Warp Magazine July 2011

R F E E

WARP TASMANIA JULY 2011

Tijuana CarteL

W arp Warp

No Use for a Name

Jebediah

The Grates

Del the Funky Homosapien

Hobart Comedy Festival

THIS ISSUE: Cottomouth | Bias B | Marlo | The Scientists of Modern Music | Children Collide | Deligma | Transcription of Organ Music | D*funk | Papa vs Pretty

T 3 BRISBANE S 0 2 9 4 4 3 2 6 HOBART

LIVE MUSIC 7 days a week

JULY 8th - DAMAGE! w The Smith St Band (vic) ' Former Cell Mates (uk) 'Luca Brasi ' DJ's 9th - M.O.1.O (cd launch) ' Thrall (vic) ' Cycle ' Evil Goat ' Leigh Hobba & Carolyn Gannell 9th - Late Night Krackieoke w Bent Unit 13th - Dali & The Paper Band ' Alice Blu (nsw) ' The Lawless Quartet 14th - Candle Snuffer (vic) ' Lukas Simonis (eu) ' Mike Harris 15th - UP THE PUNX!!! w Social Death Squad ' DOSS (vic) ' Bears ' Will & The Screaming Seniors 16th - The Scientists of Modern Music ' Acumen ' Oxley vs Jugs 16th - HAMMER TIME w Dj Warhol & Off Ends 19th - Tim Logan (cd launch) 22nd - Trash Nightclub w The Roobs ' Tyrant ' Truckshow ' All Those In Favour ' DJ's 23rd - Wobble Wedgie 2 w Sir Cottonmouth (UK) ' Dj Dagwood ' Billy Green ' Acumen ' Wax Dr. West 29th - The Statics (vic) ' Ride the Tiger 30th - ALL AGES & 18' - Synthetic Breed (vic) ' Katabasis (nsw) 'Taberah ' Incarcerate 30th - Brand New Second Hand "Punk" w DJ BTC ' Jason Murder

AUGUST 3rd - No Use For A Name (usa)

AWARD WINNING FOOD 299 ELIZABETH ST NORTH HOBART 6234 6954 WWW.REPUBLICBAR.COM

4th - Circus Horrificus Caberat - Three Blind Dates (back by popular demand, bigger, better show) ' The Lawless Quartet 5th - Skittle - Queer & Alternative Dance Party w The Blush Foundation (VIC) ' Dale Baldwin (TAS) ' Mitch (TAS) ' Powermuff Grrrl (TAS) 6th - Harmony (vic) ' Transcription Of Organ Music ' Tim Spurr 6th - Late Night Krackieoke w DJ Fairy Floss Farts 11th - Tasmanian Schools Rock Challenge (ALL AGES) 5:30pm till 12am 12th - Damage 1st Birthday!! w Stolen Youth (SA) ' Anchors (vic) 'Luca Brasi ' Wolfpack ' Cashman ' Meticulous Despoilment ' New Wounds 13th (ALL AGES) - ExplosionsDamage 1st Birthday!! w Stolen Youth (SA) ' Anchors (vic) ' Luca Brasi ' Wolfpack ' New Wounds ' Explosions 13th - I Love Dancehall

HAPPY HOURS EVERY FRIDAY AND SUNDAY 6PM TIL 8PM! ............

LUNCH TUES-FRI 12:30-2:30 DINNER TUES-SUN 5:30-8:30 ............

STAY UP TO DATE JOIN US ON FACEBOOK THE BRISBANE HOTEL PATRON SOCIETY

4 News

News 5

Warp news Great food, free pool and live music Now open till 2am every fri and sat

W arp Warp

M.0.1.0.

MS Fest openers drop debut EP

Machines Of Indeterminate Origin (M.0.1.0) are launching their new EP on Saturday, July 9 at Hobart’s Brisbane Hotel featuring special guests Cycle, Evil Goat, Thrall and a special appearance from Leigh Hobba and Carolyn Gannell. Doors at 9pm with a $10 cover.

After an impressive performance at this years’ MS Fest, NW band Counterfiet Club is gearing up to launch their debut EP. Having dropped the single Protest on the band’s Facebook page, the rest of the tracks will be available on iTunes in the coming weeks through local label Rivercity Records. With one launch show in Devonport under their belt, keep an eye out for Hobart launches.

Hitting the road V is for Vendetta video ------------------------------------------------Warp Tasmania July 2011 ------------------------------------------------EDITOR Nick Mason nick@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------LOCAL MUSIC Stuart Warren stuart@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------CLUB / ELECTRONIC Ainsley White ainsley@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------ART Alison McCrindle alison@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------Performing Art Sarah Mashman sarah@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------Eat Out Jason James jason@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------DESIGN Miu Heath catspop@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------ADVERTISING ads@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------GIG GUIDE Submit your events to gigs@warpmagazine.com.au ------------------------------------------------Writers Merran Reed, Sose Fuamoli, Sarah Leary, Eva Lubulwa, Josh Clements, Lyn Geisel, Daniel Townsend, Jervis Dean, Jarred Keane, Lucas Thomas, Caity Rode, Lisa Dib, Brett Neuling, Jade Bonus, Sybelle Foxcroft ------------------------------------------------NEWS Submit your press releases plus publicity images through to the appropriate editor for consideration.

------------------------------------------------www.warpmagazine.com.au www.facebook.com/warp.mag ------------------------------------------------ALL SUBMISSIONS REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF WARP MAGAZINE. ALL CONTENT IS COPYRIGHT TO WARP MAGAZINE AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR PART WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION OF THE PUBLISHERS. WARP MAGAZINE makes no guarantees, warranties or representations of any kind, whether express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information provided. WARP MAGAZINE will not be liable for incorrect use of the information and will assume no responsibility for consequences that may result from the use of the information. WARP MAGAZINE is not responsible of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on such information.

The opinions expressed in Warp Magazine and Warp online do not necessarily reflect those of the editors or publishers.

Devonport metal outfit Deligma is making a splash on the local scene with their melodic take on the genre and have recently added a great clip for debut single, Vendetta from the Forever Faded EP to their growing catalogue.

The video is scoring hits on Youtube with the single available now on iTunes. Get online for a taste of some of the sweet stuff being offered up from the north of the state.

Hobart Zombie March The march of the undead is on again! Open to zombies young and old, the re-animated masses will be gathering at Princes Park in Battery Point from midday on Saturday July 16. Shambling will begin at 1pm and proceed through Salamanca and Hobart CBD, ending up at the Brisbane Hotel. Guaranteed to horrify and delight freaks of all ages.

Hobart visual artist Damon Bird is taking his Transcription of Organ Music act on the road during July alongside Melbourne singer songwriter, Saskia Sansom. The pair is teaming up for a run of eight shows along the east coast of Australia, taking in Hobart

Your chance to see the duo live is only just around the corner with shows at Launceston’s Hotel New York on July 15 and Hobart’s Brisbane Hotel on July 16.

Lean, mean Skinny Gean’s Having kicked off July with its ninth iteration featuring New Zealand’s Mammal Airlines and Hobart’s Tiger Choir as headliners, Launceston gig night Skinny Gean’s is going from strength to strength. Manchester Mourning took the chance to launch their album Immediacy at the eighth Skinny Gean’s at the back end of June, a night that was packed full of Tassie acts like Mess O’ Reds, Linc Le Fevre, Kava and Yyan.

Skinny Gean’s #10 will be on August 8 with mainland acts No Action (Adelaide) and Edison (Melbourne) locked and loaded. They’ll be supported by Hobart acts Treehouse, Bears and Launceston solo act Finn Family, at the Launceston Rugby Club, Seaport.

Xzibit has since built on his popularity, reaching worldwide commercial success with his role as host of the cult American television show Pimp my Ride. A move into acting has also seen Xzibit star in a host of Hollywood blockbusters including 8 Mile, xXx: State of the Union, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call, New Orleans Hoodwinked and Gridiron Gang.

Tickets on sale now from the Derwent Entertainment Centre and www.ticketmaster.com.au

and Launceston at the start of July, that will conclude in Brisbane, the city where Saskia spent her formative years.

Both will be touring in support of their respective EP’s; ToOM’s A Prey To Griff and Saskia’s special limited edition of The Silver Ship.

King Carousel album (for free) It’s not often you can say you’re getting something for nothing, but thanks to Hobart’s King Carousel, now’s your chance.

The band is launching its self-titled debut album with a night out at The Grand Poobah on July 15, ably supported by Manchester Mourning and Mess O’Reds, and will be giving the album away for free. Get along for a great night of live music and a quality addition to your CD collection.

TSOMM gets personal Tasmanian electronic duo The Scientists of Modern Music have released a brand new single, Because If I Die, ahead of their forthcoming debut album A Personal Universe. The single has been added to Triple J playlists and community radio stations, while the official video recently topped the Channel V request charts.

Xzibit’s carrer began in the mid 1990’s with his debut album the acclaimed At the Speed of Life which was followed by a succession of charting albums; Restless, Man vs. Machine and Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Delaney Davidson Vagabond blues/folk noir multiinstrumentalist Delaney Davidson will perform at the Grand Poobah on Friday July 29 with support from The Sin & Tonics.

Hailing originally from New Zealand, Delaney has built a following on ghost stories, skeletons in the closet and demons in the whisky bottle.

Jebediah announces second Hobart show With strong demand from fans, Jebediah has added a second Hobart show to their Kosciuszko national album. Hobart dates are now Friday July 22 and Saturday July 23 at the Republic Bar with the only northern show being at Hotel New York on Thursday July 21.

The event will feature over thirty Tasmanian acts across three nights and two stages, so far including; Let The Cat Out, Adam Cousens Band, Ben Wells & The Middle Names, Enola Fall, New Saxons, Ballpoint, Sole Stickers, Samuel Cole and The Mornings, Wolfe Brothers, The Ray Guns and Guthrie; and that’s only one third of the bill.

To keep in the loop get onto Facebook and search ‘One Fine Weekend’ or visit www.facebook.com/onefineweekend

In its 21st year, the Tasmania Rock Challenge is a statewide competition for students from grade 7 to 12 celebrating contemporary music performers of original material.

MS FEST RETURNING EARLY 2012

The Breath of Life Festival has announced the dates for the 2012 event plus relocation of the event from Devonport to Launceston.

The event will now be held over the March long weekend and run for two days, on March 10 and 11.

Now heading into its seventh year, Tasmania’s largest one-day music event MSFest continues to grow stronger each year. The annual event created to raise awareness of Multiple Sclerosis amongst young people, as well as raising much needed funds, has gone from strength to strength, cementing its place as one of the most significant local events on the Summer calendar, and plans for 2012 are no exception. MS FEST is the most popular event in Tasmania for people aged 14-25 years old.

Breath of Life Festival was created by the well known musician, Diesel, and the Lizotte family in 2007 in support of the Australian Lung Foundation and its quest to promote lung health, facilitate and encourage research into lung disease and to provide advocacy, education and support services to patients, carers, their families and the community who are impacted by lung disease.

According to Stuart Harris, Marketing Manager of The MS Society of Tasmania, MS affects three times as many women as men and the average age of diagnosis is just 29.

He highlights that this is an important time for The MS Society to educate young people about this debilitating condition, doing this in a creative and fun way while raising much needed funds for those living with MS across this state.

Breath of Life began in 2008 and attracted 5,500 attendees over its first two events.

Not only has it previously given the crowds a great day out, it has also advocated for home-grown, grass roots music and artists whilst supporting and empowering local youth in all aspects of the music and events industry. For updates go to www. breathoflifefestival.com

MSFest will again be held at Inveresk Park in Launceston and, with a sell-out crowd this year, organisers are expecting another massive event when held in early 2012.

The Breath of Life Festival

Circus Oz has announced Tasmanian dates for their new touring show, Steampowered.

Leaning on the philosophy of the steampunk movement, the show be full of dangerous trapeze, stunt-jumping acrobatics, explosive tumbling, ridiculous juggling, precision hoop diving, unbelievable human pyramids, unlikely in-line skating and even a touch of accidental magic.

Veteran U.S. west coast rapper, TV host and actor, Xzibit has been announced to perform at the Derwent Entertainment Centre on Friday December 9.

This year we will be working alongside APRA to scope Tasmania’s best student songwriters, setting the stage for a career launch into the music industry. Prizes range from awards, merchandise, music gear for your school, studio time and more.

NORTH WEST: 16th August, Spurs Saloon, Devonport SOUTH: (TBA), Hobart NORTH & NORTH EAST: 22nd August, The Saloon, Launceston STATE FINAL: 23rd August, The Saloon, Launceston Visit www.TasmaniaRockChallenge.com for more details.

www.tapasloungebar.com.au Rooke Street Mall, Devonport,Tasmania.

PRESS RELEASE: 22 JUNE 2011

Award winning American Finger-Style guitarist Richard Gilewitz will be playing Brookfield on Friday July 8. Spanning blues, folk, traditional, classical and more, Richard will be taking the audience on an adventure in acoustic guitar that has seen him travel the world.

In its sixth incarnation, Amplified, Tasmania’s local music industry showcase will run from August 18 to 21. This year coordination of the event will be handed over to Contemporary Music Services Tasmania and will feature a number of events showcasing local talent plus a series of workshops for professional development in areas of the music industry.

To find out more visit: www.cmst.com.au

03 6424 2727

Tasmanian ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ The Freshest and Newest Film Festival in Australia Film Festival

BOFA Call for Entries – Early Bird Deadline Closes 30 June

The Tasmanian ‘Breath of Fresh Air’ (BOFA) Film Festival is now calling for entries for its inaugural event, a must for seasoned professionals and upcoming filmmakers alike. BOFA is inviting submissions of feature films and entries to its two short film competitions: the Digital SLR Short Film Competition (short films shot on a Digital SLR camera) and The Fusion Film Competition (films which merge the moving and still image). The deadline for submission of feature films and competition entries is 31 August 2011

JULY THURS 7TH - ASCENSION MOVES

FROM 8PM FRI 8TH - TMG (TREV MUZ & GUY) FROM 9:30PM SAT 9TH - FUZZ FROM 9:30PM SUN 10TH - ELLA ROSE FROM 4PM WED 13TH - OPEN MIC FROM 7PM

BOFA, which has the support of MyState, THURS 14TH - HENRY FROM 8PM Screen Tasmania and Events Tasmania, will FRI 15TH - AUSTRALIAN MADE FROM take place at the Tramsheds at Inveresk, 9:30PM - A TRIBUTE TO AUSSIE ROCK Launceston, from 23-27 November. Over five days, selected films will be shown The Tasmanian ‘Breath of FreshtoAir’ (BOFA) FilmSAT Festival is now calling for entriesMADE for its inaugural 16TH - AUSTRALIAN FROM event,audience a must forof seasoned professionals and upcoming filmmakers alike. BOFA is inviting an international film lovers and 9:30PM submissions of feature films and entries to its two short film competitions: the Digital SLR Short industry professionals, and filmmakers SUN 17THand- ELLA ROSE 4PM(films Film Competition films shot on a Digital SLR camera) The Fusion FilmFROM Competition will have the opportunity to (short take part which merge the moving still image). The deadline for submission of feature films and in industry debate, master classesand and entries places is 31 August 2011, or enter by 30 June to take advantage of the reduced early attend gala competition parties in ‘fresh’ THURS 21ST - TREV HEINS FROM 4PM bird fee.and local brewery. like a planetarium

FRI 22ND - SLATS & THE BIG NATURALS

Films chosen will reflect the festival’s fresh approach to filmmaking FROM 9:30PM and contemporary issues, celebrating the power of screen-based storytelling to inspire positive change. In each of the SAT 23RDkey - 3themes: PIECE FROM 9:30PM categories for entry, films should incorporate one of BOFA’s - ‘New Horizons’, covering new and positive perspectives on as SUN 24TH - THEcontemporary ALL IN BIGthemes JAMsuch BAND new technology, social and third world issues FROM 5PM - ‘Food for Thought’, which may look at food themes ranging from the celebration of food to positive perspectives on food security and the treatment of animals

“DEVONPORT JAZZ WEEKEND”

The films will be judged by Artistic Director and celebrity photographer Bradley Patrick and a panel THURS 28TH - TREVfilm HEINS FROM 8PM of industry professionals. Winners will receive cash and prizes including equipment, industry 29TH - THE JULIUS SCHWING support and accommodation, with full details toFRI be announced soon.

QUARTET FROM 9:30PM

BOFA was launched in June this year by the Premier of Tasmania and Minister for the Arts, the Hon. 30TH - (DOUBLE) Lara Giddings, who is excited by the opportunitySAT to attract talent from all overORGAN the world and invigorate the local industry through film submissions.

“BOFA looks set to become another DOCTORS 12 MIDDAY / THE ROCK wonderful event on an increasingly busy calendar that includes festivals with a global reach,” said PIGS 9:30PM the Premier.

SUN 31ST - ELLA ROSE FROM 4PM

AUGUST THURS 4TH - DAN & BUDGE

Richard Gilewitz

Amplified 2011 announced

XZIBIT comes to Hobart

HAPPY HOUR THURS AND FRI 6-7

Following on from the success of One Fine Day, Dario Philips has ramped up the event for this year’s Amplified with One Fine Weekend, which will run Friday August 19 through to Sunday August 21 at the Republic Bar & Cafe.

gen news rock challenge

Circus Oz Steampowered

The circus comes to Launceston on October 21 to October 22, with Hobart dates from October 26 to October 29. Tickets on sale from www.ticketmaster.com.au, 136 100 or via circusoz.com

One Fine Weekend

Hobart Comedy Festival July 18 to July 30

Eagle and the Worm album tour to hit Hobart this August

In its ninth year, The Hobart Comedy Festival has launched numerous Tasmanian comedians to global and national careers as well as showcased to Tasmanian audiences an array of famous and aspiring Australian and international comedians.

Maybe you’ve heard of Eagle and the Worm before? They’re the up-tempo party starters that delivered “Futureman”, “All I Know” and more recently “Too Young”.

Revolving around a series of shows at the Theatre Royal and Backspace Theatre, the festival will include appearances by UK comedian Jeff Green, stand up American comic Mike Goldstein, New Zealander Simon McKinney, plus a swag of Australians including Denise Scott, Damian Callinan and Justin Hamilton.

Laughs are guaranteed or your money back!

For more details see www.hobartcomfest.com.au

EATW will be bringing the full “Goodtimes” production and the 8 piece band nation wide to every show and will be the only opportunity to see EATW in this capacity for the rest of 2011.

The album tour will coincide with the National release of “Goodtimes” on 12” Vinyl LP, available at shows, online and indie retailers.

To celebrate the tour, EATW have also recorded a very limited edition 7” of lead album single “Too Young” which will be available at the show.

FROM 8PM FRI 5TH - ELECTRIC SPAGHETTI FROM 9;30PM SAT 6TH - FUZZ FROM 9:30PM SUN 7TH - TIM ROBERTS FROM 5PM WED 10TH - OPEN MIC FROM 7PM THURS 11TH - NEVA 2 L8 FROM 8PM FRI 12TH - THE UNIT FROM 9:30PM SAT 13TH - THE ROCK PIGS FROM 9:30PM SUN 14TH - TREV HEINS FROM 4PM THURS 18TH - TARYN & ERIN FROM 8PM FRI 19TH - THE WOOTEN FILES FROM 9:30PM SAT 20TH - 3 PIECE FROM 9:30PM

warpmagazine.com.au

6 Music

Music 7

Ritualistic rise of The Grates Every time home grown talent ventures beyond our girt shores, a bittersweet anxiety is felt by fans and fellow musicians. Will The Grates remain our local darlings, producing music that we Aussies can own and enjoy?

When these schoolyard pals of ours take that step onto the world stage and into the global music machine, a sense of disbelief often overcomes us. “I didn’t realise they were that big,” we mutter.

After five long years of touring for their first two albums, Brisbane band The Grates farewelled friends and family for an exploration of inspiration in the streets of New York. With the absence of drummer Alana Skyring, the now duo concluded that a new methodology was needed in order to generate a newer and edgier sound for their new album Secret Rituals.

Back here in Australia, fans wondered whether they would witness the return of a greater and more worldly-sounding Grates, or be forgotten like a once functioning and dearly reliable pair of tracksuit pants. And so it was that the duo would return with not only a new album, but also an entirely new script.

Guitarist John Patterson relived the New York experience after returning to his hometown earlier this year.

“There are so many things happening at one time, we had to really put restrictions on ourselves because you could go over there, not work and come back two years later without anything done,” he said.

Patterson and vocalist Patience Hodgson utilised this experience to collaborate on song writing and focus their ideas in a daily routine completely removed from their personal lives. This, they said, forced them to write something every day.

Their ritual process is reflected throughout the new album as each track functions independently and creates a sort of continuum that explores each and every possible motive as a whole.

“Removing ourselves from our lives in Brisbane and removing the song writing process from our lives for six or seven hours every day, it became a habit.”

”We were much more aloof about it in the past and let songs just come to us whenever we wanted.

But this time it was much more focussed.”

They committed to a strict regime, exploring new verses, new melodies, new beats or curiosities each day.

“This way we knew we had that window each day to write songs in. And even if we didn’t come up with anything within that time, at lease you knew you tried,” Patterson said.

The newfound process of writing and composing provided both positives and negatives. It allowed the two to watch as the depth of their new album grew steadily over time, but without their typically percussiondriven sound to back them up, the entire procedure was initially a lot more nerve-racking.

Attacking the album’s creation during business hours and enjoying New York in the after-hours, Patterson suggested that it took the magic out of the song writing process - but at the same time made the magic happen more often.

Patterson also alluded to a suspicious collection of rituals that would be carried out during these long hours of writing.

We have not yet determined if they involved body paint and sacrifice.

As they meandered and rode their fixies through the blizzard winters, the humid summers, the florescent lights and the intoxicating sounds and smells of The Big Apple, their words and bearings eventually fell into place; The Grates were making sweet New York rock’n’roll.

With Patterson’s iconic fun, fast and energetic guitar spraying behind the alluring voice of Patience in the hallowed Electric Lady Studios, the whole experience proved to be productive, inventive and downright eccentric.

“It felt like we were making a sixties experimental short film,” Patterson described of the video clip for Turn Me On, illustrating the new album’s focus, with an erotically experimental montage portraying a mature outlook. At its core, he song is about dissatisfaction and failing expectations.

“After coming back to Australia and it being so vibrant, then going back to the bleak New York winter, Patience was expecting inspiration to hit her,” he said. “But it just didn’t. It was a plea for change.”

Patterson is confident in the group’s evolution and experience beyond their

comfort zone, intrigued by the idea of approaching things in a different way and constantly learning about new things.

Australians are both privileged and disadvantaged by our geographical existence; we have built this music industry from the ground up. Our land mass may be immense, but at heart we are just a bunch of small-town locals. In a big city like New York, cloaked in greys and blacks, we still find our inspiration from the colours of home.

As humans, ritual and routine are our keepsakes; rituals give us closure, imagination and comfort, while routines give us longevity and courage. As The Grates run to join the circus that is Splendour In The Grass, Patterson is excited about the prospect of new routines and rituals.

“I love recording and writing songs, but I am just so excited about playing some shows.

It’s our bread and butter, after all.”

Eddy Morton

The Grates ‘Secret Rituals’ is out now through Dew Process / Universal Music

Saturday the 9th of July / Spinning Rooms (MELB), Naked & My Blackson Friday the 15th of July / King Carousel (Album Launch), Manchester Mourning & Mess O Reds Monday the 18th of July / Danger Academy / 8pm Friday the 22th of July / My Blackson Saturday the 23rd of July / Dublo, Log Jam Fury & The Circus School Friday the 29th of July / Delaney Davidson & The Sin & Tonics Saturday the 30th of July / Ride the Tiger and The Statics / U18 / 3pm Saturday the 30th of July / Parading / 9:30pm Monday the 1st of August / Danger Academy / 8pm Sunday the 7th of August / The Grand Poobah Bazaar Monthly Sunday Market / Noon Till 5pm / Art, Second Hand Goods, Treasures, Num Nums Friday the 12th of August / Burlesque Night / 8pm

142 Liverpool St, Hobart | 03 6231 3363 thegrandpoobahbar@gmail.com www.facebook.com/thegrandpoobahbar

warpmagazine.com.au

Cavalcade of Whimsy / Every Wednesday 7pm Till 9pm / $9 Jugs $5 Basic Spirits For your Entertainment we shall have Parlour Games hosted by the enigmatic Emily Newton plus Prizes, Films, Bands, Ping Pong, Pool, Tunes & Feats Of Daring…

Punk for the future NO USE FOR A NAME tours Australia and New Zealand this month, bringing the debauched awesomeness that spans nine albums and five continents with a line-up more ready to shred punk rock like they’re making history.

Warp: What’s your ideal type of venue to play?

Tony Sly: Small, but where a few hundred people can fit in. Super packed though, and no barricades between the crowd and the band.

Are you straight-edge? Do you like shitfaced fans, or is it irrelevant as long as they’re right into the music?

No, we’re not straight-edge and yeah, as long as they’re into the music, I don’t care.

