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The annual Forth Valley Blues Festival gets underway at the Forth Recreation Ground on Saturday March 17. Thirteen hours of continuous Blues music beside a great range of food stalls and bar facilities will be available, along with the Motorbike Show and Shine competition. The 2012 festival includes the Raymond Beadle Band (NSW), Blue Heat (Vic), Virginia Martinez (Uruguay) and a selection of great Tasmanian bands, including The Barflies and Halfway to Forth. Entry is $40 for Adults over 18 years of age, $20 for Children 16 – 17, and free for children under 16 when accompanied by an Adult.
The Hunter and Gatherer Tour. The ninestop tour kicks off in Tasmania at the start of April and takes them up and down the east coast before finishing up in South Australia three weeks later. Playing at Hotel New York in Launceston on Wednesday April 4 and The Republic Bar in Hobart on Thursday April 5, tickets are available now via Oztix and Moshtix respectively.
on the bill supporting Dr. Don Don at the Republic Bar on March 10. Soon after that, the duo will be packing up and moving off to Melbourne, but before they go, they are putting on the ALTA Farewell Show at The Brisbane Hotel on the April 5. Supports will be DJ Grotesque, Alex Felix, Skunk and more TBA. Hit up www.WeAreAlta.com or Facebook for details.
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Ballpark Music had a stellar 2011. After being officially Unearthed by triple j they have gone on to become one of Australia’s must see musical outfits. Constant touring capped off by a swag of awards and accolades including two entries in the Hottest 100, two entries in Rage’s Top 50 music videos of 2011, and nominations for Album of the Year by both triple j, and Rolling Stone Magazine. The Ballpark boys will be appearing at The Waratah Hotel on Saturday April 21. Tickets are $17+bf presale available from the venue or oztix.com.au, or $22 on the door.
Songstress Lanie Lane has had a massive 12 months, gracing album covers, signing record deals, recording with Jack White and touring the world. Now Lane and her band are finally making their way to Tasmania, playing the Grand Poobah in Hobart on Saturday the May 19 and Sunday May 20. The have promised a night of rock and roll, bright lights, balladry, loud guitars, and heartfelt entertainment. Tickets are available now via Moshtix, $20 + BF or $25 on the door.
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360 STARTS A RIOT Melbourne rapper 360 appears to be going from strength to strength. Riot police were called to one of his in-store appearances in QLD recently, with the tattoo covered rap star and his entourage being escorted from the venue as hundreds of teenybopper fans squealed and chased his car. Soon to announce more dates to his already sold out ‘Boys Like You’ tour, 360 will be appearing at the Breath of Life festival in Launceston.
Popular regional music festival Groovin’ The Moo has announced their lineup for May 2012. A record ten international acts will be appearing alongside local essentials in rural hotspots, Bendigo, Townsville, Maitland, Canberra and Bunbury. The 2012 list includes Adrian Lux, Chiddy Band, City and Colour, Digitalism, The Maccabees, Mutemath, Public Enemy, Wavves and Andrew W.K One-Man-Party Tour amongst Hilltop Hoods, Hermitude, Gold Fields, The Getaway Plan, Parkway Drive, San Cisco and more. Tickets available from gtm.net.au or moshtix.com.au
Crooning crowd favorite Pugsley Buzzard makes his first trip to Tasmania for the year, with two shows so far announced, The Republic Bar in Hobart on Thursday March 15 and Brookfield at Margate on Sunday March 18. Sydney band, Def FX, have carved out a unique place in Australian music both sonically and iconically. At the core of the bands success and their critical and public attention was their inimitable blend of electronic beats and samples, rock/ metal instrumentation and grunge vocals, combined with the charm and charisma of lead vocalist, Fiona Horne. The legends return to Tasmania to play the Republic Bar and Café on Sunday June 3. Tickets are $25 + booking fee, and are available via the Republic, Ruffcut Records, and Moshtix.
AMPOCALYPSE RETURNS Popular Victorian band The Go Set have hit a slew of festivals over the past few years, both here and abroad, and have shared stages with some of the biggest names in the country, from Wolfmother and Weddings, Parties, Anything, to The Living End. Starting in February, they will be setting out on yet another national tour, and luckily for Tasmania, they’ll be paying us a visit on the way. Playing the Brisbane Hotel in Hobart on Friday March 9, the St. Mary’s Hotel on Saturday March 10 and the Bridge Hotel in Forth on Sunday March 11.
Ampocalypse is back! This time the mini-festival will include 10 bands on two stages at The Brisbane Hotel, including Black Majesty and Synthetic Breed from Melbourne, alongside The Roobs, Taberah, Lady Crimson, Space Raven, Gape, Lacerta, Outcry, and Atra Vetosus, with Heavy Metal DJing after the bands by Alex Pope (Ruins). Starting at 8pm on Friday March 30, entry will be $15 at this 18+ event.
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With a vaudevillian nuance and humor Pugsley brings back the bygone days of the cabaret bar with its husky voiced pianist hidden in the corner of a smoke filled room. With their debut album freshly out through Wing Sing Records / MGM, the Melbourne three-piece make their first mission to Hobart to play The Brisbane Hotel, Saturday April 7. Described as neon garage punk step, their live shows in Melbourne have become known for their high energy and unpredictability on stage.
Hobart will be treated to a special double night header with both Diafrix and Joelistics performing at The Republic Bar on Sunday April 8. The show will precede Diafrix’s forthcoming album Pocket Full Of Dreams which is out at the end of June. Joelistics, who has been busy touring off the back of his solo album Voyager is rumoured to be also cooking up some shows with his bandmates in TZU. This will be of great excitement to fans as the band has been on extended break since 2009.
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NERD NIGHT Hobart nerds have now found a night of their very own with The Brisbane Hotel running its fortnightly aptly named nerd night every second Tuesday. Located in the band room, nerds can hang out in an oversized living room filled with classic gaming consoles from the past 15 years. Games can be played also on the projector screens. Nerd nights in March will be Tuesday 13 and 27, 7pm onwards. Entry is free.
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WEEKEND OF MUSIC AT SALAMANCA As part of the Salamanca Arts Centre’s 35th birthday celebrations, there will be a weekend of free music events beginning on Friday March 30 through to Sunday April 1. Friday night sees a pop up lane way party in Kelly’s Lane from 6pm to 11pm, featuring a diversity of musicians and performers. Saturday will feature a buskers spread through the markets during the day, plus sound installations in the Salamanca Arts Centre at night. Celebrations conclude on Sunday at 2pm with an outside pageant featuring a number of acts including a school band led by Hobart musician Dean Stevenson.
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Folk /indie pop four piece The Lucky Wonders will do a run of shows across Tasmania in late March. The Byron Bay based musicians have been making considerable inroads into the Australian music scene over the past two years with a heavy touring regime off the back of their debut album Thirteen O'Clock. See them at The Republic Bar Hobart Thursday March 22, Alchemy Bar Launceston Saturday March 24 or Brookfield Margate Sunday March 25.
With their own brand of vaudevillian, cabaret, junkyard gypsy blues, Rapskallion come to perform in their favourite Hobart haunt the Alley Cat Bar. After a self imposed winter exile spent recording in Northern New South Wales, the band is on the road again launching their new album Vagabong King. Expect a pandora’s box of sweaty good times as the rogues perform their blend of titillating tangos, wacky waltzes, and punk rock polkas. See them perform Sunday March 25 as a special afternoon show.
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RAMPING UP WITH ALEKS BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR LUDICROUS COSTUMES, INTERPRETIVE DANCE AND EXPERIMENTAL POP TUNES, ALEKS AND THE RAMPS ARE LEAVING THE OLD ATTIRE BEHIND FOR THEIR NATIONAL TOUR.
A FUTURE MORE BRIGHT THAN BLUE After a successful debut onto the indierock scene in 2010, Melbourne trio Celadore arguably surpassed expectations with their 2011 followup EP The Bright and Blue. Recorded at Red Door Sounds in Melbourne, The Bright and Blue is an impressive showcase on two levels. For one, it captures Celadore’s authentic live sound, with stripped back musical elements and an unpretentious honesty. On the other side, it marks Aussie music legend Chris Cheney’s first release as a producer. The Living End singer (who co-owns the studio) teamed up with the guys early last year, and judging by the result, it seems safe to say that sparks flew. Now, having recently released second single ‘Bakery’, the boys are set to play another string of shows around the country - a tour that will surely cement their status as a band to watch in 2012 and beyond. Before hitting the road though, they thankfully spared some time and youth to answer a few questions for Warp. So your follow-up EP The Bright and Blue was recently released. Are you pleased with the response so far?
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We’re really happy with how the EP has been received so far. We’ve been quite blown away by the great reviews and people seem to be connecting with the songs. It’s been another step for us and hopefully we can keep the momentum going through the tour we’ve just started. This record was not only an accomplishment for you guys, but for Chris Cheney as well, who got to spread his wings as a producer for the first time. How did that opportunity to work with him at Red Door come about? Would you do it again? We got in touch with Chris’s management when we had heard he was looking to work with an emerging band. A little while later we got a call from him saying he liked our demos and was keen to make it happen. If the stars ever re-align we’d definitely love to work with him again as he was the perfect fit for our vision for the EP. Having said that, we’d be just as keen to work in different environments with different people to keep growing as a band. Your intent with The Bright and Blue was to capture the essence of a live sound, in much the same way as Cheney does with The Living End. Did you feel that this was an element lacking on Distance is a Gun? Distance Is A Gun was a really different process because everyone did their parts separately and we recorded in multiple places. It’s also got quite a few extra parts and harmonies which make it quite a dense recording. This time around we focussed on trying to capture a more dynamic and expressive sound by playing in the same room and being able to eyeball and feed off each other. Through touring so much over the past couple of years, we’ve found that live kind of energy to be one of our biggest assets. Despite being a seemingly young group of guys, you’ve managed to create a sound that is so mature and cohesive, yet at the same time reminiscent of an earlier,
simpler time in rock. Is this a result of time spent playing together, or merely shared interests and influences? I’d say a little bit of both. We’ve been playing together for a few years and that chemistry can only get better and a band become more cohesive with time and experience. We’ve always wanted to be more than a ‘righthere, right-now’ band, and I think our major influences tend to extend back to the records we grew up with. With this EP we didn’t want to over-think the songs and hooks by clouding them over with excess and filling every gap. It’s a pretty simplistic notion, but people have and always will fall in love with great songs. Hopefully in 50 years some people can look back at our band and say that we put out a couple of those! How did it feel embarking on your first national tour last year? Do you feel more prepared for it this time around? We have actually been a touring band for a couple of years now. The tour that we undertook to launch The Bright And
Blue EP at the end of 2011 was our most extensive run yet with 17 shows around the country. We’re constantly learning both from ourselves and other bands around us, how to become a better and more efficient band on the road. We like to be creative with our touring so that we make it to different pockets of the country each time we head out. What has been the highlight for you so far? The most rewarding part of being in this band is being out on the road, connecting with people and winning over new audiences. We’ve spent a lot of time in a station wagon over the past few years but we feel very privileged that the band has opened up opportunities for us to travel and do something that we love. Kelly Snyders
Celadore play The Brisbane Hotel on March 16.
“I think this tour is likely to be very much casual attire but it will still be high energy with jumping involved. I think it will be more checked shirts and jeans,” said guitarist Simon Connolly. “We all got old and put on weight so we can’t wear the costumes anymore.” “We are concentrating on doing weirder, DIY lighting stuff. Alek brought these lights, like the ones bogans put under their cars and we run them off a motorcycle battery. He has also built these boxes that trigger different sounds and flash on and off vaguely in time with the music. We are going to make it very interesting.” Aleks and The Ramps song write without rules, often drawing inspiration from a range of sources. This can result in various genres being mixed into one song, making it genuinely hard to pinpoint the bands sound. Simon partially credits the Melbourne music scene for nurturing their creative approach to writing. “I think it is a great scene. It’s huge. We’ve travelled a lot over the years as a band and also individually and I think only New York, maybe Los Angeles, could be comparable in terms of the size of the scene, the sheer amount of venues.” “In Melbourne you can just say, ‘I’m a musician’ and they will accept that. They aren’t like, ‘what else do you do?’ or ‘how much do you get paid?’” ‘Facts’, Aleks and the Ramps latest album, is an interesting mix of electronica, pop and dance, with the lyrics an indescribable mixture of random words, slotted together to make lines. Even the title is unsystematic. “‘Facts’ was plucked out of thin air, somewhere in the space between Alek’s ears.”
A warning should be issued to all drivers on the road, before Aleks and The Ramps head off on their national tour in March. “We were touring Canada, driving around doing shows with these guys from Montreal, Mixolydian. They had one of those big American style vans and we had all the gear for two bands and nine people in there. We would swing all over the road. The car would just suddenly go left, and drift into the other lane. I’d drive a lot, partially because I am a control freak and because it was so frightening. “If we crashed, I wanted to know it was unavoidable, that there was nothing I could have done. Looking back on it, it was hilarious but at the time it was terrifying.” If they survive their national tour, fans of Aleks and The Ramps can expect another album some time in the not so distant future. “We want to get back into the studio as soon as possible. Get the kernels of some new songs happening. Maybe in April we will start doing something like that. We might go to New Zealand, do some shows and we want to relocate for a few months to Europe, get the band over there touring.”
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LAURA STILL BELIEVES IN AN INDUSTRY WHERE COMMERCIAL SUCCESS IS PARAMOUNT, MELBOURNE POST-ROCK BAND LAURA MAKES LISTENERS BELIEVE THAT GOOD MUSIC STILL EXISTS.
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Between the intensity of their music, the dark, dynamic sound and brooding lyrics, you will walk from a Laura gig in awe. Their sound however, is something that Laura is open to experimenting with. “Sound is something we have developed as we have grown as musicians and as a band,” Laura guitarist Ben Yardley shares. “We always try and change things around when we write so we don’t follow the same rules. Every time we sit down and write a song, we change how we approach it in order to keep it fresh.” Forming in 2001 out of the remnants of another band, it has not always been smooth riding for Laura, having undergone several member changes since 2002. “After we put our first EP out we played gigs constantly for the next couple of years and just got better. That is when the membership started to change, when we wanted people that were more committed.” In 2004, Laura released their debut album, ‘Mapping Your Dreams’. Critical success soon followed with Beat Magazine naming the instrumental track ‘We Should Keep This Secret’ the Indie Single of the Year. When it comes to song writing, Laura approaches the process collaboratively. “We sometimes start with an idea, or even a fully fledged song. Then sit down together and attack it to get what we want out of it. We all have quite different sounds and tastes in music. So when that comes together, that becomes the Laura sound.” After the Japanese release of their second album, ‘Radio Swan is Down’, Laura hit the road on an extensive tour of Japan, result-
HOW TO NAME A DRAG QUEEN MEOW, MEOW! HEAR THE CATCALL, TASSIE, BECAUSE GINGER PUSSEE IS SET TO SING AND DANCE HER WAY INTO YOUR HEARTS AND OFFER SOME GUIDANCE ON FINDING YOUR PERFECT DRAG QUEEN NAME.
There are many ways to come up with your drag queen name. There’s the method most commonly known: you take your first pet’s name and the street you first lived on and wind up with something like ‘Mandy Panorama’. Failing that, you can use a drag queen name generator online, and see your self transformed from something like ‘Stephen Wood’ to ‘Candy Sweet Spot’ in an instant. Or you can name yourself Ginger in honour of the film “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”, and then adopt Pussee as a surname because it just makes damn sexy sense. That’s precisely how Tasmanian hospital worker Harvey Coughlan became the charismatic and delightful Ginger Pussee. “You have to be very careful what you call yourself because of copyright,” heeds Ginger. “A particular drag queen in Tasmania got in trouble because she was using a name, and another drag queen found out and got very upset because that was her name!”
ing in what Ben describes as a favourite gig moment. “In Osaka, Japan, we played at a punk venue. We had come from Melbourne where audiences just stand there and folds their arms, to Osaka where all these people were jumping up and down to our songs. Watching everyone just getting into it was pretty amazing, seeing the difference compared to a Melbourne audience.” In late 2011, Laura launched the first two tracks of their new album ‘Twelve Hundred Times’ as a double a-side 7 inch, Mark The Day | This Grey Earth. This was swiftly followed by a tour of the east coast to launch the album. “Our new record is pretty bleak, which I like about it. But I think there are some moments of hope on there.” Laura is now about to round off the tour, with shows in Hobart, Adelaide and Perth. However fans can look forward to hearing a lot more from Laura over the next few years. “We would love to come down and play Mona, as well as trying to land a couple of festival gigs. Scoring for some soundtracks is also up there on our list of things for the next few years.” REBECCA WHITEHEAD
Laura plays at Brisbane Hotel on March 17
“ABBA is my idol. I do ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘Dancing Queen’. I do Tammy Wynette. ‘Stand By Your Man’ is very popular. At a show in March, I’m doing a Whitney Houston tribute. A lot of people that come to my show don’t want to hear this ‘jiggy, jiggy, jiggy’ young music. They want to hear the older stuff, too. It’s popular with my fans.” You can call him Harvey Coughlan or you can him Ginger Pussee. The two are interchangeable, and neither personality cares what you use, just as long as you remember this: Drag is fabulous, and in Tasmania it doesn’t get any better than Ginger Pussee and the Golden Girls. LOANI ARMAN
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Since forming a decade ago, Melbourne based The Go Set has released six albums and toured relentlessly through Australia, Europe and the USA, igniting gig goers with their raw and lively sound. Proving that they’re still ‘going’, the band are set to release their fifth studio full length - a self titled outing that sees frontman Justin Keenan relax his song writing duties in favour of a more collaborative effort from the band. “Aside from the fact that we couldn’t agree on a title, it’s self-titled because it was the most collective effort we’ve done as a band. Previous to that, I’ve done all the song writing,” says Keenan. “We’ve had to cowrite together. It’s a bit different for me, but it was a good experience.”
With previous albums, The Go Set’s sound has been weighted heavily in Irish folk music roots and instrumentation, with strong sentiments of punk and ska. They’ve been likened to The Pogues, The Clash and early Midnight Oil. With this latest album, The Go Set’s sound leans to rockier tones via screaming guitars and pounding drums. “The other guys listen to everything from Bruce Springsteen to Gaslight Anthem to soul and funk. When everyone’s influences are taken into account, it’s a collective input. Where my natural tendency might be to add a mandolin, they might hear it played better on guitar, or something. It’s made us ‘less jigs and less Irish folk’ and a bit more rock.” What does remain consistent with their
previous work, however, is the band’s strong emphasis on politically and socially minded storytelling, which Keenan says he finds inspiration for in his fans. “We are one of those bands that spend a lot of time socialising with people that come to our gigs. I’m a real sucker for sitting around afterwards and hearing a story about a place we’re in. It’s amazing when people know you’re a songwriter in a band, the amount of stories that people have to tell you,” he enthuses. With a national tour lined up in March to celebrate the release of the album, fans will have their chance to share some local yarns with the band, and it’s something Keenan is looking forward to.
