Warp Magazine February 2016

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DALLAS CRANE FIVE BANDS TO SEE AT PANAMA GUIDING LIGHT, MAATSUKER ISLAND OMAHARA PAIGE TURNER TASMANIAN METAL

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Dallas Crane Thursday 25 Feb

Boil Up (Raggae & Funk) Friday 26 Feb

Daniel Champagne Wednesday 16 March

Saskwatch Saturday 2 April

February 2016 Monday 15th 8.30pm G. B. Balding Tuesday 16th 8.30pm Tarik Stoneman Wednesday 17th 10pm Dane Overton Thursday 18th 8pm Comedy Clubhouse With Denise Scott $20pre/$25door 9:00 pm Erik Parker & The Chapters + Beautiful Chains + Jed Appleton Friday 19th 5:00 pm After Work Acousitc Sessions in the Beer Garden with Tim and Scott + Free Sausage Sizzle Friday 19th 10pm Gwyn Ashton Saturday 20th 10pm 4 Letter Fish Play Pink Floyd Sunday 21st 3pm The Silver Beets 8.30pm The Rays

Monday 22nd 8.30pm Ross Sermons Tuesday 23rd 8.30pm The Sign Wednesday 24th 9pm Cleveland Blues Music Thursday 25th 10pm Dallas Crane $20pre/$25door Friday 26th 5pm After Work Acousitc Sessions in the Beer Garden with Dan Vandermeer + Free Sausage Sizzle Friday 26th 10pm Boil Up (Reggae & Funk) $5 Saturday 27th 10pm Australia Made (Aussie Pub Rock) $5 Sunday 28th 2.30pm BEER GARDEN PARTY - Whole Roast Crispy Skin Pigs + Live Music By Tony Mac 8.30pm Wahbash Avenue Monday 29th 8.15pm Quiz Night

BAYS > THE ALBUM TOUR PERTH SAT 13 TH FEB > RED HILL AUDITORIUM WITH GUESTS

HIATUS KAIYOTE & THOMAS OLIVER

DUNSBOROUGH SUN 14 TH FEB > CLANCY’S FISH PUB WITH GUEST

THOMAS OLIVER

ADELAIDE WED 17 TH FEB > THEBARTON THEATRE WITH GUEST

THOMAS OLIVER

MELBOURNE FRI 19 TH & SAT 20 TH FEB > THE FORUM WITH GUEST

THOMAS OLIVER

HOBART WED 24 TH FEB > ODEON THEATRE WITH GUEST

THOMAS OLIVER

SYDNEY FRI 26 TH FEB > HORDERN PAVILION WITH GUESTS

HIATUS KAIYOTE & THOMAS OLIVER

BRISBANE SAT 27 TH FEB > THE TIVOLI WITH GUEST

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News in Brief TALKIN’ ALL THAT JAZZ

Friday February 19 you’ll be able to catch them at the Country Club in Launceston, and on Saturday February 20 they’ll be performing at Wrest Point Entertainment Centre in Sandy Bay, Hobart. Tickets for both shows are available via tixtas.com.au.

the awesome Alice Ivy from Melbourne, launching her new single, Touch. It kicks off at 5pm and it’ll only cost you a tenner on the door. There’ll even be drink specials! But you’ll have to be there on the day to find out about them.

WIRED FOR SOUNDS

INNER WESTERN DOWN SOUTH

This will be Jeff’s fourth time in Australia, after touring with his band Bomb The Music Industry in 2012 and 2013, and producing The Smith Street Band’s third album, Throw Me In The River in 2014. Tasmanians will only have one opportunity to see Jeff (and his new side project - which is Antarctigo Vespucci, in case you were wondering), and it comes on Wednesday March 2, at Club 54 in Launceston. Tickets are on sale now from jackknife.com.au (or Oztix), and will run you $23.50.

TAKE IT FOR GRANTED

While modern jazz standards have featured as part of Evan Carydakis’ repertoire, original composition is now taking a front line with a surprise track being revealed as part of his wider collection. The Launceston based jazz saxophonist was the recipient of a Tasmanian Regional Arts grant last month which allowed him the time and funds to create an entirely original, smooth jazz piece. “I’m keeping the piece as a bit of a surprise… It is part of a collection with the working title Smooth House, inspired by my Greek heritage, more specifically Mykonos, house music and Sting’s The Lazarus Heart.” Evan recently supported ARIA winner Monique Brumby at a Frogmore Wines event along with Nicholas Parker on keyboards and programming, Janelle Stowe on vocals, and Maggie Abrahams on percussion.

WELL BRANDED MUSIC Australian country music has a new supergroup! I wasn’t even aware Australian country music had an old supergroup. I’m so out of the country music supergroup loop. Anyway, this one is called Adam Brand & The Outlaws, and it consists of 12 time Golden Guitar winner and multi-ARIA award nominee Adam Brand (obviously), Drew McAlister, Travis Collins, Matt Cornell and Mike Carr.

They’re setting off on a pretty massive nation-wide tour, and have included two stops down in lil ol’ Taswegia. On

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In the wake of a successful crowd funding project to press 3 EPs, Stan from The Stan Show is giving back to the people.

Stan’s appreciation for the huge amount of support has prompted him to curate a night of audio and visual performance to say ‘Thank You’. For one night only, Stan will bring musicians, artists, writers and performers together for a live and improvised feast for the senses. Set over four stages and projectors, the night is based around a looping concept between art forms. The musicians will play. The writers will write live from the music and atmosphere. The artists will draw from the writing. The performers will move and interpret the drawing and then the process starts over again. You can see it all happen on Friday February 26 at the Moonah Arts Centre. Tickets are $10 on the door, it starts at 6:30pm.

VIBE OUT(SIDE) I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Laneway Parties are da bomb. Da bombDIGGITY, infact. Yeah, I said it.

There’s just something about them that has a decidedly “street” vibe. Which is probably why the team at Street Vibes decided to name their laneway party series “STREET VIBES”. Anyway, STREET VIBES #3 is coming up this month, in the always awesome laneway at The Waratah Hotel (it’ll also be taking place inside too, which is handy, given the current run of crap weather we’re having). Saturday February 27 is when you get to kick it.

On the bill are local legends like Junior Brando, SLOW, Squish, Bad Beef, and Lazer Baby. Headlining the jam will be

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Not too long ago (October 6, to be exact), Melbourne musician Dan Lethbridge released his third album and long awaited follow-up to 2012’s Oh Hawke. It was called Inner Western and it has already garnered quite a bit of attention around the traps.

Raised on a Queensland cattle property, Lethbridge fell in love with the guitar as a child and spent his teenage years learning the instrument at boarding school. By the time he’d come of age, he had played the length and breadth of his home state.

Since then, he’s gone on to support the likes of The Audreys on national tours, but for some reason he’s never made it this far south. Until now. He’s coming to Hobart to share a bit of himself with the locals on Wednesday March 2.

Most ageing musicians are happy to rest on their laurels and live off past glories, occasionally releasing a creatively drained solo album to little or no critical acclaim, then touring the world with all the pomp and pretension of an overblown diva. But not Grant Hart. One half of Husker Du’s famed song writing collective is coming to Australia for a series of intimate performances in March 2016. With a songbook that puts him up there with the great songwriters of our generation, this will be a series of shows the throngs of his rabidly starved Australian fans will not want to miss. If you want to get a bit rabid and take the opportunity to witness a true master of his craft perform 30 years of seminal material, you can do that at The Brisbane Hotel in Hobart on Thursday March 3.

MAYHEM & ME…AND YOU!

JEFF ROSENROCK

New York’s Jeff Rosenstock has announced his return to Australia this March for an 11-date national tour to promote his latest solo album We Cool?

(2015), with support from Antarctigo Vespucci, and Melbourne’s Camp Cope.

