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R.A. The Rugged Man Wednesday September 18

The Basics Fri. & Sat. Sept. 20 & 21

Regurgitator Wed. & Thur. Sept 25 & 26

September Goldilocks Area Thursday 5th Boil Up $5 Friday 6th Cloud Control + Palms $25pre/$30door Saturday 7th Rod Fritz + Zach Spinks + Sarah Letters Sunday 8th Quiz Night Monday 9th Anita and Nick Tuesday 10th Little Creatures IPA Beer launch & JAJA Wednesday 11th Son Del Sur $5 Thursday 12th La Vista + Lucky Dips $5 Friday 13th Ngaiire + Lester The Fierce $12pre/$15door Saturday 14th Soul Sunday Sessions & Wahbash Ave Sunday 15th Billy Whitton Monday 16th Carl Rush Tuesday 17th R.A The Rugged Man + Dunn D $20pre/$25door Wed 18th Wolf Mail + Pete Cornelius $10pre/$15door Thursday 19th The Basics $20pre/$25door Friday 20th

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News in Brief FALLS FALLS FALLS

3 DAYS OF HELL = METAL HEAVEN

They’ve announced the first part of the Falls Festival lineup! Huzzah! On the list are Bonobo, Cat Empire, Chet Faker, Flight Facilities, Gossling, Grizzly Bear, The Roots, Hermitude, MGMT, Neil Finn, Vampire Weekend, The Wombats, Violent Femmes, Big Scary, Asta, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Tom Thum, Hot Dub Time Machine, The Correspondents, Crystal Fighters, Bombino, Cyril Hahn, London Grammar, Rufus and a bunch more, plus there are more names on the way. Oh sweet jebus, it’s a music-who’swho-name-dropping-overdose! Ticket Balloting is now open, so get your entries in via the Falls website www.fallsfestival. com.au.

AMPOCALYPSE! RAAA! It’s back again!

It’s 3 DAYS OF HELL and it starts on Friday the 13th, bloody creepy that. 3 days of pure metal at Hobart’s home of metal, the Brisbane Hotel. Weekender tickets are just $30 + bf, or Friday/Saturday night tickets are $15+bf (Sunday is just a tenner on the door). Interstate bands Raven Black Night (SA), Rituals of the Oak (NSW), Whoretopsy (Vic), Elm Street (Vic) and The Deep End (Vic) will be joining some of Tasmania’s finest on both stages. Tickets are available at the venue and online via oztix. For more information, jump on facebook & have a squiz at the event page, duh.

JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL AT YOUR FINGER TIPS Despite android and other smartphones largely outselling iphones over the past two years, everyone still seems to make iPhoneonly apps. The good people at Junction Arts Festival are a part of everyone, so they’ve made an iPhone app for their 2013 festival.

It’s available from the iTunes store now. If you’re an android user, you’ll just have to find yourself an Apple-devotee to befriend.

And how will you know if someone is an iPhone user? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.

Lulz. Also, the digital program is now live on the Junction Arts website, so get along there and find out where you’ll need to be, and when, and how, etc. www.junctionartsfestival.com.au SILENT BUT DAMAGED Melbourne based post hard core act SILENT ROSE stormed onto the Australian heavy scene in 2010 with their blistering EP “Scar and Divide” and since then have only stopped touring to write their Debut LP “ERADICATE-REINSTATE”. The spineshaking sounds of Silent Rose have seen them share stages with the likes of Dead Letter Circus, Mammal, The Butterfly Effect and Northlane, and now the band are tuning down all seven strings to bring their blend of heavy rock, metal, hard core and soaring chorus’ across the ditch for an 18+ show at Damage Nightclub and an All Ages the next day at the home of Damage, The Brisbane Hotel. Friday September 6 for the 18+, Saturday September 7 for the All Ages (from 3pm), pay on the door.

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RA the Rugged Man. What a legend, what a king, what a badass mofo. He’s done it all, from sparking label bidding wars, to pioneering the indie hustle, from being banned and black-balled to becoming an underground icon. Earlier this year, RA dropped the appropriately titled album, Legends Never Die, to support its release, he’s embarked on a world tour, hitting Australia later this month. Simultaneously controversial and influential, RA the Rugged Man will be playing the Republic Bar & Café in Hobart on Wednesday September 18.

Supported by local gun and youtube battle star, Dunn D. Tickets are $20 + bf. and are available from Ruffcut, the Republic, or online via Moshtix.

AUSSIE STYLES

Known Associates are Maggot Mouf and Ciecmate from Melbourne. Both artists have been around for quite a long while now, and both have garnered massive amounts of respect from everyone in the Australian hip hop community. It’d be hard to find a more universally admired cat than Ciecmate, and rightly so, the dude’s skills are matched only by his work ethic. To celebrate the release and success of their recent Ashes to Dust album, Known Associates will be joining a slew of local MC’s at the Brisbane Hotel on Friday September 20. Aimza, Phex, Skurge, Draz, 42South, Mr Muller and Xplicit will tear down the house before Known Associates take over. Cover charge will be $7 on the door, (unfortunately for the whippersnappers) this one is 18+.

Tour will see Owl Eyes (joined by emerging electronic act Willow Beats and The Kite String Triangle) visit Tasmania twice in October. Friday October 4 at Alchemy in Launceston, and Saturday October 5 at the Waratah Hotel in Hobart. Tickets for both events are already on sale at the venues, or online via Oztix.

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LUCK OF THE IRISH Brian Kennedy is a bit of a legend back in his home country of Ireland. His popularity and long career have been forged through working and performing with legends the likes of Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, John Lee Hooker and Ray Charles.

With his recent album entering the UK and Irish charts at No. 3. Kennedy has decided to set sail to our fairer shores and show this side of the planet what he’s all about. His 12 stop tour culminates in a performance at Hobart’s Theatre Royal, on Wednesday September 25. For ticketing information, check www.theatreroyal.com.au, or give them a call on 03 62332299.

GIANTS IN NAME The Jungle Giants have just released their debut album, Learn to Exist and to mark this momentous occasion they have embarked on a national capital cities tour, including a Hobart show at The Waratah Hotel on Thursday October 3. Supports will be Northeast Party House and The Creases.

Matt Corby’s Resolution went all big and huge. It went the certified-platinum, salesin-excess-of-100,000-copies, kind of all big and huge. With that kind of success, you’d be a damn fool not to hit the road and take it to the peoples. Matt Corby is not a damn fool. So he’s doing exactly that, and he’s doing it in an appropriately big and huge way. Get some of Matt Corby big hugeness at Hobart City Hall on Thursday October 17.

It’s a licensed all-ages gig, so that should keep everyone happy. Supported by the wholesome, warm and engaging trio from London, Bear’s Den. Tickets are already on sale, and are available from Oztix and Ruffcut.

“A” IS FOR ASTA

BIG EYES AND A BIGGER VOICE Owl Eyes has had a stellar 2013, her Nightswim album has already spawned three singles that have done well on ye olde Australian iTunes charts, and she’s already head out on national tours to both celebrate the album, and lend vocals to popular electronic DJ duo Flight Facilities, which included a much-lauded performance at the sold-out Splendour in the Grass. You’d think she’d be satisfied with all that, but noooo. Owl Eyes is back again with a fourth single, “Hurricane”, AND she’s back again with another national tour. The Nightbeats Good ol’ triple j darling Asta, will be playing

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a whole bunch of shows up and down the east coast in September and October as she sets off on her first headline tour. Most cities will get all ages shows, with a few 18+ gigs (for us oldies who like booze) thrown in for good measure. For her home state of Tasmanianaia, we’ll have two opportunities to catch her, northerners can see her at Alchemy in Launceston on Friday October 18 for an 18+ gig (sorry, kids of the north!), ticketing available via oztix. Southerners of all ages can catch her on Saturday October 19 at MONA (lucky you, kids of the south!), tickets available via www.mona.net.au.

FULL OF PRIDE AND PLENTY OF FUN The annual TasPride festival is just around the corner, and as always, it’s gonna be a doozy. Kicking off the 9 days of festivities will be the annual Opening Night Sunset Cruise, this year patrons will be entertained by the sparkling wit of Sydney’s Ms Minnie Cooper, and music will be provided by Melbourne’s DJ Sami. Free canapés and a fully stocked bar, what more could you ask for? Friday November 1. On Friday and Saturday November 2, Di Richards and Miz Ima Starr will be performing ‘If Life Gives You Lemons’ at Theatre Royal Backspace. For more information on all of the TasPride2013 events, head over to www. taspride.com.

FAREWELL FITZROY, HELLO TOUR

Tom Busby and Jeremy Marou make up Busby Marou. That’s ingenious, that. Since Busby Marou released their debut selftitled album two years ago, the dynamic duo have travelled the globe, with Busby’s playful onstage presence and Marou’s freakish instrumental ability on full display.

Meanwhile, they’ve finished their second full length album, Farewell Fitzroy (on shelves Friday October 4), and it’s set to be another rootsy adventure into their soulfully diverse world. As every band has to in this day and age, they’re setting out on a national tour to celebrate its release. They’ll be hitting up the Republic Bar & Cafe in Hobart on Friday November 22. Tickets are

available from the venue, Ruffcut, or online via moshtix.

MEREDITH MAKES ITS MARK Festival lineup announcements! Bloody heaps of em! Here’s another one! Meredith Music Festival 23 from December 13 15. Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Deerhunter, Melvins, Derrick May, Spiderbait, Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes, Beasts of Bourbon, Joey Bada$$, Vance Joy, Mac Demarco, The Bamboos, Hermitude, Dick Diver, Jon Hopkins, Helmet, Tim Sweeney, World’s End Press, Le1f, Beaches, Oliver Tank, Roland Tings, Stonefield, City of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band, Courtney Barnett, The Smith Street Band, Andee Frost, The UV Race, Baptism of Uzi, Tranter, The Davidson Brothers, Warped, The Town Bikes, and Silence Wedge. Booyeah.

JONESTOWN

Impala, Mac Miller, Flosstradamus, Ghost, Grouplove, The Naked and Famous, Dillion Francis, Toro Y Moi, Portugal. The Man, Mudhoney, Pez, DIIV, The 1975, Northlane, Big Gigantic, Cosmic Psychos, Loon Lake, Kingswood, Bo Ningen, Rufus, The Algorithm, DZ Deathrays, Peking Duk, Ben Morris. Streuth mate. That’s a lot. Better drink a ton of redbull to get through that one, he-man.

Last but certainly not the least of the festival announcements for the month, the musical titan of the Australian festivals announced what it has on offer. Making stops in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane from late February to early March. This year’s headliner is quintessential American punk outfit, Green Day. Close on their heels are: Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, Rob Zombie, Placebo, AFI , Korn, and Alterbridge just to name some of the fifty plus bands to be playing. Go to www. soundwavefestival.com to register your interest in the ticket presale ballot.

\ After their incredibly successful tour of 2012, The Brian Jonestown Massacre are returning to Australia to re-engage and amaze their Australian fans once again. The kings of mind-expanding, hypnotic psych rock, BJM have been creating their own musical path since coming together in 1990.

Helmed by band-leader and visionary Anton Newcombe, The Brian Jonestown Massacre has seen multiple line up changes, innumerable tours and some 12 albums and 5 EPs, all the time keeping in synch with Newcombe’s singular musical vision. This time they are coming to Hobart, so come and see a legendary band at The Brisbane Hotel on Saturday December 14. Tickets are available from the venue, Ruffcut and www. moshtix.com.au.

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Melbourne MC, producer, musician and allaround nice-guy Pataphysics, has spoken out on the hugely controversial issue of asylum seekers. After hearing Kevin Rudd’s recent announcement to settle all asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea, in exchange for increased aid, Pataphysics walked straight into his studio and started writing.

A few days later he emerged with “Asylum is a Crime”, a hard hitting arrangement which captures the mood many are feeling at this moment. The film clip is a collaborative art project which features people who have submitted footage of themselves using their smartphones as a statement that they don’t support this move. All proceeds from the song will go to RISE, the only refugee organisation governed by refugees. For more information, check pataphysics.com.

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CROWD FUND YOUR WAY TO A NEW PUGSLEY BUZZARD ALBUM

It’s festival announcement season! Big Day Out announced their lineup for 2014, and it goes a little sumpin like dis: Pearl Jam, Arcade Fire, Blur, Snoop Lion, Major Lazer, Steve Angello, Flume, The Lumineers, Tame

www.pugsleybuzzard.com to have a look.

Also expect to see him performing his unique style across Tasmania in November.

Our favourite Australian piano man, Pugsley is in the middle of recording a new album, to complete it he needs your help to get it finished and released. There are a bunch of offers available for those willing to help crowd fund the new album, so headover to

Tasmania has a whole heap of artisans who create guitars, ukuleles, violins, harps, banjos, lutes and other fine stringed instruments. Tasmanian woods such as blackwood, huon pine, sassafras and macrocarpa are particularly popular with instrument makers nationwide and keenly sought by their international counterparts.

So why not celebrate all this Tasmanian String instrument awesomeness? That’s exactly what Deloraine Stringfest aims to do! Taking place in Deloraine (duh!) on March 21-23 2014, Stringfest will combine performances, workshops, competitions and community events into 3 days of stringy fun! For more information, check out Deloraine StringFest Tasmania on facebook as the festival unfolds.

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OF MUSIC AWARDS The AND MALARIA Basics AFTER A VERY EVENTFUL BREAK FROM TOURING, THE BASICS ARE BACK. FOUNDING MEMBER KRIS SHROEDER HAS SPENT THE PAST TWO YEARS IN A COUNTRY HE DESCRIBES AS “A MESS”.

“The place pretends to be one thing when it’s really another,” he says. “It’s as much a democracy as Zimbabwe.”

It is not that Shroeder, who speaks Swahili and Kamba, was naïve to the politics of Kenya before he got on the plane. It’s just that it became even worse while he was there.

“Since the early 60s power has been in the hands of one small group of people,” he continues. “They had the election this year and a lot of people were hoping it wouldn’t be that way again. Then the new president, a man who should be on trial for crimes against humanity, becomes the patron of the company I’m working for.”

After the 2007 elections, Uhuru Kenyatta, then Deputy Prime Minister, was accused by the International Criminal Court of planning and funding violence which is said to have killed 1300 civilians. Unsurprisingly, the man who is now president maintains his innocence.

Playing in a band infamously shunned by Australia’s only youth radio station, it could be argued that this was not the first time Shroeder had found himself on the wrong side of a dictatorship. But the Melbournian is not bitter about either situation, even when one saw him stricken with malaria. Along with bandmates Wally de Backer and Tim Heath, he has always been about making great music and making the world a better place regardless of external factors.

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“We’ve always been about the music and the social justice side,” he says. “It’s in our personalities individually, so it was always going to come out of our identity as a band.

It was never a conscious thing. It’s just who we are.”

Whilst lesser people would find the situation lonely, for Shroeder it is an opportunity.

Not who we were; who we are. Present tense. In 2010, when the band announced a hiatus, many fans wondered if they had reached the end of the road. One got the feeling The Basics were wondering the same thing.

His band has been described as being 45 years behind their time, but playing the stuff as if they invented it. Hell, their debut album namechecked a Beatles song and their clothing was barely a stitch away from that of the Fab Four. But the follow-up, Stand Out/Fit In addressed the conflicting desires we each face. Which other band tackles that kind of stuff?

But that’s all in past tense now.

“It’s so great to be back in Australia,” he sighs. “We definitely have got it pretty good.

I’m looking forward to doing something that isn’t so morally ambiguous.”

The Basics have been rocking out unambiguously for more than a decade.

Given the band’s rare veteran status in a live music scene which tends to renew itself every two-and-a-half years, he is unsure who is even gigging now. When questioned about who he considers to be the band’s musical contemporaries, his pregnant pause is telling. When he finally speaks, he has gone back in time.

“I looked through our first press clippings recently,” he says. “You know when you first start out and you rip pages out of street press when you see your name in print?

None of those bands are around anymore.

None of them!”

“We’re a bit in a class of our own, aren’t we?” he says at last. Has he only just realised this now?

Which other band would tour only the remotest and most disadvantaged parts of Australia because they want to? Which other band could pen a song about the number one cause of death amongst youth today in such a way that inspires life, not greater misery?

“Wally and I whittled down those 38 tracks from literally hundreds of songs,” Shroeder explains. “We did the film clip for ‘So Hard For You’ when I was still in Africa, too.”

Of course, ‘So Hard For You’ absolutely kicks it. It rocks! And it’s a leftover. A demo version out of hundreds of songs which never made the cut. What are these guys on?!

“We weren’t going to tour for Leftovers, but now we are,” Shroeder states wryly. “And by the looks of things, it’s going to be a good tour. I’m really looking forward to getting sweaty and rocking out with my brothers.”

Who knows what the next two years will bring? Catch The Basics while you can.