“Come down to the Brisbane [Hotel],” Keenan implores Warp readers. “They can download for free as much as they want, as long as they come down and support independent bands.” LOANI ARMAN
The Go Set play Brisbane Hotel in Hobart on March 9, St Mary’s Hotel on March 10, and the Bridge Hotel in Forth on March 11.
GIGS WEDNESDAY THE 7TH OF MARCH
ED'S ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL GIG THURSDAY 8TH OF MARCH
LUKE LEGGS AND THE MIDNIGHT SPECIALS FRIDAY THE 9TH OF MARCH
TRUCKSHOW & THE HERON COLLECTIVE SAT THE 10TH OF MARCH
STONE TROLL, LIZARD JOHNNY & KREIGAN HILL FRIDAY THE 16TH OF MARCH
THE TOKYO ROOM SATURDAY THE 17TH OF MARCH
PEARLY WHITES & NICK PAPADAKIS FRIDAY THE 23RD OF MARCH
SAM COLE & NELL DEGRASSI SATURDAY THE 24TH OF MARCH
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“I’m not one to copy other people’s styles. I like to be glamorous. I’m the star of the show, so it’s got to be real glamorous,” she purrs. Glamour takes effort, so Ginger takes outfit selection very seriously, even hiring a top drag designer to craft her flamboyant pieces. “My costume designer and I are going to Spotlight tomorrow, so she can make some beautiful costumes for me,” Ginger says gleefully.
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WHEN THE GO SET HITS TASSIE STAGES THIS MONTH, FRONTMAN JUSTIN KEENAN WANTS ALL WARP READERS THERE, SUPPORTING THE INDIE MUSIC SCENE. OH, AND HE ALSO WANTS TO PICK YOUR BRAIN FOR A GOOD STORY OR TWO.
Ginger Pussee at the helm. “I see all these beautiful people in the audience, going ‘Ginger! Ginger! Ginger!’ and I just go for it when I’m onstage. I’m always swishing around and loving people applauding,” she says.
With shows coming up in Hobart in March, Ginger is busying herself for what promises to be a very classy act.
Don’t assume, however, that drag is just about a man dressing up as a woman, particularly not with the crowd-pleasing
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Ginger Pussee and the Golden Girls perform The Brisbane Hotel on March 10.
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Fresh Stylin' ONE OF THE UK’S BIGGEST DANCE EXPORTS, FREESTYLERS ARE STILL EVOLVING THEIR SOUND TO TOP THE CHARTS AND HEADLINE THE STAGE.
The last time I saw the Freestylers in Hobart almost two years ago. The gig was down a dingy central-city alleyway, up three sets of stairs that make you feel as though you were climbing up through an M.C Escher drawing, savouring the reverberating bass bouncing around in this miniature psychedelic runway.
“We’d turn up at airports with kids waiting for [Big Day Out touring buddies] Slipknot, but as none of them would know what they’d look like, the guys from the band could easily stroll through without a hindrance,” he says.
After a brief interjection at the top of the stairwell to be told by a lovely smiling lady that she would like money for entry, we finally burst out into a pulsating Halo nightclub filled with pumping drum and bass, freely-flowing beverages and some very sweaty club-goers, gyrating to the sounds of these two grinning English lads behind the turntables.
“It was quite funny to see look on the faces of these disappointed kids. At one point, Dave (our bass player) was signing off as one of Slipknot! Haha! I think me and matt should start wearing masks… not that we get stopped all the time.”
The night was a total success, and my ears were left begging for more, so I could hardly contain my excitement this week when I was told not only that they were returning to our lovely southern island, but that they would be calling in for a chat with yours truly.
Since their last tour down under, they have been busy growing their live show alongside Bass player Dave Budgen, Drummer Clive Jenner, guitarist Rich Budgen and MC SirReal, and it has been touted as rivalling the energy of The Prodigy’s performances. The current live show has primarily been based on the music until now, but Aston gave us some insight into where the show has come from, and where they hope it will evolve to.
First on the topic of conversation was the touring life, which varies greatly depending on whether they are touring their muchacclaimed live show, or a DJ performance. “As much as I love doing DJ gigs I think performing with the live band has had more memorable occasions,” Aston Harvey tells Warp. “The Big Day Out 2005 Tour being one of my favourites. Technically, everything ran like clockwork and was super well organised, which was amazing considering how many bands, personnel and equipment had to be moved around. “It was so much fun; [we] got to meet lots of other artists and it was like a constant party over a 2 week period! I also got to meet my all time musical heroes; The Beastie Boys. Hopefully one day we’ll be asked back.” The lads appear to be pretty adept to keeping the madness at bay during months on the road, with plenty of stories to tell about amusing antics; 12
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“Matt likes to wax his legs whilst eating pickled eggs, and I like sip on some Chianti while nibbling Fava Beans! I have loads of amusing moments on tour.” that production styles are not the only thing exciting them, it’s also the technology.
“As we’ve been working on our new album [recently], so the band hasn’t been out for a while now, but as soon as it’s done I’ll get busy programming a new and improved show. Up [until] now we’ve been performing without lighting or visuals, so we’ve had to rely on the energy of the music and the characters on stage.”
[going to] bring a lighting and visuals guy with us. Just from watching acts like Pendulum and Chase and Status, it’s given me food for thought where to take us live. I just need to up the ante now to be on par if not better than these other artists - in our own way of course!” Over the 15 years since the Freestylers’ inception in 1996 the sounds and tempos of electronic music have changed dramatically, evolving and making way for new sounds that have both replaced, and furthered, their original genres.
“I guess dubstep-wise I really like the Circus Label artists such as Flux Pavillion and Doctor P plus I really like Nero’s album. There’s lots of great drum and bass producers around at the [moment] as well with the likes of Break, Camo and Krooked, Netsky, Terravita and Delta Heavy. Pyramid is doing it on a breaks tip for me too.
“[In] the early days we had MC’s Navigator and Tenor Fly along with a few break dancers, but in recent years Valerie M and MC SirReal have been gracing the stage for us. So when we’re back on the road we’re
The Freestylers, being from ‘Great’ Britain, have closely followed the evolution of UK sounds over the years, including drum & bass, breakbeat, dubstep and more recently, drumstep. However it seems
“The thing that is exciting me the most are the tools to make your music. [They] are getting more advanced and one is able to do things that you could only dream about even 5 years ago.
“It’s all good if it’s bringing something new to the table, that’s why dubstep has become so popular. Music has to evolve to stay current and fresh, but it’s always good to
have some familiarity of where the music is coming from. ‘140 Jungle’ is one of the new terms for breaks in the UK, basically based around 140BPM, which is crazy to term a music [genre] on its beats per minute.” So with such an eclectic taste in music, one might struggle to pinpoint the musical roots of this duo of turntablism terror, however Aston tried his hardest. “The style is rooted in B-Boy Electro, old school Hip Hop, early House and Dub Reggae. So anyone from Mantronix, Todd Terry (early days), Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambatta and the Soul Sonic Force, Ultra Magnetic MCs, Public Enemy, Fast Eddie, Masters at Work, MK, Todd Edwards, Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, The Beastie Boys, Strictly Rhythm Records, Tommy Boy Records, Def Jam, Aphrodite, The Prodigy, Zinc, Ronnie Size, Congo Natty,
The Scientist, Prince Jammy....the list will go on. Basically I’m influenced by [any] good music old or new.” So after 15+ years on the road, there are some amazingly debaucherous tales to tell, most of which I would not be allowed to print here. However we did get some insight into some tour bus antics. “Matt likes to wax his legs whilst eating pickled eggs, and I like sip on some Chianti while nibbling Fava Beans! I have loads of amusing moments on tour, like leaving band members at the hotel by accident when we’re on the way to the airport. Oh, and there was this one time… On a tour bus you’re not meant to do a number 2 in the toilet, so this girl that was singing for us at the time did her business into a plastic bag and then the bass player threw it out the top [of] the bus whilst we’re bombing it down
the highway in France! A car behind had to swerve and when the bag hit the road, it wasn’t a pleasant sight!” It sometimes seems that DJing and touring with a band is one of the best lives one can possibly acquire, however it is not without its dangers, “I’ve had a jug of beer thrown me whilst DJing by some drunk twat. It’s literally drowned all the equipment, so I had to stop playing as everything electrical started to fizz!” Aston recalls. Being almost 5 years since the Freestylers’ last full-length LP release, one might be forgiven for thinking they have stopped producing original material. The opposite is true, however, with the boys not only working on a new album, but also various singles that you may have heard remixed by some giants of the scene. “Cracks has been the most successful [release] to date,” Aston says. “Flux Pavillion remixed that track and it’s gone on to be The Naked and Famousdubstep will be anthem, appearing a massive underground at MSFest 2012over on Saturday thehits 3rdon of [which has] had 13 million March. General Admission are $77 YouTube. Our latest single isTickets called ‘Over + BF, available via oztix. You’ which has been smashing dance floors worldwide. We’re currently working on our
fourth album which we hope to have finished in the next few months. Watch this space!” We certainly will be watching, and listening, intently to this space. There was a hint that they might be dropping some of their new tracks at their upcoming Hobart performance, so grab your tickets early (this is likely to sell out!) and get along to the Grand Poobah on April 4 for what is set to be a very special evening. Hopefully no psychedelic staircases this time! CALUM ‘MAX’ POWER
Freestylers play at the Freshly Breaked Easter Extravaganza, supported by Adam Turner, Lids, Dagwood, Sami and Mez, at the Grand Poobah on Wednesday April 4. Early bird tickets $25 from Ruffcut Records, Hotel Tasmania and Mojo Music, or $30 on the door if available.
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LAST, NOT LEAST MICK THOMAS IS PROUD OF HIS LATEST RECORD THE LAST OF THE TOURISTS, BUT HE DOESN’T THINK OF IT AS “NEW”.
Produced by Darren Hanlon last year, some of the songs pre-date the debut Weddings Parties Anything album, released in 1987.
he says. “There was always a kind of sadness in these towns towards the end of the season.”
“It’s that continuing song cycle,” Thomas muses. “Songs just keep coming around again years after I write them and I just collect them. I’ve never been one of those guys who sits down and writes ten songs for an album. My songs don’t work like that.”
The song wouldn’t have made it onto the record if Thomas had been running the show; that was the influence of Darren Hanlon, whom some will recall was Thomas’s former bandmate about a decade ago.
The title track was penned in 2000 after a budget holiday in Turkey. “I was the oldest backpacker on the bus,” he laughs. “And, unlike most of the others, I wasn’t there to get shagged and get pissed!” “I think, because of my age, I was seeing some things differently.” After years of travelling the world to perform, Thomas had decided he just wanted to travel the world as a tourist - to go somewhere without his guitar and just be there. Having played a few well paying shows with decent CD sales, he pocketed the cash and went to see the sights. “All these places we were going that were being destroyed by tourists, these were places that both needed and hated tourism,”
He had been a Weddings Parties Anything fan and joined Thomas on guitar and keyboard after the band’s breakup. The pair toured Australia and Europe and released an album. Then Hanlon quit.
“I’ve made no secret that I would have preferred Darren had hung around longer. At the time I was as dirty as I get. Not at him, just at the situation.” But time healed all wounds. Or maybe it was the music that did it. Or both... Whatever
the reason, Thomas and Hanlon are close friends today. Close enough that Thomas would trust Hanlon’s view that the song must make the cut. “Trust was so important this time around,” says Thomas. “I had to trust Darren to recommend musos and ideas. I mean, I would never have picked ‘Last of the Tourists’ as a song to use ’cause I thought of it almost as a kind of joke song, but he saw the serious side to it and suggested we do it that way.” Thomas says he was spoiled in the studio by Hanlon. “He’s a great musician and he has a very disciplined work ethic,” he continues. “I’m used to rocking up to the studio with four or five other guys, but it was just me at that door.” “It was really exciting to go into this all the way over in the states without a band, and I just had to trust.” Thomas brought thirty songs to the session, with each man selecting their top ten. When they compared notes, they discovered only five songs had made it onto both lists. “That was a moment,” Thomas admits. “I sort of handed it to Darren and we went from there.”
Amazingly, after three decades making music, this is Thomas’s first real solo record. With half a dozen LPs in the bag from ten years as Mick Thomas and The Sure Thing, the band line-up was getting blurry as members came and went, to the detriment of the band’s sound. In the end, it was band percussionist Michael Barclay who suggested the singer-songwriter do an album with some other people. Thomas invited long-time collaborator Mark “Squeezebox Wally” Wallace along as a kind of sessionist, and booked a studio in Portland, Oregon.
SOUL DEEP BLUES TROUBADOUR ERIC BIBB KNOWS HOW TO LEAVE A BIG IMPRESSION. Image: Patricia de Gorostarzu
Growing up in New York, surrounded with a talented family and a rather musical bunch of people - Bob Dylan was a regular guest at his home - it was inevitable that at some stage of his life Eric would pick up an instrument. At 7 years of age he picked up a guitar and proceeded to start his musical journey that would lead to him becoming one of he most acclaimed folk/ blues musicians of our time. But New York wasn’t for him, and at the tender age of 19, Eric took himself off to Scandinavia and began a new life in Sweden. He now resides in Finland.
That’s where Shelley Short fits in to the story. Thomas had told Hanlon how much he liked the way he had utilised guest vocalists on his records. It just so happened they were in the hometown of one of Hanlon’s favourite female performers, herself a familiar and popular singer-songwriter and oft time visitor to Australian shores.
Eric released his first album in 1972, and never one to rest on his laurels, has been steadily releasing albums ever since, racking up an amazing collection of studio, live and compilation albums ever since.
As well as joining Thomas onstage, Short will play the support slot on the forthcoming Last of the Tourists Album Tour.
Australia, starting out as part of the Great Southern Festival in Wignalls Winery, WA. He will then be playing dates throughout March in Queensland, NSW and Victoria before finding his way to the fair shores of the Apple Isle, playing shows in Launceston at the Tonic Bar on the 14th and entertaining the punters at the Wrest Point Casino in Hobart on the 15th. Although he will be hitting up some favourite spots, there will be a bit of variety on the tour, including Port Fairy, Lismore, Mossvale and all 3 of Lizotte’s restaurant sites. “I love to go to new places and introduce my music to new people,” Eric shared. Eric will be bringing with him on this tour his friend, Swedish guitarist Staffon Astner. The two have been playing together for quite a few years and collaborated on Eric’s acclaimed live album, Troubadour Live. KYLIE COX
“I think we did about 3 or 4 albums last year alone. I love the whole process,” Eric shared. And yes, there were 4 last year, 3 studio albums and 1 live album. No wonder he didn’t have time for a visit. He even coincided the release of Blues Ballads & Workshops with his 60th birthday.
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It is becoming common for records to be coproductions, where an established producer works alongside an artist to create the work together. Last of the Tourists is not one such record. “The record really is the result of Darren’s work,” Thomas says. “I collected the songs from however many years it’s been, but I really wanted to see where he took the album and so he produced it. In the strictest sense of the word.”
Travelling through the countryside in northern California on his way to a gig in Berkley, our brief talk with the travelling bluesman was fraught with reception issues. After a few cut offs and reconnections, we had to make do with a quick chat before we lost range again - short but very sweet interview with a great musician.
“My new album Deeper in the Well will be released in March, just in time for the tour,” Eric said. It will be his first album since signing with Canadian Roots, Rock, Country, Folk and Blues Label Stony Plain Records. Mick Thomas plays at the Republic Bar on Friday March 23 and Red Hot Music in Devonport on Saturday March 24.
Arriving late February, Eric will be hitting the road in a rather extensive tour of
Eric Bibb plays at Country Club Casino in Launceston on Wednesday March 14 and Wrest Point in Hobart on Thursday 15. Tickets $54.50.
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Club Caravan with the enigmatic Mr Ben Lawless SAT 10
The Roobs, Squid Cinema & The Super Kunts FRI 16
Gutter Parties, Pines, Rosegarland, Squid Cinema, Prarie Dawgs and DJ Dustybottoms SAT 17
A night of DJ fun with Adam Turner in The Kissing Room WED 21
Opiuo (tickets are available from Greentix or Ruffcut Records) FRI 23
Rapskallion Bohemian Extravaganza http://www.rapskallion.com.au/ SAT 24
Boil Up
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Columbian Dance Party SAT APRIL 4
The Freshly Breaked Easter Extravaganza featuring The Freestylers (UK), Adam Turner, Mez, Lids, Dagwood & Sami FRI APRIL 6
Dublo, Dj Pit & Sissta Annie, Nel Degrassi (Solo Set) & Dj Kireesh And in the Kissing Room Dali and the Paper Band & The New Saxons
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BREAKING AND ENTERING FOR LAUGHS NOT MANY PERFORMERS HAVE DRUNKENLY TRESPASSED INTO A NASA RESEARCH FACILITY TO FUSE TOGETHER ROBOTIC PARTS FOR THEIR PUPPET SIDEKICK. BUT THAT’S WHAT GAVE LIFE TO CHUCK WOOD, ONE OF THE PROPS OF AMERICAN VENTRILOQUIST DAVID STRASSMAN.
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Albeit in between playing with liquid nitrogen whilst his engineering friend used the finite machinery, Strassman cites the robotics as the start that set him apart from other acts before him.
the stigma surrounding ventriloquists: “If someone told you ‘hey lets go to the show’, you say ‘what’s on’, ‘well there’ll be a mime, a juggler and a ventriloquist,’ I mean even I would try to get out of that one!”
Many are familiar with his work. Having carved out an impressive career which has spanned over some 40 years, David Strassman and his memorable on-stage puppets, including the devilishly wicked Chuck alongside the always bashful and naive Ted.E.Bear, have become somewhat the honorary Australians. Performing at the Comedy Club in Melbourne in 1991 spawned a string of shows and an eponymous television chat show aired on Channel Nine.
The profession has however undoubtedly brought about tremendous opportunities and success for Strassman. “In the mid 90’s I did the Melbourne tennis centre with John Farnham and Olivia Newton John on stage in front of like 8,000 people for a charity event. It was also televised live across Australia, so that was pretty amazing to hear 8,000 people laughing at once,” he said.
Much of the dynamic of the show exists between the two main characters which are polar opposite in their mannerisms and personalities. The popularity of Chuck and Ted is unquestionable; both have their own smart phone apps, twitter accounts and merchandise, no doubt a result of the show’s longevity. Strassman managed to transport ventriloquism from the dusty, dank, shadowed corners of the old attic to a live, on-stage, unrestrained comedic show. Starting out in the bustle of New York City as a young street entertainer in the late 1970’s, performing during times before Broadway cues, Wall Street lunch breaks and Central Park, proved a great training route towards a future in the industry. “A true street performer has to not only get a crowd in the sounds of the busy city, but hold them there and then be good enough that they want to give you money at the end, so it was great practice,” he said. Practicing what a lot of people would identify as a dying art, Strassman is well aware of
GO TIME FOR DALI SHROJ FRONT-MAN AND DRIVING FORCE BEHIND DALI & THE PAPER BAND HAS PLENTY ON HIS PLATE AS HE STIRS THE POT FOR THE HOBART GROUP’S DEBUT RELEASE.
