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	SONS OF ABRAHAM - EP LAUNCH THURSDAY 24TH JULY 8PM/$6 Sons Of Abraham started out as an attempt to free ourselves from any possible distractions and surrender to the music making process. The music grew naturally and is now at a point where it is ready to share with anyone eager to listen. On Thursday 24th July, we are launching our Debut EP The Pushing Foreword at Ding Dong Lounge. Recorded with Reggie Bowman at Scream Louder Studios, The Pushing Foreword is a culmination of the Sons Of Abraham journey so far: From the rehearsal room, to a year and half of gigs around Melbourne, to The Pushing Foreword. Heavy, Melodic and above all Honest, what you hear on the CD is what you get live. To help launch the EP we have put together a killer live lineup at Ding Dong: A STATE OF FLUX, EVE'S PROTEGE, FADING HOUR. Since we find it paradoxical to write an autobiography in the third person, we are left saying: Only the music matters. www.myspace.com/sonsofabrahamband TICKETS on the door from 8pm...
	THE BLOW WAVES FRIDAY 25TH JULY 8PM/$10 Brewing in the seedy underbelly of Melbourne’s live scene for over two years The Blow Waves (ex Mavis’s dom Matt Thomas and ex. Love Outside Andromeda’s Jamie Slocombe) are fast becoming known for their iconic blend of disco infused punk and danceable anthems. After a sell out single launch for the release of “Little Bitch” The Blow Waves bring their debaucherous, visually infectious live show to the Ding Dong stage on Friday 25th July for a night of pure indulgence. The Blow Waves have been tearing up the live scene in Australia over the last year touring and playing to sell out crowds nationally, with live reviews like “The performance is a raunchy trashfest and is epitomised by the bands desire to have random underwear thrown… it is fair to say that if one would want to have a trashy party one would want The Blow Waves to provide the entertainment.” – Inpress magazine, the live show is definitely one not too miss. With the amount of interest this band is gathering make sure you join in on the antics now, glam it up, pull out your old undies and come and see them live at Ding Dong. With THE MINORITY, VULTURES OF VENUS. www.myspace.com/theblowwaves TICKETS on the door from 8pm...
	FREESTATE SATURDAY 26TH JULY 8PM/$12 Following the Australian release of their debut album “Surrender”, Freestate have been impressing audiences with the sheer power of their live show, sharing stages with other Aussie heavyweights COG, Airbourne, Mammal and Dead Letter Circus. Having clocked up 700,000 plays on their Myspace page and receiving glowing reviews across the country, Freestate are set to take on the rest of the world signing with Japanese label Triple Vision Entertainment. “Surrender” hits Japanese stores on the 23rd of July and the band’s Asian tour is scheduled for later this year. The band is sure to be a hit with foreign audiences having built a formiddable reputation on the live circuit matching their precision with raw emotion and intensity. “It’s like being pinned up against a wall by your lover and being taken aggressively but respectfully and walking away exhausted, satisfied... but wanting more!” says Vocalist Drew Kario. Don't miss the power of Freestate. Supported by INK (SYD), DAUGHTERS OF THE RICH (ex BODYJAR), RINCON. www.myspace.com/freestate TICKETS www.moshtix.com.au $10+bf & on the door from 8pm...
	TOKYO POLICE CLUB (CAN) - Selling fast!! TUESDAY 29TH JULY 8PM Secret Sounds is pleased to announce Tokyo Police Club will hit Australian shores for the first time next month on a whirlwind East Coast tour. Tokyo Police Club’s debut full-length album Elephant Shell has been exceeding expectations beyond the success of their previous mini-album A Lesson In Crime. Elephant Shell reached No. 1 on the US Billboard charts for both Top New Artist and Alternative Artist. The album has been well received by MTV, being featured on Discover and Download, TRL First Look, and Big Ten. The band has also made their US TV debut with a recent appearance