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Christopher Coleman Colletive Saturday 5 Dec
Dean Ray Thursday 10 Dec
Masta Ace Wednesday 16 Dec
NYE with Boil Up Thursday 31 Dec
December 2015 Tuesday 1st 8.30pm Finn Seccombe Wednesday 2nd 8.30pm Catch Club Thursday 3rd 9pm 4 Letter Fish Friday 4th 10pm Australian Made $5 Saturday 5th 10pm Christopher Coleman Collective + Enola Fall + James Parry $10pre/$15door Sunday 6th 3pm Poets In The Pub 8.30pm Bianca And Hutch Monday 7th 8.30pm Ross Sermons Tuesday 8th 8.30pm The Sign Wednesday 9th 8.30pm Seth Henderson Thursday 10th 9pm Dean Ray with Supp. Dan Vadermeer $25 Friday 11th 10pm Everburn Saturday 12th 10pm Dead City Ruins $10 Sunday 13th 2.30pm Mo Joes Blues Band - Arvo Show 8.30pm Peter Hicks & The Blues Licks Monday 14th 8.15pm Quiz Night (Last Quiz For 2015) Tuesday 15th 8.30pm Billy Whitton Wednesday 16th 9pm Masta Ace $48pre/$55door
Thursday 17th 8.30pm Tim & Scott Friday 18th 10pm Sugartrain $5 Saturday 19th 10pm Hobart Funk Collective $5 Sunday 20th 3pm Robotikus - Pre Falls Warm up show 8.30pm The Rays Monday 21st 8.30pm Montz Matsumoto Tuesday 22nd 8.30pm Billy Longo & The Rhythm Tragics Wednesday 23rd 8.30pm Ethan Emmett Thursday 24th 8.30pm Xmas Eve At The Republic With The Mornings, Maddy Jane Band And More TBA $5 Friday 25th Closed - Merry Christmas Saturday 26th 10pm Rewind Sunday 27th 2.30pm Beer Garden Party - Free Charcoal Roast Chicken and Pork + Ross Sermons playing live 8.30pm Hui And The Muse Monday 28th 8.30pm G B balding Tuesday 29th 8.30pm 4 String Phill Wednesday 30th 8.30pm Cirque Nivashi Thursday 31st 10pm NYE with Boil Up $10 - Dinner bookings available Friday 1st 2016 Closed - Happy New Year
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News in Brief FESTIVAL-FEST
We just bloody love a festival. We’ll throw a festival over anything, boats, apples, the plastic bits at the end of shoelaces, whatever. You name it, we’ll have a festival in/on/around/about it. Let’s have a festival festival where we just get all festive over how much we love festivals. Anyway, the newest thing we’re festivaling out over are small halls. Seriously. Small Halls. Canadian “power trad” (wtf idk) trio The East Pointers and Australian SingerSongwriter Liz Stringer will be doing a tour of small halls in Tasmania. Playing in Cygnet, Bagdad, Sulphur Creek, Wynyard, Longford, Chudleigh, Queenstown, Southport and probably a few other places in Tasmania that nobody ever knew existed. For more information, check out festivalofsmallhalls.com. CITY IN RUINS
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Melbourne hard rock outfit Dead City Ruins have been carving their own path in the hard rock world by rocking hard. Rockin’. Starting out in London England and making their way home to Australia whilst playing as many down trodden, hole in the wall pubs and clubs as one band can fit into a seven day week. Splicing the musicianship of 70’s and 80’s metal and the soul catching riffs of bluesy rock with the intensity and “f*ck ‘em all” attitude of punk rock, Dead City Ruins have left crowds from London to Melbourne reeling for more. Now you too can reel for more when Dead City Ruins hit Tasmania for a couple of hard rockin’ shows. Rockin’. Club 54 in Launceston on Friday December 11, and the Republic Bar and Café in Hobart on Saturday December 12. Get amongst it.
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MASTA AT WORK
Andras Fox is a Melbourne producer making tactile and imperfect electronic music. Inspired by primitive percussion, simple melodies and home recording, Andras combines elements of house music and ethno-groove in a distinctly antipodean way. Based around drum machine rhythms and new age synths, his original tape recordings are simultaneously contemporary in sound and difficult to carbon date, slipping comfortably between 80s Library Music, Chicago House, and G-Funk. After sold-out solo releases, Fox worked on collaborative releases with super popular vocalist Oscar Key Sung which received plays and praise from the likes of Stones Throw modern funk icon, Dam Funk. Now Hobart gets a chance to catch the master in action, Fox will be playing Friday December 18 at the Grand Poobah, door charge will be $8.
Masta Ace is an undeniable king of New York hiphop. His entire career consists of iconic verse after iconic verse. 2001’s Disposable Arts and 2004’s A Long Hot Summer are must-haves for any hiphop fan and could be used as textbooks for aspiring rappers around the globe. His legacy can’t be denied. In the early 2000’s, MC’s Wordsworth and Stricklin exploded on to the scene with amazing wordplay, and prolific output. From 2001 onwards, they toured extensively with Masta Ace. When they eventually came together to form one of the most respected “supergroups” in 2007, it was essentially at the request of countless fans. They released their debut LP The Show in 2008, it was a hiphop purists dream. They backed up its success in 2014 with the The Turning Point EP. Now, in 2015, they’ve done it again with The Tonite Show LP. For the first time ever, Masta Ace, Stricklin and Wordsworth visit Tasmania as part of the The Tonite Show Tour. You can catch them at The Republic Bar & Café on Wednesday December 16. Tickets
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it’s an Australian summer, so it’s gonna be sunny and warm. What more could you want than a selection of premium handpicked beat smiths, producers and DJs in an awesome shady laneway? It sounds fricken perfect to me! Oh yeah, and there’ll be beer! A bit of hair of the dog will surely be in order, methinks. Before I get too excited about the whole situation, I should tell you who’s playing, huh. Junior Brando will be knocking out his signature style of hiphop, soul, and trap kinda stuff. Soupy Mess will undoubtedly be as soupy and messy as always. Lazer Baby will be doing their awesome thing, and last but not least, ALTA will be returning from Melbs to give Hobes some lurve. Kick off at midday, see ya there! SOME TASTY MUSIC
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The annual boxing day gig in the Waratah Hotel laneway is always one helluva doozy, and this year is promising to be bigger and better than ever before! It’s Boxing Day, so you’re gonna be all fat and hungover, and
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The Taste of Tasmania Festival has always served up some great local produce in the food and drinks departments. To accompany your gourmet burger and locally brewed cider, the Hobart City Council have gone all out thisyear on a matched entertainment schedule featuring some of Australia’s finest acts. Highlights of the program are The Black Sorrows on Dec 29, The Bamboos on Dec 31, The Audreys on Jan 1, Stonefield on Jan 2 and The Southern Gospel Choir featuring Michael Spiby on Jan 3. What’s great about the Taste is that all the entertainment is absolutely free! For the full program, head over to www.thetasteoftasmania.com.au.
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INTIMATE AUDREYS
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most iconic venues. Included on that list of Australia’s most iconic venues in The Odeon Theatre in Hobart, I guess they’ll have to take it off the list when they knock it down to put up offices or whatever. Anyway, Passenger at The Odeon Theatre on Sunday February 21, 2016. Tickets are $74.70 and are available via Oztix.
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The Audreys are playing an intimate duo show at Fresh on Charles in Launceston on Saturday January 2. Tickets are available via moshtix and will cost you $28.60 in total. That’s really all you need to know. It should be a most splendid way to wind down after the big ol’ New Years Eve/New Years Day shenanigans, and you’ll still have the next day to recover from this gig. Bring it on. For the three people in Australia that don’t know who The Audreys are, they’re a triple ARIA winning blues/roots band primarily consisting of Tasha Coates and Tristan Goodall (although touring members are added and subtracted willy-nilly). Their most recent gigs have been receiving some amazing press, so definitely get along to this one.
NOFX are heading back to Australia (and now New Zealand) in January 2016 for a series of badass headline shows! Feeling they skipped some fundamental cities on the last national tour, they’ll be delighting the Hobart crowd with a night of mayhem, debauchery, and some music, when they play at the Odeon Theatre on Thursday January 28! Tickets will be on sale by the time you read this, and they’re sure to sell out quick-smart, so jump on to oztix and make sure you‘re one of the lucky ones! NOFX have over 20 years of awesome punk experience, and they’re known to put on one of the best shows in the biz. This one is gonna be killer! THEY’RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER PADDOCK
FAUX MO FOMO
Somewhere back in 1996, a stupid conversation took place between four young blokes in a dusty oil shed on the trucking yards of Port Melbourne’s Dallas Crane Transport that went something like, “so ya reckon we could do this for a living?”. Obviously “this” was referring to being a totes rad rock band and not a transport company. Unless Dallas Crane aren’t telling us something. Maybe we can all ask them about that when they play the Republic Bar & Café in Hobart on Saturday February 27? But maybe before we do that, we should give their brand spanking new album Scoundrels a listen? But maybe before we do THAT, we should head over to
Ian Moss is one of the true icons of the Australian music industry. From his work with Cold Chisel, through his amazing solo career, to his stellar performances on other peoples music, he has written some of the most memorable songs, and delivered some of the most memorable performances in Australian music history. Ok, I’ll just say it. “Tucker’s Daughter”. Yeah, good luck getting that out of your head. Way back in 2005, Ian Moss hit the stage with nothing but an electric guitar and toured the brilliant Six Strings album, now, some ten years later, he’s setting out to do it all again. You’ll be able to catch Ian Moss performing the The Six Strings Classic Tour at the Theatre Royal in Hobart on Saturday February 27. For more information, or to grab tickets, check out www.theatreroyal.com.au.
Proving that you just can’t have too much of a good thing, Party In The Paddock have added even MORE names to their already bursting-at-the-seams lineup. More local Taswegian awesomeness and more big time acts from the mainland. Nina Las Vegas has been added to the bill, as have sleepmakeswaves, ECCA VANDAL, and The Bennies. Denni has been given a nod, along with the lads from Close Counters. KOWL rounds out the new names alongside the almighty DJ Dameza. If you didn’t already have enough reason to get along to PITP, you most definitely do now. No excuses will be allowed. For more information, or to grab yourself some tickets, head along to www. partyinthepaddockfestival.com.au. Well MOFO announced their killer lineup recently and the world has been going predictably nutso ever since. It was great, we laughed, we cried, we waited to find out how they’d be backing it up with some sort of kick ass awesomeness in the form of Faux Mo. The wait is now over. Its an epic lineup of Tasmanian and mainland DJs, producers, artists and bands, mixed with some of the finest from around the globe. Three nights (Friday January 15 to Sunday January 17) at 12 Murray Street (exGovernment Offices) in Hobart, you’ll be able to check the likes of Okmalumkoolkat feat. Cid Rim & The Clonius, DJ Yoda, James Chance & The Contortions, DJ Krush, Tom Thum & Guests, Sietta, EMRSN, and Akouo. Head to www.mofo. net.au for more details and to scoop up some tickets while you still can!
THE PASSENGER IS DRIVING
Following last year’s largest Australian tour to date, Passenger (aka. Mike Rosenberg) will return to our shores in February and March of 2016. The visceral and heart breaking performer has held audiences in spell bound rapture for more than five years as his star has well and truly risen world-wide. From the early days of busking on street corners, slowly building his fan base whilst self-funding records, Rosenberg now looks forward to performing at some of Australia’s
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BIGGER THAN ELVIS IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE AN IMPOSSIBLE FEAT TO SURPASS THE KING, BUT EL VEZ, THE ‘MEXICAN ELVIS’ IS UP FOR AN HONOURABLE MENTION. INTO HIS 27TH YEAR AS AN ELVIS IMPERSONATOR, THE 55 YEAR OLD ALREADY HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE OLDEST PERFORMING AND LONGEST PERFORMING ELVIS IMPERSONATOR IN THE WORLD. WITH NO PLANS OF SLOWING DOWN ANYTIME SOON, EL VEZ IS EVENING RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN 2016. I DON’T THINK ELVIS EVEN GOT AROUND TO THAT?
El Vez is already a living part of American history. His gold lamé mariachi Suit is on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC, as part of a showcase of the history of Latinos in American Music. He has appeared regularly on American talkshow TV, and even featured as a question on American Jeopardy - a definite sign that one has ‘made it’. The first question that has to be asked of any Elvis impersonator or crazed Elvis fan, is if the King is really dead? The answer for El Vez at least is, “alive in our hearts, but his physical death was August 1977… he may have been reincarnated since”. El Vez begun his musical career in the heady days of punk rock of ’76, as the guitarist in the Californian band The Zeros. As a fresh faced 16 year old, playing the Whisky a GoGo in West Hollywood, El Vez rose to the DIY punk rock aesthetic, “I applied what I learnt to punk rock. Early punk rock was pretty accepting Patti Smith, Television... accepting all different styles and more open to what punk become later”. The jump from punk rock to Elvis impersonator seems farfetched, but according to El Vez, “Elvis was the punk rocker of his era. Parents in 1956 hated him. His music was about sex, partying, fast cars”. So when and where did El Vez get his break in the competitive world of Elvis impersonators? Why naturally at the home of Elvis of course, Memphis Tennessee, at the annual Elvis Impersonators competition. “I got my start in August 16, 1988 where I reached the finals... The competition is a mix of professionals and amateurs, all with a mutual love of Elvis. “ Do you need to be white to be an Elivs impersonator? “Hell no. I went back a couple of years in a row to Memphis and was accepted by the fans. I love Elvis when I perform – I’m not a white man – here’s my culture superimposed onto Elvis’ culture.”