New robotics play a role in the new shows from Strassman: “I hold a handheld wireless device where I operate chuck from 5 feet away, but 90 per cent of my show is the traditional hand up the bum ventriloquism, because that’s what people wanna see.” The latest show finds Chuck attempting a mutiny against Strassman and presents audiences with alternate realities where characters possess twisted, opposing personalities. A second Ted.E who is warped and smokes cigars, a chuck who is even more evil, and a beaver who turns into a koala are but some of the new thrills spectators will see at the 2012 shows ‘Careful what you wish for’. CAITY RODES
David Strassman and co play Town Hall, Devonport (March 17), Leven Theatre, Ulverstone (March 18), Arts & Function Centre, Burnie (March 20), Albert Hall, Launceston (March 21), and Theatre Royal, Hobart (March 22 – 25).
“All the launch shows are booked and ready. I’m just waiting for the CDs to get here,” Dali said when he spoke to Warp recently.
“This one’s really hit the nail on the head, hopefully,” he said. “It’s kind of groove, a bit of funk, bit of folk and maybe a slight bit of pop in there. If you listen to Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer; those sort of musos I suppose you could relate it to that. Maybe a bit of Police in there, too.” Having honed his trade since first picking up a guitar as a boy, Dali spent two years studying at the Conservatorium of Music in Hobart concentrating on the finer points of songwriting, performance and the music business.
Husky’s to-do list of 2011 went a little like this: * Win Tripe J’s Unearthed Push Over Competition: CHECK. * Support the likes of Gotye, Noah and the Whale and Devendra Banhart in sold out shows: CHECK. * Release debut album Forever So to critical acclaim: CHECK. * Maintain non-inflated egos and a hard work ethic in the hope that it goes some way in furthering band’s success: CHECK. Could the band – who released their breakthrough single History’s Door only a year ago - achieve much more?
(drums) and Steve Bumford (keys/ harmonies) to play shows and the fourpiece will be launching the disc at the Grand Poobah before two shows on Bruny Island. But before that it’s on the road to Brisbane and Byron Bay this month for return shows after supporting The Beautiful Girls in 2011. “We mainly pay around Hobart and sometimes up to Launceston, but we’ve played up in Byron Bay and Brisbane and around that area last year and we’re going back up there to do a few shows for the CD launch in March. “It’s a bit harder these days to try and get everyone to get on a plane with whatever money you can scrape together. You want to play as much as you can around Hobart, but at the same time you don’t because you won’t have anyone coming to your shows ‘cos there’s not enough people around. You’ve definitely got to go out, play other places, otherwise you end up in a bit of a rut.” STUART WARREN
“I started playing guitar when I was seven or eight or something and started writing songs in high school... I got a band together and we recorded a CD back then, years ago, played some shows and I moved to Tassie and went to the Con. “I went over to Europe for the last couple of years... and I formed a band over there in Europe and we played some shows and recorded a CD, that’s the one we’re actually releasing at the moment.” Since his return to Tasmania, he’s teamed up with Julius Schwinn (bass), Alf Jackson
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WITH A NEW YEAR AND MILESTONES IN THE BAG, MELBOURNE INDIE QUARTET HUSKY HURTLES INTO 2012 WITH A BACK-TO-BASICS ROCK APPROACH.
Cue 2012 and the answer is a big, fat yes. Recording... tick. Artwork... tick. CDs pressed... tick. Now it’s time to get the disc out there, play the tunes live and continue building a profile that has been growing for the past few years.
Although he’s made previous recordings, this self-titled EP, recorded in Switzerland during a European jaunt, represents his best work to date and reflects a wide range of influences.
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* Tour as part of the Laneway Festival: CHECK. * Embark on first big overseas tour to support BOY in Germany, as well as spots at SXSW and Canadian Music Week: CHECK. Oh, but wait - there’s more. * Be the first Australian act ever to sign a record deal with US label Sub Pop - home to the likes of the Fleet Foxes, Soundgarden and Nirvana: CHECK. By any band’s measure, Husky’s ride has been a dreamy one, and that’s something that doesn’t escape the down-to-earth frontman and the band’s namesake, Husky Gawenda. “I’m not sure we’re quite successful enough to feel the pressure of success yet,” Gawenda tells Warp. “We’re really grateful of those opportunities but sometimes I still think ‘wow, did those things really happen?’ As things keep arising, we’re still shocked and excited about all we get to do, the places we get to travel to and play our music, and artists we get to play with. It all seems unreal.” As ‘unreal’ as their world may feel right now, Gawenda says that it’s a very ‘real’ connection to their music and their instruments that keeps the band grounded.
The Dali & The Paper Band EP is available at live shows and in local music stores. They play at the Grand Poobah on April 6 and two shows on Bruny Island on April 14 and 27.
“Everything we do, we do with real instruments. Maybe you can use a computer program to replicate an instrument and maybe no one will ever know, but I still think it loses a bit of soul in that.” Nothing proves the point more than the recording process behind the band’s intimate debut album, Forever So.
“Every instrument, every organ, every banjo, every trumpet was a real instrument. It’s almost like a spiritual thing; it gets back to the soul, using a real instrument.” "Whenever I do listen back to the album, I love the feeling of all the instruments being real, and being very organic.” Recorded in a ramshackle bungalow-comestudio that Gawenda was renting at the time, the band managed to nurture that intimacy with the album, keeping their recording process low key and very much about the music. “Recording in a studio doesn’t give you the time and space that we felt we needed. We wanted a space that felt homely and cosy and somewhere we could really settle in, and get on some sort of journey with the songs. “It was a beautiful old, rambling weatherboard house, with a huge garden, and our studio was situation in a bungalow in the garden. When you think about recording, you’re setting up mics in a space and not only capturing that, but the emotions. When you’re creating those sounds – the guitars, the vocals - it’s really important we captured the emotions too. It really does affect the songs and the album,” he says. It’s a recipe that has worked for Husky. The momentum of Forever So sees the band propelled into a touring frenzy this year. With overseas outings keeping them busy for a few months, Husky will then step back into the national spotlight, with an Australian tour in April. “We are all very serious about out live shows, and our music. We work at developing and changing the show, and improving as a band. We’re always trying to improve, and I like that about us.” Perhaps that grounded work ethic is the reason Husky’s live gigs have quickly escalated from ‘small crowd’ to ‘sell out’. “Back in the day when we used to play around Melbourne, we often did shows in small pubs, and would have 20 or 30 people there. Those shows were great but these days, we go out on the road and we can sell out a lot of venues we’ve played. It’s completely surreal rocking up to places, in Brisbane or Perth, where we’ve barely spent any time and we can sell out a show,” Gawenda says. “It’s what we’ve wanted to do for a really long time. It’s a little bit daunting. It’s an unknown. The challenge is exciting. We feel ready for it.” Having milked 2011 for all it’s worth, Husky’s dream ride continues into 2012, and cements the band as one that’s very real, and very much here to stay. LOANI ARMAN
Husky plays at the Republic Bar in Hobart on Saturday, April 14.
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about 125 litres of honey in 6 weeks. Honey never spoils and is the only food that has an indefinite shelf life.
I WONDER WHY HE DOES?
Robin O’Brien is a nurse who manages to work full time at the Royal Hobart Hospital , run the odd marathon, father a nine month old son and keep hives. His new honey business Wellington Apiary was started to help a friend of the family’s pollinate their cherry orchard. Robin loves his bees! “I’ve always wanted to be a farmer except my father didn’t own a farm and he wasn’t going to give me one. This is like being a farmer without having the expense of owning land. You’re a mobile farmer really. You’re livening a crop that is free and would otherwise go to waste a lot of the time. It’s not impacting, there are no cows producing methane, I’m not burning diesel to harvest the crop. It’s a gentle way to produce something from the land. It feels good to do it”. Urban Honey Co. in Melbourne has been building up honey production over 7 years with small scale hives in urban gardens, parks and nature reserves away from GM crops where the bees have access to a variety of flowers year round. As Robin mentioned, this is a low impact way of producing food. The Urban Honey Co. has a carbon neutral philosophy. These guys deliver their bees and equipment on locally made rickshaws. “Under the cover of darkness they cycle along bike paths, waterways and hidden lanes of Melbourne”.
Brianism classically in clarinet at the time, is one of my oldest and dearest friends, came in to play tenor. We’ve had a few bari sax players since we started out but we’ve been working with Nick (who is our longest standing!) for over a year now so we must be doing something right!” BRIAN RITCHIE
A FEW YEARS BACK I HAD AN OFFICE/STUDIO IN SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE. ONE DAY WHILE WORKING THERE I HEARD SOME INCREDBILE HARMONIES DRIFTING IN FROM WOOBY’S LANE THROUGH MY WINDOW. I couldn’t identify what it was so I rushed outside to find 4 young musicians blowing on various members of the saxophone family. Although the festival was booked, I created a spot in MOFO 2010 for this group, known as 22SQ. 22SQ consists of Benjamin Price (soprano saxophone), Georgina Smith (alto) Mitchell Ellis (tenor) Nicholas Nugent (baritone). Here’s Georgina Smith: “Ben and I vaguely knew each other, and then one day found ourselves riding the same bus. We got excited talking about putting a quartet together to perform this work and it all went from there. Mitch (our tenor player), who was actually training
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Did you have any objectives in mind when you started the group? Have these objectives changed in any way? “We initially just got together so we could perform Jacob TVs fantastic work ‘Jesus is Coming’ scored for live saxophone quartet and boombox recording. Which is still one of our favourite works! We had so much fun putting it together that we decided to tackle some of the standard repertoire for classical sax quartet and it pretty much all went from there. “I guess our objectives at the moment still share a similar ethos, in that we play because we love it, we like to pick repertoire that challenges us as individuals and as a chamber ensemble. Another important aspect of our work is the promotion of new music. We like to work with composers when and where we can to help them promote their works, and I guess our playing!” When I met 22SQ I was impressed with their natural acoustic sound and their energetic busking style, which stands in sharp contrast to the pseudo-busking that pollutes the soundscape around here most of the time. Did busking help develop the 22SQ concept? “Haha yes that feels like such a long time ago now! We did busk a bit over that summer, basically to make enough money
to enjoy lunch and a few beers on a Saturday afternoon. Busking, whilst fun, has always been a completely different mind-set for us. When we busk we’re usually just having fun and smashing out the repertoire that is audience friendly and that makes us sound pretty. So it is very different from our reasonably formal set-up and presence in our own chamber music concerts. “In terms of our chops... I think busking helped us get to the next level of interensemble communication. We’d spend a lot of our busking time clowning around and exaggerating, so rather than reading the music accurately we’d be watching and responding to each other’s playing. The boys can sometimes get a little competitive in their battle of who can move the most or stretch a phrase the most -to the point of ridiculousness sometimes but essentially it has enabled us to become a responsive, communicative chamber ensemble which is definitely a key element in any kind of musical success.” Saxophone started out as a band instrument, entered classical music, but currently is more associated with jazz. What direction does Georgie see it going to in the future? “Well the saxophone was always intended as a classical instrument and it developed maybe not on the same scale as saxophones being used in jazz and popular genres but developed nonetheless throughout the 20th century. “Classical saxophone is a continually growing and evolving specialist area of study, and whilst we’re beginning to see more and more emerging artists who are talented enough to move between the genres I think the approaches to learning whilst fundamentally are similar will still
My friend Michelle in the Huon Valley was given her first hive this spring as a birthday gift. Her initial reasoning for wanting a hive was pure greed. “A friend gave me a frame full of honey” she said. “We scraped off the cap and the honey flowed onto our fingers. After the first lick I was hooked, it was the most amazing honey I had ever tasted. I wanted to have more of honey for my family” After taking her first steps into beekeeping, she is now captivated by the secrets of her bees and keen to study their egalitarian ways.
direct the majority of saxophonists down one path or the other.” 22SQ’s first CD was launched recently. It’s a landmark, as the first set of the standard repertoire released by an Australian sax quartet. What thought went into choosing the material? “The works we recorded all have very significant places within the development of the saxophone quartet. We recorded three major quartets - Jean Baptiste Singelee’s Premier Quartet (1857) Alexander Glazunov’s Quartet for Saxophones (1932) and Philip Glass’ Concerto for saxophone quartet (1995). “We did not initially set out with the intention of the being the ‘first Australian quartet to release the standard repertoire’ that was something that was made clear to us well into the project. Considering all the work we put in last summer we thought we should record the Glass, and then the Glazunov because it is a major quartet work that we were working on at the time and then the Singelee because it compliments and contrasts the other quartets and as the first piece written for the Sop, Alto, Tenor, Bari combination we felt it was important to help showcase our origins.” Philip Glass heard 22SQ perform his at MOFO 2011. How was that? “It really was a fantastic once in a life opportunity. One of the great things that stood out along with the positive feedback he gave us was just how humble and down to earth Glass was.”
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I’VE BEEN FASCINATED BY THE URBAN ROOFTOP HONEY SCENE IN MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, NEW YORK AND LONDON AND HOW RESTAURANTS AND CAFES ARE GETTING THEIR OWN HIVES. There are loads of reasons why bee keeping and honey production is vital to our livelihood so the more people who get into bee keeping the better. It is estimated that one third of the human food supply depends on insect pollination, most of which is accomplished by bees. Without bees to spread seeds, many plants including food crops would die off and our diets would be very dull. There’d be no stone fruits, berries, oranges, apples, lemons, limes, almonds or avocados. Instead we’d be left eating crops that are pollinated by wind like wheat, corn and sugar. The Urban Beehive, a company in Sydney, website says: “We have urban bee hives in backyards, rooftops and community gardens across Sydney. Our philosophy as urban beekeepers is one of supporting our urban pollinators to help them survive the threats from introduced insects that are destroying honey bee populations worldwide” Australia is in a fortunate position. Honey bees have various pest problems. Colony collapse disorder is only found in certain parts of the northern hemisphere and so far Australia is clear of the varroa mite which has killed honey bee colonies in
most countries, including our New Zealand neighbours. What is so damn amazing about honey production is that everything to do with bees is fascinating. After humans, bees are the most studied creatures on the planet. Bees can see ultraviolet light that is invisible to the human eye. Evening primose petals that look plain yellow to us have markings on them like a landing pad that lead the bee into the centre of the flower and the pollen bearing stigmas. Bees are also attracted to flowers by their scent and as flowers produce their nectar at a certain time each day, bees can set their daily schedule to collect the nectar from each flower type at a set time each day. Their sense of smell is so precise that they can differentiate hundreds of different floral varieties and tell whether a flower carries pollen or nectar from metres away. Bees are fluffy – even their eyes are hairy. Hairy eyes help them to navigate wind direction and speed. The hairs that cover the body create an electromagnetic charge that draws pollen grains through the air. The pollen is then moistened with sticky sweet saliva and swept through the hairs on the body to be stored in clumps in the concave scoops on their hairy hind legs. A worker bee in the summer may live for six weeks before dying of exhaustion. In her life she may have collected enough nectar to make half a teaspoon of honey. With around 50,000 worker bees in a hive that’s
Not only does the honey taste delicious, but it will help to keep her family well. Robin says that eating honey from your local area, where the bees have been feasting on local pollen helps raise your immunity, making you resistant to common allergies. It also has anti-bacterial properties and is used in healing open wounds. We are not only rewarded with honey by caring for our own hives but also the honeybee improves the environment and doesn’t prey on any other species. “We have chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax; thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.” - Jonathon Swift (1667-1745)
Drinks of the month
MOJITO The nights are warmer and the days are longer; it must be Summer! Time to get down to PlanB for a summery Mojito, with white rum, raw sugar, lime, mint, soda and lots of ice. It’s refreshing, cold and tasty. Available at PlanB for $10 plus $1 shots before midnight.
THE HOMEWRECKER It’s the end of Summer, your best friend has run off with your lover to hibernate in the Tasmanian winter, and this is the drink to give the both of them when you say “screw you very much!” Coined “The Homewrecker” for obvious reasons, with Apple Schnapps, Baileys, Grenadine and Blue Curacao. Available at the Brisbane Hotel for $10.
SANDY BAY MARTINI We tend to sell a heap of Sav Blanc to the Sandy Bay soccer mums, so this drink was created to encourage them to branch out and try something different. The combination of St.Germain Eldeflower Liqueur and Sav Blanc along with Ketel One vodka is light on the palate, extremely refreshing and not too sweet. Easy like a Sunday morning. Available at the Metz for $15.
ESTRELLA DAMM INEDIT
JO COOK
Jo has been in the Hobart food scene for 17 years, starting Syrup in 1994 originally as a restaurant moving tables aside after dinner for dj,s to play to the club scene. She is a member of the International movement Slow Food and on the Slow Food Hobart Executive.
Just arrived at the Republic Bar, Estrella Damm Inedit was created by Ferran Adrià and team from his restaurant El Bulli in 2009. This slightly cloudy brew is fruity and floral to the nose, with a yeasty sensation and sweet spices. Available at the Republic Bar for $20.
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HERMIT’S PARADISE
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LUKE DUBS AND EL GUSTO OF HERMITUDE ARE SET TO SWOOP INTO ‘HYPERPARADISE’, WITH THE ALBUM CLOCKING SELL-OUT TOURS AND GARNERING A GLOBAL REPUTATION WELL BEYOND THEIR BLUE MOUNTAINS LAB.
LOCAL NEWS RUFFCUT ON THE MOVE
FRISKY OPTS FOR PLANB
TIESTO APP
After over ten years at 33a Elizabeth St in Hobart’s Elizabeth St Mall, the store is set to move at the end of March to a new location. The shop has been a focal point for the electronic and hip hop scene in Hobart over this period and is keen to freshen up with a new approach in the new location. As a consequence there will be a huge in-store sale for the March, with most stock going at 20 - 50% off regular prices.
It’s time to get a little Frisky again with the house and progressive night returning this month with a new venue. PlanB welcoms Frisky with open arms, with a delicious mixture of feisty and fabulous DJs playing beats and grooves all night long.
DJ Tiesto this month released his very own iPhone application, geared specifically at keeping fans in touch with all aspects of the man behind the phenomena and connecting fans to inside information on gigs etc.
Keep up to date with news on the move from /www.facebook.com/ruffcutrecords
Frisky gets loose on March 30 at PlanB with Mitch Marshall, DJ Kir, Sami and Dale Baldwin (Ableton Live DJ set). Doors at 11pm, free entry all night. CHARDY GOES SOUTH
STILL FREESTYLIN’ Early next month sees UK breakbeat superstars The Freestylers return to Tasmania for the Freshly Breaked Easter Extravaganza. These guys are the absolute kings of drum & bass, break-beat and dub/ drumstep. Supported by some of Tassie’s finest DJs, this is sure to be a killer night, so get your tickets soon as this will sell out. Freshly Breaked Easter Extravaganza featuring The Freestylers on Wednesday April 4 at The Grand Poobah, supported by Adam Turner, Lids, Dagwood, Sami and Mez. Early bird tickets $25+BF from Ruffcut Records, Hotel Tasmania and Mojo Music, or $30 on the door (if available).
