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August

Peter Hicks and the Blue Licks Wednesday ,1st 9pm Fritz + Little Bear Thursday, 2nd 9pm Even + The Fauves Friday, 3rd 10pm Lloyd Spiegel Saturday, 4th 9pm Chocolate Bedrock + Leo Creighton Sunday, 5th 9pm Billy Whitton Monday, 6th 8.15pm The Sign Tuesday, 7th 9pm Carus (Album Launch) Wednesday, 8th 9pm 4 Letter Fish Thursday, 9th 9pm Boil Up Friday, 10th 10pm Australian Made Saturday, 11th 10pm Wahbash Avenue Sunday, 12th 9pm Quiz Night Monday, 13th 8.30pm Baker Boys Band Tuesday, 14th 9pm Children Collide Wednesday, 15th 9pm Children Collide Thursday, 16th 9pm Sugartrain Friday, 17th 10pm Dave Graney and the Mist Saturday, 18th10pm Geoff Atchison Sunday, 19th 9pm

Snakadaktal Friday, August 24

Tim Freedman Saturday, September 1

Rod Fritz Monday, 20th 8.15pm G.B. Balding (Finger Pickin' Blues) Tuesday, 21st 9pm Blackchords + Lyke Giants Wednesday, 22nd 9pm Swump Thursday, 23rd 9pm Snakadaktal Friday, 24th 10pm Kevin Borich Saturday, 25th 10pm Hot August Jazz Sunday, 26th 9pm Quiz Night Monday, 27th 9pm Joe Pirere Tuesday, 28th 8.15pm Hobart Reggae Inc Wednesday, 29th 9pm Son Del sur (Cuban Salsa) Thursday, 30th 10pm Ben Wells & the Middle Names Friday, 31st 10pm

September

Tim Freedman Saturday, 1st Mike Elrington Sunday, 2nd The Hot Kings + Marty Blackwell Monday, 3rd Baker Boys Band Tuesday, 4th Jed Appleton Wednesday, 5th Pugsley Buzzard Thursday, 6th

Music

News in Brief CONCORD DAWN RISES High-octane New Zealand drum’n’bass artist Concord Dawn is back in town marking the release of his new album, Air Chrysalis, his sixth studio album. This brutal night of brutal driving bass and hard-edged beats will be a riot, supported by Adam Turner, Mylestone, Jamm and Lids at the Grand Poobah on Wednesday August 8.

Saturday August 18.

KOLORS OF IVORY

POP SINGLES LP Get intimate with some melodic post punk in the Grand Poobah Kissing Room as Melbourne outfit Pop Singles launch the All Gone LP, reminiscent of ‘80s bands The Triffids, Husker Du, Sad Lovers and Giants, with support from Go Genre Everything, Drunk Elk and Naked, on Friday August 10.

HILLTOP HOODS GIVEAWAY Warp readers are lucky enough to win one of two double passes (18+ only) to the Hilltop Hoods show at the Hobart City Hall on Saturday August 11. To win all you need to do is to "like" the Warp Magazine facebook page (www.facebook.com/warp.mag) and post onto the Hilltop Hoods ticket give away thread.

Melbourne indie-folk singer Melody Moon will be touring Tassie in August. Her Bjorkesque vocals and honest presence captures the heart and lends it to daring cello lines, tinkles of ukulele and powerful harmonies.

After releasing her second EP Carried Away in June, Moon has been receiving nationwide attention. The title track has hit no.9 on the Amrap AirIt charts, being one of the most popular songs played on community radio around the country. She’ll be playing the Alley Cat in Hobart on Saturday August 18, and will be making a guest appearance at Fresh in Launceston on August 17 and The Grand Poohbah, Hobart on August 22. See www.melodymoon.com.au for more details.

Kolors are a duo that met at school, way back when Luke Perry was still cool (like that ever happened). They bonded over three things; their love of music, writing, and milkshakes. Nowadays, their Luke Perry infatuation has worn off and been replaced with a DJing infatuation, holding down a weekly residency at Purple Sneakers club night CANT SAY and spinning at various industry parties. Hobart gets their first chance to find out what Kolors are all about, at Ivory Bar on Saturday August 18.

HAPPY CHARITY

MOON OVER TASSIE

PSY TRANCE HIT

A Fundraiser will be held on Friday August 24 at The Brisbane Hotel, in order to raise much needed funds for the Happy School in Cambodia. Entry will cost $10 with all proceeds going directly to the school. There will also be a raffle where you can win some great prizes. Entertainment will come from Stone Troll, Lincoln leFevre and the Lawless Quartet. So get along and support a great cause.

Psytrance trips out in Tassie in the most wicked way, so expect some no-shitsherlock, twisted bang-bang-giggity psychedelic trance from Psychedelic Mayhem, featuring Farebi Jalebi (Parvati Records, VIC), Tarun (Temple Twister Records, VIC), and Kireesh (Tremors Underground Recs, TAS) on Saturday August 25 at the Brisbane Hotel. Visuals from ShellA-Vision, entry is $5.

RED FLAMINGOS It’s Flamingos Dance Bar’s 7th Birthday Party and they’re celebrating with a red delicious themed party. It’s a night of cheeky mayhem to say thanks to the GLBTIQ community, family and friends, for support throughout another camped-up year. Catch special guests Polly Filla and Philmah Bocks, DJs Haydo, Kat and Mistal, plus lucky door prizes and shows through the night on

NATIVE CATS OF USA Hobart indie punk electro duo The Native Cats are heading to the USA and need to raise some taco money. Head along to the Brisbane Hotel to catch them with support from All Fires the Fire and guests, on Friday August 31. Fundraiser entry is $10.

TSO TO THE MAX This is the biggest orchestra you’ll hear in the Federation Concert Hall this year: conducted by Marko Letonja, TSOMax features the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra augmented by players from the Australian Youth Orchestra in Prokofiev’s epic Symphony o 5, Dukas’ magical Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Carl Vine’s brand spanking new Piano Concerto No 2 featuring outstanding soloist Piers Lane. It’s a largerthan-life orchestral experience, on Friday September 7 from 3.30pm. Ticket info: www. tso.com.au/tso_event/tsomax A IS FOR ALPINE Alpine, six friends from Melbourne who make bold, twinkling, sophisticated pop music. Their debut almost-self-titled record is a collection of vibrant songs that shimmer and shine with colourful harmonies and inventive melodies. In a short time space they have played a number of Australia’s leading festivals, including Splendour In The Grass, Southbound and Falls Festival.

As well as playing the prestigious SXSW festival in Austin Texas earlier this year.

See them play Friday September 14 at Hobart’s Republic Bar & Cafe with special support from Clubfeet.

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Why do you write for WARP?

Do you love or hate writing?

I’m just a writer. Standing in front of the music industry. Asking it to love me. And to give me a job. But mostly to love me.

What musical genre dominates your iPod?

We have a love/hate relationship. She can be a cruel mistress, but when we’re on the same page (so to speak) and I finish a piece of writing that I’m really proud of, there’s no better feeling.

According to iTunes, it’s alternative/punk, followed closely by rock and hip-hop.

If you could interview one person, dead or alive, who would it be and why?

Music’s the best thing in the world isn’t it?

First song you listened to when you woke up this morning?

Tupac Shakur. Without a doubt. He had this persona in the media of being just another gangsta rapper who loved money and hated bitches, but I think that was a product of being misunderstood. He had such a big heart and such a brilliant mind, and I think he had some really important shit to say.

Holocene by Bon Iver.

When will your dreams die?

Last song you sang in the shower?

When I wake up...?

It’s definitely in my top 5. Right up there with beer and my cat.

Rusted from the Rain by Billy Talent.

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N’FA FROM LONDON TO HOBART

Front man of genre bending Australian Hip Hop collaboration 1200 Techniques, N’fa has spent the last six years bringing his solo vision to the nation. Babylondon is his 2012 EP offering, attributed to his time recently spent living in the United Kingdom.

See his live show of hip hop, driven beats and cool melodies at the Republic Bar on Saturday September 15.

To the bloke who forgot his mum’s birthday, to the dude who makes his pregnant misses put out the bins, to all offensive, obnoxious and despicable individuals: this show is for you. Back again at The Brisbane Hotel, this year’s Bastardfest has expanded to include a second afternoon all ages show for the young bastards in training.

Acts announced include: Boris the Blade, Incarcerate, King Parrot (VIC), Gape, Idylls (QLD), Michael Crafter (NSW), Redemption Denied, Atra Vetosus, Anguish (18+ only) and Ruin of gaia (AA only). Bastardfest happens at the The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart, and Saturday October 20. AA event starts at midday, with 18+ event is from 8pm. Tickets to both are $30 on the door.

MUSE WILL SURVIVE

RAVE IS BACK Remember the 90’s? Remember when your older brother or sister was going out to nightclubs and coming home crabby in the morning, smelling of Lemon Ruski’s, sweat and shame? You envied them. You weirdo.

Anyway, now it’s your turn to do what they did, in a much cooler, smart-phonier way.

Dance music icons Eiffel 65 and N-Trance are playing the UniBar (UTAS Hobart) on Wednesday September 26. Tickets are on sale now, and are available via www.bigtix. com.au. Both acts were huge in the 90’s, ask your older siblings.

SPRING RAVE

and Perth, and an all inclusive $165 ticket price, RHCP and The Killers will be joined by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, Animal Collective, Against Me!, 360, Foals, B.O.B., Sleigh Bells, Jeff the Brotherhood, Off!, Jagwar Ma, Delta Spirit, Every Time I Die, House Vs Hurricane, Alabama Shakes, Childish Gambino, Logo, Death Grips, Adventure Club, and Gary Clark Jr. FUNKY TOWNIES Pseudo Echo are back! How crazy is that?

Funky Town! Yeah! Celebrating 30 years of Pseudo Echo with their first single since the 80’s, Suddenly Silently is sure to keep fans happy, expect the classic Pseudo Echo sound that you know and love. They’ve gone ahead and printed up 1000 free digital download cards, and will be handing them out to the first 150 punters at each of the gigs on their upcoming national tour.

Unfortunately for us small islanders, they aren’t visiting us this time around, but with promise of a new album and a bigger and better tour on the horizon, it’s only a matter of time.

JAM IN THE BUNKER

The official song of the London 2012 Olympic Games has been announced: Survival by rock superstars Muse. The track will be played throughout sports sessions in all London 2012 venues during the entire Games - when athletes enter the stadium, the lead up to the medal ceremonies, and the track will be used by international broadcasters. The track also serves a second purpose, as a lead up to their new studio album The 2nd Law, set for release in September.

Well, after months and months of hassling, Hobart finally has a dedicated rehearsal space. Located at the newly re-branded Youth Arts and Resource Centre (44 Collins St, Hobart), The Bunker Music Studio comes equipped with P.A., Guitar & Bass amps, Drum Kit, Mics, DIs, everything you need, basically. Each 2-hour session will only cost $30, however, all members of your band must be members of CMST, and if you’re over 25 years of age, session times are very limited. So get organised and get your bookings in early.

GET INVOLVED IN THE FALLS GURGE LOVE

Fresh is always one hell of an event, and the headline act for the FRESH SPRING RAVE on September 29 was recently announced, and it’s a doozy - none other than Dutch Trance legend and international man of mystery, Ferry Corsten. Corsten hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten’s Countdown, and is no stranger to touring, and playing massive events. Keep an eye on your social networks for more info on FRESH SPRING RAVE and ticketing prices.

BASTARDFEST 2012

Everybody loves Regurgitator. Seriously, ask everybody and they‘ll tell you. Everybody loves Unit, everybody loves Tu Plang. So to celebrate the mass-happy-time-love-in that surrounds the band and these two albums - they’re setting off on a national tour, playing both albums, back to back. Joined by special guests from Indonesia Senyawa, the ‘Gurge will be hitting eleven spots around the country, including two nights (Saturday October 13 and Sunday October 14) at The Brisbane Hotel. Tickets are available from Ruffcut, Tommygun, The Brisbane Hotel, and online via Oztix.

BUMPER BDO Big Day Out has announced their lineup to mixed reports. Red Hot Chili Peppers are the obvious big name drawcard on the bill, joined by The Killers as headlining acts.

With the full show returning to Adelaide

After the July sneak peep being released on the Falls Festival website with Beach House, Best Coast, Boy & Bear, Coolio, Sampology, SBTRKT, The Flaming Lips and The Vaccines, The Falls Festival bolstered its ranks a few weeks later, by announcing Hot Chip, Hilltop Hoods, Maximo Park, Millions, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, First Aid Kit, and Bombay Bicycle Club.

To ensure that everything runs smoothly, Falls Festival has put out the call for volunteers. To apply, you must be 18 years or over, be available from December 28 January 1 inclusive, and be willing to work as part of a team in an outdoor environment.

Good communication skills, reliability, flexibility, and being able to work under pressure are all handy attributes to have.

Successful applicants will receive a free ticket, preferential camping, free meals while on shift, and the chance to meet some great people and have a lot of fun. To apply, check out the Work at Falls page on http://www.fallsfestival.com www.facebook.com/warp.mag 7

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CHILDREN COLLIDE REBORN MELBOURNE’S CHILDREN COLLIDE ARE TAKING A NEW DIRECTION WITH A NEW ALBUM, ADDING SOME GROOVE TO THEIR ROCK SOUND.

Melbourne’s Children Collide has had a non-stop 2012 thus far, with one incredibly successful tour and acclaimed third album under their belt. Monument marks not only slight changes in the band’s musical direction, but also is the last Children Collide record with original drummer Ryan Caesar.

“It’s funny, because it wasn’t a sudden thing, Ryan leaving, but it [the making of Monument] was also one of the most harmonious studio experiences.” Mackay tells me from his new base in New York.

“This time, the songs all came out of me being in my room by myself for a few months over winter and then I took all the songs in and we kind of took them apart and people reinvented their own parts and really got in and did their job and made it up to their standards.”

The upcoming Monument Australian tour will see former Dardanelles drummer Mitch McGregor taking up the sticks, and whether McGregor will serve as Caesar’s permanent or not is still undecided.

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“He ended up being the one we could improvise with and I think that’s really important, to know that you have that almost psychic connection, to know that you’re on the same vibe where you can improvise and go places together. He’s also a really good guy to be around, so we’ll see how we go!”

While Children Collide’s last run of dates seemed more like a bunch of greatest hits shows, fans can be expecting totally new set lists from the band when they travel around the country over the next few months.

“We kind of got a little bit complacent, I think, over the last couple of years. We’d just been doing the same sets and only changing one or two songs; I guess we got a

bit boring. This is going to be quite different; that’s what I’m looking forward to, sorting our shit out for this tour and trying a few things out again.”

Monument, as a record, has been met with responses and acclaim pointing to a refreshed sense of song writing skill from Mackay and an interesting shift in the band’s musicality. In terms of rehearsing the new material and the concept of finally being able to give the songs wings on a live stage, Mackay only has good vibes about it all.

“I really love it, it is way closer to the music I actually own and listen to this time. As much as it’s fun to play that big rock stuff that we’ve done in the past and having that buzz when a crowd of people sing it, for me, it’s going to be really good to have this groove-based stuff happening. We’ve been jamming on it, which has been fun and there’s room to stray off into other jammy parts. We’ll probably segue a lot between songs.”

Children Collide are known for their energetic performances - there’s thrashing of instruments, crowd surfing, drink spillage and sometimes blood. Referring to a show in Adelaide which saw two punters sustain head injuries, Mackay admits his dislike towards this aspect of what many would consider to be part of a ‘quintessential’ rock ‘n’ roll gig.

“As much as it’s fun to play that big rock stuff that we’ve done in the past and having that buzz when a crowd of people sing it, it’s going to be really good to have this groove-based stuff happening.”

“It sucked. I really don’t like when that happens; I mean I really do like how our shows end up being kind of like how they were in the 90s when people crowd surfed and stage dived but yeah, that wasn’t good.

I feel like that was down to bad luck; I always want to make sure that people are okay and that security is doing their job properly, but it’s a fine line to walk in terms of how much I can tell the security to do!”