on the David Letterman show. Described by vocalist/bassist David Monks as "wide-eyed post-punk with a tendency to get over excited..." Tokyo Police Club have been honing their sound and tempering their musical moods to bring a full-length that encapsulates all the energy and rapid-fire intonation of A Lesson In Crime with the advantage of maturity and focus to produce an album of rare gems and dance-along classics. Recorded in Connecticut with Peter Katis (The Grates, Interpol, The National) and Canada’s Jon Drew, Elephant Shell delivers on all the promise of Tokyo Police Club’s earlier work. The Canadian foursome will be joined on the bill by very special guests, Brisbane’s YVES KLEIN BLUE (QLD). www.myspace.com/tokyopoliceclub TICKETS www.moshtix.com.au $37.50+bf & on the door from 8pm if still available...
	THE 'JD' SET feat. CALLING ALL CARS THURSDAY 31ST JULY 8PM/FREE ENTRY!! The latest JD Set tour comes to Melbourne, featuring some of the best up-and-coming Australian bands live and direct at the Ding Dong Lounge. By way of true Rock ‘N’ Roll democracy, fast-rising indie starlets (and Triple J favourites) CALLING ALL CARS and internationally renowned melodic rockers BORNE, both from Melbourne, and Canberra-based eclectic Hip Hop funkers CASUAL PROJECTS were voted onto The JD Set tour bus by the nation’s music fans. Expect firing live sets from the bands along with loose, loud and late DJ sets from the Ding Dong residents. And, because Jack Daniel’s want to showcase exciting new music above anything else, you’ll be delighted to know that this night is FREE ENTRY!! This is where music legend begins, so get the night in the diary now and arrive early to avoid missing out. www.thejdset.com.au FREE ENTRY on the door from 8pm...
	ROWLAND S. HOWARD FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST 8PM/$12 Rowland will be playing further 'exclusive' shows at Ding Dong over the next couple of months before going into the studio to record his new album!! Australian legendary rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, is best known as a member of Melbourne's 70/80's new wave band BOYS NEXT DOOR (Nick Cave), & Howard received international acclaim for writing underground hit, the ballad "Shivers". When the band evolved into THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, Howard's aggressive use of distortion and audio feedback was one distinctive element in the group's "assault" on their audience. The Birthday Party relocated to Germany in 1982, where they became a progressively experimental group, in part due to their art rock leanings, which were developed in the band's formative years. He then went on to form many ohter bands/& projects since including his collaborations with Lydia Lunch and Nikki Sudden, & indie band These Immortal Souls, based in Europe and active through the late 1980s and early 1990s. Currently, Rowland S. Howard lives in Melbourne, Australia and produces and performs occasionally, to the delight of a small, self-renewing audience who consider Howard to be a member of Australian underground rock royalty. With special guests...BASEBALL, BRENDAN BLACK (THE STABS). www.myspace.com/rowlandshoward TICKETS on the door ONLY from 8pm.
	'WEEKENDER' SATURDAY 2ND AUGUST 9PM/$10 Next weekender is another top night July 19th. Live on stage at 10.00 hear KOSHOWKO. Followed at 11.00 by NATIONAL AIRLINES. Then DJs Steve Wide and co will fare up the indie disco when they play the best mix of indie pop, new rock, angular disco punk and retrorama until late into the night. Hear Libertines, Smiths, Cut Copy, Klaxon's, Bloc Party, CSS, Postal Service, Vampire Weekend, MIA, Pixies, Kinks, Peter Bjorn and John, Kasabian, The Teenagers, The Strokes, Kings of Leon, Belle and Sebastian, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, Stone Roses, The Cure, Glasvegas, Foals, Kooks, MGMT, Fratellis, Blondie, Ramones, Black Rebel, New Order, The Rapture, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, The Clash, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Presets, Joy Division, The Ting Tings, Interpol, Gorillaz etc. Seriously good...! www.myspace.com/weekendernights TICKETS on the door from 9pm...
