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some of the Fringe venues that stretch out further than the CBD. Looking ahead to next week’s next week’s Soundwave Festival, we sat down with Adelaide band I Killed The Prom Queen, who are not only about to embark on their first Soundwave tour, but are also celebrating their first album in eight years, Beloved (p16). Joining them on the line-up are Ireland’s Stiff Little Fingers, who told us how at the time they started making
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Nina Las Vegas Presents The triple j presenter is bringing her special brand of partying to Rocket Bar on Thu Feb 27, with Wave Racer, Motez, Tkay Maidza and others on board — with special guest Ryan Hemsworth.
Speeding along this week... MARCEL DETTMANN After only playing to a tiny crowd last time in Adelaide, the Berlin techno legend behind the famous Berghain 02 compilation will return for a set at Sugar on Sun Feb 23. GLEAM Melbourne jeweller Tiffany Parbs will bring her latest exhibition gleam to Gray St Workshop for the Fringe, opening on Thu Feb 20.
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Following successful tour stints in North America, Melbourne five-piece The Paper Kites are back on home soil and ready to roll out yet another national tour this May and June. 2013 was a landmark year for The Paper Kites, who released their debut, ARIA Top 20 album States, before completing sold out treks of the US and Canada and supporting City And Colour on his American tour. The video for their song Young was also a J Award nominee and made it into the Rage 50 late last year. Seems like a pretty good time for the quintet to embark of a victory lap of their home country then. The Paper Kites kick off their latest national tour at the end of May, swinging past the Gov on Sat Jun 21. Tickets through Oztix.
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Holy Yeezus! Following last week’s rumours of an impending tour announcement, K anye West has unveiled the dates of his 2014 Australian tour. Last here for the 2012 Big Day Out – a tour that saw him controversially withdrawn from the Adelaide and Perth legs – West’s forthcoming tour will see him showcasing songs from his acclaimed Yeezus album in Australia for the very first time. And he’s making good on 2012’s non-appearances, kicking off the tour in Perth before heading to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Sun May 4. The tour was leaked late last week by posters that went up prematurely in Melbourne. Prior to this, Ticketek had announced that “five mega [tour] announcements” would be taking place in the coming month alongside silhouettes of the artists. These were later deciphered as Lady Gaga, Robbie Williams, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake and, of course, Kanye West. Stay tuned for the other tour announcements as they unfold. Tickets for the Yeezus tour go on general sale 9.30am Adelaide time on Mon Feb 24 through Ticketek.
With everybody’s eyes on Russia for the Sochi games, American group Russian Circles have snuck onto the radar with a an Australian tour announcement. The atmospheric rock trio’s visit comes after the release of their fifth studio album Memorial last year. Last in the country in 2012, the Chicago outfit have continued to push the boundaries of their own widescreen aural spectrum on their latest album. Incorporating synths and strings, the band draw comparisons to fellow post-rockers Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Russian Circles are playing Fowler’s Live on Wed Apr 30. Tickets on sale now through Life Is Noise.
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Scientifically Proven Legendary Perth post-punk rockers The Scientists are reforming for a nation-wide tour in March of this year to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their forming. The Kim Salmon-led Scientists originally formed in the late ‘70s, recording and playing loud, brash music that took from the punk and swamp rock genres. In a decade-long career spanning seven albums and influencing countless rockers, including Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain, The Scientists’ style evolved from pop and punk influenced tunes, to a more psychedelic, swampy sound as their line-up shifted around. Kim Salmon: “Even with the melodic material (most of it) we wanted it to be a bit out of tune but not in an obvious way that it would seem deliberate… these were the things that made for ‘style’ we believed.” A show in Perth’s Shenton Park Hotel saw the end of The Scientists’ golden era, but the band has come together a few times since, in 1995 for a reunion show and in 2006 and 2010 to play All Tomorrow’s Parties curated performances. The band will once again hit the Australian circuit this year with their 35th Anniversary Show, kicking off in Perth and finishing up in Adelaide.
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With their new album, Raise The People, due out on Fri Mar 7, Calling All Cars have announced a huge national tour to celebrate. The Melbourne-based group have already treated us with their singles Werewolves and Standing In The Ocean, and the record promises to be their most “accessible” album yet. Joining the rockers on the Adelaide leg of the tour are post-punk crew The Sinking Teeth. Tickets to the all-ages Fowler’s Live show on Fri Apr 11 are available through Moshtix.
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Dearly Beloved It’s been an eight year wait, but I Killed The Prom Queen have finally completed their third studio album, Beloved. Founding member and Adelaide local Jona Weinhofen sits down with Rip It Up just prior to Beloved’s release and Prom Queen’s inclusion on their first ever Soundwave festival.
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or all his impressive body art and multi-instrumental prowess in the legendary metalcore outfit, Weinhofen is incredibly gentle and humble about the band’s success to date. Through various lineup changes and hiccups along the way, the relief that Weinhofen feels now that Beloved is finally finished – three years since he first began writing for it – is palpable. While his main objective was to write an album that “hopefully doesn’t suck” as a follow-up to 2003’s When Goodbye Means Forever... and 2006’s Music For The Recently Deceased, Weinhofen hopes that Beloved also presents a new chapter for Prom Queen, while remaining true to their origins. “I personally wanted to incorporate some different influences and elements to the record. We did that really well, we have some strings and synths; a few ideas here and there that we haven’t tried before. At the same time we didn’t really want to go too outside the box and come out with a record that people would be like, ‘This isn’t Prom Queen, this is a totally different band’. We’ve got a couple of new members, which I think might be a concern for some fans, that it might change the dynamic or sound to the band greatly, [however], I think we’ve done a good job keeping [Beloved] sounding like a Prom Queen record.” I Killed The Prom Queen has existed for 14 years and have influenced many of the bands who now share their genre. While keeping in mind that Beloved wouldn’t succeed if they came back as the old dog with no new tricks, there were some attributes that have recently evolved
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in metalcore that they wanted to avoid. “We’re all a little bit older than a lot of bands playing our genre. We’re between the ages of 26 and 31 now and it seems a lot of the younger bands playing similar music to us have a bit more a formula to their songwriting and their sound. There’s a lot of dance music elements and synth sounds coming into metal and metalcore – and the shock value in cussing in choruses is something we actually did want to avoid. Bands who become known because they use vile swear words in their songs? That’s cool if you want to do that and I guess a lot of young people seem to enjoy that and want to wear the word ‘cunt’ on a T-shirt, or whatever – but we wanted the music to be the selling point of the band, not gimmicks.” While Weinhofen may be feeling his age, he isn’t rusty in the wake of Prom Queen’s reunion,
“A band is like a relationship, only you’re sharing it with four other people instead of one. There’s going to be times when you fight and argue – and times when it’s awesome.” having worked full time with British band Bring Me The Horizon from 2009 to 2013. His eventual firing from the band caused a bit of a stir, but allowed for Prom Queen’s eventual resurgence.
“My departure from Bring Me The Horizon at the time was sort of touchy,” Weinhofen explains. “It’s one of those things where if someone’s going to get fired or leave a band there’s always going to be a bit of awkwardness there. I’m really stoked that we worked through it all. They’re obviously doing really well and at the same time it has given me the opportunity to return to Prom Queen. I focus my energy on nothing but Prom Queen full time now. [Being in Bring Me The Horizon] was just another reason why the album took so long to make. I was full time with Bring Me The Horizon and trying to do both bands. It was possible, but just really, really hard.” Speaking of firing – it needs to be asked about Weinhofen’s thoughts for the longevity of Prom Queen in its current formation. Even he himself regards changing line-ups as “synonymous” with I Killed The Prom Queen. “A band is like a relationship, only you’re sharing it with four other people instead of one. There’s going to be times when you fight and argue – and times when it’s awesome. Because Prom Queen has been a band for so long, and we did have our large hiatus, I guess during that time members of the band changed personalitywise and changed their goals and aspirations for what they want to do in life.” Another positive step for I Killed The Prom Queen’s return is that 2014 marks their first ever Soundwave appearance. While Wienhofen has been fortunate to play the festival previously in both Bring Me The Horizon and Bleeding Through, he always saw Soundwave as a goal for Prom Queen, and regards their inclusion on the final line-up announcement as the band finally “coming full circle”. While it’s excellent timing with Beloved’s release, Weinhofen knew that Soundwave was on the cards before Beloved was completed. “I actually bumped into AJ [Maddah] at last year’s Soundwave. I was doing an appearance for the Carly Ryan Foundation and I passed AJ backstage and he stopped me and said, ‘Hey, do you guys wanna be on Soundwave next year?’
Adelaide > Melbourne While he may live in Europe for extended periods, and spends much of his time with I Killed The Prom Queen in Melbourne, Jona Weinhofen is still an Adelaide boy. Given that the band has resided in Melbourne for several years now, there’s doubt over whether it still classifies as an Adelaide band. Weinhofen settles the Adelaide VS Melbourne feud once and for all. “I still refer to us as an Adelaide band and whenever we play here it’s the hometown crowd,” Weinhofen confirms. “Four of the other guys all live in Melbourne, so I am literally the only guy still left here... I still call us an Adelaide band, even if we’re not necessarily located here.”
and I said, ‘Yes... please!’ and that was it!” With Weinhofen recruiting two new members – long-term friends of the band Shane (O’Brien – drums) and new bassist Ben (Coyte of Day Of Contempt; one of I Killed The Prom Queen’s early influences on bass), he is entering 2014 and beyond with a positive outlook, kicking off with the Soundwave tour to showcase the first live offering of Beloved tracks before heading over the US and Europe. “I think we’ve found a really good chemistry between the five of us now. When people hear Beloved that’ll show through and they won’t be focusing so much on that we’ve had so many choppy changes recently. The band that is the band right now has put out a killer record – and that’s the bottom line.”
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Totally Wired English rock band Wire, who released their debut album, Pink Flag, in 1977 and which has since been described as, ‘the most original album to come out of the punk rock era’, recently issued their latest offering, Change Becomes Us, and are embarking on an Australian jaunt.
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year with good results and it feels like the band is doing really well at the moment. “We also find that we are getting an incredibly mixed audience,” he adds. “If we had to rely on old fans coming to see us, who are now in their late 50s or early 60s, then we’d be struggling. But we get those people from that age down, as well as teenagers.” Newman says Wire, who have been cited as an influence by such acts as Black Flag, Blur, Minor Threat, Robert Pollard (of Guided By Voices), The Cure, R.E.M. and Johnny Marr, don’t employ a set list. “It’s always been that way and we often include completely new material as part of our live gigs,” he says. “For us it’s all about the music and it’s funny that the most popular song we do live at the moment is one we haven’t even recorded yet. “So people who come to a Wire gig should know that there’s no fakery because it’s just us on stage playing what we want to play with some ability. A gig has to be
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Githeads Wire’s Colin Newman also has another side project on the go. “Right now I’m working on a new Githead album that was recorded in Rockfield in Wales,” he reveals. “We [Newman alongside Robin Rimbaud (AKA electronic musician Scanner), Marka Spigel and Max Franken] went there and just played for three days and made some rough starts to pieces which I’ve since been pulling together. “But it’s sounding great so I’d think the possibility of Githead touring Australia is a good one. In fact, Robin was just down there playing at The Sydney Festival.”
about something that is real – that’s what people pay their money for – and if we weren’t excited or interested in what we were doing, then we wouldn’t be able to do that.” An invitation to perform at The Perth Festival has led to the band touring Australia. “That’s a big part of the reason,” Lewis says. “We also have a great relationship with [Australian label] Pop Frenzy who work for us in Australia and organise tours for us. But the expense [of touring] also means that an invitation to play a big festival event while down there really helps. “I think this time will be quite different,” he then reasons, “because when we came down in 2011, it was when we had just begun touring again whereas this time we have been doing lots of shows. So for this tour, it’s a different phase of the creative process. And last time we came down it was still just the beginnings of guitarist Matt [Simms] being in the band.” Simms, formerly of the band It Hugs Back, became a touring member with Wire in 2010 but has since been invited to join the band on a fulltime basis. “He’s done about 90 shows with us now so he’s really found his place in the band,” Lewis states. “It was also around that time that we felt, with the strength Matt had given the band, that we should really record some new material. In a way, that was the spark needed for us to record Change Becomes Us.” “Yeah, Matt’s great,” Newman agrees, “and a really good addition to the band. It was important to us, however, to record 2010’s Red Barked Tree as just me, Colin and Robert [Grey drums] because we wanted to make it very clear that we were able to do that and its success proved our point. “But we then wanted to open up the band and get Matt to be a permanent part of Wire,” he concludes.
WHO: Wire WHAT: Change Becomes Us (Pop Frenzy) WHERE: Jive WHEN: Thu Feb 20
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Nobody’s Heroes It’s almost impossible now to imagine what life would have been like in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the decades of complex political upheaval and violence which terrified the region from the late-`60s, but you can at least get some feel for the terror and confusion in the early music from Belfast punks Stiff Little Fingers.
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hey’d existed briefly as a bog-standard rock covers band, but when the maelstrom of punk hit hard in 1977 they were swept up in the excitement, changing not only their name (taking Stiff Little Fingers from the title of a track by The Vibrators) but also their entire approach to rock’n’roll. “Realistically the previous band [Highway Star] was just for fun — we were just a bunch of school kids having fun,” recalls frontman Jake Burns. “I think by the time that punk happened I’d already reached the stage where I was disillusioned with the music I was hearing — I’d long since got fed up with bands like Yes and Genesis and these overblown ‘King Arthur On Ice’ things that these guys were doing. Also I’d become more and more enamoured of songwriters rather than instrumentalists — every teenage boy in my generation went through a Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath phase, wanting to be the 10-minute guitar solo hero, but eventually your focus turns onto the actual song. So by the time that punk came around I was listening to people like Graham Parker and Dr Feelgood and Bob Marley; people who were actually writing their own songs, or in Dr Feelgood’s case playing what were original rock’n’roll songs but beefed up for the ‘70s market. “So when punk rock came along I was an easy convert for it, because I loved the excitement, I loved the immediacy and I loved the fact that it was being played by people who were roughly the same age as I was. I didn’t really see a huge future in it, to be honest — I really thought that it was going to be a short, sharp shock to the music business which was long overdue, but I didn’t really see any longevity in it. I didn’t see anybody who were writing songs that meant anything, until I heard The Clash — once I heard The Clash that changed my perspective on everything, because I realised, ‘Hang on, these guys are writing about their own lives, they’re writing about everyday problems like the lack of job opportunities and they’re writing about where they grew up’ — they weren’t writing songs about bowling down Californian highways, because at the time I hadn’t been further west than Galway so those songs just didn’t mean anything to me. Plus as our drummer Brian [Faloon] pointed out at the time it was raw music and as musicians we were very raw — the whole thing was tailor-made for us. Plus it was a lot of fun to play — it was a genuinely exciting time.” At the outset Stiff Little Fingers copped an inordinate amount of criticism for writing about the Troubles — especially with early singles Suspect Device and Alternative Ulster and their subsequent 1979 debut album Inflammable Material. “Every band gets an amount of criticism throughout their career — particularly at the start people are either instant converts or wary of them — and I think that doing what we did we had a lot more people who were slightly wary of us,” Burns ponders. “But I couldn’t see what else we were supposed to write about - this is what we knew. We tried very hard not to actually take sides — it’s a principle that we’ve tried to adhere to until this very day, that we’ll comment on what’s happening around us and effectively leave it up to the listener to make up their own mind. But that did get us a lot of criticism which at the time I didn’t think was particularly justified, but I was a young kid and it was hard because we got a lot of attention very quickly.”
In recent times Stiff Little Fingers infiltrated popular culture during a scene in High Fidelity where the dorky record store clerk tries to impress a customer by explaining how Stiff Little Fingers (along with The Clash) were precursors to Green Day; it must amaze the band how their music has continued to resonate through time. “It’s very, very flattering when somebody pays you a compliment by saying that they’re a fan or that we influenced them,” Burns agrees with a laugh, “even if in a lot of cases I either can’t hear the influence in their music, or in some cases — and I’m much too much of a gentlemen to mention names — when the band is so bloody awful that I wish we hadn’t influenced them!”
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OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS If you’re terrified of hitting the CBD during opening week—or any time after that—why not go on an adventure? Up north, the Fringe continues. With a Secret Garden to take on the city’s Unearthly one, Salisbury promises entertainment within walking distance of the Civic Centre. The Barossa’s branching out, too, tempting comedy buffs, budding poets and sporty spectators along with their usual foodies. Fringe 2014 invites you to explore.
THE BAROSSA The Barossa is known for busting out alcoholic beverages and Maggie Beer when they’re hoping for some tourist trade. However, this year the region is staking its reputation on being a Fringe ‘hub’ outside of the CBD. Music, food, wine, art… it’s all there, waiting for you. And if their ominous Red Right Hand ad campaign is anything to go by, you had better enjoy yourself. Check out Folly – A Miserable Yorkshire Poetry Musical at Charles Melton Wines on Fri Feb 21 for a stor ytime poem backed with alloriginal music. Head along to the Winemakers VS Comedians Cricket Match to see which grape-addled group can whack a ball the best. Prediction: a record number of ducks. For a visual feast, the Barossa Regional Galler y will be hosting Collection Projection, beaming artwork onto the building’s front wall from 8pm daily. The region won’t lose its particular charm overnight, still offering up wine, cheese and other delicious local produce. To get a taste of absolutely everything, sign up for Chateau Tanunda’s Progressive Barossan Banquet. Starting at midday on Fri Feb 28, each of the dinner’s three courses will be matched with a musical performance from Rainbow Rothe, Rich Batsford or Little Black Dress. For more information, see the Barossa Council listings in the Fringe Guide’s Venue Index.
