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Okay it is safe to say that my teenage self is absolutely buzzing with all the upcoming tours happening right now. On the festival front, you’ve got Good Things who are bringing The Offspring, Stone Sour, All Time Low, The Used and Dashboard Confessional to Melbourne this year… my little emo teenage heart just stopped beating. And then next year you’ve got bloody Craig David, Nelly, and Florence and the Machine heading to Mt Duneed, Hanson are doing a Zoo Twilights gig, and Matt Corby is gracing Costa Hall’s stage in April. Phew, talk about nostalgia! Then there’s even events taking it a step further and bringing Vengaboys, Aqua, Blue and B*witched (So Pop, we’re looking at you). We’re all about emerging, new acts of course but sometimes it’s nice to have a little throwback.
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This issue we have China Bowls gracing our cover representing the 2018 Queenscliff Music Festival. The 26 year old Bristol singer will be making her debut Aussie festival performance and will no doubt deliver a smooth honey pot of sounds. Make sure you get down and check her out, alongside all the other great international and local acts on the lineup!
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WRITTEN BY SHAE MCCORMACK RÜFÜS DU SOL ANNOUNCE BIGGEST AUSTRALIAN TOUR YET
POST MALONE ANNOUNCES HUGE AUSTRALIAN TOUR FOR 2019
After dropping their anticipated third LP Solace, one of the world’s pre-eminent electronic acts RÜFÜS DU SOL have announced their Solace Australian tour – their biggest Aussie tour yet. The epic run of shows will kick off with a festival headline set at Sydney’s Field Day festival on January 1, 2019, before moving through Melbourne to play Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Thursday February 14th & Friday February 15 (sold out), Adelaide’s Entertainment Centre, Perth’s Fremantle Arts Centre, Margaret River’s Three Oceans Winery and finishing up at Brisbane’s Riverstage. Massive venues, massive tracks; it’s set to be the Aussie live music event of the new year. Tickets via ticketmaster. Solace is out now via Sony Music.
Multi-platinum artist Post Malone has announced he’ll be returning to Australian shores next year for a massive slew of arena shows. The tour will see the multi-platinum artist tackling venues in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in April and May next year. Known for stirring hiphop, R&B, and alternative into his own sonic “sauce”, the 23 year old was named #1 Debut Hip-Hop Artist of 2016 following the release of his debut album, Stoney, while his sophomore release beerbongs & bentleys broke Spotify’s streaming records, clocking up more than 78.7 million streams on its release day – crushing the previous mark set by Drake’s “More Life”. It’s clear, Posty has totally captivated Australian fans. Catch him at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on April 30 & May 1.
MELBOURNE WELSH MALE CHOIR
MARVEL STADIUM HAS OFFICIALLY ARRIVED
The 50-strong Melbourne Welsh Male Choir leads the concert event Till They All Come Home at Melbourne Town Hall on November 11, marking 100 years since the signing of the Armistice which ended World War I. The event will celebrate the music of World War I and World War II and hopes that veterans and their families (and others) will make a day of it and come to the concert after Remembrance Day commemorations. RSL members are eligible for a concession price ticket. Special guests include Australia’s leading lady of musical theatre Marina Prior, music legend Mike Brady and The Australian Youth Band. Conducted by David Ashton-Smith OAM. It all goes down from 3pm.
Melbourne Stadiums Limited have officially broken up with Etihad Airways, and have begun the eight-year partnership with The Walt Disney Company for the naming rights to Docklands Stadium. The recent installation of the huge new Marvel Stadium signage marks the official re-branding of the stadium along with the addition of new street artwork, a giant character wall and plenty of fresh signage. With the promise of continuously creating exciting new experiences and activations that will bring Marvel stories and characters to life, they’ve also introduced a brand new Marvel Vault retail store at Gate 2, while Gate 3 will feature a large-scale superhero wall, where patrons can measure up against famous Marvel superheroes such as Captain America, Black Widow and the Hulk. You can find Marvel Stadium on 740 Bourke Street, Docklands.
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FALLS FESTIVAL ADDS DIZZEE RASCAL, CUT COPY & MORE TO THE LINEUP
ARCTIC MONKEYS ANNOUNCE 2019 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Falls Festival has added a total of 13 new acts to its 2018/2019 lineup led by big-name additions like ‘Bonkers’ English rapper Dizzee Rascal and Aussie electronic outfit Cut Copy. While Cut Copy will only perform at Falls in Lorne, Marion Bay and Byron Bay this summer, Dizzee Rascal, Chicago rapper Juice WRLD and former MS MR frontwoman LPX will perform at all legs of the festival tour. More additions include the likes of indie-folk outfit Little May, who’ll perform in Lorne and Byron Bay; Melbourne’s Amyl & The Sniffers, who’ll play in Lorne and Marion Bay; fellow Melburnians Slowly Slowy, who’ll play in Lorne; and Dean Lewis, who’ll perform exclusively in Fremantle. The Lorne edition of the festival officially sold out in September, but the other dates remain for sale.
On the back of their latest album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino which propelled the band into a new era, British rockers Arctic Monkeys have announced they’ll be heading to Australia and New Zealand across February and March next year for a huge run of arena shows. With Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino seeing the band evolve creatively, it’s a safe bet you can expect the same from their live set. They’ll be joined by Mini Mansions on support, featuring members of Queens of the Stone Age and The Last Shadow Puppets. This tour will definitely be a sell-out, so don’t wait to grab your tickets. Arctic Monkeys hit Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday February 26 with an all ages show. General sale begins at 2pm local time on Wednesday November 7.
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THE PRODIGY ARE COMING TO AUSTRALIA Legendary electronic group The Prodigy have just announced a bunch of Australian shows in support of their forthcoming album, No Tourists, to be released on Friday November 2. With a seminal discography spanning six albums, The Prodigy have forged their reputation as one of the most visceral, vitriolic live bands to ever grace the earth. Across the genre-busting Fat of the Land to Music for the Jilted Generation, to the more recent Invaders Must Die and The Day is My Enemy, the band’s evolution has seen their music get heavier and more intense. These will be their first shows down under since 2015 and The Prodigy will be supported by triple j Unearthed DJ Enschway as well as Perth-born producer and bass wunderkind ShockOne for the landmark tour. It goes down Friday February 1 at Melbourne Arena. Tickets via Ticketek.
Keeping the celebrations for its 5th anniversary flowing, Beyond The Valley is teaming up with premium Australian blenders Baxter Vodka for an Official Guinness World Record attempt to mix the largest ever Moscow Mule! Savvy festival goers already know that a Moscow Mule may just well be the perfect festival cocktail. It’s a sweet, spicy, zingy cold and refreshing blend that revives and gets you up and ready for the next amazing set by your favourite artist. So why not make it bigger.. the biggest ever? This attempt will see 429 bottles of Baxter Vodka, 800 litres of Ginger Beer and 100 litres of Lime Juice going into the 1200 litre Moscow Mule… that’s over 6,500 Moscow Mules distributed from the one mix! That’s reason enough to head on down for NYE. Tickets are now sold out.
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CHINA BOWLS
Making her debut Aussie festival performance at Queenscliff Music Festival WRITTEN BY ANNA ROSE
AT ONLY 26 YEARS OLD, YOU’D BE FORGIVEN FOR BELIEVING CHINA BOWLS HAS LIVED HER LIFE TEN TIMES OVER. WITH A SYRUPY AND MELLOW TONE TO HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND A CAPTIVATING NARRATIVE IN HER SONGS, CHINA BOWLS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS LUCIE BOWLES, SINGS WITH THE EXPERIENCE AND EMOTION OF A WOMAN FOUR TIMES HER AGE.
happens in your life and it’s like, you’re never gonna feel that in the same way, you’re experiencing it from a different perspective. That’s really nice, when song’s get a new life. You never want to be expressing something but not actually feeling it as well.” Bowles’ neo-jazz hybrid is the perfect audio medium to express the ever-changing motions by which she lives, though she admits it can be difficult to sing or relive certain songs and what they meant even though she’s moved on from their original sentiment. “It’s so dependent on where you are, who you’re performing to,” Bowles begins retrospectively. “For instance, the song ‘Stay’ on the Talk EP, it’s really quiet and it’s particularly personal.
It’s a raw passion and a true soul, elements of which the English singer wonders herself where it all stems from. “I’ve had some shit happen in my life,” she chuckles, “I think the more you have experiences, the more you become aware of what other people experience around you… I dunno, I’m really interested in their stories, other people’s stories and I just wanna write about that, and everything about people. It’s all just so fascinating.” “I won’t perform it always, it’s just if it feels right and people are with you and listening. I always get into it Bowles’ music does very much tell a story and not just and get into a pretty vulnerable place, I find, when I the standard he-said, she-said, kiss-and-make-up, her perform it. You kind of want your space sometimes.” music, particularly what we hear in her debut EP Talk, is far more in-depth. Each song is a chapter that forms That natural episode of vulnerability, admirable as it is for Bowles to admit to the experience, is something she a whole story, an in-sight into China Bowls and what she’s about. Ultimately, she says, she’s living these says her audience want always pick up on – but when stories all the time. “You know, you write something they do, it’s more often than not they relate. “Obviously and you feel like you’ve explored that idea and maybe I can have all the thoughts about what the song is about like two weeks later you’re like, ‘Oh what? I was coming for me but it’s open to interpretation, absolutely, when at that from a really different angle than I am now you’re performing it’s for the ears of the audience. able to see it’. “And you wouldn’t want to dictate how people take “I feel quite lucky to be a songwriter and have that things as well, because it’s amazing when people find way to extend myself, to get to write about stuff to relevance for themselves in music - I mean, that’s why work through it and see it in different ways – you’re we crave music, isn’t it? To relate it all back to us. It ever-evolving. depends on the audience.” “You might write a song and perform it and you’ve felt it a certain way so many times and then something 12
of different types of venues, some she calls startingout venues like art galleries where Bowles might have only one person really listening and in receipt of her whole focus. Then she might play to an entire room who are completely with her, and that’s another level of experience for her.
experiences. “Also it’s really great because, and I’m guilty of it too, you can get quite stuck in your comfort zone of what you listen to, so actually seeing things live, especially at festivals where you have a variety of a line-up, it’s so good for discovering new music you probably might not have found yourself because it lies outside of the things you naturally listen to.
There’s a kind of sensual cloak shrouding Bowles, in her manner, in her speech, in her music, in her song. Much “That’s so healthy, I think, to let those things in and like an onion, only sweeter, there are many layers to the try and seek influences that aren’t just creating a little artist that even she hasn’t fully discovered. But perhaps bubble of a sound.” exploration into the as-yet unknown is something her Australian fans can help with when China Bowls The 2018 Queenscliff Music performs at Queenscliff Festival – yet another venue Festival will be held from Friday 23 where the nostalgia and emotive sway of her songs depend on several variables. Her first trip Down Under, November – Sunday 25 November. it’s like all sign point to positive.
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On the beautiful coastal town of Queenscliff, Bowles is hesitant to affirm there’ll be something in her music that will resonate with all who attend her set – her modesty is endearing as she giggles, “Hopefully! Obviously not everyone but hopefully there’ll be some there that hear something that resonates with them in my songs. “It’s gonna be different as well because we’re gonna be performing in a totally different place so it’ll probably have a totally different energy – it’ll be really hyped!” And hot. But the summer sun cascading down isn’t a worry to Bowles, the adrenaline of her debut Aussie festival performance is enough to ignore that. When she plays performances such as Queenscliff Festival, with other artists of other genres on the bill in a country that isn’t her own, Bowles is quick to take away from those experiences new lessons, from the other musicians and
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ON THE MIND OF GEORGIA STATE LINE
KYLIE AULDIST BARES HER SOUL
Catholic school choirs by day and local pubs by night makes for an interesting contrast, but for Georgia Delves, she of Georgia State Line, it was all about taking steps towards the ultimate goal. Quitting her day job, she did the responsible thing and sped off in a van with bandmate Patrick Wilson and played show after show on Australia’s east coast. The Vine, Bendigo – November 2. William Alexander supports.
Not everyone has got soul. Sometimes someone doubles-up, or even gets a third helping, so others miss out. Renowned as the frontwoman of The Bamboos (who released their eighth studio album, Night Time People, this year), Kylie Auldist has been described as “Melbourne’s high priestess of soul”. Her album Family Tree took out an Age Music Victoria Award. The Loft, Warrnambool – November 3.
HORSHAM GERMAN FEST The week-long Horsham German Fest will conclude with a big day of food, beer and all-around merriment at the Horsham Showground on November 17. A traditional beer hall will feature a bar, entertainment (including a local Oom-pah band), a beer stein holding competition and Miss (& Mr) Horsham German Fest. There will also be all the kartoffelpuffer, schnitzels, kranskies and pfannkuchen your belly can handle. 2pm kick-off.
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NELLY AND CRAIG DAVID ARE HEADING TO GEELONG NEXT YEAR
Singer-songwriter Rach Brennan and her music companions known as the Pines have a new single called ‘I Wanna See You’. Rach: “I Wanna See You is a song about young love. All the squishy, sappy stuff that goes through your head the first time you really feet it. The kind of stuff no one wants to say out loud – that’s what we put in the lyrics.” Halls Gap Hotel, Halls Gap – November 3 & Captain, Geelong – November 11.
Illusive Presents, Frontier Touring, a day on the green and the Hit Network are thrilled to announce the return of RNB Vine Days — your annual summer winery escape returns next February for its second instalment with another A-Class line-up, Leading the charge for RNB Vine Days 2019 are one of the bestselling rap artists in American music history Nelly and English superstar Craig David, accompanied by his full live band. English-Canadian girl group All Saints will perform their first Australian live shows and bubbly US singer Amerie and international party DJ YO! MAFIA. It goes down at Mt Duneed Estate in Geelong on Saturday February 9.
BETWEEN YOU AND LIOR
ARE YOU GEELONG’S FIRST JUNIOR MAYOR?
Following a short and sweet tour in Germany, Lior has returned for an extensive run of shows in support of his album Between You and Me. The album, which features a duet with Domini Forster, coincides with a deal with Sydney-based ORiGiN Music Publishing. The Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat – November 7; Ararat Town Hall, Ararat – November 9; and Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool – November 11.
The search for Geelong’s first ever Junior Mayor is on, with nominations now open for a new Greater Geelong Youth Council. Open to all 12 to 17 yearolds across the region, the Youth Council will be the official voice for local young people. It’ll feature 12 junior councillors elected via a vote, who’ll then elect a Junior Mayor. Greater Geelong Mayor Bruce Harwood said it’s an exciting chance to help shape the city. “If you want to have a say on issues that are important to you and your friends, we encourage you to put yourself forward,” Mayor Harwood said. Nominations close on 15 November, with meetings to begin in January 2019. “This is a chance to represent your local area, and also to build your leadership skills – which will help your future career,” Mayor Harwood said. Every young person has a valuable idea or opinion so visist the nomination page and just give it a go. Visit www.geelongaustralia. com.au/youthcouncil to nominate.