This isn’t to say that Children Collide will be making their shows PG or toned down in the future, with Mackay offering us a likely rundown of events if ever he was put in charge of organising a tour.

“If I made those decisions, we’d probably just play like five times in Hobart and five times in Perth or something!” he laughs.

“I personally like playing venues where the crowd is right up against us, if I had my way, we’d do a bunch of those shows where we’re on the same level, or maybe where there’s not even a stage! Where everyone’s sweaty and spilling their drinks all over you? I quite like that. I’m really excited, it’s like a rebirth for us; we’ve been doing the same thing over and over again, that’s what it felt like, so I think Heath [Crawley] and I are really excited to get out there and do something new.”

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Children Collide play at the Republic Bar on Wednesday August 15 and Thursday August 16.

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THE LITTLE BEAR’S PICNIC

W i iF

HOBART BAND LITTLE BEAR HAS JUST FINISHED RECORDING ITS SECOND ALBUM BREAKING SILENCE. SHANECRIXUS CAUGHT UP WITH LEAD SINGER URSHULA LEUNG AHEAD OF ITS RELEASE AT THE BRISBANE HOTEL ON SATURDAY AUGUST 11.

3rd Mother Mexico • 10th Jed Appleton 17th the Witching tree 24th Spielberg’S Dog • 31st rAdio silence

tfwoor one Warp: What separates Little Bear from other Hobart acts? What is unique about Little Bear?

Urshula Leung: We offer a plethora of music to our listeners. We offer diversity in genre. Attending a Little Bear show is a journey for the listener. Our sets vary from intimate duets with voice and accordion to laid back jazz ballads, to danceable tunes that embellish gypsy folk and progressive rock, always with an undertone of Eastern European influence. Also the instrumentation makes for a contrast to the usual rock band - we feature an Electric Cellist coupled with a Piano Accordion.

W: How have you developed and grown with Breaking Silence?

UL: Breaking Silence reflects our live work over the summer and is a truer representation of what we offer in our live sets. This album had more creative input from the guys and you can hear that reflected in the many sounds that make up the album: Prog-Rock, Eastern European, Gypsy Rock and trip-hop. It is a bolder album, colored by all our tastes and a collective effort in song writing. It represents how we have emerged from a once cautious three-piece, to a fully diverse, confident and auspicious five-piece professional band.

W: Your songs appear to take aspects from various genres - is that a deliberate move or a natural result of collaborative song writing?

UL: We, as a band, are definitely democratic about writing; some pieces stem from a riff

idea that Nick or Sam will come up with, Dave then usually gives the compositions structure and strength in arrangements.

These ideas change as I add narrative with lyrics and play around with melodies. And when Bender adds different drum rhythms, the songs change again. We swap ideas and are quite frank if we don’t like something the other is doing. And I guess, as my baby, I have final word on whether I think the songs are conducive to the Little Bear sound and concept.

W: What can we expect at the Breaking Silence album launch?

UL: Grand Master Trash will kick off the evening - they are a local junk percussion group that play hip-hop rhythms, TAIKO style, on up-turned 20 and 40 gallon metal and plastic drums. Little Bear will play their whole collection, last year’s EP and all the songs from Breaking Silence with a couple of special pieces specifically designed for the launch. The Lawless Quartet will finish off the night offering their signature Eastern European flavour coupled with the heaviness of Punk Rock.

Pint of Guinness only $2 when you buy a Guinness Pie or Mini Guinness Pies.

100 pint club members receive double stamps for each pint

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Little Bear launch their second album Breaking Silence at The Brisbane Hotel on Saturday August 11, supported by Grand Master Trash and The Lawless Quartet. Cover is $12/$10 Concession.

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A BEAUTIFUL ENDING LAST MONTH, THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE CALLING IT QUITS, AND IF YOU’RE READING THIS IN HOPES OF DISCOVERING A JUICY CONTROVERSY, THEN STOP READING NOW. For over 10 years, The Beautiful Girls have been a constant on the blues n’ roots scene, winning fans worldwide with their honest, laid-back vibes, year after year. Heart and soul of the band, lead singer and songwriter Mat McHugh is an eloquent frontman intent on letting fans know that the only thing really changing is the name.

“Over the decades, people don’t realise that there’s probably been close to 20 people go through the ranks of the band,” he says from his Sydney home.

“I’ve always viewed it as a collective, and one of the best things about it is that I’m blessed to be able to play music with a bunch of people that are just on such a different level than I am as musicians, and I can get to write music and have them play it. So in that spirit I think it’s kind of impossible for it to break up.”

The only thing that gets fans of a longrunning band more riled up than a line-up change, is a sound change, and unfortunately that’s one bullet The Beautiful Girls have not been able to dodge.

“You take someone like Neil Young or Bob Dylan or whatever… they have different

eras with different bands, and fans of the music can kind of compare those eras and compare those bands, but there’s no better or worse, you know?

“I think if you subscribe to the perception and the notion of a band as a gang of people that hang in a rehearsal room wearing the same jackets, with the same hairdos, and grew up together since they were 5 years old, and then you change members, that kind of sucks. That is a breaking of the fantasy. But each band is different in the way they operate.”

Although the band have only just announced their split and farewell tour, McHugh’s solo career has already slotted quite nicely into the industry, having kicked off back in 2008 with his acclaimed debut album Separatista.

“The thing that I am confident about is that I know how to make the records sound how I want them to sound,” he asserts. “I know that the music can stay at the same quality as long as I work hard and am inspired. But in some ways too, I definitely have to take some steps back down the ladder you have to really drop back down to make a go of it.”

Band-mates Paulie Bromley and Bruce

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“I really like the idea of stripping away all the bullshit, in life in general, but particularly in music.”

Braybrooke have no shortage of prospects on the horizon, with both men finding their lives increasingly filled with opportunities.

that creates barriers and it creates distance between humans, and I think music should be used to bring humans closer together.”

“The relationship between all of us is just as strong as it ever was,” says McHugh. “We’re all great mates and pretty much brothers, so I’m sure we’re going to be doing stuff together down the track. Paulie’s really busy, he produces a lot of pretty amazing music. He’s got a studio in Brisbane and it does a lot of Brisbane roots/reggae stuff that’s pretty phenomenal. And Bruce has got a baby too, and he’s got about five million things that he plays drums in, and I think he could probably be pretty happy not spending so much time on the road. It’s a positive, really cool thing.”

It is this attitude that not only makes McHugh one of the most endearing musicians in the industry, but also makes you sure that no matter happens in the future, he will be just fine.

Perhaps one of the most positive things to come from the big change is McHugh’s newfound openness with his fans – something that has seen him rewarded with lashings of love and respect both online and in the real world.

“I really like the idea of stripping away all the bullshit, in life in general, but particularly in music,” he says passionately.

“I think it’s a danger when we get artists that start to think that they’re Jesus, because

“I think that the more we realise that we’re all the same, and that the person on stage knows just as much as you – which is nothing – the better. We’re all just trying to figure out why we’re here. We all screw up, we’re all somebody’s child, we’re all a miracle, and we’re all a disaster at the same time. And that’s ok…” he says happily, “just embrace it.”

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See The Beautiful Girls’ 10 Year Anniversary Tour on Thursday September 6 at Hotel New York in Launceston, Friday Sept 7 at Spurs Saloon in Devonport and Saturday Sept 8 at Wrest Point Show Room.

Sat 18th, MIVAC Concert Sun 19th, Geoff Achison Thur 23rd, Jordie Lane Sat 25th, Quiz Night (One Tree School) SEPTEMBER Sun 2nd, John Coleman Fri 7th, Open Mic (5th Birthday) Sun 9th, Phoenix Singers

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STRIKING A CHORD BLACKCHORDS GUITARIST DAMIAN CAZALY IS ALL SET TO VISIT HIS HOME STATE WHEN THE BAND TOURS THEIR SECOND ALBUM AROUND THE COUNTRY THIS AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.

A Thin Line will be the follow up album to the Melbourne band’s 2009 self-titled debut, and promises to showcase a divergent sound for the group, as the band took on quite a different approach to recording this time around.

“It was pretty intense,” Cazaly says of recording in rural Victoria. “It was organised through our co-producer, Mark Stanley; he set us up in this big shed out in the Yarra Valley. We put our heads into gear and just set up for ten or eleven days of intensive recording. We knew we had a kind of deadline with David [Odlum, their producer], and we’d never met him either, so it was a pretty interesting process, that’s for sure!”

“We came back from an overseas tour about two years ago, so we started a couple of

song writing ideas from that, but it took a few retreats – just getting out of the city and going into the country, just kind of getting away from the distractions that come with everyday life and focusing on the songs.”

Fans of Blackchords helped to raise money for this latest offering, managing to raise half of the recording costs.

“We went through a site called Pozible. It’s a really good site for funding creative projects.

Basically you put your project up there and you offer something for people to support you – we offered albums – and it’s just a really good way to get that extra money.”

Sounding a lot like Coldplay, Radiohead and Interpol all mixed into one, Cazaly says that the band has a lot of influences, including

French band Phoenix and personal favourite English singer/songwriter Nick Drake.

“I think definitely with this album we’ve developed our sound, and I feel it’s something that’s usually unique to us. And you draw from inspiration, but you need to make that into your own thing to put out there, your own interpretation of what reality is.”

“We’ve listened to a lot of influences since [the last album] and just improved our craft,” he explains. “I would say it’s very different. There are still obviously certain traits that are quite evident in the first album that show in this one – you can’t escape that, which is a good thing - but I would say it’s a very different album.”

The group is currently setting dates for their Australian tour, which will be happening

over August and September. “We’re locking in dates for Tasmania later on in August.

My whole family’s down in Tasmania so I try to get down there as much as possible. It’s a home away from home, essentially.”

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Taking A Trip Down Memory Lane IT’S SAFE TO SAY FOLK SINGER CARUS THOMPSON HAS SEEN HIS FAIR SHARE OF THE WORLD.

Over the 17 years that span his career, Thompson has released two albums, three EPs, three studio albums and now a second double-live album of laid-back Australian goodness. What is striking is that his music generates live audiences as far away as Germany or Switzerland. Since the release nine years ago of his standout album, Acoustic at the Norfolk, Thompson has spent half of every year touring Europe, travelling as far as Zurich, Basel, Munich, Cologne, London and Paris, using the nomadic atmosphere of travel to fuel more writing.

Acoustic at the Norfolk was recorded live at the Freemantle pub of the same name, kicking off a whirlwind of performances alongside fellow Australian acts The Waifs and John Butler. This year sees the release of Acoustic at the Norfolk 2, a revisiting-cometribute, with some changes.

“The first time I did the Norfolk recording was a bit of a fluke,” he says. “We just did it by chance and it turned out really well, but with this one I actually had a bit more time to sit and think about what songs I was gonna do and what musicians I was gonna use and the whole way I’d fit it all together.”

When I Think of You is a standout song, containing soulful piano riffs and a violin solo with a quavering, wandering melancholy. Despite the disarming ease with which vocal harmonies and guitar tunes honey their way throughout two CDs, Thompson’s lyrics still hold clear meaning. He explains that an interest in writing transitioned into music in his early teens.

“I was always into creative writing, but then I heard the band next door jamming and used to watch them. I just went ‘oh, man this is cool,’ and picked up a guitar and found that songs were a great medium. They satisfy the sort of writing that I wanted to do but it was a form that I found came quite naturally to me. I love being that kind of writer.”

A change of lifestyle may lead to a different musical direction in the future, he says - settling down with his wife and new son, and finding a niche in Melbourne have taken almost a decade of touring towards a more home-bodied focus.

“I’m taking a bit of time off the road. I’m not going back to Europe for a while, and I won’t be touring quite so much around Australia. So that was part of the reason why it was good timing to release the live album as well, ‘cause if you’re not touring so much, people can grab a beer and put the album on.

“But when you’re a songwriter it’s not like you ever really stop writing songs. I just think it’ll be a new stage, if you like. I’ll still tour, but I probably won’t tour as much and I’ll make it count a bit more when I do.”

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BURNING ON FIVE YEARS AGO, THE EMBERS WON THE NATIONAL CAMPUS BANDS COMPETITION, PLAYED MS FEST AND THRICE PLAYED AT FALLS, AND RELEASED A KICK-ASS SELF-TITLED EP...

AND THEN THEY STOPPED. NOW THEY’RE BACK.

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“We kind of dispersed, nationally and internationally, to pursue life,” says The Embers co-founding member, guitarist and main songwriter, Mic Attard. “One joined the Air Force, one went to Melbourne, one was kinda deported because he couldn’t get his Visa...”

After two years playing solo, Attard realised he yearned for life as an Ember and contacted all the former members about the possibility of a rebirth.

“Katy [Humphries, violin] was on board and the others all gave me their blessing,” he says. “If any of them had had reservations, it wouldn’t have happened. I would have stopped it right there.”

Fans of the original Embers line-up will recognise the sound and style, but

maybe not all the faces on stage at this year’s Junction Arts Festival, at which the reformed band will perform.

“It’s like cooking with a whole new lot of flavours,” he smiles. “Kilty Salter is new on bass, Jai Larkman is on drums and Miles Bender... Well, I’d been mates with Miles for ages and I didn’t even know he played keys!

“We’re more electric now than we were then,” he reflects. “The electric guitar is like a monster and I’m still working out how to play it. It’s a whole new sound, a whole new approach, and the audience is enjoying it and we’re enjoying it.”

The new-and-improved Embers also feature the reliable sound sculpting of Merajan Sendora and the visual delights of Live VJ Simon Hancock.

Not only were punters at the band’s recent sell-out Royal Oak Boatshed shows mesmerised by Hancock’s big-screened juxtapositions of flickering butterflies, rotating heads and vintage Doors footage, they were also delighted by the guest appearance of tribal belly dancers onstage.

“We always want to bring something different to a show,” Attard muses. “Music is so accessible now and I think the live platform is so much more important. We want to create something unique and memorable, something with excitement and passion and something people can be a part of. Something that’s here tonight and it’s excellent, and then it’s gone.”

There will always be something to look forward to for the next Embers show. Even if you don’t know what it is you’re looking

forward to.

“Junction Arts Festival is coming up, and we’ll be there,” he says. “It’s in the middle of winter and you’ve got these people who are brave and smart enough to come out to this big tent in Civic Square and enjoy all kinds of fabulous art.

“It’s all about making connections with different art forms and with each other,” he says. “And it’s a good place to be; I’m proud to be part of it.”

DANIEL TOWNSEND

The Embers will play with your eyes and ears on Wednesday August 22 in The Junc Room at the Junction Arts Festival, Launceston.

DISCOVERING THE BLUES SINGER, SONGWRITER AND BLUES GUITARIST GEOFF ACHISON TELLS HOW HE CAME DOWN WITH THE BLUES. Warp: How did you get into roots/blues music?

Geoff Achison: From the moment I heard my first blues recording as a teenager, I was just mesmerised by the artistry of it.

No big million dollar production, no fairy dust and no posing; just bare bones, gutsy performances from musicians dedicated to their craft. It really was a revelation when I first heard it. Discovering the blues led me to delve into 60’s soul music, Stax, Motown and New Orleans funk.

What music did you listen to growing up?

GA: Well, I was a child of the seventies so we would watch Countdown religiously of a Sunday night. They’d showcase all the hot ticket bands and the current pop stars would mime their latest singles. There were a few clangers of course, but generally it was a rock music show. By the time I hit my teens though, I had became thoroughly dissatisfied with where the music was going. I had been learning guitar for a while and I wanted to rock like Angus Young or Ritchie Blackmore, but this music they called New Wave began to take over featuring a lot of big hair, lip gloss and plinky-plonky toy keyboards.

I totally hated it.

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beings are driven to express themselves through musical sounds. Just how is it that soundwaves can affect us on a deeper level?

If you’ve ever been moved to tears or had a life changing moment thanks to the music that was playing… ask yourself how? How could that sound have such an impact? Part of what defines being a roots musician is the challenge of tapping in to that power by digging deep within, relying only on physical skills honed through hours of practice and dedication.

