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News in Brief A COMPANY OF WOMEN The Royal Oak and The Homestead will soon play host to four female singersongwriters joining forces for an evening of original music, storytelling and collaboration. The artists performing include: Sophie Klein/Little Wise (www. littlewise.com.au) and Megan Bernard (www.megan-bernard.com) from Victoria, and Susannah Coleman-Brown (www. susannahcoleman-brown.bandcamp.com) and Jane McArthur (www.janemcarthur. com) from Tasmania. Friday May 2 at The Royal Oak, and Saturday May 3 at The Homestead. Put it in your diary. The four will be performing in the madly popular “in the round” style, so it should definitely be worth rocking along and seeing what they come up with. Check their respective websites for more details!
with his new EP I Never Sang Before I Met You, performing tunes from his new EP and his Album of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year winner Tender is the Night album. He’s only playing one show in Tasmania, and it’s at The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania in Hobart on Saturday May 3, tickets are $35 on the door. *Ps. If I read the word “troubadour” in one more freaken’ press release for a dude with a guitar and a hat I will headbutt a window. HIP HOP TO THE POWER OF 3
Joelistics recently released the new single (titled In The Morning) ahead of the release of his new album, Blue Volume, which will be on shelves in June via the goodly folk at Elefant Traks. To celebrate its release, and to give us a taste of what else is in store for the new album, he’s heading off on a big ol’ national tour. He’s kicking off the national tour at The Republic Bar & Café in Hobart on Friday May 16. Not only that, he’s grabbing two other badass Australian MC’s and taking them along for the ride. It’s Dialectrix and N’Fa Jones. That’s freaken’ sweet, man! Tickets are available now from Ruffcut Records, The Republic, or online via Moshtix.
OLD MAN IS IN THE HOUSE Canada’s Old Man Luedecke is making a return to Australia after the success of last year’s tour with fellow “folk troubadour*” Jordie Lane. He’s returning to our shores
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THE SS SOUNDSYSTEM The lads from Soul Session Soundsystem have been slowly but surely infiltrating pretty much every bar in Hobart. After popping up to spin classic funk and soul records at Wunderland, the Homestead, Tattersalls, the Republic, the Vic Tav, the Brunswick Hotel and the Winston throughout March and April, May will see them continue their most awesome residency at Wunderland on Fridays from 6pm. But that’s not all, you’ll also be able to see them popping up at The Homestead on May 11, the Republic on May 18, and keep and eye out for a special appearance at BarCelona at Salamanca in June. Also (most likely), hanging out and spending too much time and money in every damn record store in southern Tasmania.
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Family fun at The Homestead this May with a corcka karnival line up of tips n tricks from some of Tassie’s toppest talent. For a gold coin donation come and join in the fun. Be bedazzled by Sequin Man, Punch and Judy puppetry and ex Slipstream Circus acrobalance artists Hamish and Amelia. Learn to juggle, hula hoop, spin plates and more with the Flying Fox circus. Munch on freshly popped corn from the Miss Penelope Popcorn and have your face painted in crazy characters! Come one come all, families and kiddies this one is for you. Sunday May 18 from 4pm at The Homestead 304 Elizabeth St North Hobart. Don’t forget your gold coins.
is being prepared in Los Angeles. Baller. Fortunately for the North of Tasmania, you’ll be able to check her out in two very special rare performances. On Thursday May 22 Trysette will be appearing at The Pilgrim Uniting Church in Launceston (7pm start). On Saturday May 24 Miss Trysette will be appearing at the St Helens Uniting Church at 4pm. Admission for both gigs is a suggested donation of $10, and Cds will be available for purchase. NO FAKER
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Well Summer is definitely over. Which means we’re in Autumn, right? The Dark Shadows are launching their new album Autumn Still… by performing all over Australia. Down in lil ol’ Hobartia, we get a few chances to catch Dark Shadows. They’ll be playing unplugged shows at the MONA B3 VOID on Saturday May 03 and Sunday May 04 from 1-4pm, and they’ll be playing a plugged set at The Republic Bar & Café on Sunday May 04 from 8pm. They’re also promoting the launch of Australian independent Horror film Murderdrome, which will be playing at MONA on Saturday May 03 at 11am and 5pm, and on Sunday May 04 at 3pm and 5pm. Sounds like a gooden!
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Rach Brennan is a folk and country musician from Geelong that has popped up on the bill at a few pretty damn good music festivals of late, from the Apollo Bay Music Festival, to the Port Fairy Folk Festival to the Aireys Inlet Music Festival. After playing a completely crazy and hectic schedule of 114 shows in 2013, 2014 is already looking bigger and better. Launching her debut EP Chasing the Sun, Rach will be performing at The Grand Poobah in Hobart on Saturday May 24. As soon as Rach finishes this Australian tour, she’ll be jetting off to do that same thing all over Europe. Full on! MAKE SPACE FOR THE MIDDLE NAMES The Middle Names need some space, apparently. Which seems pretty odd for a band from a place as spacious and underpopulated as Tasmania. But whatever, how much space do they need? It just sounds like they’re being a bit greedy, really. Typical bloody rockstars. Anyway, their new album is called I Need Space and it’ll be available by the time you read this. They’re playing a few gigs around the country in May, but Taswegians will be able to catch them either at The Grand Poobah in Hobart on Saturday May 24 supported by Lewes, or at Club 54 in Launceston on Saturday May 31. Get along and support one of Tasmania’s finest. CHURCHES MAKE FOR GREAT CONCERTS Trysette is dropping in to Australia for a quick break from jet setting around the globe on lavish international tours. The classically trained pianist slash singer will be laying low while her fourth album
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Chet Faker is that dude. Since he uploaded an EP worth of tunes he made in his garage to the interwebz a few years ago, he’s completely blown up. He’s toured the world, he’s had a song used in a Superbowl commercial, he’s gone from strength to strength. All while artfully maintaining a great beard. At Falls Festival he played Tasmania for the first time, but now, following the recent release of his debut full length album Built on Glass, he’s coming down for a REAL gig. Saturday July 5 at The Odeon in Hobart, supported by Yumi Zouma. Tickets are already on sale online via ticketmaster, or from Ruffcut Records in Hobart, and will run you around 44ish dollars. BE SURE TO MAKE IT TO THE BALL On Sunday June 8, get out your most dapper, dandified glad rags, dust off those tassles and start practising your Charleston, because TasPride is putting the “queer” firmly back into the 1920s with a magnificent party night: The Great Gaysby. Delicious, decadent, delightful and as sparkling as the flowing champagne, The Great Gaysby will be a night to remember. Tickets are $30 full, $25 concession, $20 TasPride member if you buy them online (or from the TGLRG stall at Salamanca Market). They’ll be $5 more on the door. Heaps of prizes for best costume, and some great entertainment will be provided!
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THE RETURN OF THE JEFF If you have any idea what “music” is and you’ve vaguely heard of a country called “Australia”, you’ve probably heard or seen Jeff Lang performing somewhere. He’s a unique performer that blends rock, roots, folk, blues, ballads, instrumentals, improvisation with a devastatingly high level of musicality. On top of that, his newest record has an awesome title - I Live A Lot In My Head These Days, way cool, I can relate, buddy. It’s available on Friday May 16, and a month after that, you’ll be able to catch Jeff performing some songs from it at Dark MOFO, on Sunday June 15. Tickets available from the usual Dark MOFO spot, online at www.darkmofo.net.au.
probably want to get around to checking out. Diamanda is acclaimed internationally for her politically charged performances, as well as her spectral interpretations of jazz and blues. Which sounds quite wordy and obscure, but isn’t. Performing a new work, Das Fieberspital, which is based on a poem by German writer Georg Heym, at the Theatre Royal on Sunday June 22, Diamanda uses solo vocals, piano, and multitracked vocals to become a tour de force. Or a tour de stage. Or a stage de force? I dunno. It sounds good though. A IS FOR AUDREYS
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EXTRA DARK AND NOISEY Sunn O))) + Earth + Veil of Darkness at the Odeon Theatre on Friday June 20 as a part of Dark MOFO. Ok. Nuff said. I can just end this news item right now, right? If you know any of those names, you’ll know this is a gig not to be missed. If you don’t know any of those names, look them up on your smartyphone googles, then you‘ll also know this is a gig not to be missed. Gig starts at 8pm, doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $49/$59+BF presale (via mona.net.au) or $55/$65 on the door. As an added bonus to us for being awesome, this the only gig Sunn O))) will be performing in Australia. Good on ya Dark MOFO! DIAMONDS FOR EVERYONE
The Festival of Voices publicity keeps on rolling out and this time they’re here to tell us about the headline acts and workshops for the 2014 festival. They are as follows: Ben Lee, Clare Bowditch and The Exchange. Ol’ Benny Boy will be playing Saturday July 5 at Federation Hall, Clare Bowditch will be playing the same venue on Friday July 11, and The Exchange will be in the same spot on Saturday July 12. As far as workshops go - Ben Lee at The Long Gallery from 10am on Saturday July 5, Clare Bowditch at Federation Concert Hall from 10am on Friday July 11 and The Exchange at the McNeil Performing Arts Centre from Wednesday July 9 to Sunday July 13. For more details, check out www. festivalofvoices.com.
The Audreys, Australia’s favourite bluesrock-folk (lulwhut?) outfit are back with their fourth studio album. It’s titled Til My Tears Roll Away and the press release says it’s “anticipated”. Not “widely anticipated”, not “highly anticipated”, not “hotly anticipated”, just “anticipated”. Seems a bit understated to me. Anyway, they’re heading off on a national tour in June, playing two shows in Tasmania, the first on Thursday June 26 at Fresh on Charles, the second at the Republic Bar & Café on Saturday June 28. Bet you’re all just “anticipating” it. Not heaps, just a little bit. Don’t wanna look too excited now, do we? That wouldn’t be cool. But wait we hear they may be a third show… WORKSHOPING WITH THE STARS
Foster the People, Angus & Julia Stone, City and Colour, London Grammar, Vance Joy, Darkside, Rufus, Ben Howard, Kelis, Metronomy, Hoodoo Gurus, Chvrches, Grouplove, The Jezabels, Tune-Yards, 360, Wild Beasts, Danny Brown, Illy, First Aid Kit, Violent Soho, Spiderbait, The 1975, Ball Park Music, Art vs. Science, Buraka, Som Sistema, The Preatures, etc. etc. Important note, this is not to be confused with the Splenda and the Grass Festival where everyone just sits around and drinks cups of tea with artificial sweetener and smokes weed… oh wait. Head over to www. splendourinthegrass.com for more info. DAN THE MAN When Dan “The Man” Sultan played at The Waratah recently, Dan “The Man” Sultan was nice enough to give us all a little sneak peak at his newest material. We thank Dan “The Man” Sultan for that and now he has released his new album Blackbird to the wider public. To celebrate the release he is returning to Tasmania and you will be able to see Dan “The Man” Sultan at Wrest Point Showroom on Friday August 8 if you’re in Hobart, or if you’re in Launceston, at The Country Club Showroom on Saturday August 9. MAKE SOME MUSIC
Remi is playing at the Republic Bar on Saturday July 12. Who is Remi? The internet tells me he’s a supercool rapdude from Melbourne. Triple J loves the guy. He was nominated for an Unearthed Artist of the Year Award last year, which may not mean much to us since we still don’t get the Unearthed Digital Station in Tasmania, but it’s a safe bet that it means he’ll be one of jjj’s “Artists to Watch” in 2015, and then he’ll probably win an Aria a few years later. Here’s your chance to get in on the ground floor, tell your grandkids you saw him before he was famous, become Grandpa/ Grandma Hipster. Tickets are $17.50 + BF, available from Moshtix outlets.
Hey Hobart muso dudes, heard of the Bunker Studio? Well, if you haven’t, it’s a rehearsal space provided by Music Tasmania. Seems like it’d be a good place to jam for a bit, which in turn, will help you win back your next door neighbours love. It’s all about love, right? Love and music? And money, obviously. It’s not free, but it’s pretty cheap. It’s only $30 for a 2 hour session, and you get access to a drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp, mics, mic stands, and a PA system. So you know, plenty of things you can do with that stuff. You do have to be a Music Tasmania member to use it though, so get in touch with the folk at www.musictasmania.org.
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Diamanda Galas is another of the names from the Dark MOFO program that you might not have heard before, but you will
The Splendour in the Grass Festival lineup has been announced and everybody basically blew their collective wads over it on the interwebs. If you haven’t heard, these are some of the names you can expect to see if you head along: Outkast, Two Door Cinema Club, Lily Allen, Interpol,
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PERFORMANCE ART + MUSIC = KIRIN J CALLINAN
FEATURING YO GABBA GABBA, A CROSS DRESSING HIP HOP ARTIST, AN EXPERIMENTAL HEAVY ROCK GROUP, A VAST ARRAY OF MUSICAL ACTS, PUBLIC ART, FILM, FOOD, NOISE AND LIGHT, DARK MOFO HAS IT ALL INCLUDING THE IRREPRESSIBLE KIRIN J CALLINAN, BRINGING HIS SOMETIMES CONTROVERSIAL BUT NEVER BORING MUSICAL EXPERIENCE TO HOBART AS PART OF THIS AMAZING FESTIVAL. It’s 6pm on a Sunday evening in New York when we catch up with Kirin, who is taking a few days off from touring and doing a bit of studio work before the US leg of his tour starts. After causing ripples at SXSW this year, Kirin recounts the story of how he came to play at the infamous event. “It’s fantastic that we got good press at SXSW. Any press is nice, but it wasn’t necessarily part of the plan. A while ago, we played in Austin, Texas and the managing director of the SXSW Festival saw us play. After that, he kept popping up at shows all across the world; I remember seeing him at a show in Hamburg. We then got asked if we wanted to play at SXSW, they’ve been very supportive of us,” Kirin recalled. Music has been a part of Kirin’s life for a lone time. “I’ve been doing some solo stuff for a long time, but not seriously til recently. It was always an escape, something to do. I’ve always had bands, but sometimes it was fun to dress in drag and play solo, simply because I could. Then more people would ask me to do shows, and it just kept growing.”
Releasing his debut solo album last year, Embracism late last year, there is another album in the works. “It took a few attempts before the first record worked, and felt right. Out of all the things I’ve been involved with, all the bands, the only thing that has sort of taken off overseas has been my solo work. Even when I was in bands signed to overseas labels, it still never came to much.” “I’m still touring, but after the US tour, there’s a few UK shows, then I’ll be doing some recording in London. We’re making another record. I’ve got a friend in London with a room that I can record in, so I’ll be making it there.” Kirin is also known for his sometimes controversial but always entertaining live shows. “There’s not always really any specific or intended social commentary with my shows, besides sometimes a play on the idea of what a rock concert is or who a rock star is and how they behave. I’m just a songwriter, but I feel most comfortable when I’m performing. It doesn’t even have to be on a stage, or to a set number of people, it could just be telling stories
sitting around in a pub. I simply just love to perform.” It’s quite an organic process that decides where in the world music takes Kirin to perform. “It all depends on what offers come up where we go. As the operation keeps growing, the offers from different places come in. I always like to keep the live performance fresh. We may have an idea of what we want to do, but its often the day of the show before we get our act together.” The other arena that Kirin J Callinan is making a name for himself is in his creative, highly entertaining, visually exciting, left of centre film clips. ‘Landslide’ was particularly hard work to create. “That was a tough video. I spent about 10 minutes at a time hanging upside down, performing the song over and over, being dunked in the icy cold waters of Port Melbourne in the middle of winter. It was slightly tortuous.” And now this exciting performer is on his way to Hobart to be part of the amazing Dark MOFO Festival. “It’s going to be the middle of winter down there. I’ve wanted to play in Tassy for a while. We were in talks with the festival promoters last year, but the dates didn’t work out. This year it’s all just fallen into place.” “Small world- we met up with Mykki Blanco (cross dressing hip hop artist and poet who is also playing at Dark MOFO) just a few weeks ago in LA and now we are playing at the same festival. It should be a great couple of days.” So, get yourself down to Dark MOFO and immerse yourself in a wonderful mish mash of culture, with the added bonus of experiencing the live set of Kirin J Callinan - who knows what his show will hold, even Kirin may not know exactly til he walks out on stage, but whatever it is, it won’t be dull and you definitely won’t be disappointed. KYLIE COX Kirin J Callinan performs as part of the Afterlife evening on Saturday June 21 at the Odeon. Tickets available from www. mona. net.au.