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What is it about this band that means one member can win a Grammy and international acclaim for his solo album, and still look forward to getting behind the kit for pub gigs? It’s got to be a beautiful thing.

Remarkably, the band has released two albums during Shroeder’s Kenya years: the best-of compilation Ingredients and Leftovers, a collection of 38 tunes which didn’t quite make the cut.

The Basics play Fresh Café in Launceston on Thursday September 19 and then two nights at The Republic Bar and Café in Hobart, on Friday and Saturday September 21 and 22. Leftovers is available now.

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KINGS AMONGST MANY WITH ALBUM #3 ABOUT TO DROP, SYDNEY’S HORRORSHOW ARE GENERATING HYPE COUNTRY-WIDE. MC SOLO REFLECTS ON THE TOURING AND RECORD MINDSETS, THE HORRORSHOW CREATIVE DIRECTION AND MUCH MORE. Nick Bryant-Smith, aka Horrorshow’s MC Solo, is getting back into interview mode when I have my turn to chat with him about the upcoming Horrorshow record, King Amongst Many. Chilled out and quite deliberate in how he forms responses, Solo’s excitement for the Sydney duo’s fans to get amongst their third studio album is undeniable.

“We’re feeling good, we’ve just been working on the record for such a long time, it has been nearly four years since the last one. We’ve been working on it for so long that we’re just excited to be this close to people finally being able to actually hearing it. People are starting to get bits and pieces of it and we’ve got the Feature Album spot

on Triple J this week, which is awesome.

When you work on something for so long and you get to this point, it’s just an exciting prospect.”

We’ve done a lot of travelling over the past four years, so bits and pieces of those experiences have made their way onto the record.”

Delving into how King Amongst Many had been formed in the four year gap between albums, Solo describes his progression as rhyme-maker and lyrical storyteller as being quite an organic developmental experience.

Part of the Elefant Traks family, Horrorshow has not only the support of a fiercely enthusiastic community of Australian hip-hop fans, but the backing of one of the tighter-knit music labels Australia’s produced over the years. With a manager in Tim Levinson (Urthboy), labelmates including the likes of Jimblah, Sietta and The Herd, Horrorshow are in some, indeed, talented and strong company.

“I guess you’re drawing inspiration from different things that you come across in that time; I guess there are all sorts of stuff on the record.” He begins. “There’s a bunch of tracks that deal with different aspects of Australian history, so that is something I’ve become interested in over the last few years. I think that I’ve gotten better at that over the years, at looking for ideas in different places. I used some different methods with some of these tracks, as to how I put them together; there is a song on there that is about some of my family’s history and I started by interviewing my dad and other members of my family. There are also ideas and subject matter that you just pull across, whether they’re what you pull out of conversations you have with people.

“We love being part of Elefant Traks, because it is a label that is run by artists, they’re artists who all have big hearts and they care about things...”

“It’s a really awesome thing to be a part of; a lot of great people and a lot of great music are involved. Getting on board with the guys and getting to know them all over the last few years has been really, really cool. They’ve been so patient with us as we worked on the release; we love being part of Elefant Traks, because it is a label that is run by artists, they’re artists who all have big hearts and they care about things, you get a certain level of support and understanding from the label that I don’t know if you get from other record labels.”

“We’re obviously really close with Urthboy, he’s our manager and also he’s the head of the label day-to-day, but there is a really great team there; those people who work tirelessly behind the scenes because they really believe in the music. They love what they do and so they really give their all to it and we’re really lucky to go and work in that environment. All the other artists on that label are awesome people and we’re really happy with our experience – it’s been great!”

Having last seen Horrorshow support a packed arena for the Hilltop Hoods, the love that Solo and Adit bring to what they do on a live stage is one of the first things the punter will notice. A relentless touring schedule that kept the duo on the road for a large period of a few years saw Australian hiphop continued to be championed overseas as well as at home, though there needs to be a point in time where you need to come home and wind down. Solo admits that Horrorshow hit this point and knew when it was time to recharge.

“They’re quite different mindsets [recording and performing] and, as much as we kept tracks on the boil and tried to keep writing things while we were touring, it was really difficult. It was refreshing to wrap up all the touring and just stop playing shows to focus on writing the album; it was good and it probably needed to happen for us to actually finish the record. Going on big tours with Bliss n Eso and the [Hilltop] Hoods, those are the opportunities that you’ve got to grab while they’re there. It’s been good to recharge and stay in the one place and work in the studio and try to get a bit of that clarity of mind that comes from just being able to work on something in a concentrated way.”

“The tracks on the album, a lot of them have been floating around in some form and we’d been working on them for a while, so it was really good to have that six month period to really hone in on fine-tuning it all and signing it off. We’re just coming to the end of that and we’re gearing up to get back on the road; it’s cool to be able to move between those two phases, but it’s going to be an interesting experience to take this new material and work out how to take it on the road and how it’s going to fit in to the live show.”

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Horrorshow play two Tasmanian dates, Thursday October 10 at Alchemy Bar in Launceston and Friday October 11 at Republic Bar & Cafe, Hobart.

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NO APHRODISIAC A THREE-YEAR HIATUS FOR THE WHITLAMS, DURING WHICH LEAD, SINGER TIM FREEDMAN RELEASED A SOLO ALBUM, HAD SOME FAMILY TIME AND TOOK IT EASY, WAS FINALLY ENDED WITH A STRING OF SHOWS THIS YEAR WITH ORCHESTRAL ACCOMPANIMENT.

While Tim says that the three-year break was a necessary breather for the band, he’s glad to be back. “I got back together with The Whitlams, we’ve been playing shows with orchestras together on the mainland this winter, and it’s been lovely to get back with them after three years because, you know, this sort of music’s in our bones and it’s very easy to bring it back.”

While Tim released his 70s pop solo album Australian Idle in late 2011, he never saw the project as long-term as The Whitlams.

“It was like a one-off project (…) So they sort of waltzed in and we rehearsed really hard for two weeks, then just played for three months. The Whitlams wouldn’t have rehearsed hard, that much, over seven years really (laughs). But recording, of course, we worked really hard on the production. So yeah [there’s a] different dynamic.”

The Whitlams have experienced varying dynamics within their own career too, having played with various state symphony orchestras since 2003, including the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, which Tim praised, saying, “It was a smaller orchestra, so it was a lot more defined, grandiose. It really suited the pop arrangements very well actually.”

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Such concerts make for a massive contrast to your good old pub gig. “As long as I do different types of gigs in one year I’m happy.

I love playing 150 people in Manhattan Bar, those gigs probably have a lot more character to be honest, your audience is not necessarily going to be quiet, they’re not necessarily going to pay attention. You have to work for them. Whereas in a big theatre they’re more captive. The smaller the audience the more of a challenge.”

The Whitlams released six albums, the first in 1993, and the emotional potency of some songs still brings it all back for the songwriter. “If it’s a good show visions of the past will come into my head, especially if I’m playing songs from the first two albums where the fellow that wrote it isn’t even alive anymore, that can always be a strongly nostalgic moment in a show.” And having been such a significant part of the Australian music scene, it’s sure to bring back memories for fans as well.

Looking forward, though, Tim admits he’d “be lying” if he said he knew whether The Whitlams would put out another album, being quite happy with his musical career to date. “You know, when you’re young you’ve got to have a plan. The good thing about getting older is you just kind of trundle along, to be honest. I’d like to write a few more good songs, but things went better than I imagined. Now I play less, but I try and make sure that the shows are special.”

ERIN LAWLER

Tim Freedman plays Manhattan Wine Bar, Launceston, on Friday October 4, before heading to Hobart for a Saturday show at The Republic Bar & Café.

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ALBUMS RECOMMENDED BY ALTA ENTER SINGER HANNAH LESSER, AND PRODUCER JULIUS DOWSON, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ALTA. THE DUO ARE BUSY DABBLING IN A NUMBER OF GENRES INCLUDING TRIP HOP, DOWN-TEMPO AND BASS.

Originally hailing from Hobart, but now based in Melbourne, ALTA haven’t played a headline show in their hometown since their EP launch in January. After the success of their debut EP Stay Awhile and single Stepping Out, ALTA have been busy playing shows in Melbourne and producing a new release. They’ll debut a lot of new, unheard songs at their upcoming Hobart show this month.

We found out what is in their record collection.

Bangs and Works Vol. 2 (Planet Mu) Julius: A good buddy of mine introduced me to juke/footwork around 3 years ago. After a bit of googling I stumbled across this compilation album which features a bunch of Chicago footwork producers. It’s one of those compilation albums which does a great job of introducing the genre and giving direction for what labels/artists to look for if you wanna hear more. I still love this genre and a lot of the beats in ALTA tunes feature little sections of fast-paced drum hits underlying the thicker down-tempo groove, which is influenced by footwork.

Amy Winehouse - Frank Hannah: Love, love, love her. Amy’s fearless vocals, phrasing and tones get me every time. She inspires me to try everything even if I’m not sure it will sound that great, just try it anyways. “Take the Box” is my favourite track on the album.

couch dosed up on a bunch of painkillers, mumbling into the mic as he falls asleep.

I wasn’t sure if I liked it on the first listen but it grew on me in a big way. “Cat Fight” (Flying Lotus production), “Seasons”, “Leaders” and “Tourist” are standouts for me, but I really dig them all. It reminds me, a bit, of Shabazz Palaces who is also great listening.

Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City Hannah: I don’t think I have ever listened to an album in full as much as this damn masterpiece.

I love the story told throughout and how each song transitions to another so smoothly. I’d get up early before work so I had time to listen to it, and look forward to waking up so I could listen again. I can’t pick a favorite track on the album but I love everything about “Money Trees”, the harmonies in “Compton” and the start bit on “The Art of Peer Pressure”. This album has been a huge inspiration to me.

Knxwledge - Ovrstnd.LP Julius: I’m obsessed with Knxwledge’s production.

He’s put out like 50 releases or something crazy in the last few years, so getting into him can be a bit overwhelming, but definitely worth the time. They’re all available for a couple of bucks on bandcamp. He just put out an anthology which picks out a lot of the best tunes which is probably the best starting point. But this release is easily my favourite.

“BuildMyWrld[ArowndJew]” is a banger.

Jeremiah Jae - Raw Money Raps Julius: I’ve listened to this release at least once a week since it came out in mid2012. I love the strange production and Jae’s lazy flow. To me, it sounds like he’s lying on the

Alta will be performing at The Grand Poobah on Saturday September 7. Also appearing will be members of the Condensed Milk Collective and local outfit Tiger Choir.

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BUSY WITH THE BLUES A VETERAN AT THE TENDER AGE OF 29, PETE CORNELIUS HAS BEEN HIS BRAND OF BLUES SINCE HIS VERY EARLY TEENAGE YEARS. NUMEROUS RELEASES LATER, PETE HAS ANOTHER RECORD OUT THIS MONTH, GROUNDSWELL, AND A NATIONAL TOUR TO BOOT.

For some reason I thought Pete was older, not way old, but definitely older. He played the first Falls Festival in Marion Bay back in 2002 (and since the 10 year anniversary last year), has ten releases to his name and is synonymous with blues in Tasmania.

Playing in your own band at age 13 is pretty cool. Playing your first mainland tour at age 15 even cooler. Maybe the first band name ‘Double Shuffle’ left something to be desired, but this was quickly rectified with the empowering name of ‘The Devilles’.

Pete clearly worships the blues as well as a devotee to the all mighty guitar god. He has even went to the extent of designing the living room of his house to feature a wall that proudly displays his collection of guitars. Currently sitting at around 12, they are a bunch of old Silvertones and Fenders, a mixture of acoustics and electrics that he has collected over the years from, before the days of ebay. Mostly vintage, all scores according to Pete.

I described how I witnessed the bass player from Barbarion set fire to his bass on stage recently at the end of the show. Has Pete, ever or would ever burn or smash a guitar, dive into the drumkit or associate himself with any other onstage antics? “Probably not, although an amplifier did smoke on me once.” Clearly not a reckless man.

So is the blues a radical, changing thing?

“Blues is such a wide spanning genre – it can go anywhere. If it’s got soul, heart and feel in it – that’s blues to me.” Said Pete.

I asked Pete for a genre with such a long history, whether there is room still for original compositions and if all the good chord progressions have been taken up many times over.

“I want more than a 12 bar blues – it’s a bit predictable. It’s hard to pull off a three bar chord”

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First things first, Irish Murphy’s tap selection has changed a LOT since I was last there, and thank Christ for that, really.

They currently have the largest selection of Tasmanian craft beer on tap anywhere in the state (and therefore, anywhere in the world), and on the other side of all those glorious taps, is Evan Hunter. Evan is a wealth of beery knowledge, having formerly been a brewer at Seven Sheds, and currently being well on his way towards setting up his own microbrewery.

I recommend asking his opinion on the ever-rotating tap selection.

Being the gigantic douche I am, I didn’t do that, I dived straight in before asking any questions. Here’s what I had, and what I thought about it.

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“I don’t think there is a time stamp on a song – it should stay relevant. You had to be good to get a record to get out then. Now you can make a record off your iphone and upload it to itunes. I think the quality has gone.”

Songs are just as much about the lyrics as they are the music according to Pete.

I asked him what he writes about.

“I try and make it as real as possible and really try to avoid clichés. Mainly it’s about life events or stories I have read or heard.

I was writing about cars for a while, now I try to make it a bit deeper.” Laughs Pete.

“I listen to Tom Waits and Bob Dylan and they have a pretty good bench mark.”

For somebody that doesn’t consider himself to be a “prolific” writer, Pete Cornelius has definitely pushed himself to reached the milestone of ten releases (some live albums). See him perform material of Groundswell around the state before he continues up the East Coast of Australia for the rest of the album tour.

NIC ORME Pete Cornelius plays the following dates this month: Sunday September 15 at The Falmouth Community Centre, Falmouth, 1pm – 4pm.

Thursday September 19 at The Republic Bar, Hobart, 9pm. Featuring Wolfmail (Canada).

Friday September 20 at Tapas Bar & Lounge, Devonport, 9pm. Featuring Wolfmail (Canada).

Saturday September 21 at The Royal Oak , Launceston, 9pm. Featuring Wolfmail (Canada).

Sunday September 22 at The Bridge Hotel, Forth, 4.30pm.

Sunday September 29 at The Longley International Hotel, Forth, 3.30pm.

IT HAD BEEN QUITE A LONG TIME SINCE I HAD SET FOOT IN IRISH MURPHY’S AT SALAMANCA. MY DARK AND MURKY MEMORIES OF YELLING “PLAY SWEET HOME ALABAMA” AT SOME POOR SATURDAY NIGHT COVER BAND WHILE PROBABLY SPILLING A 10 OUNCE CASCADE DRAUGHT ON SOME POOR SATURDAY NIGHT COVER BAND ENTHUSIAST IN THE LATE 90’S WEREN’T REALLY FILLING ME WITH A SENSE OF EAGERNESS TO HEAD BACK THERE, BUT THE OFFER TO DRINK AND WRITE ABOUT BEER ON COMPANY TIME IS WAY TOO GOOD (AND RARE!) TO TURN DOWN.

Iron House Brewery Paddy’s Head Stout 4.7%

Van Dieman Brewing Stack’s Bluff Oatmeal Stout 5%

Seven Sheds Willie Warmer Spiced Dark Ale 6.3%

A solid stout, this one. Poured a deep, deep cola colour with a light tan head (it’s not a cola flavoured stout though, it just looks a bit like coke, shut up). The press for this one tells me it should have flavours of coffee, liquorice and pepper. I don’t get the pepper, at all. Man, someone make a pepper beer already! Give me a pepper beer and a steak and I’d be a happy, happy man.*

Again, another solid stout. Not quite as dark as the Iron House, more of a dark maroonish-brown than near-black. I found it to be quite interesting to drink, a touch of coffee, a touch of chocolate, a touch of malt, and a touch of something familiar that I still can‘t put my finger on. Maybe if I drink more, it’ll come to me. No flavour really outshines any other flavour here, overall it’s an interestingly balanced, slightly sweet stout.

This was pick of the litter (the litter of taps) for me today. Seven Sheds do a bunch of things I really dig, and a bunch of things I’m kinda meh about. Props to them for being adventurous though! The Willie Warmer just really suited the end-of-Winter/startof-Spring kind of thing that the weather had going on that day, and the ye olde woodene décor of Irish Murphy‘s. A beautifully dark, dark ale with a lightly spiced finish.

It packed a decent amount of flavour and wasn’t a thin beer at all. There wasn’t a great deal of hoppyness, but it was still well balanced and a completely decent brew.

*I’ve never actually tried a pepper beer, it may be a terrible idea.

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BLOWING IN THE WIND THEY’VE BEEN PRODUCING HAND-MADE EP’S FOR YEARS, BUT HAVE ONLY JUST RELEASED THEIR DEBUT ALBUM STATES. AND WHAT’S A DEBUT ALBUM WITHOUT AN ASSOCIATED TOUR? THERE’S AN AUSTRALIAN ONE THIS MONTH, FOLLOWED BY THEIR FIRST OUTING TO THE U.S. AND CANADA, MAKING IT A BUSY TIME FOR THE PAPER KITES.

