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“Is it really that time of year again?”

I’ve heard that statement at least once a day this week. Not only have the Adelaide Film Festival and Adelaide Fashion Festival kicked off, with details of screenings and parades on Film (p22) and Fashion (p25), but there’s also details about our beloved festival season starting to leak through. This week we caught up with the 2014 Fringe Ambassador Katie Noonan to find out what she’s going to offer us when she takes over from Paul McDermott (p20), heard from previous Rip It Up cover star Ngaiire that she will be playing WOMADelaide while she was on stage at Jive (p28) and had a rundown of all the deliciousness that you can expect at the upcoming Gorgeous Festival (p23). And this is just the start of it – with more news soon to bubble through the pages of Rip It Up as Adelaide Festival, FEAST Festival and WOMADelaide (just to name a few) start to release their programs and details in the coming weeks.

Yet, as always, it’s a busy week for music, with Rip It Up catching up with three big touring bands this week. We found out about Sam Hales’ creative process for The Jungle Giants (p10), why pornographic video games are a good way to relax for Every Time I Die (p11) and why Calling All Cars’ new direction isn’t the one that every fan wants (p12).

Yes, it’s really that time of year again. Brace yourself.

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Melbourne chaps Loon Lake will play Rocket Bar this Fri Oct 18 with their debut album Gloamer in tow, produced by Steven Schram (San Cisco, Little Red). The Shiny Brights will be on local support duties.

The Something For Kate frontman will perform an intimate show at Fowler's Live on Sat Oct 19, drawing upon his latest covers album Shotgun Karaoke.

The Festival Of Unpopular Culture wraps up this week, with Melbourne psych outfit Prince Rama headlining the closing night party on Sun Oct 20 at Nexus Cabaret.

Speeding along this week...

SITARA The acoustic sister duo, comprised of Tess and Erin Fowler, will perform with their full band at Glenelg Surf Club on Sat Oct 19.

SPIT SYNDICATE The Sydney hip hop duo will bring beats from their upcoming album Sunday Gentleman to Enigma Bar on Sat Oct 19.

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Gird Your Loins Not concerned with maintaining a classy image, STEEL PANTHER are slinking out on a national tour this December: the Spread The Disease (STD) Tour. Prepare yourselves, the band has promised to “give the gift of our super bitchin’ songs in our super bitchin’ new spandex!”. If you want to get up close and personal with the spandex, the band are working on delivering VIP packages including opportunities to dance on stage, invitations to parties, and meet-and-greet sessions. Joining the LA rockers on their dash round the country are Buckcherry, who released Confessions in early 2013 and are planning to drop a ‘best of ’ compilation before the year is out.

This huge double-bill will crash land at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Tue Dec 10, with tickets available through Ticketek.

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With the 2013 QANTAS Spirit Of Youth Award under her belt and an impressive showcase at BIGSOUND, Sydney musician Elizabeth Rose is ready to seize Australia and make ‘em listen. She’s already dominating triple j with her single The Good Life, so why not make a tour out of it? Rose will play Cats @ Rocket on Fri Nov 22, with tickets available at elizabethrose.com.au

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DREAM ON DREAMER Melbourne-based rock group Stonefield have just released their debut record, adding another bright mark on their glowing CV. The self-titled album was produced by Ian Davenport (Band Of Skulls) and mixed by Grammy-nominated Tim Palmer (U2, Pearl Jam)—having serious talents involved on their first LP is testament to the group’s maturity and exciting future. Catch Stonefield at Fowler’s Live on Fri Nov 1, before they head out on tour in support of Fleetwood Mac. Tickets are available through Moshtix.

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Dames Not In Distress It’s a lady fest for news this week! The Dames are hitting the road in support of their debut self-titled album. Although it’s their first album together, these women are highly accomplished, with drummer/vocalist Clare Moore (The Moodists) counting contributions to 31 albums over her career. The trio can name-drop connections like Barry Adamson (The Bad Seeds), Mick Harvey, Jeff Williams (Acuff ’s Rose) and more, while Dave Graney tours as their guitarist and backing vocalist. The Dames are a collection of talented singer-songwriters and musicians, so head to OzTix and grab a ticket to the Sunday sesh at the Wheatsheaf on Sun Nov 3.

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They Might Be Giants There’s something incredibly promising about indie-pop four-piece The Jungle Giants.

Speaking with Rip It Up from his Brisbane home just before the release of debut album Learn To Exist, frontman and band leader Sam Hales is humble about what it achieves.

However, you can picture the grin on his breath as he talks excitedly about his project.

And rightly so.

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n what seems to be the common denominator for new Australian indie bands that are becoming triple j darlings, The Jungle Giants all attended the same high school. However, it’s obvious that Hales holds the reins to the project, although it makes perfect sense considering that not only is the majority of The Jungle Giants’ material is derived primarily from Hales’ songwriting, which in turn is inspired by his personal experiences. Hales is hopeful that his friends don’t have any rude shocks when listening to Learn To Exist.

“Not all my friends have heard the record yet but once it’s out I’m sure they’ll pick up that some songs are about them,” Hales laughs. “A lot of songs on the first EP [2011’s The Jungle Giants] were about my ex-girlfriend. She doesn’t really like listening to Like A Weight because it’s a sad song about us breaking up, so it’s a little upsetting. It’s cool though when people know a song is about them because they can understand where it came from.”

Hales isn’t afraid that he’s exposed too much of his private life, proclaiming that in the future he hopes to “dig even deeper”. Considering some of his musical inspirations, it’s not surprising that he has

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an unassuming, wear-your-heart-on-yoursleeve romanticism in his music.

“I love Grace by Jeff Buckley. That was one album that really messed me up in a good way. It taught me a lot about writing songs and being honest. I love songs that make you think about certain things, like a song that makes you think about your childhood. Jeff Buckley was one of the first artists to really affect me in a profound way and it gave me lots of ideas for the record. It

“Not all my friends have heard the record yet but once it’s out I’m sure they’ll pick up that some songs are about them.” didn’t go anywhere near what Jeff Buckley did, but we were on our way to doing something really nice.”

Apart from Grace, Hales cites The Dandy Warhols’ Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia and Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue as other influences for Learn To Exist. This mix of blues, folk and alternative rock influences has helped support The Jungle Giants

against those dismissing them as a passing fad with radio-friendly singles like Mr Polite and She’s A Riot. To make a further statement that the Giants mean serious music business, Learn To Exist is split into Side-A and Side-B. Far from a flippant gimmick, this move has helped shape Learn To Exist into a rounded narrative that is best enjoyed from start to finish.

“A major part of that was the producer we were working with, Magoo [Powderfinger, Regurgitator]. He’s pretty old school.

When we showed him the record and the [track] order we wanted, he convinced us that [the album has an] A-side and B-side.

It’s a really cool idea and it does shift the momentum in the record into the B-side.

It’s the same thing but it carries you in a different way. It’s cool to define the bridge between the two.”

The segue between side A and B comes in the form of Devil’s In The Detail, a strippedback, minimalist ballad that holds its own between the other pop-friendly tracks.

“I like that one a lot because we went into the studio originally intending to re-record it, but no one was as happy with the new version as they were with the demo. It’s just me with one mic on an acoustic guitar in my bedroom and half the lyrics I was making up on the spot, and I fucked up the guitar quite a lot. Magoo and the band really liked it. It feels very real.”

Hales does admit that while he can be stubborn over the creative control of The Jungle Giants, his love for jamming with his band members will sometimes bring about new inspiration spontaneously.

“A lot of the time I feel very strongly about a certain idea,” Hales explains. “I’ll be really adamant on the guitar and drum parts. There have been points where in a jam we’ll get an epic idea and go from there.

I love that. I love jamming. Half the time when we’re rehearsing we’re just jamming

They’re A Riot The Jungle Giants have had a busy year so far, with a notable highlight being their appearance at Splendour In The Grass. Sam Hales gave us some of the dirt (literally) on what went down.

“Heaps of mischief!” Hales laughs.

“Maybe too much? Playing the set was a dream come true and just insane fun.

We were staying with all four of us in the same tent. It was a really muddy campground and we were up late each night just hanging with heaps of different bands. The guys from Twinsy and Dune Rats were camping nearby so we were running around with them and getting fucked up. It was awesome.”

and working on ideas. We can never rehearse properly.”

Yet at the end of the day, while the material of Learn To Exist is very much an extension of Hales, the title, which admittedly was Hales’ idea, reflects the attitude of all band members.

“It would be good to clear this up as the way it was intended was to describe that all these songs were us learning to exist in a new way. Our lives are all really different from school, although it hasn’t been that long since we left. We are all kind of getting closer to where we want to be and we’re learning to exist in our own way. The album is a reflection of that. It’s more a way of showing that this is how we learned to exist in this new life.”

WHO: The Jungle Giants WHAT: Learn To Exist (Amplifire Music) WHERE: Governor Hindmarsh WHEN: Sat Oct 19

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Die Another Day It’s 8pm in Buffalo, New York and vocalist Keith Buckley of metalcore outfit Every Time I Die confesses to Rip It Up that he has been spending the last few hours indulging in what appears to be a pornographic video game. He bursts out with laughter and astonishment as he describes what it’s all about.

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what you’re doing. It’s a very important part of being alive. I mean, I love being creative and I love challenging myself by sitting and writing lyrics.

“When I get into writing mode, it’s absolutely my favourite time. But if I had to choose, it would be out there doing it,” Bukley decides. “I like venue shows more than festivals. It’s so much easier to draw off the energy of people. It’s part of what it is to be in a band is sussing out the vibe of a crowd. When you’re at a festival it’s really hard to do. Of course, unless you’re a headliner of the festival. We’re more of a club band.”

And what’s next for Every Time I Die? “Ten year plan — I’d like to open a music venue in Buffalo. But right now we are going to tour a bit and write a new record.”

WHO: Every Time I Die WHERE: Fowler’s Live WHEN: Tue Oct 22

I just got this arcade console with all these old arcade games on it. It’s pretty cool, but I found this game called Philly Flasher, It’s so fucking weird. Atari are all porned up over there.” Buckley chuckles. “I basically have to run away from witches with my dick out. Fucking bizzare.”

Buckley regains composure and expresses the excitement of touring Australia again. It’s been a while since the band have hit our shores, but they have fond memories of their fan base here.

“I’m so very excited to come back to Australia.

The last time we came here, I think it was the first time we headlined there, on the Boys Of Summer Tour [2010]. Oh man, that was crazy. People were just flying over the barricades and it felt like 130 degrees. Definitely memorable.”

“I like venue shows more than festivals. It’s so much easier to draw off the energy of people.”

Buckley, who was an English high school teacher, formed Every Time I Die along with his brother, Jordan. They approached a few guys they knew around Buffalo and found Andy Williams [drummer]. Buckley decided he needed to make a choice between teaching and being on tour after the band was no longer just a “play a little around town” group.

“The band had kind of started already, it was either doing a full time teaching job or tour and I rolled the dice and tried to make it work with the band. I felt like it was something I could never go back to if I missed the opportunity. I could always go back to teaching if I wanted to.”

The first few years for Buckley in a metal heavyweight band were a bit of a struggle. He admits he turned to alcohol for creative flow, but says that’s behind him now and he takes his music and the band a lot more seriously.

“I was very afraid of being creative and I didn’t really know what was going on and I was obviously pretty insecure about things and I thought that [alcohol] would loosen me up a bit, but now I feel like I’ve got a better grasp on what I’m capable of. I don’t think I necessarily need alcohol like I used to.

It’s not easy, sometimes it’s like starring at a blank page for a good four or five hours, until something hits you, once it does though it takes off from there. I spend a lot of time in the off seasons just collecting life and when it comes time to put it into action, it kind of takes care of itself.”

So, what would he choose between headlining a major festival with beads of sweat dripping off him and the crowd raging for more, or sitting in the studio and putting together a hit album?

