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Still a world of their ownAustralian global pop phenomenon The Seekers celebrated their 50th anniversary
this week and Stephen Bisset caught up with singer Judith Durham and guitarist Bruce Woodley ahead of their upcoming 2013 national tour.
Millsy gets in the swing of things PAGE 29
Celtic Thunder to roll again in Newcastle PAGE 33
Grayson gets his kicks on Route 66 PAGE 32
Horse Bolted unleash new EP PAGE 38
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What’s on the... WITH STEPHEN BISSET
BOX STEREO
The Breakfast Club - Wednesday, 9.45pm, Seven Two
The Spazzys - Dumb is ForeverOut Now
I f memory serves correctly, detention was never as fun as it obviously was in this iconic 1985 John Hughes comedy.
Five students with seemingly nothing in common, and from fi ve disparate stereotypical sub cultures, fi nd out that they are more alike than they fi rst thought when they are forced to endure a Saturday detention in the school library.
Essentially a one location fi lm, the genius of ‘The Breakfast Club’ comes from John Hughes’ uncanny ability to write a seemingly light comedy that is so much more under the surface, thanks to some razor sharp dialogue and some of the most endearing character interaction ever committed to celluloid.
It also features career-defi ning performances from 80s brat packers Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy.
Fantastic.
I t’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from these Melbourne three-chord pop-punkers and it seems that, in the ensuing years, the all-girl three-
piece has spread their wings a tad from the usual Ramones-esque power punk that was so evident on their previous album ‘Aloha! Go Bananas’.
While what we have here is still a catchy barrage of razor sharp melodies and pop-punk sensibility, this time around there is more of an emphasis on the pop.
Standouts on this short, sharp shock of an album include ‘Best Waves Ever’, ‘Understand’ and ‘I Want A Divorce’.
If you like your music without too much thought having gone into it, then The Spazzys are just the ticket.
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W hen you have the likes of Jay Roach (‘Austin Powers’ trilogy, ‘Meet the Parents’, ‘Meet the Fockers’) directing comedy
goldmines Will Ferrell (‘Step Brothers’, ‘Anchorman’) and Zach Galifi anakis (‘The Hangover 1 and 2’, ‘Due Date’) it’s going to be a bit of a free kick that the end result is going to tickle more than a few funny bones.
While ‘The Campaign’ never reaches the same hilarious heights as say ‘Step Brothers’ or ‘The Hangover’, there are still plenty of guffaws to be had.
When congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) commits a major faux pas before an election, two uber-rich industrialists (John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd) plot to put up a candidate to take on Brady and win infl uence over the district. Enter naive and highly eccentric local tourism centre director Marty Huggins (Galifi anakis). While at fi rst he seems like the unlikeliest choice, with the help of his new benefactors and a cutthroat campaign manager, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about.
With a plot sounding like it could have been ripped straight out of the ‘80s – think ‘Trading Places’, ‘The Campaign’ is carried
largely by Ferrell and Galifi anakis whose on-screen chemistry is as witty as it is charming.
W hy are pirates pirates? Because they arrrrrrrrrr! Ok, so all dad
jokes aside, those kings of pirate metal, Alestorm, will be swashbuckling their way back to Van Diemen’s Land next year in what promises to be one hell of a plank walking good time.
While you can expect a slew of tracks from their genre defi ning albums, ‘Captain Morgan’s Revenge’, ‘Black Sails at Midnight’ and ‘Back Through Time’, Aussie land lubbers will be in for an extra treat as the band will be fi lming their very fi rst live DVD.
To be titled ‘Live at the End of the World’, director Tommy Jones (Lamb of god, Kataklysm, Soilwork, Death Angel) will be fi lming the entire Alestorm Australian and NZ tour to catch all the craziness, all the debauchery, all the tomfoolery, all the heroic
drinking shenanigans and every single Australian metal fan is invited to be part of this world exclusive. Each show and each day will be littered with cameras, capturing all the classic moments of a tour.
Orright, me hearties, this is one show that is worth shelling out a few pieces of eight for, so be there or be confi ned to the briny deep of Davy Jones’ locker.
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G et ready for a combination of musical genius.
Nat Col and the Kings is the amalgam of master
guitar player Nathan Cavaleri and former Screaming Jets drummer Col Hatchman.