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POLITICAL PUNK CANADIAN POLITICAL PUNKSTERS PROPAGANDHI RETURN TO AUSTRALIA OVER MAY AND JUNE TO SPREAD THEIR MESSAGE OF SOCIAL ACTIVISM. WE ASKED DAVID “THE BEAVER” GUILLAS THE SHORT AND CURLYS.
The Band was last in Australia in 2011 to support their album Supporting Caste. The upcoming tour of Australia titled “You Call That A Knife” kicks off late May, which includes Tasmania! Was there any mayhem that happened in the last Australian tour or any unusual stories you can share? The only mayhem that occurred on our last tour of Australia came from our 50-yearold sound guy and his outrageous partying. Before the tour there were some rumblings on the “punk” message boards about a bunch of racist skinheads planning to attend our shows, presumably to intimidate us. Nothing came of that. Some did show up, apparently, to one of the shows, but I think they got bored and went to McDonalds before the show was over. There is a strong sense of activism support and political interest within the band; with a slow decaying world where political leaders are making indecisive decisions and new generations becoming more fuelled with anxiety and less interested with things outside of technology, where does Propagandhi see the world heading? I think the anxiety you speak of comes from the totally insane and unnatural lifestyles many of us in the affluent, industrialized West have become accustomed to. We are
disconnected from one another and from the natural world and fill the voids in our lives by buying stuff and then more stuff. Too many of us are sad, uncompassionate, apathetic, empty creatures—yet we could be so much more. And the powers-thatbe are sociopaths with vested interests in business as usual; any kind of positive change would threaten their bottom line. The cynic in me thinks we’re doomed. The optimist in me thinks we are only a little doomed. I don’t think it is a slow decay the world is experiencing, as you say, but a very quick one. And I don’t think the remedy is to simply revise the way we live our lives on this earth with “green credits” and bio fuels and whatever else. We need a fundamental paradigm shift in the way we view ourselves and our societies. We are biological creatures utterly dependent on the earth and its atmosphere. This is simple fact, yet we forget it in our daily lives. I think any society that wants to be healthy and sustainable needs this simple fact as its foundation. Propagandhi has always kept their punk aesthetics about them with each album release. Notably album Failed States has some heavier influence. Is the band crossing the heavy rock/ metal territory of music? Personally, I don’t view our band—or music in general—in terms of what category
or categories of music we adhere to. We are fuckin rockers, to be sure, but I don’t think any of us have any sort of agenda as to what each song or each album should sound like. We all have diverse musical influences, and this comes out in the song writing. Basically, we just write songs that we like to play and that we like to hear. If it’s heavy or metallic that’s just because we like heavy and metallic music. We also like punk, and all sorts of other styles. If we sound less like someone’s idea of “punk” than we used to, oh well. Time goes on, people grow. I couldn’t play in a band that just played the same stuff for twenty years. That would be boring as shit. The bands website history states that you’re “practicing the art of cannibalism and will soon release a cookbook of finger-licking recipes.” How is this progressing along? Are there any particular recipe standouts that you recommend trying? The human species is pretty revolting right now. Try a carrot instead. Other Canadian bands labelled as having punk characteristics such as Billy Talent, Alexisonfire and Fucked Up morph with other genres to reach a broader audience. Where is punk music heading? I hope it is heading in a more honest and organic direction than it has been heading for the past several years. There’s a lot of cookie cutter shit out there right now— utterly forgettable toilet music. I know there are still amazingly unique bands out there—lots of them—but the shit you have to wade through to find them can be overwhelming. For a band that’s been going since 1986, has there ever been a moment where you thought the punk scene would die out, or is there a surge of revival in the genre?
I think there will always be people who are interested in forming bands that are unique and honest, no matter how fucking shitty the “scene” they may be associated with might be. I am extremely out of touch with new music, but I know there are bands like The Rebel Spell from Vancouver and War On Women from Baltimore who are writing honest music and have something interesting to say. Is the punk scene dying or surging? I have no clue. Don’t care. There will always be good music at the fringes of our bullshit culture. And if there’s not I still have my Rush records. What does punk smell like? Garbage juice. If Propagandhi were a political party what would be the first thing you would fix? I would “fix” the holocaust industries— also known as the meat, poultry and dairy industries—by taxing them one trillion dollars per month. Who originated punk music in your opinion? Malcolm Young. What can Tasmania expect from Propagandhi when you play at the Brisbane Hotel on June 1st? You can expect four drab men experiencing varying degrees of aging and withering who take their rock’n’roll duties seriously. We will be practicing very hard for this tour… better wear your helmets Hobart!! DAVID WALKER See Propagandhi play in Hobart at The Brisbane Hotel on Sunday June 1. Presale tickets are available via www.moshtix.com.au and Ruffcut.
See Propagandhi play in Hobart at The Brisbane Hotel on Sunday June 1. Presale tickets are available via www.moshtix.com.au and Ruffcut.
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MR JONES N’FA JONES. SOUND FAMILIAR? YOU MAY REMEMBER HIM AS FRONTMAN OF EARLY-2000 OUTFIT 1200 TECHNIQUES, OR EVEN FROM HIS RIPPER DEBUT SOLO ALBUM CAUSE AN EFFECT. HE’S NOW BACK ON THE SCENE WITH LATEST LP BLACK + WHITE NOISE AND LETS US IN ON THE THEMES THAT UNDERLY THE NEW RELEASE.
African-Australian hip-hop rapper N’fa Jones has had a diverse range of life experiences. With his mother from Western Australia and father from Sierra Leone, N’fa was born in London and raised in the Aussie city of Perth. While he met with fame through 1200 Techniques, he’s also a mad hurdler who has competed in the Australian Championships and came fourth in the 2001 Olympic trials. He eventually set out to make a solo career in music, releasing Cause an Effect in 2006 and getting his childhood friend Heath Ledger on board to direct his music clips. Hitting the scene again with Black + White
Noise, N’fa says his new album came to life through “an organic process of being creative.” “There was a period when I met Sensible J and Dutch and had such a connection with their sound. The record is a culmination of when we first met and started music, where I was overseas in between, and then coming back to Australia and finishing the work with those guys,” N’fa says. “It was also finding the balance of where the songs needed to fit and how to make
it become an album that’s cohesive. It just started to come together and tell me what to do, really. It wasn’t so planned.” Like much of the music N’fa has written over the years, the artist says his newest release is all about “finding self-belief and about inner strength.” But while he writes uplifting messages seemingly with ease, self-belief hasn’t always come to him as effortlessly. “When I was a kid learning rap, no one where I lived was really into it and it sort of became my diary; my confidant who I’d write to. I would write about things I would notice or my friends’ troubles, and I was more into writing about things than just dwelling on the pain.” “It was about finding a way through it. It’s just the way I write – even when it was with 1200 Techniques. Occasionally, I might be able to write a song that isn’t about anything but I actually find it quite difficult. There’s always this sort of undertone that comes into it that’s to do with uplift.” Understanding the dark and light powers of music, N’fa hopes for Black + White Noise to function as a method of healing the soul. “I find music healing – at least, it should be. I find so much of music actually to be harmful, so the healing side of it is what I focus on. I’m not trying to be some preacher or anything like that, I’m just writing what I feel.” STEPHANIE ESLAKE
Feel it with N’FA at the Republic Bar on May 16. Joelistics and Dialectrix will also be pumping the tunes in this celebration of N’fa’s new release.
COUNTING DOWN TASSIE SINGER-SONGWRITER TIM DAVIES WALKS THE LINE BETWEEN EARTHY FOLK-ROCK AND SOULFUL ALT-BLUES BUT NEVER STRAYS FROM KEEPING HEART. AFTER HIS DEBUT EP, COUNTING DOWN THE NUMBERS IN 2012 (WITH SINGLE “HEART ATTACK” CATCHING THE ALLSEEING TRIPLE J EYE), DAVIES IS READY AND ROLLING TO MAKE MORE. HE’S BEEN A TRAVELLING ROCKER SINCE HIS TEENS AND HAD SINCE SUPPORTED THE LIKES OF JIMMY BARNES, RICHARD CLAPTON, THE TEA PARTY’S JEFF MARTIN AND MORE.
“I’d like to have [the new record] out by Christmas, but there’s always a backlog of work to be done. It’s coming along slowly. The last EP, start to finish, took about 4 days once it was all scheduled in!” “It’s gonna be a bit different from the EP, sound-wise” he says. “It was always my idea to do a more ‘rock’ album; more guitars, heavier electronic sounds going on. The EP was done mainly using acoustic guitars and stringed instruments. This one is gonna sound very different, a lot darker and a lot heavier. That’s the direction it’s taking, anyway” Although Davies is happy with the radio reception to his tunes, he admits that the best kind of muso is a touring one. “I think it’s an important part in finding new music. I’m a live player, I like getting out and playing and doing the live thing. You can hop on iTunes and download a track but the real experience is coming from the live experience. Working in the studio is fun but performing the final thing is pretty special”
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“We have the advantage of being a bit smaller” Davies says when I query him about his experiences in the local scene in Tasmania. “The camaraderie amongst bands, everyone knows each other and helps each other out. We’ve got some great bands down here doing cool things. It’s getting bigger and better” And just to keep you on your toes, Davies is in the midst of preparing a “secret show”. Mysterious… “It’s on the 17th of May and it’s a limited show at a secret location. There’s only 50 tickets available. People purchase the ticket from my website and they’re given the location of the show which is in Central Hobart and they’re given a special edition of the EP. It’s gonna be fun!” LISA DIB To purchase your ticket to Tim Davies’ secret show this month and pick up a copy of the revised Counting Down the Numbers at the same time, all for the grand sum of $10, head over to www.timdaviesmusic.com.au.
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IN ROLLS THE WAGONS
FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF HIS SOLO MINI-ALBUM EXPECTING COMPANY, A CONCEPTUAL RECORD CONSISTING ENTIRELY OF BEAUTIFUL DUETS, HENRY WAGONS HAS EMPLOYED THE TALENTS OF HIS BANDS MEMBERS ON ALL LEVELS OF THE CREATION OF SIXTH ALBUM ACID RAIN AND SUGAR CANE. LEGENDARY BAD SEEDS MEMBER MICK HARVEY LENT HIS HANDS-ON EXPERTISE TO THE CO-PRODUCTION OF THE RECORD THAT HENRY HAPPILY ADMITS IS BOTH THE MOST AMBITIOUS AND THE ONE THAT BRINGS HIM THE MOST PRIDE. Henry brings his sincere and authentic brand of alternative-country back to Australian music fans this year after a lengthy time in the northern Americas, and so speaks to me about the highlights of travelling, the collective subconscious of shit-faced music fans, and why this album may be his best yet. Needless to say, Henry Wagons and his reunited band are itching to share their new material with a home audience. “Yeah, look it’s been a while since I’ve been on home turf,” he says, “So it’s really exciting. We’re the proudest we’ve ever been of an album, so we’re looking forward to actually getting on the stage, getting a little sweaty and spitting these songs out.” Still, on home ground or not, music audiences around the world thrive on the same juices. People aren’t so different, a well-travelled Henry says. “There is a sort of collective unconscious in the behavior of shit-faced adults on a weekend at a venue watching a rock and roll band. “There is a universal human quality wherever you are, whether it be Canada, or New York City, or Nashville, or Vietnam, or London, people are the same in some way once they’ve got a couple of beers under their belt.”
Humans will be humans, but one has to admit that musical culture will be beautifully different around the world. Nashville was a favourite destination for Henry. “I love Nashville,” he says. “I think there’s an amazing cultural tornado happening between the cheesy country and the amazing underground rock scene - Jack White’s moved in, and JEFF the brotherhood, [and they are] sort of fucking things up a little bit, and that creates an amazing place.”
Henry explains, “I think he’s a hero of all of us in the band and when we were talking about giving up the reigns to a producer from the infancy of the record, we all wanted to work with someone that we respected.
It’s safe to say, though, that Henry is no suburb snob, finding jewels of all kinds in each town or city he visits. “I think like so many musicians you have favourite spots wherever you go, (…) whether it be the poached eggs in Lismore or the whisky cocktails in Wellington, New Zealand, you’re always looking forward to that special place in that particular town.”
The feel of Acid Rain and Sugar Cane is ingrained in its fantastic title.
In fact, on a previous visit to our own friendly state, Henry was gifted with bacon and blueberry breakfast biscuits in a custom-lined Wagons cookie tin. He assures me that he is hoping for a repeat performance. He certainly deserves it after the time and love he invested into Acid Rain and Sugar Cane, writing a total of 22 potential songs for the record. A portion of the credit can be attributed to alternative music guru and coproducer Mick Harvey, who had much more to offer than good advice, as he prefers the practical approach over sitting behind a production desk. “His production style was to sit in with the band, so Mick plays on every single track in our new record. We all had to lift our game to keep up with his frequently arched high brows and judgmental stares,” Henry laughs. Harvey clearly has a wealth of experience and an incomparable repertoire of collaborations, including PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, and Rowland S. Howard. Arched brows aside, it seems they couldn’t have picked a better man for the job.
“When we’d stop and tell stories, he could always trump us with stories about PJ Harvey or Nick Cave. I’m talking about poached eggs in Lismore, he’s talking about working with Polly. It was great.”
“It’s got a bit of a trippy feel to it, the album, and it takes you on a kind of journey. A lot of the songs take weird left-hand turns and flip themselves upside down. So Acid Rain and Sugar Cane to me hints at that sort of weird and esoteric journey that the album takes you on.” Describing the record as his most ambitious yet, Henry seems to have stepped outside the square. For one thing, he says, “The band has more involvement than ever before on the album and we had a lot of grand and bombastic ideas for the arrangement of these songs.” While not consisting entirely of collaborations as on his last record, Acid Rain And Sugar Cane features the horn section from Saskwatch, City and Colour’s Matt Kelly on pedal steel, The Drones’ Steve Hesketh on piano, and The Nymphs on backing vocals. “Theres a lot of 70’s-esque, cinematic qualities, there’s a lot of strings on the album, there’s a lot of brass, and that kind of thing. There’s even congas!” Henry says. “We’ve definitely gone all out, in terms of trying to capture a sweaty fat Elvis-gonewrong vibe.” ERIN LAWLER Acid Rain and Sugar Cane is released on May 16, and Wagons play at The Republic Bar in Hobart on Saturday May 31.
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YOU CHANGED ME I saw Emma play last year at The Republic Bar. It fell in to the “non standard” category and it might have even changed me, just a little bit. Anyway she’s back with a new full length You Changed Me and album tour to boot.
Is music purely a love job / hobby or do you see it as a career? Music seems to consume most of my time and I have made a lot of sacrifices in order to pursue it, but I don’t make any money out of it. Maybe I will one day, but it’s a tough gig. Who knows what will happen in the future (high school teaching may seem awfully appealing in five years time), but at the moment it’s my focus and I’m happy about that. Are day jobs necessary evils to support your music habit or a distraction from devoting yourself 100% to your art? I like my day job (it’s actually a night job). I’ve made friends there and it’s flexible. I work at a really busy pub in Fitzroy and I have done so for 2 years. Right now the staff are mainly young students and artists, so that makes it fun and gives the place a certain vibrancy, but I don’t want to be there when I’m 50, if you catch my drift. You like to tell (what I think) are tall tales on stage. Is this something you have always done? Do your tales root in truth or are they all fictional? Telling stories and jokes on stage is a relatively new thing to me. But I like it when other musicians do it, so I thought I’d incorporate it into my act as well. I like the idea of entertaining people and always have. Also, a good bit of banter on stage can connect the audience to the next song. Whether or not a story or a joke is based 100% on my life is irrelevant, really. I just want people to have a good time. How do you pick your song material? I remember one about a dog last time you were down complete with you howling.
