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Buck 65 Tuesday Oct 21

Mia Dyson Friday Oct 24

Joelistics Saturday Oct 25

October Stephen Cummings $20pre/$25door 2:30pm Sunday 5th Pat Curley 8:30pm Sunday 5th Seth Henderson Monday 6th The Sign Tuesday 7th Cleveland Blues Music Wednesday 8th Billy Longo & The Rhythm Tragics Thursday 9th Whoretopsy (Melb) + Mephistopheles + Taberah + Randomorder + Scoparia $7 Friday 10th Boil Up (Reggae) $5 Saturday 11th Mo Joes (Arvo Show w/ Joe Pirere & Friends) 2:30pm Sun 12th Peter Hicks & The Blues Licks 8:30pm Sunday 12th Quiz Night (Newcomers Welcome) Monday 13th Ross Sermon Tuesday 14th Tuba Skinny $22pre/$25door Wednesday 15th Global Battle Of The Bands $15 Thursday 16th Dark Matter of Story Telling + Spiral Kites + Babylon Howl + Lazer Baby $5 Friday 17th Woodlock + Jed Appleton $10pre/15door Saturday 18th Hui & The Muse Sunday 19th

Pat Bereche Monday 20th Buck 65 (Canada) $15pre/$20door Tuesday 21st Show Eve With Aston Shuffle $25pre/$30door Wed 22nd Brad Martin Project + Shaun Meehan + Michael Priest Thur 23rd Mia Dyson + Tim Davies $25pre/$30door Friday 24th Joelistics + Sietta + Mathas $18pre/$22door Saturday 25th Mo Joes (Arvo Show w/ Joe Pirere & Friends) 2:30pm Sun 26th Wahbash Avenue 8:30pm Sun 26th Quiz Night (Newcomers Welcome) Monday 27th Baker Boys Band Tuesday 28th Brad Gillies Wednesday 29th Hobart Reggae Inc Thursday 30th Yacht Club DJs $18pre/$22door Fri Oct 31 & Sat Nov 1 PLUS Jakob Wed Nov 26 Husky Thur Nov 27 The Datsuns Thur Dec 4 Scott Russo (Unwritten Law) + Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) Dec 18

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News in Brief THAT NEW NEW There’s a new music venue on the block in Hobart, and this one will be run by the musos themselves. In particular, a selection of music students from the Conservatorium of Music. Called “The Commons”, the venue features a full stage setup complete with grand piano. As a venue, they’re aiming to support not only local acts but encourage student run bands to perform or act as supports for other artists. In future events, they are looking towards hosting interstate acts and organizing local supports to help create not only a great new venue for artists but also a great opportunity for local acts to perform with out-of-state bands. Plus, cheap beers. CLOSE.. SO CLOSE.. Local awesome productiony duo Close Counters recently dropped the single from their debut self titled EP. The single is called “Fluctuate” and it’s hella cool. Go check out the MV on the youtubes and then go buy the song from the iTunes. Actually, just buy the whole damn EP, it’s four tracks of goody beaty goodness featuring local MC Promise and Brooke Jones and you can get it from iTunes, Spotify, and all those kinds of online joints, or you can pick up a physical copy, because people still make physical albums, kids. Close Counters have been blowing up the electronic music blogs lately, so keep an eye out for these cats.

if you’re a fan of Triple J’s House Party, we’ve got some good news for you. KLP is coming to Hobart! The Sydney based DJ, songwriter and vocalist recently took over hosting duties on the ever-popular Triple J show, and followed that up by being signed to EMI Music Australia. If you’ve ever wanted to see what she’s all about behind the decks, now is your chance. KLP will be playing at PlanB in Hobart on Saturday October 4. Tickets are available via moshtix, and they will cost you around $10 for Early Bird tickets, or $15 for General Admission. WAGON WHEEL WOMEN Australia’s indie darlings, Women in Docs, are hitting the road this October for a special run of shows. Celebrating the release of their latest single, Wagon Wheel. The duo, Chanel Lucas and Roz Pappalardo, will not only be performing tracks from their album Carousel (released earlier this year), but also new previously unheard material. Roz says they will not only be rolling out some new songs, but possibly also some new instruments on this tour. Keep an eye out for that banjo, hey! Everyone loves those, they match so well with the Ukulele. Women in Docs will be heading to The Grand Poobah in Hobart, on Sunday October 19. ALL THE COLOURS

OKTOBEERFEST It looks like everyone is getting on board with celebrating Oktoberfest, and why the hell not, really. It’s a celebration of fine Bavarian beer, hearty food, oom-pah bands and Lederhosen. The Republic Bar & Café in Hobart are down with Bavarian brews and Germanic foodstuffs, but you may need to supply your own oom-pah and Lederhosen. They’ll be showing that they’re down by doing something of a German beer tap takeover (they should really start calling it a “coup d’etap“, you’re welcome) for the month of October, as well as filling the fridge with the finest from the likes of Erdinger, Weistephaner, Shofferhoffer, etc. etc. To match the beer, there’ll be a rotation of German food specials, and free German inspired bar snacks after work on Fridays. PLAN KLP Everyone loves a bit of Triple J, admit it, you probably grew up listening to Triple J. Well,

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Sydney based singer/producer Rainbow Chan makes forward-thinking pop, embedded in the nostalgic imagination, sounds pretty intriguing huh? She is known for stitching together childhood dreams, rummaging through antique fairs and sampling odd sounds, constantly collecting bits and pieces for her music. This creates an eclectic mix of vintage tones, sweet textural landscapes and layers of glitch sounds. Sounds pretty damn awesome to me. On Friday October 24 you’ll be able to see how it all unfolds at The Brisbane Hotel

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GUITAR MASTER STORY #1 Master guitarists Slava Grigoryan, Ralph Towner and Wolfgang Muthspiel are embarking on an Australian tour to celebrate their new album, Travel Guide. Recorded with legendary ECM producer Manfred Eicher, this latest collaborative offering unites world-class instrumentation with each musician’s critically acclaimed and distinctive style, ranging from modern classical and world to jazz. Hobart’s opportunity to see the three masters at work comes in the form of a performance at The Nolan Gallery, at MONA on Friday October 24, starting at 8pm. Tickets are $59/$49 + BF and are available via the MONA website. ALL FOLK EVERYTHING Little Miss Music have been steadily putting on gigs for quite a while now, providing a stage for artists both emerging and established in venues all around the state. Here are a couple of cool gigs they have coming up: On Wednesday October 29 at the Brisbane Hotel, Little Miss Music presents Folkin’ It Up, featuring Josh Durno and Hamish Pike, Fourstring Phil and The Dockmen. Starting at 8pm, it’ll only cost you $5 on the door. On Wednesday December 3 at the Republic Bar & Café, Adam Cousens and the Brisbane based David Flower Band will be taking the stage. Both should be stellar gigs, keep an eye out for more gigs from the Little Miss Music camp.

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TasPride has announced the details of the biggest event of the year, the annual Halloween Ball! This year they are inviting you in to the delightfully strange, queer and unusual world of Circus Freaks. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Argonaut and guests, and as always, there’ll be prizes for best circus freak costume. Friday October 31 at Ivory Lounge Bar on Collins Street, Hobart is the place, 9pm is the time (with a very special happy hour from 9:30pm to 10:30pm), and the cost is $30/$25 concession/$20 for current TasPride members. Get in early, because if there are any tickets left on the night (doubtful!), they’ll add another fiver to the cover.

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Hotel in Hobart on Saturday November 8, 2014. But give them time, they intend to rectify that. Oddly enough, they intend to rectify it at The Brisbane Hotel in Hobart on Saturday November 8, 2014. It shall indeed be a truly momentous occasion. Adorn yourself in your finest garb and just rock the hell out in it, ay. PACIFIST NOHO

Briggs is finally playing a gig at The Republic Bar & Café. We’re all a bit surprised that hasn’t happened already, really. The Shepparton based Golden Era Records rapper has been killing it forever but has blown up in recent times thanks to his new album Sheplife, and some pretty damn awesome music videos accompanying the singles from the release. Now he’s finally bringing a bit of Sheplife to the Republic Bar stage on Friday November 7. Tickets are available from the republic, ruffcut records or online via moshtix. Really though, you should head along to www. tickets.iambriggs.com and see what VIP options he has on offer. You might get a personalised pick-me-up phone call from the wrong brother, you might get to ride in a taxi with him. GOODNESS GRACIOUS GREAT BALLS OF FIRE

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in Hobart, along with Unfolding Vostoks and Alvy Singer. Quirky awesomeness all over the place.

Violent Soho have had a completely epic year. Guys, it’s been EPIC. They released their gold record, Hungry Ghost, just over a year ago and then went on to play every music festival (Falls! BDO! Groovin’ The Moo! Splendour! The list goes on.) AND sell out a fourteen stop national tour. Then they won a bunch of awards, and signed a bunch of fancy pants international distro deals. EPIC! What do you do to end a massive year of touring? Book another 23 stop tour? Of course that’s what you do. Because you love touring, and because touring is EPIC. Tuesday November 11 is when they’ll be stopping off in our neck of the woods, playing at The Brisbane Hotel in Hobart. THE PLATTERS THAT MATTER Vinyl purists, the Soul Session Soundsystem, have made it through a full year of awesome funk and soul events and they want to celebrate that achievement with you. To mark the occasion, they are returning to the place where it all started, the Republic Bar & Café beer garden. Sunday November 16 from 2pm will see some funky festivities. A whole bunch of DJs (seriously there’s like 12 of them or something) spinning a whole bunch of actual vinyl records, no serato, no traktor, no cds, no mp3s. Get up, get taken back to the essence, it won’t cost you a damn thang! FROM ACROSS THE RIVER

Melbourne psychobilly band Fireballs have been going at it for almost a quarter of a century now (despite the odd eight year hiatus here and there). They’ve supported damn near every band on the planet and have played at every music festival known to man. Pretty much the only thing they haven’t done yet is play at The Brisbane

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New Zealand’s Jakob have announced an Australian tour in support of their new album Sines. It’s about time, really. For the past eight years those guys have done sfa and everyone has been wondering why. I mean, half the people that go to gigs nowadays were in primary school when Jakob last did anything. Anyway, it’s 2014 and they’re heading off on the Sines of Australia tour. Along with Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong and Brisbane, Hobeezy is lucky enough to be included on the tour schedule. It must be because bands touring love the Republic Bar. Seriously, ask one of them. It’s probably a good thing that that’s where Jakob are playing then, on Wednesday November 26. Tickets are available via moshtix or over the bar at the Republic. OMAC! OH MY! Nationally respected MC Omac is crossing the Nullabor, and then crossing the Bass Strait, just to play for us lil‘ ol‘ Taswegians! What a stand up guy! The Perth based

rapper will make his way to Tasmania for the first time to launch his album Inside My Insomnia. Known for his many collaborations across the country, this is expected to be a high calibre performance. Local supports on the night will be Dunn D, 42South, Statik, Remarcable, Reflekt and DJ Secrets. Saturday November 29 is the date it’s all going down. 9pm kick off. The Homestead in Hobart is the place. It’s an 18+ event, and it’ll run you $10 on the door to get in. YOUR BROTHER PROBABLY HAD ONE Whether it’s a 120y or a Sunny or one of our favourite bands, everyone loves The Datsuns. Also, everyone loves deep sleep, and there’s a link there, Deep Sleep is the name of the new album by The Datsuns. What an awesome connection. Everyone loves everything. Anyway, The Datsuns new album will be available by the time you read this, and (assuming you aren’t reading this three months late) they’ll be in Hobart in two months to launch it. Thursday December 4 at the Republic Bar & Café. Tickets will be available via moshtix, or across the bar at the Repub. It should be a corker of a gig! A corker I say! BLACK AND BLUE

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“Kenny Rogers is still alive?” I hear you ask. Well, let me tell you something Misterjimbobjones, not only is he still alive, he’s still touring. Not only is he still alive and touring, he’s playing a gig in Tasmania for the first time in 30 years. This pretty much makes him a musical Haleys Comet. He’ll probably tour again in 2044 but you’ll probably be dead by then, so this really is your only chance to see Kenny Rogers perform live, you wouldn’t want to miss it. He’ll be joined by Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole and Amber Lawrence, and he’ll be performing on the Country Club Lawns in Launceston on Sunday February 1, 2015. Tickets are available now via Tixtas.com.au.

Suzi Quatro is a rock legend, you can’t deny that. She’s toured Australia thirty times. That’s THIRTY times. Probably thirty more times than you’ll tour Australia. She’s been touring here regularly since 1974, but in 2015, she’ll tour Australia for the last time. She has been playing Tasmania for the past fifteen years, and on Wednesday March 4 at Wrest Point Casino in Hobart, Suzi Quatro will celebrate a fifty year career in the industry and say goodbye to Australia for the last time. Head along for your last chance to see Suzi in the flesh. Tickets are available via tixtas.com.au and will run you around $109. Well worth it.

GUITAR MASTER STORY #2 Yngwie Malmsteen has an unusual name, big 80’s hair and mad skillz on the guitar, if that isn’t enough reason to want to go see the king of shred live on stage, then you’re probably a terrorist. For over 35 years, Yngwie and his band have been blowing heads apart with insane riffs, and in February, they’ll be returning to Australia for the first time in a decade to split open all your noggins. Tuesday February 10 at the Hellenic Hall in Hobart, be there, see the master of the Stratocaster, be amazed. If you’re loaded (with cash), you can pick up a fancy pants VIP ticket and gain access to a Q&A session, and maybe you’ll even get to meet the guitar god in person.

GETAWAY, 6 MONTHS AWAY Sure, it’s still eight months away and you’ll completely forget about this article by then, but in May next year, you’ll be able to catch The Getaway Plan at the Republic Bar & Café. Saturday May 23, 2015 in fact. It’ll definitely happen, I’m like a gig predicting Nostradamus. It’ll happen for sure. Lock it in. Put it in your diary. Mark it on your calendar. Post a status update about it. Tweet about it. Make a tumblr post about it. Take a picture of this article and put it on instagram. Tell your tinder hook ups about it. Snapchat it. Just don’t put it on Google +, because no one uses it and it would be a complete waste of your time. Anyway, after all that, go to moshtix and buy a ticket - $18 + bf.

