Australia is about to get a new live music venue with a nautical theme complete with kitchen and bar, in a former pub built in 1891.
The Milk Factory, which will open in South Brisbane this week, is on the former site of The Joynt, and before that The Coronation Hotel, named in 1953 in honour of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
News of a new live music venue to help contribute to Australia’s vibrant music community is always welcome news. Indeed it’s been a relatively good year for Australia’s live music venues, despite some high profile losses such as the Palace Theatre in Melbourne.
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In Melbourne the Shadow Electric band room went full-time, in Sydney there’s been the addition of The Roller Den, The Hub, and The Lewisham Hotel, while in Brisbane they’ve witnessed an explosion of great venues with The Brightside, and Triffid which is being built by former Powderfinger bassist John Collins.
According to theMusic, The Milk Factory is the brainchild of Mal Gill, co-owner of Shady Palms, who has partnered with chef Asher Blackford and bar manager Daniel Gregory.
Gill and co are hoping to host live music and DJs for six nights of the week, and the venue will be booked by Dominic Miller of artist management and booking agency Bluebeard Music.
Over the bar there will be a selection of craft beer served with a menu inspired by Hawaii, Japan, Korea and East China, that will change every three months.
The venue opens on Thursday 2nd October, with a diverse evening of original, beautiful, upbeat, danceable and sometimes dark indie- folk music from three of Brisbane’s most unique bands – Moski Jo, Daryl James Music Train, and Veroskees.
Other bands coming up include Stormchasers, Bin Juice, Luna Junction, The Bon Scotts, and New York–based singer/songwriter Jay Brannan.
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It’s the second new live music venue to spring up in Brisbane in a week. Last week another new venue christened Woolly Mammoth opened up right next door to Ann Street’s legendary Cloudland, and taking over the spaces formerly known as Mustang Bar and Conistan Lane.
Wooly Mammoth consists of three distinct areas – Alehouse, Garden Bar and Mane Stage – the newly redeveloped, 3-part venue will cater for a cultural cross section of patrons with not one but two live performances spaces, and a stunning new party space.
The venue was crafted by Alexander Lotersztain of Derlot Design, the interiors mastermind behind venues such as Depo, Alfred & Constance and Kwan brothers.