How was touring in America?

GA: I was told many years ago that my music would be better accepted in the USA. So I set my sights on that market and began visiting there back in the 90’s. It has been just amazing to have played all these clubs and juke-joints in the Deep South, and I’ve found myself in some pretty cool situations, but it also took a lot of slogging. I’ve driven countless miles, often playing for very little reward and with cheap-ass equipment until I could prove that people would come to see me play this music I’d brought from Australia.

How has travelling and touring influenced your music?

GA: I’ve always said that travelling makes your brain bigger. You see something

new every day, you’re meeting new people all of the time and you hear different music wherever you go. It’s difficult to say specifically but for a musician, all of those things can’t help but influence what you sound like.

You have been named one of Australia’s top 50 guitarists by Australia Guitar magazine - what does that mean to you?

GA: Nice to know somebody there loves me but I was surprised to be included.

I don’t want to sound ungrateful, but the article falls way short of its target of a “definitive list”, if you ask me.

What is life like as a musician?

It’s the greatest job in the world… and harder than most people think. As an independent artist, I’m hands on with just about every aspect of the business. I’m like

anybody that runs a small business - most of it I’d rather not have to do, but the pay-off for me is that I get to play music at the end of the day and the purpose of that is to make people happy. What better thing to do in life?

Catch Geoff Achison at one of his shows across Tasmania: Tapas Lounge Bar, Devonport on August 16, Crossroads Wine Bar, St Helens on August 17, The Royal Oak Hotel, Launceston on August 18, Brookfield Winery, Margate (4pm) and The Republic Bar and Cafe, Hobart (9pm) on August 19.

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For those unfamiliar with Melbourne youngsters Snakadaktal, then surely their infectious pop single Air (which climbed to #22 on the most recent Hottest 100) might ring a bell. The five piece was still finishing Year 12 when Triple J’s Unearthed High competition scooped them up and thrust them into the spotlight.

“It’s definitely such a blessing,” says vocalist Sean Kelly. “We couldn’t ask for anything more than what Triple J have given both us and other young musicians. You don’t really get many opportunities like that in other countries, so the Australian music industry is definitely one of the best to be in. If there’s anyone who loves playing music, then these programs are just perfect; you don’t exactly have to be masterful musicians, I mean, we’re terrible musicians, but we just have fun and that’s what makes us work.”

Last month, Snakadaktal toured the country supporting The Jezabels across some of the major capital cities’ biggest venues, a somewhat foreign stage to play on for this relatively new band.

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AFTER TAKING OUT LAST YEAR’S UNEARTHED HIGH COMPETITION AND PLACING #22 ON THE HOTTEST 100, YOUNG GUNS SNAKADAKTAL HAVE HAD A MONSTER YEAR AND ARE EMBARKING ON THEIR BIGGEST HEADLINE TOUR TO DATE IN CELEBRATION OF THEIR NEW SINGLE DANCE BEAR.

“It was fantastic, definitely really good experience for us. We’ve never really played on such big stages and to crowds that size!

And they [The Jezabels] were just the nicest people to work with, so it was a really great opportunity for us.”

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Snakadaktal’s self-titled debut EP came in on the ARIA charts at #26 and consistently grew in popularity as its soothing indie pop tunes spread across the nation like wildfire.

Now, with their new single Dance Bear, a far more upbeat and fun atmosphere is being presented, something which the band kept hidden at the start.

But after supporting countless other acts, Snakadaktal are finally headlining their own tour to coincide with their new, highly engaging single Dance Bear, which will see them head down to Tassie for their first headline gig down South.

“We’ve played once before in Tasmania and it was one of the best gigs we’ve done, mostly because everyone was rowdy and it was just so much fun to play there,” Kelly recalls.

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THE SECOND BEST KISS COVER BAND IN THE WORLD BEFORE IRONY, THERE WAS KISS. AFTER IRONY, THERE WAS KISS WITHOUT MAKEUP. NOW THAT GENE SIMMONS AND PAUL STANLEY ARE IN THEIR SIXTIES, THERE ARE KISS COVER BANDS LIKE KISSteria.

Australia’s own KISSteria proudly hold the unexpectedly sincere title of World Second Best KISS Cover band. During a break in rehearsal, the band’s “Gene Simmons” brought me up to speed with life as a second-best imitator.

“The organisers of ‘KISS Off’ received over two hundred entries from around the world,” he explains of the competition held in Las Vegas earlier this year. “We were thrilled to find out that we had made the top four, so we got ourselves over there, played our hearts out and did well enough to earn a second placing behind American band ‘Mr Speed’.” I am both intensely fascinated and repelled by the thought of so many men in make-up and platform shoes, earnestly strumming their pyrotechnic-strapped guitars.

I move that cue card to the bottom of the pile, raise my eye brows and continue: Tell me, Gene, how do you get into your KISS character? It can’t just be about playing the chords in the right makeup?

“The great thing about being in this band for so long, and probably one of the reasons why it’s been so successful, is that I actually don’t feel like I’m playing a character when I’m on stage. Being out there and pretty

MAKE-UP TIPS WITH GENE much being myself is the way I approach it.

I think the audience picks up on the fact that it doesn’t feel fake or put on.”

A KISS cover band not feeling fake? I am confused. Fun as heck, yes, but genuine?

Authentic? It must take a lot to get ready for a KISSteria show.

“Yes, there’s a bit of work involved in putting this show on,” Gene admits. “We head into the dressing room two hours before we’re due on stage. We’ll then sit down with a couple of beers and start putting the makeup on, after which we’ll put the costumes on.”

“We’ll then tune up, have a little huddle involving a war cry of sorts where we vow to ‘go out there and kick some fucking ass’!”

Unbelievable. I’ll be there...i think.

DANIEL TOWNSEND Dress up for the World’s Second Best KISS Cover Band, KISSteria, at the Brisbane Hotel on August 10 and rock n’ roll for a sizeable portion of the - if not all - night.

Whether it’s the bold minimimalism of Starchild, Spaceman and Gene’s own Demon, or just the lame cartoonishness of Catman, the white is where to start.

As ‘Gene’ says, “White first.”

Step 3: Let it dry No use rushing these things. Think dry thoughts as you sit still with that first beer. As ‘Gene’ says, “We sit down with a couple of beers.”

Step 4: Outline After the white has dried, it’s onto the black outline, with the exception of The Spaceman, which requires both silver and black outline. As ‘Gene’ says, “Then we do the outline.”

Step 6: Colour it all in Starchild will need red lips, but the Demon is all black. Spaceman is black and silver but Catman is more complicated with lame red lips, lame black whiskers, lame green eyes and a cute, lame grey nose. How does a Demon play in a band with a Cat, really?

Step 7: After 45 minutes, you should be ready to rock n’ roll all night As ‘Gene’ says, “The makeup usually takes about 45 minutes.”

Step 8: Don’t forget to reapply every two hours if you are in the sun and more regularly if you are swimming

Gene says it came down to the fact that the winning band played a song from the only studio KISS album featuring Tommy Thayer, who was one of the judges. I shake my head in that don’t-you-hate-that kind of way.

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The Medics have been moving in leaps and bounds this year. In May, the debut album from this Cairns group, Foundations, made a solid mark on the ARIA charts. July saw them grace the stage at the inaugural Splendour in the Grass Festival. This month they’ll be heading South to the Apple Isle to play a couple of gigs for all you fine folk.

When they’re not making music of their own though, here’s what they’re listening to...

Sigur Ros - Takk This album showed me that music is truly a universal language. This album took me to many places emotionally and opened up my mind to new musical possibilities.

At the Drive In - Relationship Of Command When I first heard this band, I was in awe of the raw emotion. The album was on repeat in our car when we travelled to and from gigs. Can’t wait to see them this year at Splendour in the Grass.

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Step 2: Apply the white make-up first

You ought to be onto your second beer by now, thinking dry thoughts. As ‘Gene’ says, “We sit down with a couple of beers.”

I am reminded of the scene in Wayne’s World where Wayne Campbell is interviewing his show’s sponsor, Noah Vanderhoff, reading pre-written questions from his cue cards with mock earnestness. I shuffle my notes politely and move on to my next question: You wear the full get-up, breathe fire, spit blood, shoot fireworks from your guitars...

You even play the songs! What the hell does it take to be number one?

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Sitting is paramount to optimum makeup application. As ‘Gene’ says, “We sit down with a couple of beers.”

Step 5: Let it dry

“We had an absolute blast!” he gushes.

“The photo shoot in front of the Las Vegas sign on the morning of the event was quite surreal, sixteen guys in KISS makeup and costumes in full daylight is not something you see every day.”

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I was swept away to another universe listening to this album. Mind blown by Omar’s amazing guitar work, Cedric’s intense vocal ability and lyrical genius.

I could not be more happy when these guys continued to make music.

Explosions In The Sky - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone What can I say? You don’t need a vocalist to be an amazingly influential band. I was literally blown away when I heard this album. Just pure beauty. It has made me stop and really dig deep when I write music today, words can’t tell every story.

Radiohead - In Rainbows The seventh album by one of my favourite bands. I really enjoyed the flow and production on this record. It spoke to me musically in a different way. I love the songs Weird Fishes and All I Need.

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IT TAKES TIM TO TANGO SHEL ROGERSTEIN TIM ROGERS’RECLUSIVE COLLABORATOR OR GENIUS ALTER EGO? YOU DECIDE.

Tim Rogers met him on a train in southern France, or so the story goes.

“He’s the same age as me and lives an oddly similar life in Ohio,” Rogers explains.

“The only difference is that, when I’m not doing gardening or dishwashing, I perform.

He doesn’t.”

The man in question, of whom Rogers speaks fondly, is the enigmatic (alleged) musicologist and long-time song-writing partner Shel Rogerstein.

And yet somehow after years of collaboration, Rogerstein remains an unknown. In fact, Tim Rogers is the only person who seems to have even met him.

Rogers Sings Rogerstein is an eclectic assemblage of tunes “co-written” by the pair, predominantly by mail, Rogers claims.

“Two middle-aged men sending letters,” he says wryly. “We should have started a relationship.”

Unlike his elusive alter ego, Rogers can seem quite the socialite, but he describes himself as a solitary person. “I can on occasion be charming, but my charm wears out,” he says. “I even wear out people I love, so I tend to live and work alone. I’m not an outsider, I’ve just spent most of my life trying to calm my nerves and to slink about unnoticed.”

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“I’ve been in a rock band,” he explains.

“And people expect you to do the rock star thing; they kind of expect you to trash hotel rooms and fuck their girlfriend and snort rat poison. But I’m into Mexican balladry too.

“I get really excited by different forms of music, art and theatre, and when I experience it I wanna go make it too. I’m not a good spectator - from music to making cups of tea, it’s the same temperament I’ve had since I was sixteen: I wanna be involved.”

Rogers was sixteen way back in 1985.

Eight years later, You Am I released their debut album, Sound As Ever, and in the two decades since he has released close to 20 albums.

Considering most artists can go two to five years between records, Rogers is typically frank about his varied and frequent creative output.

“Here’s what I’ve found,” he blurts. “If you do something really successful, you go out on tour and you play the same songs until after a year you want to punch yourself in the dick.”

“And in the grand scheme of things, I haven’t been successful at all,” he admits. “I’m not known for any great hit so it gives me opportunities to keep moving. I need work and people ask me to do creative things and I give it a go, out of interest. If I wasn’t

“People expect you to do the rock star thing; they kind of expect you to tr ash hotel rooms and fuck their girlfriend an d snort rat poison. But I’m into Mexican balladry too.” making music I’d go out and start taking my drug career seriously or become a probaseball player or get a real job. I love trying different things.”

A recent example is Rogers’ discovery of tango. “I’ve been working in theatre these past few years and one of the crew shared this tango record with me. I told Shel about it and it turns out Shel is a tango dancer!

Suddenly we’re talking about starting this international tango group… Oh, and I heard music from glass bowls in the theatre too…”

Exhibit B. “And they were just beautiful and that got my mind wandering too: Hmm, glass bowls…

I wonder…” Glass bowl players are not known for snorting rat poison nor are tango dancers known for trashing hotel rooms.

Please adjust your perception of Tim Rogers accordingly. His mind returns to Rogers Sings Rogerstein and the forthcoming tour. “The new album is quite baroque,” he says seriously. “It will be quite difficult to replicate onstage.”

So what can audiences expect?

“No idea!” he laughs. “I haven’t thought about it until now. I guess we’ll decide on the day.”

Rogers has never been one to overpractice. He describes You Am I rehearsals as a sequence of sandwiches, drinks and conversation, before finding themselves at the gig three days later, needing Rogers for the chord changes.

With a head full of memories, he becomes contemplative. “It’s a funny old life,” he muses, sounding less rock star-like and more like a glass bowl player than ever.

“Don’t be a dick. Stay interested. Stay interesting. Write well, from your heart and not your brain…” he chuckles. “And keep your cheekbones sharp, boy!”

DANIEL TOWNSEND Tim Rogers performs, supported by the “fuckin’ beautiful nutbag of a country singer” Catherine Britt, at: The Waratah Hotel (Hobart) on Wednesday August 15, Spurs Saloon (Devonport) on Thursday August 16 and Manhattan Wine Bar (Launceston) on Friday August 17. The new record, Rogers Sings Rogerstein, is released Friday August 24.

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FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE FALLS (BUT SHOULD)

1. We used to be a couple.

We met. We fell in love. We wrote songs. We fought. We made up. We broke up. We wrote songs.

Almost subconsciously, we documented our whole relationship in our songs. The love, the betrayal, the heartbreak. Now that we are not together, we still fight, but we are best friends and something about us just ‘works’. We can’t imagine doing this without each other.

P.S. Yes, it is sometimes very hard singing songs about each other, with each other.

2. Neither of us sang before The Falls.

Simon and I both studied at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney - I was a classical saxophone nerd and he studied jazz guitar. That is how we met. When we started writing these songs we talked a lot about who we’d get to sing in the band… we never even contemplated singing them ourselves.

One day, a friend heard our demos and suggested we should. And so we did.

3. We played at the Hotel Hollywood (Surry Hills, Sydney) every Wednesday night for almost two years straight (except at Christmas holidays).

When we first started The Falls, we really wanted to just get out there and play. We wanted to do a free gig in a place that was unpretentious, warm and inviting. It was the Hotel Hollywood’s warmth (with a dash of old world sparkle) that drew us to it. It’s the kind of place that anyone feels welcome, where you don’t feel like you have

ANDREW HARPER TALKS TO DAMIAN CALLINAN MASTER OF CEREMONIES AT THE LAST 5 “HOBART COMEDY FESTIVAL BLUNDSTONE BIG FINALE” GALAS, DAMIAN CALLINAN HAS ENTERTAINED IN HIS OWN RIGHT AS WELL AS INTRODUCED EVERYONE FROM DENISE SCOTT, CARL BARON, PETER ROWSTHORN AND JUDITH LUCY TO EMERGING TASMANIAN UNKNOWNS SUCH AS HANNAH GADSBY AND JOSH EARL.

The gala that ends the Hobart Comedy Festival has a beautiful reputation for advertising some big names and then on the night blowing the audience’s mind with unexpected guests. It distills the world of comedy into one show right here in Hobart.

In 2012 Damian Callinan is doing something different. In his only Hobart appearance in 2012 he’s doing his award winning one man show ‘The Merger’ upstairs in a well known North Hobart pub. A rare chance to be in the room with a comedy genius in Hobart as opposed to traveling to see him in Edinburgh, Singapore, Hon Kong (where he is as this interview is conducted) or elsewhere on the global circuit.

Andrew: So hey Damian, what’s the deal with this new show of yours?

Damian: The Merger is about a struggling country footy club who stave off merging with their arch rivals by recruiting asylum seekers. It’s kind of like ‘The Shire’ with no fuckwits.

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We played about 80 gigs there. You always knew where to find us! The Hollywood really became our home. We miss it.