If you could legalise one illicit substance or make one legal substance illegal, what would it be?

Cigarettes. And Prescription drugs. You know, I mean, what’s attainable and what’s not doesn’t always make a lot of sense.

Yeah, usually every drug that’s natural or easy to grow or make yourself is illegal, and the ones that are very complicated are the ones controlled by big companies and made legal.

Well yeah, but there’s just the ones we need for medicine, you know - even if they are legal or with a prescription, they can be so expensive too, so you may have cancer or something and be really sick, and you just can’t afford the drugs you need.

Would you consider yourself politically active, or socially aware?

Ah, not politically active. But socially aware, maybe, I guess.

So how do you usually get your news, both at home and away from the US? Usually I go to a website like the UK Guardian or something. Online for sure, but

never anything like Fox News or CNN. I think at least half of it is not true, so why bother?

If you had to pick a favourite, would you place yourself in the studio, on stage, or just with your band jamming?

On stage - the studio’s just really tedious. It’s boring doing something over and over again, where practice is fun, but monotonous.

And the, going onstage, anything goes at a moment’s notice, and it’s sort of like the payoff, of the studio and the practicing. It’s the party.

What’s your main interest beyond music what fuels the music?

You know what, when I’m on tour, I’m just not home a lot, and I have little girls - one’s three and the other is seven, so I think that spending time with them is probably the most important thing.

I’m not looking to write like a hit song, ever.

Sometimes it’s just getting something off my chest. I always go with, if something excites me, it’s gonna excite somebody else somewhere.

Those things that I’m getting off my chest in the same way I did when I was young, except I think I’m writing better lyrics right now, as I’ve got more... Life experience I guess - in the perspective of seeing the world again through my kid’s eyes.

It also comes out politically too. The more kids you have, the more... You feel very protective of them, and you want the best for them, so your interests become the future of the world, the future of the planet. It’s all fucked. I hate thinking about it, but you know - I have to.

Back to music - some people looked on Feel Good Record of the Year as a return to form, but considering the way so many bands changed to the “new look” punk in the emo wave this doesn’t seem true. Nonetheless, were there ever discussions about NUFAN’s style?

I think that was where the band was headed anyway. Feel Good Record of the Year was, I think, an effort to make us sound more

powerful, because we wanted that record to be edgy and punk rock.

A lot of that had to do with the production and that’s why we went to Bill Stevenson to record it. We wanted those guitar sounds and those drum sounds... And I wanted my vocals to sound different than they did before. I wanted more of my natural voice, the sound I had before was starting to annoy the shit out of me...I think it was a good move, and I really look forward to working with Bill again.

How do you most commonly listen to music?

Usually on my iPod, driving. To pick up my kids, I guess.

JARRED KEANE

No Use for a Name appear at The Brisbane Hotel on Wednesday August 3

And then, if I had to like, line it up, my second passion is writing songs. I love writing songs, getting from that point - the beginning of a song – to the point where you’re playing it on stage after you’ve recorded the record, is pretty awesome.

What’s the main emotional force that drives you when you write music, and what is the emotional catharsis that you’re most often looking for onstage; for yourself and for your audience?

Lately it’s been lyrics, just beyond getting the melody down and the chords with the guitar. You can try and work out what kind of chord progression hasn’t been done, but it gets really hard after a while you know, ‘cause a lot of ‘em have.

SALE NOW ON! warpmagazine.com.au

8 Music

Music 9

brookfield

MARGATE

UPCOMING EVENTS

REGULAR EVENTS

Sitar Lounge Thur July 7 | 7:30pm Richard Gilewtiz Fri July 8 | 7:30pm Slings & Arrows Sat July 9 | 7:30pm Tom Vincent, Leigh Barker and Heather Stewart Sat July 17 | 5:00pm Little Bear Fri July 22 | 7:00pm The Sign Sat July 23 | 8:00pm The Blue Ball Sat July 30 | 7:00pm Three Blind Dates Thur Aug 4 | 5:00pm The Blue Ruins Sat Aug 6 | 7:30pm

Open Mic Night 1st Friday of the month Folk Night 3rd Friday of the month both have a guest artist each month and are free Sitar Lounge 1st Thursday of the month (7pm) Local Market Every Wednesday (10am - 3pm) Delicious Homestyle Meals Open 7 days 9am till 6pm Friday and Saturday nights and all events

1640 Channel Highway Margate Tasmania Ph: (03) 6267 2880 www.brookfieldmargate.com

No stopping the Safari Jinja Safari’s Marcus Azon is almost unstoppable, like his band’s meteoric rise.

It was a wounded Marcus Azon who phoned in from his parent’s home for our interview.

The co-founder of Jinja Safari hadn’t even been out of hospital an hour before he punctually rang for the scheduled interview time, sans one appendix.

Party cartel Would a drug cartel, by any other name, smell just as sweet? Tijuana Cartel’s Paul George reveals the truth about the band’s notorious name.

The Tijuana Cartel is a notoriously violent drug and crime cartel based in Tijuana, on the Baja Gold Coast in Mexico but the Australian Gold Coast band of the same name has built a reputation for peaceful, multicultural beats.

The two cartels are not to be confused.

“It’s a bit of a joke - we’ve got some slide Mexican guitar, so we wanted a name that played to that,” laughs vocalist and guitarist Paul George. “We don’t deal drugs, or anything like that.”

Though Australian fans have embraced the tongue-in-cheek name, it hasn’t stopped an occasional case of mistaken identity overseas. “[Our] producer is New York based. We gave him a cheque with our name on it and no bank would cash it. We had to send him a business registration certificate so he could get the cheque cashed… I don’t think we’ll be touring America anytime soon.” warpmagazine.com.au

With relentless touring and high rotation on the festival circuit, fans across the nation have been lapping up the band’s raw and electric energy. You might expect Tijuana Cartel to be based in the creative climates of Sydney or Melbourne, but the band remains a proud resident of their hometown, the Gold Coast and its surrounds.

“I find myself defending it a lot,” George says, adding that budget airlines have helped maintain a home base. “If you don’t mind getting up at 5am, there are enough cheap flights to base yourself anywhere. All our family’s here; when we tour, it’s good to come back to a place that feels normal.”

“Normal” is an odd choice of word, given Tijuana Cartel’s music is far from it. A mixed bag of beats, their sound is rich with flamenco, salsa, reggae, hip hop and funk influences, to name but a few.

“It has hip hop elements and world music elements. I think that’s where we’re

influenced. Mashing all these sounds into one thing.”

The band will tour the album’s lead single Letting It Go at select venues in June and July.

While influences in music can often feel like imitation, in the hands of Tijuana Cartel, they feel grounded and alive.

“It’s not contrived. We’ve travelled through India, China and parts of Asia. It’s from the heart that we make music. Life seems to have imbedded [those influences] into us.”

“Touring makes us feel like animals; we’ve got beards, we stink a little. We’re animals.”

“New electronica” is a genre term bandied about by George, though he wonders whether genre still has a place in Australia’s music sphere.

After their Falls Festival appearance last summer, one would hope the Tijuana ‘animals’ are a little more prepared for winter’s cooler climates.

“There’s a whole lot of genre-less music that’s popping up that’s hard to describe. It’s typical of Australia to bastardize things we like and have a go at it. It’s what I like about a lot of Australian music.”

“We rocked up at Falls after Woodford [in Queensland] where it was 40 degrees. Down there, it was minus 5 degrees. We had shorts and t-shirts on and were freezing all night long,” George recalls. Sheepskin boots and winter woolies may be required for the upcoming tour.

Tucked away in the countryside near Nimbin, the band is currently recording a new album that will see their gears shift a little. With more vocal and electronic elements in play, “it’s more of a pop album,” George reveals.

“I’ve been taking singing lessons and throwing that on there. It’s still Tijuana flavour, but it sounds a lot more like a band than a collage of music. To capture that live feel, we’re keeping in some mistakes. It’s not so much a ‘jam’ but sounds like a ‘jam’, and captures some of those moments that musicians generally, in recorded music, wouldn’t keep.”

LOANI ARMAN

Tijuana Cartel performs at The Republic Bar on Saturday July 16.

“We finished the Boy and Bear tour on Sunday, I came down to visit my family in Tasmania on Wednesday and then I was rushed to the hospital with appendicitis the next day,” explains Azon.

“It was kind of lucky ‘cause we don’t start our tour for a month! So plenty of time to recover before we’re back on the road, one appendix lighter.”

Azon it seems must have a stash of rabbit’s feet and four leaf clovers somewhere. Right now it seems that he is leading some kind of charmed life.

Azon and comrade Cameron ‘Pepa’ Knight have come a long way, very quickly since meeting on a beach in New South Wales’ Central Coast. Already having played the nation’s biggest festivals, Big Day Out and Splendour in the Grass, and in the process of releasing their second EP, Jinja Safari are set to embark on their second national tour which will bookend another appearance at Splendour.

Not bad for a band that’s only been together for a year.

“It’s going to be so different from when we’ve been supporting Boy and Bear or Art Vs Science, you know, everyone’s there to see the main act. You’re a bit more limited to do as much nonsense on stage as you can before you get ushered off,” Azon laughs. “There’s more, I guess, responsibility when it’s your show, which is more fun. Getting to play your own music

and people turn up to actually see that, it’s such a great ride.”

Azon talks about his music with same passion that it is obviously made with. One listen to a Jinja Safari track and it instantly reveals itself as a pure expression of the musicians who wrote it. Their vibrant, Afrobeat fused pop is almost incomparable to their contemporaries. Grabbing one of the free tracks that the band is drip-feeding to the public ahead of their release as an EP later in the year will reveal as much.

“We thought it would be easier to take these songs straight from us to the audience because then we didn’t have to jump through all the hoops and hoo-ha of a release.

We write, record and produce everything ourselves so it seemed the most logical choice to cut out the middle man.”

If the already released tracks from the Mermaids and Other Sirens EP (Scarecrow, Hiccups and Head in a Blender) are anything to go by, Jinja Safari will continue on their merry, genre-defying way and Azon is excited about unleashing them into their live show.

“Oh I can’t wait to play them. We need to rehearse them a bit over the next month before the tour though; our songs are always a bit different live which is the way we like it. Having two drummers makes it a little more explosive.”

DARIO PHILLIPS MANAGEMENT Dario Phillips Management welcomes THE COLEMANS to it’s management and bookings roster.

MANAGEMENT AND BOOKINGS Ben Wells and The Middle Names Adam Cousens Band The Colemans EVENT PROMOTER One Fine Day Fest One Fine Weekend — coming to The Republic Bar on August 19–21

Lucas Thomas

Jinja Safari play at the Republic Bar in Hobart on August 5.

WWW.DARIOPHILLIPS.COM

warpmagazine.com.au

10 Music

Music 11

Seven Years Climbing Kosciuszko While it may have been a long time between drinks for West Australia’s favourite sons - and daughter - Jebediah have lost none of their magic.

Brett Mitchell was enjoying a rare dose of Melbourne sunshine when he phoned in during a break from a promo shoot. The Jebediah skins man was relieved not to have to put his Perth accustomed body through the rigours of the notoriously cold Melbourne weather.

“Yeah, Kev [Mitchell, Brett’s brother and Jebediah front man] seems to be appreciating this rare sunshine after living out here for a few years. We’ve only got to enjoy it a little bit between all these other bits and pieces though,” Mitchell admits.

The “bits and pieces” Mitchell refers to are the photo shoots and acoustic radio slots amongst other things that he doesn’t “really understand”. While they seem to be chores that Mitchell would rather live without, he speaks excitedly.

You could tell that he was ecstatic to be back behind the Jebediah drum kit. After all, with the band having spent the last seven years laying low, Mitchell has had plenty of time to look forward to getting back into the swing of things with Kevin, guitarist Chris Daymond and bass player Vanessa Thornton. Mitchell insists that a follow up to

”There’s a temptation to start secondguessing about what people what from you I guess, wether that be the public, a record company, whatever. There was none of that this time.

2004’s Braxton Hicks was inevitable, despite what others might believe.

It was great. It was really liberating and a lot of fun.

“We’ve been recording in bits and pieces over quite a long time,” he says. ”The actual nature of the release, speaking for myself of course, has taken us a bit by surprise. The songs on the radio are better than anything we’ve done in the past and it’s a bit like, ‘Wow. It’s a bit weird - but good weird.”

”A couple of people have said that there’s a sense of that when you listen to it, but I don’t know. The feeling was certainly there so it wouldn’t be a surprise if it came through a little bit.”

Recorded in sporadic sessions over the past few years whenever the band happened to be in the same place at the same time, with Kosciuszko, Jebediah picks up from where they left off with Braxton Hicks with the familiar power pop direct from a Perth garage.

Kosciuszko sees the band moving forward yet still harnessing the same energy and sound that is distinctly Jebediah, which Mitchell attributes to the unscheduled nature of it’s recording.

“Normally you’ve got a budget, a schedule and the gears are sort of turning at full speed before you’ve even started. So as well as bringing all those pressures of finances and schedules and shit, you’ve also got this kind of weight of anticipation about the release.

Kosciuszko is ultimately Jebediah doing what Jebediah wants; without a label to please, the four high school friends found a way to get back to making music in the same vein they did when they formed the band in the mid-nineties.

award for Best Stage Presence. It is with that same mindset in place that they set about recording Kosciuszko and Mitchell is confident that the group have lost none of the stage presence.

With an unmistakeable voice and style that has influenced Australian MCs in ways they probably wouldn’t even realise, Bias B is recognised as one of the pioneers of hip hop music in this country.

“There’s bags of cobwebs to blow out of the live show!” laughs Mitchell. “It’s lucky though, we’re falling back on something that’s always going to be there between us.

It happens pretty quickly though, a week on tour and we’re there again. You do have to conserve your energy a bit more now we’re in our thirties and not in our early twenties!

His undying love for music culture, his family and his hometown of Melbourne all feature prominently in his subject matter, his evolution as an artist has been a steady climb. With the recent release of Biaslife, Bias travels in a new direction.

“I mean that’s why we started doing this you know? That’s where the real fun is for us.

Getting off stage after a good show, it’s such a good feeling. Those things don’t change.”

The album name was born a long time before the album. Kev Mitchell read that the Beatles almost called the White Album “Everest,” which spurned the idea of Kosciuszko but the mountain concept seems to really suit the album. A massive climb that while time consuming was made all the more satisfying now they’re sitting at the summit.

LUCAS THOMAS

“When you have all those other constraints you seem to wind up comprising a lot more and a lot earlier. I think it’s led to something that we’re all proud of. It’s something that we can listen to in the future without those cringey moments!

“This album more than ever is the most unselfconscious, apart from the first one maybe, that we’ve done. There was no real conscious direction or philosophy behind it, we just wanted to record some songs.”

In 1996 an as relative unknowns, Jebediah took home a West Australian Music Industry

Jebediah play Launceston’s Hotel New York on July 21 and Hobart’s Republic Bar on July 22 and July 23.

Kosciuszko is out now via Dew Process.

Cut on the Bias

of my kid. Its old friends, and friends who aren’t so old.”

Bias B has always been an ambassador for Melbourne and hip hop. His new album Biaslife is a headstrong showcase of his skills.

Songs such as In Love With The Music, That Feeling and The Last Song show that Bias B understands his achievements and recognises his place as both literal father, and metaphorical father of style within the hip hop community.

“I guess I’m one of the guys who helped spark it off in the early days, so it’s a pride thing. I have a lot of pride about how the scene has developed and my influence on it.”

“I wanted to show people that Bias has matured, I wanted to show them where I’m at in my life,” he said.

Containing much more adult and introspective themes, no matter which direction Bias takes these tracks, with each album he confidently creates a certified classic. In the early days, it was rapping about farts and stealing people’s weed; now its songs of mourning, fatherhood and midlife crisis.

“Stuff like seeing Mantra on stage ripping it up, I get a little tear of happiness.”

His position of importance & influence over the following generations of Australian MCs is evident in the list of guest appearances on the album. With cameos from early pioneers Lazy Grey and Len One from Brothers Stoney, respected heads Ciecmate and Bigfoot from Hired Goons, to relative newcomers Maundz and Fluent Form from Crate Cartel, he has roped in a wide spectrum of artists.

As tradition dictates these days, a new release is followed by a national tour.

“I’m in the process of organising the tour right now. Nothing has been organised for Hobart yet, I think I’ll come down there when its warmer, going to Brisbane and Perth to do gigs is great because of the weather, but I dunno about going further south right now,” he laughs.

“They asked me to be on the Crate Cartel Radio album, I sorta felt like I owed them one, and Fluent Form writes a verse in five minutes - he’s a monster.

SHANE CRIXUS

”Ciecmate did all the recording, and Bigfoot I always talk to... They’re people I’m always in touch with, I’m always on the phone to DCE in QLD, and Len-One is the Godfather

Biaslife is out now with exclusive remixes through iTunes and http://biasb.bigcartel.com

PRESENTED BY ELEFANT TRAKS, NEW WORLD ARTISTS, TRIPLE J AND STREET PRESS AUSTRALIA

FUTURE SHADE TOUR 2011 FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST

UNI BAR HOBART TICKETS ON SALE FROM FROM THEHERD.OZTIX.COM.AU OR PH: 1300 762 545 AND THE USUAL LOCAL OUTLETS

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

THE HERD –– FUTURE SHADE featuring SUM OF IT ALL and SIGNS OF LIFE RELEASED AUGUST 26 ON ELEFANT TRAKS through INERTIA

warpmagazine.com.au

warpmagazine.com.au

12 Music

Music 13

”You can go as wild and as free as you want with it and then find the best bits or most exciting and inspired bits. So yeah, it kind of had the complete opposite effect to what I may have expected.”

Coming up Trumps

“That’ s an important aspect of songwriting: you have to believe the person that you’ re listening to. Even if it’ s a fictional song or even if the song is based on something you watched someone else got through, there’ s got to be that element of truth and a genuine nature to it.”

FOMO is an honest record for Finn; from a slightly anxious, melancholic opening to a joyous and inspired conclusion. An honest pledge bears both pros and cons, he admits; it takes work to get over your own sensitivity.

InfecTed, WInGIT, OberOn carTer, darlInGTOn, GeOrGe beGbIe, TOkyO rOOm, The WITchInG Tree, Ian murTaGh, The SOluTIOn, The TrueSpunkS

Open

Decks Night

“But in some ways, that becomes what feels good about it. It’s a therapeutic thing and it’s a way of shedding previous experiences and turning them into positive audio or just learning from them. Sometimes you don’t process them until you’ve articulated them in a certain way. I think that’s why with those songs people relate to them; people pick up on them.”

The record’s title, an acronym for ‘fear of missing out’, provides its own selection of handy insights into Finn and his thematic interests this time around.

“It just felt relevant to the headspace of the world today. It feels like it’s entering into a state of perpetual FOMO, because there’s that instant gratification of social networking sites and everyone publishing their good night out and all the exciting things they’re doing without you.“

Finn’s Australian fans certainly won’ t be missing out this winter, with FOMO dropping,

Featuring

Wednesday

”Once you put a song out there, it’ s not yours anymore. It’ s everybody’s to make their own interpretation of or to see it as a bit of an insight into your heart, your head or whatever. So at first it’ s very hard to play those songs to people.

“There’s a strange kind of manipulation in that, I think. It’s making people feel a bit envious or something and it’s also making some people feel like they’re having a better time than they really are because they’re putting the photos straight up. I find that quite fascinating as a modern bit of social commentary really. It seems like everyone’s a sucker for Twitter and Facebook.”

Growing new music, Sunday through Tuesday and Thursday

and many more...

a string of tour dates and a return to our shores for Splendour in the Grass sideshows.

“I’m really excited to play at Splendour, I’ve never been to Splendour before. I’m just excited to come back to Australia and play shows again. It has an element of a homecoming as well because I was born in Melbourne, so I feel quite connected to that place and Australia.”

Liam Finn’s album ‘Fomo’ is out now on Liberation Music

“We have sold most of our first print (of Silverfish) which is a good sign, but essentially the EP was a bit of a litmus test of an emerging style for us,” frontman Finn Seccombe said.

The appeal of Silverfish has put Trumps in good stead for the release of forthcoming album Derailed, due for release early next month.

“We have so many influences between the four of us we kind of wanted to see which songs worked best.”

Stamping their imprint on the local roots scene for the past four years, the Hobart four piece is in a good place. They’ve shifted plenty of copies of their debut EP and are now looking forward to releasing its fulllength younger brother.

The album will feature the Trumps reggae/ soul sound – but this time with a twist.

“There is a definite reggae approach but it is tempered with a bit of pop and some soul backbeats too. We had a bit more to spend

Wednesday July 13 and Wednesday August 10. Book ahead for a meal and settle in for the 8pm show. Tickets are $10 online from www.trybooking.com/10363 $12 at the door.

Brookfield’s reputation for growing local music along with grape vines was quickly established, tempting Tasmanians with the vineyard’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes to accompany the lively music jam nights.

The first Friday night of each month has been Open Mic Night for over three years at Brookfield and is now one of the venue’s most popular regular events. Hosted by local singer/songwriter Fiona Hutchison, performers are given 15 minutes on stage with an invited featured act occupying a 30-minute showcase. Singer/songwriters, instrumentalists, magicians, poets, balloon twisters of all ages and levels are welcome.

”It is a shed full of memorabilia and interesting collections, as a shed should be.

Our music is in a room where people can sit at a table and dine or curl up on a lounge with a drum table,” Helen said.

Quirky is an understatement for Brookfield, which welcomes musicians and friends, family reunions, parties and people who want to catch up without disrupting the music or being dominated by it.

Nick Mason

Market research to gauge public opinion gives you have the best shot at producing something to satisfy the masses. That’s how Hobart roots outfit Trumps viewed the successful release of their debut, Silverfish.

With renovations beginning in 2004, squatters were keeping the place warm with band practice and choirs met for concerts before the work was complete in 2006 with a new kitchen, weekly markets and regular folk music nights.

Helen engaged local musicians through the 96.1 Hobart FM three-hour radio program Tassie Experiences. Their aim was to provide a “family-friendly, safe venue where our customers can appreciate the musicians and vice versa, in a comfortable, relaxed, rustic ambience.

this time thanks to Arts Tasmania, so we got in a brass section to reply put some heat under the melodies.”

The brass influence on Derailed is something audiences will also get to experience live at the album launch.

“We’re hoping to launch the record at the Long Gallery in Hobart with a secondary explosion happening at Fresh on Charles in Launceston. We will have our producer, Don Bate on board helping us with the live show, which will mean a cracking brass section arranged to seam-splitting tightness.”

ALEX BURTON

warpmagazine.com.au

tE la

“You can keep re-recording things and cut things up... That’s kind of what captured the more spontaneous moments - you don’ t have to worry about playing a whole take through.”

ll ti

In the pursuit of such details, Finn soon discovered the benefits of digital production.

There are different elements that you can’t produce with analogue recordings, he found, and the stigma attached to digital recording actually proved to be the complete opposite.

ay d

“I was trying to find that atmosphere that was going to grab someone whether they were into singer-songwriter pop-rock or not.

It was about finding an emotive atmosphere that makes you feel something instantly.”

i iF

As a new collaborative force, Reid’ s involvement in Finn’ s new album, FOMO, would prove critical. For Finn, appointing the ex-Gerling musician as producer came naturally.

“He had a big effect on which way I took it.

That meant that sometimes we had to be very blunt and honest with each other. It had its intense times but I think that’s important in any kind of collaboration.”

W

“Finding Burke Reid as a producer was a huge catalyst in finding a new way of doing things. When I was working on my own at the beginning of the year, stuff was sounding too much like I’ ll Be Lightning and I was falling back on my old tricks. So I definitely needed someone else’ s vision to pull me out of that funk.”

y ER Ev

“After being in Betchadupa and getting to make a solo record, it was really liberating and amazing to be making a first record all over again,” Finn reveals.

E bl

“I started from scratch and didn’t keep on any songs from the previous years of touring. I wanted [the album] to be all written whilst I was in New Zealand or of last year,” he explains.

It’s a regular haunt for folk musicians and singer-songwriter acts now, but when Lindsay’s bought Brookfield’s three-storey weatherboard shed and surrounding vineyards, every window was broken, floorboards were rotting and verandas were on a lean.

Like I’ll Be Lightning, the new album frequently submits itself as an intensely personal body of work despite its slick poprock brilliance.

EE FR

Since releasing I’ll Be Lightning, Liam Finn has found more than a few ways to keep busy. Amidst the madness, a sophomore album bubbled to the surface and on the coast of Piha, New Zealand, Finn settles to reclaim the reigns of a solo career.

The time between Finn’s solo endeavours lent itself to numerous collaborations, yielding an EP with EJ Barnes, an eccentric side-project in BARB and a pivotal role in his father’s second 7 Worlds Collide project alongside a few musical heroes.

la ai av

Brookfield’s unique quirk

Fearless Finn

Sample the quirk at www.brookfieldmargate. com or ring 6267 2880 Folk and acoustic Catering for performers of all levels, the folk and acoustic music nights have included international, national and local acts.

