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All Our Exes Live In Texas Sunday 16 October
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October 2016 Monday 3rd 8.30pm Montz Matzumoto Tuesday 4th 8.30pm Jed Appleton Wednesday 5th 8.30pm Hui & The Muse Thursday 6th 8.30pm Jimmy Watts Friday 7th 10pm Boil Up $5 Saturday 8th 10pm Vera Blue + LANKS + Summer $25pre/$30door Sunday 9th 2.30pm Thirsty Merc + Reuben Koops $25pre/$30door 8.30pm The Rays Monday 10th 8.15pm Quiz Night Tuesday 11th 8.30pm Dan Vandermeer Wednesday 12th 8.30pm Skip Sail & The Reso Rascals Band Thursday 13th 8.30pm KashKin Friday 14th 10pm Australian Made $5 Saturday 15th 10pm Tiki Taane (Salmonella Dub) + Boil Up (Accoustic Set) $25pre/$30door Sunday 16th 2.30pm Beergarden Party With 16 Hour Smoked Beef Brisket, Charred Corn On The Cob And Coleslaw With Tim & Scott Playing Live - ALL FREE 9pm All Our Exes Live In Texas $20pre/$25door Monday 17th 8.30pm Helen Crowther
Tuesday 18th 8.30pm Tarik Stoneman + Sam Forsyth Wednesday 19th 9pm Show Day Eve With KLP + Sexy Lucy $15pre/$20door Thursday 20th 7pm The Comedy Clubhouse With Lawrence Mooney (Upstairs) $20 10pm Horrorshow + B-Wise $30pre/$35door Friday 21st 10pm Hobart Funk Collective $5 Saturday 22nd 10pm Roadkill (Official Extinct Album Launch) $5 Sunday 23rd 3pm The Great Anticipators 8.30pm Wahbash Avenue Monday 24th 8.15pm Quiz Night Tuesday 25th 8.30pm The Sign Wednesday 26th 8.30pm Elixir Street Groove Band Thursday 27th 8.30pm Dave Wilson Band Friday 28th 7pm Matt Okine Comedy Clubhouse (Upstairs) Comedy and After party Ticket $25 10pm Matt Okine After Party DJ Set $10 Saturday 29th 10pm Jordie Lane & The Sleepers + Guests $22pre/$25door Sunday 30th 3pm Black Sorrows (Afternoon Show) $40pre/$45door 8.30pm Peter Hicks & The Blue Licks Monday 31st 8.30pm G.B. Balding (Finger Pickin' Blues)
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News in Brief OKTOBEERFEST Everyone loves Oktoberfest, the annual celebration of the marriage of King Ludwig the first to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen makes as good a reason as any to dress up in lederhosen, do the chicken dance, and drink copious amounts of German Lagers and Ales. Hobart Brewing Company (recently named in the top 35 brewpubs in Australia) have knocked up a Lager, cracked out the bratwurst, and decided that Saturday October 8 is a perfect time to have their own Oktoberfest party. From 1pm to (about) 11:30pm, punters can sit in the Bavarian beer hall with a stein and a brat, and listen to some rockin’ tunes. Tickets are $23 from eventbrite and include a brat and a drink, but if you take the $40 option, you get a full litre stein of beery goodness, and you even get to keep the stein afterwards. Prost! THE SOUND OF THE FUTURE There aren’t a whole lot of Tasmanian artists that have killed it nationally and internationally in quite the way that Akouo has. The future beat fan favourite is constantly on the go, playing all over the U.S. and Australia, dropping massive beats beneath rib-cage-rattling bass, super lush synths and insanely smooth vocals. The world loves it. Because of that, it’s not often that the jet-setting Launcestonian gets a chance to drop down to ye olde Hobart Towne for a jam, but on Friday October 14 he’ll be doing exactly that. You’ll be able to catch Akouo in all of his bass music badassity at the Grand Poobah alongside Our House’s Randall Foxx, and Hobart favourites Sexy Lucy, Rbent and Dameza. Tickets $10 on the door, don’t miss it! BE A PATSY Always…Patsy Cline is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in 1961, and continued correspondence with Cline until her death. The musical play, complete with down home country humour, true emotion, and even some audience participation, includes 27 of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walking
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After Midnight. Always… Patsy Cline appears at the Hobart Theatre Royal on Tuesday October 18. Tickets are available now from the Theatre Royal. EWAH EWAH & The Vision of Paradise’s first single from their upcoming album is called “Walk The Night”, and they’re launching it this month. So this is your chance to get a sneak peak at what else is on the album, nifty huh! It’s all going down at the Grand Poobah Kissing Room on Friday October 21. EWAH & The Vision of Paradise will be supported by Spiral Kites and Ghost Drop, and you can kick on afterwards with tunes provided by DJ Popsie Cool (aka Mum from Mum and Dad). Each single from the album will be released with a music video. The series of videos features archival footage sourced from LINC/TAHO, and is a collaboration between the band and local filmmaker and artist Raef Sawford. SONGS FROM THE HEART
The I Heart Songwriting Club is going on tour. Founder and director of the global online song writing club, Francesca de Valence, is touring to Tasmania for a song writing workshop and concert and joining her in concert are just a few of the Hobart I Heart Songwriting Club members, Toby Strays, Lasca Dry, and Cassie O’Keefe. The theme of the event, “The Ripple Effect” is symbolic of the real-life ripple effect that the I Heart Songwriting Club is creating. After operating as a private “pilot” club for 2 years, the doors were opened to public membership in July 2016. Within 2 months there were 100 members from all over the world - each writing songs every single week through the online platform. For information on the club, head along to iheartsongwritingclub.com, or trybooking. com/NDXE for tickets.
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Lufra’s Whoopee Blues Weekend is taking place on Friday October 28 and Saturday October 29 with two awesome events chock full of bluesy goodness. The Friday Evening Whoopee will consist of Mic Conway and Matthew Fagan with a night of music, magic and comedy kicking off from 6pm. On Saturday you can see The Great Anticipaters, consisting of Lyn Thomas, Eric Johnstone, Mick Arnold and Tony Fox, bringing a mix of blues numbers from the 70’s and 80’s. They’ll be playing from 3pm to 6pm, and then again at 7.30pm. The Whoopee Blues Weekend has a cover charge of $25, allowing entry to all sessions with a $10 dinner credit! Score! It’s all happening at the Lufra Hotel at Eaglehawk Neck, they even have accommodation, so why not make a whole weekend of it? YOU'RE A JACKASS
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Believe it or not, but the pinnacle of American culture, Jackass will be coming to Tasmania month. The crew of Jason 'Wee Man' Acuna, Preston Lacy, Chris 'Party Boy' Pontious and Dave England will perform a mix of stand-up comedy, stunts, stories, insults and observations. Your chance to see these titans of crazy on their 'Jackass Filthy Seppo Tour' will be at The Brisbane Hotel on Sunday October 30. A GOLD MEDAL PERFORMANCE
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Following on from a string of sold out shows, mesmerizing performances and rave reviews, Melbourne art-rock icon Olympia hit’s the road throughout October and November. With the fifth from the album Self Talk doing the rounds, now is as good a time as any to get amongst it. The Different Cities Tour and Self Talk single release cap off an incredible year for Olympia. Self Talk was triple J feature album and went on to gain critical acclaim. In the few short months since its release, the debut album has cemented its place as undoubtedly one of the most important album releases of 2016. The Different Cities tour hits Tasmania on Friday November 4 when Olympia hit the Waratah Hotel in Hobart. Tickets available through oztix.com.au or at the venue. A BEAUTIFUL YEAR Meraki Management are about to throw a badass party to celebrate their first year of business, called “A Year of Beautiful Music”. To fund the event, they’re selling presale tickets via a crowd-funding platform (pozible.com/project/a-yearof-beautiful-music). Over the past year, Meraki Management has pulled off over 360 hours of music, and facilitated the payment of more than $23000 worth of live sets, straight in to performers’ hot little hands, not to mention the more than 150 hours of sound engineers and other industry professionals that they have engaged in their events. It’s undeniable that Meraki Management are doing great things for the local music scene. Now is the time to celebrate that awesomeness. Head along to the pozible page, make a contribution, and check out the sweet selection of local acts at “A Year of Beautiful Music” on November 15 at DHAB Studios. THUNDASTRUCK AGAIN Blue Mountains via Newtown hiphop act Thundamentals have emerged from the studio with a brand new offering in the form of their latest single Never Say Never, and a huge slew of tour dates to boot. Fresh off the back of performing to arena crowds across Australia and New Zealand with Muckleford x Ryan Lewis, Thundamentals will head out on the road for a bunch of live shows from October to December for their Never Say Never tour. There’ll only be one stop on the Never Say Never Tour in Tasmania, and that’s at the Republic Bar & Café in Hobart on Thursday November 17.
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AUSTRALIAN BLOODY ICONS! RESTING ON THEIR LAURELS
Paul Kelly and Charlie Owens are two of the most highly regarded names in Australian music. Basically every Australian loves them. Their songs are pretty much the national anthem here. If they started a political party, we wouldn’t even need elections. They’d just win. We all know it. Everyone loves them. I bet you love them. You do, don’t you? That’s why you’re still reading this article. You’ll be able to love them in person in November. I bet you’d love that. On Tuesday November 22 they’ll be appearing at St David’s Cathedral in Hobart to perform on their “Death’s Dateless Night” tour. Pretty appropriate that they’re playing in a cathedral. They’re bigger than religion in Australia. They’ll be joined by special guests Sweet Jean. Tickets are $75 + bf, and are available from www. heavenlysounds.com.au. THROW ‘EM IN THE WORKS Formed in 1991, The Monkeywrench are a super group of sorts and are set to tour Australian shores for the first time ever. Along with Tom Price from the U-Men & Gas Huffer plus Martin Bland from Australian noise rockers Lubricated Goat they ended up recording three LPs. Earlier this year, the band reunited to play ATP Festival in the UK plus shows in Seattle and London. With another performance at Sound on Sound Festival in Austin this November, the band decided to add Australia to their schedule making this the very first time The Monkeywrench have come to our shores. They’ll be hitting the Brisbane Hotel in Hobart on Wednesday November 23, and they’ll be supported by The Roobs and The Dreggs. Tickets available via Oztix or from the venue.
Canadian singer/songwriter Matt Andersen has enjoyed a busy 2016. His latest album Honest Man, released back in February, received much critical acclaim and led to extensive tours in the US and Canada where he performed headline shows alongside numerous festival appearances. The late Northern Summer saw him opening shows for the great Buddy Guy and Beth Hart, while October sees him head to the UK and Netherlands for another run of headline performances. After that, he embarks on the long trip down under for a very welcome return to Australian shores. On Wednesday November 23, you’ll be able to catch him at the Republic Bar & Café in Hobart. On Thursday November 24, you can see him at Red Hot Music in Devonport. He’ll be joined on both days by Shaun Kirk. OOZING MONEY Ivan Ooze set out around the country earlier in the year as the official support act for the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. He made the most of that opportunity by getting Ghostface Killah in the studio and recording a tune. He also managed to make every other rapper in Australia extremely jealous, but thems the breaks. To celebrate the success of that tune, Ivan and his crew will embark on a seven date national tour, and they’ll even be bringing along “experimental” hiphop artist Lyall Moloney. Saturday November 26 will see the “Bills Tour” hit the Republic Bar &
It’s been four years since The Laurels released their critically acclaimed debut album Plains and many wondered if they’d ever hear from the band again. Their social media accounts were blanketed with questions about the whereabouts of new material and band members were regularly interrogated by drunken concert attendees, culminating in numerous requests to “stop fucking around and release something!” Well, they’ve finally stopped fucking around and decided to release something, so all the drunken concert attendees can just shut up, can’t they? Yeah. Sonicology is out October 14 through Rice is Nice records, and The Laurels are hitting the road to celebrate. They’ll be on stage at The Brisbane Hotel on Friday December 2. Keep an eye on the social media for more details.
Among the music community, Steve Poltz is regarded as one of the most talented and prolific songwriters of our time. His songs have been among the longest running ever on the Billboard Top 100. Poltz’s music regularly appears in movie soundtracks, TV shows and commercials, and he is often referred to as the guy who famously co-wrote the timeless ballad You Were Meant For Me with platinum-selling songwriter Jewels. Steve Poltz’s love affair with Australia has been a long running one, and his upcoming tour will be his 17th time Down Under. Tasmania only gets one opportunity to see him this time around, he’ll be appearing at the Republic Bar & Café in Hobart on Thursday December 22. MONAFOMAFAITHNOMO!
YACHT CLUB FARNESY’S! In fine Australian musical style, Yacht Club DJ’s have pulled a Farnesy by not staying retired, by not staying dead and buried, by rising from the musical graveyard to milk the public’s wallets one “last” time. I mean, the press release explicitly states that “This is no John Farnham come back.”, but that’s exactly what it is. When you’re coming last and everyone else in the race falls over, allowing you to win, you can’t say “This is no Steven Bradbury win.”, because it bloody is and you know it. This is Australia, don’t mess with our icons’ proud legacies like that! Anyway, Yacht Club DJ’s play the Republic Bar in Hobart on Saturday December 3. Tickets are available now via Moshtix but will definitely sell out well before the event, so get in early! LOST THE POLTZ
Hobart’s experimental music and art festival Mona Foma, returns to the Museum of Old and New Art in the New Year, occupying the subterranean gallery spaces and sunny agoras (there’s a word you don’t see every day!) of MONA as well as offering bespoke events at venues around Hobart from Wednesday January 18 to Sunday January 22, 2017. There’s been an early announcement of two completely awesome and unique acts for the Mona Main Stage as part of the festival’s “Weekend at Walshy’s”. The first is Tetema (USA/AU), the latest project from Faith No More front man Mike Patton, in his only Australian show. The second is Puscifer (USA), the elaborate musical and storytelling project from Tool and A Perfect Circle vocalist, Maynard James Keenan. Keep your eyes peeled for more announcements in October!
