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Two years since their debut, rock’n’roll sisters Stonefield have returned with a new album and a national tour. A taste of their new music, first single Golden Dream strips back the heavy rock sound we’ve heard previously to create a more psychedelic, dreamier feel. The song and album due for release later this year were produced by Spiderbait’s Kram. Catch Stonefield on their Golden Dream Tour with support from Magic Bones and Destrends, at Four5Nine at the Rosemount on Saturday, July 11, and Mojos on Sunday, July 12. Tickets from oztix.com.au.
On Thursday, November 5, Naughty By Nature will be coming to the Astor Theatre for their 25th Anniversary Aussie By Nature Tour. Born from the streets of East Orange, New Jersey, the ‘90s hip-hop trio (you might know them from such hits as Hip Hop Hooray and O.P.P) are renowned for their live performances, and have performed in every major Australian city since 1995’s Cool Naughty Pain tour. Brought to us by Abstract Entertainment, Delta Bravo and ArenaEnt, Naughty By Nature will be touring to seven locations across Australia with hit-laden hip hop festivities (and a few surprises thrown into the mix). Tickets for the Perth show are available now from astortheatreperth.com.
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THE WOOLF OF WAM ST The WAM board has just added WAAPA graduate and long-time radio host/ABC broadcaster Russell Woolf to their list of dedicated volunteers. Woolf has been in the media industry for over 20 years and will be bring knowledge, diverse skills and progressive thinking to help the WAM board better champion WA music. Woolf stated, on joining the WAM board, “I’m a Perth boy who grew up in the ‘70s with a vibrant music scene all around me; great gigs, great venues, great choices and memories. I’m always looking to showcase and support local talent as much as I can. I bring passion, media industry knowledge and a black book filled with strong contacts.” Woolf will be joining Al Taylor (Board President), Noah Shilkin (Vice President), Steven McCabe, Bel Skinner, David Hyams, Jacob Snell, Jo Carson, Leanne Casellas and Simon Reed on the board. Go Rusty go! Russell Woolf
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WINNERS OF 2015 WA INDIGENOUS ART AWARDS The 2015 Western Australian Indigenous Art Award of $50,000 was this week awarded to Melbourne artist and Noonucca/Ngugi woman Megan Cope by judges Amy Barrett-Lennard (Director of PICA), Kimberly Moulton (Curator/Project Officer at Birrarung Gallery) and Clotilde Bullen (former curator of Indigenous Art at Art Gallery of WA). The panel of judges stated “Megan Cope’s multi-layered video work The Blaktism speaks to a contemporary reality for Indigenous Australians. In it, she offers a theatrical and humorous insight into the complexities of Indigenous identity”. The Western Australian Artist Award of $10,000 was awarded to Eunice Yunurupa Porter of Wirrkural, who is a senior Ngaanyatjarra woman. The People’s Choice award of $5,000 (the artist with the highest number of votes from the public) will be announced on Thursday, October 1. Eunice Yunurupa Porte | Mission times truck | 2014 | synthetic polymer paint and recycled tin on plywood | 60 x 80 cm | Courtesy the artist and Warakurna Artists | © the artist, courtesy Warakurna Artists
THE BIG SPLASH HEAT #6 As you may know, Perth’s biggest band competition, the annual Big Splash, has been rolling along nicely and is five heats in. Mojo’s Bar held its most recent heat with The High Learys taking out first place and going through to the second semi-finals for the $10,000 cash prize. This week, Northbridge’s Jimmy’s Den will hold Heat #6 of the contest on Thursday, July 9, featuring alt-folk artist Jacob Diamond, indierockers Oakland, garage outfit Rag N Bone and electro-indie purveyors Good Try. The heat begins at 8pm and costs you a mere $6 entry. Keep a watch on The Big Splash Facebook page for ongoing updates. The High Learys toast their Heat #5 victory in The Big Splash | Pic: George Foster
SONGS & STORIES Lee Kernaghan has announced a national Australian tour, The Songs & Stories In Concert, from early September through to November, heading to 27 different locations across all states in the country. Kernaghan’s concert will be performed in two parts; one consisting of acoustic, unplugged performances and stories behind his most loved songs, and the second being first-time performances of Spirit Of The Anzacs, his album released earlier this year which sat for four consecutive weeks atop the ARIA Album Chart, exceeding platinum sales within three weeks of its release. Catch Kerngahan in WA on Tuesday, October 13, at the Albany Entertainment Centre; Wednesday, October 14, at Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre; Friday, October 16, at Queens Park Theatre, Geraldton, and Saturday, October 17, at the Regal Theatre. For more information and tickets head to www.leekernaghan.com/tour.
SICK OF IT ALL OVER AGAIN Sick Of It All are returning to Australia this October for a national tour that will kick off in Perth on Tuesday, October 6, at Amplifier Bar. The 30-yearrunning band will be touring for their renowned revolution-calling hardcore sound with a new album release, Last Act Of Defiance. Tickets will be available from Friday, July 10, via Oztix.com.au, for more info head to sickofitall.com. Sick Of It All
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In association with PICA, Tura New Music has announced the Scale Variable 2015 concert to take place at the PICA performance space with The Sound Collectors from 7.30pm on Friday, July 17. The Sound Collectors is made up of percussionists Leah Scholes and Louise Devenish who formed in 2012, performing their latest exploration Gesture: a thought-provoking collection of works of contemporary percussion that explores a diverse series of sounds. The Gesture program includes three new works commissioned by the Sound Collectors from Australian composers Robert Davidson, Cat Hope and Lindsay Vickery, alongside work of international composers Thierry de Mey and Mark Applebaum with composer Holly Harrison. To see the entire Gesture catalogue you can buy your tickets from the PICA website pica.org.au/buy/.
Following its 13 th series, Australia’s favourite television show Rockwiz presents Rockwiz Live! Salutes The ARIA Hall Of Fame. Some 73 artists have been inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame since 1988, and in 12 live shows in theatres and concert halls across Australia some Australian music legends and contemporary artists will pay tribute to the Hall Of Famers. For their fourth national tour, the Rockwiz Live! shows will be based on the TV format with four guest artists each night and increased audience involvement. Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis will be joined by human scoreboard Dugald and the Rockwiz Orkestra James Black, Peter Luscombe and Mark Ferrie (with guitarist Ashley Naylor and Vika and Linda Bull). It lands in Perth on Saturday, October 31, at the Riverside Theatre. Tickets available from Monday, July 13, via ticketek. com.au (132 849).
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BLACK STONE FROM THE SUN Cigarette Burns Garage rock duet, Black Stone From The Sun, launch their new EP, the fantastically titled Death Threats And Cigarettes, at Jimmy’s Den this Saturday, July 11, with support from The Floors, Skullcave, Filthy Apes and Mitch McDonald. Drummer and vocalist Jack Nelson gives us the skinny. Sean Mackay and Jack Nelson first met back in high school when they wound up in the same music class. Even though they moved in different circles and played in different bands, they had similar music tastes - a fact which drew them together a couple of years down the track. “It wasn’t until we left school and our previous bands broke up that we realised we had a similar taste in music,” Nelson recalls. “And that’s when we decided to try something new together. The idea of the band started in mid 2012 but wasn’t until November that we played our first gig together.” At some point, the pair decided they didn’t need any additional band members messing
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up their dialectic, functioning as a duo these past three-and-a-half odd years. It’s an arrangement that has pros and cons. “There’s only two of us to argue and then reconcile, it’s a pretty quick process. Also it’s less organising when it comes to seeing who’s available for gigs and what-not.” The problems come when trying to generate a fatter sound in a live environment, as Nelson notes. “When we first started, Sean played through one guitar amp and the sound was pretty thin in a live situation but now he plays through a guitar amp and a bass rig with 10,000 pedals which has helped loads. So summarised, things get pretty expensive and there’s lots of gear to load in and out.” Triple j’s Dom Alessio once compared their sound to both Nirvana and Violent Soho - an assertion that Nelson admits is not without merit. “Nirvana has definitely had a big influence on our sound from the start and I was listening to a lot of Violent Soho around the time Sean came up with the guitar parts to our single, Pastel Roses, so I’d say that was pretty much in the right ballpark. Overall we’d describe our sound as garage rock and grunge, using fuzzed out guitar riffs, pretty loud drumming, throaty lead vocals and bright BVs. That’s quite evident in the new EP, Death Threats And Cigarettes, which he says is. “...edging more towards the grunge side compared to our first release. We tried not to make everything sound too dark so we’ve included, I guess, ‘happy’ melodies and harmonies to keep a smile on people’s faces. There’s six tracks in total and although it’s still pretty grungy, we’ve given the songs a more structured feel.” That can be chalked up to the efforts of producer Mitch McDonald of The Love Junkies. “Working with Mitch was awesome. His creative input on the songs seemed to put the icing on the cake. Sean and I are both big fans of The Love Junkies so having one of the dudes from the band throwing ideas at us was pretty rad. As it stands with Mitch, we’re hoping to have a second round with him as producer.” First up, though is a national tour - the band’s first. And after that? “When we get back from the tour we’re planning on recording a new single and releasing that as soon as possible.” Death Threats And Cigarettes is now streaming at themusic.com.au. TRAVIS JOHNSON
How did you feel about your set on Thursday night? We felt the set went well, I think we are still ironing out some creases with a lot of our new material so maybe it wasn’t as perfect as we would have wanted it but that should all be smoothed over in the next few weeks. What acts caught your ear/eye? Beach Aunty we thought were really impressive, especially due to the fact it was their first show. We tipped our hats to those guys for putting on a great gig, I’m sure we can expect great things from them in the future.
THE HIGH LEARYS The Big Splash Heat #5 Winners Answered by vocalist/bassist, Jamie Turner. As a band, what are you trying to do? Are you doing it? We want to try and produce as much music as possible, there are so many tracks we want to lay down and release at the moment! Hopefully to get people listening and digging our stuff as well. We are on our way, I think, after taking a break from shows in the first half of the year we are definitely ready to start releasing some new material and getting back on the road.
What are your plans, at this stage, for the rest of 2015? We have a new single, Letters To Alice, which is coming out soon that we’ll be launching at the Rosemount Hotel on August 21, hopefully we’ll have a few more to drop in the next couple of months and then we’ll be heading back over East for some tours around the end of the year as well. The Big Splash continues with Heat #6 on Thursday, July 9, at Jimmy’s Den with Good Try, Jacob Diamond, Oakland, and Rag N Bone. Doors open 8pm, $6 entry. The High Learys | Pic: Shaun Ferraloro
Having just torn across the UK and Europe, Australian bluesman CW Stoneking is back on home soil for a quick lap ‘round the traps, accompanied by the stunning vocal stylings of the great Vika and Linda Bull, performing old favourites as well as new tracks from his most recent offering, Gon Boogaloo. Catch him at Settlers Tavern in Margaret River on Thursday, November 12; Bunbury’s Prince Of Wales on Friday, November 13; and the Fremantle Arts Centre on Saturday, November 14. Tickets are available from the venues, or from Oztix (WA shows only). CW Stoneking
ANDREW DE SILVA AND VIKA BULL GET IT ON The international production, Let’s Get It On: The Life And Music Of Marvin Gaye is heading to the Regal Theatre this September for a special season. A stellar cast, including Andrew De Silva and Vika Bull, have come together at the behest of Room 8 promoters Simon Myers and Moira Bennett to tell the life story of the vastly talented Marvin Gaye by way of a two-hour narrative concert. Australia’s Got Talent champ De Silva is Gaye, the powerful voice behind hits such as I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Let’s Get It On and more. The show runs for one week only from Tuesday, September 1, until Sunday September 6. Book via Ticketek.com.au. Andrew De Silva and Vika Bull
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THE PLAYOFF GRAND FINAL The Grand Final of The Playoff band comp happened at Bar Indigo, Rockingham last Saturday. It’s been tough competition throughout, so well done to The Drools, The Hunting Birds, The Milkmen, The Georgians and The Hounds on making it through. Congratulations to first placegetters, The Hunting Birds, whose songwriting, delivery, melodies, arrangements and performance were deemed by judges as well beyond their teenage years. The Hounds took out second place with their progress/modern/blues rock sound, with dancefloor-fillers, The Milkmen, coming in third. The Hunting Birds claim their Playoff prize | Pic: J-FFoto
NOCTURNAL BALL The WA Nightclub Association’s 19th annual Nocturnal Ball is the industry night-of-nights if you work in the bars, pubs and clubs of Perth. And so it was that a big night of it was had at Metro City as all and sundry gathered enthusiastically to embrace this year’s theme, F**k Me I’m Famous. It’s a known fact that heads are never sorer than on the day after the Nocturnal Ball, our warmest wishes to those who went to conquer and woke up feeling conquered! Nocturnal Ball | Photos by Rachael Barrett
Who else in The Big Splash heats are you keen to get a look at? We are pretty excited to see Psychedelic Porn Crumpets in the semi-final, we have heard good things about those guys and with a name like that how can you not be keen to check them out?
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THE FOUR TENNERS As part of the Newport Hotel’s Record Club classic album series, Pearl Jam’s 1992 debut album, Ten, will be performed (very passionately, we imagine) by The Brown Study Band this Thursday, July 9. “Growing up in Busselton in the ‘90s it was pretty hard to avoid Pearl Jam,” says vocalist/ keyboardist, Dez Richardson. “Ten was such a complete album and just so easy to listen to start to finish. It takes you through so many musical troughs and peaks, so much energy and raw emotion. The band fronted by Eddie Vedder’s charisma was huge influence on me and the musicians around me. “Ten was equally as important as Nirvana’s Nevermind to the historic uprise of Seattle’s grunge movement in the ‘90s. Listening to it now it reminds me of our day-to-day lifestyles before online, mobile texting and social media. I love to reconnect with this era of our lives through Pearl Jam and the other great bands that were the soundtrack of our teenage-hood.” Doors open at 7.30pm. Tickets are $12 (plus booking fee) from Oztix.com.au or at the door.
