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WARP NEWS - DECEMBER FALLS GREEN GONG
KIKUYU COMES TO HOBART
The Falls Music & Arts Festival was presented as winner of the Qantas Award for Sustainable Tourism at the recent Victorian Tourism Awards. Falls was recognised for its dedication to environmentally friendly practices, carbon footprint-minimisation and sustainability management. Also receiving a Highly Commended award from the 2012 International Greener Festival Awards (yep, that exists), Falls Fest has taken many steps to ensure that its operation does not affect the natural landscapes they’re hosted at. Falls will now proceed to the National Tourism Awards. Go Green, Go Fallz.
“Small Scale Pop Artist” (contradiction in terms?) Kikuyu (Sez Wilks) will be dropping in to Hobart as part of her seven stop Australian tour. Since releasing her debut album Hunter Gathered in 2011, Kikuyu has toured across Australia and New Zealand, including performances at Camp A Low Hum music festival in 2012. Followed by her first tour of China, playing nine dates in six cities courtesy of Beijing-based tour company, This Town Touring. Hobart will get a chance to catch Kikuyu be small-scale and popular, and popular and an artist at the Grand Poobah on Saturday January 12. Get along and see what it’s all about!
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DIRTY PROJECTORS After recently releasing their brand new album, Swing Lo Magellan, the Dirty Projectors will return down under in January to play the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall as part of the Sydney Festival, Melbourne’s Sugar Mountain Festival, and Hobart’s very own MONA FOMA. Never afraid to tackle a concept or challenge, front man David Longstreth hid away in remote Delaware County for a whole year (joined periodically by his band) to write seventy potential tracks, which were worked and whittled down to the finished product that is Swing Lo Magellan. Cop a bit of it, mofos.
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DRAGON RISES AGAIN Dragon are rock’n’roll hall of fame legends, basically. They’ve been around forever and have made a whole bunch of songs that your drunk parents have sang along to at whatever events your parents get drunk at. You’ve probably seen your parents drunk, so you’ve probably heard Dragon. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dragon, they recently released The Dragon Years - 40th Anniversary Collection, and to celebrate that thing, they announced a 40th Anniversary Australian Concert Series. Heading off to play 16 dates across the country, they’ll be touching down in Taswegia for two of them. Playing the Launceston Country Club Lawns on Saturday February 9, and Wrest Point Casino Lawns on Sunday February 10. Check www.tixtas.com.au for details.
If you haven’t seen the Breath of Life 2013 second line up announcement yet, you’re probably on crack or something. Steve Aoki is the first new cap off the rank, followed swiftly by Madeon, Rudimental and Seth Sentry are neck-a-neck for third, and bringing up the rear are In Hearts Wake, The Only, Goodwill, Kronic, Closure in Moscow, Redcoats, Twelve Foot Ninja, Silver Sneakerz, The Twins, Uberjack’d & Save the Clocktower. Raid your parent’s credit cards and place your bets, kids! (Don’t really do that.)
Urthboy’s recent album Smokey’s Haunt has received a pretty huge response, after debuting at #14 on the ARIA Album Chart, it was triple j Album of the Week, it scored a 5 star review in The Australian, received rave reviews from Rolling Stone to The Sydney Morning Herald, and generally everyone who hears it thinks it’s pretty damn ace. Now Urthy is heading out on tour. He’s putting together a live band (including The Herd cohort, Jane Tyrrell), scooping up Elefant Traks label mate Jimblah, grabbing Melbourne MC One Sixth, and heading all around the country. Friday March 1 will see them play Hobart’s Republic Bar & Café. Tickets are $25 +BF, and are available from Ruffcut, The Republic Bar, and online via Moshtix.
GOLDEN PLAINS Golden Plains Lucky 7 have announced their lineup, and it’s a doozy! Check it: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Purity Ring, Flume, Moodyman, The Mark of Cain, Toro Y Moi, Wild Nothing, Psarantonis, Naysayer and Gilsun, Six Ft Hick, Mulatu Astatke, Julio Bashmore, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Client Liaison, Dick Diver, Keb Darge, Bushwalking, Opossom, Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk, Barry Dickins, No Zu, Zanzibar Chanel, Silence is Golden, Post Percy, Redd Kross. ZOMG! Too much awesome!
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LOANI ARMAN Why do you write for WARP? To save my friends and family from my incessant banter. I'm also a very good typist and enjoy the sound of how fast I can bash at the keyboard. It's addictive. Do you love or hate writing? There's a fine line between pleasure and pain. Writing to me is both. If you could interview one person, dead or alive, who would it be and why? Santa. I'd ask him why I only got a doll that could walk. I asked for walk AND TALK. So far as musicians go, Stevie Wonder because he’s the smoothest operator in music. When will your dreams die? My dreams died the day Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes broke up, and the illusion of happily-everafter romance was shattered. They were the picture of a good, wholesome relationship, right? Worst interview faux pas? I thought I was talking to the frontman of a band but found out at the end of the interview that he was the bassist. I have to live with the shame of having called
Stevie “GRAEME” eight times before he corrected me! (Names have been changed to protect the innocent). If you could have written any lyric, what would it be? ‘‘Lucky that my breasts are small and humble so you don't confuse them with mountains.'' I think Shakira nicked that line from me, because I've been using that to pick up for YEARS. (It's OK, readers! You can borrow that one for free!) Have you ever experienced six degrees of separation? I was once asked if I was my ex-boyfriend's aunty. Does that count? One of the best gigs you’ve ever been to? Blue King Brown at the Metro. I danced for over an hour straight. I also punched someone in the face. Accidentally, of course! I have a strange frenzied way of dancing that involves moving my arms a lot.
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FEST OF VOICES Festival of Voices 2013 may still be over half a year away, but that doesn’t mean they stop working. Nope, in fact, they never stop. They’re like an unrelenting, singing, organisational, zombie apocalypse. They’ve already announced the list of international artists that will be leading the workshops next year, and it goes a lil sumthn like this: Adrienne Angel - Adrienne was hailed as “the best singing teacher in the world” by her student, multi-Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters. David Lawrence - David has conducted the Netherlands Radio Choir, the London Philharmonic Choir, and the English Symphony Orchestra, quite an impressive CV, that. Harley Mead - “the Pied Piper of young voices”, big time international guest Conductor. Dr Tim Seelig - Artistic Director of Golden Gate Performing Arts and Conductor of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, a Carnegie Hall regular. Deke Sharon - “a one man a cappella revolution”!
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MONA ON FIRE All Fires will be launching their new album Caves in ‘The Void’ at MONA on December 14. . Heading into the studio for the first time, All Fires has recorded its third offering, Caves, with internationally revered producer Chris Townend in Townend’s studio deep in the foothills of Mt Wellington. The result is a heady blend of synthpop and new wave, dark and dreamy, brittle and brutal. Doors at 6PM for a 6.30PM show.
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Tasmania has lost one of its most pioneering musicians. Jazz Pianist Ian Pearce passed away recently following a shot battle with cancer, just two weeks shy of his 91st birthday. Pearce dedicated 75 years to Tasmanian music, was a lifetime member of the Hobart Jazz Club, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1995 for his contributions to the music community. The leader of bands such as the Ian Pearce Sextet, and co-leader of the acclaimed Pearce-Pickering Jazz Band and PearcePickering Ragtime Five bands, Ian Pearce will be sorely missed.
Kickstart Arts in partnership with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and the African Tasmanian Community are proud to present Mkono Kwa Mkono (Hand in Hand) for one night only on Tuesday December 11 at The Stanley Burbury Theatre at University of Tasmania Hobart campus. Mkono Kwa Mkono will be a big celebration of African dance & music, featuring a one hour concert of traditional & new dances with musical works specially orchestrated & performed by the TSO. East African music is well suited for transcription & arrangement for a symphony orchestra. Tickets are $20 adult and $10 concession and available from www.tso.com.au or by phone on 1800 001 190.
HERMITUDE ARE HUGE Hermitude are goin’ nuts! The Sydney lads have had a massive twennytwelve and it just keeps getting bigger. They recently released a video for The Villain (from their Hyperparadise album), and are set to kick off twennythirteen in style by hitting the road to support it. On top of that, they’ve locked in Stones Throw Records artist Jonti to join them on tour! Jonti has worked with the likes of Mark Ronson, Santigold, Sean Lennon and the Dap-Kings, but is still largely under rated in Australia. This promises to be one awesome night, and it’s hitting the Republic Bar & Café on Thursday January 31. SONIC ANIMATION Sonic Animation are back! The dynamic duo return in all their giant-fuzzy-bouncyTheophilus-Thistler-the-thistle-sifter-(did I get that right?)-glory! Playing two very special gigs in Tasmania over the Australia Day long weekend, they’ll be hitting Hobart on Friday January 25, and Launceston on Saturday January 26. Tickets for the Friday will be available via Moshtix, and tickets for the Saturday will be available via Tixtas, so keep your eyes peeled and constantly hit refresh on your web browser until more details become available!
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DANNY BHOY IN TASMANIA Scottish Comedian supreme, Danny Bhoy will be returning down under in 2013 for a twelve stop national tour. Two of those twelve stops are in Tasmania, so we’re punching above our weight right now. Go us! Danny Bhoy will be visiting the Hobart Theatre Royal on Monday March 4 (Book at www.theatreroyal.com.au) and Launceston’s Albert Hall on Wednesday March 6 (Book at www.ticketmaster.com.au). Billed as “Australia’s Favourite Comedian”, the new show is all about letters, the ones you never got around to writing. Apparently Danny Bhoy got around to writing them for you. Not sure why he didn’t just send an email or hit them up via social media. Please head along and heckle him wildly to find out why.
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FRI 28TH - TREV HEINS 6:30PM SUN 15TH - JAROD / MIDNIGHT 10PM MINTON’CONNELL 6PM SAT 29TH - THE MASTERS 10PM SUN 30TH - EVILMIC CISUM 6PM 7PM WED 18TH - OPEN NIGHT MON19TH 31ST -- "NYE" FREEBOWLES ENTRY BEFORE THU JUNIOR 11PM - THE RINGMASTERS 10PM FROM WA (OPEN TILL 4AM) (BLUES ARTIST ) 8PM MASSIVE MONTH AT THE METZ The Metz On The Bay has hit overdrive for a month full of Sunday DJ events to keep you rocking through to NYE 2012. Sunday December 9 features American DJ/Producer Treasure Fingers. Sunday December 16 finally sees the Australian duo Flight Facilities land in Tasmania. Miami Horror makes it back to Australia for Christmas (currently based in California) for a special DJ set on Sunday December 23. Also stay tuned for the infamous Metz Boxing day event!
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Q&A with BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB DESPITE DOWNSIZING SHOWS AND CANCELLING AN ADELAIDE GIG, BRITISH ROCKERS BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB ARE BACK IN THE SEAT TO GIG IN MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, BRISBANE, AND THE FALLS FRESTIVAL AT MARION BAY.
TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL INDIE OUTFIT SAN CISCO MAY BE YOUNG, BUT DON’T LET THAT FOOL YOU.
San Cisco unleashed their debut album Wild Things late last month; to celebrate the release, they will be welcoming in the New Year when they play to tens of thousands at both Falls Festivals in Marion Bay and Lorne.
Known for their electrifying indie-rock shows, Bombay Bicycle Club are not to be missed.
WARP: You guys will be touring Australia at the end of this year; will this be the first time you’ve been to Oz? BBC: No, we came over for the first time in March and it was one of the best tours we've ever done which is why we're coming back! W: You’ll also be playing the Falls Festival over the New Year period, do you prefer playing at festivals or smaller, intimate gigs? BBC: It depends. Festivals can go either way because sometimes a large part of the audience might not know your music very well. But when you get a really good, enthusiastic festival crowd, it's difficult to beat the buzz you get from that. With smaller gigs it's more likely that most of the audience will know your stuff which means you can play some less well known songs from your albums that you wouldn't necessarily play at a festival set. W: What is playing on your iPod at the moment? BBC: I downloaded two albums recently from bands we've played with in the past and I'm listening to them a lot… All our Favourite Stories by a band called Dog is Dead who are from the UK and Gone by an American band called Vacationer. W: What kind of music do you hate? BBC: I don't really get the whole dubstep craze. I don't particularly enjoy heavy metal music either but I appreciate that to be a good metal player you need to be really technically proficient at your instrument. 8
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W: How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep was included on the Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack, are you a fan of the Twilight series? BBC: No. We had a long chat about it when the offer came through as not all of us were convinced, but in the end we realised that the soundtracks are a separate entity to the actual films and some very credible artists have had their songs on the soundtracks (Thom Yorke for example). I went to watch the film with my whole family at the cinema and it was a big let-down. You could barely even make out the song in the film.
our first album even before that. So it's natural that the style of music we play and Jack's style of writing is going to change over time. We could never make another album like our first one now. W: Where is your favourite city to perform in and why? BBC: I'm going to say Rio de Janeiro. The first time we played there was definitely one of my favourite gigs we've ever done. We had a samba band come on and play with us for a few songs. It's an amazing city as well. HANNAH McCONNELL
W: How would you describe your music to someone who hasn’t heard it before? BBC: A bit of a mixture of different sounds. All three of our albums have been quite different from each other so it's difficult to summarise easily. We started off as a pretty standard indie rock band but then decided to make an acoustic album for our second album. I guess our third album took bits from both the previous two but we started messing around with electronics as well, and it looks like we'll be taking that further with the next album. W: Is the divergence between your albums something you consciously try to achieve, or does it tend to evolve naturally? BBC: It's natural evolution more than anything. I'd say it's mostly to do with us growing up and our tastes in music changing which is inevitably going to influence the music we make. The thing is we started the band when we were 15 and Jack had written some of the songs that ended up on
Bombay Bicycle Club will play a run of shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this January. You can also catch them at the Falls Festival – tickets for which are still available (Marion Bay only) through the Falls website.
Some would find this daunting, but not these four. Having already performed alongside some of Australia’s best acts including Jebediah, The Grates and Architecture in Helsinki, and at festivals such as Groovin’ the Moo, no crowd is too big. Guitarist and vocalist Josh Biondillo says it’s an achievement to have finally earned recognition in the public eye. “We’ve had enough time now for the name to kind of turn into something that people recognise,” he says. “When you mention the words 'San Cisco' the band comes to mind, which is kind of what we had in mind.” While Josh concedes that the song writing is more mature this time around, it has been met with criticism: “We’ve had a few comments on our recent album telling us that we are growing up too quickly.” Their hit single Awkward from their second EP was not, however, a creation derived from the band’s own stalker experiences, as the lyrics imply. The track was written in the studio in one afternoon, and as well as having a catchy hook, also features the debut vocals of drummer Scarlett Stevens. “It was just a quirky idea, I don’t think we’ve ever experienced a stalker,” Josh laughs. “Maybe Jordi has - but not me!” And while these teens are on the path to making it big-time, Josh says that having a successful music career under his belt at an early age is a plus. “The best thing about being in a band is that you don’t have to get up in the morning and go and work at Coles; you do what you enjoy, and I think that’s what I like most about it.” ENRICA RIGOLI
San Cisco will be ringing in the New Year at Falls Festival in Marion Bay, December 29, 2012 - January 1, 2013.
