aftercare
aftercare + Soulutations + Balagan Blue
Soulutations / Balagan Blue
Cactus Room (Thornbury, VIC)
Thursday, 16 April 2026 7:00 pm
Uh-oh! aftercare have bitten off their biggest bite yet, and we’re beyond excited to announce our upcoming Thursday night happening at Cactus Room. With much to chew through, you can expect an evening of Local, Contemporary Australian Soul, RnB, Pop and Jazz from some of the smoothest, grooviest, ooey-gooiest ensembles making noise in Naarm. We welcome sets from the slick and sultry sounds of @balaganblue, to the almost irrepressible momentum of a live-in-the-cut @soulutations_ before aftercare takes the stage. Three gut-busting local acts built for the live space, with their own unique sounds and original music for the cost of a pint of House Lager. Why not bring your mates, DM your dates, and pump on the brakes, as we tram North on High St to see what all the fuss it about!
aftercare make music delivered with guts, a wink and a smile. Built upon rich instrumentation, vibrant grooves and intricate arrangements, their 2024 debut EP, 'Time Under Tension', is a plainspoken exploration of transition, loss, and love, reflecting the band’s commitment to self-reflective lyricism and good-humoured storytelling. Inspired by the colours of jazz, rnb, soul and funk, Soulutations is a Naarm based collective, deeply rooted in love and community. Offering the space to feel deeply, feel connected, explore and express, Soulutations entangles vulnerability and honesty with playful melodies and deep rhythms, to move you, and groove you, as far as your heart is willing. Balagn Blue is a five-piece jazz fusion band based in Naarm/Melbourne. Their blending of jazz, funk, and neo-soul works to craft together a dynamic genre-defying sound. Through improvisation and on-stage interplay, they build immersive moments to make the audience feel a deep connection to the music.
📣 aftercare + Soulutations + Balagan Blue 📍 Cactus Room, Thornbury (link in bio) 📅 Thursday, 16th April, 2026. 🕗 Doors from 7:30pm 🎟 Cheap Presales via Oztix: $15 + BF | Door tickets: $20
aftercare make music delivered with guts, a wink and a smile. Built upon rich instrumentation, vibrant grooves and intricate arrangements, their 2024 debut EP, 'Time Under Tension', is a plainspoken exploration of transition, loss, and love, reflecting the band’s commitment to self-reflective lyricism and good-humoured storytelling. Inspired by the colours of jazz, rnb, soul and funk, Soulutations is a Naarm based collective, deeply rooted in love and community. Offering the space to feel deeply, feel connected, explore and express, Soulutations entangles vulnerability and honesty with playful melodies and deep rhythms, to move you, and groove you, as far as your heart is willing. Balagn Blue is a five-piece jazz fusion band based in Naarm/Melbourne. Their blending of jazz, funk, and neo-soul works to craft together a dynamic genre-defying sound. Through improvisation and on-stage interplay, they build immersive moments to make the audience feel a deep connection to the music.
📣 aftercare + Soulutations + Balagan Blue 📍 Cactus Room, Thornbury (link in bio) 📅 Thursday, 16th April, 2026. 🕗 Doors from 7:30pm 🎟 Cheap Presales via Oztix: $15 + BF | Door tickets: $20