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GOOD KARMA FROM BAHAMAS Afie Jurvanen is a Finnish-Canadian who goes by the name Bahamas, a joyful blend of all the good bits of indie folk, pop and rock that is thankfully coming our way. Bahamas will tour with Fraser A. Gorman in support, hitting Mojos on Friday, September 25, and at Hyden’s very wonderful Wave Rock Weekender on Saturday, September 26. Hit up mojosbar.com.au and waverockweekender. com.au for more. Afie Jurvanen, aka Bahamas
CONCEPT MUSIC ROCK QUIZ AND CHARITY AUCTION This July marks the 35th anniversary of Concept Music, and to mark the occasion they’re holding a massive Rock Quiz & Charity Auction on Sunday, July 19, at the Leederville Town Hall. Radio veteran Russell Woolf (second X-Press mention this week!) will be honchoing the night and Concept’s suppliers have ponied up over $20,000 in prizes and auction items, including a Roland F130R piano, a Marshall bar fridge, a Bose SoundTouch Wi-Fi sound system, and tickets to Tommy Emmanuel’s show at the Perth Concert Hall on Wednesday, August 13. Book your table of six at conceptmusic.com.au
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Well, you’re an accomplished writer and musician obviously, but I guess when you go somewhere like that you’ve really got to back yourself and believe in yourself, some people could be pretty overwhelmed. Sure, I think you can be overwhelmed in Antarctica if you had an internet connection, you know? But you’re right, there’s something about Nashville where you’ve got the people who are the best musicians in the world, and you’ve just got to back yourself. I’m a pretty ambitious person, I knew that I wasn’t making country music, that I was accessing a vocabulary that probably wasn’t native to Nashville, it helped to consider myself as a bit of an outsider – still interested in writing songs but not in the school of songwriting that everyone else was in. That probably helps me to back myself and to not compare myself too often, too readily, to other musicians. I was one of very few Australians in town and I was still listening to my favourite Australian bands when I was over there and just trying to write half as good of a song as they have. Like Augie March, and Perth bands like The Panics and The Triffids, and getting an inspiration from that which I can’t say anyone else in Nashville was doing at the time. So I didn’t fall into the competitive nature of the town because I wasn’t really playing their game which I think ended up being really useful. Speaking of The Triffids, I recall when you toured here in support of Great Barrier Grief tour and you got to meet the band’s Alsy (McDonald) and Jill (Birt) at Mojo’s. You ended up singing at one of their shows when they did the tribute to David McComb as one of the guest vocalists... Yeah! So the Triffids ended up doing this tour with Mick Harvey and Rob Snarski from the Black Eyed Susans and Chad’s Tree, and we did a national tour and played out in South side of Perth and I think it was the Red Hill Auditorium, and The Church headlined and Ed Kuepper played and I was lucky enough to be one of the singers. As you said it went from one day being introduced to Jill and Alsy at a gig in Freo to being onstage singing literally in my favourite band and looking over my shoulder and seeing Martin Casey and Alsy and Rob, and Rob McComb who I was already friends with from Melbourne. I can’t even describe how wonderful it was, it gives me chills thinking about it. I’m really fortunate that that’s as good as it’s going to get and I’m pretty pleased with that.
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OH MERCY Talkin’ ‘Bout Love Oh Mercy’s When We Talk About Love tour that brings the band to Mojos on Friday, September 18, and the Rosemount Hotel on Saturday, September 19. Oh Mercy’s Alexander Gow had been especially prolific in recent years, releasing the band’s second album, Great Barrier Grief, in 2011, and it’s follow-up, Deep Heat, only a year later. However the band’s recently released fourth album, When We Talk About Love, came about via a much longer gestation period, with far more songs written for consideration from at home in Melbourne to New York, Portland and Nashville. Gow stretched himself as a writer and an individual on what has turned out to be a revealing and heartfelt release. By BOB GORDON In doing pre-release interviews you’re kind of forced to make sense of intangible things. Does the process provide a structure or context of life events for you? Yeah, I’ve had to return to the album regularly. There was probably a period of three months where I didn’t listen to it, but since I’ve started doing interviews I’ve had to return to it to make sense of it, and be able to digest it so that I’ll be able to talk to music journalists in a coherent kind of way. And it’s nice to have to listen to it in that kind of way, because I’m picking up on aspects of it that I hadn’t in the past. I made the album in 12 days, but having said that, I wrote it in 12 months. I’ve had a lot of time to think about the kind of record it was going to be and the way that I wanted to write the songs, but when I was recording the album I had no time to second guess anything. So, to be being forced to listen to the finished product has been pretty rewarding. 10
The last two albums came out pretty much within a year of each other, which is pretty close isn’t it? It was pretty close, it was probably about 18 months, yeah. And this is probably approaching just under three years. So what sort of difference has that amount of time made? Or has it not made any difference? Well, I think just a more practical way, I wanted to write more songs. I wanted a larger pool of songs to select from this time, and that took longer. Previously I’ve written 12 songs and picked 10, basically. This time around I wrote just under 50 and selected 12, and to be able to have that kind of output I needed time to do it and the space to do it, and the space that I selected was that of isolation, more specifically in Nashville, Tennessee, and Portland, Oregon. What songs made themselves known to you at first? Well, to me, actually, when it came the time to select the songs for the record I was pretty nervous and anxious about the process because looking back on it now, my previous record was called Deep Heat and I think I have a Deep Heat and a half in those 45 odd songs. And I had the desperate romantic songs, desperate comma romantic, you know, and desperately romantic as well, I guess. I had that record, then I just had some bizarre songs that I couldn’t put my finger on, and with the help of the guys at EMI, they encouraged me to go and record the songs that moved them, songs where there was a really obvious emotive core and a sense of vulnerability in the writing. And that’s just the record that they thought was the strongest one of the lot, and as I said I was pretty confused to be honest, so any sort of guidance with the song selection was welcomed at that point and that’s the record we ended up making. What was Portland like as a city to be creative in? It was beautiful. If nothing else Portland is just very, very beautiful and easy. I actually didn’t end up getting much work done there which is why I ended up moving. It was a quality of life that was so good and so affordable. But I suppose if I was to talk about the momentum of
“I spent a lot of time thinking about who I was and the decisions that I’d made and I had to write about it. I think that I was fortunate to be able to look at my life that way and I’d encourage other people to.” Portland, there was a real lack of that, everything was so beautiful and charming and easy but I didn’t really feel encouraged to be creative, and that’s just me. I felt that once I got out of there and started to put myself in more challenging situations I started to get more work done. Then you went to Nashville, where there’s music in the air; everyone I speak to who records or has done writing there can’t get over it. What was it like being able to write and demo in these cities and then come back home? Can you see how it may have broadened or allowed some more obtuse angles into what you were doing? It probably didn’t influence the kind of song that I wrote, but it did encourage me to write in the first instance. In Nashville, a city with such momentum in it when it comes to music and I really mean that I felt like I was stuck in the path of some kind of implied momentum - and that stems from the fact that you can go out at night and see some of the world’s greatest musicians at their instrument performing at any bar, any place and any time. You go to parties with young, hip, beautiful people, and then they put Townes Van Zandt song on and not some EDM song that I’m not going to like, that was really encouraging and inspiring. So the song craft is still, well, I was going to say a currency, which I guess is kind of interesting in a couple of ways, songwriting is still legitimately a currency in Nashville with such a large industry, but it’s still also a currency socially and in a creative sense. To be there really encouraged me to hone in on songcraft and to be able to put it on a pedestal as something that’s a really wonderful thing to spend time on. I was really grateful for that.
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It’s been noted how this is your most personal work and least self-conscious; what do you think it takes to get to that point where the selfconscious part is absent or at least minimised? I think there’s a beauty, in a sense, of abandonment when I felt like I was trapped in these really difficult situations where I was on my own in American. Some monumental hurdles were thrown in my path and I had to deal with them as best I could, and by the time you start with stuff like that you start writing in the way that you feel things is not a challenge anymore; it’s not anything to think about really, it’s just what I had to do out of self respect. At the end of the day there are things that are far more terrifying in life than writing a song about how you feel. I spent a lot of time thinking about who I was and the decisions that I’d made and I had to write about it. I think that I was fortunate to be able to look at my life that way and I’d encourage other people to. Then you could also argue that no matter what kind of words I wrote in this record it would’ve been criticised and pulled apart by those who cared to criticise and pull them apart. So with that in mind you may as well really bloody go for it and write something that’s important to you and have them criticise it rather than write vapid crap that you don’t really care about because that would be much worse. Are there any songs that you’re particularly looking forward to – breaking them out and playing them on tour? I think that Without You, the opening song on the album, is a really good representation of the songwriting to come on the rest of the album and also, in more specific audio and arrangement senses, it’s a really good representation of the album as a whole. Basically, just an acoustic guitar, some bass and drums barely existing in the song – it’s all about the words, and when I start singing the violins kick in with an interesting melody and then I start singing again and I drop back out. The whole song just kind of goes like that, and that’s fairly representative to the rest of the record and one that I’ve really enjoyed playing in rehearsal. There’s also a couple of other songs, there isn’t a large band arrangement where there’s no drums etc, and the strings, I have a viola playing, Tracy Dowling, in my band now, which really brings to life that musicianship and that aspect of the songs. So those more bare arrangements really come to life and I’ve enjoyed rehearsing them as well.
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JAMIE LAWSON Great Expectations Jamie Lawson will support Ed Sheeran on his forthcoming Australia tour, which stops by Perth Arena on Saturday-Sunday, April 4-5. LUCY RUTHERFORD reports. Since British singer/songwriter Jamie Lawson supported Ed Sheeran on his recent Australian tour, he has had incredible success in Australia. His hit single, Wasn’t Expecting That, peaked at number three on the ARIA single charts and his upcoming national tour has sold out in Perth and Melbourne resulting in extra shows being added to those cities. Lawson was the first artist to be signed to Sheeran’s record label Gingerbread and Sheeran set New Zealand and Australia in their sights for the re-release of Wasn’t Expecting That, which was first released in 2011 and was then a huge hit in Ireland. “I think Ed thought as a market that Australia would really like what I do,” Lawson says.
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“It was always in his mind to start there with the idea that if we can have a hit in Australia we can have a hit everywhere. So I think there are labels in other countries that are looking forward to getting their hands on the song because of the success it’s had in Australia now. We’re all gearing up to do shows in Europe now, there’s talk about going to the States because of it so it’s been amazing.” As to the success of the song Lawson says Sheeran’s involvement definitely helped. “But I think people like the song independently of that. People like an old fashioned love song, I think,” he says. Wasn’t Expecting That is a quiet love song that simply features Lawson’s pure vocals and his folk guitar chords. It tells the story of a couple, from their first meeting all the way through their relationship. Lawson says the writing process for the song happened very quickly. “The phrase ‘wasn’t expecting that’ was said to me on a night out and it really stuck in my head. So the following day I started playing with phrases that that would be useful for. The first line that came to me was ‘it was just a delicate kiss, anyone could have missed, and I wasn’t expecting that’. And the thought process was, well what leads from that and what led to that. So it was quite easy then to do a song in the structure of chronologically a couple’s life, from the first time they meet to the last.” As well as Wasn’t Expecting That and songs off his album of the same name, fans can also expect to hear a new single played live on the tour. “There’ll be a new single in July. We’ve finished the new album actually, we recorded it last month, we had 10 days to make it and we managed to do that. It’s being mixed as we speak and it will be out later this year. Probably September, October time. It had all been written for quite a while, I’d had some of the songs for the last couple of years.” Lawson is blown away by the support for him on this upcoming tour especially with two sold out shows. “I’m really chuffed that the tour is nearly sold out. I can’t quite get my head around that. I’m not quite sure what people are expecting or how it’s going to go. But I’m looking forward to it, I think it will be much more intimate than playing big arenas opening up for Ed. I think it’s going to be great, I can’t wait.” “People like an old fashioned love song, I think.” “It really is hard to kind of understand exactly what that means, to sell records, and to – not just sell singles, but sell something as a whole, something we’re really proud about,” Joseph reflects. “We like that the people who have either seen us live, or we’ve played in front of them and made a fan out of them or whatever, they trust us; there’s a sense of trust when you buy a whole record. It’s like, ‘You know what? I trust these guys enough to buy the whole thing’. There’s very few artists that I feel that way about; Josh and I have our people that we trust, and to be one of those bands to some people is a really cool feeling.”
“We like that the people who have either seen us live, or we’ve played in front of them and made a fan out of them or whatever, they trust us; there’s a sense of trust when you buy a whole record.”
TWENTY ONE PILOTS Blokes You Can Trust It’s been a whirlwind ride for Twenty One Pilots ever since the arrival of their second major studio LP (and fourth album overall) Blurryface, a record that received little radio support but has dominated the US charts anyway – but that just goes to show they’ve finally earned our trust, Tyler Joseph and Joshua Dun tell MITCH KNOX. “We’re having digestive issues, you could say,” Tyler Joseph says. He’s not being literal – although, yes, the singer and multi-instrumentalist concedes that he and Josh Dun, his collaborator in newly minted poprap royalty Twenty One Pilots, are “both gonna die, probably soon, because we just don’t know how to eat right”, so there’s that – but rather he’s referring to the unexpected place in which the pair have found themselves – namely, boasting a new #1 album, playing festival main stages, selling out international tours… that old chestnut.