Separately, these guys both have impressive resumes. Hatchman has well and truly cemented his reputation after years with the Screaming Jets while Nathan Cavaleri has shared the stage and jammed with a list of artist that looks like a who’s who of the rock ‘n’ roll hall of fame including BB King, Mark Knopfl er, Jimmy Page, Deep Purple, Jimmy Barnes and Diesel.
Their sound merges Cavaleri’s credible blues roots with the worldly variety of styles absorbed over the years while Hatchman injects the fi ery rock ’n’ roll that is part of his energetic all-or-nothing style. Most people will
be accustomed to seeing Cavaleri with a guitar in his hand, but this project will also have him take his place at the microphone providing sensational lead vocals.
Catch Nat Col and the Kings when they play at the Wickham Park Hotel on Thursday, December 13.
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W hile he is best known as a contestant on series one of Australian Idol and a star of such productions
as ‘Wicked’, ‘Hair’ and, most recently, ‘Legally Blonde’ (alongside former Maitland boy, David Harris) Rob Mills is about to add another feather to his cap – golfer.
Mills will join the likes of Rhys Muldoon, Pat Davern, Kris Hopes and Joe Hanson from Grinspoon, Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson and Jimeoin at the upcoming Jack Newton Celebrity Classic at Cypress Lakes Resort and he said preparations were well underway for a triumphant turn on the links.
“I went out for a hit on Tuesday with a few mates – one of them was [Legally Blonde co-star] Cameron Daddo and he’s an amazing golfer so he gave me some really good pointers.
“That said, I had both my best and worst day of golf in my life – I got something like 5 pars and a birdie but I still ended up with a 99. I don’t know if that’s even possible, but there you go.
Mills said whatever happens on the day, there was one celebrity that he said he must defeat at all costs.
“I don’t care what happens, so long as I beat Dicko,” he laughed.
“Although I’m told he’s a bit of a gun on the course so we’ll have to wait and and see.”
After coming fi fth on the fi rst season of Idol and releasing an album ‘Up All Night’
in 2006, Mills decided to conquer the world of musical theatre and has not looked back since, with his latest role, Warner Huntington III in the critically acclaimed ‘Legally Blonde’, earning the young star plenty of plaudits.
“The [Legally Blonde] company is such a fun bunch of people and the show is just so well written and everyone is given the chance to shine.
“The thing I really like about musical theatre, though, is the instant feedback you get from audiences – on TV
it can take weeks before you get a reaction but
in the theatre it’s instantaneous.
It can be really thrilling.”
The Jack Newton Celebrity Classic will be on at Cypress Lakes Resort
from December 17 to December
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STEPHEN BISSET
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLSY
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STILL A WORLDW hen iconic Australian folk-
pop outfi t The Seekers fi rst took to the stage at the unassuming Melbourne
coffee lounge, The Treble Clef, in 1962, little did anyone know (the band included) that they would one day knock the likes of The Beatles and the Stones off the UK hit parade and sell more than 50 million albums – not to mention seeing in their 50th anniversary – a milestone Judith Durham, Bruce Woodley, Athol Guy and Keith Potger celebrated in Melbourne last week.
“It really is a huge achievement,” Durham told TE.
“It kind of crept up on us all of a sudden so we thought we’d better do something to celebrate, so we have put out a wonderful new golden jubilee record, ‘The Seekers 50’ that is a collection of all of our hits and we also went into the studio earlier this year to record two new tracks – a version of The Beatles’ ‘In My Life’, which has particular resonance for us and ‘Silver Threads and Golden Needles’ by Wanda Jackson.
“We’re also embarking on a special 50th anniversary tour around Australia in May next year which is going to be just amazing.”
As testament to the band’s longevity and infl uence, a celebration was held last week in Melbourne and
guitarist Bruce Woodley said he was overwhelmed with the reception the band received.
“It was just amazing,” he said.“It was this big event at Hamer Hall
in Melbourne and a couple of hundred people, including the Premier, came along to offer their best wishes and there were telegrams from people like Olivia Newton John and The Wiggles – it was fantastic.”
Durham said that when she fi rst stepped on stage on that fateful night in 1962, while she knew there was magic in the air, she had no idea just how much.
“Never in a million years did we think The Seekers would become so successful and we never had our eye on the pop charts or anything like that,” she said.
“That fi rst show was a very low-key affair – there would have been about 50 people in the audience and everyone in the band was sitting down. They were very humble beginnings.