OPIUO’S RETURN
Access to his weekly mixes is available, as well as his brand new website InTheBooth. com. www.tiesto.com / www.inthebooth.com
InTheMix: www.inthemix.com.au
Canadian dubstep producer Excision, who was recently touring his “X-Vision” live show, has had to drop out of his Australian performance at Creamfields, due to “unforeseen changes beyond our control”. This does seem like a downer for anyone going to Creamfields, however he did announce that he “will be rescheduling a trip to Australia and New Zealand soon”.
SWEDISH MAFIA AT YOUR PARTY Australian dance music website InTheMix recently announced a competition, in collaboration with the Future Music Festival Tour 2012, to win a house party with Swedish
DJ/producer Jono Fernandez has been a consistent landmark of the Australian dance scene for over a decade. A prolific producer, Jono as released over fifty singles and remixes on respected labels including Global Underground, One Love and Ministry of Sound. In the DJ booth he is known for consistently pushing the boundary employing Abelton Live with a series of mid controllers and other outboard tools to craft a sound of that delves into house, progressive and melodic techno. See him play at Plan B Thursday April 5. Supports to be announced.
Chardy plays Saturday March 14 at Ivory Lounge Bar.
SONIC RETURNS
METZ SUNDAYS! On
BURGER + PINT SPECIAL
Australian electronic producer Opiuo is returning to Hobart for another instalment of bass-laden, glitched out broken beat. Since we last caught up with Opiuo he has been busy climbing the Beatport charts and garnering support from some massive names including Z-Trip, Bassnectar and Krafty Kuts. If bass and broken beat makes you wiggle, get along to wobble down with Mr. O. Opiuo plays Wednesday March 21 at the Grand Poobah. Tickets $15+BF from Ruffcut Records or GreenTix
Sonic Animation, one of Australia’s hottest dance acts, have returned from hiatus, and not only are they back in the studio, but they have also announced a limited number of live shows around Australia, it’s a dance party of the realest order. Get on down to see a full live set from these Australian electro dance icons.
THOM YORKE SBTRKTS Quite possibly one of the biggest rumours circulating the dance music world this week was that Radiohead legend Thom Yorke had remixed SBTRKT single Hold On under the alias “Sisi BakBak”. SBTRKT has recently been quoted on radio as saying he is excited about remixing Thom’s song ‘King of Limbs’, and that he could possibly be collaborating with him. If true, this is sure to be production on an epic scale. 20
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Adelaide-based Modular act The Swiss will be gracing the stage of The Republic Bar and Cafe in North Hobart. These legit disco swingers are sure to get you dancing, so be sure to take your boogie shoes! They are also playing a very special DJ set at the official after-party at PlanB. The Swiss play at the Republic Bar on Friday April 27, supported by Acumen. Tickets are $15 presale from the venue, or $20 on the door.
El Gusto: It’s different every time. Generally one of us would have an idea to start with and then we’d go from there or sometimes it would end up with one of us tweaking some sounds on a synth and the other getting some nice drum sounds together. Sometimes we just had to leave the studio and go for a drive to actually clear our heads and get some inspiration to write!
Crixus: Give us a rundown of what we would find in the Hermitude studio? What gear was used on ‘Hyperparadise’?
beast. There’s also a couple of Microphones and a preamp, turntables, Akai MPC 1000 a Macbook Pro 17” and some plugins.
El Gusto: Ahh the studio, well first of all it has to be a haven for creativity, so we made sure there were a couple of nice seats you can sit back in and relax, some nice art on the walls and a couple of mood lamps (essential), then we added the gear!
Crixus: Do you have any favourite pieces of gear?
Analogue synths that you’ll hear a lot of on ‘HyperParadise’: * Korg MS20 - Killer semi modular beast with some really gnarly filters on it - the chorus bass in ‘Speak of the Devil’ is that little baby. * Korg Mono/Poly Essentially a Mono synth but has the capability of being polyphonic (hence the name). We used this for a lot of lead sounds and melodies - You can hear it playing the melody in the second verse of ‘All of You’. * Roland Juno 6 Polyphonic Analogue Synth that has a really warm smooth sound to it. We love this synth and it’s been on every release we’ve ever done check out the middle section of ‘Cloud City’ the chords that come in are the Juno.
El Gusto: My favourite piece of gear would have to be the Juno 6 - it’s just such a great little work horse and you can pull some really beautiful sounds out of it. Crixus: Do you have a preferred way to mix down songs? Analogue or digital? Console or in the box? El Gusto: I have always been accustomed to mixing records through an analogue console, but I think Digital ‘in the box’ mixing is sounding pretty good these days. I really like the space and depth you get when you mix with an analogue console so we chose to mix ‘HyperParadise’ up in the Blue Mountains at Sound Heaven Studios. We had all our songs sounding really good ‘in the box’ before we went to mixing so we bounced everything out the way it was sounding prior to mixing and just set the faders on the console to zero and started from where we left off. I think this really
El Gusto: HyperParadise is a digital rainforest with a lagoon that is pure liquid gold. Sub bass vibrates through your feet every time you take a step and chocolate melodies drip from the leave of tree’s that are so fine you start crying tears joy when your see them. You can try and leave HyperParadise but you may find it impossible once your there. Crixus: How have you portrayed your own HyperParadise on the album? El Gusto: When we started writing HyperParadise we had a few things we wanted to achieve. One of them was to make an instrumental record that stood on its own two feet next other vocal albums. To do this we felt it necessary to have strong and bold melodies throughout that caught your ear and had an infectious feel. Easier said than done but that’s what we were going for. The old saying “less is more” kept popping up, which works if you do have a strong focus to a song (a la the bold melodies) and you can keep other parts more minimal to play the supporting roll. Sometimes we kept to this rule, other times we strayed a bit and ended up with complex weaving patterns and melodies. If you listen to the record you can expect to hear these things and a world of sound that takes you away to well... HyperParadise.
Crixus: Is it difficult transferring the studio songs to the live arena? El Gusto: In a way yes. Because all the songs are composed with synths and electronic drums and such, we don’t really want to recreate it with a full live band because it won’t sound right for the songs. So we perform, just the two of us, with turntables an MPC 1000 sampler/drum machine and two synths. We have parts that we replay live with scratching, synths and the sampler. So we really have to be organised with all our sounds and files before we go out on tour. Crixus: The video for ‘Speak of the Devil’ has garnered a lot of attention and acclaim, how did the concept for that video come about? El Gusto: We met with the Director Emma Tomelty who pitched the idea to us. We instantly thought it was unique, playful and suited the song well. You can never guess how a clip is going to turn out but the greatest result would be that it adds more vibe to the song. I think that’s what happened! Crixus: The idea to crowd-fund the vinyl release seems like a no brainer from the artist’s perspective, how has the response been from the public? Is it all going to plan? El Gusto: It’s been great! We were lucky enough to make and surpass our target, which is really cool because it allows us to make the vinyl release quite special. Everything is going to plan and we should have the records in our mitts any day now! SHANE CRIXUS
Hermitude unleases ‘HyperParadise’ on the Republic Bar on Saturday March 17 with support from Obese Records label mates Sietta. Tickets available from Ruffcut Records and the venue, $17 +BF.
* Arp Odyssey - A gnarly dual oscillator Mono Synth that has a wicked lead sound to it. Apparently a lot of R2D2’s noises were made with this synth – check out the main chorus melody of ‘Cloud City’.
Sonic Animation plays Friday April 13 at Republic Bar and Cafe.
THE SWISS INVASION
Crixus: How does the song writing process work for you? Does one of you get a riff in mind & both of you expand on it?
Crixus: What is “HyperParadise”?
Jono Fernandez at Plan B
EXCISION CANS CREAMFIELDS
Keep your eyes on www.excision.ca
One of Victoria’s favourites, DJ Chardy, will be gracing the decks at Ivory early next month. The disco dub-tech maestro has held down residencies all over the country, and recently came a coveted second place in the InTheMix.com Victorial DJ polls.
producers Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso and Axwell. You and 30 of your mates could enjoy a private set by these every-energetic dance music legends.
helped us out because everything sounded good already and we could just enhance it from then on.
DOLLARS DJS FROM FOUR PM TILL LATE
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* Sequential Circuits 6Trak - Weird Poly Synth with an odd character. This Synth doesn’t get used so much but every so often it shines through with its unique sound - check out the end synth line on ‘The Villain’. * Waldorf MicroQ This is a Digital synth with analogue filters. This synth was used heavily on the song ‘HyperParadise’ - check the stabby chords at the beginning of the tune. * Nord Stage 2 - This is a digital synth that has great Organ, Rhodes, Piano and Clav sounds - check out the piano at the end of ‘HyperParadise’. That’s about it for the synths, we’ve also got a Sherman Filter Bank 1 filter/distortion unit that has a mind of its own and is just a crazy warpmagazine.com.au
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DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE SYDNEY PRODUCER CHASM IS KNOWN FOR HIS WORK WITH ASTRONOMY CLASS, AND A VERITABLE WHO’S WHO OF AUSTRALIAN MC’S AND SINGERS. NOW HE’S OUTING HIS ALTER-EGO, DR DON DON.
Club/Electronic
Dr Don Don is the house music side project of the popular Obese Records beatsmith, Chasm. The primary purpose of the successful side project was simply “to make party music, primarily using old records”, and be able to play live shows utilizing “a lot of disco moves and a crazy good time”.
It’s been too long since my last full length so I can’t wait to just drop something new.”
Following the success of the various singles, Dr Don Don released the hit ‘King of the Stars’, to match the funky summery vibe of the song, was a video showcasing urban Avatar-ish characters skating, stealing bottles of booze, enjoying the city and doing all the things kids do these days.
“Well the BPM is the first obvious difference in the two projects. Chasm is head nodding hip hop and Don Don is house music so they are worlds apart in that respect. But the way I approach the song-writing of both isn’t that dissimilar really. I normally start with a record I want to sample and then begin chopping up the track and forming some kind of sequence before adding the drums and keys or whatever else.”
“Once the single started doing well, the label wanted to do a video,” he said. “I hit up the guys behind two videos I had previously done with Vida-Sunshyne and Astronomy Class. It was the producer, Prad Senanayake who came up with the whole concept. I was whole-heartedly behind the vision he had for it, and it was executed perfectly I reckon. I was super happy with the outcome“.
Despite obvious differences in the end results, according to Chasm, the creative aspects of house and hip hop are not as far apart as some people believe.
Playing at The Republic Bar on Saturday the 10th of March, Hobart will get a sample of Dr. Don Don long before the release of his album. “I will be in Dr. Don Don mode so expect a party!” SHANE CRIXUS
The song foreshadows the release of a full length from Dr Don Don. “This year the debut album will be dropping, I’m putting the finishing touches on it now, so in the second half of the year expect to see it out there in the world.” Thankfully for the hip hop heads, the existence of Dr Don Don doesn’t mean the end of Chasm, in fact there’s a new Chasm on the way from the super-busy producer too, featuring the likes of Brad Strut, Guilty Simpson, Mr. Clean and Fashawn. “The Chasm album has a bunch more international and Australian guests on there, a whole heap of talent I was blessed to work with. It’s a slower, more soulful album to my last efforts I think. I’m really excited about it.
Dr Don Don plays at the Republic Bar on Saturday March 10. Entry is $10.
RIDING THE WAVE
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WITH A TOUR FOR THE NEW MIXTAPE THEY MOSTLY COME AT NIGHT ON THE WAY, THE YACHT CLUB DJS ARE AGAIN EMERGING FROM THEIR CREATIVE CAVE TO RELEASE THEIR IRREVERENT PARTY ON THE MASSES.
Pull Quote: “We do feel like we are stealing, but we also feel like we are recycling. There are songs that don’t get played on radio anymore that people still like.” It is no secret that The Yacht Club Djs have a reputation. Known for their onstage antics and electrifying mixes of various genres, Gaz Harrison and Guy Chappell-Lawrence are the very definition of a good time.
featuring：
THE FREESTYLERS(UK)
WEDNESDAY 4TH APRIL THE GRAND POOBAH HOBART + ADAM TURNER, LIDS, SAMI, MEZ & DAGWOOD
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“We were supporting Does It Offend You, Yeah? at a festival in Gosford, and on the final day we got up on stage with them and Gaz crowd surfed but no one caught him,” Guy tells Warp. “He does this amazing leap across the divide into the audience, gets eaten and disappears.” Hailing from Ballarat, the duo trawled the local music scene playing in different bands. However when Guy formed an interest in DJing, Gaz willingly agreed to take him on as his apprentice. Luckily the two found common ground in their diverse taste of music including pop, hip-hop and metal and their love of Australiana TV shows. “Growing up, Gaz and I were both big fans of metal, bands like Guns ‘N’ Roses. We began
throwing rock and metal in when we started DJing together. We thought crowds wouldn’t really get into it but we found it to be one of the main things people enjoyed about us, as well as something that made us stand out from other acts.” Due to their uncanny ability to get a crowd moving, The Yacht Club DJs have featured at numerous festivals around the country, including Meredith Music Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Parklife, Falls Festival, Field Day and Groovin’ in the Moo. It has led the pair to be named one of the best DJ acts in Australia, a title Guy shrugs off with a laugh. “I think we are good. I don’t know if we are one of the best. I don’t really see other acts as being better than each other; people just do their own thing and it works for some crowds.” Despite their onstage performances, The Yacht Club DJs show a dedication to their craft and a good ear for dance tunes, as evident from their two mix tape releases, Kleptomania and Demons of Gymnastics, and their soon to be released mix tape They Mostly Come at Night.
“With the first mix tape [Kleptomania] we were trying to keep it really amped all the way through. We tried to do something a bit cruisier with Demons [of Gympnastics]. It’s more of a listener, not so much party stuff on it. They Mostly Come At Night is kind of a mix of the two.” “I think dancing is the main proponent of what we do. I think we sort of aim, instead of being a mash-up act, to be an act that plays tracks that we like and play them quickly. We are more about party than strictly mash-up.” With DJing often coming under criticism, especially in relation to mash ups, it had to be asked whether The Yacht Club felt they were thieving. “We do feel like we are stealing, but we also feel like we are recycling. There are songs that don’t get played on radio anymore that people still like. If we could have written all those songs we would be pretty happy with ourselves. We didn’t have any hits so we regurgitate other ones and do them in a new fashion.” Obsession tends to take over when buried in their computers too long for these guys. It is no wonder then that after six months recording the new mixtape, The Yacht Club DJs are once again keen to hit the road, joined by fellow Ballarat band, Hunting Grounds. “Hunting Grounds are some of our best friends. Last time we toured with them a few years ago they were still called Howl. I can’t wait; we’ll be crammed in a bus with them cruising round the country side.” Having made the trip down to Tasmania for the first time on their last tour, The Yacht Club DJs are keen to be heading back, and
are clearly hoping for snow. “We went with Bleeding Knees up the big mountain in Hobart [Mount Wellington]. It was in the mid twenties and there was still a lot of snow up there. We spent a few hours throwing snowballs at cars driving past until a few people cottoned on and started to chase us. We also collected a whole bunch of snow into the back seat of our rental car and threw it every time we saw a cyclist go past.” So what can we expect from the new tour? There is bound to be sweaty tees, bodypulsing tunes, plaid trousers, crowd surfing and a little bit of nudity thrown in. But as Guy reveals, The Yacht Club DJs are also reaching out to their fan base. “We are actually going to ask on our Facebook what people like best from the stuff they have seen so far. Because we do see people who have come back time and time again and we want to know what their favourite stuff is that they want to hear; as well as playing stuff off the new mix tape.” REBECCA WHITEHEAD
Yacht Club DJs play at the Waratah Hotel on Saturday April 14. Tickets available from Oztix or 1300 762 545.
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Flickerfest
MUSIC FOR ONE X-MAS & SIX DRUMMERS
THE BOY IN A BUBBLE
lian International Short Film Festival
Best Of International 1 presented by ING DIRECT our toprogramme over 37 venues January - May 2012 Baz Luhrmann, Gillian Armstrong and Claudia Karvan Festival Director: Bronwyn Kidd Sweden/5 min/Video/2011 Total Running Time: 110 mins Session Rating: 15+ Music for One X-mas & Six Drummers
WRI/DIR: Johannes Stjärne Nilsson, Ola Simonsson PROD: Katja Brigge, Johannes Stjärne Nilsson & Ola Simonsson
gramme (National Tour only)
RAJU
FISH & CHIPS
AFTER THE CREDITS
21st Australian International Short Film Festival
Ireland/8 min/Video/2011 WRI: Kealan O’Rourke & Ray Kane DIR: Kealan O’Rourke PROD: Brian Willis
Best Of Australian presented by ING DIRECT National tour toShorts over 37 venues January - May 2012 programme Festival Patrons: Baz Luhrmann, Gillian Armstrong and Claudia Karvan Festival Director: Bronwyn Kidd Germany/24 min/Video/2010 Australia/15 min/Video/2011 WRI/DIR: Max Zaehle PROD: Stefan Gieren & Hamburg Media School
Total Running Time: 113 mins Session Rating: 15+ FISH & CHIPS
WRI/DIR: Anna Broinowski PROD: Steve Kearney & Leanne Tonkes
Australia/15 min/Digibeta/2011 WRI/ DIR: Josh Lawson PROD: Miranda Culley
When 10 year old Pauline Hanson goes on Chef of the Universe to cook against culinary geniuses Barry, Kim and Vlad, she breaks the rules – and turns the whole world upside down.
We’ve seen it a hundred times before- boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back, and they live happily ever after. Until the credits roll. And AFTER that, it’s a completely different story.
Best Of Australian Shorts programme (National Tour only)
Rupert, a ten-year-old boy, falls hopelessly in love for the ?rst time. When it all goes terribly wrong, he wishes never to experience heartache again. Turning to a book of magic, he invokes a spell to shield him from emotion forever.
A German couple adopts an Indian orphan. Their child suddenly disappears and they realize that they are part of the problem. Shortly after Jan and Sarah Fischer picked up their adoptive child, 4-year old Rauj, from an orphanage in Calcutta, it disappears without a trace. The Indian Police gives them little hope and Jan begins to search for the child by himself. He discovers an unpleasant truth: Raju still has natural parents and they are searching for their son. The adoption agency must have used illegal methods to provide them with a child. When the child reappears Sarah has no idea about what her husband has found out.
AFTER THE CREDITS
programmes in competition Sixindrummers Bondi; specially A selection from the 5 Australian Short programmes in competition in Bondi; specially curated for the CROSSHAIRS dressed for a traditional curated for the RAJU Santa Lucia procession find their way into NULLARBOR Flickerfest National Tour. an old people's home. In secret they play a CASUS BELLI THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE
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musical composition on a sewing machine and various Christmas decorations.
CROSSHAIRS
THE PALACE
THE OP SHOP TWO LAPS
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Beau and Jamie two brothers from a rural Western Australian town are caught poaching a lamb from a neighbouring property. When Beau refuses to go quietly his younger brother becomes a pawn in a violent showdown.
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grandmother, a business lawyer starts helping beggars by renewing their boards with wit and humour.