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GIVING US A TASTE OF THEIR MEDICINE FRESH FROM A FEW MONTHS RELAXATION - FOLLOWING A NATIONAL TOUR TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR NEW ALBUM MEDICINE MAN - THE MACHINE THAT IS THE BAMBOOS IS SLOWLY CRANKING BACK TO LIFE IN PREPARATION FOR THIS SUMMER’S FESTIVAL SEASON.
WARP chats with front man Lance Ferguson, currently recording a solo album, to talk fun, the merits of pebble beaches and how best to dabble in dubstep.
glass of wine at Tasmania’s Falls Festival on New Year’s Eve.
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Having recently released a fantastic cover of James Blake’s Wilhelm Scream, and Lance’s determination to push The Bamboos into unexpected stylistic areas, I wondered whether The Bamboos were likely to “do a Britney” and collide the live music they are famed for with the resonating bass and hard sonics of dubstep any time soon.
The Bamboos sound is deeply rooted in the underground niche funk soul sounds that emanated from London’s Legendary Beat Funk club in the early 2000s. “It was just a real cottage industry; I was intrigued by it and wanted to be a part of it,” Ferguson suggests, and from this intrigue The Bamboos were born. Developing firstly through artists like Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse and more recently Janelle Monae and Cee Lo Green, Lance argues that the once firmly ‘outsider’ funk soul sound has become entrenched in mainstream music consciousness, becoming a “normal-typesound in people’s ears, not necessarily strange anymore,” and The Bamboos have carefully evolved alongside these changes; an evolution easily noted in their new album. Loving island living With Lance originating from New Zealand, The Bamboos playing Falls Festival, myself being a Briton, and his favourite ever gig being their first performance at London’s Jazz Cafe, I decided it was only right to discuss the perhaps slightly less tropical aspect of Island life: the merits, if any, of pebble over sandy beaches? Signed by Brighton indie label Tru Thoughts, I was sure Lance - like most Australians would be quick to berate England’s excuse for beaches, but he was quick to note the positives. “You don’t get your car sandy, and where I come from a pebble beach seems quite exotic”, before quickly adding “the water was bloody freezing though.” Seaside aesthetic talk over, Lance said that the band can’t wait to play on their “second favourite” island Australia at the Australian World Music Expo next week, and are hoping to meet Beach House to discuss music over a
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So you think you can dubstep?
In answer, the front man suggested “I am into dubstep, but I think it would be tough. In essence we are a live band, and I think it would be hard to integrate massive sub-synth bass into our music.” So for now, The Bamboos are going to stick with what they love and produce sultry full-o’funk covers. But with UK Bass outfits remixing their music, The Bamboos ever adaptable sound still manages to fill the void for sub synth junkies. Who they’d like to meet Considering the bands sixties/seventies funk soul roots, if Lance could choose any of the million master musicians from this era to become the tenth member of The Bamboos, who it would be? Ever mindful of his female fanbase, Lance first plumped for Marvin Gaye before conceding, “It would be cool if Otis Redding joined” (slight understatement perhaps). Additionally, and in light of The Bamboos progression into alternative genres Lance added “I would also entertain the idea of having James Blake in the band. In fact, if he joined that would make your earlier question easier to answer; he could just bring his keyboard and bass out and destroy everything”... Anyone else smell a future collaboration?
the5thingsproject A WISE MAN TOLD ME THAT DEEP DOWN, EVERYBODY IS THE SAME. BY ASKING A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE I MEET FIVE SIMPLE QUESTIONS, I HOPE TO FIND OUT JUST HOW TRUE THAT REALLY IS. I began a blog called the5thingsproject. I have been asking everybody I meet the same five questions, in an attempt to discern how similar or different we all are, and hopefully emphasise that we are all simply people; no matter our backgrounds.
5things with Lance Ferguson 1. Statistics e.g. Name, Age, Location, Profession Lance, Melbourne, Musician 2. What is your top life tip? Do what you love doing and if you can try and make a living out of it. 3. What is your Favourite Memory from this year? Playing two sold out shows at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne. Fantastic to have some home town loving, and was one of my favourite nights of the year. 4. What is your Favourite song? Mount Hopeless - Melodies Echo Chamber 5. What did you want to be when you were a child? Astronaut- I don’t think kids say that anymore.
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JESSICA LEVER Get your funk on to The Bamboos at this year's Falls Festival in Marion Bay, December 29, 2012 - January 1, 2013.
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FROM COAST TO FALLS WITH THEIR LO-FI SURF ROCK SOUNDS, PENCHANT FOR CATS AND DOPE, AND SUNNY CALIFORNIA OUTLOOK, IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR BEST COAST TO DEVELOP A CULT-LIKE FOLLOWING.
Their latest album The Only Place is something of a step away from that image, showcasing a darker, more mature side to the band. And although some fans may yearn for the fuzz that they’ve grown to love, Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno are quite happy just doing whatever they want. Before heading to our shores for Falls Festival, Cosentino caught up with WARP for a brief yarn. WARP: After the controversy of Ali (then-drummer) leaving the band last year, you seemed determined for people to understand that despite the comings and goings of guest musicians, Best Coast has always been a two-man band – that is, you and Bobb. Do you see yourselves ever rounding out the band to a permanent trio? Bethany Cosentino: Definitely not. The band started out as just me and Bobb, and we work so well together; there is no need to add a permanent third member. We've been really lucky to always find great people to take on the road with us, and when needed, to play with us in the studio but we like to keep things small and in the family, which often means just Bobb and myself. W: Speaking of controversy, you also copped a fair bit of flak for launching your own clothing line with Urban Outfitters this year. With the dust now settled, how is the line going? BC: It did pretty well in the States, which was really cool for me – I've always wanted to make my own clothing line, so it was a huge dream come true. W: As you yourself have said, the new album does have a certain 'gloominess' to it, and is far more introspective than previous Best Coast records. Did you ever worry that it might alienate fans of your fuzzy, garage-pop sound, or was it more important for you as artists to make a serious record? BC: The most important thing for me was just to make a record I was happy with, and a record that explained the way I was feeling at the current moment. I don't think of the fans when I record music, and maybe that seems a bit selfish, but I make music for myself. I figure that the loyal fans will love everything we do, and the fair-weathered ones will probably move on to something else. W: This will be your third time visiting Australia… what have your previous experiences of the land down under been like? Are there any must-do activities this time around?
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Best Coast will be joining The Hives, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Bamboos, San Cisco plus many more kick-arse acts at this year's Fall Festival in Marion Bay, December 29 January 1.
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WHAT DARREN HANLON DOESN'T WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IT’S NEARLY CHRISTMAS AGAIN, AND DARREN HANLON IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SETTLING BACK INTO THE CONSISTENT COMFORT THAT IS HIS TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS TOUR.
“If anything has to be restricted I'd say it should concern the Green movement."
It’s been an eventful year for Hanlon, operating an underground speakeasy in a bookshop in Melbourne. Yes, a speakeasy, as in American prohibition days. You might like to imagine a room filled with slick-haired men canoodling with broads who smoke those long cigarette thingies. “I convinced a local Brunswick bookseller to let me move into the back of his shop,” Hanlon says. “I just brought in a bed and a fridge and was blissfully happy waking up to the noise of customers and trams.” The store was already equipped with a natural stage and some lights rigged up on a cross beam in the roof, so Hanlon climbed a ladder, re-connected them and was amazed to discover they still worked. The stars had aligned! Unfortunately, the layout of the room did not allow for starlight, so it was up to them old lights.
“I told my friend Laura Jean my idea for a speakeasy and she shared my enthusiasm. So for seven Mondays throughout winter we'd have bands, comedians, magicians, soup and cheap booze.” Word spread quickly, with little promotion, and some weeks they were full to capacity. One wonders why nobody had thought of it before, but that’s the kind of guy Hanlon is: the guy who thinks about stuff that other people don’t think about. “All it took was some festoon lights and a keen pair of eyes to watch for the authorities,” Hanlon says wryly. “And no neighbours.” Back in the ‘20s and ‘30s in the US, speakeasies were illegal because alcohol was prohibited. Proprietors had all sorts of sneaky ways to supply the drink, which, as it turned out, was very much missed by the people. Hanlon
is contemplative about things which are forbidden today, or things which ought to be restricted. “Silence and technologically free time!” he says. “If anything has to be restricted I'd say it should concern the Green movement. We're already taking too much, over-fishing the oceans and wasting energy for no reason. It drives me nuts to see lights left on; it's become a weird anxiety I have. Even in restaurant bathrooms! “Oh and then there's music down-loading and that's another kettle of endangered fish…” Hanlon could be worth listening to when it comes to the music piracy conversation. After all, this is a man who travels the world with a backpack full of his own compact discs, and who pays the rent with the pocket money he makes from his music. And sometimes the rental property is worth every cent, at least for Hanlon’s tastes. “I spent some time this year living in a bread van in Portland,” he explains. “It’s owned by the owner of Mississippi Records and it's parked in the yard beside his house. There's no toilet or anything so he offers the facilities in his house. “I loved staying there. He's a really interesting guy. He's pretty much the modern day Alan Lomax, searching for and collecting old field recordings, so we had many conversations about that. We also watched TV: Beat Street, Ciao! Manhattan and a Rosanne Barr roast.” Speaking of TV, Portlandia claims the dream of the ‘90s is still alive in Portland. Apparently young people go there to retire, get pierced, form bands and work in a coffee shop two hours a week. Are the legends true? “Pretty much,” Hanlon shrugs. “Portland seems so easy and liveable at times to be not real.” Assuming, of course, you’re cool with a van
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sans dunny. Hanlon wonders aloud how citizens of the sunburnt country can experience the wonders of the Oregon city. Perhaps the ‘90s dream is alive right under our noses. “People say Melbourne reminds them of Portland,” he muses. “It certainly has the coffee obsession and strong music and arts scene. But I’m not sure it's so cheap any more. Maybe we should all move to Broken Hill and start again out there!” Maybe the young-and-retired should all move to cheap ol’ Tasmania! If they could only afford to get their vintage bikes over the ditch, they could fill their bird-printed tote bags with all the Salamanca Market incense Austudy could buy. Having said that, Hobart does have the lowest average income of any Australian capital city, the highest level unemployment and welfare dependence. That’s so ironic it’s not ironic any more, making it ironic all over again. How ’bout that. The ‘90s dream is alive in Hobart. Hanlon will be visiting the country’s 90s-est capital city this Christmas to play one of his ritualistic Christmas shows. Hanlon seems to enjoy the Christmas shows tradition too. “Well, it's the only consistent thing in my year, so that’s comforting,” he explains. “Last show is always Brisbane, the night before heading home to Gympie and my family. I love collaborating with the guests too.” And if he could prohibit one thing from Christmas? “Wrapping paper.” DANIEL TOWNSEND
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CREATING QUITE A BUZZ HE HAS BEEN VOTED ONE OF THE GREATEST FRONTMEN OF ALL TIME, BUT HOWLIN’ PELLE ALMQVIST IS COOLER THAN A CAT WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING ABOUT LIFE IN SUPER SWEDISH GARAGE ROCK BAND THE HIVES.
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He is the face of The Hives and is busily preparing to return to Australia for an array of shows across the country, including a return to the Falls Festival here in Tasmania and Victoria. “There’s a big European tour coming up and then we’re coming to Australia!" Pelle says excitedly. “If Australia was any closer to me then I would live there. It’s a paradise on earth, I think.” “On our last visit [to Tasmania], we went to this super awesome antique fair in Hobart, had ice cream by the water and went up Mount Wellington. "[This time] we’re in good health and we’re doing great. We have a new album out and people seem to really like it,” Pelle says. Lex Hives, the fifth album from the evercharming five-piece, comes five years after The Black and White Album, and was self-produced and self-funded by the band. Although a long process, Pelle says that choosing to be independent was a rewarding experience. “We wanted to prove that back to ourselves. You know, what it’s about is it’s five people – guitars and drums and bass – standing in a dingy basement making music. And that’s all we really need,” Pelle says.
Sharing the stage with his brother, Nicholaus Arson, Pelle says that when they were younger the two brothers had a combined record collection, so they only had to buy “half as many records to get twice as many”. In 2008, Pelle teamed up with ‘80s icon Cyndi Lauper for a Christmas duet. “I was out drinking with a friend from New York and Cyndi Lauper came on the stereo at the bar, and I said 'Oh, I love Cyndi Lauper' and he’s like, 'Really? I know her.' And I’m like, 'Ask her if she wants to do a duet!' And he sent a text and Cyndi said she would. So later on we just kind of wrote this Christmas song [A Christmas Duet].” Having been a band for 20 years next year, Pelle says that The Hives will be celebrating in style in Tasmania come New Year’s Eve. “Last time we tried to celebrate an anniversary it ended in a cancelled show. We are a bit nervous... maybe we should just do it and hope nothing bad happens,” he laughs. ENRICA RIGOLI
But the rocker admits that he never imagined being so successful in The Hives’ early days. “The way we pictured it was that we would make a cool album that, you know, kids who were like us would like and buy... “But for the music we played, that was a success. None of the sounds that we were influenced by had any success at all, but we didn’t think that was on the cards. If you form a band and you want to sound like U2... that’s a pretty successful band, but a lot of bands that sound like that aren’t really successful.”
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PREPPING FOR A NIGHT ON THE TILES
PEACE, LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING METALCORE
MIKE NOGA MAY BE WORKING ON THE DRONES’ NEW RECORD AT THE MOMENT, BUT WILL NEXT BE SEEN TOURING ALONGSIDE BEN SALTER. HE CHATS ABOUT THE TOUR WITH SOSE FUAMOLI.
WHAT IS METALCORE? WHAT THE HELL DO ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS SPORTING TIGHT BLACK JEANS, BIG FRINGES, PIERCINGS, TATTOOS AND WEARING PARKWAY DRIVE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ASKING ALEXANDRIA AND BRING ME THE HORIZON BAND-NAME T-SHIRTS REPRESENT?