4. Our debut EP HOLLYWOOD is a glimpse at The Fall’s story so far...

The first song Please is one of the first songs we ever wrote together. The last song Hollywood was finished while we were in the studio recording the EP. Hollywood was always a very meaningful song to us, but it is so much more poignant now that our time playing there has passed. By pure coincidence, we picked up our first physical copies of the EP on the same day that we left the Hotel Hollywood.

5. We are good at making eggs. All styles.

An important skill to have when trying to find ways to thank those that let us sleep on their couch when we are on the road.

We also make a mean paella, for repaying those bigger favours like career advice, and making live clips for us for free (thanks ARTHEORY!).

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The Falls will be supporting Passenger for his Hobart show at The Waratah Hotel on August 25.

Andrew: You’re in Asia? Really? Where?

Damian: I’m currently performing in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was gifted to the British in 1804 as penal settlement by the local indigenous tribes. It so best known for the Sydney to Hong Kong Yacht race and for not being allowed to have teams in national sporting competitions.

Andrew: So, Hong Kong to Hobart – how does that work?

Damian: Hobart was gifted to the British Crown in 1842 after the Convention of Chuenpee following the First Opium War. It returned to the rule of The Peoples Republic of China in 1997 who, appalled

by Tasmania’s human rights record, immediately apologized to the indigenous communities for past actions.

Andrew: Does he know about the AFL pressuring Hobart footy club and North Hobart footy club to merge? Is the timing of this show accidental?

Damian: What I know is that to access North Hobart from Hobart you need to take cable tram up the incredibly steep face of the mountain.

Andrew: How will you deal with coming from the luxurious warmth of Asia to the sting of Hobart winter?

Damian: I will coat my body in goose fat and wear a raccoon hat so I blend in with the locals.

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JAZZ HEATS UP HOBART IN AUGUST IT’S TIME FOR TASMANIANS TO EMERGE FROM THEIR WINTER HIDEY HOLES AS THE HOBART JAZZ CLUB PREPARES TO KICK OFF THE ANNUAL HOT AUGUST JAZZ FESTIVAL.

Hobart Jazz Club President Kaye Payne says that this year’s festival is guaranteed to be huge, with eight venues chosen throughout North Hobart for the event, including The Queen’s Head Café & Bar, The Republic Bar and Café, Raincheck Lounge, Onba, Fish 349 and newcomer The Uniting Church, which will be the Big Band venue.

“These bands are generally 16 to 22 piece bands and reminiscent of the Glenn Miller and Dorsey era, music from the 30s to the 60s,” Kaye says. “We’ve also created a dance space in the venue to encourage people to experience how people kept fit back in those days.”

“Some of our regular favourites will be playing – Ian Pearce, Paul Martin, James Madock, Billy Whitton; but the exciting part is seeing all the new young musicians coming into jazz. We usually end up with half the list of musos being young, up-andcoming virtuosos.”

Earlier this year, the event lost council funding and a major sponsor, jeopardising the future of Hobart’s only jazz festival.

“We thought it was curtains for the festival,” Kaye reveals. “We had been on the prowl for new sponsors for months, but to no avail. We don’t need a lot of money, we run on a shoe string budget compared to other festivals. We ended up putting an article in the Mercury asking for sponsors, and a

BITS AND PIECES WITH...

WIL WAGNER OF MELBOURNE FOLK/ PUNK/ROCK FIVE-PIECE OUTFIT THE SMITH STREET BAND Sunshine or Rain?

Rain… Sunshine makes me all sweaty.

New Technology or Old School Analog?

Old school analog (sent from my iPhone).

The Grace Darling or Yah Yahs?

The Tote.

Lost or Found?

Found… Because it means I haven’t lost anything.

Whiskey or Wine?

Weed.

Folk or Punk Rock?

Hip-hop.

Studio or Stage?

Stage for sure!

ALI HAWKEN

The Smith Street Band will be playing The Brisbane Hotel on August 17 with Ride The Tiger, Lincoln le Fevre and Foxtrot. They are due to release their second album Sunshine and Technology on August 24. warpmagazine.com.au

Hobart six-piece outfit Ben Wells and the Middle Names has been taking the indie pop scene by storm since the release of their first album House, Come Home. Unearthed by Triple J last summer with the track Robin Hood, and playing at festivals around the country, this talented young group has a lot to look forward to.

Warp: How did the band come about? And how long have you been playing together?

Ben Wells: The band originally started as a solo project of my own then I met Nicko (guitarist) at college and it went from there, adding members and changing members until we had the six-piece. We’ve been playing together for about two years now, we’ve been able to tour the country a couple times and play some amazing festivals, it’s been great!

W: What have been the highlights so far?

Beatles or Rolling Stones?

Who are they? I was born in the 90s.

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BW: The highlight so far I think would be releasing House, Come Home and being able to tour that release. It was an awesome feeling to finish that EP and be 100 per cent happy with it, and then receive really positive feedback from strangers, not just our families, is a bonus.

W: Do you write all the songs or is there some collaboration amongst the band?

BW: Generally I’ll write the lyrics and have an idea of the music in my head, but then give it over to the band to write their parts,

wonderful person came forward and has offered a partnership for five years.”

Originally from Queensland, Kaye has been performing jazz herself for more than 20 years, and was also a cabaret performer in Sydney. Despite being a piano player, she began to play bass in bands before eventually moving to Tasmania to pursue her passion for jazz.

“I became involved with the Jazz Club a year after I arrived and have been their President for roughly ten years. The Hobart Jazz Club is focusing on creating interest in music with the youth. With jazz, a lot of the audience and musicians are aging and disappearing therefore we are losing that history and passion that created the jazz foundation.”

“Part of my job with the club is to reduce the age gap by bringing the young and mature together. It’s hard at times, but rewarding when it finally happens and they realise they all - young and old - have the same passion for the music. After seeing the talent we have just here in Tasmania, we can be assured that jazz will live on.”

The festival, which is a free event and open to all ages, is expecting a crowd of 3000 people this year. The first performance starts at noon before the festival’s conclusion at midnight.

“This festival gives you the chance to experience all the different genres and styles at no cost,” Kaye says. “There is usually something there for everyone.”

ENRICA RIGOLI The Hot August Jazz Festival will be bringing jazz to the people at various venues across Hobart on August 26.

which is awesome because often they come up with parts I would never think of; it’s the best thing about writing with such talented people.

W: What is the relevance of your album name, House, Come Home?

BW: Most of the songs on House, Come Home were written when I first moved out of home, so I guess they are songs about making a house a home, or at least how I felt about it at the time.

W: What’s up next for Ben Wells and Middle Names?

BW: It’s been quite a busy few months for us actually! We’ve just gone through a line up change! We’re saying goodbye to Seth, Hannah and Carl, who have all gone on to pursue their own projects, and we welcome Jordan Hooper (bass), Ali Probin (lead guitar) and Sam Sheppard (keys). So now we have three guitars and siblings in the band, so it should be very interesting. We’ve also been demoing up some new songs for our next release, which will be out very soon!

And we’ve been announced for BIGSOUND, which is a pretty amazing opportunity. It will be good to show off the new line up at our shows in August too, exciting times!

LIZ DOUGAN Catch the cruisey indie pop sounds of Ben Wells and the Middle Names featuring the new line-up around Hobart during August – at the HCC Youth Arts and Recreation Centre (all ages) w/ Schwerpunkt and Asta on August 3, and at the Republic Bar and Cafe w/ Snakadaktal on August 24 and w/ Lincoln Le Fevre & the East and Asta on August 31.

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GALE FORCE AUSSIE PROGRESSIVE ELECTRO HARDCORE GROUP HOUSE VS HURRICANE HAVE REEMERGED BACK INTO THE MUSIC SCENE WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR LATEST ALBUM, CROOKED TEETH.

The Melbourne five-piece outfit, which formed in 2006, will be touring the country this August and September before embarking on a regional tour, the Crooked Teeth Tour Part II. Guitarist Ryan ‘Riz’ McLerie says that it is a relief to finally be able to get the album out there after recording it earlier this year with Machine Shop Productions in New Jersey.

Promising to be one of 2012’s best heavy releases, this record is the first for the band to feature new vocalist Dan Casey, who also fronts South Australian hardcore band Louis Blanc (formerly Nazarite Vow). “[Casey] has got a very individual style - he’s got a lot of attitude in his vocals so I think

that really comes across in our music,” explains McLerie. “He’s not airy-fairy with lyrics and stuff; it’s all very concise. He’s a very talented man and the creative force in the band.”

Crooked Teeth has already been awarded ‘Album of the Month’ by Blunt Magazine, stating, “HVH 2012: different ingredients, less fat, better taste.” When asked about this, McLerie comes across as humbled: “That was actually pretty cool! They’ve always been very supportive of us.”

The group came up with the album title during the first few days that they were in America: “We’d been talking about album titles and we hadn’t really thought of anything. We had a few ideas but thought we

could come up with something better. And then a Death Cab for Cutie song came on the stereo [‘Crooked Teeth’] and we were all talking about how much we loved that song.

We realised that was a really good title...

It kind of represents the sound that we’re vying for the most, so we just went with it.”

Along with the release of their new album comes a new iPhone app for fans, which has a bunch of special features such as a news feed, tour dates, videos, merchandise discounts and other exclusive content.

“It’s a nice, easy platform if you’ve got an iPhone, and you can download it for free.

It’s an easy way to keep up to date with everything and check everything out,” endorses McLerie.

House Vs Hurricane will be doing two shows in Hobart in August, including an all-ages show at the Brisbane Hotel. “We’ve been to Tassie before and we had a really good time. We played in Launceston and Hobart.

I’m hoping it’s gonna be a lot like last time but maybe get a few more people there. I’m excited!”

ENRICA RIGOLI

House vs Hurricane will be gracing the Brisbane Hotel on August 18, playing both an all-ages matinee and an over-18s show.

Crooked Teeth is out now.

Q&A WITH

FRED PRIBAC FROM THE ORIGINAL CUTOUTS

Warp: You guys play unusual instruments.

What’s a “strohviol”?

Fred Pribac: A strohviol is a violin with an aluminium horn and cone instead of a wooden body for sound production. The original design dates back to the 1890s and was really designed for the early wax cylinder recording industry, as these things are made to be a lot louder and more directional than regular violins. This was important because the first microphones were pretty crappy. It is the inspiration for the acoustic design of modern resonator guitars. We only use it occasionally and mostly for acoustic shows or busking – because it’s a bugger to mic up on stage.

The Junction Arts Festival curates leading artists and projects that place the audience at the centre of the arts experience. How will The Original Cutouts do that?

FP: Well, we plan pretty carefully about how we present and structure our performances for audiences. At heart, we are a 1930s blues-inspired folk band, but we work to maintain an element of theatre and to dislocate our listeners in time by overlaying a cheeky mix of homemade and low-tech modernity on top of traditional folk, roots and blues sounds. At the Junc Room we are also considering including some musical participation for one or two volunteers from the audience who aren’t frightened by 1920s Russian sound technology.

The Original Cutouts recently played at MONA on the outdoor stage. That must have been cool...

FP: We really enjoyed our MONA gig. It was a bit surreal to play on such a huge open stage to an audience lounging on pink beanbags mostly half a field away. The weather was

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fine, the organisation was great, the lunch was tasty and the crowd was cool. I recall forgetting some lyrics when I was distracted by a tabby cat walking around the stage and it’s always nice when there are little kids dancing out the front.

I know you guys like busking at the Salamanca Markets, how often do you do this?

FP: Not that often – maybe half a dozen times a year. It depends on parenting issues and people’s availability. We all seem to have stupidly busy weekends.

What do you hope to bring to this year’s Junction Arts Festival?

FP: A bit of a cheeky lo-fi variety show of folk roots music with a couple of un-announced originals thrown in to confuse matters. And a mystery audience collaborative element.

What’s the plan for the rest of 2012?

FP: Well we are taking it a bit slower for the next few months as Phil has just become a father and Simon is expecting another in October (bringing the total number of band kids to seven) but we’ll keep ticking over as much as we can and experimenting with some new sounds. I’d like to write a few more songs, work on a sci-fi themed show and do a bit more busking. The interaction with passers-by and the atmosphere of an impromptu street show has a different kind of buzz that I’m missing quite a bit at the moment.

HANNAH McCONNELL The Original Cutouts play The Junction Arts Festival on August 23 at 8pm in the Junc Room. Entry is free.

Music

CHANNELLING THE MUSIC THE ONLY THING I FOUND IN CEREAL PACKETS WERE PLASTIC FIGURES AND SPORTS CARDS. FLUME HOWEVER HIT THE BIG TIME WITH ANDREW G’S MUSIC MAKING SOFTWARE AT AGE 13.

Flume is a young Sydney producer who has shown that talent is what still gets you places. Sleepless was Flume’s debut EP released mid last year to rave reviews both internationally and locally. In less than 12 months, he has turned this into a live show that has seen him supporting a number of international acts as well as appearances at regular club nights across the country.

Winning a music production competition with Sydney label Future Classic - which he is now signed to and released on Flume went on to win a Triple J Unearthed competition, scoring an opening slot at Sydney festival Field Day. Other accolades include runner up for Best Song at the SMAC Awards and a shortlisting for the Northern Lights Competition on FBI Radio.

Triple J has shown plenty of love for Flume with Zan Rowe deciding he was Catch of the Day on Triple J Mornings, regular play by Nina Las Vegas on House Party and a Triple J Mix Up residency earlier this year.

Flume’s obsession has always been synthetic; from plug-ins, sample packs and vintage analogue hardware, and he has packed lush pads, chopped and chipmunked vocals, saw synths and intricate percussion, impressing fans of Seekae, Hudson Mokawke, Flying Lotus and Space Dimension.

Flume opened the door to electronic music production at age 13 when he found a

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On stage he plays a live set of original and remixed material using, Ableton Live with a number of external controllers primarily an AKAI APC40 and Novation Launchpad launch pad. Asked what he would put into his cereal box, Flume says: “More music making and photoshopping software”.

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Q&A WITH

LEWIS COLEMAN FROM THE CACTUS CHANNEL

Warp: Your debut album will be out on August 3. How much pressure was there on you guys during the recording process? You were all in your last year of school, right?

Lewis Coleman: We were in our last year of school while recording, which was last year. Some members were more worried than others about school, but as soon as the tape was rolling we all forgot that school even existed; only an English novel sitting on the guitar amplifier reminded us of some of our scholarly commitments!

W: So how would you describe the sound of this record?

LC: Like ten slightly too over-excited teenagers in a room trying to play like the J.B’s or The Dap Kings; it’s raw and loose, but determined to please your knees.

W: The Junction Arts Festival embraces ambitious contemporary art, music, and performance. How important are events like this to artists such as The Cactus Channel?

LC: Immeasurably important. If it weren’t for the abundance of so many great festivals around Australia that supported live music, and encouraged ambitious and up and coming musicians, performers, and artists (like the Junction Arts Festival) we certainly would not be where we are.

W: The Cactus Channel has an average age of 18, yet you show musical maturity beyond your years. Why do you think this is?

LC: The Menahan Street Band, The Budos Band, James Brown and the J.B’s, The Meters, The Dap Kings, Booker T. and the M.G’s, Mulatu Astatke, as well as bands from our stomping ground like The Bamboos, The Bombay Royale, Shaolin Afronauts, The Transatlantics, Saskwatch, and The Putbacks.

W: Where do you see The Cactus Channel in five years?

LC: A bunch of washed up music hacks, ditching all our instruments to play ten MIDI synthesisers in an attempt to appeal to a new audience.

W: You’ve released a couple of singles on vinyl - do you prefer vinyl over other recording formats?

LC: Certainly from our perspective we feel that vinyl is more of a special thing, and despite the invention of CDs and digital files, we believe that enough people are still swayed by a killer 45”, in more ways than one. It looks good, feels good, and sounds good. And if you realise you hate what’s on it, you can melt it into one of those bowls! Can you do that with an mp3?

W: What do you think about the everchanging musical landscape in terms of digital music formats?

LC: If it gets music to more people, and can encourage them to go out and see a concert, or buy the LP with that killer gatefold, then why not? Even some of us funk/soul vinyl snobs are diggin’ Spotify at the moment so there’s some digital love in the air.

