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8 Reactions/ Comp

11 Flesh

12 Music: Abbe May

14 Music: Perthonalities Test

16 Music: WAMi Awards

17 Music: Sam Sparro/ The Jezabels

18 Music: Tijuana Cartel/ Julia Stone

20 Music: Laura/ Make Them Suffer

21 WA Noise

23 Eye4 Cover: How To Succeed In Business

24 Eye4 News/ Movies: Bel Ami

25 Eye4 Movies: Get The Gringo/ Woman In Black

26 Eye4 Art Stories/ Arts List

27 Eye4 Lifestyle

29 Salt Cover Story: DJ Craze

30 Salt: Cover Story/ News

31 Salt: Neonlight/ DJ Slick/ Club Scene

32 Salt: Club Manual/ Scenery/ Loops Of Fury

34 Scene: Live

35 Scene: Local Scene

36 Gig Guide

38 Tour Trails

39 Pub Scene

Cover: Abbe May plays State Of The Art on

Sunday, June 3, at Perth Concert Hall

Salt Cover: DJ Craze plays Ambar on Saturday,

June 2

Julia Stone Julia Stone

LIKE A STONEJulia Stone has announced Australian tour dates for this September on the back of the release of her new album By the Horns, which was released last week. This new album is her second after The Memory Machine in 2010, before her highly successful album Down The Way was released with her brother Angus, which claimed triple platinum success and an ARIA for Album Of The Year. Miss Stone will be beguiling punters at the Astor Theatre on Friday, September 28. Tickets the show go on sale on Friday, June 15, with an exclusive fan-only pre-sale the day before. For further information click on over to juliastonemusic.com.

CIRCLE OF LIFEHail ing from the windy city of Chicago, Russian Circles have been making their mark on the international underground since 2004, with their instrumental, sprawling music which runs the gamut of heavy discordant metal, to soft delicate passages. After an earth-shattering performance marking their first time in Perth last year, the trio will again be gracing our shores in 2012 - this time with another critically acclaimed release to their name, Empros. They’ll be showcasing tunes from the new record at The Bakery on Sunday, September 30. Support comes from Salt Lake City sludge metal duo Eagle Twin and local powerhouse Drowning Horse. Tickets are $35 plus BF from lifeisnoise.com, Heatseeker, Oztix and nowbaking.com.au.

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GAME CHANGERThe always provocative Rufus Wainwright is set to return to Australia. He’ll be bringing his full band back, including songwriter Krystle Warren, who will also perform support sets for the tour. Wainwright will be showcasing tunes from his recently released Mark Ronson-produced seventh album Out Of This Game which challenges the boundaries between pop and soul, with a touch of jazz. The contemporary artist will finish up the national tour with a one-off WA show at the Riverside Theatre on Wednesday, September 18. Tickets for the show go on sale at 9am on Tuesday, June 5, from Ticketek. Get in quick!

STATE OF THE ART Now in its fourth year, Artbar brings four nights of international and national acts to the Art Gallery of Western Australia. Opening the 2012 season on Thursday, July 5, will be acclaimed singer/songwriter Tim Finn, founding member of iconic New Zealand band Split Enz and one time member of Crowded House. Thursday, August 16, sees Triple J favourite Owl Eyes performing songs from her newest release Crystalised. Showcasing on Thursday, October 11, will be award winning star of stage and screen Paul Capsis, who will take listeners on a journey with rock and pop songs from David Bowie, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Prince and more. Closing the season on Thursday, November 8, outside on the Gallery wetlands stage, will be modern-day storyteller Josh Pyke. Starting later this year to coincide with Picasso To Warhol: Fourteen Modern Masters, all Artbar ticket holders can enjoy entry into the exhibition prior to the main performance of the night. Tickets through Ticketek.

AFTERGLOWNineties post-grunge band Everclear are the latest group from that era to be coming to Perth. The band’s 1995 album Sparkle And Fade spawned such hits as Santa Monica and Heroin Girl, and their success continued with 1997’s So Much For The Afterglow, which produced singles Everything To Everyone, I Will Buy You A New Life, and Father Of Mine. You’ll hear these tunes and more when Art Alexakis and his gang hit the stage at Capitol on Sunday, October 14. Tickets through Oztix. Rufus WainwrightRufus Wainwright

Tim FinnTim Finn

AXE ATTACKOne of the most highly regarded blues guitarists in the world today, hard-touring American axe slinger Joe Bonamassa has clearly come to realise that Australian audiences are amongst the most fervent supporters of his kind of music going around as he recently announced his return to Australia for the third time in under three years. The live shows that he and his band have delivered over the past few years have been truly stunning so don’t miss them when they appear at the Perth Concert Hall on Monday, October 1. Tickets are on sale now through Bocs.

Joe BonamassaJoe Bonamassa

THE GAME OF LIFEEvery year it waves bye bye to the colder months and kicks off a long hot summer of festival awesomeness, it’s Parklife and it returns to Wellington Square in 2012. After a couple of years of taking place on Sunday, it returns to the Queens Birthday public holiday, Monday, October 1. Now in it’s sixth year at Wellington Square, the festival has brought us the likes of Duck Sauce, Death From Above 1979, Empire Of The Sun’s debut shows, Missy Elliott and a whole swag more over the years - who will they bring out this year?


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NOT HER CALLINGDear X-Press,

I went to Catcall on Saturday night at Amplifier and I was pretty surprised at the lack of people there. I thought she was a lot more popular? But then, she came on stage. It was just batshit boring. I literally fell asleep. We almost got kicked out because they thought I was drunk and had fallen asleep but literally – it was so boring, I fell asleep. Catcall almost puts Gossling to shame. Her music is the same as every other young lass out there. Everyone ‘watching’ was just waiting to get inside Capitol. Waste of a night really.

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CARELESS LOVECareless Love tells the story of Linh, a Vietnamese Australian university student who secretly starts part-time work as an escort. She develops a close rapport with one of her clients, an enigmatic American art dealer, who books her on a regular basis. For a time she manages to keep her two lives in separate compartments. Enter now for your chance to win a double pass to see this intriguing film.

RAW 2012With five super-charged instalments under its belt, the Raw series has built a solid reputation for delivering when it comes to the latest club bangers and dance radio crossover smashes. Raw 2012 delivers another essential collection of sounds that are tearing apart the nation’s dance floors and setting airwaves buzzing including tracks by Tonite Only, Afrojack, Example, Skrillex, Bombs Away, Kaskade, Laurent Wery and more. Get in now for your chance to win one of five CDs we have up for the taking.

WAMI SHOWCASE The WAMi Festival Showcase is all about celebrating Perth’s party starters. The line-up is the crème de la crème of the local beats, disco, dub and hip hop scenes, all rolled into one genre we like to call party! Featuring Empty Cup (single launch), Sunshine, Brothers, Bastian’s Happy Flight and Sam Perry, The Bakery will be the place to be this Thursday, May 31. We have three double passes up for grabs to this awesome event so get in now as you don’t want to miss this one.

THE TEA PARTY Australian fans of The Tea Party can rejoice at the news that the iconic rock trio will hit Australia to tour nationally in July 2012. The multi-platinum selling Canadian band has had a long history and love affair with Australian audiences and they are set to bring the house down with their fi rst tour in eight years. The guys will check into Perth’s Metro City on Thursday, July 26, as a part of their Reformation Tour and we have a double pass up for grabs. Get in quick as this is sure to be killer show!

MINE THEATRE SHOW The Western Australian Youth Theatre Company is putting 16 of Perth’s hottest young talent on stage in the remarkable play Mine by Jane Bodie.Set in the near future, Mine sees a group of young people fi nd themselves thrown together by forces beyond their control. We have three double passes to see this amazing production on Thursday, June 7, at the Subiaco Arts Centre. Get in now for your chance to win.

ERNIE BALL COBALT STRINGSErnie Ball Cobalt Strings are a new spin on Ernie Ball’s best selling set of strings which have been played by the likes of Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Steve Vai and many more. Engineered to maximize output and clarity, Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinky Guitar Strings are the latest innovation in string technology. Seeking to provide guitarists and bassists with a new voice, Cobalt strings provide an extended dynamic range, incredible harmonic response, increased low end, and crisp, clear highs. Thanks to our friends at CMC Music, we are giving you the chance to win a packet of these strings to try out for yourself. Enter now to be in the running.

DELICIOUS @ VOODOO When Delicious opened their doors in May 2011 they tapped into a huge market that women had been craving. Namely a bar dedicated only to women and girls out on the town. They have created that Delicious blend of everything that a girl could ever want all wrapped up into their Saturday nights. On Sunday, June 3, it’s their 1st Birthday and you’re all invited to celebrate with them in style! Featuring a night of fun adult entertainment and a plenty of prizes, we have a bunch of double passes up for grabs. Simply email in with ‘Delicious’ in the subject line.

GET THE GRINGOA career criminal (Mel Gibson) nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a nine-year-old boy. Want to win get tickets? Get in now as we have fi ve doubles to giveaway.

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THE BEST HOUSE GUESTFounding former member of ‘80s British acts The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, Paul Heaton, has announced Australian dates for his 50/50 solo tour. Performing songs from his most recent collections of tunes, including third album released in 2010 Acid Country, Heaton will perform at the Fly By Night on Sunday, October 21. Tickets are available from fl ybynight.org.

CORPSE PARTYPerth’s very own Entrails Eradicated has been announced as one of the main supports for Cannibal Corpse’s upcoming national tour. Also along for the ride is Brisbane’s Disentomb, who describe themselves as “the most devastating and heaviest band in the country”. All three outfi ts play Capitol on Tuesday, October 9. Tickets are on sale now from Moshtix. Do your best not to tell too many church groups about this tour.

BEST IN THE (NORTH) WESTWith Hilltop Hoods, The Living End and The Cat Empire all locked in, music lovers won’t want to miss out on tickets to this year’s inaugural North West Festival which are on sale now from Moshtix. It happens on Saturday, August 18, at Port Hedland Turf Club.’

EXTRA FLIGHTSKiwi comic masterminds Flight Of The Conchords have added a third Perth show to their highly anticipated tour. Challenge Stadium will again host them on Friday, July 20, as the two prior stadium shows have both sold out. Tickets go on sale from 9am this Friday, June 1, through Ticketmaster.

GET ON DOWNA massive show very suited to Freo, The Winter Get Down Festival takes place at the Fly By Night on Saturday, June 30, and sees some of the state’s fi nest roots, funk, blues and reggae talent joining forces. See Blue Shaddy, Toby, Funk Club House Band, Grace Barbe, Matt Gresham, Simon Kelly, The Augustuines, Mitch Becker, and Dilip & The Davs taking to the stages of the Fly. Grab your $40 presales from the venue.

X RATEDWith core members hailing from local Perth bands who have relocated to Melbourne (including Phill Leggett from The Joe Kings), eclectic ensemble RedX contains some of the fi nest musicians from this side of the pond. Catch them supporting roots troubadour Ash Grunwald tonight, Wednesday, May 30, at the Indi Bar; as well as performing headlining sets at the Mustang Bar on Thursday, May 31; the Hyde Park Hotel on Friday, June 1; and Settlers Tavern on Saturday, June 1.

This Saturday, June 2, rockers The Volcanics hit the Indi Bar for what promises to be a massive show. This week they’ve begun recording their second album at Yo Yo Studios with none other than Radio Birdman legend Rob Younger producing. Perhaps he’ll be in attendance on Saturday night, along with support acts The Chevelles, The Wishers, and Kenny Watt. A new monthly musical evening dedicated to heavy dub is Rubadub at the Newport Hotel. Kicking off on Thursday, June 7, curators The Weapon Is Sound will bring in DJs and guest performers on the fi rst Thursday of every month. The free event kicks off at 7pm. Fresh from a triumphant South American tour, local rock gods Stone Circle return to the local stage this Friday, June 1, with a gig at Amplifi er. Support comes from Nymph Honey and Graphic Fiction Heroes.

The band known last week as Sleeping Giant are now called Damage Kings, and they’re just wrapped up recording and have handed their new album over to long-time collaborator Forrester Savell to mix. See them in action this Thursday, May 31, at Black Bettys. The only Perth band that contains a member of Turbonegro is The Stanleys and ahead of a massive US/Canada tour that will see them take in The Viper Room, Toronto’s NXNE, Milwaukee’s Summerfest and more, they launch their new Always EP next Saturday, June 9, at the Hyde Park Hotel. Support comes from Lacey and Loads. Mezzanine are just about to become known to a lot of people with the release of their second EP Vile Horizons. Featuring the epic single Someone To Abuse, the fuzzy indie rockers launch it at the Rosemount on Friday, June 22, with The Love Junkies, Trigger Jackets, Dead Owls, and Foam. With the notoriety of being the last-ever band to play in the original Hyde Park Hotel, experimental overlords Brown are set to launch their debut album Various Shades Of... at The Bakery on Saturday, June 30. Support at the launch comes from rarely seen Injured Ninja side project GILGAMESH. The side project earned its caps lock after their massive gig at the Beck’s Music Box with HEALTH a couple of years back.

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THE FRAT BELLEEZFresh from their APRA Award win this week for Best Dance Music Song, dance sensations The Potbelleez are set to bring their legendary live show to Frat House Fridays at Metropolis Fremantle on Friday, June 15. Having toured with Usher and on the Good Vibrations, Future Music Festival and Stereosonic tours in the past, The Potbelleez know how to rock a crowd. Tickets are a mere $15 plus BF and are available from Moshtix, Oztix and Heatseeker.

HAVE A BALLEvery year the WA Nightclub Association throws the most eagerly awaited industry bash in Perth. In 2012, Metro City will transform into a mythical playground on Monday, July 2, for the 16th annual Nocturnal Ball. This year’s theme is “Myths and Legends”. Keep your eyes peeled because we’ll be announcing the entertainment and line-up in the coming weeks, as well as ways to win tickets to the event. Full event details are available at nocturnalball.com.au, with tickets available at Moshtix, 78 Records and Mills Records.

MURDEROUS INTENTFor years Sydney death metal group Thy Art Is Murder have been a driving force in Australia’s technical deathcore scene. Their gore-fi lled themes, evil vocals and astonishing eight-string guitar assault has helped them become successful across the world and play many packed shows across Australia. Fresh off the plane from their hugely successful European tour and recording their album in the USA, the outfi t are heading our way to launch Amplifi er’s new night The Academy on Wednesday, June 6. Support comes from local heroes Mandalay Victory and Ammend. For more info click on over to theacademyperth.com.

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POINT X TO POINT VThe Molly Meldrums of tomorrow are heading to Sydney soon to battle it out in the Channel [V] Presenter Search 2012. With over 5,000 entries, a mere three people from WA have made the cut and will be heading to Sydney to battle it our for a place in the Top 4, which will be announced on [V] show The Riff on Saturday, June 16. We can’t remember the other two local fi nalists, but we do know that our very own Annabel Maclean is one of them, and she needs your vote, so head along to vmusic.com.au and vote for Annabel and you will go into the draw to win $5,000.


From her early days fronting Bunbury pub rockers The Fuzz to her moody blues-inspired solo projects, Abbe May is carving one of the most unique careers in West Australian noise. Image-wise, she’s thrillingly intriguing, too, both live – where she tears up the stage – and in photographs (including those snapped at our exclusive cover shoot) where her arty cool comes through. Last year was a big one for May, with the release of her third LP Design Desire in July – which sparked an album launch tour – as well as a national tour supporting electro wunderkids Art Vs. Science in September. The good times just kept rolling, as her year was then topped off with the honour of being asked to join the Straight To You: Triple J’s Tribute To Nick Cave tour. “It was really flattering to be invited to do that, but I found doing his covers really terrifying.

It’s really important to know when someone’s done their song so well that it’s beyond most people to attempt it, but we did anyway,” she laughs. Currently on a break from touring following a whirlwind national Big Day Out tour earlier this year, May reveals she has spent the last few months putting together a new band. “This has been a great few months for finding the right band for the music… on a personal level it’s a really great thing to meet musicians who I have such an affinity with. I’ve always had great friends in the bands I’ve had, but this group has been a lot of fun.” May has also been using the downtime to begin work on her next studio album, Kiss My Apocalypse, a collection of tunes which she says will have a few surprises in store for listeners. “It’s coming along very slowly mainly because I’m working on some very different music. There’s not a lot of guitars in it. It’s more beat-based and melody-based. It’s going to be a very dirty pop record,” she says, adding that she’s not anxious her new direction will alienate existing fans. “I never worry too much [about what people will think]. I just make sure that I like the music and I’m really liking this new stuff. It feels like a very natural progression. I think you can’t ever base a creative work on what other people will think… After four albums and two EPs I’ve learnt that you can’t write for other people, especially if you’re writing about personal experience – you’ve got to be writing for you. And then if other people like it that’s fantastic.”

With plans to release a new single and accompanying video clip in August, May predicts the album will hit shelves “either at the end of this year or very early into next year.” While Kiss My Apocalypse will be May’s main focus over the next few months, she reveals she’ll be taking a night off to attend the WAMi Awards Ceremony next Saturday evening – where she’s up for seven of the night’s biggest awards. This is not the only critical recognition May has received this year. Back in March, May was shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize for her 2011 album Design Desire in what was a year of controversy for the prize, with prominent music figureheads across the country asserting the shortlist did not reflect the breadth or quality of Australian music released in 2011. “It was an odd year and there was a lot of controversy surrounding the AMP but I chose to not be a part of it and just be grateful I was nominated,” she says. “There’s always a lot of bitching in any awards. So it was lovely but there was a point where [I] had to disconnect from it all, as the negative press was pretty weird.” For now though, May says she’s gearing up to play alongside some of WA’s biggest homegrown stars at the State Of The Art festival this Sunday. “It’s going to be a lot of fun. It looks like a pretty stellar line-up and the Concert Hall is an amazing venue. I think we’re playing at night so [punters can expect] some frantic and grinding rock‘n’roll,” she says, pointing out that this set is likely to be one of only a handful of performances in 2012. “We just don’t play that much anymore. We have to be careful how much we play because people will get bored if you play too much, so we try to keep it kinda minimal,” she concludes. “We’re going to take good long while to work really hard on developing the live setup for the new material. It’s a really different setup. There’s lots of triggers and samples and synths – we want to make it a really big production, so we’re working on that quite intently. It’s going to be a really big year. “I [also] hope to slip a few love affairs in there, and a bit of travel too – I’m going to go to Greece for some valium-fuelled fun times in the pool.”

