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You Am I’s irrepressible frontman Tim Rogers is joining forces with one of the most formidable live acts in the country, The Bamboos, for the Rock and Soul Medicine Show. Stephen Bisset spoke Bamboos main man Lance Ferguson to chat about selling musical snake oil.

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t’s kind of fitting that ‘Cool Hand Luke’ should be screening on Gem as this is an absolute gem of a film.

Screen legend Paul Newman stars as the archetypal anti-hero Lucas Jackson – a man that steadfastly refuses to conform to the mainstream world.

Sent to a prison camp for a misdemeanour, Jackson quickly earns a reputation as a “hard man”, all the while refusing to give in to the Southern hospitality of the prison camp staff.

Possibly Newman’s finest moment, ‘Cool Hand Luke’ is literally chocka-block full of iconic celluloid moments such as the egg eating competition, Newman singing ‘Plastic Jesus’, the classic, “What we have here is a failure to communicate” line and some excellent character development and masterful direction from Stuart Rosenberg (‘The Pope Of Greenwich Village’, ‘The Amityville Horror’).

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Bristling with the same punk rock intensity that the band has become synonymous with, both on stage and off, album number four will definitely please diehard Bronx fans and newcomers alike.

Right from the opener, ‘The Unholy Hand’, singer Matt Caughthran and co grab hold of your throat and refuse to let go. However, while all of the frenetic energy is still ever present, it seems that The Bronx may be branching out a little as there is a larger focus on hooks and melody here than ever before – but that is not, in any way, a bad thing.

Standouts include the powerful ‘Along For The Ride’ and ‘Too Many Devils’.

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The found film genre has become quite de rigueur since the runaway popularity of ‘The Blair Witch Project’ and this franchise currently sits at the top of the pile.

Picking up five years after the events of the last film, this time around the story focuses on Alex and her family who, surprise surprise, start experiencing some truly weird stuff when some new neighbours roll into town.

While there are some scares in this film, the sense of tension, urgency and foreboding that existed in the first one are sorely missing, making this a by-the-numbers horror film at best.

If you are unfamiliar with this franchise, you might find something to scream home about with this film, however, hardened horror buffs might want to avoid this one.

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fter taking a break to discover the truths of the universe, supergroup Tomahawk (Mike Patton, Faith No More, Duane Denison, The Jesus Lizard, John Stainer, Helmet, Battles and Trevor Dunn, Mr Bungle, Fantomas) are back with a blistering new album, ‘Oddfellows’ and an Australian tour to boot.

The band released their self-titled debut in 2001, followed by ‘Mit Gas’ in 2003 and ‘Anonymous’ in 2007.

They released a limited edition vinyl box set ‘Eponymous to Anonymous’ in early 2012 and they camped out at Dan Auerbach’s (Black Keys) Easy Eye studios

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Anyone who has seen Mike Patton in any of his outfits will know that this is one guy who gives his all onstage.

This show promises to be no different. You won’t want to miss it.

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Australia’s own ‘Almost Joe: The Joe Cocker Show’ brings you all of the gritty soul that made Cocker such a legend worldwide.

From the early days of the classic Cocker material like ‘The Letter’ and ‘Delta Lady’ into the 80s and beyond with ‘Unchain My Heart’ and ‘Up Where We Belong’, this show leaves no

stone unturned.

Roy Cooper, the man behind Almost Joe, has an amazing resemblance to Joe and he reproduces the voice and visions of the superstar like no other and is supported by Australia’s own Mad Dogs and Englishmen band, five super talented musicians who have replicated the sounds and feels of each Cocker classic.

Catch Almost Joe: The Joe Cocker Show at Wallsend Diggers on Friday, February 15.

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ne of the biggest hurdles for any independent or emerging artist is scraping up enough money to see their dreams come to fruition, as Newcastle-based singer-songwriter, Amy Vee, discovered when she took the plunge to record her debut solo album, ‘Fits and Starts’.

With her album budget eaten up by recording costs, Vee was left with a slab of freshly tracked songs but nary a brass razoo to take care of the artwork, pressing and manufacture of the CDs. Rather than give up, Vee turned to crowd funding website Pozible and she said the results have been amazing.

“The things is, I had a budget for the album but I ended up spending a lot more time in the studio than I thought – which wasn’t at all a bad thing – and had no money left for production,” she said.

“I noticed that a few friends of mine and other artists had been using crowd funding, quite successfully, so I thought I’d give it a go myself.”

