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NICK BARKER
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ussie rock icon Nick Barker, known for both his solo work and for being a member of hit 80s and 90s band Nick Barker & The Reptiles, will come to the Hastings foreshore to play an acoustic set at the Western Port Festival on February 21-23. Performing with Michael Hubbard, the ex-Basics and current Eagle & The Worm member, Barker is looking forward to another great festival gig. “Its a great set. We do a big collection of stuff from all my albums, and some Reptiles stuff. I’m not sure yet whether it will have any new songs, but it’ll be good fun. I like community-based festivals… I think they’re really important,” he says. Barker has certainly been busy since PEARL last spoke to him in early 2012. He got back together with the rest of the Reptiles for a
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series of comeback shows and is currently working on a new solo album, to be released sometime later this year. Inspiration has spawned from a variety of places for Barker’s yet untitled album, set to include one, as he puts it, “pretty personal song”, as well as a love song about an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor. “You have to look a bit further a field when you’re older, you’re not as desperate as you were when you were in your twenties with what you write about. Like most people, it’s about relationships; it’s about people, your own boring little personal problems. I enjoy the art of songwriting and the challenge. I like the play on words. I’ve been watching a lot of UFC, and the song ended up with all these funny fighting references. It kind of works off it and the song is just bit of fun. One of those ‘let’s see if I can do this’ songs.”
Even though Barker has played in bands around Melbourne since he was 16, arguably the best and most well known band he was part of was Nick Barker & The Reptiles. The Reptiles had a spectacular rise to fame with hits such as their cover of Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) and two Top 40 albums on the ARIA charts, Goin’ To Pieces (1989) and After The Show (1991), before disbanding in 1995. In 2012 they got together for a series of reunion shows including one at iconic Melbourne rock venue, Cherry Bar. “It was really good fun, just because there’s a lot of water under the bridge since we split up and we’re a bit older and wiser. We could really have some fun with it and it turned out to be a bit of a healing process, getting back together. Now everyone’s reconciled with it,” Barker says.
The “stripped back” acoustic set by Barker and guitarist Hubbard is sure to be a hit when they perform the final set of the festival on the Sunday. Also performing on Sunday will be Pete & The Pontiacs and Rob Pappalardo, with Friday and Saturday to feature a stack of acts ranging from Iced Upon Anchor, a band from Dame Elizabeth Murdoch College, to The Oils, the brand new Midnight Oil tribute which has got everyone talking since their debut set at Mornington’s Australia Day Celebrations recently.
Lior
BRINGS SCATTERED REFLECTIONS TO TOWN
I once saw a Lior show at a small venue in the hills. The room was filled with hippies, footy players, bikers and hot girls in mini skirts. At some point every one of us had tears streaming down our faces. There is magic in music that can unify and Lior’s music not only often lyrically carries this theme, but in a live show is a glorious example of it. He brings some of that magic to the Mornington Peninsula this February 21 for a show at the Southern Peninsula Arts Centre. PEARL: March 7 sees the release of your fourth album, Scattered Reflections, a collection of songs written in your recent travels. Where have you been? Lior: Well, I did a couple of writing trips. One was to India and the other was to parts of Europe. Travel was pretty significant! PEARL: Your hometown is Melbourne; do you ever get homesick in your travels? LIOR: Yeah, I miss my people. I have two young kids so I miss them more than the place, but I do LOVE Melbourne. PEARL: Did having kids have anything to do with your lullaby for TV’s Giggle And Hoot? LIOR: It did actually! They came to me before the show aired and I thought, having young kids, it would be a kind of cute thing to undertake. I tried getting them to help me write it, but that didn’t work out so well. Still, it’s been a really beautiful surprise to see how well its been received. PEARL: Do your kids love it? LIOR: Yeah. It’s given me a lot of cred with the kids, that song. PEARL: The show at the Southern Peninsula Arts Centre is exciting for us! Will it be part of your Scattered Reflections Tour? LIOR: It is PART of it but I am doing that one solo. The shows in the bigger cities are more
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As if the above wasn’t enough entertainment for the festival, there will also be a Street Parade, Fireworks displays, Hot Air Balloons, an Art & Craft Show, Mini Motorbike Stunts, the Wood Chopping Competition from the Royal Melbourne Show, Water Ski Display Team and a massive car and truck show. There will also be amusement park rides, a free kids activity corner as well as food and market gift stalls. The Western Port festival runs for three days, from February 21 so there’s plenty of opportunity to head to the Hastings foreshore to check it out. For more info, go to www.westernportfestival.org.au. Nick Barker’s new album is set for release later this year. JESSICA MILLS of a large band line up. I’m doing some solo shows this year out of the major cities. I really like to balance out the experiences; stripping things back and doing shows were I feel like I’m in my lounge room, where I can really chat with the audiences. PEARL: You do seem to be able to create that intimate feeling in a large audience too though, how do you prepare yourself before these shows? LIOR: It’s still a work in progress, really. People ask me if I still get nervous and I say “YEAH! I sure do.” And a lot of people are really surprised by that, but I think I have to be. It’s a sign of caring! The older I get, the more I realise that sometimes it’s just about being relaxed and calm and NOT doing stuff before a show can lead to a better state of mind. If you feel like you have to drill and work on it before a show you’re gonna end up tense on stage, and the nature of what I do is not about that. It’s about being honest and giving a piece of yourself. Being relaxed lends itself to doing that better. PEARL: What inspired you growing up? LIOR: I’ve always been really intrigued by the power a song can house. The fact that you can read a set of words and it’s ok, it’s kind of engaging. But when you put music to it, suddenly it gains this profoundness and poignancy and there’s a universality to it. I just think music is a constant source of fascination. Lior’s album Scattered Reflections is out March 7 and is crowd sourced through Pledge Music. If people buy the album prior to release, a portion goes to the United Nations Children’s Emergency fund. For more information visit www.pledgemusic.com/ projects/lior. You can experience a Lior show for yourself at The Southern Peninsula Arts Centre on Feb 21. For more information visit ww.southernpeninsulaartscentre.com. LOUISE MacGREGOR bayside & mornington peninsula
A word from the editor...
February 2014
One of the best aspects of summer on the Bayside and Peninsula is the myriad of events and festivals that pop up on the calendar. On top of the already packed live music and arts schedule in our amazing venues, annual events like Globe To Globe World Music Festival, Frankston Waterfront Festival, the Australia Day festivities around the Peninsula (including Mornington Park), Red Hot Summer and the inaugural Concert In The Vines at the Pig & Whistle give us a reason to get out and about (with the family on most occasions) and bask in the blend of live music, great food and local beer/wine, kids entertainment and just the fact that its summer! I have to say, at the time of print I’ve just enjoyed a weekend at both The Blues At The Briars Festival and the Peninsula Short Film Fest and I was well impressed by both events. It’s great that we can have two unique community events so well attended on the same day, with some cracking blues laid down at The Briars to a large and appreciative crowd, and 3000+ Short Film Fest audience members enjoying the ambience and onscreen talent in the Rosebud Village Green at the very same time. I was down in Rosebud with our very own intrepid Arts Editor, Andrea, and I think we both agreed it was a great evening, bigger and better than years past. We’ll have a full wrap up of both events in our March edition, so stay tuned... Looking ahead, I’m sure we’ll have similar (or larger) support again for Between The Bays Music Festival and the Westernport Festival, both coinciding to run the same day in late February. PEARL will be at both and bring you the full wrap, again, in our March mag. Until then, enjoy the edition and here’s hoping the smallest month of the year is your biggest! SIMON IMREI (Editor)
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From Cruel Beasts To Apes This year will see Between the Bays Music Festival return to the beautiful 35-acre rural property of Penbank School. Now in its 9th year, the festival has well and truly earned its status as the Mornington Peninsula’s best annual family-friendly gig on the summer calendar. With all proceeds raised going to Penbank School’s partnership with the Wugularr School in the Northern Territory, music lovers have never had a better excuse to pack a picnic on February 22 and check out the likes of Diesel, Daryl Braithwaite, The Basics, Boom Crash Orchestra, Russell Beggs and the latest incarnation of Tex Perkins with The Ape. October 4 saw The Ape release their self-titled debut album to acclaim from fans and critics alike. A tough, boozy, and chunky sound through and through, Perkins states on his website (perhaps with a wink) that “The Ape is the album I was born to make. It is the album that Richie - the president of the Tex Perkins fan club – has been waiting for. It’s an album busting with swing and grunt, and is easily the best thing I have ever done, or will ever do.” The cheek of Tex Perkins certainly hasn’t dissipated over the years, and fans of the multifaceted performer will be pleased to hear that elements of his other outfits have come together to form The Ape. “It’s a rock band with swing and groove. All my bands have a bit of that I guess. The Beasts of Bourbon, for me, is an intense experience physically; I have to roar my head off in front of a really loud band, singing nihilistic-y sort of aggressive, attitudefilled lyrics…The Ape is a rock band with heavy grooves but it’s far friendlier. It’s got a smirk on its face all the time. The Cruel Sea is more of a groove, good time sort of thing and The Ape is heavier than that, so it lies somewhere in between those two. I find it more fun than both of those bands personally, because I get to sing and occasionally let loose on a really loud wailing guitar.”
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of Tex Perkins gigs that I would usually get Charlie Owen or someone like that to accompany me, yet all of my regular cohort was busy at the time. Then I thought, ‘hmmm maybe it’s time to have a look at this pile of songs’. I had a bit of an epiphany that I’d get an actual band to play them…once I made that decision to bring people around the songs, it all unfolded very quickly.” The resulting 10 –track album will be played in its entirety at Between the Bays Music Festival, leaving us to wonder what else will fill up The Ape’s timeslot on the day. “We’re a 10-song, first album band. And we play all those 10 songs, but it will only take up abut 45 minutes so there’s a good 25 minutes of who knows what. There will be simple classic rock songs. Possibly not the most well known classic rock songs…I don’t want to give away too much but you might hear a Rolling Stones song; you never know. You might hear a Kiss song; you might hear a Stooges song… I even have an Elvis song.” Whatever Tex Perkins and The Ape decide to thrash out on the day, we’re sure that the crowd will lap it up. For more information and to grab your tickets for the event head to www.betweenthebays.com MATILDA HEGGIE
the aforementioned Robyn Payne. Tell us about that? BEGGS: Robyn Payne actually gave me a purple lounge when she was refitting her studio, which is where the name came from. When ‘Armstrong Studios’ closed, Doug Brady managed to get some old studio windows and doors that are now in my studio. I built it up to the point where it’s a professional studio designed for recording drums with a studio booth and control area. PEARL: Tell us about the guitars and band members accompanying you at Between The Bays. BEGGS: The guitars I’ve held onto for over 30yrs, including an old American made 1964 Epiphone Texan Acoustic and a 1965 Epiphone Casino. They’ve always been part of what I do. Musicians wise, Robyn Payne will be playing keyboard and it’s the first time we’ve played together in nearly 18yrs. Gerry Pantazis will be on drums, Dean Harris will be playing bass guitar and Gavin Leadbetter will be on guitar. PEARL: What’s next on the calendar, following Between The Bays? BEGGS: I’m looking to get on the festival circuit after I launch Voodoo Woman, because it’s what I love doing. I’ll be looking to work on that side of things and at some of the hotels that favour original music, being as creative as I can. I’ll keep on recording and writing songs and work towards another album. Hopefully it won’t take me 15 years! (laughs) Catch Russell Beggs at the Between The Bays Music Festival, at Penbank School on February 22, alongside Diesel, Tex Perkins & The Ape, Boom Crash Opera, The Basics and Daryl Braithwaite. For further info, visit www.betweenthebays.com. Also, check out Russell’s music on YouTube. ALIYAH STOTYN
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head of his appearance in the formidable 2014 Between The Bays Music Festival lineup, PEARL’s Aliyah Stotyn threw a few quick questions at Russell Beggs to find out a bit more about the local performer and what’s to come in the near future. PEARL: You’re forthcoming album, Voodoo Woman, has been some years in the making. Tell us about the lead up? BEGGS: Well after many years, it’s very satisfying for me to get to the point now where I’m actually pushing my original material. I started working with 3-time ARIA award winning engineer, Doug Brady (who’s worked with people like John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes and Keith Urban) and used to record at his house. Before that I was recording with Robyn Payne, who I’m working with at Between The Bays, so the album started over 10 years ago. PEARL: How did the title Voodoo Woman come about? BEGGS: Originally, I called it Latest Debut because it’s ridiculous that I should be debuting this late in life, so it was a bit of fun at my own expense. But I liked the idea of a stiletto on the drum, like in the song Voodoo Woman. Craig Brumby and I spent around 120 hours putting that song together and I thought it’d be fun to have the stiletto on it because the “voodoo woman” is driving the whole song. PEARL: You run a studio Purple Lounge with music x arts x events x entertainment
While the sound and performance has distinguishable roots to other guises of Tex Perkins, the prolific rocker did not always see a way for these tracks to find an audience, explaining; “I originally just wrote them as a sort of writing exercise - they weren’t going to go anywhere - it was really just something for me to do; to get something out of my system. I didn’t see it as appropriate to my career and where my music was going at the time. I later presented them as demos to a record company and that didn’t go anywhere, so then I sat and thought for a long time. At one stage I was going to form a fake band of 12 year olds or even younger kids & then present these songs as if they were playing them.” The resulting thoughts were humorous to say the least, particularly in retrospect of listening to The Ape. Despite “seriously thinking that was what [he] was going to do with the songs for a long time”, seven years on from writing the tracks Perkins finally had an ‘ah-ha’ moment. “It was exactly a year ago now that I had a bunch
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JIMMY EAT WORLD Return On MAMMOTH SOUNDWAVE LINEUP
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ast year saw Soundwave celebrate their 10th birthday with such a dizzying lineup that many thought it would be a toughy to follow. Rockers need not fret however, because once again the folks from Soundwave are bringing some big names down under for what is sure to be another great day at Flemington. The mid-January final announcement of additions to the 2014 bill saw AJ Maddah’s previous allusion to more international acts confirmed. Filter, The Ghost Inside, Authority Zero, The Defiled, The Dangerkids and Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora are set to join the bill of 88 (mostly international) acts. The jewels on 2014’s Soundwave crown feature Green Day, A Day to Remember, Panic! At The Disco, Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Temple Pilots (feat. Chester
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Bennington), Alice In Chains, Rob Zombie, Megadeth and just oh so many more. Pop-punk veterans Jimmy Eat World are also on board the Soundwave train, their appearance proving that they’ve still got it, two decades on. Bassist Rick Burch notes a number of factors that have the band eager to head down under, saying; “it’s been a couple of years since we’ve done Soundwave and we’re really excited to come back. It’s always a super-fun, great experience. Just getting to hang out in Australia as well; I love the people… the weather’s gonna be awesome. I’m also excited to see the other bands in what is a great line up. It will be good to reconnect.” Once a trailblazing name in the mid-90s emocore scene, Jimmy Eat World eventually found a larger audience with a blend of alternative rock and power pop. Their infectious single The Middle earned the band international recognition, and continues to be a key identifier for Jimmy Eat World in the commercial rock realm, four studio albums down the track. “I think it’s the message of the song that resonates with so many people. You know, ‘don’t get down, hang in there’, it’s positive and it’s a really catchy tune. While we’re on tour and we talk to people at shows, they always seem to say ‘I love to hear this song because it’s like an instant time-warp back to where I first heard it’.
While the track was an instant hit for that band, lead singer Jim Adkins has been noted saying that The Middle came together almost too quickly. Reflecting on the notion of associating easiness with lesser quality, Burch explains that in being part of a band for over 20 years, the virtue of wisdom has definitely come with time. “Songs come together in the full spectrum of ways. They can come together immediately or you can go around and around trying every different avenue to make the song right. We now have the experience to know when to say when and move on.” With a total of eight studio albums under Jimmy Eat World’s collective belt, the choice of creating a set list comes a little harder than knowing when a track is right. “Being a band that’s been around for a few years we’ve got to the point where we are like ‘oh we can’t play that song? We don’t have enough time?’ It’s tough because we want represent every era so we try to play one track from every album, but we also want to highlight the most recent things that we put out. For Soundwave, it will be a good sprinkling from all albums and all eras, we’ll try to get it all in.” February 28 will see Jimmy Eat World and the whole Soundwave bill roll into Flemington Racecourse for a huge day of head-banging, face-melting, lighter-waving and trips down memory lane. More info and tickets at www. soundwavefestival.com
MATILDA HEGGIE
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Diddy Reyes & The Blues Maniacs
What can one say after checking out Diddy Reyes & The Blues Maniacs at their first official gig on New Years Day, but awesome man. Performing at Harba in Mornington, Reyes and his maniacs were on fire singing punchy RnB and groovy danceable blues along with a smattering of originals thrown in the mix. The new line-up has some mighty fine musos with the likes of Diddy Reyes (vocals), Andy Phillips (supurb lead guitar - also from Cadillac Walk), Jordie Fitzgerald (alias Boomer J, seasoned drummer), amazing Electric Larry Dennis (harp), whose been kicking around with Phil Parra for ever and a day and nice guy Glenn Sharp (bass guitar). Incidentally, Sharp who loves British blues, will become the official bass player for Cadillac Walk later this year. Whether you’re into blues or not, these guys bring it together really well. There’s a real essence about their sound and structure, with Reyes the typical showman, drawing punters into the vibe by either running around with a cow bell before a song or grabbing
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a random audience member and performing one or two dirty dance moves whilst singing up a storm. Dennis’ harp mastery is extraordinary. It moans, wails and cries to his every command. Baby I Know, You Can’t Catch and I Know A Place, all originals by Reyes, are ingenuity fused with funky blues. The guys are true music pros. Fitzgerald is involved in the Peninsula Mountain Park Committee that is getting the Dromana Dragonfly’s BMX track up and running for people’s enjoyment. More info on this at www.pmp.org.au. Reyes has a new label called Club De Diddy, all about informing people of what’s happening with blues on the Peninsula. A monthly gig called Jump is commencing the 2nd march (then the first Sunday of each month afterwards) at Beaches in Mornington. The label hopes to reinforce the blues industry and it’s Reyes way of making the scene stronger. For more info, find Diddy Reyes on Facebook. Until next month... live well TERRI LEE FATOUROS
ROUND MOUNTAIN GIRLS unplugged
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There is an old folk tale about the seductive and magical Round Mountain Girls, who once seduced virginal musicians and kept them captive in their caves for their pleasure. However, five daring musicians escaped after many years of pleasuring these fare maidens, but were never the same again. So they adopted their captor’s namesake and became the insanely talented and wonderful bunch of musos we now know of as The Round Mountain Girls. Round Mountain Girls are a rock band with the wrong instruments, taking acoustic music to new places, having performed at Byron Bay Bluesfest, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, plus heaps more. Chris Eaton (vocals/guitar/banjo), Rabbit Robinson (vocals/electric fiddle/ string arrangements), Chris Brooker (vocals/guitar/mandolin), Rex Carter (drums) and Chris Willoughby (bass) make this electrifying and madly infectious blue grass band with a Celtic twist awesome to watch. Their incredible free flowing mix of instruments has earnt the boys the prestigious Golden Fiddle Award three times, with many considering the band masters of their craft. I’d have to agree. The day I caught their gig, punters, myself
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included, were mesmerized by the magic in their songs. It reminded me of an old picture about a greedy man who, after stealing the Leprechaun King’s gold, is drawn back into the hall of the mountain king by the hauntingly magical music the leprechauns play, only to be forever trapped inside. That’s how it felt, I had other acts to review but I couldn’t leave. There has to be some sort of magic going on with the band, cause I caught up with Robinson afterwards. He blew me away with this superstitious tidbit. He has seven children of nine years and under. In the year of the Golden Rabbit (2011), Robinson’s second son was born on the same date as his first son, seven years apart. Both he and his wife were born in rabbit years, so I guess that’s why he’s called Rabbit. The Round Mountain Girls have three albums, White Rum, One Step Closer and Getting There Is Only Half Way Back, winning them three Dolphin Music awards for original material. Their fourth, Cover Girls is a covers album, with all of their songs available now on iTunes and CD Baby. If you don’t believe their tale, then check out their web site on www.roundmountaingirls.com/theband. TERRI LEE FATOUROS
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THE SWEET TO PLAY FRANKSTON The Sweet is returning to Australia for their first big Australian tour since 2004, coming to Frankston in March. The British rock band, which rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as a prominent glitter rock act, have sold in excess of thirty million records worldwide and are still touring prolifically, 45yrs after their formation in 1968. Sweet achieved their first hit Funny Funny in 1971, with their famous line-up of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker. The band achieved notable success in the UK charts, with thirteen Top 20 hits during the 1970s alone, with Block Buster! (1973) topping the chart, followed by three consecutive number two hits in Hell Raiser (1973), The Ballroom Blitz (1973) and Teenage Rampage (1974). They then turned to a more Hard Rock style with their mid-career singles like 1974’s Turn It Down. The Sweet’s first self-written and produced single, Fox on the Run (1975), also reached number two on the UK charts, with the band enjoying their last Top 10 hit in 1978 with Love Is Like Oxygen. The 80s flashed by with some chart success in 1984 with Sweet 16, a compilation album and maxi single, It’s the Sweet Mix. The 90s brought with it a renewed interest in the band, with original guitarist and songwriter Andy Scott firmly at the helm. A brand new studio album, A, was released in 1992 to the delight of their fans and the band constantly toured Europe, Russia, USA, Canada, Australia and the far east, also appearing on many festivals. In 1996 Sweet charted once again with Ballroom Blitz, a TV advertised compilation that went gold in the UK. This prompted more reformation stories and in December 1996 Andy Scott and Brian Connolly settled their professional and personal differences. Plans for a tour of selected dates with both of them appearing on stage together were seriously discussed before the tragic deaths of Connolly on February 9, 1997, and original drummer Mick Tucker, on February 14, 2002, seemed to have spelled the end of the legend. Andy Scott has kept the flame burning, performing an average 200 shows per year around the world and keeping the legendary band in the hearts and minds (as well as ears) of many. The Sweet perform at Frankston Arts Centre on Tuesday March 18 from 7:30pm, with tickets on sale now via the box office or online at www.thefac.com.au. For further details on the band, visit www.thesweet.com
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THE ROYAL FLUSH: SURF, SKATE, ART &
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hed Nine core store In Rye was recently voted Victoria’s number one surf shop by the independent Melbourne based crew at www. wavehunter.com.au. Wavehunter are a surf community in Melbourne where a regular crew of surfers meet up and car pool down the coast on the hunt for the best waves on offer. They chase waves all over the Victorian coast most weekends and around Australia and overseas when on vacation. We asked ‘Mr Shed Nine’ (& regular PEARL contributor) Eddie Wearne a few questions about what he thinks set his shop apart and about his latest exhibition. PEARL: What is it that makes the Shed Nine store different from other surf shops? WEARNE: We only have one store and its a little isolated, right out at Rye Ocean Beach and tucked away from the population and plaza chain store type scenario. It gives us an old school beachy surf shop feel. During the summer school holidays we are usually busy, selling, but there’s a lot of down time in winter where some days we don’t much at all. We have a great team and good support from some talented artists, photographers, musicians and the community in general. PEARL: Do you see Shed Nine expanding and opening more shops? WEARNE: I’m not that into it. One of my heroes locally is Mick Pierce and he built our shop almost 30 years ago. I look up to Mick; he is a great surfer, an incredible shaper and quite fit in his 60s. I like that he kept it simple and probably surfed more than almost everyone else. He ran his shaping bay here for 19yrs and we’ve been here for eight. It would be nice to keep this open till I’m in my sixties. Plus, running one is enough work!