KYLE LIONHART BEATS TRUE
MANDY CONNELL HITS THE ROAD In the mid-2000s, independent singer-songwriter Mandy Connell took out the Declan Affley Award (National Folk Festival) and the Maldon Minstrel Award (Maldon Folk Festival) and has continued to charm audiences with her folk storytelling ever since. She has a few dates outside the Maldon Folk Festival. Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon – November 9; The Taproom, Castlemaine – November 11; and Daylesford Cider – November 18.
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Sunday 11 Beavs Got Talent Heat 6 Luke Biscan
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As we know, artists will often record tracks that don’t make it to an album. With any luck we’ll hear the goods at some point, such is the case for Kyle Lionhart. The Byron Bay neofolk soul artist will be sharing two new songs when he hits the road, recorded at the time of his Eleven & Two EP. One of the tracks is titled ‘Heart Out First’. He is also working on his debut full-length album. Torquay Hotel, Torquay – November 9.
MATT CORBY IS COMING TO GEELONG IN 2019 On the week of the release of his triple j feature album of the week, Rainbow Valley, MATT CORBY announces his first headline tour in two years for March and April 2019… and it includes a little stop in good ol’ Geelong. During the 6-week tour, Matt and his band will play songs from the new album to Australian audiences for the first time since his headline Telluric Tour in 2016, which sold 80k tickets worldwide. Matt Corby’s Rainbow Valley tour kicks off in Rockhampton on March 21 in 2019. He’ll be at Geelong’s Costa Hall on Saturday April 13.
IRONSTONE & FRIENDS Melodic metal outfit Ironstone head a bumper night of metal and hard rock tunes at Bendigo’s MusicMan on November 10. Following the release of their debut single ‘Ninth Life’ and a solid reputation through shows around Melbourne, the Bendigo-bred outfit is hard at work on an album which they hope to release early 2019. They will be joined by Spacegoat, ergasia, Red Sea and The Hollow Majors. 701
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He’s already scored a date with the Queenscliff Music Festival, but Nathan Seeckts will practise his moves at Geelong’s Workers Club on November 10. The Geelong-based singer-songwriter has released three EPS but feeling it time to get cracking on a full-length release, turned to Pozible. His campaign was a successful one and he will release the album early next year. Nathan will be accompanied by Sean McDonnell.
S TA M PS Y IS TH E M US IC D IR E CTO R AND D R I VE ANN O U N CE R AT K R O CK I N G E E L O NG
I met Taylor Swift. Correction. I was invited into her rep room where I ate cheese, hugged the singer and briefly chatted about her cats Meredith and Olivia. Between you and I, I’m more of a dog person. I also just realised I put “ate cheese” first in that list. I do love cheese. “Hold the phone. Actually, hold the Forte… Swifty AND Stampsy in the same room?” Let me explain. It’s not every day you’re invited by the biggest pop star on the planet to sip on Evian water and talk FAAARSHON. I say my job at Krock Geelong is pushing buttons and talking for a living. I’m being irreverent because my job is much more important and technical than just giving you a weather update and playing Ed Sheeran’s latest single. I’m one half of Krock’s ‘The Departure Lounge’ Drive Show and I’m also their Music Director. How can I describe the job? A musical game of Tetris. I work with listeners music habits, singles charts, record labels, musicians and trends to “craft” (as they say in the business) a day’s playlist. THE favourite part of my career though are the connections I’ve built and the relationships I nurture with record labels and P.R. companies. I call them friends as well as work colleagues. “SHUT UP AND TELL ME WHAT TAYLOR SMELLS LIKE!” Ok, ok. Have another cookie. The Reputation Tour came to Marvel Stadium (formally Etihad, formally Telstra, formally Colonial… basically more name changes than Snoop D O Double G). Tay Tay and her people reached out to her record label UMA to select the most influential and supportive radio music directors in the country to attend the experience. So here I am sitting in Camp Tay’s rep room surrounded by her costumes, a catering table and
IT’S THE B-E-A-UTIFUL GIRLS The Beautiful Girls continue to spread the good stuff around with latest single ‘Beautiful World’. Mat McHugh has also made the single available as a free download through Soundcloud, and you gotta love those little wins. Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool – January 12 & Torquay Hotel, Torquay – January 13. Paulie B and Bobby Alu will accompany Mat, as well as serve as the support act. It’s a beautiful world indeed.
PETE MURRAY’S SUMMER VIBES Summer is coming, and so is songman Pete Murray and his ‘PM3 Summer Sessions’ tour. Pete: “Summer tours are always so awesome and I haven’t done a tour like this for years, so I’m super excited about it. The PM3 vibe is a mix of three part harmonies, grooves and beats… and I have the most fun touring like this.” Whalers Hotel, Warrnambool – January 23 & Wool Exchange Entertainment Complex, Geelong – January 24.
PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR 2019 WRITTEN BY CHLOE CICERO Get ready to immerse yourself in the glorious seaside village of Port Fairy for the 43rd Port Fairy Folk Festival in March next year. Thousands of music lovers will be flocking to this scenic coastal town to dive into the unmissable line-up of artists from all around the globe representing folk music, which will also see a special celebration of the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. At next year’s festival, Port Fairy will be putting their own spin on Woodstock, by paying homage to the mother of all festivals, when three days of peace and music reigned supreme and artists and songs being re-imagined and reinterpreted by a mind-blowing line up including Melisande, Marcia Howard, Tiffany Eckhardt, Tomato/Tomato, Nick Barker, Front Country, Les Chauffeur a Pieds, The Naked Waiters and more. From Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’ to ‘God Bless the Child’ and ‘Joe Hill’, the roof will be lifted on Saturday night in this epic celebration narrated by radio personality and Festival Ambassador Derek Guille. The festival itself kicks off with a special opening night event on International Women’s Day
15 radio peeps from Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth… and me. F&%K ME! We’re asked to put our phones away as Taylor enters the room. She has an official photographer to take those Insta worthy pics. She wants us to take this time to chat without any distraction, one on one. When it was my turn, we chatted about each other’s outfits, her dad pet-sitting her cats and what we’ll expect from her show. There’s an incredibly sweet aura around her. She has a little hunch in her stance, not from awkwardness but from leaning in to listen. There is a calmness and confidence about her and I witnessed an amazingly sincere connection with a younger fan. Then she gave a little speech where she THANKED US for playing her music and taking time to come to her show. What. A. Pro. I asked for a hug, she asked for a photo and to answer your question, I DIDN’T SNIFF HER YOU CREEP! From there her mum took us on a behind the scenes tour of the stage. We watched the support acts BROODS and Charli XCX from the corporate suite and then went to a VIP booth to watch the main event. Ok, now I’m just name dropping. I do not take these opportunities and experiences for granted. I’m blessed to have the support of Fenella from Universal Music Australia and my other record companies. While I do occasionally lose site of the amazing position I’m in when the workload piles up and I haven’t slept 8 hours straight in days, I do take a step back and give myself a lil pep talk. Look where I am, look who I’m with and LOOK WHAT TAYLOR MADE ME DO. And she smells of flowers and sunshine. Stampsy is on the socials so get around her @ lee_stamps on Insta & StampsyKROCK on the book!
with performances from the leading ladies of folk, including Mary Coughlan, Sharon Shannon, Marcia Howard, Wallis Bird, Basia Bulat, Leanne Tennant, Z Star among many other music greats. There will also be a special performance from The Vandemonian Lags who will put on a historical musical journey that weaves a live concert performance together with the dramatic, true stories from Australia’s rum, sodomy and lash-filled convict past. Featuring an outstanding group of musicians including Ben Salter, Van Walker and Liz Stringer, narrators Brian Nankervis and Tim Rogers, and music composed by roots music icon Mick Thomas, this will be a ‘must-see’. Program Director Caroline Moore said next year’s festival draws from the roots of folk music. “Folk music from all cultures is steeped in history, and this year our signature special and collaborative events draw on traditional and contemporary histories, from the Vandemonian Lags’ cry for freedom, and Woodstock’s call for peace ... folk music has the ability to connect us all. From our own diverse Australian stories to the rich folk traditions of Canada, the USA, England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, South Africa, Greece and Italy, we celebrate the music and the icons of folk, acknowledge our historical past and welcome the musicians making their festival debut,” she says. Performing for the first time in Australia will be Daoiri Farrell (Ireland), Front Country (USA), Gaby Moreno (USA), Jamie Smith’s Mabon (Wales), The Moulettes (England), Resonant Rogues (USA), Skerryvore (Scotland) and Tami Neilson (Canada/ NZ). You won’t want to miss this epic long weekend. Port Fairy Folk Festival will be going down from Friday March 8 until Monday March 11, 2019. Buy your tickets via portfairyfolkfestival.com
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IAN MOSS KEEPS THE SONG PLAYING
flushes, wrinkles, night sweats, and chocolate binges. A sisterhood is created between them, and a wonderful musical that features popular tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s is born. Sub-titled Women on Fire, this new production features new songs, new dance routines and new gags in a 90-minute tour de force which will finish with the audience dancing with the stars or busking in the aisles!
His current tour has gone so swimmingly that Ian Moss has announced a regional run for 2019. Paramount Theatre, Echuca – February 23; The Capital, Bendigo – March 15; and Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura – March 16. Current shows remain at the Horsham Town Hall on November 2, Shepparton’s Eastbank Performing Arts Centre on November 3, Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool on November 16 and WPAC, Ballarat on November 17.
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GOLDEN PLAINS FESTIVAL Oh yes, the Golden Plains Festival line-up has arrived in all its golden shimmering glory. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Liz Phair, Happy Mondays, Beach House, Four Tet, The Internet, Khruangbin, Marlon Williams, Magic Dirt, Confidence Man, Amp Fiddler, Gregor and The Living Eyes is just a sample of what is in store. Friends of the festival will know your best chance to secure a ticket is through the ballot. Good luck.
Things are heating up at the Potato Shed in November with Menopause the Musical – Women on Fire. What’s a hot flush between friends? Find out at the Potato Shed Sunday November 4 when Menopause the Musical – Women on Fire, the award winning, box-office-record-breaking show heads to the Potato Shed.
Only Menopause the Musical - Women on Fire can take hot flushes, mood swings, and memory loss, and transform them into a universally praised, international sensation. A non-stop comedic celebration of women and “the change”. Two shows only, 2pm and 8pm. Get your tickets now at the Potato Shed, or by calling 5251 1998 or at any City of Greater Geelong Customer Service Centre. Check out www.geelongaustralia.com.au/ potatoshed, or Facebook and now even Instagram for all the latest news & information. Always something on at the Shed, we hope to see you here!
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RIVERBOATS MUSIC FESTIVAL
JODI PHILLIS FINDS HER FIGHT
MALDON FOLK FESTIVAL BLUES CLUB
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And the good festival news keeps on coming, with February’s Riverboats Music Festival announcing its line-up for 2019. The Waifs, Tex Perkins, Mark Seymour & the Undertow, Augie March, Don Walker, Jen Cloher, Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier, Fraser A. Gorman, Gabriella Cohen, The Kill Devil Hills, Benny Walker, The Public Opinion Afro Orchestra and Leah Senior will be there, with the great Brian Nankervis as your MC.
Singer-songwriter Jodi Phillis (The Clouds) has just released her fifth solo album, Becoming. Those following her story will know her heartbreak. Jodi lost both parents to cancer within a short period, and it was music that in part helped pick her up and carry her through this time. Jodi: “My wish is that these songs will comfort people going through their own challenges in life.” Major Tom’s, Kyneton – November 17.
There is not enough time in the day to tell you all the highlights of the Maldon Folk Festival, but we have done our best to pick one out for you. The Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum will host the Maldon Folk Festival Saturday Blues Club on November 3. Performers include Mike Rudd, Spectrum, Broderick Smith, Skip Sail, Sons of the Blues, Kenny Joe Blake and Cuttin’ Mustard. Your compere is Patrick Byrne.
The Maldon Folk Festival arrives this weekend, November 2-5. It is festival number 45 in 2018, and yet again you have a strong line-up of international and local artists. There will also be a tribute concert for Janette Geri, a festival favourite who passed away earlier this year. The full program and festival directions can be found through maldonfolkfestival.com. Single day tickets are also available.
THE SOUND DOCTOR WITH MAMA KIN SPENDER
BENDIGO BLUES & ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
The divine Mama Kin Spender are heading to Anglesea for the Sound Doctor this Melbourne Cup weekend. Here you’ll be treated to a stripped back duo of brooding guitars, primal drums and howling harmonies, all being illuminated by their backing singers on November 3. Fresh off the back of their USA, Canada and Ireland tour, they will be rounding off 2018 with an Australian Tour, so get excited for songs that will rattle, roll and tremble, from block party, to heart rending ballads, Mama Kin Spender is a sound that is as raw as it is joyful. Anglesea Memorial Hall – November 3. You can also catch them on Sunday November 4 at Theatre Royal in Castlemaine.
More than 150 acts spread out across some fifty venues and four days is a huge effort, but the Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival makes it look easy. We’ll pluck out the family-friendly concert, set to take place on the Saturday of the festival in Rosalind Park. Performers include the Geoff Achison Trio, Lily & King, Abbie Cardwell & the Texicans, Bluestone Junction and the Erica Hawkey Band. November 8-11 are the dates, but do yourself a favour and check out the full program through bendigobluesandroots.com.au.
NEWSTEAD LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL
WE’RE TALKING ’BOUT SUPERFUZZ
A few artists have been announced for 2019’s Newstead Live Music Festival (Jan 25-28), while early bird tickets are also available. Skip Gorman is an exciting first announcement. Beginning his recording career in the 1970s, his songs are of the working cowboy days. His skills on the fiddle and mandolin are sublime. Other early birds are The Northern Folk, Andy Baylor, Jed Rowe and Honeyfields. Get a little more through newsteadlive.com.
A new music festival to help support underage alternative bands is going to work best when you hand the task to teenagers. The all-ages Superfuzz hits Geelong’s Courthouse Youth Arts Centre on November 10, with the supreme line-up of Katalyst, Joanna, Smoked and Overdue, Kamakazi, Vertigo, Alby Jay, Neuritis and Green Blanket. Entry is only a tenner, with further information available through courthouse.org.au.
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MONEY TALKS FOR FOUR LIONS
It’s not too often Black Cab play a live show. It has been eighteen months since their last one, so it’s not the kind of thing where you can easily say ‘I’ll see them next time’. The band has been cooking up a new album for release early next year, and will give a few songs a crack at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal on December 15, as well as tracks from 2017’s Akira soundtrack LP. Keep an eye out for a new single this month.
Four Lions will give a sneak preview of their forthcoming album Hard Days (due early 2019) at Bendigo’s Handle Bar on November 17. Mixing things up a little, they will also use the date to launch their stand-alone single, ‘Cash Grab’. About the track: “Cash Grab is a stand-alone song that didn’t work in with the vibe of our album; a song about a punter whom is part of the underbelly that exists within the greyhound industry.”