ABBE MAYState Of OriginKnown for her rock swagger and inscrutability on and off stage, Abbe May’s refusal to be categorised is her greatest strength. Ahead of her performance at State Of The Art this Sunday, June 3, JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD talks to May about her new album, reacting to award nominations and the challenges of being provocative in 2012.

Abbe May (Photo: Libby Edwards)Abbe May (Photo: Libby Edwards)

“[The album] is coming

along very slowly mainly

because I’m working on

some very different music.

There’s not a lot of guitars

in it. It’s more beat-based

and melody-based.”



STATE OF THE ART Perthonality TestWA Day makes its debut on the public holiday calendar this year and State Of The Art rings it in this Sunday, June 3, at the Perth Concert Hall and surrounds. We put some of the artists through the X-Press Perthonality Test.

The Brow Horn Orchestra -

Nicholas Owen

Drapht Hoodoo Gurus - Dave Faulkner

Sunshine Brothers - Cheeky

Steve Parkin Sugar Army - Pat Mclaughlin

Boom! Bap! Pow! - Novac Bull

San Cisco - Jordi Davieson

Which local bands did you grow up listening to?

Of course Jedediah was one of the big ones during high school, John Butler, Sleepy Jackson, Eskimo Joe, you know the obvious choices!

Downsyde were single handily my biggest local infl uence, them and also album wise Hunter and Dazastah’s Done DL.

Fatty Lumpkin, Dave Hole.

Rust, Yummy Fur,Pink Fluffy Bunnies, T-Roll, Prawns With Horns, The Glummens, Thou Gideon, Cinema Prague..

Cinema Prague. Pink Fluffy Bunnies. Circus Murders.

Adam Said Galore, Beaverloop. Turnstyle, Ammonia.

Anodyne 500, The Tigers, Beaverloop, Rhibosome, Jebediah, Willows Way/Orange, B Movie Heroes.

The Waifs, John Butler, and the Steele siblings.

What’s the fi rst local release you bought?

Ooh toughie, either a John Butler or Sunshine Brothers LP.

Downsyde- Epinonimous.

It was a vinyl album, a best of Clarion Records (can’t remember the exact title).

I got given a Cinema Prague Cassette

Do Hoodoo Gurus count? Mars Needs Guitars.

Beaverloop - Ecopax. Jebediah - Slightly Oddway.

Lighthouse by The Waifs.

Karnivool or Birds Of Tokyo? Karnivool The Vool, legendary

lads. Karnivool Karnivool Vool Karnivool Karnivool for ever! Birds Of Tokyo

Tame Impala or Pond?Hard call but Pond is a bit more whack and Nick’s a great frontman

Tame Impala, more legendary lads. Tame Impala Both Tame Tame Impala Tame Impala Tame Impala

Luke Steele or Katy Steele? Jake Steele! Katy Steele is a looker. Remington Steele Midalia Steel Katy Jake Steele Jake Steele Luke Steele

Bon Scott/ACDC or Dave McComb/Triffi ds? Triffi ds Bon Scott Why choose - you can

enjoy both? Bon Accadacca McComb Bon Scott Bon Scott

Vee or V Capri?When it comes to parties, I am the colonel!

Or There’s a difference? You’re Haunting Me Fuck off. I don’t know either of those. What? ?

Eagles or Dockers? Dockers Eagles, all day. Swan Districts West Perth Falcons Dockers 4 EVA Eagles Carn the Dockers Eagles

Chicken Treat or Red Rooster? Nandos, COME ON! Chicken Treat chips ftw. Snapper & chips. River Rooster Chicken Treat Chicken Treat Ewwwww Red Rooster

Emu Export or Swan Draught or Little Creatures Pale Ale?

Creatures

Little Creatures, only because I drunk myself to hate Swan Draught as a kid.

Emu Export Shoot me now Creatures Little Creatures Emu Export mate Little Creatures Pale Ale

Tim Winton or Tim Minchin?

Tim Minchin (but a tough call)

I was told to tell you to ask Cheeky from The Sunshine Brothers?

Let them duke it out. Tim Tams Winton Tim Winton Tim Winton - Lockie Leonard rulz! Both!

Fly-In-Fly-Out or Centrelink?

Hello, musician / ex student here. Centrelink haha!

Centrelink, the fuel behind my fi rst album!

Whoever came up with these questions will soon be at centrelink

Midland Centrelink 4 eva Centrelink Decadence or Poverty? ...



WAMI AWARDSWe Predict A Riot!It is one of the West Australian Music Industry’s night of nights - the WAMi Awards. Putting their guesstimation caps on, MATTHEW HOGAN and JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD make their predictions ahead of the ceremony at The Bakery this Saturday, June 2.

MOST POPULAR GROUPThis X-Press presented award is the biggest public voted award of the night and sees San Cisco, The Growl, Split Seconds, and Pond battling for the crown cake.Who will win: Split Seconds.Who should win: Pond should win because they are the only

band in the running who actually have released an album. Not only are they popular locally, but they also are experiencing international success, as proven by their appearance on the cover of NME last week and accompanying story which dubbed them “the hottest new band in the world”. That doesn’t happen to local bands very often!The elephant in the room: Where are the usual suspects who can pack out venues like the Astor and Metro Freo and Metro City? Eskimo Joe, Jebediah, etc...

MOST POPULAR LIVE ACTWith a pretty similar bunch of names as the last award, The Growl, Split Seconds, Pond and Abbe May are in the running for fl our, eggs and whatever else goes into cake here.Who will win: Abbe May.Who should win: We’re hoping cover star Abbe May and her band win here as their live show continues to get better and better and her album launch last year at the Astor Theatre was undoubtedly the best local show of the year.The elephant in the room: Jebediah, Birds Of Tokyo - those bands that packed out countless large venues across the country last year.

MOST POPULAR SOLO ARTISTSam Perry, Felicity Groom, Abbe May, and Rabbit Island ditch the bands and are in the running for solo awards this year.

Who will win: Felicity Groom.Who should win: Sam Perry because he is the only nominee who actually performs solo regularly.The elephant in the room: Joe McKee, Tomas Ford, Grace Woodroofe, Andrew Sinclair - this town has its fair share o’ one person bands.

2012 BREAKTHROUGH ACTSan Cisco, Rainy Day Women, Sonpsilo Circus, and Runner are the bands that broke through in the last year, according to the WAMi Award nominations.Who will win: San Cisco because they were robbed last year by Split Seconds in the same category.Who will win next year: San Cisco.

MOST POPULAR MUSIC VENUEMojos, Rosemount Hotel, The Bakery, and The Bird each have the WAMi Award nomination seal of approval this year.Who will win: The Bakery because they’re hosting the WAMi Awards and we often fi nd ourselves passed out on their lawn couches.Who should win: They all bring us live and local music every week so they all have a special place in our hearts.The elephant in the room: The Astor Theatre went from being an out of work cinema to fi lling a void that Perth had for a while. It has excellent sound, bands always look great on the massive stage with splendid lighting, and it’s the most comfortable place in Perth to watch bands. They also serve popcorn.

MOST POPULAR SINGLEMathas’ White Sugar; Voltaire Twins’ Animalia; San Cisco’s Awkward; and Abbe May’s Design Desire fi ght it out for the popular voted WAM Song Of The Year award.Who will win: Awkward - a no brainer.The Elephant In The Room: Drapht was the only WA artist to get multiple songs in the Triple J Hottest 100, but we guess national success doesn’t always equate to local acknowledgement.

MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEOTomas Ford’s I Feel Dirty; Voltaire Twins’ Animalia; Felicity Groom’s Siren Song; and San Cisco’s Awkward are battling it out for the WAMi Award equivalent of the Best Picture Oscar.Who will twin: Voltaire wins!

MOST POPULAR ALBUM/EPSan Cisco’s second EP Awkward; Felicity Groom’s long awaited debut album Gossamar; Abbe May’s third album Design Desire; Usurper Of Modern Medicine’s debut EP Acid Chess are up for this massive award previous won by Snowman, Eskimo Joe, Gyroscope and more.Who will win: San Cisco - we think their popularity among young fans more likely to vote for them will get them over the line.Who should win: Abbe May. The AMP Award nominated Design Desire was one of the great Australian albums of the last 12 months.The elephant room in the room: It would be nice if this category was split into two. There’s a big difference in the amount of work that goes into an album when compared to an EP.

MOST POPULAR MUSIC EVENTIn The Pines and Southbound battle it out against national touring giants Future Music Festival and St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival.Who will win: Given the hipster-heavy nominations so far you would think that St. Jerome’s is a shoe-in.Who should win: In The Pines for being the most WA music-heavy music event in the whole West Australian Music Industry Award category.

OTHER PREDICTIONS• Emperors for Rock

Act Of The Year, but they may have to blow a tranquilizer dart into Abbe May’s neck (though we’re sure that won’t stop her).

• Split Seconds for Pop Act Of The Year.

• Grim Fandango for Most Popular Hardcore Punk Emo Screamo Skate Punk Cowpunk Riot Grrrl Taqwacore Psychobilly Queercore Rapcore Oi! Act Of The Year

• Voyager for Metal Act Of The Year.• Ruby Boots for Folk Act Of The Year.• The Seals for Bluegrass Acoustic Roots Act

of The Year• Split Seconds for Media Award.• Split Seconds for all the instrument awards.• A brawl between power couple Allbrook/

Avery for Male Vocalist Of The Year.• Flick Groom for Female Vocalist Of The

Year, but where’s Vee?• ShockOne for Electronic Producer Of The

Year.

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SAM SPARROReturn To ParadiseLA-based singer-songwriter Sam Sparro has spent the last two years working seriously on his forthcoming sophomore record Return To Paradise. ANNABEL MACLEAN chats with Sparro about the making of the record and what’s in store for the suave musician this year. Return To Paradise is out this Friday, June 1, through EMI.

Australian ex-pat Sam Sparro is at a radio station in LA eating banana bread when this interview takes place. Known for his pop-soul smatterings and electro beats, Sparro took over the airwaves down under and around the world when he released his 2008 debut self-titled record and the album’s second single Black And Gold became a worldwide hit. Since spring 2009, he’s been working on Return To Paradise, the upbeat soul and funk fuelled follow-up inspired by vocalists of the ‘70s and ‘80s. “I actually can’t wait for the whole thing to be out, I think with this record, I really made an album and I feel it’s really, really good as a body of work all together so I’m really looking forward to it being available in its entirety rather than just the songs so people can hear the whole thing,” he says in his now soft, chic American accent. Although the record is predominantly upbeat, Shades Of Grey and I Wish I Never Met You bring a touch of sadness to the record. Ironically, the track Happiness was written during a period of sadness which Sparro experienced. “I actually was in London when I wrote that song,” he reveals. “I needed to get out of LA. I went on a writing trip over there to see some of my bands because a lot of my bands live there and at the time I had a different manager and he managed Amy Winehouse so she had been renting the writing studio that she wasn’t using at the time so he said ‘go into Amy’s writing room and use it as much as you want and just do some writing’. I went in there with Charlie my keyboard player and we wrote Happiness in a day.” The music video for Happiness is fi lled with cabaret routines and I Wish I Never Met You sees Sparro taking on board some of Michael Jackson’s dance moves and playing an old school gangster. “I grew up listening to him and emulating him as a child,” he says of Michael Jackson. “[I started] going back through my record collection and started to collect records again, remembering my passion for soul music and funk and disco and the great vocalists of the ‘70s and ‘80s that I really love listening to. I think I was kind of coming out of a heartbreak and listening to those records got me through that so that really inspired the record – artists like Donny Hathaway, Nina Simone, Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer.” Return To Paradise was the result of narrowing down 60 recorded songs and will see Sparro on the road for the remainder of this year. With a European tour, a trip to Japan and down under all in the works, he’ll be shooting a couple of music videos for other songs on the record in between as well as starting work on his third record. “[I want to get] back into the studio right away because I don’t want to spend another three years making the next album, I want to do it really quickly,” he says. “I’ve already started it. I started it a couple of months ago.” He says fans can get pumped about a remix album of Return To Paradise which is already in the works but, he’s more excited about being on the road this year. “I’m doing a festival with Chic and with Grace Jones in London,” he says. “I’m a really big fan. I’m going to stand on the side of the stage and watch that!”

The JezabelsThe Jezabels

THE JEZABELS Amp It UpHaving released their debut record Prisoner to critical acclaim last September, The Jezabels have been on the road ever since. ANNABEL MACLEAN chats with guitarist Sam Lockwood about the controversy surrounding their 2012 AMP win and being star-struck before their show at Metro City on Tuesday, June 5.

“From our perspective it is a bit offensive saying that award standards are going down when we win it and I don’t think that’s true,” Sam Lockwood says down the line from London in a friendly, casual manner, talking of The Jezabels’ controversial win of this year’s Australian Music Prize. The AMP is awarded to an Australian band annually and is voted for by the nation’s top critics. This year, some media industry folk and musicians didn’t see eye-to-eye with the outcome and it got everyone talking about the politics surrounding the prize. “We talked so much about it because we were involved with it obviously and we were sort of put off by it,” he says. “It came out that some of the people who were critical of us winning said they didn’t want to personally attack us, they were talking about what the AMP should be and I see where they’re coming

from - apparently we’re ‘too successful to win it’ is sort of what they were saying. I still don’t know what I think about that. “I think there should be more avenues for up-and-coming underground bands to win that money to make them move forward. I think just the tendency of some critics to always want things to be special and no one else to know about them. I think it should always be on merit, I think musicians are the ones who can judge that and everyone can judge that, that’s why [the AMP] is so awesome.” But the band has acquired a few fans along the way despite the “two people that were complaining” as Lockwood says. “Peter Garrett he got asked about it because it was such a controversy and he said that he was so happy that we won and so we know that Peter Garrett listens to our music and that’s cool,” he says. Peter Garrett isn’t the only star which the band admires, having smashed the festival circuit over the last year playing the likes of Falls Festival, Southbound and Big Day Out, they’ve managed to meet and share stages with some of their all-time favourite musicians. “At Falls, we played after Missy Higgins and before Fleet Foxes… we all like Fleet Foxes and Missy Higgins - especially for Hayley [Mary, vocalist] and Heather [Shannon, keyboard/piano] - they grew up listening to her. “I’ve got Josh Pyke’s number in my phone and I’ve always loved him too and he’s so nice as well. I’m always star-struck… last year at Falls we met The National backstage - me and my drummer Nik Kaloper both like them - we were having a chat and going ‘we should just go talk to them and introduce ourselves’ and

we walked over and I didn’t say one word the whole conversation (laughs).” The band are now dealing with their own fans and punters being star-struck around them but they’re not letting that distract them. With plans to start recording their second record next year and tours locked in until October, they’re excited to play Metro City next week. “This time we’re just taking around a big lighting show and we’ve got all of our songs ready. I think the show now is much stronger, I don’t want to jinx myself but it’ll be a seamless experience.”

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JULIA STONE She’s All OkayJulia Stone has just wrapped up the European leg of the preview tour for her new album By The Horns, and is revelling in the Parisian romantic air. She chats to CORAL HUCKSTEP ahead of her Astor Theatre show on Friday, September 28.

TIJUANA CARTELNo SleepThe lads from Gold Coast group Tijuana Cartel have been working hard lately, and are looking to get even busier through 2012. Frontman Paul George speaks to CHLOE PAPAS about touring, tunes, and a new album.

Tijuana Cartel are becoming known as the band who never sleeps. In less than a year they’ve released full-length record M1, dominated a 32-date city and regional album tour, released a new single, and are on another Australian tour right now. They are also about to head off on their first international tour, with dates and festivals through Europe and the US. Frontman Paul George tells X-Press that he is most excited for Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. “That’s going to be crazy,” he says. “It’s been on my bucket list for years, it’s going to be pretty cool. It’s just going to be a week of naked hippies in the desert I think. We don’t really know what to expect, everyone says that you can’t really describe what it’s like.” As fans will know, Tijuana Cartel’s brand of music can’t really be boxed in, but it does have significant influences from all round the world; the band have even just added a Middle Eastern percussionist to the mix. When discussing the transition of the band’s music from recording to live performance, George explains that it never translates perfectly, but they don’t aim for it to. “Some bands like the idea of playing everything perfectly,” he says. “But even when I was a kid, I always liked Jimi Hendrix and bands that – every time they played – it sounded completely different. I liked that idea. It’s like telling a story; you don’t tell a story exactly the same each time. You might exaggerate one part, or leave another bit out. I think music should be like that.” The band dropped a new single earlier this month, and it sways a little from the usual Tijuana vibe. “That’s probably the closest we’ve ever got to writing a ballad. It’s also the first love song I think I’ve ever written. Usually I write about people I’ve split up with and things like that. We tried not to make it too cheesy, but it does have that feel. We just wanted to have a big ending in it, and give it that ‘60s psychedelic vibe,” George explains. The group chose to work with producer Scott Horscroft (Presets, Empire Of The Sun) on Offer Yourself, rather than self-produce as is their usual style. George gives us a little insight into the sudden switch. “I think we were starting to feel a bit stagnant. We thought it would be good to get some more creative input. And also, I’ve been writing the same, with Carey, since we were like 12 so I think we just felt we needed to add to what we were doing to progress it. And working with a great producer like Scott, we particularly know now that it’s really worth it. Because you can kind of see what you’re doing from another angle and suggest things, and it’s good to have another head to bounce off.”