“If I had to pick, I would rather be on tour.

Maybe it’s for the wrong reasons though, I think.

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Some Kind Of Monsters According to Calling All Cars’ Haydn Ing, some secret shows in Melbourne under the moniker Werewolves have helped the band to prepare to hit the ground again for a national tour. This time around, the traditionally heavy rock trio are trying something new – and not everyone is digging it.

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taste of the band’s new direction is on offer via Werewolves, the first single of their upcoming album, which will be released early next year. Werewolves enters smoother production and a stronger synth influence than the band have offered on previous albums, 2010’s Hold, Hold, Fire and 2011’s Dancing With A Dead Man, which spawned the key single Reptile. This doesn’t phase Ing though, as he expected that he wouldn’t be able to please everyone, but feels that the new direction is a positive step forward.

“It’s funny as you get mixed responses,” Ing muses. “We’ve got some old school fans who just want the same album again, but with different songs. We are mixing it up a bit and the feedback is generally positive. It’s interesting to read the comments!”

These comments include those posted on the Werewolves’ official stream on Calling All Cars’ YouTube channel. Just a few choice opinions include: “omg poo wont be buying your next, first unreal, second ok now this crap, sorry”, “CAC what have you done?? Get back to your rockin’ best – this is terrible!!” and the very helpful “NIN?”, which was shut down by “Fuck NIN they are terrible. This is some funky shit CaC nice work!”. Inspiring stuff.

The decision to shake things up sonically wasn’t made lightly and came about in the early stages of writing.

“We started writing for the album early-to-mid last year. We went away up to a remote New South Wales location and locked ourselves up in a room. We pretty much finished writing a B-side

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to the last album before we started writing this one and thinking about whether the songs were good enough. We just had to get it out of our systems. Then we thought we had to do something completely different just to keep it interesting for ourselves, so we thought, ‘What would Calling All Cars normally do? Let’s do the complete opposite’. It started out that way and then we started having fun with it and it took its own path.”

Staunch Calling All Cars traditionalists need not fret, with Ing assuring that there’s still “stuff that the old fans will like and stuff that’s different again” on the upcoming, still-unnamed album.

Ing reiterates that the most important thing for the band at the moment is that the songs reflect what the band enjoy and what they’re into at the moment, with the writing process so thorough that many of the finished tracks on the new album are the demos they began with, which helps explain the divergence in sound.

“Because they were demos initially we did just go crazy and out there. You think, ‘What can we do to fuck with the sound?’ a lot more. When you’re in the mindframe that you’re going in to record an album you play it too safe sometimes to try and make sure it’s perfect.”

Heading back on the road for a headlining tour to release

Werewolves excites Calling All Cars, although you would think after Ing was knocked out by flying debris on stage at Sydney’s Big Day Out in 2012, he would be more wary. However, considering the amount of partying that seemed to have happened while supporting Queens Of The Stone Age on their 2011 Australian tour (being greeted by QOTSA’s Josh Homme with a bottle of vodka and told that, “You boys are drinkin’”), there doesn’t seem to be anything that could shake him. With news that QOTSA will be returning with Nine Inch Nails for a joint tour next year, perhaps the ‘what happens on tour stays on tour’ mantra is a hopeful strategy to be re-invited this time around.

“That was insane, dude. We were backstage just partying with them. I don’t know if I can say too much but James, our drummer, might have done something... I’ll just say Josh [Homme] was handing out candy.”

WHO: Calling All Cars WHAT: Werewolves Tour (with Super Best Friends) WHERE: Jive Bar WHEN: Fri Oct 18

Beats// Interviews

Henry Steinway, better known in EDM circles as the electro-house upstart Clockwork or trap rebel RL Grime, should stock up on vitamins before hitting Stereosonic 2013. When the Los Angeles DJ/producer toured Australian clubs earlier in the year, he felt crook on arrival.

"Unfortunately, on the way over I got a really bad 'flu," Steinway rues. "It kinda put a dampener on the trip."

Steinway's social media sites contain negligible biographical material. But the 20-something insists that he's not intentionally cultivating mystique — even if Pitchfork has described his alter egos as very 'Jekyll and Hyde'.

"It's more of a minimal approach," Steinway laughs. "I've never been a mysterious guy — like, if anyone asks me anything, I'll tell them whatever. I just think it's kinda cheesy to have a huge bio that explains everything. I'd rather have people ask!"

It transpires that Steinway launched his career while at college — studying music business (mind, he also had singing classes). He initially headed to Boston but, after a year, transferred to the more happening New York. In the meantime, Steinway issued Clockwork's breakthrough Squad Up EP on Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records. (He subsequently introduced the darker RL Grime).

In addition to airing more music on Dim Mak, Steinway has linked up with Diplo's Mad Decent. This year A-Trak's Fool's Gold put out his RL Grime EP High Beams. Steinway likewise created a bootleg remix of Avicii's Levels that went viral.

"I actually never got feedback from him, but I know that he played it a few times — so I'd assume that's positive feedback."

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Needless to say, Steinway has now deferred his studies.

"Eventually things started going well and I took some time off to figure out my options."

He has a year-and-a-half to go of his course but may yet abandon it.

Steinway has "a bunch" of fresh releases, the DJ favouring singles and EPs to larger projects.

"I honestly don't love the album format for big dance house music," he admits. Following the Wynter Gordon-sung Surge, Steinway has another Clockwork single, Blitz, on Dim Mak this month. Then he's remixed Jack Beats' War (featuring Diplo and Example), plus Reload by Tommy Trash and Sebastian Ingrosso (with John Martin).

Though Steinway has a dual music identity, his sound is broadly hybridised electro - and, for him, it's all about "pushing the boundaries". This progeny's biggest inspiration comes from his peers.

"There are a lot of young guys who are inspiring me lately — and a lot of them surprisingly are American, 'cause they'd usually be from Sweden or those Dutch places," he says, raving about dreadlocked electro-houser Henry Fong from the West Coast. "I'm just trying to keep up the energy in all the tracks — obviously, that's a huge part of the projects, I have very energetic sets, and the music is pretty high-energy. But I also like adding in new sounds and just stuff people aren't expecting and have never heard before."

Daniel Avery

Pusha T

Drone Logic

My Name Is My Name

(Phantasy Sound)

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UK producer Daniel Avery might be somewhat of a newbie but his accomplished debut LP sounds like the creation of a veteran in peak from. With influences of drone, rock and acid running through Drone Logic, Avery has asserted himself as the next Richard Fearless – a techno rock star. Like Death In Vegas’ criminally underrated Satan’s Circus, Avery perfects the influences of Krautrock, drone rock and acid techno on joints such as the opening club banger Walter Jump and the title track. Though the album keeps the dark and sweaty club vibe pumping through most of the 12 tracks, Avery does change the pace. All I Need is a beautiful update of '80s Detroit techno while New Energy (Live Through It) is a subtle Kraut workout worthy of Kraftwerk. Drone Logic is clubland’s debut LP of the year.

David Knight

Pusha T’s solo album debut (following a slew of mixtapes and EPs) is one of the most hyped hip hop albums of the year (with Kanye West on the boards for the majority of the record) for the Clipse member. But My Name Is My Name doesn’t quite capture the hype, as this ain’t Hell Hath No Fury (Clipse’s classic Neptunes produced album). Even though My Name Is My Name is filled with great cuts (Pain and Numbers On The Boards) the problem lies in the album’s aim to seemingly please everyone, especially the commercial joints (Hold On and The-Dream produced and Kelly Rowland guesting Let Me Love You).

Though My Name Is My Name will hold over Clipse fans for the time being, they will rejoice at the news that the duo will reportedly hook up with Pharrell for their next album As God As My Witness.

Merkin Muffley

Cuckoo’s upcoming indoor and outdoor party Soundslike is the closest you will get to Berlin’s fabled Berghain/Panorama Bar club without jumping on a plane. Soundslike will bring two of the Berlin techno club’s most revered residents (Shed and Tama Sumo) as well as the finest local talent for the biggest techno party Adelaide has seen in years on Sat Nov 16. This will be a real outdoor techno party. First round tickets are $55. For more info head to soundslikelaneway.com.

WHO: Clockwork WHAT: Stereosonic WHERE: Adelaide Showground WHEN: Fri Dec 6 & Sat Dec 7

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Undoubtedly, 2013 will go down as the year trap became a crossover phenom, displacing dubstep, with Steinway playing a part in that — alongside his buddy Baauer. However, he's unsure what EDM's next 'It' trend will be.

"Hmmm - that's a good question. I never know what my next influence will be. I mean, inspiration comes out of nowhere when you least expect it. If I could predict it, then I'd be already be inspired by it!"

Roger Sanchez US house music veteran Roger Sanchez returns to Adelaide to play Garage Bar on Sat Nov 2.

The S Man released a bunch of house classics on Strictly Rhythm in the mid '90s (as Roger S) and is best known for his house and chart anthem Another Chance, which hit number one in the UK charts. Joining Sanchez are locals Jon E, Ezee G, Ali B, Juddo and more.

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Tour Guide/ THU OCT 17

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL MICHAEL JACKSON WORLD TOUR @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

FRI OCT 18

WED NOV 6

BEYONCE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre THE KILL DEVIL HILLS @ Jive Bar

THU NOV 7

LOON LAKE @ Rocket Bar CALLING ALL CARS & SUPER BEST FRIENDS @ Jive Bar THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT @ Fowler’s Live

JESSICA MAUBOY @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre ALEX GIBSON @ Grace Emily Hotel THE MORNING NIGHT @ Jive Bar

SAT OCT 19

FRI NOV 8

SPIT SYNDICATE @ Enigma Bar THE JUNGLE GIANTS, NORTHEAST PARTY HOUSE & THE CREASES @ Governor Hindmarsh PAUL DEMPSEY & OLYMPIA @ Fowler’s Live WOLF & CUB @ Ed Castle

SUN OCT 20

PRINCE RAMA @ Format

TUE OCT 22

FALL OUT BOY & BRITISH INDIA @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre EVERY TIME I DIE @ Fowler’s Live

WED OCT 23

ROB SCHNEIDER LIVE @ Her Majesty’s Theatre

THU OCT 24

BABY ANIMALS @ Governor Hindmarsh JOEY CAPE, BRIAN WAHSTROM, BEN DAVID & SKELETON CLUB @ Grace Emily Hotel

FRI OCT 25 – SUN OCT 27

FLEURIEU FOLK FESTIVAL: JORDIE LANE, THE SEALS, THE BORDERERS, SQUEEBZ & MORE @ Willunga

FRI OCT 25

THE AMITY AFFLICTION & IN HEARTS WAKE @ Thebarton Theatre SAMPOLOGY @ Rocket Bar DIESEL @ Governor Hindmarsh KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD @ Jive Bar

SAT OCT 26

MANTRA @ Ed Castle KORPIKLAANI @ Governor Hindmarsh JAE LAFFER @ Jive Bar

SUN OCT 27

ZEPHYR QUARTET @ The Promethean

MON OCT 28

THE CRIBS @ Uni Bar

WED OCT 30

TOMMY TIERNAN @ Norwood Concert Hall MY SAUCE GOOD & KORAL CHANDLER @ Grace Emily Hotel

THU OCT 31 5IVE @ HQ

FRI NOV 1

LIGHTNING BOLT @ Jive Bar STONEFIELD @ Fowler’s Live FOREVER THE OPTIMIST, GUARDS OF MAY & MERCURY SKY @ Ed Castle

SAT NOV 2

EVAN & THE BRAVE @ Ed Castle THE OCEAN PARTY @ Hotel Metropolitan

SAT NOV 9

SUN NOV 10

CALL THE SHOTS @ BlueBee Room BLOOD BROTHERS @ Crown & Anchor BRONSON @ Crown & Anchor

