sime nugent tonight
sime nugent (melb) tonight at the grace emily with Tom West
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
matt banham tonight
matt banham plays with his new band Women Moving Furniture tonight at downtown (waymouth st, opp the grace emily) 8.30
Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival Commission 2007
Following the success of the 2006 inaugural Melbourne Jazz Fringe Commission, which resulted in the creation of an extraordinary new work by pianist and composer, Jex Saarelaht, the Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival is now calling for submissions for the 2007 Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival Commission.
The Commission provides $1000 to a composer to write an extended work for an ensemble (greater than 5 piece) of his or her choice and also provides rehearsal fees for ensemble players. The commissioned work will be presented on the opening weekend of the 2007 Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival at BMW Edge on Sunday 29th April.
Interested parties are asked to provide a brief description of their proposal and a biography on one A4 page (font size 12 pt minimum). This should be emailed to andrew@melbournejazzfringe.com Audio support material is also welcome (1 CD) and should be sent to Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival, Commission Submission PO Box 2197, St Kilda West VIC 3182.
Applications must be received by no later than March 1st; the winning submission will be announced on March 12th.
Interstate and international applicants please note the commission does not include airfares or accommodation.
For enquires regarding commission: phone Andrew Walker 0418 100 615 or email andrew@melbournejazzfringe.com
www.melbournejazzfringe.com
whats on at the wheaty in feb
THURSDAY 1st Tom Borgas Exhibition Opening 6pm
In his inaugural solo exhibition, Barossa based artist Tom Borgas presents a multi layered, visually inspired dialogue with the colour green. On the surface the exhibition is a playful anthology of monochromatic paintings. On a philosophical level it deals with the complexity of language, the challenge of convention and the ever-expanding concept of the self…
FRIDAY 2nd STREAMLINERS 9pm
Delta Blues (not the Goodrem variety), Roots, R&B, rock, jazz with a bit of soul thrown in the mix; growling smooth retro (and a very cool poster).
SATURDAY 3rd PETER COMBE with EMILY SMART and SOURSOB BOB Doors open 8.30 $10
Bring your friends, have a beer and get ready to join in the biggest sing-a-long event of the year!
Tickets on sale now – $10.00 To order tickets, contact Rachel Nicolas at Onya Soapbox on 8227 0616 or email rachel@onyasoapbox.com
OR purchase tickets at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George Street, Thebarton, Ph: 8443 4546
SUNDAY 4th HUCKLEBERRY SWEDES 4pm
The Huckleberry Swedes play melodic, Dylanesque nu-folk with a backbone of alternative country/rock. www.huckleberryswedes.com
MONDAY 5th HIPNOTE SUMMER SESSIONS $8/$5 COMA Members 8pm
Revolution 9 – Experimental Electro acoustic Ensemble “This is your captain speaking”….. (and other alarming noises) – Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the ride
FRIDAY 9th BLACK DOT 9pm
Black Dot play their own mix of guitar based rock/pop with tastes of funk and acoustic rock; original, catchy and accomplished.
SATURDAY 10th SALTY 9pm
Earthy alternative pop/rock with bite; mixing the attitude of Garbage with the sincerity of Missy Higgins. No piano but plenty of cheek and big vocals.
SUNDAY 11th AUSTIN FLOYD (MELB) 4pm Free Entry
Murray Floyd’s idea was a simple one: why not get some guys from your local, put a band together and play a few gigs out the back of the pub on Sunday afternoons? The band was to play original rockin’ country material and was all about having a good time. And so twelve months ago “Austin Floyd” was born, with all four members recruited from the front bar of Fitzroy’s legendary Standard Hotel. http://www.austinfloyd.com/
THURSDAY 15th MARK EASTON 9pm Free Entry
“WE PLAY BOTH KINDS OF MUSIC; BLUES AND ROOTS”
After 5 years of sluggin it out around the sticky, carpeted, smoky drinking holes of Australia, Mark Easton Limousine are set to release their brand new slab of blues, rock, roots, gospel, country, slide and foot stomping at The Wheaty (sans carpet).
FRIDAY 16th DIRTBIRD (MELB) & THE JOANS 9pm Free Enrty
Majestic slo-mo acoustic 3-piece featuring members of The Bedridden and The Haints of Dean Hall.
Dirtbird feature lush three-part harmonies accompanied by sparse acoustic guitar and achingly beautiful cello.
The Joans are “a collective of sounds and people from a diverse range of Adelaide bands that create a new sound that comes from years gone by and times yet to come.” The regulars are Di (Joan) Caught (Problem Pony) singing and playing the ukulele with a secret hula sway alongside Jim (Kenneth) Redgate (GT Stringer, King Daddy) on his self made guitar and banjo and Kim (Lizzie) Perry (Fiddle Chicks) on her well loved and played fiddle.
