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Unplugged presents the very best live music talent on the Gold Coast, offering you the chance to catch established artists you know and love, and up-and coming live bands.
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Date Thu 7 Jul
Folk singer-songwriter emma louise has supported Sarah Blasko, won two Q Song Awards and her EP debuted at #1 on AIR independent distribution charts.
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Rylie Comrie ep launch
Date Thu 14 Jul
Gold Coast local Rylie Comrie is an acoustic musician who expresses herself through her original tunes. She has recorded at Love Street Studios with mentor Nick Stewart.
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Artists in the Round
Pirates of the Tempest
Oceanics
KwerkshoPPe
Date Thu 18 Aug
Date Thu 25 Aug
Date Thu 1 Sep
Oceanics share their love of Britpop with their home town. Their big hollow guitars, raw energy and jangling tones will have audiences on the dance floor.
Date Thu 8 Sep
Moving from the stage and into the audience, this interactive event will see popular Unplugged artists collaborate for acoustic versions of their favourite songs.
Offering an acoustic folk that fills the heart and opens the soul, Pirates of the Tempest performances have been described as a ‘gazing beyond reason to find the oasis of brilliant soul.’
Funk/pop band KwerkshoPPe has played many East Coast festivals and supported bands such as The Bamboos and The Beautiful Girls, leaving crowds blown away by their musicianship.
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Matthew Pitts and Green Tea Ice Cream Date Thu 21 Jul
With a mix of Australian and Japanese band members, Matthew Pitts and The Green Tea Ice Cream perform acoustic reggae tunes, surf rock songs and mellow ballads in both languages.
Kim Sheehy Band
Pescadores
Natalie Weir Band
Date Thu 28 Jul
Date Thu 4 Aug
Date Thu 11 Aug
Singer songwriter Kim Sheehy pushes the boundaries creating folk pop with a country twist. Her songs seamlessly cross from exploding angst driven vocals to optimistic melodies.
With an eclectic mix of genres and seemingly unguided influence, this well-travelled four-piece, led by ‘El Mariachi’ himself, Jonny Nyst, have concocted a potion for popularity.
With her musically sparse, haunting, old-time folk, rollicking country with a twinge of jazz, singer/songwriter Natalie Weir will leave you feeling like you’ve read her secret diary.
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Sanza Rose
Pirates Alive
Taylor
Date Thu 15 Sep
Date Thu 22 Sep
Date Thu 29 Sep
Influenced by Led Zeppelin, Guns n Roses and Metallica, the four young members of local band Sanza Rose will impress with their original rock tracks and live performance.
Three Gold Coast surfers form a splendid trio whose surf/garage flavour is influenced by artists from The Doors to Angus Stone, a mix which will leave you rocking and perhaps a bit stunned.
Featuring singer/songwriter David Taylor and guitarist Nick Stewart (George), acoustic rock band Taylor have performed at THAT and In the Bin festivals and are an Unplugged favourite.
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SPIRIT OF INDIA
Two of the world’s foremost practitioners of traditional Indian music will share their gifts at this exquisitely textured Queensland Music Festival event. The double bill features Dr. Lakshminarayan Subramaniam, a vir tuoso of traditional Indian violin, and distinguished Hindustani vocalist Kalapini Komkali. Deeply spiritual, effor tlessly transcendent… the music of India will, through these major world music figures, broaden horizons and touch souls.
DATE Wed 20 Jul, 7:30pm COST Adults $32.00, Concession $16.50 BOOKINGS 07 5588 4000
or www.theartscentregc.com.au www.qmf.org.au
Presented by Queensland Music Festival, an initiative of the Queensland Government, and Gold Coast City Council. Supported by Griffith University, The Arts Centre Gold Coast and ABC Gold Coast FM.