Joseph and Dun are an easy pair to trust, too – soft-spoken, friendly, thoughtful guys both, it’s somewhat remarkable they’ve managed to succeed so effortlessly in an industry renowned for its cynicism and cutthroat ways. “When the industry’s trying to break a band, the first thing they do is they try to find a single and they try to go to radio and they try to create an audience in that way, and I feel like the focus is so – it works; it does work – but it’s so focused on trying to accomplish that part of music that they forget how powerful travelling and playing live shows in front of people is,” Joseph explains. “We’ve just been really intentional about kind of taking advantage of those moments, and so I feel like we just played in front of a bunch of people who were like, ‘You know what? They worked hard for us, they wanted to put on a show, they didn’t take their time on stage for granted’, and I think people appreciate that hard work.” Armed with that impeccable work ethic and their newly entrenched trust with new and returning fans, the duo now set their sights on their sold-out national tour to treat Aussies to their hectic show in the flesh – even despite Joseph’s admittedly limited comfort zone. “Tyler’s the kind of guy who will, like… he just loves to be in his house,” Dun says. “It takes a lot to get him to leave. And the first time we were there, I remember, he turned to me, he was like, ‘I could live here at some point in my life’. “I knew Australia was a cool place at that point.” WWW. XP RE SS MAG.COM. AU
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Wire Popfrenzy Records
Life Death Time Eternal EMI
English post-punk luminaries, Wire, have avoided the burgeoning and lucrative reformation circuit by rarely having stopped playing during a career that spans well over three decades. The quartet’s eponymous album is their 14 full-length and sees them pushing to stay relevant. Almost as cringeworthy as adult males singing about high school, is generation X showing disdain for the world of social media, but Wire get away with it by coming across as a sinister cousin of Mi-Sex during opener, Blogging. Burning Bridges is as shiny a piece of pop as you would be likely to hear from Wire, with some tidy guitar interplay, and In Manchester has a hook that could take out an eye. While things are pretty accessible by Wire’s standards for this outing, there is still the obtuse and discordant Harpooned to keep long term fans engaged. Wire maintain their desire to push the boundaries and experiment whilst still being guided by the pop melodies of Colin Newman. Rarely do they get it wrong.
Tuka’s evolution has been intriguing to watch. It was more than a decade ago that he wandered down from the Blue Mountains and eased into the Sydney scene. While the artists around him were obsessed with sounding ‘As Australian As Possible’, Tuka just tried to sound good. His contemporaries embraced a brutally straightforward style. Tuka focused on his melody patterns and his flow. He honed his freestyle skills. He dabbled with a live band. He came to rule the world as a Thundamental. This process allowed him to emerge as a solo artist more or less fully formed. His 2010 debut opened with the woozy late night swoon of Ill Tronic. ‘Take an idea and build on it’, he urged us. 2015’s Life Death Time Eternal does just that. Tuka’s suspicion of people in power no longer gives way to paranoia. Selfawareness no longer gives way to self-obsession. This is the album of an artist approaching his peak, one who knows his past and knows how he wants to shape his future. Like Ill Tronic, Right By You is also a swoon, but the knowing smirk of five years ago is replaced with a genuine smile. Everything is gripping.
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Communion Universal British electronic dance trio, Years & Years, release music that feels like it’s been around forever. This quality doesn’t have to be limited to simply a positive or a negative sentiment; some of the best music borrows ideas from the past that sound like the future. However, there needs to be a balance in this equation, and the debut album from the British buzz band overbalances to the point of mediocrity. While the band uses electronic instruments, they play them so safely it’s hard to differentiate between many of the 13 tracks on their debut album, Communion. Everything is airbrushed into unrecognisable radio sheen, and it’s hard not to be blinded by its sheer sameness. There’s a broody opening track and a few quieter songs later in the album, but the band still fails to generate any real atmosphere, or establish a coherent set of themes beyond obvious platitudes. It’s pop music in the strictest sense; communion, but only in the broadest way possible. ‘I want to be bigger than life’ lead singer, Olly Alexander, sings on Eyes Shut. He has a pleasant voice that’s graced other dance music producers’ hits, but Years & Years will have to do much more if they want to be the kind of band this record implies they are.
When Rob Snarski set about setting up crowd-funding for his previous album, Wounded Bird, little did he know that it would allow him to make two albums at once. One of the options through the crowd funding project was for Snarski to record a version of songs requested by pledgers onto his iPhone for them. Snarski took these tunes to Shane O’Mara for a bit of a polishing and Low Fidelity Volume 1 was ready to roll. Stripping most things back to just an acoustic guitar and the voice the angels clearly sent him, Snarski delivers the best rendition of Tiny Dancer outside of the Almost Famous soundtrack. There are plenty of classic tunes such as Wichita Lineman, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Satellite Of Love that benefit greatly from these effortless smooth vocals. It is when people get more creative with their requests that the gold really comes out. The slowed down wander through Pulp’s Babies is inspired as is the haunting moment of Phosphorescent’s Wolves. Snarski’s guitar playing has improved out of sight over the years and the quietly spoken singer is a performer who is clearly comfortable in his own skin. On Low Fidelity Volume 1, he is at ease in other people’s too. CHRIS HAVERCROFT
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HIGH TENSION Bully Double Cross/Cooking Vinyl
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YOUNG FATHERS White Men Are Black Men Too Big Dada
Since the beguiling banshee of Young & Restless’ Karina Utomo and her axeman-in-arms Ash Pegram joined forces with The Nation Blue’s Matt Weston and Heirs skinsman, Damian Coward, the metal maelstrom of High Tension has ratcheted up an endless torrent of aural anxiety and feverish fanaticism. Now onto their second album, Bully, they finally have a concrete document of their visceral viscosity. High Tension kick things off with the title track — a militaristic march, a diseased pulse in the neck, a lurking menace, Utomo’s vocals a low slur. The song titles — Guillotine, Killed By Life, Hell Repeat, Mass Grave — continue the aural assault. Guillotine is a tightly-coiled serrated spring, tensioned for the next strike. Weston’s desperately frenetic bass opens upSports, and the intensity and speed is raised tenfold — nothing sportsmanlike here. Killed By Life is a two-minute Motorhead blitzkrieg, while Iceman gets even more concentrated, a one-minute meltdown, Slayer self-medicated on meth and mayhem. Adalita joins the fray on Take Control, a five-minute slow-burner that embraces and ridicules success in equal measure. Static Screens shows off a grandiose theatricality and closer, What’s Left?, a somewhat sedate rocker, but after the relentless barrage that’s come before, even a Bully needs to wind down.
In October of 2014, a three-man band won the Mercury Prize which saw their sales increase by (a numerically impossible) 4,460%. However when Young Fathers released White Men Are Black Men Too, though a slightly attention-seeking title, it became obvious that selling out is not what they are trying to do. While the songs on this album dance lightly around its subject content with abrupt one-liner pronouncements like ‘I’m tired of blaming the white men, his indiscretion don’t betray him’, they come (kind of) close to almost confronting the messianic, if anything, album title. But it’s the sound and the music that builds from those dogmatic one-lined affirmations that make you feel its intention and significance. White Men Are Black Men Too is imbued with rhythmically hyperactive drums, a lack of musical structure and production-based sound made up of EMS synthesisers and who knows what else, identifying itself as pretty genre-defying (or genre-less). Liberated is an avant-gardepop-rock gospel crescendo that builds slowly but this rollercoaster never plummets (to an EDM death), and thank god for that. Shame and Rain or Shine swerves from meaning and into the charts. The formula and the sound resembles Kelis’ Millionaire and takes stimulus from Dizzee Rascal and LCD Soundsystem. From there on out the rest of the album sounds a little bit like an over-produced Macklemore from the hood. And it’s pretty great.
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THE FRAT PACK - PHOTO BY MARK TURNER
From the team at Spiegelworld comes Absinthe, an adults-only circus spectacular that takes place within the beautiful Spiegeltent on the back court at Perth Arena from Saturday, July 11, until Sunday, August 16. Every act marries the erotic, the comedic, and the downright death-defying - perhaps none so more than the Frat Pack high wire troupe. Paul Lopez, Paul Resell and Oleksandr Volohdim all came to the high wire on different paths. “I think all of us got into it in different ways,” Resell recalls. “Myself, I went to a circus school when I was a teenager in St Paul, Minnesota, and one of the things we trained in there was the high wire.” “I always wanted to be one,” Lopez muses. “I was a clown and an acrobat in the circus, so when an opportunity came along I had complimentary skills and they asked me to do it and they trained me.” “My background was aqua sport,” Volohdim adds. “And then I joined the circus, and then decided to work on the high wire now.” High wire work is considered to be the most dangerous of all the circus arts - at least since animal acts were banned - and as such always attracts a lot of attention and admiration from the crowd. But these three, in addition to having seemingly no fear of a fast drop and a sudden stop, have added a few new wrinkles to the old aerial act. “Well, we’re drinking,” Lopez tells us. “And we’re stripping. Yep, drinking and stripping: that in itself tends to be different from most high wire acts.
“The show’s all about... it’s kind of like an absinthe trip. It’s a lot of aggressive comedy, it’s very adult. We’re also right above the audience. We’re drinking and stripping and literally our bottles and our bodies are right above the audience throughout the entire act. So there’s a high level of risk and a high level of fear.” Says Resell, “I think being over the audience also presents a huge challenge for us too, because not only is our safety on the line if something were to go wrong, we are directly over the audience with folding chairs and other props. We have to be focused so we can keep ourselves straight and also that the audience below us can remain safe. It’s something we’ve trained hundreds and hundreds of hours to perfect, so we don’t fear falling at all, but there’s always a possibility with the audience below us.” Although it can be hard for the three to judge how their act is going down with the punters - “We usually just see a bunch of awestruck faces looking up that can’t believe we’re doing what we’re doing,” Resell says. - there is one way they can tell they have their onlookers in the palm of their collective hand. As Lopez explains, “The majority of the act is comedy and it’s designed to make the audience feel that it’s easier, what we do, so they’re comfortable with us doing it. Then for our finale, we say, ‘silence, please,’ and a good sign is audience members shushing each other to make sure we stay safe.” For all that, he maintains it’s the comedy that sets the Frat Pack apart. “The heart of the show is comedy mixed with danger. So that’s kind of what makes this act unique compared with typical wire acts. They take themselves very seriously, while we’re pretty ridiculous.” TRAVIS JOHNSON
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THE HIDDEN BAR The Skye’s The Limit
EAT AT: THE MOON CAFE The venerable Moon on William Street has a new winter brunch menu that is sure to impress. The Moon Cafe
The Skye Bar recently opened its doors on the site formerly occupied by the Shed in Aberdeen Street. A little more upscale than its predecessor, it’s now been joined by a sibling operation, the aptly-named Hidden Bar. We touch base with Managing Director Bridget Kenny to get the scoop on the new venue.
walk in is the amazing mirrors that adorn the walls and the old cigar lounge feel of the chesterfields dotted around the room and many other fun artefacts. The style is modern vintage with customers describing it as inventive, irresistible, unique, and definitely unexpected.
What’s the philosophy behind the Hidden Bar? The Hidden Bar will provide a homely and welcoming “local pub” feel to its customers. It’s definitely not a nightclub. While music is provided so you can have a dance, you will also be able to have a conversation with friends. The Hidden Bar provides us a unique diversity to our multi-purpose venue. The large selection of classic cocktails, popular wines, craft beers, premium spirits, coupled with a relaxed environment, has been positively received by customers.
What kind of crowd are you attracting? It’s definitely drawing a diverse range of people. The local pub feel and homely atmosphere is definitely the likeable attraction of The Hidden Bar across all genres make it a very popular little bar. Our 6pm to 8pm half price cocktails on Friday evening see work professionals arrive for after work drinks and then in the evening customers meet up with your friends for pre drinks before they head out for the night. Many enjoy the atmosphere so much they end up staying.
The interior design is fairly eclectic. Tell us about the choices made there. The Hidden Bar has a definite eclectic style about it. The first thing you are drawn to when you
What are the highlights of the menu? There is so much to choose from. Our extensive unique and diverse dishes developed by one of the finest chefs in Perth are served within a
DRINK AT: FIBBER MCGEE’S The Leederville icon has a fine range of stouts and peaty whiskeys to help keep the winter chill at bay. They also have a great kitchen that specialises in hearty Irish fare.
PERTH GOOD FOOD & WINE SHOW Winner Winner Chicken Dinner If you’re a fan of MasterChef Australia series two winner Adam Liaw (host of Destination Flavour on SBS), you might want to catch the popular cook at the Perth Good Food & Wine Show this weekend.
SHOP AT: RUCK ROVER GENERAL STORE It’s been nine years so far, and the little corner boutique in the heart of Northbridge shows no signs of flagging.
RIBS & BURGERS Pleased To Meat You Let’s get one thing out of the way right now: Ribs & Burgers is not a particularly vegetarian-friendly franchise. The name, as the adage goes, says it all. When we went to check out their newest restaurant, which opens onto the courtyard of 140 in the CBD, we weren’t so much as offered a salad (the menu offers three - Butcher’s Salad, Cabbage Salad and Rocket Salad).