The Black Sorrows, wow. What an iconic Australian band. Thirty years young and seventeen albums deep. And Joe Camilleri, what an iconic Australian musician. Fifty years in the industry and forty five albums deep. It’s hard to imagine a more consistent and resilient act. In April, they released their most recent album, Certified Blue, and as usual, the critics are raving. They’re coming to Tasmania to celebrate both the release of the new album, and their amazing careers, and we get four opportunities to join them. Thursday December 11 at the Tonic Bar at Launceston Country Club, Friday December 12 at the Butter Factory in Burnie, Saturday December 13 at the Republic Bar & Café in Hobart, and Sunday December 14 at the Copping Hall, Copping. MELBOURNE, BROOKLYN, GRAND POOBAH Melbourne born, Brooklyn dwelling indiefolk duo Luluc have announced a national tour to launch their much celebrated album, Passerby, in November and December. Luluc have garnered much praise since Passerby was released to national and international audiences, with the likes of The National’s Matt Berninger, Sub Pop co-founder Jonathan Poneman, and Lucinda Williams all giving Luluc the big tick of approval. Hobart will get their first opportunity to see Luluc perform when they hit the stage at The Grand Poobah in Hobart, on Saturday December 13. Tickets are on sale now via trybooking.com, and will only cost you $17. www.facebook.com/warp.mag 7

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RETURN OF THE WAIFS TWENTY TWO YEARS ON AND STILL TOGETHER, THE WAIFS HAVE PROVEN THEY CAN LAST THE DISTANCE. SIX STUDIO ALBUMS, COUNTLESS TOURS ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND ABROAD AND A STRING OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC AWARDS ARE ALL TESTAMENT TO THEIR THIS. THIS NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER THE CORE TRIO OF THE GROUP, DONNA, VIKKI AND JOSH ARE REUNITING WITH LIVE MEMBERS BEN AND DAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2011, AND ARE HEADING AROUND THE COUNTRY.

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he two sisters, Donna Simpson and Vikki Thorn were in their teens when they first met Josh Cunningham while travelling around Western Australia in their Kombi van. A quick jam session led to Josh being invited to join them and The Waifs were born. All bands need a tour bus and the Kombi continued to carry the trio around during the early years. Three albums later brought the band up to the 21st Century and formation of their own record label, Jarrah Records, in partnership with band manager Phil Stevens and fellow Western Australian artist, John Butler. Their fourth studio album came out on Jarrah in 2003. Up All Night went platinum that year, double platinum by early 2004 and sealed the band’s fortunes. During these years drummer David McDonald and bassist Ben Franz were added to the lineup,

both who continue to be involved with The Waifs today. The band has since recorded two more Studio albums, Sun, Dirt, Water in 2007 and Temptation in 2011. Temptation was recorded in a basement in Minneapolis and marked the fact that all the core trio had all relocated to the United States with their respective American families. Simpson has returned in recent years to call Western Australia home. Of the live members, only Ben Franz still remains in Australia, with David McDonald now a resident of Canada. Getting the band together in one place since has been a difficult and performances sporadic. Reflecting on their most recent jaunt earlier this year, Vikki said, “It really was one of the best tours in terms of feeling connected to our music again and enjoying one.”

The new upcoming tour was born from a special one off show with the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra in the sister’s hometown of Albany on Saturday November 1. Commemorating the departure of the first convoy of ships to Europe in 1914 from the port, the celebrations will include performances from a number of recognizable Australian artists including Katie Noonan, Dan Sultan and of course The Waifs. Since then it has been extended to a full national tour which will include a Tasmanian tour for the first time in years. NIC ORME

The Waifs will play with guest support from Liz Stringer at the Hellenic Hall in North Hobart on Thursday December 11. Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au.

SETTING SAIL ONE LAST TIME ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END AND IT’S TIME TO CLOSE THE DOORS OF THE YACHT CLUB AND FOR GUS AND GAZ TO PART WAYS AND HEAD OUT INTO THE WORLD BY THEMSELVES...

ut, there’s still time for one last hoorah, as they embark on their farewell tour across the country. And most importantly, there are a few dates in Tasmania, which are guaranteed to be massive. There is no way you can say no to your last chance to see these guys.

first real job was stacking the beers in the fridge.”

Yacht Club DJ’s have been dancing around and getting banned from venues since 2008. Maybe it was before - it’s something the boys still argue over with Gaz convinced they have been around even longer.

“I’m just going to travel for the next few years, I’m not even sure exactly where. I haven’t had a real holiday in years. I just need a holiday just for the sake of a holiday.”

“I’m sure there was a gig either at the end of 2006 or the start of 2007 which started it all - we’ve both forgotten exactly how long. I’ve had 3 other careers in the meantime, but this is the one that stuck. And I’ve been doing this for a very long time, so it’s time for a break,” Gaz said. “I’ve been DJing since I was about 13. I’ve always had a passion for it. Music has always been around me. I literally grew up in a nightclub - my parents owned a club in Echuca - it was fun, my 8

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So, now it’s time to hit the road for one last tour, and then Gaz will literally be hitting the road. His plans post Yacht Club DJs is simply to see the world.

“We were in Berlin when we decided to end the YCDJs, so I might start there. I’m just going to go away and come back when I’m bored or run out of money.” “It’s a pretty relaxed approach there’s no real plan. Guy has a far more set out plan -he’s doing some stuff with ‘Twinsy’. I’m taking the less responsible path.” And this will be a big farewell. On their last big tour, they didn’t get to see some of their favourite places, so this time they are trying to cover all bases.

“A few people kicked up a stink from the places we missed. Since this is it, and we are not coming back, we are trying to hit up as many places as we can to say goodbye. We are trying to make sure we see everyone one last time.” “The response has been so overwhelming. I mean, we usually sell out our hometown of Ballarat, but it usually only happens about the week before. Now there’s already one sold out show, and we are doing another. There’s already a few other shows sold out.” “We just thought it was the right time to quit. We plateaued over the last few years, and though this is great, but this is as big as we are going to get. We wanted to quit while it was still awesome, and it’s awesome now.”

But, no matter what your age, it’s time to get on your dancing shoes one last time as the Yacht Club DJs bid farewell to the Tassie fans. “Tassie is always unbelievable. It’s one of the best stops on the tour. The Republic goes insane. It’s a venue that lets us just party. Few venues are like that, that just let us go and have as much fun as we can. We’ve been banned from a few venues -like the one time I tripped over during a gig and managed to rip down a $4000 curtain. But we always have the best time we can.” So, get yourself a ticket to see the Yacht Club DJ’s one last time and get ready to party - it will be a HUGE night. KYLIE COX

“We never wanted to be the ‘old guys’ on the scene. We didn’t want to get daggy. But, besides a few rough years, the Yacht Club DJs are never gonna be crap and I’m happy with that.” Dance music in Australia is a tough scene. It’s a quite small market and it’s driven almost completely by an 18 - 25 year old market, the newest thing is always the most popular and it’s quite a throwaway genre here. To be around for over 7 years is something the boys are proud off, even if they can’t decide on exactly how long they’ve been around for.

Yacht Club DJs will play two nights at The Republic Bar Café (Friday Oct 31 & Saturday Nov 1) with support from Chase City and guests. Friday October 31 also happens to be Halloween and the Yacht Clubs will be holding a special themed night with prizes for best dressed.

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“HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE SPINAL TAP?” THIS IS HOW KIM SCOTT, OF ADELAIDE ROCK BAND MARK OF CAIN, CHOOSES TO DESCRIBE THE BAND’S EVER-EVOLVING DRUMMER ‘SITUATION’. THE CORE OF THE BAND, KIM AND HIS BROTHER JOHN, HAS REMAINED STEADY THROUGHOUT THEIR THIRTY-ODD YEARS OF PLAYING, BUT THEY’VE HAD A SEEMINGLY REVOLVING DOOR OF DRUMMERS COMING AND GOING. “Sometimes their skill wasn’t suitable for what we were playing, sometimes they couldn’t keep up” Scott explains. “We’ve had fourteen drummers. They say; “a drummer is just someone that hangs around musicians” (laughs). John Stanier continues to be our main fella but he’s in New York at the moment. E [Green, current touring drummer] is only twenty-three but he’s really good” Luckily, the Scott brothers have built the band on steady foundations. “As brothers you can survive some pretty bad fights in the band, John and I have always had similar tastes, we work better on music so that’s not an issue. There’s a lot of bands with brothers that are longstanding, so my brother thought that was a good idea and thirty years ago he talked me into playing bass.” The band will be heading to Hobart for the first time in twenty years, with their new single Grey-11, from their 2012 album, Songs of the Third and Fifth. Scott talks about the changes that the band have seen over their decades of life. “A lot has changed; when we started out in ‘84 in order to get any real recognition, you

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did a lot of shows, toured every weekend, drove around Australia with not much money, sleep on someone’s floor, continue onto the next show. John and I always had regular day jobs, and those were tough years, but that was your apprenticeship. That’s how you got your acknowledgement, it wasn’t about fame and big crowds, it was our way of expressing ourselves. We put a lot of hard yards in for those years and it was a great highlight.” “These days there’s a whole lot more bands that form because they wanna be famous or they want money; they’re discovered on some TV show or something like that. The purity in loving music is what gets us on stage, we used to pay to play by the time we paid for costs on the road and ended up playing for 3 people. There’s a lot of hard-working bands out here, don’t get me wrong, but that 5 minutes of fame has become more and more throughout the industry.” “Record companies used to have all the power; to get a deal was a big thing, you took a 5 record deal and you had no option to get out. You’d maybe get $1.30 per record, you were the lowest paid in the ranking system. Everything now is online, the power shift to the artist is the best thing because there wouldn’t be a record industry without the artist.” Any regrets? Oh, we’ve all had a few… “If there was one regret, if I look at the thirty years, it’s that we never really got to tour America. We toured some stuff with Steve Albini, before he became a big name with Nirvana stuff. We did some sessions in Chicago, but we never got to tour the cities. It was our day jobs that stopped us doing that”

We take this moment to bemoan the many changes the current (ahem, rubbish) government is making to arts and entertainment. “The diminishing arts and culture landscape, the fact is that they see that as a secondary. It’s very disappointing that they don’t see it as something that must have support from the community. We voted them in and now we have to suffer the consequences. Adelaide only really has 3D, that’s the last strong radio station that plays music that appeals to people outside the mainstream spectrum, they’re still subscription based and it’s kind of sad that they have work so hard just to keep the doors open.” The importance of the “outsider” or “alternative” scene has always been a drawcard for the band; after all, some bands make their money hitting up the mainstream and the masses, while others seek out the underground, the hidden cadres, the alternative pockets, of which Australia has many. “I have a sixteen year-old son, I haven’t influenced him at all; he’s come to a few shows but he’s got an unbelievable taste in music, always discovering music, even stuff I haven’t heard of. The outsiders, that’s where the band has always come from. John’s lyrics have always come from the darker side of life, which appeals to a lot of people that come from that environment, that alternative.” LISA DIB

The Mark of Cain play The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart on November 1. Tickets available from the venue or www.moshtix.com.au.

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FUNKING AROUND THE WORLD TO SAY BASEMENT FREAKS (AKA GIORGOS FOTIADIS) IS ADDICTED TO FUNK IS A MASSIVE UNDERSTATEMENT. HE’S BEEN PEDDLING HIS UNIQUE BRAND OF ‘BOOTY-SHAKIN LOW-SLUNG BADASS FUNK WITH HIP HOUSE TENDENCIES FOR ALMOST A DECADE NOW. WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM FOR A CHAT AHEAD OF HIS NATIONAL TOUR.

You’ve been at this for quite a while – since ’06, I believe. Can you tell us a little about those early days, and how your sound has evolved in the past 8 years? Early years found me mostly locked in my basement in Thessaloniki, Greece trying to combine my blues guitar background with some cool beats. I succeeded at that and produced my debut album back in 2006 for a Greek label. I don’t really have a specific sound but I’ve got a funky attitude which shows in my work. I am a music lover and jam musician and I like most kinds of music. My music changes every day because of different influences, my ever growing knowledge on the mixing decks, and of course advantages of new equipment. You’ve made quite a few vinyl releases over the years – Did the fall (and recent resurrection) of vinyl sales affect you at all? Do you have any plans for further releases on wax? I was super stoked to hear my music on a vinyl press; that was dope and a great experience for me. It didn’t make big bucks, however vinyl releases had gained me the recognition that gave me the chance to travel the world. Funk and breaks producers are notorious for resampling classic samples, loops & drum breaks, however a lot of classics have been ‘overused’ in some people’s opinions – what do you think about this practice?

other producers copy their idea. I would advise producers who are sampling to dig deeper in their vinyl collection and bring back some of those samples that can be considered forgotten. Can you tell us about the most magical experiences you have had as a performer – Firstly, the most party rocking event you’ve ever done, and secondly the one that meant the most to you as a performer. The most party-rocking event was of course the magical Fractal Forest of Shambhala Music Festival. What meant a lot to me was Glastonbury Festival, seeing as I was a grunge kid back in the 90s! I played in a small tent for around 30 people, the weather sucked big time and there was mud everywhere. I was ill with a fever and had been puking German bifies a few minutes before I started but I had to carry on because I had been officially booked to perform at the Glastonbury Festival! Finally – As a funk connoisseur, you must have listened to a ton of funky bands over the years. Who are some of your most loved ‘classic funk’ acts, and your favourite tune from their repertoire? Parliament –‘ Flashlight’ Cameo – ‘Funk Funk’ Ohio Players – ‘Funky Town’ Kool & The Gang – ‘Spirit of The Boogie’ James Brown –‘ I Feel Good’ Bootsie Collins – ‘A Life For That Sweet Thing’ CALUM ‘MAX’ POWER

Most definitely many samples have been over used. Sampling a loop from an old record to add in a cutting edge production is the shit on the dance floor. I believe the case is when one producer does bring some old jam or break back and then

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"NO RULES – JUST PLAY ANYTHING.” THIS IS THE PHILOSOPHY ON WHICH THE CATS HAVE BUILT THEIR EMPIRE. AFTER THEIR DEBUT ALBUM THE CAT EMPIRE WAS RELEASED IN 2003, THE MELBOURNE BAND DANCED THEIR WAY TO PLATINUM AND WORLDWIDE FAME. NOW WITH SIX MORE STUDIO ALBUMS UNDER THEIR BELT, THE CAT EMPIRE ARE HEADING DOWN TO MONA THIS NOVEMBER 29. DRUMMER WILL HULL-BROWN DESCRIBES HOW THE BAND ESTABLISHED THEIR JAZZ/LATIN/REGGAE/ ANYTHING-AND-EVERYTHING INFUSED SOUND, AND RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS IN LATEST RELEASE STEAL THE LIGHT.