	'DESTROY ALL LINES' PRESENTS...FATE WEDNESDAYS 6TH AUGUST 8PM/$6 After the huge success of Destroy All Lines inaugral FATE competition in 2007, we are pleased to announce that we will be launching FATE again in 2008… bigger and better than ever! Commencing on August 6th, unsigned bands from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and for the very first time Queensland, will be able to compete for a prize pack of epic proportions, which includes (but is in no way limited to) a distribution deal with Shock Records, a recording package with Roman Koester @ Complex Studios, clothing and touring opportunities with Australian and international artists! To register your band for the event simply go to the website address listed below! If your band meets the criteria then you will be contacted and given a date for the event. With a new look, new prizes and new venues FATE 08 promises to be the best Wednesday night you’ll have all year! www.destroyalllines.com/fate08 TICKETS on the door from 8pm...
	TRIAL KENNEDY – ALBUM LAUNCH FRIDAY 8TH AUGUST 8PM/$20 The so-called ‘next big thing’ in Australian rock is oft-touted, but rarely delivered. So it’s unusual then, when you get an album in the post where every song leaps out and drags you in, where the songwriting is so fresh, so honest, and so original for a change, but also where, for all its immediacy and accessibility, never sounds like some dumbed-down predictable play for high rotation. In the case of Melbourne’s Trial Kennedy, to say unequivocally that “New Manic Art” is that album, and Trial Kennedy are that band. Produced by Atlanta-based uber-producer Nick Didia – a man whose show-reel sports the likes of Powderfinger, Audioslave, Incubus, Stone Temple Pilots – ‘New Manic Art’ is nothing short of a startling debut. An album wielding as much grunt as gravitas, it remains at heart, a bare-boned rock record. Avoiding the pitfalls of overproduction and bells’n’whistles of modern day technology, not a single note of Trial Kennedy’s album sounds sonically superfluous. Rather, the kaleidoscopic array of colours, textures and dynamics on display are the result of a band who have steadfastly honed an impressive collection of songs, worked every nuance, & detail of their songwriting, and a producer who has captured it. It sounds like every record should – like a kick-arse rock band nailing it down live in the studio. www.myspace.com/trialkennedy TICKETS on the door from 8pm...
	CLOSURE IN MOSCOW SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST 8PM/$12 Having been together for just 18 months, Melbourne's Closure In Moscow - spent more than 6 months honing their skills, into crafting their debut albumette that would not only help them achieve their high aspirations but also define them as musicians. Closure In Moscow, display faith and commitment in their craft that far surpasses many of their musical peers at such a young age, with the band averaging the age of 21. Their dedication and self belief is evident as they independently funded their recording, to front the money to fly out U.S producer and engineer Kris Crummett, to record and produce “ The Penance & The Patience” at Sing Sing studios in Melbourne. The resulting albumette, is a testament that the band have achieved their own self imposed demands, and showcases the bands versatility as musicians. In their short time as a band Closure In Moscow have already provided tour support to popular international acts such as; Saosin, Aiden, A Static Lullaby and Street Drum Corps. Not to mention numerous local acts including, The Getaway Plan, Behind Crimson Eyes, Horsell Common, Trial Kennedy, whilst headlining many of their own successful showS. Supported by HOUSE Vs HURRICANE, ASHLEYS AFFAIR, THUNDERCHILD. www.myspace.com/closureinmoscow TICKETS www.moshtix.com.au $10+bf & on the door from 8pm...