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GO TO: SOGGYBONES PERTH OPENING The surf/skate mini-empire is launching their new Perth retail and event space this Friday, July 10, with music from Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Ray Finkle, Bläckwitch and Red Engine Caves. Hit up their Facebook page for details. 14
Not that we complained, mind you - what we got was impressive enough. The burgers at Ribs & Burgers are the real deal - grass-fed Angus patties that are succulent and tender. The Old School Cheese ($10.50) is like something out of an old Archie comic - an American-style cheeseburger with a couple of outré flourishes in the form of aoli sauce and the addition of crunchy Smiths French Fries yes, the snack that comes in a packet - to give it
Event Director Louise Osborne says they’re thrilled to have Adam at the show. “Adam’s take on Asianinfused dishes is inspirational. He is also very down to earth and I think many people feel they can relate to him.” Television in recent years has locked down the concept of the celebrity cook and chef in the everyday Australian’s psyche. One of the major drawcards at the event will be the ever-popular George Calombaris; best known for his judging role on Ten’s MasterChef Australia. Miguel Maestre will be back (often seen on Network Ten’s The Living Room; his Spanish accent is beloved by fans). Maestre’s flair and sass, combined with culinary knowledge, make him popular with foodies. Other kitchen celebrities appearing include Anna Gare (from ABC’s Consuming Passions and her judging role on Ten’s Junior MasterChef Australia) Paul West (chef turned farmer, as seen on the series River Cottage Australia on the Lifestyle channel) and Sammy & Bella (2011 winners of Seven’s My Kitchen Rules). According to Osborne, this year the program showcases the diversity of the food and wine culture in Australia (“from family-run businesses to established artisan companies, our best local and interstate chefs and restaurateurs, and mouth-watering national and international street food”), designed to get people thinking about how and why they use certain ingredients. The three-day event is a great place to learn about/check out food and drinks that are currently on-trend; you’re sure to be up on the latest gems of the culinary scene by the time the show is over. The Good Food Theatre presented by some texture. The flavours combine perfectly and if you’re the sort who normally skips the pickle, take a gamble this time; the slice of dill compliments rather than clashes with the rest of the burger. The range of ribs is impressive, with beef, pork and lamb on offer. At the manager’s suggestion, we opted for Sticky Soy Chilli Peanut Pork Spare Ribs ($28.50 for a full rack), which were melt-off the bone tender and packed with flavour. Cutlery is a waste of time with these; it’s much easier and more satisfying to just dismember the rack with your fingers. The ribs are slow-cooked for eight hours, accounting for the fragile texture and deep, satisfying flavour. The sides are what you might expect from an upscale burger joint, so we went for the classics: chips and onion rings ($4.00 and $6.00, respectively). The chips were perfectly serviceable - I’ve never been to a restaurant that could ruin chips yet, although I’m sure they’re out there - but the onion rings were something special: light, flaky fringes of onion rather than the thick, battered things we’re used to. If oyu can imagine something halfway between onion rings and tobacco onions, you’re on the right track. The gourmet burger market is getting pretty crowded these days, with Jus, Grill’d and Flipside, among others, already competing for the discerning fast food fine’s dollar. Ribs & Burgers have definitely staked out some territory in the upper echelons of the burger game, though, and I’m looking forward to working my way through the rest of their menu - albeit one main course at a time from now on. TRAVIS JOHNSON
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casual dining experience. The tasty tapas menu in The Hidden Bar for just $10 is extremely popular. You don’t have to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of food to eat at the venue; it’s back to basics with good home cooked meals. What are your future plans for the venue? Old Mother Hubbard Café is opening in the next two weeks. We are excited to be able to have the café open all day and into the evening for those nocturnal people like myself. Customers can get a sandwich after 3pm when most of the other cafes close. I guess there have been so many changes to the venue in the past year I’m looking forward to getting some big events happening over the coming months. I have an amazing creative team working with me at the venue and they love nothing better than putting on events, the more out there the better. We have so much fun doing them and then seeing the reaction of our customers having such a great time is priceless, it’s why we love what we do. Seven-West is a must-see. That’s where you’ll catch some of the cuisine celebrities (George, Anna, Miguel, Paul, and Adam) cooking up a storm live on stage (check the program for times). If you want to taste as well as watch, look into a ticket for Lifestyle FOOD Chef’s Table sessions. Beer, wine, and cheese are always popular draw cards, and the program is jam packed with opportunities to learn (and procure) on all these fronts. Beer fans will make a beeline for Dan Murphy’s Beer & Cider Hall, and catch the wise words of Australian beer expert Kirrily Waldhorn. Wine lovers will enjoy The Cellar Door, where they can sample products and get the lowdown on the Australian oenophile scene. If supporting local produce is your thing, make sure you wander down the Buy West Eat Best Artisan Lane, chat the WA boutique producers, and stock up your pantry. The event also offers the Grazing Garden, a collection of popular WA food trucks, when you’re ready to chow down and reboot before browsing again. The suggestions above are just a taste of the event menu (ha). No way will you be bored, there’s so much happening. Top tip? Maybe don’t eat before you head on in… The Perth Good Food & Wine Show takes place at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre Friday, July 10, Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12. GILLIAN O’MEAGHER
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DYLAN MORAN Hooked On A Feeling Black-humoured Irish comedian Dylan Moran, still best known for his staring role in the cult comedy series Black Books, brings his latest stand up show, Off The Hook, to the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre this Friday, July 10; Saturday, July 11; and Sunday, July 12.
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When we speak to Dylan Moran, he’s in the early stage of his international stand up tour, a period which inevitably involves a lot of tweaking and fine-tuning of the material he is intent on launching at his eager audiences with all the acerbic bombast he can muster. “It’s going really well, actually,” he muses. “We’ve had lots of nice notices that people say in theatre, people are coming, people are happy, people are laughing. Actually, I’m still messing around with it, but that’s because I’m that way. I don’t really let it alone - I kind of, you know, re-cook it, and smash it in the face, and tear it apart again, and do it all over again. “But that’s what’s happening with this tour. I’m recording it in a week in London. Normally by now I would have been doing the same show in much the same way for a few nights to get ready to record it, but I’m not doing that this time for some reason. I keep messing with it and sticking new bits in and taking other bits out.” A flexible approach is an absolute necessity for the comedy star, who first came to prominence in the BBC sitcom How Do You Want Me? before Steve Winter - My Nine Lives achieving cult notoriety as the misanthropic, alcoholic Bernard Black in Black Books. It’s the only way to VISUAL ARTS incorporate current events into his routines, such as the UK general election, a week past at the time of our speaking, which he views with typical pessimism. For Love Of Country: The Art Gallery Of Western “Well, I think there’ll be more riots.” he says Australia matter-of-factly. “I was in Australia a few years ago Commemorating the centenary of World War One, when there were riots in London, and I think that’s this exhibition draws various works from the State gonna happen again. The world’s just on the boil at Art Collection to present a fascinating look at how the moment - I talk about that in the show as well. art has responded to war and conflict over the There’s a huge sense of suspicion and mistrust, on top past century. It runs until Monday, July 20. Go to of all the suspicion about climate change and the rest artgallery.wa.gov.au for full details. of it. I know it’s all gloomy and so on, but some of it is very good grist for the comedy mill.” POP (Portraits Of Perth): Peek A Boo Gallery Moran has also been meditating on Presented as part of the Perth City Arts Season, the ageing process of late - an understandable POP is a look at Perth and its people by mixed preoccupation as he negotiates his early 40s. “I media artist Jessica McCallum that features pintthink it’s kind of interesting, you know. You get a bit sized pictures on canvas, timber and paper. It older and you look up and everybody has a moment runs until Thursday, July 9. Go to jessicamcallum. where they’re thinking, ‘Hang on, what the fuck is all com for more. this for?’ Because in the early part of your life you’re busy working and making children and paying your Dis/connection: The Basement Gallery mortgage and all the rest of it, and you don’t get that This photographic exhibition by Jessica Sorci and much time these days to look up and look around. Marijke Loosjes is comprised of works created “I think it happens more in middle age, or when each artist was exploring their family’s home early middle age as I am or whatever you want to countries - Loosjes in the Netherlands and Sorci in call it. So people are looking for The Other Thing - India. It runs until Monday, July 20. the other dimension in their lives and, by and large, they’re not going to religion any more - they seem to Hyper Vision: Midland Gate be going more to technology, and I don’t think that’s This year’s exhibition of works by local young going to be satisfying either.” people is built around the theme of “What’s Missing”, with the artists broadly interpreting it TRAVIS JOHNSON in a range of media. The works stay on display at Midland Gate until Sunday, July 26. Go to hyperfest. com.au for more details. With Every Fibre Of My Being: Mundaring Arts Centre This group exhibition looks at ideas associated with ritual, sacred objects, women and the body by a number of WA’s top textiles and fibre artists, including Trish Bygott, Loran Murray, Bonnie Boogaard, Trish Little, Annette Seeman and Anne Farren. It runs from Friday, July 7, until Sunday, August 16.
Luna Leederville/Central Institute Of Technology Leederville Thursday, June 2, 2015 The WA première of Jeremy Sims’ Last Cab To Darwin ushered in the 18th Revelation Film Festival, drawing together Perth’s film community for a night of cinema and revelry. Photos by Shaun Ferraloro
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Blithe Spirit: The State Theatre Centre Black Swan State Theatre Company presents this new production of Noel Coward’s supernatural comedy, which sees a novelist haunted by the ghost of his first wife, much to the consternation of his second. It runs from Saturday, July 18, until Sunday, August 9. For tickets and session times, head to bsstc.com.au Josh Pyke With The West Australian Symphony Orchestra: Perth Concert Hall ARIA-winning singer Josh Pyke performs with the WASO for one night only on Friday, July 24. For tickets, go to waso.com.au
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Cirque Du Soleil - Totem: Belmont Racecourse The latest show from the renowned circus troupe traces the evolution of the human species from our distant amphibian state to our ultimate desire to fly, drawing inspiration from numerous creation myths along the way. Directed by Jeffrey Jay Fowler and starring Ad a m B o o t h , Ad r i a n e D af f a n d M i c h e l l e Fornasier, it runs from Friday, July 31, until Sunday, September 20. Go to cirquedusoleil. com/totem for full details. National Geographic Live Presents Steve Winter - My Nine Lives: The State Theatre Centre Wildlife photographer Steve Winter will regale the audience with his stories of encounters with big cats from across the globe. A world renowned wildlife photographer, Winter’s work capturing images of tigers in the wild recently culminated in the National Geographic book, Tigers Forever. He appears for one night only on Monday, August 10. For tickets, go to nglive.org/pacific
FESTIVALS Revelation Perth International Film Festival The 18th iteration of Perth’s best film festival runs until Sunday, July 12. Sprawling across four venues - Luna Leederville, Luna on SX, Cinema Paradiso and The Backlot Perth, this year’s program features such cinematic delights as the provocative The Duke Of Burgundy, HR Giger documentary Dark Star, musical docos The Wrecking Crew, Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay and Theory Of Obscurity, and much more. Head over to revelationfilmfest.org for tickets and session times. Scandinavian Film Festival The second ever Scandinavian Film Festival lands at Cinema Paradiso on Thursday, July 23, bringing with it a full roster of dramas, comedies and thrillers from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland. It runs until Thursday, July 29 - got to lunapalace.com.au for more information. Great Britain Retro Film Festival Presented by patron David Stratton, this festival brings back to the screen 20 classics of British Cinema, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lawrence Of Arabia, and newly remastered prints of Carol Reed’s The Third Man and Powell and Pressburger’s Tales Of Hoffman. It runs at the Windsor Cinema from Thursday, August 6, until Wednesday, August 19. For tickets and session times, go to lunapalace.com.au.