“When you play a gig, it’s a different atmosphere. It’s inspiring. Some of the exciting bits in some of the songs have spawned from the spontaneous things that have happened in gigs, because you just can’t replicate that energy which the crowd gives you in a gig, back in the rehearsal room. We’re a live band first and foremost and then the recordings are secondary to that.” So is it hard to come down after so many nights of high octane grooving?

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f you’re familiar with The Cat Empire, you’ll be aware of the mad fusion of genres they create on a songly-basis. Each boy in the Melbourne band has their own musical background and take on style – with jazz being a leading influence. In the pre-Empire days of the ‘90s, a few of the musos performed under the guise of Jazz Cat – a band with “a lot of improvising and spontaneous jazz,” Will remembers. “Felix played percussion in that band, but it was around the time he wanted to write some songs and sing so he branched off and formed The Cat Empire. I played drums and it went from there.” Will says the band have been drawn to both Latin and Cuban influences, but they also show hints of pop, ska, rock, funk, reggae, rap, indie…the list goes on (and on and on). “I don’t even know what you’d call the genre,” Will surrenders.

naturally lends itself to no rules – just play anything.” The Empire have pretty much given birth to their own genre, and it certainly hasn’t stagnated over the years. Making music for over a decade, the band have “almost come full circle” and recaptured the spirit of their well-loved original released through their latest album. “In the early days, it was more dancey and it had a lot of youthful energy. Then over the years, we’ve explored different things and Felix and Harry have explored different ways of writing songs.” “When we wrote Cinema, that was probably a bit more moody, but I think recently we’ve tried to harness that youthful energy again and take a step back and go, ‘what’s the band about?’.”

“We don’t fit in any mould of any mainstream music, but that’s kind of good as well because it opens us up to a lot of opportunities.”

“You have to go through transitions, particularly to know where your limits are as a band and satisfy yourself. Sometimes you’re itching to write something different, but you’ve got to remember what the band is all about.”

“Everyone loves different music – turntables, drums, bass. I think because of everyone’s different influences, it just

While their studio releases provide the perfect music for dancing anywhere, anytime, Will admits the energy in the

“Sometimes. I live two different lives – I’m nocturnal, so it’s hard to sleep after a show. I’ve got four little boys so I’m up at the crack of dawn, living an opposite life. It’s really funny.” While The Cat Empire sing about the joys of sitting back to just chit chat – and do enjoy the occasional bottle of rum (as we’ve learned from songs that they have previously sung) – they still cherish some good down time once they’ve returned home after a tour.

“We’ll go out to watch a gig and a couple of us will turn up. We always end up catching up with each other in different circles.” The Cat Empire are about to hit the road again to set the nation dancing with their catchy tunes. According to Will, their latest album boasts the most danceable collection of songs yet. “It’ll sound cliché, but Steal the Light is our favourite. With the production, we took a step up in getting that balance between punchy, catchy songs, and having that spirit and energy and danciness of the first album.” “I think the first album set a bit of a tone of what we do and we tried to get a bit of that back. It’s funny, in this last album we’ve been getting the best response from the new songs in our live shows. A lot of the time, it’s the old songs which get the best response so it’s surprising.” This time around, the live shows will be a little different as the band are inviting a musicians from each state up on stage for a live jam.

“The thing about touring is that you’re living on top of each other for months at a time. But we’ve been doing really well – no one has killed each other over the past 13 years. By the time we’re at the end of the tour, we’re ready to have some time apart so it works alright.”

It’s not the first time they’ve shared the stage – in the past they’ve had flamenco dancers, circus performers, and even drunk comedians joining them live. But now they’re grabbing talented musos from around the country who auditioned for the gig of a lifetime.

“We’re all friends, but we don’t go and hang out with each other every day when we’re back in Melbourne. Everyone does different stuff – we have different jobs and play in other bands, so when we come back it’s a time to catch up with family and do other things.”

“We’re looking for something that’s exciting and inspires us. I know if I was a teenager, I would have just killed for the opportunity to come on stage and have a jam. It’s something different and a bit of fun.”

Try as they may, Melbourne just ain’t that big and the band members do tend to bump into each other when they’re least expecting.

STEPHANIE ESLAKE

The Cat Empire will perform at Mona on November 29. Tickets are available via www. mona.net.au.

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BUCKING THE TREND THE SUPER PROLIFIC RICHARD TERFRY (AKA. BUCK65) ONLY RELEASED BIKE FOR THREE’S SO MUCH FOREVER A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT HE QUICKLY FOLLOWED IT WITH A BRAND NEW FULL LENGTH SOLO ALBUM. SEPTEMBER 30 SAW THE RELEASE OF NEVERLOVE.

ikipedia lists it as Buck’s thirteenth full length solo studio album, but if you include the many, many, MANY EP’s, mixtapes, and maxi-singles (let alone collaborative works), it’s closer to his thirtieth. Either way, the ever eclectic Canadian artist consistently brings the goods, and has earned his reputation as good-bringer by weaving a tapestry of tales that range from fantastic to intensely personal, with a diverse array of production influences. Buck 65 told us a little about his influences. Anyone that follows you on the social networking sites will know that you are a big fan of cinema and literature, so what are some of your favourite films? - Persona by Ingmar Bergman - The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Theodore Dreyer - The Mirror by Andrei Tarkovsky - Les Enfants du Paradis by Marcel Carné - Mad Max 2 by George Miller And your favourite books? - You Can’t Win by Jack Black - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov - The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr - I’m Not Stiller by Max Frisch - A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil by Max Ernst

MORE THAN JUST FRACTALS ONCE THE QUINTESSENTIAL ‘BUSH DOOF’, FRACTANGULAR HAS MATURED INTO A FULLY FLEDGED ALTERNATIVE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL HERE IN TASMANIA. WITH ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC STILL VERY MUCH AT THE CORE, THE FESTIVAL HAS EXPANDED ITS ‘LIVE MUSIC’ OFFERING, ADDED A CIRCUS COMPONENT AND GROWN ITS ARTS PROGRAM.

ike its bigger mainland cousins, Rainbow Serpent and Maitreya, Fractangular has deep roots in the global electronic trance scene that encompasses the Earth through both the artists playing and nomadic travellers heading from one exotic location to the next. Tasmania has now been added to this map. The electronic stage for 2015 will be headlined by trance DJs Perfect Stranger (Israel) ,Electrypnose (Switzerland) and Talpa (Serbia), plus glitch/dubstep producers Opiuo (New Zealand) and Beats Fatigue (Netherlands) so far announced. Established Australian DJs and producers, Terrafractyl, Shadow FX, Ryanosaurus, Legohead, Positive Thought, Legacy and Ozzy all feature alongside Tasmania’s best home grown talent. Entertainment on the ‘live stage’ has doubled with national acts so far announced including, Puta Madre

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How have those films and books in particular influenced your work? Brothers, Bob Log III, Blunderbuss, Ganga Giri and Combat Wombat. Added to this are local musicans Brian Ritchie, Guerilla Zingari, Taiko Drummers, The Lawless Quartet, Sin and Tonics, Brad Gillies, Daniel Townsend, Helen Crowther and The Dead Maggies. What has made the festival even more well-rounded is the inclusion of a circus program with performances by Deadly Serious, Ivana B Serious , Pop Up Shell, Mez, Sand Family Circus and Circ’S’Cool Flying Trapeze plus sideshow displays. Workshops will also be run the performers including use of the trapeze. The entire site will be decked out with a variety of installation art visible both in the day and night, and for the first time an Art Trail will feature, with submissions open to the general public. The Art Trail carries a first prize of $500 judged by a panel. To enter, head over to the Fractangular website, www.fractangular.com.au.

The festival is all ages (with parental supervision) and set up to be family friendly, with separate family camping grounds and kids play zones. A market area will add a variety of food and drink stalls to keep you stocked up. First round tickets to the event have already sold out, though second round tickets will be available from Wednesday October 8, but also limited. NIC ORME

Well, I’ve written a song about Mad Max 2 called “Last of the V8 Interceptors“. It’s on my Soundcloud page. I’ve quoted the Max Ernst book in a few songs. So sometimes the influence is very direct. But more generally, these works have given me ideas to think about, they’ve put me in moods, they’ve inspired me with their beauty... Your stories on Facebook have generated a lot of interest, and you’ve mentioned that you’ll be compiling them in to a book, when can we expect that to hit the shelves? It looks like it will be out by the middle of next year. My deadline is just a few weeks away! How do you manage to create songs that touch on such a diverse range of genres while maintaining an inherent Buck65ness?

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Hmm. I don’t know if I know! Hopefully that happens just by being honest or sincere or something. And certain influences have always been there for me - the small town

where I grew up, my interest in Dadaism, the pain in my body, things like that. I remember a Stealth Magazine interview from years ago where you touched on your love of baseball (and it has been mentioned in your songs), so along sporting lines, have you ever played cricket? It’s kinda like baseball except it takes even longer to play. I played it in school when I was growing up. I quite liked it. I’ve often wondered how the baseball skill I have now would translate to cricket. I’d love to play again now and see how I’d do. I almost played baseball professionally and was a good hitter. I wonder if I’d be a decent batsman. How did the Bike For Three project come about? Have you actually met Greetings from Tuskan yet? How does the Bike For Three creative process differ from the solo Buck 65 creative process? Joëlle and I still haven’t met. I doubt we ever will. That’s the key to our creative process, really. We also allow one another to get as intense with the process as we wish. It’s almost as if we dare each other to push things further. It gets quite dark at times. It gets weird. Even though we haven’t met, there’s something very intimate about the way we work. It’s completely different from how I work on my own. I’d say she’s brought the best out of me. SHANECRIXUS

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MUSIC OUT OF YOUNGTOWN “CONCEIVED IN LAUNCESTON, RECORDED IN MANLY, MARRICKVILLE, PARIS AND LOS ANGELES AND MASTERED IN SEATTLE” READS THE PRESS RELEASE FOR J. ROBERT YOUNGTOWN’S DEBUT ALBUM MODERATE ASPECTS. THE PSEUDONYM FOR TASMANIAN MUSICIAN JAMES DILGER (KNOWN TO AUDIENCES FOR HIS WORK WITH LOCAL BANDS, THE REACTIONS AND SOLE STICKERS) MODERATE ASPECTS FEATURES COLLABORATION FROM YOU AM I DRUMMER RUSTY HOPKINSON, MULTIINSTRUMENTALIST & CO-PRODUCER JON AUER OF THE POSIES/BIG STAR AND REDD KROSS/OFF! BASSIST STEVEN MCDONALD.

ow J. Robert Youngtown is ready for the road and Dilger minus his heavy hitting musical buddies will be playing a few shows this month with fellow outfit Paper Souls. He took time out to give us the lowdown. How did the shows with Paper Souls come about? Well Luke from Paper Souls and I have know each other from the days of The Styles and The Reactions gigs in the early 2000’s. Now that we’ve both got acoustic based projects happening and new recordings out this year it made sense to do a few shows together again. What has the response to the albums been like? Well I think the Paper Souls EP has been going well from what I’ve heard. They also have just been shortlisted in the FosterA-Band competition to play at Falls. I’ve had some really good reviews in the music press for my album Moderate Aspects too. I’m releasing a new single and video in late October for a song called ‘What You Do’ which will coincide with these shows. It’s got a Crazy Horse meets The Who vibe. Kinda garagey rock attitude with some power chords in it. It’s fun to play on the acoustic guitar. You are based in Launceston and I’m guessing live in Youngtown. Do you find yourself to be in a musical no-man’s land? Well I guess it depends on what you’re trying to achieve. I still get to write the songs I want and play gigs whenever I want but there are some obvious limitations living in a smaller population area compared to when I lived in say Hobart or other bigger centres. The metal and punk scenes up here seem to consistently pull good crowds and produce top notch material despite some of the perceived

geographical limitations. However if you only ever focused or gigged in your home town it’d be a pretty depressing musical existence. Club 54 has been instrumental in opening up some different opportunities and creating a little social scene which is important. There’s a pretty cool little vibe happening there with some diverse bills just from friends playing with their friend’s bands. Do these surroundings influence your music? Sure. But I’ve probably become much more introverted with my song writing because there isn’t really anyone else in town doing a similar thing songwriting wise with the 60’s and 90’s influences. And I’m playing solo y’know. There’s no one to argue with or have to cater for when you don’t have a band but that can also be quite isolating. My influences are perhaps a little bit more centred around my record collection or books or movies and my personal life than what is happening around locally. I know you give advice out professionally under your alter ego. What (free) advice can you pass onto the next generation of aspiring musicians? Just do your thing. Write and play music you enjoy and not music to fit an agenda around what’s popular right now. Someone somewhere will like it. NIC ORME

See J.Robert Youngtown and Paper Souls perform in Hobart (with Hannah May Mindset) at The Homestead on Saturday October 25. The following Wednesday October 29, they will perform as part of Top Shelf at The Irish Launceston.

