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f it’s anthemic Celtic-inspired punk rock you like, then that’s exactly what you’re going to get on Boston’s finest Dropkick Murphy’s latest album, ‘Signed And Sealed In Blood’. While their last effort, ‘Going Out In Style’, was a concept album chronicling the life of fictional Irish American Cornelius Larkin, ‘Signed...’ is an unabashed slice of blue collar punk rock that mixes equal parts Pogues and Social Distortion and makes for one rousing listening experience indeed. Right from the opening strains of ‘The Boys Are Back’ and all of its rousing, rowdy and chant inducing histrionics, the band grab you by the throat and never let go – save for a few moments, ‘Prisoner Song’ and ‘Rose Tattoo’, that delve more into the bands Irish folk heritage. If you’re a fan of the Dropkicks, then this is one album that you’ll definitely want in your collection.
he fourth installment in the ‘Bourne’ series has plenty going for it, with a whip-smart script and some great action sequences, however it sits slightly uncomfortably within the Robert Ludlum-created universe. This time around, agent provocateur Jason Bourne is nowhere to be found and, in his place, is the equally all-business Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner). With a script relying heavily on the first three films, we meet Cross on a training exercise in Alaska when he is suddenly marked for death by his superiors, led by the uncompromising Eric Bayer (Edward Norton). He escapes to Chicago in time to rescue medical researcher Dr Marta Sheering (Rachel Weisz) and a kill-or-be-killed chase ensues with plenty of visceral action sequences that fans of the series have come to expect. However, a sub-plot of ‘druggedup’ superagents, with Cross on a chase to find his ‘blues and greens’ to keep his enhancements in place, seems to jar with the first three films. The almost inexplicably abrupt inclusion of the ultimate superagent in act three stuck out from the otherwise tight script. Hopefully Matt Damon will return for round five.
his subtle, lilting drama is definitely one of Kevin Costner’s better outings but, then again, it’s pretty hard to go wrong under the masterful direction of Clint Eastwood. Costner eschews his typical nice guy persona as Butch Haynes who, along with his partner in crime, escapes from prison and kidnaps a young boy, fleeing across Texas. As they travel together, a bond develops between Butch and the young boy, with all roads seeming to lead to a fatalistic end with Texas Ranger Red Garnett (Eastwood) and criminologist Sally Gerber (Laura Dern) hot on their heels. Eastwood, once again, shows a deft touch in the director’s chair and manages to paint a complex portrait of a man on the run. Highly watchable.
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f it’s an honest, meat and potatoes acoustic rock and roll set dripping with jaw-dropping 12-string lead, ‘in-the-pocket’ vocal harmonies across rock, rhythm and blues, as well as a dash of folk for good measurekinda set you’re after, then look no further than a Nick Raschke Duo show. Newcastle gig tragics will already be well aware of Raschke’s guitar acrobatics – his musical prowess is second to none as anyone who ever saw him slinging the axe at the old Family Hotel in the legendary Newcastle band The Slots will swear. Completing the duo is Kathy Francis – an outstanding singer and guitarist who has talent to burn and, together they create a lush vintage sound that will entertain, satisfy and surprise. Catch them at Lake Macquarie Tavern on Friday, January 18.
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fter sold-out performances across Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide last year and hot on the heels of their impressive performances on the smash-hit TV show, ‘The Voice’, Carmen Smith and Diana Rouvas will be coming to Newcastle for a very intimate acoustic show. The show will essentially be made up of three sets, with both singers performing separate sets before they join each other onstage for a powerhouse encore that is sure to impress. Smith is a versatile and engaging performer who not only writes, produces, dances and performs her own material but has done the same for many successful Australian artists. Her vocals have been featured on tracks from the likes of Diesel, Thirsty Merc and Guy Sebastian and she has just released her new single, ‘They Don’t Know Me’, on iTunes.
Rouvas, on the other hand, has been plying her trade in the Sydney soul circuit for years now. The pint-sized singer with one heck of a set of pipes loves nothing more than playing late-night venues – becoming energised from the hum and buzz of the afterhours lifestyle. The two singers had only heard of one another through mutual friends and when they finally met on the set of ‘The Voice’, it was like two old friends coming together according to Smith. “It was like I had known her for years,” she said. “I started singing one of her songs to her from her EP a few years back – she flipped.” Once on ‘The Voice’, both singers were crowd favourites and earned the respect of the judges and their fellow contestants. Catch Carmen Smith and Diana Rouvas when they play at Lizotte’s on Thursday, January 17.