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PEARL: You don’t have and online shop, why not? WEARNE: We’ve really needed to work hard on getting foot traffic. I mean, yeah summer holidays are hectic, but in winter when its 12 degrees and gale force winds and hailing some days, no one even walks in the door. We could spend that time making an online store, but instead we’ve gone the other way and worked harder at making our store more of an attraction. We aim to overwhelm first time customers when they first come in, so I guess it’s like a big kids bedroom; all arty, rustic and full of rare random paraphernalia. Kids love it. The Internet is a great tool, but selling online you can find yourself becoming another eBay store and online shopping in general doesn’t give much back to local communities. That’s all we aim for, sponsoring the kids, getting involved in clubs events etc. PEARL: Tell us about the Exhibition currently running at Shed Nine. WEARNE: We have extended our store into the back yard for it. The ‘Royal Flush Surf Skate Art & Photography Exhibit’ is a combination of hand painted surfboards and skateboards, as well as surf and skate themed photography and art. There’s over 30 artists and photographers involved and most of the photos are of local youth, ripping, and proceeds go direct to the artists and photographers. The Bowl Riders Australia crew and MOSS (Melbourne Old School Skaters) crew have contributed plenty of amazing photos, which go towards the Moss Foundation. Head down to Shed Nine at 362 Dundas St, Rye, to check out the store and the exhibition. For details, visit www.shednine. com or find them on Facebook. WALTER BENELLS
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Catch some SASKWATCH soul in Mordy
Melbourne 9-piece soul outfit Saskwatch earned their reputation as one of the city’s most electrifying live acts with ecstatic horns, one of the tightest rhythm sections in town and soaring vocals. Their debut album Leave It All Behind and the lead single Your Love gained national airplay and saw them appear on international stages, as well as at premier festivals back home. Now, in conjunction with their latest single Hands, Saskwatch have hit the road again after time off busily recording their sophomore record. PEARL spoke to songwriter/trumpet/guitar aficionado Liam McGorry between gigs, about life in Saskwatch and things to come. PEARL: As a 9-piece band, you must have a bunch of different influences and backgrounds in the melting pot. What were some of those initially, and how have they changed in the years since forming? McGORRY: Since most of us met at the College Of The Arts whilst doing a jazz course, we started off playing that jazz and boogaloo stuff, but when we started doing the soul nights at Cherry Bar, we gravitated towards the classics; Aretha Franklin, James Brown, etc. More recently, bands like The Bamboos and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings have been great at bringing the soul wave back into fashion over the last 10yrs, so it’s been a mesh of them and others like Doctor Dog, Alabama Shakes and Black Keys. PEARL: The debut album, Leave It All Behind, became hugely successful, both on high Triple J rotation and enjoying rave reviews around the country. Did the record’s success surprise you or did you know you had something special? McGORRY: Not really, but I suppose everyone saw it as a first offering, I think. It’s amazing that people liked it – it’s a great feeling – but I think we’ve been gearing up and looking forward to the next album as more of a statement. PEARL: Your next single, Born To Break Your Heart, is due late February, with a new album to be out in April. How has the recording process and touring been, coordinating everyone logistically and financially? McGORRY: It can be tough with a lot of people to organise, but everyone’s so keen and willing to prioritise the band and what we’re doing when scheduling other things. The last couple of years have been really challenging financially though, with touring overseas and nationally. It really adds up with 9 people, but everyone loves the band so it’s not really an issue in the grand scheme of things. PEARL: You released the very fun and upbeat single Hands late last year to great acclaim, missing out on the recent Triple J Hottest 100, but coming in at #151 in the Hottest 101-200 countdown. Tell us about the forthcoming album and what to expect? McGORRY: We wrote the record just after recording the last one and during touring, so when we came to recording late last year everything was quite well rehearsed. Having done the
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tracking in a country down in Queensland, we had the time to break things down a bit more and work on sounds and arrangements. The first album was done quite quickly, so we’ve enjoyed having a bit more freedom on the next one. The record will have a little more production, but plenty of energy and groove. Hands has been a great snapshot of things to come. PEARL: You’ve always been renowned as an awesome live act, but just getting behind the scenes a bit; tell me who’s the funniest in the band, who’s got the weirdest touring habits and which member of the band secretly loves the limelight? McGORRY: (laughs). Great questions. Umm, everyone’s pretty funny but I’d say Nic Glenie (the other trumpet player) is a bit of a class clown. Touring habits, ummm. I dunno, none of us are really that ‘out there’. As for the limelight, we all love it to be honest. But if I had to pick, and he’ll probably shoot me, but Rob Muinos, hands down. (laughs). Saskwatch’s new single, Born To Break Your Heart, is set for release late February via Northside Records/Remote Control, with the new album to follow in April. The band will appear at the Mordialloc Food, Wine & Music Festival on the weekend of March 1 & 2 at Peter Scullin Reserve in Mordialloc. The event will also feature swing and salsa dance workshops, cooking demonstrations, an array of wine and beer and more. For details, visit www.kingston.vic.gov.au WALTER BENELLS
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KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
And so, with the Tamworth Country Music Festival out of the way, things will be dying down on the country scene for a while yeah? Well, you might think so – but I’m very glad to say that’s not the case at all. Major weekend festivals, huge international touring acts and national tours are all on the horizon – and I’m beginning to think that this is shaping up as one of the most exciting years for country music in recent history. As far as festivals go, there’s none bigger than CMC Rocks the Hunter, a celebration of the many branches of country that receive regular exposure via Foxtel’s Country Music Channel. Whilst the festival takes place in the Hunter Valley, the good news for local fans is that the festival brings internationals to town including alt-country and Americana heroes Jim Lauderdale and Paul Thorn. Melbourne’s own Wagons and Mustered Courage will also be joining the lineup. CMC Rocks takes place in mid March, but the artists will tour either side of the festival. If you’re a fan of classic country, you’ll want to scrimp and save this month for tickets to two of the genres all-time greats – Dolly Parton and Kris Kristofferson. Dolly hits Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on February 11, whilst Kris will perform in Geelong, Shepparton, Melbourne and Albury approximately a month later. It’s a very rare visit to Australia from the 77 year-old song-writing legend and follows on the back of his acclaimed 2013 release Feeling Mortal. For those (like, ahem, me) who can’t afford tickets to the big guns, there is still plenty of good quality
country visiting our southern State this next month or so to keep us nourished. A highlight for me will be Shane Nicholson and Gregory Page at The Caravan Club on February 8. Tickets are just $30 to see one of Australia’s most awarded country artists of recent years team up with Page, a highly rated American songwriter who made his Aussie debut in 2013. Just a few days later, on Valentines Day (Feb 14), the same venue will also host Tex Perkins and Justine Clarke performing the great country songs of Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra. Perkins always puts on a fine show, and I suspect his rich baritone will perfectly suit the Hazlewood repertoire. It would be remiss of me to thank local fans for the support and encouragement that helped my band and I win a Golden Guitar this Tamworth for Best Alternative Country Album. We were thrilled with the result and would particularly like to thank our families (who are all local) and media folks like Gary Turner, Barb Kuhl and PEARL’s own editor Simon Imrei, who’ve helped spread the word and the love! Lachlan Bryan is primarily a singer/songwriter. His third album Black Coffee is out now. He also moonlights as a gifted observer and music journalist, writing monthly for PEARL Magazine on all things folk/country/bluegrass. If you’ve got a new release, upcoming show or you’d like to get in touch with Lachlan, drop him a line at countryfolk@pearlmag.com.au LACHLAN BRYAN
JAZZ
Returns to Cruden Farm
Late February sees the McClelland Sculpture Park & Gallery’s annual fundraiser take place once again at Dame Elisabeth Murdoch’s Cruden Farm, bringing jazz and a family friendly atmosphere once again to be enjoyed by many. As the only Cruden Farm event held in Twilight hours, it’s a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the area’s premier galleries and parks, whilst enjoying the musical talents of The Jazz Doctors, The Dukes Of Debonaire and the Frankston High School Senior Stage Band, directed by Leon de Bruin. You can bring your picnic basket, rug, table, chairs and friends/family, find a
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comfortable spot on the lawn and enjoy the ambience of the iconic Cruden Farm garden and lakes. Wine, soft drink, tea, coffee and gourmet sausages will also be available for purchase on the day. Book your tickets now to the Twilight Jazz evening, Saturday February 22 at Dame Elisabeth Murdoch’s Cruden Farm, Cranhaven Rd, Langwarrin. Kicking off at 4pm and running until 8pm, tickets can be pre-purchased up until February 21 for $15 by phoning 09789 1671. The gate price on the day will be $20, with children under 12 free. For more information, visit www.mcclellandgallery.com. bayside & mornington peninsula
Music Between The Lines... A LEFT OF CENTRE LOOK AT ALL THE RIGHT THINGS, WITH KOG
It’s very rare, and I mean genuinely rare, when an artist is able to develop and execute a concept that is completely new. Radiohead did it in 2007 when they told their fans they could pay whatever they wanted for their new album In Rainbows. In the 60s The Who created the first two complete ‘concept albums’ - The Who Sell Out and Tommy. For the record, The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band doesn’t count as only the first two tracks actually relate to the album’s concept. And more recently, another artist added her name to this very short list of pioneering musicians. She goes by the name B ... Queen B ... Miss, sorry, Mrs. Beyonce Knowles. Yes people, little destiny’s child grew up and pulled of something really great. Out of nowhere, without the usual one-month pre ambled hype most albums are introduced to the world with, Beyonce Knowles released her entire album on iTunes. Here’s where it gets interesting. Every song, and I mean all 14 songs have an accompanying video. Which means that on the morning of the album’s release I sat in bed and instead of listening to the whole album, I watched it. Yes, ladies and gentleman I present to you the world’s first ever ‘visual album’. It’s called Beyonce. So you might be saying, “Okay that’s pretty interesting, but this girl has money so making 14 videos isn’t a big deal.” Lets for the moment forget the actual amount of work it
would take to film 14 music videos - it’s actually 17 videos because she’s thrown in a few bonus ones because, you know, she’s sweet like that - and look at what she’s done. Because there isn’t a huge focus on a lead single, the videos themselves shift from being this huge bombastic ego splurge and become a means to enhance the craft of story telling. Each of these tunes have a character to me now. The visual has highlighted the song’s narrative. I didn’t think lyrics had narrative anymore. I could feel my senses actually being engaged for the first time in a long time. Something new was happening and I could feel it. The amount of ground Knowles covers on Beyonce is remarkable and only a handful of artists have the expressive capacity to pull it off and while I say handful, I can’t think of anyone who has the actual ability to do it better. From the haunting Heaven to the deliciously dirty Yonce, this girl, or should I say woman, has every inch of the spectrum covered. The idea to present these songs like this is genius. Knowles is no longer making top 40 hits. She sways in
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Blues
Illustrated
WITH GREG FISHER
BLUES AT THE BRIARS 2014 The Peninsula’s premier Blues event has now come and gone. If you’re reading this then the Blues at the Briars 2014 is over – please check next month’s issue of PEARL magazine for all the highlights.
THREDO BLUES FESTIVAL Having trouble keeping up with all the festivals? The 20th Anniversary Thredo Blues festival was held Jan 17-19, featuring a fine array of artists. Only a handful of music festivals in Australia can claim a 20 year legacy, and this summer’s Thredbo Blues Festival was probably the biggest and best yet. Over 20 Australian artists performed over the weekend with headline acts including Wendy Matthews, Jeff Lang and the explosive Kevin Borich. Other great acts on the bill this year were the Andrea Marr Band and Jesse Valach and Blues Mountain music x arts x events x entertainment
and out of being alternative RnB and Hip Hop, a path that started on her previous LP 4. Beyonce is a fully realised piece of work and I would be absolutely staggered if she was able to top this effort in the future. The level of confidence and ambition is epic. It almost requries genuine arrogance to think that people would want to consume this much of you. But when you hear her sing, “All these people on the planet/ Working 9 to 5 to stay alive/ Working 9 to 5 to stay alive/ how come?” you realise that here is a person who understands how lucky she is, and is simply making the most of the opportunity life has presented her. Beyonce. You’re a star. Kog Ravindran is a writer, occasionally sings for Melbourne band, The Scarecrows and currently has his debut solo EP Barricades out in the world. Find out all about him at facebook.com/Kog4music or check him out on Triple J Unearthed.
(forgive the pun), Shaun Kirk and Jimi Hocking’s Blues machine. Keep an eye on www.facebook.com/ ThredboBluesFestival for next year’s program.
BLUES MANIACS Martin ‘Diddy’ Reyes and the Blues Maniacs performed live at the Harba in Mornington to kick start the 2014 New Year. It was a fun afternoon with a fast paced, hip shaking Rhythm n’ Blues sound. The Blues Maniacs have a solid line up of local bluesmen with Diddy Reyes (vocals), Andy Phillips (guitar & part of Andy Phillips & the Cadillac Walk Blues Band), Larry Dennis (harmonica) (pictured), Glenn Sharp (bass) & Jordi Fitzgerald (drums).
Keep an eye out for the Maniacs they promise to rock many more Peninsula events in 2014. For more information please check out https://www.facebook. com/DiddyReyes
CHAIN AWARDS Rebecca Davey (Dreamboogie), Iseula Hingano (Blues Eyes Cry) and Shaun Kirk have all been nominated for best vocalist of the year CHAIN awards. The winners will be announced on Saturday 8th February as part of the Australian Blues Music Festival in Goulburn – Great work from all our Victorian Blues artists.
BIG BLUES STOMP BENEFIT Sunday January 12, the MBAS and the Greyhound hotel hosted a final Big Blues Stomp benefit to assist with accommodation
and travel expenses for Rod Paine’s Fulltime Lovers, the winners of the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society’s Blues Challenge 2013. The band is now on its way to Memphis to represent the MBAS at the 2014 International Blues Challenge. Let’s wish Rod and the band every success.
PENINSULA BLUES CLUB The January meeting opened with the house band performing a dedication to Robert Johnson. The legendary Mama Blue and Son followed with a stylish performance including many hits from their CD. Olive May is a true legend and should be acknowledged in the Guinness book of records for her very successful CD release. The next PBC meeting will be held on Feb 9 with Geoff Achison. For more details please check www. facebook.com/PeninsulaBluesClub
DON’T MISS The originators of Oz Blues, CHAIN at the Caravan Club on Friday, February 28th 2014. Until next month, let’s keep the blues alive and support our local artists. Greg writes monthly for PEARL on all things Blues and if you’d like Greg to review your release or you know of something happening in the Blues world please drop him a line at: blues@ pearlmag.com.au or www.facebook. com/GregFisherBluesIllustrated
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EAT IT If you’re looking for something fun to do this Valentine’s Day which doesn’t involve white linen tablecloths, violins and soppy romantic music then I have a suggestion for you; head to Soundbar in Rosebud! With its Central American inspired food, relaxed vibe, huge range of beer, wine and cocktails as well as their staple of live music over the weekend, Soundbar is the perfect place for date night or a Sunday session with your mates. Soundbar was opened late last year by a father/daughter team whose love of food and music inspired them to create a place where people of all ages can go and enjoy some live music and a different twist on some food. On Valentines Day three local bands will be taking to the stage that has already welcomed many of the Peninsula’s finest acoustic, blues and rockabilly bands.
Co-owner, Erin, says it was always the plan to have music, but wanted to make sure things were universally appealing to the diverse Peninsula crowd. “Music is a real passion of mine, and my father’s, so we wanted something that would appeal to people in their 20s right through to 50s, 60s, 70s,” she says. “Dad’s lived on the Peninsula for 35yrs, I grew up in Rye and my partner in Flinders so as locals, we wanted to create an environment that everybody felt comfortable in, customers and staff, and where live music was free.” While Erin takes charge in the bar, Simon (her father) runs a kitchen aimed at affordable food with worldy influence. Their Central American breakfast menu includes the legendary breakfast burrito (scrambled eggs, guacamole, bacon, beans and fresh salsa) as well as more traditional dishes such as Gallo Pinto-pinto beans, breakfast nachos and pancakes. “Everything is big, delicious and home made,” says Erin, whose own experiences travelling influenced the menu. “My partner and I travelled around Central America for six months surfing and we just loved that you’d go out surfing and then have this amazing breakfast with beans and rice afterwards which would fill us up for the rest of the day. Their dishes were nutritious and hardy, which we really enjoyed.” Once they’d decided a Central American inspired brekky is what the Peninsula
needed, it was sheer luck that a Peruvian chef moved to Rosebud West as they were finalising the menu. “We were introduced to Jono through a friend, as he was a DJ as well and wanted a gig!” Erin remembers. Turns out the man behind the delicious and authentic Peruvian menu is one of Peru’s top DJs; DJ Jono C. You can find Jono in the kitchen by day, then at the front of house as the resident DJ pumping out Peruvian beats some nights. “He uses a lot of his own sounds and it’s a real mish mash of South American and electronic house styles… music that’s good for your soul, he tells me,” Erin says. “He’s as passionate about music as he is about fresh ingredients and unique flavours Soundbar have live music every Friday and Saturday night, as well as Sunday afternoons, with a great tapas menu to enjoy whilst enjoying a drink and dancing the night away. Head to their Facebook page for more information about the menu, drink specials and of course their upcoming line up of great local bands each weekend: www.facebook.com/soundcocktailbar JESSICA MILLS
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The Whitlams believe there’s no aphrodisiac like loneliness, but if loneliness (or oysters!) isn’t on the agenda this Valentine’s Day, try these surprisingly lust-enhancing foods... Asparagus - An English herbalist from the 17th century, Nicholas Culpepper, wrote that asparagus “stirs up lust in man and woman.” He obviously hadn’t smelt his post-asparagus pee! Almonds – Regarded as a fertility symbol throughout history, it’s said the aroma of almonds can entice passion. Figs - A highly prized fruit throughout history, the ancients Greeks associated figs with love and fertility. Bananas - Their suggestive shape aside, bananas are loaded with potassium and Vitamin B which are said to be essential in the function of sex hormones.
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GET SPICY IN THE KITCHEN THIS VALENTINE’ DAY
Link: www.huffingtonpost. com/2012/02/08/aphrodisiacfoods_n_1263124.html Image source: http://www. sxc.hu SARAH EBBOTT
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HISTORY OF HORRIFIC FAD DIETS: From 1087 to Early 1900’s
From 1930’s to Today
1087 - The Alcohol-Only Diet: According to Time, William the Conqueror went on his alcohol-only diet in 1087. But rather than losing girth, “he died later that year after falling from his beleaguered steed, leaving his subjects to struggle with finding a coffin big enough to fit the corpulent king.”
1930s - Grapefruit (or “Hollywood”) Diet Emerges: A variation on the low-carb fad, this diet suggests that an enzyme found in grapefruits helps burn fat when eaten with high fat meals containing things like eggs and bacon.
1820 - The Vinegar and Water Diet: The poet Lord Byron popularized the vinegar and water diet in 1820. Byron was anorexic and bulimic and consumed large amounts of water and apple cider vinegar (sometimes also red cabbage), which is said to have caused diarrhoea and vomiting. 1829 - The Graham Diet: Invented by Sylvester Graham, this vegetarian diet consisted of fruits, veggies, and limited amounts of dairy, especially butter. Graham also invented the Graham cracker, which was also to be consumed on this diet. The main point of this diet was to “cure” masturbation, which Graham thought caused blindness. 1864 - Low-Carb Enters the Scene: In 1864 William Banting, a formerly obese English undertaker published his Letter on Corpulence about how going low-carb helped him lose 50 pounds (approx. 23kilos). Early 1900s - The Tapeworm Diet: Jockeys turned to pills that allegedly contained tapeworms in the early 20th century. Then in 2009 the fad garnered renewed interest when Tyra Banks’s talk show featured women who said they’d swallow tapeworms to get skinny. Link: www.buzzfeed.com/ amyodell/17-horrific-faddiets-of-yore Image source: http://summersaltlife.com. au/love-your-fad-diets-readthis
1940 - Bile Beans: Advertised as a ‘medically tested SARAH EBBOTT laxative’, these sound like a delicious way to get thin, right?! 1950s - More Weight Loss Supplements Emerge: Along with advertising slogans such as “Excess fat means loneliness and embarrassment”. 1960s - Cigarettes: Wanting to exploit their product as a weight loss aid, cigarette companies added appetite-suppressing chemicals to them. 1971 - Sugar Touted as Diet Suppressant & the Atkins Diet Begins: An ad for sugar from a 1971 issue of Woman’s Day claims “sugar can be the willpower you need to undereat” & the Atkins Diet advocates eating as much high-fat food as one wants. 1981 - The Beverly Hills Diet: This diet plan includes eating only fruit for the first ten days. 1990ish - Cabbage Soup Diet: Another gross diet that consisted of eating mostly cabbage soup. 2010 - Baby Food Diet: Trainer Tracy Anderson, whose clients have included Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, and Lady Gaga, hyped consuming baby food as an adult to lose weight. 2012 - Gluten-Free Eating Becomes a Huge Fad: Unless you have a gluten allergy or celiac disease, you really don’t need to be on a gluten-free eating plan. 2014 - Wheat-deprived diets: Not dissimilar to last year, health professionals expect that consumers will continue to lean on diet plans like the Paleo diet, glutenfree or “wheat belly” in 2014. Link: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ amyodell/17-horrific-fad-dietsof-yore & http://newhope360. com/breaking-news/14-top-diettrends-2014 Image: Courtesy of Tony Edgecombe Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ edgecombe/8749382897/
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IS IT REALLY CHICKEN?
TACO BILL
“Bold beetroot?” I replied. “I could even add some turmeric,” I continued, knowing turmeric helps to clean our fat filters. “Nah,” he replied. I could see I was on a no hoper here. I would have happily offered him broccoli salad, as I know that all the broccoli family destroy fat storing estrogens. This would have been the best thing here. “Thanks anyway,” he said as he walked out the door. I could see more microwaved, plastic and hormone laced foods was on its way. On the upside, it gave me something interesting to talk about! Raw on Rye Tea House is the place for real Organic, Vegan, Gluten Free and Diary Free Foods, now with a Healing Centre offering many modalities of complimentary Health & Wellbeing services along with wholesome organic and live foods. They’ve recently moved to 2347 Point Nepean Rd in Rye. For info, find them on Facebook or contact planter@wn.com.au or 0418 940 653.
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I have never seen so many topless men coming and going with last month’s heat wave going on. When this man came in, well.... he was definitely growing… umm, boobs. Before you laugh, there are actually words to explain what I saw. One of those words is Gynecomastia. At first I thought he had been eating far too much KFC. I hate to burst the bubble on KFC, but any chicken that 20yrs ago took 3 months to grow and now takes 6 weeks to get to the same stage has to be dodgy, as far as I am concerned. It just doesn’t seem right. Chickens bred with no beaks and feathers, and laced with hormones and antibiotics to make them increase body weight, rapidly, to make them grow faster is all in aid of providing us with our chicken and chips faster. “What’s a Kombucha slushie?” he asked me. I had to shake my head and make my eyes look up. I felt like a man googling boobs. “Kombucha”, I started, “is a cross between a fungus and bacteria and it is grown from a scooby. It is taken in small amounts to help stimulate digestive juices and because of its prebiotic benefits. We serve them blended with ice to make a healthy and refreshing slushie.” Inside my brain was thinking of foods that help to destroy excess estrogens and help him with his irregular growing. “How about a Lemon Bliss?” I asked, knowing full well that Lemon helps to purge toxins from the body. “Nah,“ he said.