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FOREVER YOUNG THE INFANTS ARE: BLAISE ADAMSON ON VOCALS, CASIO, GUITAR, ATTITUDE AND FRONT LADY EXTRAORDINAIRE, CHRIS MORSE, MASTER OF THE FOUR STRINGS, ANTHONY MORSE (ANT HONEY), GUITAR, VOCALS, SYNTHESISER (DROPS), AND MYSELF, JACK NORMOYLE, ON DRUM KIT.
How did you guys meet/start playing music together? The three of us boys had played together in another project for a little while and band politics (with a fourth member) had started to ruin it for us. I became friends with Blaise somehow, and disheartened with the band situation we began making these experimental beat jams together under the title Fluffy Love. The brothers being my best friends and band mates it was ridiculous not to join forces and see if we could make something coherent enough to be called music.
How would you describe your creative process? Is there a main songwriter, or is it more collaborative? I think it’s fair to say that it’s predominantly collaborative. There may be a seed of a song which comes from an individual, whether it stems from a melody, a rhythm, a riff or some atmospheric sound, and when we get together all these ideas spew out in some harmonic tantrum. Our diplomatic song writing process lets everyone express their own tastes and energies through our music. That’s why we started this band, because we got sick of not seeing enough... bands.
And how did the new single ‘Halves’ come about? The new single came from a spontaneous jam we broke out into at rehearsal one day. The lyrics, and possibly elements of the silky baseline had been floating around the ether for a while. We’d been listening to a lot of Cypress Hill that week and so Blaise jumped on the Casio and whilst jamming along to a drum machine she brought some East Coast vibes. After manically repeating and refining the keyboard melody sitting on her floor at home, and toying with this song at practice we decided that it had become a lot more then just us trying to play hip hop. It wasn’t until we had recorded it with our friend Archie Moore in a Brunswick basement that we really appreciated its originality, especially after Anthony amped it up with his atmospheric and jazzy g-tar solo. Trusting Archie as an artist himself we gave him some creative reign in the recording process, which proved beneficial to the character of the song. Have you played in Tasmania before? We played here earlier in the year, after we had just released our first EP. We had a F&$%^kin sweet time, hence why we are coming back so soon. Everyone who was involved killed it, especially the individuals that compiled the human pyramid. We were in Hobart for a total of 16 hours all of which was spent at the Brisbane Hotel… and most of which was spent awake. Loose. CHLOE MAYNE
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AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEART AN ENVIRONMENTALIST AT HEART, HARDCORE FRONT-MAN JAKE TAYLOR’S PERCEPTION OF TASMANIA MAY WELL CHANGE WHEN HE VISITS BURNIE. IN HEARTS WAKE WILL VISIT THE SEASIDE CITY ON THE STATE’S NORTH-WEST AS PART OF THEIR EARTHWALKER REGIONAL TOUR. HE WAS AWARE OF TASMANIA’S BEAUTY, BUT BEHIND THE TOURISM BROCHURES IS A MORE SINISTER REALITY.
Wood chips are spewed out of a 100 foot plus conveyer system at the city’s port, creating pyramid sized mounds of timber fragments. Trucks dominant the highway, dropping tonnes of wood to be shipped out most days. Just in our backyard we have the world’s oldest forest, The Tarkine, yet Burnie is fuelled, and also fuels, the state’s mining and forestry industries. Tourism and our pristine environment comes to the fore in advertising, yet the Liberal government wants to unlock 400,000 hectares of forest reserves for future harvesting. It’s left many scratching their heads, including Taylor. In Hearts Wake are advocates for change, and you only have to look as far as their latest single ‘Divine’, off their second album Earthwalker to see. For each bundle purchased from their online store, a tree will be planted in partnership with Carbon Neutral. It’s like eating a charity chocolate to know you’re making a difference. Food for thought right?
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Taylor described the Liberal’s ambitions to log more forest than they can poke a stick at as “pure evil” and “an absolute joke”. “Being entrusted to protect and being a guardian of the country, having to go to that drastic measure just in search of economic growth, is very short sighted. If only Abbott stood and looked at a tree and said, I breathe for that tree, why am I cutting it down? This is our way of giving back to our earth and country with things like the Abbott Government looking to log forest, it’s never going to replace the same forest, but it’s our way of fighting back in a different way. Rather than get caught up in the evil I want to focus on the positive, I want to stand up and fight back.” One band, like In Hearts Wake, can make a difference Taylor believed. Even Australian metal-core giants like Northlane and Parkway Drive are spreading their messages of peace, love and protection of the earth. Taylor said there was a shift in conscious decisions made by Australian metal bands to evoke change, his also. “If I said otherwise I would be an absolute joke. The smallest thing can be a catalyst for change. All it takes is you throw a rock into a massive still lake and those ripples will spread.” The idea of change isn’t new to the band. In October last year they launched The Skydancer Project, to coincide with their single at the time, Skydancer. The idea behind the project was simple but enlightening, and it gave power to the people. Purchase the single for as much as you will, 10 cents or 10 dollars, and the money would be distributed to various charities. “ In an effort to create awareness and raise money for the less privileged, we put together a video and short documentary
about the plight of the Native American people and other indigenous cultures in today’s fast moving world,” Taylor said. The band pledged one hundred per cent of the single’s sales to ‘Seventh Generation Fund For Indigenous Peoples’ in North America, Germany’s ‘Hardcore Help’ that focuses on Africa, and Australia’s own ‘Red Dust’. In Hearts Wake have shared stages across Australia and New Zealand with bands such as Parkway Drive, Enter Shikari and Northlane. Playing over 100 dates in the first eight months of their first album’s cycle, the outfit has grown to become one of Australia’s favourites. More recently they were included as part of the Brother In Arms Tour across venues in Australia, Europe and the UK with The Amity Affliction. If you’re quick enough you’ll get to pick the brains of all In Hearts Wake members as they make their way through Tasmania for the Earthwalker tour. One of the first few people to purchase tickets will be a part of an intimate Q&A session with the band. Who knows, Taylor might have even more passionate views on our government then. MARK ACHESON
The Earthwalker Regional Tour takes in Launceston on Thursday May 22 at Hotel New York, followed by an all-ages show in Burnie at the United Church Hall on the Friday. The Brisbane Hotel in Hobart hosts an 18+ show on the Saturday, followed by an all-ages show on the Sunday. Tickets on sale via inheartswake. oztix.com.au, Oztix Outlets or by calling 1300 762 545.
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HOW DYSTOPIAN FILMS MADE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC THREE AUSTRALIAN MUSICIANS HIDEAWAY IN AN OLD FRENCH COVENT, SCRIBBLING AWAY IN SEPARATE ROOMS, MEETING SPORADICALLY TO SHARE THEIR WORDS ON RELATIONSHIPS, HOPEFULNESS AND HURT. WATCHING DYSTOPIAN FILMS IN THEIR SPARE TIME, THEIR WORDS REFLECT A MIRROR OF THE REAL WORLD OUTSIDE THEIR SMALL HAVEN. THIS IS THE MAKING OF HOY’S DEBUT ALBUM AQUASLUM.
Aquaslum is the product of three talented and well-travelled musicians who have united to create ‘quite a deep sounding record but also easy to listen to,’ guitarist and singer Liam Linley explains. A record that has already travelled from France to Australia and back to London, it will finally hit our shores in May, followed by a nationwide tour from the trio. ‘We’ve always been into travelling as a band, we’ve done a lot of travelling in Australia. It kind of seemed fitting that the record had an international flavor.’ So who are they? Apart from film-loving travelers, Liam says Hoy ‘are three people who come from somewhat complimentary but different corners of the musical universe, who found each other to make music together.’ Hoy’s journey began when schoolmates Liam and Felicity Cripps moved to Melbourne and started playing music together. They were joined by Cecilia Dowling in 2010, who added a folky, classical edge with her viola skills. The band expanded from three to six members for the recording of the new album and subsequent tour. The new band includes another old schoolmate and member of Gotye’s band, Jimmy Saunders on keys; Tim Heath from the Basics on bass and Jeremy Hopkins on drums. ‘I guess we started as a 3 piece and added all the instrumentation in, we had a rough draft of what we wanted, [Aquaslum] is what we were hoping for but different than what we had imagined.’ With a pretty stellar crew of musicians, Liam says ‘it’s about picking and choosing the right people who you want to work with and I think dynamic wise it’s made us all stronger together.’ And the results are a ‘a large sounding record and the themes are wide and varying… Some of the music
looks at the larger picture of ‘what the hell are we all doing here’… and it is also very personal.’
over to someone else for a fresh ear and a fresh perspective… he was quite influential for the final sound of the record.’
The themes found in the music could be attributed to the hours spent in France immersed in dystopian films between writing songs in separate corners of the convent. ‘Brazil’ by Terry Gilliam stands out for Liam, a film focusing on the mundane consumer driven life of a man searching for a women in his dreams. Liam says it’s ‘quite a futuristic and often foreboding look at the future and also a mirror to what’s actually happening right now. Brazil focuses on government and power gone wrong.’
Now the band is ready to hit the road and travel Australia promoting their debut record, ‘We spent a lot of time putting together the live show and really getting a solid band happening, although the songs have been kicking around for a while the actual performance aspect of it is really fresh,’ Liam says.
Hoy’s sound harks back to music of the past as well as exploring modern beats and harmonies. Aquaslum is an album that takes you back in time but makes you reflect on the present, which is, unsurprisingly, a similar description to dystopian films like ‘Brazil’. Aquaslum explores apocalyptic, sinister and deep themes, which are reflected in the sound of the album. Recorded in an old converted church in the Victorian Highlands, the high ceilings and large space created a sound that was at times, as Liam explains, too big, ‘We actually had to do a lot of drowning out of the sound, we wanted that big open sound. For some things it was like great these ceilings are awesome but other times it was like [we made] lots of little caves.’ From its beginnings in France, to the recording in Australia, Aquaslum ended up in London, to be mixed by Daniel Rejmer, a music producer who has worked with the likes of Bjork, Foals and Paul Kelly. Liam explains that the band needed to hand the record over to fresh ears for the mix, ‘we found it was about time that we handed it
HOY will be in Tasmania at the end of May, and it isn’t their first time to the apple isle ‘We’ve been to Tassie quite a few times. We’ve played in Tassie more than we have played in Sydney. There’s a good little Tassie [music] circuit now.’ A little trip across the strait isn’t the only sea they’re planning to cross, Liam says the band might ‘plan another little European trip soon to do some more writing.’ Last European trip resulted in beautiful melodies, haunting harmonies and big bass that made Aquaslum, who knows what a second trip will bring. ‘We want more people to hear our music and come to our shows. We love writing and playing together, more touring, more songs, more shows. Just keep rolling on!’ ELLA RICHMOND
See Hoy perform in Hobart at The Republic Bar on Friday May 23, followed by a trip to Launceston on the Saturday for a show at Fresh on Charles. They return south on the Sunday for an acoustic performance at MONA from 1pm.
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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY AUSSIE LEGEND AND ARIA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE RUSSELL MORRIS IS BACK WITH NEW ALBUM VAN DIEMEN’S LAND – THE SECOND IN A TRILOGY WHICH SHARES STORIES OF OUR NATION’S PAST. HIS HISTORICALLY INSPIRED ALBUM FEATURES SPECIAL GUESTS FROM BANDS INCLUDING MIDNIGHT OIL, THE LIVING END, DADDY COOL, AND CHAIN. RUSSELL TELLS US WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE.
What sparked your interest in old Australian stories enough to share them with the world through a trilogy of albums? When I did the first one, I only did it as a labour of love. I just wanted to do a bluesroots album about Australia. But once I finished it, I thought there were so many other stories I wanted to write about. There are so many wonderful stories that make us who we are – the good, the bad, and the ugly stories; they’re why we’re Australian. Why did you dedicate your latest release Van Diemen’s Land – thylacine and all – to Tasmania? I thought I would start there because that was where we started; where all the petty criminals were brought out. Tasmania started as a penal colony. Then they started settling and that was our beginning. I am always down in Tasmania working. I really love the drive from Launceston to Hobart – we always stop at the windmill in Oatlands and I’ve been to Port Arthur and looked at so many things. One of the main writers that I write with, Gary Paige, lives in Hobart, too. It is a stunning place but the funny part about it is, for the people who were taken here initially, it would have been a horror place. It wouldn’t have been great scenery to them – they would have been scared of spiders and snakes, and it would have been alien. It would have been very intimidating.
10 QUESTIONS WITH... AUSTRALIAN MUSIC EDUCATOR AND CONDUCTOR RICHARD GILL HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO INSPIRING MUSICIANS AND LISTENERS OF ALL AGES. THE LEGEND WILL HOST A SING ALONG OF HANDEL’S MESSIAH CULMINATING IN A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE WITH THE TSO ON MAY 9 AND 10 AT THE FEDERATION CONCERT HALL.
I hope they’re happy that I’ve used the thylacine on the front. There’s also a line in there that says, ‘whoever thought I’d end up in this hell hole?’ so I hope people don’t think, ‘why would you say that about Tasmania – it’s a beautiful place!’. It is a gorgeous place, but back then it would have been horrifyingly scary. Tasmania takes the cornerstone on this album, that’s for certain. STEPHANIE ESLAKE
See Russel Morris perform with guest at Wrest Point in Hobart on Saturday May 10, before heading to Launceston on the Saturday for a performance at The Country Club. Tickets for both shows are available via www.tixtas.com.au or 1300 795 257.
So tell us – what’s so exciting about Handel’s Messiah?
and a wonderful sense of pitch and musical direction. They know the musical intention.
The Messiah is one of those everlastingly wonderful fabulous works that people enjoy singing, always, and the general public can have access to it as well. We’re also looking at some Bach Chorale. They’re great works because they’re brilliantly written, they’re incredibly well composed, and they have withstood the test of time.
When they are performed they provide great joy, great satisfaction, great sense of achievement for having sung this music, and a feeling that at the end of a performance of the Messiah that you really have achieved something significant. The analogy is like a great meal. You can slap up a couple of chops and a few sausages and whack a bit of tomato sauce on it, or you can go to the trouble and have a beautifully prepared and cooked meal. These works are not slapped up works. These works are crafted by master craftsman who really know music – people like Bach and Handel who really knew their music, and really knew what they were doing. What’s the key to a really great vocal ensemble? A sense of unity in the ensemble, a sense of commitment from every member, a sense that every member understands exactly what is going on from the ensemble at every time. It’s like a beautiful flock of birds all turning together, all flying together, all soaring higher and falling. This wonderful sense of unity, a wonderful sense of rhythm,
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How are you expecting Tasmanians to receive your album?
The great part about what made Australians ‘Australians’ it that the ones who survived, the genes that have been passed on to us, have made us a very strong nation.
What makes these works so well suited for a group performance situation?
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Do you think Australians are growing more or less attached to our nation’s history? If I had have said to you 100 years ago, ‘wasn’t your grandfather a convict?’ you would have absolutely panicked inside and said ‘no, there’s no convicts in our family’. The stigma was absolutely appalling. You could not be associated with convicts – it was very bad. In a way, that started a cultural cringe where Australians didn’t talk about their history and how great it was. But it’s completely changed now – you see so many people looking for a convict in their lineage.
What ignites your passion as a music educator? Music has this extraordinary power to change lives, and it also has this wonderful power to give all people access to extraordinary feelings and sensations that otherwise they wouldn’t have. You just need to be a good, observant listener, and you can develop those skills right through your life. There is never a time when you can say you know all the answers, you understand every aspect of music, and you know exactly how every piece works. That is one of the great joys of music, that it constantly reveals itself. How can we keep young listeners interested in classical music? You’ve got to get to them early enough. You’ve got to teach children the ins and outs of music early enough – and it’s not to say they can’t learn ever, but if you don’t give it to them early enough they’ll never get it. It’s not just classical music – they want to be able to have access to all sorts of music. There’s nothing necessarily good, moral, or virtuous about classical music. What we want is musical thinkers – people who can think about what they’re hearing. Studying music early enough, all sorts of music, gives them access to a rich variety of repertoire. That’s what we want. STEPHANIE ESLAKE Sing along Messiah with Richard Gill and the TSO at the Federation Concert Hall on May 9 and 10. For more information go to www. tso.com.au.