Writers MATTHEW CHALK SHANE CRIXUS LISA DIB RACHEL EDWARDS EMMA LUIMES ANDREW HARPER LUCY HAWTHORNE NIC ORME NEWS Submit your press releases plus publicity images through to the appropriate editor for consideration.

Mayhem & Me are a Hobart based band that play alternative, dark folk music.

They are releasing their debut music video (in conjunction with Arts Tasmania) on Saturday March 12 in the Kissing Room at the Grand Poobah. It starts at 9pm. Put it in your diary now so you don’t forget.

They’ll be publicly screening the video for the first time and there will be music to follow. Mayhem & Me will be joined by Wolf Arrow Rain and The Sign. Head along for what should be a great evening of alternativeness, darkness, and folkyness.

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BYE BYE MISS MEAT PIE AND SAUCE. Don McLean is the American Troubadour.

I hate the word “troubadour”, it’s completely played out in music journalism and press releases everywhere. Even more so than “the hardest working band/artist in the industry”. Blech. Anyway, if the word “troubadour” were gonna apply to anyone, I think it would apply to Don McLean. He’s playing at Wrest Point Entertainment Centre in Sandy Bay on Monday March 14. He’s playing at Byron Bluesfest too, but this is better because it’s here, and it’s a solo gig. Jump on to tixtas.com.au to secure your seat. Premium tickets will cost you $100.45, A Reserve tickets will only set you back a cool $75.20. (that .20c is super important).

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Ash Grunwald always seems to be busy.

He’s always either releasing an album, or on the road, or popping up at a music festival. It looks like he’ll be continuing that trend in 2016. Not only has he just released NOW, his eleventh album, but he’s playing at the Forth Valley Blues Festival on Saturday March 19 alongside Diesel, Mia Dyson and Bondi Cigars. Not only is he playing the Forth Valley Blues Festival on Saturday March 19 alongside Diesel, Mia Dyson and Bondi Cigars, but he’s sneaking in a side-show! Ash Grunwald will be performing on Sunday March 20 at the Longley International Hotel, in Longley. I love that it’s called an “International” hotel. In the same way that Hobart airport is called an “International” airport I guess. Anyway, go see Ash Grunwald!

Hot Dub Time Machine isn’t just a DJ set, it’s a full-on audio/visual spectacular. All the songs, all the flashing lights, all the lasers, all the everything, all at once. It’s the kind of gig you really need a few days to recover from. Fortunately, Easter is coming up, which would give you a few days to recover from just such a gig. If only there were one on? There is? Oh right, that’s handy. It’s on Good Friday Eve? That’s super handy. It’s at the Uni Bar? Well, that’s just too goddamn handy for words, innit.

Thursday March 24 you’ll be able to catch the madness that is Hot Dub Time Machine at the Uni Bar in Sandy Bay, Hobart. Keep an eye on your social networks for details on tickets!

PULLING STRINGS Southern California tech-punk quintet, Strung Out are back! Announcing an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand off the back of their latest album, Transmission.Alpha.Delta. It’s been six long years since Strung Out’s last album, but they were able to put their time off to good use, focusing their energy on the creation of Transmission.Alpha.Delta. In addition, New Orleans punk band, PEARS are confirmed as support. Coming from deep within the voodoo juju gris swamps of the French Quarter, it’s clear that PEARS are good at making music. Don’t miss your chance to see two of the scenes most exciting genre bending bands. Strung Out and PEARS play at the Brisbane Hotel in Hobart on Thursday March 24 and Club 54 in Launceston on Friday March 25. Tickets available via Oztix.

BLOOMIN’ AWESOME Off the back of their second #1 ARIA album chart debut with sophomore album BLOOM bumping Adele from the top spot, Aussie dance trio RUFUS have announced a national BLOOM tour for April/May. 2016 is shaping up to be RUFUS’ biggest year yet, with BLOOM’s two lead singles landing in triple j’s Hottest 100, securing a spot on the coveted Coachella line up for April, announcing a UK/EU tour for March (already selling out London - with a second show announced), as well as recently dropping a new video clip. A national tour will only make the year bigger for them. No rest for the wicked eh!

They’ll be playing at the Odeon Theatre in Hobart on Saturday May 7. Tickets on sale soon, keep your eyes peeled!

BRITISH BEASTS

Described by Rolling Stone Magazine as “one of the 100 greatest voices of all time,” Eric Burdon & The Animals helped

kick start the British Invasion in the early 1960’s with the timeless international hit, House of the Rising Sun. From there The Animals produced a string of golden classics including We Gotta Get Outta This Place, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood and When I was Young, changing the face of modern music in the process. 50 years later, they’re still playing those amazing classics (and many more), and in May 2016, they’ll be playing them in Australia.

They’re kicking off their tour with a show at Wrest Point Entertainment Centre in Sandy Bay, Hobart on Thursday May 12.

Tickets are available now via tixtas.

OH NO! MO’ MOFO! Dunno about you, but I’m still recovering from all the MOFO/FAUXMO madness.

I’m still catching up on sleep and slowly getting my memory back. But there’s no rest for the wicked, so they’ve already announced the dates for DARK MOFO. Friday June 10 to Tuesday June 21. Since it’s already February now, it means we only have to wait another five months until we see half of Brunswick on our door steps. Our next half-yearly opportunity to catch up on what floral patterns all the superkewl hip kids are wearing isn’t far away. Same as last year, the festival will take place across Hobart’s waterfront, from Salamanca Place to the industrial art playground “Dark Park” in Macquarie Point. The line up of events will be released in April, so keep your eyes peeled for that!

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They’re coming back to Launceston to play Club 54 on Sunday March 27, so make the most of that one. Otherwise you’ll have to head south to Hobartia to see them play the Brisbane Hotel on Monday March 28. They’ll be bringing their buddies Off With Their Heads (Epitaph Records) from Minneapolis, and High Time from Adelaide.

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THE HEARTBEAT OF AFRICA NIGERIAN MUSICIAN SEUN KUTI WAS ONLY EIGHT-YEARS-OLD WHEN HE STARTED PLAYING WITH HIS FATHER’S BAND AT THE LEGENDARY AFRICAN NIGHTCLUB, THE SHRINE. HIS FATHER, FELA KUTI, BOTH A POLITICAL ACTIVIST AND THE PIONEER OF AFROBEAT MUSIC, DIED WHEN SEUN WAS 14-YEARS-OLD. SINCE HIS DEATH, SEUN HAS BEEN AT THE HELM OF HIS FATHER’S 14-PIECE BAND, EGYPT 80.

Although Seun Kuti and the band have toured Australia previously, A festival called Panama will be the first time the band visit Tasmania. “I never thought I’d have people listening to my music there,” he says. Thanks to the internet, the beats fuelling the Afrobeat movement pounding out of Nigeria can be heard here in Tasmania, some 14,500 km away.

“The internet helps to promote many things, music is just one of them. People can independently find things that might not be readily available to them, and they’re able to connect with it. Its not just Afrobeat music, there are other kinds of calls to action and movements all over the world. Also, a lot of bullshit is transmitted through this medium as well.”

For Kuti, Afrobeat isn’t just a fusion of soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop, it’s a voice for the African people.

“Always, Afrobeat has been for the emancipation of the black continent - to be politically and economically independent.

For me, Afrobeat is a voice for African people; it’s a voice for the people that business and the Government don’t speak for, it’s a voice for the people that CNN and BBC don’t actually speak about. Those are the people we represent.”

“There are a lot of American Pentecostal churches coming to Nigeria and lobbying the Government - not just in Nigeria, but all over Africa. So, it has increased religious bigotry and hate. And that’s now being portrayed to the world as some kind of African resentment. I think every African that resents the gay community are religious Africans. It’s nothing to do with African culture or identity – it’s Christian and Islamic bigotry.”

