Issue 1419 by X-Press Magazine

ISSUE 1419

23RD APRIL 2014

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LORDE POSTPONES AUSTRALIAN TOUR DUE TO ILLNESS Pop superstar Lorde has postponed her Australian tour, citing ill health as the reason. Tour promoter, Frontier Touring announced the news in a media statement yesterday morning stating that the singer/songwriter is returning to New Zealand under doctor’s orders “for immediate rest and recuperation in order to regain complete health and continue touring for the rest of the year.” Lorde herself wrote: “It breaks my heart to have to postpone these shows as the band and I absolutely love playing to Australian crowds, and it was not a decision we made lightly. I know I need to focus on getting better in order to perform at my best. We’ll be with you as soon as we can, Aussies.” – Ella Yelich-O’Connor. Rescheduled dates are being presently worked on and fans are encouraged to hold onto their tickets. However, if you wish to obtain a refund to the postponed Tuesday, April 29, show at Challenge Stadium contact Ticketmaster.com.au (136 100). Lorde - Pic: James Lowe

STONE COLD SHEPPARD LIGHTS THE FUSE Taking the tunes of last year’s release, Fuse, across the country, Australian music icon, Keith Urban will be performing at the Perth Arena on Sunday, June 29, as part of his Light The Fuse tour. Alongside the award-winning country star will be Brisbane pop group, Sheppard, who have been taking Australia by storm with their chart-topping hit, Geronimo, as well as last year’s platinum-selling Let Me Down Easy. For fans looking to see the show, tickets are available through Ticketek.com.au.

Angus & Julia Stone will release their new album on Friday, August 1. The self-titled album has been has been produced by the iconic Rick Rubin, who has signed the duo to his American Recordings label for international distribution. The album is the iconic Stone sound augmented by a newfound confidence and an adventurous approach to instrumentation. The first single from the album will be released this coming May, and while no shows have been announced yet, stay tuned for any tour information. Angus & Julia Stone

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PREPARE TO BE DISAPPOINTED NEW TO THE NEWPORT Head down to the Newport Hotel on Friday, May 2, for the launch of Salitos’s brand new Cerveza beer. The fun starts at 9pm and features an audio-visual set from Sydney-based Hot Dub Time Machine. Also, on Sunday, May 18, the Newport Hotel will be celebrating the first birthday of the Tiki Beat Bar with snake dancing and fire theatrics from the alluring Emerald Mamba and Miss Brandy Savage, as well as musical entertainment from Special Brew and Some Like it Yacht. There’ll be markets and motorcycles to peruse, too. Both these events are free entry, so be prepared to party!

Local synth rock quintet, The Disappointed are back with a new EP, Weird Peace, and a national tour. With bright indie pop track, I Disagree With Myself, acting as the flagship for the release, the band are set to take their tunes across the country. The West Coast leg will start with a show at Settler’s Tavern on Friday, May 5, before heading to the Prince of Wales Hotel and White Star Hotel on Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17. The band will be back in Perth to finish off their tour with an EP launch at the Rosemount Hotel on Friday, May 30. The Disappointed - Pic: Nicole Clissa

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Heading to the Astor Theatre on Thursday, June 19, the Australian-born, international electronica star, Chet Faker, will be playing tunes in support of the recent release of his first studio album, Built On Glass. Having spent its debut week sitting atop the Australian iTunes Album Chart, the album is a reverie of infectious synth lines backed by Faker’s distinctive vocal delivery. Alongside Chet Faker will be New Zealand indie synth act, Yumi Zouma. Tickets are $35 (plus booking fee) and are available through Showticketing.com.au.

Melbourne indie rock act, RedX, featuring Phil Leggett from The Joe Kings, is back from its break to play a hat-trick of shows along the West Coast. The group’s infectious, up-beat drum grooves, catchy choruses and minimalistic compositional style, as epitomised by last year’s single, You Say, makes them well worth checking out. The tour kicks off at the Prince of Wales Hotel on Friday, May 9, before heading to Settlers Tavern on Saturday, May 10, and finishes up at the Newport Hotel on Sunday, May 11. Tickets will be available at the door.

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Canberra-based band Safia swung through Perth last week, supporting Elizabeth Rose at Amplifier but the band will be back again in June as part of their national tour. Safia will be playing Friday, June 20, at Mojos. Go to oztix.com.au to buy tickets.

Playing at the Fly By Night this Saturday, April 26, The Softboys guitarist, Robyn Hitchcock, and The Church frontman, Steve Kilbey, will be coming together for a night celebrating their vast back-catalogues, as part of their Insects And Stars tour. With their respective music styles heavily influenced by the iconic tunes of the ‘60s, expect a night of psychedelic songwriting and raw acoustic ballads. Tickets are $49.90 (plus booking fee) and are available through Flybynight.org. Make sure you grab some tickets for this unforgettable night with two sensational songwriters.

The winners of The Quest youth songwriting competition have been announced and are set to play this year’s Fairbridge Festival on the Youthopia stage on Sunday, April 27. In the 12-15 age category, Eloise Coomber took home the prize for her song, Two Devils, while Rashka took home the 16-18 prize for Losing Control. Alongside the winners, Cameron Hurst was awarded an exceptional merit commendation for her song, Xavier Blue, and will also be performing at Fairbridge. So to all the festival-goers, make sure you head to the Youthtopia stage to check out some of these bright, up-and-coming acts. Fairbridge Festival happens from Friday-Sunday, April 25-27 at Fairbridge Village. For full details head to fairbridgefestival.com.au.

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TAME IMPALA Island Life Tame Impala perform at the Hotel Rottnest this Sunday, April 28. BOB GORDON checks in with singer/guitarist, Kevin Parker. By this time, there are a lot interviews with Tame Impala on the internet. But none are quite so disarming as the one with infamous Canadian interviewer, Nardwuar The Human Serviette, where they field highly intelligent and intuitive musical questions, side by side with inquiries about ‘Kalgoorie’ and ‘Cottezloe’ “We stood there for a minute going, ‘What the fuck is Cottezloe?’” laughs singer/guitarist, Kevin Parker. “It sounds like a shopping centre in the UK. “We’re actually big fans of his. He does the most unorthodox interviews, but that’s the point, he tests your patience. Some people just lose it at him (Blur drummer Dave Rowntree being one) and they come off looking really stupid because anyone who knows Nardwuar knows he’s really smart and knows heaps about music.” Amidst the many backstage interviews at festivals and various places around the world with the in-demand-yet-ever-affable band comes an onslaught of questions about our fair city. Tourism WA should be proud. It has, however, required many an on-thespot formation of ‘opinion’ about Perth. “Pretty much yeah, though I’ve gotten used to it,” Parker says. “I remember the first time we got asked, I had to think for a second because, ‘what do you mean it’s isolated?’ I remember people telling me how isolated it was and I was like, ‘is it?’ (laughs). “People think it’s this quaint little country town in the middle of nowhere and we have no idea of what’s going on in the outside world. At the same time it’s fun to watch their reaction. You tell them we have the internet and they’re like, ‘wow!’” As it turns out, Tame Impala this weekend play at one of the jewel’s in WA’s tourism crown, Rottnest. The island does, however, have a place in Parker’s heart. “Definitely and that kind of makes this quite the occasion for me,” he says. “For all of us, except Julian (Barbagallo, drums) because he’s French. I don’t think I’ve ever had a quiet, relaxed holiday at Rottnest, they’ve always managed to get more or less out of hand. “The last time we played there - it was a while ago (2009). I remember it just being like a teenage, high school disco that had just gotten a bit out of control. There were people just running around and we just felt like that band at the party that someone’s brother’s friend had asked to play because they needed a band. But everyone was having a great time. There wasn’t any band room or anything, there were people everywhere and it was really fun.” This time Tame Impala will perform on the same stage from which You Am I’s Tim Rogers once cast his hand back to the ocean and proclaimed, ‘they should call this place Omygodica’. “Yes!” Parker laughs. “I know Rotto well...

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and from what I know, it’s gonna be one of those gigs that’s up there. I tell people that Rottnest is one of my favourite places in the world all the time. “We’ve played a few kinda crazy picturesque gigs. We played this new festival in Croatia a little while ago that was on this little island. And another one in Norway, also on an island. But this one will be up there because, I guess, what it comes down to is that the other places didn’t have an emotional, nostalgic significance for me. This one will.” Parker’s last show in Perth was with his sideproject AAA Aardvark Services at the Festival Gardens. “It’s just an outlet for me,” he says. “It’s my way of stopping the next Tame Impala release being a disco album. Which I would do, but I know if I did that I’d get sick of it, more quickly than I would if it was something slightly more well thought out. I’m really into that repetitive, psychedelic, dream disco kind of thing, but I know that I’ll get bored with it if I commit to it. It’s just my way of taking away that temptation, to have this other separate thing where I just do it to the extent that I desire (laughs).” As for the next Tame Impala album, it’s getting there... “I’m always deep in it,” Parker says. “The way I do it is that it’s always happening, there’s just varying levels of intensity. And being consumed by it. I’m definitely sliding down into the depths of being completely overrun by it (laughs), but I’m being kept afloat by other things that are going on... some mixing for Pond and a few other bits and pieces. That’s kind of keeping me sane at the moment, preventing me from just completely losing myself in the next Tame Impala album. “So it’s... what’s the word? Inevitable (laughs).”

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FRONT COVER: Bliss N Eso bring their Circus Under The Stars tour to Busselton’s Signal Park on Friday, May 2, and at Wellington Square in Perth on Saturday, May 3. SALT COVER: Seasoned producer/artisan T.Williams heas to the second edition of Why Make Sense at Port Beach Sand Tracks this Thursday, April 24. 8

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Sydneysiders Bliss N Eso are about to bring their massive Circus Under The Stars tour to WA, performing at Busselton’s Signal Park on Friday, May 2, and at Wellington Square in Perth on Saturday, May 3. Max MacKinnon, aka Eso, speaks with JOSHUA HAYES about what the lads have been up to lately. 2013 was a big year for Bliss N Eso, both professionally and personally. Their fifth album, Circus In The Sky, debuted at the top of the ARIA charts, single House Of Dreams was the soundtrack to the AFL finals and they continued to build their overseas fanbase with a tour of America and Canada. On a more personal level, their North American tour was book-ended with performances for Australian troops in Afghanistan and Eso, aka Max MacKinnon tied the knot in Las Vegas. They’re not planning a low-key 2014 though, with their biggest tour to date underway: Circus Under The Stars, named so because most of the 15 shows are in massive outdoors venues. They are touring with a live band - including Shapeshifter drummer Darren Mathiassen, Ceekay Jones on guitar and Bliss’s cousin on keys - which MacKinnon says first practiced together “literally a week before the Big Day Out…That’s enough time for us to get ready for anything.” Performing with a live band has been an eye-opener. “It’s strange… the live drums allow this kind of freedom in timing with the lyrics, so you can actually play with your words a little bit more. I’ve been finding that Bliss and myself have been actually singing melodies with the lyrics. It makes it fresh for us,” he says. Bliss N Eso’s tours have always been notable for their impressive line ups and audiovisual extravaganzas, but Circus Under The Stars looks set to top everything they’ve done to date. Seth Sentry and Horrorshow are the support acts, and MacKinnon believes the audiovisual set-up will impress punters. “I can’t give away exactly what we’re gonna be doing, but it is going to top it and raise the fucking bar,” he says. The tour, which kicked off earlier this month, reaches many regional centres, including Busselton. “We wanted to get back to a lot of the regional places, because that’s where we kind of started,” MacKinnon

says. “They’re the ones that are hungry and thirsty for any kind of talent to come to town, and instead of making them have to get on a plane or drive hundreds of Ks to get to a big city, it’s only right that we get back to them and give back, mate.” The set will draw heavily on Circus In The Sky, which is arguably their most personal work to date – notably on singles like Home Is Where The Heart Is, which explores how the group first got together. “This is our fifth album now and I think we realise that we’ve all matured a little bit over the years, and it was about time to give them a little bit more of who we are,” MacKinnon says. “We’re at that point now where the supporters have been listening to us for God knows how long and it’s about time we showed them a bit more of us.” Their next project is underway, although MacKinnon notes “we never stop, really”. They have been known to leave the familiarity of their Sydney homes behind when finishing albums, recording much of Circus In The Sky in Los Angeles and heading to a secret location in the Victorian bush to work on 2010’s Running On Air, and their next project may be the same. “We’ve got crazy ideas. Absolutely crazy ideas,” MacKinnon says. “I’m not sure if this might happen, it’s sort of up in the air, but we’re trying to get a secluded, small island to not have any internet, have nothing whatsoever, and just jam out and live out there for a week or two.” Another recent step outside the group’s comfort zone came last year when, in the lead up to their North American tour, Bliss N Eso performed six shows for Australian troops stationed in Afghanistan. MacKinnon says he didn’t want to go when the group was first asked. “Playing Call Of Duty is the closest to a war zone I wanted to get. But we got emails and Facebooked by a lot of the soldiers over there saying what it would mean to them,” he says. “It was just amazing to be able to give them that pat on the back and bit of morale during such crazy times.” The tail end of the North American tour was also memorable, with MacKinnon and his wife (who he proposed to onstage at 2011’s Sydney Big Day Out) tying the knot in Las Vegas. “Mate, it’s like going to the video store,” he begins – a little oddly – when asked if the decision to get hitched in Vegas was an impromptu one. “The video store is hell for me and the missus, because we can’t decide on anything. So it was like ‘Maybe we should do it out in the bush and get someone like Gandalf to marry us’, ‘No, no, maybe Mexico, fireworks’. We just couldn’t choose a movie, and so finally we just had to say, since we did a wild proposal, let’s do something wild and head over to Las Vegas.”

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Looking for something to do this Anzac Day weekend? The Urban Cowboy Band will be performing at venues across Perth. Beginning at the Railway Hotel on Friday, April 25, alongside The Reps and Rob Walker, the band will then move on to The Newport Hotel, on Saturday, April 26, – once again with Rob Walker, as well as eight-piece swing group, Random Act – before finishing up with a show at the Rosemount Hotel, as part of Scorcherfest, on Sunday, April 27. The shows will be in honour of the Anzac Day spirit, so head on down. Tickets available at the door and at Scorcherfest.com.au.

Next Saturday, May 3, The Odd Fellow will host some of Perth’s best and brightest new music acts. Featuring starry-eyed punk rockers, Aborted Tortoise, the dynamic duo, Ghetto Crystals – featuring Doug May and Scarlett Stevens of San Cisco fame – and electro trio, Child’s Play, the night will be an unforgettable showcase of these bright young contenders. The festivities have been brought together by the recently-founded Private Island Music management agency. Tickets are available at the door, so make sure you head down to Fremantle and check them out!

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FOXXY LADY This Saturday, April 26, Ellington Jazz Club will feature the bluesy, early rock’n’roll style of US-based songstress, Amber Foxx. Backing the whiskeydrinking lady of rock will be Australian trio, The Pistol Packin’ Daddies, with their trademark 1950s big beat sound. If you miss her on Saturday, Amber Foxx and the band will be playing again on Sunday, April 27, at the Mustang Bar, alongside Johnny Law. Make sure you get down to one of the shows this weekend and check out this swinging performer and her band. Tickets for Saturday’s show are available from Ellingtonjazz.com.au. Amber Foxx

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THE JEZABELS Brink Tank The Jezabels are heading back to the West for Groovin The Moo at Hay Park, Bunbury, on Saturday, May 10. JAYDE FERGUSON chats with guitarist, Sam Lockwood. Following up from their debut album, The Prisoner, which saw The Jezabels take out the Best Independent Release at the 2012 ARIA Awards, guitarist, Sam Lockwood reflects on the journey that took the band into their recently released second album, The Brink. He admits that The Brink has been a bizarre change from their debut album with the band employing a few pop tricks and ‘80s dance vibes to create a more experimental sound. “It’s what we needed, you have to see things differently. We got this synthesiser and having that instrument just changes your sound, you have this new language to work with and you can hear it throughout the album. It’s the same style of writing, but you just see what external forces can have on your music. It’s really cool; we learnt a lot.” This new sound oozes simplicity, richness and maturity, but during the writing process, singer/ songwriter Hayley Mary was concerned that she didn’t have sufficient creativity to write another album. Lockwood concedes, however, that you just have to get it done. “A lot of the time with artists who have writer’s block, it usually becomes something they explore when they’re writing. We were very okay with the music; we had bounced ideas off each other and we could feel that Hayley was having a hard time. She puts so much pressure on herself so we weren’t that surprised by it, that’s the reason why her lyrics are so good and her input is so amazing. Our first album was easier as youngsters too; we’re older now and have had two years off... a lot of things change.” The recording process for The Brink was recognisably different. Working in a London studio

SKID ROW Old Boys’ Club Skid Row are joined by Ugly Kid Joe at Metropolis Fremantle on Wednesday, April 23. BLAKE GALLAGHER reports. For almost three decades now, New Jersey’s Skid Row have been delivering their iconic brand of epic heavy metal and, with a new EP under their belt and several more planned, they have no intention of pulling back. Having wrapped up a trek in Europe last year with fellow veterans Ugly Kid Joe, both bands will return to Australian shores this month for a run of co-headline dates. “Not bad for the old guys,” laughs bassist and founding member Rachel Bolan. “We had never met those guys, believe it or not, back in the day. We never crossed paths. But we got there and it was such a fun tour, everyone was so cool.” Outside of a relentless touring schedule, last year Skid Row also found time to record United World Rebellion: Chapter One, the first in a string of EPs they plan to release over the next year or so. “It’s something that felt like the right time to do it; we’ve never done anything like that before,” says Bolan. “When the idea of doing it that way was brought up, it really appealed to all of us to have a constant flow of new music. Especially in the days of information overload, where there’s so much coming at you all the time, we really liked the idea of having three small bodies of work.” As far as the songs themselves go, Bolan and co. sought to tap into the mindset they’d had 10