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The genre is very open to personal interpretation and to whether it should be considered a sub-genre or be in its own niche. Metalcore wouldn’t have existed without the likes of late 1970’s punk hardcore bands like Black Flag, Bad Brains and death metal from the mid 1980’s such as bands At the Gates and Cannibal Corpse.
Mike Noga, dashing drummer for The Drones, is going to be heading out on a solo tour of his own through December, but as this interview goes to publication, he has some equally as exciting Drones news to share. “I've just arrived back from country Victoria where we've been recording [the new album] at a studio we set up there, and I'm pleased to report that the album is almost finished and I'm loving it. It's something a little different for The Drones but I'm really hoping people will dig it. I can't give away too many secrets, but I can say that we're all really excited about it. It's going to be great to get busy with The Drones again.”
Essentially though, this is just going to be two mates getting together to smash out some songs and have some good times. “Well, Ben and I have been mates for a long time and have always talked about the idea of touring together,” Noga reveals. “We played a few shows together in London earlier this year and had a blast and decided that we had to do this tour we'd been talking about for so long. It'll be even more fun in the sense that we're going to be set up on stage together throughout the night, helping out on each other's songs.
Flexing his musical muscles as a solo performer since 2004, Noga’s sophomore effort, The Balladeer Hunter, was released to an incredible amount of acclaim. Working on the album’s follow up already, Noga admits to feeling some nerves even though he was in album number two territory.
“There’s no 'headliner' per se, which was an idea we both really liked. The original idea was to rent a car and spend a good month driving around Australia, but unfortunately due to both our commitments to other projects, we had to squeeze it into a gap we found in our respective schedules in December.”
“There's always relief involved when you finally release something you've poured your heart and soul into; relief mixed with a fairly healthy dose of worry and nerves as to how it will be received. Thankfully The Balladeer Hunter seemed to go pretty well. I've actually begun working on the follow-up already, and have been lucky enough to get my dear friend Paul Dempsey from Something For Kate on board as my producer.
Being members of two iconic Australian bands provides both Noga and Salter with a wealth of material to form their shows. Can punters be expecting a mix up of set lists or specifically allocated stage times for each artist? It all seems a bit unclear.
“The sound we're going for on this one is a lot bigger than The Balladeer Hunter. I'm ready for a change now. My last two albums have been pretty quiet, acoustic-based affairs. This one's going to be my Born to Run! We're aiming high! Paul has a wonderful ear and has brought so many great ideas to the table already. He is a musical wizard.” Touring with Ben Salter next month on a tour entitled A Night on the Tiles is being advertised as a run of side-splitting, heartbreaking and foot-tapping performances; Noga is going to be bringing his solo show back to the fans who’ve been waiting so long for his return.
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“This is something Ben and I haven't discussed yet,” Noga agrees. “There certainly is a lot of material from our respective solo and band catalogues to call upon. We have pretty similar tastes in music so we should be okay with agreeing on some covers to do. I'm pretty confident we can put together a pretty damn fun night. In fact, I dare say you'll have difficulty in getting us off the stage at any given gig. We're both show ponies in our own special way.” SOSE FUAMOLI
Mike Noga will be joining Ben Salter onstage at the Grand Poobah in Hobart on December 15.
Hardcore punk emerged in 1978 in Southern California, aggressive and politically-charged, full of rapid guitar playing and hard-hitting drumming. This attracted the younger suburban working class, some believed it lacked intellect; it was narrow-minded and induced unwanted violence between the hardcore crowd and punk purists. Death Metal pushed metal to extremities in the mid-80’s by using low guttural growl vocals, heavily distorted guitars with melody, swift drum rhythms and complex song structure using multiple time signatures. Welcome to the lovechild of the two united genres - metalcore - becoming one of only many sub-genres to follow. The first use of the word “metalcore” was used to describe bands like Earth Crisis and Deadguy, who were combining punk and heavy metal during the mid-90’s. The main traits of a metalcore band are the vocalist switching between scream/growl vocal delivery, with clean vocal lines used for the
bridge or chorus. Lyrics usually consist of political and personal emotion. Duelling guitars are in a meaty sounding drop tuning, backed by pummelling bass lines and double bass drumming which is a necessity for the common metalcore song. There is an emphasis on having a part of the song dedicated to a breakdown. When a breakdown occurs, you’ll know about it; it’s like an intense orgasm as the song switches to a half-time tempo, inviting you to come and join the front of the line and slam dance like your life depends on it. In other words, it’s the part of the song that’s a slow, intense and passionate passage encouraging you to mosh! Australia has many popular metalcore bands thanks to their massive cult fan following. Such bands as Parkway Drive, House Vs Hurricane, The Amity Affliction, Buried in Verona and many more have hugely represented the genre in Australia. These bands have been made popular due to radio station Triple j and various publications supporting the genre. It’s clearly a genre that divides the metal community to the point of any given acceptance at all, yet the popularity of metalcore is bigger than ever right now with an ever-growing fan base. DAVID WALKER
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REDISCOVERING HOBART HOBART MAY HAVE MADE HEADLINES WITH ITS RECENT INCLUSION IN THE LONELY PLANET TOP 10 DESTINATIONS, BUT SOME LOCALLY-MADE GUIDEBOOKS CAN TURN A LOCAL INTO A VISITOR, DISCOVERING THE CITY ANEW. Tasmania is a world apart from the rest of Australia – and Tasmanians wouldn’t have it any other way. But while the pace is noticeably slower in the state’s capital of Hobart (or ‘Slowbart’ to the locals), this fair city oozes charm like a pair of knitted possum fur socks. Two new locally-made guide books make the most of our unique cultural community experience. We are Hobart is a free, fold-out city guide and map that takes you off the beaten track. Produced by Calista Anderson-Leitch in association with SODA magazine, it can be picked up around town at the Tourism & Information Centre, hotels, hostels and the airport. Directing you to offbeat edibles, desirables and experiences around Hobart and the waterfront, We are Hobart is a neat little booklet prompting some discoveries and re-discoveries of our own town. Hide & Seek Hobart, by Dale Campisi (Island magazine) and Michael Brady, is a small travel book for locals and visitors who want to discover the city’s lesser-known gems, and is available in book stores. It’s about experiencing a city, not just spending money. The nation-wide city guidebook series has a pretty simple aim - to seek out hidden places that offer a unique experience. It’s for locals and travellers who prefer to avoid standard attractions or typical hangouts, and want to find unique and interesting places. So the Hobart issue features 30 unique and intriguing places, with everything from an underground tour of Hobart’s waterways, to a cafe serving coffee, tea and Japanese norishaped triangles, Theatre Royal Tour, Woody’s Skate & Play, and the Catholic Women’s League Bookshop (really!) “It’s about finding the hidden gold,” co-author Dale Campisi says. “We’ve been writing guide books for five years and we’ve been looking at Hobart for at least that long. So the gems we’ve
found in the place, we’ve had three months to explore solidly.” Most guidebooks direct people to the more well-known places they should go, so the Hide and Seek series including Hobart is all about local things, co-author Michael Brady says. “Guidebooks generally don’t focus on local experiences, so this is on stuff off the main drag that you may stumble across but generally don’t find unless you hear about them. “A lot of the places are in interesting locations, so they’re all the way from Kingston to Glenorchy to Berridale, the inner-city cycleway, so that experience itself is all about seeing the river, the mountain, from all places in Hobart. “It’s about noticing the way Hobart looks, the natural features around the cities.” REBECCA FITZGIBBON
Hide & Seek Hobart www.hideseek.com.au/ buy-books/hide-seek-hobart We are Hobart www.sodamagazine.com.au & wearehobart@gmail.com
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IN IT FOR THE FOLK CYGNET FOLK FESTIVAL CO-PROGRAMMER ERIN COLLINS HASN’T BEEN PAID SINCE MAY AND THERE’S NO CHEQUE IN THE MAIL.
“It is the attitude that sets the folk thing apart”
“The festival has always been run by volunteers,” Erin Collins says with a telling sigh. “And the thing’s a juggernaut. It [takes] months of planning, hundreds of hours of listening to demos, and slowly whittling the list of 500 applicants down to around 100.” Collins says most folk festivals around the country are run by people who are in it for the love of it, and she would know: she has been on the circuit since 1995 and has been involved at Cygnet for nearly two decades. And she says folk music needs an image makeover. “It would make a great debate, because if you go to a folk festival, you soon see it is an extraordinarily broad church,” she explains. “Folk is about an attitude; it is often about telling a story and the actual definition is the music of the people.”
Bob Dylan once said folk music was a bunch of fat people. My neighbour says folk music is like Bob Dylan or John Butler. Doubtless you’ve got your own stereotype.
than exclusivity and, even though many artists are recording, there is definitely an emphasis towards live performance among the folk scene.”
“There are a lot of young artists around now who are calling themselves folk,” she says. “They’re starting to proudly… proclaim folk.”
There it is. “You can experience a download, but you can’t download an experience.” (Billy Bragg)
Folk music revivals tend to happen during periods of intense social change. We had one at the turn of the 20th century, as the world powers jostled for top position, then we had one in the middle of the 20th century when the times were said to be a-changin all over again. During this revival we’re donning slouch hats, strumming banjos and reinstating King Vinyl, but Collins believes there’s also something deeper going on. “It is the attitude that sets the folk thing apart,” she opines. “We are about inclusivity rather
“And there is just such a variety of things going on at Cygnet,” she continues. “We’ve got a band playing Russian roots tunes, we have dance groups, jug bands, virtuoso guitarists, we’ve got a Capella groups, a festival choir. The kids get creative too. You can even join a performing brass band this year.”
And in spite of her vow of poverty, Collins insists on paying the musicians. “We absolutely have to pay them. It’s wrong to ask them to play for nothing,” she exclaims. “They pour hours and hours into rehearsal and into ideas. It’s their whole life. They deserve to be paid, like anyone does, for their work.” DANIEL TOWNSEND
Collins is in promoter mode now. “If you haven’t been, at least come for a day,” she says. “Don’t just come and sit on the grass. The best of the music is in the venues, in the pubs, at the blackboard gigs. Buy a ticket!”
Cygnet Folk Festival happens January 11 – 13. www.cygnetfolkfestival.org
HOW TO SPREAD CHRISTMAS CHEEr CHRISTMAS IS HAUNTING ME. I’M HAVING NIGHTMARES OF SHOPPING FOR PRESENTS IN CROWDED MALLS, ONLY TO END UP BUYING THE SAME OLD CRAP. IN THIS MONTH’S “HOW TO” GUIDE, I ENTERTAIN SOME THOUGHTS ON HOW TO MAKE PRESENT-GIVING MORE AMUSING. FOR YOU. RECIPIENT AMUSEMENT NOT GUARANTEED.
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Homemade gifts are lame. Sure, they’re loaded with sentiment, but unless you’re five or know how to counterfeit money, the receiver WILL hate it. Should that deter you? Hell, no! Homemade pressies are cheap and easy, and less stress equals a merrier Christmas! Get away with giving a ‘photo-montage-stuck-ontocardboard-type-present’ by writing the words, “I slept with your Mum” on the card. Your lack of effort won’t even be noticed.
Does someone in your family want a cat for Christmas, but you know cats are weird? On Christmas Eve, grab the first cat you find wandering the streets. When you reveal what’s under the tree the next morning, the cat will use its homing instincts to head straight back to its owners! If it doesn’t, don’t stress. Wait a few days and you’ll start seeing 'Lost Cat' signs go up. Returning the cat immediately is a rookie error. Hold out for the 'Reward Offered' signs and score yourself $100. You deserve it, for having babysat their damn cat for a week.
Christmas is hectic, and it’s hard to spend time with all your family and friends, right? That’s where sex dolls will serve you well. Forget the blow-up variety. I’m talking about the real deal: a life-size silicone doll. Order one that’s been fashioned in your likeness, and send it along to all the Christmas events you can’t be bothered attending! Send alcohol, too. It’ll help people understand why you’re more endowed, or more voluptuous, than usual. It may also mean your second cousin starts checking you out, but lucky for you, that’s something that was on your Christmas wish list anyway!
Endless love Have you vowed to love your partner for as long as you both shall live? Then let Santa’s sleigh take your relationship all the way to the cemetery! This year, buy your loved one their very own cemetery plot. It shows you’re committed to being together forever. Or, as long as your partner shall live. Oh, and nothing’s more festive than a Christmas picnic set on a patch of grass, void of a headstone. Make it your special spot for anniversaries and birthdays for years to come and it’ll be the gift that keeps on giving!
Faulty gifts If someone in your household is set to give you a gift you don’t want, then you have no choice but to convert it into cash. Go out and buy them the same present. With two Electric Woks in your home, you’ll be forced to take yours back to the store and demand a full refund on the basis that the product’s faulty. Note that fault occurs when you “accidentally” kick a wok. With cash in hand, go buy yourself that Michael Bublé Christmas album you really wanted.
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A GUIDE TO THE MANY SHADES OF ROCKABILLY MUSIC THE SIN & TONICS, DAVE ‘EDDO’ EDMONDSON (GUITAR/ VOX), EDEN COULSON (DOUBLE BASS/VOX) AND BRETT ‘BERT’ PITFIELD (DRUMS/VOX) ARE JUST THREE BEST MATES SHARING GOOD TIMES ON STAGE. The trio has worked extremely hard over the last two years, and this has been noted by many and rewarded by solid turnouts to their shows, as well as gaining a reputation nationally that has the band booked for some big shows and festivals in 2013.
in the USA in the ‘50s. These three lads also manage to add sprinklings of other musical genres, such as swing, surf, psychobilly, country, punk and gypsy jazz into their repertoire.
The Sin & Tonics fall loosely under the genre of rockabilly, a style of music that originated
So we asked the boys if they had to pick five artists and albums that define their sounds and tastes, which would they be?
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This album was the first experience we had with The Rev’s sound. The moment we heard those first few bent minor notes in the first song, Loco Gringos, we knew we had found something well different to the material that we were used to. This album boasts a variety of guitarist Jim Heath’s approach to his ‘hotrod’ rockabilly sound, taking you on a Tarantinoesque country, psychobilly, surf and rockabilly journey, all the way highlighting all three member’s high level of talent.
Recorded back in the early ‘60s - the days when a four track reel to reel recorder was cutting edge technology - The Johnny Burnette Trio is one of the rockabilly originals, with the classic ‘thunk-a-thunk’ of the double bass, clean channel guitar and crisp simplistic drums. Johnny Burnette himself died in 1964, but in his short time in the rock spotlight, he wrote many songs that are still covered by bands all over the world.