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El Vez is renowned for his live shows. “I’m a little more on the production side then most Elvis performers, sometimes going as far as eight costume changes in one show. I now live in Seattle, but there is a shop in LA that make’s stripper’s clothes and they make all my jumpsuits - industrial strength. Sometimes I dress as an Aztec or Father Christmas or a mariachi...” The live shows also include the Elvettes, El Vez’s backing dancers. Australian audiences will be delighted by the appearance of Lisa Maria and Priscillita. Sometimes there are up to four Elvettes on stage, all named after women from Elvis’ life. With the considerable length of his career, the current Lisa Maria happens to be the daughter of El Vez’s original Lisa Maria. Is a higher energy live show difficult for a 55 year old? Not so for El Vez. “Yoga keeps me young. I’ve done yoga El Vez classes. I can still do the splits pretty easy.” EL Vez describes himself as a “jukebox exploding” on stage. The subject matter is Elvis through a latino looking glass. “In the Ghetto” becomes “En El Barrio”, “Suspicious Minds” become “Immigration Time”. Material is also drawn from other notable artists such as Paul Simon, David Bowie and Bob Dylan. Last but not least there is a smattering of El Vez originals thrown into the mix. El Vez’s socio-political twist on stage has led to the performer being involved as a somewhat impromptu political candidate in past elections. El Vez 4 Prez, his independent Presidential campaign, is on again for 2016 running against the likes of hopefuls such as Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. “My idea is to build a wall around Donald trump and hopefully keep him in there:” He may not be bigger than Elvis, but El Vez is very much alive and kicking and may well indeed be the first Mexican American to be Presidente of the United States. Stranger things have happened. NIC ORME See El Vez (and the Elvettes) perform at the Falls Festival at Marion Bay as part of the opening night .
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MARKS BROTHERS THE MACCABEES’ GUITARIST FELIX WHITE IS SITTING IN AN EMPTY ROOM. WELL, EMPTY BUT FOR BOXES AND BAGS. IT SOUNDS SAD, BUT IT’S FINE; HE’S JUST MOVED INTO A NEW PLACE AND IS FEELING RATHER CONFUSED.
“It’s a break [from working] but I dunno if it’s relaxing. I’m sitting in an empty shell of a flat, trying to work it all out.” But don’t worry, he has the internet. “All you need is Instagram, really” he notes. “That’s the only one I use personally, and not even much now. Maccabees the band has Facebook and Twitter and all that. I did it [Instagram] for a while; for some reason I would scroll through it, I don’t even know why I’d do that. What is that? It’s the first thing you do in the morning is find your phone and scroll...it’s terrible what we’ve become, but I suppose I do it too.” The band released their fourth album, Marks To Prove It in July this year. The album, three years in the making, is considered to be their strongest and most personal, as well as their most difficult to make. Much of the album is seeped in the feeling of change that comes with gentrification and modernisation- here, specifically, in London. White talks about the changing face of his fair city. “I haven’t been forced out like all the other artists, nothing dramatic like that. The point we made at the time, is that it’s what has always happened: an area becomes popular and other people move into it. London isn’t the only place to live, it’s just the fact that London is in a lot of change at the moment at our age. I wouldn’t hasten to make a point that it’s tough for us as musicians, that’s a tired point to make. We don’t lead bad lives.” 10
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The album was recorded in a section of London best known in the modern day for its quicklychanging personality. The area has been- and is being- built up by housing developments and gentrified, pushing out the long-term residents and poorer inhabitants. The band even made a film documenting the unique inhabitants- the old guard of long-time tenants, as well the newerusually younger- artists and new middle class that has moved in. “Because we made the album in Elephant and Castle, we did the place up, since we were spending twelve hours a day in the studio.” White says. “It was an interesting thing for us, in the three years you could see the physically changes outside. They knocked down an estate and a whole community has to leave, there’s estate agents popping up...we made a film called Elephant Days while we were making the record, documenting that space in time. That album is a document of that space and time, too. One day it’ll be unrecognizable. It’s the amazing thing about London, there’s really old and really new everywhere. You walk around the corner and there’s somewhere that hasn’t changed in 100 years.” Being three years in the works, Marks To Prove It was a substantial source of pressure for the band. The album was produced by the band with Laurie Latham, who has previously worked with British icons like Echo & The Bunnymen and The Stranglers. It is a more personal, yet outwardly-
focused and observant album than they previously have done, and is being touted as the band’s “game-changer.” High praise, yes, but ultimately greater expectations from all concerned, especially the music press. “The main pressure is that you want it to be good, and the honest answer is that it takes a while to get your head around what is a worthwhile piece of music to make.” he says. “We used to do it without thinking too much, but the more you do something, the more you think about it. Playing with that, working it out- it took a while. One of the nice things is that at the end, you realise it’s just something that happened and it gets done and you move on; you realise it’s just a record. It’s cathartic.” “It’s a relief once you’re out of it, to get that sense of, because it does feel like the end of the world a bit, to be melodramatic. You can hear that on the record. Lyrically, everything is a bit more third person. It’s has more of a storytelling sense, that sense of being outside of yourself is more predominant on this record.” LISA DIB
Marks To Prove It is out now on Caroline Australia / Fiction Records. The Maccabees play Falls Festival Marion Bay on December 30.
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WILD DRUMS Swedish husband and wife duo Wildbirds and Peacedrums - Mariam Wallentin and Andreas Werliin - are back with their first album together in four years. Rhythm, released last year, is a return to the couple’s musical roots. Wallentin and Werliin met in 2004 while they were both studying at Gothenburg’s Academy of Music and Drama, and married a year later. The pair wrote, recorded and produced the album – mostly in one take- alone in their studio in Stockholm.
What have you both been working on in the last four years?
What made you decide that Rhythm should be your ‘going back to your roots’ album?
Too much! Both of always have a need to constantly develop and try new stuff, start new projects and see new parts of the world. So the break with Wildbirds and Peacedrums resulted in us working both separately and together, with Fire!, Mariam’s solo project - Mariam The Believer and Ben Frost’s opera - The Wasp Factory. We also started our own record label, Repeat Until Death, just to name a few things.
When we started to think about how and why we were going to make a new album, it felt very natural to get back to where we once started - to the core of our beings and what we both love in the combination between melodies and rhythm. The easy choice would have been to add musicians and producers. But, we think that our strength is what happens in the air between the two of us, and our instrumental ‘limitations’. This is what it’s supposed to be like - Simple, big, pure and honest.
You’re both very busy, do you ever feel overwhelmed by all your different projects? This is what we have chosen to do. I think we’re lucky to be able to be creative on our own terms. It’s tiring sometimes, sure, the day has a limited amount of hours, but we wouldn’t want to change a thing. Even if we weren’t a couple, we would both still work and play. Now we’re just doing it together. Did you miss making music together? It was great taking a break from being just the two of us on stage for a while. We don’t ever want to end up doing things in a routine, and wear the magic out of the art. But, we kept working with each other on different projects. I guess we’ll always work together on some things. We respect, trust and believe in each other very much.
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The recording process sounds very intense! What was it like? Since we hadn’t been playing for a while, it was hard to know when and how to start. It was very important that we both felt we were doing the right thing, and apparently the right thing was to strip down the setting and go back to only drums and vocals. It was also important for us to try to catch as much of the live feeling as possible. That’s why we tried to record the tracks live together in the same room. It was just the two of us in our studio jamming and playing together. At any point, did you wish that you had some help in terms of and recording producing?
Not really, I (Andreas) find the whole DIY recording process very inspiring. Since both of us have really strong ideas of what we want to achieve, it’s a natural process for us to do the production ourselves. You said you feel an enormous freedom playing together. Do you ever feel, when you are writing lyrics, that there are some things that you can’t say, to protect the other person’s feelings? Emotions are universal - love, hurt, sadness, betrayal, doubt and so on. I (Mariam), feel I can write lyrics that are transparent and open. I am interested in being honest and personal in my writing, without being too private. I mean, I have probably written songs about all my family members and different relationships throughout the album, but I don’t believe anyone could guess what song is about which person. You both have classical training. Do you think that having this background gives you more freedom in terms of experimentation? It really doesn’t matter what kind of musical training you have. It’s all about what you’re doing, how you’re using your creativity and what you know you want to achieve. For us, our ‘education’ was about borrowing time; time to practice and get to know our instruments, time to listen to a lot of different music, time to do yoga, have therapy and of course, time to start our band. Emma Luimes
Wildbirds and Peacedrums perform at Mofo on January 16 and 17.
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BLUES OF THE WILD STARK, SKELETAL, DARK AND EVOCATIVE MIREL WAGNER’S FOLKY-BLUES IS AS LONELY AS IT BEAUTIFUL. WHEN THE CELLAR CHILDREN SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY IS THE FINNISH ARTIST’S SECOND ALBUM. RELEASED LAST YEAR, THE ALBUM TOPPED THE FINNISH NATIONAL ALBUM CHARTS AND WON HER THE 2014 NORDIC MUSIC PRIZE.
Wagner wrote and recorded most of the songs for When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day on an island on the peninsula of Hailuoto, in northern Finaland; for the most part secluded in an old log cabin – with no central heating or electricity – near the family home of her manager. Wagner was born in Ethiopia, adopted at one-and-a-half and grew up in a fairly affluent neighbourhood in Helsinki. She spent her formative years hunting through the blues section at her local library and playing around on her brother’s acoustic guitar. At 16, she was writing her own music. When you write music, do you focus more on storytelling rather than how the music sounds? In some ways, but I do focus a lot on the atmosphere. It’s a combination of a lot of those things. I don’t really think about it that much You said you don’t try to hard to write music, that ‘there are words inside my mind, I only have to go inside there and get them’, are you sometimes surprised about what you find in there? I don’t think I get that shocked because if there’s something disturbing, or there are bad things, everybody has these kind of things in their minds. I’m never really surprised, because it’s just me.
NO SHRINKING HEART JOSH PYKE HAS BECOME A FIXTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC SCENE SINCE HIS BREAKTHROUGH WITH THE SINGLE ‘MIDDLE OF THE HILL’ BACK IN 2005. FAST FORWARDING TEN YEARS TO 2015, HIS FIFTH FULL LENGTH ALBUM BUT FOR ALL THOSE SHRINKING HEARTS CAME OUT IN JULY AND DEBUTED AT #2 ON THE ARIA AWARDS, CEMENTING HIS LASTING PRESENCE. APPEARING AT THE FALLS FESTIVAL IN MARION BAY THIS MONTH, THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST AND ONLY PERFORMANCE IN TASMANIA FOR 2015.
You used to write horror stories when you were younger, do you still like to scare people with your music? In some ways, perhaps. I did make up a lot of horror stories when I was younger, and I still do. It’s fun. I like the reactions and emotions you get; or these types of stories that are quite old and universal. Everyone loves them, you know, there’s something there that resonates What are some of your favourite authors and musicians? I love George Orwell – Animal farm, it’s one of my favourite stories ever. I like how it’s so universal; it sort of a children’s tale – but it’s not. I like this combination. I also like Hans Christian Andersen. He has these very lovely stories that are very dark and cruel, like a lot of children’s tales. I love Agatha Christie, too. I don’t know how I only
But For All Those Shrinking Hearts was born from Josh’s search for tattoo designs online. On the cards was an image of a perpetual motion machine to accompany a collection that includes a cross section of how to make a bow and arrow and Fantastic Mr Fox. Reaching the realisation that perpetual motion machine were a fallacy, Josh opted out of the tattoo design but had the beginnings of an album. The self confessed singer/songwriter began writing straight away after 2013’s The Beginning And The End Of Everything, writing for 18 months on the road and in his home studio in Sydney. An avid fan of the home studio, Josh has “always had a bit of setup – I’ve been collecting stuff for ten years including vintage mics”. “The studio has gone from a corner of my bedrooms to a 50 square metre warehouse space that was an old pottery studio at the end of the garden at my house” Says Josh.
came up with these children’s stories, I do read other stuff also, I just can’t remember them now. I really like Joni Mitchell as a storyteller. She’s an artist that I really look up to, and one that I’ve been listening to for a very long time, one that I constantly go back to. Have you been to Tasmania before? I’ve never been to Australia or Tasmania or anywhere near there. I’m really looking forward to it. It’s the shape of a heart. That’s lovely. Emma Luimes
Mirel Wagner plays at Mofo January 16 and 17 onsite at MONA. Tickets available at www.mona.net.au.
The demos from his backyard sessions were than taken into a professional studio where he worked with producer John Castle (Megan Washington, Vance Joy). “I always recorded a lot by myself, but I like working with a producer I can trust. It’s good to have a second opinion. I find records I love the sound of and find out who did them and then ring them up. John, the producer for But For All Those Shrinking Hearts had worked recently with Megan Washington which I loved... If I could pick a producer to work with in the future it would be James Mercer from The Shins.” With a back catalogue of five records now, Josh is pretty confident on the production process although he admitted that with each of the songs the direction they took came from ”whoever felt most strongly, we went with that”. Some of the songs, such as album favourite ‘Book of Revelations’ was left largely untouched from the demo recorded at his home studio. According to Josh, a case of the song being “up to scratch” and “a great performance while being in the vibe”. Asking Josh about the song writing process he reflects, “I’ve “never been good at writing about other characters, it has to come from a honest place. I never can just sit down and write a song, it needs to bubble up from my subconscious”. A couple of years ago he rented a flat in New York for a month to write songs. The trip proved to be a revelation that he can’t force songs to happen. “I find it a bit of fallacy to go backpacking through Nepal to write about the human condition.” NIC ORME
Josh Pyke performs at the Falls Festival at Marion Bay. Further information from www.fallsfestival.com.au. But For All Those Shrinking Hearts is out now.
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HOTSAUCE COMIN’ THROUGH COME ON, YOU DON’T NEED ME TO TELL YOU WHO DAVEY LANE IS. WELL, PERHAPS JUST FOR THE YOUNGER, MORE WET-BEHIND-THE-EARS ROCKERS AMONGST YOU, LANE IS THE GUITARIST FOR SEMINAL AUSSIE ROCK ACT YOU AM I. THEY’VE BEEN A STAPLE OF AUSTRALIAN PUB/GARAGE ROCK AND ROLL SINCE 1989 AND DON’T SHOW ANY SIGNS OF STOPPING, OR EVEN SLOWING DOWN. LANE DELVES DEEP ON THEIR UPCOMING 10TH ALBUM, NEW YORK CITY AND HOW TO KEEP IT ALL GOING.