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with Dan Grech-Marguerat (Radiohead, The Kooks), Lockwood acknowledges the vibe was pretty much perfect. “It was great! This time it was different – we wrote pretty much all the songs before we got into the studio. It was more on us and it was really good to do that. Dan just knows what he wants and gets it. If you have the songs in your head, that’s the most pleasurable experience. You’re just in the studio getting cool sounds and getting things done. “That’s the thing with Hayley, she had a hard time in the studio because she was still writing lyrics, but for the rest of us it wasn’t too bad. Dan’s worked with massive artists, which was relaxing. I was learning and really trying to pull stuff out of him like, ‘what would you do in this situation?’ It was interesting to see what solutions he had; I was just trying to steal all his good ideas, basically (laughs).” The lows that had developed from not performing are evident in the album, broken up with bursts of energy and new beginnings. Lockwood recognises the extremes that come with touring and where he truly feels at home. “It’s such a weird job,” he confesses, “Before a show you feel tired and you don’t really want to do anything. Then you do it and it’s exciting – you’re happy for the hour after it. Your body becomes so used to it, that routine, the waveform of excitement. Off road it’s missing from your day and it’s hard, we all experience it. It’s just a really different lifestyle”. With a list of festivals under their belt, including Soundwave and Big Day Out, Lockwood admits he’s in a position to comment but can’t really understand the Australian music landscape and Perth losing such high-profile events. “It’s so difficult, once things change – they’re gone. Obviously people don’t want to experience them, they want something smaller… Laneway sold out in Perth. You see it happen and the festivals struggle, it has to say something about what young people want these days. The amount of bad press BDO got was incredible and once you have that vibe around you, you know…” he drifts off. “They had Pearl Jam and some of the best bands in the world,” he goes on to say. “It’s that age – there’s a mass crowd of opinion and if you’re not going with the flow at that time, there’s nothing you can do. That’s the music industry these days, it’s like you can’t control it. It’s scary when you’re actually a musician or a promoter, you just think, ‘oh my god what’s happening?’ (laughs).” Lockwood affirms the best thing about

when writing the band’s first two albums, Skid Row and Slave To The Grind. To do this, Bolan listened to nothing but the music that had influenced him as a 22-year-old writing the band’s eponymous debut LP. “Our first album came out 25 years ago. Obviously a lot has happened in our lives since then, so you kind of unknowingly get away from where you started musically. We wanted to get back to those 22- and 23-year-old kids that wrote those first couple records. What I did is, I didn’t listen to any new music for a while. I started listening to what influenced me to play music in the first place. I listened to nothing past around 1980 – a lot of Aerosmith, KISS, Ramones, all that kind of stuff. I kind of reconditioned myself back to the way I felt when we wrote those first two records. We really had to dig deep, but at one point everything just started coming out like all these doors in our brains opened.” While Skid Row were last in the country in 2009, they were no strangers back in the day. One only needs a quick YouTube search to see the kind of hysteria that greeted them, with reporters declaring an in-store appearance a “near riot” as “wild” fans rampaged to meet the band. Outside of boy bands, it’s hard to imagine such a frenzied reaction happening today. “People were telling me, ‘Wait ’til you see these crowds – the flight is so long but it’s worth it,’ and it was so true,” says Bolan. “We got there and people were so into what we were doing, it was amazing.” It’s an indicator of the massive fanbase the band garnered back then and, as the horde of soldout shows from Europe suggests, maintains. “I always say Skid Row fans are the most loyal fans in the world. What’s happening a lot now that your older fans are adults, they’re bringing their kids to shows. We did a lot of all-ages shows in Europe, and the fact that a lot of the crowds weren’t even born when our first record came out… that’s a pretty good feeling.”

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the industry is supporting artists and having them support you. “You form friendships,” he says. “We just had a UK band called Champs play with us and they’re going to be massive, but to capture that and play with them at that early stage in their career and make beautiful music is awesome. With The Pixies and well-established bands you get to learn from them and ask them questions. It’s really, really cool.” Growing up obsessing over people like Ben Harper and John Butler, Lockwood admits that, while he likes playing the electric guitar, it’s still great to pull out the acoustic every now and then. “I actually grew up playing slide guitar like

Butler, he was my idol! I think I’ve played electric for so long now when I go back to acoustic it feels like I’ve lost my touch – it’s a different world.” With Groovin The Moo just around the corner, Lockwood is anticipating a great show in Bunbury and says that fans can expect something bigger and better than before. “We’ve got a good slot later in the night. We also have a really good lighting show being worked out so it’s going to be a pretty big event. It’s something we haven’t done before at festivals so it’s very exciting! It’s also the last place on tour so hopefully by then the lighting will be perfect (laughs).”

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same direction. “When we broke up it didn’t end horribly, but it was sad without a doubt,” he reminisces. “Part of me was dead - it was gnarly to go through this… I mean, this is a luxury without a doubt. It has been really fun and it has been natural. “You’ve got to have a really good - I guess you could call it a talent pool, a family, a band of brothers, whatever you want to call it. We have toured all over the world - we got to go to Israel, Serbia, Romania, Istanbul, all these crazy places that we have never been. Australia was one of the first places we ever toured, so to get the opportunity to come back and go to Australia? Rad. We didn’t know what to expect when we reformed - we hoped things would be cool and things are cool.” Crane recalls touring the East Coast of Australia in 1992, but the details are hazy. “We came over there and played at your Australian Music Awards that was somewhere,” he says, “it was awesome, it was at a theme park. We played in it, and they had bars in front of the roller coaster. It was fucking awesome. Then after we played, I think, three big shows, and then I think that was it. I personally came back and did a press tour for the Motel California album in February of ’97. But that was it. I have not been to Australia in a while. Now we are all very excited to come to Australia. Fuck yeah. “I will tell you this,” he continues, “Those days between ’91 through ’95, it is a blurry mess for me for sure. We toured all over, we had an interesting time, we broke around the world, and we toured for two-and-half-years at one point straight. We just kept touring and it became a big beer-soaked dream. I do not remember much.” Crane, who’s now sober, says the Australian tour will feature the exact same line-up as a late 2013 European tour, with Skid Row and Melbourne band Dead City Ruins bookending the bill. “It was killer dude. We did, let me think about this... we did 29 shows in 36 days. All the bands got along. All the rooms were full. It was killer. Yes, it’s a circus of sorts!”

Everything About Youth Ugly Kid Joe have returned to Australia in support of Skid Row, playing Metropolis Fremantle on Wednesday, April 23. Singer Whitfield Crane tells SHANE PINNEGAR about being back on the road, sobriety and making new music. When Whitfield Crane calls in from a buddy’s sandwich shop in Palo Alto, California, he’s keen to talk about how different touring is for the band nowadays compared to their early ‘90s heyday when they sold over two million copies in the US alone for both their Ugly As They Wanna Be EP and America’s Least Wanted albums. “We are not just kids, you know?” he says. “We have got almost 20 years of experience between the end of the band in early ’97 to the rebirth of the band. I mean, there’s the difference! “When you’re 24 and touring with Ozzy and Motorhead, you are drinking beer and you are up to no good and that is what you should be doing. When you are 45 and you are trying to put your band back together and you’re wondering, ‘will it work, can it work?’, the people that are making it work are yourselves. It takes a lot of time and space and experience to get the ground under your feet and we certainly have that. We are self-managed. We are self-produced. It is pretty cool.” Ugly Kid Joe reformed in 2010 after several years of increased fan attention online, eventually releasing the Stairway To Hell EP in 2012. Crane likens the modern version of the band to a family – a very functional one that works together and pulls in the

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Peter Jackson has no business being able to make tunes as lovely as he does under the name of We Are Catchers. This Liverpool chap should be more concerned with soccer and brash tunes about smoking, fighting and conquests than channelling Brian Wilson for these slices of urbane pop. There is the required amount of melancholy on We Are Catchers that would be expected from a fellow who has obviously spent a lot of time alone in a room with a piano for company. With songs as full of ache as those found here, Jackson had to pen when about a specific muse. Isabella is that moment and is as bittersweet as you would hope. We Are Catchers’ trick is not a new trick by any stretch, but it sure is a good one. The West Coast charm oozes from each track as Jackson layers vocals and breaks hearts (usually his own). The upbeat, harmony - driven Tap Tap Tap sounds as though it should have been written in a sandpit whilst wearing a fireman’s hat, and is the obvious highlight. This LP is a 10 song display in the timeless quality of an immensely listenable voice and the piano. It is hard to fathom how a gent from such dreary surroundings could pen something so dreamy. Debut albums don’t come much better than this.

Psychedelic Melbourne songwriter, Dan Webb, has hit all the right notes with his first studio album. Filled with lush retrospective influences, Sandstorm is a thrilling, funky journey of vintage synth and musical exploration. Like all great complex meter music, the rhythmic phrasing of Riot is understated and goes almost unnoticed underneath Webb’s cool synth riff and pulled-back vocals. Lonely Pony, featuring exAustralian Idol contestant, Bobby Flynn, is a breezy pop number that fits surprisingly well just after the halfway mark in the album, though Sleep, featuring Ashleigh Cummings, is underwhelming. Webb draws heavily on the seminal influence of ‘60s and ‘70s pop and psychedelic bands, that verges on outright plagiarism at times, yet there’s a nice feeling of balance between tribute and originality throughout the album. SHAUN COWE

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FRANCOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS

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Piano Ombre Domino/EMI

Antelope Independent In an industry built on hooks and spectacle, Perthband Antelope have found a way to demonstrate the originality of music in a modern form. Harnessing technology to incorporate numerous natural sounds alongside a broad combination of instrumentation; the post-rock quintet thrive on musical storytelling. The five-track EP kicks off with Perennial, a glossy and siren-like song built on atmospheric synth, melodically ringing guitar and booming tom fills; the track stimulates a pleasant array of relaxing and enjoyable emotions as it looks to represent the circle of life. Dusk may be the sensual highlight of the EP. Again featuring a relaxing vibe with fewer highs and more soothers; the track builds up from a simplistic and vibrant bass fill supported by composed and informal lead guitar; into a strong and energetic end that proves perfect for a sunset. Whilst Antelope’s musical storytelling is incredibly impressive; their instrumental tracks are tough to familiarise with. Tracks such as Canaveral have the potential to build into a solid rock track with a pumping chorus; an outlet the quintet may need to look into if they ever strive for mainstream success. AARON BRYANS

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Francois Marry is a touring member of Camera Obscura, but had based himself in Bristol to forge his own musical voice as Francois & The Atlas Mountains. Somewhere between albums, Marry returned to his homeland in the South of France to write and record Piano Ombre. As is typical for Francois & The Atlas Mountains there is a joining of many styles with African and French influences sharing space with the more Anglophile sounds that Marry picked up from his time in the UK. The songs are predominantly sung in French with a handful being given English titles and lyrics. The music is lush and considered, offering tales of the struggles that Marry is said to have endured over the passing year. La Verite sounds like the band have stumbled into an organ store and tested out as many instruments as they can find, with a playful chorus that ignores the language barrier. Summer Of The Heart is another bright moment for a band that are better known for their lounge room smooth, than a tune that would be right at home in the hands of Yo La Tengo. Frenchmen are notoriously gifted when presented with a road bike and Piano Ombre is further proof that regardless of their singing voice when they make tunes they are assured of loosening a few skirts. CHRIS HAVERCROFT

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Raise The People Cooking Vinyl There’s a little hipster in all of us. The joy and excitement of finding that one non-mainstream band your friends don’t know and watching them bloom into international stars is one we crave for. Calling All Cars were a hidden treat for this writer; however with their recent release of Raise The People, my heart has sunk. The Melbourne three-piece built themselves around thumping power chords and aggressive drum beats, forming an unforgettable live experience. Their third album, however, takes a drastic change; moving into groovy, slick rock that never reaches the heights previously achieved. Opening title-track, Raise The People, is as heavy as the trio go, blending smooth bass with a versatile and rhythmic drums. Haydn Ing’s vocals are stronger and crisp; standing out in the track through his intensity and simple, yet impactful rhythm guitar. Black And White is another strong track that incorporates more pop-influences, adding electronic elements and eerie harmonies that build to an enigmatically catchy but still uneventful chorus. After the two opening tracks the album begins to falter; producing numerous tracks that struggle to find a memorable moment and may prove difficult to excite a live audience. AARON BRYANS

PERFECT PUSSY Say Yes to Love Captured Tracks Perfect Pussy’s Say Yes To Love, comes as a slightly disappointing follow-up to I Have Lost All Desire For Feeling. All the ground-breaking Perfect Pussy pieces are there: the left-of-centre punk tunes, backed by indie synth rock riffs and Meredith Graves’s heavily compressed and challenging vocal style – but the album is ultimately a haphazard collection of songs that fail to meet, or evolve from, the dizzying musical heights of their first release. Individually, the tracks all share Perfect Pussy’s originality and subversive approach towards punk clichés. Opening track, Driver, is an exceptionally well-crafted synth punk tune, with guitar providing droning, anarchic propulsion to the music. The transition between the refreshingly introspective Interference Fits and ballsy Dig is engaging and very perceptive, and VII caps the album off as a distortionladen madhouse. However, the album as a whole suffers from repetitive songwriting and a distinct lack of cohesion. SHAUN COWE WWW. XP RE SS MAG.COM. AU

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Folk-punk jesters The Bad Shepherds are once again winging our way for a string of dates, including The Odd Fellow on Thursday, April 24; Fairbridge Folk Festival on Friday, April 25; and The Rosemount Hotel on Saturday, April 26. We caught up with lead singer - and, let’s not mince words, quite famous British comedian - Adrian Edmondson. The Bad Shepherds schtick is reworking old punk and new wave classics as folk songs, with a repertoire that includes the likes of I Fought The Law, Making Plans For Nigel, No More Heroes and God Save The Queen. It may sound a bit gimmicky, but in truth it fits quite neatly with Adrian Edmondson’s longstanding interest in British history and folk traditions. That interest has also led to Edmondson hosting

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a number of television documentaries on the subject in recent years. “My bedside table,” he tells us. “It’s full of kind of... I don’t really read much fiction, I read what my wife (fellow comedian Jennifer Saunders) calls textbooks. It’s just kind of books about traditions and past times in Britain. So I do this thing called Ade In Britain and I go around looking at things that are disappearing and things that we’ve forgotten about and I am, bizarrely, the conduit for Morris Dancing on television. I’ve had about 10 Morris sides on. “I think I’ve always had it.” he says of his abiding interest. “I remember in school, doing local history, and finding out that the little market town where I went to school which only had about 2000 inhabitants used to have 37 pubs and thinking, ‘Ooh, that’s interesting!’ I’ve always had a fascination for mindless facts and trivia. A lot of people call it trivia, but I find it very interesting. I’m reading about beer at the minute, actually. Beer is endlessly fascinating - not just to drink. Do you know that they started brewing beer in Iraq? Iraq and Egypt - that’s where we started brewing beer. Used to put all kinds of psychotropic drugs in it as well.”

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A conversation with Edmondson - still best known in Australia for playing the anarchic punk Vyvyan in The Young Ones - is peppered with such asides and historical detours. Indeed, it takes a bit of work to bring him back to the matter at hand, which is The Bad Shepherds’ upcoming Australian tour, a surprisingly quick return following their 2013 trip. “Well, we had a good time,” Edmondson says. “Coming back, we’re a lot better organised about it. What we did when we came last time was just play the state capitals, doing one gig in each - which was an awful lot of flying for not much gigging. Most of the tour seemed to be spent checking in and checking out of airports. We’re coming back with the same promoter and I had a good chat with them beforehand and said ‘Why don’t we do this and do some shows a bit further away from the state capitals?’ I don’t really know where these places are, whether they’re suburbs or towns, but places like Ballarat and Katoomba and Cronulla - you might be able to tell me. But they sound interesting!” TRAVIS JOHNSON

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SHORT, SHARP AND FUNNY Australia’s Funniest Shorts has put out the call for entries! Comedians, filmmakers and those who would like to be comedians and/or filmmakers are invited to send in their short comedy films and sketch pieces for screening at this year’s Rottofest from September 19 - 21. Deadline for entries is August 15, so if you want a crack at the $1000 cash prize for Funniest Short Film or the $500 Funniest Sketch jackpot, you’d best get moving. Single Parents - 2013 Funniest Sketch at Australia’s Funniest Shorts

IN THE RAW RAW Perth Revolution Showcase takes over The Bakery on Friday, May 2. An independent organisation by and for artists, RAW seeks to spotlight fringe and underground talent that might otherwise go unrecognised by the public at large. This time around they’ve put together a lineup of some 30 film, fashion, music, photographic and visual artists who will be strutting their stuff under the one roof for one night only. For tickets and info, head to rawartists.org/ perth/revolution.

