Merry Christmas, you filthy rock and roll animals!

Plus One have gifts for all, big news to tell, and joy and cheer to spread around. With a shovel. It's been a great year for Plus One, and already 2010 is looking to be a gas, with a few new albums in the pipeline already.

We have some big supports to announce, a Big Day Out slot, and some shows that will blow your stockings off.

Have you been good this year? The old beardy guy in charge (not that one) has some great gift ideas at the online Skinnys store too! So fire up the yule log, pour a great big sherry and get ready to carve up this massive roast of a newsletter!

Will be scouting out Melbourne for a week of solo shows before the New Year, when they'll be ringing in 2010 along with The Drones, Tumbleweed (!), Little Red and heaps more at the Espy.

What a way to end the decade! Then, on New Year's day, they'll be at Yah Yah's for more! Don't forget to head to Plus One Online to pick up a copy of the Rain 7” single. An excellent stocking stuffer!

• 20 Dec – Ben Salter solo, the Gem Xmas Bash – Collingwood
• 23 Dec – Ben Salter solo, the Standard – Fitzroy
• 24 Dec – Ben Salter solo, Northcote Social Club – Northcote
• 29 Dec – Ben Salter solo, The Tote – Collingwood
• 30 Dec – Ben Salter solo, The Drunken Poet – West Melbourne
• 31 Dec – The Espy – St Kilda w/ Drones, Tumbleweed, Little Red & more
• 1 Jan – Yah Yah's – Melbourne (Full Band)

THE BLACKWATER FEVER

BWF have a international support up their sleeves too!

This December they'll be playing with Jon Spencer's Heavy Trash at the Zoo. Their recording odyssey continues too!

• 9 Dec – The Zoo – Brisbane supporting Heavy Trash

TEXAS TEA

MEXICO CITY

Big spanking Xmas cheer for Mexico City, they've landed a slot at the Gold Coast Big Day Out! Make sure you take time out from queuing for beer / toilet and getting sunburned to watch these fellows tear up a festival set.

• 12 Dec – Ric's – Brisbane
• 31Dec – The Zoo – Brisbane w/ Cat Power
• 17 Jan – Big Day Out – Gold Coast

GIANTS OF SCIENCE

Hot diggity Damn! The most calamitous shows of the new year will be landing squarely in your laps as Melbourne's Legends of Motorsport invade Queensland, backed by their secret local contacts, Giants of Science.

Lovable trashbags Hits will be joining in on this run. Be prepared for an earbleedingly good time! Before the end of the year, Giants will also be helping out at the benefit show for Magic Dirt's Dean Turner at the Zoo. This is an excellent charity event, with an excellent line up, you'd have to be a jerk to miss it.

• 19 Dec – Dean Turner (Magic Dirt) Benefit, The Zoo – Brisbane
• 7 Jan – Sands Tavern – Maroochydore w/ Legends of Motorsport + HITS
• 8 Jan – The Del Plaza – Southport w/ Legends of Motorsport + HITS + Mercy Beat
• 9 Jan – Step Inn – Brisbane w/ Legends of Motorsport + HITS

INTERCOOLER

Our gift to Melbourninans this Yuletide is an extra special pair of shows, and brand new line-up show at Yah Yah's and an original line-up show at the Corner. Woo!

• 15 Dec – Yah Yah's – Melbourne (current line-up)
• 20 Dec - Corner Hotel – Richmond (original line-up!)

ROZ PAPPALARDO & THE WAYWARD GENTLEMEN

Aside from making an appearance at the Woodford Folk Festival, Roz will be appearing with country legend Graeme Connors and others in Tamworth.

• 12 Dec - Powerhouse, Wax Lyrical Singer Songwriter Evening – Brisbane
• 20 Dec- Peregian Beach Surf Club – Peregian
• 30, 31 Dec – Woodford Folk Festival – Woodford
• 22 Jan – Tamworth Town Hall – Tamworth w/ Graeme Connors
• 30 Jan – Bon Amici's - Toowoomba
• 18 Feb – Unplugged at the Basement, Gold Coast Arts Center – Gold Coast

THE SMOKESTACK ORCHESTRA

The Smokestack camp is buzzing with excitement after hearing some truly fantastic news. As enormous fans of Maryland blues rockers Clutch, Smokestack were over the moon to be offered the support for the band at their Brisbane Soundwave side show, rocking down the Zoo.

A couple more irons are in the fire, including the continuation of recording. Keep an eye out for other shows too!

• 19 Feb – The Zoo – Brisbane supporting CLUTCH w/ The Fumes.