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Coming on to the show this week, is The Jawa Pitu Band, who are launching their second album 'Kapindho' at the Northcote Social Club on September 5. They will be joined by Sekar Kidul, Melbourne's Sundanese Kacapi Suling ensemble, and performances from Reog Ponorogo (Javanese Giant Mask Dance), Pencak Silat (Sundanese martial arts), and the Sanggar Lestari Indonesian dance troupe. Tune in as members of The Jawa Pitu Band visit the Global Village to talk about the new album.

Tune in to the second half of Global Village tonight to hear all things accordion. Sofia Chapman (Vardos and Victorian Branch President of the Accordion Society of Australia) and Dave Evans (The Band Who Knew Too Much and Vice-President) will be joining Roger to play some live music, and to chat about the free Gipsy Village Accordion Pavement Festival of the Sandy Street Art Collective in Sandringham on September 5 - with Vardos, Anatreptix, ASAVO accordion ensemble and more.

Joining Ian Parsons on The Sound Barrier this weekend is composer, performer, and researcher Dr Jaslyn Robertson. She'll be talking about a concert presented by Ensemble Mania, which is happening at the Meat Market Stables on September 5. The concert will feature new works by young Australian composers, including Jaslyn, as well as more established composers, such as Liza Lim and Mary Finsterer. Tune in to hear how Jaslyn's work is becoming recognised throughout Australia and the world. 

For nearly three decades, Saul Williams has occupied a singular place in Black Culture, resisting the confines of genre across music, literature, and film with almost militant consistency - to use art as a culturally transformative device. Named after his leap year birthday, Saul's new album 'Leap Life' arrives not like a conventional studio record - but a gathering of spirits, histories, frequencies and unfinished revolutions. Tune in this morning as Mike catches up with Saul Williams.

‘Cha Cha Slide’ is the new single from Bristol’s Getdown Services, released ahead of their anticipated debut album, 'Massive Champion'. An odyssey of anarchic joy, seditious wit and boundless energy, 'Massive Champion' finds Josh Law and Ben Sadler pushing deeper into the singular world they have been building for years. This Tuesday on Underground Love, Jordan catches up with Getdown Services to chat about their new music. 

Returning to the Melbourne stage for the first time since coming home from Europe, Seedy Jeezus will also be playing at Lulie Tavern on September 4 alongside Junkyard Wizards. Joining Chris Pearson on Pojama People to chat about it, tune in to hear about the latest vinyl reissue of their 2015 self-titled debut album - the third pressing of the record that started it all.

Joining Chris tonight for a chat and a live performance is 4-piece psych/prog/stoner rock group Junkyard Wizards. Their album 'The Sky As We Know It' came out end of last year, and follows the physical and psychological journey of a group of wizards as they encounter an ancient malevolent being. Tune in to hear about their show at Lulie Tavern on September 4.

Vegan deathcore firestarters To The Grave will be joining Ryan on the show tonight, chatting about their headline tour with No Cure, veganism and the Australian deathcore scene. Tune in from 10pm to hear from vocalist Dane Evans and guitarist Nic Webb, along with tracks from their upcoming fourth full length album 'Liberation Front', which will be out on October 2 via BLKIIBLK.