The first single of the album, ‘St. Clarity’ is dreamy and calming, reminiscent of Jose Gonzalez’s early work, mixing folky guitar with gentle percussion, violin and brass.

This combination of instruments works, which is evident in both the first single and the supporting songs of the album. They’re eerie without being weird, and they’re warming without being overwhelming.

When I speak to Josh he’s in something of an interview frenzy and apologizes if his phone “cuts out”, a sign that the faces behind the Paper Kite’s are as down-toearth, and as likeable, as their music and the feelings and memories it evokes.

They’re a refreshing change to the repetitive beats and arrogant artists that you usually hear (or cringe) about.

The recent success and reception of the band could be testament to the years of hard work each of the members, including Josh (the drummer), have endured. He cites the response to the band (and the tour, release of the single and upcoming debut album) as the result of a “long journey”, comprising years of “slogging out” and catering to their growing national and international audiences. He continues that “we have been really lucky with how people have responded to us”. Just as the band has been supporting the local and national music scenes for years, those industries and groups have, in return, nurtured The Paper Kites, which is evident in their recent blow up.

The band is currently hitting the practice rooms in preparation for their tour, which, after a long post-album break, is a stimulating change. “It’s really nice to jump back into the rooms and play around” explains Josh, continuing that their anticipation of the upcoming tours is a mixture of overwhelming and exciting.

I discuss the folk sound the band evokes, a sound that could easily be compared or likened to other successful, indie artists such as the Stone siblings (Angus and Julia) and even Matt Corby, who all represent the current Australian sound. When I ask Josh to reflect on the role the Australian landscape and perhaps, the Australian experience, plays in shaping their sound and lyrical content, Josh continues that Sam (the Paper Kite’s singer) finds much of his inspiration and as a result, does the majority of his writing, when he is away, out of the city. When the singer is in the country, away from the chaos of Melbourne, writing becomes easier. Although Josh adds that the landscape plays no immediate role in his contribution to the band, he explains that the bands not “really restricted to those [Australian identity] boundaries” continuing that Melbourne is “pretty special and we’re pretty lucky”.

I ask Josh what he’s most looking forward to about the approaching U.S. and Canada tour (hoping that he will suggest the maplesyrup covered food as I would, prior to a trip over there) and he responds with “New York” and seeing a lot of sport, “maybe even a baseball game”, and playing alongside City and Colour, an artist he is currently listening to and a massive fan of.

Check out ‘St. Clarity’, the Paper Kite’s latest single from their debut album States.

The single and accompanying video are as beautiful as each other, incredibly memory evoking, igniting an outpouring of emotion.

Expect folky guitar, soothing vocals and lyrics that inspire.

BRIGITTE TROBBIANI

Paper Kites play the Waratah Hotel in Hobart on Friday September 27. Tickets are available from the venue and Oztix.

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PUMP UP THE JAM IF YOU THINK TASSIE’S MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART IS JUST ABOUT DIGESTION MACHINES AND WALLS PLASTERED WITH FEMALE GENITALIA, YOU’RE MISSING OUT.

The museum’s growing contribution to Tasmanian culture does not stop at its provocative art displays. Similarly, its music scene is not restricted to the celebrations of MONA FOMA. JAM (jazz at MONA) and MoFolk gigs bring live music to the iconic venue, and come Summer-time, there’ll be a performance every day.

MONA music curator Brian Ritchie, who glides seamlessly between playing bass for the Violent Femmes and mastering the traditional Japanese shakuhachi flute, says he did not originally plan to run jazz at MONA. But since 2011, JAM has evolved into regular Sunday jazz sessions at the museum’s Void Bar. “I just wanted to do it spontaneously,” says Brian.

“David Walsh said, ‘it’s a sunny day, people are drinking and I want some music.’

And I said, ‘ok, I want to do jazz,’ and he realised it’s the right kind of music for that ambiance.

“We’ve had hardcore improvised Indian music in JAM, because although Indian music predates jazz by thousands of years, they still have this kind of fiery improvised thing in common.

“We would put any kind of folk music in MoFolk and we would put any kind of improvised music in JAM.” From Indian classical musicians Ty Burhoe and Steve Hoda to mad saxophonist Danny Healy - and local singer songwriters in between - Sunday’s JAM and Saturday’s MoFolk sessions provide countless weekends of world class entertainment to locals and tourists alike.

Although MONA is widely popular for its confronting contemporary art displays, Brian says that traditional folk music at MoFolk provides the contrast between old and new on which the museum thrives.

“We’re all about juxtapositions at MONA,” says Brian.

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“Having a hillbilly style performer surrounded by ultra contemporary art might be a little odd, but that makes it more bold.

“We shy away from the commercial sounds.

The more abstract they are and the more creative they want to be, the more likely they’ll get a booking with us.”

Starting boxing day, MONA plans to offer live music every day until the end of January. Drawing on artists from the local music scene and festivals like the Cygnet Folk Festival and MOFO, Brian says “it’ll be like a jazz festival every day for five weeks.”

“We’ll have food specials on the lawn throughout the summer months to compliment the listening experience.”

A muso at heart, Brian doesn’t deny the affect of being constantly surrounded by MONA’s vibrant arts scene.

“I’ve got a very rich musical life as a result of moving here, and that was very unexpected,” says Brian.

“It’s not very often that you have the opportunity to really change or transform a place like we have done, so to be part of something like that once in your life is pretty good.”

Brian is confident that MONA will not lose its momentum, and that Tasmania will continue to grow its reputation as a world class venue for music and arts.

“In terms of creativity and art we can assume things are going to continue.

“The laws of inertia say that what’s in motion stays in motion, so it’s going to be pretty hard to stop it now.”

STEPHANIE ESLAKE JAM and MOFOLK happen every weekend at MONA in the Void, before becoming daily over the Summer period. A weekly listing of music playing can be found at www. mona.net.au/what’s-on/music.

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ONE BAND’S DIRTY FANTASY

NO TIME TO LAMENT

ONE CAN’T HELP BUT WONDER HOW A BAND GETS 20 YEARS INTO THEIR CAREER WITH GREAT INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS, A CONSISTENTLY GENEROUS TOURING REGIME AND AN EIGHTH STUDIO ALBUM THAT IS AS APPEALING TO YOUNG AUDIENCES AS EVER. THE BOYS FROM REGURGITATOR ARE NOW MEN, BUT STILL ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S BEST LIVE ACTS. FRONT MAN QUAN SPEAKS TO ME FROM HONG KONG, WHERE A PORTION OF THE NEW ALBUM DIRTY POP FANTASY WAS RECORDED.

ARTISTS OFTEN REQUIRE TRAGEDY AND HARDSHIP FOR INSPIRATION FOR THEIR CREATIVENESS. NGAIIRE’S DEBUT ALBUM, LAMENTATIONS IS SUCH A WORK. A CAR ACCIDENT, DEATH IN THE FAMILY AND A BACKLOGUE OF MELACHOLIC MEMORIES HAVE CRAFTED THIS ALBUM. Triple J’s 2010 ‘Next Crop’ gave us a heads up to the talents of Ngaiire, who came to us via Papua New Guinea as a teenager.

Lamentations is the product of much of her writing and experiences from her teenage years, mixed with crafting learnt on the open road touring.

Expect a sensory show of rich costumes and clash of cultures as she delivers her songs with support from her band.

Supporting Ngaiire will be abstract pop artist, Lester The Fierce, also out on the road to support her self-titled EP out this month. A combination of Anita Lester and her alter ego imagined from a children’s book hero, Lester The Fierce is full of unabated emotion that covers the broad topics of Sex, Love and death.

Guaranteed to be a powerful evening, Ngaiire will plays two dates with support from Lester The Fierce in the state. See them both The Republic Bar on Saturday September 14, followed by a Sunday early evening show at Fresh on Charles, in Launceston. Tickets are available for both shows from www.moshtix.com.au.

Dirty Pop Fantasy is classic Regurgitator, a maelstrom of punk, pop, and heavy rock.

Switching between serious and silly, it’s not exactly consistent, except in regards to the band’s free and hedonistic attitude. “I think we always just hone in on what we feel like doing which is really the nice thing about being in this band, we don’t really think about it too much, we just kind of follow our dreams,” Quan sniggers.

20 years is a long time to be working and travelling together. “I think if you’re going to get to this point it’s got to switch to a family type relationship. I think at the beginning we were all very disparate personalities, and we argued a lot, and it was all very difficult touring, and everyone got in each other’s way,”

Regurgitator have embraced changing attitudes towards music, releasing Superhappyfuntimesfriends as a free download in 2011. “It’s kind of the attitude you have to have to make music these days.

You can’t really force people to buy it.”

The new album will still be accessible to old-school album appreciators, being released on both CD and vinyl, plus a couple of bonus tracks available on iTunes.

Still, the key to survival these days, aside from sucking a lot of cock, is the gigs.

“That’s part of the secret of longevity as well for a band, if you enjoy playing live and you’re good at it then you’ll survive the longest.”

ERIN LAWLER

But while there are endless tales of bands with the same issues, it’s not so often you hear of a mature recovery to their relationships. “At some point the lineup gets sorted and everything just kind of became copasetic, and everyone got comfortable with each other. Yeah, if it gets to that point I think it will carry on for a long as your health will allow.”

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As the band’s chemistry has changed during their career, so has the way in which music is consumed. Gone are the days when shock-jocks called for rude songs to be taken off air, as in the case of Alan Jones’ disapproval of Regurgitator’s single ‘I Sucked A Lot Of Cock To Get Where I Am.’ Nowadays, anything goes.

“The idea of music ownership has really altered as well, I mean, everything’s in a cloud and everything’s available in torrents.

We really market our live performance now, because that’s the singular kind of experience that you can’t digitally download, you can’t pirate it,” says Quan.

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OF BEES AND HONEY AND ALL THAT JAZZ AS YOU TREAD THROUGH THE DAMP, DESIGNER LANDSCAPE OF MELBOURNE’S CBD, THERE ARE THINGS OF THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL TINKERING ON EVERY BLOCK, BEATING OUT STRANGE GENRES OF MUSIC THAT HAVE EITHER: (A) NOT YET BEEN PLACED IN THE SPECTRUM OF CURRENT MUSICAL CONVENTION OR (B) BEEN BANNED BY THE SOVIET CONSULATE FOR THEIR NON-COMPLIANT ‘EXPERIMENTALIST’ ATTITUDE. This and so much more (i.e. the coffee and obscure tart flavours) give Melbourne its renowned, culturally aesthetic vibe. We did an internet and spoke to Steve, the clarinettist of the Dixieland Jazz band, The Royal Jellies, who gave us the low down on their vintage sounds - all high buttoned shoes and suspenders on crispy whites; just all wet bearcat.

“Part of our inspiration was from a jazz music course that we were taking at uni, Raph was the one who brought us all together, really. We all played in part of his recital at Box Hill institute, and got together from Dixieland tunes.”

It’s about three to four generations back, but still the tortured artists, the dreadlocked bohemians and hygiene hysterics of Melbourne city congregate in dark, stonily lit corners to tap feet and click fingers to fresh, pulsing jazz.

When we think jazz, we go one of two ways: the hefty, elitist, flapper gowns and high buttoners from Fitzgerald stories, or the seedy underbelly of the deep south – poorly lit streets, lonely wanderers with their hats pointing downwards, and a soulful trumpeter in his storied apartment, wailing a minor key shamble through the grates of a rusted out, pull down ladder.

“The roots of jazz; where it started – on the street.

Musicians getting together and just jamming, giving this awesome style of music to people just walking by.

There are so few Dixieland bands out there these days, but once we got hooked on it, we loved it. Every time we get up we never play the same way, if the audience is really engaged and up and dancing, we just call it out to everyone else and keep going.”

Having the vision of giving back, and being a part of the musical spirit of Melbourne, The Royal Jellies have jammed in a cluster of weird and wonderful joints; Farmers Markets, Art Shows, and even a taxidermist’s house, with a pickled chimpanzee in a jar.

“I couldn’t see myself living anywhere else other than Melbourne, there are always bands doing really obscure things to draw inspiration from. After playing with Tuba Skinny, I have a horrible feeling we might be breaking too much tradition to go over to the deep south, but places like Japan - jazz is absolutely exploding over there.”

They have played the Port Fairy Folk Festival with the New Orleans Dixieland band Tuba Skinny, and alongside Claire Bowditch at the Theatre Royal here, and are returning back to Tassie upon the release of their second EP Burrows. St Poolside.

MORGAN DUHIG

The Royal Jellies play The Grand Poobah in Hobart on Saturday September 21.

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PREACHING THE MESSAGE MANTRA IS A BUSY MAN. HE’S CURRENTLY SUPPORTING SETH SENTRY ON TOUR, TRAVELLING THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE LAND, AS THEY HIT UP PREDOMINATELY REGIONAL AREAS, ORGANIZING AND PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON HIS OWN TOUR WHICH STARTS AT THE END OF SETH’S, FLYING BACK AND FORTH TO MELBOURNE EACH WEEK FOR HIS TEACHING AND MENTORING PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS GETTING A VIDEO FOR HIS NEW SINGLE SORTED AND PREPARING FOR THE RELEASE OF HIS NEW ALBUM. When I caught up with Mantra, he was actually planning on taking a few hours off in the afternoon to head to the beach and enjoy the stop they were on – the beautiful Byron Bay on the north coast of NSW. Mantra had supported Seth the previous evening at the Great Northern Hotel.

“It’s all going good. I’m working my nuts off at the moment. I’m so busy, it’s awesome.

I was so caught up with emails and phone calls to booking agents, I barely even looked out the window on the drive here,” Mantra said. “Which was a shame because this place is kinda geographically perfect, and the weather is awesome.”

The current tour with Seth and Grey Ghost will be taking Mantra all over the place, from far northern Queensland, through regional NSW and all over Victoria, before 3 dates in Tasmania, then heading over to WA. At the end of that, Mantra is heading out on the road, with Grey Ghost in support, to do his own thing – an album launch tour mainly hitting up the bigger cities, which should keep him out of trouble until the end of October at least.

Not that Mantra would even have time to get himself into trouble with his current schedule.

He spends a few days on the road touring, and then flies back to Melbourne for 2 days a week to continue his work with children.

“I do some teaching, working with kids, doing hip hop writing workshops, and I also do some mentoring. I work with the Juvenile Justice Centre as part of a mentoring program they have,” Mantra reveals.

Mantra’s new album, Telling Scenes is due out mid September. It’s been a labour of love, being over one and a half years in its creation.

“I took my time with this album. The last one was quite quick; I found I could really smash it out. This time I was far more comfortable taking my time. I probably could have done this one a bit quicker, but I didn’t want to rush it. I wanted to get it right,” Mantra said.

And this will be Mantra’s first album with new record label, Ten To Two Records.

“They’re a relatively new record label, the same team that manage Seth Sentry and Grey Ghost. They’re a rad team, we’d been in touch for a while, and I’d been on their radar. They came to me to say they wanted to work with me, which ironically was at the same time I was looking for a new label for the new album. It was pretty exciting the way it all worked out,” Mantra shared.

“And the album is actually due out on Friday September 13 – Black Friday. We didn’t

specifically plan for that, but I’m pretty happy with the outcome.”

The third single from Mantra’s upcoming album has also just dropped – ‘Break Tradition’.

“The new single has just been released on iTunes, and the video is on its way. The video was very important to me, and I’m fine tuning it, trying to get it just right.”

Also featuring in the background on this single are a select members of a group known as MASSIVE Hip Hop Choir.

Australia’s first hip hop choir, MASSIVE is made up of around 14 young performers from Melbourne, sporting a wide range of cultural identities.

“At first we were thinking of using a school choir for what we were after. It didn’t work out, and got too hard to organize. It was an easy choice to go with Massive, they are awesome. These are peeps I really want to see do well. We used a select group of female vocalists from the group, to get the choir part we were after.’ Mantra said.

For three dates in September, Tasmania will be playing host to three of the best hip hop artists the country has on offer, as Seth Sentry’s Vacation Tour hits up Devonport, Launceston and Hobart, bringing Mantra and Grey Ghost along for the ride. Opportunities like this don’t come along very often, with three dates and three venues to chose from, you have no excuse for missing out. Get yourself along for a night of fantastic music, and have a listen to Aussie hip hop at its finest.

KYLIE COX

Mantra will be supporting Seth Sentry, beginning at Spurs in Devonport on Thursday September 12, before travelling to Launceston for a Friday night show at Alchemy and then Saturday night at Soho Hotel, Hobart.

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BAKING UP A NEW ALBUM

You play all sorts of instruments - what weird and whacky instrument would you like to be a master of?

