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EVENTS

WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE FURTHER AHEAD ONGOING

FEATURED NIGHTS

Gersey

09/03/10 @ Mojos Bar

HUssle hussle

12/03/10 @ mojos bar

the Dirty Projectors

13/03/10 @ the Rosemount

Yves Klein Blue

14/03/10 @ Mojos Bar

Mailout Soundtrack

This weeks mailout soundtrack comes from the Besnard Lakes. Click on the golden telephone to hear some of their tunes!

Live reviews with Lyndon Blue

HEALTH @ BECK’S MUSIC BOX, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27

It can happen - despite our avid exploration into the glittering abyss, where we lurch over, stretching, to suckle that most elusive teat of exoticism. Where we’re desperate to taste every fleeting flavour that dots the infinitude. It can happen that we find ourselves yet again encased in that dim, sugary M&M shell of crippling homogeneity, where all visible surfaces are lusterless mosaics of G chords, D chords, A chords, four-four beats, hooks, choruses, jingles. Where the avant-garde record bin will not afford us an escape simply because it seems so cheaply and eagerly to promise one. It can happen that the gawking walls of the sugar-shell disenchant us into resignation until, one warm morning, some whopping motherfucker sneaks into the pop canon and comes down on that colourless carapace with a shuddering jackhammer! Cracks form and loud light crashes in and a face peers down from beneath a fitted cap and says nonchalantly “Hi, we’re HEALTH, we’re from Los Angeles, California.”

It wasn’t a night anyone would soon forget, even those brimming with German lager. They’d recall the tribal dance party of GILGAMESH, a throbbing face-painted conglomerate of various Perth bands (Injured Ninja, French Rockets, Carbuncle & more) who rode primal drum ‘n’ bass beats into the fires of hell and back. In its jam-band styling the performance lacked dynamic variety and engaging structure, but it made for a genuine spectacle, and a truly mighty groove. They might recall the Cut & Paste Soundsystem who paired palatable tunes with whimsical projections. If they came for the headliners, they might rather forget THE TRANSIENTS, whose commercialistic electro stuck out like a sore, sherbert-encrusted thumb and struggled to win over the Box’s habitants.

But they’d certainly recall the band who were healthy by name and illin’ by nature.

The four pillars of HEALTH stand relaxed but ready in kite formation. “Don’t worry, this won’t hurt a bit” they seem to say as they strap you to a firework. And they’re right, you discover, as you’re blasted into a violent, jerky trajectory – this should hurt, but it doesn’t. Arrhythmic tantrums fill the stage, an anarchic yet finely tuned explosion; caged lions suddenly incensed by the smell of fresh meat. Blaring shriek-noise accents, stark percussive punctuations and Jake Duzsik’s mechanical vocals interweave randomly at breakneck speed - but just as you start to feel battered, you’re suddenly sailing steady through the 3D neon grid of toothy industrial-disco single “Die Slow.” You’re on the set of ‘Tron’ doing nangs with a bunch of sleepy ghosts. Don’t get comfortable though, there’s a rough ride yet ahead. HEALTH rage on in an electric frenzy, drummer B.J. Miller a veritable percussive powerhouse – and then, as with so many marvelous moments, it’s over before you’re sure it’s even happened. A rapturous forest of Health-freaks want to make sure it has, and in a thankfully bullshitless gesture, Duzsik replies that they won’t go offstage only to come back on, but rather simply play for a tad longer. Even after a fervent encore, there’s a hankering for more. The brief but brutal kick-you-in-the-balls-and-bail-over-the-fence set was near-Japanese in its intensity, and near-sacred in its conviction.

Yes, HEALTH are a bunch of fashionistas from LA who give too great a shit about scoring cool points, but their music, stage presence and palpable sense of fiery ambition has the cojones to make that ultimately irrelevant. No, HEALTH haven’t reinvented music – their sound recalls much ‘noise-rock’ from Liars and Lightning Bolt to Melt-Banana and Boredoms – but they have reimagined it so as to create something that evades the rules, something that infiltrates the sugar-shell and gives you a much needed spanking. Noisy but never just noise, messy but never a mess. When once asked what HEALTH would do if they didn’t play music, drummer BJ responded that they’d design buildings together. One can only imagine that a HEALTH-house would be a structure of the most perplexing, angular and dangerous variety, with paint and venom dripping down the walls and lightbulbs exploding in every ever-expanding room. But it’d be a hospitable place. A place where you only ever stop to catch your breath, drink another cup of battery acid, and get on with the party.