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PRAISE BE TO LITTLE LORD STREET BAND
Launched in 2016, The Songroom is a Channel 31 production (also available on YouTube) that pairs an established artist with an emerging artist in a music and chat format. The story goes that Liz Stringer was playing piano before she could talk, later winning a music scholarship at the age of thirteen. Tim McMillan & Rachel Snow is a Melbourne duo currently based in Germany. Theatre Royal, Castlemaine – December 14.
FREYA JOSEPHINE HOLLICK GOES FERAL
Formed as a wedding request in New Zealand, WAM Award winners Little Lord Street Band have supported artists including The Whitlams, Ruby Boots, Emily Barker and Mick Thomas. Sometimes they’ll perform as a duo, other times a band, but whatever the numbers you get a rip-roaring show. The WA band’s latest release is Waking Up Next to You. LLSB hits Geelong’s Pistol Pete’s in duo mode on November 8.
WARM TONES OF GIRL FRIDAY
Old-timey songwoman Freya Josephine Hollick is Tassie-born, Melbourne-based Tracey Hogue, musically off to the US to record in February, only a short time known as Girl Friday, continues her Sepia Tones tour at after releasing the album Feral Fusion. The album Blue Bean Love Café, Hepburn Springs on November 4. has received a nomination in the best country album Sepia Tones is the debut album from the singer-songcategory at The Age Music Victoria Awards. She also writer, released earlier in the year following lead single received a nomination in the best regional/outer sub- ‘Damaged Heart’. Musicians on the album include violinurban act category. The Lost Ones, Ballarat – November ist Ashley Jones (The Counterfeit Gypsies)and guitarist 24 & The Bridge, Castlemaine – December 2. Matt Dixon (James Kenyon, Emilee South).
DRUNK MUMS PLAY COWBOYS
MELTED FESTIVAL
They’ve kicked John Travolta to the curb and now Drunk Mums are the true urban cowboys. Urban Cowboy is the punk-rocking band’s new album, which you can hold in your freshly washed hands a touch later in the month. Single ‘Phantom Limb’ is currently doing the rounds. Barwon Club, Geelong – November 29 & Karova Lounge, Ballarat – November 30. Up to the challenge of support band is New York’s Dirty Fences.
Holy guacamole should never go anywhere near nachos, Batman, tickets are still available for Melted Festival, a street-smart new festival set to melt your face like Arnold Ernst Toht. Damnations Day, Toxicon, Nemesium, Triple Kill, Snakes, Trigger, Good for Wednesday, Ocelot, Fictitious Me and Vendetta will turn out for the heavy and alternative day-nighter festival at Geelong’s Barwon Club on November 3.
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NIGHTMARE ON HUMFFRAY STREET 2 Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep. Nightmare on Humffray Street returns for another round at The Eastern, Ballarat on November 3 – and it has ramped up the frights. You have Mesa Cosa, Brad Pot, BATZ, Pinch Points, The Yard Apes, Gangz, Dewey and the Panel Beaters and Connor Toomey. Things kick off at 2pm on the dot, but don’t let the daylight hours have you thinking you’ll be safe.
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A rip-snorter of a night is about to happen at the Karova Lounge Friday November 2nd when You Am I headline. They’re bringing along a “keep it in the family” theme with the line-up as Davey Lane opens the night with his wonky pop, to be followed by rock/garage collaboration Draught Dodgers, who have the charismatic Tim Rogers on the guitar. You Am I have stood the test of time with their pub-rock brand of rock’n’roll that rarely disappoints. Their latest release Porridge & Hotsauce has some great tracks on it with ‘Bon Vivants’, ‘One Drink At A Time’ and one of my all time favourites, ‘Beehive’. Davey Lane also gets to display his songwriting talents on the 2017 release with a couple of great tracks. Buzz The Boss being the pick of the two, but Lane is a very accomplished songwriter in his own right and yours truly is rather excited about this gig! Jordie Lane will play at Cabaret Club on November 24. It is an early start so get on your bike and get there early for the 8.30pm kick off. Lane has just released Glassellland and motoring his way around the U.S with co-producer/co-writer Clare Reynolds. The record has a real Bob Dylan/James
GOOD SIGNS FOR ALPHA HALL Alpha Hall is getting in shape for a hometown show at The Eastern, Ballarat on November 11 in support of their debut album, Omens. From their Bandcamp: “Omens conveys many shades of light and dark, veering from delicate and introspective to unnerving and expansive. It captures a band able to convey not only the rugged beauty of their surroundings in regional Australia, but also the complex nature of our tempestuous times.”
Taylor flavour to it and the guitar sounds really blend in beautifully with the harmonica and Lane’s gravelly voice. The album hit the Top 100 on the AMA Americana Album Charts within the first week of its release. Residing now in Nashville, it’s a rare opportunity to see the indie roots artist in Ballarat. Dave Anderson will play covers in the groovy bar down the side of the George Hotel, known as The Lane. Down at The Lost Ones, Melbourne based songstress Katie Bates will trawl her way through Americana, blues and folk on Sunday November 4. It’s free to get in and Bates will kick off at 3pm. Not to be missed on the following Sunday is Izzy Losi & The Auracles. Izzy’s voice is amazingly powerful and is definitely one of Australia’s up and comers. The band have been compared to Florence & The Machine, Fleetwood Mac and Missy Higgins. This is also a free event. If you need to find some reverse swing to get your motor running, the Midlands Golf Club have John Scurry with his star studded line-up playing original contemporary jazz from his latest CD Latest Matinee. Scurry will throw in the odd favourite from many years of composing his own music. This is all a part of the Ballarat for JAZZ Spring 2018 program.
STEPSON’S SPRING VACATION Melodic-hardcore outfit Stepson spent the first half of the year on support duties, but the second half of the year has been all about them. There has been studio time for their debut album, which also helped to reinvigorate the band. An all-ages show sold out well in advance, and now comes a few more headlining shows. The Eastern, Ballarat – November 16. Joining them will be After Touch.
where he is wheeling in his wheelchair 50km per month, to try and raise as much money as possible to donate to MND Victoria. So far, Hall has already raised $20,000 in two years.
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It was the loss of a work colleague after a 14 month battle with Motor Neurone Disease in 2015 that inspired Hall in his mission to help others by raising these funds, and has touched many others around him, including the music community.
A new ‘youth voice’ for Greater Geelong
This month, Hall, alongside Sold Out Productions Geelong, Black Hatt Geelong and Musik Cube are hosting a music marathon for the charity. This will see six local and Melbourne cover and original bands take to the stage at Black Hatt, including COR TEN Classic Rock Cover Band, Public Nuisance Australia, Assault & Battery “Rose Tattoo Tribute”, View From Here, Taboo and The Louds.
Open to all 12 to 17 year-olds
Alongside the musical display, there will also be auctions, a BBQ and raffles on the night.
WHEEL 4 MND IS RAISING MONEY THROUGH MUSIC Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a neurological disease that affects over 350,000 of the world’s population, and kills over 100,000 every year. MND is no doubt a devastating disease and currently has no known cause or cure - something that local Chris Hall hopes to change with your help with an afternoon of fun and music.
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The main intention of the event aims to increase community awareness of MND, provide a platform for significant future growth, and of course raise money with all net proceeds being donated to MND Association of Victoria for vital MND research. Until there is a cure, there is only care and this fundraiser seems like the perfect place to start. Music Marathon for Wheel 4 MND goes down at Black Hatt Geelong on Saturday November 24 from 12pm. You can find out more about the Wheel 4 MND charity via wheel4mnd.org/. If you can’t make the event you can also donate via the website.
Nominations close 15 November 2018 Nominate at www.geelongaustralia.com.au/youthcouncil
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Hall, who is confined to a wheelchair, is a local charity legend and has been raising awareness for his charity work via ‘Wheel4MND’ – an initiative
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ROCKWIZ REVUE IS COMING TO GEELONG Written by Tammy Walters PUT YOUR TRIVIA HATS ON, FRESHEN UP YOUR ROCK MUSIC KNOWLEDGE, AND PRACTICE YOUR GO-TO KARAOKE JAM- OUR OLD FRIENDS BRIAN, JULIA, DUGALD AND THE REST OF THE ROCKWIZ CREW ARE GOING LIVE AT COSTA HALL ON SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER. Speaking to Brian Nankervis, we got the lowdown on everything you need to know, but before we begin the age old RocKwiz question must be answered. TW: What was your first concert and first album? “First international band I saw was the Kinks at Festival Hall. They came out and said ‘the government just banned our latest single so we’re going to play it twice’ and that single was Lola and I now have a daughter named Lola so it all links in.” Nankervis laughs, “and the first record I bought, I joined Australian Record Club and got Best of the Who, Highway 61 by Bob Dylan and the soundtrack to The Graduate.” Don’t worry if your answer isn’t as cool! Apparently you’ll get a roar from the crowd if your first album was …Baby One More Time from Britney Spears (say what you will, it’s iconic!). But that first album, like the rest of the variety entertainment television show turned stage show, is a nostalgia trip. “Because you’re working with music and you’re working with something that people love, this idea of the first record or the first concert can be very powerful,”
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says Nankervis. “People remember their first concert because in some ways it may have changed their life or it might have had this huge effect on them and they remember it as a moment of pure joy and happiness and so it’s pretty powerful.” It’s even more than that. From travelling through different eras of music to reliving experiences and seeing your favourite artists live, the whole RocKwiz Revue show intentionally hits the nostalgia chord. Particularly as they take you into the television screen, recreating the set that was watched religiously on a Saturday evening (except for that year that it was on a Monday) that has been part of family homes for 14 years. “I think that’s what people really love because they walk into the theatre and I actually sometimes watch them and I watch their faces and you can see they’re shocked because they go ‘oh my god, I’m in the TV show’. You know, it’s quite a surreal experience because they feel like they’ve walked into the set because we have the same desks, the same curtains, the same backdrop, the same RocKwiz sign, the chandelier, all those things that have been part of the TV show for the last 14 years are suddenly right there in front of them and they’re sort of in it,” Nankervis says. And you can literally be in the show as a contestant. If you’ve played along at home for years and think you
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have what it takes you could be one of the lucky four it would be really easy to have the oldies that everyone that go onto the live show out of a 24 person shortlist. knows but we always make a point of having artists that haven’t even had a record or have had one record “I go out into the foyer before the show and if anyone out. And I think audiences get a real kick out of being is really desperate to have a go, they simple come up to me, find me in the theatre and I have a couple of in early on an act.” questions I run past them and they have to prove their After six national tours the RocKwiz show is now a ‘well-oiled machine’ but the live show leaves a lot of status as a rock brain.” room for improvisation, mistakes and a hell of a lot Age has no bounds either. The family fun quiz show has something for everyone, with questions coming more fun! out of every decade, karaoke for the inner rockstar and “Someone described it as backyard cricket on boxing a lot of laughs. day. You know, everyone gets a bat, everyone gets a bowl, “We have questions from all eras- there’s as many you know grandpa gets to bowl a googly, grandma gets a bowl- everyone gets involved.” questions for the 90’s and 2000’s as there are from the 60’s, so everyone has the possibility of answering In that case, bleach your whites and shine your ball something,” Nankervis reiterates. As the name suggests and grab your ticket. though, ‘there will be a bit of a look back on 2018, Bonus Trivia to get you ready: paying tribute to some of the artists that left us for Which Geelong icon was this week inducted into The example Aretha Franklin and we will have a little sort Age Music Victoria Awards Hall of Fame? of current affairs section, so it won’t be strictly music. ROCKWIZ Revue 2018 goes down at Costa Hall We’re broadening out a little bit!” Over the two hour show audiences can expect the (at Deakin University) in Geelong on Saturday same television format with more household name, November 24. Tickets can be purchased via www. and emerging, artist guests, live performances and it gpac.org.au/event/1074/rockwiz-revue-2018 will be ‘longer, and louder and bigger and bolder’, than Check out all the dates at rockwizlive.com.au anything you’ve experienced on the screen. “I think everyone realised that the music industry won’t survive and won’t flourish without new artists so
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LAST DINOSAURS ARE EN ROUTE TO LOCH HART WRITTEN BY AINE KEOGH We know your speakers are still buzzing from blasting their brilliant third album Yumeno Garden all weekend, but Brisbane indie rockers, Last Dinosaurs, are set to get you pumped up once again with their upcoming headliner slot at Loch Hart Music Festival before taking the record on the road in early 2019 for a national Australian tour. We sit down with Sean Caskey to chat about their release Yumeno Garden and their inspirations. Hey Sean! First up, how did Last Dinosaurs come to be? Were you brought up playing music? Not really actually! Lach learnt guitar, but we all went to the same high school which was pretty lucky. We started listening to the same music and showing each other different stuff but it actually all started from The Strokes; seeing ‘12:51’ on Video Hits and
THE TESKEY BROTHERS ARE HEADLINING AN OPEN AIR CONCERT IN HALLS GAP WRITTEN BY SHAE LOUISE The perfect location for an afternoon of soul and blues, the Halls Gap Hotel are back at it with another open air spectacular for the whole family to enjoy. If you can imagine a picturesque view, while drinking a few wines in the sun and enjoying the sweet sounds of home-grown talent then come join the fun on Sunday December 2 for a full day of live music from Melbourne’s rare musical gems The Teskey Brothers, alongside supports from Rach Brennan & The Pines, MANE and blues sensation Alister Turrill. The Teskey Brothers have made a name for themselves over the past year, surprising fans in
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thinking, ‘holy shit I need to play guitar’. I learnt guitar just from playing their songs and figuring out what they did so my style, in terms of chords, is kind of Strokesy. It was after high school when we came together. We just wanted to go out to clubs and get free drinks and the logical step was to make a band so we did that and were just being idiots for a while then the label Dew Process picked us up and we thought we better start rehearsing! Yumeno Garden was written in both an isolated ghost town in Japan and also California… How did you find the difference between the two starkly different locations? Lach was very inspired by the scenes in America. He’s very involved in the soundcloud world and there’s so many communities on Soundcloud and in America especially so he met a lot of people online that he started hanging out with over there. In Japan, it didn’t so much offer any stylistic inspiration; it was more that isolation which really allowed us to just focus on what we sound like. That stems from wanting our songs to sound like our demos. We produced this one ourselves because in the past we’ve had people say those sounds are a bit better than the final product, because they had more soul and character. So in Arita [in Japan], there was nothing to inspire us – it was just freedom and isolation. If they are yet to hear it, what can listeners expect from the album? It’s not like a rollercoaster of sound and emotion but if you were to deeply analyse it, it goes pretty far in a lot of directions. Sonically, it goes from really warm to really, really cold. A few songs are purely synth and there are a few songs that are just guitar. One of the main things is that half of the album has been written by Lach, and he’s singing on those songs. None of our fans have ever heard his voice before so it’s like a debut for him… So for the die hard fans, it should be pretty interesting.