THE LEGENDARY SHAKERS – SWAMPBLOOD Dirty delta blues, country and polka, mixed with a simple yet tight rhythm section makes this album a must for us. The Legendary Shack Shakers are a band that, like us, morph into many sub-genres, all the time being an amazing live act – go have a look at some of the manic clips on YouTube!
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THE KINGS OF NUTHIN’ – FIGHT SONGS An eight piece Boston ‘Punkaswing’ band with an awesome intensity and ability to get you moving and grooving. The Kings of Nuthin’ make the kind of music that anyone can listen to and enjoy. Face-melting swing tempos and a horn section to die for. We quite often cruise in the band van wiggling away to this album!
THE AMAZING CROWNS – PAYBACK This album defines our live energy – racy tempos, good times and vocals that show a life of hard work and a lust for the weekend! This was a live album recorded in January 2000 and is hands-down our drummer Bert’s favourite album of all time. The 13 tracks at times are bordering on uncontrollable and unpredictable, yet there is an intensity, groove and swing that would make anyone jump around like they’ve broken an axle. Simply a must! The Sin & Tonics cap off a stellar year by partying hard at The Republic Bar on New Year’s Eve, with three massive sets. Tickets are $10 and are available online, or at The Republic Bar. Keep up with their 2013 adventures on www.thesinandtonics.com
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FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT MONA FOMA ARTISTS
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1. David Byrne wrote a book about cycling. Byrne is an avid cyclist, and has spent much of his life as an activist in support of cycling as a main means of transport. Not only does he have a regular column on cycling in the New York Times, but he has also written a book called Bicycle Diaries. Byrne has even gone so far as to design bicycle racks-cum-art to be used around New York City.
2. Mount Wittenberg Orca - the unlikely collaboration between Dirty Projectors and Björk - is a musical story about the interaction between a human and a pod of whales. Strange, but true. The EP was inspired from a trip where DP member Amber Coffman spotted a pod of whales off the coast at Mount Wittenberg. What is even stranger is that while Coffman is the main (human) character in this whale story, her role is in fact played by DP frontman (and Coffman's boyfriend) Dave Longstreth. Meanwhile, the whale side of the story is told through the vocal interplay between the mother whale (played by Björk) and her newborn calves (played by Coffman, Angel Deradoorian and Haley Dekle of Dirty Projectors). All the proceeds from this EP have been donated to the National Geographic Society to fund the creation of marine protected areas around the world.
4. Death Grips were dropped by their label after they leaked their new record on the internet ahead of its release. In February this year, Death Grips signed to Epic Records to release two albums this year. The Money Store, the first of the two, was released in April. The label reportedly had wanted to hold off until next year for the release of No Love Deep Web, the second for the group this year. In an effort to bypass this, Death Grips self-released the record via the internet on October 1. One month later, Epic Records dropped them from the label.
5. Pretty Lights has given away more than eight million free album downloads. Derek Vincent Smith, AKA Pretty Lights, formed record label Pretty Lights Music a couple of years back, under which he releases his own work alongside Michal Menert, Paper Diamond and Break Science, Gramatik, Paul Basic, Eliot Lipp and Supervision; all music for these artists under his label are offered as free downloads (with optional donations). Despite this, Pretty Lights still rakes in around 20 000 paid downloads on iTunes each month. ALI HAWKEN
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3. Amanda Palmer has previously worked Down Under busking as a living statue called 'The Eight Foot Bride'. Palmer has leaned on this type of work in various places around the world, Australia being one of them. She has alluded to this in some of her songs with former band The Dresden Dolls, such as The Perfect Fit: "I can paint my face/and stand very, very still/It's not very practical/but it still pays the bills."
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EVIDENCE OF SELF WITH AN UNPARALLELED RESPECT FOR THE ROOTS AND PIONEERS OF HIP HOP, ADELAIDE TRIO DIALECT AND DESPAIR HAS EARNED RESPECT AROUND THE WORLD FOR BOTH THEIR SKILLS AND DEDICATION TO THE ARTFORM.
WARP: For the uninitiated, give us some background info on Dialect and Despair? How did you first get in to hip hop? How did you guys meet? DIALECT: We are Hip Hop duo out of Adelaide, I [aged 22] am the MC & Despair [26] is the DJ/ Producer. We met through our mutual friend, Adelaide Hip Hop artist Delta. We went out digging for records after we met and realised we had the same passion and philosophy about Hip Hop and record digging culture and thought we'd test the waters in the studio and the rest is history. I was exposed to hip hop through my eldest brother who is 13 years my senior. He had and still has a phenomenal hip hop collection of the greatest albums from the 80's through to the mid ‘90s so that’s what I was raised around and exposed to. He just really schooled me on all the music and the culture so I owe my passion for hip hop and what I do today to him.
a generic one with the internet it just effects how the culture is absorbed and experienced which effects the community as a whole. Hip hop in Australia is in a lot of cases its own separate experience. There are a lot of kids out there who have only been exposed to Aussie Hip Hop and have no interest in hip hop from the US or the pioneers or origins. That’s where I see a further digression from the culture here into its own thing, which is cool but that’s where I see the current state. Drifting away from origins due to generational/culturally different exposure to something. SHANECRIXUS
1. Before rap, Chali was an accomplished Graffiti writer in South Central Los Angeles. When on tour, Chali often gets out and paints with local artists. You can see him talking about it in a few cool documentaries (such as RASH or Paint the Town Blue). Chali pieces can still be found all around Australia from his previous visits. Chali has since moved to oils on canvas as his primary medium, but don’t be surprised if you see his trademark 2na appear on a few walls after his upcoming tour.
W: How do you see the state of hip hop right now and in particular, hip hop in Australia? There seems to be an ever-growing disparity between the music and the culture itself.
2. “Chali 2na” got his name from his uncle when he was young.
DIALECT: I think hip hop is just going through the changes any genre in history has been through. Jazz in the ‘50s/’60s is not what it was in the ‘80s. Same with Rock/funk/soul. So hip hop in the ‘80s/’90s is not what it is now in this decade. It has to change and develop but as long as it still has a knowledge and connection to its origins and roots.
It’s a reference to Charlie the Tuna, a deep-voiced cartoon Tuna mascot for StarKist Tuna in America. Charlie is a hipster Tuna with a Greek fisherman’s hat, coke-bottle glasses and claims to have good-taste. He wanted to be caught by StarKist, but was constantly rejected, apparently they wanted Tuna that tasted good, not Tuna with good-taste. There’s a rumour that Charlie was originally designed by James Dean, but there’s no real evidence to support that.
That’s what I feel will allow the music to still be timeless and great in its own era without just sounding like a pop mash up of all the current trends with no semblance to the culture. I’m not anti-current music or change but I still like to hear in music what inspired me about the records from the ‘80s and ‘90s or even the ‘60s and ‘70s. Great music is great music regardless of the time. Some are still doing that for me, I just think we live in a more self absorbed kind of society with the rise of the internet and social media to the point it affects all cultural outlets. Hip hop was something we did as kids out of common interests with friends and an experience we could share and feel. Now I think, not all, but a lot of young kids exposure to the music is such
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3. Like so many other Bay Area MC’s, Chali 2na started out at famous MC/Spoken Word spot, The Good Life Café. It is here that Chali 2na, Mark 7even and the rest of the Unity Committee performed regularly on Thursday nights. This lead to a meeting with The Rebels of Rhythm, which in turn, lead to the creation of the single Unified Rebelution 12” in 1995. Akil, Zaakir, Chali 2na and Mark 7even all appear on the 12”, it is widely regarded as the precursor to the first Jurassic 5 EP.
Dialect & Despair play The Republic Bar & Café on Saturday January 5.
Chali 2na plays the Republic Bar on Wednesday January 9. Tickets are $35 + BF from Ruffcut Records, The Republic Bar, and Moshtix.
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Dear Zanthi, Firstly, there’s nothing wrong with perving on your neighbour! Standing at his window to watch him sleep, and writing “I love you” into his misty window is just being neighbourly! We’ve all been there, right? Luckily for you, sleep is something your neighbour probably does a lot, given he's of the elderly variety.
Hi Loani, I think I’m in love with my neighbour. I know this sounds weird, but I’m 25, and he’s probably 70 or a bit older. I'm just drawn to him and find myself watching him. He so distinguished and nice. What should I do? Should I tell him how I feel?
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Firstly I need to admit I don't own a “record collection” as such, one might find this strange considering I'm a singer / songwriter and that my career is in music… I pretty much buy all of my music by shizamming it and purchasing it through iTunes. Before iTunes was available, I only ever bought an album if there was one particular song I wanted; it's fairly unusual that I'd like more than one song on any album. So this being said, I can tell you five songs that have made an impact on my listening over the years...
Once inside, it’s going to get intimate. Be gentle with him. Nothing says the end of a relationship like a broken hip! Start out slow with some role playing games to ease him into it all. “I'm Your Walking Frame” is a great one to get started. If things heat right up, make sure there's a phone handy to dial 000, just in case he starts having chest pains. If he survives all that, and you survive the smell of incontinence and moth balls, then I have every faith that you’ll have found your one true love!
LOANI ARMAN TACKLES A CONCERNED READER’S QUESTION, OFFERING ALL THE HEARTWARMING WISDOM WE’VE COME TO EXPECT FROM WARP’S SELFPROFESSED GURU.
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The age difference might be a problem, but there are ways around that. Finding common ground will be your first challenge. Book yourself a visit to the dentist. Have your teeth extracted - all of them. Having no teeth will make him think you’re older than you are, and it’ll give him the chance to relay all his denture repair stories to you! When that five minutes of fun runs out, offer to escort him back to bed.
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BACH – AIR TO THE G As far as I can remember, this is the first single (LP) that I had in my possession. It was always floating around the house when I was a child. Back in those days, I was classically trained in piano, and this was one of the first great works of Bach that I forced myself to play. NAUGHTY BY NATURE – HIP HOP HOORAY When I was in high school, my best friend at the time was an inspired white boy rapper. He used to order all of his recordings from overseas artists De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Easy-E, and Run-D.M.C. all before anyone else in my town had listened to them, or before you could buy them in stores. He basically told me "this is all you're going to be listening to from now on". And as a result I proceeded to write in the style of a rapper. Many of these raps I later converted into songs (Forever Rich, Problems, etc). BOB DYLAN – MR TAMBORINE MAN
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I heard this song relatively later on in life, in my twenties. Bob Dylan’s lingual virtuosity and the imagery his lyricism created totally expanded my thinking on how to write lyrics that were more poetry than a drab gap filler.
EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER – FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN When I was a little kid this tune was used as the theme song for the World Wide of Sports for what seemed like a decade. I always remember hearing this track playing after the Saturday morning cartoons, I'd run as fast as I could to the TV to see all the sports highlights, the greatest triumphs and the biggest stacks. This was also a valuable lesson in arranging. It showed me that you could take somebody else's song, prod it and poke it, and change it into something that is your own. WILLY MASON – OXYGEN This song is fairly new in my life, but I chose this song because it helped bring me back to the very essence of what good song writing is. A great song is something that can stand-alone by itself. You can strip away the production, the arrangement, the gloss, strip it all the way back to its bare essentials, to the point where there is only one note playing and a single lyric, and even then the song is amazing. Oxygen is a great example of that. In this song, Willy Mason uses only a single repetitive bass note as the accompaniment to the lyrics; that's it. This song has reinforced my belief that a good song is one that can stand-alone by itself. ADAM COUSENS
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Having just toured throughout Queensland for three weeks, Adam Cousens comes home to Tasmania in December for a bunch of shows around the State – supporting The Wolfe Brothers on December 5 at the Country Club, December 6 at the Burnie Town Hall, December 7 at the Wrest Point Casino, performing with full band at Dario Phillips Management’s Xmas Party Weekender at Republic Bar on December 14, and the Longley International on December 16.. 20
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SONGS FROM A COLD ISLAND DRIVEN BY TASMANIA'S TIGHT-KNIT MUSICAL SCENE, SINGER, SONGWRITER, PIANIST AND UKULELE PLAYER TILLEY FINDS INSPIRATION FROM THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE. Whether it is the stallholders at Salamanca or the locals flocking to Farm Gate Market, she shows a real appreciation for her surroundings and the people that are there to share in this musical glory; Songs From a Cold Island is Tilley's ode to her community. “What good is a performer without an audience? In Tasmania the community and people I'm involved with have overwhelmed me time and again,” she reflects.
With the lead up to her album's release this month, the 23 year-old contemplates the experiences that have shaped each of her whimsical and poignant tracks. “Songs From a Cold Island is an acknowledgment of the journey I've come thus far; it's a collection of the songs I've written in the past two years. Some parts of the songs date back as far as nine years ago,” Tilley states humbly.
Despite the slightly generic theme of life's journey, there is nothing typical about Tilley's sound. She brings a unique quality to her vocals, an understated empowerment and passion that many young artists today appear to lack. This is further extenuated by her vivid instrumental abilities, which lift the lyrics into a dreamlike place where the world's troubles don't seem to exist.
to offer, but there is still that uneasy feeling that she is heading into the unknown. “It's fairly intimidating going to a town I've never been to, where no one knows me. But all I can do is to throw myself in the deep end with an open heart, with the desire to give to people and trust that they will give back in return. “Connecting with people is what this is all about for me, I have a strong desire to demonstrate to my audience just how much I appreciate them, and I am resolute in my desire to continue to do so as my audience expands.” ASHLEY JENKINS
With an abundance of talent, it won't be long before this Tasmanian artist isn't so local. Tilley has her sights set on one day “going global” and reaching out to new audiences in desperate need of some musical enlightenment. But first she must take the baby steps needed to establish her new album. This December she is set to perform for the first time to crowds in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Once again, this national venture is largely devoted to Tilley's audience. “I'm going because a few fans in Perth (who I've never met) really wanted me to come. They helped me find a venue, support act and accommodation,” she says. The generosity of these fans seems to give the singer hope that Australia has something more
Tilley's debut album Songs From a Cold Island will be released December 7 with an intimate launch party at Frankie's Empire in Hobart and an official launch gig at the Alley Cat Bar on Friday December 21.
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WHEN LIFE IS RUDELY INTERRUPTED WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE BORN WITH ASPERGERS SYNDROME AND EPILEPSY? OH, AND DID I MENTION NO EYES? WHY, START A BAND OF COURSE! THAT'S WHAT RORY BURNSIDE DID, WITH THE HELPING HAND OF SUPPORT WORKER TURNED BANDMATE/MANAGER, ROHAN BROOKS. THEY MAKE UP ONE HALF OF RUDELY INTERRUPTED, AND THEY SURE MAKE QUITE THE PAIR...
FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT ALTA 1. Hannah and Julius wouldn't have created ALTA if it wasn't for Tricky's Hell Around The Corner. Hannah and Julius met up in Europe and were lying on a beach in Marseille; Julius put this tune on and they both decided then and there that they needed to make tunes together. The first week they were both back in Australia, they started working on the song Bees. 2. Hannah started out singing in a blues band.
WARP: Do you think you get more or less lee-way with your off-stage behaviour due to your disabilities?
Rory: My main goal is to play, and try to challenge preconceived ideas about disabilities.
Rohan Brooks: What a great question. The guys are smart; they see people coming and make the most of the ‘poor little disability tag’. Our tour manager doesn’t see the disability and he gets things done, we allow time for some members to build and conceptualise the task ahead, but we put up with no bullshit.
W: Musically or not, do you approach the world on a micro scale in terms of the personal, or on a macro scale in terms of the broad and universal?
Rory Burnside: If anything, I feel my margin for error when it comes to off stage behaviour is slightly greater due to my combined disabilities, but I try to keep it in check where possible. W: What are you most afraid of? Rohan: That we’ll never be accepted. Rory: I am most afraid of how I may react when things go wrong. I have two dogs and three cats that I love and can turn to whenever I'm feeling stressed or frustrated. When we travel, I lose access to them, so I feel slightly more vulnerable and as a result, I am prone to overreact to things. W: Do you have any clear goal as musicians, and how would you feel if you had to give this up? Rohan: As musicians, our goal is to play and be invited to play. It’s not a case of giving up – we’ll always be musicians.
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Rohan: We’ve looked as far down as we have up, macro and micro, so in that respect, we look at life from both sides. Chasing personal goals can be very selfish, but if your goal is to chase your goals and help other disadvantaged musicians chase theirs, then that’s micro AND macro. Rory: Most of the songs that we write are inspired by personal obsessions, dreams and experiences. For example, our new song, 'No Goodbyes', is about being in love. I'm 25 and still single, so I figured that writing this song would go some way towards helping me find love. W: What is the core emotion that RI most frequently turn to for inspiration when writing their songs?
W: When were you most vulnerable and could you handle it again? Rohan: Vulnerable when in love, not sure I can handle it again. Rory: In July. We’d spent three weeks on tour in Europe and the trip home took 48 hours because of stop-overs and delays. It was really long, tiring and stressful, so I felt extremely vulnerable to the delays and the lack of information we were getting. However, I could handle it again I think, if required. W: Why do you do what you do? Rohan: To keep doing what we want to do. Write, record, release and tour. Rory: It’s very satisfying and enjoyable, plus I believe it has gone a long way towards helping me to improve my social skills, and other behavioural issues. JARRED KEANE
Rohan: We use conversations. They’re a gold mine of quirky topics or even the same old topics, but with a different perspective. Rory: Our inspiration comes from a range of emotions, including happiness, sadness and frustration, but as I said, we try to turn negative emotions into positive ones.
Head along to see Rudely Interrupted up close and personal at the Republic Bar and Cafe on December 13.
Hannah played harmonica and sung in a blues band called Yonder Wall for two years before singing in ALTA. She also sung in cover and original bands through college and wanted to be a female version of Robert Plant. 3. Julius started out as a death metal vocalist and bass player in a band called Mephistopheles. It all started back in 2004 and ended in 2006 when he cut through the tendons in his hand during a skateboard/kitchen/tequila incident. Since then he's given up the metal and moved onto writing and producing sample-based/ electronic beats. The band Mephistopheles is still going strong with a change of line up! 4. They love Tassie. They are now living in Melbourne, but both Hannah and Julius grew up and started ALTA in Tassie and is still the place they call home. 5. ALTA want you to steal their music. ALTA's debut release Stay Awhile is available online and is "name your price", which means you pay what you want (even $0)! If you grab it for free, all they ask is that you share it with your friends. They also have a CD version which is only available at shows on their upcoming tour, and that one's free on entry! The digital release is available in any format imaginable at www.wearealta.com
Catch Julius and Hannah when they return to Tasmania as ALTA play The Brisbane Hotel on December 15th.
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WHEN TOURS GO WRONG WITH JUSTIN DEBRINCAT FROM KINGSWOOD
We were on our way to Byron Bay, to play at The Great Northern. It was just after we found out we were playing Splendour in the Grass, so the band vibe was pretty high. The van was way overloaded with three bands’ worth of gear, including a band that has two drummers, so there were two drum kits. Grand. Mango was flying, as he does for most interstate gigs due to his chronic DVT. So it was the three of us: Ferg, Alex and myself. Well for some of it… After many hours of driving through the night, our dwindling high had been dealt a significant blow after two upsetting events occurred. First, after boredom induced hunger, compounded by the excitement and hype, the highly anticipated McDonalds Beijing burger with cucumber failed to deliver. Secondly, only hours later, Alex hit an echidna crossing the road. Thud. double sad face. Just when things couldn’t get any worse for us poor, poor Kingswood boys, Ferg spotted two hitchhikers and slowed the van. One was blonde. We drove to the servo just up the road to suss out whether or not it would be a good idea to help them out. Ferg thought
the dynamic in the van could have done with some lifting, especially after our two incidents, so we let him leave the van and inspect them. He came back and said “they look ok”, so we turned around and picked them up. They were rubbish. They stunk like a poo-filled bong, used our phones, drank our beers, told the worst stories, made the worst jokes, ate our food and brought nothing to the van but shitness. As punishment, Ferg was removed from the cabin and placed in the back with the two animals, and he fitted in quite well, whilst Alex and I kept talking about some sweet Wolf Creek moves we could pull on these destitutes. But we didn’t, because we’re nice people, and we let them get out when requested, 2kms before Byron to set up a camp in the bush by the road and smoke whatever it was they wanted to smoke. JUSTIN DEBRINCAT
You can catch Kingswood - minus the stinky hitchhikers - at the Republic Bar and Cafe on December 20.
MUSIC REVISITED NEIL SEDAKA – LITTLE DEVIL SHE FEATURED ON THE SMASH HIT COLLABORATION THE FESTIVAL SONG WITH RAPPER PEZ, KNOCKED AUDIENCES AWAY PERFORMING WITH THE LIKES OF MICHAEL FRANTI, 360, SANTANA, MARK LEVINE, THE GETAWAY PLAN AND BLUE KING BROWN, ALL THE WHILE EXPLORING AND REFINING HER OWN SOUND. I started singing lessons at the age of seven. After my parents were encouraged by my grade two teacher Mr. Wong to put me into singing lessons, I was enrolled into Johnny Young Talent School. A couple of months passed and my mum asked me if I wanted to take part in the Johnny Young talent competition; I don’t think I really knew what I was getting into but I was excited. The song I was learning in class was Little Devil by Neil Sedaka, so that was an obvious choice for the comp. I became obsessed with trying to make it sound perfect. My whole entire family was nervous and excited about me competing in my first competition. As soon as I signed up to take part, my mother started sewing a dress for me. It was a red tartan dress that went past my knees with white lace at the hem and a red bow that tied up at the back. My cousin who was working at a hat shop at that time got me a red beret to go with it.
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My uncle came over a couple of times to help me choreograph some moves to the song. I remember performing the song to him in my lounge with my backing track and my plastic mic my dad got me to practice with. After the suggestion from my uncle to include a spin when I sang “got me in a whirl”, I then performed the song again to him with that move included. Not taking into account the lead attached to the end of the mic, I did my spin and tangled myself in the chord and fell flat on my face. The spin was promptly taken out of my choreographed moves. The day had come. The competition day. My aunty had come to my house the night before to put my hair in hair rolls so I can have some curls for my big day. When I got to the venue, I remember looking around at the other contestants and mum and I were amazed at
their outfits and that they all had make-up on. My mum quickly grabbed the red lipstick she had in her handbag and drew a dash on each cheek and little bit on my lips. She then rubbed my cheeks till the lipstick was evenly distributed and looked like blush. I remember getting nervous backstage waiting for my turn to sing. Some other students told me that this boy Kevin was probably going to win because he was the best singer and dancer at the school in my age group. I knew who he was straight away. He was doing all kinds of crazy stretches in his scarecrow outfit. He had a pretty awesome costume. He had straw coming out of everywhere! He was going to sing If I Only Had A Brain from The Wizard of Oz. Kevin performed just before me. He was pretty good. He even did a cartwheel during his song. Then it was my turn. I pretty much nailed it to tell you the truth. I did all the moves I practiced, minus the spin, and…I won. HAILEY CRAMER
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FIVE STEPS FOR SUCCESS So – you and your mates have been hanging out and have put together some excellent songs that you know other people simply need to hear. You know a couple other bands too, other people you want to play with. Round them up, let them know you’re planning a show and follow through.
Basically, you’ll be organising a party for you, your friends and a whole lotta strangers; you’re organising a party geared towards showing off your talent, intelligence and superb songwriting skills. For the purposes of this article we’ll be using the example of LOUD guitar bands in bars played to an audience who’ve sought out and thrive on beer-soaked nights among like-minded heads. Alternatively, you could set up your experimental synth trio in a local church, a folk jam session at a school hall or your mate’s jazz-metal fusion band at his step-sister’s wedding reception. All these are valid – nay, vital – parts of your local live scene. But to keep things simple we’ll go with the basic Band-At- A-Bar set up.
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STEP 5: PLAY THE F**KING SHOW This is it. You’re up. This is freaking IT – the part of the night where you channel all that nervous energy, all those taut riffs, all those fierce musical desires into one final explosion of raucous noise. This is the moment. Soak it up. And then you’re done. If you survive the come-down and the hordes of adoring fans, you may consider repeating the above steps for your next show. Or you might write your own rules. It’s entirely up to you. JOEL HEDRICK
PRACTICE LIKE HELL Anyone who digs live music and has seen a band go off half-cocked will tell you it’s a miserable experience. Get to know your set, and your part in the songs, inside and out; work like a dog until you’ve got something you’re happy with - that really works - and will blow the roof off the venue.
STEP 2: KNOW YOUR ONION Get to know the people who run the bar and the guys who’ll be helping to run your show. It’s all too easy to just call up a venue, get a date booked and hope for the best. Bombard these dudes with questions; negotiate payment and what they plan to do to promote the gig. Talk to as many people as you can. Go to other shows at the same venue. Make sure it’s got the right vibe, is the better room for your sound. Ultimately, these guys are there to run a bar and may or may not be interested in your particular band. But if they see how serious you are about just one show, they’ll remember, and most likely, want to have you back.
STEP 3: THE 3 P’S Promotion, promotion, promotion. Yeah, I know this is an ugly term; that it flies in the face of artistic expression, musical prowess and your pure raw talent, blah, blah, blah. But if you believe enough in the music you’re making you’re going to want to get as many people as possible along to the show. Facebook is great, but the 30 invitees who’ve clicked they’re “Going” won’t be an indicator of who’ll be there on the night. Send out a press release; have your marketing student mate throw some ideas at you; drop tickets into local record and skate shops; make up posters, put some on your dog and walk her around heavily populated areas; talk to anyone and everyone about your band, the other bands, the venue itself. Whip yourself and everyone else into a frenzy, but simply getting the word out.
STEP 4: THE BIG SET UP The day has arrived. By now you would have negotiated all gear issues – whose drum-kit you’ll be using, all your leads and pedals, and got word from the venue about load in and soundcheck times. Here’s another chance to prove how serious you are about the show – get to know the guy doing sound, have a bit of back and forth, so that you’re all on the same page. Set up, run through a song or two, and get everything sounding just right. Now, let the nerves begin...
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ANDREW LIKES FEMINIST HORROR FILMS
WHAT THE HELL IS AN INTONARUMORI?
DID YOU KNOW THERE’S A FUN THING CALLED THE BECHDEL TEST?
THIS INSANE LOOKING OBJECT IS A THUNDEROUS INSTRUMENT CALLED THE INTONARUMORI.
It tests the presence of women in a fictional medium. In order to pass the test, any medium must satisfy the following criteria:
rather notorious Dead Hooker In A Trunk, a film which passes the Bechdel Test, and is still a gore-filled exploitation romp.
It's been built for a performance to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Futurist Manifesto of Sound Art by Luigi Russolo.
1. It must include at least two women, 2. Who have at least one conversation, 3. About something other than a man or men.
Stranger With My Face returns in March 2013, just after Women In Horror Month (February) and International Women’s Day. There's going to be a plethora of talks and workshops, but I'm in this one for the content – features include Johnny Ghost, an Australian flick that mixes horror with the history of Melbourne 80's post punk, Despite The Gods, a documentary about Bollywood by Jennifer Lynch, and American Mary, the Soska Sister's follow up to Dead Hooker.
The manifesto suggested a new and thrilling music of exuberant noise, and Russolo made instruments to play this music on. Audiences would generally riot on hearing it. There are none in existence, but there are descriptions, so Matt Ward and a crew of lunatics from MONA have made a couple for a performance featuring as well vacuum cleaners, power tools, plant machinery, domestic white goods and forklift trucks. Want to know what all this sounds like?
Sounds pretty simple doesn't it? Apply it to most mainstream media, bet that film or TV, and you may be surprised by how many things don't pass. Apparently, TV is far more likely to pass than films are. Without getting to into a rocking debate about women in film, both behind and in front of the camera, it's interesting where you can find the films that are changing things – I mean, did you really expect the horror film to be a hotbed of feminist action? That may be a stretch, but as someone who grew up in the ‘80S on a steady diet of R-rated VHS action, the sole survivor of the Slumber Party Saw Fest III was often a female character. Admittedly, she's usually also a 'good girl' – if you want to survive a horror flick do not shag that hot full forward – and exploitation horror can also be the worst film genre around for sadistic portrayals of women; then you have dubious ground such as the rape revenge flick. It's a thorny path. The good news it's being navigated with skill in Hobart. The inaugural Stranger With My Face Film Festival modestly asserted its presence in Hobart this year with a bunch of excellent shorts and a couple of features, including the
Imagine being bound and gagged by Throbbing Gristle then dumped on the factory floor as the workers revolted and danced to the sounds of their bosses demise. Yep, it's that much fun, and if you attend POUAW! The Noises of Luigi Russolo, a daily performance installation that is part of MONAFOMA 2013, you'll get to see the beast in operation. In fact, you may very well get to join in. Ssh, it's a surprise.
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That film alone would get me along (it's about a medical student gone very, very bad), but there's a great menu of shorts as well, including Little Lamb, the Tasmanian Gothic Horror short film that won last year's 10 by 10 script writing contest that was a part of Stranger With My face 2012 and will be back again for 2013.
