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An early evening of storytelling, protest, tenderness and Australian folk and Americana music will be happening at Northcote Social Club on Sunday September 20, as Les Thomas launches his new album 'I Remember Everything'. Backed by a full band, 'I Remember Everything' moves between intimate ballads, hard-won protest songs and moments of humour, humanity and defiance. Ahead of the show, Les brings his warm baritone voice to 5ft High and Rising for an interview with Myles.

US pianist and filmmaker Tellef Johnson will be on The Sound Barrier with Ian Parsons this Sunday. Renowned for taking on large and very complex pieces of piano music, he'll be chatting about his world premiere recording of Opus Archimagicum, the seven-and-a-half-hour fifth piano sonata by Parsi-English composer Kaikhosru Sorabji. Composed in the 1930s but still startlingly modern today, tune in to hear about this work that has often been dismissed as unplayable.

Local composer, performer, improviser and collaborator within Melbourne’s DIY underground, Abby Sundborn will be coming on to Deeep Space with Lloyd Briggs this morning. Her new album 'Holding Pattern' is the clearest distillation of her musical vision - one that is rooted in intimacy and vulnerability and pays homage to countless memories both shared and in solitude. Find out about her album launch at Tempo Rubato on September 28.

GRAMMY‑winning pianist and composer Kris Davis stands at the forefront of New York’s contemporary jazz scene, described by The New York Times as a beacon for “deciding where to hear jazz on a given night.” Across her career she has collaborated with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Holland, Craig Taborn, and many more. Ahead of the Kris Davis Trio show at The Jazz Lab on October 19 and 20, Adam catches up with Kris Davis on Black Wax.

Selector and radio host Coco Maria is coming to Melbourne to play at Move My Way Festival, which is taking place at Pica on October 4. Specialising in Brazilian, South-Central-American, and Caribbean music, her selections have all sorts of rarities from sunnier, far-off places. Mixed with her unconditioned energy, Coco Maria has the ability to keep your feet busy while making your mind embark on a trip to the warmed sides of the musical world. Elle catches up with Coco on Headhunters.

Stopping by Underground Love today is improvisational drum and saxophone duo Party Dozen. Having just announced their upcoming fifth album '21 Bum Salute', they've also just dropped a new single called 'Euro Stomper', which casts the band as chaotic charlatans in a comical critique of the demagogues and grifters who wield outsized influence by manufacturing belief. Tune in to hear from Party Dozen while they're in town.

Four-piece rock’n’roll band ​​C.O.F.F.I.N will be performing in Studio 5 Live this Tuesday during Firewater. Driven by guttural lead vocals from behind the drum kit, high-voltage lead guitars and razor-sharp rhythms, their music nods to the rich and raw lineage of bands such as Coloured Balls, The Angels and AC/DC, while filtering it through their own Northern Beaches lens. Tune in as Claire Stuchbery interviews the band straight after their Studio 5 Live session.

Stopping by Tyrannocoreus tonight is local band Vault Hill, who produce heavy, thrash music laced with menacing, metal-core intensity. Guitarist Adro O'Brien will be discussing with Ryan the band's new EP 'Modern Way', how the band are navigating the new era split across the country, and what they'll be doing to celebrate the release. Tune in to hear the latest from Vault Hill.