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W MUBU Old Broadwater Farm presents

World Music Weekend Busselton 2010

Some of the greatest artists from around the world picked from far and wide to deliver a musical and cultural feast across the labour day long weekend in the historic grounds of Old Broadwater farm. Global rhythms, tribal beats and an international mix of music, song, food, dance and culture.

SAT 27 FEB SUN 28 FEB GLOBAL PICNIC GLOBAL Party!

12-10pm The best family day the planet has to offer featuring MUSIC @ ACTIVITIES @ STALLS @ GLOBAL FOODS @ RIDES BAR @ DRUMMING & DANCE DEMOS & WORKSHOPS plus starring on the main stage

3-10pm The ultimate international live dance party.

Beats, rhythms, grooves, energy, positivity and celebration starring on the main stage

XAVIER RUDD FAT FREDDY’S & IZINTABA STH AFRICA)

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DROP (NZ) CALEXICO (USA)

DEPEDRO (SPAIN) ANTIBALAS THE SUNSHINE BROTHERS (AUS) MAMADOU DIABATE (MALI)

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LABOUR DAY LONG WEEKEND

OLD BROADWATER FARM BUSSELTON

SATURDAY TICKETS $50.60+BF SUNDAY TICKETS $50.60+BF AVAILABLE FROM www.heatseeker.com.au, www.obf.com.au, Blue 62 Busselton, Beach Life Margaret River, Prince of Wales Bunbury, Mills Fremantle, Star Mandurah, Planet Mt Lawley.

WEEKEND PASS A special all weekend ticket is available for $80+bf only via www.heatseeker.com.au or www.obf.com.au Licensed event. Under 18’s permitted if accompanied by parents (Under 14’s free). We play rain or shine.

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Dave Graney and the Lurid Yellow Mist

MELLOW YELLOW

Tegan And Sara

A Lurid Yellow Mist will descend on Perth next week, but don’t fret, it’s not the end of the Earth, just a visit from Dave Graney and his band. With the Lurid Yellow Mist in tow, Graney will take to the stage of Rosie O’Grady’s in Northbridge on Thursday, February 11; the Prince Of Wales in Bunbury on Friday, February 12; Clancy’s Fish Pub in Fremantle on Saturday, February 13; and the Colonial Brewery in Margaret River on Sunday, February 14. Tickets are available on the door.

WALKING WITH A GHOST

Canada’s Tegan And Sara will return to Australia this May on the back of the release of their latest album, Sainthood. Joining the twins for their jaunt down under will be Astronautalis and The Jezabels, with a stop off at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Friday, May 14. Good news for under 18s – minors will be allowed to attend if accompanied by a parent of legal guardian. Tickets are on sale now from Heatseeker and fac.org.au. eye4

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SOLID GOLD

On Saturday, February 13, the Fly By Night will be taken over by Black Clouds Gold Linings, a fundraiser for not-for-profit organisation, Youth Focus. The concert will help Youth Focus raise funds for their programs that assist young people who show early sings of depression, self harm and suicide risk.

Taking to the stage for the event are Arts Martial, fresh from the Big Day Out tour, Art In Algebra, X-Press’ own Davey Craddock and Sam Carmody And A Town Called Panic. Doors open 8pm, tickets available on the door or via the venue on (08) 9420 5976.

DRESS TO IMPRESS

West Perth’s super stylish Onyx Bar recently implemented a new security system to ensure the safety and enjoyment of their guests. Onyx management installed a Nightkey system last year, which allows security staff to scan every single patron, and known violent offenders and drug offenders are refused entry. The dress code has also been raised, with patrons are no longer able to wear sportswear, sneakers or hats. For more on Onyx, head online to Onyxbar.com.au or make your way to Onyx at 72 Outram Street in West Perth.

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SUMMER STYLE AT OXFORD

X-Press Cover: Mumford & Sons play at the Perth Laneway Festival, this Saturday, February 6, at the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge. Tickets through www. lanewayfestival.com.au.

Salt Cover: Tiesto plays on Wednesday, February 10; Thursday, February 11[Sold Out] and Friday, February 12 [Sold Out] at Metro City, Northbridge. Tickets to Wednesday’s show through www. inthemix.com.au or www.moshtix.com.au.

Fat Freddys Drop

HEAL THE WORLD

The Labour Day Long Weekend is creeping up on Perth, bringing with it Womubu, a celebration of world music in Busselton.

Taking place over the weekend of Saturday, February 27, and Sunday, February 28, Womubu will see a wide range of artists deliver a musical feast, with performances from Xavier Rudd and Izintaba, Calexico, Depedro, Sunshine Brothers, Abbe May, Mellifluous, Mamadou Diabate, Fat Freddys Drop, the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra and Grace Barbe.

The festival will also include rides, demonstrations, workshops and market stalls, guaranteeing a fun weekend for all involved.

Tickets are on sale now from the regular outlets.

TOWNES AND COUNTRIES

Though he hails from Nashville, Tennessee, folk troubadour Justin Townes Earle is falling head over heels for Australia, thanks to extensive touring of this great southern land.

After a super popular Australian tour in October 2009, Earle will return to Australia this April for a show at the Fly By Night on Thursday, April 22, and the Rosemount Hotel on Friday, April 23. Tickets are on sale now through Heatseeker.

Art In Algebra

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Whether you’re hunting for an outfit for a summer music festival, or just want to find yourself something pretty, the Oxford Street Markets in Leederville can satisfy your shopping desires every Saturday. Located at 100 Oxford Street, the markets offer up wares from some of WA’s most loved designers including Stand International, Pinch & Spoon, Buli-J, and many more. Make your way to the Markets this Saturday from 9am ’til 4pm.

RETHINK PINK

The chaps from The Big Pink have had to reschedule their Perth shows, and would like their fans to know that they will now take to the stage of Amplifier on Wednesday, March 3.

Tickets available from Moshtix, Heatseeker, Mills and Planet.

COOL AS A CADILLAC

The Casino Rumblers will roll into town this March to deliver slapping bass that will have Cadillacs jumping with their explosive brand of rockabilly punk.

Last in town as support act for The Misfits, the Casino Rumblers are loud, energetic and fun, which they will demonstrate at the Prince Of Wales in Bunbury on Thursday, March 4; the Margaret River District Club on Friday, March 5; the Rocket Room on Saturday, March 6; and Mojo’s on Sunday, March 7. For more, head to myspace.com/casinorumblers.

Gyroscope

NEW SCOPE

The Gyroscope lads are gearing up to release their fourth studio album, Cohesion, on April 9, followed by a national tour to share their new material with fans. With plenty of killer hooks and infectious energy, Cohesion is set to be a favourite for 2010. Fans of the ’Scope can hear all the songs live and loud on Saturday, March 27, at Capitol, with support from A Death In The Family. Tickets are on sale now from Heatseeker and Moshtix.

The Rosebud Agency presents

DAVE GRANEY AND THE LURID YELLOW MIST ARIA award winning and general shady character Dave Graney with his band the Lurid Yellow Mist Dave Graney will be promoting the new Album, ‘Knock Yourself Out.’

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH Rosie O’Grady’s Northbridge (Back Room) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH Prince of Wales, Bunbury SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH Clancy’s Fish Pub, Fremantle SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14th 4th Colonial Brewery, Margaret River www.thedavegraneyshow.com www.myspace.com/davegraney

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Editorial

BIG DAY OUTRAGED

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Dear X-Press

Dear X-Press,

Dear X-Press,

What an awesome Big Day Out. Thanks to the organisers and the army of staff and volunteers.

The good? The music and Muse in particular. Also people respecting themselves and others.

The bad? The poor girl in front of me who was refused entry because she had a camera with a ‘lens’. What a pointless rule when a sea of punters are taking photos. The two doormen could barely hide their smirks and glee at getting to use their ‘authority’ when they told her it was in the entry conditions, if she’d bothered to go to the website and read the fine print. Did you? I have now and it says ‘professional cameras’. Her little old SLR was not. She’d done the right thing and come by train. Now what to do? Bad form BDO! The ugly? Two things – (1) Lily Allen smoking on stage with all those impressionable young girls in the crowd. Very ugly. Why isn’t BDO smoke free?

(2) Piles of plastic bottles and rubbish everywhere. Why claim to recycle, when you could be serious about it and make all event containers biodegradable and really reduce our waste? If other festivals such as Southbound and WOMADelaide can do it so can BDO. 38,000 people do make a difference.

Here’s hoping next year is all good.

Most seasoned festival-goers are aware of the rules of what you can and can’t bring into a festival – no alcohol, drugs, unsealed water bottles and the like.

Those things are always on the ‘Don’t’ list, with the ‘Do’ list generally filled with things like, ‘wear a hat’, ‘wear sensible shoes’, ‘wear sunscreen’.

So imagine my surprise when arriving at the Big Day Out at the Claremont Showgrounds this Sunday, only to have my bottle of sunscreen (purchased for the occasion) confiscated from me! According to security, a blanket ban was being enforced on all sunscreen bottles and containers, due to the fact that in previous years kids have supposedly used sunscreen bottles to import liquefied ecstasy into the festival.

Whilst using sunscreen as vessels for such wrongdoing is a scary thought, surely a simple test of the sunscreen, a simple ‘sniff’, from security could prove the sunscreen, sunscreen, in most cases? The alternative was spend ages trawling the Showgrounds for a stand with a free pump bottle of sunscreen, the easier alternative being simply to get sunburnt, which many did.

Watch out, Big Day Out organisers – you might be using some of your profits to have skin cancers removed from twenty somethings in years to come.

I popped in to my local, the Rosemount Hotel, last week and was rather disgusted to find that they were serving pints, soft drinks and water in plastic cups. It’s 2010 people, we know that unless our species changes its habits we’re going to ruin our environment… so why then is The Rosemount being extremely unsustainable, and getting away with it?

I get that perhaps not having glass means less cleaning up but a venue such as the Rosie must go through so many cups, and when they’re plastic, that equals a whole lotta landfill.

We need to be cutting down on our waste, not increasing it! Imagine how many plastic cups the Rosie goes through in a week of trading – must be thousands! Please switch back to glass Rosemount staff – plastic is ugly, unsustainable, and makes drinkers feel like they’re at a music festival.

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Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is part Arab, part Corsican and cannot read or write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang currently ruling the prison, he is given a number of missions to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader’s confidence in the process. Malik is a fast learner and rises up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans. Un Prophete is showing at Luna and we have 10 double passes to give away.

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PRECIOUS

Precious stars Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Mo’Nique and Paula Patton. Set in Harlem, Precious follows an overweight, illiterate teen pregnant with her second child, who is invited to enrol in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. We have 10 double passes Precious up for grabs!

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GENERALS & MAJORS

Perth band Generals & Majors play on Friday, February 12, at the Rosemount Hotel. We have a double passes plus a copy of their latest album Animals for 5 Xpress readers.

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ZEP ROCK

SETH’S THE BEST

Melbournian MC Seth Sentry, after being Unearthed this year by Triple J, has had huge success with his track The Waitress Song, which recently took out the #31 position in Triple J’s Hottest 100! Seth hits WA shores for a string of headlining shows this February before settling down to work on his much anticipated debut album.

See Seth live, with special guest Mathas, on Wednesday, February 17, at The Foundry; Thursday, February 18 at Breakers Bar in Geraldton; Friday, February 19, at the Royal Palms Resort in Busselton; Saturday, February 20, at the Rosemount Hotel in North Perth; and Sunday, February 21, at Mojo’s in North Fremantle (with special guests Dome Sunset). Tickets through www. heatseeker.com.au.

The remarkable Zep Boys will bring the immortal music of Led Zeppelin to Perth. More than a tribute band,the Zep Boys came together in 1986 and have been playing together for 20 years, sometimes in front of crowds of up to 50,000.

Zeppelin fans should head to the Charles Hotel on Friday, March 19, to catch The Zep Boys live. They’ll also play on Saturday, March 20, at The Easter Hotel in Midland; and Sunday, March 21, at The Ravenswood Hotel in Ravenswood.

Katie Noonan & The Captains The Zep Boys

MONO MAGIC

Seth Sentry

Moving from its former home at the Ellington, Perth’s Sunday party night with the mostest, Back To Mono, has a new home at The Flying Scotsman.

Kicking off on Sunday, February 7, from 5pm, Back To Mono’s DJs Aarom Wilson and Anton Maz bring the seriously funky vibes, as you recline on the Scotsman’s balcony, Mojito in hand, enjoying the cool tunage. Gather up your best buddies, put on your dancing shoes and head down for this free ‘n’ funky Sunday session.

NIGHT FOR NOONAN

Over the last two years, singer Katie Noonan has been working with a band, The Captains, slowly building a vessel of exciting new songs, which Noonan has co-written with the likes of Tim Finn and Sia Furler.

Fresh from recording their incredible new album with international producer Nick Didia, Noonan and The Captains hit the road to promote first single, Page One. Catch them at the Fly By Night on Saturday, February 20, with support from The Chemist. Tickets through www.flybynight.org or 9430 5976.

HOUSTON SHOW CANCELLED

Sad news for Whitney Houston fans in Perth– due to difficulties in securing rock ‘n’ roll air ride trucks to transport the touring sound and lighting equipment to Perth, Whitney Houston’s concert on Saturday, March 6, at ME Bank Stadium has been cancelled.

For full refunds ticket holders should contact Ticketmaster on 136 100.

The remainder of the Australian tour will proceed as scheduled.

TAKE A STAB

Bringing their unique brand of noisy filth to W.A once more are Melbourne trio The Stabs.

Since forming in 2003,The Stabs have sold out two pressings of their debut album Dirt and supported the likes of Mudhoney, Rowland S Howard, The Scientists and Lubricated Goat.

The band come to Perth to promote their latest LP, Dead Wood: don’t miss their shows on Friday, February 5, at The Rocket Room (supported by Mongrel Contry, Moonlit Wranglers, The Bible Bashers and Cat Black) and on Saturday, February 6, at Mojo’s (supported by Fear Of Comedy, Like Junk and Mongrel Country). Entry $15 on the door.

WAYJO

TRY OUT YOUR TALENT

Internationally recognised as an incubator for new Australian jazz talent, the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra (WAYJO) has had graduates that have gone on to achieve success in Australia and internationally. Auditions for WAYJO are just around the corner, taking place from Monday, February 22, until Wednesday, February 24, at the WA Academy of Performing Arts.

Interested musicians aged between 14 and 25, should register for an audition (all instruments including vocals) before the closing date of Friday, February 19, by contacting WAYJO at admin@wayjo.com or on 9471 1950.

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The Mountain Goats

GREAT GOATS

With a lead singer whose been praised as “one of the best songwriters of the ’00s” (Rolling Stone), and a dozen albums or so under their belt, The Mountain Goats have a legion of The Slew devoted fans, fans who will no doubt rejoice in the news that the group head to Australia THE NEW SLEW this April on their fifth tour, off the back of their Canadian turntable masters Kid Koala and Dynamite D have teamed up with former Wolfmother latest album The Life Of The World To Come. crew Chris Ross and Myles Heskett to create a psych/heavy-rock-drenched project The Slew. Live, Catch The Mountain Goats at The The Slew features Koala and D performing wizardry on six turntables with Chris and Myles from Rosemount on Sunday, April 18. Tickets from Wolfmother on bass and drums.

Heatseeker (www.heatseeker.com.au) and Catch this beat-x-rock phenomenon at The Rosemount on Friday, May 14. Tickets on Moshtix (www.moshitx.com.au or 1300 438 sale through Moshtix (www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 GET TIX), 78 Records (www.78records.com. 849). au or 9322 6384) and Heatseeker (www.heatseeker.com.au).

The Slew will also perform at the Groovin The Moo Festival in Bunbury, check out www. groovinthemoo.com for more details.

MARLEY MUSIC TRIBUTE

To honour the 65th Anniversary of the birth of the legendary Bob Marley, local reggae act The Empressions are putting on a reggae party, which will feature performances from themselves, General Justice (Australia’s original champion selecta), Ricky Trooper, Ras Mwas and DJ Zayhon.

Expect lots of Marley tunes, classic and nu skool roots reggae, and dancehall straight from Jamaica. Sunday, February 7, at the Railway Hotel (outside stage), 5pm-10pm. Entry is $10 with part proceeds being donated to The Red Cross’s Haiti Earthquake relief appeal.

HICKS HIT IT

The music of Australian outfit The Hussy Hicks touches upon funk-gypsy, but ranges through to folk and country, as well as high energy blues and roots. Having recently recorded their sophomore album, A Million Different Truths, The Hussy Hicks are set to play a string of dates throughout WA. Wednesday, February 10, at Mojos; Thursday, February 11, at the Village Markets in Fremantle, Friday, February 12, at the Nannup Hotel, Saturday, February 13, at the West Cape How Winey in Denmark and the White Star Hotel in Albany; Sunday, February 14, at Settlers Tavern in Margaret River; Monday, February 15, at The Ellington Jazz Club, Perth; Wednesday, February 17, at The Prince Of Wales n Bunbury; Thursday, February 18, at Settlers Tavern in Margaret River; Friday, February 19; at Mojos in Fremantle; Sunday; February 21, at Redcliffe On The Murray in Pinjarra and The Indi Bar in Scarborough; Wednesday, February 24, at Mojos in North Fremantle; Thursday, February 25, at Gypsy Tapas in Fremantle and Friday; February 26, at the Nannup Music Festival.

SCOT WITH THE LOT

Scottish songstress Eddie Reader MBE has no less than three Brit Awards under her belt, and has topped both the album and singles charts in the UK. Reader heads to Australia for a tour this March, performing at the The Fly By Night, Fremantle on Thursday, April 8, with support from Sally Dastey. Tickets $37 plus booking fee from www.flybynight.org or 9430 5976.

Tickets $42 if available. Reader will also make an appearance at the Fairbridge Festival, in Pinjarra, on Friday, April 9. For tickets,head to www.fairbridgefestival. com.au.

Carter & Carter

CAREERS BY CARTER

Patrizio Buanne

PLENTY OF PATRIZIO

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Due to box office demand, an extra show for Italian singer Patrizio Buanne’s Australian tour has been added in Perth.The new show will take place on Thursday, May 20, at Perth Burswood Theatre. Tickets on sale from Monday, February 8, via www.ticketek.com.au or by calling 132 849.

The Boyup Brook Music Festival takes place from Thursday, February 18, to Sunday, February 21, and features a heap of country artists, including Tania Kernaghan, Carter & Carter, Sunny Cowgirls, Ernie Dingo, Ronni Rae Rivers, Pixie Jenkins, Brian Letton, Rose Carleo and more.

Festival favourites Carter & Carter are once again holding workshops at the Boyup Brook Music Festival to try and help those wanting a career in the music industry with the information and skills they need to achieve their aims.

Interested artists can book through the Country Music Club on (08) 9765 1657 or head to www.countrymusicwa.com.au.

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MARIANNE FAITHFULL The Human Voice

Marianne Faithfull performs as part of the Perth International Arts Festival on Tuesday, February 9, at The Astor Theatre and Wednesday, February 10, at Beck’s Music Box. Both shows have sold out.

An icon in and of her times, Marianne Faithfull’s fame often seems to blur the very excellent nature of her work.

While many interviews and articles – frustratingly for her – centre on her time as the ’60s ‘it girl’ and the relationships she had at that time, Faithfull has released 23 albums of consistently excellent material, reaching new heights through collaboration and her own irrepressible creativity.

The latest, 2009’s Easy Come, Easy Go, is a double-album of very select cover versions produced by Hal Willner (Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, William S. Burroughs, Lucinda Williams, Allen Ginsberg) and featuring the likes of Rufus Wainwright, Nick Cave, Antony Hegarty (The Johnsons), Keith Richards, Chan Marshall Sean Lennon and more.

It’s a hefty release that Faithfull has since taken on the road, loving every minute with a new band and an approach that has its way even with her oldest of songs.

Easy Come, Easy Go’s collaborative might is nothing new to Faithfull. In the past she has teamed with the likes of Willner, Angelo Badalamenti, Metallica and 2003’s Kissin’ Time LP brought in a new era of ongoing work with Beck, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Damon Albarn and Jarvis Cocker. There is a selflessness in such collaboration for an established artist, but Faithfull clearly revels in what the results bring.

By BOB GORDON You’ve been busy taking the new album out on tour, what’s it been like performing those songs?

It’s been wonderful. I don’t know if I’ve ever had a better time. Obviously I do a lot of old songs too, but with a lovely band, a seven-piece band.

Has it affected the various moods of your older songs?

Oh yeah, of course it has. It’s not at all an electronic band. So when I do The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan, it’s much more natural. It’s very nice, I don’t think it suffers.”

You seem to have an audience that is happy to go where you take them…

Yes they’ll go with me to all sorts of strange places. They’ve stayed loyal and they come back. I don’t make that many records, though in the end now, when I look back on it, I’ve got 23 records. They still come out about ever two or three years, people don’t get tired of it, I don’t think. My audience is the best.

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Sounds like you had to walk in the room and immediately be on fire, was that exhausting?

Well I was very, very excited. These sessions were very quick, the songs, everything about them was. So when I got home I was Does it come down to a mutual loyalty? You exhausted, but during it I was fine. clearly continue to work very hard and that respect is paid back?