The Queensland
Country Comfort Hour The RocKwiz team is thrilled to bring you their latest creation in a world premiere performance. The show is presented in the format of an old-style variety radio show, complete with musical guests, phone-in segments, storytelling, ‘neovintage’ radio jingles and a serialised cliffhanger radio play. Brian Nankervis hosts the show, backed by the Country Comfort Orkestra, and Julia Zemiro graces the stage for a star turn in the radio play. Don’t miss this hilarious, retrochic live radio show. The Queensland Country Comfort Hour is a co-production with Renegade Films.
DATE Thu 21 Jul, 7:30pm COST Adults $59.00, Concession $49.00 BOOKINGS 07 5588 4000 or www.theartscentregc.com.au
www.qmf.org.au
Presented by Queensland Music Festival, an initiative of the Queensland Government, and Gold Coast City Council and ABC Local Radio. Supported by The Post Lounge, oOh!media, Resolute IT, The Arts Centre Gold Coast and ABC Gold Coast FM.
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Tom Siegert
Harley Breen
The Coast’s best comedy venue brings you a raucous evening of local, national and international performers, with regular appearances from popular TV and radio personalities. Enjoy guaranteed non-stop laughs and hilarious antics!
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Paul Brasch
Steve Allison
Hung Le
Daniel Townes
Date Fri 12 Aug
Date Fri 19 Aug
Date Fri 26 Aug
Date Fri 2 Sep
Paul hosted The Paul Brasch Show on the Triple M network, appeared on Hey Hey It’s Saturday, The Footy Show and Stand Up Australia, and has performed at the Vancouver Comedy Festival.
With a cool and casual approach, hundreds of thousands of people have enjoyed Steve’s clever style of comedy. The confidence gained from performing over 1000 live shows is clear.
A man of many talents, Hung is a violinist turned comedian and has featured in Australian blockbuster films The Wogboy, Fat Pizza and True Love and Chaos.
Daniel is a Melbourne International Comedy Festival favourite and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.
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Mick Nevan
Lindsay Webb
Dave O’Neil
Mick Meredith
Date Fri 15 Jul
Date Fri 22 Jul
Date Fri 29 Jul
Date Fri 5 Aug
Mick has worked with some of Australia’s best comedians including Dave O’Neil and Chris Franklin and is a regular performer at The Comedy Club, The Comic’s Lounge and the Laugh Garage.
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Lindsay is truly an international act with six Edinburgh Fringe Festival visits under his belt as well as guest spots on TV and radio including Stand up Australia, Good News Week and The Footy Show.
A regular on TV’s Spics and Specs and featuring in films such as The Nugget and You and Your Stupid Mate, Dave O’Neil is one of Australia’s most popular comedians.
Take tragic tales of family life and the ultimate survival story of growing up in the western suburbs, add in an unmeasured cup of song parody and you have Mick Meredith.
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Date Fri 9 Sep
Logie-nominated Tahir has previously won Sydney Comic of the Year and is best known as Habib from SBS’s Pizza, the film Fat Pizza and his appearances on Rove Live and The Footy Show.
Dave Callan
George Kapiniaris
Fred Lang
Date Fri 16 Sep
Date Fri 23 Sep
Date Fri 30 Sep
The hairiest comedian in Australia, Dave is best known from his years on Rove Live and Triple J and is in his element live onstage. He is always outstanding, generous and hilarious.
Star of Underbelly and Acropolis Now, George is one of Australia’s favourite comedy stars. He is best remembered for his starring role in the hit Wogs Out Of Work stage show with Nick Giannopoulos.
Fred’s trade background and German/Hungarian parentage provide him with a unique insight into Australian culture. He is one of the most sought after headline acts in the country.
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The Arts Centre Gold Coast presents
Julien Wilson
With their contemporary yet timeless music, this enchanting Australian trio creates a special, intimate magic. Their gentle yet passionate music has a broad emotional scope which is full of haunting nostalgia.