Turn up with your instruments and you’re guaranteed 15 minutes in the Brookfield spotlight, every third Friday of the month from 7.30pm.

Comedy nights Brookfield Comedy Club is a new monthly stand-up comedy room presented by Gavin Baskerville, presenting a brilliant headline comedian and a fantastic line-up of support acts. Upcoming comedy nights are on

Open mic nights

“While there are a number of live music venues in Hobart and surrounding areas, Brookfield Margate Open Mic Night is possibly the only event where a group of school-age musicians can take to the stage and then be followed by a seasoned Professional,” Hutchison said.

Roman Astra’s Sitar Lounge Roman Astra is a local connoisseur of exotic and worldly pleasures and his Brookfield Sitar Lounge nights take the audience on a journey, with a stage-full of skilled musicians on sitar, harps, flutes, violins, cello, bass, piano, percussion and Astra’s resonant vocals.

“I want to take people onto a musical journey with us,” Astra said. “Often the difference between what we like or not depends on our listening habits. These develop very early in life. If one hears more and less familiar sounds together, it helps the brain to become more tolerant. Luckily I have always been able to attract musicians who like those ideas.” http://romanastra.squarespace.com Nic Orme

ServInG GreaT mealS fOr lunch & dInner everyday!

21 Salamanca Place, Hobart | 6223 1119

irishmurphys.com.au live music 7 nights a week

warpmagazine.com.au

14 Music

Music 15

Mystical collision course From the socio-political commentary of The Long Now through to the Tarot-inspired collection of journey pieces in Theory of Everything, Melbourne trio Children Collide has proved to all the naysayers that they are more than just a onealbum wonder.

Children Collide received mixed reviews on the written content for their previous album before exploding again with the release of the new album and single Loveless.

Their second album has taken a proverbial left at the fork to come up with a much less repetitive and more diverse collection of tracks that showcases their ability as a creative outfit.

The forces now driving their work continue to surprise fans and even the band members themselves. Drummer Ryan Caesar took a few minutes to chat over recent times and the group’s immediate future. “(We) definitely can’t keep making the same album. If you’re not finding something interesting to do and you’re just getting bored, that leaves room for any number of problems to arise,” Caesar said.

The release of their latest track and video clip Loveless is a typical example of their dedication to quality in the range of music they

produce, incorporating the band’s recently embraced gusto for experimental inspiration.

The new album’s instrumentation and dynamic are not dissimilar to their last; guitars take centre stage whilst Mackay’s lyrics follow suit in a classy and unblemished fashion. Consequently, the new album takes advantage of each member’s strengths, producing a well-rounded and evolved collection that encourages the heavy and the subdued.

What differs with this album is the motivation, driving songs like Loveless to a very dark and personal place with its listeners. Caesar remains fairly separated from the lyrical content, but believes the tracks are all unique.

Loveless itself is a reflection on some of the personal issues that were surrounding the band members at the time. Girl troubles, namely.

The Loveless video clip was the handy work of the acclaimed Australian director; David

Michod, whose recent film Animal Kingdom has received a hail of accolades. It was initially Mackey’s idea to produce a film clip where he shaved his head - Michod simply provided the expertise and the context surrounding what was essentially a haircut.

“It was an incredible honour to have someone of his calibre to want to do something with us,” Caesar said as he laughed at the idea of an acclaimed director doubling as a hairdresser. The pressure was on to get it right in the first take; not only did Michod direct the intriguing video; he also starred in it. ”It was the easiest video clip I’ve ever made - and I hate seeing myself on film; I look like a real arse,” Caesar said, admitting that he and bassist Heath Crawley loved the experience. “After that Farewell Rocket Ship film clip, I can say confidently I’m never dressing like a giant again.”

The album stems from a rather bizarre beginning, with Crawley’s discovery of a Tarot book, becoming a catalyst for the album. The album is not bound by a single concept or interpretation; it’s a collection of songs from which the listener should derive their own meaning. Unlike Tarot cards, ironically.

“Heath and Johnnie are definitely more Tarot than me. I have no idea what was going on with that,” Caesar said of the inspiring book, Waite’s Pictorial Key to the Tarot.

As the gypsy theme matured, band members each had their cards read for good measure. Far from being a superstitious guy, Caesar did not take it that seriously.

the same to the other two. Also, that I would know a girl who would mentor me, and she would have something to do with horses.”

Theory of Everything has been a galloping, well-received album. Caesar admits the group was “shitting itself,” when asked if it would compare to the first album.

Del the Funky Homosapien

“It went better than we had hoped it to, and we didn’t realise the first one was really successful,” a modest Caesar said.

Through poverty to extreme poverty, health and sickness, good Centrelink guy to bad; Children Collide are making waves in the Australian music scene. No hurdle has proven too high or any length of time too long.

Caesar described the creative production processes for the Melbourne lads as different with each album and track they create. The songs are always written in a completely different way as the group continues to evolve. And even with the Loveless tour and Splendour shows upcoming, a new album is in the works.

“We’re going to start trying to record another album. We’ve already been demoing, so really, we have already started...

Hopefully it’s another progression from what we’ve been doing.”

Eddy Morton

Children Collide perform at The Republic Bar & Café on Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6

“She said I was going to make some money, but really I think she just didn’t want to disappoint me because she had already said

With the release of I Wish my Brother George was here in 1991, Del instantly leapt ahead of the pack; Mistadobalina was a club hit. The funk-laden production of Del’s cousin, Ice Cube was a perfect Summer anthem, but evidently, it’s not what Del envisaged.

The release of No Need for Alarm in ’93, minus Cube’s input, spurned the debut of Del’s crew, Hieroglyphics.

They released Future Development online only in ’97 and followed up the next year with the classic debut 3rd Eye Vision.

But it wasn’t until the 2000 release of Deltron 3030, a collaborative album with Dan the Automator and Kid Koala, that Del was back in the international spotlight with remarkable underground success. His 2001 appearance on the Gorillaz single, Clint Eastwood (and Rock the House) propelled him back into the commercial arena.

Since then, Del has been on a roll. Five solo albums in three years, collaborative works with Tame One and Mike Relm, a second Hieroglyphics release, and an endless touring schedule has earned him the reputation as one of the hardest-working men in hip hop.

Having worked with so many, and such a wide variety of artists, there aren’t that many people left on Del’s list of artists to collab with. Who is left, Warp asked him? ”Redman, because I’ve always liked his style, De La Soul, Suga Free would probably be one of the top ones though, Shock G too,” he said.

But the standout collaborations have been with artists closest to his heart, his family and crew.

“If I had to really think about it, Ice Cube because he put me on, and Tame-One because he’s from the east coast, for perception of what I’m trying to do; my crew, the Hiero album particularly.”

Since Deltron 3030, the internet has been buzzing with rumours of a second Deltron album, few details have been leaked, videos of Del recording verses & snippets of songs have surfaced on Youtube, but as yet, the only concrete information is that it will be titled Deltron:Event II. “Me and Dan got about 7 songs done from Event II so far. I got sick from the dust in his studio so we didn’t get to finish, but hoping to finish my part in August so he can start piecing it together and work his magic on it, feel me? No release date though.”

~ Live Music ~ ~ Great Food ~ ~Open 7 Days ~ Open Mic Night ~ the Last Wednesday ~ of the Month 14 Brisbane St Launceston Tasmania 7250 - (03) 6331 5346

warpmagazine.com.au

His career raises a lot of questions. Why stick with the route of underground innovator, instead of bagging the lucrative money that less talented artists seem to be snapping up?

“I couldn’t have done that. I would have been bored. My mind don’t work like that. It would be harder for me to just stick with one thing, which I try to do, but it’s hard - don’t want to lose people.”

Touring Australia in July, Tasmanians will get a chance to see The Funk Homosapien on stage for the first time.

“Just go in with a fresh mind and you will be pleased.

Keep fresh. You’ll find out.”

SHANE CRIXUS

Del the Funky Homosapien & special guest Bukue One will be appearing at The Republic Bar & Café on Wednesday July 20th, supported by Crixus & DJ Grotesque.

Tickets available at The Republic Bar, Oztix, Moshtix & Ruffcut Records.

warpmagazine.com.au

16 Music

Music 17

Papa vs Pretty He may be barely out of high school, but Thomas Rawle has “been making music for a long time.”

With his father a recording engineer, music seems to have always been a part of his life. His band Papa vs Pretty have just released their debut album to rave reviews, it’s looking like music will be a very BIG part of his life.

Sydney band Papa vs Pretty have been together for about three years now, with Thomas meeting Tom Myers (drums, backing vocals) in high school and Gus Gardiner (bass guitar, cello, backing vocals) being introduced through a mutual friend.

The chemistry between the trio is amazing, and they are proving to be a musical force to be reckoned with.

The name came about through a discussion with the first person Thomas made music with about what their first words were.

“My first word was pretty, and his was Papa,” Thomas recalled. It seemed like a good name for a band, and Thomas stuck with it.

Their debut album United In Isolation is out now and there are some great things being said about it, being described as ‘raucous and infectious’, and the first single “One of the Animals” has been receiving high rotation on stations such as JJJ. It’s a powerful, cohesive collection of songs, with amazing harmonic layers, that works beautifully as a whole. “All the songs were written together. I always do things as a collection so it comes together as a body of work,” Thomas said.

The album was recorded at the wonderfully named Big Jesus Burger studios in Surrey Hills, surrounding themselves with experience and talent in the form of Paul McKercher (You Am I, Augie March, Sarah Blasko) producing and Scott Horscroft (The Presets, Silverchair, The Sleepy Jackson) doing the mixing.

The amazing eye-catching artwork for the album, “Mona Bear”, was done by Dirk Larsen, a Bristol based creative genius of which Thomas is a massive fan.

“I love his work, and asked if we could use the piece. He liked the album and gave us permission,” Thomas shared.

Now that they’re all eighteen, things are a little easier on the touring front. “There were times we had to wait outside venues until it was time to play, and then leave straight after,” Thomas said.

Not that the boys have too much trouble securing gigs. Their reputation as professionals with an enigmatic live set have seen them tour with The Temper Trap, British India, Dappled Cities, Paul Dempsey and Last Dinosaurs, and they have just been announced as support for The Kaiser Chiefs on their Splendour sideshows.

“We’ve done most of the festivals too,” Thom added. “Big Day Out , Peats Ridge and we get to do the River Sessions in Mackay in July.” And let’s not forget to add Pyramid Rock, Parklife and St Jeromes to the mix.

“The songs are recorded and developed to work at a basic level with the three of us,” Thomas explains. “We work on the harmonic layers, and write for our specific instruments. It’s made to work live and it’s made to work LOUD.” It’s a combination not to be missed. Check out their album and if you get the chance, see them live. You won’t regret it.

Kylie Cox

Not that it’s their first foray into recording.

Papa vs Pretty released a self titled EP in 2009 followed by the impressive Heavy Harm, produced by Paul Demspey in 2010.

Papa vs Pretty’s ‘United in Isolation’ is out now on EMI

Life is a balancing act..... .....Hepatitis C doesn’t make it any easier!

Hep in Tas hepatitis service for Tasmanians

- information on prevention, management & treatment - support for people with hepatitis C - opportunities to meet others in a similar situation - anonymous web forum - subscribe to e-news - find other services

Northern Deligma While us Southerners are quite happily ensconced in the Hobart scene, lest we forget there’s plenty happening in the North of the state.

Devonport metal outfit Deligma is the perfect example of a hard-working band that may fly under the radar, but has been busy in the studio to launch their debut album Forever Faded.

Deligma drummer and founding member Guy Jeffrey believes it’s a great time to be a band on the coast.

“The live scene here is great - it’s probably as good as it’s ever been for the amount of bands here and the amount of gigs and venues. But for a band with new product it’s perfect,” he said. ”We’ve got our own little indie label and booking agency up here and it’s all run out of Devonport.”

“There are a lot of underground bands kicking about but they’re on the more brutal side of metal and it’s hard for them to get gigs, because you do need that commercial aspect. Our band sort of has that.”

Blending a melodic metal heart with elements of house and electronica, Deligma’s distinctive sound has secured them a support gig with Dead Letter Circus, air time on Triple J and the number one spot on the Unearthed charts.

The success of their single, Vendetta, is just a prelude of what’s to come when the album drops worldwide on iTunes in the coming weeks, Jeffrey believes.

“The response for Vendetta has been awesome but I’m really excited to see what people think of the whole EP,” he said.

Founding Deligma a few years back, things have really started to gather pace during the past 18-months or so, with the final piece of the puzzle falling into place with the introduction of Dave Venter on synth and samples in 2009.

“Damien Gale (bass) and myself have been playing in cover bands and things for years and we had the idea of putting together a band. Our vision was to combine melodic metal with dance music, like house music, you know. We’ve sort of combined the two.”

Venter’s expertise spreads beyond performing to the in-house recording process for Forever Faded.

“We started recording with [Venter] and we wanted to add a synth element into it. We said ‘Hey man, do you want to come on board?”

Recorded in Devonport, mixed at Studio 301 in Sydney and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York, Forever Faded is now on shelves through Rivercity Records/MGM with Vendetta available through iTunes. The rest of the EP will be added in the coming weeks, coinciding with a Vendetta film clip release.

Blackbird Body Piercing Professional Body Piercing - Special Jewellery Orders Organic Balms for Stretched Ears - Bookings Welcome Quality Steel and Organic jewellery - Advice

Shop 7 Imperial Arcade 138 Collins Street Hobart Phone: 62244644

Or you can always head to a show and bag a copy from the band.

“We’ll be touring it fairly solidly,” Guy said.

“We’ve been talking to this Melbourne band, Circles, and are planning a string of Tasmanian and Victorian shows for September.”

Cave mckenzie

Blac Body P

Professional Body Pierci Organic Balms for Stret Quality Steel and O

Shop 7 Imperial Arcade 138

1300 HEP ABC (1300 437 222) Monday to Friday / 9am - 5pm (Except Tuesday / 12:30pm - 5pm)

hepintas.com warpmagazine.com.au

warpmagazine.com.au

18 Music

Broody balladeer Damon Bird says he almost didn’t want to release the new Transcription of Organ Music EP, A Prey to Griff, such is the dark, brooding nature of his ballads inspired by macabre aspects of Tasmanian colonial history.

“I almost didn’t want to put it out because it’s quite a sombre release and the title is a play on the saying ‘A prey to grief’. I changed it to ‘Griff’ because it’s kind of amusing to me.”

July will be a busy month for Bird as he takes ToOM on the road, playing eight shows along the East coast in tandem with Melbourne’s Saskia Sansom. This alone is a long way from where the Hobart visual artist began his musical journey.

“Music is something I did for a long time in secret. I’m a reclusive and shy kind of person, so it took a long time to do it in public and I kind of got forced into that situation by a housemate who put me down to play in a show,” he said.

“I did that and it was a solo thing, but originally it was just making bedroom recordings and I put that on Myspace.

Transcription of Organ Music was just a name for that musical concept; for the music I was making, playing all the instruments and over-dubbing them.”

One of Damon’s major inspirations while writing songs for A Prey to Griff was the rich colonial history we’re all immersed in as Tasmanians.

“I get pretty inspired by things that are either Tasmanian history, there’s a fair

proportion of what I write that stem from colonial stories... crime or usually kind of macabre things that are found around locally. That, and a mixture of things that happen to people I know.”

CARNIVAL OF Orchestra THE ANIMALS AN AUSSIE’S GUIDE TO THE

Melbourne-based sound engineer, James Tulczyn, who Bird describes as “fantastic”, recorded the EP. “[Tulczyn is] sort of able to capture things really truly, but also he records the place as much as he does the music that happens within it and that’s something I find really important.

“The main objective of the recording was to do earthy, raw recording in the room...

I suppose they were a bit more atmospheric than where we were playing live at the time, so to really to try and capture that live, accurately.”

After the July road trip, Damon said it will only be a matter of time before he’s looking to add to the current EP. “After the tour I want to get stuck into some recording again. I’ve been demo-ing more songs the last few weeks. I really want to get started on this next thing.”

Stuart Warren

Wednesday 13 July 6pm Federation Concert Hall

Wednesday 3 August 6pm Federation Concert Hall

Marc Taddei conductor

Kevin Field conductor Silver-Garburg Piano Duo Christopher Lawrence compere

Guy Noble compere Program includes BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 4, 3rd movement ANDERSON Jazz Legato and Jazz Pizzicato HINDSON Litespeed

warpmagazine.com.au

Program includes SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals MUSSORGSKY The Fair at Sorochinski – Gopak RODGERS Carousel – Waltz RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Snow Maiden – Dance of the Clowns

TickeTs from $30 Bookings: 1800 001 190 www.tso.com.au

20 Club / Electronic

Club / Electronic 21

Minor Notes

Club and Electronic News

I remember the good old days when I used to go out to nightclubs just to hear the music DJs were playing - all I was interested in was listening to music and dancing. When a big act came to town, we would all go buy our tickets and make a night of it.

These days I feel something has slipped.

People aren’t just going out for the music; instead, they’re going out for the social aspect or to pick up a stranger for the night. Unfortunately in a lot of the cases, they are just there to get absolutely smashed until they can’t walk or talk straight.

Do people care about who and what is playing or is it all about how many shots you can have at the bar and how many cigarettes you can smoke over the course of five hours?

This has got me wondering is this the future of the clubbing scene or are we all just having a bit of a moment and soon enough we’ll get back to what we have always loved, listening to quality music surrounded by easy going punters and friends.

On another note July’s Electronic/club section is jam packed full of goodness.

Read Billy Green’s interview with Loops of Fury who also have a new single out this month (I Need), which is gaining much respect throughout the world. Plus the second installment of Wobble Wedgie is upon us, July 16 at the Brisbane Hotel with Cottonmouth.

Read the interview to see what to expect, along with interviews with Dfunk, Marlo and local favourites making it big The Scientist of Modern Music.

Ainsley White

ainsley@warpmagazine.com.au

LOCAL NEWS Utah Jazz in Hobart

Opiuo and Acumen

Putting the liquid funk into drum and bass for the last 10 years, Utah Jazz (UK) drops in to Hobart to live up to his reputation of d’n’b’s “soul Prince”. Touring his LP It’s a Jazz Thing for the past two years, he’s now stepping out with his new label, Vintage. Broken Panda presents Utah Jazz, supported by Spin FX (Melb), Model T (Melb), Scott Woodhouse and Mylestone.

Hailing from a small New Zealand town, Opiuo now wows Melbourne with his original party-fuelling creations and brings the crazy for sold-out shows across North America and Australasia. Seamlessly blending jazz, reggae, funk, rock, psychedelia and downright chunky goodness, catch him locally, supported by Acumen, Kireesh and Oxley.

PlanB, Saturday July 9 from 10.30pm.

Kid Kenobi hits Launceston J. Nitrous in Beyond the Void J.Nitrous (WA) recently started his own dance imprint, Hypnosis Recordings, focused on releasing the best electronic music it can find. Presented by Oh So Heavy, this event offers a strict policy of no warmup, so expect to be thrust into a mix of brutal mix of dubstep, breaks and drum and bass.

Supports include Outlaw, Rarrr, Wax Dr West and Lids.

Plan B, Saturday July 16 from 10:30pm.

Entry is $10.

Goodwill for MOS Aussie dance music stalwart Goodwill has mixed a bevy of Ministry of Sound compilations over the years while touring incessantly and producing under a mad number of pseudonyms. You can also catch him on Last.fm presenting the national Ministry of Sound radio show, and catch him live in Launceston, supported by Joycie, CapsLockCam and PD. Hotel New York, Saturday July 16.

Entry is $10.

Rubal seizes the night Soundcraft Records champion Rubal has played alongside Sun Project, Fatali, Space Tribe, ESP, Sesto Sento and others at festivals including Earthcore, Tribeadelic, Vibrasphere and Strawberry Fields. The Indian Classically-trained percussion freak has been with Melbourne’s Soundkraft Records for five years and brings his world music trance tastes to Hobart for our delectable pleasure at Seize the Night, with Alma Danza (Soundkraft). www.soundkraftrecords.net PlanB, Saturday August 6. Entry $10.

warpmagazine.com.au

PlanB, Saturday August 13 from 10.30pm.

A pillar of the Australian club scene, Kid Kenobi voyages across Bass Strait with his very own label, Klub Kids, so expect to hear the kid playing a selection of his own produced tracks and label signings, supported by Joycie, Roger Charles and PD. Hotel New York, Saturday August 13.

Entry is $10.

1 Fish, Two fish

overload; a giant orb rotates at Shadow’s will in front of an AV screen VJ’d live.

Progressive plus.

Catch him with Midnight Juggernauts (DJ set) and Ghoul, at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (July 30), Palace Theatre, Melb (July 31) and Metro City, Perth (August 3).

Dem Slackers Global Grind tour Buzzing Dutch electro producer/DJ Dem Slackers has gone from making bootleg remixes in his bedroom to playing with Tiesto during his Ibiza residency this year.

Now Australia is about to get a taste of the action with a Dem Slackers club tour scheduled for next month.

The Dutch young gun plying the buzzing electro sounds found on his Global Grind EP and big remixes for The Aston Shuffle and Evil Nine to Aussie clubbers at Trinity Bar, Canberra (July 22), Fakeclub, Sydney (July 23), Shape Bar, Perth (July 29) and Roxanne Parlour, Melbourne (July 30).

These two Geelong boys have made it large, producing their own tunes and playing alongside Xzibit, Monkey Safari and Marc Romboy. Expect another three Eps from these infectious tunemakers in the coming months, and see them live with Malakai and Dameza.

In the Mix Awards

Ivory Bar, Saturday August 13 from 10pm.

Entry is $5.

Kicking off on July 22 (when the award polls open) right through to August 13 (the day before voting closes), the big names in the local dance music scene will be cranking the national party, featuring Andy Murphy, Tom Piper and Danny T, with more to be announced at www.inthemix.com.au

Regrooved by Paul Master Freshly Breaked’s Regrooved August club night at Ivory Bar features Melbourne DJ Paul Master. Mashing up funk and jazzladen breaks, hip hop and drum’n’bass, Masters drives a definite force, supported by Mez and Dameza.

Ivory Bar, Saturday August 27. Entry is $5.

NATIONAL NEWS DJ Shadow Splendour sideshows DJ Shadow returns to Australia with his groundbreaking Shadowsphere Tour following a performance at Splendour in the Grass. Straight from touring Europe, Shadow displays his formidable mixing and scratching skills with a dose of sensory

In the Mix has announced that the annual awards and DJ poll the In The Mix Awards is taking to the road this year, with a national club tour during the voting season for punters to get into.

D*Funk is mixed up Leaving the dark and moody beats to others, Regrooved events focus is in break-beats of the funkiest order and this round, UK producer D*Funk cuts sick with sample heavy fat-arse remixed tracks for Hobart.

D*Funk, aka Doug Masters, has been hitting the decks since age 14, scoring residencies at the Canal Club and Charlie Chester’s Mezzanine in the UK Ibiza’s hottest clubs.

His Up:Start Music label saw D*Funk nominated for the Breakspoll awards’ Best New Label and Best Breakthrough DJ, before he moved Sydney in 2009 to discover a new musical freedom in mad remixes. ”[Remixing is] purely self-indulgent, to be honest! My focus when making music is first and foremost to be able to play in my DJ sets which tend to have a ‘party’ vibe to them,” D*Funk said. ”It’s far easier to break the ice with something people know and can relate to.

Over the years I’ve learnt that you can’t beat the sing-a-long factor as long as it’s done in a way that lends its self to the style of music you’re trying to get across.”

D*Funk finds it odd that he’s become so well known for his remixes, as he’s released more original tracks than not, but the attraction to sample-heavy ghetto funk and nu funk is undeniable. And he can’t keep his hands off other people’s tracks.

“There have been a couple of occasions when I’ve thought to myself ‘should I really mess with this song,’ like with the version of Mr Wendal I did recently. It’s such a great song anyway. ”I think you need to also think about the context of what you’re doing in the overall direction of your musical genre. A few years back a bunch of dodgy remix/bootlegs was one of the reasons the breaks scene took a bit of a battering.”

While there are some tracks that he’d never touch, there are others D*Funk is gagging

to get his hands on. Like Use Somebody by Kings of Leon, which he admits isn’t the “most credible or underground song.”

People love hearing different versions of their favourite songs on the dancefloor, but there is a timely value to bringing obscure tracks into a remix, D*Funk believes. ”Since the advent of the Internet and the iTunes generation, I think people’s musical attention span has gone down. Before the Internet, people would buy an album or go to a show to hear one or two songs they knew and hear all the others as well. ”Nowadays people don’t do that so much; they just go and buy the one or two tracks they like from the album and don’t even listen to the rest. The key is to make an unknown track sound familiar - you know the track you know but you don’t know where you heard it or know it from.”

Remixing is a way to re-package classic tunes in a way that works for both the punters and the DJ; sampling one key bar or tweaking the whole track into a new genre format opens opportunities. But it’s a creative freedom that should be tempered, he believes. ”I always try to keep the integrity of the original - try to complement what the vibe of the track was in the first place. The best way to pay respect to an artist is to buy their music or go to their shows in the first place!” nic orme D*Funk (UK) plays Regrooved at Ivory Bar on Saturday July 16, supported by Dameza and Dagwood. Free entry before 11pm or $5 after.

