Keyword results: Psych
Pikelet plays MIAF
What:
Pikelet plays MIAF
Where:
Spiegeltent, the Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
When:
Wed Oct 15, doors 7pm; Thu Oct 16, doors 7pm
How much:
$22.50 / $30, group (8+) $27, from here
Description:
Melbourne's much-loved Pikelet (aka Evelyn Morris) is pretty famous. She has been in street pics twice over the past year and aside from that is now recognised as one of our country's best folk-psyche multi-instrumentalists. This time around Ms Morris takes to the stage of the hallowed Spiegeltent for an uninterrupted one-hour set.
Event: Bands
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Cloth Ear Music
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