Fremantle Blues and roots club

this one's gonna be huuuuggggeee!!

Wednesday, August 25, the Fremantle Blues and Roots Club presents Nicky Bomba and friends plus Dilip and the Davs and Jay Tee. Entry is $10/$5 for members from 8pm.

We all deserve to be loved

at manhattans - a stone's throw from the city!!

Wednesday, August 25, We All Deserve to Be Loved the mid week indie night of the century presents Big Ole Bears & Hayley Beth. DJ’s on the night are the eight limbed Woody Allen watching Paranoid Tarantula DJs . If you’re looking for love look no further than Manhattans Bar. Those of you attached with a lover need not suppose that this night is not for you- to the contrary many couples have come to this night and left even more in love with each other – what a night. Entry is $10 or $5 if you send you and your friends names to wealldeservetobeloved@mail.com. Show kicks off at 8pm.
 

more about it!
 

Going Solo at the Moon late night café

With woodroofe, Craddock & crooke

Wednesday, August 25, is Going Solo at the Moon. The artists playing this night will be Grace Woodroofe, Davey Craddock and Dan Crooke. This week the artists will go on at 8pm. Entry to restaurants is always free!

 

the Fix

jazz night at the Moon Cafe

A whole crew of ace jazz musicians have been jamming at the Moon for years now under the name the Fix. The night is very chilled out and the playing is exceptional. Entry is always free to the moon.

Deep Heat at manhattans

Manhattans is 10 minute cab ride from Mt Lawley!

Thursday, August 26. Cool Perth Nights, Knoe FM and Dead weight presents – Deep Heat. Warm up your muscles to some Deep Bass at Manhattans Bar. Bringing The heat with some of Perth's best Dub producers and Dj's such as Ylem, Hykus, Saxon & Tifa & international act from South Africa – Kamashe - not to mention some great supporting acts. Entry to this one is $5 from 8pm

Entry is $7 from 8pm.

The Cannonells plus special guests at Mojos bar

sit back and just enjoy the melodies...

Thursday, August 26, Down ye olde Mojo's on this musical night, there's not to be an auto-tuner in sight, no frightful loud bass, no techno or 'doof', but the sounds of the journey, the wagon, the hoof. Leah Grant and her guitar, both mournful and bright, she brings songs and stories, on her birthday night. The gypsies will dance to the Echoes of Django, coming from afar, all jazz and le tango. Then banjo's, fiddles, old time mystique, Ladies and gents, you're in for a treat, They may not be all that big, or bears it's true, but Big Old Bears cal your soul, that old-timer in you. Later in the night The Cannonell’s will do headline, with songs of the ocean both gutsy and sublime. Entry is $7 from 8pm.
 

Entry is $7 from 8pm.

The Jack Doepel Jazz Quartet

X-WRAY CAFE

The sexiest Jazz group this side of anywhere continue serving up their weekly dose of smokin jazz. The boys are a treat to watch, and listen to, so come sip on some red wine and pontificate to the smooth sounds of Saxy Jack and the boys.
Kicks off at 8pm

FAME #2

The Bird

Its a dance battle.

Here's how it goes down.. Every hour, DJ's Nic Elliot + Lenny (aka Wisdom 2th) choose a winner. Winner gets a $25 bar card.

The warped photo is the most famous bird dancer you can imagine. You're gonna have to be good to beat Ryan.

Kicks off at 7.30 pm with prizes awarded at 8.30, 9.30, 10.30 and 11.30

Long Gone Midnight Farewell

Norfolk Basement

On Friday August 27 with a new lineup, new songs and a new name.
 

King Tito's Dirty Disco - Graz (Modular/Syd), Harlequin League & DJs!

East End Bar & Lounge, 189 High St

On Friday 27 August.

All info here.
 

Soul Session #2

Funk club Upstairs of the leederville hotel,

Facebook page.

Gasoline

MANHATTANS

Friday, August 27, Gasoline play Manhattans. These guys have a big classy commercial rock sound and having supported INXS up in Broome recently they are riding high and set to pack out Vic Parks most exciting new venue. Support comes from Demi Monde and That Velvet Echo. Entry to this show is $10 from 8pm.
 