It sounds like everyone involved had to be I think so. They know I’m thinking of on their toes… them and trying to delight and charm them.

They were working for Hal - people And also I do work very hard, and I do make are very on their toes when they’re working a lot of effort. It’s a lot of financial input, too, for Hal. Including me. They’re doing it for to get such great musicians, that’s a gift for me as well but they’re particularly doing it the audience. Obviously I love it too, so it’s for Hal. They know it’ll be beautiful. So Rufus not only a gift for the audience, but it makes ( Wainwright) came in and did Children Of it much more interesting.

Stone; Antony (Hegarty) came in… it was just fantastic. I knew it was a big record from the You’ve always been quite the collaborator beginning. over the years. It’s a process of both gain and selflessness, does it make all the difference for you?

I love it! I love it… I love it. This is all about the audience; let’s make this as really “PEOPLE HAVE great as possible. And that’s what you hear ALWAYS BEEN MORE when you listen to it – the playing of the music, the quality of sound is just amazing.

INTERESTED – AND THIS Easy Come, Easy Go as an album is high and deep and wide…

It’s a big record, yeah.

There are many different styles on it, yet each is done in a way that suggest any of them could be your signature style, not a simple visit to a genre, or a mere pastiche.

Given how it turned out can you recall your initial intentions?

It was big from the get-go. Hal (Willner) came over to Paris. He’s really one of my best, best friends. He came over and I had already found some songs and he had some, and we played them to each other. We picked these songs and it was already big, wide and deep… that’s a very good way of putting it.

But it’s always like this with Hal, I have to put my heart in my mouth and jump. And just do it with trust.

It was done very quickly. It was recorded in about nine or 10 days, there wasn’t any time to listen to feedback. I mean, I didn’t have any time to change the record, to do the songs then come back and discuss them…

I didn’t have that time. It was expensive because we had all these great musicians. So I had to just go in, do two or three songs in a day, then go home, rest, come back and be ready to do more.

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IS A BIG DRAG IN MY LIFE. WHICH OF COURSE, I KNOW, HAS BEEN SO GREAT. BUT MY LIFE WAS REALLY MEANT TO JUST BE THE BACKGROUND TO MY MUSIC. IT DIDN’T WORK LIKE THAT, DID IT?”

A lot of what is written about your music comments that one can hear a life lived in your voice, yet your voice works so well on other’s people’s songs. That’s not always the case for singers with distinctive voices singing the material of others…

You see what I want you to see, which is what I have in mind. When I’m singing a song I have a very, very vivid feeling and a picture in my head and I imprint that on the song. And what I think happens, if people are susceptible and like my voice – not everybody does, you know that – but if people like my voice and like me, they’ll see it. They’ll get it.

all those potted histories. I really hate that, I can’t stop them. But I think people now see beyond them.

It’s a very interesting relationship onstage, with the artist and the audience, you know? And they can see who I am through the music. There’s an awful lot in the human voice.

It tells a lot, you know.

To the people who buy your albums and come to your shows…

Yeah. And it’s taken a hell of a long time to let all that go.

What of the books you’ve written, it must have been great to lay out your thoughts like that?

That helped an awful lot, because when people read the book they get to know me. It’s very clear.

When you performed Broken English at Mundaring Weir Hotel seven years ago I remember seeing two women singing along with their fists in the air. They were singing your words, but their lives…

Well they identify with me and the Do you feel like you get to speak about choice of songs over the years and the songs your music enough?

I’ve written connect with people, I think.

No, I think… unfortunately not.

People have always been more interested – Have you a resolution for this year? and this is a big drag – in my life. Which of I was going to try to give up smoking. course, I know, has been so great. But my life It’s quite hard (laughs). was really meant to just be the background to my music. It didn’t work like that, did it?

What will life bring you after your Australian No. I recall driving you around for radio tour?

It’s good, I’m doing a film. Which is a interviews when you were last in Perth in 2003. There were five or six interviews to nice change. At the end of the year I’ll make another record. interstate ABC radio hosts who all made you sit through their intros, essentially potted versions of your life focussing on Any thoughts about how that one will two aspects of it which both occurred in roll?

I’ve got some thoughts and so has the late ‘60s…

Oh it was awful! I don’t think people Hall. It won’t be as long. I’m not going to let Hal do that to me again, where there’s so care about that anymore. I think now we’ve got to the point where we’re coming back to many songs and we can’t choose because Australia which I love; I’m going to see all my they all turn out well. I want to make about 12 songs and some of them I want to write. friends and I’m going to offer my work.

You’ve often talked of your nervousness before live performances, but as you noted before, your shows at the moment…

Do you think ahead of what it will be like to ...are always of a certain level, yes. perform the songs live when you’re in the And that’s collaboration. That’s working with studio or are you too in the moment? the band, enjoying the work and pushing I have to stay in the moment for everything I’ve got into it. I do love touring, the recording. But I know in the back of my you know, it’s not that bad. head that actually I’ll often do a much better performance of them when I’m on the road. But knowing there’s always a certain level, I don’t really know why, but the shows never does that ease the pre-show jitters?

I’m not nervous now, no. You know go down below a certain point, you know? Yet sometimes they go much higher. It’s just the what I think I was really nervous about? And quality of singing and the quality of playing. it’s changed, so I don’t mind anymore. It was people’s perceptions of me. That’s related to It’s just a fact.

Your latest book was very in the moment, almost like a blog in book form. The reader or fan can maybe get in your head a little bit but not overly so…

And no one else can do that. Not interviews – I mean interviews help; they really helps me of course, thank you – but in a way just writing all this down it’s just to keep people in touch with what’s going on in me.

In case they want to know; they might not.

I think they do…

I think they do. They like it, yeah.

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MUMFORD AND SONS Sigh No More NATHAN JOLLY spoke with Marcus Mumford ahead of Mumford And Sons’ debut trip to Australia, which will find the Hottest 100 winners performing as part of the Laneway Festival at Perth Cultural Centre on Saturday, February 6.

It is late night in London and instead of sleeping, Marcus Mumford is conducting a series of interviews ahead of his band’s first trip to Australia. He is overly apologetic about the fact that the interview needed to be delayed due to a dead phone battery, and he is in good spirits despite being scared of the prospect of coming to Australia.

“I’m trying not to think about it very much, because we have never been on a tour where there have been expectations on us,” he confesses. “In the UK we have always been the underdog band, so Australia slightly scares me in that I know people have been listening to us out there, and we’ve never played a show there, so I don’t wanna think too much about what the shows are going to be like. We are going to be out there for a while, and we will get the chance to see a lot of different places and play a lot of shows, I think. We are very excited, so we are looking forward to just getting over there and doing it.”

His trepidation isn’t surprising, considering the meteoric rise that his band has had since Little Lion Man burst onto the airwaves, backed by a ‘hottest record in the world’ nod by BBC1’s Zane Lowe. “ That was our first big radio appreciation,” Mumford recalls. “They played

us on the radio the night before, and then the next day that happened. The radio in the UK really supported us and that has been very helpful in letting a lot of people hear our music. We like it when people hear our music, and we like it more when people like our music.”

Was there any inkling while recording the song that it might find such a large audience? “No, especially not in Australia,” he answers. “We had no idea that people would be enjoying our music over there, and we’ve heard that people have been enjoying it quite a bit. It seems weird to us. To be honest it doesn’t make much sense to me. But it’s cool that people like it. It’s really flattering.

And now for us to come and play some gigs, it seems weird that people might know the songs before we have played a single gig over there. In the past, that certainly hasn’t been the case. We have had to play a lot of gigs before gaining any sort of popularity. So it is very strange.”

It certainly has been a quick rise for Mumford And Sons. After releasing two independent EPs in 2008, and touring extensively, Mumford And Sons were shortlisted for BBC’s Sound Of 2009 list, which brought them to the attention of Island

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Records, who licensed their debut album, and released the single, Little Lion Man. According to Mumford, the sudden increase in fortune hasn’t changed the mechanics of the band.

“I certainly don’t think it is out of all recognition right now. It hasn’t affected the way we operate as a band, it hasn’t changed the way we write, it hasn’t changed the way we are with each other but it has affected the way our live shows go, it has made people more equipped to sing along and recognising the songs more, and being more enthusiastic in their response, which is really nice.”

Mumford admits he had modest expectations for the first album, especially seeing the debut single contains an expletive in the chorus, a fact that usually doesn’t endear songs to commercial radio programs.

“Actually we didn’t think people would play it at all on the radio, because of the swear word. We were aware that people might not use it at all because of the word in the chorus but we didn’t want to change it, because we didn’t feel like they was any word that would do it justice. So we had to figure out a kind of silence or bleep. So no, we weren’t expecting it to do anything at radio at all.”

Likewise, he expresses surprise that the album has taken on a life on its own.

“It’s taken everyone by surprise. We have our own label, and we licensed it, but we own all the copyrights and everything, and although we were hopeful it would be well received, nobody expected it to do this well.

Which is good, I like not having expectations on me.”

Most of the press surrounds Mumford And Sons has attempted to tie the band in with a ‘London folk scene,’ in which the band was supposedly nurtured, before going on to major label success. Mumford dismisses this notion out of hand, claiming that it is a fabrication.

“Yeah, I don’t think that’s very real.

I think that people want to make a box to put you in. There’s no scene. There’s lots of developing musicians, there’s lots of bands that have been working for years and years, but I think that the important thing is that it’s not exclusive. There aren’t a tight knit group of bands that keep themselves to themselves - it’s more like lots and lots of bands that are sharing love and helping each other. That’s how we came along as a band, by people helping us. The word ‘scene’ to me conjures up images of people being exclusive and being a bit too cool for school and that’s not how it works - and also, it’s not really folk music,” Mumford adds.

What about the term ‘indie-folk’ that has been kicking about in press releases and interviews. “We can’t claim to be a folk band, because we aren’t good enough players,” Mumford laughs. “It’s just a term. But we don’t use it.”

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AMELIA’S STORY Amelia comes from a family where substance abuse was “pretty rife” growing up. “We had opium poppies growing in our back yard,” she recalls.

“The first time I had heroin, I smoked it with a couple of hippies who grew it themselves.”

A recreational user until her mid-twenties, things changed for Amelia when a long-term relationship crumbled around her and she started using more frequently. But when she tried to stop, she couldn’t.

“It was ridiculous, I was such a mess,” she says.

“One day I woke up and thought I don’t want to be a slave to heroin any more. I want to survive.”

“I already knew a fair bit (about treatment programs). I did some research, had a good read on the internet. I had a beautiful doctor too.” But while Amelia says her experience was “fantastic” she’s seen enough to know everyone’s treatment journey can be very different.

“No one’s ever the same. You have to work out what’s best for you - your body and your situation.”

Everyone’s story is different.

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FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE Florence In Wonderland I have the video for Dog Days Are Over screening through my head when the receiver clicks through to FlorenceWelch,the titular songstress of Florence And The Machine, ahead of her set at the Laneway Festival this weekend. AL NEWSTEAD reports.

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I’m seeing the flame-haired protagonist leading a parade of equally colourful oddballs in a rousing celebration in the forest. It’s jarring then, to hear Welch herself apologising for the traffic noise as she strolls down the thoroughfare “back to the office.” The freespirited forest nymph is trudging through some urban sprawl? Surely not. But her casual, if sluggish, response confirms as much.

Maybe it’s the endless rotation of touring and promotion, or the 6am start (“I’ve just done a kids TV show, I’ve been up for ages”), but Welch’s interview persona - all quaint coyness and democratic restraint - is in stark contrast to the firebrand she’s depicted as by the media.“There’s not a lot I can do if people want to portray me a certain way, it’s kind of out of my hands. I’m not a journalist, I’m just trying to make and play my music. I can’t be anybody else but me, you know?”

It’s hard to imagine the same waifish figure from Lungs,equally lavish in its floral artwork as well as its florid sonic contents, as simply a girl just trying to be herself. It was an alibi that worked for the wry wit of Lily Allen or Amy Winehouse whose music sketched daily minutiae and downto-earth lyrical barbs even if it contrasted with their ever increasing tabloid lifestyles, but with Welch’s richly imaginative world it’s difficult to

accept that the passionate visionary and the polite interviewee are one and the same. After all, her debut is filled with gothic tales of violence, death and love; crackling with energy charged by the pounding of rhtyhms and rich orchestration as well as Welch’s extraordinary vocals. There’s tribal drums, mandolin, piano, guitars, and oh yes, an awful lot of harp.

Her tunes have been variously described as ‘medieval R&B’ and ‘indie soul’, Welch confirming their accuracy, “I think there’s something very pagan about it, yes. I like genres like R&B and hip hop but also I want it to have something primal, maybe slightly aggressive to it. I have a very soul influence too, in my singing: Aretha Franklin, Etta James, growing up in that environment. There are a lot of different aspects, so it gets different labels.” Don’t these kinds of labels frustrate her? “No not really because it’s so varied, I can’t really get frustrated because it’s such a mish-mash.”

That might have something to do with the taste-making producers that aided in Lungs’ creation. Namely, Paul Epworth (Bloc Party) and James Ford (Arctic Monkeys), interestingly both producers associated with movement defining guitar bands, predominantly male ones. And yet, Welch herself is cresting a new wave of UK artists defining a new femininity in the indie scene. In describing her position Welch gives the quickest of musical histories,“Before Lily and Amy, everything stemmed from the Britpop evolution. Groups like Blur and Oasis, then the indie resurgence, The Libertines, it was always a very male-dominated scene. But now there are these exciting female individuals making all this great music.”

Fellow artists like the mystic Bat For Lashes, the folkie Laura Marling and even the impossibly-quiffed La Roux. All young, precociously talented girls crafting their own musical worlds that build on obvious touchstones but hit upon it in the most contemporary of sound settings.“I do feel a part of it and I’m proud. There is an exciting new trend for female artists.” In fact most of Florence And The Machine’s touchstones come ‘before Lily and Amy’ as well. Kate Bush is an obvious talking point, but her fiery musical temperament and that pagan aggression she talks of is more in line with Bjork and PJ Harvey.

That, and the fact she’s a red-headed beauty with a slightly kooky streak certainly brings Tori Amos to mind.

She’s already had her first flush of success too that has put her name on everybody’s lips. Her success wasn’t overnight, but it certainly seemed like it when Lungs debuted at #2 on the charts, kept from the top spot only by the recently deceased Michael Jackson. Positively surprising considering the small tasters that preceded its release. Starting with the cartoonish violence of Kiss With A Fist, demonstrating a Tom & Jerry style domestic fight that could have been dismissed as a novelty hit, if her full album didn’t reveal it as the most light-hearted symptom in an overall pattern of darker material. Combined with a vibrant imagination, the resultant trauma is worthy of the Brothers Grimm.

When questioned about her fascination with the darker undercurrent that lurks across her work, Welch again retreats to niceties. “It’s just the subject matter I’m interested in. I’ve always had a morbid imagination so I just write about that. Working with imagery that people may find uncomfortable. I think that music is this beautiful and euphoric thing and if you juxtapose that with darker, more intense content it’s more interesting.

I like that, being the girl that’s singing about stuff she shouldn’t be singing about.”

She never explicitly expresses it, but Welch is obviously referring to taboos, and she breaks more than a few. Whether it’s sexual seduction and eye-gouging (Girl With One Eye), sacrificial rites (Rabbit Heart) the deathly occupation of a partner (My Boy Builds Coffins) or the whirlwind defiance of a self-destructive night out on the sauce (Hurricane Drunk).

“People say, ‘why don’t you write something cheery?’ but I think some of it is quite cheery. I’m a morbid kid and a morbid adult, always. It’s that balance of being really confident but also really afraid.”

It’s in throwaway phrases such as these that Welch better reflects the romantic persona of her music, the Florence in Wonderland. When pressed she reverts back to protestations that’s she’s just a normal girl making her music.

Despite her own modest appraisal, Lungs is an exceptional record full of vigorous character and engaging anthems that work brilliantly in their frenzied live renditions. If she’s underselling it, it’s because she’s anxious to better it, “Yeah, I’m starting demoing in January actually, I can’t wait to get back into the studio. I’ll be working with some old [producers] and some new ones, just trying things out.” Whatever the furtive creative meadows that Florence Welch traipses in her head, it seems the visionary music and the vivacious performances that frame it are as close as we’ll get to begin there.

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DANNY ROGERS The Peeps Are Calling London-based Melbournian Danny Rogers is pretty much the father of Laneway Festival, so he was the guy to talk to about what happens behind the scenes of this rapidly-growing music shindig. MIKE WAFER reports.

Danny Rogers is a pretty chilled-out guy considering how busy he is, let alone the fact he is both a concert promoter and manager – two jobs that seem to come with high stress levels and bad tempers.

Far from displaying signs of either, Rogers is happy-go-lucky and humble about his accomplishments, not least of which has been taking Laneway from the alleys around Melbourne’s St Jerome’s Bar to similarlyinteresting locales Australia-wide. That and he’s as funny as fuck.

So how and why did the Laneway team take their baby national you ask? Well, let’s find out…

“I’m open to it if it ’s right, ” he explains simply. “I mean, Perth was right… we got great support from the city, and great people that we could team up with there, and it made sense. But yeah, we nearly got Singapore over the line… Hong Kong’s another one, and there’s been some interest from Indonesia. “ I l i k e t h e i d e a o f c re a t i n g a n Australasian run. Wellington’s been bought up, Hobart has been bought up. I mean, people want it, there’s no question. Because it attracts the right kind of crowd and it’s not a super massive festival, it’s attractive

to councils and stuff as well. Exploring the twilight shows as well, like the one we did last year in Perth and this year in Brisbane and in Adelaide sort of proved we can do it, even on a Thursday night, with four or five thousand people. So we’ll see how we go, once we get the time. We have Auckland on Monday, which is pretty exciting… I was over there last week. I was like ‘fuckin’ hell, this is amazing!’” he says with a satisfied chuckle.

A n d e a c h Laneway e x p e r i e n ce is unique, Rogers explains. Altering the logistics of the festival to suit each city’s needs and site layout, Rogers and co can creatively tailor-make their events so that punters get the best experience possible. It’s extra work, of course, but that doesn’t seem to be an issue whatsoever.

“Every site is really different: you have cool little things and nuances and you have to work through them. That’s the thing, every year the hardest thing to do is programme the bands. And it’s not because you don’t know who should be playing at what time - that’s the easy bit – it’s getting a balance on the stage ’cause every city is a little bit different. Like, the third stage in Melbourne might get 2,000 people but the third stage in Sydney might only hit 1,400 people. Suddenly you go ‘okay, the XX – where do they go and how do I balance the crowd, and how do I make sure I don’t get every single person trying to get onto the first stage to see Mumford And Sons?’. You know… stuff like that,” he laughs.

But logistical problem solving seems to be Rogers’ forte, or at least one of them. As the manager of such acts as The Temper Trap and Gotye, he also has to be a diplomat, a deal-maker and (one can only assume) an occasional thumb-breaker.

Although currently based in London, Rogers spends a lot of his time globe-trotting to events such as SXSW in order to start planning and wish-listing for each year’s Laneway Festival. And while this lifestyle sees him rubbing shoulders with a lot of the music world’s biggest players (in every field) Rogers says that, at the end of the day, being a part of the Laneway team is all about being a fan.

“Most people have a real love for it on some level or are really proud to be involved. But there is no music-snobbery going on internally or anything. I’m just a regular dude who listens to music, so it’s not like I sit around and go ‘hey, I’m here to be a taste-maker’ (laughs). I’m not a cool kid or anything like that… I’m just a regular dude from the suburbs of Melbourne.”

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JOSH EARL One of Australia’s hottest young comedians, Josh Earl has created a niche market as the only known ‘librarian-comic’ in the nation. When not riffin’ on his cool job, he likes to outline why he’s still not a grownup at 27, detail his jinxed sexual experiences and sing about everything from punk-tuation to John Farnham in concert. Josh has been a sold-out hit at both the Melbourne Comedy and Adelaide Fringe festivals.

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WILD BEASTS Food For Thorpe

Wild Beasts play the Laneway Festival this Saturday, February 6, in the Perth Cultural Centre. CHRISTINE LAN reports.

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With Hayden Thorpe’s glorious falsetto, thought-provoking lyrics and a distinct brand of art-rock/baroque pop, Wild Beasts convey an otherworldly and mythical form of pop music.

Following the success of their critically acclaimed debut album, Limbo, Panto, the mindset within the UK quartet for their follow up Two Dancers was, according to Thorpe, one of empowerment.

“We felt that people hadn’t seen anything yet – that we were able to double what we had achieved on the first album,” says the singer / songwriter and multiinstrumentalist. “I think we all feel a strong purpose in making these pop songs that have brains and wit - mission impossible in a sense - but I think we were keen to head back into it straight away to show what we got.”

Thorpe says Wild Beasts' debut album was a work “created in our heads” with the recording process “very much a crash course” given that the band no previous experience in the studio. On Two Dancers however, the fourpiece set out to prove that they could make a stronger record. The result is sublime – an album

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that reinforces all the strengths of Limbo, Panto, and proves an irrefutably transcendent and thematically striking offering.