“We were playing for the sheer joy of it in those days,” Woodley added.
“A lot of the time we were lucky to get paid.”
After gaining a large following in Melbourne, The Seekers released their debut album, ‘Introducing the Seekers’, but it wasn’t until the band made their now legendary trip to the motherland that the fun really started.
Legend has it that the band were offered a 12-month stint on a cruise ship and when they arrived in the UK in 1964 they intended to stay for ten weeks.
However, fate had other ideas.“The person booking our shows in the
UK started us off with a few theatre and club bookings and, before we knew it we were being offered a 16-week summer season, which is pretty amazing considering we didn’t have a single out at the time.”
It wasn’t too long before their fi rst single ‘Myra’ hit the UK airwaves and thanks to numerous TV appearances, The Seekers were well on their way.
Their next single ‘I’ll Never Find Another You’, penned by Dusty Springfi eld’s brother Tom, gave the Seekers their fi rst UK number one (it was also the biggest selling UK single of 1965) and cemented them in the history books as the fi rst Aussie band to sell a million copies.
What followed was a string of folk pop classics including ‘What Have They Done To The Rain’, ‘A World Of Our Own’, ‘The Carnival Is Over’ ‘Morningtown Ride’ and ‘Georgy Girl’.
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OF THEIR OWNThey even managed to hold their
own at Wembley Stadium on a bill that included some of the biggest rock and roll outfi ts of, not just the sixties, but of all time, in the likes of The Beatles, The Stones and The Animals.
“That was an amazing experience,” Woodley said.
“The occasion was an NME [New Musical Express magazine] poll winners’ award show and we were voted best
new group for that year. It was really wild to be sharing a stage with such big rock acts, but it was even more special that we were outselling them all.”
Upon their return to Australia, the fanfare refused to die down, with Melbourne experiencing the closest thing to Beatlemania since the mop tops hit town, when The Seekers played a show to an estimated 200,000 people at the Sidney Meyer Music Bowl.
“It really is very hard to visually take in that many people, but it really was a crazy time,” Woodley said.
“The police had closed off many of the streets and people had been waiting to get in since 6am that morning.”
So, when you’ve been around for 50 years, and racked up more than 50 million album sales, you’d imagine that selecting songs for a retrospective concert could be a big ask.
Not so for The Seekers.“It really is a nice problem to have
– having so many songs,” Woodley laughed.
“But we fi nd that the songs kind of select themselves. There’s always going to be songs like ‘Georgy Girl’ that must be in there, but, this time around
we’re doing things a bit differently and its going to be a real audio-visual retrospective with lots of our old clips and old footage playing on a screen, and we’ll also be telling a few stories as well – it’s going to be really fun.”
So, with the benefi t of hindsight, what was and indeed is it about The Seekers that has resonated for half a century?
“Uniqueness,” Woodley offered without hesitation.
“I think people latched onto The Seekers in the beginning because there was nobody else doing what we were doing and it was a really refreshing sound and there hasn’t really been anyone since, either.”
The Seekers will play Newcastle Entertainment Centre on May 11.
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A fter packing up his guitar in the old gig bag and heading over to Europe a few years ago, Newcastle-sprouted Grayson
hasn’t looked back since. In fact, the last 12 months may have
been the busiest on record for the singer-songwriter.
“Yeah, it has been pretty crazy,” he told TE.
“I’ve spent about 90 per cent of 2011 and 2012 in America – I’m actually now based in Venice Beach – and in that time, I was invited to go to Nashville where I was lucky to score a publishing deal, so I’ll be heading to Nashville in February next year to record an album.”
If that wasn’t enough, Grayson is also the subject of a soon-to-be-released documentary, ‘66 Days on Route 66’ – a fl y-on-the-wall doco chronicling his tour along one of the most iconic stretches of road on the planet.
“It was such an amazing experience,”
he said.“I had a top 40 single in Ireland and
I’d come back to Australia and was touring with Jimmy Barnes and Vanessa Amorosi and my manager said, ‘Dude, you’ve got to get to America, you’ve pretty much done everything you can here’, so the opportunity came up to do the doco and I jumped at the chance.
“One thing I learned was that, much like the US economy, the road has its issues and it could do with some rebuilding in some places.
“It really was an amazing experience.”Grayson is currently back in Australia
to play a few pre-Christmas shows and he said the timing couldn’t be better.