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You give off the aura of living the gypsy life. Would you agree? Yes we’d agree with that, especially seeing as though Sarah has just moved into yurt in the countryside that she constructed herself. We also all love to travel and road trips are our favourite. Caravans appear central to the gypsy way. Do any of you have or plan to acquire one? Nicole and Sarah both have part time

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WOODLOCK VOCALIST/GUITARIST EZEKIEL WALTERS IS MAKING ME SUPER JEALOUS. HE AND HIS BANDMATES ARE IN SUNNY PERTH, SOAKING UP THE ROTTNEST FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES AND JOY, WHILE I, IN MY JOURNALISTIC GLAMOUR, AM CONFINED TO A COMPUTER SCREEN AND A WEATHER SYSTEM DESCRIBED OFTEN AS “BATSHIT INSANE”.

IT’S BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW SINCE THE RELEASE OF GUERILLA ZINGARI’S DEBUT ALBUM ODES FOR THE RECKLESS AND THIS SPRING THEY’LL BE LAUNCHING THEIR LONG AWAITED SECOND ALBUM ENTITLED LET THE MUSIC PLAY. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CROWD FUNDING CAMPAIGN, THESE TASSIE GYPSIES WILL BE HEADING INTO THE STUDIO IN EARLY OCTOBER TO RECORD, AND LAUNCHING THEIR BRAND NEW ALBUM IN NOVEMBER. ith the inclusion of new members the Zingari sound has evolved to become a mix of “surfboards & sombreros in an eastern European ballroom”. The terrible twosome of Sarah Letters and Nicole McIntyre took time to answer some of our probing questions.

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he band have nipped over to WA to tour their latest single, ‘The Garden’, from their recently launched EP Labour of Love. Having already finished up a massive tour, the boys couldn’t help but get back on the road, this time adding several more dates and cities, including Western Australia and Tasmania.

homes on wheels AKA Janis & Nina, our campervans. We even have a song we sing into our walkie talkies, about the vans when on the road. Are you increasingly finding yourself on the road? We have some great festival gigs booked for this Summer, so will be on the road for some of that time - though we’ll be flying to most of those ones this time. We’re playing Woodford Folk Festival up in Queensland from Boxing Day till to New Year’s and will be back in time to play Taste of Tasmania on January 3, then Cygnet Folk fest, then Illawarra Folk festival and a few more here and there. We love traveling and love gigs that take us far and wide. Do you feel it’s possible to be full time musicians or a hard path to take?

Producing records is a costly endeavour, as is purchasing quality instruments and equipment. Time spent in practice and creation and production is all unpaid time. Live musicians are paid the same amount today as they were 50 years ago. The rate of pay for musicians has not risen to meet current market prices in 50 years, but the cost of everything continues to go up and up. Between the five of you, you play a bunch of seemingly weird and wonderful instruments that are less obvious in modern music. Are their plans of anymore being added to the repertoire? Our new album has the addition of drums, not so weird... but one song has a Glockenspiel, one has a Guiro and a we will be playing a gitane gypsy style D hole guitar

for some of the tracks. Plus more vocal harmonies, we’ve got them all singing now.

“We’re trying to do every city; we’re playing [Perth] for the Rottnest Festival and a side show, we have to spend a lot of money to do this stuff, but people can see we’re a touring band. We had quite a few people come to see us in Perth which was cool since we’ve never been there. Tassie, we hear that the busking over there is cool, might do some stuff at the markets, we have a lot of busking friends in Tassie, it’s all a bit of a connection thing. You put a foothold in each city. We’re very grateful, a lot of bands might come to Perth and play to nobody because they’re never been but we did okay”

You used Pozible for your funding of the new album. How did you find this experience?

The band have always been independent (indie in the original sense of the word), so they set out on these massive expeditions with no label support.

It was hard work, but totally worth it! as well as enabling us to raise enough money to produce the new album, it also helped to get our name out there and raise our profile a bit, and get people excited about the album. We would definitely use it again! A great thing is crowd funding.

“Yeah, we do okay. We do have a manager and booker, which is exciting, it’s a bit of a game changer. We seem to do alright unlabelled and not having all that promo, we don’t quite get the coverage, we need to work a bit harder but we get to keep the money, too. The really good way to get your music out there to people is gigging. We have people follow us on Facebook and people are pretty happy to come to our gigs. We can build up a bit of a following through that”

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The Garden has been marked as a change for the Woodlock team, since their 2013 EP Lemons. The band have been

prolific in their output and it seems a change was destined. The song represents a darker shift in their sound; not strictly a harder, tougher gear shift, but certainly a more thoughtful and deeper tone than their previous works. “It’s a shift in our music style, that’s just how the song was gonna be; we didn’t really plan to change our sound. It’s a bit darker but people seem to relate to it, it’s not necessarily a negative song but it’s about looking for yourself.” Although playing seems like second nature to the band, they’re relatively new to being a full-blown touring act. For a long time, the band would take to the streets, literally, to busk for passers-by and shoppers. Indeed, many acts that go on to have successful careers in the industry once took change from a guitar case set upon the ground. “We’re fresh off the boat in that area, this is our second tour; before now, we did one for our song High Strung, but we usually we did busking and playing in the streets...we still do a bit of busking ‘cause it’s so good for a band. It’s a bit underrated, I mean, for us it’s our main way to get out to people that don’t know us. It’s a really good way to build our fanbase up. You get your first Melbourne permit, which anyone can get every couple months, but [if you wanna play] in Bourke Street Mall, where all the best buckers go, you have to audition and apply and sign some agreements and everything. They have rules and regulations. If you wanna be good at busking, you do have to be a good musician, you don’t wanna go there to practise.” LISA DIB

Woodlock play Fresh in Launceston on Friday October 17 and The Republic Bar in Hobart on Saturday October 18.

See Guerilla Zingari at their album launch at The Homestead on the Saturday November 8.

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HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD AUSSIE SINGER-SONGWRITER MIA DYSON MOVED TO THE US IN 2010 TO CHASE A CAREER IN THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MUSIC MARKET. WAS SHE SCARED? MAYBE. BUT IT DIDN’T STOP HER FROM RELEASING A BRAND NEW ALBUM. IDYLLWILD IS THE PRODUCT OF HER EXPOSURE TO NEW CULTURES AND SHE’S COMING TO TASSIE TO SHARE HER SOUND THIS OCTOBER. MIA TALKS AMERICA AHEAD OF THE GIG. So why did you decide to abandon us and move to the big world of the United States? I grew up on American music. Not only that but I read a lot of American literature and saw a lot of American movies. I fell in love with the idea of that landscape and musical history, and from as young as I can remember I wanted to go there. I’d been touring Australia for a few years and I felt like it was time to try. What’s the musical culture like in America compared to back home? The history there is longer and deeper so generally speaking people are pretty musically educated. It’s a vast place and has a huge population and so many different pockets of musical styles. It’s continually changing. But on the other hand, Australia has a lot more support for the arts, with organisations supporting songwriters. How has the move affected your songwriting? Moving to another country has been a challenge and a period of growing up and changing and finding new strength, and that’s had an effect on my music. The little things, living in Los Angeles and being confronted with homelessness and seeing

the growing gap between rich and poor definitely came through on the new record. It’s had a big effect on my life. Do you consider yourself American or an Aussie at heart?

METAL, THE MIDDLE AGES AND MONA THE CROOKED FIDDLE BAND HAVE BEEN PLAYING THEIR INIMITABLE GYPSY CHAINSAW FOLK SINCE THE YEAR PLUTO WAS REDEFINED AS A DWARF PLANET BUT, AS IS SO OFTEN THE CASE, THERE’S A TASSIE CONNECTION.

Definitely Australian. I feel like I can call Australia a second home – but my outlook is very Australian. I’m still baffled by their political system and not having healthcare and their weird libertarian thing. Coming from our country, we’re so blessed with prosperity here – and America is too, but they don’t share it with everyone like we do. But America has a special place in my heart. What was it like to release an album overseas for the first time? In some ways I wish that I was here – I’ve still got a stronger following here, but I’m building my American career up. It feels a little strange coming to tour the album in Australia months after its release – but hopefully that gives people a chance to listen to the album. Can we ever expect you to move back? I’m living a nomadic lifestyle. I don’t feel like either place is my permanent home, I’m just going where things lead me. I’d like to keep going back and forth. STEPHANIE ESLAKE

Mia Dyson will perform at Red Hot Music in Devonport on October 23, with tickets available from the venue. She’ll hit the Republic Bar on October 24, tickets from the venue and www. moshtix.com.au.

Here it comes.

H USK Y triple j, Minnow & Co and Artist Voice present

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I push my oversize plastic plain-glass frames up my nose and ask, “What’s been happening, guys?” “We’ve just released our debut EP ‘Equinox’. A couple of the tracks are on Triple J Unearthed – Blood and Part One. We’ve also put the EP all over the internet with iTunes, Spotify etc. The release has pretty much been our life for the last few months.” “Oh and we just finished a pretty loose tour with Chase City,” Oliver says sitting down, 18

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“And of course, there’s MONA.” There’s always MONA. “I love how MONA is shaking things up.” That’s saying something, coming from a man who plays in a band with a sound described by Beat Magazine as being akin to “someone putting 10,000 volts through the floor”. But is the source of this energy a heady tertiary music education or just inborn craziness? “It’s a combination of uni and us just being weird,” he says. Although the others have each completed degrees, Wallace soaked up a large part of his weirdness from the Tassie metal scene at the turn of the millennium. “When I lived in Tassie there was a really strong metal scene,” Wallace says. “There is a lot of misunderstanding about metal. It’s easy to focus on the speed or the intensity of it, but it’s often very melodic. “A lot of Romanian and gypsy music is similar. It’s furious, it’s fast and energetic. They’re not just playing straight rhythms and they’ve got these weird, almost scaleless sounds. There are less rules. Often one person will be playing one melody and someone else will be playing the same melody, just using different notes. “It’s metal from before there was metal,” he laughs. “And this is the music they wrote for dances, for weddings and for celebrations!”

EVERY YEAR THE FALLS FESTIVAL ASKS YOU TO HELP SELECT THE BEST OF LOCAL ARTISTS TO PLAY ALONGSIDE THE STELLAR LIST OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. TO DO SO, FALLS IS TEAMING UP WITH THEIR LOCAL PRINT MEDIA BUDDIES AND WE AT WARP ARE BACKING HOBART OUTFIT LEWES.

“I lived in Tassie fifteen years ago, having emigrated with my family from South Africa,” Wallace explains. “And the place has just changed so much since then; really come into its own. It’s a kind of Tasmanian Renaissance. “It’s been a real eye opener coming back,” he continues. “There are truffle farms and oysters, berry farms, there are a lot of new festivals popping up, craft beers, whiskey…”

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’ll tell you the truth: the new tracks just released by LEWES are as outstanding as a solid 10/10 after grog bog. And that makes me very excited to shake their hands and talk to Tim Bird (singer) and Brother Oliver (bassist) from Hobart post-rock collective LEWES them about the band.

he band’s fret man, Gordon Wallace, lived here for years. Back before anything was going on.

In the past the band have played Dark MOFO, Cygnet Folk Festival, Huon Valley Cider Festival and are now returning as part of their Winter Tour, playing at The Homestead with Mark Downey (The Dead Maggies). Perhaps unsurprisingly, Wallace is pretty chuffed to be visiting the shaken-up version of his former home state.

cigarette in hand ready for action against the impending sunrise. It’s hard to place LEWES in any genre, because they draw influence from diverse places. “We’ve played in ska, death metal and hardcore bands before forming this mix of indie and rock,” says Oliver. “The band was originally a solo project that grew to incorporate different elements. We’ve been playing together since the beginning of this year. Now our neighbors hate us.” And in that time they’ve been doing a truckload, with much more to come. They’ve already got a pre-gig ritual. “We sing acapella versions of Eminem - Lose Yourself and MGMT’s Electric Feel before gigs. Makes us laugh. They are the only

songs that we all somehow know all the lyrics to. Plus they always bring the party times,” says Tim with a grin. The vocals are raw and rare and grungy. And yet, in beautiful juxtaposition, the songs are peppered with indie breakdowns, with cute guitar riffs that could only have been pieced together by barefoot pixies in a garden in the moonlit midnight. This is a band as dynamic as Alt-J, combining manly sounds with delicate snow-drop indie, the perfect musical yin yang. When I listen to these guys, my heart melts like quality vintage cheddar and yet I’m compelled to slow-walk down Elizabeth Street with my oversize headphones bracketing my poker get-me-laid face. While my knees are hurting from sitting cross-legged in my skinny chinos, I’m too

engrossed in this chat with Tim and Oliver to get up. I’ve had a boisterous night with these boys. Plates have been licked clean, bottles drained. One of the guys from the band said he’s been to three parties tonight simply by passing out and waking up. I’m sure you, like me, want to see these guys live. If you happen to be in Melbourne this month they will be holding their EP launch at Ding Dong on October 11, while their next Tasmanian show will be the Masquerade Ball on Saturday October 25 at The Grand Poohbah in Hobart, alongside Lulu and the Paige-Turners. MARC REGGID Head to www.fallsfestival.com, checkout the profiles of this year’s entrants, listen to their tunes and carefully select your favourite. Winners will be announced on November 3.

“I’m actually really excited about visiting Tassie,” he says. “It seems I’m more connected to the place now than I was when I lived there fifteen years ago.” DANIEL TOWNSEND

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BEER, BEARDS AND PRETZELS IN OCTOBER, HOBART WILL GET A TASTE OF OKTOBERFEST. ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 10 AND SATURDAY OCTOBER 11, SALAMANCA’S PW1 WILL BE FILLED WITH THE FINEST IN BAVARIAN BEERS, BEARDS, BRATWURST AND (OOM-PAH) BANDS.