“As long as touring is fun for us...we get along great anyway, so there’s never any question of that side of things, as long as we can keep touring...I found out, making a record on my own and going on tour with a band, I can’t keep touring if I come home and realise I’ve lost thousands of dollars taking a band on tour. We’re in a fortunate position of having a couple hundred bucks in our back pocket when we get home, and that people will come see us.” So, what’s next then?
The new album Porridge and Hotsauce, as well as being their milestone 10th, was recorded in New York City, at Daptone Studios, where soul heavies like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley work their magic. “Rusty, our drummer, he works with Daptone and he’s moving over there next year to work for them, so it was just a matter of him suggesting it ‘cause he was over there working” Lane says. “We don’t need our arms twisted to take up the opportunity to make a record in New York. That studio is an assuming little space, size of a small lounge room. What we took home, it didn’t have the Daptone sound all over it, it still sounded like us, but we wanted to make a record that sounded a bit more raw, wanted it to sound like a band playing in a room, which is what it was. In a way, it was just a reaction to the last couple of records we made, which were made really well, but they had a bit of a sheen to them that we wanted to strip away. Nowadays so many bands record everything the click track, everything is so metronomic.” “I love New York, one of my best friends lives over there, so I’ve spent a bit of time over there, I love New York but I’m prone to anxiety and someone who is susceptible to that...it kind of exacerbates it a little, just because it’s such a quick-paced place. I’m always happy to call Melbourne home, though. It puts a whole new perspective on recording in a city like that. Whether Daptone
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left a mark on the record or not, I’m not sure, but recording in that city left a bit of its stamp.” Lane explains that the new album- their most recent since 2010’s self-titled- was not necessarily a project half a decade in the making. They’ve all been slogging away at various things (“We’re all big music fans...nerds, basically”) and only recently got struck by inspiration. “We’ve all got other projects on the go: Tim’s always got something on the go, I’ve made an album and a couple of EPs in that time, been doing my own thing, Andy and Russ are always busy guys. We haven’t spent five years working on this record. It was really only about six months ago that we decided to book the studio in and everything, but we’re always writing, so it was just a matter of going back through tapes and trawling our phones for drunken 2.30am voice memos. Sometimes you go back through that stuff and you find a bit of gold you’ve forgotten about. Once we got the studio down, it was just a matter of sifting through and finding what sort of record we wanted to make; figuring out which songs would work together the best.” I ask Lane if he and the band ever consider the possibility that they will not be the rambunctious touring rockers they are now, and have been for some time; if the work will one day become too much. Thankfully, Lane is optimistic on the subject.
“Apart from sitting around in the van on the way home, talking about all the fucking dumb stuff that has happened to us over the years (laughs) I’ve been in the band 17 years next year- we have a lot of history and that anniversary tour we did was heaps of fun, personally and collectively as a band. We’re all a bit reticent to get caught up in that ‘retrospective’ kind of thing. That tour was fantastic. We can go play all these beautiful theatres, play to heaps of folks. We all love looking to the next thing, to whatever’s coming next. We’re always looking to the future. I’m not the kind of guy to get all melancholy about the past. For the most part, we’re all pretty optimistic guys, That thing of not knowing what’s around the corner is what makes it fun.” Lisa Dib
Porridge and Hot Sauce out November 6 on YOU AM I Records through Inertia. You Am I will perform on Friday January 1 at MONA with tickets available from www.mona.net.au.
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CRAFTY IN A RECENT INTERVIEW, ABBE MAY SAID HER LATEST ALBUM BITCHCRAFT - SET FOR RELEASE EARLY NEXT YEAR - WAS GOING TO BE “BIG TIME FUCKING WEIRDNESS EVERYWHERE.” CURRENTLY IN THE STUDIO WITH A NEW PRODUCER, MAY SAYS THE ALBUM IS COMING ALONG NICELY – IT MIGHT EVEN BE HER BEST ONE YET. What is Bitchcraft? Is it something you can learn? Can I learn it? I think women are super powerful. It’s a celebration of that! Sure, you can learn it – you just have to work out who you are and know what you will stand for. I read that you played a mix to your mum, and she loved it. Do you ever think – ‘oh shit, I can’t write that, ‘cos you know your family will hear it? It crosses my mind from time to time. I battle more with whether or not to publish songs about ex lovers - even current lovers. Honesty can be very challenging in those relationships. I try not to hurt people but I can’t censor myself or the work would be pointless.
You recently talked about some mental health issues you were experiencing. Was it a hard decision to talk about it? It was hard when I felt ashamed of losing control of my mental health. But I don’t feel shame about it anymore. I had to be very brave to get through that hell, so I know first-hand how difficult it can be. I always want to send a good message to anyone who might be suffering like I was. I am completely open about the struggle now because I see that it is so common and it really needs to be discussed openly, so as to remove the stigma Nearly everything I’ve read about you mentions you being ‘intense’ and ‘sexual’. You said you became disillusioned with the music industry because it was geared around selling women as sex objects, rather than being respected in their own right. How do you feel about there being so much emphasis on your sexuality? I was disillusioned with the music industry because it was all about money. It is not conducive to making great art. In my area of the scene, I haven’t experienced a lot of that ‘selling women’ business. My sexuality is emphasized because I am sexual, like most people, it’s written all over my face, so to speak. My music is always more important and has more emphasis placed on it than my sexuality. This is probably because I appeal more to women than to men. In my experience, women have a far cooler approach to this kind of thing. I feel respected 99% of the time. I write a lot about my experiences with sex, love, lust and despair – It’s unavoidable that I would personally be associated with these things. EMMA LUIMES Abbe plays at MONA’s New Years Day Concert January 1.
The Hotelier play Wednesday December 2 at Club 54 in Launceston.
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8 FOOT TALL 8FOOT FELIX TRUMPETER BRENDAN JONES CAN EASILY TELL YOU THE HIGHLIGHT OF HIS 2015 AS PART OF A MELBOURNE TOURING BAND. IT WAS, UNSURPRISINGLY, SETTING FROM CHILLY MELBOURNE TO QUEENSLAND FOR THE BUSHWEEK FESTIVAL, A SORT OF DIY-AS-YOU-GO, ALLINCLUSIVE ARTS EVENT. SOUNDS RIGHT UP THE ALLEY FOR A MULTI-GENRE, UNIQUE AND ENERGETIC BAND, AS JONES REMINISCES FONDLY… “Bushweek. We arrived on the Saturday and the smiles emanating from folk as we arrived were like liquid sunshine. The site was a beautiful clearing in an extraordinary lush Jurassic Parklike landscape. We had great sound on the main stage and we rocked it and then got stuck into partying. A couple of us even ended up as the lastminute house-band for circus fire-show!” Even though Jones and band love to tour their gypsy/balkan/circus-y wares around the country, he admits that there’s just something special about Melbourne. “Melbourne definitely has a magical mix that consistently brews multi-instrumental, worldly flavours in its music. Open Studio in Northcote is one venue in particular that really exemplifies this. The crew that set it up started out doing renegade parties in backyards and then for a while under a bridge next to the Merri Creek. These amazing candle-lit, lo-fi but beautifully decorated bohemian nights were thick with incredible musicians of all nations, and incredibly the Open Studio crew managed to conserve the essence of this magic when they set-up legit on High Street in Northcote. Naturally, this is where we chose to launch 8Foot Felix back in May 2011.” “For me, the ongoing success of a venue such as Open Studio depends on three key aspects of the Melbourne scene: a widely shared desire to inhabit and create an ‘other-worldliness’, a kind of magic-in-the-here-and-now; the inspiring
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presence of authentic sounds and performance energies from multi-nationals that have made Melbourne their home; and to top it off the diverse instrumental excellence that floods out of schools like NMIT and VCA.” As part of their recording process on the way towards their debut album, they ended up with a sweet five-track EP, The Mad Isle, to offer as a tasting plate. But even small meals can take a lot of cooking. “[The recording] was epic! As you can imagine with 8 performers and our production duo there was a crazy swirling ball of energy going into the studio. And it’s such an extraordinary dynamic to manage, both personally and as a band leader. As a musician you need to do a lot of waiting around without losing your vibe. I spent the first day pretty much making food! And that meant that our producer and engineer had warm bellies going into the first night of recording. Very important for good vibes.” “The nights got bigger and longer and crazier. One night everyone ran out of energy at about 3am and I wasn’t ready to stop. I had to sleep in the studio that night because I knew if I left, the energy I had built up would disperse. There were some incredibly fun times, but also inevitably the process came to end before everything was down. Each of us had disappointments about elements that didn’t make it in, but I think we’ve processed the learning now. With our first epic recording
journey under our belt we’re much better placed to approach the next studio adventure. We hope that [the album] explodes! We hope that it gains the ears of of a wide listening ecosystem, and inspires the kind of folks in the right places to give us some fresh exciting breaks.” With eight members, you would think it’d be a tough slog to get it all together, but the Felix kids make it work. “There’s a great shared process to songwriting, and an incredible variety that comes from each of us bringing our ideas to the band for collaborative co-creation. For the past 18 months we’ve been pooling all the band’s income to pay for the album etc, and that also brings a sense of shared commitment that is very nourishing.” So, what now? “Hobart!” Jones says excitedly. “Musically there’s an incredible new vibe bubbling up in our jam sessions and we’re moving towards increasing improvisation on stage. There’s such a great bond between us now that we can really generate beauty in our explorations and still have moments of locking in that keep things ship-shape. Audience-wise it’s definitely time for us to grow, but we’re not exactly sure how to do it. Maybe our George Martin [legendary Beatles record producer, not the author of Game of Thrones] is waiting in the wings…” Lisa Dib
8Foot Felix play as part of the Fractangular Festival on February 5- 7, 2016 in Buckland. Head to www. fractangularfestival.com.au for details and tickets. The Mad Isle is out now.
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THE OUD OF LIFE JOSEPH TAWADROS IS A BUSY MAN. THE EGYPTIAN- BORN AUSTRALIAN OUD VIRTUOSO RELEASED HIS TWELFTH ALBUM TRUTH SEEKERS, LOVERS AND WARRIORS EARLIER THIS YEAR. AT ONLY 32 YEARS OLD, HE’S BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN ARIA NINE TIMES, AND HE’S TAKEN THREE OF THEM HOME.
The title of his latest album was taken from Hunter S. Thompson: ‘walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget that you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors’. “It’s just a very strong quote,” he says. “All of my albums tend to be based on some sort of poetry or some sort of inspirational line, and that one just seemed to suit the project really well.” As a child, Tawadros was embarrassed to play the exotic instrument, but not anymore. “You know, when you’re out on the playground in primary school, it’s not the most common thing to be playing. But, now I’m over that whole thing. I feel like the audience just gets it now.” Tawadros has also been credited for introducing the oud into western mainstream culture. “It’s a great thing, and, it’s a great responsibility, but its one that I enjoy. The oud isn’t an
instrument that a lot of people are exposed to. But, you kind of hear that it’s not so far from a guitar or a violin. And, it’s not far from the music that people listen to.”
oud playing something that sounds like jazz’. It’s more like, ‘that’s a piece of music that I really connect with’, regardless of what’s playing it.
Tawadros constantly tries to push the limits of what he can play with the traditional instrument. “It’s not like I always believed the instrument could go everywhere. I’m always thinking about the next project, the next idea and the next composition. I’m very lucky to be able to travel and play my music. On those journeys you meet other musicians and that’s when you get your brain thinking – it’s something that never stops. For me, it’s about presenting music that is non-clichéd or corny – I try to avoid the ethnicity of it. That’s the idea - that it just tends to be music that has some sort of emotional value that the audience can connect with, rather than just be like: ‘oh, that’s just an
Tawadros has been playing overseas and at home for the last couple of months, and he’s about to relocate. “I’m going to move to London next year. Just for a little while, just to get stuff happening over there. I haven’t turned my back on Australia, it’s just another trip.” Emma Luimes
Joseph Tawadros plays at MONA’s New Years Day Concert on January 1.