HANNAH McCONNELL

LC: I think we were just lucky. All of us started playing together at a young age, so we were able to develop together which I think helped a lot. But really we are only musically mature because we have to compensate for our lack of social maturity.

W: What musicians are you influenced by?

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The Cactus Channel will appear on August 24 at 9.30pm in The Junc Room. Entry is Free. Their debut album is out on August 3 through HopeStreet Recordings.

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Rock Candy, reminiscent of beach-side holidays; Toffee Apple, sitting in a part with a fruity lolly pop; Cafe L’Orange, silky smooth Jaffa with a hint of coffee.

Alcoholic Ginger Beer - uprooted from the ground and steeped for as long as it takes makes the perfect all year round beverage, and it’s gluten free!

Launceston welcomed this vintage-inspired, locally-owned cafe to St John Street in April, and with business proving successful, owners Isis and Damien have not looked back. “We are loving it so far,” Isis says. “We have had a really positive response from the public and business has proven to be great.”

The cafe is decorated with an eclectic mix of antique, retro and traditional furniture; wooden crates make for shelves, vintage cake moulds create attention-grabbing light shades and a collection of old-style suitcases sit high above the window. In the window, beautiful origami made of old books hang from branches or lie amongst glass cloches; all created and designed by local artists from the label Hideyo. In fact, much of the art displayed in Milkbar is by local artists and if you love it enough, some of it is even for sale.

“We want beautiful things on our walls and [local artists] need places to show them.

The cafe is basically an extension of us and our own taste,” Isis said.

Isis and Damien’s taste, however, does not end at style. The fresh salmon and capers sandwich and Vietnamese noodle salad was just as appealing to the eye as it was to the tastebuds. Not to mention the zesty glutenfree orange cake we had for dessert and all the yummy looking slices staring me down from the cabinet.

The young owners take pride in the fact that they source their food as organic and as local as possible, aiming to limit unnecessary packaging and pollution by doing so and making the most of the amazing produce Tasmania has to offer.

“Fresh is important to us,” explains Isis. “We get a lot of our produce from Launceston’s

Harvest Market, including our Vietnamese noodle salad.”

All of their light meals are made fresh each morning and their menu is constantly changing, altering to suit the produce that is in season locally. On top of supporting local markets, Isis and Damien support a variety of dietary needs, offering nut, dairy and gluten-free alternatives on their menu.

At the back of Milkbar Cafe sits another room, complete with rare and alternative art supplies, books and gift ideas. In the middle of the space is a large, wooden table - perfect for the regular art and craft workshops held at Milkbar. Here you have the opportunity to explore practices such as origami, clothing alterations and lino printing for a small fee. The classes are small and friendly and focus on traditional styles of craft with modern outcomes. “The groups are small and intimate. Tea and cake is included and so far everyone is enjoying the cosy space.”

This month the craft of choice is sock knitting, which will be held on Saturday August 4 and August 25 from 2-4pm. For the price of $65, Sharon Vandervelde will teach you everything you need to know about knitting your own socks - all you need to do is book.

OLIVIA AMOURGIS

To see the Milkbar Cafe and Workshop for yourself, head to 139 St John St, Launceston.

For more information on what they have to offer, visit: themilkbarcafeworkshop.blogspot. com.au

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Available at PlanB and Syrup this month, $9.50.

Espresso Metzini Catch a buzz from Ketel One Vodka, Kahlua, Triibe Celtic Liqueuer and a fresh shot of espresso, all shaken and served in a classic Champagne Coupe.

Sweet and savoury basil is a complex favourite of cocktail mixologists, and this eco-vodka is infused with four organic basil varieties; Genovese, Thai, Lemon and Sweet, with a touch of coriander, honeysuckle and lemongrass.

Available at Ivory Lounge Bar this month for $12.50.

Batlow Premium Cider With three and a half Batlow Apples in every bottle, this fresh-tasting cider contains no concentrates or added sugars and is gluten-free.

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Feature Projects

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Launceston is transformed with site-specific live performance, theatre, visual and media art, literature, music and dance. Get amongst over 50 free events, free live music and ticketed theatre shows each night.

The Royal Concrete and Bones Sessions

The Democratic Set

by The List Operators

by Branch Nebula

by Back To Back Theatre

This dynamic theatre show is part Zumba class, part game show, part life-drawing workshop, part expressive movement session. Be ready to compete against others in live games of art.

At Launceston’s skate park just before dusk, professional skateboarders and local skate park users descend and invite audience members to step onto the park to experience its curves, its flow and the difficulty of the terrain. Utilising dance in combination with the use of skateboards and BMX be exposed to experiments in contemporary performance and immerse yourself in the energy of the skaters world.

If you had 15 seconds to say anything, do anything, be anything you’ve ever dreamed of what would it be? This interactive work encourages participants to express themselves in a completely blank set and be filmed for a work that will be edited and screened during the festival. It brings together performances that are certain to be insightful, funny, hard-hitting and heartfelt, but above all, deeply human.

Saturday 25 August, 5pm FREE Venue: Launceston Skate Park, Royal Park

Filming Wednesday 22 August – 2 – 3:20pm Thursday 23 August – 3:40 – 5pm Duration: 20 minutes FREE Venue: Launceston College Drama Room If you would like to be a performer in The Democratic Set please check our website for details.

ART + SPORT = YEAH!

Saturday 25 August, 2pm Duration: 60 minutes Tickets: $25/$20 concessions Venue: The Little Top, Civic Square

Screening and lecture Saturday 25 August, 4pm Duration: 30 minutes FREE Venue: Junc Room

THE JUNC ROOM LINE-UP

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The Junc Room is a new Launceston hot spot, the Festival club, a pop-up live music venue in a Big Top circus tent.

Open each day till late, featuring free entry and a fully licensed bar, this nighttime haunt is bursting at the seams with some of Australia’s hottest and most interesting live music acts.

It’s the perfect place to relax with friends or swagger in with your dancing shoes on and party the winter evenings away.

Wednesday 22 AUGUST

Thursday 23 AUGUST

6pm-11pm

11:30am-2pm, 5:30pm-11pm

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Big Top Talk- Artist talk with Stuart Muir Wilson (Guerilla Gardening)

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Big Top Talk-Artist talk with Emma Porteus (Stompin)

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17:30 18:00 Public Opening Night Reception 18:30 19:00 Red Brigade vs Blue Brigade (6:45 - 7:00) 19:30 20:00

BJ Morriszonkle

20:30 Made for Chickens by Robots (8:15 - 8:45) 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 23:30 0:00 0:30 1:00

So You Think You Can Interpretive Dance

The Original Cutouts (8:00 - 8:40)

Great Earthquake

Old Lyric Theatre (9:00 - 9:40)

The Embers

The Lawless Quartet

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I Promise It Will Always Be This Way

by Jon Sasaki

Five days and nights of playful, interactive and ambitious contemporary art, music and performance.

Over 50 free events 22-26 August 2012 Launceston Civic Square & CBD www.junctionartsfestival.com.au

The Loveliness Principle

by Coney

An endurance performance starring up to 26 costumed mascot characters let loose on an otherwise empty football field. They will attempt to remain enthusiastic for six hours, pumping up the audience of fans to blaring stadium music and all vying for the love and attention of the audience with their shenanigans. Help the mascots with cheering, booing and encouragement. Join them for half an hour or stay for the long haul.

Saturday 25 August, 11am-5pm Duration: 6 hours, drop in and out all day FREE Venue: Launceston Rugby Park, Royal Park Info: Bring your lawn chairs

The rumours going around that there is a playful secret agency operating in Launceston led by something or someone called Rabbit are just that: rumours. There are certainly no secret agents in Launceston. But if you fancy finding yourself on a hunt for something precious and remarkable that might possibly change the way you see the world you could try calling (03) 9010 6201 or look for Rabbit’s posters in shop windows.

BUY TICKETS Book online from Wednesday 1 August

www.junctionartsfestival.com.au Book in person from Monday 13 August at the Junction Arts Festival Information and Ticketing Booth, Civic Square, St. Johns Street, Launceston. See website for opening hours.

Wednesday 22- Saturday 25 August Duration: Drop in and out FREE Venue: all over town

Book over the phone from Monday 13 August on 0457 702 884

GET INVOLVED Join our mailing list Get first crack at tickets, program information, special offers and much more!

Friday 24 AUGUST

Saturday 25 AUGUST

Sunday 26 AUGUST

11:30am-2pm, 5pm-1am

11:30am- 1am (Sunday)

11:30am-6pm

Big Top Talk-Artist talk with Jon Sasaki (I Promise It Will Always Be This Way)

Big Top Talk- Artist Talk with The List Operators (ART + SPORT=YEAH!)

Big Top Talk- panel discusson with Tassos Stevens (The Loveliness Principle)

12:30

ABC Open 110% Screening

13:00

Rock Challenge Champion (1:30-1:45)

13:30

Rock Challenge Junction choice (2:00-2:15)

14:00

Tiarni Cane (2:30-2:45)

14:30

Ryan Williams (3:00-3:15)

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Surprise guests and performances

15:30 The Democratic Set - artist talk and film presentation (4:00 - 5:00) The Tasmanian Leather Orchestra (5:30 - 6:30) Mangus (6:30 -7:15)

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Red Brigade VS. Blue Brigade Grand Final Battle

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Thieves (7:00 - 7:40)

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Horehound (8:00 - 8:40)

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Dog Tower (7:30 - 8:00) Sex on Toast (8:15 - 9:00)

BohoSnail (4:00 - 4:40)

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Red Brigade (9:30 - 10:15)

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22:00 Bad Taste (11:00 - 12:00)

23:00 23:30 DJ Nufe (11:45 - close)

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ANDREW IS AMUSED

BY ART ANDY VAGG’S LATEST WORK AT 146 ARTSPACE IS A HOOT. IT’S A GAG ON MANY LEVELS AND IT’S POSSIBLY THE BEST THING THIS HOBART ARTIST HAS DONE TO DATE.

Vagg has been a prime offender in local art for a while now, making work that has been derided by some, and is certainly a stirrer. His basic idea of looking at what is chucked out and bringing that into a gallery space is political work that engages with the waste of Late Capitalism, and has always been pretty obvious with his work: here’s what got chucked out, here is the debris that our culture creates and doesn’t deal with. Have a look at this stuff we pretend does not exist.

His new work, though, is a quite a refinement. It’s not a new move either it’s still a pile of stuff now redundant and superseded, but Vagg has made his point in a really clever way that I have to admit being seduced by, mostly because Andy Vagg presents: the physical impossibility of choice in the mind of the consumer is a complete crack up.

It’s three thousand VHS tapes, an armchair, a video player and a TV. It would take one person literally years to watch them all. Vagg gave it a go, sitting in the chair for most days that the gallery was open, and anyone else who wanted to could come in and take pot luck by inserting a tape, but beware because Vagg had removed every label.

No one can have any idea what is on any cassette but I was told there was one X-rated thing in there, which we could view as an Easter egg, a time bomb, a charming prank or a lie all at once.

There’s stuff taped off the telly, with old ads intact, films, cartoons and boring home movies. Three thousand black VHS tapes. You could now store the same amount of info on a single terabyte hard drive, but that wouldn’t make you any more likely to watch it all. It’s futile to even try, and there Vagg makes his salient point very well.

It’s a terrific work, from its title that mocks contemporary art superstar Damian Hirst, to the point made about waste, about time to do something like watch TV, and the great statement about choice so overwhelming that it’s crippling. Vagg has really gotten to the point of his whole project with this work and created a memorable piece. I am very keen to see what the cheeky bugger does next.

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THE DEMOCRATIC SET IT’S BEEN TO TENNANT CREEK AND WENT DOWN A STORM IN SWITZERLAND. THEY LOVE IT IN DUSSELDORF AND BENDIGO. IT’S THE DEMOCRATIC SET AND IT’S COMING TO HOBART FOR MOBILE STATES AND YOU CAN BE IN IT. FOR 16 SECONDS. DON’T WORRY, THAT’S PLENTY. Mobile States has always brought the most interesting and new performance works to Tasmania, but the inclusion of the mighty Back To Back Theatre’s unclassifiable work The Democratic Set is sure to be a high tide mark for the entire program.

Back to Back is one of the most consistently brilliant theatre companies in the country, renowned for creating work that engages with the hard edges of social commentary and political critique. Found in 1987 to create theatre with people who were perceived to have a disability, Back To Back is now globally respected for their innovative work. Under the guidance of Director, Bruce Galdwin, the company has provided a unique commentary on social and cultural situations, from the perspective of people perceived as outsiders of contemporary society. Back To Back pulls few punches with its work, and questions what theatre is and how it can be made, which in the contemporary era is of great importance.

They make the good work, they go places others don’t or just can’t, and they do it with honesty and emotion.

Never a company to sit still or retreat into having a shtick, Back To Back has made The Democratic Set as a community work that turns everyone into participants, if they wish to be. The principle is simple – there’s a blank room with two doors, a camera pans past from right to left, capturing whatever is going on between the plywood walls.

All kinds of things can and do happen, there are few rules, and people have done

anything. Each tiny moment it edited together into one long tracking shot, moving as one from right to left. That’s not everything though, by any means; The Democratic Set is also a residency.

Back To Back works with a community, with artists and participants, to capture a slice of life, to give people a soapbox, for us to see ourselves as individuals within a community, and to make a film. Every version of The Democratic Set has been different, rightly reflecting the community that each iteration occurs in, all along a very inclusive theme of equality and what it means.

However, this is where it gets interesting: what will be screened in Launceston and in Hobart hasn’t been made yet, because making each version is as important as each screening, maybe more so.

Which would mean that you, gentle reader, could participate.

If working with Back To Back and being part of The Democratic Set sounds like your bag, get in touch. Really. The call is out. Send through an email. Be part of it. Bring your friends and your dog and your next door neighbour. Because here is an astounding opportunity to capture a slice of Tasmania right now, from North to South, and really it won’t be quite right without your good self.

In the words of Henry Rollins, don’t think about it, Do It! ANDREW HARPER

BE PART OF THE DEMOCRATIC SET • IN HOBART Filming August 14 to 16 Screening Saturday August 18 from 7pm at Salamanca Arts Centre.

Send your name, address, and contact number to Jaspa: info@salarts.org.au • IN LAUNCESTON Filming August 21 to 23 as part of the Junction Festival Screening Saturday August 25 in the Junc Room, Civic Square Send your name, address, and contact number to Jaspa: jaspawood@gmail. com

The Democratic Set is part of Mobile States mini-festival of New Australian Performance (Aug 8 -18), screenings in Hobart and Launceston (August 25) are free. www.salarts.org.au

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UNSUNG ARTIST CELEBRATED A SURVEY OF THE WORK OF FASCINATING ARTIST SHAUN McGOWAN HAS LONG BEEN OVERDUE IN HOBART AND INFLIGHT IS TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR BRINGING HIM INTO THE PUBLIC EYE.

The guy has been at it for about 20 years and seems to have fallen through the cracks in some ways. He exhibits rarely, usually at the behest of others, yet is extraordinarily prolific. His major work of the last few years has been completely underground in a very literal sense – he has been working down in the Hobart Rivulet.

It’s not all that often any of us has the occasion to head down into this murky and unsafe space, but the Council do take tours through there, and there’s a lot of graffiti as might be expected but there’s also a large shrine composed of plaster cast doll’s heads. It’s been broken and hacked at and scrawled, because it’s not in a gallery.

Shaun was quoted in the Mercury back in 2009 as seeing that as collaborative, and being excited by it. That’s who Shaun is as an artist, in a way: he’s interested in how art sits within the world.

The survey at Inflight contains one his oldest works, a painting of circular patterns of fracturing colour. There’s a hint of the stained glass window, and thus religion, but it’s all very pagan. There are large columns of plaster casts of dolls heads again, and atop one of those sits a truly remarkable object: a golden child with four arms. Re-worked from a doll, the object was eventually cast in lead.