Here’s what you can expect at Oktoberfest, first of all, BEER: Lowenbrau Original 5.2% It’s definitely pale and definitely a lager, with a medium to watery body. It’s sweet but not particularly malty (there’s a difference), and the hop bitterness is very much restrained, there are no real floral notes, but there is a touch of spice from the use of noble hops. There was a definite touch of citrus in the Lowenbrau I tried. It almost tasted like a lemonade shandy (or since we’re being all Bavarian here - a “Radler”). While possibly taking it away from style, it does make it incredibly easy to drink, and quite refreshing. It’s a decent 5.2% abv, but it barely touches the sides. Lowenbrau have been around forever, and their beer has been served at every Munich Oktoberfest since 1810 (they only serve local beers there). So really, they should know what the Hell they’re doing (Geddit? Hell/Helles).

Paulaner Original Munchner Hell 4.9% Paulaner is another of those insanely old Bavarian breweries. The first documentation regarding the Paulaner Brewery is from 1634, when the monks in the Munich monastery Neudeck ob der Au were brewing a strong beer to see them through Lent, and selling any leftover beer at the monastery tavern. The local private breweries didn’t like the competition and had a cry to the council (awww.). Slightly cloudier than the Lowenbrau, but a similar pale, light (“Helles” - German for “light” (light in colour, not alcohol)) straw colour. A much fuller, heartier mouthfeel than the Lowenbrau. It feels like beer, funny that. It has less of the sugary, lemonadey sweetness, and ends with a much drier finish. It still has the very subtle hop profile that you’d expect from a helles, there’s really nothing bitter going on here, there is a touch of spice, but it’s much more balanced than the Lowenbrau, and much more substantial with some solid bready, malty notes.

Oktoberfest is taking place on Friday October 10 and Saturday October 11 at Salamanca’s PW1. For more information, or to buy tickets, check out www.oktoberfesthobart.com.au

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Hacker-Pschorr Munich Gold 5.5% Another Helles Lager, this one is slightly bigger than the others Oktoberfest have provided me with. It’s slightly darker, a more traditional gold in colour, and not quite as crystal clear as the others. It’s hearty and full but still easy drinking enough to fill a stein. It’s sweet and biscuity, with the hops playing a purely support role for the sweet malts. As with all Helles lagers, the flavours are subdued, this isn‘t double IPA country, but it’s a great little example of a Helles, it looks awesome in the glass, with the big white fluffy lingering head making it super inviting. Hacker-Pschorr are all about the tradition, these guys adhere to the Reinheitgebot (although I note “hop extract” is an ingredient, so they’re obviously not as religiously traditional as some others) and produce quality beers.

Spaten Munchen 5.2% Another rock solid Lager, perfect for a hearty day of festival festivities. You can really see where Australian and International macro breweries got their inspiration from here. It’s pale, crystal clear with a big ol’ fluffy white head, looks just like a lager to me. Tastes just like a lager too. Light body, medium carbonation, a lingering sweetness with only the smallest amount of bitterness. No real spice, floral or fruit notes from the hops, infact, there isn’t much else to speak of here at all. This stuff is made to be consumed by the steinload, so there isn’t going to be anything too overpowering going on. It’s not a challenging brew, but what it is, is a crisp, refreshing, easydrinking lager, get yourself a bratwurst and enjoy. You’ll dig it.

Hofbrau Hefe Weizen 5.1% Tasmania is home to a couple of gnarly Hefe’s (Little Rivers do a tops Hefe which you may have seen written up as “Banana Beer”, and the Hefe from Moo Brew is always class), but it’s great that Oktoberfest have sourced some examples from the Hefe Weizen motherland. It’s unfiltered, cloudy and opaque from suspended yeast, don’t be put off by that, it’s exactly what you’d expect (“Hefe” meaning “Yeast”, thus making a Hefe Weizen translate to “Yeast Wheat” - as opposed to Kristall Weizen - “Crystal Wheat”), and yeast is good for you. It’s not as intensely banana-bread-ish as Little Rivers’ Hefe Weizen, and it finishes a lot drier. A creamy and full Hefe, this is another very lightly hopped brew, but there is a noticeable amount of clove-ish spice. Hefe Weizen’s are traditionally all about the banana and clove, so I guess this one is pretty traditional. Another easy drinking brew that should go down a treat at Oktoberfest.

Franziskaner Weissbier 5% Oh lordy. Here we go. First thing I noticed was a huge fluffy head that fills the glass and hangs around forever. It’s cloudy and damn near a luminescent orangey/ gold colour. I’m pretty sure it could glow in the dark, somehow. This is one of the better Hefeweizen’s you’ll try, it’s right up there with Weihenstephaner (renown as the king of Hefe’s). It’s banana and clove and everything you’d expect from a German Hefe (although, a lot more banana than clove), it’s full, rich and hearty but still somehow light and easy to drink. Not as full on as some of the other Hefe’s on the market, but still got enough of that awesome creamy Barney Banana thing going on to feel luxurious. Initially it finishes dry, but once you’ve had a few sips, it turns into a great lingering brew. There’s a touch of banana bread, a touch of juicy apple, a touch of vanilla, but nothing objectionable. There’s enough going on for it to be a beer you can sit and savour, but it’s still easy drinking enough for you to put away a few of these. This is from yet another stupidly old brewery (since 1363, jeeeebuz), who have had plenty of time to get it right, and get it right, they have.

What Else To Expect at Oktoberfest: Head. Expect head. Lots of head. On your beer. C’mon, get your mind out of the gutter, you’re better than that. Head is important to release aromas from the beer, which improves the overall beer consumption experience (unless you drink bad beer) and some say it helps reduce eructation (burping). Traditionally a stein can be up to 50% head. Mmm… smells like beer. Oom-pah music. Yep, this is probably going to be the only time in your life it will be socially acceptable to get on down to some Oom-pah tunes. So make the most of it. Dance and get it all out of your system now so you don’t embarrass your kids in 20 years time. The Chicken Dance - Yeah I dunno, after a few steins people are keen for anything I guess. It’s become quite a traditional thing apparently. So go ahead and embrace your inner chicken?

Competitions The Beardmeister Competition - It’s not your run-of-the-mill beard competition, it has categories. If you’ve got a fantastically freaky face full of fur you could take home the Freestyle Beard 2014 trophy*. Got a magnificently manicured moustache? Apparently that’s a “Hipster Beard” and you could win a comp with it. Or if you prefer to keep it OG, you can enter the Natural Full Beard competition and win the respect and admiration of your peers. * There may not actually be trophies. Miss Oktoberfest - not just a beauty pageant, entrants will need to know how to carry steins, know about all things Oktoberfest, know how to wear a dirndl, and know how to pour a beer and milk a cow. You gotta be an all-rounder for this one! Bavarian Strongman - this contest will include various feats of errr… strength? Eating, mostly. Most Bratwursts in 3 minutes, and most Pretzels in 3 minutes, followed by a few rounds of Nine Inch Nail hammering (this means hammering actual nine inch nails in to a log, not just playing The Downward Spiral as loudly as you can), and Stein raising (this means holding a full stein with a fully stretched arm, not just raising it to your mouth repeatedly). SHANE CRIXUS

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Meldrum in store at high noon on Thursday October 12.

IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT THE TASMANIAN LITERARY PRIZES WILL GO AHEAD. WITH CUTS TO MANY STATE BUDGETS IN THE STATE AND THE FACT THAT ENTRIES ARE STILL NOT BEING SOUGHT FOR THE AWARD, WHICH IN THE PAST HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AS PART OF TEN DAYS, THERE WAS CONCERN THEY MAY NOT.

Another Food related tome is Luke Burgess’ (of Garagistes Fame) Bistronomy, launching October 7, 5.30pm Fullers Hobart

Transportation, islands and cities, a collection of new short stories from London and Tasmanian is due for publication in late November. Disclaimer. I am the Tasmanian editor of Transportation. Tranportationbook.com

At Hobart Bookshop on Thursday, October 9, 5.30pm, Chasing El Dorado: A South American Adventure by Aaron Smith is being launched. Published by the quirky Transit Lounge publisher, this book chronicles love, danger and enlightment in Latin America.

he importance of these awards cannot be underestimated for so many reasons, aside from showing public recognition of wonderful writing, they also indicate that reading and writing is valued at a state level and on an island where there is only 50% functional literacy amongst our people this is crucial.

Award.” He added “all six poets were excellent short list choices so it was always going to be a difficult hurdle.”

Richard Flanagan, a past winner of Tasmanian Literary Prizes has also been shortlisted for one of the world’s preeminent book prizes, the Booker for his majestic novel The narrow Road to the Deep North. This will be announced on October 14.

The annual Summer Reading Guide which, while ostensibly a sales catalogue, is actually an extremely well considered and curated list of the best books and the best book deals in the country is out again in November. Let’s hope this year’s catalogue also offers the competition where you need to answer questions about books to go in the draw to win about one million books (don’t quote me on that figure). In The Mercury on Saturday, November 15 and The Examiner on Monday, November 17.

Ralph Wessman, publisher at one of the state’s last remaining publishing houses and former editor of the journal Famous Reporter, reports that one of his authors, NSW poet Judy Johnson, was “pipped at the post for the 2014 Western Australia Premier’s

Kate Gordon hails from the North West and has four fantastically received YA novels under her belt. Her latest, Writing Clementine, featuring young love, anorexia and the Burnie Steam Punk Society is a joy to read. She is holding a hometown launch, following

successful launches in the South and North, at 6pm on October 22 at Not Just Books In Burnie. Not Just Books is also hosting a book signing with St Kilda footy great, Lenny Hayes at 2.30pm on Thursday Oct 9. They are also hosting an evening with the RuRo dynamo, Rachael Treasure. Rachel’s RuRo (rural romance novels, for the uninitiated) are Australian best sellers. Treasure is a farmer and completely down to earth and she also spins a good old yarn. She’s talking about her new novel Cleankin Cowgirls at ‘The Point” West Park Oval, Burnie on Wednesday October 15. Tickets are $10 (includes first drink) ph 6431 9039. The stalwarts of Hobart book events have an excellent program over the next few months: Fullers are hosting the launch of Sweet Envy (yes, of the cake shop fame and yes, Big Bessie the icecream truck will be there)

Lian Tanner, internationally adored children’s writer is launching her latest book Sunkers Deep with the Hobart Bookshop on November 2. Robert Dessaix, writer and owner of the most mellifluous tones to ever be broadcast on radio is back with What are Days for: A Memoir. Robert will be in conversation with Suzy Baldwin at the Hobart Bookshop Thursday, November 6, 5.30pm. And just quickly at, also at Fullers in Hobart, Jennifer Skelly is launching A Compendium of Collective Nouns #2 on November 5, 5:30pm. Now its 30th year, the Tasmanian Poetry Festival is in Launceston October 3-5. This is an epic achievement for any festival! Go Poetry! More information is on the website Taspoetryfest.org

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QUEENSTOWN HERITAGE AND ARTS FESTIVAL QUEENSTOWN IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS OCTOBER. FROM FRIDAY OCTOBER 10 TO SUNDAY 12, THERE’S A RICH AND DIVERSE SMORGASBORD OF ARTS AND HERITAGE EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE LIFE ON THE WEST COAST WITH A TRULY LOCAL FLAVOUR. RENOWNED FOR A FEEL OF AUTHENTICITY, THIS FESTIVAL DIGS IN TO THE LIFE OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSTOWN, THE HISTORY OF MINING AND THE UNIQUE MAJESTY OF THE SPECTACULAR WEST COAST COUNTRYSIDE.

The Australian Society of Authors in conjunction with the Tasmanian Writers Centre are offering a course on ‘Marketing your Book’ Saturday 18 October, 10am - 4pm. To book call the ASA on 1800 257 1221. The ASA and TWC are also hosting crime writing legend Michael Robotham on Wednesday 19 November, 6pm - 8pm To book call the ASA on 1800 257 1221.

oin Stewart as he explores his love of animals (not like that), and what human beings can learn from the animal kingdom. It’s a show about beloved dead guinea pigs, Tyrannosaurus Rex deities, and how we’re not as different from our Furry Friends as we might think.

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LAUNCESTON COMEDY FANS REJOICE AND BECOME EXCITED AS LOCAL JOKE TECHNICIAN STEWART BELL, IRREPRESSIBLE HOST OF FRESH COMEDY IS TAKING TO THE STAGE WITH A BRAND NEW SHOW, FURRY FRIENDS.

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Also in Launceston is gorgeous independent bookshop, Petrarchs and they are hosting Molly

This time around, the festival explores the story of Lake Margaret and the oldest operating hydroelectric power station in Australia. 2014 sees the centenary of this heritage site and there’ll be tours of the area, history talks, a book launch and interactive art events about and at this unique place. There’ll be a unique art exhibition produced by the Queenstown Heritage and Arts Festival in collaboration with the fine folk at Constance ARI at the isolated Lake Margaret hydro village; you’ll be able to get there and explore by using a free bus service provided by Hydro Tasmania. This is a pretty special event that should interest just about anyone, but there’s a lot more you can get up to as part of this excellent festival:

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Just in, there is a new award for an unpublished Tasmanian manuscript. The Dr Erica Bell Foundation has announced 2 new awards to recognise excellent in creative and academic achievements. They are offering an award for an unpublished Tasmanian author for an unpublished manuscript. Submissions are open between 1-31 of October and the judges are Lian Tanner and Rohan Wilson. The author of the winning manuscript will receive $10 000 and runners up $1000 and $500. Contact the Tasmanian Writers Centre 6224 0029 for more details.