LOOPADELIA

pumping beats at mojos

Friday, August 27, Loopedelia is set to slam, local beatsmith style, at Mojos Bar. The Community and Flowlab join forces again to present vol. 2 in their international fundraising mission. Naik is bringing his renowned live psych hop set to Mojos with heavy hitter drummer, Steppa. Diger Rokwell is also bringing his tripped out world morphsounds live set to the area with Toasted Manning. Mathas will be laying lyrical metaphors and quasi sacrastic political commentary to self produced beats. Cartoon Hell, Nick Sweepah and YLEM join forces to bring their unique step hop sound. Maxy Bills will be returning from his Asian rock climbing pilgrimage to drop assorted dub and instrumental beat. DJ Silence will be spinning the best in hip hop from around Planet Rock. Expect to hear the best locally produced beats in the cosmos. $10 entry from 8pm.

"kon" from legendary kings of diggin duo "Kon & Amir"

The Manor

Support comes from DJ, record dealer and all round nice guy Ben M and WAMi award winning DJ Charlie Bucket. Tickets on sale friday 26th of june $15 at www.heatseeker.com.au, Planet and Highs and Lows.
$20 on door.
 

JEAN GENIES AND BARKING FRANK VALENTINE

AT DEVILLES PAD

Friday 27th August

The MONDO INFERNO Disc Jocks hit the wheels of steel and lay down vintage vinyl beats and 60's GoGo with the LES SATANIQUES. Happy Hour in Hell Drink Specials 6 to 7pm, Great food available and cool cocktails.

Doors open 5pm - $10 after 8pm
 

Radiothon Closing Party

Rosemount Hotel - Bar 459

The Radiothon Closing Party 2010, from 7pm on Saturday August 28, brought to you by The Rosemount Hotel and your home of local rockin’ good times, RTRFM 92.1

Click here for all info and tickets:
http://www.rtrfm.com.au/events
 

The Kill Devil Hills plus special guests AT MOJOS BAR

a huge saturday night in north freo

Saturday, August 28, is a bloody big one! All three acts could fil most venues here we go... the Kill Devil Hills, Felicity Groom and the Black Black Smoke and emerging blues infused gutsy pop sensible the Growl are all playing Mojos Bar. Killer? Understatement! Entry is $15 from 8pm.

Extortion Perth show

The Den

On Saturday 28 August with Suffer, Happy Families, Nahor and Lie Cycle.

Manhattans

unstoppable glue

Saturday August 28, the Unstoppable Glue night returns to Manhattans. This is a jam for all the fellas tried to do what those ladies tell us so don’t just stand there bust some glue. Playing records tonight will be FKN MIDAS, Tom Fom plus special guest Grubby from King Titos. Expect funk directions and regular good time tunes from the boys in glue. Entry is free from 7:30.

SATANIC SOUL

devilles pad

Put on your dancing shoes and get down and funky as Devilles Pad presents SATANIC SOUL featuring the soulful funkiness of ODETTE MERCY and HER SOUL ATOMICS live on stage rip roaring tunes for ya all plus LITTLE FRANCO BERRY and MICROGROOVE spin Soul, Funk and Disco all night long, Live Cabaret and Soul-A-Gogo with the Les SATANIQUES

Doors open 6pm - $10 after 8pm
 

Retro Market

The Burlesque Lounge

Visit the Burlesque Lounge once a month for the peachiest retro fleamarket in Perth! Starting on Sunday 29 August.

Check it all out here.
 

Manhattans

chillin' on a sunday

Sunday, August 29. The Worms (Alex archer, Brendon Humphries and Todd Picket) play Manhattans. Also playing are the Fancy Brothers, James Teague, Jesse Woodward and opening up will be Pins and Ladles. Entry is $5 from 6pm.