CITY OF SALISBURY Pop culture tends to lazily categorise “the North” as a wild, uninhabitable place—mysterious, harsh and cold. George R R Martin never expected a Secret Garden – but that’s what Salisbur y has brought to the Fringe. Set to be the festival’s largest hub, the Secret Garden will host more than 100 free and ticketed events at 10 dif ferent venues between Fri Feb 21 and Sat Feb 28. As a special launch, a free concert featuring children’s entertainment legend Peter Combe will be held at Civic Square on Sat Feb 22. All of the venues involved in the program are centred around the fantastic Civic Square, with no show further than 250m from the site. The close proximity to buses and trains makes the events accessible to ever yone. The program covers ever ything the “city Fringe” does – cabaret, music, children’s events, theatre and comedy all get their time on stage during the week. Eleanor Blythman (returning from her time in the cast of Phantom Of The Opera in London’s West End) will present ENOUGH?! with her sister Ruth. Rip It Up’s Fix columnist, Jon Brooks, will per form two special Shitegeist shows at Stockade Tavern on Sat Feb 22 and Sun Feb 23. Mummy will have its Australian premiere at The Chambers on Sat Feb 22. For the full program and venue information, collect a physical copy at Salisbur y Council of fices (12 James St) or read it online at salisbur y.sa.gov.au/ssg.
TUXEDO CAT ON THE PROWL Last Fringe, Tuxedo Cat slunk onto the scene with their brilliant basement, galler y, rabbitwarren space on North Tce. They housed Paul McDermott’s mysterious artwork and Eric The Submariner dive-dive-dived! down in the darkness. In 2014, plans for the Cat to spread its love around the city have unfortunately gone awr y. The Pulteney St venue, hosting Jon Bennett, Squidboy
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and They Saw A Thylacine among others, has packed up and scooted over to 54 Hyde St to join Edge!, Wizard Sandwiches and Come Heckle Christ at Raj House. Shows at the Wine Underground (121 Pirie St) are planned to continue, though renovations in the basement will add a uniquely gritty touch to the experience. For all correct venue details, check out adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix
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THU 20. Elixir
Stuart Bowden: She Was Probably Not A Robot
Royal Croquet Club - Ukiyo
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Scientific circus—why not? Performing in a laboratory, experimenting with showmanship and research, these two acrobats are on a quest to find the elixir of life. Boasting “rare and untouched” apparatus and skills, Elixir is a truly one-ofa-kind show.
In turns heartwarming and depressing, Stuart Bowden’s subtle comedic piece is a theatrical exploration of the world— and how it’s crumbling around us. It’s a one-man spectacular that promises to make you laugh, cry and sigh. Ideal for people into cardboard costumes and lonely dudes.
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Gluttony – La Petite Grande
Presented by 30 local artists, Wild & Wonderful: A Mixed Media Exhibition With A Fauna & Flora Theme is a collection of nature-inspired works. Opened by Adelaide Zoo’s CEO, Elaine Bensted, the exhibition delights in native and exotic animals and plants. On Sat Feb 22, head to Pepper Street Arts Centre for a live art demonstration between 2pm and 4pm.
If you like your art blacklit and bodypainted, then the award-winning LUMINOUS is for you. Featuring short, magical circus performances and the artwork of Jessica Watson Miller, LUMINOUS invites you to see beyond normal human capabilities into the extraordinary.
Wizard Sandwiches: The Last Lunch Tuxedo Cat @ Raj House – Room 2 These guys took out the People’s Choice gong at the Melbourne Fringe last year, and now they’re bringing their sketch comedy to Adelaide. It’s themeless and not at all plot driven, so if you’re looking for an hour or so of mindless silliness, pop into Raj House for a taste.
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Radio Variety Hour
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For Mad Men-enthusiasts and fans of The Hour, this variety show serves up a range of skits and stories, mixed with the genuine flavour of the 1950s. The combination of vintage advertisements, vintage humour and a good old-fashioned radio play makes Radio Variety Hour the perfect play for nostalgists and comedy buffs alike.
Matt Tarrant and Vinh Giang are shaking up the scene. They’re not particularly interested in sleight of hand—what gets them going is the mind magic that lies beneath it all. Unravelling the psychology of tricks, predicting the future and baffling the audience are all in a day’s work for these two Adelaide magicians.
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FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS THE UMBILICAL BROTHERS – DAVID COLLINS AND SHANE DUNDAS – HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD WITH THEIR UNIQUE BRAND OF PHYSICAL COMEDY. NOT ONLY HAVE THEY RELEASED DVDS OF THEIR MANY LIVE SHOWS, THEY ALSO CREATED AND STARRED IN THE EXTREMELY POPULAR CHILDREN’S SERIES THE UPSIDE DOWN SHOW. FINALLY, AFTER ALMOST SIX YEARS, THE UMBIES ARE RETURNING TO THE ADELAIDE FRINGE WITH THEIR NEW OFFERING, THE UMBILICAL BROTHERS: A KIDS SHOW (NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN).
“This Umbies show is all sorts of wrong; several different types of wrong,” Collins begins. “It’s us trying to do a kids’ show that just ends up
horribly, horribly wrong! And it is not… I repeat… not for kids! Kids under 13 will not be allowed into the theatre. “The �irst show we ever did was called Two Coats And The Hatstand From Hell,” he says. “In the second act I break into the Brady Bunch house and murder absolutely everyone. Nothing from that show has since seen the light of day, although we still have it on video somewhere. So, when we were putting this show together, it was the exact sort of wrong we used to heighten of the ‘wrongness’ of the show. I can’t wait for people to see it.” A Kids Show revolves around “Dane” and “Shavid”. Collins explains that the characters have roots in The Umbies’ real lives. “We’re basically playing very dodgy versions of ourselves as children’s television performers, and doing all the stuff we got in trouble for when we were �ilming The Upside Down Show, which was paid for by Sesame Street and Nickelodeon. While Sesame Street will let you do just about anything, Nickelodeon will not. “There was always plenty of improv,” Collins goes on. “The crew would
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THE UMBILICAL BROTHERS A KIDS SHOW (NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN)
just turn on the lights and cameras and just leave us to it. Whenever we heard someone shout ‘Cut!’ we knew it was the American Nick guys telling us that we can’t do stuff like jumping off the couch because some kid will copy us and then their mum will sue us. “We weren’t allowed to say that it was absolutely fucked to have birds in cages! A lot of times we had to �ind different ways of getting our opinions and jokes across, which left an enormous amount of unused comedy gold that we turned into the show we’re doing now!” Not to disappoint the younglings, Collins is also presenting a solo children’s show called The Luck Child, based on the Russian folktale of the same name. This will include three Q&A sessions after selected shows. Collins says that he absolutely loves doing Q&A sessions, but Rip It Up asks how he feels about �ielding questions from school children. “I’ve never done that before but I am so open to it,” he replies. “I’m going to come out after every show and take photos with the kids. I want them to love coming to the theatre; to get excited that they’re looking at someone on stage that they’ve seen on TV and will be able to talk to them after the show. It’s that feeling that I want them to love and remember forever.” David is also very excited about the set of The Luck Child. “I had this idea of the set being made completely of cardboard boxes that could be opened out to look like the wizard’s room, the castle on the hill and the shack in the middle of nowhere,” he explains. “I want the kids to believe that they could go home and create their own cardboard sets and perform the show themselves. I want to ignite their imaginations. “Basically, it’s just me on stage in one costume doing a lot of characters and voices – including my favourite of a monkey being shot out of a cannon. I play the king and the princess, but the grif�in has become a three-headed hound from hell – one head is a cat. The story remains along the same lines of the Russian folk story where a child is born and destined to be king. The evil king �inds out, tries to get rid of the child but just can’t do it. “My co-writer, and absolute genius, Jonathon Biggins and I came up with a whole pile of other things the kid could have done on his way to becoming king; like joining the circus, and we made up a bunch of new characters from there,” Collins says. “We do have our own ending which the kids are going to love! WHAT: The Umbilical Brothers – A Kids Show (Not Suitable For Children) WHERE: Royalty Theatre WHEN: Fri Feb 21 until Sun Mar 16 David Collins’ solo show, The Luck Child, will run on selected dates from Fri Feb 21 to Sun Mar 16 at Royalty Theatre.
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“We need to start looking at news and media like food. I like shit food as much as the next person, but if you eat shit food all the time, you die,” he says. “It’s the same as our media consumption. I mean, [what if we] just consume the Kardashians? No wonder our democracy is in an absolute fucking state and we get these politicians that don’t represent our views, we don’t have any views because we’re too worried about if Kourtney, Kim or fucking Khloe has bought a new handbag. As a society we need to take more responsibility to be active consumers of the media.” Anderson is speaking from Sydney, where he’s jetted into for a few days from the US to prep for his upcoming run of Garden Of Unearthly Delights shows, Wiluminati. It’s the day before his birthday, which he shares with Justin Timberlake – “He’s the guy who brought sexy back and I’m the guy that scared it away in the first place,” he jokes. Over the past few months Anderson has been busy honing his craft deep in the depths of LA’s comedy clubs, where he’s found having an Australian accent has “an advantage”. “People come up to you and say, ‘I could have listened to you for another hour!’ and you think to yourself, ‘My god, this is what it feels like to be Danny Bhoy or Jimeon.’ The accent is like a superpower,” he jokes. “Stand-up is probably America’s biggest modern tradition. The respect that country shows to stand-up is everywhere – the Oscars are hosted by standups, all the late-night hosts are stand-ups, if you look at the 20 richest entertainers in America, half of them are probably comedians. So it’s been nothing but a non-stop tour really, and it’s been great.” This March, Anderson will bring Wiluminati to Adelaide’s Garden of Unearthly Delights for a two-week run. While the moniker may suggest something to do with the Illuminati, the show will lean more to being illuminating… sorry, *Wiluminating. “It has nothing to do with the Illuminati, unless it wants to,” he clarifies. “If you saw Goodwil or Wilarious this is a completely different show. Thematically, the show is whatever I decide will be the funniest sort of 60-70 minutes depending on where I am and what my time slot is and what I can come up with. The idea is that you’re moving forward, the show exists over nine months over 150 shows, and if it was the same on the final show as it was on the first show I would consider that a failure, because it should always reflect your development. I need to allow myself the flexibility to let [the show] organically grow.” While on the stand-up tour train for now, it was just a few years ago that Anderson was full swing into hosting duties with the highly successful Gruen Transfer and its subsequent spin-off, Gruen Planet. The popularity of the
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“WE CAN’T BLAME THE NEWS SITES FOR RUNNING SENSATIONAL STORIES ABOUT GORDON RAMSAY’S PORN DWARF, BECAUSE WE CLICK ON THAT STORY.” YOU’VE GOT TO ADMIT THAT GRUEN PLANET HOST AND COMEDIAN WIL ANDERSON RAISES A GOOD POINT, CHATTING WITH RIP IT UP AHEAD OF HIS UPCOMING ADELAIDE FRINGE APPEARANCE ABOUT THE CONCERNING STATE OF AUSTRALIA’S MEDIA CONSUMPTION.
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series brought the effects of commercial consumerism into an unexpected limelight, but, as Anderson explains, the intention was never to highlight advertising. “It was never a show about advertising, and I think that’s why it worked. “If you gave me $10,000, I couldn’t name you four advertising companies – fuck I couldn’t even name the ones that Todd [Sampson, Gruen Planet panellist] and Russell [Howcroft, Gruen Planet panellist] work for,” he says. “Sometimes people say, ‘Oh I watched Gruen Planet, and now I’m going to get into advertising!’ and I always think fuck, then you’re not watching closely enough. That’s like watching Breaking Bad and deciding to make meth – you’ve missed the point of the show!” WHAT: Wil Anderson – Wiluminati WHERE: The Vagabond, The Garden of Unearthly Delights WHEN: Mon Mar 3 – Sun Mar 16
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CULL THE BELIEBERS Amongst the serious problems in the world, a petition to have Justin Bieber deported out of America recently gained 100,000 signatures putting it worryingly on the desk of President Barack Obama. Anderson weighs in on the situation. “Those fucking idiots putting together a petition to get Justin Bieber deported out of America. Like, just shut up! Just ignore him! You’re part of the problem! And if they get 100,000 signatures, which they did, Obama now has to read it and deal with it. Does he not have more important things to do? They don’t even have universal healthcare in that country yet, maybe they could concentrate on getting those things right before they make their president deal with the Bieber situation?” RIPITUPMAGAZINE//RIPITUP.COM.AU
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TALKIN’ SHITE WITH JON BROOKS Salutations. On behalf of climate change alarmists everywhere, I’d like to welcome all those who survived the opening night flood to the 2014 Antediluvian Fringe Festival. I hope you brought your floaties or some spare drinking water, depending on which side of the apocalypse the weather lands tomorrow. There are not many of us left, but we must rebuild and repopulate. Might I suggest the breeding program centres on intelligent, broad-shouldered stand-up comedians who were smart enough to book their shows high on a hill? Just saying … But jeez, what a start to the festival. I didn’t ever think I’d see the day where Australia’s happiest preacher, the Reverend Fred Nile, would take to Twitter to post pictures of a flooded Garden Of Unearthly Delights along with suggestions that God was punishing Adelaide’s (hate) festival with an old timey bit of (hate) rain. Go #teamnile. If God hated the Fringe he’d have given Rev Nile a show and made everyone attend. That’s my idea of hell, and I’m sure his Opening Night Parade float celebrating 100 years of the cheesecloth apron would’ve been a real hoot. God doesn’t hate, God loves, and I’m pretty sure he or she or whatever non-binary gender it is would’ve taken corporeal form and turned the flooded garden into wine and made pinecones disappear up the urethras of all those gormless trapezoid-necked yobbos who thought pissing in public was OK at the opening night of the Garden too. Too bad I’m an agnostic secular humanist, because that reality sounds rad. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and pinecones up the bits, those who attempt to piss in public at the Garden Of Unearthly Delights! Because Fringe people are good people on the whole. On Sun Feb 23 a whole bunch of us are heading up to Lyndoch to help raise money for the CFS as part of the Barossa Fringe, where 11 of the best comedians in the world will take on the region’s best winemakers in a 20/20 cricket match. Perhaps God was just doing his/her/ its bit for the fires by bringing some much needed rain? God doesn’t work in mysterious ways. The weather does, unless you believe in science, and people are mysterious, unless you believe in jerks. And I believe in #jerks, #teamnile. Either way, you can find out more about that great little cricket match, featuring people like Tom Gleeson at barossafringe.com. Jon Brooks is a former political spin doctor, teenager and bedwetter. His show Shitegeist is appearing at The Maid from Fri Feb 14 to Sat Mar 15.
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The ‘Loosest Aussie Bloke Ever’ returned to his hometown for a sold out performance and gave fans a wildly entertaining show about the ins and outs of stupidity (a subject Alex is ‘well endowed in’). Be sure leave the parents (or kids) at home and come with an open mind to expand your vocabulary with every swear word to exist! Nothing is off limits as Williamson provides his comical insight on all topics from parenting issues, childhood violence and drug problems in the world. To mix it up he even shows off his surprisingly good musical talents with a couple of songs about a topic clearly close to his heart... pornography. Throw in his trademark comedic use of multimedia and you’ve got yourself a hilarious evening of entertainment. This is not a show to miss, guaranteed to have you laughing – or cringing. Either way, well worth the experience! Rating: 4.5 | Jonathan Boyd Alex Williamson – LIVE! continues at the Arkaba – Top Of The Ark until Sat Feb 22.
CIRQUE DU BLOKE GLUTTONY – THE BALLY, SUN FEB 16 Bazza and Gazza are two straight-talking manly men on a quest for tranquillity and ultimate manhood in the rugged bush of the Dandenong Ranges. Complete with sleeveless flannies, blue stubbies and a Beyoncé breakdown, these best mates are going to let what happens in the bush stay in the bush. The boys’ main tricks are body-grabbing balancing acts approached with strength and playfulness. The first routine, starring surprisingly resilient folding chairs, is a laugh and a stunner. It can’t be said that the show went completely to plan— smashed eggs, tossed bread and a busted shadow tent cramped their style—but Baz and Gaz were relentless performers. One cheekily grinned and danced carelessly while the other picked up the pieces. Slightly stilted (but well-meaning) material about asylum seekers will no doubt become smoother with practice. Cirque Du Bloke is tongue-in-cheek and laughs at itself. Truly marvellous rough-and-tumble Brokeback Circus. Rating: 4 | Mary Amos Cirque Du Bloke continues at Gluttony – The Bally until Sun Feb 23.
ILLUMINATE THE ROYAL CROQUET CLUB – UKIYO, SUN FEB 16 With a bag of tricks ranging from the mindblowing to the mediocre, Madhouse Circus’ latest offering is a hit-and-miss affair. The Melbourne troupe present classic circus stunts in an ultra-modern aesthetic, with an emphasis on varying but surprisingly lacklustre lighting effects: bodies wrapped in fairy lights and torches attached to arms and legs do very little to enhance the action taking place. More effective was the Ratatat-soundtracked, neon-themed juggling act, although repeated mistakes took away from the overall wow factor. Imprecision was unfortunately a running theme throughout this night’s performance, which is a shame because the six-person team of NICA students obviously have the talent and the creativity, they just need to work on their presentation and execution. Slick, inventive and at times quite humorous, Illuminate works well in parts but fails to leave an enlightening impact. Rating: 2.5 | Jimmy Byzantine Illuminate continues at The Royal Croquet Club – Ukiyo until Sun Feb 23.