Af ter leaving the studio upon completing their first album, the band had immediately begun writing with a different and much more enjoyable approach. “I think we felt very much on a roll,” Thorpe relates. “We stayed very loose…we didn’t pin ourselves down at all. One thing we learnt very quickly was that we can allow accidents and allow those things to guide us. That we don’t have to have this overarching plan to map out what we do – the most endearing and the most ‘true’ albums are the ones that just sort of guide themselves.

“And that’s what we did in a sense – there was never any point where we edited ourselves or dumbed ourselves down. We just allowed whatever music came that day for the four of us and we picked the pieces that we wanted. It was a joyous way of working.”

So, how does it feel to have received an even greater response to their second release?

“It’s very heartening and very satisfying,” Thorpe affirms.“Everyone likes to be proved right, so in that sense it’s wonderful that people agree.

Ultimately, we make music for ourselves in the sense that we would buy our albums, so that’s the only thing we can go by. We’re music fans – we just want good music with integrity and melody and wit and all the things that humans these days should receive and deserve from music… but that’s often not the case.”

But even with pats on the back a-plenty, Thorpe says he and guitarist Ben Little still have goals they're yet to achieve, “I think the ambitions haven’t been met yet,” he concedes. “I think it’s important for young bands to keep pushing and push aside the older guys. I think we haven’t quite got there yet and it does feel like there’s a sea change coming and I hope it does come. “ The music industry has literally crashed between our first and second albums,” he adds, “so suddenly it was a case of ‘wow, where does that leave us?’. We’ve been working on this since we were teenagers thinking that if we did it well, things would turn out. And then suddenly it was very futile and a dangerous job in that sense. We had to go back to our original starting point; that we love playing together and we love making music and started to depend on this compulsion as an outlet. And, as long as it remained, we’ll keep making records and hopefully the rest will fall into place.”

Inspired incessantly by Leonard Cohen, Kate Bush and Marvin Gaye, Thorpe also derives much motivation from personal discovery/epiphany-type albums. “At the moment I’ve just sort of discovered properly Talk Talk’s Spirit Of Eden,” he enthuses. “I think to fall in love with an album, you need things to sort of collide, you need things that sort of put the bottle aside for one moment, and I don’t think it’ll ever leave me; Talk Talk’s Spirit Of Eden – it’s kind of a big deal for me.

“I love the story behind it as well – these guys who make these massive pop tunes and have world domination, and then to say, ‘you know what, fuck that. We’re gonna make an improvised jazz-soul record’. That sort of thing is rare and beautiful, and it should be sort of treasured. And I think Spirit Of Eden is a treasure right now – that’s really getting me going at the moment.”

Thorpe’s lyrics are often thoughtprovoking and at times a little shocking, but what inspires him most when writing? “I think with the lyrics as well we want to engage with people rather than talk at people – we want to talk to people. I think a lot of songs on the radio today are just almost like tabloid fodder – they’re just spitting out mechanical lies that are really quite meaningless to other people. We try to be very human in our words and to allow them to be contradictory and complex, which human emotions are – contradictory and complex.

“And also the English language is a great thing – it needs to be used and manipulated, rather than dumbed-down. I think subject matter-wise, we want to go for those more tender subjects that really confront people in a way. We try to get the beautiful out of the ugly – when you stare too long at something you know you shouldn’t be staring at, it’s almost too much to take in. I think we try and stare at it for a little bit too long.”

Pitchfork have described Thorpe’s unique lyrics as immortalising society’s outcasts on a wondrous, mythic scale – an idea he seems to agree with. “I think ultimately it is,” Thorpe muses. “In a sense, we are outcasts – we’re not doing normal things with our lives at the moment. It’s quite weird and in a way it can be quite isolating. In a normal everyday sense, it’s quite isolating; you know, in our little world, it’s amazing, so I think that role suits us.”

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CHRISTINE LAN Spoke all that goes away with somebody and you get to movement that’s kind of going on,” he enthuses. Local alternative rock trio everything that’s there… and that’s “Just ’cause that’s how we feel when we perform – to Hockey frontman Ben acknowledge the best, but it’s so rare. It’s all a little bit about we’ve always been really energetic and even when Generals & Majors launch we were just a two-piece, it was nuts. We just went Grubin ahead of the band’s that.” their second EP,Animals,at The few critics have described Hockey crazy on stage; now, we’re a little less crazy but performance at Laneway as ‘literateAdance music’ – a quote that Grubin we’ve always felt very energetic when we played.” Rosemount on Friday,February During the recording process of Mind Festival on Saturday, had been oblivious to, but is now excited by.“The have always been something we’ve paid Chaos, Grubin was listening to DFA label records, 12. Kill Teen Angst, Injured February 6, throughout the lyrics attention to,” he affirms.“I definitely read a lot and Portland band Glass Candy,The Virgins, Late Of The Ninja, and Head Full Of Steam I’m into literature, but mainly because I like to see Pier, Talking Heads and Lou Reed. Bassist Jeremy Perth Cultural Centre. what people do with words and words can be ‘Jerm’ Reynolds and Grubin had played in bands will be on hand as supports.

Too Fake, the opening song on Hockey’s debut helpful as a tool, but ultimately the best things prior to meeting at college in California. “We just Frontman Michael Strong took album Mind Chaos, grooves to an uproariously on the album have nothing to do with literature, started playing together basically because we just off the elephant mask for a chat euphoric and pulsating rhythm. But it’s because they’re just thoughts. Every good piece really wanted to play at school, to play at all the frontman Ben Grubin’s cry of ‘Look out! ’Cause of literature and anything that’s really affecting is parties we wanted to go to,” Grubin laughs. “We with DAVID CRADDOCK. I’m just too fake for the world / oh you know it’s just a game to me / I got too much soul for the world / it’s breaking my heart in two’ that proves most arresting.

“It’s a song about being superficial and it’s about being neurotic,” explains Grubin, “and not being able to be authentic all the time. It’s like being in a conversation with somebody and you know there’s all these levels going on and you can’t talk about the levels – you have to keep it together and talk to them just on one level, but there’s all this other stuff going on. And every now and then,

just actually because it’s real; it’s from the person’s mind and their thoughts… for the most part, the better songs are just about my own experiences and ideas.”

Although Hockey have received comparisons to LCD Soundsystem, Grubin states that their sound is more “a dirty LCD Soundsystem”.

“Some of it is definitely a point of reference for us – I think it’s a point of reference for tonnes of people, because so many make that kind of dance music now using drum machines and all of that. So for us, we wanted to be part of that whole dance energy

played together for four years and then released that we needed a band to be better. We moved to Washington and lived there for a while and then moved to Portland.”

The dance-rock/new-wave four-piece received early attention from UK DJ and Radio 1’s Zane Lowe with their homemade demo tracks in 2008. “That’s kind of what we needed to get started,” Grubin concedes, “as far as getting out of our other jobs and playing more music and being able to tour.That was the energy that started it all – it was good luck for us, I guess.”

Upon reading the liner notes to Generals & Majors’ latest EP, the listener is greeted to the sight of three grown men in business suits wearing animals masks. A chicken, elephant and horse - in case you were wondering. A comment on corporate tomfoolery perhaps?

Greed? Capitalist savagery? Who knows, but it’s certainly an appropriately off-kilter introduction to the trio.

The band’s music follows suit, largely due to frontman Michael Strong’s theatrical, unrestrained and truly unusual nasal howl. Jagged, driving, kooky and occasionally downright noisy instrumentation from drummer Dane Knowles and bass player Matt Berghuis underscore the band’s biting, and rather obtuse, social commentary.

“I really wanted to have an image that was noticeable and memorable,” Strong explains of the farmyard masks. “I didn’t want to ignore it. I really wanted the image to be artistic, important and fun. I wanted to have fun with it. I didn’t want to just ignore it like a lot of band tends to do. I wanted it to be an important part of what we do.

Musically, I’ve got quite a dramatic voice so it all kind of leads towards that I think. And Dane’s just that kind of drummer, he likes to go mental.”

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Three years ago, however, Strong says he was on the brink of quitting the group due to band tensions. Getting through a heat in The Next Big Thing band competition, however, changed his mind. “I thought it wasn’t really going anywhere,” he laughs half-jokingly.“There were lots of creative tension and lots of personal tension and it’d been going for a long time. It took us a long time before we played any gigs. It’s been a bit of a nightmare right from the beginning (laughs).”

If the Animals EP is anything to go by the band have now well-and-truly got it together.

Recorded locally with Al Smith at Bergerk!

Recording Studios, the recording is professional slick and certainly radio-friendly. The band’s allinclusive, strictly democratic songwriting process also seems to have produced enough hooks for a wide range of listeners to be drawn in.

“It’s a full democracy,” Strong explains.“It was a bit of a nightmare when it was a four-piece, I think four’s a bit too many but three is much easier to handle…we’ll jam out a riff and then we’ll see if it goes somewhere else. We try to remember it and we’ll see if it forms its own thing. Lately it’s just been about the riff. Me and Matt will bring in a riff and then we’ll just work on that. It starts off as one person’s thing but it really ends up being everyone’s.”

In terms of musical influences, Strong says the band have been particularly drawn to alternative ’90s indie music, whilst the whole ‘animal’ thing may have something to do with Strong’s infatuation with Talking Heads.

“We’re all heavily influences by heavier ’90s music. Definitely alternative with that kind of ’90s feel. A little bit of noise, but we like to keep it structured. We don’t like to mess around too much.”

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BRITISH SEA POWER Man Of Aran Rough Trade Remote Control Oileáin Árann, the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland, is a remote place that has inspired everybody from James Joyce to the creators of the supremely excellent Father Ted TV series. While on tour in the country in 2003, Brighton band British Sea Power were gifted a copy of a silent 1934 fauxdocumentary about the isle’s post-Cromwellian Celtic life, Man Of Aran. The band were evidently moved enough that, some six or so years later, they set about recording their own soundtrack.

This reviewer’s copy also came with a bonus DVD disk, which makes for fascinating viewing, but the imperative here is the music, which, really, is just spectacular. British Sea Power are English, of course, so don’t expect any influence from Irish trad. Instead, this is one long haunting, foreboding soundscape that weaves its way through a multitude of themes for almost 75 minutes.

Violins, guitars, a recognisable recurring piano riff that begins in track two (The South Sound), some drums and percussion, strange creaks and groans; the pieces rise to crescendos and then fall away again with total ease. Mostly instrumental, this is the perfect encapsulation of remoteness, and the unrelenting, unforgiving, and downright savage awesomeness of true coastal beauty. It could be at home on the coast of our Southern Ocean as it is in the North Atlantic.

Plus, it’s perfect background music for work or study. Ben Watson likes this.

tambourines and a classic chord sequence that everyone could hum along to certainly give this one live appeal. Never has an ode to cooking competitions been so much fun. Or is that what it’s really about?

The snappily delivered social commentary on MDMA Generation should also resonate with some young listeners with its cheeky talk of smoothmixing lap-top prodigies and lack of dance floor conversation.

A thought provoking collection of songs from an emerging outfit well worth keeping an eye on. _DAVID CRADDOCK

BIRDS OF TOKYO The Broken Strings Tour MGM

Ever elegant in the world of rock, Birds Of Tokyo’s Broken Strings Tour was the cherry on top of the cake that is the past five years of their career… a gold record for their second studio album undoubtedly being the icing. And rather than follow a straight line, Birds Of Tokyo used their success wisely and adventurously, resulting in a live format that saw the band play acoustically, complete with grand piano and string quartet – _BEN WATSON a-la the Broken Strings Tour, which was recorded and filmed for both a CD and DVD release.

Although the DVD version provides stimulation to the oculars, the CD is far less dangerous to enjoy while driving… and no less rewarding. Few artists could strip their songs back and still have them feel powerful, but Birds Of Tokyo and long-time friend and collaborator Anthony Cormican went to painstaking lengths to ensure just that. Soaring and ever-so-graceful; Broken Strings was sensational in the flesh, and is sensational after the fact.

The band’s best and best-known songs all undergo an extreme makeover in the Broken Strings format, often adding a haunting quality to both music and lyrics that shows a greater depth GENERALS & to Birds Of Tokyo. Radio hits Off Kilter, Silhouettic, MAJORS Broken Bones and Wild Eyed Boy all come with new Self-Titled shades and textures that, while grand, allow more Independent space for singer Ian Kenny’s voice to cut through Having grown up in Bridgetown, and being the and connect. That is, Broken Strings feels intimate. brother of local folk-wailer Jeff Strong, Generals The eeriness and underlying melancholy of the And Majors’ frontman Michael Strong certainly has band’s cover of Heard It Through The Grapevine, for blues, roots, folk and country running through the instance, feels unnervingly close.

A gamble that paid off in spades, Broken veins. But in the self-professed ‘musical democracy’ that is Generals & Majors, Strong sings to a far Strings was Birds Of Tokyo daring to step into the more off-beat, experimental and post-rock tinged unknown… and, in doing so, they opened up a whole new world of possibilities for their alreadytune.

While Strong’s nasal howl may be the versatile sound.

Bravo. most characteristic element of the band’s sound, drummer and percussionist Dane Knowles and _MIKE WAFER bass and guitar powerhouse Matt Gerhuis drive the appropriately named opener Pick Up The Pace along with math-rock precision. Jerky, sinewy, Clash-esque guitar lines are offset with an elegant glockenspiel and jazzy wah wah leads which makes for a seriously cool, and danceable, track.

Armed Voices begins with an earpiercingly annoying soundscape which sounds like a stapler stuck in someone’s bike spokes but dissipates into a driving, half Led-Zep, half cowpunk stadium rocker. With its throbbing rhythm, this’d be great one live.

A polished and accomplished local release ready for a spin on the wireless. _DAVID CRADDOCK

CORINNE BAILEY RAE The Sea Virgin EMI

Though renowned for the breezy pop/soul of 2006’s Get Your Records On and the equally uplifting video featuring a gentle bicycle ride through the countryside, it was unclear exactly what Corinne Bailey Rae’s next move would following the tragic death of her saxophonist husband. After all, it was he who introduced Corinne to the world of jazz after a short stint in an angst-ridden, Doc Martenclad teenage grudge band.

FRENCH & There are no echoes of those early MCCARTHY days here, but it seems Rae decided to grieve Demonstrations exclusively on opener Are You Here, a dark and Vol. 1 moving tune that she almost omitted due to its Independent personal nature. From there, the large chuck of Lyrical dexterity is the name of the game on upbeat material written before her husband’s Iguanadon, the thumping opener to Perth death recalls much from her debut.

Sadly this means it’s also rather patchy, (although currently residing in Victoria) fuzz-folk with too many tracks seemingly designed to duo French & McCarthy’s tidily produced EP. end up as café musak. Like her debut however, Wonderfully scratchy, immediate and frenetic Rae’s soft vocal is the key to this album, and the in that classic garage way, this track melds the odd track, such as the funky Closer and the neoarticulation and wordiness of the folk tradition soul Feels Like The First Time can be a rich and with the razors-edge danger of lo-fi rock. rewarding listen.

When You Were Best In Show continues the raw, roomy, ‘capturing a performance’ vibe, _ROBERT PENNEY but in a more melodic and poppy way. Handclaps, 22

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himself, Robert Plant. There’s a bit of Editors’ frontman Tom Smith in there as well.

Sexy Sea could do with a bit less predictability lyrics-wise, but continues the theatricality of the album nicely, albeit with a touch of funk. Why not?

A refreshingly hi-fi local acoustic release.

GUY CLARK Somedays The Song Writes You Dualtone

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Country singer Guy Clark has been making albums since 1975, but it is his open home policy for Nashville songwriters and musicians that has placed his name in folklore. It was in this way that he casually became the mentor for both Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell. The years may be passing by, but that has never been a hindrance to making country songs and as Clark attests on his latest album - Somedays The Song Writes You. An accomplished luthier, it is appropriate that Clark writes a song titled The Guitar. It does not speak of his art for making the instrument, instead telling a Stephen King-like tale of discovering an instrument in a pawn shop. There is a bluesy undertone to some of the album with Wrong Side Of The Tracks being the most overt.

It appears you can’t be a self respecting country singer these days without covering Townes Van Zandt, and Clark holds up his end of the bargain when he drags out If I Needed You. He fulfils another tradition when alcohol becomes the topic in Hemingway’s Whiskey.

Clark’s voice has the added rasp of his extra years which adds gloriously to the pathos of Somedays The Song Writes You. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR 2 Subpop Stomp Duluth’s most recognisable musician, Alan Sparhawk, doesn’t stay still for too long. When he is not fronting Low (with his wife Mimi Parker) he is dabbling in other projects. The latest of these sees him teaming up with Low bassist Steve Garrington and drummer Eric Pollard to form Retribution Gospel Choir. The ‘power three piece’ have aptly titled their second full length, 2.

At first listen it could be said that Retribution Gospel Choir are a lot like Low without the quiet bits, but the comparison does them a disservice. 2 may have the volume at the opposite end of the spectrum to Sparhawk’s more famous outfit, but there is a lot more going on here than loudness and posturing.

Nowhere near as menacing as the remainder of 2, Hide It Away with its big hook and urgent guitars is the kind of song that would be all over the airwaves if the state of radio wasn’t so dire. Poor Man’s Daughter is a slower burn bursting with cascading guitars, while White Wolf is a rollicking slab of rock with a sneaky sing along chorus.

Retribution Gospel Choir have made massive strides since their debut. 2 is far more than a part time effort. _CHRIS HAVERCROFT

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The formula is tried and trusted: take a great song and inject it with equal parts killer bluegrass and humour; but the pure gold (as always) are the band’s own tunes… of which there is an abundance on Killer Grass.

Wheeler – an incredibly sharp and politically-aware chap – never strays too far from his beloved themes of ‘drinkin’, cheatin’, killin’ and hell’, but even when he’s having a laugh his lyrics are so spot on it’s crazy… ‘drinkin’ beer ain’t fun like it used to be / I just can’t get drunk anymore’ Wheeler begins on Tolerance, following the set-up with the beautiful twist of ‘tolerance / people say we need tolerance / I wish I could give ’em some of mine’.

Fun as they may be, Hayseed Dixie are also exceptional musicians, so an appreciation of the band can form on any number of levels… but at the end of the day,‘drinkin’, cheatin’, killin’ and hell’ are all pretty fuckin’ awesome places to start.

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Gates open 6:30pm, screening starts 7:30pm.

Ticket prices: Full $17, Concession $13, Members $12, Children under 12 $6 A fundraiser for the Turkish Australia Culture House, Chariots of Revolution (Devrim Arabalari) is the story behind the first car produced in Turkey in 1961.

Highly regarded as one of the best period films ever produced in Turkey, Chariots of Revolution follows the saga behind the production of a Turkish national car in 1961, a year after the military seized power. A fantastic ensemble cast star in this powerful story of a group of engineers trying to change their country’s destiny. Enjoy Turkish music and Gozleme before the film.

Also screening: West Australian short film ‘Love Like You’ve Never Been Hurt’, a comedy by Burleigh Smith.

Saturday 13th February

Over The Fence Comedy Special (M)

Gates open 5:00pm, screening starts 8:30pm Standard ticket prices apply Including FTI’s first film industry comedy debate: Dying is easy – Comedy is hard Comedy Debate - 5pm

Have you ever wondered what makes a good comedy? Our teams, comprising of some of Perth’s best comedians, fight it out to find out what does make us laugh and whether WA films can do it.

Over the Fence Comedy – Film Screening 8:30pm

Enjoy a selection of the funniest and most outrageous films from the infamous Over The Fence Comedy Festival.

Sunday 14th February

Animated Shorts (M)

Gates open 6:30pm, screening starts 7:30pm Standard ticket prices apply Animated Shorts brings you award winning animations from around the globe. The packed line up includes the WA premiere of highly acclaimed, The Cat Piano, voiced by Nick Cave, as well as the tale of a Bruce Lee Doll in Le Petit Dragon (France) and the beautifully realised Ergo (Hungary). WA short, Medusa: First Date, features the voice talents of Paul McDermott and John Safran.

Other films include:Mutt (Australia), Manifestations (USA), The 3G of Us (Australia), Hey (Israel), Birth (USA/Italy), Flip (Australia), Post (Germany), Cardboard (Netherlands), Malfunction (Turkey) and Chicory ‘n’ Coffee (Slovenia)

Friday 19th February

Zombieland (MA) – plus Making Movies Roadshow

Gates open 6:30pm, screening starts 7:30pm Standard ticket prices apply Making Movies Roadshow

Check out a collection of films by first time filmmakers in regional West Australia. The films were made as part of the 2009 Making Movies Roadshow that travels to remote regions to provide digital film workshops and screen events.

Zombieland

The off-kilter indie comedy that’s become the highest grossing Zombie film in history and a hit with audiences and critics alike. Zombieland stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a zombie apocalypse. Together they take an extended road trip in an attempt to find a sanctuary free from zombies, following a set of “rules” designed to keep them alive where others have failed, all the while trying to “enjoy the little things”.

Sunday 21st Februray Saturday 20th February

iiNet presents Best of the Net (M)

Gates open 6:30pm, screening starts 7:30pm Standard ticket prices apply A collection of hilarious, amazing and often bizarre viral videos that shot to fame over the World Wide Web. The Best of the Net is a tribute to the internet sensations responsible for reducing productivity in offices and homes, all over Australia.