SKETCHY BUSINESS The Velvet Lounge in Mount Lawley plays host to Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School this Thursday, April 24.Oriental Express is the theme and Miss Ruby Slippers is the model, dressing up in Japanese finery to serve as inspiration for artists of any stripe and skill level. To book tickets, head to eventbrite.com.au.

PCP DEADLINE APPROACHES Photographic artists who wish to exhibit at the Perth Centre For Photography in 2015 have until May 22 to submit their proposals for consideration. For full details go to pcp.org.au.

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU The title is slightly inaccurate, but the pun is kind of mandatory. On Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, the entire Star Wars saga will be back in cinemas, with the prequel trilogy - The Phantom Menace, Attack Of The Clones and Revenge Of The Sith - playing on Saturday, while the original trilogy - Star Wars (only truly tragic people insist on calling it A New Hope), The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi - playing on Sunday. This momentous event is taking place at four locations across Perth: Hoyts Carousel, Event Cinemas Innaloo, Ace Midland Gate and Grand Warwick Cinemas. Book your tickets fast to avoid disappointment! Unless you want to go on Saturday - you should be okay to hold off for a bit. Star Wars

HAVE A BEER WITH A BRONTOSAURUS As if you didn’t already have a great reason to head down to the Western Australian Museum’s Dinosaur Discovery: Lost Creatures Of The Cretaceous exhibition (that reason being life-sized, animatronic dinosaurs), on Friday, May 2, the terrible lizards will be joined by a pop-up bar. Ciders, sliders and other tasty and inebriating treats will be on offer and the exhibition will be open in all its prehistoric glory. Tickets are $45 and include a cider and a slider, with other beverages also available. Head to museum.wa.gov.au to book now.

TRANSCENDENCE The God In The Machine Directed by Wally Pfister Starring Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Kate Mara, Morgan Freeman The singularity is the theoretical point at which the rate of technological change becomes so fast that it outstrips the human capacity for comprehension – generally, the starting point is considered to be if/when we ever manage to create a true artificial intelligence. Closely related is the notion of transhumanism: the study of how technological enhancements change humanity, ostensibly beyond the boundaries of what is nominally considered “human.” These two heady concepts are at the core of Wally Pfister’s largely frustrating but also intriguing directorial debut. When cognitive scientist Dr Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is mortally wounded in a terrorist attack by an extreme Luddite group, his wife and research partner, Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and their friend and fellow scientist, Max Waters (Paul Bettany) resolve to save him, in a fashion, by copying his mind onto an extremely powerful computer. They succeed, but many difficult questions are raised. How perfect is the copy? Is the resultant entity really Will, or just a facsimile thereof? Is such an entity capable of emotion or empathy? Perhaps most importantly, could such an entity, its cognitive powers now far beyond that of a physical human brain, pose a threat? Such questions also occur to the government, as personified by FBI agent Buchanan (Cillian Murphy) and avuncular scientist Joseph Tagger (Morgan Freeman) and to the

radical group responsible for Will’s physical death, led by Bree (Kate Mara). Transcendence feels like a simplified version of a ‘70s hard science fiction disaster film – a kind of dumbed down take on The Andromeda Strain. Perhaps the most frustrating thing about the film is how it takes in so many interesting concepts and developments – nanotechnology, privacy in the digital age, unchecked technological development, the networking of human minds – yet delves into each only to the most superficial level. It’s a strangely distant and disjointed film, keeping its characters at arm’s length and making it difficult for the viewer to invest in the proceedings on an emotional level. There’s no clear protagonist and the script’s tendency to abruptly skip years ahead also works to distance us from the story. While that conceit allows us to get to a point where the Will AI has built what is essentially an underground supervillain lair and more or less turned the inhabitants of a small desert town into his personal army, too much is sacrificed in terms of clear character motivation and plot logic. For all that, Transcendence deserves points for trying. It’s a non-franchise science fiction film that privileges ideas over action – at least until the jumbled third act climax – which is a pretty rare thing these days. It’s fated to be a half-forgotten curiosity on the resumes of all concerned, which is a shame. With a tighter, more incisive script it could have really been something. TRAVIS JOHNSON

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THE OTHER WOMAN Sisters Before Misters Directed by Nick Cassavetes Starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj CosterWaldau

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at a run (and later hobble) to confront her. However far and away the heavy lifting of this comedy is done by Leslie Mann (Knocked Up) as the confused, quirky and likely borderline crazy wife. She really commits to the role and manages to steal most of the first half of the movie. Mann’s and Diaz’s interaction and chemistry is definitely the engine for The Other Woman, dragging this film through the dead patches. Mention must also be given to Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (GoT’s Jamie Lanister) who manages to be both charming and a complete scumbag as the script requires. Sure, this movie has problems. Diaz’s transformation from cold hard bitch into daggy and loveable girl friend just appears out of nowhere and is hardly a character evolution. The same can be said for her romantic arc with Taylor Kinney. Kate Upton is given barely a pencil sketch of a character to work with. The film is also never afraid to step back, turn up the soundtrack volume and lazily let the music carry the emotion of the scene (a trick that it uses about four or five times during its run). As for pacing, The Other Woman starts strong but peters out in the third act as they try and wrap up the revenge plot. The script could have done with some tightening up and shaving about 15 minutes off the running time. However, despite this list of faults it is a fairly solid revenge fantasy with enough screamingly funny moments to get you over the hump. Even a dragged-along significant other should find something to laugh about. DAVID O’CONNELL

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SHAKE IT! Funk Soul Brethren The Funk Club’s SHAKE IT! WA Groove Music Showcase returns to Salt On The Beach on Anzac Day, this Friday, April 25. On Anzac Day last year, the sombre tone of Australia’s day of remembrance took on a more exuberant feeling out in North Fremantle. Salt By The Beach was the place; the upswing in mood coming via The Funk Club’s inaugural SHAKE IT! Showcase. “I remember overall it was an awesome surprise,” says Funk Club honcho, Jimmy ‘Lips’ Murphy. “It was one of those events where everything came together and just worked. It was an awesome vibe and the 800 or so people who came along all had an awesome time. It was pretty special for an all-original, all-local music event.” So special that it returns this Anzac Day, with a line-up set to say it like it is in terms of Perth funk and soul at this point in time. “In terms of the line-up, it’s a pretty democratic process,” Murphy says. “We open the doors for submissions from bands/DJs/producers/ performers, then the Funk Club Committee meets and spends half a day - or more - going through all the applications and debating their merit mostly based around the quality and suitability of the music - that being top quality tunes that people can SHAKE IT! to!” There’s plenty of well-loved, established acts on the bill - Grace Barbe, Sunshine Brothers, and Charlie Bucket being just a few - but an encouraging serve of up-and-coming crackers and other favourites to boot. “We’re pretty stoked with this years lineup,” Murphy says. “It’s certainly going to make for an awesome day with all the acts being quality. I’m hearing good things about Juice, they do their own stuff and cracking versions of hip hop tunes. Amani Consort is also a Funk Club favourite and Junkadelic, featuring Randa K, should be special! But honestly I’d pay money to see any one of the 30 acts being

featured, being able to see them all in one place is a treat.” There’s a great sense of community in the Perth funk/soul scene. Murphy’s lovin’ it. “I always have other musicians from other states comment on how generally positive, supportive and friendly the community is around the music over here,” he notes. “I find the Perth funk/soul scene is not much different to the rest of Perth’s local music scene in that sense, a really friendly and supportive one.” As for the rest of 2014, The Funk Club is looking forward, as ever. “Currently Funk Club is in the process of setting up a Funk School to help high school students get into the funk,” Murphy says. “We are also starting planning for our New Years Eve event later this year.” Tickets are $25 (plus booking fee) from funkclub.com.au, Salt On The Beach, Heatseeker.com.au, Mills, Planet Video, 78 Records and the Prince Of Wales. BOB GORDON

OUTSIDE STAGE 2:00 - 2:30 Ben Sebastian 2:30 - 3:00 Ziggi and The Next Generation 3:00 - 3:30 Paul Gamblin 3:30 - 4:00 Cosmic Drama 4:00 - 4:30 NDorse 4:30 - 5:00 Junkadelic 5:00 - 5:30 Holly Doll 5:30 - 6:00 The Brow 6:00 - 6:30 DJ Veeness 6:30 - 7:00 Sunshine Brothers 7:00 - 7:30 Foxman 7:30 - 8:00 Special Brew 8:00 - 8:30 Beleza Tribe 8:30 - 9:00 Fdel Live 9:00 - 9:30 Charlie Bucket 9:30 - 10:00 Grace Barbe 10:00 - 11:00 Micah

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AMI WILLIAMSON All’s Fair Ami Williamson appears at the Fairbridge Folk Festival happening at Fairbridge Village this Friday-Sunday, April 25-27. The daughter of legendary country singer John Williamson is not your typical ‘rip rip woodchip’ off the old block. Having been singing backing vocals on her dad’s records since eight years of age, Ami Williamson is an established performer with her brand of indie-folk and cabaret mix. And while many people who grow up in a musical family tend to learn their craft by osmosis, Williamson has taken a far more formal approach to music. As well as having studied drama at a high level, Williamson graduated with a Bachelor Of Music from The Sydney Conservatorium Of Music, and won a scholarship in opera to further her studies in Germany with the world renowned baritone, Thomas Quasthoff. “A lot of musicians who I know, if they were brought up in a musical family, they very much stick to the musical genre that they have been brought up with,” offers Williamson of her musical upbringing. “They don’t tend to venture too far. I really have gone a long way from what my Dad does musically, and then have come back through and found my own way. “Mum always wanted me to do opera as she thought it was an easier road than writing your own stuff. That is one way of looking at it, but I think that it is pretty hard to do well in any form of the arts, really. Unfortunately my parents aren’t very shockable, so opera wasn’t an ‘up yours’ to them in any way.” When Williamson reflects on her time in Germany, it is more about the mastery of the language that she recalls instead of the musical exploits. Williamson feels that she received a first-hand insight into the romantic notion that Australians have about

learning another language as we don’t have a direct neighbouring country where we can just cross borders and pick up a language like the Europeans do. It wasn’t all about the language, though. “I fell into a drama crowd more than a music crowd, so I was going to lots of really cutting edge theatre. A lot of the stuff that I saw in Berlin was trying to be as cutting edge as possible in theatre techniques and acting. I like to think I bring more of a wow factor than a shock factor to my show. There is no nudity, but I am on the border of fringe, I reckon.” For her widely heralded One Woman Show which will be presented at Fairbridge, Williamson aims to give an entertaining and well-rounded theatrical experience. “I try to make sure that people laugh and are moved by some of the music and hopefully the lyrics may be provocative enough for them to think about something differently. I try to present what I would like to see when I go out. I don’t want to see the same thing for an hour and an half so I try to provide some variety. I want to be moved and I want the experience to be emotional and at the same time thought-provoking and inspiring.” CHRIS HAVERCROFT WWW. XP RE SS MAG.COM. AU

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FASHION FOR EVERYMAN No-one’s sure if normcore, which holds up Jerry Seinfeld and your dad as style icons, is a joke or if it’s a legitimate fashion trend. The term was coined by K-Hole, a team of hip brand consultants based in New York, for a report which was part of a conceptual art project made for a London gallery. The authors write: “Normcore moves away from a coolness that relies on difference to a post-authenticity coolness that opts in to sameness.” Yeah, OK. We still didn’t get it, so features editor MERRAN REED emailed satirical Twitter account, @Seinfeld2000, which reimagines a modern day Seinfeld, and asked what the deal with normcore was. Does @Seinfeld2000 wear normcore? I definetely wear normcore but it is probebly the most high fashion versien of normcore posible. I like a lot of layaring, ill wear like three vest and a pair of dad short over a pair of dad jeans with like a loose fiting t shirt over everything. And then just to like mix it up im also wearing a top hat like Abraham Lincon and im holding a purse but when ppl say its purse i yell “ITS NOT PURSE, ITS EUROPEON!” What does @Seinfeld2000 wear? k im prety sure i like JUST answer that, Megan. What are your thoughts on normcore? Honestly? The lamestreame media has realy goten normcore all wrong, k. Noremcore is not only a style of dresing, its also whoale life style. Your clothing may have a relaxed fit but your world view also has gota be relaxed fit. Since it became a trend, there is many ppl just who are posing their not living the real normcore life style does that make sense. Describe the normcore lifestyle. The normecore life style just mean the way

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you live have to corespond with the way you dress. So , ie., if you dress like a 46 yr old stepdad from omaha whos about to crack into a delicous Budwiser after an afternon watching the local suberbs high schol girls voleyball team reherse for the big champienship game, you beter live that life style for real. So go ahead, k, grab a icecold can of “brewski” and keep it 100 parcent real by geting in your car and drive down to the suburb high school and sip on your beer while your watching the high schol girls voleyball team practece for the big champienship game. Its not crepy if you pretend you have a stepson name Kirk or whatveer who go to the same highschol so make sure you have a name for your fake step son in youre back pocket in case there coach ask you. “Um ya im just here to pick up my son, his name kirk, and these girls rehersing there voleyball moves catch my eye.” Say it smothly and naturel so not as to arose suspicien. Why has normcore all of a sudden become a thing? Im prety sure it realy took of after a clip of me in the locel news , geting arested for behaving in “drunk and disordarly maner” at a high school champienship voleyball game,was played and made fun of mercilesly on a TV programe called Tosh.0 which is aparently watched by miliens of ppl. I was wearing my full normcore regaelia (eight layars of denim from The Gap stoare and then layared on top, a white cahsmere sweter from J crew but the cashmere sweter have a red dot on it) and i beleve since a lot of young ppl watch Tosh.0 they begin to adapt my style and it just spred like wild fire from there. Are there plans to cash in on this trend? No way hosay. Why not jump on the gravy train? Maybe obviosly becase it would take away time from my main focus in life 24 hour a day 7 days per week which is imagening what the TV show Sienfeld would be like if it still on the televeisien today, like if NBC had never canceled it in 1998 or whatever. OK, thanks for your time. Thanks Megan.

Fights And Flights: State Theatre Centre A stunning mixture of dance, theatre and kung fu from Steps Youth Dance Company. 65 performers, ranging in age from seven to 30, work together to celebrate the challenges and victories of life. It runs from May 10 - 11. For tickets and session times, go to ticketek.com.au.

Michael Workman, appearing at the Perth International Comedy Festival

VISUAL ARTS The Refusal Of Time: PICA This video and sculpture installation by William Kentridge sits at the crossroads of industrialisation and colonialism, combining theatre, drawing, music, film, dance and animation. Presented by PICA, Perth International Arts Festival and the Art Gallery Of Western Australia, it’s on display until April 27. Go to perthfestival.com.au for details. Ukiyo-E - Japanese Prints Of The Floating World: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery An exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints from the collection of Ronald and Catherine Berndt. It runs until June 28. Head over to lwgallery.uwa.edu. au for details. Year 12 Perspectives: The Art Gallery Of Western Australia This annual exhibition of the best work that our graduating Year 12 arts students have to offer runs until May 5. Go to artgallery.wa.gov.au for further information. Drive Through The City’s Edge: Perth Centre For Photography Consuelo Cavaniglia’s new collection references the narrative and formal conventions of film noir. It runs until May 5. Go to pcp.org.au for more. Floating Bits: Linton & Kay Galleries This new exhibition by twin brother photographers Ian and Erick Regnard is a series of stunning black and white underwater images that contrasts the need for solitude with the feeling of lurking otherness. It runs until April 23. Go to lintonandkay.com.au for further information. Business As Usual: PS Art Space Perth artist, Sebastian Befumo’s first solo exhibition sees him exploring how architecture, construction and urban development affect our cultural landscape. Featuring large scale sculptures accompanied by video work, it runs until April 26. Go to psas.com.au for more.

THE PERTH ARTIFACTORY SKoT MacDonald Over the last couple of years, a new space has emerged in Osborne Park. Part engineering workshop, part artist commune, part mad scientist lab, The Artifactory has added some much needed imagination into Perth. All with the power of SCIENCE. We had a talk to one of it’s members, SKoT MacDonald, to explain what was going on. “The Artifactory is a an example of a hacker space, which is a loose collection of people who rent a warehouse or find a workshop, generally, and start making things. There’s a little bit of a desire to explore technology, there’s a desire to create art (possibly with a twisted science or technology aspect), but it varies from group to group around the world. So whatever a random collection of individuals want to do, that’s what they’ll end up doing. In the Artifactory’s case, lots of work placed into electronics, another strong group that’s into music technology, others will play with 3D printers and laser cutters, and we actually have a lot of sculptors and full time artists who use the space to build their commissions.” 16

Hacker spaces have been around as a concept since the late ‘80s. “C-base in Berlin was one of the first, as part of the post wall coming down. They have a freaky weird theme of recovering tech from a 10,000 year old crashed space ship.” Since then they have spread across the globe, loosely organising though various websites. “There’s no world wide organisation as it really is fairly anarchic. The only thing that really unites everyone is we want to share some of your space because things like laser cutters and power tools are really expensive and take up a lot of room. It’s really up to each hacker or maker space to set up whatever non-profit or other way they want to do things. What usually happens is people will come up with open source designs, or bits of code, or electronics, or ways of using a hot glue gun in an interesting way and put it up on their hacking space. Information, designs and ideas get shared around this way. No hard and fast rules other than don’t kill other people, clean up after yourself, and to help keep the place going – if you got skills, share those with other people because there will be a sort of skill karma that comes back.” This strange combination of skillsets has seen some remarkable results. “We’ve actually had situations where engineers in their down time will build a CNC machine or a 3D printer for the sheer joy of it, and artists will go ‘Right, I know exactly where that’s going to go.’” Hence The Artifactory has been the birthplace of such diverse machines as the Arcaphone ( a musical instrument capable of producing “the fourth state of matter - plasma”), Mad Max-inspired dune buggies ( for Blazing Swan- WA’s own Burning Man), and steam-powered ostriches. With various themed nights and a welcome policy to visitors, it might be worth checking out. Visit artifactory.org.au for further details. DAVID O’CONNELL PIC: PERTH ARTIFACTORY

Dinosaur Discovery - Lost Creatures Of The Cretaceous: WA Museum Combining life-size moving models and 3D augmented reality technology, this world-class exhibition brings the unfathomably distant past to life. There will also be fossils and specimens on display, interactive activities and more. It runs until August 3. Go to museum.wa.gov.au for more information. Of Spears And Pruning Hooks II: Spectrum Project Space Run in collaboration with the WA Police and Bright Blue - Police Commissioner’s Fund for Sick Kids, this biennial exhibition sees Perth artists creating works from weapons collected by the cops. It runs from May 2 - 16. Head for ecu.edu.au for more information.