The symbolism oozes forth in waves: lead into gold, trash into treasure, mundane into magic. There is a use of the tropes of magic, of something spiritual and there’s also a very direct nod to the aboriginal people of Australia throughout Shaun’s work.

It’s here that he becomes dangerous, possibly problematic and very interesting.

There’s a resounding respect for the original inhabitants of Australia, one cannot doubt that, and the art is certainly influenced by

that, but also brought in are traditions from Europe.

It’s a tightrope walk that could fall into kitsch, but where the work really becomes something special is that there’s a use of kitsch as well. Australian kitsch, the spiritual resonance of the land and its people, the traditions of art, the use of collage and throwaways as a technique – yes, McGowan even has a hint of the tip shop artist about him – the found object is present but deftly manipulated.

The columns hint at some ancient ruin but are made from casts of dolls. There are tacky rubber faces – the ones you out your fingers in to manipulate into even greater grotesque – again, cast in plaster and given an extra set of eyes to become of another world.

Anachorism is a good title, and we may see Shaun McGowan as an artist truly reaching for a shared understanding with his audience and his world. The more you dig into it and look for symbols and their interplay, the richer it all becomes. Clever and obvious yet subtle and long-lasting, McGowan makes fantastic work. Given his form, it will be years before you can see his work again at all, and will certainly unlikely you will see such a complete sample of a very engaging artist ever again.

Read between the lines: GO AND SEE THIS SHOW. And if you have seen it once, go again.

ANDREW HARPER

INFLIGHT ARI (100 Goulburn St) presents Shaun McGowan’s Anachorism, continuing until August 4. www.inflightart.com.au

In A Silent Way Laura aLtman, monica Brooks, nichoLas BuLLen, Darren cook, Lawrence engLish, samaan Fieck, gaiL Priest, JoeL stern CURATOR: matt warren 2012 CAST Curatorial Mentorship

8 sound works, 16 speakers, 1 gallery eXhiBition: 28 JuLy - 26 august symPosium: 2Pm saturDay 28 JuLy www.castgaLLery.org 27 tasma street nth hoBart 03 6231 0173

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AN INFLUX OF TALENT FOR ST.ART THIS YEAR’S ST.ART STREET ART FESTIVAL INCORPORATES AEROSOL DEMONSTRATIONS, STENCIL ART, REVERSE GRAFFITI, GUERILLA KNITTING AND THE inFLUX EXHIBITION, SHOWCASING STREET ARTISTS AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME. Since 2008, Clarence City Council’s ST.ART Festival has been an annual celebration of aerosol and stencil art in the local community. The festival is one of the positive outcomes of Clarence City Council’s Graffiti Reduction Program, with the aim to teach young people the differences between art and vandalism.

This year the festival has been expanded to include a range of new activities including reverse graffiti, guerrilla knitting and a new competition, the Vectorizer Prize for digital artwork, with winner’s works enlarged to billboard size and displayed on the side of Eastlands.

A new addition this year, the inFLUX exhibiton features demonstrations from six established and emerging street artists to create large scale works on-site in the lead-up to the festival in the Rosny Barn.

Working in a variety of techniques, including paste-ups, aerosol, drawing and collage, they demonstrate the breadth of street art activities and the possibilities for this type of artistry as a professional pathway.

ST.ART artists for inFLUX: Jamin is a Hobart based artist who mixes up street painting and gallery art. He is most well known for his politically-charged-

stencil-pop-pastiche, which often features the luminary figures of politics, pop, state and terror. Jamin’s street paintings depict masked faces in a festive blend of bold lines and bright colours, with the odd photorealist element thrown in, resulting in cheerfully sinister celebrations of the other side. Recently, Jamin was the recipient of the Rosamond McCulloch Studio Residency in Paris, 2011, and a finalist in the 2012 Glover Prize with his work Monalalia.www. jamin.com.au Tom O’Hern is a Hobart-based artist who blends elements drawing, sculpture, installation, animation and mural work exploring issues around masculinity and suburbia. A veteran of solo and group exhibitions, O’Hern was included in Sydney’s Primavera 2011: young Australian artists festival. http://oldtombone.blogspot.com.au Hiiragi is the mysterious plush robot army created by Tasmanian-based artist Holly Farley, who keeps busy creating ominous but adorable plush robots, laser-etched brooches, felted furnishings, sculptural installations and prints. www.hiiragi.com.au Jacob Leary is a Hobart-based artist who incorporates painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and video. Previously a student of Architecture, his practice often makes reference to technology and knowledge,

BEAUTIFUL LINES AND MELANCHOLY BUILDINGS A SURVEY OF NEARLY A DECADE’S WORTH OF WORK FROM ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS IN AUSTRALIA? GOODNESS ME, YES!

One of Jamin's Mask paintings on a street in Maraichers, Paris, in 2011.

Photo courtesy of the artist, copyright © Jamin, 2012.

progress and catastrophe and the place of humanity amongst it all. www.despardgallery.com.au/artists/leary12/1.html Aedan Howlett is a West Australian artist and curator based in Tasmania for whom paint, wood, steel, refuse, walls and more are fair game. Howlett partnered with local artist collective Alphabetrix to host freefor-all public art events Alley Way Show in a laneway behind Jimmy’s Skate and Street and Next Show in the Melville Street car park shed. www.alphabetrix.com.au/artists/ aedanhowlett Phibs is a Melbourne-based aerosol artist who has a distinct tribal totem style who has been commissioned for large-scale murals across Melbourne and Sydney, Berlin and New York, and was featured in the film RASH. Phibs returns to ST.ART as this year

Greer Honeywill comes with a track record that can only be described as daunting: exhibitions, prizes, work in significant collections in Australia and overseas – Honeywill is a practised artist well advanced in her career, in charge and smart.

This very worthwhile exhibition, to begin with, is a gateway drug. If you don’t know where to start with Australian art right now, or you have a friend who doesn’t, get them or yourself to this show. It’s beautiful to look at. In fact, it’s totally stunning at points.

Whilst it’s impossible to please all the folk all the time, what you have here is work that is accessible to many, crafted and pleasing to the eye from the get go.

The clean lines and beauty of wood will draw anyone in, but there’s much more going on that just a nice aesthetic. While I can have problems with slick, sterile, commercial art, and these works in wood are very close to being that which I despise but the thing is – they aren’t. There’s a conceptual rigour and a very strong intellectual aesthetic that makes the way everything here commands space invigorating - there’s a real reason for the precise, polished wood look that dominates the work here.

There’s the influence of architecture and the idea of form and function – as well as being beautiful it must also work – but the work here is the rigour; Honeywill is making work that relies on precision and finesse to create a story about domestic spaces, how they are lived and how they shape their inhabitants.

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exhibiting artist and workshop curator. www.phibs.com REBECCA FITZGIBBON

ST.ART 2012 happens at Rosny Barn (next to Eastlands) on Saturday August 25 from 1-5pm. The inFLUX artists will be working live from Tuesday August 21 to Friday August 24 between 11am and 4pm. The exhibition opens on Friday August 24 at 5.30pm and continues until Friday August 31. www.ccc.tas.gov.au/start

made work that use detail in the manner of a jeweller: the attention is pretty amazing.

It’s hard not be impressed, and while this sort of work isn’t what I usually recommend, this is worth seeing because it’s just lovely.

Everything is well lit, the craft is enchanting and the bare exposed wood and the found children’s play things exude a lovely pathos, filled with memory for anyone. Of special note is a clever sound work, Untitled (Colours of the Kitchen Cabinet) and the rather lovely Elysium, the most breathtaking work in the show. A simple work – it’s a sort of doll house, almost, the exudes light through hundreds of holes of varied size - it almost seems like a controlled explosion, as if something is about to tear the fabric of ordinary life asunder.

IN-Grained is a smart show that will draw you in with it’s simple clarity and keep you interested as it unfolds. It’s beautifully presented as well, using the Carnegie space extremely well. Beautiful surprising and clever.

ANDREW HARPER

Greer Honeywill’s new exhibition IN-Grained: Works in Wood (Exposed and Disguised) 2003 – 2012 continues at Carnegie Gallery until August 13. www.greerhoneywill.com

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A JUNCTION OF CONCRETE AND BONES FOR 15 YEARS, SYDNEY PERFORMANCE TROUPE BRANCH NEBULA HAS COLLABORATED ON STREET-STYLE SHOWS FUSING DANCE, ACROBATICS AND THEATRE. THEY’RE WELL PRACTICED FOR LAUNCESTON’S JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL. For more than a decade, Branch Nebula founders Mirabelle Wouters and Lee Wilson have been working closely together designing unique performances with streetstyle choreography, dancers, singers, skaters and BMX riders, towards a goal of providing exhilarating and emotive contermporary art.

Mirabelle and Lee’s work has seen them tour not only nationwide, but also internationally, and Launceston’s Junction Arts Festival is bringing them to Tasmania with their much anticipated Concrete and Bones Sessions at Royal Park.

Warp: How did you and Mirabelle come together and what motivated the creation of Branch Nebula in 1998?

Lee Wilson: Mirabelle and I met in the North of England in 1997 when we were performing on a double bill in a circus tent.

I was with the Australian company Acrobat, and Mirabelle was dancing with the show Carte Blanche from Belgium. Mirabelle’s show was one of the first contemporary dance shows to integrate Breaking and performance. As we were from other sides of the world, we knew that if we wanted to be together, the best chance of it being viable – given our status as poor artists was work together.

Can you tell me how the name ‘Branch Nebula’ came about?

It is a bit of an ironic take on the idea of groups being a bit cultish, like the Branch Davidians in Waco, America, and also the idea of something that is Nebulous – difficult to explain or put your finger on.

How has the group evolved over the past 14 years?

After creating and performing in a few pieces, we felt like working with a larger group. We have found that we really like working with an ensemble and building the dynamics of the group. We are now developing our fourth ensemble work and are branching out to work with public spaces on two new projects.

Branch Nebula’s Concrete and Bones Sessions are performed in a public skate park with minimal equipment and the audiences casually crowding around the artists - what can spectators expect to see at this Junction Arts Festival performance?

We are making this performance in Launceston from scratch with the collaboration of local volunteers, together with us and two professional skaters from Sydney. We are excited about this context at Junction and how it is triggering us to find a new process and way of working for this situation. We are excited about the things we have been hearing about the local scene and we have been looking at YouTube clips of the skate park. Our brains have been bubbling away as we imagine this skate park and all the wrong things we could do in there.

Branch Nebula is planning on taking part in a two week Artist Residency in Launceston – what will this involve?

Probably freezing our butts off whilst we enjoy the elements in a skate park everyday with the coolest dudes in Launceston. We plan to be working outside day in, day out, making art with a bunch of exciting and energetic people who aren’t shit scared of anything.

I guess it means that we work with what is there; sometimes that means not really knowing what you are doing until you are doing it and then afterwards thinking about what it was that you were doing. We like to be in situations where we are forced to do things we don’t know how to do; the process is working together to find a way to do it.

Some of Launceston’s local skaters, riders and dancers are said to be taking part in the Junction Arts Festival performance – does Branch Nebula involve locals in their work often and how do you go about selecting participants?

We do involve locals in our work and it is totally cool when we find street-style artists that are crazy enough to want to try things and approach things differently. It works both ways too; we have a steep learning curve through this collaborative process.

And also, we have been fortunate to tour our work too, so that’s an added bonus when you can also say, “hey, do you want to come to Brazil and ride BMX, skate, break, dance or do Parkour?”

What do you have in store for Branch Nebula in the future?

We want to explore more ideas that invite the audience into a process, without all of the emphasis on the outcomes; a big show at the end that is all finished and polished.

We hope that we can find the support to continue to make work that is challenging of the form and the culture that we live in - and I mean really challenge it, not just on an intellectual level, at a safe distance, but fundamentally.

OLIVIA AMOURGIS

The Royal Concrete and Bone Sessions takes place in Launceston’s Royal Park Skate Park on August 25 from 5pm. www.junctionartsfestival. com.au

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Guide South 146 ARTSPACE PROTOTYPE, Designed Objects Tasmania, Aug 10 - Sept 7.

PEPPERCORN GALLERY A co-operatively run outlet for the fine art and craftwork of local Richmond artists.

ALLPORT GALLERY Reading Tasmania: an interpretation. Prints by Hunter Island Press, Printmaker’s group, 13 July - 22 September .

SADDLERS COURT GALLERY Exhibiting over 100 Tasmanian artists & crafts people.

ART MOB • Once Belonging to Bim Bam, a collection of paintings acquired from Byron Bay, Aug 3 Aug 26, OPENING Aug 3, 6pm.

• Intervention, group exhibition, Aug 31 Sept 23, OPENING Aug 31 at 6pm.

BETT GALLERY • MAIN: Tim Burns, Aug 10 - Sept 1, OPENING Aug 10 at 6pm.

• BACKSPACE: Robert O’Connor, Aug 10 Sept 1.

BRISBANE HOTEL Art @ The Brisbane featuring photography by Fearless, Aug 7.

CARNEGIE GALLERY • IN-Grained, Greer Honeywill, ends Aug 12.

• Signal Box, public art project, Aug 16 - Aug 20.

CAST In a Silent Way, 8 sound artists, ends Aug 26.

COLVILLE GALLERY • Hobart Airport Exhibition, Paul Snell and Stephanie Tabram, ends Aug 14.

• Luke Wagner, Aug 31 - Sept 19.

DESPARD GALLERY • Jo Chew, ends Aug 21.

• Geoff Dyer, Aug 23 - Sept 5.

INFLIGHT MAIN SPACE AND PADDY LYN MEMORIAL SPACE: Sydney Guild, Inflight Exchange Project, Aug 10 - Aug 31, OPENING Aug 10 at 6pm.

INKA GALLERY INC. • Gone Fishing, Carolyn Audet, ends Aug 8.

• Depiction of a Romantic, Kate Piekutowski, Aug 9 - Aug 29, OPENING Aug 10 at 5.30pm.

• Spring, Inka Members, Aug 30 - Sept 19, OPENING Aug 31 at 5.30pm.

SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE • LONG GALLERY: Made in China, Australia, Curated by Greg Leong, Group Show, Aug 4 - Sept 2.

• TOP GALLERY: Carrying Capacity: Gathering Form, Tyler Faulstich, Aug 3-31, OPENING Aug 3 at 6pm.

ROSNY BARN Influx @ the Barn, Group Exhibition, Aug 20 Aug 31. Open to view works in progress Aug 20 - Aug 24, Finished works Aug 24 - Aug 31.

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ACADEMY GALLERY • Framing Conflict, Aug 17 - Sept 14 • And Then..., Aug 17 - Sept 14 • Contemporary Wearables, Aug 17 - Sept 14

COMEDY

BRAVE ART GALLERY Engaging With Contemporary Art, Aug 4 - Aug 27.

HANDMARK GALLERY Celebrating the North, group exhibition, Aug 5 - Aug 30, OPENING Aug 5 at 2pm.

NEW GALLERY - UTAS Newnham 25 Years of Excellence, Wayne Z Hudson, Aug 14 - Sept 7.

THREE WINDOWS GALLERY Changing Southern Midlands Artists.

ROSNY BARN & SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY City of Clarence Open Art Exhibition, ends Aug 9.

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ROSNY FARM ST.ART Street Art Festival , August 25, 1-5pm.

ATRIUM GALLERY – UTAS Cradle Coast Cape Wickham & all its Glory, Bridget Levy, ends Aug 9.

SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY Mad, Rad & Dangerous, Mary Buchanan Bailey, Aug 17 - Sept 2.

SONA GALLERY Ongoing stock exhibition TASMANIAN LANDSCAPES GALLERY Luke O’Brien Photography. Art printing & mounting services also available.

TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY • Isle of Many Waters, an exploration of Tasmania’s Waterways, ends Aug 26.

• Colonial Huon Pine Furniture Collections, ends Aug 26.

• Within & Without, Colonial to Contemporary art, ends Sept 23.

• Regarding Landscape, TMAG Collection, ends Sept 23.