In 2014, Kuti spoke out to condemn the Anti-Gay Bill signed into law by former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan. The Bill made gay marriage and same-sex relationships illegal, with penalties up to 14 years. Kuti’s actions, he wrote, weren’t just a fight for gay rights, but for all rights. He also encouraged the gay community in Nigeria and Africa to put pressure on the West by seeking asylum as “sexual refugees.”

Egypt 80 have been performing and recording for the last 35 years. Although the band has been through name and line-up changes, Kuti says the current 14-piece hasn’t really changed that much over the years. “I don’t think change is appropriate. It’s more like an evolution over time – the transfer of old and new energy and ideas, the fusion between generations.”

The New Afrika Shrine, one of Africa’s most famous nightclubs established by his father in the early 1970s, is a testament to this intergenerational fusion. The original nightclub the home to Afrobeat music and political protest - sat on the outskirts of Lagos. The Shrine was burnt down in 1977, was rebuilt, then had a brief hiatus in 1997 following Fela Kuti’s death. The new incarnation is run

by Seun Kuti’s brother, Femi, who is also an activist and musician, and their brothers and sisters.

“I grew up in the Shrine, it’s my main space of musical inspiration.” Says Kuti.

Although, the Shrine isn’t his only source of inspiration. “I love politics, theology, history and culture. I also love football, it’s my downtime passion.” Kuti was born into a family of political activists and pioneers. His grandmother Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was a prominent civil rights campaigner – she was also the first woman in Nigeria to drive a car. Funmilayo was killed by the military during a raid on Fela Kuti’s compound in 1978. With political activism in his blood, Kuti has inherited both the sound of Afrobeat and the will to fight, but it’s not one that he necessarily want’s to pass on; “I only have one kid now, and I hope she plays tennis.”

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Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 play A Festival Called Panama, March 11, 12 and 13.

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STRAIGHT UP ROCK, NO CHASER DALLAS CRANE HAS RETURNED TO MUSIC FOLLOWING A NINE-YEAR HIATUS BETWEEN RECORDS. NEARLY A DECADE SINCE WE LAST HEARD FROM THEM WITH TEASER SINGLES IN BETWEEN, THE BAND HAVE BEEN SETTLING INTO SUBURBAN LIFE, KEEPING THE GUITARS AT REACH AND TAKING TIME OFF AFTER A CAREER OF TOURS, SHOWS, ALBUMS AND BEER.

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But don’t let that fool you. Their latest album and national tour indicates their ability to keep us asking for more, and satisfied by their sound and stage presence.

Their new album Scoundrels sees a change for the band in sound and production. And it’s worth the wait. The album shows a refined development from their previous albums. Evident in their songwriting, the sound of the guitars and the ways in which the vocals grab your attention. The record displays a mature direction, a result from the time spent away from the industry and a consideration for what they do best.

To David Larkin (guitar and vocals) from Dallas Crane, it’s guitars. Straight up rock and roll.

They’re best at making rock music - a dying art form that he regards as “so uncool, it’s cool”.

They’re who they are because they nail guitar sound, and their latest release is a testament to this. The ten songs on Scoundrels display their ability to write hard-hitting lyrics, with loud guitars, brash drums and smooth bass. It’s an obvious direction for them to take (and one they’ve taken before), but David insists this is a step up from what we’ve previously been provided with.

“We’ve gotten better at writing songs”.

“Every song that is on the record deserves to be there”. David reflects on previous releases by the band, noting that there had been records with fourteen songs, each thrown on there.

Recorded at Melbourne’s Hothouse Audio, the record solidifies the bands ability to create guitar (and “beer drinking”) music, exemplified by the use of two guitars coming together seamlessly.

Released through their own label, Nylon Sounds, the record highlights Dallas Cranes continuity with remaining independent and having creative control over their production; relative in the band’s involvement in creating videos and album artwork for their previous releases.

Already halfway through their tour, the boys are excited to return to Tassie, reflecting on previous gigs in the state. While some of the memories are patching, they’re good. Hobart’s iconic Republic Bar stands out for Dave.

BRIGITTE TROBBIANI

Dallas Crane return to Tasmania to play at Hobart’s The Republic Bar and Club 54 in Launceston on February 25 and 26 respectively. Scoundrels is out now, released on Nylon Sounds.

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SONIC BATTERY

Omahara is fairly selective about when and where you play. What factors are considered before a performance?

Alexandra Battery isn’t your standard space for a music performance. What has drawn you to this space?

OMAHARA ARE KNOWN TO DO THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. WORKING ON QUALITY OVER QUANTITY, PUBLIC PERFORMANCES

BY THE BAND ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN WITH A HIATUS THROUGH MOST OF 2015. THIS MONTH THE BAND WILL BE SHOWCASING NEW MATERIAL IN THE USUAL SETTING OF THE ALEXANDRA BATTERY IN SANDY BAY. ONE OF THE COLLECTIVE, RYAN LYNCH LET US KNOW A LITTLE MORE.

We want to make each live performance a special experience and we want it to be different every time. The beautiful thing about music is that there’s no rules. Each piece of music we write is a bit (sometimes very) different every time we perform depending on where we are, who’s there and what’s going on around us - live music shouldn’t be a one way street. The way we operate means everyone involved has to do a lot more work but we want to create something that we believe is worth coming out of your home for each time - the locations we choose are a big part of that.

There’s a beautiful resonance inside the building which is a huge part of our live sound and there’s just something special about the place, I can’t really describe it but you’ll know it once you step in there. There’s plenty of room on the site but as for the performance space itself, I’m guessing it’s going to become a sardine party at around 100 people so, probably get there early if you want to be able to see what’s going on.

Many bands if their music was judged on a musical context, people would just say it’s shit. If the same music came from a performance artist then It would well be art... your thoughts?

Yes.

Is there a symphonic performance in collaboration with the TSO on the cards for Dark Mofo in June? If not, why not?

Unfortunately the answer is no, we’ve been rehearsing with the TSO for months leading up to a special performance that would take place under water and be heard by nobody but during the preparations we developed a phobia of violins so we’ve had to pull the plug on that one.

You have a very processed sound, with the use of a lot of effects pedals in your live performances. How many pedals do you really need?

We’re probably using less effects now but the ones we are using are more powerful and ridiculous. The sound of this band took years to find and it’s constantly expanding and contracting. Our individual sounds are incredibly important to each of us and pedals are just some of the tools we use to make these sounds possible. We love talking about gear so please come and chat to us about pedals any time, probably make sure you’ve got a full drink before you do though - we get a bit excited.

Goals for 2016?

Make music happen in places it doesn’t usually. Buy more pedals.

NIC ORME Omahara will perform a free event at the Alexandra Battery on February 27 at 7.30pm. The event is alcohol free. For more information head www.

Slum sociable playtoAwww.omahara.bandcamp.com Festival Called Panama Marchor 11, 12 and 13. facebook.com/OmaharaBand.

Head to www.panamafestival.com.au for further details.

10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NECKS

1 . They’re an Aussie experimental, improvisational jazz trio from Sydney who have been making tunes and touring the world for around thirty years. That’s a long time, you guys.

2 . The band’s pianist/organist Chris Abrahams is originally from New Zealand and has also been a part of Benders, Laughing Clown and The Sparklers. He has collaborated heaps with Sparklers’ Melanie Oxley, and their 1992 album Welcome to Violet was nominated for a Best Independent Release ARIA IN 1993.

3 . Percussionist, drummer and guitarist Tony Buck is based in Berlin and also formed the bands Peril (with turntablist Otomo Yoshihide and bassist Kato Hideki, also a part of Death Ambient, Dying Ground and Green Zone) and Glacial (with Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo and Braille Records co-founder David Watson.)

4 . Lloyd Swanton (bass/double bass) was a member of Dynamic Hepnotics in the mid-80s and The Catholics. He’s also performed with scores of musos, like Tim Finn, Wendy Matthews, Sydney Symphony, Vince Jones and Clarion Fracture Zone.