MELBOURNE EXPLORATORY SYNTH-POP FOUR-PIECE PIKELET RETURN WITH A THIRD ALBUM CALLUSES. THE CREATIVE OUTPUT OF MOSTLY ONE EVELYN MORRIS, ALSO KNOWN FOR HER WORK IN BOTH BASEBALL AND TRUE RADICAL MIRACLE, EVELYN HAS TRADED HER DRUMKIT FOR SYNTHESISERS IN RECENT YEARS.

It’s not really all that weird and whacky... the instrument I’ve always wanted to play well is the baritone saxophone. I love Colin Stetson and the way he plays his... I guess also it’d be pretty amazing to be a master of the tabla.

Who would you have in your supergroup and why?

I’m pretty stoked with the super group I have! All my band mates are incredible musicians that play in bands I admire. Tarquin is in Bum Creek and does various other solo and collaborative work, Matt is in Witch Hats, and Shags is in Lost Animal and millions and millions of other projects.

If I were to answer the question more fantasy-like (and disregarding the shackles of time and place) I’d say Rob Lowe (Lichens/OM), Chris Cohen (Just put out an incredible record this year called Overgrown Path, check it out) Catherine Ribeiro (A French singer from the 70s), and Kate Bush.

Which festival or venue in the world would you want to ideally play at?

I must say... we had the great pleasure of playing at Mona Foma the year that Mona opened and that was pretty special. That gallery is incredible and I’m sure it’d be fun to find spaces in there to set up and play.

I never really think about what venues I’d like to play at though. The main thing about a show being great is whether or not there are people there who are responding and making it a lively experience.

You have toured a fair bit overseas - have you got an amusing / odd expereince you

FOND MEMORIES OF OUR PRISTINE STATE JACK CARTY HAS MADE IT TO TASMANIA TWICE NOW, SUPPORTING JOSH PYKE LATE LAST YEAR AND AGAIN RETURNING IN MARCH EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH FELLOW TROUBADOUR JORDAN MILLAR. THIRD TIME HE IS LOOKING TO BE LUCKY, WITH THREE SHOWS OVER THREE DAYS IN THE THIRD SEASON OF THE YEAR. Image: Paul Vankan

Jack wasn’t so lucky last time round. When in Tasmania, do as the Tasmanians do, so along with Jordan, he downed two dozen oysters the day of the Barilla Bay sewerage contamination hit the news. A very sick Jack performed to a Hobart audience the next day.

Possibly a wiser and hopefully luckier Jack is back to give it another go (maybe not the oysters), this time with his band. Nature still calls and he intends to spend a few days exploring the East Coast of the state. “One of the favourite things about playing music for me is about travelling.”

This urge to explore takes Jake to Burnie for the first time. Not quite as pristine as Wine Glass Bay, but still exciting for him.

“I’m happy to give anywhere a go. You think it’s going to be rough and then you keep going back.”

Playing off the beaten track has its advantages according to the singer. “Full time music in Australia is a hard thing to do, in making it work financially. You have to tour all the time. You have to branch out.

They do appreciate that you come out to these far off places.”

wish to tell us when you were somewhere far off touring?

In Barcelona on a really awesome fun tour with a singer called Jeffrey Lewis we had this show which was split into two performances because the space was small. So we did one afternoon performance in this tiny little Barcelona club and I completely bombed... I was playing solo (although my friend Joe was also playing with me doing some percussion etc) and my equipment wouldn’t work properly and I just didn’t handle it well at all. So in-between the first and the second show I got really sad, and realised how hard the whole tour had been (I had also done a 26-show tour in the States just prior and had not got along with one of the touring party) and how hard it can be to play music for your whole life and never feel like it’s going to become something you do full-time etc etc etc... and I just lost it and sat outside the venue blubbering like a baby.

Actually I suppose I do laugh a lot when I think back to how incredibly overwhelmed I was. Emotions are hilarious when you’re no longer experiencing them.

Words of wisdom for would be musicians?

I don’t feel wise at all with music, I’m constantly learning... but here goes anyway: Don’t expect it to be easy, but don’t expect it to be terrible either. Always do music that you want to do rather than what you think people will like, or what others around you are doing.

NIC ORME

See Pikelet perform at The Brisbane Hotel on Friday September 27, with support from Catsuit, Transcription Of Organ Music and DJ BTC. Calluses is out now through Chapter Music.

So the secret formula that Jack is sticks too to bring him musical renown and fame is all about the grass roots approach of meeting people when he plays.

This has been recently extended to some showcases in the U.S. and Canada, where Jack was on the lookout for potential record labels, booking agents and publicists.

As well as meeting bands to potentially tour with.

Besides making music, Jack has turned DIY film maker for his own clips.

“These days with technologically, It’s crazy how easy it is to make a film clip. Youtube is a way of reaching people.

“Some of the video clips some I’ve storyboarded myself others have been other peoples idea. I did shoot ‘Valentine’ completely on my iphone.

“The trick with video clips is making them turn out how you wanted to originally.”

Definitely words of wisdom from a hopefully lucky musician.

Support for his creative input has kept him going.

“Sometimes you cop the ‘get a real job’.

However, everybody close to me believes in me and knows where I’m coming from and that this is making me happy.

“When you are chasing your creative goals, most people are incredibly supportive, people like supporting people who are taking a risk to do what they have.”

NIC ORME

See Jack Carty at: The Butter Factory, Burnie, Thursday September 19.

The Royal Oak, Launceston, Friday September 20, The Waratah Hotel, Saturday September 21.

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BASKING IN THE SUN TIME AND TIME AGAIN HOBART’S BRISBANE HOTEL SITUATES ITSELF AS THE ICONIC BREEDING GROUND FOR MUSIC’S MORE BELLIGERENT AND BRUTAL SOUNDS. IT’S A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR THOSE WHO WOULD CHOOSE ANYTHING OVER DANCING TO TIMOMATIC AT FOUR IN THE MORNING. THAT STRIPED SUNLIGHT SOUND WILL ADD TO THE BRISBANE’S ALREADY VIOLATE AND ROWDY HISTORY OF MINIATURE MUSIC FESTIVALS.

Rolo Tomassi (UK), Palm (Japan), A Secret Death (QLD), Totally Unicorn (NSW), Speech Patterns (TAS) and Departe (TAS) all mark the bill as part of Tasmania’s premier metal/hardcore/punk festival. Southern Tasmanian Post Metal/Black Metal/ Death Metal (heck everything metal) band Departe have secured the opening slot for the gig, and vocalist Sam ‘Disho’ Dishington is still coming to terms with its immense scale.

“It’s really exciting. As soon as I heard about all those bands coming to Australia and I was thinking gee this would be cool if something like this happened in Hobart and even if just one of them came down I immediately thought I would like to play with them.”

we play such a different style of music compared to the other bands that are playing, I’m firstly looking forward to playing to a different crowd. This is sort of a more punk/hardcore place and we play this bludgeon kind of black metal stuff so we will see how they like it.”

Having formed in 2011 the band has already played a plethora of shows across the Bass Strait. Their Australian east coast tour with New Zealand death metal band Ulcerate last year has left a lasting impression, and not in the way you might think according to Disho.

Disho agrees, patrons of The Brisbane Hotel are as receptive to punk and hardcore as a bull to a red flag. But will the band’s black edge metal make the cut?

“We tried to save some money by driving.

The shows were back-to-back so you’ve got Friday, Saturday and Sunday and we were driving from Melbourne to Sydney, and from Sydney to Brisbane and I’m the only one in the band who has his driver’s license.

I doubt we will be doing that again.”

“There has always been a staple kind of scene. If you’re going to go out and see metal, or even rock or punk it’s usually you’re going to the Brisbane. Because

Luck has always been on the bands side according to Disho. The front man said he didn’t know whether promoters wanted to see something different, but playing on the

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bill for That Striped Sunlight Sound could only be an asset.

“I like the idea of adding bands like Rolo Tomassi (UK), Palm (Japan) to a list of bands that we have already played with. It’s a really good thing to have on your resume, especially for a band that has only been around for a year and a half.”

It’s not the first time we’ve seen a Tasmanian metal band make waves in the Australian music industry. Heavyweight heroes Psycroptic stand as testament their home state’s niche music scene. Their current and glorified position has given Disho all the optimism he needs to strive for metal excellence.

“Everyone in the band has huge respect for Psycroptic. What they’ve done for not only Tasmanian metal but Australian metal, and them being from our home town is something we can be a bit proud of. We certainly push to be as good as we can. You always wonder how popular the kind of music we are doing can be, but I suppose we’ll see won’t we?”

Monolith Records, Blunt & Hysteria magazine are running a metal/hardcore/ punk festival named THAT STRIPED SUNLIGHT SOUND on Saturday September 28 at the Brisbane Hotel, below is the lineup: Rolo Tomassi (UK) www.facebook.com/ rolotomassiofficial Palm (Japan) www.facebook.com/ palmjpn?fref=ts A Secret Death (QLD) www.facebook.com/ asecretdeath?fref=ts Totally Unicorn (NSW www.facebook.com/ totallyunicorn?fref=ts Speech Patterns www.facebook.com/ SpeechPatterns?fref=ts Departe www.facebook.com/ departe?fref=ts Presale tickets are $40 plus booking fee and available from Oztix.

MARK ACHESON

We are coming down to play with our Tasmanian brothers and sisters. On Friday September 6 at The Grand Poohbah with Biscotti and Paella Guru and then the following night at The Brisbane Hotel with Biscotti, Naked and Treehouse.

We are super excited, the kind of excited you get when you’ve shelved a goog in your bum and you know it’s only a matter of minutes before you start telling your new best friend how daddy didn’t love you but it’s cool in ga gak gak gakkk. Mangelwurzel, well sheeesh, we are one year old and the band came together as a mistake really, I had decided I was going to be a rapper and had written some rhymes on the tram about kitties and then I popped round to my friends house and they were having a very grungy jam, I just started screaming the rap really loud over the music. That’s how we wrote our first song. We got four more really bad songs together and had our first gig the next week at a cafe and supported the magical German Rock Goddess Mary Ocher. Shortly after we supported Japanese royalty, The Zoobombs.

We owe some of our gigging success to the fact that we were all girls back then and its pretty rare to have a vajajajay and not be that into baking and sucking cock. Now we get OUR dicks sucked after the show.

COSIMA (MANGELWURZEL) See the guys at The Grand Poobah on Friday September 6 and at The Brisbane Hotel on Saturday September 7. More info about the band from www.facebook.com/ mangelwurzelband and to have a listen, www.mangelwurzel.bandcamp.com.

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SETH IS BACK...AND THIS TIME, IT’S SEASONAL

The Vacation Tour WITH MANTRA AND GREY

GHOST*

THU 12 SEP SPURS SALOON DEVONPORT *GG NOT APPEARING. TICKETS FROM WWW.SETHSENTRY.COM & RED HOT CD’S FRI 13 SEP ALCHEMY LAUNCESTON TICKETS FROM WWW.SETHSENTRY.COM & MOJO MUSIC STORE SAT 14 SEP HOTEL SOHO HOBART TICKETS FROM WWW.SETHSENTRY.COM & CENTERTAINMENT MORE SHOW INFO AT WWW.SETHSENTRY.COM THIS WAS TOMORROW FEATURING DEAR SCIENCE, FLOAT AWAY, ROOM FOR RENT, MY SCENE AND VACATION OUT NOW!

Arts LITERATURE:

ANDREW LIKES OLD ART AS WELL

WOMAN AND PEOPLE OF LETTERS AT MONA

I’VE BEEN SLACK. I’VE BEEN BUSY. I’VE HARDLY MADE IT TO ANY RECENT GALLERY SHOWS AND I HAVE THAT SINKING FEELING THAT I’VE MISSED SOMETHING REALLY GOOD SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY.

IN AN ERA WHERE LESS HAS APPARENTLY BECOME NOT JUST MORE, BUT EVERYTHING, WRITING A DECENT LETTER SEEMS PERHAPS TO BE A FORM OF WRITTEN EXPRESSION IN SOME DANGER OF EXTINCTION.

I guess this is why I appreciate longer exhibitions at the TMAG as much as I do. I particularly like that collection of Colonial Art, now called Dispossession and Possession under the TMAG’s new banner.

It’s not so much that I prefer that kind of painting – I actually don’t; for beauty and the engagement of the eye, I really do prefer contemporary work; while one appreciates the skill, and I certainly could not do it, if technical skill was all that was required then art would have finished up being interesting about 200 years ago. Abstraction and concept is, to me, the language of contemporary culture. We live in a world of symbols that stand between us and nature, under the yoke of what is known as Late Capitalism. Art needs to negotiate that and a lot of other complex issues if it’s going to have any relevance to our lives.

But having said that, I do like the colonial art. I wonder, when I go in there, what purpose painting and art served in colonial Tasmania. These images are all we have, and sometimes, the faces captured, frozen in time, seem quite haunted to me. What were their lives like?

That’s what makes this work resonant and important, the way it’s a window into history, and make no mistake, this is no mere curiosity – history is always with us, each event that happened contributing to where we are right now. If you want to know what happened when Europeans arrived in Tasmania, and how that affected the people already here, the story is told, at least in part, in the images contained in the exhibition. I look at what is there in those images, wonder what got left out, and consider what these people had for

dinner, what beer was like, what they did to make money and if they were good people.

History is a story told by the victors and the wealthy, but sometimes art can subvert that. We know there was cannibalism, genocide and corruption in Tasmania once upon a time, not that long ago, and sometimes, when I look at these paintings, I wonder if anything changed at all, of if our culture’s processes simply became more refined, more subtle and insidious.

I like old art. It’s made of its time and brings that time to us, to think about how that world made ours, for better or worse.

And I have to admit, the artists are pretty impressive.

ANDREW HARPER

ARIA award-winning singer songwriter Missy Higgins, Logie and Helpmann Awardwinning actor Alison Whyte and esteemed host of 936 ABC Hobart’s Drive program Louise Saunders as they read out “a letter to the advice I should have taken” .

That might be an exaggerated something, but the attraction of the long-form written epistle drew literary divas Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire to create a series of events; Women Of Letters, wherein a selection of literary ladies wrote and read letters on a range of set topics, for the amusement and edification of an audience. The event arrives at MONA over two days, September 8 and 9, so get ready for a very civilised afternoon of wine and aerogrammes.

The series has been a raging success; there have been 35 events in Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Byron Bay and Newcastle since it began in 2010. Publisher, Penguin has published two volumes of the letters, with a third on the way later this year, and there was a critically acclaimed overseas tour in March.

The first of two events taking place on September 8 will be Women Of Letters.

Join publisher and director of Brass Monkey books Kabita Dhaba, doyenne of stage and screen, glamorous entertainer Maria Venuti, author and creator of smash hits ‘McLeod’s Daughters’ and ‘Hi-5’ Posie Graeme-Evans,

The next day brings on People Of Letters wherein a stellar grouping award-winning playwright Lally Katz, singer, song-writer, television writer and renaissance man Pinky Beecroft, acclaimed Composer Maria Grenfell, award-winning musician and solo troubadour Paul Dempsey, author and winner of the Vogel Prize Danielle Wood, comedian, author and broadcaster Michael Veitch and critically acclaimed musician Dewayne Everettsmith, will share their version of “a letter to the thing I wish I’d written”.

All proceeds – and in fact every bit of finance raised by this extraordinarily successful series thus far has gone to Edgar’s Mission, an animal welfare organisation in Melbourne; in fact, to date $35,000 has been raised for Edgar’s. It’s all just too awesome to be believed, but it’s actually real and looks like more fun than you can poke a quill at. Tickets to both events are a mere $20, $15 concession, so it will sell out, so we at Warp advise you to book as soon as you have finished reading this sentence.

ANDREW HARPER Women Of Letters will be held at The Eros Room at MONA on Sunday September 8 at 2.30pm. People Of Letters will be held on Monday September 9 at 6.30pm. Further information available is available from www.mona.net.au/what’s-on/events.aspx.

FILM:

POMPEI CAPTURED LIVE FLYING TO THE UK FOR AN INCREDIBLE AND EVEN SIGNIFICANT EXHIBITION OR EVENT MIGHT BE RIGHT OUT YOUR BUDGET, BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHY CINEMONA ARE SCREENING A SUPERB, SHOT IN HD TOUR OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM’S BLOCKBUSTER SHOW LIFE AND DEATH IN POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM. The exhibition focuses on the homes and lives of the inhabitants of the thriving industrial hub of Pompeii and the small seaside town of Herculaneum nearly 2,000 years ago when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD. Introduced by British Museum Director Neil MacGregor, this fascinating show will take audiences around the exhibition with insights from renowned experts who will bring these extraordinary objects to life. With accompanying music, poetry and eyewitness accounts, you’ll see specially made films of Pompeii and Herculaneum today, and go behind the scenes of the exhibition to explore the stories of these famous Roman cities.