The Blue Finish and friends Mojos Bar

musical magic @ mojo's

Sunday, August 29, Join The Blue Finish for a magical evening at Mojo's. Also hitting the stage will be the enchanting Rachel and Henry Climb a Hill, the fantastical Aron's Crusade and intelligent arrangers Art in Algebra. So if all you had planned for Sunday night was moping around dreading the start of the working week, come down to Mojo's and be entertained until all your troubles are forgotten. Entry is $7 from 6pm.

Wide Open Mic

Freo's biggest monday!

Monday, August 30, performing at Mojo's for the Wide open mic will be a bunch of ambitious cats who will simply rock up on the night. This night is hosted by Justin Walshe 0408 755 233. Justin and the crew are looking for mymes, small skits, comedians and interpretive dancers - as well as songwriters - as this is the Wide Open Mic - wide open to all manner of performance! Entry is always free at Mojos on Monday’s.
 

Perth Jazz Society @ The Charles Hotel

HIGH SCHOOLS BIG BAND CONCERT

Monday 30 August 2010 @ 8:00pm
Admission Door entry $10, band members free (Door fee is to cover production costs and any profit is returned to the school bands)

SCHOOLS with the strongest Jazz programs have been selected by the AJEA (Australian Jazz Education Association) for this year’s concert. Wesley College Big Band, (Mark Underwood) Combined Government Schools Jazz Ensemble (Grant Rickman), CBC Jazz Orchestra, Fremantle (Shane Mancuso).

Low Slung

at mojos

Tuesday, August 31, the Escape Artists play Low Slung at Mojos. Having made it thru to the Mojo Rising band comp these guys proved with their take on Aussie hip hop that their A class musicians with a fresh take on downbeat beats and lyrical delivery. Also playing are Stoop Fresh, J Deep and my key feat. LZ and Mr Starks. Entry $5 from 8pm.

OPEN PIANO NIGHT AT X-WRAY

EVERY TUESDAY

Stu's iconic open mic night continues, and we want YOU!! Come and have a tinkle on our ivories, and a sing if you are so inclined. The night is open to all; newcomers, and established musos alike, so come on down and check out Perth's only open piano night. You can get hold of Stu on 0405 704 662 to let him know you are coming down, otherwise, just show up on the night!! The talent is high and the entry is free on these relaxing nights.

single

Free Range Gallery

On Tuesday August 31 between 8am and 8pm, a one-day photography installation (with elements of performance) explores life as a single man.

A single night, a single man, a single photographic stand. Jackson Eaton’s third solo exhibition in Perth, entitled Single, will be a photo presentation, created and exhibited within a 24 hour time frame, examining the idea of the ‘one night stand’.

...Eaton will spend the night in the Free Range gallery with a stranger, documenting the experience with Polaroid photographs, before opening the gallery to the public the next day. Photos taken over the course of the previous night will be on display, as part of a site-based installation of the night’s activities.

In line with Eaton’s previous work, Single explores themes of intimacy and identity, boldly questioning wherein the appeal of ‘playing the field’ lies. Treading the hazy line between fiction and reality, Single aims to take a tangible approach to life after the demise of a significant relationship.

Critically, Eaton will use rare Polaroid Fade-to-Black film for the show. The film itself is a discontinued experimental material which, following development, drifts through different colour schemes before finally turning to blackness after 24 hours. Having been created over the course of the night the works in the exhibition will range from near full-colour to near total black and continue to change over time, offering a different viewing experience for each patron.

For more information please contact:
Jackson Eaton
jackson.lawlor.eaton@gmail.com
0450 683 276
http://jacksoneaton.com/
 

Caligula by Albert Camus

Dolphin Theatre, UWA

25th, 26th and 27th August
7pm Dolphin Theatre
$15 full price, $12 student, $10 french club
Tickets through UWA French club, Alliance Francaise or at the door

Email uwafrenchplay@gmail.com or contact 0434 278 910 for more details.

