The Conch

Monthly Fridays at the Clare Castle!

Jun 24, 2010 Upcoming gigs Leave a comment
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Thanks to folks who have been getting down to our now monthly gigs at the Clare Castle in Rathdowne St Carlton. We’re taking a break this month (no gig this Friday) but will be back there on July 30, smack bang in the middle of a Melbourne winter, you’ll surely need to come down, work up a sweat while we have you dancing and thinking at the same time…….

hope to see you there! cheers

Next gig: July 30, 9pm

Clare Castle Hotel, 421 Rathdowne St, Carlton

**last Friday of each month, the Conch @ the Clare…..

May Day Eve: Clare Castle Hotel, Friday April 30, 9pm

Apr 28, 2010 Upcoming gigs Leave a comment
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Dear all, Come and join us for a beer and some conch-ousness raising, the Clare Castle Hotel, this Friday, April 30, 9pm. Free entry, and they serve food. It’s been a while so come down and say hellO! Cheers

Sustainability Conference at Fed Square, Feb 2010

Apr 28, 2010 Past gigs and events Leave a comment
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The Conch in solidarity with Posties!

Apr 28, 2010 Music Leave a comment
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The Conch end of year FIESTA LATINA

Nov 14, 2009 Upcoming gigs 1 Comment
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The Conch LATIN FIESTA Let the Refugees in! 7pm, Saturday, December 12 MUA Hall 46 – 54 Ireland St West Melbourne Join THE CONCH & friends to support the struggle to let refugees into Australia, to celebrate another year of solidarity and activism, another year of revolution in Latin America & another year of comradeship [...]

Labor stirs anti-refugee hysteria

Nov 14, 2009 Making revolution Leave a comment
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By Kerry Vernon. from www.directaction.org.au Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, diverted from entering Australia and put on the Australian Customs ship Oceanic Viking, had been refusing food for two days and refusing to leave the ship at Kijang for the Indonesian immigration detention prison, Tanjung Pinang, on Bintan Island on October 26. It had [...]

World Citizen

Nov 9, 2009 Music Leave a comment
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To download this song first click on the title to play it and then right click on DOWNLOAD and “save target as” onto your hard-drive. Then play with any audio player that plays MP3 files. conch-worldcitizen

Try It

Nov 9, 2009 Music Leave a comment
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To download this song first click on the title to play it and then right click on DOWNLOAD and “save target as” onto your hard-drive. Then play with any audio player that plays MP3 files. conch-tryit

The Conch debut album

May 26, 2009 About us, Music, cultural activism Leave a comment
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In September 2007 we released our self-produced debut CD. From the ever popular pub favourite I don’t love you anymore to the anthemic and inspiring tribute to the heroic anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa Toyi Toyi, and from the epic anti-war ballad Fallujah to our only cover song, the beautiful Mel Shanahan’s World Citizen, this [...]

Cuba Fiesta: Celebrate 50 years of revolutionary Cuba!

May 26, 2009 Upcoming gigs, cultural activism 1 Comment
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We invite you to celebrate 50 years of Revolutionary Cuba and its achievements in social justice, education, health and environment. Saturday 20th of June, from 6:30pm Hall of the MUA (46 Ireland St, West Melbourne, Melway 2A F12) Music by The Conch and DJ Manolito Valdes. Food and drinks available. Entry $5.00 donation (all funds [...]