This is a rare experience, pushing the possibilities of HD technology to the limit to bring some the best cultural experience happening globally on offer directly to Hobart. Pompeii Captured Live is a blockbuster exhibition that presents an entirely new vision of one of the world’s most significant archaeological sites.

All you have to do is get along to MONA from August 29 and watch it. There’s also special version aimed at primary school children available as well, with screening dates available by negotiation.

ANDREW HARPER See www.mona.net.au for session times, booking and pricing.

Arts COMEDY:

ART:

4 TIL 4:20 FRIDAYS LAUNCH AND PARTY

LUCY HAWTHORNE Unless you were really lucky, you probably missed the terrific Friend In Hand show up at the Swamp Space in The Grand Poobah (Liverpool St Hobart), but it was a terrific show that featured some witty and entertaining work that was a bit different for the participants: Nicola Smith shared images from a traumatic life drawing class that went bondage, Rahni Allan threw images of space and life together in a magical juxtapose, there were watercolors of supernatural phenomena and Lucy Hawthorne shared her glorious OCD toothpick dog sculpture. Made as a bit of therapy while she completed post graduate study, the dog was the unintentional centre of this very under the radar show. Funny and slightly disturbing (who does this to relax?), the dog was a real winner and the most endearing art work I saw in August.

ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED COMEDY SURVIVORS OF THE VICIOUS, BLOODY HOBART STAND UP SCENE IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN MATT BURTON. MATT KNOWS COMEDY IS A MINEFIELD AND HE HAS THE SCARRING (MENTAL AND PHYSICAL) TO PROVE IT.

ANDREW HARPER

COMEDY:

NOIRHOUSE

Noirhouse is exactly what it says on the label: it’s classic Film Noir, set in a modern Australian Sharehouse. A threepart comedy series, shot in Tasmania, featuring a detective, a femme fatale, and a Russian thug who desperately need a new housemate to make the rent. Alice turns up to fill the gap, but it’s never smooth in share-housing, especially when it’s in stark black and white; crockery gets upended and guns get pointed.

The project of Hobart based production company Sky Machine, Noirhouse is a digital series produced with assistance from Screen Tasmania. It was supposed to debut in June, but stuff happens in the Noir world and it’s now debuting Friday September 13 – spooky! Demand has been so hot to get in the first screening got booked out, but there’s a second one at 9:30 pm at the Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre, followed by a jazz-driven after party upstairs in the Founders run. Noir dress is optional but encouraged. It’s all free but numbers are very limited.

He’s also a completely reliable comic if you’re a punter; you just wind him up and watch him go, like a magical cross between a drumbeating monkey and an astoundingly expensive sex toy – for Matt Burton is a giver. He takes you to the best heights of comedic ecstasy, and will do whatever it takes (although rumors of his experiments with performance enhancing substances are false, filthy gossip about one of nature’s gentlemen) Ted Wilson is an enigma. Far more spiritual in nature than the earthy Burton, Wilson might be described as a kind of ZenComedy Whisperer, noted for his abilities with the shy and vulnerable audience who need stroking, and indeed leading to the promised land of focused and renewing hysteria.

Together, these men have created what could be described as a radio play. Well, it pretty much is a radio play – there’s voices and nothing to look at. It’s called 4 ‘til 4:20 Fridays, six episodes of a radio show that stood bravely against a tidal wave of Norah Jones. This instant underground classic of Australian Comedy features Matt and Ted as central figures but the massive and varied cast contains a plethora of vocal talent that must be experienced, including

the fabled Super Ham Cat. After the debut, Matt and ted will conduct a Q and A, some glamorous comedians will grapple the mic into submission and there’ll be music and dancing and stuff.

4 til 4:20 Fridays, a vibrant comedy radio play that will help you with any ‘bedroom problems’ you might be experiencing is all happening the glorious Brisbane Hotel on Saturday September 21 from 9pm. Episode one will get played over the astounding Brisbane sound system at 9:15 on the dot, then it’s live touching and jokes until the dancing starts. Please note Matt Burton is not doing lap dances any more and will cry if you ask him. He just wants to move on.

Get to www.noirhouse.com for more information and to get on the list; otherwise you’ll be waiting until September 17 for episode one.

Noirhouse premeier screening 9pm and 9:30 pm Peacock Theatre Salamanca Place Free Entry ONLINE BOOKING ESSENTIAL Noirhouse.com

You could just go the afterparty as well, as that’ll crank. Just wear a hat and look mysterious.

ANDREW HARPER

ANDREW HARPER

4 til 4:20 Fridays will be at The Brisbane Hotel September 21 from 9pm. Entry is $10 on the door.

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BEDROOM ANTICS ADMIT IT. EVEN FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR LIVINGROOM, THERE’S ALWAYS TENSION IN THE AIR AS ANY COMEDIAN/MUSICIAN WALKS ON STAGE TO DELIVER HIS/HER COMEDY ROUTINE. THEY GRAPPLE THE MICROPHONE, LOOK TO THE SEA OF FACES IN FRONT OF THEM, AND WE ALL CAN’T HELP BUT DWELL IN WHAT COULD BE THE POTENTIAL AWKWARDNESS OF A STAGNANT COMEDY ROUTINE. EVER GIVEN YOURSELF A HIGH-FIVE BECAUSE YOU’RE SO GOD DAMN FUNNY? DO YOU THRIVE OFF SENSITIVE ISSUES LIKE THE HOLOCAUST? WELL IN JEW TIME YOU COULD FIND YOURSELF IN THE SAME POSITION AS JUSTIN HEAZLEWOOD, AKA THE BEDROOM PHILOSOPHER.

Justin is an awkward, sorry, award-winning song and dance man, and share-household name. He had the hit ‘northcote (so hungover)’ and released his first book The Bedroom Philosopher Diaries.

Prince’s artwork for his new single is truly AMAZING – It features comedian Dave Chapelle (no seriously). Who is the artist most likely to have you featured on their front cover and why?

Is the ice breaker joke, eg. - the first joke, the most critical? Is there a lot of planning involved?

I’d be most likely to feature myself on my album cover.

Yes it is critical. I often think it’s the best place to be self indulgent and weird, because the audience have a full tank of patience and no expectations about you.

Yes, you spend your whole life planning.

You’re doing a stand up comedy routine what happens if the crowd doesn’t laugh?

You hate yourself. Then you hate them. Then you move on.

Is there a non funny side to the comedy business?

Yes. I devoted a book to this subject. It’s called ‘The Bedroom Philosopher Diaries.’

The trick was making the non-funny side funny in itself. God I’m heavy.

Comedians that you find genuinely funny and look up to for inspiration?

Tony Martin, Maria Bamford, Ben Lee. I recently saw a show, featuring comedians like Robin Williams, where they had to turn a random topic into a comedy routine.

It was essentially like ‘thank god you’re here’, except for a single comedian without the additional props etc… How would you deal with something like that?

I’d go well, or I’d hate it. I’m pretty good at improvising – I like to do it on my own terms though. Television is difficult – as if performing comedy isn’t high pressure enough. I’d prefer to just do my own material, because it’s getting harder and harder to be an artist on television and not just a personality. As an aside, it just started hailing in Melbourne. Little pellets are hitting my window.

What process do you use to develop your stand-up comedy material?

Writing and practicing and performing and critiquing and forgetting and remembering and loving and hating and winning and losing.

Did family and friends try to talk you out of becoming a comedian?

Myself, mostly. I consider myself a musician.

Have you ever just blanked on stage? Did you walk off, or just improvise something?

I forgot how to play my song ‘Sudanese’ at the Brisbane Powerhouse once. Instead of moving on or explaining it to the audience, I spent a good two minutes dicking about on the guitar and mumbling to myself.

Naturally, it was a few people’s favourite part of the show. When this happens you are asked the age old question “was it deliberate” to which I walk away.

Your most memorable stand up comedy gig?

Seeing Jimeoin at the Burnie Civic Centre in 1996. It came at a time when he toured Tasmania three times in two years. My mate Dion and I had a tape of one of his live shows and used to spout his jokes all the time. (In Irish accent) – “I opened up my letterbox the other day and inside a snail was eating one of my letters. I said ‘No stupid – lettuce. Not letters. Lettuce.’

MARK ACHESON

The Bedroom Philosopher will play in The Clubhouse at The Waratah Hotel, Hobart on Thursday September 19. The following night he travels to Launceston as part of Fresh Comedy at Fresh on Charles.

Presale tickets are available from both venues.

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Arts ART:

RACT PORTRAITURE PRIZE 2013 LAST YEAR’S RACT PORTRAITURE PRIZE WASN’T EXACTLY AN UPSET, IF YOU CAN TRULY HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN ART PRIZE, BUT IT WAS A VERY WELCOME SURPRISE.

Laura Hindmarsh, who is fast becoming a more recognised local artist, won the field with a video portrait, of herself, entitled studio drag. There’s no reason why anyone shouldn’t enter a self portrait, and a video portrait isn’t really a new thing, but the recognition for Laura’s work was very welcome - the judges chose well, making a decision that challenged expectations about what a portrait is. The intimate glance into an artist’s studio, and presumably a glimmer of her working process turned the audience into voyeurs for a short time, exposing something that isn’t usually seen: the process of making an art work.

It was a significant moment for local art, and as Tasmanian culture and cultural production continues to grow looking to moments such as this when emerging artists are recognised and given awards is a vital part of that growth. RACT Insurance CEO Trent Sayers said the Tasmanian Portraiture Prize had undergone a ‘refresh’ to rejuvenate the brand and reflect the prize’s evolution since inception.

Sarah Hyatt

Beatrice Tanner

Nathan Gillam

“We needed a new vision that reflected the changing nature of the arts in Tasmania and the current generation of talented Tasmanian artists.” Sayers said. “This new brand really highlights the purpose of the award, which is to inspire emerging Tasmanian artists seeking to kick-start their professional careers.”

Now entering its sixth year, the Tasmanian Portraiture Prize was established to create a platform for emerging Tasmanian artists to exhibit their talents, while also developing a body of portraiture that reflects life in 21st century Tasmania. Mr Sayers said the award aimed to foster the development of young Tasmanian artists and create an opportunity for the public to show its appreciation for the work of some of our State’s most talented individuals.

“Entrants are asked to paint a portrait of a Tasmanian who is important to them, along with a statement explaining why and how this person has inspired their work.

“The winner will receive $5000 in prize money and a trip for two to the Archibald Prize exhibition in Sydney, and this year we have also increased the 2nd prize from $500 to $2000 to assist with studio rent.

“This money could go a long way for an emerging artist, and we’re excited to see what this year’s batch of entrants produce.”

Susannah Heart

Peter Maarseveen

No doubt the field of entrants will be interesting, but even more interesting is what the judges will choose. Given the thought-provoking decision of last year, making an innovative choice is on the cards. It’s important because this is where Tasmania’s next wave of contemporary artists will get recognition, important financial support for a lucky few, and the public can get an idea of what’s happening here and now. That’s pretty important.

ANDREW HARPER

Emily Blom

Winners of the 2013 RACT Portrait Prize will be announced at the opening, on September 5 at the Long Gallery, where exhibition continues until September 16.

The exhibition then moves north firstly to The Devonport Regional Gallery September 28 – October 27 and then finally Sawtooth Gallery, Launceston, November 2 – November 25.

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Arts JEWELLEY:

PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES AN EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK FROM A SELECTION OF TASMANIAN CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERS.

FEATURING CONTEMPORARY PIECES BY Emily Arlotte, Emma Bugg, Sophie Carnell, Janine Combes, Melany Franklin, Natalie Holtsbaum, Ella Knight, Shauna Mayben Swanson, Livio Muench, Alexandra Parish, Megan Perkins, Emily Snadden, Gabbee Stolp, Tanja von Behrens, Anna M Williams.

OKAY, WHAT MAKES CONTEMPORAY JEWELLERY A BIT DIFFERENT? Jewellery and its traditions go beyond something that’s merely shiny and nice to wear. In the world of contemporary jewellery, appealing to potential consumers can be the last thing in the maker’s mind.

Contemporary jewellers create narratives to engage the audience in a story about materials and their use in the piece. The story may be historical, political, naturebased or futuristic. Concepts and processes are vital to the craft of the contemporary jeweller. The ideas that have helped to shape the piece are shared with the audience and become intrinsic to the value of the work.

Owners of contemporary jewellery often value it for the story it tells to the world .

The work gives the wearer a means to visibly express something of themselves when they wear the piece. Different materials may be used which challenge our ideas of value and preciousness. Organic objects, waste and even things that decay and vanish like food all have their place in the contemporary maker’s palette. Unpolished stones, rough textured surfaces or spiky rather than smooth edges, or a combination of ‘precious’ and ‘everyday’ materials.

Presentation is completely up for grabs – traditional forms are shyed away from.

Even how contemporary jewellery is worn is important – it’s not always obvious what these beautiful objects do and how they might work, and that’s part of what makes them fascinating.

Sophie Carnell

Megan Perkins

Livio Muench

Tanja Von Berens

Shauna Mayben

Alexandra Parish

Anna Williams

WHAT’S THIS EXHIBITION ABOUT? Is jewellery art? The artists participating in this exhibition reckon so, and that’ one idea behind this show – to demonstrate that jewellery can be a legitimate art form.

The work on show has been created so the makers can use new materials, force themselves outside their comfortable spheres and push their technical abilities – Jewellery is, of course a very precise practice.

Janine Combes

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PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES Tasmanian Contemporary Jewellery Schoolhouse Gallery, September 13-October 3 Opening 6pm September 12

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BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE PRESENTS KINSHIP ALIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL FOR A SHORT SEASON, BANGARRA DANCE WILL BE PRESENTING KINSHIP, A PAIR OF POWERFUL CONTEMPORARY DANCE WORKS. BANGARRA ITSELF IS A FAMOUS AND LONG RUNNING COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTING LIVING ABORIGINAL CULTURE IN THE FORM OF DANCE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. GLOBALLY UNIQUE, BANGARRA’S WORK IS CONSISTENT, POTENT, AND VERY CONTEMPORARY.

Stephen Page, the Artistic Director of Bangarra since 1999, shed a little light on Kinship, Bangarra’s current touring show: First up is Brolga, ‘ A creation myth, more of a children’s story that explores totems, that comes from North East Arhnem Land families’. Totem is a powerful part of Aboriginal traditions and this dance work tells the simple and mesmerising story of a young girl who encounters a Brolga feeding ground one morning as she walks. The narrative explores a complex relationship between human and nature, and the transformation from human to creature.

The second half of the show is more complex and more intense. Entitled ID, it’s ‘more abstract, more about social issues that Aboriginal People face’ and possibly a bit more challenging for an audience. ID reveals how Aboriginal people have survived and what they are confronted with, and does so with both humour and dignity. ID looks forward as well, celebrating not only what has been but what is to come with a clear and positive vision.

Bangarra is about producing Aboriginal culture that’s contemporary but also treads the fine line of respecting some of the most ancient traditional practices in the world.

Their works are archly of now, but are made in close consultation with communities and people. “It’s contemporary expression, we are an evolving culture” Stephen noted.

Kinship as total night put looks at ancient stories and the issues of now and will entertain and educate. This is dance at best, bridging ancient and modern; ‘work from the past, work from the future’ is what they do, and they do it very, very well.

ANDREW HARPER Kinship is showing for two nights only at The Theatre Royal, September 12 & 13.

The performance is not recommended for children under 10. For bookings and more information see www.theatreroyal. com.au.

THEATRE:

THE PYRAMID “IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS” WAS THE ONLY THING SIOBHAN COLMAN, WRITER OF THE NEW PLAY THE PYRAMID WOULD REVEAL ABOUT WHERE THIS ENTICING AND DIFFERENT WORK OF THEATRE ENDS UP.

A simple play that features a Vietnam Vet, a housewife with a lonely secret and a very boisterous, lusty Scottish Terrier explores secrets and perspectives in the lives of an outwardly-ordinary couple, Jack and Kate, who have a dog called Pete. Jack seems happy with where his seemingly stable life is; Kate sees a new life of freedom and true love beckoning, and Pete the terrier sees everything, and lets you in on a few secrets.

Siobhan Colman began work on The Pyramid as part of a writing mentorship.

She’s an experienced writer with a range of poetry and a few novels under her belt but this is her first foray into writing for theatre.

The character of Jack emerged first, as part of an exercise, but there was more to say and the story grew into a sharply original work for the stage that has been capturing the attention of audiences in short runs in Melbourne and Sydney. A dog that talks to the audience is not something you see all that much but Pete has been quite a hit, providing comic relief that turns into a surprising reveal as the play reaches it’s surprising, yet real and even tragic, climax.

The Pyramid is theatre for people who want to think and want to get surprised, as well as be convinced that you can give a dog a speaking part and make it not just work but shimmer with energy and comic invention. Be warned that the season is very short – just four performances, so booking is advised.