CAROLYN WIGSTON More information about workshops, screenings and the 10 by 10 competition can be found at www.strangerwithmyface.com
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PENNY CONTEMPORARY IS THE LATEST ENTRY INTO COMMERCIAL GALLERY LAND IN HOBART SEEMS TO HAVE OPENED AT A WILD TIME FOR SUCH A VENTURE, BUT PERHAPS THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT A SMART MOVE I was excited to hear of it appearing, without much fuss or fanfare, barely 8 weeks ago, and even more interested to know Carolyn Wigston would be showing a new body of work in the space. Carolyn has not shown much for a while and this is possibly her biggest show to date. It was certainly different work for her – the stylised, non-figurative line that hinted of alien architecture that have previously characterised her paintings was still there, but things have loosened right up – surprisingly to me, she's now indulging in figurative work. The brush strokes are still controlled and precise, but there's an element of freedom and even fun in this collection. It's a person painting pretty much what they want and damn the torpedoes. Which is great, actually. Lots of the work is derived from Carolyn's personal interest in fashion. It's exuberant and very vibrant, much of the time featuring stylised images of fashion models. The ladies are beautiful, slightly unreal and floating in abstracted drifts It's a search for beauty and a desire to create it. It's also a bit of a balancing act between frivolity, indulgence and exuberance, of colour and form. and all these elements are there, but the great revelation is in seeing the work of someone who just really likes painting. I wouldn't go so far as to say I was observing That's the genesis of the work – Carolyn was just making stuff, a feminist statement, although you can make for herself. The work was not for a deadline, not for an assignthat reading of Carolyn's work, it's more that I got a sense of a person set free, allowing them- ment, not really for anything beyond making art, beyond actually just creating something because it's good to do. selves to find moments in a hectic life to be as they wish, and make the artwork they want to make about the things that they find fun.
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DUMB BLONDE THE GENIUS OF DOLLY PARTON: THEATRE WITH ALLISON FARROW ACCOMPANIED BY LINC LEFEVRE.
Okay, this is important; the title for this show is not some kind of reflexive ironic gag. Dolly Parton is an extremely successful and prolific songwriter with a five-decade career who is still writing at the age of 66 and toured as recently as 2008. Her greatest songs are beyond iconic, covered by Whitney Houston and The White Stripes. Whitney's version of I Will Always Love You is the biggest ever selling song both written and performed by female artists. Dolly's won a huge amount of awards, joined a number of halls of fame, and runs a philanthropic organisation that give children books. So, y'know, respect. Allison Farrow grew up with Dolly's music and loves it, and has decided to share what Dolly's music means to her in a show that recalls a childhood favourite.
She has toured to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, released an album of Kurt Weill songs and has been invited to perform at festivals including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Ten Days on the Island, Festival of Voices, MONA FOMA and TasPride, in genres as diverse as music theatre, opera, plays, films, recordings and concert appearances. Allison has been performing for 20 years and knows what she's doing, basically! For Dumb Blonde, she's called in seasoned Tasmanian musician Linc LeFevre and his guitar to make a memorable show of stories and songs. Dumb Blonde looks like an excellent night of country music. Fans of songwriting and quality performance, get along, be amused and entertained. ANDREW HARPER
“I grew up in the Central Highlands and Derwent Valley and country music was essentially what I was raised on; the likes of Dolly Parton, Loretta Lyn, Charlie Pride and Willie Nelson,” Farrow says. “I was even named after (New Zealand) country singer Allison Durbin! “Once I started vocal training I pretty much left country music behind… until my dirty secret got out - I am a karaoke tragic (I love it!) and that I love to sing Dolly Parton at karaoke nights! Once friends heard me belting out Jolene they urged me to sing some country – maybe even do a show of country tunes… and Dumb Blonde: the genius of Dolly Parton was born.” This is Allison's third solo show, following previous one-woman cabarets I’m a Stranger Here Myself: the Songs of Kurt Weill, and In the Still of the Night: an evening with Cole Porter which received buckets of popular and critical acclaim.
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That could be the point though, as it seems to be all about innuendo, whoopsie, Santa baby and some flashing fans. How to make that more interesting? How about you perform it in an esky?
BURLESKY: FREEZE YER BITS OFF THERE’S RATHER A LOT OF BURLESQUE GOING DOWN IN HOBART CURRENTLY. HMM. BAD CHOICE OF WORDS THERE, PERHAPS.
I wouldn’t have thought of that either, but Georgia Lucy did, and it’s called Burlesky. Burlesky reared its frozen head as part of the SAC 35 celebrations, where it was a surprise hit that people gladly queued for ages to catch people leaping out of a fridge in an industrial
kitchen. Spurred on by freak success, Georgia and a crew of very cold people nicked over to Melbourne and found similar success, so now a Hobart run is the go. The trick with show is that it’s not like the standard burlesque shows around town – it features people smeared in makeup underplastic sheeting and is far more accurately described as Anti-Burlesque. Which sounds, if you will pardon a god-awful pun, pretty cool.
Catch BURLESKY featuring Georgia Lucy and Gemma Falconer at a new venue – upstairs at Frankie’s Empire at 129 Elizabeth St for TWO SHOWS ONLY at 8pm December 6 and 7, $15, one hour. You even get to enter through the back passage (the alley behind Frankie’s Empire).
LOCAL HORROR TALE OF LITTLE LAMB WE LOVE A GOOD HORROR STORY IN TASMANIA, AND WHY NOT?
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The history of the place is filled with astoundingly nasty yarns. Once one grows up and grasps the facts of the narrative since Europeans arrived with their genocidal agendas and their systematic abuse of their own poor, one finds oneself living in an overpowering landscape where a dark fairytale hangs from every tree, on a good day. Film maker Heidi Douglas, after a substantial and well-recognised career as a creator of documentary, has ventured into the world of the Gothic Thriller to deliver Little Lamb, the tale of a convict woman called Louisa. Trapped in prison, Louisa finds herself offered a chance at freedom by the enigmatic Mr. Black, despite warnings that the world outside the walls – the world of settlement era Hobart – is a far more terrible place: women have been going missing. Louisa wants freedom too much to resist, and finds herself alone with Mr. Black at his isolated farm, where she uncovers something terrible.
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Heidi Douglas has a strong interest in making films that say something, and in Little Lamb she gives her take on the pertinent issue of misogyny. For Heidi, women in horror films, and importantly, women who make horror films, are women who embrace and own the darkness and this is where Little Lamb fits in to a growing worldwide movement.
Mixing these bold ideas with Heidi’s established skill as a film maker (she runs a production company, Dark Lake, in Sydney) with the production skills of Roger Scholes, a highly respected film maker in his own right, and you have something that, on the stills and behind the scenes moments that have been allowed to surface thus far, that looks pretty damn interesting, and possibly really damn scary! Little Lamb won the first ever 10 by 10 screen writing competition for the Stranger With My Face Festival, and was then successful as an applicant to the Raw Nerve initiative. Raw Nerve. The debut screening at November’s Raw Nerve screenings will be followed up with a far more public screening in Hobart as part of the STRANGER WITH MY FACE Horror Festival, and the story is slated to be developed into a feature. So if someone tells you there’s no film industry in Tasmania, or that there are not enough women making films, point them to Little Lamb, because things are changing. ANDREW HARPER
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Guide South 146 ARTSPACE Suspended Impressions in Nature: Derwent, Julian Thompson, ends Jan 3. ART AT THE POINT - BRUNY ISLAND Christmas on Bruny, various artists, Dec 6 - 24. ART MOB The Kimberley to Kununurra, Art works sourced from Euan Hills' recent trip North, Dec 7 – 23, OPENING Dec 7 at 6pm. CARNEGIE GALLERY Iniquity, Andrew Harper, Henri Papin (Tricky Walsh & Mish Meijers), Robert O’Connor, Tom O’Hern, Andrew Rewald, Caz Rodwell and Nicola Smith with Curator Victor Manuel Medrano-Bonilla, Dec 7 - Jan 13, OPENING Dec 6 at 6pm. CAST CAST Members' Exhibition, CAST Members, Dec 1 - 22.
TASMANIAN LANDSCAPES GALLERY Luke O’Brien Photography. Art printing & mounting services also available. TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY • Stories From the State Numismatics Collection, Medals and Money Gallery, Permanent Exhibition. • Islands to Ice, Antarctic Gallery, Permanent Exhibition. WELLINGTON GALLERY Thomas Anderson last available works original paintings, Thomas Andersen and other prominent Australian Artists, Dec 1 - Mar 31.
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SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY • Duality, Alex Parish, Ange Cooper, Michelle Clark, Dec 7 - 20. • ROSNY BARN: Polytechnic Photo Imaging Students Exhibition, ends Dec 2.
THEATRE ROYAL HOTEL The Yard, Tuesday Dec 4 & 18, Jan 1, 8pm start. WARATAH HOTEL The Clubhouse, Thursday Dec 20, 8.30pm start. DANCE THE THEATRE ROYAL Rip Roaring Burlesque, Dec 7, 8pm start.
THE THEATRE ROYAL Fame, two shows Dec 15, 1.30pm and 7.30pm.
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SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE • KELLY'S GARDEN: Liminal, Brianese and Heffernan, ends Jan 4. • LONG GALLERY AND SIDESPACE GALLERY: Images of Tasmania 15, 40 Tasmanian artists, Dec 5 - 24. • TOP GALLERY: What Bird Is That? Ella Noonan, Dec 7 - Jan 2.
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THE LOWER HOUSE The Lower House Comedy Lounge, Thursday Dec 13, 8pm start.
THREE WINDOWS GALLERY Changing Southern Midlands Artists.
MASTERPIECE@IXL & MOSTLY MARITIME GALLERY • The Muse Of The Sea, Haughton Forrest, John Glover and many more colonial and contemporary artists, along with scrimshaw and maritime curiosities, Dec 1 - Feb 12.
SADDLERS COURT GALLERY Exhibiting over 100 Tasmanian artists & crafts people.
LOLLIPOP GALLERY + BOATHOUSE GALLERY Paintings by Caroline Kininmonth and Bridget Levy on exhibit throughout the year and continually changing.
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THE THEATRE ROYAL The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, Dec 8, 6.30pm start.
Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery Come to life, young Tasmanian artists, until Feb 17 2013.
PEPPERCORN GALLERY A co-operatively run outlet for the fine art and craftwork of local Richmond artists.
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HANDMARK GALLERY, EVANDALE Christmas Show, multiple artists from Handmark Gallery, Dec 2 - 31, OPENING Dec 2 at 2pm.
INKA GALLERY INC. • Ode to Mrs Shudnat, Lisa Moroney, ends Dec 12. • In The Lap Of The Gods, Tina Burman, Dec 13 Jan 2, OPENING Dec 14 at 5.30pm.
MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART • Yannick Demmerle, Mona Library Gallery, ends early March. • MONA lawns, MONA's radical art and produce market, Dec 15 - Mar 30 (every Saturday). • Monanism, permanent collection. • Theatre of the World, TMAG & MONA collections, ends Apr 8 (2013).
ULVERSTONE VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE photoj, Lynette Wells, Dec 1 - 31.
BURNIE REGIONAL ART GALLERY • Unique States - Seriality and the Panoramic in the prints of Raymond Arnold, Raymond Arnold, ends Dec 9. • Jenny Sages: Paths to Portraiture, Jenny Sages, Dec 15 - Jan 28, OPENING Dec 14 at 6.30pm. • Moments of Splendour, Bob Brown, Dec 15 Jan 28, OPENING Dec 14 at 6.30pm. • Ha! High Art Summer Show, Students from High Schools and Colleges along the NorthWest coast of Tasmania, Dec 15 - Jan 28, OPENING Dec 14 at 6.30pm. DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY Tidal – City of Devonport Art Award 2012, Dec 7 - Jan 27, OPENING Dec 6 at 6pm. LA TROBE FINE ART GALLERY Tasmania Only, Nigel Lazenby, Beverly Skurulis, Angela Thompson, Penny Winter, Pamela Skurulis, ends December. Also showcasing a lovely new range of lead lighting by Sandi Stening, stunning handmade glass beads by Penny Winter, and glass wall sculptures by Pamela Skurulis, Dec 1 - 31. PARADOX BAZAAR Unique Tasmanian Art & Craft creations operated by, and featuring the works of, local Artists and Craftspeople and is constantly changing throughout the year www. paradoxbazaar.com.au
THEATRE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE Pantomime, ends Dec 14. THEATRE ROYAL BACKSPACE THEATRE Dumb Blonde - The Genius of Dolly Parton, Dec 5 - 8, 8.15pm start, and two shows Dec 9, 2.15pm and 6.15pm. WREST POINT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE The Time Travelling Scot - In Conversation with Dr Who's Frazer Hines, Dec 9, 1.30pm start.
THE NORTH COMEDY FRESH ON CHARLES Fresh Comedy, hosted by David Bakker, Friday Dec 21, 8.30pm start. DANCE PRINCESS THEATRE Hooked On Dance, Saturday Dec 8, 7pm start. PRINCESS THEATRE The Water Babies, Friday Dec 14 at 7pm, and Saturday Dec 15 at 2.30pm. THEATRE DEVONPORT ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION CENTRE The Spirit Of Christmas, Wednesday Dec 12 at 10.30am.
SONA GALLERY Ongoing stock exhibition
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ALex pArIsh, Ange cooper, mIcheLLe cLArk Bonded through art studies and friendship, artists’ Michelle Clark, Alex Parish and Ange Cooper have united to create an exhibition of works under the title of Duality. Through printmaking, painting and jewellery, Michelle, Alex and Ange have explored issues of dual identity and the division felt between two locations. With their own story to tell, these artists have put together an eclectic collection of works.
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Album Reviews
Those who are slightly unfamiliar with DJ Shadow's solo works and more in tune with his collaborations, will probably be a little surprised by the songs collected on Reconstructed: The Best Of DJ Shadow. The reason for this is the severe lack of hip-hop. Whilst at first this may be somewhat of a disappointment, the mood should change quite quickly upon listening to the record, due to the diverse range of genres included on it.
DJ SHADOW RECONSTRUCTED: THE BEST OF DJ SHADOW
Considering DJ Shadow (a.k.a Josh Davis) had his first notable piece of work (on a large scale) in 1996 with a record made completely of samples (a first for that time period), it is understandable how and why he would gather such an eclectic catalogue of work over the years as his influences are many. The collection begins with a track from his all sample album,
Single Reviews Single of the Month GYPSY AND THE CAT – BLOOM *SINGLE OF THE MONTH* Probably a real good ambience to this song in the right environment, they do a “far-off” wistfulness very well.