Tropfest (M)

Gates open 5pm, Screening starts 7:30pm Entry by donation The world’s largest short film festival returns to Fremantle.

Featuring the top 16 finalist short films selected from hundreds of entries. Gates open at the special time of 5:00pm. Patrons are advised to get down early to secure a seat. Bring your own picnic to enjoy with drinks available from the Stella Bar. Bohemia Outdoor Cinema is a licensed venue. NO BYO.

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Projector

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PROJECT SUMMER

During February, the high walls of bamboo in Highgate will become massive screens for Projector, an outdoor summer film festival taking place on Sunday nights. Over thirty film makers, VJs, DJs and guest artists will project their work onto the screens, programmed by the Film and Television Institute. Each night will introduce a new local short film, and at the end of the season, three winners will get their short films produced with a budget of $20,000 each. Entry to Projector is free, doors open 6pm. The next Projector is on Sunday, February 7, followed by another screening on Sunday, February 28. For more info, head to bamboobamboobamboobamboo.com.

WAY TO GO

Huey Lewis & The News

HUEY LEWIS AND THE EYE4 NEWS

Iconic ’80s band, Huey Lewis & The News, are packing their bags in anticipation of their first tour of Australia in over 20 years. With 20 million album sales, and two Grammys to their name, Huey Lewis & The News are experts at putting on a stellar live show, which they will demonstrate on Thursday, April 1, when they take to the stage at Leederville Oval for the Easter ’80s Resurrection Party. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Monday, February 8, through Ticketmaster.

HERB IS THE WORD

GET UP, STAND UP

If you’ve ever fancied getting behind the mic to try your hand at some stand-up comedy, now’s your chance to take the plunge, as the Raw Comedy Competition has just opened entries for their 2010 program. Raw is the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s annual hunt for Australia’s best undiscovered comedians, with heats taking place around the country. During January, heats will be held at the Charles Hotel’s Comedy Lounge in North Perth, with one lucky comedian being flown to Melbourne to compete in the national final a little later in the year.

Entries are open to anyone who has earned less than $500 from performing comedy. All that is required is five minutes of new, original comedy material, whether that is stand up, sketch or musical comedy. Emerging comedians can enter online at rawcomedy.com.au.

Heats are on at the Comedy Lounge on Thursday nights from 8pm. Tickets available on the door.

S A L E

Over 15 years ago, Talitha Mitchell launched a Happy High Herbs stall at the monthly markets, offering up herbal delights to shoppers. After years of work, Mitchell now has a store for her herbal creations, located on Queen Street in Fremantle. The Happy Herb Shop offers alternatives to recreational and medicinal drugs, providing pleasant effects without nasty chemicals. Mitchell hopes the Happy Herb Shop will help people prevent illness, depression and discontent, by promoting happy, healthy herbs in a friendly store. To find out more, head online to happyhighherbs.com Magic Mull Mix from the Happy Herb Shop or call Talitha on (08) 9430 9449.

The annual auditions for the WA Youth Jazz Orchestra are just around the corner, taking place over three days between Monday, February 22, and Wednesday, February 24. Known as an incubator for Australian jazz talent, WAYJO invites young musicians aged 14 to 25 to audition for positions in its three big bands. WAYJO auditions will be focused on scales, sight reading, tone, technique, and range on the instrument.

Auditions will take place at the WA Academy of Performing Arts at 2 Bradford Street, Mt Lawley, with all instruments represented - as well as vocals. To register for an audition, contact WAYJO before Friday, February 19, on (08) 9471 1950.

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Hittin’ the town since 1985

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Directed by Lee Daniels Starring Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz

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Strong horror violence, Blood and gore

In spite of its name, Precious is not a film about Gollum’s most prized possession, nor is it a film about a cherished individual; Precious is a story of struggle that demonstrates the turmoil caused by physical and emotional abuse.

Set in Harlem in 1987, the film follows Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a 16 year old African American girl who is impregnated by her father twice, resulting in her expulsion from high school. The fact that Precious bears two children to her incestuous father makes her mother (Mo’Nique) furious, not due to the rape or incest, but because her boyfriend is choosing his daughter over her.

Consumed by jealousy, Mary develops an acute hatred for Precious, hurling insults and home wares at her daughter continually.

Despite the fact that Precious wants to continue her education, her mother insists that welfare is the be all and end all, and that all she should be working towards is a welfare cheque.

When welfare workers visit the Jones’ apartment, Mary ensures that her mother, and Precious’ first born Mongo (short for Mongoloid), who lives with her grandmother, are over at the apartment so that Mary can claim more welfare.

After her expulsion from school, Precious’ former principal recommends she continues her studies at Each One Teach One, an organisation aimed to improve the literacy

of students who cannot attend regular school.

It’s at Each One Teach One where Precious first feels loved – her teacher, Blu Rain (Paila Patton), teaches her to respect herself, and finds new accommodation so that she doesn’t have to live with her abusive mother.

The gravity of the subjects explored in this film require extremely strong performances from the protagonists, which Sidibe and Mo’Nique deliver in spades. Mo’Nique is absolutely incredible as Mary, bringing rage and a sense of inner turmoil to her character, while Sidibe brings courage, determination and a sense of hope to her role.

Despite the casting of these two extremely competent and confident actors, director Lee Daniels also cast some absolute duds, with Mariah Carey acting as Precious’ moustache-sporting social worker, bringing little to the role except her celebrity status. Another rather odd casting choice is Lenny Kravitz as John, a nurse who befriends Precious while she’s in hospital giving birth to her second child. There seems to be no justifiable reason to have cast Carey and Kravitz in this film other than to attract a wider audience, but all in all, their presence in the film only detracts from the story.

Precious is one of those films that will have audiences on the edge of their seats, with mouths gaping open in surprise and disgust; definitely not a light-hearted, easy-to-watch flick, but one that is incredible none the less. _EMMA BERGMEIER

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ARTHUR GRACIAS Nothing But Music These days a resident of our own fair city, Arthur Gracias makes a return performance at Kulcha this Saturday, February 6.

As the widely-followed father of the IndoJazz genre, composer/guitarist/pianist/ broadcaster Arthur Gracias has a good 40 years of achievements behind him, but certainly is not one to rest on his past.

For not only will he be performing songs from his CD release at Kulcha on Saturday night, but compositions that, at the time of this conversation a week ago, had not even been composed yet.

“Oh yes,” he laughs, playing down any notion of creative pressure. “I’ve been playing music all my life. Creating is a huge part of my life. That’s my life, nothing but music. I enjoy creating music and writing new compositions to play at concerts.

Nothing but music, all my life.”

It seems that even though Gracias has played music all his life his attitude towards music means that the road ahead is open and endless…

“Absolutely,” he says, fondly. “It’s an unending process. The more you learn the less you know (laughs).”

Yet Gracias has certainly learnt a lot. He grew up in a musical family and as a scholar and music lover he is well versed in Indian classical, Western classical and jazz.

He has studied at the Royal School of Music in London, then with German Musicologist, Dr Hans Jurgen Nagel and also studied Indian Classical music under noted tabla player, Ustad Nanku Maharaj.

His life is a world-experience, both musically and personally. Indeed late last ear he performed his first concert in his native Calcutta for 15 years, and though he returns there annually to record, the performance at the huge Ho Chi Minh Sarani complex provided an emotional return to the home plate.

Gracias has lived in Perth for eight years, having moved over primarily for family reasons.

The purists may not have approved at first, but Gracias was indeed in the process of founding the Indo Jazz genre, noting not only the difference in the various kinds of music of different countries, but the similarities. After all, the Western do ra me fa so la te do scale was originally used in India for music based on seven notes, before it was adapted in Europe and great jazz players such as John Coltrane were infamously influenced by Indian music.

“At a young age I was creating from the different forms that I thought would be very interesting,” he says. “The first concert I did was in 1972 and that was a mixture of new and classical… and from then on the Indian classical people came to change their mind and became more open to the concept of what I was doing.”

He has played a lot of music and it’s a certainty that his journey still has a long way ahead, but the fact that Gracias found his pioneering musical path so early clearly speaks of destiny.

“It was destiny,” he notes. “It was my fate all along. Of course I had to suffer a lot through very bad days as well but my journey was born. Sound and music can certainly build bridges to bring different cultured people together. There’s nothing like it. Music can cut through all barriers, of skin colour, everything. I think this is the true party to follow… music!”

Arthur Gracias

_ BOB GORDON

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“I’VE BEEN PLAYING MUSIC ALL MY LIFE. CREATING IS A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE. THAT’S MY LIFE, NOTHING BUT MUSIC. I ENJOY CREATING MUSIC AND WRITING NEW COMPOSITIONS TO PLAY AT CONCERTS. NOTHING BUT MUSIC, ALL MY LIFE.” “My mother-in-law lives in Sydney and she’s pretty old, she’s 87,” he explains.

“And my daughter got married here so we decided to settle and have all the family here. I don’t have the sort of infrastructure I had in India but I have my music and I go back to India once year.

“Coming to Perth has been good to be near my daughter and her children; I love it from that point of view. But as far as surviving by playing music, creating music, I think it is very difficult. And I see that with many of the jazz musicians here as well. But it is like that all over the world, it is very difficult.”

In recordings, film soundtracks and live performance, Gracias has played with many people over the years, the likes of Herbie Hancock, Gunther Klatt, Steve Lacy, Tadahiro Wakabashi and Irina Shumilina among them. It seems in an ever-forwardmoving career, collaboration is key.

“Absolutely,” he says, before asking, “but are you talking about Indo-Jazz or the world of collaboration?”

A combination of both, really…

“Well you see Indian classical music is a kind of music that has been around for about 5,000 years,” Gracias explains. “And there is a wide range of rhythms and tones to play around with. And particular tones can bring out colour and movement. So it is very, very spiritual and has gone through all sorts of development so it can become very transcendental.

“Of course jazz is also an influential form of music from the 20 th century, which is also highly improvising. When I was young I thought to combine the two would be interesting. And when I started at around I was 17 and doing that I was interested in the possibilities but I was frowned upon by at that stage.” www.xpressmag.com.au

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AMREEKA Land Of Hope And Glory

THE HURT LOCKER This Modern War

Directed by Cherien Dabis And, similarly, at school. Fadi is easily Starring Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, admitted to a local high school and while his Hiam Abbass, Alia Shawkat, Joseph Ziegler, cousin Salma is a strong support for him in class, Alia Shawkat he soon runs foul of the rather red-necked cool kids, who quickly dub him ‘Osama’.

Sometimes you can feel like an outsider, Muna, meanwhile, despite her whether in your homeland or abroad. So it is for banking experience, can only manage getting Muna (Nisreen Faour) a divorced mother living a job a White Castle, a fast food joint. Feeling on the West Bank with her 16 year-old son Fadi dispirited, she pretends to her family that she is (Melkar Muallem). working at the bank next door. Meanwhile, with An experienced banker with a steady Arab distrust building, Nabeel is losing patients career, she nonetheless feels stressed by the at his surgery and the economic ramifications turmoil in the region and the personal pressures escalate for all involved. It’s not pretty and it’s resulting from a philandering ex-husband not the new gold dream. and a demanding mother at home. She and Amreeka may sound all down in Fadi endure ID hassles and checkpoints every the mouth but Dabis imbues it with lovely day on the way to Jerusalem, and the feeling touches of humour, gallows or otherwise. It is director Dabis evokes here is nothing less than a gritty tale and the blows to its protagonists stifling, if not dangerous. seem constant, yet the notion of hope is never When the mail arrives one day a dismissed. This has a lot to do with the portrayal long forgotten entry for a green card lottery of Muna by stage actress and director Nisreen unexpectedly pays off and following an incident Faour, who brims with a warmth that while where Fadi is harassed at a checkpoint, Muna being threatened by changing and challenging decides to take off to the US (Amreeka), urged circumstances, never loses her caring nature. on by her son’s desire to go to university.

A wonderful, eye-opening film about Leaving family behind, mother and normal people swept up and aside in events far son are somewhat comforted by the notion that bigger than their own lives. where they are headed is the land of milk and honey. When they arrive in Illinois to stay with _ BOB GORDON Muna’s homesick sister Raghda (Hiam Abbass) and her doctor husband Nabeel, it quickly Amreeka screens at UWA’s Somerville unfolds that this is not the case - the American Auditorium from Monday-Sunday, February invasion of Iraq has only just occurred and all 8-14, and at Joondalup Pines from MondayArabs are regarded as potential terrorists on Sunday, February 15-21, as part of the the street.

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Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty

Hiam Abbass and Nisreen Faour in Amreeka

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Somewhere near the beginning of this picture my shoulders crept up to my ears and my feet curled into a tip-toe lock. Limbs jammed, I sat in nervous defense as the tension pulsed on the screen in Kathryn Bigelow’s totally absorbing, The Hurt Locker.

Through a shaky hand-held camera we’re thrust into a war ravaged Baghdad, in the midst of the Iraq War, 2004. The scene is crawling with potential enemies, who, clothed in normal civilian attire, are particularly difficult to detect- any Iraqi pulling out a mobile phone must be treated with suspicion. Fortunately, we’re in the company of an American Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Squad, an elite group of army dudes who know a thing or two about combat and disarming home-made bombs.

After losing their staff sergeant, Sergeant J.T Sanborn (Anthony Mackie- Half Nelson), and Specialist Owen Eldridge (Brian Geraghty- Jarhead), must learn to contend with the somewhat reckless new leader of their Bravo Company, Sergeant William James (Jeremy Renner- The Assassination of Jesse James). With 38 days remaining in their Baghdad stint, their mission to disarm bombs and make the city a safer place is coming at a greater personal risk. James’ adrenaline addiction equates to flouting military protocol, making each day more perilous for his team.

It seems as though Kathryn Bigelow’s focus on the ‘wild man’ has once again worked in her favour. The director’s previous credits like the surfing thriller Point Break have had the same streak of male bravado that see characters chasing rushes in volatile situations. The difference here is that the action is so real- real in the sense that you feel like you’re there, and that the whole thing in anchored in fact- it’s penned by journalist Mark Boal, whose had first-hand experience. This is just as well, because apart from James’ partner who he calls infrequently, there isn’t a skirt to be seen in this film. With so much macho stuff, taking some liberties with the script and factoring in a significant female character would have been a break from the all male cast that dominates even this modern war genre.

Aside from that, it’s generally wellscripted. It doesn’t get bogged with war jargon, and the dialogue- jokes includedmanages to reveal as much about the men as it does about the war at hand. James’ box

The Hurt Locker

of things that he explains “nearly killed me” like parts of bombs and his wedding ring, as well as his befriending of an Iraqi boy, blends softer hues through an otherwise brash agenda. He tests Sanborn (Mackie) and Eldridge (Geraghty) on and off the front- Eldridge’s coming to grips with the psychological effects of his job, and Sanborn’s contemplation of what his post-war life should be like, if he survives. All relative unknowns, Renner, Mackie and Geraghty give credible performances as soldiers in an uncertain war The Hurt Locker plugs into the reality of the Iraq War and makes for an adrenaline charged experience. _EMMA D’ORAZIO

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HAPPY ENDINGS Come On Down

The Walls Peeking Through

Happy Endings is on upstairs at the Leederville Hotel on Sunday nights, kicking off on Sunday, February 7. Doors open 7.30pm, show starts 8pm. Tickets available on the door.

Fremantle artist Laura Williams presents her debut solo exhibition The Walls at Free Range Gallery (339 Wellington St) from Wednesday, February 3, until Sunday, February 14.

The phrase ‘happy ending’ means many different things to many different people. For children, a happy ending is what happens at the end of a fairytale; for adults, it’s sexual relief at the end of a massage; and for Perth based comedian Mike Goldstein, a Happy Ending is a night of laughs at the Leederville hotel.

Though he may wish that his Happy Ending involved a sexual favour of some description, the only relief Goldstein’s new Sunday night comedy spectacular provides is in the form of laughter, which is just as good, and probably a lot less messy than the alternative.

Goldstein hatched the idea for Happy Endings while on tour with the lads from Vulture Culture last year, following his win at the Best Of The West comedy competition.

“They [Ronan Freeburn and Leigh Chalmers] had talked about it when we on tour over east and as far as comedy has been going, over the last year there’s been a massive boom.

There’s no Sunday night room in Perth, and I think that’s now the only night of the week in Perth that no comedy is on.” Until now...

“Most people go out and drink on a Sunday night and this gives them something different to do. It’s a cheap night, you come in, have a few beers and watch a few great local acts; plus I’ll be getting a lot of national and international acts in. It’s like a happy ending, except there’s not as much shame as involved… hopefully,” he says with a chuckle.

“The room is upstairs at the Leederville

Mike Goldstein

Hotel; it’s a massive space with two bars and there’s old school leather booth seating on the left of the room, then theatre seating in front of the stage. It will be a classic night of standup with an MC, two support acts and a headline act.

A lot of Melbourne comics who have sold out Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows we’ll get over for some gigs.”

Though he plans to bring in comics from over east and overseas in coming months, Goldstein is well aware of the plethora of comedic talent residing in Perth and hopes that Happy Endings acts as a further avenue for local comedians to strut their stuff.

“The Perth level of comics is by far, in my opinion, the best in the nation. The cream rises to the top in Perth where there’s not the glut of comics there are over east.”

A slew of talented Perth comedians will join Goldstein on stage at the first ever Happy Endings this weekend, including Jesters Comedy Cup winner Jimmy James Eaton; Raw Comedy national champion Michael Workman, and 2009 Raw Comedy finalist Shikhar Thakur; guaranteeing a Happy Ending for all involved. _EMMA BERGMEIER

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For some artists, staring at a blank wall signals a lack of inspiration. Devoid of all ideas, the wall behind the easel provides a blank canvas for the mind to start painting again. But for talented Fremantle artist Laura Williams, the wall, was the inspiration for some 23 works of staggering beauty.

But Williams’ walls were no ordinary structures. Whilst on a round the world trip in 2008 Williams was struck by the beauty, character and natural degradation of the dividing walls she saw, especially those in the gardens of Japan.

After meticulously photographing centuries-old stonework and vines creeping through cracks, the creative seeds for Williams’ debut solo exhibition The Walls were sewn.

“It started as a visual thing. I just started to find these walls really beautiful to look at,” Williams explains. “I guess it took a while for the ideas to develop but then you start thinking about the symbolism of the wall – because there are so many connotations. I quite like the idea of having private spaces, for some reason that really appeals to me - a place that no one can access. It’s just sitting there on its own. I think that’s quite a beautiful idea.”

The first thing that strikes you about Williams’ works is the intricate geometric detail applied with paint and pen to the surface of the artist’s preferred medium – paper and tissue paper combined with a binding agent. While the geometry of bricks, stones and wire is appealing in itself, the introduction of plants, vines and insects bring the works alive, giving a sometimes eerie, or sometimes uplifting, atmosphere. “ The first gardens I went to [in Japan] had these really beautiful stone walls everywhere – kinds of like a fortress or a castle in a way,” Williams explains. “They were all overgrown and they were just really interesting.

I felt this constant anticipation of ‘what’s on the other side?’. Just the whole nature of them I find intriguing. They’re built in the first place for either protection or security, but when that role is not there anymore they just become dividers.”

When not painting in her home studio, Williams is surrounded by walls of a different kind, those of the University Of Western Australia’s Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.

Exit by Laura Williams

Performing what she describes as a ‘mixed bag’ of roles at the gallery including helping with installs, front desk work and sorting of the gallery’s library, Williams is surrounded by art even whilst working.

“Because you’re surrounded by so much artwork you look at it in a different perspective,” she explains of her work at the gallery. “It gives you a different perspective. I think listening to other peoples opinions as well is an interesting thing from the perspective of someone that makes their own work. You start to kind of reassess what you do.”

With her first solo exhibition now hung, Williams can hopefully sit back, relax, and enjoy having the public perusing and appreciating her meticulous works.

“It’s been pretty hectic the last few weeks,” she laughs. “But it’s all under control which is good!” _DAVID CRADDOCK

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VISUAL ARTS

All The Loud Colours Of The World by Justin Spiers The Detour, Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle.

Everybody loves a fun park – even a derelict one. In his first solo exhibition, Justin Spiers produces a record of what remained after the crowds dissipated. The Detour was shot on location at the Castle Fun Park on the outskirts of Mandurah. A collection of images on medium format film, Spiers presents a record of the Park’s demise into its current state of disuse. Where once stood a fantastic Disney neighborhood, Spiers captures the disquiet between the dizzying structures and their bush setting, suddenly realized once left to decay. A melting pot of Bavarian castles and tudor villages, these European architectural styles appear alien on the harsh Australian landscape. In reality, though, Spiers’ uneasy imagery documents the all-too-familiar marks of bushfire on the fantastic artificial vistas.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, March 14.

Robert Juniper: New Works, Greenhill Galleries, 6 Gugeri Steet, Claremont.

Robert Juniper is a prolific painter, sculptor and printmaker, best known for his evocative depictions of the West Australian landscape.