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THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY SYDNEY’S STICKY FINGERS DESCRIBE THEIR SOUND AS “A MELTING POT OF REGGAE, PSYCH, POP AND BOURBON”. PADDY CORNWALL, BASS MAN FOR THE BAND, MAINTAINS IT’S HARD TO DEFINE, BUT WHO CARES WHEN FOLKS ARE DIGGING IT?
“There was once a time when you weren’t even allowed to like both The Beatles and The Stones (laughs). It’s been an interesting thing for us; our sound wasn’t trendy, I still don’t think it is now, but it is what it is. People hear it and identify what it is. We didn’t get any radio play for our first few years, I figured ‘cause we weren’t an indie-folk or Aussie hip hop band...we were so committed to what we were doing, buying a van and hitting the road, we kind of forced the radio play and attention.” The struggle for radio play is not a unique one for Aussie bands, but luckily STIFI have managed to score some wireless-love through good tunes, a strong following and, most importantly, a wild live show experience that shows off not only their raucous stage antics, but their dedication to The Gig. “We had a loose, debaucherous quality to the show, it looked like anything could go wrong at any second. People vibed off that.” Cornwall explains. “We booked this show that we considered biggish, supporting Roger That at The Annandale. I had been out partying and had trouble with my heart and I was in hospital for a few days, was gonna have to stay for another, but I explained I had an important gig. The doctor said no. After he walked away, I managed to get all the crap off and legged it from the hospital and played the show.”
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When I chat to Cornwall, he’s enjoying a miniholiday. STIFI have wrapped up work on their new album, Westway (The Glitter and the Slums), and are taking a well-deserved break. “We just finished mastering the album last week! We’re going hard on all fronts; me and Seamus [Coyle, guitar] and our producer Dan [Hume] just came up for a proper rest. It’s been a big slog of a year. That’s what made this record take slightly longer than the last two- we didn’t give ourselves a break off the road. We were touring constantly, in the studio trying to top the past two records and getting harder on ourselves.” “We’re not a bunch of dudes thrown together; Seamus and I have been friends since kindergarden, we’re all old friends. We were already buddies before we decided to make a band, there’s a lot of history.” Importantly, the STIFI guys have learned some real lessons in their nine-odd years as a working band. “The first thing we ever did was release this EP called Helping Hand.” he says. “We were half in school, and proud of it at the time. We put on a show at the Oxford Art Factory and still managed to sell it out inviting mates. After we were playing, Jack Moffitt from The Preatures came up to the merch desk and grabbed our CD. He said,
“Oh yeah, cool, it looks sweet, who mastered it?” and I looked at him and said “What’s a master?” (laughs)” It was all uphill from there (which sounds like a bad thing, when you look at that phrase, but let’s discuss linguistics later); after a couple of EP releases in 2011, the band’s debut album in 2013, Caress Your Soul, took a seat in the JJJ Hottest 100 and the Australian Top 40 charts. Ever since then, the band have sold out venues all across the country; the success of follow-up album, Land of Pleasure, in 2014, helped this as well, reaching #3 on the ARIA Charts and spending 65 weeks in the 100% Independent Album Charts on AIR, as well as being a Triple J feature album of the week. Eventually, the band plucked their courage and ventured across the seas. “We’ve been to Europe and the UK four times and the UK is almost a similar level to Australia. With America, we held off going there; we’d heard so many stories of Aussie bands obsessed with the idea of taking over America and if you go over too early, you sort of miss your chance. By the time we finally got over there last time, we had this cool cult following! It was also a bit of a stress getting over there, one of the guys [in the band] had a little bit of a criminal record, luckily old mate Anthony Albanese was a fan of the band and he helped us get across. He’s our local seat. He’s a lovely fella.” LISA DIB
Sticky Fingers play two shows at the Odeon Theatre in Hobart on November 10 & 11, with tickets via Ticketmaster. Westway (The Glitter and the Slums) is out now on SureShaker Music/MGM.
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AFFLICTED YOU CAN RUN, YOU CAN HIDE, BUT THERE’S NO ESCAPING THESE WORDS: THE AMITY AFFLICTION. Even those commercial radio creatures (I mean listeners) were treated to more volatile tunes when they tuned into Triple M just a few weeks ago. Yep, a metalcore/post-hardcore band was spun on one of the country’s largest mainstream radio stations. That’s a game changer. The fact that Amity is making a name for themselves outside of the ‘alternative’ music realm is hardly a surprise though. This can be attributed to the band scoring three #1 records on the ARIA Album Charts. These included Chasing Ghosts, Let The Ocean Take Me and quite recently, This Could Be Heartbreak. The Amity Affliction’s rise in popularity hasn’t just been felt in Australia, it’s a worldwide phenomenon. Currently on the American leg of their This Could Be Heartbreak World Tour, guitarist Dan Brown says there’s been a lot more commotion surrounding the band’s name since they last visited. We expect this commotion will continue when the band performs in Hobart on their Death To Misery Tour with Hellions and Ocean Grove on Saturday February 4 next year. It would seem The Amity Affliction have their sights set on the American music market. You’ve ticked off Warped Tour a few times now, and you’ve toured the country outside of that. Did you need Warped Tour to establish your name before embarking on your own tours? Is it an essential first step for any new band looking to break into that market? We definitely had a small following already before we played Warped Tour for the first time in 2013 but there’s no denying that Warped Tour can really help a band get their name out there. I don’t think it’s an essential step for every band, but it sure did help us get to where we are now. It has been noticeable to most, even to those here in Australia, that The Amity Affliction’s reception from American fans increased tenfold
after the release of Let The Ocean Take Me. Do you agree with this statement? Do you attribute that album as being the one which has changed things for TAA outside of Aus? For sure! I agree completely. I think that album was our best to date when it came out, a real game changer for the band. We always aim to put out better and better records and that seems to be a working formula for us inside and outside of Australia. You’ve recently tied the knot. Congrats! While it’s an exciting time in your life, does the increased popularity/touring schedule of the band play on your mind in regards to your personal/family life? How have you managed in the past? Thank you very much. Yeah, touring definitely takes its toll on all of our personal lives, it’s very hard to leave the ones you love behind time and time again. I’ve found the best way to manage this is to really ensure that the time I spend at home with my wife is as isolated as possible. We just love being alone together. The more popular a band, the more they are exposed to negativity (let’s call it jealousy) or harsh music reviews. The Amity Affliction hasn’t escaped this. Do you take comments to heart, ignore them, or use them as fuel? What are your coping mechanisms? Of course, there’s always going to be people who have something negative to say. That’s just life though, people are entitled to their opinions as long as they aren’t hurting anyone or themselves. I actually think some of the negativity is quite hilariously genius! I grew up in a place where you really quickly had to develop a thick skin and learn to laugh at yourself so that’s what I do to “cope”, I just laugh it off. So your single “All Fucked Up” is an Amity Affliction game changer. It’s daring, a step away from your traditional sounds. Was releasing this
song ever considered a risk, or the other way around? It’s got that A Day To Remember ballad feel to it. Was it something you or the band have always wanted to do? I always knew this would be a good move for the band, it took a small bit of convincing to get it on the record but I’m glad I pushed it now (laughs). So yeah, I don’t think it was something the band thought they’d ever do, but we’re all really happy with taking the “risk”. Two big thumbs up to you and the boys for covering Engine 45 and dedicating it to The Ghost Inside. Why is it you have so much respect for the band? We’ve always been really good friends with all the guys in TGI. We just wanted to let the guys who are still recovering know that they’re always in our thoughts and we’re behind them on their return to the stage. I guess you could call us covering their song paying homage to them. Did the recording/writing process for This Could Be Heartbreak differ from the previous album? Any hiccups or major breakthroughs? Honestly it wasn’t really that different this time. We all knew what we wanted to do on the record and we all worked towards a common goal. I guess that made it a bit easier this time, we weren’t as focused as a whole during the writing process for LTOTM. We’ve shed some dead weight since then as a band and we’re better for it. You’ve worked with Will Putney a few times now. What is it you like about the man? Will is really great to work with. He knows when to push us and when to let us do our own thing. I think he does an awesome job with understanding us as individuals, as a band, and what we are trying to achieve. MARK ACHESON
See The Amity Affliction perform at the Hobart Uni Bar on Saturday February 4. Tickets available from www. moshtix.com.au.
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ALL TEETH NEW ZEALAND BORN, MELBOURNE BASED JESS CORNELIOUS’ SOLO PROJECT TEETH & TONGUE HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A FULL FIVEPIECE POP MACHINE THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT ON THE ROAD FOR HER LATEST ALBUM GIVE UP ON YOUR HEALTH. I SPOKE WITH JESS ABOUT THE ALBUM AND ITS UPBEAT SOUND.
Jess Cornelius has been making music and performing under the name Teeth and Tongue for almost five years and along the way she’s collected musicians to turn the project into the five-piece band it is today. Even with the additional members, the band’s sound is as fresh and fun as it has ever been. Give Up On Your Health has the same glorious pop ballads as the bands previous albums, however Cornelius says that this album was created as a serious undertaking. “I don’t think the change has been hugely dramatic but it is a much more pop record. I really wanted to tidy up the song writing, I wanted to be very direct with the way
that the songs came across and their immediacy, so I hope I achieved that by just working on the songs for a little longer before arranging them with the band. We’re definitely using a lot more synths on this record, the drums are definitely more detailed and upbeat so there are quite a few differences.” The first single of the album ‘Dianne’ is a party anthem with a catchy chorus that is bound to get stuck in your head, the lyrics however contrast with the happy, 80’s pop synth, the lyrics touch on the darker themes of being a teenager and the struggles that come with that time in an individuals life. It was unintentional, this contrast between the moody lyrics and the pop-y music; but it works together wonderfully. Cornelius claims that the song itself started out almost as a “grunge-punk song”. “The song initially was quite an angry sounding song and it was a lot more garage-punk, the first incarnation of that song and then as we went along we re-shaped it and re-arranged it with synth bass and a more synth feel and a more electronic feel. It went from being angry to being more pop in a way and it’s not something I dislike, having that contrast but people don’t always quite get the meanings behind the song.” Teeth and Tongue are currently touring Australia promoting Give Up on Your Health and the tour includes a Hobart date. Cornelius promises the band will put on a great show and have been working hard to mark sure the live sound is just as good as the record. “I guess if you like the record then you’ll like the show! It’s going to be a really fun band to see live, it’s a really fun band to watch and to play in, the five of us. This album is a bit of a party album in lot of ways even though some of the themes are very dark, we’ve spent a long of time working on the live sound and it sounds enough like the album for people who loved the album to really enjoy, yeah it’s a good live show. “ MACKENZIE STOLP Teeth and Tongue will be launching their latest album Give Up On Your Health at the Grand Poobah in Hobart on Saturday October 22 with local indie band Heart Beach supporting. Tickets available from Moshtix.
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Was music a conscious career path for yourself or did you ‘fall into it’?
THE SIREN OF THE SATURDAY NIGHT AIRWAYS, KRISTY LEE PETERS AKA KLP HAS BEEN HOSTING TRIPLE J’S HOUSE PARTY SINCE 2014. OFF THE AIRWAVES SHE CAN BE FOUND PRODUCING IN HER STUDIO OR TESTING OUT TUNES IN CLUBS AROUND AUSTRALIA. CURRENTLY OUT ON HER NATIONAL KLPARTY TOUR, WE CAUGHT UP WITH HER FOR SOME KLP INSIGHT.
My dad is a musician and runs a recording studio so I very much was surrounded by music from day one. There was never anything else I ever considered doing – it’s always been music. Besides being a DJ, you are also a producer and vocalist.
The KLParty Tour nationally, with the exception of Hobart will be an all-female lineup. This is the third national tour for KLParty and I always pick lineups that are relevant to things happening around me. The first two tours I had Terace and Young Franco who I had just made tracks with, so it was really natural to choose Nyxen and Tina Says who had both just remixed my track AIR for this recent tour. The rest of the artists I’m big fans of what they do as they produce, promote, do radio etc – everyone is a ‘slashie’ doing multiple things and that’s super inspiring to me. You took over from Nina Las Vegas as the host of House Party on Triple J back in 2014. Triple j knew about me through triple j unearthed, as I had uploaded my own original music and then won the unearthed Field Day competition. I had done some mixes for them and been quite productive about creating some content for unearthed so they were the ones that suggested me for the role. I’d like to think (and pretty sure!) I got the job because of my skills, the fact I produce, DJ and can talk. Dance music has been predominately a male bastion, more so than other areas of music. I actually think that in Australia it’s an incredibly exciting time as there are some amazing females doing such fantastic things. You’ve got artists like Nyxen producing, djing, then Elizabeth Rose, Anna Lunoe, Alison Wonderland, Joy, Ninajirachi, Rainbow Chan, and also Nina Las Vegas making music and also starting her own label.
Singing was actually what I did first before anything else. I was singing and writing music at a few years old! Everything else that I do has grown organically around that first original love. Being a radio disc jokey and a club DJ, are they large differences in how you approach the two? Absolutely – when I host House Party I am mixing a wide range of genres of music. Whereas when I DJ at clubs I only play House Music. Favourite current track. A track called ‘Trouble’ by Offaiah is one of the songs that you’ll no doubt here me play if you come and see a DJ set. Are you constantly on the hunt for the next big thing? For me I try to focus on what I do myself – and that’s a look to focus on! I’ve just finished my ‘EMBER EP’, and the lead single Ember is out now. I’m really proud of the songs that I wrote as every single one is pretty autobiographical and important to me. Does music become dated for you? I think that styles can go in and out of phase but good songs always remain good songs. You could strip away all the production and play it on a guitar and it would still work. That’s a good ‘song’ to me. NIC ORME
KLP plays The Republic Bar on show day eve, Wednesday October 19. Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au.