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Musings, Meanderings & Nonsense
… with Alexis
THIS MONTH: “Curvy is GOOD!”
I tried dieting for four hours, and then I was like, “I need some bagels.”
with SIMON PETOCHIO
n GOOD FORM to the kids who helped my dear little Barney find his way out of the hedge maze. The poor thing was rather upset by the time he found us.
Felicity Jinks, Arthurs Seat
n GOOD FORM to the kids who helped me find my
way out of the hedge maze. I wish my own kids were half as considerate, but no, they always run off with their heartless bitch of a mother, leaving me to fend for myself.
Little Barney Jinks, Arthurs Seat
n POOR FORM to the state of our beaches on Australia Day. Nothing but sand as far as the eye could see. Our picnic was a mess of gritty watermelon and groin abrasions. By the time we left we were absolutely covered in the stuff. Will the Shire accept responsibility? I fear not… Unacceptable! Mandy Raylene, Dromana n POOR FORM to the neighbour’s dogs that have been
barking incessantly since New Years Eve. Some of us are trying to enjoy the illegal fireworks.
Frank Yew, Rye
n GOOD FORM to the Hillgrape family of the campsite next to ours, for waking me gently when I went sleepwalking into their caravan. I am sooo sorry for relieving myself all over your stovetop.
“Embarrassed”, Rosebud foreshore campground.
This is what I know… I like cake… I eat cake. I like celery, and chocolate and pavlova. I love me some dip, cheese, oh lordy! Red wine, yup. I can’t get enough of that too. I like raspberries and blackberries, banana in yoghurt and boy oh boy do I dig me some roast pork and crackling. And, of course, I love all carbohydrates. I can’t pass up a carbohydrate. I’m part Italian, so it’s kind of a genetic addiction. From this, you can probably imagine that I’m not a size 8. I mean, it would be impossible to eat all those things and be a size 8, but that’s okay. I’ve conceded with the fact that I will never be a size 8. I’m a comfortable size 12-14, depending on the store I go to; because heaven forbid clothing manufacturers actually make consistent sizes in clothing. My point is, I’m happy. I’m happy with the way I look and the size that I am and there’s a reason why my fellow lasses should be too, because I’ve a few fab-o perks to being a chick whose thighs like to constantly rub together. Damn you friction, DAMN YOU! Winter is not as cold, face it. With the extra layers of fat, you don’t need to rug up with so many other layers. Fat creates insulation, which means you can still look stylish without being covered in bulky and asset enlarging coats! You have bigger boobs, and who doesn’t like bigger boobs? I have never met a curvaceous girl that didn’t have a great rack. However I have met some women who need to buy a better fitting bra. If you’re over a size C, start investing in some decent lingerie. We make fantastic cuddlers. Period. We can hold our own. Women (and men for that matter) are less likely to ever mess with a confident curvy chick. You know why? Because in a wrestling match the heavy weight will win every time. Boom.
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guinea pig quinoa and pomegranate salad. We welcome hearty burgers, schnitzel and sourdough bread. Life’s too short. We are never forgotten. Not because we take up more space than the average Jane, but because we’ve got a killer smile on our face framed by some plump cheeks. We’re healthy, we’re happy, and we’re remembered as the chick that had the great laugh, the beautiful eyes, that strange but awesome sense of humor, and perhaps for being a little larger than life. J-LO didn’t take a 27 million dollar insurance on her butt because guys liked the flat bottom effect. That is simply a fact I thought you should know. Finally, spend less time looking in the mirror at yourself and spend more time looking at the people who see you for who you really are…fan-bloody-tastic. Also, you should eat more cake.
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Alexis Collier writes monthly for PEARL on whatever springs to mind really. If you’ve got any feedback about any of her columns, drop us a line on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ pearlmagazine. ALEXIS COLLIER
Clarence Buggery, Mornington
n GOOD FORM to Dad for finally banning Mum’s
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admit, and everything was going fine until the tiger bit off my leg and ate my wife’s head. The ringmaster’s only response to this was to offer us jobs as Freaks. Doris was speechless. I calmly informed the man that our dignity was not for sale, then turned on my heel and hopped away.
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n POOR FORM to the circus. It was quite a show, I’ll
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n POOR FORM to our impatient babysitter. Sure, we’ve been out a little longer than expected. No need to call us every bloody day. Hannah & Steve, Hyatt Regency Honolulu
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n POOR FORM to the young man who blatantly deals marijuana outside our local highschool. What is the world coming to?? Five hundred dollars an ounce is out of control. Sandy Root, Frankston
famous “Australia Day Soup”. To tell the truth, none of us have ever really loved the stuff, but this year it tasted like warmed up piss.
Marley Hillgrape, Rosebud foreshore campground
n POOR FORM to the dole office guy for hassling me to go get a job. Dude, if I liked listening to lectures I would’ve gone to university.
Deano, Tyabb From tiffs and turmoil to good blokes and great moments, tell us about the good and bad stuff happening around town in our ‘Good Form / Poor Form’ column! Email Simon at goodformbadform@pearlmag. com.au with your story!
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ou may think that Instagram doesn’t get much better than food, fitness and flashes of inspirational quotes, but I’m here to tell you otherwise. Some of the best accounts rely upon the simplicity of their chosen content, the brilliance of taking the seemingly benign and presenting it with surprising diversity. Here are a few accounts that will provide you with instant gratification upon perusal. @miserable_men The poor men featured on this account epitomize the agony of a thousand husbands, brothers, sons and friends begrudgingly taken on shopping trips. Simply and beautifully subtitled, “Men that went shopping. I feel their pain.” @satiregram The best part of Instagram is the worst part of Instagram; everyone can become a photographer. The clichés are so exhausted that you don’t even have to use the app to know what a typical feed probably looks like. Here’s Rhonda’s #organic and #homemade fruit salad, because she’s such a #chef, proclaiming “#wifeme” in her caption. The magic of @satiregram comes through its hilarious use of text-only photos, intricately capturing the wonderful clichés of Instagram (filters, frames and all) through hand written notes.
@cashcats This one is very specific. Cashcats.biz existed prior to Instagram, but has taken to the platform with the aplomb of its feline subjects. The self-proclaimed “purrrmeire entertainment destination for high net worth felines from around the world”, @cashcats posts pictures of cats literally rolling in cash. Fans are invited to contribute to the pool of images if they “have a really rich cat”. Is your kitty part of the one purrcent? MATILDA HEGGIE
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THE GREAT AUSTRALIA DAY BAHA BADNESS CHILLI CHALLENGE There comes a time when a challenge is just to good to refuse. Hey, what can be so bad when you’ve got all you can eat chicken for ten minutes, for FREE. The only downside; the chicken wings are cooked in the most apocalyptic mother of all chilli sauces by a man named Pablo. Pablo is a head chef at Baha in Rye, and he put out a challenge to all those brave chilli munchers out there to determine who has the most iron guts of them all! The annual event has become a well attended affair,with many a brave soul taking on the challenge and failing miserably. All it takes is for just a few chicken wings to pass through their lips and many are reaching for salvation of milk and ice. I have never seen so many grown men cry in pursuit of greatness. This year, there could only be one winner and his name was Wayne. Wayne consumed nearly two kilograms of chicken wings and became ‘Wayne the King of Chilli’… well, at least until next year! MICK JANKOVIC
THINKING OF CUTTING BACK ON FOOD FOR FEB FAST? DON’T BE BLAINE STUPID! On September 5, 2003, magician David Blaine began a 44-day endurance stunt sealed inside a transparent Plexiglas case suspended 9 metres on the south bank of the River Thames, London. Blaine went without any food or nutrients and survived on just 4.5 litres of water per day. Twenty days in, Blaine announced via webcam that he could taste pear drops on his tongue. Blaine’s medical examiner, Dr. Adam Carey, explained that the taste was produced by ketones produced SARAH EBBOTT by the body burning fatty acids, which are themselves produced from fat reserves. Blaine emerged on schedule on October 19 and was quickly hospitalised. The New England Journal of Medicine published a paper that documented his 44 day fast and states that re-feeding Blaine was the most dangerous part of all. Blaine lost 24.5 kg (25% of his original body weight), his body mass index dropped from 29.0 to 21.6 and he had hypophosphatemia (an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood) and fluid retention. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Blaine Image: Courtesy of James Spector. Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/23299919@ N04/2242790892 music x arts x events x entertainment
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CULTURED BLUES ACTS TEAM UP
A DEBUT ALBUM BORN OF SWEAT, TEARS & TRIUMPH
DAVA DATES
The Dava Hotel will play host to some great live acts this month starting with Safari Motel on February 9. This popular five-piece soul, funk and blues band are fronted by the powerful yet soulful vocals of Nicole Nehemia and are sure to get you up and moving with their own take on hits like LFMAO’s Sexy & I Know It & Justin Timberlake’s Sexy Back. The following Sunday will see 10-piece swing, blues and jazz coverband, The Dirty Boogie Band, take to the stage. Be warned, your socks may be danced off when they are in full throttle as the band add their own flavours to a crazy mix of rockabilly, swing and blues hits. Wrapping up the live schedule on February 23 will be Dava favourite Angie Robinson, back for another summer season. Robinson has been playing around Melbourne venues for six years, singing and playing acoustic guitar for the masses. A great month of music lies ahead at The Dava Hotel, located at 614 The Esplanade, Mt Martha. For further info, check out www.thedavahotel.com.au
RETURN TO STILLWATER This month will see the launch of Melbourne muso Michael Paynter’s long awaited debut LP, Weary Stars – an aptly-named offering from an artist whose career so far has been a lesson in persistence. Paynter’s decade-long journey in music has at times resembled a rollercoaster ride for the songwriter and performer. Elimination from The Voice Australia during the first round of the live finals followed a stint with Sony Music that sadly never resulted in an album. The release of Weary Stars has been described as a cathartic experience for the resilient musician. “I just can’t wait to for people to finally hear the sweat, the tears, the empty bank accounts, the tours, the late nights, the failures, the wonderful experiences, the trial and the victories put into these great songs,” says Paynter. Michael Paynter embarks on a national tour this month to celebrate the release of Weary Stars. To find out more head to facebook.com/michaelpayntermusic ALLIE IMLACH
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Mid February sees renowned international DJ Carl Cox and his partner is beats Eric Powell return to Stillwater for this year’s Mobile Disco event. It’s a great day of food, some of Australia’s best wines and tasty music, paired with (hopefully) cracking weather an incredible vibe. The pair will once again be on the balcony playing their favourite jazz, funk, soul and classic house tracks, as well as whatever else tickles their musical fancy with the restaurant behind them, the vines on one side and the lake on the other. Catch Carl Cox & Eric Powell’s Mobile Disco when it comes to Stillwater (Harrisons Rd, Dromana) on Sunday February 16. Tickets are limited to 600ppl, so head to www.moshtix.com. au for yours now.
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An evening with Rob Papp and Mama Blue & Son will be held at Hickinbotham winery on February 15. Two cultured blues acts will take to the stage at the independent, family owned business that has raised & donated over $100,000 to local charities since 2006.
With no lack of experience; Rob Papp has over 40 years experience in the business, often seen playing solo acoustic or with John Barmoss in his band Blues Head. Rob describes himself as “an old regular” at many venues on the Peninsula. Mama Blue (aka. Olive May) was born into a singing family, and now at 72yrs young is fresh off making a new album with her son, renowned muso in his own right Steve Romig. The two can be seen singing for giggles in various wine bars around the Mornington Peninsula. Check out both these acts together at Hickinbotham on February 15. Visit www.hickinbotham.biz for more info. SIMON BURKE
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Australia’s ultimate Guns n Roses tribute act will rock out at the Somerville Hotel on February 28. The show is named after the influential album Appetite For Destruction, as it was this album that inspired the band members to pursue music. Over the past few years, Appetite For Destruction have become one of the most popular and sought-after acts in Melbourne, playing at venues such the Hi-Fi Bar and Crown Casino. Known for their outstanding authenticity with each song from the namesake album played flawlessly and impeccably, the band also play hits from right across the G’n’R catalogue, even taking special requests from the audience.
Local musician Chris Newman has been performing his music for nearly 40 years in venues around Melbourne and country Victoria, and this month he’ll be sharing his latest CD release with the music lovers of Frankston. Presented by the Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre and with support performances by musicians from Frankston’s beloved People Place Music Club, Newman will be performing all the tracks from his new album in a relaxed and friendly afternoon concert. So grab some friends and head on down to the Jack Verity Hall on Sunday 9 February for a coffee and an afternoon of great live and local rock and roll! To find out more visit www.facebook. com/mahoganycentre ALLIE IMLACH
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This chance to see all of these unique musicians come together for one passion, an Appetite For Destruction, is FREE so get down to the Somerville Hotel, 84 Station St, Somerville on February 28. For more info, go to www.somervillehotel.com.au
International sensation Manpower Australia is returning to the Peninsula this February, with the lads set to bring their stunning stage show to the intimate settings of the Chelsea Heights, Seaford and Somerville Hotels. From humble beginnings in a Gold Coast nightclub more than 20yrs ago, Manpower Australia has been thrilling international audiences for two decades, including a dedicated Las Vegas troupe that performs 9 sell-out shows per week on the city’s Glitter Strip. Manpower Australia has wooed more than eight million women across 15 countries, and is widely considered one of Australia’s most successful entertainment exports. This month the boys are storming home for their 2014 national tour, promising a unique entertainment experience and the perfect girls’ night out! Manpower Australia come to the Seaford Hotel on Sunday February 9, the Somerville Hotel on Thursday February 20 and the Chelsea Heights Hotel on Friday February 21. For more information head to www.manpower.net.au
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February is here, quicker than you can say, “weren’t we just talking about Xmas parties and break-ups?!” and with January done and dusted, the smallest month of the year just might be the biggest at The Bay Hotel, Mornington. What’s happening, you might say? Well, loads as usual… FriBays welcomes the Azmac boys back to the biggest Friday going around, as well as JDG, Heath Renata and Katt Nial, just to name a few. On the other side of the weekend, Sundays will see the return of Jimi Hocking, Phil Para, Shanakee and the ever-popular Wilbur Wilde. Wednesday February 12 will be another massive day, with the Mornington Cup taking place. Entertainment will be on offer in both the Social and the Bay from 6pm onwards, with The Bay presenting JD and Dylan (aka. The Piano Man Duo), with DJ Benny Watt on the decks next door, playing all the classics into the night. If you’re looking for a few drinks and some great live music and DJs on one of Mornington’s biggest days of the year, The Bay and Social are definitely the place to be! The weekend prior, on February 7, The Bay will launch a brand new afternoon for locals simply looking for a drink at the end of the working week. The ‘Friday Fix’ will kick off at 5pm every week and offer members a complimentary drink on arrival, a FREE BBQ in the summer months and a chance to win $250 cash in a weekly members draw. With live music every week, who wouldn’t want a Friday afternoon like that to kick start the weekend? It’s completely free to join up, so make sure you head down from February 7 onwards and join the club! The Bay Hotel is at 62 Main St, Mornington. For all the info on the Friday Fix or any of the regular nights or special events, contact the Bay on 5976 2222.
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THE NBC RETURN TO THE
PENINSULA Last time we heard from The NBC, the oneman band was performing select shows around the Peninsula off the back of the Gypsy Blood EP. It was an EP recorded and produced by Nigel Villella at NVS Pro-Audio Studios in Melbourne, the first recording to capture the dynamics and musicality of his live persona. Following that, The NbC Live was released, a 6-track record this time produced by Michael Clark at SAE, with three of those, So Much Soul, Chivalry Ain’t Dead and The Night Is Getting Colder, featuring in the Top 50 on Triple J Unearthed’s Roots Chart. Since then, the grunge roots act from the Margaret River in WA have expanded to a duo, recruiting Nick on drums and percussion to accompany Jase on lapslide, acoustic guitar and vocals. The result is the pair’s debut EP, Witch’s To Rivers, and a subsequent tour back to the Peninsula to perform at some of the premier live music venues. The sound of The NBC is a careful combination of upbeat distorted riffs and chilled out harmonics, with a coastal vibe underpinning the songs. It’s high-energy roots music set to impress the most discerning of music lovers, as well as get any crowd moving with a sound surprisingly loud and driven for a two-piece. There’s many a WA and Victorian crowd standing testament to this as well. Lyrically, The NBC sing of good times and personal experiences, much in the vein of surf/acoustic/roots predecessors Xavier Rudd and John Butler, and have already enjoyed airplay right around the country, as well as in pockets of the UK, Canada and the USA. The Witch’s To Rivers EP received over 200 listens on the band’s BandCamp profile page within the first four days of release, and now with the new look duo format the guys are bringing grunge back to the music world and Peninsula. As they prepare to start recording their debut full-length album in mid-late February, they’ll be performing at Soundbar in Rosebud (Feb 23), Harba in Mornington (Feb 25), Baha in Rye (Feb 26), the Bay Hotel Mornington (Feb 27) and The Conti in Sorrento (Feb 28). With a unique style and combination of rock and roots tracks, they’re set to no doubt gain more enduring fans and support with each gig. For all the info on upcoming shows and to get hold of one of their three EP’s, visit www.thenbc.bandcamp.com or find The NBC on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ thenbcz. Watch some videos and live footage at www.youtube.com/thenbcz. SIMON IMREI music x arts x events x entertainment
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One of Mornington’s premier racing events, the Mornington Cup, will of course be taking place on February 12, and to celebrate Beaches Of Mornington are throwing a Mornington Cup Party! With great food and a champagne promotion pegged for the evening, one of the venue’s much loved party bands ‘Shazam’ will be taking the stage until late. Highly experienced and talented, Shazam have played countless hotels, corporate events and parties putting unrivalled energy and excitement into hits from the rock n’ roll 60s era to the disco 70s, retro 80s, alternative 90s and today’s Top40 tunes. Their extensive repertoire, paired with visuals/lighting and a dynamic sound, will see them perform on cup day, as well as later in the month on Saturday February 22. So, with the hugely popular beer garden out back, as well as exclusive function/dining area upstairs, Beaches just may be the perfect venue before, during or after the Cup for people wanting to kick off their high heels and dance! Beaches Of Mornington is at 55 Barkly St, Mornington. Phone them now for function or general enquiries on 5975 0966 or visit www.beachesofmornington.com.au
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If you’ve been an avid appreciator of photography, as well as a PEARL fan, you’d know the name ‘Rock On Photography’ well, as they’ve provided us with much of our nightclub, band and social photography since the magazine’s inception in late 2011.
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One of the men behind Rock On (in fact, he basically IS Rock On), Gary Bradshaw, is a great friend to many, and brilliant photographer and music industry man. Unfortunately, though, Gary got dealt some bad news early in January when he found out he has cancer in one of his kidneys. As he prepares to have the offending kidney removed, the community is rallying behind Gary & organising a fundraiser for mid-late February to raise much needed funds for Gary, Kaye & the family as they fight the cruellest of diseases & work towards full recovery. The night will feature auction items, finger food, drinks at bar prices and music from The Doors Of Perception, Appetite For Destruction, Music Overload and Gary’s band ‘Size Matters’. Whether you know Gary or not, let us tell you that he’s an asset to the community, a great bloke and a gifted photographer worth donating some time and money to this February with your attendance. All things aside, it’ll be a cracking night, so bring the masses! The Gary ‘Rock On’ Bradshaw Fundraiser will be held Friday February 21 at The Frankston Dolphins VFL Football Club, Kars St, Frankston from 7pm until 12 midnight. Tickets are $50 per head, available on the door and from TryBooking at www. trybooking.com/EGBO SIMON IMREI
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GENERAL WINE LOUNGE
Since the Queens Birthday weekend 2013, The General Wine Lounge has been a great place to share great tapas, enjoy local and international wines as well as boutique beers and indulge in great local live music and art. Created by local entertainer Mish Wookey, it’s a warm, lush & friendly atmosphere dubbed “A wine lounge, with a twist!” Having already seen the likes of The Volcaniks, Momentum, Harmony Byrne, James Vincent Trio and Heidi Luckhurst grace their stage, they’ll soon see the return of Thunder Road, the awesome Bruce Springsteen tribute that’s been turning heads and kick starting dancefloors around Victoria. In an acoustic ‘unplugged’ format, the boys will again be playing all of Springsteen’s biggest hits and lots more. Check Facebook for dates as they are announced. Mid-month, those looking for something different to do to celebrate the day of Valentine can indulge in the General’s ‘Flamenco Fiesta’. Starting at 7pm, the evening will feature Spanish food (including a chorizo and olive entrée, seafood paella main), Sangria on arrival and a live Flamenco floor show with two flamenco dancers both male & female accompanied by an incredible flamenco guitarist. Tickets are $65, with limited seats remaining so make sure to book yours now. Trudy & The Saturday Night Cowboys (pictured) have wowed local audiences since their first show at the venue in December, and now following their January residency the band will be performing every Sunday from 4pm. They’ve just been announced as the support for Lior’s forthcoming Rosebud gig, so make sure you check them out now, as 2014 will undoubtedly bring big things for the trio. The General Wine Lounge can be found at 677 Point Nepean Rd, McCrae. Function enquiries are welcomed also. Contact them now on 5986 3113 or visit www.facebook.com/TheGeneralWineLounge
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In 2012, businesses in Moorabbin called for a local meeting place to bring the community together. The very next year, Kingston Arts responded with the creation of the Pop Up Bar, a unique venue with a fashionable street edge that brought a bit of Melbourne ‘cool’ to the suburbs. The new venue had the backing of many local businesses and brought together hundreds of people each week to enjoy live music at the iconic old Moorabbin Town Hall, once home to infamous live music acts. Following the enormous success of 2013, Kingston Arts is excited to announce that the Pop Up Bar will return to the arts precinct of Moorabbin in summer 2014, continuing to build on Kingston’s vision to offer live entertainment that promotes ongoing activity at the Town Hall and leads to the reclaiming of the Moorabbin precinct by the locals. Featured over six Friday nights in summer, street food, craft beer, cider and wine will accompany exciting live and local live music, giving the precinct great atmosphere and local community focus. Coming up will be Simon Phillips and John De Lord (Feb 7), the Peninsula’s own Quarry Mountain Dead Rats (Feb 14), The Woohoo Review (Feb 21) and Josh Owen and Jason Heerah (Feb 28), with more acts to be announced. The Kingston Arts Pop Up Bar will be in the City Hall car park, made up out of old milk crates, wooden pallets, re-homed furniture plus a beer garden layout with long trestle tables running out to the street. Visit the Kingston Arts Facebook page for photos from last year, but otherwise make plans to head down on Friday February 7, and the four following weeks, to check out a unique and exciting display in Kingston! More details at www.kingstonarts.com.au
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The Pelly is back AT THE PIER FOR A HUGE FEB LINEUP
With Xmas, New Years and Australia Day done, you’d think things would be calming down as we all get back on track and in the swing of 2014, but at Frankston’s premier entertainment venue The Pier Hotel, this are just getting started. The venue is set for a huge February and March all about diversity, with some exciting news and special events added to their weekly favourites. Flanagans Thursdays is simply massive and has confirmed its position as the number one Thursday night party on the Peninsula! The awesome Bedrock Live are joined by sensational DJ’s Chris P (main room) and Ontime (lounge), with free entry and drink specials, each week. Fridays are all about party people karaoke! With a massive competition starting early March with thousands of dollars up for grabs in prize money, now is your chance to get along and hone your craft. If you like belting out a tune, and want to be in the running for weekly prizes and giveaways, Friday nights are for you! If Saturday nights are more your night of choice, Saturday Shenanigans is one of the best pub nights out. Once again, with awesome live entertainment (this time from Fudge Live) and incredible drink specials from 9pm, Flanagans Saturdays gives one lucky patron the chance to win $500 cash every week, as well as discount entry and two free drinks for arriving before 10pm. Plus, it’s free to join and become a VIP member and enjoy heaps of additional benefits. Head to www.saturdayshenanigans.com.au for details.