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MADAME BOVARY Buyer Beware Directed by Sophie Barthes Starring Mia Wasikowska, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Rhys Ifans First published in 1856, Madame Bovary has seen multiple adaptations over the years. With Gemma Bovery already providing a take on the classic novel earlier this year, this version sees a much more traditional take on a classic. For Madame Bovary (Mia Wasikowska), marriage to a small town doctor (Henry LloydHughes) does not fulfil her dreams. Despite the finery provided by the merchant Lheureux (Rhys Ifans) on a seemingly inexhaustible line of credit, she desires a better social standing for herself and her husband, and an escape to Paris. When she catches the eye of a marquis she sees an opportunity, but is she as worldly wise as she supposes or will her naivety lead to disaster? It is hard to know how much this story has left to tell modern audiences, at least in this version. True, it can be said that Madame Bovary is among the early victims of the credit crunch, as her aspirational living well outstrips her husband’s means. Yet there is also a strange romanticism about this version that runs contrary to the original novel, lent weight by the sumptuous costuming and location work. Bovary’s death is heralded in the first shots of the film, set amongst a verdant forest. She is more Ophelia, tragically passing away to a swelling score, than Flaubert’s protagonist, screaming in pain as she discovers that suicide is a
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less poetic end than she envisioned. It is equally difficult to garner what Barthes’ intentions for the character is. With the changes and cuts made to the tale, we now see the whole story from Madame Bovary’s view, and yet are somehow still left questioning her motivations. Mia Wasikowska makes Emma appear young, just released from a convent, but the script seems torn between portraying her as either frightfully naïve or flighty. That ambiguity is fine, but drift too much towards the later and the whole thing feels like a 19th century anti-feminist morality play - something this film lurches dangerously close to. Rhys Ifans is on much more solid ground, as there is little doubt of the intent of Lheureux’s purpose and he takes scene-stealing glee in portraying someone of reptilian guile. As for the rest of the cast... well. Henry Lloyd-Hughes puts in a workman like performance to convey Emma’s dull, albeit loyal, husband. Giamatti is riveting as always, even if it is predominantly in a supporting role. Ezra Miller as one of the love interests, Leon Dupis, is channelling Dangerous Liaisons-era Keanu Reeves, and is equally as tepid. Despite the rich photography and stunning costuming there is very little here to single Madame Bovary out from a herd of other period dramas. Paced with almost glacial slowness, Madame Bovary turns one of the first realistic novels into just another romanticised period piece. It is somehow exactly what you would expect of such a film, and yet all the less for it. DAVID O’CONNELL
TERMINATOR: GENISYS The Future Is Not Set Directed by Alan Taylor Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney Arnie straps on the leather, sunglasses and shotguns once more for the fifth movie built around his iconic ‘80s cyborg assassin. Can a system reboot succeed where the past two sequels have failed? The war against the machines is almost over and humanity is on the verge of victory. Leading a rag tag resistance force, John Connor (Jason Clarke) besieges a secret Skynet base that contains its contingency plan, a time machine. As Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) prepares to go back to 1984 to stop a Terminator from killing John’s mother, another Terminator strikes at John, and the timeline is changed. When Kyle arrives back in 1984 he finds a Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) that has been trained to be a warrior from childhood by an older Terminator called “Pops” (Arnold Schwarzenegger), and it is her mission to protect him. Alright, time to address the Hunter Killer Drone in the room – is it as good as the original or Judgement Day? The short answer - No. When Genisys is at its best it is trading heavily on the nostalgia for these first two films, weaving itself into the framework of the original. When it is doing this we see some interesting re-enactments of scenes from The Terminator on an almost a shot by shot basis, but with a twist caused by the new
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timeline. Hence at the Griffith Observatory the assault on some punks to steal their clothes (one memorably played by Bill Paxton in the original), is interrupted for a no holds barred slugfest between the original T-800 and “Pops” in which you can really feel the heft of the two cyborg combatants. Similarly Reese’s arrival gives way to an unexpected action sequence, thanks to Byung-hun Lee (GI Joe). In all the first half of the film feels very much like a retelling of the first two films, but on steroids (can Terminators do steroids? I want to say “yes”). It is when Genisys tries to break away from this nostalgia and to make its own story that the flaws become apparent. Without that heavily blinding influence we begin to question some of the holes within the time travel plot, which as it stands now don’t make a lot of sense (although this may be cleared up in the other films of this slated trilogy). The action sequences even lose a little of their lustre, often appearing too CG, lacking that genuine kinetic impact and demonstrating physics akin to a video game. The climax suffers the worst as it devolves into a computer-animated version of Rock-em-Sock-em Robots. A messy and obvious film, not saved by its special effects and damned by the lack of chemistry between its leads. The most fun that can be had here relies heavily on nostalgia, which is probably why Arnie is the best thing in it. It isn’t entirely awful, but in terms of a Terminator sequel it is just average. That’s a judgement day in and of itself. DAVID O’CONNELL
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LAST CAB TO DARWIN Freedom Ride Directed by Jeremy Sims Starring Michael Caton, Jacki Weaver, Mark Coles Smith, Ningali Lawford Adapted from their own 2003 play of the same name by director Jeremy Sims and his co-writer, Reg Cribb, Last Cab To Darwin tells the story of Rex (Michael Caton) a Broken Hill taxi driver who learns that the stomach cancer he thought had been successfully removed is, in fact, going to kill him. Rex knows his end will be painful and, having no taste for hospitals, he elects instead to drive to Darwin, where new but untested legislation might allow him the option of assisted suicide. It’s no sure bet, but Rex has nothing to lose: his parents are dead, his friends (a motley collection of great Aussie actors, including John Howard and David Field) are just drinking buddies, and his relationship with his Aboriginal neighbour/lover, Polly (Ningali Lawford) might be more than a friendship, but it’s less than a partnership. On the road, of course, he learns that he may have underestimated the connections he has forged with his peers. Last Cab To Darwin is funny, profound and deeply affecting film, built around a complex and eminently watchable performance from Caton. Romantic without being sentimental, its by turns hilarious and heartwrenching, dealing with a sombre and serious topic but refusing to be
dragged down into po-faced morbidity. Rex might be dying and he might be depressed and lonely, but he retains a grim humour and a warm humanity. We see those qualities shine when he is joined by two unlikely travelling companions, the larrikin would-be football player, Tilly (Mark Coles Smith) and the British nurse turned barmaid, Julie (Emma Hamilton), who resolves to nurse Rex to whatever end he chooses. These two help highlight the essential contradiction of Rex’s character: he believes himself to be a laconic, closed-off loner, but he cannot help but warm to the people in proximity to him. Rex’s tragedy isn’t his terminal illness, but his difficulty in recognising this. Sims chose to shoot in sequence, the production team tracing the narrative journey rather than subbing in more easily accessible locations and faking. As a result, the film has an enviable if difficult to pin down air of authenticity; though it’s a fictionalised version of actual events, there’s a palpable sense of what Herzog called “ecstatic truth” - the abstracts are real even if the events depicted are not. Drily, raucously funny, irreverent, thoughtful and incredibly moving, Last Cab To Darwin isn’t just a great Australian film, it’s a great film, full stop. Awards season should see it practically smothered in plaudits - let’s hope it strikes a chord with audiences, too. It deserves to. TRAVIS JOHNSON
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HIDDEN TREASURES The Hidden Treasures series is once again bringing the beautiful noise to Fremantle for the month of July. Thursday, July 9, the Buffalo Club opens its doors at 6pm for a 7.30pm start with Yaqui Yeti, Shit Narnia and The Shops. Over at The Navy Club there’ll be Methyl Ethyl and The Rosemary Beads. Over at the PS Art Space from 8pm RTRFM’s Adam Christou has curated an evening called Neon Sunset featuring, SpaceManAntics, Mt. Mountain and Leafy Suburbs. At the National Hotel it’s an Irish Music Jam Session from 6.30-8.30pm led by Robert Zeilinski, with core musicians Cian Kissane, Tom Walwyn, Gavin Fernie, Donough O’Donovan and Aisling Ni Chonaill. Then from 9pm onwards it’ll be Matt Cal, Dave Robertson & The Kiss List and Natalie Gillespie. On Thursday, July 16, the Buffalo Club takes in Surf Rabbits, Flooded Palace and Kitchen People, while at the Navy Club it’ll be Joni in The Moon and DM3. At PS Art Space it’s Optical Motions featuring Koi Child, Leon Osborn Fremantle’s Women’s Choir plus DJ sets from Catlips and Lower Spectrum, the latter being the evening’s curator. At the National Hotel it’s an Irish Music Jam Session from 6.30-8.30pm led by Stuart Paterson, with core musicians Steve Barnes, Brett Hirsch, Jen Doyle and Donough O’Donovan. Then from 9pm, it’s Michael Boase, The Regular Hunters and Kenny Austin. For more about Hidden Treasures, head to fremantlestory.com.au. Methyl Ethyl
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LET’S GET QUIZZICAL LISTEN OUT! The Listen Out festival is returning for 2015, stopping by our way on Sunday, September 27, at Ozone Reserve. On it you’ll find Childish Gambino, Sbtrkt (DJ set), Joey Bada$$, Alison Wonderland, Odesza, Rae Sremmurd, Golden Features, Dusky, Ryan Hemsworth, Ilovemakonnen, George Fitzgerald, Lido, Hayden James, Client Liaison, Roland Tings, Halfway Crooks, Jordan Burns, a triple j Unearthed winner plus many more to be announced. Tickets are available now from listenout.com.au. Joey Bada$$, Listen Out
EVENT SERIES: PROFS AND PINTS Scitech’s Profs And Pints event series finishes up on Tuesday, July 21, from 6-8pm. Open to all and free of charge, this night will look at and consider The Science And Psychology Of Performance Enhancement. Head down to the National Hotel in Fremantle for beers, lively, pro-bantering discussion and a Twitter feed showing online conversation, questions and remarks. It’s informal, informative, interactive and free, head to scitech. org.au for more details.
BEATS IN THE HEAT IN KARRATHA Illy, Allday, Shockone, Tom Piper, Safia and more exciting, diverse acts will be Heading to the Karratha Leisureplex for the town’s first major music festival, Beats In The Heat on Saturday, August 8. This all-ages festival will take place across two massive stages, and as stated on their Facebook page will deliver “an exciting array of sound, lighting and robotic aesthetics.” Hosting a fully licensed bar, the main stage will be 18+ only, however under 18s will be able to view the main stage from a purpose-built raised platform and on screens placed around the venue. With gourmet foods, exotic beverages and a great line-up, this won’t be one to miss. Available tickets range from $109 to $199 with general admission and VIP camping tickets also available from beatsintheheat.com.au. Allday, Beats In The Heat
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RTRFM’s annual Music Quiz is back for 2015, with questions being asked at Inglewood’s Civic Hotel on Saturday, July 18. Hosted by Full Frequency’s MC Dart, the night consists of 10 rounds of trivia on general music knowledge, Perth music history, pop culture and more. Plus there’s live music, DJs and a special Movie Squad round with the station’s resident movie heads, Tristan Fidler and Simon Miraudo. As ever, there are some killer prizes up for grabs and a good time will be had by all. Tables of six are available via rtrfm.com.au or by calling the station on (08) 9260 9200. Tickets are $25 for the general public, $20 for subscribers. RTR Quizmaster Chris ‘Dart’ Kelly
REVELATION PERTH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The 18th Revelation Perth International Film Festival runs until Sunday, July 12. Sprawling across four venues - Luna Leederville, Luna on SX, Cinema Paradiso and The Backlot Perth, this year’s program features such cinematic delights as the provocative The Duke Of Burgundy, HR Giger documentary Dark Star, musical docos The Wrecking Crew, Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay and Theory Of Obscurity, and much more. Head over to revelationfilmfest.org for tickets and session times.
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FRUIT OF THE BEAUVINE JumpClimb Events have announced BeauVine, set to bring the people of Perth together from Friday-Sunday, October 23-25, with for “a unique celebration of gourmet food and wine, with popular Perth eateries and wineries, wellrespected chefs and sommeliers. To be held in Birdwood Square (off Beaufort) Beauvine will “be art for the eyes and music for the ears.” We’re waiting to hear more! For details and updates keep an eye on beauvine.com.au.
ROLL THE DRONES In May seminal Australian band, The Drones, celebrated the 10-year anniversary of their acclaimed album, Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Float By, by playing it in full in a one-off show at the Sydney Opera House, for Vivid Live. It was so well received that the band are taking it to fans around the country, hitting Perth on Saturday, August 22, at the Rosemount Hotel, with special guests Batpiss. Tickets from oztix.com.au, available from Friday, June 26. Expect a deluxe double 180g vinyl LP release of Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Float By soon, as well as a brand new album later in the year. More details at thedrones. com.au. The Drones
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PERTH RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP Now celebrating 21 years in Melbourne (with 12,000 fervid supporters in 2014) and four years in Sydney, the Reclink Community Cup is being staged in Perth for the first time. Local musicians (The Bandgropers) and community media/music industry types (The Newshounds) will take to the field at Steel Blue Oval, Bassendean, on Sunday, August 30, in a game of “partly fun, partly serious hilarity.” It’s all to raise money for Reclink, who support those experiencing mental illness, disability, substance abuse, homelessness, addiction and social and economic hardship. Tickets are $10 concession/RTRFM subscribers, $12 online presales from Oztix.com.au and $15 at the gate.
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MURDOCH UNIVERSITY For real-world experience, think Murdoch. Studying at Murdoch isn’t just about learning in your chosen field. It’s also about exploring new ways of thinking, discovering different perspectives and finding ways to make a difference. Murdoch will link your learning directly to relevant, real-world experience so you graduate career-ready. They’re passionate about what they do and are there to help you get the skills, knowledge and life experience you need to achieve your goals and stand out from the rest. With the support of their national awardwinning student advisor team and teaching staff, your experience at Murdoch will give you the edge you need to land a job in the real world. Learn the craft of broadcast in industrystandard television and radio studios, hone your law skills in a purpose-built courtroom, undertake the only Veterinary Science course in WA in our community veterinary hospital and on-campus farm, gain hands-on instrumentation and control
experience at our state-of-the-art engineering pilot plant and practice nursing at the state’s newest health precinct, located right on our doorstep. At Murdoch University, combining majors is not only possible, it’s encouraged. Careers aren’t as obvious as they once were and neither are the pathways for reaching them. Our students have the opportunity to gain a unique education and stand out from the rest with double majors offered across a broad range of disciplines. Murdoch is the only public university in Perth to get a five-star full-time employment rating in the Good Universities Guide 2015. This means they had the most graduates land full-time employment straight out of uni. So, if you think you stand to benefit from the kind of real-world learning experience that delivers this kind of result. think Murdoch. Mid-year applications are closing soon. To find the Murdoch course that’s right for you, visit guide.murdoch.edu.au or go along to their Open Day on Sunday, July 26, from 10am-4pm and start your journey. They’ll be showcasing a broad range of courses, and their friendly staff and students will be on hand to answer all your questions about course options and campus life. Visit openday. murdoch.edu.au for more information.
Curtin University’s Open Day is your chance to explore the Curtin campus, learn about courses, speak to lecturers and current students, participate in activities and have lots of fun. Thousands of people visit the Bentley Campus for Open Day each year. It’s the perfect
opportunity to find out everything you want and need to know about Curtin. Whether you’re a teacher, parent or future student, you’re sure to get a lot out of the activities, lectures, course advice, competitions and entertainment on offer at Open Day. Friends, food, fun and learning are just part of what makes Curtin so great. Get a taste of what studying at Western Australia’s largest and most multi-cultural university is like at Open Day. Sunday, August 2, is a day that can change your life and inspire your future. Awesome awaits at openday.curtin.edu.au.
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UWA OPEN DAY Come and find out about the University Of Western Australia’s undergraduate and postgraduate courses, scholarship opportunities, student experience,
excellent teaching and research and outstanding career options. Meet staff and current students and explore the facilities at our beautiful campus. Join the festivities featuring campus tram tours, handson displays, live music and entertainment, as well as plenty of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy. See you at Open Day 2015, Sunday, August 9, 10am - 4pm. For more: openday.uwa.edu.au.
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ECU Joondalup Open Day - Sunday, July 19, 10.00am - 3.00pm @ 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup. ECU Mount Lawley & WAAPA Open Day Sunday, August 9, 10.00am - 3.00pm @ 2 Bradford Street, Mount Lawley (enter from Central Ave). ECU South West Open Day - Sunday, August 23, 12.00pm - 3.00pm @ 585 Robertson Drive, Bunbury. Scitech will also join the party, as they’re all about increasing awareness, interest and participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. And as Australia’s foremost designer and producer of travelling science exhibitions, it makes perfect sense that SciTech should join ECU for its Open Days. Don’t miss their science shows and exhibitions at all three campuses. For more: ecu.edu.au/future-students/ open-day.
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the cultural hub of Northbridge. Help them celebrate their milestone growth and change, and experience everything that SAE Open Day has to offer including: • Pop up cinema premiere screenings • Virtual reality with the Oculus Rift headset • Play student games • Camera and foley demonstrations for film SAE Perth is opening the doors to its state-of-the-art making campus and giving you the opportunity to see what • Live music SAE Creative Media Institute has to offer. Kickstart • Live drawing, animation and design showcases your creative career and learn more about their • Exciting details about our brand new customAnimation, Audio, Design, Film, and Games courses. built campus During the day you’ll sit in on information sessions and creative demonstrations as well as It’s all happening at Level 1, 3 Bennett chat with our academic and campus staff, students Street, East Perth from 10am-1pm on Saturday, and graduates. SAE Perth is celebrating a campus August 8. For more: sae.edu.au. upgrade as they prepare to expand, and move to
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“We don’t really pay attention to genre tags, so hopefully people who are familiar with our music know that we like to switch it up and experiment.”
