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hen most of us think of a family reunion, images of Christmas gift giving or eating too much at a barbecue might spring to mind. The Barnes family, however, do things a little differently. They go on tour. Patriarch and no fooling Aussie music legend Jimmy Barnes has just kicked off his massive ‘Pleasure House’ tour and is bringing most of his family, including the vivacious soulstress Mahalia Barnes, along for the ride. Mahalia, who will be performing with her band The Soul Mates as well as joining Jimmy onstage, said the ‘Pleasure House’ shows would be a sight to behold. “Yeah it’s going to be amazing – a really great night of rock and roll,’ she said. “I’ll be opening the show with my band, The Soul Mates, and I’ll also be singing with dad, which is always just a fantastic experience. “Also, on top of that, my husband, Ben plays and my brother Jackie plays in Dad’s band, my little sister Elly will be performing [she is one half of Evil J and Saint Cecilia] as well as [Jimmy’s brotherin-law] Diesel, so yeah, it is definitely very much a family affair.” Barnes said the opportunity to join her father on stage was something that she always jumped at. “It’s kind of hard to explain the feeling
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“The whole thing was quite surreal actually,” Barnes said. “When we decided to do the tour, Dad said that we should do a duet together and I played him ‘Feels Right’ that I had written with my husband, which Dad loved. Anyway, we were on our way to Europe for a family do when the idea came up and Dad said, ‘let me see who is around’. “He called up Kevin who was on tour with Joe and he had one day off in Amsterdam so we flew there for the day and put the song down. It was just so amazing to see Kevin work and having the privilege of watching Joe do his thing.”
While a recent turn on ‘The Voice’, as well as an ambassadorship for Weight Watchers has thrust her well and truly into the forefront of the national consciousness, Barnes is definitely no fly-by nighter. Since first appearing in the irresistibly cute kids outfit The Tin Lids, she has since parlayed that early success into a career that has seen her become one of the most respected soul singers on the circuit. While she said her time on ‘The Voice’ was an invaluable learning experience, she still credits her father as her biggest inspiration. “Dad is just so inspiring because, after all these years, he is still trying to learn new things about his craft and is always willing to try new things – he’s fearless. “Also, Dad has always had such a massive library of music – I mean people know him for belting out those great Cold Chisel songs, but he’s also very much into classical, soul, and pretty much anything you can name – he was always very open with what we were all listening to as kids, too, which was and still is very encouraging.” Catch Mahalia Barnes, Jimmy Barnes, Diesel and Evil J and Saint Cecilia when the Pleasure House tour swings by Camp Shortland, under the big top, on Thursday, August 29. As an added bonus, all ticket holders will have exclusive access to a free download of Jimmy Barnes’ latest single, ‘Pleasure House’.
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urrently riding high on the back of their brilliantly horn-laden single ‘St Clarity’, Melbourne folk-popsters The Paper Kites are set to go one better when their debut album ‘States’ is released at the end of the month. To celebrate the impending release, the band are heading out on an extensive national tour and Josh Bentley told TE that it was all systems go in camp Paper Kites at the moment. “Yeah, we’re all pretty excited to get out on the road and give people a taste of the new album – it’s kind of relieving to be getting it out there.” The Paper Kites first came on the scene with the melodically meandering ‘Woodlan’ EP in 2010 and thanks to some steady touring and an ever-growing word-of-mouth fan-base, their star began to rise. That trajectory continued with their sophomore EP, ‘Young North’. Produced by Wayne Connolly, the EP offered up five tracks of unpretentious and sweetly lilting folk that belied the band’s tender years. Once again enlisting the services of Connolly, Bentley said that this time around, people could expect a much more textured and layered affair. The album traverses much territory – from the band’s folk-pop raison d’etre to some hazy psychedelics and even a pinch of messy rock and roll. “I’d say that the process for ‘States’ is very similar to how we approached ‘Young North’ – we recorded it, again, with Wayne Connolly and in the same studio, too, so that sense of familiarity really helped,” he said. “But I would say that ‘States’ was a much longer process – it was much more thought out and a lot more time went into working out a lot of different instrumentation. We had this idea in mind that we really wanted to amp up the production side of things and Wayne was just brilliant at pushing us to get different guitar tones and stuff – he’s a great guy and almost like a father figure to us.” After the national tour wraps up, the band will be jetting off to try their luck stateside, but if Aussie audiences are any indication, luck is one thing they won’t need. “Yeah we’re stoked about America. We’re supporting City and Colour over there which should be amazing and none of us have ever been there before, so we’re all really excited.” Catch The Paper Kites when they play at the Small Ballroom on Saturday, August 30.