(FINGER)PRINTS CHANNEL 9 KEVIN CREASE STUDIOS, SAT FEB 15 Do you remember what you did last night? Max can’t, but Sam and Ollie can and they set out to convince Max that he was responsible for the spectre that now haunts them. Exploring themes of selfpreservation and manipulation, this emotional roller coaster takes creating false memory to new heights, something resembling a big dark storm cloud. Tight direction from Hannah Fallowfield and realistic dialogue by writer Chloé Eckert that suited the
characters age and dilemma kept the tension rising through the non-linear narrative until the suspenseful final scene. Music was used effectively throughout, an agent of menace, with the opening soundscape drawing you into the characters waking nightmare. Wry dark humour that had the audience laughing interspersed the dastardly deeds of blame shifting. The ensemble cast brought presence and energy to the panic stricken controlling Sam, confused grieving Ollie, the struggling guilt ridden Max and the vengeful Ester. Rating: 3.5 | Ian Newton (Finger)prints continues at Channel 9 Kevin Crease Studios till Sun Feb 23.
A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION 2 – A LITTLE MORE LESS CONVERSATION RHINO ROOM – UPSTAIRS, SAT FEB 15 There are few greater pleasures in life than watching a beardy man high-kick his way through a sweaty hour’s worth of dance routines. Featuring spectacular goth moves, pigtailed Britney covers, and ye olde Twerkeshoppe, A Little Less Conversation 2 is stupid, impressive and just plain funny. For a man who came to us from the gloomy world of graveyard-shift radio, Callan has a remarkable talent for physical and visual comedy. It’s a demanding show performed—by Callan, his assistants and the audience—with reckless enthusiasm. The bonus success of Callan neither dying nor passing out was a win for everyone in the room. When he’s not throwing mad shapes on the d-floor, Callan dashes across the small stage, lugging the microphone about and slumping on a stool while he flips through a PowerPoint. Closing with a leotard-clad bang, A Little Less Conversation 2 will leave you wondering, ‘Was that real?’ Rating: 4.5 | Mary Amos A Little Less Conversation 2 – A Little More Less Conversation continues at Rhino Room Upstairs until Thu Feb 27.
SING! NEXUS CABARET, LION ARTS CENTRE, SAT FEB 15 This trio of seasoned performers certainly gave their large audience plenty to Sing! about in tonight’s performance. A near full house was treated to songs from all genres of music dating from the ‘50s to the ‘70s with gospel, folk, bluegrass, pop and even one of their own modern day rap interpretations. Their tight harmonies shone through, especially on the slower numbers where instrumentation was reduced. The Beggars’ choice of material was excellent and every song was accompanied by an enthusiastic audience who seemed to know all the words. There was a very informal atmosphere throughout the show leaving the listener ‘begging’ for more. We weren’t disappointed, being treated to an original bluegrass song. Unfortunately, the previous show at the venue finished half an hour late, which may have affected the time spent on a sound-check. Rating: 3 | Mike O’Callaghan Sing! continues at Nexus Cabaret, Lion Arts Centre until Fri Feb 28.
CLAIRE FORD: CONSCIOUSMESS AUSTRAL HOTEL – RED ROOM, SAT FEB 15 On entry to the room, we are greeted to Claire Ford dressed in flippers and a top hat holding a fish bowl with water and tennis balls, and her intense eyes glaring at us. Ford’s conscious is an odd and messy place, with the voices inside her head being portrayed throughout the show, including an arrogant French life coach and an English WAG. Ford has put significant effort into her recordings and music and important thought into developing her different characters. It was hard to understand Ford during the recordings and when she spoke, which was probably not helped by the loud air conditioner. Ford uses the audience constantly on stage to play hopscotch, dance and as contestants in her game shows. Overall, the show is messy and strange, as was the intention, but it was simply odd and uncomfortable for the audience. Rating: 1.5 | Bobby Goudie Claire Ford: ConsciousMess continues at Austral Hotel – Red Room until Sat Mar 1.
‘HITCHCOCKED’ BY SOUND & FURY GLUTTONY – THE BALLY, SAT FEB 15 Sound & Fury’s threemember troupe first appeared for pre-show gags, explanations and jokey infighting before this, “Shakespeare’s Hitchcocked!”, commenced, and one of them had Alfred Hitchcock’s gob projected onto his own in a cool, lo-fi effect. Then we were into the ‘plot’, as the comedy duo ‘Tobias And Elias’ are split forever when one’s murdered at the ‘Bates Motel’ and the other must dash through wonderfully baffling scenes as things get more and more breathlessly nutty. There’s a key-expert Aunt with a kinky secret made up on the night; a sequence in the Russian booze store ‘Big Nick Lickers’; music from North By Northwest, Vertigo and Psycho (“Get those pipes checked!”); a final act that wraps everything up with Twilight Zone giggles; and more than enough infectious energy and spontaneous silliness to see you past Gluttony’s outside noise. Hitch would have loved it, but he wasn’t there, so the audience did instead. Rating: 4 | MDB ‘Hitchcocked’ By Sound & Fury continues at Gluttony – The Bally until Sun Mar 2.
BORIS & SERGEY’S VAUDEVILLIAN ADVENTURE WHEATSHEAF HOTEL, SAT FEB 15 Battling noise from the Fringe Club, two puppets and their six handlers produced an unforgettable and unique show. The strange leather men (though Boris may be an anthropomorphic dog) are controlled in plain sight by three humans each—humans that the puppets are completely aware of. Rather than being distracting, the puppeteers’ presence only enhances the magic in this utterly convincing show. A poker game, an origin stor y and “one plot point” direct the narrative of the show, but the masterful improvisation and audience engagement keeps the show alive. You will be amazed how extraordinarily expressive the puppets’ smooth leather heads are, despite having no facial features. A rare, sparkling performance, this is a show that could quite easily be seen night after night. Starring two foul-mouthed, charming and ultimately heartbreaking little gentlemen, Boris & Sergey’s Vaudevillian Adventure is full of soul, with one for sale. Rating: 5 | Ilona Wallace Boris & Sergey’s Vaudevillian Adventure continues at Gluttony – The Bally until Sat Mar 15.
PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS ROYALTY THEATRE, FRI FEB 14 So, I was curious. How has a show about two guys twisting their cocks into different shapes become such a longrunning, high-ish-price success? It just sounded like two Beavis and Buttheadloving blokes had said to each other: “Huhhuhhuh, look, I can make my dick into the Loch Ness Monster.” “Oh yeah? Well, check out the Eiffel Tower.” And that’s... um... essentially all it was, with a bit of CGI chucked in. You can’t fault the boyish enthusiasm of dick-dangling duo Nacho and Fitchy, and you can’t begrudge the show’s ongoing success. But it’s essentially a 10-minute, $10, ten-trick schoolboy show on a big stage. The Royal Theatre audience was having a good time, and there were some genuine belly laughs. But questions remain: why has it gone on so long? How did it get so huge? It’s not what any guy wants to hear from a gal but sadly, I was left wanting less. Rating: 2.5 | Jenny Thompson Puppetry Of The Penis continues at Royalty Theatre until Sat Mar 8.
SATURDAY NIGHT SOIRÉE LA BOHÈME, SAT FEB 15 Saturday Night Soirée is a brilliant way to round up your Adelaide Fringe Saturday night with an excellent diversity of cabaret acts that is rare to find in one performance. Sidonie Henbest provides the explosive and sexy vocals, Matthew Carey demonstrates his flair on keys, Miss Sapphire
Hundreds more Adelaide Fringe & Adelaide Festival reviews at ripitup.com.au/fringe Snow dazzles with her burlesque, and Ninian Donald provides hilarious comedic touches, puppetry and some smooth grooves. Saturday Night Soirée highlights some great SA talent; the group work wonderfully together and each act flowed into the next with ease. The performers were certainly challenged on opening night with a hen’s night crashing the evening (I think Aussie Hunks Australia might have a more appropriate choice, girls), but they coped with professionalism and fun. Some of the highlights of the show included the synchronised swimming dance and the Little Red Riding Hood acts, which involved all the talented performers. Rating: 3.5 | Bobby Goudie Saturday Night Soirée continues at La Bohème until Sat Mar 15.
Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking Holden Street Theatres – The Studio, Sat Feb 15 With physical humour, musical comedy, and plenty of puns, writerperformer John Hinton brings the work of Albert Einstein to life in this immensely entertaining show under director Daniel Goldman. Almost a one-man play (with Jo Eagle providing piano accompaniment while playing three largely silent characters), Hinton’s enthusiasm is infectious as he not only uses songs to create a biography of Einstein but also employs audience members to convey some of the genius physicist’s theories. As well as tickling your funny bone, the show also pulls your heartstrings when Einstein, a lifelong pacifist, confronts his role in inventing the atomic bomb. The inclusion of an educational rap and a puppetry sequence could have seemed at odds with the predominantly middle-aged crowd, but everyone present was enthralled by Hinton’s energy and stage presence. Probably the only show you’ll see at the Fringe that comes with an explanatory glossary of terms used! Rating: 5 | Owen Heitmann Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking continues at Holden Street Theatres – The Studio until Sun Mar 16.
Bitch Boxer Holden Street Theatres – The Studio, Sat Feb 15 21-year-old Chloe Jackson (down-to-earth Leytonstone lass and Olympic aspirant) has found herself at the proverbial crossroads. The ultimate worth of her lifelong dedication to her dream is being tested by the full force of heartbreak and grief. Holly Augustine gives a passionate, utterly believable performance as Chloe, as she grapples with two significant emotional upheavals. From within the gym, she tells her story as she runs, skips and spars her way to an Olympic qualification bout. Chloe’s tale is written and delivered with feeling. Charlotte Josephine’s acclaimed play is an entertaining slice of a different life, exploring themes that, despite the uncommon situation, are familiar to many. It doesn’t try too hard to be profound, funny or provocative, and therein lies the key to its accomplishment. Bitch Boxer draws the audience in to Chloe’s world: triumph and tragedy, love and loss, pain and pleasure. A ringside seat is recommended. Rating: 4 | David Robinson Bitch Boxer continues at Holden Street Theatres – The Studio until Sun Mar 16.
Agamemnon The Bunker, Sun Feb 16 Judging by this intense and intimate reimagining of Ancient Greek legend Agamemnon, The Bunker Trilogy is a must-attend tripleheader. Presented by UK wunderkind Jethro Compton, Agamemnon is one of three classic texts transported to the trenches of World War I at converted city venue The Bunker, which, as the name suggests, is decked out as a WWI trench (including the bar area) to host the trilogy. You are embedded with the actors as two rows of benches surround the action. The drama arrests immediately – a soldier sits glaring at the floor as you take your seat before a wounded officer (Agamemnon) screams in. His shrieks of agony metres away are powerful
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and distressing. Things calm, as the soldiers connect via bottles of rum. Agamemnon drifts in and out of consciousness and dreams of his wife back home, who is planning to murder him upon his return for his family betrayal to find glory in war. Moving, raucous and unforgettable, Agamemnon is Fringe theatre at its finest. Rating: 4.5 | David Knight Agamemnon continues at The Bunker until Sun Mar 16
A Brief History Of Beer The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Sun Feb 16 Is there more to beer than getting fucked-up at footy? You betcha, and even the greatest beer afficionado will find a surprise or two in this ‘hoppy’ little gem. From the first onscreen alarum (“This is a drink-along show – you have been warned!”) to the last toast, we are piloted with verve by writer/ actors Trish Parry and William Glenn through the beer continuum aboard Quantum Pint Machine Zithos, ship and crew powered by ... guess. I won’t regurgitate facts except to celebrate that brewing was in the hands of women for aeons and beer is the only known power to have vanquished the Catholic Church! It’s a heavenly little show: fun, funny and factual, tightly directed by Jeffrey Mayhew to keep spirits a-bubble from the first sparkling draught to the last speck of froth. So charge your glasses for a memorable splash that will refresh the most jaded Fringe palate. Rating: 4.5 | Kate Battersby A Brief History Of Beer continues at The Wheatsheaf Hotel until Wed Feb 26.
Soursob Bob Grace Emily Hotel, Sun Feb 16 Call Soursob Bob a songwriter, a satirist, a poet, or even all three, but whatever you may say of him, do not, he
insists, call him a comedian. This doesn’t mean his show isn’t one of the funnier things you’ll find at the Fringe, however – you’ll just need to venture away from the inner city venues to take it in. And so you should: Soursob Bob offers a generous set of insightful, wellcrafted (and yes, often funny) acoustic tunes that are sounding especially good with charming collaborators Snooks La Vie (harmonica) and Megan “MC Megzz” McDowall (vocals). Those joining the audience from next Sunday will also get to enjoy the appearance of regular SSB co-conspirator Emma Luker (violin/vocals). Visitors to our fair Fringed city particularly should consider a visit to The Grace Emily for this gig and its very Australian (and distinctly Adelaidean) flavour. Rating: 4 | Katie Kitchen Soursob Bob continues at Grace Emily Hotel on Sun Feb 23 and Sun Mar 2.
The Well (Redux) Tandanya – Firefly, Sun Feb 16 The apocalypse as Earth’s magnetosphere collapses, mythology, gods, angels and the plain man, all interact in this surrealist theatre piece, where time moves both forwards and backwards and the audience is welcomed to join in much of the action. It isn’t quite an Ionesco masterpiece, but there is a lot of interest and promise in the both the writing and the ideas presented as well as some off-beat humour. The play is performed in an engaging manner that draws the audience in (and you’ll be taken by the hand and guided in at times). The set, props and costume are minimal, but sufficient to allow the imagination to fly. As well as surrealist elements, there is considerable audience psychology on display and plenty of risks taken in how audience members become part of the play and of the narrative – well-executed improv to keep things on edge! Rating: 3.5 | Clayton Werner The Well (Redux) continues at Tandanya – Firefly until Sat Mar 1.
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A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? Telling people I don’t like Friends. MONO– Dream role? The title role in a theatre adaptation of Candy directed by Neil Armfield. How do you conquer stage fright? Feel the floor beneath my feet, breathe and remind myself that if I didn’t absolutely love this -– I wouldn’t be doing it. Stage fright is an adrenaline rush -– I try and turn it into a positive and enjoy it. Pre-performance ritual? Coconut water, a nap, warm up and a good laugh. Worst wardrobe malfunction?
Most awkward celebrity experience? The Duke of Edinburgh cracking jokes with my mum, and ignoring me, when I was the one there to meet him. Greatest comedy album or stand-up film? Mike Birbiglia’s Sleepwalk With Me album. What will you avoid this festival season? Buying my own drinks.
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WHAT: Chris Turner– Pretty Fly WHERE: Shanty Town, The Royal Croquet Club WHEN: Wed Feb 26 to Sun Mar 9, excluding Mon Mar 3 and Tue Mar 4
What’s the greatest musical mystery? I sometimes wonder if the meaning of instrumental music is actually more literal than language.
If I wasn’t a performer, I would be… A doctor, farmer, robot, icecream-truck driver, tree, milkcarton, antelope. Last gadget purchased? A set of walkie-talkies for close-proximity, adventurous fun. WHAT: MonoWHERE: Plant 4, Bowden WHEN: Thu Feb 20 – Mon Feb 24
A musical you were born to star in? Musicals are the least appropriately named genre. Song you wish you’d written? Either Le Onde by Ludovico Einuadi or Brian Wilson’s God Only Knows.
Guilty music pleasure? I’ve come dangerously close to being obsessed by The Beach Boys; thankfully the piano is helping. What’s your pre-gig ritual? Keeping my breathing steady and trying to keep calm, whilst wiggling my fingers like a loon. Worst battle injur y? Nearly lost a finger to Dupuytrens disease last year – not the best for a piano player! Song that makes you smile? Ludovico Einaudi’s I Giorni (which I’m performing in my show) never fails to raise my spirits. Your ultimate rider? I’m grateful for anything vegan, but don’t go tempting me with your cream cakes and definitely not blue cheese—that’s stuff’s like crack cocaine.
WHAT: Classically Chilled Piano WHERE: State Dining Room, Ayers House Museum WHEN: 7.30pm every Thursday.
DAMIAN CALLINAN – OUT OF PRINT BOOKCLUB Quick show plug: When you come to my show, try to put out of your mind the fact that you could be somewhere else.
Guilty pop culture pleasure? Wagner with surtitles. I knew I wanted to be a comedian when… I had to change my name and leave Columbia for the third time. A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? Watching Wagner without surtitles. Classic role you were born to play? Mrs Havesham. Most awkward celebrity experience? Turning up to the Logies and realising I was wearing the same outfit as Lisa McCune. What kind of dish would you be? Wedgewood. What was the last thing you posted on Instagram? Accidental picture of my bike lock. I was trying to use the torch app. Best joint to get a late night Fringe snack? A little pizza joint on Henley Beach Rd—they don’t lock their back door.
WHAT: Out Of Print Bookclub WHERE: State Dining Room, Ayers House Museum WHEN: Sat & Sun Feb 22 & 23, Sat & Sun Mar 1 & 2.
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We need more: Theatre, music and poetry.
Quick show plug: The audience holds the power at The Market, a live event where four lonely hearts will compete to win their soulmate. Dream role? Hedwig in Hedwig And The Angry Inch. (Neil Patrick Harris is currently living my dream on Broadway!) If I wasn’t a performer, I would be… A reporter for 60 Minutes.