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comes from a widely eclectic range of backgrounds and musical disciplines. The band have been playing for more than six years and have taken their fast bulgars, melodious waltzes and swinging rhythms across the US, Canada, Mexico, Guatamala and Europe. This is one band that is guaranteed to get you up and dancing, put the p in your pistiol and the zing in your zinger. This is an outfit that have to be experienced live to be believed. Catch The Underscore Orkestra, along with Feel The Manouche and Shamozel Tov, at the Lass O’Gowrie on Wednesday, January 30.
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f you were at the Lass O’Gowrie last weekend, then you would have been privy to a heady display of gypsy jazz swing, Klemzer and Balkan folk courtesy of Portland, Oregon sextet The Underscore Orkestra. Thankfully after such a successful and raucous (I’m told the party continued with the band and around 50 revellers with some nude swimming at the Bogey Hole) turn on the Lass stage, the Orkestra are set to do it all again at the end of the month. In case you missed out, The Underscore Orkestra is a feast for the senses that incorporates violin, accordion, guitar, clarinet, horns, flute, harmonica, bass, vocals and perhaps a bit of belly dancing into a delicious Manouche gumbo. Led by the energetic Jorge Kachmari, who is equally at home on vocals, harmonica, piccolo and violin, each member of The Underscore Orkestra
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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 entertaining 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, January 19.
YOU’D BE LOONY TO MISS OUT ON THIS KID... I f 2012 was any indication, 2013 could quite possibly be the biggest on record for Sydney hiphopper Kid Mac. After releasing his debut album ‘No Man’s Land’, Kid Mac became somewhat of an internet sensation with the clip for the first single ‘She Goes Off’ (featuring Mickey Avalon) clocking up more than 170,000 views on Youtube. Apart from one hell of a catchy hook, the video features cameos from the likes of Snoop Dogg and Steve Aoki. If that wasn’t enough, on the eve of his sold-out ‘No Man’s Land’ national tour, Mac took out artist of the year and best video at the Music Oz awards. Mac’s debut long player, ‘No Man’s Land’, is a solid collection of alternative, electro and indie jams with a slew of snappy melodies and sporadic but perfectly placed rap over the top and collaborations from the likes of Mickey Avalon, Mat McHugh (The Beautiful Girls) and Sarah McLeod. The album’s second single, ‘Lunatic’, after which the current tour is named, drips with an 80s electro vibe and shows Mac’s lighter side as he rattles off a litany of ‘lunatic’ experiences (both personal and from friends) with the obsessive side of the dating game. So just who is Kid Mac? Hailing from Sydney’s south, Mac has spend much of the past few years in the studio writing and working alongside Melbourne-based producers Twice As Nice, building up much anticipation for the album with tracks like ‘Freedom’,
‘Hear You Calling’ and ‘Nobody Sleep Nobody Get Hurt’. Outside the studio, Mac has been flogging the touring circuit with his three-piece band in tow – blowing up dance floors both here and overseas, sharing stages and bills with the likes of Mickey Avalon, The Beautiful Girls, Bliss N Eso and The Game. Kid Mac also opened for hiphop legends Wu Tang Clan on their recent Australian tour at the behest of legendary Wu-Claner, RZA. Catch Kid Mac when he plays at the Cambridge Hotel on Friday, January 25.