"No, Caligula is not dead. He is here, he is there. He is each of you. If the power were given to you, if you had a heart, if you loved life, you would see unleashed this monster or this angel that you carry within you. Our time of believing that things could be beautiful and stop being absurd is dying. Goodbye, I return to history where I feel trapped for so long those who fear to love too much." - Albert Camus

We all deserve to be loved

at manhattans

Wednesday, September 1, We All Deserve to Be Loved the mid week indie night of the century presents Kill Teen Angst and the Trigger Jackets. DJ’s on the night are the eight limbed Woody Allen watching Paranoid Tarantula DJs . If you’re looking for love look no further than Manhattans Bar. Those of you attached with a lover need not suppose that this night is not for you- to the contrary many couples have come to this night and left even more in love with each other – what a night. Entry is $10 or $5 if you send you and your friends names to wealldeservetobeloved@mail.com. Show kicks off at 8pm.
 

Going Solo at the Moon

next wednesday!

Wednesday, September 1st, is Going Solo at the Moon. The artists playing this night will be Danni Ammon, James Teague and Tim Gordon. This week the artists will go on at 8pm. Entry to restaurants is always free!

Chris Abrahams (The Necks) Album Launch

The Ellington Jazz Club

Wednesday September 1, 8pm.
Chris Abrahams launches his new album Play Scar (Room 40), at Perth's premier jazz venue, The Ellington Jazz Club, on Wednesday September 1 from 8pm. Support comes from local guitar/noise maestro Craig McElhinney.

 

Fremantle Blues and Roots Club

The wednesday nighter rolls on..

Wednesday, September 1, the Fremantle Blues and Roots Club presents SonPsilo Circus, the Wilderness and Jay Tee. Entry is $10/$5 for members from 8pm.
 

Chris Abrahams (The Necks) - Sydney

Life is Noise presents...

Play Scar Perth Album Launch
Wednesday September 1, 8pm
The Ellington Jazz Club, 191 Beaufort St, Perth

Chris Abrahams launches his new album Play Scar (Room 40), at Perth's premier jazz venue, The Ellington Jazz Club, on Wednesday September 1 from 8pm. Support comes from local guitar/noise maestro Craig McElhinney.

Chris Abrahams is best known for his work as the pianist for The Necks. In addition to his work with the Sydney-based jazz trio, Abrahams has a career stretching back over 25 years, including solo albums, several collaborations with Melanie Oxley, as well as in soundtrack composition.

Play Scar rolls from minimalism to musique concrete as Abrahams builds sweeping aural landscapes and hypnotic rhythm. Despite being full of diversity and juxtaposition, the record still manages to form a complete and coherent whole. Play Scar has rightly received brilliant reviews - it is a challenging, complex and breathtakingly beautiful body of work.

Book presale tickets at http://www.ellingtonjazz.com.au
$20 Standing/$25 Seated /more on the door on the night if available.
 

Becoming Hockney - photo exhibit

Kurb Gallery

'Becoming Hockney' is a collection of photography collages which are inspired by British Artist David Hockney's photography work from the eighties.

The collection is a continuation on from Hockney's work but from the perspective of a Western Australia female in the Twenty First Century.
Opening Night: 2nd Sept at 6pm

Opening Times:
Tues-Fri 10.30 - 5.30
Sat-Sun 10.00 - 5.00

Cottonmouth XVIII

459 Bar Rosemount Hotel

 Doors open 7:30pm, Thursday 2 September 2010, and then the first Thursday of every month.

How much: $5 entry, or $20 entry + Anthology.

Llama Live

llama bar, 468 Hay Street, Subiaco

It’s a gig Jim, but not as we know it. “Llama Live” is the newest innovation to the local live music landscape - a weekly showcase of the crème of the scene from Perth and beyond. Every Thursday will see a new handpicked selection of bands from 80’s synth pop to dance punk to everything in between. Drinks, tapas, music and you – the ultimate weekend warm up at the Llama Bar, Subiaco every Thursday night. Kicks off on 2nd September with Good Little Fox & Resort and throughout September look out for Sneaky Weasel Gang, the Brow Horn Orchestra, and Brash & Sassy and ‘ The Domnicks’ featuring Dom Mariani and Nick Shepherd. $10 entry. $20 for table seating (including a drink). Free entry before 7.30pm. Dress cool.