“It’s worked out really well, because I came back for my dad’s 70th birthday and I wanted to be in Australia for Christmas, so it was a good opportunity to play some shows in front of the home crowd. It’s going to be fun.”
Catch Grayson when he plays at the Beach Hotel on Thursday, December 13, The Railway Hotel, Cessnock on Friday, December 14 and the Great Northern Hotel on Wednesday, December 19.
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THUNDEROUS APPLAUSEB espectacled Scottish duo
The Proclaimers scored a number one hit in 1989 with ‘I’m Gonna Wait (500
Miles)’ and Irish band of brothers and sisters, The Corrs, gained 9x Platinum certifi cation when their debut record ‘Forgiven, Not Forgotten’ dropped in Australia in 1997.
It seems Aussies have a serious infatuation with the music of the Emerald Isle and the Highlands and the latest group to satisfy this need is Celtic Thunder.
Named Number One Billboard World Artist in 2009 and again in 2011 and with more than 2 million albums sold worldwide and legions of “Thunderhead” fans across the globe, vocal group Celtic Thunder are the new face of modern Celtic music.
The Celtic Thunder line-up has been ever-changing since the group formed in 2008.
Fresh-faced 23-year-old Colm Keegan joined Neil Byrne, Emmet Cahill, Keith Harkin and Ryan Kelly in the group earlier this year, bumping the band up to a six-piece ahead of their North American Tour, which kicked off in September.
Mid-way through the epic 63-date tour, promoting the group’s latest record ‘Voyage’, Neil Byrne spoke with TE about Celtic Thunder’s return to Australian shores in 2013.
“It was really a no-brainer to be going back to Australia after the amazing fi rst tour we had,” he said.
Celtic Thunder played their fi rst ever live shows in Australia in February this year, selling out arena venues across the country.
“I still remember the fi rst sell out gig we did in Sydney – all the chanting – it was completely unexpected.
“We were honestly just hoping people were going to turn up.”
While Byrne couldn’t reveal too much about the new Voyage show the lads will be bringing to Australia throughout January and February, he says the set list will be a mixed bag.
“We are 90 per cent Celtic, but there are plenty of pop and rock songs in the show – U2 songs, This is the Moment and we always do Billy Joel’s ‘She’s Always a Woman to Me’.
“My Dad taught me that song so it’s always a very honest performance when I’m singing,” Byrne said.
“We all bring something different: George does more ballads, Ryan does rock and I’m more pop.
“We like to change it up from show to show, that way every performance
is different and you get a unique experience.”
Catch Celtic Thunder when they perform at Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Friday, February 1.
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Toots, Mother And Son, Cherrywood; Sunday, Ngariki and Friends Christmas Jam; Tuesday, Play For A Pint Sing For Your Supper.GRETA WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Spank N The Money.GUNYAH HOTEL: Friday, Purple Hearts; Saturday, Cosy Velour; Sunday, Flying Mare.GWANDALAN BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Tri Tone.HALEKULANI BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Malihini’s Nightspot.HAMILTON STATION HOTEL: Friday, Burning Brooklyn; Saturday, Lenny Kinda Xmas.HARRIGANS IRISH PUB, Pokolbin: Friday, Sundays Record; Saturday, Howard Sherman; Sunday, Troy Kemp.HOTEL DELANY: Wednesday, DJ Surian; Friday, DJ Matt Meler, Incognito; Saturday, Uptown.HOTEL JESMOND: Friday, Iguana.HOTEL PREMIER: Friday, Howard Sherman; Saturday, Sundays Record, Defaced.JUNCTION HOTEL: Friday, KIm.KENT HOTEL: Friday, Uptown; Saturday, Misbehave; Sunday, Leadbellies; Tuesday, Nick Kingswell.KURRI KURRI BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Jones Theory; Saturday, Stephen Cheney.LAKE MACQUARIE YACHT CLUB: Sunday, Rafael.LAKESIDE VILLAGE TAVERN: Friday, DJ; Saturday, The Foxy Morons.LASS O’GOWRIE HOTEL: Wednesday, Swiss Army Wives, Kelly Breuer, The Silver Dollars; Friday, Agency Dub Collective, Great Toad and the Chameleon Circus, The Duke of Erlington; Saturday, The Anatolian Beef Week Show, Horse Bolted, Snelvis and the Rancheros; Sunday, The Huberts.LEMON TREE PASSAGE BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Catching Fire; Saturday, Troy.LIZOTTE’S KINCUMBER: Wednesday/Thursday, Central Coast Conservatorium; Friday, Elton John/Billy Joel Tribute; Saturday/Sunday, Ian Moss, Tim Chaisson.LIZOTTE’S NEWCASTLE: Wednesday, Leading Vocals Showcase; Thursday, Ian Moss, Tim Chaisson; Friday/Saturday/Sunday, Diesel, Evil J, St Cecilia.LONG JETTY HOTEL: Friday, Cash and Co; Saturday, Gemma.MAITLAND CITY BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Gen R 8.MARK HOTEL: Friday, Ty; Saturday, Luke
W hen it comes to Newie cover bands (of which there are no shortage) Incognito sit pretty comfortably, if not at the apex, then pretty darn close to the top of the tree.