BRICK NOVAX’S DIARY
Penniless and now living in a seedy motel with only weeks to live, international super legend Brick Novax records his amazing tales as an astronaut, movie star, corporate CEO, and famous musician to preserve his legacy as the coolest guy in the history of the world.
up with his ex-girlfriend, Michael decides to celebrate by ordering a girl from an agency and tries to recreate his failed relationship. Sometimes it's best to let sleeping birds lie…
conveniences desired for modern living. It’s an oasis in the endless sprawl between city and country. Put your roots down there and you’ll stay forever.
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JULIAN
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Set in a year 4 classroom in 1981 Julian explores a day in the life of a 9 year old boy. Julian's need to speak his truth and his strong urge to do what he thinks is right begins to unravel his world. How does Julian deal with a bully an impatient teacher turning a blind eye and a Principal with a secret? As Julian faces these challenges we begin to see qualities emerge that will inform the man he is to become.
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Performing Arts Guide THE SOUTH
BURLESQUE HITS TOWN
CABARET
The Playhouse Theatre Flint Street Nativity, March 2- 17
The Brisbane Hotel Circus Horrificus and Friends, March 1
Theatre Royal The Wharf Revue, March 8-10 Dickens’ Women, March 16 & 17
Wrest Point Casino Miss Burlesque Tasmania, March 16
Theatre Royal Backspace Theatre Ruben Guthrie, March 22- 31
The North
COMEDY The Grand Poobah Pinball at Hanging Rock, March 1 The Lower House Lower House Comedy Lounge, March 8 The Playhouse Theatre Tracey Cosgrove in Half A Wake, March 23 The Brisbane Hotel Gavin Baskerville in Hanging In There: March 24 Comedy Forge, March 29 Southern Lights Hotel Kingston Comedy Bar, March 7 The Theatre Royal David Strassman- ‘Careful What You Wish For’ March 22- 25 The Theatre Royal Backspace Raw Comedy Tasmanian State Final, March 16 Waratah The Clubhouse, March 23
Theatre The Botanical Gardens Twelfth Night, March 1 - 3
COMEDY Burnie Arts Centre David Strassman- Careful What You Wish For, March 20 Country Club Tasmania Launceston Premier Comedy Night @ Tonic Bar, March 1 Devonport Entertainment Centre David Strassman- Careful What You Wish For, March 17
Ulverstone Civic Centre David Strassman- Careful What You Wish For, March 18
THEATRE Annexe Theatre The Wave by David Buchanan, March 7- 10 Burnie Arts Theatre Avenue Q, March 16 - 17, 22 - 24, 28 - 31 Princess Theatre Dickens’ Women, March 15 Jesus Christ Superstar, March 16 -18 & 21 -24
BIG WEEKEND FOR ARTS SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE TURNS 35 THIS YEAR WITH A THREE-DAY FESTIVAL, CRAFTING A WEEKEND-LONG HIVE OF ACTIVITY IN AND AROUND SAC.
Derelict warehouses draw in the squatters, the demolition squad and in some cases, the visionary. The rejuvenation of Hobart’s waterfront warehouses is being celebrated with SAC35, curated by Ian Pidd and his two co-directors, Sam Routledge and Martin Coutts have been given long rein by SAC director, Rosemary Miller to create a big weekend. Pidd, Routledge and Coutts cut their teeth at the Salamanca Arts Centre, Pidd however, started earlier than most. As a child, he played in the derelict warehouses and as a teenager, he was the youngest member of the fledgling arts centre. Pidd is the director of the Marion Bay and Lorne Falls Festival Arts Village. He travels constantly organising Festivals both locally and overseas. He uses his theatre background to approach Festivals saying, “the duration is different and scenes are spread over days.” Animated and vital, Pidd’s direction is hands on and in this case, collaborative. There is a saying that too many cooks spoil the broth, but Pidd and his co-directors have each gravitated towards their own niche warpmagazine.com.au
The Australian Burlesque Festival has announced its International and Interstate Headliners for 2012. The Festival features International performers, Anna Fur Laxis, LouLou D’Vil, Peekaboo Pointe and Coco Framboise along with Australians Imogen Kelly, Tasia, Danica Lee and Vesper White will be steaming up the stage in June.
season can be found in the brochure and on the website www.tastheatre.com
STRASSMAN RETURNS
The Festival which is in its third year will tour Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart. Locally, Miss Burlesque Australia is holding its Tasmanian heats at Wrest Point Casino, March 16. Competitors will compete in classic, neo and unique. Personality, performance, skill and presentation all form key parts of winning the competition.
FUNDING IS A DIRTY WORD IN TASMANIAN THEATRE AT THE MOMENT – WITH SO LITTLE TO GO ROUND, THERE’S A COMPETITIVE STAKE TO CLAIM. DIRECTOR ROBERT JARMAN INSISTS THAT HIS COMPANY BLUE COW THEATRE DOESN’T RELY ON FUNDING AND DOESN’T WISH TO – FOR NOW.
Fresh Cafe The Clubhouse, March 22
The Peacock Theatre Jim Everett Playreading, March 30
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TAS THEATRE REVIVAL Tasmanian Theatre Company’s Julie Waddington has released a statement saying that “the swift response from the Tasmanian public to the news that Tasmanian Theatre Company had lost government funding and the groundswell of support from theatre lovers was overwhelming for the company. The investment of sponsors and private donors as well as the generous support of artists and others has meant that the TTC can present a program in 2012.” Full details of the Tasmanian Theatre Company 2012
within the Festival framework, parts of the weekend that either suit a skill set or appealed to their talents thereby dodging conflict and working together towards an aim that is mutual- a big weekend. Friday night kicks off with an unlikely staging, the second landing on Kelly’s Steps. This landmark passageway will be filled to capacity with bands, projection, subversive performance and a well stocked bar. Saturday is a feast for the ages, engaging the surrounds and hearkening back to the beginnings of the Salamanca Arts Centre. Salamanca markets will feature pop up stalls, performers, artists and hairdressers. The Tour de Haslem is a quirky way to recall the past where the Centre’s first Director, Brian Haslem conducted business by payphone. “I worked from home, and I used the telephone boxes in Kingston,” Haslem says. “I bought a bike, so I’d ride to the nearest phone box and start phoning down my list of contacts. …And then when the queue of biddies grew up outside the telephone, I’d stop and ride onto the next phone…” Saturday continues with an assembled group of young Aboriginal activists reading works by playwright, Jim Everett in the Peacock Theatre, followed by anarchy within the very warehouses that SAC inhabits. There are parts of the night that are unknown even to the directors, “This particular project is modular, fractured, the surprises are part of the fun.” Sunday, the final day of the Big Weekend will go off with a bang- a giant, industrial elevator pinata, children and demolition workers- The weekend is subversive,
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David Strassman is bringing his brand new show, Careful What You Wish For to Tasmania for shows in Devonport (Sat March 17 at Town Hall), Ulverstone (Sunday 18 at Leven Theatre), Burnie (Tuesday 20 at Arts & Function Centre), Launceston (Wed 21 at Albert Hall) and Hobart (Thurs 22-25 at Theatre Royal). Starring Chuck and Ted E Bare as well as brand new puppet creations the show has been given rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Tickets available from the venues and www.chuckwood.com
playful, a little bit quirky, engaging with the Salamanca precinct in ways that have never been imagined before. But Pidd is confident that he, Routledge and Coutts will convince you, saying,“If in doubt get there on Friday night and come on the journey with us.” THOMAS HOPKINS
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Robert Jarman is in rehearsals for his new production ‘Ruben Guthrie’, which opens at the Theatre Royal backspace Theatre in March. Written by Brendan Cowell, the play is about a successful advertising director in his late twenties fighting an addiction to alcohol and featuring a small cast, ‘Ruben Guthrie’ has proven a hit with audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Blue Cow Theatre is now in its third year. The company produces one show each year although 2012 holds promise of a second production in the latter half, Jarman says the company has “no desire to turn in to some kind of monolithic battleship company that churns out plays because we have to.” Blue Cow was borne from the minds of Jarman, John Xintavelonis and Jeff Michel who initially came together to produce Art in 2010. Drawing on the success of Art the three converged for ‘Tidal’ in 2011. Jarman says the scope to do a second production in 2012 is a possibility because “we’re getting better at planning.”
SAC35 - The Big Weekend (Free events) Friday March 30
To breakdown the Company further, Jarman explains that he is responsible for the artistic, Xintavelonis the marketing and publicity and Michel liaises with schools who form part of their audience. It isn’t that easy
of course, Jarman explains that, “everything else, all the admin stuff we just have to muck in and do it somehow.” Without the trappings of funding, Jarman can afford to pick and choose scripts. He says the process for choosing Ruben Guthrie was simple, “I read lots and lots of plays and I was sitting up in bed reading GuthrieI couldn’t put it down.” Funding has its own restrictions, and although Jarman says that although the company will probably go down that path eventually, they will “always do unfunded, co-op work.” Jarman says that without funding, the company is responsible to no one but the audience. As the Company’s creative director, Jarman gets to choose the play he wants to tackle, which he says, is never of the kitchen sink variety. “I like plays with problems, digging in there and finding a solution I like plays that make you think and feel.”
Ruben Guthrie’s universe is akin to our universe, a contemporary Australian story with “plenty in it that the audience will recognise.” Jarman is a talented director however he also takes time out to act. In 2011 he toured with the play I Am My Own Wife. Of the two vocations, he says that acting, for him is the greater challenge. “Acting is really hard work. I make sure that at least once a year I act in a show to remind myself because as a director, you can reach a stage in rehearsals where you’re saying ‘why can’t they just do it?’” The lack of funding acts as an incentive to the actors, rehearsals fit around people’s schedules and jobs. Nobody is paid until closing night when the profit is added up. “People go into it knowing they won’t get much but they’ve done a show they really want to do.”
He gives directing a god like affinityhowever as he acknowledges the arrogance of the statement, the meaning becomes clear.
Ruben Guthrie carries with it an extreme language warning, drug use and multiple sexual references. With such a small cast, Jarman maintains a high level of professionalism within the company.
“With every new play you direct, you’re essentially creating a universe. Even the most wacky, experimental drama needs its own logic.”
“You establish really clearly that it’s a play, we’re pretending.” Parameters, even within the world of theatre are important to set. Jarman describes the way that they
establish and maintain boundaries. “We talk about where the actor is going to put his hand (on another actor) - you’re acting that you love someone and want to have sex with someone, in the same way as you act that you hate someone and want to kill someone. It doesn’t mean that you’re a murderer.” Being a play about drug addiction, there is also a lot of drinking and simulated drug use, cocaine is achieved by using powdered glucose, an instant sugar rush that Jarman reveals has caused some excitement in rehearsals. “It was like we were a group of kids on too much red cordial.” SARAH MASHMAN
‘Ruben Guthrie’ is being performed by Blue Cow Theatre at the Theatre Royal from March 22 – 31. Tickets are available from www.theatreroyal.com.au
Kelly’s Steps Second Landing Party Kelly’s Lane, from 6pm – 11pm. Saturday March 31 To Market, to Market Salamanca Markets, 8am onwards Tour de Haslem Salamanca Markets, 9am start, 2pm finish. 6pm judging as part of Space Invaders. Jim Everett Play reading Peacock Theatre, 4pm Space Invaders Salamanca Arts Centre, 6pm – 11pm. Sunday April 1 The Pageant Salamanca Place, 2pm. www.salarts.com.au
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Performing Arts
THE ICE SUITE
LOL COMEDY NIGHT
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, THE ANTARCTIC WAS BARREN, UNKNOWN AND DEVOID OF HUMAN HABITATION. A FINAL FRONTIER FOR MANY ADVENTURERS VYING TO BE FIRST TO LAY CLAIM TO A NEW LAND HAS GIVEN INSPIRATION TO CO. SONANCE ENSEMBLE’S THE ICE SUITE.
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“I had no idea what I was doing; I was in Paris and I got caught up in the moment. My wife was looking out the window at the Eifel Tower and I was like: ‘Here’s my Eifel Tower!’ Bam!” The audience’s lips involuntarily curl and laughter hits the walls. The women in the front row double over, crippled by hysterics and the men slosh their beer as their bodies pulse with laughter. The cause for such mess stands tall on stage and is accustomed to such a reception.
AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING TO TAS!
“We thought it (‘LOL’ Comedy Night) would be a great opportunity for Launceston as Hobart already has three venues which hold comedy nights,” Jo Mohr, Country Club Casino’s Marketing Manager, says, “We’ve had a really positive response so far.”
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2012 Image: K. Wynn-Moylan
Robert Falcon Scott led two expeditions across the Antarctic, the second, a race to the South Pole ended in tragedy. The diaries of Scott gave an insight into the long, hard journey, the distress that Scott felt when he found that the Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen had beaten him to the Pole by 35 days is recorded as “The worst has happened” and “all day dreams must end.” Scott and his party turned back and slowly succumbed to starvation and death. It is from the diaries that Scott wrote and the modern twist to the tale that Co. Sonance Ensemble’s new show, ‘The Ice Suite’ draws inspiration. Karena Wynn- Moylan is the founder, producer and main composer of Co. Sonance. Her compositions which use loops and samples are licensed through New York agency Pump Audio are in use in television and cinema worldwide. Cye Wood and Ken Naughton are the contributing composers to The Ice Suite. Wood’s mastery of the five string viola is greatly enlarged by his use of a range of looping and effects pedals to create lyrical atmospheric passages and Naughton, a classically trained violinist and pianist uses a carbon-fibre violin to evoke emotional and wildly impressionistic sounds. Imagery is delivered by Grayson Cooke, senior lecturer in digital media at Southern Cross University in Lismore. Using a 20 channel digital image mixer, Cooke combines filters and effects to emphasise dramatic points within the narrative, “like a DJ.” The project has taken the group over a year to write with the composers meeting when they can and often working off USB sticks in their studios when they cannot make the time. The piece itself does not hold to a rigid storyline, rather, it has improvisational qualities. Wynn-Moylan says, “it’s not a narrative, there’s no story although there is a beginning, middle and end.” 28
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The project incorporates music, spoken word and live imagery to evoke the internal dialogue that might have consumed Scott and his men as they crossed the ice.
The story is a bleak reminder of the courageous and foolhardy nature of adventuring. Wynn- Moylan says that she wanted to understand how “people want to go down to such a hostile environment.” KATHERINE FARRELL
The chic Tonic Bar’s seats are filled with bubbly young women sipping wine as the young men lean on the bar, beer in hand. Middle-aged couples sit on stools savouring the tapas, company and entertainment while even the odd silver haired members of the community are seen taking as much pleasure in the evening as the next. “I come to nights like this to support comedians in Tasmania,” Kal, of Launceston, says, “There aren’t enough places in Launceston willing to take a risk with comedy. Hopefully this will be the start of more.”
Wynn-Moylan was initially drawn to Scott’s story ten years ago after reading an article in the paper. The story outlined the discovery of Scott’s resting place eight months after he and three of his men succumbed to the cold and starvation in their tent. An immense ice cairn was erected over the tent and bodies. Over time, the ice has pushed the cairn downwards and onwards until it was found that the bodies had travelled the 11 miles to their initial destination. WynnMoylan says it was tracked by satellite and that she “thinks Scott would have liked it, the technology that was used to follow him to the depot.” The music and visual components of ‘The Ice Suite’ work together to fragment the Scott narrative into moments of imagery and passages of words and music. Wynn-Moylan says that “the almost crypt-like atmosphere of the MONA” is a highly appropriate place to stage the world premiere of production.
The natural, honest and energetic 32 year old Harley Breen has been in the comedy industry for over a decade now. He won 2010’s Spleen Comic of the Year and confirmed his talent in 2011 by taking out the Piece of Wood Award at Melbourne’s Comedy Festival. February saw Launceston experience this raw talent at the Country Club Casino’s recently established ‘LOL’ Comedy Night, providing hysterics for everyone in attendance.
‘LOL’ Comedy Night is held on the first Thursday of every month at the Country Club’s modern Tonic Bar. A mere $5 entry fee on the door boasts two to three local support acts followed by the headliner who often travels from interstate. February saw Breen being supported by the generous Tori Hodgeman and charming Irishman Kevin O’Flaherty, both of whom are well known for their positive contribution to radio and comedy gigs in Tasmania.
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Breen strides around on stage putting his acting background to good use. He impersonates his wife arriving home after a night of drinking; entering through the door foot first and standing there screaming with joy. All before taking the audience through the details of breaking his leg down a laundry ramp, growing up as a ‘fat kid’ and the birth of his first child. “Now, for anyone who hasn’t been through this yet,” Breen advises, “If your wife is going through 20 hours of labour...don’t yawn. That is not looked upon favourably!” Themes relevant to the audience capture the crowd and create an unspoken understanding as friends pause to give knowing looks at each other as if to say: ‘Yup, we have all thought it; he was just the one to say it!’ before promptly bursting into laughter again. As Breen steps off stage the room buzzes with warmth. The laughs he won still resonate as the audience slowly carry their smiles out the door, taking with them high expectations for the ‘LOL’ Comedy Nights in the months to come. OLIVIA AMOURGIS
The Ice Suite, March 29 at MONA. Limited seating, so book online at www.tso.com.au or www.mona.net.au
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Arts Artist Profile
RAFFLING THE FATE OF ART WHAT DO EXPECTANT MOTHERS, A MURDER OF CROWS, A RAFFLE AND A 1967 TOYOTA CORONA HAVE IN COMMON? pregnant women to visit the exhibition, in the hope that one will give birth to a visionary child. The public are invited to purchase $2 raffle tickets, which put them in the running to win Porphyry’s Gnat when the installation closes.
Image: Kevin Leong
All are part of ‘Porphyry’s Gnat’, a new work from public artist Elizabeth Woods, in Kelly’s Garden, Salamanca Arts Centre, on exhibit until Sunday April 1, curated by Sean Kelly as part of the Kelly’s Garden Curated Projects initiative. “Porphyry [AD 234–c. 305] was a neoPlatonist visionary,” Woods says. “In his day, the visionary had a significant role in society and culture. Porphyry was respected and his writings have been passed on. Today, however, there is a lack of support for artists, musicians, writers; all the liberal arts suffer. Visionaries are perceived to have no value unless their visions are commodified.” Woods’ installation in Kelly’s Garden comprises a grey 1967 Toyota Corona resting on large rocks, surrounded by 13 crows. Since crows are traditionally associated with the birth of visionaries, Woods has invited
“The exhibition has a pretentious title but whoever wins the raffle will be free to decide what they want to do with the art work. They might choose to display it as art, or they might not treat it like art at all,” Woods says. “The winner might keep the car and use it to do the groceries; or they might sell the car, take the money and run!” The raffle will be drawn on the evening of Friday 30 March, as part of the celebrations around Salamanca Arts Centre’s 35th Anniversary. Funds raised by the raffle will be used to erect an epitaph on the Hobart rivulet, mourning the death of Porphyry and the victory of commodities over visions. GABRIELLE LIS
HOBART’S YOUTH HUB
JAMES NEWITT
YOUTH ARC IS AN EXCITING HUB FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12-25 RIGHT IN THE CBD, OFFERING A VARIETY OF FACILITIES, ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
JAMES NEWITT HAS EMERGED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AS ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN TASMANIA. HIS ART PRACTICE IS HARD TO PIN DOWN, OFTEN INVOLVING REAL PEOPLE, AND IS COMPLEX IN ITS IDEAS AND AIMS.
