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GROOVING THE MOO HIP HOP SIDESHOWS

RATATAT THAT Brooklyn-based rocktronica duo Ratatat have announced headline shows in conjunction with their Groovin The Moo run. Ratatat encompass a diverse range of genres and sounds – from psychedelic funk, to rock, to experimental hip hop.

Their most recent single, Cream On Chrome, was voted number #52 in the triple j Hottest 100. Ratatat will headline at Metro City on Thursday, May 5. For ticket information, head to oztix.com.au Ratatat

LET THOSE BOYS BOOGIE American blues rock band Endless Boogie will be coming to WA for two shows, hitting Mojos on Thursday, March 31, and at the Rosemount Hotel on Friday, April 1. Formed in 1997, the current line-up consists of Paul Major on vocals/guitar, Jesper Eklow on guitar, Marc Razo on bass, and Harry Druzd on drums. For more ticket information, hit up oztix.com.au Endless Boogie

American hip hop artist Vic Mensa will return to Australia this April announcing a series of headline club shows in conjunction with his appearance at Groovin The Moo. At the age of 22, Mensa has already established himself as an integral part of the Chicago music scene, and has recently signed to the Roc Nation family.

He’ll head to Villa Nightclub on Thursday, May 5. For more info, check vicmensa.com.

Also complementing his Groovin The Moo appearance will be Danny Brown, who hits Metro City on Sunday, May 8.

Danny Brown

YOU DO THE ‘MATH American electro rockers Mutemath have announced an Australian tour in April/May. Hot off of releasing their fourth studio album, Vitals, which garnered rave reviews from around the globe, Mutemath hit the Rosemount Hotel on Wednesday, May 4. For more details, head to rosemounthotel.com.au or mutemath.com.

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YOU DESERVE A RAISE Raised In The City is a brand new series of events featuring a curated selection of the most vital bands from our fair Antipodean shores and beyond.

Volume 1 will be headlined by Brisbane’s DZ Deathrays, along with Trophy Eyes, Luca Brasi and The Love Junkies, hitting Capitol on Friday, February 19.

Tickets via oztix.com.au.

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!

One of Melbourne’s most iconic ‘90s bands Things Of Stone And Wood - who arguably paved the way for the likes of John Butler, The Waifs, and Angus & Julia Stone - will be performing at Mojos in Fremantle on Friday April 15. The band reformed last year for their 25th anniversary last year and have sold out shows all over the country. For more details, head to thingsofstoneandwood.com.

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One of Australia’s most revered live acts, The Drones, return to the stage for a run of regional and metropolitan shows to celebrate the release of their new studio LP, Feelin Kinda Free. Catch The Drones at the Rosemount Hotel on Saturday, April 30. Tickets are $40, available from oztix.com.au

Minneapolis punk rockers Off With Their Heads will be touring Australia very soon in support of their friends, The Bennies, hitting Amplifier on Saturday; April 2, and the Prince Of Wales, Bunbury, on Sunday, April 3. Off With Their Heads released their sophomore record Home in 2013.

For more information, check out epitaph.com.

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Contents 4 Newsdesk 6 Win 8 Flesh 10 Music Hilltop Hoods, High On Fire, Health William Fitzsimmons, Girlschool New Noise

DZ Deathrays

THINGS OF STONE AND WOOD – WA HEADLINER SHOW

FEELIN KINDA DRONEY

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Culture Hub Cover: Home The Hitlist, Lifestyle, Cecil Baldwin, Adventures In Retail, Arts Listing Sherpa, Deadpool, Anomalisa Feature: What’s On

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Scene Cover: Northlane Local Music News Live: Guilty Simpson, Young Robin, The Silent Deeds

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X-Press Guide

THE CAT EMPIRE AUSTRALIAN TOUR One of Australia’s favourite summer party bands, The Cat Empire, will be back in WA for a regional and metropolitan run. The shows - all with Grace Barbe in support - will be at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Friday, March 4; 3 Oceans Estate Winery in Margaret River on Saturday, March 5, and Castelli Estate Winery in Denmark on Sunday, March 6.

They’re expected to play fan favourites and hits from all six of their studio albums, as well as new songs from Rising With The Sun, which will be released on the first day of their shows. For more information, check out thecatempire.com.au.

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Front Cover: Hilltop Hoods release their new album, Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung, on Friday, February 19, and will perform on Saturday, April 30, at Perth Arena with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, The Giovanni Consort and Maverick Sabre.

Scene Cover: Northlane will headline the allages Hyperfest festival on Saturday, February 20, at Midland Oval.

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RECTIFY SEASON 3 After spending 19 years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence, thrusting him back into a world he no longer knows. Having spent his adult life waiting to die, Daniel must now learn how to live again. But, his re-entry into the outside world may be as unforgiving as prison. This is the third season of the critically acclaimed drama starring Aden Young and Abigail Spencer, we have five DVD copies to give away.

CHAIN OF COMMAND Chain Of Command is an explosive action thriller starring WWE superstar ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin with martial arts legend, Michael Jai White. Special Operative James Webster has just returned from his third tour of duty, only to witness the brutal slaying of his brother. In his search for the perpetrators, Webster uncovers a conspiracy that cuts deep into the US government. We have five DVD copies to give away.

POWER From Executive Producer Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Power is a visionary crime drama set in two different worlds – the glamorous New York club scene and the brutal drug trade.

Power stars Omari Hardwick as a wealthy New York nightclub owner who also lives a double life as a drug kingpin, serving only the rich and powerful. We have five DVD copies to give away.

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45 YEARS Kate Mercer is planning a party to celebrate her 45th wedding anniversary. One week before the celebration a letter arrives for her husband, Geoff, containing news that the body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. Kate continues to prepare for the party, but she becomes increasingly concerned by Geoff’s preoccupation with the letter and the startling revelations about his former life. As their anniversary gets closer, and they delve further into the past, their future is left in question. Anchored by sensational performances from Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, 45 Years is British filmmaking at its very best. We have five double passes to give away.

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NIGHTMARES ON WAX Test Of Time Ahead of his sold-out DJ set at Chevron Festival Gardens on Thursday, February 11, George Evelyn (better known as Nightmares On Wax) has a chat with JAI CHOUHAN about trends in the music industry and his plan of attack in 2016.

As both a pioneer and onlooker, George Evelyn, the man behind Nightmares On Wax (NoW) has seen it all.

With a career spanning more than 25 years, Evelyn has seen the transition from vinyl to CDs to MP3s, now coming full circle back to vinyl. But there’s been more changes with music than just format over the past couple decades. Music, especially dance music, has acted and will continue to act as a catalyst for social change.

“Just on a social level, the bringing together of different cultures and the breaking down of boundaries between societies. I think dance culture has a lot to say for that. Music has always been a universal language and I think in the modern paradigm in which we live,

the music that’s happening now is just as strong as it was years ago. Music can change things and it does change things. Electronic music has broken down a lot of boundaries.”

With streaming as the primary

how they interact and how they behave.

Obviously there are a handful of them that get up and buy records, but most children aren’t interested in buying music, they’ll just stream it. There’s no point being against it

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medium for accessing music these days, it’s hard for a lot of vinyl purists to accept it.

Evelyn, on the other hand, see’s that there’s not much point in fighting the shift.

“You only have to look at kids and

because it’s reality for them. You have to embrace change. I could wish for it to be not like that, but what would the point in that be?”

However, on the topic of vinyl

MARTIKA You Never Know We haven’t heard much from pop princess Martika for a while, but that is all set to change when she joins Totally ‘80s at The Astor Theatre on July 20. SHANE PINNEGAR reports.

Californian of Cuban blood, Martika says she’s looking forward to bringing her show to Australia alongside Terri Nunn of Berlin, Katrina of The Waves, Men Without Hats, Stacey Q, Paul Lekakis, Real Life and Wa Wa Nee. “It’s cool, isn’t it?” she says excitedly in a voice which is part Valley Girl, part eternal teenager, “I’m looking forward to it. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun. The fans are going to just really hear so many songs that they remember. It’s always good to have a great singalong, right?

“That really is the thing about pop music, even if it’s a rock genre, but they still have to have those catchy pop melodies.

It’s kind of like when you’re watching TV commercials, when you hear a jingle, it’s that hook, right?”

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resurgence, Evelyn isn’t as accepting.

According to him it never ended.

“There’s always been this resurgence but now it’s a ‘trendy’ thing. I just think there’s a lot of hype around it.

Nothing has changed that massively for me on that front.”

And with social media comes a more intimate interaction between artist and fan.

NoM is a strong advocate for social media, personally managing his own Facebook and Twitter accounts to get closer to fans.

“When people send me a message, I answer,” Evelyn says. “I think it’s important for the artist to keep that connection with his community. Having some realness in there is more real than anything.”

Ahead of his date with PIAF next month, NoM noted that he’s about halfway through a new album and although he couldn’t divulge too much, the Leeds-born producer/DJ noted he was aiming for a winter release this year.

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New Zealand, and top five in Australia and the UK. Surprisingly, it was one of the first songs Martika ever wrote, and tackles the remarkably adult subject of drug addiction.

“It was!” she confirms. “When I was growing up, I was always making up melodies and things like that, but I didn’t really perceive myself as a songwriter. I identified more as a singer, dancer, actor, but not actually creating the music.

“When I started making demos to try to get signed and be a recording artist, I was in a couple sessions with songwriters who were creating material for me, and then I kind of had a little notebook of poems and things that I would just jot down.

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“You just never know,” she continues zestily, “because I didn’t think Toy Soldiers…

I just thought that would be an album cut when we did it, because it was so different. I was doing very high energy disco-pop, clubby stuff. Then that’s the one they grabbed onto, so you just never know!”

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HILLTOP HOODS

“There wasn’t a lot of mainstream media interest in hip hop. You’d be playing shows where an engineer that would just walk away from the desk while he was mixing your show. But nowadays, hip hop in this country is in the mainstream like it never has been Hard Roads Scholars before, especially with the young crew Hilltop Hoods release their new coming through.” album, Drinking From The Sun, With Walking Under Stars Restrung, one of the most on Friday, February 19, and will recognisable sounds perform on Saturday, April 30, in Australian music, at Perth Arena with the West the group has been able to impress Australian Symphony Orchestra, The Giovanni Consort and Maverick their national and international Sabre. JAI CHOUHAN reports. audiences time after time; something It’s hard to hold a conversation about that Suffa can’t hip hop in Australia without mentioning really explain.

Hilltop Hoods. Their impact on the scene “Our has been undeniable after their 2003 musical sensibilities breakout, The Calling. seem to translate a Since then, they’ve successfully lot to people. I can’t steered hip hop into the mainstream, paved put my finger on it, but tracks like Cosby, the path for future artists and inspired many Hard Road, Chase That Feeling and I Love It, more. But the legacy they’ve created wasn’t always so clear; back in the day rap was more people connect with them. That’s the sort of music that we like making. For us, we try to of a hobby than anything. win people over with our shows as well. We “In the late ‘90s I never thought of put a lot of work into them and a lot of work where I’d be,” says Matthew Lambert, aka Suffa. “It wasn’t something that ever crossed when we’re doing them.”

Now on the eve of their ninth my mind. When we were starting out, being album, Hilltop Hoods are revisiting what they a rapper in Australia wasn’t a career. It wasn’t something that we considered doing to make touched on in 2007 with The Hard Road: Restrung, teaming up once again with the a living.”

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

Alienated in the wider music “We’d done it with The Hard Road: industry, Hilltop Hoods had their fair share of Restrung and don’t get me wrong, we loved struggles back in the day.

what we did there, but we weren’t so much in the process of creating it. It almost felt like unfinished business, we thought we could go back and do this in a much better and bigger way.”