It seems the Pozible campaign is going great guns – at the time of writing, Vee had clocked up around 60 per cent of her eventual target.

“I’m actually really quite surprised with how quickly people have jumped on it,” she said.

“I had an inkling that there would be a lot of friends and family pledging money as they have been supporting me in many ways for years, but just the amount of support that I’ve received from people who just like my music has been fantastic.”

As part of the campaign, people have the chance to receive various “packs” depending on their pledge, ranging from pre-release copies of the album right through to an Amy Vee concert in your house (these, unfortunately, have sold out).

“The beauty of the whole thing is that essentially these people are prepurchasing a copy of the record and it really gets them involved in the whole project.”

Vee said the album was a continuation of what she had achieved on her previous solo EP, the stripped back acoustic folk slab, ‘Sleeping Dogs Lie’, which was, in turn, a stark departure from her earlier outfit, Amy Vee and the Virtues.

“The Virtues were becoming more and more like a rock band and I found that I was fighting with the sound in a way,” she said.

“I wanted to get back to basics on ‘Sleeping Dogs Lie’ and I’d say the album is definitely a continuation of that.”

For more information on the ‘Fits and Starts’ Pozible campaign, visit pozibsle. com/AmyVee.

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he Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on the hunt again for the funniest newbie comic in the region with the Newcastle heat of the 2013 Raw Comedy competition getting underway at the Civic Playhouse this weekend.

Raw Comedy is the competition for those who have a few classic corkers up their sleeve ready to be unleashed and seasoned pro, Dave Williams, will be on

hand to MC the event and help guide Newcastle’s laughingest jokesters to new comedic heights, and he just can’t wait to get back into town.

“Mate, I’ve done heaps of gigs in Newcastle over the years and it’s always been nothing but loads of fun,” he told TE. “The audience is always really up for it and there’s always a great vibe at Newcastle shows.”

Williams, a veteran of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, said that the competition, which had thrust the likes of Chris Lilley, Peter Helliar,

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“Aside from the people who have competed in it and have managed to remain massive stayers in the Australian comedy scene, Raw Comedy is just such a fantastic introduction to the world of stand-up – it’s such a supportive environment, the audiences are always really up for it and keen and it’s also a great avenue for budding comics to network and meet up with likeminded people,” he said.

Williams added that he only wished that the competition existed when he was contemplating a move into stand-up.

“I started before Raw Comedy which is a bit of a shame because, before then, there weren’t really many opportunities for young comedians,” he said.

“I never really thought about standup until I met a comic in Adelaide. I went along and saw him and I was just hooked. I ended up getting five minutes together and my first gig went really well and I was thinking, ‘This is so easy, I’m going to get so rich doing this’, then I did

my next gig, which was a little less than impressive.”

However, it was playing at a mate’s 21st early on in his career when Williams hit his comic nadir.

“When I first started I was ultra keen and all my mates were keen for me so every 18th and 21st I was asked to come and do some stand-up,” he explained.

“Let’s just say the first one was not good. There were kids there and I was just some idiot with a microphone – I could’ve been a clown to these kids – anyway these kids were about three feet away from me just pelting Jaffas and anything else they could find right at me.

“Suffice to say that was a tough gig, but it has definitely stood me in good stead.”

So is there any advice for budding Newcastle comics?

“Just go with the flow,” Williams said.

“Even if things don’t seem to be going all that well, just acknowledge it – roll with it. If you look like you’re nervous it will definitely show. Just get out there and have fun.”

Catch Raw Comedy at the Civic Playhouse on Saturday, February 16.

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fter stunning audiences worldwide on last year’s Unity tour, The Jacksons – the most legendary family in the history of popular music – will be winging their way to Australia next month and, in a massive coup for Newcastle fans, will be stopping off at the Civic Theatre.

Beloved by millions of fans across the globe for their soulful, sunny sound, contagious stage presence and unforgettable roster of hits, the Jacksons first achieved superstardom with their brother Michael, becoming the first group ever to have their first four singles hit number one on the Billboard Charts.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Tito, Jermaine,

Jackie and Marlon live in concert performing all their hits including ‘Blame It On The Boogie’, ‘ABC’, ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’, ‘I’ll be There’ as well as a special tribute to their late brother, the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

“I am so happy and excited to perform again onstage with my brothers,” Jermaine said.

“I can’t wait to sing all the songs that were so much a part of all of our lives. We are ready and committed to keep the family’s legacy alive and perform once again with the highest level of excellence, creativity, and most of all, integrity.”