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FROM THE GROUND LEVEL UP SYDNEY BAND UNITY FLOOR DID NOT SET OUT TO CREATE THEIR LATEST ALBUM LIFE ADMIN; IT WAS THE ACCIDENTAL RESULT OF LOUNGE ROOM JAMS AND SPONTANEOUS RECORDING. UNINTENTIONAL AS IT HAS BEEN, IT STILL HAS ALL THE LOVE AND ATTENTION THAT THE BAND GRANTED PREVIOUS RECORDINGS. I SAT DOWN WITH VOCALIST/ GUITARIST GUS HUNT TO DISCUSS THE ALBUM.
Although the band have been collaborating for over five years, their sound remains fresh and raw. The guitar & drum duo’s latest album is full of the same stripped-back, alternative noise of their previous recordings along with vulnerable, relatable lyrics. ‘We just started playing music together as friends, with no real intention to you know, make a band or anything like that but we just put some songs together and throughout the years we just kind of worked out what we wanted to do a bit better’. The band started from humble beginnings, just two guys who wanted to
play some decent music and their love from that grew into the unique band they are today. Bands often find it hard not to change their sound to suit trends in music but Unity Floors have stayed true to themselves and to their sound, conscious to “not be a carbon copy of another band” as Gus puts it. Life Admin is filled with honest tunes that comment on their lives in Sydney, including the opening track ‘Moving to Melbourne’ which posses the relatable national feeling of moving away from your hometown whilst making comments on their lives in Sydney. The album cover itself is a picture of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Although the songs possess the same grungy, honest sound of the band, Gus declares that this record was created with “a little bit more attention, we were a bit more focused and the songs were made with a little bit more love”. Each track on the album shows impressive ability from both band members and their talent of making the most from a guitar-drum band. “The first album we were almost timid. I remember recording with our friend Nick and we would ask ‘hey can you put the vocals lower’ or that and we were like you know what, we played a bunch of shows and people seemed to like it and we thought maybe we should just do what we’ve been doing. We were a little bit more confident and I felt better about it.” MACKENZIE STOLP
Unity Floors will be launching their latest album Life Admin at the Brisbane Hotel on Saturday October 8, with local indie band Heart Beach supporting.
FROM JAMAICA TO CUBA… TO TASMANIA MISTA SAVONA HAS BEEN BUSY THIS YEAR, RECORDING A NEW ALBUM IN CUBA. THE MELBOURNE-BASED MUSICIAN IS NO STRANGER TO THE CARIBBEAN HAVING RECORDED MANY SONGS WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN JAMAICAN REGGAE.
Not content to produce the best reggae and dancehall music to come out of Australia, Savona is constantly looking to other influences – dub, hip hop, blues, dubstep and, lately, Cuban music. His latest project brings together a host of Jamaican and Cuban musicians, including members of the famous Buena Vista Social Club and Jamaican veterans Sly and Robbie. Savona’s last album Born A King, featuring Jamaican lyricist Sizzla Kalonji, was widely acclaimed by reggae fans and critics. His previous collaborations with the likes of Buro Banton, Prince Alla, Capleton and others underscores his musical talent. Who would have thought a white boy from Melbourne would make it big in the home of reggae? Closer to home, Savona records and performs live shows with a range of musicians including captivating vocalist Vida Sunshyne. The first single from the new album ‘Havana meets Kingston’ is out now, with the album soon to follow. The album title is a nod to Savona’s breakthrough 2007 reggae album Melbourne meets Kingston which thrust Savona onto the international stage with its blend of soulful conscious lyrics and heavy riddims. Savona may have escaped the Melbourne winter in favour of tropical Cuba and the European summer festival circuit but he’s back in Australia for the summer and with new tunes to get local fans dancing. The Savona Soundsystem brings
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his trademark sound with tunes mixed live onstage and guest vocalists. Festival dancefloors the world over have grooved to Mista Savona’s uplifting rhythms and now it’s Tassie’s turn. Renegades of Dub, Tasmania’s infamous ‘friends who host benefits’ outfit are landing Mista Savona back to the island to bless us with his luscious blend of reggae and bass for Orangutan Thang, a boutique festival at Jackeys Marsh in Northern Tasmania. Vocalists Vida Sunshyne and MC Monk will be joining Savona, Monkey Marc, Mr Bill and others producers and bands to be announced, all supported by Tassie’s top talent in this musical showcase for a cause. All funds raised going towards saving Indonesia’s best kept secret – Leuser Ecosystem – the last place on earth where orangtuans, rhinos, tigers and elephants still roam together in the wild. SHAYNE MCGRATH
Orangutan Thang, runs the weekend of January 6 - 8 in Jackeys Marsh. The lineup will feature Mista Savona, Mr Bill, Monkey Marc, Vida Sunshyne, MC Monk and host of others.
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SOMEWHERE IN THE STARS A NAME SYNONYMOUS WITH AUSTRALIAN MUSIC, JOE CAMILLERI AND THE BLACK SORROWS ARE SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN ANYTIME SOON. WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR 20TH ALBUM FAITHFUL SATELLITE LAST MONTH, THE SORROWS ARE CURRENTLY PARTWAY THROUGH A 40 DATE ALBUM TOUR INCLUDING TWO TASMANIAN SHOWS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
Clocking up 50 years in the music business back in 2014, Joe Camilleri’s accomplishments are no mean feat. An inductee of the ARIA Hall of Fame back in 2007 as part of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Camilleri has proved his passion for music, with a tireless regime of constant recording and touring. His main musical vehicle has been The Black Sorrows who released their first album Sonola in 1984 and now there 20th over 30 years later. With a revolving lineup over three decades, the only constant has been Camilleri in The Black Sorrows live shows, however Faithful Satellite is co-written by Nick Smith, who continues to be Camilleri’s writing partner after leaving the live band in 1988. “It’s a hard life. Just traveling around constantly and hanging around doing the same thing. Nick didn’t want to do it anymore. We started writing songs together sitting around in the backyard. After 30 odd years we know our stations. These
days we have modern technology, we used to record our ideas on cassette, now we do it on iphones and send it to each other. We still catch up a couple of times a week, I would love to have him back in the band. We just want to write a good song and put it on the list for the next album” says Camilleri. The Black Sorrows’ last album of originals, Certified Blue (2014) reached #5 on the ARIA Jazz & Blues chart. Camilleri who also produced the album was quoted as saying “I love this new record but it drives me insane. I lived every note on that record in some way, whether it’s a phrase or the musicianship or being able to express it the way I liked to.” Two years on Camilleri reflects, “what I remember about Certified Blue is if somebody played it to me, I could discuss the album in a cleared light, as a listener versus as a composer.” Joe Camilleri recorded Faithful Satellite at Woodstock Studios with John McAll coproducing, current live member of the band and with the return of Vika and Linda Bull on backing vocals. Guest artists on the record included the Davidson Brothers and the Silo String Quartet. The new album shows the diversity of The Sorrows at work. Songs such as ‘Carolina’ is what one would expect from the band. Whereas ‘Beat Nightmare’ according to Joe, “it’s a dubby kind of thing. I think I use horns well. I never really have done the dub reggae thing much before and I think it’s a good result.” With all of Camilleri’s songs, he feels strongly about what he writes. “They have to stand up for themselves. They have to play themselves. I like to think I can play any song live and do it without all the trickery… smoke and mirrors.” Is Camilleri are a romantic at heart? “Parts of songs are very personal to me. You have to put yourself in to it to some degree, the ups and downs of my personal life comes into play and it becomes a bit of a vehicle for venting.” Subsequently are songs such as ‘Carolina’ about somebody special in Camilleri’s life? “No, this is fictional. But there’s always a Carolina in someone’s life. I think love is a universal thing, it ties up things and is needed.” For Camilleri, it is still about the live show and playing in front of an audience. “I love songs that I can do live. Recording in the studio is one thing, but playing live I can adapt. If they play themselves and are fun to play you get more value out of it.” This commitment to the live show has resulted in Camilleri only cancelling two shows in 53 years to sickness. Losing his voice is something that he has learnt to deal with, “it happens a lot and I start to sound like Tom Waits, the worse it gets the more fun the audience have with it.” The Black Sorrows will be performing a mixture of new songs off Faithful Satellite along with classics transcending Camilleri’s career as they tour this month. NIC ORME
The Black Sorrows will perform two shows in the south of the State at the end of this month, being Cygnet Town hall on Saturday October 29 with support from Yesterday’s Gentlemen and The Republic Bar on Sunday October 30 (afternoon show from 3pm). Tickets for both shows are available from www.moshtix.com.au.
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28th Oct Friday Evening Whoopee Mic Conway & Matthew Fagan
HOBOFOPO? TASMANIA IS GETTING A NEW FESTIVAL… YES ANOTHER FESTIVAL, BUT THIS ONE’S DIFFERENT. IT’S THE FIRST EVER TASMANIAN, (AND AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL, THE FIRST EVER AUSTRALIAN) FOLK-PUNK FESTIVAL! WHAT’S THAT I HEAR YOU ASK? WELL YOU KNOW FOLK FESTIVALS, WHERE YOU RUN FROM VENUE TO VENUE TO CATCH THE ACTS YOU WANT TO SEE? WELL IT’S JUST LIKE THAT. ONLY ALL THE BANDS ARE PLAYING FOLK-PUNK, ALL THE VENUES ARE PUBS AROUND HOBART, AND NOBODY WILL TELL YOU YOU’RE BEING TOO LOUD. Yes the irrepressible hobos responsible for Tasmanian folk-punk legends The Dead Maggies and Tassie based label Folk ‘Til Ya Punk Records are on the rampage once more. Not satisfied with bringing the best of Australian folk-punk bands down to the south island one at a time; they’ve decided they should all be thrown together in one massive four day folk-punk orgy across various venues all around Hobart Town. With some of the biggest names in Australian folk-punk, along with some of the best you’ve never heard of, all thrown together in mass celebration alongside the explosion of excellent local Tassie talent and you’ve got something damn special.
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So whether you’re a fan of folk music, punk music, something in between or something totally different; this is an amazing opportunity to see a whole music community coming together to see what each other have got. The first round of the 15+ acts to be announced include globetrotting superstars The Go Set fresh back from the USA on their constant worldwide tour. Two acts from the Folk ‘Til Ya Punk Records roster: Sydney’s bush-punk immortals the Handsome Young Strangers and Brisbane’s celtic-punk rising stars Fox ‘N’ Firkin. Plus two Tassie home-grown heroes: This Is. A Robbery, acoustic anarcho-punk fronted by internationally revered songwriter Chris Burrows; and new kids on the block Squid Fishing – who are just 18 and still in school, but are rapidly winning respect from the folk-punk and punk-rock communities.
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THE PARTY BUS IS COMING TO TOWN HOW WOULD YOUR INNER ‘90S CHILD FEEL IF I TOLD YOU THE VENGABUS IS COMING – FOR REAL? THAT’S WHAT WE’RE IN FOR THIS NOVEMBER WHEN THE VENGABOYS CRASHLAND IN HOBART FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. AND WE GUARANTEE YOU’LL GET TO PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999.
As a Hobart child growing up in the ‘90s, “going to Ibiza” meant going to my best friend’s house and pulling apart the furniture to build an epic fort. While pumping the Vengaboys on full blast, of course.
It does seem that, surrounded by a mix of pumping pop bands from the Spice Girls to Smash Mouth, the ‘90s was a joyous era in which countless (and now, delightfully dated) hits were produced.
Some of us have grown up in the decade or two since; some of us haven’t. It’s likely Vengaboys vocalist Donny Latupeirissa belongs to the latter group.
“It’s also the era I grew up in, with Aqua and the same kind of genres and bands,” Donny reflects. “Now we’re getting older, we’re reminiscing back to the good old times when we were younger and exploring the world. Everybody has their own experience with that time. I think everyone has that experience with feel-good moments.”
“It’s so amazing to be all the way on the other end of the world, and still feel that people love what you’re doing,” he grins. Donny joined the Vengaboys in 2006, though the band has hardly progressed from its original fluoro-coloured, platform-heeled, cowboy-hatwearing ‘90s heyday. And that’s just the way we like it. “We stay true to the concept of what the Vengaboys was: really uplifting, maybe a bit naughty. Not too serious, but we take ourselves seriously. The whole feeling is party and feel-good.”
So why were the ‘90s filled with such innocent fun – and what burst the bubble, anyway? According to Donny, modern music has a tense undertone but it’s just a matter of trend. “It’s all about DJs, now. Everybody goes to clubs. It’s a change in music style. I don’t know how it happened - it just got more popular.” Donny is in denial, and blatantly admits his life with the Vengaboys is pretty much one big fun-fest.