The Shallows

The Den

Come to the Den on the lovely Friday evening of the 3rd of the 9th to celebrate the music of The Shallows, Liz Wreck, Disquiet and Chilling Winston.

Big Old Bears at Clancys

Clancys Fish Pub Freo

With Polly Medlen and Lovesponge.

SPECIAL BREW

KULCHA

On Saturday September 4 at Kulcha. More info here:

Check out the facebook.

FEAST YOUR EYES II

Fremantle Arts Centre

Feast Your Eyes II will be a glorious night of Art, Live Music, delectable cheese platters and some very cool people. It will take place at Fremantle Arts Centre on September 4th from 6 - 10pm.
 

Markets at Mojos

a sunday daytime treat 

On the first Sunday of September come down to Mojos and find yourself some treasures at Mojos first Sunday Session Market.

Enjoy sounds from Sonspilo Circus, Hunting Huxley (acoustic), James Teague, Big Old Bears, Sean Thomas and Coco.

Pizzas, pints, once loved clothing and bric-a-brace are plenty.

Benedict Moleta Band

at the bird and the kurb

Sunday September 5 @ The Bird, William Street Northbridge. Entry from 7pm. With Simone and Girlfunkle and Miranda Pollard.

Saturday October 16 @ The Kurb Gallery, 310 William Street Northbridge. Free entry from 7pm. No support act.  Benedict plays with Jonathan Brain. Jonathan has worked with Benedict on two of his previous albums, and will be playing a significant part in Benedict's next album. Songs from the next album will be featured at the Kurb gig. This will be an opportunity to hear quiet songs with minimal amplification in a nice acoustic setting.

Image by Dan Grant.

FASHION TALKS 2010

Fremantle Arts Centre

On the 8th, 16th and 23rd September. More info here:

www.fac.org.au

Popsicle

Perth Cultural Centre

Returning to the Perth Fashion Festival for a third run, Popsicle has become a firm favourite on Perth's independent fashion calendar.
9 -15 September 2010, Open 10am - 5pm daily.
 

OnWilliam.com.au

smRts album launch

rosemount hotel

Local instrumental combo smRts are launching their debut album “sun sets on a new tomorrow” at the Rosemount Hotel on Friday 10 September 2010.

“sun sets on a new tomorrow” was recorded by one of smRts’ guitarist Matt Bairstow and Will Hooper (Wind Waker’s bassist). Recording took place at smRts’ practice place by using a dozen of microphones carefully placed on the equipment and around the room. Matt has then spent a couple of months mixing the tracks and the recordings were sent to Bob Weston (Shellac, Mission of Burma) at Chicago Mastering Services for final mastering.

The end result is 35 minutes of heart-warming upbeat melancholic melodies and strong rhythms. “sun sets on a new tomorrow” takes on European late 60s/early 70s pop and surf music and dives into the depths of Eastern European traditional and classical music.

The album will be launched on Friday 10 September 2010 at the Rosemount Hotel with special guests: awesome jazz youngsters Rolling Pin, surf/prog trio Wind Waker and favourite newcomers Erasers. $10, doors open 8pm.

Mulatu Astatke

At The Bakery

World-renowned Ethiopian musician and composer Mulatu Astatke is coming to Perth on Friday 8 October for the first time in his celebrated career, backed by a 10-piece ensemble.
Support from Sunshine Brothers and Askari Afrobeat Orchestra.

Plus DJs Charlie Bucket and Ben Taffe.

Friday 8 October 2010, 8pm – 2am
Admission $45 plus Booking Fee
www.nowbaking.com.au
 

SUN ARAW (USA)

The Bakery Complex

Fresh off the back of double LP On Patrol - the latest addition to his already heavy artillery on incredible LA label Not Not Fun – SUN ARAW bursts in to the southern hemisphere with sometime co-pilot Nick Malkin in a tour that is sure to be some of the finest psyched-out loops ever seen and heard on planet Earth.
With Mental Powers & Desperate House. Saturday 9 October.
http://www.myspace.com/sunaraw
 

Nadja and Aiden Baker

play Mojos with boss local line up

The show will occur on Thursday the 14th October at 8pm at Mojo’s Bar.