	STAR ASSASSIN - SINGLE LAUNCH THURSDAY 14TH AUGUST 8PM/$12 Star Assassin are exploding onto the scene with the announcement of their national debut single ‘Hey Kid’, lifted from their forthcoming debut album ‘Bleeding To The Circle’. Melbourne/Albury based alternative rock band will release the single nationwide Monday July 14 leading up to the official live launch showcase at Melbourne’s Ding Dong Lounge on Thursday August 14, featuring an original band line-up including Rock Electro band ‘The Modern Legion’ who have returned fresh from recording their album in the United States, Geelong Rock Alternative band ‘The Blackouts’, and Melbourne Indie Alternative Pop band ‘Radio Star’. The music video for ‘Hey Kid’ is one of the fastest paced music videos to ever be produced, during the filming of the video, two of the cast members had to be replaced after being hospitalized prior to being due on set for their scenes. Witness Star Assassin’s energy and emotional performance first hand live! www.myspace.com/starassassin TICKETS www.moshtix.com.au $10+bf & on the door from 8pm...
	ELEMENT PRESENTS...WAGONS THURSDAY 21ST AUGUST 8PM/FREE ENTRY In 1992 the Element seed was planted. The goal was simple, to be the best we could be in the most honest and ethical way possible. There is nothing more important to a brand than it's roots, if you don't know your past your will never know your future. In the case of Element, its roots are in skateboarding and with this comes a lifelong passion for art, music and creativity. These days Element is more than a skateboard brand making hardware; the product on offer is vast, from Men's, boys and girls clothing, to footwear and luggage, the energy is on youth as a whole. Music, art, creativity and skateboarding, these are the cogs that turn the Element wheel. Element is a brand with credibility among the youth, a force for good with a philosophy that says you will do well by doing good things. www.myspace.com/wagonsmusic FREE ENTRY on the door from 8pm...
	THE WARLOCKS (USA) FRIDAY 17TH OCTOBER 8PM Yet to grace our shores, The Warlocks arrive this spring to give us a taste of the real underground psychedelic movement. Having been around for 8 years, with lead singer Bobby Hecksher once playing with the Brian Jonestown Massacre and Beck, and playing festivals worldwide, it's about time Australia got the chance to experience this 5 piece ensemble. Renound for taking everything we know about alternative music, destroying it and rebuilding it into something both enchanting and mind-blowing, The Warlocks are coming to give us, 'art for art's sake', creating sounds and sights that have been long needed and long forgotten in these synthetic times, a look inside their powerful, hallucinatory world with amazing pop songs and addictive guitar mayhem anchoring their trip. Having played alongside such acts as; Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Interpol, Kings of Leon and many more, The Warlocks are coming downunder to promote their 4th release 'Heavy Deavy Skull Lover'. Playing in Australia for the very first time, don't miss the chance to see one of the worlds most influential underground bands live. www.myspace.com/thewarlocks TICKETS www.ticketmaster.com.au $40+bf
	FREE ENTRY AFTER 12AM!! Ding Dong is FREE ENTRY from 12AM EVERY NIGHT we are open (Excluding 'Weekender') after the bands. We have rock dj's spinning the decks with vintage & contemporary rock to salute you. Come and get amongst it!! Also, just a reminder that NO THONGS are allowed in the venue! Don't forget to change into shoes if you're heading out on the town. Sorry, but it's for your own safety!! See you 'round soon!! Rock on, yeaaahhh~!!
Sounds Like	LIVE VIDEO FOOTAGE Live footage taken from punters here at Ding Dong Lounge... Please get in touch if you have any suitable footage. Thanks!* SILVERSUN PICKUPS (USA) – LAZY EYE ‘07 THE GO-SET - THE RISING TIDE '08 HUGO RACE & THE TRUE SPIRIT – MIDAS TOUCH '06 AIRBOURNE – GIRLS IN BLACK ‘06 MAMMAL – NEW BREED JUDAS ’08 MARTIN MARTINI & THE BONE PALACE ORCHESTRA ‘08 CHILDREN COLLIDE - CANNIBAL ‘07 .. X - ‘07 ..
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Upcoming Shows