He has an affinity with the land, and as a boy spent much time in the country, whilst his father worked on the C.Y. O’Connor pipeline in Western Australia. Juniper continually revises his artistic approach, and has recently been creating works that juxtapose the use of flat non-reflective paint surfaces with gold and silver leaf and glistening mineral sands.

Exhibition runs ’til Wednesday, February 10.

The Walls, Free Range Gallery, 339 Wellington Street, Perth.

The Walls is an exhibition of works on paper exploring the dialogue between one side of a garden wall and the other. During a trip to Japan in 2008, artist Laura Williams found herself spending a lot of time wandering around gardens and being particularly drawn to the large stone walls bordering and separating the grounds. While the entire gardens were beautiful, the presence of the walls that divided them created a neverending sense of anticipation to get to the other side. Even if what actually existed there was not particularly interesting, the inkling of what may have existed there was.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, February 14.

exhibition, Los Adornos de Venus, meaning ‘the adornments of Venus’. This is the first major exhibition for both artists, who chose to work with each other as they saw strong links to each other in their works.

Paula Cristoffanini, a Margaret River artist who was born and raised in Chile, presents work concerned with conventional notions of femininity and the role of garments, accessories and adornments as masks or disguises.

Rizzy’s work explores the essence of femininity, touching on notions of purity, softness and society’s expectations of women, examined using materials that reference the female experience Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, March 7.

surrounded by fascinating artifacts taken from the overflowing shelves of His Majesty’s Theatre’s backstage storerooms.Take a look at silk programmes from Dame Nellie Melba’s gala performances at Covent Garden; see His Majesty’s very own collection of Beatles photos; view 19th century costume design;, study the painted portraits of Neville Teede and Dame Maggie Smith; read a note from Richard Brinsley Sheridan (entangled in Vivien Leigh’s feather boa), inspect movie posters not sighted since 1933 and peruse a collection of marionettes from Nutshell Puppet Theatre in 1973.

Exhibition runs ’til Thursday, April 1, admission by gold coin donation.

Year 12 Perspectives, Art Gallery Of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth.

Year 12 Perspectives 2009 is a dynamic showcase of the energy, expression and talent of Western Australia’s finest young art students. Now in its eighteenth year, it gives access to the thoughts and feelings of the next generation of artists. As fresh as ever, it continues to inspire visitors and remains a popular component of the Gallery’s annual calendar. This year 71 works by 68 students have been selected from across Western Australia. The paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs explore a range of subjects and themes important to young people today.

Exhibition opens on Saturday, February 20, and runs ’til Monday, May 31.

PERFORMANCE

Side By Side By Sondheim, Subiaco Arts Centre, Hammersley Road, Subiaco.

The first WhipLash Theatre production for 2010 celebrates the work of famous composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim in his 80th birthday year. Side By Side By Sondheim is a musical revue that will feature six performers, two grand pianos and a dazzling array of songs from classic musicals such as West Side Story, Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Company, Follies, Pacific Overtures and A Little Night Music. Directed by Gregory Jones with Musical Direction by Tim Cunniffe, Side

By Side By Sondheim’s cast includes Gillian Binks, Casey Edwards, Sherry Anne-Hayes, Tim How, Simon Loughton and Ross Bryant Show Stoppers, Museum Of Performing as the Narrator.

Season opens on Thursday, Arts, DownStairs at the Maj, Hay Street, February 4, and runs ’til Saturday, February Perth.

Make your way to Show Stoppers to be 13. Bookings can be made through BOCS. Dancing On Your Grave, Beck’s Music Box, The Esplanade, Perth.

Get ready for a funny, fast-paced evening of death, disease and decay as this all-singing, alldancing corpse extravaganza of Dancing On Your Grave bursts across the stage at Beck’s.

Described as a Victorian music-hall skit gone sour, this ghoulishly entertaining treasure is the brainchild of Lea Anderson, one of the UK’s most creative director-choreographers. Song, dance and original music by Burch and Blake combine as vaudevillian zombies vie for our attention, regaling with humorous songs of regret while urging us to celebrate life before it’s too late.

Performances take place on Monday, February 22, and Tuesday, February 23, at 8pm.

Bookings can be made through BOCS.

Give Way, Mixtape Gallery, 454 William Street, Northbridge.

Mixtape Gallery invites art fans to make their way into Northbridge to discover the work of seven talented Australian artists.

Featuring five artists from Perth, Give Way is a celebration of contemporary creation, showcasing the work of Paul Ikin, Kate-Anna Williams, Daevid Anderson, Sam Knest, Sean Morris, Natasha Sim and Kareena Zerefos.

Exhibition runs ’til Sunday, February 21.

Outpourings, Elements Art Gallery, 131A Waratah Avenue, Dalkeith.

Caroline Christie will launch her unique book and art exhibition at Elements Art Gallery in February, chronicling her extraordinary art practice. Entitled Outpourings, the book describes Christie’s painting process, the simple act of allowing paint to be intuitively applied. Her often large scale canvasses speak of intimate moments and ‘being present’ articulated via a sea of merging, swirling pigment which culminates in a visual flood of colour and texture.

Exhibition opens on Saturday, February 13, at 6.30pm, and runs ’til Sunday, February 28.

Los Adornos de Venus, Heathcote Museum and Gallery, Duncraig Road, Applecross.

WA artists Paula Cristoffanini and Rizzy challenge notions of femininity in their latest

Dancing On Your Grave

A MARVELOUS NIGHT FOR A MOVIE Cinema goers made the most of the balmy weather on Friday, January 29, by enjoying an evening of live music and an al fresco movie screening at Movies By Burswood. The Movies By Burswood season continues ’til March 17, with all funds raised donated directly to WA based charities. To find out what’s screening, head to moviesbyburswood.com.

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KATE WILKS GETS HER LEATHER ON

Design by Kate Wilks

As the residents of Perth wake up this morning, local designer Kate Wilks will be high in sky en route to glamorous Paris, where she’ll share her stunning collection with the fashion world at Le Cuir A Paris. A prestigious leather and fur exhibition, Le Cuir A Paris showcases innovative designs and fabric manipulation processes, with almost 10,000 visitors attending the event in 2009.

A graduate of Polytechnic West’s WA Institute Of Fashion And Textiles, Wilks is a lover of leather, a material which many other designers avoid due to how difficult it can be to sew.

“It’s definitely challenging to work with but I love it so much! It’s daunting because you sew a seam, then glue a seam, then you have to wait for it to dry. It’s a longer process than just making a cotton top but it’s really fulfilling because it’s such a difficult fabric to adapt to. I love working with heavy fabric, but all my linings are silk. I love leather, I think it’s amazing.”

After graduating from WAIFT at the end of 2009, Wilks felt a bit lost and was looking for direction, which she found in an opportunity to exhibit at Le Cuir A Paris.

“They were looking for a Western Australian designer to go over to Paris and they would give that someone an exhibition space. So I sent through some photos and a bio, and they got back to me immediately

and said they loved what I did so they offered me the space!

“Basically, it’s a leather and fur trade fair. There are designers, people who buy leather and people who sell it. I’m going with a pretty open mind, I don’t have any expectations, I’m just going there for the experience. If nothing happens, it will have still been a great opportunity. We’ll just wait and see…” she says with a sense of anticipation.

Wilks will take with her the garments she created for her graduating collection, plus a few additions, all of which demonstrate her superb sewing skills.

“I only star ted sewing when I started at TAFE and boy did I struggle! I struggled heaps!” she says with a laugh.

“My teacher used to always say ‘attention to detail’ and when she saw my end-of-year collection which was mainly leather, she was really impressed. It took me so long to grasp sewing but now I’m so confident at it. I went in not knowing anything and came out with a lot of knowledge.

“I’ve extended my final range by two or three pieces – I have a lot of bustiers and other tight-fitting garments. Design wise, there’s a lot of paneling and tailoring work, lace up backs, heavy metal zippers – so it’s kinda grungy but feminine; things that are really fitted and emphasise the bust, waist and hip.”

Watch this space for more news on Wilks’ visit to Le Cuir A Paris. _EMMA BERGMEIER

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On Sunday, February 7, the good folks at Gold Bar will launch a brand new night called Any Given Sunday, featuring performances from local music maestros.

Already one of Perth’s hottest nightspots, Gold Bar is known for their stellar service and celebrity clientele, who’ve included Chris Brown, The Game, Lady Gaga, The Pussycat Dolls and Rhianna. To kick off Any Given Sunday, DJ Ryan will get behind the decks, joined by Fat Albert and Sydney’s Timmy Trumpet. For a night of style, sophistication and service, look no further than Gold Bar, located at 83 Rokeby Road in Subiaco.

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FRIDAY AT FELIX Fashion fanatics are invited to indulge their

eyes and appetites this Friday, February 5, at Bistro Felix for Couture Fridays. Presented

by FashionWA.com, Couture Fridays offer lunching individuals the opportunity to view stunning collections from WA’s top designers, with this Friday’s event featuring swim and resort designs by Bernice Sara.

To celebrate the event, Bistro Felix are offering a special ‘Recession Concession Menu’, which entitles diners to two courses for $49 or three courses for $55, which includes a glass of house wine, Kronenbourg beer or soft drink.

Interested parties can reserve their table by contacting Bistro Felix on (08) 9388 3077, or online at bistrofelix.com.au.

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bothered and the air con is causing the electricity bill to soar, opt for an old fashioned alternative to cool off with one of Leon’s Retro Ice Bags. Taking inspiration from English Ice Bags, Leon Thomas’ creations are cute and quirky, while also being delightfully cool.

Whether used for sporting injuries or headaches, Ice Bags soothe the skin, perfect for professional and amateur athletes alike. Leon’s Retro Ice Bags are available for $20 or $30 from retroicebags.com.au.

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Now a Perth institution, the Llama Bar continues to set the standard for Perth late night bars. Expect a lively atmosphere and stylish crowds upon entering, with a wide range of local and imported beers and premium spirits, an adventurous wine list and the innovative Llama cocktail list, which offers 33 delicious creations catering for every taste.

On the weekends, let the Llama team of resident and guest DJs provide the atmosphere, and things don’t slow down at the Llama Bar between Monday to Friday; mid week entertainment features an eclectic mix of premium entertainment from musicians and performers.

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Famed Dutchman Tiësto has created a legacy and a vision for music like only a handful of others. He is to electronic music what Madonna is to pop. Yet, as RK discovers, he is a smooth talking, polite bloke who is still humbled by his success, years and years on.

Tijs Michiel Verwest is probably a name you’re not all that familiar with – but let me assure you that in reality, it is – because Tijs is more colloquially known worldwide as one of the finest exponents of the modern Dutch trance scene – DJ Tiesto.

“I never actually planned it like this”, chimes Tiesto, down the line from Mexico – just one of the many pit stops he’s making on his way back to Australia in February. “Music is my life and my hobby and always has been; so one day, I just started collecting music and making tracks for my friends. We would record them or mix them on very basic tape mechanisms – this is how it was back in the day!” Indeed, today we take technology for granted but it wasn’t always this straightforward.

“I must say, it was much more difficult to do things back then, the way we do now. I suppose the idea though remains the same and that is whatever you do musically you are just trying to please people. After that, I spent some time working in a record store and from that, I got the opportunity to work for a record company. Eventually they let me mix my first compilation and I sold a thousand records and I made a couple of big remixes like Silence and in that year; I felt like that was when I was really getting known – that was probably around 2001 I think.”

But the seeds for that success were sown years earlier. In fact, it was in 1997 when he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series. Yet it was the collaboration with Ferry Corsten to create Gouryella around the turn of the century that sealed his fate and firmly inducted him into the EDM Hall of Fame.

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 BIT OF FUN Consisting of Kidnappa and DRT, the relatively new 16Bit collaboration, out of West London, have been firing up the dubstep world with their seriously intense live shows and tight productions. Also know as Broken Note, their sound ranges from slower tempo dubstep, grinding disturbingly brutal drum ‘n’ bass into heaving tear out dubstep. They have been busy showcasing their talent over the past three years touring Europe, Japan, Scandinavia and the US, and are set to make their first visit to Australia, off the back of their debut EP In The Death Car. Don’t miss 16Bit tear it up at the new Shape bar, with support from Rekab, Dr Space and Jam Back, on Friday, February 19. Tickets $20 presale from Planet, Mills and Double Drop, or online at http://www. shapebar.com.au. Tickets $25 on the door.

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BECKS BOX BEGINS… The Becks Music Box always provides a great alternate venue to party in Perth in February, there’s always some amazing dance acts from all over the world to enjoy under the starry skies, with plenty of amazing afterparties, too.

The Beck’s Music Box kicks off this Saturday, February 6, with opening night’s stars being LAbased orchestral collective Breakestra, experts of deep funk, soul and jazz. Think eight men getting loose, playing serious grooves. Tickets have sold out for this one, so hopefully you got in early! If not, head down post 10.30pm for the free afterparty, featuring hip hop DJ J-Rocc, of the world famous Beat Junkies, and Charlie Bucket.

BUSSELTON BEATS Some of the greatest artists from around the world will come together for a giant music picnic during the labour day long weekend in the historic grounds of Old Broadwater farm. Womubu World Music Busselton runs over two separate days and seeks to take you on a sweet ride around the planet, thanks to the sounds of Fat Freddys Drop, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Calexico, Depedro, Sunshine Brothers, Abbe May, Mellifluous, Mamadou Diabate and more, plus hip hop and Latin dancing demonstrations and food from around the world. Saturday, February 27, and Sunday, February 28, at Old Broadwater Farm, Busselton. A ticket for either day is $50 plus booking fee from www.heatseeker.com.au, www.obf..com.au, Blue 62 Busselton, Beach Life Margaret River, Prince of Wales Bunbury, Mills Fremantle, Planet Mt Lawley A special all weekend ticket is available for $80 plus booking fee only via www.heatseeker.com.au or www.obf.com.au.

Gaslamp Killer

WHAT A GAS! The appearance of big-haired, psychopathic beat maniac The Gaslamp Killer last year at Devilles Pad had everyone lining up for T-shirts and autographs in frenzied admiration of the man who’d just tore apart Devilles. Setting the stage for what may well be the gig of the year, Devilles Pad have re-opened their devilish black pearly gates to the {move} crew, who are pulling out all the stops to once again present The Gaslamp Killer. Fresh from performances at Plastic People’s FWD night in London, Barcelona’s Sonar Festival and Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder showcases, Gaslamp Killer will appear on Friday, March 5, at Devilles Pad, with special support from Cardboard City psych-hop futurists SquidInk (live) and local DJs Nic Elliott and Bilsby. Huge. Tickets are $25 plus booking fee available now through Heatseeker.com and Planet, 78s and Mills.

Kissy Sell Out

KISSY KISSY It’s been a whole year since Highgate nightclub Villa opened its doors, and to celebrate, they’re bringing you an edition of Tonight Only!. Kissy Sell Out, HiJack and Solo have the leading roles in Episode Eight of this popular club event. Mixmag called Kissy Sell Out, “One of the most exciting, charismatic and entertaining DJs of the decade”.

Host of the popular In DJs We Trust radio show, he’ll be playing productions from his debut album, Youth, at Villa.An established name in the UK’s underground house scene, HiJack’s sound fuses jacking house and techno, with samples from all musical eras and genres, and has been described as ‘James Brown meets N.E.R.D.’ Lastly, Solo is in high demand for his remixes and collaborations with upcoming releases on labels including Defected, Ninja Tune, Mute, Exploited records and many more. Tickets $30 plus booking fee from Planet Video, Mills, 78s and Moshtix Outlets (1300 GET TIX) and online from the Boomtick SHOP, moshtix. com.au and inthemix.com.au VIP Tickets available from the Boomtick SHOP for $35! Thursday, April 1, at Villa, Highgate. Doors open 10pm.

AMNESIAC ATTACK With his tracks Last Sunset In Ibiza and The Eternal both first appeareing as Essential new tunes on Judge Jules’ BBC Radio Show, before going on to become trance classics, Jose Amnesia is a top player on the international trance scene, most recently releasing work on Armada, including a collaboration with vocalist Jennifer Rene that has borne tunes like Louder, Wouldn’t Change A Thing and Invincible. Catch both artists DJing at Rise on Saturday, February 20. Door sales only 9.30pm – 5am. Rise members $5 before 11pm $10 thereafter.

Non-members $10 before 11pm $20 thereafter.

BASS CHECK BONANZA RTRFM dubstep special programme Bass Check has been going strong for a while now, each week presenting the best in dubbed out dark dancehall, wobbly tech sounds, experimental riddims and beyond. Now they’re out of the studio and into the club for a very special Bass Check event, featuring all your favourite show hosts and local dubstep DJs. Fresh from opening up the Boiler Room stage at Big Day Out this weekend, Perth’s #1 dubstep DJ, Rekab, will play, together with Sibalance, Ben Elliott, Ylem, Missile, Vishnu with MC Prophecy and Proximity Effect. Saturday, February 27, at Bar Open, Northbridge. Tickets are available online now at rtrfm.com.au for $10 for RTRFM subscribers and $15 for general admission. Entry will be more on the door on the night if available. Gold subscribers get free entry on the door.

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AFROBEAT LEGENDS Eleven piece live afrobeat, funk, soul and Latin band The Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra have a high energy performance style that’s seen them as a fixture on stages all over the world.

As a group entity, they have worked with artists such as Paul Simon, TV on the Radio, Baaba Maal, Burning Spear, Public Enemy and more. In addition, members of Antibalas have made their imprint on recordings by Mark Ronson, Ornette Coleman, Amy Winehouse, Beck, and countless other bands. Catch them live at Global Warming Hits Fremantle, on Monday, March 1, at the Railway Hotel Beergarden, joined by Grace Barbe, The Sunshine Brothers, and Tijuana Cartel. Tickets $45 plus booking fee from www.heatseeker.com.au, Mills, Planet and Star.

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A NIGHT FOR NAMITO Straight from the Berlin techno scene, direct to you, comes Namito. Namito’s music, a colorful tapestry of electronic sounds, is regularly played by artists like Martin Eyerer, Stephan Bodzin, Butch and Phonique. His distinctive sets have seen him hold residencies at legendary Berlin clubs like E-Werk and Tresor. Having produced numerous singles for some Germany’s hottest labels such as Systematic Recordings, Boxer, Kling Klong and Great Stuff, Namito has just released his debut album Eleven, a mix of deep late night grooves combined with audiophile finess, to huge acclaim. Habitat hosts Namito on Saturday, February 6, at Shape, supported by Lara H, Declan, Flex and Darren J.10pm - 5am, entry $15 on the door.

Lisa Lashes

Lisa Lashes has seen more of the party than most - when not headlining at one of Europe’s top festivals such as Global Gathering, Creamfields and Dance Valley; or playing to her adoring fans at some of the UK’s biggest domestic nights such as Godskitchen, Gatecrasher and Storm; Lisa’s musical adventure regularly sees her packing her suitcase and touring her style to another corner of the globe.Huge popularity of the sell-out Lashed in Ibiza parties, led to instant worldwide demand for Lisa - it wasn’t long before Lisa was officially recognised amongst the top ten DJs in the world and achieved the illustrious title of ‘The World’s Number One Female DJ’.

Away from the sparkling career behind the decks, Lisa has also enjoyed huge successes with her Euphoria albums. Catch her at Rise on Sunday, February 28. Door sales only 9pm – 2am.

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SHOCK AND CHUCK Two of the U.K.’s most exciting DJs - Welsh super producer Sully and South West Wales’ local future hero Matt Thomas – have joined to form an unstoppable partnership of extreme talent – Shock: Force. With a completely mind blowing approach to their explosive sets and productions, it’s no wonder that they have been signed to the UKs biggest hard trance and hardstyle brand - Bionic Artists. Catch Shock:Force at Rise on Friday, February 19, with Jon the Baptist and DJ Chuck-E, who are recognised as the U.K.’s number 1 European hard trance producers and DJs. Door sales only from 9.30pm. Rise members $5 before 11pm, $10 thereafter. Non-members $10 before 11pm, $20 thereafter.

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MAINROOM THURSDAY

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Perth’s essential pre club night for discerning music lovers bringing you indie, electro, rock, punk & club classics with Andrei Mazz 8pm Free Entry

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Tiesto Never scared to push boundaries either, he pioneered ideas like working with artists beyond trance to allow punters outside the electronic spectrum to appreciate his music. That remix of Delirium’s Silence featured Sarah McLachlan and further increased his exposure. By the time 2001 rolled around and he’d released his solo album titled In My Memory, he was already on the way to being named the World’s No.1 DJ. That happened – in the end for three years running – and was awarded by DJ Magazine from 2002 through 2004. So what does he put that success down to? Well the answer isn’t simple: “I’m very spontaneous with stuff; I take it as it comes – I never really think about the future or the past, I’m very lucky and very happy with the way my life is going. As I say, none of these things were necessarily planned, they just happened and turned out that way.

“What is the most amazing thing is the fact that you can play for so many people around the world; then you hear the buzz about Australia and the fact they are going from one to two to three sold out shows, it’s fantastic and it gives you a lot of pleasure. I just can’t wait to get back down there again because every time I come to Australia I feel very welcome; the people who come to the parties love to have a good time and I really enjoy being a part of that.

It’s great to play for hours and hours and really give the people something back – it’s really about the whole experience.”