Nadja will be joined by ambient noise artist, Craig Mcehlinney, experimental noise/dub rockers Injured Ninja and post-rocker juggernauts Tangled Thoughts of Leaving. Aidan Baker from Nadja will also be playing a special solo set.

life is noise and Cool Perth Nights present...

OUCH MY FACE (MELBOURNE)

Friday, October 22, at Manhattans.
AND
Sunday October 24, at Mojos.

"This band is the kind of genetic mutation that makes rock feel fun, exciting and a little unhinged in the most appealing of ways" Time Off

Melbourne three-piece Ouch My Face bring their own brand of raw, experimental punk westward for the first time for two sure-to-be-outrageous live shows on Friday, October 22 at Manhattans, and Sunday, October 24 at Mojos.Fronted by the diminutive Celeste Potter, the band has earned a reputation as one of those bands that you simply must see live, destroying stages and leaving burst eardrums, open jaws and blown minds in their wake. This kind of visceral live show has seen Ouch My Face earn opening slots for the likes of The Bronx, Shonen Knife and Handsome Furs, as well as receive glowing reviews by the truckload.With local support coming from Wind Waker and Seams at Manhattans, and The Love Junkies and Hootenanny at Mojos, the stage is set for two face-meltingly awesome nights of chaotic funtimes.Tickets - $17+bf from heatseeker.com.au, Mills and Planet.

LOW

The Bakery

Low bring their mesmerizingly brilliant and critically-acclaimed brand of indie rock to the newly-refurbished Bakery on Saturday, October 23.

Formed in 1993 in Duluth, Minnesota, Low are famed for their stark and unique sound (often referred to as slowcore) that recalls the drama of Joy Division, the intensity of Big Black and the harmony of a church choir.

Drums and Guns, the band's latest album, features minimalist drum loops working alongside subtle melody to lay the foundations for chilling vocal harmonies that are, as always, the heart of Low's sound.

Performing material from across their entire catalogue, Low's live show wraps the audience in a web of breathtaking sonic intensity and magnetic songsmithery.

With local support from Schvendes and Erasers, this promises to be an unmissable night of spine-tingling harmonies and starkly beautiful soundscapes.

Tickets are $44 + bf from 78 Records, Mills Records, Planet Video and the new Bakery ticketing website as of Wednesday, August 18.

GROUPER (USA)

The Bakery Complex

Sunday 10 October... And a modern pioneer, Grouper's sonic style evolves and adapts with each release. Traversing reverb drenched planes both acoustic and electronic, Grouper's sound is underpinned by an intelligent sense of traditional folk composition and a dark, haunting mystery that permeates though her live performances. Moody but beautiful, her music summons an unequivocal calm that builds with each layer of sound she creates.

With Craig McElhinney & Erasers.

More info here: http://www.myspace.com/grouperrepuorg

THE BEAUFORT STREET FESTIVAL 2010

Life is Noise, The Beaufort Street Network and Town of Vincent present...

Saturday, November 27 in Beaufort Street, Highgate and Mount Lawley.

Beaufort Street has always been at the heart of cool, alternative, independent culture in Perth, so its high time that we got a festival to celebrate the music, art, fashion and food that make the precinct so special.

The Beaufort Street Festival will showcase the cutting-edge talent and diversity of Perths musicians, artists, designers and culinary tastemakers on Saturday November 27.

Perth's cultural hub will come alive with unique, quirky and stylish displays of bands, temporary art exhibitions and fashion parades, with the action taking place on the streets, in shops, cafes, bars and laneways.

The festival is the brainchild of the Beaufort Street Network, a collective of local businesses and residents, and they're looking for help to make the event a representation of all that the Beaufort Street precinct has to offer. Accordingly, the Network is putting the call-out for community involvement.

If there's something youd like to see be part of the festival, or if youd simply like to volunteer your time, contact Festival Director Dave Cutbush on 0400 498 362 or at festival@beaufortstreet.com.au.