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The Pier Hotel is also abuzz with the exciting news that, due to huge demand, The Pelly Bar will be relaunching and featuring the same high calibre live music and DJs that earned it its stellar reputation. As part of this, Frankston’s premier alternative nightclub ‘Bada Bing’ will be returning, presented by Destroy All Lines. Friday March 7 sees the launch of the club that ran for three very successful years before its abrupt conclusion in late 2012. For more information on future events or to apply to join the host team, visit www.destroyalllines.com Special events are also on the radar, kicking off with Labour Day Eve on Sunday March 9. The Pier and Flanagans are set to welcome back local legends Olly & Scuzzy for one night only, alongside epic drink specials from 9pm and discount entry and two free drinks, for those getting in before 10pm. Further afield, the biggest day of the year is creeping up fast... St Patricks Day! Monday March 17 will see Flanagans’ doors open at midday, with live entertainment from 3pm til late. Details will be released soon, so keep your eye on Facebook for all the latest on this, as well as other special events, theme nights, entry deals and club photos. The Pier Hotel is located at 508 Nepean Hwy, Frankston. For all the info on regular nights and special events, visit www.pierlive.com.au or find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PierLiveHotel
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Heading to the Sportingbet Mornington Cup this year? Looking for a great, relaxed location on the day? Well, look no further than the Carlton Draught Beer Garden, new to the Mornington Racing Club line-up of hospitality packages. The PEARL Crew will be enjoying this exclusive patch of turf right in amongst all the action, with in-house duo Dylan Boyd and Jason Dean (aka. The Piano Man Duo) providing the tunes set against the backdrop of the brand new PEARL Marquee. With tickets priced at $40 per person, each guest will receive Racecourse and admission to the exclusive outdoor precinct, a Carlton Draught on arrival, complimentary German hot dog, a race book on arrival, access to the private bar within the enclosure and private tote facilities and the live music. To book tickets, head to www.melbourneracingclub.net.au or call 03 5975 3310. Places are limited so get in quick and secure your VIP place for a relaxed day of racing.
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INDEPENDENT AND UNCONVENTIONAL
SUMMER CHILLS
Doyle Perez, also known as D at Sea, first found an interest in music when he heard Blink 182 on the radio, claiming it definitely sparked something. “My best friend Ed was always showing me new music and I started playing guitar at around 17yrs old.” Fast forward a few years to 2013 and Perez is signed by UNFD following the attention gained from a 2012 acoustic cover of Parkway Drive’s Carrion, posted online which became a viral sensation and racked up almost 700,000 views. Doyle enjoys singing because it is a great way to express himself. “It’s fun and feels good,” is his idea. “I’ve been given an opportunity, I’d be crazy not to take it.” Check out D At Sea on the Summer Chills Tour, coming to The Workers Club, Johnston St, Fitzroy on February 21. With support from Millie Tizzard and Chasing Ghosts, doors open at 8.30pm. Details at www.datsea.net
Singer/songwriter Jess Locke has produced a string of bedroom recordings through independent label Lesstalk Records and, in keeping with the intimate nature of these tracks, she’s been increasingly playing in unconventional performance spaces such as water parks, cemeteries, roundabouts, bookshops and back porches. Having worked her way round the Sydney scene, Locke did her first international tour to South East Asia in 2012 and has since been based in Melbourne.
Every Sunday in February Locke is playing the Reverance (Napier St, Footscray) with a bunch of amazing artists and friends in Dreamboats, Hannah Band (NSW) and Virginia Sook (QLD). For details, visit www.facebook.com/jesslockemusic
SAVING THE TARKINE LAVENDAR PRAYERS
Western Australian songwriter James Teague, who too has made the move to Melbourne this past year, has been busy networking and amassing a following all of his own. He’s been using his time wisely, collaborating with other artists and in the throws of recording new music to follow up the delightfully ethereal Lavender Prayers album. Armed with a vibrato unrivalled by anyone else on the scene, it’s reminiscent of Devandra Banhart and Tiny Tim... a lovechild maybe? Small in stature, but big on talent, Teague manages to get all up in your face with sexiness, from the long flowing locks to the finger picking guitar to make any novice ripe with envy This kid is one to watch, so if you’d like to then catch one of his shows, every Wednesday in February, at The Workers Club (Johnson St, Fitzroy). Teague will be joined by Gus Rigby & Al Parkinson (on Feb 12), Lehmann Smith (on Feb 19) and Grizzly Jim Lawrie (on Feb 26). Doors open at 7:30pm. For details, visit www.facebook. com/jamesteaguemusic music x arts x events x entertainment
It’s time to ramp up the Melbourne campaign to stop mining in the Tarkine. Come along to the launch of Save The Tarkine for a wonderful evening of music, and let us introduce you to the majesty of this remarkable place. We are lucky to be hosting the awardwinning traditional Irish band Tolka, the brilliant tabla and sitar duo Vincent Dodd & Denis Phalan, and highly acclaimed folk singer-songwriter Lucy Wise and her wonderful B’Gollies. We will also be joined by guest speaker Scott Jordan, founder and campaign coordinator of Save The Tarkine. Tasmania’s Tarkine is a remarkable wilderness, encompassing Australia’s largest tract of temperate rainforest, sweeping mountain ranges, button-grass plains and one of the country’s most rugged coastlines. It is the last disease-free stronghold of the Tasmanian Devil on mainland Tasmania, and is home to more than 60 other threatened and endangered species. Despite its world heritage significance, less than 5% of the Tarkine is protected as a National Park and it is currently under attack from open-cut mining activity. Save The Tarkine Victoria Presents ‘Concert for the Tarkine’, taking place at the Thornbury Theatre, High St, Thornbury on Friday February 21 at 7pm. For all the info, visit www.thornburytheatre.oztix.com.au
A MONSTER OF A SHOW
Jon Cleary is bringing The Absolute Monster Gentlemen band to Australia in March, 2014. The 4-piece funk group will play Melbourne (at Newport’s Substation), Byron Bay, Sydney and Newcastle, as well as at WOMADelaide and the Port Fairy Folk Festival. Originating in New Orleans, Cleary and TAMG are widely considered one of New Orleans’ funkiest groups. Playing a mix of Southern soul, gospel and rhythm and blues, all driven by Cleary’s astonishing piano wizardry and soul drenched vocals. Although Jon Cleary is actually English-born, he was bred in New Orleans on a healthy dose of funk and soul, learning his chops from the old masters of the New Orleans music community. While he is not playing with TAMG, Jon Cleary also performs with his trio The Philthy Phew, as well as playing solo piano gigs. During his extensive career he has also performed with the likes of Bonnie Raitt and John Scofield, with Raitt calling him ‘the ninth wonder of the world’. Catch Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentleman at Northcote Social Club, High Street, Northcote on March 6 from 8pm. More info at www.joncleary.com
BEATING TO A DIFFERENT DRUM
People may wonder what makes The Rechords different or unique from other bands performing in this style. Perhaps it’s the passion behind the delivery of their music that has the most impact, but add to that the solid rhythmic drive and the amazing dynamics between all the three members and you begin to see just why total non-believers are being converted. The music itself is as diverse as you can get within the boundaries of its Roots/Americana heritage, but it does push against those boundaries at various times. You can definitely hear elements of early Hillbilly, Bluegrass, Western Swing and at times it takes you down that early R&B path with some almost Doowop-like harmonies and backing vocals. At each stage, the songs keep you excited and on edge, eager to know just who will take the lead vocal on the next song. Yes, I’d even say there were hints of
Alt-Country maybe with a 60s vibe and then they can turn around and go all-out rock n’ roll and knock you flat to the ground. All of this without a drum beat insight! The ReChords are winning fans not only in the underground retro music scene across the country but a phenomenon is growing with audiences from the mainstream catching on to this 3 headed musical beast. Whether you understand that mish mash of descriptive banter or just want to take a punt on a great live act, head to The Northcote Social Club (High St, Northcote) on February 23 from 1:30pm. For info, check out www.facebook.com/ The.ReChords
THE SPACES INBETWEEN
Melbourne Alt-Country Troubadour, Matt Glass, has been a busy lad of late in the studio laying down tracks for his forthcoming second studio album The Spaces Inbetween. The Aviary Studios in Melbourne’s Abbotsford was made a home away from home whilst Matt laid vocals and the instrumentals with industry legend Fraser Montgomery. If I was a musician, this is the man and the studio that I too would turn to, having been responsible for working with the likes of The Pierce Bros, Bonjah and Melbourne’s favourite Bluegrass/Nu-Grass up and comers Mustered Courage. You hear this and you just know it’s going to be a goodun! The Last Time is the first single to drop to radio nationally, unravelling Glass’ gentle vulnerability and a instinctive songwriting nous that evokes the likes of Josh Pyke and Whitley. With a warm resonant vocal quality akin to Jimmy Little, The Last Time is both soulful and bittersweet, peppered with an altcountry undertones.
Glass is setting out on his The Spaces Inbetween National Single Tour in Feb, so catch this talented singer/songwriter for yourself at The Workers Club, Johnson St, Fitzroy, on the 28th. Doors open 7:30. For details, head to www.mattglass.com.au
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6TH 2 Brothers (Moorabbin), Live Music. 7:30pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Funky Bunch Trivia. 7:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), ‘Plugged In’ Showcase (w Matt Clarke, Ben Jansz & Black Water Riff). 8:30pm Flanagans (Frankston), Traffic Light Glow Party (w Bedrock & DJ Chris P). 9pm L’Aqua (Dromana), James Vincent. 6:30pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Trivia Night. 7pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Open Mic Night. 8pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Trivia Night. 7:30pm Rye RSL (Rye), Tru Tones. 7pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Guilty Party. 7pm FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7TH 2 Brothers (Moorabbin), Live Music. 7:30pm Backyard Bar (Mornington), Karaoke Night. 9pm Baha (Rye) Phil Para. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Mick Read. 7pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Live Music. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Friday Fix (5pm), then FriBays RnB Room (downstairs) & AZMAC, Some Blonde DJ + guests (upstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), $ingle Income. 9pm Berettas (Langwarrin), Rob & Tarquin. 9pm Bermuda Bar (Rosebud), DJ Kaizer. 6pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), Perch Creek Family Jug Band. 8pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Karaoke Kool (In the sportsbar). 9pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), DJ on The Balcony (4pm) Conti Saturdays (Nightclub w Guest DJs). 9pm Daveys Hotel (Frankston), Bayside Over 28s. 9pm Deck Bar (Frankston), Every Avenue (8pm) & DJ Funky Col. 10pm Flanagans (Frankston), Karaoke Fridays. 8pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), The Tiger & Me and Bearded Gypsy Band. 8pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 8:30pm Grand Hotel (Mornington), Sarah Rzek. 8pm Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Trev Dwyer. 7pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Gary Young. 9pm
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Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Our House. 7pm Mornington Peninsula Brewery (Mornington), Carus Thompson. 5pm One Fourteen (Mentone), Live Music. 8pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), James Vincent. 7pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), The Local Boys. 10pm Rose GPO (Rosebud), Lorenzo & Rob. 8pm Rye Hotel (Rye), Karaoke Night (in The Main Sail Bar). 8pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Karaoke Fridays. 9pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), Rob Foenander. 9pm Social (Mornington), DJ Matt Horner. 10pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 8:30pm Trims (McCrae), The Warrains. 6:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Muso Night. 7:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), The Brow. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8TH Backyard Bar (Mornington), Karaoke Night. 9pm Baha (Rye) The Bearded Gypsies. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Feelin Groovey. 7pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), ’23 Past. 9:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), DC Saturdays (w DJ’s Code Luke & Benny Watt upstairs) and Rob & Tarquin live w DJ Chris P (downstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Live Music. 9pm Bermuda Bar (Rosebud), DJ Micky D. 6:30pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), Shane Nicholson & Gregory Page. 8pm Chandelier Room (Moorabbin), Pat Tierney Trio, Jenny Biddle & Ahliya Kite. 8pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), HQ Saturdays Over 28’s. 9pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), DJ on The Balcony (4pm) Conti Saturdays (Nightclub w Guest DJs). 9pm Corner Store (Mentone), Live Music. 7pm Cruze Club @The Grand Hotel (Mornington), Resident DJs (Check Facebook for details). 9pm Deck Bar (Frankston), DJ Lukas Brock (9pm) & Guilty Pleasure. 10:30pm Flanagans (Frankston), Saturday Shenanigans (w Fudge & DJ Craig). 8pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), La Traviata. 8pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), Frankie Stevens. 7:30pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music.
8:30pm Hickinbotham Winery (Dromana), Rob Pappalado. 1pm Lucky 13 Garage (Moorabbin), Jump & Jive, Billy O’Neill & The Headliners. 8pm Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Olly & Scuzzi. 9pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), FUSED. 9:30pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Walker. 8pm One Fourteen (Mentone), Live Music. 8pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Analou. 7pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Josh Roydhouse. 7pm Rose GPO (Rosebud), James Vincent Trio. 8pm Royal Hotel (Mornington), Angela Robinson. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), Dalton Gang. 7pm Sandringham Hotel (Sandringham), Band-aoke (w Andrew Hoskings ). 9pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), Steve Warner. 9pm Social (Mornington), DJ Matt Horner. 10pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 8:30pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Live Music. 12:30pm Trios Sports Club (Cranbourne), Corz & Collier. 8:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Casmagic. 7:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), Mat McHugh. 8pm SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9TH 115 (Mornington), The Sunday Market (Live music & House Music). 3pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Live Acoustic Sets. 5pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Sundays @ the Bay (w Phil Para). 4pm Beach 162 (Frankston), Live music. 2:30pm Box Stallion Winery (Merricks), Live Music. 1pm Captains Bar @ Picknics Café (Rye), Marty Williams. 4pm Canadian Bay Hotel (Mt Eliza), Live Music (w Cam Tapp). 3pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie. 3pm Cerberus Beach House (Black Rock), Sunday Sessions (w Live Music). 6pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Ollie & Scuzzi (Sportsbar). 5pm Coast (Blairgowrie), Live music (w Cath, Steve & Leigh). 3:30pm Cove Hotel (Patterson Lakes), Piano Man Duo. 2pm
Dava Deck (Mt Martha), Safari Motel. 2:30pm Daveys Hotel (Frankston), AcousDeck Sundays (w Live Music). 2:30pm Deck Bar (Frankston), Beers & Beats (w DJ Scotty Gardner). 3pm Frankston Bowls Club (Frankston), Peninsula Blues Club Jam Night. 6pm Frankston Library Lounge (Frankston), Meryl Leppard. 1:30pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), Jay Ray & Friends. 3pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 3pm Harba (Mornington), Live Music. 5pm Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Andy Phillips & The Cadillac Walk. 3pm Hickinbotham Winery (Dromana), Mamma’s Mountain Jug Band. 1pm Leaf & Bean (Mornington), Live Jazz. 3pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Live Music. 2pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Party Animals. 4pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Darcy Fox, Bee (2pm) & Karaoke. 8pm Mornington Peninsula Brewery (Mornington), Blues Mountain. 3pm Pier 10 Winery (Shoreham), Live Music. 1:30pm Pier Hotel (Frankston), Rockabilly Sundays. (w Joe Galea Band). 3pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Kinsley Duo. 2pm Red Hill Baker (Balnarring), Silly Sunday (Live Jazz). 1pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Sunday Unplugged (w Chris Doheny). 2pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), Andrew Rigo. 1pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 4pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Live Music. 12:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Linda & Harry. 5:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), Matt Katsis. 2pm TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11TH Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Trivia Night. 7pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Trivia Night. 7pm WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12TH Bay Hotel (Mornington), The Piano Man Duo. Beaches (Mornington), Mornington Cup After Party (w Shazam). 6pm Backyard Bar (Mornington), Mornington Cup After
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Party. 5pm Baha (Rye) Peninsula Songriders Club Jam Night. 9pm Gods Kitchen (Mornington), Trivia Night. 8:30pm Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Edgy Wednesdays. 9pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Trivia Night. 7pm THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13TH 2 Brothers (Moorabbin), Live Music. 7:30pm Baha (Rye) Jeff Lang. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Funky Bunch Trivia. 7:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), ‘Plugged In’ Showcase (w South City, Daniel Jenkin & Black Water Riff). 8:30pm Flanagans (Frankston), Flanagans Thursdays (w Bedrock & DJ Chris P). 8pm L’Aqua (Dromana), James Vincent. 6:30pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Trivia Night. 7pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Open Mic Night. 8pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Trivia Night. 7:30pm Rye RSL (Rye), Silhouettes. 7pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Fudge. 7pm Vesbar (Somerville), Trivia Night. 8pm FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14TH - VALENTINES DAY 2 Brothers (Moorabbin), Live Music. 7:30pm Backyard Bar (Mornington), Karaoke Night. 9pm Baha (Rye) Alex Bowen Band. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Rene Diaz. 7pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Live Music. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Friday Fix (5pm), then FriBays RnB Room (downstairs) & AZMAC, Some Blonde DJ + guests (upstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Size Matters. 9pm Berettas (Langwarrin), Rob & Tarquin. 9pm Bermuda Bar (Rosebud), DJ Kaizer. 6pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), Tex Perkins & Justine Clarke. 8pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Karaoke Kool (In the sportsbar). 9pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), DJ on The Balcony (4pm) Conti Saturdays (Nightclub w Guest DJs). 9pm Daveys Hotel (Frankston), Bayside Over 28s. 9pm Deck Bar (Frankston), Every Avenue (8pm) & DJ Funky Col. 10pm
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Flanagans (Frankston), Karaoke Fridays. 8pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), The Grapes, Suzannah Espie & Ian Collard and Soft Gold. 8pm Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston), Silvie Paladino. 10:30am & 1:30pm Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston), The Rat Pack. 8pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Flamenco Fiesta. 3pm Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Mojo Pearls. 7pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Coby Grant & Rob Kirk Duo. 6pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Our House. 7pm One Fourteen (Mentone), Live Music. 8pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Calmer Miles Duo. 7pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), The Local Boys. 10pm Rye Hotel (Rye), Karaoke Night (in The Main Sail Bar). 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), The Eagles Tribute Show. 7pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Karaoke Fridays. 9pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), Mick Read. 9pm Social (Mornington), DJ Matt Horner. 10pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 8:30pm Trims (McCrae), Live music. 6:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Santiago. 7:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), Pat Carroll Duo.8pm SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15TH Backyard Bar (Mornington), Karaoke Night. 9pm Baha (Rye) Caravan Sun. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Diamantina. 7pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), ’23 Past. 9:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), DC Saturdays (w DJ’s Code Luke & Benny Watt upstairs) and Rob & Tarquin live w DJ Chris P (downstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Party Animals. 9pm Bermuda Bar (Rosebud), DJ Micky D. 6:30pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), Flap!. 8pm Chandelier Room (Moorabbin), The Kite Machine, Aine Tyrell, Greg Hunt & Rachael Byrnes. 8pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), HQ Saturdays Over 28’s. 9pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), DJ on The Balcony (4pm) Conti Saturdays (Nightclub w Guest DJs). 9pm Corner Store (Mentone), Live Music. 7pm
Cruze Club @The Grand Hotel (Mornington), Resident DJs (Check Facebook for details). 9pm Deck Bar (Frankston), DJ Lukas Brock (9pm) & Guilty Pleasure. 10:30pm Flanagans (Frankston), Saturday Shenanigans (w Fudge & DJ Craig). 8pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), Ian Moss. 8pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), Steve Warner. 7:30pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 8:30pm Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Olly & Scuzzi. 9pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Captain Spalding. 9:30pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), CC Goons. 8pm One Fourteen (Mentone), Live Music. 8pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Analou. 7pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Josh Roydhouse. 7pm Rose GPO (Rosebud), Marty Williams Trio. 8pm Royal Hotel (Mornington), Angela Robinson. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), The Vincents. 7pm Sandringham Hotel (Sandringham), Band-aoke (w Andrew Hoskings ). 9pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), June Newman. 9pm Social (Mornington), DJ Matt Horner. 10pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 8:30pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Live Music. 12:30pm Trios Sports Club (Cranbourne), Corz & Collier. 8:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Harri. 7:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), Smashenator. 8pm SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16TH 115 (Mornington), The Sunday Market (Live music & House Music). 3pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Live Acoustic Sets. 5pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Sundays @ the Bay (w Shanakee). 4pm Beach 162 (Frankston), Live music. 2:30pm Box Stallion Winery (Merricks), Live Music. 1pm Canadian Bay Hotel (Mt Eliza), Live Music (w Cam Tapp). 3pm Captains Bar @ Picknics Café (Rye), Erik. 4pm Cerberus Beach House (Black Rock), Sunday Sessions (w Live Music). 6pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Ollie & Scuzzi (Sportsbar). 5pm Coast (Blairgowrie), Live music (w Mae Parker,