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5 . They’ve released twenty varied discs together, ranging from soundtrack albums (they did the soundtrack for the 1998 Australian film The Boys, starring David Wenham and Toni Collette- good film, I’ve heard), single-track albumlength records, six live albums and two vinyl issues, as well as being part of Brian Eno’s Pure Scenius.

6 . They’ve won two APRA “Most Performed Jazz Work” awards: one for 2005’s Drive By and another for 2006’s Mosquito and their The Boys soundtrack was nominated for the Best Soundtrack Album ARIA, AFI Best Musical Score and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers Award.

7 . Their music can be hard to define. Some have called it “trance jazz”, others “experimental” or “krautrock” or simply “electronic soundscapes”; notably, they are impro to the core and will perform entire shows simply building and bouncing off another. No rehearsals, no applause breaks, no goofing off.

8 . The New York Times called them “One of the greatest bands in the world”. Their live shows are built on the combination of waves of multi-layered sounds and the beauty of silence. Don’t call them a jam band; although they

work on feeling and growing tones, they have worked long enough together to create a setlist, ideas, functional sound without even looking at one another for the length of a show.

9 . In an interview with Tofaki, Swanton explained what makes the band what they are: “There is a definite core which will never be lost. I have a hard time describing it in words, but all three of us know what it is, so there is no danger of us ever losing track of it. Consequently, we are able to bring in whatever outside influences we feel excited by, without any fear that the essence of things is going to become diluted. We never discuss what we’ve played, except in the most general terms like “that was a good one, wasn’t it?” The moment we start prescribing what works and what doesn’t, the band will fall to bits very quickly.”

10 . They’ll be back in Australia this month after selling out huge shows in Europe and China. They’re playing at MONA in Hobart on Sunday February 21st. Go check ‘em out!

LISA DIB Tickets for The Necks 30th Anniversary Show are available from www.mona.net.au.

Music DOCUMENTARY

TASMANIAN METAL

Do/did you have a favourite interview or interviewee?

A NEW DOCUMENTARY COVERING THE TASMANIAN METAL SCENE WILL BE RELEASED NEXT MONTH. PRODUCED BY SHANE SHANE MAGAZOWSKI AND JOSH GEE, TASMANIAN METAL FEATURES INTERVIEWS WITH SOME 20 DIFFERENT ARTISTS ACTIVE IN THE SCENE. JOSH TOOK SOME TIME OUT TO ENLIGHTEN US ON THE PROJECT.

What bands/artists were you hoping to interview, but missed out?

I actually got everyone I wanted to get. It would have been nice to include some more of my favourite Tasmanian bands like Departe, Ruins, Lady Crimson and some others but I couldn’t include every band, otherwise I’d have too much content. It was tough to decide which bands would best fit with the outline I was going for, but once I had decided I stuck with it - there were however a number of bands I didn’t get to interview that get a good mention from others.

So Josh, tell me – when did you start working on this project?

We started planning this project out early 2013 and we shot our first interview on May 24th 2013.

Our release date is early 2016 so it’s been a pretty huge project with a number of people helping out to make it come together a lot quicker than otherwise. I’ve never worked on anything this huge before, usually bringing together a film clip or wedding video can take up to a month so a 3 year project has been quite a different experience with a lot more planning involved and a lot more video to edit down to a main feature.

What inspired you to do it?

Late 2012 I was shooting the Consumer of Woe film clip with Nosce Teipsum and during the filming I met Shane Magazowski, who contacted me soon after asking if I’d ever thought about doing a documentary on the Tasmanian Metal scene. I had the thought in the back of my mind for a few months and after thinking about all the interesting things going on in the scene and the history of our isolated metal community, I decided that it’d be a great idea. So that’s when we met up and put all our ideas on paper.

I was also in communication with Dave Luck and Thomas Riley who said the idea had crossed their minds a while ago but there didn’t seem to be the right resources or people to bring such a project together.

Was there any major obstacles putting it together?

Time.

We’re talking about a project with about 20 interviews, plus live footage of bands new and old and with multiple camera angles. That’s a lot of footage to go through and to cut it back to just a 1hr 20 minute feature is quite a job. The decisions on what to cut out and what to leave in were hard but I think the final product presents a pretty accurate picture of our metal scene, which is great.

Are you happy with the result?

Yeah, I am happy with the final product. There are things I’d do differently if I went back and did it again. And I could always keep adding more and more stuff to the film - but when I got to a point where I was happy I called it done, it’s time to get this thing out there!

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All the interviews went really well and everyone seemed to open up and show genuine transparency which was great! Interviewing Russell (Striborg) was a great privilege, Russell is very secluded these days and rarely talks about his music, so having the opportunity to talk with him at Mona in the VIP room was great, and then to be able to watch his live show afterwards was an amazing experience.

What was the worst thing about making this documentary?

There were some interviews that went great but when I got back on the computer and looked over the footage there were frustrations like “Oh no the sound isn’t clear enough” or “I should have got better lighting”. So I guess the only real frustrations were my own mistakes.

Did any bands tell you to take a hike?

The Tassie Metal Scene – did doing this documentary make you realise there was more or less than meets the eye?

No there actually wasn’t any bands that responded that way. I think once the bands could see where we were going with it and what we were trying to achieve, they jumped on board straight away - and they all seem eager to see the final product.

From the early stages of planning the documentary and learning about our history up until interviewing the last bands I’ve learnt a whole lot of interesting things about our scene, and a lot of that will be seen in the main feature.

Do you have any other documentaries or similar stuff in the pipeline?

And finally, tell me your thoughts on the scene in general – are you proud of it, do you love being part of it, or is it just something you’ve become part of due to geography?

After finishing such a huge project it will be nice to take a bit of a break from this type of thing. Now that I have the time, my plan is to take Dawnless Studios to the next level with producing high quality film clips and webpages regularly for bands, and to help out the Tasmanian metal scene with the next project which will be announced soon.

Do you think this will help put Tasmania on the world map, or are was this more just a catalogue of our history?

My goal has been to create a product that gives an accurate representation of our metal scene. A product that you could give to someone who asks about Tasmanian Metal, and one that will motivate Tasmanian fans to further support our bands.

For those overseas who purchase this documentary Tasmania will seem a little closer and a little less isolated, because they can have access to all this material from our State.

Being a big fan of a lot of bands from down here and being a part of some bands I can say that I do love our scene. When a gig has a small number of people there’s great vibes still, and everyone has a really fun time - but the times when heaps of people come along to the gigs there’s a really great sense of community, and having that atmosphere or energy at the gigs is awesome and attracts more and more people. I think this year we’re going to see more great bands forming, and more people coming along to gigs and becoming a part of the scene which would be awesome.

MATTHEW CHALK

The documentary will be launched at an event at The Republic Bar in Hobart on Saturday March 26.

Music

IDLE VICE Tim Nelson (vocals/piano) of Brisbane indie kids Cub Sport, is an unashamed pop fan. This is where the young muso and I vehemently agree. Their tunes have a strong pop sense about them, and the band are not one to shy away from the joyous, the catchy, the slightly bubblegum even.

“I’ve always been a massive pop fan” Nelson says. “There’s so much of it that’s so cleverly written and produced, it takes a lot to write a catchy song that’s not annoying. Every now and then I listen to Aqua, they did an overseas version of their album that had this bonus track called Didn’t I, and I could never get it on CD in Australia. It’s just on the internet now. It’s much more hectic than I remember, so banging!”

The band are set to release their debut album This Is Our Vice in March after a bounty of radioplay and kudos worldwide. This comes only a few months after the release of their Only Friend EP, so the cats have been busy. They struck gold in 2012, however, with the release of their Told You So EP that featured the massive singles Do You Hear, Told You So and Evie. As the singer mentions, some substantial radio play on college stations in the USA didn’t bother them too much, either...