HIGH ON FIRE

HEALTH

community as a whole, after Pike’s recent comments to Rolling Stone where he ousted himself as a pretty solid conspiracy theorist, with ideas ranging from aliens living amongst us to NATO planning a violent overthrow of the American state. Discussing the criticism, Matz is a fair bit more circumspect than Staying Strong Pike’s critics.

“I mean it guess depends on what With High On Fire set to you decide to focus on,” he says. “There’s ravage the Rosemount Hotel on an endless amount of unique and fucked Wednesday, February 17, bassist up things happening in the world right Jeff Matz chats to ALEX GRIFFIN now, and we need to be talking about it. about the importance of team Speaking for myself, I try to enjoy each day I’ve got here, and not focus on the work and standing up for your negative aspects, but that being said, beliefs.

(Pike’s ideas) make great subject matter If Sleep was the dramatic first act of influential for heavy metal lyrics!” metal lyricist and guitarist Matt Pike’s High On Fire | Pic: J. Hubbard career, like an entrée where someone sets a living pig alight, High On Fire have long been the satisfying main course for sludge and doom mainstays.

Over the last decade with Des Kensel on drums and Jeff Matz on bass, High On Fire have released four albums that have inexplicably combined international and cross-country facemelting with a steady climb into popular consciousness, even regularly cracking the Billboard Top 200.

Of course for Matz, the process of For Matz, riding high from the working together on firing on all cylinders is success of last year’s fierce Luminiferous, it’s just as important. “Everyone kinda contributes just been a process of getting better and their own aspects to it, you know? We all help better, and proving it to the fans. “Well, we’re to balance each other out with our strong not sick of playing the songs yet!” he laughs. points as far as writing goes. It really comes “We’re feeling really good about it, man! We out of the group chemistry; we’ve been feel really strongly that this album is the best playing together for such a long time since I material we’ve written, and that we’re playing came into the mix about 10 years ago, that the best we ever have. The audience response we’ve established that over the years. It’s to the new stuff is really, really good.” definitely a collaborative effort.”

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Revisiting all the favourites from their past two albums with some originals peppered in between, the trio from South Australia’s second venture into orchestral fusion is unmistakably more defined.

“We were directive with Jamie Messenger, the guy who wrote the arrangements. We went back and forth with him for about six months just tinkering to get things where we wanted them. But as soon as you’re in a studio with a symphony orchestra, I’m not about to be walking around and telling people what they should be doing because I’m out of my depth and they’re

Away No Longer It’s been over five years between albums for LA’s Health. Bassist John Famiglietti talks to ANTHONY CAREW about the immense pressure build-up when you’re away from the audio arms race so long. Health perform at the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival in Fremantle on Sunday, February 14.

With the 2015 release of their third LP, Death Magic, LA noiseniks Health offered vinyl buyers the chance to win prizes, ranging from t-shirts to pressings of their first LP, to personal gifts.

It was a scaled-down, less-demented version of the ‘Golden Ticket’ extravaganza they staged for their last record, 2009’s Get Color, which came out so long ago the tickets came in CD copies. Those sweepstakes included posters autographed in members’ blood, drunken craft sessions, locks of Health hair, and hilarious ephemera ranging from childhood Little League jackets to scarves and paintings made by members’ mothers.

And then there was the winner of the Golden Ticket itself.

“The Golden Ticket winner, we flew him out to LA,” recounts Health bassist, John Famiglietti. “We hung out for a whole weekend, took him to In-N-Out Burger, to Six Flags, to Magic Mountain. We smoked Salvia

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professional musicians, they know exactly what they’re doing, That’s when Neville Clarke, our recording engineer, Hamish, the conductor and Jamie, the guy who wrote the arrangements take over.”

“It’s definitely a bigger sound, it’s better mixed because we learnt so much from the last time.

We’ve also added in a 20-piece chamber choir, which add a nice element, particularly for the darker tracks like Rattling The Keys To The Kingdom and stuff like that.” Suffa says, “We also found with the last time we mixed it, the room microphones couldn’t focus on one element you wanted to bring out or push back. We used a lot of spot mics this time to have better isolation with each instrument.”

Undertaking the Restrung tour in April with symphony orchestras across the country, Hilltop Hoods will then be taking a well-deserved break to focus on life outside of the spotlight.

“It’s kind of exciting! We’re having a long break after this because we’ve just been touring and recording for five years and we’re all a bit burnt out. I’m having a baby in July so I think we’re gonna take some time to do some ‘life things’.”

with him, which is a really shit drug to all smoke together. It was hilarious. We still have the video we made of it all, we just haven’t put it on the internet yet.”

Health recorded their noisy, selftitled 2007 debut at notorious LA hangout, The Smell, but over time their music grew more electronic, ambitious, and massive (“we really felt that, around the turn of the decade, there was a really big jump in the way pop music and club music sounded, just this audio arms race”) and having taken half a decade to follow up their last LP, Health felt extra pressure to make 2015’s Death Magic a ‘next level’ album.

“It’s never a good idea taking that long to release a record,” Famiglietti says. “It was really miserable at times. There was just

this constant, nagging, horrible fear that you were pissing away everything you’ve done as a band, as the time just kept going on longer and longer.

“There were so many times where I just felt: ‘this is going to be it, we’ve just fucked up’. When you haven’t put out a record for, like, five or six fucking years, it definitely weighs on your shoulders. You can’t go away for that long and just put out a record just like the others. You have to come with something new.”

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NEW NOISE

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THE JEZABELS

DAVEY CRADDOCK

DIIV

TY SEGALL

Synthia MGM

City West MGM

Is The Is Are Captured Tracks/Spunk

Emotional Mugger Spunk

‘Don’t tell me to smile if you don’t know me, brother’, sings Hayley Mary three tracks into Synthia. The song, Smile, has an epic ‘80s sound but it isn’t a throwback by any stretch.

It’s nice to think Synthia’s not only a girl’s name but a musical description, given the way space is created and explored on this album.

A real synth masterpiece sets off Unnatural, again with its influence clear, but moving far beyond to interesting new territory.

Singles Come Alive and Pleasure Drive have just the right amount of space to draw you away from what you’re doing and towards a speaker, but there’s plenty more here to warrant some dedicated listening time rather than a ‘set and forget’ approach. This third album by The Jezabels is a 10-track trip, indeed.

Davey Craddock plays country music like a city folk. He may have spent his youth in regional WA, but his move to the ‘big smoke’ once he was legally able to drive has shaped his tunes just as much. It is this juxtaposition of home and heart that shapes much of his long awaited debut album, City West. Craddock has been drip feeding some of these tunes to radio for over 12 months whether it be the heartbreak of Better Alone, or the brooding There Will Be Light. Craddock is as Australian as flies and ANZAC Day with phrasing reminiscent of Tim Rogers before the seal on the gin bottle is broken. With his band of crack musicians The Spectacles backing him City West is the most accomplished release to come out of these parts in some time.

Brooklyn indie rockers DIIV began as a bedroom project for ex-Beach Fossils drummer Zachary Cole Smith before making a big splash with 2012’s debut, Oshin.

This follow-up experienced a strange genesis — purportedly 300 songs written, arrests, drug-related departures — but ends up being a solid extension of the DIIV dream-pop aesthetic — less guitar-focussed and reverbdrenched but rife with ambition. The 17-track sonic exploration is definitely moodier and denser but rewards repeated listens as subtle submerged hooks begin to shine through on tracks like Yr Not Far and early single, Dopamine.

Ty Segall gets spoken about a lot, but it is his melding of garage, stoner metal and glam rock into a loose, chaotic yet infinitely enjoyable blend that has had most chins wagging.

Emotional Mugger has all the hallmarks of a Ty Segall record, but is even more abrasive than usual and is less accessible than other recent efforts. That is not to say that it isn’t a hoot because there is much to like amidst all of the mayhem. Segall is as fuzzed out as ever with a swag of ear-melting solos thrown in for good measure, but it is the wads of synth and theremin throughout that makes these tunes particularly freaky. Emotional Mugger is at times an affront to the senses for sure, but you can’t help but go back for more.

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CHRIS HAVERCROFT

WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS

grandmother that left an indelible mark even though Fitzsimmons was only four years of age at the time.

“I’ve had a weird life, but who hasn’t?,” he says. “We’ve all been through so much crap. Recently I had this really weird experience; my father was adopted so there has always been some big question marks in my family and it dawned on me that there were people that are his biological family that

Heartstrings There is something utterly captivating about the tunes that are written by indie-folk artist, William Fitzsimmons. His family aren’t your typical brood and he is a qualified mental health practitioner. Both of these things give him plenty of grist for the mill. CHRIS HAVERCROFT speaks to the engaging Fitzsimmons as an entrée to his highly anticipated performance at the Chevron Gardens on Sunday, February 14, as part of the Perth International Arts Festival.

It is said that William Fitzsimmons is equal parts songwriter and philosopher, creating music that melds honesty, depravity and autobiography into a seamless whole.

As a response to this Fitzsimmons would like to let you know (with his tongue firmly planted in his cheek) that everything is just as bad as you think and it is not getting any better. He feels his songs do a great job of expressing this.

Fitzsimmons writes music that is so personal, that on first listen you feel as though you should give him a hug. His latest album, Pittsburgh, focusses on the place of his birth as well as the passing of his 12

were unknown to me. The long and the short of this is that I ended up discovering who these people are and I reached out to them.

“I am 37 years-old and my dad is in his 60s so it’s a weird thing to happen now.

It’s not a negative thing at all - for my dad it is kind of strange - but for me it’s fascinating.

There are people that have passed on that I never got to know.

“I don’t want to dig for problems.

I don’t want to raise the dead just to have to bury them again, but if something is presented right in front of me, then I feel it is a really good opportunity to investigate it. If you don’t take advantage of it, you may not get the chance again. If it’s coming up now, then there must be a reason that it is coming up now so you’ve gotta deal with it. You will be better off if you do that. That is a more recent maturity for me.”

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GIRLSCHOOL Rock With No Agenda With their lucky 13th album, Guilty As Sin, newly released, pioneering allgirl British heavy metal band Girlschool are thrilling fans and winning over new ones. SHANE PINNEGAR gets founding guitarist/vocalist, Kim McAuliffe, on the blower for a chinwag.

Chirpy, down to earth and full of laughs, Kim McAuliffe agrees that Girlschool’s new album, Guilty As Sin, plays to all the strengths of the band, sounding like the classic Girlschool we know and love.

“Thank you. I think that’s sort of what we set out for, really. Especially because Chris Tsangarides produced - who we worked with in the ‘80s… so that was quite like going back in time again. It was very comfortable, he’s very easy going anyway.”

When Girlschool released their first albums Demolition and Hit & Run in 1980-81, an all-girl heavy rock band stood out like a sore thumb amongst the plethora of leather, denim and spandex-clad hairy blokes.

“Well the funny thing is, when we first had our major success back in the early ‘80s, we were expecting loads of girl bands to suddenly appear,” McAuliffe says. “We thought we’d sort of paved the way then. It didn’t really happen at that point in time. We were quite shocked, really. It was only now, or in the past 10 years, that there seems

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to be loads more female bands and female musicians come up. It’s taken a while.”

As staunch supporters of rock n’ roll as played by any gender, we hate the sexist, ‘pretty good for a girl’, rubbish. McAuliffe and her bandmates must have got sick of hearing that, in the early days especially?

“Yes, in the early days we did,” McAuliffe sighs. “The thing was, we wanted to form a band and learn to play, but of course all the boys we knew didn’t want us.

They sure weren’t interested in having girls, ‘oh we don’t want girls in the band, no way’. So we had no choice but to find other girls.”

Does McAuliffe have any advice for young girls who might want to learn an instrument and join a band, and will undoubtedly face some kind of sexism along their way?