WHAT: The Market WHERE: The Bluebee Room WHEN: Sat Feb 15 – Sun Feb 23, except Mon Feb 17 & Tues Feb 18
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We need less: Reality TV. Guilty pop culture pleasure? Miley Cyrus’ new album. (Who am I kidding, I don’t even feel that guilty.)
Quick show plug: A docu-comedy all about me trying to be all the things I wanted to be when I was a child. In 2013, I genuinely tried to be a ballerina, a baker, artist, princess, pop star, farmer, Muppet… I lived the dream – every dream I ever had!
terrifying. Being that brutally honest about who I am with an audience I didn’t know was incredibly scary. That first time, I actually was overcome with emotion and lost track of my lines.
Scariest moment on stage? The first time I performed When I Grow Up – the hidden twist bit – was
WHAT: When I Grow Up WHERE: Channel 9 Kevin Crease Studios & Carclew WHEN: Sat Feb 15 – Sat Mar 15, excluding Mondays and Tue & Wed Feb 18 & 19.
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Death Comes At The End Quick show plug: Each night, the actors draw their characters and roles at random and combine audience suggestions with their own warped minds to create a murder mystery where not even the other actors know who the murderer is until the final scene. How do you conquer stage fright? The best way to deal with it is to just throw yourself on stage and trust the rest will fall in place. Once you’re doing it the fear goes anyway. Pre-performance ritual? I don’t have any superstitions (yet) but I like to have a few minutes to warm up with some word-association games and activities that help to lift the energy.
Scariest moment on stage? Momentarily forgetting the words in the middle of a song and even worse, it was being filmed. Sheer panic. If I wasn’t a performer, I would be… A foreign correspondent and Olympic equestrian rider. What will you avoid this festival season? I’ll avoid leaving the Garden of Unearthly Delights except for performances, if I can help it. Guilty pop culture pleasure? Ronan Keating!
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WHAT: Death Comes At The End WHERE: State Dining Room, Ayers House Museum WHEN: Wed Feb 19 & 26, Fri Feb 21 & 28, Sat Feb 22 & Sat Mar 1
Over 4 days in March, 500 artists from 30 countries will perform across 7 stages in Adelaide’s magnificent Botanic Park! Fat Freddy’s Drop ONE SHOW ONLY
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Outback Homosexual Serial Killer Quick show plug: A one-man hybrid arts theatre performance about a ruined suburban bank teller who goes on a road trip from Adelaide to Darwin and enters a lost world of homicidal maniacs and drag queens. How do you conquer stage fright? I spike its drink, wrap it in plastic and lock it in the boot of my car. Pre-performance ritual? I shave with a blunt razor and practice passionate kissing on the back of my hand.
Worst wardrobe malfunction? I recently cut myself on a pair of electric-blue fishnet gloves whilst juggling an axe. Most memorable audience member? Mum has seen everything I’ve done, and she usually sits in the front row. Do you think she might be stalking me? What was the last thing you posted on Instagram? A selfie in which I’m wearing a wig and lipstick out the front of a highway motel on the outskirts of Tennant Creek. Earliest theatre (live performance) memor y? Playing a double amputee but having to walk on and off stage (up and down a flight of stairs) in every scene. Guilty pop culture pleasure? Okay, so I watched the Schapelle telemovie…
WHAT: Outback Homosexual Serial Killer WHERE: Salad Days Inc. WHEN: Sat Feb 22, Tue Feb 25 – Thu Feb 27
Femi Kuti & the Positive Force
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Racy songs, naughty stories and quick fire gags guaranteed to make you laugh your funbags off. Join the star and co-writer of Busting Out! as she puts the puppies back in the kennel and steps out for an hilarious night of stand up where nothing is sacred. We’ve got five double passes to Bev’s show Bev Killick Goes There at The Maid on Sat Feb 22 at 9.30pm up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Fri Feb 21.
DANIEL CONNELL
Growing up in a small coastal town, Daniel Connell had a lot of time for day dreaming. Forever thinking about what he wanted to be when he grew up, every year he changed his mind. He still doesn’t know, or does he? We’ve got two double passes available to Daniel’s Tue Feb 25 and Wed Feb 26 shows at The Piglet in Gluttony at 7.50pm so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Mon Feb 24.
PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS
The latest offering from the team of testicular twisters is a hilarious vaudeville romp that will leave you in stitches. Shameless buck naked men incorporating the latest CGI and live video projection with funky tunes and tricks in this genitalia spectacular. Come and see the lads as they manipulate their manhood into various shapes, objects and landmarks, including crowd favourites the Eiffel Tower, the Windsurfer and the Hamburger. Come along and cackle at their nuts. We’ve got five double passes available to the Sat Feb 22 performance of Puppetry Of The Penis at Royalty Theatre at 8.45pm up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Fri Feb 21.
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The host of ABC2’s Dirty Laundry Live is back at Fringe with Pretty Funny. It’s Lawrence’s 20th year as a stand up and to mark the occasion he’s coming out all guns blazing with another ripping hour of brilliant stand up. We’ve got five double passes to Pretty Funny upstairs at the Rhino Room on Tue Feb 25 at 7.15pm up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Mon Feb 24.
LOUISE MCCABE
When Aphrodite, the goddess of love, returns to Earth in search of the reincarnation of her favourite lover Adonis, she finds the planet in a sorry state. So she decides to linger (for about 75 minutes) to reacquaint us with the wisdom of four goddesses long banished from the planet but still lurking in our collective unconscious. We’ve got five double passes to Louise’s show Conversations With Goddesses at the Big Slapple’s 48 Lounge on Thu Feb 27 at 7pm up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Tue Feb 25.
THE UMBILICAL BROTHERS
With the best will in the world, Dane (David) and Shavid (Shane) come onstage to perform a fun show for the kids, with singing, dancing, audience participation and storytelling. Unfortunately the audience is made up of nothing but adults - and if there’s one thing adults don’t want to see, it’s a kids’ show. We’ve got five double passes to The Umbilical Brothers – A Kids Show (Not Suitable For Children) at the Royalty Theatre on Fri Feb 28 at 7pm up for grabs so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Wed Feb 26.
If you love Flight Of The Conchords, a shade of Minchin and a tad of Victor Borge, you’re gonna love Robert Taylor! Robert Taylor is desperately searching for his place in music and also for the one true love of his life. His show is a laugh-out-loud rollercoaster ride, described by critics as “the naked truth through music.” Sex, love, relationships, picking up and breaking up as well as deep and meaningfuls, family, religion and failure are all explored in this outrageously funny 55-minute musical comedy cabaret. We’ve got some tickets to Robert’s show Robert Taylor Is The Musical Misfit at Shotz on Fri Feb 28 at 8pm up for grabs so log onto ripitup. com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Wed Feb 26.
LUKE MCGREGOR
With his natural geekiness, hilarious observations and self-deprecating humour, Luke is one of the most exciting emerging stars of Australian comedy. We’ve got three double passes to Luke’s show My Soulmate Is Out Of My League at The Spare Room in the Garden Of Unearthly Delights on Tue Feb 25 at 8.15pm up for grabs so log onto ripitup. com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Competition closes at midday on Fri Feb 21.
GLORY BOX
The legendary, genre-busting, globallyacclaimed seductive and subversive culthit storms into Adelaide from Paris, London and Buenos Aires! Queen Provocateur Moira Finucane and her addictive divas go off like a box of banned firecrackers! Balloonpopping, show-stopping, pearl-swinging, trapeze-flying, disco fever! We’ve got three double passes up for grabs to Glory Box at the Paradiso Spiegeltent in the Garden Of Unearthly Delights at 10.30pm on Mon Feb 24 so log onto ripitup.com.au and enter your details for your chance to win. Get in quick as this competition closes at midday
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Slow Magic is the music journalist's biggest challenge. He won't divulge his real name or provide any biographical details, preferring to be a cipher. We just have his music to go on. So what to ask?
Fortunately, the post-chillwaver gives us some clues when he calls. Slow Magic is a he – and he's solo. He also speaks with a North American accent. And, in fact, he has betrayed the odd biographical snippet in past interviews (often with blogs). For instance, he's an old Beach Boys fan. "I think that that was one of the few cassette tapes that my parents played," Slow Magic confirms cautiously today. "I remember listening to that as I went to bed almost every night, just this compilation of The Beach Boys. I didn't really know who they were for a long time or what it was." There is no obvious Beach Boys influence in Slow Magic's "imaginary pop" but, then, he doesn't do obvious. Slow Magic, who played drums as a child in jazz and marching bands before picking up the keys, broke through with 2012's airy debut, its title a triangle, on Portugal's Lebenstrasse Records. He's likewise remixed Bon Iver. The producer routinely refers to Slow Magic as "the sound made by an unknown imaginary friend". He's actually suggested that his friend is Slow Magic – very meta. "I think the thing about the unknown imaginary friend is that it really can be whatever the person hearing the music wants it to be – or wants them to be," he says. The handle Slow Magic is significant, too. "The way that I wanted people to see it is that music is this kind of magic that we can't really explain," he posits. "You can't really explain where music comes from or how it
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impacts us so extremely. So I think even this imaginary friend could be music – and this is just the music that you're hearing from him." Slow Magic typically wears a SBTRKTlike mask that has been dubbed everything from a fox to a zebra to a wolf.The catch is that now the media tend to dwell on the mystery of Slow Magic and not the music. Is his conceit a distraction? "My whole reason at first for wanting to do this was so that people could notice the music first, and the art and the visual around the music, and so I think luckily I've not really had too many people focus too much on either trying to figure out who I am or the wrong aspect. I think it's actually helped people to see just the project and the music itself. Also there's a fun side to the mystery – people might wonder, but they're not too worried about knowing exactly all the answers
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The Tough Alliance crash landed before they ever really took flight. The Swedish duo excelled in luscious synth-pop and managed to put out three albums of trendy electronic jams before quietly bowing out a few years ago. Rising from those ashes is Eric Berglund, one half of The Tough Alliance who now goes under the moniker of ceo. Having released a highly acclaimed debut album in 2010, Berglund’s follow-up effort Wonderland explores the more experimental end of the electronic spectrum. Whorehouse is ensconced in the tribal beats of Gang Gang Dance but retains that old Tough Alliance sheen, while the title track borrows from Animal Collective’s pop catalogue. At times the sweetness of this record is sickly, but mostly it’s yet another example of fantastically styled and crafted Swedish pop. Jimmy Byzantine
Pyramid Schemes is Delta’s strongest album to date, surpassing the premier Australian MC’s scintillating debut The Lostralian. An ominous chant opens the door for the dark, cinematic title-track opener but this isn’t a collection of gloomy beats; underrated as a producer, Delta’s beats cover the spectrum of classic hip hop to prove he is one of the country’s most talented beatmakers. From psych rock (the brilliant A Madman Roams Tonight) to the uplifting soul-drenched banger No Worries to the ‘80s computer sounds of Alien, Pyramid Schemes is a showcase of intricate rhymes, catchy-as-hell hooks and first-class beats. The album also displays Delta at his most menacing; his rhymes are insightfully alarming over the threatening horns of the Amed (DITC) produced Missing Link while Delta skillfully vents over a hardcore beat on Fits Of Rage. Finally, there is the followup to his immortal For The Kings, the moving Still Kings. Pyramid Schemes proves Delta is still a king. Long may he reign. David Knight
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Brad Strut is heading to town and bringing a massive posse with him. Backed by DJ Doc Felix, the veteran Melbourne MC is headlining a huge night of live hip hop hosted by Stainz and Gamblz, and supported by Giantific Science, Shank MC & Nitro, Dynamic Methods, Trips MC and DJ Sanchez. It’s all happening at the Gov on Sat Apr 5. Tickets are $25 pre-sale or $30 on the door.
of 2012/13. He'll be performing a live show as part of the prestigious Adelaide Festival with a set at Lola's Pergola. "Definitely for somebody who may have just heard a song or something, it could be different than what they expect," he says. "I'm wearing a mask with lights. It's an energetic show. I play drums live and also a drum pad and there's a computer. I like to go into the crowd a lot with the drums sometimes – and I'll even let people play my drum pad from the front of the stage. It's always different, so I don't even know what to predict, but I'm really excited." WHO: Slow Magic WHAT: Adelaide Festival: Lola's Pergola WHERE: Torrens Riverbank WHEN: Sun Mar 2
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about it." Slow Magic acknowledges that many electronic types have previously toyed with anonymity (and used masks) – The KLF, Underground Resistance, Drexciya, Daft Punk and Burial. "It is a trend," he says. This year Slow Magic will release another album. "I'm kinda just working a lot on finishing it." Indeed, his drumming background will again be apparent. "There's still definitely a big percussive and rhythmic element that comes naturally when I'm making a song," Slow Magic reveals. "I think the first record could be described as like a summer day or a sunset or something, and the second one would be a summer night. So it progresses in a way that makes sense, but it's not a stark departure." In the meantime, the enigma is returning to Australia, having first toured over the summer
Damiano Von Eckert DJ/producer/artist/film maker/ label head Damiano Von Eckert is making his way to Australia for the very first time. The multitalented German specialises in a blend of funk, soul and hip hop, which he then morphs into his own brand of smooth house. Having released his second album Love Based Music through his AVA. label last year, Von Eckert is dropping into Sugar on Sat Mar 1. Tickets $15 on the door.
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THE FUNKOARS @ Governor Hindmarsh Fri Feb 21 THE ASTON SHUFFLE & THIEF @ Royal Croquet Club MIGUEL MIGS @ Mr Kim’s SLUMBERJACK @Rocket Bar VICTORIANA GAYE @ Nook Nosh, Unley Sat Feb 22 A DAY ON THE GREEN: HUNTERS & COLLECTORS, YOU AM I, SOMETHING FOR KATE & BRITISH INDIA @ Leconfield Wines, McLaren Vale WIRE @ Jive DAVE CHAPPELLE @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre LANCELOT @ Mr Kim’s MTNS @ Ed Castle
Sun Feb 23
MARCEL DETTMANN @ Sugar THE GIN CLUB @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights VICTORIANA GAYE @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights TRANSVAAL DIAMOND SYNDICATE @ Governor Hindmarsh
Tue Feb 25
PHIL JAMIESON @ Ramsgate Hotel TKAY MAIDZA @ Bar Smith Lawns, Adelaide Uni
Thu Feb 27
NINA LAS VEGAS, MOTEZ, COSMO’S MIDNIGHT, SABLE & TKAY MAISZA @ Rocket Bar IMOGEN BROUGH @ Jive Fri Feb 28 BLISS N ESO & HORRORSHOW @ Clipsal 500 URBAN DECAY @ Hotel Metropolitan PIGEON @ Rocket Bar Sat Mar 1 SOUNDWAVE: GREEN DAY, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, ALICE IN CHAINS, A DAY TO REMEMBER & more @ Bonython Park EMPIRE OF THE SUN & KIMBRA @ Clipsal 500 Sun Mar 2 BRUNO MARS @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DANIEL O’DONNELL & MARY DUFF @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre KEITH URBAN, GUY SEBASTIAN & BOOM CRASH OPERA @ Clipsal 500 PUBLIC ENEMY @ HQ EVERLAST @ Governor Hindmarsh Tue Mar 4 MANGO GROOVE @ Norwood Concert Hall Wed Mar 5 LIONEL RICHIE & JOHN FARNHAM @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre DAN SULTAN @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights Fri Mar 7 GAY PARIS @ Enigma Bar Sat Mar 8 DERRICK CARTER @ Garage Bar
Thu Mar 13 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE & NINE INCH NAILS @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre SUICIDE GIRLS @ HQ Fri Mar 14 - Sun
Mar 16 KUSTOM KULTURE WEEKENDER: DEKE DICKERSON, BACKY SHANK, THE SAUCERMEN & more @ Highway Hotel Fri Mar 14
KATE MILLER-HEIDKE @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights Sat Mar 15 KATE MILLER-HEIDKE @ Garden Of Unearthly Delights NEIL FINN @ Thebarton Theatre
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BATHS @ Rocket Bar
Tue Mar 18
MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY II SHOW @ Her Majesty’s Theatre
Wed Mar 19
ALAN DAVIES @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre JTR @ Governor Hindmarsh
Thu Mar 20
ILLY @ Governor Hindmarsh ASH GRUNWALD @ Ramsgate Hotel Fri Mar 21 THE ANGELS @ Jive BOOBY KEYS @ Governor Hindmarsh
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THE ANGELS @ Jive ELIZABETH ROSE @ Pirie And Co Social Club THE SMITH STREET BAND @ UniBar Sun Mar 23 JURASSIC 5 @ Thebarton Theatre CASPIAN @ Crown & Anchor Tue Mar 25 AN EVENING WITH THE CAST OF ‘SONS OF ANARCHY’ @ HQ Thu Mar 27 MICHAEL PAYNTER @ Jive Fri Mar 28 THE HOLIDAYS @ Pirie And Co Social Club IWRESTLEDABEARONCE @ Fowler’s Live LOON LAKE @ UniBar I KNOW LEOPARD @ Rocket Bar
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Guinean-born and Spanish-raised flamenco singer Buika, AKA Maria Buika,has a refreshingly holistic approach to songwriting. Despite her vocal prowess in Latin music, of which has awarded her a handful of Grammy nominations, she has no interest in fame and fortune, instead viewing herself as a medium for which creativity can flow. She didn't choose to be a singer — it's simply “her mission".