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THAT’S NOT MUSIC. THAT’S JUST A BLOODY ROW. “...it seems to me that harmonically organised music tends to support a view of the cosmos as being rationally ordered, and views of the cosmos as rationally ordered tend to support the musical theory of harmony and regular intervals between the notes and all the rest of it... but at the same time harmonically ordered music tends to support ‘Control’ (to borrow a Burroughsian term), even to the innocuous extent that simple pop music makes people feel good about ‘things as they are’, rather than making people criticise ‘things as they are’” -Bruce Russell
What is Noise? May as well ask “What Is Music?” Some might say music is notes, or is composed of notes and works in a certain way. I don’t agree. To me, music is someone organising sounds in a particular way. It’s the intent that’s important. I’d claim that Noise is a kind of music that utilises sounds and strategies outside the limits of the proscribed scale and its attendant rulings of harmony and composition. There’s plenty of blurring of music and noise and it’s not crazy underground stuff I’ve heard of and you haven’t, it’s Missy Elliot. All those peculiar sounds that pop up in her songs aren’t strictly notes, but they are carefully selected and composed, and Missy’s had big hits. The Futurists would have loved her. Noise is everywhere, basically and has long contributed to our understanding of what music is and isn’t. Just think of Jimi Hendrix and his wailing feedback and distortion. Noise is an ongoing musical current with its roots in much important and great 20th Century Art. It’s born in particular of mass culture and is in some ways a strategy for coping with mass industrialisation, mass consumption, life in vast cities and the horrifying destruction of the natural world. Noise is not here to sooth you into a false sense of security, it’s here to awaken you to the terror of reality. Well, it is sometimes.
The use of things like atonality and nonmusic in music is nothing new. The Futurist art movement, particularly Luigi Russolo, who made new acoustic instruments that generated Noises, presented live performances in 1913. There’s a sequence after that of wonderful composers who ripped up the rule book of music and started again. Atonality, duration, space and tone all got shuffled and turned upside down, abused and everything in between by people like La Monte Young, Harry Partch, Iannis Xenakis, Karlheinz Stockhausen Cornelius Cardew, Rhys Chatham, Ryoji Ikeda, and more. The birth of Modern Noise is one record by one man: Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music. Lou was a smart dude, and Lou knew about the minimalisms of La Monte Young and had already applied them to pop music to create one of the greatest rock bands of all time, The Velvet Underground. Metal Machine Music was a wave of roaring feedback spread over two LPS that everyone hated and was called the worst record of all time, but a few people got the idea and beginnings of where we are now were laid out. No Wave bands like MARS, DNA, The Contortions and Teenage Jesus And The Jerks incorporated noisy elements in their post-punk art and anti-art performances and recordings.
Also during the 70’s, inspired by confronting political art performance by people like the Viennese Actionists. The Fluxus Group and the availability of cheap synthesisers, Noise got ugly. Survival Research Laboratories, Whitehouse, Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle all emerged, and went for confrontation as a performance tactic. This could mean a number of things, but in general, it meant volume, harshness in sound and transgressive subject matter: ugly culture, bad sex, fascism, violence. Audiences were bombarded with human horror, given the creeps and shown the worst aspects of humanity. Noise continues to evolve and is in pretty rude health in the 21st Century. There have been developments the emergence of a less ugly strain of psychedelic noise from bands like Wolf Eye alongside Wall Noise, which is pretty much what it says on the label – an overpowering layer of unrelenting sound that starts at full volume, has hardly any dynamic shifts and is there to envelope you in pounding static. One Wall artist, Vomir, flicks his desk on, the sound erupts and he stand there, without touching it, with a plastic bag over his head. No variation, no dynamic, no entertainment. Bizarrely, this is described by its audience as ultimately meditative and you can see why – the world is simply blasted out of the equation, the roar is so loud it provides a kind of seclusion. The goal is catharsis. Noise is not for everyone, but when it’s filled with meaningful intent, it’s as powerful as any art form. ANDREW HARPER
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A MONTH FULL OF JENKINS To celebrate the release of his new record Too Much Water in the Boat, Melbourne musician Charles Jenkins will be gracing our shores to play three separate shows at the Brisbane Hotel. We spoke to Charles ahead of his Hobart appearances.
The album, as the title intimates, deals closely with the theme of water. How did this notion come about? You mean, how did that harebrain scheme come about? I had a few songs lying around about water - the subject is so encompassing. If you write about drought, you’re writing about water. So off I went. I applied for a grant from the Australia Council, and was luckily enough to be successful. It was exciting and it was a bit daunting, and there were certain subjects that I wished I’d been able to get to, but generally I’m really happy with the scope that the record covers with the theme of water and I’m over the moon with the way, musically and lyrically, the subjects that we did cover came out. Where did you record the album?
We record in houses. We can’t afford studios. The recording process can be quite lengthy, and we were able to chip away at things this way, which is a luxury you don’t get when you’re working in a studio. I live with the drummer, we share a house, and so it all works out very well. And it is great not having that clock ticking. A few of the guys play in very successful other bands, so to get them into the schedule can be difficult sometimes. So again, the luxury of recording at home gives you the time to slot them in whenever it suits them.
it has to be a surf instrumental, that makes sense.
How would you describe your creative process?
With Christmas Island, it took me months to try and write the song about asylum seekers. It was essential that I did, but it just wasn’t working. It sounded like I was trying to write a song about asylum seekers, you could hear the work. It was clunky. So, after months of trying I just put it to one side, and then we got together and this instrumental appeared, and it had the ferocity and sadness attached to it that I thought explained it with no words, much better than my twenty verses were explaining it.
With this record, I did have a list. I’d go through that list, and imagine - what kind of rhythm would a song about the Prime Minister being missing have? Oh, of course,
And, when I’m not writing songs, I don’t worry if I go a couple of months without it because I use that time to fill the well, as it were, by reading, playing guitar, and
Charles Jenkins plays a series of shows at The Brisbane Hotel in Hobart: Sunday May 4, Sunday May 11, Sunday May 18. All shows kick off at 7pm.
The Golden Guitar Trophy and ARIA Award nominee has sold Top Ten albums in Europe and the US, received a record 14 British Jazz Awards, and has two honorary doctorates to his name. The guy is a madman, and it all started out in the family home at around three years old.
“We can create moods and atmosphere through music. Some pieces of instrumental music will have a very obvious story to them. For example, one of my compositions ‘One Day’ has a very strong Scottish sound to it and is quite melancholy and haunting.”
“My very first memory is of me sitting in our kitchen playing a little red ukulele that my father gave me. I have no memory before playing a musical instrument. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve always played music,” Martin says.
“There is a story behind why I wrote it, and who I wrote it for, but I don’t need to tell the audience that, they can feel it.”
KING OF THE GUITAR HAILED AS “THE ACOUSTIC GUITARIST OF HIS GENERATION” BY ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE, MARTIN TAYLOR IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE FINEST PERFORMERS, IMPROVISERS, AND COMPOSERS IN GUITAR HISTORY. HE’LL HIT UP HOBART’S CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC THIS MAY 27 AS HE RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS.
Somewhat surprisingly, the guitarist has been most inspired by the improvisational skills of jazz pianists. “My style of playing is closely related to piano playing. I’ve developed a way of solo guitar playing that has many lines going on all at once. I can improvise on each line independently. That makes it more interesting for me, and hopefully for the listener too.” Having gone on to achieve massive international success with his playing and songwriting, Martin gets that the key to a great piece of original music is “a strong melody that has a good, interesting harmonic structure.” “Once those two elements are established I can develop everything and expand from there. A strong melody helps connect with the listener, and a good harmonic structure gives me a lot of inspiration for improvisation,” Martin explains. But it’s not all about calculating the right notes, and Martin says that part of the power of music is the ability to tell stories and create feelings. 22
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writing other things. I think people have a problem with writer’s block because they don’t understand that when you’re reading, you’re writing, and when you’re going on walks, you’re writing, and when you’re engaged in conversation, you’re writing, and when you’re messing about on your guitar - you’re writing. When did you last play in Tasmania? I was in a band called the Icecream Hands for a number of years, and I think it’s been about a decade since I played here with them. It’s a triumphant return! CHLOE MAYNE
Despite his fame as a soloist, Martin doesn’t always go it alone and has spent time working with the equally famous Tommy Emmanuel on joint new release Colonel and Governor in Nashville. “Tommy and I treated recording a bit like a private jam session, but with a lot of attention to detail. When you record, you know it’s going to be played over and over again. It’s there for good, so you’ve got to get it right!” “Having no immediate audience to play to meant we could focus totally on the music. Tommy and I have been friends for over 25 years. We’re good mates, so it was a lot of fun to do.” STEPHANIE ESLAKE
Hear Martin Taylor perform at the Conservatorium of Music on May 27. Bookings available at www.centertainment.com.au. Martin will also hold a masterclass on the same day at 2pm – contact glen.hodges@utas.edu.au to reserve a place.
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MONA UNPLUGGED WITH THE MEAT PUPPETS AFTER A SMALL 20 YEAR HIATUS FROM TOURING THESE PARTS, THE INFLUENTIAL AND UNCOMPROMISING MEAT PUPPETS ARE RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA FOR A HANDFUL OF SHOWS, AND HOBART HAS MADE THE CUT. MONA WILL PLAY HOST TO THE MEAT PUPPETS FOR A VERY SPECIAL GIG ON SATURDAY 24 MAY.
It’s 8pm on a warm Texan night, when we caught up with Curt Kirkwood relaxing at home. The Meat Puppets have just wrapped up their successful US tour and everyone is taking a well-earned break before heading to Australia and New Zealand – a tour which keeps growing as last minute opportunities present themselves. An Adelaide concert was added, bringing it up to 3 Australian shows (Astor Rocks Music Festival in Perth, and a gig at the infamous Zoo In Brisbane) then they added the show in Hobart and now they are also playing at Cherry Rock in Sydney and Melbourne. “We were on tour when this opportunity came up to play in Hobart, so I had to wait till I got back to respond properly. I’ve got a buddy that lives down there, who has always said we should come there and do something, but we’ve never been. I love that this chance has come up. We are looking at maybe doing an acoustic show there. We’re also hitting Perth, we didn’t make it over there last time. It’s great travelling to new cities,” Curt said. The Meat Puppets have been around since 1980 when they formed in Phoenix, Arizona, surviving 4 decades in the music industry with a few setbacks, dramas and lineup changes. There was a huge break along the way, when Curt’s brother and fellow band member Cris’ battle with drugs got the better of him and he landed on the wrong side of the law, spending time inside a jail cell for a few years. But jail time helped him kick his drug habit, and he came out the other side ready to become a creative, positive member of the band again. Turning it into a bit of a family affair, Curt will also be joined by his son Elmo on tour, who has been a touring member of the band since 2011. “We’ve been going since 1980. I’ve always kept busy though, even when we weren’t doing anything with the Meat Puppets. The great thing about music is you never get to the end of the rope. Something else always comes along. There’s always more to learn. Just when you think you’re sick of it, it changes. We’ve always been pretty loose in our approach to it all too.” Curt has been involved in solo projects and a few bands over the years during the
bands downtime, including forming a band with Nirvana bassist Kris Novoselic and Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh called Eyes Adrift, recording an album and touring before going their separate ways. His first solo album , ‘Snow’, was released in October 2005. But now he’s back on the road, playing with the band he loves, with friends and family. As well as his son and brother, long time band member Shandon Sahm will join them on tour. Creativity is not just limited to music in the Kirkwood family. Both brothers are also artists. Cris will be bringing over 30 pieces of his art to Australia which will be on display at each of the major shows in a limited fashion. “We’re both artists. I’ve done a lot of our album covers, and have had shows here and there. I always talk about doing it more. Our styles are way different. I work in mainly in oils and acrylics. Cris works in watercolours.” If you would like to see a little of what is in store, you can check out Cris’s artwork on www.criskirkwoodart.com . 2013 saw the Meat Puppets release their 15th studio album, ‘Rat Farm’ to rave reviews. “Everyone really seemed to like it – they were very complimentary. And now we’re starting to think about another one. But I can’t just sit down and make myself write. It’s a very organic process.” Get yourself along to this very special opportunity to see one of the most iconic, influential bands that have ever graced a stage. Kurt Cobain thought they were okay (he invited them to perform on the classic Nirvana MTV Unplugged In New York and sang 3 of their songs ) so you probably will too. KYLIE COX
Meat Puppets perform at MONA on Saturday May 24, with doors at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from www.mona.net.au.
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Bars and Clubs Guide HOBART Sidecar 129 Bathurst Street, Hobart, 7000 Wed – Sun: 5pm - Late A part of the experience of the outstanding restaurant Garagistes, this tiny bar is where you’ll find some of the most knowledgeable wine and spirit connoisseurs in town. Sit at the bar, snack on some delicious cheeses and sip on the best of your favourite drop.
The Abbey Cider Lounge and Bottle Shop 236 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay, 7005 Mon - Thu: 10am – 10pm Fri - Sat: 10am - 11pm Sun: 10am - 9pm A recent addition to Hobart’s craft beer and cider scene, The Abbey is currently turning in to Hobart’s first brew-pub, but there is also a neat selection of wines and cocktails available if you’re that way inclined. The Abbey’s tasty food includes tapas, or is sometimes provided by the amazing Crumb Street Kitchen. Plan B 39 Salamanca Place, Hobart, 7000 Fri – Sat: 10:30 – 5am Plan B provides Hobart with a much needed underground dance experience. Located above Syrup, Plan B prides itself on its standard of electronic music, with the best of Dubstep, Electro, Drum’n’Bass and House. Nant Whisky Cellar and Bar Shop 3G/63 Wooby’s Lane, Battery Point, 7000 Sun - Fri: 12pm – 12am, Sat: 10am – 12am. Visit the cellar door and bar and try some of the Nant Distilling Company’s prestigious Single Malt Whisky, produced in the Central Highlands of Tasmania. Named as one of the top 50 Whisky’s in the world, Nant is worth trying either traditionally or in one of their inventive whisky cocktails. Wunderland Rooftop Bar 112 Murray Street, Hobart, 7000 Wed: 9:00pm - Late Fri: 6:00pm – Late Sat: 9:00pm - Late Hobart’s only rooftop bar regularly plays host to $5 pints of beer and cider, alcoholic fruitboxes and sundaes. Not to mention a great range of local acts, bands, and the finest funk and soul DJs. Graffiti covered walls, plenty of couches, beanbags, arcade games, a ball pit, projected movies and cartoons, and the best summer vibe in town. The Telegraph Hotel 19 Morrison Street, Hobart, 7000 Tues – Sun: 12pm - Late The busiest sports bar on the Hobart waterfront, The Telegraph offers incredibly cheap meals and steins throughout the week, provides great cover bands on the weekends and has 6 large screens for sports fans. The large heated outdoor area makes this a popular venue in all seasons. Observatory Level 1 Murray Street Pier, 7000 Wed – Sun: 3pm – Late Known affectionately as ‘The O’, this bedazzled club overlooks Hobart’s beautiful waterfront and provides all of your pop music needs. Birdcage Bar 410 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay, 7005 Mon – Sun: 12pm - Late Nestled amongst the waterfront casino, with nightly entertainment, great cocktails and a double happy hour every night of the week, The Birdcage Bar is Wrest Point’s hotspot.