Group therapy with Above and Beyond The UK trance team is swanning back to Australia for a national tour after 10 mad years of quality trance-making for the masses. They’re worth a trip (like you need an excuse).

Catch them at Metro City, Perth (Sept 9), Hordern Pavilion, Sydney (Sept 10), HQ Complex, Adelaide (Sept 15), Family, Brisbane (Sept 16) and Festival Hall, Melbourne (Sept 17).

warpmagazine.com.au

22 Club / Electronic

Club / Electronic 23

Dry Times Cottonmouth is an icky ailment usually accompanied by a headache, a cloud of smoke or a lack of water. One man is striving to change this association to a full body experience incorporating bass, beats and dubstep.

In our age of social liberty and material motivation, self-centred arrogance is common. People forget the power of a positive outlook and a humble attitude.

So it’s refreshing to hear talented musicians remain humble and grounded and Cottonmouth (AKA Oliver Edgecombe) is no exception.

from my younger years but has definitely somewhat changed from my early days.”

Far from cheesy, Edgecombe started his musical production career in the town of Cheddar, England. After four years of producing drum and bass and garage, he took a five-year hiatus before the drums started calling again.

“I am currently a producing backpacker living in a caravan travelling, touring Australia, making my shit on my good old trusty laptop,” he said.

Thus Cottonmouth was born; riding high upon the big, bass-driven brand of dubstep that quickly made him a name in the international scene.

“I remembered all the basics and when I was younger things were rushed and not thought about as much. I suppose it’s a maturity of sound thing that happens as you get older,” he said.

Maturing with a tasty bite, Cottonmouth’s music has retained some original traits from his teenage production experience, with new, finer and more individual characteristics appearing.

“I am completely self-taught and don’t get half the tech talk you hear people babbling on about when explaining about their sounds; that’s like an alien language to me. My sound is still very d’n’b-influenced

Touring and making music are top priority on most producers’ agendas, but many don’t get to tour as much as they’d like.

Cottonmouth has struck a happy balance between studio schedule and road-tripping.

Producers develop studio rituals; some meditate, some take herbs, but Cottonmouth strips it back to basics, to focus on the music.

“Sometimes I produce naked,” he laughs.

“Nah, I don’t have any rituals or anything spectacular to boast about in my studio.

“I just want to keep making tunes that people enjoy hearing this has all been so overwhelming for me for how fast things have moved and I am just happy as Larry right now.” ”When I DJ at these clubs I just want to get amongst the people in front of the decks and flex some shapes out with them too. Who knows, maybe I will in Hobart!”

JOHN WAYNE Cottonmouth appears as part of Wobble Wedgie at the Brisbane Hotel on July 23

Furious Ways

MaRLo hits home

Australia’s Loops of Fury is one act that skips the forgettable and produces world-class dance floor killers.

Australia is really the lucky country, with Dutch-born trance DJ MaRLo setting up home on our shores.

When you mention Australian dance music acts, The Aston Shuffle, The Stafford Brothers come to mind, along with many other acts Ministry of Sound has taken under its giant, encompassing wing.

One act that has excelled with wizard-like production and all-round good guy attitudes is Loops of Fury.

Loops’ music sits somewhere between electro house and techno, however their sound incorporates a very distinguished blend of blistering synth lines, driving drums and a certain vibe that absolutely destroys any dance floor.

Signing on to Elite Force’s label U&A Recordings and recently moving to the UK, Brisbane’s Max Clarke and Jimi Wall are now rubbing shoulders with the cream of breaks and electro royalty; remixing tunes for Plump DJ’s, Mike Hulme and Mustard Pimp.

Moving to a different continent is a gigantic step in the right direction, and so far it has paid off for the duo. “[Britain] is so much more diverse, musicwise. You’ll go out and find yourself at some old school jungle party without even meaning to, or a hip hop night, or Armand Van Helden on a Wednesday night,” Clarke said. ”It’s certainly influenced us in a positive way in the studio - we feel much more comfortable working in our jungle roots in our tracks!”

Studio routines can often give a great insight into how a group really ticks, and it often translates into the music being created. warpmagazine.com.au

“When I sit down in the studio to work on music I just kinda go with the flow and let my inspiration and ideas take control. I don’t really think about what sort of track I’m going to make that day. So it just kinda happens that way.”

The Loops are no exception; their music belies a well-oiled operation and a clear enjoyment of the whole process.

“Writing music is really just Max and I hanging out and fucking around in the studio, it can be a lot of fun. If you have listened to our Climbatize Session radio show - it’s up on our Soundcloud - that’s pretty well how we are in the studio. Minus the beer though! We’re not very good at writing music when we drink, but that’s probably for the best.” confesses Wall.

It is easy for young acts that enjoy success early in their career to burn out and fade away, especially in this age of disposable music. The Loops however don’t plan on fading out any time soon however.

According to Wall: “We are starting to feel quite happy with the sound that we are making which is really cool, so right now we are fully focused on pushing that sound forward and making some big party tunes over the UK summer. A little bit down the line we will begin to think about writing our first album, but it’s not something you want to start prematurely. ”You want an album full of tunes that fit on the radio, dance floor and bedroom hopefully all at the same time!”

BILLY GREEN

Loops of Fury’s latest release I Need is available for digital download through www.beatport.com

His latest track The Island featuring Jano, reached number one on the recent Beatport Charts and has gained high rotation on the radio. But he is always looking forward.

Coming out of the woodwork after many years in the EDM scene; MaRLo Hoogstraten is on a swift rise and in no hurry to slow down.

He’s played at festivals including Sensation, Trance Energy, Stereosonic, Godskitchen and Creamfields, in The Netherlands, Holland, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Bali and Singapore.

“I love Australia! The weather, food and lifestyle are just great,” the widely travelled MaRLo tells Warp about his move downunder.

Mixing the most recent Ministry of Sound Trance Nation Vol 2 and voted Australia’s #2 Trance DJ and #11 across all genres for the In the Mix top 50 DJ poll of 2010, MaRLo looks to be the next big thing. Played by the likes of Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Markus Schulz, Sander van Doorn and Ferry Corsten, the MaRLo sound is something not to be missed.

With influences of trance, techno and techhouse, MaRLo’s sound is not only diverse but unique.

Home science kit Though a self-described “geeky kid” who could “talk for hours about technology”, TSOMM’s Cal Young makes one hell of a poster boy for the Tasmanian music scene.

As one half of the tron-pop duo The Scientist of Modern Music, Young’s hometown pride is as glowing as his love is for music. “[Hobart] is so chilled out, there’s no big city attitude. It’s funny we’re an electronic band from a big country city,” Young said.

Making waves across the Strait to the mainland has been a blessing for the TSOMM lads.

“There are not many bands that come from here so we can go ‘hey, we’re gonna try something different and be that band from Tassie’. It’d be nice to get Tassie in the spotlight a bit more. You make your home wherever you are. I’d like to stay here even if we do get more popular.”

Clinical as that sounds, don’t mistake TSOMM for being without heart. Catch them live and you’ll feel it coursing through their veins and yours, as their high energy sets

“We’re making music that we want to listen to,” Young said. “We’re so enthusiastic about the songs because we enjoy them ourselves.

We like to show everyone how much we’re enjoying our career and sharing it with them.”

With their anticipated sophomore album A Personal Universe due out later this year, and a launch tour for the first cut off the album, Because If I Die, in June and July, the sharing has been a long time coming.

“We took our time with it but it’s working.

We trust what we’re doing is right. If you’re comfortable in the environment that you are in, and people are supportive of what you do, it helps.”

In an overcrowded industry that’s as full of talent as it is ego, it’s heartening to know that TSOMM exist. Two home-proud lads who love what they do and love those who enjoy it?

Sounds like an equation for success.

And if not, the two will always have something to fall back on. Young explains, “I’d prefer to break up the band than break up our friendship”.

LOANI ARMAN

The Scientists of Modern Music appear at The Brisbane Hotel on Thursday July 14.

From the beginning, Beatport was regularly criticised for the limitations apparent to users through its running on an all-Flash platform.

Now it is beta testing a completely new HTML version that could considerably improve the overall music buying experience of digital DJs.

Since 2004, Beatport has been the most successful specialist DJ digital music store, with plenty of exclusive releases along with the thousands of tracks released each year.

It seems absurd that MaRLo would question his appeal, considering Cirque du Soleil asked him to produce and perform his own interpretation of their music at the massive Uitmarkt festival in Amsterdam.

Despite criticism, Beatport has been running public beta testing for some time by releasing limited ‘log in’ codes. Once you’ve registered, two more codes are provided to distribute amongst your friends.

Reminiscing on his last visit to Hobart, MaRLo does not underestimate our island’s dance scene. “[Hobart has] such an electric atmosphere and everyone is just having an awesome time.”

At first glance the new Beatport home page has a strikingly lighter, airier look with ample white space, larger fonts and more contrast, making it easier to navigate and uncluttering the user interface.

What can we expect from his Hobart gig?

“Lots of techy goodness and grooves with plenty of hands-in-the-air moments.”

The front page quickly presents you with the Beatport Top 10 and features and a view of the tracks in “My Beatport”, the new name for the artists/labels you follow. These can easily be added to the playlist of the new Beatport Player. You can also see a rundown of new releases and some recommendations.

MaRLo, Ministry of Sound Trance Nation Tour Saturday July 23 at Plan B from 10:30pm with supports Gorak, Finch and G-Tek. Tickets $23+BF from Ruffcut Records, Mojo Music and online at www.greentix.com.au

“We have a summary of what we want to achieve and we work it out from there. The structure would be the building blocks of the song. We always have the structure first, and from there we build. We think about the creation of a song as an equation, and the end of the song is the answer.”

and infectious love of performance gets your feet moving.

Beatport Beta

“The one you just finished or are working on now is always the most exciting as the ideas are still so fresh and it’s still unknown if the track will do anything or if people will like it.”

ELLA RICHMOND

If Tasmania’s a breeding ground for bands like TSOMM, then it’s time mainland Australia paid attention. Band-mates Cal Young and Simon McIntosh make catchy beat-driven electro-synth pop which, as their name suggests, is approached scientifically.

The player is now fully HTML, which is as nifty looking as it is functional, and the control over your previews is a welcome upgrade to the previous clip player.

It lacks a volume slider right now, but apparently this is in the works.

The player now brings your playlist centre stage and allows you to easily add entire search lists or individual tracks, or remove listened-to tracks.

Another welcome addition is the implementation of categorical filtering for search results finally allows you to refine your queries by genre, artist, release date, and label.

The “beta” site is currently a work in progress and the developers are still adding new elements, requesting user feedback and suggestions for improvement.

The changes are a big departure from the traditional Beatport look and feel, but once you get used to the changes the site flows very well.

JAMES WHITEHEAD

A full-scale release is being promised by the end of Spring 2011. http://beta.beatport.com

warpmagazine.com.au

24 Art

Arts 25

New Age: New Media relationships and behaviours with respect to the cultural backgrounds in which they work and live.

Broadly interpreting these social environments are Australian artists, Jess MacNeill, James Newitt, Grant Stephens, Merilyn Fairsk and Richard Bell, along with artist collective, the Kingpins.

Image: Arts Tasmania

New Age: New Media, currently on show at 146 ArtSpace, is an international project featuring digital works by Chinese and Australian artists. The exhibition is an exciting cross-cultural exchange that explores the social and cultural life in both China and Australia, through video art.

The video and digital works reflect on a range of personal and social issues – self-reflection, marginalised and displaced groups, values and beliefs, gender, the environment, social conflicts and social mores.

Working in digital video, animation and film, the 12 participating artists aim to reveal the diverse ways they explore the concept of these social environments and their Image: Patrick Sutczak

Al’s Artwank Welcome to another month of Warp Arts, our six month in publication and doing a mighty fine job I’m thinking!

July brings us with an array of exciting art events across the state as well as that sweeping COLD weather that makes you not wanna leave your warm doona cover at any time of the day. If humans were more in tune with the physical world around them then we would all be in hibernation, but nope we are mad at heart and always on a whim to conquer.

A few things for Warpariens to conquer this month include visiting the AIR 2011 Exhibition at the Atrium Gallery, UTAS Cradle Coast Campus, featuring participating Schools and Artists in residence across Tasmania. Pay homage to the legendary Jonathan Holmes and join him in drink at the opening of Journey’s - a celebration of Jonathan Holmes’ contribution to the Tasmanian School of Art at the Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, 5.30pm on July 29th.

And Pop your head into Arts Tasmania, 146 ArtSpace, to experience a digital confluence of Chinese and Australian art.

Most importantly don’t forget your wet weather gear.

Alison McCrindle

Arts Editor alison@warpmagazine.com.au

warpmagazine.com.au

Landed by Cindy Drennan

JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL RETURNS TO LAUNCESTON The Junction Arts Festival is back after last year’s amazing success as an annual festival featuring playful and ambitious contemporary live performance, theatre, visual and media arts, music and dance by leading local, national and international artists that invite audiences to become participants and collaborators.

With over 50 performances and events across five days and nights, there will be something for everyone, and there are several visual and media arts exhibitions and events at the Festival this year. Here is a snapshot of what to look out for: Local artist Sonja Hindrum’s Talking Skirt (Prototype), explores how we communicate through textiles and what we wear. Made of thirty two one-metre-long pin-tucks, seventy seven metres of conductive thread, sixteen metres of stainless steel and new and recycled technology, Hindrum has created a wearable skirt that is activated by touch.

Still in its prototype infancy stage the viewer can test it out by turning the ‘page’ to hear an author read their poem printed on one of the skirt’s pleats.

Another visual arts event not to be missed is White Box. An invention of Junction and Manic Productions, The White Box invites local Launceston artists and painters,

Vika Emma Fifita, Josh Foley, and Pete Sly, along with Castlemaine multi-media artist Helen Kelly to create an experimental laboratory and relaxed environment that both mimics and plays with traditional notions of the artist’s studio. The artists have been given the task of expanding their practice in this experiential space by experimenting and incorporating live and recorded sounds in this five-day durational piece. Over the course of the Festival, paintings, drawings, collage, etc. coupled with a live soundscape will evolve, and the group of emerging and established artists will create solo and group works in preparation for a finissage, a closing reception on Sunday afternoon, 28th of August.

A few other visual art works to check out include Video Architecture by Castlemaine artist Jim Coad, who uses large-scale projections, live camera feeds, video overlays, and drawing to create live transformations of architecture recreating and reimagining the City. Several buildings throughout the CBD including the Town Hall will be transformed over the course of the Festival.

And then there’s Crocheted Chocolates, which is exactly what it sounds like. Check out these delectable chocolates installed in storefront windows at Nanna’s and Townsend’s Bakery around the CBD.

An open state-wide participatory project, Crocheted Chocolates will see a team of Tasmanians from across the state participating in several workshops to knit, felt and crochet hundreds of tiny chocolates, cookies, truffles and other such tasty treats. If you’d like to participate, check out junctionartsfestival.com.au for more details.

As well as visual arts, the Festival features numerous interactive performances and events: participate in a 3-day table tennis challenge, interpretive dance, join a scavenger hunt, engage a poet to write a letter to a long-lost love, bring your baby to an experiential theatre show, get on the performance bus, and watch out for the roving inflatable whale. Experience art installations and performances around the CBD in unexpected places and watch Launceston come to life.

The place to hang out with the artists, day or night, is the Festival Hub The Junc Room, set in a Big-Top circus tent in the heart of Civic Square. Relax with friends over coffee, drinks or a meal, and enjoy the hottest musical talent from Tassie and interstate, including Charles Du Cane, Vardos and Transylvanian Gypsy Kings.

The Junction Arts Festival is FREE and open to the public.

Natalie De Vito

When: 24-28 August 2011 Where: Launceston Venues: Civic Square and around the CBD Website: www.junctionartsfestival.com.au PH: +61 (0)3 6331 1309

ANDREW ON ART Contemporary art as I’ve come to understand it is a new thing in Thailand. The Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre is no more than five years old, with an interesting approach to the nurturing and exhibition of new art in Thailand.

Participating Chinese artists whose work is featured are Shen Shaomin, TseKal/ YakTseTen, Miao Xiaochun, Han Bing, Bu Hua and Zhang Xiaotao.

While the digital works presented in the exhibition are amusing, stimulating and challenging, they also give viewers the opportunity to reflect on their own and others’ experiences.

Exploring this eleven-storey building was exhausting and very necessary. If you are in Thailand and want to reach beyond the thrilling swirl of Bangkok street life, which is vibrant, immersive and well documented; if you want to see Visual Art that is in some ways very new, even perhaps nascent, then the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre is essential.

The exhibition is a highlight of the Imagine Australia program, celebrating the Year of Australian Culture in China (2010-2011) and the Year of Chinese Culture in Australia (2011-2012). It is supported by an initiative of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through the Australia International Cultural Council.

It was for me anyway, dodging past the tuk-tuk drivers trying to make a few baht (and why shouldn’t they? There are some very poor people in Thailand. Poverty on that scale - and I saw but the barest snippets - is humbling and confronting), and not being all that interested in seeing well-known tourist destinations.

Arts Tasmania

New Age: New Media will be presented in

eight cities – four in Australia and four in China. The exhibition will be in Hobart until Friday,15 July.

Arts Tasmania 146 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 20 June - 15 July 2011 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday

The lower levels of the BACC were taken up with small spaces that were shops and galleries with a lot of stuff for sale – some of the cheapest (and that’s saying something) things you could buy in Bangkok, and some the most unique – spend your tourist dollars here on some quality stuff that isn’t some pathetic, misogynist t-shirt when you next visit (unless you like misogyny, and given some of the things I observed in Bangkok, it’s a popular pastime for more than a few tourists).

Something that caught my eye amongst these tiny shows was the work of Spanish-born photographer Karol Canto Tovar, now based in Hanoi, Vietnam, who examines the body with a ghost-invoking installation. A pencil hung from the wall invited comment and addition to his work and was a pleasing touch.

Memorable and intense work by Paisan Plienbangchang stood out – this performance artist has been a force in Thailand since 1993 and is in a bold social and cultural critic. His installation incorporating arranged river rocks and found debris with a powerful performance video moved me no end. His work had immense passion but was devoid of anger and exuded strength and calm; a quality rarely seen.

FOR 2 Wallpainting snaked around the massive walkway that spiraled around the BACC centre and featured work from some of Bangkok’s street artists.

Styles abound as did a distinct cultural influence – hilarious representations of Japan’s famous Ultraman were pretty neat, rendered in a painterly expressionist style, but everything had the exuberance of the good end of street work (you know – images that are never going to end up in a Frankie feature).

Fun stuff, and good to get a glimpse of, if simply for being nothing more than a different take on vandalising public spaces.

The third show Chiang Mai Now! was collection of artists groups, architecture, bike projects, land restoring projects and independent cinema.

Further up the stairs one checked one’s bag and ascended a massive spiraling walkway to the exhibitions – and here the real meat of this amazing space became apparent.

More concerned with life in Bangkok itself, this exhibition had some breath taking stuff; the Yonyang and friends group blended rock performance, abusive graffiti about Damien Hirst (always going to get a thumbs up from me), manipulated logos and a wry sense of camp into a memorable installation that was certainly very much from Bangkok but reached out into the world art scene.

Three large exhibitions encompassing the work of many artists were to be found, all of somewhat political bent. This is what really struck me – good or bad, the sense of this work being functional and politcisied was strong for me. I can’t say if this is a dominant idea in Thai Art, but it certainly was for my visit.

Some of the stuff in this show was so locallyfocused it was beyond me to really grasp, but the best ideas had a resonance anyone could access. A ripper show that made me feel lazy; in a place of extremes like Bangkok activism is possibly more necessary but also must come with greater risk.

Where would you place them? was an enormous curated project that had been running since 2004, and took in long-term involvement from many artists working in a wide variety of disciplines.

This is what the BACC did for me – making art and surviving is hard anywhere, but in a place like Bangkok the need to create and express is just so much more an act of bravery.

At its core this show was about the environment in and around Thailand, and was an eye-opener. One could guess that the Mekong Delta was important for all life and culture in the regions of South East Asia, as rivers are, but this show spoke of and emotionally invoked the vitality of the river in all the cultures of the region. Described as a blood vessel, the river is life itself. People drink, fish, commute and live by the water; it is them and they are it.

I’m sure some of these people are rich kids playing, but even those guys have that little bit more to lose than we might in Australia, and while I only saw a few things that really rocked, I did see a lot of hard work from people whose lives are more intense than I could ever really imagine.

The enormous cultural impact of a looming hydro electric scheme took me back to Tasmania and the massive debate about the Gordon below Franklin dam, but the potential impact of that project pales into nothing when compared with the Mekong project.

I became immersed in the show, moved and astonished again and again by installation, video and photography that taught me the history of the region, its inhabitants and the intense debate about its future.

Humbling and inspiring; Thai Contemporary art is only going to get more vital. Keep your eyes open for some awesome work to come.

ANDREW HARPER andrewharper@yahoo.com GPO box 325, Hobart, TAS 7001 http://distantyowie.blogspot.com/ http://theswollenear.blogspot.com/

warpmagazine.com.au

26 Arts

Arts 27

Journeys at Plimsoll

Arts Opportunities

Professor Jonathan Holmes formally retired this year after 37 years of dedicated involvement at the Tasmanian School of Art. This exhibition, with its accompanying catalogue, celebrates his considerable contribution to the School, UTAS and the national visual arts community.

Check out the list of upcoming workshops, grants, residencies and other arts opportunity’s.

This is only scraping the top of what’s out there for artists and alike so jump on the World Wide Web and do some surfing around the websites I have listed to find out more awesome stuff to do and be part of.

Holmes commenced teaching at the Tasmanian School of Art in 1974, and was heavily involved in the TSA Gallery Committee from the beginning and in the formative years contributed directly to the exhibition program through a Fourth Year Theory unit which directed and mentored students in developing and realizing curatorial projects.

Through these projects the School established working relationships with a series of private commercial galleries around the country. The Gallery had also established itself as part of a national touring network. The early foundation of those established links with other public and private institutions has been critical in giving the gallery its ongoing kudos and ability to draw from a national pool.

What commenced as a pragmatic extension of teaching practice – to provide students with a direct encounter with contemporary art practice – transformed into a series of articulated researched curatorial projects.

Holmes has collaborated with a vast number of artists over this period on a broad range of curatorial projects. The ten selected for this exhibition have all had some prior involvement with the School, either as participants in exhibitions, artists in residence or as students.

Representing a broad range of artistic practice; painting, sculpture, photography, video and installation; each portrays a specific journey that weaves a particular personal interplay of history, theory and practice – a synthesis that Holmes has espoused and advocated throughout his distinguished teaching, research and administrative career.

The participants are Pat Brassington, Stephen Bush, Domenico deClario, Julie Gough, Ian Howard, Donna Marcus, Brigita Ozolins, Julie Rrap ,Guan Wei, and Elizabeth Woods, and is curated by myself, Paul Zika, of which I have worked on numerous curatorial collaborations with Jonathan Holmes since 1979.

Paul Zika

Journeys: through history, theory and practice July 29 – August 26, daily noon – 5pm Plimsoll Gallery, Centre for the Arts, Hunter Street, Hobart.

Workshops • Art of Colour Mixing. Learn more about colour mixing and colour matching, and develop your own mixing chart. For students with experience working with colour in any liquid medium. 31 July 10am-3pm, at Hobart Adult Ed Centre with June Francis. For more info visit http://learnxpress.linc.tas.gov.au/ class/ACOM1-AH01 • Painting with Caroline Amos. Explore various modes of painting designed to extend and enliven painting in acrylics and other media.

30 & 31 July 10am-4pm. Contact Moonah Arts Centre for more info and bookings PH. 6214 7633.

• Tonal Impressionism, Painting the Portrait. with Clive Sinclair, one of ‘The Melbourne Twenty’ group of prestigious painters. 2 day workshop 22 & 23 July. For more information contact Leoni Duff: lduff@art-in-pastel.com or call 0409 542 557.

• Felting for Fun Workshop’s with June Hope.

July 16 - Fabulous felted hat workshop.

July 23 - Featherweight silk (nuno) scarf workshop. July 30 - Funky bag workshop.

August 6 - Learning to felt for fun basic workshop. August 13 - Fabulous felted hat workshop. All workshops held at Forth Hall, Main Rd. 10am - 4pm $60 plus supplies you purchase. Contact june.e.hope@gmail.com or Ph. 0409 416 196.

Grants • Assistance to Individuals, this program accepts applications for a variety of projects proposed by artists to further their career.

Closes 1 August, application toolkit is available from www.arts.tas.gov.au/individuals or contact Arts Tasmania PH 6233 7308.