SATURDAY 17th THE FALLEN SAINTS 9pm Free Entry
The Fallen Saints are a well kept secret. Individually they have graced Australian and overseas stages with plenty of big acts (Divinyls, Angry Anderson, Jenny Morris, Marc Hunter, Goose, Dave Dobbyn, James Blundell, Marcia Hines…). They come together in a melting pot of original rock/funk soul/folk and blues.
SUNDAY 18th PAUL GREENE 4pm Free Entry
With nearly 6 years of hard independent touring behind him, a collaborative project with Rob Hirst of Midnight Oil and support gigs for Ani Difranco, Greene’s exposure and loyal fan base has grown from strength to strength. Folk Diva Ani Difranco was so impressed when he opened for her that she sat stage-side every night for every note of every song. Is Ani ever wrong?
MONDAY 19th HIPNOTE SUMMER SESSIONS $8/$5 COMA Members 8pm
Play Pay Go – Experimental Electronics
Chris Soole – Original compositions by Adelaide’s sax colossus
THURSDAY 22nd GWYN ASHTON (UK) $5
” …unlike many of his contemporaries Ashton does not resort to cliché, pomp and bluster, but lays down terrific riffs and inserts just enough light and shade to make him a leader in this genre. Add into this heady mix a more than useful songwriter and impassioned vocalist and he is a triple threat…this is top drawer stuff.” - Blues Matters
FRIDAY 23rd Goldstein 9pm
Combining guitar, accordion, drums, bass and violin and influenced by Ben Folds, Paul Kelly and Billy Bragg, roots/indie combo Goldstein touch on every day stories with humour and a splash of country. http://www.triplejunearthed.com/goldstein
SATURDAY 24th GT STRINGER 9pm
Sax based surf-instro comprised of guitar, bass, drums and more sax combined with a range of weird and wonderful instruments and electronic effects.
SUNDAY 25th PECCADILLOS 4pm featuring “Lucy” the Wheaty mascot
Dirty pop with lots of organ, a blues belly and a more than a dash of pisstake: sin a little with The Peccadillos…
The Wheatsheaf Hotel, 39 George St Thebarton. ph: 8443 4546 wheatsheafhotel@internode.on.net
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
DWIGHT ADAMS 16 feb
IT’S TIME TO GET UP & GET FUNKY! Adelaide’s ‘Soul Master’ – DWIGHT ADAMS - Launches New CD Dwight Adams is teaming up with a stellar 11-piece band for a must-see gig at The Governor Hindmarsh on Friday, February 16 - to officially launch his highly anticipated second CD – Soul Master – available on Rundle Street Records.
Friday February 16 at The Gov (59 Port Road, Hindmarsh) Doors Open 8pm
Special guests: The Streamliners (Adelaide’s #1 Blues Band) & DJ T-Bot.
Entry: $15 per person (available at The Gov or Venue*Tix) – over 18s only
(Special Ticket & CD packages available at Venue*Tix – www.venuetix.com.au)
soursob bob, peter combe, emily smart - 3 feb
Soursob bob is playing this sat Feb 3rd as a “special guest” of childrens performer Peter Combe, as is Emily Smart.
Peter Combe is a childrens performer but all the children who liked him have grown up now, so he is playing at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, doing all his old songs.
Its $10 Starts at 8 30, with Emily, then ssB, then Peter Combe
Peter Combe is a childrens performer but all the children who liked him have grown up now, so he is playing at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, doing all his old songs.
Its $10 Starts at 8 30, with Emily, then ssB, then Peter Combe
THE LAST TO SEE THEM ALIVE: Sex, Slaughter & the City 9 - 11 feb
For 3 nights only at Higher Ground …
THE LAST TO SEE THEM ALIVE: Sex, Slaughter & the City
A performance event by U N R E A S O N A B L E A D U L T S.
Text by Fiona Sprott. Music by Jason Sweeney. Performance by Caroline Daish.
THE LAST TO SEE THEM ALIVE: Sex, Slaughter & the City
A performance event by U N R E A S O N A B L E A D U L T S.
Text by Fiona Sprott. Music by Jason Sweeney. Performance by Caroline Daish.
A new theatre work that treads the fine line between the hyped-up world of Sex & the City and the nasty underworld of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
“How do you meet Mr Right in an age of Serial Killers?”
The work is an unsettling mix of monologue, music, song, video confession, direct audience address and live acts of transgression.
A romantic suspense; a seduction; an invitation to watch a crime unfold…whilst probing this rather disturbing thought: is it ethical to take pleasure in the deaths of others for the sake of entertainment?
BOOK NOW (Please) @ http://www.higherground.org.au/buy-tickets/
Dates: Friday 9th / Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th February
Time: Starts @ 7:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Where: Higher Ground - 274a Rundle Street, Adelaide
Tickets: $15 full / $10 conc
+++ After Show Artist Talk with Fiona Sprott, Caroline Daish and Jason Sweeney (Facilitated by Daisy Brown) Saturday 10th @ 8pm +++
SEE THIS SHOW BEFORE IT TOURS TO LONDON’S INAUGURAL SPILL FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE (http://www.spillfestival.com)
+ * special free ticket offer * +
5 FREE TICKETS PER NIGHT ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. HOW? >>>
PRESENT YOURSELF TO THE DOOR PERSON.