Flexible and versatile, the band’s unique ability to perform well-known songs as if they were their own make each set exciting and a heap of fun for all.
Incognito’s performances are like going to a gig of all your favourite bands rolled into one big show.
Incognito have been seen and heard as duo, trio and band with a singular focus throughout their history on keep ‘em dancing and singing.
The band’s playlist is a carefully constructed collection of songs that audiences will know and enjoy.
Their versatility comes from a diverse line-up including a vibrant drummer with plenty of chops, a bluesy lead guitarist, a world-class bass player and enigmatic frontman keys player.
Catch Incognito when they play at Wallsend Diggers on Saturday, December 15.
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GIG GUIDE...Austen Duo; Sunday, The Jungle Kings.MARKS POINT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Mardmax.MARY ELLEN: Thursday, Wellsy; Friday, Jerome Duo; Saturday, Tongue In Cheek; Sunday, James Paul.MATTARA HOTEL: Friday, Romney Watts; Saturday, Disco, Karaoke.MAVERICKS ON THE BAY: Friday, Brendan Murphy; Saturday, Darren; Sunday, Jason Bone.MAYFIELD HOTEL: Friday, Leadbellies.METROPOLITAN HOTEL, Maitland: Sunday, Lennie Live.MJ FINNEGANS: Friday, DJs, Reolver; Saturday, DJsMUSEUM HOTEL: Friday, The Hepburns; Saturday, Blue on Black.NAG’S HEAD HOTEL: Friday, Karen O’Shea; Saturday, Bobby C.NEATH HOTEL: Saturday, Michael Mills.NELSON BAY BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Brazillian Brothers; Saturday, Karaoke.NELSON BAY DIGGERS THE LOUNGE: Friday, The Gaudrys; Saturday, Gen R 8.; Sunday, Dave Live,NEWCASTLE PANTHERS: Monday, Parkway Drive.NEWCASTLE UNITED SPORTS CLUB: Friday, Karaoke.NORAH HEAD SPORTS CLUB: Saturday, Jamie.NORTHERN STAR HOTEL: Wednesday, Ty; Thursday, Lennie Live; Friday, Oliver Goss; Saturday, Sundown.OLD PUB, Woy Woy: Friday, Tres Hombres; Saturday, Angel Gear.ORANA HOTEL: Thursday, Thirsty Thursdays DJs; Friday, Trataka; Saturday, Bondi Cigars, Jimmy Bazil Project.PEDENS, Cessnock: Friday, Just Jace.PIPPI’S AT THE POINT: Friday, Kylie Jane, Unknown State; Saturday, Phonic; Sunday, Mick Jones.PLOUGH INN: Friday, Dave Feint.POTTERS BREWERY: Friday, Aleyce Simmonds.PRINCE OF WALES: Friday, Twinsanity; Saturday, Zane Penn; Sunday, Wellsy.QUEENS WHARF BREWERY, Wharf: Saturday, Dean Kyrwood, The Remedy; Sunday, Andy Manners Trio.RACECOURSE HOTEL: Saturday, Damien Rounce; Sunday, Ben Travis.REGAL HUNTER HOTEL: Saturday, Karen O’Shea.ROYAL HOTEL, Denman: Saturday, Secret Society.ROYAL FEDERAL HOTEL: Sunday, Ryan Daley.ROYAL INN, Waratah: Friday, Arley Black; Saturday, James Bennett.RUTHERFORD HOTEL: Saturday, Silverhair.SAILS STAGE, The Entrance: Saturday, Kylie Jane.SALAMANDER SHORES: Friday, Phil McKnight.SEABREEZE HOTEL: Saturday, The Throsbies.SEVEN SEAS: Friday, Helen and Friends; Saturday, Garth Prentice.SHAFT TAVERN: Friday, Piper and the Cro; Saturday, Overload.
