PSI PHI x Tarcutta @ Cross St

PSI PHI and Tarcutta team up for a double-header Hammond bonanza of tonewheel-drenched prog, psych, post and space rock.

PSI PHI and Tarcutta are joining forces on Saturday December 13 at Cross Street Music Hall to bring you their different perspectives on the spectrum of progressive and psychadelic rock. The Hammond and Leslie sound defines both groups, albeit in completely different ways - you will be treated to its full growling, spitting, churning and screaming glory in the hands of these two bands. It's going to be an excellent night of prog, space, psych and post rock in the cozy confines of Cross St. The drinks are cheap and the chairs are comfy - come settle in and prepare to be transported to the far reaches of the cosmos and back again.

Here's a bit about your hosts:

PSI PHI - Drawing inspiration from the gatefold-era of 70s prog and psych rock hedonistic excess, PSI PHI is Sam Cope on Hammond & keys (Blue King Brown, The Badloves), Kumar Shome on guitar (The Punkawallas, Ajax Kwai), Will Hull-Brown on drums (The Cat Empire) and Ryan Monro on bass (The Cat Empire, The Meltdown). This supergroup boasts a burgeoning repertoire of originals, blended with some iconic and formidable covers. PSI PHI evoke the gods & monsters of the golden age of rock with virtuosity and intensity. Their new single with a-side "Freddie Hates Red Lights" and b-side "Future Gaze / Redshift" is out now on Bandcamp and full album coming early 2026.

Facebook /PSIPHIbandaus

Insta /PSIPHIband

Web /www.hopp.bio/psiphi

Bandcamp /psiphiband.bandcamp.com/

TARCUTTA - Featuring Justin Wheelahan (Hammond), Justin Buckley (guitar, electric piano) and Pete Barrett (drums), Tarcutta are a Naarm-based instrumental trio who take a 1934 Model A Hammond to the outer reaches of space rock and bastard jazz, shaping textured, analogue-driven pieces that move in sensibility from Debussy to The Dirty Three, from Mogwai to Can and then back again in the twitch of a tone bar. Live performances are visceral sound baths, provoking audience reactions ranging from “Listening to ‘Afterburner’ and looking at the lights gave me flashbacks to taking ayahuasca in Mexico” and “I found it very emotionally manipulative,” to “I thought I was coming to see, like, a dad band but they were actual musicians.”

Their latest album Rain In Space was recently released independently and is out now on Bandcamp, vinyl, and streaming platforms.

Facebook /tarcutta

Insta /tarcuttaband

Bandcamp /tarcutta.bandcamp.com/

Tickets and times

Tickets are $20 presale (b/f incl) or $25 on the door. All proceeds go to the musicians playing, after sound and promo expenses. We believe the value for money of this pricing structure is exceptional and pricing any lower would only serve to devalue the hard work and lifetime commitment of the talented musicians performing for you. That said, we also offer a $15 no-questions asked concession for students, seniors, or anyone who is hard-up right now but still wants to come to a killer gig - we want you there!

8.00pm doors

8.30pm Tarcutta

10.00pm PSI PHI

11.00pm finish

(these times are not set in stone and may be subject to change)

About the venue / getting there and away:

16-22 Cross St, Brunswick East, 3057 (see Google Maps link)

PT: Catch the 1 or 6 tram on Lygon st to Victoria/Lygon St +5min walk, or the 96 on Nicholson St to Albert st/Nicholson St +10min walk

Limited parking available on site.

Cross St Music Hall is a wheelchair accessible venue.

There will be a small bar run by volunteers with $8 beer/wine and $3 soft drinks - proceeds go to the running of Cross St Music hall and Merri-Bek City Bands.

MCB/Cross St is a not-for-profit community music hub and only operates as a venue part time & there are no paid staff, so keep that in mind as you enjoy the gig!