“We wrote and recorded this album a while ago; we recorded most of it in the middle of 2014 and since then I’ve still been writing lots of new songs, getting everything lined up to put this album out in a similar timeline globally. We were really fortunate that heaps of college radio stations in the US picked up our songs, KEXP in Seattle, WXPN in Philadelphia. A whole lot of opportunities that we never expected. When we had that response, we made it a goal to make the most of the opportunities we were receiving overseas and made sure to put the album out at the same time.”

“I think I, personally, like the album as a whole more than the EPs we put out before” Nelson elucidates. “As a songwriter, I’ve grown up a bit, started thinking outside of the box a bit more, so the songs are a bit more meaningful to me. It’s still got that catchy pop vibe, a lot of it still has the bright Cub Sport sound. I think that it’s a bit less twee.

We’ve kind of moved into developing the sound that we want. For this album I wrote a lot of demos, I would never write within genre bounds, and be like “this is sounding a bit too r&b, or this is sounding too pop, too rock”, I just write whatever I feel like, then we listened and fit the ones we felt fit together a cohesive body of work, as well as having some variety.”

LISA DIB

Cub Sport are touring with Saskwatch at the start of April, playing Club 54 in Launceston on April 1 and The Republic Bar in Hobart the following night. This Is Our Vice is out March 4.

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by SARAH CHIPMAN

SLUM SOCIABLE

MARLON WILLIAMS AND THE YARRA BENDERS

Melbourne’s Slum Sociable caused quite a stir at 2015’s BIGSOUND, exploding on the stage and leaving many people unsure where they came from as word of their incredible performance spread fast.

Forming in university, the duo of long term friend Edward Quinn and Miller Upchurch write their first songs as an assignment, thinking it would never see the light of day. In honour of their friend who passed away, the duo released the songs online and found themselves signed to Mushroom Records shortly after. With no blueprint to their sound, just many elements - part jazz, part hip-hop, part trip-hop, part acoustic-electronica, a touch of tambourine and the soaring vocals of lead-singer Miller, and their debut EP produced by Tom Iansek (Big Scary, #1 Dads), Slum Sociable are one of Australia’s most exciting new acts.

If there’s anyone who proves that singer-songwriters don’t need a Nashville or Memphis address to make authentic, arresting country music, it’s 25-year-old crooner Marlon Williams. Growing up in Lyttelton, New Zealand, a scenic port town outside Christchurch with a population of less than 3,000, Williams found early success with an alt-country ensemble he fronted in high school, the Unfaithful Ways. But now, with his stunning solo debut, he’s made his most important work to date, and the accolades it’s already earned have taken him from Australian Stages to the US. Expect a show to remember from the performer who’s one part Hank Williams and one part Roy Orbison and that voice that is so devastatingly good regardless of whether he’s singing traditional folk or full blooded Screamin’ Jay Hawkins blues rock.

NATALIE PRASS With the release of her self-titled debut album in 2015, Natalie Prass has been heaped with widespread critical acclaim across the globe – from being named one of the best new albums from industry heavyweight Pitchfork, to being invited to perform on Later… with Jools Holland. The opportunities that followed have seen her playing to some of the biggest festivals and concert halls all over the world. Her songs are tender but perspicacious, nailing the feeling of heartbreak simply but exactly, without any self-pity. Though the album offers lush orchestral arrangements, Natalie holds your attention without the added extras, proving the pudding with her song writing and ability to hold any audience. Her voice, milky and mellifluous, suggests Dolly Parton at her most vulnerable, even Karen Carpenter: easy, but with an edge. Plus, Ryan Adams is a fan, and he is always right.

SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80

THE CREASES

You’ll often hear musicians humbly note that they’re not trying to change the world. Then, of course, there’s those who unashamedly endeavour to bring about significant change with their songs and performances. Nigerian musician Seun Kuti is following in the hefty footsteps of his late father – Afrobeat pioneer and human rights activist, Fela Kuti. Throughout his life, Fela fiercely challenged Nigeria’s military dictatorship and opposed African adoption of European cultural customs.

Following on from his father Fela Kuti’s innovative and political musical legacy, Nigerian-born Seun Kuti now tours the world fronting his father’s original 14-piece band ‘The Egypt 80’.

Hailing from sunny QLD, The Creases are four friends who on a rainy night found themselves jamming, and, as they say, one thing led to another. Since recording their debut single “I won’t Wait”, The Creases have achieved some amazing accolades - from Rough Trade records knocking on their door, to supporting some of the world’s biggest acts around the globe – their charming shoegazer and Brit Pop influences, 60’s groove, and offbeat style has re-ignited the mods in us all. Packing a setlist full of belters from the last 12 months, from the infectiously jangly I Won’t Wait, to How Long ‘Til I Know and Gradient from the EP of the same name right up to latest single and crowdpleaser Point - expect a lot of instrument swapping, head bopping, retro haircuts, and sunny feel-good jams coming from this 4-piece.

Since taking the helm of such a historically prolific group, Seun has taken The Egypt 80 all the way from Glastonbury Festival to recording with Brian Eno, weaving between soul, jazz, afrobeat and hip hop along the way. After carrying on his live legacy performing the world famous hits such as ‘Water No Get Enemy’, ‘Opposite People’ and ‘Zombie’, to releasing four critically-acclaimed albums of his own material, this once-trumpeter has proved himself to be just as powerful as his father came to be. Undoubtedly powerful and exhilarating on stage, expect stomping and hip shaking across the stage to the mantra of afrobeat; one thing, then another, then another, louder and louder, swelling into a roar of horns, conga drums and call and response vocals.

Panama Festival runs from March 4 – 6. Tickets available from www.panamafestival. com.au.

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ARTS FACTORY X RED QUARTZ THE ARTS FACTORY HAS BEEN BUSY PUMPING OUT ART FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO THE END, AND THE ARTS FACTORY WILL BE HOSTING ITS CLOSING PARTY ON FRIDAY MARCH 25.

In the meantime, The Arts Factory is proud to offer for the first time three artists and/or writers a 4-week selfdirected studio residency in March 2016. In addition to offering access to space, the studio residency is designed to assist in producing work for The Arts Factory Closing Party and/or the inaugural installment of the Rose Quartz Festival.

Rose Quartz is an independent Music & Arts festival at Tasmania’s iconic Lake Pedder. Located 2.5 hours from Hobart, April 1st and 2nd 2016. The name Rose Quartz is a tip to the original Lake Pedder quartz beach with its pink hue.

“Enter an endless subterranean cavern, where jeweled rocks loom out of the spectral gloom like marine plants, the sprays of glass forming white fountains. An immense multi-colored bird erupts from a bough over your head, flying off with a wild screech, aureoles of light cascading from its red and yellow wings. At last the storm subsided, and a pale light filtered through the stained-glass canopy. Again, the forest was a place of rainbows, a deep, iridescent light glowing from within.”

Adapted from ~ J.G. Ballard ~ The Crystal Word.

Artists are expected to respond to the below-mentioned location as well as J.G. Ballard quote:

You have to midnight on Friday February 19 to apply online at www.theartsfactory.com.au/studio-residency.html.

A sensory escape to the wilderness of Tasmania. Three days and two wild nights. Nature, scenery, isolation. On the shores of the vast Lake Pedder. Dancing, dreaming of a submerged crystalline beach.

Head to the The Arts Factory for the closing event on March 25 at 456 Macquarie Street South Hobart. Rose Quartz Festival runs April 1 – 2.

More information on the festival can be found at www. rosequartzfestival.com.au.

VISUAL ART

THE ADDRESS CONTEMPORARY ART TASMANIA PRESENTS A NEW EXHIBITION THAT EXPLORES MODES AND TECHNOLOGIES OF PUBLISHING. THE ADDRESS FEATURES FOUR WORKS FROM ARTISTS BRIAN FUATA, JUSTY PHILLIPS, MABEL JULI, SARAH JONES AND PIP O’BRIEN.