By The Horns is a continuation of Julia Stone’s musings on love and life. If there’s one thing she’s learned along the way it’s that she can’t plan the way her life will unravel. “I used to think that for me, success was going to be being a good wife and a good mother and I really did think by now I was going to be married,” Stone says. “I’m pretty amazed at where I am and what I’m doing. I didn’t expect it to look like this and I think a lot of songs I write reflect this.” One such song is It’s All Okay. “The whole idea of [It’s All Okay] is the man I thought I was going to marry is married and has kids now,” Stone says. “Any plans I’ve made haven’t unfolded the way I thought they would. Not that it’s bad, it’s been great, but I’d be delusional to think I have a plan because anytime I have, it’s been blown to smithereens.” By The Horns, like Stone’s solo debut The Memory Machine, reveals a girl flitting between

infatuation and heartbreak. Stone’s lovelorn lyrics are bruised by her girlish voice and coupled with haunting piano and strings. It’s a departure from the folksy feel of her duo with Angus Stone. Stone tells X-Press most of her earlier music, from Chocolates And Cigarettes to Down The Way, was about her long-term boyfriend, who was also the drummer for the band. “I was only thinking the other day just how difficult this must have been for him,” she says. “I had never thought what it would be like to be somebody who the songs are about. Every night he would be on stage and listening to me singing about us and him. It’s a weird cycle that you can’t get out of. It did, and it can, become quite difficult. Ultimately that’s why he left the band and that’s why we’re not together now.” The set-lists of Stone’s tour have included some of those songs. “It would be weird not to play Angus and me songs,” she says. “I feel like we always

wrote our songs separately and even though we collaborated in the studio together, there were always ‘his songs’ and ‘my songs’. I do And The Boys and I did For You the other night because a girl asked for it.” The shows were at intimate venues in Rotterdam, Paris, London, Amsterdam and Berlin. Next, she’ll play a party show in NYC and then the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles –“it’s really amazing there and so creepy,” Stone says. Later, she’s heading for Sydney to wrap up the tour and have family downtime.

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“After Sydney I think I might head back to New York for a while. Thomas [Bartlett] and I were sort of half-joking, half-talking about making some dance tracks. I don’t know if it’s going to happen but it’s in our minds to start working on some more electronic stuff, just for fun,” Stone says. Stone will then tour Australia, Europe and the USA in the final months of 2012. “That’s a plan, right,” she asks doubtfully. “I don’t know what the year will be like in the emotional landscape of my life, though.”

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Laura Laura

LAURA Proud To Be LoudMelbourne’s Laura released their latest album Twelve Hundred Times late last year, which found their sound moving further into its own distinctive space. Ahead of their performances at The Bakery on Saturday, June 9; and Mojos Bar on Sunday, June 10, JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD gets a peak behind Laura’s self-described “wall of noise” with bassist Andrew Yardley.

Pop at its most straightforward offers the rush of a good chorus, and makes you shiver with an unexpected key change. But sometimes it’s nice to hear something messing with the formula, something that could easily be defi ned as “a bit of a racket”. This is where Melbournian fi ve-piece experimental outfi t Laura comes in. “We love it when music is so loud it affects you physically,” bassist Andrew Yardley attests. “We call it our ‘wall of noise’.” Laura’s unique sound is a strangely captivating mix of percussive beats, ear-splitting synth sirens that seems to go on for ages and droning guitar riffs. Lyrically it’s what one might call minimal and abstract, with vocalist Andrew Chalmers mumbling his vocals as the songs veers off in myriad directions almost simultaneously. An acquired taste perhaps, but thrillingly so. “First and foremost it’s pretty dark,” says Yardley of his band’s sound. “Our vision is to make music that we want to listen to, I guess. At the end of the day we’re still a rock‘n’roll band, we just use different elements to create our songs.” As Yardley attests, the live arena affords his outfi t the opportunity to showcase their dramatic and, at times, chaotic dynamics. “When playing live we like to control the album,” he explains. “When you buy a CD and take it home you can play it as loud as you like, but live we like to play it loud. Really, really loud. That’s how our songs work best. When we play, we like to just go pretty much full pelt and not really have much ambience or lower moments.” Although Laura have been playing shows for more than 12 years, and have even previously

embarked on an extensive tour of Japan, the post-rockers haven’t yet graced local audiences with their presence. When they bring their alluring musical wares to Perth and Fremantle later this month it will be their fi rst visit to the west coast. Although Yardley says they’ll mainly be playing tunes from their critically acclaimed third LP, Twelve Hundred Times – which hit shelves more than six months ago and has already been extensively toured across the east coast – he promises their live show is far from stale. “I don’t think it has run its course yet. We don’t really play together that often so it is still enjoyable. I guess we really just want to give this album a good crack before we move on to the next one,” he says, offering one fi nal word of advice for music lovers planning on trekking down to either of their intense live shows: “Bring your earplugs.”

MAKE THEM SUFFERIn BloomPerth metallers Make Them Suffer have been making waves. With their debut full length released last week, Neverbloom also sees the band making their major label debut on Roadrunner Records. JESSICA WILLOUGHBY talked to vocalist Sean Harmanis before their launch shows at Amplifier on Saturday, June 2; and YMCA HQ on Sunday, June 3.

Make Them Suffer have taken the opportunity of a lifetime. They were snapped up by a major label to release their debut full length. Last week saw this sextet launch Neverbloom on Roadrunner Records. The culmination of more than 10 months of negotiations and dedicated writing, their fi rst album garnered attention after label executives caught wind of the band’s earlier material and a well-placed ‘SignMeTo’ webpage. Although frontman Sean Harmanis hoped their 2010 EP, Lord Of Woe, would prick some ears – he never guessed it would gain interest for this prestigious signing. “The EP ended up on Roadrunner’s A&R desk and I guessed he like the artwork or something because he gave it a listen,” Harmanis says. “He checked us out a bit and gave us some really good ratings on our SignMeTo page. Then he went about getting us to sign to Roadrunner. It came as a huge surprise to us. Of all the labels, we were like ‘whoa, what the hell?’. It was kind of unexpected. There have been a lot of Roadrunner bands that have infl uenced us. They also recently snatched up Gojira, which are one of my favourite bands at the moment. We are excited to be part of it.” The signing sparked a transitional period for the band. Feeling the pressure, main songwriter and bassist Chris Arias-Real quit his job to spend six-months writing in his bedroom. With no second guitarist or keyboardist in sight, the group used the Roadrunner bid as drawcard – pulling Craig Buckingham and Louisa Burton in respectively. Also experiencing issues in the recording department, they made do with the circumstances and tracked the album in Harmanis and Arias-Real’s rental in West Leederville. “Originally, Roland (Lim, producer) had a studio booked,” Harmanis says. “He was going to buy one to share with a mate, but something happened with the lease and that fell through. So we ended up having to do exactly what we did with the EP and record in our living room for a full month straight. We had complaints from the council and our neighbours. It was a pretty stressful time for me and Chris, who both lived in the house. Being 3am in the morning, surrounded by unrelenting blast-beats. It was kind of tough. But it didn’t compromise the sound of the album at all.” But the vocalist points to the outfi t’s choice to work with Roland Lim (Birds Of Tokyo) again, as they did on their EP, as the right decision. “It was a massive thing for us that we’d worked with him before,” he says. “We’re really comfortable with him. We also understand that he’s ever improving as an engineer, like we are as a band. It is kinda nice to establish that relationship were we can both grow together.”

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MYSTERY JETSRadlandsRough Trade

If you take a peek at Mystery Jets’ album art for Radlands you’ll see it’s full of holiday snaps from their time in Austin, where most of the album was recorded. From the photos of their wooden house, Lucky Charm cereal, cactus and guns, you know this album is their American record. The songs are the musical equivalent of a Texan drawl with the twang of the guitar replicating a mid-western sound throughout. Even the lyrics are full of bibles, desert tracks and fl ies. It’s a defi nite departure from the British indie-pop of their previous three albums, yet Radlands reads like a storybook. The band introduces the concept for the album as a drunken “lonestar” fi nding his way on the road and lamenting the loss of a lover. Standouts include Take Me Where The Roses Grow, a light ballad about falling in love, with added vocals by Sophie Rose Harper. And Someone Purer, which is a belter – “So deliver me from sin and give me rock and roll” vocalist Blaine Harrison shouts. Coincidentally, the least-American sounding of the lot is Lost In Austin. Perhaps it’s the strong English accent shining through. Radlands is ultimately a love story with a place.

_CORAL HUCKSTEP

LISA MITCHELLSpiritusWarner Music Australia

Lisa Mitchell is one of the great survivors from Australian Idol, the show that has turned into career suicide for most people who were involved. Instead of shitting in her own nest, she has taken time to fi nd an audience and is all the better for the gestation. Spiritus is the fi rst new music from the folk savvy pipsqueak since 2009. The title of the lead track is translated into “life force” and is certainly the most uplifting and dynamic recording that Mitchell has made to date. Bringing percussion and technology to her previously organic sound should silence those who have been sceptical of Mitchell’s talents. Having toured regularly with a stable band, Mitchell has changed tack and gone back to basics for the majority of Spiritus. Mitchell has been steadily making the transition from acoustic folker to piano bound chanteuse and Diamond In The Rough continues the metamorphosis. The things that have led to Mitchell’s appeal have not totally been discarded as I Am A Traveller has the singer adopting her most child like voice and resisting the urge to hide the signifi cant amount of ‘fret buzz’ on this acoustic haunt. Having entered the industry as a caterpillar, Mitchell is rapidly breaking out of her cocoon, and by signing off her artwork with thanks to the Sun, Yoga and You, she has offi cially become the female version of Ben Lee.

_CHRIS HAVERCROFT

THE FLAMING LIPSThe Flaming Lips And Heady FwendsWarner Music

Just how do Wayne Coyne and his merry miscreants do it? After a quarter of a century, the band that was once the world’s most unlikely major label signing continues to release music that bring together the old with the new, the traditional with the fucked up to create something even more fucked up. Heady Fwends is a collaboration album like no other. Kicking off with 2012, the result sounds every bit like the apocalypse with it’s chainsaw guitars, merry handclaps and Ke$ha musing on acid intake. That’s right, Ke$ha is involved on what should be a national anthem for the year now. Side two of the double record features Kevin Parker of Tame Impala lending a monster riff to campfire sing-along Children Of The Moon, Jim James of My Morning Jacket turns evil on That Ain’t My Trip, and Nick Cave lends some of his Grinderman grandstanding to his spoken word contribution to You, Man Human. Soul queen Erykah Badu also makes an appearance to lead a deconstructed reading of The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, a song made famous by Roberta Flack. A labour of love, The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends is proof that the Lips are still one of the most exciting bands out there.

_MATTHEW HOGAN

GOSSIPA Joyful NoiseSony

Since Standing In the Way Of Control pushed Gossip out of punk clubs on to NME covers, the band has been caught between their countercultural roots and the pressure to build on their success. Music For Men was a decent compromise, but A Joyful Noise might be the point where the run stops. Even though the band hinges on Beth Ditto’s explosive, brassy voice, she is muted from the start here, barely registering on the lurching, stolid opener Melody Emergency. If that wasn’t ominous enough, her lyrics increasingly have the depth of a frying pan (“I know it’s hard/But you gotta try try try”, anybody?). Before, this hadn’t been such an issue, since her band played with an urgency that always suggested something urgent was at stake. However, this album is a trawl through dry, often featureless disco stomps, devoid of verve, hooks or belief. By watering down Ditto’s hollering and amping up the dance-pop, Gossip are presumably shooting for the commercial soundz of yr K-Perrys and Ke$has (check the pitch shift on Get A Job), but they don’t have the songwriting chops to pull it off. What they don’t realise is that Ke$ha and her ilk are fascinating because of the inescapable persona each projects on the material they’re dealt. Perry is an apple-pie bimbo, Ke$ha an errant wildcard. In lieu of asserting herself, Ditto retreats, repeating the earnest, hopeful messages that won them adoration, but with a distressing lack of heft. Though Move In The Right Direction is propulsive as heck, and the house piano on Get Lost is a nice touch, amongst such lachrymose, dispirited company, they stick out like the proverbial dick at the lesbian bar.

_ALEX GRIFFIN

THE WALKMENHeavenInertia

Heaven might just be The Walkmen’s best record yet. Yes, you read that right: Heaven isn’t just the equal of the band’s critically acclaimed 2004 record, Bows + Arrows, it might be better. There are several moments here where the fi ve-piece exhibit an infectious immediacy that’s presented in parallel with some genuine ingenuity, and the effect on the listener is to stop what they’re doing, focus fully on what’s unfolding, and then rewind to hear it over again. The Love You Love harks back in production tonality to the scratchy lo-fi charm of Bows + Arrows, but fl exes signifi cantly developed melodic muscles compared to eight years ago. That classic Walkmen aesthetic is also tenable on We Can’t Be Beat, which features harmonies from Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold. Truly, there’s so much to love about Heaven that picking it apart seems as ridiculous as dissecting an expensive tray of chocolates, setting fi llings aside from their delicious casings. They, like this record, taste far better with everything properly combined – and with all fi ve members contributing, in harmony, The Walkmen have here upped their own ante like nobody could have foreseen. Except for the band members themselves, of course. Prepare to be smitten anew.

_JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD

KYNAN TANRætinaListen / Hear

There is a decidedly digital logic at play on Rætina, the debut album from local composer/producer Kynan Tan. Once sound becomes digital it becomes data and thus endlessly repeatable and malleable. Tan revels in this sound world, using self-programmed patches to pull apart his sampled material and reconstruct it into a glitchy, digital sheen. There are three distinct threads of material on Rætina; a delicate, Fenneszian guitar riff that fi rst surfaces is the opening track; the snakelike Rhodes piano line of the album’s Skeletal triptych and the drawling, fi ltered voices that emerge in track three (woken / under streams). Throughout the album, Tan shifts form and context so that each thread is drawn out and interwoven with the others. For example, track two’s Rhodes riff reappears in track fi ve amid some abrasive, digital noise and then again in track six where it is split up into a multitude of gently pulsing tones. The result is that whilst the album’s fi rst half seems a little unfocused, by the end each thread of material has returned several times and there is a far stronger sense of cohesion and space.

_HENRY ANDERSEN




WINTER WONDERLANDNext time you overhear someone moaning that ‘nothing ever happens in Perth’, grab a program for the City of Perth’s Winter Arts Season and slap them silly with it! Running from June 1-August 31, the Winter Arts Season boasts over 150 different events, from 60 local arts organisations, businesses and independent artists, which means there is plenty of awesome stuff set to go down around town in the coming weeks. From theatre to dance, cabaret to comedy, music to visual arts, fi lm to literature, there’s something for everyone in the Winter Arts Season, and best of all, there’s an abundance of free, family-friendly options. Find out everything that’s on offer by picking up a program, or visiting perthwinterarts.com.au.

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LIFE LESSONSHe’s been called a “spoken word genius” by the man who discovered Oasis, and his fans include everyone from Bob Geldoff to the Mayor of Freo, so you know Belowsky’s upcoming show at the Little Creatures Loft is bound to be top notch! Taking over the Loft on Friday, June 8, from 8pm, A Lesson In Belowskyology combines standup with spoken word and musical parodies with hilarious results. If you’re interested in fi nding out exactly what a one-man Belowsky show involves, hit up Heatseeker today to get your tickets.

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SHORT STUFFPerth cinephiles will get the chance to check out some of this year’s hottest short fi lms next week thanks to 1Up Microcinema’s festival of Oscar-nominated shorts. A small cinema with a huge personality, 1Up loves unique fi lms, and can seat groups of between eight and 20 people, so you’re always guaranteed an intimate viewing experience. From June 6-10, 1Up will showcase each of the fi ve fi lms nominated for the Live Action Short category at the recent Oscars, including Tuba Atlantic (Norway), Time Freak (US), The Shore (Ireland), Raju (Germany/India) and Pentecost (Ireland). Screenings are set to go down nightly at 7.45pm and entry is $15. Seating is limited so get down early to avoid disappointment.

CAL’S COMINGThe inaugural Perth International Comedy Festival may be done and dusted for 2012 but that doesn’t mean that Perth’s comedy fans will be left wanting. Thankfully, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow 2012 will head to WA as part of its two month tour, offering up comedians such as Cal Wilson, Joel Creasey, Marina Franklin, David Quirk, Smart Casual and Hayley Breen. The tour stops at His Majesty’s Theatre from June 20-24. For more details visit comedyfestival.c o m . a u /roadshow.

BEL AMI Lover To LoverDirected by Declan Donnellan and Nick OrmerodStarring Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristen Scott Thomas, Christina Ricci, Colm Meaney, Philip Glenister

There’s a scene in The Addams Family where Wednesday Addams attends summer camp and is forced to smile. The result is a menacing grin. This is exactly the alarming expression Robert Pattinson employs for much of his role as Georges Duroy in Bel Ami, an adaptation of Guy de Maupassant’s novel of the same name. Set in late nineteenth century France, this dark film follows ex-soldier Georges as he sleeps his way through Paris’ leading ladies in a bid to carve a name for himself in the city’s elite circles. Paris is rotting with filth and money and filled with loose-moralled women bored with their influential husbands. Georges is one of the lucky people whose lack of any talent is equalled with incredible good fortune and handsome looks. While at a carnival-esque club, Georges happens upon his former army officer-turned-political editor Charles Forestier (Philip Glenister) who sets him up with a column at the newspaper La Vie Francaise. The newspaper is on the verge of something big: uncovering an imminent French-Moroccan war, although this acts as a mere subplot because Georges couldn’t care less about his new job because he’s pursuing Forestier’s wife Madeleine (Uma Thurman) and Clotilde (Christina Ricci). However, it becomes more evident as the film progresses that Georges will never love the women who name him their Bel Ami because he is so obssessed with himself. This is directors Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod’s debut in filmmaking after many years in the theatre, and it is clear the film’s redeeming qualities stem from their stage history. The sets of the rich Parisian houses are beautifully elegant, especially Madeleine’s house, which is detailed right down to the aqua wallpaper matching her eye colour. The costumes also are wonderful — all corsets and dapper suits. But the film can’t get by on looks alone, and neither can Robert Pattinson. Aside from his Wednesday Addams impersonation, Pattinson assumes two other facial expressions: blank disinterest and sneering repugnance, and neither possess the charm that Georges needs to convincingly seduce Paris’ most influential women — Madeleine, Virginie (Kristen Scott Thomas) and Clotilde. Georges is supposed to be a repulsive callous character at heart but Pattinson’s lack of charisma renders the whole plot entirely unbelievable. If the Parisian wives are as powerful as Madeleine proclaims they are at the beginning, they could surely do better than the greasy-haired Georges. The three actresses outdo Pattinson’s performance by far. Thurman, as Madeleine, possesses the right amount of feist but her pairing with Pattinson is poorly matched, and he appears awkward in the majority of their shared scenes. Scott Thomas is delightful as Virginie, the uptight wife turned girlish fool, a character far removed from her usual roles. Overall, the film is a lacklustre adaptation with Rachel Bennette’s screenplay lacking oopmh and Pattinson’s performance far from as seductive and shocking as it could have been.