indie-pop duo Client Liaison (DJ set) will be bringing their flavour to the Barwon Heads Hotel turntables for an epic Boxing Day DJ session this December. With a shared appreciation for storytelling and unwavering belief in the Australian identity, Harvey Miller and Monte Morgan describe their sonic palate as ‘dance electric’, ‘new jack swing’ and ‘pop ballad’, a multisensory experience which feeds any listener’s appetite. The pair first came to prominence in 2012 after the release of their first music video ‘End of the Earth’, and have since gone on to release a self-titled EP in 2014 and debut studio album ‘Diplomatic Immunity’ in 2016. International in flavour, cosmopolitan in style, Client Liaison will make sure Barwon Heads sees out Christmas with a bang. They’ll also be joined by Dan (Cut Copy) DJ Set, Fleetmac Wood, Groove City (Live) and Dean Turnley, THERE’S A NEW FESTIVAL along with supports from UNO DJs, House Cat, Dizzy GOING DOWN AT BARWON Daryl Brad Mayes, Liam Howarth and more. Across the festival you’ll also find a range of arts and HEADS ON BOXING DAY entertainment, food trucks, cocktails and craft beer to keep you satisfied and entertained in between Christmas is all about coming together and these sets. celebrating with the ones you love. But once The party veterans at Uno Presents have also you’ve had your fill of turkey, stuffing, presents and family, there’s one thing most of us want gone one step further than most festivals too by providing complimentary buses to the Geelong CBD to do... get out and really celebrate Christmas from event completion onwards every half an hour on Boxing Day. until required. While Boxing Day is often reserved for heading to Nestled between the beach and the iconic Barwon the shops to battle thousands of shoppers for the best Heads Hotel is your sun-drenched escape, your deals, or for slapping on the sunscreen and heading to the Boxing Day Test, if you’re from around here, Boxing Day festival destination for years to come. This will be the perfect way to kick off your postyou’d know that Boxing Day at the Barwon Heads Hotel has been a mainstay destination for the post- Christmas celebrations, this year, and every year! So before your Christmas blues start to kick in (and chrissy celebrations for many years. Knowing this and the fact the you might want your hangover), and you’ve only got sticky, humid January days and a whopping credit card bill to look to compensate for the whole obligatory family Christmas thing by getting turnt up with your forward to, a day of festival fun on the coast seems squad, the legends at Uno Presents (Coastal Jam, like the perfect way to keep the spirits up. UNO DanceClub, Bloom) took the bull by the horns Pre-sale and first release tickets are now sold this year and decided it was time to step it up and out and second release tickets are now on sale transform the carpark into the newest boutique via Eventbrite for a cheeky $45. Check out music festival site! the event on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ Enter, Dancing Heads Music Festival (aka your new events/292328011497551/) plans for Boxing Day).
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2017 with their debut album Half Mile Harvest. With a combination of soul and blues, the group has since warmed the hearts of fans across the world. After the release of Half Mile Harvest, the young Australian four piece have successfully toured nationally last year, as well as internationally last October. Headlining sold out shows in LA, New York and London, it’s not surprising to find yourself thinking of Stax Records alumni. But in fact Josh Teskey, frontman of the Teskey Brothers is a young guy from the Yarra Valley blessed with the smoked whiskey voice we are all so in love with today. Supported by rhythmical gods, The Teskey Brothers sure know how to hold an irresistibly tight groove when on stage, wowing audiences around the world, leaving them infected with soul and blues. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. That’s only the icing on the cake though. Geelongbased indie pop/roots favourites Rach Brennan & The Pines will also be there and they’ll no doubt be in full force. These local legends are well on their way to becoming one of Australia’s most promising new acts, with their most recent release ‘I Wanna See You’ coming off the back of supporting Australian music alumni Bob Evans, Lisa Mitchell, Kingfisha, Sahara Beck and of course, The Teskey Brothers.
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Get down early to support the pop-folk and country songstress Rach Brennan and her band The Pines, you won’t regret it. With such a perfect location, it’s a no brainer to add Adelaide’s MANE to the lineup. With a haunting and high energy live set, MANE’s explosive indie pop is something that has to be seen to be fully believed. Reviews have compared her to Florence and the Machine and Lorde, with the parallels drawn between the bold vocals and catchy tunes to sing and dance along to. You can’t help but have a great time when MANE’s performing. Of course no Sunday session would be complete without blues sensation Alister Turrill. It would be a generalisation to group Queenscliff’s Alister Turrill with other young roots players. His playing style blends a true form of blues with complex song writing seldom seen. He’s shared the stage with Jeff Lang, Geoff Achison and Lloyd Spiegel on several occasions and has supported the likes of Charlie Parr (US), Tim Rogers, Ash Grunwald, Kim Churchill, Steve Smyth, Tim Freedman and Shane Howard. He was even coined as a “songwriter of the highest order” from acoustic blues connoisseur Lloyd Spiegel so we can definitely cheers to that. Alongside the stunning tunes, there will also be a range of beer (we spy Victoria’s favourite beer Furphy on tap), fine wines and gourmet food to see you through. On the food front, punters will be privy to gourmet steak sangas, tacos, dumplings, curries and chicken tenders. There will even be a number of vegetarian options available as well as kid friendly food choices. Set at the foot of the gorgeous Grampians mountains, family fun and good times will be had in the picturesque location, while The Teskey Brothers and supports fill the air with their infectious sound. Their irresistible energy and world-class live show is not to be missed. Pick up your tickets via hallsgaphotel.oztix.com.au or www. theteskeybrothers.com. Kids under 15 are free.
CHECK OUT NOVEMBER SUN AT BLUE PYRENEES ESTATE WRITTEN BY CHLOE CICERO Blue Pyrenees Estate is happy to welcome Dragon as the headlining act for their inaugural November Sun music event, which will be held at their winery on Saturday November 17 this year. They will be opening the gates to the public for an afternoon of great tunes, good times, and great wine in the fresh country air! Add all that with local food, craft beer and Australian music and you seriously have a great day ahead. This first-time event features an amazing line up with 80’s rock sensation Dragon headlining, while supports come from ARIA award winners Oh Mercy performing as a duo led by acclaimed singersongwriter Alexander Gow. Grim Fawkner will be delivering an incredible folk and blues performance, along with Melbourne songstress Batts, and the Ballarat duo Sweat Dreams DJ’s will be entertaining guests between bands. Blue Pyrenees Estate sits at the foot of the Pyrenees mountain range and is located just a two-hour drive from Melbourne, and under an hour from Ballarat and Bendigo. So, pack up the car for a weekend in the country, and pitch a tent at the local caravan park or at one of the free local campsites, and make sure to enjoy the starry nights and photogenic natural landscapes. Or there is an option of busing it from Ballarat (tickets are $20+ booking fee per person) with an hourly shuttle coming from the town of Avoca Tickets are $70 + booking fee, with kids under 12 free. Visit www.bluepyrenees.com. au/sun/ for full details.
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OSAKA MONAURAIL Japan’s ministers of superheavy funk return WRITTEN BY ALEX CALLAN As the late Marva Whitney once described them as, Osaka Monaurail are ‘one of the hottest funk bands on the planet’, which is why it’s super exciting for crowds of this year Queenscliff Music Festival who will be able to see the Japanese funk legends in action. In the lead up to their upcoming tour, I was lucky enough to have a chat to Ryo Nakata, the groups front man, whose last trip to Australia saw them playing at Golden Plains Music Festival. “Is that the festival where people put up their shoes?” he laughs, referring to the crowd members at Meredith who raise their ‘boot’ if they deem you as their subjective best act of the weekend. “I remember that one, I loved it so much. I didn’t understand why people where putting up their shoes and I found out after the set that it was actually a good thing! “I met Chuck D from Public Enemy at that Festival. I saw him and I went up to him and said, ‘My name
is Ryo and I’m from the band Osaka Monaurail’ and he said ‘I have your record and I play it on my radio show.’ I was like WHAT?! I couldn’t believe it, his voice was almost too deep for me to be able to understand him.” Although Osaka Monaurail are a funk band through and through, hip-hop is a genre that’s previously found its way into their music, primarily through collaborations in the late 90’s. “I’m the kind of guy who is always behind what’s happening,” laughs Ryo. “So the first time I went to Tokyo was 1998 and around that time hip-hop was getting bigger than acid-jazz, but it was interesting because all of the rappers in Tokyo started asking me to play with them. “I didn’t know anything about hip-hop or rap, but they asked us because we could play funk similar to James Brown,” he smiles. “We played with some pretty famous people in Japan. I didn’t know too much about them but everyone always told me how much of a big deal it was to play with people so famous.” When asked if collaborations with rappers and hiphop acts is something Ryo still sees Osaka Monourail delving into in the future, he responded, “I would do that any time. In the late 90’s we were getting asked so much that I had to turn some of them down because we didn’t have the time. I’m not too sure why but they don’t ask us any more, but I would do it any time and would love to do more of it in the future.” With QMF only a month away the excitement is steadily building from both the punters as well as the bands, with Ryo commenting on how eager he is to return to Australia. “I’m looking forward to it very much. Four years ago we had such a great time in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, so I can’t wait to do it again. “I know there’s a lot of funky stuff coming out of Melbourne, but this is funky stuff coming along from Japan and I hope everyone likes it!”
NIGHTJAR FESTIVAL RETURNS TO TORQUAY AND GEELONG IN 2019 Is there a better way to spend a balmy summer evening than by heading to a night festival? With bustling crowds, great street food, urban culture, local designers and musicians, night festivals create a real unique, spirited and lively atmosphere. We love them so that’s why we’re throwing out a friendly reminder that the rather wonderful NightJar Festival will do its thing again in Torquay and Geelong this summer. Now diving into its 9th year, each season sees the festivals interactive art installations, the culinary delights, roving performers, buskers and banging main stage evolve with enthusiasm! A “vibrant, colourful and eclectic mix of a night market, music festival and showcase for emerging designers”, NightJar is set to take place every Thursday evening/night throughout January in Torquay, and every Friday evening/night throughout February in Geelong. While the team are still in the midst of taste testing food and shopping for new up and coming
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Sampa The Great, Angie McMahon, Slum Sociable, Wafia and more announced for Grampians Music Festival 2019 Setting up in one of Australia’s most picturesque national parks next February, the Grampians Music Festival (GMF) is bringing the Valley Stage back to the stunning paddock location in Halls Gap in 2019 from February 15 to 17 in what will be a display of outstanding Australian up and coming musical talent, boutique beer, wine and spirits, global cuisine and dancing in the dirt. Last year saw 20 of Australia’s most impressive new artists grace the Grampians stage for its second edition, including the likes of Tired Lion, Ruby Fields, Heaps Good Friends, SAATSUMA and Polish Club; highlighting the festival’s strong focus on up-and-coming Australian artists who are distinctive, exciting and above all, supremely talented. Now the GMF team is thrilled to finally lift the veil on its anticipated 2019 line up – and it is looking to be its best one yet! Leading the charge on the 2019 bill will be the inimitable Sampa The
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designers for 2019, we are lucky enough to already have a taste of what’s to come with their awesome collection of artists set to hit the stage at the festival. Kicking it all off in Torquay on January 3rd, the NightJar stage will come alive with performances from Girl Friday, Geelong’s own The Kite Machine, Blooming and Tanya George Band. If you missed the first edition it’s no stress because it all goes down again the next week (January 10th) this time with Matt Katsis, The New Savages, George & Noriko and Hussy Hicks taking to the stage. Shake out a picnic rug, kick back and indulge in some of the regions best boutique crafted beers and wine at the third Torquay session will see Lash 78, Lucy & The Night Sky, Miles Recommends and Aine light up the stage, while performances from Ancient Animal Orchestra, The Twoks, Ajak Kwai and Deep Street Soul will bid farewell to the Torquay NightJar on Thursday January 24. Many musicians unseen at Torquay will then be taking to the stage each Friday in February, the perfect real life playlist for your knock off drinks. The first Friday night (February 1st) will see performances from the likes of Momoko Rose, Tess Guthrie, Michael Meeks & The Lost Souls, and The Vibraphonic Orchestra, while the second week (February 8th) will see Bon Temps, Tanya George Solo and Zoe Fox and the Rocket Clocks take to the stage. With Sangria in hand the Friday festivities continue for the third Friday edition on February 15th which will see performances from The Quick Sixes, Jack The Fox, Salty Bones Band and Surfusion, and then it’s all wrapped up for another year with Blue Howl, The Refuge and Libby Steel taking over the stage for the final evening on February 22nd. Leave your worries at the gate, bring your pooch and step inside NightJar’s wonderland and become immersed in the magical atmosphere. NightJar Festival will tantalise the senses and evoke the soul. It’s a summer pilgrimage for holidaymakers and locals a like, most can’t leave their experience at just one visit! Keep your eye on the website (nightjarfestival. com.au) for further announcements and pop these dates in your 2019 diary now!
DJs and White Bleaches to round out the diverse 2019 festival line up. How’s that for a lineup!? It’s clear they’ve got the love of discovering music at the heart of GMF. Differing to the standard festival program which has multiple bands across multiple stages at the same time, The Grampians Music Festival sets itself apart with only one stage, allowing punters to enjoy all the genre-spanning up-and-coming musicians who take to the stage. So all those acts we’ve just mentioned... you will be able to see EVERY SINGLE one of them. There’s no trying to work out a schedule and compromise who you see – and that’s why we absolutely adore it. That’s not all though. Their passion for discovering new music continues with the Regional Electronic Producer and DJ Competition. In partnership with Victorian youth music organisation, The Push, this is an opportunity for emerging electronic producers and DJs from regional score themselves a spot on the line up alongside some of the country’s best new musical talent. The winning Producer will headline a 1-hour set on the opening night of Grampians Music Festival, (Friday 15th February 2019) along with a VIP ticket package for themselves and a friend. The winning DJ will have the opportunity to play between sets on Saturday 16th February and kick off the Sunday program on the 17th of February. Not a bad prize for someone who loves music. Spread the word, tell your mates; let’s show off the talent that regional Vic has to offer! It sounds pretty good doesn’t it? A sunny weekend away with mates and music. A showcase of the best new bands making music all over the country. Local produce, beer and wine. Big mountains, huge sounds and a beautiful, chilled-out vibe. What’s not to love? All that’s left to do now is to round up the crew and secure your tickets! While you’ve missed the early bird offer, you can nab a three day festival pass for $179 , or you can browse a range of ticket packages to choose from though if the three day pass doesn’t suit, and kids under 14 are free! This year they’ve even teamed up with the lush Halls Gap Gardens Caravan Park to offer a camping option for all festival goers at just $36 for three nights. How easy is that!? Join Grampians Music Festival in February 2019 and celebrate regional Victoria, and the diverse collection of the best up-and-coming musicians from across Australia. Full price tickets are on sale now until sold out. Visit grampiansmusicfestival.com/ for ticket information. The DJ competition is now open until Friday 28th December. The winner will be announced along with the festival set times. To enter you must reside in one of the 48 Local Government Authorities in Regional Victoria.