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Jul 23 2008

8:00P

’Emergence’ Human Jack, Heartless Vendetta, Phonik, Porcelain Skies.

Melbourne, Victoria

Jul 24 2008

8:00P

Sons Of Abraham (Ep Launch), A State Of Flux, Eves Protege, Fading Hour, Dj Steve V

Melbourne, Victoria

Jul 25 2008

8:00P

The Blow Waves, The Minority, Vultures Of Venus, Dj Ron Smooth

Melbourne, Victoria

Jul 26 2008

8:00P

Freestate, Ink (SYD) - Ep Launch, Daughters Of The Rich, Rincon, Dj K’Dogg

Melbourne, Victoria

Jul 29 2008

8:00P

Tokyo Police Club (CAN), Yves Klein Blue (QLD), Dj Steve Wide

Melbourne, Victoria

Jul 30 2008

8:00P

Destroy All Lines...presents ’Emergence’

Melbourne, Victoria

Jul 31 2008

8:00P

’The JD Set’ feat. Calling All Cars, Borne, Casual Projects (ACT) - FREE ENTRY!

Melbourne, Victoria

Aug 1 2008

8:00P

Rowland S. Howard, Baseball, Brendan Black (The Stabs), Dj Ron Smooth

Melbourne, Victoria

Aug 2 2008

9:00P

’Weekender’ National Airlines, Koshowko, Dj Steve Wide & Friends

Melbourne, Victoria

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About DING DONG LOUNGE

COMING SOON:
Trial Kennedy, The Warlocks (USA), The Spazzy's, FATE National Band Competition, Yves Klein Blue (QLD), The Go-Set!, Wagons, Tokyo Police Club (CAN), Rook, The Pints (QLD), The Resignators, House Vs Hurricane, Closure In Moscow, Star Assassin, The Mad Feeling, Johnny Casino & The Secrets (SYD), My Empires, Melodyssey (QLD), Rushcutter, Legends Of Motorsport.

Ding Dong Lounge - is Melbourne's underground & alternative rock'n roll bar that delivers live eclectic local, national & international rock, hip-hop & electro to salute you!! The Ding Dong Lounge is the sister bar to New York City's very own Ding Dong Lounge, & is nestled in the centre of Chinatown, Melbourne - Australia.

Ding Dong is also FREE ENTRY from 12AM EVERY NIGHT we are open (Excluding 'Weekender') after the bands - until late on weekdays - & 4AM on weekends, starring a host of young DJ’s spinning the decks w/ vintage & contemporary rock to salute you!

SOME INTERNATIONAL BANDS THAT HAVE ROCKED THE STAGE HERE: Mark Lanegan, Silversun Pickups, The White Stripes, Pierced Arrows, The Kills, 5,6,7,8’s, Dresden Dolls, Bob Log, Death From Above 1979, The D4, Weird War, Dwarves, The Dears, King Brothers, David Ford, Scribe, Moving Units, Bambi Lee Savage, Guitar Wolf, Supersuckers, The Black Neilson, Goldrush, Japanther, Black Panda, Ratatat, Whirlwind Heat, Thalia Zedek, John Schooley, Die! Die! Die!, Immortal Lee County Killers III, H-Block, Kelly Stolz, Ariel Pink, Softlightes, Jamie T, Plan B, Bar MacKinnon, Sweet Velvet C, Punkasila, Bucketrider, Fiction Plane, Dead Moon, Mint Chicks, The Mixologists, Jackson United, & RTX to name just a few!! AFTERPARTIES WE'VE HAD IN: The Mars Volta, Queens Of The Stone Age, Cypress Hill, Sting, Muse, The Killers, Justin Timberlake (band), Sevendust, Heaven & Hell, Eagles Of Death Metal, Guns N' Roses, Ian Brown, Louis XIV, Pink (band), AFI, Antiflag, Mr Bungle (band), AIR, Helmet, The Distillers, Mclusky, Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol, Michael Buble (band/crew), CHK! CHK! CHK!, Secret Chiefs 3.
SOME NATIONAL BANDS THAT HAVE ROCKED THE STAGE HERE: Airbourne, Wolfmother, The Living End, Midnight Juggernauts, Bliss n Eso, The Cops, Rowland S. Howard, The Exploders, Red Riders, Children Collide, Shihad, Mammal, Kisschasy, Horsell Common, 67 Special, Dernrutlidge, Behind Crimson Eyes, The New Christs, Hugo Race, Salmon, Pinky Beecroft & the White Russians, Mc Phrase, Daniel Merriweather, Bit By Bats, Van She, Cut Copy, Spencer P. Jones, The Scare, X, Sixfthick, Skybombers, Kesband, Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side, Bugdust, Hard-Ons, Gentle Ben & His Sensitive Side, Cockfight Shootout, Legends Of Motorsport, Dallas Crane, The Casanovas, The Pictures, Ben Lee, Klinger, The Spazzy’s, Wolf & Cub, Young & Restless, Johnny Casino’s Easy Action, Hoss, British India, Mandy Kane, Lowrider, The Winnie Coopers, Ground Components, The Kill Devil Hills, The Drones, Kamikaze Trio, Digger & The Pussycats, The Tremors, Ian Rilen & the Love Addicts, Magic Dirt, The Night terrors, Soft Tigers, Baseball, Devastations, My Disco, Zombie Ghost Train, Sinshifters, Wild Turkey, Hell City Glamours, The Bakelite Age, The Presets, Faker, Mach Pelican, Dappled Cities Fly, Blood Duster, Muscles, Dynamo, The Town Bikes, The Mess Hall, Snap! Crakk!! Expatriate, Gareth Liddiard (The Drones), Little Red, The Grates, The Specimens, The Morning After Girls, End of Fashion, The Go-Set, Bumblebeez, The Nation Blue, Kram (Spiderbait).