Steady Eye with Tahlia Palmer

Taco Leg and Golden Staph chat about playing Melbs recently

Two Perth bands were in Melbourne just recently. Taco Leg and Golden Staph flew across the desert to play a bunch of shows in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. I caught one of the Melbourne shows, at the Birmingham Hotel, and took a whole bunch of photos, further continuing my documentation of all things Perth related that I find interesting and exciting. Taco Leg and Golden Staph definitely fit this bill. I caught up with Richard Ingam of Taco Leg after he got back to Perth to have a little discussion about the tour, for the benefit of you dear readers.

Tahlia: Who's idea was it to go on this tour? Was it the first for either of the bands?
Richard: This was the first tour for both bands, yes. I think it was Onton (of Golden Staph's) idea, he's a super organised guy and has done a lot of touring before and wanted to do it with Golden Staph. I think teaming up with Taco Leg, who are dare I say are a bit more established, made it a lot easier because the Leg had some sweet Melbourne connections that hooked us up with shows. Onton was like a defacto tour manager, he pretty much got all the shit organised just because that's what he does. I'd probably still be in a slum in Sydney somewhere if we didn't have someone that was organized.
T: It takes a fair chunk of cash to ship a band over to the eastern states, how did you fundraise?
R: Well I stole my parent's credit card and we had a fundraiser show the week before we left which gave us a bit of pocket change. But yeah mostly we just tried to do everything on the cheap.
T: Did you really steal their credit card?
R: Well no, but I paid for all my flights on their credit card and haven't paid them back yet.
T: Given that you at least are now in debt, was it worth it?
R: So worth it. I had a badass time, met some amazing people, played in some fun places, caught up with some old friends, and generally partied.
T: You never ended up crashing on my couch, where did you stay while in Melbourne?
R: I stayed at this guy Nat's place which was awesome, it had heaps of bikes and New Zealanders, and a badass porch with an inflatable pool on it and some interesting foliage for decoration. Some of us slept on the porch but I commandeered a double bed somehow. Score of the tour
T: did you share the bed ?
R: Unfortunately no. This was probably the only down side of the tour. Aside from early morning flights, sleep deprivation and a rolling hangover.
T: Oh yes, hangovers. How did they affect Taco Leg's live performance? The show I was at, I noticed Andrew just kind of staring at the floor a few times. But I've seen him do that before...
R: I think I nearly fell asleep at the show at the Birmingham, I was so tired and hungover that I thought I was going to either start hallucinating or throw up. It was pretty damn hard, but I guess we all understood that it would be like that on tour. And yeah, we were more misanthropic than usual if that was even possible.
T: I know that Taco Leg has something of a following, you've been mentioned in all kinds of websites and magazines, including Vice; did that encourage much of a crowd anywhere?
R: I think it might have in Melbourne. I was surprised when a few people I didn't know seemed to know that we were Taco Leg and we were touring from Perth.
T: Melbourne does pride itself on being "ahead of the curve" to an extent. Did you get good audience response? And what about Golden Staph?
R: We both got really good audience responses, in Melbourne especially. At Pony (late night bar in the city) it was pretty fantastic. It may have been because half of the people in the audience were Perth ex-pats though. I think Golden Staph in particular made a real name for themselves. I think they sold out of all their tapes, which was about 60 or so.
T: Rad. I didn't know that many people still owned tape decks.
R: Yeah, it seems to be an emerging trend. I've certainly enjoyed rockin' the Taco Leg/Constant Mongrel split on my shitty car stereo.
T: A trend restarted by taco leg?
R: (laughs) I doubt it. Boutique labels like Fandeath are big proponents of analog media.
T: So what’s next?
R: For Taco Leg, HOPEFULLY an American tour (here's preying to the touring grant gods) and definitely an LP this year which is super exciting.
T: Oh wow. I can't wait for the LP.
R: Neither! Sharkey from Clockcleaner (US) is gonna fly over and record it.
T: Badass.