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RICE IS NICE CELEBRATE 10 YEARS AT MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK WRITTEN BY TAMMY WALTERS In 2008, Katy Perry kissed a girl and liked it, Taylor Swift was singing love songs to Romeo, and Britney Spears reappeared post-head shaving breakdown with ‘Womaniser’. Vampire Weekend released their debut self titled album and no iPod was without KOL’s ‘Sex on Fire’. In that same year a budding music enthusiast, Julia Wilson, launched the Sydney based record label, ‘Rice Is Nice’. Now celebrating their tenth birthday, we took Wilson down memory lane, from idea to
inception, to industry head. “It’s surreal in a way that it’s 10 years. I guess that’s just life in general that the years roll on by pretty quickly but I think having to stop and look back on 10 years now that this decade has happened it’s really cool and something I’m really proud of and it doesn’t feel like I’ve been doing it for that long,” Wilson reflects. “My mum has always said ‘do something and keep doing it and maybe in 10 years it will start to become something’. I feel like ‘wow it already IS 10 years and it IS something and we’ll continue’. It feels like it’s just getting started in a way.” Named after Welsh post-hardcore band Mclusky’s 2000 single, Rice Is Nice has been at the forefront of Australian artist and industry representation from day one showcasing Australian talent the way it deserves to be shown off. “I wanted to be an established Australian record label that really works and promotes Australian artists. I think it evolved from just wanting to promote musicians to having transparent agreements and really solid support and the right people pushing these records, and bands not getting confused and ripped off and jaded… but I think my
passion throughout the whole thing is trying to push Australian music. “Before I started the label I would go overseas and go to concerts and festivals and conferences and see all these international bands and think ‘our bands are way better’.” Wilson continues. “I think what we have in Australia is really, really, really strong and 10 years on that’s shown; they are touring overseas, and we are supporting Australian and booking our own bands for festivals and it’s getting the support it needs.” From having artists touring nationally and internationally and spawning off into new projects, to co-hosting Henry Rollins KCRW in LA, Rice Is Nice is kicking goals and the next decade looks just as good! But first things first; to celebrate their double digit milestone, Rice Is Nice is throwing a party partnering with Melbourne Music Week, and you’re all invited! Bringing their friends Rebel Yell, Richard In Your Mind, Sarah Mary Chadwick, SPOD, Straight Arrows and Summer Flake, and guest DJs Lowtide, You Beauty and Doug Wallen, The Hub at ACMI will be going off! The free event on Thursday 22 November, from 6pm will also include artwork projections from the multi-talented Rice Is Nice roster to really set the mood. Having showcased twice already in previous years, Wilson couldn’t think of a more perfect way to commemorate the journey. “We’ve kind of respected Melbourne Music Week and what they do and the curation behind it, and it was a real honour to pitch my show years ago… From then on I wanted to keep working with them because it’s an incredible thing that Melbourne does and they do it so well that I just kind of want to be involved. It’s a real honour. Especially to have my 10 year birthday, it’s just perfect and I’m glad that they said yes!” This free event goes down on Thursday November 22. Melbourne Music Week starts 16 November. Check it all out at mmw.melbourne.vic.gov.au/
STEVE PERRY EMBARKS ON A NEW JOURNEY Legendary singer-songwriter and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Steve Perry (of rock band Journey) has made his long-awaited return with Traces, his first new album in nearly a quarter century. Released last Friday, the famed singer introduces Traces with lead track “No Erasin’” and reassuringly greets fans with the opening line “I know it’s been a long time comin’.” The track is an emotional homecoming, a familiar welcome from the iconic voice and writer of Journey’s timeless, global hits including “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Faithfully,” and “Open Arms,” as well as the significant solo success of “Oh Sherrie” and “Foolish Heart.” Perry says, “Putting 30 years into 10 songs has certainly been an emotional experience for me. I started writing and recording these songs with the creative freedom that I was the only one who would ever hear them. Along the way, I rediscovered my love for music. Each track represents traces of my past, but is also a hopeful look into the future. I invite you to listen with an open heart.” Produced by Perry alongside co-producer Thom Flowers, Traces is the artist’s most vulnerable and honest recording to date, balancing tremendous loss with enduring hope and beauty. The album is a collection of nine original tracks that encompass the spectrum of human emotion, and also features a beautifully re-imagined cover of The Beatles’ “I Need You”. It is the work of an artist who has reconnected with his music in a new way. To celebrate the release we’ve got 10 copies of Traces to giveaway to you music-lovers. To enter, send an email with your name, number and code word ‘TRACES’ to talia@fortemag.com.au
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Heaps Gay Reverie: Opening Night Prepare yourself for the one night fever dream of decadence and mind-altering celebration that is Heaps Gay Reverie: Opening Night. Get lost within the walls of ACMI and see the space come to life like never before. You’ll enjoy performances from Kira Puru, Various Asses, MARIBELLE, Tanzer, Brooke Powers, Whiskey Houston, Butch le Butch, Sullivan, MzRizk, MIMI, Thursgay DJs, Heaps Gay DJs and more. Brimming with art of visual delight, awe inspiring performances and queer music across two stages until the wee hours, this is a party not to be missed. The Hub (ACMI) – Friday November 16 Civic Sounds Laneway Party Civic Sounds bring together a range of eclectic artist and sounds into the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. This all-day laneway party sprawled across multiple venues with the main stage in the iconic AC/DC Lane will play host to Regurgitator, Nai Palm, RVG, The Bennies, Bec Sandridge, IV League, Ro, Batz, Destrends and DPRS playing from midday until late. AC/DC Lane – Sunday November 18 Ainslie Wills + Gretta Ray + Angie McMahon Get down for an evening showcasing the talents of three of Melbourne’s most promising independent artists who will be performing their new releases for this exclusive MMW event. Expect music that is distinct and sincerely delivered from Ainslie Wills, bold vocals and beautiful guitar tones from Angie McMahon and strong lyrics paired with high calibre vocal ability from Gretta Ray. Better still, 5 per cent of proceeds will be donated to charity in loving memory of Scott Hutchison (Frightened Rabbit). The Hub (ACMI) – Monday November 19
for craft and it’s seeing her through? Ivy admits, “It can be pretty tough. “When you’re on tour it’s the biggest adrenaline rush, go, go, go, then the burning and crashing is those days at home.” To crash and burn takes a lot for Ivy, a strong and happy person, who has the support of great friends and great fans to add to that rush of passion we hear in her amazingly soulful, electro and experimental music. When she’s travelled around the world Ivy has been a rolling stone gathering moss in terms of the artists and new collaborators she creates music with. Playing many shows is one thing, but networking and meeting like-minded people has complemented her work and influenced what she might do in future. “In my opinion, collaborations are the best way to get better as an artist,” she says. “You’re thrown into a room with someone and it’s like okay cool, eight hours to write a song which is the most personal thing. The hardest part about going into a collaboration is how personal it gets.
stopped, and she’s loving every minute of it. “I love it so much, I love being on the road,” Ivy says. “I kinda go a little crazy if I’m at home too long.
ALICE IVY Riding that wave of love for craft
“I released my debut album this year, I’ve been on non-stop support and headline tours, I went to the States a couple of times, and yeah, I’m the kind of A laugh as bright as Christmas bells, a person who wants to take on everything and do as friendliness as warm as a Spring morning, much as I can!” and when she sings, a voice as cutting as a knife on bread but as welcome as a hug from Her growing success has meant Ivy can now work in a friend – what’s not to love about Alice Ivy? music full-time so her approach to how she conducts herself is a very healthy all or nothing attitude. “I “It’s been quite the year for the Melbourne electronic can’t stop!” she laughs. Ultimately Ivy will see out producer. Every post on her social media is either this year the way she saw it in, with touring – a run thanks to her audience after one show, or an of shows in Tasmania, on the bill at Beyond The announcement for yet another. Since the release Valley festival – at this velocity, is Ivy not concerned of her debut I’m Dreaming in February Ivy hasn’t she’ll burn out, or is she just riding that wave of love WRITTEN BY ANNA ROSE
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“It’s the best way to get better at what you do – they’re bringing their best skills to the table, you’re bringing yours, you learn different things, you pick up so much. Either it works out or doesn’t but it’s totally cool because you’ve made a friend in the industry, and those are experiences I’ll remember for the rest of my life.” Life for Ivy right now is one massive learning curve and one she seems to be enjoying. “I feel like that’s an important thing – keep going! Just keep going! Don’t think about your own mark, think about what you can do to be a better person, a better artist.” Alicy Ivy will be heading to this year’s Beyond The Valley taking place from the 28th of December 2018, through to the very early hours of January 1st 2019 at Lardner Park, Lardner – just 90 mins drive outside Melbourne. Tickets are now sold out.
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and you’re enemy, we go to those places and we can tell you, everybody’s really cool.” A strong and honest statement from Soupy, who in a roundabout and reassuring way, explains that in spreading a message of acceptance and equality and encouraging everyone that what they hear in the media isn’t the full picture, might help bridge a gap. “Most people are nice, most people are kind, and care for themselves and their families and aren’t thinking about you at all – they don’t hate you. “They’re not all that different either. The way you process information is not so different information – just because it may different to communicate with them, there may be a language barrier, does not mean they’re an alien race, an alien culture. Everyone is much more alike than you are seeing and hearing about. “It’s an irrefutable message – ‘Hey, people are cool. Maybe you should go meet them before you judge them.’ “That’s the most basic explanation of the whole record. Obviously there’s way more nuance to it than that, but that’s my elevator pitch on it.” Hearing Soupy’s perspective, it now seems like WRITTEN BY ANNA ROSE The Wonder Years go out and do what they do and return ambassadors of the human condition Firstly, Sister Cities, the sixth studio album in its true state. “That’s a thing we’re very lucky from The Wonder Years, is like a great big to have the opportunity to say. Like if someone hug. The Pennsylvania band wraps you in its says, ‘I can’t believe you’re touring South America, pop punk embrace and simultaneously says it’s so dangerous there, so many drugs, so much ‘Hey, it’s all okay’ and ‘Hey let’s have a good murder’, and you go there and it’s just warm, nice time’ – but it also carries a heavy message. people. It’s just like anywhere else – this has been With this latest addition to their 13-year mischaracterised.” catalogue, lead vocalist Dan “Soupy” Campbell What better way to tell the stories of our agrees The Wonder Years have accomplished similarities than through music, which as we all their mission statement, setting out with this know, is a universal language. “It’s my favourite release to show how our perceived distance medium to get things across,” says Soupy, and it’s and difference, may not be so wide after all. no wonder. Sister Cities has catapulted the band into “Every album has its own thesis,” Soupy says. “For better things and, you might even say, good things. Sister Cities the thesis statement revolved around In amongst their extensive schedule of touring for empathy across different cultures. Obviously there’s the year is an appearance at the inaugural Good a terrible movement in America that feels very Things Festival this December. nationalist – it’s a record saying hey, listen, maybe you are not getting to go all the places we go, but When & Where: we get to go all around the world, meet people all over the place, and some of the people that are Good Things Festival @ Flemington Racecourse, being vilified in your life, people you’re talking to Melbourne – December 7. or politicians you’re hearing from, that they hate you
and fiery percussion to match their ponderous lyrics that strongly encourage acceptance, sustainability, and healthy living through music. Nahko and Medicine for the People really are the soundtrack of the movement for a better planet and their albums are a testament to this, especially their third album Hoka [2016] which stood out as their most tribal album yet with a stronger voice and a stronger mission, and also debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Rock Albums Chart and #6 on the Alternative Albums Chart.
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NAHKO & MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE WRITTEN BY CHLOE CICERO Creating music with a purpose, Oregonbased musical collective Nahko & Medicine For The People are making their way to Australian soil for three headline shows ahead of the festival slot at Bluesfest 2019. Lead by frontman Nahko Bear, the collective is best known for their real-talk lyrics, contagious and influential messages, as well as their catchy melodies. Nahko, who is of Puerto Rican, Apache, and Filipino descent, is greatly influenced by his mixed heritage and religious upbringing, with the bands primary goal being to bridge cultural gaps and unify diversity with their music. Over the past five years, Nahko & Medicine for the People have continued to gather more and more dedicated members of their growing global Medicine Tribe of fans, as they continue to spread their powerful musical message. They manage to incorporate a variety of sounds that artfully merge rustic acoustic guitars, upbeat energy, tribal flavour
Would they rather wrap an album quicker? “I think the way we write, it ends up taking us a lot longer than what we would like. We don’t really pump out songs, we just sit on them and mull on them for ages and tinker with them. We end up spending ages. But it would be nice. Maybe moving forward, the next album, next time, we just pump em’ out a lot quicker and just get them out there.” The trio make music that is both menacing and upbeat – imagine, if you can, Donkey Kong finding himself stuck in Doom. Crooked Colours straddle both the indie and dance genres. A far-flung sound that can probably only come from a place as removed as Perth – a city that has borne other great Aussie acts with distinctive sounds like San Cisco and Tame Impala. De Baughn seems to think the reason for this is the breathing space in Perth, the free-range music scene. “I think because Perth in general is very spread out. (It’s) got quite a lot of different scenes and people doing their own thing, so I don’t think everyone copies each other, everyone does what they think sounds cool or whatever, and that’s just how it goes.” WRITTEN BY DARBY-PERRIN LARNER The irony for the band is that they’re now spread all around the country, but working remotely doesn’t Leon De Baughn is in Perth, finalising some hamper their output – it might even help. “We have tracks for the new album. He’s got a bit on a Dropbox that we just send ideas to. You can just his plate to organise before he joins bandliterally pick them up and start working on them, mates Phil Slabber, currently in Sydney, and if Phil’s in Sydney and Liam’s in Melbourne or Liam Merrett-Park in Melbourne. Collectively, whatever…” they are Perth-Born Crooked Colours and Though De Baughn tells us Merrett-Park has really together they’re heading to the U.S for a adopted his new home, Melbourne, settling on a November tour. “We’re just trying to scramble footy team to follow and all (Essendon, for those and finish off the album, there’s just a few wondering). “We kind of work better by ourselves, songs that we need to kind of tie over.” if we’re all together it’s like everyone’s on top of They’ve had a busy run, touring here and overseas each other.” – 84 dates in 18 months. It’s not slowing down just yet either. When they get back to Australia they’re Catch Crooked Colours during Laneway 2019 back on the road in February for Laneway. at Brisbane Showgrounds on February 2nd, It’s because of all this their forthcoming album Sydney’s Callan Park on February 3rd and/or has taken over a year to make, longer even than Melbourne’s Footscray Park on February 9th. the year-long recording process for Vera. While details for the sophomore album are mostly under embargo, De Baughn has allowed himself to tell us, “It’s very similar to what we’ve done on Vera, we’re just probably moving in a more of a dancier direction, bit more upbeat tracks.”