“Basically I would just say keep at it. If that’s what you really want to do just don’t listen to anybody else and just be true to yourself. That’s all you can do really, isn’t it? Yeah, just be true to yourself and ignore all the idiots out there, basically. Try to stay clear of them.”

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HOME Our Place, Our Stories, Our Culture

The Perth International Arts Festival presents Home, the Lotterywest Festival Opening, a free event at Langley Park from 7.45pm on Saturday, February 13. BOB GORDON checks in with Event Producer, Olivia Ansell.

It could never be said that the Perth International Arts Festival has ever shied away from grand undertakings and this year’s opening gambit, Home, is as big as they’ve ever gotten.

“I’m in the calm before the storm right now,” says project Event Producer,

Olivia Ansell, “but it’s going to be quite an exciting story, with all the elements that have to come together.”

Home will feature 500 performers onstage, set against a 60-metre-long cinematic backdrop, with five three-storey houses, all presented across Langley Park.

‘Big’ doesn’t cover it...

“Well the staging structure is extraordinary,” says Ansell. “I mean it’s overwhelming the size of the stage set there’s five stages spanning a panorama.

The majesty of the set and size of the animation being projected onto it is truly huge and epic. Today we had six sound desks arrive - the sound rig alone looks like

you’re at an AC/DC concert! That was a reminder that, ‘oh yes, this is a big show’.

“There’s 100 musicians onstage - 30 in the choir and 70 in the orchestra.

There’s a house band within that of course.

The featured artists and rock’n’roll bands as well are on stage so it’s an extraordinary scale, plus there’s 5,000 lanterns being brought to the park by children from schools all across Perth to the event. They’ve made lanterns about what home means to them.”

So yes, it’s a big undertaking and it’s been undertaken for quite some time indeed.

“After The Giants and other great international works graced the stages,

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streets and laneways of Perth last year the new Artistic Director, Wendy Martin, wanted to hone in on the opportunity for PIAF to reflect on its own community, tell local stories and find the richness in it,” Ansell explains. “When you move to a new city and you come here to deliver a festival for four years, the first thing you want to know is the culture, the history, the people, the talents, the stories. So she delved into that and discovered an embarrassment of riches.

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BE MY VALENTINE Say It With Presents Every week we bring you the best in fashion, food, shopping and lifestyle.

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Need something to make your crush fall in love (with you, hopefully), or looking to try and impress the Missus? PENNY LANE has some picks to get you started.

FEELING MIGHTY Environmentally and ethically conscious Valentines will appreciate the animal-free Mighty wallets, made entirely of recyclable paper-like material. It’s also tear and water resistant, making it pretty much dummy proof.

POP! IT KUNG FU KITCHEN Celebrate the Year Of The Monkey by getting into this Northbridge steamboat restaurant ASAP. Make it this week to catch the Lion Dances that are happening every night until Sunday, February 14.

Stormie Mills/Elroy his and hers undies Mighty Star Wars Wallet

DARK AND STORMIE Is your other half a fan of popular street artist, Stormie Mills? Well now they can wear one of his works, right on their caboose.

Stormie has specially teamed Elroy in Leederville to bring a strictly limited range of men’s and women’s undies to the people. You could even get matching pairs, if you’re so inclined…

ON BOARD Have a wave rider fall in love with you and your board thanks to Disrupt. Disrupt’s design your own surfboard is perfect for the person that eats, sleeps and breathes the ocean.

They allow you to personalise a longboard’s appearance, size and shape, before they handcraft it and deliver the finished piece of art to your door. Grab a voucher from Red Balloon, or customise one yourself, for that extra lovin’ touch.

THREECOINS ITALIAN TRATTORIA For a traditional Italian meal served on a red and white checked tablecloth, look no further than this Beaufort street restaurant. It’s a family-owned affair that eschews bleedinge edge dining trends for good, old fashioned food and warm, friendly service.

Need something for the TV obsessed? Head to EB Games and get your Pop! Funko on.

These guys, who create cute bobble head-like collectable figurines, have covered almost every character from popular TV series and some seriously good movies. Our favourites – Mulder and Scully, Dominic Toretto and Ross Geller.

TICKETS PLEASE Considering that the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival falls this very Valentine’s Day on Sunday, February 14, at Fremantle’s West End & Esplanade Park, why not make a day of it. Head to fremantle.lanewayfestival.com/ tickets and get it sorted!

Disrupt Surfboard Designs

HEART BEAT

Typo quote candle

If the way to your beau’s heart is through music, why not get them something to play said music through? We love the BOSE Mini Link 2 portable Bluetooth speakers, which will fill his or her room with good vibrations.

BLOW ME St Jerome’s Laneway Festival,Fremantle Pic: Rachael Barrett

Throw subtlety out the window with one of Typo’s quote candles. You’re guaranteed to get a laugh out of your flame (ha), with quotes like ‘Blow Me – I’m hot’ and ‘You’re weird – I like it’, and you won’t blow your budget either. What’s not to love?

HEALTH FREAK CAFE This new health food chain has been popping up all over the joint, including the Mt Lawley strip. Whatever your particular orthodoxy is - vegetarian, vegan, paleo, raw - there’s something on the menu to fit the bill.

SAFACITY This new Persian restaurant offers authentic cuisine and atmosphere, including live entertainment on the weekends and shisha.

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BOSE Mini Link 2 portable Bluetooth speaker

SUITED Suit up, frock up and rock up to SUITED – The Champagne Event, where fashion meets cocktails and live entertainment at QV1 Plaza, on Saturday, March 12. We chat to Something Borrowed’s Mia and Jarred Briotti about what to expect of the runway event.

What’s it like being involved with SUITED? Jarred – It is amazing! When we were approached by the SUITED team in 2014 to be a part of their first ever event

we jumped at the opportunity to work with such an amazing team, as we knew what they were creating was going to take events in Perth to the next level.

SUITED was firstly a Melbourne Cup event.

Jarred – It is great to have an event a few months after Melbourne Cup because it gives us an opportunity to show our client base what we have been working on, but also a great excuse to enjoy an evening with our clients and friends.

What labels will be on show?

Mia – We will be showcasing the exclusive Ae’lkemi X Something Borrowed collection.

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And what can we expect of the collection?

Mia – hand-dyed fabrics that can’t be purchased anywhere else in the world; incredible sequin, lave and embellishments; and keeping the colour tones very timeless with black, cream, white and mauve.

How did you pick what pieces to showcase?

Mia – We wanted the opportunity to show our clients what Alvin from Ae’lkemi and I have been working on, so we wanted to focus on this story as it’s extremely strong.

What are you looking most forward to during the event?

Jarred – I can’t wait to see what the SUITED team have in store with the setup, each event they have I am blown away.

But I am also excited to see our Ae’lkemi X Something Borrowed collection on the runway!

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CECIL BALDWIN

“Cecil (the character) is passionate.

There’s not much of a filter to what he thinks and says a lot of the time,” says actor, Cecil Baldwin. “I think he’s one of the worst radio announcers in the history of news radio. He has no qualms to talking about his personal life, or the lives of other people in the town. Small The Voice Of Night Vale town gossip is completely okay by him. He’s also very loyal to his friends and his town, which is Coming to the Octagon Theatre on the heart of what this show is about. You can’t Thursday, February 11, the Welcome help but love where you are from.”

To Night Vale podcast has grown to As for the shows quirky mix of encompass a worldwide audience Lovecraftian horror and comedy, “The horror since its start in 2012. genre and the comedy genre can sometimes be linked. If That’s not bad you look at the various types for a radio show from a of comedy, a lot of them small, sleepy fictional town. contain horrific situations Certainly much better than that, if done differently, the daunting cosmic horrors, would be terrifying. I think strange conspiracies, and that is the basis for the this week’s nightmarish dark comedy in Night Vale. apocalypse that threatens The everyday is terrifying, the town. From the all and the terrifying can be powerful Glow Cloud, to the everyday.”

Faceless Old Woman (who “It’s a number of things that secretly lives in your home) have made Welcome To Night Cecil Baldwin, Welcome To Night Vale this podcast has introduced Vale successful,” Baldwin audiences to a curious blend says. “Being an independent of horror and comedy, all told production, where you don’t have to take into through the calming and dulcet tones of Night consideration advertising, you can make the Vale resident announcer Cecil Palmer. product you want. Then there is the prevalence Throughout the run of the series, the of the internet and being able to access content one constant has been the voice of Cecil Palmer. from around the world. It allows you to build Created by series writers Joseph Fink and Jeffrey a bases in a different way than the traditional Cranor, Cecil has guided citizens through the model. It greatly benefited from the way we rigours of the constant surveillance by Secret portray LGBTQ characters.

Police, mayoral elections involving a multi“All these things combined… and headed dragons, various world-ending events, luck.” and his romantic relationship with Carlos. The DAVID O’CONNELL usual stuff for a small town radio host.

#ADVENTURESINRETAIL “Don’t rush - especially if you’re making jokes that require cognitive leaps. Remember your job is to #AdventuresinRetail entertain the audience, not ‘do the details how Sabian material’. But the best performance Wilde (whose resume advice of all time comes from includes musician, rock former Jebediah manager, Heath journo, PR spokesperson Bradby: ‘Work hard. Don’t suck’.” for the City of Perth, and The show is directed by Hermione Gehle (who recently publicist) came to work completed her Masters at WAAPA). in a bookstore – and Wilde describes Gehle as a great is even staged in said Sabian talent. “She is always the hardestWilde bookshop. How’s that working member of any production for authenticity? team. She’s hilarious, and we have pretty much spent the last four years making each other While he wouldn’t describe retail as laugh hysterically, so I know she thinks I’m funny a breeding ground for comedy, Wilde says it’s “Most importantly, she’s from theatre an excellent coping mechanism if it’s a situation and has a stronger understanding of narrative, you find yourself in a lot. “And that goes for satire and performance than a lot of stand-ups, customers too. There’s a lot of stuff that could who are mostly self-taught and work from trial have you scratching the walls until you tear and error, trying to judge themselves as they your fingernails out. Comedy is like a big pair go, which is almost impossible.” of comfy mittens, which can stop you from Wilde says anyone who’s worked in hurting yourself. I’m also told it stops you from retail will find the show almost painfully familiar hurting others. Lucky for them, I guess.” and funny.

Wilde was a state finalist at RAW “But it’s broader than that.

COMEDY in 2010. “I stopped doing stand-up #AdventuresInRetail has ended up being a really about four years ago, before I’d really thrown strong hook to hang a lot of ideas from. I’m myself into it in a big way. A lot of the people I getting to talk about things that matter to me started out with are doing really well, because in a setting that people can relate to. We’re they were really hungry for it and wanted it bad. all participating in the consumer society, and For me, it was just one more thing I wanted to even though WA is infamously bad at customer do, and I didn’t put as much effort into it as the service, we’re equally bad at being customers.” format deserves.”

So what did he learn from past stand#AdventuresInRetail runs February 16-20 at up that he’ll be keeping in mind for this show?

Kaleido Books & Gifts, as part of the Fringe “My good friend John Robertson gave me the World Festival. best stand-up advice ever: ‘You can say whatever you want if you’re smiling’. This also works in GILLIAN ANDERSON retail. Fortunately, I have a killer smile.

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VISUAL ARTS Titanic The Exhibition: Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre Titanic The Exhibition, which tells the most recognisable story of maritime accomplishment and disaster, arrives for the first time ever in Australia at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre. Open for a limited engagement through to February 2016, the story of Titanic’s first and final voyage is told through dramatic room recreations and 100-year-old artefacts. Tickets from ticketek.com.au.

hub a couple of weeks back, alternative cabaret showman and crap music expert Tomás Ford will be bringing some of the worst songs of all time to his new show Tomás Ford’s Craptacular. Notorious for his marathon ‘crap rave music parties’ and cabaret shows, Ford will be flipping these songs on their heads, transforming them into kickass party jams, destroying beloved unofficial anthems and creating some cracking comedy. His show runs from February 10-20 at 7.50pm in Noodle Palace’s Bok Choy Ballroom.