SHAMROCK HOTEL, Muswellbrook: Saturday, Kadence.SHENANIGANS, Maitland: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Solid Gold.SHOAL BAY RESORT: Wednesday, Damien; Thursday, Gian; Friday, Kim, Overload; Saturday, Formula, Jessica Cain, Lianna Pritchard; Sunday, Kylie Jane, Phonic Duo, Paul Storey.SHORTLAND HOTEL: Friday, Damien.SINGLETON DIGGERS, Alroy Park: Saturday, Katrina.SINGLETON DIGGERS, York Street: Friday, Dave Live; Saturday, Pete GelzinnisSOLDIERS POINT BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Deborah Sinclair; Saturday, Rattle Snakes.STAG AND HUNTER: Friday, OMG; Saturday, Incognito Band.STOCKTON BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Karen Soper; Saturday, DJ Symon; Sunday, Dan Beazley.STOCKTON CENTRE: Wednesday, Talk of the Town, Cover 2 Cover. STROUD COUNTRY CLUB: Saturday, Phil McKnight.SWANSEA HOTEL: Thursday, ME; Friday, AdzDrumz; Saturday, Troy Kemp; Sunday, Ty.SWANSEA RSL CLUB: Saturday, Earthbound.SWANSEA WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Kids’ Disco and Karaoke; Saturday, Temple M.SYDNEY JUNCTION HOTEL: Friday/Saturday, DJs.TALL TIMBERS, Ourimbah: Firday, Alex Roussos.TEA GARDENS HOTEL: Friday, Damien Rounce.TELARAH BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Free Juke Box.TILLIGERRY RSL CLUB: Saturday, Dave Feint; Sunday, Mike Pickering.TORONTO HOTEL: Friday, Co Pilots; Saturday, Brendan Murphy.TORONTO DIGGERS: Friday, Nightfl y; Saturday, Back Beat.TORONTO WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Dean Kyrwood; Saturday, Darrel and ScottyTORONTO YACHT CLUB: Saturday, Rok Candy.TOWN HALL HOTEL, Waratah: Sunday, Daniel Arvidson.VUES ON THE BAY: Friday, Troy Kemp; Saturday, Mick Jones; Sunday, Damien.WALLARAH BAY REC CLUB: Friday, Open Fire; Saturday, Be Bop a LulaWALLSEND DIGGERS CLUB: Friday, Rubber Bullet; Saturday, Incognito.WANGI DISTRICT WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Solid Gold Party Night; Saturday, Cover 2 Cover; Sunday, Little Scallywagz.WANGI HOTEL: Sunday, Leigh Warren.WANGI RSL: Friday, Karaoke; Saturday, Juke Box.WARNERS AT THE BAY: Thursday, Karaoke; Friday, Ninemile; Saturday, The Cruisers.
WARNERS BAY HOTEL: Thursday, Misbehave; Friday, DJs; Saturday, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot; Sunday, James Naldo, Karma Groove,WESTON TAVERN: Friday, Joe Balliana, Billy Rae Cyrus Revival Show.WESTS NEW LAMBTON PIANO LOUNGE: Wednesday, Terence Koo; Thursday, Angamus; Friday, Peter Wall, Saturday, Warren Hunter; Monday, Frank Wakewood. WESTS NEW LAMBTON MARBLE BAR: Friday, Hey Poncho.WEST WALLSEND WORKERS CLUB: Friday, Rocker Fellers; Sunday, Damien Rounce.WICKHAM PARK HOTEL: Wednesday, Flash Jam; Thursday, Nat Col and the Kings, The Widowbirds; Friday, Milestones; Saturday, Bec Willis, Crimson Tide; Sunday, Caroline and the Flower, Floyd Vincent and the Childbrides.WINDSOR CASTLE HOTEL: Friday, Dan Beazley; Saturday, Scratch.WYONG BOWLING CLUB: Friday, Scott Donaldson.WYONG LEAGUES CLUB: Friday, 2Funky Duo; Saturday, All Stars DuoWYONG RSL: Friday, Norm Bakker’s Elvis Tribute; Saturday, Rob Cass and the Cosmic Cowboys.SEND YOUR FREE ENTERTAINMENT LISTINGS FOR THE GUIDE TO: [email protected] or FAX: (02) 49 611 540 R ight from the tender age of
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If you like a mix of jazzy acoustic pop – kind of like what would happen if John Mayer and John Legend went bowling – then Chatburn has got exactly what you’re looking for.