_CORAL HUCKSTEP

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THE WOMAN IN BLACK Ghosts By GaslightDirected by James WatkinsStarring Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz White

From renowned British horror factory Hammer Films comes this classy and atmospheric slice of gothic melodrama that pits Hogwarts alumnus Daniel Radcliffe against the forces of darkness. Set in England in the early twentieth century, the fi lm follows solicitor Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), a widower devoted to his young son, who is dispatched to the distant hamlet of Crythin Gifford to oversee the estate of the recently deceased Alice Drablow, a reclusive widow. On arriving, he makes friends with the wealthy landowner Sam Daily (Ciaran Hinds) and his wife, Elizabeth (Janet McTeer) but gets the cold shoulder from the other villagers, who appear to be hiding, as is almost always the case in these sorts of things, A Dark Secret. It’s not too long before Kipps is seeing visions of the eponymous Woman in Black (Liz White), a spectre whose manifestation presages the death of children, and becomes determined to uncover the mystery of the haunting. It’s a wonderfully evocative and old-fashioned story. The script, adapted from Susan Hill’s novel by Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) is unhurried and deliberate, drawing out the suspense and giving up its secrets slowly. Director

James Watkins (Eden Lake) wisely puts the focus on atmosphere rather than shock tactics, although he knows when to drop in the occasional jump scare to keep the audience on their toes, and his sumptuous, layered production design and well-chosen locations contribute to a mood of chilly isolation and eerie otherworldliness. The fi lm’s key location, Eel Marsh House, a decaying mansion located on a tiny spit of land that is frequently cut off from the mainland by the tide, is particularly evocative. But perhaps the most pertinent question is how Radcliffe acquits himself in the fi lm, and the answer is: quite well. As an actor, he’s going to have a diffi cult time getting out from under Harry Potter’s shadow, but his restrained and committed performance here indicates that he should be able to forge a career outside of the wizarding world. In any case, it could have been much worse; the last time an actor trying to transition from teen heartthrob status played an English lawyer forced to confront an occult threat, it was Keanu Reeves in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Radcliffe, at least, has the accent down pat, and he holds his own in the company of veterans like Hinds and McTeer. The Woman In Black lacks the shocks and splatter of most modern horror offerings, and though that’s largely to its benefi t, some horror afi cionados may be disappointed by the absence of latex and corn syrup. Chiefl y an exercise in mood and sustained tension, the fi lm is a refreshing change of pace after a long period wherein reboots, sequels, and low budget found footage fl icks have dominated the genre, and discerning fright fans should have a lot of fun with this deliciously chilling yarn.

_TRAVIS JOHNSON

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ADRIAN GRUNBERGManaging MelA veteran Assistant Director with over 20 credits to his name, Adrian Grunberg makes his directorial debut with the Mel Gibson starring Get The Gringo. You may not know Adrian Grunberg’s name, but you’ve certainly seen at least a few of the fi lms he’s worked on. Amongst the movies he’s helped usher into being in his role as Assistant Director are such notable works as Master And Commander: The Far Side Of the World, Traffi c, Man On Fire, and Apocalypto. But like so many below the line crew members, Grunberg harboured a desire to call the shots himself. “I‘ve always wanted to direct,” he admits. “But I hadn’t gotten the chance for whatever reason. Having said that, it was a case of being in the right place at the right time, hard work, and a lot of luck.” The chance fi nally presented itself in the form of Get The Gringo – also known as How I Spent My Summer Vacation – a gritty crime thriller that sees Mel Gibson’s titular criminal plotting to escape a Mexican prison. “Mel came up with the idea,” Grunberg tells us. “Mel had this idea of an American in a foreign prison, and he wanted me to direct it. So it was sort of logical that it be in Mexico, because I live in Mexico. So then we got together and started talking about it, about what the ideas were. Then (co-screenwriter) Stacy Perskie and I went off and did the research, and came up with El Pueblito. The writing process went for almost a year and half

before we got to a point where we were happy to start shooting the script.” Shooting took place in the actual El Pueblito prison itself, a notorious place with its own rules and bizarre black market economy, where the families of prisoners often lived with their incarcerated loved ones. “There’s this misconception that the government partially emptied the prison for us to shoot in, which is not the case.” Gruberg points out. “When we scouted this prison, it was an actual prison, but the government was in the process of relocating everybody, so when we got it, it was empty. It was actually great, because it was like being in a studio lot, but with a lot of presence. You’re looking at these four walls, so it kind of feels like you’re in a studio. The downside is that there’s a lot of heat and these four walls don’t allow any air to circulate, so it just became this really humid, damp place. The prison became one of the main characters, but the prison itself presented no challenges.” And though the fi lm deals with some dark subject matter, Grunberg realised early on that it needed to be leavened with humour to make it palatable for a wide audience. “We had discussions about this from early on,” he says. “Mel is really good at planting that tone. It was important that we make a fun movie. In order for that to happen, you need to have some comic relief. You need some moments where the audience can breathe and laugh. It allows the other parts to be more tolerable.”

_TRAVIS JOHNSON

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VISUAL ARTSZWaldemar Kolbusz: Greenhill Galleries, ClaremontWaldemar Kolbusz’ paintings have similarities in structure to works produced by some mid 20th century abstract expressionists, and are somewhat reminiscent of early multi-form works by Mark Rothko. There is an automatism about them as they are clearly de-formed and accidental, yet there is also a careful construction to them. They are a type of intellectual de-construction of formlessness. Playing with perspective through the use of opaque and thin films of paint, Kolbusz has a personal language. His paintings have a warped, deconstructed, un-rooted, organic and accidental feel, with vibrant slabs of colour and unexpected miscellany. Runs ’til Jun 9.

Looking Through Windows: Smart Space Gallery, NorthbridgeFeaturing work by emerging artists, Looking Through Windows deals with visual explorations on the theme

of immigration within, without and around Australia, concepts of crossing over, adaption, culture shock and how skills are judged. Runs Jun 1-9.

I Can’t Tell You Now What I Could Have Told You Then: Free Range Gallery, PerthA response to artist Andrea Wood’s time spent in residence drawing and photographing zoological specimens at the University Of WA, and a meditation on a photograph the artist took more than 20 years ago at Grasmere, I Can’t Tell You Now What I Could Have Told You Then revisits places or importance to reflect on the artist’s changing relationship to nature. Runs Jun 2-17.

The M Word: Elements Art Gallery, DalkeithSome of us have large families. Some decide on the polar opposite. Many desire a family but struggle to conceive. Today families are often blended. Regardless of the circumstances, the Mother word and many other M words shape and define our identity. Artist and academic Lyndall Adams has a large blended family. Fellow artist, academic Brooke Zeligman has chosen a different path. Throughout the creative process, both artists have been collaborating, exploring and responding to conversations surrounding The M Word.

Runs Jun 7-24. Ghosts And Atmospheres: Linton and Kay Contemporary, SubiacoGhosts And Atmospheres highlights the skill of Zach Freshwater, a versatile and dedicated artist who began painting seriously at the age of 24. Every piece in the exhibition represents many months of intensive labour for Freshwater who applies hundreds of layers of pearlescent inks using very fine brushes. Runs Jun 21-Jul 5. Through Tulip’s Eye: Kulcha, FremantleThe intricate beauty of the ancient art of paper cutting is brought to life by the energy and creative joy of Pakistani self-taught artist, jeweller, and 3D CAD/CAM designer Tusif Ahmad. Each delicately hand cut from a single sheet of paper, his artworks are influenced by traditional Islamic patterns and symbols, yet Tusif takes a unique and personal path in his storytelling imagery, exploring the dynamic opposing forces that shape our personal trials and triumphs in life, love and beauty. Runs Jun 10-30.

Shaun Tan: Suburban Odyssey: Fremantle Arts Centre, FremantleShaun Tan has won the world’s most prestigious prizes – an Academy Award for his short film The Lost Thing, and the Astrid Lindgren Award for his work as a children’s illustrator, but he describes himself as ‘a painter who fell into illustration and book publishing’. Fremantle Arts Centre is delighted to present for the first time a collection of Tan’s never before seen paintings along with original drawings and preparatory sketches for the film The Lost Thing. Exhibited together, these works create a vision of Shaun Tan as an artist whose work across genres is built on close observation of the real world through painting and drawing. Runs ’til Jul 15.

Projektet, Fremantle Arts Centre, FremantleImagine the complexity of the human immune system. There are millions of tiny soldiers inside each of us, who process intruders and decide friends from foe. They are our warriors and our guard dogs, our filters which protect us from outside influences. Now apply this model to society, and culture. Researchers and artists Ola Johansson and Amanda Newall, based in Sweden, examine the uncanny way our immune system has influenced the way we interact with others. In a joint residency between Fremantle Arts Centre and SymbioticA, the biological arts facility at the University of Western Australia, Johansson and Newall have undertaken a series of academic and artistic pursuits to investigate the similarities between our internal and external immune processes. The pair have orchestrated performances, where cells from the body are acted out by members of the local performing arts community. Runs ’til Jul 15.

Red Led: 140 William, PerthIn his new exhibition at 140 William, artist Andy Quilty asks men: if the beers run out, how can we relate? An exploration of masculinity and how men define themselves, Red Led is primarily comprised of large scale works created with ball point pens – Quilty’s signature style. Runs May 31-Jun 7.

K a l e i d o s c o p e : Claremont Quarter, ClaremontA self-taught artist, D a v i d B r o m l e y has emerged as one of the most recognisable and innovative painters i n Au s t r a l i a . H e h a s f o s t e r e d widespread acclaim and notoriety both n a t i o n a l l y a n d internationally and has been a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize six times. With a view to seeing the world through different eyes, the exclusive Western Australian exhibit ion t it led K a l e i d o s c o p e encapsulates a fun, joyous and playful vibe. Runs Jun 12-Jul 12.

THEATRE/DANCEHello My Name Is: The Blue Room Theatre, NorthbridgeHello My Name Is is a project that combines a live performance with a companion online documentation and exchange project. The performance uses subtle humour, vulnerability and sophistication to subvert the simple idea of a conversation in a community centre by creating a different kind of experience for the audience: more active, more complex. The performed conversation will transform into something intricate, sublime and unexpected: transforming the world as it is to the world as it could be. This new work asks essential questions about what we value and what that says about who we are and how we are. Runs June 14-30. Bookings can be made via blueroom.org.au.

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HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING Fake It Til You Make ItHow To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying is on show at the Regal Theatre from Friday, June 15, ’til Saturday, June 23. Bookings can be made via Ticketek.

Not your average musical, WAAPA’s forthcoming production of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying ticks all the boxes, combining singing, dancing and comedy in a conniving offi ce environment where you gotta fake it ’til you make it. Ahead of the show’s opening at the Regal Theatre, X-Press caught up with Sydney based guest director Jason Langley to fi nd out why How To Succeed In Business Without Really is still being staged 51 years after it fi rst took Broadway by storm. “For starters it’s a Pulitzer Prize winning musical and there are not many musicals that have won the Pulitzer Prize for drama,” the director says of the show’s longevity. “The musicals that win Pulitzer Prizes are usually groundbreaking and I think How To Succeed In Business was quite ground-breaking for the time. It was incredibly bold for the writers to put on a big Broadway musical but attack what was sacred to everything the US stood for – corporations and big business. It hasn’t lost any relevancy either, which is why it’s still being performed and embraced today. It’s also just a bloody good musical – it has a terrifi c score, fantastic songs and it’s very funny but it’s also quite meaty and people recognise themselves in it.” For those who aren’t familiar with the text, How To Succeed In Business charts the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, a starry-eyed window-washer who manages to climb the corporate ladder just by being in the right place at the right time. “It’s based on a novel that was written by Shepherd Mead and he wrote it in the time of all those how-to books such as How To Win Friends And Infl uence People, and he wrote this satirical book on how to rise to the top of a big corporation by doing very little. It’s a very good read and you look at it and go ‘people could have read that back in those days and probably followed all the steps in it and actually risen quite high in an offi ce scenario’.

How To Succeed In Business Without Really How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Photo: Donna Ferreri)Trying (Photo: Donna Ferreri)

“The musical is about a young window washer in New York City who gets a hold of this book and he follows the book step by step and fi nds a corporation that is so big that nobody knows what anyone else is actually doing and he rises to the top without doing very much. It’s about bullshitting and looking like you know what you’re doing and that’s what the young hero of this piece does because that’s what the book tells him to do, and he gets ahead. It’s not a typical old fashioned musical. It sounds like an unlikely premise but you don’t have to dig deep to fi nd those stories in reality. “I read something recently by a contemporary writer called Stanley Bing who is a business journalist and was employed by a big corporation to write a speech for the CEO. He came to the offi ce and found this beautiful corner offi ce in the building that nobody was using so he just plonked himself there and used it while writing the speech. People in the offi ce saw him in there and gave him other work and once the speech was written he just kept coming in and doing work for people and eventually human resources found out and said ‘we can’t have someone coming in here working for nothing so we have to put him on the payroll or kick him out’. So they put him on the pay roll in a junior management position and he had this top management offi ce that he kept. There’s a million stories like that.”

_EMMA BERGMEIER


ARATransforming humble washers and strips of hand dyed jersey into eye-catching, geometric necklaces, ARA finds beauty in overlooked objects, something which the label’s designer – Sarah Eastcott – is passionate about. “I have always been fascinated with op shops and verge collections and using found objects or materials,” the young designer explains of her love for unusual treasures. “I wanted to be able to incorporate metal and fabrics, so I rummaged around until I found an effective kind of metal object I could use. I love the patterns they create when tied together and the effects created from the matte or shiny types of metal.” A graduate of Curtin University’s fashion and textiles course, Eastcott experimented with jewellery design during her studies but never planned to launch an accessories focused label.

FIELD NOTES FROM TABEKISTANVenture down to Tu in Northbridge during June and you’ll be teleported to Tabekistan, a fictional, far-away country dreamt up by Helena Bogucki, a local jeweller with a keen interest in social and historical research. “Field Notes From Tabekistan is a playful form of self-analysis of the way I work when I am making jewellery,” Bogucki explains of the concept behind the inventive exhibition. “In this show I have created the country of Tabekistan, a country in which I practiced all of my normal techniques for collecting historical data and fabricated the species of insects that populate the country; the voyage to Tabekistan; the landscape and the tools that I use to collect the information. All of these false histories are presented in the form of wearable contemporary jewellery.” Never one to rest on her laurels, Bogucki issued herself a challenge while constructing

pieces for the Field Notes From Tabekistan exhibition – vowing to make-do and only use materials she had on hand in her studio. “Before I began making the work for this exhibition I gave myself one rule after fabricating the main pendants in brass: I was only authorised to use components I had in the studio. I always enjoy using found and vintage components in my work and I have accumulated a lot in my collection. These snippets of chain and brass and glass beads from exotic locations have a lot of secret histories stored in them, I imagine a lot of them have travelled all over the world and have many more stories to tell than I ever will.” Field Notes From Tabekistan is on show at Tu – 218A William Street, Northbridge – until Sunday, June 17.

_EMMA BERGMEIER

“ARA was born from a long lost uni assignment that came back to life earlier this year. I had made a few pieces in a jewellery unit as part of my fashion course at Curtin and had always wanted to take my idea further. Finally this year I dug them out and ARA was made a reality. My vision is to create unique, one-off pieces that incorporate the use of fabric, metals and found objects.” Combining hard and soft materials with beautiful results, ARA caters to lovers of off-beat, one-of-a-kind statement jewellery. “My aesthetic incorporates beautiful, feminine colours and soft fabrics while at the same time being edgy and striking. ARA appeals to anyone who likes to wear bold, statement pieces that are versatile and comfortable to wear, while at the same time being totally unique.” See more ARA designs and find your closest stockist at Facebook.com/aralovedesign.

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Miami producer and highly decorated turntablist Aristh Delgado, aka DJ Craze, is bringing his Slow Roast sound back to Perth this weekend, along with upcoming New Yorker Codes. He chats with JOSHUA HAYES about turntablism, moombahton and working as Kanye West’s DJ.

Nicaragua-born Delgado first made his name by claiming three consecutive DMC World DJ Championship trophies between 1998 and 2000 when turntablism was reaching the peak of its popularity. In recent years it has become a more insular art form although Delgado thinks it has potential to be as big as it once was. “For a while a lot of people were saying – and including myself – we were all saying that turntablism was kinda dead, ‘cause nothing was really coming out it, but I kind of take that back now because the skill level is so crazy right now,” he says. “There’s kids that are 15 years old that are scratching way better than me, and there’s kids doing beat juggles that are crazy right now. “I think what was missing was the way that the [Invisibl Skratch] Pixlz and X-Men and my crew, The Allies, the way that we used to make it more accessible to everybody. When we were our routines we would use big tunes and we would use music that people knew, instead of how they’re doing it now where kids are making records for their routines, so it kind of loses people ‘cause they don’t know what they’re listening to; they just know that somebody’s up there doing some crazy shit to this weird song.”