A Flat Circle: Hellenic Club Written and performed by a range of WA performers, the world premiere of A Flat Circle - a darkly comic unmasking of a dysfunctional family taking place over dinner - is making its way to Fringe World as of this week, running from February 11-17 at the Hellenic Club.

PICA Jan-July Program Perth Institute Of Contemporary Arts (PICA) has released its guide for the next six months up to July. Exhibitions, performances, resident artists and education dominate the Don McLean - American Troubadour scene, providing a Tour: Riverside Theatre landscape for wide Don McLean, the man responsible community to enjoy, for the 1971 hit, American Pie, and including pieces whose voice Roy Orbison described such as Nathalie as ‘one of the great instruments Djurberg & Hans of 20th century America’ will be Berg’s The Secret stopping by in Perth on Wednesday, Garden, the always The Secret Garden March 30, as part of his American massive Revelation Troubadour Tour. The celebrated Film Festival, PVI artist has had over 40 gold and platinum Collective’s blackmarket, and more. For the full records worldwide as well as being inducted program, head to pica.org.au. into the Grammy Hall of Fame with ‘American Pie’. For further information and ticketing head to Ticketek.com.au.

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FESTIVALS John Cleese And Eric Idle - Together Again At Last... For The Very First Time: Riverside Theatre Monty Python founding members John Cleese and Eric Idle will be bringing their brand new stage show to eager Australian audiences in 2016, and that includes Perth. Featuring scripted skits, improv, storytelling, musical numbers, exclusive footage and audience Q&As, with no two shows being the same.

The Britcom elders hit the Riverside Theatre on Wednesday, March 9, book via ticketek. com.au.

Tommy Tiernan - Out Of The Whirlwind: Riverside Theatre Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan has announced his Out Of The Whirlwind tour, coming to Australia in April. Tiernan rounds out the visit at Riverside Theatre on Monday, April 25. The satirist remains as edgy, seductively malevolent, and breathlessly funny as his debut in 1992, being praised for bringing “his vision to life with empathic comic power.” For more details, check out tommytiernan.com.

Danny Bhoy: Perth Concert Hall Fringe World veteran Danny Bhoy is back in the country through March and April, touring his new show Please Untick This Box. His unique brand of story-telling and sharp wit has seen him perform tours of recordbreaking shows for well over 10 years, and he’ll be bringing his best to Perth Concert Hall from March 13-15.

Grab your tickets from ticketmaster. com.au.

Tomás Ford’s Craptacular: Fringe World After a hit preview run at Mandurah’s HubBub regional

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Tomás Ford

Fairbridge Festival A stellar lineup was announced last week for the upcoming Fairbridge Festival - leading the list of names, which span across folk, country, Americana and world music include Things Of Stone & Wood, Neil Murray, Bullhorn, Tinpan Orange, Los Kumbia Killers, and Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin. The event takes place over three days from April 15-17, with earlybird tickets available until February 19 from Moshtix. For more info, head to fairbridgefestival.com.au.

Fremantle Street Arts Festival The Fremantle Street Arts Festival returns in full force for the 2016 Easter Long Weekend - Saturday, March 26, to Monday, March 28. Performers from around the globe will invade the streets, spreading across Market Street, South Terrace, High Street, Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle Prison and Victoria Quay, turning them into stages to amuse, astound and amaze. The festival will showcase the world of busking, street theatre, comedy, circus, cabaret and lots more. Get involved in the action and witness first class acts right on your doorstep. Best of all, the whole thing’s free.

2016 Stations Of The Cross Art Exhibition Wesley Uniting Church in the City, one of Perth’s oldest and most iconic churches, is once again presenting the Stations Of the Cross Art Exhibition this Easter. Fifteen Western Australian visual artists have been invited to participate in this year’s event which will feature newly created artworks, specially commissioned for the show. The artists have each been challenged to draw on their own personal understanding of the meaning of Easter and share their thoughts and ideas in a newly created artwork. The exhibition is open daily from 9am to 5pm and runs from Saturday, March 19, to Monday March 28. Entry is free.

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“She met the wonderful Richard Walley, who is of course such a great advocate for the Noongar Community and the stories started to germinate, then along with long-term collaborator Nigel Jamieson, whom she worked with at the Sydney Opera House on a piece called Honour Bound. He’s something of a master builder on a grand scale having done the Sydney Olympics and the Manchester Games, he’s quite adept at this scale of work.

“Together they started researching into the stories of WA and the stories of Perth. And with (artists) Zoe Atkinson and Sohan Hayes the show is a woven narrative starting with a Welcome - and it’s an iconic anniversary of Welcome, being four years since the first one with Ernie Dingo and Richard Walley. It then moves through the progression of society, weaving hands and looking at things like settlement of the state and through the eras and into the 20th century Pre and Post World War II, the migrant communities who have moved to Perth and are responsible for the beauty and diversity of culture that runs through this city, with artists like Vicky Ramakrishna, Kavisha Mazella, Tara Tiba and Grace Barbe.

“And moving through to now, with the environment and climate change, Tim Winton contributing and talking about why we must look after the land; as echoed by John Butler, as echoed by the sentiments of hundreds of schoolchildren which will

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be captured on the screen, talking about their lanterns. Tim Minchin discusses how as humans the way we treat the land is not perfect, through to a rousing finale composed

by Richard Walley and Iain Graindage with all 500 onstage performing. The animation is breathtaking, it walks you through that journey along with the music, intertwined.”

Home is a ceremonial event and a narrative one at that. And while it’s magnitude is such that it mightn’t truly speak to you until you’re watching it unfold before your eyes, Ansell has an encapsulation of the event which strikes at the very heart of it.

“Home, I think, is our place, our stories, our culture - a historic gathering of Western Australian artists for one night.”

Home features performances and contributions from John Butler Trio, Tim Minchin, Shaun Tan, Pigram Brothers, The Drones, The Panics, The Triffids, The Waifs, Josie Boyle, Grace Barbe, Ernie Dingo, Robert Drewe, Wayne Freer, Iain Grandage, Megan Lewis, Candice Lorrae, Kavisha Mazzella, Della Rae Morrison, Lucky Oceans, Kim Scott, Swing It, Tara Tiba, Voyces, Vicky Ramakrishnan, Richard Walley, Dave Warner, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Youth Orchestra, Gina Williams and Tim Winton. For more, head to perthfestival.com.au.

SHERPA: TROUBLE ON EVEREST Peak Tourism Directed by Jennifer Peedom Starring Phurba Tashi, Russell Brice Sherpas are an ethnic group that have become synonymous with Everest since Tensing guided Edmund Hillary up the mountain. Genetically adapted to function better at altitude, the main source of income for many Sherpa villages is via catering for the needs of climbers attempting to scale Everest.

However, it is more complex than that. The mountain itself represents a religious connection that they feel the climbers are disrespecting, there are simmering tensions as life progresses away from the farming-based culture that has sustained them for so long, and there is the high death rate amongst those that do act as mountain guides.

Director Jennifer Peedom focuses on the often untold story of Everest, that of the Sherpas. Through the eyes of Phurba Tashi (a guide that holds the record for most ascents above 8,000 metres) we witness one of the most influential climbing seasons on Everest, as when one of the worse single tragedies on the mountain happens.

Even before one of the climbers calls for a word with the “owners” of the Sherpas, it is hard to have sympathy with this privileged

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group. Afterwards it is nigh impossible, as you feel like you have glimpsed a meeting of Southern plantation owners circa 1860.

What is a particularly galling revelation, is this is us; Western, middle-class, tourists and just a little blindly self-centred. It is just that they are caught up in a complex situation of Nepal wanting the income from tourism, but that same job claiming the lives of numerous Sherpas. Sherpa: Trouble On Everest goes a long way to unpacking these various factors, and gives its viewers an empathy for the Sherpas.

It also grants audiences a magnificent view of the people and the landscape. Drawing heavily on the tradition of films such Sherpa as Koyaainasqatsi, it combines immaculate cinematography and a haunting score

by Antony Partos (Animal Kingdom), to create an almost hypnotic cinemascape.

Sherpa is an enlightening documentary, offering you a different look at one of the most spectacular locations on the planet.

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Sherpa: Trouble On Everest screens at UWA’s Somerville Auditorium until Sunday, February 21, as part of the Perth International Arts Festival’s Lotterywest Festival Films season.

DEADPOOL

renowned for his dour seriousness. Here the stars finally align, giving Reynolds the perfect vehicle for his talent. This is the right pairing of artist and property, in a script that understands Mercing Ain’t Easy the comic book origins of the subject, nailing the appropriate tone. The Deadpool movie is Directed by Tim Miller a work of love - it’s just the sort of love that Starring Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena involves cuffs, a safe word, and an inordinate Baccarin amount of lube.

Ripped straight from the pages of Created in the ‘90s for one of the numerous Marvel Comics, Deadpool is everything he lines of X-Men spin-offs, Wade Wilson (AKA should be.

The movie is violent and actionDeadpool) developed into a loveable anti-hero packed, but most importantly it is fun. It hits and lucrative cash cow for Marvel Comics.

Finally the ‘Merc with a Mouth’ gets to headline its action beats with a sense of aplomb, staging some spectacular superhero showdowns, his own film. but all this involves the lippy In an attempt to beat merc with a mouth. Hence cancer, mercenary Wade Wilson it is Deadpool’s quipping and (Ryan Reynolds), leaves the love irreverent sense of fun that of his life (Morena Baccarin) has pride of place. Created as a to undergo a rogue supercharacter capable of breaking solider experiment. The harsh the fourth wall, he often treatment unlocks his mutant directs conversation directly abilities, leaving him with a at the audience, addressing super healing factor, a horribly and lampooning the tropes scarred body, and a tenuous appearing on the screen. This grip on reality. Now hunting is weaved throughout the film down those that tortured him, from the hilarious opening he assumes the costumed titles, to the perfect homage identity of Deadpool to extract Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool in the after credits sequence. his revenge and protect his The whole film has a tongue in loved one. cheek sensibility, reflecting the titular character.

This marks Reynolds’ second tilt at Crude, rude, violent and lewd, the character, and the third time he has slipped on the spandex to plunge into comics. His first Deadpool nails it for fans of the comic book outing as Deadpool in the awful tripe of X-Men character, yet presents a well constructed superhero film that should be enjoyed by all Origins: Wolverine saw the character with his admirers of the genre. lips sewn up, unable to perform his trademark banter. Reynolds’ second foray into comic books saw him woefully miscast as the Green Lantern, bringing his quick jibes to a superhero

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ANOMALISA

about, but his tendency to live inside his own head to such a degree that it often leads to monstrous results – whether they be real or imagined – makes him uncomfortably real.

And The Next Day And Speaking of reality, you’d be hard The Next And Another pressed to think of a film that so perfectly captures the dreary mundanity of day-to-day Day existence better than this animated one. The Directed by Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman detail is not just breathtaking in its specificity Starring David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, but also vital in holding our interest, as much Tom Noonan of the first half contains dialogue exchanged that is so purposefully devoid of meaning or Michael Stone, voiced by David Thewlis, is an emotional honesty that the impatient viewer author who’s an expert on customer services can find themselves feeling particularly restless. and makes a living giving lectures on his It should be stressed that this is a expertise. He’s depressed, lonely, and seemingly glacially-paced film and the quirky aesthetic on the verge of a nervous breakdown as he only serves to tell the story of a man slowly navigates a generic world (almost the entire losing his humanity and unable to articulate film is set exclusively why – it’s not, in the at an interchangeable Anomalisa most conventional hotel) in an attempt sense of the word, to make a connection enjoyable, despite with somebody. some well-timed There he meets Lisa comedy.