“I choose to be a free note, a melody — a 'representer'. It's a free note that is free to go to every country to sing in every language,” she croons in her thick Spanish accent, waxing lyrical to Rip It Up from Miami Beach in California. “I'm considering to sing in any language of the world before I leave, because it's my mission. I've been singing in English, Hebrew, Moroccan and many languages. When they ask me how I do it, my answer is very simple: you are the one who is the artist. And it doesn't matter what
language you sing in, it's your job and your mission. You cannot ask a farmer to do that, you cannot go into a factory and ask people, `Hey, can you sing in French?' No, because it's my job, because I'm the singer. We are women mama, we can do anything. We can be anything. We women, girl.” This March, Buika will touch down in to Adelaide to perform at WOMADelaide alongside headliners Billy Bragg and Arrested Development. It'll be her first ever trip Down Under. “I'm very excited. What amazes me is the place that it is in. Baby, it's in Australia, and that's far. I'm going to the other side,” she enthuses. “I always felt about Australia that it was the hope of the world, because it's on that other side. I'm really curious about what I'm going to see or feel over there, and I feel positive about Australian people too, they seem radical and different. “What I love about these type of festivals is that you discover new people and you discover that you're not alone. And that is really nice,” she adds.
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WHO: Buika WHAT: WOMADelaide WHERE: Botanic Pk WHEN: Fri Mar 7 - Mon Mar 10
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OHN BUTLER TRIO @ Thebarton Theatre LUCA BRASI @ Crown & Anchor Hotel FLAMENCURA @ Norwood Concert Hall
At WOMADelaide Buika will be previewing her latest studio album, La Noche Mas Larga. On the record, Buika takes wellloved standards by artists like Jacques Brel and Billie Holliday and reinfuses them with a textured Afro-flamenco-jazz fusion. “I chose those songs because they represent things which are important to me,” Buika says of the covers. “Violence in homes, situations with women are things which are big problems in Latin America and Spain, and that's why I chose those songs. I read newspapers and watch the news and try to understand and think about what to sing to make people more gentle and tender. That is when a lot of songs come into my mind those songs choose me. In today's world, to sing a song like Throw It Away I think is very positive, my sister.”
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Fri Apr 11 CALLING ALL CARS @ Fowler’s Live TWELVE FOOT NINJA @ Governor Hindmarsh Sat Apr 12 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD @ Governor Hindmarsh Fri Mar 7 - Mon Mar 10 WOMADELAIDE: ARThu Apr 17 RESTED DEVELOPMENT, KREATOR & DEATH BILLY BRAGG, NEKO ANGEL @ HQ CASE, WASHINGTON, MIKHAEL PASKALEV @ Fri Apr 18 Botanic Park SASKWATCH @ Blenheim Festival, Clare Valley Mon Mar 10 FUTURE MUSIC Mon Apr 21 FESTIVAL: PHARRELL THE ALMOST @ Fowler’s WILLIAMS, DEADMAU5, Live MACKLEMORE & RYAN HORROR MY FRIEND @ LEWIS, ERIC PRYDZ, Rocket Bar PHOENIX & more @ THE BAD SHEPHERDS Adelaide Showground @ Governor Hindmarsh
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Ryo Nakata is the flambuoyant leader of eight-piece band Osaka Monaurail, a Japanese combo who model themselves on James Brown & The JB’s.
A going concern for over two decades, the band is looking forward to returning to Australia and performing in Adelaide for the first time as part of WOMADelaide. “WOMAD is a great concept,” Nakata says, “so we can’t wait to get down there again. We did five or six shows last time and had a great time. But the most memorable moment was being invited to meet The Governor at Government House in Sydney. Don’t know how that happened, but it did.” Nakata, a jazz enthusiast, formed the band at university in 1992. “I was studying economics,” he laughs, “which I nothing about anymore, but I was in a university jazz club and we had a big band that played the music of Count Basie. And I was playing trumpet at the time — I would have
been 18 or so — but I really wanted to form a funk group. “And because I was already in the big band, it was easy enough to find horn players but not so easy to find people to play electric guitar and stuff. In fact, our bass player played double bass originally so I gave him an electric bass and asked him to learn to play it. So that’s how the band started.” Nakata adds that he considers the music Osaka Monaural present is based on jazz. “I think that James Brown and Ray Charles’ music along with most of the early R&B is rooted in jazz,” he suggests. “They just rocked it up a bit. And most of the JB’s were from a jazz background. Fred Wesley [the trombonist who now leads The New JB’s] came from the be bop era.” London-born but now Melbourne-based singer Shirley Davis has previously worked with Osaka Monaurail. “We’d done a album, I Am What I Am, with Marva Whitney, the funky diva who’d worked with James Brown in the ’60s, but when she toured Australia using The Transatlantics as
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her backing band, she became good friends with Shirley. Marva, who sadly passed away in 2012, then told us about her and said we should hook up. So we ended up recording the single No Trouble On The Mountain and Shirley toured all over with us last time we were in Australia.” The band is currently working on a new album and Nakata indicates a few new songs may make an appearance at WOMADelaide. “We always play a lot of new material anyway,” he says. “But we’re pretty flexible when we do our shows as we never write out a song list. That’s what makes it such fun on stage because nothing is ever planned in a definite way. “And if you are playing funky music, you just want to concentrate on the rhythm and not worry too much about what song is going to be next,” Nakata concludes with a laugh. WHO: Osaka Monaurail WHAT: WOMADelaide WHERE: Botanic Pk WHEN: Fri Mar 7 - Mon Mar 10
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WORLDSEND HOTEL – Lipsmack, Escapism and Til The Break (9pm)
ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: Alex Williamson (8pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) BOTANIC BAR – Big Bubba & Betty BRECKNOCK HOTEL – Breakaway Sing-A-Long Session (8.30pm) CAMEO BAR – Cameoke with Andy CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Shoot The Moose, Tabula Rasa and Kitchen Witch. Front Bar: DJ Antface DOCKSIDE TAVERN – The Ubombs (8pm) DUBLIN HOTEL – Quizmeisters Trivia (7.30pm) DUKE OF YORK – Downstairs: DJ Jon E (9pm) DJ Skinny B (1am) Beer Garden: band of the week plus DJ Dave Parry (9pm) ED CASTLE – Band Room: live bands (9pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – The Proj3cts (9pm) EMU HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) ESPLANADE HOTEL – KG’s Complete Trivia (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Mr Goodnight GARAGE BAR – Fringe show: A View From The Street (8pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Sweet Baby James & Rob Eyers (7pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Best Of The Edinburgh Fest (Fringe) Funkoars, Mr Hill and Rahjconkas. Front Bar: Gumbo Room Blues Jam GRAND BAR – OMG HIGHWAY – DJ Alli (8pm) HOTEL RICHMOND – All Vinyl DJ (6pm) HQ – Riot Society hosted by Uberjak’d JADE MONKEY – Fringe: Gabrielle Hyde & Friends LIGHT HOTEL – SCALA Live (8pm) MARION CULTURAL CENTRE – Open Mic Night (6.30pm) MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – DJ G-Rillz (9pm) PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Thirsty Thursday with DJ Tango ROB ROY HOTEL – Bogan Bingo (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Wild Things (9pm) SAILMASTER TAVERN – Peter Merchant (6pm) SUGAR – Jazz Pancake with locals and guests THE LION HOTEL – Clearway (9pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Rainbow Jam Sessions (7.30pm)
FRIDAY 21ST ALMA TAVERN – Fresh Fridays with DJs ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: DJ ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Dino Jag (8pm) Top Of The Ark: Alex Williamson (8pm) AUSTRAL – The Austral House Band (7pm) BAROSSA WEINTAL HOTEL – JR Acoustic (7.30pm) BARTLEY TAVERN – The Crew (8pm) BLUE GUMS HOTEL – Jordan & Brendan (8pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt (7pm) BOTANIC BAR – Troy J Been, Prince Aaronak and Suckerpunch BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Body Swerve (8pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAMEO BAR – DJs Lars, Lenny and guests CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Archives, The Drive Home and Relying On Luck plus DJ Adam DUKE OF YORK – Tom & Rose (7pm) ED CASTLE – Adelaide Fringe Pioneers Of Punk with Black Chrome, The U Bombs, Bohdan X and Perdition (9pm) ELDER HALL – Sally Whitwell & Marie Angel perform contemporary songs and music by Philip Glass, Michael Nyman, Yann Tiersen and Elena Kats-Chernin (8pm) ELECTRIC CIRCUS – Trashbags with resident DJs Capt N Cook, Mangie and Terror Terror plus guests ELYSIUM LOUNGE – DJs EMU HOTEL – Incredibles (9pm) ENCORE NIGHTCLUB – Get Lucky Fridays with resident DJs (9pm) ENFIELD HOTEL – Jonny Star Family Entertainment (6pm) ENIGMA – Bar 2: A Ghost Orchestra CD launch, Safe Hands, Raccoon City Police Department and Valiant Jones. Bar 3: Strike Metal Club featuring Skyhammer, Age Of Horror, Paraphernalia Wagon and Balls Deep ESPLANADE HOTEL – Theo (8pm) EXETER HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Pistol Shrimp FINDON HOTEL – karaoke (8.30pm) GARAGE BAR – Fringe show: A View From The Street (8pm)
GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Best Of The Edinburgh Fest (Fringe) Best Of The Fest Late Show (Fringe) Front Bar: Friday Night Acoustic Sessions – String Band Appalachian Fiddle Sessions & Irish Sessions GRAND JUNCTION TAVERN – Andrea Dawson (6pm) HIGHLANDER HOTEL – Frenzy (9.30pm) HILTON HOTEL: MYBAR – DJ Chaps and DJ Lumeire HOTEL TIVOLI – Honey with DJs HOWL THE MOON – Emily Davis with Sam Buckingham (8pm) IRISH CLUB – Shamrocks ‘n’ Shenanigans Live Acoustic Sessions (7pm) JADE MONKEY – Fringe: Gabrielle Hyde & Friends JIVE – Bob Log III LADY DALY HOTEL – Stephen O’Malley (8.30pm) LIGHT HOTEL – Black Market (9pm) LIMBO – DJs LONDON TAVERN – Live Acoustic Weekly (5pm) Rewind Fridays with DJ Wolfman LORD MELBOURNE – karaoke with Laura Lee MARINA SUNSET BAR – live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – Gary Isaacs (6.30pm) MARS BAR – guests DJs plus drag shows MICK O’SHEA’S – Paul Smith Duo (7pm) NORWOOD CONCERT HALL – For Your Love: 60s British Rock Invasion OFFICE ON PIRIE – DJ Jess (4.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Slyde (7.30pm) PORT NOARLUNGA FOOTBALL CLUB – Pigsteerer, Rowdy Neighbours and In Case Of Emergency (8pm) PRINCE ALBERT HOTEL – Acoustic Session (6pm) DJ (9pm) PRODUCERS HOTEL – After Four Fridays Garden Grooves with DJs Justice and DrDamage plus special guests (4pm) PROSPECT TOWN HALL – Let it Roll (9pm) RACQUETS SA – 60/40 with DJ Lee (8pm)
RAMSGATE HOTEL – DJ Snake & DJ Rupheo (9pm) RED SQUARE – DJs REX HOTEL – karaoke (8pm) ROB ROY HOTEL – Bogan Bingo (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Cats at Rocket (9pm) ROYAL CROQUET CLUB – Mr Goodnight ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Russel Stuart Trio (7.30pm) SAILMASTER TAVERN – Paul Stubbings (7pm)
SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – DJ (8pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Dead Lucky (8pm) SOUTHWARK HOTEL – Squirrel Grip STAG – Upstairs: DJs play urban and dance. Downstairs: DJs play retro STAMFORD PLAZA: CASCADES – Jacqui Lim (5.30pm) SUGAR – SHGZ: Fridays at Sugar SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Nothing But ‘90s with DJs TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing requests TAPAS ON HINDLEY – flamenco shows by Studio Flamenco (7.30pm) TEA TREE GULLY HOTEL – Animal House (9pm) THE ELEPHANT – Kopy Catz and DJ G-Rillz (9pm) THE GOODY – Ch@t Room THE LION HOTEL – live entertainment TONSLEY HOTEL – Tavern Bar: Johnny G (4.45pm) Two Hard Basket (9pm) Chrysler Bar: Idle Saints (9.30pm) VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – DJs WOODCROFT TAVERN – Stonecrow (8pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – Ice On Mercury, Cherry Grind, Evil Twin and The Unknown Artists (9pm) ZHIVAGO – Hello DJs: Terence, Gumshoe, Faint One and Skot Holder
SATURDAY 22ND ARCHER HOTEL – Upstairs: Jaki J. Downstairs: band and DJ ARKABA HOTEL – Top Of The Ark: Alex Williamson (8pm) Sportys Bar + Arena: One Planet (10pm) BOTANIC BAR – Sanji, Brad Sawyer and Tom Wilson BRIDGEPORT HOTEL – karaoke (9pm) BUSHMAN HOTEL: GAWLER – DJ CAVAN HOTEL – Karnival with live bands (9pm) CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Harry & The Hitmen (9pm) COVE TAVERN – Think Pink CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: The Sunbirds, Wild Things and Oh Me My plus DJ Azz CUMBERLAND HOTEL: GLANVILLE – karaoke with Nicole (8pm) DUKE OF YORK – Front Room: DJ Mitchy B. Beer Garden: DJ Parry. Upstairs: DJ Skinny B, MC Scotty and guest DJs ELDER HALL – Sally Whitwell & Marie Angel perform contemporary songs and music by Philip Glass, Michael Nyman, Yann Tiersen and Elena Kats-Chernin (3pm and 10pm)
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OLD SPOT HOTEL – Flight 69 (9.30pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Street Talk (8.45pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Harvest (8pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Tube Steaks (10.30pm) PRETORIA HOTEL – Tempus Vex (9pm) PROSPECT TOWN HALL – Let it Roll (7pm)
RAMSGATE HOTEL – Adelaide’s best cover bands RED SQUARE – DJs Marek, Law, Dub Drop DJs, Decker, Bollocks, Krispy, Shawty, Capital D, DV8 and Jazz plus MCs Skippy and Dylan ROB ROY HOTEL – Bogan Bingo (8pm) ROCKET BAR – Rocket Saturdays (9pm) ROYAL CROQUET CLUB – Ash Gale SAILMASTER TAVERN – Justin Parker (7pm) SANDBAR – requests with DJs SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic sessions SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – Broken Theory (9pm) SUGAR – ITDE DJs and interstate & international guests SWISH: STAMFORD PLAZA – Shuffle TALBOT HOTEL – DJ playing retro and requests TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Russell Stuart (7.30pm) TEQUILA REA – Bongo Madness with guest DJs THE ELEPHANT – Gate Crashes and DJ G-Rillz (9pm) THE LION HOTEL – Absolut Saturdays: Wasabi (9pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Swapsides (8.30pm) VALLEY INN – karaoke VICTORIA HOTEL: O’HALLORAN HILL – Rumours WALKERS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Sessions (9pm) WINDSOR HOTEL – Jump ‘n’ Jive (8.45pm) WOODCROFT TAVERN – karaoke (8pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – Fringe Show: Transvaal Diamond Syndicate with Filthy Lucre and Jungle City (9pm) ZHIVAGO – High Heels DJs: Chaps, Hemilove, Bottle Rockets and Track Team
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SUNDAY 23RD ALMA TAVERN – Sunday School ARKABA HOTEL – Lounge Bar: Vogue Duo with Antonio Villano & Kate Lara (3pm) Top Of The Ark: Australia’s Only Keith Urban Tribute Show (8pm) BENJAMIN ON FRANKLIN – Souled Out Sessions with DJs Dave Collins and Jason Lee BLUE GUMS HOTEL – Emily Smith (3pm) BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – Dave Hunt BOTANIC BAR – Eric The Falcon BRAHMA LODGE HOTEL – Leadfoot (4pm) BRITISH HOTEL: PT ADELAIDE – The Port Rocks event featuring The Party Cats (2pm) CLOVERCREST HOTEL – Paul Stubbings (2pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Fringe shows DOCKSIDE TAVERN – The Port Rocks event featuring The Rustlers (1pm) DOG & DUCK – Sneaky Sundays with Jak Morris DUCK INN: COROMANDEL VALLEY – Fleurieu Joe (3pm) ED CASTLE – Beer Garden: Acoustic Sundays (2pm) EMU HOTEL – Andrea Dawson (2pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – Lost City Presents EXPERIENCE CAFÉ – Season To Taste (7.30pm) FED ON SEMAPHORE – Thelma & Louise (4pm) FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – The Port Rocks event featuring The Crew (3pm) GILBERT STREET HOTEL – Tara Carragher and Richard Coates (2pm) GLENELG SURF CLUB – La Mar Sundays (3pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Transvaal Diamond Syndicate (6pm) GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Fringe show: Soursob Bob (4.30pm) GRAND BAR – bands, DJs and MCs HOLDFAST BAY BOWLING & CROQUET CLUB – Barefoot At The Bay with DJs presented by The House Cats (2pm) HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – 888 Poker (6.30pm) HOWL THE MOON – Emily Davis with Clementine Ford – Notes To A Life Well Lived: A Love Song In E Minor (6pm) JADE MONKEY – British Robots and Mustered Courage
