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FRONTLASH
LIVE THIS WEEK
MARATHON TELETHON
$20.7 million raised for excellent causes by the drive, now in its 46th year.
WHEN I GET WHERE I’M GOING Dolly Parton is coming to Perth on Feb 27, and now we’re excited about seeing one of the most long-standing and influential women in music live.
PHONE HOME
SEA SERPENT
Usurper of Modern Medicine is your musical therapy. Healing through transient vibration. Cathartic release. Shamanic. If you’re a fan, you already know this; either way, they launch Motorolla Borealis at The Bird on Sat 26 Oct.
A majestic, 14-foot long, snake-like Oarfish washed ashore in Southern California last week. All we get at Cottesloe is manky seaweed.
CAIN AND ABLE
FIRST FIDDLE
Following a sold out launch at The Bakery in September, then a tour to the east playing the likes of the Annandale and Cherry Bar, Vida Cain return home to play two homecoming shows: Wed 23 Oct, Rosemount Hotel, and Wed 30, Velvet Lounge.
A celebration of fiddle music from Ireland, Scotland and the Shetland Isles is what you’ll get when Robert Zielinski steps onto the Fly By Night stage on Fri 25 Oct. He’s renowned for his virtuosity; tickets to Zielinski’s show are through flybynight.org.
MONSTER MASH
WELL AGED
Following the huge success of Harlem Wednesdays, a MASSIVE Halloween bash hits Metros Freo on Fri 25 Oct, with DJs Genga, JS, Doctor Werewolf, Zeke and the Slumberjack DJs spooking you all night.
After 22 years in the two-tone party business, your Perth ska aficionados Special Brew have finally created their first music video. In The Borough is an audiovisual treat, and they launch it in spectacular fashion at The Bakery on Sat 26 Oct.
FOUR TO THE FLOOR
CAPOEIRA CAPER
Saturday comes but once a week, unfortunately. So to make it worth waiting for Geisha residents give you the coolest house east of London and the funkiest sounds west of Chicago when Element hits once again on Sat 26 Oct.
Bantus Capoeira Australia brings the tropical vibes direct from Brazil’s party capital to spice up Perth city with the annual Spirit Of Brazil show at Fly By Night on Sat 26 Oct. A night of AfroBrazilian culture to transport you to the beaches and favela parties,
WE’RE FRYIN’ TONIGHT
RETURN OF THE MANTECA
Pop the boot and pull out the grill: The Mustang Bar brings you the all new Tailgate Sundays, every Sunday from 4pm. Ice cold beers and tasty burgers accompanied by WA’s best bands and DJs, with free entry.
Hear some of Perth’s top session musos playing fusion, jazz and r’n’b in a nine-piece band that includes a who’s who list when Manteca – The Next Generation brings 30 years of jazz to The Ellington Jazz Club on Thurs 24 Oct.
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DOLLY PARTON
BACKLASH NSW BURNING
Tragedy in rural NSW as bushfires ravage the state.
A DIRTY SHAME.
THIS WEEK’S RELEASES… LINKIN PARK Recharged Warner FUTURE OF THE LEFT How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident Remote Control KATAKLYSM Waiting For The End To Come Universal FEELINGS Be Kind, Unwind Create Control
Apparently, “fat-shaming” is a real thing now on the internet, but we think it’s been around for much longer – it used to be called being healthy.
TRUE BELIEBER Some guy in the US spent $100K USD on plastic surgery to look like “his idol” Justin Bieber, and although beating up on Justin Bieber is about as edgy as wearing your top collar button done up we’re more distressed because the surgery looks really botched and was definitely not worth $100K.
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