The four works brought together for The Address elicit the modes and technologies of publishing, where publishing is the performance of making (something) public. Together, the works reflect the cyclical ‘call and response’ act of dialling into the future: of waiting, wanting, holding…Works

by Brian Fuata, Justy Phillips, Mabel Juli, Sarah Jones and Pip O’Brien perform a poetic address to audiences past, present and future, through inextricable but differing modes of dedication, publication and circulation.

Brian Fuata is a writer and performance maker who presents works in a range of spaces including theatre, gallery, domestic and made environments. Mabel Juli is a Darrajayin Woman and an artist who primarily paints the Ngarranggami (Dreaming) stories of her country. Justy Phillips is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, London and immigrated to Australia in 2003. Based in Tasmania she works with site-based installations and textual narratives. Sarah Jones and Pip O’Brien have been working together since 2011. Their collaborative practice explores publishing as an embodied event in the production of textbased installation, video works and artists’ publications.

The Address is the first iteration of an ongoing project initiated by Jones and O’Brien

The Address opens at Contemporary Art Tasmania in Tasma St, Hobart on February 19 at 6pm. The exhibition runs from Febuary 20 to March 20. Further details available from www. contemporaryarttasmania.org/program/the-address.

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PAIGE TURNER

CREATIVITY, THAT GORGEOUS, ELUSIVE BEAST IS ALSO A GIFT, A CURSE, A BLESSING, A BURDEN. ELIZABETH GILBERT, THE AUTHOR OF EAT PRAY LOVE, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL INSPIRATION OF A BOOK, WILL BE DISCUSSING THE VERY NATURE OF THE GORGEOUS BEAST CREATIVITY, WHEN SHE VISITS HOBART ON FEBRUARY 18. TASMANIAN WRITER AND AWARD WINNING BUSINESS WOMAN, HEATHER ROSE WILL HOST THE CONVERSATION. BIG MAGIC, CREATIVE LIVING BEYOND FEAR IS GILBERT’S NEW BOOK AND WHILE SOME REVIEWERS HAVE BEEN WARY OF AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF CREATIVITY, SHE HAS WON MOST OVER WITH HER HONEST AND ENERGETIC DISSECTION OF IT. THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY FULLERS AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE THEATRE ROYAL.

In February Fullers is also hosting the launch of a book called Do Share Inspire by Kylie Dunn. The lack of commas in the title is figuratively killing me, though this book also promises inspiration for the reader, subtitled as it is ‘the year I changed my life through Ted talks’.

Clyde McGill is a visual artist from Western Australia whose exhibition ‘The Border Crossers’ is currently on at the Moonah Arts Centre. The exhibition includes an opera that involves audience participation alongside vast painted panels as well as a long canvas, a ‘book’ that McGill will read from when he hosts the last of three presentations on 4,5 and 6 of February at 1pm at MAC. These presentations will include a participatory component where Clyde combines storytelling with sound installation to produce a beautiful and haunting experience for audiences. ‘The Border Crossers’ is part of the Janet Holmes a Court collection and is presented with MONA FOMA. The Tamar Valley Writers’ Festival will take place between 18-20 March around Beaconsfield, a town rich in history and in the middle of the bucolic Tamar Valley. The program is doing a slow reveal over the next month and, if you haven’t already, there’s still time to enter the short story competition. It closes on February 3 and the prize money is $600 with the ten best stories published in an anthology. www. tamarvalleywritersfestival.com.au/#!short-story-comp/c23ht

Jane Williams is one of the best living poets residing in Tasmania and she is currently undertaking a three month residency in Slovakia. Jane has a number of published collections to her name and she is blogging, poetically throughout her stay in Slovakia. You can read it here - www. bridgeguardblog.wordpress.com/ MoMa, Mona’s fabulously curated Sunday markets are back every Sunday until March 27 and the Tasmanian books and comics stall will also feature excellent Tasmanian music for sale. The comics are curated by Josh Santospirito of San Kessto Publications, the music by Julian Teakle from Rough Skies Records, and the books are curated by me on behalf of Transportation Press. Come and have a chat with us, look at some new and diverse publications from around the state – and augment your record collection, update your bookshelves with excellent new local work.

Island magazine, a long running Tasmanian litmag has announced a change of the guards. The magazine, which recently grew in size and employed a lot of high calibre mainlanders has appointed Vern Field as Managing Editor, Geordie Williamson, chief critic for The Australian, is moving from Fiction Editor to Editor-at-Large, leaving the fiction to the experienced Anica Boulanger-Mashberg. Jude Abell has been appointed Art Editor. Geordie has publically called for essay pitches and while the fiction he chose was strong, many writers were published issue in-issue out. I have full confidence that Anica will bring diverse and interesting writers to the fiction pages of the magazine.

Transportation Press has engaged Kelly Eijdenberg of Poco People to design their upcoming book The Third Script, new short stories from Tasmania, Iran and the UK and expect to launch around the time of Nowruz, Iranian New Year, in late March. Editorial challenges such as how to include a story of torture alongside a story of tiger quolls in the same collection have arisen and the choice to publish Iranian writers alongside Tasmanian ones has highlighted the freedom within which we operate as writers in a democracy, and the oppression and danger that Iranian writers can face, not only if they criticise the regime, but simply for exercising creativity. That takes us back to the first paragraph of this column, which cogitates on creativity…. …which often leads to story. Scott Carrier, a producer of ‘This American Life’ and more recently, creator of the podcast ‘Home of the Brave’, episodes of which tell the broader stories of contemporary life in the United States though a unique, personal voice, will be talking at the Panama Festival in March. Better get your tickets for this gem of a festival as there are only a limited number. http://www.panamafestival.com.au/ Drop me a line if you’ve got something curious and related to story, words or books, I’m always up for a yarn, racheledwards488@gmail.com RACHEL EDWARDS

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WARP RECOMMENDS

GUIDING LIGHT, MAATSUYKER ISLAND THREE MONTHS ON AN ISOLATED ISLAND THAT IS THE HOME OF AUSTRALIA’S SOUTHERN MOST LIGHTHOUSE MIGHT SEEM LIKE A PLOT FOR A GOTHIC NOVEL, BUT IT WAS A REAL EXPERIENCE FOR TASMANIAN ARTISTS NICOLE O’LOUGHLIN AND PETER MAARSEVEN. MAATSUYKER ISLAND IS VISIBLE FROM THE SOUTH WESTERN COAST OF TASMANIA, AND ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER THERE, BUT THE LIGHT IS AUTOMATED THESE DAYS. PETER AND NICOLE GATHERED UP SUPPLIES, BOTH ART MATERIALS AND THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE, AND WENT AND LIVED THERE. IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A VERY SPECIAL EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE THE ARTWORK BOTH THESE DILIGENT AND RESOURCEFUL PEOPLE HAVE MADE IS UNIQUE AND PERSONAL, CAPTURING THE DETAIL OF THIS STRAGNE AND SPECIAL PLACE AND CREATING A SENSE OF OTHERWORLDLINESS.

Pete’s art is photographic, but is not photography as it may be understood in the digital era. Pete uses the oldest and most primitive kind of camera there is, the camera obscura, or pinhole camera.

Essentially a box with a tiny hole in it that captures and reflects light, a pinhole camera is delicate device that must be treated with some caution – one has to get the unexposed film into it then allow it to be exposed for a decent length of time to create an image. Chance is involved, as is the alchemy of darkroom knowledge but the results have a look all their own: slightly fuzzy, possible a little flawed and imperfect, but singularly beautiful. Peter Maarseveen has much experience making images in this way and it shows in the results.