WELLINGTON GALLERY Thomas Anderson last available works original paintings, gallery open by appointment Ph. 6223 6643

BURNIE REGIONAL ART GALLERY • Souvenirs - An Exhibition of Drawings, Lindsay Broughton, Aug 11 - Sept 16.

OPENING Aug 10 at 6.30pm. FLOOR TALK with Lindsay Broughton Aug 11 at 2pm.

• Bendigo Bank Material Girl 2012 - Speak to Me!, Aug 11 - Sept 9.

• Nurture, Janine Morris/secondSister, Aug 11 - Sept 16.

DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY • Dreamweavers, touring group exhibition, ends Aug 19.

• Homage: The Royal Dozen and The Regal Twelve, Alexia Sinclair, Aug 25 - Oct 28, OPENING Aug 24 at 6pm.

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

REPUBLIC BAR & CAFE Damian Callinan - The Merger, Hobart Comedy Festival, August 10 & August 11.

THE LOWER HOUSE Lower House Comedy Lounge, August 9.

THEATRE ROYAL HOTEL The yard, August 14 & 28.

THE WARATAH HOTEL The Clubhouse, August 16.

WREST POINT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE The Blundstone Big Finale, Hobart Comedy Festival, September 1.

DANCE DERWENT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Tap Dogs, August 16 – 18.

THE THEATRE ROYAL Voltage by Tasdance, August 2 & 3.

THEATRE PEACOCK THEATRE • Pin Drop, August 8 – 11.

• Thrashing Without Looking, August 15 - 18 • The Democratic Set, August 14 - 18 • Next To Normal, September 1.

THE THEATRE ROYAL • The Flood, August 10 and 11.

• Viva Las Vegas Spectacular, August 17.

• The School For Wives, August 29 September 1.

WREST POINT COUNTRY CLUB Celtic Force, August 10 and 11.

NORTH COMEDY COUNTRY CLUB LOL @Tonic Bar, September 6.

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MOONAH ARTS CENTRE • Collectives, Tasmanian Art Group Exhibition, Aug 1 – 16, OPENING Aug 1 at 6pm.

• Digital Mantelpiece, group exhibition, Aug 22 - Sept 6.

LOLLIPOP GALLERY + BOATHOUSE GALLERY Paintings by Caroline Kininmonth and Bridget Levy on exhibit throughout the year and continually changing.

MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART • Monanism, permanent collection.

• Theatre of the World, TMAG & MONA collections, ends Apr 26 (2013)

* If you are an exhibiting gallery or space in Tasmania and want to be included in the Warp Gallery Guide email: andrew@ warpmagazine.com.au

BURNIE ARTS & FUNCTION CENTRE Boy Girl Wall, August 7.

EARLS ART CENTRE Prologue For Potentials, September 2.

FRESH ON CHARLES Midwinter Froth Poetry Reading, August 12.

THE ANNEXE The Goat, August 8 – 11.

PRINCESS THEATRE • Viva Las Vegas Spectacular, August 18.

• The School For Wives, September 3 and 4.

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Album Reviews

Broken Brights is an intimate and beguiling affair by one gifted songwriter who loses none of his charm and appeal by going it alone. It’s a loose affair produced by Stone in places as diverse as the Swiss Alps, the Australian coast and a log cabin in India.

The major thread holding this varied yet cohesive set all together is the fact they’re well-written songs and, production-wise, they were captured on tape and often done in a single take.

ANGUS STONE BROKEN BRIGHTS

The album begins with River Love, some sweet and delicate folk reminiscent of Bob Dylan veering off towards the end to include some traditional-sounding violins, as though Stone was going for a sojourn to Ireland to visit some of the Chieftains’ territory.

UNSATISFY - NANTES Decently nailed Indie sound with a cynical and manic lyricist. You’ve got to make up your own mind about the nautical keyboard sound.

FASHION ME A DRUM – CIRCLE Nails the bridging sound of 80s/90s alternative genres, but slow drums and dual sex vocals ain’t romantic. That’s not love, you’re just horny.

TOKYO BLACK WOLF – DAY OF THE MEERKAT Good natured punk with an old school, guttural feel that just doesn’t give a shit. Let’s repeat three words and never explain why. Nice.

READY FOR THE FIGHT – FUN MACHINE Doesn’t crumble into shit! They use deep piano and choral tones to create a sense of empowerment, complimented by her vocals.

BAYINI – GURRUMUL (W/ SARAH BLASKO) Blasko’s vocals in English confirm that it’s all about love/the land - beautiful, but derr, that’s what these guys do. This is still middle of the road.

On Bird on the Buffalo, the folk is beefed up with lively and distorted guitars reminiscent of Neil Young with Crazy Horse. The Blue Door has a lovely country/blues twang before it nods at The Shadows and then goes off skipping across a vast, green field with little more than a magical silver flute.

slice of pop folk (Monsters) and Mr. Young is called to mind again on Only a Woman.

Things pick up with Be What You Be thanks to its Jack Johnson-like serenade by a calm ocean; there’s also the broody storm in your head, It Was Blue, and laid-back, cloudy guitar murk synonymous with the Brian Jonestown Massacre in End of the World.

My advice is look to the two book-ends of Broken Brights because that’s where the best combination of rock, folk and pop with lush strings and dusty distortion is found.

For all the gold found at the beginning of this record, it is rather unfortunate that the middle part is a tad forgettable; cutesy folk (The Wolf & The Butler), a Josh Pyke-esque

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Single Reviews Single of the Month

The title track is the perfect coupling of melody and nostalgia. This is indie folk that’s reminiscent of a rather wistful Elliott Smith, as fragile as a whisper and one guaranteed to make eyes swell.

COLLECTED

NATALIE SALVO

THE WINNIE COOPERS SURFACE PARASITES

CITY LIFE – RESCUE SHIPS Accordion and fiddle, melancholic but aloof girl singing that it’s “just all so crazy” and vague imagery. Yay for folkpop and floral dresses.

TRACK 01 – THE BAMBOOS I’ve no time for fake tough guys singing sweet lyrics in falsetto like they’re R&B love gods. Grow some balls and make a good beat.

DANCE IN COSTUME – THE FUMES Not the best from these boys. It’s got an 80’s ZZ Top flavour, and feels like they’re trying too hard to be cool and mainstream.

BETTER OFF DEAF – THE OWLS Starting to think the 90’s are coming back. Heavy riffs and echoing vocals that don’t go anywhere until they repeat a vague hook line.

LIONS AND WITCHES – TIGERTOWN Big instrumentation tries to broaden the scope of the song which ultimately stabs at too much without being personal.

The Audreys are on one helluva hat trick.

Over ten years they’ve released three albums, each one winning the Best Blues & Roots Award at that year’s ARIA Awards.

Perhaps because of this or because getting a muso to pick their favourite song or album is a lot like asking a parent to pick their favourite child, they have come up with an easy solution.

Collected draws together all three of their albums in one handy pack - plenty of piano ballads, light folk numbers, some oldfashioned rock ‘n’ roll, plus more organic favourites. The Audreys have been a blessed union of a boy and a girl creating the right dichotomy between light and dark shades in their writings. Whether it is softer musical moments coupled with darker lyrics or vice-versa, it is often all about a cheeky juxtaposition. It’s a stellar formula that ultimately works.

Collected ultimately offers a little something for everyone and every mood; these are great songs that encompass emotions that are good, bad and in-between. These tunes are like clever laments that are often familiar, very attractive and polished to perfection. In short, it’s a mesmerising signpost to celebrate the past, present and future of a passionate and powerful band.

NATALIE SALVO

JARRED KEANE

You probably call it Surfer’s Paradise but locals call it “Surface Parasites”, and the coastal hotspot is a fitting metaphor for The Winnie Coopers’ third release. A poetically tragic mix of natural beauty and man-made obscenity, this is the home and inspiration for the five piece hip-hop act.

With song titles like Lost City, Little Girl and Pretend, one could be forgiven for expecting to hear MCs Eloquence and The Educator spitting about the underbelly of a tourist town on a Friday night. But with lyrics like “I write the music that the parents want to play to their kids” and “It’s your choice what you do with the rest of your life”, the record is a curious juxtaposition of, well, parasites and paradise.

The Winnie Coopers are a change from the usual beer-soaked machismo of Aussie hiphop. After all, the group contains two former school captains, a teacher and a member of the chess club. These guys are funny. Clever and funny.

That said, it’s a bit like a time machine trip to 1999. The music has that turn-of-themillenium hip sound. It’s fun and focused, it’s ugly in places, meaningful and fleeting all at once. Paradise with parasites.

DANIEL TOWNSEND

Album Reviews

Ten years. Seven albums. Countless tours.

Millions of hearts won over… It’s fair to say Xavier Rudd has cemented his place as a legend of Australian roots music.

Throughout his career, he’s managed to maintain an impeccable level of integrity, pairing his incredible musical talent with his passion for environmental and humanitarian activism. It’s been three years since his last offering, but Spirit Bird is no exception, delivering everything you’d expect from this iconic artist.

XAVIER RUDD

As always, Rudd has expertly woven the themes that are close to his heart through this album – this time with strong focus on the ongoing fight to save the Kimberley region of Western Australia,

SPIRIT BIRD

which is currently under threat of being industrialised. Title track Spirit Bird is a heartfelt tribute to this fight and with its gently building harmonies and defiant lyrics show just how connected Rudd is to the cause.

There are of course the usual instrumental suspects, with Rudd once again showcasing his unbelievable dexterity with his guitars, drums, didgeridoos and harmonica – often all in a single song. However, the presence of a traditional drum kit and some fairly heavy reverb makes tracks like Lioness Eye and 3 Roads stand out as a slight departure from Rudd’s usual sound. This might be a downfall in some eyes, but throughout the album, the sounds, tempos and themes rise

and fall in a way that makes it so easy to listen to. Every song is so different from the last, that you never quite know where you’re going next.

Lead single Follow the Sun is an absolute highlight, as Rudd’s gentle acoustic strumming and longing harmonica somehow break your heart before lifting your spirits right back up.

Spirit Bird is by no means a typical Xavier Rudd album, but it is certainly a quintessential one. The varying tracks and elements all play their part in telling another story about this dynamic artist, as he moves onto a new chapter of his life, and the music, as always, is a joy to listen to.

KELLY SNYDERS

THE PROCLAIMERS

BARRY MORGAN

THE EXPLODERS

EMPRA

LIKE COMEDY

THE TOUCH OF YOU

ORCHE.STRATOS. PHERIC

SELF-TITLED

The Proclaimers return with their ninth studio album, and as you’d expect, it’s an excellent album chock full of the most honest, heartfelt lyrics and delivery you would want to hear. The danger is that they will remain forever trapped in 1988, singing 500 Miles and I’m On My Way in their cute little Scottish accents. But these guys do alright, and have been doing alright for bloody ages.

Distinctly Scottish, distinctly slightlyolder-than-cool, Like Comedy rocks along regardless of all that keeps the industry ticking. Big electric guitar solos juxtapose with glockenspiel lines; beautiful Everlyesque harmonies sit alongside cheesy strings. They’re beyond caring what’s in.

They never cared. They just love singing.

Doesn’t everyone?

The title track is poignant and heartfelt (Make the best of here and now / heaven and hell will wait / From this angle life looks more and more like comedy), Spinning Around In The Air is hilarious sing-along joy, and the closing song could break you, if there accents weren’t so endearing.

You know most of the words to 500 Miles?

You like loudly imitating their accent for I’m On My Way (Ah’m on ma wee)? The Proclaimers deserve your attention.

Upon first listen to Barry Morgan’s solo album, anyone could tell you that The Touch of You is without a doubt the best Australian solo organ instrumental record of 2012 because of the lack of competition in that genre . Nevertheless it’s still quite a feat.

The Touch of You is a purely instrumental album consisting of just the variations of settings on his Hammond Aurora Classic analog Spinnet organ, which surprisingly doesn’t make for the most engaging of albums, though it does make for surprisingly enjoyable easy listening background music.

Each of the tracks attempt to divulge into a different sub-genre of the organ’s range of styles, with most of the names giving away a small hint as to their influence (Fanfare, Let’s Go, Let’s Swing and Waltz For Barry just to name a few).

The explosive beginnings in the mid naughties culminated in an eponymous debut album and the excellent follow-up, Easy & the Sun. Things seemed on the rise in The Exploders’ camp but they soon turned a little quiet. That is, until now. It seems like this Melbourne group have been busy in the studio working on Orche.Stratos.Pheric; their third album is a concept one that boasts everything.

Singapore-born lead singer Sanny Veloo is the brains behind Empra, and he’s been through more than most aspiring musicians will ever have to go through. On top of his original band being banned from playing in Singapore after essentially shutting down a festival, and draining his life savings on a botched album recording, he also lost his best friend and bandmate to a heart attack in 2007.

Described by the band as “a mash of Hellenistic myth, modern life, wives tales, proverbs and perversion using music as a glue”, this implies some level of cohesiveness between the music, which is a dubious claim. In reality each song was written as though it was the chapter of a novel (although it seems more like an experimental one).

Five years later, and Veloo’s catharsis of these events is evident in each and every song of their self-titled debut. Not only is it packed with simple, honest lyricism, but it also has the kind of meat-and-potatoes rock sound that people just don’t seem to make anymore. And even though the lyrics are drenched with emotion, the songs are balanced out beautifully with Veloo’s husky vocals, and the band’s rough-edged guitar and drum work.

It still feels as though this is an attempt at a comedy album gone wrong and by viewing the film clips for some of the videos, that idea is certainly strengthened, as there simply isn’t enough comedic value for this album to be labelled the same as other musical comedy acts like Flight of the Conchords or Tenacious D, probably caused by the absence of vocals or any spoken word for that matter.

The songs bleed into one another with nary a care for pause or reflection, making it a crazed hodgepodge- but at least it’s an ambitious one. There are warrior-like solos, alt-rock moments, electric prog and country twang. The record’s also full of intensely big harmonies and a punchiness that is as rocking as a lead balloon and one right kick in the teeth. Ultimately, Orche.Stratos.Pheric is a head-scratcher but there are diamonds to be found in this rough rock.

JOSH

NATALIE SALVO

The album closes perfectly with Sabrina, a heartfelt ballad featuring instrumental work

by Gotye. Admittedly, the songs do tend to meld together, and it takes a few listens before you can separate and appreciate each one in its own right, but at the end of the day, it really is the back-story behind how this band came to be that makes the album so endearing.