CONTACT DETAILS:
DING DONG LOUNGE - MELBOURNE
18 MARKET LANE - CHINATOWN
MELBOURNE 3000
Ph: +61 3 9662 1020
Fax: +61 3 9662 1018
Email: info@dingdonglounge.com.au
Capacity: 400
Web: www.dingdonglounge.com.au
Myspace: www.myspace.com/dingdonglounge
VENUE BOOKER/PUBLICIST/WEB:
CAL REYNOLDS
Email: cal@dingdonglounge.com.au
VENUE MANAGER/LICENSEE/BAR:
SUNNY KING
Email: dingdong_lounge@hotmail.com
OPENING HOURS:
WEDNESDAY - 7PM TIL LATE
THURSDAY - 7PM TIL LATE
FRIDAY - 7PM TIL 4AM
SATURDAY - 7PM TIL 4AM
SUN-TUES - Available by request...
ALSO AVAILABLE FOR:
- Showcases
- Afterparty's/post launch's
- Video/photo shoots
- Private functions
- Comedy
- Theatre
- Interviews
- Media/Product launches
- X-Mas Parties
HOW TO GET HERE: The venue is off Bourke St – In between Russell & Exhibition St in Chinatown - Melbourne CBD. Trams - closest stop Crn Market Lane/Bourke St. Carparks - undercover paid parking Bourke/& Russell Walking - from Parliament 2mins - Flinders St station is approx 10mins.

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DING DONG LOUNGE - NEW YORK CITY
929 COLUMBUS AVENUE - NEW YORK CITY
Ph: 0011 + 1 212 663 2600
Email: info@dingdonglounge.com
www.dingdonglounge.com

'PRE-SALE TICKETS ON SALE NOW'

26/7 FREESTATE
www.moshtix.com.au

29/7 TOKYO POLICE CLUB (CAN) Selling fast!
www.moshtix.com.au

8/8 TRIAL KENNEDY
www.oztix.com.au

9/8 CLOSURE IN MOSCOW
www.moshtix.com.au

14/8 STAR ASSASSIN
www.moshtix.com.au

17/10 THE WARLOCKS (USA)
www.ticketmaster.com.au on sale soon - stay tuned!

