Concrete Playground

Melbourne gypsy-jazz seven piece Barons of Tang are back in Sydney to drop in to our favourite warehouse (that hasn't been closed down yet, unlike Quirkz), the Red Rattler. It is set to be a bit of a feast for anyone that likes their music with a dash of strange. Your squeezebox will be collectively pressed by a lineup including Toy Death, who take sounds from hand modified toys including talking Barbies and Speak & Spells, and Darth Vegas, who make a fucked up Rock n' Roll pastiche of everything from the 1920s onwards, in addition to the gypsy-death-core (their term) of the Barons.

Just back from some shows at Adelaide Fringe and the Karavan International Gypsy Festival, where they played with the masters of gypsy punk, VulgarGrad, the Barons have been hyped as one of the best performers around, receiving great reviews and praise for their crazy live shows and becoming festival favourites around the country. Check them out at the Rat.