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FORTÉ’S TOP PICKS AT HOPKINS CREEK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018 WRITTEN BY CHLOE CICERO Utilising the natural wonder of a large meteor crater in the Western district of country Victoria, Hopkins Creek is a three-day celebration of music, art and mateship. As a place to indulge in a safe world for self-expression and exploration, punters will be led by the sound of a diverse selection of Australia’s most alluring musicians, producers and DJ’s. We’ve narrowed down our top six artists you MUST check out. Sunnyside Local purveyors of funk and dedicated disciples of the groove, Sunnyside will take you on a journey of body heat discovery with tunes made fresh from the bedroom. With an impressive ability to make instruments speak to each other, it doesn’t take long to lose yourself in the deep musical conversation that the band creates, combining high energy with freakishly tight performance, you’d be hard pressed to find a frown on the floor after these guys get cooking. Multi Culti What do you get when you put one Aussie DJ, and one Canadian DJ together? You get Multi Culti that’s what. These two exceptional DJ’s produce music to
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Most recently, Nahko released his debut solo album My Name Is Bear last year. The 16-track collection reflects the soul, authenticity, and spirit that Nahko’s fans have come to know. It features the single ‘Dragonfly’, and predates Nahko’s rise to mythos among diehard fans of his band, Medicine for the People. The album serves a “prequel,” artfully merging rustic acoustic guitars, upbeat energy, tribal flavours, fiery percussion, and ponderous lyrics. With an aim is to create music with a purpose, music people can relate to, Nahko & Medicine for the People are creating social movement music, and we can’t get enough of it. If you’re keen to head to the show, we recommend giving all albums a spin. The band are known for their high energy, powerful performances of conscious tribal anthems, and knowing some of the songs makes it that much better. You don’t need to travel all the way to Byron Bay’s Bluesfest to see these guys. They’ll land at Brisbane’s The Triffid on April 17, The Metro Theatre in Sydney on April 20 and at 170 Russell in Melbourne on April 21. Tickets can be purchased bluesfesttouring.com.au
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trip to, music to mediate to, music to get your whole family dancing, music to live by, music to teach you, music to die to and music to multiply your mind. The home of all things left field, psychedelic, strange and beautiful and performing an extended set together. Fantastic Man The dancefloor will be glad to know that Fantastic Man will be joining them at Hopkins Creek. Bouncing between London, Berlin and Melbourne, and still finding the time to create superb music, constantly shifting the music spectrum but still manages to retain his blissfully unique sound. Co runner of Superconscious records, and helping surface some incredible music, Mic Newman is part man, part fantastic. Sagamore After two EPs released in quick succession a few years ago, the 5-piece band that makes up Sagamore have taken a couple of years pursuing inspiration across continents and recording their musical vision in the hills of Aireys Inlet. The record’s the first single - ‘Pearl of The Sky’ - is fresh off the press after being premiered by Henry Wagons on Double J. Samo DJ Samo has earnt his stripes over the years by consistently amazing productions and DJ sets, which are distinctive but diverse, constantly pushing sonic boundaries through forward thinking and a unique approach to music. A mastic in the editing and remixing field, with some big-time contributions on a couple of releases, Samo hones his craft as one half of Sling and Samo and KWC 92. Paramida From the raging nightlife of Berlin, Paramida has carved a name for herself as an honest, unbiased selector with impeccable taste, who has a refreshing point of difference within a local scene that can at times, but overbearingly serious and monotonous. Since running the much loved Paradisco parties, she has gone on to spread the good word globally, with tours, parties and festival appearances in Asia, America and Australia. Hopkins Music Fest goes down at the Kulkurt Crater (1939 Delacombe Way), Tatyoon, from November 30 – December 2. Tickets via www. hopkins-creek.com/tickets.
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range of wines (available by the glass and bottle). There’s also have a selection of local beers and ciders on hand for those that fancy that option. Here you’ll swoon to the sounds of Ben J Carter and Wayne Jury.
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Munari Wines Roll out your picnic blanket and relax on the sprawling lawn while you take in the festive atmosphere surrounded by the estate grown vines. Enjoy burgers and hot food from Soul M8’s vintage food truck and choose wines by the glass or bottle from their full wine list. You couldn’t find a more perfect destination if you tried. Oh and you’ll be first to taste their new vintage Rosé and Prosecco. Tunes from Bill Barber & Band and Harry Coulson’s Blue Dogs.
BEER, MUSIC AND GOOD TIMES AHEAD The Great Australian Beer Festival (GABF) and beer lover’s paradise returns to Geelong Racecourse on Saturday February 16 and we can’t think of a better way to spend a summer day in the new year. With hundreds of delicious craft beers and ciders from all over the country, a great lineup of live music including Great Gable, Grand Wazoo, Skyscraper Stan & The Commission Flats, Mick Thomas & The Roving Commission, The Settlement, and several other live acts, as well as a designated Piano Bar stage, smoking slow-cooked meats throughout, and even beer cocktails and coffee martinis, you’ll find everything you could possibly need for an epic summer’s day out.
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travel to Heathcote to be part of open-air concerts on the Sunday afternoon, each offering a different experience of wine, food, fun and music, capping off your weekend in the most perfect way. Here’s a quick run-down of what’s on offer so you can start planning your trip now.
Last year, Heathcote became the official host of the Fringe Festival of the Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival, and it proved a highly popular event with both visitors and locals alike.
They’ve even made some groovy changes for 2019 that we are loving with bigger glasses and beer in cans! This means there will be more time to chat with your friends and less time in any queues but they still offer the tastes in 80ml servings so you can try many of the beers on offer. They’ll also have their Wacky races with some
Like we needed another reason to take the slow way home from the festival, now visitors can again enjoy even more blues and roots, served up with great wine and food along the way with the showcase event Wine Down Sunday at one of five unique locations in Heathcote. From wineries to olive groves and even restaurants, the top acts from the Blues and Roots Festival will
The Shiraz Republic A band rocking away on the bed of an old truck, a craft beer in your hand (brewed less than 50 meters way), it is the only way to have a rocking good time. Shiraz Republic will light up for some good old times with music from Andy Garlick, Mast Gully Fellers and Nation Wild. Merindoc Cellar Door & Bistro The Merindoc Cellar Door is located in a beautiful garden setting alongside their vineyard and surrounded by granite boulders. Kick back and listen to great music while enjoying a selection of grazing food from their share plates menu and of course their
Bridgeward Grove A picnic in the grove, amongst the olive trees, some fine music playing and a glass of local wine in your hand - that’s the way to wine down on a Sunday. Bridgeward Grove Olives will host a quiet Sunday afternoon with local produce available for lunch. Purchase a local wine as you enjoy select live music from Sarah Wilkinson and Maja. Heathcote Winery Dan Duggan, Rhyley McGrath and Doggn it Blues from the Blues and Roots festival will travel out to Heathcote and keep the weekend going in style here. In High Street, the Heathcote Winery will open it’s courtyard for the afternoon. Food vans on site plus wine and beer; what better way to Wine Down after the festival.
The Wine Down Sunday festival is on 11 November from 12.30pm. Ticket can be purchased online via www.heathcote.org. au/wine-down-sunday-2018 for $12 or purchased at the gate for $15. Children under 16 free. Get in quick to secure your place for wine, food, fun and music.
new ways to win some great prizes and there will be a number of new and exciting games to challenge your mates or win tokens from GABF! GABF overflows with fun, from the moment you set hands on your tasting glass, ‘til the time you’re tipping back your last beer of the day! Celebrate and party with your community while sampling hundreds of new brews from all over Australia. Before you know it, you’ll be jamming along with the live music, snacking on
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Early bird tickets are on sale now for $50 which includes entry, 10 tasting tokens & tasting cup. Visit www.gabf.com.au to grab your ticket to paradise.
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PAUSE FEST The World’s leading creativity infused business event returns It’s been dubbed as the “Australasia’s SXSW” and “Woodstock for digital natives”. Set to run across 6-8 February next year at Melbourne’s iconic Federation Square for its ninth year, Pause Fest is the world’s leading creativity infused business event for creators, explorers and leaders. Well known for their diverse curation presenting only the very best talent from Australia and abroad, for the first time next year the event is bringing the largest cohort of international speakers in the country. Over thirty leaders from global brands and organizations like Google, Amazon, CERN, YouTube, NBC, Cloudflare, NASA, Airbnb along with 200 of local heroes and innovators will come together over the three days. This includes people like Google Senior
Account Manager Rachael O’Meara, InVision Head of Design Transformation Stephen Gates, Cisco Systems Founder Kate O’Keeffe and YouTube’s UX Director Paolo Malabuyo – just to name a few. These guests will engage in workshops, panels across seven stages and 21 content tracks from Design, Future of Work, Ai, Blockchain, Health & Wellbeing, E-sports, Smart Future, Science, Diversity & Inclusion to Education, E-sports and Music. New program additions include Pause Incubator, Inner Circle and the next iteration of the Pause Retreat. Centred around the theme ‘Intimate Future’, Pause Fest and it’s speakers will focus on the topics that analyse human interaction with technology, how it’s challenging our social fabric and the possible consequences of this future. “We live in a world where anything is possible. The digital revolution has sparked the new gold rush, where entrepreneurs have the ability to rewrite how we live. All you need is an internet connection and a phone to access tools that are more powerful than those that put a man on the moon,” Pause Fest founder George Hedon says. “Australia is known as ‘the lucky country’ - globally
WORD FOR WORD NATIONAL NON-FICTION FESTIVAL RETURNS Australia’s only national literary event with a dedicated focus on non-fiction writing and ideas. Word for Word will be held from 16-18 November 2018 at the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre. Presenters include Geelong born critically acclaimed author Helen Garner, six-time Walkley Award winner Kerry O’Brien, feminist icon Clementine Ford, renowned historian Peter Cochrane, and writer and actor William McInnes. The festival invites its audience to Get Real by facilitating robust, hard-hitting and frank discussions on a wide range of topics including racism, asylum seekers, social justice, Indigenous issues, true crime, artificial intelligence, memoir and so much more.
All of the Festival sessions are individually ticketed so you can attend as much or as little as you like. Visit www.wordforwordfestival.com.au for full program details and to book your tickets.
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THE BIOGRAPHER’S LOVER Hi Ruby, thanks so much for taking the time to chat to Forte Magazine. Thanks to you! I grew up reading Forte. I was obsessed with GrogWatch when I was a kid. I thought it was this intimate view into secret, adult life. It’s fun to make these loops happen. Congratulations on your latest novel, The Biographer’s Lover which was released earlier this year. Can you tell us what initially inspired you to write this book? From the very beginning of the project I knew I had a place, a character, and a structure. The book had to be set in Geelong. There are so few books set in Geelong – you’d be lucky to count them on one hand. In Australia, we’re culturally obsessed with the outback and the bush, and with the big cities. Geelong is neither of those, but it has this incredible history. It’s at once a rugged and a rich place, a place of both privilege and poverty. It’s also a place at the heart of Australia’s industry, and somewhere that has been at the forefront of all the
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envied as one of the most liveable places in the world. So, why are we moving slower than the rest of the world when it comes to innovation? Pause Fest is on a mission to help Australia think big and think global, and I am proud to say we have been doing this now for nine years.” A home to an audience of early adopters, Pause Fest is responsible for launching some of Australia’s greatest companies (Canva, Zero Latency, Girls in Tech, AKQA and Matters). Providing the launchpad these businesses need to thrive, Pause Fest are in fact a catalyst for change, a uniter of all industries... Pause Fest truly is a platform for the future. Fully embracing the future, Pause Fest have even gone a step further for their next edition by changing the ticketing structure to help guests maximise their 2019 Pause Fest experience. For 2019, there will be a ticket for everyone; whether you’re a Creator who wants to commercialise a bright idea, an Explorer who wants to supercharge their professional development, or even if you are a Leader who wants to use a shareable ticket for your team to pursue business development and investment opportunities. This way, attendees will have more time to rub shoulders with the kind of industry-shattering leaders that could totally change their career trajectory. It’s clear, while the team have built Pause from the ground up, at Pause 2019, you’ll be able to access the best of the best from the top down – you get access today to the people who will transform you tomorrow. Whoever you are and whatever you do – senior, junior, intern, janitor – the potential for professional growth at Pause 2019 is utterly unprecedented. 3 Days. 7 Stages. 30+ International Speakers. 200 Local Legendary Speakers. 25 Panels. 15 Workshops. 30 Startups. 21 Tracks of Content. VIP Events. Exclusive Retreat. Your infinite opportunity to witness the future of business awaits... Pre-sale has sold out and early bird tickets are now on sale. Prices are set to increase every month. Pause Fest 2018 sold out so make sure you get yours ASAP via www.pausefest.com.au
AN IMMERSIVE, VERY INTENSE EXPERIENCE (IN A SHIPPING CONTAINER) IS HEADING TO GEELONG It’s the theatre experience dubbed so powerful that you might not make it through the entire sitting; an experience that during its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017, some sessions had to be aborted midway so audience members could get out. Welcome to Séance. Blurring the bounds of perception and reality, Séance will challenge the mind and stimulate the senses by presenting a fully immersive theatrical experience... in complete darkness. The brainchild of UK-based theatre masterminds, Glen Neath and David Rosenberg of DARKFIELD (UK), Séance merges the concept of a traditional séance with binaural audio technology, sonic vibrations and a spot of mechanical chicanery to deliver an experience that plays strange tricks on the mind. And now it’s making its regional premiere in Geelong where guests with enter a 40ft white shipping container. Intriguing isn’t it? Well step inside, take a seat, but don’t get comfortable... You’ll don headphones. You’ll sit at a long table, place your palms on it, and prepare to summon spirits from the beyond. For the next 20 intense minutes, audience members will be plunged into complete darkness, to experience a performance that will make them question their own senses. Séance is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic, pregnant, suffer heart or back conditions, or under the age of 15. As it’s controlled but only up to a point, we must stress this one really isn’t for the faint hearted. So, are you game? It all goes down at the rear of Geelong Town Hall from October 25 - November 4th, presented by Realscape Productions in association with Darkfield. Tickets can be purchased via www. eventbrite.com.au/o/seance-17510381627
big shifts over the decades, from the Gold Rush to the wool industry to Alcoa and the car industry… The character, Edna, was sort of elusive. I was like the biographer in the book, always trying to chase her down and understand her. And for the structure, I wanted these two interwoven narratives, the story of a biographer and the biography itself. Can you walk us through the process of putting this together: how long had you been working on it, and did you encounter any challenges or writers block throughout? It was a long project – over five years. It’s pretty interesting, working on a project for that long. You’re a different person when you finish it from when you start it. So you have to keep on having these conversations with the person who started writing the book – why did you choose this? Are you sure you did it on purpose? You’ve based this novel around the story of fictional war artist Edna Cranmer. As a creative, we understand you can appreciate the value of art. Did you have an interest in art upon writing, or was it something you had to learn more about as you wrote the book? I’ve always loved galleries. Galleries and art museums have the same effect on me as churches. They remind me of the passage of time, of how hard it is to be a human sometimes and to try and understand the world around you. It’s moving to be in a space surrounded by the work of all these people who you’ve never met, whose names you don’t know, trying to communicate something across time. In Victoria we’re lucky to have the galleries we do, from the Geelong Gallery all the way through to Ballarat and the NGV. It says a lot about our values as Australians that they’re free to visit, too. You touched on it earlier but The Biographer’s Lover draws on Geelong and surrounding regions (in which you were born and raised) for its backdrop. Why did you decide to base it in this region; was it easier to bring the book to life because of your own time in these areas? My dad was born and raised in Geelong, and he moved back to the Bellarine when I was eleven. After that, I grew up between Geelong and Melbourne. I love the landscape of the Bellarine – it’s unlike any
other place on earth. But I don’t think growing up in the area made writing the historical parts of the book any easier. The Geelongs of the past were so different to the Geelongs of the present. There are still pieces of them hidden everywhere, but you have to know where to look. The book is considered an adult fiction novel. Who did you have in mind as the reader whilst writing? Is it aimed at older readers, or is it something people in their late teens would be able to enjoy as well? I wrote this book because I wanted to write about the region. I didn’t write the book with an age in mind – I would have loved to read it as a late teen on the Bellarine. You’ve also touched on women’s roles in society within the story which is great to see, along with ideas of masculinity and national icons. Was this organic or did you always want to touch on the ideas prior to beginning the book? It’s interesting to me which stories we choose to tell about ourselves as a society, and which ones we choose to forget or step over. The ANZAC Day football matches have always disturbed me. I knew that I wanted those to be part of the story… I don’t want to give too much away. Now that the book is out, how have you found the response from readers? It’s been great. People from Melbourne keep telling me they think really differently about Geelong now, which makes me laugh. You’re quite a talented writer and journalist, with work appearing in many publications. Do you have any advice to young, aspiring writers? You can’t edit a blank page. Someone told me that once – it’s important advice. Most writing is actually editing. Thanks so much for taking the time to chat. What’s next for you? The next book will be a different adventure. And it won’t take as long this time, I hope. Pick up your copy of The Biographer’s Lover at your local booksellers, or online at Readings, Booktopia, or Amazon.