The youth centre at 44 Collins St in Hobart offers opportunities including an art gallery, art workshops, computers with free internet, live music, recording studio, music workshops, dance floor, hip and break dance classes, a great recreation space that includes pool tables, basketball ring, table tennis tables, play-station 3 and LAN gaming. The centre is a comfortable place to chill with your friends or engage with any of the activities we have on offer. The open access program occurs Wednesday to Friday from 3-6pm. Young people are also able to hire the venue for youth related events and activities outside of the open access hours. Most of the events that happen at the centre are free. We also provide an opportunity for young people to have a go at organising an event, curating the art gallery, playing at the monthly band nights and volunteering to provide a range of activities to other young people.
Art by Ben Sproule Opening Thursday March 29 from 6.30pm. Music Events Friday March 2: Jed Appleton EP Launch, 7pm. Friday March 16: My Sisters Girlfriend, 7.30pm. Saturday March 24: Timomatic, 1-3pm. Friday March 30: Ben Wells & The Middle Names EP Launch, 8pm. Film making Workshop: Partnering with Wide Angle Tasmania, Tuesdays in March (6 -27) at 4-6pm. Recreation: Table tennis comp Friday March 9 from 4pm, 8 ball comp Friday 16 from 4pm, Basketball comp March 23 from 4pm. Youth Arc is located at 44 Collins Street, Hobart. Phone 6231 5150. www.youtharc.org
Over the next few months there are some great events and workshops coming up:
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Youth Art Studio: Screen printing t-shirts, Thursdays from March 1 to April 5, from 4pm-5.30pm. More info: www.sac.org.au/portfolio/kellys-gardencurated-projects
Andrew: ‘Secession Party’ and ‘Tiger’ are different works, do they showcase different aspects of your art practice? What are those? Is there a connection of idea? James: ‘My Secession Party’ and ‘To Catch a Tiger’ are completely different projects that I worked on concurrently, which was a challenging and interesting experience! There is always a connection between an artist’s works even if they don’t immediately recognise them at the time. I think they both deal with aspects of Tasmanian culture and history but in very different ways. They both explore ideas of imagining possible ideas, experiences or ways of living which are connected to reality but also remain in the realm of fantasy or fiction. For me they have a connection which I don’t imagine many people will pick up on which revolves loosely around issues of environmental politics - perhaps this is more obvious in ‘To Catch a Tiger’ but it also exists in ideas of secession and independence which are evident in ‘My Secession Party’.
Youth Art Gallery: Art From the Valley Opening Thurs 8th March 6.30pm, and Street
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were pretty great. One of the standouts was actually towing the island into place on dusk one night with the guys who owned the pontoon - we towed it from Goodwood past Incat to Montrose with this beautiful old Huon Pine fishing boat. Would you do something like this again? No. I think there are ideas that I want to keep exploring from this project and in some ways I think they remained quite unresolved for me. But no, I’m not in a hurry to go and sit on a 3x5 metre island in a hurry any time soon. ‘To Catch a Tiger’ seems to me to be about the making of history and myth - as in, this is how such things are created. That’s pretty spot on. The Thylacine is an image or idea that every Tasmanian has some sort of relationship with. I wanted to use it as a point of departure to look at the spaces between or within fact (history) and fiction (imagination). I guess one of the underlying ideas within the exhibition is that
Was it hard to get people to talk about the thylacine? Yeah it was actually. I was lucky that I made some good contacts early on who helped me meet people. There was definitely hesitation though as the Thylacine has been sensationalised in international media both cinema and ‘journalism’ - some of the people I spoke with have felt exploited by this media attention before. People can also be quite protective of their knowledge and information - their stories are a commodity to be exploited and they are definitely aware of this which is a good thing. I had to explain that I wasn’t only interested in the Thylacine that I actually wanted to speak about the relationship between the Thylacine and politics, forestry, media, truth, science, etc. I promised that an artist doesn’t have the agenda of searching for the 30 second grab that the media does although maybe this isn’t true all the time. I invited all the people who contributed to the exhibition and spoke to me to preview it and they were all really supportive which I was hugely relieved by.
Is making work about Tasmania a concern? Both these works seem to be about this place in some way. ‘Secession Party’ seemed to be political but very light, whereas ‘Tiger’ seems to tackle much deeper issues and ideas. Both ‘To Catch a Tiger’ and ‘My Secession Party’ deal with aspects of Tasmania’s history, culture, geography and politics. They are not bound to Tasmania though and I’d like to think that both works could exist or be shown in other contexts and that they would still resonate with viewers. I respond to situations in which I’m immersed and I made both these works after travelling and exhibiting work in Europe for 6 months last year so coming back to Tasmania and having these projects to focus on was a big shift. I guess ‘To Catch a Tiger’ is heavily connected to this place due to the subject of the exhibition but as I said before - I also think these stories and ideas would make sense in other contexts. I don’t think ‘My Secession Party’ is light - but maybe it’s a broad idea, equally something I could adapt to another place but it would need to unfold in different ways if I did that. ANDREW HARPER
The idea that the exhibition left as many questions unanswered as it did provide information and stories was seen as positive by most of the people who contributed. No one was portrayed as being ‘right’ or knowing the absolute truth but everyone’s opinions were respected and placed on equal standing. Image: Sarah Jones
What was it like living on a pontoon for two weeks? Boring. It was really hard actually. I could only move around on a space of about 1 metre by 3 metres so I felt really trapped and frustrated. I was also really, really exposed so it felt like EVERYTHING I did was being watched. Some days I didn’t stand up for more than about an hour all day - I got really self conscious so I would just kind of crawl around the island hiding from people who were walking past on the foreshore… It was pretty messed up sometimes.
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It was also incredibly beautiful and I had some incredible moments, like at 11pm at night when the wind would stop – the water would turn to black glass and the moon would come out over the mountain, it sounds overly cliché now but it was pretty special at the time.
two acquisitive prizes of $15,000 $1,000 People’s choice Award Entries close 5pm, tuesday 1 May 2012 conditions of Entry and Entry forms available at hobartcity.com.au/artprize
Some pretty interesting things happened. David Walsh’s partner Kirsha organised for the MONA restaurant to cook me a steak and deliver it to me via my friend’s dinghy one night towards the end of the two weeks. A massive guy on a big fishing boat came around the headland and pulled up alongside to see what I was doing - all these alarms were going off in his wheelhouse because the water was too shallow for his boat.
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2011 saw James make contrasting projects, ‘My Secession Party’, which required him to live on a raft on the Derwent for two weeks, and ‘To Catch a Tiger’, a complex video installation at the TMAG (running until March 12). I asked James a few questions about these works before he vanished overseas to a residency in the UK and then to further his studies with Samstag Prize.
there can be multiple notions of truth and that the Thylacine represents something that can slip between notions of truth and fantasy - its evasiveness is what interested me.
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SAC FULL OF ART SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE’S 35 YEAR PARTY IS AN ENGAGING WEEKEND OF PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS AND MISCHEIF-MAKERS, BUT THERE’S AN EXCITING VISUAL ARTS COMPONENT TOO.
Artsbridgemaking exceptional opportunities a reality “You better lose yourself In the music The moment You own it You better never let it go You only get one shot Do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes Once in a lifetime” Lose Yourself - Eminem
Celebrate 35 years at the SAC buildings with its inhabitants from the past, present and future. The visual arts components of the program include Space Invaders (March 31 at 6pm-11pm), where the nooks and crannies of SAC historic warehouse will be filled with sound and light installations, performance, chance encounters anarchic tours, toilet humour and other oddities. Tour de Haslem ( March 31 at 9am - 2pm) leases cyclists along with their smartphone GPS tracking, phone card and map of phone boxes within Hobart, to ride the history of Salamanca Arts Centre’s first director Brian Haslem. The GPS journey will be converted into drawings with the best picture winning. To Market, to market (March 31 from 8am) will be manned by artists, provocateurs, buskers and hairdressers, mischievous market stalls, appearing surprisingly throughout the legendary Salamanca market where genuine and genuinely useless wares will be hocked to public, blind taste tests will confirm Tasmanian beer bests and more.
Kelly’s Steps Second Landing Party, is a pop-up laneway party up Kelly’s Lane to celebrate the small beloved space of the seconding landing on Kelly’s Steps. It will be a plethora of micro performance of music and art not to be missed. So make sure you get yourself along to one or as many as you can of these great pockets of artistic celebration of the Salamanca Arts Centre. For all program Info check out the website: www.sac.org.au/sac35 ALISON McCRINDLE
Now Eminem does have a point. Once in a lifetime opportunities should be grabbed by the horns, yet many of us are guilty of letting them pass by - once we start doing the maths, the reality sets in and we realise that it’s just too costly to action. Artists, meet Artsbridge. This funding program offered through Arts Tasmania is all about enabling you to take up exceptional opportunities that help develop your practice. If you aspire to work with international music producers or alongside a celebrated fashion designer, then Artsbridge can fund the airfares or freight to make your dream a reality. In fact, Artsbridge has madeboth of these dreams a reality.
arrival coincided with the opening of a small factory to hand-produce garments and she ended up working mainly as a production hand within the factory. Although Ali didn’t get the chance to directly assist Sruli as she’d hoped, the knowledge and experience gained from having spent time in a working design studio, participating in production processes and observing social interaction was hugely beneficial to her practice. Ali also met various interns from around the globe which taught her much about other design cultures. This in turn has fed her intrigue and now she hopes to continue her travels learning from designers around the world.
Well known Tassie duo, the Scientists of Modern Music, travelled to London to mix and produce their first full-length album with renowned electronic producers DNR Music (The Slips). To the Scientists, their journey was as much about learning as it was about producing the finished product. Working with producers of such calibre challenged their skills and exposed their weaknesses, but gave them a better sense of where they were at and where they needed to be. They not only left London with an album they were happy with, but also with a new connection made through DNR Music to a mastering studio which just happened to be where their dream mastering engineer worked, Nilesh Patel (Daft Punk, Midnight Juggernauts and Cut Copy).
Inspired? Either of the above dreams could have been yours. Applications to Artsbridge National and International can be made at any time throughout the year and you can apply for assistance with airfares or freight costs. Your opportunity should be the result of an invite and be strategically important in terms of your artistic development.
Tasmanian fashion designer, Ali Pyke, travelled to Reykjavik, Iceland, to work as a fashion intern for designer SruliRecht. Ali had hoped to assist Sruli in the production of a new men’s fashion collection, but her
ANDREW ON ART FEBRUARY GAVE US ‘YOU’LL ALWAYS BE MY #1’ BY SARAH JONES, WHO HAS FOCUSED MORE ON CURATING IN HOBART OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. THIS EXHIBITION MADE ME WONDER IF SHE HAS BEEN DEPRIVING US OF AN INTERESTING VOICE IN THE LOCAL CONTEMPORARY SCENE.
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with workshopping at the Penguin Railway station building on Sunday March 11th at 10am - 2pm and street talk at 3pm at exhibit. ‘Side by Side’ is a photographic exhibition of young photographers Jessica Turale and James Brewer, tour starting 1st of March at Straitworks Gallery on Flinders Island further touring around Tasmania with artists available for floor talks, contact TRA for more information. ‘Material Girl’ is an award exhibition tour happening in the second half of the year, entries are invited up to early May on the theme being “Speak to Me!” featuring contemporary communication. Image: Mari Minegishi
Tasmania Regional Arts delivers a range of services and initiatives across Tasmania that enrich our cultural landscape. With offices and staff throughout the state they provide opportunities for touring visual and performing arts, skills development, networking and funding as well as cultural projects and community events with a focus on wellbeing and young people which are often in collaboration with arts organisations, community groups, government agencies and local businesses.
Just a few of the visual arts TRA-supported tours include ‘Bird’, ceramic works by Eve Howard opening on Thursday March 8th at the Penguin Newsagency front window warpmagazine.com.au
Another projection was about the most abject thing I’ve ever seen – what appeared to be some sort of exercise task was performed in horrific shoes – massive chunky heeled things that were barely designed to be walked in, let alone worm whilst performing Step Class. The feet wobbled at times and I winced: I broke my ankle some years ago and it’s the worst injury I’ve ever had; painful and life-
TAS REGIONAL ARTS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSOCIATION WITH A NETWORK OF BRANCHES OF VOLUNTEER MEMBERS ENGAGING THEIR COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ARTS AND CULTURE.
Regional Arts Development Officers, based in Latrobe, Launceston and Hobart, assist in practical advice in supporting the development of creative and cultural projects. Individuals and organisations can apply to TRA for funding through the Regional Arts Fund, an Australian Government initiative, and also provide advice to regional Tasmanian artists on other funding sources. TRA is also encourages and supports the touring across regional Tasmanian centres of visual and performing arts.
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The work mostly was video performance – here was the artist in gold shiny bikini sanding off the entire side of a car; she may have started out glamorous but by the end of the process – the video was over an hour from beginning to end – glamour had been chased off by dust and fumes, looking tired and worn down. That’s work for you, or at least unrewarding work.
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Alternatively, if you’d like to invite a leading arts professional or practitioner to Tasmania to conduct workshops or other professional development opportunities, then Artsbridge Connect provides funding for freight, fares, accommodation, living allowances and fees to make this happen. For further info visit www.arts.tas.gov.au/ artsbridge
It seemed to divide opinions a bit, but I found it to be a nice meditation on work and it’s repetitive, mundane, even dangerous aspects.
To find out more about what’s on offer from Tasmanian Regional Arts visit their website or speak with them in person or one phone. You can also subscribe online for their monthly email bulletin RAW keeping you updated with news, events and opportunities. www.tasregionalarts.org.au Latrobe (Head Office) Cnr George and James St PO Box 172 Latrobe TAS 7307 • info@tasregionalarts.org.au • Ph: 03 6426 2344 Launceston (Junction Arts Festival Office) Albert Hall 45 Tamar Street Launceston TAS 7250 • natalie@junctionartsfestival.com.au • Ph: 6331 1309 Hobart 120a Salamanca Arts Centre 77 Salamanca Place Battery Point TAS 7004 • kylie@tasregionalarts.org.au • Ph: 03 6224 6318 Alison McCrindle
changing. Watching this potentially about to occur was horrendous – my guts rolled over and I just could not look. Pretty successful if you ask me, as art works go. This was on an endless loop, so it seemed as if the activity, somewhat like sanding of the car, would never end. The performer would never set free. It was, I have to say, sort of depressing effective, but depressing. I also found myself wondering if it was explicitly a feminist statement about women and work and how they are viewed – not only are women expected to work these days, they seem to be required to look ‘good’ as they do it.
as – well, as a cake. Sort of: her face was decorated with cake icing and other tacky sugary things. This was the only time we saw her face in the whole show, but even here, her eyes were shut, as if trying to remain anonymous, or removed, or to not allow the self to be consumed by work and object-hood. ‘You’ll Always be My # 1’ is not the best show I’ve seen, but what is important about it, in a very subtle way, is that somewhere in there, Sarah Jones seems to be having a bit of a dig at something that might make a male viewer of her work just a tiny bit uncomfortable, and that’s not a bad thing to do at all. ANDREW HARPER
Why was Sarah Jones wearing a gold bikini to sand back a car? The answer lay tucked away in the small room at Inflight – usually used for another work, almost always a projection – here was Jones again, but this frozen, not at work, but
Arts Opportunities OUR MONTHLY LIST OF UPCOMING WORKSHOPS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES AND OTHER ARTS OPPORTUNITIES IN TASMANIA.
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The Deal: Free-spray workshops at Kangaroo Bay Sports ground amenities building (opposite Eastlands), once a month on a Saturday between 1pm-4pm: Mar 24 and Apr 21. All paint provided, free BBQ. For more info contact: 6245 8780 or 6247 1230.
the exterior environment to create a 3D or 2D commission to be located at the front of the Scottsdale LINC building. Budget of $48,600, application deadline March 14. for more info visit: www.arts.tas.gov.au/arts@work/public_ art/public_art_commissions
Journals Anonymous: Gone Rustic Studio and Gallery invites anyone who is interested in making artists books, journaling and mixed media, Mar 31 at 11am - 2pm, cost by donation. BYO lunch and project materials. 37 Main Street, St Marys Ph. 6372 2724.