With a set list that includes the likes of Bob Marley, Ben Harper, Cindi Lauper, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra and Gnarles Barkley, even the most cynical music snob will fi nd something to nod along to.
Check out James Chatburn when he plays at the Cricketers Arms Hotel on Friday, December 14.
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Schnitzels and so much more
G iven the proliferation of schnitzels on pub and club menus across the Hunter Valley, fi nding one that stands
head and shoulders above the rest can be a diffi cult task – as regular readers of this page can attest.
However, after just one visit to Sniddy’s restaurant, I would have to say that their versions of the iconic dish defi nitely deserve to be close to, if not at the top of the tree.
While their main focus is on the mighty schnitzel, these guys offer myriad choices of crumbed veal, chicken or beef delights with more toppings than you can poke a fork at. Sniddy’s also offers up a range of classic pub fare that is sure to tempt the tastebuds.
After a quick peruse of the rather ample menu and a morish entrée of garlic bread, I decided to go all out and order the Mexican schnitzel, and I defi nitely wasn’t disappointed. The delicately crumbed schnitzel was in no way oily and managed to retain an inviting crunch throughout the meal while, perched atop this golden morsel was a nacho bed (almost a meal in itself) of corn chips, salsa, guacamole, sour cream and cheese. The simple yet robust fl avours dominated the plate and the zestiness of the salsa worked brilliantly with the fresh guacamole. Served with a side of fresh crunchy chips and a classic garden salad, this schnitzel was a true winner.
Deciding to go a bit left of centre (for a schnitzel restaurant, at least) my dining partner chose the Atlantic salmon fi llet served with baby chat potatoes on a rocket and parmesan salad.
Salmon can go a few ways in a restaurant. It can be under-seared with oily skin and so rare that it rivals sashimi; it can be overcooked,
dry and disappointing, making salmon from a can more appealing or, thankfully in this case, it can come to the table with perfectly crisp skin and with fl esh that literally melts in your mouth.
The rocket and parmesan salad provided a burst of fl avour and a perfect counterbalance to the delicate salmon fl avours. The baby chat potatoes and a zesty balsamic glaze topped off this already impressive dish.
With fast, friendly service and a very good looking menu, Sniddy’s should defi nitely be on your ‘to do’ list.
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D ave Carter has been performing and
entertaining professionally in Australia for a little over three decades.
He has played or sung on countless albums, singles, soundtracks, TV and radio beds. He has been a member of many bands over the years, including Alex Smith, Ian Moss, Moving Pictures,
24 Strings, Bob Corbett & the Roo Grass Band, Mark Wells, Bliss, Special Branch, Loonatic Fringe, Love That Hat, The Funbusters and more.
Through music, Dave has travelled Australia, and the world, performing at venues as well as many festivals, in front of intimate and enormous audiences.
He believes that after a career spanning more than thirty years, he is just warming up.
Catch Dave Carter when he plays at the Duke of Wellington on Sunday, December 16.
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YULE BE SHAKING YOUR SOULW ith Christmas approaching at
a fantastic speed, it’s the time of the year for the good old fashioned yuletide knees-up.
This weekend, there will be one such knees-up in Islington when the good folks at Sound Kitchen host their Grandma’s Loungeroom Christmas Special and last shindig of the year at the Gateway Hotel.
With the likes of the Soul Shakedown DJs, Zoe K, Benjamin Kiehne and a special guest DJ spot from legendary Porkers frontman Pete Cooper, you know you’re going to be in for a great night.
Anyone who has experienced a Soul Shakedown night will know that these guys are some of the foremost turntablists in Newcastle. If you wince every time a modern ska band stomps on a distortion pedal and if names like Prince Buster or the Skatalites mean anything to you – even if just the utterance of the phrase ‘Northern Soul’ has you salivating like a loon and making a beeline for the nearest dancefl oor, then these guys will be right up your alley.