“Part of that comes back to the fact I think in general there are so many aspects to my DJ sets and productions. Artists are all becoming so much more diverse – in some ways I feel like that too. I always like to play the Tiesto classics and it’s such a great feeling to see people go crazy when I play Silence or Suburban Train or something like that - even though they are quite old, they are classics. For the rest of the set, I have a lot of options to play trance and house and various mashups. There are so many diverse things I can do that it isn’t a matter of taking risks, it’s more about keeping things fresh – you always have some safe bets and then you can always take some risks later!”

“Trance has changed a lot in the last couple of years; people know me as a trance DJ; especially the older ones who would say I’m trance but the newer, younger fans are also interested to see how you mix things up – but no matter what, it will be fresh, warm and melodic.” And why is there this paradigm shift in the music world at the moment?

The main reason people are incorporating music like that is that dance music is bigger than ever. People who come to the shows aren’t going to pigeon-whole you or your ideas. They are happy to hear your play Richie Hawtin, David Guetta or Swedish House Mafia. I think too, that it’s better to listen to a DJ who plays everything. Back in the day, it was a shock if Tiesto played a non trance record; but now people are open and it’s fun!”

So other than that, Tiesto is preparing for his return to our shores for an extensive series of dates around the country: “the production is going to be amazing!” he says. “I’m going to play a lot of fresh tracks and music from the new album as well as a lot of edits and remixes; I still pay like an old fashioned DJ – I do use the technology like Ableton, but not when I play live. I prefer the old-school way of mixing!

“I think it’s a bit more artistic – and I also like a longer set – if you’re playing say for four hours, you can really incorporate a fair bit of the old and the new!”

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RZA A NEW DIRECTION As ‘The Abbot’ of the Wu Tang Clan, Robert Diggs, AKA The RZA, oversaw the making of some of the greatest hip hop albums of all time – so why has he switched careers? He discusses his new occupation with JOSHUA HAYES in the lead up to his Australian tour.

One of hip hop’s most iconic figures, Diggs produced the Wu Tang Clan’s classic 1993 debut Enter The 36 Chambers, as well as equally acclaimed solo albums from Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, ODB and GZA – not to mention four respectable solo albums. But somewhere along the way music became a job, and he shifted his focus from directing action in the studio to shouting ‘action’ as the director on film sets.

“For many years I got paid to do music. I would get a record company to give me a budget to do my album and all that, and I went through a phase that, if you didn’t give me an incentive I wouldn’t make music,” Diggs says candidly.

“And I came to realise that’s bad, that’s why Wu Tang, I think, suffered. We became hooked on the money for the music. In the beginning we did the music for the fun and the money came second. I’m now back to that in my life.”

Diggs says that while the frustrations of the music industry played a part in his change of mind, the biggest factor was his decision to focus on his film career. He is currently working on a film called Man With The Iron Fist, which he is writing, directing, scoring and starring in. His first foray into film was scoring indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s 1999 feature Ghost Dog. “He sought me out and said he’s a big Wu Tang fan, and he told me about this movie he was doing,” Diggs says of Jarmusch. “I was kind of interested in scoring because I thought that my music was almost to another level, and so I took a shot at it and he basically opened the door for me.”

Behind one of those doors was the inimitable Quentin Tarantino. Diggs provided the score for Kill Bill: Vol 1 while Tarantino taught him about filmmaking on the set. Diggs will use this knowledge, as well as the storytelling experience of his hip hop career, on Iron Fist.

“The way I made the album 36 Chambers, I kind of made it in my mind like a movie anyway,” he explains.“So now I’ve taken that talent that I had and I’m putting it into film.”

Of course, he hasn’t quit music altogether. Instead, music has become a hobby again; for the first time in a long time, it has become

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fun. He says that he has recently been jamming with Red Hot Chilli Pepper’s John Frusciante and Blink-182’s Travis Barker, and has completed a new project with System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian called The Achozen Album. In keeping with his focus on making music for fun, Diggs is not concerned about how the album will be released.

“He can sell it, he can give it away, I don’t care what he does with it. It was me and my friend making music,” he says. His new career hasn’t stopped Diggs touring either, and he’s not writing off another Wu Tang album.

“That’s always fun,” says Diggs.“So if the guys is willing… I could say ‘no comment’ but I always want to do a Wu Tang Clan album, because that’s one of my greatest expressions of music, with the Wu Tang Clan.”

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DAS POP DAY AND NIGHT With the release of their self titled album, Das Pop are showing the world that Belgium isn’t just beer and waffles. REUBEN ADAMS chats with frontman Bent about the band’s ‘undead tendencies’ and their Pavlovian reaction to school bells.

Das Pop don’t waste any time. With their newest self-titled release hitting shelves worldwide, they recently went into studio lockdown in Stockholm to write some new tunes for a brand new album.

Bent believes their sound is continually evolving.

“It’s been ages since we’ve done that and it was really nice to see, or at least get a glimpse, of where the next album is going. It seems poppy still, but heavier. The best way to describe would be that the songs are more Abba like, but the sound is earlier Bruce Springsteen.” Intriguing.

In 2008 Das Pop toured extensively with other acts including Soulwax, Gossip, The Kills, and Justice. They also played at a ton of festivals including Rockness, V Festival, Reading and Leeds as well as Lovebox and Glastonbury, where they played three sets in one day across three different stages. Sounds hectic.

Bent confirms: “Yes, that’s what it’s like; we just cram into the van. The thing is, we become like vampires in a sense; we get into the van, everybody switches off and exists on the bare minimum”, muses Bent.“We don’t really do a lot in the van, we kind of just become like the undead, and then we get to the venue we start living again.

It’s really weird.”

A soon as they reach a gig, however, it’s all about the energy.“Oh yes! It’s like day and night, it really is,” Bent exclaims.“I think we all really enjoy being on the road, existing in that parallel universe that is touring, because it’s one of the easiest ways of living. You just have to care about playing good music, and everything else just seems to happen.

Well, we start the show with a school bell and that always gets us straight into form. When you hear that bell it’s like a Pavlovian reaction, you forget about everything else and play music.”

In fact, the boys from Soulwax were so blown away by the live energy of Das Pop they took a break to produce their newest self titled release, a collection of uplifting, addictively hummable indie-pop, explains Bent.

“Well, we grew up in the same town in Ghent and have been great friends for over ten years now. Whenever we do something they tend to drop by and have a listen, and we’ll do the same thing to them. So they came in and loved the songs almost as much as we did; we were just playing around in the studio, really rough and

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they were like ‘Wow, this is how you should record this stuff!’ Before, we always tended to record very meticulously, and arrange a lot but they believed that we should keep it to the bare minimum and it really changed us as a band. Dramatically.”

Speaking of dramatic changes, the previously all-Belgian group became multicultural in 2007 when New Zealander Matt Eccles joined the fold. “He was friends with our manager, and he came to London with his band which broke up.

So Matt was without a job, came over, played two songs and got the spot. It was literally two days, from thinking about ringing him to the moment he was in the band, it was that quick. I think he learnt the two songs on the train”, chuckles Bent.

“Erm, it’s changed a lot, actually. If you take just one element away, it’s like a chemical formula, the whole thing changes. It was really good because Matt’s a bit younger than we are so musically he’s brought a lot of interesting things to the band. I’m playing a lot more piano now, and obviously we speak a lot more English because he doesn’t speak a word of Dutch,” laughs Bent.“That was a major change.”

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BIG DAY OUT DANCE, DANCE, DANCE! Claremont Showgrounds Sunday, January 31, 2010 The Big Day Out rolled through town for another year, with another solid Boiler Room lineup that more than delivered.

Godfathers of the Australian rave scene, Itch-e and Scratch-e were last seen on the BDO stage in ’94, and it was fantastic to see Paul Mac and Andy Rantzen up there together again. In high spirits, they played a euphoric mix of silky techno.

Much to their fans’ delight, they finished with their classic, Sweetness And Light, that still sounds as brilliant as it did all those years ago.

Girl Talk is so hot right now – as were the massive crowd he attracted. King of mash up DJs, Gregg Gillis is a one man party machine. His cunning concoction of familiar tunes reworked into a non-stop party mix saw Springsteen rub shoulders with the Chilli Peppers, a Crowded House riff mixed with hip hop. U2 and Belinda Carlisle made brief cameos, and he even managed to mix gangsta rap over The Smashing Pumpkins’ Today!

Scottish electro sensation Calvin Harris has gained a big following with his likable, catchy, pop-disco tunes and cheeky attitude. Sporting a tie, the dapper gent is a natural frontman and breezed through his set with his capable band, much to the delight of the massive crowd, including hits like The Girls and Acceptable in the 80s and was even joined onstage by good mate Dizzee Rascal.

After previous appearances were a bit lacking, Perth audiences finally got the

chance to witness Sasha in all his glory, as he debuted his new AV spectacular - the result was mindblowing. With an intro that was somewhat akin to a spaceship landing, ‘the man like’ launched us into the divine stratosphere.

His custom LED lighting rig was the most impressive thing this side of Daft Punk or Etienne De Crecy. That, paired with his unique live blend of deep, dark progressive house, was a truly devastating combination.

UK hip hop hooligan Dizzee Rascal was also promoted to the main stage this year, after destroying a mobbed Boiler Room in ‘08. Delivering one of the sets of the day, he captured the energy of the late arvo crowd and spat it back at them.

Backed by his trusty DJ Semtek and his sparring MC, he cruised through a tight set including Jus A Rascal and Fix Up, Look Sharp, before ending strong with his more recent poppier, massive singles with Calvin Harris, Holiday and Dance Wiv Me; then everyone lost their shit as he finished off with Bonkers.

As one of the final acts of the night, Peaches was a complete phenomenon and if you weren’t a believer before, you would have been after this set. Each track featured a more outrageous outfit than the last and we were fortunate enough to witness the infamous flashing light that beams out from her even more infamous crotch. Fuck The Pain Away was a crowd favourite and Peaches delivered her tasty goods, especially when she ‘crowd walked’ over hundreds of hands in a pink, PVC, one-piece wonder cozzie.

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Peaches (Pic: Lisa Businovski) Black Light, Groove Armada were also debuting a new live show, spearheaded by new frontwoman, Becky aka Saint Saviour, who is a bundle of energy with a huge voice. Dressed in a crazy shoulder padded space suit, and invisible tights, the lithe, pixie-like figure, sang, danced, posed, thrusted and generally owned the stage. A great performance of Easy was a highlight, before Andy Cato picked up his trombone for the gorgeous classic At The River, before a massive extended finale of Supastylin’.

The BDO, particularly the Boiler Room, once again set a standard in club production to be matched.

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The musical philosophy of D-Bridge and Instra:Mental goes something like this; music first, drum ‘n’ bass second. As the creative alliance Autonomic, they have r e l e a s e d FabricLive’s 5 0 t h a n d p e r h a p s most defining instalment. Asking some of dubstep’s leading lights to work at drum and bass tempo this is a stripped back mix, beautiful in its fragility.

Opening with the beautiful Seems Like b y R i y a , i t b e c o m e s i m m e d i a t e l y a p p a re n t t h a t t h e s e t u n e s h ave b e e n carefully chosen and lovingly crafted into an almost symphonic journey though the minimal soundscape. The mixing between tunes is impeccable, and it’s often hard to discern where one finishes and the other begins. Picking out flagship tracks is a pointless exercise, because with ever y listen new elements show themselves; while somewhat sparse, the layering of sounds and beats is intricate and gorgeously organic.

Woody Allen once said “If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative”.

For fans of creativeness, the stretching of musical boundaries and a refreshing artistic integrity, this is a huge win. For those used to the big-room nature of ‘mainstream’ drum ‘n’ bass, it might take a while for you to catch on, but this is one musical journey that is well worth the ride.

REUBEN ADAMS 4.5/5

THE ALBUM LEAF A Chorus Of Storytellers [Sub Pop/Stomp]

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Fr o m t h e l a n d o f t h e ‘ w h a l e’s va g i n a’ comes the new record by Jimmy LaValle’s expressionistic hi-tech folk rock outfit The Album Leaf. From recording the 1999 debut An Orchestrated Rise To Fall in his bedroom, new album A Chorus Of Storytellers comes with a much richer, fuller sound.

Varying from moody pop songs ( Fa l l i n g Fr o m T h e S u n ) t o d r o n e - l i k e electronica pieces (Perro) to sweeping folksy instrumentals (Stand Still), a lot of love and care has clearly gone into this record. There’s a lushness to the sound that makes much of the album sound extremely evocative, romantic even.

LaValle arranges the songs so that the electronic instruments don’t stand out from the more rustic ones – violins, horns, brushed snares and dusty Americana melodies cozy up to laptop sounds and programmed beats. It all blends together effortlessly, a single-minded attempt to make distinctly modern folk music.

For the first time, LaValle’s touring band is recorded live, giving an organic, spontaneous feel to the music, while the album mix (done in Iceland) adds a distinctly European chill.

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Ù THURSDAY 04/02 LLAMA BAR RUN RABBIT RUN. Tonight the rabbit comes out of the hat for the 2010 relaunch of Run Rabbit Run. Expect a swagger of nu disco tunes, courtesy of B l a c k Swa n , Pe t ro s e x , C ra i g Hollywood, Nhat Tran, Mickey Juice, Pils and Jorg Thor. Special guest, the internet sensation ‘Pogo’, projects his visual wonders around the walls of the venue. $10 pint ‘n’ tapas deal and the launch of the Run Rabbit Run Video Competition. For more info head to www.llamabar.com and click on the bunny. 8pm- 12am, free entry.

Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Wrighteous Clink – DJ Jinx Eve - DJ Tony Allen Euro Bar – Roger Smar t/The Tourist Flying Scotsman (Main Room) Pasha’s Kitchen – The Big Man Flying Scotsman (Upstairs) – Thursday Feel Up – “Tequila” Special - El Hijo del Padre (Son of the Father)/ Señor Taaffe F l y i n g S c o t s m a n ( Ve l v e t Lounge) – Open Decks Sessions Foundry- DJ Travis B Kalamunda Hotel – Tip Top Sound DJ Al Leopold Hotel- DJ James/ DJ Jack Liquid Nightclub – DJ Buda Llama Bar – Run Rabbit Run - Black Swan/Petrosex/ Craig Holly wood/Nhat Tran/ M ickey Juice/Pils/ Jorg Thor Mustang Bar – DJ Giles Newport Hotel – Culture Clash – DJ Shannon Fox Niche - Johnni P/ Rob Blandford Paddy Hannans - Dr Bogus Players Bar – Neon Lights - DJ Samuel Spencer Swinging Pig – DJ Simon The Boat – Dr Bogus The Clink – DJ Jinx The Cott – Crème - DJ L3ON

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Ù FRIDAY 05/02 AMBAR DIVERTED At Diverted’s core are Stephen Baxter and Lee Richardson, who between them have been responsible for a number of releases across labels such as TCR, Solokov Sounds and Ali B’s Air Recordings label which has gained them huge support amongst scene stalwarts. Diverted have played alongside acts like Rennie Pilgrem’s TCR Allstars, The Bays, Kraak & Smaak, Minuit and The London Breakbeat Orchestra.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness a Diverted DJ set Diverted will be playing a mix of classic electro/ breaks/ indie disco /baltimore plus stuff from their debut self titled studio album, Diverted. Support from Boomtick’s Tee El and Wish. Door sales $15 or presales from www.boomtick. com.au.

SHAPE SILKIE South London’s Silkie takes over Shape tonight.

Signed to Mala’s Deep Medi Musik along side the likes of Skream, Cok i, Loefah, Goth Trad and Kromestar, he has just released the first full length album on the iconic label aswell as having a swag of releases on Disfigured Dubz and legendary label Soul Jazz Records. Together with Quest, Ms Beats, Kromestar, J5, Harry Craze and Heny G, Silkie is in the Anti Social Collective and also sports a residency on London’ leading pirate radio station, Rinse FM. Support from Vishnu, Rekab

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and Ben Taaffe. Presales online for $15 from http://www.shapebar. com.au or $20 on the door.

RISE DJ WAG/TENISHIA German hard trance heavyweight DJ Wag’s sets are tight, techy and experimental. Known for his massive single of 1998, Man On The Moon, Wag might also be familiar in his incarnation as Yakooza, which spawned worldwide hits Cocaine, French Kiss and Lovin’ You. Wag comes to Rise for Up There, joined by Tenishia. Tenishia are Malta’s fastest growing act, as well as being winners of Best Dance Tune 2008 at the Malta Music Awards and signed to the legendary Armada Records. Door sales only 9.30pm – 5am. Rise members $5 before 11pm $10 thereafter. Non-members $10 before 11pm $20 thereafter.

METRO FREO TIMMY TRUMPET Limelite turns three years old tonight, and they ’ve invited Pacha star Timmy Trumpet along for the ride! Having multiple WORLD WIDE tours under his belt, including performances at Ibiza’s Pacha (voted No.2 Best Club In The World) and London’s Ministry Of Sound (No.3), Timmy is the only DJ/Instrumentalist to make the ITM Top 50 DJs in Australia, and is fast becoming a household name in the industry. Doors open 9.30pm.

V E LV E T L O U N G E D E U C E PINEAPPLE LOUNGE RECORDS LAUNCH PARTY Pineapple Lounge Records is an independent label that’s just begun in Perth, a label dedicated to the advancement of undiscovered producers. The label stands for taking artists from the back room to the live stage, and a movement from sound being dominated by executives

to headphone producers. Acts for the night are all from the Pineapple Lounge label, and include DJ Paul-e, SwitchCutter, Yarhkob, Harvey Fresh, Fusion Six and Khaos Disorder. Visuals for the night will be drawn up live before your eyes by deuce’s resident visual artist shoesandsocks. Free entry from 8pm.

BAR 138 LOKAL - The first edition of Lokal for 2010 will showcase DJs from down south and up north, artists who hold regular residencies in their clubs and are packing a major arsenal for your ears only. Crossing hundreds of kilometres to play are Mandy B, Dan Da Silva, Andrew Princi and LP, with local support from Progress Inn. Free entry from 6pm, drink specials all night.

Amplifier – DJ Shannon Fox/ DJ Jamie Ambar – Diverted/ Blend/ Tee El/ Wish Bar Open – Control Fridays – Scott D/Yon Jovi Bar 138 – Lokal – LP/Dan Da Silva/Andrew Princi/LP Bar Republic – Isolation – Travis Doom/Aaron Main/Koe Black Bettys- Trubble Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol – Capitol Fridays Retro Mash - DJ Matty J Clancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ Boogie Como Hotel – DJ Gazz Double Lucky – Full Circle – DJ Adam Kelly/ DJ Cee/Josh Devlin Eve – DJ M igi/Skooby/Craz y Craig Euro Bar – DJ Roger Smart Flying Scotsman (Downstairs) – DJ Rok Riley/ Joe 19 Flying Scotsman (Upstairs) The Beat Suite – Micah/ Sharif Galal Flying Scotsman (Velvet Lounge) – Pineapple Lounge Records Launch Party – SwitchCutter/Yarhkob/ Harvey Fresh/Fusion Six/ Khaos Disorder/Paul-E Geisha – Global - James A/ Luke Reti/J Dubs/Sean Chee/Mark Solo Harry’s Bar - DJ Double L / Benny T / Luca Castelli Inglewood Hotel – DJ Simone Kingsly Tavern – Dr Bogus Llama Bar - DJ Morris/DJ Reuben Library – DJ Meezy/ DJ AZT/ DJ Fiveo Liquid Nightclub - DJ Matty / Ricky

Lakers Tavern - DJ Adrian Merrina Tavern – DJ Terry Metro Freo – Limelite’s 3rd Birthday – Timmy Trumpet Mint – Club Retro – Chris McPhee Mullaloo Beach Hotel – DJ Kenny Mustang- Swing DJ/ James MacArthur Mojo’s - DAVs / Eva McGowan Band / Blow / Nugget Niche - DJ Jonni Zimber Norfolk Basement – Let’s Make Shadows - DJ FKN Midas/Mickey Juice/Boy Crazy Stacey Norma Jeans – DJ Phil Onyx Bar – Slick/ Adroc Oxford Hotel – DJ Sequeria Pa r a m o u n t – D J M o r g a n / Jordan Principal Micro Brewery – DJ Simon Queens Tav – DJ Rueben Rise – Tenishia/ DJ Wag/GeRmAn/ Simon Barwood/ Steven Tranzor Rocket Room – DJ Benny Mayhem Rubix –DJ Pascal Sail And Anchor - T-Mac/ Joseph London Settlers Tavern - Empress DJ Corby/ Missile/ MC-Aysha-Amani/ Ali MC/ Binghi Fire South St Ale House – DJ Jay Shape – Silkie/ Vishnu/ Rekab/ Ben Taffee Swan Lounge - DJ Benny Legge The Boat – Dr Bogus The Clink – DJ Jinx The Deen – DJ Birdie/ DJ Tony Allen/ DJ Nano/ DJ Surge The Eastern – DJ Midfield The Esplanade – Phrase The Queens – DJ Rueben The Shed – DJ Andy The Stamford Arms - DJ Anaru Tiger Lils – Paul Malone/ Joby / Alex K Toucan Club – DJ Armee Vic Park Hotel – DJ Melvin Windsor – Dj Riki and Ray

Ù SATURDAY 06/02 BAR REPUBLIC 1 ST BIRTHDAY PARTY If you’re hankering for somewhere to head post the Laneway Festival shenanigans, you’ll be pleased to know that Bar Republic’s celebrating their very first birthday tonight. That’s right, the Collars ‘n’ Cuffs by day, indie dance venue by night, that we’ve all come to know and love, is one year old. Over the course of this year, dance nights like Sexy, Love Saves Fridays, Disco DaDa, Isolation, the Horror Shop and a string of themed parties have all

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Doors open at midnight for $5.