Catch The Jacksons when they play at the Civic Theatre on Thursday, March 21. Tickets are on sale today (Wednesday) through Ticketek.

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nyone that has caught Melbourne neo-soul/funk outfit The Bamboos on stage will know that they are one formidable live entity. Throw Tim Rogers – the irrepressible frontman for indie rock legends You Am I – into that mix and what you have is one musical extravaganza to write home about: The Rock and Soul Medicine Show.

After joining forces on the track ‘I Got Burned’ from The Bamboos killer and double ARIA-nominated album ‘Medicine Man’, Rogers and The Bamboos decided to go one step further with a tour that will swing by Newcastle early next month.

“This is going to be a really fun show,” bandleader and Bamboos guitarist Lance Ferguson told TE. “It’s definitely going to be Tim Rogers and the Bamboos rather than just Bamboos songs.

“We’ve hand-picked a few classic covers with Tim and we’ll be revisiting some You Am I stuff and there’ll be duets – it’s going to be a bit of an extravaganza.”

Ferguson said he first met Rogers backstage at the Big Day Out and the pair instantly hit it off.

“I first met Tim on the Big Day Out tour when I was playing guitar with Washington,” he said.

“We basically struck up a friendship that revolved around talking about records and stuff, you know, music nerd chats.

“Anyway it occurred to me that it would be great to get him in on a track and we were halfway through recording ‘Medicine Man’ and we were kind of missing a song, so I went home and wrote ‘I Got Burned’ overnight and thought, ‘This is the perfect vehicle for Tim’.”

The collaboration obviously worked with the song clocking in at number 54 on the Triple J Hottest 100 chart.

After plugging away and earning a reputation as one of the hardest working live bands on the Aussie circuit, it seems the band hit paydirt with their latest album, ‘Medicine Man’, picking up a best independent release ARIA nomination while the album tour earned them a best live band nomination. Ferguson said that the album represented a departure

from the band’s soul and funk roots.

“We went into the recording of the album wanting to smash the idea that The Bamboos were just a retro soul band – we really wanted to push it in a bit of a different direction,” he said.

“When we started the band I was in a real retro mindset – I really wanted to understand how all of those old records from the 60s and 70s were recorded.

“As the band progressed, I became more interested in pursuing my songwriting and adding more colours, sounds and influences in there which really opened the doors to us exploring more territory like a bit of rock, psych and pop because, at the end of the day, great soul music is just great pop music.”

While the album is, quite rightly,

turning heads left, right and centre, it is The Bamboos live show that really gets people salivating and Ferguson said he felt he owed it to both the punters and the songs to give the songs their best airing onstage.

“For as long as I can remember, it was drummed into me that regardless of what you do on record you need to have a really banging live show,” he said.

“You spend all that time in the studio recording the songs, I think you owe it to the songs to give it your all when performing, also you owe it to the punter – I mean they pay their hard-earned money to come and see you, the band should bring it.”

Catch the Rock and Soul Medicine Show when it rolls into the Cambridge Hotel on Friday, March 8.

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Mik has been playing professionally for 15 years. Kim has recently released her debut solo album, ‘Two White Horses’, and has gained a reputation as a strong solo performer. With both female and male vocals, great harmonies and smooth songs, Kim and Mik will entertain.

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WYONG RSL: Friday, Cool Change.

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Since 1989, he has been plying his trade in pubs and clubs around the country, sharing stages with the likes of The McCormack Bros, Tommy Emmanuel and Trisha Yearwood and the more avid gig watchers among you may have spotted Pistol Pete slinging a guitar for Newcastle trio, After Hours.

To say that a Pistol Pete show is eclectic is an understatement. This guy plays an all killer, no filler set brimming with crowd pleasers from the 50s right through to today’s chart toppers.

Think the likes of Eagle Eye Cherry, Australian Crawl, Pearl Jam, Bill Haley and Jason Mraz.

Catch Pistol Pete when he plays at the Racecourse Hotel on Saturday, February 16.

Broadway; Saturday, Boulderdash, Marissa Lee, Mystery Trousers; Sunday, Jesse Vee, Plastic Spurs.

SHORTLAND HOTEL: Friday, Darren.

SINGLETON DIGGERS, Allroy Park: Friday, Karaoke.

SINGLETON DIGGERS, York Street: Saturday, Pete Gelzinnis SOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Wet and Dry; Saturday, Coastal Craze.

STAG AND HUNTER: Friday, Paul Watters; Saturday, Pete Hibbert.

STOCKTON BOWLING CLUB: Sunday, Defaced.

