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ROLL A CUBAN
If you fancy bringing in the New Year with some banging electro, disco and house, then check out Cuban Club 2011. The event, held at the Flying Squadron Yacht Club in Nedlands, features some of the best DJs in the country, including Sydney headliners Bag Raiders. Bolstering the bill is top Perth DJ Micah, who will be supported by Sambalicious, Will Udall and Andy Sadler. And there are plenty more artists yet to be announced, so stay tuned. The event kicks off on New Year’s Day and to get tickets head to lloydevents.com. |
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QUARRY QUANDRY
Due to popular demand, many of the acts set to grace the stage as part of the Live At The Quarry season have added extra dates. Whimsical folk singer Lisa Mitchell has added another show on Thursday, November 11; John Williamson has added a Wednesday, December 1, performance; Clare Bowditch & The New Slang have added a Thursday, December 9, show and Mark Seymour And James Reyne have committed to an extra set on Saturday, January 29. To secure tickets to these extra shows you’ll need to get in fast; head to liveatthequarry.com.au to get yours. We’ll see you there! |
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GIMME SOME SOUL
Hailing from Brooklyn in NYC, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings are renowned for their bona fide, authentic ’60s soul music, using old-school equipment and amps from the ’70s they serve up a funky, R&B inspired revue. Their latest long player I Learned The Hard Way has been hailed as one of their best gatefolds in years, and the band’s shows are getting rave reviews the world over. And in news just in the soul brothers (and sister!) will be rolling into town to play Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday, December 12. Pre-sale are tickets are available now from heatseeker.com.au. |
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A RIGHT ROGERING
Aussie music wouldn’t be the same without You Am I. Tim Rogers and co rewrote the rulebook, and with it propelled many to stardom – from The Vines to Jet and Powderfinger. Now the legends are back and gearing up to tour Australia, debuting songs from their new eponymous album You Am I. It’s been over a year since the Melbourne outfit last toured on home soil, and during the break they have been on a sonic adventure in the studio putting the finishes touches to their new release. Expect a few surprises on this one including a nod to The Beach Boys on Waiting To Be Found. The boys will be hitting the Fly By Night Club on Thursday, November 18, and the Rosemount on Friday, November 19. Tickets are on-sale now through heatseeker.com.au. |
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X-PRESSIONS
The longest election is finally over! She may have been a few marbles short of a mandate, but the barren-ness managed to outwit the mad monk with billions for regional Australia. You can already hear the diamond studded cowbells a-ringin’. I’m already packed – I’ll meet you in Doodlakine. Well, at least now we can get back to the more important news of the day, like Sam Newman, Stephanie Rice and The Stig. What was that about storm clouds over the subcontinent?
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FREE FORM
Considering everything New Zealand post-punk three-piece Die! Die! Die! have already achieved, it’s a tiny bit exciting they think their new album FORM is the best thing they’ve done to date. After all, their self-titled debut was recorded in Chicago with Steve Albini, and their second album, Promises, garnered rave reviews from across the globe. Now with the relentless, reckless and sometimes menacing FORM done and dusted, they’re hitting Perth for two launch shows. The first is on Tuesday, October 12, at Mojo’s and the second is on Wednesday, October 13, at Manhattans. Both shows kick off at 8pm, and tickets are available from moshtix.com.au or heatseeker.com.au. |
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THE DON
The Godfather of Ethiopian jazz, Mulatu Astatke, is bringing his 10-piece band to Perth on the back of sell-out shows at the Melbourne Jazz Festival earlier this year. Blending traditional Ethiopian melodies with afro jazz, funk and classic soul, the 67-year old Astatke has had a career that has spanned four decades. In his first Perth show on Friday, October 8, at The Bakery he will be backed by The Black Jesus Experience, Sunshine Brothers and Askari Afrobeat Orchestra. Tickets are $45+bf and are available from nowbaking.com.au and heatseeker.com.au, as well as Planet Video, Mills Records and The Bakery. |
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DRONE ALONE
Gareth Liddiard has ignored the recent election hullabaloo and well pretty much any anthropoids over the last few months, cloistering himself in an isolated country mansion in New South Wales. Armed with “just a guitar and a bottle of whisky”, the end result has been a black liver and a stark solo album Strange Tourist – dealing with “suicidal Japanese salary men, surreal tightrope walkers and suburban radicals”. The driving force behind The Drones will be staggering into town on Friday, November 12, playing Fremantle Arts Centre and Mojo’s on Saturday, November 13. Tickets are available from heatseeker.com.au. |
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BOUND FOR THE SOUTH
Get ready music fans because tickets to Southbound 2011 go on sale today, Thursday, September 9, at 9am. Set to take over Sir Stewart Bovell Park in Busselton from Saturday, January 1, ’til Monday, January 3, Southbound will see sets by big name acts such as Interpol, Klaxons, The National, The Rapture, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, Public Enemy, Birds Of Tokyo, Ladyhawke, Paul Kelly and a whole lot more! If you don’t want to miss out on seeing these acts live, you better head on over to moshtix.com.au ASAP to secure your ticket. |
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MOVING WITH THE MUSIC
The quiet streets of Perth will come alive this October thanks to One Movement For Music Perth, a celebration of music and the industry devoted to it. We here at X-Press Magazine are rather excited about One Movement, and we will kick off proceedings on Wednesday, October 6, with an opening night showcase of some of Australia’s finest. Taking place at Amplifier, the X-Press presented evening will highlight the talent of an array of Aussie acts, including Drapht, Voltaire Twins, The Joe Kings, The Chemist, Young Revelry and Split Seconds. To get the low down on all things One Movement, check out onemovementmusic.com. |
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