KELLY SNYDERS

DANIEL TOWNSEND

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Event Guide

Hobart Venue

Acts / Start Time

AUGUST

Ivory Bar

Millhouse, Mez and Dameza

Sunday

Jack Greene

DJ Malakai

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

Peacock Theatre

RRAMP

PlanB

DJ’s Finch, Corney and Max Powers

Sails

Fee Whitla 6pm Tackyland with DJ’s Muzza & Webby

Date

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Venue 5

6 7 8

9

Acts / Start Time

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo w/ Timmy Jack Ray

Brookfield

Lloyd Spiegel 5pm

C Bar

Double Down 2pm

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Where’s Mary followed by DJ Grotesque

Irish Murphy’s

Steve & Fee

Syrup

The Republic Bar & Café

Chocolate Bedrock + Leo Creighton + Seth Henderson 9pm

The Granada Tavern

Barry Pilkington & The B.J’s

The Metz

Flume

Birdcage Bar

Bowerman & Parker 8pm

The Republic Bar & Café

Australian Made 10pm

The Republic Bar & Café

Billy Whitton 8:15pm

The Telegraph

Ado and Devo followed by The Smashers

Birdcage Bar

Billy & Randal 8pm

The Republic Bar & Café

The Sign 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo w/ Timmy Jack Ray

Birdcage Bar

Where’s Mary 8pm

Brookfield

Colin Lillie 7pm

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Tim Davies

C Bar

Pete Thomas 2pm

Observatory (Lounge Room)

DJ Grotesque

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Tim Davies followed by DJ Jim King

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

Irish Murphy’s

Ian Murtagh

Peacock Theatre

RRAMP

The Republic Bar & Café

Wahbash Avenue 9pm

The Grand Poobah

Concord Dawn, Adam Turner, Mylestone & Lids

The Republic Bar & Café

Carus (Album Launch) 9pm

The Telegraph

Pirates of the Cover Scene

Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Casey Good Gorilla & The Sweet Biscuits

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Micheal Clennett

Observatory (Lounge Room)

DJ Grotesque

Irish Murphy’s

Katelyn Hanson

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

Peacock Theatre

RRAMP

The Republic Bar & Café

Children Collide 9pm

The Republic Bar & Café

4 Letter Fish 9pm

The Telegraph

Atari

Jason Patmore 9pm

Waratah Hotel

Tim Rogers - Rogers Sings Rogerstein Tour 9pm

10 Birdcage Bar

Sunday

Monday

12 Birdcage Bar

13 Birdcage Bar The Republic Bar & Café

Tuesday

14 Birdcage Bar The Republic Bar & Café

Wednesday

Thursday

15 Birdcage Bar

16 Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 8pm

Bowerman & Parker 8pm Quiz Night 8:30pm Billy & Randal 8pm Baker Boys Band 9pm Where’s Mary 8pm

Glen Challice 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

KISSTERIA + Taberah

Brookfield

Riversongs 7pm

Brisbane Hotel

Global Battle of the Bands

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Tim Davies followed by Naked Acoustic

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Micheal Clennett

Irish Murphy’s

Jed Appleton, Joel Everard, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn

Irish Murphy’s

Joel Everard

The Republic Bar & Café

Children Collide 9pm

Ivory Bar

Can’t Touch This - Scott Targett and Jack

Jack Greene

DJ Dameza

Observatory (Lounge Room)

DJ Grotesque

Observatory (Main Room) Peacock Theatre

Friday

17 Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

The Smith Street Band (vic) + Ride The Tiger + Lincoln LeFevre & The East

DJ Beerex

Brookfield

Acoustic night 7pm

RRAMP

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Rum Jungle followed by Ado and Devo

PlanB

Coven goth night

Irish Murphy’s

Syrup

Boogie with DJ’s Nick C & Webby

The Witching Tree, Ali Probin, Jed Appleton & The Grass Line, Joel Everard, Atari 2600

The Grand Poobah

Pop Singles (Melb), Go Genre Everything (Melb), Drunk Elk & Naked

Ivory Bar

DJ Grotesque

Jack Greene

DJ Mez

The Republic Bar & Café

Boil Up 10pm

Observatory (Lounge Room)

DJ Millhouse

The Telegraph

Micheal Clennett followed by Entropy

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

Jason Patmore 9pm

PlanB

Glitch Hop with Djs Max Powers & Finch

Brisbane Hotel

ALL AGES - College Rocks (multi band event)

Syrup

Boogie with DJ’s Nick C & JayDee

Brisbane Hotel

18+ - Little Bear (cd launch) + The Lawless Quartet + Grand Master Trash

The Republic Bar & Café

Sugartrain 10pm

The Telegraph

Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink

Brisbane Hotel

Late Night Krackieoke w/ MC Anime Scratch

Waratah Hotel

Versions - INXS 9pm

Brookfield

7pm

C Bar

Girl Friday 8pm

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 9pm

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

DJ Jim King

Brisbane Hotel

Carlyle Hotel

Damian Neep

City Hall

Hilltop Hoods, Horrorshow, Briggs

Under 18’s and Over 18’s Shows - House vs Hurricane (vic) + Confession + In Hearts Wake + Save the Clocktower (18+) + Whisperers (U18)

Federation Concert Hall

Mozart Clarinet Concerto 2:30pm

Brookfield

MIVAC Concert 7pm

Irish Murphy’s

Naked Acoustic, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn

C Bar

Neil Gibson 8pm

11 Birdcage Bar

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18 Alley Cat Bar

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Event Guide

Date

Sunday

Monday

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

DJ Jim King

Carlyle Hotel

Big Swifty

Federation Concert Hall

Blitz 7:30pm

Irish Murphy’s

Brett Collidge, Mash Up

Ivory Bar

Kolors (melb) Mez and Dameza

Jack Greene

DJ Millhouse

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

PlanB

DJ’s Lovell,Corney and Gibbo

Sails

Billy Whitton 6pm

Syrup

Tackyland with DJ’s Muzza & Webby

The Grand Poobah

Bec Tilley

The Republic Bar & Café

Dave Graney & The Mist 10pm

The Telegraph

Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink

19 Birdcage Bar

Brissie Bingo w/ Timmy Jack Ray

Brookfield

Geoff Achison 4pm

C Bar

Pete Thomas 2pm

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Sticks and Kane followed by DJ Grotesque

Irish Murphy’s

Ian Murtagh

The Republic Bar & Café

Geoff Atchison 9pm

The Republic Bar & Café Tuesday

21 Birdcage Bar The Republic Bar & Café

Wednesday

Thursday

22 Birdcage Bar

Saturday

Rod Fritz 8:15pm Billy & Randal 8pm G.B. Balding (Finger Pickin’ Blues) 9pm Where’s Mary 8pm TSO Quiz Show 11:30am

Federation Concert Hall

Be a Hero! 6pm

Observatory (Lounge Room)

DJ Grotesque

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

The Grand Poobah

The Pearly Whites

The Republic Bar & Café

Blackchords + Lyke Giants + Seth Henderson 9pm

The Telegraph

Smashers

23 Birdcage Bar

Monday Tuesday

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Micheal Clennett

Irish Murphy’s

Katelyn Hanson

The Republic Bar & Café

Swump 9pm

Acts / Start Time

Brisbane Hotel

Psychadelic Mayhem w/ Farebi Jalebi (vic) + Tarun (vic) + Pspiralife (tas) + Kireesh (tas)

Brisbane Hotel

BRAND NEW SECOND HAND “The Lord” w/ DJ BTC & Friends

Brookfield

Quiz Night (One Tree School) 7pm

C Bar

Micheal Clennett 8pm

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

DJ Jim King

Carlyle Hotel

Mindz Eye

Irish Murphy’s

Naked Acoustic, Dr. Fink

Ivory Bar

Kenny Beeper, Mez and Dameza

Jack Greene

DJ Alex Curtain

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

PlanB

DJ’s Corney, Lovell & Finch

Sails

Fee Whitla 6pm

Syrup

Tackyland with DJ’s Muzza & Webby

The Grand Poobah

Bad Boogie Bass 6

The Republic Bar & Café

Kevin Borich 10pm

The Telegraph

Ado and Devo followed by The Smashers

Waratah Hotel

Passenger - Winter Tour 9pm

26 Alley Cat Bar

Wednesday

Thursday

Reynold Senn 9pm

North Hobart Hot August Jazz 1pm

Birdcage Bar

Reynold Senn 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo w/ Timmy Jack Ray

Brookfield

Ben (from Timbers) 5pm

C Bar

Manhattan 2pm

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Joel Everard followed by DJ Jim King

Irish Murphy’s

Steve & Fee

The Republic Bar & Café

Hot August Jazz 9pm

27 Birdcage Bar 28 Birdcage Bar The Republic Bar & Café

GRRL GANGS OF HOTOWN w/ Wolves of Rain + The Mincers + Becca Tilley + Dirty Unknown Jordie Lane 7pm

Venue

The Republic Bar & Café

Reynold Senn 9pm

Brookfield

24 Birdcage Bar

Sunday

Bowerman & Parker 8pm

Federation Concert Hall

Brisbane Hotel

Friday

Jason Patmore 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

20 Birdcage Bar

Date

29 Birdcage Bar

Reynold Senn 8pm Quiz Night 9pm Billy & Randal 8pm Joe Pirere 8:15pm Where’s Mary 8pm

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Micheal Clennett

Observatory (Lounge Room)

DJ Grotesque

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

The Republic Bar & Café

Hobart Reggae Inc 9pm

The Telegraph

Pirates of the Cover Scene

30 Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Micheal Clennett

Irish Murphy’s

Joel Everard

The Republic Bar & Café

Son Del Sur (Cuban Salsa) 10pm

Brisbane Hotel

Happy Schools (Cambodia) Fundraiser (multi band event) w/ Stone Troll + Lincoln LeFevre & The East

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Tim Davies followed by Tim Davies Duo

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 9pm

Irish Murphy’s

Spielberg’s Dog, Joel Everard, Atari 2600

Brisbane Hotel

Ivory Bar

DJ Grotesque

The Native Cats (usa fundraiser) + All Fires The Fire + Guests

Jack Greene

DJ Malakai

Brookfield

Kingborough Music Night 7pm

Observatory (Lounge Room)

DJ Grotesque

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Rum Jungle followed by Ado and Devo

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

Irish Murphy’s

Radio Silence, Joel Everard, Dr Fink

PlanB

Deep House with DJ’s Damo and Mateen

Ivory Bar

Behind Closed Doors - Adusk and guest

Syrup

Boogie with DJ’s Nick C & JayDee

Jack Greene

DJ Mez

The Grand Poobah

Jordie Lane

PlanB

Deep House with DJ’s Finch & Lovell

The Republic Bar & Café

Snakadaktal + Sures + Ben Wells & The Middle Names 10pm

Observatory (Lounge Room)

DJ Grotesque

Observatory (Main Room)

DJ Beerex

The Telegraph

Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink

Syrup

Boogie with DJ’s Nick C & JayDee

Waratah Hotel

Rufus - Blue EP Tour 9pm

The Republic Bar & Café

Ben Wells & The Middle Names + Lincoln Le Fevre & The East + Asta 10pm

The Telegraph

Micheal Clennett followed by The Smashers

25 Birdcage Bar

Reynold Senn 9pm

Friday

31 Alley Cat Bar

Little Black Lambs

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Launceston Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Date

CITY

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel

Brett & Josh 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Kool Daddy 9:30pm

AUGUST

AUGUST

Saturday

NORTHWEST

4

Tonic Bar

Any & The Woodman, Ian Holman 7pm

The Royal Oak

The Hamburgers

Saturday

4

Sunday

5

The Royal Oak

Open Folk Group

Wednesday

8

The Royal Oak

Andy Collins

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Under The Covers

Thursday

9

The Royal Oak

Yyan and Dougall

Devonport

T M G 9:30pm

Friday

10 Bolters Bar

Tapas Lounge Bar

Saturday

Geale Bros 7pm

Country Club Show Celtic Force 6:30pm Room

Sunday

5

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Evil Cisum 6pm

Tonic Bar

Nic & Carmel, Ian Holman 7pm

Wednesday 8

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Open Mic 7pm

The Royal Oak

Fritz with Allan Gogool

Thursday

Burnie

Burnie Town Hall

Mozart Clarinet Concerto 7:30pm

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Acoustic Masters

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Chris Meek 8pm

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Jesse & Jase

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Unbalanced 9:30pm

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel

Kram 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Wolfe Brothers 9:30pm

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Ringmasters

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Guv’Nor 9:30pm

9

11 Country Club Show Celtic Force 1:00pm Room Country Club Show Celtic Force 6:30pm Room Tonic Bar

Erin & Cabe, Ian Holman 7pm

The Royal Oak

Sofa Kings

Sunday

12 The Royal Oak

Open Folk Group

Wednesday

15 The Royal Oak

Sara and Brock

Thursday

16 The Royal Oak

Dream Boogie

Friday

17 Bolters Bar

Jerome Hillier 7pm

Saturday

Manhattan Wine Bar

Tim Rogers - Rogers sings Rogerstein

Tonic Bar

Julz & Lee, Damien Maloney 7pm

The Royal Oak

The Titz

18 Irish Murphy’s

Winterfest

Tonic Bar

Two Strung, Damien Maloney 7pm

The Royal Oak

Geoff Achison

Sunday

19 The Royal Oak

Wednesday

22 Junction Arts Festival The Royal Oak

Thursday

Friday

Open Folk Group Yyan

23 Junction Arts Festival Princess Theatre

TSO Quiz Show 2:30pm

The Royal Oak

Bombsquad

24 Bolters Bar

Friday

Saturday

10

11

Sunday

Thur 9th Yyan and Dougall (in the bar) Fri 10th Fritz w/ Allan Gogool (in the boatshed) Sat 11th Sofa Kings (in the Boatshed) Sun 12th Open Folk Group

16

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Tim Rogers

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Geoff Achison 8pm

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Pure Blondes

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Ringmasters 9:30pm

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel

Jerome Hillier 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Ringmasters 9:30pm

Sun 19th Open Folk Group

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Snatch

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Titz (Launceston) 9:30pm

Wed 22nd Yyan (in the bar)

Friday

Saturday

17

18

Sunday

19

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Evil Cisum 6pm

The Royal Oak

Gape, Nosce Teipsum, Atra Voiosus and Bats of a feather

Thursday

23

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Pure Blondes

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Blackchords (Vic) & Lyke Giants (Tas) 8pm

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Acoustic Masters

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Unit 9:30pm

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel

Jase & Jesse 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Unbalance 9:30pm

25 Junction Arts Festival Friday

24

Jordi Lane + support Open Folk Group

Wed 8th Andy Collins (in the bar)

Thursday

Two Strung, Ian Holman 7pm

The Royal Oak

Sun 5th Open Folk Group

Fetching Ruby 6pm

Tonic Bar

26 Junction Arts Festival

Sat 4th The Hamburgers (in the bar)

Tapas Lounge Bar

Kevin Borich

The Royal Oak

Fri 3rd Lloyd Spiegal (in the boatshed)

Devonport

Chris Lynch 7pm

Nic & Carmel, Damien Maloney 7pm

Thur 2nd Scott Haigh (in the bar)

12

The Boathouse

Tonic Bar

Wed 1st Mick Attard (in the bar)

Sunday

Junction Arts Festival

Saturday

AUGUST

Saturday

25

Wed 15th Sara and Brock (in the bar) Thur 16th Dream Boogie (in the boatshed) Fri 17th The Titz (in the bar) Sat 18th Geoff Achison (in the boatshed)

Thur 23rd Bombsquad (in the bar) Fri 24th Gape, Nosce Teipsum, Atra Voiosus and Bats of a feather in the boatshed / $5 Sat 25th Jordi Lane + support (in the boatshed) Sun 26th Open Folk Group Tue 28th Mike Elrington (in the bar)

Tuesday

28 The Royal Oak

Mike Elrington

Wednesday

29 The Royal Oak

Open Mic night

Thursday

30 The Royal Oak

Sara Jane + support

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

DJ Spin Easy

Friday

31 Bolters Bar

Geale Bros 7pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Rock Pigs 9:30pm

Thur 30th Sara Jane + support (in the bar) Fri 31st Oxfam Band Together (in the boatshed)

Country Club Show Richard Clapton 7:30pm Room

38

Hotel New York

The Medics

Manhattan Wine Bar

Tim Freedman - Fireside Chat

Tonic Bar

Two Strung, Ian Holman 7pm

The Royal Oak

OxFam Band Together

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26

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Evil Cisum 6pm

Thursday

30

Devonport

Molly Malones

Jeff Woodward 8:30pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Mike Elrington 8pm

Devonport

Spurs Saloon

Jesse & Jase

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Ringmasters 9:30pm

Friday

31

Wed 29th Open Mic night (in the bar)

~ Live Music ~ ~ Great Food ~ ~ Open 7 Days ~ ~ Open Mic Night the Last Wednesday of the Month ~

14 Brisbane St Launceston 7250 (03) 6331 5346

Over 50 Free events 22-26 August 2012 LAuncestOn CiviC Square and CBd The spaces and streets of Launceston are transformed with site-specific live performance, theatre, visual and media arts, literature, music and dance with a focus on presenting works that invite audiences to become active participants and collaborators.

The Junc Room, the new Launceston hotspot, is a pop-up live music venue in a Big Top circus tent and will take over the city’s Civic Square with a fully licensed bar and catered café, open until late and featuring an impressive roster of Australia’s hottest and most interesting live musical acts.

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Five days and nights of playful, interactive and ambitious contemporary art, music and performance.

Secret Sounds presents

Special Guests

EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS plus WILLY

MASON

Tue-23-Oct DERWENT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE HOBART Tickets from ticketmaster.com.au & 136 100

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