MOSHTIX - 1300 GET TIX (438 849)

OZTIX - 1300 762 545
*Shows with an asterisk* also have tickets available from the venue - buy over the bar...Retail outlets include:

MISSING LINK
Basement 405 Bourke St
Melbourne
ph. 03 9670 8208
www.missinglink.net.au

GREVILLE RECORDS
152 Greville St
Prahran
ph. 03 9510 3012
www.grevillerecords.com

POLYESTER RECORDS
288 Flinders Lane
Melbourne
ph. 03 9663 8696
www.polyesterrecords.com

DD NEWS...
'N.B. EARLIER SHOWS' Please note – all Ding Dong gigs will be running earlier from now on – so remember to get down early!!
‘DESTROY ALL LINES’ In an ongoing effort to give young bands a leg up in the Melbourne music scene ‘KASHMIR NIGHTS' will be joining forces with DESTROY ALL LINES to bring you ‘Emergence’ nights - Wednesdays in 2008 at Ding Dong. Keep an ear out for FATE ’08 also coming soon, with some fantastic prizes in store!
'ROWLAND S. HOWARD - FRI 1ST AUGUST...' Australian legendary rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, Rowland S. Howard - best known as a member of BOYS NEXT DOOR/THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (NICK CAVE), will be playing further 'exclusive' shows at Ding Dong before going into the studio to record his new album!!
'MAILING LIST' *Sign up for Ding Dong's weekly DD News/Gig Guide email. Join mailing list via our website. www.dingdonglounge.com.au
'LIVE VIDEO FOOTAGE – POSTED!' I have been tracking down and archiving live footage (taken from punters) here at Ding Dong and have now posted including; Silversun Pickups (USA), Children Collide, X, Airbourne, Mammal, The Go-Set, Martin Martini & The Bone Palace Orchestra, Hugo Race & The True Spirit. If you have any live footage please get in touch!
‘VENUE FOR FUNCTION HIRE’ Ding Dong Lounge is available for private hire for functions day & night, including catering if needed. For; Afterparties, Tour parties, Private birthdays, Xmas parties, corporate, showcases, media/label launches & video/photoshoots.
'DING DONG FACEBOOK' Add Ding Dong as a friend on Facebook to keep up with news, photo's & gigs. featured events, photo archive, players wanted classified, links, and gig guide. www.facebook.com (Australia Network - as a person profile)
‘LINKS PAGE ON WEBSITE’ Hey guys, I'm in the process of setting up a links page on the DD website featuring; music retail, recording studio’s, rehearsal studio’s, photographers, engineers, lighting, dd myspace/facebook links, ticketing outlets etc. Hope you find it helpful - stay tuned...www.dingdonglounge.com.au
'FREE ENTRY AFTER 12AM!!' Ding Dong is FREE ENTRY from 12AM EVERY NIGHT that we are open (Excluding 'Weekender' only).
'IN THE VOLT...' We had a blast with THE MARS VOLTA (USA) ‘End Of World Tour’ exclusive private afterparty recently...
‘NO THONGS @ DING DONGS!' Just a reminder NO THONGS allowed in the venue! Don't forget to change into shoes if you're heading out on the town. Sorry, but it's for your own safety!!
‘ATTENTION BANDS: GETTING GIGS…’ As a general rule please do NOT send me myspace messages regarding gigs – can you please shoot me a detailed email with your myspace link (please DO NOT email MP3's), bio, availability, marketing/promotion action plan, contact details & line-up if you have one in mind…thanks, much appreciated!! If something suitable comes up, i will be in touch. Email: info@dingdonglounge.com.au
'SOUND SYSTEM' The system includes 4 x EV X-Array XN cabinets which significantly increase the power of the system and its throw, & is processed by 2 x EV DX-38 system processors. The system is now stereo 4way. The monitor system has also been upgraded to include 3 x pairs of wedges, a new drum fill, & extra mics/DI’s, stands & leads. In addition to this, we have expanding our stage lighting rig including a new control surface, including 24par 56 units. So Ding Dong is going to be rock’n even harder!! Email me for full tech specs...

