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Friday, December 19, 2025

Harbour Cruise, Sydney, 7th May 1995

VENUE: Harbour Cruise, Sydney

DATE: 7th May, 1995

TIME: 3pm

OTHER: $15 entry

BANDS:

Magnacite
Subversion
Unclean
Flycop
Savage Cabbage

Feedback, Newtown, 4th February, 1995

VENUE: Feedback, Newtown

DATE: 4th February, 1995

TIME: 9pm

OTHER: $6 entry

BANDS:

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Vic on the Park, Marrickville, 22nd May, 1993

VENUE: Vic on the Park, Marrickville

DATE: 22nd May, 1993

TIME: 3pm

OTHER: Free entry

BANDS:

Persecution
Aftermath
Cruciform
Manticore
Worm
Subversion
Savage Cabbage

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Vulcan Hotel, Sydney, 3rd December, 1994

VENUE: Vulcan Hotel, Sydney

DATE: Saturday, 3rd December, 1994

OTHER: $5 entry. Organised by No Deal.

BANDS:

Minute Minder
Mad Circle
Blitz Babiez
Gilgamesh
Savage Cabbage

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Vulcan Hotel, Sydney, 26th November, 1994

VENUE: Vulcan Hotel, Sydney

DATE: Saturday, 26th November, 1994

TIME: 6:30 pm

OTHER: $5 entry. Organised by No Deal Records.

BANDS:

Beanflipper
Anger in Motion
Savage Cabbage
Subversion
Persecution

Monday, January 27, 2025

PCYC, Hornsby, 27th February, 1993

VENUE: PCYC, Hornsby

DATE: Saturday, 27th February, 1993

TIME: 7:30

OTHER: $5 entry. Organised by Cosmic Snail.

BANDS:

Endangered Faeces
Savage Cabbage
Krumpet-Hed
Melancholy

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The World's Biggest Barbecue, PCYC, Hornsby, 16th October, 1993

VENUE: PCYC, Hornsby

DATE: Saturday, 16th October, 1993

TIME: 7pm

OTHER: $5 entry. Organised by Cosmic Snail. 'The World's Biggest BBQ'.

Savage Cabbage
Melancholy
Crumble
Unknown band

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Petersham Inn, Petersham, 26th June, 1993

VENUE: Petersham Inn, Petersham

DATE: Saturday, 26th June, 1993

BANDS:

Beanflipper
Mullgrinder
Savage Cabbage
Subversion
Persecution
Toe to Toe
World War XXIV
Blitz Babiez

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Savage Cabbage

Pic by Anna Cridland, 1994

ORIGINS: Pennant Hills, NSW

GENRE: Hardcore, Skate punk

YEARS ACTIVE: 1992-1995

MEMBERS:

Andrew Epthorpe - Vocals
Paul Meaney - Bass
Matthew Oates - Guitar
Nathan Summers - Drums (1993-1996)
Unknown - Drums (1992)
Spacey - Guest Vocals (1994-1995)

RELEASES:

Demo (1994) - Download Here.

1. Intro
2. Locked
3. Square
4. Suck Ya
5. Tetris
6. Bored
7. Tug O War
8. Mr Men
9. Angry For Fun
10. Dog Log
11. Grindorama

Compilation-only Tracks - Download Here.

Tension (1993) - on Circle Storm (No Deal compilation)

Unreleased Recordings

Toss On (Ska version) - Recorded live at the Lansdowne Hotel (December, 1993)
You're a Dick - Recorded live at the Lansdowne Hotel (December, 1993)
Toss On (Grind version) - Recorded at Zen in 1994
Wise Up (cover - originally recorded by Bald) - Recorded at Zen in 1994

SUMMARY: Savage Cabbage was a hardcore band out of the Hills area who were active in the early to mid-90s. They were loosely involved with the Cosmic Snail collective who put shows on at the Hornsby PCYC, and also played a lot of shows with fellow Dural/Pennant Hills band Melancholy. Savage Cabbage toured interstate to Melbourne with Subversion in 1994, played supports lots for DOA, No Means No, Propagandhi, and All You Can Eat, and eventually broke up in 1995.