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iven that seminal Australian songwriter Ed Kuepper has constantly reinvented himself over his 36-plus year career – first in the incendiary and globally influential punk outfit The Saints, then with the experimental free jazz-esque Laughing Clowns, to the feedback drone of The Aints and an impressively eclectic solo catalogue – it should come as no surprise that he would want to put an updated spin on earlier work. That’s exactly what he’s done on his latest album ‘Second Winter’ – with long-time collaborator and drummer Mark Dawson – that features selected tracks from Kuepper’s highly influential debut solo album ‘Electrical Storm’ and his 1986 set ‘Rooms of the Magnificent’. Kuepper, who will be bringing his twoman show to Lizotte’s this week, said the album was borne out of a kind of reunion tour that gained momentum. “A promoter basically asked us to do it – that show’s how the whole thing got started,” Kuepper told TE. “So we started this kind of reunion a couple of years ago and we started to revisit some of the material that was recorded a long time ago. “It was a proposition that really intrigued me – reappraising and rearranging songs that I haven’t played in quite some time. I mean it had been 20-something years since I wrote some of those songs so I’m a completely
different person now to when they were written. “The fact is that after all this time, I’m still learning.” Kuepper, whose influence on the Australian musical landscape is undeniable, was, last year, the recipient of the Grant McLenan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Queensland Music Awards, something that the unassuming Kuepper said came as quite a surprise. “Yeah that one came quite out of left field and to be honest, there were a few mixed feelings about it,” he said. “I mean, a lifetime achievement award. What? Were they trying to tell me something? Were they trying to make me retire? Also, Grant was a couple of years my junior and, when The Go Betweens were on the road, I used to put him up at my place in Sydney, so it’s quite bizarre. “But I really am quite honoured because the last time I was involved in anything like that, The Saints came dead last in a talent quest at Festival Hall.” While The Saints are perhaps regarded as one of the most influential punk bands not only in Australia, but the world (in the words of Sir Bob Geldof, “rock music in the seventies was changed by three bands – The Sex Pistols, The Ramones and The Saints”) Kuepper said the band’s legacy is not as recognised as it perhaps should be. “I really don’t think of my work as influencing others because I really don’t want to get stuck in a situation where it’s all ‘Aren’t I f***ing wonderful’,” he said.
“But the Saints were immensely influential – we were the first band in Australia to record our own records and there are few, if any, albums of the time that have that much intensity. “But I think that the band is perhaps not properly acknowledged and I think it’s to do with various diluted versions of The Saints over the years that have tended to confuse people. In a way I’m going to try and redress the balance by writing some kind of memoir when I can find the time.” Finding the time may be not as easy as it sounds as Kuepper, aside from solo commitments, recently took up guitarslinging duties with another influential Aussie band – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. “It’s all going really well with the Bad Seeds,” he said.
“I toured with them through Europe and everything seemed to fit together really nicely, and there’s a fairly lengthy international tour in the works, so let’s just see what happens.” Catch Ed Kuepper when he plays at Lizotte’s Lambton on Thursday, January 17.
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hat started out as a kind of self-effacing, covers band with its tongue planted firmly in its cheek, the Luke Hoskins Inexperience has evolved into quite a formidable synth-soaked proto-punk outfit that sounds a bit like what would happen if Al Jorgensen, Frank Zappa, Dean and Gene Ween and Jello Biafra went bowling. They’re now known simply as LHI, as their debut album ‘Antisocial Networking’ clearly demonstrates. Main man, Luke Hoskins, said the band started life as a covers act, but when his other band folded, more and more originals crept into the set. “The whole thing started out in 2008 with me doing video game-sounding covers of unpopular and cheesy songs of the 70s and 80s – Robert Palmer and stuff like that,” Hoskins explained. “Then, in 2010, my other band, The Clap, broke up and I still had a heap of songs so I thought, ‘Why not work them into LHI?’. So, more and more of the originals started creeping into the set to the point where now it’s all original stuff.” Now, aside from Hoskins (who sites his roles as moronic dictator, vocals, synth, programming, guitars and all kinds of magic tricks on the LHI Facebook page) and drummer Dan Wilson, LHI is somewhat of a floating membership affair with various players
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n an era where youthful female singer/songwriters tend to either travel the Britney Spears manufactured pop path or the laid-back road of Norah Jones, it’s refreshing to discover the music of Australia’s very own, Kim. An energetic performer whose music defies categorisation, Kim has progressively built a crowdpleasing reputation since branching out from her Toowoomba base in 2002. But a series of live performances up and down Australia’s east coast is merely an entrée for what lies ahead. Kim has always maintained a rare honesty in her vocal delivery and musicianship, whether it’s performing her own catalogue of well-crafted material or re-interpreting the tunes of some of the world’s most respected songwriters. Kim’s unique take of Bob Dylan’s All Along The Watchtower, often used to close the show at her live concerts, is indicative of a performer capable of shattering all musical boundaries. Catch Kim when she plays at Five Islands Recreation Club on Sunday, January 20.