FRI NOV 15 – SUN NOV 17

SUPANOVA @ Adelaide Showground

FRI NOV 15

DAN SULTAN @ Governor Hindmarsh HEY GERONIMO @ Rocket Bar

SAT NOV 16

JON ENGLISH & THE FOSTERS BROTHERS @ Governor Hindmarsh THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS @ Uni Bar

SUN NOV 17

MICHAEL MCINTYRE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

WED NOV 20

IAN BALL @ Grace Emily Hotel

THU NOV 21

BOY AND BEAR @ HQ BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME @ Uni Bar MOON SORROW @ Governor Hindmarsh CLOSURE IN MOSCOW @ Jive Bar

GORGEOUS FESTIVAL: ESKIMO JOE, JOHN BUTLER TRIO, LANIE LANE, BLUE KING BROWN, THELMA PLUM, THE AUDREYS & MORE @ Serafino Winery, McLaren Vale

FRI NOV 22

THE JOHN STEEL SINGERS @ Jive Bar ELIZABETH ROSE @ Rocket Bar HITS & PITS FESTIVAL 2.0: BLACK FLAG, BOYSETFIRE, NO FUN AT ALL, JUGHEAD’S REVENGE & OFF WITH THEIR HEADS @ Governor Hindmarsh MOONSORROW @ Governor Hinsmarsh TUMBLEWEED @ UniBar

TUE NOV 26

KINKY FRIEDMAN @ Governor Hindmarsh

NECK DEEP @ Fowler’s Live COSENTINO @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DEEP SOUTH SA BLUES, ROOTS & FOLK FESTIVAL @ Governor Hindmarsh THE SPASMS @ Worldsend Hotel

SMOKIE @ Her Majesty’s Theatre BUSBY MAROU @ Fowler’s Live THE SCREAMING JETS & THE SNOWDROPPERS @ Governor Hinsmarsh

SAT NOV 30

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It has been a massive six months with the release of the album, promoting an album, launching another tour and a DVD release imminent, hasn’t it?

“And parenting children! Single parenting!

That’s always good fun too, so throw that in the mix and it’s like — frigging please!”

Demarchi explains that keeping all the balls she’s juggling in the air at once can be difficult.

“You drop them sometimes and you have to wipe up the mess and carry on. We haven’t been too bad and we’ve structured touring a bit differently as well. Dave has three boys and he’s a single dad as well so we try and do weekend

shows a lot with flying in and out, which seems to be working pretty well.”

It all seems worth it given the positive responses for This Is Not The End. “It has been really great. I have been really surprised as the reviews have been really nice and people have been positive about it. It’s a completely different business now compared to when we put our last record out. We have had to adjust. We’ve gone independent with this record and you have to wrap your head around that to make it best work for you. The Baby Animals have always been primarily a live band so that side of things hasn’t changed very much.”

Did you think you would have to put so much of yourself in to the promotion of this album?

“Before we would have gone out for three weeks and visited every station keeping that scale on the promo trail. Now it is a little less hectic in a way and because of the whole social media thing we have been able to do a lot that stuff ourselves and engage directly with our fans, which is what we’ve been trying to do. Our fans

have been very responsive to that and I like it because you’re not at arm’s length all the time.

People can contact you directly to answer their questions and provide information. I’m not very good at Twitter but a lot better at Facebook.”

This suggests that This Is Not The End's title may have a hidden meaning, even if it is unintentional.

“Well, it was never intended that way. It was a title of a song that didn’t make it on the record but it just seemed an appropriate title. If you heard the song you would know it has nothing to do with the band but more of a relationship thing. When we were doing the album artwork we were throwing around differently titles. The girl we were working with came up with the gaffe tape theme which looked great and that’s why we went with it.”

Thinner, for which he recorded and played all the instruments himself in a Californian hotel room, Built To Last was recorded in a studio with a full band.

“When I first went to the US I didn’t know anybody, I didn’t have any money and I didn’t really have any instruments or a recording studio, because I didn’t have a clue I was going to make a record at the time. But with this it was like, ‘I’d love to go into the studio and do it like that’.”

Working in collaboration with producer Skyler Wilson, Lane says the EP would be more country than previous releases.

“I made it in Nashville, and the producer and all the musicians are from there, so it has a real Nashville sound.”

Lane’s songs tell vivid stories, which are inspired by being on the road he said.

“You meet the cleaner after the show, or hear the barman’s story, or bump into a guy at the petrol station. Constantly trying to understand other people’s lives and trying to work out why they tick.”

Lane is also excited to come back to Australia

this October for an enormous 20-date national tour after being away for six months.

“The tour is taking us around to a lot of places I haven’t been before — all these crazy outback towns. I’m really looking forward to exploring Australia again.”

After becoming friends at a folk festival in Toronto earlier this year, supporting Lane at all his shows will be Canadian folk singer and banjo player Old Man Luedecke.

“He plays a lot of old time folk songs while telling stories of modern day life. He really blew me away.”

The first show of the tour will be at the Fleurieu Folk Festival in Willunga.

“I love that area. I used to stay with my family friends in Aldinga. It’s really exciting because I’ve never played a festival in South Australia before.”

WHO: Baby Animals WHERE: Governor Hindmarsh WHEN: Thu Oct 24

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BEYONCE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

The Baby Animals return to Adelaide to play a big night at the Gov to support their relatively new album This Is Not The End. Suze Demarchi was in a jovial mood talking about the album and getting back to Adelaide.

FRI NOV 22 – SAT NOV 23

FRI NOV 29

TUE NOV 5

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DREAM ON DREAMER @ Uni Bar N’FA JONES @ Rocket Bar

VIOLENT SOHO @ Uni Bar GUS G’s FIREWIND & BEC LAUGHTON @ Fowler’s Live BRITISH INDIA @ Governor Hindmarsh THE BON SCOTTS @ Grace Emily Hotel PITBULL & KE$HA @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre THE DAMES @ Wheatsheaf Hotel

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The awkward time delay and hissing phone line couldn’t hide Jordie Lane’s enthusiasm. Calling up minutes after coming off stage at a show in the small town of London, Ontario, he was thrilled that bunch of Australian exchange students were amongst the crowd. Since moving to LA in May this year, he hasn’t played to as many compatriots.

“The banter between songs is a big part of my show, and sometimes it’s like I’m speaking another language,” Lane jokes. “If all else fails I just say something about Crocodile Dundee and play the next song.”

Fortunately they do understand his brand of country-folk-rock, with Lane overwhelmed by the reception to his extensive touring of Canada and the US. Between the live shows, he has been busy recording the Not Built To Last EP, which will be released Fri Oct 18.

Unlike his 2011 critically acclaimed album Blood

WHO: Jordie Lane WHAT: Fleurieu Folk Festival WHERE: Willunga WHEN: Fri Oct 25 - Sun Oct 27

The Guide// THURSDAY 17TH BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Big Bubba & Betty BRECKNOCK HOTEL – Breakaway Sing-A-Long Session (8.30pm) CAMEO BAR – Cameoke with Andy CHICAGO NIGHT CLUB – Keith Hall & Pat Dow Band and The Bluescasters (8pm) DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Trivia Night (7.30pm) DUBLIN HOTEL – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) DUKE OF YORK – Downstairs: DJ Jon E (9pm) DJ Skinny B (1am) Beer Garden: band of the week plus DJ Dave Parry (9pm) ED CASTLE – Band Room: live bands (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – The Proj3cts (9pm) ENIGMA – Spit Syndicate, Full Tote Odds and Joyride EXETER ON RUNDLE – Shaolin Afronauts GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Back Room: Absolute 80s with Brian Mannis, Scott Carne & Dale Ryder.

Front Bar: SA Roots & Blues Competition (9pm) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Alex & The Shy Lashlies with Tom West and Coops & The Bird GRAND BAR – OMG HIGHWAY – DJ Alli (8pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – All Vinyl DJ (6pm) HQ – Riot Society hosted by Uberjak’d LIGHT HOTEL – SCALA Live (8pm) MARION CULTURAL CENTRE – Mingle Live Acoustic Music (5pm) PJ O’BRIENS – DJ G-Rillz PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Thirsty Thursday with DJ Tango ROCKET BAR – Wild Things (9pm) SUGAR – Jazz Pancake with locals and guests THE LION HOTEL – Clearway (9pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Rainbow Sessions (7.30pm)

FRIDAY 18TH ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ Jaki J (9.30pm) AUSTRAL – Troy Loakes (6pm) CMYK Fridays with Randomherodeejay (9pm)

BAROSSA WEINTAL HOTEL – Craig James (7.30pm) BARTLEY TAVERN – East (8pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Red Back Fever (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – DJs Lars, Lenny and guests DRAGONFLY BAR & DINING – Downtown with DJs DUKE OF YORK – Tom & Rose (7pm) ED CASTLE – Full Tilt live bands and party DJs ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Trashbags with resident DJs Capt N Cook, Mangie and Terror Terror plus guests ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJs EMU HOTEL – Whiskey Harbour (8pm) ENFIELD HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (6pm) ENIGMA – Def FX, Squeaker and Dead Joe ESPLANADE HOTEL – Black Caviar (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Last Days Of Kali, Brazen Serpent and Acid Mountain FINDON HOTEL – karaoke (7pm) FOWLER’S LIVE – Sleep Parade GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Back Room: Gumbo Ya Ya, Gail Page, Shades Of Blue and Proton Pill. Front Bar: Appalachian String Band Fiddle Sessions and Irish Sessions GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Encarta with Momoko Soda GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – Rock Renegades (6pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOLDFAST HOTEL – The Packets, Lazaros Dog and Cheeseworld HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm) JIVE – Calling All Cars, Bruce and Super Best Friends LADY DALY HOTEL – SideFX (8pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Black Market (9pm) LIMBO – DJs LONDON TAVERN – Live Acoustic Weekly (5pm) Rewind Fridays with DJ Wolfman LORD MELBOURNE – karaoke with Laura Lee MARINA SUNSET BAR – live acoustic music MARS BAR – guests DJs plus drag shows MENINGIE HOTEL – Urban Cover (9pm) MICK O’SHEA’S – Killkenny Duo (7pm)

NORWOOD HOTEL – Three Star General (9pm) OFFICE ON PIRIE – DJ Jess (4.30pm) PRODUCERS HOTEL – After Four Fridays Garden Grooves with DJs Justice and DrDamage plus special guests (4pm) RACQUETS SA – 60/40 with DJ Lee (8pm)

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RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ SNAKE & DJ RUPHEO (9PM)

WHITMORE HOTEL – ROB MCDADE (8.30PM)

RED SQUARE – DJs RENMARK HOTEL – Clearway (9.30pm) REX HOTEL – Two Hard Basket (8pm) ROB ROY HOTEL – Stuff & Nonsense (6pm) DJ Smiley (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Cats at Rocket (9pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Acoustic Sessions (7.30pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8pm) SETTLERS TAVERN – Dawn Raider (8pm) SOUTHWARK HOTEL – The Billy Bob & Jamie Jones Experience STAG – Upstairs: DJs play urban and dance.