EVIL EDDIE – GOLDEN AGES Skip Hop sucks because it's just Aussies who love Hip Hop, yet can't see how to make it. "The 90s were the..." OK, stop whinging and deal.
LOWLAKES – COLD COMPANY This is just uncomfortable to listen to and it drags. We get it, haunting. But layers, progression, something okay?
THE HIDING – LANTERN LIGHTS Ooh, excessive animal imagery and pseudopoetic language? Will there be echo and a constantly building beat? Fuck you.
MAGIC BONES – ONCE YOU FORGET Dirty, no-bullshit, feisty female punkabilly, but too damned short. She pre-maturely came in my ears and I’m still not even hard yet.
MAMA KIN – WAS IT WORTH IT It's supposed to be good, but she lacks heart, it all does.
RUDELY INTERRUPTED – NO GOODBYES You can forgive the direct address of “Girl, you blah blah” because there’s nice sentiment, smooth indie pop and good vocals. STRAYLOVE – SILVER SUNDANCE Good vintage sounds in the organ and tambourine, but this is an atmospheric song without that extra depth or pathos. TULLY ON TULLY – NAKED A familiar Melbourne attack on indie-pop high drama that holds because of Foster’s clear vocals. It all hinges on caring about why she’s hurt.
TIGERTOWN – MORNING HAD FINALLY COME Like a pet that starts out cute, but becomes unbearable, this song nags and drags, going nowhere. JARRED KEANE
Midnight in a Perfect World, a chilled out yet tense piece of music which contains as much haunting beauty as it does pure attitude. Some highlights which will delight both hardcore fans and newcomers are the extended version of Organ Donor and the Richard Ashcroft led Unkle track, Lonely Soul. Two previously unreleased tracks are included on the compilation; Listen, a song which features vocals from Terry Reid and a plethora of horns, snare drums and strings, and Won’t You Be, a soft retro-soul number intercut with samples. The mixture of old flavours with modern sounds is one area which seems understated in DJ Shadow's work, but as far as this particular release is concerned, it is where the producer shines the most, in part due to
one of the other stand-out tracks, This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way). Reconstructed is a brilliant glimpse at a career that needs far more time given to it than can be allowed on one disc, however that may be the point - rather than a summary of DJ Shadow's catalogue, this record is the bait which will hook you in and make you want to discover even more. LUKE CARLINO
CITY RIOTS
FOUNDS
SEA OF BRIGHT LIGHTS
HADEAN
Since their inception, it’s been onward and upward for Adelaide indie boys, City Riots. Despite the usual setbacks faced by bands (line-up changes, dodgy contracts, etc), the group have earned their stripes with plenty of touring and solid releases over the years, including some serious hours clocked up overseas and plenty of big name supports. The time has come however for the band to make their leap into the mainstream with their fulllength release Sea Of Bright Lights.
I hate it when I discover an awesome band AFTER they’ve toured through my city. This happens to be the case with Queensland band Founds. I’d heard about them in dribs and drabs prior to having their album Hadean placed in my possession, but never really paid attention and quite thoughtlessly cast them off into the bin filled with the other Triple J-slayed local bands of 2012.
Considering the group has been together for a while, stylistic tweaking is to be expected, but it really seems as if they have adhered to the expectations of the scene in which they are well and truly engulfed. The bare bones, overdriven tones of their 'rockier' days, which produced such brilliant little numbers like their first single 'Signs', are no more. Instead, the vocals are breathier and high pitched and the backing synths and delayed guitars more prevalent, creating a haze of near psychedelic cushioning. This seems to work well however, presenting the change as more of a maturity with plenty of the existing elements, namely the fantastic melodies, still intact.
The album is great, in a nutshell. There’s an ethereal innocence to Hadean that I haven’t heard on a debut album in some time now, something which continues throughout. The instrumental track Quartz has to be one of Hadean’s ultimate standouts; it’s hypnotic and celestial, highlighting the beauty of the piano and the violin. The influences on this album span from Mogwai to Sigur Ros, whilst the female vocal is undoubtedly similar to the fragile yet penetrating style which brought Alpine to the broader Australian music consciousness.
City Riots are wearing their experience and talents on their sleeve with Sea Of Bright Lights, and considering the current musical climate, they have enough elements included that should appeal to just about everyone.
I was wrong to do so.
Google offers up a definition of “Hadean” as referring to the first geologic eon of the Earth (Hades = Greek underworld), but this album is anything but hellish. Founds are engaging to listen to and not like the bands I’d previously allocated them with – if the band reads this, can you forgive me? I’m definitely going to be at your next show.
LUKE CARLINO SOSE FUAMOLI
Album Reviews
Oh Something For Kate, how we have missed you. The five year gap in between your releases was softened by Paul Dempsey’s brilliant solo album, but still, it’s nice to have you back. If at this point there is any question or doubt in your mind as to the quality of this new album, Leave Your Soul to Science, then you must not have been paying very close attention to the band’s career. Something For Kate don’t make bad records, they can’t, and the small hiatus that the band undertook to refresh themselves has led to them producing another amazing album for the catalogue.
SOMETHING FOR KATE
The group have a timeless sound that doesn’t age or go out of fashion so listening to the new songs, which are engulfed in the unique SFK style, feels both modern and classic. The
LEAVE YOUR SOUL TO SCIENCE
TIM ROGERS AND SHEL ROGERSTEIN
MUMFORD & SONS
ROGERS SINGS ROGERSTEIN
BABEL
Like all great reviewers, I always listen to an album a few times, generating judgement and opinions each time (I’m only human), and it's great when at first an album seems rather dull (sorry Tim and Shel), and then by a third listen, it's as though the ears are hearing it for the first time. This is what happened with this album by Tim Rogers and Shel Rogerstein (Rogers' alterego), aptly titled Rogers sings Rogerstein. The album starts with All or Nothing and the ears hear the scent of female vocals and initial thoughts of Julia Stone arise, yes I realise it's not, until the powdery vocals of Rogers move in and bring a lightness to the song. Beefy Jock Guys and Modern Dance Music grooves me with its slide guitar. And then we have Driv’in At Night, which starts off with Rogers' growly and scratchy vocals until soothing backing vocals envelope the song. Thirteen tracks that may soothe your mind or blast you into space depending on your level of need. Teeming with beats, rock tunes, growly vocals and laced with soft acoustic porn, the album is like a lullaby with fleeting moments of being alive until you can relax back into the chair and catch your sleep again. LYN GEISEL
record could sit side-by-side with the band’s earlier works, whilst at the same time sounding completely new. Granted there are some newer elements which sound influenced by more recent indie rock acts like MGMT, but for the most part, the drums are solid, the bass lines are thick and the straining vocals are the centrepiece of it all. The first stand-out is the solemn The Kids Will Get The Money, driven by a fuzzed-out bass line and touches of piano, and of course, those melody lines that will remain stuck in your brain. Album highlight and second single is 'Miracle Cure'; bright and poppy, and featuring some of the biggest chorus lines on the album, this track is up there with some of the best the band have ever written.
They may have kept us waiting a whole four years after releasing their debut album Sigh No More, but Mumford & Sons have shown that they are well worth the wait, with follow-up album Babel gently fanning the folk-rock flame that they sparked back in 2009. To put it simply, if you loved Sigh No More, you’ll love Babel – or at least learn to love it. Apart from lessening their use of brass instruments, the lads haven’t done a whole lot different this time around. But why would they? The ebb and flow of banjo-laced melodies, raspy lyrics and sing-along choruses were a clear winner the first time around, and they’re a clear winner this time, too. As Little Lion Man, Timshel and White Blank Page did before, tracks like Holland Road, Broken Crown and lead single I Will Wait stand as undeniable proof that if there’s one thing these guys know how to do, it’s stir your emotions. Once again, Marcus Mumford looks to poetic self-reflection and love lost and found to pen the script for Babel, and although the tone and pace of the album is noticeably less melancholy than Sigh No More, the emotions are still there. It may not be breaking any new ground, but Babel is a well-crafted album that really emphasises the band’s strengths.
Every SFK record contains a moment where you get to see the magic that is Paul Dempsey with an acoustic guitar, this time it is called Deep Sea Divers, a song influenced by Dempsey’s time living in New York, that features beautiful accompanied vocals by Sarah Jaffe. If you have been at all miserable about the quality of music released in the last few years, Something For Kate are back to make you feel a whole lot better.
DIRT RIVER RADIO
SETH SENTRY
ROCK N ROLL IS MY GIRLFRIEND
THIS WAS TOMORROW
Formed in 2007, Dirt River Radio are back with their blues country rock sound on current album, Rock N Roll Is My Girlfriend, and they are vibrating their way from St Kilda and beyond, sending girls and boys spiralling into a frenzy with their rock n roll attitude laced with blues and groove. Locally based in St Kilda, the boys - Alex Raunjak (vocals & lead guitar), Heath Brady (vocals & lead guitar), Cam Adams (piano & hammond) Mike Saunders (drums) and Anthony Casey (bass) - tour their hearts out, and this album is nothing to be sneezed at. Kicking off with the tune Blackhearted (Gin Drinking and Blue), it is a sombre yet rocking blues number, whilst New York City has kickarse guitar solos mixed with inspiring drums and that gravelly voice, and I’d say if they ever went to the big apple, they’d be widely received. Hard Road sounded like if AC/DC and Dallas Crane collaborated, and I find out it’s a Harry Vanda and George Young (Easybeats) tune –bring on the beer and women for this song. Fuck You, I Miss You starts with a low grumble until the tune bursts into a cowboygrooving, rockalicious stance. An album full of rock and blues, sweat and groove, harmonica-induced guitar sol os. Make sure you listen out for the shitty pawn store acoustic guitar! LYN GEISEL
KELLY SNYDERS
LUKE CARLINO
The guy who made a name for himself rapping about chewy bacon and wobbly tables is back. And it seems breakfast is officially over. It’s been four long years since The Waitress Song, but Seth Sentry has been working mighty hard since then. This Was Tomorrow is the fruit of that labour, and although the Melbourne MC has maintained that lighthearted approach that gained him so much support initially, the tone of his debut album is undeniably grown-up. This Was Tomorrow works on every level; seamlessly blending classic hip-hop arrangements with cross-genre samples and instrumentals, it immediately sets itself apart from the burgeoning Aussie hip-hop scene, while at the same time respectfully nodding its head at the musical soldiers who fought to get it to that point. Rapping about everything from hover-boards to dying romance, you never know what Sentry’s going to spit next. And while this leaves the album without a core theme, it doesn’t stop it from flowing beautifully from one track to the next. This Was Tomorrow is a truly impressive debut that is easy to enjoy both actively and passively. It’s fun, original, and most importantly, honest. If Sentry continues to produce music of this calibre, it won’t be long before he joins the likes of Hilltop Hoods, Bliss n Eso and Pez at the top of the Aussie hip-hop pile. KELLY SNYDERS
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Hobart Date
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Birdcage Bar
VENUE
ACTS / START TIME
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Late Night Krackieoke w/ MC Slippery Nips
Brisbane Hotel
All Ages - TasBattles - 3pm
Brookfield Vineyard
Alma da Vida 7pm
Brisbane Hotel
18+ Lennin Mkarthey + The Demotion + Betsy Blue 9pm
C Bar
Fee & Steve 8pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Johnny G
DECEMBER Saturday
Sunday
Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Brookfield Vineyard
Awaks Walk Finale 2pm
Brookfield Vineyard
Bill Chambers
Federation Concert Hall
Teddy Sings Brahms & Mahler 7:30pm
C Bar
Double Down 8pm
Irish Murphy's
Atari 2600
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
DJ Johnny G
Ivory Bar
Kenny Beeper, Mez and Jim King
Derwent Entertainment Centre
Blondie + The Stranglers + The Saints
Jack Greene
Millhouse
Irish Murphy's
Younger Dryas, Mashup, Jed Appleton EP Launch
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
Ivory Bar
Kenny Beeper, Kolors (Melb), Mez
Jack Greene
Mez
Onyx Bar
Tony Voglino
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
PlanB
Bagraiders + Gibbo + Finch + Sexy Lucy 10:30pm
Onyx Bar
Jason Patmore
Republic Bar & Café
Evil Eddy + Greeley + Dunn D 10pm
Republic Bar & Café
Jen Cloher & Courtney Barnett single launch 10pm
Sails
Billy Whitton 6pm
Sails
Fee Whitla 6pm
The Telegraph
Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink
The Telegraph
Ado and Devo followed by The Smashers
Tolosa Park
Carols by Candlelight 6pm
Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Trevor Weaver 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Rock n Roll Bingo w/ Timmy Jack Ray
Brisbane Hotel
ALL AGES - In Hearts Wake (nsw) + Whisperers + Lives Lost + Interview With An Escape Artist 6pm
Brookfield Vineyard
David Carr 12pm
Brisbane Hotel
Rock n Roll Bingo w/ Timmy Jack Ray
C Bar
Billy Whitton 2pm
Brookfield Vineyard
Colin Dean 12:30pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Tim Davies followed by DJ Grotesque
C Bar
Tony Voglino 2pm
Hobart City Hall
AISOI 2012 7:00pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Wheres Mary followed by DJ Grotesque
Republic Bar & Café
Wahbash Avenue 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Bill Chambers 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
Glen Watson 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 8pm
Irish Murphy's
Open Mic Night
Republic Bar & Café