SWANSEA HOTEL: Thursday, Phil McKnight; Friday, Damien; Saturday, Gen R 8; Sunday, Jerome.

SWANSEA RSL CLUB: Saturday, Red Alert.

SWANSEA WORKERS CLUB: Saturday, Big Wave.

SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL: Friday/Saturday, DJs. TEA GARDENS HOTEL: Friday, Twinsanity.

TELARAH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Purple Hearts; Saturday, Free Juke Box. TILLIGERRY RSL CLUB: Friday, Kadence; Saturday, Troy.

TORONTO DIGGERS: Friday, Talk of the Town; Saturday, Robbie Urquhart Duo. TORONTO GOLF CLUB: Sunday, Bec Willis.

TORONTO WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Tri-Tone.

TOWN HALL HOTEL, Waratah: Sunday, Pete Hibbert.

TUDOR HOTEL: Saturday, Loko.

VUES ON THE BAY: Friday, DJ Fuel; Saturday, Edie Love; Sunday, Katrina Burgoyne.

WALLARAH BAY REC CLUB: Friday, Slam Tango; Saturday, Brassick.

WALLSEND DIGGERS CLUB: Friday, Joe Cocker Tribute; Saturday, Darrell.

WANGI DISTRICT WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Ian Papworth.

WANGI HOTEL: Sunday, Lennie Live.

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WARNERS BAY PODIUM: Friday, Incognito.

WESTS NEW LAMBTON PIANO LOUNGE: Wednesday, Peter Wall; Thursday, Angamaus; Friday, Warren Hunter; Saturday, Stuart Hamilton; Monday, Chris Hanley; Tuesday, Warren Hunter.

WESTS NEW LAMBTON STARLIGHT ROOM: Wednesday, The Searchers.

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NEATH HOTEL: Saturday, Mick Jones.

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NORTHERN STAR HOTEL: Wednesday, Mark Wood; Friday, Garth Prentice; Saturday, Eliza Kate.

OCEANVIEW HOTEL: Friday, Shivoo.

ORANA HOTEL: Friday, Voodoo Express; Saturday, Ninemile; Sunday, Big Arvo feat. Kinnection, September Chase, Love Chile, The Jimmy Bazil project, Aaron Hood’s Fire King Blues Band.

PIPPI’S AT THE POINT: Friday, Pete G, Uptown; Saturday, MardMax; Sunday, Zane Penn.

POTTERS BREWERY: Friday, Troy.

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QUEENS WHARF BREWERY, Wharf: Saturday, Brendon Murphy; Saturday, Kim and Mik; Sunday, D Love.

RACECOURSE HOTEL: Thursday, Zane Penn, James Paul; Friday, Karen O’Shea; Saturday, Pistol Pete.

REDHEAD SURF CLUB: Sunday, DV8, Lunasea.

REGAL HUNTER HOTEL: Saturday, Darren.

ROYAL FEDERAL HOTEL: Friday, Dan Beazley; Saturday, Gian; Sunday, The Viper Creek Band.

ROYAL INN, Waratah: Friday, Gian; Saturday, Craig Stewart; Sunday, Kylie Jane.

RUTHERFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Silverhair.

SALAMANDER SHORES: Friday, Katrina Burgoyne.

SALAMANDER TAVERN: Sunday, James Naldo.

SEABREEZE HOTEL: Saturday, The Piranha Brothers.

SEAROCK @ Shoal Bay: Saturday, Tim Usher.

SEVEN SEAS: Friday, Allon; Saturday, Milestones.

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ith influences as wideranging as Living Colour, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Dave Matthews bubbling underneath the surface, you’d be pigeonholing Newcastle-based band The Jimmy Bazil Project at your peril.

The band are kicking off 2013 with a bang, playing three back-to-back shows this weekend – firstly opening for female British guitar genius Joanne Taylor Shaw at the Wicko and then backing up the following night, kicking off proceedings for Brisbane’s Transvaal Diamond Syndicate at the Great Northern and again at the Orana Hotel on Sunday as part of the venue’s ‘Big Arvo’ gig.

“Yeah we’re getting pretty busy this year, which is nice,” drummer Ken Shoring told TE. The Jimmy Bazil Project definitely have one foot planted in blues territory, but that other foot moves freely and effortlessly across wide-ranging genres to create a sound that truly defies categorisation. Couple that with some adventurous and accomplished playing and you have one musical force to be reckoned with.

“Basically the band originally existed as our singer Joram’s [Nathan] solo project,” Shoring said.