Nicole O’Loughlins art from the island takes on the interesting tradition of botanical drawing. In the era before photography, the ability to create accurate botanical paintings were vital for science. This is how O’Loughlin filled in her art making on Maatsuyker: an almost forensic obsession with detail and the small fragments she found walking about the place. The resulting images are deeply skilled but also reek of poetry and whimsy. Nicole’s images do invoke the idea of early exploration, as Pete’s images seem to stare into time. Together, their work creates a simple and special story of a unique Tasmanian place.

The exhibition of the results of their residency is accompanied by an excellent selection of archival and historical material, making for a remarkable, and differing experience for anyone interested in what contemporary art is.

This is a special show on many levels, and you should really get to it.

ANDREW HARPER

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Gallery

performing arts

Guide

Guide

South 146 Artspace Feb 4 - Mar 10 CONSTANCE presents: Somewhere, Away Bett Gallery Feb 5 - Feb 22 Joan Ross Contemporary Art Tasmania Feb 20 - Mar 20 The Address Colville Gallery Feb 16 - Mar 7 Eloise Kirk Handmark Gallery Jan 22 - Feb 15 Michaye Boulter & Sally Brown Mona Until Mar 28 Gilbert & George: The Art Exhibition Until July 11 Mathieu Briand: Et In Libertalia Ego, Vol II Until Mar 28 Katthy Cavaliere: Loved Penny Contemporary Feb 5 - Feb 29 Stefan Popescu Rosny Barn Schoolhouse Gallery Feb 6 - Feb 26 Towards Infinite Horizons Salamanca Arts Centre Kelly’s Garden Jan 13 - Feb 24 No More Public Space, Only Public Order (Water Cannon) Sidespace Gallery Feb 16 - Feb 28 Dogs’ Bodies Lightbox Feb 1 - Feb 29 Places I Have Never Been

SOUTH

NORTH

Top Gallery Feb 5 - Feb 29 Something That Happened Long Gallery Feb 18 - Feb 24 Zao Hua - Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition

CIRCUS

COMEDY

Theatre Royal Mar 19 – 22 Flying Fruit Fly Circus presents Circus Under My Bed

Fresh On Charles Mar 18 Fresh Comedy – Tommy Little

TMAG Until May 22 Pattern Play

COMEDY

NORTH

Derwent Entertainment Centre Feb 27 Good Morning Mrs Brown Apr 1 Em Rusciano

0QVMAG Until Apr 3 Richard Wastell and Matthew Newton

CABARET

The Republic Bar Mar 17 The Clubhouse with Tommy Little

Handmark Evandale Feb 14 - Mar 9 John Lendis

Wrest Point Mar 30 Ross Noble

Burnie Regional Gallery Until March 4 People Like Us Until March 4 Limited Edition Until March 4 Australian Society of Miniature Art: Eight Years On - The Tradition Continues

The Polish Club Feb 17 Jokers Comedy Club Lenah Valley Fire Brigade Feb 24 Jokers Comedy Club: Jeff Green, Mick Davies, hosted by Gavin Baskerville

Devonport Regional Gallery Feb 5 - Mar 13 Anne Morrison: Preservation and Loss Gallery Pejean Feb 3 - Feb 27 Richard Klekociuk - Colour Fields Until Mar 7 Tasmania - group show

Burnie Arts Centre Mar 5 The Paris Underground Cabaret Mar 18 Claire Dawson – A Woman on the Edge Theatre North Mar 18 Claire Dawson – A Woman on the Edge THEATRE Burnie Arts Centre Feb 27 The Anzacs: 100 Years in Story and Song

FILM

Devonport Entertainment Centre Feb 21 The Anzacs: 100 Years in Story and Song

Cinemona Ends Mar 28 With Gilbert and George

Theatre North Mar 10 – 12 Mudlark’s One Day Project

THEATRE Peacock Theatre Feb 26 – 27 Denuded Theatre Royal Mar 10 – 19 Pedalling Back Mar 30 – Apr 1 They Saw A Thylacine

BUT IS IT ART? ARTICLES ON ART IN THE GENERAL MEDIA TEND TO FOCUS ON TWO SUBJECTS: MIND-BLOWING AUCTION RESULTS, AND ‘BUT IS IT ART?’.

They Saw a Thylacine

BY HUMAN ANIMAL EXCHANGE

31 March & 1 April This month, Brisbane painter, Anthony Lister, was charged with wilful damage over unauthorised street art. The artist suggested that Brisbane council could have sold it for thousands of dollars if they had chiselled the artwork off the wall, rather than painting over it. “There’s something wrong with the law if what I do is deemed graffiti,” he argued. Despite the fact Brisbane City Council has previously commissioned a large mural from the artist, they decided to make an example of him, spending tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees just to make a point.

What a miserable, unimaginative bunch they are. Yes, what he did might be illegal, but the paintings are beautiful nonetheless. Our public places are dominated by billboards and signs telling us to buy more stuff. A little more art, authorised or not, is always a welcome relief.

On the other side of the globe, Deborah de Robertis was arrested last month after lying naked in front of one of the Musee d’Orsay’s best known paintings: Edouard Manet’s Olympia. She said it was performance art; the museum evidently disagreed. The exhibition, Splendour and Misery: Images of Prostitution 1850-1910, included a number of paintings of naked women, but I guess visitors are more comfortable when their gaze is not returned.

QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY

Country Song 29 & 30 April

Meanwhile, it’s just been announced that a selfie-riddled Instagram account will feature in an upcoming exhibition at the Tate Modern. Amalia Ulman has announced that her reel of narcissism was in fact an artwork, and everyone can stop judging her now, thank you very much. Of course, the art world is thrilled at the deceit. Novelty rules.

But is it art? Yeah, why not.

Lucy Hawthorne

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Event Guide

Hobart Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Birdcage Bar

Billy & Randal 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

G.B. Balding 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Tony Voglino 8:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Quiz-A-Saurus

Republic Bar & Café

Tarik Stoneman 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Black Coffee 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Dane Overton 8:30pm

The Telegraph

Micheal Clennett

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Acts / Start Time

Grand Poobah

The Mash Up: Hip Hop 8pm

Republic Bar & Café

Cleveland Blues Music 9pm

The Telegraph

Tony Mak

The Waratah Hotel

Quiz Night 7pm

Birdcage Bar

Les Coqs 8:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

The Comedy Forge - Raw Comedy Heat

Republic Bar & Café

Dallas Crane 10pm

Waterfront Hotel

Matt & Abby 7pm

Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Back - Lagerstein (QLD) + Rainbowdragoneyes (USA) + Dead Maggies

Brisbane Hotel

Front - FOOD NOT BOMBS FUNDRAISER

Federation Concert Hall

Gilbert and Sullivan Spectacular 7:30pm

Moonah Arts Centre

Wired for Sound & Vision - Various Musicians, Writers, Artists and Performers. 6:30pm

Onyx Bar

Transit 9pm

Republic Bar & Café

After Work Acoustic Sessions in the Beer Garden - Dan Vandermeer 5pm

The Waratah Hotel

Quiz Night 7pm

Wrest Point Show Room

A Tribute to Duke Ellington - Matthew Ives & His Big Band 7:30pm

Birdcage Bar

James Maddock 8:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Liam Gerner (Qld) + Betsy Blue + Black Mourning Band

Republic Bar & Café

Erik Parker & The Chapters + Beautiful Chains + Jed Appleton 9pm

Waterfront Hotel

Fiona Whitla 7pm

Birdcage Bar

Tim & Scott 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Nothin’ But a Glam Time - 80’s Dress Up Party