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hen it comes to high-energy live shows, catchy melodies and lush harmonies, Newcastle outfit Sundays Record have it in spades. The band have been performing around the traps for the past six years and, in that time, have molded themselves into quite the versatile act – that can go from full band to intimate and stripped back acoustic duo shows. Sundays Record have a swag of gigs in Newcastle under their collective belt with many high-profile local and touring acts, appearing on bills with Kid Courageous, Room 24 and James Reyne. Led by singer and guitarist, David Gretton, backed by bassist, Ben Travis and drummer, Ben Chidgey, the band has formed a strong musical understanding and uniqueness in their sound. Using techniques such as vocal harmonizing and multi-melodic layering, Sundays Record create an edge not found in other bands. Catch Sundays Record at the Mary Ellen Hotel on Friday, January 18.
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f you’re looking for some of the most delectable European gourmet tapas with a strong Mediterranean influence available in Newcastle, then Cibo Tapas Bar should definitely be next on your to-do list. This vibrant and modern restaurant offers an eclectic range of tempting morsels and on this occasion (an office Christmas party), the selection was more than enough to satisfy even the fussiest of diners. My Cibo odyssey began with a serve of chili corn bread with a coriander chilli butter which was an absolute delight with a perfect density and without any glugginess that often characterises a poorly-made corn bread. A subtle chilli heat throughout worked brilliantly with the coriander butter. With dishes beginning to arrive at a fantastic speed, the next one to catch my eye was the chilli salted soft shelled crab which was one of the heroes of the evening. Seafood this good is always best served simply and with as little adulteration as possible. The subtle heat of the chilli salt provided almost as much flavour as was necessary, but when coupled with the sweetness of the perfectly-cooked crab meat, this becomes one memorable dish indeed. Add to that a zesty sweet chilli and lemongrass sauce, and just try fighting off that inevitable double dip. This dish will definitely live long in the memory. While the soft shell crab was a true
winner, perhaps the star of the show was the chicken and chorizo paella – a staple of tapas everywhere and done to perfection at Cibo. Paella is one of those dishes that, while on the surface may seem simple, requires quite an attention to detail – the rice needs to be exactly the right texture (slightly al-dente, never too
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ith all country musical roads currently leading to Tamworth, Newcastle outfit The Viper Creek Band are champing at the bit to strut their stuff in the country music mecca. The band will be playing ten full shows and will be making four further appearances throughout the course of the festival which runs from January 18 to 27. “Mate, we’re all just so excited to be heading back up to Tamworth – we can’t wait,” frontman Damien Baugley told TE. “We went up there last year for the first time and we had an absolute ball, the crowds were amazing and it was just unbelievable.” Baugley said it had been quite a roller coaster ride for the band thus far, as they had only formed in 2010 and had managed to knock a global country heavy hitter of the top of the tree before they had even played a gig. “We started the band back in 2010 as we all shared a passion for country music and in particular country rock,” he said. “We were rehearsing once a week and then we got into the whole social media and Facebook thing to promote the band and before we knew it we had something like 1,500 fans and so there was
a pretty big groundswell before we released our first EP.” That EP, ‘Crazy Tonight’, shot up the charts like a rat up a drainpipe and pipped Lady Antebellum for the top spot on the iTunes country charts. “Yeah, that was just amazing,” he said. “I remember checking the charts that morning to see where we might be placed and we were sitting at number four – about half an hour later it had gone to number one. Not bad for an EP recorded in four days by a band that had never done a gig.” Baugley said the band’s latest EP, ‘Dance Like No One’s Watching’ was a much more mature effort than ‘Crazy Tonight’, thanks largely to the amount of time the band had to record it. “The first one we did in four days and this one we spent around about four months recording,” he said. “We took a lot of time on each song in the studio and there is a much stronger emphasis on more traditional country instruments like banjo and lap steel and I think the songs are a lot stronger as well.” For now though, Baugley said the band would be enjoying their time in Tamworth before spending much of this year getting the Viper Creek Band sound out to as many people as possible. “We’d really like to play at some of the bigger festivals like the Gympie Muster but, at the moment, we’re basically just paying our dues – we just love playing though. It’s just so much fun.”