Downstairs: DJs play retro STAMFORD PLAZA: CASCADES – Jacqui Lim (6.30pm) SUGAR – SHGZ: Fridays at Sugar SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Nothing But ‘90s with DJs TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing requests TAPAS ON HINDLEY – flamenco shows by Studio Flamenco (7.30pm) TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – Alien 8 (9pm) THE ELEPHANT – The Buzz and DJ G-Rillz (9pm) THE GOODY – Ch@t Room THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment THE PROMETHEAN – Stray Dog Strut with Izera, Unknown Remorse and Priority Orange (8pm) THE SOUL BOX – Move On Up: Northern Soul 60s Vinyl DJs VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Benjalu (9pm)

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WOODCROFT TAVERN – Eleven (8pm) ZHIVAGO – Skream DJs: Track Team, Terrence & Ryley

SATURDAY 19TH ARCHER HOTEL – Downstairs: Jaki J plus Bongo Madness with Alex. Upstairs: DJ Ed Law (9.30pm) AUSTRAL – DJ Jessie J playing old school beats and party anthems (8pm) BARKER HOTEL – Live It Up Duo featuring Georgia Carey (8.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRIDGEWAY HOTEL – Rock Circus featuring Bon ‘n’ All, Zepporama, Matterhorn and Echoes Of Pink Floyd (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAVAN HOTEL – Karnival with live bands (9pm) CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm) DRAGONFLY – rotating DJs playing techno, house, disco and everything in between DUKE OF YORK – Front Room: DJ Mitchy B. Beer Garden: DJ Parry. Upstairs: DJ Skinny B, MC Scotty and guest DJs ED CASTLE – Live bands and party DJs (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Arcade Disco with resident DJs Junior, Dancespace and friends EMU HOTEL – Cherry Grind (8pm) ENCORE NIGHTCLUB – resident DJs and guests (9pm)

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The Guide// ENIGMA – Bar 2: Aphsub, Legacy, Misled Minds and Kayne. Bar 3: Strike Metal Club featuring Zero Hour, Acorea, Armoured Earth and Devonera EXETER HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (7pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Animal Shadows and Silver Celluloid Machine FINDON HOTEL – Clearway (9pm) GARAGE BAR – DJs (10pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – DJ Marky Polo (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Band Room: The Jungle Giants, Northeast Party House & The Creases GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Plastic Hassle with St Morris Sinners and Subtract S GRAND BAR – Destination Saturdays with DJs and MCs HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Animal House (9pm) HIGHWAY – DJ Griff (9pm) HOPE INN – karaoke (7pm) HOTEL METRO – The Packets, Flangipanis and The Toss HOTEL RICHMOND – DJ Sly

HOTEL TIVOLI – Exotica with DJs Sleepy Hips and guests (8pm) JACK RUBY – Soul Social – live band and vinyl DJs (8pm) KINGSFORD HOTEL: GAWLER – karaoke LAKES RESORT HOTEL – Slyde (9pm) LAND OF PROMISE – Thunder Wagon, Peripheral & Cortisfol (9pm) LONDON TAVERN – DJs Captiv8, Justice, Soundflex, AJ and MC Renard (10pm) MARINA SUNSET BAR – DJs playing the best in house and electro MARS BAR – guest DJs plus a drag show MICK O’SHEA’S – The Rustlers (9pm) MIDWAY TAVERN – Black Aspirin (8pm) OLD SPOT HOTEL – Emerald (8pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Streaker (10.30pm)

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RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan REX HOTEL – karaoke (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Rocket Saturdays (9pm) SANDBAR – requests with DJs SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions SEAFORD HOTEL – Midnight Specials (9pm) SEBEL PLAYFORD – Black Caviar (8pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – Amberlight (9pm) SUGAR – ITDE DJs and interstate and international guests SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Craig James (7.30pm) TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE ELEPHANT – Kopy Catz and DJ G-Rillz (9pm) THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi (9pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – Post War and Eyes More Skull Than Eyes (9pm)

WHITMORE HOTEL – ONE GLAD MONKEY 8:30PM WINDSOR HOTEL – Wild Ones (8.45pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) YANKALILLA HOTEL – Stiff William (8pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Skot, Bottle Rocket, Osiris and Gumshoe

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL OF IDEAS

Embrace, explore and challenge the wonderful minds of some of today’s most fascinating thinkers, doers and creators. With a line-up of speakers including the likes of Julian Morrow, Paul Davies, Annabel Crabb, Peter Drew and Katharine Viner, the 2013 Adelaide Festival of Ideas runs all this weekend. The best part? Most of the program is totally free!

SUNDAY 20TH @fringe_benefits

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ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School AUSTRAL – Kelly & The Brouhaha (4pm) BENJAMIN ON FRANKLIN – Souled Out Sessions with DJs Dave Collins and Jason Lee BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Pearly Gates (4pm) DOCKSIDE TAVERN – Girls Next Door (2pm) DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris

DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Fig Jam (3pm) ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) EMU HOTEL – Pay Backs (2pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – Unknown To Man (4pm) EUREKA TAVERN – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (12pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Matthew Barlow GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays featuring Richard Perso & Maggie Rutjens (3pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Band Room: Club Cool Halloween Special Blues Spectacular with Keith Hall & Pat Dow Band, Finn Rhythm & Blues and Paul Pumpin’ Piano Hay (4pm) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – McKisko and Menagerie GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs JOINERS ARMS HOTEL – Junk Radio (3pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Vonni’s Big Arvo LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – The Healers MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits MICK O’SHEA’S – Utopia Duo (2pm) OAKS PLAZA PIER – Pier One Bar: Slyde (2pm) OVERWAY HOTEL – Urban Cover (3pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Graham Breeding Jazz Trio (2.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Redline (4pm) PLAYFORD TAVERN – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (5pm)

RAMSGATE HOTEL – ACOUSTIC SESSION (4PM) TOM KURZEL & ED TRAINOR FORTNIGHTLY ROTATION (7.30PM) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Funk & Soul Sessions (7.30pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic soloists SEMAPHORE PALAIS – Ex-Men (4pm) SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE LION HOTEL – Andrew Hayes (2.30pm) Quinny, Parko & Friends (6pm) THE SOUL BOX – Heston: Love Junkie Tour (6pm) WELLINGTON HOTEL: WELLINGTON – Sunday Sessions: live music on the banks of the Murray (3pm)

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The Guide // WEST THEBBY HOTEL – karaoke with Margi & Shaggy (8.30pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – The Orbweavers and Hello, Lover (4pm)

WHITMORE HOTEL – SYMPATHY ORCHESTRA 4PM ZHIVAGO – Black Cherry DJs: Zooma, Gumshoe and Ryley

MONDAY 21ST EXETER ON RUNDLE – Crystal Forehaed, Emu and Doe GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Rear Admiral Stand Up Comedy. Balcony Bar: Lord Stomp’s Tin Sandwich GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia (7pm) RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz with Troy Loakes and Paul Vallen (8pm) WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – COMA Spring Sessions featuring Stephen McEntee 11-Tet and The Lachlan Ridge Band (8pm)

TUESDAY 22ND AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CROWN & ANCHOR – Front Bar: DJs Stevie & Duncan DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Irish Sessions (8pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Bitches Of Zeus DJs GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Front Bar: Uke Night with Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Theatre Sport Cup: Heat 1 HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – KG’s Complete Trivia (7pm)

PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – cover band (8.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE GOODY – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) THE LION HOTEL – Zkye and Damo (7.30pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Raw Jam WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm)

WEDNESDAY 23RD BOTANIC BAR – Gemma CENTRAL DISTRICTS FOOTBALL CLUB – Quiz Wiz Trivia (7.45pm) CHALLA GARDENS HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) CLOVERCREST HOTEL – karaoke (7.30pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Geek with DJ Tr!p DANIEL O’CONNELL HOTEL – Dan’s Open Mic Night (7.30pm) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – DJ Curtis FINDON HOTEL – Muso’s Jam hosted by Streaker FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Band Room: Dave Hole & Charlie A’Court. Front Bar: Open Mic Night GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Theatre Sport Cup: Heat 2 HALFWAY HOTEL – KG’s Complete Trivia (7.30pm) HIGHWAY – The Combi Room featuring The Sun Runners HQ –NeverLand LIGHT HOTEL – Open Mic Night (8pm) MICK O’SHEA’S – Celtic Connection PORTLAND HOTEL – karaoke with Shaggy (9pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Jazz Sessions (7.30pm) SEAFORD HOTEL – karaoke with Suzanne (8.30pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – karaoke with Margi (7.30pm) SUGAR – Mixed Tape with Lauren Rose, Ferris Mular and Mr Whiskas THE COVE TAVERN – Quiz Wiz with Phil Smyth (7pm)

THE LION HOTEL – Proton Pill (9pm) THE SOUL BOX – Busker’s Box Open Mic (7.30pm)

WHITMORE HOTEL – JOSH RUDDUCK 6:30PM WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music

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Meet The 2014 Fringe Ambassador We haven’t got the poster for the Adelaide Fringe 2014, but we have the poster girl: welcome next year’s Adelaide Fringe Ambassador, Katie Noonan.

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ailing from Brisbane, singersongwriter Noonan has superb Fringe credentials. In 1999, after the long drive from Brissie to Adelaide, Noonan performed three nights at her first Fringe with her band George. She remembers the experience fondly.

“I thought Adelaide was the craziest place ever—every corner I’d turn around, I’d meet some fantastic carny folk who were doing some crazy show somewhere and I’d go and see it—it was a very fun time to be there.

“We couldn’t afford accommodation, so the producer who was running our venue rented this big house and we all stayed there.

I’m sure the dude who was renting the place had signed something saying, ‘Yes! There will only be four adults…’ when really there were 30 of us there, sleeping on the floor.”

As well as adventures in the house’s very fancy spa bath, Noonan recalls that her popular song Special Ones, from george’s number one album Polyserena, was named at that first Adelaide Fringe. She has been back nearly every year with various bands and as a solo artist, watching the Fringe get “bigger and better”.

Noonan takes the Ambassador’s reins from national treasure Paul McDermott, whose enthusiasm, charisma and artistic flair made the 2013 festival such a success.

His successor is not intimidated, but admits, “His are incredibly large shoes to

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fill. He’s the all-rounder—comedy, acting, painting—he’s amazing.

“As long as people don’t expect me to be funny, because I’m not remotely funny, at all,” Noonan adds with a laugh. “I may be unintentionally funny, but I never try to be funny.”

At this stage, she’s not certain what the

“I guess they wanted someone who comes from a really different point of view, to reflect the diversity of the festival.

Obviously there is a large comedy focus, but to be honest, I’ve never actually seen a comedy show at the Fringe—I’ve always thought of it as this amazing theatre-circusburlesque festival.” ambassador’s role entails—except that she gets to help design a float and be in the opening night parade—but she can guess why she was selected.

“I guess they wanted someone who comes from a really different point of

view, to reflect the diversity of the festival.

Obviously there is a large comedy focus, but to be honest, I’ve never actually seen a comedy show at the Fringe—I’ve always thought of it as this amazing theatre-circusburlesque festival.”

Noonan will also perform in 2014, bringing back Love-Song-Circus, which premiered at last year’s Cabaret Festival. A collaboration with director Yaron Lifschitz and Brisbane acrobatic troupe Circa, the show tells the stories of Australia’s first female convicts.

“We reflect these women’s stories through song, words and movement. It’s really fun, and possibly interesting for Adelaideans because you’re all ‘pure bloods’—you don’t have any convict ruffians in your closets.”

While softly spoken, Noonan is extremely passionate about the arts and the live performance industry.

“We have an entire generation that don’t pay for music—whereas nothing will take away from a live performance. It really is the lifeblood keeping our industry afloat. Going out and seeing the festival and supporting a festival that reflects the fantastic talent that we have here domestically is absolutely vital to enable us to keep on making our art and doing what we do.

“Nothing will ever take away from the power of live. Now, supporting things by getting out of the house and getting bums on seats in theatres and tents and wherever, is more important than ever.”

Noonan’s job lies in luring people to the Fringe. She is confident about the Fringe’s position as an attractive option during Adelaide’s busy festival season.

“The Fringe is a place where you can see some really unique bodies of work that you won’t see in, for example, a traditional festival like the Adelaide Festival. There’s always a sense of adventure and excitement with Fringe shows because it’s imbued with this sense of exploration and a little bit of

The Fringe Needs You! While the Fringe has announced their official ambassador in Katie Noonan, she can’t put the entire event together herself.

Every year scores of volunteers help make the Fringe successful, and 2014 will be no exception. Next Mon Oct 28 applications will open for those wanting to participate in the Fringe as a volunteer. There are two types of Fringe volunteers you can apply for: Parade Volunteer, who help stage and marshal the Fringe Opening Parade on Fri Feb 14 or Core Volunteer, 50 of whom will work closely with the Fringe team to help deliver some of the Fringe’s free events.

