MATT MALONE & THE HOLY SPIRITS + HYPNO SEX RAY (PLAY THE CRAMPS) DESTROY THE LAST CHANCE FRONT BAR!
The Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar (North Melbourne, VIC)
Saturday, 18 April 2026 3:00 pm
MATT MALONE & THE HOLY SPIRITS + HYPNO SEX RAY (PLAY THE CRAMPS) DESTROY THE LAST CHANCE FRONT BAR!
3PM / FREE ENTRY
MATT MALONE & THE HOLY SPIRITS
Matt Malone is an iconoclastic singer-songwriter from the goldfields of Victoria, Australia. Malone is known for his bold baritone / tenebrous lyricism often compared to Jim Morrison, Glenn Danzig, Nick Cave + Johnny Cash, carving out a cult following through his intense live performances. On stage, Malone has shared the spotlight with revered figures like Kim Salmon (Beasts of Bourbon) + Hugo Race (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), performing on stages both nationally / abroad.
In 2023, he released the critically-acclaimed For The Term Of My Natural Life (VRS Records) + followed it up with Made In The Image featuring a version of the blues classic I’m Bad Like Jesse James shared by the John Lee Hooker estate.
He’s joined by rock n’ roll stickman James W. du Plessis (The Sea Birds) on drums + percussion and electric blues slide guitar player Benny “The Gentleman” Mc (Black Smith Hopkins / Pete Wells). Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits have completed recording with Loki Lockwood (Spooky Records, The Drones, Spencer P. Jones) and released the single Wolfman on Halloween ‘25 followed by Jealousy on Valentine’s Day ‘26!
Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits channel their unique blend of delta blues, outlaw country, + post-punk spiritualism - delivering live performances as much firebrand ritual as rock n’ roll show.
PRESS:
'★★★★’
- Sydney Morning Herald
'★★★★’
- Backseat Mafia
“Matt Malone is a rising star in the Australian underground music scene.”
- The Second Scene (USA)
“What a powerful rendition of the John Lee Hooker classic I’m Bad Like Jesse James from bluesman and twang artisan - Matt Malone… I like that!”
- Tower Of Song, Double J
"Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits channel the darkness, the shadows... you'll recognise some Bad Seeds vibes in here and I'm all for it."
- Henry Wagons, Double J
"Whatever juju, alchemy or disturbed darkness that made Jim Morrison put on a pair of leather trousers & shock the world out of its apathy… Matt has got it!"
- Kim Salmon (The Scientists, Beasts Of Bourbon, The Surrealists)
3PM / FREE ENTRY
MATT MALONE & THE HOLY SPIRITS
Matt Malone is an iconoclastic singer-songwriter from the goldfields of Victoria, Australia. Malone is known for his bold baritone / tenebrous lyricism often compared to Jim Morrison, Glenn Danzig, Nick Cave + Johnny Cash, carving out a cult following through his intense live performances. On stage, Malone has shared the spotlight with revered figures like Kim Salmon (Beasts of Bourbon) + Hugo Race (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), performing on stages both nationally / abroad.
In 2023, he released the critically-acclaimed For The Term Of My Natural Life (VRS Records) + followed it up with Made In The Image featuring a version of the blues classic I’m Bad Like Jesse James shared by the John Lee Hooker estate.
He’s joined by rock n’ roll stickman James W. du Plessis (The Sea Birds) on drums + percussion and electric blues slide guitar player Benny “The Gentleman” Mc (Black Smith Hopkins / Pete Wells). Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits have completed recording with Loki Lockwood (Spooky Records, The Drones, Spencer P. Jones) and released the single Wolfman on Halloween ‘25 followed by Jealousy on Valentine’s Day ‘26!
Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits channel their unique blend of delta blues, outlaw country, + post-punk spiritualism - delivering live performances as much firebrand ritual as rock n’ roll show.
PRESS:
'★★★★’
- Sydney Morning Herald
'★★★★’
- Backseat Mafia
“Matt Malone is a rising star in the Australian underground music scene.”
- The Second Scene (USA)
“What a powerful rendition of the John Lee Hooker classic I’m Bad Like Jesse James from bluesman and twang artisan - Matt Malone… I like that!”
- Tower Of Song, Double J
"Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits channel the darkness, the shadows... you'll recognise some Bad Seeds vibes in here and I'm all for it."
- Henry Wagons, Double J
"Whatever juju, alchemy or disturbed darkness that made Jim Morrison put on a pair of leather trousers & shock the world out of its apathy… Matt has got it!"
- Kim Salmon (The Scientists, Beasts Of Bourbon, The Surrealists)