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BarCelona 23 Salamanca Square, Hobart, 7000 Sun: 9am – 10pm Mon - Tues: 11am – 10pm Wed: 11am – 1am Thurs – 11am – 10pm Fri: 11am – 1am Sat: 9am – 1am Situated in Hobart’s Salamanca Square, BarCelona has a rustic feel with sandstone walls and high ceilings. A beer garden with tables and heaters spills out into the square, and upstairs there is a cocktail lounge also available for private functions. Open for all three meals of the day, the chefs in the open kitchen add to the atmosphere of the bar. Ethos Cocktail Bar 100 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 7000 Fri & Sat: 5pm – 12am (throughout Winter) Ethos Cocktail Bar has an amazing array of incredibly tasty cocktails in a cozy and chic upstairs bar. The ever changing food menu is just as impressive, both making use of a wide range of locally produced spirits and produce (many ingredients produced inhouse). The Brunswick Hotel 67 Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000 Mon – Sat: 11:30am – Late An oldie but a goodie, The Brunswick was established in 1827. It is now a trendy bar with black leather booths, fire-places for the colder nights and outdoor seating for summer, a wide variety to choose from behind the bar and an outstanding menu including generous lunch specials. The Brunswick is also a great venue for live music, with heaps of local musicians playing four nights a week. Jack Greene 49 Salamanca Place, Hobart, 7000 Mon – Sun: 11:30am - Late Jack Greene has perfected the atmosphere of an English bar with its warm and cozy yet regal décor. They have an impressive range of boutique beers, many on tap, matched with extensive knowledge from the helpful bar staff. Get there early for some delicious burgers and chips. The Republic Bar 299 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart, 7000 Mon – Tues: 3pm – Late Wed – Sun: 12pm - Late One of Hobart’s biggest venues for live music, The Republic is the place to catch your favourite interstate acts and a huge range of international bands including some hip-hop greats. The kitchen is open every night of the week and provides amazing pub food, with a range of slow cooked meats, seafood, and scrumptious desserts.
The Winston Alehouse 381 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart, 7000 Mon – Sun: 4pm - Late This pub has a massive selection of craft beers and ciders from all around the world, and a creative American themed kitchen offering everything from mac ‘n’ cheese, to Barbeque ribs, to apple crumble glazed donuts. Special events include long cider lunches with matching beverages, and of course, plenty of quality, live music. Tattersalls Hotel: Beer and Food Hall 112 Murray Street, Hobart, 7000 7 days: 12pm - Late The newly opened Tattersalls Hotel is a warm and cosy bar and eatery, with a massive range of boutique beverages and craft beer, and a menu ranging from tasty shared meals to gourmet burgers. Home of Australia’s best happy hour (according to thehappiesthour.com), it’s a great venue for live music, beer events, or the crazily popular Tuesday quiz night (you’ll need to book in for that one). The Waratah 272 Murray Street, Hobart, 7002 Tues - Sat: 12pm – Late Sun - Mon: 12pm - 8:30pm The Tah keeps everyone happy. You’ve got live music, classic pub fare, accommodation, sports bar, comedy nights, keno, a spacious beer garden, friendly bar staff, plenty of drinks specials and damn cheap pool. The Grand Poobah 142 Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000 Wed: 8pm – Late Fri – Sat: 9pm - Late This venue hosts a huge range of local bands and DJs, along with some big interstate acts. There is a vast expanse of dance floor, stuffed animals and red velvet. The Kissing Room provides a space for more intimate gigs and functions, and you can even catch the odd art exhibition. The Homestead 304 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart, 7000 Tues – Sun: 12pm - Late This brand new venue has a homely lounge area, an eight ball room, beer garden and dedicated dance floor where interstate and international acts will join you for parties. They boast a nutritious homestyle food menu and have happy hour every weeknight from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.
The New Sydney Hotel 87 Bathurst Street, Hobart, 7000 Mon – Sat: 12pm – 12am Sun: 4pm – 12am The best Irish pub in town, you can enjoy some regular cover bands, as well as brilliant folk and blues acts. With a roaring fire, a classy menu, and professional staff, The New Sydney is always packed but never uncomfortable. The Brisbane Hotel 3 Brisbane Street, Hobart, 7000 Tues: 12pm – 8:30 Wed – Sat: 12pm – Late This is Hobart’s home of punk, rock, grunge, and all variations of heavy metal. Don’t forget the pinball, pool, affordable tasty meals, and support for local artists in the side bar. Grape Bar and Bottleshop 55 Salamanca Place, Hobart, 7000 Mon – Thurs: 12pm – 9:30pm Fri – Sat: 11am – Late Sun: 8:30am – 9pm In the recent Australian Hotels Association National Awards for Excellence, Grape was deemed the venue for best presentation and service in regional Australia. Enjoy a massive range of quality wines in a comfortable, rustic atmosphere at Hobart’s waterfront. Cargo Bar Pizza Lounge 47 Salamanca Place, Hobart, 7000 Mon – Thurs: 8am – 10pm Fri – Sat: 8am - Late Cargo is known for it’s delicious pizza, and a sweet little ice creamery is tucked into the front of the bar. Outdoor heaters provide plenty of reason to sit out and people-watch in this trendy strip, and past dinnertime you can move inside for the music. Mobius 7 Despard Street, Hobart, 7000 Wed: 10pm - Late Fri: 10:30pm - Late Sat: 10pm- Late Descend to the underground club after your waterfront pub experience for an old-school club experience. You won’t be hearing any pop music here, the DJ sets are strictly dirty, gritty, grimy bangers. A good little selection of Tasmanian favourites sit in the fridge beside a few classy craft beers. Dickens Ciderhouse 22 Montpelier Retreat, Battery Point 7004 Wed – Sun: 12:00pm – 12:00am The newest bar in Salamanca expands the Dickens empire! Larger and swankier than the Launceston venue, the brand new Hobart version has all the classic range of Tasmanian ciders, whiskies, wines, craft beers (etc.) that you’d expect. Plus some awesomely comfortable bar stools, perfect for long sessions.
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The Lark Cellar Door and Whiskey Bar 14 Davey Street, Hobart, 7000 Mon – Fri: 10am – 6pm The Lark Distillery has its own cellar door in Salamanca, where you can taste their signature single malt whisky, made entirely with Tasmanian ingredients. If Whisky isn’t your thing, there’s also premium vodka, gin, and a special TASI aromatica bush liqueur. Just visit the bar or enjoy guided tastings. Central Bar and Lounge 82 Formby Road, Devonport, 7310 Wed – Fri: 3pm – Late Sat: 1pm – Late Sun: 1pm – 9pm The recently refurbished Central Bar and Lounge has plenty to offer, with comedy, crazy-good drinks specials, and bands on the weekends with the more chilled out acoustic sets every Sunday arvo.
Ivory Lounge Bar 121 Collins Street, Hobart, 7000 Fri – Sat: 10pm - Late Dark with plenty of mood lighting, blingin’ deco, and black leather seating, Ivory is your sophisticated club experience. They boast house, tech, and tropical DJs in their underground venue, which is available to hire for private functions. Knopwood’s Retreat 49 Salamanca Place, Hobart, 7000 Mon – Sun: 12pm - Late Your classic workman’s pub and one of Hobart’s oldest, Knopwoods is a favourite for after work or pre-party drinks. There are daily drinks and food specials, lots of outdoor seating and a menu inspired by seasonal Tasmanian produce.
Alchemy 90 George Street, Launceston, 7250 Tues – Thurs: 12pm – 11pm Fri – Sat: 12pm - Late Alchemy has amazing gourmet meals with a Tasmanian focus of an evening and transforms into a bar with local craft beers, cocktails, and local music. Come for a dubstep party once a month.
Preachers 5 Knopwood St, Hobart, 7004 Mon – Sun: 11:30am – 10:30pm A quaint house that has been converted into a bar, Preachers has a beautiful outdoor lawn area with street art, comfy low couches and outdoor heaters. This bar specializes in local craft beers and wines, which you can enjoy with their wonderful tapas style food.
Hotel New York 122 York Street, Launceston 7250 Wed - Thu: 4pm - 2am Fri - Sat: 4pm - 5:30am
Tavern 42 Degrees South Ground Level, Elizabeth Street Pier, Hobart, 7000 Mon – Fri: 7:30am – Late Sat – Sun: 8:30am – Late Known by regulars as T42, this popular waterfront bar incorporates special but affordable dining with a smart trendy bar, and DJs playing late on weekends.
The Manhattan 81 York Street, Launceston, 7250 Wed – Thurs: 4pm – 10:30pm Fri – Sat: 11am – 2am The Manhattan is the perfect venue for a classy night out. As you might expect, they have a great cocktail list, and will line your belly with tapas, pizzas, or classic pub food.
Irish Murphy’s 21 Salamanca Place, Hobart, 7000 Sun – Thurs: 11:30am – Late Fri - Sat: 9am – Late Your classic Irish pub packed with memorabilia from its homeland, Irish Murphy’s has a homely feel. Have a Guinness Pie for dinner and enjoy the local music most nights of the week, with Open Mic Night on Tuesdays. Westend Pumphouse 105 Murray Street, Hobart, 7000 Mon – Tues: 7:30am – 4pm Wed – Fri: 7:30am – Late Sat: 9am – Late Sun: 9am – 3pm This warehouse style bar serves lunch, brunch and dinner, as well as a fantastic range of wines and beers from their funky central bar. A trendy crowd visits this bar on the outskirts of the CBD, featuring roaring fires on colder nights, heaps of funky art, and a wall made entirely of milk cartons. The Metz on the Bay 217 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay, 7005 Mon – Fri: 11:30am – Late Sat – Sun: 8am - Late A great venue for summer afternoon drinks, all day food, and late-night DJs. The Metz hosts heaps of after parties, as well as other special events and themed nights. Enjoy delicious woodfired pizzas all year round.
Hotel New York is Launceston’s premier night club, open evenings with lots of great interstate bands booked, and keeps its doors open late on weekends with various esteemed touring DJs.
Saint John Craft Beer Bar 133 St John Street, Launceston 7250 Wed – Sat: 2:00pm – 12:00am Sun: 12:00pm – 10:00pm Saint John is a great little craft beer bar situated in Launceston, featuring six rotating taps of craft beer, as well as a quality range of wines, ciders and spirits, and passionate bar staff. Also featuring a massive and impressive range of bottled brews available to drink on site or take away. The Pizza Pub 111 Wellington Street, Launceston 7250 Mon – Sun: 5pm - Late Yes, your two favourite things are here in abundance. There is a wide variety of pizzas and plenty of food and drinks specials. Dickens Ciderhouse 63a Brisbane Street, Launceston 7250 Mon – Fri: 5:00pm – Late Sat & Sun: 4pm – 12pm Dickens Ciderhouse in Launceston is a funky (and tiny) bar and cellar door for the awesome Dickens Cider peoples. Chill out and play board games, BYO food and indulge in some of Tasmania’s finest cider, whisky, wine, water, perry, apple juice, crisps and craft beer.
The Royal Oak Hotel 14 Brisbane Street, Launceston, 7250 Mon – Sun: 12pm – 1am The Royal Oak Hotel is a great place to take it easy and listen to some good tunes, with live music most nights of the week, including open mic nights and all the best of Tassie’s bands. Fresh On Charles 178 Charles Street, 7250 Mon, Wed, Thurs, Sat: 08:30pm – 3pm Fri 8.30 - Late The bar hosts some of the best music and comedy gigs in town, providing a great place to relax after enjoying the vegetarian and organically focused café and restaurant. Lloyds Hotel and Backpackers 23 George Street, Launceston, 7250 This popular central bar has live bands, acoustic sets, and DJs every night from Wednesday through to Friday, with a great atmosphere and private beer garden that is perfect for relaxing in summer.
Molly Malone’s Irish Pub 34 Best Street, Devonport, 7310 Mon – Sun: 9am - Late Molly Malone’s is a friendly Irish pub with hearty meals, a gaming room, and free live music every week. It’s a large pub with four bars to choose from – the Sports Bar, the Front Bar with happy hours and live music on Thursdays, the Gaming Bar, and the Restaurant Bar for busy Saturday nights. Tapas Lounge Bar 97A Rooke Street, Devonport, 7310 Wed: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Thurs: 5:00 pm - 12am Fri: 5:00 pm - 2:00 am Sat: 5:00 pm - 4:00 am Tapas Lounge Bar offers a wide range of live music, an extensive menu and great drinks specials in a classy and cosy setting. There are pool tables and a fine art gallery, supporting local artists.
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Star Bar Café and Hotel 113 Charles Street, Launceston, 7250 Mon - Sun: 10am - Late The atmospheric Star Bar has live music on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as chill out acoustic sets on Sunday afternoons, with a selection of delectable canapés, pizzas and platters to fuel your night. Tonic Bar Country Club Resort, Country Club Avenue, Propect, 7250 Mon – Fri: 5pm - Late Sat – Sun: 12pm - Late Tonic Bar is a stylish contemporary venue, boasting Launceston’s largest range of tap beers, an extensive and creative cocktail list, and plenty of quality wines. There is live acoustic music from Thursday to Saturday each week. Watergarden Bar Country Club Resort, Country Club Avenue, Propect, 7250 Featuring a spectacular water display, the Watergarden Bay is a great place to relax in the Country Club Resort, with snack menus and live music on weekends.
The Otis Room Level 1, 69 Mount Street, Burnie, 7320 Fri – Sat: 4pm – 1:30am Located upstairs in Burnie’s beautiful old cinema building, this bar is a great place to relax with a glass of wine or enjoy live music late into the night. The Butter Factory 34 Marine Terrace, Burnie, 7320 Thurs: 5pm – 12am Fri – Sat: 5pm – 4am A very cool setting with live music every single weekend, and freshly made woodfired pizzas and other mouth-watering foods to fuel your night out. Mackey’s Royal Hotel 161 Gilbert Street, Latrobe, 7307 Mon – Wed: 10am - 10pm Thu: 10am - 11pm Fri – Sat: 10am - 12am Sun: 10am - 10pm At the main bar at Mackey’s you can enjoy live music, trivia nights and poker. There are regular promotions, including Toss The Boss and Joker’s Jackpot, and drinks specials every day of the week. www.facebook.com/warp.mag 25
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THE RAPTURE IT’S 5:40 AM AND I’M FEELING PHILOSOPHICAL. THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED THE SUBLIME AND IT’S PURPOSEFULLY SLIPPERY IN IT’S DEFINITION. THERE’S SOMETHING ELSE CALLED “THE HUMAN CONDITION”, AN IDEA THAT HELD MUCH SWAY IN THE ERA OF MODERNITY (THAT’S THE FIRST HALF, ROUGHLY, OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THE SECOND HALF WAS POST-MODERNITY, AND NO ONE HAS FLESHED OUT A HANDY NAME FOR WHERE WE ARE NOW, UNLESS IT’S THE MATRIX OR SOMETHING SIMILARLY TRITE).
The idea of “the human condition” was the apparent, allegedly profound belief that the inevitability of death was some kind of great leveler. We’re all going to die and thus we are all human and we all have that in common. Ah, what bullshit. Yes, we are all going to die. No doubt. However, it is very, very likely that my inevitable end (and stay away as long as possible Mr. Reaper sir), will be in a hospital bed, floating on a raft of opiates, having lived something resembling a life of some minor satisfaction (I hope at least I’ll have read some decent novels by that point). That is nothing like the utterly random and pointless death of someone in a war zone, or someone who starves, or gets a frightening infection because there isn’t a hospital or even clean drinking water where they happened to have been randomly born. I find it a terrible conceit that anyone would claim that the mere fact of death is some great equalizer. It just isn’t. I mean, one of our most complex debates in the west is about the right to die. I don’t imagine that is much considered in places where simply getting water is a terrible struggle. That’s something I feel art is supposed to address, somehow, sometimes. How the other half dies. It’s not that I want to exhibit some middle class white boy guilt here, it’s more that I find that idea of a universal reveling in death a bit off. We can draw all the skulls we like, but we do not live in places where real ones may be seen on a daily basis.
and sometimes, great art grabs this and presents it. I first saw it in the suffering eyes of El Greco’s Repentant Peter, and it has turned up since in odd places. Far more than some tawdry reduction about mortality, the sublime in art is rare and wonderful, a little cosmic and certainly hard to pin down. Some art will make you feel something else, and in this secular age, where religion has failed so many, the artwork that makes us consider there is something beyond the daily trails of life is important. I don’t know that art is God now, but if anyone is truly overcome by a complex work that enriches and thrills them, gives them a sense of rapture, then maybe searching for that moment of exchange is one thing all this work is for. The last time I was overwhelmed by an artwork standing before the massive Anselm Keifer work at MONA. I thought of death and renewal and savored that I was breathing and standing for just a moment. It’s nearly 6 AM. The house is stirring. Philosophy must wait, patiently. ANDREW HARPER
The sublime is different. Somehow, when we look at the feral beauty of nature, something speaks to us. For all the assault of humanity on nature, and for all the vast wounding that there is, there is still a most terrible beauty that can’t quite be put into words in powerful movement of the sea or the vastness of a wild space. The sublime is this silent, wordless exchange,
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THE THEATRE ROYAL PRESENTS SHAKE AND STIR’S 1984 IS THERE A MORE POTENT NOVEL IN ENGLISH THAN GEORGE ORWELL’S 1984? MANY OF US HAVE READ IT, IT’S PART OF HOW WE UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AS IT TRULY IS. BRINGING IT TO THE THEATRE AS A LIVE SHOW IS A MASSIVE CHALLENGE, BUT SHAKE AND STIR HAVE DONE IT, USING A COMBINATION OF HIGH TECH DEVICES AND POWERFUL ACTING FROM A COMMITTED TEAM ON AND OFF STAGE.