Onyx Bar

That 80’s Band 9pm

Republic Bar & Café

After Work Acoustic Sessions in the Beer Garden - Tim and Scott 5pm

Republic Bar & Café

Boil Up (Reggae & Funk) 10pm

The Apple Shed

The Darlings 6pm

Republic Bar & Café

Gwyn Ashton 10pm

The Telegraph

Matt & Abby / Big Swifty

The Apple Shed

Lagoon Hill Zydeco Farewell Gig 6pm

The Waratah Hotel

The Beards Farewell Tour

The Telegraph

Micheal Clennett/Dr Fink

Waterfront Hotel

Girl Friday 8:30pm

Waterfront Hotel

Matt & Abby 8:30pm Glen Challice 9pm

Wrest Point Entertainment Centre

Icehouse 7:15pm

Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel

Front - Graeme James (NZ)

Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Back - The Citradels + Unfolding Vostocks + Lizard Johnny + DJ Rainbow Trout

Brisbane Hotel

Back - Aon Stalp & The Out of Towners + Ewah & The Vision of Paradise + Jim Spur and The Jubes

Grand Poobah

The Naysayers w/ Bansheeland & Special Guests 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front - Lizard Johnny + Betsy Blue + Valkyries + The Pits

Grand Poobah

Burlesque After Dark in the Kissing Room 9pm

Onyx Bar

The Robinsons 9pm

Pier One

Billy & Tilly 7pm

Onyx Bar

Matt & Abby 9pm

Republic Bar & Café

Pier One

Aly Rae Patmore Trio 7pm

Australia Made (Aussie Pub Rock) 10pm

Republic Bar & Café

Soul Sessions:Funk Nukl Presents Funky Tunes in the Beer Garden 2:30pm

The Telegraph

Micheal Clennett/Dr Fink

The Waratah Hotel

STREET VIBES #3: Alice Ivy (Melb), Bad Beef, Lazer Baby, SLOW, Junior Brando, Squish 5pm

Saturday

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Republic Bar & Café

4 Letter Fish Play Pink Floyd 10pm

The Telegraph

Ado & Devo / Seretonin

Waterfront Hotel

Tony Voglino 8:30pm

Waterfront Hotel

Australian Made 8:30pm

Icehouse 7:15pm

Wrest Point Entertainment Centre

Adam Brand & The Outlaws 7:15pm

Wrest Point Entertainment Centre Birdcage Bar

Sambo 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Tim & Scott 8:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Yossarian (UK) + Violet Swells

Brisbane Hotel

The Sabbath w/ Sludko + Roma Antica

Brisbane Hotel

Brisbane Hotel

Bingo w/ The Ramblin Rectum Reaper

Bingo w/ The Ramblin Gutterball & The 10 Pins

Claremont Hotel

The Sign 2pm

Claremont Hotel

Tony Voglino 2pm

Republic Bar & Café

The Silver Beets 3pm

Republic Bar & Café

Beer Garden Party - Live Music by Tony Mac 2:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

The Rays 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Wahbash Avenue 8:30pm

The Waratah Hotel

Sunday Sessions at The Tah 3pm

The Waratah Hotel

Sunday Sessions at The Tah 3pm

Waterfront Hotel

Tony Voglino 12:30pm - Manhatten 4pm

Waterfront Hotel

Matt & Abby 12:30pm - Jerome Hillier 4pm

Birdcage Bar

Billy & Randal 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Billy & Randal 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Ross Sermons 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Quiz Night 8:15pm

Birdcage Bar

Sambo 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

The Sign 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Dance in a Shoebox 8:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Dan Melchior (UK/USA) + The Native Cats + Drunk Elk

Sunday

Monday

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Event Guide

Launceston Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Club 54

The Delta Riggs + Violet Swells + Verticoli

Royal Oak

Brad Gillies - Blues Originals 9pm

Tonic CCT

Jason & Steph 8pm

Watergarden Bar

Rino Morea 7pm

6

Sunday

7

Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiun - All Welcome 5pm

Wednesday

10

Club 54

The Local @ Club 54: Always On Top + Evening Andro + Third Degree (Acoustic) + Lilyana Sanoe

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

11

12

13

Royal Oak

Nick Chugg 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Rino Morea 6:30pm

Bakers Lane

The Brew: Angus Austin | Trent Buchanan | Brodygreg

Royal Oak

The Hat & The Horn - Carl Bulow 9pm

Club 54

Lip Sync Battle #4

Country Club Show Room

The Eagles Story 7:30pm

Royal Oak

S+M+H trio - Festivale 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Tassie Tenor 7pm

Club 54

Metal Fusion: Heavy Music Festival

Royal Oak

Luke Triffit 9pm

Tonic CCT

Nic & Carmel 8pm

Watergarden Bar

Adam Page 7pm

Sunday

14

Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiun - All Welcome 5pm

Wednesday

17

Club 54

The Big ‘O’ Party: Ceres + The Saxons + Slowly Slowly + Third Degree + Cardinels + Jack McLaine (DJ Set)

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

18

19

20

Royal Oak

Julio Mathew 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Jerome Hillier 6:30pm

Bakers Lane

The Brew: Ben Stewart | Isaac Graham | Pat Broxton | Callan Richardson

Royal Oak

Jericho Jack - (Mary Shannon) 9pm

Club 54

The Karaoke Party #1

Country Club Show Room

Adam Brand & The Outlaws 7:30pm

Royal Oak

Liam Gerner 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Jerome Hillier 7pm

City Park

RACT Symphony Under the Stars 7pm

Club 54

Mixtape: The 80s

Royal Oak

A Paper Soul 9pm

Tonic CCT

Brendon & Janelle 8pm

Watergarden Bar

Day Star Duo 7pm

Sunday

21

Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiun - All Welcome 5pm

Wednesday

24

Club 54

The Local @ Club 54: Wizard + New Wave Saints + Angus Austin + Alice Headlam

Royal Oak

Open Mic Night - Emerging Artists 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Tony Voglino 6:30pm

Bakers Lane

The Brew: Third Degree (Acoustic) | Lilyana Sanoe | Lili Pearson

Royal Oak

The Beards “Farewell Tour” Beardiness! 8:30pm

Club 54

Dallas Crane + Supports

Fresh on Charles

Candy Royalle + Special Guests 7pm

Royal Oak

Cleveland Blues 8:30pm

Watergarden Bar

The Firebirds - Duo 7pm

Club 54

Scream Media + Supports

Royal Oak

Zeolite+Sharkpuncher+Gravemind +Majula 9pm

Tonic CCT

Nic & Carmel 8pm

Watergarden Bar

The Speakeasys 7pm

Royal Oak

Blues Jam 1-4pm Open Folk Seisiun 5-8:30pm

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

22

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CITY

Venue

Acts / Start Time

February

February Saturday

NORTHWEST

25

26

27

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Thursday

4

Devonport

Molly Malones

Sambo 8:30pm

Friday

5

Latrobe

Mackeys Royal Hotel

Fairy Tales and Pirate Sails 5:30pm

Saturday

6

Latrobe

Mackeys Royal Hotel

Sambo 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Doctor Rocksters 9:30pm

Thursday

11

Devonport

Molly Malones

Tim Roberts 8:30pm

Friday

12

Latrobe

Mackeys Royal Hotel

Mandi’s Glitter Tatoo’s 5:30pm

Saturday

13

Latrobe

Mackeys Royal Hotel

Matt & Abby 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

J. Arthur Band 9:30pm

Thursday

18

Devonport

Molly Malones

Jerome Hillier 8:30pm

Friday

19

Latrobe

Mackeys Royal Hotel

Magician 5:30pm

Saturday

20

Latrobe

Mackeys Royal Hotel

Jerome Hillier 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

The Collection 9:30pm

Thursday

25

Devonport

Molly Malones

The Unit 8:30pm

Friday

26

Latrobe

Mackeys Royal Hotel

Mandi’s Face painting 5:30pm

Saturday

27

Latrobe

Mackeys Royal Hotel

Trevor Weaver 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Blue Monday 9:30pm

Ulverstone

The Wharf

Paul Williamson 7:30pm

Monday

29

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