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ECHOES OF NATURE “THE LAND IS OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY. IF YOU SIT BY A RIVER LONG ENOUGH, IT WILL SING TO YOU. IF YOU SIT IN A FOREST, YOU WILL SEE A TREE SMILING BACK AT YOU. THEY’RE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. THE BEST WAY TO AFFECT CHANGE, AS FAR AS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, IS NOT TO BEAT PEOPLE OVER THE HEAD WITH A STICK, IT’S TO GET THEM TO LOOK AT THE WORLD AROUND THEM FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE…”
Men from Earth’s frontman Scott Bird clearly takes most of his inspiration from the big wide world. Bird got ‘back into’ music after spending the 90s with folk act Pale Riders and working on solo stuff, now he has joined some like-minded musician folk to create Men from Earth, a wholly earthy roots-folk act. Bird talks about their debut album Wildwood Echoes, which was- terrifyingly- recorded live to tape. “It’s interesting, I’ve been doing this a long time, that process of making music in a recording studio environment and having the technology we have now, everyone gets too into making things perfect. It feels like it sucks the life out of the music. The human ear- and us as a speciesactually resonate more with slight imperfection. You stick someone in a room with perfect white walls and geometric perfection and they’ll fucking lose it. To be able to make music that way, you’ve gotta have your shit together ‘cause there’s nowhere to hide, everyone has to be on the same page at the same time. If there are slight little things that
INHUMAN NATURE ONCE A NAMELESS, SEMI-FORMLESS IDEA CREATED BY FRONTMAN JAKE WEBB, METHYL ETHEL IS NOW A THREE-PIECE PERTH OUTFIT GETTING ALL SORTS OF ATTENTION. WEBB HAS ADDED THOM STEWART ON BASS AND CHRIS WRIGHT ON DRUMS TO COMPLETE HIS FUZZY PSYCH-ROCK PROJECT. THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, OH INHUMAN SPECTACLE, HAS GARNERED HEAPS OF PRAISE FOR ITS RAW FEEL AND PSYCHEDELIC TIMBRES.
aren’t exactly what you wanted, you have to deal with the fact that, hey, that’s okay. It’s about the vibe and capturing the energy, not about you being spectacular, amazing and blowing people away. That’s why I wanted to be in a band again.” Having grown up in Tasmania, Bird has an immense adoration and respect for the place. It has also largely influenced how he produces country-folk music.
the Appalachians, we haven’t really got mountain ranges, our story is a little different. For me, I grew up on the North-West Coast of Tassie and that physical environment left an indelible mark on me. It is gobsmackingly beautiful but it’s hard. I’ve been trying to capture those wild places in song for the last thirty years and that story is different for everyone. If you’re gonna be an authentic Australian folk storyteller, you gotta tell your story, not someone else’s.” LISA DIB
“I ran away from Tasmania in 1995 to join the rock and roll circuit. You see things differently when you’re away for a long time, you don’t get to take it for granted. I appreciate things differently. I love the wild feel of Tasmania; it’s violent and beautiful and loving and warm all at the same time.” “With Australian folk...one of the main things for me is the physical environment that you grow up in. We haven’t got
“I think I do prefer working on my own just because I am a bit of a control freak” Webb says, as he wanders around an empty house, preparing to record some vocals. “I don’t like other people to get bored waiting for me to get something done and I don’t wanna impose that on other people. I teach kids music occasionally as well so I don’t get frustrated with people so much but it’s more I do like doing things a certain way and probably end up changing things... sometimes it’s easier and quicker for me to just do it.” The album was released on vinyl, and Webb talks about his love and respect for the medium, and the joy of the idea of an album. “I feel like it’s a medium that lends itself to albums. We’re [the band] all fans of albums. It’s too easy to skip tracks on other formats. It lends itself to Side A, Side B, digesting
Wildwood Echoes is out now on MGM. Men From Earth will play three shows in Tasmania in January: January 2, 2016 - Royal Oak, Launceston January 3, 2016 - The Mona Foma Summer Series, Hobart January 4, 2016 - Taste of Tasmania Festival, Hobart
your forty minutes. I grew up listening to cassette tapes, so whenever I hear music on cassette it’s nostalgic for me, and, surface noise and sound degradation aside, a vinyl is more than nostalgia...there’s a nice interplay between digital and tangible formats...I use both. It looks nice too! I love the album artwork, it’s just nice to have it in your hands. CDs are a bit plastic-y, a bit gross.” “I’ve been listening to Pet Sounds a lot recently” Webb offers as we chat about great albums through time. “Beatles...I can always can listen to The Beatles, they’re the ones that will always be there. There’s a rotating roster [of favourites] and you keep discovering how great those old records are. Me and Tom re-listened to [The Clash’s] London Calling the other day; you listen to it in high school of course but we put it on and went, “fuck, this album is so good, start to finish” and that’s the good thing about albums, they are from go to whoa and can flow so well and can go in so many different directions.” “There are still bands putting out awesome records, but I think perhaps they’re just not being digested in the same way they used to be, that’s just what I think. There’s a rose-colored glasses way to look at the past sometimes. Music, it’s all taste-based, as long as you’re true to your own tastes as much as you can be, that’s the best way to be. Those records, for whatever reason, however they are made, you don’t have to like them, you can listen to a Rolling Stones record and think it’s crap. Talking Heads took me a while to get my head around but when I did, it was rewarding; it made sense.” Lisa Dib
Oh Inhuman Spectacle is out now on Remote Control Records. Methyl Ethyl play A Festival Called Panama on March 11 – 13, with tickets available from www.panamafestival.com.au.
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WHO IS KATE TEMPEST? WELL. SHE’LL BE A FESTIVAL IN JANUARY, YOU KNOW THE ONE. IN TASMANIA. IT MIGHT BE HER FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA. SOMEONE PLEASE ASK. THAT’S ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOW. WHO IS THIS PERSON WITH A MARVELLOUS SURNAME?
She is: A poet. A rapper. A performer. A writer (she just wrote her first novel, the bricks that built the house). She has released albums - just recorded number two - and her twitter stream tells me she is rather happy with it. The various clips one might see upon the interweb reveal a person with an almighty passion who has stood and spat her lines at riot police during protest marches and is still devoted to the dream of a better world and would like to tell you about it and, she likely will, should you venture along to see her. She’s rather good. It’s in the delivery.
What would be good for you to do is go look up something called ‘renegade’, which is on the youtube. Because we could tell you about awards (short answer: Kate has stacks of the things) and performances and collaborations (seriously, I hate that: this performer is valid because of an association? Please. ) but what’s better is that you hear some of her words and that one is wonderful (like really bloody good) and if it doesn’t convince you nothing is really likely to.
seeing amazing passionate performers just as they rise to the height of their powers is totally magic, like watching waves break, and it’s a rare and special treat. Andrew Harper
But it will. Because Kate Tempest’s raw and incendiary phrasing has a particular energy filled pumping blood and rich oxygen that is at once really old (poetry is a very ancient form, that dates back beyond written language) and very much about our world now. If you actually want the nuts and bolts there’s a website, but what I suggest is that you just get to her show, because
Kate Tempest features at MONA FOMA 2016 on Sunday January 17 as part of the 3 day Mona pass. Head to www.mofo.net.au for further details. Twitter: @katetempest Web: www.katetempest.co.uk
fact we love pop so much, we might be becoming pop snobs (laughs)...we are hooked on J Biebs and Years and Years at the moment.” The Harpoons have been announced as part of the sumptuous and epic line-up of Tassie’s 2016 A Festival Called PANAMA. The band will play alongside Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Marlon Williams And The Yarra Benders, Olympia, Sweet Jean, Heart Beach and more TBA. Rigby promises that those that haven’t seen the band perform before will be treated to, “harmonising synth pop from three cute dudes and one very short girl. Needs more lasers to match level of synthpop intensity. We’re working on the lasers.” “Aside from the lasers, we’re writing and recording” Rigby says, when asked what the band are currently slogging away at. “Making a video clip, and finishing up a stint in London. We’ve got a bunch of songs ‘in the works’ at the moment, some will be released pretty soon in the form of an EP, fingies crossed!”
READY, SET, HARPOON! WITH THEIR NEW SINGLE READY 4 YOUR LOVE, MELBOURNE’S THE HARPOONS HAVE CUT A NICE GROOVE IN UNIQUE INDIE-POP WITH DASHES OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. VOCALIST BEC RIGBY CHATTED TO WARP ABOUT POP SNOBBERY, GIGGING AND LASER SHOWS.
“We love music from all eras, and obviously our sound changes depending on what we’re obsessed with at any time, but we also care a lot about our music being not too nostalgic, you know? We like that our music sounds like it pays tribute to other eras, but we are also obsessed with the 21st century and now and want our music to sound like it’s from now!”
The band’s 2014 debut album Falling For You was released on vinyl, an expensive endeavor, but the band had a concept in mind. “We went with vinyl and MP3 for a couple reasons” Rigby explains. “One: we were feeling really 21st Century and believed CDs were ‘over’, and secondly: vinyl looks super cool and is way more satisfying to hold in your hand than a USB with your MP3s on it! That is actually it. We at The Harpoons are pretty adamant that vinyl doesn’t have a better sound quality than digital, but damn it’s pretty satisfying (laughs)” LISA DIB
Rigby is as jack as I am of pop snobbery in music; the band have unashamed pop melodies and intensely soul-pop grooves, but some people- from their basements no doubtstill see pop as a dirty word. “We believe all music is good music and accessible music is the best kind! Catchy, straight-up and super listenable. That’s pop, right? We love pop because it is democratic; it’s joyous, it feels good to us. There may be some irony in the
A Festival Called Panama takes place March 11-13, 2016 in Lone Star Valley, set against the picturesque backdrop of the towering Panama Forest. Tickets go on sale December 1s, 2015. Head to www.panamafestival.com.au for more info and tickets.
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WALK IN THE PARK TORO Y MOI’S CHAZ BUNDICK IS AN ARTIST AND PRODUCER LIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO MAKING HIS FIRST TASMANIAN APPEARANCE AT FALLS FESTIVAL. WHEN I CALLED HIM ON TUESDAY MORNING HE WAS WALKING HIS DOG THROUGH A LOCAL PARK. ALTHOUGH HE WAS POLITE AND OBLIGING TO MY QUESTIONS I COULD TELL THAT HE COULDN’T WAIT TO GET ME OFF THE PHONE SO HE COULD RESUME HIS PEACEFUL AFTERNOON.
Chaz, will this be your first Marion Bay visit? Yes actually! I’ve never been there before, but I’m really excited to check it out. I don’t know how much time we have there; usually we get a couple of days. Your events line up is crazy! Every second day you’re either in Australia or USA, you obviously travel often. Yeah, I travel all the time. It can be kind of crazy at times; you just have to know when to say no. Do you do mostly festival type gigs or what is your preference? I prefer clubs just because it gets the audience going. It’s a great experience. At a festival you kind of just play the hits and get out of there. Those are fun but it’s hard to get in the mood as a performer, you just go in and do it. But that’s just part of it. I’m used to it already. Which musical artists do you most admire? I don’t know...my favourite band is The Beatles. Is it true that Toro y Moi is a multilingual translation of Bull and Me? Yes. That’s the idea behind it. It’s a nonsensical name. Why do you identify with this name? Ah it literally means nothing. I made it up in high school. And you kept it the whole time and never wanted to change it?
I try to get out a little bit more nowadays. I’ve been doing the same thing every day for the past 6 weeks so I’ve been going in to San Francisco more to feel something different... But I can be super creative in the most boring places. It depends what you think is a boring location. I would probably find it really inspiring actually. For those who haven’t heard your music how would you describe it? (Laughs) I don’t know maybe that’s my least favourite question. I don’t know it’s all sorts of stuff. It’s like pop, RNB, psychedelic, hip hop, I like it all. My music – I describe it as open minded. No, I heard that your least favourite question is ‘do you agree that your music is chillwave’? Yes! I hate that question more than how do you describe your music! But I have an opinion on how I feel about chillwave but I don’t have an opinion on how to describe my music. I’m okay with being associated with chillwave. It’s something that kind of just happened by itself. It’s just one of those things. It just happened. I have no clue how it became that movement. But I’m super excited to be part of it. Elise and Go With You are your favourite songs to play live? Not anymore. I said that ages ago. I think my favourite songs now are Rose Quartz and Lilly. What do you like to do in your spare time? Right now I’m walking my dog in the park. That’s what I like to do. I like to draw, and paint...stuff like that. BRITTANY BROWN
No I want to change it so bad but it’s too late... You were born in South Carolina but you now call San Francisco home. In such a culturally diverse and picturesque city I imagine you’re never short of inspiration for your music. Yeah I mean I definitely can get bored in any city. It’s just a matter of like... I don’t know. I don’t go out too often but
SUN = POWER = MUSIC = YEAH! MARSHMELODY IS A SUSTAINABLE, SOLAR POWERED MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL THAT FEATURES ORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENT, FRESH LOCAL AND ORGANIC FOOD AND BEVERAGES AND IS ALSO FAMILY FRIENDLY TO BOOT. PACK A TENT FOR THE WEEKEND, GRAB YOUR FRIENDS AND KIDS AND TAKE TO THE HIGHWAY FOR A TRULY UNIQUE WEEKEND ADVENTURE. I talk to Merujan Sendoner, owner of the solar powered sound system that Marshmelody runs on and Rory Cadman, operations manager and co-director of the festival which runs entirely on renewable energy and has a goal of being a zero waste event. What is your role in Marsh Melody? Rory: I am one of three co-directors of the event. I’m operations manager and co-director. Merujan: I’m involved in the sound and solar power side of things. Marsh Melody is a very unique festival, have you done anything like this before? Rory: Not in an organisational role. Marsh Melody is following on from a previous community festival, the Jackeys Marsh Forest Festival, which finished up in 2014
and I was one of the organizers of that. Similar ethos in the sense that we’re trying to run a festival entirely on renewable energy and eliminating waste on site at the festival. Why the change from Forest Festival to Marsh Melody? Are they totally different festivals? Rory: Yeah...the organisers of the Forest Festival, it was a community committee. They decided to wrap up Forest Festival and not keep it going. But we’re in a position to be able to use the facilities of the sight and organise our own event. It is a completely different festival but it does follow along similar lines and is at the same sight. Merujan: The organisers are trying to keep the ethos going but add a few new twists to it. Last year at Forest Festival, although we had a back-up generator we were able to run on solar power for 4 whole days which was an amazing achievement. There’s a real peace at the site. There’s no
See Toro y Moit at the Falls Festival, Marion Bay on Wednesday December 30.
noise in the background; just the performers. There’s a really nice aesthetic aspect to it. It just proves what can be done. It’s a great example of what can be achieved with modern technology and its getting more affordable and things are getting better. Things that were out of reach a decade ago are now something that you can consider. What makes Marsh Melody so unique from other festivals? Rory: It really is the ethos behind it; it’s a combination of the location and the ethos behind it. Jackie’s Marsh is an incredibly beautiful little valley surrounded by world heritage area, ancient forests and mountain ranges. Running the festival entirely on renewable energy sits in with the landscape. It’s the ethos of wanting to keep it all natural; no generators, no noise, no pollution... keeping waste and being respectful of the environment. Merujan: The cool thing that we really emphasize is the fact that this festival is using this renewable form of power. I’m sure elsewhere in Australia there are other festivals with the same goals in mind but we haven’t seen anything like it in Tasmania. There’s been a huge rise in the demand of organic, home grown markets but not with festivals, why do you think this is? Rory: I’m not sure. I think things are changing slowly. At the large end of the spectrum the bigger festivals have logistical reasons for why they operate the way they operate. Being able to run something small is like these small organic markets we can engage with the local community, local growers etc. People want something more now. There’s a demographic of people who are more in tune with their values. BRITTANY BROWN
Marsh Melody runs January 23-25 and is situated at Jackeys Marsh. Tickets available from www.marshmelodyfestival.com.au.