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Uncle Jack: The Blue Room Theatre An autobiographical work that sees a young man sent to work the land with his uncle, a war veteran, this coming of age tale features extracts from the real wartime journal of William Lonnie. It runs until May 10. Go to blueroom.org.au for tickets and info. Twelve Angry Men: Melville Theatre Directed by Vanessa Jensen and adapted from the original Reginald Rose teleplay by Sherman Sergel, the timeless locked-room legal thriller comes to the Melville theatre from May 2 - 17. Go to meltheco. org.au for info and tickets. As You Like It: State Theatre Centre Shakespeare’s beloved romantic comedy comes to the stage once more courtesy of Black Swan State Theatre Company. Directed by Roger Hodgman and starring Jovana Miletic and James Sweeney, it runs from May 17 - June 1. Visit bsstc.com.au for more. Patyegarang: State Theatre Centre This new production from Bangarra Dance Theatre tells the story of the eponymous Aboriginal woman who taught her language to Lieutenant William Dawes of the Colonial Fleet. It runs from July 30 - August 2 for five performances only. Tickets are available via Ticketek.

MUSIC Hugh Laurie: Perth Concert Hall Performing April 26 - 27. Tickets via Ticketek.com.au.

FESTIVALS Perth International Comedy Festival Our annual explosion of stand up excellence runs from May 1 - 18 and features performances from Julian Clary, Bob Saget, Chris Franklin, Michael Workman, Eddie Ifft, Felicity Ward, Hannah Gadsby, Jim Jefferies, Lawrence Leung, Mike Epps, Sami Shah, Stephen K. Amos and more. Go to perthcomedyfest.com.au for full details. Perth International Jazz Festival Over 30 jazz performances at 12 venues across the city will be happening from May 9 - May 11. Key acts include Kate Ceberano, Greg Osby, Peter Bernstein, Kristin Beradi and Rai Thistlethwayte. Perthjazzfestival.com.au has all the info. The Australian Tattoo & Body Art Expo 2014 A celebration of skin art, rockabilly and alternative culture, burlesque and more. Over 200 tattoo artists and guest will congregate at the Perth Exhibition And Convention Centre from June 6 - 8. Go to tattooexpo.com.au for more. To have your performance, exhibition or cultural event listed, get in touch via

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THE PERTH ARTIFACTORY SKoT MacDonald Over the last couple of years, a new space has emerged in Osborne Park. Part engineering workshop, part artist commune, part mad scientist lab, The Artifactory has added some much needed imagination into Perth. All with the power of SCIENCE. We had a talk to one of its members, SKoT MacDonald, to explain what was going on. “The Artifactory is a an example of a hacker space, which is a loose collection of people who rent a warehouse or find a workshop, generally, and start making things. There’s a little bit of a desire to explore technology, there’s a desire to create art (possibly with a twisted science or technology aspect), but it varies from group to group around the world. So whatever a random collection of individuals want to do, that’s what they’ll end up doing. In the Artifactory’s case, lots of work is placed into electronics, another strong group is into music technology, others will play with 3D printers and laser cutters, and we actually have a lot of sculptors and full time artists who use the space to build their commissions.” 16

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In Tesfa We Trust A seasoned producer and artisan of many genres, T.Williams will be showcasing his talent at the second edition of Why Make Sense at Port Beach Sand Tracks on Thursday, April 24. TOM KITSON chatted to the man about his current musical projects, some of his career highs and putting the work in to hone his craft. Discovering his calling to electronic music production at the age of 13, Tesfa Williams has kept a youthful exuberance about him through the journey. Attending the Red Bull Music Academy, contributing to the soundtrack of the Olympics and Paralympics opening ceremonies with his remix of Jessie Ware’s Wildest Moments and going on tour in the US, have been just a few of his biggest achievements, and he hasn’t even put out a full length album yet. “I was about 13-years-old when I realised I was really into it,” he said. “At the age of 18 while I was at college I had my first release on Jon e Cash’s Black Ops label, and I decided I really wanted to go for it at that point.” The passion he felt early on has stayed with him, and he now comes up with underground bass jams while he’s casually walking down the street. “I might be walking along the street when I’ll get a little melody in my head, and I’ll record it onto my phone,” he said. “By the time I get to the studio I can get that melody down and do something with it, so the creative process can be as quick as that.” “I’ve always had a dedicated studio, because it’s great to get away from my house to work on music,” he said. “I work a lot with guys like TALA, Tendai and Shadowchild who really inspire me and get me thinking outside the box.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

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FAKER TO TOUR AUSTRALIA Chet Faker has announced a national tour in support of his impressive debut album Built On Glass, which was recently released worldwide. Chet’s first headline dates in over two years will feature a take in capital cities and regional centres. He will be performing with a full band. They will be his only shows this winter, with extensive international touring to follow. Tickets are $35 to Faker’s Thursday, June 19 show at the Astor Theatre, Perth.

Continued from cover. His latest release Want You To with good mate Shadowchild on PMR Records is deep house stripped back to a minimal bass line, percussion and a smooth vocal sample over the top, which has received over 260,000 plays on Soundcloud within a month. “I’m trying to build up towards my album to come out around the beginning of next year, which will hopefully be a twelve-track combination of all my influences coming together, adding to a number of already released tracks,” he said. Moving though early jungle influences to slotting into London’s renowned underground bass landscape, Williams’ drive means he won’t sit still. “I’ve moved through a lot of different genres, going from DJing jungle to drum ‘n’ bass, garage, grime and house and its subgenres among others,” he said. “As a young guy I was always looking for new places to go and I always just wanted to be a part of the party. “In the London scene itself some things grow and others die off which can affect the direction you take with your music,” he said. “I’ve always been about whatever is inspiring me at the time, rather than following different scenes - I’ll never push myself to do something just because it’s big or anything.” As his reputation grew, Williams hooked in with Rinse FM and subsequently BBC Radio 1 while his tour schedule continued to keep him busy.

“With Rinse FM I’d been doing cover shows for a long time, and then they gave me a show at five until seven PM Sundays, I think it was,” he said. “During that time my DJing really kicked off and it was hard to be able to do the show on Rinse. “I had to give that show up, but then Radio 1 came along, asked me to do a pilot and I was able to be involved in the In New DJs We Trust program,” he says. “I don’t have much difficulty putting mixes together for Radio 1, but I do make sure to work on how I present the show,” he says. Able to be musically self-sufficient across the board but keen to involve other people in the creative process, Williams threw himself into not only the DJing and the partying, but more importantly, the engineering side of things associated with producing. “When I have the time, I will mix and master myself, but I have had tunes done by other guys,” he said. “When I started taking music seriously I knew I had to get into all the technical stuff so I could learn how to get my tracks sounding as professional as the tracks I was hearing around the place.” Preparing to jet in to Perth alongside Rustie, New York Transit Authority and Nightwave, Williams has his set lined up and mentioned a few tunes that may get a play. “Lately I’ve been playing Kaytranada’s remix of Lady by Modjo and my own tune Take That which seem to keep people pretty happy.”

CRAZY, SEXY, COOL For the first-time ever, TLC are coming to Perth. The five time Grammy Award winners are the biggest selling American female group of all time with a phenomenal 65 million record sales worldwide. The ladies kick off their Australian Tour in Sydney on June 6, and finish in Perth on June 13. Tickets from oztix.com.au

NO WU FOR YOU It seems the Wu-Tang Clan’s plan to release their one of a kind album, Once Upon A Time In Shaolin, for $5 million might not go exactly as they planned. According to the Wu-Tang Clan’s blog, two fans have launched a Kickstarter to help raise the amount with help from other fans. Their plan is to buy it and then release the music to the masses online for free. The Kickstarter page urges Wu People to donate. “Wu members can still get their CREAM and the rest of us get to enjoy an epic album instead of some uber rich bastard keeping it to himself like a collector’s item,” they write. RZA has said the concept for this one of a kind album came from the idea of creating the musical equivalent of a museum piece in an effort to further open people’s minds to the idea of music being a work of art. The 60-day donation period ends on June 9 with a goal of $5 million. At the time of publication, they had raised a total of $3, 756.

BLOOD ORANGE DROPS UNCLE ACE REMIXES Blood Orange – aka Devonté Hynes – the genius who co-wrote Solange’s Losing You and Sky Ferreira’s Everything Is Embarrassing, has digitally released two remixes of last year’s standout track Uncle Ace. Disco-pop auteur Kindness directed a music video for Uncle ACE (Kindness Remix feat. Robert Owens), which follows Hynes around his childhood hometown of Ilford in Essex. The video also features a text Q&A about his upbringing, hometown and how his environment influenced him as a musician and adult. Head to xpressmag.com.au/dev-hynes to watch the clip.

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TKAY MAIDZA BRAT RAP CLIQUE Answered by Gopi When and where is it being held? Metropolis Fremantle. Regularity and opening/closing times? Fortnightly on Fridays, starting at 9pm going until 4am. Ethos/vibe of the night? Ain’t nobody fresher. What can we expect to hear? The best R’n’B, hip hop and trap. Next line-up? TRAP’D - Anzac Day special, Friday, April 25. 100% trap bangers Cool stuff? i.e. any promos/ special drinks/things we should know about? Check out the videos on www.facebook.com/ cliquefridayz Finish this sentence: You should attend if ...you want to join the freshest party in town! 18

Australian hip hop often gets pegged as too American. Or too ‘Strayan. Adelaide rapper Tkay Maidza knows this. She’s just finished touring Australia with Nina Las Vegas Presents and is set to tour the nation again with Citizen Kay. MERRAN REED spoke with the ambitious 18-year-old about Nicki Minaj and being authentically Australian ahead of her gig at Amplifier, Saturday, April 3. In November, someone on Facebook sent Maidza a message saying: “You’re not American. So stop rapping with an American accent, rap with an African accent if that’s where you say you’re from lol.” Tkay Maidza brushes the comment off, “I wasn’t born in Australia so I don’t get why they’d expect me to rap like I’m from here.” “I think those kind of people need to find something else to do. Music is subjective. People don’t need to sound like they’re from somewhere. Finding your sound is a series of trial and error,” she says. “I may use some American terms, but not because I’m trying to, but because that’s my daily culture. It’s how I live and that’s how people around me are. It’s similar with Iggy Azalea; she’s adopted WWW. XP RE SS MAG.COM. AU

American culture so people shouldn’t be surprised that she doesn’t sound Australian.” Maidza’s been rapping for three years, starting out in high school, where she’d muck around with mates and create YouTube videos. Writing remixes to Nicki Minaj and Kanye West beats, she realised the more she wrote the better her writing skills got. “I started writing originals by purchasing random beats online,” she says. “I didn’t like them but it was a start. I’d finished writing Handle My Ego but I wasn’t happy with it: that’s when I met Badcop (producer of Brontosaurus). He remixed Handle My Ego to make it dubstep. That mix became the original and that’s where it really began.” The 18-year-old started the year touring with Nina Las Vegas Presents alongside Sable, Wave Racer and Touch Sensitive, to name a few, an experience she says was life-affirming. “Nina Las Vegas Presents was beyond anything I imagined. It was so much fun and the party - goers were so welcoming. It felt like that was where I belonged,” Maidza says. “They were the first gigs where people actually came to listen to the sound I’m going for, rather than being on a line up where there are three completely different acts, which can be a weird gig sometimes. All these DJs who I’ve been listening and frantically studying for the past year were on the same lineup, and they dug what I was doing. It’s opens a lot of doors, so I’m lucky.” T h e 1 8 - ye a r - o l d ’s d a n ce h a l l j a m , Brontosaurus, was released last year, the song commanding you move as Tkay’s raps “stomp your feet like a brontosaurus.” But Maidza says she uses music as a way to vent. “When I rap I like to be a brat. I usually complain about so many things. But I also like to write cutely about love-y dove-y stuff,” she says, adding: “not that it’s about anyone.”

REMEMBERING THE GODFATHER OF HOUSE Even if you had the briefest of clues about club music, the name Frankie Knuckles would probably still jump out. Dubbed the ‘Godfather Of House’, Bronx-born Francis Nicholls was an individual whose musical focus was not only the linchpin for endless amounts of material we share today, but allowed him to break free from the crime scored streets of inner-city New York, CRAIG HOLLYWOOD writes. The fact that Frankie once walked along 59th Street alongside soul music divinity Luther Vandross – both on their way to NYC’s High School Of Art & Design and the Manhattan School Of Music respectively - was always pointing towards something special. However it was to be another relationship that would kickstart Frankie’s ascension to the upper echelons of musical greatness. In 1971, around the time when Knuckles played his first DJ set at the now defunct 49th Street club Better Days, he was asked by long time friend DJ/producer/demigod Larry Levan to help out at Continental Baths, a gay bathhouse in the basement of New York’s Ansonia Hotel. It was here where Knuckles cut his teeth, filling in for Levan during toilet breaks. Fast forward five years and Frankie, having now established himself as a club resident, found himself with a decision as to where he wanted to take his role as prominent New York disco DJ. It was around this time that Knuckles was handed the opportunity which would sign his name into to the history books of dance music forever. Having formed a friendship with a juvenile counsellor and businessman by the name of Robert Williams, a man who reportedly bailed both Knuckles and Levan out of a South Bronx juvenile camp at the age of 16 after they were caught stealing donuts from a pastry truck, Knuckles was asked by Williams to move to Chicago to set up The Warehouse. Based on New York City’s The Loft, a space that was the location for Love Saves The Day - the first underground dance party organised by David Mancuso in 1970 – The Warehouse opened its doors. Three stories high with a DJ booth constructed on a loading dock, The Warehouse had an initial policy that catered only for members. If somebody wanted to be a member they had to be sponsored by five others who were part of the organisation. People still note that this was the main instigator for the club’s success. A club whose name is the sole reason for house music being tagged as it is today. Production and editing was the next phase

KRAFTY KUTS THE BREAKS KING Martin Reeves isn’t a DJ who needs any introduction – unless you didn’t realise his stage name was actually Krafty Kuts. So now that you know, you should also know that his discography spans almost two decades - and his time in music makes up one of the great beats legacies. RK talks to the man himself about new music and his love of Perth. “I did feel like I was getting a bit lost in the music recently,” says Reeves down the line from the UK. “There is a real feeling of here today, gone tomorrow with music nowadays,” he adds. “And while there is a lot of it coming out, it isn’t memorable enough. I’m still trying to make all sorts of different styles of music – stuff you can listen to any time. I’ve been writing heaps of music too, so look out for a few new Krafty Kuts tracks.” Expect a new mix compilation titled Back To The Beats 2, as well as two remixes for local heroes Dub FX and Northbrook. Reeves is spending considerable time working on his new project, a band, Wicked City – something he claims he’s wanted to

in the career of Frankie Knuckles, having gone on to create seminal dance releases such as You Can’t Hide, Rain Falls, Your Love, Baby Wants To Ride (partnered with Chicago artist Jamie Principle) and The Whistle Song. He added to this a list of remixes for the likes of Fingers Inc., Marshall Jefferson, Joe Smooth and Chip E, who are still relevant to any dance floor today. Having returned to New York after taking the Chicago scene as far he personally felt he could, Knuckles set up the Def Mix production company alongside David Morales and manager Judy Weinstein. In 2004, during a period where the city of Chicago named August 25 as Frankie Knuckles Day, a stretch of road near The Warehouse once stood was named Frankie Knuckles Way. This was an action personally championed at the time by an Illinois state senator, Barack Obama, who would later go on to be his country’s first African American president. Frankie Knuckles passed away as a result of Type II diabetes-related complications in Chicago on March 31 at the age of 59. His contribution to music will never be forgotten.