Hesselmen, voiced The actors do

by Jennifer Jason an outstanding job.

Leigh, who is crucially The whole enterprise different from rests on the slumped everyone else in a way that won’t be given shoulders of Michael, and few can intone a away here, and Michael sees in this a chance to depressed and boring man with such charm break the monotonous cycle that is his life. as Thewlis can. You only need to see The You’d be forgiven for thinking from Hateful Eight and Anomalisa to be sure of the reading a brief synopsis that this film treads on impossible range and chameleon-like talent that the well worn ground of the melancholic white Jennifer Jason Leigh wields. man who just needs to be taught ‘How To Live’ Anomalisa is a challenging and by his manic pixie dream girl, but writer Charlie confronting piece of work. Is it a film that’s Kaufman imbues his small stop motion film likely to be lovingly revisited again and again? with far more humanity and dignity than that.

A classic? Maybe, maybe not. But it is essential In Lisa, Kaufman crafts a character that’s sweet viewing. but dim, thoroughly lacking in self-esteem and RHYS TARLING style, and kind. Michael is a little harder to care

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WHATS ON IN FEBRUARY JOONDALUP FESTIVAL ST GERMAIN SUNDOWN SESSIONS Ludovic Navarre, better known as St Germain, made an indelible mark on the world of electronic music with the classic albums Tourist and Boulevard, and now the pioneer of deep house is coming our way to awe us with cuts from his latest self titled offering as well as some old school classics at this year’s Sundown Sessions concert. St Germain will perform with a full band, including traditional Malian instruments, at Port Beach in Fremantle on Saturday, March 12, with support from Hugo Mendez, Jones Jnr., Oisima and Sadar Bahar. Tickets are available via Oztix.

Joondalup’s biggest cultural event takes over the City Centre on Saturday, March 19, and Sunday, March 20 for a huge weekend of family fun. This year the action is spread across three performance spaces - The Commonwealth Cube, The Great Place and The Gold Digger - with the theme being the Suessian “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” Acts and events include the Australian debut by international marionette company Di Filippo Marionette, The Community Choral Project performing The Beatle’s A Hard Day’s Night, The Twilight Lantern Parade and more, all punctuated by a 7pm fireworks display on Sunday. For full details, go to joondalup.wa.gov.au

St Germain De Filippo Marionette Company

ARALUEN’S BLUES IN THE HILLS Once again Roleystone’s Araluen Botanic Park comes alive with some of the finest and most soulful music Perth has to offer when the annual Blues In The Hills festival hits on Saturday, February 20. Presented

by Diamond Grid and Mix 94.5, the family event will see the stage graced

by Bret Mosley, MattyTWall, Karin Page and the Lez Karski Trio. Gates open at 6pm and entry is $20, with children five and under free. Book via araluenbotanicpark.com.au MattyTWall

LIMBO AT ELIZABETH QUAY From the creators of the 2015 hit La Soiree comes a fantastic new circus show staged in the antique Palais Des Glaces Spiegeltent in the newly opened Elizabeth Quay.

Directed by Scott Maidment, Limbo sees an scintillating collection on internationally acclaimed performers come together for a night of illusion, enchantment and spectacle. See Coney Island sword swallower Heather Holliday, French clown, acrobat and beatboxer Mikael Bres, Australian acrobat and dancer Hilton Denis, FrenchCanadian aerialist Evelyne Allard, hand balancer Danik Abishev and contortionist and acrobat Tigris!

The show runs until Sunday, March 6. Book via Fringeworld. com.au.

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TOBY’S BACK (FOR NOW) 2015 marked another big year for Perth’s Toby Beard. After launching her latest album, Nobody Told Me, to a sold out crowd at the Fremantle Arts Centre, she once again headed off on a five-week tour of Europe with her wife and three-month old baby in tow. Come June, she began another epic seven-week tour with dates in Germany (to her biggest festival crowds yet), the Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada and Salt Lake City USA. Throw in a three week East Coast tour, a quick September Euro tour and her first gigs in the Northern Territory and you know where we;’re coming from and where she’s been.

It’s time for some WA shows, however, so be sure to catch Toby at Settlers Tavern, Margaret River, on Friday, February 26; the Indi Bar on Saturday, February 27, in March at the Nannup Music and an intimate style show at Ellington on Tuesday, March 29.

Overseas is again calling, so don’t miss out.

Toby Beard

PYKEY Australian singer song writer Josh Pyke has spent the last few weeks on a huge national tour that wraps up ‘round our way next week. His latest and fifth album, But For All These Shrinking Hearts was a massive commercial success debuting at #2 on the ARIA Charts. Catch Josh Pyke on Saturday, February 20, at the Astor Theatre. Tickets available from astortheatreperth.com.

Josh Pyke

STATIONS OF THE CROSS AT WESLEY UNITING CHURCH The annual Stations Of The Cross art exhibition is coming to Wesley Uniting Church for the seventh time for Easter 2016. Each year, 15 works are commissioned from WA artists, each interpreting the Easter story from a personal perspective. This year’s exhibition is curated by Claire Bushby and includes work from Jacobus Capone, Elizabeth Bills, Lyndal Adams, Katie West, Donna Franklin, Paul Uhlmann, Anna Dunnill, Elizabeth Marruffo, Stuart Elliott, Aasiya Hassim Evans, Sarah Elson, Pablo Hughes, Kate Koivisto Wheeler, Tane Andrews and Susan Starcken.

The exhibition will be opened by Dr Stefano Carboni, Director of the Art Gallery Of WA, on Friday, March 18, at 6pm, and the exhibition runs until Monday, March 28.

BACK TO BASSO Basso Fridays are back at the Bassendean Hotel, kicking off on February 12, with The Floors, Dirtwater Bloom, The Devil In Miss Jones and the King Zog. On Friday, February 19, it’s Huge Magnet, The Ghost Hotel, The Little Lord Street Band and Luke Dux. Friday, February 26 sees The Love Junkies playing one of their last shows before heading out on a US tour, Pat Chow, The Limbs and Cigars Of The Pharaoh.

Little Lord Street Band

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ROMANCE WAS BORN ANNOUNCED AS 2016 URBAN COUTURE AMBASSADOR The City Of Joondalup has named cutting edge fashion house Romance Was Born as the program ambassador for Urban Couture 2016.

For the past six years Urban Couture has reigned as a fashion program that promotes and inspires the Western Australian fashion industry, drawing designers, photographers artists and entrepreneurs to the north. Running at various locations throughout Joondalup from Saturday, February 20, until Sunday, March 20, Urban Couture will feature work by emerging artists and designers currently studying at Central TAFE, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University and Polytechnic West, and culminates in the Emerging And Graduate Capsule Runway Showcase, which features work from such brilliant young fashion designers as Base By Ben and students Courtnet Makins, Lauren Willems, Elle Campbell, Rose Church, Rebecca Grime, Shannon Malone and Tamara Loo. For more information, go to joondalup.wa.gov.au.

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APP-LIED LEARNING In a very real way the classroom is everywhere these days. Thanks to the phenomenal rise of digital communications, learning is no longer limited to the lecture hall or the library (or your kitchen table at 3am the morning of a crucial exam). Curtin University have embraced this with the free Blackboard Mobile Learn app. Through the app you can keep abreast of your curriculum, assignments and exams, get notified of changes and rescheduling, participate in group discussions on the forums and more. Go to elearn.curtin. edu/toolsand-guides/ blackboard-mobile-learn to download it.

Student and staff safety is always a priority and, to that end, the SafeZone app has been produced for the Curtin University Bentley Campus. the free app enables direct, instantaneous communication with the Curtin Security team. Even better, they’ll

CURTIN UNIVERSITY THE BEGINNERS’ GUIDE know exactly where you are on campus and be bale to respond to emergencies quickly and efficiently. You can find the app at safezoneapp.com and at the iTunes and Google Play stores.

Making the transition from high school or private life to tertiary academia can be stressful for even the most diligent and prepared students. Luckily, Curtin University has a whole host of programs designed to help you ease your way into university life.

The New To Curtin Facebook page is your first port of call, where you’ll find plenty of hints, tips and links to info about study and campus life, including help with housing, work/study/life balance, and even language tips for overseas students. Shoot over to facebook.com/NewToCurtin

GO POSTGRAD AT ECU If you’re interested in furthering your tertiary education, be it through a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters or Doctorate, you might want to get along to the information session happening at Edith Cowan University’s Joondalup Campus tonight, Wednesday, February 9. Prospective students who have completed a Bachelor’s or Honours Degree are eligible, but real world experience counts too: if you have five or more years experience in a professional relevant to a course of study, that could be the stepping stone to further education for you. To register your interest, head to ecu.edu.au/future-students/ course-entry/events/postgraduate-information-session

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UNAAWA - WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE The University Of Western Australia and the United Nations Association (WA) Women’s Committee will be marking the International Day Of Women And girls In Science on Thursday, February 11. The free evening will include prominent speakers, including Professor Lyn Beazley, career information and more. Bookings are essential, so head to Trybooking.com to secure your spot.

Curtin Careers Fair

CAREER TIME AT CURTIN Tertiary study is only part of the equation - at the end of your time at university you don’t just want a sheepskin to hang on the wall, you want a rewarding career that complements your academic achievements. For help in this endeavour, Curtin students are advised to get along to the 2016 Curtin Careers Fair. Taking place in the Curtin University Stadium at the Bentley Campus on Thursday, March 3, from 11am to 2pm, this free event is designed to help Curtin graduates and graduates-to-be make the transition from study to the workforce with ease. For more info email the Curtin Careers And Employment Centre on careers@curtin.edu.au 22

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NORTHLANE Reborn

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It’s been nearly two years since vocalist Marcus Bridge joined the ranks of Australian metalcore group Northlane upon the release of their third studio album, Node. With an ARIA Award in their possession guitarist, Joshua Smith, speaks with AARON BRYANS about what’s next for the band. Northlane will headline the all-ages Hyperfest festival on Saturday, February 20, at Midland Oval.

The sun and surf of Airlie Beach is the perfect relaxer for Sydney five-piece Northlane who, after a string of Queensland shows as part of their Node Australian tour, are taking the time to reflect the group’s rebirth.

“What we wanted to talk about and what we were trying to do was a really honest record that tested the waters to see how weird and experimental we could get,”

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guitarist Joshua Smith says of Node. “Seeing as there was already going to be a huge change with Marcus (Bridge, vocals) in the band, we took full advantage of that and tried to think outside the square a little with how we were writing the music and how our songs were like and try to do something different from what we’d done before.

“The accolades that we’ve received are a nice pat on the back, especially considering it was such a stressful period for us. It wasn’t easy doing that record; it was one of the hardest things we’ve ever done. We felt under immense pressure in the studio and we wrote the record on the road in about three months, too. It was a very tough time for us with so much at stake, but it’s so good to be on the other side of that now and to have the record received well and to be commended for it is a very relieving feeling and it has us very excited for where we go from here.”

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For Smith and the group, the arrival of Bridge has been a pleasant one with a smooth transition and effective results.

“He’s a really positive guy,” Smith says. “He brings a lot of positive energy, he’s just fun to be around. He’s very professional at the same time and doesn’t really do a whole lot of whinging either. He’s a pleasure to hang out with, tour with, be in a band with, be friends with; I can’t say enough good things about the guy. He’s indispensible and it feels right, it really does.”

The success of Node has taken the group all over the world from New Zealand to the UK with a string of sold-out shows and positive responses.

passion and honesty to it and Aussies are stoked to travel and see the world too. They definitely have a certain personality type that you see across the board.”