PRESENT A CONCESSION CARD OR EXPLAIN THAT YOU ARE AN ARTIST.
SAY THE NAME OF A WORLD FAMOUS SERIAL KILLER.
GET YOURSELF IN FOR FREE.
LAST TIX IN TOWN! Limited Tickets Available to Adelaide Big Day Out
If you’re one of the scores of ADELAIDE music fans who missed out on a Big Day Out ticket due to the unprecedented early sell out this year, you’re in luck! The good folk at BDO HQ have held over a limited number of tickets to Friday’s show.
From 11 AM, TUESDAY JANUARY 30, a limited number of tickets will be available from the following authorised ticket outlets only - BIG STAR - 197 Rundle St, City – PH: 08 82321484GLOBALIZE - 10 Rundle Mall, City – PH: 08 82120106KRYPTON DISCS - 34 Jetty Rd, Glenelg – PH: 08 82953044
Tickets will be $140 each (inclusive of GST & BF) Don’t delay, we anticipate this limited ticket release to sell quickly! And once these are gone, there will be no more tickets available to the ADELAIDE BIG DAY OUT.
ADELAIDE BIG DAY OUT – FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2ND Featuring Tool. Muse, Jet. Violent Femmes, Eskimo Joe, The Streets, The Killers, John Butler Trio, Kasabian, Crystal Method DJs, Scribe, My Chemical Romance, Evermore, Justice. Peaches & Herms, Trivium, John Cooper Clarke, Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band, Little Birdy, Presets, Spank Rock, Something For Kate, You Am I, Bob Evans, The Butterfly Effect, The Sleepy Jackson, The Herd, Spazzys, The Drones, [love] Tattoo, Lupe Fiasco, Diplo, Shapeshifter + many more. For all your BIG DAY OUT info, please go to www.bigdayout.com
CYBA CINEMA this weekend at the mercury
New Video Works, Media Jamming, VR, Digital Animation, Seminars
Friday 2 Feb 7:30pm SynCity 
This is a stand-out program! If you are unsure which CybaCinema program to choose - this is it!
Sample culture, the re- mix, cut ups, culture jamming, appropriation. Which ever way you cut, it remains one of the most dominant forms of contemporary screen culture.
Going back to the early 80’s SynCity traces the history of the remix, drawn from archive of one of Australia’s most pioneering experimental screen and new media organisations d/lux/media Arts.
The Syn City DVD will be available for sale on the night at the specal price of $35.00.
Saturday 3 Feb 7:30pm Dreamcatcher
Feature Premiere. Tea Tree Plaza TAFE showcase a new 3D film Dream Catcher + 3D Animation Seminar with Danny Ward and Show Reel Screenings.
Saturday 3 Feb 9:00pm Experimenta Oz Digital Shorts 
This diverse program of Australian digital shorts showcases the high standard of work being produced locally.
From mobile phone mania and fart jokes to fictional worlds of ruthless oppression and origami gangster film noir, this selection of works moves beyond a focus on technique to showcase some of the humorous, tragic and touching stories of Australian digital creators.
The program includes the works of Thomas Fraser, Andrew Buchanan, Nathan Jurevicius, Andrea and Craig Brookes, the Lycette Brothers, Fergus Donald, Daniel Sneddon, Hafiz Zamri, Tim Henderson, Kate McCartney and Thomas Leung.
Lower City tonight 7.30
Big Chill Summer Sessions - Premiere and only Adelaide Screening
Tuesday 30 Jan 7:30pm - all tix for Big Chill: $7
Lower City (M15+) 
Dir: Sérgio Machado, Brazil, 2005, 35mm, 98min
Deco and Naldhino are best friends and petty hustlers who scratch together a living delivering cargo around the port city of Salvador in a motor boat they co-own. When they offer a ride to Karinna, an exotic dancer and occasional prostitute, they are drawn into a passionate ménage à trios. Before long jealousy and obsession tears apart their bond and forces them onto the vibrant but violent streets of the city where they must now try to survive on their own.
An impressive feature debut from documentary maker Sérgio Machado in collaboration with renowned writer/producer/director Walter Salles, the creative team behind Madame Satã.
“a visual delight… vivid and visceral… a high octane drama in the same school as Latin American crowd pleasers Amores Perros and City of God.” Paul Julian Smith, Sight & Sound
“a violent, passionate, erotic film with a steamy atmosphere that hits you in the face like an unwashed bar-cloth from a backstreet dive.” Philip French, The Observer
Winner of Award of the Youth, Cannes Film Festival 2005.
