Taking a breather. There's a pandemic on.
Friday, April 15, 2022
Loft275 Gallery
275 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe Victoria (map)
An exhibition of photographic and video works. Free entry!
Opening times:
Mon to Thurs 9:00am to 7pm
Fri 9:00am to 6pm
Sat 10am to 5pm
Sun 10am to 5pm
Sunday, June 27, 2021
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows back at The Thornbury Local after many many months. Free entry!
Saturday, May 15, 2021
The Cherry Tree Hotel
53 Balmain Street, Cremorne (map)
Feature poet at The Cherry Tree Hotel. Free entry
Sunday, March 8, 2020
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Thornbury Local. Free entry!
Sunday, November 10, 2019
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Thornbury Local. Free entry!
Monday, October 21, 2019
Long Play Bar
318 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North (map)
Poetry + Video: Melbourne Premiere. Brendan will be performing live poetry, followed by a screening of his film poem, The Composer's Notes. Plus Q and A session.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Long Play Bar
318 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North (map)
Citizens Circus, music and poetry variety show.
Saturday, August 24, 2019
La Mama Courthouse Theatre
349 Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria (map)
Sir Percy's Conquest live radio play at La Mama. $10 entry.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Lomond Hotel
255 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East (map)
Writers' Block #51
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Hares & Hyenas
63 Johnston St, Fitzroy (map)
Spoken word and music at Dramatis Personae II, embodying the spirits of historical figures. Brendan will be playing Theodor Geisel.
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Resistance Bar
6/672 Glenferrie Rd Hawthorn (map)
Feature poet at Be Mused- Poetry & Humanity
Friday, June 28, 2019
Saint Charlie Tap Room & Grill
386-388 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (map)
Music and poetry at the 5th Annual Melbourne Poets Union Trust Fund Fundraising Dinner and Show! BOOK ONLINE
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Eltham Courthouse
728 Main Rd, Eltham (map)
Feature reader at the last ever Eltham Courthouse Poetry sessions, with Jennifer Harrison, Kevin Brophy, Felix Nobis and Meaghan Bell.
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Thornbury Local. Free entry!
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Bar 303
303 High St, Northcote (map)
Hosting 3CR Spoken Word On-air radiothon, featuring Alan Pentland, Michael Reynolds, Claire Gaskin and many more!
Saturday, May 4, 2019
Poetry + Video Tour Launch
8 Bagoo Ave, Murwillumbah NSW (map)
The Composer's Notes film premieres at the NSW launch of Poetry + Video, a touring program of poetry films and live spoken word.
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Siteworks
33 Saxon Street, Brunswick (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at Rock the Boat, a multi-arts fundraiser show for The Freedom Flotilla.
Sunday, April 7, 2019
The Motley Bauhaus
102 Scotchmer Street, Fitzroy North (map)
Feature poetry reading, at The Motley, with Eleanor Jackson.
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The Lomond Hotel
255 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Lomond Hotel
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Sloth Bar
202 Barkly street, Footscray, Victoria, Australia (map)
Spoken word poetry at Sloth Arts Presents
Friday, March 8, 2019
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Thornbury Local, with Greg Steps. Free entry!
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Open Studio
204 High St Northcote (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at Open Studio!
Sunday, December 9, 2018
The Evelyn Hotel
351 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (map)
Accidental Bedfellows, supporting Ciaran Boyle and Band
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
The Lomond Hotel
255 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at Lomond Acoustica. Free entry!
Sunday, October 28, 2018
BBC Café & Bar
665/667 Point Nepean Road, McCrae (map)
Guest poet.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows in a music marathon at Thornbury Local! Free entry.
Friday, October 5, 2018
Swamplands
744 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows support Brittle Sun's EP launch, Space Dogs and Orphans
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Long Play Bar
318 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North (map)
Citizens Circus! Music and poetry. Free entry.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
The Brothers Public House
42 Johnston St, Fitzroy (map)
Feature poet at Passionate Tongues Readings. Free entry!
Sunday, August 26, 2018
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Thornbury Local. Free entry!
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Lomond Hotel
255 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East (map)
Writer's Block songwriters in the round, with Liz Frencham, Frank Jones, Mandy Connell, Dean Lombard, Jess Parker, and Matthew Arnold.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Pride of Footscray Community Bar
1/86-88 Hopkins St, Footscray (map)
Poetryspective - a reading of the poems of Sharon Olds, with Sharifa A. Tartoussi
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Hares & Hyenas
63 Johnston St, Fitzroy (map)
Spoken word and music at Dramatis Personae, embodying the spirits of historical figures.
Sunday, July 1, 2018
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Thornbury Local. Free entry!
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Lomond Acoustica
255 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Lomond Hotel
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Long Play Bar
318 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North (map)
Citizens Circus! Music and poetry. Free entry.
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Retreat Hotel
280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick (map)
Accidental Bedfellows play the front bar at Retreat Hotel
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Long Play Bar
318 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North (map)
Poetry performance, as part of The Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival. With Benjamin Solah, Amanda Anastasi, Anthony O'Sullivan, Waffle Irongirl, Lady Longdrop, Ela Fornalska, Rowan White, Trixi Rosa and Waffle Ironboi.
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Long Drop and Bonsack at Swampland
744 High St, Thornbury (map)
Blame Smarty presents poetry and music at Swampland (nee Tago Mago Club), featuring Lady Long Drop and Brendan Bonsack. Free entry and poetry open mic.
Sunday, April 1, 2018
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Thornbury Local. Free entry!
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Wesley Anne
250 High St, Northcote (map)
Accidental Bedfellows play the front bar
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Lomond Hotel
255 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East (map)
Solo, Writers' Block No.35. Free entry!
Thursday, December 28, 2017
The Old Bar
74 Johnston Street, Fitzroy (map)
Accidental Bedfellows supporting The Hum Drums and Cinco Savage.
Friday, December 22, 2017
Tago Mago Club
744 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows, with Gothum, and John Doe and the Shallow Graves. FREE!
Friday, December 15, 2017
Sampari Exhibition
26 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy (map)
Spoken word, featuring with poets, Arielle Cottingham, Carmen Main, Gilius Kogoya, ReVerse Butcher, Sharifa A Tartoussi and Kylie Supski.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Testing Grounds
1-23 City Road, Melbourne (map)
Spoken word, with Kylie Supski and ReVerse Butcher, Sjaak de Jong and immersive multimedia by Jutta Pryor. Improvised music by guitarist Diego Muné and flutist Bernadette Zeilinger. Tickets available at the door, or from Try Booking - On the Edge
Sunday, October 22, 2017
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows folk noir trio at The Local! Free entry.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
West Word
42A Albert St, Footscray (map)
Poetry feature at the famous Dancing Dog Cafe
Sunday, September 17, 2017
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows folk noir trio back at The Local! Free entry.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Tago Mago
744 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows, supporting Jane Cameron and the Crazy Carnival. Free entry.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
The Thornbury Local
635 High Street, Thornbury (map)
Accidental Bedfellows at The Thornbury Local
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Open Studio
204 High Street, Northcote, Victoria (map)
Accidental Bedfellows, supporting Brittle Sun
Friday, June 30, 2017
Slamalamadingdong! poetry Slamathon
Online (map)
Help Slamalamadingdong send the first ever Australian team to the National Poetry Slam in Denver, CO, this August. A 12-hour live stream, featuring poetic performances, dares, stunts and hijinks as we raise as much cash as possible to get that team on the plane.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Mango Wood Cafe
6 Smith St, Warragul VIC (map)
Poetry and music, with Vaudeville act from Mouline Beige, Wendy Sellings and Cara Mel.