When you mix in the smooth sultriness of Zoe K, the acoustic folk-blues loopiness of Benjamin Kiehne and the turntable stylings of head Porker and unashamed ska afi cionado, Pete Cooper, this is going to be one Christmas shindig you’ll want to put on your list for Santa.
The Grandma’s Loungeroom Christmas Special will be on at the Gateway Hotel on Friday, December 14.
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Saturday Night LiveENTERTAINMENT
N ewie post-hardcore kids will be squealing with delight when Dayton Ohio’s favourite sons (outside of Guided By
Voices, of course), Hawthorne Heights swing by the Cambridge this weekend in what promises to be one massive show.
Hawthorne Heights began life playing out on several national self-booked tours, sharing stages with bands like Descendents, From Autumn To Ashes and Coheed And Cambria before signing to iconic new-school hardcore label Victory Records. The fi rst fruit of that relationship was the heavy-hitting long player ‘The Silence
in Black and White’ – an album that tested the limitations of what it means to be post hardcore and adding many nuances and subtleties.
The band has continued to test several sonic boundaries on subsequent releases ‘If Only You Were Lonley’, ‘Fragile Future’ and 2010’s ‘Skeletons’.
Now, the band will be landing in Oz off the back of the second offering in their EP trilogy, ‘Hope’.
Hawthorne Heights will be tearing up the stage at the Cambridge Hotel on Friday, December 14.
Dizzying heights
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E ven if you’ve only had a whiff of the Newcastle punk/underground scene over the past 20 years, you’d be well
aware that Geoff Mullard knows his way around the fretboard.
After plying his trade in bands such as The Hoax, The Afterthoughts, Sandpaper, and Cabin Fever, Mullard’s latest outfi t, Horse Bolted, are about to
unleash their debut EP, ‘The Servo That Time Forgot’ at the Lass O’Gowrie this weekend.
“It’s just a bit of non-sensible music, I guess,” Mullard told TE.
“I think, these days, there are way too many bands that are in control and Horse Bolted are the complete opposite of that, with heaps of over-the-top guitar craziness.”
Despite the nucleus of Horse Bolted forming over two years ago, it’s taken time for the band to get the EP out.
“It’s taken f***ing forever,” Mullard
lamented.“We did basically a glorifi ed demo
with some overdubs on it, but the problem was – having a studio [Mullard owns RTN Studio in Mayfi eld] at your fi ngertips isn’t really conducive to fi nishing sh*t – just tracking solos like, 30 or 40 times – it can get a bit ridiculous.”
Aside from being the launch of the EP, the show will also double as the yearly V12 Ball (formerly known as the V8 Ball) – a celebration of the lives Newcastle music scene identites Phil McNally, who passed away 13 years ago, and his brother Chris, who died this year.
“It’s going to be a very loose and raucous affair and probably the last gig of its type,” Mullard said.
“It started off as a memorial for a really unforgettable dude, Phil McNally, but his brother Chris always said that he wanted this year to be the last one and then he died this year so this one will be a celebration of the lives of two unforgettable dudes.”
Catch Horse Bolted, along with The Australian Beefweek Show and Snelvis and the Rancheros at the V12 Ball at the Lass O’Gowrie Hotel on Saturday, December 15.
Formal attire is strongly encouraged.
STEPHEN BISSET
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TAKE A RUN IN THE SUNS ince 2009, Cronulla
coasties Caravãna Sun have been building quite a formidable
reputation for some fi sts-pumping good times at their live shows. Blending some smooth as honey soulful lyrics with some irresistibly danceable and bouncing “gypsy ska” grooves, these guys know how to fi ll a dancefl oor.
Caravãna Sun launched their debut album ‘Rising Falling’ in 2011 and the single ‘Feel Better’ established a solid fanbase on both the east and west coasts.
With a healthy injection of gypsy culture bleeding into their infectious sound, the band headed over to Europe in winter this year to experience the roots of their sound.
After taking some time out from their European jaunt, the band is set to come out of hibernation to reacquaint themselves with the beauty of the Pacifi c Highway for a tour that will round out a successful 2012.
If a toe-tappin’, knee-slappin’ and unashamedly uplifting good time is what you’re after, then you’d do well to catch Caravãna Sun.
Catch Caravãna Sun when they swing by the Great Northern Hotel on December 28.