Ronnie & Jason). 3:30pm Cove Hotel (Patterson Lakes), Dylan Boyd. 2pm Dava Deck (Mt Martha), Dirty Boogie Band. 2:30pm Daveys Hotel (Frankston), AcousDeck Sundays (w Live Music). 2:30pm Deck Bar (Frankston), Beers & Beats (w DJ Scotty Gardner). 3pm Frankston Library Lounge (Frankston), Stellarcaster. 1:30pm Frankston RSL (Frankston), Joe Galea Band. 2:30pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 3pm Harba (Mornington), Live Music. 5pm Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Joel Plymin and them Blues Cats. 1pm Hickinbotham Winery (Dromana), Leigh Sloggett. 1pm Leaf & Bean (Mornington), Live Jazz. 3pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Live Music. 2pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), WIRED. 4pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Tillerman Pete, Sarah Rzek Band (2pm) Karaoke. 8pm Mornington Peninsula Brewery (Mornington), Andy Phillips and the Cadillac Walk. 3pm Pier 10 Winery (Shoreham), Live Music. 1:30pm Pier Hotel (Frankston), Rockabilly Sundays. (w Itchy Fingers). 3pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Kinsley Duo. 2pm Red Hill Baker (Balnarring), Silly Sunday (Live Jazz). 1pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Sunday Unplugged (w Chris Doheny). 2pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), Ian Duchesne.1pm Stillwater @Crittenden Estate (Dromana), Carl Cox & Eric Powell’s Mobile Disco. 1pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 4pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Live Music. 12:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Frankie Carter, Leigh & Bev Fraser. 5:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), Charles Jenkins & Matty Vehl. 5:30pm
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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18TH Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Trivia Night. 7pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Trivia Night. 7pm WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 19TH Balnarring Hall (Balnarring), Muso Night. 7pm Baha (Rye) Peninsula Songriders Club Jam Night. 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Karaoke Kool. 9pm Gods Kitchen (Mornington), Trivia Night. 8:30pm Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Edgy Wednesdays. 9pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Trivia Night. 7pm THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20TH 2 Brothers (Moorabbin), Live Music. 7:30pm Baha (Rye) Tash Parker & Friends. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Funky Bunch Trivia. 7:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), ‘Plugged In’ Showcase (w Kelana Dani, James Ducca & Black Water Riff). 8pm Flanagans (Frankston), Flanagans Thursdays (w Bedrock & DJ Chris P). 8pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), Karise Eden. 8pm L’Aqua (Dromana), James Vincent. 6:30pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Trivia Night. 7pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Open Mic Night. 8pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Trivia Night. 7:30pm Rye RSL (Rye), Chordettes. 7pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Guilty Party. 7pm Vesbar (Somerville), Trivia Night. 8pm FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21ST 2 Brothers (Moorabbin), Live Music. 7:30pm Backyard Bar (Mornington), Karaoke Night. 9pm Baha (Rye) Huw Joseph Experience (w Tov). 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), James Vincent. 7pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Live Music. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Friday Fix (5pm), then FriBays RnB Room (downstairs) & AZMAC, Some Blonde DJ + guests (upstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), $ingle Income. 9pm Berettas (Langwarrin), Rob & Tarquin. 9pm Bermuda Bar (Rosebud), DJ Kaizer. 6pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), David Bridie & Sweet Jean. 8pm
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Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Karaoke Kool (In the sportsbar). 9pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), DJ on The Balcony (4pm) Conti Saturdays (Nightclub w Guest DJs). 9pm Daveys Hotel (Frankston), Bayside Over 28s. 9pm Deck Bar (Frankston), Every Avenue (8pm) & DJ Funky Col. 10pm Flanagans (Frankston), Karaoke Fridays. 8pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), Diesel. 8pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 8:30pm Hastings Foreshore (Hastings), Westernport Festival. Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Nick Charles. 7pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Too Direction. 9pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Our House. 7pm One Fourteen (Mentone), Live Music. 8pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Jack Daniel. 7pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), The Local Boys. 10pm Rose GPO (Rosebud), Mama Blue & Son. 8pm Rye Hotel (Rye), Karaoke Night (in The Main Sail Bar). 8pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Karaoke Fridays. 9pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), Richard Evans. 9pm Social (Mornington), DJ Matt Horner. 10pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 8:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Muso Night. 7:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), James Howlett Duo. 8pm SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22ND Backyard Bar (Mornington), Karaoke Night. 9pm Baha (Rye) Nussy. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Club Tequila. 7pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), ’23 Past. 9:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), DC Saturdays (w DJ’s Code Luke & Benny Watt upstairs) and Rob & Tarquin live w DJ Chris P (downstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Shazam. 9pm Bermuda Bar (Rosebud), DJ Micky D. 6:30pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), Kylie Auldist. 8pm Chandelier Room (Moorabbin), Mr Black & Blue (w special guests). 8pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), HQ Saturdays Over 28’s. 9pm
Continental Hotel (Sorrento), DJ on The Balcony (4pm) Conti Saturdays (Nightclub w Guest DJs). 9pm Corner Store (Mentone), Live Music. 7pm Cruze Club @The Grand Hotel (Mornington), Resident DJs (Check Facebook for details). 9pm Deck Bar (Frankston), DJ Lukas Brock (9pm) & Guilty Pleasure. 10:30pm Flanagans (Frankston), Saturday Shenanigans (w Fudge & DJ Craig). 8pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks and Mike Rudd. 8pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 8:30pm Hastings Foreshore (Hastings), Westernport Festival. Hickinbotham Winery (Dromana), Dan Palamara. 1pm Lucky 13 Garage (Moorabbin), CC Jerome, Firebird Trio & Detonators. 8pm Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Olly & Scuzzi. 9pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Sarah Rzek Band. 9:30pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), CC Goons. 8pm One Fourteen (Mentone), Live Music. 8pm Penbank School (Moorooduc), Between The Bays Music Festival. Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Analou. 7pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Josh Roydhouse. 7pm Royal Hotel (Mornington), Joe Laff. 8pm Rye RSL (Rye), Legend. 7pm Sandringham Hotel (Sandringham), Band-aoke (w Andrew Hoskings ). 9pm Social (Mornington), DJ Matt Horner. 10pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 8:30pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Live Music. 12:30pm Trios Sports Club (Cranbourne), Corz & Collier. 8:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Great Gatsby Cocktail Night (w Left of Centre). 7:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), Pierce Brothers. 8pm SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23RD 115 (Mornington), The Sunday Market (Live music & House Music). 3pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Live Acoustic Sets. 5pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Sundays @ the Bay (w
Wilbur Wilde). 4pm Beach 162 (Frankston), Live music. 2:30pm Beaches (Mornington), Live music event (w Peninsula Band Host). 1pm Box Stallion Winery (Merricks), Live Music. 1pm Canadian Bay Hotel (Mt Eliza), Live Music (w Cam Tapp). 3pm Captains Bar @ Picknics Café (Rye), Backyard Brew. 4pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), Diesel. 3pm Cerberus Beach House (Black Rock), Sunday Sessions (w Live Music). 6pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Ollie & Scuzzi (Sportsbar). 5pm Coast (Blairgowrie), Live music (w Wendy Stapleton & Paul Norton). 3:30pm Cove Hotel (Patterson Lakes), Sarah Rzek. 2pm Dava Deck (Mt Martha), Angie Robinson. 2:30pm Daveys Hotel (Frankston), AcousDeck Sundays (w Live Music). 2:30pm Deck Bar (Frankston), Beers & Beats (w DJ Scotty Gardner). 3pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), The Cairo Club Orchestra (w Buck Evans & Nichaud Fitzgibbon). 3pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 3pm Harba (Mornington), Live Music. 5pm Hastings Foreshore (Hastings), Westernport Festival. Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), The Detonators. 3pm Hickinbotham Winery (Dromana), Raw Silk. 1pm Leaf & Bean (Mornington), Live Jazz. 3pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Live Music. 2pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Jennifer Lee Band. 4pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Live Music. 2pm Mornington Peninsula Brewery (Mornington), Andrea Marr Band. 3pm Pier 10 Winery (Shoreham), Live Music. 1:30pm Pier Hotel (Frankston), Rockabilly Sundays. (w Atomic Hightones). 3pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), James Vincent Trio. 2pm Red Hill Baker (Balnarring), Silly Sunday (Live Jazz). 1pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Sunday Unplugged (w Chris Doheny). 2pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), Paul Varney.1pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 4pm
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T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Live Music. 12:30pm Trims (McCrae), Jazz & Shiraz. 12:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Paul Barry. 5:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), Kiara Jack & The Jills. 5:30pm TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25TH Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Trivia Night. 7pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Trivia Night. 7pm WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26TH Beaches (Mornington), Karaoke Kool. 9pm Gods Kitchen (Mornington), Trivia Night. 8:30pm Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Edgy Wednesdays. 9pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Trivia Night. 7pm THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27TH 2 Brothers (Moorabbin), Live Music. 7:30pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Funky Bunch Trivia. 7:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Plugged In Showcase (w Sam Wyatt, Issac Main & Black Water Riff). 7pm Flanagans (Frankston), Flanagans Thursdays (w Bedrock & DJ Chris P). 8pm L’Aqua (Dromana), James Vincent. 6:30pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Trivia Night. 7pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Open Mic Night. 8pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Trivia Night. 7:30pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Fudge. 7pm Vesbar (Somerville), Trivia Night. 8pm FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28TH 2 Brothers (Moorabbin), Live Music. 7:30pm Backyard Bar (Mornington), Karaoke Night. 9pm Baha (Rye) Ngaiire. 9pm Baxter Tavern (Baxter), Peter Thackrah. 7pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Live Music. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Friday Fix (5pm), then FriBays RnB Room (downstairs) & AZMAC, Some Blonde DJ + guests (upstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Live Music. 9pm Berettas (Langwarrin), Rob & Tarquin. 9pm Bermuda Bar (Rosebud), DJ Kaizer. 6pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), Chain. 8pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Karaoke
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Kool (In the sportsbar). 9pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), DJ on The Balcony (4pm) Conti Saturdays (Nightclub w Guest DJs). 9pm Daveys Hotel (Frankston), Bayside Over 28s. 9pm Deck Bar (Frankston), Every Avenue (8pm) & DJ Funky Col. 10pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), Three Kings & The Breadmakers. 8pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 8:30pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Grasscutters. 9pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Live Music. 7pm One Fourteen (Mentone), Live Music. 8pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Jack Daniel. 7pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), The Local Boys. 10pm Rye Hotel (Rye), Karaoke Night (in The Main Sail Bar). 8pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Karaoke Fridays. 9pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), John Zammit. 9pm Social (Mornington), DJ Matt Horner. 10pm Somerville Hotel (Sommerville), Guns ‘N’ Roses Tribute Show. 9pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 8:30pm Trims (McCrae), Simon Trist. 6:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Casmagic. 7:30pm
Flanagans (Frankston), Saturday Shenanigans (w Fudge & DJ Craig). 8pm Flying Saucer Club (Elsternwick), Raw Brit. 8pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 8:30pm Hickinbotham Winery (Dromana), Kelvin & Heidi. 1pm Lucky 13 Garage (Moorabbin), Coral Lee, Hanks Jalopy Demons & Firebird Trio. 8pm Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Olly & Scuzzi. 9pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Mick Pealing Band. 9pm One Fourteen (Mentone), Live Music. 8pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Live Music. 7pm Rosebud Hotel (Rosebud), Josh Roydhouse. 7pm Royal Hotel (Mornington), Pete Zoch. 8pm Sandringham Hotel (Sandringham), Band-aoke (w Andrew Hoskings ). 9pm Seaford RSL (Seaford), Lloyd Poole. 9pm Social (Mornington), DJ Matt Horner. 10pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 8:30pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Live Music. 12:30pm Trios Sports Club (Cranbourne), Corz & Collier. 8:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Paul Barry. 7:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), 2am. 8pm
SATURDAY MARCH 1ST Backyard Bar (Mornington), Karaoke Night. 9pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), ’23 Past. 9:30pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), DC Saturdays (w DJ’s Code Luke & Benny Watt upstairs) and Rob & Tarquin live w DJ Chris P (downstairs). 9pm Beaches (Mornington), Hard Cover. 9pm Bermuda Bar (Rosebud), DJ Micky D. 6:30pm Chandelier Room (Moorabbin), Wilson & White, Nicolette Forte & Laura Hill. 8pm Caravan Music Club (Oakleigh), Eugene Hideaway Bridges. 8pm Continental Hotel (Sorrento), DJ on The Balcony (4pm) Conti Saturdays (Nightclub w Guest DJs). 9pm Corner Store (Mentone), Live Music. 7pm Cruze Club @The Grand Hotel (Mornington), Resident DJs (Check Facebook for details). 9pm Deck Bar (Frankston), DJ Lukas Brock (9pm) & Guilty Pleasure. 10:30pm
SUNDAY MARCH 2ND 115 (Mornington), The Sunday Market (Live music & House Music). 3pm Bay Hotel (Mordialloc), Live Acoustic Sets. 5pm Bay Hotel (Mornington), Sundays @ the Bay (w Phil Para). 4pm Beach 162 (Frankston), Live music. 2:30pm Box Stallion Winery (Merricks), Live Music. 1pm Captains Bar @ Picknics Café (Rye), Ruby Whiting. 4pm Canadian Bay Hotel (Mt Eliza), Live Music (w Cam Tapp). 3pm Cerberus Beach House (Black Rock), Sunday Sessions (w Live Music). 6pm Chelsea Heights Hotel (Chelsea Heights), Ollie & Scuzzi (Sportsbar). 5pm Coast (Blairgowrie), Live music (w The Love Stars). 3:30pm Dava Deck (Mt Martha), Aaron Cook. 2:30pm Daveys Hotel (Frankston), AcousDeck Sundays (w Live Music). 2:30pm
Deck Bar (Frankston), Beers & Beats (w DJ Scotty Gardner). 3pm Heritage Tavern (Balnarring), Bog ‘O’ Nails. 3pm Frankston Bowls Club (Frankston), Peninsula Folk Club Jam. 5:30pm General Wine Lounge (McCrae), Live Music. 3pm Harba (Mornington), Live Music. 5pm Hickinbotham Winery (Dromana), Kerrie Simpson. 1pm Leaf & Bean (Mornington), Live Jazz. 3pm Longbeach Hotel (Chelsea), Live Music. 2pm Mordialloc Sporting Club (Mordialloc), Peter Cupples. 4pm Mornington Peninsula Brewery (Mornington), King Catfish. 3pm Pier 10 Winery (Shoreham), Live Music. 1:30pm Pig & Whistle Tavern (Main Ridge), Live Music. 2pm Red Hill Baker (Balnarring), Silly Sunday (Live Jazz). 1pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Sunday Unplugged (w Chris Doheny). 2pm Soundbar (Rosebud west), Live Music. 4pm T’Gallant Winery (Main Ridge), Live Music. 12:30pm Vesbar (Somerville), Linda & Harry. 7:30pm Westernport Hotel (San Remo), Sugar Cane Collins. 5:30pm TUESDAY MARCH 4TH Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Trivia Night. 7pm Sands Hotel (Carrum Downs), Trivia Night. 7pm WEDNESDAY MARCH 5TH Balnarring Hall (Balnarring), Muso Night. 7pm Beaches (Mornington), Karaoke Kool. 9pm Gods Kitchen (Mornington), Trivia Night. 8:30pm Mentone Hotel, (Mentone), Edgy Wednesdays. 9pm Mordialloc Supper Club (Mordialloc), Trivia. 7pm NEXT ISSUE OUT:
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festivals
BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL LINE-UP The universal language is the dialect of Brunswick Music Festival, offering a diverse array of musical talent. From Ireland - the earthy Altan, from Spain - Antonio Serrano, from the UK - The Tiger Lillies and from China comes the sound of Hanggai. This festival offers something for everyone and is not one to disappoint. For more festival info visit www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au
MELBOURNE GOES WHITE A concept derived from Paris’ Nuit Blanche, Melbourne’s White Night is an overnight romp in the city streets for all ages. On Saturday February 22, Melbourne’s iconic streets, laneways and even lesser known nooks and crannies will host a 12-hour cultural explosion from dusk ‘till dawn. A melting-pot of art, food, theatre, sport, fashion, film design and performance will ensue, with countless events taking place around the city. For more information see www.whitenightmelbourne.com.au
...with Heidi Bond
THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
DISCOVERY DAY @ CRUDEN FARM
FUTURE GETS HAPPY
Sunday, March 2 will be discovery day! A day of sights, smells and sounds, there is plenty of involvement for the kids, with crafts and sports, face painting and food. And don’t forget to check out Yo Gabba Gabba. For more info on Discovery Day check out www.discoveryday2014.weebly.com
The Future Music line-up has just added a Happy-Get-Lucky N.E.R.D to the bill, enlisting the talented artist/ mega-producer Pharrell Williams for all scheduled shows around the country. Hitting Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on March 9, Pharrell will join Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, DeadMau5, Phoenix, Hardwell, Rudimental – to name a mere few. Prepare your dance-pants. Info at www.futuremusicalfestival.com.au.
SOUNDWAVE SIDEWAVES SELLING OUT
ST.KILDA FEST: SUNDAY STREET PARTY LINE-UP
Rob Zombie and Korn decided to team up for their Sidewave performances, in a frightening amalgamation of nu-metal, iconic rock and unbridled ferocity. Melbourne fans will have to fork out for a Soundwave ticket to witness this collaboration however, as the February 26 completely sold out on the day of release. Check out all the info at www.soundwavefestival.com
What can humble music goers expect from the Sunday Street Party 2014? From 12:15 at the main stage is Shaun Kirk, followed by Kingswood. As evening rolls in, welcome The Bamboos, then the awaited appearance of Art vs Science and Alison Wonderlands DJ set to keep the party going. For more info on St Kilda Fest 2014, including full artist list see, www.stkildafestival.com.au
Consumerism getting you down? If sustainable living is something you strive for or would like to join the contentious environmental debate, check out the Sustainable Living Festival – held February 8-23. The SLF aims to empower individuals, through a host of seminars, workshops, exhibits, film and live performances around Melbourne. See www.slf.org.au for details.
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St Kilda Festival February 1-9, 2014
Between The Bays February 22, 2014
Bright’n Sandy Festival March 2, 2014
Future Music Festival March 9, 2014
The Hills Are Alive Festival March 29-30, 2014
Grampians Jazz Festival February 7-9, 2014
Applecore Backyard Festival February 23, 2014
Sydney Road Street Party March 2, 2014
Push Over Festival March 10, 2014
Water To Water Festival March 29, 2014
Ballarat Beat Rockabilly Festival February 13-16, 2014
Moonee Valley Festival February 23, 2014
Brunswick Music Festival March 2-16, 2014
The Basin Music Festival March 14-16, 2014
Rockin the Reserve March 29, 2014
Pyrenees Music Festival February 14-16, 2014
Overnewton Castle Jazz Festival February 23, 2014
Goodlife Music Festival March 7, 2014
Ararat Jailhouse Rock Festival March 14-16, 2014
Man From Snowy River Festival April 3-6, 2014
Riverboats Music Festival February 14-16, 2014
Soundwave Festival February 28, 2014
Motor City Music Festival March 7-9, 2014
Kew Festival March 14-30, 2014
Fest la Frog April 7-13, 2014
Grape Grazing Festival February 14-16, 2014
Bright Rio Festival February 28-March 2, 2014
Forest Edge Music Festival March 7-9, 2014
Live On The Lawn March 16, 2014
Confest April 17-22, 2014
Bruthen Blues & Arts Festival February 14-16, 2014
Kyneton Music Festival February 28-March 2, 2014
Moomba Festival March 7-10, 2014
Mossvale Park Music Festival March 19, 2014
Boogie Music Festival April 18-20, 2014
Rock The Bay Festival February 15, 2014
Portsea Summer Latin Festival February 28-March 2, 2014
Port Fairy Folk Festival March 7-10, 2014
Yackandandah Folk Festival March 21-23, 2014
International Record Store Day April 19, 2014
Rapture Festival February 19, 2014
Apollo Bay Music Festival February 28-March 2, 2014
Inverloch Jazz Festival March 7-10, 2014
Harvest’N’Graze Festival March 23, 2014
St Albans Folk Festival April 24-27, 2014
Weternport Festival February 21-23, 2014
The Emerge Festival March 1, 2014
Maitreya Festival March 7-10, 2014
Lake Bolac Eel Festival March 22, 2014
Mt Beauty Music Festival April 25-27, 2014
Belgrave Buskers Festival February 22, 2014
Mordialloc By The Bay Festival March 1-2, 2014
Golden Plains Festival March 8-10, 2014
Square Sounds Festival March 28-29, 2014
Harvest’N’Graze Festival April 27, 2014
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2014
bayside & mornington peninsula
TWO DAY FOOD & MUSIC CELEBRATION IN MORDY
music x arts x events x entertainment
Legendary Melbourne soul outfit Saskwatch will be headlining this year’s Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival, now being held on the first weekend of March – Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March - at Peter Scullin Reserve, Beach Road, Mordialloc. In a second major coup for 2014, the Mordialloc festival has been selected by the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival to be featured as a “must visit” festival in its metropolitan event calendar. The mouthwatering selection of gourmet foods this year will include French crepes, Dutch poffertjes, ice creams, and Thai, Indian, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Spanish, Australian cuisines. A wide range of regionally made wines and boutique beer are also set to impress.