• Arts Tasmania is offering The Aboriginal arts fund, aimed at supporting Aboriginal artists and organisations committed to projects that stimulate practice of contemporary, traditional and non-traditional Aboriginal artforms. Closes 12th September, for more information visit www.arts.tas.gov.au/aaf • Start up Grants for young artists. Grants of up to $3,000 available to young artists (16-26 years of age) who have not previously received an Arts Tasmania Grant. Closes 1 August 2011. Visit www.arts.tas.gov.au or contact Art Tasmania PH 6233 7308 • Janet Holmes a Court Artists’ Grant. to provide financial assistance to professional artists for public presentation of their work.

Closes 15 August. visit www.visualarts.net.au/ grantsprizes

Residencies • Arts Tasmania is offering Tasmanian artists funding for residencies throughout the state. artists working in all art forms are encourage to apply for a residencie of four to eight weeks.

Closes 1st August, for more information visit www.arts.tas.gov.au/residencies

Other Opportunities • 146 ArtStudios. Five art studios are available for rent at a subsidised rate at the 146 Arts building on Elizabeth Street, Hobart. Open to writers, editors, curators, designers, cultural theorists, photographers, arts administrators, graphic, multimedia, visual artists and sculptors. Closes 2st July, for more information visit www.artsatwork.com.au/146artstudios • The Moonah Arts Centre seeks proposals for activities to be included in its Annual Program for the coming year from August 1 to September 30. Proposals for the concert series, exhibitions, workshops, school holiday workshops and special events are invited from anyone interested in undertaking a project in any artform. A pdf of Annual Program Information is available from the Moonah Arts Centre’s website: www.mac.gcc.tas.gov.au • Artefacts Inc. in Salamanca Place is calling for Emerging Artists to exhibit in their shop front window. for more information call the gallery between 10am-4pm daily on 03 6223 3839.

• Arts Tasmania in partnership with Vitra Design Museum is offering a Tasmania designer the opportunity to attend an international design workshop lead by renowned international designer, artists and architects at Domaine de Boisbuchet in France.

Closes 1st August for more information visit www.arts.tas.gov.au/awards • Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme Opportunity. Arts@work is seeking expressions of interest from contemporary artists to be included on the Tasmanian Government Art Site Scheme Register of Peers. This is an ongoing register for more info email Laura Harper public.art@artsatwork.com.au • The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is calling for entries now. An acquisitive prize showcasing the quality and diversity of free standing sculptures up to 80 centimetres in size. Entries close 5 August, for more info visit http://sculptureprize.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/ home • Youth ARC Gallery is seeking young artists 12-25 or organisations working with young artists to present 2d work at the recently established gallery space at Youth ARC in Collins st, Hobart. For more info contact potterm@hobartcity.com.au

Website’s of interest • Arts Tasmania - www.arts.tas.gov.au • Arts @ Work - www.artsatwork.com.au • Contemporary Art Spaces Tasmania www.castgallery.org • Moonah Arts Centre http://mac.gcc.tas.gov.au/Pages • Inflight ARI - www.inflightart.com.au • Salamanca Arts Centre - www.salarts.org.au • Sawtooth ARI - www.art.org.au • Tasmanian Regional Arts www.tasregionalarts.org.au

WARP GALLERY GUIDE - July * If you are an exhibiting gallery or space in Tasmania and want to be included in the Warp Gallery Guide email: alison@warpmagazine.com.au

SOUTH 146 ARTSPACE NEW AGE: NEW MEDIA – Australia-China connections, contemporary video artists 13 June – 15 July.

SpringBOARD, Designed Objects Tasmania (DOT) 18 July – 19 Aug. ART MOB Susan & Emily McCulloch’s Critics Choices 2011, a selection of stock works by leading art critics & authors, 8-24 July OPENING 6pm 8 July.

Emma’s Choice 2011, Emma responds to Critic’s Choice with her selection of stock works, 5-20 Aug OPENING 6pm 5 Aug. BETT GALLERY MAIN GALLERY: 25 Years Bett Gallery, group exhibition, 6 July - 2 Aug OPENING 6pm 8 July.

BACKSPACE: Michael Schlitz works on paper, 1 June - 2 Aug. MAIN GALLERY: Bronek Kozka photography, 3 Aug 6 Sep OPENING 6pm 5 Aug. BACKSPACE: Amber Koroluk - Stephenson paintings, 3 Aug - 4 Oct. CARNEGIE GALLERY Dialectic Movements, Elizabeth Woods & Kevin Leong, ends 17 July.

White gums and ramoxes, Ceramics by Merric & Arthur Boyd, 28 July - 11 Sep OPENING 6pm 28 July.

CAST Erotographomania, group show curated by Sarah Jones, ends 10 July.

Out of Sight, various artists curated by Claire Needham, 23 July - 28 Aug OPENING 6pm 22 July.

COLVILLE GALLERY GALLERY 1: Corrine Costello. GALLERY 2: Zsuzsa Kollo. Both shows 8-27 July, OPENING 5.30pm 8 July.

GALLERY 1: Luke Wagner. GALLERY 2: Katy Woodroffe. Both shows 29 July – 17 Aug, OPENING 5.30pm 29 July.

DESPARD GALLERY New paintings by Laura Matthews, ends 19 July.

New sculpture by Bill Yaxley & Bob Jenyns, 21 July – 16 Aug, OPENING 6pm 21 July.

ENTREPOT GALLERY MAIN: Spaces between Places, David Bluhdorn.

LOUNGE: In medias res, Jo Chew. Both end 7 July.

MAIN: Open Doors, Painting Society, OPENING 6pm 13 July. LOUNGE: Alex Davern, paintings. Both exhibitions 11-28 July.

MAIN: The Raw and the Restless, Kendra Dick.

LOUNGE: (joint exhibition with Kendra Dick) Greg Ferry. Both exhibitions 1-18 August.

GOULBURN ST GALLERY Georgina Richmond, 8-28 July OPENING 6pm 8 July.

Jenny Burnett etchings & linocuts, 15 July – 4 Aug OPENING 6pm 15 July. Paul Tilyard paintings, 5-25 Aug OPENING 6pm 5 Aug.

warpmagazine.com.au

INKA GALLERY INC. Visions from the Gardens of Good and Evil, Ian Hawkins.

7-27 July.

Chromascura, Rodney James Alexander, 28 July - 17 Aug OPENING 5.30pm 29th July.

JIMMY’S SKATE & STREET Grow Up, Martin Nester & Jonny Scholes, ends 22 July .

LOVETT GALLERY Members work on show constantly changing & includes painting, sculpture, photography & ceramics. Winter open hours Sat & Sun 10-4.

MASTERPIECE IXL GALLERY Clearance of Investment Stock: colonial to contemporary art MOONAH ARTS CENTRE Karadi Naidoc week Exhibition, Aboriginal Women artists, 7-10 July.

Ogilvie High School An Artist’s Journey - To the Sea, Sarah Weaver & OHS Students, 14-28 July OPENING 6pm 13 July.

Writer’s Reign, Tasmanian Calligraphers & poets, 6-18 Aug OPENING 6pm 5 Aug. MUSEUM OF OLD & NEW ART Monanism, continues beyond July 19, evolving.

Experimenta Utopia Now, national & international ‘new media’ artists, 5 Aug - 3 Oct. PEPPERCORN GALLERY Is a co-operatively run outlet for The fine art and craftwork of local Richmond artists.

PLIMSOLL GALLERY A visual investigation into the dynamics of Adolescence & Mothers, Gabrielle Falconer PhD examination submission, 16-17 July OPENING 5.30pm 15 July.

Journeys - a celebration of Jonathan Holmes’ contribution to the Tasmanian School of Art, 29 July - 26 Aug OPENING 5.30pm 29 July.

RED WALL GALLERY Stations of the Pig, Erin Linhart, ends 31 July.

SADDLERS COURT GALLERY Exhibiting over 100 Tasmanian artists & crafts people.

SALAMANCA ARTS CENTRE LONG GALLERY: Inside Antarctic History - Exploring Mawson’s Hut, 13-24 July.

SIDESPACE: The Strand Line - a tale of two sisters, Deborah & Louise Fulton, 22-24 July SCHOOLHOUSE GALLERY ROSNY BARN: Japanese Design Today 100, household items produced in the 1990’s, ends 15 July.

The Barn Market, high quality Craft & Design Market.

23 July 10am-3pm.

The 59th Blake Prize touring exhibition, 30 July - 8 Sep.

HANDMARK GALLERY Mixed Company, Michael McWilliams painting & furniture, ends 13 July.

2011 Emerging Artist Show: Vika Fifita, 15 July – 3 Aug OPENING 6pm 15 July.

2011 Annual Print Show, Handmark Gallery Stable of printmakers, 5 -31 Aug, OPENING 6pm 5 Aug.

SONA GALLERY Ongoing stock exhibition

INFLIGHT Dark Light, FELTspace ARI, Adelaide (exchange exhibition), 9-30 July OPENING 6pm 8 July.

SPACEBAR GALLERY When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Dinosaur, Rag Tag (Ali Pyrke) menswear collection launch on sale

• Wilderness and Cultural Residencies.

Tasmanian artists can apply for a residencie in one of the 13 sites of ecological and or cultural significance within Tasmania. Residencies are available from April to September, for more information visit www.arts.tas.gov.au/ residencies

*If you are an arts organisation or body with an upcoming opportunity that is within the arts bracket and would like it included in Warps Arts Opportunities guide please email all details to alison@warpmagazine.com.au

Untitled, Anthony Johnson 13-27 Aug, OPENING 6pm 12 Aug.

137 COLL INS ST HO B ART 03 6234 3788 WW W> ARTERY DIR ECT. CO M.A U

nortH CONT. THREE WINDOWS GALLERY Changing Southern Midlands Artists

until mid September.

SOUTH ARM RSL & COMMUNITY CLUB South Arm Art and Craft Exhibition, 10am-4pm on 23 &24 July.

TASMANIAN LANDSCAPES GALLERY Luke O’Brien Photography. Art printing & mounting services also available.

TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY Finding the mysterious unknowable by Peter Dombrovskis ends July.

The Reading Room, Brigita Ozolins, 23 July - 16 Oct. 2011 City of Hobart Art Prize, 23 July - 18 Sep. THE BRISBANE HOTEL Catharsis, Sean Frosali, ends 7 August.

Andrew Harper Presents, group show, 2 Aug - 4 Sep OPENING 6pm 2 Aug. VON SHROEDER FINE ARTS GALLERY Aboriginal art clearance, Kimberly and Balgo Hill.

Huon Pine Wall Spirits, William Yaxley. Both July.

WELLINGTON GALLERY Thomas Anderson last available works original paintings, gallery open by appointment Ph. 6223 6643.

nortH HANDMARK GALLERY Lorna Riley paintings & Shauna Mayben traditional aboriginal jewellery, 10 July – 7Aug OPENING 2pm 10 July.

LEONI DUFF GALLERIES Modern Masters: 3 Sydney Artists, Keith Dewell, Peter Marshal & Tim Miller. ends 15 July.

OLIVERA GALLERY A selection of paintings and sketches by local artists, as well as jewellery made by renowned Tasmanian craftsmen.

POWER HOUSE GALLERY Mat Carey, collection of works from 3rd year Bachelor of Contemporary Arts student, 20-31 July OPENING 6pm 20 July Unprofessional, 3rd year BCA Drama students curated

by Justin Groves, 3-14 Aug OPENING 6pm 3 Aug. 2011 Scarf Exchange, curated by Sara Ferrington, 1728 Aug OPENING 6pm 17th Aug. POIMENA GALLERY Pirate Radio, Matt Warren & Scot Cotterell, ends 15 July.

10 Degrees of Separation, group show curated by Helene Weeding, 22 July - 12 Aug OPENING 5.30pm 22 July.

QUEEN VICTORIA MUSEUM & ART GALLERY Hatching the Past: Dinosaur Eggs & Babies, ends 17 July.

Artstart - Picturing Your Identity, ends 4 August.

SAWTOOTH ARI FRONT GALLERY: Entree, David Nash, Geoff Dyer, Jo Chew, Sussanah Hart & Wayne Brookes.

MIDDLE GALLERY: Knit Lab, Team Textiles.

PROJECT GALLERY & NEW MEDIA GALLERY: Exclusion Zone, Glenn Folpp, Robert Ikin, Chris Morgan & Gardenia Palmer.

All shows 8-30 July OPENING 6pm 8 July.

THE WILDERNESS GALLERY THYLACINE - The Tasmanian Tiger Exhibition (permanent). Peter Dombrovskis photography (permanent). 10-room purpose-built photographic gallery showcasing leading local, national and international artists, ends Mid Nov. THE ACADEMY GALLERY Junior Academy, primary & secondary school artists, 8-22 July.

Esk Collection 2010-2011: Collection Australian Contemporary Art, 8-24 July.

Sidney Nolan: Heroes and Legends, Sidney Nolan, 5 Aug - 16 Oct. Something Nowhere, group show of sculptural practice’s within the Academy of the Arts, 5 Aug - 2 Sep.

north WEST ATRIUM GALLERY Air 2011 Exhibition, work produced during the AIR 2011 program (Arts Tasmania), 4-29 July with a public forum on 21 July.

BURNIE REGIONAL ARTS GALLERY Trace, Rosemary Burkes.

Prints and Drawings by Tony Thorne.

Local Embroiders group show.

All three show run 15 July - 11 Sep. DEAN WALKER DESIGNS Reficere Part One “to refresh”, Josh Foley, Anne Dunham, Jeremy Close & Dean Walker. Ends 30 July.

DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY MAIN GALLERY: Before the Move, works from the Permanent Collection.

THE LITTLE GALLERY: Emerging Artists Program: Unfolded Untouched, Dawn Blazely.

Both shows end 17 July.

MAIN GALLERY: 7th Leica Touring Show. In Conversation with Ellie Ray 12.30pm 26 July.

THE LITTLE GALLERY: Emerging Artist Program: Unbekannt, Saskia Littlewood.

Both shows 23 July - 28 Aug OPENING 6pm 22 July.

GHOST ROCK VINEYARD & CELLAR DOOR Anntoinette Ralston, dynamic paintings, ends 5 August.

HIGHLANDER RESTUARANT Mathew Simms, until end of July.

PARADOX BAZAAR Unique Tasmanian Art & Craft creations operated by, and featuring the works of, local Artists and Craftspeople and is constantly changing throughout the year www.paradoxbazaar.com.au WONDERS OF WYNYARD GALLERY Passages, Stitches & Beyond craft group, 1-21 July OPENING 6PM 1 July.

One Woman’s Perspective, Judy Taylor 10-28 Aug OPENING 6pm 10 Aug.

KING ISLAND LOLLIPOP GALLERY + BOATHOUSE GALLERY Paintings by Caroline Kininmonth and Bridget Levy on exhibit throughout the year and continually changing.

Performing Arts 29

Denise Scott

Justin Hamilton

Laughs all round Hobart Comedy Festival is back again and along for the ride are a gaggle of comedians jetting in from overseas and interstate to join a few snappy locals, for a twelve-day run of laughs, jokes and satire.

Hobart Comedy Festival Director Craig Wellington shares some insight on the work and perspective of organising an event of this magnitude. Billed as the “World’s Smallest Cultural Event” in 2002, the festival of laughs has now hit its ninth year.

Having hand-picked performers for the previous festivals, Wellington is getting the hang of picking the excellent from the chaff.

He chooses with a discerning ear, attaining a good mix of Australian and international performers in order to knock the socks off the audience.

This year aims high and Wellington is proud of the festival’s unique and boutique trademark.

“Instead of a range of one-hour shows by a vast number of comedians, we aim to distil the best into unique line-ups and bring them to Hobart,” he said.

The hard work is done for the audience; instead of having “too much to choose from” the festival team works hard to produce shows with a diverse array of acts all available in one side-splitting performance.

The Festival maintains its boutique mystique through their selection criteria. Comedians only appear by invitation unlike the majority of Festivals around the world, such as the Edinburgh Fringe where anyone can “register, book a venue and run our show.”

Acts are chosen based on excellence, anonymity and locale. Wellington spotlights Tasmanian artists, particularly those who have moved interstate and are performing at a national and international level.

The festival offers a chance to let these expats show their home state what they’ve been up to. This year heralds the return of European Man, Luke McGregor and John Cambo Campbell whom Wellington says are “hard working Tasmanian comedians who have made the transition to working at the national level.”

This year Wellington is proud to be a swag of international comedians to Hobart, particularly, Jeff Green; “an amazing comedian and a real superstar in the UK,” Green might be familiar to some for his work in Live on the West End and a guest spot on Spicks and Specks. Green performs stand up across the globe but this is his first visit to Hobart. This visit Wellington says is made possible by Green’s new Australian wife, which makes Tassie a quick trip rather than an ocean voyage.

As festival director, Wellington protests at talk of favourites, he bases the acts on the criteria. However, as the showcase event of the Festival, the Big Finale is certainly one to watch.

Joining Jeff Green on the Theatre Royal stage is Australian comedian Denise Scott. “Whether you are a teenager or a grand parent, you are not going to see Denise Scott perform live and NOT fall in love with her, she’s a bloody national treasure and one of the country’s best comedians,” Wellington said.

Running over twelve days, the Festival is designed to allow for generous consumption. There are no overlaps in the schedule which means that short of the tickets selling out (and they will), it is possible to see as much comedy as you can handle, whether that be a full roster or one or two shows.

“Last July we had queues to buy tickets for 10pm shows during the Festival. It shows that if you bring excellent entertainment to town, no matter that it is cold, people (who) want a real winter warmer, can get it at the Hobart Comedy Festival. The value of what you pay for what you see is better than anywhere in the world.”

It’s a bold statement from a passionate man who has grown the event from the “smallest cultural event in the world” to “one of the best little festivals of its kind.”

TOM HOPKINS

warpmagazine.com.au

How did you start in comedy?

It was something I’d wanted to try for a long time. Raw comedy and alcohol got me on stage for the first time at 27 years of age and it went well. The rest is history!

What does the Hobart comedy festival bring to local audiences?

It brings a professional level of comedy that we don’t always see in Hobart. It’s great for the local scene and for the audience to enjoy acts that they’d normally have to travel interstate and even overseas to experience.

What’s been your worst experience doing stand-up?

I did a gig for the Tasmanian Shooters Association in Bothwell, in a school gym with about 200 casually dressed spectators.

I arrived, suited up. It was a tough gig.

Before I got there, I was worried I’d get shot, but halfway through my act, I was hoping

someone would put me out of my misery with a shotgun.

What is your favourite joke to tell at a dinner party?

As I’m off the clock, I don’t really tell jokes at dinner parties, I don’t try to be the funniest guy at the dinner party.

Do you live comedy or is it an alter ego that you indulge upon stage?

The comedy I produce on stage is a part of me, not an alter ego; just something I bring out on occasion. I’m not the funniest guy all the time; I think it would do my head in!

Are you looking forward to performing with other comedians?

I’m always looking forward to these kinds of gigs - I get to work with comedians I admire and reach a wider audience. These gigs are especially great for Hobart, as these opportunities don’t come up very often, it’s always a treat for both the audience, and myself so... Come out and support the Festival, if you don’t it will go away!

TOM HOPKINS

The Hobart Comedy Festival 18 - 30 July 2011 Date

Venue

Time / event

Artists

Monday 18 July

Backspace Theatre

7:30 PM Comedy Bootique 9:15 PM Comedy Showcase

7:30 Comedy Bootique: Mike Goldstein (USA) Kate McLennan (Aus) European Man (Aus)

Tuesday 19 July

Backspace Theatre

7:30 PM Comedy Bootique 9:15 PM Comedy Showcase

9:15 Comedy Showcase: Simon McKinney (NZ) Mel Buttle (Aus) Justin Hamilton (Aus)

Wednesday 20 July

Backspace Theatre

7:30 PM Comedy Bootique 9:15 PM Comedy Showcase

Thursday 21 July

Backspace Theatre

7:30 PM Comedy Bootique 9:15 PM Comedy Showcase

Friday 22 July

Backspace Theatre

7:30 PM Comedy Bootique 9:15 PM Comedy Showcase

Saturday 23 July

Backspace Theatre

10:30 PM Late & Local

Wednesday 27 July

Theatre Royal

8 PM Jeff Green (UK)

Friday 29 July

UTAS School of Art, Hunter Street

8 PM Damian Callinan’s In Local News (Recording for broadcast

by ABC Local Radio)

Damian Callinan + National Profile Guests

Saturday 30 July

Theatre Royal

8 PM The Big Finale

MC Damian Callinan, Denise Scott, Peter Berner and more...

Bookings and further information: • Theatre Royal - 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, phone 6233 2299 • Centertainment, Elizabeth Street Mall, phone 6234 5998 • Online bookings and full program details at www.hobartcomfest.com

Flashy festival

Festival of the Voices is hitting its seventh year and aiming to do big things, with workshops, performances and a bloody big bonfire to coax us out with a dash of sugar and vice.

The Festival of Voices bonfire and Big Sing has become a tradition in Hobart. Beginning with a candlelight procession, this free family event is all about participation.

If the heat of the FOV bonfire doesn’t get you going, then the down-and-dirty Voices of Vice cabaret might be your treat.

ABC 93.6 Breakfast host Ryk Goddard hosts this year’s Big Sing, which includes the third annual ABC Flash mob choir.

The exuberant Miz Ima Starr, a wisecracking, established cabaret performer, took a moment to speak with Warp’s Katherine Farrell about her upcoming performance in Tasmania.

Damian Callinan

One of the locals in the Hobart Comedy Festival line up is Gavin Baskerville, a stalwart on the Hobart scene.

Voicey but vice

What is Miz Ima’s biggest vice?

My best vice would be gluttony – you don’t get to be a voluptuous sex-goddess of the cabaret stage on a celery-and-radish diet, sweetheart! Bring on the brandy, chocolate and beef Wellington, I say!

Do you think that everyone should embrace vice?

Wouldn’t the world be a boring place without vice? Dante’s famous list of pride, greed, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy and sloth is a pretty good précis of what makes life fun – in small doses! They are also at the very heart of a lot of the best song writing – think of Adele’s albums 19 and 21 minus the vice… yawn! Voices of Vice will be a great opportunity for everyone to have just a tiny taste of sin, and a great fun night out!

How often does Ima get down and dirty?

Well, I failed my audition for drama school because my piece was entitled Explore my G-Spot… the judges couldn’t decide if it was classical or contemporary. But seriously, if you can’t get down and dirty, then maybe cabaret isn’t the right profession for you.

• Programs at the above sales outlets and The Hobart Visitor Information Centre, Davey Street as well as selected cafes, hotels and backpackers

What should people expect from the show?

Firstly, a transformed Peacock Theatre, bringing out all the intimate Weimar atmosphere of this amazing hewn-from-therock theatre; secondly, a fabulous cast of singers, all eager to cast off all restraint and sing and dance in the gutter with the joie de vivre of Gene Kelly in Singing In The Rain.

And thirdly, a dozen dark, dirty, obsessive, sensual, hilarious songs to get your Festival of Voices Friday off to a roaring start. PLUS – a BAR! Hobart has a small but vibrant cabaret scene, so lovers of intimate and expressive song should grab this opportunity to see some authentic cabaret with both hands.

It also marks an exciting expansion of the festival, into musical theatre and cabaret, and promises to be a really fun night for the performers and the audience.

KATHERINE FARRELL

”The moment when everyone sings the 93.6 flash mob song is exactly the same as the moment at a gig when you’re no longer you – you’re part of something bigger,” Goddard said.

The Crowded House song It’s Only Natural was chosen by Artistic Director, Kris Stewart this year and has been arranged in two parts for the flash choir by Amanda Hodder.

A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and sometimes seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment or satire.

“The advantage of the Festival of Voices Big Sing - compared to say, a Crowded House gig - is there’s less moshing, a great big fire and the only people throwing up are babies – and they usually do it down their own parents backs,” Goddard said.

To take part in Flashmob, visit abc.net.au/ hobart to download the song and be part of Flashmob.

SARAH MASHMAN

Festival of Voices Big Sing Flash Mob Choir Salamanca Place Saturday July 9 6:30pm Free event

While flash mobs are often organised for advertising or no apparent reason at all, the spirit of the 93.6 Flash Mob is community participation. The sing-along is familiar to those who have braved the mid-winter cold to attend the Bonfire night over the past three years.

Voices of Vice A Festival of Voices event The Peacock Theatre July 8 Tickets $25 from www.festivalofvoices.com

How did you get involved with Voices of Vice?

I was thrilled to be selected by the new Festival Director of Festival of Voices Kris

Mash Up I like jelly.

What does a blow up children’s pool of green jelly, writhing with arms, legs and sticky hair, have in common with Performing Arts?

Ex-pat Tasmanians Luke McGregor and Cambo are joined by a line-up of local heroes

Stewart to add some tinsel and spangles to this juicy night of decadence. Honestly, I would have been nuts to say no – Kris’ last job was directing Wicked. It’s an incredible opportunity to bring cabaret to this festival.

What if that pool contained three comedians, three cabaret artists, two burlesque dancers, two actresses and a film director, all screaming, laughing and choking on green muck?

The Grand Poobah hosted Hobart’s first allfemale jelly wrestling tournament, featuring the bold, the mad and the grotesque.