do since he started in music back in the day. “That project that been going really well; it helps me stay in shape musically and keeps things fresh and funky. The band is something I set up with Peter, a good mate of mine and we started producing music which we really thought would work live,” he chimes. “It’s a mid-tempo sound, around 105-115 bpm. So with a drummer, another guy on keyboards and Dynamite MC, we did this brilliant show with Dub FX in Brixton and it was an 1800-person sellout! We really took the time to rehearse and get things together – but it ended up being this totally amazing experience. I was doing the scratching and compositions and it was heavy beats with funky bass lines – and live, it ended up being rather brilliant. Everything came together to make it perfect.” Indeed, with his last full-length compilation released in 2012, Let’s Ride, which was a 16-track magnum opus that took various styles and mixed it into one congruent whole. “I like to create my own style that moves with the times,” claims the upbeat Reeves. “I always take a bit of garage, trap, hip hop, drum ‘n’ bass and mix it up like a chef – I want to take all of that to the people. It has to be different but it also has to be something people can relate to.” Doubtless, his enthusiasm is telling and while he admits he isn’t quite the Jamie Oliver of music, he does appreciate putting something tasty together. And more so, he is super excited about his return to Australia in 2014. “I’ve had some great times there I have to say. The crew in Perth are really into their music and they’re always a great crowd. I’ve got lots of new records and music to play and I can’t wait to unleash it onto Australian crowds.” WWW. XP RE SS MAG.COM. AU

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WED 23/04 AMPLIFIER BAR Academy ft. Lowlight Vice Versa Victory Risk The Takeover THE BEAT (DOWNSTAIRS) Street THE BIRD Vibe Vibe Vibe DJs Raaghe Sleepyhead Jack Doepel BRASS MONKEY DJ Vicktor CAPITOL Harlem Wednesdays Vs Majesty Genga Peter Payne J.YES Philly Blunt Lenox Ave: Pussymittens BMB Benny P XowlX CAPTAIN STIRLING Lokie Shaw CLUB RED SEA Cheek F!NGERT!P$ CONSERVATORY ROOFTOP BAR Horseplay THE DEEN Manic Mondays GOLD BAR Famous THE GOOD SHEPHERD Thinkfar GROOVE BAR (CROWN) 5 Shots HIP-E CLUB Roger Smart LAKERS TAVERN Grizzly LLAMA BAR Akuna Club ft. Terace LUCKY SHAG Howie Morgan METRO FREO Next Gen MUSTANG BAR Frenzy DJ Giles

NEWPORT HOTEL Newport Wednesdays SOVEREIGN ARMS FIVE0 VILLAGE BAR Village People Wednesdays THURS 24/04 AMPLIFIER Limelights 7th Birthday Cedric Gervias John Dahlback Sebastien Leger THE BIRD Pre ANZAC Sets Ashlyn Jade Koh Timothy James Gordon Elli Schoen BRASS MONKEY Karaoke THE BRIGHTON Miss Chief THE CAUSEWAY Xport Thursdays THE CLAREMONT HOTEL Institution Thursdays ft. DJ Pup B-Fix CLUB RED SEA Thursday Night Revolution CONNECTIONS Bingay THE CRAFTSMAN J!mmy Beats THE DEEN Chase The Sun Thursdays DJ Don Migi Nano Surge DJ Flex FLYRITE Ted Danson With Wolves Ceres Grim Fandango The Leap Year Celebrator GEISHA BAR Habitat ft. Nice7 THE GEORGE NDORSE GOLD BAR OG Thursdays GROOVE BAR (CROWN) Hero DJs

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LEISURE INN DJ Peta LIBRARY Dorcia Camo Party LOST SOCIETY The Collective LUKCY SHAG James Wilson METROPOLIS FREMANTLE Sable MUSTANG BAR Anzac Day Eve Party Kickstart DJ James MacArthur PORT BEACH SAND TRACKS Why Make Sense ft. Rustie T.Williams New York Transit Authority Nightwave PUBLIC HOUSE Neil Viney THE QUEENS FIVEO Az-T ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Hunx & His Punx Shannon & The Clams Doctopus Kucka Monarchy DJs THE SHED Midnight Rambler FRI 25/04 AMBAR Far Too Loud Escue Black Laces Marko Paulo AMPLIFIER Fridays Are Back ft. Edwardo Norton THE AVIARY Ben Sebastian Andrei Maz THE BAYSWATER Mario Zuli THE BEAT (DOWNSTAIRS) PLAY THE BIRD Thee Gold Blooms Single Launch THE BRASS MONKEY Anzac Day Camo Party James Ess DJ Vicktor THE BRIGHTON DJ Peta CAPITOL Death Disco CAPITOL (UPSTAIRS) I Love 80s & 90’s ft. Darren Tucker

THE CARINE J!mmy Beats THE COMO Philly Blunt DAILY PLANET Sundowner Sessions THE DEEN Student Night EVE NIGHTCLUB Recharge Fridays FLAWLESS Monarch Fridays FLYRITE MMXIV A Bass Odyssey Modo Bolsty Rekab Toka Leon Osborne GEISHA BAR It’s A London Thing Duane A Rhys D Ru-Kasu Warren P J Rippa Webbz GINGER NIGHTCLUB Mondo Dance Party GOLD BAR Vanity THE GOOD SHEPHERD Throwback Fridays GROOVE BAR (CROWN) DJ Crazy Craig THE GRAND Jay Mckay HIP-E CLUB DJ E-Funk LAKERS TAVERN Grizzly MALT Nu Disco Hip Hop METRO FREO Clique 003 Angry Buda DJ Mr-Phat Chris Whytehype METRO FREO (C5) Trap’d Olithagod Midsole The D’vauz Brothers MINT Club Retro MULLALOO BEACH HOTEL Flaunt Fridays DJ Darren Wize MUSTANG BAR DJ James MacArthur Swing DJ MY PLACE Karaoke THE NEWPORT HOTEL YO!M.A.F.I.A.

NORTHSHORE TAVERN Chalk N Cheese E.M.B.T Hykus Pierce Ericson Liquid Culture Kritikool PARAMOUNT Paramount Party Crew PARKER Wild For the Night The Aston Shuffle Micah Black Mo’Fly Not So Hot THE QUEENS Jon Ee DJ Reuben THE SAINT Britty SALT ON THE BEACH SHAKE IT! Ben Sebastian Ziggi and The Next Generation Paul Gamblin Cosmic Drama NDorse Junkadelic Holly Doll The Brow DJ Veeness Sunshine Brothers Foxman Special Brew Beleza Tribe Fdel Live Charlie Bucket Grace Barbe Micah Seasta Chani Tom Drummond Setvice Soul Purpose DJs Mambo Chic Silence Juice Strangelove, Alex Ford, Bax Davis Klean Kicks Amani Consort Joe Revell Freqshow Raaghe Ladywood Kid Tsunami Marksman Don^ld Krunk THE SHED Crush DJ Matt SOVEREIGN ARMS Funky Lounge Fridays Lokie Shaw WHALE & ALE Danny B YAYA’S ACE Fridays

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SAT 26/04 AMPLIFIER Pure Pop ft. Eddie Electric AMBAR Japan 4 ft. Blend The D’Vauz Brothers Mr Of Get More Marko Paulo THE AVIARY Zel Samuel Spencer Hykus AVENUE Lokie Shaw THE BALMORAL Back To The 80’s THE BAKERY Sleepfreak DJ Falcon The Midnight Mules Gombo BAR ORIENT The Reggae Club BEAT NIGHTCLUB (UPSTAIRS) CANVAS BEAT NIGHTCLUB (DOWNSTAIRS) Big Kidz Black Tie Party THE BIRD SpaceManAntics Hideous Sun Demon Silver Hills BRASS MONKEY DJ Peta Grizzly THE BRIGHTON DJ Miss Chief CAPITOL Death Disco CAPITOL (UPSTAIRS) Cream of the 80’s ft. DJ Roger Smart THE COMO Bryon O’Neill CORNERSTONE Mario Zuij THE DEEN Saturdays EAST END BAR Home FLAWLESS LQ Saturdays FLYRITE Father GEISHA BAR MAiKO Rob Sharp Luke P Jay Vincente Carl Drake Darren Maz Reece Woodward THE GENEROUS SQUIRE Jay Lee Lloyd

GOLD BAR Pure Gold THE GOOD SHEPHERD Chocolate Jesus GROOVE BAR (CROWN) Hero DJs HIP-E CLUB DJ E-Funk LIBRARY MKT LOST SOCIETY Chalk LUCKY SHAG BAR DJ Richie G METRO FREO Metropolis Saturdays ft. Darren Tucker Dr Wazz Ben C DJ Shane METRO FREO (C5) I Love 80s and 90s ft. DR Wazz DJ Shane MUSTANG BAR DJ Holly Doll DJ James MacArthur NEWPORT HOTEL Gravity DJ Tahli Jade NORTHSHORE TAVERN Local Heroes ft. Two Plus One PARKER Parker Saturdays ft. Some Blonde DJ Troy Division Paul Scott Wasteland Jackness PARAMOUNT Saturday Nights ft. Felix PORT BEACH SAND TRACKS Shockone Nu:Logic Dimension THE QUEENS Jon Ee 3Manuel THE SAINT Crackers SHAPE BAR Mr. Carmack THE SHED Huge DJ Andyy SOVEREIGN ARMS Countdown Saturday DJ Anthony Moe-Hee-Toe VILLA NIGHTCLUB Villa’s 5th Birthday Krafty Kuts THE WHALE & ALE Jools YAYA’S Arcadia

SUN 27/04 THE AVIARY Ben Sebastian Paradise Paul THE BAKERY Covenant Clan of Xymox Leaether Strip THE CAUSEWAY The Martinez Brothers CLAREMONT HOTEL Sunday Driver CLUB BAY VIEW Lokie Shaw FLYRITE DAY-WOO Relaxo Disco Maria Mendes Mr Sinclair Salut Barbu Sam Kuzich DAYWOO Esperos LUCKY SHAG BAR Sunday Session MULLALOO BEACH HOTEL Sunday Sesh DJ Slick MUSTANG BAR DJ Holly Doll PORT BEACH SAND TRACKS HARDSTRAYLIA RL Grime Destructo Oliver Motez THE QUEENS FIVEO Sam Spencer THE ROSEMOUNT (BEER GARDEN) The Get Down THE SAINT Jon Ee Az-T VILLA NIGHTCLUB Villa’s 5th Birthday ft. Krafty Kuts MON 28/04 BRASS MONKEY Monkey Madness THE DEEN Manic Mondays THE ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Bex & Turin’s Wide Open Mic THE SHED The Healy’s YAYA’S Big Tommo’s Open Mic TUES 29/04 THE BIRD The Bird’s Open Mic Night BRASS MONKEY Acoustic Open Mic Night MUSTANG BAR Danza Loca Salsa Night

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MAY OSCAR KEY SUNG 1 The Bird

THE PRESETS, WORDLIFE, DJ BENI 8 Capitol

DJ PREMIER & PETE ROCK 1 Capitol

VANCE JOY & GOSSLING 8 The Bakery

MONARCH LAUNCH NIGHT 2 Ambar

YAYO : HOUZ OF WATERMELONS 9 Ambar

BLISS N ESO, HORRORSHOW, SETH SENTRY 2 Signal Park, Busselton 3 Wellington Square

HOLY FUCK 8 The Rosemount 9 The Odd Fellow

HUXLEY 3 Geisha ARMADA NIGHT ft. Andrew Rayel, Jorn Van Deynhoven & Marlo 3 Metro City FRED V + GRAFIX 3 Villa Nightclub CITIZEN KAY WITH TKAY MAIDZA 3 Amplifier 4 Newport Hotel, Fremantle THUNDAMENTALS 8 Flyrite

DISCLOSURE 9 Metro City 10 Groovin’ The Moo, Hay Park, Bunbury GROOVIN THE MOO ft. Disclosure, Dizzee Rascal, Holy Fuck, Illy & more 10 Hay Park, Bunbury FRESH PRODUCE ft. Jay Francisco, Nate Whiskey, Dean Tracey, Butcherskank, BannGr 16 Ambar JUNGLE FEVER FT NICKY BLACKMARKET + MC FATMAN D 17 Villa Nightclub

ALISON WONDERLAND 23 Secret Location L-FRESH THE LION 24 Mojos LAURYN HILL 24 Fremantle Arts Centre ELLIE GOULDING 28 Challenge Stadium RuFuS 30 Players Bar 31 Fremantle Arts Centre JUNE THE PRESETS (with the Australian Chamber Orchestra) 4 Concert Hall

SCHOOLBOY Q 5 Villa Nightclub TLC 13 Metro City CHET FAKER 19 Astor Theatre AUGUST THE ASTON SHUFFLE 23 Amplifier

GET FUNGLED Young Marco Ben Taaffe, Reece Walker, Beecroft Sux Ambar Nightclub Sunday, April 20, 2014 The best thing about long weekends is the huge selection of gigs. Local promoters get to take advantage of tours which may only make it to the east coast otherwise. Easter Sunday night was no exception, with Get Weird and Fungle Club bringing over Dutch producer Young Marco. As always, the Get Weird crew drew a broad selection of attendees, ranging from hip hop heads to hipster and everything in between. Those who came from the sixth Day Woo party at Flyrite were offered discounted entries. This made sure that those who skipped Easter dinner with their families got to dance all day and into the early morning of the long weekend. Young Marco is making a name for himself with his wave house style, mixing classic analogue sounds from the ‘80s with more modern house aesthetics. His production is more danceable than works coming out of imprints like Minimal Wave Records, whilst still retaining the sounds associated with the NY and European wave scenes. The dance floor was already filled when Reece Walker, one half of local live techno group SENATE, took to the decks with an all vinyl set. He focused on a mix of vocal house, techno, break beat and modern acid house. The track to get the best response was an instrumental remix of Donna Summers - I Feel Love, resulting in a large cheer from the crowd. A far cry from the aggressive set showcased at the recent Perth Boiler Room party, Walker shows that he is a jock with a huge breadth of musical tastes. Up next was {MOVE} honcho Ben Taaffe.

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Wasting no time, Taffee raised the tempo and pushed the bass cabinets. Dropping tracks from Omar S, Metro Area and Daphni. All those in the club who weren’t dancing when he stepped up to the booth seemed to be on the floor within a few minutes, leaving only a scattering of people talking in Ambar’s dark corners. Finally the main act jumped behind the decks. What followed was a hugely eclectic mix. The first half hour was like a soundtrack to an unreleased Eddie Murphy film from the ‘80s. Huge analogue sweeps, synth toms and white noise snares. For the rest of the night he moved between nu-disco, euro house, prog, electro, acid and even some classic Detroit techno sound. The young Dutchman wove what would sound like a disordered mess of genres for a less successful selector, keeping the dance floor packed and sweaty. Although not a hugely technical DJ, Young Marco was able to read the room with few errors, after some initial train wrecks at the beginning of his set. A Get Weird night can’t be discussed without mentioning their “Tiny Club” and this was by far the tiniest club that they have ever hosted. At the most 15 people squeezed in the hallway towards the ladies bathroom, along with a laser and smoke machine. The lack of space however didn’t slow down the party, with some great music and insane antics. (Where else could you see a girl crowd surfing out of the toilets) Complementing the tunes in the main room, you had No Mad (dubstep and bass music), Lightsteed and Friends (electro), Eddie Flex (the other half of SENATE dropping a more upfront techno set) and Armin Van Goff (grime, dubstep and half time drum ’n’ bass). The night finished off with Beecroft Sux. It seemed most punters wanted to stick around until the end of the night to get the most out of their long weekend, with a relatively full dance floor still going once the lights in the club were turned on. SEAN DRILL

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Dianas

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IN THE PINES Another year, another convocation of fantastic Perth bands beneath the shady boughs of the titular trees. It’s like a family reunion, with RTR’s avuncular Peter Barr holding court in between acts and countless kids, ears safely clamped by those ubiquitous headphones, ducking around the legs of seasoned punters. It always feels good to be back. Following Welcome To Country, the dreamy, delicate yet full-spirited Golden String kicked off proceedings, keys and violins anchored by a strong sense of rhythm. Lead singer Mai certainly took the old adage to dance like no one is watching literally and to charming effect. With lead singer Moana Lutton resplendant in a kind of diaphanous, fur-fringed, electric blue housecoat and the rest of the band looking like they’d just survived a gas explosion in a Commedia Dell’arte troupe’s dressing room, Moana set the fashion bar impossibly high. They’re a mesmerising live presence, closer at times to freeform poetry, always with a tinge of darkness beneath the ethereal otherworldliness. Hypnotic like a snake about to strike, there’s an ever-present edge that lends their music some much needed weight to counter their sometimes indulgent experimentalism. It was time for a change of pace, and who better than Pat Chow to bring some noise and tempo to the proceedings? Balancing sound a fury with carefully constructed melodies, the three piece dropped a tight and terrific set on the crowd, struggling manfully through a couple of - admittedly minor - sound issues. Then a swing back to the avant garde with Mudlark. The experimental two piece drew an appreciative crowd, weaving a sweeping, swooping soundscape that skipped lightly from genre to genre, nimbly dodging even the broadest possible categorisation. We dashed back to the noisier end of the spectrum with Leeches. The no-nonsense, no-holds-

barred power punk trio delivered a blitzkrieg set. The self-proclaimed Lords Of Dullsville are clearly influenced by The Hard-Ons (Ray Ahn actually did the artwork for their album) but that’s no bad thing, especially when the results are this good. Mt. Mountain explored the darker side of psychedelia, carving a slow, twisted groove through the middle of the day. Their music is the soundtrack to the tail end of a bad trip (don’t eat the brown ChupaChup?), spaced-out and surreal but still somehow intricately constructed, and the crowd drank it in. Perth indie veteran Bill Darby gave us a rock solid half-hour built around incredibly melodic guitar riffs and complemented by precise electronic flourishes, which flowed quite nicely into the beautiful, primal soundscapes constructed by voiceless rock orchestra, Antelope, who eschew the focus provided by a vocalist in order to facilitate the birth of intricate worlds of sound and emotion. If there’s such a thing as classical indie, then The Community Chest are its finest local exponents. Bandleader Adem K welds together a diverse range of influences, marrying rocky guitar to bold synthwork to create the kind of instantly familiar songs you could swear you first heard on a mixtape you swiped off an older sibling back in ‘95. Having just returned from touring America, where their South By South West showcase was cancelled at the last minute, Flower Drums book ended the dream pop chapter. As Perth people were released from their Easter Sunday lunches, the crowd swelled and the Drums’ Birthday Girl took our hands, leading us through the pines and into nirvana. Runner, a five-piece who play ambient shoe gaze, are tipped to release their debut album Cloud Kingdom any day now. Two singles have already been released, Spooking and Islands. After their set, which was perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon with your buddies, we are begging them to release the goods. Dianas are dream pop at its absolute finest, and Perth clearly agrees. People ran to watch vocalists and guitarists; Nathalie Pavlovic and Caitlin Moloney urged them to chill to meditative melodies Weightless and Origami.