Exhibition: Atrium Gallery at UTAS Cradle Coast campus is seeking applications for the next exhibition calendar July 2012 - June 2013, entries close March 28. Visit: www.cradlecoast.utas.edu.au/whats-new-@-cradle-coastcampus/whats-new/exhibition-opportunitiesat-atrium-gallery
Felt Brooch Making: With Georgie Davis at The Boat Park, Tiger Head Rd Dodges Ferry, Mar 18 10.30-12.30 $2. Bookings essential, contact Okines Community House ph: 6265 7016. Film Making: Workshop with Wide Angle Tasmania for people aged 12-25 on March 6 and 27 at Youth Arc in Hobart, 4-6pm. For more info visit www.youtharc.org or call Youth Arc on: 6231 5150 . Screen Printing T-shirts: at Youth Arc for ages 12-25, Thursdays from March 1 - April 5 at 4-5.30pm. For more info visit www.youtharc.org or call Youth Arc on: 6231 5150
GRANTS Artsbridge Connect: For individuals and organisations to assist in bringing a leading national or international arts professional or practitioner to Tasmania to conduct professional development opportunities for the benefit of a group of Tasmanian Artists. Available for projects and opportunities that arise a relevant grant round closing date and which cannot be delayed until the next funding round. Applications always open, for the Artsbridge toolkit visit: www.arts.tas.gov.au/ artsbridge Regional Quick Response: This grant program is to increase the professional profile, expertise and employment of Tasmania artists and artworkers. Funding is available to an artist or organisation for participation in unique and unforseen project and/or professional development opportunities that do not fit within funding cycles. Applications open any time. See Tas Regional Arts website for more information: www.tasregionalarts.org.au
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Bay of Fires Art Prize: Now calling for entries in 2D or 3D art works. The theme is “Our Island Inheritance” and should reflect an aspect of Tasmanian Environment, people or spirit. Entries close April 1, for more info visit: www. bayoffiresartprize.com.au Writing: An art writer is sought by ‘Australian Art Collector’ magazine, looking to expand its network of Tasmanian-based freelance art writers and journalists. Depending on the issue, there are opportunities to write news, exhibition previews and artist stories. Contact the editor Jane O’Sullivan (josullivan@ artcollector.net.au) with your CV and a few samples of your work. Gallery: Youth ARC Gallery is seeking young artists 12-25 or organisations working with young artists to present 2d work at the recently established gallery space at Youth ARC in Collins St, Hobart. For more info contact potterm@hobartcity.com.au
more ONLINE Arts Tasmania - www.arts.tas.gov.au Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania - www.castgallery.org Moonah Arts Centre - http://mac.gcc.tas.gov.au/Pages Tasmanian Regional Arts - www.tasregionalarts.org.au *If you are an arts organisation or body with an upcoming opportunity that is within the arts bracket and would like it included in Warps Arts Opportunities guide please email all details to alison@warpmagazine.com.au
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WARP GALLERY GUIDE SOUTH 146 ARTSPACE we were never modern, Megan Perkins, Feb 16 Mar 15. Fence Jumping, Sawtooth ARI, Mar 22 - Apr 19. ART MOB Families of Blackstone, Papulankutja Artists, Mar 2 - 18, OPENING Mar 2nd at 6pm. Martumili Artists at Art Mob, group exhibition of paintings an baskets by Martu Artists WA, Apr 4 22, OPENING Apr 4 at 6pm. BETT GALLERY New Paintings by Nicholas Blowers, ends Mar 3. Science Fictions, Tricky Walsh, Mar 9 - 31, OPENING Mar 9 at 6pm. BACKSPACE: BBQ This Sunday, BYO, Joan Ross, ends Mar 3. Renaissance & Modernism, Contemporary Aboriginal Art, Mar 9 - Apr 28. CARNEGIE GALLERY Djalkiri: we are standing on their names, Blue Mud Bay, Group Exhibition, Mar 9 – Apr 15, OPENING Mar 8 at 6pm. CAST Missing Presumed Dead, group show, ends Mar 18. This is What I do, group exhibition, Mar 23 - Apr 29. COURTHOUSE GALLERY Circles, ‘Stitching & Beyond’ textile arts group, Mar 30 - Apr 23. DUALLEY WATERFRONT CAFE & GALLERY The Painter and The Sea Urchin, Patricia Turner Smith, ends Mar 19. ENTREPOT GALLERY MAIN: Makers of Transition, Trey Redding, Mar 5 22. The Continuous Craft Motion, Katrina Peric, Mar 26 - Apr 19. LOUNGE: Chiaroscuro, Matthew Magnus, Mar 5 22. Jaffy Doll Express, Jake Williams, Mar 26 - Apr 19. FLEURTYS CAFE Forest Impressions in Pastel, Sue Miller, ends Mar 4. GOULBURN ST GALLERY Tiger Serpent, Jonathan Barnard Feb 24 - Mar 22, OPENING Feb 24 at 6pm. Marlon Zarins, Mar 23 - Apr 18, OPENING Mar 23 at 6pm. GOULBURN TOO Nudes, Vivi Ooi, Richard Onn & Dan Villars, ends Mar 17. Woven, Diana Michalek & Marcia Jones-Hill, opens Mar 18. HANDMARK GALLERY Michaye Boulter & Anna Weber, ends Mar 14. Landscape Exhibition, group show, Mar 16 - Apr 10, OPENING Mar 16 at 6pm. Special Event - Jewellery Patricia Bromley-Marks, Mar 23 - Apr 11, OPENING Mar 23 at 6pm. INFLIGHT MAIN SPACE: Swing lo!, Matthew Greaves, Mar 2 24, OPENING Mar 2 at 6pm. PADDY LYN MEMORIAL SPACE: Listening Room for the DF Arte/INFLIGHT exchange CD Project, Mar 2 - 24.
EVENT: Sound Klub VI - DF ARTE/INFLIGHT Exchange CD Launch, performance by Evil Goat, Oceans, Spheres and Untermorast, Mar 30 at 7pm. INKA GALLERY INC. Black and White, Margaret McAteer, ends Mar 14. After Dark, Stephanie Parkyn, Mar 15 - Apr 4, OPENING Mar 16 at 5.30pm. LOVETT GALLERY Southern Exposure, Southern Tas Artists, Mar 2 - 18. MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART Monanism, permanent collection. Wim Delvoye, first solo exhibition in Australia, ends Apr 10. Tattoo Tim Tours every day until Apr 9, week days: 3-4pm, weekends: 11am-12noon & 3-4pm. $15 per person. PEPPERCORN GALLERY A co-operatively run outlet for the fine art and craftwork of local Richmond artists. PLIMSOLL GALLERY Research Higher Degree Examination Submission Exhibition, Jake Thomashow (MFA), Mar 3 - 16, OPENING Mar 2 at 5.30pm. SADDLERS COURT GALLERY Exhibiting over 100 Tasmanian artists & crafts people. SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE SAC: The Big Weekend, SAC 35 Anniversary Celebrations, Mar 30 – Apr 1. SIDESPACE GALLERY: Between the Tide Lines, Henrietta Norris, ends Mar 11. Tasmanian Elemental, Suzanne Crowley, Mar 13 - 18. LONG GALLERY: Sonifying the Southern Ocean, Robin Fox, Mar 2 - 21. KELLY’S GARDEN: Porphyry’s Gnat, Elizabeth Woods, ends Apr 15. SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY Eastside story: New Shards of History from the Eastern Shore, group show, Mar 16 - Apr 4, OPENING Mar 15 at 5.30pm. THE BARN: For the Fallen: In Memoria, Claire Needham. Just Waving, Catherine Stringer. Both show’s Mar 9 - 25 OPENING Mar 8 at 5.30pm. SHAMBLES BOOKSHOP SORELL Extreme Environment, finalist photographers in the 2011 Extreme Environment Photographic Competition, Mar 5 - May 9. SONA GALLERY Ongoing stock exhibition TASMANIAN LANDSCAPES GALLERY Luke O’Brien Photography. Art printing & mounting services also available. TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY To Catch a Tiger, James Newitt, ends Mar 12. Artists in Antarctica & the sub-Antarctic, work by key artists who have travelled to Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic region, ends Apr 1. THE BRISBANE HOTEL Monsters, Group Show, Mar 6 - Apr 1, OPENING Mar 6 at 6pm.
THE FAUVES CANYONS THE REPUBLIC BAR FEBRUARY 18
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THE WILDERNESS GALLERY THYLACINE - The Tasmanian Tiger Exhibition (permanent). Peter Dombrovskis photography. 2011-2012 season: The Apparent & the Abstract, Chris Bell. Colours of Iceland, Joshua Holko. Retrospective, Richard Bennett. Wild Tasmania, Rob Blakers. Fluid Tasmania, Andy Chisholm. Flora & Fauna, Dan Giselsson. Liquid Light & Lalo Tahi, Darren Jew.
First to hit the stage was popular local band The Ray Guns. Describing their music as garage rock so fast and loud they had to build an annex, I’d be inclined to agree. Singer Liam Martschinke was like the equivalent of Animal, if he was inclined to abandon the drums and take to the microphone.
The local duo Alta was a worthy support and may have potentially been who the punters came to see as the crowd at the Republic Bar thinned after their impressive set.
THREE WINDOWS GALLERY Changing Southern Midlands Artists
With dance moves to rival Mick Jagger and vocals equally as impressive, it was a hard task finding any criticism where these guys were concerned.
nortH CONT. THE WHISPERING TREE GALLERY Continuous Exhibition of work by Aly Keats, clay and felt, open by appointment and can include a tour and talk Ph: 6295 0245. WELLINGTON GALLERY Thomas Anderson last available works original paintings, gallery open by appointment Ph. 6223 6643 YOUTH ART GALLERY Art From the Valley, OPENING Mar 8 at 6.30pm. Street Art by Ben Sproule, OPENING Mar 29 at 6.30pm.
BRUNY ISLAND ART AT THE POINT From the Mountain to the Sea, The Ferntree Printmakers, Mar 17 - 30, OPENING Mar 17 at 2.30pm. Bruny Island Ferry Photographs, Mar 31 - mid Apr.
nortH DESIGN CENTRE TASMANIA Would You Wear?, Linda van Niekerk, ends Mar 19. E.SCAPE CAFE & GALLERY RACT Tasmanian Youth Portraiture prize 2011, Mar 8 - 28. GONE RUSTIC STUDIO & GALLERY Paper Cloth Stitch, Lauree Brown & Rita Summers, Mar 16 - 31, OPENING Mar 15 at 7pm $5 (inc. refreshments). circles, ‘Stitching and Beyond’ textile arts group, ends Mar 26. HANDMARK GALLERY Matters of Earth and Sky, Adrian Barber, ends Mar 28. David Lake, Apr 1 - 25, OPENING Apr 1 at 2pm. POIMENA GALLERY Skin, Group Exhibition, Mar 30 - Apr 27, OPENING Mar 30 at 5.30pm. POWERHOUSE GALLERY A series of theatre productions and a sale of donated artworks to raise funds for the Fred Hollows Foundation, Mar 1 - 26, OPENING Feb 29 at 6pm. Once Upon a Time, Vanessa Wallace, Mar 22 - Apr 1, OPENING Mar 21 at 6pm. QUEEN VICTORIA MUSEUM & ART GALLERY ArtRage, folios of work of the Tasmanian Certificate of Education, ends Mar 11. SAWTOOTH ARI FRONT GALLERY: In Search of Space, Pip Stafford & Rhanni Allen. MIDDLE GALLERY: The Dwellers, Kate Kirby. PROJECT GALLERY: Gathered, Marisa Molin. NEW MEDIA GALLERY: Ism, Breath, She, Who, With, I, Nancy Mauro-Flude. All shows Mar 2 - 24, OPENING Mar 2 at 6pm.
City Project, Young people from meenah mienne, Launceston. All exhibitions run Mar 16 - Apr 27.
NORTHERN TAS URNIE REGIONAL ART GALLERY Remote Control, David Hawley. Corpse, Anna Austin, Greg Harrison & Graeme Peebles. Celestial, Terri Hall. All exhibitions end Mar 12.
Finally, the band I was more than a little curious to see after hearing so much glowing feedback - The Fauves. The band was formed in 1988 and took its name from the art movement Fauvism, which was characterised by both its intensity and infatuation with colour.
DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY MAIN GALLERY: Owen Lade Retrospective, Owen Lade, ends Mar 4. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Works from the permanent collection, Mar 17 - Apr 22, OPENING Mar 16 at 6pm. LITTLE GALLERY: Undercurrent, Maureen King, Mar 17 - Apr 22, OPENING Mar 16 at 6pm.
The singer possessed a very Robert Smith vibe, which I found fascinating and quite frankly hard to keep my eyes off him... in a strictly professional sense, naturally, but the last performer who managed to hold my attention in the same vein was Michael Hutchence.
PARADOX BAZAAR Unique Tasmanian Art & Craft creations operated by, and featuring the works of, local Artists and Craftspeople and is constantly changing throughout the year www.paradoxbazaar.com.au PENGUIN NEWSAGENCY & PENGUIN RAILWAY STATION Bird, Eve Howard, Mar 8 - 19. ULVERSTONE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE Tasmanian Watercolours, Barbara Simonsen Fischer, Mar 2 - 30.
Hobart just can't get enough of British India and it seems the Melbourne boys can't get enough of Hobart, either. Their most recent two-night stand at The Republic Bar & Cafe hit all the right notes with punters who lapped up their brand of home grown Australian garage rock. ( Image : SARAH LEARY)
That is a compliment of the highest order. The Fauves are understated yet still captivating. Do yourself a favour and buy their album or at the very least check out www.thefauves.com.
Feature act, Canyons, opened with a pretty cool instrumental track, typical of the diverse genre that is ‘disco 80s with synthesized dance beats’. Ryan Grieve and Leo Thomsen got the crowd moving before being joined by the rest of their band for more weirdo sonic electro tunes. Without being strange merely for the sake of it, the Canyons live show moulds traditional instruments like keys, drums and guitar with a saxophone, bongos and other percussion. Jungle bird sound effects and rare hums are well placed with pop-synth, rhythmic drums and funky guitar to provide highly danceable discotheque boogie. In saying this, the slower songs are slow and lacking energy or excitement in production. Better songs included ‘When I See You Again’ and the final track ‘My Rescue’, which saw some rowdy locals enjoying themselves on the dance floor. Overall, Canyons seemed a little flat. Maybe it was because of the small crowd - something a band signed to a big label like Modular might not necessarily be familiar with. THOMAS FRIEND
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WONDERS OF WYNYARD GALLERY Table Cape Art Circle, Mar 3 - 31.
KING ISLAND LOLLIPOP GALLERY + BOATHOUSE GALLERY Paintings by Caroline Kininmonth and Bridget Levy on exhibit throughout the year and continually changing.
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FLINDERS ISLAND STRAITWORKS GALLERY Side by Side, Jessica Turale & James Brewer, Mar 1 - 26. * If you are an exhibiting gallery or space in Tasmania and want to be included in the Warp Gallery Guide email: alison@warpmagazine. com.au
THE ACADEMY GALLERY Hits & Memories - Ten Years at the Academy Gallery, Group exhibition, ends Mar 9. Hidden Treasures of Launceston, group exhibition. It’s a good time okay, Mae Finlayson.
The Brisbane Hotel was setting up for another good night of rock and roll so I turned up a bit early, only to find a rather small crowd for a Saturday night which was a surprise. First band on was Driftwood. The guitarist’s tapping was sweet although I found his guitar tone a little thin. The drummer was very good with nice tom work which always gets my attention. The vocalist was powerful, but I feel he has to pick to either get more “screamo” or more melodic, he seems to be hovering mid-ground.
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As The Roobs start setting up, the room is starting to fill. Again, just a pure rock performance from these guys - they have been perfecting their art for years and it shows. They have a great talent for combining Chonga’s vocal performance theatrics and Ayden’s amazing guitar riffs with a supersolid backline. It’s great to hear some new songs in the set list, too.
By now the room is packed and rocking. The Lazys launch into their set with their grand style of pub rock with a huge sound that just envelops you. Matt and Dom’s guitar work melds beautifully with the two working together as a team and giving Matt room to head into his stage antics on some lead breaks, climbing onto the bar to give a sweet solo while the band provide a background that just doesn’t miss a beat. Leon’s vocal work is ringing and true melodic rock that has roots in so many levels that he is hard to pin down. The Roobs and The Lazys are hard to find fault; oth are seasoned bands and with the great sound mix in The Brisbane, courtesy of local legend Ivan, it was an excellent night. KEVIN GLEESON
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Album Reviews
An integral part of the 90’s Seattle grunge movement, Chris Cornell fronts the recently reformed Soundgarden. His past projects include the underrated Audioslave and, back where it all started, Temple of the Dog. Cornell has also eeked out a rather impressive solo career for himself, selling out countless venues worldwide.
CHRIS CORNELL SONGBOOK
A voice that can smash you in the ears like a ten ton hammer with its sheer rawness one minute, yet take your breath away with such sincere beauty the next, Cornell has a vocal range and originality like no other. Having over two decades of tunes to draw from, choosing 16 tracks for this live record wouldn’t have been an easy assignment.
Crowd favorites ‘Black Hole Sun’ and ‘Fell On Black Days’ work beautifully, as do Audioslave staples ‘Doesn’t Remind Me’ and ‘Like A Stone’. Imagine was an interesting choice of cover, but Cornell succeeds thanks to his golden pipes.
It’s great if, like myself, you love this unique and talented voice. But sparingly!
Ben Kweller is back with his long-awaited fifth studio album ‘Go Fly A Kite’ and for fans of the Texan singer-songwriter there’s plenty here for you to dig.
TOM O’DONOVAN
The 10-track album opens with punchy rock number ‘Mean to Me’, Kweller channeling the guitar vibe of his second album, ‘On My Way’. Kweller sings ‘don’t regret being the ragged kid/don’t regret anything I ever did’ and this statement could be taken as the mantra for the whole album.
This reviewer did enjoy his recent Perth show immensely, but there was one hopeful image I couldn’t get out of my head for most of the night and through listening to this record; visions of Kim Thayill limbering out to throw up some rifftastic solo or gyrating to Mr Morello’s trademark Cry Baby wah. I was hopeful, but aware it wouldn’t happen.
BEN KWELLER GO FLY A KITE
Unfortunately, it reaks of self indulgence after a while and, frankly, gets a little boring.
There’s some kooky pop as per debut album ‘Sha Sha’, dashes of folksiness and a couple of unabashed country tracks more in line with his previous release, ‘Changing Horses’. There’s extra piano in the power pop of ‘Jealous Girl’ and ‘Gossip’, the latter with a
THE CARETAKER
WILEY
THE BOWERS
THE BEACH BOYS
SKRILLEX
DEERHOOF
AN EMPTY BLISS BEYOND THIS WORLD
EVOLVE OR BE EXTINCT
ODDS OR EVENS
THE SMILE SESSIONS
BANGARANG
DEERHOOF VS EVIL
Crafted with real care and skill from what must be old vinyl hoisted from the very back of the dustiest op shop in the world, this beautiful album does something that is nothing short of amazing: somehow, a giant abstract sculpture that powerfully evokes the act of remembering the past forms in the air before the listener. The devices of modern music – the sampler, the program that loops – are used but the choice of material is sublime. The hissing scoop of pops and clicks, the tiny shudders and the wear of an unimaginable number of revolutions has been lovingly crafted into something new, something entirely about the object the sounds came from. Laced strongly with a beautiful melancholy, an empty bliss beyond this world is about mortality, the fading of memory, the effects of aging and of time itself, that doesn’t rage against the dying of the light, but notes that this is what will happen, does happen, is happening; our minds slip away, our memories fade. An empty bliss beyond this world is a step into a haunted space, but it’s a rewarding one that will entrance those who venture in. ANDREW HARPER
BritishMC Wiley has quality and quantity covered, with ‘Evolve Or Be Extinct’ being his third release within a year. He is a tricky artist to judge as there are many different styles and elements to his music.
Melbourne garage pop rockers The Bowers (formerly known as The Bowerbirds) follow up with second album ‘Odds or Evens’, full of catchy and grungy pop songs that work well together without sounding the same.
First track ‘The Door To Zion’, is sketchy at best, as is its hook, but the song is saved by Wiley’s lyrical talents and flow. ‘Link Up’ channels the simplified production values of Spank Rock or The Cool Kids, while ‘Boom Blast’ is an 80’s pop influenced track that falls into the questionable moments section mentioned earlier. The highlights come when Wiley gets experimental, especially with his percussion and melody lines in tracks like the wobbly electro outing ‘Scar’, which is helped along by Africa Hitech’s Mark Pritchard.
The production is magnificent for a local and semi-underground band. Equally impressive is Liam Linley’s vocals. For a man of only 20, his vocal abilities are pretty darn impressive.
