The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing
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NYE’s biggest party returns
The Bridge Hotel, Boomtown Winery and Bistro, and the Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing are combining forces again for Hot Variety 4 – the biggest and best New Year’s Eve party in Castlemaine. Headlining Hot Variety 4 will be LGA SNAGz featuring Dan Kelly and friends (Shedshaker Taproom) and PWD (Boomtown), with Jo Huff, AV3, Jen…
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A rabble of sharehouse stories
A colourful collection of stories about the formative years spent living in sharehouses and how they shape our lives will be launched at The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing Castlemaine this Thursday evening. Who stole my milk? A rabble of sharehouse stories is the brainchild of co-editors Castlemaine writer/broadcaster Suzanne Donisthorpe and art professor Jacqueline Millner.…
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Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets coming to Castlemaine
Jo Meares’ Silver Bullets is celebrating the release of the band’s self-titled debut album at Castlemaine’s Shedshaker Brewing Taproom. Arun Kendall, of Backseat Mafia, described the album as “magnificent”. “Steeped in an antipodean dusty dryness, yet leavened by bright rays of sunshine, and Meares’s eloquent poetry that strike like shards of lightning,” Kendall said. “Jo…
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Eight years of fun at Shedshaker
The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing in Castlemaine celebrates its eighth birthday tomorrow. And like any eight-year-old would demand, the Tappy is having a party and everyone is invited! Gone is the fairy bread and cheap soft drinks – the Taproom is wheeling out a very special Hoppy Birthday Lager on tap, a range of special…
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Guitar legend to feature
Phil Manning, a veteran of the music industry in Australia, will appear at The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing Castlemaine this Saturday. Manning has been at the forefront of blues and roots style music for over five decades, first coming to public attention as a member of the now legendary ‘Chain’, a prominent rock/blues band of…
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Songs full of lyrical imagery
Melbourne songwriter Tim Downey explores the light and shadow of life’s mysteries. His songs are full of lyrical imagery that paints a bittersweet and sometimes abstract reality. Since its inception in 2017, folk rock band Beautiful Buildings has been the focus of Tim’s musical output, writing and performing alongside friend and collaborator Di Casey. Their…
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Taproom art supports war-torn Ukraine
Eve Lamb A new art exhibition that’s just gone up at Castlemaine’s Taproom is raising funds to help people impacted by the war in Ukraine. Simply titled 71, this bold, bright showing features large-scale architectural deconstructivist works by well-established Castlemaine artist Phillip Head. “They’re all a play on deconstructing architecture of the same Bendigo building – No…
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Radio to rock the Royal
Castlemaine’s not-for-profit radio station MAINfm kicked off its week-long ‘2020 Radiothon’ fundraiser on Saturday evening with an epic PubSing Castlemaine online sing-a-long to this year’s theme ‘Here Comes the Sun’, live from The Taproom at Shedshaker Brewing. The radiothon continues this week and will culminate with another massive virtual live music event – the Big…