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However, the response to two turntable routine videos he made using Traktor Scratch Pro changed his mind. “When I did those two Traktor routine videos, like, people really started feeling it, and I was like ‘wow, I thought turntablism was dead and both of those videos are hitting three million [views] already’,” he says. “So I’m like, people have interest in it, I think you’ve just got to… make it more accessible to people.” While earning accolades for his turntablism, Delgado was simultaneously making his name as a producer. He now has his own label, Slow Roast Records, with Kill The Noise, and has dabbled in drum’n’bass, house and hip hop. Most recently, though, he has been caught up in moombahton. When his friend Dave Nada first started sending him moombahton tunes, Delgado says that he didn’t initially get into it as he thought it sounded too much like reggaeton. However, as more and more artists began dabbling in the sound, he became inspired. “I was like ‘woah, this is some real dope, fresh vibes in it’,” Delgado says. “I got into it, and for me it has a real Latin vibe to it so I felt right at home with it; I was like ‘yeah, this is some shit that I could play; I could go back to Nicaragua and play this and people would go off to this’.” Lately Delgado has been busy in the studio working on a number of projects. “I’m just trying to stay at home and trying to stay in the studio as much as I can; I got that production bug right now so I want to make the most out of it,” he says. One of the biggest influences on his approach to music has been Kanye West, who he toured with in 2008 as DJ on the Glow In The Dark tour. “It was amazing to watch that guy work because he’s one of my fucking heroes,” he says. “Being on tour with him made me realise what it takes to be that big, and it takes a lot of hard work, a lot of commitment and a lot of dedication to what you’re doing. This guy was just amazing to watch work; he would not party, he would not do anything, he was always focused.” Although he enjoyed the experience, Delgado felt his own career was suffering. “It was taking away from my time and I just felt like, it wasn’t like I was shining how A-Trak was shining when he was touring with Kanye; I was just part of the band, I wasn’t doing my thing, so I just felt like I had to get away from that and do my own thing.” Delgado is currently touring with Codes, who he recently collaborated on the new Slow Roast single, Beeper. “We made it at my house when he came down for a show to Miami, and the first thing that we both said to each other was ‘let’s do something different than what everyone else is doing’,” he says. “We both come from a drum’n’bass background, and we both

love liquid drum’n’bass, so we were like ‘why don’t we make a liquid-y kind of house tune’, that’s kind of where we were going with that song.” He has high praise for Codes as a performer. “Codes kills it, like, that’s the reason why I asked to tour with him,” Delgado says. “He’s a good DJ; he’s not just a producer. Nowadays it just gets kind of boring; guys go up there and mess around with the knobs for a minute, but they’re not really doing nothing. Codes is actually a really good DJ, so he’s gonna push me and I’m gonna push him for sure. “I just love showing up to a club an hour before and trying to read the vibe, and I go from there. I’m going to play some of my tunes, some of Codes’ tunes, that’s for sure, but the rest is up to the people; I want to see where they’re at.”

THROW A TANTRUMThat’s what you’ll want to do – in a good way – with this news: south east London based duo Tantrum Desire are heading down under for the next instalment of Inhibit. Having met back in 2004, Jay Faleye and Devin Smith got together as Tantrum Desire and started smashing out drum’n’bass. The lads signed to Technique Recordings a few years back and shit just got wild from there with their debut 12” Xenomorph and Last Stand setting their benchmark in the scene. The lads will be joined by Auckland drum’n’bass duo State Of Mind who are prolifi c producers and run their own label SOM Music. It’s all happening on Saturday, June 30, at Villa. Tickets are $30 plus booking fee. Snatch them up from Moshtix now.

BEATS OF FURYLondon based Brisbane lads The Loops Of Fury are venturing back down under this weekend to celebrate Foundation Day long weekend in superb style at the home of underground, aka Ambar. These guys are off the chain. Put is this way – Moby and Knife Party are playing their remixes in their own sets. Insane. These guys will be bringing an electro-techno manifesto this Sunday, June 3, at Ambar. Tickets are $15 on the door and make sure you get on down early because due to WA Sunday trading regulations, Ambar will be closing at 2am. If you saw these guys at Breakfest last year, you’ll know they bring the party. MADAK IN THE HOUSE

Bee Mask is an electro-acoustic composer from Philadelphia and he’s bringing his graceful drones and synthy compositions to town oh so soon for the fi rst time in celebration of the release of his record Vaporware/Scanops. He’s been likened to the pioneering avant-garde composer La Monte Young – expect pulsing waves, haunting melodies with echoes and fresh beats when he plays Pica Bar on Saturday, June 16, from 4pm ‘til 8pm. Tickets are $10 on the door only. Open your mind peeps!

SWEET DREAMSIt was a fond farewell last Saturday night at The Velvet Lounge, with fans and friends gathering for the fi nal monthly Lucid Dreaming party. The local techno label has been hosting their nights for several years now, carving out a niche for themselves as purveyors of fi ne parties for the more discerning clubber, with a fun and friendly house party vibe. Recently celebrating their fourth birthday, they’ve decided it’s time to focus more on their record label, as well as their boutique/international parties. The night was seen out in style by LD residents, including Aarin F, James A, Nathan Francis and the UK’s Lee M Kelsall provided a banging headline house set - there was a lot of love in the room. Shouts out to the LD crew for all the good times, here’s to the future!

FEAR NOTFear not because UK drum’n’bass producer Logistics is bringing his mayhem down under as part of his Fear Not album tour. Having grown up on a self-prescribed musical diet of Rage Against The Machine and down tempo efforts from labels like Mo’ Wax, Logistics is the younger brother of Dan Nu:Tone. And, if you known Nu:Tone, you know drum’n’bass. He’s on Hospital Records – that says it all. Logistics plays Shape on Friday, July 6. Tickets are $25 plus booking fee and are available from shapebar.com.au or risk it on the door for $30. Check it.

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NEONLIGHTSHINING BRIGHTLYJakob Thomser and Tobias Jakubczyk are putting their home town of Leipzig in Germany on the map. RK chats with one half of the drum’n’bass duo, Tobias Jakubczyk, about how they came to be ahead of their first trip down under.

Jakubczyk’s father was a musician and so his musical interests began right from the get go however, electronic music wasn’t exactly what his dad thought his son would take to back then. “I think because my father was a musician - a drummer - he kind of understood my interest,” he says. “I basically grew up in musical surroundings and for me it came around the time of The Prodigy. They were probably the most infl uential group for me I think.

“Later on, I met some DJs and started being interested in picking it up. After I met Jakob [Thomser], my partner, he introduced me to drum’n’bass. I didn’t understand the music at fi rst but then when I understood it, the melodies and rhythms really appealed to me.”

With their profi le growing and philosophy cemented, Thomser and Jakubczyk began playing drum’n’bass gigs and releasing a bunch of tunes on various labels including Ammunition Recordings, Trust In Music and Red Light. “The jungle sound wasn’t really for me,” Jakubczyk says, talking about how the duo got started in drum’n’bass. Although he describes jungle as a genre which developed into a “jump up sound” with a fair bit of associated hype, he realised that being in the EDM scene was where his heart lay.

“Guys like Pendulum and RAM Records were doing amazing things; there were the Therapy Sessions a few years later,” he says. “From that, we were inspired to use a lot of phat bass lines and things – maybe not so much like what we’re doing now because as we’ve gotten older the music has moved so fast in its development and our music has had to change with it. The melodies and the music are still phat though and that’s the way we like it.”

And Jakubczyk makes no apologies for keeping up with trends and the current EDM scene, acknowledging the change in drum’n’bass in recent times. “We still defi nitely do our production within the more original and traditional drum’n’bass style - that is what we use as the basis for our tunes,” he says. “Dubstep music is quite interesting, but when were producing, we are more about keeping it interesting and keeping the original vibe going. We’ll start with the bass line and work out a beat, some samples or melodies and really build it into a song.

“I think the inspiration for us comes from Don & Roland, Andy C, Phaze and Noisia – guys like that. Especially in the production arena, they are really big names in the scene but they are also doing very forward thinking music. It’s also the music we like to play when we do a live show and its music we listen to as fans and as producers. Sometimes it sounds older, newer, more infl uenced by this or that – it doesn’t really matter. We are about rocking the dance fl oor.”

And you can expect just that when the lads hit Metro City this weekend. “Yes, it’s the fi rst time I’ve come to Australia; this time, I’m coming alone but it’s really good for Neonlight,” he says. “The gig should be amazing; the lineup is rocking and I can’t wait. I’ll be working on three CDJs and working them on heavy rotation. There should be a fair bit going on. I hope people enjoy it.”

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DJ SLICKURBAN SWAGGALocal R&B, urban and dance-party producer and DJ Slick, aka John Fraser, has shared the stage with De La Soul, Ice Cube, The Game, Fatman Scoop and more. He also played alongside Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes and Nelly at Supfest 2011. ANNABEL MACLEAN chats with young gun about what’s keeping him busy.

Ice Cube. That’s who was the overriding infl uence for John Fraser when he took a liking to hip hop and urban music back in his teens. “I really loved hip hop when I was in high school,” he says. “I had all of the Ice Cube albums on cassettes. Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg was the fi rst 12” I bought.” Although his musical palette has increased in size over the years, urban and R&B is where he’s at. Holding down numerous residencies around town including We Love Wednesdays at the Leederville Hotel, Wet & Wild at Geisha on Wednesdays, Solace at Metro City on Fridays, Rhythym & Dance and R&B Lounge at Metro City on Saturdays and Mullaloo Sunday Sesh at Mullaloo Beach Hotel on Sundays, Fraser is a busy man. But, he’s not one to make a big deal; he’s all about getting the job done. “I make it work,” he says, down-playing his hectic lifestyle. “I think any DJ would love to be able to say that they had too much work. I am very fortunate to have the residencies and opportunities that I have. Some nights I fi nd myself rushing around, but it’s all good fun. My lifestyle is different to most people; I live a bit like a vampire (laughs).” Having recently played the Supafest Offi cal Afterparty at Eve Nightclub (“[That] was a great experience – the Supafest artists were partying to my music in the VIP section”), Fraser has been organising SHAKE Under 18 Dance Parties and is hoping to host a few more over the course of this year. He’s also the offi cial DJ for On Point Promotions, one of Australia’s largest urban touring companies. “I am constantly remixing and

mashing up urban music with different genres,” he says, talking of his sets. “I particularly like to mash urban music with electro and Caribbean music. Also, I like to put out mix tapes as often as I can.” Having played a part in urban radio show R&B Bounce on 96FM which received #1 ratings, Fraser says punters can expect to “the best urban party anthems played by a great DJ lineup” at this weekend’s Bling Bling Ball at Eve Nightclub. “Drake, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Lil Wayne, Big Sean and J. Cole are all dominating my sets at the moment,” he says. “I am really looking forward to it as I really enjoy playing at Eve nightclub. At the moment, I am passionate for mashing ‘girly’ R&B vocals with crunk-gangsta beats so the crowd can expect to hear their favourite R&B songs with a gangsta twist.” Aside from the upcoming Bling Bling Ball, Fraser hopes to get behind the decks overseas in the near future, and having already conquered Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, he’s got bigger goals in mind. “Like most DJs, my ultimate dream is to play in Las Vegas, Miami and Ibiza at the biggest and best nightclubs in the world!”

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GETTING FRATFrat House FridaysMetro FreoFriday, May 25, 2012

Triple J’s Deacon Rose was down on the decks last Friday night at Frat House Fridays, smashing out a bunch of killer tunes to get the party cranking. Get on down to Frat House Fridays next Friday, June 8, for an X-Press Readers Party. Big ups for the red cups!

Club Scene photos (photos by Caitlin Bayliss)


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Ambar - The Loops Of FuryAmplifi er - Crissy CrissBakery - Jacques Renault/ Bastian’s Happy Flight/ Scenic and moreBeat Nightclub - Moosh/ Johnny Tan /Gareth BirdCapitol - Stafford Brothers/ StarkillersCaptain Stirling – DJ JayClaremont Hotel – DJ Double DeeClink – DJ Tony AllenClub Bay View – Fiveo Empire Bar – CB3/ DJ Riki/ DJ Vicktor Euro Bar – DJ FlexEve Nightclub – Bling Bling Ball ft Angry Buda/ Slick/ Birdie/ MC BsydeFlying Scotsman – Nathan J/ Nizbet/ Pasha/ ChrisFlying Scotsman (Defectors) – Eclectic Picnic Metro Freo - Rap City ft Ghostface Killah/ DOOM/ Chino XL/ Mr Grevis/ Rob ShakerMint - Chris McPhee Mustang – DJ Rockin RhysParamount – Glo/ DJ Slick/ DJ Benny C/ DJ Matty S Players Bar – Electro House Battle Rocket Room – Coyote UglySovereign Arms – Josh TilleyThe Avenue – Az-TThe Causeway – Lukas Wimmler The Cott – Cott SessionsThe Kiosk – DJ CinderThe Saint - DJ AnaruThe Shed – DJ AndyyVilla - Tydi

MONDAY 04/06Bar Orient - DJ White LabelBroken Hill Tavern - DJ Mario TavelliThe Deen – Plastic Max/ The Token GestureThe Paddo – DJ John PaulThe Shed – DJ Andyy

TUESDAY 05/06Bar Orient - DJ LyndonEastern Hotel – Jon EdwardsHigh Road Hotel – DJ Matty JHigh Wycombe – DJ RickyHipe Club – DJ Roger Smart Players Bar (Norma Jeans Bar) – Stevie MVictoria Park Hotel – DJ Melvin

FRIDAY 01/06Ambar – Meat KatieAmplifi er – Cowboys & Indie Kids Bar 459 - DJ SmurfBeat Nightclub - PlayBoheme Bar - DJ MajiikaBoulevard Tavern – DJ AndyyBroken Hill Hotel – DJ Nick AlexanderBrooklands Tavern - DJ JaydenCapitol – Retro Mash Capitol (Upstairs) – I Love ‘90s Carine Tavern – Greg Packer/ MC AssassinClancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ BoogieClaremont Hotel – DJ Nick Sheppard/ DJ MaxClub Bayview – Amnesia ft Fendi/ Axon/ FellisComo Hotel – DJ GazzEastern Hotel – DJ Munch Empire Bar – DJs Halo/ Bojan/ Ben SebastianEve – DJ Don Migi/ DJ Danny BoiFlawless – DJ Ryan Flying Scotsman – DJs Jo19/ Rok Riley/ ArmeeFlying Scotsman (Defectors) - Back To Mono DJsGinger Nightclub – Rondevoo FridayzGosnells Club – DJ NowHipe Club - DJ E-FunkLakers Tavern – Fresh Fridays - DJ DooeyLeft Bank – DJ Frankie Button

Library – Dorcia Little Creatures Loft – Marine BeatsLlama Bar – DJ Reuben/ DJ MorrisMalt Super Club - FiveoMerriwa Tavern – DJ Real McCoyMetro City - Bad Taste Recordings ft Prolix/ Aeph/ Blokhe4d/ NeonlightMetro City (Solace Bar) – DJ SlickMetro Freo – Frat House Fridays ft Deacon Rose Mint Nightclub – Club Retro ft Chris McPheeMullaloo Beach Hotel - DJ John PaulMustang – Swing DJ/ DJ James MacArthurPaddy Hannans – Crazy CraigParamount - DJ Johnny Boi/ DJ JordanPlayers Bar – Sugar Queens Tav – DJ RuebenRocket Room – DJ Brett Rowe/ DJ Cain Sail & Anchor - Balcony Beatz/ DJ J-MACShape - JD4D (JesusDied4Dubstep) label launch ft F3tch/ J.Nitrous/ Killafoe/ J Switch/ Get More/ Jaydee FordeeSovereign Arms – Dylan HammondThe Avenue – JMCThe Carine – Mind Electric/ Little Nicky/ Az-T The Causeway – 4by4 DJs The East End Bar – Funk FridaysThe Generous Squire - DJ AnaruThe Queens – DJ RuebenThe Saint - DJ JordanThe Shed – DJ Glenn 20 The Whale & Ale – Josh TilleyTiger Lils – Paul Malone/ Adam KellyThe Vic - DJ GilesThe Wembley Hotel – Funky Bottoms/ Jon EeWindsor – DJ Riki and RayVictoria Park Hotel – DJ GilesYaYa’s – Junk ft DJ Whoa!