They were known to cover the following songs in their live sets: 'Snap' (DRI), Crucified (Agnostic Front), Toxic Shock (Agnostic Front), Last Warning (Agnostic Front), Salad Days (Minor Threat), New Start (Gorilla Biscuits), Wise Up (Bald), The Deal (Sick of It All), Johnny Got His Gun (Nausea)

SHOWS:

Jellyhedz, Chippendale - unknown date, 1993
PCYC, Hornsby - 27th February, 1993
PCYC, Hornsby - 25th April, 1993
Vic on the Park, Marrickville - 22nd May, 1993
Vulcan Hotel, Sydney - 26th June, 1993
Petersham Inn, Petersham - 26th June, 1993
PCYC, Hornsby - 31st July, 1993
PCYC, Hornsby - 25th September, 1993
Max's, Petersham - 25th September, 1993
PCYC, Hornsby - 16th October, 1993
GB Richmond, Melbourne (VIC) - 29th October 1993
Royal Artillery, Melbourne (VIC) - 30th October 1993
PCYC, Hornsby - 11th December, 1993
Lansdowne Hotel, Sydney - unknown, December, 1993
PCYC, Hornsby - 19th February, 1994
The Bowlo, Sydney - 4th March, 1994
Vulcan Hotel, Sydney - 18th March, 1994
Vulcan Hotel, Sydney - 23rd April, 1994
Vulcan Hotel, Sydney - 26th November, 1994
Vulcan Hotel, Sydney - 3rd December, 1994
Feedback, Newtown - 4th February, 1995
Journo's Club, Sydney - 17th March, 1995
PCYC, Hornsby - 19th March, 1995
Harbour Cruise, Sydney - 7th May, 1995

Pic by Anna Cridland, 1994

ORAL HISTORY:

NATHAN: The music was very influenced by New York hardcore bands, and also thrash bands such as DRI, and powerviolence bands such as No Comment. It was generally pretty fast skater type music with light-hearted lyrics. We also did covers from Agnostic Front, DRI, Sick of It All, Minor Threat, Gorilla Biscuits, and Bold.

Nathan Summers (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

MATTHEW: It was a rainy day and we met at Paul's place... about 18 months ago. We had another drummer and we just stuffed around. Then we got Nathan drumming with us and it all became a bit more serious. And because Nathan had something to do with Jellyheads we played there a few times.

Matthew Oates (Guitar), Loaded to the Gills Issue 1, October 1993

NATHAN: Our first show was at the Jellyhedz warehouse, an anarchist collective warehouse venue in Chippendale that ran for a couple of years. This show was in 1993 with Melancholy and a heavy metal band called Mayhem. We gigged quite a bit between 1993 and 1995, playing a lot with bands like Subversion, Blitz Babies, Toe to Toe, Stalin's Organ, Drawback, Injured Head, TUBbH, Spilt Milk, Lentil Soup, Melancholy, Minute Minder, Downtime, and many others. One of our more memorable gigs at Hornsby PCYC was supporting DOA and No Means No, which I had interviewed on 2RRR as well. I do remember also a big gig there one evening with Nancy Vandal, which had a jumping castle as part of the action.

Nathan Summers (Drums), Noise Levels correspondence, 2024

BIO: The music was influenced by a lot of East Coast American Hardcore (New York, Boston, often from the straight edge genre). As a band, the music was mainly for skating, surfing and having a good time, and was usually particularly fast! Most of the lyrics are generally lighthearted and often quite silly.

Unknown Author, retrospective biography, c. 1996

PAUL: Sean from Toe to Toe, he's really into promoting bands, and giving young bands a start. He's doing a couple of shows under the name of No Deal Productions that we're playing. Sean's also organising a recording on Punchdrunk Records. He's putting a lot of work into that.

Paul Meaney (Bass), Loaded to the Gills Issue 1, October 1993

Cosmic Snail Productions bio for Savage Cabbage

MATTHEW: After we broke out of Jellyheads, we did a band comp at the Vic on the Park and we somehow made the grand final. Then Alan (Vic on the Park), he was booking bands, he asked us back there again and then a couple more times. And then we just met bands that were doing a bit better, and they saw us play and then they invited us along to play with them and stuff.

Matthew Oates (Guitar), Loaded to the Gills Issue 1, October 1993

NATHAN: There seems to be a need for all ages shows because all the under ages gigs we've had so far, there's been a really good turnout. Firstly, the audiences are enthusiastic, probably more enthusiastic than a pub gig, and the bands seem to get paid more than a pub gig too... I guess a lot of gigs tend to get organised around the inner city because that's where a lot of alternative bands get to. In this part of Sydney the Hornsby Police Boys has so far filled the niche that needed to be filled.

Nathan Summers (Drums), Loaded to the Gills Issue 1, October 1993

RELATED BANDS: Dieback, 12 Day Fixx, Cooking with Gas, Stalin's Organ, SMUT, Groovinator, Anarchists Anonymous, Magnet, Mad Cowboy Disease, Burn 'Em Down, Red Planet Repairs, Metal Ace