For further info contact 8100 2000 or volunteer@adelaidefringe.com.au.

naughtiness and a little bit of ‘anything can happen’.”

The other drawcard for the Fringe is its strong showing of local and national acts. A quota to keep a balance between international and Australian performers is unnecessary, Noonan says.

“Art should only be judged by its quality and not where it’s from or anything else. The quality of the local shows being presented is so high, I don’t think there’s any chance of any festival being outrun. There used to be a bit more of a notion of that in Australia— people used to think, ‘Oh, if it’s from overseas it must be better,’ but I really think we’re breaking down that preconception.

Obviously, I think it should reflect local talent, but because the local talent is so good, it holds its own against anything in the world. Ultimately quality and integrity should be the only real agenda.”

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Film // Mystery Road (M) AAAa This latest effort from Ivan (Toomelah) Sen, Australian writer, director, cinematographer, editor, music scorer and more, is one of those rather sneaky pics that can be seen two different ways: it’s either a broodingly entertaining dramatic thriller about lies and corruption in a small town or it’s a bravely harsh study of Indigenous themes and the most vicious Aussie racism and hatred (or, then again, is it maybe both?). ‘Cowboy detective’ Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) returns home from some success in ‘the big smoke’ to investigate a murder and finds the dusty outback hamlet he grew up in full of secrets. And although the Sarge (Tony Barry) assigns him the case, he doesn’t help with the investigation, and an old-school detective (Hugo Weaving) also might be friend

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or foe, as Jay searches for truths that many would prefer were kept hidden. Not all the performances here quite click, and not all of the guest stars are at their best (Barry, Weaving and, surprisingly, a cameoing Jack Thompson are fine, but David Field and Zoe Carides overact slightly), and yet this is nevertheless most compelling, with Pedersen’s quietly powerful performance more than making up for the problems.

And while some will take issue with supposedly unanswered questions, well, with a title like that what did they expect, cuz?

Adelaide Film Festival 2013

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Metallica: Through The Never (M)

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Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2013 Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas This year’s Italian Film Festival is at the PN from Tue Oct 22 until Mon Nov 11, with a program of the best of contemporary Italian cinema concentrating upon all things Rome, from Paolo Sorrentino’s opening night offering The Great Beauty to the closing night classic Fellini’s Roma. And all you need to know is at palacenova.com and italianfilmfestival.com.au.

The Family (MA)

2 Guns (MA)

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Not a documentary like the too-muchinformation Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster nor a straightforward (ie dull) concert movie, this 3D outing from director Nimród Antal features a performance by the titular band staged for the camera (and a stereotyped audience) and is set against a ‘surreal adventure’ with post-apocalyptic and Metallic(a) touches. Trip (Dane DeHaan) is a Metallica roadie who’s on hand as a huge concert’s set up and, before the first thumping number is properly over, gets sent on a mission to help one of the band’s trucks stranded nearby, and takes a mysterious satchel and an ugly doll with him for reasons never entirely clear. As the numbers keep on coming (Creeping Death, For Whom The Bell Tolls, …And Justice For All, Master Of Puppets, Nothing Else Matters and the like), Trip is involved in a car accident. He finds himself in the middle of a riot, and barely escapes the police’s truncheons before attracting the attention of a masked horseman with the ability to knock down buildings in bursts of FX that look pretty damn cool in 3D. Cowritten and co-produced by Antal and the Metals, this is notable for featuring a broken performance of Enter Sandman, as strange events start happening at the arena and singer James Hetfield (gasp!) actually shuts up for a moment.

Ageing enfant terrible Luc Besson co-wrote, co-produced and directed this filming of Tonino Benacquista’s novel, and while it’s a bizarre mix of comic farce, Mob drama, pro-family values epic, America-versusFrance satire and in-jokes aplenty, there’s still much to improbably enjoy. A Mafia family, the Manzonis/Blakes, have had to relocate under the Witness Protection Program, and their new life in a Normandy village proves a challenge: Dad Giovanni/Fred (Robert De Niro) writes his autobiography while trying not to bump off townspeople; Mum Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) reacts badly to disapproving locals and blows things up; teen daughter Belle (Glee’s Dianna Agron) falls in love and regrets it; and son Warren ( John D’Leo) runs a school protection, drug and homework ring. However, all this activity will surely lead to them being found by the baddies, and their FBI watcher (funny Tommy Lee Jones) seems to be the only one who knows that goons with guns will soon be marching into town. Although the tone’s screwy, the cast has fun and the movie-mad Besson (lightening up after The Lady) throws in prime intertextual gags, including De Niro pondering Al Capone in voiceover (as if somehow he didn’t play the guy in The Untouchables) and a wonderfully wink-wink moment where he watches Goodfellas – and, well, himself !

Bobby (Denzel Washington) and Stig (Mark Wahlberg) are guns for hire who don’t like each other but need each other to rob a bank, and they aren’t above burning down a diner or shooting a friend in the process. Too bad for Stig, Bobby’s an undercover DEA. Too bad for Bobby, Stig’s undercover Navy Intel. Too bad for both of them, they’re in way over their heads.

You’ll be hard pressed to find two more charismatic co-stars than Washington and Wahlberg, and appearances from Bill Paxton, Edward James Olmos and James Marsden are equally worthwhile. Based on Steven Grant’s graphic novel from Boom! Studios, this is the least ‘comic booky’ graphic novel film to manifest, which isn’t a bad thing film-wise, though someone who has read Grant’s work will have to determine whether justice has been served to the source material, given that in the hands of screenwriter Blake Masters, Wahlberg and Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur’s second collaboration (after Contraband) alternates between being a mindless pro-gun, anti-chicken (you’ll see) shoot-em-up and actually telling a unique story. Each element is good individually, but the middle ground is formulaic and harder to want to follow than an average action/thriller should be. There’s sequel potential, but it’ll need some work.

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Opening But Unrated About Time (M), the latest dramatic/ comedic fantasy/romance from writer/ director Richard Curtis, stars Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy.

Patrick (MA), Mark Hartley’s remake of the Ozploitation classic, offers Charles Dance, Sharni Vinson, Rachel Griffiths and Damon Gameau.

Prisoners (MA), Incendies director Denis Villeneuve’s first American pic, features Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo and Paul Dano.

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Burger Theory Opens CBD Store

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Adelaide’s food truck trend started around three years ago, and mostly thanks to a mobile burger bar called Burger Theory. Since launching in 2011, the popularity of Burger Theory has inspired a wave of trucks to come into the fore boasting everything from juice, to Mexican, to Italian meatballs. Now, after three years of zooming around in their faithful truck ‘Pearl’, the Burger Theory team are at it again setting trends – this time by opening their first fixed store off Rundle St. Set up like a fast food restaurant, where you place your order and pick up a tray from the counter, the new Burger Theory features all the old favourites alongside a kid’s burger and a rotating ‘specials’ board. This month it’s a tasty New York hot dog-inspired burger filled with mustard, pickles and a kranksy sausage, which is, as you’d expect, darn tasty. The newest and most exciting addition, however, is their breakfast menu, which boasts a series of bacon and egg rolls (or black bean and egg rolls for the vegetarians) with coffee and juice. The breakfast menu isn’t available yet with the store’s current opening hours, but hopefully those delicious smells will be wafting out of the kitchen in the early hours soon enough.

Alongside the tasty treats, a new liquor license means that there’s beer, wine and cider available, and with hours that extend until 10pm on Friday and Saturday nights it’s sure to make a for a good port-of-call before hitting the nearby Exeter.

As if that’s not good enough, the crew are also campaigning to import a frozen custard machine from the US into the new storefront. They need your help to do this – head to frozencustard.com.au and make a donation.

WHAT: Burger Theory CBD WHERE: 8 – 10 Union St, Adelaide WHEN: Mon – Sat 11am – 10pm INFO: burgertheory.com

North Puts A Spring In Its Step No, this isn’t about the Kardashian spawn – surely that would be a little disconcerting to find on a food page. Rather, this is about CBD restaurant North’s new spring menu, and why you should be eating it. Created by Chef Ashley Brandom, the new menu combines seasonal flavours with local produce such as Paringa Farm lamb, Coorong beef and locally sourced seafood. A few new dishes for you to try include entrees like poached lobster tail with crab and apple remolaude, and the confit duck puff pastry pie with roasted mushrooms, tarragon and pea puree; mains like lamb rump with spring vegetable ratatouille, rosemary butter and Paris mashed potato, and desserts like spiced orange crème brulee. For more information on their menu and current specials, contact them on 8218 4152.

WHAT: North WHERE: Adelaide Casino, North Tce WHEN: Mon – Fri 9am – late, Sat 11am – late & Sun 5pm – 9.30pm INFO: 8218 4152

Gorgeous Festival Food has traditionally come second to music at festivals, resulting in punters indulging in three courses of hot dogs and hot chips over the day.

McLaren Vale’s Gorgeous Festival aims to challenge that, with the two-day festival, falling on Fri Nov 22 – Sat Nov 23, offering a gourmet menu for patrons to indulge in alongside some of the best wines of the region. Dishes for 2013 include Argentinian chargrilled beef short ribs from The Elbow Room,

pulled BBQ pork sandwiches from The Currant Shed and Fleurieu lamb yiros with cucumber, tomato and Spanish onion salad from Fino. The eats will be accompanied by a carefully selected wine list promoting McLaren Vale’s best harvests from cellar doors Maxwell, Settlement, Oliver’s Taranga, Serafino, Wirra Wirra, Dowie Doole Hooley Dooley, Yangarra Estate, Sellicks Hill Wines, Quandong Farm and Chalk Hill. This year’s Gorgeous Festival will feature headliners John Butler Trio, Blue King Brown, Eskimo Joe and Lanie Lane. Tickets are available now through gorgeousfestival.com.au now.

Love cheese?

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 October Rymill Park, Adelaide

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Stars// Conservative options aren’t working – either in the world or at home. Venus is, however, sending you various blessings.

She is in Sagittarius, inspiring romantic adventures. In the sign of the centaur, she is generous and broadly focused on truth and travel. Pack your bags.

Taurus 21.04/20.05

Libra 23.09/23.10

The Sun is shining in all its glory, right in the midst of Libra. Your aesthetic sense always overrides the pressure to conform to the strictures of common sense. This can cause others to freak out. Seek the company of those who truly understand the need for beauty in the world.

Scorpio 24.10/21.11

Relationships are presently touched by what could best be described as creative friction. There is friction but it’s not corrosive or destructive.

Managed well, it serves to unlock a logjam and release a flood of vitality.

Aliveness will not be stopped. It is irrepressible. Go for it.

It is you, silently ensconced in your hidey-hole, who is ever so inconspicuously pulling the crowd your way. No one has mastered the art of creating demand by withholding supply as proficiently as your good self. You have considerable influence. Consider well the ethics of using it.

Gemini 21.05/21.06

Sagittarius 22.11/21.12

Endings are beginnings. This is easier to realise in theory than in practice. As life sweeps all that’s done and dusted out the door, it will take all your intelligence to figure out the blessings involved. With Mercury deep in Scorpio, these are transformational times. Be an alchemist.

Cancer 22.06/22.07

Though you are in a position of some influence and strength, that doesn’t stop others from challenging you.

Use these challenges to test your handle on truth and authority. To be reactive, or defensive, won’t serve your purpose. You are going to have to be real here. Shine on.

Leo 23.07/22.08

Mars is at the very tail end of his present tenure in Leo. If there are any items on the agenda that need to be driven through, now is the moment. You might not have the same horsepower in a week. To sort pipedreams out from that which is truly visionary could get interesting.

Virgo 23.08/22.09

Don’t be too quick to bring yourself out of respite. Though there are strong changes brewing, that doesn’t mean there’s any great need to add to the tension. Be watchful. Trust life and trust other people’s capacity to respond. If you really need to act, do so in a friendly, calm manner.