“I really feel blessed that I can do this as my job – that I can get paid to party. “Sometimes when you’re feeling miserable on the inside, you just have to get your groove on and do what you have to do. Then you feel much better afterwards.” Simple as that, really. And his own go-to happy tune? “The Vengabus, because it’s really uplifting and reminds you that you have to party. You have to have fun. If you’re feeling miserable, it’ll go away and life is fun.” It’s a way of life for Donny both on-stage and off. With his bandmates, you’ll find him going to the movies, eating sushi, and chatting on the phone like “really good friends – like brothers and sisters”. “As long as we can do performances all around the world, then we’re actually quite happy.” A born performer, Donny has a background in dancing and couldn’t feel more at home in the spotlight. “It’s like a dream come true to travel the world and be able to experience so many places and meet so many interesting people,” he says. “As somebody who studied dance, it’s really great to find a steady job in performing and entertainment.” For those of us enjoying the Vengaboys’ iconic hits, it certainly seems that it would be more than just a steady job for the musos. Though he refers to his role as “work”, Donny assures us it’s his “passion, and it’s also a way of living”. “This is not for everybody, mainly in terms of having to travel a lot, and live from a suitcase and do interviews and everything. Sometimes it can be very hectic and crazy, and that’s part of the job as well. “I like to take long walks with my dog in the park, in nature, because that’s really nice to clear the head and get some peace and quiet away from the hysterical stage life. “Next to that, I go to the gym and spend time with friends. Really regular stuff.” Except when the warmer months come around, of course. Then he goes to Ibiza. Every summer. What else could we expect? “It’s a party island. Everybody who is going to Ibiza is playing our song. So when we are there on Ibiza, doing that song, the crowd is saying: ‘Yeah, we’re here! Yay!’. The crowd has lots of fun.” And how about when the Vengaboys fly to our own little island this November? “It’s going to be a very audience-participation, happy, high-energy concert. We’re looking forward to coming to Tasmania and we’re really excited to see the beautiful city of Hobart.” STEPHANIE ESLAKE
See the Vengaboys hit up the Wrest Point Casino with their chart hits We’re Going to Ibiza; We Like to Party (The Vengabus); Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!; and more on Thursday November 3. The band will be supported by Tina Cousins, Crystal Waters, DJ Sammy, Whigfield, Sonique, and Joanne. Tickets from www.tixtas.com.au.
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UPLIFTING SYDNEY INDIE-POPPER JESS CERRO- AKA MONTAIGNE- IS CURRENTLY TRAINING THE WAY YOU IMAGINE MOST MUSICIANS MIGHT: AT THE GYM.
“I do weightlifting, I’m trying to get stronger so my bandmates don’t complain about me not carrying any gear (laughs); it’s good to be strong.” Cerro has been on quite the journey of change and self-exploration and improvement over the past year or so; not long after becoming a Triple J Unearthed finalist for her track Anyone But Me at only seventeen years old, she finished high school, signed a publishing deal and changed her name. Going now by the nom de plume Montaigne, she has had a rapid introduction into
indie-pop success, including having supported San Cisco and Megan Washington, featured on a Hilltop Hoods song (1955), won FBi Radio’s Next Big Thing Award and smashed out a headlining tour. Not too shabby. Oh, and also she released a brilliant debut album- Glorious Heights- with producer Tony Buchen (Bluejuice, The Church, Tim Finn), featuring singles ‘Clip My Wings’, ‘In the Dark’ and ‘Because I Love You’. “When I went in to record the EP, it was songs I had already written.” Cerro explains, on the difference between her 2014 EP (Life of Montaigne) and the new album. “This was a combined effort; the producer played a part in curbing the sound, giving those things shapes, beats and sounds we could toy with. The influences I had were a lot more eclectic; it’s a similar vibe to the old EP, anthem stadium rock sound, but now it’s more...I realised, “Ah, I like ‘80s music!” (laughs). It’s a little more percussion-centered. A more danceable feel.” “I went through a lot last year, and still go through stuff now. I was going through a lot in high school, mostly internally, and this album is still focussed on the internal, but with more of a recognition of the external, and the people around me and the things that impact me. Some of the focus has been shifted. I write as if it’s a diary.” The change in Cerro was both incidental and pushed forward; we all grow and change throughout our lives, but Cerro certainly wanted to kickstart some happenings. “I think I did force a change in myself. I was quite reluctant at performing, I was shy. It was not the lack of wanting, it was the fear of meeting adult strangers who would work with me and potentially judged me as a kid, but I got over it and I was ready. It took a year or so. I’m a quite composed person. Me and my sister have always been raised to do our best and be professional, and our talents have always been encouraged and nurtured by our parents. It’s a little bit of natural maturity, a little bit of circumstance. The difference between me now and six months ago... me at eighteen would’ve hated me now! I like who I am now, it’s weird to have that happen.” Montaigne’s Hobart show is supporting I’ME (Insight Mindfulness Education), a non-for-profit organisation that aids the mental health of youths (15-19). She discusses why focussing on mental health is important at and for all ages. “Even if it isn’t mental illness, if it doesn’t get resolved, it carries on into adult life. I’m on board with the way they’re focused on adolescent wellness. I love yoga, meditation. I’m all for it, it’s a really good cause I’m happy to be a part of it. You know how there’s that general shared reaction that many people in the population have, of: ‘I’m sorry that I’m so bad at being emotionally consultatory as a friend’? People don’t know what to do, people just don’t understand what to do. They go about it the wrong way; ‘What if you ate some chocolate, that’s got serotonin in it!’. People think they need to advise rather than be comfort.” “It’s about ignorance; in a way it’s why people are racist and sexist- they haven’t been raised to empathise with those feelings, they haven’t been taught that. Those things are human; empathy is recognising that other people are also people, regardless of the idiosyncratic facets that they hold. It is getting better, more and more people are understanding [that] you’re not any less human because you have mental illness.” LISA DIB
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COOKING IN THE KITCHEN YOU MAY HAVE THOUGHT THAT DRAPHT HAD BEEN CONSIGNED TO THE HIP HOP HISTORY BOOKS. FOLLOWING HIS CHART TOPPING 2011 RELEASE THE LIFE OF RILEY, THE ARTIST SEEMINGLY DISAPPEARED FROM THE SPOTLIGHT. HAPPENS HE’S BEEN BUSY IN THE KITCHEN.
“After the last recorded I opened a wholefoods restaurant back in Perth. I did it because I wasn’t enjoying the process of writing and releasing music as I had before. The whole experience was a massive learning curve, I was doing everything that needed to be done. My sister helped me set it up and then I was off.” Through this four year period, Drapht found himself intensively writing new material, with enough for two albums. The restaurant was sold in the beginning of the year as Drapht gravitated back to his musical career and realising he couldn’t devote his full attention to both. The culmination of this has been the release in August of Seven Mirrors.
“It was just song topic after song topic, just flying out of me. And now I’ve got 24 songs to cull back to 14 and I’ve never been in this position before, ever, and it’s probably been my most enjoyable record to date.” Seven Mirrors is based on the Seven Essene Mirror, an existential premise that our relationships reflect back upon ourselves. “The concept is that there are seven key relationships in your life,” says Drapht. On the record he delves into his relationships with his girlfriend, ex’s, mother, father and friends. “I’m somewhat of an open book and I believe it honestly and people relate. I write to vent.”
SISTER ACT ROCKABILLY TRIO THE LITTLE SISTERS WILL HEAD TO THE WILD WEST OF TASMANIA THIS MONTH FOR THE UNCONFORMITY – QUEENSTOWN’S FRESHEST ARTS FEST. WE CHAT WITH FOLK-LOVIN’ STRING PLAYER LUCY RASH AHEAD OF THE BAND’S VISIT. You may think live rockabilly is a strange fit for a rural Tasmanian mining town. But the three musicians of The Little Sisters take it all in their stride. Violinist and guitarist Lucy Rash says the folk trio is “always up for the unexpected”. “We’ve played from the back of parked trucks, in packed festival tents, and till the crack of dawn at parties and weddings,” Lucy says. “We bring a fun, dynamic show whenever we go, and I’m really proud of that.”
Seven Mirrors marks a departure for Drapht from previous records. A member of Perth’s Syllabolix crew since a teenager, none of the usual heads appeared on the record. Dazastah (Downsyde) who performs as Drapht’s drummer is credited as producing ‘Monday Monday’, but the album according to the main man is “a mixed bag of my favourite producers.” One of the singles off the album, ‘Mexico’ features indie rockers, Dune Rats.
With Julie Connolly (voice/guitar) and Teresa Dixon (voice/guitar/banjo), Lucy will roadtrip to Queenstown to perform in groundbreaking arts festival The Unconformity. The artists classify themselves as “folkability – classic country undertones with a rockabilly twist”. They draw influences from Dolly, Gillian Welch, and the Be Good Tanyas – though as a classically trained musician, Lucy’s influences run much deeper. “Genre is really context dependent for us - we love to adapt to our surrounds,” she says. “My classical training has put me in good stead to be a skilled writer and arranger.”
“Mixing those two sets of skills now has been invaluable,” she says. “I learned the art of improv through throwing myself head first into jams with anyone that would have me. I’m just as happy with sheet music as I am with none, and that has meant I’ve been able to engage with my love of music in more ways than I thought possible.” The Little Sisters’ Teresa Dixon first spotted Lucy’s talents when the two warpmagazine.com.au
Drapht is rejuvenated and keen to be on the road. With tour dates across the country this month and a swag of festival dates already in place for summer, he is now firmly back in the spotlight. NIC ORME
“I’ve been a massive fan of their work for the past couple of years and have always had them in the back of mind to work with. I had a song about Mexico and nonconformity, so I reached out and they
At 15 she had a “love affair” with folk music and as an audience member she rocked up to as many festivals as she could. A couple of her own claims to folk fame include winning the 2004 youth showcase at the Cobargo Folk Festival, and going on to play in a competition at the National Folk Festival – all while working toward a future where both classical and folk music would go hand in hand (or, bow in hand).
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dug the song. When the song was picked as a single I was pitched a couple of ideas for a film clip. I happened to be going to Ecuador for a few weeks, so I decided to fly over the Dune Rats to Mexico and we made the clip there.”
See Drapht perform at the Granada Tavern, in Berriedale, on Thursday November 13. Tickets on sale via Oztix. Seven Mirrors is out now.
worked together at a North Melbourne café, which housed an old record collection and the dustiest record player Lucy had ever seen. As you might expect, Lucy was pretty much in heaven and when she started singing along to a record by The Andrews Sisters, Teresa stole her away to perform at a gig together at the Workers Club in about 2010. The grassroots band released its first self-titled EP in 2011 and now makes live music “inspired by the long, golden tradition of female close vocal harmony”. “We like to honour that tradition, mainly because it means a damn good time onstage. But we also like to get everyone up and dancing, which is where those feel-good rockabilly vibes come from.” So why has the rockabilly style endured? “The fashion is big, bold and unapologetic. I think people find it fun to indulge a little and really immerse oneself in an era.” Their gig at The Unconformity will certainly reflect a step back in time as the band pulls audiences into the historic mining area of Queenstown – and they just can’t wait. “We love playing intimate venues and community based events. For us, it brings a level of engagement with our audience which just isn’t possible otherwise.” STEPHANIE ESLAKE See The Little Sisters at part of The Unconformity, 14-16 October. For the program and more information, visit theunconformity.com.au.
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YOUNG GUNS THREE TALENTED YOUNG PERFORMERS ARE SET TO TAKE PART IN THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC CONCERTO COMPETITION, RIGHT HERE IN HOBART. UNDER THE BATON OF JOHANNES FRITZSCH, THE MUSOS WILL BE JOINED BY THE TASMANIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN THE FEDERATION CONCERT HALL ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4. WE TAKE TIME TO GET TO KNOW THE THREE EMERGING STARS AHEAD OF THE CONCERT.
See Alexander, Harry, and Caleb perform at the ANAM Concerto Competition, Federation Concert Hall, at 7.30pm on Friday November 4. Tickets and more info www.tso.com.au/concerts/ anam-concerto-competition/.
He’ll play: Double Bass Concerto No. 2 by Bottesini
Alexander Arai-Swale
Alexander is 21 years old and a first year student at the Australian National Academy of Music. He studied a performance degree in cello at the University of Waikato in New Zealand before realising he much preferred the double bass – and in 2015 his newfound passion led him to drive 600km to Wellington every few months to learn with Joan Perarnau-Garringa (of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra). Alexander says this “taught him the necessity of playing scales, and the need to religiously obey highway speed limits”. The same year, Alexander was named a semi-finalist in the 2015 NZ National Young Performer Awards, and toured with cello quartet QUATTRO, which won the 2014 Pettman/Royal Over-Seas League ARTS International Chamber Music Scholarship. The young star arrived in Melbourne this year and has performed with small chamber groups to large-scale productions with Orchestra Victoria. What do you love about making music? Alex: I love the friends I make, the sense of accomplishment, and the magic of a concert. I very much adore everything about making music! Apart from when my fingers aren’t working. That is quite unpalatable.
He’ll play: Violin Concerto in D major by Brahms
Harry Bennetts
Young violinist Harry Bennetts is off to quite a start in his career. The New South Wales musician picked up his instrument at four years old, and has since appeared as a soloist with the Melbourne, Willoughby, and Marrondah symphony orchestras, also appearing on ABC Classic FM, 2MBS and 3MBS. Harry has previously taken out the Australian National Academy of Music Concerto Competition and its Chamber Music Competition (with Affinity Collective), the Kendall National Violin Competition, and was an emerging artist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra last year. This year, he toured with Affinity to Europe to undertake tuition with world leading musicians, and give several performances of his own. What do you love about making music? Harry: For me, music making is about the ability to express anything in a way that anyone can understand. I love the way that it communicates ideas and connects people to each other, whether they be performers or the listener.