ANDREW HARPER The Pyramid shows at The Backspace Theatre from September 26 – 29. Further information and bookings are available from www.tastheatre.com.

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Arts FASHION :

ART ON LEGS THERE ARE FEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL DESIGNERS TO EXHIBIT THE FRUITS OF THEIR LABOUR IN HOBART, SAVE FOR THE ANNUAL NON-FOR-PROFIT ART ON LEGS WEARABLE ART SHOW. As the name suggests, the show is more art than fashion, but nevertheless a fascinating fusion of the two. Director Jen Newton explained the history and drive behind the project.

“It started in 2002 by a local woman, Rossy Roberts-Thompson, and she basically funded it until 2009. And by 2010 we were in a position where it wasn’t possible to keep doing that, and so we didn’t actually have a show in 2010 because of fundraising, and I sort of stepped up as director and we’ve been self-funded since then.”

While Rossy Roberts-Thomson started Art On Legs as a forum for textile artists, the show has now expanded to accommodate artists who want to use models as a canvas. The entries for the show fall into meaningful categories, such as environmental, pop culture, and recycling.

“We’re sort of addressing that recycling side of life, and re-using,” Jen explains. Entrants are encouraged to use unusual materials.

Last year’s winner, Plastique Fantastique

by Diana Eaton, is an absolutely stunning design made entirely of plastic safety seals from jars.

Jen herself is entering a piece this year inspired by Bruny Island’s Monument Rock.

Other talented local designers contributing to the show include Ali Pyrke, Ella Knight, Leonie Oakes, Sarah Bishop and Sabrina Evans, who won the L’Oreal Fashion Award in 2009.

Plus, the student category encourages young upcoming designers from high school and Polytechnic to put their creations on the catwalk. Art On Legs has even been added to the Friend’s School Textile Curriculum.

As Jen says, “It’s diverse, it appeals to lots of different people.”

“It’s just not an age thing, it’s applicable to everybody. The models are so stunning and the garments are so amazing, it just all works really well.”

The prolific range of designs will be judged on a number of points. “It’ll be the wow factor of course, that’s immediate,” Jen says. “The use of materials, technique, and patterns. It’s often very easy just to stick things together, but it’s how you actually stick things together that can make a statement, so they really look for something that’s unusual.”

“Last year’s winner wasn’t textile, but it’s art, so that’s where we’re diverging from the original inspiration.”

The show is a real treasure for Hobart, whose University Textile Unit is no longer available. For those with artistic designs, Jen says, “There’s really nowhere else in Tassie to show them.”

“With MONA and all the things that have been happening, we need to nurture our artists, and we’ve got amazing textile artists out there. There’s just not enough support.”

ERIN LAWLER

The designers aren’t limited to the state, however, and this year there are entrants from WA, SA, and NSW.

Art On Legs is on Saturday September 14 at The Friends’ School Farrall Centre.

Tickets are $30 at Centertainment or at the door from 7pm.

Plastique Fantastique by Diana Eaton

DESIGN:

CLARENCE FURNITURE DESIGN PRIZE THE CLARENCE PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN FURNITURE DESIGN, A DESIGN PRIZE OF EMERGING SIGNIFICANCE IN AUSTRALIA IS ON ALL SEPTEMBER AT THE ROSNY BARN. CELEBRATING ACCESSIBLE AND FUNCTIONAL FURNITURE, GET ALONG TO SEE SOME BEAUTIFUL DESIGN THAT’S BUILT TO WORK AND TO PLEASE YOUR AESTHETIC SENSES.

Now in its fourth year, the prize seeks and rewards excellence from emerging talent in Tasmanian furniture design. The winning entrant will receive $14,000 with prizes of $1000 going to the best emrging talent and to a highly commended work.

This year, the guest judges for the Clarence Prize are Joe Pascoe and Mike Verdouw.

Joe is recent CEO & Artistic Director of Craft Victoria and previously worked at the Australia Council, Shepparton Art

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Gallery, Victorian Ministry for the Arts and Geelong Art Gallery. Mike is a graduate architect with experience throughout Tasmania, nationally and internationally, having previously worked with renowned architects in Melbourne; London, UK; and St Petersburg, Russia. Mike is co-director of award winning architects 1+2 Architecture in Hobart.

Shortlisted artists include for the 2013 prize are: Ash Allen (VIC), Daniel Guest (SA), Dean Chatwin (TAS), Duncan Meerding (TAS), John Smith (TAS), Jye Edwards (TAS), Laura McCusker (TAS), Ray Brian (TAS), Rye Dunsmuir (TAS) and Simon Colabufalo (VIC).

Expect to see some quality selections and support the growth of furniture design in Tasmania and Australia by getting along to the Rosny Barn.

AR Ballast Hall Table by Daniel Guest

Angus by Dean Chatwin

ANDREW HARPER

The exhibition runs September 6 to 29, with gallery opening hours of 11am – 4pm Tuesday to Friday and 12noon – 4pm Saturday and Sunday. Winner of the award will be announced at the opening on Thursday September 5, from 6pm.

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Arts ART:

PAT BRASSINGTON In Search Of The Marvellous

Right, In Search Of The Marvellous is September’s unmissable exhibition.

Pat Brassington is about as reliable and decent an artist as you’ll find exhibiting in Tasmania, and her work is something to behold. Pat manipulates photography digitally, making finely realised images that fold surrealism, fetish and feminist ideas into a whole that can disturb, titillate and engross all at once. Pat is recognised across Australia and exhibits overseas and is pretty much a leading artist in all those areas, but none of those things are why you need to see her work. You need to go because it’s just so damn good. Humour, sex, social commentary all emerge from

BILL BURNS : JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL RESIDENT ARTIST JUNCTION ARTS LONG RUNNING HISTORY OF PRESENTING WORLD CLASS ART TO LAUNCESTON WILL ONCE AGAIN CONTINUE THIS YEAR AS THE FESTIVAL WELCOMES ACCLAIMED CANADIAN ARTIST BILL BURNS, AND HIS PIECE, ‘DOGS AND BOATS AND AIRPLANES’.

her work but the really great aspect is how open to interpretation her work can be. Fluid to the point of being slippery in meaning, this is art that needs you to truly read it to make it come alive, and cleverly invites deep engagement. The skill is obvious, but it’s the potent emotional content that will reach out.

This is some of the best stuff you can see anywhere in the country. If you are unfamiliar with Pat’s work it’s time to get acquainted, and if you have already had the pleasure, there’s new material to be devoured and older works from the archive to get to grips with again.

A central theme within Junction Arts festival this year, is participatory and audience driven art. The festival thrives on the importance of the engagement between the audience, the artworks and the artists. Without either of these elements, the art piece ceases to exist. Bill Burns is an artist who succeeds in adhering to the expectations of the festivals participatory art criteria (and audience driven art), in representing his choir piece.

The piece combines audience and artist, blurring the lines between each of the titles, allowing the audience to become the artist and in doing so, allowing the artist to become a part of the audience. ‘Dogs and Boats and Airplanes’ consists entirely of the contributions of the audience, with its focal element, the choir, consisting of one hundred voices of local Launceston primary students varying in age from 8-12. The students will be asked to give their best impressions of, and reflections on, the sounds associated with dogs, boats and airplanes.

When engaging the students with the things they are to emulate it seems that dogs are the popular choice with girls and boys typically go for the ‘jet engine sounds’.

The process of establishing the choir includes an introductory stage (introducing the students to sound and visual archives) as well as inviting the students to brainstorm, create a soundscape, and then creating mini narratives of what the dogs, boats and airplanes are doing. One of the artist’s

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The show is on for a while, but don’t relax – make sure you get to it, especially if you want to see unique, competent work by a hard working artist who lets her images do the talking.

ANDREW HARPER

In Search Of The Marvellous runs at CAST Gallery, North Hobart, till October 6.

favourite aspects of the performance is the libretto that the students create that features heavily within the piece.

This inspires me to ask Bill whether he is over the noises of such things. He responds with, “Strangely not, it amuses me, our relationship with dogs and other things with the world”.

It is performance pieces such as these (and the festivals that nurture them) that Burns views as the most important for regional communities and emerging and aspiring artists. He explains that these particular festivals allow artists to spread their artwork and for the audience to immerse themselves within them. This allows the boundaries between artist and audience (and the perceived boundaries which typically exist, like age and social class, etc.) to disappear. He continues that a stronger sense of community is also initiated.

BRIGITTE TROBBIANI

To immerse yourself with the world of ‘Dogs and Boats and Airplanes’ head down to The Princess Theatre (57 Brisbane Street, Launceston) on Friday September 6. Please note this performance is not suitable for children under 5. Full program information and ticket prices available at www.junctionartsfestival.com.au.

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MATERIAL GIRL ONCE A BELIEVER IN THE ART OF SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT, HOBART ARTIST PIP STAFFORD LOST HER FAITH BUT REDISCOVERED THE PLEASURES OF THE MATERIAL WORLD, THANKS IN PART TO WINNING THE $12,500 MONA SCHOLARSHIP IN 2012.

It’s nothing new for an artist to wonder if art is a waste of time, or worse. Susan Sontag, writing about this problem in 1964, blamed philosophy. Before philosophy, she claimed, art was a thing in itself, an actual reality: incantory, magical and ritualistic.

Then came Plato, insisting that art was not reality, not even close. For Plato, art was less real than the material world, which was itself less real than the world of forms, that intangible realm of the really real that lay beyond. He described art as if it was a dodgy photocopy of an inaccurate map: useless as a guide to reality at best and at worst, misleading and dangerous. Despite the wacky metaphysics, Plato’s idea of art as representation (not reality) took hold. A millennia or so later, Sontag said, artists and critics were still operating as though art couldn’t simply be, but must do. Which raises the question: do what?

For some artists, the answer is simple: save the world. According to proponents of socially engaged art, art isn’t necessarily about making things, but about making things better. Examples range from the indie optimism of Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher’s Learning to Love You More website (active 2002 – 2009), to the concrete activism of Hans Haacke.

Pip Stafford used to consider herself just such a socially engaged artist – but not any more.

“Socially engaged art purports to be about society but it’s more about the artist than anything,” Stafford says.

“I used to make lots of video work, socially engaged work. But I started to wonder whether it was actually successful in doing that, or was it just masking really bad art?

The art certainly wasn’t a physical object.

I decided I wanted to get my hands dirty again, play around in the material world.”

There is evidence of this embrace of materiality in Stafford’s Liverpool Street studio. Besides a Mac, her desk holds screw drivers, pliers, caked Petri dishes, copper coils, lumps of pyrite, alligator clips, pink-and-purple crystals and a soldering iron. There’s a twist-top tub of Borax in front of lever arch folders on the bookshelf and a large bag of Saxa salt on a stool.

“For growing the crystals,” she explains, when I ask about the salt. “The fluffy ones are from Magic Garden kits.”

Stafford is preparing for A Rat’s Nest, a solo exhibition at MONA that will run from September 27 until October 19. The show will feature both crystals—grown in the gallery in the 24 hours leading up to opening night—and crystal radios (sometimes called ham radios or foxhole radios) that pick up and broadcast electromagnetic rays.

“Recently I blew up an amp and a speaker using a crystal radio. Probably I mixed up a polarity somewhere. There was a smell like burning hair; actually it was burning speaker.”

materials, see what I could do with them and then decide not to use them for the final show. I’m used to working on a shoe-string budget so this was a luxury. Normally I have to stick to one, cheap thing and just make it work: whatever material it is that I buy to begin with. This time I could play.”

Stafford has an image in her head of how A Rat’s Nest might eventually look but she won’t know for sure until she assembles the work in the gallery.

“I’ve always been interested in the push and pull of control and chaos. What happens when I leave something. I step away at a point – then the materials take over.”

Stafford tells me by email that she’s still working on a piece of writing about the show.

“I’m probably over-thinking, to be honest!”

Sontag, back in 1964, would have told her not to worry. Our job, she said, is to learn to see more, to hear more, to feel more: to recover the material world.

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“I use crystals because I like the aesthetic,” Stafford says. “The bling. But it is also about function. The crystals act like glue, however the weight of crystals also has the potential to drag things apart. They’re volatile, they might fall apart, might crumble, they have their own life. It was wordplay that took me to crystal radios. They actually run off minerals like pyrite and galena, not the crystals I grow.”

The MONA scholarship, which Stafford won in 2012, enabled an experimental approach.

“A condition of the scholarship is that you have to spend the money on materials.

For the first time ever I was able to buy

A Rat’s Nest, run from September 27 until October 19 in the Mona Library Gallery.

Opening night will be held on Thursday September 26 from 6pm in the Void space and will also include the announcement of the 2013 Mona Scholarship recipient.

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A ROOM WITH A VIEW AS THE JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL QUICKLY APPROACHES, LAUNCESTON GETS READY FOR ONE OF ITS GREATEST CELEBRATIONS OF ART AND MUSIC THROUGH A SERIES OF PARTICIPATORY AND AUDIENCE-DRIVEN PERFORMANCES. ONE OF THE FESTIVALS MOST RECOGNISED FEATURES IS THE FESTIVAL CLUB, MEETING PLACE AND VENUE, THE JUNC ROOM.

Image by Chris Crerar

The Junc Room hosts a large chunk of the featured content, and this year, the Junc Room and its coinciding programme will not disappoint, catering to an array of tastes, age groups and interests, and moulding each of these to bring communities together.

The programme this year features an array of musicians who will both excite and intrigue. There’s a mix of DJ’s, folk bands, well hidden local secrets and blues and rock groups. There is The UTAS Wind Ensemble and surf-punk, garage-spaghetti bands. Each of the artists included on the Junc Room bill never fail to disappoint, with some of the most exciting acts including Melbourne’s Biscotti, Falls Festival’s sweethearts; Mojo Juju, and one of Hobart’s darlings, Lulu and the Paige-turners.

The festival’s Artistic Director, Ian Pidd, declares his excitement for Biscotti and Mojo Juju, continuing that the crowd will

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go “gaga” for each of them. The criteria in considering musicians and artists for the festival varies, yet Ian believes the best acts are the ones “that I want people to party to” continuing that these artists are those that “people don’t know very much and should know more about, that local musicians will get inspired by”. It’s this criteria and Ian’s own familiarities with the industries that secure such fantastic artists.

Other acts performing in the Junc Room include; Ashley Bird, Elliott Courtnage, Tiger Choir, John Johnson and the Johnsons, Guthrie, Captives, Max Power (cue Homer Simpson’s song) and 7th Street Entry to name a few.

is making some sort of difference and generating a discussion about the work”.

The location for the 2013 festival is vital for its central theme of participatory art, and will thus be successful in drawing people in.

The 2013 Junction Arts Festival is really something and the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the community, leaving the comfortable fort you’ve made in Winter, and welcome the warmth and vitamin D that comes with Spring. Get down to Civic Square with a few friends and engage with your neighbours, participate in the art and be a part of everything that the Festival includes.

BRIGITTE TROBBIANI

As for having such an exciting festival and landmark in Launceston, Ian strongly suggests that the best festivals are held in smaller cities, citing that “there’s a real sense that something’s going on, the festival

Junction Arts Festival runs from Wednesday September 4 to Sunday September 8. A full program is available from www.junctionartsfestival.com.au.

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ART MOB On the Wild Side, August 30 – September 15

BRAVE ART GALLERY Longford Diana Cameron – New Work, September 7– September 29

BETT GALLERY Vitrify: 2013 finalists: Janetta Kerr-Grant, Jane Sawyer, Angela Valamanesh, Keiko Matsui, August 28 – September 11 Victor Greenaway, August 30 - September 11 Tom O’Hern, September 13 – October 4

DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY MAIN GALLERY Transit, Ross Byers, August 24 – September 22 RACT Portraiture Prize 2013, September 28 –October 27 THE LITTLE GALLERY Shannon Field Monster Mash

CAST In Search Of The Marvellous, Pat Brassington, August 31 – October 6 COLVILLE GALLERY Luke Wagner, September 7–October 25 Matthew Armstrong, September 27 – October 16 CONSTANCE Main space: Jessie Lumb (SA) - With bright and shiny stars in my eyes Foyer space: Jo Fulton (TAS) - broken news Paddy Lyn space: Kylie Spear (QLD) - The Space Between Thoughts September 13 – October 5 DESPARD Art & Object: Spring Group Show: Anne Morrison, Lucia Usmiani, Catherine Woo, Andrea Morruchio, Damon Bird, Venini, Bill Yaxley, Jeff Mincham, September 11– October 7.