WEDNESDAY march 3

Laneway Art & Lattes

4 laneways of exhibitions over 4 days

Wednesday, 3 March till Sunday, 7 March.

More info HERE.

Going Solo at the Moon late night café

Emlyn is back in town playing this week!

Wednesday, March 3, at the Moon the artists playing the Going Solo night will be Jimmy Stewart, Anton McKay and Emlyn Johnson. This week the artists will go on at 8pm. Entry to restaurants is always free!

Fremantle Blues and Roots Club

fremantle's busiest and most consistent blues club..

Wednesday, March 3, the Fremantle Blues and Roots Club is at it again delivering some of the best blues and roots music Fremantle has to offer. Playing are Cats Blue Velvet, Robbie Jalepeno and Simon Kelly band. Entry is $10/$5 for members from 8pm.

The Bump With Zeke & Lightsteed

Upstars at bar open

THURSDAY march 4

James Blackshaw (UK / Young God)

Rosemount Hotel

Meupe & Tura New Music present The Ambassador From Everywhere 21 featuring James Blackshaw (UK / Young God) Thursday March 4.

James Blackshaw (UK / Young God, Important), Mental Powers, Craig McElhinney, Jane Harris.
8pm / $15

Revolutions

new work by Elizabeth Delfs

Perth artist Elizabeth Delfs will present a new series of sculptural works in her first solo show in Perth. Delfs has been Artist in Residence at the Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery in 2009 where she has been developing a body of work that marks a new direction for her interdisciplinary practice.

the Fix

jazz night at the Moon Cafe

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

Matt Gresham plus special guests at Mojos Bar

a night of rootsy folk!

Thursday, March 4, Matt Gresham plays Mojos. Also up onstage this night are Tonchi and the Lonely Horse band. Entry to this one is $10 from 8pm.

FRIDAY march 5

Fisherman Style #46 at Mojos Bar

fishy style is theee monthly reggae party

Friday, March 5, Fisherman Style #46 will slam against the shore of your weekend once more! Reggae grooves - reggae party!! Earthlink Sound will lay down tunes and treat you along with Prince Isis, DJ Sorted plus special guests Future Sounds. Entry is $10/$5 concession from 8pm till late!

the facebook

Letter Writing Club

The Perth Zine Collective presents the second meeting of the Letter Writing Club!

Thanks to our friends at Pigeonhole, we will be holding it at Cabin Fever in Bon March Arcade (near the actual Pigeonhole store). Thanks so much guys!

Bring your own letter writing supplies, or use those supplied by the Collective. If you bring some stamps as well, we can walk to the post box and mail them at the end!

Come down at 6:30, and get your monthly good dose of letter writing!

THE GASLAMP KILLER at DEVILLES PAD!!

very limted door sales on the night!

Check it out here.

Hayley Beth sOLO Tour

Go hales!

Check it all out on the facebook event.

ISOLATION

Koe vs. Doom

At The Republic

Blac Blocs - NVDA Video Launch

New Kurb Gallery-214 William Street, Northbridge (opposite the Brass Monkey)

MORE INFO HERE!!

Boom! Bap! Pow!, Louis and the Honkeytonk, The Belle Ends plus DJ Ink

Nofolk Basement

Boom! Bap! Pow! are bringing their whirlwind of trashy doo-wop pop back to the Basement to blow your bobby socks off! There'll be singing, there'll be dancing, there'll be horn sections and there'll be people losing their proverbial all over the place. There aint no party like a Boom! Bap! Pow! party.

The Slow Beings at Amplifier Bar

along with Capital City + others!

Marvel as the Slows weave their irresistable spell to a big ol' room with a soundguy and a couple of bar staff in support of Capital City, Datura and Stoney Joe at Ampies this Friday.

SATURDAY march 6

The Joe Kings play a double header with the Automasters at Mojos bar

this will be a mad night!

Saturday, March 6, Super dudes the Joe Kings play a double header with the Automasters. Supporting will be the Four Walls and Jimmy Stewart. What a show! Entry is $15 on the door from 8pm.

No Internet Filter! Perth Rally

Forrest Place, City

Check out the facebook.