SATURDAY 02/06Ambar – Japan 4 ft Challenger Ready Amplifi er – Pure Pop ft Eddie ElectricBasement On Broadway – DJ RickyBoheme Bar – Carte Blanche DJsBroken Hill Tavern – DJ Nick Alexander/ James Wilson Capitol – Deacon RoseCapitol (Upstairs) – Cream Of The ‘80s ft DJ RyanClancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ DoodClaremont Hotel – DJ Tone DefClub Bay View – Little NickyEmpire Bar – DJ James EssEurobar – Roger Smart/ DJ RaciEast End Bar - FiveoEve Nightclub – DJ Don Migi/ DJ Stevie MFlawless – Offset/ Jackness/ Travis LeBrun Flying Scotsman - Under The Infl uence DJsFlying Scotsman (Defectors) - Fore DJsGilkisons - Nick Skitz/ MC James SpyHigh Road Hotel – DJ Simon

WEDNESDAY 30/05Captain Stirling – Fiveo Clancy’s (Applecross) – Upbeat – DJ AndyConnections – DJs Joby /JJ /RuebenDouble Lucky – Last Wednesday Eurobar – Wild Wednesdays - DJ iPod/ Ben Pettit Eve – DJ Don Migi/ Skooby Flying Scotsman – UniQue DJs/ Devo/ Chris WheeldonGold Bar–DJ AdrocHipe Club – DJ Roger SmartLeederville Hotel – We Love Wednesdays ft DJ SlickMetro Freo - Rapture Mustang – DJ GilesNewport – Newport Wednesdays Sovereign Arms – Lokie ShawThe Deen - DJ Zelimer/ DJ Viper/ DJ Benny/ T– Zone 1The Queens – Wriggle on YaYa’s - DJ Agent 85/ Dr Zaius

THURSDAY 31/05Blvd Tavern – DJ AndyClancy’s (Canning Bridge) - DJ WrighteousClub Marakesh – DJ Simon Cottesloe Hotel – DJ Shots/ DJ Andy MEmpire Bar – Halo/ DJ Bojan/ DJ Ben Sebastian Eve – DJ Tony Allen

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High Wycombe – DJ MattHipe Club – DJ E-FunkLibrary – MKT ft DJ Riki/ DJ Richie G/ DJ VicktorLittle Creatures Loft – Marine BeatsLiquid Nightclub - DJ Klar55/ DJ Stevie MLlama Bar – DJ Reuben/ DJ MelvinMalt Super Club – Fiveo Metro City (R&B Lounge) - DJ Slick/ DJ Ruthless/ DJ SosoMetro Freo – DTuck/ Darren Briais Mint Nightclub – Pop Life ft DJ Aaron/ AJMullaloo Beach Hotel – DJ Danny Mustang – Rockabilly DJ/ DJ James MacArthurNiche – Frankie Button/ Cee/ Jonny ZimberNorma Jeans – DJ DarrenOxford Hotel – DJ SequeriaParamount- DJ Cornfl ake / DJ Jordan/ DJ Johnny BoiPlayers Bar – Embrace Queens Tav - Gareth Richardson Rocket Room – Delicious (Ladies Only) ft DJ Brett RoweSouth St Ale House – DJ JaySovereign Arms – RockwellThe Avenue – Jon EeThe Brighton (Upstairs) – Micah/ Kill Dyl/ eSQueThe Boheme – DJ SneakeeThe Causeway – Sun City DJsThe Clink – Az-TThe Cornerstone – Tammy StevensThe Craftsman – Tammy StevensThe Deen - DJ Birdie/ DJ JJ/ DJ Tony AllenThe Generous Squire – On Tap ft James Nutley The Saint – DJ AnaruThe Shed –DJ Glenn 20The Wembley – Az-T The Whistling Kite - DJ CraigThe Vic – DJ KristianTiger Lil’s – DJ Bojan/ DJ Ben SebastianVictoria Park Hotel – DJ MelvinVilla – DJ Craze & CodesWindsor – DJ Ray Woodvale Tavern – DJ Real McCoyYaYa’s – Saturday Social ft The Kings Of Cheese DJs

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Flawless - DJ Zelimir/ DJ Minna/Flying Scotsman – Cowboys & Indie Kids DJsLeopold Hotel – DJ Riki/ Roger SmartLibrary - DorciaLlama Bar – DJ Maxwell/ EMAS/ Lukas WimlerMint Nightclub – DJ Simon BarwoodMt Henry Tavern - DJ Matty JMullaloo Beach Hotel - DJ John Paul/ DJ SlickMustang – DJ James Newport – Culture Clash ft Tom Drummond/ Git Go Paramount – DJ Johnny Boi/ DJ Jordan Players Bar – MASHSouth St – DJ Castasia/ DpadSwinging Pig – DJ SimonThe Avenue – Jon EeThe Bakery - The JumpClimb Party Showcase ft The Empty Cup/ Sunshine Brothers/ Bastian’s Happy Flight/ Sam PerryThe Carine Tavern – Punchy & Juicy/ Little NickyThe Causeway – EMAS DJsThe Craftsman – Roger SmartThe Deen – DJ Flex/ DJ Nano/ DJ Surge/ DJ Don MigiThe East End Bar - The Prestige ft Fiveo/ Az-T The Queens – KapitolThe Whale & Ale – Josh TilleyThe Whistling Kite - DJ GarethTiger Lils – Paul Malone/ Adam KellyWoodvale Tavern – DJ Melvin

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Scenic and moreSunday, June 3 @ The Bakery

COMING UP

Sebastien DrumsFriday, June 8 @ The Court

Break-A-Holics Anonymous ft Skool Of ThoughtFriday, June 8 @ Ambar

Sampology’s Super Visual Apocolypse ft Sampology/ Sam Perry/ Charlie Bucket/ DJ NDorseSaturday, June 9 @ The Bakery

Switch Saturday, June 9 @ Villa

Force Majeure ft Dirty LoudFriday, June 15 @ Ambar

THIS WEEKThe JumpClimb Party Showcase ft The Empty Cup/ Sunshine Brothers/ Bastian’s Happy Flight/ Sam PerryThursday, May 31 @ The Bakery

Bad Taste Recordings ft Prolix/ Aeph/ Blokhe4d/ NeonlightFriday, June 1 @ Metro City

JD4D (JesusDied4Dubstep) label launch ft F3tch/ J.Nitrous/ Killafoe/ J Switch/ Get More/ Jaydee FordeeFriday, June 1 @ Shape

Meat KatieFriday, June 1 @ Ambar

Japan 4 ft Challenger Ready Saturday, June 2 @ Ambar

Slow Roast Records Tour ft Craze & CodesSaturday, June 2 @ Villa

Nick Skitz/ MC James SpySaturday, June 2 @ Gilkisons

Crissy CrissSaturday, June 3 @ Amplifi er

Rap City ft Ghostface Killah/ DOOM/ Chino XL/ Mr Grevis/ Rob ShakerSunday, June 3 @ Metro Freo

tyDiSunday, June 3 @ Villa

Stafford Brothers/ StarkillersSunday, June 3 @ Capitol

Bling Bling Ball ft Angry Buda/ Slick/ Birdie/ MC BsydeSunday, June 3 @ Eve Nightclub

The Loops Of FurySunday, June 3 @ Ambar

Jacques Renault/ Bastian’s Happy Flight/

The LickFriday, June 15 @ Shape

Bee MaskFriday, June 16 @ Pica Bar

Hype Williams Saturday, June 16 @ The Bakery

Ian CareySaturday, June 16 @ Villa

360/ HermitudeFriday, June 22 @ Villa

MC Fashawn/ Exile/ Marksman ft Lenny/ Charlie Bucket/ Coin/ MT5kFriday, June 22 @ The Bakery

360Saturday, June 23 @ The Astor

360Sunday, June 24 @ The Astor

Tantrum Desire & State Of MindSaturday, June 30 @ Villa

DirtyphonicsThursday, July 5 @ The Rosemount Hotel

Addicted To Bass ft Bombs Away/ Kid KenobiFriday, July 6 @ Villa

LogisticsFriday, July 6 @ Shape

Zombie CrawlFriday, August 3 @ Villa

This Is Nowhere ft lineup TBCSunday, October 14 @ Venue TBC

Stereosonic ft lineup TBCSunday, November 25, at venue TBCDJ CRAZE/ CODES

SATURDAY, JUNE 2 @ VILLA » THE LOOPS OF FURY » SUNDAY, JUNE 3 @ AMBAR

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THE LOOPS OF FURYLIVING THE LONDON LIFELondon based Brisbane lads The Loops Of Fury are heading back down under this weekend (“Ambar is gonna get smashed!”). ANNABEL MACLEAN chats with one half of the party duo, Max Clarke, about living in London, recent gigs and upcoming collaborations.

2ManyDJs, Armand Van Helden, Tiesto, Annie Mac and more recently Moby and Knife Party have played The Loops Of Fury’s remixes and productions in their sets. It’s still something both Max Clarke and partner-in-crime Jimi Wall are getting used to. “It’s quite a strange feeling!,” Clarke says, in Berlin for the weekend. “I was sitting in my flat with a nasty cold last year and I live down the road from Victoria Park where a big festival was happening. I heard I Need booming out of the park which was quite surreal, especially as I was lying in bed with a blocked nose and a cup of Lemsip!” Despite having the occasional flu, the duo have been enjoying the London lifestyle and soaking up the city’s grand music scene. “London is great,” he says. “Expensive and a bit hectic at times but it’s a really diverse and interesting place - not to mention the sheer amount of quality acts playing every weekend. It’s fantastic.” Having based themselves in London for over a year now, the boys have since had the opportunity to play alongside UK DJ and producer Alex Metric, French popstars SomethingAlaMode, bass-driven warehouse DJ and producer Elite Force and more. But, there’s one gig which really stands out for them when it comes to epic nights – “I think one of the best shows we played was at a club in London called The Nest,” Clarke says. “We played a Grand Hotel night with the Plump DJs. The energy in there was immense. Packed to the rafters, sweaty and the crowd was really into it. The Plumps are really great guys and we had a really good night hanging out with

them. They’re still very forward thinking musically speaking and very down to earth personally. Keep a look out for them this year; they’ve got some cool stuff planned.” They’ve also managed to play in South Korea – not something that was on the cards a few years back. “South Korea is great fun!,” Clarke says, not without a hint of excitement. “Crowds there really love the music and go hard! Electro is quite big there at the moment but a few of the DJs we spoke to said they’re working on diversifying a little and introducing dubstep and bass music little by little.” Having recently completed a Felix Cartel remix and a Rebecca & Fiona remix, Clarke says they’ll be focusing on originals for a while now. “However, there is one collab with a huge, huge name that we can’t mention just yet though,” he adds. “We also have a compilation album coming out in a month or two that we’re really excited about. There are a couple of new ones from us and some exclusives from other names like Bart B More and The Sneekers so stay tuned on that one too!” Having spent a good deal of time travelling over the last year or so, Clarke says Wall and himself have become addicted to a bunch of television shows while on the hop. “The Wire is a firm favourite for both of us,” he says. “[We] must have watched the whole thing at least three times now. Also Generation Kill is really great.” As for this weekend, however, it’ll be all about their club tour. “Ambar is gonna get smashed! Can’t wait to get down with you guys again, always a pleasure!”


ANTI-FLAG Strike Anywhere / The Flatliners / The DeclineAmplifierThursday, May 24, 2012First billed melodic punk outfit The Decline are going from strength to strength and sounded particularly tight tonight. The sole local support, they had a decent size crowd for such an early set, and their songs are becoming both increasingly good, and increasingly

familiar. It’s hard to argue with a song like Showertime In The Slammer – it just gets inside yo’ head. Kicking off with nought but a line check on what was a very busy Thursday evening, The Flatliners nonetheless sounded great. The Canadian band is traditionally associated with third wave ska, but they’ve evidently grown up a lot, both sonically and visually, cleverly mixing a range of influences into a well-constructed sonic stew that sounds like rocky hardcore punk with occasional ska seasoning. Sadly the songs aren’t as anthemic as they could be and tended to go on a bit, but all in all it was enjoyable enough. Although Strike Anywhere’s music falls a bit short, they are definitely a great band to watch. From beginning to end, they exploded off the stage –

jumping, leaping around – and the crowd responded in kind, tearing things up, stage diving and helping to shift the evening into high gear. Yet it seemed like every time the music stopped, vocalist Thomas Barnett would, very subtly, go about being a smarmy wanker. One of the first things he did was instruct the production crew to kill the strobe lights, which was a fair enough request, but didn’t really require the smarmy qualifier “…we’re a punk band” – as though the use of strobe lights is something that all punk bands should be opposed to in some way. That being said, the guy’s energy and enthusiasm was admirable – when one of the guitars broke down toward the end of the set, he was the only member who kept going and kept giving it his all – but all these little things he would do between songs were just so annoying.

THE OCEANTangled Thoughts Of LeavingThe Rosemount HotelSunday, May 27, 2012

This was not the night for The Ocean. Spiraling to the end of an eight-date Australian tour, their first in the country, the polish this German-Swiss collective are renowned for had worn a little thin. But it was easy to see why. A string of crushing albums’ behind them, 2010 signaled their most ambitious effort yet with the dual releases’ of Heliocentric and

hard to expect that these musicians were at the top of their game. Kicking off with the prelude to Heliocentric, Shamayim, the five-piece tore into the opener for the second album – title track Anthropocentric. But their dynamic was unusual. Between the deranged stage antics of guitarist Jona Nido and the more subdued tones of fellow stringsman, founder Robin Straps, stood newest addition, frontman Loic Rossetti. With vocals jumping powerful screams and the serene, his demeanour led him to sit back and let the others take the lead. Ending off with the Origin Of Species and the Origin Of God, maybe next time we will see a more energised ensemble on our shores.

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Anthropocentric. Sprawling critiques of creationist Christianity, the orchestration on these full lengths were more layered than ever before. Calling for a certain amount of finesse in the live domain, all the band needed was for just one person to be off their game and the whole ideal comes tumbling down. And so it was for their final show in Perth, despite moments of redeeming glory. Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving walk their own path. Playing the only support for the night, a one-hour extended play, they used their time to build. From bursts of trickling electronica to the light roll of piano keys, they embraced the opportunity afforded to work themselves into an impenetrable wall of sound. Dynamic and pulsating, these four musicians drew heavily

from their rich debut – juggling the structure and melody of the droned-out Deep Rivers Run Quiet with ease. Ending off with samples from the Tiny Fragments EP, their attention to detail was their greatest draw card. Five silhouettes’; their backlit bodies all moving frantically to their own rhythm. This set the scene for The Ocean. Each player was in their own world, working frantically to bring the collective’s music to life. With their latest releases revealing some intricate orchestration, from saxophone to strings, translating to a live setting was always going to be difficult. Cueing up these elements from laptop on the night proved to be their greatest downfall, with the spell broken every time the band were not in-sync. Leading to a constant stop-start play, it was

BIRTHDAY BASHPaddington Ale HouseSaturday, May 26, 2012

Last weekend the Paddington Ale House, affectionately referred to as The Paddo by locals, celebrated its 80th birthday in grand style. One of Perth’s most iconic venues, the Paddo is a famous for live music, sport, friendly service and it’s Beer Hall Of Fame – the 141 Club. To celebrate the momentous birthday the Paddo hosted a 1930s glamour themed party on Saturday night, with prizes galore for those who got into the spirit of the occasion and dressed up in their finest frocks and suits. The birthday fun continues this long weekend with specials on selected pints and live music every day – so be sure to pop down and join in on the fun. From all of us here at X-Press we thank the Paddo for 80 years worth of frosty cold pints and great live entertainment, here’s to another 80!

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MUSTANG BARThursday, May 31, Perth expats RedX play, with support from Eva McGowan and DJ James MacArthur on the decks.

BEAT NIGHTCLUB Catch The Coilguns on Wednesday, May 30, with support from Forstora, Kunz and Into The Sea. On Friday, June 1, catch the Gun Fever Showcase (see Local Scene for full lineup).

DELICIOUS UPSTAIRS @ VOODOO Delicious Ladies Night celebrates its fi rst birthday this Sunday, June 3, with burlesque performances, free champagne and more.

INGLEWOOD HOTEL Meat Mondays will start on Monday, June 4. Check out the menu at inglewoodhotel.com.au.

RAILWAY HOTELThis Friday, June 1, catch Hello Colour Red, Instant Gratifi cation, Southern Cross Band and Stay Dogs Of Athens. Saturday, June 2, catch hip-hopper Kerser with support from Complete, 6.0 Crew, Omac and Dista.

HYDE PARK HOTELThis Friday, June 1st, from 3pm ‘til 7pm receive a free platter of food and the fi rst round of drinks for you and four of your mates. Bookings are essential.

EAST END BARThis Thursday, May 31, is The Prestige – a night of house, funk and electro from 9pm.

THE BIRDAlt rock four-piece Hostile Little Face will showcase their wares at The Bird on Saturday, May 2, at 3.20pm as part of the WAMi Saturday Spectacular.

YA YA’SOn Thursday, May 31, catch young pop-rockers 44th Sunset performing alongside Harlequin League, The Love Junkies and FOAM.

PADDOWednesday, May 30, Paddo POW presents Kim Louise, Delusions of Grandeur and Henry Clarke.

METROPOLIS FREMANTLE We’re having an ‘80s rock party on Friday, June 8, at Frat House Fridays. Heaps of movie tickets to the new Tom Cruise movie Rock Of Ages will be given away and we have door spots up for grabs, simply email [email protected] with “Frat Party” in the subject line.

MOJOS BAROn Sunday, June 3, Andrew Ewing launches his album For The Love Of Life with Rachael Dease and the Benedict Moleta Band. Mojo’s is giving away double passes to this show, simply email [email protected] with “Love of Life” in the subject line. Then on Tuesday, June 5, catch an evening of local treats with Bears And Dolls, Nevada Pilot, Amanda Merzdan and 44th Sunset.

METRO CITY We have fi ve double passes to give away to Metro City’s Seven Deadly Sins - simply email your name to [email protected] with “SINS” in the subject line.

INDI BARWednesday, May 30, Ash Grunwald returns with good pal Fingers. On Friday, June 1, Melbournain Liz Stringer returns with Miche Suite and Van Walker in support.

ROSEMOUNT HOTELFolksters Spoonful Of Sugar play their fi rst hometown show after an East coast tour on Thursday, May 31. Also, this Saturday, June 2, help Emerald City celebrate their fi fth birthday, with special guests Psychonaut, Nymph Honey and Sisters Doll. To win a double pass to this show email [email protected] with ‘Win’ in the subject line.

Let’s get one thing straight: Anti-Flag’s set kicked arse. Have you ever seen an entire crowd circle pit around that big pole in the middle of Amplifier while a couple of dudes balance themselves precariously above the chaos on the drinks ledger on said pole, while another bunch of dudes stage dive into the mêlée? That’s what A-F achieved tonight. Nonetheless, they’re a conflicting band. They always have been. Not so much for their politics, or even their sound, but they’re just… massive dorks. There they were, stylised as always, complete with matching shirts; frontman Justin Sane still rocking one of the worst haircuts in music. A combed-up faux-hawk… Jesus. Has nobody sat him down and suggested that he get rid of that thing, or at least taught him how to cut it in properly? Yet at the same time, the singer’s able to talk frankly and effectively with the audience about issues he cares about, without sounding preachy, which is hard to do. When he asked people to support an upcoming refugee rights rally in Perth, the crowd responded with a huge cheer. It was very cool. Conversely, bass player Chris #2 was full of energy and ready to rant, but seemed to spend much of the set instructing people how to circle pit. It’s such an obvious topic, but that’s A-F in a nutshell: often obvious, sometimes lame, occasionally cool and ultimately very endearing. Indeed, when drummer Pat Thetic moved his entire kit off stage into the audience for the band’s final number it left all of these quibbling trivialities in the dust: a great end to what was, ultimately, a kick-arse gig.

_BEN WATSON

Anti-Flag (Photo: Denis Radacic)Anti-Flag (Photo: Denis Radacic)


WARNING BIRDSTell us a little bit about your new single: Sally is about a high school student and the relationship he has with a young graduate teacher named Sally. It is essentially a tragedy, and about how you’re blinded to the true cost of things when you’re young. Things go bad, the secret of their relationship getting out, but he can’t see the mess being made. He’s all “Sally I need ya” while her life is falling down around her. I guess Sally also represents the song that signalled a new direction for us, where things became more rock than folk, and really where Warning Birds began. Up till then it had been a solo project of mine with a few friends involved. You can hear in that song a kind of steadying, I think. A band cohering and becoming aware of what it is trying to do.