Musically, Bristol, UK, and Perth, Australia, aren’t that far apart. It’s all in KOAN Sound, as Jim Bastow tells CYCLONE ahead of their show at Villa on Saturday, July 11. In the ‘90s ‘the Bristol sound’ – trip hop – was omnipresent with acts like Massive Attack. Roni Size then led a new wave with his drum‘n’bass supergroup, Reprazent. Today Bristol is represented by the Perth-bound KOAN Sound – Jim Bastow and Will Weeks – with their post-glitch/bass hybrid. “We currently live together with another producer we’ve collaborated with in the past who goes by the name of Asa,” says Bastow. “Bristol is obviously a big influence on us, both personally and musically. There is a welldocumented lineage of music that the city has produced, and growing up in the city meant being exposed to that history – as well as all the current music that was being produced – from a relatively early age. Many of our extended friends are producers or involved in the music scene in some capacity, so it still feels like a good time for the city. Currently the grime sound has been experiencing a rejuvenation across the UK, which is cool to see, since several of our peers here are directly contributing to pushing that sound forward.” KOAN Sound, as MySpace kids, circulated their early music while still in school. Initially classified ‘dubstep’, today their output is “more refined” and “varied”.
“We haven’t really been attached to any particular music scene or sound for quite a while,” Bastows says, “which has given us a healthy amount of creative freedom. We don’t really pay attention to genre tags, so hopefully people who are familiar with our music know that we like to switch it up and experiment.” In 2011 KOAN Sound dropped the Funk Blaster EP, the first of several on Skrillex’s fledgling OWSLA label. The pair also scored an unusual commission remixing Ed Sheeran’s breakthrough, The A Team – “on a really tight deadline.” Sheeran would tell Radio One’s Zane Lowe he dug it. “He’s not really a conventional pop star,” says Bastow, “but it’s really cool to see a humble guy like him do so well on a global level.” In May KOAN Sound unleashed the EP Forgotten Myths. “With this record, we wanted to give more of a direct nod to the influence that drum‘n’bass, especially the darker side of the sound, has had – and continues to have – on us. We also wanted to combine some of our other influences, such as metal-type stuff – à la (Washington prog-metal band) Animals As Leaders – as well as more orchestral and cinematic soundscapes.” KOAN Sound self-released it through Bandcamp “under a pay-what-you-want scheme,” explains Bastow, “partly as an experiment, but mainly to give something back to the people who have supported us financially – and non-financially! – over the years. We’re always working on new music and we try to maintain a balance between touring and studio time. It has been difficult in the past finding that equilibrium so, after the summer, we have scheduled time off to work on music.” Fresh from a North American tour, they headline mini-fest Major Bass. “Aside from having lots of new music to play, this time we’ll be bringing our good friend and superproducer Culprate with us, so expect lots of material you haven’t heard before.”
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MIA MILAN No Time For Crying Perth-born singer, Mia Milan, has just released her debut single, I Won’t Cry. She speaks with BOB GORDON about launching a pop career in Melbourne, via Rome and Stockholm. Mia Milan was born to an Italian family and it was a love of ‘60s music from that part of the world that saw her enrolling in singing and dancing schools around Perth from an early age. Keen to learn more about her own heritage and to develop her songwriting in line with it, she went to Italy in 2012. “I was teaching singing part-time,” she recalls, “and I just quit everything and moved to Rome with one bag. What spurred that on is that I went on a holiday to Italy and I auditioned for this really big TV show called Amici which is basically an X-Factor or The Voice equivalent. I auditioned and I told them I was living in Italy which I wasn’t, it was just a joke really - and they said they wanted me to come back for a second audition. “So that’s what spurred me to move. I was there for a year-and-a-half in Rome and I wrote and recorded with heaps of different Italian producers, with Boyd (Wilson, co-writer) as well, and we moved all around Italy doing these festivals, and I was on lots of different TV shows there.” Milan lasted four months on Amici affording her a myriad of television and festival appearances around Italy. “It was great,” she notes, “I’d always dreamt of being on Italian TV or in Europe somewhere. I eventually moved to Milan because I was working with some management and some labels because that’s where the hub of that is. I sang for this lady called Caterina Caselli who was this big ‘60s Italian singer and she now owns her own label with Andrea Bocelli, so I got to do a showcase for her which was just wonderful.” Even so, with the Italian experience under her belt, the singer moved to Stockholm to embrace the vibrant pop music industry there. More gigs and co-writing sessions followed, before Milan fulfilled a long-time ambition to move to Melbourne, to use the lessons she’d learnt to embark on a pop career in Australia. “After coming back from Europe I though that it really felt like the right time to come back, then settle in Melbourne and use what I’ve got. I wanted to bring my pop music into the Australian music world. “Living in Europe, especially at the start on my own, I grew
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up quickly. I learnt about pop music and how important it is. There is some great pop music in Australia that’s not in the mainstream music scene of Australia. Pop, even though it’s fun, is incredibly hard to get right. I felt like I learnt a lot about pop music, so when I came back I felt ready and I thought, ‘now it’s time’.
“There is some great pop music in Australia that’s not in the mainstream music scene of Australia. Pop, even though it’s fun, is incredibly hard to get right.”
In the last month Milan has released her debut single and video for the track, I Won’t Cry, with some airplay and online attention coming along nicely. She’s putting together a band for some live shows that will showcase her pop focus. “It’s mainly going to be drums and synth and me,” she explains. “It’s not going to be a conventional band, so there will be lots of the synth sounds that I use in the tracks. I want to try and inject some pop music into the scene and get people dancing. “My music is always changing too, so you’ve got to see what people react to and what they like. You can also do stripped down versions of songs, I play the ukulele in my acoustic stuff, and you can see how those reactions change. Either way my music is happy, sometimes the acoustic versions can be more truthful, but generally my music remains happy as I’m not a dark person.” Milan co-writes with Boyd Wilson, remembered from such WA bands as The Kind and The Living Daylights in the late ‘80s/ early ‘90s. “We’re in partnership so he produces the tracks and we write together,” she says. “Sometimes I write, sometimes he writes. I love the way he writes, he’s got that ‘60s feel like The Beatles and he writes great melodies, and us together... it just really works.” Following on from the single, Milan is keen to release an EP and get on with touring. It’s time to get busy, there’s a lot to do. “I’ve got so many songs that are just sitting and waiting to come out that I’m really happy with,” she notes. “So an EP is definitely on the cards soon, maybe another single in another month or so. I just really want to get these songs out that have been in the works for a few years, since I was in Europe, and a couple of years before that. “It’s interesting because some of the songs are from preEuropean travels so they have a different slant on them, but now, post-Europe, they are more defined with much more meaning.”
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FALLOWAY Emerging From The Chrysalis Eclectic rockers Falloway launch their debut EP, Chrysalis, at the Herdsman Lake Tavern’s Semester Break Bash this Saturday, July 11, appearing alongside September Sun, Young Robin, St James Sirens and The Encounters. We speak with bassist Sandun “call me Sunny” Welisara. What’s the Falloway story? Well, Falloway goes back to our high school days, when it had a completely different name with different members. The two founding members, Graeme White and Cristian Peterson, started playing together initially, with a vision of what Falloway eventually came to be. Kieron Alford and I joined shortly after, but it wasn’t until we left school that we realized this was what we wanted to do for the rest of our lives. So, for the last two years we have been working hard, building up to what will be our first major release. What’s your sound? Our sound is definitely as diverse as our nationalities, with a mix of progressive, pop and
alternative rock undertones. Some of the artists we admire include The Smiths, Tool, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Lana del Rey, and local giants Karnivool, to name a few. How does having a membership from such diverse backgrounds affect your music and your work methodology? It really is a catalyst for smooth song writing to be honest. Each of us is able to look at our songs in a completely different way, which is very healthy when we get stuck in the composition process. As an example, Graeme will summon his inner Brit-rock influences when writing vocals a lot of the time, whilst Cristian can bring Latin grooves to the table that seamlessly underlay our ideas. Tell us about Chrysalis. Chrysalis is the first release of four. Once all compiled, the four releases will allow listeners to experience every aspect of what our music is about. Being such a young band, we decided that consecutive releases would be the best way for listeners to experience the constant musical evolution that we are going through, as each release will represent a singular point in our lives. What does the future hold for you guys? A music video is in the works, planned for later in the year. The end of spring will see us come to our second release for the year, with a CD launch to follow. And to keep the ball rolling, we will head into the studio during the summer to record a bunch of new material. Definitely a lot planned, and we can’t wait to get it all out there!
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Black Stone From The Sun Death Threats And Cigarettes EP Launch @ Jimmy’s Den
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Falloway Chrysalis Album Launch @ The Herdsman
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Karli White Childhood Scissors Album Launch @ The Bird
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Yaqui Yeti A Way Of Knowledge EP Launch @ Clancy’s Freo
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Diger Rokwell Seeds EP Launch @ The Bird
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Our Man In Berlin Spirit Down EP Launch @ Amplifier
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Foxes Organic Vessels Album Launch @ Amplifier
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Ragdoll Rewind Your Mind Single Launch @ The Velvet Lounge
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Iceage Sugar Sometime (Take You Out) Single Launch @ The Rosemount
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Joni In The Moon War And Porn Single/Video Launch @ Mojos
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The Shops Self Titled EP Launch @ Mojos
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Tired Lion Figurine EP Launch @ Amplifier
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Rainy Day Women In The Dark Single Launch @ Jimmy’s Den
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Datura4 Demon Blues Album Launch @ Mojos
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TIM ROGERS AND THE BAMBOOS Felicity Groom The Rosemount Hotel Saturday, July 4, 2015 The grizzly weather proved to be no match for the desires of fans of the funk, and The Rosemount Hotel was fully stacked for the Perth gig of Tim Rogers And The Bamboos’ national tour to promote their new album, The Rules of Attraction.
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W h i l e t h e n ew a l b u m h a s b e e n somewhat of a departure from earlier releases, which most notably contained a drum and basscentric final mix, the new material gives the spotlight to vocalists and the result is perhaps a more accessible style. The inimitable Felicity Groom took to the stage for support duties which, as usual, she performed with coolness, precision and flair. Groom is a modern artist in every sense, combining layers of inspiration from seemingly endless sources and her thoughtful, often dreamy instrumentals are a perfect match from her almost otherworldly voice. Groom’s slick voice drew the punters in from the cold in the hope of catching some of her creative warmth as she took us through some choice selections from her vast catalogue, providing a well paced, constant energy while reminding us what we all came to see; a whole smack of talent and a hearty helping of local creativity. Before anyone really expected, the time had arrived for Mr Rogers and the ever perfect Bamboos to make their way to the stage. While anyone who came for straight up and down funk from the old days may have left a little disappointed, the amazing new tangent that has been taken by pairing with Tim Rogers has created an entirely new and exciting beast. Lashings of blues riffs and the outrageously emotive voice of Mr Rogers brings a real earthy, almost modern folk inspired, energy to the live performance. Being a veteran of the Australian music scene, Rogers is an absolute pleasure to watch perform. His energy seems boundless and his interaction with his fellow musicians felt organic and real, while also making himself fully available to a room of his adoring fans. Being a sucker for a killer rhythm section, I was left with mouth agape witnessing the interplay between the funky drummer and the big footed bass player. Mechanical without any sense of the artificial, this outfit is a musical machine. Everyone loves to see Aussie bands and artists make good, and with the combination of one of Australia’s foremost institutions in the funk department and the musical brevity of one of its stalwart singers and songwriters, the potential for global success is not only imminent, but currently occurring. Even though there is a slight feeling that some compromise has been made in terms of style, there has been no compromise in quality or passion. JAMES HANLON
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BREAKING PUNK IV Benny Mayhem/Noah Skape/Blonde Spit/Tom Ware/Ben Elliot/Daniel Cribb & Scott Connor Four5Nine Friday, July 3, 2015
While an acoustic set doesn’t draw a packed out crowd like a typical punk show, the audience consisted of the dedicated and enthusiastic, making for an intense atmosphere. Four5Nine has previously had the typical drawbacks of many small live music venues, with poor stage lighting and inadequate stage space, but recent renovations that have extended the stage to almost double its original size have turned the place from pokey and awkward to a very viable central venue for local bands, much needed with recent closures. Even though renovations are still in progress, (hopefully with improved lighting) the simple stage extension has significantly improved the vibe of the venue, and it’s drastically obvious how much the bands have benefitted from the extra space. The night kicked off with the eclectic acoustic stylings of Noah Skape (Total Waste/ FAIM), followed by a fun and not-unexpectedly energetic and animated set by the Blindspot duo Blondespit. Tom Ware of the recently defunct Grim Fandango turned down the pace with a slower set and testing some new tunes. Ben Elliot (The Decline/House Arrest) inarguably stole the show with every song on point and demonstrated a rare level of talent that draws loyal followers and tugs on heartstrings of grown men. It’s not often one guy with an acoustic guitar can make you feel like there is a three-piece band on stage but Ben Elliot pulled it off to an obviously dedicated crowd. As far as acoustic gigs go, the volume and pace somehow went up with Daniel Cribb and Scott Connor of (you guessed it) Dan Cribb & The Isolated, managing to feel more like a typical punk show than an acoustic set at a Sunday session, perhaps capturing the ‘acoustic folksy punky’ feel that was the aim of the night. The night was capped off with Benny Mayhem performing an entertaining set with a mix of new and old to a relaxed but enthusiastic audience, with the kind of banter reserved for late night gigs when most of the audience has had perhaps a few too many pints. The show was a fantastic change of pace from the usual Breaking Punk gigs, demonstrating that Perth punk doesn’t just mean loud and fast, and that many of our local bands aren’t just one-trick ponies - but rather they consist of talented musicians with passion for music and live performance that embodies local music.
