Gig Guide
Lemon Chicken play this Friday
WEDNESDAY 27
ENTERTAINMENT
Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM LOKI HOUGH, 8.30PM JASON DELPHIN Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM MARK CHAPMAN, 11.30PM LOCAL DJS Q SALTBAR, KINGSCLIFF, TRIVIA
ROCK ROYALTY AT THE BALLINA RSL
Q COOLANGATTA HOTEL 7PM TRIVIA
THURSDAY 28 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, JON J BRADLEY Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 5PM PARIS GRACE & BERLYN, 8.30PM LUKE MORRIS DUO Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8PM ISAAC FRANKHAM, 11.30PM LOCAL DJS Q CLUB LENNOX 7PM TRIVIA NIGHT Q BALLINA RSL LEVEL ONE 8PM THE BIG GIG COMEDY NIGHT WITH MANDY NOLAN
FRIDAY 29 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, SUPERCHEEZE Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 3PM ANIMAL VENTURA, 6PM JESSE MORRIS, 9PM SCOTT DAY VEE THREE Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 12.30PM LOCAL DJS, 9.30PM BENNY ODWYER Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM ADAM BROWN Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM BRUNS DOES BURLESQUE Q MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 8PM CUBAN ROADSHOW Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE 8PM SHANDELL & DAY Q THE STRUMPET SALON, LISMORE, ILLUMINARIUM Q LISMORE WORKERS CLUB MAIN LOUNGE 7.30PM CHECK TWO Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 8PM MARSHALL OKELL Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM TYRONE NOONAN
LEMON CHICKEN AT THE COURTY Lemon Chicken is not only a Chinese takeaway favourite, it's also a great local five piece band who play songs that you forgot you loved. They like to pick and choose from the fine selection of great tunes we all grew up on. To make a good Lemon Chicken, start with a little Clash, then roll in some REM and Foo Fighters, once that starts to boil add in Thin Lizzy and Bowie, then top it off with some Rage Against the Machine. Best served loud with some Paul Kelly and World Party on the side. Pulling back the covers on Friday at the Courthouse in Mulllumbimby from 8pm. $5 entry.
AUDITION FOR RENT Bangalow Theatre Company is now auditioning for their 2021 production, RENT. Strong vocalists needed for their cast (18– 50yrs). Please register your interest through their website: www.bangalowtheatre.com.au/auditions Cut off date for auditions is Wednesday 3 February.
Q SOUNDLOUNGE, CURRUMBIN, 7.30PM FELICITY LAWLESS & BLACK RABBIT GEORGE
SATURDAY 30 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, HAYLEY GRACE AND THE BAY COLLECTIVE Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM DAVY SIMONE, 4PM TIAGO DE LUCCA, 6.30PM SUNDAY LEMONADE, 9PM BEN JANZ Q HOTEL BRUNSWICK 6PM FOZZY BROS Q BRUNSWICK HEADS PICTURE HOUSE 7PM WIL ANDERSON: WHATCHU TALKIN’ ‘BOUT WIL?, 9PM BRUNS DOES BURLESQUE Q FOXY LUU'S, BYRON BAY, 4.30PM GROOVE & BAO FEAT. BELLA PATON Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 9PM LOCAL DJS Q MULLUMBIMBY EX-SERVICES CLUB 8PM CARIBÉ HAVANA Q LENNOX HOTEL HOTEL STAGE ISAAC FRANKHAM DUO Q THE STRUMPET SALON, LISMORE, ILLUMINARIUM Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH HOTEL 7PM MATTY ROGERS Q SHEOAK SHACK, FINGAL HEAD, 3PM BILL JACOBI, 7PM DARRYL JAMES
SUNDAY 31 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, OOZ Q BEACH HOTEL, BYRON BAY, 1PM KARUAH, 5PM TIM STOKES BAND, 9PM BOHEIMEN COWBOYS Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 8.30PM HARRY NICHOLS Q THE STRUMPET SALON, LISMORE, ILLUMINARIUM Q RIVERVIEW HOTEL, MURWILLUMBAH, 2.30PM LEIGH JAMES
MONDAY 1 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, CHRIS ARONSTEN Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 9PM LOCAL DJS
Kate McDowell, Mark Swivel and Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal at the NORPA Courtyard Bar on Thursday, talking about the state of the arts sector.