Carl Rush 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Where's Mary 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Pour Habit (usa) + Hightime (sa) + Ride the Tiger + Phat Meegz
Brisbane Hotel
Bad Vibrations w/ Dogtower
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Cam Stuart
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Tim Davies
Irish Murphy's
Geoff Allen, Stalking Ella Scott, Concrete Lines
Home Hill Winery
Trio Sonatas 11am
Meadowbank Estate
Trio Sonatas 10:30am
Irish Murphy's
Flatsticks, Paper Souls, Katy Hanson, Monte Cassino
Observatory (Lounge Room)
Grotesque
Observatory (Lounge Room)
Jim King
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
Republic Bar & Café
Dali 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Blake Saban 3 + Guthrie 9pm
The Telegraph
Atari 2600
The Telegraph
Left of Centaur
Birdcage Bar
Trevor Weaver 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Circus Anywhere w/ Meredith Cole + Bridget Bridge + Vamp + Amy Lynch, hosted by Anna Kidd
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Sunday
Monday
9
10 Birdcage Bar Republic Bar & Café
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
11 Birdcage Bar
Trevor Weaver 8pm Quiz Night 8:15pm Billy & Randal 8pm
Irish Murphy's
Open Mic Night
Republic Bar & Café
Blue Flies 9pm
Stanley Burbury Theatre
Mkono Kwa Mkono 6pm
12 Birdcage Bar
13 Birdcage Bar
Where's Mary 8pm
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Blake + Wing It
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Micheal Clennett
Micheal Clennett
Irish Murphy's
Ryan Rogers, Gerard Rush
Irish Murphy's
Tarik Stoneman, Emma Howard
Republic Bar & Café
Rudely Interupted 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Timothy Nelson & The Infidels + New Saxons 9pm
Birdcage Bar
Trevor Weaver 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Convict City Rollers Awards Night w/ The Lucky Dips
Brisbane Hotel
Damage Nightclub w/ Luca Brasi + The Hard Aches (sa) + Explosions + Isaac Bowen + DJ Kenji + DJ Vinyl Ritchie
Brookfield Vineyard
Nelson Sound Choir, Sitar Lounge 5pm
C Bar
DJ Gezza 8pm
Brookfield Vineyard
Open Mic 7pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Tim Davies Duo followed by Rum Jungle
C Bar
DJ - Gezza 8pm
Grand Poobah
Darren Hanlon Xmas Show
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Tim Davies Duo followed by Ado and Devo
Irish Murphy's
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn
Irish Murphy's
Joel Everard, Pirates of the Cover Scene
Ivory Bar
Behind Closed Doors - Adusk & Millhouse
Ivory Bar
Lids
Jack Greene
Alex Curtin
Jack Greene
Grotesque
Observatory (Lounge Room)
Grotesque
MONA
All Fires the Fire (album launch) 6pm
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Johnny G
Observatory (Lounge Room)
Millhouse
Republic Bar & Café
Australia Made 10pm
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Johnny G
The Telegraph
Tim Hibbered followed by Big Swifty
Republic Bar & Café
Wrest Point Entertainment Centre
The Wolfe Brothers - The Thank You Tasmania Tour 8pm
DPM Xmas Party Weekender - Adam Cousens + The Bully Hay Band + John Coleman 10pm
The Telegraph
Micheal Clennett followed by Entropy
Birdcage Bar
Trevor Weaver 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Gay Paris (nsw) + Guthrie + Woof Woof + The Ray Guns
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Saturday
14 Birdcage Bar
15 Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel
Jason Patmore 9pm
Glen Valentine 9pm Alta + Flash Forest + Skunk + Tyrone Beasley + Keyser Soze
Fri 21st, Acoustic Night / 7pm Sat 22nd, Bradfield Dumpleton / 7pm Sun 23rd, David Carr / 12pm Wed 26th, David Carr (Boxing Day Lunch) Wed 26th, Kingborough Music Night / 7pm Fri 28th, The Sign / 7pm Sat Jan 5, Nadine & Sammy / 7pm Sun Jan 6, Lucy Thorne
Event Guide
DATE
VENUE
ACTS / START TIME
VENUE
ACTS / START TIME
Brookfield Vineyard
Johnny Devlin, Barry Pilkington 7pm
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
C Bar
Micheal Clennett 8pm
Republic Bar & Café
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Johnny G
The Mornings Telescope Tour + Second Hand Heart (Melb) 10pm
Grand Poobah
Mike Noga (The Drones) + Ben Salter (The Gin Club)
Sails
Fee Whitla 6pm
Hotel Valern
DJ Jenna 7:30pm
The Telegraph
Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink
Irish Murphy's
Neon
Ivory Bar
Special Event - Mez and Grotesque
Brisbane Hotel
Rock n Roll Bingo w/ Timmy Jack Ray
Jack Greene
Dameza
C Bar
Manhattan 2pm
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
Onyx Bar
Everburn
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Micheal Clennett followed by DJ Johnny G
Republic Bar & Café
DPM Xmas Party Weekender - Ben Wells and the Middle Names + Christopher Coleman Collective + Dark Matter of Story Telling 10pm
Republic Bar & Café
Hoot Owl 9pm
Sails
Fee Whitla 6pm
The Telegraph
Ado and Devo followed by The Smashers
DECEMBER
Sunday
Monday
DECEMBER
16 Birdcage Bar
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Jason Patmore 8pm
23 Birdcage Bar
24 Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 8pm
Glen Challice 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
The Catcher Upperers & Chittery Chatterers
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Micheal Clennett followed by DJ Johnny G
Republic Bar & Café
Joe & the Blackberries 9pm
The Telegraph
Dr Fink
Rock n Roll Bingo w/ Timmy Jack Ray
Brookfield Vineyard
One Trick Pony, Steve Gadd & Students 12pm
Tuesday
25 Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 8pm
C Bar
Pete Thomas 2pm
Wednesday
26 Birdcage Bar
Glen Valentine 8pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Sticks and Kane followed by DJ Johnny G
Brisbane Hotel
The Lawless Quartet + The Muddy Turds
Hobart City Hall
AISOI 2012 7:00pm
Republic Bar & Café
The Firmm 9pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Micheal Clennett followed by DJ Rabb
Irish Murphy's
Ryan Rogers, New Saxons, Native Youth
Observatory (Lounge Room)
Grotesque
Billy & Randal 8pm
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
Brisbane Hotel
Quiz A Saurus (quiz night)
The Telegraph
Dr Fink
Irish Murphy's
Open Mic Night
Republic Bar & Café
Baker Boys Band 8:30pm
17 Birdcage Bar 18 Birdcage Bar
19 Birdcage Bar
Suffrajettes 8pm G.B. Balding (Finger Pickin' Blues) 8:30pm
Thursday
Where's Mary 8pm
27 Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
NowYoureFuckeD + Will & The Screaming Seniors + Meticulous Despoilment
Brisbane Hotel
The Sketches + The Bovine
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Micheal Clennett
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Tim Hibbered
Irish Murphy's
The Breed, Concrete Lines
Irish Murphy's
Porcelain Pill (Melb), Winter York (Melb)
Observatory (Lounge Room)
Grotesque
Republic Bar & Café
Hobart Reggae Inc 9pm
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
Onyx Bar
G Force
Brisbane Hotel
Pines + Small Black Lambs + Naked
Republic Bar & Café
South West Marine Debris Clean Up Fundraiser 9pm
C Bar
DJ Gezza 8pm
The Telegraph
Pirates of the Cover Scene
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Rum Jungle
Glen Challice 9pm
Irish Murphy's
Atari 2600
Jack Greene
Mez
Observatory (Lounge Room)
Grotesque
20 Birdcage Bar
Friday
28 Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Parmy Club Xmas Banquet
Brookfield Vineyard
Southern Community Singers Christmas Sing-a-Long 7.30pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Micheal Clennett
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Johnny G
Irish Murphy's
Prarie Nischler, Tim Bird
Republic Bar & Café
Kingswood + LaVista 9pm
Republic Bar & Café
Clint Boge (Butterfly Effect) 10pm
The Telegraph
Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink
21 Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel
Saturday
Sunday
Brisbane Hotel
Republic Bar & Café Tuesday
DATE
Jason Patmore 9pm HEXMASS 2012 - RUINS + THRALL + Randamorder + Illustrator
Saturday
29 Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Gape + My Ancestry
C Bar
Tony Voglino 8pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
DJ Johnny G
Irish Murphy's
Sticky Sweet Millhouse
Brookfield Vineyard
Acoustic Night 7pm
C Bar
DJ Gezza 8pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Ado and Devo followed by DJ Johnny G
Irish Murphy's
Joel Everard, Left of Centaur
Ivory Bar
Jim King
Jack Greene
Observatory (Lounge Room)
Grotesque
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
Observatory (Main Room)
DJ Beerex
Republic Bar & Café
Pete Cornelius Band 10pm
Republic Bar & Café
Sugartrain 10pm
The Telegraph
Micheal Clennett followed by Big Swifty
Sails
Billy Whitton 6pm
The Telegraph
Ado and Devo followed by The Smashers
22 Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 9pm
Sunday
30 Birdcage Bar
Jason Patmore 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Your Arse (reunion) + Matt Bailey + Miles Brown
Brookfield Vineyard
Bradfield Dumpleton 7pm
Brisbane Hotel
Rock n Roll Bingo w/ Timmy Jack Slay!
C Bar
Girl Friday 8pm
C Bar
Pete Thomas 2pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
DJ Johnny G
Irish Murphy's
Mashup
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Ado and Devo followed by DJ Johnny G
Ivory Bar
Grotesque, Mez and Jim King
Republic Bar & Café
JaJa 9pm
Jack Greene
Dameza
The Telegraph
Micheal Clennett
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Event Guide
hobart Date
NORTHWEST
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Birdcage Bar
Glen Challice 8pm
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
DJ Jim King NYE Extravaganza
CITY
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Latrobe
Mackey's Royal Hotel
The Pure Blondes 9pm
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december Monday
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Wednesday
2
Devonport
Molly Malones
Kool Daddy 9:30pm
Devonport
The Central Bar
Casey Barns
NYE Pirate Party - Pirates of the Cover Scene
Sunday
2
Devonport
The Central Bar
Casey Barns
Onyx Bar
Dr Fink
Wednesday
5
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Tapas Trivia 7pm
Point Restaurant
Suffrajettes
Thursday
6
Republic Bar & CafĂŠ
NYE with the Sin & Tonics 10pm
The Telegraph
Left of Centaur
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Tim Davies followed by DJ Johnny G
The Telegraph
Dr Fink
Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar
Tim Hibbered
The Telegraph
Atari 2600
Launceston Date
1
Irish Murphy's
january Tuesday
Saturday
Venue
Acts / Start Time
The Royal Oak
Kira Puru & The Bruise w/ Ben Wells & The Middle Names
Tonic Bar
Andy & The Woodman trio, DJ Dragonite 7pm
Country Club Show Room
The Wolfe Brothers - The Thank You Tasmania Tour 8pm
The Royal Oak
Becca Stevens
Friday
Saturday
7
8
Devonport
Molly Malones
Jerome Hillier 8:30pm
Devonport
Spurs Saloon
Acoustic Masters
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Live Music 8pm
Devonport
Spurs Saloon
Gay Paris
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Neil Gibson 6:30pm / Masters Acoustic 10pm
Devonport
The Central Bar
Jeff Woodward
Forth
Bridge Hotel
Richie Benaud Allstars
Latrobe
Mackey's Royal Hotel
Jerome Hillier 9pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
Snatch Party Band 9:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Candy Feet (Launceston) 10pm
Devonport
The Warehouse
Sax on Legz
Sunday
9
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Evil Eddie / Catchpenny 6pm
Wednesday
12
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Open Mic 7pm
Thursday
13
Devonport
Molly Malones
Darren Lloyd 8:30pm
Friday
14
Devonport
Spurs Saloon
Brett Boxhall
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Neil Gibson 8pm
Forth
Bridge Hotel
Ringmasters
Burnie
Burnie Uniting Church Hall
Anguish, Whisperers, Escape From Ocean Avenue, Artifacts, Opposer 5pm
december Saturday
Wednesday
1
5
Thursday
6
The Royal Oak
Gay Paris w/ Guthrie & Woof Woof
Friday
7
Bolters Bar
Jerome Hillier 7pm
Hotel New York
Bag Raiders - DJ Set
Saturday Wednesday
8 12
Thursday
20
Mackey's Royal Hotel
The Goobly Wooblies 9pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
Unbalance 9:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Evil Cisum 6pm
Devonport
The Warehouse
Go Freak
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Ella Rose 6pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
Jeff Woodward 8:30pm
Spurs Saloon
Surf Club Swim Team
Tapas Lounge Bar
Evil Cisum 8pm
The Embers w/ Thieves & Mt Horror Two Strung 7pm
Devonport
The Royal Oak
Something Different Variety Show
Friday
21
Forth
Bridge Hotel
Brett Boxhall
Spurs Saloon
Surf Club Swim Team
Tonic Bar
The Pure Blondes, DJ Loco 7pm
Devonport
The Royal Oak
Yyan & McDougal
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Masters Acoustic 10pm
Latrobe
Mackey's Royal Hotel
Jase & Jesse 9pm
13
The Royal Oak
Linc Le Fevre
Bolters Bar
Andy & The Woodman 7pm
The Royal Oak
Mick Attard
Saturday
Tonic Bar
Well Strung 7pm
The Royal Oak
Blake Saban Three w/ Guthrie
Tonic Bar
Fifth Avenue, DJ Loco 7pm
Sunday Monday
Wednesday
19
The Royal Oak
Andy Collins
Thursday
20
The Royal Oak
Seventh Street Entry
Friday
21
Bolters Bar
Geale Bros 7pm
The Royal Oak
Mick Attard + Special Guests
Tonic Bar
The Usual Suspects 7pm
The Royal Oak
The Titz
22
16
Latrobe
Tonic Bar
14
Saturday
Sunday
Trev Heins 6:30pm / Guv'Nor 10pm
The Royal Oak
Thursday
15
15
Tapas Lounge Bar
Devonport
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Devonport
Tonic Bar
The Pure Blondes, DJ Loco 7pm
Thursday
27
The Royal Oak
Live Music
Friday
28
Bolters Bar
Andy & The Woodman 7pm
The Royal Oak
Live Music
Tonic Bar
The Doctor Rocksters 7pm
Saturday
29
The Royal Oak
Live Music
Tonic Bar
Fifth Avenue, DJ Dragonite 7pm
Monday
31
Country Club Show Room
The Robbie Williams Experience 10:30pm
The Royal Oak
Harbeck Extravaganza
Tonic Bar
DJ 7pm
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
22
Devonport
Molly Malones
Cheeky Monkey 9:30pm
Devonport
Spurs Saloon
Ringmasters
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
The Unit 10pm
Devonport
The Warehouse
Sarah Robertson
23
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Evil Cisum 6pm
24
Latrobe
Mackey's Royal Hotel
Jase & Jesse 9pm
Wynyard
Hotel Federal
The Doctor Rocksters
27
28
29
Devonport
Molly Malones
Jerome Hillier 8:30pm
Devonport
Spurs Saloon
Brett Boxhall
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Evil Cisum 8pm
Devonport
Spurs Saloon
Acoustic Masters
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Trev Heins 6:30pm / Midnight 10pm
Latrobe
Mackey's Royal Hotel
Unbalance 9pm
Devonport
Molly Malones
Ball & Chain 9:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
The Masters 10pm
Sunday
30
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
Evil Cisum 6pm
Monday
31
Devonport
Molly Malones
Kool Daddy 9:30pm
Devonport
Tapas Lounge Bar
The Ringmasters 10pm - Free Entry before 11pm!
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