LIGHT HOTEL – Vonni’s Big Arvo LIGHTHOUSE HOTEL – The Port Rocks event featuring In Like Flynn (4pm) LIGHTHOUSE SQUARE: PORT ADELAIDE – The Port Rocks event featuring a classic car show, food trucks, The Clothing Exchange pop-up event plus The Switchblades, The Memphis Suns, East Texas and Dead Lucky (11am) LORD MELBOURNE HOTEL – Muddy Road MARINA SUNSET BAR – Sunset Sessions featuring live acoustic music MARION HOTEL – Adelaide Comedy featuring Lindsay Webb (4pm) MARS BAR – VJK classic video hits MICK O’SHEA’S – Shannon Lloyd Duo (2pm) OLD CLARENDON INN – Sweet Baby James & Rob Eyers (4.30pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Graham Breeding Jazz Trio (2.30pm) PARA HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB – Redline (4pm) PORT DOCK BREWERY HOTEL – The Port Rocks event featuring The Satellites and Lady Voodoo & The Rituals (1pm)
PRETORIA HOTEL – Ash Gale (1.30pm) RAMSGATE HOTEL – acoustic session (4pm) Tom Kurzel & Ed Trainor fortnightly rotation (7.30pm) PROSPECT TOWN HALL – Let it Roll (7pm) ROB ROY HOTEL – Bogan Bingo (8pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Zkye & The Guys (8.30pm) SAILMASTER TAVERN – Justin Parker (2pm) SEACLIFF BEACH HOTEL – acoustic soloists SEMAPHORE PALAIS – Agent 99 (4.30pm) SEMAPHORE WORKERS CLUB – Hoy-Hoy! (4pm) SUGAR – Mods, Driller and Nu Jeans TAP INN HOTEL: KENT TOWN – Acoustic Sessions THE LION HOTEL – Andrew Hayes (2.30pm) Quinny, Parko & Friends (6pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Sundy Mantis (2pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – The B-Sharps (7pm) WELLINGTON HOTEL: WELLINGTON – Sunday Sessions: live music on the banks of the Murray (3pm) WEST THEBBY HOTEL – karaoke with Margi & Shaggy (8.30pm)
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MARION HOTEL – 888 Poker (6.30pm) PJ O’BRIENS – Davy T’s Music Trivia (7.30pm)
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RAMSGATE HOTEL – PHIL JAMIESON (SOLO) AND ASH GALE
BAKEHOUSE THEATRE – Uncloaked: A Satirical Cabaret Fantasy (9pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Fringe shows EXETER ON RUNDLE – The Welchoids, Stink Lines and Blast Rhombus EXPERIENCE CAFÉ – Season To Taste (7.30pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Weekend Warriors Round 36 Concert. Front Bar: Rear Admiral Stand Up Comedy (Fringe) Balcony Bar: Lord Stompy’s Tin Sandwich GRACE EMILY HOTEL – Billy Bob’s BBQ Jam HOTEL ROYAL: TORRENSVILLE – Ultimate Quiz with Graham Lawrence (7pm) PARAFIELD GARDENS COMMUNITY CLUB – Complete Trivia (7pm) RHINO ROOM – One Mic Stand open mic comedy SUGAR – Big Bubba and Eric The Falcon THE LION HOTEL – Brian Ruiz with Troy Loakes and Paul Vallen (8pm)
TUESDAY 25TH AUSSIE INN HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) BAKEHOUSE THEATRE – Uncloaked: A Satirical Cabaret Fantasy (9pm) BOTANIC BAR – Ash Wilson CROWN & ANCHOR – Band Room: Cranker Comedy. Front Bar: DJs Stevie & Duncan EXETER ON RUNDLE – Ben Salter (7.30pm) Bitches Of Zeus DJs EXPERIENCE CAFÉ – Season To Taste (7.30pm) GASLIGHT TAVERN – The Blues Lounge hosted by Ron Davidson & Trevor Graham (8pm) GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Best Of The Edinburgh Fest (Fringe) Front Bar: Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society HILTON HOTEL – KG’s Complete Trivia (7pm)
ROB ROY HOTEL – Bogan Bingo (8pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Point 05 (8.30pm) SUGAR – CU Next Tuesday with Sonny Side-Up and Driller THE LION HOTEL – Zkye and Damo (7.30pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – DJ Dylan Sanders (8pm) WHITMORE HOTEL – Acoustic Raw Jam WINDSOR HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm)
WEDNESDAY 26TH ARKABA HOTEL – Latino Grooves Salsa Classes (6pm) BAKEHOUSE THEATRE – Uncloaked: A Satirical Cabaret Fantasy (9pm) BOTANIC BAR – Gemma CENTRAL DISTRICTS FOOTBALL CLUB – Quiz Wiz (7.45pm) CHALLA GARDENS HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7pm) CHRISTIES BEACH HOTEL – Complete Trivia (7.30pm) CROWN & ANCHOR – Geek with DJ Trip EMU HOTEL – DJ night (8pm) EXCHANGE HOTEL: GAWLER – Live Music Exchange (7.30pm) EXETER ON RUNDLE – DJ Curtis FINDON HOTEL – Muso’s Jam hosted by Streaker FINSBURY HOTEL – karaoke (8pm) FIRST COMMERCIAL HOTEL – karaoke (7pm) GOVERNOR HINDMARSH – Main Room: Best Of The Edinburgh Fest (Fringe) Comedy Hypnosis Rewired (Fringe) Front Bar: Open Mic Night HIGHWAY – The Combi Room HQ – NeverLand KENSINGTON HOTEL – Uke ‘n’ Play: Beginners To Advanced Ukulele LIGHT HOTEL – Open Mic Night (8pm)
MICK O’SHEA’S – Celtic Connection PORTLAND HOTEL – karaoke with Shaggy (9pm) ROB ROY HOTEL – My Secret Life (8pm) ROYAL OAK HOTEL: NTH ADELAIDE – Phil Jamieson (solo) and Ash Gale SEAFORD HOTEL – karaoke with Suzanne (8.30pm) SLUG ‘N LETTUCE BRITISH PUB – karaoke with Margi (7.30pm) SUGAR – Mixed Tape with Lauren Rose, Ferris Mular and Mr Whiskas THE LION HOTEL – Proton Pill (9pm) TONSLEY HOTEL – Tonsley Trivia (7pm) TORRENS ARMS HOTEL – Trivia Wednesday (7pm) WORLDSEND HOTEL – live music
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Wolf Creek 2 Greg McLean, co-writer, co-producer and director of Wolf Creek 2, has taken nine years to manage a sequel to his popular and certainly notorious original. He begins the following interview by explaining that a follow-up was always on the cards: “When we sold the original film to the American distributors back in 2005 they immediately offered to make a sequel. And I turned them down back then as I thought it would just be a quickie cash-in piece of crap, when we all thought that we’d made a really good movie… I thought it would be better to wait a while… Although we waited longer than I thought we would, and so it has been a pretty longtime coming, but it was worth it so that we could properly bring back this special Australian bogeyman. And it was great to be able to go back and revisit him.”
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he first Wolf Creek was divisive due to its violence, but McLean and star John Jarratt (AKA infamous serial killer Mick Taylor) weren’t uneasy about returning to such intense material, especially considering that sequels generally would need to be even more violent. “No, everyone was just mad keen to do it. We had problems with financing falling through and things like that, but we were all passionate about it, particularly John… We were all nuts to get it made, and we just had to get over that mountain.” Given that Jarratt is such a nice bloke in real life, and such a monster on screen as Mick, did McLean have to give him lots of direction to make him play bad — or maybe rein him in a bit, at times, to stop him getting over-the-top bad? “That’s what actors do: they transform. As John says often, he’s playing a character that’s the total opposite of his actual personality. John has particular life experiences as an actor and particular talents, and he can look at the character objectively and instinctively and find
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a way to connect to it. And that’s the great challenge for any actor playing any character: you’ve got to find the truth to it… And John’s found a way to connect
“There are some things here that are so dark and horrible that the only way to deal with them is to laugh. It’s just one of those things that you have to do… There is a kind of way that we deal with things that are horrible like this: we laugh. It’s so horrible that we have to…”
to the character truthfully… People are always asking, ‘How does he do that!?’, but that’s what great actors do: they find that connection, no matter what the character is.” The first Wolf Creek featured three familiar players alongside Jarratt (Kestie
Morassi, Cassandra Magrath and Nathan Phillips), but the sequel features really only one: Ryan Corr, star of TV’s nowdeceased Packed To The Rafters as Paul Hammersmith. “I’d seen him on that show, yes, and I thought he had a striking quality as an actor. When we were auditioning for this, we were looking at everyone — and then he came in and just gave this phenomenal screen test… And it’s important to have fresh faces like him in a movie like this, as it helps with the believability of the world that we’re creating.” McLean also defends the film’s humour which, however black and sick, is more pronounced in this sequel. “There are some things here that are so dark and horrible that the only way to deal with them is to laugh. It’s just one of those things that you have to do… There is a kind of way that we deal with things that are horrible like this: we laugh. It’s so horrible that we have to… The humour is more tied in with the fact that this is a different movie from the first one. We wanted to expand things, to see Mick more, to see more of his world. We wanted to see more of him so that we could learn more about his character… So it was more that this one was intended to be a ride for the audience, while the first one was more chilling and claustrophobic and relentless. It’s more of a thriller, a ride that you don’t want to end.” And finally: will there be a Wolf Creek 3? And does McLean see himself as a specialist in the scarier side of movies - or is he tiring of the horrific side of things? “I’m interested in stories that have an impact emotionally, sure. Horror and thrillers and suspensers are genres where you can explore those things, but I’m interested in all types of stories and
Between The Creeks So what’s Greg McLean been up to between 2005’s Wolf Creek and 2014’s sequel? Look for… Rogue (2007): The knives were out for writer/director/producer McLean’s WC follow-up, and some hated this giant-croc horror/thriller. But it’s great fun, with Radha Mitchell, Michael Vartan, John Jarratt and Sam Worthington in peril — with a few main players getting eaten. Red Hill (2010): McLean executive produced Patrick Hughes’ dark corrupt-country-town drama, and it’s also worth reappraising due to fine performances from Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis and others. And Crawlspace (2012), a Pine Gap-set creeper only produced by McLean, and pretty obscure. Indeed, so obscure that no one’s seen it. Oops.
movies... And Wolf 3? I’m open to all ideas and suggestions. It’s really up to whether the audience embraces Wolf Creek 2, so it’s up to the audience. I really love making these movies. I mean, they’re really hard work but I love making them, and I love working with the people I make these movies with, so yes, if the audience wants it then we’ll definitely do it!”
WHAT: Wolf Creek 2 WHERE: Cinemas everywhere WHEN: Now
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a love story, but using that as a veiled excuse to capitalise on prolonged, graphic sex scenes. As Adèle (Clementine in the book), Exarchopoulos is a snivelling, slack-jawed slob, who eats with her mouth open, can’t control her hair and appears to have a sinus problem. These messy traits may be an effort to make her less girly, but she also seems vacant, immature and is the hardest aspect of the film to like difficult when her presence monopolises every scene. The progression of the girls’ relationship, though more drawn out than necessary, is widely relatable, however lust triumphs over love too often, and in creating a separate entity from the book, Kechiche has sacrificed a lot of the poignancy. Still, if implicitly underaged lesbian sex is your thing, have a crack at it.
AAA Lesbian sex. Now that I have your attention, French filmmaker Abdellatif Kechiche’s Palme d’orwinning, abstract adaptation of Julie Maroh’s graphic novel tells the coming of age/coming-out tale of Adèle (Adèle Exarchopoulos), a teen whose chance passing of a blue-haired young woman (Lea Séydoux, Midnight in Paris) leads to Adèle questioning her sexuality and her identity. The pair forms a friendship which evolves into a sexual relationship. Fans of Maroh’s novel may take issue with significant changes to her original story. What was once a beautifully artistic statement about love repeatedly found, lost and impacted by homophobia, becomes a class struggle, still expressed around
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This second filming of Scott Spencer’s novel (after the even dorkier 1981 version) is overheated, melodramatic hokum, even though the cast is okay and there’s something almost comforting in the way that this goofy plotline never gets old. Co-writer/director Shana Feste’s take on the tale has the justgraduated-from-High-School David Elliot (Alex Pettyfer) summon the courage to try it on with Jade Butterfield (Gabriella Wilde), a blonde wallflower (yeah, right!) from a moneyed family who’s spent the last two years studying and grieving for her late brother. Jade’s mum Anne ( Joely Richardson) and brother Keith (Aussie Rhys Wakefield) and David’s mechanic Dad Harry (Robert Patrick) are unalarmed by the young ‘uns infatuation, but Jade’s Dad Hugh (Bruce Greenwood) is increasingly unhappy, as he wants Jade to be a doctor like him (actually he’s a cardiologist get it?) and not waste her time with some kid from the wrong side of the tracks. And does such a place exist anymore? Glowingly photographed, overdosed on emo musical scoring and weirdly sexless (the camera cuts away the one time David and Jade look likely to do the deed, and is mostly thereafter content to offer shots of them hugging and making goo-goo eyes), this isn’t badly done, and yet there are as-yet-undiscovered tribes in the heart of the Amazon who would think that it’s a bit clichéd.
Many insisted that Mark Helprin’s 1983 novel was unfilmable (including Martin Scorsese), and this longtime-coming version does nothing to suggest otherwise, with culty writer/producer Akiva Goldsman making his feature début as director and casting his bigtime pals to try and disguise the bewildering nuttiness. Assuming that we’ve read the book, Goldsman leaps in head-first: in a fantasy version of New York in the later 19th Century, we see Peter Lake as a baby cast adrift, Moses-like, in the Hudson River, and then we pick up in 1916 when Peter’s grown up to look like Colin Farrell and, as a result of his crimes, is being pursued by goons commanded by supernatural (?) kingpin Pearly Soames (hammy Russell Crowe frequently forgetting he’s meant to be Irish). Peter’s saved by a magical flying horse (?), which takes him to the home of Beverly Penn (Jessica Brown Findlay), who has a movie-land dose of consumption that makes her hopelessly gorgeous and causes her to die after what seems like hours in the love-struck Peter’s arms. But never fear as, by way of the perplexingly non-chronological plot, we know that Peter survives until 2014 (?), and looks for the reincarnated Beverly there. Or, um, something gruesomely romantic like that. Also starring Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt and Will Smith, this grandiosely overcooked and preposterously serious epic is one of the most ludicrous mainstream movies in years.
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Lone Survivor (MA), co-writer/ director/producer Peter (Battleship) Berg’s filming of Marcus Luttrell’s true war story, stars Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster and Eric Bana. Moshi Monsters: The Movie (G), an advertising tie-in/cash-in animation for very young children, is co-directed by Wip Vernooij and Morgan Francis and features Katsuma, Poppet, Mr Snoodle and friends - and no celebrity voices. Director Alexander Payne’s follow-up to The Descendants is the bitter comedic drama Nebraska (M), which offers Bruce Dern, Will Forte and Stacy Keach.
AAA Known in America as That Awkward Moment but changed elsewhere for some mysterious reason, writer/director Tom Gormican’s maleperspective/buddy-buddy/relationship-esque comedy features another attempt by Zac Efron to toughen up a bit, as well as lots of potty-mouth bad language, frank sexy stuff and, yes it’s true, a few generous laughs and actual charm. Three lifelong NY chums, Jason (Zac), Daniel (Miles Teller) and Mikey (Michael B Jordan), do blokey activities to cheer up young doctor Mikey when he discovers that his wife Vera ( Jessica Lucas) has been unfaithful with a lawyer, and to support him the trio agrees that they’re all going to remain single as long as possible and enjoy themselves before the darkness of their 30s hits. However, wouldn’t you know it, contrived romantic circumstances prevail: Vera keeps coming back to Mikey; Daniel might be getting closer to his platonic pal Chelsea (Mackenzie Davis); and Jason meets Ellie (Imogen Poots) and scares himself as he contemplates the C-word (sorry, commitment!). Helped greatly by the way that the three lad leads are obviously friends off-camera (and do stick around for the final blooper reel, no matter how cheesy that sounds), Gormican’s film doesn’t offer much that’s new or profound (duh) but does suggest that Zac could cut it as a real star provided he does something about that weird electrified haircut.
Director Roger Michell’s follow-up to Hyde Park On Hudson is the drama about romance and getting-on Le WeekEnd (M), drawn from a script by Hanif Kureishi and toplining Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan and Jeff Goldblum. And, finally, Wolf Creek 2 (MA!), cowriter/director/producer Greg McLean’s sequel to his own 2005 original, is another Aussie horror/splatter epic again featuring John Jarratt as outback mass murderer Mick Taylor, and this time also throwing in Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn and Phillipe Klaus.