WHAT’S ON AT CHYA There’s plenty on at CHYA over the next fortnight! Cutie Patooties, an art exhibition by Claire Cummings, Grace Taylor, Pey Chi and Tegan Iversen, opened last Friday 26th October in the CHYA main gallery and will be running until November 23. Featuring textile and tapestry pieces, hand-built ceramics, watercolour paintings, hand embroidered pieces and drawings, this one has something cute for everyone! November 2nd sees two new shows open at CHYA; Lara Secondary School presents the Lara Young Creatives Showcase from 6pm-8pm in the Café gallery, and a unique outreach show at the Portarlington Mill sees a group of emerging young artists exhibit their collective works off-site opening from 6pm-8pm at 7 Turner Ct, Portarlington. Join artists Rhianna Chillingworth, Sophia D’Urso, Rachel Holland, Caitlin Horrocks, Katie Grey, Carmen Doecke and Teagan Crouch for art, drinks and discussion on Friday the 2nd. This special show runs until Sunday November 4. VOICEBOX kicks off again for the year, with workshops for our annual experimental, crossdisciplinary performance devised by the youth
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of Geelong! This is an incredible opportunity for creative youth and runs on Wednesdays from 4pm 6pm. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. We are also asking artists who have shown with us over the last four years to submit a piece of artwork for a group exhibition to be held from November 30th – December 20th in the CHYA Gallery. Artworks can be any size, any medium and any content! We have had some amazing creatives come through our organisation, and we want to provide a chance for our previous artists to applaud their successes and share their art journey since exhibiting with us. At Courthouse this November we’re passing the mic to some of the best live and local noise from the Geelong, Surfcoast and Melbourne regions for your listening pleasure. Join us on the 10th of November from 1pm - 7pm for Superfuzz; a music festival made by teens to support underage Alternative bands. SUPERFUZZ will be host to a variety of noises sure to melt your face. Headlining the festival is Green Blanket and they will be joined by the likes of Katalyst, Joanna, Smoked and Overdue, Kamakazi, Vertigo, Alby Jay, Neuritis. Doors at 1pm with tickets ten bucks at the door.
The annual Sidewalk Sales is Geelong’s largest sale day – the day people flock to the streets to snap up some once-off bargains from local retailers. Held on Melbourne Cup Day (Tuesday November 6), businesses right across Central Geelong will trade on the footpath, offering a huge range of special offers and sale items with many more offering in-store specials as part of the Central Geelong Shopping Festival and Sidewalk Sales. Before you start pouring the bubbly on race day, head into town and take advantage of all the one-day-only deals. A event hub will be located in Little Malop Street Central offering further special offers, pop up shops, sale items and a range of entertainment to enjoy along the way. Here you’ll find live music performances from the big band soul
When & Where: For more information on any activities head to our website www.courthouse.org.au. Yours in art, CHYA.
sound of The Sweethearts, a ‘Garden Party’ area with a range of pop up versions of some of Central Geelong businesses including Lushious Australia, Kaisercraft, Rook Sri Lankan Fusion and more; a ‘Pamper Marquee’; offering free mini make up touch ups, hair ups and more from Invoque, The Centre of Excellence Hairdressing & Beauty College, and even a ‘Kids Zone’ featuring ride on horses and crafts from Urban Upcycle for the kids . There will also be a hub up the other end in Little Malop Street West that will include a ‘Sweet Street’ with pop-up’s with Armageddon Cake and more, a ‘Fashion Parade’ featuring Own.Kind and meet and greets Ambassador Anna Teague, Geelong Cats AFLW player. Shopping can be a tiring exercise, so keep fuelled up with the range of food options and alfresco dining in the central Geelong area. Here you will find delicious street eats from The Hot Chicken Project, Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues, Mad Kitchen Asian Food, The Workers Club, Big Ears, Tomodachi, Coffee Cartel and Geelong Cellar Door. And if you’re after something a bit sweet James Street Bakery have you sorted! Some will also have some lunch specials so make sure you check it out! With thousands of shoppers flocking to the streets, it’s an exciting day both for the race itself and the opportunities it gives to local retailers. The places we shop, where we eat and where we indulge, all make up a part of our community home, especially the unique one-of-a-kind businesses that locals know and love. For those who aren’t heading up to Melbourne for the races, it’s a great way to stay entertained, support local businesses and, of course, save some money with the sales. However, a range of venues around the CBD will be broadcasting the action from Flemington so you can still keep an eye on your winning horses. For a full list of the businesses involved, race deals and locations visit www.centralgeelong. com.au/sidewalksales Photo at ALMA
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BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
After a disastrous publicity tour sank his first book, high school English teacher Nicholas Cutler (Alan Dukes) is hoping a zombie novel is his ticket back to the literary life. But can he go a week without flinging bile at his fellow teachers, insulting his students, and dismissing his family? Of course not: much of the drama in Australian writer / director Heath Davis’ witty and well-shot (it’s set in the Blue Mountains) film comes from seeing just how awful Cutler can get before things fall apart. Cutler is surrounded by women (including Airlie Dodds, Susan Prior and Rose Reily) who’re more interesting than him; fortunately, a tortured yet charming performance from Dukes makes his acerbic nature – and this film – reliably entertaining, even if it’s built around a man you’d happily run a mile to avoid.
When you think of Queen - who are, let’s be honest, one of the greatest live bands ever, and not too shabby when it comes to recorded hits either - you don’t really think of highbrow entertainment. So yes, this is an extremely basic biopic that follows the kind of “greatest hits / every second line is blatant exposition” that usually signals cinematic death – but that’s in no way a bad thing. Over its two hours and fifteen minutes (which only cover around 12 years in Freddie Mercury’s life) this barely gives Mercury two dimensions, and that’s definitely two more than anyone else gets: the rest of the band are sympathetic (and definitely get credited for the songs they wrote) but they’re daggy dads with hilarious hair from start to finish. But it gets two things spot-on, and they’re the two things everyone interested in this film is coming to see: there’s a whole lot of Queen songs (the climax is set at Live Aid and they re-enacts the full 20 minute set) and Rami Malekas Mercury is far, far better than this film deserves. He’s achingly human in scene after scene that without him would just be a clump of clichés: he makes this jukebox musical of a film sing.
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David (Steve Carell) has a problem. You wouldn’t know it from the fact he’s living in a million dollar house on the fringe of San Fransisco while making a living as a freelance writer (it’s the early 00s; that doesn’t make this any more plausible), but it seems financial security, a second wife who spends her days painting trees and a couple of adorable kids just can’t keep his mind off the fact that his oldest son (Timothée Chalamet, the best thing in this film) from his first marriage is on meth. Drugs are bad, but that doesn’t mean movies about drugs also have to be bad. This is based on a pair of memoirs - one by David Sheff, the other by his son Nic (played here by Chalamet) - and it often feels like any time their stories diverged the film used the least offensive version. David occasionally gets shouty and clearly neglects the rest of his family but is also just as clearly A Good Guy; Nic lies and relapses and asks his dad for money but the lowest he sinks is to steal $8 from a piggy bank. If this was happening to your family, it’d be a nightmare: seeing it on screen, it’s a yawn.
Michael Moore has dropped off the radar in recent years – despite being one of the few left-wing pundits to accurate predict a President Trump – so this documentary has been pitched as his return to the big stage covering the big issues. Which he does: unfortunately he can’t quite figure out how to make an actual movie out of them. Instead, this is a jumbled collection of various talking points that’s really good at reminding you of what left-wing social media in the USA was outraged about six months ago. That’s not to say it’s solely of use as a historical document, as there actually is a decent film (or television feature) buried under Moore’s mea culpa’s for hanging out with right-wing types for laughs years ago and trips around the US checking in with various fire-up political candidates and school shooting survivors. Unsurprisingly, this better film kicks in when Moore returns to his home town of Flint, where thanks to political corruption and greed, the drinking water has been toxic for years now with no end in sight. Moore’s anger (mostly at the crooked Republican governor, but also Obama) is genuine, the tragedy both awful and avoidable. These scenes shine; the rest of the film is a muddle.
The hook with this particular version of Halloween – one of close to a dozen sequels to John Carpenter’s still chilling original – is that it’s cleared away all the crud. All the other films never happened: this (directed by indie film fave David Gordon Green) is the true sequel. But this is the second time the Halloween series has pulled that trick (anyone remember Halloween: H20?), and this case what that really means is that they’re just doing the first film all over again. Once again Michael Myers / The Shape breaks out of a mental hospital; once again he goes on a murder spree; once again he ends up focusing on a member of the Strode family. The big twist here is that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), sole survivor of the first film, has grown up to be a Sarah Conner-style survivalist (ironically, as Myers is basically a supernatural Terminator) who ruined the life of her daughter (Judy Greer) with her paranoia. Her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) is (relatively) angst-free – but when Myers busts out of a prison bus and comes a-killing, she’s the one that he ends up stalking. It’s a solid Halloween movie, with a few good scares and decent gore, but it’s hitting the same old notes yet again. Great score though (from Carpenter himself!).
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Stipe and R.E.M which was solidified with a cover of their ’92 track, ‘Find the River’. He also provided a disjointed version of Blue Oyster Cult classic ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’, shifting between acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cowbell, and a drum and guitar combo (which was quite impressive!). Further, a cover of The Smiths’ ‘Ask’ went down well with the crowd. Naylor closed on an original that verged on a ‘Wish You Were Here’ rip-off with an extended guitar solo as “there’s not enough guitar solos in rock and roll ladies and gentlemen”. Overall Naylor provided an enjoyable set and went on to prove his musical talent as part of Middleton’s band. It’s a difficult task for any established musician to transition from band member to front man, and very few have done it well. For the former Powderfinger guitarist, the front of stage suits Darren Middleton and his humble mannerisms. Opening with ‘One Thing’ from his debut record, Translations, he was off to a captivating start. He would then be joined by his band for a duo of ‘Tides’ songs, ‘In The End’ and ‘Return’, a welcoming introduction to his third studio album.
DARREN MIDDLETON: ‘TIDES’ TOUR When: Friday, 26 October 2018 Where: Northcote Social Club, Melbourne Supports: Ash Naylor and Taylah Carroll Reviewed by: Tammy Walters
Opening the evening was Melbourne folk/rock songstress, Taylah Carroll. Donning an entirely white ensemble of high-waisted bellbottom pants paired with a gypsy top, Carroll looked angelic under the stage lights, with a voice to match. With the southern style ring in her notes, almost reminiscent of Middle Kids’ Hannah Joy, Carroll delivered a joyful and engaging set. Though I recommend dropping the duplicated vocal effects for live performances. It was unnecessary and uncomplimentary, however I understand the intent.
Northcote Social Club is always a favourite venue for quality gigs and this one was no different.
The quirky Ash Naylor followed for a sporadic and laid-back half hour performance. From the get go, you could pinpoint Naylor’s influences of Michael
Powerhouse Linda Bull joined the band on stage providing accompanying vocals for ‘Just Let Me Go’, ‘Should Have Stayed’ and a track Middleton wrote for his wife Tam, ‘Ghosts and Mirrors’. Now for the section of the night where Powderfinger fans started frothing. The band exit stage left and with his acoustic guitar Middleton launched into a twenty year old song from Internationalist, ‘Over My Head’ and kicked the evening into another gear. Kelly Lane returned to provide soaring violin for a version of the ‘Fingers classic ‘The Metre’, divided by an energetic cover of Split Enz ‘I Got You’. Three more songs from the ‘Tides’ catalogue would follow including ‘Some People’, ‘In Record Time’ and the clear audience favourite, ‘After All’ to close out an impressive show. Middleton was highly engaging, appreciative of the fans (including post-show meet and greets), and overall a true performer.
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Energy, enthusiasm, soul and gritty alternative rock and blues, Marshall and the Fro bring all this and more all while live at the backroom. Being a virgin to the sounds of Marshall and the Fro, I did not know what to expect when first listening, but I was pleasantly surprised and drawn in from track one (‘My Bubble’) by the energy and strong Australian sound. It wasn’t long before I realised that each song had a story, a clear path it wanted the listener to travel down and experience. From high-paced dance music to deep soulful blues, Live at the Backroom shows plenty of variety, while still managing to maintain the essence of blues/rock. Stand out guitar, drums that keep the foundation and vocals of experience and enthusiasm will make you bite at the soul. Some songs even creating a visceral experience and in some cases a sense of euphoria. Marshall and the Fros’ Live at the Backroom is an experience for the adventurous listener, fourteen unique ear bending eye opening tracks to take you on a journey of discovery. Australian blues fans should not miss out on Marshall and the Fros’ latest instalment out now.