We often discuss what would be Orwell’s reaction to the way the world communicates today. Sometimes it feels like the idea of having ‘telescreens’ in every room monitoring your day to day actions is only one step away. CCTV camera’s are on every street corner and in most shops and public buildings. Pretty much every home has a laptop, iPAD or computer of sorts which now come continently with a webcam built in. It is easy to forget how simple it can be access other people’s computers remotely. We are so used to having the monotonous buzz of the plasma in the background while we make dinner or even when we’re out to dinner. The screen’s in our production serve as all of these elements, the surveillance, and the constant stream of traffic coming at you 24/7. The novel itself contains violence and horror; is this a confronting production? How is it to present the terrible reality of torture onstage for your actors? How real is too real, if there is such a thing?
First staged in 2012 this renowned production is touring and landing in Hobart for three performances only in June, at the Theatre Royal. You want theatre that is powerful and important? This has got to be it. I was lucky enough to speak with Nelle Lee, Co-creator and actor in this acclaimed production Tell me a little about the look and feel of the production – it seems to be high-tech meets German Noir (which looks amazing! There’s a feel like Metropolis or The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari). Keeping with the style of the book, our designer, Josh McIntosh has created a very bleak reality of Oceania with a definite coldness to it. This works so beautifully when some of the characters (trying not to give too much away for those who haven’t read the book...) break away from the controlling society they live in. The massive wall of plasma screens and the use of technology in the production definitely add to the claustrophobia and is a constant reminder that we are all being watched, always. Tell us about the choice made to make this version of 1984 quite so stylised? How does this enhance the story?
1984 is such a visceral novel, its tone demands the reader to connect and to empathise with the journey of our hero characters. This production is a faithful translation of the novel, it just so happens that we now live in a time where the technology that George Orwell wrote about all those years ago actually exists – so we have used it as theatrically as possible. Was 1984 a challenge to develop? How did you make a novel into a complex, multimedia live production? We thought it was really important to focus on the humanity of 1984 and how humanity is portrayed, affected and manipulated. It was important for us to make sure that the multimedia was used in a way where it enhanced and supported the story, so it didn’t stand out as an element away from the life of our characters. Many of the key revelations of 1984 are found in Winston Smith’s inner monologue – how is the dealt with in this live version? The novel explores what it is to commit thought crime and face crime; basically any expression of free thought is completely illegal in Oceania. So how do we present Winston’s thoughts to our audience without breaking the reality of the play? This is where we found the use of the screens very
beneficial indeed. We use it as a platform for Winston to express his inner thoughts and emotions, so essentially there are two Winston’s on stage at all times, one who is playing the part of a good party member and the other who is trying to make sense of the harsh, suppressed lives everyone has become accustomed to living. 1984 has been interpreted many ways, what did Shake and Stir set out to say with your version? Are you simply telling the story or are you bringing it to 2014? We wanted a production that would please the Orwell enthusiasts who have read and/ or studied the book but also something that could stand alone for audience members who have never picked up the novel and are at the theatre for a great night out. The fascinating thing about the novel is - it is a story that we, as a society can relate to right now, the “future” that Orwell wrote about is now! Other than a few English colloquialisms, the adaptation didn’t need extensive modernisation or recontextualising at all. George Orwell was well ahead of his time when writing 1984, he was truly a visionary.
This is a very confronting production for many reasons; I know the journey of Winston is exhausting for Bryan Probets who plays the role. It can often be the emotional apect to this play which can be more taxing than the actual physical elements. We always make sure we are there to support each other as cast members, especially with such a long tour, it is important to have wind down time over a nice glass of wine and some cheese! Your company has previously tackled Animal Farm – what’s the attraction to the work of George Orwell? We were attracted to Animal Farm because of the simple and effective brilliance of the novel. It’s one of the best allegorical tales ever written and we loved the idea of presenting such a physical, raw piece of storytelling genius. It was never our intention to produce two Orwell’s back to back but we felt very strongly that this was the right time to present the story of 1984 and we are very glad we went with our gut instinct! I have to ask this – are there rats? What would 1984 be without them? We have three fabulous rat performers who absolutely love the limelight! They travel with us from venue to venue and I have to say, sometimes they eat better than I do! ANDREW HARPER
Screens and the idea of surveillance are central to 1984, but even the novel could not have predicted how far this would go. You’re using screens onstage- what is the effect and purpose for this device?
1984 is in Hobart for three shows ONLY on June 26, 27 and 28 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available from www.theatreroyal.com.au or 62332299.
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MARCO FUSINATO MARCO FUSINATO IS A DAMN SLIPPERY ARTIST. WE KNOW HIM BEST IN HOBART AS A NOISE MAKER – HE’S BEEN DOWN HERE BEFORE AS A PERFORMER IN THE EARLY DAYS OF MONA FOMA – BUT’S HE’S ALSO A CLEVER AND ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL ARTIST WHO HAS DONE SOME EXTREMELY SATISFYING AND POWERFUL VISUAL ART.
Basically, it’s hard to know what he will do next and is one of those exemplary artists who avoids a schtick and whose work is genuinely about ideas and investigation. His work rarely goes after the old “Wow” factor, but creeps up on you – or just plain bludgeons you. His work Aetheric Plexus (Broken X) consisted of 56 Par can lights and a massive speaker stack that burst out with 36,000 watts white light and screamed out 105db white noise when triggered by audience movement. This monster of a work was all about an intense second that would knock you out of your skin, and was one of the most effective works in the massive Melbourne Now show. Of course, what Marco’s presenting for Dark MOFO is nothing like that work in anything but intensity and intent. Spectral Arrows is an ongoing series of long
duration performances for guitar and electronic sound that’s all about work. On the day of the performance, Marco will arrive at the space with his gear at opening time, set it all up, plug everything in and start blazing away. He’ll be there until the usual close of business and by all reports he doesn’t stop for a lunch break, building a massive aural sculpture over an 8 hour period. It’s a feat of endurance for certain and it’s hard one for the audience – can you go on the journey? Or will you just drop in for a slice? Marco himself gets lost in the work – he sets up facing a wall; it’s not about audience interaction as such, it’s about doing the work and getting to the end. It’s a big job but the result is an extraordinary realisation of a powerful conceptual performance work, and one that is certain
to be a Dark MOFO highlight. It’s free to check out as well, so the question is back at you – can you arrive at 10 AM and stya until 6? What will that be like? What will even an hour be like? So many questions and only one way of answering: get to Spectral Arrows. It’s going to be as vast as air. ANDREW HARPER
Spectral Arrows is free to the public and is showing on Sunday June 22 from 10am to 6pm at The Odeon Theatre in Liverpool St. More info from www.darkmofo.net.au.
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FERRIS WHEEL OF DEATH AS PART OF THE CITY OF HOBART DARK MOFO WINTER FEAST, A 50-FT, 12-CARRIAGE FERRIS WHEEL WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR ALL TO ENJOY. WITH DRIFTING FOG, ETHEREAL WHITE LIGHT, STRIKING RED BEAMS, AND HAUNTING CHORAL SOUNDSCAPES, THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE CARNIVAL RIDE - BUT YOU WILL WISH IT WERE.
Part fairground ride, part performance and part sound and light installation, the Ferris Wheel of Death will through lighting, sound and performance, between atmospheric environments both dark and menacing to warm and ethereal – and back. The program will have creators Duckpond and Supplefox working collaboratively with Festival of Voices and FOV workshops at the Conservatorium of Music to develop a new repertoire specifically for this project, with performances taking place in different settings on each night of the Winter Feast. Drawing inspiration from a range of traditional and contemporary vocal styles; including Gregorian chant, sacred singing and acapella music, written and rearranged by avant-garde composer and vocalist Sophia Brous.
The Ferris Wheel Of Death will run from Thursday June 19 through to Saturday June 21, 4pm - 10pm daily at Princess Wharf No. 1. Tickets are $10 ($5 for under 16 year olds). Visit www.darkmofo.net.au for more info.
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BULL BAY ARTISTS RESIDENCIES UNDER THE RADAR IS WHERE SOME OF THE BEST ART HAPPENS, BUT WHEN IT’S TRULY TERRIFIC, THINGS CAN’T STAY SECRETS FOR LONG. ON NORTH BRUNY ISLAND, A NEW RESIDENCY PROGRAM HAS BEGUN AT ROSEVILLE, AN ESTABLISHED FARM OVERLOOKING A PRIVATE BEACH AREA.
The vision of Jane Wilson, an experienced winemaker and organic food grower, Bull Bay Artists Residencies aim to bring the very best landscape artists to Bruny to make new work and to teach and share skills. The program began with a hugely successful residency with Joanna Logue (abstract painter) and Camie Lyon (sculptor). The next and last workshop before winter on the May 10 and 11, involves Ian Marr. Ian has the unique skill of cutting letters in to stone, and is well regarded for his work that leaves quotes, wry observation and wit integrated in
a landscape. For anyone that has ever wanted to learn the art of letter cutting in stone, this is the most fantastic opportunity. All tools and stone are provided and participants can expect to lug a finished piece back on the ferry. Ian is a wryly funny, philosophical and well read man and incredibly skilled in his unique field. Kingsborough council has been hugely supportive; there are two funded places available for the Ian Marr letter-cutting workshop. These are only open to Kingborough residents, but there are other places available – but be warned, workshop places are strictly limited, so get in touch with Jane at Bull Bay. There’s already art at Roseville, and whilst there’ll be no workshops over winter a spring program is already in place and will feature Luke Sciberras, Amanda Penrose Hart and Sophie Cape. These painters with varied and established practices will create new work and conduct workshops, presenting an excellent opportunity to work with very talented artists from NSW. Participants will have the opportunity to stay at Roseville and partake in delightful Bruny Island produce as well. Bull Bay’s aim is to link in with the local community and become part of the growing arts and creative industries of Tasmania. With strong support from the Kingborough Council, this process is well underway, and will culminate in a massive group show at the esteemed Despard Street Gallery in 2015. There’s a lot already going on and a lot more to come. ANDREW HARPER Check out Bull Bay Artists Residencies: www. bullbay.com.au for the upcoming residency and workshop program.
THEATRE:
UNI REVUE 2014 THE HABBOTT – AN ELECTED JOURNEY
See The Habbott at the Theatre Royal Hobart May 9-24 and Princess Theatre Launceston May 28-31.To book tickets for the Hobart season ring the Theatre Royal Box Office on 6233 2299, Centertainment on 6234 5998 or online at theatreroyal.com.au . For Launceston ring Princess Theatre box office on 6323 3666 or online at theatrenorth.com.
It’s the 2014 Uni Revue and you know what that means: Filth, depravity and political jokes(along with the ones we just elected). Follow the adventures of Bilbo Shorten, Tanya Plibershield and her company of dwarfs in their quest to reclaim their lost kingdom. Will Tony Habbott give up the precious ring? Only one way to find out, and that’s to take part in a venerable Tasmanian Institution and get along to see the Uni Revue for guaranteed satire and jokes old and new. You will laugh, you will groan and you will have three beers at interval and need the toilet ten minutes before the end of the show (there’s strong evidence of people literally pissing themselves with laughter at Uni Revues). This year, Uni Revue veteran director (he’s done this seventeen times folks) Graeme Paine has teamed up with his son Nick, who has performed in eight Revues, and together this talented duo will co-direct this truly Tasmanian institution, so this is Revue is bound to be memorable. Get along for buckets of political satire, witty songs, dance lines and of course the obligatory nudity (so be warned – the human body is wonderful thing but it can be terrifying) . Nobody is safe and nothing is sacred political power brokers and public figures all get theirs in this year’s Revue. It’s a Tassie Tradition 66 years rich(up for Heritage listing any second, as are some of the jokes) , so grab a bunch of mates for a fun night laughing at anything and everyone.
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HER MAJESTY’S FAVOURITE REALLY GREAT GRAPHICAL FESTIVAL YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT BUT YOU’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY EXCUSE AFTER JUNE – THERE’S GROWING COMICS AND SMALL PRESS SCENE IN HOBART. NOW, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN HAS LONG KNOWN THAT HOBART IS SWARMING WITH THESE ARTIST TYPES, BUT SHE’S HAD ENOUGH.
Her Royal Highness has decreed that the comic artists and small press makers should rise up this Winter and bathe this city in the glory of their scribbles, their character designs, their animations and their manically photocopied wares. Their obsessive creations will see the cold hard light of the Hobart Winter, ready to be touched and loved by YOU, eager punter and culture culture! The Queen’s Birthday weekend never sparkled with such excitement before! That’s right friends and punters, its time for the Southernmost Tasmanian Graphic Literature Festival in the NATION! It might be cold but ti’s well known you can draw with those fingerless gloves on and it warms your soul from the inside anyway to make and share art. So Get amongst a packed festival and make it happen! Check out this dynamite program of serious events: Thursday June 5 A Thousand Words - Artist talk night at Constance, 6pm 8 illustrators and comic-makers talk about some of their greatest projects! Sponsored by Pagans Cider and Constance ARI Friday June 6 Drink & Draw - a TMAGGOTS event at TMAG, 5:30pm It’s in the title. Tony Thorne Saturday June 7 Comic launch of DOWN THERE #3 by Tom OHern - Hobart Bookshop, 5pm A Sequence of Extraordinary Events comics/performance night at the Grand Poobah, 8pm. Featuring The Last Days of The Mill, The Shipwright and the Banshee, Rob OConnor + Kovacs. $7 entry. Sunday June 8 Small Press Zine Fest - Grand Poobah 1-5pm An afternoon of zine-sales/swaps, bands, workshops, creativity, and COMICS!
For more information on this wonderful festival head, online to: hobartgraphicsfestival.tumblr. com.
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TIDAL 2014
Tidal: City Of Devonport Art Award is back and entries are open. Every two years, artists residing in Australia are invited to submit two-dimensional artworks that respond to the theme of ‘tidal’ – the natural, cultural, personal or political concerns related to the sea, coastal regions and coastal communities. This broad theme has seen many interpretations and attracts a rich field of entries of a very high standard, competing for the $15,000 Major Award, making it one of the most vital exhibitions in Tasmania. Are you keen to enter? Does the notion
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‘Tidal’ speak to you? Well, if it does, get your best work out and enter it in Tidal for 2014. Previous work has featured photography, painting, paper making, digital manipulation and just about every permutation of two dimensions you can think of (and many you may not have), so don’t think you have nothing to say, Tidal seeks creative and lateral discussions of it’s theme. Tidal is judged each year by people well versed in contemporary art; this year’s judges are Erica Green, Director, Samstag Museum of Art , Anne & Gordon, University of South Australia and Sean Kelly, Arts Coordinator,
Moonah Arts Centre, Hobart, Tasmania. These experienced people will be looking for the very best to continue the powerful standard this biennial award is known for, so go on – give them your best. There’s a People’s Choice award of $1000 as well, and simply being selected will be pretty fantastic as well. Go to www.devonportgallery.com and get an entry form today. Entries close Wednesday July 30th, with finalists announced in Early September. There’s time but don’t delay, this prize attracts a borad field. It’s always a great show too, so head to Devonport in December to check out everything in this always superb show.
Arts THEATRE:
BORN FROM ANIMALS
The brief each writer has tackled for this special show is contemporary masculinity – what it is to be male in the 21st Century, in Australia now. Each work slices a chunk of raw sensation out and presents it for your considered examination – and just like a Prime Minster who thinks it’s more important to be seen to be fit than it is to have a grasp on economics, it’s not necessarily pretty – but it’s sure as hell interesting. You can’t look away – and why should you, even if the truth is a bit ugly?