There were some rumblings prior to the event, rumours of exploitation and degradation, the downhill sky-dive of a wave of women, all willing to hurl themselves into some kind of pseudo sexual romp to attract the gaze.

The gaze however fell upon an assembled jumble of miscreants, jilted brides, cowgirls, Wonder Woman and British Chavs. French maids wielding baguette as a secret weapon, a Miss No-Talent

Tasmania (proving she has some small amount of talent, even if it’s only for pinning her opponent down), and one down-and-out, Lycra-clad, black-toothed Betty, beaten but not out.

For these characters, the night was a chance to bring out the dodgy costumes, the cheesy characters and some kneehigh aggressive fun, for the night was fun - for the performers and for the audience alike, many of whom had to be restrained from jumping into a sausage and baguette littered pool after the bouts wrapped up.

If you would like to see these creatures of the night, who writhe about in costume, performing for screaming hoards then hit up your local comedy nights, some major theatres, some night lit bars and a sound stage or two, you probably won’t recognise them - but they’re there, just as willing to be a young Juliet, a confident stand up or a cheeky minx.

SARAH MASHMAN

sarah@warpmagazine.com.au

warpmagazine.com.au

30 Performing Arts

Performing Arts 31

White Swans Natalie Portman’s performance as a psychologically unhinged dancer in Black Swan drew accolades and awards. The stark portrayal of company life, endless hours of rehearsal and disjointed feet is a reality faced by all dancers but the jealous rivalry portrayed in the film is not shared by the Tasmanian Classical Ballet Company.

Like many professional dancers, Tasmanian Classical Ballet Company ballet coach and dancer Ashlee Furness began dancing at the age of six in a small community school.

Studying classical ballet, jazz and tap, Ashlee danced five nights a week, fitting homework in on the weekends.

“It is very much a family atmosphere, we not only dance from 9am to 5pm each day but we also live together. We get to experience and learn about the other roles involved in the working of a company, like costuming, backdrops and setting up a stage from a bare room. All of these little things are helping us become better at our art form.”

Ashlee was drawn to the Tasmanian Company by the opportunity to perform in the classics; the famous Russian, French and Italian classical ballets.

The Company also shares the stage with some of Tasmania’s emerging artists in dance and academia, offering a successful schools program, touring regional primary and High Schools performing small excerpts and answer student’s questions about ballet, touring and life.

The Company produces one classical ballet each year and having performed the Nutcracker in 2010, this year is the year of the Swan.

“Not many small dance companies focus on traditional ballet performance - that Tasmanian Ballet does is really special,” Ashlee said.

The reality of a hard-working ballet company became a reality to Ashlee upon moving to New York.

“Being a dance student up until then where everything was provided for you made company life challenging.

“As a company member we were given specific roles to dance, but you were expected to be there all day and learn as much of everyone else’s roles as you could, just in case something happened or the director wanted you to dance the part.”

Review

Performing Arts

Cirque Du Soleil, Saltimbanco

Construction of the Human Heart

GIG Guide - July

Derwent Entertainment Centre Wednesday June 15

As they interact, they present the audience with two faces of grief.

The Company also offers placements to young trainee dancers studying for their ballet exams, giving them a taste of company life which both the company dancers and the trainees enjoy.

Behind the greasepaint and the feathers, the tutus and the satin pointe shoes, classical ballet - a vital element of any professional’s dance career - teaches discipline and resilience, and lord knows, you need it when “you learn to live out of a small suitcase really quickly.”

SARAH MASHMAN Tasmanian Ballet Company presents Swan Lake George Town Memorial Hall Oct 20 Derwent Entertainment Centre Oct 22 Gaiety Theatre West Coast Oct 27 Burnie Arts & Function Centre Oct 28 Burnie Arts and Function Centre Oct 29 Tickets are available from the venues or Ticket Master and are on sale now: www.tasmanianballet.com.au

Self-described as “two people, trying to be writers”, Her, played by Anna Freeland, and Him, played by Matthew Stolp, alternately compose, act out and experience the story of the death of their son, named Tom. They begin by reading from unfinished scrips, pencils in hand. Gradually, they drop their guard, and the play comes alive. They begin to act out new characters and swap roles with each other. Occasionally, their identities smear together in a blur of pronouns.

The characters are ultimately well-defined, and scene transitions are signposted by an unseen announcer, played by Guy Hooper.

Even so, we’re never really sure what’s false and what’s real: Are the characters acting out a play written years after Tom’s death, or is it a work in progress?

If it all sounds too pretentious for words, it’s ironic that these aspects of the play ultimately prove the most compelling.

Given all the media hype, the sight of a double row of media stalwarts found in my section should have been a given.

Community radio, ABC and the Mercury were all represented in the thronging mass of people that surged into the Derwent Entertainment Centre to surround a small staging area enveloped by a white drop cloth.

A splurge of Dr Seuss-styled characters; brightly clothed, long nosed, gibberish spouting, ewok-ambling people emerged as part of the pre-show.

They began harassing patrons seated in the stalls close to the stage, with one ambitious character climbing stealthily halfway up to the upper circle before the show began. His compatriats were busy removing people from their seats or cajoling patrons up on to the stage to be mimicked and gently mocked.

A bicycle act drew exclamations from a patron nearby as the performer used his bike in every way that he shouldn’t and the chinese pole performers swarmed up their four metre high poles like ants, holding poses for just a second longer than what you think is possible, flipping off from one to another.

The stage area, after the drop cloth was removed, was a bright, patterned area seething with movement as the Seussian creatures and highly skilled acrobats became patrons themselves during the main acts.

The ring master was an object of foolery, a despot ruling children. He was not alone, the ring master had aid and opposition from other characters who ‘controlled’ the acts, sharing in the clowning and master duties.

The live band that provided a tight, sharp, jazz and samba soundtrack with two skilled operatic singers clad in white, postulating about onstage and near the band.

Audience participation broke up the show in the second half when an audience member contributed to a long section of mimicry.

Pulled out by a ‘mischevious child,’ the patron was coaxed onstage to copy the movements of the child who minced across the stage, karate chopped the air and leapt backwards. The man followed suit and the routine produced a riotous amount of applause by the end. The clowning, a tradition of old in circus was prevalent through the show.

The elements that contribute to make up Cirque Du Soleil are given equal weight by the performers and management. Part of Cirque’s longevity and popularity is attributed to it’s ingenuity and creativity; the physical Image: Tasmanian Classical Ballet Company

theatre that is incorporated and creates a different version of the world is fantastic.

Highlights were the opening and closing acts; a pas de trois between a couple and their daughter, connective and supportive, the three were supple as they stretched, converted and inverted their bodies into intricate shapes and movements. The closing act, a foursome on bungees and static trapeze was breathtaking. Simple white body leotards glowed with light as they spun through the air.

The costumes, were not as incredible as had been promised, were meticulous and quirky and suited the characters but did not excite the senses. A few too many isis wings - cloaks that can be manipulated into a rippling cape - filled the stage. The exception was the rainbow-swirled leotards worn by the chinese pole performers, creating a bright mass of multi-coloured lizards as they climbed up poles and crawled over the stage floor.

warpmagazine.com.au

Symmetry is central to Construction of the Human Heart, written by Ross Mueller and directed by Julie Waddington.

Two lovers/playwrights, named Him and Her, read from two scripts; they sit on, or stalk around, two chairs; they occupy two halves of a bed.

With Tasmanian Classical Ballet, Ashlee works as a ballet coach as well as a dancer taking the morning company class, choreographing and revising the rehearsal schedule, an experience free from the bitter rivalry experienced by Portman’s character in Black Swan.

Her career path reads like an honour role.

After auditioning for three prestigious dance colleges, she was accepted by all three.

After studying at the Victorian College of the Arts, she was one of the few awarded a traineeship with the Ajkun Ballet Theatre in New York. After graduation, Ashlee returned to Australia to teach and dance.

The Tasmanian Classical Ballet Company forms for one short season each year.

Drawing artists predominantly from Australia and overseas, this year the Company has also employed former Launceston dancer Kelly Peacock into its ranks.

Review

Saltimbanco was enjoyable, but it is 19 years old and showing its age. Some of the ‘urban’ styled costumes a bit too ordinary, while some of the acts are overly long. Tasmania does not often have access to circus of this calibre, with the lighting, musical and acrobatic scope that Cirque du Soleil provides.

SARAH MASHMAN

The script swerves through time and setting, and sometimes deposits the audience into scenes of arch drama. There are tears,

alcohol, and religious references. Here, the play is weakest.

Ms Freeland is better suited to these scenes. Her voice communicates tenderness and resignation, frequently simultaneously.

She dominates, and Mr Stolp is relegated to reacting to her outbursts.

However, Tom’s death also provides Him and Her with a pretext to intellectually and verbally duel. They joke, reminisce and act out remembered or imaginary scenes.

There are moments of genuine humour and beautiful imagery.

These scenes increase in intensity and complexity as the play progresses, and here is where the real pleasure of Heart lies.

Mr Stolp is given the opportunity to play Him as an ambitious loser, a cynic and a dreamer. And as his role expands, symmetry is restored. The two actors are able to fully explore the themes as a partnership.

Ultimately, Heart is less about loss and more about how people, particularly writers, deal with loss. It’s least effective when it goes for the jugular, and most touching when it reveals thought processes and inner lives.

As suits a play so steeped in the language of plays, the script is strongest when playful.

See Tasmania Theatre Company’s newest production, Beautiful - A Ghost Story, featuring five of Tasmania’s finest actors in this dark and potent story about the essence of humanity, at the Theatre Royal Backspace from July 13 – 16.

ANDREW KERTESZ

NEWS IN BRIEF AMPLIFIED 2011 MUSIC VIDEO COMPETITION

Open to any Tasmanian film maker or Tasmanian band

Wide Angle Tasmania is hosting the 2011 Tasmanian Music Video Competition and we want your film (and this year we’ll help you make it!)

For more details please call us on 6223 8344 or Email info@wideangle.org.au

We’ll be screening all entries to the comp during Amplified in August and awarding cash and equipment prizes to the winning entry. A great way to showcase Tassie talent – music & film.

If you’ve already produced a music video, grab an entry form from us and you’re set to go….

Otherwise Wide Angle Tasmania will help kick start your production by offering FIVE filmmakers $250 worth of free equipment hires each to produce their music video.

Get in touch for more details.

Entries for the comp close 8th August Films will screen the evening of Thursday 18th August

Error_in_Time Salamanca Arts Centre and HyPe are proud to present Error_in_Time, a new performance

by Hobart-based “noise-cabaret” artist Nancy Mauro-Flude.

Error_in_Time uses sound, projection and live digital manipulations to explore the intimate workings of computer/human interfaces, surveillance and social media.

THE SOUTH

The North

Cabaret

Cabaret

The Brisbane Hotel Circus Horrificus and Friends July 7

Burnie Arts Centre The Three Sisters July 9

Three Blind Dates August 4

dance

Les Girls Les Tease on Flirty Fridays July 1, July 8 & July 15

Princess Theatre Mad Hatter’s Dance presented by Tapestry School of Dance July 9

The Peacock Theatre Error- in- Time August 4- 6

Don Quixote presented by The Australian Ballet Dancers Company July 15

Comedy

Theatre

The Brisbane Hotel Comedy Forge July 28

Albert Hall Soweto Gospel Choir- African Grace July 13

Brookfield Vineyard Brookfield Comedy Club July 13

Annexe Theatre The Best of the Student Directed Festivals July 20- 23

The Grand Poobah Danger Academy July 4 & 18 The Lower House Lower House Comedy Lounge July 14 Onba The Clubhouse July 5 dance The Peacock Theatre Birds presented by MADE July 20-23

Burnie Arts Theatre The Curse of the Werewolf presented by Burnie Musical Society July 8 & 9, 14- 16 Soweto Gospel Choir- African Grace July 14 The Deltones- A Muisical Journey July 20 Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre Aladdin Jr. Presented by St Brendan Shaw College July 14- 16

Theatre Royal Don Quixote presented by The Australian Ballet Dancer’s Company July 12 & 13

The Man the Sea Saw July 20

THEATRE

Earl Arts Centre Beautiful- A Ghost Story July 6-9

Theatre Royal Julius Caesar July 6-9 Mother and Son July 15 & 16 The Man the Sea Saw July 22 & 23 Theatre Royal Backspace Theatre Beautiful- A Ghost Story July 13- 16 The Breath of Life August 3- 7

The Deltones- A Musical Journey July 21

Launceston Country Club The Deltones- A Musical Journey July 22 Longford Town Hall Old Time Music Hall- ‘A Christmas in July’ July 15- 17 Princess Theatre Julius Caesar presented by Bell Shakespeare July 11-12 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat July 22- 30

Performance Dates & Times: Thursday 4 - Saturday 6 August 2011 @ 8:00pm General Admission: $10 +booking fee Venue: Peacock Theatre Website: www.sister0.org/?error-in-time

WINNER 2010 AUSTRALIAN TOURISM AWARDS DELUXE ACCOMMODATION

32 Eat Out

Eat Out 33

Augusto Café In the somewhat sparse Lenah Valley shopping strip, the Food Store on Augusta Road has stood alone as the prime attraction for those who enjoy some of life’s finer comforts. Opening about three months ago, Augusto Café is looking to lure some of their clientele just a short walk down the road.

bacon and sweet, oven-roasted Roma tomatoes set this apart from less exciting ‘big breakfast’ offerings of past. Even the chipolatas, the one item I’m more than likely to by-pass (depending on level of hunger), were flavoursome, without being overpoweringly spicy. If there was one aspect about which I was less than excited, it was the poached eggs sitting like a pair of goat testicles on my golden brown toast.

Look, they’re all doing it like that these days and it doesn’t detract from the taste, but when one rolled off unto the table I lamented the passing of eggs that were less mobile.

Stepping through the door you get caught a bit between two worlds; the dark red paintwork, eclectic collection of art and knick-knacks, and piped lounge music speak of North Hobart, but the institutional grey vinyl and security grill-covered windows remind you that the inner-city vibe taking over New Town hasn’t quite hit the Valley.

Images: Michelle Crawford seriously foodish

Ross O’Meara

Ross O’Meara, originally from W.A. lives in Lunawanna on Bruny’s south island with his vegetarian wife Emma, their son Felix, three goats, twenty five chickens, their kelpie Kiki (also known as Knucklehead) and his rare breed pigs. Emma’s vegetarianism comes from the fact that she doesn’t eat anything that she can’t catch or kill herself. For the very same reason, Ross is a carnivore.

Ross is interested in preserving rare breeds.

As a result of intensive large factory farms, pigs have been bred for fast growing lean meat, giving us pork with a lack of flavour and a lack of genetic diversity which means animals are less resistant to disease. Some of the original breeds have dwindled to low numbers and even died out. Worldwide, the rate of loss has been estimated as about one breed per week, so the genetic diversity of livestock is rapidly becoming reduced. A common breed can become rare and then extinct in a very short time unless someone cares for it. This has happened to sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, poultry and horses.

After working in fast food from age thirteen during school, followed by a chef’s apprenticeship, Ross bought a one way

know the people and have been to their farms in Cygnet, Geeveston, Nichols Rivulet and the North West coast.

ticket to Europe where he cooked for five years. In London, most of the restaurants Ross worked at had a butchers’ section where whole or half beasts were broken down into usable cuts. The menu was created around using the whole hog and nothing was wasted. Here in Tassie very few restaurant chefs have or use those skills.

There are some: Garagistes, Peppermint Bay, Smolt and Monty’s. Bringing his skills of charcuterie and butchering of meats back to Australia, Ross and his wife Emma travelled around and worked in Melbourne for a while where they met loads of Tasmanians and heard stories of the easy access to great food here.

Ross has always been a maker. Where other chefs buy in sauces, relish, mustards or ponzu sauce Ross makes his own. With Rare Food Ross is a partner with Matthew Evans, (former food critic and SBS’s Gourmet Farmer.) They make pies, cassoulet, rillettes, sausages, bacon and gammon from rare breed pigs. They source from their own farms or from a handful of other rare breed pig farmers in Tassie, who like Ross and Matthew are really small operators with maybe one or two sows. Ross and Matthew

Along with Rare Foods Ross wants to focus on his pigs and his farm. At the moment he has one boar and three sows. One of the sows, Donna, is a Wessex Saddleback and the other two sows Sophie and Mrs Pennyfig are Berkshires (he calls them ‘Barkies’). The Wessex Saddleback is critically endangered.

There are only one hundred in the world.

He says “The Wessex are easier to manage than the Barkies, they have a nice nature, you can have them on a smaller plot, move ‘em around. They have floppy ears and not as much peripheral vision: they are a bit docile. The Barkies have ears that stand up. They’re a bit more alert, bit more aggressive, bit more set in their ways, they dig up this, move that and destroy things.

Berkshires seem to terrorise and run around a lot.” Even though they’re harder to manage Ross goes the hard yards with the Barkies because he prefers the flavour and he has enough land to devote to them with a hectare just for the pigs.

Ross isn’t interested in self-promotion.

Along with other food business members in the community he wants to draw from everything that the island provides. They’re working together to develop what Bruny has to offer so that when people visit they can buy cuts of meat from the farm gate, take it away and cook it. Ross says ‘At the moment people drive through Bruny and they see lamb they see beef but they can’t buy

anything.’ The produce and the lifestyle is already there, locals legally hunt, trade and barter and get to enjoy this traditional way of life but as tourists you can’t access that.

Ross is a licensed professional shooter and he shoots for Richard Clark of Bruny Island Game Meats. Richard sells his wallaby and possum at Farm gate market. Already making wallaby sausages for Richard, Ross is helping him extend the range he sells from the raw game to value added foods like burgers and pies.

Ross’s vision is to create a business where the animals live in their natural environment, travel as short a distance as possible to be slaughtered, thus reducing trauma, and produce quality foods from scratch. He doesn’t want to end up making anything that’s more than a comfortable farm for his family; he’s not in it to get rich but to live a lifestyle that is his choice.

JO COOK

Jo has been in the Hobart food scene for 17 years, starting Syrup in 1994 originally as a restaurant moving tables aside after dinner for dj,s to play to the club scene.

She is a member of the International movement Slow Food and on the Slow Food Hobart Executive.

Augusto states up front that it only uses organic eggs, bacon and chicken, as well as offering gluten-free options. The breakfast menu has all the standard items and is available up until noon, which is handy for those mornings where getting out of bed early isn’t a priority.

Eating Out

The French toast was topped with bacon and tomatoes and finished with a drizzle of basil and oil. Nothing was left of either meal to return to the kitchen. than an instant won’t be disappointed with the work of Augusto’s baristas.

On this morning I decided the Augusto Breakfast would fit the bill, while my breakfast partner (who also sidelights as my wife) opted for French Toast.

When the meals came out it was immediately clear that the chef isn’t happy just plonking the components on the plate; it wasn’t some ridiculous tower requiring an engineering certificate just to dismantle, but showed that the visual aspect of food wasn’t being ignored.

You can’t have breakfast out without a decent coffee and those who enjoy something more

The Breakfast again had the standard components, but the thick slice of organic

Based on the clientele that morning – the girlfriend coffee group, young family morning tea and the solo working breakfast – Augusto is capturing its target market and should be welcomed by those who frequent the Valley.

GrahamFaulks

Basket and Green It’s as if Basket and Green has always been there on the corner of Elizabeth and Brisbane Street, with a constant buzz of what looks to be an already wellestablished clientele. “What home brewery shop?!” exclaimed my dining partner, of the location’s previous unremarkable incarnation. Adorned with funky retro telephones and stylish glass fronting on both faces, it certainly looks the part for an inner city cafe. But style wouldn’t be enough to secure the rather gentrified crowd that sees this new cafe never more than half empty.

I rationed that the food must be good. A scope-out of their facebook site hinted at an enthused staff with a delight for food.

Reliably open on a public holiday, what was on offer that day was mainly the breakfast menu, which made for a nice lazy late brunch. The usual brekky gamut was there, though with nice touches of decadence such as the caramel walnuts, marscapone and a

berry compote that accompany the french toast ($12.50), and the Basket and Green Flori ($16) with poached eggs, spinach and hollandaise with the added elegance of salmon and asparagus. Almost everything seemed to be homemade too - all the preserves and their baked beans - and what wasn’t, was sourced from excellence, such as the Heidi Farm gruyere and Ziggy’s free range ham.

So the food is good. Really good. But many cafes do good breakfasts. So why is this cafe so well patronised? What became evident to me after a while was that what also makes this place special is the homely atmosphere that the cafe owners lend to the space with their warm presence. Happy to stop and chat with their guests, a bit of banter with people at the counter - what was felt was that one was absolutely welcome here.

I decided upon the Spanish baked eggs in a teracotta pot with chorizo and baby beet leaves ($14.50). When it arrived at the table its rich tomato sauce was still bubbling away like a mountain hot spring. The contrast of the runny yolk, spicy chorizo and the heartwarming sauce was a wonderful fusion in the mouth of different textures and flavours. Some fine light rye toast on the side for mopping up the sauce too. My dining companion enjoyed her B&G Flori, and the Fairtrade coffee was nice and flavoursome.

So this, and good food - what more could you want? Well, a jar of homemade lemon curd to take home, of course. Which just might have been eaten straight out of the jar with a spoon because it was so damn good, but we won’t tell anyone about that now will we?

Sara Wakeling

warpmagazine.com.au

popcafehob

art

178 Collins St 6234 7999 FW-DDS05

Hmong Family

If any of you Warp readers want to share your lunch stories for next month then please drop me a line.

find us on

It’s these direct relationships with our hard working and passionate local producers and vineyards that we cherish at Mud and Smolt, and delight in bringing the results to your table 7 days a week.

Walk-ins welcome or please call us to talk to one of our friendly staff for reservations and function bookings.

Heirloom Carrots:

Then if I have followed the ritual correctly I will be able to start planning the major event of the day, lunch.

Jason James

“Crisp winter air and a pair of mud covered gumboots signals the first delivery of the morning, 3 cases of locally grown carrots in a riot of auburn and green, finished off with a firm handshake and a crinkly smile. Beetroot, carrot, spinach and free range pork sausages due in by mid morning...”

Launceston (03) 6334 5066

Like a monk performing an important ritual I finally found a set of steps to use to atone for the sins of the night before.

I take a walk to Salamanca Market.

Order an Egg and Bacon roll with the lot (no cheese, hot chilli sauce) from the Gypsy Roll stall. I eat it on Salamanca Lawn while lamenting the loss of the lawn culture of the nineties. Then with my ego suitably restored I go in search of a headache cure. In Salamanca, I rate the coffee from Cuccio, Smolt, and Tricycle. But Cuccio doesn’t open for breakfast, Smolt doesn’t have the right atmosphere to be hung over in, and Tricycle on a cold Saturday gets hammered. So I end up sorting out my stomach with one of the Gillepsy’s Ginger Beers. If the moment is right I will get the silver labelled one (alcoholic).

Eat Out Editor Jason@warpmagazine.com.au

Monday, 6.42am

Hobart (03) 6224 2554

What is it about Hangover cures that make them so special, so personally engaging, or so religious? Like a holy grail that drinkers can spend their whole adult life searching for. How is it that one person’s sworn by cure is another’s guaranteed vomit trigger? In search of the ultimate cure I have dragged myself out of bed to the front line of the hang over battle, the café. I have lost count of the number of battles won and lost.

There have been some wins such as ginger for upset stomachs, caffeine for headaches and saturated fat for restoring a broken ego. There have also been some terrible losses: raw eggs – nausea; non alcoholic chilli beer – incurable drys; and alcohol seconds before the body was ready for it – near death experience.

café

the perfect cup feed the sens es

warpmagazine.com.au

34 Eat Out

Eat Out 35

Deli Central

Jam Jar Lounge

Where to go to for breakfast? You’re in Ulverstone, half way between Devonport and Burnie and the number of people on motorized scooters is making you think twice about stopping for a bite. Then you find it. That place, in a car park, in the middle of nowhere.

Many people will agree that some of the best cafes are hidden down back alleyways and side streets, and Deli Central in Ulverstone is one of those places. I recently found out it had changed hands, so I approached it with some apprehension on my most recent visit.

This café/deli punches you in the face with atmosphere. It’s cosy, crowded, warm and inviting. Sort of like your nan’s house without that curious smell. A good start.

Breakfast started with two pots of herbal tea as we were both a bit seedy from the night before. The breakfast menu (which stops at 11.30am) is simple and uncomplicated, but while basic, it still offers everything you need from toast to eggs benedict. Again because my tummy was a bit worse for wear I opted for the fruit toast, while my tag-along opted for that classic brekky combo of eggs and bacon.

The service was really good on this visit and only a few pages of the paper were read before our breakfast arrived and it was as I had remembered.

One of the best things about Deli Central is the food tastes homemade, it doesn’t have that horrible commercial taste than you sometimes find in those hotel-lobby like cafes. It’s rustic, the bread is beautiful, the food the same. My tag-along’s eggs were perfectly seasoned and full of flavour, the bacon crisp but not charred. Fortunately by now with some good nosh in my belly I was able to stomach a coffee. I’d been here before so I knew the coffee had potential.

