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Friday September 18, 2009

HIGH VIBES FESTIVALTHE 2009 Darebin Music Feast comes to a close on Sunday with the ninth annual High Vibes festival. Like the Brunswick Street Festival of old, thousands of people converge to celebrate the start of spring as well as the neighbourhood's thriving culture. Dozens of bands, including St Helens (pictured), the Sand Pebbles, Downhills Home and Georgia Fields, will perform on 20 stages ranging from traditional venues to churches and hairdressing salons.Sunday from midday, High Street, Northcote, free.BLUEPRINT FESTIVALTICKETS are still available for this inaugural Ararat weekend festival but hurry because the music starts this afternoon! The all-Australian line-up includes Clare Bowditch, Bertie Blackman, Tim Rogers, Old Man River, the Basics, the Galvatrons (pictured) and many more. Today-Monday, Ararat, $120, blueprintfestival.com.SPIRAL STAIRSPAVEMENT co-founder and Preston School of Industry frontman Scott Kannberg launches his debut solo album in the guise of Spiral Stairs. The album, The Real Feel, is a collection of introspective songs about, reportedly, his "complicated personal life". With support from Tic Toc Tokyo. Tomorrow, Workers Club, Fitzroy, $15, 9415 8889

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