Breaking Punk returned with an ‘acoustic folksy punky thing’ howcasing the softer side of some of Perth’s best punk talent. This made for a much more relaxed night than a typical Breaking Punk show, while not particularly quieter or slower. STACY OSENBAUGH
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Hailmary The Charles Hotel Saturday, July 4, 2015 The Bon But Not Forgotten mission statement is clear: gather up some of the biggest names in Aussie rock n’ roll, and head out on the road playing tribute to the Big Three of Oz hard rock: Rose Tattoo, The Angels and AC/DC. Had this been any old covers band, support act Hailmary would have blown them away with an opening set of original songs that was as professional and electric as it was powerful and engaging. Hailmary play every show like they’re headlining an arena, and tonight’s form shows that they’ve evolved way past their somewhat obvious early Alice In Chains roots. Through Wake Up, My Song, Monday Monday and more their tunes now bulge with hard rocking muscle and more hooks and head shaking opportunities than a headbanger’s fishing competition. Featuring the incomparable talents of Bob Spencer (Skyhooks, The Angels), James Morley (Angels), Mark Evans (AC/DC), Angry Anderson and Dai Pritchard (Rose Tattoo), Yak Sherritt (Johnny Diesel) and Sy McCullough (Destroy She Said), the headliners are a no-nonsense crew. That’s a shitload of talent and experience - and one hell of a setlist - right there. Spencer, Morley, Pritchard and Sherritt take the first shift, running through some Angels songs from the former two’s tenure with the band. Dogs Are Talking, Did You Hurt Somebody and the psych-Beatles Don’t Waste My Time all sound great after far too long
not being played live, and stand tall next to the likes of No Secrets. Angry Anderson swaggers on stage to rip and roar through a set of Rose Tattoo classics, but first this pitbull of a man surprises everyone – including, it appears, most of his band mates – when he follows Spencer’s teasing riff and launches into an impromptu Rod Stewart’s Maggie May. Then it’s heads down into rough, tough hard boogie territory with One Of The Boys, Rock n’ Roll Is King and We Can’t Be Beaten. The band are fantastic, and Angry roars, swigs from his wine bottle, cackles, rants and – most importantly – sings like the bastard son of Billy Thorpe of a vocalist he is. Black Eyed Bruiser is dedicated to Stevie Wright, before Anderson deputises for the longdeparted Bon Scott on Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be and Highway To Hell. After a break the band come back with Mark Evans and Sy McCullough accompanying Morley, Sherritt and Pritchard on bass and vocals respectively for Down Payment Blues. It’s suitably winning fare to kick off the second half, and wouldn’t Bon be looking down with his trouble-maker’s gap-toothed grin. Girl’s Got Rhythm, Shot Down In Flames, Sin City and many more follow, with first Wayne Curnow and then Anderson joining the band for some laughs with these old mates and more great rock. Bon But Not Forgotten are the real deal, the real guys who made and played on these songs, and for that reason alone they’re doing us all a favour by keeping the flame alive. Now, if only we could persuade them to write and record some new tunes? SHANE PINNEGAR
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MAYDAY PARADE, BORN LION Metro City Saturday, July 4, 2015 A confusing start to the night as Born Lion take to the stage in complete darkness; it seems somebody forgot to switch on the lighting and only during the final beats of Rest In Pieces does the band actually become at all visible. Malfunctions mean nothing to the Sydney four-piece on this night as they tear up the stage ferociously a day after launching their debut record. Despite a brilliant showing of D For Danger, Weight Of The World and Good Times Jimmy, the group is met with a lacklustre response criminally underwhelming for a performance that good. Most of the crowd appear to be waiting for Florida pop-punkers Mayday Parade. The moment that vocalist Derek Sanders is visible for opener, Jersey, a chorus of screaming women shoot to the stage. Mayday divide the room quickly into people adoring every moment of Hold Onto Me and Girls and people who use the time to go to the bar. The latter likely made the correct call as barrier-pressers energy is the only atmosphere being created, the band uninspired in a generic
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performance that’s made all the more obvious by having to follow the previous act. Under a swirling blue light, violinist Sean Mackin leads Convocation into the erupting percussive thumps of Transmission Home, signalling the arrival of Yellowcard in fantastic form. Jumping off a 30-odd hour flight, the group lay down track after track with complete dedication to an ever-appreciative room, Lights And Sounds, Rough Landing, Holly and Only One all delivered with perfection. Frontman Ryan Key relentlessly attempts to create a happy mayhem in the room as he bounds around the stage, but his ability to strike notes with production quality is remarkable, even more so when coupled with the fact that in his own words, “It’s fucking hot in here tonight.” Unsurprisingly, Ocean Avenue still decimates a room with a mixture of nostalgia, excitement and cheer, though it’s impossible not to get swept up in a band that hit notes this strong. If this is the showing that Yellowcard give with thumping jetlag, the rest of the country are in for a hell of a treat. MARK BERESFORD
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TOURS THIS WEEK TEX PERKINS & CHARLIE OWEN 9 Friends Restaurant 10 Charles Hotel 11 Dunsborough Hotel 12 Bridgetown Hotel JIMMY BARNES 10 Crown Theatre WES CARR 10 & 11 Ellington Jazz Club STONEFIELD 11 Four5Nine Bar 12 Mojos KOAN SOUND 11 Villa JULY 2015 THE CHURCH 16 Settlers Tavern 17 Prince of Wales 18 Rosemount Hotel LITTLE SEA 16 Astor Lounge SAN CISCO 17 Settlers Tavern 18 Bunbury Entertainment Centre JOHNNY MARR 18 Metropolis Fremantle CLARKSON, HAMMOND & MAY LIVE! 18 – 19 Perth Arena DEAD LETTER CIRCUS with I AM GIANT 19 Rosemount Hotel ADAM HARVEY 22 Albany Entertainment Centre 25 Astor Theatre JAY ELECTRONICA 22 Capitol MARK RONSON 22 Metro City TIGERS JAW 22 Amplifier 23 YMCA HQ THE WOMBATS 23 Metro City JOSH PYKE with WASO 24 Perth Concert Hall ELLY HOYT 24 Ellington Jazz Club VINCE JONES 24 Fly By Night 25 & 26 Ellington Jazz Club OPTIMUS GRYME 24 Jimmy’s Den JA RULE & ASHANTI 25 Metro City IAN MOSS 25 Wintersun Hotel 26 Ravenswood Hotel 28 Friends Restaurant EARL SWEATSHIRT 29 Villa BLUR with JAMIE T 30 Perth Arena
MENTAL AS ANYTHING 31 The Admiral Hotel AUGUST 2015 RUBBER SOUL REVOLVER 1 Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre IAN MOSS 1 Charles Hotel 2 Boab Tavern KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS 5 Rosemount Hotel PHIL JAMIESON 5 Dunsborough Tavern 6 Highway Hotel 7 Leisure Inn 9 The Saint Hotel, Innaloo DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE 6 Metro City UV BOI 7 Jimmy’s Den PACES 7 Flyrite WALTER SMITH III 7 & 8 Ellington Jazz Club HOODOO GURUS with ESKIMO JOE 8 Cable Beach Amphitheatre HERMAN’S HERMITS 9 & 10 El Caballo Resort … AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD 12 Rosemount Hotel GOOD RIDDANCE 12 Amplifier GURRUMUL 12 Perth Concert Hall SETH SENTRY 12 Judd’s, Kalgoorlie 13 Pier Hotel, Esperance 14 Studio 146 15 Settlers Tavern 19 Dunsborough Tavern 20 Prince of Wales 22 Astor Theatre CHELSEA GRIN 13 Rosemount Hotel DRAPHT 14 Metropolis Fremantle MEGAN WASHINGTON 14 Ellington Jazz Club THE AUSTRALIAN BEE GEES SHOW 15 Regal Theatre 16 Albany Entertainment Centre YOB 19 Rosemount Hotel PEACE TRAIN: THE CAT STEVENS STORY 21 Astor Theatre 22 Albany Entertainment Centre LLOYD SPIEGEL 21 Settlers Tavern 22 Indi Bar 23 Mojos 25 Perth Blues Club
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NORTH WEST WEEKENDER ft. BIRDS OF TOKYO, PEKING DUK, ANGUS & JULIA STONE, DRAPHT, SETH SENTRY, BRITISH INDIA, THE PREATURES & more! 21 – 23 Port Hedland Turf Club JAMIE LAWSON 22 Jimmy’s Den THE DRONES 22 Rosemount Hotel ANDREW MCMAHON 26 Amplifier THE BEATLES FOREVER 27 Albany Entertainment Centre ELVIS MEETS THE BEATLES 28 HBF Stadium HIATUS KAIYOTE 29 Rosemount Hotel THE GRISWOLDS 30 Jimmy’s Den HELLYEAH 31 Capitol SEPTEMBER 2015 THE STORY SO FAR with MAN OVERBOARD 2 Amplifier 3 YMCA HQ JAMES REYNE 5 Astor Theatre TYLER, THE CREATOR 8 Capitol BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS 9 Regal Theatre TYLER OAKLEY 9 Perth Concert Hall TONI BRAXTON 9 HBF Stadium GANG OF YOUTHS 11 Prince of Wales 12 Capitol 13 Newport Hotel JULIA MORRIS 11 Regal Theatre ROY ORBISON & THE EVERLY BROTHERS 12 Crown Theatre THE RUBENS 16 Prince of Wales 17 Settlers Tavern 18 Astor Theatre THE SMITH STREET BAND 18 Metropolis Fremantle TUMBLEWEED 18 Rosemount Hotel SAFIA 19 Amplifier 20 Mojos AS IT IS 22 YMCA HQ XAVIER RUDD & THE UNITED NATIONS 23 Goldfields Arts Centre 24 Esperance Civic Centre 25 Albany Entertainment Centre 26 Belvoir Amphitheatre 27 Three Oceans Winery, Margaret River THE TEN SOPRANOS 25 Astor Theatre CELTIC WOMAN 25 Perth Arena BAHAMAS 25 Mojos 26 Wave Rock Weekender LISTEN OUT 2015 ft. CHILDISH GAMBINO, JOEY BADA$$, ALISON WONDERLAND, ODESZA, HAYDEN JAMES, CLIENT LIAISON & many more 27 Ozone Reserve BEHEMOTH 29 Capitol JOAN BAEZ 30 Perth Concert Hall
OCTOBER 2015 WIZ KHALIFA 2 Red Hill Auditorium KISS 3 Perth Arena NEEL KOLHATKAR 3 Astor Lounge SICK OF IT ALL 6 Amplifier ROBBIE WILLIAMS 9 & 10 Perth Arena CONRAD SEWELL 10 & 11 Jimmy’s Den LIFEHOUSE 11 Metro City LEE KERNAGHAN 13 Albany Entertainment Centre 14 Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre LAURA MARLING 16 Astor Theatre SNOT 21 Amplifier AT THE GATES 28 Amplifier 10CC 28 Astor Theatre HOZIER 28 Belvoir Amphitheatre FLEETWOOD MAC 30 Domain Stadium ROCKWIZ LIVE! 31 Riverside Theatre NOVEMBER 2015 ANATHEMA 1 Rosemount Hotel NAUGHTY BY NATURE 5 Astor Theatre THE RUTS 12 Rosemount Hotel CW STONEKING 12 Settlers Tavern 13 Prince of Wales 14 Fremantle Arts Centre COLD CHISEL with THE LIVING END 14 Perth Arena NEIL DIAMOND 14 Sandalford Estate 16 Perth Arena DEF LEPPARD with BABY ANIMALS & LIVE 21 Red Hill Auditorium THE BEACH BOYS 21 Kings Park NILE with UNEARTH, FEED HER TO THE SHARKS & WHORETOPSY 22 Capitol NERDLINGER 27 Amplifier 28 Camel Bar 29 Four5Nine Bar AC/DC 27 & 29 Domain Stadium UB40 28 Metropolis Fremantle SAM SMITH 28 Perth Arena DECEMBER 2015 ED SHEERAN 2 NIB Stadium THE SCREAMING JETS 3 Prince of Wales 4 Settlers Tavern 5 Charles Hotel 6 Ravenswood Hotel CHRIS CORNELL 8 & 9 Perth Concert Hall JANUARY 2016 NIGHTWISH 15 Metropolis Fremantle
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THURSDAY 9/07 AMPLIFIER Last Night - Myspace Party ft. Avastera One Last Thing Tim THE BIRD Hip Hop Kara”Yo!”Ke — We Want The Funk BRASS MONKEY Open Deck Nights DEFECTORS BAR Songwriters Club ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB The Daniel Susnjar AfroPeruvian Jazz Group Night Cap Sessions FLY TRAP Stage Fright Open Mic GROOVE BAR (CROWN) Hi-NRG HERDSMAN LAKE TAVERN Big Tommo’s Open Mic Variety Night HULA BULA BAR Rhum Club INDI BAR Open Mic JIMMY’S DEN Big Splash Band Comp Heat #6 ft. Good Try Jacob Diamond Oakland Rag n Bone LANEWAY LOUNGE Roz Pearson Duo LOBBY LOUNGE (CROWN) Hans Fiance METROPOLIS FREMANTLE The Take Over ft. Dr. Wazz Michael DB MOJOS BAR Morgan Bain Mossy Fogg Tashi Riley Pearce Helen Shanahan MOONDYNE JOE’S Open Mic Night MUSTANG BAR Thumpin’ Thursdays NEWPORT HOTEL Newport Record Club — Pearl Jam PERTH CONCERT HALL Judith Lucy PRINCE OF WALES Abbe May Elli Schoen PS ART SPACE Neon Sunset ft. SpacemanAntics Mt. Mountain Leafy Suburbs PUBLIC HOUSE Luke Minness Trio 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Peyton Divorce Party Green Light District People Like Us Alex Brittan ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Dirtwater Bloom Union The Devil In Miss Jones The Drools RUBIX BAR Monty Cotton UNIVERSAL BAR Off The Record X-WRAY CAFÉ Jesse Michael Bach