He’ll play: Cello Concerto by Elgar
Caleb Wong
Caleb Wong is in his first year at ANAM – though by the time he was 15, he’d already been awarded an AMusA and LMusA in cello, and an AMusA in piano. That’s a pretty big deal. This year, Caleb toured Europe and China with the Australian Youth Orchestra. In 2014 he was awarded the AYO Ernest Llewellyn Memorial Scholarship, which took him to Israel for study. He has also been the recipient of the Sydney Eisteddfod Matana Foundation Scholarship, and was a Young Artist Festival Fellow in the Canberra International Music Festival. Caleb has been broadcast on Fine Music 102.5, ABC FM Riverina, and ArtSound FM Canberra. What do you love about making music? Caleb: It amazes me how music can communicate feelings and emotions in a way that sometimes even words cannot. Drawing an audience along with me and taking the listeners on a musical journey have been some of the most thrilling moments of my life. STEPHANIE ESLAKE
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HAVE YOU SAY FALLS FESTIVAL IS RUNNING AGAIN THIS YEAR THEIR FOSTER A BAND COMPETITION. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TASMANIAN BANDS TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH THE LIKES OF CHILDISH GAMBINO, LONDON GRAMMAR, THE AVALANCHES, VIOLENT SOHO, MATT CORBY, ALISON WONDERLAND AND THE RUBENS TO NAME JUST A FEW.
four-piece that began in a high school music room. Headlining Planet Wynard for two years in a row, the band have so far supported touring acts such as rockers The Lazy’s, Captives and Young Offenders.
eclectic mixture of Soul, hip hop, EDM and Jazz, the group has found support from a cross section of Tasmania’s music loving community. This has garnered sets so far at Party In The Paddock, The Taste of Tasmania and Fractangular.
Folk-rock outfit Jenson (The Mercury) began as a two piece busking on the streets of Hobart seven years ago. Adding bass and drums, Jensen have matured with their music without sacrificing their goofy, youthful enthusiasm.
Originating from Launceston, Zeolite (The Examiner) are a four-piece metal band that have been playing live for the past two years. 2016 has seen the release of their self-titled EP and a series of hard hitting support slots as Zeolite prepare to step it up a gear.
Lazer Baby has so far one EP to their name, the 2015 release Layzabb. Expect a single and album out early 2017.
Hailing from the Northwest Coast, Kingfall (The Advocate) are a hard rocking
Warp’s submission for the 2016/2017 Falls Festival is Lazer Baby. Playing an
To vote for your favourite band head to www.fallsfestival.com/marion-bay/news and cast your vote by the end of October. To check out more of Lazer Baby head to www.facebook. com/layzah.bb or www.soundcloud.com/ layzahbb.
Darryl Nichols and Andrew Valder started the event on the premise of promoting sustainability and reuse. The idea took off and last year’s event saw almost 3 million pre-loved items on sale at over 13,000 garage sales across the country. Individuals, community organisations, businesses, councils and government organisations have all gotten on board
“At a time where we’re more isolated than ever, events such as Garage Sale Trail that bring communities together can have significant social outcomes. Holding a garage sale and getting to know your neighbours means that you’re contributing to a connected community that’s healthier, happier and even more prosperous,”
On a social level, the event according to Valder has been used to build the sense of community, with every seller meeting on average 17 new people a day.
What makes the event different to a regular Saturday morning of garage sales is what people put up for sale and who opens up their garages to the public. In Sydney this year the 2000 Olympic float ridden by Greg Norman – a giant mechanical shark – is up for grabs. In Tasmania one seller has listed miniature cows for sales. In previous years MONA and even Parliament House in Hobart have let the public into their garages.
Shortlisted this year are four bands from across the State that have been sponsored by Tasmania’s media outlets. The top artist pulling in the most love will secure a paid slot on the official 2016 Marion Bay line-up. Know your artists and cast your vote
GARAGE DAYS FROM SMALL THINGS BIG THINGS GROW AND WHAT WAS A LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENT IN BONDI BEACH BACK IN 2010 HAS NOW ENCOMPASSED THE COUNTRY. NATIONAL GARAGE DAY HAS SPARKED INTEREST AT ALL LEVELS OF COMMUNITY
“We absolutely love the unexpected interpretations of garage sales that we see on the day. In the past, people have sold some quirky items including a signed U2 Gold Record, a beachside apartment, a highland cow, a hovercraft and a definitive collection of Star Wars figurines. Two Swedish girls even set up a roller disco in their garage for the day!” To register your garage sale or to see what garage sales are in your neighbourhood head to the website. NIC ORME
National Garage day is held on Saturday October 22. For further information on head to www.garagesaletrail.com.au.
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Arts INTERVIEW
TRAVIS TIDDY, DIRECTOR OF THE UNCONFORMITY AHEAD OF QUEENSTOWN’S THIRD ARTS FESTIVAL, I SPOKE TO FOUNDING DIRECTOR AND 5TH GENERATION QUEENSTOWNER, TRAVIS TIDDY, ABOUT THE FESTIVAL’S DEVELOPMENT, HIS OWN INVOLVEMENT, AND THE NAME CHANGE FROM THE QUEENSTOWN HERITAGE AND ARTS FESTIVAL TO THE MORE AMBIGUOUS THE UNCONFORMITY. the formation of the state, and illustrious on a national and international scale from a mining perspective. It means that as the mining industry has become more subdued, as people have moved away, there are still these fundamental connections that people still have to the region. There’s still a memory or emotional response. So our audience is made up of all those people. Where does the name The Unconformity come from?
How did the festival start? It started initially in 2009. [I was part of an] organisation called ‘Project Queenstown’ – a local tourism organisation that’s existed for 25 years. We put out a municipal survey to ask local people where thought the direction of the town was going, or where it should be going. The survey told us people wanted a festival. So we took on the challenge of developing a cultural festival for Queenstown with a mandate from local research. There was a gap and a need. The first two iterations were called The Queenstown Heritage and Arts Festival. Tell me about this original name. When we started there was a bit of momentum and energy around Raymond Arnold and what he was creating in Queenstown with many visiting international and national well-known artists. He had a rigorous artistic program, and so we wanted to capture that and build upon it. We had no experience in event management when we started. We built these skills from the ground up. So The Queenstown Heritage and Arts Festival was a very literal title. In a way it was incongruous at the time. It was self-referential in the absurdity of having an arts festival in Queenstown - a regional backwater on the fringes of cultural activity in the state. At the first festival, I noticed that there was such a broad spectrum of activities, from more traditional and conservative celebrations of cultural heritage to cuttingedge contemporary art. Previous programs have represented our diverse audience. The festival has been a very strong home coming event [for] people who have had a very strong connection with the region. The festival is an opportunity to reconnect. We have historically had an older audience - a heritageloving audience - who use it as an opportunity to connect to the place. So we have a broad program [that appeals to this older audience] and also captures the interest of the contemporary art community. There’s an incredible amount of goodwill and interest in the West Coast and Queenstown. We have to remember that the region was really booming only decades ago. There was a point in time where Zeehan was supposed to be the capital of the state. Earlier than that in The Depression, the West Coast was firing all cylinders while the rest of the state was really hurting. In 1902, Mt Lyell company’s gross turnover was greater than the state government’s so we’re talking about a region that’s pivotal in
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Personally, I think that at the 7-year mark it’s almost at a renewal phase for any organisation. It’s the fatigue point from a staffing point of view and from a brand point of view, but maybe also artistically. So we thought it was time to refresh the organisation. When we looked at where we wanted to head with the festival, where artistically we think it should be based, it came back to the geological story because it sort of unifies. It’s the reason why we’re still there. It unifies the mining story. It brings the natural landscape - the surrounding heritage wilderness - into the story. It also lets us talk about the hydroelectric industry, which is really important to us as well. So on a number of levels, the geological story gives us a lot to work with. When doing research into the local geology, we came across this local rock form: the Haulage Unconformity.
does it speak about industry, it also speaks about the people and is something of a statement about where we live and how we live. Queenstown is such a unique place visually, particularly the contrast between the world heritage area and the landscape immediately surrounding Queenstown. Its social history is so interesting too – it’s a tale of changing fortunes. There’s quite a tragic narrative to the place. When we held the last festival [in 2014], only 10 months earlier we had devastating news that there had been multiple fatalities underground in the local mine. It rippled through the entire community. It really impacted everybody. Six months later, the mine temporarily closed. In that context, we decided to make the entire festival free. We also changed our opening ceremony to feature a sculpture called The Angel of the West, a symbolic feature of ‘let’s get through this’. However, during the opening ceremony it caught on fire… That wasn’t deliberate? It wasn’t deliberate. We were disappointed by the outcome but afterwards as we were reviewing it, we thought the idea of a community creating a symbolic five-meter tall angel and yet her face burns off… it sort of fits with the tragic narrative. I was doing the speech at the time so I quickly changed the speech to make it seem like it was intentional with a few references to the phoenix coming from the ashes and that sort of thing. At the moment there’s a lot of interest in the fringes. There’s a lot of interest in authenticity, in stories and connections within regional settings and I think artistically we can see a bit of a move in that direction. We recognise the world is coming to Queenstown. LUCY HAWTHORNE
So it’s actually a rock form? Yes, you’ve probably seen it on our posters - a detail of the rock face. It’s an exposed wall of rock at the Mt Lyell mining field. It represents the touching point of three geological agents. It’s a really dynamic representation of local geology. It tells the story of why there are so many minerals on the West Coast. It has a sense of immeasurable force - forces that are in opposition but coexist. So artistically, when we were thinking of this feature as a thematic basis for the event we realised that the Unconformity speaks about the people… people with a very keen sense of identity… an isolated community that essentially does things its own way and in its way doesn’t conform. We had a lightbulb moment. Not only
The Unconformity festival runs over the weekend of October 14 – 16 in Queenstown. Further information available from www.theunconformity.com.au. Images Top: The opening ceremony for the 2014 festival © Jesse Hunniford Bottom:Projections of local artwork onto the Paragon Theatre in Queenstown © Craig Laurendet
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DAAS ON DEATH WE MAY HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE DOUG ANTHONY ALL STARS WERE PERMANENTLY CONSIGNED TO THE COMIC GRAVEYARD. SOMEHOW THOUGH THEY’VE MANAGED TO BREAK THROUGH OF THEIR COFFINS, DIG THROUGH SIX FEET OF DIRT AND SHUFFLE ONTO A STAGE NEAR YOU. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS DURING A FULL MOON IN 2013, BEFORE BEING DRAGGED BACK TO THE UNDERWORLD. THIS TIME IT APPEARS DAAS MAY HAVE FINALLY CHEATED DEATH.
The reformed lineup of DAAS members Paul McDermott and Tim Ferguson with longtime collaborator Paul ‘Flacco’ Livingston are enjoying time among the living, while poking death in the eye socket with a stick with their new show Near Death Experience. Tim Ferguson told us what it was like to be alive again. Near Death Experience covers according to your press release covers death, sex, violence, music and more sex. Do you delve into religion? Are there any topics that off limits? Are you serious? All those topics stem from religion.
No topics are off limits, but everybody must be mindful about how they deal with them. The Topic is only offensive when seen from an invalid perspective. That said, prudishness narrows the spectrum for the prudish. We can’t waste time worrying about their moral limitations. If they don’t like the word ‘fuck’, they should do less of it in their spare time. You recently performed at Edinburgh Fringe after a 25-year gap. Is Edinburgh for you the pinnacle of the comedy circuit? It was great winning the Spirit Of The Fringe Award this year. But there are pinnacles everywhere. Edinburgh Fringe is certainly the world’s most competitive environment. 3227 acts performed this year. Surviving the Fringe demands energy, tenacity and a wheelchair. Excluding the temporary hiatus of the outfit for most the 90s and 2000s, was there a nefarious reason why it’s taken 25 years for the Fringe to invite you back? We disbanded - who could they call? Do you find comedy to be universal? The Principles of comedy are universal - fear, surprise, insecurity, reversal, juxtaposition, distortion et cetera… And above all, the imperative of Truth. The subject matter and perspectives are always changing, and topics are touchy to some but not others, but the Principles are the same everywhere, with everyone. DAAS have our brand of songs, shock tactics and emotional blackmail, but we have to make people laugh, so we work within the comedy universe. In all the years of touring, have you found a particular nationality more responsive and conversely more unresponsive to the DAAS experience? The Brits and Scots get on with us well. They like the harder stuff, understand the ghastly tragedy of it all, and don’t mind a bit of argy-bargy. We’re still trying to raise a laugh in Townsville. How many times can you tell a joke before it becomes not funny to you? Dunno. We don’t do jokes.
How quickly does comedy date? Or if the subjects are those that are time universal of death, sex and violence, will it remain eternal? Is that a veiled reference to our old age? Come over here and to say that. Do you laugh in the face of Death and can you really be comical about such a serious subject? What else would you suggest? Respectful and solemn reflection? Sobbing like spanked babies? Light & Easy ballads? No sudden movements lest we tip Grandma off the perch? A kitten? Who are you? The 5th Wiggle? Listen, Death is a huge industry. Millions work for the avoidance of Death, and for the tidying up afterwards. Are you some kind of Communist brigade bent on smashing this most Capitalist of all enterprises? They warned us you were trouble. With impending doom, is there a bucket list drawn up? We need no bucket list. We are living our bucket list every day. Wheelchairparachuting is the buzz. What does it take to be an Allstar? Moral certitude, tireless devotion and a hunger for loud parties. Is Flacco now not just Flacco, but rather a fully-fledged Doug Anthony All Star? Flacco is his own man. We work with a guitarist known as The Eñigma. His origins are unclear. Is DAAS now here to stay or have the recent shows been one for the road before death’s door? Right back at ya. NIC ORME
Doug Anthony All Stars will be perform two shows at the Theatre Royal in Hobart October 14 – 15. Tickets available from www. theatreroyal.com.au.