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FIELD stage
VALLEY STAGE
FIELD STAGE
VALLEY STAGE
FIELD STAGE
12.00 - 12.40
11.10-11.40
1.10 - 2.00
12.00-12.40
THE SAXONS
12.00-12.30
11.10-11.40
SLOW DESCENT
11.10-11.40
12.50 - 1.30
COMING SOON
ALPINE
SOAK
12.50 - 1.40
NAZEEM HUSSAIN + BECKY LUCAS + ADAM ROZENBACHS
2.00 - 3.00
RANDY + TIEN TRAN + MC NICK CODY
COMEDY
3.50 - 4.40
3.20 - 4.00
5.40 - 6.40
COMING SOON
6.30 - 7.30
7.10 - 8.00
HALSEY
YOUNG FATHERS 5.50 - 6.40
JARRYD JAMES 4.30 - 5.20
5.10 - 6.00
COURTNEY BARNETT 6.30 - 7.30
7.10 - 8.00
COMING SOON
GARY CLARK JR.
THURSDAY 31 december
4.30 - 5.10
MAC DEMARCO
OH WONDER
3.10 - 4.00
ELLIPHANT
5.10 - 6.00
3.50 - 4.40
BIRDS OF TOKYO
WEDNESDAY 30 december
7.00 - 8.00
4.40 - 5.20 5.20-5.50 5.50 - 6.30 6.30-7.00
8.30 - 9.30
WEIRD AL' YANKOVIC
9:00
8.40 - 9.30
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
8.00 - 9.00
PAUL KELLY
& THE MERRI SOUL SESSIONS
8.30 - 9.30
TORO Y MOI
8.00 - 9.00
THE WOMBATS
8.00-8.30
DJ
8:00
EL VEZ
THE MACCABEES
2.00 - 2.40
7:00
COMING DJ COMING DJ SOON SOON
THE VIOLATORS
HIATUS KAIYOTE
2.30 - 3.20
6:00
TUESDAY 29 december
5:00
MARION BAY Playing Times
KURT VILE &
4:00
BØRNS
SETH SENTRY
LITTLE MAY
CLOSE COUNTERS
COMEDY
2.30 - 3.20
1.20 - 2.00
12.10 - 12.50
3:00
11.10-11.40
2:00
LEON BRIDGES
1:00
MEG MAC
JB
SEED WINNER
12pm
GANG OF YOUTHS
11:00
UNEARTHED WINNER
9.30 - 10.30
RÜFÜS
9.50 - 10.40
WAVVES
9.30 - 10.30
HILLTOP HOODS
11.00 - 12.10
BLOC PARTY
11.00 - 12.00
FOALS
11.00 - 12.00
9.40 - 10.40
12am
ART VS SCIENCE
11:00
FLEETMAC WOOD
10:00
12.40 - 2.00
3:00
2.10 - 3.00
COMING SOON
1.40 - 2.30
12.30 - 1.30
DISCLOSURE
THE AVENER
2:00
DJANGO DJANGO
1:00
4:00
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Festival
Festival
Basin Concert
Date
Saturday January 9, 2016.
Price
From $65
A Day on the Green
Date
Saturday December 5, 2015.
Price
From $105
Festival
The Taste of Tasmania
Date
Monday December 28, 2015 - Sunday January 3, 2016.
Price
$55 on NYE. Free entry all other days.
Website
www.adayonthegreen.com.au
Location
Josef Chromy Wines, Launceston.
Website
www.thetasteoftasmania.com.au
John Farnham, Daryl Braithwaite, Ross Wilson
Location
PW1, Salamanca Waterfront, Hobart.
Artist
About
Hahahahaha, and you thought John Farnham retired a hundred years ago. Nope, he’s still going strong, and he’s bringing Daryl “we’ll be riding on the horses yeaheaaah” Braithwaite and Ross Wilson along for the ride. It’s always a fun day at the beautiful Josef Chromy Wines.
Festival
MONA FOMA
Artist
The Bamboos, Black Sorrows, The Audreys, Stonefield, Southern Gospel Choir & many more
About
Hobart’s annual celebration of Tasmanian food and drink has also become quite a nifty showcase of local and national musical talent too. This year Melbourne based funk superstars The Bamboos will be headlining on New Years Eve, supported by Hobart based funk superstars, The Hobart Funk Collective. There’ll be a bunch of buskers floating around, and plenty of local DJ’s and bands playing over the course of the festival, so you should always be able to catch something, but NYE is when the real party happens.
Festival
Marsh Melody
Date
Wednesday January 13, 2016 - Monday January 18, 2016.
Date
Saturday January 23, 2016 - Monday January 25, 2016.
Price
$179/$139 + BF
Price
From $120
Website
www.facebook.com/thebasinconcert
Location
First Basin, Cataract Gorge, Launceston
Website
www.mofo.net.au
Website
www.marshmelodyfestival.com.au
Jebediah, The Beautiful Girls, Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon)
Location
MONA + other assorted venues.
Location
Jackeys Marsh
Artist
About
Festival
The Basin Concert is back! And it’s back with a bang! They’ve locked in Jebediah, The Beautiful Girls and Phil Jamieson from Grinspoon, along with a nifty selection of locals! It’s guaranteed to be a gooden! If you wanna be fancy, you can even get yourself a VIP ticket, which grants you access to a private bar, private toilets, premium viewing spot and a fantastic menu of great local produce (along with access to the rest of the site) so you can show off your VIP pass to everyone.
Fractangular Gathering
About
What is there to say about MONA’s annual celebration of art, music, and general craziness? It’s yet to disappoint. This year there is plenty more crazy planned Exhibitions, amazing acts, bands, activities, you name it. Check the site for details. Also, be sure to check out Faux Mo! The after party is just as spectacular as the main bill!
Festival
Date
Friday February 5, 2016 - Sunday February 7, 2016
Date
Price
$140 ($180 on the gate)
Price
Website
www.fractangular.com.au
Location
Buckland
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Artist
The Flaming Lips, DJ Krush, Kate Tempest & many more
Artist
Blue King Brown, The Seven Ups, Sticky Buds, Tom Cosm & many more
About
A pretty damn impressive combination of interesting art, electronic music, DJs, bands, and great people. Quite an extensive lineup of 24 hour music, and plenty of daytime activities to keep you busy. It could be physically impossible to not have an awesome time at Fractangular.
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Website Location Artist
About
Party In The Paddock
Artist
Jeff Lang, Clare Bowditch, Pete Cornelius & many more
About
It’s a brand-spankin’-new music festival! This one is a sustainable, solar powered music and arts festival for the whole family! Showcasing wild, original entertainment, fresh local and organic produce and outstanding boutique Tasmanian beverages.
Festival
A Festival Called Panama
Friday February 19, 2016 - Saturday February 20, 2016.
Date
Friday March 11, 2016 - Sunday March 13, 2016.
$145
Price
From $180 for Adults
www.partyinthepaddockfestival.com.au
Website
panamafestival.com.au
Burns Creek
Location
Lone Star Valley
Violent Soho, Spiderbait The annual riotous Burns Creek party is back once again. You can tell because there are naked asses on hay bails on posters all over the place. We’ve only listed a couple of their headliners but there are a whole heap of awesome things on the bill, head over to the website and grab a ticket before it’s too late. You won’t regret it. Keep your pants on though. Or not, I guess.
Artist
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, The Harpoons, Natalie Prass, Marlon Williams & The Yarra Benders
About
A boutique festival that is garnering some seriously good press around the country. Limited ticket sales and a spectacular location make for a truly intimate and very enjoyable vibe. The music line ups are always fantastically well curated, and the reviews are always positive. If it hasn’t sold out already, it’s definitely worth getting along to.
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Festival
Falls Festival
Festival
Festable
Festival
Cygnet Folk Festival
Date
Tuesday December 29, 2015 - Friday January 1, 2016.
Date
Tuesday December 29, 2015 - Friday January 1, 2016.
Date
Friday January 8, 2016 - Sunday January 10, 2016.
Price
About $250 for 2 days, $285 for 3 days.
Price
$50
Price
From $160 for the weekend.
Website
www.fallsfestival.com.au
Website
www.festable.com.au
Website
www.cygnetfolkfestival.org
Location
Marion Bay
Location
Weegena
Location
Cygnet
Artist
marion bay
Art Vs Science, Disclosure, Mac DeMarco, tasman ia Toro Y Moi, Hiatus Kaiyote, Gang of Youths, Until jan 01 2016 dec 29 2015 Block Party, The Wombats & many more. P L AY I N G N E W Y E A R ’ S E V E
Artist
Heart Beach, Spiral Kites, The Stan Show, Bansheeland, The White Rose Project & many more
About
Festable is a relatively new festival, so at this point it’s still kind of low key. But don’t let that deter you, it’s an awesome showcase of Tasmania’s finest underground bands, acts and DJs, there’s also quite a decent selection of mainland acts too And what about dat price! It’s cheap as chips bro! Head along, camp out, eat baked beans, rock out with a whole bunch of your mates, clean up after yourselves when you leave.
BLOC PARTY • DISCLOSURE • RÜFÜS • COURTNEY BARNETT • JARRYD JAMES • GARY CLARK • SETH SENTRY MAC DEMARCO • PAUL & THE MERRI SOUL SESSIONS JR. Festival, YouKELLY already know all about Falls JOSH PYKE • KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD • BAG RAIDERS • YOUNG FATHERS the yearly Bay always • SOAKMarion • TIGER CHOIR • THEshindig ALPINE • OH WONDER SAXONS • SLOW DESCENT
oneHOODS of the most amazing line ups • BIRDS • HALSEY • WAVVES FOALS • THEsupplies WOMBATS • HILLTOP OF TOKYO • ART KURT VILE THE VIOLATORS MEG MAC • THEyear AVENERis SCIENCE of&•the year, •and noVS• exception. • LITTLEthis DJANGO DJANGO ASH GRUNWALD MAY • THE MACCABEES LEON BRIDGES • TOROtoo • ELLIPHANT • GANGto • BØRNSand ‘WEIRD AL’There YANKOVIC are Y MOImany OFlist YOUTHS acts here, HIATUS KAIYOTE • EL VEZ • FLEETMAC WOOD • JESSE DAVIDSON you’ve probably already seen the line up • CHICADA • DENNI • CLOSE COUNTERS BEN WALSH About P L AY I N G D E C 2 9 & D E C 3 0
anyway (check their• website you haven’t), tassie locals discount tix on saleif at it’s gonnafallsfestival.com be a doozy of a few days! And hey, by the time it finishes, it’s the weekend, so you can just continue partying (if your wallet and internal organs can take it).
Festival
Australia Day Concert
Festival
Red Hot Summer
Artist
The Woohoo Revue, The People’s Orchestra, Siskin River & many more
About
The iconic Cygnet Folk Festival has been running for 34 years. That’s quite crazy when you think about it. It’s probably been around longer than you have. It’ll probably still be going after you die. People probably like it more than they like you. Check the website for the full list of bands, we couldn’t fit them all in here if we tried (but we didn’t).
Festival
Date
Tuesday January 26, 2016.
Date
Saturday January 30, 2016.
Date
Price
$87.75
Price
$96.80
Price
Website Location
www.facebook.com/ events/1653264468245984 St. David’s Park, Hobart.
Artist
John Butler Trio, The Waifs, San Cisco, Christopher Coleman
About
St. David’s Park is a lovely spot down in Hobart, but a tad underutilised. Looks like some folks are out to change that by booking three of Western Australia’s finest to help Tasmania celebrate Australia day. National party styles.
Festival
A Day on the Green
Date
Monday March 14, 2016.
Price
From $99.90
Website
Website
Location
Country Club Lawns, Launceston.
Location
Tolosa Park, Glenorchy.
Artist
Jimmy Barnes, Noiseworks, The Angels, Mark Seymour & The Undertow, The Badloves
Artist
Jimmy Barnes, Noiseworks, The Angels, Mark Seymour & The Undertow, The Badloves
About
It’s an Australian 80’s-pub-rock-fan’s wet dream! Just look at the names on that list! Crikey! Streuth! Barnesy!
About
It’s an Australian 80’s-pub-rock-fan’s wet dream! Just look at the names on that list! Crikey! Streuth! Barnesy!
Festival
Forth Valley Blues Festival
Date
Saturday March 19, 2016.
Date
Saturday March 19, 2016.
Price
From $113
Price
Tickets available soon.
Festival
Skyfields
Website
skyfields.com.au
Website
Location
Josef Chromy Wines, Launceston
Location
Sheffield
Location
About
This promises to be yet another spectacular day at the beautiful Josef Chromy estate just outside Launceston. Featuring the good ol’ Hoodoo Gurus, and the Violent Femmes, who are pretty much a Tasmanian band now. We’ll claim ‘em. We’ll claim anything good really, whether we have a right to or not. It’s the Australian way.
$96.80 www.redhotsummer.com.au
www.adayonthegreen.com.au Hoodoo Gurus, Violent Femmes, Sunnyboys
Sunday January 31, 2016.
www.redhotsummer.com.au
Website
Artist
Red Hot Summer
Artist
Missy Higgins with the TSO, Paul Dempsey, Dan Sultan.
About
Debuting a brand new venue, this is promising to be a truly interesting event. It’s always fun to experience when nonclassical acts collaborate with the good folk at the TSO, and checking out new venues is always ace. Head along for what will definitely be a memorable eve.
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Artist
Johnny Diesel, Mia Dyson
About
Another mainstay of the music festival scene, the Forth Valley Blues Festival will be celebrating it’s 19th birthday with Johnny Diesel, Mia Dyson, and plenty more. Check out their website and social media pages for more information.