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fter sending punters and pundits alike into a lather of hyperbole with their brilliant sophomore long player, ‘Sunshine and Technology’, Melbourne folk-punks the Smith Street Band are set to do it all again with the release of their EP, ‘Don’t F**k With Our Dreams’. However, as frontman Wil Wagner told TE, thanks to some less-than-welcoming experiences on tour earlier this year the EP almost didn’t happen. In fact the
band almost ceased to be. “The songs on the EP are very recent and try to encapsulate what we’ve been through over the last few months,” he said. “We were on our ‘Young Drunks’ tour earlier this year with our friends Bomb The Music Industry and the Red Bennies and we were playing a show in Byron Bay and our mate Jules from the Red Bennies was seriously injured by a guy who showed up to the gig looking for a fight. “It was a really harrowing and horrible experience because none of us had really been around any violence and here it was right in front of us. Given that
it was our show, it had us questioning the very nature of what we were doing and whether or not we should just pack it in – it really threw us and we were almost ready to quit. “But, in the aftermath, there was such a massive outpouring of support toward everyone on the tour and it really galvanised us to continue. In fact, as Jules was getting assaulted he was yelling ‘don’t f**k with our dreams’ so it seemed like an apt title for the EP.” Despite the recent unpleasantness, and thankfully for their ever-growing legion of fans, the band are back to what they do best – taking their heart-on-
the-sleeve brand of folk punk to pretty much anywhere that will have them. Wagner said he couldn’t imagine not being out there traversing the rock and roll highway. “I’d play a show every day if I could,” he said.“I hate not playing – I even did a solo tour recently for no other reason than I just needed to get out there. It’s also totally cathartic for me, performing on stage. It’s the only place I feel totally comfortable.” Catch the Smith Street Band when they play at the Great Northern Hotel on Friday, August 30 alongside Joyce Manor (US) and Cheap Girls (US).
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he newest restaurant in Wallsend offers a delicious, modern menu, fresh decor and the friendliest of service. It’s the D-Bar and Grill, and it’s right there at Wallsend Diggers. After an extensive three-year renovation, the restaurant is fully refurbished, inside and out, with a new open-style kitchen including grill and heated server, new lighting, furniture, a fireplace and all new contemporary decor. “What we’re trying to do is strive to provide the best food at the best prices with great service, consistently,” chef
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D-Bar & Grill Wallsend Diggers 5 Tyrrell St, Wallsend Phone: 4949 9936 guests...we’re over the moon!” Despite the new look surrounds and menu, the hospitality remains unchanged with D-Bar & Grill offering full table service, an extensive wine list and friendly staff who can talk you through the specials. Grab the best breakfast in the west every Sunday from 9am, and commencing Fathers’ Day on September 1, the restaurant will be open from 8am on Sundays. For only $13 for members, breakie favourites like eggs benedict and bircher museli are served freshed. While the competitive club prices won’t set you back, non-members are charged an extra 15 per cent, so become a member and take advantage of the savings. D-Bar & Grill is open 7-nights for dinner from 5.30pm and is open all day on Sundays.