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THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU LOCAL THEATRE COMPANY LOUD MOUTH ARE LENDING THEIR TALENTS TO THE H. G. WELLS CLASSIC THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU THIS MONTH, WITH A STAGE PRODUCTION AT THE MOONAH ARTS CENTRE.
The tale follows the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau. Moreau has left scientific convention and ethics behind in his island laboratory and has surrounded himself with a cult like following from the strange inhabitants of the island. This new adaptation of HG Wells’ classic novella evokes a singularly unsettling vision of scientific progress gone awry. Drawing together physical theatre, puppetry and choreographic movement, The Island of Doctor Moreau is a brand new creation stitched together of disparate parts. Dark, atmospheric and absurd, this production will offer a tantalising glimpse into the mind of a scientist not bound by traditional notions of ethics and morality.
The show will run from October 20 – 29 at the Moonah Arts Centre. Tickets are available from www.loud-mouth.co or Centertainment on 6234 5998. As a special, Opening night is Pay What You Want (Door Sales Only).
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Arts BOOK REVIEW
THE BETTER SON THE BETTER SON BY KATHERINE JOHNSON IS A STORY THAT, IN MANUSCRIPT FORM, WON BOTH THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA TASMANIAN LITERARY PRIZE, ALONG WITH THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD AND IT IS A BOOK THAT WILL APPEAL TO A WIDE RANGE OF READERS AS IT TELLS THE STORY OF TWO YOUNG BROTHERS, THEIR DISCOVERY OF CAVES OF INDESCRIBABLE BEAUTY AROUND MOLE CREEK IN NORTHWEST TASMANIA, AND IT IS ALSO THE STORY OF WAR, PAIN, DEATH AND LOVE. Kip and Tommy are two young brothers who bear the brunt of their father Harold’s violence and aggression both at home and at work on the family farm. Harold is recently returned from World War Two and would these days be diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but then was considered shell-shock. Mole Creek, and the farms around it are the settings for the novel, and it talks of the pain of returned soldiers and the ones they left behind, both at war and at home. Jess, the boys’ mother does all she can to protect them, but when Tommy disappears in a cave the brothers have discovered, Harold’s malevolence comes to the fore. The story begins with a scene from fifty years hence, when Kip, as an adult returns to find his brother’s body. He had told no one that his brother had perished in a cave, as they were not allowed to venture into these subterranean caverns. Kip believed Tommy had died in a rock fall, and he carried that pain with him into his adult life, another damaged man. The Better Son not only plumbs the depths of human sadness, loss and anger, but it explores the vast beauty of this karst system, and it also, as the book neatly closes, fifty years after Tommy’s death, talks about the tourism industry that has subsequently been built around these caves.
As an adult, Kip, resides in the Netherlands, working with biotechnology to protect the tulip industry. This offers a great parallel story to Squid, the farmhand on Jess and Harold’s farm, who chooses to companion plant to protect crops, as Harold seeps further into an alcohol induced, angry dementia, and as Jess dies of cancer. This book will work for readers across generations, Johnson writes of childhood with crystalline recognition of what it is like to be young and to coexist with a sibling, the exquisite juxtaposition of love and hate that come in the single breath of a child. While there is possibly too much redemption for this story to fall into the Tasmanian Gothic genre, it does carry the gravitas and sadness found most recently in Favel Parrett’s Past the Shallows, another book that works for readers of all ages. The Better Son is a coming of age story that happens over fifty years, and it is ripe with mythology – that of Persephone and Demeter, of the Mayan Xibalba, and indeed it is shot through with Coleridge’s fantastic, fantastical poem, Kubla Khan, from whence the cave has taken its name. RACHEL EDWARDS
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THE BRUNY ISLAND BIRD FESTIVAL BIRD NERDS, BIRDERS, BIRDOS, TWITCHERS AND ALL THE REST OF US HAVE ANOTHER WELCOME REASON TO VISIT BRUNY ISLAND Over the weekend of 14-17 OF OCTOBER, WITH THE RETURN OF THE BRUNY ISLAND BIRD FESTIVAL
The inaugural festival was set up in 2010 as the brainchild of three organizations; Bruny Island Environmental Network, Inala Nature Tours and Birdlife Tasmania but the wellspring and motivation for the festival comes from the desire to have people look at how intact habitat really is and to celebrate the amazing island that Bruny is. Tasmania is home to 12 endemic bird species all of which sometimes find themselves at home on Bruny Island, and importantly the island is sometimes the only place the critically endangered Swift Parrot is found. Logging was finally suspended on the island primarily to further protect the habitat of this beautiful parrot. The festival is not just for those with a passion for bird and bird life, it offers a wide range of events from a family day on Saturday, a range of tours with Discovery Rangers, and Nick Mooney will be hosting a session called Claws, Beaks and Wings, the weaponry of birds, where the rare opportunity to dissect a Wedge Tail Eagle is offered. It is important to note that this specimen, was generously donated to the festival following its accidental death by electrocution.
Nicole Gill, is a scientist who has not only just had an essay included in the Best Australian Science Writing 2016, but has also been shortlisted for The Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing. She is hosting ‘Nature Writing: From Outdoor Adventures to Articles’ where she will explore how young people can earn money writing about birds and other wild creatures. This session will show you how to craft entertaining articles and include tips on how to pitch your story ideas to magazines and other nonfiction markets. It’s hard to find an excuse not to go to Bruny Island, half an hour out of Hobart, accessible by ferry, ringed by beaches and forests, and saturated with thousands and thousands of years of history. I hope to see you there. RACHEL EDWARDS
The festival caters for adults and children, and there will be a Bird Ball Masquerade on the Saturday evening, a Poets Breakfast at Dennes Pt, MCd by Pete Hay, with poets Sarah Day, Jane Williams, Adrienne Eberhard, Karen Knight and Liz McQuilkin, and also a nature writers’ open mike MC’d by Pete Hay. Pete Hay will also be in conversation with Michael Leunig, though this is now sold out – but you can still hear Leunig launch the festival proper – and there is also the opening of the Bird Festival Art Exhibition again, by special festival guest, Michael Leunig, followed by the launch of the second edition of Birdsong: A Celebration of Bruny Island Birds. 24
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Arts REVIEW
TESSELATING IN THE SLIPS AT VISUAL BULK JONNY ROWDEN AND ALEXANDRA HULLAH’S ENERGETIC PERFORMANCE, TESSELATING IN THE SLIPS, FOLLOWED A MONTH-LONG RESIDENCY AT VISUAL BULK. IT’S A TESTAMENT TO THEIR PERFORMANCE THAT THEY SUSTAINED AN ENGAGED AUDIENCE FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS ON A FREEZING HOBART EVENING.
The performance was bookended by participatory damper making, then damper cooking and consumption. When I arrived, visitors were kneeling in the gallery, mixing ingredients according to laminated instructions. In a small vestibule, sat the ‘common loaf’ – a lump of dough kneaded by any and all. Later, the common loaf took on almost religious status when the uncooked mound, shrouded in a tea towel, was taken from its plinth as part of the performance. The room of the common loaf was lined with documented thought experiments, notes for short performance ideas, and photographic documentation running up to the public performance. The ideas range from the banal to the utterly absurd. The start of the performance (or at least the first of the short back-to-back performance ‘vignettes’) was down the banal end of the spectrum. I couldn’t quite hear the
chanting, but it was something about energy transference I think. It was a lengthy and participatory affair that led me to flee into the dark corners of the courtyard lest I be picked as a vessel for energy transfer. I was reminded of a similar activity at a meditation retreat I attended in the Blue Mountains fourteen years ago (my first and last). As the performance moved inside it picked up pace, incorporating sound, light and projected images, a costume change, a sandstone block, and eventually the absence of clothing altogether (as previewed on the Facebook event photograph that remarkably dodged the site’s ban on nudity for an entire week). The relationship between the two artists altered with each vignette. One moment they’d be hurting each other until the safe word ‘sufficient’ was mentioned, and in another, they’d be diligently oiling and powdering each other’s naked bodies as if applying some kind of protective layer. While passing the burden of the loaf-like sandstone, they exchanged confessions: “last year I dropped a bottle of whiskey on my hand and it broke my finger”, “I use to pray every night until I was 21”, “I can speak four languages”, “I never liked Disney films because there are too many songs”, “watching Disney films made me want to be an artist”, “I hate making bread” [cue laughs from the audience]. The activities were ritualistic and little a bit Catholic with all the confessions and the breaking of bread. Unlike most performance art, the seriousness was relieved by small moments of humour. The last vignette, however, was extraordinarily confronting. Although the context suggested otherwise, the naked wrestling in which Alex was forcibly pinned to the ground looked non-consensual. Distressed, I ended up exiting the gallery. I’ve sat through some pretty challenging performances, but Tesselating in the Slips crossed a line at that point. As one friend later asked, “at what point should the audience intervene?” Visual Bulk attendees are a diverse bunch who seem to linger at openings (based on my observation and absolutely nothing else), making it a perfect venue for extended performative works like Tesselating in the Slips. As always, I look forward to the next event. LUCY HAWTHORNE Tesselating in the Slips was performed on September 17 at Visual Bulk, Argyle Street, Hobart. Image: Jonny Rowden and Alexandra Hullah, Tesselating in the Slips (2016). Courtesy of the Artists. Photographer: Theia Connell.
OPPORTUNITY
CAT’S STUDIO PROGRAM
Applications for Contemporary Art Tasmania’s 2017 studio program close on the October 9. Each year, the organisation provides four artists, curators and/or arts writers with a free studio space above their North Hobart offices for a year. The program has been running since 2009, and is an acknowledgment of the growing cost of renting studio space in Hobart. To apply, visit www. contemporaryarttasmania.org/opportunities/studios. Image: Tom and the orphan lamb. Courtesy of Contemporary Art Tasmania
OPPORTUNITY
VOLUNTEER AT THE 2017 VENICE BIENNALE Applications for volunteer exhibition attendants at the Australia pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale are now open, with applications for Exhibition Team Leaders to be announced shortly. Although unpaid, the volunteers receive free accommodation and a per diem (which easily covers the nightly aperitivi), and the Team Leaders also receive flights to and from Venice. I was a team leader in 2011 when the hyperrealist sculptor, Hany Armanious, was representing Australia. It was an experience I’d highly recommend. It’s a great chance to see Venice and the largest exhibition on the 2017 art calendar in detail, drink a lot of Campari and coffee, and learn to navigate one of the most labyrinthine cities on earth. To apply, visit the Australia Council for the Arts website: www. australiacouncil.gov.au. Image: The launch of the new Australia Pavilion, Venice, 2015 by Henry Hawthorne
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PAIGE TURNER IT’S NOT OFTEN A BOOK PRIZE INCREASES SALES OF A BOOK, THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE BEING A RARE EXAMPLE, BUT SINCE THE 1980S I HAVE PAID HEED TO BOOKS WHICH HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA AWARDS. THE CBCA IS A TRULY WORTHY BODY THAT PAYS WISE ATTENTION AND ADVOCATES FOR WRITING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND RIGHT NOW THEIR TASMANIAN BRANCH IS SEEKING NEW BLOOD AND ENERGY TO KEEP A PRESENCE ON THE GROUND. THE BRANCH NOT ONLY CELEBRATES WRITERS, IT ORGANIZES AUTHOR TOURS, JUDGES THE CBCA AWARDS, ADVISES ON LITERATURE FOR FAMILIES AND CELEBRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY IN OUR STATE.
The current committee is retiring and is recruiting. If you care about writing for young people please contact tas@ cbca.org.au. The next meeting is at 11am on Saturday October 22 at Zeps in Campbell Town. DO IT.
Dando Collins will also be at Fullers on Thursday October 13 as part of their rich events calendar in October which also includes chef Philip Kuruvita with From the Menu, Hobart on Thursday October 6.
Reading groups have traditionally been the mainstay of middle aged, middle class women. That is not to say that there are some variations that smash that rule. One is launching in Launceston. It’s called the Tough Guy Book Club and they meet each month for a beer and a yarn. It sounds reasonable, especially in the greater context of men often lacking the ability to discuss thoughts and feelings and the affects this lack can have on their mental health. However, I wish their purview was to read a bit wider than simply ‘masculine’ books because it is essentially wiser to explore territory you don’t know, rather than bunkering down in your beliefs without seeking a broader understanding of the world. Here’s a link to a recent article that was published in The Examiner newspaper - www.examiner.com.au/story/4161583/ blokes-discuss-books-over-beers.
Hannah Kent, author of the fascinating novel that told the story of the last woman hanged in Iceland, is back with a follow up to Burial Rites and will be in conversation with my favourite effervescent Tasmanian, Posie GraemeEvans about the long awaited The Good People.
On Sunday October 9, Vice Versa, new & selected poems by Arjun von Caemmerer is being launched at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. This is poetry that uses language like plasticine. It engages the reader in the service of poetry, medicine, yoga, art, love, music, and friendship and creates a world that allows the reader to plunge into the very depths of poetry. The launch will take place at 3pm on Sunday October 9 and tickets are available here: www.trybooking.com/MZFHType.
There’s lots more happening at Fullers, check out their website www.fullersbookshop.com.au and also don’t miss, on October 25 poet Anne Kellas talking about her new collection White Room Poems. She will be in conversation with Ben Walter.