Northlane’s current Australian tour has taken them all over the nation to regional areas and main cities, reminiscent of the group’s early days.

“It doesn’t matter where I’m playing, the most fun I’ve had on a tour in a very long time is the one where we’re on now; just playing regional Australia taking our band back to where it started. In the early days of Northlane we knew this was what we wanted to do and we knew that we had to tour to get our name out, but no one would book us in the capital cities so I started booking us at youth centres and pubs all around the country and regional towns. When you come to these places people appreciate it a lot more and Northlane

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“The biggest difference we’ve seen has been in Europe and the UK especially,” Smith reveals. “Our headline tour we did in Europe sold out in advance, all over the UK and some parts of Germany. The shows over there were way better then what we were expecting which was really cool. The first time you headline a place you have no clue how well it’s going to go and that was a huge relief for us and a huge achievement to know our music is reaching people not just in Australia but the world.

“Australian bands have to work so much harder than everyone else for every bit of success they get. They join and start bands for the right reasons because over here you’re not really guaranteed to have any success and all the odds are stacked against you. People play music because they generally love it, not because they want to be a rock star or they want to be in a big band and it really shows later on in their careers’ cause their music has a lot more

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they’re a lot more passionate about your band playing. You get received in a really cool way, there’s so much energy.”

Next on Northlane’s agenda is Perth’s very own all-ages festival Hyperfest on Saturday, February 27, that will see the group wrap up the Node Australian tour and edge closer to new material.

“We’ve got a pretty good idea of what we’re going to play and we’re really looking forward to it, it’ll be a nice way to cap off the tour.

“We never stop working and we never stop creating; we’re always writing something so hopefully people won’t have to wait too long. We all have our own roles in the band that we take on and there’s usually something going on, if we have a day off on the road John’s usually got his laptop out and once he hands over something that’s been written for lyrics and stuff we collaborate on that all together and it depends on the vibe of what’s happening. You can’t force it.”

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Dream Rimmy

DREAM RIMMY ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE WAVES

Perth-based metal outfit Havoc are gearing up for a 12-date tour around Australia. The WA leg will take place at Last Night in Perth on Thursday, March 3; Day In The Dust in Margaret River on Sunday, March 6, and Babushka in Leederville on Friday, March 11.

Havoc have also just dropped a video for their new single, Redemption, the sequel to EP track, Captured.

In this new video for the protagonist struggles to face the consequences of his actions in Captured. He loses the will to live which leads to the EP closer, Eulogy.

Perth shoegazers Dream Rimmy will launch their new single, Waves, at The Bird on Saturday, February 20, having the song available digitally the day before. Dream Rimmy’s short existence has been noteworthy. They’ve supported the likes of The Preatures and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, and have been nominated for West Australian Music Award for ‘Most Popular New Act’. Quality support at the launch will come from Diger Rockwell, Regular Boys and Pool Boy.

Saviour

The Justin Walshe Folk Machine

SAVIOUR ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE & TOUR Perth metalcore saviours, Saviour, have released their new single, Lovers, the first taste of music from the group since their return late last year. “We’ve been sitting around for a half year now reconstructing our sound,” says frontman Bryant Best. “We have all grown since the release of our last album Fight Light To My Deathbed which came out in 2013.

Lovers is barely the tip of the iceberg for us.”

The band will tour nationally through late February with the WA show happening at Amplifier Bar on Saturday, March 5. Tickets are available from destroyalllines.com.

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It’s nigh on two years since the release of The Justin Walshe Folk Machine’s Small Tales Vol. I EP, but the new six-piece lineup is getting ready to cheer your ears. On Saturday, February 27, they’ll release a new EP, Small Tales Vol. II – The Shed Session, and celebrate in style with a launch at Rodney’s Bait n Tackle in Mosman Park. Doors open 8pm, $5 entry.

CARUS THOMPSON & NATHAN GAUNT – SOLO TOGETHER

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Two of WA’s best loved singer/songwriters Carus Thompson and Nathan Gaunt, are performing both solo and together for a special night at Clancy’s Fish Pub in Fremantle on Saturday, March 26. Both gentleman have an age of experience and a talent for genre-hopping, so this is an evening that promises much indeed. Tickets are available through oztix.com.au. For more info check out clancysfishpub.com.au

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Iconoclast HalluciNation Album Launch @ Amplifier

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Dream Rimmy Waves Single Launch @ The Bird

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Scalphunter Men With Square Eyes Single Launch @ Amplifier

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Day Of The Dead Heartbreak Island EP Launch @ El Grotto

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Red Engine Caves Purple Pam Single Launch @ Rosemount Hotel

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Bayview Suspect Dawn Of Metal EP Launch @ Civic Hotel

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one goes out to my man Dilla’, he introduced Baby. And then, ‘Y’all heard that Dice Game shit?’ to which the answer was a resounding yes, as he launched into Nasty.

The new tracks feature Katalyst’s distinct and creative production, no more-so than the album opener R.I.P. with its big synth line.

Simpson’s deep voice and syncopated rhythms keep it locked down.

Mojos Shouts must go out to the sound tech for Saturday, February 6, 2016 the superb mixing, allowing the heaviness of Guilty’s gravelly baritone to fill the room, while Detroit’s Guilty Simpson put on an MC keeping the crispness of his smooth and soulful masterclass on Saturday night. Backed by one flow, so you could hear every word. of Australia’s finest producers, Katalyst, the As Simpson became more relaxed rapper’s rocksteady rhyming captivated the and comfortable he really started to get stuck crowd of hip hop heads packing out the room in. The Cook Up and I Can Do No Wrong at Mojos. highlighted his ability In local support to combine old were Kissinger Kruz, and school, soulful flow the always entertaining and observational Mathas, who busted out lyricism with a some of his finest tracks, hardcore, gangsta getting down among edge. the crowd to spit out His new single the awesome, thoughtDetroit’s Son sounded provoking lyrics of White even better live and Sugar, before finishing the opening beat of Guilty Simpson | Pic: Alfred Gorman with the heavy vibes of Dilla’s Take Notice Stone Cold Sober. incited screams, Around 11, the big man, Guilty causing Simpson to smirk. He indulged the Simpson, stepped up and grabbed the mic, as crowd further with a freestyle and another Dilla Katalyst took the decks, sporting a J Dilla – classic, Stress, as well as a flawless a capella Donuts T-shirt. ‘I came all the way from Detroit. of Let’s Play, a killer rendition of It’s A Man’s It’s a long way. For the love of hip hop’, said World, ‘a song about my father’, and his track Simpson, and by the end of the show there was with Black Milk, G. no doubting the man’s passion for his art.

Proving once again he’s one of the finest, It was stellar setlist that featured most underrated rappers in the game, Guilty several cuts from the new album, but also Simpson, representing Detroit, for real. delved back into his rich repertoire. He didn’t ALFRED GORMAN take much time to pull out the classics, ‘This

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a clichéd attempt by the band to preach the meaning of love to the punters. Overall, Claisebrook set out to rock about and succeeded.

Archer & Light’s set was a crash course in alt-rock and smooth sax, and came out a lot louder than expected. Lead Vibe Tribe/Claisebrook/Archer & Light singer James Luscombe smashed it out on Babushka the acoustic guitar and the rest of the band Thursday, February 4, 2016 followed suit by artfully illustrating the lyrical sentiments through multiple musical layers.

Young Robin’s Ferndully single launch at Being a large band — with two lead singers Leederville’s Babushka Bar was set inside and numerous instruments — a nice layered a cosy venue, decked out with adequate set-up really created a classical wall of sound seating so punters could ease into the night’s and emotion that performances. With pierced throughout four sets showcasing the venue. A highlight a slice of some of of their performance Perth’s exciting was Melbourne, with burgeoning music a slight electronic scene, the night kicked production that set up off with some bluesthe stage for a really rock antics coming unique track. from Vibe Tribe. Their Young solid blues definitely Young Robin | Pic: Juliet Duval Robin emerged to denoted the band had great fanfare and soul, with a swinging adoration from the crowd, with many of the bass and raw drum beat. A cover of Stevie die-hard fans who were skulking at the back Wonder’s Superstition really topped off their of the bar now at the front to get a piece of performance, recreating the vitality and the action. The band was light and fresh, with bounce-in-step the track is so famous for. a sound that’s very similar to an early Last Claisebrook was the second band Dinosaurs mixed in with classic pop-punk lyrics. to perform and were actually inexplicably With a youthful vitality emerging from their exciting save for their namesake. First music, the crowd bounced around effortlessly. performing as a duet — with the rest of the The peak of their performance was with the band members emerging on stage after the reveal of new single, Ferndully, to which the second song — the band eased the punters crowd reacted with great fervour. It will be into a performance that was filled with ‘60s exciting to see where this band goes next. soul and vibrancy. They were both dreamy and quirky and possessing tongue-in-cheek JOSEPH WILSON humour; epitomised in the song eHarmony,

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THE SILENT DEEDS

fact that writing a melody not unlike one that Paul Simon himself might pen wasn’t beyond her capabilities. Made Of Glass channelled all three of The Waifs into a rollicking footstomper through which she wove her delicate voice.

Suffering from a classic case of tooThe Atlas Mountains, Nicky Sandover, Hunt For many-chiefs, The Atlas Mountains struggled to Dallas find a happy sonic medium through which it Rosemount Hotel appeared that every band member was actually Thursday, February 4, 2016 there for a reason. The resultant rock-balladry was a torpid mess of Hootie & The Blowfish Holding true to this reviewer’s meets Creed — a pairing that nobody ever long-held contention that the opening bands anticipated, much less wanted. It’s never okay are always the best, Hunt For Dallas were for a singer to force their voice above every unapologetically loud and bombastic, instrument coming through in the mix but, God determined to cut their teeth and prove that on a wheel! Taylor rock was not only The Silent Deeds | Pic: Ben Hollings Smith gave it a redalive and well, but hot go. flourishing. Matt The Silent Waring’s slick fretDeeds preferred to wizardry coasted not so much copy somewhere between the sound of early Buddy Guy and ‘90s proletariatearly Aerosmith to rock outfits such as perfectly frame a Hunters & Collectors bluesy striptease and Boom Crash Opera, but rather adapt and pulled straight out of a B-grade action film. re-shape the formula that they and so many This suddenly took an unexpected turn for the up-tempo, turning into a cacophonous jam bands like them were able to trot out, back in the day. Rusty Chair and The Darkness Of that’s not at all unlike Wolfmother’s Woman.

The Night were the finest examples of this The fact that virtually all of their songs were throwback to a bygone era where rock and pop terse and didn’t overstay their welcome made them that much more poignant, and a sure sign could happily coexist without being defiled by AutoTune and techno. They’re clearly careful these guys knew what they were doing. about the way they present their sound but, Nicky Sandover couldn’t help with just a tiny bit more intensity, The Silent but evoke images of the ocean and tales of Deeds could well become a national staple. road trips in search of the perfect wave. So powerful was her ability to paint such dreamy musical landscapes with her guitar, that it almost CRAIG ENGLISH entirely took the focus away from the stunning

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Recently, Patrucci and Dream Theater engineer Richard Chycki worked with the Cry Baby design team to replicate that painstaking research and moulded sound with a single pedal. This is a wah that sounds big and angry with a versatile range, perfect for shaping single notes or manipulating heavy chords.

Factory-set to John’s personal settings, the JP95 features all the controls he used to find his Cry Baby voice: volume to add gain, Q to shape the width of the effect, and a 6-band EQ to shape the tone of the wah sound, from 100Hz to 3.2KHz, however some of the tweaking options require rear-plate access.

