PEARL Magazine (Issue 10 - Nov 2012)

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RICK IS ‘NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP!’ If you’re a member of Generation Y, chances are you have a vague memory of a Rick Astley song you may have heard on the radio in between your BMX rides when you were about five or six years old. If you’re a bit older – or indeed a GenY with a knack for remembering hits of the late 80s – you’d know the name well, as one of the success stories coming from production trio Stock Aitken Waterman, alongside Jason Donovan, Kylie Minogue, Bananarama and many more. Now, some 25 years since his breakthrough single Never Gonna Give You Up burst onto high rotation radio and gained No.1 status in 25 countries worldwide, Rick Astley is coming to our shores to show Australian audiences what he’s been up to since, as well as belt out his late 80s/ early 90s hits.

Rick Astley’s musical career began in the pubs and clubs of northern England, playing soul music and Beatles/Shadows covers. In 1985, whilst playing drums and singing in a cover band, he was approached by record producer Pete Waterman and persuaded to move to London to work in PWL Studios. It was an offer that would include albums published by RCA Records, but initially involved Astley being the studio ‘tea boy’, as he learnt the recording ropes.

Bringing Mike Stock and Matt Aitken into the collaborations, the team recorded Astley’s first solo offering Never Gonna Give You Up on New Years Day 1987, releasing the song in late ’88 to widespread acclaim. Astley’s rich, deep voice paired with the catchy dance-pop nature of Stock Aitken Waterman’s production was an immediate success, sending the song to the top of the British charts for five weeks and making it the year’s highest selling single. In addition to the UK success, the song topped charts in the US, Australia and Germany – the first of 13 worldwide Top 30 hit singles - making Astley a household name within months.

The debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody, went on to sell 15.2 million copies worldwide, containing a cover of Nat King Cole’s When I Fall In Love and his second US no.1 hit Together Forever. Perhaps one of the most staggering of statistics; Astley was in the UK Top 40 every week for the first six months of his career.

The second album, Hold Me In Your Arms was released in January 1989, with a subsequent world tour later that year to 15 countries, including the UK, US, Australia and Japan. By the end of the tour, though, Astley was tiring of constant negative press surrounding his partnership with Stock Aitken Waterman, with the press dubbing him “a puppet” and attacking his credibility as a writer. This is despite his breakthrough album containing five self-penned tunes. He went on to release two more studio albums, Free and the more soul based Body And Soul, but with the latter not charting in the UK and only performing well on adult-contemporary charts, he went into premature retirement in 1993, just as his total record sales worldwide hit 40million.

Continuing to write and record music throughout the 90’s and into the new millennium, Astley focused on family life until his return to the music world with Keep It Turned On, released in 2002.

Then, in 2005, he released the album, Portrait, in which he covered soul standards Vincent, Nature Boy and Close To You, but it was the Internet that brought Astley back into the global spotlight in 2007. This was care of the meme phenomenon, Rickrolling, where users were tricked into watching the video of the breakthrough hit Never Gonna Give You Up when following a link that claimed to be something else. The phenomenon went on to earn Astley hundreds of million YouTube views, prompting RCA Records to release a greatest hits album.

In December, Peninsula fans will get the chance to enjoy all his hits, completely live with a 5-piece band at the Chelsea Heights Hotel. It’s a show and tour that will undoubtedly feature some new material from Astley’s forthcoming – as yet untitled – new album, as well as his current single, Superman. Don’t miss the opportunity to see one of the most well known pop stars on the planet in a rare Australian performance of hit songs and memories.

Rick Astley plays the Chelsea Heights Hotel on Saturday December 1. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and the venue, with doors opening at 8pm. For more info, head to www. chelseaheightshotel.com.au SIMON IMREI

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From Spring Fillies to Summer Festivals....

I often wonder what it is about Melbourne Cup that captivates the nation.

I also often wonder why, for some reason, every year I consent to giving up hard earned dollars on a whim, thinking I’ve finally cracked the racing code! Whatever your track record with punting - pardon the pun - there’s surer things to put your money on happening around the Peninsula & Bayside this Summer, and with the Cup out of the way, it’s all firing up!

This month Matilda chats with Aussie legend Jimmy Barnes ahead of the Red Hot Summer Tour coming to Morningstar, Jess Mills catches up with indie boys Karnivool in the lead up to their Pyramid Rock Festival set, we take a look at 80s pop sensation Rick Astley, coming to our shores to play the Chelsea Heights Hotel in December, and speak with Angus Stone about his record, inspirations and touring solo. Speaking of festivals, the stage(s) are set for a huge Queenscliff Music Festival and tickets are selling fast for the inaugural Blues At The Briars in February next year. We feature one of their acts; the one and only Geoff Achison.

Both Spring and Summer mean sunshine and surf/skate, and we hear all about the success that was the Vic State Bodyboarding Titles, the recent Huck N Hold Motosurf Comp and the Drop-In Scooters Comp at Hastings recently. Sheddy Eddy speaks with female surfing success Georgia Fish, and we look at a couple of guys from Tree To Sea, holding awesome workshops, helping people produce quality environmentally friendly wooden surfboards.

In Arts, Andrea looks at some exciting developments out of Manyung Gallery in Mt Eliza, the latest at McClelland Gallery, the diverse array of things happening at B’Artiste in Frankston, the proposed Adopt A Hotspot program through the shire & she speaks with actor Frank Magree!

In performing arts and film, we’ve got all the pics from the recent Rosebud Cinemas Film Festival and Peninsula Short Film Festival held on the weekend of November 9-11, plus a full wrap-up of the Main Street Food, Wine & Performing Arts Festival last month.

All that and the rest of the festival news, the first NYE plans coming through, reviews, columns & more! One thing you can bet on... it’s gonna be a cracker Summer on the Peninsula.

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Johnny O’Keefe is still one of the country’s most loved entertainers, with Issi Dye’s rock ‘n roll show is set to include all the hits, from Shout to Sing Sing Sing, She Wears My Ring, Move Baby Move, She’s My Baby and I’m Counting On You. It’s a great opportunity for your Christmas get together, or just a great night out with a 2-course dinner and show just setting you back $50.00 per person.

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MORNINGTON PENINSULA & BAYSIDE

RED HOT

BARNESY

Australia’s regional towns are set to explode as they play host to some of the country’s greatest rock icons for the Red Hot Summer Tour Rock Extravaganza. The tour, kicking off in January and continuing through until March 2013, showcases its biggest line-up yet, featuring Jimmy Barnes, Baby Animals, Ian Moss, Dragon and Chocolate Starfish.

While The Red Hot Summer Tour will be spreading its wings across a range of rural venues in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, Mornington Peninsula punters will be able to enjoy the Rock Extravaganza on Saturday January 20 at the well-seasoned performance grounds of Morning Star Estate. The venue is no stranger to rock legend headliner Jimmy Barnes, nor the Red Hot Summer Tour, which last touched down at Morning Star Estate in 2011.

Speaking with Barnes ahead of the tour about what drew him back to the gig, he confesses his love for playing outdoors in the summer time. Whilst this seems a bit of a no-brainer, he explains that musical venues not only reflect the climate, but also the culture and people of Australia. Casting back to the 70s, punters had the choice of crowded pubs or large entertainment centres when attending gigs, which left a gap in the market for people who wanted to enjoy music up close, have a drink and not risk being roughed up.

“Wineries are just an extension of the pub scene. It’s different, but it’s also really great as these venues offer a space where, if people want to drink they can, if they want to bring their families and sit on a blanket they can and if they want to get up front in the mosh they can do that too. Australian pub rock doesn’t mean you have to be jammed up and uncomfortable.”

While the family friendly venues are an obvious draw card to The Red Hot Summer Aussie Rock Extravaganza, Barnes’ special guest line-up of rock legends will also generate a huge pull-factor for the festival.

“As important it is that my band is good, we want to bring a great show that’s memorable to the audience, there shouldn’t be a weak spot in the show. The audience should have been having a great day and then it’s just a matter of us taking them and lifting them up even higher.”

Indeed, while Fellow Cold Chisel member Ian Moss will be showcasing his own versatile music career, Baby Animals will be reinforcing once more that girls can rock just as hard as the boys, the iconic Dragon will be proving why Australians enjoy claiming Kiwi talent for their own, and Chocolate Starfish will be delivering the concert showmanship that marks them as one of the country’s most energetic bands.

“All those bands are all great mates of mine and they are all fantastic, have a great history and they will compliment each other. For a small country we have a sh*tload of great bands, and part of that is because we have a great live scene.”

Barnes’ longstanding career in the Australian pub rock scene has seen him collaborate with many other greats, recently recording Lazy for the Deep Purple Re-Machined: A Tribute to Machine Head – alongside other contributors Metallica, Iron Maiden, Carlos Santana and Joe Bonamassa – and re-visiting Too Much Ain’t Enough Love with Bonamassa for the guitarist’s latest album. With such experience and renown, it would be easy to lay back and simply enjoy the status of being a historical Australian cultural figure, yet for Barnes, the audience has been a driving force for constant development.

“The Australian public have inspired me to be a better person, songwriter, and guitar player over the years. It’s about growth, sharing and respect and it’s a two-way street; I learn from them and they learn from me.”

Indeed Barnes will spend the latter part of 2012 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, mentoring on singing rock and live performance, in addition to honing his own skills in guitar, songwriting and poetry. “My son studied there for four years and got a degree, and while I was over there visiting him I made some good friends and the dean asked me to teach and give some master classes. The kids are still going to have to cut their teeth and learn their craft but I can give them a few pointers. Still, I haven’t been to school since I was 16 so it’s going to be a good challenge for myself as well!”

Audiences can expect to enjoy a well-crafted and extensive catalogue from Jimmy Barnes, along with his special guests come January 2013. Tickets are on sale now for The Red Hot Summer Tour Aussie Rock Extravaganza at www.ticketmaster.com.au MATILDA HEGGIE

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ORIGINAL BLACK SABBATH COMING Black Sabbath, the band credited with creating heavy metal, have announced their original lineup reunion and subsequent first Australian tour in nearly 40yrs!

Hailing from Birmingham, England, Black Sabbath released their self-titled debut album on February 13, 1970 and their follow up, the seminal masterpiece Paranoid, featured the alltime rock anthems War Pigs and Iron Man as well as the title track, Paranoid. To date, the band has sold in excess of 70 million records worldwide and now the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne, along with bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi will return for arena shows, mid next year.

Black Sabbath play Rod Laver on Wednesday May 1, with tickets onsale now! For complete tour and ticketing information, visit: www.livenation. com.au

FROM RATS TO RICHES

For the uninitiated, all sorts of things could come to mind when you hear the words ‘Quarry Mountain Dead Rats’. As is often the case, though, the book should never be judged by the cover with the name actually proudly describing five Peninsula locals who love music, love performing together and each have the knack of being able to play their instruments like absolute pros. I had a quick chat with front man and mandolin player Chris Wishman about the new album Bloodhound Killed My Squeeze Box, their upcoming tour and their unusual choice of titles.

Hailing from Mt Eliza, Wishman and guitarist/banjo player Daniel Sudholz (aka Sudzy) have been mates since they were 14, meeting guitarist Lachlan Alcorn and bassist Davin McDonald around the traps, growing up playing music. The pair befriended Ben, the now ‘washboard’ player, when he started dating Sudzy’s sister and unofficially the band started performing at weekly jams organized at the Quarry in Mt Eliza, alongside eski’s filled with drinks and small appreciative crowds. According to Wishman, it all started out as a bit of fun.

“We started off playing every now and then and at the quarry for free, but once we started to realize that people liked what we did, we started taking it more seriously.”

And, I hear you ask, what about the band name? “Well, after that we thought we should make a band name and on that particular day, a mate of ours arrived at the Quarry with a dead rat he’d found on the way. When he got there he embedded it in the ledge of the quarry and every week we would come to the quarry and pay homage to the rat, you know. ‘Cheers to the rat, let’s play some music!’ That’s where the name came from.” Random yes, but without this event, the band would have no name.

The meaning behind the name of new album is as straight forward as the band name, and again comes from real life events. The story lies behind the fact that Wishman used to play the piano accordion, or ‘squeeze box’, and the time the instrument met its demise, care of Sudzy’s huge bloodhound. “I was at (Sudzy’s) house one day, my piano accordion was laying on the ground and his dog literally ran full pelt and smashed into it! It was on a concrete floor so the insides were completely all smashed through and completely destroyed.” From then, Wishman had no instrument until he found an old mandolin lying around and picked it up.

“The mandolin suited the music a lot better so we stuck with that. It was meant to be. Plus, we got a song out of it.”

The band’s sound is a mix of bluegrass, folk and rock ‘n roll, created with the collection of aforementioned instruments and put together by a group of musicians keen on being inventive and not confirming to the current trends of popular music. Added to this is a hard work ethic that saw them put their album of 12 songs together in just 3 days, recording with Nash Chambers, brother of Kasey, at his studio in Foggy Mountain, NSW. The chambers relationship didn’t stop there, with Kasey’s husband and renowned singer/songwriter in his own right, Shane Nicholson, producing the record. The band obviously made an impression, with Kasey and Shane choosing to cover the band’s song Where No One Knows My Name on their latest record Wreck & Ruin.

The Quarry Mountain Dead Rats embark on a tour to showcase their album, Bloodhound Killed My Squeeze Box, coming to select east coast venues including The Heritage Tavern on November 25 and Pier Live on December 22, the latter to be supported by Ramshackle Army and the Merri Creek Pickers. For more info, head to www.qmdr.com.au.

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STRIKE LAUNCHES RUSTIC BAR Strike Bayside is not your normal bowling alley! That said, it does have everything you need to throw the perfect night out, whether it’s for work or for play. From birthday parties, buck’s or hen’s to teambuilding events, the crew are on board to help you be a ‘little bit legendary’, seven days a week!

If you haven’t checked out Strike in a while, a return visit is a must! Those behind the exciting hotspot have brought a touch of the Melbourne bar scene down to Bayside with a brand

new bar, combined with an urban battlefield laser arena. The interior of the new bar makes use of galvanised steel, stone, and caged Edison filament light bulbs to create a luxe-industrial feel and something not seen before in the Bayside area!

for the perfect way to start the night!

The bar offers locals a great haunt to chill out, relax and enjoy some drinks whilst listening to the resident DJ spin some tunes. Strike’s new bar is now running some great new promo nights too. The happy hour runs from 4pm til 7pm, Monday – Thursday, with specials including $4 Jim Beams, which makes

Coming into summer, Strike Bayside also now boasts a large outdoor drinking area, just in time for the warmer nights! Find them in Wells St, Frankston and for more info, visit www. strikebowlnigbar.com.au or phone 8762 3155.

They’ve also launched a new night Loco - which runs on Fridays and offers locals $5 Coronas, infused vodkas and tequila. This makes for a fun-filled combination when paired with bowling and laser.

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Releasing his first solo album Smoking Gun under the Guise of Lady of the Sunshine in 2009, Broken Brights once again showcases Stone’s ability to shift between genres without compromising his signature sound. This sound - the Angus & Julia Stone sound - could be likened to a cup of hot tea on a cold grey day, or in musical terms ‘sunshine folk’. Stone solo album tones down the sunshine, instead utilizing distorted guitar riffs, sullen tones and cowboy blues to deliver a dreamy reflection of youth in a seamless combination of melancholy, nostalgic and cheerful tones.

COME SEE A SOLO STONE Fresh from a string of sold-out performances across the USA, UK and Europe, November will see Angus Stone tour his solo album Broken Brights nationally. Seven years of performing as part of the critically acclaimed, triple platinum, million album selling duo, Angus & Julia Stone, the wild-haired, soft crooner has delivered his second solo album to the open arms – and ears – of fans. Broken Brights had its debut at #1 on iTunes and #2 on the ARIA Album Chart, earning him ARIA nominations for Best Blues and Roots Album and Male Artist of the Year.

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Comparing the approach to this album, Angus reveals, “a lot of the songs I’ve done with Julia are like taking a leaf from a journal; little stories you write when you are young and don’t know what to do with. With Broken Brights it’s a little like that, but it’s also a little like jumping into other peoples shoes and telling a story, almost like watching a film.”Interestingly, Stone describes a lot of his music making in terms of films and motion, explaining, “when I jot things down, I immerse myself in it. It’s kind of like when I watch films, I’m very much lost in all the characters, I somehow relate my story to theirs and after the movie finishes I’m either really inspired or drained.”

Angus also draws a connection between the way in which the album was created with the musical product itself, explaining, “this record was created in motion, for me in a way, the songs are like motion pictures because we were moving and recording on the road.” Indeed the process of making and recording Broken Brights took Stone to across land and sea, from a rustic dwelling in the Swiss Alps, to a log cabin in the lush

Indian countryside, and along Australia’s rugged coast.

Back in his homeland for a spring and summer tour, Stone pauses mid-interview as he is startled by a large goanna’s appearance, which apparently stares and saunters towards him momentarily. His infectious appreciation for the moment is marked by a wondrous pause.

At a glance, it might be easy to dismiss Angus Stone as another bearded hippie with a guitar, but considering the complexity of his lyrics, and the vivid imagery conjured by his music, one cannot help but indeed see promise. The trail of folk successes in his wake now seem to be building blocks for his solo work, a chance for him to spread his musical wings beyond the confines of the public’s expectations of the sibling duo. Indeed, with Julia Stone respectively touring her own solo album By the Horns it will be interesting to gauge whether there will be a shift in the sibling’s work together in the future, both having honed their musical style further as solo artists.

“If we get back together and make music again I think it will be a whole different picture. I’d like to make a more conceptual album if I was to do something with Julia again.”

For now, fans of Angus Stone’s music – or rugged looks – have the chance to check him out on his first solo tour at the Palace Theatre on Thursday, November 22, or at Frankston’s Pier Live on Saturday, November 24. Tickets are $40, available from www.angusstone.com or the venue.

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CHECK OUT CILIA AT LUCKY 13

Martin Cilia is regarded as one of Australia’s premier surf rock guitarists.

As a member of legendary Australian surf band, The Atlantics, Cilia has enjoyed success both with the band and solo, having released his debut album Revenge Of The Surf Guitar in 2007 and follow-up The Odd One Out, two years later. Now, following up from his latest 2011 release, Surfersaurus, Cilia will bring his surf music and instrumental rock to the bayside area to perform in one of our most unique and distinct venues, Lucky 13 Garage.

The show will consist of songs from the Atlantics repertoire, including the classic Bombora, as well as tunes spanning his solo albums.

Don’t miss your chance to see this guitar virtuoso on Saturday November 17 at Lucky 13 Garage, 8 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin.

Cilia will be supported by Sydney rockabilly band, The Jordan C Thomas Trio, with tickets just $15 presale and $20 on the door. For more info, find ‘Lucky 13 Garage’ on Facebook, and to hear more about Cilia, visit www. martincilia.com.

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Get ready to start off summer with a bang as Reel Big Fish and Mayday Parade come to Melbourne thanks to Soundwave Touring.

Reel Big Fish first burst onto the music scene back in the 90’s with hits such as Sell Out, their cover of Aha’s Take On Me, and Where Have You Been becoming popular at first in the ska-punk circles before entering the mainstream with heavy airplay on MTV. The band has just released their seventh studio album Cotton Candy Fury, an album made up purely of original material, and according to lead singer Andrew Barrett, “The album is mostly love songs, but bitter, angry, hateful love songs.” He goes on to say, “Just about everybody knows what it’s like to be in a bad relationship, and these songs could be sung by a 15 year old about his first lovegone-wrong, or by a 55 year old about a bitter divorce after 30 years.

They’re bad-relationship songs that everybody can relate to.”

Reel Big Fish’s live set promises to be energetic, fun and guaranteed to get everybody dancing with a mix of new songs off their current album as well as their classic hits.

On board as support acts are 90s punk band Goldfinger, who have their own catalogue of hits since hitting the pop-punk scene in ’94, and the grammy nominated Zebrahead.

Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger and Zebrahead will be performing at The Palace in Melbourne on the December 2, with tickets available through oztix.com.au and Ticketek.

Also due on our shores is Mayday Parade, headlining another tour set to bring some of the world’s best pop punk music to Melbourne. Mayday Parade hail all the way from Tallassee USA, where they have spent the past four years perfecting their unique brand of pop-inflected punk rock.

Their music, laiden with pop hooks and infectious energy, is also easy to identify with subject matter we’ve all been through. Their new self-titled album, featuring the single Oh Well, Oh Well, is available now.

As supports for the Mayday Parade tour, We Are The Crowd have earnt plenty of praise for their mix of male and female vocals and debut album Best Intentions. Heroes For Hire, who rocked out at Soundwave Festival this year and have been gathering a loyal following in Asia, with successful tours around Thailand, Japan and China, will complete the ‘triple bill’.

Mayday Parade, plus the aforementioned guests, play Billboard The Venue in Melbourne on Saturday December 8. The bands will perform an underage afternoon gig, earlier in the afternoon as well to ensure that fans of all ages get their pop punk fix. Tickets available, again, through oztix.com.au and Ticketek.

Both tours promise to be huge, but are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the great acts and events planned for Soundwave Touring. Find out more at www. soundwavetouring.com and check out the ads in Pearl.

JESSICA MILLS

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NO ENTERTAINMENT AND NO NONSENSE FOR NEW YEAR’S Mornington Peninsula Shire will take a ‘No Entertainment-No Nonsense’ approach to New Year’s Eve on the Peninsula, working in partnership with a community-based steering committee, Police and residents to reduce negative impacts of celebrations in the area.

The approach comes about as a means of ensuring the Peninsula is a safe, family location for locals and holiday-makers alike to enjoy the New Year period, and has been in place since 2001-2002. As a result, there will be no public entertainment, no public fireworks and bans on alcohol in public places, with new liquor laws applying from December 30 and extra precautions taken over the following days.

The Shire will have a highly visible police presence across the Peninsula in the days leading up to and including New Year’s Eve, with incidents of anti-social behaviour not to be tolerated, particularly those associated with the consumption of alcohol. Similarly, motorists can expect to be breath tested at any time on any roads.

For more information about the strategy, contact the Shire on 1300 850 600.

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TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC Music folk can breathe a sigh of relief with the 2012 Face The Music’s full program now available. Also recently announced and sure to add beat to the already thumping guest speaker line-up will be statuesque songstress Kimbra and Soundwave’s Aj Maddah.

Running from the November 16-17, the event boasts 22 big panels, presentations, discussions, networking opportunities, practical one on one and small group workshops as well as 250 priceless opportunities to get up close and in the face of some the most influential people in Australian music.

Set to be a highlight of this year’s event, the revered and awesome lineup will encompass Manager Gregg Donovan, Music Agent Stephen Wade, Publicist Claire Collins and Music Lawyer, Darren Sanicki, hosting A Bands Life - a realistic look into the life and career of a hypothetical Australian band.

Also worth checking out will be the Art Of Speaking To The Media masterclasses with Jane Gazzo (pictured right), guiding you through what every artist should know and how to overcome some modern obstacles.

The APRA Songwriting Session will be taking place, providing songwriters the chance to participate in a master-class with Chet Faker or get involved with a Songwriters Breakfast alongside Angie Hart, Jess Cornelius, Mark Seymour, Van Walker and Charles Jenkins.

Given the breadth and variety of content on offer, clever conference organisers have structured a program that allows you to build your own FTM experience. Think of it as the ‘pick and mix’ of music conferences.

To view full program details, purchase tickets or to registration head to www.facethemusic.org.au or call them on (03) 9380 1277.

TAYLOR McVEAN

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GEOFF ACHISON: A GUITARIST’S GUITARIST

Salutations, lovers of all things heavy and rocking! It’s time again to look over the next month’s exciting happenings up ahead in the heavier scene.

The Corner Hotel has a couple of choice morsels for us this month. Between the Dead and Me will be there November the 16, supported by Animals as Leaders, in their first trip to Australia since 2010. A bit later in the month, on the 24th, Dark Funeral will be terrorising us and bringing their Swedish Death Metal rage, accompanied by Draconis Infernum, Denouncement Pyre, Okera, Belligerent Intent and Iciclan.

You could just grab tickets, but if one really wants something special, they can splash out $169 (+BF) for a ‘VIP Meet and Greet Package’. Seven Death Metal bands, plus the chance to meet the guys? If you can turn that down, you are not a Death Metal fan, my friend. Tickets for either event can be found at www.cornerhotel.com.

The name Geoff Achison is synonymous with the guitar and blues in this country, as well as in many parts of the world; a reputation born from years of hard work and relentless touring. Hailing from rural Malmsbury in South-Eastern Australia, Achison’s apprenticeship began in earnest when as a 20yr old he joined the legendary bluesman Dutch Tilders’ band The Blues Club. Almost nonstop touring around the country with the infamous Tilders’ band over the following 5yrs honed and established Achison’s own unique and masterful guitar skills.

In the early 90s, Achison left the band to form his own outfit, The Souldiggers, naming the new venture in reflection of his new musical direction. In his own words, “the idea was to have a name that described the music, and I greatly admired the blues philosophy of tapping into ones soul for honesty and truth.” In 1994, Achison formed his own record label, Jupiter 2, and released his first solo album, Big Machine, to considerable critical acclaim. The following year Achison announced himself as a serious player in the international blues scene by winning the prestigious Albert King Memphis Award, representing the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society. It was around this time that he also won a highly sought endorsement deal with the iconic Gibson Guitars’ acoustic division. In 2007, The Souldiggers won the Chain Blues Music Award in Australia, and within twelve months Achison was named in the top ten new guitarists in the prestigious Guitar Magazine.

Both with The Souldiggers and as a soloist, Geoff Achison has been widely recognised by his peers and critics, winning awards over the years for his writing, performing and his prolific recordings. His unique sound has been described as a blues/funk style, all his own, that can be subtle one moment and highly explosive the next, with soulful, heartfelt singing drawing comparisons to Joe Cocker and Warren Haynes. This, all added to technically brilliant and highly rhythmic guitar playing that has seen him share the stage with such prominent names as Tommy Emmanuel, Phil Manning and legendary US artists Jorma Kaukonen, Delbert McClinton, Hubert Sumlin, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, John Mayall, the Allman Brothers and even the great Les Paul.

Achison has only just recently returned from yet another successful tour of Germany and the UK and in a treat for Peninsula blues lovers he will be appearing at the Bay Hotel in Mornington on Sunday November 28 (solo) and, in an interesting concept, an afternoon with leading

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Useless Eaters will be bringing Constant Mongrel, Ratsak and Bad Aches over to the Tote to show us Aussies a thing or two about garage-band style punk music this November 16.

This is an Adults Only event so for the love of whatever gods you worship, make sure you bring your 18+ I.D. Competing with them for your attention will be Refused, playing at The Palace Theatre, also on November 16. As they themselves put it, “We’re not f**ing dead yet, so boredom is not on the table. See you in the pit!” Doom Metal men, Eyehategod, will come to Billboard The Venue this November 24 on their first Australian tour in their 23yr history, so reserve your spot to soak in the glory cause they’ll sell fast. Grab tickets for the aforementioned through www.oztix.com.au.

Australian violinist Adrian Keating at Hickinbotham Winery in Dromana. The Hickinbotham show is titled Classically Blue and has been colourfully described as being “a collision of the improvised and organized, the classical vs soul, the rhythm and blues. Searing lead guitar and soaring strings will deliver an exciting mix of funky grooves, creative arrangements and improvised solos.” Phone Hickinbotham now to secure a ticket on 5981 0355.

Looking further ahead, Achison will be appearing solo at the inaugural Blues At The Briars at the historic homestead in Mt Martha on February 2, 2013. For more information and tickets for this event go to www. bluesatthebriars.com. As Mornington Peninsula Blues lovers we are certainly blessed to have musicians of Geoff Achison’s calibre playing in our own backyard. If you have yet to experience this talented artist live - just do it!

Until next month, in the words of the Dutchman, “keep the faith”.

Patrick writes monthly for PEARL on blues, soul and jazz, so if you’d like Pat to review your release or you know of something happening around town in the world of blues, drop him a line at blues@pearlmag. com.au PATRICK ELLIGET

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Right, let’s cut straight to the chase and announce it first.

Black Sabbath will be here in May. That’s right, you read right, Black Sabbath! The three Gods of Metal themselves, Geezer Butler, Tony Iomi and Ozzy Osbourne have reunited and will be blasting eardrums out and blowing minds at Rod Laver Arena. Do NOT miss this opportunity, scrounge up your loose change, empty accounts, whatever you must do and order your ticket before it is too late. Price is yet to be announced at the time of writing this, unfortunately, but come on… it’s Black Sabbath! As if the price matters, right? Also, fans of punk will really want to secure their tickets for the SRH Fest Inner City Block Party, which will feature Suicidal Tendacies, Unwritten Law, Jukka, HP and Jarppi and Jarno, as well as Finnish pranksters The Dudesons, who promise “Sillyness and Recklessness to the extreme”. Go to www.ticketek.com. au for either of these feats of awesomeness.

The last couple of orts; Parkway Drive hit the Melbourne Festival Hall this December 22, with tickets through ticketmaster and last but not least, Alestorm hit the Hi-Fi early next year, so to see them - and possibly get to be a part of their first live DVD - get your scurvy butts down to www. moshtix.com.au.

That’s the shape, size and smell of the scene for this month.

Loads of excitement for everyone, so break out the wallets, kick the tyres and light the fires everyone!

Ben writes monthly for PEARL on everything metal, hard rock, punk and hardcore. If you’d like Ben to review your release or you know of something happening in the ‘heavy’ world, drop him a line at rock@pearlmag.com.au BEN LOPEZ

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“I’m just heading up around the bend, to see what’s on the other side of the mountain.”

So goes the tag from one of my all-time favourite Australian songs. For me, this line deserves to sit alongside “the last train out of Sydney’s almost gone”, “Monday I got Friday on my mind” or even “I’d love to have a beer with Duncan, cos Duncan’s me mate.”

To know why I feel this way, you’d have to have heard the song – and I can almost guarantee that you haven’t.

That’s because Other Side Of The Mountain wasn’t penned by Don Walker, Neil Finn or any member of the Young Family – rather it is the work of South Australian-born Chris Altmann, former front man of mildly successful Melbourne act The Vandas and current resident of Ontario, Canada. Chris is well known amongst Melbourne musicians, largely thanks to his ability to play almost any musical instrument you could imagine but also care of his easy-going demeanour. In 2010 he released his debut solo record Que Paso, the old-school southern-rock-romp from which Other Side Of The Mountain is lifted.

Whilst that record didn’t propel Chris into the mainstream, his song-writing prowess was recognised recently by the Australia Council, who selected him as one of two inaugural winners of their 3 Month Nashville Songwriter Residency. It’s an honour well deserved, and will see Altmann spend March, April and May of next year in Music City,

working 9 to 5 on his craft. In the meantime, however, he has returned to Australian shores for a national tour with respected female singer-songwriters Liz Stringer and Susannah Espie – culminating in the launch of Altmann’s new album Nothing but Nice Things. PEARL readers are well placed to attend the launch, as it’s only a short drive up the road at Oakleigh’s Caravan Music Club, (please tell them you saw this in Pearl) but even though I’m giving this show has my personal recommendation, I’m sure it wont be long before Altmann ventures further south to one of our live music haunts.

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here in the USA. One such fellow is David Olney. He’s not a new face, having performed and written songs since the 1970s, but he’s developed a reputation as ‘the Leonard Cohen of the Americana music scene’.

Rumour has it (well, in fact I can confirm it’s not just rumour) Olney will be touring Australia in early 2013, with Victoria firmly on his radar.

Right now I’m dodging a hurricane in New York City, but I’m well aware that summer is

peak season for country music in Australia.

I look forward to coming home and getting amongst it, and I’ll be keeping PEARL readers updated - reminding y’all it’s not just short skirts and big hats.

LACHLAN BRYAN Lachlan Bryan is primarily a singer/songwriter, with his debut album Shadow Of The Gun out now through Core/Sony. He also moonlights as a gifted observer and music journalist, writing monthly for PEARL Magazine on all things folk/country/bluegrass. If you’ve got a new release, upcoming show or you’d like to get in touch with Lachlan, drop him a line at countryfolk@pearlmag.com.au

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The stage is – or rather stages are – set for a massive 16th Queenscliff Music Festival on the Bellarine Peninsula, with just over a week to go.

The lineup is flat out huge, chocked to the brim to ensure three solid days of music celebration. The newly released festival schedule sees Friday kick off with a bang with Tzu, Cat Empire, Kingswood, Ian Moss, Baby Animals, Shaun Kirk and more. Saturday is the busiest day with 10 performance areas seeing Gurramul, Lisa Mitchell, Shannon Noll, Jordie Lane, Lloyd Spiegel, Tane and more take the stage during the day, before Something For Kate, Diesel, You Am I, King Cannons, Clairy Brown & The Bangin’ Rackettes and some

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Alongside the major acts, the Afro-hip hop bounce of awesome duo Diafrix will entertain, once again FreeZa’s FOOT in the DOOR program will showcase fresh upcoming names and this year the festival will play host to the SemiFinal of the Telstra Road to Discovery program. The SemiFinal will be the final stepping-stone for 17 heat winners from around the country, as they battle for a place in the Final at the 2013 Tamworth Country Music Festival.

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The 16th Queenscliff Music Festival all happens on the weekend of November 23-25. Grab your tickets NOW at the TryBooking Website – www.trybooking.com. Camping tickets are also selling fast, with Oval camping already sold out. There are still limited places at the Queenscliff Tourist Park. Get For all the info you need, as well as the latest news, visit www.qmf.net.au WALTER BENELLS

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SPANISH AFFAIR IN BLAIRGOWRIE

Following a massive 2 night opening on the first weekend of November, the doors are finally officially open for the public to check out the newest jewel in Blairgowrie’s crown!

A Spanish tapas restaurant and bar, The Point On Nepean exudes comfort and ambience that will delight the senses, with open frontage, an ornate bar, alfresco dining and charming staff. The menu boasts traditional and modern dishes that celebrate the Spanish culture, from their love for food, sharing, drinking and socialising.

Incorporating conserva’s, panes, tapas, raciones and pintxos afternoons, The Point invites the Peninsula to experience a true dining experience for any occasion, whether it’s casual or in a formal setting.

The bar features wonderful Spanish, Portuguese and Italian wines in addition to our very own stellar Australian selection.

Boutique beers are available along with authentic Spanish specialties including refreshing jugs of sangria to cool any hot sunny afternoon.

Why wait? Book a table or just wander down now and see for yourself. The Point On Nepean is open for lunch and dinner, Wednesday to Sunday, with their kitchen open all day. Breakfast is also available on Saturday and Sunday.

Find them at 2839 Point Nepean Rd, Blairgowrie and for any other info, phone 5988 8325.

Get on down to The Point in Blairgowrie for a touch of Spanish

MUSIC VIC’S POLL BEFORE THE POLLS In the lead up to the October election Music Victoria conducted an online survey of over 1500 candidates across 78 electorates, requesting they illustrate their awareness of issues impacting local musicians asking them to outline the policies and initiatives offered to support local contemporary music.

It was one of the more novel ideas in the lead up to an election, with survey topics including the issue of live music venues and awareness of regulatory issues, as well as the question of whether they believe there is adequate funding for music events and community grants.

Head to www.musicvictoria.com.au to view over the over 400 candidate survey responses, and see how the public contributed to the ongoing effort to create positive change for musicians and industry people, Australia-wide.

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We have four amazing races nights on offer: • Friday 23 November • Saturday 1 December • Saturday 15 December • Saturday 22 December

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THE 2012 AUS MUSIC PRIZE AMPS UP!

It’s time again for The Australian Music Prize (AMP). Now in its 8th year the AMP aims to discover, promote and reward commercially available Australian music of excellence. Each year an Australian artist or band receives the award with a $30,000 cash prize in recognition of their talent, based on an original album released earlier in that year.

Officials recently announced the first round of artists invited to become official entrants, with some of the lucky nominees being Catcall, Pond, Missy Higgins, Tim Hart and Zaviar Rudd. Past recipients include The Drones, Lisa Mitchell, Augie March and The Jezabels and, with over 270 still in review, the 2012 competition is set to produce something magnificent.

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GUITARS… PLUS A RICH HISTORY Sandringham’s Guitars Plus is undoubtedly one of Melbourne’s leading independent guitar stores, this year commemorating 30yrs in business. Founded in November 1982, the shop initially offered PA systems and sound reinforcement, as well as guitars and accessories and tuition. By the early 90s, the shop had expanded into the adjacent store, changed its name to Guitars Plus and was fast gaining a reputation as guitar specialists, choosing to only stock fretted instruments (ie. Guitars, banjos, ukuleles, etc).

The store has a massive range of guitars on offer, starting from $69 ‘factory seconds’ - a current specialty, as our skilled team can often make a previously unplayable instrument useable - to high-end vintage and rare instruments. Currently on offer, a Gibson ‘Jimmy Page’ Les Paul, ‘Mark Knopfler’ Martin or the trio of 1960s Gibson ES models as well as several Martin Eric Clapton models, all for sale in store or online. You can buy a tip notch solid top cedar or spruce acoustic guitar, with case, for around $400, like a Cort Earth Grande $379, or the Martinez MS55. These guitars are excellent buying and have all been checked, tuned and set up by the store – with excellent down the track back up service!

At the helm is Chris Voce, who has nearly 42 years of retail experience, 40 of those in the guitar business. A musician himself, it’s always been important for Chris to ‘know his stuff’ and so much so that he is rarely, if ever, stumped on a guitar related question. It’s a knowledge that comes from much experience behind the counter, but also dealing with artists’ needs with Chris enjoying credits on many top selling Aussie recordings, including Australian Crawl, British India, Crowded House, Skyhooks, Southern Sons, Joe Camilleri, Trial Kennedy and Jimi “The Human” Hocking. These have generally been earned by giving advice, support and occasionally product to up and coming bands and affirm Chris’ insistence on all of the staff at the shop being well skilled at diagnosing problems. Even importers and wholesalers come in from time to time to get their opinion on vintage gear and the history of some of their guitars, with the team also advising on potential imports. Chris has even helped alter, and in some cases design, specs on many imported guitars.

The store is also well renowned for quality guitar repairs and expert teaching, with past tutors like Nick Charles, Matthew Fagan and Neale Farnelle, as well as current teachers Alex Yarosh and Simon Croft. Croft has done several stints overseas and was hand picked by Brian May to play the guitar parts in the English and Japanese productions of the We Will Rock You stage show. He has toured all over Australia and is well skilled in all things rock. Having offered tuition since the start, Guitars Plus continues to have students at all levels - the oldest being around 68 and the youngest 8.

In charge of repairs, Rob Mitchell has been fixing fretted instruments since his teenage years and has become one of Melbourne’s most respected guitar repairers. A second workbench was built in the store about 2 years ago, allowing other staff to do quick restrings and simple quick jobs without disturbing Rob. Whilst the team has been busy servicing clients, together with organizing the recent Sandringham Village Fair, watch this space! Make sure to keep checking the Guitars Plus Facebook page and website, not to mention PEARL’s Facebook, for an exciting sale event soon.

Guitars Plus is located in Sandringham Village at 5 Melrose St, Sandringham, just off Beach Rd (opposite the Sandringham Hotel). If you’re in the Bayside area, why not drop in? If you can’t make it, the twin delivery vans can offer FREE delivery to Bayside and Peninsula customers. For more info, phone 9597 0423 or visit www.guitarsplus.com.au

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KARNIVOOL: NOT JUST A BUNCH OF CLOWNS Karnivool are a rock band from Western Australia who first made their name with their hit album Themata. Since then, they’ve released their third studio album Sound Awake and are currently in the studio working on new material. Veterans of the New Years Eve mega-festival ‘Pyramid Rock’, the band are set to play again this year and I spoke to lead guitarist Drew Goddard on the eve of another overseas tour about Karnivool’s latest adventures.