New from Forty South, Tasmania’s biggest publisher is a children’s book not only making science fun but also celebrating auroras. It’s called There’s Magic in the Sky! The story of the Aurora by Shanna Rudov-Clark. Up North at Burnie’s Not Just Books, loved Tasmanian Ruro writer (yep, try and say that out loud, it means Rural Romance), Rachael Treasure is celebrating the launch of her memoir Down the Dirt Roads. Rachael is a bloody good egg, if I can put it in rural parlance, and a rum’un to boot. She will speak at the Metro Cinema in Burnie on Thursday October 27 and there will be a Q&A followed by a book signing, Bookings essential - www.burnietickets.com.au. Tasmanian historical author and biographer, Stephen Dando-Collins will be at Petrarchs in Launceston to celebrate his new book The Hero Maker. This book explores the contradictions of one of Australia’s most successful, but troubled, writers, Paul Brickhill and his extraordinary story; from youth with a debilitating stutter, to Sun journalist, to Spitfire pilot and POW, to feted author - www. petrarchs.com.au/events.
Editor and writer, Helen Hayward will be talking about her new book Homework on October 9. On October 14, Katherine Johnson will be celebrating the launch of The Better Son (see accompanying review in this issue). October 19 will see a Tasmanian celebration of the excellent lit mag Going Down Swinging. The illustrious band, Heart Beach will be playing and Robbie Arnott will be reading from a piece of his in their latest issue. One not to be missed.
Furious Penguins is looking for people to read their favourite Joseph Conrad passages at a special event in December. The tribute reading will be held on the Derwent bank adjacent to the scuttled remains of Conrad’s ship, The Otago. Poets and writers who would like to read their own original work about or inspired by Conrad are also welcome to participate. Please see www.furiouspenguins. org for details. Performance storyteller Bert Spinks will appear as roving correspondent “The Owl” throughout the Unconformity festival. He will be reporting on the story of Queenstown in poetry and prose, telling site-specific stories that blur the lines between past and the present. Blending everything from natural history to pub gossip, these performances will attempt to unravel how Queenstown came to be, from millions of years ago to now. The Unconformity will run in Queenstown from 14 - 16 October. RACHEL EDWARDS
Got any book news, events or gossip you’d care to see in these pages? Email me at racheledwards488@gmail.com.
EXHIBITION PREVIEW
Arts in Parks- Lake St Clair
The Arts in Parks exhibition at Lake St Clair celebrates twenty years of Arts Tasmania’s Wilderness Residency program. Curated by Alice Holder, it features the work of five Tasmanian artists who have completed a residency at the national park: Jenny Burnett, Karlin Love, Sara Maher, Susan Pickering, and Richard Wastell. The exhibition reflects the diversity of artistic responses to the Tasmanian landscape, from Maher’s delicate sculptures to Love’s sound artwork originally recorded at Eddystone Point. Exhibitions are also being held at three other residency sites: Cradle Mountain, Maria Island and Bruny Island.
Arts in Parks- Lake St Clair Lake St Clair Visitor Centre, 520 Lake St Clair Rd, Lake St Clair September 23 to March 30. Image: Dove Lake and Cradle Mountain, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Gallery
performing arts
Guide
Guide
South 146 Artspace Until October 13 Sweetness and Light Devonport Regional Art Gallery October 21 - Nov 24 Design Tasmania Bett Gallery Until October 10 Imants Tillers - The Poet’s Surrender Until October 10 Liam James - The Blue / The Haze October 14 - Oct 31 Les Blakebrough Colville Gallery Until October 12 Effie Pryer - Something Borrowed October 14 Jenny Topfer Handmark Gallery Until October 3 Denise Campbell - New Paintings and Works on Paper October 7 - Oct 31 Nic Goodwolf - New Works On Paper Rosny Barn Schoolhouse Gallery October 1 - Oct 9 Poochibald Art Prize October 14 - Nov 6 The Eastern Shore Community Photography Exhibition Rosny Cottage Until October 9 Housemates Despard Gallery Until October 23 Animalia Winter Group Show October 14 - Oct 16 Runnymede 2016 October 26 - Nov 20 Glen Clarke - The Last Missile Installation Salamanca Arts Centre Lightbox Until October 31Perception: Reality Top Gallery Until October 30 Interposition
Moonah Arts Centre Until October 22 Resonance - Study of a Landscape TMAG June 10 - November 20 Tempest
NORTH QVMAG Until November 24 ArtStart: The Seahorse’s Garden Until October 2 The Liminal Space Until January 29 Udo Sellback - And Still I See It Handmark Evandale October 2 - Nov 2 Handmark Artists ‘The Gorge’ Exhibition Burnie Regional Gallery Until October 22 Mancell Financial Group 2016 TasArt October 1 - Oct 22 Patrick Grieve - A Wider View Of The New Season October 29 - Dec 11 RACT Insurance Tasmanian Portraiture Prize October 29 - Dec 11 Burnie Athletics Club: 130th Anniversary Exhibition Devonport Regional Gallery October 1 - Nov 13 Shapeshifter: 3D Printing the Future October 1 - Oct 22 Mae Finlayson - Conspicuous Craft: Make Mine a Monachopsis October 23 - Nov 13 Susan Quinn: Arcane Floriography Gallery Pejean Until October 8 Ryllton Viney - Journeys: Tales of Loss and Rediscovery October 12 - Nov 5 Susan Doust: Eclectica
Sidespace Gallery Until October 10 Portraits October 14 - Oct 24 Abstracting Time Long Gallery September 17 - Oct 2 RACT Insurance Tasmanian Portraiture Prize
SOUTH
NORTH
COMEDY
COMEDY
The Polish Corner October 5 Bob Franklin October 12 Bart Freebairn October 19 Matthew Klein October 26 Ethel Chop
The Royal Oak October 21 Fresh Comedy with Lawrence Mooney
Republic Bar October 20 Lawrence Mooney October 28 Matt Okine Comedy Show and DJ Set After Party Theatre Royal October 6 Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase October 14 - Oct 15 Doug Anthony All Stars: Near Death Experience THEATRE Theatre Royal October 7 French Kiss: An Australian in Paris October 9 - Oct 10 Geologies October 12 - Oct 13 The Imperial Russian Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker October 16 China Cultural Centre Presents: Life In Motion - Contemporary Dance October 18 Always…Patsy Cline October 22 Exitleft Performance Academy in Concert October 29 - Nov 12 Antarctica: A New Musical Moonah Arts Centre October 21 - Oct 29 The Island of Dr. Moreau
Princess Theatre October 8 Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase October 29 Fresh Comedy Gala Devonport Entertainment Centre October 7 Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase THEATRE Princess Theatre October 14 - Oct 15 The Imperial Russian Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker October 20 Always…Patsy Cline Earl Arts Centre October 14 + Oct 19 New Writing For Tasmanian Theatre 2016 October 28 - Nov 12 Blackadder Burnie Arts Centre October 15 BAFC 40th Anniversary Concert October 21 - Nov 5 Wicked - The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz Devonport Entertainment Centre October 16 The Imperial Russian Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker October 21 Always…Patsy Cline
Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery October 25 - Nov 5 The Tempest A Secret Location October 1 Aeon: A listening movement: Salamanca Moves Peacock Theatre October 14 - Oct 22 SHREK the Musical JR October 28 - Nov 6 Grease Playhouse Theatre October 28 - Nov 12 Up For Grabs
WARP RECOMMENDS
INTERPOSITION LUCY PARAKHINA’S INSTALLATION IN THE TOP GALLERY IS DISORIENTING IN ITS PLAY WITH THE ARCHITECTURE. BLUE BEAMS RISE FROM THE FLOOR AT ODD ANGLES TO THE GALLERY’S EXISTING, WHITE-PAINTED COLUMNS.
The Top Gallery is a notoriously tricky space to show work because it doubles as a walkway, has heritage restrictions limiting what can be hung on certain walls, and has numerous roughly-hewn columns interrupting clean views of the walls. However, these unique elements are also what makes this space so interesting for site-specific response. Parakhina’s grainy black and white photographs come into view only after we see her central blue structure, suggesting that they’re photographs of the sculpture in the space. However, it’s actually the other way round: manipulated photographs that are then used to design the threedimensional construction. It’s a clever play on depth, and also speaks to the nature of photographic representation. We’re used to photographing sculptures, but how often do you hear of someone sculpting a photograph? Lucy Parakhina, Interposition Top Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre 22 September – 30 October 2016 www.sometimesnotalways.com Images: Lucy Parakhina, Interposition (2016) Courtesy of the Artist.
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Hobart Date
Venue
Acts / Start Time
OCTOBER Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8:30pm Dan Vandermeer 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Republic Bar & Café
Jed Appleton 8:30pm
The Duke
Open Mic 7:30pm
The Duke
Hobart Blues Club featuring Billy Whitton and the Swingin’ Hepcats 7:30pm
The Homestead
Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm
Westend Pumphouse
Billy Whitton 6:30pm
The Homestead
Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm
Birdcage Bar
Lisa Pilkington Duo 8:30pm
Westend Pumphouse
Jed Appleton 6:30pm
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Birdcage Bar
Aly Rae Patmore Trio 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Skip Sail & The Reso Rascals Band 8:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
Belgrado (Spain) + Crypt Vapor + Ironhawk + Pinchgut
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett
Jack Greene
Micheal Clennett
The Duke
The Duke Quiz 7:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Hui & The Muse 8:30pm
The Homestead
Vibrant Matters Social Club 8:30pm
Telegraph Hotel
Tony Mak
The Waratah Hotel
Quiz Night 7pm
The Duke
The Duke Quiz 7:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Tony Voglino 8:30pm
The Homestead
Billy Whitton + Jamie Taylor
Brisbane Hotel
Zoe Zac + Sarah Lacey Ann + Minkie
The Waratah Hotel
Quiz Night 7pm
Cargo
Micheal Clennett
Birdcage Bar
Eloise & Aaron 8:30pm
Granada Tavern
Drapht, Dylan Joel, Marksman Lloyd
Cargo
Micheal Clennett
Grand Poobah
Karaoke Thursday with Hoop Dreams & Co 8pm
Grand Poobah
Karaoke Thursday with Hoop Dreams & Co 8pm
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Republic Bar & Café
KashKin 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Jimmy Watts 8:30pm
The Homestead
Aus. Songwriters Assoc. WAX Lyrical 6:30pm
The Waratah Hotel
Unlocked 7pm
The Waratah Hotel
Unlocked 7pm
Birdcage Bar
Jerome Hillier 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Roma Antica + Omnicide + Al’s Toy Barn
Brisbane Hotel
The Sinking Teeth (Vic) + The Saxons + Skate Wounds + Weeper
Brisbane Hotel
Front - Taurus + Diego The Butcher
Brisbane Hotel
Brisbane Hotel
Late Night Krackieoke w/ The Gravy Rainbow Space Trippers
Emph n Treats (Qld) + Mastawolf (Qld) + Dunn D + SkurgeOne + Reflekt & Menz + Cizzle D
Cargo
Millhouse
Cargo
Millhouse
Grand Poobah
Jack Greene
Micheal Clennett
Party after SAFIA at the Odeon with Akouo, Randall Foxx, Dameza, Sexy Lucy & Rbent
Onyx Bar
Matt & Abby 9pm
Jack Greene
Jack Greene
Republic Bar & Café
Boil Up 10pm
Odeon Theatre
SAFIA
Telegraph Hotel
Tim Davies / Entropy
Onyx Bar
Girl Friday 9pm
The Homestead
The Dead Maggies + Straddlepuss and Mum and Dad 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Australian Made 10pm
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink
The Whaler
Ani & Harry, Jed Appleton 6:30pm
The Homestead
Hobart Funk Collective 9pm
Westend Pumphouse
Nick Machin 6:30pm
The Whaler
Billy Whitton, Jensen 6:30pm
Willie Smith’s Apple Shed
Jimmy Watts (Bris) 6:30pm
Westend Pumphouse
Maddy Jane 6:30pm
Wrest Point Casino Bar
Matt Edmunds 9:30pm
Willie Smith’s Apple Shed
Olly Friend 6:30pm
Wrest Point Ent. Centre
This Crazy Life Tour 8pm
Wrest Point Ent. Centre
Birdcage Bar
Ani & Reid 9pm
Dani Im - “Yesterday Once More” - Classic Carpenters 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
(Front Bar) - Unity Floors (NSW)
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Metal United w/ Pegazus (Vic) + Mephistopheles + Roadkill + Sludko + Mountains of Madness + Infected + Kingfall
Cargo
Millhouse
Grand Poobah
Lizard Johnny, Teens and Planets Collide
Jack Greene
Micheal Clennett
Brisbane Hotel
Floating Roach (Vic) + Pin (Vic) + Stay Down + Between The Lions + Youth Faction
Cargo
Millhouse
Grand Poobah
Hazey Daze / Good Marinations with Sacha Mambo, Sweatypits, Puffypank, Norske Skog & TT Taco in the Kissing Room
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
12
13
14
15
Grand Poobah
MenXclusive in the Main Room
Onyx Bar
Matt & Abby 9pm
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Republic Bar & Café
Onyx Bar
Ebeneza Good 9pm
Tiki Taane (Salmonella Dub) + Boil Up (Accoustic Set) 10pm
Republic Bar & Café
Vera Blue + LANKS + Summer 10pm
Telegraph Hotel
Ado & Devo / Serotonin