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TO UR S THIS FORTNIGHT SIMPLY RED with NATALIE IMBRUGLIA 9-10 Kings Park & Botanic Garden SOILWORK 10 Rosemount Hotel MAXI PRIEST 10 Astor Theatre WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE 11 Octagon Theatre, UWA NIGHTMARES ON WAX 11 Chevron Festival Gardens JOSE GONZALEZ 12 Chevron Festival Gardens SPIDERBAIT 12 Metropolis Fremantle DIANA KRALL 13 Kings Park & Botanic Garden ILLY 13 Capitol FAT FREDDY’S DROP 13 Red Hill Auditorium 14 Clancy’s Dunsborough THIEVERY CORPORATION 13 Chevron Festival Gardens LANEWAY FESTIVAL ft. THE SMITH STREET BAND, GRIMES, HERMITUDE, FLUME, CHVRCHES, DIIV & more 14 Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS 14 Chevron Festival Gardens THE TRIFFIDS 15 Chevron Festival Gardens WAXAHATCHEE 16 Chevron Festival Gardens HIGH ON FIRE 17 Rosemount Hotel DUB PISTOLS 17 Chevron Festival Gardens KEV CARMODY 18 Chevron Festival Gardens BANANARAMA with WANG CHUNG 19 Astor Theatre BAND OF BROTHERS 19 & 20 Chevron Festival Gardens THE SWORD 19 Rosemount Hotel DIESEL 20 Rosemount Hotel JOSE JAMES 20 Chevron Festival Gardens JOSH PYKE 20 Astor Theatre VIN GARBUTT 20 Fly by Night GORAN BREGOVIC 21 Chevron Festival Gardens DARK MIRROR WHITE NOISE 22 Chevron Festival Gardens THE CHAOS RAIDS 23 Amplifier LEFTFIELD 23 Chevron Festival Gardens FEBRUARY 2016 GBH 24 Rosemount Hotel THE NECKS & HAUSCHKA 24 Chevron Festival Gardens MARU TARANG 25 Chevron Festival Gardens BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME with CHON 25 Rosemount Hotel TINA ARENA 26 Perth Concert Hall LITTLE SIMZ 26 Chevron Festival Gardens 30

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COSMO’S MIDNIGHT 26 Jack Rabbit Slim’s EFFIE 26 & 27 Astor Theatre OCEAN COLOUR SCENE 27 Capitol TIM ROGERS & THE BAMBOOS 27 Chevron Festival Gardens A$AP ROCKY 28 Metro City MARLON WILLIAMS & THE YARRA BENDERS 28 Chevron Festival Gardens JOHANN JOHANNSSON 29 Chevron Festival Gardens MARCH 2016 BELINDA CARLISLE with PSEUDO ECHO 1 Astor Theatre NATALIE PRASS 1 Chevron Festival Gardens DAWN FRENCH 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Riverside Theatre PEKING DUK 2 Metro City ROB THOMAS with PETE MURRAY 2 Kings Park & Botanic Gardens SUFJAN STEVENS 2 Red Hill Auditorium SLEATER-KINNEY 2 Chevron Festival Gardens WE THE KINGS 3 Rosemount Hotel SEAN KUTI & EGYPT 80 3 Chevron Festival Gardens THE CAT EMPIRE 4 Fremantle Arts Centre 5 Three Oceans Winery 6 Castelli Estate Winery IBEYI 4 Chevron Festival Gardens KERSER 4 Metropolis Fremantle NEIL MURRAY 4 Fly by Night ART VS SCIENCE 5 Capitol G-EAZY 5 Villa JHENE AIKO 5 Metro City THE JEZABELS 5 Astor Theatre SAVIOUR 5 Amplifier TOTAL CHAOS 5 Rosemount Hotel HOUSE GOSPEL CHOIR 5 & 6 Chevron Festival Gardens ADAM BRAND & THE OUTLAWS 6 Ravenswood Hotel CARL COX 6 Red Hill Auditorium DANIEL CHAMPAGNE 6 Redcliffe on the Murray 8 Ellington Jazz Club 9 Mojo’s Bar 10 Settlers Tavern 11 York Palace Hotel 12 Prince of Wales PASSENGER 6 Fremantle Arts Centre ACTION BRONSON 7 Villa DJ MUSTARD 7 Metro City MARY BLACK 8 Astor Theatre SONGHOY BLUES 9 Astor Theatre FREDDIE GIBBS 10 Jack Rabbit Slim’s THE BEARDS 11 Bar Indigo 12 Rosemount Hotel 13 Wintersun Hotel STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES 11 Astor Theatre PALMS 12 Jack Rabbit Slim’s

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STRUNG OUT & PEARS 12 Amplifier 13 Prince of Wales TOM JONES 13 Kings Park & Botanic Gardens SEVENDUST 13 Capitol CALEXICO 16 Fremantle Arts Centre THE CHARLATANS 16 Capitol MIA DYSON 16 Mojo’s Bar YEO 18 Settlers Tavern 19 Jack Rabbit Slim’s WILLIAM SINGE 18 Amplifier ASH 19 Rosemount Hotel BUCKCHERRY 19 Metropolis Fremantle DALLAS CRANE 17 Prince of Wales 18 Indi Bar 19 Amplifier IAN MOSS 19 Astor Theatre PATRICK JAMES 19 Jimmy’s Den A DAY ON THE GREEN ft. HOODOO GURUS, SUNNYBOYS, VIOLENT FEMMES, DIED PRETTY & RATCAT 19 Kings Park & Botanic Garden COLD WAR KIDS 20 Metropolis Fremantle KASEY CHAMBERS 20 Ravenswood Hotel THE WAILERS 21 Astor Theare BRYAN ADAMS 21 Kings Park & Botanic Gardens LUKA BLOOM 22 Fly by Night THE SELECTOR 22 Rosemount Hotel WILEY 22 Capitol THE BUZZCOCKS 23 Rosemount Hotel STIFF LITTLE FINGERS 29 Capitol CITY & COLOUR 30 Red Hill Auditorium DON MCLEAN 30 Riverside Theatre ENDLESS BOOGIE 31 Mojo’s Bar APRIL 2016 MELISSA ETHERIDGE 1 Riverside Theatre ENDLESS BOOGIE & THE MURLOCS 1 Rosemount Hotel NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS 1 Crown Theatre THE BENNIES 2 Amplifier OFF WITH THEIR HEADS 2 Amplifier 3 Prince of Wales TAJ MAHAL 3 Astor Theatre LOW 5 Mojo’s Bar GRAHAM BONNET 6 Amplifier SARAH MILLICAN 6 Octagon Theatre BRIAN WILSON 7 Riverside Theatre CALIGULA’S HORSE 9 Amplifier JAMIE LAWSON 9 Astor Theatre JIM JEFFERIES 9 Perth Arena TRIVIUM 10 Metropolis Fremantle THE UNDERACHIEVERS 12 Jack Rabbit Slim’s NICO & VINZ 13 Villa ASKING ALEXANDRIA 13 Astor Theatre THE PROCLAIMERS 13 Perth Concert Hall BLACK SABBATH with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH 15 Perth Arena

THINGS OF STONE & WOOD 15 Mojo’s Bar CITY CALM DOWN 15 Jimmy’s Den 16 Mojo’s Bar DAMIEN LEITH 15 Astor Theatre GANG OF YOUTHS 16 Astor Theatre TUKA 22 Capitol THE STRANGLERS 23 Metropolis Fremantle JAUZ & MIJA 24 Villa TOMMY TIERNAN 25 Riverside Theatre MILLENCOLIN 26 Metropolis Fremantle SARAH BLASKO 30 Astor Theatre HILLTOP HOODS 30 Perth Arena THE DRONES 30 Rosemount Hotel MAY 2016 MUTEMATH 4 Rosemount Hotel RATATAT 5 Metro City VIC MENSA 5 Villa CELTIC THUNDER 7 Perth Arena DANNY BROWN 8 Metro City HINDS 9 Rosemount Hotel COHEED & CAMBRIA 13 Capitol IRON MAIDEN 14 Perth Arena THE SCREAMING JETS 14 Charles Hotel ELUVEITIE 17 Capitol TINASHE 26 Metro City BASEMENT 31 Amplifier JUNE 2016 CHERIE CURRIE 1 Rosemount Hotel IAN MOSS 2 Mandurah Performing Arts Centre 4 Albany Entertainment Centre 5 Bunbury Entertainment Centre JOHN MELLENCAMP 14 HBF Stadium BLACK STONE CHERRY 29 Capitol WES CARR 30 Albany Entertainment Centre JULY 2016 WES CARR 2 Heath Ledger Theatre RUSSELL HOWARD 15 Riverside Theatre SEPTEMBER 2016 THE WHITLAMS 8 Rosemount Hotel FROM THE JAM 17 Capitol OCTOBER 2016 FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS 5 Metropolis Fremante THE LEVELLERS 12 Capitol NOVEMBER 2016 ANDRE RIEU 3 Perth Arena THE MISSION 16 Capitol BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS 29 Kings Park & Botanic Garden

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THE FLOORS, FRI 12 @ BASSENDEAN HOTEL

WE E K LY WEDNESDAY 10/02 ASTOR THEATRE Maxi Priest Beniton BABUSHKA Bex’s Open Mic ft.

Sophie Hopes THE BIRD Semi Soft ft.

Andy Nik ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Dinner is Served Anatomically Incorrect Gentleman Jessie Gordon GEISHA ATTIC INDI BAR Club Acoustica ft.

Nyanda J Steve Hensby CelloJoe Free Bird Toni Tone MOJO’S BAR Fascinator Peter Bibby Benjamin Witt DJ Jaden Smith DJ Lindsay Slohand MOON CAFÉ Natasha Shanks Matt Waring NEWPORT HOTEL Fiktion Boston Switch RODNEY’S BAIT & TACKLE Manhattan Hot Swing ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Soilwork Aversions Crown Nucleust ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) Student Night ft.

DJ Anton Maz SETTLERS TAVERN Open Mic UNIVERSAL BAR What’s The Fuss THURSDAY 11/02 AMPLIFIER Last Night — Valentine’s Day Party Pashfest ft.

Cloak & Dagger At Depths Lost Honours BABUSHKA The Damn Spirits Palm Soma Matthew Gudgeon The Methamphetaqueens THE BIRD Hip Hop Kara”Yo!”Ke CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Ben Darsow DEFECTORS BAR Songwriters Club ft.

Conscious Dreamers Simone & Girlfunkle Trio James Redman Jack Davies ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Dinner is Served Anatomically Incorrect Gentlemen Jessie Gordon HERDSMAN LAKE TAVERN Open Mic ft.

Matt Oakley Nadene Burchell A Day For Mae LEN-X LOST SOCIETY Single & the City — Valentine’s Edition MOJO’S BAR Pool Boy Hip Priest Laurel Fixation The Body Boys

PAT CHOW, FRI 12 @ ROSEMOUNT HOTEL

NEWPORT HOTEL Record Club - Tom Petty ft.

Damn Torpedoes THE ODD FELLOW DJ Jaden Smith aka Nicholas Allbrook PRINCE OF WALES The Silent Deeds Blue Child Chad Brand RODNEY’S BAIT & TACKLE Pugsley Buzzard ROSEMOUNT HOTEL RAW SETTLERS TAVERN Boo Seeka Bootleg Rascal UNIVERSAL BAR Off The Record FRIDAY 12/02 AMBAR Yum Cha ft.

Dabow AMPLIFIER The Loft 5th Annual Davie Bowie Tribute ARCADE Who Knows ft.

Yards DJ Rich ASTOR THEATRE Em Rusciano BABUSHKA Two For Flinching Priority One Burning Fiction Castle Bravo Blindspot BASSENDEAN HOTEL Basso Fridays ft.