Night had well and truly fallen when The High Learys took to the stage. It did suit them; there’s a darkened club feel to what they do, all that was needed was go-go dancers and we would have been set. Playing a good deal of their excellent Here Come The High Learys album of last year, it’s clear they have a dedication to ‘60s R&B style and craft, but their songwriting nous makes it appeal to a more general audience as it was here at In The Pines, than the devoted following they pull at smaller headline shows. That must be encouraging for the band, for while their look and sound might scream ‘60s at you, good music is always now. It seemed like the perfect birthday celebration for singer/bassist, Jamie Turner, too. Speaking of screaming, some oafish malcontent (no, not Peter Barr) howled some hobolike introduction for Scalphunter, who took to the stage and owned UWA campus for the next half hour. Led by the impressive stage presence of Steven Knoth, Scalphunter’s sound will tear your head off, but the band themselves would be the first to offer you a hand to help you off the floor. The whole band are excellent rock’n’roll showmen, the ambition is clear but not more so than their pure love of rockin’ out. They celebrated the recruitment of one Aarom Wilson as their new manager and it looks clear to be beers, volume and goodness to come. The Morning Night were up next and display a consummate way with thought-provoking lyrics and melody, in spite of still-young years. That said, singer/guitarist, Adrian Hoffmann, is already something of a veteran and the mind boggles somewhat as to how much still lays before him. Stories were told, moods and memories conveyed, in a manner that recalls Hoffmann’s beloved Triffids but only by way of tipping his hat. The Morning Night were a counter-point to Scalphunter’s all-out assault and the fact the two could follow each other with an audience still enraptured says lots about both bands and everything about In The Pines. The Floors are just an astounding band in any context but within this study of nature were an absolute force. Brothers-in-arms for a decade now, the trio have played their way into this blues-andbruised beast. The rhythm section of Ryan Dux and

Ash Doodkorte, weaving slow-burning, molten metal shapes across the (otherwise quietly-spoken) Luke Dux’s primal vocal movements and Gibson SG played like a virtuoso with hammers as fingers. From loud to lilt once again, Gunns impressed with a melodic set that had all kinds of gaze about it (except shoegaze, as guitarist Hamish Rahn’s socks-and-flip-flops foot combo should not be seen again). It’s hard playing a subtle set after such a bludgeoning, but Gunns stuck to their er, guns, and their way with songs, from the garage to the shore, appealed to their following here and surely won them a few more fans. DM3 played their first big show since a European tour in 2013 and revelled in the circumstance. Vocalist/guitarist, Dom Mariani, was joined in this line-up by Toni Italiano (bass), Pascal Bartolone (drums) and guitarist, Killian Albrecht, who was in the band originally, at... well let’s face it, the turn of the century. Mariani’s different bands (Stems, Majestic Kelp, Domnicks etc) each swing into a niche of his musical heart, and DM3 are the power pop soul of it all. Some of these songs date back now 20 years and were perfect strangers to many - but you can’t stop good songs and great melodies played with excellence and pop precision. Irresistible! The Kill Devil Hills are veterans of this Pines business, whether turning up or not (sorry, long memory - BG). In many ways they are our Bad Seeds - evocative, charming and a little bit menacing. That’s not to say the singer/guitarist, Brendon Humphries is Nick Cave, he is and has always been his own entity. But there’s something about the newer, ethereal KDH tunes that have a similar attraction to Cave’s Push The Sky Away album - heavy music played softly with strong hands. How can you look away? All hail the resurrection. What’s amazing about In The Pines is that, for all the diverse, incredible talent on display each and every year, it barely scratches the surface of Perth’s live music scene. As a sampler, it’s beyond reproach, but the best message any punter can take way from this annual paean to pop is to get out amongst it - we really are lucky to have musicians of this calibre on hand.

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Somerville Auditorium, UWA Sunday, April 20, 2014

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RAILWAY HOTEL This Friday, April 25, catch The Urban Cowboy Band with support from Rob Walker and The Reps. Doors open 8pm, entry is $15. Saturday, April 26, it’s Heavy Rail, a two-stage show featuring east coast visitors Ceres (VIC) and Ted Danson With Wolves (NSW) along with Kill Teen Angst, Burning Fiction, Pat Chow, Alex The Kid, Sail On! Sail On!, FAIM, Spilt Cities, Health Legend and Rat King. Doors open 6pm and entry is $15. Sunday, April 27, from 4-8pm it’s the April edition of Gignition, featuring Brufield, Market Street, Midflight Parasite and The Plastic Attraction. Entry is $8. Ceres

YAYA’S This Friday, April 25, Blindspot are putting on a massive show to celebrate Anzac Day, they’ll be joined in their salute to the diggers by Paper Plains, Loners and The Dischordians. Saturday, April 26, sees something a little different with Rumba Colombiana, a huge Columbian party with live salsa band Yambeque and DJ Mateo. Finally check out some local Cabaret as Lady Velvet Presents: Easter Teasers on Sunday, April 27!

ROSEMOUNT HOTEL This Wednesday, April 23, catch Förstöra, Bury The Heard, Got Sharks? and Natron. Then on Thursday, April 24, it’s the annual time for the Hunx And His Punx and Shannon And The Clams double bill with local support from Kučka and Doctopus. Friday, April 25, sees legendary Aussie punk-rockers X hit the stage with support from the reformed Bible Bashers along with Raygun Mortlock (QLD) and The Lungs, while Saturday, April 26, Adrian Edmondson And The Bad Shepherds roll into town with special guests Patient Little Sister and Lucy Peach. On Tuesday, April 29 Bex And Turin’s Open Mic Night continues. Check out rosemounthotel.com.au for ticketing and other info. Hunx And His Punx

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Live music kicks of this week on Thursday, april 24, with the chic sounds Saturday, April 26, get completely blissed out with DM3 launching of the Harry Deluxe Duo. Harry’s hot blend of kitschy-cool classic their Best Of on vinyl. Ever since the ‘80s these guys have known how covers and sassy original tunes make her one truly unique entertainer. to make jangly pop. They’ve seen it come and go and come again. Mister T King hits the decks on Saturday, April 26, with a surprise bag Supports are The High Learys, Custom Royal and Tenderhooks. Entry of rare vinyl and good conversation! Sunday, April 27, finishes the week with an afternoon of traditional jazz with our regular swing cats, The is $10 from 8pm. Limelights Jazz Trio.

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A QUICKIE WITH... SLEEPFREAK Perth rockers Sleepfreak are about to reveal their debut music video, Sleazebag, at The Bakery on Saturday, April 26, with support from Falcon. The Midnight Mules and Gombo. We caught up with guitarist and keyboards player, Aaron Simich. Where did Sleepfreak spring from? Many eons ago a group of us attended the same primary and high schools together and have been close mates ever since. Rock and metal music were always a major commonality between us and so clearly the natural thing to do was to create a band. There were a couple of different members when it was first formed, however we’d been playing gigs together for about eight years with the lineup you see today. What’s your sound? In general, heavy rock is where we would sit if we had to categorise. However we definitely use a number of different genres imbedded into our music including metal, prog, blues and grunge. As for influences: Pantera, Alice In Chains, Ugly Kid Joe, Metallica and Dream Theatre are just a few of the many bands which have had a significant impact on us. What’s Sleazebag about? Sleazebag is about a particular character who is in his own world where everyone adores him and everything is glamorous. This of course is not actual reality, and the video clip portrays this in a very comical way. I

think the song itself stood out to us because of the overall theme, structure and the positive reaction from our supporters towards the song. Who directed/produced? The clip itself was directed and produced by Natalie Lewis and Ben Berkout from Story Horse Productions. They did an amazing job with the video and we were blown away with the final cut. We can’t thank them and their crew enough for the amount of work and time they put into this. It was really interesting to be involved with such a production and to see how it’s done. All the camera and lighting crews, makeup artists, models, actors and comedians made it surreal. We also spent a good chunk of time in hysterics whilst watching Damon Lockwood (who plays the main character) in action. He’s a very funny man and a great actor. What’s on the horizon? We are currently working on writing new tunes and recording further tracks. Also looking at doing a national tour possibly beginning of next year, so we are psyched to head out and play some solid shows.

BLOOMING LOVELY Having honed their skills with an impressively busy live schedule, Thee Gold Blooms are taking the next step with the release of their debut single, Alana, which launches at The Bird this Friday, April 25. Joining them for this auspicious occasion are Electric Toad and Rum Jungle. Doors open at 7pm, entry is $5, with CDs available for $5 as well.

Get down to The Rosemount Hotel tonight, Wednesday, April 23, for Wednesday Night Destruction, featuring Förstöra, Got Sharks?, Bury The Heard and Natron. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $10.

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SPACED OUT Bruno Sweetdog Records present a night of great tunes and good times this Saturday, April 26, at The Bird. Catch SpaceManAntics, who are working hard to capitalise on the recent release of their killer debut LP, Puraede’s Parade, alongside Silver Hills and Hideous Sun Demon. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $10.

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The Justin Walshe Duo Small Tales EP Launch @ Victoria Park Centre For The Arts

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Moana A Mouthful Of Birds EP Launch @ Mojos Thee Gold Blooms Alana Single Launch @ The Bird The Autumn Isles Waking Dreams Single Launch

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Sleepfreak Sleazebag Video Launch @ The Bakery Avastera Breathing Hope Album Launch @ Villa Lionizer Come Home EP Launch @ Flyrite Patient Little Sister What A Fool I Am Single Launch

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Need more Moana after their exceptional early set at In The Pines this week? Get yourself down to Mojos Bar this Friday, April 25, for the launch of their debut EP, A Mouthful Of Birds. A stellar roster of talent will be out in support, including The Floors, SpaceManAntics, Catbrush and David Craft. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $10, the EP is $5 on the night.

Combining live music and local art, Chalk is an exciting multimedia endeavour taking place at The Rosemount Hotel’s Four5Nine Bar tonight, Wednesday, April 23. Featuring live sets from Tomas Ford, Noah Skape And The Teenage Wasteland, Todd Pickett and Turin Robinson, it’s sure to be an eminently artistic evening full of scintillating conversation and witty bon mots. Doors open at 8pm, entry is $10.

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Tashi Gratitude EP Launch @ Hyde Park Botanical Gardens Morgan Bain What You Believe EP Launch @ Indi Bar Legs Electric Self Titled EP Launch @ The Rosemount Our Man In Berlin Is It Right? EP Launch @ Amplifier The Disappointed Weird Peace EP Launch @

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Ruby Boots Self Titled EP Launch @ The Astor Lounge

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TOUR TRAILS

BALL PARK MUSIC, APRIL 24 - 27 THIS WEEK THE ACACIA STRAIN 23 YMCA HQ 24 Amplifier Bar ELEANOR MCEVOY 23 Rosie O’Grady’s SKID ROW & UGLY KID JOE 23 Metropolis Fremantle HUNX & HIS PUNX /SHANNON & THE CLAMS 23 Rosemount Hotel MALYA YUTURRINGU: BE A STAR FUNDRAISER ft. Grace Barbe, Felicity Groom, The Merindas 24 Fremantle Arts Centre JEFF BECK 24 Perth Concert Hall WENDY MATTHEWS 24 Clancy’s Dunsborough TED DANSON WITH WOLVES/ CERES 24 Flyrite 25 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 26 Railway Hotel ADRIAN EDMONDSON & THE BAD SHEPHERDS 24 The Odd Fellow 26 Rosemount Hotel FAIRBRIDGE FESTIVAL 2014 25 - 27 Fairbridge Village BALL PARK MUSIC 24 Astor Theatre 25 Studio 146, Albany 26 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 27 Newport Hotel ENDLESS HEIGHTS 25 Rocket Room MICHAEL BUBLE 26 & 27 Perth Arena AARON NEVILLE, DR JOHN & THE NITE TRIPPERS 26 Riverside Theatre HUGH LAURIE & THE COPPER BOTTOM BAND 26 Perth Concert Hall CLIENT LIASION 26 Amplifier Bar ROBYN HITCHCOCK & STEVE KILBEY 26 Fly By Night THE SONGBIRDS 27 The Ellington Jazz Club TAME IMPALA 27 Hotel Rottnest JUSTICE CREW 27 Crown Theatre LORDE (POSTPONED) 29 Challenge Stadium APRIL BOY & BEAR 30 Divers Tavern, Broome MAY DJ PREMIER X PETE ROCK 1 Capitol KANYE WEST (POSTPONED) 2 Perth Arena

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THE PRESETS, MAY 8

RUSSIAN CIRCLES 2 Rosemount Hotel JAMES REYNE 2 Charles Hotel MKTO 2 Crown Theatre BLISS N ESSO 2 Signal Park, Busselton 3 Wellington Square ARMADA NIGHT ft. Andrew Rayel, Jorn Van Deynhoven & Mario 3 Metro City CITIZEN KAY 3 Amplifier Bar 4 Newport Hotel LEE KERNAGHAN 6 Princess Royal Theatre, Albany 9 Crown Theatre ORIGIN 6 Amplifier Bar GIDEON 7 Amplifier Bar 8 YMCA HQ ELLA HOOPER 8 Artbar VANCE JOY & GOSSLING 8 The Bakery KARNIVOOL 8 Metro Fremantle THE PRESETS 8 Capitol 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER 8 Riverside Theatre THUNDAMENTALS 8 Flyrite 9 Mojos Bar MISERY SIGNALS 8 Amplifier Bar 9 YMCA HQ HOLY FUCK 8 Rosemount Hotel 9 The Odd Fellow DISCLOSURE & WAVE RACER 9 Metro City THE JEZABELS 9 Astor Theatre THE JUNGLE GIANTS 9 Rosemount Hotel RED X 9 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 10 Settlers Tavern, Margaret River 11 The Newport Hotel JASON DERULO 10 Perth Arena PAUL WOSSEN 10 YaYa’s 11 Mojos Bar GROOVIN THE MOO ft. Andy Bull, Architecture In Helsinki, Disclosure, Holy Fuck, The Jezabels, The Jungle Giants, Karnivool, Kingswood, The Kite String Tangle, Loon Lake, The Naked And Famous, Parkway Drive, The Presets, Peking Duk, Robert Delong, Thundamentals, Vance Joy, Violent Soho, Wave Racer, What So Not & more 10 Hay Park, Bunbury THE NAKED & FAMOUS 11 Astor Theatre

ARCTIC MONKEYS 13 Perth Arena JONNY CRAIG 14 Amplifier Bar 15 YMCA HQ KIMBRA & JANELLE MONAE 16 Challenge Stadium KING PARROT 16 Amplifier Bar PETULA CLARK 17 Perth Concert Hall SEPTICFLESH & FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE 18 Amplifier Bar HITS & PITS 3 Strung Out, Face To Face, Unwritten Law, Implants 18 Capitol & Amplifier Bar JAMES VINCENT McMORROW 21 Astor Theatre WILL PUGH (CARTEL) 21 Amplifier Bar 22 YMCA HQ THE WAIFS 21 Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre 22 Astor Theatre 24 Kimberley Moon Experience, Kununurra 25 Fly By Night DANIEL CHAMPAGNE 21 Mojos Bar 22 Four5Nine Bar DZ DEATHRAYS 22 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 23 Indi Bar 24 Amplifier Bar 25 Newport Hotel WAGONS 23 Fly By Night FUNKOARS 23 Capitol 24 Studio 146, Albany THE ENGLISH BEAT 23 Rosemount Hotel MANGO GROOVE 23 Metro City 2014 AIRNORTH KIMBERLEY MOON EXPERIENCE Eskimo Joe, The Waifs, John Williamson, 42 Decibel 24 Jim Hughes Amphitheatre, Kununurra MS. LAURYN HILL 24 Fremantle Arts Centre GARY NUMAN 25 Astor Theatre ELLIE GOULDING & BROODS 28 Challenge Stadium LARRY CARLTON 28 Astor Theatre ALLDAY 29 Breakers Bar, Geraldton 30 Flyrite RÜFÜS 30 Players Bar, Mandurah 31 Fremantle Arts Centre WE ARE SCIENTISTS 31 Amplifier Bar THE BEARDS 29 The White Star Hotel, Albany 31 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury

ARCTIC MONKEYS, MAY 13 THE HARD-ONS 30 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 31 Margaret River Football Club, Margaret River JUNE THE HARD-ONS 1 Railway Hotel THE BEARDS 1 Astor Theatre DARREN MIDDLETON 1 Mojos Bar MEAT PUPPETS 2 Astor Theatre PROPAGANDHI 3 Amplifier Bar KIM CHURCHILL 4 Indi Bar IN HEARTS WAKE 4 YMCA HQ 5 Amplifier Bar YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE! 7 Riverside Theatre FRENTE 7 Astor Theatre LA DISPUTE 7 Rosemount Hotel 8 YMCA HQ DEAD LETTER CIRCUS 4 Pier Hotel, Esperance 5 The White Star Hotel, Albany 6 Settlers Tavern, Margaret River 7 Prince Of Wales, Bunbury 8 Rosemount Hotel CARCASS 12 Capitol JAMES BLUNT 12 Crown Theatre 13 Riverside Theatre DUNE RATS 12 Mojos Bar 13 Amplifier Bar RON POPE 13 Astor Lounge TLC 13 Metro City JOSH PYKE 15 Divers Tavern, Broome EARTH 18 Rosemount Hotel BASTILLE 18 Challenge Stadium CHET FAKER 19 Astor Theatre THE PAPER KITES 19 Artbar 20 Prince of Wales, Bunbury SAFIA 20 Mojos Bar LITTLE BASTARD 21 Mojos Bar GRAVEYARD TRAIN 21 Rosemount Hotel 22 Mojos Bar FINNTROLL 22 Amplifier Bar MONDO ROCK 22 Regal Theatre SASKWATCH 27 Settlers Tavern, Margaret River 28 Amplifier Bar 29 Mojos Bar KEITH URBAN & SHEPPARD 29 Perth Arena

SMITH STREET BAND 2 & 3 The Bakery (SOLD OUT) THE AUDREYS 4 Fly By Night SOMETHING FOR KATE 4 Astor Theatre HIGH ON FIRE 18 Rosemount Hotel THE WHITE ALBUM CONCERT TOUR ft. Chris Cheney, Phil Jameson, Josh Pyke & Tim Rogers 26 Riverside Theatre PELICAN 27 Rosemount Hotel THE ANGELS 31 Newport Hotel

JULY THE CRIMSON PROJEKCT 2 Fly By Night VIOLENT SOHO &

NOVEMBER THE ROLLING STONES 1 Perth Arena KATY PERRY 7 & 8 Perth Arena

AUGUST THE ANGELS 1 Wintersun Hotel, Geraldton DAN SULTAN 1 Settlers Tavern, Margaret River 2 Astor Theatre THE ANGELS ft. DAVE GLEESON 2 Charles Hotel 3 The Ravenswood Hotel ROY ORBISON & DEL SHANNON TRIBUTE 7 Albany Entertainment Centre 9 Crown Theatre HANSON 15 Metropolis Fremantle TINA ARENA 15 Crown Theatre LADY GAGA 20 Perth Arena THE DANDY WARHOLS 21 & 22 Astor Theatre NORTHWEST PILBARA WEEKENDER 22 – 24 Port Hedland Turf Club THE ASTON SHUFFLE 23 Amplifier Bar SEPTEMBER KANYE WEST 5 Perth Arena MARINA PRIOR 5 Albany Entertainment Centre 6 Astor Theatre 7 Mandurah Performing Arts Centre ROBBIE WILLIAMS 11 Perth Arena BIFFY CLYRO 12 Metro City ANDREA BOCELLI 24 Perth Arena OCTOBER JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 8 Perth Arena THE ROLLING STONES 29 Perth Arena

TO U R TA L E S

DR JOHN Old School Heart Dr John & The Nite Trippers join Aaron Neville at the Riverside Theatre this Saturday, April 26. BOB GORDON reports. Dr John was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2011, but he has always been a living monument unto music and his hometown of New Orleans. Since the ‘50s, Dr John, AKA Mac Rebennack Jnr, has been a musical giant as a vocalist, musician (he was a crack guitarist until a gunshot wound to his hand saw him switch to piano in the early ‘60s), composer and producer, working with the likes of Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, B.B. King, Harry Nilsson, Canned Heat, Rolling Stones, Carly Simon, Joe Cocker, Marianne Faithfull, Harry Connick Jnr, Taj Mahal, Paul Weller, Neville Brothers, Willie Nelson and oh, so many more. His own hit albums, Gris Gris (1968) and Gumbo (1972) opened up different aspects of New Orleans music to the wider world and still stand as classics. And he continues, marching forward with a nod to the past. “I’m doin’ wonder-fuel,” Dr John says in his New Orleans drawl. “I’m in Columbus, Ohio, right now. I’ve actually just been finishing up a recording we just did of a Louis Armstrong record. I think it’s just comin’ along great.” What began as a series of tribute shows to the trumpet great has now turned into an album due for release later this year. It was prompted by a visit from Satchmo to Dr John in a dream. “Yes that’s right. I had met Louis Armstrong when he was managed by Joe Glaser at Associated Booking,” he says of the mob-affiliated businessman who also managed Billie Holiday. “I’d never had him come to me in a dream before and he says, ‘do a record of my stuff, your way’. I thought, ‘wow, it’s official’. “We got some bad trumpet players,” he says, meaning the word in its best and coolest sense. “And some other killer musicians too. “We’re really doing some different manoeuvres with Louis’ stuff.” For this Australian tour, Dr John us touring with Aaron Neville, a long-time associate and friend. “Well Aaron’s been my partner for a long time,” he says. “And his brother Charles, who’s been playing with him for years, is my partner too. But you know, all of the Neville Brothers have been partners of mine for a looong time.”

Dr John’s tour schedule is made up of many headline dates combined with festival appearances. Either kind of show is fine by him; it all comes down to the music. “I write up a setlist and that’s what I do for every gig,” he says, simply. “They’re all different setlists and that’s what makes the gigs interesting for me. And interesting for the band.” With songs going back some 60 years, it seems possible that setlist composition could be hard work with so much material to choose from. Not so... “I think it’s just important to play what you feel,” Dr John says. “That’s the most important thing I feel like you gotta do.” His last album was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and has been hailed as being as impacting as much of his classic work. “That’s a blessing too, you know?” Dr John enthuses. “Dan was cool. He’s like old school stuff, you know? I like that. Anybody that’s old school is in my heart.” Do you need an old soul in order to create music? “Yeah, I believe that. If you ain’t got that, you’re shorter than life.” Though he is walking history, Dr John has never forgotten any of his mentors, nor the influence of New Orleans on his life and music. “You know, I had great guitar teachers when I first started out. I did produce Professor Longhair’s sessions and a lot of other people. Those sessions that I did for him are very special to me,” he says of paying the favour back to his musical father figure. “The ones I worked on for Wardell Quezergue (AKA The Creole Beethoven) were special for me too, being a Big Chief and all of that. I’ve produced music for Mardi Gras which has happened for many years in New Orleans. Those are important things to me.” New Orleans, of course, continues to rebuild since Hurricane Katrina decimated it in 2005. It’s never lost its soul. “People here are in pretty good sprits,” Dr John says. “You can’t suffer that much, in the mess of all of that, without suffering some consequences. The music in New Orleans is as strong as ever.” As for his plans this year beyond the Louis Armstrong album release, it sounds like business as usual, a pleasure as ever. “Listen, all we know, and I feel good about this, is that we’re gonna keep the gigs flouncin’ and everything bouncin’ and keep rollin’ with the music. “It’s been my pleasure-and-a-half,” he signs off. “Have a pleasant day.”

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THE LITTLEST FOX/INDI BAR/ WEDNESDAY 23 WEDNESDAY 23/04

THE ALBION HOTEL Quiz Night AMPLIFIER BAR Academy ft. Lowlight Vice Versa Victory Risk The Takeover THE BAKERY Fresh Faced Follies ft. Sugar Blue Burlesque BEAT NIGHTCLUB (DOWNSTAIRS) Street THE BIRD Vibe Vibe Vibe DJs Raaghe Sleepyhead Jack Doepel BRASS MONKEY Sugar Blue Burlesque THE CARINE Open Mic Night Shaun Street CLANCYS CANNING Songwriter’s Night Simon Kelly Railway Bell CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Chet Leonard’s Bingoteque ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Melissa Oliveria Night Cap Sessions THE GREENWOOD Bernardine GROOVE BAR (CROWN) 5 Shots INDI BAR The Littlest Fox The Dirty Folk The Lucky Numbers LANEWAY LOUNGE Harry Deluxe LANGFORD ALE HOUSE Gerry Azor LOBBY LOUNGE (CROWN) Decoy Duo THE LUCKY SHAG Howie Morgan MERIDIAN ROOM (CROWN) James Wilson METRO’S FREMANTLE Skid Row Ugly Kid Joe MOJO’S BAR Old Blood Rag N Bone Peter Bibby Black Gang Bone THE MOON CAFE Going Solo ft. Ali Flintoff Beau Jones MUSTANG BAR Frenzy with DJ Giles OCEAN ONE BAR Brazil Night ft. Xoxote

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THE PADDO Sophie Jane Shenai Meade Brendan Gaspari 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Chalk Tomas Ford Noah Skape & The Teenage Wasteland Todd Pickett Turin Robinson ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Forstora Bury The Heard Got Sharks? Natron ROSIE O’GRADYS NORTHBRIDGE Eleanor McEvoy SETTLERS TAVERN (MARGARET RIVER) Open Mic Night THE SWINGING PIG Open Mic Night Greg Carter UNIVERSAL BAR Retriofit VILLAGE BAR Village People Open Mic YAYA’S The Pissedcolas Ohayo Kitchen People King Crime YMCA HQ The Acacia Strain THURSDAY 24/04

AMPLIFIER BAR The Acacia Strain Graves Iconoclast Anchored This Existence ASTOR THEATRE Ball Park Music THE AVIARY Empire BAR ORIENT Open Mic Night BEST DROP TAVERN Replika THE BIRD Zara Huts Ashlyn Koh Tim Gordon Elli Schoen BRASS MONKEY Rhythm Bound Karaoke BRIGHTON Choppa BROOKLANDS TAVERN Celebrations Karaoke THE CAUSEWAY BAR Xport Thursdays CIVIC HOTEL (BACKROOM) Nitro Zeppelin CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Nick Charles Lucky Oceans CLANCY’S DUNSBOROUGH Wendy Matthews

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COMO HOTEL Fiona Lawe Davies 3 THE CRUISING YACHT CLUB Barry Gee THE DEEN Howie Morgan Project DEVILLES PAD Rock’N’Roll Karaoke DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN Open Mic Night Kris Buckle ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Suite 191 FLYRITE Ted Danson With Wolves FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE Malya Yuturringu: Be A Star Fundraiser Grace Barbe Felicity Groom The Merinda’s THE GATE Greg Carter GRAND CENTRAL PARK Sophie Jane THE GREENWOOD Ryan Webb GROOVE BAR (CROWN) Decoy INDI BAR Open Mic Night LANEWAY LOUNGE Victoria Newton Trio LOBBY LOUNGE (CROWN) Jack & Jill LUCKY SHAG James Wilson MOJO’S BAR The Kill Devil Hills Maurice Flavel’s Intensive Care Los Porcheros MOON CAFÉ Yambeque MUSTANG BAR Anzac Day Eve Party Kickstart DJ James McArthur OCEAN ONE BAR Turin’s Open Mic Night THE ODD FELLOW The Bad Shepherds PEEL ALE HOUSE Open Mic Danny Bau PERTH CONCERT HALL Jeff Beck 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL David Craft Joni In The Moon Erasers ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Hunx & His Punx Shannon & The Clams Doctopus Kucka & Monarchy DJs SETTLERS TAVERN (MARGARET RIVER) Freya Hanly THE SHED Midnight Rambler SWALLOW BAR Harry Deluxe Duo UNIVERSAL BAR Off The Record THE VELVET LOUNGE Oriental Express Miss Ruby Slippers FRIDAY 25/04

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THE ALBION HOTEL Jen de Ness AMPLIFIER BAR Disentomb Entrails Eradicated Earth Rot Suffer in Rot BAILEYS BAR HI-NRG THE BALMORAL Acoustic Fridays Vanerty Bros BELGIAN BEER CAFÉ Mike Nayar THE BELMONT Siren & Assassin

ELLI SCHOEN/THE BIRD/ THURSDAY 24 THE BIRD Thee Gold Blooms Single Launch Thee Gold Blooms Electric Toad Rum Jungle THE BOAT Ben Merito BRASS MONKEY Justin Cortorillo THE BRIGHTON Jasmin Atkins Ricky Green Justin Burford THE CARINE Frenzy CHASE BAR & BISTRO James Wilson CLANCY’S CITY BEACH The Jack Doepel Organ Trio CURRAMBINE TAVERN Grant Hart DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN Cuddles EMPIRE BAR Howie Morgan FAIRBRIDGE VILLAGE Fairbridge Festival 2014 FLY BY NIGHT The Merindas THE GATE Choppa Duo GOSNELLS HOTEL Light Street GROOVE BAR (CROWN) Tod Johnson & Peace Love DJ Crazy Craig THE HERDSMAN Elemental HOTEL ROTTNEST DJ Eugene HYDE PARK HOTEL (COURTYARD) Frank G INDI BAR Valdaway Indigo Amberdown Ryan Webb KALAMUNDA HOTEL Vendetta LANEWAY LOUNGE Trevor Jalla Why Georgia? M ON THE POINT Retriofit MAHOGANY INN Sophie Jane MERRIWA TAVERN Elemental MOJO’S BAR Moana EP Launch Moana The Floors SpaceManAntics Catbrush David Craft MUSTANG BAR The Gin Slingers Harry Deluxe Chris Raven Flash Nat & The Action Men DJ James McArthur NORTHSHORE TAVERN Chalk N Cheese E.M.B.T Hykus Pierce Ericson Liquid Culture Kritikool OCEAN BAR ONE Desert Bells PEEL ALE HOUSE Siren Song Enterprises PIER HOTEL (ESPERANCE) Ragdoll PORT KENNEDY TAVERN Tandem PRINCE OF WALES (BUNBURY) Ted Danson With Wolves THE PRINCIPAL Electrophobia QUARRIE BAR + BISTRO One Trick Phonies RAILWAY HOTEL Urban Cowboy Band Rob Walker The Reps

ROCKET ROOM Endless Heights Monuments The Others Foxes Apollo Zen ROSEMOUNT HOTEL X Raygun Mortlock The Bible Bashers The Lungs ROSIE O’GRADY’S FREMANTLE Madam Montage ROSIE O’GRADY’S NORTHBRIDGE Wesley Goodlet Jamboree Scouts ROYAL PALMS RESORT Steve Spouse SAIL AND ANCHOR Howie Morgan THE SAINT Threeplay SALT ON THE BEACH SHAKE IT! SETTLER’S TAVERN (MARGARET RIVER) Dilip N The Davs THE SHED Crush DJ Matt SOUTH ST. ALEHOUSE Robbie King Karaoke STUDIO 146 (ALBANY) Ball Park Music SWINGING PIG Greg Carter UNIVERSAL BAR Nightmoves VERNON ARMS TAVERN Kevin Curran WINTERSUN HOTEL James McDonald YAYA’S Blindspot Paper Plains Loner The Dischordians SATURDAY 26/04

AMPLIFIER BAR Client Liaison Bastian’s Happy Flight LightSeed BAILEYS BAR Darren Reid & The Soul City Groove THE BAKERY Sleazebag Video Launch Sleepfreak DJ Falcon The Midnight Mules Gombo THE BALMORAL Third Gear BAR ORIENT The Reggae Club Mumma Trees DJ Veeness BEAT NIGHTCLUB (DOWNSTAIRS) Big Kidz Black Tie Party BEAT NIGHTCLUB (UPSTAIRS) Canvas BENTLEY HOTEL In The Groove THE BIRD SpaceManAntics Hideous Sun Demon Silver Hills THE BOAT Gary Fowlie THE BROOK Tandem BROOKLANDS TAVERN Siren & Assassin THE CARINE Craig Ballantyne CHASE BAR + BISTRO Choppa Duo CLANCY’S CANNING Justin Burford Solo CLANCY’S FREMANTLE Ladies Who Lead The Armani Consort Lady Luck Minky G