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hen Marshall Okell (pictured, left) parted ways with the crowd pleasing blues and roots juggernaut Marshall and the Fro a couple of years back, he didn’t spend much time resting on his laurels. The self proclaimed ‘road warrior’ said deciding to stick at his
consuming passion was pretty much a no-brainer. “The drummer from Marshall and the Fro [Jacob Mann] is teaching in Brisbane and he’s also drumming for The Fumes and a few other bands,” Okell told TE. “We also lost another bass player and, when that happened, I basically thought it was time to put the Fro aside and go out on my own. I mean, I’m a road warrior, you know? I just love
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writing, recording and touring so I just wanted to keep it all going.” Okell will be heading back to a favourite Novocastrian haunt, The Wicko, this weekend to give Newcastle punters a taste of the first fruits of his solo labour – the five track EP ‘Sugar’. While he said the EP still resonated with a similar vibe found in the Marshall and the Fro canon, Okell wanted the EP to represent a broadening of his musical horizons. “After The Fro broke up, I spent some time in the snow hanging out with [producer] Brian “Birdy” Burdett and we started working up some songs together with the view to getting an album out,” he said. “We worked on it for ages and it was going really well, but, and this is still pretty hard for me to talk about, but Birdy unfortunately was killed in a car accident with his two daughters, which was a massive blow. “All of the songs on the EP were produced by Birdy and it’s dedicated to his memory and influence and also to my father and the influence he had on my music, who also passed away in October last year.” Okell enlisted the rhythm section services of fellow blues-rootists in Ryan Van Gennip on bass and Jon “Howler” Howell on drums, both from Chase The Sun, and he said given the amount of
time the three had already spent on the road together, working the new rhythm section in could not have been easier. “Yeah, it’s awesome having those guys on board,” he said. “We play really quite similar grooves and Ryan is a super hot bass weapon and Howler is an absolute gun and we’re in a place now where we can bust out a really rockin’ mojo set or a more chilled intimate thing, which is nice.” So what can people expect when Okell takes to the Wicko stage? “Man, I’ve been doing little runs through Newcastle for the past eight years and its such an awesome place. I just love playing at venues like The Wicko and the Junkyard,” he said. “But people can expect to leave quite sweaty and to see a totally raw show with all cards laid on the table.” Catch Marshall Okell when he plays at the Wickham Park Hotel on Sunday, January 20.
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f Bill Clinton was the first US President to put sax back in the White House, then Newcastle outfit Saxonova are sure to do the same to the wine house when they play at Adina Vineyard as part of the venue’s Adina jazz afternoons sessions. Exuding cosmopolitan groove and with dynamic charisma, Saxonova have fast gained a reputation as one of the smoothest combos on the circuit. Featuring a core membership of Craig Lembke, Daryl Aberhart and Shawn O’Friel, Saxonova has a wealth of performing experience and are able to draw on some of Australia’s finest musicians if the occasion calls for it. In this instance, they will be joined by drummer Miles Thomas. Craig Lambke has performed across the globe and has been the recipient of several music scholarships while Darrel Aberhart was the winner of the New Faces grand final in 1989 and is one of a very small number to graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium jazz course as both a pianist and vocalist.
Born and raised in California, Shawn O’Friel brings a cool West Coast feel to the band. He has toured extensively through the US. Aside from the cool jazz stylings of Saxanova, Adina will also be offering a sumptuous three-course meal accompanied with fine wine for just $59 per person. Catch Saxanova at Adina Vineyard on Sunday, January 27. For your chance to win a double pass to the show, email your name and contact details to editorial@newcastlepost.com.au with ‘Saxanova’ in the subject line by no later than 5pm on Tuesday, January 22. Winners will be notified by phone.
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play at the Playground Weekender and Village Fair festivals. Tracks from Candy Flu have featured in multiple surf movies, most recently in world renowned surf film director Taylor Steel’s latest film ‘Here and Now’, with the album’s single receiving rotation on Triple J’s unearthed station. Catch The Walking Who, along with The Otchkies and Grease Arrestor, at The Great Northern Hotel on Friday, January 18.
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WALK THIS WAY ince forming a couple of years ago, Woollongong trio The Walking Who have gained quite the groundswell following in the Sydney music scene for their swirling brand of psychedelic rock. The 2011 release of their first full length album, Candy Flu, generated high rotation on Sydey’s FBI radio (receiving unsigned artist of the week) and gained the boys an invitation to
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