‘NEW YORK CITY’ Did you know we have a sister bar in New York?! If you’re heading over go & check it out. Go to our website for details.
'DING DONG WEBSITE' Go to our updated website to check our featured events, photo archive, players wanted classified, links, and gig guide. www.dingdonglounge.com.au
'BAND MEMBERS WANTED CLASSIFIED' We have now created a specific page on our website dedicated to bands looking for lost or needed musical soul mates. Send an email to; info@dingdonglounge.com.au with: Your band's photo/logo, band name, player needed, influences, bio, myspace & contact details.
'DING DONG PHOTO'S' *Looking for any Ding Dong photo's; bands, crowd, staff to update our website archive. Please email to; info@dingdonglounge.com.au

With the success of Cherry (Melbourne's first CBD rock'n'roll bar) comes The Ding Dong Lounge - the sister bar to New York City's very own of the same name. The Ding Dong Lounge is filling the void in Melbourne's rock'n'roll scene - sure we got the venues and plenty of bands that want the limelight, but now comes a mid-sized venue that can be your after work drinking hole or a place to see some of the scene's best local and international bands.

The Ding Dong Lounge is nestled in the centre of Chinatown, but never before has a rock bar existed on this strip. The emphasis is on good music, definitely no electronica and stars a host of young DJs spinning the decks with everything from The Ramones, Television, T-Rex, The Runaways, AC/DC, Turbonegro, Iggy & The Stooges and a stack more vintage and contemporary rock to salute you.

According to one of the bar's owners Bill Walsh, Cherry has outgrown its capacity to cater for its rock'n'roll crowd - there's just too many thirsty rock pigs wanting to pack the one den. But now its surrogate sister on the block, The Ding Dong Lounge, has joined the stable to lend a hand. "Instead of waiting for someone else to open up another rock bar we thought we would do it," says Walsh.

Rock'n'roll has stomped all over LA's Sunset Strip and New York's Bowery and East Village for decades. It's indeed obvious that rock fans in Melbourne have craved a similar social set-up - a hangout that exists outside of pubs and extends beyond alternative radio stations. Ding Dong isn't claiming to rewrite history and it doesn't preach to be the new cool - it's simply a venue that's helping keep rock where it needs to be. "We have identified a need in Melbourne for a larger rock'n'roll bar which encompasses all things Cherry including good drinks, friendly staff and great music. All this will be prevalent at the Ding Dong Lounge," says Walsh.

The Ding Dong Lounge in New York City is a dimly lit bar, decorated in band posters, cuckoo clocks, cosy corners and a spacious dancing area. Beer is poured from taps that are made from used guitar and bass necks. Bands that have played there include the Demolition Doll Rods, Cosmic Psychos, The Real Kids and the Lyres.

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According to Steve Naidich, who owns Ding Dong New York with partner Bill Nolan, their bar is one of a last dying breed in the city. "It's really old school New York - people in the know, "know". There are no neon signs outside, there's no advertising, and no fanfare. But once you've found it, you're back every night, you're telling everybody you know about it. That's what keeps people coming back."

Walsh was approached by his New York friends Bill Nolan and Steve Naidich to open a sister bar in Australia - they chose Melbourne because it is driven by the same sophisticated rock appreciation that NYC is renowned for. "We liked the New York connection because of the similarities in good music, they are both stylish cities and people in both places have a similar taste in this kind of venue," says Walsh. "The Ding Dong Lounge in the two greatest cities on the planet? What's not to like? But not sure that we like the idea of putting vegemite in the Bloody Mary's," says Naidich. "We're working on a Ding Dong Bagdad!!"

The concept of a rock bar is just that, a concept to many fly-by-night opportunists, but the Ding Dong is something more than a concept. "There will always be a need for the counter-culture place to be subverse and rock out," says Naidich. "It's punk versus disco. The real trend in NYC right now is the fancy lounge. But there's something phoney, fly-by-night about these places. They're not going to be around in five years." "There's so many electronic lounge bars in Melbourne," adds Walsh.

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