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fter releasing their brilliant slab of punk infused alt. country in December 2011, ‘Magnetic South’, Newcastle’s the Delta Lions are all but set to unleash their sophomore effort, ‘Post Code’, an album with a decidedly Novocastrian flavour. “My girlfriend and I recently bought a unit in Watt Street and before that we’d kind of resigned ourselves to the fact that we’d have to move out to the suburbs as we wouldn’t be able to afford to live in the city,” frontman Ben Leece told TE. “Basically, we really didn’t want to leave Newcastle so we started just doing all of the touristy Newcastle things like going on a tour of Fort Scratchley and just fell in love with Newcastle all over again. “I guess in certain circles, people kind of like to find the faults in Newcastle, but we’ve found this spot that we’re totally in love with and I guess we just wanted to offer up a different spin on the town.” To illustrate the band’s affinity with the region, the album’s cover art is a selection of photographs of a Newcastle of times past from the book ‘Newcastle – The Missing Years’ by Greg and Sylvia Ray. “We didn’t really have a specific writing period for the album – all of the songs had been written along the way so we’ve been playing some of them live for around twelve months now,” he said. “It was a similar process as ‘Magnetic South’ in that it was produced by [singer] Michael Ferfoglia and [drummer] Matt Taylor at Matt’s home studio called Scabbey Road, but I’d say that this time, Matt and Mick scrutinised a lot harder over each track and, as a result, I really think that we have a much stronger crop of songs.” Catch the Delta Lions at the Lass O’Gowrie on Saturday, August 17.
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f you like your music fresh, energetic and engaging, then you’d do well to get out this weekend and check out The Capulets. Just as their audiences do, The Capulets are all about busting a move and feeling the groove and certainly don’t run the risk of being arrested for loitering on stage. Priding themselves on engaging their audiences with their charisma and energy, these Newie boys are well-qualified to keep the party going all night long.
The Capulets cover all bases, performing songs from heavy hitters across myriad genres and generations. Think Australian Crawl, Ben Harper, Bon Jovi, Choirboys, Crowded House, Dragon, Franz Ferdinand, Guns ‘n’ Roses, John Mayer, Little Red, Led Zeppelin, MGMT, The Killers and the Beatles, and you’ve got a pretty good idea what you’re in for at a Capulets show – all killer, no filler. Catch The Capulets when they play at Warners at the Bay on Friday, August 16.
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ar from a run-of-themill pub bistro tucked away in a dark corner of the suburban local, the restaurant at the Blackbutt Hotel is a bright and thoroughly modern eatery with a menu to match. With food that ranges from classic burgers, salads and pastas to sumptuous steaks and king prawns, as well as a dozen wood-fired pizza options, you will be definitely spoiled for choice. Trying the old chestnut of “I’ll just see what looks good as it comes out of the kitchen” to make your choice won’t do you any good either – it all looked fantastic. After acquainting ourselves with the bustling dining room, my dining partner and I decided on a starter of herb bread while we perused the menu. Crisp and golden and full of flavour, this pub staple was just the appetite starter that was needed. For my main, I decided on the salt and pepper squid and I was in no way disappointed. A much more “grown-up” version of the old favourite calamari and chips, the squid
had a lovely piquancy and just the right amount of saltiness. No tough old rubber bands here, either – just a hearty serving of beautifully cooked squid – soft and with a subtle crispiness on the edges. A bright and zesty salad was a welcome accompaniment as were the perfectly cooked chips with their tantalisingly crunchy exterior and soft and fluffy interior. It was hard to fault this dish. My dining partner decided on the roasted pumpkin and prosciutto pizza, which was another definite winner. With a foundation of an exquisitely thin crispy base, topped with fresh, zesty tomato sauce, this was a solid dish from the bottom up. Topped with a generous amount of sweet roasted butternut pumpkin and beautiful prosciutto, the flavours and textures were balanced perfectly with some sharp and crumbly goats cheese, delicate pine nuts and peppery rocket. When it comes to pizza, these guys definitely know their stuff. If you’re looking for some quality “pub grub”, then the Blackbutt Hotel should definitely be at the top of your to-do list.