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Arts BOOK REVIEW:
THE DIEMENOIS BY JW CLENNETT THE DIEMENOIS IS AN IMPECCABLY DRAWN, FASCINATINGLY WRITTEN GRAPHIC NOVEL THAT PRESENTS AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF TASMANIA IN WHICH THE WEST (OUEST) OF THE STATE, POST INVASION, IS A FRENCH POSSESSION. THE ACTION BEGINS WITH AN UNWELL MAN BEING TAKEN ON A LONG BOAT JOURNEY. WHO IS THIS MYSTERIOUS MAN AND WHY IS HE GOING TO BAUDIN, THE PROVINCIAL CAPITAL (APPROXIMATELY WHERE SMITHTON LIES IN THIS REALITY) OF VAN DIEMEN OUEST. IT THEN ROAMS FAR AND WIDE AND OVER THE LAST TWO CENTURIES, AND INTRODUCES US TO MANY INDIVIDUALS AS THE STORY (IS IT TRUE THOUGH?) OF THE SEA TRAVELLER, IS REVEALED.
Claudet is the name the mysterious gentleman goes by and it is posited that he may indeed be Napoleon, not dead from liver cancer on St Helena, but whisked away by his supporters and brought to the new colony of Van Diemen Oeust and domiciled in the Maison des Abeilles. Claudet refuses the offer of help from a local, who intimates knowledge of his true identity, and surrounds himself with those who do not inhabit Baudin. He lives a reclusive existence, leading the town folk to speculate wildly about him. He seems to have many enemies. Interspersed in the story of Claudet, are a number of other threads; a researcher’s study notes from the 1990s until current times slowly reveal a deepening conviction that Claudet was Napoleon, and we, as readers are privy to this building case. With the research presented, it becomes possible to believe that Claudet is Napoleon, though most of the academy are his detractors, and he is a selfproclaimed conspiracist. Some character’s stories, like the researcher’s, are more fully revealed later in this exquisite tome, though there are many cameos. A portrait drawn both literally and figuratively, that I am still carrying with me is of Mumma Tebba. She is revealed to the reader on the night that the massacre, occurs, a turning point in the book. A “highly
skilled Voudouisant,” Mumma Tebba is one of the many outsiders that Claudet has surrounded himself with and she chalks her incantations onto the floor of the scullery as the murderers approach her, too. I wish I could make some kind of comparative reference to the exquisite visual nature of this book, but it is the first long graphic novel I have ever read – and it will not be the last! My concern was always that, as a devoted reader of words I would lose half the story by staying with the letters, not their accompanying imagery. This did not happen. The entire production had me entranced. JW Clennett has been working on this book for over ten years and it has been published by a small independent publishing house, Hunter Publishers, to their credit. The exquisite drawings, delicate maps of the olden days, replete with new town names, the replication of old newspapers, encyclopaedias and photos, alongside research notes and the quirky ‘comic’ style drawings all meld together to form one hell of an entertaining book. It’s dark, it’s intricate and it is a fascinating alternate history with rich story threads shot through. It is un-put-downable. Rachel Edwards
AND THAT WAS 2015 2015 WAS AN INTERESTING YEAR FOR ANYONE WRITING ABOUT ART. THERE WERE FUNDING CUTS. THERE WERE DEBATES ABOUT THE PLACE OF CROWDFUNDING IN THE ARTS. THERE’S ANOTHER ART MUSEUM ON THE HORIZON IN TASMANIA. NONE OF THESE STORIES ARE OVER, INDEED THEY ARE BEGINNING IF ANYTHING. RATHER THAN WAFFLE ABOUT ISSUES, THERE WAS SOME GOOD ART IN TASMANIA THIS YEAR. I DIDN’T SEE ALL OF IT AND I CERTAINLY DID NOT SEE ENOUGH OUTSIDE OF HOBART, BUT THESE ARE SOME GOOD THINGS I RAN INTO. Theatre seems to be a bit healthier in Hobart. There’s pop-up theatres and relevant plays around. The best thing I saw was Grounded, a work for one performer about a woman who pilots drones. The play had a lot to say about modern warfare and was powerful and chilling, and frankly, if you missed it, you missed something remarkable. Visual art was pretty varied. If I had to pick one artist, the best thing I saw was Lisa Garland’s photography at Contemporary Art Tasmania. Garland lovingly explores and documents her own world, the North West and West of Tasmania, and has great skill and an inspiring empathy. Her images are mostly portraits of people from the regions and are incredibly striking works that take you inside homes and worlds. I found these works hypnotic and moving, with a gentle element of social criticism and even political overtones. Garland is a treasure and should be more recognised as a significant Tasmanian artist. I’m not a huge fan of painting as a form but I saw a lot of it this year and for the most part I remembered my difficulties with it, but I saw a couple of things that really struck me. The very clever work of Matthew Armstrong stood out for me, largely because I found strong engagement with his ideas, but the paint that knocked me over was from internationally famous Australian artist John Kelly. His show 24
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of works from a residency in Antarctica surprised me a lot; there was work and risk and real commitment to his form on display in the series of images. There was a dollop of the Heroic Artist vs The Elements in there, but in the end Kelly’s awe at his environment overshone that. Kelly captured something remarkable in this show. There was an excellent example of the Well Curated Show at Contemporary Art Tasmania in 2015: the excellent Tender Exotics. This was the most intellectually satisfying show I saw all year. Lisa Campbell-Smith did an amazing job picking together art that muddied the standard idea of what art might be, asked questions about institutions and culture, and exposed some amazing work. It was a complex web of ideas that held up incredibly well and clever used the mythology attached to some of her subjects: outsider musicians who make art balanced with exquisite botanical illustration and specially made wallpaper. I’m wary of curation as a form but when it’s this well done I can’t help but admire. Finally, it has only just opened and I’ll do more about it next issue, but get to Gilbert and George at MONA. It’s an incredibly opportunity to see some very early work of theirs. Have a good whatever end of year thing you have, stay off the internerd and read a book. Best wishes, over and out. @ANDREW_W_HARPER
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PAIGE TURNER HOLIDAY READING, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? ON A RECENT TRIP AWAY I FINALLY FINISHED MOBY DICK, HERMAN MELVILLE’S 1851 RICHLY DARK NOVEL OF CAPTAIN AHAB AND THE EPONYMOUS WHITE WHALE. IT IS THE GORGEOUS, INFORMATIVE NARRATIVE OF ISHMAEL AND NOW THIS LITERARY LEVIATHAN IS IN MY BLOOD, HEART AND BRAIN FOREVER. IT IS THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF THE SEA AND WHILE IT IS DASHED THROUGH WITH WHALING VIOLENCE, EVERY LINE FEELS AS IF IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED. IF YOU’RE NOT READY TO EMBRACE THE ENTIRE TOME YET (IT TOOK ME A YEAR TO FINISH) FOLLOW @MOBYDICKATSEA ON TWITTER AND YOU’LL GET A SENSE OF HOW MAJESTIC AND DELIGHTFUL THE WRITING IS. I MAY YET FINISH INFINITE JEST BY DAVID FOSTER WALLACE (A NEAT LITTLE 1078 PAGES). is a journalist and an author of A Story of Seven Summers. This is a free event. On Friday, December 11 at 5.30 Tarkine Trails / takayna makuminya from the Bob Brown Foundation is being launched. Written by Phill Pullinger, with a forward by Bob Brown, an introduction by Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary’s owner Greg Irons, and Aboriginal Heritage of the Tarkine content by Ruth Langford this is an important book about one of Tasmania’s many iconic wilderness areas. Again, this is a free event, though, as with all events at Fullers it is important to let them know you’re going – rsvp@ fullersbookshop.com.au.
As we wind through a time of enhanced retail and capitalism, a disappointing manifestation of Christmas, there are still a few bookish events happening around Tasmania and there are some also some wonderful ways to get involved in the reading and writing worlds of Tasmania. First up is the pending publication of The Third Script, new short stories from Tasmania, Iran and the UK. The Third Script, is the second publication from Tasmania’s newest publisher, Transportation Press. You can pre-order your copy and support an international literary venture over at their crowdfunding campaign. Then you can come along to the launch at the time of Nowruz, Iranian New Year in late March next year. Amanda Lohrey, winner of the Patrick White Award is writing the foreword for this book, which takes Tasmanian publishing to another level, internationally. And of course, I must declare this very close to my heart, as I am the Tasmanian editor. Pledge away! www.pozible.com/project/202123. More good news for writing from Tasmania; Rohan Wilson, the award winning author of The Roving Party, has been shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for his second novel, the gruesome To Name Those Lost, set amongst real life riots in 1874 in Launceston.
By the time you read this, we will know what books have won the Tasmanian Premier’s Literary Prizes. My money is on The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd by Quentin Beresford for the Tasmania Book Prize – and if I’m wrong, my error is now in print. The competition for this prize, the aforementioned To Name Those Lost and Forgotten War by Henry Reynolds is fierce, both these books are excellent, but in terms of an important, enduring portrait of Tasmania, it is definitely Beresford’s intricately researched book that deserves the prize. Following a fabulous festival earlier this year, the crew at The Tasmanian Writers Centre deserve to celebrate, and you can join them at their annual Christmas gathering, with readings and whisky, at Lark Distillery on Wednesday, December 9 between 6-8pm. Fullers Bookshop, bursting at the seams with seriously covetable Christmas stock, is hosting Annabel Crabb in conversation with Hillary Burden on Monday, December 7 at 5.30pm. Crabb is an astute political journalist who also hosts the television show Kitchen Cabinet, which I have never seen, but is generally lambasted for its politically benign, yet interesting discussions with our parliamentarians while they cook together. Hilary Burden
Fuller’s final event for the year is the launch of Wonderstruck by well-known author and photographer, Nic Haygarth. This is a book about the quest which began in the years after WWII, to discover, record and protect Tasmania’s caves and karst continues today. Sam Carey’s Tasmanian Caverneering Club (the first Australian aving club) began the quest and Wonderstruck is the story of these journeys of subterranean discovery, the myths and the legends, the explorers and the ecological battlegrounds, the ‘master’ caves and the megafauna dens, the entrepreneurs and the raconteurs. This will take place on December 17 at 5.30pm. Up North in Launceston, Petrarch’s Bookshop are hosting a book signing with Marlene Levings, the author of the gorgeous book Living With Jezebel. This is the true story of life and love in some of the most wild and remote places on earth, Tasmanian lighthouses. This will take place at 11am, on December 5. On Friday, December the 11 they will launch of A History of Small Towns and Villages around Launceston by Elizabeth de Quincy. Peter Cox is launching the book, which roams over the olden days in York Town, Geoge Town, Low Head, Bango, Lisle, St Leonards, Beaconsfield, Deddington and others. I look forward to reading this and exploring our beautiful state with new knowledge. If you have any book or writing news you would like to share, get in touch at racheledwards488@gmail.com. Rachel Edwards
ART SPACE:
VISUAL BULK HERE’S A FACT: HOBART IS SORELY LACKING IN NEW AND EXPERIMENTAL ART SPACES. PEOPLE HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS AND IT’S IMPORTANT THEY DO, BUT SPACE IS HARD TO FIND AND IMPORTANT FOR THE CREATION OF ALL KINDS OF ART, ESPECIALLY THE NEW STUFF.
In a town where much lips service is given to arts and culture, it is vital that spaces exist where new work can be made by people who live here, in the earliest stages of their career. It’s important that people get to make art that isn’t about being commercial (nothing wrong with that though folks; some of the commercial spaces in Hobart and beyond are doing good things fostering new work). It’s important things happen that are outside of academic spaces. Really vital, actually. So the arrival of new art space is pretty important. May we present Visual Bulk please? That’s it in the image. It’s not a standard art space
and it’s kind of blank right now but that’s good. It’s going to change. Visual Bulk is a new project space for emerging artists in Hobart. The space is run by artists Theia Connell and Grace Herbert. Visual Bulk is a town planning term for things that don’t fit in with the neighbourhood character. What stands out, rather than fits in. In this name, Connell and Herbert see an analogy for the aims of the project space: to disrupt the normal, often separate, processes of making and exhibiting work. The arts program will prioritise criticality and experimentation within emerging art practices, and associated events- such as lectures and performances- will foster conversation and collaboration across disciplines. Visual Bulk will open with a party (huzzah!) on Saturday December 12 at 153A Argyle St, Hobart. The event will be FREE entry and kicks off at 6pm. There will be a bar for you to buy cheap and delicious drinks, as well as food from Wingseed Food Truck. Maybe even tote bags.
ART: Julia Drouhin & Pip Stafford Cussthis Lachlan Petras Grace Herbert Theia Connell + more to be announced MUSIC: Heart Beach Treehouse Bird Canyon (live set) LIGHTING: Jason James We are aiming to fundraise a little to help get us off our feet, so beeline for the donations box and the bar if you feel so inclined. ANDREW HARPER
Visual Bulk is able to provide access to a studio space and equipment, as well as the exhibition space, with minimal fees for artists. Contact: visualbulk@gmail.com. Web: www.visualbulk. com.
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MUSICAL:
CATS THE MUSICAL CATS THE MUSICAL IS IN TOWN THIS MONTH AT THE DERWENT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE FOR A LIMITED RUN. WITH AN AUSTRALIAN CAST INCLUDING THE FORMIDABLE DELTA GOODREM, WE HAD TO CHANCE TO TALK TO ROSS HANNAFORD (SHIMBLESHANKS) ABOUT HIS UPCOMING PERFORMANCE IN CATS, THE AFOREMENTIONED DELTA AND TRANSFORMING INTO A FELINE WHO SINGS UP TO EIGHT TIMES A WEEK.