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See the work of Australia’s leading artists in Glass and Printmaking at the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery

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Undercurrents – A 3D Projection that is mapped to the architecture of the Empire Hotel, interpreting the hydro-electric industry through interactive animation – this will be visible only at night and look incredible. The Water Circus – A creative recreation of the social history of Lake Margaret through performances, actors, shadow puppetry and projection. ‘I think I can’ - An installation featuring puppetry and audience participation. Using an ‘in progress’ 1960’s Queenstown

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Rail model as inspiration, visitors are invited to engage and play by becoming a temporary resident via a tiny puppet, engaging participants in an optimistic task of collective storytelling that deals with dynamic notions of residency and responsibility. There’s loads of cool stuff for the history buffs out there; the West Coast is full of wild real life yarns. Check out 100 Years of Hydro; Scrawl on The Wall: Our Lake Home a memory project about the nowabandoned settlement, or head off for a guided tour of the local cemetery where you’ll meet some the earliest west coast pioneers. If you want to just carry on and have some great food get to the Queenie Street Party – restaurateurs will be serving hot food on Friday and Saturday (October 10 - 11) under the awnings of the Queenstown pubs. A large marquee will be placed in Orr Street and completely transform the main drag into a huge celebration of food, drink and friends. There’s also discounted Mt Lyell mine underground tours, Mt Lyell surface tours and even live poetry reading in the Queenstown HUB. There’ll even be a Flamenco Band at the Paragon theatre on Saturday if you want to kick up your heels or just chill out. A truly special aspect of the festival will be the not-to-be-missed launch on the

Friday night. This event will feature a fantastic opening ceremony titled ‘The Angel of the West’. This is an uplifting community event that aims to raise hope and generate a ‘new beginning’ message as created by local school children and local residents in a moving lantern parade through Queenstown’s main street. The Angel is a 5m tall lantern and will lead a progression of 50 (smaller) lanterns and a 40 member children’s choir. There’s nothing in the entire world like a lantern parade if you want to experience a bit of real life magic. ANDREW HARPER There’s loads more on offer so head to the website at www.qhaf.org and check out the rather amazing program of events, exhibitions and more. Remember! If you’re going to head up, BOOK ACCOMODATION! The festival is extremely popular and it is possible for every bed in the place to be taken up. There’s loads of booking info on the website. So point and click.

Daryl Braithwaite’s biggest fan, shit at growing facial hair, wanker - Stewart Bell has been described as all these things. All are true. Stewart grew up in London, penning a series of novels about the adventures of a boy wizard and his struggles to overcome adolescence and the dark lord that killed his parents. Unfortunately his manuscripts mysteriously disappeared from his local coffee shop one day while he was ordering a hot chocolate. In an unrelated matter, he is currently suing Men at Work for copyright infringement. He played the highly coveted role of ORC 3,872 in the Lord of the Rings trilogy before retiring to Tasmania with his pet Komodo Dragon, Neil Diamond. He now feels self-conscious when he takes Woolworth’s shopping bags to Coles and gets disappointed when he drives past a big truck and it fails to transform into Optimus Prime. Expect all this and more in a value packed show from the wonderful Stewart Bell. This is his first solo effort and will be a HOOT so get along.

Stewart Bell presents Furry Friends (plus supports) Friday 31st October, 8.30pm (doors open 7.30pm) Fresh (178 Charles St., Launceston) How Much: All tickets (reserved seating and general admission) $10 with proceeds donated to Sea Shepherd – available now from Fresh.

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SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOWCASE WE ALL NEED A DAMN GOOD LAUGH IN THESE UTTERLY INSANE TIMES, SO IT’S FORTUNATE INDEED THAT THE SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOWCASE WILL BE TEARING THE ROOF OFF THE THEATRE ROYAL.

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CHASING EL DORADO YOU MIGHT KNOW AARON SMITH. HE’S A HOBART BOY, AND WAS NO SHY RETIRING WALLFLOWER, BUT HE’S MOVED AROUND AND ABOUT A FAIR BIT OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES. HE’S AN EXPERT ON CRAMMING HIS LIFE FULL OF AWESOMENESS, HAVING BEEN A MUSICIAN, PAINTED HOUSES, DONE SOME ACTING AND MOST RECENTLY FOUND HIMSELF AS A WRITER.

Guide 146 ARTSPACE Oct 9 – Nov 6 Miss Despoina’s Pataphysical Salon ART MOB Oct 17 – 31 Sam Jupurrula Wickman

WARP had a quick information exchange with two of the awesome comedians performing as part of this show, so check out the deal and then book some damn tickets because this one will sell out. Genevieve Fricker What do you love best about being a comedian? Being able to share the worst parts of myself with a room full of strangers. It’s odd, but it’s easier to talk to them than it is my family and friends. Also, free beer. What’s your greatest challenge in life? My daily struggle with the ethical implications of living in the first world, and deciding what to watch tonight on Netflix. Like, I want to start watching Friday Night Lights, because I’ve heard great things, but I don’t know if I can really commit my time to it, you know? It’s very tricky. What’s the best thing about touring/ being on the road? The best thing about touring is meeting lots of different people, from all over the country, who are crazier than me. I thought it was impossible, but it’s true, and it really boosts my self esteem. Could you tell us a travel story? Any adventures/disasters/ hilarity from your travels? My first day in Melbourne during the comedy festival this year, I was separated from my friends, got extremely lost, my phone died, and I had to walk back to our accommodation in 36 degree heat. It took me three hours, and I was sure everyone would be out looking for me being super worried. Turns out they didn’t even notice I had left. Any unusual personal habits/ superstitions/ lucky charms regarding travel? I always take photos of other people and the places we go, but it just means when I get home I have no pictures of myself, which is a little sad. Please tell us a joke so we get a sense of the cut of your jib. A major / D major / A major / E major / A major / D major / A major/ E major / A major 24

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CONSTANCE ARI Oct 10 – Nov 1 MAIN SPACE: Simon Gardam, Harry Hay, Ryan Wilson, Tyler Clark (VIC) FOYER SPACE: Oscar Capezio (ACT) PADDY LYN SPACE: Rosie Hastie (TAS)

(Some context: I do musical comedy. This is actually a really funny joke.) Rhys Nicholson Where are you from Rhys & how long have you been doing comedy? I’m from a little sleepy/druggy town by the name of Newcastle. I started doing open mic there when I was 17 but didn’t get paid for comedy until I moved to Sydney when I was 19. What do you love best about being a comedian? I would like to think I love the feeling I get when I walk out onstage in front of a big audience and they laugh and applaud at jokes that I wrote, but if I’m honest it’s the cash and fact I wake up at midday.

Currently he’s editing a newspaper in the Torres Strait (the guy gets around), but he’s also a novelist. He’s already written one cracker of a read, Shanti Bloody Shanti, about his own travels in India after having a hit put on him by a drug dealer. His latest book, Chasing El Dorado follows his alternately insanely funny, insanely dangerous and insanely insane experiences in South America, where he encounters drug dealers, gets stuck half down the Amazon, interviews Peter Gabriel, has the ultimate psychedelic experience with ayahuasca and falls in love. Aaron’s writing is gritty and meaty, the yarns of someone who is pretty excited by life. He writes page turning stuff about the world as he’s seen it and they are diverting

and amusing stories. He also writes about being out of your gourd and dealing with it all exceptional well – this is true gonzo, real experience of the wild side material about running around in the jungle and dancing like a crazy person in the wildest nightclubs in Brazil. Head along to the Hobart Bookshop in Salamanca Square to have a yarn with Aaron and grab Chasing El Dorado on Thursday October 9 at 5:30. ANDREW HARPER For heaps more info : Aaron’s website www.jetsetvagabond.com His blog about the Torres Strait www.goingstrait. com is particularly excellent. Check it out.

What’s your greatest challenge in life? I fluctuate on a daily basis between being an indefatigable perfectionist, to slothfully lazy. My biggest challenge is probably finishing things...and finding the other half of this magical amulet. What’s the best thing about touring & being on the road? Touring is great because for a certain amount of time you are totally disconnected from your usual life. You are lifted into a completely deferent circumstance where almost anything goes. Plus you eat a lot of Drive-Thru.

Please tell us a joke so we get a sense of the cut of your jib. A friend of mine once asked me if I was a glass half full or glass half empty type of guy. Well, I grew up in Newcastle, I live in Kings Cross. I’m a glass smash into your face type of guy. ANDREW HARPER

The Comedy showcase rolls through Tasmania, beginning on Wednesday October 8 at Theatre North. Next stop is the Devonport Enteratainment Centre on Thursday October 9 and followed with the Tasmanian finale in Hobart on the Saturday at the Theatre Royal. Tickets are available from the venues.

COLVILLE GALLERY Sept 26 – Oct 15 Luke Wagner Oct 26 – Nov 12 Max Angus 100 Years DESPARD Oct 1 -27 Geoff Dyer DUNALLEY WATERFRONT CAFE From 27 Sept Craig Riddington HANDMARK Oct 10 – Nov 5 Elizabeth Lada Grey INKA Sept 25 – Oct 15 Karen Armstrong and Jane Holmes Oct 16 – Nov 6 Alica Boyd MONA Ongoing Monanism

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THE FINAL HOBART COMEDY FESTIVAL WHEN THE HOBART COMEDY FESTIVAL LAUNCHED ITSELF IN 2002, THERE WAS BARELY A CHUCKLE TO BE HEARD ANYWHERE IN THE STATE, TOURING ARTIST RARELY CAME HERE AND COMEDY WAS IN A SORRY STATE. comics regularly getting on a plane and heading this way, there’s an amazing range of aspiring comedians (and weirdoes) getting behind the mic, telling jokes, to a solid and growing Tassie audience that loves to laugh. Comedy is a beast in rude health in Tasmania these days, and the audiences love it. Shows sell out and the scene pretty much rocks.

Any pre-show routines when you perform? I like to have a Red bull before I go onstage. Then maybe a whiskey. Also if I feel like it, maybe a little gin. If they have it in the rider I’ll try a tequila shot. Some places I have a tipple of Ouzo. A beer perhaps? Some sake is always nice. What about some rum, brandy, a few assorted liqueurs, vodka, a cider, cognac, mescal, arrack, some paint thinner and an apple.

CONTEMPORARY ART TASMANIA 13 Sept – 12 Oct – Nowish 17 Oct Shotgun Publication Launch 25 Oct – 23 Nov Scot Cotterrell

PENNY CONTEMPORARY Sep 18 – Oct 19 The Strutt Sisters

COMEDY:

Heroic Producer and visionary lunatic Craig Wellington, the man who does the impossible before the pub opens, decided that it was up to him and a motely band of nascent joke tellers (and a few plain weirdoes) to make a change. The Comedy festival was launched and in that first year, 900 punters saw local comics get up and be funny (and weird), national acts realised that Tasmanians need a laugh and started coming down and over the next decade people like Adam Hills, Greg Fleet, Judith Lucy, and Dave Hughes and got behind the mic. The Festival swelled and got a reputation, and became a vital career stepping stone for now-successful Tassie comics such as Josh Earl, Luke McGregor and the awesome Hannah Gadsby. Flash forward to 2014 and – well, just flick over and look at the Warp Arts guide – there’s a comedy section. You’ll find at least one gig a week going on in Hobart alone, There’s more in Launceston, with mainland

Guide

South

BETT GALLERY Oct 3– 24 Tim Burns & Sara Maher

even of the hottest, hand-picked comedy stars Sydney has to offer will get the jokes and laughs flowing: Check out fantastic work from Tien Tran, Genevieve Fricker, Nick Cody, Cam Knight, Mike Goldstein, Rhys Nicholson and Ray Badran. Laughter, truth telling, sadistic songs, light, dark, you’re going to get it all at this one.

performing arts

SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE TOP GALLERY 3 – 31 Oct Liam James STUDIO GALLERY 1 – 31 Oct Annette Macgowan SIDESPACE GALLERY 7 – 18 Oct Tas Ceramics Society Oct 27 - Nov 4 Audrey Durbridge

SOUTH LONG GALLERY Oct 14 - 19 UTAS painting and printmaking Society Oct 23 - 26 Hobart City Mission OPSM Art Exhibition 2014

COMEDY

THEATRE ROYAL Oct 3 -4 Sons & Mothers

BRISBANE HOTEL Oct 29 The Comedy Forge

SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE PEACOCK THEATRE Oct 16 SPACE showcase 2014 Oct 23 – Nov 2 You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown

TMAG 27 Sept – 23 Nov City of Hobart Art Prize

SOHO Oct 1 Cloud Comedy Nov 1 Cloud Comedy

NORTH

DICKENS CIDER HOUSE Oct 9 Uber Comedy Hobart

ACADEMY GALLERY Tasmanian College of the Arts, (Inveresk) Oct 8 – 31 House and Home

DOCTOR SYNTAX Oct 31 The Doctor’s Best Medicine

BURNIE REGIONAL GALLERY till Oct 14 TasArt 2014 Oct 25 – Dec 7 The Art Of War Steve Woodberry Oct 25 – Dec 7 Minds Do Matter 2014 – Connections DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY Oct 4 – Nov 2 Pat Brassington GALLERY PEJEAN Till Nov 1 David Lake HANDMARK EVANDALE Oct 5 - 29 Richard Bell NEW GALLERY Newham Campus Oct 10 – Nov 14 Aspire 2014 QVMAG Until Oct 19 Fred Williams Bass Strait Islands SAWTOOTH Oct 3 – 25 FRONT GALLERY: Sue Henderson NEW MEDIA GALLERY: Daniel Savage MIDDLE GALLERY: Susan Buret PROJECT GALLERY: Anika Harding

SOHO Oct 10 COMEDY LOCKDOWN - James Masters + local supports THE WARATAH Oct 16 The Clubhouse presents: Victoria Healy THEATRE ROYAL Oct 11 Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase Oct 16 – 17 Max Gillies – Once Were Leaders WREST POINT Oct 22 Hobart Comedy Festival

DICKENS CIDER HOUSE Oct 29 Storyblanket FRANKIES EMPIRE Oct 30 Silver Words

NORTH COMEDY DEVONPORT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Oct 9 Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase DICKENS CIDERHOUSE Oct 8 Uber Comedy PRINCESS THEATRE Oct 8 Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase Oct 11 Anh Do the Happiest Refugee

FILM CINEMONA From Oct 4 From Oct 11 From Oct 19 From Nov 1

STORYTELLING, OPEN MICS

Medea Romeo Et Juliette Skylight by David Hare Macbeth

THEATRE PLAYHOUSE Sept 30 – Oct 11 Short & Sweet Short play festival Oct 24 – Nov 8 “In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)”

FRESH ON CHARLES Oct 17 Fresh Comedy presents: Victoria Healy

THEATRE PRINCESS THEATRE Oct 16 – 19 Wuthering Heights Oct 22 – 25 Spamalot Oct 24 – Nov 15 The Vicar Of Dibley

WEST COAST QUEENSTOWN HERITAGE AND ARTS FESTIVAL Oct 10 – 12 HEAPS on! See www.qhaf.org for a huge range of events.