The Ocean Collective - or as most of us just call them, The Ocean - don’t hold back when it comes to trying new things and exploring how far the boundaries go, that’s for sure. They have always been for me, a band I can turn to when I want to go on an aural journey. Their music is soothing, articulate, crushingly heavy at times and melodically beautiful in others. Their latest release ‘Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic’, is the first half of a two part album they plan to release over a few years. This release is made up of everything you could want and expect from the band. Huge production, walls of guitars, intricate compositions, expressive vocals and progressive genius. The theme of this album again follows the geological and historical concept that they have been renowned for covering in amazing depth over their past seven albums, and this may be the biggest epic of all before it. ‘Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic’ is the missing link between the albums ‘Precambrian’ and ‘Heliocentric’ along with ‘Anthropocentric’.. This is a solid epic, and on first listen I would say that it is the strongest and most engaging album The Ocean have put together to date. After the first listen there was only one thing I was left thinking which was that I wanted to hear the second part now. It truly finishes up in a manner that feels like an episode of a TV show that is ‘to be continued’ and that is a good way to build excitement for the next release, due in 2020.
Gold Coast indie pop musos are back with their sophomore EP Gorgeous. After much success following their first release Cascade back in 2015, the young Queenslander’s have a lot to show after supporting the likes of Confidence Man, Ocean Alley, as well as showing casing their work throughout ARIA week back in 2016. Taking the time to develop their sound, IVEY are back with a release that shows a lot of growth in their vocals and instrumentation. This five-track release takes listeners on a journey of discovery as we listen to the change and progress of the young musicians. Featuring endless indie hooks and riffs to make you hum along, the upbeat catchy melodies are nothing like we’ve heard before. Stand out track on this EP would have to be ‘Won’t Be’. The track is light and bubbly in character and has a similar sound/feel to groups such as San Cisco and The Jungle Giants. The track is littered with energy, mostly likely coming from the push in the electric guitars but is grounding with a strong base line. The perfect combination to have the windows down in the car, and the music playing loud.
RÜFÜS DU SOL - formally known as RÜFÜS - are back with album number three Solace, an album which encapsulates their time throughout the stark desert landscapes and beautiful coastline of California. Compared to their earlier tracks such as ‘Take Me’ and ‘Innerbloom’ from albums one and two, Solace dives deeper into the unknown, giving the album an underlying dark ambiance touching on new sounds and discovery. Solace is certainly not a light-hearted listen but engages with its audience on an emotionally level like no other especially on track number four, ‘Lost in my Mind’. ‘Lost in my Mind’ is a song that touches on pent up escapism and the need to break free from the bounds of life. The track is grungy and darker then anything we have heard before from RÜFÜS DU SOL. It really takes control of the listener, as does the remainder of the album and truly makes one feel throughout all of the nine tracks. The awaited album has undoubtedly made waves in music scene with its anticipation. The Sydney trio have taken listens on one hell of a journey with this one.
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Because a lot of Australian scripted television isn’t really made for audiences, a lot of scripted Australian television isn’t really the kind of thing people actually watch. Put another way, there’s basically two kind of scripted Australian television. The first is the kind of thing that we get on the commercial networks, which is the kind of thing you can have on in the background while you do something more interesting because the whole idea there is to make something just distinctive enough that you’ll watch it while not being so distinctive that it’ll make anyone change the channel. This is the approach that gets us shows like Doctor Doctor, which is probably a good thing because when they try harder we get something like Bite Club. The second is the kind we get on the ABC, which… well, to give you some idea of what they’re about, it seems the producers of Sea Change recently contacted the ABC about reviving the series. You remember Sea Change: a massive hit that basically set the course for popular Australian drama to this day (Doctor Doctor being the latest in a long line of covert remakes of it). The ABC said it didn’t fit their current demands; it’s now coming to Channel Nine in 2019. And what does fit the ABC’s demands? If anyone’s watching the current series Pine Gap, they could probably tell you, but from a distance it looks a lot like the ABC is all about making the kind of serious drama that the producers can boast about at dinner parties but nobody actually wants to watch because they’re designed to be “quality” rather than “entertaining”. Which would be fine, except that now our viewing choices are either extremely bland pap or dull quality drama that occasionally tries to be like a successful overseas show and usually fails. Anyone remember Cleverman? Of course, 90% of everything is pretty close to crap, so just as long as the ABC remembers to renew Rake they’re coming out ahead – but the thing is that even the decent Australian television is starting to get a bit long in the tooth and for whatever reason there’s not a lot of new shows coming up to replace them. Rake’s well past it’s use-by date, Mad as Hell can’t last forever and probably the best – as in, most consistently entertaining – Australian drama series at the moment is the Prisoner reboot Wentworth, but while season six is out now on DVD and blu-ray, it seems that season seven (out next year) is going to be the last. While new decent television is obviously still being made, it tends to be almost entirely short run series, which means we need more of it to keep the level of quality up. It’s easier to make one decent series that runs for five years than five decent series that each only go for a year – especially when in Australia that usually adds up to one decent series and four crap ones. But five different series means five different lots of people get to make their own TV series – and when the ABC is making television for producers rather than for audiences, that’s exactly the result they want.
Hey gang! Welcome to what I consider to be a very special achievement – this is the 150th edition of Pulp. For the last five or so years(!), I’ve been carrying on about comics ranging from Batman to murderous fairytales to post-apocalyptic sci-fi hellscapes and everything in between. Thank you for reading my ramblings! Given that I’ve been writing Pulp for this long, it seemed appropriate that I take a break for a bit, so I’m taking the next two issues of Forte off – but don’t you worry, folks; Pulp isn’t going anywhere! I’ve organised a guest writer to take my place, so I’ll leave it to the next issue to unleash him upon you. Until then, we’ve got a comic to discuss! This time around, I’ve decided to celebrate Pulp’s milestone with a seminal classic DC tale: Kingdom Come, written by Mark Waid (Daredevil, The Flash) and Alex Ross (Marvels, Astro City) and rendered beautifully in gouache by Ross in what is probably his most famous work to date. Kingdom Come is considered by many to be a true DC classic, and in my opinion, it lives up to the hype. In the near future, the golden age of superheroes is over. Superman and the Justice League are gone, having abandoned their roles as protectors as society embraces newer, more deadly heroes to counter the horrors of the supervillains plaguing the world. A minister named Norman McCay tends to a dying Wesley Dodds – formerly the hero Sandman – and receives visions of an apocalyptic future. Abducted by the Spirit of Vengeance, the Spectre, McCay is told that he must pass judgement on the coming superheroic apocalypse. When Superman is coaxed out of exile by a catastrophic disaster and begins a crusade to force the new generation of heroes to follow the ideals of the past, both a re-emergent Batman and Lex Luthor enact their plans to stop his heavyhanded tactics. With each faction set on full-scale war, Norman must convince a generation of near-gods to become men once more and prevent the end of the world. Kingdom Come is one hell of a book. While I generally approach books revered as classics with a hefty dose of scepticism, I was genuinely pleased to find that Mark Waid and Alex Ross really had crafted a fantastic story. I haven’t always been the biggest fan of Alex Ross’ artwork – I know, not a common opinion – but it really is perfect for the type of story the pair are telling. Ross’ depictions of the major players – Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel/ Shazam and especially Norman McCay – are absolutely spectacular, and his use of gouache and artistic style make every character look like they’re ready to step off the pages and into real life. Kingdom Come is the kind of book that every comic book fan should own. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice be damned, this is how you do conflict between superheroes! The clash in ideals between the newer generation of heroes – many of them the children and grandchildren of the heroes we know and love – and their more traditional forebears is truly symbolic, and Norman’s desperate attempts to talk sense into the most deadly people on the planet make for some truly powerful moments. If you haven’t already read this book, do yourselves a favour and pick it up – it really is a classic. See in Forte #704, comic fans!
This time round I want to mention a great gig coming up at the Chook Shop in Ocean Grove – Hey Gringo are coming down. First up though, have you got your Festival tickets? Queenscliff sales are well and truly underway (you might even be cutting things fine there!), Bendigo Blues and Roots is early November, as is the Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival. There’s also the Maldon Folk Festival which has sessions tied in with the local Blues Club. Port Fairy Folk Festival is also sending out their details, so get looking at that. Don’t forget to sort out your accommodation on those out of town festivals. It’s getting tight in some places. At the Wangaratta festival, people are now booking accommodation as far out as Milawa and Glenrowan. You can also be a little strategic in planning your trip. For example Bendigo Blues and Roots is the weekend following Wangaratta – make a trip of it. Geelong’s own Bluestone Blues Festival, held over New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (aka Recovery Day), also has tickets on sale. This year’s lineup is exceptional and features both of the local groups who are off to the International Blues Challenge at Memphis – Rhythm X Revival and the McNaMarr Project. Google @BluestoneBluesFest for details. Don’t leave that too late! Anyhow, back to Hey Gringo. The band was formed in the early 90s by singer, songwriter Daryl Roberts, who has played with Spectrum, American blues legend Jimmy Witherspoon and Blackfeather. The band has been a fluid lineup of renowned musicians and Australian Music legends on stage and in the studio including the likes of Nicky Bomba (John Butler Trio / Bomba / Melb Ska Orchestra), Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool / Mondo Rock), Ross Hannaford (Daddy Cool), Spectrum, Broderick Smith (Dingoes / Carson), Kevin Borich, Neale Johns (Blackfeather) among others. Other members of the band over the years have included: Paul Gadsby, Ivan Frost, Brian Strafford, Aaron Searle, Peter Etheridge, Sean Vagg, Peter Robertson, Brendan Mason, Wayne Burt, Shane, DiOrio, Dean Haitani, Mick Elliott, Les Oldman, Laurie Bongalais, Lil Fi, Iain Mclennan, Steve Hoy and many more. Hey Gringo takes you on a journey to all corner the roots music world with smokin’ organ, scorching sax, haunting harmonica, boogie piano, tasteful guitar on a layer of irresistible rhythm and blues. They will be performing songs from their seventh album “Not The Same Planet” which hit number two on the Blues & Roots Charts album, and assorted favourites. The album was described as “one of the best albums of the year” by Barry Maxwell (Blues Music Victoria, Hume Blues Club, Blues on The Hill 3NRGFM). Since 1993 Hey Gringo have been regulars at major festivals across Oz, have performed internationally and have received airplay worldwide. Al Hensley from Rhythms Magazine described them as having “Smokin’ rhythm and blues and seriously funky grooves”. So here’s a good excuse to head out to Ocean Grove on the 10th and get some good music from Hey Gringo at the Piping Hot Chicken & Burger Grill.
Welcome to THTH, Forte’s premier source of all things heavy, hard, fast and metal. As mentioned last issue, the fashion of bands releasing anniversary albums 10 years on, for example is getting tedious, but at the same time, why can’t this sort of thing extend to movies? Do movies release themselves 10 years on? Not sure. What about books? Do they release anniversary copies of books? And what about columnists for Forte, like, should I just copy and past my column from October 2008 but with more commentary about it? Should I include the extended column from then complete without edits and with spelling and grammatical errors for all to see, as a celebration of it? To be honest, in October 2008 my THTH instalment was sent from Laos where I reviewed a Regurgitator gig I saw in the country, and since I’ve recently interviewed the band at least twice for Forte, so I don’t want to be too repetitive. Having said that, though, where is the line when it comes to releases? Metallica released Death Magnetic in 2008, where the fuck is the 10 year anniversary for that album? Same goes with Opeth’s Watershed, Trivium’s Shogun, Gojira’s The Way Of All Flesh, Gunners’ Chinese Democracy? To be honest, if any of those albums should be released for their 10 year anniversary it should be Chinese Democracy considering how long that album took to drop the first time. But where does it end? Or, does this thing never end and the only thing keeping the aforementioned albums from being released for this anniversary is time, time to elapse until they all turn 20 years old and in 2028 we’ll get flooded with re-releases of albums that were shit the first time around and will still be shit twenty years later.
MAD WAX is BACK Break out your fluoro boardshorts and big boards. MAD WAX is back! For anyone under the age of 40, MAD WAX was a surf film from Quiksilver which came out in the eighties. The film featured current big wave surfer Ross Clarke-Jones and a host of hot surfers at the time including world champ Tom Carroll, Gary Elkerton and Richard Cram. The soundtrack as a cracker with Quiksilver ‘house’ band GANGagang providing all the music. There wasn’t much to the plot and the acting wasn’t quite Academy Award standard. The charm was in the simple story line and the fantastic surfing which took place in Australia, Hawaii, France and the relatively unknown Tahiti at the time. The story goes something like this. Ross Clarke-Jones is a young surfer who loves nothing more then catching waves. He has to wash windows to make money and his life is in a rut until he comes across a book which tells you how to make your own magical surf wax. A few bunsen burners, some wax all poured into what looked like his Mum’s wok and before you know it Ross was waxing up his board and repeating the immortal line: “I wanna go to Pipeline” and like MAGIC he is transplanted to that surf spot. Sure it’s corny, but the surfing is pretty good and the soundtrack by GANGagang really keeps the film humming along. I was given the opportunity to screen MAD WAX along the Surf Coast during the Easter of 1988 after its World Premiere at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney. We played to packed houses everywhere. A mate of mine had the fortune (or misfortune) to dress up in a large orange triangular costume designed to represent a block of wax which was used to promote the film. Our highlight was a special night at the Torquay Football Club. We had a full audience, Peter was bouncing around outside the clubrooms looking like a big orange bock of wax and everyone had a great time. Afterwards a few people came up to me and whispered: “Did you see Sasha?” “Sasha who?” I replied. “You know Sasha Stallone... Rocky’s ex… she was in the audience tonight.” Bummer… I was too busy making sure the film went well and missed out on a chance to see/meet Rocky’s ex-wife. Mad Wax is returning to the big screen in early 2019 with GANGagang and a special short tour. If you are in south-east Queensland in the later part of January check out MAD WAX and GANGagang live together again for what should be a memorable series of shows (and don’t forget the fluoro boardshorts and sleeveless T-shirts!
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In other news ++ The Ocean will release their new album Phanerozoic I: Palaezoic on Friday November 2. ++ Opeth will release Garden of the Titans: Live at Red Rocks Ampitheatre on Friday November 2. ++ Parkway Drive, Killswitch Engage and Thy Art Is Murder will play Margaret Court Arena on Friday November 2. ++ Psycroptic will release their new album As The Kingdom Drowns on Wednesday November 7. ++ Conan and Bell Witch be at Max Watts on Thursday November 8. ++ Architects will release their new album Holy Hell on Friday November 9. ++ Sinsaenum will play Max Watts on Saturday November 10. ++ Amon Amarth will release The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm, a retrospective documentary and a live album, on Friday November 16. ++ Amenra, YLVA and LO! will be at Max Watts on Saturday November 17. ++ The Metal in the Mountains 2018 day festival featuring I Am Duckeye, Grindhouse, Monarchus, As Flesh Decays, plus more, will be held at Beechworth’s Servicemen’s Memorial Hall on Saturday November 24. ++ Psycroptic will play Geelong’s Barwon Club on Wednesday November 28, then Ballarat’s Karova Lounge on Thursday November 29. ++ Watain will play Melbourne’s Max Watts on Friday February 22. ++ If you have any news about local metal bands, shows or albums, let THTH know by emailing to tooheavytohug@ hotmail.com or get in touch via Twitter at @TooHeavyToHug
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