What is CATS about for those who don’t know? CATS is about a tribe of cats called the Jellical cats. Our leader is Old Deuteronomy and once a year all of the cats come together to try out in front of Old Deuteronomy to be chosen as the one who gets to go to Heaviside Layer to be reborn or go to heaven. That’s a very short version of what it’s about. Each of us is trying to present ourselves to Old Deuteronomy to win the chance to make it to Heaviside Layer... In the end Grizabella gets chosen, who is played by Delta Goodrem. CATS is one of the longest running shows in Broadway history, what does it mean to you to perform in CATS? It’s pretty special because when I was growing up my mum and dad took me to go and see CATS when I was 7 or 8 years old. It was one of the first musicals I ever saw. It was my first experience of musical theatre and like most people I fell in love with it. It’s part of the reason I studied it and performed it and why I’m doing it today. So it’s really nice that it came full circle to me actually being a part of it and to be a cast member. It’s very special. Something I’m sure I’ll hold dear for the rest of my life. There have been 9000 performances of CATS since 1981 when it was first performed at New London Theatre. 73 million people have seen it all over the world, why do you think CATS is still so successful... Why do we still love CATS? I think it’s in the writing, T.S. Eliots poetry is beautiful. I think it still resonates with people today and it’s open to interpretation. People can take what they can or want out of it. Obviously Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music is stunning which has been revamped for this production. Its’ the new CATS now and there has been re-jigging here and there to freshen it up but certainly no rejigging of the classic song ‘Memory’ which Delta Goodrem sings as Grizabella. It’s such a stunning song and it’s so interesting watching Delta sing it and seeing the audience’s reaction. There’s just this stillness that falls over the auditorium because it is such a special song. People can relate to it in one way or another to their own lives. I think CATS is just a timeless musical and the proof is in how long it’s been running. You’ve performed in some amazing theatre shows such as Wicked, Scrooge, Sweeney Todd and King Kong what do you love most about working in theatre?
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It’s about telling stories and entertaining the public, giving them a space to detach from their own lives and to think about something different, to think about their own lives and how they might view things differently after having seen the performance. I think that’s generally what art is about and why I continue to do it. There’s a good purpose to it and I think if people can leave the theatre thinking about their life in a new way then that’s our job done. You get a special buzz when you go on stage, I love the cast, I love being creative... there are lots of reasons! But on the bigger scale it’s about being able to make people think. Delta Goodrem plays the character of Grizabella; what’s it like working with Delta? Beautiful! She’s so lovely. She’s the most kind and generous person I honestly think I have ever met. She is absolutely divine and could have very easily segregated herself from the company but she absolutely hasn’t done that. She wants to be part of everything she can possibly be and feels like she really is a part of the team with us. She absolutely has been a joy to work with. We’re all really proud of her. You’re performing the character Shimbleshanks, tell us about his personality? Shimbleshanks is about 50 years old, which is quite a stretch for me! He’s a little bit cranky but he’s very bright. He runs the train yard; he makes
sure all the trains are running on time. He keeps everything neat and clean. He sings a song called ‘The Railway Cat’. It’s so much fun. It’s difficult to get through it every night as it’s a tough number but I’m relishing it and having a good time. He’s a very interesting character to play and I’ve really enjoyed it. How long does it take to transform your body and face into a cat each performance? That’s a good question! I’ve never actually timed it because for example I came in before this interview and did my base make up... that’s 20 minutes, and now I’m talking to you and after this I will do another layer- that’s probably another 20 minutes for the top half. Then I’ll go and do warm up and then come back down and finish my neck off then ill put my wig on and glue it and then my costume...so I probably do it over the space of 2 hours! But if it was just me doing it all rushing probably 40 minutes – but it would be a rush. You get very good at it after doing it so many times a week! You will be performing with the CATS cast for the next 3 months; does it feel like a big family by now? Musical theatre is very interesting in that way. People refer to it as the bubble. You spend such an intense period of time together. You spend 70% of your time with everyone and then suddenly the contact finishes and you’ve left them and you sort of feel like you’ve lost your family! I’ve been in other shows where it hasn’t felt like that. But this is a special one, and the cast members can make or break your contract but this one everyone has been so lovely. It’s such an ensemble pieceeveryone gets their chance to shine. It’s a real team effort. BRITTANY BROWN Cats The Musical comes to Hobart for December 10 -13 at the Derwent Entertainment Centre. Tickets are available from www.catsthemusical.com/australia.
Arts
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South 146 ARTSPACE Oct 29 –Dec 10 SAWTOOTH ARI revue Dec 17 – Jan 28 Design Tasmania ART MOB Dec 4 – 20 Ngaanyatjarra Region Paintings BETT GALLERY Dec 4 – 24 atrick Grieve CONTEMPORARY ART TASMANIA Nov 27 –Dec 13 CAT member’s exhibition and party COLVILLE GALLERY Nov 27 – Dec 16 Chen Ping HANDMARK Nov 6 – Dec 4 Leonie Oakes & Michelle Harrison Dec 18 –Jan 6 Annual Artists Show INKA Nov 19 – Dec 9 Tina Curtis Dec 16 –Jan 6 Member’s Christmas Show MAC Apr 16 – Dec 31 An/other time – Anita Bacic Nov 20 –Dec 5 Artists With Conviction MONA Nov 28 – Mar 28 Gilbert and George Sep 2 – Jul 11 Mathieu Briand Nov 28 – Mar 28 Katthy Cavaliere PENNY CONTEMPORARY Nov 13 –Dec 9 Artfully Queer ROSNY BARN SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY Dec 4 – Jan 9 Snapshot : celebrating our community SALAMANCA ART CENTRE LIGHTBOX Dec 1 – 30 Elizabeth Barsham LONG GALLERY Nov 26 –Dec 6 Cristina Palacious Dec 11 – 16 Not Just Paint – TUU painting society Dec 18 – Jan 6 Images of Tasmania 18 STUDIO GALLERY Dec 4 – Jan 4 O’Wheel SIDESPACE GALLERY Dec 18 –Jan 6 Images of Tasmania 18
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TOP GALLERY Dec 5 – 31 Julia Knight TMAG Sep 26 – Jan 17 Panoramic Views Dec 18 – May 22 Pattern Play
COMEDY
COMEDY
SOHO Dec - 2 Cloud Comedy
NORTH
THE REPUBLIC BAR Dec 9 – 10 The Clubhouse with Fiona O’Loughlin
FRESH ON CHARLES Dec 11 Fresh Comedy with Fiona O’Loughlin
BRAVE ART GALLERY (Longford) Dec Wish You Were Here – inaugral Brave Art prize
THE POLISH CLUB Dec 2 Jokers with Claire Hooper Dec 9 Jokers with Ivan Aristeguieta Dec 16 Jokers with Bob Franklin
BURNIE REGIONAL GALLERY Oct 24 –Dec 6 Nathalie Hartog Gautier Oct 24 –Dec 6 Burnie Print Prize: works from the permanent collection Dec 12 – Jan 17 Glen Skein Dec 12 – Jan 17 Donald Richardson retrospective
DANCE
DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY Nov 28 – Jan 31 40 years of collecting: Devonport City council permanent collection. Curated by Ellie Ray and Emily Kennel
FILM
GALLERY PEJEAN Nov 18 – Dec 12 Margot Baird Dec 1 –Mar 7 Tasmania – group show HANDMARK EVANDALE Nov 26 –Dec 23 Michael McWilliams QVMAG Nov 7 – Jan 31 50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill Fellowships in Tasmania From 21 Nov Artplay Dec 20 –Apr 17 Artrage 2015 SAWTOOTH ARI Nov 27 – Jan 19 Front Gallery RACT Tasmania portrait prize Middle Gallery RACT Tasmania portrait prize Project Gallery The Marathon Project New Media Thomas Harvey @Sawtooth Pop-up #Exhibition Christobel Kelly
RED BRICK ROAD CIDERHOUSE Dec 9 UBER Comedy XMAS SPECIAL
THEATRE ROYAL Dec 5 Into The wild, Centre State Dance Co Dec 12 Body Language Dance
CINEMONA Ends Dec 5 Sam Klemke’s Time Machine Ends Dec 13 with Gilbert and George Ends Dec 31 Hamlet Ends Jan 7 The Audience THEATRE PLAYHOUSE Dec 6 Cinderella SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE KELLY’S GARDEN Dec 3 -5 Second Echo presents FIRE PEACOCK THEATRE Dec 4 Second Echo presents #I Define Me POP UP THEATRE No. 5 (The Goods Shed, Macquarie Point) Nov 25 – Dec 4 Those who Fall In Love Like Anchors Dropped Upon The Ocean Floor Dec 1 Satanic Panic: Pop Cultural Paranoia in the 80s
WARP RECOMMENDS
KATTHY CAVALIERE AUSTRALIAN ART DOESN’T GET ENOUGH RECOGNITION, AND NEITHER DOES ART BY WOMEN. THERE’S A WHOLE LOT OF FACTUAL INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS THIS OUT THERE BUT I’M NOT GOING TO GET BOGGED DOWN IN STATISTICS AND REFERENCES AND INSTEAD, HOPE YOU SIMPLY TAKE THE IDEA AS BEING PRETTY MUCH TRUE: THIS IS WHY AN EXHIBITION LIKE KATTHY CAVALIERE: LOVED IS IMPORTANT.
It’s even more vital though in that the artist herself, Katthy, is no longer with us. She lost a six month battle in 2012, and her art which is all that now remains, is filled with a moving human poignancy, although it is not this fact that makes the art rich; it’s more like a full stop at the end of a well-constructed sentence. Katthy’s art is some of the most deeply personal anyone viewing art might hope to encounter. She was a person who carried her life around in cardboard boxes, as many of us do; we endlessly migrate from house to flat to unit to house, hoping we will one day be still for long enough to unpack, to sort, to order, to throw away. Human lives are kind of a mess, particularly in this time: we have objects. Stuff that might be, you know important. Some of it will be, most of it probably isn’t. To Katthy Cavaliere, though, it was all important,
for this collection of the residual fragments of her life are what make up her work. Her performance work, story of a girl (1999) was a rather sweet bit of art wherein Katthy spread out all her childhood toys at a gallery space, then spoke to strangers who came along and gave the toys to them as gifts. She did not give everything away, but she did manage to create a connection with total strangers, which is sort of marvellous. Loved consists of a selection of Katthy’s film and video works, the remains of some her performance installations and and some photographs. It may not be much, but this is work from the short life of artist that did a lot with what she had, and deserves your consideration. Be warned that you really might shed a tear along the way, but really if an art work can accomplish that, it’s the best kind of art.
Katthy Cavaliere: Loved, runs from November 28 – March 16 at MONA.
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Hobart Date
Wednesday
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Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
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Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Songwriter Sessions w/ Zac Henderson
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Songwriter Sessions w/ Zac Henderson
Republic Bar & Café
The Sign 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Finn Seccombe 8:30pm
The Homestead
Funky Bunch Trivia
The Mill on Morrison
Hugh & Declan Foley
The Mill on Morrison
Julius Schwing & Co.
Birdcage Bar
Tony Voglino 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Tony Voglino 8pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Sam Forsyth & Hugh Foley
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
James Parry + Simon Grubb
Republic Bar & Café
Catch Club 8:30
Republic Bar & Café
Seth Henderson 8:30pm
Telegraph Hotel
Matt & Abby
Telegraph Hotel
Tori Darke
The Homestead
The Stitch and Dave Elliston
The Homestead
Unkl Funknukl and Friends
The Mill on Morrison
David Malone
The Mill on Morrison
Harry Edwards
The Worlds End
Wattl DJs
The Worlds End
Wattl DJs
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
Birdcage Bar
Jerome Hillier 9pm
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DECember Tuesday
Date
Venue
Wednesday
Thursday
8
9
10
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Karaoke
Grand Poobah
A Very Short Christmas Filmakers Night 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
4 Letter Fish 9pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Karaoke
The Homestead
Tim and Scott
Republic Bar & Café
Dean Ray with Supp. Dan Vandermeer 9pm
The Mill on Morrison
Paul Gerard
The Homestead
Mama Smooth
The Worlds End
QUIZZAME! Trivia Night
The Mill on Morrison
Paul Gerard
Waterfront Hotel
Matt & Abby 8pm
The Worlds End
QUIZZAME! Trivia Night
Birdcage Bar
Sambo & Patto 9pm
Waterfront Hotel
Everburn 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Brett Collidge (6pm)
Brisbane Hotel
Kitchens Floor (QLD) + Men With Chips (SA) + All The Weathers + Naked
Brisbane Hotel
(Front) - Brand New Second Hand “RnB” w/ DJ BTC + DJ Soft Cat + DJ Gorilla Biscuits
Grand Poobah
Burlesque After Dark 9pm
Onyx
Transit 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Australian Made 10pm
Telegraph Hotel
Ado & Devo / Seretonin
The Apple Shed
Dominic Francis Grief Ensemble 6pm
The Homestead
Johnny McIntyre
The Worlds End
Dirturtles
Waterfront Hotel Wrest Point (Roving)
Birdcage Bar
Sambo & Patto 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
All The Best + Empty Friend
Grand Poobah
Gay Paris, A.Swayze and the Ghosts & Mountains of Madness 9pm
Grand Poobah
(Kissing Room) Trolls Reunion
Onyx
Girl Friday 9pm
Plan B
Syrup Legends Ft. Kid Kenobi 10:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Everburn 10pm
Telegraph Hotel
Tim Davies / Entropy
The Apple Shed
Viaggiatori 6pm
The Homestead
Spiral Kites + The Maddy Jane Band and Jonno Coleman
The National Average 8:30pm
The Worlds End
Skate Wounds + Sam Forsyth + Seth Henderson
Carol Singers 5:30pm
Waterfront Hotel
Matt & Abby 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 5:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
DIME BEYOND DRIVEN - A TRIBUTE TO DIMEBAG DARREL featuring FUCKING HOSTILE! w/ Stronger Than All (vic) + Roadkill
Brisbane Hotel
DJ Bitz n Pizzaz
Grand Poobah
Pepperberry Laneway Festival: Tornado Wallace, Catlips, Beccy Sui Zhen, Max Freak, Lazer Baby, Surfasaurus, Bronze Savage, Puffypank & Sweatypits, Finn Whitla, The Count, Phillistine & Sleazy Rose & Rainbow Trout 8pm
Onyx
Everburn 9pm
Pier One
Les Coqs 7pm
Republic Bar & Café
Christopher Coleman Collective + Enola Fall + James Parry 10pm
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink
The Homestead
Perry Osborne + Dub Bredda + Shanti Dreads
Waterfront Hotel
The Goodfellas 8:30pm
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Bingo w/ The Ramblin Ham Fat Man
Claremont Hotel
The Sign 2pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Dan Vandermere
Republic Bar & Café
Poets in the Pub 3pm
Republic Bar & Café
Bianca and Hutch 8:30pm
St. George’s Church
Divine Singing to Delight on a Sunday Afternoon 3pm
The Apple Shed
Reggae Day: Perry Osborne (NZ), Dub Bredda, Shanti Dreads 12pm
The Homestead
Iris (Vic)
Waterfront Hotel
Jerome Hillier, The National Average
Birdcage Bar
Billy and Randal 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
Ross Sermons 8:30pm
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
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Sunday
Monday
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Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Welcome Diversity Fundraiser w/ The Know Nothings + Powernap + All The Weathers + Strange Bunny
Brisbane Hotel
(Front Bar) - Big Money + Lady Bella + Danger Trails + DJ Fade In Fade Out + DJ Bin Bag
Grand Poobah
Profound Effect 2: Featuring OMAC (Perth) + Dunn D + Tasmanian Music Showcase 9pm
Onyx
Stonie Jim 9pm
Pier One
Billy & Tilly 7pm
Republic Bar & Café
Dead City Ruins 10pm
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink
The Homestead
Dan Sinkovits, Dorkus Malorkus, Aon Stalp + The Out of Towners + DJs
The Worlds End
Paper Souls (laun) w/ + Violet Swells + LASCA
Tolosa Park, Glenorchy
2015 Glenorchy Carols By Candlelight 6pm
Waterfront Hotel
Blue Monday 8:30pm
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Summer Record Fair (4pm til 6pm)
Brisbane Hotel
Bingo w/ The Ramblin Ennie Meanie Macka Reha Riha Dominacka Chicka Packa Aliacka Rom Pom Bush
Claremont Hotel
Stonie Jim 2pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Seth Henderson
Long Beach Parklands (Lower Sandy Bay)
Lazy May Markets - The Sign, Emily Wolfe, Ryan Garth Duo 10am
Republic Bar & Café
Mo Joes Blues Band - Arvo Show 2:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Peter Hicks & The Blues Licks 8:30pm
The Homestead
Figure It In Life Drawing
Waterfront Hotel
Tony Voglino, Sambo & Patto
Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 8pm
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
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Date
Republic Bar & Café
Quiz Night (Last Quiz for 2015) 8:15pm
Tuesday
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
Billy Longo & The Rhythm Tragics 8:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
Quiz-A-Saurus
The Mill on Morrison
Julius Schwing & Co.