PEARL: You’re off to India tomorrow to tour with Karnivool and this will be the band’s second visit there. What was it like last time you played there?

GODDARD: It was amazing. The first time we’d ever been there, we played at this amazing festival with 9,000 people and it was basically our show. Everybody was there to see us and it was the biggest show we’d ever done which was mind blowing. Seeing India for the first time and being in a city like Mumbai almost made my brain explode.

PEARL: How many cities in India are you visiting this time?

GODDARD: This time we’re going back to Mumbai and also playing in Pune, where we’re playing the NH7 festival as well as our own show. The NH7 festival is like an Aussie BBQ with some other Aussie bands heading over as well to showcase Australian music. The Indian market is opening up in terms of Australian music, arts and cinema. There’re very much tuned into what’s happening over here.

PEARL: How do you effectively collaborate together when making music? Do you ever get into arguments over who has the best ideas?

GODDARD: When we’re collaborating everyone’s pushing ideas and sometimes you have to exercise diplomacy and fight for middle ground. You have to try and go with your gut when deciding what direction the song should take and keep your ego out of the way to try and get the best song.

The best thing to do is when you’re all in the room and you’re writing together, just don’t think about it. There’s no thinking - it’s all doing - and it just comes out. You don’t argue about anything when that happens you just jam. It doesn’t always happen like that, as we’re not always together, but when it does we run with it.

PEARL: Which bands growing up, and even recently, have influenced you and your music?

GODDARD: I pretty much got into music via Nirvana. They were the band that pretty much flicked the switch in my brain.

I played Piano as a kid, but then I heard Nirvana and I thought, “that’s what it’s all about!”

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PEARL: There is a story that Karnivool got their name by behaving like a bunch of clowns around town. Is this true?

GODDARD: We still behave like a bunch of clowns! (laughs).

That story is very big on the Internet, but in fact the name has been around for a long time, even before I joined the band in 1998. I was 15 years old and I joined a bunch of guys from school who used to play in the music room at lunchtime, and the name Karnivool had been around for a few years before that. We used to play at parties and do Nirvana and Metallica covers. Originally they asked my brother to join the band, however he couldn’t play bass guitar so I gave it a shot and went from there. I ended up writing a few songs on guitar and the name Karnivool just stuck. We never had any idea that, one day, we’d end up playing in India!

PEARL: Karnivool have played at Pyramid Rock Festival a few times, and are playing again this year. What do you get up to in the evening of New Years Eve? Do you stay down in Phillip Island and party on at the festival?

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GODDARD: We’ve done it a couple of times now, Pyramid.

We’ve stayed around before and then other times we’ve gone back to Melbourne and partied on there. Being New Years Eve there’s always stuff to do elsewhere, but Pyramid’s always fun. The last time we played, actually, a big storm came through when The Beautiful Girls were playing and they just got rained off stage. That was a bummer cause I love that band! So… hopefully that doesn’t happen this time (laughs).

Karnivool play the Pyramid Rock Festival this year, running from December 29 until January 1, 2013, amongst the mighty lineup featuring 360, Gossling, Pnau, Xavier Rudd, Dead Letter Circus, Children Collide, Mat McHugh, Pez, Stonefield, Amity Affliction and more! See in the New Year at one of the country’s iconic festivals and grab your tickets via www.thepyramidrockfestival.com JESSICA MILLS

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KIMEKAI MMA Kimekai MMA started as a humble training program between martial arts instructors from the Dandenong-Frankston area.

10-time Australian Karate Champion and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt Marco Mazzanti and USA MuayThai Champion and Collegiate Wrestler Ed Bavelock would punch, kick and grapple their days away on the mats back in the early ‘90s.

This soon morphed into a program of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) that today has 3 full-time centres and boasts Victorian State, Australian and South Pacific Champions, all of which compete internationally. In addition, Kimekai has in its stable the very first female MMA Fighter to compete and win in both Victoria and the Northern Territory – Peninsula local Meg Gallagher.

The team behind Kimekai are as experienced as they are fit and able to instruct. At the helm as head coach and owner of the Cranbourne branch is professional MMA Fighter, Nick ‘Banjo’ Patterson, with the Chelsea Heights and Highett locations headed up by Ed and Marco. Consulting Coach Brian Ebersole is also an active UFC Fighter who always spends time on the Kimekai mats when in Melbourne.

Through the doors regularly to train are AFL teams, North Melbourne Kangaroos and Melbourne Demos, who take part in combative wrestling and MMA programs, applied especially for AFL with a focus on mental toughness. This is all part of their diverse program combining ‘old-school’ values and modern progressive techniques, as well as fitness and ‘physical preparedness’ strength and conditioning training. There are also specific programs for kids and adults offered, with the Kimekai team’s inclusive approach being that everyone can benefit from Mixed Martial Arts training.

Find Kimekai MMA at 3 locations – Chelsea Heights (227 Wells Rd), Highett (545 Highett Rd) and Cranbourne (10 Smethurst St). For more information phone them on 9555 1312 or head to www.kimekaimma.com.au.

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BIKERS BREAKFAST 2nd Sunday of every month 9am till 12pm Followed by a ride (weather permitting)

All makes & models welcome Monday Closed Tues, Wed & Thurs 5-10pm Fri & Sat 5-11pm Sun 5-10pm

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Mr Smoke Stack Woodfire Pizzeria in Carrum has fast given itself a reputation for delicious wood-fired pizza and pasta, as well as a great atmosphere for those looking to sit and dine. Using the freshest home made toppings; it’s pizza the old fashioned way!

In addition, Mr Smokestack hold a ‘Biker’s Breakfast’ on the 2nd Sunday morning of each month offering the opportunity to get to know likeminded riders alongside a great cup of coffee and tasty breakfast, made to order at great prices. Whether you’re after a wood-fired breakfast pizza or a fresh egg, bacon and tomato roll, you can come along and share your passion for motorbikes and riding with owners of Harleys, Japanese and American bikes and even scooters. Breakfast kicks off at 9am and finishes at 12noon, with all makes and models welcome.

Immediately following breakfast each morning is a mystery ride, organised on the day with input from all riders. As soon as the route is set, off they go and onlookers get to witness the eye-stopping sight of 30 to 40 motorbikes, taking off and heading down the highway.

The next Biker Breakfast will be on Sunday December 9, so if you’re not doing anything, get on your motorbike and head down to Mr Smoke Stack Woodfire Pizzeria for their tasty Biker Breakfast, with a great ride to follow. Find them at 632 Nepean Highway in Carrum, across the road from the station. For more information, phone 9776 2777 or head to www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-Smoke-Stack/148440725180778

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MORE THAN JUST SPECIALTY COFFEE

Mount Martha Village may be a blip on the Mornington Peninsula radar for some, but for those avid coffee drinkers it shall be overlooked no more. Within that little hub of generic stores lies the most dedicated coffee business Mount Martha has produced in recent memory, boasting the crème de la crème of caffeine on the market.

Via Battisti, the Italian-inspired cafe (easily identified by the bright red umbrellas out the front), was primarily created to produce specialty coffee without the city pretension. Sourcing beans directly from Gerard Barrios of Honduras to create the popular House Blend, Via Battisti also offers various Single Origin blends (changed daily) from Columbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Ethiopia.

Espresso or latte, the talented and charismatic ‘Battisti Baristas’ strive to impress customers with every cup produced, and are proud to offer alternate brewing methods – such as Pour Overs, Cold Drips and Aeropresses – for those willing coffee enthusiasts. But Via Battisti is more than just speciality coffee.

Along with a welcoming atmosphere and eclectic soundtrack flowing through the small establishment, is a tantalising selection of food. Fresh local produce is used to construct the assortment of Paninis, Ciabatta rolls and other Italian influenced items, served with passion and flare from the friendly staff eager to assist in whatever culinary direction you choose.

Open seven days a week from 7:30am-5:30pm, Via Battisti will fast become a part of your daily routine.

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BEER CAN BE HEALTHY

It might come as a surprise to some of you, but apart from tasting fantastic, beer can actually be healthy for you as well. One of the more healthy beers on the market is the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, which has a massive punch of Cascade Hops. As a genuine Amber Ale, the increased hops gives it a higher alcohol content at 5.6%, but despite this, the beer also contains polyphenols which have been known to lower cholesterol and fight cancer.

The other one that might surprise you is Guinness. Everyone’s favourite drink on St Patrick’s Day only has 126 calories and less than 10 carbs! I’m guessing this is the secret to how the Irish keep in such good shape!

This month I’m going to pick a beer from Ballarat that was one of the first on the market around the Peninsula area for gluten free beers. O’Briens Premium Lager is a full tasting gluten-free beer that’s naturally different because of the brewing process and ingredients used. Having won 1st prize at the Chesterfield Beer Festival in the UK for gluten free beers, the O’Briens brewers are a patient lot and let the beer ferment and mature a lot longer than a normal lager process. The whole range of O’Briens beers are preservative free and, while some may shun this beer because it is gluten free, it still matches other lagers for full flavoured taste. For my ranking, I gave it 4 out of 5.

Finally, I wanted to dedicate the last part of my column to Victoria Bitter and the smart decision to move it back to 4.9% full flavoured Victoria Bitter. A while back, they decided to save a few million dollars and reduce the alcohol volume of VB back to 4.6% and the customers voted by changing brands. I was amazed to see seasoned drinkers who have been drinking VB for over 30 years switch to different beers over the last 12 months. Thank goodness a real brewer with a passion and understanding of beer has purchased CUB and returned VB to its rightful place at 4.9%. Some of my hardened customers are returning back with a few of the young brigade also asking for the new VB. Brave move by CUB and I really hope the damage hasn’t already been done.

Have a great month and get behind the Movember Campaign, raising money to support prostate cancer and male mental health initiatives. Until next time… cheers!

CAMERON PRICE (General Manager, Grand Hotel (Mornington) / CRUZE / Nepean Highway Cellars)

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MORE ACTS FOR FALLS

Alongside the already announced lineup, Falls organisers have added some new guests and a bit of local colour into the mix for the Lorne Festival. Announced

recently were a stack of acts including Cassian, The Rechords, Howlin’ Steam Train, Husky, Fraser A. Gorman and more, including Melbournites Tinpan Orange, Haydn Calnin and Art Of Sleeping.

Music, comedy, arts, all over NYE! Head to www.fallsfestival.com for all the details and ticket info.

FOLK, RHYTHM & LIFE ...with Heidi Bond

Over the past two decades, the Festival of Folk, Rhythm & Life has brought thousands together to celebrate community, music and the spirit of nature in Bilyana. This year the lineup is set to include Mia Dyson, Liz Stringer, Dallas Frasca, Merri Creek Pickers, Ben Smith, Carus, Loren, El Moth and lots, lots more. It’s diverse and eclectic music mixed with boutique beers, cider, local wines and yummy healthy food.

Find out all about the festival, happening December 7-9 in the Bilyana Amphitheatre, at www.bilyana.com

PENINSULA SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

The sixth Peninsula Summer Music Festival will take place between December 29, 2012 and January 6, 2013, with a broad palette of musical styles to be represented once again. Appearing during the festival will be Paul Bentley, Justin Burwood, soprano Greta Bradman, Sydney’s renowned Acacia Quartet, violinists Catherine Martin and Alice Evans, cellist Howard Penny, baroque ensemble Ludovico’s Band, historical flautist Georgia Browne, Songmakers Australia, and pianist David Selig from Paris.

With some new venues on board, as well as events for the young – and young at heart – The Peninsula Summer Music Festival will offer plenty for the casual music lover and discerning classical critic alike. View the full program at www.peninsulafestival.com.au

THE PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL

Labour Day weekend (March 8-11) next year will see the independent, community run ‘folk, roots and beyond’ festival come to life once more. Already announced in the 80+ act strong lineup, is Arlo Guthrie, Eric Bogle, Glen Hansard,

FUNTICKET FESTIVAL? BETWEEN THE BAYS

One of the Peninsula’s most loved festivals on the summer calendar, Between The Bays, has announced it’s lineup for 2013. On board for the festival’s 8th year will be James Reyne, Aussie country music icon Troy CassarDaley and Hoodoo Gurus, with more surprises yet to be announced.

The festival takes place on Saturday February 23, 2013, with tickets available from November 19 through Ticketmaster. Find out more at www.betweenthebays.com.au

Well… it’s happening. According to the Funticket Entertainment Facebook page, the guys behind some of the biggest party nights and DJ lineups are putting on a festival! The ‘as yet unnamed’ festival will happen on Sunday January 13 at – you guessed it – the home of awesome festivals on the Peninsula, Morning Star Estate in Mt Eliza.

According to Funticket, “it’ll showcase the very best dance, Aussie hip-hop & live acts this great country has to offer.”

Keep reading your PEARL magazine for more updates!

GOLDEN PLAINS

The festival filly behind Meredith announced the 2013 lineup recently, with a number of international flavours on board. Swedish troubadour Tallest Man On Earth, Canadian up & comers Purity Ring and Ethio-jazz outfit Mulatu Asiatke are just a few, alongside Indie sensation Cat Power and the one, the only George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic!

This is one of the most diverse lineups you’ll see in 2013, so make plans to make the trip to Meredith on March 9-11, 2013. More info can be found at www.goldenplains.com.au

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Kate Miller-Heidke, Lisa Hannigan, Russel Morris, The Little Stevies and The Bedroom Philosopher, all set to accompany children’s entertainment, street acts, workshops and fringe artists.

Over the Westgate, drive straight for a while and set in for a great weekend!

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FESTIVAL CALENDAR

A Day On The Green - November 24, 2012 Queenscliff Festival - November 23-25, Stereosonic Festival - December 1, 2012 One Great Night On Earth - December Meredith Festival - December 7- 9, 2012 Pen Summer Music Fest - Dec 28–Jan 7 Pyramid Rock Festival - Dec 29 - Jan 1, Falls Festival – December 29 – January 1, Summadayze - January 1, 2013 Fest La Frog – January 7-14, 2013 Red Hill Country Music Festival - Jan 13, Trevor Music Festival – January 12, 2013 Frankston Waterfront Festival – Jan 19-20 Harvest n Graze - January 20, 2013 Big Day Out - January 26, 2013 Red Hot Summer Tour - January 20, 2013 Mornington Aust Day Festival – Jan 26 Blues At The Briars - February 2, 2013 St.Jerome’s Laneway Fest – February 3, St. Kilda Festival – February 3-10, 2013 Riverboats Music Fest – February 15-17 Between The Bays Festival – February 23 Portsea Summer Latin Fest – Feb 22-24 Westernport Festival – February 24-26 Soundwave Festival – March 1, 2013 Bright ‘n’ Sandy Festival – March 3, 2013 Carnival Of Suburbia – March 8-18, 2013 Future Music Festival – March 10, 2013 Golden Plains Festival – March 10, 2013 Port Fairy Folk Festival – March 10, 2013 Brunswick Music Festival – March 13-14 Mordialloc By The Bay Fest – Mar 16-17 The Basin Music Festival – March 22-24 Healesville Music Festival – March 24 Boogie Festival – April 6-8, 2013 Mount Beauty Music Festival – April 19-20 Apollo Bay Music Festival – April 26-28 Creamfields – April 28, 2013 For more info on each festival google or suggest they advertise in Pearl!!

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RED HILL COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Red Hill Showgrounds will once again play host to one of the top country music events on the music calendar on Sunday January 13, 2013. On the bill is Adam Harvey, Paul Costa, Adam Toms, Mama’s Mountain Jug Band, Kristy Cox and more, with line dancing, market stalls, children’s rides and delicious food also set to be on offer. Plus, for the classic car and Ute enthusiasts, the muster and Hot Rod Show will again be a highlight.

Check out all the info at www.redhillcmf.org.au

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THE WHO/WHAT/WHERE WITH TRACY COATES

The Bamboos, Saskwatch, Electric Empire & Dave Dow (The Hi-Fi). Thur Nov 15 Refused (Palace Theatre). Thur & Fri Nov 15 & 16 Between The Buried & Me (Corner Hotel). Fri Nov 16 Radiohead (Rod Laver). Fri & Sat Nov 16 & 17 The Abyssinians (Jam) (The Hi-Fi). Sat Nov 17 Owl City (The Corner Hotel). Sun Nov 18 Boyz II Men (Billboard). Sun Nov 18 Elton John (Rod Laver). Sun Nov 18 George Michael Cancelled! Wed & Thur Nov 21 & 22 Roch Voisine (Palais). Thur Nov 22 Paul Dianno & Blaze Bayley (UK) (The Hi-Fi). Thur Nov 22 Angus Stone (Palace Theatre). Thur Nov 22 Ball Park Music (Palace Theatre). Fri Nov 23 Angus Stone (Pier Live). Sat Nov 24 Kora (The Hi-Fi). Sat Nov 24 Dark Funeral (Corner Hotel). Sat Nov 24 Village People (Palais). Sat Nov 24 Eyehategod (Billboard). Sat Nov 24 Nickelback (Rod Laver). Tue & Wed Nov 27 & 28 Rose Tattoo (Chelsea Heights). Thur Nov 29 Rick Astley (Palace Theatre). Fri Nov 30 Simple Minds, Devo and The Church (Palais). Fri Nov 30 The Selecter (Corner Hotel). Fri Nov 30 SLASH! 1996-2012 Anthems Tour (Billboard). Fri Nov 30 Shapeshifter (Forum). Fri Nov 30 This is just a Tribute (Trak). Fri Nov 30 Rick Astley (Chelsea Heights). Sat Dec 1 Blondie (Arts Centre, Sidney Myer Music Bowl). Mon Dec 3 The Pretty Things (Corner Hotel). Tue Dec 4 Missy Higgins (Palais). Tue & Wed Dec 4 & 5 Nicki Minaj (Rod Laver). Wed Dec 5 Tame Impala (Forum). From Wed Dec 5 Grimes (Corner Hotel). Wed Dec 5 & Thur Dec 6 Four Tet (Prince Bandroom). Thur Dec 6 Reece Mastin (Hisense Arena). Thur Dec 6

Nightwish (Palace Theatre). Mon & Tue Jan 14 &15 Icehouse (Palms at Crown). Tue & Wed Jan 15 & 16 Weezer (Arts Ctr, Sidney Myer Music Bowl). Wed Jan 16 Weezer (Palais). Thur Jan 17 Hypocrisy (The Hi-Fi). Sat Jan 19 Sugar Mountain Festival (Forum). Sat Jan 19 Yanni (Palais). Sat Jan 19 Gary Clarke Jr (Corner Hotel). Tue Jan 22 The Killers (Palace Theatre). Tue Jan 22 Against Me! (The Hi-Fi). Tue Jan 22 Crystal Castles (Billboard). Tue Jan 22 Off! (Corner Hotel). Wed Jan 23 Band of Horses (Palais). Wed Jan 23 Animal Collective (Palace Theatre). Wed Jan 23 Sleigh Bells (Billboard). Wed Jan 23 Alabama Shakes (Forum). Thur Jan 24 The Bloody Beetroots (Palace Theatre). Thur Jan 24 Elvis Costello & The Imposters (Palais). Fri Jan 25 Lianne La Davas (Corner Hotel). Fri Jan 25 Richard Hawley (Forum). Tue Jan 29 Jessie Ware (Prince Bandroom). Wed Jan 30 Amanda Palmer (Forum). Fri Feb 1 Above & Beyond (Hisense Arena). Sat Feb 2 Keith Urban (Rod Laver). Sat & Sun Feb 2 & 3 Divine Fits (Corner Hotel). Mon Feb 4 Bat for Lashes (Palais). Tue Feb 5 Dead Can Dance (Palais). Wed Feb 6 Yeasayer (The Hi-Fi). Web Feb 6 Celtic Thunder (Hisense Arena). Sat Feb 9 Kerser (The Hi-Fi). Sat Feb 9 Barry Gibb (Rod Laver). Tue Feb 12 Swans (Corner Hotel). Fri Feb 15 Converge (Billboard). Fri Feb 15 Gods Speed You! Black Emperor (Forum). Fri Feb 15 Cliff Richard (Arts Ctr, Hamer Hall). Fri & Sat Feb 15 & 16 Ringo Starr (Festival Hall). Sat Feb 16