They play as if with one mind...lyrical, eloquent, brilliant. ABC LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE Ravishingly beautiful music. THE AGE
DATE Thu 4 Aug, 7.30pm cost $40.00 (concessions available) VENUE Paradise Showroom BOOKINGS www.theartscentregc.com.au or 5588 4000 Photos - Gerard Anderson
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This diverse and exciting range of musical styles includes Latin, jazz, blues, folk, nostalgia, contemporary, Flamenco and more. Relax with a glass of wine from our sponsors Red + White as these masterful musicians and emerging artists captivate your senses with their passion, talent and finesse. ors &
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Saruzu
Date Sat 2 Jul
A fiery Flamenco-tangojazz ensemble, Saruzu’s interpretation of the rich harmonies of Argentine tango, the wild improvisations of gypsy jazz and the fire and grace of Flamenco, is exhilarating.
The Dave Spicer Trio featuring Sue Bond Date Sat 9 Jul
Jazz pianist Dave Spicer leads you on an intimate musical journey of fine and lyrical jazz standards performed by one of the most accomplished jazz quartets in Australia.
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Seventh Avenue
Caroline Taylor
Bernie Brown
Bec Laughton
Date Sat 13 Aug
Date Sat 20 Aug
Date Sat 27 Aug
Date Sat 3 Sep
Seventh Avenue will surprise you with their edgy, swingin’ interpretations of the likes of Sinatra, Bennett and Fitgerald and unexpected modern hits from Michael Bublé and even Katy Perry!
Star of The Arts Centre musicals like Beehive and Lipstick, Caroline Taylor will delight audiences with the great ‘Diva’ hits from Doris Day, Dusty Springfield, Whitney Houston, Liza Minnelli and more.
South African/Australian musician Bernie Brown has toured throughout Europe and America, performing with such greats as the James Brown Band, the Ray Charles Big Band and the Platters.
Fresh from her musical adventures in Europe, Bec Laughton and her six piece band are back with some swinging stories to tell and a hip selection of classic 1950s – 70s melodies you can’t help but love.
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Tibet2timbuk2 Date Sat 16 Jul
Experience an eclectic repertoire of Afro-Asian galloping tunes with Tibetan and English compositions, collaborative songs and instrumentals and classical tabla solos, in a solid yet easy groove.
David Galea and the BassBoy Project
Angie & OJ
Date Sat 23 Jul
Influenced by musical greats like Ella Fitzgerald and Erykah Badu, this duo will entice and delight you with swinging jazz, Brazilian rhythms, soulful R&B, and a handful of hot originals.
After sell-out shows at the Brisbane Festival, this jazz/funk group present a special acoustic set for the Live and Intimate audience as well as their famous electric set.
Date Sat 30 Jul
The John Hoffman Group Date Sat 6 Aug
Led by John Hoffman, who has shared the stage with Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich and many more, this delightful group returns to The Basement with their special blend of jazz favourites.
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Lauren Lucille Trio Date Sat 10 Sep
This singer/songwriter is in constant demand at festivals for her magnificent voice, sophisticated rhythmic sense and diverse range of genres including folk, jazz, soul, classical and pop.
Kaylene and the Juzzie Smith Carruthers Brothers Date Sat 24 Sep Date Sat 17 Sep
Playing a range of originals and standards, the added vocal genius of Kaylene O’Sullivan will bring a new dimension to the Carruthers Brothers music.
With a combination of guitars, harmonica, keyboard, voice and percussion, Juzzie’s unique music is bluesy, folky and country with a distinct world flavour that leaves you feeling inspired.
live & intimate - effective 1 july - 30 september 2011
locate us
The Arts Centre Gold Coast is located next to the Gold Coast City Council Administration Centre on 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise. Patron parking, including accessible parking, is free and available at the front of the Centre.
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box office 5588 4000 The Box Office is located opposite the entry to The Arts Centre Gold Coast. You can purchase tickets to both live shows and the cinema in the one location.
box office hours Monday to Friday 8:00am – 9.00pm Saturday 9.00am – 9.00pm Sunday 11.00am- 7.00pm To book your tickets by phone, please call our friendly staff on 5588 4000. Information correct at June 2011. Proudly supported by Gold Coast City Council