SET TIMES 

7:00pm - Doors open 
8:00pm - Karate Boogaloo 
8:30pm - Interval 
9:00pm - Durand Jones & The Indications

Set times are approximate and subject to change.

From Bloomington to the world! Durand Jones & The Indications’ brand of tough soul and energetic live shows find a perfect home away from home for our Switched On series.

From the basement in Indiana, where they recorded their 2016 self-titled debut LP as university students, they’ve catapulted into the soul limelight and onto the international stage. Pushing beyond the boundaries of funk and soul on their previous releases, The Indications' third album, Private Space, unlocks the door to a wider range of sounds, boldly launching into a world of synthy modern soul and disco beats dotted with strings.

Anchored by a crate-digging sensibility and the high-low harmonies of Aaron Frazer and Durand Jones, Private Space showcases The Indications' mastery at melding revival sounds with a modern attitude. It’s an organic, timeless record that’s as fresh as clean kicks and as familiar as your favourite well-worn LP.

Supporting Durand Jones & The Indications is Karate Boogaloo.

Sitting at the core of Melbourne’s burgeoning movement of cinematic instrumental soul, Karate Boogaloo’s roots go deep into the fabric of the DIY soul idiom. A mainstay of the Melbourne underground over the last decade, their now sought-after three-volume ‘KB’s Mixtapes’ series, two original LPs and innumerable 7” singles are evidence of their long-standing contribution to the development of the Melbourne cinematic soul sound. 

Henry Jenkins, Hudson Whitlock, Callum Riley, and Darvid Thor have been playing music together since their playground days. Meeting as high school preteens, these four friends explored the teachings of the great small combo instrumental bands à la Booker T & The MG’s and The Meters. With these lessons in one hand and their characteristic sense of goofy humour in the other, the ensuing 15+ years saw Karate Boogaloo develop the kind of shared musical language that can only be built through countless hours spent together existing as friends and musical allies. 

Switched On

Switched On flicks the switch on an iconic venue and activates the Hall in a new light. A sonic shift to contemporary music and a whole new dimension in listening.