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Four Tet (Prince Bandroom). Thur Dec 6 Primal Scream (Palace Theatre). Fri Dec 7 Hot Snakes (Corner Hotel). Fri Dec 7 Rahzel (Espy). Fri Dec 7 Russell Brand (Rod Laver). Fri Dec 7 Tyga (Prince Bandroom). Fri Dec 7 Goyte (Arts Centre, Sidney Myer Music Bowl). Sat Dec 8 Sunny Boys (Corner Hotel). Sat Dec 8 Shane Howard (Forum). Sat Dec 8 Sarah Silverman (Palais). Sat Dec 8 Mayday Parade (Billboard). Sat Dec 8 Lagwagon (Corner Hotel). Sun Dec 9 Jennifer Lopez (Rod Laver). Tue Dec 11 The Living End (Corner Hotel). From Tue Dec 11-22 Alexisonfire (Festival Hall). Wed Dec 12 Kendrick Lamar (Prince Bandroom). Thur Dec 13 Regina Spektor (The Plenary). Fri Dec 14 Messiah (Arts Centre, Hamer Hall). Sat Dec 14 Evan Dando with Juliana Hatfield (Corner Hotel). From Wed Dec 19 Morrissey (Festival Hall). Wed Dec 19 Fireballs (Prince Bandroom). Fri Dec 21 Lost Angels (The Hi-Fi). Fri Dec 21 Parkway Drive (Festival Hall). Sat Dec 22 Children Collide (Espy). Fri Dec 28 Two Door Cinema Club (Festival Hall). Sat Dec 29 Absolutely 80’s (Chelsea Heights). Mon Dec 31 Maximo Park (Corner Hotel). Wed Jan 2 First Aid Kit (Forum). Wed Jan 2 SBTRKT (Billboard) Wed Jan 2 65daysofstatic (Corner Hotel). Fri Jan 4 The Hives (Forum). Sun Jan 6 Hot Chio (Palace Theatre). Wed Jan 9 BeachHouse (Forum). Wed Jan 9 Rick-Lee (Palms at Crown). Fri Jan 11 The X Factor Tour (Festival Hall). Fri Jan 11

Neil Finn & Paul Kelly (Palais) Sat & Sun Feb 16 & 17 Father John Misty (The Hi-Fi). Sun Feb 17 Einstuerzende Neubauten (Palace Theatre). Tue Feb 19 Norah Jones (The Plenary). Thur Feb 21 Dr. Feelgood (Corner Hotel). Thur Feb 21 My Bloody Valentine (Palace Theatre). Fri Feb 22 Glenn Frey (Palais). Fri Feb 22 Joan Armatrading (Forum). Sat Feb 23 Linkin Park (Rod Laver). Wed Feb 27 Deep Purple & Journey (Rod Laver). Fri Mar 1 Ed Sheeran (Festival Hall). From Mon Mar 4-6 Cat Power (Forum). Sat Mar 7 Purity Ring (Corner Hotel). Fri Mar 8 The Mark of Cain (The Hi-Fi). Fri Mar 15 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (The Espy) Fri Mar 15 Neil Young & Crazyhorse (Rod Laver). Fri Mar 15 John Waite (Corner Hotel). Fri Mar 15 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Corner Hotel). Sat Mar 16 Ruthie Roster (Corner Hotel). Sun Mar 17 Iggy & The Stooges (Fetival Hall). Wed Mar 27 Roger Hodgson & Band (Palais). Thur Mar 28 Hits & Pits (Palace Theatre). Fri Mar 29 Dropkick Murphys (Festival Hall). Tue Apr 2 Status Quo (Palais). Wed Apr 3 The Script (Rod Laver). Sat Apr 6 Newton Faulkner (Prince Bandroom). Thur Apr 11 Zucchero (Palais). Fri Apr 12 Brian Adams (Rod Laver). Sat Apr 20 Epica (Billboard). Sun Apr 21 Black Sabbath (Rod Laver). Wed May 1 Tommy Fleming (Palms at Crown). Fri May 17 Pink (Rod Laver). From Sun July 7-17(8 shows) Pink (Rod Laver). From Tue Aug 13-20(6 shows) One Direction (Rod Laver). From Thur Sep 19 (7 shows)!

Rumoured concerts: AC/DC, Rolling Stones, KISS & Motley Crue, Green Day, The xx, Bon Jovi.

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MORNINGTON MAIN ST FESTIVAL WRAP UP Sunday October 21 Despite inclement weather, the 2012 Mornington Main Street Festival succeeded once again in bringing the Peninsula together in an homage to all things local music, food and wine. Main Street was abuzz with people of all ages on Sunday October 21, yet it seemed to be a predominately family affair, with a number of seemingly new (and slightly weary) parents leisurely pushing their prams and taking in the ambiance of the day.

The selection of wine on offer from the variety of Mornington Peninsula wineries had connoisseurs in giddy wonder, and not only at the price of a small glass. Queues of enthusiasts and people enjoying a sought after Sunday session lined the countless wine stalls, tapping their feet in anticipation of that first sip. There were miscellaneous knick knacks on offer, from ultra-chic Elmo beanies to lovely scented and locally produced bath products – an absolute feast for the eyes and the wallet. Various food-stalls peppered Main Street, seducing festival goers with delicious treats. The scones lathered with jam and cream proved to be the most popular item of the day, with an interesting potato-on-a-stick (with your choice of flavouring) coming a very close second.

However, we must not forget the music. A notable stand out in the bevy of performers was the soulful voice of Maddison Wilson. Barefoot and jumping around in front of her keyboard with a Blues Brother’s inspired band supporting, Wilson’s sheer enthusiasm made the rain seem insignificant and performed as if her life depended on it. Other notable highlights were the funky blues of Blackwater Riff at the Arts Alive stage and locals President Roots, setting the scene for headliner Jeff Lang at the Grand Hotel end of the street.

An undeniable success, the Mornington Main Street Festival for 2012 was an enjoyable experience for all and an absolute Sunday treat for all the senses.

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ACROSS 3 Local female Kimekai MMA champion fighter (2) 5 Reel Big Fish covered which Aha song of the 80s (3) 6 Venue for Beach Fest 2012 (2) 8 Geoff Achison’s band (2) 10 Martin Cilia, coming to Lucky13 this Garage month, is from which band? The ‘-----’ 12 Quarry Mountain Dead Rats album, Bloodhound Killed My ‘-----” 14 B’Artiste’s new owner (first name) 15 Mt Eliza venue for the upcoming Red Hot Summer Tour.

DOWN 1 Karnivool and which band share a lead singer (3) 2 Channel 9 MC for recent Rosebud Cinemas Film Festival (2) 4 Sandringham Guitar store celebrating 30yrs this month. (2) 7 PEARL writer/muso with EP out 9 New Funticket night starting here 11 Featured Surfboard making workshop business, Tree To ‘-----’ 13 Actor interviewed in this month’s Arts section.

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COLLARTS (REVIEW) As part of the iMpakt FreeZa committee, a few of the committee members and I took part in a tour of Collarts College of the Arts, in South Melbourne.

Going into ‘Collarts’, I already thought it was going to be good, but I was proved wrong... It was amazing!

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Roberts who took the time to show us new skills and inspire us with a career in the music industry.

The opportunity to attend Collarts was through being involved with iMpakt FreeZa. Being a committee member certainly has its perks!

MICHAEL FIVET, IMPAKT FREEZA COMMITTEE learned all about the music industry, how I could go down each career path, how to set up a stage with a sound system, using a recording studio and much more. At one stage I had a small chance at singing to test out the mic, but it wasn’t to be. Luckily I still managed to redeem myself on the drums, alongside guitarist Joey Brady and Wes Hart on bass, creating a completely improvised song which we were luckily allowed to have recorded for us.

The only negative thing about this experience was the fact that we couldn’t stay longer than we did.

This insightful experience was provided by Collarts (College of the Arts), with a big thank you to Jesse

CALLING ALL YOUNG MUSOS INTERESTED IN ORGANISING LOCAL LIVE MUSIC EVENTS! Are you keen to be involved in planning, organising and delivering live music and cultural events for young people aged 14-18yrs in the Rosebud area?

Do you want to gain experience in event management and sound engineering?

Are you interested in advocating the needs of young people in your community in relation to live music and cultural events?

Then the IMpakt FreeZa committee wants you! The IMpakt FreeZa program hasn’t run out of the Rosebud area for awhile, so we are keen to see this opportunity bring out the talent and creativity of the young people in Rosebud!

Applicants should live, work, go to school or recreate in the Rosebud area and be aged between 12-25yrs.

Impakt Freeza committee meetings are held weekly and will start early 2013.

For more information or to express your interest please contact KiriThompson on 5950 1666 or email kiri.thompson@mornpen.vic.gov.au or go to www.facebook/impaktfreeza

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House Vs Summer Jams is a combination of a free youth outdoor festival and an indoor DJ dance party, happening early December.

Summer Jams kicks off outdoors at 3pm, with live acoustic music, water dunk tank, jumping castle and games, free food and a chance to kick back and enjoy the sun after all the end of year exams!

As part of the event, the IMpakt FreeZa committee will be performing some acoustic sets alongside other talented young musicians. Bring your friends and family down to check it out.

When the sun goes down we’ll move indoors to the ‘House’ Currawong Hall for a DJ dance party with the Peninsula’s fresh emerging talent, mixing it up. Doors open 7pm, with tunes till 10pm.

For more information please call Kiri on 5950 1666 or check out our sites www.mpys.com.au or www.facebook/impaktfreeza

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EVERYONE’S ALONE BROKEN SPLENDOUR Tex Perkins & Dark Horses (MAJOR BOX / TWO FISH OUT OF WATER) One of Australia’s most well respected musicians, Tex Perkins is back with his band, The Dark Horses, to deliver their new album Everyone’s Alone.

The album is really something special, brandishing the band’s dark, well rounded and mature sound.

Perkins truly captivates with the familiarity of his trademark gravelly vocals as well as his lyrical sorcery.

The group have collectively developed a poignant sound that is characteristically their own and is most evident on tracks such as Dark Ride and the title track Everyone’s Alone.

The album is dominated by brooding, atmospheric slow burners that are sure to enchant fans, new and old, and is a testament to the band’s inescapably raw, organic talent.

4 / 5 JESSICA SCUDAMORE

with Ray McGrotty One thing I find really difficult is choosing a favourite Jimi Hendrix album. For an artist who has literally hundreds of posthumous releases, Hendrix only officially released three studio records before his death in September 1970. While the debut album, Are You Experienced, is jam packed full of classic Hendrix hits such as Hey Joe, Fire, The Wind

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Broken Splendour

Kutcha Edwards

Mojo Juju

Ian Bland

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Jason Lytle

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Quirky, sweet and unique, Lytle’s ability to mix folk, rock and electronics to create music that is different from anything else being done today (as well as being honest and original) should be commended.

His use of different sounds and textures, computerized blips and buzzes crowded together with layered guitars and synth hums are on full display on Dept. of Disappearance.

Now, it’s not at all that I don’t like the record – because I do – but the thing is, there is not much that really stands out.

Don’t get me wrong, the production value is amazing but, as it is, Dept. Of Disappearance is a straight line with little change of direction and seems to tread the same water throughout each eccentric song title.

That said, it’s an album of 3 / 5 MATT RIPPON ‘low-fi comforting dream indie, with a tinge of sadness’, so if that’s your thing then this happily is for you.

Having already recorded alongside friends Paul Kelly, David Bridie and the late Paul Hester, Kutcha Edwards has assembled another array of Australian music royalty to guest star on Blak & Blu. Rebecca Barnard, Chris Wilson and Dan Sultan have each performed on the album, along with guitar mestro Jeff Lang who lent his hand to all the songs, bringing his abstruse collection of worldly instruments into the sessions.

Always sharing stories of his life in his songs, the immediate thing that strikes you is the authenticity and heart seeping through the music. Bluesy and sultry, the entire album is instantly believable, relevant and hard to turn off.

From the slow blues of Roll With The Rhythm, to the skippy lapsteel of Lil Bit Of Lovin’ to the stripped tremolo and soulful vocal behind Scars, Edwards’ new record is engaging and uplifiting listening.

Mojo Juju’s self-titled debut solo album is a mix of ‘now and then’, as is MJ herself. Her thirst for artistic expression isn’t limited to her performance choices, having engulfed her personal style too.

However this ‘mix’ is by no means revolutionary. Many a young artist has tried to emulate the look or abilities of those before them in order to snaffle an impressionable ear, but for MJ, the ‘package’ seems easier to swallow.

In terms of the voice, there’s not an original or clichéd word left to describe MJ’s tone.

Gritty, classic, raw and sultry all pretty much sum it up. This chick truly has bucket loads of swag.

As for the album, if you love Michelle Shocked and early Mary J Blige then Mojo Juju might just be the ‘something new’ you’ve been looking for.

Both a caricature and artist, Mojo Juju deserves all the spotlight Australia’s supportive music scene can muster.

Some may know Ian Bland from his music, some from his weekly poetry on 3RRR radio, but whichever way you find him, you’ll discover a seasoned songwriter, with a knack of spinning evocative tales and crafting folk and murder ballads with a simple, poignant layering of instrumentation.

Songs like Bella & Charlie tell of starting a new life in rural northern Australia, King Of The Singles Bars is the story and inner monologue of the barfly, My Father’s Ashes talks fondly of a final goodbye to a loved Dad and Next To Fall speaks of getting older and losing touch.

Whatever topic, Bland weaves words the old fashioned way, painting such distinct pictures with so few words. Lyrical economy at its finest.

In addition, there’s stunning arrangements throughout, including particularly beautiful lap steel from veteran muso, Ed Bates.

Subtle, lush and a great yarn.

2.5 / 5 SCOTT GARDNER

4.5/5 MONICA NEWMAN

3/5 TAYLOR MCVEAN

Broken Splendour describe themselves as playing ‘altfolktronica.’ I would have thought folktronica was alternative enough, but it does a pretty good job of telling you what they have in store for their self-titled EP though.

The trio do a good job of mixing the old and new, creating big atmospheres with the electronics, but keeping it grounded through the song writing, with some nice story telling.

The opening track Little Brown Chairs is the standout, building the energy up with some cool guitar work.

Posters has a lot of Paul Kelly in it and works well with the final track and lead single Love Will Wait.

And with that, the EP closes out on an uplifting note and we go about our day ironically refreshed by broken splendour.

Cries Mary, Purple Haze and Foxy Lady, the double-vinyl third album, Electric Ladyland, also has some great gems like Gypsy Eyes, Crosstown Traffic, All Along The Watchtower and the 15 minute version of Voodoo Chile.

Sandwiched between these two is the album released in late 1967, Axis Bold As Love.

Well crafted in all aspects of instrumentation, vocals and lyrics, Axis Bold As Love is another masterpiece and probably the pinnacle of Hendrix’s studio recordings. In addition, it’s the album where he established his trademark ‘wah’ sound.

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Experience’ trio provide a tight backing for blues and rock’s most celebrated guitarist.

Standout tracks for me include Little Wing, Spanish Castle Magic, Castles Made Of Sand and Bold As Love.

I can’t really choose a favourite album, though. My advice?

Go out and get yourself experienced - buy all three!

The album is trippy and psychedelic, with plenty of studio effects such as echo, reverb and some heavy handed panning. With Mitch Mitchell playing frantic drums and Noel Redding thumping out the bass riffs, ‘The Hendrix

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3.5 / 5 WALTER BENELLS

GRAVEL & WINE Gin Wigmore

(ISLAND RECORDS) This record’s been out for a couple of years, but only My pick of what to search, recently found me. star & singalong to in the Fitting nicely into the soul wonderful world of Spotify revival of Winehouse, Adele, Duffy & the likes, the album is worth a stream on the strength of the single Man Like That alone.

Plus she’s a kiwi, so i’m sure we can claim her?

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1. GOOD FOR ME Mobin Master vs Tate Strauss The in thing at the moment is sampling songs from the 80s & 90s. Mobin & Tate have hit it right on; the electro bass lines and synth work well and the vocals everybody will notice straight away. A great club track and will get dance floors jumping. 4 / 5 2. FUNKY Silversix Silversix is a name that has been floating around for a while now, taking the funky sounds of vocal/gospel house and putting a twist on it.

Funky is as it says very funky with loads of horns and good driving bass, but the only downside for me is not enough vocals throughout.

Nevertheless, a damn catchy track with some good remixes available. 3.5 / 5 3. SOUTHSIDE JAM Wellsaid & Rubber Teeth Relative newcomers Wellsaid & Rubber Teeth have delivered a very bouncy track that you cannot help but groove to, no matter which of the remixes are rocking. The Hey Sam mix & the original are the ones that work best for me. 4 /5 4. NOISE Mobin Master vs Tate Strauss (feat Agent 9ine) A hands in the air club track that will have you chanting along with Agent 9ine’s vocals. “Make some noise, make some M*&%*$ noise!” With loads of mixes in this pack, these are all definite peak time mixes for any DJ. Production work is spot on, loads of punch and energy . 4.5 / 5 5. DON’T STOP THE PARTY Pitbull feat TJR. I hardly ever bag a track or artist, but Pitbull why, why, why do you have to do this everytime? You take a great track and stuff it right up by putting your twisted ways on it. TJR’s Funky Vodka is a very good track in its own right and you’ve come along and done minor work with it and now are reaping the rewards. TJR gets full marks from me, but Pitbull you don’t. 2.5 / 5 DJ Iceman plays all the latest & greatest dance, RnB & party tunes at Playhouse Bar in Mordialloc at MIND KANDY events.

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STACEY PIGGOTT BLOWS HER OWN TRUMPET Blow Your Own Trumpet – A Musician’s Guide to Publicity & Airplay is a book for self-managed artists, budding music managers and music industry students, written to dispel a few myths and provide a collection of tools to help promote your own music or that of the bands they are representing, without handing over cash to a third party.

It’s a book of ideas, guidelines, philosophies and stories telling the many pathways one can choose to create a media presence in Australia.

Written by industry acclaimed publicist Stacey Piggot, from Two Fish Out Of Water, the release has fourteen years industry experience behind it. Two Fish’s small team having been lucky enough to work with some amazing local and international artists, as well as execute PR strategies for major awards events and charity shows, and run campaigns for some of the country’s most loved music festivals.

Over the years Piggott has developed an intense passion for original independent Australian music and the people who make it, and the book is packed full of stories and experiences from artists of different genres and at different levels, who highlight what moves they have made to get where they are now. Inside the pages are stories from artists such as Henry Rollins, Vikki Thorn (The Waifs), Dan Sultan, Carlo Santone (Blue King Brown), Dan Williams (Art vs Science), Mia Dyson, Ash Grunwald, Stavros Yiannoukas (Bluejuice), as well as industry folk like Dom Alessio (Triple J), Matty Woo (manager of The Beautiful Girls), Dave Batty (manager of The Jezabels), Nick O’Byrne (AIR) and heaps more.

Blow Your Own Trumpet – A Musician’s Guide to Publicity & Airplay is an engaging and awesomely informative read for any artists or bands considering engaging a third party to promote their music. It highlights what to look for, how to find it and what to expect and if you do, and it’s available now! For more info, check out Two Fish Out Of Water online at www.twofishoutofwater. com or via Facebook at www.facebook.com/twofishoutofwater.

