In early October, stalwart live-music fixture Trainspotters turned four years old.
Now, the organisers are ready to usher in the next chapter in the Trainspotters journey with the revelation that, from the next event, on Thursday, 24 November, the weekly institution will be moving to a new space at stalwart Fortitude Valley haunt the Woolly Mammoth.
The first show to be held at the Mammoth will feature up-and-coming Sydney post-punks DEN (not to be confused with the Chicago noise-rock band of the same name), who are launching their self-titled EP this week. They'll be joined by Adelaide's Men With Chips — launching work of their own with their new LP Attention Spent — with support coming from Pleasure Symbols and CLEVER.
Best of all, aside from the scenery, it sounds like very little about the night is set to change.
"Trainspotters has always catered to people who are on a tight budget," promoter Patrick Balfe told The Music. "Woolly Mammoth continues this tradition with free entry."
It's been quite the run so far for the little gig-night that could, outgrowing its humble origins to become an iconic piece of the city's creative tapestry.
Over the years, it broadened its renown enough to routinely fill out the space at its historic home of the Grand Central Hotel, in the Brisbane CBD, as friends and curious onlookers alike were drawn in with the promise of quality tunes from an always-eclectic set of emergent artists hailing from a diversity of scenes.
Indeed, Trainspotters has welcomed a breadth of awesome acts to its stage since October 2012, with a not-even-close-to-exhaustive list including the likes of local faves Velociraptor, Go Violets, Blank Realm, The Goon Sax, Dreamtime, The Creases, Moses Gunn Collective and Babaganouj, interstate darlings such as Hockey Dad (Sydney) and Gold Class (Melbourne), and even international guests like Tonstartssbandht and The Coathangers.
The Woolly Mammoth's inaugural Trainspotters event kicks off from 8pm this Thursday.
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