“I met him in Far North Queensland and about six months later he sent me his EP and I remember thinking ‘Wow, this guy needs to be in a band’. So, we

got together and the rest is history.”

Shoring said right from the off, the band wanted to create something truly unique with The Jimmy Bazil Project.

“I’ve played with a lot of bands and seen a lot of bands who just get on stage and essentially play the same song ten times,” he said.

“You certainly won’t get that with us though – there’s some bluesy stuff in there, some rock stuff, some Dave Matthewsinspired acoustic stuff and some of our stuff, I think, even verges on metal when we are getting really into it.”

The band have an EP under their belt, ‘Tall Tales, Promises and Empty Words’, and plans are in the works this year for a full length Jimmy Bazil Project slab.

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hen it comes to discussing the elder statesmen of Newcastle rock, you would be hard pressed not to mention legends DV8.

One of the city’s biggest musical exports in the eighties, DV8 released four charting albums during the 80s, and reformed once again in the 90s for their ‘Big Green Monsters’ set.

The current line-up of original members Bryce and Middleton with exScreaming Jet drummer Craig “Rosie” Rosevear was formed in 2000 with a goal to return to the inspiration of blues rock roots of the late 60s to mid 70s and create new music steeped in those roots yet with an ear for the freshness of all that’s new in music.

Now, DV8 will be giving

punters the chance to relive some of their greatest hits when they perform at a fundraiser for Redhead Surf Club.

Also on the bill for the night will be Stone Free and Lunasea.

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‘Animal Farm’, one of the most controversial and studied political commentaries of the canon, will be brought to life by Queensland’s shake & stir theatre company in a production that wags have hailed as “magnificently, ridiculously and fabulously good.” High praise indeed.

This simple yet intensely powerful fairytale illustrates how greed and absolute power corrupts absolutely and, with devastating consequences, can change the course of history.

Revolution has taken place at Manor Farm. The pigs have assumed control and, under the principles of Animalism, a better life free from human interaction is promised to all.

Guided by a simple set of rules and an unrelenting respect for authority, it is not long before the rules that promised freedom become the chains that bind. All animals are equal – it’s just that some animals are more equal than others, aren’t they?

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‘Animal Farm’ will be on at the Cessnock Performing Arts Centre on Friday, March 1 from 8pm.

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‘Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now’ which he said marks somewhat of a stylistic departure from previous releases like ‘Harlem River Blues’ and ‘Midnight At The Movies’.

“The record kind of started with those soulful sounds coming out of Memphis which is kinda different, but whenever I make a record there’s a conscious decision not to do the same thing as before,” he said.

“I’m not saying I’m breaking any new ground or anything, but if I just kept reinventing the wheel over and over – I’d probably die of boredom.”

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The singer-songwriter and son of alt. country legend Steve Earle will be in the country next month on the back of his latest album,

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he popular stereotype of blues music is that it’s all about old African American fellas in dingy bars droning on about how their woman done up and left them and how the taxman took all their dough.

Cairns-based Sugarcane Collins,

who has been playing the blues in one form or another for the past 25 years, is happily bucking that trend by taking the blues back to its early roots and putting a decidedly refreshing Antipodean spin on the artform on his latest album, ‘Downunder The Blues’. “My last album [2007 Australian blues album of the year] ‘Way Down The River’ was all about the story of the blues and the sounds of the Mississippi delta and

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Collins has a very finely tuned social conscience that probably owes more to the likes of Phil Ochs than to BB King and he said that there were other issues close to his heart and the fact that he is an independent artist has given him a freedom that he said would otherwise be lost. “I think that art should always be dangerous so I like to throw in my own subversions and observations into the mix and as an independent artist, I think that I’m given the freedom to seek the truth,� he said.

Thematically, Collins touches on topics as broad as roadside memorials, menopause and another topic close to his heart. “There’s a couple of songs on there – ‘Line in the Sand’ and ‘Connect the Dots’ that outlay my concerns for the future of the planet,� he said. “As a grandfather, I definitely have concerns about where the planet is heading and what we’re leaving for our children and our children’s children.�

No stranger to the road, (he has taken his blues the world over and was the first Aussie bluesman to play in Argentina), Collins said he

couldn’t imagine a life not on the road, which is largely thanks to his father’s healthy wanderlust. “The road has been my friend since I was a small boy,� he said. “My father was a bit of a rambler and a gambler and I used to truck around with him so it’s kind of second nature to me. “The great thing about playing music and travelling is that they go so well together. Also, getting on the road is an essential part of being a bluesman. You can’t know where it’s at just living in the ’burbs.�

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hen it comes to tubthumping blues rock in Newcastle, few do it as good as stalwarts, Voodoo

Express.