You’ve recently returned from the Music Matters conference in Singapore - how was that experience? Singapore really surprised all of us. We got the call only a few weeks out from Music Matters and were torn about whether or not to go. It is an expensive thing for a young band, and felt like a random move to go overseas when you’re at the bottom of the ladder in your home city. But someone said “screw it, let’s go” so we booked our flights and we were off. We are so happy we made that call. The experience was an eye opener, and I got the impression that the music world was taking a very serious look at Asia. The biggest thing we noticed was the buzz amongst the young people there. You can see why bands like The Jezabels are making Asia a key part of their touring schedules. The music scene has a really good feeling about it, like it is about to take off. Last year you won the WAM Song of the Year award for Sally - did you know that you were onto a winner when you wrote it? We knew Sally was an unusual story. In terms of whether we knew the song worked or not, I think you never really know as a songwriter. Ultimately I do think you need at the very least the song to do something for you as the writer. If it doesn’t move you in some way or make you feel something, I don’t know how you can expect it to have an impact on anyone else. But whether it does or not is out of your control. On Friday June 1, Warning Birds launch their WAM Rock Song of the Year Award winning single Sally at the 2012 WAMi Festival with a blockbuster lineup at The Bakery, including Split Seconds, Emperors and Ruby Boots.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30:

> Lunchtime Mall Session Murray and Hay Street Malls, Perth CBD: Cody Osbourne (Lazy Siren), Stella Donnelly, Jarrad Bowls, Karin Page (Spoonful Of Sugar), Ellen Oosterbaan (Timothy Nelson And The Infidels), Adam Brown.> Northbridge Piazza Series Northbridge Piazza, Corner James and Lake Streets: Rae, Joshua Charles, Wisdom 2th. > The Bird Sundowner Sessions The William Street Bird: Adem K, Kevin Gillam; Death And A Cure.> Fairbridge Festival WAMi Festival Showcase The Bakery: Rachel & Henry Climb A Hill; Ensemble Formidable; Rhys Wood.

THURSDAY, MAY 31:

> Lunchtime Mall Session Murray and Hay Street Malls, Perth CBD: Tomas Ford, Waiting For Bliss, Ben Zabbia, Joel Barker, Blue Lucy, Dean Anthonisz.> Northbridge Piazza Series Northbridge Piazza, Corner James and Lake Streets: Andre Fuzz, Naik.> The Bird Sundowner Sessions The William Street Bird: Moustache, Elk Bell.> Jumpclimb Party WAMi Festival Showcase The Bakery: The Empty Cup, The Sunshine Brothers, Bastian’s Happy Flight, Sam Perry.

FRIDAY, JUNE 1:

> Lunchtime Mall Session Murray and Hay Street Malls, Perth CBD: Tim Gordon (The Tumblers), Tash Shanks, Tom Mantel, Codie Sundstrom, Caroline J Dale, Travis Gray.> Northbridge Piazza Series Northbridge Piazza, Corner James and Lake Streets: Mei Saraswati, YLEM.> The Bird Sundowner Sessions The William Street Bird: Anton Franc, Simone & Girlfunkle.> WAMi Music Business ConferenceThe Bakery: This year’s conference will see local, interstate and international experts share their thoughts and experiences on a range of topics such as digital marketing, publishing, licensing, touring, management and much more. Presale tickets to the conference are available now from nowbaking.com.au.> The Wire Mag WAMi Festival Showcase The Bakery: Split Seconds, Emperors, Ruby Boots, Warning Birds.

THIS WEEK’S WAMI FESTIVAL EVENTS

WAMI FESTIVAL OPENING PARTYFelicity Groom / Rainy Day Women / Sugarpuss / Cow Parade Cow / Mmhmm / Ben Witt / Tomàs FordThe BakerySaturday, May 26, 2012

The 2012 WAMi Festival kicked off on Saturday evening, with an opening party at The Bakery which saw a slew of local acts (and friends) band together to provide a party that was pregnant with atmosphere and unifying crowd vibes. After confrontational electro-punk cabaret evangelist Tomás Ford entertained punters with his infamous stage antics and a dark-tinged set of electro jams from The Chemist’s Ben Witt in new-found solo mode, Mmhmm single-handedly converted the crowd of strangers into future fans, with a jubilant set of stupidly-infectious off-kilter tunes. Cow Parade Cow took the early slot as a chance to preview a new direction. While they once purported a naff as fuck Tropicana vibe (that whole Vampire Weekend thing has been done to death), their tunes now descend into a swarm of distortion, which makes their tunes infinitely better live. It’s murky, mysterious, and magnificent. Sugarpuss pared the night back some in the shadow of Cow Parade Cow, if only because it was hard not to wish for them to step up to the plate of the outfit

that preceded them. Although they peddled through a set of razor-sharp, fuzzed-up riffs and elastic rhythms with ease, for some reason it wasn’t particularly compelling, especially compared with the previous two acts. Next up was young pop-rock outfit Rainy Day Women, who put up a set about as interesting as their name. Smooth, anodyne and almost offensively pleasant, there was so little to recommend in their engine-chugging niceness that their songs slipped by with an innocuousness that was almost commendable. While their bouncing melodies are one thing to listen to at home or while sitting in an ergonomic chair, tonight their lack of charisma meant that the manifold subtleties of their songs were lost. There was no better headliner for the event than Felicity Groom – the beguiling folky songstress is nominated for no less than five WAMi Awards this year, and, having played around the traps consistently for the last few years, she has more than the cool measure of venues like The Bakery. The songs, the musicianship and Groom herself were faultless to the point of perfectionism. The only shortcoming of this fantastic headlining set was that, after just a handful of tunes, it was over too soon. A line-up dominated by prominent locals meant that on paper this Opening Party seemed destined to succeed and by delivering on their promise of kicking off their week of festivities in style, WAM once again pinned the festival to punters “must do” events of the season.

_JENNIFER PETERSON-WARD Felicity Groom (Photo: Daniel Grant)Felicity Groom (Photo: Daniel Grant)

> Soundworks WAMi Festival Showcase Rocket Room: Nails Of Imposition, Reflections Of Ruin, Malignant Monster. > The Community WAMi Festival Showcase Ya Yas: James Ireland, Diger Rokwell, Assembly Line, The Boost Hero Man, Mostarsk, and Lowaski.> Gun Fever WAMi Festival Showcase The Beat Nightclub: Kill Teen Angst, Coveleski, El Horizonte, Times Up, Ex-Nuns, Grim Fanbanjo.

SATURDAY, JUNE 2:

> Northbridge Saturday Spectacular The 2012 Northbridge Saturday Spectacular, will feature 56 local acts playing eight stages from midday to 6pm. There will be outdoor stages (Northbridge Piazza and Perth Cultural Centre Wetlands Stage), and six indoor venues (Ya Ya’s, The Mustang Bar, Universal Bar, The Court, Brass Monkey and The Bird). The WAMi Craft Awards will be presented at the various venues throughout the day, and RTRfm will be broadcasting live from the event.> WAMi Awards Ceremony It’s the local music industries night of nights, and will honour all the fantas tic achievements of the WA music scene from last year, with artist and industry alike all vying for the iconic WAMington cake prizes. The Awards Ceremony features a first class lineup of WA favourites including Eskimo Joe, John Butler & Mama Kin and legendary Stems and WAM Hall of Fame inductee Dom Mariani teaming up with Perth’s newest ‘60s-inspired beat combo Hurricane Fighter Plane.To host the 2012 WAMi Award Ceremony, Perth’s own comedy golden girl Claire Hooper (Good News Week) is set to take the stage with the effervescent, Aussie music spinning Dom Alessio (Triple J’s Home & Hosed). Purchasing pre-sale tickets is advised, as there are only limited tickets, $45 pre-sale or $50 door (if still available). Tickets are on sale now from nowbaking.com.au - don’t miss out!> WAMi Festival Closing Party San Cisco, The Chemist, Voltaire Twins, Sonpsilo Circus and Bastian’s Happy Flight DJs are promising to keep punters on the dance floor long into the night. Presale tickets are $15 and available from nowbaking.com.au.


CIVIC HOTEL (THE DEN)Sulu Rich Widow Bonekickers Junior JawsCLANCYS CITY BEACHThe LimelightsCLANCYS FREMANTLEThe DomnicksCLAREMONT HOTELNick SheppardCOMO HOTELLeighton Keepa CRAFTSMAN5th AvenueDEVILLES PADThe Funk Club House Band Odette Mercy Donovan De SouzaFabulous Sky Tones EAST 150Luke Dewing ELEPHANT & WHEELBARROWDaren Reid & The Soul City GrooveELLINGTON JAZZ CLUBJames Sandon TrioElle DesalinisedB U M PEMPIREHalo FLY BY NIGHT Harry Manx FUSE BARGroove KaraokeGREENWOODCargo Beat! HALE ROAD TAVERNDavid Fyffe HIGH ROAD HOTELDamien Cripps BandHYDE PARK HOTELNathan Gaunt RedX Lynda Smyth The Borrowed Few INDI BARLiz StringerMiche SuiteVan WalkerKALAMUNDA HOTELAndrew Winton KULCHAEnsemble Formidable MARQUE HOTELDave Crosby METRO FREOREEFMERRIWA TAVERNOverload MOJOS BAR (NIGHT)Earthlink SoundNew Dub CityLennox DreadSortedTutemath MOON & SIXPENCESoul Corporation MUSTANG BARHarry Deluxe Cheeky Monkeys NEWPORTParty RockersNORFOLK BASEMENTRuckus NapalmRob ShakerComplete MX AxisLSD & MissusSomaOriginal FortuneThe New Breed DistaNORTHBRIDGE PIAZZAMei SaraswatiYLEMOXFORD HOTELReclinersPADDOStu Harcourt PADDY HANNANSGun Shy Romeos PARAMOUNTFlytePRINCIPALJames Wilson

MERRIWA TAVERNOverload MOJOS BARStunning In RedSeams Cat LipsMUSTANG BARRedX Eva McGowan NORTHBRIDGE PIAZZAAndre FuzzNaikNORTHWOOD TAVERNAvenue KaraokeOCEAN BEACH HOTELOpen Mic NightOXFORD HOTELJohnny Taylor PADDY HANNANSDr BogusRIGBY’SOpen MicROSEMOUNTSparks Vertigo The Loved Dead Spoonful Of Sugar Japanese Tongue Sisters ROSIE O’GRADY’S (FREMANTLE)Clayton BolgerROSIE O’GRADY’S (NORTHBRIDGE)Bill Chidgzey SOVEREIGN ARMSFenton Wilde SWAN LOUNGEBen WilsonTHE BAKERYThe Empty CupThe Sunshine BrothersBastian’s Happy FlightSam PerryTHE BIRDMoustacheElk BellTHE BOATJen De Ness THE BROOKOpen Mic NightTHE GATEThe Mojos THE SHEDDirty Scoundrels UNIVERSALOff The RecordWOODVALETwo Plus One YA YA’SHarlequin LeagueThe Love Junkies44th Sunset Foam

FRIDAY 01.067th AVENUEPop Candy AMPLIFIERStone CircleBAILEY BARMod Squad BALLYS BARChristian Thompson BALMORALDirty Scoundrels BEAT NIGHTCLUBKill Teen AngstCoveleskiEl HorizonteTimes UpEx-NunsGrim FanbanjoBELMONT TAVERNEverlong Acoustic BENNYSFacesBENTLEY HOTELSophie JaneBLACK BETTYSEverlong BRASS MONKEYBernadine CAPTAIN STIRLINGBluebottles CARLISLE HOTEL Reload

(NORTHBRIDGE)David Fyffe SWAN LOUNGEKeegan RossTHE BAKERYRachel & Henry Climb A HillEnsemble FormidableRhys WoodTHE BIRDAdem KKevin GillamDeath And A CureTHE MOONAmanda MerzdanJessica Morhall Adam TatanaUNIVERSALStruttYA YA’STravis CollinsKallan PhillipsEmpty Pocket The MDC

THURSDAY 31.05BELGIAN BEER CAFÉStu HarcourtBLVD TAVERNMidnight Escape TrioBOAB TAVERNTom Jennis BROOKLANDS TAVERNCelebrations KaraokeCOMO HOTEL Courtney MurphyDEVILLES PADRock ‘N’ Roll Karaoke ELEPHANT & WHEELBARROWGun Shy RomeosELLINGTON JAZZ CLUBBob HurstFLY TRAPLiz Stringer FUSE BARHowie Morgan HIGH WYCOMBE HOTELChris Murphy HYDE PARK HOTELAxe Girl Custom RoyalINDI BARBex’s Open Mic NightLUCKY SHAGJames WilsonMARKET CITY TAVERNEmily JThomas MantleKayleigh KillickDon JonomeRubbertime

WEDNESDAY 30.05BALMORALNathan Gaunt BAR 120FelixBEAT NIGHTCLUBCoilgunsForstoraInto The SeaKunzBLACK BETTY’SBlue GeneCLANCYS CANNING BRIDGEDillip ParekhCLANCYS FREMANTLEBingothequeCLAREMONT HOTELOpen Mic NightELLINGTON JAZZ CLUBBob HurstHALE ROAD TAVERNFenton Wilde HYDE PARK HOTELJeremy Thompson Luke Minness The Jeremy Trezona BandINDI BARAsh Grunwald Red XLOBBY LOUNGE (BURSWOOD)Courtney Murphy LUCKY SHAGLeighton Keepa MOJOS BARMike ElringtonThe Daniel Firkin TrioMUSTANGThe Damien Cripps Band NORTHBRIDGE PIAZZA RaeJoshua CharlesWisdom 2thPADDOKim Louise Delusions Of Grandeur Henry ClarkePADDY HANNANS5 Shots RIGBY’SThe Rocky Horror Murder ShowROSEMOUNTFliptop From The Dunes Easy Operator Monument Lucas TanROSIE O’GRADY’S

James Teague, Saturday at James Teague, Saturday at Northbridge PiazzaNorthbridge Piazza

Hostile Little Face, Saturday Hostile Little Face, Saturday at The Birdat The Bird

WAMI AWARDSESKIMO JOE

JOHN BUTLER & MAMA KIN, DOM MARIANI,

HURRICANE FIGHTER PLANE

SATURDAY, JUNE 2THE BAKERY

Emerald City, Saturday at Emerald City, Saturday at The RosemountThe Rosemount

Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe

RAILWAY HOTELHello Colour Red Instant Gratification Southern Cross Band Stay Dogs Of Athens ROCKET ROOMMalignant Monster Nails Of Imposition Reflections Of RuinROSE & CROWNStella Donnelly ROSEMOUNTTrigger Jackets The Vincent Gallows Thee Gold Blooms Elli Schoen ROSEY O’GRADY’S (FREMANTLE)SpyceROSEY O’GRADY’S (NORTHBRIDGE)Neil Colliss SAIL & ANCHORHowie Morgan DuoSOUTH ST ALE HOUSERobbie King KaraokeSPRINGS TAVERNGreg Carter Karaoke STEVE’S BAR2che STIRLING ARMSDoveSWAN BASEMENTThe Littlest Fox The BeeZ Mike Podmore I Of Ra SWAN LOUNGETuxedo Pig 12 Bars Past Goodnight InsanitariumSWINGING PIGThe Mojos Greg CarterTHE BAKERYSplit SecondsEmperorsRuby BootsWarning BirdsTHE BIRDAnton FrancSimone & GirlfunkleTHE BOATDeuce THE GATESmoking SectionTHE SHEDKickstartTWO ROCKS TAVERNLush UNIVERSALNightmoves UNIVERSITY CLUB OF W.APeter Ashton VELVET LOUNGEBranson Tramps The Dark Woods Honeywheeler Misty MountainVICTORIA PARK HOTELIvan RibicWANNEROO TAVERNClayton BolgerWOODVALE TAVERNDr Bogus YA YA’SJames IrelandDiger RockwellAssembly LineThe Boost Hero ManLowaski

SATURDAY 02.067th AVENUEKaraokeAMPLIFIERMake The Suffer In Hearts WakeSensory AmusiaTemporalBALMORALThe Recliners BAILEY BARLush


MUSTANGLaw of AttractionThe Coalminers SectThe Love JunkiesStoney JoeThe SealsSugarpussThe NovocainesThe ContinentalsMilhouse NEWPORTKizzyGravityNORTHBRIDGE PIAZZAThe Autumn IslesSimon Kelly and The Big BambooSeamsThe Brow Horn OrchestraRunnerJames TeagueThe StoopsNORFOLK BASEMENTThe Disappointed WashShock Octopus GeronimoNORTHWOOD TAVERNKeith Karaoke PADDY HANNAN’SDecoy PARAMOUNTFelix PERTH CULTURAL CENTREPaulie P & RocksteadyRocket To MemphisSisters DollThe Morning NightThe Siren TowerThe TumblersThe Ghost HotelQUARIE BARElectrophobiaRAILWAY HOTELKerser Complete 6.0 Crew Omac Dista RAVENSWOOD HOTELCardiac Arrest ROCKET ROOMKickstartROSEMOUNTEmerald City Psychonaut Nymph Honey Sisters Doll ROSIE O’GRADY’S (FREMANTLE)Flavor ROSIE O’GRADY’S (NORTHBRIDGE)Blue GeneSAIL & ANCHORKickstartSEAVIEWOpen Mic Night SOUTH ST ALEHOUSEAcoustic Nights SWAN LOUNGEApollos Attic Rotaxus The History OfSWINGING PIGGreg Carter THE BIRDGreyjoy44th SunsetHusbandKit PopHostile Little FaceRussian WintersHarlequin LeagueTHE BOAT11:11THE COURT Spoonful of SugarShimmergloomThe Big Old BearsBoom! Bap! Pow!MezzaninePalatial DigsBoys Boys Boys!THE GATEDirty Scoundrels

THE SHEDHugeTHE VICChris Gibbs Duo THE WHALE & ALELosing Julia TWO ROCKS TAVERNKeith McDonald UNIVERSALThe Gypsie HowlsLittlest FoxHang on St. ChristopherBenedict Moleta BandRobbie Jalapeno & the Fabulous Band of Faceless BureacratsBastian’s Happy FlightScenicWANNEROO TAVERNGreg Carter WOODVALE TAVERNMod Squad YA YA’STuskThe Community ChestColour The SkyPlace Of IndigoStereoflowerArts Martial Umpire