Phife Dawg & Ali Shaheed Muhumad of A Tribe Called Quest

THE BAKERY

Two members of one of the biggest hip hop groups of all time – Phife D & Ali, are coming to Perth for the very first time, in the closest thing to A Tribe Called Quest that Perth will ever get.

Following massive sell-out shows of Tribe in Sydney and Melbourne last week (in only two shows they’ve played in the Southern Hemisphere during the entire course of their 20 year career) where the Hip Hop legends blew the roof off the venues, Phife D & Ali will return to Australia and travel to Perth for a show on Friday December 3 at the Bakery.

Phife D and Ali will take you on a guided tour down the Paths Of Rhythm as they present The Native Tongues Mixtape, a live recreation of Phife’s brand new solo material, classic Tribe Called Quest and Native Tongues tracks interwoven with covers from artists who have influenced the artistic careers of both Phife and Ali.

In addition, Phife D & Ali have confirmed that they’ve invited several other international guests from the Native Tongues stable to share the stage with them on their Australian dates. Keep watching www.peacemusic.com.au for more information on this unique, groundbreaking hip-hop event.

Friday 3rd December TICKETS - $50 + BF

ON SALE THURSDAY 19 AUGUST FROM:
www.nowbaking.com.au
www.heatseeker.com.au
as well as Planet Video, Mills Records and The Bakery

NewNoise Agency and 2fast4loveMusic present

THE MISFITS

The Misfits play at the Rosemount Hotel on February 1 2011 with special guests: Perth's own Blazin' Entrails.

TICKETS AVAILABLE 16th August 2010.
For more information visit www.newnoiseagency.com

you just have your eyes closed

Turner Galleries

13 August till 11 September.
Solo Exhibition by Kyle Hughes-Odgers
Over 100 new paintings on wood and 8 larger works on canvas.
www.creepy.headtank.com
 

Exhibitions Opening

Fremantle Arts Centre

Friday 23 July, 6:30pm
To be opened by Josh Byrne, Environmental Scientist and Presenter/Writer for ABC’s Gardening Australia.

Exhibitions continue until Saturday 19 September.

Fashioning Now: changing the way we make and use clothes

Australian designers Romance was Born, Issey Miyake and other high-profile practitioners prove that sustainability and fashion can coexist in this international exhibition.

Sustainability is becoming integral to the way clothing is produced, used and discarded. Fashioning Now explores various methods that are rooted in low-impact production. Fashioning Now includes garments, textile objects, photography, illustration and video.

Curated by Alison Gwilt, Course Director, Fashion and Textile Design, University of Technology, Sydney, and Timo Rissanen, Assistant Professor, Fashion Design and

Sustainability, Parsons the New School of Design, New York. With contributions by Alex Martin; Alison Gwilt; Bijan Sheikhlary; Helen Story, Issey Miyake (from the collection of Dr Gene Sherman); Jennifer Shellard; Kate Fletcher; Mike Betts and Mark Holt, Better Thinking; Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, Romance was Born; and Timo Rissanen.

Nairn Scott: The Glomesh Project

Gold is the ultimate status symbol which resonates across history and all cultures. Valuable gold fob watches and lavish candelabra sit alongside gloriously cheap nick-nacks from the Two Dollar Shop. Meticulously printed on hand-gilded paper, Scott bestows an elegance on the enduring and the disposable, the real and fake. The playful interchange of Scott’s ‘pick-and-mix’ aesthetic exposes the folly of equating good taste with social status.

Scott is represented by James Dorahy Project Space, Sydney

Mark Parfitt: Dream Bore

Inspired by the humble bore, Perth artist Mark Parfitt celebrates the life supply of more than 80,000 suburban backyards. His own bore made redundant, Parfitt seeks alternative uses for this Western Australian icon. Assuming the self-reliant mindset of so many ‘can-do’ homeowners, Parfitt converts his home-made bore into an underground garden. Dream Bore is a fond and humorous application of recycling and reinvention to this backyard staple. The garden is accompanied by his exploratory drawings and diagrams and an artists’ book by Jamie Macchiusi (WA) and Gemma Weston (WA).