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GANGNAM STYLE WINGS LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN SWEET NOTHING

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DIE YOUNG BOM BOM DIAMONDS I KNEW U WERE TROUBLE LITTLE TALKS

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ARTIST Swedish House Mafia (feat. John Martin) Psy Little Mix Bruno Mars Calvin Harris (feat. Florence Welch) Ke$ha Sam And The Womp Rihanna Taylor Swift Of Monsters And Men

ARTIST Taylor Swift P!nk Delta Goodrem Robbie Williams Calvin Harris Mumford & Sons Midnight Oil Parkway Drive Birdy Rod Stewart

NO. TITLE 1 DIAMONDS 2 GIRL ON FIRE (INFERNO) 3 I CRY 4 THRIFT SHOP

ARTIST Rihanna Alicia Keys (feat.Nicki Minaj) Flo Rida Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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GIGS • DJ’S • MUSIC THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15TH Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Funky Bunch Trivia.

7:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Plugged In Showcase.8pm Flanagans (Frankston), Bedrock & DJ Chris P. 8pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Hux. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), Chordettes. 8pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Fudge Duo. 6pm Sorrento-Portsea RSL (Sorrento), Normie Rowe.

7:30pm FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16TH Backyard Bar (Mornington), James Gowans. 9pm Baha (Rye), The Toot Toot Toots. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Live Music. 8pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Every Avenue. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), FriBays presents ‘RnB Room’ (downstairs) & ‘Summadayze Warm-Up Party’. 9pm Beaches (Mornington), $ingle Income. 9pm Berettas Hotel (Langwarrin), Rob & Tarquin. 9pm Daveys (Frankston), Bayside Over 28s. 9pm Flanagans (Frankston), Party People Karaoke. 8pm Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston), Ovation Musical Matinee (Opera). 10:30am & 1:30pm Grand Hotel (Frankston), Chris Griffiths. 6pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live Music. 9pm Lucky 13 Garage (Moorabbin), Itchy Fingers & F100’s. 8pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Milan Perkins (from 5pm) & Bandeoke (from 9:30pm) Pier Live (Frankston), Cherry Red Fridays (w Guest DJs). 9pm Raffles @Mornington On Tanti (Mornington), Joe Laf. 8pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Fudge (in bar). 10pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), Mark Fenby. 8pm Rye Hotel (Rye, ‘Mad Matty’ Karaoke Show. 8pm Social (Mornington), Friday 5’s with Simon Imrei (5-7pm) & DJ Matt Horner from 9:30pm Somerville Hotel (Somerville), Cocktail Night (with Live Music). 9pm Trims (McCrae), Rob Papp. 6:30pm Westernport Hotel (Hastings), Karaoke & PK DJ in Formula Bar. 9pm SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17TH Baha (Rye), Benjalu (w Lucky & Sheffi). 9pm Balnarring Hall (Balnarring), The ‘Spring Thing’ Youth Muso Night. 6:30pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Live Music. 8pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), 23 Past. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), DC Saturdays (with DJ Chris P & Marky Mark upstairs) and Rob & Tarquin live (downstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Shazam. 9pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), HQ Saturdays (w Resident DJs). 9pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), Live DJs. 9pm Cruze Club @The Grand (Mornington), Amazing local DJs (check Facebook for details). 9pm

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Daveys (Frankston), Superfly DJs, Sammy Dred, Piero & Guests. 9pm Flanagans (Frankston), Saturday Shenanigans with Fudge (Downstairs) & DJ Clay (Upstairs). 9pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), The Australian Bon Jovi Show (Dinner & Show from 6:30pm) & Paul Varney (from 7:30pm) God’s Kitchen (Mornington), T-Dub. 9pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Lazy Joes (Rosebud), Live Music. 7:30pm Lucky 13 Garage (Moorabbin), Martin Cilia (Atlantics) & Jordan C. Thomas Trio. 8pm MARTIN CILIA (ATLANTICS)

McCulloch. 1pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Dylan Boyd. 2pm Maquay Restaurant (Hastings), Paul Mercieca.

1pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Dan Hall Trio. 3pm Mornington RSL (Mornington), Uptown Swing.

12:30pm Morn Pen Brewery (Mornington), Blues Mountain Trio. 2pm Pier 10 (Shoreham), Mojo Pearls. 12:30pm Red Hill Bakery (Balnarring), Ray Johns & The Red Hill Bakery Boys. 1pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), Marty Williams Trio. 1pm T’Gallant (Main Ridge), Lindsay Fields. 12:30pm MONDAY NOVEMBER 19TH Harba (Mornington), Muso Night (hosted by Cale Mason). 8pm Taco Bill (Mornington), ‘Taco Munching Mondays’, (w Resident DJs). 8pm TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20TH Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Flanagans (Frankston), Party People Karaoke. 8pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Funky Bunch Trivia.

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Maquay Restaurant (Hastings), Crescendo. 7pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Rav Thomas (from 8pm) & Trackleberry (from 9:30pm) Moonah Links (Fingal), Dylan Boyd. 3pm Mornington Racing Club (Mornington), Beers By The Bay Festival (hosted by James Brayshaw, w Ash Grunwald, The Toot Toot Toots, Marty NelsonWilliams & more). 12pm Riviera Hotel (Seaford), Chris Griffiths. 9:30pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Dan M (in Bistro). 7pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), Tim Stout Duo (from 8pm) & Jam Roots (from 9pm).

Rye RSL (Rye), King Pins. 8pm Social (Mornington), DJ Scott Gardner. 9:30pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Calmer Miles.

12:30pm Westernport Hotel (Hastings), Andy Wallace (Formula Lounge from 9pm) & Colin Dodds (Bistro from 6pm) SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18TH Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Salacious (from 5pm) & Rav Thomas (from 8:30pm) Bay Hotel (Mornington), Shanakee. 3pm Box Stallion (Merricks North), The McCraes. 1pm Coast (Blairgowrie), Kathy, Steve & Leigh. 3pm Cove Hotel (Patterson Lakes), Simon Imrei. 2pm Cracked Pepper @Frankston RSL (Frankston), Jay, Ray & Friends. 3pm Daveys (Frankston), Sunday Soultrain (w Billy TK Junior Band). 2:30pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), John Lawrence.2:30pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Rhys Crimmin. 4pm Harba (Mornington), Sarah Gardner. 4:30pm Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Live Music. 3pm Hickinbotham (Dromana), Stephen

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21ST Baha (Rye), Peninsula Songriders Club. 8pm Beaches (Mornington), Karaoke Kool. 9pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), The Hump Day Project (w Resident DJs). 9pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Trivia. 8pm THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22ND Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Funky Bunch Trivia.

7:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), ‘Plugged In’ Showcase.

8pm Flanagans (Frankston), Bedrock & DJ Chris P. 8pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Hux. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), Rainbow. 8pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Fudge Duo. 6pm FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23RD Backyard Bar (Mornington), James Gowans. 9pm Baha (Rye), Izzy Cox. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Live Music. 8pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Every Avenue. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), FriBays presents ‘RnB Room’ (downstairs) & Seany B (upstairs), w Joel Fletcher & SilverSix. 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Tres Hombres. 9pm Berettas Hotel (Langwarrin), Rob & Tarquin. 9pm Daveys (Frankston), Bayside Over 28s. 9pm Flanagans (Frankston), Party People Karaoke. 8pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), T-Dub. 9pm Grand Hotel (Frankston), Chris Griffiths. 6pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live Music. 9pm Lucky 13 Garage (Moorabbin), Straight 8’s & F100’s. 8pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Milan Perkins (from

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5pm) & Bandeoke (from 9:30pm) Pier Live (Frankston), Cherry Red Fridays (w Guest DJs). 9pm Raffles @Mornington On Tanti (Mornington), Dylan Boyd. 8pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Fudge (in bar). 10pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), Steve Romig. 8pm Rye Hotel (Rye, ‘Mad Matty’ Karaoke Show. 8pm Social (Mornington), Friday 5’s with Dylan Boyd (5-7pm) & DJ Matt Horner from 9:30pm Somerville Hotel (Somerville), Cocktail Night (with Live Music). 9pm Trims (McCrae), Sugar Tree. 6:30pm Westernport Hotel (Hastings), Karaoke & PK DJ in Formula Bar. 9pm SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24TH Baha (Rye), Peach Creek Family Jug Band. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Live Music. 8pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), 23 Past. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), DC Saturdays (with DJ Chris P & Marky Mark upstairs) and Rob & Tarquin live (downstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Hard Cover. 9pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), HQ Saturdays (w Resident DJs). 9pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), Live DJs. 9pm Cruze Club @The Grand (Mornington), Amazing local DJs (check Facebook for details). 9pm Daveys (Frankston), Superfly DJs, Sammy Dred, Piero & Guests. 9pm Flanagans (Frankston), Saturday Shenanigans with Fudge (Downstairs) & DJ Clay (Upstairs). 9pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), Cover To Cover. 7pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Izzi Cox. 9pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Lazy Joes (Rosebud), Live Music. 7:30pm Maquay Restaurant (Hastings), Crescendo. 7pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Rav Thomas (from 8pm) & Trackleberry (from 9:30pm) Moonah Links (Fingal), Dan M. 3pm Pier Live (Frankston), Angus Stone. 8pm IZZY COX (USA)

T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Christo & Andrew.

12:30pm Westernport Hotel (Hastings), Andy Wallace (Formula Lounge from 9pm) & Colin Dodds (Bistro from 6pm) SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25TH Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Salacious (from 5pm) & Rav Thomas (from 8:30pm) Bay Hotel (Mornington), Geoff Achison. 3pm Beaches (Mornington), Centreville. 6pm Box Stallion (Merricks North), Rob Papp & Donna McConville. 1pm Coast (Blairgowrie), Lisa Edwards & Michael Cristiano. 3pm Cove Hotel (Patterson Lakes), Simon Imrei. 2pm Daveys (Frankston), Sunday Soultrain (w Shannon Bourne Band & Phil Para Band). 2:30pm & 6:30pm Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston), Blue Ribbon Harmony Concert (w Vic Police Show & Pipe Bands and Vocalists). 1pm Frankston Library (Frankston), Stellarcaster. 1pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), Captain Spalding. 2pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Rhys Crimmin. 4pm Harba (Mornington), David Spackman. 4:30pm Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Live Music. 3pm Hickinbotham (Dromana), The Luau Cowboys.

1pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Dylan Boyd. 2pm Maquay Restaurant (Hastings), Paul Mercieca.

1pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Dan Hall Trio. 3pm Morn Pen Brewery (Mornington), Backyard Brew. 2pm Pier 10 (Shoreham), James Vincent. 12:30pm Red Hill Bakery (Balnarring), Ray Johns & The Red Hill Bakery Boys. 1pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), Monthly Family Sunday (w Marty Williams, Josh Roydhouse & Guests). 2pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Calmer Miles.

12:30pm MONDAY NOVEMBER 26TH Harba (Mornington), Muso Night (hosted by Cale Mason). 8pm Taco Bill (Mornington), ‘Taco Munching Mondays’, (w Resident DJs). 8pm TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27TH Flanagans (Frankston), Party People Karaoke. 8pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Funky Bunch Trivia.

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Riviera Hotel (Seaford), Paul Woseen. 9:30pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Dan M (in Bistro). 7pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), Josh Roydhouse & Mick Jankovic. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), Dalton Gang. 8pm Social (Mornington), DJ Scott Gardner. 9:30pm Somerville Hotel (Somerville), Menopause The Musical (Dinner & Show). 8pm

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Shazam Nov 17th Hard Cover Nov 24th Size Matters Dec 1st Copyrite Dec 8th

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Centreville Nov 25th

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28TH Balnarring Hall (Balnarring), Balnarring Muso Night. 8pm Beaches (Mornington), Karaoke Kool. 9pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), The Hump Day Project (w Resident DJs). 9pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Trivia. 8pm THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29TH Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Funky Bunch Trivia.7:30pm

GREAT MEALS wednesday-monday from 6pm

MEZZANINE Available for private functions

CHRISTMAS Bookings for parties and work break-ups

Wednesday Night Promo: Book a function and each receive a complimentary cocktail

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musicians or venues email your FREE listing to gigguide@pearlmag.com.au by DEC 4 for inclusion in next issue

SATURDAY DECEMBER 1ST Baha (Rye), President Roots. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Live Music. 8pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), 23 Past. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), DC Saturdays (with DJ Chris P & Marky Mark upstairs) and Rob & Tarquin live (downstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Size Matters. 9pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Rick Astley. 8pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), Live DJs. 9pm

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Social (Mornington), DJ Scott Gardner. 9:30pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Calmer Miles.

12:30pm Westernport Hotel (Hastings), Andy Wallace (Formula Lounge from 9pm) & Colin Dodds (Bistro from 6pm) SUNDAY DECEMBER 2ND Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Salacious (from 5pm) & Rav Thomas (from 8:30pm) Bay Hotel (Mornington), Michael Spiby. 3pm Box Stallion (Merricks North), Ismalia. 1pm Coast (Blairgowrie), Pete Miller & R J Kirk. 3pm Cove Hotel (Patterson Lakes), Simon Imrei. 2pm Daveys (Frankston), Sunday Soultrain (w Itchy Fingers). 2:30pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), Wendy Stapleton. 2pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Zevon. 4pm Harba (Mornington), Acoustic Cats. 4:30pm Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Live Music. 3pm Hickinbotham (Dromana), The Warrains. 1pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Dylan Boyd. 2pm Maquay Restaurant (Hastings), Paul Mercieca.1pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Dan Hall Trio. 3pm Morn Pen Brewery (Mornington), Blues Deluxe. 2pm Pier 10 (Shoreham), Romajanco. 12:30pm Red Hill Bakery (Balnarring), Ray Johns & The Red Hill Bakery Boys. 1pm

RoseGPO (Rosebud), Mark Andrews ‘Legends Show’. 12pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Lindsay Fields.

12:30pm MONDAY DECEMBER 3RD Harba (Mornington), Muso Night (hosted by Cale Mason). 8pm Taco Bill (Mornington), ‘Taco Munching Mondays’, (w Resident DJs). 8pm TUESDAY DECEMBER 4TH Flanagans (Frankston), Party People Karaoke. 8pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Harba (Mornington), Harba Tuesdays (w Live Acoustic Music & DJs). 6pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Funky Bunch Trivia.

7:30pm WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5TH Baha (Rye), Peninsula Songriders Club. 8pm Beaches (Mornington), Karaoke Kool. 9pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), The Hump Day Project (w Resident DJs). 9pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Trivia. 8pm Harba (Mornington), Issi Dye’s Johnny O’Keefe Rock ‘n Roll Tribute (Dinner & Show). 7pm THURSDAY DECEMBER 6TH Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Funky Bunch Trivia.7:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Plugged In Showcase. 8pm Flanagans (Frankston), Bedrock & DJ Chris P. 8pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Hux. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), Tru Tones. 8pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Fudge Duo. 6pm FRIDAY DECEMBER 7TH Backyard Bar (Mornington), James Gowans. 9pm Baha (Rye), Live Music. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Live Music. 8pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Every Avenue. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), FriBays presents ‘RnB Room’ (downstairs) & Jaydee Harahap & Ryan Riback (upstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Momentum. 9pm Berettas Hotel (Langwarrin), Rob & Tarquin. 9pm Daveys (Frankston), Bayside Over 28s. 9pm Flanagans (Frankston), Party People Karaoke. 8pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), Dance Fever. 7:30pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Loren. 9pm Grand Hotel (Frankston), Chris Griffiths. 6pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live Music. 9pm Lucky 13 Garage (Moorabbin), John Bacon Blues. 8pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Milan Perkins (from 5pm) & Bandeoke (from 9:30pm) Pelly Bar @ Pier Live (Frankston), BEEZ NEEZ ‘Apocalypse’ Showcase (w Storm The Sky, The Bright Star Alliance & more). 8pm Pier Live (Frankston), Cherry Red Fridays (w Guest DJs). 9pm

Raffles @Mornington On Tanti (Mornington), Joe Laf. 8pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Fudge (in bar). 10pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), Josh Roydhouse. 8pm Rye Hotel (Rye, ‘Mad Matty’ Karaoke Show. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), Morning Melodes (Sentimental Journey). 10:30am Social (Mornington), Friday 5’s with Simon Imrei (5-7pm) & DJ Matt Horner from 9:30pm Somerville Hotel (Somerville), Cocktail Night (with Live Music). 9pm Trims (McCrae), The Warrains. 6:30pm Westernport Hotel (Hastings), Karaoke & PK DJ in Formula Bar. 9pm SATURDAY DECEMBER 8TH Baha (Rye), Blake Saban & Guthrie. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Live Music. 8pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), 23 Past. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), DC Saturdays (with DJ Chris P & Marky Mark upstairs) and Rob & Tarquin live (downstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Copyrite. 9pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), HQ Saturdays (w Resident DJs). 9pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), Live DJs. 9pm Cruze Club @The Grand (Mornington), Amazing local DJs (check Facebook for details). 9pm Daveys (Frankston), Superfly DJs, Sammy Dred, Piero & Guests. 9pm Flanagans (Frankston), Saturday Shenanigans with Fudge (Downstairs) & DJ Clay (Upstairs). 9pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), T-Dub. 9pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Hickinbotham (Dromana), An Evening With Geoff Achison & Adrian Keating. 6pm Lazy Joes (Rosebud), Live Music. 7:30pm Maquay Restaurant (Hastings), Crescendo. 7pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Rav Thomas (from 8pm) & Trackleberry (from 9:30pm) Moonah Links (Fingal), Dan M. 3pm Riviera Hotel (Seaford), Paul Woseen. 9:30pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Dan M (in Bistro). 7pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), Steve Romig Band. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), Munster Terrace. 8pm Social (Mornington), DJ Scott Gardner. 9:30pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), The Weeping Willows. 12:30pm Westernport Hotel (Hastings), Andy Wallace (Formula Lounge from 9pm) & Colin Dodds (Bistro from 6pm) SUNDAY DECEMBER 9TH Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Salacious (from 5pm) & Rav Thomas (from 8:30pm) Bay Hotel (Mornington), Shanakee. 3pm Box Stallion (Merricks North), The Hornets. 1pm Carrum Bowling Club (Carrum), ‘Cool Sundays’ (w Fallon & Cody). 2pm Coast (Blairgowrie), The Love Stars. 3pm Cove Hotel (Patterson Lakes), Simon Imrei. 2pm Daveys (Frankston), Sunday Soultrain (w Dirty Boogie Band). 2:30pm Frankston Library (Frankston), Mojo Pearls. 1pm

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12TH Balnarring Hall (Balnarring), Balnarring Muso Night. 8pm Beaches (Mornington), Karaoke Kool. 9pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), The Hump Day Project (w Resident DJs). 9pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Trivia. 8pm

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MONDAY DECEMBER 10TH Harba (Mornington), Muso Night (hosted by Cale Mason). 8pm Taco Bill (Mornington), ‘Taco Munching Mondays’, (w Resident DJs). 8pm

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Frankston RSL (Frankston), Joe Galea Band. 2pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Meagan Bernhard. 4pm Harba (Mornington), Live Music. 4:30pm Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Live Music. 3pm Hickinbotham (Dromana), Mama’s Mountain Jug Band. 1pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Dylan Boyd. 2pm Maquay Restaurant (Hastings), Paul Mercieca.1pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Dan Hall Trio. 3pm Morn Pen Brewery (Mornington), Blues Mountain Trio. 2pm Pier 10 (Shoreham), Mojo Pearls. 12:30pm Pier Live (Frankston), Hawthorne Heights. 8pm Red Hill Bakery (Balnarring), Ray Johns & The Red Hill Bakery Boys. 1pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Calmer Miles.