STATE OF THE SECTOR PICNIC AT NORPA The State of the Sector is usually a formal address but given the arts sector has been ‘in a state’ for the past year, NORPA and Theatre Network NSW are putting on a more informal picnic in order to gather, chat and reconnect. Writer/director Kate McDowell, writer/comedian Mark Swivel, and choreographer/teacher Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal will each present a short talk responding to the following provocation: There is no ‘new normal'; you are the NSW Minister for the Arts, what is your vision for the Arts, and the role it plays in the wider community in a post pandemic, climate impact world? This is a FREE EVENT presented by NORPA and Theatre Network NSW, Featuring Kate McDowell, Mark Swivel and Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal. Thursday, 5–7pm, NORPA Courtyard Bar. BYO picnic blanket and nibbles, NORPA bar will be operating from 5pm. | www.norpa.org.au
Aussie rock royalty Sarah McLeod has just released her touching new single, Chachi’s Theme, an ode to her recentlypassed, beloved and iconic pooch who regularly shared stages with her over the last 15 years. Sarah McLeod Chachi’s Theme is a stunningly raw, emotionally charged piano ballad written to honour McLeod’s late rockdog, Chachi, who passed away last month. It’s something a little different from McLeod who first found fame in the late 1990s with three times ARIA Award winning rock band The Superjesus. She plays the Ballina RSL, on 5 March. Tix on ballinarsl.com.au
LANDSCAPE OF THE SOUL Arthur Boyd: Landscape of the Soul focuses on Arthur Boyd's diverse notions of landscape and traces one of the most celebrated careers in the history of Australian art through this lens. Presenting a number of never-before-seen works created by Boyd as a teenager, the exhibition at Tweed Gallery offers the first in depth look at the artist's powerful early grasp of the landscape as a subject. Bookended by Boyd's youthful paintings of the Mornington Peninsula in the 1930s and the final phase of his career, depicting the Shoalhaven area in southern New South Wales in the mid-1970s, Arthur Boyd: Landscape of the Soul considers not only the topographic landscape, but also the landscape Boyd carried within himself. Curated by Barry Pearce the exhibition is drawn principally from Bundanon Trust's own collection of the artist's work. On display at Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre until 28 February. As part of the exhibition, acclaimed painter Luke Sciberras will host two, sold out, one-day en plein air painting workshops along the Tweed River in the beautiful town of Tumbulgum on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 February, where participants will explore painterly approaches to the landscape.
THE TALKS OF THE TOWN Want to feel inspired? Come and hear the ideas and stories of people from across the sector when they present their final seven minute talk after completing the second stage of Authentic You with Mandy Nolan and George Catsi over the weekend. Prepare to be moved, amazed, to be provoked and inspired. Hosted by Mandy Nolan at the Byron Theatre on Sunday 7 Feb at 1pm for just $15. Tix on byroncentre.com.au
Q THE STRUMPET SALON, LISMORE, ILLUMINARIUM Q KINGSCLIFF BEACH BOWLS 12PM DAVE BARRY
TUESDAY 2 Q RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON BAY, FINTAN Q SALTWATER SOCIAL CLUB, BYRON BAY, 9PM LOCAL DJS Q THE STRUMPET SALON, LISMORE, ILLUMINARIUM
WHAT’S ON LAURA ENEVER: UNDONE FILM PREMIERE + Q&A Friday 29 January, 7pm $25
CYRANO DE BERGERAC – NT LIVE SCREENING. STARRING JAMES McAVOY
Saturday 30 January, 11.30am Full $28|Conc $25|U18 $20|Group of 4–10 $22.50
MAVERICK MODIGLIANI ART ON SCREEN
Wednesday 3 February, 3pm Full $24 | Conc $22 | Student U18 $18
GORDI ‘OUR TWO SKINS’ INTIMATE ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR
THE AUTHENTIC YOU – TALK BANK MANDY NOLAN & GEORGE CATSI Sunday 7 February, 1pm $15 | Ages 15+
Arrive early and enjoy a drink at the Theatre Bar
JAN / FEB
Saturday 6 February, 7.30pm $35 | Ages 18+
Byron Theatre & Community Centre 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay byroncentre.com.au @byrontheatre
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