The music program is set to feature a fantastic line up of jazz and blues acts such as Deep Street Soul, Blue Shaddy, Kylie Auldist and the Glenroy All Stars, Jimi Hocking and Bert Deivert, and Andrea Marr and the Funky Hitman. Other features include a free Master Chef’s marquee, the Lens Mist photographic exhibition, and lots of activities for the kids. In a nod to Kingston’s most popular festival, locallybased 2 Brothers Brewery are crafting a specially-made beer, Mordi Lager, for sale exclusively at the Mordialloc festival. It is said to be a clean, crisp, cold fermented beer that is pale in colour, light in body and delicately hoped. The fine Australian barley, soft water and premium quality yeast and hops were forged together at the brewery last week and will be freshly ready in time for the festival. The Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival is presented by the City of Kingston and sponsored by Hocking Stuart. If you are interested in festival sponsorship or advertising on the big screen, please contact Council’s Festivals and Events Team on 9581 4754 or events@kingston.vic.gov.au. The festival will be held at Peter Scullin Reserve, Beach Road, Mordialloc, just a short walk from Mordialloc Railway Station. For more details, please visit www.kingston.vic.gov.au/ mordiallocbythebay
THINGS ARE LOOKING
BRIGHT N SANDY
On Sunday March 2, the 2014 Bright n Sandy Food & Wine Festival will be celebrating 10 years in a true food & wine style that promises to stimulate your senses. The festival, presented by Bayside City Council, is an official event of the prestigious Melbourne Food & Wine Festival and will be held from 11am-6pm at Green Point, Brighton overlooking iconic Brighton bathing boxes & the city skyline. Thousands of locals and visitors are expected to once again attend the event to learn new cooking techniques, catch some live music and enjoy a fun day out with the family. Hosted by ‘Coxy’, performers will include Anthony Young, King Louie & The Cheeky Monkeys, Mark Andrew, The Go Set and more, with roving kids entertainment on offer as well. Full details at www.bayside.vic.gov.au
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SUMMER EVENT WRAP
GIGS/TOURS IN 2014
THE WHO/WHAT/WHERE with tracy coates
Six60 (The Hi-Fi). Sat Mar 1
zThirty Seconds to Mars (Hisense Arena). Fri Mar 28
John Mayer (Rod Laver Arena). Tues Apr 22
Kurt Vile & The Violators (Corner Hotel). Thurs Feb 6
Dan Sultan (Corner Hotel). Sat Mar 1 & Sun Mar 2
Lior (Corner Hotel). Fri Mar 28
Greg Allman (Forum Theatre). Wed Apr 23
Earl Sweatshirt (Palace Theatre). Thurs Feb 6
Neko Case (Corner Hotel). Sun Mar 2
Foovana Tribute Show (Somerville Hotel). Fri Mar 28
Larry Graham (Corner Hotel). Wed Apr 23
Uncle Jed (The Toff In Town). Thurs Feb 6
Public Enemy (Corner Hotel). Mon Mar 3 & Tues Mar 4
The Rolling Stones (Rod Laver Arena). Fri Mar 28
Groundation (The Hi-Fi). Thurs Feb 6
Bruno Mars (Rod Laver Arena). Tues Mar 4 & Wed Mar 5
Abba The Concert (Palms at Crown). Sat Mar 29
Steve Earle & The Dukes with Kasey Chambers (Forum Theatre). Thurs Apr 24
The Locust (Corner Hotel). Fri Feb 7
Brian McKnight (The Palais). Wed Mar 5
Kylesa (Northcote Social Club). Sun Mar 30
Juke Kartel (The Espy). Fri Feb 7
Paul Anka (Hamer Hall). Wed Mar 5
The Rolling Stones (Hanging Rock) Sun Mar 30
I Am Giant (Ding Dong Lounge). Fri Feb 7
Charles Bradley (Corner Hotel). Thurs Mar 6
Dash Berlin (Hisense Arena). Sat Feb 8
Phoenix (Festival Hall). Thurs Mar 6
Ed Kowalczyk (Forum Theatre). Sat Feb 8 & Sun Feb 9
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (Northcote Social Club). Thurs Mar 6
february 2014
The National (Sidney Myer Music Bowl). Sun Feb 9
Calling All Cars, The Love Junkies & The Sinking Teeth (Corner Hotel). Thurs Apr 24 Skid Row & Ugly Kid Joe (Palace Theatre). Fri Apr 25
april 2014 John Butler Trio & Emma Louise (Palace Theatre). Tues Apr 1 & Wed Apr 2
Booker T Jones & Valerie June (Corner Hotel).Fri Apr 25
A$AP Ferg (Corner Hotel). Wed Apr 2
Ozomatli with Chali 2NA (Corner Hotel).Sat Apr 26
Jason Derulo (Rod Laver Arena). Sat Apr 26
Diana Krall (Hamer Hall). Mon Feb 10, Tues Feb 11 & Wed Feb 12
Jimmy Barnes (Palms at Crown). Thus Mar 6 & Fri Mar 7
The McClymonts (Hallam Hotel). Thurs Apr 3
Toxic Holocaust & Skeletonwitch (The Hi-Fi). Sun Apr 27
Gold Panda (Corner Hotel). Fri Mar 7
Darkside & Movement (Palace Theatre). Fri Apr 4
Dolly Parton (Rod Laver Arena). Tues Feb 11 & Wed Feb 12
Carl Cox (Trak Lounge). Fri Mar 7
Kodaline (Prince Bandroom). Sat Apr 5
Michael Buble (Rod Laver Arena). Wed April 30, Thurs May 1, Sat May 3 & Sun May 4
Lynyrd Skynyrd (The Plenary). Tues Feb 11
Robert Glasper Experiment (Forum Theatre). Fri Mar 7
Helen Reddy (Hamer Hall). Sat Apr 5
Michael Paynter (The Toff in Town). Thurs Feb 13
Illy (The Hi-Fi). Fri Mar 7
Kris Kristofferson (The Palais). Tues Apr 8
Children Of Bodom (Billboard, The Venue). Wed May 7
Ludovico Einaudi (Hamer Hall). Thurs Feb 13
Julie O’Hara & Ultrafox (Paris Cat Jazz Club). Fri Mar 7 Alinta and the Jazz Emperors (Paris Cat Jazz Club). Sat Mar 8
The Magic Band & Grandmother Of Invention (Corner Hotel). Fri Apr 11
Petula Clark (Hamer Hall). Fri May 9
Julia Holter (Northcote Social Club). Fri Feb 14
Todd McKenney (Palms at Crown). Fri Apr 11
Celtic Thunder (The Princess Theatre). Tues May 13
Kerser (The Hi-Fi). Sat Feb 15
may 2014
Leigh Barker & The New Skeiks (Paris Cat Jazz Club). Sat Feb 15
Yo La Tengo (Corner Hotel). Sun Mar 9
Hunters & Collectors (The Palais). Fri Apr 11 & Sat Apr 12
Pokey Lafarge (Corner Hotel). Wed Mar 12
Austra (Corner Hotel). Sat Feb 15
Allen Stone (Corner Hotel). Sat Apr 12
Gretchen Wilson (The Palais). Wed Mar 12
Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band with Hunters & Collectors (Aami Park Stadium). Sat Feb 15 & Sun Feb 16
Neil Finn (Hamer Hall). Wed Mar 12 & Thurs Mar 13
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Palace Theatre). Tues Apr 15
Arctic Monkeys (Rod Laver Arena). Fri May 9 The English Beat (Corner Hotel). Thurs May 15 Septicflesh & Fleshgod Apocalypse (The Hi-Fi). Fri May 16 Bliss N Eso, Horrowshow & Seth Sentry (Flemington Racecourse). Fri May 16
The Dead Daisies (The Espy). Sun Feb 16
Christine Anu (Bennetts Lane). Wed Mar 12, Thurs Mar 13 & Fri Mar 14
Erykah Badu (The Palais). Tues Apr 15
Eddie Vedder (The Palais). Sun Feb 16, Tues Feb 18 & Wed Feb 19
Billy Bragg & Courtney Barnett (The Palais). Thurs Mar 13
Bozz Scaggs (The Palais). Wed Apr 16
Damien Dempsey (Prince Bandroom). Fri Mar 14 Los Coronas (Corner Hotel). Fri Mar 14
Morcheeba with Chali 2na & The House of Vibe (Corner Hotel). Wed Apr 16
Martha Davis & The Motels (Chelsea Heights Hotel). Fri Mar 14
Michael Franti & Spearhead (Prince Bandroom). Wed Apr 16
We Are Scientists (Corner Hotel). Wed May 28
Queens Of The Stone Age with Nine Inch Nails (Rod Laver Arena). Fri Mar 14 & Sat Mar 15
Jason Isbell (Northcote Social Club). Wed Apr 16 & Thurs Apr 17
The Bootleg Beatles (Princess Theatre). Sat May 31
Pete Murray (Forum Theatre). Sat Mar 15
Devendra Banhart (Prince Bandroom). Thurs Apr 17
Hetty Kate (Paris Cat Jazz Club). Sat Mar 15
Elvis Costello & The Imposters (Hamer Hall). Thurs Apr 17
The Necks (Corner Hotel). Mon Feb 17, Tues Feb 18 & Wed Feb 19 Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, J Cole & 360 (Etihad Stadium). Wed Feb 19 Katerina Nazarova (Sidney Myer Music Bowl). Wed Feb 19 The Hollies (Hamer Hall). Wed Feb 19 Patrizio Buanne (Hamer Hall). Thurs Feb 20 The Coronas (The Hi-Fi). Thurs Feb 20 Oliver Tank (Corner Hotel). Thurs Feb 20
Mike Tramp (The Toff In Town). Sat Mar 15
Absolutely 80’s (Chelsea Heights Hotel). Fri May 16
Beth Hart (Corner Hotel). Tues Apr 15
Dennis Locorriere (Palms at Crown). Sat May 17
Jimmie Vaughan & Nikki Hill (Corner Hotel). Thurs Apr 17
Wire (Corner Hotel). Fri Feb 21
The Smith Street Band & The Menzingers (Corner Hotel). Sat Mar 15 & Sun Mar 16
Kid Creole & The Coconuts (Melbourne Recital Centre). Fri Feb 21
Iced Earth (Billboard, The Venue). Sun Mar 16
Dave Matthews Band (Sidney Myer Music Bowl). Thurs Apr 17
Bobby Rydell (Palms at Crown). Sat Feb 22 Okkervil River (Corner Hotel). Sat Feb 22
Lionel Richie & John Farnham (Rod Laver Arena). Sun Mar 16 & Mon Mar 17
Joss Stone & India Arie (The Palais). Thurs Apr 17
Robben Ford & Walter Trout (Corner Hotel). Fri Apr 18
Stone Temple Pilots (The Palais). Wed Feb 26
Toby Keith (Rod Laver Arena). Wed Mar 19
Rob Zombie, Korn & Mushroomhead (Palace Theatre). Wed Feb 26
Gang of Four (Corner Hotel). Wed Mar 19
British India (Corner Hotel) Sat Apr 19
Alter Bridge & Living Colour (Forum Theatre). Wed Feb 26
Jurassic5 (Palace Theatre). Thurs Mar 20
Clutch (Prince Bandroom). Thurs Feb 27
Sebadoh (Corner Hotel). Fri Mar 21
Ngaiire (Northcote Social Club). Thurs Feb 27
Stonefield (Hallam Hotel). Fri Mar 21
Doug Bruce (Hallam Hotel). Thurs Feb 27
Absu, Portal & Denouncement Pyre (The Hi-Fi). Fri Mar 21
The Wonder Stuff (Corner Hotel). Fri Feb 28
Sunnyboys (Forum Theatre). Fri Mar 21 & Sat Mar 22
Dave Chappelle (The Palais). Fri Feb 28
Orphaned Land (The Espy). Sat Mar 22
Guns N Roses Tribute Show (Somerville Hotel). Fri Feb 28
Baths (Corner Hotel). Sat Mar 22
Flying Lotus (Forum Theatre). Fri Feb 28
Fem Belling Quintet (Paris Cat Jazz Club). Sat Mar 22
Cannonball (Paris Cat Jazz Club). Fri Feb 28
Eleanor McEvoy (Northcote Social Club). Sun Mar 23
Shannon Noll (The Espy). Fri Feb 28
Dark Tranquillity (Billboard, The Venue). Thurs Mar 27
march 2014
The Stems (Northcote Social Club). Thurs Mar 27
The Searchers (Palms at Crown). Sat Mar 1
Sunny Cowgirls (Hallam Hotel). Thurs Mar 27
Tamara Kuldin (Paris Cat Jazz Club). Sat Mar 1
The Angels (Corner Hotel). Thurs Mar 27
music x arts x events x entertainment
june 2014 Armin Only (Hisense Arena). Sat Jun 7 Celtic Thunder (The Plenary). Sat Jun 7 James Blunt (The Plenary). Sun Jun 8 Absolutely 80’s (Hallam Hotel). Fri Jun 13 The Beatle Boys (Festival Hall). Sat Jun 14
Glenn Shorrock & Brian Cadd (Palms at Crown). Sun Jun 21
Kate Miller-Heidke (Athenaeum Theatre). Tues Mar 18
Grandmaster Flash (The Espy). Thurs Feb 27
Glenn Miller Orchestra (Hamer Hall). Sat May 31
KC & The Sunshine Band (Hamer Hall). Fri Apr 18
Mango Groove (Forum Theatre). Sun Feb 23
Placebo (The Palais). Thurs Feb 27
Ellie Goulding (Festival Hall). Sat May 31
Dragon (Palms at Crown). Sat Jun 14
Kings Of The Sun (Cherry Bar). Sat Feb 22
Adrian Cunningham Quartet (Paris Cat Jazz Club). Fri Mar 21
Casey Donovan (Bennetts Lane). Sat May 24 & Sun May 25
Jack Bugg, The Creases & The Growl (Palace Theatre). Thurs Apr 17
Daniel O’Donnell with Mary Duff (Hamer Hall). Mon Mar 17 & Tues Mar 18
Lowther Hall (Paris Cat Jazz Club). Wed Mar 19
U2 Tribute Show (Somerville Hotel). Fri May 23
Bastille (Festival Hall). Sun Jun 15
Toxic Holocaust & Skeletonwitch (The Espy). Sun Apr 20 Trixie Whitely (Northcote Social Club). Sun Apr 20 North Mississippi Allstars (Corner Hotel). Sun Apr 20 Aaron Neville, Dr John & The Nite Trippers (Hamer Hall). Mon Apr 21 Buddy Guy with Charlie Musselwhite & The James Cotton Blues Band (The Palais). Mon Apr 21 Iron & Wine (Forum Theatre). Tues Apr 22 Doobie Brothers (The Palais). Tues Apr 22
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THE ROSEBUD
IVAL KITE FESTReturns
There’s something very special about the Rosebud Kite Festival. It’s part of a dying breed of community run events that actually ‘pays it forward’ to both locals and visitors alike. Offering up a free program of quality kiteinspired entertainment, it’s become a quirky celebration of Aussie coastal life. With its iconic location on the Rosebud beach, festival goers will look to both the skyline and shoreline for an impressive array of beautiful kites and fun, family activities. Now in it’s eleventh year, the all-ages event has grown to include a host of kids workshops, kite craft, carnival rides, food stalls, kite surfing displays, ‘come and try’ stand up paddle boarding as well as a full program of live entertainment. Gracing the stage from 11am-5pm on Sunday will be a variety of live acts including: young local soloists, Heidi Luckhurst, Mama Blue & Son and the rockin’ tunes of popular local band, The Warrains. Perhaps the hardest working act on the day will be the synchronized breakdancing moves of teen act Jaryd and Ryan Bennett (aka The Little Munchkins Dance Crew). These seasoned performers will be leading two sets of hip-hop dance that will undoubtedly have kids in the crowd busting out a few new moves! Kids Zone Entertainment will also include magicians, clowns, acrobats and jugglers in the Dreaming Space Circus Tent, as well as an animal farm, face painting, mini golf, a kite making workshop, Tubby The Robot and the incredible Eesha the elephant, with the stilt walking elephant trainer. You’re in for a treat if the breeze is up, as festival organisers are hosting a team of internationally acclaimed kite-flying designers from both Australia and New Zealand. The invited guests are famous for flying huge inflatable maxi kites. These giant kites are so large they take a string of runner kites and a team of people to get them in the air and some pretty strong cabling attached to a car or two to keep them anchored to the ground. The art of the maxi kite is also in the design, where they take the shape of everything from a underwater sea creatures, to spacemen or even a giant red heart. Flying high in the sky, against a backdrop of blue and with Rosebud Kite Festival, Sunday March 9 the Rosebud foreshore below, they never fail to impress. 11am: Young Local Soloists: Check out the Rosebud Kite Festival, held on Oskar Proy & Sheralyn May Hill the Rosebud Foreshore (Jetty Rd) on Saturday March 8 for a preview of Maxi Kite displays 12pm: Mama Blue & Son only from 10am-1pm and the main event on 1pm: Little Munchkins Sunday March 9 from 11am-5pm, to feature 1:30pm: Heidi Luckhurst a full program of entertainment. For more information, visit www.rosebudkitefestival.com. 2:30pm: Little Munchkins au or find the festival on Facebook at 3:00-5pm: The Warrains www.facebook.com/RosebudKiteFestival.
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SUMMER EVENT WRAP
BAANY TO WARRNA NGARGEE
The Water To Water
Festival The Inaugural ‘Baany to Warrna Ngargee’ is a groundbreaking Indigenous music and cultural festival to be held on the Mornington Peninsula. A non profit endeavour designed to promote cross-cultural awareness, the event will bring Indigenous and nonIndigenous people together in a vibrant, family-friendly outdoor event where Indigenous music, art, dance and culture will be showcased. Baany to Warrna, gets its name from the local Boon Wurrung word meaning water and the Pitjantjatjara word for water. Maintaining language is important to identity and culture and the expression ‘water to water’ represents unity, sharing and collaborations. Many people are unaware of the significant Indigenous population living on the Mornington Peninsula (approx. 1000). The festival will provide a welcoming environment for all people to share and celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and engage with the local Indigenous population and others from all walks of life. The festival program will run from 2pm to 10pm, set to include both traditional and contemporary musicians and dancers, bush tucker, Indigenous books, arts and crafts and Indigenous storytelling. Headlining the concert program is renowned Victorian singer and songwriter, Archie Roach, with Mornington Peninsula musician and artist Nola Lauch to also perform, along with lyrical storyteller, Mau Power, from the Torres Strait, Yirrmal and the Yolngu Boys and many more. Children’s activities include didgeridoo classes, Indigenous arts and crafts, face painting and circus activities. Food will be a combination of traditional and contemporary fare. As part of a broader program, the festival will conduct lead-in events such as workshops and cultural activities in the build up to the main festival day. Indigenous dance and art workshops will run through schools and local community groups. Supreme Court Judge, Justice Kevin Bell, will deliver an oration and participate in a Q&A session on constitutional recognition at the Briars Historic Homestead at 2pm, prior to the commencement of the music program. This will be a unique opportunity to discuss contemporary human rights issues directly with Justice Bell, Indigenous elders and the other esteemed members of the panel. The Baany To Warrna Ngargee (Water To Water) Festival will take place on March 29 at The Briars in Mt Martha. For full details, visit www.watertowater.org.au. music x arts x events x entertainment
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Blue Note College Of Music F
or 25yrs, Blue Note College Of Music has been a one-stop place for music lessons, musical instrument sales and onsite guitar repairs on the Mornington Peninsula. The fully stocked music shop on site is run by Brendan Meyers, who has worked in the music industry for over 20yrs as a professional guitarist and sound engineer.
Lessons are $29 per half hour or $50 per hour, with flexible options available to split an hour over the week as well. Family discounts are on offer if more than two family members come along for lessons at $25 per lesson, and with a pay as you go system you’re not locked into paying up front for a term or lessons you cannot attend.
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There are also opportunities to learn to play the blues at Blue Note. On Thursdays at 6:30pm, they run The Acoustic Blues, where you can bring along your acoustic instrument and learn all about playing the blues, for just $15 per session. In addition, on Saturdays, Blue Note has the ‘School Of The Blues’, with singers and musicians are able to come along and join in either the 12.30pm or 2pm sessions. You just need to bring your instrument, as the back line is supplied. Again, the cost is $15 per session.
WORK SHOPS: apply the vocal techniques to your songs, presentation and vocal performance.
Blue Note run a series of workshops. Ukulele Club: On the first Thursday of every month at 5.30pm. The cost is $15 per session.
Blue Note College of Music is located right in the heart of Frankston’s CBD at 13 Wells Street Frankston (right opposite Chemist Warehouse and close to public transport). They’re open for business 10.30am till 9pm weekdays and 9am til 4.30pm on Saturdays.
Live Sound Engineering: An 8-week course, covering PA setup, effects, compressors, gates and many other aspects to get a great live sound. The cost is $220 for the course, running on Monday nights from 7pm.
For details on the business and for workshop dates, phone 9781 4467 or find them on Facebook.
TEACHING Blue Note’s music teaching staff truly are some of the best in the business, with all having music degrees and years of experience with all levels of students.
MASTER CLASSES Ron Lees, well known Australian tenor, will be running Master Classes for singers beginning on Wednesday February 26.
Whether it’s to a university standard, Australian Music Examination Board, ANZCA or VCE, Blue Note can teach drums, guitar, bass guitar, vocals, violin, cello, piano, flute, saxophone, clarinet and more.
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GET REAL ABOUT WHY ATTRACT MORE FANS ON FACEBOOK?
with ANTHEA PALMER
There are three main reasons, and ALL of them are tied to making an impact and gathering fans for the benefit of your music career. Quality Fans = Real Relationships When you have a large, quality fan base on Facebook AND you combine that with strategies to start meaningful conversations with your fans, you can easily become the favourite in your niche or music genre. These fans get to know and trust you and when the time is right, they’ll spend their money to see you play or purchase your new EP. It’s easier to turn a fan into a lead when they’ve experienced your on-line brand Quality Fans = Lucrative Leads When you have a large Facebook fan base, you can utilize it to build your email list with quality subscribers who are eager to hear from you on a consistent basis. The energy you put into your Facebook strategy then
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directly ties to the strength of your email list. Using Facebook to build your email list with your ideal audience is a very smart strategy. Quality Fans = Money Saving Strategies This last one will give you a surefire competitive edge. When you grow a solid fan base on Facebook, you can then create Facebook ads that will only be seen by your existing fan base. When you run “fan-only” campaigns, you will pay much less per click than the ads where you target non-fans. Fan Growth Strategy: Post relevant, entertaining and meaningful content two to five times each day and get involved in the conversations on your Page. If you want a great lesson on what and how to post on your Facebook Page, check out the Facebook chapter in Gary Vaynerchuk’s book, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook. It will change the way you look at your content on
Facebook. The goal with your content is to ignite actions in the form of likes, comments and shares. These three actions create stories on Facebook and therefore create opportunities for your posts to achieve a greater reach. A greater reach means you increase your chances of organically attracting new fans.
Don’t buy fans: Don’t ever spend a dime on buying fans. What will happen is that you will get a bunch of fans from far off countries or with little or no interest in your music, that will never like, comment or share any of your posts. When that happens, your engagement score on Facebook will plummet and it will be extremely hard to reverse the damage. Remember this: The number of fans you have on Facebook means nothing if you are not attracting QUALITY fans that are genuinely engaged in your content, interested in your music and paying attention to what you have to say.
Anthea Palmer is the owner and manager of Sound Rehearsal Studios & The Chandelier Room, located at 91 Cochranes Rd, Moorabbin, and also owns/manages The Melbourne Rock School (www.melbournerockschool.com.au) and Sound Music Business (www.soundmusicbusiness.com/category/tips). Keep up to date with Anthea’s video tutorials at www.youtube.com/user/SoundMusicBus
COSMIC SOUND & LIGHTING
Cosmic Sound, Lighting & Entertainment offer a wide range of audio and lighting for hire, from portable self-powered PA systems for garden settings where mains power is not available, to data projectors and screens, and other audio visual equipment for meetings and presentations and larger scale PA systems for bands
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and community and council festivals. With PA gear, microphones for vocals and instruments, FX units and lighting systems available, indoor venues and outdoor events are catered for. Trevor is Cosmic Sound & Lighting’s sales manager and main sound engineer and, alongside his new role teaching sound engineering at Blue Note College of Music in Frankston, he can tailor a system to suit almost any event, taking charge of all the leg work of planning, setting up and packing down so your function can be fuss-free. As a Frankston based company that started out as a mobile disco business in the 90s,
demand has seen Cosmic Sound & Lighting develop into one of the main operators on the Mornington Peninsula and the Melbourne CBD. With Over 30yrs industry experience between Mark (manager) and Trevor, and with contacts with major audio/ visual companies throughout the industry, they guys can provide you with peace of mind and the knowledge that your event will run smoothly and professionally.
For any and all information on Cosmic Sound & Lighting and their range of live sound and hire services, contact Trevor on 0418 401 083 or head to www.cosmicsoundandlighting.com.au. See Cosmic Sound & Lighting in action at upcoming events like The Pines Pride Festival (Frankston North), the Sorrento SES Family Fun Day (Rosebud) and The Teddy Bear’s Picnic (Frankston).
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ELIZABETH ROSE
THE DEAD DAISIES The Dead Daisies (UNIVERSAL)
Whitaker (MUSHROOM)
Australian DJ/singer-songwriter Elizabeth Maniscaico burst onto the Aussie music scene back in 2012 with the popular single Ready and an EP to follow. Better known as her stage name Elizabeth Rose, this synth pop party girl has come out swinging with the release of her second electro pop EP. This EP demonstrates Rose’s evolution as a songwriter, drawing on personal experience her lyrics and harmonies feel deep and more mature. Pairing her strong vocals with layers of luminous synths, Rose creates some true bright and shimmering electro magic. This self-titled EP is a great example of Australian electronic pop scene and one that certainly should be on your list to get hold of.
A good friend of mine gave me this album as a Christmas present and said, “Here ya go mate. All is not lost!” Indeed that is the case. Once in a while, a band (that’s right folks, drums, bass, guitars, and vocals) comes along to remind us all that rock ’n’ roll is still alive and thriving. From the first track this riff laden, drum smashing, yet tastefully melodic plethora of nostalgic hat tipping blues/ rock will have you by the balls (or female equivalent). With a certain swagger only found on the earliest of The Black Crowes albums, John Stevens and his merry men of talented musicians will have your hands in the air, horns out, but shaking your booty saying, “Ooooo yeah baby, give me more!” A great listen.
Melbourne up-and-comers, Whitaker, have released Wichita, their brand new EP. There’s a real sense of character in their music; like a blend of Bon Iver and The Shins. The music they make is nothing short of wonderful. Folk-infused pop at its finest. The EP takes you on a relaxing journey. You can’t help but get lost in the music. There’s something natural about it, the songs all embody this distinct sound, which is raw and powerful. Devil On Your Mind is a beautifully written song. The melody is captivating, the guitar is soft and elegant and the vocal performance by Ryan Meeking is truly spectacular. There’s going to be exciting times ahead for the group. If Wichita is any kind of indication on the future of this band then they have a very positive career ahead of them.