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Celtic Woman postpone tour
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ue to unforseen scheduling conflicts, Irish sensation Celtic Woman has been forced to postpone their upcoming Australian tour. The concerts were due to commence on September 12. The tour is now rescheduled to January 2014. Tickets for the original dates will be valid and ticket holders wishing to obtain refunds should request one from the point of purchase by August 31. “We are truly sorry for any
inconvenience we have caused our Australian fans and promise that when we come over in January, we will still put on a show to remember,” Celtic Woman’s Susan McFadden said. Entries for TE’s competition to win a double pass to the Newcastle show will be kept on file and winners will be announced closer to the date. The new date of Celtic Woman’s performance at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre is Wednesday, January 15.
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hen Andrew Strong first signed on to play longhaired and mutton-chopped frontman Deco Cuffe in the Alan Parker-helmed film ‘The Commitments’ about the eponymous Irish soul band that could, based on a short story by Roddy Doyle, he knew that there was a fair amount of gold in those pages, but never imagined the film would become the cult behemoth it eventually did; let alone being voted the best Irish film of all time. “It was a pretty amazing experience,” Strong told TE of the film. “No-one involved really had any idea about what we had on our hands, especially me. I was 16 at the time and the last thing on my mind was having a film career. “It was quite surreal seeing the reaction.” Some 22 years after the film’s release, demand for the Commitments and their modern renditions of soul classics from the likes of Wilson Pickett and Sam and Dave, is still extremely high – a fact sure to be on full display when Strong brings
his Commitments show to Newcastle in celebration of the film’s big milestone. The rest of the original Commitments band will not be joining Strong this time around, but he said the eight-piece band he will be bringing with him is quite a formidable soul outfit and that all of the Commitments territory will be covered in the show. While Strong says the film’s success still takes him by surprise, he puts it down to the fact that it was full of relatable songs and characters. “The music was really honest music and they were already classics by the time we got around to doing them. “Also, I really think people, particularly in Ireland, related to the struggle of the band. “Ireland was a pretty bleak place to be at the time, the economy was quite screwed up and the working class were trying really hard to make ends meet – I guess the movie just made people feel good, which is what soul is all about.” Catch Andrew Strong: The Commitments at the Small Ballroom on Thursday, August 29.
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or more than a quarter of a century, Australia’s leggiest triple threat, Rhonda Burchmore, has been singing, dancing and acting her way into the hearts of Australian audiences and at age 53, shows so signs of slowing down. “I’ve never been quite so busy in all my life,” the vivacious entertainer told TE. “I recently released the soundtrack to my show about the wonderful Julie London, called ‘Cry Me A River’ on ABC Music, I have a role in a mini series that is going to air on Channel Nine later in the year – those are some pretty long days right there, I can tell you, and I’m also bringing my ‘Legs 11’ show to you wonderful people in Newcastle. “Audiences in Newcastle can rest assured that I will be bringing the good legs to the show as well. The ones I normally have are about a foot shorter, but I’ll definitely be bringing the A-grade legs to Newcastle,” she laughed. The ‘Legs 11’ show is a walk down memory lane for the singer. “Basically, ‘Legs 11’ is my life story, thus far, starting with my humble beginnings
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in Beverly Hills in Sydney, through to the work I did in shows like ‘Hot Shoe Shuffle’, ‘Sugar Babies’ and ‘Mama Mia’ as well as the television stuff like ‘Hey Hey It’s Saturday’. Also, there’ll be plenty of stories and anecdotes because, as you could imagine, when you’ve been in the business for as long as I have you tend to gather some tales that are worth telling.” Since bursting onto the Australian scene in the 1988 production of ‘Sugar Babies’, alongside Gary McDonald and Broadway legend Eddie Bracken, Burchmore has performed with some of the heaviest hitters in the biz. In fact, it was during her time in the West End production of ‘Sugar Babies’ that she was able to meet two of her all time heroes of Hollywood’s golden age – Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller. “That was such an amazing experience – quite surreal. I eventually became quite close friends with Ann, but Mickey was a little tricky. But I have been extremely fortunate to work with a number of brilliant people such as Geoffrey Rush, Eddie Bracken and Dein Perry. I really have been very lucky.” Catch Rhonda Burchmore when she brings her ‘Legs 11’ show to Nelson Bay Diggers on Friday, August 23 and Belmont 16s on Saturday, August 24.
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