Would it be up to standard under new ownership? I was glad to see they’ve so far stuck with Genovese - my blend of choice.

And in another tick to the new owners, they have also stuck with the same competent staff. The coffee was just as good as it always had been, textured and well extracted.

Masaaki

There is a spunky newish cafe on Hampden Road, in Battery Point, called Jam Jar Lounge. A tennis buddy had told me about it a couple of months ago and in true Tassie style I took my sweet time to try it out.

It’s a very stylish, warm & friendly cafe/ lounge bar with 1940’s décor. Handsome drop lights, a piano, lounge area, dining room and a courtyard with lemons and herbs growing in pots.

I really loved that from the street you can look through the windows and see the kitchen and enthusiastic chef. AND they had friendly service! I’m not bloody joking, I actually felt that they were enjoying their customers and that we weren’t made to feel we were there to ruin their day.

They bake all their breads, brioche, biscuits and cakes on site. They all looked mighty fine. I had baked eggs with a whole roasted tomato, fetta and herbs ($18).

It was perfectly cooked and seasoned and completely tasty with hot sourdough toast.

The only weird detail was the butter portions (in packets) and the daggy salt and white pepper shakers.

On the breakfast menu there is old school porridge ($11), French toast ($16), Jam Jar omelette with chorizo, onion & gruyere ($18). The Art of Tea is $4 and the coffee looked and smelled great but I’ll have to try it next visit.

It’s not cheap, but a fair price for beautiful food in a great looking environment with... good service!

Jam Jar Lounge is open Tuesday – Sunday from 7.30 – 4pm and it’s open late as a wine bar on weekends. Lunch is from midday – 3pm and meals range from $10-$20.

Harry Gustov

Tasmania is a small island surrounded by clean, pure water harboring an incredible variety of fish, crustaceans, shellfish and other seafood. Ideal for Japanese food but despite this cornucopia it’s difficult to find sushi and sashimi. When you do it’s frequently commercial or westernized.

One bright light for Tasmanian diners is Masaaki Koyama of Masaaki’s Sushi in the improbable location of Geeveston. He also operates a stand at Farmgate Market on Sunday mornings.

Masaaki ended up in Tasmania after meeting his Tasmanian partner Lucy Whitehead and traveling around Central America and Cuba with her, preparing sushi along the trail. The craft of sushi chef depends upon knowledge and availability of fresh ingredients so Masaaki has to adapt his preparations to the local product and conditions.

“I didn’t know much about Australian fish or Tasmanian fish at first. Only that I could get flathead from the jetty and native oysters.

Actually with tuna I had great experience from the beginning because a friend caught bluefin tuna that was fantastic. That’s all I knew. I gradually learned through friends and also Mark Eather, he got me really good ocean trout. Plus I was finding and discovering Tasmanian fish.”

Masaaki found that most Tasmanian people were not very experienced with sushi and sashimi. “We have so much good seafood here but people don’t know much about it.

Not many people were interested at first.

But there are people who like raw fish, like the people living in Dover and Southport and even in Hobart there are people who have sashimi as their favorite. And oysters of course.”

So if you’re ever in Ulverstone, take a step away from the bakeries and discount shops on the main drag, pop down Victoria St and take a left into the car park. The new owners have kept working what Deli Central was all about.

Tasmanian waters. “I’m always trying to get people to know sea urchin, abalone, other fish with Japanese style preparation. Also this is great fun! I tell them ‘I am a sushi chef doing this job for more than 20 years, so please trust me, try it.’ “ You can find trevalla on every menu in town, but what are the underrated Tasmanian species? “Pikefish, it’s beautiful and also leather jacket is great for sashimi.

Trumpeter of course makes very good sashimi but people don’t know much about it. Actually I ordered monkfish today and the fish shop people said it’s quite popular but people only pan fry. There’s no bone. That’s why it’s popular. I can’t get the liver.

I think it’s not the same monkfish as the one in Japan. I would love to get the liver. Sea snails, periwinkles and octopus are beautiful to eat. Some people don’t like chewy stuff.

My mother-in-law said ‘It just tastes like rubber!’ But then I did this Japanese slow cooked abalone, slowly, slowly, and she ate it all.”

Masaaki was surprised to find certain ingredients readily available in Tasmania.

“Sushi is good with Tasmanian fresh wasabi. It’s very easy to introduce people to that. There is nori seaweed pretty much everywhere. It’s very good. I don’t know if this was brought in by fishermen or if it’s native.”

I’m lucky because Masaaki frequently uses me as a guinea pig for his food experiments before trying it out on the public. His latest craze is local eel. “From first experimenting I found it quite tough and also for me a bit muddy tasting. But actually I found if you can cook properly it tastes great. So we are going to eat this one for lunch!” And we did. Yum.

He sees it as his mission to educate people about the diversity of edible fish in

James Walker

BRIAN RITCHIE Images: Varuni Kulasekera

+

CAFÉ EUROPA

Hobart's Oldest Italian restaurant Open Tuesday to Saturday 6:00 till late.

Bookings Essential 62341006 5 Magnet Court Sandy Bay

warpmagazine.com.au

FRESH COFFEE, GREAT FOOD, FRIENDLY STAFF. OPEN 7 DAYS LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS 2/23 CATTLEY ST BURNIE 7320 PH: 03 6431 1897 FUNCTIONS AND BOOKINGS AVAILABLE

warpmagazine.com.au

36 Live Reviews

Live Reviews 37

Tumbleweed

Clare Bowditch and Lanie Lane

W/ THE LUCKY DIPS, MA BAINBRIDGE The Brisbane JUNE 4

The Grand Poobah JUNE 24 rock, reminiscent of The Saints and The Sunnyboys. Their tight, electric guitar-based traditional Oz-rock sound got the crowd pumped with a charismatic performance.

This was the best I had seen this band play and it sounded hot.

Gracing the stage in a towelling robe she proceeded to tell us she was there to share with us some secrets about her life and her journey - starting from the first moment she woke up in the morning! She wanted to share her creative process, within moments I was further intrigued.

Then Tumbleweed, Australia’s premier stoner grunge rock band, unleashed all their biggest hits upon the ears of adoring fans.

The lead singer, garbed in glowing white, proceeded to put on an energetic performance. He was all over the stage; lying on the ground, crawling around the guitar amps and leaning out over the audience, giving an intense vocal delivery cradled in a sea of distorted grunge guitars.

Image: Martin Nester

Hobart’s enigmatic Ma Bainbridge reemerged from hiatus to kick off the night with a throbbing psychedelic grunge set.

With such an intriguing sound and galloping nature, is this Hobart’s supergroup?

Local band The Lucky Dips were a really exciting addition to the line-up, reminding me a lot of ‘80s art-house pub

Tim Rogers As far as Australian rock’n’roll icons go, there are few as respected or notorious as Tim Rogers. Doing the rounds of regional Australia on what seems to be a stop gap tour between You Am I albums and theatrical commitments, the opportunity to see Rogers in Launceston’s stylish and intimate Manhattan Wine Bar has generated a genuine sense of anticipation surrounding the evening.

Opening act Leena is pleasant enough with her take on the female singersongwriter sound that seems to crop up on radio stations every day around this country. Whilst her stage banter could do with a bit less of the relationship breakup commentary, her voice was strong and emotive enough to distract the listener from a topic that has little to offer that hasn’t been covered before.

Rogers took the stage in the tightest black flares this side of 1973 and a long

This was pure grunge rock the way it should be, from a band that once supported Nirvana. I hadn’t danced like that for ages and was really stoked when they played Acid Rain, as well as all the old favourites.

There was loads of crowdsurfing and singing along to this band that was more amazing than I remember. Their maturity added masses to their package and it was a totally amazing and inspiring show.

Channel [V] brought the first [V] Guerilla Gig to Tasmania on Sunday June 26 with Aussie rockers, Faker performing for a crowd of lucky people. The free acoustic performance brought Launceston’s Brisbane Street Mall to a stand still as the band performed a sweet set which included Hurricanes, Heart to Break and their hit, This Heart Attack. Nathan Hudson and Nic Munnings were in town to showcase new material ahead of the release of their third album due out later this year.

‘You Just Don’t Do It For Me Friend’ and ‘Under The Flight Path’ from ‘What Rhymes’ and ‘Some Fellas Heartbreaker’ from ‘Spit Polish’ were all well received by the audience but it was the You Am I numbers that got the greatest audience repsonse.

Jaimme’s Got A Gal, Handwasher, Damage and Let’s Not Get Famous spanned the spectrum of that groups releases.

Aside from his usual witty banter and some off the cuff poetry, the other highlight was Rogers voice sounding better than it has live over the last decade. Rogers himself seemed pleasantly surprised that the accidental performance of a song two keys higher than usual was something he hadn’t done since he was 23. The overall night seemed to benefit from the fact that he wasn’t pushing a new album release this time and could just pull out whatever tune took his fancy. Judging by the enthusiastic response the audience at the Manhatten will be hoping they don’t have to wait for a new album to witness another master class in singer-songwriter from Rogers.

Graham Chamberlain

The night was finished off with a 1-2 punch of ‘If We Can’t Get It Together’ and crowd pleaser ‘Heavy Heart’ providing the perfect couple of closers.

After a dubious start to the night due to a few drunken punters, I settled in to listen to the sounds of support act The New Saxons.

pierced noses, metro haircuts and skinny jeans in danger of cutting off future child producing - were all out in force.

The only negative was when he berated an audience member with the response “this is why I enjoy Tasmanian audiences so much”.

Although one member down it certainly had no effect performance wise. While the singer had a rather captivating trill to his voice, which reminded me of a ‘50s boyband, the instrumentation really shone through. A few songs caught my attention and I was glad to see the crowd gain some spark half way through the show.

British India didn’t fail to deliver. Frontman Declan Melia, wearing a fetching pair of heart sunglasses, beanie with ear flaps and a Mickey Mouse jumper, reminded me of a Sesame Street character dabbling with the trance scene.

You Will Die, I Will Take Over was a definite crowd pleaser. I spent much of my time balancing my notepad on top of a particularly amorous couple which was a tad disconcerting, but given the brilliant performance,I barely noticed or cared.

By the time British India were ready to hit the stage, the young crowd was pushing for front row action. Indie wannabes - with their

It was a pleasure to be given a role to play at a show even if it is just hoo-wooo-hooo on the chorus. If Clare tells you to sing along, you do! On the first song she instigated a

THE PUTA HAYLEY MADRE COUPER BROTHERS First to hit the stage, in a classic ‘rags to riches’ moment, was local busker Shinebone Willie, who isn’t familiar with the gig scene but showed that talent comes in all shapes and forms.

A one-man-band with harmonica, guitar and foot tambourine, his voice had the gravely tones of a modern day Howlin’ Wolf with the guitar wizardry reminiscent of blues great Muddy Waters. Bluegrass never sounded sweeter.

Next up were Hobart favourites, The Sin & Tonics. I like how they set the stage so that each band member has a chance to shine, and shine they did.

Thumping bass, pure rockabilly vibes all three equally as talented as each other.

David ‘Eddo’ Edmondson, with his cowboy hat, stands out and by his own admission, is in dire need of a horse.

Despite being distracted by an unnerving lady doing an odd stripper boot-scooting dance while maintaining eye contact with me, I was able to enjoy the highly energetic performance. Yet again, they delivered their best.

W/ THE NEW SAXONS THE REPUBLIC BAR & CAFÉ JUNE 4

But as soon as he opened his mouth it was all pure rock ‘n’ roll. Loud, with an arrogant swagger, he occasionally took swigs from what looked like a champagne bottle, ticking all the boxes required for jaded musician.

From the very first song I started to gather what an important role the audience was to play in this show. After all, this was a new format of audience/artist relationship taking audience participation to a new level.

W/ SHINEBONE WILLIE, THE SIN & TONICS THE GRAND POOBAH JUNE 11

Manhattan Wine Bar JUNE 17

grey coat which looks like it may have been borrowed from the door man at the Savoy.

His main set covered some choice numbers from You Am I mixed with songs his solo catalogue as expected, but there were also some impromptu covers and some new unreleased material sprinkled amongst throughout the hour long show.

Between them they shared the stage like it was a magic carpet, taking it in turns to mesmerise the largely female audience.

[V] Guerilla Gig: FakeR

ZOEZAC VISIOU

BRITISH INDIA

warpmagazine.com.au

Armed only with an acoustic guitar she was her own support act, before inviting pint sized songstress Lani Lane onstage.

MELITA WRATHALL

Finally, The Puta Madre Brothers took to the stage, decked out in their striking attire, which reminded me of The Three Amigos.

Moustaches that would put a genuine Mexican to shame and lyrics that are practically impossible to understand, you wouldn’t think for a minute that these guys hail from Melbourne.

An over-active smoke machine, three guitars, three kick drums and mariachistyle crooning set an interesting scene; these guys could easily be at home in a Tarantino flick. The Puta Madre Brothers started off slow for me, but 10 minutes into the set I was sold: Mexican rock ‘n’ roll at its finest.

three part harmony amongst the audience, charming us with her grace and her wit.

Introducing her long lost cousin a “frentore” to the stars, Bowditch gave us some valuable lessons in signature looks among other stuff. This also added a comeidc casio/ electro componant to the evening This was a show about storys, from the time she wanted to kiss Jeff Buckley to the time she had three kids, we heard about it. At the beginning of the show, she asked the audience to think of questions which were followed up with a roving mic at the end of the night.

I asked what she aspired towards - because having achieved so much I was curious what more she could want for. Her answer was remarkably normal - happy home, veggie garden, happy families. Suddenly normal didnt seem so bad! Not that there was anything normal about this performance, it shone brighter than many others.

Zoe Zac

BLISS N ESO CITY HALL JUNE 25

W/ ADAM COUSENS BAND AND THE COLEMANS THE REPUBLIC BAR & CAFÉ JUNE 10

Strolling down Elizabeth Street and into the Republic Bar & Cafe for a night of local tunes, the first sign that things were not quite normal came as I set foot in the bar and heard the rockin’ and sultry strains of Hayley Couper.

Thing was, I couldn’t see her. It was like the whole stage had been sucked into some kind of terrestrial black hole. Either that or the Bison grass vodka I’d been necking at the Polish Club in New Town had begun to affect my vision, and not in a good way.

Stepping around to the front of stage and weaving through the packed crowd, my view no longer obscured by a sheet of black hessian, I could now make out the unmistakable shock of blonde hair belonging to Ms Couper and properly hear the vibey alt-rock she and accompanying four-piece band were belting out.

It’d be wrong to say the crowd was bringing the house down at the end of each song, but they were definitely into it. And there were plenty of folks there, just showing how much of a drawcard a quality local act can be! A minor technical hitch in the band aside, things looked a picture and sounded as good.

Complete with a bunch of speccy looking lights and a load of video cameras pointed at the stage, the show was being recorded for perpetuity and a lot of work had obviously gone into arranging the night.

My apologies to The Colemans, whom I missed, and the Adam Cousens Band, whose set I missed when I was convinced to follow mates down the road to another venue. Probably a bad choice as it happened, but I’ll know better next time.

Stuart Warren

Judging by the turnout at City Hall, Bliss n Eso’s ‘Running on Air’ tour looked set to be a success.

Starting the night off was local talent DJ Grotesque who is a well know talent on the Hobart club scene. The crowd responded favourably to his turntable skills, his smooth movements almost like a dance in itself.

Next up was Horrorshow. Deafening roars met MC Adit and MC Solo and it was proven not long into the set that talent wise, Bliss n Eso were being given a run for their money.

Constant interaction with the audience made them quite the crowd pleasers.

After such a fantastic performance by Horrorshow could the night get any better?

Bliss n Eso didn’t fail to deliver. A big screen counting down the minutes to show time and pinpointing Hobart on the map sent the crowd into a frenzy, so by the time the trio hit the stage the roars were deafening.

Louder with more stage presence than the previous, Bliss n Eso weren’t going to leave this fair state without leaving a mark.

The audience shouted back every song word for word, stamped their feet, waved lighters in what was an amazing scene, MC Bliss and MC Eso bouncing lyrics off one another like musical machine guns. There’s nothing Hilltop Hoods about them, they’re Bliss n Eso and should be treated as such, separated from comparison. DJ Izm is also not just a turntable wizard but an ‘art form’.

Who would have foreseen that three high school friends using a renovated toilet as a rehearsal room would achieve so much professionally? City Hall was bursting at the seams tonight with energy, pure talent and well earned adoration. Bliss n Eso had Hobart firmly in the palm of their hands.

Melita Wrathall

MELITA WRATHALL

warpmagazine.com.au

38 Album Reviews

Album Reviews 39

Justin Vernon is perhaps one of the critically acclaimed and adored musicians of the past decade and his works with Volcano Choir, Gayngs, Kanye West and Aaron Dessner were all received by the community as pure musical genius.

But it was the inadvertently commended project titled Bon Iver that has been the true success for Vernon with 2007’s For Emma, Forever Ago. Vernon’s soft, ambient recordings were breath-takingly beautiful and he perfectly employed reverberation and auto-tune technologies to create a heart wrenching, yet soothing atmosphere and evoked all the right emotions within audiences.

Bon Iver Bon Iver

The problem faced by such an amazing debut is to follow it up with a sophomore album that will be expected to meet

or exceed the standard set. Despite all anticipation, Bon Iver has yet again created a glorious recording that acts as a perfect compliment.

Bon Iver commences with Perth, a slow and minimalist track focused around Vernon’s trademark vocal style and somewhat abstract snare drum patterns. Additional elements include brass sections, subdued electric guitar and multi-textured vocal harmonies.

The recurring theme of geographical locations is present within Bon Iver, with over half of the song titles being named after U.S. cities. The city of inspiration for the title track of the album is Canadian city Calgary, boasting a different atmosphere to that of Vernon’s home in Wisconsin. Calgary creates a warmer mood than Skinny Love, with a rougher texture on the vocals, major

chord progressions and syncopated beats.

Highlights of this album come in at early points, with the tracks Towers and Holocene proving that Bon Iver has not lost touch, despite mainstream attention. Holocene explores reminiscence and reflection through soft guitar arpeggios and simple bass patterns, while Towers is a change in direction for the project, opening with a country-styled guitar progression.

Unfortunately, Bon Iver contains much less of the deep emotion that was found within For Emma Forever Ago; his spirits have lifted and the emotion is less raw.

Still, Bon Iver is a charming and enjoying album. Despite not living up to the debut album’s benchmark, it is rich with the same emotion and musical finesse of this outstanding act.

After a recording stint in rural NSW, Belles Will Ring prove with Crystal Theatre that that taking some time away from the city is a fruitful tonic. This confident and brooding soundtrack follow up to Mood Patterns shows that the Belles are developing a more roadtrip-focused soundtrack.

Retaining their 60’s influence, they echo Jefferson Airplane on the tracks like Like A Boxer, with its airy, pastoral acoustic guitar and Lauren Crew’s flute backing.

Belles Will Ring Crystal Theatre

Josh Clements

The Panda Band Charisma Weapon

Seeker Lover Keeper Seeker Lover Keeper

The Panda Band has a Charisma Weapon in the shape of their new album and there’s no doubt that it works; one listen to the sophomore effort from the West Australians and you’ll like their kooky take on pop music where genres meld together.

The first single The Fix channels a surf-rock vibe through the opening and the soaring chorus has an epic quality to it.

Vocalist Damian Crosbie’s voice is reminiscent of Turin Brakes; there’s an earthiness to his tone and an unmistakable hint of sarcasm that comes across in droves.

This is probably as much to do with the lyrics as anything; take 51 Swimsuits: “Swimsuits never tell a lie / You’re just tits and heels if your heart’s not in it”.

The song with the biggest mouthful for a title, A Fragment of the Head of a Pharaoh’s Bride, is funky with sistful lyrics, a changing tempo, an awesome string section and cool fills that could be saxophone, could be synth; I’m not sure, but I love it.

Jamasian is darker, yet melodic, and Spill draws you in with a catchy chorus, and then starts spouting trippy lyrics about rose bushes and decapitated stems. Charisma Weapon may be hard to pigeonhole, but it’s not hard to like.

Stuart Warren

Sarah Blasko, Holly Throsby and Sally Seltmann are Seeker Lover Keeper: a super-group set to melt indie hearts. Their self-titled debut is exciting, given their successful independent releases; Blasko’s As Day Follows Night, Seltmann’s Heart That’s Pounding and Throsby’s Team and See! However, Blasko’s, Seltmann’s and Throsby’s contributions are underwhelming; the best work of each respective artist lies with solo ventures. Seeker Lover Keeper is an enjoyable enough experiment, though.

Opener Bring Me Back poses an intimate lullaby led by Blasko, with lush harmonies.

Light All My Lights ushers in a rare degree of urgency, building upon the record’s initial foundations. And Even Though I’m A Woman might have been a nice pop song, but the clunky phrasing of its chorus detracts from its charm.

The overall approach of the trio descends toward a numb familiarity. Seeker Lover Keeper has plenty of heart - but to anyone with any familiarity with any of the artists’ past work, the record isn’t anything new.

It’s disappointing that the experiment of melding the musical minds of Blasko, Seltmann and Throsby together should meet its logical conclusion, with little deviation.

Seeker Lover Keeper is not as compelling or enchanting as it ought to be, but proves a warm yet wholly unsurprising affair.

NICK MASON

Lamb

Amiina

5

Puzzle

The authentic, vintage-sounding ‘50s and ‘60s guitar gives a delightful flavour to the proceedings, with Do You Know What I See? lending a brooding undertone with hints of Link Wray and vocal harmonising of The Beach Boys. The comparisons to contemporaries would be too easy to make, such as Fleet Foxes with harmonising vocal effects - but the Belles are cut from more

The Paper Scissors

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

In Loving Memory

Smoking in Heaven

Through the ‘90s, Andy Barlow was one of the finest drum programmers out. With his musical partner Lou Rhodes, he garnered a legion of fans with the soulful trip-hp act Lamb.

Following an Australian tour in support of Sigur Ros in 2005, the all-female string quartet Amiina is forging their own path with Puzzle, their second full-length release.

The Sydney rockers named after pre-school craft scissors return with the sophomore EP In Loving Memory, and Jai Pyne, Xavier Naughton and Ivan Lisyak are up to par.

Two years after their eponymous debut, ‘50s throwback London siblings Kitty, Daisy & Lewis’ highly anticipated sophomore long player Smoking in Heaven is finally here.

In the eight years since Lamb released, while Barlow has worked with Placebo, LOWB and Cinematic Orchestra. Now he’s back with 5.

Adding two additional members - a drummer and electronic artist, the band’s horizons are expanded with an emphasis on electro, percussion and vocals.

Opener Disco Connect has a dreamy, atmospheric intro that leads into the eclectic, melodic mayhem underlying Pyne’s strong vocals.

Opening track Another Language will delight Lamb fans, as the wait has been worthwhile, beginning with brightly delayed synth and building up to the first of many excellent drum patterns that stutter and twitch whilst keeping a solid rhythm.

Electronic loops and samples are integrated into Puzzle with greater depth on tracks including Asinn, Sicsak and Pusl, complementing orchestration rather than competing with it.

Taller Than You Think is delivered with a sense of urgency, combining backing vocals and eccentric guitar for a real depth of sound, while Lung Sum comes at you with a kick in the guts and a startling chorus, making it an album stand-out.

With Smoking in Heaven, the youthful trio shun digital recording and go all-analogue, lending authenticity to their sound. Touching upon swing, jive, rhythm ‘n’ blues, jazz guitar, ska, and ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll, the album is like an intoxicating cocktail.

Rhodes’ vocals are soft and smooth with intricate tonalities; more comfortable than ever. Exuding a healthy sense of attitude, it is sexy and moody, featuring brilliant programming and quirky breaks making the track a stand-out.

Existential Itch takes a minimalist turn, with Rhodes on driving vocal harmonies accented by funky upright bass.

Back To Beginning is a mellow string-laden chill featuring a duet between Rhodes and Damien Rice and the hidden bonus track The Spectacle is a gentle atmospheric instrumental tune to close.

Many have tried to imitate the sound that the band created but have been unable to come close. There is only one Lamb and they are still on top of their game.

LUKE CARLINO

Vocals are used boldly, forming the centrepiece of songs Over & Again, What Are You Waiting For, Into the Sun and Mamba. Solo vocals are used sparely; for the most part, harmonies by the whole group produce gorgeous and lush harmonies.

Over There branches out into synth-electro pop territory but maintains true Paper Scissors’ rocking style, while On Your Hand is short, sweet, and sounds like it would make a great live track.

Introducing Magnus on drums, Mamba closes with a joyous sing-along propelled by stomping beats and Sicsak’s classoc rock beat swells into a cacophonous resolution.

Album closers Turn it to Gold and Drunk Swim are other highlights, channelling all that’s good about TV on the Radio and providing a satisfying finish to the album.

The core of Amiina is instrumentation. Strings, glockenspiels, mandolins, glass harps, saws and a myriad of others instruments that fill the album with richness and warmth.