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink
The Homestead
The Homestead
Jamie Pregnell Trio feat. Dan Healy 9pm
Spacey Koala (Canada) + Terrafractyl + Ahavamour + Mintelec 9:30pm
The Whaler
Ruben Reeves 8pm
The Whaler
Pete Cornelius 8pm
Uni Bar
Ball Park Music
Birdcage Bar
Tim Hibberd 7:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 7:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
Hexis (Swe) + PURE + Sanctify The Serpent + Break Through
Brisbane Hotel
Bingo w/ The Ramblin Prince of Pumpkin Squeezey
Brisbane Hotel
Bingo w/ The Ramblin Airborne Battle Biscuit
Cargo
Dez
Cargo
Dez
Customs House
Noteworthy: Duxie Franklin, Nick Machin, Oskar Milojevic 2:30pm
Customs House
Noteworthy: Debra Manskey, Matt Dean, Ian Murtagh 2:30pm
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Republic Bar & Café
Thirsty Merc + Reuben Koops 2:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Beergarden Party with Tim & Scott Playing Live 2:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
The Rays 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
All Our Exes Live In Texas 9pm
The Homestead
Figure It In Life Drawing 4pm
Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 7:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 7:30pm
Hobart Town Hall
Benjamin Beilman with Andrew Tyson
Republic Bar & Café
Quiz Night 8:15pm
Republic Bar & Café
Helen Crowther 8:30pm
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Date Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
18
19
20
21
22
23
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Date Monday
Acts / Start Time
Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 7:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Quiz Night 8:15pm
Birdcage Bar
Sambo & Jimi 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Sambo 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Tarik Stoneman + Sam Forsyth 8:30pm
The Duke
Jazz Jam Jar 7:30pm
The Homestead
Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm
Republic Bar & Café
The Sign 8:30pm
Westend Pumphouse
Michael Priest 6:30pm
The Duke
Live Music Tuesdays @ The Duke with a Local Act
Birdcage Bar
James Maddock Swing 4 8:30pm
The Homestead
Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm
Brisbane Hotel
Rangas In Arms: Funknukl + Bob Gnarly’
Westend Pumphouse
Billy Whitton 6:30pm
Cargo
Johnny G
Birdcage Bar
Dance In a Shoebox 8:30pm
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Cargo
DJ Johnny G
Republic Bar & Café
Show Day Eve with KLP + Sexy Lucy 9pm
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink
Republic Bar & Café
Elixer Street Groove Band 8:30pm
The Duke
The Duke Quiz 7:30pm
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett
The Homestead
Bill Longo 8:30pm
The Duke
The Duke Quiz 7:30pm
The Waratah Hotel
Quiz Night 7pm
The Waratah Hotel
Quiz Night 7pm
Wrest Point Showroom
Matthew Ives & His Big Band - The Immortal Glen Miller with Special Guest Vocalist Mia Palencia and Hosted by John X 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Jerome Hillier 8:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
The Comedy Forge
Cargo
Micheal Clennett
Grand Poobah
Mic Conway & Matthew Fagan
Grand Poobah
Karaoke Thursday with Hoop Dreams & Co 8pm
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Republic Bar & Café
Dave Wilson Band 8:30pm
The Waratah Hotel
Unlocked 7pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
A.T.O. Tax Department + The Schwing Thing
Cargo
Millhouse
Grand Poobah
Henry Wagons with special guest Lachlan Bryan in the Main Room
Birdcage Bar
Tony Voglino 8:30pm
Cargo
Micheal Clennett
Grand Poobah
Karaoke Thursday with Hoop Dreams & Co 8pm
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Republic Bar & Café
Horrorshow + B-Wise 10pm
Republic Bar & Café
SHOW DAY PARTY with The Colonel 3pm
The Waratah Hotel
Unlocked 7pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Momentum w/ Euro Theatre (Vic) + Projekt Camus + XODNNHM + Andrew Harper + Ben Naismith + VJ Smucklepod
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
24
Venue
25
26
27
28
Cargo
Millhouse
Grand Poobah
The Coven: Halloween 2016
Grand Poobah
Ewah and the Vision of Paradise (Single Launch), Ghost Drop, Spiral Kites & Popsie Cool in the Main Room
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Republic Bar & Café
Matt Okine After Party DJ Set 10pm
Jack Greene
Micheal Clennett
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink
Republic Bar & Café
Hobart Funk Collective 10pm
The Homestead
Lagoon Hill Zydeco + Mama Smooth 9pm
Telegraph Hotel
Tim Davies / Entropy
The Whaler
Finn Seccombe, Eddo 6:30pm
The Homestead
Vitamen Cake album launch with special guests JAX
Willie Smith’s Apple Shed
Hannah May & Madalena 6:30pm
Wrest Point Casino Bar
Jerome Hillier 9pm
The Whaler
Dylan Eynon, Michael Priest & Lauren O’Keefe 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Willie Smith’s Apple Shed
Andrew Marshall + Support 6:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
Halloween “The Classics” Dress Up Party with Dr El Suavo, Haunted House and More TBA sooooon!
Birdcage Bar
Tony Voglino 9pm
Cargo
Millhouse
Brisbane Hotel
ALL AGES - Knife Hands + Break Through + Weeper + Cower + Roma Antica
Cygnet Townhall
Black Sorrows & Yesterday’s Gentlemen
Jack Greene
Micheal Clennett
Onyx Bar
Gypsy Rose 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Jordie Lane & The Sleepers + Guests 10pm
Saturday
29
Brisbane Hotel
The Nation Blue (Vic) + PURE + Treehouse
Brisbane Hotel
Late Night Krackieoke w/ Quinns Knee Krackin Krackieoke
Cargo
Millhouse
Telegraph Hotel
Ado & Devo / Serotonin
Grand Poobah
Teeth & Tongue (Album Launch), The Colonel & Heart Beach
The Homestead
The Homestead Birthday Bonanza
The Whaler
Ruben Reeves 8pm
Grand Poobah
Sub Theory in the Kissing Room with DJ Kiti, The Count & Finn Whitla
Birdcage Bar
Tim Hibberd 7:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
The Ramblin Wolfman of Syria
Brisbane Hotel
Dr El Suavo presents ‘Entertainment’ a film by Neil Hamburger
Sunday
30
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Onyx Bar
Ebeneza Good 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Roadkill (Official Extinct Album Launch) 10pm
Cargo
Dez
Telegraph Hotel
Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink
Customs House
The Homestead
The Lawless Quartet 9pm
Noteworthy: Tarik Stoneman, Harrison Manson, Ruben Reeves 2:30pm
The Whaler
Ruben Reeves 8pm
Jack Greene
Micheal Clennett
Wrest Point Casino Bar
Matt Cornell 9:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
Black Sorrows (Afternoon Show) 3pm
Wrest Point Ent. Centre
Dave Hughes - Sweet 7:30pm
Republic Bar & Café
G.B. Balding (Finger Pickin’ Blues) 8:30pm
Wrest Point Showroom
Chocolate Starfish Presents: Bat Out of Hell 8pm
Willie Smith’s Apple Shed
Birdcage Bar
Fiona Whitla 7:30pm
Jed Appleton, Dominic Francis Grief Ensemble, Mocane 1pm
Brisbane Hotel
Bingo w/ The Ramblin Collon Picker
Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 7:30pm
Cargo
Dez
Customs House
Noteworthy: Minkie, Bianca Clennett, Zac Henderson 2:30pm
Jack Greene
Micheal Clennett
Republic Bar & Café
The Great Anticipators 3pm
Republic Bar & Café
Wahbash Avenue 8:30pm
The Homestead
Neil Gibson 7pm
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Venue
Acts / Start Time
OCTOBER Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Thursday 5
6
7
8
9
12
13
14
15
Club 54
TBC
The Royal Oak
Bakers Lane
The Brew: Dani Quilliam, Zac Eichner, Tiarni Cane
Public Bar - Max Hillman Showband 9pm
Watergarden Bar
Clinton Hutton 7pm
Friday
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The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Hat and Horn 9pm
Albert Hall
TSO: I Dreamed a Dream 7:30pm
Club 54
Vera Blue, Lanks, Sumner
Club 54
The Halloween Party
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - The Embers + Guthrie + Nick Hill 8:30pm
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - S + M Duo 9pm
Watergarden Bar
Rino Morea 7pm
Tonic Bar
Tony Voglino 8pm
Club 54
Oktoberfest
Watergarden Bar
Rino Morea 7pm
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Plague of Sickness + Diluvian plus Guests 8:30pm
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Blues Club Jam 1pm
The Royal Oak
Tonic Bar
John and Jai 8pm
Public Bar - Open Folk Seisiun 5pm
Watergarden Bar
Jerome Hillier 7pm
Club 54
Drapht, Dylan Joel, Marksman Lloyd
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Open Folk Seisiun 5pm
Club 54
Sorority Wednesdays
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Matthew Dames 9pm
Date
Watergarden Bar
Jerome Hillier 6:30pm
OCTOBER
Bakers Lane
The Brew: Connor Claridge, Angus Austin, Jacob Hull
Saturday
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Life of Riley - Freedom Tour 8:30pm
Club 54
Mixtape: The 80s
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Samuel Bester 9pm
Watergarden Bar
Tassie Tenor 7pm
Club 54
Jocks Ball After Party
Country Club Showroom
Dani Im - ‘Yesterday Once More’ Classic Carpenters 8pm
Earl Arts Centre
Ron Vincent Sings Cat Stevens 8pm
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Charlie + Me Duo 9pm
Tonic Bar
Jerome Hillier 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Day Star Duo 7pm
Club 54
Sorority Wednesdays
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Tim “The Bass Musician” Gambles 9pm
Saturday
Sunday
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NORTH WEST 8
TOWN
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Burnie
Greens Hotel
Melbourne Minimal Invasion with Short Round. Lockdown & YROR?
Sunday
9
Devonport
Red Hot Music
Skip Sail, Jacob Boote & Laura Mead 2pm
Tuesday
11
Ulverstone
Gnomon Pavilion
Viktor Zappner’s 80th Birthday Bash! With: Alistair Dobson, Viktor Zappner, Kelly Ottaway, Nick Haywood, Alf Jackson, Mia Palencia & Sophie Leslie 7:30pm
Saturday
15
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Short Round
Friday
21
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Bombs Away
Watergarden Bar
Rino & Anthony 6:30pm
Saturday
22
Devonport
The Brew: Pale Feet (Acoustic), Nick Bennett, Tiarni Cane
Red Hot Music
Street Heads & Skidrow 7:30pm
Sunday
23
Devonport
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Simon Astley 9pm
Red Hot Music
NW Musicians Club 2pm
Club 54
Mellowfest
Country Club Showroom
Chocolate Starfish Presents: Bat Out of Hell 8pm
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Mick Attard 9pm
Tonic Bar
Matt Cornell 9:30pm
Watergarden Bar
Sambo & Patto 7pm
Club 54
ALL AGES - Save the Clock Tower, Oh/Villain, New Wave Saints, Undefined
Club 54
18+ - Save the Clock Tower, Oh/ Villain, New Wave Saints, Majula
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - The Saxons + Sleepyheads 8:30pm
Tonic Bar
Leigh Ratcliffe 8pm
Watergarden Bar
Trevor Weaver 7pm
23
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Open Folk Seisiun 5pm
Wednesday
26
Club 54
Sorority Wednesdays
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Matthew Dames 9pm
Watergarden Bar
Tony Voglino 6:30pm
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OCTOBER Sat 1st When She Believes - Female Showcase ~ Boat Shed 8.30pm Sun 2nd Open Folk Seisiún ~ Public Bar 5pm Wed 5th Tim “The Bass Musician” Gambles ~ Public Bar 9pm Thu 6th Hat and Horn ~ Public Bar 9pm
Bakers Lane
Sunday
30
Public Bar - Tim “The Bass Musician” Gambles 9pm
Club 54
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22
The Royal Oak
Tassie Tenor 6:30pm
Wednesday
Saturday
The Brew: Eve Gowen, Denni Sulzberger, Sara Wright
Watergarden Bar
Public Bar - Open Folk Seisiun 5pm
21
Acts / Start Time
Bakers Lane
Public Bar - Tim “The Bass Musician” Gambles 9pm
The Royal Oak
Friday
Venue
The Royal Oak
16
20
27
HM Party (Public Holiday Next Day)
Sunday
Thursday
Date
Fri 7th The Embers+Guthrie+Nick Hill ~ Boat Shed $10 8.30pm Sat 8th Plague of Sickness+Diluvian plus Guests ~ Boat Shed $10 8.30pm Sun 9th Open Folk Seisiún ~ Public Bar 5pm Wed 12th Matthew Dames ~ Public Bar 9pm Thu 13th Life of Riley - Freedom Tour ~ Boat Shed $10 8.30pm Fri 14th Samuel Bester ~ Public Bar 9pm Sat 15th Charlie + Me Duo ~ Public Bar 9pm Sun 16th Open Folk Seisiún ~ Public Bar 9pm Wed 19th Tim “The Bass Musician” Gambles ~ Public Bar 9pm Thu 20th Simon Astley ~ Public Bar 9pm Fri 21st Fresh Comedy - Lawrence Mooney / Mick Attard ~ Boat Shed 8.30pm / ~ PB 9pm Sat 22nd The Saxons+Sleepyheads ~ Boat Shed $10 8.30pm Sun 23rd Open Folk Seisiún ~ Public Bar 5pm Wed 26th Matthew Dames ~ Public Bar 9pm Thu 27th Tim “The Bass Musician” Gambles ~ Public Bar 9pm Fri 28th Max Hillman Showband ~ Public Bar 9pm Sat 29th Fresh Comedy Gala After Party / S+M Duo ~ Boat Shed 10.30pm / ~ PB 9pm Sun 30th Blues Club Jam / Open Folk Seisiún ~ Boat Shed 1pm / ~ PB 5pm
~ Live Music ~ ~ Great Food ~ ~ Open 7 Days ~ ~ Open Mic Night the Last Wednesday of the Month ~
14 Brisbane St Launceston 7250 (03) 6331 5346
_ Thu 29th Sept Devonport Ent. Centre (decc.net.au) _ Fri 30th Sept Country Club Launceston (www.tixtas.com.au) _ Sat 29th Oct Cygnet Town Hall (www.moshtix.com.au) _ Sun 30th Oct Republic Bar Hobart (www.moshtix.com.au)