WARP RECOMMENDS…

Craig Wellington, with a tear in his eye and a song in his pants can say “my work here is done”. So, the Hobart Comedy festival is bowing out, but there will be one last MASSIVE hurrah. This Show Day Eve, get to the Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, and see the laugh line up to rule them all. Tom Gleeson, Josh Earl, Dave O’Neill, Hannah Gadsby, Jeff Green and even more will cause a ridiculous amount of laughs, possibly even mass hysteria. SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? BOOK A TICKET!! IT’S HUGE! THE FINAL HOBART COMEDY FESTIVAL : The BIGGEST Finale! ANDREW HARPER See the finale at Wrest Point Casino on Wednesday October 22. Tickets are available from www.tixtas.com.au, while further information is available from www.hobartcomfest.com.

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he most interesting show in October has got to be Constance ARI’s very special collaboration with the Queenstown Heritage and Arts Festival, Working Water: Making Home. Presenting five new works from Tasmanian artists, this exhibition will

be situated at the Lake Margaret Power Station precinct, and only viewable for two days – so you’re going to have to make quite an effort to catch it. The attraction is though, that you’ll get to see completely unique works that integrate with a marvelous and special place. Warp says give it a go. www.facebook.com/warp.mag 25

Cd Reviews

Neil Young’s latest album was recorded in a 1947 Voice-O-Graph machine that has taken up residency at the Third Man Records store in Nashville. It’s a phonebooth-looking recording studio that records and cuts straight to vinyl for anybody that walks off the street. I remember, when it was first introduced a couple of years ago, it seemed a great gimmick but I never thought we’d see an album come out of it.

NEIL YOUNG A LETTER HOME

The Datsuns Deep Sleep

This blistering 34 minute effort from The Datsuns grabs you by the “balls”, pulls you close and then gently releases the hold leaving you curled up in a foetal position. The sixth full-length album from this nomadic New Zealand based quartet was recorded in ten days and produced by the lads themselves, giving them a raw, fuzzy, 70’s texture. Think early Black Sabbath (especially at solo time), Ritchie Blackmore riffage (track four ‘Shaky Mirrors’ sounds a lot like ‘Starstruck’). Showcasing everything from hard rock, blues and even psychedelia, this album takes you on a ”trip” that leaves you wanting another hit. There are one or two songs that are a bit of a letdown but that is only because I wanted more of the heavy rampaging, ear bleeding guitar work (it’s in my blood). Otherwise it’s another solid outing from these Kiwi legends. The album is out now on Hellsquad / Valve Records and catch them live in Hobart in December. Paul Carwana – Music Department, Edge Radio

A Letter Home, thus, is Neil Young’s newest lo-fi compilation and also his official VoiceO-Graph contribution. Young introduces the album - a collection of cover songs - with a spoken word letter to his late mother,

which really sets the tone for the album’s journey. He ties in the machine’s purpose beautifully, giving you the impression that he really did just go into the Voice-O-Graph, record some songs and mail them off for private listening. It all comes across as very personal and we’re lucky, it feels, to be allowed in to listen along.

ALEX AMSTER

Fair Maiden Fair Maiden

Upon listening to the first track of the debut album for Adelaide band Fair Maiden, I was instantly transported to a special place in my imagination where I pictured myself walking through some kind of dream scape filled with trees and exotic animals. This entire album from start to finish is the kind of music one can just fall right into. The four piece band consists of ethereal, harrowing vocal layers from the amazing Ellen Carey, vintage guitars and an almost tribal approach to the rhythm section. There is something in the production of this album that reminds me of a true 1960’s folk theme bordering on psychedelic with harder driving trance like beats. Of the eight tracks featured I would have to say that I can not choose a favourite. Every track is as great as the last one. I really like the approach to mixing of album with each song spilling into the last, like one big nostalgic, dream filled trip. I recommend listening to this album under water or on long moon lit drives. Either way, you find yourself in some kind of trance like state. Fair Maiden is to be released on October 6 through Bedroom Suck Records.

SIETTA

THE INVISIBLE RIVER

It’s not often that anything good comes out of Darwin. Sietta seem determined to change that impression with their new album, The Invisible River. This is an album of emotional and musical subtlety that walks a fine line between pop accessibility and underground integrity. What’s more is that such a polished and well produced body of work is only the band’s second album. The Invisible River is a journey through the emotions we encounter in a relationship: from lust to boredom, regret, comfort, selfishness and contemplations of infidelity. Perhaps not the most original concept, but a universal one that Caiti Baker’s heart-felt lyrics and haunting yet versatile vocals execute quite expertly. With big horns, strings, and a female vocalist with a well utilised diaphragm, Sietta could have easily fallen into a conventional big-band sound. Thankfully they didn’t. Operating as a duo grants them the ability to layer big band orchestrations then strip them back without the obligation to have the monotonous drone of a particular section throughout the entire album. The opening track, ‘Let It Go’, exemplifies this to monstrous effect, as the swollen strings and brass collapse to a heavy bass-driven, tribal hip-hop groove. This album has been kicking around a few months, but Sietta are out and about showcasing alongside TZU’s Joelistics, including a Hobart show this month. Mathew Vanderhelm

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A Letter Home features Neil Young, the talented musician, in a 70-somethingyear-old recording booth, cut and dried.

The thing that is most striking about the album is its sound. It really goes to show that if you want to sound like an early 20th century folk/blues singer you really just need gear from the era. No amount of digital plug-ins is going to make you sound like the real thing. A Letter Home is

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scratchy, it’s got harmonic issues, the audio drops in and out slightly sometimes and it’s distorted but it’s real.

BLUEJUICE

RETROSPECTABLE

The last and final offering from Bluejuice gives us a fat slab of what has made them part of the furniture in the Aussie music scene for almost a decade. Retrospective is a fun stroll down memory lane, or more accurately, through the listening habits of millions of festival goers and Triple J listeners. Sadly, the band announced it would be calling it quits for good in August of 2014. It’s not all bad news, as the band left their infectious new single “I’ll Go Crazy” as a parting gift. If you are a fan of Bluejuice’s work, then Retrospective dishes up familiar helpings of all their hits including ‘Vitriol’, ‘Broken Leg’ and ‘Act Your Age’. These are packaged with tracks that have received less air play over the years, but are equally laced with their trademark vibe. Their sound resembles the bastard lovechild of an orgy whose participants would have almost certainly included Wolfmother, Architecture in Helsinki, Beastie Boys and The Cat Empire. Put simply, if you can’t dance to this shit without drugs or drink, well then you ain’t no fun at all. I’m going to miss Bluejuice. You should too. Retrospective made me nostalgic as all hell and I can’t think of another band who can step in an fill their shoes. And neither will the 18 year old festival head. Jae Radican

Event Guide

Date OCTOBER Friday

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel

Jason Patmore Damage Nightclub w/ Save the Clocktower + Departe + Zeolite + The Absolution Sequence + DJs Sticks & Kane followed by Rum Jungle Sound Klub Twelve with Noel Meek & Olivia Webb (NZ), Sister0 & The Hovering Waitresses 9pm Tony Mak DJ Dane DJ Johnny G Lively Up 10pm Mick Clennett / Dr Fink AMB (Hungary) + Cheshire Clay Soldier Glen Challice (FRONT) Lacerta + Create The Crayon + Scorpia (BACK) Roadkill + Suns of Solemn + Half An Earth DJ Johnny G Anam Concerto Competition 7:30pm South Island Sirens Roller Derby Afterparty Gig with DJ Led Meter and Carvis Jocker 9pm Keith Nash, Peter Charles Macpherson, Timothy and Wilderness & Crotch in the Kissing Room 8pm Micheal Clennett DJ B-Rex James Maddock Swing 7pm Arc (CD Launch) 2:30pm - Australian Made 10pm Ado & Devo / Serotonin Shekinah (Brazil) + Psywise + Ham + Sharman + Grommet Tony Voglino Jason Patmore Brissie Bingo w/ Ramblin Ryan Micheal Clennett followed by DJ Millhouse Tim Hibberd followed by Cam Stuart Stephen Cummings 2:30pm - Pat Curley 8:30pm Mayhem & Me 1:30pm

Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Grand Poobah

Saturday

Jack Greene Observatory Lounge Room Observatory Main Room Republic Bar & Café Telegraph Hotel The Homestead Waterfront Hotel Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel Brisbane Hotel Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Federation Concert Hall Grand Poobah Grand Poobah Jack Greene Observatory Main Room Pier One Wrest Point Republic Bar & Café Telegraph Hotel The Homestead

Sunday

Monday Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Date

Waterfront Hotel 5 Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Jack Greene Republic Bar & Café The Coterie - Coal Valley Vineyard Waratah Hotel Waterfront Hotel 6 Birdcage Bar Republic Bar & Café 7 Birdcage Bar Republic Bar & Café 8 Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Jack Greene Observatory Main Room Republic Bar & Café Telegraph Hotel The Homestead Waratah Hotel 9 Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Jack Greene Republic Bar & Café Wrest Point Casino 10 Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel Brisbane Hotel

Reggae Sundays w/ Reggae Ink 12pm Sambo Billy & Randall Seth Henderson 8:30pm Sambo The Sign 8:30pm Tony Voglino Craicpot Tony Mak Micheal Clennett DJ B-Rex Cleaveland Blues Music 8:30pm Luke and John Max Power / Jolly Jugs Quiz Night 7pm Glen Challice A Touch of Spice w/ MOADEEP *New weekly DJ event Micheal Clennett Cam Stuart Billy Longo & The Rhythm Tragics 8:30pm Tony Voglino 11:30am Jason Patmore Speakeasies + This is a Robbery + Carcass of Humanity Late Night Krackieoke w/ MC GG Lord Amyl Arse & The Poppers of DOOM

Saturday

Sunday

Venue

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Acts / Start Time

Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Micheal Clennett followed by Phrayta Federation Concert Hall At The Ballet 7:30pm Grand Poobah Surreal Estate Agents, Staircase, Smokestack, Close Counters and White Rose Project Jack Greene Tony Mak Observatory Lounge Room DJ Magneetis Observatory Main Room DJ Johnny G Republic Bar & Café Whoretopsy (Melb) + Mephistopheles + Taberah + Randomorder + Scoparia 10pm Telegraph Hotel Rum Jungle / Big Swifty The Homestead Basemeant Freaks Waterfront Hotel Clay Soldier Birdcage Bar Glen Challice Brisbane Hotel (BACK) Red Red Krovy (vic) + Bi Hour + Drunk Elk + Mess O’ Reds Brisbane Hotel (FRONT) Lizard Johnny + B-Film & The Cannabalistic Po Howard Band + Betsy Blue Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge DJ Johnny G Grand Poobah Chase City, Jenson, Sarah Etheridge & Harrison Manton - Underage gig 4pm Jack Greene Tony Mak Pier One Wrest Point Billy & Tilly 7pm Republic Bar & Café Boil Up (Reggae) 10pm Telegraph Hotel Mick Clennett / Dr Fink The Homestead The Roobs + Straddlepuss Waterfront Hotel The Goodfellas Birdcage Bar Jason Patmore Brisbane Hotel Brissie Residency + Brissie Bingo w/ Ramblin Ryan Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Tim Davies followed by DJ Johnny G Grand Poobah Jack Carty & Ben Wells 7pm Jack Greene Tim Hibberd followed by Cam Stuart Republic Bar & Café Mo Joes (Arvo show with Joe Pirere & Friends) 2:30pm - Peter Hicks & The Blues Licks 8:30pm The Coterie - Coal Valley Alan Gogoll 1:30pm Vineyard Waratah Hotel Reggae Sundays w/ Reggae Ink 12pm Waterfront Hotel Colin Harvey Birdcage Bar Billy & Randall Republic Bar & Café Quiz Night (Newcomers Welcome) 8:15pm Birdcage Bar Sambo Republic Bar & Café Ross Sermon 8:30pm Birdcage Bar Tony Voglino Brisbane Hotel Side Show Cabaret Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Tony Mak Jack Greene Cam Stuart Observatory Main Room DJ B-Rex Republic Bar & Café Tuba Skinny 9pm Telegraph Hotel Dr Fink The Homestead Tendekasha Waratah Hotel Quiz Night 7pm Birdcage Bar Glen Challice Brisbane Hotel A Touch of Spice w/ MOADEEP *New weekly DJ event Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Micheal Clennett Federation Concert Hall Little Red Riding Hood 6pm Jack Greene Tony Mak Republic Bar & Café Global Battle of the Bands 8:30pm The Homestead Matt Bayes Birdcage Bar Jason Patmore Brisbane Hotel (BACK) The Meanies + Clowns + Powernap Brisbane Hotel (FRONT) Foley (vic) + Max Goes to Hollywood (vic) + Rhino Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Tony Mak followed by Ado & Devo Grand Poobah Ursine, Harrison Manton, Smokestack & The Surreal Estate Agents 9pm Jack Greene Tim Hibberd Observatory Lounge Room DJ Dane Observatory Main Room DJ Johnny G Republic Bar & Café Spiral Kites, Lazer Baby