SUNDAY 03.067TH AVENUEGood Karma BALLY’S BARGreg CarterBALMORALCrankyBAR ORIENTClayton Bolger BLVD TAVERNHostile Little FaceMill ServantsLuke JonesEmpty PocketMidnight EscapadeJack & The QueenAnnabelle HarveySarina Rachel HockingCambell EllisTerry DavisBOAB TAVERNParker Avenue BROKEN HILL HOTELSwitchback CAPTAIN STIRLINGChristian Thompson CARINEPop Candy CHASE BARJames Wilson CLANCYS DUNSBOROUGHShangara Jive CLANCYS FREMANTLEThe ZydecatsCLAREMONT HOTELSunday Driver COMO HOTELDavid Fyffe EAST 150 BARStu Harcourt ELEPHANT & WHEELBARROWDaren Reid & The Soul City GrooveELLINGTON JAZZ CLUBSean CoffinJL & The Imagin8sEMPIRECB3FLY BY NIGHT Ash Grunwald HIGH WYCOMBE HOTELThe Organ Grinders HIGH RDStella Donnelly INDIAN OCEAN BREW CORetriofitINDI BARThe Sunshine BrothersKALAMUNDA HOTELBerardineBluebottles

BAR 120FlyteBELGIAN BEER CAFÉHowie Morgan BLACK BETTY’SJ Ba bies BLVD TAVERN303 TrioBOAB TAVERNCraig Ballantyne BRASS MONKEYTimothy Nelson Jason Ayres Patient Little Sister Chris Matthews Joel Barker Morgan Bain Junior BowlesBURSWOOD (PRIZE DRAW STAGE)Hi NRG CIVIC HOTELLady Zeppelin Jac Dalton BandCIVIC HOTEL (THE DEN)The Workinghorse Irons Blazin’ Entrails The Bob Gordons Them Sharks Salty & The Lunar SeaCLANCYS CANNING BRIDGEZarm DuoCLANCYS CITY BEACHThe Urban Gypsies CLANCYS FREMANTLESugarpussThe Witness Deep River CollectiveCLAREMONT HOTELThe Zydecats COMO HOTELBernadine DEVILLES PADIsolitesLes Satanques ELEPHANT & WHEELBARROWDaren Reid & The Soul City GrooveELLINGTON JAZZ CLUBAllira Wilson TrioJosh Kyle EmpireFLY BY NIGHTEric Bogle & John Munro GREENWOODPretty Fly KULCHA Kreolozy HIGH ROAD HOTELSwitchHYDE PARK HOTELThe Painted BirdThe PhoneticsJapanese Tongue SistersJoe Graham DuoINDIAN OCEAN BREW COThe MojosINDI BARThe VolcanicsThe ChevellesThe WishersKenny WattLAKERS TAVERNDr Bogus LEOPOLD HOTELSteve HeppleLEISURE INNRock A Fellas LOBBY LOUNGE (BURSWOOD)John & Shaun Sandosham MERRIWA TAVERNCelebrations KaraokeMETRO FREOKarma MOON & SIXPENCEBlazeM ON THE POINTRhythm 22MOJOS BARLucy PeachThe Sun OrchestraThe Flower DrumsAddison Three Hands One Hoof

LAKERS TAVERNJamie Powers LAST DROP TAVERNRick Twine M ON THE POINT Electrophobia METRO FREOGhostface KillahMOJOS BARAndrew EwingRachael DeaseBenedict Moleta BandMUSTANG BARPeter Busher & The Lone Rangers The Party Rockers NEWPORTTim Nelson The Workinghorse IronsBlazin’ EntrailsLucileThree Igniters OCEAN VIEW TAVERNVanilla Fox PINK DUCK Paul Foster PRINCIPALSophie JaneRAVENSWOOD TAVERNLeather & Lace ROSEY O’GRADY’S (NORTHBRIDGE)Jonathan DempseySAIL & ANCHORShawne & LucSOUTH ST ALE HOUSEBlackhart & StrangeloveSOVEREIGN ARMSIvan Ribic SPRINGS TAVERNSophie Jane SWINGING PIGAdam James THE GATEBetter Days Chris Gibbs Trio THE SAINTHowie Morgan Project THE SHEDThe Healy’sRenegade TWO ROCKS TAVERNEverlong Acoustic UNIVERSALRetriofitVICTORIA PARK HOTELNeil Colliss WOODVALE TAVERNDamien Cripps

WAMI FESTIVAL CLOSING PARTY

SAN CISCO, THE CHEMIST, VOLTAIRE TWINS,

SONPSILO CIRCUS, BASTIAN’S HAPPY FLIGHT

DJS SATURDAY, JUNE 2

THE BAKERY

San CiscoSan Cisco

YAYA’SThe DianasThee Goldblooms The W*H*O*R*E*SYMCA HQMake Them SufferIn Hearts WakeSensory AmusiaAnchored Common Bond

MONDAY 04.06BRASS MONKEYThe Organ GrindersELLINGTON JAZZ CLUBSamuel Yirga QuartetLOBBY LOUNGE (BURSWOOD)Courtney Murphy MOJOS BARWide Open Mic NightMUSTANG BARJohnny Law & The Pistol Packin’ DaddiesTHE DEENPlastic Max & The Token Gesture

TUESDAY 05.06CHARLES HOTELJason Smith & FriendsELLINGTON JAZZ CLUBSamuel Yirga QuartetLOBBY LOUNGE (BURSWOOD)John Sandosham LUCKY SHAGBen Merito MOJOS BAR44th SunsetNevada PilotAmanda MerzdanBears And DollsPADDOSimon Kelly PRINCE OF WALES Open Mic NightSETTLERS TAVERNOpen Mic NightTWO ROCKS TAVERNJump For Joy Karaoke X-WRAY CAFEOpen Piano Night

FridayFridayTravis Caudle Travis Caudle

Fly By NightFly By Night

FridayFridayTravis Caudle Travis Caudle

Fly By NightFly By Night

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Umpire, Saturday at Ya YasUmpire, Saturday at Ya Yas Jason Smith, Tuesday at Jason Smith, Tuesday at Charles HotelCharles Hotel

44th Sunset, Tuesday at 44th Sunset, Tuesday at Mojos BarMojos Bar


Coilguns, May 30, The Beat Coilguns, May 30, The Beat NightclubNightclub

Missy Higgins, June 2, Astor Missy Higgins, June 2, Astor TheatreTheatre

14 Fly By NightEARTH / MARGINS15 Rosemount HotelRUFUS WAINWRIGHT19 Riverside Theatre WHEATUS20 Metropolis FremantleHANSON22 Metropolis FremantleGYROSCOPE22 Rosemount HotelJULIA STONE28 Astor TheatreKATIE NOONAN & KARIN SCHAUPP28 Winthrop Hall UWA29 Mandurah Performing Arts Centre XAVIER RUDD25 Goldfields Arts Centre Kalgoorlie26 Esperance Civic Centre28 Albany Entertainment Centre29 Fremantle Arts Centre30 Caves House YallingupRUSSIAN CIRCLES / EAGLE TWIN30 The Bakery

OCTOBERJOE BANAMASSA1 Perth Concert Hall PARKLIFE (line-up TBA)1 Wellington SquareHYPERFEST (line-up TBA)7 Midland OvalCANNIBAL CORPSE / DISENTOMB / ENTRAILS ERADICATED9 Capitol STEEL PANTHER10 Metro City PAUL CAPSIS11 ArtbarTHIS IS NOWHERE (line-up TBA)14 venue TBACOUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA14 Perth Concert HallEVERCLEAR14 CapitolTODD MCKENNEY18 & 19 Astor Theatre PAUL HEATON21 Fly By NightBASTARDFEST(Astriaal, Fuck I’m Dead, and more)27 Civic Hotel ROCK IT (The Black Keys, Royal Headache, and more TBA)28 Joondalup Arena

NOVEMBEREMMYLOU HARRIS6 Perth Concert Hall JOSH PYKE8 ArtbarGEORGE MICHAEL10 Perth ArenaSTEREOSONIC (line-up TBA)25 venue TBA

SEPTEMBER 2013ONE DIRECTION28 & 29 Perth Arena

METRIC25 CapitolTHE TEA PARTY26 Metro CityTHE SMASHING PUMPKINS26 Challenge Stadium KARNIVOOL27-29 Rosemount HotelNARISSA CAMPBELL27 & 28 The EllingtonEIFFEL 65 / N-TRANCE28 Metropolis FremantleKIM SALMON28 The Bakery

AUGUSTMARK GARDENER1 Fly By Nightclub CHILDREN COLLIDE2 Prince Of Wales3 Amplifier Bar EMPRA3 Rocket Room4 Prince Of WalesED SHEERAN6 Riverside Theatre TIM BARRY8 The Den BELL BIV DEVOE / GINUWINE9 Astor Theatre BOB BARRETT9 The Ellington TOMMY EMMANUEL12 Perth Concert Hall NASUM / PSYCROPTIC15 Amplifier OWL EYES16 ArtbarHILLTOP HOODS17 Challenge Stadium NORTH WEST FESTIVAL (Hilltop Hoods, The Living End, The Cat Empire and more TBA)18 Port Hedland Turf ClubKENNY ROGERS / GLEN CAMPBELL21 Riverside TheatreBURNING LOVE22 The DenPITBULL / TAIO CRUZ / HAVANA BROWN / TIMOMATIC23 Burswood DomePENNYWISE / THE MENZINGERS / SHARKS29 Metropolis FremantleSLASH FEAT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS30 Metro City

SEPTEMBERTHE ENGLISH BEAT1 Astor TheatreHOWARD JONES5 Astor TheatreJOSE FELICIANO5 Regal Theatre DAMIEN LEITH7 Mandurah Performing Arts Centre8 Astor TheatreSUBHUMANS12 AmplifierAMERICA12 Perth Concert Hall PATRICK WOLF

BEE MASK16 PICA Bar TREVOR WATTS/ VERYAN WESTON19 The Ellington GUY SEBASTIAN19 His Majesty’s Theatre 20 Mandurah Performing Arts Centre CAMILLE O’SULLIVAN21 Astor TheatreCHARGE GROUP / JOE MCKEE22 Mojos23 Dadas360 / GOSSLING / HERMITUDE / BAM BAM22 & 23 Villa23 & 24 Astor TheatreKARNIVOOL22 & 23 Mermaid Hotel Dampier27 Prince Of WalesBURIED IN VERONA24 YMCA HQ (Day) / Amplifier (Night)DEXTER JONES22 Settlers Tavern23 White Star Albany24 Newport28 Breakers Bar Geraldton29 Beat NightclubNADIA ACKERMAN / BENNY LACKNER TRIO 28 The EllingtonDAMO SUZUKI28 The BakeryJUDITH DURHAM30 Riverside Theatre

JULYCEREMONY3 The Den4 YMCA HQTIM FINN5 ArtbarTHE BAMBOOS6 The BakeryBUSBY MAROU / LEADER CHEETAH / THE HELLO MORNING6 Prince Of Wales7 Rosemount Hotel8 NewportLADY GAGA7 & 8 Burswood DomeSAY ANYTHING / THE GETAWAY PLAN11 AmplifierTERROR12 Amplifier SET SAIL13 Rosemount Hotel14 Melville Youth Centre 14 Mojos15 Clancy’s Dunsborough FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS18-20 Challenge StadiumTROY ROBERTS19 The Ellington MELISSA ETHERIDGE20 Riverside TheatreKID MAC20 Mojos21 Settlers TavernBAND OF SKULLS23 The BakeryLADYHAWKE24 The Bakery

GHOSTFACE KILLAH / DOOM / CHINO XL / KILLAH PRIEST3 Metropolis Fremantle

SAMUEL YIRGA QUARTET4 & 5 The Ellington

THE JEZABELS / LIGHTS5 Metro City

JUNETIJUANA CARTEL8 Divers Tavern Broome9 Hotel Kununurra15 The BakeryDAN POTTHAST6 Rosemount HotelTHY ART IS MURDER6 AmplifierSILVERSTEIN / SKYWAY7 VillaEAST 177 Metropolis FremantleTINA ARENA8 Riverside Theatre MANAIA9 Settlers TavernMAT MCHUGH9 Mojos BarMATT CORBY / ALPINE9 & 10 Astor TheatreLAURA9 Rosemount Hotel10 Mojos BarTHE MISSION IN MOTION9 Amplifier10 NewportDEF FX11 The BakeryAUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET11 Perth Concert HallTHICK AS BLOOD13 YMCA HQ14 Villa THE SIREN TOWER14 The Prince Of Wales 15 Amplifier FRENZAL RHOMB14 Settlers Tavern15 Prince Of Wales16 Rosemount HotelTHE BLACK SEEDS14 The BakeryTIM FREEDMAN14-16 The EllingtonGASOLINE INC15 Rocket RoomLISA MITCHELL / GEORGIA FAIR15 St Joseph’s Church, Subiaco THE POTBELLEEZ15 Metropolis FremantleDEEP SEA ARCADE / THE CAIROS / WOE & FLUTTER15 Indi Bar16 Amplifier17 MojosDALLAS FRASCA15 Settlers Tavern16 White Star Hotel17 Clancy’s Fish Pub Dunsborough22 Indi Bar23 Prince Of Wales24 Mojos

MAY 30 – JUNE 05COILGUNS30 The Beat Nightclub

BOB HIRST30 & 31 The Ellington

ASH GRUNWALD / RED X30 Indi Bar

TIJUANA CARTEL31 Prince Of Wales1 Settlers Tavern2 White Star

RED X31 Mustang Bar 1 Hyde Park Hotel2 Settlers Tavern

ASH GRUNWALD31 Redcliffe On The Murray 1 Prince Of Wales2 Karratha Tavern3 Fly By Night

LIZ STRINGER31 Fly By Night1 Indi Bar3 Redcliffe On The Murray

HARRY MANX1 Fly By Night

MISSY HIGGINS / BUTTERFLY BOUCHER2 Astor Theatre

ERIC BOGLE WITH JOHN MUNRO2 Fly By Night

JOSH KYLE2 The Ellington

KIMBERLEY MOON EXPERIENCE (Paul Kelly, Kasey Chambers, The Black Sorrows and more)2 Jim Hughes Amphitheatre Ord River

THE WORKING HORSE IRONS2 The Den3 Newport

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT / NUMBERS RADIO / GREENTHIEF2 Prince Of Wales3 Metro City

SEAN COFFIN3 The Ellington

STATE OF THE ART (Drapht, Hoodoo Gurus, Eskimo Joe, Jebediah, Steve Parkin and more)3 Perth Concert Hall & Surrounds

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BASE CAMP KUTZ Recording Rehearsing Graphics All Media Any Genre. Located in Yangebup 24/7 Ph: 9434 5889. GOLDDUSTCONSTRUCTION.COM Production, mixing, recording and composition for your music. Unique award winning skills to take songs from ideas to fi nished mixes or to fulfi ll the potential in existing ones. Located in Subiaco. $60 p/h. Andrew 0408 097 407 MOB-HANDED RECORDING & MUSIC PRODUCTION Professional multi-track recording for singer/songwriter, electro, hip hop, metal, pop, groove, all styles catered for. Services also offered: Audio editing, mastering, voice over recording etc. PLUS: Unique & original orchestral string arrangements written and recorded for your songs. Ph Fabian: 0468 363 380 or E: [email protected] HEAD MASTERING Analog mastering at its best. Clients include Mink Mussel Creek, Jeff Martin, The Panics, Pond + The Floors. World class facility. World class results. www.poonshead.com 9339 47 91 RECORDING MIXING MASTERING PRODUCING Fremantle location. Call Pete Kitchen Cooked Records. Ph 0407 363 764 / 9336 3764 REVOLVER SOUND STUDIO Ph 9272 7505. www.revolverstudio.com.au SONGWRITERS! - UNLOCK YOUR SONGS’ POTENTIAL +FREE BAND APPRAISALS. UK Producer, 40,000+ hours studio experience. 20 yrs in London with bands and songwriters. Kicking arrangements, great studio and the ability to really listen will give your material the edge you need. Call Jerry on 0405 653 338 or visit www.jerichomusic.com.au

STUDIO RECORDING $35 per hr. Rates negotiable. Contact Ryan: 0429 617 353.

REHEARSAL STUDIOSAAA 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. LION MACHINE REHEARSAL STUDIO Professional rehearsal space. Wanneroo area. Air-conditioned. Semi-rural setting. Mob: 0417 900 876. PLATINUM SOUND ROOMS Professional rehearsal rooms, airconditioned, quality PAs mob 0418 944 722 STREAM STUDIOS The place to rehearse in Perth.. Phone: 0403 152 009 www.streamrehearsal.com.au

TUITION***GUITAR LESSONS*** The Guitar Specialist. Beg-adv, all styles and levels including bass. Cliff Lynton Guitar Institute. Mt Lawley 9342 3484 / www.clifflynton.com BASS LESSONS Rock, funk & jazz. Tony Gibbs 9470 6131 DJ TUITION Specialises in scratching & cutting. Over 15 yrs experience. Beg-Adv welcome. Potential gigs waiting. Ph DJ Munch: 0412 334 510. DRUM LESSONS All styles, WAAPA prep. Modern techniques, rudiments, soloing, favourite songs. Beg-Adv. Ph: Pascal 0413 172 817. Available 7 days & all holidays. SINGING LESSONS Learn a technique that actually works! The method used by over 120 Grammy award winners. Certified Speech Level singing instructor. Call Simon 0431335495.

April & NathanApril & Nathan

Ben & AshaBen & Asha

Alex & ParisAlex & Paris

Chris, Danae & BenChris, Danae & Ben

Jacqui & AmandaJacqui & Amanda

David & FelicityDavid & Felicity

Rebecca & SeanRebecca & Sean

TATT’S ALL FOLKSThe Voodoo LoungeWednesday, May 23, 2012

This year’s Tattoo Ball was bigger and better than ever! An industry of inked individuals invaded the Rocket Room last Wednesday for a night packed with artists from all over the world, tattoo competitions and entertainment. Lindsay Wells rocked the house, and Charlie Taylor sported his 1955 body art. The tattoo machines echoed throughout the venue as the painted party rocked right through the night.

Photographs by Matt Jelonek


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