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Okay I know what you’re thinking… Ringo? A classic album? What the...??? One reason this album is so significant, other than the fact it’s Ringo Sgt. Pepper, is that in 1973 when the world was still brooding over the demise of the Beatles and sweating on the announcement of them getting back together, the Beatles’ drummer released his first solo pop album and it would become the closest we would ever get to another Beatle album. John Lennon wrote the opening track I’m The Greatest, especially for his ex-bandmate, and it’s the demo that Lennon actually plays on that Starr has substituted the demo vocals with his own lead vocal. Fellow Beatle George Harrison also features several times throughout the album, including playing guitar on Lennons’ contribution and co-writing the song Photograph, which became a number one hit. Paul McCartney also contributed to the album by supplying a song that he wrote especially for Starr, keeping in mind his limited vocal range. Once again it’s the demo version with Macca on piano and backing vocals. The Ringo album also marks the beginning of Starrs’ more active venture into songwriting. Having written only two songs during the entire Beatles career, he wrote/co-wrote four music x arts x events x entertainment
songs on the album alone with Photograph, Step Lightly, Oh My My & Devil Woman, the latter two also becoming top 40 hits. Another number one hit from the album appeared in the way of a cover of the old Johnny Burnett hit You’re Sixteen, which incidentally has McCartney playing kazoo. Although all four Beatles appear on the Ringo album, at no time did they ever perform in the studio at the same time, mainly to quell rumours of a Beatle reunion. Some other notable musicians who appear on the album are Jim Keltner, Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voormann, Marc Bolan and Billy Preston. All in all its a pretty good album considering most people had expected poor ol’ Ringo to disappear into oblivion after ‘the fabs’ broke up. Although, he did have a lot of help from his friends! Ray McGrotty is the owner/manager of Record City Collectables, 433 Nepean Highway, Frankston. Record City stocks a vast array of memorabilia, cassettes and vinyl, rare and unseen releases as well as current favourites. If you’d like to suggest a Classic Cut, drop him a line at classiccuts@ pearlmag.com.au
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It’s February and romance is in the air. I must admit I’m a sucker for romance. I love Valentine’s Day and all it represents. What could be better than a day dedicated to love? And who says romance is relegated just to relationships or only celebrated on a single day? Romance is all around us. Sitting under the stars at an outdoor film festival, listening to literary luminaries recite poetry or share stories, watching the graceful embrace of two dancers melting together, being swept away by an operatic aria or creating our own original art; it’s all romantic! Launching this month are the Bayside Literary Series, Montalto Sculpture Prize and Wheeler Centre writer talks, Ventana Festival and new exhibitions at McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park. Go out and find yourself some romance and have a Happy Valentine’s Day.
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Love states Eager Eros desires fireworks falling ever deeper into pop culture romance While friendly philia holds strong long steadfast bonds
Mature pragma has the real game plan standing up in love, not falling acquiring divine dividends Compassionate philautia grows inward Unconditional agape is an Eden for all True lovers travel to all states Their passport hearts missing no stamps
Fresh floral scents greet the senses, warm welcoming smiles await and a beautifully displayed variety of giftware and books beckon. StudioRosa is a concept shop designed to inspire all the senses while showcasing local artisans in a relaxed and friendly environment. Handmade cards, candles, chocolate, jams, lollies and jewellery are nestled amongst breathtaking floral displays. StudioRosa crafts some of the most unique and innovative floral arrangements found anywhere. Better yet, they’ll create a bouquet for any budget from a few dollars to elaborate elegant event planning. While the bulk of their business comes from bespoke floral design, many customers come in to buy and exchange books. Few bookshops invite patrons to read and return books, but that’s what their book exchange is all about. Avid readers who enjoy the feel of a real book need look no further. Owners Vicki and Ben Connolly are enthusiastic Seaford
locals, with a keen eye for all things beautiful. Vicki’s flair for distinctive giftware is second to none. Journals with inspiring quotations, distinctive home décor, fragrant oils, incense, perfumes and other delights are found in every nook and cranny of this shop. One of the most marvelous things about StudioRosa is that it’s a little bit different on every visit. Romantics take note…every February this shop blossoms into an ode to love and lovers. Bursting at the seams with all manner of gifts to melt the heart, it’s certainly the best place to find a Valentine’s Day gift practically guaranteed to get the romantic pulses revving. Pre-Order your flowers and receive a French soy candle valued at $45.00 Whether wanting unforgettable wedding flowers, creative floral design, a distinctive gift or book to buy or trade, StudioRosa’s friendly helpful staff can find something for everyone. Drop in and see their eye-popping array of floral displays. StudioRosa is open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5:30 pm; Saturday 9 am to 5 pm at 125-125a Nepean Highway, Seaford. Call 9786 9736, visit www.studiorosa. com.au or view facebook: StudioRosa: books flowers and gifts.
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Knowing passion and resolve Philanthropy and foundation Lovestates for all In Ancient Greek or Modern English
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Soft sandy beach is fringed with uninterrupted bush land; birdsong bursts from wild wetlands while Kananook Creek trickles serenely. Natural beauty aside, idyllic Seaford has hidden treasures too. Behind the bustling shopping strip where the florist wraps up romance and the friendly Newsagent knows everyone, the local Scout Hall fills with an eye popping eclectic array of beautifully handhewn art and craft items at the Seaford Handmade and Homemade Market every third Sunday of the month. There is a lot to discover in Seaford.
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For white sand beach or a winding wetlands walk, crafty handmade markets or a quiet café talk, Seaford is a pretty pleasant place to stop.
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Hard imagine that an intricately detailed sculpture realistically depicting its subject could be carved by chainsaw, but that’s just what Mornington Peninsula sculptor Brendan Rock does best. Utilizing the raw material of fallen cypress, eucalypt, camphor laurel and other timbers, Rock transforms discarded blocks of wood into everything from barn owls to free form sculpture. While garden ornaments and sign making are his bread and butter, his real passion is abstract sculpture. From fertile imagination he creates highly original, strikingly unusual, irresistibly touchable sculptures that are completely different in form to his private commissions. They are have to been seen to be believed as they are breathtaking and nothing if not original. A furniture maker by trade, Rock decided to put down his tradition tools and give chainsaw carving a go when he saw the amazing work produced by a good friend in Britain. He started out carving mushrooms and birds and then incorporated carved embellishments into his furniture. The demand for handcrafted work is high as the pool of skilled artisans is dwindling. Through contact with other chainsaw sculptors he learned about new equipment that lead to continual refinement in his work. He eventually swapped furniture making for sculpture. Chips flying left right and centre, chainsaw carving is a visceral and demanding technique requiring a high level of precision, but it’s a truly satisfying experience. Rock likes woodwork because it’s clean, it smells good and he’s intrigued by the properties and diversity of timber. When he applies that first coat of oil bringing out each timber’s spectacular grain it’s very gratifying. Most of all he loves making each piece because as he relates, “You’re actually making people really happy.” Content and feeling mighty lucky to do what he loves for a living, the only change Rock would make is a greater shift from private to public commissions. He would like to produce more
community-based art. Most of his commissions go into private gardens never to be seen again, but public art can be enjoyed and revisited by everyone so he hopes to create more of it. Currently Rock and his wife Jules are busy making pieces for local markets, fairs and private commissions. He carves and she burnishes, that is, when she’s not caught up in the adventures of their three children. Originally from West Wales, these globetrotters have lived in tree houses they built in Turkey; in a traveling removals truck they converted in England and other colourful creative locales before calling Australia home. These journeys have provided ample grist for the mill of Rock’s imagination. Go see his abstract sculptures for yourself on display at Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre through mid-February. Find his other creations on facebook: Artatak Chainsaw Carving or contact Brendan: brendanrock@hotmail.co.uk for the commission of your wildest dreams. ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS
WORDS WORTH HEARING
Whether soothing, searing, educating or endearing words change the way we feel about the world. From February through November Words By the Bay: Bayside Literary Series offers literary lectures, writing workshops, competitions, guided talks and performances for all ages and interests. Kicking off the 2014 Words By the Bay program are two polarizing media figures who understand the power of words and aren’t afraid to use them. Melbourne’s selfproclaimed larrikin priest, Father Bob Maguire joins writer/entertainer John Safran. Hear these two larger than life figures, not sparring on Triple J’s Sunday Night with Safran, but in person to discuss words and how they use them to entertain, influence and inspire. Don’t miss Maguire and Safran on Sunday, February 16 from 2 – 3 pm at Brighton Library. For full program & bookings go to: www. bayside.vic.gov.au/arts_literary_festival.htm. ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS
WINNING SCULPTURE AND WISE WORDS New large-scale sculptures pop up across the rolling Red Hill landscape at Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove every February when the winner of their annual sculpture prize is announced and the exhibition officially opens. With a $30,000 acquisitive top prize up for grabs, the competition attracts top sculptors and interesting work. This February sees another exciting new cultural development on the horizon. In collaboration with Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas, Montalto will be hosting a series of Friday evening author talks with some of Australia’s best know writers. Starting Friday, February 28 at 7pm, author Alex
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Miller will speak in this new literary series that focuses on good conversation, great wine and fine dining. 2014’s Montalto Sculpture Prize winner will be announced when exhibition opens Sunday, February 16 at Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove, 33 Shoreham Road, Red Hill South. 5989-8412 www.montalto.com.au. Alex Miller talk is fully booked, but don’t miss Eliot Perlman, April 11. Bookings: http://wheelercentre.com/events/event/ elliot-perlman1. ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS
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What’s happening in arts & culture... Your guide to Arts & Culture events on the Peninsula & Bayside between February 5 & Early March • Send all listings to Andrea (Arts Editor) at artseditor@pearlmag.com.au
LITERARY ARTS AND ARTS LECTURES: MORDIALLOC WRITERS’ GROUP Tuesdays at 8pm @ Mordialloc Neighbourhood House (Mordialloc) 9587 8757 mairi@ozemail.com.au SOUTHERN PENS Wednesdays at 1 pm @ Rosebud Library (Rosebud) Kaye 5985 6773 southernpens@live.com.au MORNINGTON WRITERS’ GROUP Fridays at 10 am & 7:30 pm @ Albert Street Community House (Mornington) 5975 4772 www.morningtoncci.com.au PENINSULA POETS First Saturday of the month at 11 am @ Mornington Peninsula Library Meeting Room (Mornington) Contact: Andrea 0435 120 297 or peninsulapoets@gmail.com WRITER’S BLOCK MEETING Fortnightly on Saturdays at 10 am (February 15 & March 1) @ Cube 37 at Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston) Contact: Fran 0438 890 217 or seagull25@optus.com.au FELLOWSHIP OF AUSTRALIAN WRITERS, PENINSULA BRANCH Third Sunday of the month at 1:45 pm @ Albert Street Community Contact House (Mornington) Contact: peninsulafaw@mail.com READINGS BY THE BAY Last Sunday of the month at 2pm Mordialloc @ Neighbourhood House (Mordialloc) 9587 8757 mairi@ozemail.com.au MPRG PRESENTS: HEDOINISM & DREAD: THE BEACH AND THE BODY WITH DR. JANINE BURKE Thursday, February 6 from 5:30 to 7 pm @ Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (Mornington) 5975 4399 www.mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au WORDS BY THE BAY BAYSIDE LITERARY SERIES Friday, February 14 at 5:30 Program launch @ Sandringham Library (Sandringham) Bookings: www.trybooking.com/71842, Sunday, February 16 at 2 pm Father Bob Maguire and John Safran talk about words @ Brighton Libarary (Brighton) Bookings : www.trybooking.com/71814 MPRG PRESENTS: THE ENDURING COAST OF PORT PHILLIP BAY AND THE ARTIST IMAGINARY WITH DR. WENDY GARDEN Thursday, February 20 from 5:30 to 7 pm @ Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (Mornington) 5975 4399 www.mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au AUSTRALIAN DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY LECTURE: DR. PETER ATTERBURY ON SCULPTURE TODAY Friday, February 21 at 5:30 pm @ Peninsula Community Theatre (Mornington) morningtonpeninsula@adfas.org.au or www.adfas.org.au
FRIENDS OF THE MPRG TALK: THE MC CULLOCH FAMILY HISTORY Monday February 24 from 10 am to 12 pm @ Peninsula Community Theatre (Mornington) morningtonpeninsula@adfas.org.au or www.adfas.org.au
CASEY, GEORGE KHUT, ROSS MANNING, KIT WEBSTER & LORD OF THE CANOPY: JUAN FORD Sunday, February 16 to Sunday, April 27@ McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park (Langwarrin) 9789 1671 www.mcclellandgallery.com
WHEELER CENTRE TALK AT MONTALTO WITH ALEX MILLER Friday, February 28 from 7-9 pm @ Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove (Red Hill) 5989 8412 www.montalto.com.au
CUBE 37 ART AFTER DARK PRESENTS: DARTS (DIGITAL ARTS) & MARIA PENA & JULIAN CLAVIJO’S FACADE Until Monday, February 17 DARTS, Maria Pena & Julian Clavijo @ Cube 37 at Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston) 9784 1896 www.thefac.com.au
VISUAL ARTS: ARTHAVEN STUDIO GALLERY SEEKS EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR STUDIO EXHIBITION SPACE Contact Lorin Randall 0412 660 495 TURNING POINT: TERRY BARCLAY Opens Thursday, February 6 at 6pm runs until Wednesday, February 26 @ G1 Gallery Kingston Arts Centre (Moorabin) 9556 4440 or www.kingstonarts.com.au/visual-arts MANYUNG GALLERY AT SORRENTO PRESENTS: JOHN GEISE, CAROLYN O’NEILL & STEPHANIE MEW Saturday, February 8 to Wednesday, February 19: John Geise, Saturday, February 22 to Thursday, March 6: Carolyn O Neill & Stephanie Mew @ Manyung Gallery at Sorrento (Sorrento) 9787 2953 www.manyunggallery.com.au THE SAND AND STARS OF TIMBUKTU: MAXIME BANKS & AWAKENING AROUND ROSES: MICHELE ENDERSBY Until Wednesday, February 12 Maxime Banks, Thursday, February 13 to Wednesday, March 12 Michelle Endersby with Artist Floor Talk on Saturday, February 22 at 2 pm @ G3 Artspace Kingston Arts Centre (Moorabbin) 9556 4440 or www.kingstonarts.com.au/visual-arts FAC CURVED WALL PRESENT (EX) ISLE: MITO ELIAS (VENTANA ARTE) Friday, February 14 to Friday, March 28 on Curved Wall, Main Foyer @ Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston) 9784 1060 www.thefac.com.au CUBE 37 GALLERY PRESENTS: EVOLUTION & VENTANA CARNIVAL COSTUMES Until Saturday, February 15 Brendan Rock’s Evolution Friday, 21 February to Friday, March 28 Ventana Carnival Costumes @ The Cube 37 Gallery at Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston) 9784 1896 www.thefac.com.au MONTALTO SCULPTURE PRIZE Sunday, February 16 opens/winner announced. Continues until Sunday, April 27 @ Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove (Red Hill) 5989 8412 www.montalto.com.au MORNINGTON LIBRARY FOYER EXHIBITION PRESENTS: ART HAVEN ARTISTS Until Friday, February 28 @ Mornington Library (Mornington) 5950 1820 MCCLELLAND GALLERY PRESENTS: WATERSHED: MARTIN HILL, SENSORY OVERLOAD: KAREN
McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park kicks off 2014 with three new exhibitions that challenge human sensory perception, images of wilderness and sense of place within the natural environment. Group exhibition, Sensory Overload features the work of four new media artists who create visual and auditory sculptural installations that immerse their audiences in hypnotic alternative experiences of sound and spatial perception. Martin Hill’s Watershed, in collaboration with Philippa Jones, reflects their experiences in New Zealand’s alpine
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ANDRE PIOTROWSKI’S TRANSFORMATIONS Wednesday, February 19 to March 13 @ Bayside City Council Corporate Centre (Sandringham) www.bayside.vic. gov.au/things_to_see_and_do/whats_on_events OAK HILL GALLERY PRESENTS: DRAWING & ILLUSTRATION EXHIBITION & PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION Until Wednesday, February 26 Annual Drawing and Illustration Competition Exhibition
Animation @ Cube 37, Frankston Arts Centre (Frankston) Free, but bookings essential 9784 1896 MCCLELLAND GUILD OF ARTISTS DEMONSTRATION WITH DAVID TAYLOR: WATERCOLOUR SEASCAPE Saturday, March 1 from 1:0 to 3:30 pm @ Studio Park @ McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery (Langwarrin) www.mcclellandguildofartists.com.au
THEATRE: MORDIALLOC THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS: QUARTET Thursdays, February 20 & 27 at 8 pm, Fridays, February 14 & 28 at 8 pm, Saturdays, Febrauary 15, 23 and March 1 at 8 pm and Sundays, February 16 & 23 at 2:30 pm @ Shirley Burke Theatre (Mordialloc) Bookings 9587 5141 or www.mordialloctheatre.com
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Opening Sunday, March 1 at 2 pm until Wednesday, March 26 Annual Photography Exhibition @ Oak Hill Gallery (Mornington) 5973 4299 www.oakhillgallery.com.au
FLIX FIX: GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES Friday, February 7 at 8:30 pm @ Shirley Burke Theatre (Parkdale) Bookings: 9556 4440 or www.kingstonarts.com. au/performingarts.com.au
MORNINGTON PENINSULA REGIONAL GALLERY PRESENTS: SEA OF DREAMS (PART TWO) Until March 2, 2014 @ Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (Mornington) 5975 4399 www.mprg.mornpen.vic.gov.au
MOVIEHOUSE AT KINGSTON ARTS CENTRE Wednesday, March 5 at 10:30 am Dr. Dolittle (1967) @ Kingston Arts Centre Black Box (Moorabin) Bookings: 9556 4440 or www.kingstonarts.com.au
WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS: ART CLASSES WITH MARILYN RICHARDS AT DROMANA COMMUNITY HOUSE Wednesdays 10 am and 1 pm, Fridays 10 am. Other art classes & open studio time available @ Dromana Community House (Dromana). Contact: Michelle 5987 2631 or www.dromanacommunityhouse.org.au ACRYLIC ART CLASSES WITH SUSAN FARRELL Thursdays during school terms from 7 – 9 pm @ Bentons Square Community Centre (Mornington). Contact Susan 0410 056 865 or susanfarrell@gmail.com PROFESSIONAL ACTING CLASSES FOR ACTORS OF ALL LEVELS Multiple days & times @ The Actor’s Shed (Rye) Contact: Harriet 0487 918 015 www.actorsshed.com.au ONE DAY WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP WITH TAMMY WARNER Saturday, February 8 from 9:30 am to 3 pm @ her studio (Mt. Martha) Bookings 5974 2504 DARTS (DIGITAL ARTS ON SATURDAYS) Saturday, February 8 from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm T-shirt design Saturday, February 15 from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm Cut Out
OTHER: CITI OPERA PRESENTS: SUNDAY SOIREE: CHANSON D’AMOUR Sunday, February 16 from 5:30 pm @ Clover Cottage (Berwick) Bookings: 9789 9978 or http://trybooking.com/EEAR SANDSCULPTING AUSTRALIA PRESENTS STORYLAND Until April 27, 2013 from 10 am to 7pm (summer hours). www.sandstormevents.net VENTANA FESTIVAL Until the end of March find Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese literary, art, dance, music and cultural events at www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Things_To_Do/Events/Whats_On/ Ventana_Fiesta. Listings are at the discretion of the Arts Editor and based on information available at press time. Listings need to be brief and current. It may not be possible to fit everything in, but we’ll try if we know it’s on. Send information to: artseditor@ pearlmag.com.au by the third Monday of each month. Advertisers are considered first for editorials. Ads in Pearl are inexpensive. Call 5906 5775.
wilderness. Ephemeral sculptures intersect with awe-inspiring photographic landscapes recording their temporary footprints on a timeless environment. Juan Ford’s installation Lord of the Canopy manipulates the natural environment bringing elements of the outdoors inside rebuilding them and shifting focus questioning, amongst other things, humanity’s impact on ecology. Explore McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park at 390 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin. Information: 9789 1671 or www.mcclellandgallery.com. ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS
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Chances are you will be forced into the cinema to escape another major heatwave before the summer is out, so I have thoughtfully prepared a... Guide to Oscar Nominated Films for those who only go to the movies during a heatwave: You may have heard people raving about Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine, the favourite to win Best Actress at the Oscars. This Woody Allen film is not his best though, and the script over-explains in a way that is insulting, even to those of average intelligence, i.e. me. Cate Blanchett plays a mentally ill woman who is constantly reaching for a bottle of pills, making crazy facial expressions and even – you guessed it – talking to herself. I am not sure if Blanchett has seen Silver Linings Playbook, but Bradley Cooper best depicts how to play a mentally ill character. Last year, Jennifer Lawrence received the Best Actress Oscar for her role in this film - also playing a mentally ill character. She nails it, but Cooper nails it harder, which is probably grammatically incorrect but I’m sure you get my gist. David O’Russell who wrote and directed Silver Linings Playbook has brought Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro back together, and in quick succession with American Hustle. Christian Bale plays the lead and is nominated for Best Actor, as is Amy Adams for her lead role. American Hustle is nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture,
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with Cooper and Lawrence nominated for best supporting roles. It could potentially take out the lot of them and it would not be undeserved. Musicians, who have ever felt the pain of an artist’s life, will dig the dark offering from the Cohen brothers Inside Llewyn Davis, nominated for Best Cinematography & Best Sound Mixing. It tells the story of fictional character, Llewyn Davis, trying to make it in the folk music scene of 1961. It is slow by design, and I warn you, some will find it dull, but others will find it melodic and heartbreakingly beautiful. Justin Timberlake continues on his quest to be taken seriously as an actor, with an unlikely role as a wholesome folk singer hiding his true identity. And it is always excellent to see Cohen brothers’ regular John Goodman. Music lovers could also check out 20 Feet from Stardom, the documentary about back up singers that made me momentarily want to become one. Lastly, do not miss Her, the Spike Jonze love story between a man and his ‘Siri’ like voice activator, showing at Palace Brighton Bay. Get the popcorn ready on March 2 for the televised awards ceremony. Penny Ivison writes monthly for PEARL on film & TV. If there’s anything you’d like to let Penny know about that’s happening in the Bayside or Peninsula area in 2014, you can find her on twitter on @pipsicedtea or email her at whattowatch@pearlmag. com.au. PENNY IVISON
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FLICKERING PAST Vintage films reel out day and night in Kingston Council with two great cinema programs designed to take viewers back in time. Moviehouse delves deep going right back to the 1930s in an appropriately retro cinema interior. Flix Fix offers screen gems from the past few decades plus themed cocktails and pre-film entertainment. Moviehouse is a weekly cinema lovers club offering films from the Golden Age of Hollywood. For a $15 dollar annual joining fee, cinema buffs can be transported to another age through classic film whereas Flix Fix is a quarterly affair on a Friday night. Flix Fix screens Gentlemen Prefer Blondes on Friday, February 7 at 8:30 pm at Shirley Burke Theatre in Parkdale. Moviehouse launches Wednesday, March 5 at 10:30 am with Dr. Dolittle (1967) at the Kingston Arts Centre. See screening calendar at: www.kingstonarts.com.au or ring 9556 4440. Enjoy your movie. ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS
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Frankston’s vivacious Ventana Festival celebrates the extraordinary diversity of Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese cultures. Celebrating art, music, sport, dance, food and film, Ventana presents an authentic insight. This year’s spotlight focuses on the African influences in Latin American cultures particularly in Brazil. Ventana Fiesta continues to bloom and grow offering colourful performances, insightful lectures, eclectic art exhibitions, bilingual storytelling, a film festival and a daylong celebration that starts at the beach dancing its way up to central Frankston where visitors can immerse themselves in the sounds, tastes, sights and scents of Latin American, Portuguese and Spanish music, food and dance. Soccer fans…take note…this year Ventana welcomes Frankston’s first beach soccer tournament celebrating a wildly popular sport accessible to everyone. Bring your team along for fitness by the sea. FEVA Cup 2014 opens on Saturday, February 8 at 10 am kicking off soccer pre-season. Enjoy the songs, dances, tastes and rhythms of the 8th annual Ventana Fiesta on Saturday, March 15. Follow the “Queen of the Sea” procession at noon from the Playne Street beach to Wells Street plaza for the official festival opening. The party continues until 8 pm. For information on all Ventana events in February and March go to: www.frankston.vic.gov. au/Things_To_Do/Events/Whats_On/Ventana_Fiesta ANDREA LOUISE THOMAS
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THE youth wrap WITH ALIYAH STOTYN CALLING ALL YOUTHS FEB – MAR Last Vegas (FEBRUARY 6TH) Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman Labor Day (FEBRUARY 6TH) Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Clark Gregg Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
(FEBRUARY 6TH) Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto Robocop (FEBRUARY 6TH) Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton Endless Love (FEBRUARY 13TH) Gabriella Wilde, Alex Pettyfer, Bruce Greenwood Winter’s Tale (FEBRUARY 13TH) Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe
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(FEBRUARY 13TH) Zac Efron, Imogen Poots, Michael B. Jordan
The Dallas Buyers Club (FEBRUARY 13TH)
Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto
Ever thought about joining a FReeZA committee? Well here’s your chance! Bayside FReeZA Committee (Popcorn Productions) and Kingston FReeZA Committee (Fuse Productions) are looking for new recruits to join their team in 2014. Members will be involved in planning, organising and running youth events including festivals, music gigs, Battle of the Bands competitions, skate events, award nights, art exhibitions and more. The committees meet on a weekly basis, organising at least five events per year, with members given the opportunity to develop their skills in areas like event management, sound & lighting, artist booking, marketing, and publicity. In turn, these FReeZA committees can offer a foot in the door to learn more about the music industry, involvement in the local music scene, and networking opportunities that can lead to paid positions in the future. Membership for Popcorn Productions is open to young people aged between 12 and 25 in the Bayside region, and young people aged between 14 and 25 in the Kingston region for Fuse Productions. For more information or to apply for Popcorn Productions, contact Emily at Bayside City Council’s Youth Services on 9599 4622 or ebuttriss@bayside.vic. gov.au. To apply for Fuse Productions, download an application form from www.kyfs.org.au and send it to fuseproductions@kingston.vic.gov.au along with a resume and reference.