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FRIDAY 10/07 AMBAR Yum Cha ft. Snookie Illson (USA) Philly Blunt Peter Payne Klean Kicks Luude Oh Dear Knew AMPLIFIER Chaos Divine Tangled Thoughts of Leaving Tempest Rising Nevsky Prospekt Fridays are Back ft. Eddie Electric ASTOR THEATRE Hot Dub Time Machine AVIARY Klean Kicks NDorse THE BIRD Sam Perry Jacob Diamond CAPITOL Capitol Fridays ft. DJ Roger Smart CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE DJ Boogie CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Billie Rogers & the Country Gentleman DUNSBOROUGH HOTEL Abbe May Elli Schoen ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB The Vanguard Sessions Wes Carr presents ‘Here Comes The Sun’ – the songs of George Harrison Hornography FLYRITE Oisima (Album Launch) Mei Saraswati DJ Catlips CLUNK FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE Gallery Sessions ft. Steve Parkin Davey Craddock GEISHA 2015 Habitat DJ Competition Heat #3 GINGER NIGHTCLUB Mondo Fridays GOLD BAR Fox Fridays THE GOOD SHEPHERD Throwback HULA BULA Friday Frendzee INDI BAR Matt Gresham THE LIBRARY DORCIA METROPOLIS FREMANTLE Bag Raiders (DJ Tour) MOJOS BAR Hussle Hussle ft. Dizz1 Creed Birch Music Chu. Nathan Jay Phries Perth Ct. Oli Thv Gxd MUSTANG BAR Mama Red & the Dark Blues Frenzy NEWPORT HOTEL Live Band Karaoke THE ODD FELLOW Simon Kelly & The Big Bamboo Mister & Sunbird The Weapon Is Sound PRINCE OF WALES Frenzal Rhomb QUALITY HOTEL BAYSWATER DJ Veeness ROSEMOUNT HOTEL A Whole Lotta Soul ft. Grace Barbe Gunns Doctopus MOANA SpacemanAntics Moistoyster Eteana David Craft Band Bernardine Dougals Casino Plastic Farm Joni In The Moon Edie Green ROSIE O’GRADY’S FREMANTLE Yambeque SETTLERS TAVERN Country Night ft. Courtney Conway SOGGYBONES Shop Launch Night ft. Red Engine Caves Black Witch Ray Finkle Psychedelic Porn Crumpets UNIVERSAL BAR Nightmoves THE VELVET LOUNGE Nuf Sed ft. Dave Samuel Az-T Gambon Steve King Ryzer
BLACK STONE FROM THE SUN, JULY 11 VILLA SYNDICATE ft. Antiserum b2b Mayhem Spag Heddy Phaseone Dobz Culver Tomorrow WHALE & ALE TAVERN Rock Candy YALLINGUP CAVES HOUSE HOTEL TJ Quinton YMCA HQ Figurehead The Acitones Tunnel Vision The Shallows SATURDAY 11/07 AMBAR Japan 4 ft. DCUP Meet Mark Parakord Philly Blunt Micah Black AMPLIFIER Frenzal Rhomb Leeches Lytta Pure Pop ft. KLA ASTOR LOUNGE Lost For Reason At The Space Jam The Devil In Miss Jones Patience Sixty Seven AVIARY NDorse Klean Kicks THE BIRD Sui Zhen Maria Mendes Nina Bower Crooke THE BOAT Trent-Jean Michel CAPITOL Death Disco Cream of the 80s ft. The Great RV CIVIC HOTEL Fusion of Sounds ft. The Artfuls (EP Release) Rizen Emcee (EP Release) The Silent Deeds Switchblade & more CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Kakemono Duo CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Tell the Shaman Fundraiser Bri Clark Brufield King’s Justice EL CABALLO RESORT Xmas in July ft. Murphy’s Lore ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Wes Carr presents ‘Here Comes The Sun’ – the songs of George Harrison R&B Party with Jade Webb EVE Timmy Trumpet FLYRITE Father ft. REDIAL FRAYED Yahtzel GEISHA Fine Art ft. Kovaxx Baux Tom N Kasty Erick Namorato Ace Basik Nish Mann GOLD BAR Pure Gold THE GOOD SHEPHERD Chocolate Jesus ft. GRRL PAL HOTEL ROTTNEST Chris Gibbs HULA BULA Sailor Saturdays INDI BAR Day of the Dead JIMMY’S DEN Black Stone From the Sun (EP Launch) Apache Skullcave Filthy Apes Mitch McDonald THE LIBRARY Twist ft. Unkempt Dance LLAMA BAR Laundry MATISSE BEACH CLUB Husky METROPOLIS FREMANTLE Metropolis Saturdays MOJOS BAR Abbe May The Long Lost Brothers MOON & SIXPENCE Hi-NRG MUSTANG BAR Lucky Dice Holly Doll PAPER MOUNTAIN Unsettle Derek Sargent Kate Power
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PARAMOUNT Felix 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Stonefield (VIC) ROSEMOUNT HOTEL #1 Dads Slum Sociable ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) DJ Sandy Shiny Joe Ryan ROSIE O’GRADY’S FREMANTLE Troubadour Music 10th Birthday ft. Ryan Sheridan SETTLERS TAVERN Zarm UNIVERSAL BAR Soul Corporation VELVET LOUNGE Fear of Comedy Thyrd Pseich Moonlight Wranglers VILLA Major Bass ft. KOAN Sound Kill Paris Culprate Keith MacKenzie WHALE & ALE TAVERN DJ Magic Fox X-WRAY CAFÉ Child’s Play SUNDAY 12/07 CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Limelights Jazz CLANCY’S DUNSBOROUGH Katie J. White Band CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Zarm ELEPHANT & WHEELBARROW Yambeque FLYRITE MVMNT HULA BULA BAR Tropical Sundaze HYDE PARK HOTEL Abbe May INDI BAR Blues Night ft. Andrew Winton Mike De Velta LAST DROP TAVERN Barry Gee MOJOS BAR Stonefield (VIC) NORTH FREMANTLE BOWLING CLUB Open Mic Night 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Fauna Segue Safari Fine Court Lunar Whales The Southwicks ROSEMOUNT HOTEL #1 Dads Slum Sociable ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) Get Down ft. Aslan Klean Kicks Pawel Good Company DJs Sleepyhead Beni Chill Jo Lettenmaier Tim King SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE Winter Concert Series ft. Madjitil Moorna Choir The Dulcitones SWANBROOK WINERY Timothy Nelson UNIVERSAL BAR Retrofit X-WRAY CAFÉ Mei Saraswati MONDAY 13/07 BRASS MONKEY Monday Madness — Backpacker Night CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Scotty’s Quiz Night ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Steve Vacca Farewell Gig MOJOS BAR Wide Open Mic ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Comedy Trivia TUESDAY 14/07 BRASS MONKEY Acoustic Open Mic CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Hatched… From the Sea CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Quiz Night ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Duo Sao Paulo LANEWAY LOUNGE Open Mic Night ft. Josh Terlick MOJOS BAR Vulture Culture Comedy ft. Greg Fleet Corey White Glenn Grimwood Brodi Snook Scott Sharpe
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KOI CHILD, JULY 18 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Bex ’n Turin’s Cream of the Crop ft. Jake Hoskins Ryan Skinner Calvin Donnelley JoJo Roads ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Dirtwater Blooms SETTLERS TAVERN The Church X-WRAY CAFÉ Jesse Michael Bach FRIDAY 17/07 AMBAR Hydraulix (SYD) Childish Antics Peter Payne Axen Junglebuss AMPLIFIER Emberville I, Said The Sparrow Belle Haven Cupidfalls The Moment We Fall THE AVIARY Paradise Paul NDorse ASTOR THEATRE Merindas in Motown THE BIRD Rachael Dease Mei Saraswati Golden String Leafy Suburbs Xanthea CAPITOL Capitol Fridays ft. DJ Roger Smart CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE DJ Boogie CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Billie Rogers & the Country Gentleman THE FACTORY Spencer Parker THE FLYING SCOTSMAN Scottofest ft. The Disappointed Celery Scalphunter The Caballeros Freqshow Day of the Dead Junkadelic The Surf Rabbits The Limbs The Yokohomos High Horse Peyton Wisdom 2th Emu Xperts Flyball Gov’nor & more FLYRITE OMAC x DEEZY x KABS — The ‘Smart Asses III’ Mixtape Launch FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE Gallery Sessions ft. Dom Mariani Felicity Groom THE GAME SPORTS BAR REVOLUTION 001 GINGER NIGHTCLUB Mondo Fridays THE GOOD SHEPHERD Special Delivery HULA BULA Friday Frendzee INDI BAR Old Blood JIMMY’S DEN Klute LEISURE INN Brothers in Arms THE LIBRARY SNEAKY METRO CITY Viper 2015 Slammers Tour ft. Matrix & Futurebound The Prototypes Insideinfo Smooth MC Rhymestar MOJOS BAR The Growl NEWPORT HOTEL Live Band Karaoke PRINCE OF WALES Further Deeper / The Blurred Crusade The Church QUALITY HOTEL BAYSWATER DJ Veeness THE REPUBLIC ORBiT ft. Aslan Bunj Klean Kicks Zesty Jimmy Meina 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Bonekickers Union Moonshine Trust Craig Eulenstein Foxton Kings ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Armageddoom 3 ft. Black Cobra (USA) Jucifer (USA) Yanomamo Bayou Cursed Earth Stone Lotus
SHONTAY SNOW, JULY 18 ROSIE O’GRADY’S FREMANTLE Yambeque SETTLERS TAVERN San Cisco GRRL PAL VILLA White Party WHALE & ALE TAVERN Rock Candy SATURDAY 18/07 AMBAR Japan 4 AMPLIFIER Flowermouth (EP Launch) The Others Puck Filthy Apes ASTOR THEATRE Perth International Burlesque Festival 2015 THE BIRD Karli White Liberation Strunkdts Akioka THE BOAT Peter Ashton BUNBURY REGIONAL ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE San Cisco GRRL PAL CHARLES HOTEL Deepest Purple True Spirit CIVIC HOTEL The RTRFM Music Quiz 2015 CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Kakemono Duo CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Joe Pule THE COURT Bump ’n Grind THE CRAFTSMAN Trouvaille FLYRITE Father FREMANTLE TOWN HALL FreoAid ft. Oats Supply U-Tube SNXI Hundred Acre Wood Thomas Crane as Freddie Mercury GEISHA Kinky Malinki GOLD BAR Pure Gold THE GOOD SHEPHERD Chocolate Jesus HOTEL ROTTNEST Christian Parkinson HULA BULA Sailor Saturdays INDI BAR Valdaway (Single Launch) JACK RABBIT SLIM’S Jack Rabbit Slim’s Launch ft. JMSN Koi Child Dream Rimmy JIMMY’S DEN Cold Fusion: Drum & Bass THE LIBRARY Twist ft. Unkempt Dance LLAMA BAR Laundry MALAGA TAVERN Live Wire METRO CITY Porter Robinson Wave Racer Cosmo’s Midnight METROPOLIS FREMANTLE Johnny Marr Flyying Colours MOJOS BAR Big Kids Night Out: Peter Combe Crap Music Rave Party ft. Tomas Ford THE MONASTERY Launch Party ft. Envy PARAMOUNT Rock Candy 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Shontay Snow Tim Gordon Ruby May Xanthea Katie Halson Reef Selleck ROSEMOUNT HOTEL The Church (NSW) ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) DJ Sandy DJ Johnny Ajax SETTLERS TAVERN Legs Electric Dallas Royal SWAN BASEMENT Black Cobra (USA) Jucifer (USA) Scalphunter Bayou Yanomamo TAMBREY TAVERN Felix
VILLA The Shakka ft. Levela Onze Invictus Hopz Jibbz WHALE & ALE TAVERN DJ Magic Fox YMCA HQ Emberville (Album Launch) Belle Haven FINDERS Vice Versa Patient Sixty Seven Dead Famous SUNDAY 19/07 THE BIRD Abbe May Methyl Ethel David Craft CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Limelights Jazz CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Zarm DEFECTORS BAR Open Sesame – Mt. Lawley Open Mic Night ELEPHANT & WHEELBARROW Yambeque FLYRITE MVMNT HULA BULA BAR Tropical Sundaze INDI BAR Reggae Night ft. Manaaki Malachi DJ Conscious LAST DROP TAVERN Domenic Zurzolo MOJOS BAR Komichi Alliance THE MOON CAFÉ Dream Rimmy Pool Boy 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Perth International Burlesque Festival Retro Market & Peep Shows ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Dead Letter Circus (QLD) ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) Get Down ft. Aslan Klean Kicks Pawel Good Company DJs Sleepyhead Beni Chill Jo Lettenmaier Tim King SETTLERS TAVERN Sunday Session ft. Sparrow SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE Winter Concert Series ft. Earl Cole MONDAY 20/07 BRASS MONKEY Monday Madness — Backpacker Night CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Scotty’s Quiz Night ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Song Lounge ft. David Sofield Andy Newman Nyanda J Annabelle Harvey MOJOS BAR Wide Open Mic ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Comedy Trivia TUESDAY 21/07 BRASS MONKEY Acoustic Open Mic CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Hatched… From the Sea MOJOS BAR Blood Groove Alvis Kills Royal Tee-Rez Jesse Michael Bach Bowser Destroyer of Worlds Daniel Telford NEWPORT HOTEL Quiz Show PERTH BLUES CLUB Bag of Snakes The Heavy Hitters Wayne Green & Andrew Morgan ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Bex & Turin’s Open Mic Night TORCH BAR Quiz Meisters
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Ernie Ball Electric Guitar Strings
ERNIE BALL ELECTRIC GUITAR STRINGS Ernie Ball was one of the first music companies to make guitar strings specifically crafted for rock musicians. The Slinky series of guitar strings have become a household name and one of the best guitar strings for rock, currently used by countless artists including Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page, Pete Townsend, Angus Young, Joe Perry, Slash, Billie Joe Armstrong, Metallica, John Petrucci, Steve Vai, John Mayer, and Avenged Sevenfold . Ernie Ball’s electric guitar strings lines
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