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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30TH Atrium (Safety Beach), Club Creole. 7pm Backyard Bar (Mornington), James Gowans. 9pm Baha (Rye), Lachey Doley. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Live Music. 8pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Every Avenue. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), FriBays presents ‘RnB Room’ (downstairs) & ‘Ladies Night’ (upstairs), w Holly J & Will Sparks. 9pm Beaches (Mornington), $ingle Income. 9pm Berettas Hotel (Langwarrin), Rob & Tarquin. 9pm Cube37 @ Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston), Van Mirron (Tribute). 8pm Daveys (Frankston), Bayside Over 28s. 9pm Flanagans (Frankston), Party People Karaoke. 8pm Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston), 100% Kylie (Tribute). 7pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), Groove Syndicate.9pm Grand Hotel (Frankston), Chris Griffiths. 6pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live Music. 9pm Lucky 13 Garage (Moorabbin), Wild Turkey & The Detonators. 8pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Milan Perkins (from 5pm) & Bandeoke (from 9:30pm) Pier Live (Frankston), Cherry Red Fridays (w Guest DJs). 9pm Raffles @Mornington On Tanti (Mornington), Joe Laf. 8pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Fudge (in bar). 10pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), Josh Roydhouse. 8pm Rye Hotel (Rye, ‘Mad Matty’ Karaoke Show. 8pm Social (Mornington), Friday 5’s with Joe Laf (57pm) & DJ Matt Horner from 9:30pm Somerville Hotel (Somerville), Cocktail Night (with Live Music). 9pm Trims (McCrae), Live Music. 6:30pm Westernport Hotel (Hastings), Karaoke & PK DJ in Formula Bar. 9pm

Cruze Club @The Grand (Mornington), Amazing local DJs (check Facebook for details). 9pm Cube37 @ Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston), Van Mirron (Tribute). 8pm Daveys (Frankston), Superfly DJs, Sammy Dred, Piero & Guests. 9pm Flanagans (Frankston), Saturday Shenanigans with Fudge (Downstairs) & DJ Clay (Upstairs). 9pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), Club Tequila. 7:30pm God’s Kitchen (Mornington), T-Dub. 9pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Lazy Joes (Rosebud), Live Music. 7:30pm Maquay Restaurant (Hastings), Crescendo. 7pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Rav Thomas (from 8pm) & Trackleberry (from 9:30pm) Moonah Links (Fingal), Dan M. 3pm Riviera Hotel (Seaford), Paul Woseen. 9:30pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Dan M (in Bistro). 7pm RoseGPO (Rosebud), James Vincent Trio. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), John Lawrence. 8pm

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Bay Hotel (Mornington), Plugged In Showcase. 8pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Rose Tattoo. 8pm Flanagans (Frankston), Bedrock & DJ Chris P. 8pm Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston), Todd McKenney. 8pm Hapenny Bridge (Frankston), Live DJs. 9pm Mentone Hotel (Mentone), Hux. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), The Kingstons. 8pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Fudge Duo. 6pm

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Movie Releases Nov 15 to Dec 12

Robot And Frank (NOVEMBER 15) Peter Sarsgaard, Susan Sarandon The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II (NOVEMBER 15) Robert Pattinson, Kirsten Stewart, Taylor Lautner Skyfall (NOVEMBER 22ND) Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem

SHOWCASE FILMS – ROSEBUD CINEMAS (TERM 4, 2012)

Every Monday @7pm NOVEMBER 19 - HOLY MOTORS From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the life of Monsieur Oscar, a shadowy character who journeys from one life to the next. He is, in turn, captain of industry, assassin, beggar, monster and family man.

NOVEMBER 26 - YOUR SISTER’S SISTER Iris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family’s island getaway after the death of his brother. At their remote cabin, Jack’s drunken encounter with Hannah, Iris’ sister, kicks off a revealing stretch of days.

DECEMBER 3 - YOU WILL BE MY SON A prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in Saint-Émilion, whom is disheartened by the notion of his son Martin taking over the family business. Martin does not seem to have inherited the qualities that Paul esteems in a wine-maker. When Philippe appears at the vineyard, Paul leaps at the chance to name him as his successor, neglecting the wishes of his own son. The tension in this familial triangle comes to a head when an unexpected event changes everything.

DECEMBER 10 - ON THE ROAD Young writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.

DECEMBER 17 - TO ROME WITH LOVE Set in the romantic city of Rome.

The intertwining stories of a worker who wakes up to find himself a celebrity, an architect who takes a trip back to the street he lived on as a student, a young couple on their honeymoon, and a frustrated opera director who has a talent for discovering talented singers.

For more information on film cast, screening times and cinema location, head to www.peninsulacinemas.com.au

2 Days In New York (NOVEMBER 22ND) Chris Rock, Julie Delpy, Albert Delpy Celeste And Jesse Forever (NOVEMBER 29) Andy Samberg, Rashida Jones, Elijah Wood Fun Size (NOVEMBER 29) Victoria Justice, Chelsea Handler Here Comes The Boom (DECEMBER 6) Kevin James, Selma Hayek, Henry Winkler Liberal Arts (DECEMBER 13) Zac Efron, Elizabeth Olsen, Josh Radnor Red Dawn (NOVEMBER 29) Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Josh Hutcherson Rise Of The Guardians (DECEMBER 13) Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin Trouble With The Curve (DECEMBER 6) Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, John Goodman

SHOWCASE FILMS – SORRENTO CINEMAS (TERM 4, 2012)

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TIMON OF ATHENS Saturday November 24, 1:00pm & Sunday November 25, 1:00pm Simon Russell Beale takes the title role in Shakespeare’s strange fable of consumption, debt and ruin, written in collaboration with Thomas Middleton.

THE MAGISTRATE Saturday February 2, 1:00pm & Sunday February 3, 1:00pm Academy Award nominee and Tony Award-winner John Lithgow takes the title role in Arthur Wing Pinero’s uproarious Victorian farce, directed by Olivier Award-winner Timothy Sheader . When amiable magistrate Posket (John Lithgow) marries Agatha (Olivier Award-winner Nancy Carroll, After the Dance), little does he realize she’s dropped five years from her age – and her son’s. When her deception looks set to be revealed, it sparks a series of hilarious indignities and outrageous mishaps.

PEOPLE Saturday April 20, 1:00pm & Sunday April 21, 1:00pm Britain’s most celebrated comic playwright, Alan Bennett (The History Boys, Habit of Art), debuts his hilarious new play at the National Theatre. Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys, Habit of Art, One Man, Two Guvnors) directs a cast including Tony and Olivier Award-winner Frances de la Tour (The History Boys, Habit of Art).

People spoil things; there are so many of them and the last thing one wants is them traipsing through one’s house. But with the park a jungle and a bath on the billiard table, what is one to do? Dorothy (Frances de la Tour) wonders if an attic sale could be a solution.

THIS HOUSE Saturday June 8, 1:00pm & Sunday June 9, 1:00pm

Every Tuesday @7.10pm NOVEMBER 20 - YOU WILL BE MY SON You Will Be My Son stars Niels Arestrup as Paul de Marseul, a prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in Saint-Émilion, whom is disheartened by the notion of his son Martin taking over the family business.

NOVEMBER 20 - ON THE ROAD Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for “It” results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S. DECEMBER 4 - THE WORDS A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man’s work.

DECEMBER 11 - THE ROME WITH LOVE The lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.

DECEMBER 18 - LORE In Spring 1945, the German army collapses. As the Allied forces sweep across the Motherland, five children embark on a journey, which will challenge every notion we have of family, love and friendship.

For more information on film cast, screening times and cinema location, head to www.peninsulacinemas.com.au

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1974. The UK faces economic crisis and a hung parliament. In a culture hostile to cooperation, it’s a period when votes are won or lost by one, when there are fist fights in the bars and when sick MPs are carried through the lobby to register their vote. Set in the political engine rooms of Westminster, James Graham’s biting and energetic new play This House strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes who roll up their sleeves, and on occasion bend the rules, to manoeuvre a diverse and conflicting chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments.

For more info on these and for tickets, contact Rosebud Cinemas on 5981 2555 or head to www.peninsulacinemas.com.au

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THEATRE REVIEW: BARE WITNESS

In the fine tradition of the whodunit, The Frankston Theatre Company presents Peter Gordon’s Murdered to Death. A delightfully funny, deliciously mysterious spoof, it’s more Pink Panther than Agatha Christie and therein lie the laughs.

Set in an English country manor, it follows the sleuthing shenanigans of the aptly named Inspector Pratt who arrives after the first shot is fired. A kooky collection of characters gathered for a good time end up embroiled in more than they bargained for on their weekend get away.

Will the murderer get away? Did the butler do it? Find out. It plays at the Mt Eliza Community Centre from Friday, Nov. 16 to Sunday, Dec. 2.

Bookings 1300 665 377 ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS

Is a picture worth a thousand words or a thousand dollars and at whose expense? Is news imagery real or a manipulation of the truth to meet a deadline? Is it ethical to take pictures in a war zone? What kind of a person would risk life and limb for a picture and why? Mari Lourey’s thought -proving play, Bare Witness, lays bare all of these questions as it bears witness to the life and career of a rookie photographer landing in Sarajevo to join a group of veteran war journalists. Following them around the globe over a 20 - year period, it explores the moral, physical and emotional toll photojournalists face in war zones.

Brilliantly directed by Nadja Kostich, the production is inventive and evocative; this is theatre making on the edge.

Daniela Farinacci, Adam Mc Convell, Eugenia Fragos, Todd McDonald and Ray Chong Nee deserve equal praise for riveting performances in exceptionally visceral, physically and emotionally demanding roles. Adding deeper dimension to the production, musician Kristin Rule plays and sings into her specially designed cello creating a haunting soundscape that combined with voice over recordings, explosive lighting and surprising special effects is breathtaking theatrical storytelling.

Highest praise goes to the Frankston Arts Centre for taking risks in its theatre programming. Performances like this challenge an audience making live theatre an experience beyond entertainment. This La Mama Theatre production is now touring.

ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS

THE 14TH ROSEBUD FILM FEST

Friday November 9 (and also on Saturday November 10 & Sunday November 11) Over 100 moviegoers turned out for the Rosebud 14th Annual Film Festival on Friday November 9, with both interstate and international guests enjoying the complimentary food and wine from some of the Peninsula’s finest producers. Channel 9’s Pete Smith opened the festival – as he has done since its inception – with all in attendance eagerly grabbing a seat afterwards for the premiere of the yet to be released film, Quartet, directed and produced by Dustin Hoffman. The Rosebud Cinemas hosted a wonderfully entertaining evening for the movie enthusiasts and local supporters of film!

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FOOD AND ART TO FEED THE SOUL

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Aum Shanti Café in Frankston is a soulful establishment offering nutrition for the heart, mind and body. It’s a café serving fabulous food full stop, but proprietor Elke Newall, specializes in vegetarian and vegan dishes.

ARTS & CULTURE ON THE PENINSULA

Being arts editor of a magazine brings me into the realm of all sorts of creativity.

It’s inspiring, humbling and challenging to do justice in words to the vast array of talent I encounter.

Every month I find new people, artwork, film, dance, theatre or spoken word to set my mind alight and inspire my heart.

This past month I saw theatre that left me breathless, met actors who left me speechless, viewed film that made me weep and heard spoken word that made me question our collective humanity. I was moved and uplifted by the depth and breadth of talented people on our Peninsula who want to share their vision, create and collaborate in a community that cares to connect. It is when we share our ideas and connect creatively with like-minded people or even those who challenge us that we are most alive. The arts are at the heart of our cultural identity not on the fringe. So speak up, listen, question, participate, view and make your mark on our communal cultural landscape.

Ardently, Your Arts Editor, ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS

LITTLE LADY OF LETTERS

Merricks North sculptor, Gwen Bridges Mulder has won the commission for a new sculpture to grace the streets of Mornington.

Her exquisite figurative sculpture entitled ‘Letters’ depicts a young girl in 1860s dress posting some letters, but with a twist both literally and figuratively. The sculpture was created to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mornington becoming a township. ‘Letters’ will be appropriately situated in front of the Old Post Office Museum at the southwest corner of Main St. and the Esplanade. This little lady will be unveiled soon…stay tuned.

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Attention to detail is second to none. Each cup of exquisite coffee offers bespoke latte artwork on top. Food is hand made and designed to tantalize all the senses. Tea that blossoms when it hits hot water, desserts that melt in your mouth, soups to salivate over and crispy, crunchy textures that make eating an experience beyond taste. Better yet, all this is made with the most delicious and nutritious ingredients available.

Aum Shanti is also a shop selling cards, gifts, jewellery, clothing, toys, crystals and tarot cards, as well as books that one can peruse from a comfy couch. Aum Shanti exhibits up and coming local artists offering truly affordable artwork. From now through Christmas, painter, Michelle Cleaver, is on display. Her cheerful canvases feature bright colours, whimsical birds, spiralling trees, young girls, hearts and other joyful subjects.

Even with over twenty years experience painting, Cleaver wants her work to be accessible to everyone so you could pick up an original painting for as little as $35.

Aum Shanti is wonderfully inviting with soft music, warm staff, delightful food and drinks and a welcoming vibe that keeps customers coming back. A must do when in Frankston.

For bookings call 9783-2899, visit their facebook page or just drop by.

ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS

CUTTING EDGE AT McCLELLAND

Innovative and cutting edge as ever, Mc Clelland Gallery and Sculpture Park has some interesting new exhibitions opening on Sunday November 18.

From completely different ends of the artistic spectrum are Janet Laurence’s installation, The Alchemical Garden of Desire featuring botanical specimens past and present juxtaposed with David Gollings’ Aftermath: Landscape photography from Black Saturday showing aerial photographs of eerily mesmerizing vegetative devastation. With the Mc Clelland Scuplture Survey prize - winner announced the same day, it will be a good day to be at Mc Clelland.

These two exhibitions run until March 2013. www. mcclelland.com or call 9789 1671.

ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS Janet LAURENCE, Waiting – A Medicinal Garden for Ailing Plants 2010 (detail) installation variable Courtesy of the artist and ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne

SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT Exuberance personified, it’s hard not to enjoy watching kids building human pyramids and flying through the air to a pumping beat.

N’Sane Cheer and Dance host their annual end of year concert featuring creative dance routines, stunts, tumbling and clever choreography on Sunday, November 18 from 6-7:30 pm at Padua College gym in Mornington.

Tickets available at the door, it’s never a bore. 5975 8280 www.nsanecheer.com.au

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STANDOUT SHOW AT MANYUNG

Barbara Tyson is one of a handful of spectacularly talented artists in this month’s standout exhibition at Manyung Gallery. Having been the resident artist for Cleo in the 1970’s one of her works (pictured here) is painted against the backdrop of original pages from the magazine. It stands next to a similarly breathtaking portrait of Quentin Bryce, Governor General of Australia that was a finalist in the Archibald Prize in 2010.

Also featured this month are intriguing sculptures

by Adelaide sculptor, Nicholas Ulhmann, gorgeous gentle paintings by Wendy Grace, amazing colour infused polished aluminium seascapes by Australian- American, David Ardley, beautiful bush and beach oils by Craig Penny and captivating ocean paintings by Hans Schiebold.

See this exhibition until Nov. 30 when Manyung’s annual Christmas show opens offering affordable art for the holidays. www.manyunggallery.com.au or 9787 2953. Brand new restaurant, the Gallery Bar and Grill is now open serving lunch and dinner. Bookings on 9787 2001.

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The Actors Shed Professional actors of all levels (beginners welcome)

ACTING CLASSES AUDITIONS Actor, Frank Magree is widely recognized as the injured worker with his arm in a sling from Work Safe. Powerful as the commercial is, Magree’s other professional credentials are mighty impressive. Film credits began with a break out performance as Brett in Romper Stomper followed by a starring role in Redball, and parts in Danny Deckchair and Ned Kelly. He played Marty Mason on Bed of Roses for three years and has played guest roles in at least a dozen Australian television drama series. Magree is a very versatile actor.

Like many creative people, he has an eclectic mix of talents and interests. In addition to acting, Magree makes films. Last year his short film, “Go, go, go!” won second place in the Peninsula Short Film Festival. His current passion is filming skating videos for young Peninsula skateboarders. He’s a keen surfer and skater himself.

“Long board ballet,” as he calls downhill racing, combines skill, grace, style and speed.

Peninsula skaters, Julian Forde and Magree’s son, Luca, both represent the Peninsula in skate jams. At fifteen and twelve, respectively, they already have sponsorship. Meeting Magree and a collection of half a dozen local boys, I got to see first hand what the sport looks like. Hell for leather downhill on steep urban streets performing 360s, slides and other tricks to slow the downhill pace was an awe- inspiring sight. Using his iPhone as a remote, Magree films the boys using a flying drone that loads video onto a USB card.

He’s helping them make short promotional videos for their sponsors. A big kid at heart and a natural with kids, it was touching to see this world - class actor sharing his time, enthusiasm and willingness to further youthful ambitions.

Encouraged by Magree, both Julian and Luca are also signed up with a Melbourne based talent agency pursuing acting careers. In fact, all three of Magree’s children, Frankie, Stella and Luca show real promise as young actors. Balancing school, skating and acting is a big mix, but Magree’s understated encouragement makes it all seem easy.

Both boys found skating by serendipity. Julian was introduced to the sport through a friend. Luca met “Skate Australia” documentary filmmakers on a family holiday in Byron Bay. Inspired and committed, these boys have made remarkable progress in the two years they have been skating cleaning up at skate jams. Luca likes the freedom of skating and doing “stuff that other people think is crazy.” Julian likes “going fast without brakes.”

Relating skating and acting, Julian said the butterflies in his stomach before a race were similar to the ones he got before an audition. Luca said skating inspires him to be in skating movies. While Julian is keen to become a graphic designer of skateboards, Luca wants to follow in Dad’s footsteps. Magree Senior noted that acting and skating both centre on risk taking behaviours. “You gotta put yourself out there,” he says. His key piece of advice to young actors is, “Keep fit. Keep learning and taking classes even when not working.”

Magree also teaches acting for kids on Saturday mornings from 11 am to 1pm at Steve Bastoni’s The Peninsula Acting School located in Benton’s Square Community Centre in Mornington. www.peninsulactingschool.com.au ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS

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What’S happENING WIth artS aND CUltUrE LITERARY ARTS AND ARTS LECTURES: PENINSULA POETS SOCIETY MEETING First Saturday monthly 11 am to 12: 30 pm @ Mornington Peninsula Library Meeting Room Contact: Andrea 0435 120 297 peninsulapoets@gmail.com, facebook, Twitter, YouTube FELLOWSHIP OF AUSTRALIAN WRITERS : MORNINGTON PENINSULA BRANCH Third Sunday monthly 1:45 pm @ Community Contact House, Mornington Margaret 9781 1231 peninsulafaw@yahoo.com.au PENINSULA POETS’ POETRY SLAM New day & time: Fourth Sunday monthly 3 to 5 pm @ B’Artiste Bar and Lounge, Frankston Prizes! Contact: Andrea 0435 120 297 peninsulapoets@gmail.com , facebook, Twitter, YouTube MORNINGTON LIBRARY SERVICE’S LIVE ‘N’ LOCAL Thursday, Dec. 6 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm Writers have 5 mins. to read @ Mornington Library Queen Street, Mornington 5950 1820 Free, but bookings essential.

POETRY BOMBING: SHOW YOUR VOICE Saturday, December 8 from 11am to 2pm in laneway next to Terry White’s Chemist in Hastings. Live poetry and paste up art event featuring the Peninsula Poets and guests. Contact: Andrea 0435 120 297 peninsulapoets@gmail.com

VISUAL ARTS: NEW EXHIBITIONS OPEN AND MCCLELLAND GALLERY ANNOUNCES WINNER OF SCULPTURE EXHIBITION Sunday, Nov. 18 at 3 pm. Winner will be announced and new exhibition of Janet Laurence: The Alchemical Garden of Desire and Aftermath: Landscape Photographs by John Gollings from Black Saturday. Exhibitions run until March 3, 2013 @ McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park, Langwarrin. 9789 1671 www. mcclellandgallery.com MANYUNG AT SORRENTO

MANYUNG AT MT. ELIZA Until Nov. 25 featuring painters: Barbara Tyson, Wendy Grace, David Ardley, Craig Penny, Hans Schiebold, and sculptor, Nicholas Ulhmann. Christmas exhibition opens Nov. 30. Manyung Gallery, Nepean Highway Mt Eliza 9787 2953 www.manyunggallery. com.au.