BAR OPEN SOUL PROJECT BRYAN JONES Recognized as one of the top 45 of ‘Chicago’s Most Powerful People In Music’

by NewCity Chicago magazine , Bryan Jones is considered one of the most exciting members of the city’s new breed. His label Control Recordings has played a major part in creating the fresh and energetic sub-genre dubbed ‘new-school house’ and Jones’ wide reaching sound has been championed by the cream of the underground house community such as Mark Farina, Derrick Carter and Doc Martin. On the road to support his recent mix compilation, Bryan Jones presents: Controlled Substance Vol. 1, catch him tonight at Bar Open. Support on the night will come from Terry Waites, Neil Viney, Ben Jam, Disco Teck and Adam Kytka.

Ambar – Japan4 – Buda/ Lok/ Ben Mac/ Prizzy/ Micah Amplifier – Pure Pop – DJ Eddie Electric Bar Open (Upstairs) – Woops A Daisy – Mind Electric/Tank Top Bar Open (Downstairs) - Bryan Jones/Terry Waites/Neil Viney/Ben Jam/Disco Teck/Adam Kytka Bar Republic – Sexy First Birthday Basement On Broadway – DJ Ricky Black Bettys- DJ Trubble/ DJ Jinx Broken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander Capitol (Downstairs) –Death Disco – Death Disco DJs Capitol (Upstairs) – 80s Classics – DJ Ryan Captain Stirling - DJ Dano Clink- DJ Carter Club Bay View – Shake & Pop - DJ Zelimir Connections – Michy T / JJ / Brian Double Lucky - Paul Raf /Alex K/Angus Dusk – Reloaded – Fusion/ Skinny/ Rowdy/ Skeem/ Prima/ L-Wood B2b J Felix/ Invictus B2B Affiliate/ Mash/ Chop East End – DJ BigA Eurobar – Roger Smart/ DJ Raci Eve –Kenny L/Richie G/Riki Flying Scotsman (Upstairs) – Flying High – Sarah Delfante/ Cutter/ Gemma Pike

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Ù MONDAY 08/02 Eastern Hotel – Adam Morris Funk Club - DJ Nickodemus Paddy Hannans – Dr Bogus The Deen – DJ Birdie The Paddo - DJ John Paul

Ù TUESDAY 09/02 Bar Orient - DJ Lyndon Double Lucky - Substance – DJ Paul Malone/ DJ JMC Eastern Hotel – Jon Edwards High Road Hotel - DJ Matty J High Wycombe - DJ Ricky The Cott (Upstairs) –Maxwell/ DJ Jus Haus/ Damian John The Paddo - DJ DPad

Ù WEDNESDAY 10/02 METRO CITY TIESTO Considered o n e o f t h e w o r l d ’s b i g g e s t D J s , T i e s t o ’s m o s t r e c e n t album, Kaleidoscope, featured collaborations with Jonsi of Sigur Ros, Kele Okereke of Bloc Party, Nelly Furtado, Calvin Harris, Tegan & Sara, and more. This album comes off the back off a Grammy nomination, a headline spot at Coachella and fur ther shows around the world, and remixes for the likes of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Killers. Catch him on his Kaleidoscope tour tonight at Metro.

Tickets $85 plus booking fee from www.moshtix.com.au. 8pm.

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more recently author - RZA tears up Villa tonight! A seminal part of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), R Z A w a s o n e o f the most influential hip-hop records of the era, with his lean, menacing production work much imitated throughout the hip hop community in the years to follow. In addition to remaining a member of the Wu-Tang family and producing many of the group members’ solo efforts, RZA also joined the Gravediggaz, helming their 1995 debut 6 Feet Deep; and has worked on solo albums, as well as film soundtracks, more recently turning his hand to film direction. Support from Mathas and Dan Tha Man. Tickets $57.20 through BOCS: 1800 193 300 or www.bocsticketing.com.au.

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Future Music Festival - The Prodigy/ Franz Ferdinand/ Empire Of The Sun/ David Guetta/ Booka Shade/ Erick Morilla/ Sven Vath/ John Digweed plus more.

Pivot/Meupe DJs Thursday, February 18 @ Becks Music Box Sunday, February 28, Ascot Racecourse

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THE BIGYIN BIG DAY OUT Claremont Showgrounds Sunday, February 1, 2010 One of the surprise packets of last year was Lisa Mitchell. She has got better and better with each release and her album Wonder was one out of the box. Pulling together a band that are as sprightly and youthful as Mitchell herself, they played tunes mainly from the full length. The usual suspects including Stevie, Clean White Love and So Jealous were given time in the sun. Coin Laundry was as catchy as it is quirky and Neapolitan Dreams morphed into a handclapping frenzy. Mitchell is still a somewhat awkward performer but moments like hers are what festivals are all about.

There’s no better way to gauge an act’s grass roots appeal than by observing the turn out for an early set. By 12.30, Karnivool had the D packed and perspiring. Classics like the immovable object moving Roquefort lit the crowd instantly, while newer tracks like Goliath and All I Know proved Vool fans have absorbed the new record with gusto.

Even though it was still the middle of a harsh summer day, when the beast that is Mastodon rolled through the Blue Stage, early punters and hardcore fans could have been in the middle of strange and dark landscape. Mastodon constructed an impressive live assembly of their Crack The Skye album; the only drawback being the 45-minute set that just seemed to go by far too quickly.

Unintentional creators of Perth’s funniest Internet meme, The Novocaines were firing on all cylinders on the Essential Stage - housed in Perth’s most horrendous venue, Robinson Pavilion.

Performance on this stage was the true test of pulling power.There wasn’t even a bar, so if a band had a crowd, they were generally all there to see that band. And The Novocaines did very well indeed. They’re a bit of a mish-mash of styles, and one thing that generally gets over-looked is their love of mid-’90s alternative rock as evidenced by drummer Liam Young’s Jebediah shirt. But it’s the brothers Jay and Corey Marriot who consistently stand out, and it’s their unbridled enthusiasm which carries the band. If ever a group got by on sheer emotion and conviction, it’s this one.

Sporting hooks that could land Moby Dick, local lads Arts Martial set about justifying their ‘band to watch’ tag, turning a healthy crowd

Lisa Mitchell

Every year the Green Stage throws up an outfit that has tongues wagging for years. The set for 2010 that was head and shoulders above Mastodon The Decemberists others was by Portland band The Decemberists.

Colin Meloy and his merry fellows bought their strange hybrid of rock, folk, theatre, sea shanties and traditional Irish music to the stage. The latest album was largely ignored as the quintet delved back into their catalogue kicking off with July, July! and a light-hearted This Sporting Life before morphing into The Smiths’ This Charming Man. Drummer John Moen spends time in bands with Stephen Malkmus and Bob Pollard, and his knack for controlling an indie rock tune shone through on The Rake’s Song, O Valencia! and 16 Military Wives. It’s hard to imagine how The Decemberists could have been any more perfect.

Apparently Tame Impala’s crowd at the Perth Big Day Out was the smallest they’d encountered on the entire run. If that’s the case there must have been mammoth shenanigans on the east coast, because the situation at the Essential Stage indicated a band that is continuing its rise. Though not showmen, they are possibly shamen, as the crowd was heaving and seemingly The Mars Volta intoxicated by the heavy psychedelia.Tame Impala onto their brand of smart pop rock. Tracks like jeans policy. While some fans were disappointed are festival veterans by now and it shows. The year Supernational and Sugar are built for these fun- by the lack of older material, The Horrors threw ahead looks as promising as the last two already time crowds and if things go to plan Arts Martial themselves about the stage with abandon. have been. could well become a constant fixture on the Sounding at times very Joy Division, and Seasoned Big Day Outers will recall how national festival circuit. at times very much influenced by The Cure, the there is always a gated path to get to the Green Although some of the planet’s most whole set was riveted together by fuzz truncheon Stage situated at the top of the grounds. The talented performers were throwing down around bass and snappy rhythm, swirlin’ synths and space Temper Trap pulled so many punters through every corner, Passion Pit frontman Michael cadet guitar. The only draw back, hardly the band’s ‘said path’ that people were literally jumping the Angelakos stood head and shoulders above his fault, was the truly awful acoustics in the tin shed. fence just to get out of the cue… and some of us peers. Recorded, the band’s glass breaking vocal The Hot Produce stage went through may have even ripped the arse out of our pants cacophony is immediately impressive, but when highs and lows all day, a little bit at odds with what just to do so. It was totally worth it though when you see them perform whimsical ethers like was going on around it. So it was that Abbe May the band ripped out Sweet Disposition, sending Sleepyhead firsthand it’s nothing short of jaw- & The Rockin’ Pneumonia played to a crowd that the entire crowd into soaring melody. The other dropping. was far smaller than deserved. However, those thing about ol’ Green Stage is that, unless you’re Resplendent mostly in black, including there were pretty well transfixed by May and co, 6’2” it’s particularly hard to see the band. So this leather jackets thank you very much, there was all dark clothes, sunglasses and pale skin in the means there are always chaps climbing trees and only one place for The Horrors: the only stage high afternoon sun. Though the music speaks of shoes falling on heads and that’s almost as good with any shade, the Essential. These London types midnight and beyond, the band were up for the as watching the band.

As the assembled and adoring crowd have garnered quite the cult following in the last battle and carried it off with signature ragged blistered in the sun, Hilltop Hoods hit the stage couple of years, and not just because of their tight aplomb.

LOVE TO BE LEFT December 24, 2009 The Leftbank During November and December, The Leftbank welcomed good looking guys and girls to their Fremantle premises for the Summerstyle competition, a battle of beauty to determine who would become the face of The Leftbank.

Congratulations to Emmett Pugh and Cassie Silver who were announced as the winners of the male and female categories, before a sold-out crowd at The Leftbank. Emmett and Cassie will share the $10,000 grand prize.

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Leftbank winner Emmett Pugh

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Peter Busher & The Lone Rangers

Circus with DJ Giles STUDENT & THURSDAY

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Leftbank winner Cassie Silver

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The High Rolling Rhythm Kings TUESDAY

Danza Loca Salsa night

DJ and live percussionists Hittin’ the town since 1985

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standing bass player Dean Turner, Magic Dirt left nothing in the tank. The four piece were in a brutal mood and they abused their tunes for three quarters of an hour. Songs like White Boy were punishing and even the pop songs of Dirty Jeans and Plastic Loveless Letter were bludgeoned.

A raising of the glass to their lost friend and a cover from his favourite band, Mudhoney and some impressive instrument demolition ended the set. The Geelong band eat festivals like this for breakfast and although it was hard to hold back a heavy heart at times ‘the dirt’ were just the tonic.

It’s been a few years since Powderfinger graced the Big Day Out stage. It’s an event they’ve grown with over the years and are now at its precipice. The band normally project more energy live than their album seem to evoke and again, The Horrors this was the case as they performed their second(a) as conquerors and (b) as white boys daring headliner slot. With a setlist waited half in favour sunburn. They did however, create their own kind of songs from their recent Golden Rule album of Australia Day as the folks in the mosh hung n’ (they opened with All Of The Dreamers and A Fight sung on every word of hip hop tunes that are About Money, Jewel and Burn Your Name were all becoming national anthems in their own right. showcased) and given to their big hits, they truly Suffa and Pressure should treat themselves to look like a bunch of mates who are good at what some gold mics, but it’s clear that the Hilltop Hoods own in any festival environment.

Rise Against brought their A-game on Sunday, ripping out heaps of material from Appeal To Reason like Collapse and Re-Education. As far as a live show goes, Rise Against are balls-out energy from start to finish. They’re the kind of band that can win over new punters from a live show alone and no doubt they won a few on the weekend. It was also starting to get a little cooler by this set so the timing was perfect for the pits to get hectic.

Eskimo Joe may have hit the mainstream for some, but their relevance for the Kasabian youth masses struck home the moment they walked onstage to the Eastern atmosh-pherics of Foreign Land. Clearly excited to be on the big stage again at their hometown Big Day Out, the band immediately took command of the stage and the audience before them. Through the Led Zep wallop of Foreign Land, to the dramatics of Inshalla and the explosive pop of Sarah; the frontline trio of Kav Temperley, Stu McLeod and Joel Quartermain displayed their mastery of main events.

Quartermain bounds around keeping eye contact with all on stage (he also did a neat drum-off with Nick Jonsson on Losing My Mind), like an on-field coach. Temperley beseeches the crowd like a goodtime preacher and McLeod pulls off perfect scissor kicks and even the rarely seen Steve Vai 360 degree guitar strap sling. Lee Jones must also be commended for awesome keys, slide and guitar work. Newer songs were mixed with old (the 2001 single, Wake Up, was unleashed and still stands up as moving piece), but one can’t miss that From The Sea and the closer, Black Fingernails Red Wine, are the jewels in the sing-along crown. Just ace.

Sparkling in the afternoon sun, South London’s raddest little pop star Lily Allen entertained a massive crowd. Mostly performing tracks from her latest offering It’s Not Me, It’s You, Allen had plenty of attention and a number of beach balls cranking during her set, however for a performer who has been simmering on the edge of a massive breakthrough for at least the last year one would have expected a bigger pop - if anything, especially to the truly refreshing radio hits The Fear and Not Fair. She is very much campy kitsch pop, and in another universe would have had the entire crowd singing, but as it was, Lily Allen close to sunset with a beverage in one hand was a killer way to end the afternoon’s relentlessness.

People who were expecting a pofaced, shaggy-looking hippy were in for a hell of a shock when Devendra Banhart appeared. The immaculately-dressed man with a manicured beard led his band through a joyous set that pulled its influences from reggae, Spanish guitar and San Francisco folk. The females went weak at the knees as Banhart shimmied his way through Baby and unleashed his affected vibrato on Lover.

There were tales of the street corner in every city where paradise is offered but little is given as an introduction to 16th & Valencia Roxy Music. The band all offered backing vocals for Seahorse while a guest member played Theremin at the back of the stage. I Feel Like A Child was performed and the waif like singer jumped off stage and rubbed hands with the crowd. Some artists just have ‘it’!

The Mars Volta on the big stage was always going to be an experiment of sorts. The band opened with a fierce rendition of Inertiac Esp making it very clear that the Lilly Allen fans weren’t in Kansas no more. Their strength and technical prowess is a sight to behold, but this late on the main stage their improv fusion bombardment was a big ask for the largely uninitiated crowd.

Powerfully self indulgent, Mars Volta amazed those who cared and confused those that didn’t.

A lot gets said about Jet due to their early rollercoaster success, a lot of it not so good.

However seeing them over on the Green Stage (previous BDOs have seen them on the main stages) in front of a rabid crowd brought it all back to what they really are – a damn fine, good old-fashioned rock’n’roll band. With no pretence whatsoever, they simply slayed their crowd with a litany of hits and near-misses such as She’s A Genius, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and Cold Hard Bitch and the seemingly evergreen, Are You Gonna Be My Girl? Nic Cester showed off a voice that has encase one of the finest rock screams in Australian music (a talent he would later bring to the fore onstage with Muse).

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able to prove the awesome effectiveness of the location of the local stage in Perth. Literally people would wander through and start leaping and dancing around, hang for a couple of songs, and then continue on their way to watch Ladyhawke.

Those who stuck around copped a totally rad light show from former Amplifier Bar guru Jarred Hawke, incidentally.

Such was the anticipation for Ladyhawke that the sizeable crowd at the essential stage were applauding roadies as they were going through their line check. It meant that the New Zealand-born singer wouldn’t have to deliver too much to appease the crowd, but that is what the late night festival spots are often about. From the Passion Pit get go Brown’s voice was a little muddy and low in the mix, but that didn’t deter the throng from they do and have a good time doing it.

It’s an easy affability, although vocalist singing along. Her ARIA Award-winning album was Bernard Fanning was having fun with tried-and- well represented with Dusk Till Dawn seeing early true stadium banter, (‘Oh yeah! Oh yeah! You’ve been billing.

Beneath the lasers and U2 scale media a dynamite audience, you deserve to give yourselves a round of applause!’). It went from poignant (Lost array, Muse arrived to an unprecedented welcome from the rapturous masses. After a decade at the And Running, These Days) to powerful (the closing pointy end of the international alt-rock pile, the Baby I’ve Got You On My Mind). Sometimes they trio spewed forth hit after monster hit carrying the appear to be on Mission: Brown, but Powderfinger crowd to the brink only to beat them back with clearly hold a place among audiences as one of the several riff homage interludes including a grinding country’s musical treasures. foray into the opening lines of Deftone’s Head Up. Headlining the local Hot Produce stage The majesty of Muse was only matched mid-evening, Perth’s dads of power-pop The by the sheer scale of the band’s superlative Chevelles were stuck in a kind-of-shitty situation production, and knowing they only brought a of having their set blown out constantly by the fraction of their full stage show, you can bet the concurrent Powderfinger set on the main stage. band’s national tour later this year will be well Fully aware of this, the band made the best of it worth a looksee. with good humour and, above all, good tunes.

Despite only attracting a handful of die-hard _BOB GORDON, LAURA GLITSOS, ALFRED local music aficionados, and, bafflingly, following GORMAN, CHRIS HAVERCROFT, GRANT straight on from a house DJ, The Chevelles were MCCULLOCH & BEN WATSON

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MACHINE ROLLS ON

Ahoy there music lovers!

It’s been six years, and it’s been an absolute blast, but it’s time for me to get the fuck outta here. Big love goes out to Bob, Polly and Joe for their guidance and support over the years, as well as all of the X-Press crew past and present, and – of course – the local music scene in all its wonder and splendour. Good times all the way… and many more to come.

All y’all are in the safest of hands, with the illustrious David Craddock now proudly flying the local music flag for X-Press – and doing a damn fine job of it too. High fives and arse-grabs all round.

As for me, I’ll be over at www.fuckyeahmedia.com – getting up to mischief and working with local bands more than ever.

So, on that note, I tip my hat to thee, good citizens. Thanks for six years of radness. As always, I shall see y’all at the bar.

The hardest working man in folk-business; Justin Walshe is steering his folk machine back to Perth after completing a swift Melbourne charm offensive. The Justin Walshe Folk Machine and DivCraft will be playing on the grassy banks of The Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday, February 7. The band will then swing over to Mojo’s on Wednesday, February 17, for another rollicking show.

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MOJOS MASH UP

Sunday, February 7, will see a wide and varied lineup of bands fill the stage at Mojo’s. Paul McCarthy backed by Luke Dux will deliver an intimate solo performance, The Quixotics will showcase their glorious harmonies and memorable songwriting, Head Full Of Steam unleash a sound that’s been compared to Pixies, The Replacements, The Smiths and The Go Betweens, and Mistrust And The Pollinators will play what’s been described as ‘sixties go-go’ and ‘rock/speed/jazz punk’. Interesting indeed.

From 6pm.

The Words

SAY THE WORD

Bunbury rockers The Words have been added to the bill as supports for The Cribs’ Rosemount show on Saturday, February 13. The Words recently sold out both Mojo’s in Fremantle and The Prince Of Wales in Bunbury as part of their We Don’t Dance Very Well EP launch. Head down early to watch the lads play their first ever international support.

MIX N’ MATCH

Three genre-melding acts play at The Newport Hotel this Sunday, February 7. Three-piece purveyors of folk fusion Filthy Mono will be joined at the Sunday session by folk-rock noir outfit Blackhart Strangelove. Treasure Road, will also be bringing their reggae pop to the party.

Entry free.

DILIP’S BIG DAY

To celebrate his 55th Birthday, Fremantle songwriter Dilip Parekh will lead his band the Davs through a rollicking set at Mojo’s on Wednesday, February 10. A latecomer to music, Dilip now has a third CD due for release, just five years after he began writing songs. The Hussy Hicks and The Wilderness will also be joining this special Fremantle Blues And Roots Club event. Entry $10, music starts at 8.30pm.

BRUTAL HONEST TRUTH

Perth tech-metal trio Under The Influence are set to release their third album The Brutal Harsh Honest Truth at Amplifier on Saturday, February 6. Under The Influence’s rasping vocals, no-holds barred soloing and displaced riffage is sure to appeal to the metal head within. Supports on the night are Chaos Divine, Sight Transcend, and Fractious. Entry 8pm. Tickets $12.

LOTSA JUNK

Having returned with a new lineup last December, local post-punk noise merchants Like Junk will play a string of dates across town this February. The menacing piano rock trio will play at Market City Tavern on Thursday, February 4, with The Midnight Condition, National Outrage, and Dissidents; at Mojos on Saturday, February 6, with The Stabs; and at The Republic on Friday, February 12, with Mile End. The band will also play at The Castle on Friday, February 19, and at a very special Rowland S Howard tribute night held at The Rosemount on Sunday, February 28.