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Wish You Were Here!

Wish You Were Here! is an exhibition created by over 100 leading international and local artists and graduates from the Adelaide Central School of Art. Each involved artist has created a small-scale work the size of a postcard, and as each one has been signed on the back, collectors will not know the identity of the artist until after they have made their purchase. Each work will be priced at $80. Join in the excitement of the opening night by being the first to nab an original work by artists like Roy Anada, Deidre But-Husaim, Ruby Chew, Helen Fuller, Annalise Rees, Julia Robinson, Lisa Young, Christopher Orchard and more.

WHAT: Wish You Were Here!

WHERE: ACSA, 7 Mulberry Rd, Glenside WHEN: Sat Nov 2 – Tue Nov 12 OPENING: Sat Nov 2 from 5pm – 7pm

Venus is heating your saddle.

She is hell-bent on action. Put love and action together and it could go in a few different ways. If you act impulsively before you open your eyes, you can guess where that will go.

Watch out for romantic illusion. Put it on the line for what feels real.

Daniel Crooks, Static No. 19 (Shibuya Rorschach), 2012, photos by Sam Noonan

Aries 21.03/20.04

with Sudhir

Capricorn 22.12/19.01

The rising moon begins her week shining over the rocky mountains of Capricorn. Though you are being directly challenged to be as sensitive and effective at home as you are in the market, you aren’t overly fazed. There’s more dancing going on than fretting.

Hone your derring-do.

Aquarius 20.01/18.02

The moon will arrive mid-week. It will pull all sorts of feelings out of the cool place that is your idealistic self. Your job is to bring the earth and the sky together – to bring vision and pragmatism to the party - and get them to shake hands. This can be an emotional process.

Pisces 19.02/20.03

Life, in the form of Mars, is confronting you directly to get out of your comfort zone and move your energy. Going with the flow is the ultimate ability, but when your river has become a billabong, it’s time to get the shovel out and do some digging. Crank up your motor.

Daniel Crooks

Melbourne-based multimedia artist Daniel Crooks will present a major new commission along with a selection of moving image works at the Samstag Museum as part of this month’s Adelaide Film Festival.

The site-specific work, Pan No. 11 (cross-platform transfer), responds to the unique, architectural qualities of the Samstag Museum. The work is comprised of five concertinaed screens depicting footage shot in New York’s subway network, exploring ideas of transitional space and time.

Samstag Museum Director Erica Green comments that, “Crooks’ worlds are representations of alternative realities, where multiple moments in

time are manifest simultaneously. Eventually, the viewer grasps that things within the filmic frame – people, objects, buildings and backgrounds – have become separated from each other and then, somehow, individually reconstituted and overlayed, rather in the manner of a musical fugue. The result is mystery, an Einsteinian world of distended, stretched and ruptured shapes, elongated or accelerated times, and unlikely motional relations and trajectories.”

The exhibition will be accompanied by a richly illustrated e-book, which has been put together using some of Crooks’ previous works.

WHAT: Daniel Crooks WHERE: Samstag Museum, UniSA City West Campus WHEN: Until Fri Dec 20

DEPARTURE

Join us on a passage to India at DEPARTURE: Realms of Wonder.

Immerse yourself in art inspired by the three great spiritual traditions of India – Jainism, Hinduism and Islam. Enjoy live entertainment, Bollywood beats by DJ Track Team, open bar and Indian delicacies.

Art Gallery of South Australia Friday 8 November, 6–10 pm $60 / $45 Members

artgallery.sa.gov.au/departure

YOUR CULTURAL JOURNEY STARTS HERE detail: India, Ganesa with devotees, c.1980, India, Jaipur, Rajasthan, opaque watercolour, ink and gold pigment, 27.0 x 20.0 cm; MyrenGrafton Collection

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Adelaide Fashion Festival Opening Gala The Adelaide Fashion Festival has officially been launched during an event held at Government House, with Adelaide dignitaries celebrating with Adelaide’s fashion industry. Finesse Models showcased the South Australian designers that will be at the forefront of the nine day event that kicks off on Fri Oct 18 and finishes on Sat Oct 26, spreading themselves throughout Government House, giving the guests even greater incentive to snoop through the historic venue. Among the models were the Faces Of The Festival for 2013 and 2012, Lucy Bayet and Melissa ‘MJ’ Johannsen.

AFF Event Reminders Fri Oct 18, 11.45am-3pm – Variety On King William Rd & High Tea Sat Oct 19, 11am & 1pm – High Tea: Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Sun Oct 20, 10am-4pm – Norwood Place Parades Photos: Simon Cecere

Sun Oct 20, 7pm – Boutique, Central Market U-Park Tue Oct 22, 5pm – Myer Centre Level 1 Uncovered For the full program visit adelaidefashionfestival.com.au

To Market With spring underway it’s time to wander outside to hunt for your next sartorial treasure. Here are some markets that are happening around town this weekend to help you get off cyberspace and into some open space.

Damn The Man Night Markets

Bank St Pop-Up Markets

Norwood Fashion Market

Adelaide’s favourite night market returns at the new Ergo Apartment site for the first time. Check out this new space and find some treats for yourself while you’re at it.

Renew Adelaide is setting up a pop-up market on the newly refurbished Bank St laneway. Head over for your lunch break or as a way to skip the traffic on the way home from work.

In between the parades on the Parade, have a fossick around the markets set up by the same revolutionary minds behind the Gilles Street Markets.

WHERE: Stamford Court, Ergo Laneway WHEN: Fri Oct 18, 4-9pm

WHERE: Bank St WHEN: Wed Oct 16 – Sat Oct 19, 12-7pm

WHERE: The Parade, Norwood WHEN: Sun Oct 20, 10am-4pm

Information Night Thursday, 24 October 2013 | 6 - 7.30 pm

Associate Degree of Visual Art | Bachelor of Visual Art | Bachelor of Visual Art (Hons) An opportunity for prospective students to learn about studying at Adelaide Central School of Art and to hear about career pathways taken by graduates of the School.

Venue: Teaching & Studio Building, level 2 Lecture Room.

Glenside Cultural Precinct, 7 Mulberry Road Glenside SA 5065 [via Gate 1, 226 Fullarton Road] Learn about our award programs, enrolment process and scholarships.

Bookings are preferred. Reserve your place by 21 October, call (08) 8299 7300 or email rebekah.rivett@acsa.sa.edu.au

Presentations by: • • • •

Roy Ananda - Head of Sculpture, graduate 2001 Daryl Austin - Head of Painting Ingrid Kellenbach - CEO Jenna Pippett - graduate 2012

PLUS tour the campus including student studios.

PO Box 225 Fullarton SA 5063 | T 08 8299 7300 info@acsa.sa.edu.au | www.acsa.sa.edu.au

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DVD Reviews

The Bling Ring

Deadfall

Roadshow / MA / 86 mins

Hopscotch / MA / 92 mins

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While many loved Sofia Coppola’s Lost In Translation, no one was happy with Marie Antoinette and everyone loathed Somewhere, and this based-on-fact latest again opts for a cheesy study of fame and offers characters who almost dare you to like them. Relocated, troubled LA schoolkid Marc (Israel Brossard) meets Rebecca (Katie Chang) and her bestie Chloe (Claire Julien) and, through them, forms a clique with ‘home-schooled’ Nicki (Emma Watson) and ‘adopted sister’ Sam (Taissa Farmiga). As the vacuous group craves celebrity, they break into the houses of the rich (Paris Hilton, Megan Fox, Orlando Bloom), a scheme they fulfill with amazing ease and which they enjoy thoroughly until the cops inevitably get involved. Coppola seems never truly sure if she’s condemning these teenie nitwits, criticising empty contemporary times or having a good old wallow in all the tedious glamour. While the cast’s okay (with Broussard and Chang as strong as Watson and Farmiga), there’s ultimately little power or point to this one, and it winds up almost perfectly unmoving.

Like, totes.

The first American film from Viennese director Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters) is a grimly snowbound thriller that can’t get over its own dreariness (and silliness). Crim Addison (Eric Bana) and his dim sister Liza (Olivia Wilde) are escaping to Canada after a heist, and after a crash that kills their accomplice they shoot a cop and decide to split up and meet over the border. While Addison gets involved in the plight of an isolated family being terrorised by their abusive dad, Liza runs into ex-con Jay (Charlie Hunnam), who’s preparing to face Thanksgiving dinner with his alienated parents (Sissy Spacek and Kris Kristofferson) and whom she might be falling for after a bunch of overheated sex scenes. Chances are you’re already guessing that all these characters are going to dangerously meet in the final act, but what truly distinguishes this glum, disappointing offering is its insistence that you be shocked by the semi-incestuous bond between Addison and Liza, although given the way that Wilde is ogled by the camera you can hardly blame the guy, Your Honour.

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Bookshelf

How The Beatles Rocked The Kremlin Leslie Woodhead / Bloomsbury

Woodhead, who frequently mentions having been ‘the first’ to film The Fab Four in 1962, here demonstrates how The Beatles proved to be the one thing that communist authorities couldn’t fight, and how they set into play a rock revolution that spans from these mop-tops to Pussy Riot.

Leslie succeeds by making this an enjoyably personal study: linking together memories of being a young TV director working with the unknown Beatles, his work as a Cold War spy (no, really), his 1987 travels in Russia as change set in and his recent return there as his former subjects grow older, he manages to conclusively prove that all you need is love - and liberation.

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The Hangover Part III Warner / MA / 100 mins

AAa It’s been two years since Todd Phillips’ second Hangover, and this ‘final’ chapter’s even more desperate, with the only surprise being that there isn’t actually a hangover this time. After Ken Jeong’s Chow pulls a ‘Shawshank’ from a Bangkok prison, we cut to an off-his-meds Alan (Zach Galifianakis) in an elaborate setpiece featuring a giraffe, which leads to an intervention and an agreement that Galifianakis’ irritating character will join Phil (Bradley Cooper), Doug ( Justin Bartha) and Stu (Ed Helms) on a trip to a medical facility. And, in an attempt at series continuity, they’re grabbed by ‘Black Doug’ (Mike Epps) and taken to Marshall ( John Goodman), who wants them to find Chow and sets into motion a Mexico jaunt, a ridiculous Melissa McCarthy cameo, a spoilery finale in Vegas and more Chow ugliness. With none of the charm of 2009’s original, this jadedly turns its lead quartet of formerly kind-hearted guys into baddies, and leaves you wishing that they’d all grow and/or sober the hell up.

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Texas Chainsaw Warner / R / 92 Mins

AA Confusingly disregarding the three official sequels, the remake and its prequel, this reboot’s a direct sequel to the 1974 original Texas Chain Saw (two words).

With the permission of creators Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel it kicks off with an opening credits sequence that features footage from that classic before we proceed to events just after that in 1974, with the Sawyer family’s house being burned down by yokels (two of whom are played by cult actors from the series, but never mind). Years later, Texan Heather (Alexandra Daddario) inherits an estate and travels there with her idiot friends, and after picking up a hitchhiker on the way (duh) they arrive at the stinky-looking place and, at great length, work out that you-know-who is lurking in the basement, which leads to lots of screaming, buzzing and running around, as well as script convolutions and nudge-nudge in-jokes to make you cringe. And a new series seems to be not far behind, so saw me now, please!

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Sons & Mothers Stage

Sons & Mothers is an amazing piece of theatre from the hearts of seven members of Adelaide's No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability; based upon the relationship between six men with intellectual disabilities and their mothers.

Highlighting South Australia's vibrant disability arts community, Sons &Mothers won three coveted 2012 Fringe Awards: Best Theatre Production, Critic's Circle Award and Adelaide Festival Centre's inSPACE Development Award.

Having seen Sons &Mothers at the Old Queen's Theatre during the Fringe, and having a son with Down syndrome, I found it a very moving, funny, heartbreaking and humbling theatrical piece.