DA VINCI ART PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION AT OAK HILL GALLERY Until Nov. 28. Concurrently on exhibition are: ‘Shades of Difference’ and ‘Spilt Milk’ From Dec. 1 - 27 @ Oak Hill Gallery, Mornington AFFORDABLE ART CHRISTMAS SHOW @ Oak Hill Gallery, Mornington 5973 4299 www.oakhillgallery. com.au

OTHER EVENTS:

WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS: STUDIO SORRENTO ART UNTUTORED LIFE DRAWING CLASSES , Saturdays 2 -4 pm during school term Contact: Ngaire 5984 5176 0419 574 971

MUSICAL MATINEES PRESENT OVATION Friday, Nov. 16 at 10:30am and 1:30pm @ Frankston Arts Centre Popular operatic numbers. Bookings 9784 1060. www.thefac.com.au

PAS WATERCOLOUR DEMONSTRATION WITH ROBERT WADE Monday, Nov. 19 from 1pm – 3pm @ Peninsula Arts Society, Frankston South Demonstration by well - known artist. 9775 2640 www.peninsulaartssociety.org.au or facebook

THE SPRING THING Sat. Nov. 17 from 5 – 9pm Youth music, performing arts and photographic event @ Balnarring Community Hall. Contact Andrew Thomas 0406 399 850.

BALUK ARTS PRESENTS NATURAL JEWELLERY MAKING WORKSHOP Friday, Nov. 23 from 1-4 pm @ Baluk Arts, 6 Bruce Street, Mornington 5975 5000 www.balukarts.org.au BALUK ARTS PRESENTS EMU EGG CARVING WORKSHOP Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9:30 to 4 pm @ Baluk Arts, 6 Bruce Street, Mornington 5975 5000 www.balukarts.org.au BEER COASTER ZINE WORKSHOP Saturday, Dec. 8 from 1-3pm @ Frankston Library Long Room Free Booking 9784 1020 BALUK ARTS PRESENTS BOOMERANG MAKING/THROWING WORKSHOP Thursday, Dec. 13 from 2-4 pm @ Baluk Arts, 6 Bruce Street, Mornington 5975 5000 www.balukarts.org.au PAS OIL PORTRAIT WORKSHOP WITH CATHY VAN EE Sunday, Dec. 16 from 10 am – 3:30 pm @ Peninsula Arts Society, Frankston South Contact: Ruth 9787 6103 www. peninsulaartssocity.org.au or facebook.

McCLELLAND GUILD OF ARTISTS WEEKEND WORKSHOP PORTRAIT IN OIL WITH CATHY VAN EE Sunday, Nov. 18 from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm @ McClelland Studio McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park, Studio Park, Langwarrin.

Bookings: Pat Ickeringill 8317 6540 www.mcclellandguildofartists.com.au

ADRIANO GEMELLI: ‘REMIND ME OR 999 LOST THOUGHTS OR DON’T ASK ME I HAVENT GOT A CLUE’ Until Thursday Nov. 22 Text driven visual art Curved Wall, Main Foyer @ Frankston Arts Centre

MOVIE MATINEE AT FRANKSTON LIBRARY SHOWING THE HURT LOCKER Tues. Dec. 11 at 11am @ Frankston Library Long Room Gold coin donation Bookings: 9784 1020.

WOW! FOUR DECADES OF COLLECTING AT MPRG Until Dec. 2 Remarkable Australian works on paper, Jeff Mincham: Ceramics Until Dec. 2 Ceramic art on a monumental scale, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington 5975 4399 www.mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au

IMPRO CLUB WITH CAROLE PATULO Wednesdays from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Improvisation classes @ Southern Peninsula Arts Centre (Rosebud) 5986 8204 www.rsc. vic.edu.au/SPACwhatson.html

Until Nov, 19 Stewart Westle and Ross Wilsmore From Dec. 15 to Jan. 6 Craig Penny Manyung Gallery at Sorrento, Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento 9787 2953 www.manyunggallery.com.au

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ACTING CLASSES WITH HARRIET JAMES OF THE ACTOR’S SHED Monday and Thursday nights 7-10pm, Sat 10am-1pm Intro to Meisner Technique & next level Intensive (beginners welcome) 10 weeks. Bookings essential. Also: Fri mornings 6-8am/ 9-11am Acting exercises for Energy and Wellness and Acting for Kids Saturdays 1.30-3.30pm, Thurs 4-5, Acting for Teens 5-6.30pm @ Dromana Uniting Church Hall, Dromana Contact: Harriet for more class choices THE ACTORS SHED AUDITIONS Actors of all ages are invited to audition for upcoming workshops in feature film development to work with emerging writers and directors. Contact Harriet on 0487 918 015

THEATRE: THE WIGGLES PRESENT DOROTHY’S CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR Friday, Nov. 30 at 10:30 am and 1:30pm @ Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston Bookings: 9784 1060 www.thefac.com.au 100 PERCENT KYLIE TRIBUTE SHOW Friday, Nov. 30 at 7pm @ Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston Bookings: 9784 1060 www.thefac.com.au

SOUTHERN PENINSULA PLAYERS PRESENT CALENDAR GIRLS Thursday Nov. 15 at 8 pm, Friday Nov. 16 at 8 pm, Saturday Nov. 17 at 8 pm and Sunday Nov. 18 at 2 pm. Thursdays and Sunday are theatre seating and Fridays and Saturdays are cabaret seating. Rosebud Hall Memorial Hall. Tickets: 5982 2777 or 5976 4494. www.spptheatre.org MUSICAL MATINEES PRESENT OVATION Friday, Nov. 16 at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm Popular operatic numbers @ Frankston Arts Centre Bookings: 9784 1060. www. thefac.com.au FRANKSTON THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS MURDERED TO DEATH Fridays, Nov. 16, 23 and 30 at 8 pm, Saturdays, Nov. 17, 24 and Dec. 1 at 8pm, Sundays, Nov. 25th and Dec. 2 at 2pm @ Mt Eliza Community Centre Bookings 1300 665 377 PANORAMA THEATRE COMPANY INFORMATION NIGHT FOR CINDERELLA 2013 Friday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 @ The Studio @ PCT, Mornington www. panoramatheatre.com.au TODD MC KENNEY PRESENTS SONGS AND STORIES OF PETER ALLEN Thursday, Nov. 29 at 8 pm @ Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston Bookings: 9784 1060 www.thefac.com.au VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE SHOW Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 at 8pm Cabaret Show @ Cube 37 Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston Bookings: 9784 1060 www.thefac.com.au

FILM: MOVIE NIGHT AT FRANKSTON LIBRARY SHOWING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN Thursday, Nov. 22 at 6 pm @ Frankston Library Long Room Gold coin donation Bookings: 9784 1020.

N’SANE CHEER AND DANCE END OF YEAR CONCERT & TRYOUTS FOR 2013 Sunday, Nov. 18 from 6- 7:30pm @ Padua College, Mornington.

Fantastic spectacle. Tickets at the door. Tryouts for next year’s squads on Saturday, Dec. 1 at N’Sane Studio, 2/23 Carbine Way, Mornington. See website for times. www.nsanecheer.com.au or call 5975 8280 FRANKSTON CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Saturday, Nov. 24 from 5 -10 pm. Live entertainment, rides, fireworks and more. Davey St. Frankston TWILIGHT ZONE CONCERT: FRANKSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & PENINSULA YOUTH MUSIC SOCIETY Sat. Nov. 24 from 7-9pm featuring movie music @Toorak College, Mt. Eliza. Contact Dorothy Aspin 0439 991 550 or www. frankstonmusicsociety.org.au LUNCHTIME ORGAN CONCERTS Wednesdays, Nov. 28 and Dec. 5 from 12–12:30 pm @ St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Mornington Tony Love plays classical arrangements. 5975 0198 AUSTRALIAN CHRISTMAS SPIRIT: THE AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR Friday, Dec. 14 at 10:30 at and 1:30pm @ Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston Bookings: 9784 1060 www.thefac.com.au

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TO BE OR NOT TO BE REPRESENTED

By Andrea Ebsworth Graffiti vandalism is an ongoing major issue for communities of the Mornington Peninsula and as a result we are investigating a number of innovative solutions in partnership with the Department of Justice, schools, Chambers of Commerce and others to better respond to the issue.

On a recent tour of the laneways projects in the City of Greater Bendigo, I saw no graffiti. Why? Close to council offices and on the edge of the CBD is a discreet car park with walls covered in street art. What started as a Youth Week project continues to be used with permission of council resulting in an agreement that no graffiti turns up elsewhere in the community. Council arts officers also invite local street artists to submit their ideas for changing artworks in the laneways. The community collectively care for the commissioned street art and they do so believing it adds vibrancy to their community.

On November 12, Somerville Secondary College launched the “The Big Backyard” project. Initiated by the school’s ‘student leadership program’ and in partnership with the Shire and the Department of Justice we employed Peninsula artist Tony Sowersby to work with students 7 – 12 to create an exciting entry statement to the school’s wetlands area. Hastings Police attended the school and delivered a ‘Graffiti Education Program’ to all students and the project has been installed by the Baxter Men’s Shed.

Through the Shire’s Plan Peninsula youth forums skaters expressed how much they dislike graffiti in their parks, stating that it creates slippery surfaces. In support of the young peoples views the Shire cleaned the skate parks.

We are also investigating implementing an ‘Adopt-a-Hotspot” concept in Hastings and Mount Eliza, the aim being to clean walls and invite youth and the community in partnership to ‘adopt’ spaces for public artworks.

Further, a ‘poetry bombing’ and paste-up event will be held in Hastings on December 8. If you would like to donate your business wall for the project or have an idea for consideration contact me at arts@mornpen.vic.gov.au.

To check out more about what’s happening in arts and culture on the Mornington Peninsula visit the Shire’s Artsblog at www.artsonthepeninsula.wordpress.com

Whether or not to have gallery representation is a question many artists ponder. Go it alone or get help promoting their work? Spend valuable creative energy doing something they do not love at the expense of something they do love or get a gallery to do it for them?

In truth, not many artists are brilliant at self – promotion. It’s a completely different process utilizing a different part of the brain. Galleries specialize in promotion. That’s their job. Also, creating is a very solitary process. Having to front up at the gallery to present work and meet the people who want to buy it is a valuable skill for an artist and an opportunity to socialize after a long solitary sojourn working.

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creates a trajectory of success to build upon.

Charity group art shows and school art shows along with smaller local galleries provide amateur and emerging artists a place to start and are invaluable in the marketplace.

Representation in commercial galleries can be considered the next logical step in profile building for an artist. Local, then national, then international representation gives the artist the greatest potential for exposure. A good gallery also lends its reputation to an artist in representing them. This relationship invariably goes both ways.

These were the some of the thoughts and ideas shared in a conversation with Sharon Wemyss-Smith, proprietor of Manyung Gallery Group when discussing the upcoming Affordable Art Fair in Singapore. Manyung Gallery Group is sending six very diverse artists to represent them in Singapore in mid -November. The Affordable Art Fair is a global platform with over ten major ‘invitation only’ shows in the UK, USA, Europe, Australia and Asia each year. It’s a great opportunity for the invited galleries and its artists to put themselves on the global map.

Information on the Affordable Art Fair can be found at: http://affordableart fair.com. Find out more about Manyung at www.manyunggallery. com.au or call 9787 2953.

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Now listen to me will you master or mister or missus or miss we all have our own little mysteries to master before our last kiss So if you do what you do to just you and leave me and mine to just us then all may enjoy their own journey and not waste finite time making fuss © 2012 Robert Tydd

POETRY IS THE BOMB

‘Poetry Bombing: Show Your Voice’ combines a live spoken word event with a paste up art project. Local group, Peninsula Poets, hope to transform the graffiti -ridden walls of Terry White’s Chemist in Hastings into a laneway of literature on Saturday, December 8 from 11 am to 2 pm as part of the “Adopt a Hot Spot’ project.

Standing, on a soapbox reciting original poetry, these passionate poets hope to inspire the general public with verse then leave their writing on the wall to linger longer. Stand up, recite, step down, paste up will be the order of proceedings. Using shape, colour and words to ignite the mind and inspire the heart, they aim to replace the daggy tagging dragging down both community appearance and morale with something more creative.

Contact Peninsula Poets founder, Andrea Louise Thomas for more information on 0435 120 297 or email: peninsulapoets@ gmail.com.

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TO HUCK ‘N TO HOLD

Huck n Hold 2012 was the third round of the Krash Industries Australian Motosurf Titles, held at Portsea Back Beach on November 3 and 4. Over 60 competitors from around Australia made the journey to the Mornington Peninsula for the event and were greeted with daunting 3m surf on the Saturday. Sunday produced 1.5m to 2m swell, off shore winds, and a sunny 30 degree day which made for perfect conditions.

Close to 2,000 spectators were on hand after lunch on Sunday to witness Australia’s best go head to head in the Pro and Amateur finals. Other categories were involved as well, such as Biggest Air, Sickest Trick and Cherry Popper, which involves competitors going out and doing their first ever flip within 15mins. Some tried within their first minute, which was a highlight for many spectators.

The Shed Nine expression session was a highlight, and a welcome break between the comps. The crew put on a tow show, with their best surfers and body boarders getting whipped into and out of the waves at full speed and into some massive aerials. Supporters agreed it was one of the bestrun events they had been a part of and are looking forward to Cup Weekend 2013.

One another positive note Bridge Builders, the youth charity that helped coordinate the event with Krash Industries, bought along 40 of their assets. Assets they were, never seen with their hands in their pockets up and down the Portsea Cliffs and along the shore line. They helped with communication, ski transport, catering and numerous other tasks.

Bring on next year!

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COMING UP ON WATER, WHEELS & MORE! SURF WORLD 2012 SURF FEST Saturday November 17 @ Jan Juc, Vic For more info, head to www.surfm8.com or find SEDA on Facebook MALADICTION LONGBOARDERS (COMP #2) Saturday November 17 – Location TBC (check website) For more info, head to www.maladiction.org SOUL LONGBOARDERS (CLUB COMP #10) Saturday November 17 @ Ocean Grove For more info, head to www.maladiction.org PENINSULA SURFRIDERS CLUB (CONTEST #2) Saturday November 17 For more info, head to www.psc.org.au POINT LEO VINTAGE SURF DAY Sunday November 18 @ Point Leo For more info, head to www.triggerbrothers. com.au GHANDA GIRLS SURF OFF Saturday November 24 @ Ocean Grove For more info, head to www.surfingaustralia. com/vic VICTORIAN ROLLER DERBY LEAGUE GRAND FINAL Saturday November 24 @ Melbourne Showgrounds For more info, head to www.skatevictoria.com. au

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MORNINGTON PEN BODYBOARDERS PRESENTATION NIGHT Saturday November 24 @ Sorrento RSL For more info, head to www.facebook.com/ mornington.bodyboarders PLAY IT SAFE BY THE WATER SURFING FOR GIRLS DAYS Thursday November 25 – Monday December 6 @ Various Locations, Vic For more info, head to www.surfingaustralia. com/vic BEACHFEST 2012 (W DISABLED SURFERS ASSOCIATION) Friday November 30 @ Frankston Foreshore For more info, head to www.frankston.vic.gov. au CANDY CANED ROLLER DERBY (SOUTH SEA SIRENS VS BALLARAT RAT PACK) Saturday December 1 @ Springers Leisure Centre, Keysborough For more info, head to www. southsearollerderby.com MALADICTION LONGBOARDERS (COMP #3) Saturday December 16 – Location TBC (check website closer to date) For more info, head to www.maladiction.org Let PEARL know about any local surf, skate, snow or adrenalin sport activity, and drop us a line at editor@pearlmag.com.au

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BODYBOARDING STATE TITLES A HUGE SUCCESS

The 2012 Victorian State Bodyboarding Titles, run and done last month at Rye Ocean Beach, was the largest scale bodyboarding event for amateurs in Australian history. The state’s best riders, keen to demonstrate their wave riding talents, were blessed with 3-5 foot waves and terrific sunshine all day long, with the Peninsula’s best beach break throwing out some wedgy A-Frames as Victorians flocked from far and wide.

There was no shortage of massive moments all day, with tight, high and stylish moves impressing judges throughout. The highlight was Heat 9 Round 2 in the Pro Open, when the waves aligned with Shepherd, Van, Page and Fenn being the definition of a stacked heat. The beach erupted numerous times with Matt Van throwing out multiple inverts, lofted el rollo’s and not to mention claiming his cheer squad before entering the largest barrel of the day. But it was Jack Shepherd stealing the show at his home break in the heat of the day, lofting a flawless invert that left the judges in complete agreeance, awarding him perfect 10’s across the board.

Despite some massive efforts from Shepherd, Van, Taylor and Clayton, when it came down to things, it was reigning 3-time Open State Champion Adam Morrison’s title to lose. With conditions deteriorating throughout the semis, the final was a scrappier affair. Adam ‘Boggy’ Morrison and Matt Van got to work early, but ‘Boggy’, with the experience and terrific ability to build scores in any conditions, took out the day winning his 4th consecutive Open State Title!

A funded event for Victorian residents only, with just on $3,500.00 prize money distributed wholly back to those Victorian entrants, the winner, Morrison, not only secures the crown of State Champion, but seals his position on Team Vic as they head to the Australian National Titles in December, held at Kiama, NSW. Alongside him will be 2nd and 3rd placings, Matt Taylor and Matt Van, to give the rest of Australian Bodyboarding a shake!

With terrific support from sponsors, the 2012 Vic State Titles was an awesome weekend down at the back beach for spectators and families alike, with an array of tents and displays provided for all beachgoers. Bring on the National Titles!

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BEACHFEST

A free beach event celebrating all abilities and promoting sports and activities for all will be held on the Frankston Foreshore later this month to celebrate International Day Of People With A Disability.

‘Beach Fest 2012’ is about bringing together people of all abilities to come and try new activities, have fun and meet people. Events being held on the day include Ultimate Frisbee, Boccia, Beach Volleyball, Circus Skills, Peninsula Stand-Up Paddleboarding, Beach Soccer, Life-Sized Chess, Sailing and Frankston Life Saving Club activities.

The day will also feature a display from the Disabled Surfers Association and will coincide with the launch of Frankston’s new beach-accessible wheelchair. Funded through the Metro Access program - a Department of Human Services and local government initiative - the wheelchair will be based at the Frankston Life Saving Club and be available to use, free of charge, for locals and visitors alike.

Beach Fest 2012 will take place on November 30 at the Frankston Foreshore. The day is free and will run from 10.30am – 2.30pm, with music, entertainment, prize giveaways and a barbecue. Make sure you get on down to enjoy the festivities and support activity in general, for people of all abilities. Dress in your favourite beach wear or sports team colours! For further event information visit www.frankston.vic. gov.au or call 1300 322 322.

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DROP IN SKATE COMP WRAP UP

Earlier this year, on Thursday October 4, Drop In Scooters & Skateboards presented a Scooter Comp at Hastings Skate Park. This event was a resounding success with many people showing up and enjoying the fun sunny day with free food, drinks and loud music. Outgoing people of all ages entered the competitions on offer, with the Under 12s winner being David Allen, the Under 16s winner Sammy Williamson (Syd), the Opens winner Joel “Wezma” Erwin (Syd) and Girls Comp winner being Ashlea McKenna. In the end it was a fantastic day and everyone had blast!

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YAHOO FOR WAHU GROMS

Groms from across Victoria got their froth on at the Wahu SurferGroms Comp at Ocean Grove this month. Over 100 groms took to the waters of Ocean Grove’s main beach for the event’s third year, with comps catering for the youngest competitors in Victoria (including Under 7s, right up to Under 15s).