HANDMARK Simone Pfister and Leonie Oakes, jewellery by Shauna Mayben, September 13 onwards PENNY CONTEMPORARY When one will do, Annie Nichols, August 22–September 11 SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE LONG GALLERY RACT Tasmanian Portraiture Prize, September 6 – 15 Out of Hand: Two years of workshops and Travelling exhibitions, curated by Sarah Bishop, September 26 -30 SIDESPACE GALLERY Of light and form, Stephen Firth, September 13 – 16 Out of Hand: Two years of workshops and Travelling exhibitions, curated by Sarah Bishop, September 26 -30 STUDIO GALLERY Pachamama , Cristina Palcious, September 16 – October 31

BURNIE REGIONAL GALLERY Ha High Art, June 21 –December 8 Primary Kaleidoscope, August 31 – September 15 Burnie Youth Council Youth Art Challenge 2013, September 16 – 22 Mancell Financial Group 2013 Tas Art, September28 – October 19 GALLERY PEJEAN Cargo, Ed King, August 21 –September 21 OUTWARD Research A Person, TAP (Tasmanian Association of Permasculpture) and The Global Flux, August 31 – September 14.

QVMAG Into The Wild: Wilderness Photography in Tasmani, until February 16 Sockumenta: Famous Sock Monkeys, August 29 - November 24 The Nude in 20th Century Australian Art, Until October 20 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, September 7 –October 20 ANZANG Nature Photography, August 24 – October 27 Peddle Chairs, till August 29 SAWTOOTH All exhibitions September 6 – 28, opening night September 6 from 6pm Front gallery Enucleo – Contemporary Clay, Co-curated

by Serena Rosevear and Patrick Sutczak Middle Gallery Penumbra, Matt Cottrel Project gallery RAT TAG, Nadine Kessler (TAS) New Media Gallery Turkey Beach, Janice Kuczkowski (ACT) @Sawtooth

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COMEDY

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THE BRISBANE HOTEL LAUNCH PARTY: 4 til 4:20, September 21, 9pm.

The Comedy Forge, September 26, 8pm.

COUNTRY CLUB CASINO Arj Barker, September 6.

THE WARATAH Danger Academy, September 7, doors 8:30, show from 9:00.

The Clubhouse presents The Bedroom Philosopher, September 19, 8:30 pm.

FRESH ON CHARLES Fresh Comedy with The Bedroom Philosopher, September 6.

PRINCESS THEATRE Umbilical Brothers, September 20.

WREST POINT CASINO Arj Barker, September 7.

Umbilical Brothers, September 19.

DEVONPORT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Arj Barker, September 8.

Umbilical Brothers, Sept 21.

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DICKENS CIDER HOUSE Uber Comedy,September 11th, 8pm.

THE THEATRE ROYAL Bangarra Dance Theatre Kinship, September 12 – 13.

Bell Shakespeare The Comedy Of Errors, September 18 – 21.

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THEATRE ROYAL BACKSPACE Tasmanian Theatre Company The Pyramid, September 26 – 29 (Fri – Sat 8:15, Sun 4:15).

THE PLAYHOUSE Allan Jeffrey and Leiz Moore Productions in association with the Musical Theatre Crew present HAIRSPRAY the Broadway Musical, August 30 - September 14.

The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Tasmania inc. presents Pirates of Penzance, September 20 – 28.

JUNCTION ARTS PERFORMANCES, LAUNCESTON Mudlark Theatre One Day Twice (venues TBA on the day) Dan Koop & Co The Stream the Boat The Shore The Bridge Skye Gellman & Thom Browning, Keiran Law, Gareth Hart, Dylan Sale Blindscape Action Hero A Western Action Hero Watch Me Fall September 4 – 8 junctionartsfestival.com.au for information & tickets THE ANNEXE THEATRE, INVERESK CentreStage The Monster’s Apprentice, September 11 – 14, 7pm.

LONGFORD TOWN HALL THEATRE G-STRING PRODUCTIONS Me and My Girl, Sept 19 -22, 8pm.

PRINCESS THEATRE BELL SHAKESPEARE The Comedy Of Errors, September 23 – 24, 8pm.

“Grippingly funny and tragically real” A delightful tragi-comedy about repressed sexuality and thwarted dreams.

The story of a Vietnam vet, a woman with a big secret and a gay Scottish dog.

Pop-up #Exhibition, works from Flinders Island, curated by Marisa Molin

PLIMSOLL The Plimsoll Enquiry, Experimental group event and exhibition, September 13 – November 3 TMAG Drawing With Distinction: Australian Artists, August 2 –December 1 Critical Operations, March 15 – December 31 Illumination: The Art Of Philip Wolfhagen, September 13 –December 1.

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CD Reviews

Something often goes terribly wrong when rock bands try to play country music.

Thriftstore Masterpiece is a revolving music collective assembled by producer Charles Normal, assigned the task of covering forgotten ‘masterpieces’ found in thrift stores. Lee Hazlewood’s 1963 debut, Trouble is a Lonesome Town is their first target, often rendered cartoonish by its squeaky-clean production and out-of-place guitar distortion.

Thriftstore Masterpiece Trouble is a Lonesome Town

As with many of the songs on this album, Lee Hazlewood’s original songwriting holds the song together, making it indestructible to a certain extent. However, the insistent high-hats, stiff snares, crowded trumpets

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and loud guitars threaten to overpower the song. Black’s other songs, ‘Son of a Gun’ and ‘Run Boy Run’, fare better instrumentally, but the childish voice on the former steps the song into sounding like a parody. Trouble is a Lonesome Town is to country music what Rango was to Western films.

the stellar line-up of The Blues Brothers only just managed to pull off the country classic ‘Theme From Rawhide’--but it’s not without its few standout moments.

As a whole, Trouble is a Lonesome Town makes for a fun novelty album--it’s the kind you can put on at themed parties to achieve a Western aesthetic. Fans of the guest artists on the album may enjoy hearing them outside their normal contexts, while fans of Hazlewood should approach with caution. It was a tough task after all--even

Tigertown

Wandering Eyes

Field Of Reeds

Music is becoming lazier and lazier. Surfpop is the next stage in a long train of lazy music, much adored by flower crown toting girls and guys who boast about smoking pot. It seems as if this popular genre, currently big on the Australian music scene, is the logical continuation of mid-2000s pop-punk and pop-rock; the same fans, just older and more ‘refined’. They don’t want to search for the meaning of their last breakup in the lyrics of a whiney ballad, nor are they young enough to be seen moshing to My Chemical Romance. No, these fans want to get intoxicated and jump around to simple pop music, created by long haired Adelaidian boys Bad//Dreems, who pass pop off as indie.

Bad//Dreems are not pioneers in their field.

They aren’t exploring any new ground or creating sounds we haven’t heard before.

But they are making nice music that is very easy to listen to and quite fun at the same time; something that many musicians probably forget about. I don’t think this is the last we will hear from Bad//Dreems, and I’m sure the band is just getting started.

David Simmons

These New Puritans are a band that, for the most part, defy description. Not quite postpunk, not quite rock, not quite ambient. The new release, Field Of Reeds, is a release that is unlike anything you have heard this year.

It is beautiful, dark, natural and, at times, quite intimidating.

This record is still characteristically within the same vein as the band’s previous releases, but where there was once cold distance, there is now emotion, albeit dark and brooding emotion. And instead of the harsh tribal drumming razor sharp sounds of their last album Hidden, Field Of Reeds takes an otherwise fluid, flowing approach – an easier, and calmer listen. However, there is still plenty of uncomfortable edge on the album. It has few easy access points, in its sparse and strange arrangements, filled with eerie lulls and sudden, discombobulating rushes of noise.

While Field of Reeds is a mysterious album in many ways, what it makes clear is Barnett’s faith in the purity of sound, rather than words, to communicate; lyrics he has previously sung make a lot of sense here: “This music is weightless, and when I sing, so am I.” Harrison Orchard

Roshan Clerke

Dream On, Dreamer Loveless

The third EP from indie pop quintet, Tigertown looks just like a vinyl LP from the seventies. Heck, Wandering Eyes even sounds like a record from that era. The group certainly know their Fleetwood Mac’s from their Fairport Conventions. They also offer something homely and not altogether unexpected here.

‘Weary One’ kicks off proceedings with some chiming boy-girl vocals and a pop style that sits somewhere between Cloud Control and Ben Lee. The song’s strength lies in the fact that it successfully draws together lots of different sonic ingredients, but the lyrics are a bit of a letdown because they’re overly simplistic and repetitive.

The previous single, ‘What You Came Here For’ is offered next and this one takes us on a turn back in time to eighties childhood films like The Neverending Story and others from the fantasy genre. ‘Back in Time’ meanwhile, does just as the title suggests and is the first one to really fit with the nostalgic EP art. But for my money it’s the following title track that really fits that bill, because it sounds dangerously close to being a reprise of the Mac’s ‘Rhiannon’.

Wandering Eyes is filled with polish and radiates from the brain to the pulse and concludes with a hypnotic heartbeat. For a group so young, this is ultimately another joyous addition to a first-rate canon.

Natalie Salvo

Australian post-hardcore quintet Dream On, Dreamer have returned with their second album Loveless, the follow-up to 2011’s Heartbound.

Anyone who enjoyed Heartbound should be pleased with the band’s newest effort which is an impressive 10-track collection packed with talent and emotion. Anyone who enjoys metalcore but is unfamiliar with Dream On, Dreamer will soon know all about them, as they continue to rise and push boundaries.

The entire album is nothing short of moving and will leave you wanting more from the Melbournian outfit. If you were ever a fan of Dream On, Dreamer Loveless will be a pleasure to listen to. If you were crossing your fingers for them to display a significant progression from their debut album, don’t uncross them just yet. Dream On, Dreamer have a promising future and if their success over the past few years is anything to go by, these guys are going places fast. Having opened for A Day to Remember and The Devil Wears Prada on their Australian tour last month, Dreamer have a national headline tour in place for later this year, and if you’re a fan you definitely don’t want to miss that!

Janelle Tucknott

CD Reviews

Local music veterans The Darling Downs have released their first album in six years – a slow-moving collection of folky, bluegrassy tunes. In The Days When The World Was Wide is named after a Henry Lawson book of the same title, and the album has clearly been influenced by Australian outback culture.

The album has an authentic, stripped-back, country-folk sound.

The Darling Downs In The Days When The World Was Wide

‘Saved’ sets the laidback pace of the album with tinny guitar, banjo and rough yet croon-y vocals from Ron Peno. It’s an atmospheric track that is indicative of the album’s overall nostalgic themes. ‘Forever Night’ is an aptly named song, reminding me of starry, outback night. It’s sleepy

David Lynch The Big Dream

Anytime I have ever sat down to watch a David Lynch production, whether it be a film as inexplicable as Mullholland Drive or as stellar as Twin Peaks, it was always a given that the soundtrack would be perfectly curated and sculpted. The Big Dream is just another medium upon which Lynch can express his undeniable talent for creation that is both quirky and thought provoking.

The Big Dream is unique in that it explores many genres without sounding like a compilation or a mix tape of improvised beats and songs. Lynch fashions The Big Dream into an album of niche electro with elements of rock and country. ‘Last Call’ and ‘The Big Dream’ explore the more electronic sounds with typical house drum beats, made interesting by Lynch’s obscure voice that is part overly nasal singing and part spoken word. It could be argued that the album is just a new form of expressing beat poetry, with sung choruses and orchestral synthesisers. adhouse.

Whilst The Big Dream is a great album for fans of the David Lynch style, it perhaps might not be able to translate to those unfamiliar with any of Lynch’s previous work. It is bizarre, tense and most importantly, quintessential Lynch.

David Simmons

and simple, with spacious harmonies and bittersweet lyrics. ‘Wish You Were Her’ is a faster-paced country-sounding piece, with production giving it a vinyl record sound. The straightforward structure, easy pace and banjo fingerpicking in ‘There Were Tears’ give the track a definite country feel, but the predictable cadences are slightly worn out. ‘Between The Forest And The Trees’ is a more upbeat track, with a twangy guitar riff and echoing handclaps.

particularly innovative. Overall, the Darling Downs’ album is certainly pleasant and full of character, but it is not something I would go back to listen to with any great enthusiasm.

Lucy Smith

In The Days When The World Was Wide is musically simple and soulful. However, its lack of melodic variance failed to keep me engaged throughout – the tunes were not especially memorable, nor was the music

Washed Out Paracosm

Ernest Greene’s stage name Washed Out first made waves in 2011 when his debut album Within and Without was released to much critical acclaim. Nearly exactly two years have passed and the Georgian native has served up Paracosm.

Paracosm is one of those albums that is best consumed as one cohesive endproduct making it hard to pick it apart and speak about individual songs. Just as several instruments make up a band, nine songs make up this one complete album.

Greene layers on thick imagery, widescreen soundscapes, layered instrumentals, carefully considered treatments topped off with soft yet soaring vocals from Greene himself.

Nearly every minute of Paracosm could be featured in any number of indie coming-ofage or slightly left-of-centre films, probably because the music already evokes similar imagery in the listener’s head. Although it’s best to consume the record as a whole, if you do have to check out just one song, then lead single ‘It All Feels Right’ is a good one to start with and makes a good account of the album’s sound and aesthetic feel.

Washed Out’s Paracosm sees Greene developing even further as one of the preeminent electronic/chillwave artists in the world. Well worth checking out.

Alexander Crowden

Buffalo Tales Roadtrip Confessionals

Roadtrip Confessionals is a haunting collection of 13 acoustic songs that are loosely based on a soundtrack to a fictional road trip. The record is a long one that clocks in at 53 minutes. The content of the songs is actually quite raw and open with the lyrics often referencing subjects like heartbreak, sadness, yearning and soul-searching. There are many moments where the feeling and emotion become all too much and will require you to reach for the box of Kleenex, with the quiet hush and personal stories tugging at your heartstrings until they’re ready to break.

On the flipside, there are also moments that are high energy and romp with a bootscooting joy. These alt-country songs are ecstatic and party stomping like in “OH! My Kingdom” where the banjos and handclaps wouldn’t be out of place during a Mumford & Sons’ show Roadtrip Confessionals is one honest and mature record. It’s like a ramble through Carr’s experiences and journey to date and it’s one that for better and for worse, has already been done. He’s essentially poured his heart out and used the depth and breadth of his experience to colour his songs and while the music doesn’t differ all too much, the lyrics are sweet and full of heart.

Natalie Salvo

Waxahatchee Cerulean Salt

Waxahatchee is the indie-rock musical project of Katie Crutchfield, who has been making music with her twin sister, Allison since the age of 15. Cerulean Salt is Crutchfield’s second album on Don Giovanni Recordings since her debut solo record last year, American Weekend. With these experiences behind her, the album is full of seamlessly melodic pop-punk songs.

Written and recorded with her roommates in the basement of her Philadelphia home, Cerulean Salt reflects on her Alabama upbringing, evoking the landscape as well as the crushing, emotional side of her life there. It’s an album full of sharp, bitter moments, underlined by a burning desire for tenderness.

Cerulean Salt is a comforting album, but it’s also a sad album. It possesses a bedroom charm through its melodies and its memories that sets it apart from similar efforts. As a melancholy album, it is in no way a whole experience or an album for all times. All the same, for those moments it is needed, Cerulean Salt is an excellent elixir.

