Pinko Collective is a community organisation that aims to help build a strong community and support postive mental health. It does this by connecting people through music.

The goal is simple. Join us to watch or participate in one of our six weekly gatherings where local musicians, both accomplished and amateur, get up to showcase a small set of songs infront of a supportive audience.

It was born our of the Westgarth Idol - a fundraising event for Westgarth Primary - over 15 years ago and is made up of people who are both directly and indirectly linked to local school communities.

Got a song you've always wanted to sing?

As it's a collective, we have a bunch of willing collaborators for any song you may have in mind, so please contact us if you have something in mind you'd like to do?

We're not an open-mic, or a karaoke session, but if you have a direct or indirect link to members of the Collective, you can contact us to play! We particularly encourage women to put their hands up!

Our aim is to build social connection across the community using music as a means to gather together regularly.

The Jawa Pitu Band featuring Sanggar Lestari + The Electrodub Experiment

Saturday, June 1, 2024
8:00 PM 

Tickets $17+BF presale / $20 on the door.

Presale tickets available here: https://events.humanitix.com/the-jawa-pitu-band-featuring-sanggar-lestari-the-electodub-experiment

The Jawa Pitu Band play their first headline show at 303, which will feature the amazing moves and costumes of the Sanggar Lestari dancers. Opening the evening will be the psychedelic dub of  the Electrodub Experiment. Come down for an evening of music and dance that will range from traditional Javanese folk music through to the funk from Jakarta dance floors. 

Doors open at 8pm, with the Electrodub Experiment hitting the stage at 8:30 and the Jawa Pitu band playing a 80 min set from 9:45pm.

The Jawa Pitu Band
Dangdut — music originating from 1970s Indonesia with a heady mix of Hindustani, Malay, Arabic and Western music — is the main inspiration for The Jawa Pitu Band. They play dangdut with additional inspiration from western jazz/groove and also Indonesian gamelan music. The two percussionists in the band also bring in strong influences from African and Middle Eastern rhythms.

Sanggar Lestari
A Melbourne based group who have been promoting Indonesian Dance & Culture for over 30 years, Sanggar Lestari — led by Mama Ning — consists of passionate dancers and educators, who all pride themselves on sharing authentic Indonesian Arts and promoting cross cultural understanding. Sanggar Lestari's collaboration with the Jawa Pitu Band means audiences are treated to traditional and modern dance moves to enhance the Jawa Pitu cross-cultural tapestry.

The Electrodub Experiment
Combining densely layered beats, spacey atmospheres and live improvisational,The Electrodub Experiment weaves a mind-bending soundscape blending elements of psychedelic jazz, trip-hop and dub, engineered to shift the consciousness of the listener to strange and beautiful new territories. Come early for some intergalactic dub and psychedelic space jazz.