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Documenting and reimagining Cargo the place and space for vibes and tribes, eats beats & treats. No Wolves Allowed!
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07/06/2026

Cargo ago go is proud to launch BOPLICITY
One nite of Jazz and dancing.
6PM SAT 18 JULY 2026
LUMEN BAR | North Tce
As part of Illuminate Festival 2026

Take a giant step into Cargo ago go nights like Beat Route and Cool Bar Hot Jazz where the
vibes are attributed to syncopated rhythms, pure improvisation and the club’s heartbeat.

Featuring a six-piece LIVE CARGO RHYTHM SECTION delivering two rich, evolving sets with Adam Page-Saxophone, Carl Orr-Guitar, Harrison Smith-Trumpet , Paul White-Hammond Organ, Nick Sinclair-Bass and Mario Marino-Drums with special guests vocalists, Marina Anthea [2026 Generations in Jazz vocal scholarship winner] and three part harmony group Opulence.
Plus The Continental and Signor Rautie on deck setting the tone with rare cuts and deep crates of timeless vinyl and CD selections.

No Wolves Allowed!

06/06/2026

Tim Bowen

Claudio Raschella Photographer

02/06/2026

Directions in Groove (DIG) were an Australian acid jazz band formed with the original lineup comprised of Alexander Hewetson (bass guitar), Terepai Richmond (drums and percussion), Rick Robertson (saxophone), Tim Rollinson (guitar), and Scott Saunders (keyboards and vocals). The group initially performed instrumental acid jazz before Saunders added vocals, helping to broaden their sound and appeal. Later members included Laura Stitt on vocals and Adelaide’s own Sam Dixon on bass.

DIG established themselves as one of Australia’s leading acid jazz acts. At the height of their popularity, they were a regular attraction at Cargo ago go, where they performed to packed houses (seen here in these shots) Their energetic live shows, combining jazz, funk, soul, and dance influences, earned them a devoted following and made their appearances at Cargo ago go memorable events for many music lovers of the era.

DIG released three studio albums during their initial run: Dig Deeper (March 1994), Speakeasy (August 1995), and Curvystrasse (September 1998). Their music received critical acclaim, and at the 1996 APRA Music Awards they won Most Performed Jazz Work for their track “Futures”.
The band disbanded in 1998 but reunited periodically from 2008 onwards for selected performances. In 2011 they released a fourth studio album, Clearlight (October 2011), reaffirming their place as one of Australia’s most influential acid jazz groups.

For those who experienced them live, particularly during their celebrated Cargo ago go performances, DIG remain synonymous with the vibrant Australian acid jazz movement.

28/05/2026

Biology
Geology
Psychology
Sociology
Anthropology
Ecology
Neurology
Meteorology
Zoology
Archaeology
…Cargology

21/05/2026

Cargo ago go patron profile # 3&4

Back in the day, photographer .raschella quietly documented the faces of Cargo ago go, its regulars, its muses, the individuals who shaped the atmosphere and spirit of the time. Each portrait tells a story. Some intimate, some unexpected, and some best left unspoken. Now, we return to them with a simple question: where are they now?
In the lead-up to the next Cargo ago go gathering, (save the date Feb 2027) we will be sharing these portraits and reflections, an exploration of lives once intertwined on the dancefloor, at the bar and around the table.

Names: Jordanna and Janelle

What do you love doing?
Eating Blue Castello.

Tell us about your style?
Express your own comfort.

What are you doing here?
Baby you’re the only one for me!

What do you most love about Cargo?
La La Laaaa!

19/05/2026

Ain’t nothing going on but history!

RAUTIE | TIM | MADNESS | ATB @ Cargo ago go

And the music keeps on playin’ on …and on!

17/05/2026

Zanzibar was a regular Saturday night at Cargo ago go at its absolute peak era, the kind of place that felt more like a world where no stone was left unturned. Bands bled into DJ sets while artists painted beside the dancefloor; masseuses worked the crowd between drinks, fruit and chocolate fondue bubbled along the bar, and spoken word drifted through the smoke and bass. It was sensory overload in the best possible way. Nightlife could be multidisciplinary art rather than just music and a bar. Nobody was optimising for Instagram because Instagram didn’t exist yet; it was all atmosphere, discovery, surprise, and the feeling that anything might happen before dawn.

15/05/2026

Towards the end of Cargo ago go’s first chapter it felt like the last great analogue heartbeat before the digital world fully took over.

Nights fuelled by music, flashing lights, mode fashion, and crowded parties where musicians and DJs blended deep basslines into the early morning hours.

Every club felt electric, part celebration, part uncertainty, as the countdown to the year 2000 got closer.
And hanging over it all was Y2K.

People genuinely believed the clocks hitting midnight could crash computer systems, erase bank accounts throw the world into chaos, with planes falling out of the sky.

Yet somehow, that anxiety became part of the energy of the era.

On New Year’s Eve dance floors across the world were packed tighter than ever. House music became the soundtrack to humanity stepping into the unknown, with laser lights, champagne at midnight, strangers hugging while everyone waited to see if the lights would stay on.

The beat never stopped.

The screens flickered.

The mirror balls kept spinning.

And for one unforgettable night, the future felt equal parts terrifying and euphoric.

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