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Steven ter Horst Chocolatier After years of searching I have found the perfect food and beverage match. I can’t believe it has taken this long but here it is: chocolate, with chocolate. This heavenly pair, drawn from years of European tradition and made right here in our very own city. Steven ter Horst had an Unley Rd presence until relocating their delicious operation to a much more convenient Rundle St shop front. With more space to move they’ve introduced a larger menu and best of all, more chocolate! Their individual bites are made using Belgian and French coverture chocolate with the addition of scrumptious local and exotic flavours and fillings to tempt even the fussiest of connoisseurs. You might like to meet “Lily”; she’s a subtly sweet delight filled with local mangrove honey infused with saffron in a smooth ganache, or perhaps “Tahlia” – a kiwi fruit and champagne flavoured beauty. For those who like it a little more spicy then “Chloe” is definitely your girl, with layered apple and a zingy cinnamon ganache. After drooling our way through a list of these singles picked from the glass topped counter, we moved a little further along to the gateaux (that’s French for orgasmic cake, you know). First up, was the “Raspberry Blush” subtle in flavour and supple in looks, this coconut sponge with raspberry mousse might make you blush, but no more than the Lemon Lush. A lemon mousse dome with praline cream and a cocoa sponge that made my dessert date quiver with delight. I’m “Nuts About Chocolate” and you will be too, after your first bite of this nut filled treat – with a chocolate and almond base, hazelnut
daquoise and chocolate cream, topped with gold leaf. Between mouthfuls of creamy, cakey goodness we sipped on house-made hot chocolates, with a base of creamy ganache infused with flavours including fruit de bois (strawberry, raspberry and blackberry), Spanish spices (cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg) and my personal favourite, the chocolate-mint. Almost as good looking as the chocolate is the interior of this refurbished space, with dazzling white and exposed brick walls, concrete floors and a shiny black bar featuring the glass topped treat-filled counter. A long timber bench extends along the side of the store and there are smaller tables for those looking for closer conversation. The store misses that intimate feel that some chocolate-swillers look for and you might feel like a gateaux on display if you take a spot near the window, but I consider it good advertising for passers by – bearing witness to the guilty grins of patrons inside. I’ve heard a rumour that Steven ter Horst is now supplying chocolates infused with native Australian flavours to restaurant Orana located just across the street—now that’s a cup of neighbourly sugar I’d like to borrow.
WHEN: Steven ter Horst Chocolatier WHERE: 256 Rundle Street WHEN: Mon–Thu 10am–11pm, Fri & Sat 10am–late, Sun 11am–11pm INFO: steventerhorst.com.au
Dancing In The Streets For people who like to sit on the road, drink wine and listen to music while the traffic is diverted around you – has Splash Adelaide got the event for you! Favourite ‘pop-up’ extravaganza, the Waymouth Street Party, is coming back from Fri Feb 21. Featuring local produce, live art and music, the Street Party has always been a big hit – and will no doubt continue to be so, even – or especially – during the busy Fringe season. What: Waymouth Street Party When: from 4pm, Fri Feb 21 and Fri Mar 7
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Taurus 21.04/20.05
Communication is the key. Love travels through beautiful landscapes and really difficult ones too. The path of life itself keeps being there, even when the landscape changes. Keep walking. Keep talking. Clamming up now would be playing into the hands of an old demon.
Gemini 21.05/21.06
Mercury is in Pisces, which is a non-verbal place. Fish don’t make a lot of noise. For someone as loquacious as the average twin person, this is slightly discomforting and unfamiliar territory. To make friends with it, you will have to discover the virtues of listening from your heart.
Cancer 22.06/22.07
Life is doing its level best to draw you out of your hiding place. Pluto is encouraging you to have courage and climb all the mountains you want to climb. Uranus is doing his level best to inspire you to be feisty, capricious and unpredictable. Let go of your iron grip. It’s play time!
Leo 23.07/22.08
The moon is full and it’s in Leo. Though you prefer to be lit by the raw flames of the Sun, the reflected magnificence of the moon will do. Energy is high. The ball is well and truly in your court. Any difficulties you have been having can be blown out of the water. Trust yourself.
Virgo 23.08/22.09
Having been through a fallow patch, designed to take you through a process of let-go and regeneration, it’s time to face the diabolical wonders of relationship. They are only diabolical because of what we see about ourselves in the shiny mirror of love. Fire up your courage.
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Libra 23.09/23.10
Life is sending a lot of love your way, even as it sends you off to a place of retreat, to regenerate. Crawl out of your chrysalis with no complaint or grief, for the loss of the caterpillar form you are leaving behind. Life is in no way abandoning you. It is rejuvenating you. Get it!
The South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA) has opened registrations and nominations for the 2014 event. The festival, which features pop-up exhibitions of SA artists all around the city between Fri Aug 1 and Sun Aug 24, is also inviting venues to sign up as host. Applications to join SALA as an exhibiting artist or gallery space close on Mon May 19. Artists are also invited to nominate for awards, including Rip It Up’s very own prize for Best Young Artist (18-30-year-olds presenting in any medium). South Australians can nominate a SA artist to become the subject of a book! Both the 2015 and 2016 publications are under consideration at the moment, produced in conjunction with Adelaide’s Wakefield Press. It’s an exciting time to be an artist in SA! For more information and to register, head to salafestival.com
Scorpio 24.10/21.11
The full moon is blazing in all its glory in Leo. The sun is being as extroverted as the sun can be over in Aquarius. You are surrounded by light. It will take all your wisdom to refrain from hightailing it to your hidey-hole. Stand tall. This is no time for world-weariness. Face the light.
Sagittarius 22.11/21.12
Existence is inviting you to climb the stairs of destiny. Consider letting in enough of your personal power to take on the awesome responsibility of being part of a human race in need of energy, illumination vision and wisdom. By offering your gift, it will be polished and refined.
Capricorn 22.12/19.01
Malia Wearn, Spirit Totem, 2013
It’s a tricky time – no matter how you look at it. There’s no easy way to get traction, unless you really let in the life lessons that being presented to you. Do all this playfully. Be more pragmatic and less of a fire cracker. Integrate sensibilities and sensitivities into your flight plan.
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Venus and Pluto are dancing. Pluto is seducing you into existentially rich depths. Venus is inviting you to go out, dance, delight and feast on life’s deliciousness. Be as awake as you can be. Don’t dull your senses for a moment. That’s no way to delight. Be full like the moon.
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Aquarius 20.01/18.02
The moon is full in Leo. The sun is enjoying its last few days in Aquarius for a year. The planets are aligning for you to taste a gorgeous moment of wholeness. The things we wrestle with invariably turn out to be either our friends, or parts of ourselves that we need to integrate.
Pisces 19.02/20.03
Ready yourself. The sun is about to shine across your waters. In the meantime, the full moon is charging you up, bringing you up from the depths of the ocean to the sparkling lights dancing across its surface. Such wonders are fleeting. Soak all the good things up unashamedly.
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Meg Wilson, Flounce (detail), 2013
Aries 21.03/20.04
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Amy Joy Watson, Untitled, 2013 recipient of Rip It Up’s Young Artist Award for Best Young Artist
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If you haven’t made it out yet to any of the Grid Festival venues, now is the time to go. While everyone is distracted by the Fringe, get into some gallery space to see what six Artist Run Initiatives (ARIs) and 17 new and independent Adelaidebased artists can do. Collated by Sundari Carmody (artist), Alex Lofting (artist/designer) and Adele Sliuzas (curator), Grid Festival celebrates all the very best things to emerge from artist-run spaces and collectives. Taking place across Dymaxion Lab, FELTspace, Format, The Mill, onesixteenth and tarpspace, the event aims to be more than just a presentation of work: it’s an investigation into culture and encourages constructive, engaged debate about ARIs and the arts. Events include artist studio tours and the ‘SympARIum’ on Thu Mar 6, a three-guest panel that will discuss the issues and outcomes of the Festival. Guests of the SympARIum will be Polly Dance (FELTspace and Constance ARI), Nick Garner (Das Platforms) and Monte Masi (Adelaide Festival, Artist). Alongside critical discussions, there will be opportunities to view exhibitions of inventive, invigorating and exciting work from new artists. Grid Festival runs until Thu Mar 6. For details, see gridfestival.com.au
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casper&pearl: Sweet Heart High Adelaide label casper&pearl launched their latest collection, Sweet Heart High, on Valentine’s Day, a romantic gesture for a collection that communicates a comingof-age story. From athletic sweatshirts to bright floral sets to burgundy overalls to black jumpsuits, you can see the Sandra Dee transition throughout the collection. And for a true ‘90s resurgence, check out the focus on socks and sandals. The brand’s focus on developing highly-desired silhouettes and exclusive prints have seen the label launch in the Dominican Republic and stocked in leading US retail chain, Urban Outfitters, a major coup for 21-year-old designer Stacey Henrickson. casperandpearl.com
The Clothing Exchange Adelaide Since initially being introduced by Katie Luckins as a part of her Master’s degree in Fashion at RMIT as an initiative to reduce fashion waste – which constitutes expenditure of $1.7billion annually in Australia – The Clothing Exchange has become such a success it now has a national focus. Each city has its own ‘hosts’ for clothing exchanges, with Kristen Newlyn just announced as Adelaide’s own, with her first swap for female clothing only
taking place at Lighthouse Sq, McLaren Wharf on Sun Feb 23 as a part of the Port Rocks Festival. The whole idea is just what it sounds like – turn up with a swag of unwanted, but still valuable, garments and swap them for something new. This way, you can diversify and refresh your wardrobe – while saving pennies and the planet. The system works. clothingexchange.com.au WHAT: Adelaide Clothing Exchange WHERE: Lighthouse Sq, McLaren Wharf WHEN: Sun Feb 23 TICKETS: $15 (from eventbrite.com.au)
O’Week: Market Day There’s no better way to make friends than by shopping. As a part of their O’Week activities, Hub Central at Adelaide Uni will be packed with stallholders. Don’t let overpriced textbooks be the only thing you buy on O’Week. And if that’s not incentive enough, Market Day will also herald yet another famous free BBQ. Take advantage of them while they’re here. Trust us, they don’t last. WHAT: Market Day WHERE: Hub Central, University Of Adelaide WHEN: Thu Feb 27, 10am-3pm.
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DVD Reviews
2 Guns
Big Ass Spider!
Generation War
Sony / MA / 109 mins
Monster Pictures / MA / 85 mins
Hopscotch / MA / 270 mins
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Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur’s filming of Steven Grant’s graphic novels is so sweatily hyper it’s exhausting, and you have to wonder what stars Mark Wahlberg (also in Kormákur’s Contraband) and Denzel Washington are doing in such a ridiculous actioner, given that it was originally slated to feature the more pleasingly dopey Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. The trailer makes it clear that Bobby (Denzel) and Stig (Mark) are undercover agents (the former’s DEA and the latter’s with the Navy), but neither realises this until it’s too late into their plot to rob a bank and frame each other as a means to capture drug lord Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos), although somehow the Southern-fried Earl (Bill Paxton) fits into this dumb-arse game of cross, doublecross and triple-cross. And the film takes a surprising and infuriating amount of time before Bobby and Stig finally work out who exactly the other is, and by that time Washington and Wahlberg have been allowed full reign to turn on performances of such extreme cockiness you’ll be longing for both to be locked and/or blown up.
Director Mike Mendez’s comedic celebration of the ‘Monster Movie’ is nicely witty, with cool humour and real charm (instead of cynical silliness) in between sometimes scary and agreeably graphic arachnid mayhem. An LA exterminator named Alex Mathis (funny Greg Grunberg) is in hospital with a (non-big-ass) spider bite, and is called upon when an apparent spider (which hitched a ride inside a mysteriously withered corpse) gets loose in the ventilators. And by the time the shoebox-sized critter gets outside, and Alex and his new security guard pal Jose (Lombardo Boyar) have become mixed-up in the situation with Major Braxton Tanner (Ray Wise), it’s started to get bigger, and pretty soon Tanner and his men are unable to keep a lid on the situation as the thing grows to truck-like proportions and, finally, as shown on the DVD cover and poster (and in the film’s opening sequence), the size of a block of flats, as Alex manfully pursues the beast in case it tries to put the bite on Lieutenant Carly Brant (Clare Kramer) before he can.
Originally known as Unsere Mütter, Unsere Väter (My Mother, My Father), this German miniseries (three 90 minute installments) is subtly powerful enough to stand out, even in the overcrowded World War 2 drama field. In 1941 Berlin, five young and naïve friends prepare for war, believing they’ll be heroes: there’s officer Wilhelm (Volker Bruch), assigned by his chilly dad to look after his pacifist brother Friedhelm (Tom Schilling, star of contemporary German pics like Oh Boy), although dad wouldn’t mind if Friedhelm didn’t come home; nurse Charlotte (Miriam Stein), in love with Wilhelm and looking forward to Wehrmacht service; glamourous Greta (Katharina Schüttler), dreaming of performing all over Europe; and her Jewish boyfriend Viktor (Ludwig Trepte), a cluey lad who realises danger’s afoot before his family does. And in the scenes where he desperately tries to convince his parents that they should leave Germany as Jews are “being sent East”, some audiences might at first wonder why mum and dad don’t listen before remembering that, at this point, there weren’t dozens of Holocaust movies to warn them.
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The Weight Of Elephants Paramount Transmission / PG / 84 mins
AAAa Adapted for the screen (from Sonya Hartnett’s novel Of A Boy) by co-writer/ director Daniel Borgman, this intriguingly uncomfortable New Zealand drama is built upon an amazingly astute performance by unknown pre-teen actor Demos Murphy. His Adrian lives in an unnamed and rundown neighbourhood with his grandmother (Sophie Roberts) and manic depressive uncle Rory (Matthew Sunderland), neither of whom is quite up to the task of caring for him since Adrian’s Mum pretty much abandoned him some time ago. Everyone’s talking about the kidnapping of three kids, and Adrian becomes increasingly convinced that the young and slightly strange Nicole (Angelina Cottrell), who’s just moved in across the street with her family, is one of them, and as he becomes friendly with her he tries to subtly communicate his concerns to his family and schoolmates, although he’s also afraid that if Nicole actually is one of the missing children, then she’ll be taken away from him. And their relationship intensifies, as Murphy quietly captures the conflict and confusion within Adrian, and makes us feel the burden of the title. MDB
Bookshelf
The Girl With A Clock For A Heart Peter Swanson / Faber & Faber / 292pp
Swanson’s first novel is a twisty thriller with an improbable plot, an irritatingly passive protagonist, a tendency to have its characters blab endlessly about the plot when they should be doing something and a final act that tends towards the nutty. George Foss is a deadened 40ish journo who spots Liana, the girl he sexually obsessed about in college and has been waiting for ever since, and agrees to get involved in her dangerous tale all about stolen cash, rich exes, identity issues and sweaty Boston summer sex. Can he trust her, whatever her name actually is? Who is Donnie Jenks, and why is he such a scumbag? Is George’s kidney ruptured after a good punch? And will everyone stop yapping!? MDB
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South African theatre company Third World Television is currently at Adelaide Fringe 2014 presenting the adults-only Epicene Butcher that takes its form from Kamishibia, an ancient style of Japanese street theatre.
Jemma Kahn (photographed by Dean Hutton) had first experienced the 900-yearold artform, which tells stories through a simple series of removable panels in a wooden box the size of a standard television screen, when she went to Japan to teach English. “I’d seen a display of Kamishibia at the Manga Museum in Kyoto,” she says. “It’s thought to be one of the precursors of Manga and because I’d studied fine art and drama, I became interested. “In the tiny, tiny Japanese town I was staying in, also living there was a 70-yearold man who was a former practitioner of Kamishibia,” Kahn continues. “So, in very broken English, he told me all the history and stories about it.” Kahn, who will be joined on the stage by Melbourne’s Tom Browne (also in town with Adelaide Fringe show, Run Girl Run, at Tuxedo Cat), then returned to South Africa and worked with director John Trengove and writer Gwydion Beynon to develop a theatre show based on the concept.
ahn Jemma K tan by Robert Duns
“The original Kamishibia stories were geared toward children, so Epicene Butcher is a bit of a misuse of the medium,” Kahn laughs. “We decided on a genre before we wrote the seven different stories although they still embrace many forms. For example we make use of some Japanese pornography, some pop culture and some early novellas. It’s a bit of everything and was actually a bit scary as there was no precedent. “But it works really well and is very funny,” Kahn adds with a laugh. “And moving the panels from right to left is a little nod to the Japanese way of reading.” The company have since toured the world with Epicene Butcher – they were most recently
at Perth’s Fringe World Festival and were nominated for two awards – but Kahn says one day she would like to write a Kamishibia show specifically for children. “We’d love to do that,” she concludes. “But we had no idea how successful Epicene Butcher would be so just haven’t had time. But it’s just such a simple idea and the wooden box is much like watching television or YouTube.” WHO: Third World Television WHAT: Epicene Butcher WHERE: The Arch at Holden Street Theatres WHEN: until Thu Feb 27
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From Politics To Art Zoe Kirkwood started studying politics at Adelaide University when she first left school and didn’t begin studying art until she was 24. “I took some time off following my undergraduate degree in Visual Arts and just returned to complete my honours year at UniSA, majoring in painting, sculpture and installation,” says Kirkwood. “Doing honours provides a great pathway into further study,” said Kirwood, which is something that she would like to pursue in the future. “I would love to travel with my work as well, and was fortunate enough to do so late last year.” Kirkwood received a Helpmann Academy grant, which enabled her to travel to New Zealand to present at a symposium on the Contemporary Baroque. “I think now, with how the art world is changing, travel is an increasingly viable option for people both with study and work and that’s pretty amazing!” Kirkwood says that honours can be a lot of work, “maintaining a balance of practical, studio-based work and theory is particularly important and can definitely be difficult to work out at first.” Kirkwood said the best part of her year was “meeting such great people”. She feels she was fortunate enough to go through her honours year with an amazing group of people. “We all kind of created a support network for each other,” she says, adding “these relationships are really vital and can help sustain you not only over the course of your study but in your own practice outside of university.” Kirkwood’s recent honours work focused on extending her painting practice through sculpture and installation. “I’m really interested in investigating ways in which painting can literally come off of the walls and invade the space of the audience” she said. Her work has been chosen as part of the Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition and will be showcased with others at Drill Hall, Torrens Parade Ground (Victoria Drive, Adelaide). The show will be open daily 10.30am to 4.30pm from Fri Feb 14 to Sun Mar Mar 9. Of being selected for the show, Kirkwood says that “it’s a great privilege and I am looking forward to the exhibition. It is a wonderful opportunity to get to work with students from other schools and industry professionals, as well as to have a new audience for the work.” To see more of her work visit zoekirkwood.com. If you are keen to apply for the 2015 exhibition, future details will be available online at helpmannacademy.com.au. The application process is open to all graduating students from the three different art schools in Adelaide.