THE TTC SPENT 2014 DOING THE REAL WORK OF MAKING EXCELLENT THEATRE THAT WAS RICH IN IDEAS AND POWERFUL, PROFESSIONAL ACTING IN HOBART. 2014 CONTINUES THAT MISSION WITH BORN WITH ANIMALS, A PREMIERE SHOW THAT WILL FEATURE THREE TOUGH NEW WORKS FROM THREE SUPERB TASMANIAN PLAYWRITES, SEAN MUNRO, TOM HOLLOWAY AND FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER.
Born from Animals is composed of three shorter works: THE FREE MAN by Finegan Kruckemeyer, MALIGNANT by Tom Holloway and HE HATES ME by Sean Monro. Each work examines the damaged aspects of the male gender, digging hard into contemporary problems of isolation, depression, and poor communication. A talented professional cast (Jane Longhurst, Guy Hooper, Scott Farrow, Chris Hamley and Maeve Mhairi MacGregor) and Aidan Fennessy, one of Australia’s leading directors of new Australian theatre have come together with excellent design team Liminal Studios. To create an evening of professional theatre filled with meat and sinew. If you want something light and fluffy, this is not the show for you, but if you want something that will stasify your intellect, provoke, challenge and engage you, if you want theatre that is funny and frightening at the same time – do not mis Born From Animals. TTC have been producing the goods in excellent theatre, this show is not to be missed.
Born From Animals shows at the Theatre Royal Backspace Thursday May 22 to June 1 at 8.15pm nightly (Sunday 4.15pm). The show contains frequent use of very strong language, violent themes and sexual themes and is recommended for ages 16 years and up. Bookings and more information available from: www.tastheatre.com.
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KATY WOODROFFE THE WORKS OF INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED TASMANIAN ARTIST KATY WOODROFFE WILL BE ON SHOW AT THE ROSNY BARN FROM THURSDAY, 1 MAY. THE EXHIBITION, DREAMLANDS, IS A SURVEY OF KATY’S WORK OVER THE LAST FIFTEEN YEARS COMBINING ELEMENTS OF THE MANY RESIDENCIES SHE HAS HAD IN FRANCE, INDIA, GREECE AND SPAIN.
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Dreamlands is the coming together of a number of bodies of work that have been inspired other cultures revealing an obsession with pattern, the artist has integrated elements from Islamic architecture and Greek pottery into a curiosity cabinet of works that respond to stories from ancient mythology. “Each element of these layered works is a symbolic reference that connects us to the artist and her desire to transcend ... geographical boundaries,” said Dr Jane Deeth, curator of the exhibition.
“Woodroffe’s works are delightful creations with an air of mystery that is bound to intrigue everyone from the experienced art buff through to young children.” The artist will be giving a floor talk on May 4 – highly recommend of those who would like further insight into Katy’s passionate and prolific practice. RSVPs for the floor talk to 03 6245 8784 or email schoolhouse@ccc.tas.gov.au TRACEY COCKBURN
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ACADEMY GALLERY Tasmanian College of the Arts, (Inveresk) 1 May – Jun 4 Launceston: Our City
ART MOB 2 – 18 May Papulankutja Palya paintings from the Blackstone community, Gibson Desert
BRAVE ART GALLERY (Longford) 3 – 25 May Clifford How Ancient Form
BETT GALLERY 2 – 30 May Michael Schlitz, Jack RobertTissot CONTEMPORARY ART TASMANIA 12 May – 6 June Renny Kodgers 50 ways to kill Renny Kodgers COLVILLE GALLERY 2 -21 May Effie Pryer DESPARD 21 May – 9 Jun Jo Chew DUNALLEY WATERFRONT CAFE May Duncan Giblin, Martin Hamilton GONE RUSTIC STUDIO + GALLERY (ST MARYS) From 31 May Wrapped in St Marys HANDMARK 9 May – 4 June Michael McWillians INKA 1 – 21 May INKA members JIMMYS SKATE AND STREET 16 May MILO (book launch) 30 May Zac Henderson MONA Until 28 July Hubert Duprat Roger Ballen Until 15 Sept The Red Queen PENNY CONTEMPORARY 11 Apr – 12 May Bek Wheeler
BURNIE REGIONAL GALLERY 14 Apr – 25 May Paper On Skin Betta Milk Burnie Wearable Paper Art 10 May – 29 June The Art Of Sound National Film and Sound Archive 31 May – 29 June Late Bloomers: Tall Poppies 2014 Bendigo Bank Material Girl DESIGN TASMANIA 30 May – 2 August Head Inside Spaces Of Tension Belinda Winkler DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY Until 23 Mar Bea Maddock’s Leaving A Mountain Guest Curator Program - Curated by Bridgett Arkless, GALLERY PEJEAN 7 May – 7 June Mchael Whitnauer HANDMARK EVANDALE 4 – 28 May Alyce Bailey NEW GALLERY University of Tasmania, Newnham 9 May – 13 June Oceans Of Innovation QVMAG 17 May – 27 June Bea Maddock Until 22 June David Keeling SAWTOOTH 30 May – 21 Jun FRONT GALLERY: Will Rhodes NEW MEDIA GALLERY: Off The Wall - Street Art Exhibition MIDDLE GALLERY: Joanna Pinkewciz PROJECT GALLERY: Susan Goodall
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THE BRISBANE 29 May The Comedy Forge SOHO 7 May Cloud Comedy DICKENS CIDER HOUSE 8 May Uber Comedy THE WARATAH 15 May The Clubhouse presents: Tegan Higginbottham
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CINEMONA From 3 May La Boheme From 7 May The Babadook From 15 May Marco Spada From 24 May The Curious Incedent Of The Dog In the Nightime From 31 May Cosi Fani Tutte From 14 June La Cenerentola
THE BUTTER FACTORY (Burnie) 24 May Dave Hughes
PRINCESS THEATRE 28 – 31 May UNI REVUE The Habbot: An Elected Journey DEVONPORT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 16 May Devonport Choral Society: The Wizard Of Oz
THEATRE BACKSPACE THEATRE 3 -10 May Venus In Furs 22 May -1 June Born From Animals PLAYHOUSE 16 -21 May The Talented Mr Ripley THEATRE ROYAL 9 – 24 May Uni Revue: The Habbot, An Elected Journey
ROSNY BARN - SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY 2 -29 May Katy Woodrofe Dreamlands SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE Sidespace Gallery @ Salamanca Arts Centre 7 – 11 May Burnt Rubber Donna Ritchie 15 – 20 May Cover Up Julie Winlow Long Gallery @ Salamanca Arts Centre 23 May – 4 June Art From Trash Top Gallery @ Salamanca Arts Centre 15 – 30 May Nadege Philippe-Janon TMAG Until 1 June Drawn with Intent 14 Mar – 11 May Capital and Country 30 May – 14 Sept Pat Brassington WELLINGTON GALLERY Until May 2014 Last Available Works of Thomas Andersen
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Cd Reviews
The debut album from Roku Music out now on Sonic Masala Records, is the blog-turned-labels first release and a confident start. Produced by Kevin Shields impersonator, Donovan Miller, their Primitive EP from last year was a kind of dry run, featuring MBV and Slowdive covers. It gave Miller a chance to twist knobs until that elusive sound appeared, a more trying quest for Shield’s that cost him tinnitus, tendonitis and possibly a debilitating mental illness starting with ‘T’ . While Collider doesn’t do too much to distinguish itself from its pioneering influences - specifically My Bloody
Roku Music Collider
Luca Brasi By A Thread
Valentine - it’s still a refreshing album during a period when music with a shoegaze tag often lacks the raw power and vague melody that actually defined the genre. The Brisbane four-piece holds members from punk, sludge and rock bands including; No Anchor, Tiny Spiders, The Rational Academy and The Madisons. This history may help explain their particularly strident take on the genre. Most of the tracks clock in at five minutes or more and this drawn-out approach finds a majestic quality, especially on closing-track ‘You’.
wasn’t so well executed. Hypnotic, calming and occasionally unsettling, Collider provides similar feelings listening to Loveless gave me for the first time back in ‘91 - okay, it was ‘06. ALEX LAIRD Music Director Edge Radio 99.3FM
The slightly derivative nature of the album could be a problem if the music
Ivy St.
Emma Russack
Courting
You Changed Me
ASTRONOMY CLASS
MEKONG DELTA SUNRISE
I’m new to the whole (deserved) love-in that Luca Brasi have conjured up. So, being the despondent arsehole I am, I was all ready to take a poorly-written piss over their new LP. But listening to By A Thread now, I’m not sure. It’s a bit milky to be my cup of tea, but that’s just me - I prefer my punk as depressed and urgent as a Winter wank. By A Thread is the most positive music I’ve listened to in yonks. So I’m re-adjusting. They do what they do very well. The whole band is tight. Though the back half of the album is stronger, the couple of punkfolk ballads (see ‘Western Junction’) fit in well. Lyrically it’s punchy and immediately relatable. ‘Man-I-miss-havin’-beers-withya,-sounds-like-ya-doin’-well,-but’-esque stuff. There’s not much subtlety here apart from some departing lead guitar lines. That’s this vein of anthem punk rock for the most part, though – straight up. I’ll probably only listen to By A Thread when I’m getting sentimental and reminiscing over beers with old mates I never see anymore (something I’m doing more and more of, admittedly). But, overall, I feel too old for this album - and I’m not even that old. Richard Cuskelly Down the Drain, Mondays at 10pm on Edge Radio 99.3FM
After the debut of their first album Picture Machine in 2009, Hobart’s three-piece Ivy St., could’ve been thinking “where to from here?”. They moved around the world separately, re-grouped and settled in Melbourne, before surfacing again with their second album Courting. First impressions can be dangerous at the best of times. Seeing the artwork on the front of Courting did set me up for preconceived ideas about what I would be hearing - dark, gloomy, hypnotic and the like. A change of scenery is as good as a rest, but no resting here. Hard work has culminated in ten standalone tracks. In describing the feel, colour and content, this album ticks all three boxes in presenting Ivy St.’s message to the listener. There is still that punkish kinda feel to the album. Working back from the last track, ‘Nearest Container’ captures some of the new direction and energy of a fresh garage/ rock thing going on. The full acoustical sound and expression of what could well be described as a folk tune, ‘The Camera’s Pierce’, just pops up out of nowhere. Other tunes, like ‘Calamity’, ‘The Bartender’, ‘Carmel Keeps a Bucket’, ‘1980’ and ‘Glenorchy’, all have a sense of maturity which comes over time, six years in fact, and getting around. What’s on offer is a courageous cross over punk/ pop with an edge. A huge part of Courting is seduction, give it a chance to seduce!
Melbourne singer-songwriter Emma Russack has painted a pleasant portrait of Australian life in her second album You Changed Me. Emma sings us the story of her mixed relationship with small hometown Naroona through calming country-folk opening track ‘Get Back’. Her serenity is continued through the gorgeously repetitive and soothing guitar solo in ‘You Shouldn’t’, in which she reveals her dark inner thoughts during a failing long term relationship. ‘Cairns’ is an immediately delightful and summery tune with deep vocal tones reminiscent of Lana del Ray. Closing track ‘Paris’ is slow, smooth and seductive. Its midnight feel entices you to begin listening to the album all over again, but whether it is worth investing time in a repeated sitting is debatable. In all, You Changed Me is a relaxed, tasteful, and musically well-constructed release. But it does require its listener to dedicate a space of time to zone out into a peaceful bliss for its entire duration, otherwise is better off in the background. STEPHANIE ESLAKE
After their second release Pursuit of Happiness, in 2009, Astronomy Class appeared to move into an extended period of break or possible permanent relegation to the attic, as individual members Ozi Batla, Chasm and Sir Robbo went off on other solo and collaborative projects. However an invite to Cambodia to perform in the nation’s capital in 2012 with one of the Country’s pop stars, Preap Sovath, combined with a six hour taxi ride through the Cambodian countryside with traditional Khmer Pop emanating from the taxi’s tape deck, led to inspiration for the groups’ third album Mekong Delta Sunrise. What followed was an extended period of digging for examples of the classic Cambodian music era vastly destroyed by the Khmer Rouge genocide. Sampled and reworked by the combined talents of Chasm and Sir Robbo, lyrical duties were given to Ozi Batla (The Herd) and guest Cambodian vocalist Srey Channthy, singer from The Cambodian Space Project. This is a truly unique mesh of Australian hip hop with the sounds of an almost lost golden era of Cambodian culture. NIC ORME
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Repetition and ritualism are a couple of themes Standish and Yang explore here - the ritualistic nature of a 9 to 5 job and how we gain meaning from experience in our lives. Jonnine’s inviting pop melodies repeat until you’re forced to re-contextualise them. Is ‘The Body You Deserve’ a morally hollow infomercial message or a new-age acceptance mantra? ‘Wet Dream’ features smooth vocal melodies that overlap and envelope in a futuristic twist on the detachment and yearning of Sade. Portishead and Rhye explore similar terrain of loungey erotic-angst but this album has a narcotic quality of its own. There’s not a weak
Hate Rock’s new album, Psychic 9-5 Club, follows on from their 2011 release, Work (Work), which was marked by the tragedy of losing their bassist Sean Stewart. This release sees the duo adopt a more stripped-down sound that does away with their noisier leanings and brings Jonnine’s seductive vocals to the front and centre. The slight tense and release of Yang’s dubby atmospheres perfectly structure the contradictory feelings evoked by the hypnotic repetition of the lyrics. Confusion abounds as notions of transcendence and inner-peace are intertwined with the sinister magnetism of narcissism and self-obsession.
HTRK Psychic 9-5 Club
Major Tom & The Atoms
BALANCE AND COMPOSURE
From the very first few moments of The Things We Think We’re Missing, we’re treated almost unflinchingly to such a rich, spacious sound that deserves your attention. It literally feels like you’re being sucked into their emotive space they had created sonically, playing around with jagged harsh distortion tones and smooth reverbs like it’s childs’ play within a depth that doesn’t withdraw throughout the whole album. It might take a few listens to warm up to this album, but persistence pays off, as you’ll find yourself relishing the subjects and tones that are embracing; like stepping into a warm pool of water or into the arms of an accommodating hug. Best enjoyed with: a Savoy Corpse Reviver, crushed ice and a bear hug; all whilst contemplating the existence of your feelings and how you can easily be transformed into a blubbering mess. SEB ALVAREZ
ALEX LAIRD Music Director Edge Radio 99.3FM
HELLOGOODBYE
THE NAKED AND FAMOUS
EVERYTHING IS DEBATABLE
Heroes, Villains, Boom Boom Boom!
THE THINGS WE THINK WE’RE MISSING
track of the eight featured on Psychic 9-5 Club, out now on Mistletone/Inertia and Ghostly International.
Tom Hartney stammers and shakes like Nick Cave throughout an album of songs that sound like they were written for the Sweeny Todd or Sherlock Holmes soundtracks. Bloodhounds, dragons, and alligators roam through these fantasy tracks like lost pets. While Hartney may lyrically be on a different planet, the songs on the album are often well grounded. ‘Wishing Well’ is a highlight, and ‘Confusion’ has a jaunty, danceable beat –although, can we please ban the rhyming of ‘down’ and ‘Chinatown’? Essentially, Heroes, Villians, Boom Boom Boom! sounds like the Little Red songs that never fit in. Strip away the doo-wop harmonies, surf guitars, and former frontman Dominic Bryne’s falsetto, and you’re left with a collection of songs that sound like ‘Witch Doctor’ or ‘Coca Cola’ if they were sung with the theatrics of Tim Curry.
Title song ‘(Everything Is) Debatable’ is one of the strongest songs on the album and really encapsulates everything Hellogoodbye aim to be; light, poppy, fun, hook-heavy and easily consumable.
The Naked and Famous return with their second album In Rolling Waves, a battle of light and shade that reminds us that even the brightest of characters do occasionally have a dark edge.
The very next song ‘The Magic Hour is Now’ begins with the delightful lyrics ‘I need to see a sunset, so I can give my eyes a sense that something in the world ends’. Whether it be lyrics or enchanting soft percussion, littered throughout the album are small gems.