Anyone who hasn’t witnessed one of the band’s high-energy sets will be able to see what all the fuss is about when the band releases its debut CD, ‘Voodoo Express: Live’ this weekend.

The band will be unleashing their debut slab at their spiritual home, The Wicko, and lead guitarist Andrew Davis told TE it was also recorded there last year at a special memorial gig they held for founding bass player and good mate, Tony Coglin. “Yeah we’re really excited about the album,� Davis said. “It was a really good show, the place was packed and it was really great to see so many people come out to remember Tony. “The whole thing was recorded

100 per cent live and we did a slight mixdown, but pretty much everything you’re hearing on the CD is exactly what your going to get at a Voodoo Express show – there’s a few covers on there from the likes of Joe Bonnamassa as well as a couple of original songs.�

Aside from taking the leap with their first recorded offering, Voodoo Express will also be opening for pop culture icon David Hasselhoff when he swings by Lizotte’s next Tuesday. “Yeah that one was a bit of a surprise – it should be a good show, though.

We’re all really looking forward to it.�

In a case of striking while the iron is hot, the band are also preparing to head back into the studio later this year to produce their debut long player. “We’re just getting some songs together at the moment and we’re looking to head into the studio sometime around October – it’s a pretty exciting time for the band.�

Catch Voodoo Express when they play at the Wickham Park Hotel on Saturday, February 16.

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rom inspiring and delighting audiences around the world to getting the party started in local pubs and clubs, Kotadama are definitely one to please a crowd.

Since forming in 2007, the boys have released their first studio album and have achieved great success with their original music. They have travelled to the UK, Japan and India as well as being aired on US TV stations such as CBS, NBC and FOX. As well as their original work, Kotadama have also been delighting local patrons with their covers performances.

One thing is for sure, this band is definitely

one act that will have the dance floor packed and grooving all night long.

Performing classics from artists such as the Angels, Violent Femmes, Stereophonics, U2, AC/DC, Men At Work, Kings of Leon, Oasis and Coldplay, these guys have everyone covered.

Catch Kotadama at the Exchange Hotel on Saturday, February 16.

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ack in 1998, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Marie Wilson was flying high with her first single ‘Next Time’ becoming one of Oz radio’s most played tracks of that year as well as earning two ARIA nominations and the best new artist on commercial radio title at the 1988 Radio Industry Awards.

After three emotive and raw acoustic pop albums, ‘Real Life’, ‘Studio Sessions’ and ‘Heartbreak’, Wilson took some time out from the heady music industry, but now she is returning with a renewed vigour that has prompted a new live CD, a national tour that will swing by Newcastle and album number four in the works.

“It’s actually been quite some time since I’ve been in Newcastle or anywhere in New South Wales for that matter, so I’m really excited to be getting back there. Newcastle was always a great show,” she said.

Wilson said she bowed out of the music industry to concentrate on running a small business, but she found the pull of writing and recording too great a temptation.

“I had a few years off – it was an intentional break, but it ended up going for a little bit longer than I expected,” she said.

“I ended up owning a small business that became quite successful and it just became increasingly harder to get

out. I essentially got to the point where I realised that I needed to make a break from the business and that I really did need music in my life – I think that I was foolish to think that I could live without it.”

Wilson, who has written with the likes of Bryan Adams, Marc Hudson (Aerosmith) and Beccy Cole, played a comeback gig in Melbourne last year and the fruits of the set were recorded for posterity for a live album.

“The live CD was such absolute fun,” she said.

“It was quite emotional because while I live in Melbourne, the city is also my musical home as I’ve played so many gigs in that town – I don’t think there is a pub that I haven’t played in.

“It was a really highenergy set and I was actually quite surprised with how well it all came out.”

Not wanting to rest on her laurels after her new found spur of musical energy, Wilson is currently in the process of writing for her fourth album which she hopes will see the light of day by the end of the year.

“I’m in the process of writing for another studio album which is quite exciting,” she said.

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“I’ve come along quite a bit since I released ‘Real Life’ – it was my first album and I was still quite new to the music industry and things happened quite quickly,” she said.

“Now I would say that I’m a lot better

off in terms of life experience and maturity – also a much better sense of enjoying the moment.”

Catch Marie Wilson when she plays at the Sydney Junction Hotel on Friday, February 15.

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PH 4952 9100

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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