Strong disagree. There are many venues playing local bands in Melbourne all the time. The Retreat, the Corner Hotel, Workers Club, the Esplanade, Northcote Social and Northcote Theatre, Billboards.
I can't speak to what the scene was like 10 years ago, but to say that its rare feels very wrong to me.
I can't speak to what the scene was like 10 years ago, but to say that its rare feels very wrong to me.