Set Times For Gear Up O’Week is a difficult time for any uni student. On one hand, it means that holidays are over, and you have to actually go back to uni and (maybe) wake up before 10am on a weekday, but on the other, it brings some exciting opportunities tailor made for a student crowd. Gear Up – UniSA’s O’Week festival – is no exception, bringing the likes of San Cisco, Midnight
Juggernauts DJs, Pond and Alpine to the UniSA City West campus. Set times have been released, meaning you can now plan your day in advance. Considering the Rip It Up Main Stage kicks off from 3.45pm, followed by the local acts of the Novatech Stage beginning at 4.30pm, we suggest making an effort to weave between the two stages to get the best of both local and national acts. If you’re yet to get your ticket, you can do so through Moshtix, with discounted tickets at $15 for UniSA students, and $50 for everyone else. unisa.edu.au/gearup
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CD Reviews
CD Of The Week
Singles ine with Jimmy Byzant
DMA’s
The Lawrence Arms
Delete (I Oh You)
Metropole
Last year I Oh You Records demonstrated they could resurrect a career (Violent Soho), and now they’re out to prove they can launch one from the ground floor as well: DMA’s have never played live before and Delete is the first song they’ve ever released. Suffice to say, I Oh You have picked another winner. DMA’s are a new voice in Australian music. Delete channels a certain emotional bleakness informed by the spirit of folk but delivered with the drawl of hip hop. It’s like Jamie T fronting The Smith Street Band, and it’s going to be big.
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Brody Dalle Meet The Foetus/Oh The Joy (Caroline)
Brody Dalle has always been inches away from stardom. The hard yards had been put in with The Distillers, who broke up after Coral Fang finally put them on the map in 2003. Then Spinarette succumbed shortly after the release of their first and only album in 2009. Now properly out on her own, Australian-born Dalle seems ready to stake her claim as the rightful queen of rock. Meet The Foetues/Oh The Joy has all the raucous punk snarl of The Distillers with a dark gloom lurking underneath. Husband Josh Homme will be so proud when she opens for him on Queens Of The Stone Age’s upcoming Australian tour.
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Beck Morning Phase (Capitol/EMI)
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Canal (Hot Charity/Remote Control)
Here’s something I bet you didn’t know: a rat king is a rare phenomenon in which a group of rats is conjoined by a hardening of blood, ice or excrement in their tails. A far more palatable version of Ratking comes in the form of a New York hip hop troupe. Much like what happens when a rat king forms, these guys pull in several different directions on their latest single Canal, a jagged but slick integration of big, modern beats, classic sampling and acerbic rhymes.
Chet Faker Talk Is Cheap (Future Classic)
Supposedly, Chet Faker has scrapped his debut album twice, so you’d think the final product will be pretty damn good when it eventually comes out. His new single is suggestive of such high, self-propelled quality. Talk Is Cheap melds sleazy saxophones with pitched-down vocal sampling and Chet’s own sex-inducing croon. The song is steamier than a Chinese dumpling house.
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to be identified. It is comprised of the same heavy-hearted solemnity and nods to country and folk music that Sea Change was, but whereas that album was characterised by lyrics of sweet desolation, Morning Phase is more optimistic. The placard of hope is raised on second track Morning, with Beck entreating to listeners, ‘Can we start it all over again?’ Then later on Blue Moon he mourns his loneliness but pleads to the ‘Songbird calling across the water’ for salvation. If Sea Change caught Beck in a state of despair, then Morning Phase is his road to recovery. The latter half of the album sees glimpses of Beck returning to his experimental roots. Unforgiven is awash with warped piano chords, while Wave drifts into vacant soundscapes. But as always Beck is at his best when doing the least – the most endearing moment on the album could be the 39-second orchestral intro Cycle. Perhaps lacking in a few standout tracks, Morning Phase nonetheless reaffirms Beck as a man of modern genius. Jimmy Byzantine
Eight years after their last full-length release, Chicago trio The Lawrence Arms have finally dropped their sixth album, an appealingly sophisticated slice of Midwestern punk. At their liveliest, the band deliver gruffly melodic punk nuggets in the vein of Dillinger Four. Prime examples include the bouncy, profane Drunk Tweets, uplifting Acheron River and fiery opener Chilean District, which is replete with characteristic traded vocals between bassist Brendan Kelly and guitarist Chris McCaughan – time apart with various side-projects has strengthened their partnership. But this album also features several downbeat cuts, such as Beautiful Things (with its beautifully ringing guitar), the yearning title track and the melancholy The YMCA Down The Street From The Clinic. Both sides of the band mesh perfectly. Metropole is a mature, cohesive piece of work with the tracks linked by sound-bites of street musicians and city soundscapes. This contributes to the feel of a unified whole, rather than a piecemeal approach. It’s an album for those who like intelligent, compelling punk music that isn’t afraid to get contemplative. And it’s been worth waiting nearly a decade for! Owen Heitmann
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Adelaide Entertainment Centre (Photos by Andreas Heuer) (Review by Jess Bayly)
AAAAa “Adelaaaaaide, why is it so fucking hot?” Bruce Springsteen asked a thirsty audience before kicking off the set with the appropriate Summertime Blues. The E Street Band proved early on they were ready to catch whatever The Boss was going to throw their way when a sign request for Detroit Medley (usually played during encore performances) was picked up by Springsteen and fulfilled before the crowd pleaser Badlands. The 18-strong ensemble’s attentiveness to Springsteen’s spontaneity was just one of the many highlights of the evening. The audience roared as he belted out Just Like Fire Would,Springsteen’s cover of Aussie punk band The Saints. This was followed by some of Springsteen’s most emotional tracks, including the angryWeTake Care Of Our Own, Wrecking Ball, Death To My Hometown andJack Of All Trades, dedicated to those who have suffered hardships due to the greed of a few. Whether you were front row, side view, seated
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Broken Bells
Greenthief
John Butler Trio
After The Disco
Voyage
Flesh & Blood
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On July 12, 1979, one of the most infamous promotions in baseball history occurred at Comiskey Park, home of the Chicago White Sox. Dubbed Disco Demolition Night, the White Sox offered discounted tickets if fans brought a disco album with them on the night of game. The catch was that all of the records would be blown up on the field. At least 50,000 anti-disco nutjobs packed the stadium, throwing their disco records onto the field like frisbees from the stands. After the explosion, fans rushed the field, resulting in many injuries and a cancelled game. After 2010’s self-titled debut of ethereal indie-tinged electronica, über-poducer Danger Mouse and whiny singersongwriter James Mercer have returned with After The Disco, a polarising followup that will leave many scratching their heads. There is no doubt that the duo can write good songs, even Mercer’s lyrical tunnel vision (every song is about how he doesn’t understand women) is forgiven when juxtaposed against Danger Mouse’s arrangements. But the strangely dated sound in conjunction with Mercer’s Bee Gees-inspired inflections make me wonder if a few copies of After The Disco would’ve found their way to Comiskey Park had the album come out in 1979. Ryan Lynch
You can too easily imagine sonic rock band Greenthief in tie-dyed bandanas and baggy sack-cloth shirts, waving loose arms at the ceiling as they play. But there is also a heavier element to the band which suggests leather jackets, outspoken youth and beer slinging mid-set: Violent Soho meets The Mars Volta Their debut album Voyage draws on a stoner vibe with an epic flavour, though the songs don’t generally drag past five minutes. The opening track Gypsy promises greatness but never quite delivers, decaying into repetition with lyrics that first intrigue and then repel. Heavy breakdowns pervade the album’s longer songs, including the highlight Rainbow, whose lyrics drift from the mundane (‘The wind slams/Doors now jam/Yet I smile for the first time in years’), to the curiositypiquing (‘She whispers in my ear/I have a gift’). But the lilting, artsy vocals, though well sung, are only another instrument on the journey that is this album, weaving amongst the expansive, robust guitar riffs and delightfully distorted bass. With the requisite slower songs, such as the building Blur and the short Home, the album can plod, but generally holds its energy well. For Led Zeppelin fans with a penchant for psychedelia. Mat Drogemuller
Johnny Butler. He’s out and about and at it again. After hearing the latest single Only One blaring on the Js I filed him into my ‘sold himself to the radio’ folder. But having listened to his latest compilation, Flesh and Blood, I may have to take him out of that file (he’ll get an invoice for the extra paperwork). As much as I miss the six-minute rumbling acoustic numbers, as well as the lengthy ballads, I respect the fact that he has landed somewhere in the middle, having not completely sold his soul to the Satan we call popular music. He has made his music more accessible to the masses but allows his distinct John Butler flavour to linger across his sounds; that zest that we have grown to love over the past 10 years. Flesh And Blood explores some grunt-worthy jailhouse blues numbers contrasting nicely with some soft, finger-picked delicacies and, as always, the powerhouse lyrics about sticking it to the man interlacing over the top. Little pop flourishes sprinkle through on these otherwise raw tracks, making for quite the enjoyable album from John Butler and his jolly trio. Sharni Honor
or rear view, Springsteen engaged with the entire venue by dancing through the aisles, shaking hands, crowd surfing and turning his microphone to the seats in the rear (who were always on their feet). The Boss even gave a lucky lady a kiss after downing a fan’s beer. Energised by the crowd, The E Street Band loosened up with Human Touch and Spirit In The Night, with Springsteen doing another lap of the Entertainment Centre and delivering a few more sign requests. Things were just heating up again when Springsteen plucked a young boy out of the crowd during Waitin’ On A Sunny Day and invited him on stage to sing the final chorus with the band. It’s impossible to cover three-and-a-half hours of the show that attracted such a diverse audience, but perhaps the highlight of the night was The Ghost Of Tom Joad, another treat for Adelaide as the rendition (which is also featured on the new album, High Hopes) was played on the Wrecking Ball tour last year. Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, sporting a shirt featuring the Aboriginal flag, unleashed his thunderous furyfilled solo that sent chills down your spine. It’s no wonder Springsteen calls Morello his ‘muse’. So Adelaide, you finally witnessed...”the heartstopping, pants-dropping, house-rocking, Viagra taking, earth-quaking, booty-shaking, lovemaking, did I say Viagra taking? – Le-gen-dary E-Street–Band!”
Storm Chasers Hey Girl EP (Pricewar/MGM)
AAAA From the opening notes of this awesome little EP you know you’re in for something special. With dubesque reverb, ’60s Bond-style jazz guitar and soul-shaking baritone sax all within the first two seconds, the bar is immediately set high, and things continue to get better. The latest offering from the Brisbane septet is my first introduction to the crew, but definitely not the last. The music oozes sex appeal, with an Ethiopiques motif mating with dub-reggae, ’60s jazz and funk, and bearing a love child. The analogue-style production values are sensational, complemented by awesome instrumentation like Latin percussion and Hammond organs. There may only be five tunes here, but they pack an album-sized punch! Luke Balzan
Various Artists Girls Volume 2: All Adventurous Women Do... (Warner)
AAAA The first volume of music from HBO’s Girls was as deliciously varied and diverse as the show itself. The follow-up is a hipster’s dream; it’s like they’ve put Chloë Sevigny’s iTunes on shuffle and picked the first 15 tracks. Following a similar formula to the first, there’s a mix of mainstream pop (Lily Allen, Zero DeZire), indie darlings (Vampire Weekend, Beck, Jake Bugg), nostalgic guilty pleasures (Oasis’ Wonderwall, Daniel Johnston’s Life In Vain) and some matches made in heaven (Gilgamesh’s remix of Cat Power’s Free) to make for a mix that may not be cohesive, but sure is palatable. Like everything in hispterdom, the more random and effortless it seems, the more agonisingly curated it probably was. Lachlan Aird RipITUPMAGAZINE//ripitup.com.au
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Bands On Track With the Fringe occupying so much brain space, it’s come as a surprise that the Clipsal 500, is just around the corner. The six local bands picked for MusicSA’s Bands On Track initiative have let Rip It Up into their private lives before they head up on stage.
Kaurna Cronin
Full Tote Odds (Levelheaded)
Fictional character you can best relate to? Ninja Turtles. What literary work would you love to turn into a musical work? Alice in Wonderland. Song you wish you’d written? Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot. Earliest musical memory? Cypress Hill at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, 1994. What’s your audience pet peeve? When they don’t show up. Obscure claim to fame? Triple j’s 27th most played song in 2012 What’s your pre-gig ritual? Six beers, couple o’ sandwiches and an imperial pint of iced port. Song that makes you smile? Rapunzel – Drapht. Song that makes you cry? Anything by Rihanna. Favourite local artists? Purpose, Prime, Hilltops, Social Change, Dundas. Act you’re most excited to see on this lineup? Horrorshow. Personal manifesto? Fortune favours the brave.
Earliest musical memory? Port Fairy Folk Festival. Sitting on the grass by the stage until I couldn’t feel my legs, then trying to get up and admitting defeat. What’s the greatest mystery? What makes a good song great, life and where all my picks disappear too. What’s your audience pet peeve? Obnoxious talkers, a lack of hecklers or minimal crowd involvement. What gig would you like to play again? Berlin EP Launch 2013 at Madame Claude. It was pretty warm though... Any Cafe Series or Porch Sessions show would be a pleasure. Act you’re most excited to see on this lineup? Hard to say, I think they’ll all be interesting for different reasons. I’m sure Keith won’t hold back. Current fad you’re loathing? I think the topknot is getting a bit overdone. Song you wish you’d written? Paul Simon’s Slip Slidin' Away, but it doesn’t really matter that we didn’t write it. We still play it anyway. Favourite local artists? Banjo Jackson, Max Savage, Delia Obst.
Bad//Dreems (Ben Marwe, singer/guitarist) Fictional character you can best relate to? Charlie Brown - we’re both loveable losers. Unlikely situation you’ve found yourself in? Car stuck between my house and a big gum tree. Earliest musical memory? Playing Achy Breaky Heart with a broom to my family at Christmas. Obscure claim to fame? I’ve had dinner with Sir Ian Botham, and my mum kissed John Paul Young back in the day... love was in the air. What’s your pre-gig ritual? We all give each other a kiss on the shoulder... I’m not kidding. What gig would you like to play again? Our first. Song that makes you smile? Duncan - Slim Dusty. Song that makes you cry? How Do I Live – LeAnn Rimes. Current fad you’re loathing? None. People can do whatever they want, just don’t disturb me while I’m doing a crossword. What’s the trick to a great live sound? Practice. And don’t piss off the sound guy/girl before you play. Best show as an audience member? Neil Young at Big Day Out.
Max Savage
Jimblah
Fictional character you can best relate to? Captain Planet. Unlikely situation you’ve found yourself in? I got lost in Tunisia, by myself, not knowing a word of Arabic. Skills. What literary work would you love to turn into a musical work? Dean Koontz’ “Watchers”. What’s the trick to a great live sound? Be nice to the sound dude. Actually, just be nice in general. Practice also helps. What’s your audience pet peeve? Standing way at the back, playing the wall. What’s the last thing you think about at night? Maybe I should’ve used a different snare, it’s not quite sitting right. Favourite local artists? Dialect & Despair. Act you’re most excited to see on this lineup? Full Tote Odds. Something you’ll be avoiding during Festival season? Festivals. What was the last thing you posted on Instagram? Probably selfie love.
Opening Fri Feb 29 for Bliss N Eso, Horroshow and Allday. 46
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Song you wish you’d written? Coyote – Joni Mitchell Earliest musical memory? Sitting in a tree watching Crowded House as a threeyear -old at the first WOMAD. What’s the last thing you think about at night? Money … Always money What’s your pre-gig ritual? Put things on stage and plug them in. What gig would you like to play again? Forest Fest, Tasmania, 2012. Favourite local artists? Snooks La Vie, Carla Lippis, The Baker’s Digest, Delia Obst. Act you’re most excited to see on this lineup? Boom Crash Opera because Richard Pleasance wrote the theme to SeaChange and I don’t want to live in the city because my friends all think I’m changing …
Opening Sun Mar 2 for Keith Urban, Guy Sebastian and Boom Crash Opera.
Echo & The Empress
Favourite local artists? Bad//Dreems, Swimming, Southie, Valkyries... just to name a few. Act you’re most excited to see on this lineup? Empire of the Sun. Unlikely situation you’ve found yourself in? Watching Sam (our drummer) dance down a median strip on a Thursday afternoon dressed in the following: bike pants, skivvy, snow goggles, an orange tie, vest, one gardening glove, a backpack with a drinking spout (he is drinking out of the spout!) Grandpa’s bowling hat, one red footy sock, a sandal on one foot and a black leather shoe on the other. Meanwhile, Tom (electric guitarist) is blending bunny rabbits, Skye (vocals/ acoustic guitar) has a serious mullet and is digging for empty bottles, Elise the pirate (bass) is pouring wine down her throat and in her eyes and Beth (vocals/piano) is counting paperclips! Video coming soon! Stay tuned. What’s the greatest mystery? Life. What gig would you like to play again? The Haunt at The Great Escape Festival in the UK. Song that makes you smile? Me & Julio Down by the School Yard – Paul Simon. Song that makes you cry? Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton. What was the last thing you posted on Instagram? A picture of a three-legged cat.
Opening Sat Mar 1 for Empire Of The Sun and Kimbra.
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