Roshan Clerke

Event Guide

Hobart

Date

Sunday

Date

8

Monday

Tuesday

1

2

3

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

4

5

6

7

Kenny Beeper, Dameza Jason Patmore 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

Neda (vic)

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar - Bingo with Rambling Ryan

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 8pm

Brookfield Vineyard

Greg & Rachel Gow 4:30pm

Brookfield Vineyard

David Carr (12pm), Phil Manning (5pm)

C Bar

Billy Whitton 2pm

C Bar

Pete Thomas 2pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Tim Rozemulder

Republic Bar & Café

Dean Stevenson 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Rod Fritz + Zach Spinks + Sarah Letters 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Sambo 8pm

Birdcage Bar

Sambo 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

Art @ The Brisbane w/ Roscoe McDonnell

Constance ARI

Ben Panucci 6pm

Republic Bar & Café

Victoria Gaye Duo 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Quiz Night 8:15pm

Birdcage Bar

Billy & Randal 8pm Open Mic Night

Monday

Tuesday

9

10

Birdcage Bar

Billy & Randal 8pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Open Mic Night

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

The Baker Boys 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Anita and Nick 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Pete Thomas 8pm

Wednesday

11

Birdcage Bar

Pete Thomas 8pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Billy Whitton

Republic Bar & Café

JAJA 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

The Sign 9pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Hannah Foley, Sarah Wells 8pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Alan Gogoll 7:30pm

Waratah Hotel

Inquizitive Quiz Night

Waratah Hotel

Inquizitive Quiz Night

Wunderland

Aelex the Kids Mix Bag

Wunderland

Aelex the Kids Mix Bag

Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Ben Castles

Brisbane Hotel

Brisbane Songwriters w/ Stormy Stokes + Rachel Clark (vic) + Sam Stansall

Republic Bar & Café

Son Del Sur 9pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Tim Rozemulder

Republic Bar & Café

Goldilocks Area 9pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Tattersalls Folk Club Invitational w/ Ben Wells, Timothy Bird, Sam Kucera, Aaron Searcy, Alex McArthur, Leo Creighton, Lucas Walker, Nial Maruci & Pat Ferguson, Ben Lawless, Tarik Stoneman, Joel Imber + more TBA 7pm

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Damage Nightclub w/ Silent Rose (vic) + Interview with an Escape Artist + Pridelands (sa) + Lives Lost + DJ “Fill’er Fulla Tinnies + DJ Asha-Tray

Thursday

Friday

12

13

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Tattersalls Folk Club 7:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

AMPOCALYPSE! Day 1 - Raven Black Night (SA Album Launch) + Rituals of the Oak (NSW) + The Wizar’d + M.0.1.0 + Intense Hammer Rage + Nosce Teipsum + Gape + Illustrator + DJ’s

Brookfield Vineyard

Neil Gardner CD Launch 7:30pm

C Bar

DJ Gezza 8pm

Federation Concert Hall

Brahms & Poulenc 7:30pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Ethel The Frog

Ivory Lounge Bar

DJ Popo

Brookfield Vineyard

“Living on Country” + 5 others 7pm

Republic Bar & Café

La Vista + Lucky Dips 10pm

C Bar

DJ Gezza 8pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Pat Berechree & Friends 7:30pm

Grand Poobah

Biscotti, Mangel Wurzel & Paella Guru - 70's Dancertatria in the Main Room

Grand Poobah

Guerilla Zingari, Paella Guru, As The Crow Flies

The Winston

Sin and Tonics and Roadrats (Melbourne)

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Mindz Eye

Wunderland

DJ MAD, Kenny Beeper

Ivory Lounge Bar

DJ Popo

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 9pm

New Sydney Hotel

La Zingara Duo

Brisbane Hotel

Republic Bar & Café

Boil Up 10pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Terry Nomikos 7:30pm

The Winston

Truckshow

AMPOCALYPSE! Day 2 - M.S.I. (return show) + Whoretopsy (Vic) + Exsanguinate + Lithosphyris + Taberah (Album Launch) + Elm Street (Vic) + The Deep End (Vic) + Backlash + DJ’s

Wunderland

DJ Grotesque, Kenny Beeper

C Bar

Sambo 8pm

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 9pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Ethel The Frog

Brisbane Hotel

ALL AGES - Speakeasies

Ivory Lounge Bar

Mez/Kenny Beeper

Brisbane Hotel

18+ - Mangelwurzel (vic) + Biscotti (vic) + Naked + Treehouse + Bianca (Bandit) Blackhall + DJ MTC

Republic Bar & Café

Ngaiire + Lester the Fierce 10pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Ben Lawless & Friends 8pm

The Winston

Verticoli

Saturday

C Bar

Manhattan 8pm

Grand Poobah

Alta, Amin Payne, Cocoa Noire, Tiger Choir & Guest DJ's

Casbah

Mixup Night

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

The Smashers

Ivory Lounge Bar

DJ Millhouse

Republic Bar & Café Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall The Winston

Dameza, DJ MAD

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

AMPOCALYPSE! Day 3 - Ruiner & The Threshold Forms + Orodruin + Johnny B & The Goodes (Acoustic) + Bats of a Feather (Acoustic) + Kt K & Tegan D + Sophie Zavala

Cloud Control + Palms 10pm

Brookfield Vineyard

Students Concert Hobart College

Pat Ferguson & Friends, Sam Kucera 8pm

C Bar

Double Down 2pm

Tim and Scott

Republic Bar & Café

Soul Sunday Sessions - 3rd Sunday of every Month 2pm

Sat Sept 7 / Fashion Parade & The Sign / 6pm Sun Sept 8 / Greg & Rachel Gow / 3pm Fri Sept 13 / Neil Gardner / 7pm Sat Sept 14 / Quiz Night with Amazing Ashton / 7pm Sun Sept 15 / Lachlans Student Concert / 1pm Fri Sept 20 / Singing from the Heart / 12pm

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Wunderland

SEPTEMBER

40

Wunderland Birdcage Bar

Acts / Start Time

Republic Bar & Café Wednesday

Acts / Start Time Danger Academy Charity Comedy Night 9pm

Venue

September Sunday

Venue Waratah Hotel

Sunday

15

Sat Sept 21 / Vivace Young Childrens Choir / 12pm Sept 21 & 22 / Marney McQueen, musical Theatre & Cabaret Sat Sept 28 / Zion Songs with Hammond Trio / 7:30pm

OCTOBER & BEYOND Thur Oct 3 / Wendy Mathews / 7pm Fri Oct 25 / Christopher Coleman / 7:30pm Sat Oct 26 / The Craggs / 7pm

Event Guide

Date

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

16

17

18

19

20

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Republic Bar & Café

Wahbash Ave 9pm

The Metz

House Party #2 - Local DJ’s 6pm

Birdcage Bar

Sambo 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar - Bingo with Rambling Ryan

Republic Bar & Café

Billy Whitton 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Billy & Randal 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

Quiz-A-Saurus

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Open Mic Night

Republic Bar & Café

Carl Rush 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Pete Thomas 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

Marney McQueen 5pm

C Bar

Manhattan 2pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Tim Rozemulder

Longley International Hotel

Wolf Mail, Pete Cornelius 3:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Peter Hicks 8:30pm Sambo 8pm

Republic Bar & Café

Joe Pirere 8:30pm

Tuesday

24

Birdcage Bar

Billy & Randal 8pm

BAD VIBRATIONS w/ The Sketches + Fatty Esther + Drayfus’ Epiphany + Sharman Fox-Smith

Brisbane Hotel

Game On! Warhammer & Console Night

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Open Mic Night

Republic Bar & Café

R.A. The Rugged Man + Dunn D 9pm

Republic Bar & Café

Billy Longo 8:30pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

The Mornings (Acoustic), Kenna, Bec Stevens 7:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Pete Thomas 8pm

Waratah Hotel

Inquizitive Quiz Night

Brisbane Hotel

UGANDA FUNDRAISER w/ Chase City + Backlash + Drayfus’ Epiphany + Jacqui & Millie

Wednesday

25

Wunderland

Aelex the Kids Mix Bag

Republic Bar & Café

Regurgitator 9pm

Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Chase City, Ben White 7:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Craicpot

Waratah Hotel

Inquizitive Quiz Night

Republic Bar & Café

Wolf Mail + Pete Cornelius 9pm

Wunderland

Aelex the Kids Mix Bag

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Tattersalls Folk Club 7:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

The Republic Bar & Café

Wolf Mail, Pete Cornelius 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

The Comedy Forge (Stand Up Comedy)

Waratah Hotel

Clubhouse Comedy ft/ The Bedroom Philosopher w/ local talent 8pm

Republic Bar & Café

Regurgitator 9pm

Thursday

26

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Tattersalls Folk Club 7:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Pikelet (Vic) + Catsuit + Transcription of Organ Music + DJ BTC

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar - Nerves + Ride the Tiger + Speech Patterns

Brisbane Hotel

Back Bar - Known Associates + SkurgeOne + Phex + Aimz + 42South + DJ Two Toes + Draz + Mr Muller & Xplicit

C Bar

DJ Gezza 8pm

Grand Poobah

Rebel Music

Folk Night 7:30pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Swifty

DJ Gezza 8pm

Ivory Lounge Bar

DJ Popo

The Royal Jellies, The Sin & Tonics, Brad Harbeck in the Kissing Room

Republic Bar & Café

Sugartrain 10pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Terry Nomikos & Friends 7:30pm

Federation Concert Hall

Marc-Andre Hamelin 7:30pm

The Winston

Billy Whitton and the Hepcats

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Brett Collidge

Waratah Hotel

Ivory Lounge Bar

DJ Popo

The Paper Kites “National Album Tour” w/ Special Guests 9pm

New Sydney Hotel

Guerilla Zingari

Republic Bar & Café

The Basics + HOY 10pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Tim Davies & Friends 7:30pm

The Winston

The Bobcats

Kenny Beeper, DJ MAD Jason Patmore 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Rolo Tomassi (UK) + Palm (Japan) + A Secret Death (QLD) + Totally Unicorn (NSW) + Speech Patterns + Departe

Brookfield Vineyard

Zion Songs & Hammond Organ Trio 7:30pm

Casbah

Hell’s Grace, Actuality, Myocardium

Grand Poobah

Charles Buddy Daaboul, Naked

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Swifty

Ivory Lounge Bar

DJ Millhouse/Mez

Vivace Young Voices (1pm) + Marney McQueen 7pm

New Sydney Hotel

Guerilla Zingari

Ebeneza Good 8pm

Republic Bar & Café

Simon Russel and Guilty as Charged 10pm

Mason, Backlash, Random Order & Gape

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Billy Whitton 8pm

Crikey

The Metz

Grand Final After Party - Local DJ’s 4pm

DJ Millhouse/Kenny Beeper

The Winston

Darktown Strutters

Silence & the Sketch, Monte Cassino

Wunderland

Dameza, DJ Grotesque

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 8pm

DJ MAD, DJ Grotesque Jason Patmore 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar - Wolves of Rain + Geurrilla Zingari + The Beautiful Chains

C Bar Grand Poobah Irish Murphy’s Hobart Ivory Lounge Bar New Sydney Hotel

27

Wunderland

Birdcage Bar

Brookfield Vineyard

Friday

Birdcage Bar

Wunderland

Brisbane Hotel

22

Brookfield Vineyard

Birdcage Bar

Grand Poobah

Sunday

Acts / Start Time ALL AGES - Depths (Album Launch) + Bury the Truth (Vic) + Dawn of Your Discontent + Lives Lost

23

C Bar

21

Venue Brisbane Hotel

Monday

Brookfield Vineyard

Saturday

Date

Saturday

28

Back Bar - 4 till 4:20 Fridays Hobart Launch Party (Comedy Night)

Sunday

29

Republic Bar & Café

The Basics + HOY 10pm

Tattersalls Beer & Food Hall

Pat Ferguson & Friends, Sam Kucera 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

Bingo w/ Rambling Ryan

The Winston

John Johnson and the Johnsons

C Bar

Tony Voglino 2pm

Waratah Hotel

Jack Carty “Crisis Tour” w/ Special Guests 9pm

Republic Bar & Café

The Bobcats 9pm

Wunderland

Kenny Beeper, Dameza

Birdcage Bar

Sambo 8pm

Birdcage Bar

Jason Patmore 8pm

Republic Bar & Café

Quiz Night 8:15pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar - Bingo with Rambling Ryan

Monday

30

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Event Guide

Launceston Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

SEPTEMBER 3

Lloyds Hotel

Classic covers/Originals

Wednesday

4

Alchemy

DROP - Monthly Bass Party

Lloyds Hotel

Devonport Regional Art Gallery

Schubert Octet 1pm

Uni Night

Wednesday

4

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Tapas Trivia

Andy Collins

Thursday

5

Devonport

Molly Malones

Sambo 8:30pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Excuse My French

5

Wynyard

Hotel Federal

DJ Andrew 8pm

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel Balloon Twister 9pm

6

Sheffield

Skwiz Café Gallery

Friday Nite Music 8pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Paul Slattery School of Uninhibited Living

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel Sambo 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Gypsy Rose 9:30pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Ringmasters

Country Club Foyer Jason Whatley

Wednesday

11 Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Open Mike

Fresh on Charles

September Fresh Music - Original Music Night

Thursday

12 Devonport

Molly Malones

Proud Phoney 8:30pm

The Royal Oak

Taberah (Album Launch)

Tapas Lounge Bar

Les Van Oosten

Tonic Bar

DJ Randall 9pm

Hotel Federal

Ringmasters 8pm

Watergarden Bar

Tony Voglino 6:30pm

The Royal Oak

Town’s End

Watergarden Bar

The Consultants 7pm

Alchemy

Save the Clocktower, Younger Dryas

7

Fresh on Charles

Joseph Joseph, Paper Soulds, Beth Brownrigg

The Royal Oak

S&M

Tonic Bar

Sambo 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Andy & The Woodman 7pm

Alchemy

Recreational Thugs present Nick Thayer

Watergarden Bar

Nic & Carmel 7pm

The Royal Oak

Open Folk Session

8

Tuesday

10 Lloyds Hotel

Classic covers/Originals

Wednesday

11 Lloyds Hotel

Uni Night

The Royal Oak

Mic Attard

Watergarden Bar

Tony Voglino 6:30pm

12 The Royal Oak Watergarden Bar

Friday

Saturday

13 Alchemy

Friday

6

Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel Balloon Twister 9pm

Sheffield

Skwiz Café Gallery

Friday Nite Music 8pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Fancy Dress with The Masters

14 Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel Brett & Josh 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Luke Parry 9:30pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Jeff Woodward/The Rock Pigs

Wednesday

18 Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Pool Calcutta

Jamie B & The Goods

Thursday

19 Devonport

Molly Malones

Tonic Bar

The Usual Suspects 9pm

Ball & Chain 8:30pm

Watergarden Bar

Ball & Chain 7pm

Tapas Lounge Bar

Catchpenny/Linolium

Hotel Federal

DJ Andrew 8pm

14 Country Club Foyer Jason Whatley The Sin & Tonics

Tonic Bar

Ball & Chain 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Andy & The Woodman 7pm

Classic covers/Originals

Wednesday

18 Lloyds Hotel

Uni Night

The Royal Oak

Devonport Friday

Ngaiire Open Folk Session Saturday

20 Wynyard Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel Balloon Twister 9pm

Sheffield

Skwiz Café Gallery

Friday Nite Music 8pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Wolf Mail/Pete Cornelius 8pm

21 Latrobe

Live Music

Devonport

Molly Malones

The Unit 9:30pm

Watergarden Bar

Tony Voglino 6:30pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Evil Cisum

19 Fresh on Charles

The Basics

The Royal Oak

Live Music

Watergarden Bar

The Consultants 7pm

20 Country Club Foyer Jason Whatley The Royal Oak

Jack Carty

Tonic Bar

Ball & Chain 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Jerome Hillier 7pm

Tuesday

24 Ulverstone

Ulverstone Wharf

Nichaud Fitzgibbon 7:30pm

Wednesday

25 Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Pool Calcutta

Thursday

26 Devonport

Molly Malones

Brett & Josh 8:30pm

Tapas Lounge Bar

Matt Katsis

Hotel Federal

The Richie Benaud Allstars 8pm

Devonport Friday

21 Country Club Foyer Jason Whatley The Royal Oak

Wolf Mail, Pete Cornelius 9pm

The Royal Oak

Live Music

Tonic Bar

Well Strung 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Nic & Carmel 7pm

22 The Royal Oak

Open Folk Session

Tuesday

24 Lloyds Hotel

Classic covers/Originals

Wednesday

25 Lloyds Hotel

Uni Night

The Royal Oak

Open Mic Night

Watergarden Bar

Tony Voglino 6:30pm

Thursday

26 The Royal Oak

Friday

27 Country Club Foyer Jason Whatley

Watergarden Bar

Sara Jane & Brock The Consultants 7pm

Fresh on Charles

Seventh Street Entry

The Royal Oak

The Something Different Variety Show

Tonic Bar

The Usual Suspects 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Ball & Chain 7pm

28 Country Club Foyer Jason Whatley The Royal Oak

Y(yan)2N

Tonic Bar

Ball & Chain 9pm

Watergarden Bar

Andy & The Woodman 7pm

29 The Royal Oak

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Open Folk Session

Saturday

27 Wynyard Latrobe

Mackey’s Royal Hotel Balloon Twister 9pm

Sheffield

Skwiz Café Gallery

Friday Nite Music 8pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

Unbalanced

28 Latrobe

SEPTEMBER Thursday 5th Town's End Friday 6th S&M Saturday 7th Taberah (Album Launch) Sunday 8th Open Folk Session Wednesday 11th Mic Attard Thursday 12th Andrew & Yyan Friday 13th Jamie B & The Goods Saturday 14th The Sin & Tonics Sunday 15th Open Folk Session Wednesday 18th Live Music Thursday 19th Live Music Friday 20th Jack Carty

Mackey’s Royal Hotel Jerome Hillier 9pm

The Royal Oak

Sunday

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13 Wynyard

The Royal Oak

17 Lloyds Hotel

Sunday

Saturday

Seth Sentry + Grey Ghost & Mantra

Tuesday

Saturday

Friday

The Consultants 7pm

15 Fresh on Charles

Saturday

7

Devonport

Andrew & Yyan

Sunday

Friday

Saturday

Country Club Foyer Jason Whatley

The Royal Oak

Thursday

Acts / Start Time

Devonport

Sunday

Thursday

Venue

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Saturday

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Sunday

The Royal Oak

Friday

Date

SEPTEMBER

Tuesday

Thursday

NORTHWEST

Mackey’s Royal Hotel Jeff Woodward 9pm

Devonport

Molly Malones

Luke Parry 9:30pm

Devonport

Tapas Lounge Bar

AFL Grand Final Extravaganza

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