Atvena’s Wake

ATVENA’S BREAK

After a successful five-year career, Atvena’s Wake have decided to disband and move on to new projects – seeing themselves out with a monster farewell show / CD launch at Amplifier on Friday, February 5. As explained by guitarist Shaun McIlroy, it was just time for the boys to do something new.

“We started playing together at 15-16, and we’re all still growing as musicians. As much as we love the band, stylistically we were each looking to move on to something different. The scene is great and their are some really talented guys out there, but the majority felt it wasn’t for us and it was best to lay the Atvena name to rest and move on.

“Alex Reid [drums] and I are starting a new prog-rock-blues group that I’m amped for as we worked well writing together in Atvena’s.

He’s crazy talented and it’ll be something new, and good for us. TJ [vocals] is singing for I Am Eternal, who are a kickass new heavy band on the scene. Both Julian [guitar], Adam [keys] and Scott [bass, vocals] are also working on new projects,” he explains.

And while it is bittersweet for the band to turn in their card, they will do so on a high note – launching a new collection of rare and unreleased tracks entitled Anthology for fans to sink their teeth into.

The band members will be contactable via atvenaswake@hotmail.com and wish to thank their fans, friends and fellow bands for all the support they’ve shown Atvena’s Wake over the years.

Best of luck chaps!

Blistering local beat rock outfit Tracksuit are playing the Rocket Room on Saturday, February 6. Tracksuit’s driving, foot-tapping tunes have been getting play on triple j, with the band set to record more at Bang Bang Studios later this year. Joining the ’suit are Sneaky Weasel Gang, Screaming Life, and Hundred Acre Wood.

Tickets $10. Doors open at 8pm.

Eunuch Schools

BACK TO SCHOOL

CASTLE OF FUNK

Funk, reggae and roots will be order of the day at The Castle tonight, Thursday, February 4. Treasure Road, Jamie Seinemeier, Jah Jah Soundsystem, and Simon Kelly will all be appearing at the Get The Funk: Back To Your Roots night. 8pm until late. Entry $6.

Tonight, Thursday, February 4, the Rosemount continues its weekly Karaoke Night. Doors open 8pm and entry is free. Friday, February 5, catch local rockers Mercurial,Ravior,Over Unity,Torkeo, The Osiris Corporation. Doors open 8pm, entry is $12. Saturday, February 6, it’s the massive Waitangi Day celebration featuring Truth, Agent Alvin, Mellifluous, Pelorus Jack and all thing Kiwi thought the pub, plus a pig on a spit until 7pm. Doors open 5pm, tickets $25 (plus booking fee) from Mills, Planet, Star Perth and www.heatseeker.com.au. Sunday, February 7, the Rosemount’s Sundae Session continues in the beer garden – free entry. Tuesday, February 2, it’s the Rosemount’s weekly Quiz Night - see www.quizmeisters.com.au for more info. Wednesday, February 10, catch Orogeny, Eunuch Schools, I, Said The Sparrow, and From Deep Within. Doors open 8pm, entry is $8. In the beer garden catch DJ Shannon Fox for the Rosemount’s Student Night. Check out www. rosemounthotel.com.au for more Rosie info.

AMPLIFIER

Friday, February 5, after five years Perth metallers Atvena’s Wake are calling it a day. Luckily for all their fans, they will go out with a bang and launch their final release, Anthology, featuring a broad selection of their unreleased material, out-of-print early recordings,and two brand new tracks. Support comes from Gallows For Grace, Arturo Chaos, and Advent Sorrow. Doors open 48

ONE HORSE TOWN

Local independent record label Walking Horse Records are celebrating their 1st Birthday at The Railway Hotel Beer Garden on Sunday, February 14. Walking Horse acts The Ghost Hotel, Emily Barker & Red Clay Halo, The Morning Night, and Stereoflower will all grace the Railway’s fantastic outdoor stage. A raffle will also be part of this fantastic Valentines Day musical love fest. Doors open at 5pm. Entry $10 including sausage sizzle. Children free.

JAMBOREE FOR JOCELYN

Cut & Paste, The Community and Sundaes at The Rosemount are putting on a fundraising event on Sunday, February 21, for friend of the Perth music community Jocelyn Bartlem.

Bartlem suffered life changing spinal injuries which require treatment and rehabilitation. To financially help with this recovery, a lineup of quality live acts and DJs will assemble at The Rosemount Hotel, with all artists donating their time and profits to Bartlem. Charlie Bucket, Micah, Aarom Wilson, Arms In Motion, and King John III will play in the courtyard, with Injured Ninja, Naik, Diger Rokwell, Mathas and Stoop Fresh playing inside. An auction of artworks by local artists will also take place. Donations accepted throughout the event. 4-10pm.

SWAMP ROCKET

ROCKET SUIT

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Local songsmith Sam Carmody will gather together some of his musical friends at the Fly By Night Musician’s Club on Saturday, February 13, for a very special benefit concert aimed at raising money for Youth Focus, a not-for-profit organisation who work with young people showing early signs of suicide, depression and self harm.

In order to shine a positive light, and raise awareness of this important organisation, Sam Carmody And A Town Called Panic, Art In Algebra, Arts Martial, and Davey Craddock (who due to this important cause has broken his ethical rule of not writing about his own gigs in X-Press!) will all play on the night. Doors 8pm. Tickets are $20 (plus booking fee) from www.flybynight.org or (08) 9439 5976. Door tickets $25. All proceeds to Youth Focus.

Like Junk 8pm. Saturday, February 6, Mandalay Victory launch their debut album, Tales Over Time at Amplifier. Joining the fun at this very special show will be South Austrlalia’s Move To Strike, as well as locals Lost For Words and Saviour.

Doors open 8pm.

THE CIVIC HOTEL BACKROOM

Tickets are selling fast to Ross Wilson & The Urban Legends playing at The Civic on Friday, February 5.The legendary vocalist from Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock will perform hits from his entire back catalogue of recording, producing and songwriting including Eagle Rock and State Of The Heart. To secure your booking please purchase tickets before the show from the venue or www.heatseeker.com.au.On Saturday, February 6, The Civic hosts a Toodyay Fire Relief Charity Show featuring Gasoline Inc,Blackwater Station, Baby Jane, and The Bronze. Doors open at 8pm and entry is $10.

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Friday, February 5, hang on to your hats and get ready for The Rhythm Spectacular! (Sold Out). Then on Sunday, February 7, don’t miss The Black Sorrows featuring Joe Camilleri performing all their hits and more! Doors open at 8pm.

RAILWAY HOTEL

Friday,February 5 catch Still,Desertship,Tedium, and Wait For Nothing. Doors open 8pm, entry

Broody alternative rockers Eunuch Schools continue to expose their talents to the Perth music community with a series of gigs throughout February. The band will play at The Rosemount on Wednesday, February 10, with From Deep Within, Orogeny and I, Said The Sparrow; at The Norfolk Basement on Saturday, February 13, with The Siren Tower; and at The Rocket Room on Friday, February 19 with I, Said The Sparrow. A February 27 gig is also locked in at The Rosemount with Coerce. is $10. Saturday, February 6, Aussie heroes Ross Wilson And The Urban Legends roll into the Railway beer garden as part of their national tour. Doors 8pm, tickets are $30 (plus booking fee) from Planet Video,Mills,Star Perth and www. heatseeker.com.au / $35 at the door. Sunday, February 7,the Beer Garden hosts the Bob Marley 65th Birthday Party featuring The Empressions, General Justice, Ricky Trooper, Ras Mwas and Zayhon. Doors open 5-10pm and entry is $10.

SWAN BASEMENT

Friday, February 5, the Basement gets heavy with The Proletariate, AtFault, From Deep Within, and Disquiet hitting the stage. Doors open 8pm, entry is $5. Saturday, February 6, catch Melbourne hardcore rockers Cult Minds along with special guests Suffer, Taco Leg, Gozu, and Golden Staph. Doors open 8pm. Sunday, February 7, the Gignition new band showcase nights continues, this week featuring Grave Forsaken, Memoria, Symbiotic, and Paltiva. Doors open 5-9pm, entry is $5.

SWAN LOUNGE

Thursday,February 4,Louis And The Honkytonks begin their February Lounge residency with special guests The Kirbens and Liz Wreck. Doors open 8pm, $5 entry.Friday, February 5, DJ Benny Legge, Buffalo Everything, Bat Country, and Stu Orchard hit the Lounge. Doors open 8pm, entry $5. Saturday, February 6, Victorian outfit Mr Black And Blues hit the Lounge with special

Those swinging cats of twisted rockabilly and garage sleaze Rocket To Memphis are playing at Deville’s Pad on Friday, February 5. Betty Bombshell and her smokin’ sidekicks will be whipping up the usual volcano of fiery tunes.

The night will also include frenetic go-go action from the Sataniques as well as tunes from the inferno DJs. Band plays at 10pm.

CAT BLACK

Swampy blues outfit Cat Black will be out on the prowl with a gig at The Rocket Room on Friday, February 5, in support of intense and noisy Victorian rockers The Stabs. The Bible Bashers, Mongrel Country, and The Moonlight Wranglers will also be warming up the stage on the night. Cat Black will also play at the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival on Saturday, February 6, on the pond stage from 8.20pm. guests Xave Brown Duo, Paul McCarthy & Luke Dux, and Namoowolf Downs. Doors open 8pm, entry $12. Doors open 8pm, entry $10. Sunday, February 7, catch a great Sunday session from 6pm. Wednesday, February 10, it’s some fresh talent in form of Gloria and Milknurse plus more.

Doors 8pm.

UNIVERSAL BAR

At the Universal Bar tonight, Thursday, February 4, Off The Record play live from 9pm. Friday, February 5, Retrofit play early from 5pm, then catch Funksta playing live from 9pm-2am.

Saturday, February 6, catch Soul Corporation live from 9pm, accompanied in the breaks by DJ B Mac. Sunday, February 7, finish your week in style and catch Retrofit live from 9pm-midnight, and enjoy $11 pizza-and-pasta plus $9 cocktails all night every night. Wednesday, February 10, plays host to Strutt featuring Ses Sayer playing New Orleans Jazz and Blues, live from 8.30pm.

Doors open at 5pm.

JB O’REILLY’S

Tonight,Thursday, February 4, get your choice of two curries plus a pint or glass of wine for $15 from 5-9pm. Hang around for live music with Murder Mouse Blues Band from 8pm. Friday, February 5, dust off your dancing shoes for The Healys at 8.30pm. Saturday, February 6, is a new night of jazz; and Sunday, February 7’s Original Night features Jacob Diamond, Nat Ripepi and Freya Hanley Duo from 6.30pm.

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Having recently returned from Japan Music Week in Tokyo, local folk songstress Natasha Bouchard will perform at the Ellington Jazz Club tonight, Thursday, February 4. Bouchard will be backed by some of Perth’s finest jazz musicians and will also unveil some new material inspired by her Japanese adventures. Doors open 7.30pm for an 8.30pm performance. Presale tickets $25 (bar) or $35 (for a table). Door sales $35.

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Hard-working, hard-touring and hard-rocking local act Vdelli are playing as part of a Toodyay Bushfire Benefit Family Concert at Peel Manor Estate in Baldivis on Sunday, February 7. The Hips, Dave Gillam Band, Humble Crumble, Sister Mojo, and Greg Hastings will also be playing on the day which is aimed at raising money for the victims of the Toodyay fires.

Children’s entertainment, raffles, a silent auction and stalls will also be on offer. Tickets $10 at the gate, $5 children, $25 for families.

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Local prog rock outfit Orogeny are set to play the Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, on Friday, February 5, as part of the Gozzy Rock City Of Gosnells band competition. The following week the boys, who are currently in the studio recording new single Bloom, will hit The Rosemount on Wednesday, February 10, for a double headline show with From Deep Within. Eunuch Schools and I, Said Sparrow will also be on the bill. Doors 8pm. Entry $10.

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WINNER OF AHA BEST LIVE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE OF 2009 Gallows For Grace, Friday at Amplifier

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FOLKLORE

THURSDAY 28.01 BENNY’S Howie Morgan CASTLE Treasure Road Jam Jah Soundsystem Jamie Seinemeier Simon Kelly COMMERCIAL TAVERN Chase The Ace ELEPHANT & WHEELBARROW Gun Shy Romeos ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Natasha Bouchard EURO BAR Wesley Goodlet Jamboree Scouts FENIANS Pearce Ward FOUNDRY SideFX HIGH ROAD HOTEL Robbie King Karaoke INDI BAR Open Mic IMPACT BAR Vdelli JB O’REILLY’S Murder Mouse Blues LUCKY SHAG James Wilson MARRI PARK TAVERN Open Mic Night MARKET CITY TAVERN The Midnight Condition Like Junk National Outrage Dissidents MOJO’S Kevin Smith & The Seven Story Jumpers The Joe Kings The Fags MOON & SIXPENCE Bar Code MUSTANG Wikid OLD BAILEY TAVERN Ross Wilson & The Urban Legends Chris Gibbs PADDO Ben Merito PADDY HANNANS Hi-NRG SETTLERS TAVERN (Margaret River) Cyclone Jason & Stirling Rangers SPICE LOUNGE Courtney Murphy SWAN LOUNGE Louis & The Honkytonks The Kirbens Liz Wreck UNIVERSAL BAR Off The Record WANNEROO TAVERN Keith McDonald

FRIDAY 05.02 AMPLIFIER Atvena’s Wake CD Launch Gallows For Grace Arturo Chaos Advent Sorrow BALMORAL James Wilson BALLY’S Free Radicals

BAR ORIENT One Island East BENNYS The Essentials BLACK BETTY’S Smokin Section BRASS MONKEY Chris Murphy CAPTAIN STIRLING Howie Morgan (duo) CAPITOL Oats Supply CARLISLE HOTEL Inferno CASTLE Blood Wizards Surprise Sex Attack Agony Scalp Hunter Run & Kill CIVIC HOTEL (Backroom) Ross Wilson & The Urban Legends Howie Morgan CLANCY’S (Freo) Rusty Pinto Combo COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL Open Mic Night DUSK Redstar EAST END Stratosfunk ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Jamie Oehlers’ Blowfish Allira Wilson Tara Del Borello ESS BAR Flavor EVE J Babies EURO BAR Switchback FENIANS The Clan FLY BY NIGHT The Rhythm Spectacular FOUNDRY Crave Karin Page GREENWOOD HOTEL Baby Piranhas IMPACT BAR Skinny Lane INDI BAR Vdelli INDIAN OCEAN BREWING COMPANY Toby JB O’REILLYS The Healeys KINGSLEY TAVERN Dr Bogus KULCHA Kwachala LEFT BANK Bumpy Johnson Natalie Gillespie MARGARET RIVER HOTEL Playthings MIGHTY QUINN TAVERN The Yeomen MOJO’S Prince Isis Sorted Chopper Crucial Sherrif Lindo Drummy Grace Barbe Donnsubi Lennox Dread MOONDYNE JOES Dave Gillam Trio

The Osiris Corporation, Friday at The Rosemount MOUNT HENERY TAVERN Full Circle MUSTANG Cheeky Monkeys NEWPORT Felix OLD BAILEY TAVERN Rockstar PADDO Gun Shy Romeos PADDY HANNAN’S Blue Gene PADDY MAGUIRES 43 Cambridge PARAMOUNT Flyte PLAYERS BAR Milhouse PUBLICAN BAR Alfredo RAILWAY HOTEL Still Desertship Tedium Wait For Nothing RAVENSWOOD HOTEL John Buckley ROCKET ROOM The Stabs Mongrel Country Will Stoker & The Embers The Bible Bashers Cat Black Cult Minds Chainsaw Hookers ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Mercurial Ravior Over Unity Torkeo The Osiris Corporation ROSIE O’GRADYS (Northbridge) Countdown SAIL & ANCHOR Easy Tigers SETTLERS TAVERN (Margaret River) Gerard Maunick Band SEVENTH AVE BAR Midnight Rambler SOUTH ST ALEHOUSE Robbie King Karaoke SWAN BASEMENT The Proletariate AtFault From Deep Within Disquiet SWAN LOUNGE Buffalo Everything Bat Country Stu Orchard SWINGING PIG Bar Code THE BOAT Living Large THE BURRENDAH Keith McDonald THE CHASE Better Days THE DEEN Slim Jim & The Phatts Clayton Bolger THE EASTERN MIDLAND Bill Chidgzey THE GATE Mike Nayar THE SAINT James Wilson THE SHED Three Piece Almost Famous

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UNIVERSAL Funksta UWA Dom Zurzolo WATERFORD TARVEN Bogan Bingo WHITFORDS TAVERN Alan West WOODVALE TAVERN Cherry

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Tracksuit, Saturday at Rocket Room THE DEEN Nujackcity THE EASTERN MIDLAND Ivan Ribic THE GATE Retrofit THE SAINT Threeplay THE SHED Huge THE WANNEROO Anthony Cormican Christian Thompson UNIVERSAL Karin Page (duo) Soul Corp VIC PARK HOTEL Festivus WHALE & ALE Slim Jim & The Phatts WHITFORDS TAVERN Jimmy James WOODVALE TAVERN Renegade

SUNDAY 07.02 BALLYS BAR Undercover Acoustic BALMORAL Cranky BELGIAN BEER CAFÉ Alex Lewinski BROKEN HILL One Up BUSSELTON JETTY SWIM Ross Wilson & The Urban Legends Prita CIVIC HOTEL Better Days CLANCY’S Zydecats COMO HOTEL Chris Murphy COMMERCIAL TAVERN Karaoke In The Garden COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL Tourist ELIZABETHAN PUB Jimmy James ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Hip Mo Toast EURO BAR Zarm FLY BY NIGHT The Black Sorrows FLYING SCOTSMAN Chris Mason Acoustic FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE The Justin Walshe Folk Machine Divcraft GOSNELLS HOTEL Adrian Wilson GREENWOOD HOTEL Ben Petitt HIGH ROAD HOTEL James Wilson HILTON PARK BOWLING CLUB Jane Germain And The Yahoos INDIAN OCEAN BREWING COMPANY Retrofit Nathan Gaunt INDI BAR The Wishing Well

Mandalay Victory CD Launch, Saturday at Amplifier

JB O’RIELLYS Jacob Diamon Nat Ripepi Freya Hanley Duo KALAMUNDA HOTEL Karin Page LAKERS TAVERN Jamie Powers MASH BREWERY Rocket MARKET CITY TAVERN Miranda Frame MOJO’S Mistrust & The Pollinators Head Full Of Steam Quixotics Paul McCarthy & Luke Dux MT HELENA TAVERN Gerard Maunick Band MUSTANG Peter Busher & The Lone Rangers NEWPORT Blackheart Strangelove Treasure Road Filthy Mono PADDY HANNANS Flyte PUBLICAN BAR Open Mic RAILWAY HOTEL The Empressions General Justice Ricky Trooper Ras Mwas Zayhon RAVENSWOOD HOTEL Kokomo Duo ROSIE O’GRADY’S (Fremantle) Dublin Rogues ROSIE O’GRADY’S (Northbridge) Blue Gene SETTLERS TAVERN Mr Black & Blues SWAN BASEMENT Grave Forsaken Memoria Symbiotic Paltiva SWINGING PIG 2 Tenors THE BOAT Clayton Bolger THE CHARLES Julius Lutero THE CHASE Shawn & Luc THE EASTERN MIDLAND The Select Few THE GATE The Other Guys THE MOON Andrew Weir Solo THE SAINT Howie Morgan Project THE SHED The Healys Renegade THE VICTORIA HOTEL Damian Cripps THE WANNEROO Chris Gibbs THE WEMBLEY Pow! Dead Easy Nago VIC PARK HOTEL Damien Cripps

Gerard Maunick Band,Sunday at the Mt Helena Tavern

WOODVALE TAVERN Reckless Kelly UNIVERSAL Retrofit

MUSTANG Danza Loca Salsa PERTH BLUES CLUB Matt Taylor & Chain Mr Black & Blues

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BAR ORIENT James Wilson IMPACT BAR Groove Karaoke MOJO’S Open Mic MUSTANG The High Rolling Rhythm Kings PADDO Rocket THE DEEN Plastic Max And The Token Gesture

TUESDAY 09.02 BAR ORIENT Mike Nayar COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL The Mad Agents ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Brenda Lee CD Launch FENIANS James Wilson FLOREAT HOTEL Open Mic Night IMPACT BAR Open Mic Night LLAMA BAR Karin MOJO’S The Wishing Well The Atlas Mountains Eva McGowan Band

BAR 120 Felix BLACK BETTY’S SideFX BENNY’S Howie Morgan COTTESLOE BEACH HOTEL Kirsty Keogh’s Open Mic CLANCY’S (Freo) Chet Leonard Dot Lucky ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Diamond Dave & The Doodaddies EURO BAR Ben Pettit FENIANS Cranky FOUNDRY Vdelli IMPACT BAR Vdelli INDI BAR The Sunshine Brothers JB O’REILLY’S Open Irish Session LLAMA BAR One Island East LEFT BANK Benjamin Glynn LUCKY SHAG Howie Morgan

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