Overall, In Loving Memory has a modernist, mechanised feel, like a robotic version of The Eels. Producer Tom Mc Fall (Bloc Party, Snow Patrol, Stars) has left his fingerprints everywhere – a good thing, as this is a fine piece of musical craftsmanship.

Leaving melancholia behind, Puzzle is mostly uplifting, with highlights embracing this new tone on tracks like Into The Sun, Mamba, and Over & Again.

JOHN WARD

MICHAEL CLOHESY

vintage sensibilities.

Tracks like the brass-backed Come North With Me Baby, Wow aim squarely for the poppy brass territory of Love’s Forever Changes though comes across more like early Belle & Sebastian, which is no criticism.

emanating a dark cinematic journey into isolated territory with The Green, with its Western tinges and dirge-like confusion.

There are country influences on this album, where ‘50s style guitars fitting perfectly with the visual imagery conjured in I Hear Your Voice on the Wind.

The stand-out single is Come to the Village, emanating a sleek ‘60s style production with a funky walking bassline, handclaps and spacey vocals. The sound plays in the same sandpit of Roy Budd’s opener to the cult 60’s British classic film Get Carter or Lalo Schifrin’s Bullit theme tune.

The country-influenced Redwood Hill is beautiful, with its soft thoughtful lamenting melodies, while taking things into blues territory is Street Light Stomp, with a jump-step blues influenced rhythm with a bubbling bassline and mean sounding acid etched guitar sound.

Throughout the album a brooding psychological expanse is maintained; a theme of alienation and travelling featuring reverb-heavy treatment and thematically taken up by the track Bald Mountain,

Belles Will Ring have created an impeccably and confidently-crafted beautiful album in Crystal Theatre which will be the slow-boiler classic of 2011.

Developing their skills in composition, there are some stand out tracks like Don’t Make a Fool Out of Me is led by Lewis with a funky edge and attitude and ‘60s-influenced soul and r’n’b while I’m Coming Home is an exotic little calypsosounding number. Another great track is Baby Don’t You Know, with a sexy, slinky vibe evoking a Hollywood film noir classic.

Ska tracks Tomorrow and I’m So Sorry benefit from guests, trumpeter Pappa T (a session muso with The Skatelites, and The Stones) and Jamaican Rico Rodriguez (The Specials).

There’s room for improvement with ‘80s-influenced Messing With My Life and closer Smoking in Heaven, an over-long harmonica jam. Whilst Lewis’ vocals are strong and well formed, she’s no Amy Winehouse.

ROB PEARD

Felix Riebl

Death Cab for Cutie

Into The Rain

Codes And Keys

Fans of The Cat Empire will be wondering what the lovable singer/songwriter and percussionist Felix Riebl will sound like solo - without the bells, whistles and brass to accompany him.

Guitars: who needs them? Death Cab For Cutie’s seventh studio album, Codes and Keys, attempts to bridge the gap between the band’s endeavours and Ben Gibbard’s past work with The Postal Service.

Where The Cat Empire is about power of the collective, Into The Rain revels in selfintrospection and soul-searching. This is one dark break-up record.

This record appears fresh; an imaginative step forward. It opens with the curious Home Is A Fire, with percussion scuttling frenetically and Gibbard’s brilliant poetry taking centre-stage.

The founding member of The Cat Empire enlisted the help of an impressive group of musicians to realise his vision, including Danny Farrugia (The Bamboos - drums), Ryan Munro (The Cat Empire - bass), Ben Grayson (The Bamboos - organ) and Ben Edgar (Washington - guitars).

Some Boys yields cinematic grit, an introductory lecture to a hopeless segment of society. You Are A Tourist finds a middle ground between U2 and Modest Mouse, as Gibbard adopts the mantle of a softlyspoken mentor.

Lead single Wide Open Rivers draws a desire-driven country twang while Don’t Fall Under has downbeat piano that transforms into epic pop. We Go Out is pop shantymeets-formal dance and My Shore rocks distorted guitar riffs that would make Dinosaur Jr. proud. Conversely, Into The Rain wafts with soft piano ballads and quiet acoustic guitar, brooding over lost love.

Unobstructed Views is the album’s true epic - a spine-tingling opus; big, bold and enchanting. Monday Morning adds speculation as to Zooey Deschanel’s influence, by referencing her project She And Him. The album’s jaunty acoustic finale Stay Young Go Dancing is the most personable inclusion, with its strikingly sweet sentiments closing a subtly sunny record.

It’s an album that will resonate with you long after its first spin because we’ve all loved, lost and had to learn a way to move on. Into The Rain could prove to be the perfect cure for that.

This diverse pallet offers clean-cut pop songs and melodramatic stadium epics with plenty in between. It’s more optimistic than the predecessor Narrow Stairs, with Gibbard’s honest and evocative writing in tact.

NATALIE SALVO

There’s more familiarity than originality with these tunes, but you’ll be foot tapping and feeling like joining a jive club anyways.

Leaving the guitars at the door has been a successful experiment, proving a great addition to the Death Cab canon.

NICK MASON

ROB PEARD

Del

the Funky Homosapien

WED 20 JULY | REPUBLIC BAR & CAFE | 9PM | $30 warpmagazine.com.au

warpmagazine.com.au

40 Event Guide

Event Guide 41

Hobart Date

Venue

Hobart CONT. Acts / Start Time

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

8

9

10

Monday

11

Tuesday

12

Wednesday 13

Thursday

Date Friday

JULY

14

DAMAGE! W The Smith St Band (vic) + Former Cell Mates (uk) + Luca Brasi + DJ’s Brookfield Vineyard Richard Gilewitz 7:30pm Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar DJ Grotesque City Hall The Festival of Voices Gospel Concert 8:00pm Dr Syntax DJ Macro / MaxPower 7:00pm Irish Murphy’s Brett Collidge, Selector Ivory Bar DJ Dagwood Observatory (Lounge Room) Dj Millhouse Observatory (Main Room) DJ Mr B. Peacock Theatre The Voices of Vice 8:00pm Queens Head Bar & Café Barry Pilkington 8:30pm Republic Bar & Café Sugartrain SOHO 28 Days 9:00pm The Telegraph Micheal Clennett followed by The Wolfe Brothers Town Hall Aperitivo Concert Series 6:00pm Alley Cat The Steadfast Shepherd Brisbane Hotel M.O.1.O (cd launch) + Thrall (vic) + Cycle + Evil Goat + Leigh Hobba & Carolyn Gannell Brisbane Hotel Late Night Krackieoke with Bent Unit Brookfield Vineyard Slings and Arrows 7:30pm Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar DJ Millhouse Dr Syntax Tim Partridge Funk Ensemble 7:00pm Federation Concert Hall TSO Presents: Piano Showcase 7:30pm Grand Poobah Spinning Rooms (Melb), Naked & My Blackson Hobart Town Hall Masterclass Soloists in Song 2:00pm Irish Murphy’s Dave Wicks, Smashers Ivory Bar Ivory sessions present Simon Caldwell supported by Mez, Dameza Observatory (Main Room) DJ Mr B. Peacock Theatre Aperitivo Concert Series 2:30pm & 4:30pm Plan B Broken Panda Presents UTAH JAZZ (UK) Queens Head Bar & Café Basil the Rat 9:30pm Republic Bar & Café Steve Kilby (The Church) and Rick Maymi (Brian Jonestown Massacre) Salamanca Parade & Princes Bonfire and Big Sing 6:00pm Wharf 1 The Telegraph Brett Collige followed by Selecta Venue TBA Afterparty: Aralian Acoic 9:00pm Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Where’s Mary followed by DJ Grotesque Dr Syntax The Wolfe Brothers 4:00pm Federation Concert Hall Songs of Earth: The Festival of Voices Finale Concert Irish Murphy’s Wingit, Madelyn Munday, Jade Venue TBA The Family Table 10:30am Irish Murphy’s Ray & Ryan, Ryan Kinder, Blizz Republic Bar & Cafe Quiz Night Irish Murphy’s Oberon Carter, Josh Durno, Barry Jones Queens Head Bar & Cafe Burglar’s Dog 7:00pm Republic Bar & Cafe The Baker Boys Wrest Point Entertainment Soweto Gospel Choir 7:15pm Centre Brisbane Hotel Dali & The Paper Band + Alice Blue (nsw) + The Lawless Quartet Federation Concert Hall An Aussie’s Guide to the Orchestra 6:00pm Irish Murphy’s Open Decks Night Observatory (Lounge Room) DJ Dameza Observatory (Main Room) DJ Mr B Queens Head Bar & Cafe Cake Walking Babies 8:00pm Republic Bar & Cafe Girl Friday Brisbane Hotel Candle Snuffer (vic) + Lukas Simonis (eu) + Mike Harris Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Micheal Clennett and Guests Dr Syntax Dorian Broomhall Jazz Quartet (Melbourne) 8:00pm Irish Murphy’s Darlington, Wingit Queens Head Bar & Cafe Kreigan Hill 8:30pm Republic Bar & Cafe The Slight Return (Hendrix) + Bleeding Rose

15

Brisbane Hotel

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Date

Brisbane Hotel

UP THE PUNX!!! w Social Death Squad + DOSS (vic) + Bears + Will & The Screaming Seniors DJ Alex Felix SWUMP Funk Band 8:00pm King Carousel (Album Launch), Manchester Mourning & Social Death Squad Alex Hutchins, Dr.Fink DJ Alex Felix DJ Millhouse DJ ABS Tom Booth and Band 8:30pm Micheal Clennett followed by Big Swifty Lil Jon 6:00pm Versions 9:00pm The Scientists of Modern Music + Acumen + Oxley vs Jugs HAMMER TIME w DJ Warhol & Off Ends DJ Grotesque Ben Lawless Quartet Naked Acoic, Pirates of the Cover Scene Freshly Breaked present Regrooved Dfunk supported

by Dagwood, Dameza DJ Mr B. Midnite Revival 9:30pm Tijuana Cartel Ado and Devo followed by The Smashers Tom Vincent, Leigh Barker and Heather Stewart 5:00pm Fee Whitla followed by DJ Grotesque Angela Bryan Jazz Quartet 4:00pm George Begbie, Hannah May, Paper Souls Republic Music Quiz Danger Academy The Tokyo Room, Nick Papadakis, Chris Rushworth Tim Logan (cd launch) Tasmanian Songwriters & Producers Night Open Decks Night DJ Dameza DJ Mr B. Organ Doctors 8:00pm Del the Funky Homosapien, Bukue One, DJ Grotesque, Crixus Micheal Clennett and Guests The Witching Tree, One Sick Lullaby Tom Booth 8:30pm Trash Nightclub w The Roobs + Tyrant + Truckshow + All Those in Favour + DJ’s Little Bear 7:00pm DJ Grotesque TRUMPS funk/reggae quartet 8:00pm Piers Lane and Friends 7:30pm My Blackson, Moe Grizzly, Manchester Mourning & Social Death Squad Alex Hutchins, Wolfe Brothers DJ Dagwood Dj Millhouse DJ Mr B. RPM 8:30pm Jebediah Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink Ray Beadle with King Cake Wobble Wedgie 2 w Sir Cottonmouth (UK) + DJ Dagwood + Billy Green + Acumen + Wax Dr. West The Sign 8:00pm DJ Millhouse Phat Meegz, Log Jam Fury, The Junk Percussion & The Ferntree Community Circus School

Saturday

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Dr Syntax Grand Poobah

Saturday

16

Irish Murphy’s Ivory Bar Observatory (Lounge Room) Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe The Telegraph Venue 6 Waratah Bandroom Brisbane Hotel Brisbane Hotel Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Grand Poobah Irish Murphy’s Ivory Bar

Sunday

17

Monday

18

Tuesday

19

Wednesday 20

Thursday

Friday

21

22

Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe Republic Bar & Cafe The Telegraph Brookfield Vineyard Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Dr Syntax Irish Murphy’s Republic Bar & Cafe Grand Poobah Irish Murphy’s Brisbane Hotel Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Observatory (Lounge Room) Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe Republic Bar & Cafe Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Irish Murphy’s Queens Head Bar & Cafe Brisbane Hotel Brookfield Vineyard Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Dr Syntax Federation Concert Hall Grand Poobah

Saturday

23

Irish Murphy’s Ivory Bar Observatory (Lounge Room) Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe Republic Bar & Cafe The Telegraph The Venue Brisbane Hotel Brookfield Vineyard Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Grand Poobah

23

Sunday

24

Monday

25

Tuesday

26

Wednesday 27

Thursday

28

Friday

29

Saturday

30

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Irish Murphy’s Ivory Bar Observatory (Main Room) Plan B Queens Head Bar & Cafe Republic Bar & Cafe The Telegraph Wrest Point Entertainment Centre Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Irish Murphy’s Republic Bar & Cafe Irish Murphy’s Republic Bar & Cafe Irish Murphy’s Queens Head Bar & Cafe Irish Murphy’s Observatory (Lounge Room) Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Irish Murphy’s Queens Head Bar & Cafe Republic Bar & Cafe Brisbane Hotel Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Grand Poobah Irish Murphy’s Ivory Bar

Dave Wicks, Smashers DJ’s Alex Felix, Mez, Dameza DJ Mr B. Ministry of Sound - Trance Nation Tour Ebeneza Good 9:30pm Jebediah Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink The Delltones - A Musical Journey 7:30pm

Thursday

4

Brisbane Hotel

Friday

5

Irish Murphy’s Brisbane Hotel

6

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Dr Syntax Ivory Bar Observatory (Lounge Room) Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe Republic Bar & Cafe The Telegraph Wrest Point Entertainment Centre Brisbane Hotel

Circus Horrificus Caberat - Three Blind Dates (back by popular demand, bigger + better show) + The Lawless Quartet Boxmoney, Nick Balcombe Skittle - Queer & Alternative Dance Party w The Blush Foundation (VIC) + Dale Baldwin (TAS) + Mitch (TAS) + Powermuff Grrrl (TAS) DJ Grotesque Jazz at the Doctor 7:00pm DJ Dave Webber Dj Millhouse DJ Mr B. Jazz Brothers 8:00pm Jinja Safari Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink John Williamson: In Symphony with TSO 7:15pm

Brookfield Vineyard Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Dr Syntax Grand Poobah Grand Poobah Irish Murphy’s Ivory Bar Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe Republic Bar & Cafe The Telegraph Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Dr Syntax Irish Murphy’s

Where’s Mary followed by DJ Grotesque Ian Murtagh & Friends, Tony Brennan Wahbash Avenue The Solution, Nick Balcombe Quiz Night Darlington, Rogue Acoic, Crystal Campbell Burglar’s Dog 7:00pm Open Decks Night DJ Dameza DJ Mr B. Billy Whitton & The Hepcats 8:00pm Micheal Clennett and Guests The Truespunks, Fringe Dwellers Bowerman & Parker 8:00pm Trumps (CD Launch) The Statics (vic) + Ride the Tiger DJ Malakai Delaney Davidson & The Sin & Tonics Joel Everard, Dr. Fink Behind Closed Doors Adusk, Chris Norman, More TBA DJ Dameza DJ Mr B. Lively Up (reggae & fun times) 9:00pm Micheal Clennett followed by The Smashers ALL AGES & 18+ - Synthetic Breed (vic) + Katabasis (nsw) + Taberah + Incarcerate Brand New Second Hand “Punk” w DJ BTC + Jason Murder The Blue Ball 7:00pm DJ Millhouse Secret Agent 8:00pm Ride the Tiger and The Statics (Underage) 3:00pm Parading 9:30pm Naked Acoic, Smashers Dagwood, Mez and Dameza DJ Mr B. Spudniks 9:30pm The Panda Band Micheal Clennett followed by The Smashers Stick’s and Kane followed by DJ Grotesque Angela Bryan Jazz Quartet 4:00pm Kevin Lymn, Wingit, Deb Manskey

Grand Poobah Irish Murphy’s Queens Head Bar & Cafe Irish Murphy’s Queens Head Bar & Cafe Brisbane Hotel Federation Concert Hall Irish Murphy’s Observatory (Lounge Room) Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe Brookfield Vineyard Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar

Danger Academy The Sign, Shan Hooper, Zane Pinner Jazz Jam Jar - First Monday of Each Month 6:30pm Nick Papadakis, Ben Lawless, Barry Jones Strings on Fire 7:00pm No Use For a Name (usa) Carnival of the Animals 6:00pm Open Decks Night DJ Dameza DJ Mr B. James Maddock Swing 4 8:30pm Three Blind Dates 5:00pm Micheal Clennett and Guests

Observatory (Lounge Room) Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe The Telegraph Brisbane Hotel Brisbane Hotel

Sunday

31

AUGUST Monday

1

Tuesday

2

Wednesday 3

Thursday

4

Saturday

Sunday

7

Monday 8 Tuesday 9 Wednesday 10

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

11

Brisbane Hotel Brookfield Vineyard Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Ivory Bar Observatory (Main Room) Republic Bar & Cafe The Telegraph Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Dr Syntax Grand Poobah Irish Murphy’s Republic Bar & Cafe Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Observatory (Lounge Room) Observatory (Main Room) Irish Murphy’s Brisbane Hotel

12

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Federation Concert Hall Brisbane Hotel

13

Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Grand Poobah Ivory Bar Observatory (Lounge Room) Observatory (Main Room) Queens Head Bar & Cafe Republic Bar & Cafe The Telegraph Brisbane Hotel

14

Brisbane Hotel Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Grand Poobah Ivory Bar Observatory (Main Room) Plan B Republic Bar & Cafe The Telegraph Irish Murphy’s Brookfield Vineyard Cargo Pizza and Lounge Bar Dr Syntax

Harmony (vic) + Transcription of Organ Music + Tim Spurr Late Night Krackieoke w DJ Fairy Floss Farts The Blue Ruins 7:30pm DJ Millhouse DJs Danny Paradise,Mez, Dameza DJ Mr B. Children Collide Micheal Clennett followed by Dr Fink Fee Whitla followed by DJ Grotesque James Maddock Swing 4 4:00pm The Grand Poobah Bazaar Market 12:00pm Ivories at Irish Children Collide Aralian Songwriters Association Tasmanian Songwriters & Producers Night Open Decks Night DJ Dameza DJ Mr B. Rogue Sharks, Nick Foster Tasmanian Schools Rock Challenge (ALL AGES) 5:30pm Micheal Clennett and Guests Double Your Pleasure 7:30pm Damage 1st Birthday!! w Stolen Youth (SA) + Anchors (vic) + Luca Brasi + Wolfpack + Cashman + Meticulous Despoilment + New Wounds DJ Grotesque Las Vegas Grind DJ Dagwood DJ Dameza DJ Mr B. RPM 8:30pm Calling All Cars, Boy in a Box, Red Coats Micheal Clennett followed by The Smashers (ALL AGES) Damage 1st Birthday!! Stolen Youth (SA) + Anchors (vic) + Luca Brasi + Wolfpack + New Wounds + Explosions I Love Dancehall DJ Millhouse The Lucky Dips 7 Inch Launch & The Crunch 1fish 2 fish supported by Malakai and Dameza DJ Mr B. Opiuo & Acumen Eagle and the Worm Wolf Brothers followed by Big Swifty Concrete Lines, One Sick Lullaby Geoff Achison 4:00pm Wolf Brothers followed by DJ Grotesque Angela Bryan Jazz Quartet 4:00pm

Carpe Noctem presents

9th of December 2011 // Derwent Entertainment Centre

Tickets on sale now through Ticketmaster now / All Ages Event For more information: www.carpe-noctem.com.au

Warp warpmagazine.com.au

warpmagazine.com.au

42 Event Guide

Launceston Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

NORTHWEST Date

CITY

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Burnie

Maginty’s

Viktor Zappner Swingtet with Glen Hodges 7:00pm Counterfeit Club, The Marvans Jeff Woodward Doctors Rocksters 9:00pm TMG 9:00pm The Titz 9:00pm Jarodeo Clown The Durkahs Fuzz The Potbelleez 10:30pm Electric Spaghetti 9:00pm Ella Rose Jeff Woodward 4:00pm Shaun and Don Open Mic Night Viktor Zappner Swingtet with Carl Bulow 7:00pm Soweto Gospel Choir

JUly

JULY Thursday

7

Friday

8

Saturday

9

Sunday

10

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

11 12 13 14 15

Saturday

16

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

17 18 19 20 21

Friday

22

Saturday Sunday

23 24

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

25 26 27 28

Friday

29

Saturday Sunday

30 31

AUGUST Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6

Sunday

7

Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Hotel New York Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s

Monday Tuesday

8 9

Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s

Ben Castles Geale Brothers Top Shelf Dave & Tash Cheeky Monkey Children Collide Long Way Home Nathan Wheldon, Geale Brothers, C Williams & the Nobodys, Long Way Home Phil Picasso Ben Castles

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

10 11 12 13

Sunday

14

Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Hotel New York Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s

Top Shelf Nathan Wheldon Long Way Home Kid Kenobi (Klub Kids) Victor Charlie Charlie Kristy Tucker, Well Strung

The Royal Oak Irish Murphy’s Hotel New York The Royal Oak Irish Murphy’s The Royal Oak Irish Murphy’s The Royal Oak Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Hotel New York Irish Murphy’s Hotel New York Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Hotel New York Irish Murphy’s Country Club Show Room Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s Irish Murphy’s

Linc LeFevre C Williams & the Nobodys The Potbelleez, Roger Davis, Toby Della V’alle, Joycie Mick Attard Cheeky Monkey Paradigm Geale Brothers, All Aboard Open Folk Group Ben Castles, Nathan Wheldon, Well Strung Phil Picasso Ben Castles Top Shelf Man Overboard The Scientists of Modern Music, supports TBC Lorenzo von Matterhorn Goodwill (MOS), Joycie, CapsLockCam, PD Long Way Home Nathan Wheldon, Geale Brothers, All Aboard Callum Dave & Tash Top Shelf Jebediah with Special Guests C Williams & the Nobodys The Delltones - A Musical Journey 7:30pm

Picasso Brothers Lorenzo von Matterhorn Phil Picasso, Kristy Tucker, C Williams, Lorenzo von Matterhorn Irish Murphy’s Jack McNiff Irish Murphy’s Nathan Wheldon Irish Murphy’s Top Shelf Hotel New York The Panda Band Irish Murphy’s Voodoo Lounge Country Club Marcia Hines in Concert 8:00pm Show Room Irish Murphy’s Well Strung Irish Murphy’s All Aboard Irish Murphy’s Nathan Wheldon, Geale Brothers, Hamish & Callum, Long Way Home

Thursday

7

Friday

8

Burnie Burnie Devonport Devonport Saturday 9 Burnie Burnie Devonport Devonport Devonport Ulverstone Sunday 10 Devonport Devonport Forth Wednesday 13 Devonport Thursday 14 Burnie Burnie

Friday

15

Saturday

16

Sunday

17

Wednesday 20 Thursday 21

Devonport

Friday

Saturday

Sunday Saturday

Devonport Ulverstone 22 Burnie Burnie Devonport Latrobe 23 Burnie Burnie Devonport Devonport 24 Devonport Devonport 30 Ulverstone Devonport

Burnie Arts and Function Centre Tapas Lounge Bar The River Arms Maginity’s Bar Mecca Tapas Lounge Bar Spurs Saloon The Central Spurs Saloon Mecca Maginty’s Bar Tapas Lounge Bar The Central The River Arms The Alexander Tapas Lounge Bar Burnie Arts Theatre Maginty’s

Henry James DJ Scavenger Brett Colledge 9:00pm Jeff Woodward Australian Made Deligma 9:00pm Electric Spaghetti 9:00pm Dr Fink 10:00pm Peter Babic Doctors Rocksters 9:00pm Australian Made DJ Scavenger 10:00pm Threez a Crowd 9:00pm Proud Phoneys 4:00pm Ella Rose The Delltones Viktor Zappner Swingtet with Chris Barclay 7:00pm Devonport Entertainment & The Delltones Convention Centre Tapas Lounge Bar Trev Heins The River Arms Two Piece 8:00pm Maginty’s Bar Cool Train 9:00pm Mecca Marcus Wynwood Tapas Lounge Bar Salts and the Big Naturals Mackies Hotel Two Piece Maginty’s Bar Lyke Giants and The Pure Blondes 9:00pm Mecca Cam Windram Spurs Saloon The Big Naturals, feat Slats 10:00pm Tapas Lounge Bar Three Piece The Alexander Threez a Crowd 4:00pm Tapas Lounge Bar The All In Big Jam Band The River Arms Doctors Rockstors 10:30pm The Warehouse The Only 11:00pm

AUGUST

Friday Saturday Saturday

warpmagazine.com.au

Devonport Ulverstone Burnie Burnie Devonport Devonport Devonport Devonport Burnie Burnie Devonport Devonport Ulverstone Devonport Devonport Burnie Burnie

Maginty’s Mecca The Central Tapas Lounge Bar Maginty’s Mecca East Devonport Fooy Club Tapas Lounge Bar The Warehouse The River Arms Tapas Lounge Bar The Alexander The Bridge Hotel Tapas Lounge Bar Maginty’s

5 6

Burnie Burnie Devonport 13 Devonport

Mecca Maginty’s Spurs Saloon Spurs Saloon

Marcus Wynwood The Marvans Electric Spaghetti 10:30pm Dr Fink 10:30pm