BUrn the Mass

RTRFM's fundraiser for their harder edged rock shows

Check it all out here!

SUNDAY march 7

No. 3

An on-top soul hop!

On Connections rooftop terrace.

More info here!

Casino Rumblers at Mojos!

this show kicks off at 5pm!

Sunday, March 7, Casino Rumblers (NSW). Supports are Bonehouse, the Bloody Hollys, thee Igniters, Scrimshaw Raw. Entry is $15 exclusively door sales.

Sundays at the Moon

ONe trick pony return to the moon..

Sunday, March 7, the One Trick Pony Crew return to the Moon. This time they present the Ghost of 29 megacycles and Erasers. Entry is free and the acts kick off at 8pm.

Monday March 8

Perth Jazz Society @ The Charles Hotel

JAZZ ON A STRING

Mon 8 Mar 2010 @ 8:00pm

Admission Members $10 Student members $5 Non-members $15

Virtuoso violinist, Ashley Arbuckle, continues to have an extraordinary musical career. A former member of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and an associate concert master, he later moved to England and for ten years worked as co-leader of the London Symphony Orchestra until 1990 when he returned to Perth to take up the position as concertmaster with WASO.

After a health problem that affected his playing and a subsequent operation in 2002, Ashley was unable to lead an orchestra again. However, undeterred he courageously created his unique style of bowing that enabled him to play his instrument (violin) again and returned to his childhood musical passion – jazz.

The Perth Jazz Society is delighted to welcome Ashley and his quartet as part of its 2010 program and the audience can look forward to some elegant and swinging tunes such as ‘Softly in the Morning Sunrise’, Johnny Mandel’s evocative ‘Two for the Road’, ‘All of Me’, ‘Besame Mucho’ and even Wardell Gray’s improvisional bebop solo, ‘Twisted’. Ashley will be joined by the swinging sounds of Richard Price (violin), Rob Hyner (piano), Murray Wilkins (bass) and Barry Cox (drums).

Wide Open Mic night at mojos bar

Freo's biggest Monday!

Monday, March 8, 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 that run the night love all kinds of performances. So whether you’re the new sammy davis junior, eddie izzard, brian ferry or ornette coleman your act is eagerly awaited! Here’s your or somebody you know(s) opportunity to perform live just call Justin. These nights kick off at 8PM with about four acts each hour till 12. Entry is free.

Pavement

Play Metro City

get tix here!

TUESDAY March 9

Gersey at Mojos Bar

Don't miss Gersey they most probably will never be back this way!

Tuesday, March 9, Melbourne art indie pop stylers Gersey are in Perth having just finished the nationwide Pavement support adventure, so.. we're lucky enough to have them at Mojos Bar! Having begun in the late nineties Gersey have continued to released soaring and beautiful releases and have a great live show not worth missing. Supporting on this very fun evening (which may very well be attended by some of those lads from Stockton who are renowned for loving Perth!!?!) will be Perth's own instrumental gypsy tinged post rockers SMRTS and Jimmy Stewart (also from Vic) who is playing at Mojos each Tuesday in March. Tickets are $10 on the door from 8pm on this very special and exclusive evening!

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FURTHER AHEAD

Fremantle Blues and Roots Club

The wednesday nighter rolls on!

Wednesday, March 10, the Fremantle Blues and Roots Club is at it again delivering some of the best blues and roots music Fremantle has to offer. Playing are Kniki, Neddy (Usa) and Mat Cal. Entry is $10/$5 for members from 8pm.

Cottonmouth Anthology

launching march 11 at bar 459 - aside the rosie

the facebook here!

MD Limited Edition #5

The Photography Issue

MD Limited Editions is a visual arts magazine released quarterly. Each issue of MD Limited Editions showcases work from emerging visual artists from graphic designers, photographers, artists, musicians, fashion designers, writers, and VJ's. MD Limited Editions 5: The Photography Issue will be launched at The Bird, Thursday March 11. March 2010.

Atlas Mountains play Little Creatures Loft

FRiday, March 12

Yepp on this night catch those Atlas Mountains with support from Grace Woodroofe, Cam Avery and Davey Craddock. Entry is $8 from 8pm.

the Dirty Projectors

Play the Rosie Saturday March 13

Don't miss this.

get tix here

Optimo (JD Twitch UK 3hr Set)

at the republic

Saturday 13 March at The Republic cnr Shafto Lane and Wellington Street Perth.