Parfitt is represented by Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth. Supported by the Janet Holmes à Court Artists’ Grant which is a NAVA initiative, mad e possible through the generous

sponsorship of Mrs Janet Holmes à Court and through the support of the Visual Arts Board, Australia Council for the Arts

Vera Möller: darkrooming

Vera Möller (VIC) creates an eerie and luminous installation in which over 3,000 components glow and oscillate. In what Möller has characterised as a ‘museum of fictional species’, strange, organic forms are withered and calcified, accentuating the alien qualities of nature. Informed by her studies in theology and microbiology, Möller’s fantastical work is simultaneously bathed in an atmosphere of decline while predicting the emergence of new aberrant life.

Represented by Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane; Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne; and Tim Olsen Gallery, Sydney

PICA's Winter Exhibitions

loads coming up at pica ..

PICA is pleased to present three exciting new exhibitions over the winter months.

Rounds is a group exhibition, featuring works by some of Western Australia's most exciting young artists. Curated by Sarah Rowbottam, this exhibition takes over PICA's ground floor and deals with the idea of peer influence.

Upstairs in the Westend Gallery is a solo exhibition by respected WA artist Bevan Honey, which include massive structures knitted out of cray pots, drawings and a burn-out machine!

In the screen space is the first ever screening in Australia of Spanish/German artist Ignacio Uriate's work: The History of the Typewriter Recited by Michael Winslow. Winslow may be familiar to some as the star of the 80s Police Academy films with the unique 'sound effects' talent. This film is accompanied by a series of prints.

i demand to know the dates of these exhibitions!

Schvendes have a new vdeo clip

It's for their new tune Lay the noose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxnYFo_Ys3I

Schvendes are a bunch of ghostly murder balladeers from Western Australia. This time round, they're offering a creepy tale set in one of Australia's most notorious worker's clubs. If you think you know where this clip is going, I assure you a surprise awaits. Delightful or damming - whatever you make of this, we hope you enjoy.

David Williamson's The Removalists

Playhouse Theatre

Friday 27 August - Saturday 11 September.
Bookings BOCS Ticketing 9484 1133, www.bocsticketing.com.au & BOCS Outlets.

The Blue Room & Side Pony Productions Present

the pride

From the director of 2009's Heart of Gold, independent production house Side Pony Productions present their sixth theatrical production, The Pride at The Blue Room Theatre from 1 - 18 September, before touring to Brisbane Festival's BF10 Under The Radar curated fringe festival.

Mapping the social patterns of a lion’s life onto human characters dressed as lions (impressively crafted by Esther Sandler), The Pride further cements Side Pony Productions’ signature style: visually striking, black comedy at its darkest.

The Pride is directed by Zoe Pepper, whose previous works include Heart of Gold, The Manic Pony, Scarecrow, and Motor City Blues; and features the talents of Brendan Ewing (The Red Shoes, Antigone), Russell Leonard (Equus) and Adriane Daff (BSSTC’s 2010 HotBed Ensemble, Yellow Moon, The Shape of Things).

CHICKEN SHACK BOOGIE

HULA BULA tiki bar

The Chicken Shack is open for business! On the second Thursday of every month, your hosts Razor Jack & Rockin' Rhys invite you to take a ride to the other side of the tracks for a night of wild 50s rockin' sounds... down home blues, stompin' black R&B, primitive rockabilly and hillbilly boogie, crazy western swing and a whole lot more!

This launch night will also feature a special live guest spot from the fantastic RUSTY PINTO an...d a savage new cocktail called Hillbilly Swampwater - yeowww!! Toons kick off at 8pm and go right though till midnight - free entry. Hope to see ya'll there!
 

The Growl - September Residency

The Norfolk Basement

The Growl are ready. With their inclusion on the 2011 Southbound line-up and the recording of their debut EP agonisingly close to being finished, they’ve decided it’s time to kick out the jams with a Norfolk Basement residency on Thursday’s in September.
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