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GRACE BARBE/FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE/THURSDAY 24 THE CLAREMONT HOTEL Antics Gunns Mudlark Drage Lion DJ Chip Seagull CROWN THEATRE Pixar In Concert WASO DEVILLES PAD Black Magic Disco DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN Steve Spouse EAST BAR 150 Jarrad Wilson ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Amber Foxx Chelsea Cullen ESPLANADE (BUSSELTON) The Avenue FAIRBRIDGE VILLAGE Fairbridge Festival 2014 FLY BY NIGHT Robyn Hitchcock Steve Kilbey THE GATE Greg Carter GOSNELLS HOTEL Almost Famous GREENWOOD Cargo Beat GROOVE BAR (CROWN) Murphy’s Lore HOTEL ROTTNEST Howie Morgan HYDE PARK HOTEL Cherry Lips INDIAN OCEAN BREW CO. Jamie Powers Duo INDI BAR Boom! Pap! Pow! Clint Bracknel KALAMUNDA HOTEL Celebrations Karaoke LAKERS TAVERN Celebrations Karaoke LANEWAY LOUNGE Cathrine Summers Duo Miami LANGFORD ALE HOUSE Russell Higgins Project LOBBY LOUNGE (CROWN) Nightowl LUCKY SHAG DJ Richie G M ON THE POINT Rhythm 22 MERRIWA TAVERN Celebrations Karaoke MUSTANG BAR Continentals Milhouse DJ Holly Doll DJ James McArthur MOJO’S BAR The Power of Pop DM3 The High Learys Custom Royal Tenderhooks NORTHSHORE TAVERN GrooVe NEWPORT HOTEL Urban Cowboy Band Rob Walker Random Act OCEAN ONE BAR Desert Bells THE PADDO Cheeky Monkeys PADDY MAGUIRES Madam Montage PARAMOUNT NIGHTCLUB Felix PERTH ARENA Michael Buble PERTH CONCERT HALL Hugh Laurie The Copper Bottom Band PIER HOTEL (ESPERANCE) Ragdoll PORT KENNEDY TAVERN Stu Mckay

BLINDSPOT/YAYA’S/ FRIDAY 25

PRINCE OF WALES (BUNBURY) Ball Park Music Papa Vs Pretty Jesse Davidson QUARRIE BAR & BISTRO The Gypsy Minions RAILWAY HOTEL Heavy Rail Ceres Sail On! Sail On! Kill Teen Angst Ted Danson With Wolves Burning Fiction FAIM Alex The Kid Health Legend Spilt Cities Ten Points for Glenroy RIVERSIDE THEATRE Aaron Neville Dr. John The Nitetrippers 459 ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Severtone Athena’s Wake Against the Tide Nails of Imposition Eyes Cast Skyward ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Adrian Edmondson The Bad Sheperds Patient Little Sister Lucy Peach ROSIE O’GRADY’S FREMANTLE Flava SETTLERS TAVERN (MARGARET RIVER) Katie J White THE SHED Huge DJ Andyy SOUTH ST ALE HOUSE Robbie King & Friends SPRINGS TAVERN Kevin Curran THE SWINGING PIG Frenzy SWALLOW BAR Mister T King UNIVERSAL BAR Soul Corporation YAYA’S Yambeque DJ Mateo SUNDAY 27/04

THE AVIARY Aviary Rooftop Sessions Touch Sensitive Sam Perry Philly Blunt Troy Division THE BAKERY Fiend Fest Covenant Leaether Strip Clan of Xymox THE BALMORAL Superseeds THE BELMONT TAVERN Justin Cortorillo BEAUMARIS SPORTS ASSOC. One Trick Phonies THE BRIGHTON Ross Lowe Steve Spouse BROKEN HILL HOTEL Kizzy THE BROOK Barebones BROOKLANDS TAVERN Kathy Carver CAPTAIN STIRLING Open Mic Night Josh Terlick THE CARINE Mike Nayar THE CAUSEWAY Acoustic Sunday CIVIC HOTEL Adam James CLANCYS CITY BEACH Sunday Brekky Sesh The Limelights Jazz Trio Salt Shaker Sundays DJ Boogie The Salt Shaker Selectors CLANCYS FREMANTLE The Zydecats

COMO HOTEL Ansell & Fretall CROWN THEATRE Justice Crew Jai Waetford CRUISING YACHT CLUB Guy Tucker DUNSBOROUGH TAVERN Kris Buckle ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB The Songbirds Dannielle Gaha DeAndrea Alex Gibson Nick Kingswell FAIRBRIDGE VILLAGE Fairbridge Festival 2014 FLINDERZ HILLARYS Marcio Mendes THE GATE Choppa Duo GOSNELLS HOTEL Frank G GROOVE BAR (CROWN) Peace Love HOTEL ROTTNEST Tame Impala HYDE PARK HOTEL (COURTYARD) Jonny Dempsey INDIAN OCEAN BREW CO Retriofit INDI BAR One Thousand Years Datura Custom Royal KALAMUNDA HOTEL Electrophobia LAKERS TAVERN Wesley Goodlet Jamboree Scouts LATITUDE 32 Jamie Powers LOBBY LOUNGE (CROWN) Thierryno LUCKY SHAG Sunday Session Christian Thompson MOJO’S BAR Huge Magnet MOON CAFÉ Ghost Drums Methyl Ethel Steven Hughs MOUNT LAWLEY BOWLING CLUB Perth Folk and Roots Club Jook Joint Band M ON THE POINT Nathan Gaunt MUSTANG BAR Amber Foxx Johnny Law The Piston’ Packin’ Daddies DJ Holly Doll NEWPORT HOTEL Ball Park Music NORTHBRIDGE PIAZZA Sunday Piazza Live Big Hills Band Café Jazz OCEAN ONE BAR DJ G-Martin Tahnee OCEAN VIEW TAVERN Anderson PADDINGTON ALE HOUSE The Fit Swimmers PERTH ARENA Michael Buble PIER HOTEL (ESPERANCE) Ragdoll PINK DUCK LOUNGE BAR Courtney Murphy PORT KENNEDY TAVERN Greg Carter QUARIE BAR + BISTRO The Gypsy Minions RAILWAY HOTEL Gignition Brufield Market Street Midflight Parasite The Plastic Attraction THE ROSE & CROWN HOTEL Blackbirds ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Golden Days Vintage Market

SEVERTONE/459/ SATURDAY 26 The Get Down Charlie Bucket Klean Kicks Nick Sheppard Scorcherfest 4 Months In Above All Invincible Alex Fury Amberdown At The Space Jam Dan Peters Daniel Castledine Daniel Ray E.T.C Emcee Demolition Emcee Joely Emcee Vertz Escelade Gabbi Fusco Glen Prophecy & Sabrina Highway Breakdown Jaks Kraill Nucleust OPUS Ratrod Reilly Craig Respect The Talent Rosen Shauny P SirPit Skinny Pete Strezz Tell The Shaman The Arcadian The Raiders Three Quarter Flat Urban Cowboy Band White Avenue THE SAINT Howie Morgan Project SAIL AND ANCHOR (UPSTAIRS) Childs Play SEAVIEW TAVERN Jeanie Proude SETTLERS TAVERN (MARGARET RIVER) Phil & Trudy Edgeley THE SHED The Healy’s Renogade SOUTH ST. ALEHOUSE Alex Robins SWALLOW BAR The Limelights Jazz Trio SWANBROOK WINERY Tim Gordon Holly Norman Matt Waring SWINGING PIG Jasmin Atkins Siren & Assassin UNIVERSAL BAR Cartel VERNON ARMS TAVERN Sophie Jane WANNEROO TAVERN Matt Williams WHISTLING KITE James Wilson THE WINDSOR Acoustic Aly YAYA’S Lady Velvet’s Cabaret’s Easter Teasers MC Lucinda Panties

MONDAY 28/04

BRASS MONKEY Wire Birds CLANCYS FREMANTLE Quiz Night ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Chamber Jam Christine Yeong Laura McGrogan Alix Hamilton Josten Myburgh FLY BY NIGHT Voicebox Fremantle Danny Gunzburg Tineke Van Der Eecken Jogn Angliss Roger Montgomer GROOVE BAR (CROWN) Justin & Mike MOJO’S BAR Wide Open Mic MUSTANG BAR Triple Shots ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Quiz Meisters YA-YA’S Big Tommo’s Open Mic Variety Night TUESDAY 29/04

THE BIRD Barefaced Stories Ben Mulvey BRASS MONKEY Open Mic Night Shaun Street THE CHARLES HOTEL Perth Blues Club The Warm Ups Blues Band Bloozology Phil and Trudy Edgeley CLANCYS FREMANTLE Quiz Night ELLINGTON JAZZ CLUB Ruth Roshan Tango Noir GROOVE BAR (CROWN) Jack & Jill LOBBY LOUNGE (CROWN) Hans Fiance LUCKY SHAG Ben Merito MERRIWA TAVERN Celebrations Karaoke MOJO’S BAR Golden Slums Morrie Beth Jack Haynes MUSTANG BAR Danza Loca Salsa Night OCEAN ONE BAR OVERGROWTH Open Mic Night ROSEMOUNT HOTEL Bex ‘n’ Turin’s Open Mic Night SWINGING PIG Siren Song Enterprises YAYA’S Sprawl Dry Dry River The Limbs Stuart Orchard

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heavy specialist focus because I think customers like a bit of guidance and help in choosing the right product, rather than being waved over to a wall of products and being left on their own. We take pride in knowing the ins and outs of our entire range and knowing what suits who and why. It’s a lot of stuff to keep in your head. As a customer I know I like to be able to get proper advice from somewhere that I purchase a product from and I think it’s a bit of a rarity. Of course one of the main challenges involves the cost of having a shop front in boomtown Perth where rents are high and population isn’t. You recently relocated. What prompted that? Headphonic has been growing steadily over the years. The new location has a bigger showroom, is easier to spot and now has parking! Have you ever considered moving to a purely online model? I started off as online only, but there’s a huge advantage to customers to be able to come into a shop and test stuff out before purchasing it, especially if they have a little guidance. I could switch back to an online only model but it would cut out a lot of the extra service we like to offer. Reading a hundred online reviews is no substitute for actually listening yourself.

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HEADPHONIC Retail Realities For over a decade now, Headphonic have been the go-to supplier of top-end headphones and accessories in Perth, suruving despite increasing pressures on brick and mortar retailers in the face of online competition. they recently relocated to larger premises at 83 Wanneroo Road, Tuart Hill, which struck us as a good an excuse as any to have a chat with owner, Marcus Miller. What’s the Headphonic story? Give us a quick history. Headphonic began as a side project in 2002 when I was working fulltime in a computer store where I had a focus on good sound cards and speakers. I began by helping people online choose the right pair of headphones but quickly found that a lot of the stuff I’d recommend wasn’t readily available, so I could help with what to buy but not where to buy. The solution was to set up a business and let them buy from me which is how Headphonic was born. How did you become interested in this particular area of equipment retail? I’ve always been a lover of music and so have both of my parents. I grew up listening to

whatever albums my parents put on, my dad playing guitar, or I was taken along to concerts (I saw bands like AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Split Enz and many others live before I was seven years old). Headphones actually represent an extremely good value way to get into high quality audio - you can get $10,000 speaker setup sound quality from a $400 pair of headphones so you don’t have to be made of money or have an especially large space to have an awesome headphone setup and you can take it on the road with you. What are the key challenges that you face as a retailer today? Wow, everything! I think it’s probably better to say what sets us apart as a retailer - I try to maintain a

How do you keep abreast of new developments in your field? Many ways - press releases, online reviews, customer feedback. We take it all on board. To be honest though, headphones haven’t changed a great deal in 50 years. New models are released constantly but realistically any headphone that sounds great now will sound great in 20 years, unless it breaks. I like to recommend stuff that will last. Is there anything about your job that you didn’t expect going in? I didn’t expect Headphonic to be as big as it’s become, and I didn’t expect to still be doing this after 12 years! I didn’t see the iPod revolution coming either. I’ve always had a walkman/ discman/portable player of some kind but it really took off not long after Headphonic started up. Anything else you want to add? Headphonic wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for our awesome customers and awesome staff. I’d like to say thanks to everyone that has supported us over the years. Come on down and check out our new shop, test out some gear and have a chat with us! Check out Headphonic’s range at headphones.com.au.

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SING IT OUT LOUD If you have always wanted to get up on stage and have a go at singing but were not sure if you had the right stuff, then here’s your chance. Singer’s Secret is running performance workshops for singers to help you turn your dreams into reality. Each workshop runs for three hours and covers: • How to look good on stage, even if you are nervous. • Microphone technique. • Interacting with your audience. • Working with the performance space. • Discovering your biggest on-stage asset. You will get to go up on stage and show off your skills in a fun and supportive environment. Beginners are welcome. Head to singerssecret.com/ workshops for more information.

REAL TO REEL RETURNS The Real To Reel pop-up recording studio is coming back. Four slots are available for musicians between the ages of 12 and 25 who have logged some miles on the road to success but would now benefit from working with a professional sound engineer. Recording will run from June 5 - 6 and culminate in the Who’s Up Next showcase at The Hive Arts Space. Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday, May 13. Go to wam.org.au for full details.

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DANCE CLASSES BELLYDANCE CENTRAL STUDIO CLASSES Free class Fri 25 April special beg. Term 1 starts Mon 28th April. For brochure, info and free class invite email dance@bellydancecentral.com.au. Mob: 0409 511 125. www.bellydancecentral.com.au FOR SALE HEADPHONES all brands & styles. 23 Harrogate Street, West Leederville. Contact Headphonic 08 93886333 headphones.com.au MUSOS WANTED BASS PLAYER WANTED to join 4 piece orig band Est since 2000, alternate/commercial rock music. Must have good gear & a love for music, EP recorded and ready. Email david.saunders1@iinet.net.au or call 0410 723 738 OPEN MIC NIGHT every Thursday night at Indi Bar. Text Josh on 0430 313 577 for a spot.

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Applications to perform at the Australasian Worldwide Music Expo are drawing to a close, with less than two weeks remaining for artists to get their bids in. Previous showcase performers include Archie Roach, The Bamboos, Katchafire, Dan Sultan, Barefoot Divas, Coloured Stone, Blue King Brown, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Bombay Royale, David Bridie, Ngaiire, Stephen Pigram, Mama Kin, Tijuana Cartel and more. As Australia’s première networking conference for roots musicians and associated professionals, this represents a rare opportunity for artists to reach a large and influential audience. Applications close Friday, May 2. Head to awme.com.au for further information. Blue King Brown

CD & DVD MANUFACTURE Check out our latest CD & DVD specials online at www.procopy.com.au 9375 3902 DISK BANK Perth’s premier CD & DVD manufacturer, with options for all budgets. (08) 9388 0800. www.diskbank.com.au/specials. MATRIX PRODUCTIONS AUSTRALIA Lighting, staging, sound systems, smoke machines, night club FX, intelligent lighting, strobes & mirror balls, crowd barriers, video projectors. 9371 1551 PA HIRE Working bands looking for PA hire with lights & engineer? Batta-Boom Sound offers all this from $150. Call Byron 044 8886 501

R E VO LV E R S O U N D S T U D I O P h 9 2 7 2 7 5 0 5 . www.revolverstudio.com.au SONGWRITERS - BANDS! Great Productions! London Producer, awesome studio. Call Jerry on 0405 653 338 www.jerichomusic.com.au REHEARSAL STUDIOS AAA VHS REHEARSAL ROOMS Great facilities, great vibe & great price!!! Unit 5 /16 Peel Road, O’Connor. Phone 9418 5815 or 0413 732 885 BIGBEAT SOUND STUDIO Clean rooms, all new PA systems, air-con and good parking . Willetton Ph: 0425 698 117. PLATINUM SOUND ROOMS Professional rehearsal rooms, airconditioned, quality PAs mob 0418 944 722 `STREAM STUDIO’S 89 Stirling St, Perth. Mobile: 0403 152 009 info@streamrehearsal.com.au TUITION ***GUITAR LESSONS*** The Guitar Institute. Online bookings. Beg to prof, all styles. Catering to WAAPA and AMEB standards. All tutors have WWC clearance. Cliff Lynton Guitar Institute. Mt Lawley 9342 3484 / www.clifflynton.com BASS GUITAR LESSONS AVAILABLE by WAAPA tutor. A practicle approach to learning. .All styles.Years of experience. Tony Gibbs 9470 6131 ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCTION LESSONS For those who may need help making a start and finding their way around Ableton Live. $50 per hr and may come to you. Ph; Danny 0408 909 928 PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP FOR SINGERS Learn stage craft, mic technique and how to engage your audience. Beginners welcome. www.singerssecret.com

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Applications are open for MusicNT’s 2014 Bush Bands Program, which is designed to help ,guide and promote indigenous musicians in Central Australia. The three day Bush Bands Business development camp runs from September 3- 5 and culminates in the 11th annual Bush Bands Bash concert in Alice Springs. For more information, go to musicnt.com.au. Entries close on Wednesday, May 28.

Thump Music’s latest guitar master class features none other than Guthrie Govan. This masterful musician has worked with everyone from Asia to The Young Punx to Dizzee Rascal and has drawn strong praise from such luminaries as Joe Satriani, and now he’s coming to Perth to impart his hardearned wisdom. He’ll be here for one class only at Hale School on Monday, July 21. Go to thumpmusic. com.au to book your seat now!

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ALAN DAWSON’s WITZEND RECORDING STUDIO Prof quality albums or demos, large live room, experienced engineer, analog to digital transfers, mastering..Alan 0407 989 128 or Jeremy 0430638178 www.witzendstudios.com ANALOG MASTERING VINTAGE TAPE, TUBES & TRANSFORMERS with the latest state of the art digital converters. Clients include: Melody’s Echo Chamber, Pond, Gossling, Knife Party, Felicity Groom, The Floors, Jeff Martin & The Panics. World class facility, World class results. Www.poonshead.com. 9339 4791 ANDY’S STUDIO International multi award winning songwriter / producer. No band required. Broadcast quality. A songwriter’s paradise. Ph 9364 3178 GOLDDUST Production Mixing, recording and composition. Leederville $80 p/h. 0408 097 407 RECORDING MIXING MASTERING PRODUCING Fremantle location. Call Pete Kitchen Cooked Records. Ph 0407 363 764 / 9336 3764

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