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Saturday

Sunday

Monday Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Telegraph Hotel The Homestead Waterfront Hotel Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel Brisbane Hotel Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Grand Poobah Jack Greene Observatory Main Room Republic Bar & Café Telegraph Hotel The Homestead Waterfront Hotel Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Grand Poobah Jack Greene Republic Bar & Café The Coterie - Coal Valley Vineyard The Homestead Waratah Hotel Waterfront Hotel Birdcage Bar Republic Bar & Café Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel Republic Bar & Café Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Federation Concert Hall Grand Poobah

Mick Clennett / Dr Fink Brad Gillies Fuse Glen Challice The White Rose Project + Smokestack The Curse (vic) + Kitchen Witches DJ Johnny G Truck Show Micheal Clennett DJ B-Rex Woodlock + Jed Appleton 10pm Pete Thomas / Ebenezer Good Terrafractyl (vic) The Robinsons Jason Patmore Brissie Residency + Brissie Bingo w/ Ramblin Ryan Micheal Clennett followed by DJ Millhouse Women in Docs 6pm Tim Hibberd followed by Cam Stuart Hui & The Muse 8:30pm Billy Whitton & Tilly Martin 1:30pm

David Knight (vic) Reggae Sundays w/ Reggae Ink 12pm Tony Voglino 20 Billy & Randall Pat Bereche 8:30pm 21 Sambo Quiz-A-Saurus Buck 65 (Canada) 9pm 22 Glen Challice Little Bands - Show Day Eve Verzion Tim Hibberd Piano Masterpieces with Bernd Glemser 7:30pm Birthday celebration with bands, DJs and free beer! 9pm Jack Greene Tony Mak Observatory Lounge Room DJ Zankbank Observatory Main Room DJ B-Rex Republic Bar & Café Show Eve with Aston Shuffle 9pm Telegraph Hotel Dr Fink The Homestead Mortisville (vic) + Squishy Waratah Hotel Quiz Night 7pm Waterfront Hotel Ebeneza Good Wrest Point Casino Tony Voglino 11:30am 23 Birdcage Bar Glen Challice Brisbane Hotel Strange Bunny + Ajar + Timmothy Wilderness Brisbane Hotel A Touch of Spice w/ MOADEEP *New weekly DJ event Observatory Main Room DJ B-Rex Republic Bar & Café Brad Martin Project + Shaun Meehan + Michaen Priest 8:30pm The Homestead Orin (Tas) + Edens March 24 Birdcage Bar Jason Patmore Brisbane Hotel Rainbow Chan (nsw) + Unfolding Vostocks + Alvy Singer + Louise Love Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Micheal Clennett followed by Phrayta Grand Poobah Steve Wright “Incapacity Album Launch” in the Kissing Room with Duowls, Harper/Maisch/Walls & Molle St Therapist Jack Greene Cam Stuart Observatory Lounge Room DJ Magneetis Observatory Main Room DJ Johnny G Republic Bar & Café Mia Dyson + Tim Davies 10pm Telegraph Hotel Rum Jungle / Entropy The Homestead Crooked Fiddle Band (vic) Waterfront Hotel Sambo 25 Birdcage Bar Jason Patmore Brisbane Hotel ALL AGES - 3pm - TAS BATTLES

FEEL PRESENTS

Date

Venue

2014 TOUR

Acts / Start Time

Brisbane Hotel Brisbane Hotel

Sunday

Monday Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

(FRONT) Brad Martin Project + Micheal Preist (BACK) Pinchgut + Mouldy Porpoise + Randomorder + Future Envy Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge DJ Johnny G Grand Poobah Lulu & The Paige Turners, The Lawless Quartet and LEWES 9pm Grand Poobah Verticoli Underage show 2pm Jack Greene Tony Mak Observatory Main Room DJ B-Rex Pier One Wrest Point Acousta Roostas 7pm Republic Bar & Café Joelistics + Sietta + Mathas 10pm Telegraph Hotel Mick Clennett / Dr Fink The Homestead Paper Sould (Launy) Waterfront Hotel The Good Fellas 26 Birdcage Bar Jason Patmore Brisbane Hotel Brissie Residency + Brissie Bingo w/ Ramblin Ryan Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Tony Mak followed by DJ Johnny G Grand Poobah Mark Wilkinson 7pm Jack Greene Tim Hibberd followed by Cam Stuart Republic Bar & Café Mo Joes (Arvo show with Joe Pirere & Friends) 2:30pm - Wahbash Avenue 8:30pm The Coterie - Coal Valley Ross Sermons & Louise Bell 1:30pm Vineyard The Homestead Black Cat Waratah Hotel Reggae Sundays w/ Reggae Ink 12pm Waterfront Hotel Manhattan 27 Birdcage Bar Billy & Randall Republic Bar & Café Quiz Night (Newcomers Welcome) 8:15pm 28 Birdcage Bar Sambo Brisbane Hotel BEER PONG Republic Bar & Café Baker Boys Band 8:30pm The Homestead Naked Girls Reading 29 Birdcage Bar Jerome Hillier Brisbane Hotel Little Miss Music w/ The Dockmen + Fourstring Phil + Josh Durno Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Tony Mak Jack Greene Cam Stuart Observatory Lounge Room DJ Zankbank Observatory Main Room DJ B-Rex Republic Bar & Café Brad Gillies 8:30pm Telegraph Hotel Dr Fink The Homestead Boomsticks Waratah Hotel Quiz Night 7pm 30 Birdcage Bar Glen Challice Brisbane Hotel The Comedy Forge (Stand Up Comedy) Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Micheal Clennett Jack Greene Tony Mak Republic Bar & Café Hobart Reggae Inc 9pm The Homestead Aly Patmore Trio 31 Birdcage Bar Jason Patmore Brisbane Hotel Halloween Havoc w/ GAPE + Satanicus + Lab A + Hells Grace Brisbane Hotel Faldum + More TBA Cargo Bar & Pizza Lounge Sticks & Kane followed by Rum Jungle Grand Poobah David Bridie 7:30pm Festable Fundraiser Bansheeland, LEWES, Verticoli, Fatty Esther, Pinchgut, Carcass of Humanity, Skun Knees 9:30pm Jack Greene Tony Mak Observatory Lounge Room R&B Friday - DJ Dane Observatory Main Room DJ Johnny G Republic Bar & Café Yacht Club DJs + Chase City 10pm Telegraph Hotel Mick Clennett/ The Homestead Halloween Party with Wham Bam Superman, Orin, The Pearly Whites and DJ Kashishi Waterfront Hotel DJ Gezza

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Event Guide

Launceston Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Club 54

Lincoln Le Fevre & The Insiders + Ceres + Speech Patterns + The Sugarcanes + Bennylava

Saturday

25 Club 54

OCTOBER Friday

The Royal Oak

Tonic Bar Saturday

Beth Patterson (USA) with Mick Attard and Mark Vincent in the Boatshed

Wednesday

29 Club 54

Turbulence + Johnny Sensei + Bullet House

Watergarden Bar

Tony Voglino

Thursday

30 The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak

Guthrie (Lton) with Jimmy Steele (Lton) in public bar 9pm

Leigh Ratcliffe in the public bar 9pm

Friday

31 Club 54

Tonic Bar

Sambo

Uncle Geezer + The Vedders + Bennylava + Truck Dogs + You Me vs. The World

Club 54

The Round & Round: Josh Durno + Mary Kooistra + Amy Connelly + Johnny Atkins

The Royal Oak

Andy Wells in the public bar 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Colin Harvey

Thursday

Friday

10 Club 54

The Royal Oak

Scott Haigh in the public bar 9pm

The Royal Oak

La Bastard (Melb) + Guthrie (Lton) in the boatshed

Tonic Bar

Take 2

Watergarden Bar

Clay Soldier

Date

The Royal Oak

Cleveland Blues (QLD) supported by Dean Martin + Dan Hughes and Brad Gillies in the boat shed

Friday

Tonic Bar

Brett Collidge

Saturday

Watergarden Bar

Jerome Hillier

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Rock Pigs

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel

Tim & Scott

Arcane Echo + Spice + Vastra

Devonport

Midnight Flyers

Lilydale Uniting Church

Nuove Musiche Ensemble in Lilydale 7pm

Molly Malones

Devonport

Retrograde

The Royal Oak

Harbour Agency presents: Jack Carty (syd) + supports in the boat shed

Tapas Lounge Bar

Burnie

The Butter Factory

The Red Kellys

Tonic Bar

Gypsy Rose

Watergarden Bar

Brett Collidge

12 Scottsdale Linc Centre

15 Club 54

Nuove Musiche Ensemble in Scottsdale 2:30pm Open Folk Session in the public bar 5pm Thump

The Royal Oak

Delroy playing covers and originals in the public bar 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Colin Harvey

16 Watergarden Bar The Royal Oak 17 Club 54 The Royal Oak

OCTOBER

Wednesday

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Open Mic

Thursday

Devonport

Molly Malones

Jerome Hillier

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Cleveland Blues

Friday

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Brett & Josh

Saturday

Devonport

Molly Malones

Clay Soldier

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Ringmasters

Burnie

The Butter Factory

Glow! Feat. DJ Bilge

Devonport

Molly Malones

Sambo

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Jaks

Elvis We Remember David Knight (Melb) in the public bar 9pm Camp Quality Fundraiser Something Different Variety Show Quiz Night feat. The Royal Oak Allstars vs. SDVS Legends and entertainment by the Max Hillman Show Band in the boat shed

Thursday

Friday

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Rock Pigs

Saturday

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel

Sambo

Foley + Max Goes to Hollywood + Uncle Geezer + Isla Ka

Devonport

Molly Malones

The Unit

The Royal Oak

Electric Boogaloo in the boatshed 9pm

Stanley

Stanley Town Elanee Ensemble Hall 2:30pm

Tonic Bar

Tony & The Unknown

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Unit

Devonport

Molly Malones

Proud Phoneys

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

DJ McLovin

Tonic Bar

Sambo

Watergarden Bar

Rino & Jade

18 Club 54

Watergarden Bar 19 Christ Church, Longford The Royal Oak 22 Club 54

Andy & The Woodman Elanee Ensemble 3pm Open Folk Session in the public bar 5pm Thump2

The Royal Oak

Andy Collins in the public bar 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Colin Harvey

Thursday

Friday

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Midnight

Saturday

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel

Unbalance

Thursday

23 The Royal Oak

Bronny & Phoebe in the public bar 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Gypsy Rose

Friday

24 Club 54

Come As You Are: The Songs of Nirvana: Harbeck Shaped Box + Teens of Thailand + Turbulence + You Me vs. The World + Scott Haigh + Chris Jackson

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Ringmasters

Devonport

Molly Malones

Retrograde

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

DJ McLovin

The Royal Oak

The Brad Martin Project (Melb) + Mick Priest (Hbt) in the boatshed 9pm

Tonic Bar

Matthew Garwood

Watergarden Bar

Proud Phoneys

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Thursday

Saturday 4th Guthrie with Jimmy Steele @ 9pm Sunday 5th Open Folk session @ 5pm Wednesday 8th Andy Wells @ 9pm Thursday 9th Scott Haigh @ 9pm

Saturday 11th Jack Carty (Syd) in the boat shed

CITY

11 Club 54

OCTOBER

Friday 10th Cleveland Blues (QLD) with Dean Martin + Dan Hughes and Brad Gillies in the boat shed $10 cover

NORTHWEST

Verticoli + Rhino + The Vedders + Kenna Reid-Clarke

The Royal Oak

Wednesday

Launceston Blues Club - Blues Jam Session in the Boatshed from 1pm & Open Folk Session in the public bar 5pm

Open Mic Night in the Public Bar 9pm

Wednesday

Sunday

26 The Royal Oak

The Royal Oak

Trevor Weaver

Saturday

Clay Soldier

Sunday

Sambo

Open Folk Session in the public bar 5pm

Friday

Take 2

Watergarden Bar

Luca Brasi + The Gifthorse + The Sinking Teeth + Outright + Knife Hands

Watergarden Bar

Thursday

Tonic Bar

Club 54

The Royal Oak

Wednesday

Orin (Hbt) + The White Rose Project (Hbt) + The Vedders (Lton) in the boat shed

Two Strung

Sunday

The Royal Oak

Watergarden Bar

Sunday

Saturday

A Day From Tonight + Radio Silence + Jugular Man + Will Gammidge

Friday

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Captives

Saturday

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Ringmasters

Sunday 12th Open Folk session @ 5pm Wednesday 15th Delroy @ 9pm Thursday 16th David Knight (Melb) @ 9pm Friday 17th Something Different Variety Show Quiz Night featuring The Royal Oak Allstars vs SDVS Legends and the Max Hillman Show Band in the boat shed @ 9pm Saturday 18th Electric Boogaloo in the Boatshed @ 9pm $5 Sunday 19th Open Folk session @ 5pm. Wednesday 22nd Andy Collins @ 9pm Thursday 23rd Bronny & Pheobe @ 9pm Friday 24th The Brad Martin Project (Melb) w/ Mick Priest (Hbt) in the Boatshed @ 9pm $10 Saturday 25th Orin + The White Rose Project w/ The Vedders in the boat shed $5 cover Sunday 26th Launceston Blues Club Jam Session in the Boatshed from 1pm & Open Folk session @ 5pm. Wednesday 29th Open Mic Night from 9pm *Artists always needed sign up now !!!* Thursday 30th Leigh Ratcliffe from 9pm Friday 31st La Bastard (Melb) + Guthrie (Lton) in the Boatshed $ 10

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

14 Brisbane St Launceston 7250 (03) 6331 5346

Craig Wellington Productions and The Hobart Comedy Festival present

The

Biggest Finale

THE BIGGEST NIGHT OF COMEDY HOBART HAS EVER SEEN!

JOSH EARL

ESON E L G M O T JEFF GREEN

HANNAH GADSBY

DAVE O'NEIL

The BIGgest names in comedy + guests - all saying a BIG farewell to The Hobart Comedy Festival as it ends its decade long reign as the BIG engine room of great comedy in Tasmania.

Wrest Point - Wednesday 22 October (Show Day eve) 8:00pm book at tixtas.com.au or 6221 1700