The album breaks for the part prank call, part rap track, ‘Can I Have A Taxi Please?’, before coming back with the terrible hook laden ‘Miss You’. The record ends with a stab at customs checks in ‘Imagination’ and the stand-out of the album, ‘This Is Just An Album’, which features a minimalist beat, driven by Wiley’s raps. LUKE CARLINO
Opener is rockabilly ‘Time is Mine’, oozing with old-school chunky guitar riffs and scratchy vocals eerily similar of a bygone era. Next up, the same slightly distorted and country rock twang guitar continues on ‘Going To Love Me Now’ and also sees Linley’s vocal range on show. Highlight is ‘Lay the Marigolds’, with hooks’a’plenty and equal parts catchy chorus. The very next track takes the upbeat tempo down slightly with ‘Why Don’t You Rate Me?’ The most heartfelt song is ‘Orange Peel Mouthguard’ which gives a haunting recount of childhood memories through a child’s view of the world growing up. This is a grand sophomore effort from some very young local lads. Unfortunately it probably won’t get the attention that it definitely deserves. ALEXANDER CROWDEN
In spring 1967 Brian Wilson had very little to smile about. The record his band, The Beach Boys had been working on was shelved for many reasons including: label pressure, internal conflicts, shortcomings in technology and Wilson’s own mental health issues and substance abuse. Now, fans get a taste of what could’ve been. ‘Our Prayer’ sees The Beach Boys harmonising like a choir of angels. A brief adaptation of The Crows’ song, ‘Gee,’ follows before the semi-autobiographical, ‘Heroes & Villains’. ‘My Only Sunshine’ which takes a traditional pop song by Oliver Hood (‘You Are My Sunshine’) and combines this with Peggy Lee’s ‘The Old Master Painter’. ‘I Wanna Be Around/Workshop’ features a jazz standard by Johnny Mercer. A running theme to the proceedings was the linking of musical ideas with some of these elements often repeated or reprised, for example ‘Look (Song For Children),’ where a section resembles the group’s biggest hit, ‘Good Vibrations,’ which closes the album proper. ‘The Smile Sessions’ is the holy grail of pop music and almost forty years on remains fresh and articulate; an absolute pleasure to smile, nod and soak up every inch of these good vibrations. Magnificent. NATALIE SALVO
Skrillex (AKA Sonny Moore) has dropped another short-player for your bass faces, aptly named ‘Bangarang’. The seven tracks of this latest EP are definite bass monsters, showing that he still dominates the extreme end of the dubstep scale. Three of the seven tracks are collaborative tracks, with one from electro heavyweight Wolfgang Gartner (a definite ravetime banger) and another with dubstep masterminds 12th Planet and Kill The Noise which is sure to set most heads nodding. However the most interesting collaboration on this EP is definitely ‘Break’n A Sweat’ with the surviving members of American rockers The Doors. Although still carrying heavy elements of Skrillex’s speaker-destroying sounds, it is inspiring to hear old-school rockers laying down real bass licks, guitar riffs and vocals with a modern producer. Although long passed away, Jim Morrison is sampled in the song, quoted as saying “I can envision, in the future, one person with a lot of machines, electronics set up, singing and speaking. Making music with machines.” Very prophetic, Jim. Hopefully we will see further collaborations like this in the future, and we will get a lot more of this cross-genre music breaking down the social stigma associated with electronic music.
kind of ‘doo-wop’ harmony and funky organ in the chorus that lends a psychedelic tone to proceedings. ‘Free’ is in homage to classic rock-steady Americana with a stoner edge. It’s not ‘Wasted And Ready’, but it’s heavy on the hook and you’ll be tapping along in no time. A bit of light relief comes along in the shape of ‘Full Circle’, an unashamedly country piano ditty, full of tuneful harmonies and more than a touch of introspection on behalf of the maturing songwriter.
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HOTEL COSTES 15
E VOLO LOVE
After 15 volumes in a series, The Hotel Costes series has been around since last century, with volume one being released in the heady days of 1999. Named after the Parisian Hotel, with a chic A-list bar, the series is mixed by the bar’s long term resident French and electro house DJ, Stephane Pompougnac.
Despite charming moments and some nice instrumentation throughout the album, overall it feels like some thrown together noise and is not a coherent release at all. Santomi Matsuzaki’s vocals are more like ambient noise or a backseat instrument as opposed to the anchor of each track as most vocals should be.
Highlights include the jazzy opener ‘Close to my Fire’ by Slackwax, the excellent Kid Loco version of Iggy Pop’s ‘The Passenger’ and the melodic electronic number ‘Paris’ by Scratch Massive.
There are some redeeming tracks, though; the very soft and slightly sad ‘No One Asked to Dance’ could slot perfectly into a farewell scene in an indie flick. ‘Let’s Dance the Jet’ brings the sound up for the first time on the disc and demands the listener pay attention despite being a wholly instrumental song. While these two and a few other tracks aren’t bad, nothing on the album really stands out, and songs do start to sound the same. ALEXANDER CROWDEN
I gave the CD a test run in my car stereo where it stayed in repeat play for the next three weeks. It is definitely not “just another house compilation’ with a mix of jazz, downbeat and electronic acts that have appealed to a wide variety of passengers in my car. I’ve had Wu Tang Clan members and 10 year-olds comment about this CD, meaning that either Pompougnac has expanded his target demographic from those french A-listers, or this is just a damn good collection of songs. Either way, I will be revisiting the first fourteen albums and will be keen to see where he goes with volume 16, out late this year.
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Californian experimental indie rock outfit Deerhoof has just released studio album number ten, ‘Deerhoof vs. Evil’. Ten albums since 1997 is a pretty decent effort, yet this is their first long player since 2008. For those not familiar with the band, they’re rather hard to define, and are basically lo-fi indie pop with a female singer.
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Here the high tempo is back, the guitars are cranked up and the singing is more urgent. There’s an old-fashioned rock-out to finish, too. It has ‘live cracker’ written all over it.
As with the rich brass highlights in ‘Mean to Me’, ‘Full Circle’ seems to feature piano accordion, adding an extra layer to the sound and indicating no stone was left unturned during production.
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The highlight – which could have come from the likes of Elton John or any other purveyor of fine piano ballads – is ‘The Rainbow’, four minutes of heartfelt lyrics embellished with strings and sweetly played keys. It’s got to be up there with Kweller’s best work and the contrast with ‘Time Will Save The Day’ could not be greater.
The first debut album of Francois and the Atlas Mountains on the Domino label, ‘E Volo Love’ is a casual summer fling that’ll make you swoon with its humble songs and sassy dialogues, and find its way into your cold bitter heart. “E Volo Love” comes across as romantic and cinematic, instantly planting imagery of vacations with that certain someone that may or may not be your better half into you slowly cleansed from filthy mind. Francois Marry’s voice is sweet, breathy and adorable, and the band perfectly syncs into this intonation harmoniously. The production quality invests itself into this romanticised ideal, casually playing amongst space and depth without coming across as overly produced. With songs titled “Muddy heart”, “City Kiss” and “Slow Love” their intent was to win you over with their abundantly romantic ways. And the truth is; it is brilliant. An album that provides a steady backbeat for your imagination to lose itself towards any notion you may have about romance and the very context of love. This is an album played in your bedroom with that certain someone that may or may not be your better half. Give it a listen, and please practise protection. SEB ALVAREZ
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Event Guide
Event Guide
Hobart CONT.
Hobart Venue
Acts / Start Time
MARCH Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Date Saturday
6
7
8
9
Sunday
Pearly Whites & Nick Papadakis
Birdcage Bar
Bowerman & Parker 8pm
Micheal Clennett 8pm
Republic Bar
Mark Easton 9pm
Sails
Billy Whitton 6pm
Brisbane Hotel
Hyperdonia
Irish Murphy’s
Joel Everard, Vendetta, Mashups
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
Big Swifty 9:30pm
Alley Cat
Ed’s anniversary memorial gig
Republic Bar
Hermitude HyperParadise Tour + Sietta 10pm
Irish Murphy’s
Joel Everard
Republic Bar
Phil Edgeley 9pm
C Bar
Billy Whitton 2pm
Republic Bar
Sugarcane Collins 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Where’s Mary 9pm
Brookfield Vineyard
Pugsley Buzzard
Alley Cat
Luke Leggs & The Midnight Specials
Irish Murphy’s
Ian Murtagh, Joel Everard
Brookfield Vineyard
Sitar Lounge 7pm
Republic Bar
Van Walker and Liz Stranger 9pm
Irish Murphy’s
Kriegan Hill
Brisbane Hotel
The Go Set (vic) + Craicpot
Republic Bar
Funk Band 10pm
The Grand Poobah
Club Caravan with the Enigmatic Mr Ben Lawless
Republic Lounge Bar
DJ Everton 8pm
Sunday
Monday
19 Birdcage Bar Republic Bar
Tuesday
20 Brisbane Hotel Republic Bar Birdcage Bar
Wednesday
21 Irish Murphy’s
Hoot Owl + Twice Bitten 9pm Bowerman & Parker 8pm Micheal Clennett
The Grand Poobah
Opiuo
Brookfield Vineyard
Phil Edgeley & James Thomson
Republic Bar
The Ray Martians 9pm
Irish Murphy’s
Sambo, Joel Everard, Dr Fink
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
Big Swifty 8:30pm
10 Brisbane Hotel
ALL AGES - Parkway Drive
The Lucky Wonders 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Valentine 9pm
St Mary’s Hotel, St Marys
The Go Set
Brookfield Vineyard
Pierre Bensusan
Tonic Bar
Two Strung, Damian Maloney 7pm
Irish Murphy’s
Alex Hutchins, Joel Everard, Atari 26 Hundred
Inveresk Showgrounds
Breath of Life Festival
Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
Secret Agent 8:30pm
Sunday
11 Inveresk Showgrounds
Breath of Life Festival
Aleks & The Ramps (vic) + Tiger Choir + The Native Cats + Pines + The James Parry Band + Black Mourning Band + Brand New Second Hand “Sixties” w/ Ar Entin Die + Chonga Da Bonga + Ab Fab
Wednesday
14 Tonic Bar
Eric Bibb 8pm
Ben Wells & The Middle Names (CD Launch) + Acumen + Stu Larsen + Jed Appleton 10pm
The Metz
Metz 80’s Night
Alley Cat
Andrew Swift, Linc Le Fevre & Escapegoats
Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
Midnight Revival 9:30pm
Irish Murphy’s
Sambo, Vendetta
Birdcage Bar
Glen Valentine 9pm
C Bar
Tim Davies 8pm
Sails
Billy Whitton 6pm
The Grand Poobah
Columbian Dance Party
Rapskallion - Bohemian Extravaganza
Brookfield Vineyard
In the Dark 6pm
Alley Cat
Sam Cole & Nell DeGrassi
Brookfield Vineyard
Alistair Brown 8pm
Republic Bar
Mick Thomas & Shelley Short (USA) 10pm
Republic Bar
Dr Don Don 10pm
Republic Lounge Bar
DJ Everton 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
18+ - Ginger Pussee and The Golden Girls (Drag Show)
Brookfield Vineyard
Jez Lowe
Irish Murphy’s
Sambo, Pirates of the Cover Scene
Irish Murphy’s
Sambo, Joel Everard, Dr Fink
Brisbane Hotel
Late Night Krackieoke w MC Wally Stoddart + Fade In Fade Out presenting the Convict City Rollers Afterparty
Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
Barry Pilkington 8:30pm
24 Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
Pumpkin Heads 9:30pm
Federation Concert Hall
Youth & Beauty 2:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
Ebaneeza Good 9:30pm
C Bar
Girl Friday 8pm
Bingo with Timmy Jack Ray
The Grand Poobah
Boil Up
C Bar
Pete Thomas 2pm
Alley Cat
My Girlfriends Sister
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 8pm
Sails
Billy Whitton 6pm
Brookfield Vineyard
Neil Gibson 6pm
Brookfield Vineyard
The Sign 8pm
Wrest Point Entertainment Hall of Fame Legends - The Platters and The Drifters Centre featuring Monroe Powell 8pm
Irish Murphy’s
Ian Murtagh, Micheal Clennett
Brookfield Vineyard
Rapskallion
Republic Bar
Dorothy-Jane Gosper Band 9pm
Youth Arc
U18 - Timomatic 3pm
The Metz
Hard Labour feat. Best local DJ Talent
Irish Murphy’s
Sambo, Pirates of the Cover Scene
Peter Kalla (USA) 5pm
Republic Bar
The Beards 10pm
Billy & Randal 8pm
Wrest Point Show Room
John Waters Looking Through a Glass Onion “Up Close & Personal” 8pm
23 Brisbane Hotel
25 Brisbane Hotel
Bingo with Timmy Jack Ray
NORTHWEST Date
CITY
Venue
8
Devonport
Molly Malones
Jase & Jesse 8:30pm
Friday
9
Devonport
Spurs
Ctrl Alt Delete
Saturday
10
Latrobe Devonport
Sunday
11
Forth
Thursday
15
Devonport
Friday
16
Devonport
Saturday
17
Latrobe
Thursday
22
Mackey’s Royal Hotel
Jerome Hillier 9pm
Molly Malones
The Unit 9:30pm
Bridge Hotel
The Go Set
Molly Malones
Unbalance 8:30pm
Spurs
Deligma & White
Mackey’s Royal Hotel
Third Vine 9pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
Third Vine/Proud Phoney 9:30pm
Devonport
Spurs
The Durkas
Devonport
Molly Malones
Jerome Hillier 8:30pm
Devonport
Spurs
Twin Peaks
Friday
23
Devonport
Saturday
24
Latrobe Devonport
Molly Malones
Kool Daddy’s 9:30pm
Thursday
29
Devonport
Molly Malones
Neil Gibson 8:30pm
Devonport
Spurs
Pure Blondes
Devonport
Spurs
Sydney HotShots
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 8pm
C Bar
Manhattan 2pm
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Acoustic Masters Unbalance 9pm
Mackey’s Royal Hotel
Darren Lloyd 9pm
Molly Malones
The Unit 9:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
Irish Murphy’s
Joel Everard
Devonport
Spurs
The Surf Club Swim Team
Irish Murphy’s
Mickey & Kazu
Republic Bar
Wahbash Avenue 9pm
Republic Bar
Hoot Owl + Twice Bitten 9pm
26 Republic Bar Birdcage Bar 27 Brisbane Hotel
Nerd Night Peter Hicks & The Blues Licks 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Where’s Mary 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Bowerman & Parker 8pm
Irish Murphy’s
Darlington
Wrest Point Show Room
Eric Bibb 8pm
Republic Bar
The Sign 9pm
Celadore (vic) + Face The Fiasco
Lenny Kravitz with The Cranberries and Wolfmother
Billy Whitton & The Hepcats 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 9pm
Derwent Entertainment Centre
Brookfield Vineyard
Acoustic Night
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
The Grand Poobah
Gutter Parties, Pines, Rosegarland, Squid Cinema, Prarie Dawgs and DJ Dustybottoms
Irish Murphy’s
Joel Everard
29 Brisbane Hotel
The Comedy Forge (stand up comedy)
Alley Cat
The Tokyo Room
Republic Bar
Swump 9pm
Republic Lounge Bar
DJ Everton 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Where’s Mary 9pm
Federation Concert Hall
Isabelle Faust 7:30pm
Brookfield Vineyard
Kingborough Music Night
Irish Murphy’s
Micheal Clennett, Joel Everard, Vendetta
Federation Concert Hall
Spanish Safari 6pm
Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
R.P.M. 8:30pm
Irish Murphy’s
The Sign
Laura (vic) + M.O.1.O + The Witching Tree
MONA
The Ice Suite 8pm
Friday
Isabelle Faust 7:30pm
Irish Murphy’s Launceston
St Patrick’s Day Celebrations
Tonic Bar
Erin & Cabe, Damian Maloney 7pm
Wednesday
21 Hotel New York
UNY Night
Friday
23 Country Club Show Room
John Waters Looking Through a Glass Onion “Up Close & Personal” 8pm
Tonic Bar
Two Strung, Damian Maloney 7pm
Bolters Bar
Colin Harvey 7pm
Saturday
24 Hotel New York
Dixie Nic & Carmel, Damian Maloney 7pm
30 Republic Bar
Trevor Weaver 7pm Adam Brand - Up Close & Personal 8pm Andy & The Woodman, Ian Holman 7pm
Billy & Randal 8pm
Republic Bar
Glen Valentine 9pm
Geale Brothers 7pm
Quiz Night 8:15pm
Pugsley Buzzard 9pm
28 Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
Latrobe
Spurs Mackey’s Royal Hotel
Devonport
Birdcage Bar
Julz & Lee, Ian Holman 7pm
MARCH Thursday
The Lucky Wonders
17 Brisbane Hotel
UNY Night
Acts / Start Time
Sunday Afternoon Skullduggery - Rapskallion
Thursday
Bolters Bar
Tonic Bar
Brookfield Vineyard
16 Brisbane Hotel
17 Albert Hall
Bolters Bar
Alley Cat
Wednesday
Saturday
Tonic Bar
Organ Doctors 8:30pm
15 Republic Bar
16 Tonic Bar
31 Country Club Show Room
The Grand Poobah
Tuesday
Friday
Saturday
Billy Whitton 6pm
Monday
Hotel New York
Glover Concert 6:30pm
Your Demise (cd launch) + The Smith St Band + Ride The Tiger + Explosions
Sails
Wrest Point Entertainment The Sweet - The band - 40 years on! 8pm Centre
10 Park Pavillion, Evandale
UNY Night
Timomatic 10pm
14 Queen’s Head Cafe Bar
Saturday
Julz & Lee, Ian Holman 7pm
Isobar The Club
Wrest Point Entertainment Daniel O’Donnell with Special Guest Mary Duff 7pm Centre
DJ Everton 8pm
30 Tonic Bar
Stone Troll, Lizard Johnny & Kreigan Hill
The Baker Boys Band 9pm
Andy & The Woodman 7pm
Republic Lounge Bar
Friday
Alley Cat
Bowerman & Parker 8pm
Erin & Cabe, Ian Holman 7pm
Bolters Bar
Shooglenifty 8pm
Glen Challice 9pm
Republic Bar
UNY Night
Tonic Bar
Wrest Point Show Room
Birdcage Bar
Birdcage Bar
Hotel New York
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28 Hotel New York
The Roobs, Squid Cinema & The Super Kunts
Sunday
7
Friday
Wednesday
The Grand Poobah
Nerd Night
Wednesday
Radio Silence
Tony Voglino 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Acts / Start Time
Where’s Mary 9pm
Glen Valentine 9pm
11 Brisbane Hotel
Venue
Irish Murphy’s
C Bar
Saturday
MARCH
Birdcage Bar
Birdcage Bar
Friday
Date
King Carousel
Republic Bar
Quiz A Saurus
Acts / Start Time Ampocalypse #2 - Black Majesty (Melbourne) + Synthetic Breed (Melbourne) + The Roobs + Gape + Taberah + Lacerta + Lady Crimson + Outcry + Space Raven + Atra Vetosus + Dj Alex (Ruins)
Alley Cat
31 Brisbane Hotel
G.B. Balding (Finger Pickin’ Blues)
Glen Valentine 9pm
22 Republic Bar
Saturday
Billy & Randal 8pm
Truckshow & The Heron Collective
Thursday
Venue 30 Brisbane Hotel
Bingo with Timmy Jack Ray
Birdcage Bar
13 Brisbane Hotel
Saturday
18 Brisbane Hotel
Alley Cat
Tuesday
Friday
Friday
C Bar
12 Brookfield Vineyard
Thursday
Date
Alley Cat
Monday
Wednesday
Acts / Start Time A night of DJ fun with Adam Turner in The Kissing Room
Art @ The Brisbane - Summer Exquistite Corpse
Brisbane Hotel
Wrest Point Entertainment Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain presented by Les CurCentre rie & Sean McKenna 8:00pm Saturday
Venue 17 The Grand Poobah
First Thursday of every month $5 entry at door Drink specials New Tapas menu Doors open 6.00pm Comedy starts at 7.30pm
Boil Up 10pm This is an over 18 event
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