Each year the comp aims to give grommets their first experience at competition in a fun environment, with loads of prizes and giveaways and tons of beach games and this year was no exception. As an added bonus, winners of the Under 13 boys’ and girls’ divisions from each of the events received an invite to attend an all-expenses paid, three-day Wahu Surf Camp at the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre on March 8-10, 2013.

For a full wrap up of the results and prizes, head to www.surfingvic.com and keep reading PEARL!

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PLAY IT SAFE FOR THE GIRLS

Play It Safe By The Water Surfing For Girls is a program aimed at the female surfer who has passed through the ‘learn to surf’ stage and who now has their own equipment, i.e. surfboard and wetsuit. It is a skill development program that aims to help female surfers become more competent in the open ocean environment and has as its goal the aim to help young surfers develop strategies that will help them be safe in the ocean this summer and become better surfers.

The aim of the Play It Safe By The Water Surfing For Girls days is to use positive female role models and the professional surf coaches from Surfing Victoria to pass on their skills and knowledge to the next generation of female surfers. Roles models for the 2012 program include World Tour surfer Rebecca Woods and stars of the film First Love, India Payne & Jess Laing.

The PISBTW days are taking place in late November and early December, set to be packed with surfing lessons and surprise giveaways. All participants are expected to be able to swim 200 meters and it is recommended that participants have the basic surfing skills of being able to catch and ride an unbroken wave; however beginners will be catered for.

The program comes to Ocean Grove on November 25, Phillip Island on November 30 and many more locations. For full details, please contact Surfing Victoria on 5261 2907 or visit www.surfingvic.com.

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NAME: Georgia Fish AGE: 19 HOMETOWN: Flinders, Victoria SPONSORS: Piping Hot, Ozmosis, Kevin Murphy, Balin, Dragon Alliance.

LOCAL LEGENDS: Morrat, Moppy, Barber GLOBAL HEROES: Dane Reynolds and Bob Marley PASSPORT STAMPS: Spain, Portugal, France, Peru, Mexico, L.A. Bali, West Timor, Maldives, Mentawais, Hawaii FAVOURITE SURF SPOT: Secret spot in West Timor PEARL: So Georgia, this year was your first year competing on the Women’s World Surf Tour. What was your final ranking and how was the experience?

FISH: Yeah, I ended up 20th on the world ranking this year which, considering some outside factors and the expectations I had, I was pretty happy with. It was an amazing experience and really opened my eyes up to the reality of what it takes to get to the top and be one of the best surfers in the world.

PEARL: Tell us where you’ve travelled, so far, in 2012?

FISH: This year the competition schedule was pretty high demanding. The first few contests were in spots all over Australia; first Manly, then Newcastle and then West Australia. The first overseas comp was in France, then to Peru, Mexico and Caliifornia which was definitely my favourite trip. I came home for a couple of weeks and then flew to the Maldives for a boat trip, before Spain, then Portugal and then the Azores.

PEARL: Tell us one of your favourite travel memories.

FISH: Hmmm, probably just every day in Mexico. It was amazing exploring and finding empty, perfect beaches and point breaks everywhere. Surfing in bikinis and coming in to eat the best tacos and nachos you’ll ever taste was so satisfying. And we weren’t competing, so it was the perfect trip in my eyes.

PEARL: How old were you when you first started surfing?

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Interview by Eddie Wearne FISH: I was around 8-9yrs old. I started on a boogie board, then a nipper board, then a foamy and then a new Balin 6’6 blue fibreglass board. I still remember going into the shop and buying it with Dad and feeling like the raddest 10 year old in Flinders! (laughs) PEARL: Locally, in the colder waters, women are usually out numbered but most of the experienced local surfers are proud to see you doing so well with your surfing and envy your devotion. How was it growing up trying to get waves off the boys?

FISH: I remember being pushed out of waves a lot when I was younger at Crunchies or The Point from some old mate on a goat boat or long board, but that’s just surfing and how you learn the pecking order of a line up. All in all I’ve been pretty blessed with the group of people that surrounded me when I was growing up surfing. There are many locals I owe a wave or two to, young and old, who have all pushed me and supported me since I was a total kook. I probably wouldn’t be pursuing my career if it wasn’t for all of them.

PEARL: Who are your favourite companions on the world tour?

FISH: There is a big group of girls who I tend to hang out with, no matter which country we’re in, and they keep me forever entertained. Phillipa Anderson, Dimity Stoyle and Lori Kelly are my main companions.

There is never a dull moment with those chickas!

PEARL: What is the wildest thing you have seen a girl do? (In the water /not on the dance-floor!)

FISH: Definitely Phillipa Anderson’s air reverses. She takes right after her brother and is getting pretty close to sticking them and she’ll probably scare most guys and girls out of the water once she’s got them down pat.

PEARL: Any final words?

FISH: Namaste EDDIE WEARNE / SHED NINE

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TREE TO SEA TO BE BELIEVED Have you ever thought about making your own surfboard? Why haven’t you done it? The cost of materials? The time it could take?

The use of high tech power tools?

If you answered yes to any of those questions prepare for your misconceptions to be put to rest.

You can now build your own surfboard in a cost effective and environmentally friendly way thanks to the workshop pioneered by Rich Blundell from America.

His philosophy is based on getting back to using wood to make surfboards and not relying on big companies to produce them. The two men utilizing Blundell’s method and cutting out the need for fiberglass, clamps and power tools are Tree To Sea’s Gary Miller and Rob Ivers.

Rob says he found a forum online that discussed this method and he got some ideas and decided to run the workshops over here. “We ran them with great success plenty of people wanted to do them, originally I wasn’t 100 per cent sold on the system he was using I thought we could do it better because Blundell’s system still relied on using fiberglass. I wanted to get totally away from fiberglass, so the boards we make 98 percent wood a few percent glue and a marine grade varnish.“ The boards are made from Paulowina timber grown around Coffs Harbour and Rob says it’s great that the environmental footprint isn’t coming from America.

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the stage where people can go to the local hardware shop and not have to spend a lot of money on sophisticated power tools but create a surfboard using timber and hand tools.”

The plus side of using wood to make the board is that there are no harmful chemicals needed. Rob says the traditional chemicals used in making traditional foam boards are dangerous and give off smelly fumes. “Using wood means we don’t have to wear masks, at the end of the workshop we literally get a broom and sweep all the wood shavings back into the garden.”

Wooden boards may be a little bit heavier when it comes to carrying them down to the water however they give a surfer an advantage in the water. “Wooden boards have a lot more drive and gather a lot more speed, the little bit of extra weight adds to the benefit because when you start paddling

the board gathers more momentum, so if a guy was next to you paddling on a foam board and you both stop at the same time yours would travel further you can utilize that extra weight,” says Rob. With interest from a school in Tasmania as well as some from the Peninsula the pair are now working on putting together kits to send out to those who can build their own board at their own pace, they hope to have the kits complete and ready to be mailed out in early 2013.

Tree To Sea Workshops for next year are filling up fast as each one only caters for six to seven people, so to reserve your spot email Info@treetosea.com.au or call Rob 0409 211 751 or Gary 0423 804 975.

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Ten years ago, Loren hit the road on his first tour. Six independent album releases later, with more than ten thousand copies sold, he has played almost every festival in Australia, toured Canada, the US and New Zealand and traversed this country countless times to offer his soulful songs to the ears and hearts of folk. Playing either solo or with his band, Loren is a dynamic performer with a range that flows from folk ballads to heart lifting African and reggae rhythms, keeping himself happily out of any definable boxes. His live performance is always a scenic, sonic journey that is well worth the ride.

Loren plays God’s Kitchen on December 7, with music from 9pm. For more information, head to www.loren.com.au or find him on Facebook.

DEEP IN THE HEART OF FRANKSTON

Tucked away in the heart of Frankston is one of the most eclectic and exciting venues, still relatively unknown. That may be, in part, to the fact that it finds itself around the Young St are, nearby to the sometimes checked past of venues like Oscars and Sopranos and Groovers Lounge, but let us assure you of this; this venue is something unique and different. You simply MUST check out B’Artiste!

New owner Carlos Reo-Dero has stepped in already made some bold statements, exciting plans and built upon the diverse catalogue of acts already in place. With a view to creating a hub for arts & music of many genres, Reo-Dero is focused on including quality dedicated showbiz style acts and giving a real ‘performance’ aspect. Even with bands that come through, they try to prop the stage, creating a scene in which the band plays, drawing inspiration from the old blues “juke joints”, amongst others. It’s an atmosphere that spills out into the crowd, with Reo-Dero wanting to to set the mood and allow people to live through the music and experience the whole atmosphere.

It’s this vision that has packed the venue’s calendar with art exhibitions, burlesque nights, live funk, soul, blues & reggae music and much more on their new expanded stage. Over summer, you can check out their Latin night, every Friday, the rotation of bands, shows and other acts on Saturdays and B’Artiste’s Sundays which include soloists, flamenco acts and upcoming artist showcases, alongside the aforementioned Philosophy Café and Poetry nights. Those wanting an early week challenge can also come for Latin Dancing, which happens every Tuesday night in conjunction with Marshere School Of Dance, in Langwarrin.

In keeping with the authentic Spanish flavour on board, B’Artiste has also welcomed Latin 11-piece band Combo La Revalacion, with their authentic salsa, reggae, cha cha and samba music, as well as resident flamenco act Spanish Fiesta Group once a month, featuring well renowned guitarist Juan Martino. The venue also looks forward to 50s harmony quartet The Nymphs, playing December 22 supported by swing and jazz band The Dingalings. In another twist, the B’Artiste Collective Theatrical Group will introduce the Nymphs with a theatrical performance from the barbershop.

Discover B’Artiste for yourself in Rossmith Lane, Frankston. For enquiries, phone 9783 8883.

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U NEED TO CHECK OUT UNI THURSDAYS Looking for a cool hangout for summer? Well, the Sandy’s balcony, right opposite the beach, is the ideal place to spend a night, as the warm and balmy evenings set in!

Uni Thursdays kick off at 8:30pm, with plenty of great menu options to enjoy before the party starts. Then, the sportsbar transforms with the rotating catalogue of DJs playing commercial dance and RnB till late. In addition, enjoy $3.50 Boags Draught Pots, $5 Basics and $7.50 Miska RTDs, along with FREE champagne for the ladies, between 9pm and 10pm!

Tell all your friends that you don’t have to head to the city to have an awesome night out with great local DJs, drink specials and atmosphere!

The Sandy is on the corner of Beach Rd and Bay Rd in Sandringham, right next to the station. For any other info, call 9598 7255 or visit www.sandringhamhotel.com.au. Don’t forget to like their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/TheSandyHotel to see all the latest photos each week.

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CRANBOURNE TURF CLUB

Start a new tradition this Christmas and celebrate your end of year function at one of the Cranbourne Turf Club’s ‘Christmas Celebration Race Nights.’

Organising your end of year function for clients and staff in one of the affordable, fully catered marquees is easy with packages to suit small or large groups. There’s something for everyone, including kids, with visits from Santa and free children’s rides including the jumping castle and ‘chair-o-plane’. With seven races under lights, great food, entertainment and non-stop action, Christmas at Cranbourne Turf Club is the perfect way to celebrate with clients, colleagues and friends this festive season.

The four different race nights are Friday November 23 and Saturday December 1, 15 and 22. The first race each night takes place at approximately 7pm, with the last at 10:15pm, so book your function now by calling the Cranbourne Turf Club on 5996 1300. For more info, visit www.cranbourneturfclub.com.au

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Coming to the RoseGPO in early December is Legends Showcase, a two hour musical spectacular, starring renowned impersonator Mark Andrew. With over 15 years experience and endless versatile talent, Andrew has mastered the looks and sounds of Dean Martin, Buddy Holly, Tom Jones, Austin Powers and Elvis Presley, creating a Las Vegas style international class rated show.

Andrew comes with some pretty high profile testimonials under his belt. Joe Esposito, Elvis Presley’s Road Manaer, has called the show, “Absolutely Fantastic,” Australian actor Vince Colosimo has said, “Truly Amazing! If Elvis is your thing, this show is not to be missed,” whilst TV personality and former Australian

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cricketer Max Walker has urged people by saying, “Don’t miss the chance to see him on stage, whoever he may be.”

The first part of the show will take the audience back to those early concert show years and Mark will perform as Dean Martin, Buddy Holly, Tom Jones and Austin Powers, with the second half showcasing his world class uncanny portrayal of Elvis Presley.

Mark Andrew, accompanied by his two showgirl sidekicks, bring his intoxicating, high energy, nostalgic immersion in yesterday’s chart busters to the RoseGPO on Sunday December 2. A 3-course dinner and show is available, with the afternoon perfect for Xmas parties.

For info and tickets, call 5982 3200 .

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Add one of Australia’s finest vocalist/entertainers to one of the country’s most sought after keyboard players and musical directors and you have an undeniable stage presence, stand out talent and a passion to please audiences of all cultures, ages and celebrations.

As a duo, STTA The Boys successfully satisfy the needs of an intimate affair, private function or party. You can see Lorenzo and Robbie most days of the week in restaurants and venues around Melbourne performing easy listening and top 40 songs and, if you’re really lucky, you may even be lucky enough to be captivated by a couple of Italian ballads.

The band often frequents the Rose GPO on Friday nights to entertain guests enjoying the beautiful food and atmosphere in Rosebud. As regular favourites at the GPO, both members can often be seen chatting with the locals and joining guests for a drink in between sets. If you are booking the Rose GPO for any of your upcoming events, you can also book in the Lorenzo and Robbie to entertain your guests and make it a night to remember! When booking the guys for functions, they’re available as a duo, but also in different lineups and configurations all the way up to an 8-piece band, consisting of guitar, percussion, and full brass!

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The Rye Hotel is putting the finishing touches on plans for a huge New Years Eve Party, this December 31. Come down to the Main Sail Bar and celebrate the New Year with The Mad Matty Show, rocking the night alongside DJ Kaizer from 8pm in a beach themed extravaganza!

Early bird tickets are $35, which includes a welcome drink on arrival, so phone 5985 2777 For more information of Lorenzo and Rob (aka. STTA The Boys), find them on now to grab yours! Early bird tickets must be Facebook, YouTUBE and Reverbnation, and for bookings call Bloom Entertainment by purchased prior to December 18.

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Funticket Entertainment, the folks behind the hugely successful FriBayz at The Bay Hotel and Hump Day at Chelsea Heights Hotel, are kicking off a brand new night on Mornington’s Esplanade, set to venture into the world of live music.

Harba Tuesdays kicks off on December 4 and will include acoustic acts, live each week alongside Funticket’s stable of awesome local DJs. Also on board are some killer drink specials, with $10 Jugs, $5 Basics, $4 Wines and $3 Champagnes.

Not to mention you’ll pay just $5 for one of their pizzas, which with the sunset views by the bay right out the window is one of the more perfect ways to spend a summer evening.

So, head on down to Harba at 786 Esplanade, Mornington, for Harba Tuesdays! Starts December 4 with $10 entry. For any other info, phone 5975 1183 or visit www.harba.com.au

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THE PENINSULA SET TO FEEL IZZY Izzy Cox is an anarchist crooner. Having coined the style Voodoobilly Jazz as her own, Cox is influenced by old movie soundtracks, old time bar room blues and country singers with her lyrics resembling diary entries filled with far away notions and fantasy; stories of serial killers, buckaroo cowboys, snake handlers and sports of nature.

Growing up between rural Texas and French Candian Montreal, Cox spent her youth traveling around with circuses, working in horse racing tracks and discovering the early punk rock mosh pits. At 16yrs old, she released her first two tape track recordings and spent the following 10yrs putting out a record a year, performing with the likes of Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Arcade Fire, The Unicorns and more. Her move to California prompted her to meet guitar player Billy Pitman, a musician who himself had shared the stage with such legends as Jimmie Vaughan, Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton and more.

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Spaniard, Carlos Reo-Dero is the new owner of Bartiste in Frankston. An exceptionally bright man, he holds degrees in law, political science and IT. During his university days in Sydney studying law, he took up bartending to take the pressure off and found he loved the chemistry of cocktail making.

Like any good Spanish national, he has a passion for Flamenco dancing and regularly hosts Flamenco shows, but Reo-Dero has a genuine love for all the arts. He’d like Bartiste to become a cultural hub presenting fully produced shows, rather than gigs, bringing a high level of professionalism to his events.

Bartiste already hosts an extraordinary variety of events: art exhibitions, book clubs, theatre groups, burlesque shows, film nights, performance artists and music of many kinds, as well as, private parties and weddings. Home to the monthly Peninsula Poets’ Slam and regular host to the Philosophy Café, Bartiste has something for everyone.

If you haven’t had the pleasure of discovering this hidden gem, find it. An intimate venue decked out in opulent plush furnishings reminiscent of a 1920s Parisian bohemian bar, Bartiste serves first class cocktails, consummate coffee and terrific tasty food.

Whether reclining on a divan reading a book from their library sipping cappuccino, imbibing a beer listening to blues or noshing on nachos hearing original spoken word poetry, a trip to Bartiste is a delight and never the same twice. Ring 9783 8883, go to www.bartiste.com.au or see their facebook page.

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Morning Star Estate has gathered a reputation in recent times for putting on great outdoor festivals and events, with the Harvest N Graze Festival proving a success, and the forthcoming Red Hot Summer Tour and more planned for early 2013.

Before we get there, though, Monday 31st December is set to go off with a bang – pardon the pun – with some great live music and breathtaking fireworks! With gates opening at 3pm, the afternoon’s music will kick off with Chris Doheny’s Australian Made, before two of the country’s most accurate and energetic tribute acts hit the stage – The U2 Achtung Baby Show and The Australian Queen Tribute Show.

So bring along your deck chair, rug, hat and sunscreen and get ready for a great atmosphere, plenty of delicious food, wine and beer and some classic songs to bookend 2012 and kick into next year. Tickets for Morning Star’s NYE festivities start from $19 for Children (3-11yrs), and range up to $29 for Students (12-17yrs), $47 for Adults and a Family Ticket (2 x Adults and 2 x Children/Students) available for $120.

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Barricades is the debut EP from Melbourne-based singer/ songwriter Kog Ravindran, aka.

Kog. Ever since discovering The Beatles – Complete Songbook hidden behind a piano in his high school’s music department, Kog has written hundreds of songs in the search for the perfect melody.

Having fronted the successful rock outfit The Scarecrows over the last three years, Kog has decided to take a step back and return to what he loved most – writing songs at the piano. “I really believe that when it’s done right, there is nothing quite as powerful or as beautiful as the sound of a piano and a voice together,” he says. “I was tempted (on the EP) to add strings, guitars and all the bells and whistles, but I realized that what I was looking for was just to have better recordings of the songs I record onto my iPhone when I’m home alone.”

Barricades is the first snapshot into this promising songwriter’s repertoire, with his songs and performance having been described as ‘a Jeff Buckley/Rufus Wainwright lovechild, with a flair for hooks and raw lyrical content.’

Recorded in one day at the legendary Sing Sing Studios and coproduced with Matt Neighbour (Bob Evans), Barricades is sure to make some noise over the summer of 2012-13. To find out more, head to www.facebook.com/Kog4music and to buy the EP, visit www.kog4music.bandcamp.com

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Cox has gone on to open up for the likes of Shooter Jennings, Ghostwriter, Jack White, The Jim Rose Circus and more, counting amongst her fans Todd the Surfer, Quentin Tarantino, Gene Autry and Rick Rubin, who apparently dug her stripped down sound from live appearances on college radio stations. She has dedicated her life to touring, playing music and writing songs and its around those things that her life has happily revolved. In her own words, “Some people have cars, some people have houses, hell some folks are married... but that’s all the same to me as long I have my guitar and my songs.”

Izzy Cox currently resides in Austin, Texas, but will come out to Australia this month for a series of very special shows. Catch her at Baha Tacos on November 23, and the following night (November 24) at God’s Kitchen in Mornington. Head to www. facebook.com/pages/Izzy-Cox/156116364459 for more info.

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