The Floors Dirtwater Bloom The Devil in Miss Jones KING ZOG THE BIRD Mayor Dadi Pissedcolas Golden String Roo Fist CAPITOL CLIQUE CHEVRON FESTIVAL GARDENS Jose Gonzalez CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Steve Parkin CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Steve Hensby ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Ruby Red Fatales Anatomically Incorrect Gentlemen Jessie Gordon Cargo Cult Morgan Bain FLYRITE Jordan Rakei THE GOOD SHEPHERD The Genius of J. Dilla JACK RABBIT SLIM’S LeFtO METROPOLIS FREMANTLE Spiderbait Tired Lion MOJO’S BAR Hussle Hussle ft.

The Tongue Intrusive Thoughts LC McKenzie NEWPORT HOTEL Rock The Mic PRINCE OF WALES Boo Seeka Bootleg Rascal RODNEY’S BAIT & TACKLE Galloping Foxleys DJ Lady Carla ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Pat Chow POW! Negro Filthy Apes The Durongs SETTLERS TAVERN The Amani Consort

UNIVERSAL BAR Nightmoves WHITE STAR HOTEL The Silent Deeds Chad Brand The Transnational Crash YMCA HQ Sweet Oblivion #14 ft.

Uncle Jeffrey Puzzle Figurehead No Shortcut Home SATURDAY 13/02 AMBAR AlleyOut Night Night — Ambar Birthday AMPLIFIER Rag ’n Bone Verge Collection Hip Priest West Nile ASTOR THEATRE Em Rusciano BABUSHKA The Pink Tiles The Shakeys Bikini Cops Zerodent THE BIRD Pikelet Erasers Leafy Suburbs Akioka CAPITOL ILLY Dylan Joel Citizen Kay CLUB KAHUNA Coconut Club — Pineapple Club Afterparty CONNECTIONS Valentine’s Day Eve ft.

DJ JimJam ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Ruby Red Fatales Tease Mania Tribute to Jill Scott FRAYED Frayed GILKISONS DANCE STUDIO Rinse Out 005 ft.

Aphrodite THE GOOD SHEPHERD Chocolate Jesus HERDSMAN LAKE TAVERN The Devil in Miss Jones Red Stone Sinners Jackson Koke The Procrastinators INDI BAR Wanderlust Great Gable JAMYANG Stella Donnelly JACK RABBIT SLIM’S Boo Seeka Bootleg Rascal KINGS PARK & BOTANIC GARDEN Diana Krall Katie Noonan METRO CITY Tinder Party — Old School vs. New School MOJO’S BAR Red Engine Caves Moana Psyechedelic Porn Crumpets THE ODD FELLOW Bluegrass Parkway OLD BROADWATER FARM South West Craft Beer Festival PRINCE OF WALES J Boog DJ Illicit RED HILL AUDITORIUM Fat Freddy’s Drop Koi Child Thomas Oliver RODNEY’S BAIT & TACKLE Vipers Dream DJ Nick Sheppard

THE SHAKEYS, SAT 13 @ BABUSHKA

ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Sanzu Orpheus Omega Colossvs Sexpiss ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) 56 Hope Roads SETTLERS TAVERN V12 Cadillacs UNIVERSAL BAR Soul Corporation THE VELVET LOUNGE Liquid Lounge VILLA Delta Heavy WHITE STAR HOTEL Red Wire Nepenthe Benny Mayhem SUNDAY 14/02 AMPLIFIER MVMNT ft.

NiCe7 ASTOR THEATRE Em Rusciano BABUSHKA Emberville The Moment We Fall Vice Versa Dawn of Leviathan Longshore Skygazer Worlds Apart Thrown To The Lions Calm Collected Ready To Fire Patient Sixty-Seven We Run With Wolves Owed to Damnation The Hounds Windswell Titans CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Limelights Jazz DJ Boogie The Salt Shaker Selectors CLANCY’S DUNSBOROUGH Fat Freddy’s Drop Thomas Oliver CLANCY’S FREMANTLE The Durongs ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Jake Dennis & the Mint Jazz Band Natalie Cole Tribute with Masina Miller FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE Sunday Music ft.

Rob Snarski The Shops FREMANTLE ESPLANADE Laneway Festival ft.

Battles Beach House Big Scary Chvrches DIIV DMA’s East India Youth FAIT Fidlar Flume Goldlink Grimes Health Hermitude Hideous Sun Demon High Tension Hudson Mohawke Japanese Wallpaper Majical Cloudz Methyl Ethel & more INDI BAR Shovel Full of Blues ft.

Shake ‘Em On Down MOJO’S BAR Boo Seeka Bootleg Rascal Lyall Moloney RODNEY’S BAIT & TACKLE Valentines Day Night ft.

Duo Sao Paulo DJ Boogie

ICONOCLAST, FRIDAY 19 @ AMPLIFIER BAR

ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Full Scale Chaos Divine Vdelli Gombo ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) Dirty Lil Secrets SETTLERS TAVERN Michelle Spriggs Trio UNIVERSAL BAR Retrofit WHITE STAR HOTEL Bree Simpson Zoe Wolfe Isla Sheehan Carla Geneve MONDAY 15/02 CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Scotty’s Quiz Night ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Louise Anton Miller Ruby Red Fatales MOJO’S BAR Wide Open Mic ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Comedy Trivia TUESDAY 16/02 CHEVRON FESTIVAL GARDENS Waxahatchee ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Ruby Red Fatales Gender Spanner MOJO’S BAR Floppy Aeroplane ft.

Fuzz Toads Goodnight Moon Faceplant Juice Juicy Fruit Peach Flavour ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) Eduardo Cossio Band WEDNESDAY 17/02 BABUSHKA Bex’s Open Mic ft.

Sophie Hopes THE BIRD Guilty Pleasures vol. 4 ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Tracey Barnett & Ezereve Gender Spanner GEISHA ATTIC INDI BAR Club Acoustica ft.

Sydnee Carter MOJO’S BAR Help Out Albert ft.

The Fruity Whites & guests MOON CAFÉ Jonathan Brain Star NEWPORT HOTEL Full Moon Party ft.

Wasteland RODNEY’S BAIT & TACKLE Manhattan Hot Swing ROSEMOUNT HOTEL High on Fire Leeches Skullcave SETTLERS TAVERN Open Mic THURSDAY 18/02 AMPLIFIER Last Night — Zombie Survival Party ft.

Vice Versa Cambridge Ascending Fall BABUSHKA Club Zho ft.

Peter Knight James Knight Vickery Catherine Ashley THE BIRD Drone Zone ft.

Hesperia Michael Terren Lana Jack Dutrac Daniel Dalton

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THE SIREN TOWER, SAT 20 @ JIMMY'S DEN

CLANCY’S FREMANTLE The Writer’s Block with Dave Hyams DEFECTORS BAR Songwriters Club MOJO’S BAR Claire Taylor The Galloping Foxleys T.J. Quinton NEWPORT HOTEL Record Club — Electric Light Orchestra ft.

Evil Women THE ODD FELLOW Nicholas Allbrook PRINCE OF WALES Northlane Bare Bones ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Magnolia Jones Shimmergloom The Killer Hipsters Sciatika SETTLERS TAVERN Michael Triscari

BOWLS CLUB The Silent Deeds One Tiger Down Tell The Shaman PRINCE OF WALES Horror My Friend RAILWAY HOTEL Kilmister Heavylove Applebite ROSEMOUNT HOTEL The Sword American Sharks Clowns SETTLERS TAVERN Dave Mann Collective STUDIO 146 Northlane Bare Bones SWAN HOTEL Jackson Koke Hibisucs Chuck Hombre Beggars Bones WHITE STAR HOTEL Legs Electric Kissed

FRIDAY 19/02 AMBAR The XL Factory ft.

Huxley Naz City Kid Parakord Shadow Brothers AMPLIFIER Iconoclast Statues Earth Rot Daybreak Unravel ARCADE Who Knows ASTOR THEATRE Bananarama Wang Chung BABUSHKA The Bob Gordons Silver Foxes Suburban & Coke Two For Flinching BASSENDEAN HOTEL Basso Fridays ft.

Huge Magnet The Ghost Hotel Luke Dux duo The Little Lord Street Band THE BIRD The Wheelers of Oz Dougal’s Casino Dum Kari CAPITOL Raised in the City ft.

DZ Deathrays Trophy Eyes Luca Brasi The Love Junkies FOAM CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Steve Parkin CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Steve Hensby CONNECTIONS A night at le club ft.

Hunee Tama Sumo Lakuti GEISHA Cassian THE GOOD SHEPHERD Throwback JACK RABBIT SLIM’S Drunk Mums Cool Band moistoyster METRO CITY DATSIK PROTOHYPE TRUTH METROPOLIS FREMANTLE Back to Uni Paint Party MOJO’S BAR High Highs & guests NEWPORT HOTEL Rock The Mic NORTH FREMANTLE

SATURDAY 20/02 AMPLIFIER Scalphunter Bare Bones Statues The Light the Dark Ohm Rune ARALUEN BOTANIC GPARK Blues in the Hills ft.

Bret Mosley Matty T. Wall Karin Page Lez Karski Trio ASTOR THEATRE Josh Pyke BABUSHKA Horror My Friend The Leap Year Ursula The Damn Spirits Cellophane THE BIRD Dream Rimmy Regular Boys Diger Rokwell Pool Boy BRASS MONKEY Mind Electric Trump’d DJs Grizzly LabRat ELLIOT ST. BAR Iconoclast Xenobiotic Impaler Anavar Longshore FRAYED Frayed THE GOOD SHEPHERD Chocolate Jesus JACK RABBIT SLIM’S Ecca Vandal Rag n’ Bone HUSSY JIMMY'S DEN Timothy Nelson & The Infidels The Siren Tower The Jackson Roses METRO CITY Common Kings METROPOLIS FREMANTLE James Reyne MIDLAND OVAL HyperFest ft.

Northlane Ball Park Music DZ Deathrays The Love Junkies The Brow Horror My Friend Marksman Lloyd Pat Chow The Hunting Birds Surroundings Young Robin Jamboo Dropbears Ratking Dan Cribb & the Isolated Iceage Sugar Solution Small Town Heroes & more

MOJO’S BAR The Spunloves Moistoyster Kitchen People Ben Witt & guests PRINCE OF WALES The Drunk Mums ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Chaos Pop Culture Convention Diesel & guests SETTLERS TAVERN Moondog J. VILLA HILINE ft.

OSKI & guests WHITE STAR HOTEL Rastatrix SUNDAY 21/02 BABUSHKA Rabbit’s Foot Tell The Shaman Ashley Hayward BAR INDIGO Northlane Bare Bones THE BIRD Horror My Friend Verge Collection The Community Chest Salary CLANCY’S CITY BEACH Limelights Jazz DJ Boogie The Salt Shaker Selectors FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE Sunday Music ft.

Katie J. White INDI BAR Orquesta Yambeque MATISSE BEACH CLUB &Me Holy Ghost MOJO’S BAR Mutima Souljah Kaptivez NEWPORT HOTEL Luca Brasi & guests ROSEMOUNT HOTEL (BEER GARDEN) Get Down ft.

Aslan Klean Kicks Pawel Good Company DJs Sleepyhead Beni Chill Jo Lettenmaier Tim King SETTLERS TAVERN Moondog J. WHITE STAR HOTEL Tracey Barnett YMCA HQ Iconoclast Statues Daybreak Catalyst Conform MONDAY 22/02 CLANCY’S CANNING BRIDGE Scotty’s Quiz Night MOJO’S BAR Wide Open Mic ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Comedy Trivia WHITE STAR HOTEL DJ Kevin van Buerle TUESDAY 23/02 AMPLIFIER 1349 MOJO’S BAR Frozen Ocean The Jolly Boys Injured Ninja FOAM Mercy Mercy Success of Satan ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Eduardo Cossio Band 31

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