“Thank you,” producer PJ Rose replies. “There's also a lot to be said for intimate venues like the Queen's and we hope that it will translate equally as well at the Space Theatre. The new staging is great preparation for our tour in 2014.”

Equally impressive is the unassuming way that writer, actor and director Alirio Zavarce handles the cast when a line is forgotten.

“Part of that is his graciousness as a theatre professional,” Rose explains. “But a good deal of it, in relation to this play, is because he grew up with an older brother who is blind and has a brain injury. He absolutely expects the best and makes no excuses for doing less than that.

“Alirio demands that our actors give - and they can give! People often have far too low expectations of people with disabilities - within

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by Catherine

context of course. Alirio has the assumption that they can be all that they can be, and he will motivate them to be just that.”

Rose explains the origins of Sons & Mothers.

“In the late 1990s Alirio began running a workshop called The Men's Ensemble,” she recalls. “After going home to Venezuela to care for his terminally ill mother, Alirio was surprised by the outpouring of love and sympathy upon his return to Adelaide from the ensemble who hugged him and said they wouldn't know how they would cope if their mum died. He was so moved by their genuine understanding that the idea stayed within his mind for about five years until it eventually became a reality.

“Film director Chris Houghton filmed that first fertile improvisational workshop in 2009,” Rose adds, “some of which is still in the play today. Over the following two years, Chris filmed the interviews with the mothers that

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appear in the show, a script was developed between Alirio and the Men's Ensemble and we were off ! It's an amazing investment in the genuine feelings between these men and their love for their mothers.

“We are all very proud of this show,” she concludes.

Also, check out the world premiere of Houghton's documentary about the making of Sons & Mothers at the Adelaide Film Festival on Thu Oct 17 and Sun Oct 20.

WHO: No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability WHAT: Sons & Mothers WHERE: Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre WHEN: Thu Oct 17 until Sat Oct 26

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Your guide to the student experience

Your Guide I’m Claire Foord, an emerging artist and Visual Arts grad. I show and sell my artwork here in Adelaide and have travelled to Canada, USA and Germany exhibiting.

Plus, I’m a student too. I’m studying, teaching, arting – and now – writing. If you’ve got any hot tips, deals, campus activities or info you want to me know about and share, hit me up on Instagram #clairefoord_artist or Facebook /clairefoord_artist.

What Does It Take To Get Your Hands On Grant Money?

Graduating with a Bachelor Of Visual Arts from the South Australian School Of Art and then going on to undertake honours in Photography at the Tasmanian School Of Art, photographer Alice Blanch knows the ins and outs of grant writing. Since then, working from her home studio in Mitcham with analogue film and old Box Brownie cameras has seen Blanch’s love of photography flourish. “I love working with different types of film in a variety of different cameras, as they all have their own personalities and can offer different results,” she says.

Over the past four years Blanch has applied for multiple grants and has been fortunate enough to receive the majority of them. The Carclew Project And Development Grant (which she has been awarded twice); helping to fund new learning and exhibitions, Helpmann Academy Regular Grant; allowing travel to China for a photography exhibition, NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts); for Eckerley’s art materials, financial support from Unley Council and to top it off the Australia Council ArtStart Grant for $10,000. The latter has assisted her art practice financially throughout the year and allowed her to hold solo exhibitions in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, which Blanch says are “opportunities that I would not have been able to accept otherwise”. So what’s her secret?

“It’s not easy. Grants are hard because you have to completely imagine an event, trip or exhibition that might not happen if you don’t get the funding to support the project,” Blanch says. Here’s her advice: 1. Read all the information provided by the company, pinpoint the key words and phrases they repeat in their company aims and work these into your application.

2. Make sure you have a clear idea or plan about what you are applying for. If you don’t, it will be evident in your application.

3. Don’t use crazy art lingo. The people that are reading your application will come from a variety of backgrounds so keep it simple and straightforward.

4. Plan six to 12 months ahead. The more grants you apply for the higher chance you will get funding from somewhere – don’t put your eggs in one basket!

5. Never give up. Companies that offer grants are keen to see you grow as artists. If you don’t receive the first application you submit, try again next time and show them how you have grown and prove that you are determined and dedicated to your art practice.

“As an emerging artist it is important to know what you want from your artistic practice and career,” advises Blanch. “It can be very confusing seeing others around you achieve their goals, as you may begin to feel inadequate or uninspired. If you have a strong idea about what you want and what you are aiming for then you can focus on this and not get distracted by other peoples achievements.”

The ArtStart grant is excellent for emerging artists coming out of their studies as it provides a year’s worth of support that is hard to find in other available grants. It is good to look at your local council, as they will often have small grants available for members of the community. For those 26 and under, Carclew grants are an excellent place to start as they hold very detailed information sessions and encourage you to send a draft of your application for feedback before the deadline.

Everyone wants different things from their art practice. If you have a clear idea about what you want, perhaps a grant is the next step in making it happen. For further details on the mentioned grants, visit carclew.com.au, helpmannacademy.com.au, visualarts.net.au and artstartgrant.com.au.

For more information on artist Alice Blanch, visit aliceblanch.com.

It’s A Deal!

Feel like a beer, a schintty or both? The Whitemore’s got you covered on a Wednesday. For just $10 you can grab yourself a pint of pale and a parmi!

Head to Whitemore Hotel, 317 Morphett Street, Adelaide

By Josh Basford

Opinion

Time To Dole Out The Medicine In the 1900s Australia was one of the first nations in the world to ask itself an important philosophical question: If all peoples in a nation are worthy, should they not be cared for by the government when they were ill, old, deprived of work or destitute?

The answer to that question for Australia was, ‘Yes they are, and yes they should’. We were one of the first countries in the world to introduce an aged care pension along with providing support for those in need. We should be very proud of that.

This week Tony Abbott proposed banning the dole for people under 30. I’m willing to accept that this might appear to be an attractive option for some, and I can even see how that might be so – Australians have traditionally been suspicious of the character and abilities of people on the dole.

But I’m coming at this from a personal perspective. The dole quite literally saved my life.

I was kicked out of home at a young age. Living on the streets and then in crisis care, I smoked a lot of weed and basically did what a lot of people in my position do when they feel like they are uncared for and unvalued. I caused trouble.

Eventually, with the help of one amazing social worker and a lot of ‘dole bludging’, I came to realise that I was worth more than what I thought I was.

I came to see that I would only be trapped into a life of petty crime, drugs and alcohol abuse if I allowed myself to be. The world that I knew then didn’t have to be the world I imagined for my future.

Step by step, I ‘came good’. I got a job. I worked my way up. My aspirations rose with my confidence and I eventually went to university. Now, I’m about to graduate as a teacher and am lucky enough to hold down four jobs plus a couple of writing gigs. I feel like a productive, valued member of society.

But without the dole I would have fallen through the cracks. I’d probably be dead, or if not, certainly on the street. Although for a few years I didn’t ‘do’ anything to ‘deserve’ the dole, eventually the idea of a society that didn’t know me cared enough about me to save me from absolute destitution was my way out of that life.

Not all examples are, or should, have to be as extreme as mine, but I share my story in the hope that my personal journey highlights the need for social security that doesn’t discriminate based on who ‘deserves’ it or age or any other political imperative.

Tony Abbott’s position isn’t officially Liberal policy yet, but it could be. I feel passionately that it shouldn’t. I hope this has helped you to maybe feel that way too.

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CD Reviews

CD Of The Week

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Ducktails

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Byzantine

CHVRCHES

Honey Tiger Eyes

The Bones Of What You Believe

(Domino/EMI)

(Goodbye/Liberator)

In their brief existence, New Jersey outfit Real Estate seem to have already set up their musical fence posts, which makes the unencumbered output of frontman Matt Mondanile, aka Ducktails, all the more exciting. Sounding like he’s just come back from India with John Lennon, Ducktails explores some pretty dreamy soundscapes on Honey Tiger Eyes, the first track lifted from his forthcoming EP, Wish Hotel. Picture yourself in a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies…and half a tab of acid.

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Sincerely, Grizzly Us; Or Optimism (Independent)

Us; Or Optimism is not your ordinary song title, but then again, Sincerely, Grizzly have never been ones to bend to convention. The song itself follows in this vein of nonconformity, opening with 30 seconds of monstrous instrumentation before a beat change launches it into top gear.

They inevitably evoke contemporaries like Japandroids, Cloud Nothings and former tour buddies …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, but the Adelaide three-piece are starting to sound uniquely like themselves, blazing their own trail of cadavers along the way.

In Hearts Wake

Busby Marou Farewell Fitzroy (Warner)

AAAA The duo who blossomed in Rockhampton, Queensland are back with not a single sign of second album syndrome in sight. Busby Marou are in town with their latest release, Farewell Fitzroy.

The combined forces of Tom Busby’s silky vocals and the rhythms

of Jeremy Marou combine to form a match made in heaven. From the fingertips that have never once had a guitar lesson, this is pretty compelling stuff. The record explores enchanting storytelling of travels cushioned by plenty of harmonica, banjo dwellings, country harmonies and the almighty ukulele – the ultimate instrument of the sunshine. There is a very defined element to this record, such as Busby’s smooth vocals with undercurrents of country and blues that scream John Mayer. These boys really know their sound and they make it work.

As tracks progress they explore some heavier textures with some epic guitar solos going on, but their true sound lies within the final track of the record, Waterlogged. The laidback summertime jam speaks to their most textbook sound. The casual rhythms, joyous percussion and chirpy whistles create the kind of vibe that these guys should stick too, because it is phenomenal.

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The first listen of CHVRCHES’ debut album is like unlocking the Star Road levels in Super Mario World, emotionally and stylistically. The luscious synth arrangements partnered with the adorably Glaswegian vocals of Lauren Mayberry make for some absolutely mind-blowing pop forays. The extra-sensory engagements on songs like The Mother We Share and Tether transcend regular musical cognition and assault you right at the emotional core. It’s incredibly difficult for an artist to achieve this sort of connection with the listener on the first listen, if at all.

But typical of any bonus level, the enjoyment is frustratingly shortlived. Maybe it’s the artificiality of synthesised music, or the knowledge that CHVRCHES are such a band of the moment you can’t help but feel their star will fade as quickly as it rose, but there’s a temporal crisis going on here. That said, Lies and Lungs with their thudding bass and vocal sampling seem like genuine stayers, while just about any song on the album could be a single. But it doesn’t change the fact that no matter how many times you come back to The Bones Of What You Believe, you’ll never feel that same rush of adrenaline as you did the first time around.

Jimmy Byzantine

Skydancer (UNFD)

It’s hard to imagine five angry-sounding guys being so generous, but all the money earned from Skydancer is going straight into the pockets of three non-profit Indigenous groups.

The aesthetic of Skydancer reflects this spirit of giving in the most hardcore way possible. Their clean/guttural vocal mix is reminiscent of label mates The Amity Affliction, only instead of hating on Hartley, In Hearts Wake implore you to ‘Remember the place you first called home’ and reconsider our cracked future. Hardcore with a heart.

Naomi Pilgrim No Gun (Cosmos Music)

Sweden takes in some pretty exotic souls, from Jose Gonzalez to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The latest of these far-flung imports is Naomi Pilgrim, whose Barbadian roots make for a pretty interesting take on Swedish pop. Her mix of soul, Balearic and pop on debut single No Gun is an impressive introduction to a clearly talented artist, framing her as the black Kimbra. Having previously earned a crust singing back-up for Lykke Li, Naomi Pilgrim seems more than ready to rule the

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Ngaiire, Lester The Fierce & Carla Lippis Jive Bar, Sat Oct 12 (Photos by Jennifer Sando) (Review by Lachlan Aird)

AAAAa There’s no doubt that Ngaiire is a five-star artist.

