondehouse blend elements of grunge, alternative rock and britpop in their recorded output and electric live shows. Raw emotion, infectious energy and introspective lyricism are held tightly to their chests.
The Geelong Post-Junk project, Special Guest, formed in 2024 under "surreal" circumstances, "far beyond the realm of an ordinary musical collaboration" (Beat Magazine). An amalgamation of both post-punk and noise-rock - coined by the group as "Post-Junk"- their artistry is an enticing array of hyper-melodic guitar, tightly wound percussion and theatrical vocals accompanied by unwavering synth glitches.
As the world was shut down by the pandemic in the early 2020s, Melbourne band Convenience Store closed its shop. Songwriter Nick Baker's body was shutting down too, leading to a near-fatal hospital visit for sepsis and to asking new questions about what it was all for. It was in this haze that Baker and childhood friend Jack Phillips built Convenience Store up again, resolving to create something that was vulnerable and truthful.
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