Le Weekend (FEBRUARY 20TH) Jeff Goldblum, Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan
All Is Lost (FEBRUARY 20TH) Robert Redford
Lone Survivor (FEBRUARY 20TH)
Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Eric Bana
Nebraska (FEBRUARY 20TH)
Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb
Wolf Creek 2 (FEBRUARY 20TH)
John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn
Hercules: The Legend Begins (FEBRUARY 27TH)
Kellan Lutz, Gala Weiss, Scott Adkins
As The Places Burn (FEBRUARY 27TH)
Randy Blythe, Mark Morton, Willie Adler
Non-Stop (FEBRUARY 27TH)
Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Anson Mount
Out Of The Furnace (FEBRUARY 27TH) Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson
300: Rise Of An Empire (MARCH 6TH) Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro, Sullivan Stapleton Tracks (MARCH 6TH) Mia Waslkowska, Adam Driver, Emma Booth Vampire Academy (MARCH 6TH) Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky
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GET YOUR EYES ON TROPHY EYES This February, Newcastle band, Trophy Eyes, brings its Everything Goes Away Tour to the Seaford Community Hall. The aggressive pop punk/melodic hardcore five piece band is touring for the release of their latest album, Everything Goes Away Tour. Also performing on the night will be Thesis Braves, Hollows, and Set The Score. The show, hosted by the Fresh Entertainment Freeza Committee and The Virtue Agency, will take place on February 15 at 6pm and is open to all ages. Entry is $10 and there are strictly no pass outs. This is an alcohol and drug free all ages event. For more information contact Fresh Entertainment on 9293 7110.
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Bayside City Council’s Youth Services will host two more Bayside Summer Skate Jams before the annual Youth Week Skate Comp on April 5 at the Elsternwick Skate Park. Youth workers will be at the last two Skate Jams for the summer, which will exhibit music, giveaways, a free BBQ and some great company. The next Skate Jam will be at the Elsternwick Skate Park on February 14, followed by March 21 at the Beaumaris Skate Park. Each event is drug, alcohol and smoke free for young people aged between 10 to 25 years. For more information contact Youth Services on 95994622, or like their Facebook page ‘Bayside City Council’s Youth Services’.
ALL ABOUT THE FRESH COMPILATION Frankston’s Fresh Entertainment FReeZA committee has recently released its first compilation CD, featuring various young local acts recorded at the Ebdale Community Hub studio. Since moving to their new home at the Ebdale Community Hub, Fresh Entertainment are now able to record tracks in the fully equipped studio with all the necessary software and equipment required for bands and artists to create professional tracks, and all for free. Those involved have the opportunity to learn how to engineer their own tracks and experience getting their own music recorded. Featured on the latest compilation are local acts Steve Approved, J Walks, Annie Pinzone, D.I.C.E, Melanie Grace, I Ran Eleventh, Position of Alteration, Jamie & Tiana, T2, Headspace, Hoffbro, Sky Pillar, Sporadic Children, Christina Collins, Immy, and Hayden Miller. For more information and to find out how to be involved with future recording projects or Fresh Entertainment events, contact Fresh at www.facebook.com/freshentertainment.frankston.
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WANT TO JOIN FREEZA? MARCH TO THE BEAT OF YOUR OWN DRUM! Mornington Peninsula Shire Youth Services, in conjunction with the Mount Eliza Neighborhood Community Centre, are excited to present a seven-week drumming workshop, through February and March. The workshops will run from 4.30pm-5.30pm on Friday February 14, 21, 28 and March 7, 14, 21 and 28. Young people under aged 12-25yrs are invited to come down to the Mount Eliza Neighbourhood Centre at 90-100 Canadian Bay Rd in Mt Eliza and give it a go. All levels of experience are welcome, so bring your own drums or borrow some when you get there for the sessions. The workshops cost just a gold coin donation, per session, with light refreshments to be provided. Limited places are available so bookings are essential!
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PENINSULA PRIDE HEADS TO MIDSUMMA Sunday January 12 saw Peninsula Pride involved in Melbourne’s biggest annual queer celebration – Midsumma Festival – at Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne. Midsumma Festival celebrates the queer community, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersex and transgender (GLBTI), by bringing together key community leaders and stakeholders to acknowledge, advocate, support and celebrate queer culture in Melbourne. This includes live entertainment, a youth section, sporting precinct, food and plenty of information stalls from a variety of local and state community agencies, services, groups and sponsors. Peninsula Pride had a dedicated space in the youth section with around 30 young people proudly representing our program. It was great to see a number of young people embracing the day, feeling supported and comfortable in such a fun and inclusive space. One young person mentioned how good it was to “be a part of something bigger” and to know there is a wider queer community than just those around the Peninsula. For more information on Peninsula Pride, see www. mpys.com.au/programs/ peninsula-pride-queerstraight-alliance
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Are you a young person interested in Events? Want to work in the music or arts/cultural industry? Want to receive free training to run professional events on the Mornington Peninsula? Impakt Freeza is a committee of young people aged between 12-25yrs who organise events such as skate-comps, art exhibitions and live music gigs for other young people on the Mornington Peninsula. As part of the committee you will learn skills needed to organise live events such as risk management, marketing and advertising, stage management, equipment and sound set up, photography and much more! If this sounds like something you are interested in – and you’re between ages 12-25yrs - then Impakt Freeza wants you! Applicants should live, work, go to school or recreate on the Mornington Peninsula. The Freeza program is free and meetings are held weekly in Mornington from 4pm6pm and will start early 2013. For more information or to express your interest please contact Jackie Rickard from Mornington Peninsula Shire Youth Services Impakt Freeza Committee for more information 5950 1666 or email Jackie.rickard@mornpen.vic.gov.au.
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WESTERNPORT SCOOTER COMP The Bunker Indoor Skate Park, with support of Mornington Peninsula Shire Youth Services, will be hosting an Australian Scooter Association (ASA) scooter competition at the Westernport Festival, Saturday February 22, 2014. This is a really exciting event for Hastings, as many of the big names in the scooter world, will be there to compete. Class divisions will be under 10yrs, under 13yrs, under 16yrs, open, girls and pro, with competition kicking off at 10am. Registration forms are available at www. westernportfestival.org.au/scootercompetition-entry. For further info, contact Leanne McKenna at Bunker Indoor Skate Park on 03 9580 1368.
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JOEL FLETCHER
SWINGS AND SUCCESSES A t the ripe age 21, Joel Fletcher has gone from strength to strength. Hitting the decks at the age of 14 and obtaining his first club residency at 16, he’s achieved in a few years what many can only dream of. From having tracks such as Swing and Bring It Back spun on commercial radio, releases on many labels such as Ministry of Sound and a Top40 Aria single Bring it Back, with Will Sparks, his name has graced enough charts to make you cross eyed! PEARL’s Jessica Taylor caught up with Fletcher briefly on the eve of his recent Avicii tour.
show. Not all four, unfortunately. The funny thing was I didn’t even know I was playing; my managers pretty much sat me down one night after a gig and told me I was on. That was only like a week ago… crazy!
PEARL: It feels like things have really gained momentum over the past year. How do you feel about everything you’ve have accomplished? FLETCHER: Well, before ‘Swing’, not much was happening. Well, things were happening, but not at all like now. It’s been pretty overwhelming to take in, but I’m just rolling with it. You always dream of things like this, so it’s really surreal.
PEARL: What have you got coming up this year in terms of new music and gigs? FLETCHER: I’m starting to tour overseas this year, with America in April for 6 weeks, similar to the tour Will did. There dates will all be coming out shortly, but I’m also doing Europe for 6 weeks and also a short tour of Asia. As for music, I’ve got a new single coming out with Seany B which should be out within the month and a new track with Will Sparks for the follow up of Bring It Back. That’s about it for collaborations. I’m also trying to work on as much original stuff as possible.
PEARL: You remixed Ministry of Sound Clubbers Guide To 2014 with Ember. What was it like working on such a popular album? FLETCHER: Growing up as a kid that was actually a goal of mine; to mix the Ministry of Sound CD. When I got given the opportunity to mix this year’s, I was stoked. PEARL: You must be looking forward to touring with Avicii this weekend? FLETCHER: Absolutely! I’m playing the Brisbane show on Friday and the Melbourne
PEARL: And you’ll be alongside Will Sparks? FLETCHER: Yeah, you know I don’t usually follow him as an artist, but I certainly have a lot of respect for him and what he’s done in the EDM scene. It’s a pretty big opportunity to be touring alongside him.
PEARL: Is there anyone else you’d like to collaborate with? FLETCHER: Yeah, I mean there are lots of dreamboats. I’d love to work on a track with Showtek or Chuckie. I really like those two artists. PEARL: Finally, do you have a favourite Melbourne venue to play at?
FLETCHER: Billboards, for sure. I have a resident there every Thursday and the vibe from the crowd and the people are awesome. Plus, my manager owns the club so lots of free alcohol! (laughs)” For all the latest info and touring details, visit www.facebook.com/fletch.music or Fletcher’s SoundCloud page at www.soundcloud.com/joel-fletcher. JESSICA TAYLOR
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PEARL: Let’s start off with what everyone is talking about at the moment; your new single Swing featuring New Zealand rapper, Savage. It’s been sitting at number one on the Australian Artist Singles Chart for the 2nd week in a row, is this something you ever thought possible when you first started DJ’ing?
FLETCHER: “Yeah, it’s been pretty crazy. The funny thing is, I made that track a year ago and the first version I did got leaked online. After that I didn’t think I was going to be able to do anything with it, then the guys at Ministry really wanted to push it, so I’m pretty amazed to see when it’s come from there. I whipped up the original in three hours, but with this one I’ve put more time in it and the fans love it. When contacted Savage and ended up getting him down for the clip, that was really fun as well.”
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Track Reviews
Track Reviews with Bray Hodge
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We Like To Party (Original Mix) - Showtek After the release of their smash hit ‘Booyah’, I thought that Showtek couldn’t go much better. But, I was wrong. With the high energy melody and drop, Hardstyle inspired sound, and the vocal being ‘We Like To Party’. This track will be a dance floor filler for months to come.
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Fifteen (Hardwell Edit) - Blasterjaxx This is my favourite track by far at the moment. It hits you hard with a big synth and a heavy hitting kick, then it breaks down into a face melting melody only to drop back into the drop that keeps everyone going. When I play this track or hear this song I know its time to party!
Stampede (Original Mix) - Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, DVBBS, Borgeous DVBBS and Borgeous needed a follow up track to Tsunami. And teaming up with 2 powerhouses of the global EDM scene Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike they have made one of yet another festival hit. When I listen to this track and when the melody breaks down, all I can imagine is a crowd of thousands and thousands of people waiting for what is an electric drop that everyone just wants to jump around to- massive tune.
Nathan Bulner vs. Kane Laidley Live at Two Floors Up
Mystica (Original Mix) - Blasterjaxx Blasterjaxx has recently become an artist I’ve kept my eye on to see what this magician will release next. Mystica is one of those tracks that I listened to the first time and you hear that melody that takes you on a journey and you feel like it goes for hours until that drop takes you away to another world. The mix of a huge kick, mystical synths that sound like your in a secret forest somewhere, and build ups that will make your ears feel fuzzy, makes this track one of the biggest things to come out in 2014.
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Flute (Original Mix) - Thomas Newson, New World Sound This track is what I would call Unique. What these guys have done with the flute inspired melody and synth in the drop is something that caught my attention. When you hear this in a nightclub you have no clue what is going on, and then when the drop hits all you want to do is dance. A very well produced piece of music, and very different which makes the track so special.
BEN MAC www.soundcloud.com/ben_mac
Fresh newcomer to the Melbourne Scene and just recently turned 18, Ben Mac has already been turning heads. Ben’s musical diversity is highlighted through the wide range of genres you can expect to hear from him, however he specializes in deep/tech house, and on the complete opposite - heavy minimal. Ever since he saw Swedish House Mafia’s track One on Video Hits years ago, the way they used a synthesizer, an EQ and different parameter knobs intrigued him to investigate further how dance music was made. He initially started DJ’ing because at first glance, producing seemed too difficult to get his head around. Learning how to play the piano from the age of 5 and guitar for a few years aided him greatly when realizing the close links they had
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with producing his own music. When he first started producing and DJ’ing he was in love with Melbourne Bounce, and admired the high-level production tracks coming from Joel Fletcher, Will Sparks, Matt Watkins, Chris Bullen, Havoc, Nathan Thomson and more. As he started going out and got a chance to explore the Underground scene he grew a passion for darker and heavier tracks coming from Kalus, Zac Depetro and Minikore. Already with his debut release Trouble coming out on Drugstore Records very soon, and with his well known Where The City Meets The Sea bootleg that took Melbourne by storm (with already 100,000 plays in only 2 months), Benny is one you should all be keeping an eye on – 2014 is going to be his year. You can catch him playing at Humpday Project, Unique Thursdays & Fribays for now… with plenty more in store for the near future. JIAY MILLS bayside & mornington peninsula
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With a new outdoor bar on the back deck, huge dance floor, amazing resident and guest DJs spinning all your favourites and some great drink specials every weekend, Cruze Mornington’s Saturday nights continue to smash it. Whether it’s Zac, Joel, Steve and the crew in the main room, or the RnB out back, you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to talented locals, always quick to get the party started. Coming up on February 15, Some Blonde DJ (aka Alicia Nicole Weir) returns with her electro house and crossgenre club-thumpers, with Van-G booked in the headline slot for March 1. Added to that, there’s always the chance of some pretty awesome prize giveaways, so keep your eye on CRUZE SATURDAYS on Facebook. Cruze Mornington is located upstairs at The Grand Hotel, 124 Main St, Mornington.
Roses are red, Violets are blue, we will be lovin’ it up at the bay on Valentines Day, will you? The Bay Hotel in Mornington could be the place for you to find the love of your life on the biggest day for all the lovebirds! Or maybe you could even have a romantic night out with your lover and slow dance to the sounds of JDG, Heath Renata and the FriBays Resident crew!
Unique Thursdays is shaping its self up for a bright future with some new acts to hit the stage as well as the always great drink specials, targeting a ‘value’ night out for anyone wanting to bring a smile into the newly renovated beautiful venue. With a diverse crowd the music for the night goes through many stages with: Deep, R’n’B, Commercial and Melbourne Bounce all getting a good run. Not to forget FREE ENTRY all night, a FREE DRINK CARD on 100% Entertainment Guest List, Come down check it out and find Unique Thursdays doing its thang every week from 9-3am.
Cheap drinks, good music, beautiful women, and strapping young lads, there wouldn’t be any better place to party on Valentines day then down at the Bay! They also bring you some of Melbourne’s biggest DJs in February, with the Azmac Boys, Some Blonde DJ, Apocalypto and Samual James returning to the biggest Friday night on the peninsula, as well as a long awaited debut of the lovely lady herself KATT NIALL! Absolutely massive month ahead!
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The EDM world has recently been shocked with two huge losses to the industry in recent weeks. In mid December, Paul Bäumer of the Bingo Players lost his fight with cancer at the age of 37. His partner, Maarten, posted on Facebook, informing fans of Paul’s passing & thanking everyone for their support. The pair are known for their 2 hit tracks Rattle and Cry, Just A Little, with Maarten also stating that the name Bingo Players will remain plural and that he will continue on Paul’s legacy, in honour of his dear friend. Most recently, though, January 19 saw the dance world hit with the news that young Dim Mak Records producer, SONIC C, was tragically killed in a car accident at the age of 21. He was known for his track Stickin, which was released through Laidback Luke’s label ‘Mixmash Records’ in 2009. SONIC C also did work with none other then Steve Aoki and Autoerotique. Both will leave a large hole in the hearts of many in the music world, our thoughts and prayers go out to their loved ones, and they will both be dearly missed.
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JUST MINIMAL 2.0
feat. Jus Deelax (Hungary)
The first edition of Just Minimal feat. Droplex (Hungary) turned out to be one of the craziest parties of 2013, so to start off 2014 with a bang, the boys from Higher Entertainment bring you Just Minimal 2.0 feat. Jus Deelax - A showcase of world-class talent combined with the best local DJ’s and Minimal producers Melbourne has to offer. Jus Deelax is a DJ & producer born in Barcelona, now known world-wide and the image of Sunlife Festivals since the beginning. He’s been nominated twice for Barcelona’s living awards and has been among line-ups including International DJ’s like: Tom Green, Avrosse, Glitter, Louie Cut, Angelo Dore, Daniel Portman, Mark Dekoda and Droplex just to name a few. Some of the finest local guns will also be droppin’ bombs including: Keesh Zac Depetro, Sammy La Marca, Rob Lewis, Kids Table, Less is Moar, Miss K, Kane Laidley & more. Come check it out at The Royal Melbourne Hotel on Febuary 14. Purchase your tickets online at www.moshtix.com.au or head to our PEARL Magazine: BPM Facebook page. We got 2 double passes up for grabs.
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Vance Joy - Riptide Lorde - Royals Daft Punk - Get Lucky (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? Flume & Chet Faker - Drop The Game Arctic Monkeys - Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High? Lana Del Rey - Young And Beautiful Matt Corby - Resolution The Preatures - Is This How You Feel? London Grammar - Strong HAIM - The Wire Lorde - Tennis Court James Blake - Retrograde Violent Soho - Covered In Chrome Lorde - Team Arcade Fire - Reflektor Daft Punk - Lose Yourself To Dance (ft. Pharrell Williams) Arctic Monkeys - Arabella The Kite String Tangle - Given The Chance Kanye West - Black Skinhead RÜFÜS - Take Me Birds Of Tokyo - Lanterns Disclosure - When A Fire Starts To Burn Rudimental - Waiting All Night (ft. Ella Eyre) The Wombats - Your Body Is A Weapon Vampire Weekend - Step HAIM - Falling CHVRCHES - Recover Foals - My Number Empire of the Sun - Alive Vampire Weekend - Diane Young Thundamentals - Smiles Don’t Lie Grouplove - Ways To Go RÜFÜS - Desert Night London Grammar - Hey Now Bloc Party - Ratchet CHVRCHES - Gun Touch Sensitive - Pizza Guy San Cisco - Get Lucky (Like A Version) The Amity Affliction - Born To Die Boy & Bear - Southern Sun White Lies - Max Frost Childish Gambino - 3005 Dustin Tebbutt - The Breach Robert Delong - Global Concepts Queens Of The Stone Age - If I Had A Tail Rudimental - Free (Ft. Emeli Sande) Flight Facilities - Stand Still (ft. Micky Green) Daft Punk - Doin’ It Right (ft. Panda Bear) John Newman - Love Me Again Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr - Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat Cloud Control - Scar Kingswood - Ohio Arcade Fire - Afterlife Boy & Bear - Harlequin Dream HAIM - If I Could Change Your Mind Andy Bull - Keep On Running Daft Punk - Instant Crush (ft. Julian Casablancas) Kanye West - Bound 2 CHVRCHES - Lies London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years Goldroom - Embrace Disclosure - You & Me (Flume Remix) The National - Graceless Chet Faker - Melt (ft. Kilo Kish) Illy - Ausmusic Month Medley (Like A Version) Bliss N Eso - Act Your Age Something For Kate - Sweet Nothing (Like A Version) Disclosure - White Noise (Ft. Alunageorge) Sticky Fingers - Australia Street Two Door Cinema Club - Changing Of The Seasons Queens Of The Stone Age - I Sat By The Ocean Busta Rhymes - Thank You (ft. Q-Tip, Kanye West & Lil Wayne) 74. Major Lazer - Jessica (ft. Ezra Koenig) 75. Mikhael Paskalev - I Spy 76. SAFIA - Listen To Soul, Listen To Blues 77. Illy - Youngbloods (ft. Ahren Stringer) 78. MS MR - Fantasy 79. A$AP Rocky - F**kin’ Problems (Ft. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) 80. Panama - Always 81. Andy Bull - Baby I Am Nobody Now 82. Cloud Control - Dojo Rising 83. The Jezabels - The End 84. British India - Summer Forgive Me 85. Remi - Sangria 86. Bring Me The Horizon - Sleepwalking 87. John Butler Trio - Only One 88. Josh Pyke - Leeward Side 89. The Cat Empire - Brighter Than Gold 90. Vampire Weekend - Unbelievers 91. RÜFÜS - Tonight 92. Bring Me The Horizon - Shadow Moses 93. St Lucia - Elevate 94. Bliss N Eso - House Of Dreams 95. Vance Joy - Play With Fire 96. Big Scary - Luck Now 97. Queens Of The Stone Age - My God Is The Sun 98. Horrorshow - Dead Star Shine 99. Dillon Francis - Without You (ft. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs) 100. Karnivool - We Are
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