Her voice is nearly unmatchable and she has an engrossing stage presence. Since the experience as a whole wasn’t as immersive as it needed to be, given the palpable energy from the artists, it only just falls short of a perfect score. As excited as I am for the Knowles sisters to descend on Australia soon, they should be wary because Australia’s own soul powerhouse, Ngaiire, has set a very high precedent.

After local Carla Lippis warmed up the punctual punters with some impressive big notes, Anita Lester, clad in riding pants, an embroided leather crop top and Sgt Pepper sleeves, fronted Lester The Fierce, delivering tracks from her Saving The Deluge EP, including Volcano (“It’s about sex”), Howl and Colours.

Ngaiire appeared in what seemed to be a sandwich board/mood board ensemble of lions, giraffes, David Beckham and Nike, with her backing band wearing Hazmat jumpsuits with splashes of neon. Lifted by silver creepers, there were some heavy Santigold vibes being channelled, yet the voice that presented itself was something much more jazzy and soulful. Working

Reviews // Quick Ones

The Paper Kites

Newton Faulkner

The Ocean Party

The Shiny Brights

States

Studio Zoo

Split

Deep Blue Sea EP

(Wonderlick/Sony)

(Sony)

(Spunk)

(Independent)

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It will transport you to several states of mind, several states of being, all in the best way possible. The Paper Kites are back, continuing to blow you away and reel you in all at the same time.

States is a record that evolves beautifully with a few outlandish tunes, which steal away from their signature earthy dwellings, exploring new grounds for these Kites to fly.

There is enough difference to keep you intrigued, but enough familiarity to keep you in love. Tin Lover is an utter delight and is the sound that the Kites should stick with – floating atmospheric vocals that leave the little hairs on your neck satisfyingly tickled with banjo dwellings, harmonies and unforgettable riffs: it’s a stripped-back, delicate sound. Add to that Sam Bentley’s stunning songwriting and a few cheeky horns, it makes what was already glorious even better.

These Kites continue to float above the clouds, being pushed to and fro by the songs of your dreams. It is a record for a rainy day, or a rainy month, as once you start listening, you won’t be able to stop.

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Less of a zoo and more of a museum, Newton Faulkner’s fourth release proves that there is such a thing as being too laidback in folk/roots music. Boasting his signature approach of delicate guitar plucking and soft vocals, the album in its entirety comes across as, dare I say it, boring.

For Studio Zoo, Faulkner endeavoured to pull off an ambitious musical experiment; streaming the entire recording process live from his home studio with no producers or engineers present. The result: a collection of utterly predictable acoustic guitar songs lacking in variety, making it almost impossible to distinguish one song from the next. Sure, it’s a chilled out listen that an extremely patient person might employ to unwind after a long day, but the overall quality of the song writing is uninspiring and transparent. Lazily opting for cheesy lyrical clichés delivered with cheap false emotion, it seems even Faulkner himself is sick of his music.

That said, there are a couple of moments that narrowly avoid blandness, namely Losing Ground and Indecisive, but as for whether they are worth enduring the rest of the 17-track album, I’m not convinced.

Bella Fowler

For their third album the members of Melbourne quintet The Ocean Party decided to split the song writing and singing duties equally among them, hence its title. While you might think this would make for a pretty disparate sounding record, it’s amazing how similarly they all write and sing. They all exhort that same Australian drawl, all keep within the confines of a GoBetweens-ish jangle. What comes as a surprise then is not how disjointed the album sounds, but how homogenous.

Album opener Quarter Life Crisis juxtaposes a sunny pop atmosphere against some dark and scarily accurate imagery of that life event (‘Another Saturday comes/And I know there’s shit on/I just don’t want to go’), while the title track and lead single delves deeper into their love of morose ‘80s soundscapes.

The musical terrain then becomes infuriatingly plateaued as The Ocean Party rely on half-baked guitar licks and ill-executed vocal hooks to see them through the remaining ten songs. Race On is an uncharacteristic highlight, evoking Blur’s Coffee & TV, but otherwise there’s very little spark or originality here. Split is perhaps a rare example where one head would work better than five.

Jimmy Byzantine

The Shiny Brights have always seemingly constrained themselves to follow the indie rock trends du jour. After a prolonged absence, the Adelaide five-piece return with their Deep Blue Sea EP, exhibiting none of these previous trappings and operating with a new lease on life. The jangly title track sees all five members come together for an ebullient sing-along, evoking a Port O’Brien-kind of sea shanty.

Ubiquitous local collaborator Delia Obst appears on Pushing Daisies, and along with the down-trodden Days, is the most sombre work The Shinies have put their name to. In not trying to be anything but themselves, The Shiny Brights sound as relaxed and self-assured as they ever have.

Jimmy Byzantine

diligently through her debut album, Lamentations, Ngaiire seamlessly moved through R&B tracks like Around and ballads including the heartbreaking Novocaine, which was written about a friend in her native Papua New Guinea who died of a broken heart after he was denied marrying the woman he loved due to tribal differences.

The only giveaway that Ngaiire is new to the game was how she spoke perhaps a little too candidly by dedicating Die to a Japanese girl who pushed her on the plane earlier that day and telling rather sordid details of an ex-boyfriend’s party trick. This reviewer, however, loves an artist with a filthy mind and unfiltered opinions. Never change, Ngaiire.

Finishing her set with arguably her best track, Dirty Hercules, with Anita Lester joining her on stage for their final jam together for the tour, left the set on such a high that an encore would have been superfluous. It’s clear these two women are destined for great things. To be denied wide appraisal and success will be an injustice to the whole Australian music community.

It may have been a small crowd at Jive, but being the last stop of the national tour didn’t affect the quality of the performance. If anything, it made the entire experience all that more intimate, allowing you to soak in the talent that was presented. The fact that Ngaiire announced onstage that she will be back for WOMADelaide is not only deserved, but reassuring for everyone who missed out this time around.

She Rex She Rex EP (MGM)

A I wanted to fall in love with the female-powered dinosaur dynamos that are She Rex. The cover art promises awesomeness, featuring a blinged-up woman clutching onto a ferocious looking bone. Dave Grohl has put in the hard yards on the EP, so what could go wrong? Well, every goddamn thing. The righteous rappers have all of the enthusiasm but none of the taste. If this is primal rap at its best, then my intrinsic will to survive has been clubbed to death.

She Rex need to learn the basics of the music game. Perhaps a five-track EP shouldn’t have a two-minute rant of a prologue. Employing a blend of synth, keys and vocals, the lady group are an abhorrent addition to their genre. It’s so cutting edge you’ll want to cut your ears off.

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New Kids On The Block No, not the ‘80s boy band, these new ‘kids’ refer to the rising DIY group of music fanatics, promoters, organisations, musicians and collectives who have led the creation of Acoustic Club Tuesday, Animal House, Billy Bob’s BBQ, Black Market, Cats, COMA, Corner Sessions at Cafe Troppo, Ding Dong, fourwords, Mad Mouse Alley, Moving Music, Plus One, Writer’s Night at The Prom, The Gumbo Blues Room, This Is SA Music Showcases, The Cafe Series and many more. Some of these are long standing staples in the gig diary, some are bigger than others, some have a regular home while others don’t, some are genre specific and some attract touring artists, whilst others are purely open to local acts. This week the list continues to grow, and Rip It Up has the pleasure of introducing three new faces with three new projects. With a whole lot of money, time and passion on the line, one thing’s for sure — promoting gigs in Adelaide is a delicate lesson in the art of multitasking.

Sharni Honor: Creator Of The Porch Sessions “It was on my gap year straight out of school when the light bulb flickered. I was having one of those classic I-don’t-know-what-to-do-with-my-life moments so decided to take off travelling to the States,” explains Sharni Honor. “In the first week, I got mugged and my iPod was stolen. For the next five months I had no music and realised that life is pretty damn bland without it. That ignited the flame that is still burning strong for my passion of all things music.”

Striving for a slice of balance, Honor’s weekly routine is a recipe of hard work. And there’s lots of it “Amid juggling about six jobs, studying and trying to get The Porch Sessions a happening thing, it’s pretty mellow. I do a bit of yoga. I sometimes eat cupcakes. I email a lot. If only there were 35 hours in a day, life would be a lot easier. But there are not. So you’ve just gotta do the best you can.”

She comes with words of wisdom that speak volumes about the Adelaide scene. “I can see it bubbling in an exciting broth of great triumphs. Adelaide is a brilliant place. Things are happening and are starting to happen even more, everywhere you look. It’s full of the most creative and most fruity cats you’ll ever meet. Now is the time to get involved. Spread your ideas and spread them far and wide.”

True to her word, Honor is spreading her idea far and wide. The Porch Sessions is a travelling series across the porches of suburban Adelaide bringing some beautiful music, delicious local food and beverages, as well as some good vibes to your very own porch. She will take over your garden, drape it with fairy lights and bring the music to you. The sessions will launch on Sun Nov 2 in Brighton with Benjalu (NSW) and Timberwolf.

Jessi Tilbrook: Director Of Jessi Lou Presents Jessi Lou Tilbrook lives and breathes rock‘n’roll and has done since she was old enough to understand what music was. “My dad has been the biggest influence of all. He was in the Masters Apprentices in the late ‘60s, and continued on as a performer and agent for the next 40 plus years. This is obviously one of the biggest reasons I’ve wound up in the industry, as I lived and breathed music from the moment I was old enough to know what it was.”

Punk Ass Kids – An Exercise in Rock’n’Roll is coming to Rocket Bar on the first and third Wednesday of every month. She discusses what has led to the evolution of this brand new club night. “I set up my first event business at 18 called Smokin’ Betty’s Events where I created the Rockabilly Rumble which ran for two years. My first show attracted over 1000 people to the venue and that’s when I realised there were people out there who believed in my ideas, so that’s when I decided I wanted and needed to make a career out of it. I’ve had the idea for a super long time but turning it into an actual product began only a few months ago.”

“I have a tendency to commit to a lot,” Tilbrook reveals. “I’ve been studying full time, working two jobs and running a business for the last three years. Now that I’ve graduated I have more time to focus on the business but it’s not like my work load has lessened. It’s hard to put 100 percent of yourself into the one thing that seems more important than everything else, but not forget about the other stuff which is important too, like working the day jobs so that I can afford to feed myself.”

Wed Nov 6 is set to feature Nicker Teens and Stomp The Orange, but as this club night continues to grow, Tilbrook speaks of her dream role. “If it involves music, creativity and bringing something original and fun into peoples’ lives, then that’s what I want! I love travelling as well, so if that could be included too, then I’d be the happiest girl in the world.”

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Amba Miles: Director Of Ground Roots At 21, Amba Miles, is the brains behind winter’s Chai Time Series, is a Co-Director of Adelaide Rootz Festival and the Adelaide Peace Markets. Her latest project, Fruitation Culture And Music Festival is the biggest, most adventurous and most fruity yet. At the wee age of three months she first ventured to WOMADelaide with her dad and it’s fair to say she has never looked back. Miles has distinct taste for fusing global culture, worldly beats and conscious minds and she has pulled all of her projects under the apt title of Ground Roots.

She has just returned from a stint working as an artist liaison at Caloundra Music Festival in Queensland and cites that she regularly draws inspiration from “seeing how the ‘Big Guys’ create such magical projects”. We weren’t joking when we alluded to the art of multitasking. Miles says, “Golly. I spend half my week studying at MusicSA, attend band practice on Monday and Thursday nights, do some festival planning, emailing and admin stuff on Wednesday arvos, Fridays and weekends.”

Fruitation Festival has seen a relatively quick evolution over five months. “I reckon there is a hunger for more conscious, alternative and family friendly festivals,” Miles reveals. Fruitation Music And Culture Festival hopes to fill this void, delivering a line-up featuring Nicky Bomba, Saritah, Benjalu, Bec Laughton, Local Revolution, Ska Vendors, Murray Kyle, Argus and the Liar plus loads more! For your dose of roots, ska, funk, worldbeat and reggae tunes, note Sat Nov 2 in the diary.