From the discordant loops and acoustic strums that introduce us to A Stillness, it becomes clear as an intensity envelopes you that In Rolling Waves will challenge your emotive state and will plunge you into an atmospheric quandary at any given moment.
The indisputably upbeat pop the band is known for really comes to the fore on ‘JUST DON’T LET GO JUST DON’T’ which, for a completely unknown reason, is in all capitals, making it feel like the song is screaming at you from the screen in your iTunes library or on the back of the CD jewel case.
The subject matter is devastatingly incredible, where the heart wrenching journeys through love lost and the last threads of relationships are stretched and explored, where the notion of romance and separation either blossoming or falling apart. A great example of this is ‘Golden Girl’, as what may be a ballad about someone’s better half secretly has a bittersweet double edge.
Overall Everything Is Debatable is a good pop release with attractive vocals and a synth pop feel that is both reminiscent of the 80s and somehow modern.
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on, Heroes, Villains, Boom Boom Boom! is a bumpy ride.
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Event Guide
Hobart Date
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Grand Poobah
Louise Love (Album Launch), The Native Cats, Vitamin Ceasar, VJ Yves & DJ Maxomytosis
HOLY FUCK (can) + Tiger Choir + Kowl + Corney
Observatory Lounge Room
DJ Pravmaster Flash
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Date
MAY Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
1
2
3
4
5 6
7
Republic Bar & Café
Shaun Kirk (Album Launch) 9pm
Observatory Main Room
DJ Johnny G
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Sin & Tonics + The Lawless Quartet 10pm
Brisbane Hotel
Damage Nightclub - Lucky Dips + Verticoli + Mess O’ Reds + Rhino + Drayfus’ Epiphany
The Homestead
Way Too Many DJ’s - 10 x Back to Back DJ’s
Wunderland Rooftop Bar
Soul Session Soundsystem 6pm
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 9pm
C Bar
Jerome Hillier 8:30pm
Observatory Lounge Room
DJ Magneetis
Brisbane Hotel
Front Bar - Late Night Krackieoke w/ MC Euro Spliffin’
Observatory Main Room
DJ Johnny G
C Bar
Ebeneza Good 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Jeff Martin + Sarah Mcleod 10pm
Federation Concert Hall
Sing Along Messiah (With Richard Gill) 3pm
Shene
Flute, Oboe and Strings 11am
Grand Poobah
Amageddon Party 9pm
The Homestead
Ganga Giri (NSW) + Special Guests
Observatory Main Room
DJ B-Rex
Wunderland Rooftop Bar
Soul Session Soundsystem 6pm
Republic Bar & Café
Australian Made 10pm
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 9pm The Infants (Vic) + All The Weathers + Pines + Catsuit
Wrest Point Entertainment Centre
AIPA Good Times Tour 7:15pm
Brisbane Hotel Brisbane Hotel
Manchester Mourning + The Native Cats + Heart Beach
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 8pm
C Bar
Sambo 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Charles Jenkins (Vic) + Bingo w/ Ramblin Ryan
Home Hill Winery
Flute, Oboe and Strings 11am
C Bar
Tony Voglino 12:30pm
Observatory Main Room
DJ B-Rex
Republic Bar & Café
Peter Hicks & The Blues Licks 8:30pm
PlanB
Release: Saturday A Night of Trance Music
Republic Bar & Café
Sietta 10pm
The Homestead
Song Writers in the Round
Waratah Hotel
Darren Middleton (Powderfinger) 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Charles Jenkins (Vic) + Bingo w/ Ramblin Ryan
C Bar
The Doctor Rocksters 12:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Dark Shadows 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Saturday
Sunday
10
11
The Homestead
Soul Session Soundsystem Billy & Randal 8pm
Monday
12
Birdcage Bar Republic Bar & Café
Quiz Night 8:15pm
Tuesday
13
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
The Baker Boys 8:30pm
Tattersalls Hotel: Beer and Food Hall
Quiz Night 6:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Pete Thomas 8pm
Observatory Lounge Room
DJ Zankee
Billy & Randal 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
Priscilla Salter 8:30pm
Observatory Main Room
DJ B-Rex
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
The Ray Martians 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Gus McKay 8:30pm
The Homestead
DJ Tekendasha
Tattersalls Hotel: Beer and Food Hall
Quiz Night 6:30pm
Wunderland Rooftop Bar
The Gentlemens Club - Live Music Night
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Pete Thomas 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
DMR Trio 9pm
Observatory Lounge Room
DJ Magneetis
Observatory Main Room
DJ B-Rex
Republic Bar & Café
Finn Seccombe Duo 8:30pm
The Homestead
That Bob Guy on the Decks
Wunderland Rooftop Bar
The Gentlemens Club - Live Music Night
Wednesday
Thursday
14
15
The Homestead
Cill Bill
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Full Ugly (Vic) + Treehouse + Pines + Heart Beach
C Bar
Pete Thomas 8pm
Grand Poobah
The Rep Ro Betes, Stalking Ella Scott
Glen Challice 9pm
Observatory Lounge Room
DJ Jim King
Friday
16
Thursday
8
Birdcage Bar Republic Bar & Café
Dave Wilson Band 9pm
Observatory Main Room
DJ Johnny G
Friday
9
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Joelistics + Dialectrix + N’Fa 10pm
Brisbane Hotel
The Decline (WA) + Speech Patterns + Knife Hands + Adventurers
Wrest Point Entertainment Centre
Dennis Locorriere | Dr Hook & Beyond 6:45pm
Brisbane Hotel
Front Bar - The Dead Maggies (Live Recording) + Skun Knees + Mouldy Porpoise
Wunderland Rooftop Bar
Soul Session Soundsystem 6pm
C Bar
Tim & Scott 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
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Acts / Start Time
Brisbane Hotel
18+ - Violet Swells (Album Launch) + Drab Lens + Teens Of Thailand + B-Film & The Cannibalistic Po Howard Band
Date
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Republic Bar & Café
That 80’s Band 10pm
The Homestead
Never Settle supported by Reflekt & DJ Secrets, Phex + Skurgeone
Birdcage Bar
Pete Thomas 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
ALL AGES - In Hearts Wake (NSW) + Sierra + Interview With An Escape Artist + Alpha Wolf + The Absolution Sequence
C Bar
Tony Mak 8:30pm
Grand Poobah
Drunk Elk (Album Launch), Betsy Blue, Strange Bunny & The Hunter 8:30pm
Observatory Main Room
DJ B-Rex
Republic Bar & Café
Boil Up 10pm
C Bar
Tony Voglino 12:30pm
The Homestead
Smoke Stack, Radio Silence + The Surreal Estate Agents
Republic Bar & Café
JaJa 9pm
Waratah Hotel
ALTA, Rat & Co, Kowl
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Charles Jenkins (Vic) + Bingo w/ Ramblin Ryan
C Bar
Jerome Hillier 12:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Wahbash Avenue 8:30pm
The Homestead
Kids Karnival - Some of Tassie’s Toppest Talent
Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
Helen Crowther 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Quiz-A-Saurus
Republic Bar & Café
Billy Whitton 8:30pm
Tattersalls Hotel: Beer and Food Hall
Quiz Night 6:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Pete Thomas 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Side show Cabaret
Republic Bar & Café
Graham Rix 8:30pm
The Homestead
DJ Tommy Corrosive
Wunderland Rooftop Bar
The Gentlemens Club - Live Music Night
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Battered Sav + Eden
Republic Bar & Café
The Darlings 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Luca Brasi + Endless Heights (NSW) + Uncle Geezer + Shark Puncher
Sunday
Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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26 27
28
29
30
The Homestead
Helen Crowther
Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
Quiz Night 8:15pm
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Game On!
Republic Bar & Café
Dean Stevenson 8:30pm
Tattersalls Hotel: Beer and Food Hall
Quiz Night 6:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Pete Thomas 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Little Miss Music Presents: Louise Love + Starling + Devon Robson
Observatory Lounge Room
DJ Magneetis
Observatory Main Room
DJ B-Rex
Republic Bar & Café
Homebrewed - Edge Radio Social Night 9pm
The Homestead
Micheal Priest and Matt Bayes
Wunderland Rooftop Bar
The Gentlemens Club - Live Music Night
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Continental’ Robert Susz & The Pete Cornelius Band 9pm
The Homestead
The Aly Patmore Trio
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Cuntz (Vic) + Speakeasies + Uncle Geezer + Drayfus’ Epiphany
C Bar
DJ Gezza 8:30pmpm
Grand Poobah
Jed Appleton, Amistat (Vic), Sam Brittain (SA) & Dawnfield
Observatory Lounge Room
DJ Pravmaster Flash
Observatory Main Room
DJ Johnny G
C Bar
Jerome Hillier 8pm
Federation Concert Hall
Wolfgang & Ralph 7:30pm
Observatory Lounge Room
DJ Magneetis
Observatory Main Room
DJ Johnny G
Republic Bar & Café
Sugartrain 10pm
Republic Bar & Café
Hoy + Transcription of Organ Music 10pm
The Homestead
Reggaeink + DJ Red
The Homestead
Ka-Ching Featuring Finn Seccombe
Wunderland Rooftop Bar
Soul Session Soundsystem 6pm
Wunderland Rooftop Bar
Soul Session Soundsystem 6pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Tony Voglino 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Hailmary (WA) + Taberah + Lady Crimson + Backlash
Brisbane Hotel
18+ - In Hearts Wake (NSW) + Sierra + Interview With An Escape Artist + Alpha Wolf + Dawn of Discontent
Brisbane Hotel
Front Bar - Psycroptic (Recording Live DVD)
C Bar
Tony Voglino 8pm
Grand Poobah
Stone Troll, Lizard Johnny & Babylon Howl 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Wagons 10pm
Republic Bar & Café
Emma Russact 8:30pm
Saturday
Brisbane Hotel
Front Bar - Roadkill + Hells Grace + Suns of Solemn
C Bar
The Goodfellas 8:30pm
Grand Poobah
Ben Wells & The Middle Names (Album Launch), Lewes, Ride The Tiger & The Lucky Dips
JUNE
Grand Poobah (Kissing Room)
Rach Brennan
Sunday
Observatory Main Room
DJ B-Rex
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Launceston Date MAY Thursday Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Venue 1 Fresh on Charles The Royal Oak 2 Lloyds Hotel The Royal Oak Tonic Bar Watergarden Bar 3 Fresh on Charles Lloyds Hotel The Royal Oak Tonic Bar Watergarden Bar 4 Fresh on Charles Holy Trinity Church Lloyds Hotel
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Sunday
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Thursday
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Sunday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Darren Middleton (Powderfinger) Jeff Martin & Sarah McLeod Teapot Friday with DJ Crabs Little Wise + Megan Bernard Matthew Garwood Rino & Jade 7pm The Embers The House of Party Shaun Kirk Tony & the Unknown Andy & The Woodman 7pm Andy’s Dico Flute, Oboe and Strings 2pm Karma Lounge with Gypsy and Spice The Royal Oak Open Folk Session The Royal Oak Live Music Watergarden Bar Rino & Jade 6:30pm Fresh on Charles Daniel Champagne The Royal Oak Turbulence Country Club Show AIPA Good Times Tour 7:30pm Room Lloyds Hotel Teapot Friday with DJ Crabs The Royal Oak McKay Tonic Bar Tom Hibberd Watergarden Bar Jerome Hillier 7pm Fresh on Charles Bancheeland Lloyds Hotel Mashd n Kutcher The Royal Oak The Something Different Variety Show Tonic Bar Tony & the Unknown Watergarden Bar Colin Harvey 7pm Country Club Show AIPA Good Times Tour 7:30pm Room Fresh on Charles Our House Lloyds Hotel Karma Lounge with Gypsy and Spice The Royal Oak Open Folk Session The Royal Oak Live Music Watergarden Bar Rino & Jade 6:30pm The Royal Oak Live Music Lloyds Hotel Teapot Friday with DJ Crabs The Royal Oak Mick Attard Tonic Bar Sambo Watergarden Bar Brett & Josh 7pm Fresh on Charles Bandamoniam Lloyds Hotel The House of Party The Royal Oak Live Music Tonic Bar Take 2 Watergarden Bar Sambo 7pm Lloyds Hotel Karma Lounge with Gypsy and Spice The Royal Oak Open Folk Session The Royal Oak Live Music Watergarden Bar Rino & Jade 6:30pm Fresh on Charles Bethany Lyall-Green EP Launch The Royal Oak Live Music Fresh on Charles Island Reggae Lloyds Hotel Teapot Friday with DJ Crabs The Royal Oak Live Music Tonic Bar Well Strung Watergarden Bar Proud Phoneys 7pm Fresh on Charles Hoy LIVE Lloyds Hotel The House of Party Princess Theatre Wolfgang & Ralph 7:30pm The Royal Oak Live Music Tonic Bar Tim Hibberd Watergarden Bar Clay Soldier 7pm Lloyds Hotel Karma Lounge with Gypsy and Spice The Royal Oak Open Folk Session Watergarden Bar Rino & Jade 6:30pm The Royal Oak Open Mic Night Fresh on Charles Bearded Gypsy Band The Royal Oak Live Music Tonic Bar Luke Parry The Royal Oak LBC Presents - Pete Cornelius Lloyds Hotel Teapot Friday with DJ Crabs Watergarden Bar Jerome Hillier 7pm Tonic Bar Gypsy Rose The Royal Oak Live Music Lloyds Hotel The House of Party Watergarden Bar Andy & The Woodman 7pm
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Devonport
Molly Malones
Slats & Josh 8:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Liam “Paddy” Padmore
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Wednesday
Friday
Acts / Start Time
NORTHWEST
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Thursday
1
Friday
2
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Shaun Kirk
Saturday
3
Latrobe
Mackey’s Royal Hotel
Brett Collidge 9pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
Slats & the Big Natural 9:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
The Unit
Wednesday
7
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Trivia Night
Thursday
8
Devonport
Molly Malones
Jerome Hillier 8:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
In The Fade
Friday
9
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Brett & Josh
Saturday
10
Latrobe
Mackey’s Royal Hotel
Jerome Hillier 9pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
Take 2 9:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
The Ringmasters
Wednesday
14
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Open Mic
Thursday
15
Devonport
Molly Malones
Sambo 8:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Karen Sturgess
Friday
16
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
The Collection
Saturday
17
Latrobe
Mackey’s Royal Hotel
Clay Soldier 9pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
Gypsy Rose 9:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
The Unit
Thursday
22
Devonport
Molly Malones
Brett & Josh 8:30pm
Friday
23
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Midnight
Saturday
24
Latrobe
Mackey’s Royal Hotel
Unbalance 9pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
The Johnny Cash Show featuring Mike Brooke & Jess Outram 9:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
The Ringmasters
Devonport
Molly Malones
Ringmasters 8:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Tim Roberts
Wynyard
Hotel Federal
Brett & Josh 8:30pm
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31 Latrobe
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Fireball
Mackey’s Royal Hotel
Brett Collidge 9pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
The Unit 9:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Brofriendman
MAY Friday, 02 May Little Wise + Megan Bernard Saturday, 03 May Shaun Kirk Sunday, 04 May Open Folk Session Wednesday, 07 May Live Music Thursday, 08 May Turbulence Friday, 09 May McKay Saturday, 10 May The Something Different Variety Show Sunday, 11 May Open Folk Session Wednesday, 14 May Live Music Thursday, 15 May Live Music Friday, 16 May Mick Attard Saturday, 17 May Live Music Sunday, 18 May Open Folk Session Wednesday, 21 May Live Music Thursday, 22 May Live Music Friday, 23 May Live Music Saturday, 24 May Live Music Sunday, 25 May Open Folk Session Wednesday, 28 May Open Mic Night Thursday, 29 May Live Music Friday, 30 May LBC Presents - Pete Cornelius Saturday, 31 May Live Music ~ Live Music ~ ~ Great Food ~ ~ Open 7 Days ~ ~ Open Mic Night the Last Wednesday of the Month ~
14 Brisbane St Launceston 7250 (03) 6331 5346
Chet Faker B uilt On Glass Tour
Hobart The Odean Sat 5 July
tickets available now through Ruffcut Records & www.ticketmaster.com.au ‘Built on Glass’
Out now.