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Songwriter Sessions w/
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
Billy Whitton 8:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
S L O W + The Stan Show + Java Fonda
The Homestead
Aus. Songwriters Assoc. Wax Lyrical
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
The Mill on Morrison
Hugh & Declan Foley
Birdcage Bar
Tony Voglino 8pm
GREENHOUSE CHRISTMAS PARTY w/ Surreal Estate Agents + Jed Appleton + Hugo Bladel + Mady Jane + Colin Kucera + Dirturtles + LEWES DJ’s
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Isla Ka + Sam Kucera
Republic Bar & Café
Ethan Emmett 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Masta Ace 9pm
Telegraph Hotel
Phrayta
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett
The Homestead
Unkl Funknukl and Friends
The Homestead
Vibrant Matters
The Mill on Morrison
Harry Edwards
The Mill on Morrison
Alan Gogoll
The Worlds End
Wattl DJs
The Worlds End
Wattl DJs
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
Birdcage Bar
Jerome Hillier 9pm
Wrest Point Showroom
A Big Band Christmas 7:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
Krissmas Krackieoke w/ MC
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Karaoke
Grand Poobah
Magic Show with Dane Certificate 7pm
Republic Bar & Café
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Karaoke
Xmas Eve At The Republic With The Mornings, Maddy Jane Band and More TBA 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Tim & Scott 8:30pm
Telegraph Hotel
Dr Fink
The Homestead
The Sign
The Homestead
Tim and Scott
The Mill on Morrison
Paul Gerard
The Mill on Morrison
Paul Gerard
The Worlds End
QUIZZAME! Trivia Night
The Worlds End
QUIZZAME! Trivia Night
Waterfront Hotel
The National Average 8pm
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm + 5:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Blly Whitton 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
HEXMAS w/ Pure + GAPE + Ironhawk + Sanctify The Serpent + Axe Giant + Sludko
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm + 5:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Sambo & Patto 9pm
Grand Poobah
Andras Fox 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Onyx
The Darlings 9pm
The Bad Luck Charms + Mandek Penha + Heart Beach + Smutty Sam & The Soda Creamers + ALL The Weathers + Bi-Hou
Plan B
Cage Night Afterparty: Pearly Whites, Low Downs, Babylon Howl, White Rose Project, PIG, Milquebarth, LEWES DJs, DJ Lawless, Squish
Plan B
Boxing Day ft. NatNoiz @ The Final Gig at PlanB 10:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Sugartrain 10pm
Republic Bar & Café
Rewind 10pm
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett
The Apple Shed
Jess and Geo 6pm
Waratah Hotel
BOXING DAY @ THE TAH - Featuring ALTA (Melb), Lazer Baby, Soupy Mess, Junior Brando + More
The Homestead
Yesterdays Gentlemen + Mangus Trio
Birdcage Bar
Jerome Hillier 8pm
The Worlds End
Three Little Pigz + Isla Ka (Laun)
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Sam Forsyth
Waterfront Hotel
Ebeneza Good 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 5:30pm
Beer Garden Party - Free Charcoal Roast Chicken and Pork + Ross Sermons Playing Live 2:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Hui and the Muse 8:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
(Front) - Aon Stalp & The Out of Towners + Spiral Kites + Ewah
Telegraph Hotel
Ado & Devo
The Homestead
Zach Spinks
Waterfront Hotel
Sambo, Manhattan
Birdcage Bar
Billy and Randal 8pm
Wednesday
Thursday
22
23
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Songwriter Sessions w/ Zac Henderson
Brisbane Hotel
(Back) - Diego The Butcher
Grand Poobah
Virtuanoise (Italy), Mintelec, Dom & Kireesh
Onyx
Everburn 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
G.B. Balding 8:30pm
Pier One
Paul Gerard 7pm
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett
Plan B
Tribeadelic Ft. OZZY @ PlanB One Last Time 10pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
Hobart Funk Collective 10pm
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Songwriter Sessions w/ Zac Henderson
Telegraph Hotel
Jeremy Matcham / Atomic Playboys
Republic Bar & Café
4 String Phill 8:30pm
The Homestead
Acoustic Foxx + The Sketches + more
Telegraph Hotel
DJ Johnny G
Waterfront Hotel
Dirturtles 8:30pm
The Homestead
Funky Bunch Trivia
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
The Mill on Morrison
Hugh & Declan Foley
Birdcage Bar
Jerome Hillier 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Tony Voglino 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Bingo w/ The Ramblin Krumparse
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
The Paybacks
Brisbane Hotel
SABBATH w/ Mountains of Madness + Suns of Solemn + Babylon Howl
Republic Bar & Café
Cirque Nivashi 8:30pm
Claremont Hotel
Tony Voglino 2pm
The Homestead
Vibrant Matters
Irish Murphy’s Greenhouse
Hugo & Hugh
The Mill on Morrison
Harry Edwards
Republic Bar & Café
MT Blues
The Worlds End
Wattl DJs
Republic Bar & Café
Robotikus - Pre Falls Warm Up Show 3pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
The Rays 8:30pm
Onyx
Transit 9pm
Waterfront Hotel
The Bass Highwaymen, Billy Whitton
Pier One
Billy Whitton & Hep Cats 7pm
Birdcage Bar
Billy and Randal 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
NYE with Boil Up 10pm
Republic Bar & Café
Montz Matsumoto 8:30pm
The Mill on Morrison
Paul Gerard
Wrest Point (Roving)
Carol Singers 12pm
The Worlds End
QUIZZAME! Trivia Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
28
29
30
31
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Event Guide
Launceston Date
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Brian Fraser 9pm
Watergarden Bar
Jerome Hillier 6:30pm
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Luke Parry - Classic Covers 9pm
Tonic Bar
Comedy Night 7:30pm
Royal Oak - Public Bar
“When She Believes” - Female Showcase 9pm
Royal Oak - Tamar Boat Shed
Peter Waddle’s Jive Dogs Over 30s 6pm
Tonic Bar
Jason Whatley & Dani 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Proud Phoneys 7pm
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Mick Attard Covers + Originals 9pm
Tonic Bar
The Jason Whatley Trio 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Tassie Tenor 7pm
Hotel Tasmania
Chris Liley 4pm
December Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
4
5
6
Royal Oak
Open Folk Session - Guests + Regulars 5pm
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Sam Bye 9pm
Wednesday
9
Watergarden Bar
Rino Morea 6:30pm
Thursday
10
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Thunder Chiefs 9pm
Friday
11
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Max Hillman Showband 9pm
Tonic Bar
Nicholas Parker + Bass 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Rino Morea 7pm
Country Club Showroom
Dean Ray 7:30pm
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Rat Funk 9pm
Tonic Bar
Nicholas Parker + Bass 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Andy & The Woodman 7pm
Hotel Tasmania
Andy and Tori 4pm
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Open Folk Session - Guests + Regulars 5pm
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Julio Mathew 9pm
Watergarden Bar
Tassie Tenor 6:30pm
Saturday
Sunday
Wednesday
12
13
16
Thursday
17
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Tori + Sheri 9pm
Friday
18
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Victoria and Hamish Geale 9pm
Tonic Bar
Brendon Siemsen + 1 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Trevor Weaver 7pm
Royal Oak - Tamar Boat Shed
Max Hillman Showband 5pm
Tonic Bar
Brendon Siemsen + 1 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Rino Morea 7pm
Hotel Tasmania
Matt & Abby 4pm
Royal Oak - Tamar Boat Shed
Open Folk Session - Guests + Regulars 5pm
Royal Oak - Tamar Boat Shed
Modus Reunion Special with guest Mick Attard 9pm
Watergarden Bar
Tony Voglino 6:30pm
Royal Oak - Public Bar
The Mockingbirds - Christmas Eve Party 9pm
Watergarden Bar
Elvis We Remember 7pm
Tonic Bar
Jason Whatley & Steph 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Tassie Tenor 7pm
Saturday
Sunday
Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday
19
20
23
24
26
Sunday
27
Royal Oak - Public Bar
Open Folk Session - Guests + Regulars 5pm
Thursday
31
Country Club Showroom
Gypsy Rose
Tonic Bar
Ball & Chain 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Jon & Col 7pm
Fresh on Charles
The Audreys
JANUARY Saturday
2
NORTHWEST Date December Tuesday
CITY
Venue
Acts / Start Time
1
Ulverstone
Thursday
3
Devonport
Friday
4
Burnie
Gnomon Pavilion Molly Malones Hotel Federal Mackeys Royal Hotel Mackeys Royal Hotel Molly Malones Molly Malones Mackeys Royal Hotel Molly Malones Mackeys Royal Hotel Molly Malones Molly Malones Mackeys Royal Hotel Molly Malones Mackeys Royal Hotel Molly Malones Hotel Federal Mackeys Royal Hotel Molly Malones Molly Malones Tapas Lounge Bar
Michael Griffin 7:30pm Jerome Hillier 8:30pm Rino Morea 8:30pm
Latrobe Saturday
5
Latrobe Devonport
Thursday
10 Devonport
Friday
11 Latrobe Devonport
Saturday
12 Latrobe Devonport
Thursday
17 Devonport
Friday
18 Latrobe Devonport
Saturday
19 Latrobe Devonport
Thursday
24 Burnie Latrobe Devonport
Thursday
31 Devonport Devonport
Magician 5:30pm Jerome Hillier 9pm The Jetz 9:30pm Proud Phoneys 8:30pm Fairy Tales and Pirate Sails 5:30pm Phil Micale 9:30pm Phil Micale 9pm Tori Darke 9:30pm Matt & Abby 8:30pm Mandi Face Painting 5:30pm Phil Micale 9:30pm Matt & Abby 9pm Agent 99 9:30pm Peter Cole 8:30pm Stonie Jim 9pm Tim Roberts 8:30pm The Smoking Elmores 8:30pm NYE w/ The Ringmasters
DECEMber Wednesday 2nd Brian Fraser ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Thursday 3rd Luke Parry - Classic Covers ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Friday 4th Early PM Peter Waddle’s Jive Dogs - Over 30s ~ TBS 6 - 8.30PM Late PM “When She Believes” - Female Showcase ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Saturday 5th Mick Attard Covers + Originals ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Sunday 6th Open Folk Session - Guests + Regulars ~ Public Bar 5PM + Free Wednesday 9th Sam Bye Covers + Originals ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Thursday 10th Thunder Chiefs - 70s, 80s, 90s Classic Rock ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Friday 11th Max Hillman Showband - Magical Covers ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Saturday 12th Rat Funk - Covers + Originals ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Sunday 13th Open Folk Session - Guests + Regulars ~ Public Bar 5PM + Free Wednesday 16th Julio Mathew - Classic Covers ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Thursday 17th Tori + Sheri - Covers + Originals ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Friday 18th Victoria and Hamish Geale - Glorious Covers ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Saturday 19th Max Hillman Showband - Outstanding Covers ~ Boat Shed 5PM $10 Sunday 20th Open Folk Session - Guests + Regulars ~ Boat Shed 5PM + Free Wednesday 23rd Modus Reunion Special - with guest Mick Attard ~ Boat Shed 9PM Thursday 24th The Mockingbirds - Christmas Eve Party ~ Public Bar 9PM + Free Friday 25th Christmas Day - CLOSED Saturday 26th Boxing Day - OPEN for meals only 4 PM Sunday 27th Open Folk Session ~ Public Bar 5PM + Free Wednesday 30th TBA ~ Public Bar Thursday 31st New Years Eve - TBA ~ Public Bar
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