$10 for members - $15 for non members, Door Sales Only.

Picnic records launch

at the bird

Saturday March 13.

Analog to Digital 1

THis kicks off at 7:30 sharp

Furchick Enterprises presents
Analog to Digital
Scitech, Sutherland Street, City West, West Perth
7 pm Tuesday, 16 March.
Kynan Tan’s Installation and Scitech exhibits from 7 pm

More info at the facebook.

Swing with Earl

a swish soiree that'll swing so kitcsh

Friday, March 19, Swing with Earl is happening at the Mount Lawley Bowling Club. Earl Cole Perth’s best crooner will perform all the great swing tunes from all the greats. Earl will be flanked by the Earl Cole dancers to make it all the more scintillating. DJ Moogy will be playing jazz, bop and swing upon doors and in the breaks. Heyder and Shears are providing the catering for all party goers and expect the best retro priced drinks from the Bowls club Bar! Tickets are strictly limited and available from Heatseeker.com.au as of Thursday February 25. This event is a follow up to Ritz at the Loft, which sold out on New Year’s Eve at the Little Creatures venue!!

In The Pines

Somerville Auditorium

Pines returns for 2010 and this year it will be held on Sunday May 2 in the amazing Somerville Auditorium on the campus of the University of Western Australia.
Early bird tickets are now available right here! http://www.rtrfm.com.au/events/107

More details soon only on RTRFM 92.1

ONGOING

Jimmy Stewart at the Moon and some...

This man must be heard by all humans

Playing at the Blue Room Theatre Feb 25 as a part of the Going Solo Summer Song Series with Seven Weapons and Heathcte Blue JImmy Stewart is then to play each Tuesday at Mojos in March and each Going Solo Wednesday at the Moon - check the line ups on this poster>>>

Aldas Art Gallery //

Began Feb 18 runs to March 13

Exhibiting Caitlin Yardley and Tane Andrews

find out loads more here

Exhibition opening at Pica

runs until early april!

You are invited to the opening of three new exhibitions at PICA: Jeppe Hein, Sarah Elson and Grant Stevens.

Exhibitions run 12 February - 5 April 2010
Tuesday - Sunday 11am-6pm

More info here

North Foto Freo Fringe

Begins March 20 - April 18

North Foto Freo Fringe will encompass venes in the North Freo hub those being Mrs browns, Mojos Bar, the North Fremantle Bowling Club and Harvest Restaurant.

The photographers exhibiting in the the spaces are Phil Tucak whose rides natures ripple exhibited at Mrs Browns is a beatiful and engrossing display of ripple effects of all manner as found in nature and captured wth a camera.

Amy Vinicombe and Lyle Branson exhibiting at Mojos Bar who distort photographs in the paper development stage of film photography amongst other analogue manipulations of the medium. Mihaila also exhibiting at Mojos Bar frames photographs in an unorthodox way as to present attractive shapes out of what is usually overlooked for instance who would have thought that a bass players forearm would juxtapose against the shape of a double bass almost sensually?

Bo Wong will exhibit at North Fremantle Bowling Club. Fremantle artist, Bo merges her background in architectural photography and contemporary photo-media practice in this exploration of sites of significance around Fremantle. The body of work include a series of suburban deli’s, houses donning Christmas lights and buildings previously inhabited by her ancestors.

Photographers exhibiting at Harvest incude Izabela Pluta (Sydney), David Jo Bradley (WA), Shane Hulbert (Melbourne), Juha Tolonen (WA), Nic Duncan (Regional WA), Christine Ko (Sydney) & Christine Tomás (WA)!!

more details www.fotofreo.com

Street films in fremantle and perth!!

Wednesday, 27 January till Friday, 30 April.

Stay tuned for details of the where why and when's by checking out the facebook.

BACK TO WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE FURTHER AHEAD ONGOING

Independent exhibitions and bands are welcome to submit events to andrew@coolperthnights.com
If you are representing a festival, launch, tour or venue please forward your budget and plans to wetpaint@coolperthnights.com