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Excitement Time DJs

Column: TidBits | Date Published: Tuesday, 2 March 10 | Author: Travis Heinrich | | 1 year, 11 months ago

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WHAT: Purple Sneakers
WHEN: Fri 12 Mar
WHERE: Transit Bar

According to my mother, a ‘DJ’ is someone who hosts a radio show. Well…that’s just plain cute. Ok, ok - teasing a French Canadian is not fair, I know (I might as well have asked a falcon to explain string theory in sign language to me), so let’s not be cruel here. The kind of DJ I’m referring to is the regular ‘Earth is not flat’ kind, and Transit have wrangled some up to spin their decks (er…pressing play on the CD player) for your pleasure. BenLucid, Kill The Landlord, Talihina Shan, Will Eat Brains, Fantomatique and Celebrity Sex Tape are playing. Go watch them press play!

	Interesting musicians with a focus on experimental practise: WHAT: Concrète WHEN: Wed 3rd March WHERE: The Front Café and Gallery, Lyneham Huzzah! Now THIS is what I’m talking about. I may come off as grinchy on occasion, but it all pays off when a gig like this comes around. Local lad Luke Penders has done our town proud by ditching his modelling career to focus on planting smiles on our dials. Hellosquare label head Shoeb Ahmed is not to be missed, same goes with Sydney based Emily McDaniel and the ever so haunting Brother Gozu. And for all I care, subjectivity can eat a hamper of dicks; because Canberra’s best band KASHA are headlining. For only 500 cents, you’d be the mayor of asscamp not to go.
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	Kim Churchill : WHAT: A One Man Show WHEN: Thu 18 March WHERE: The Front Café & Gallery, Lyneham At only 19 years of age, this lad has already played Woodford, the Byron Bay Bluesfest, supported Xavier Rudd, John Butler, and Ben Harper. On top of all that, he also performed his track “It’s This System” to over a million people via the Footy show. 19? At this rate, he’ll be president of the moon by April. Hell, I was lucky to have made spaghetti by 19. This guy needs to share what ever it he has around a bit more. Bastard. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer – so go see him play. If it helps, his weaknesses are knives and dying.
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	You: WHAT: Diaura Wellbeing & Spiritual Festival WHEN: 20-21 Mar WHERE: Queanbeyan Showgrounds Let's face it, our beloved Queanbeyan is never going to rival Paris or London as one of the world's great cities. But hey Quangers folk, chill. Luckily for you, a gnarly wellbeing festival is happening at your showgrounds that you can relax at. Drop your kids off at their grandma’s house (if she’s not too busy studying for the HSC) and enjoy a delightful day in the sun. Exhibitors will be offering the latest products and services in health and wellbeing, fitness, eco-living, complimentary medicine, holistic therapies, spirituality & personal growth.
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	A glorious slew of astounding electronic acts: WHAT: Sunday’s Best Music Festival WHEN: Sun 7th Mar WHERE: ANU Bar Pang!, Lollygag, and Cheese have been working hard to bring one of Canberra’s most diverse and exciting electronic music line-ups Canberra has seen to date. Firstly the Genres - Disco, electro, electro-funk, trance, progressive, deep house, house, Breaks, techno, and minimal. Secondly, the lineup - Greg Wilson (UK), Jaytech (UK/AUS), Housemester (GER), Vincenzo (ITA), Anoraak (FRA), Deekline (UK), Tydi (QLD), Bagraiders (Syd), Muscles (Mel), Marlo (Mel), and Canberran lovelords the Aston Shuffle. Where all these amazing are gigs coming from?? Isn’t the economy supposed to be fucked??
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	D'Opus & Roshambo: WHAT: Their new single ‘Come find out’ WHEN: Right now WHERE: www.triplejunearthed.com/DOpusRoshambo Yoko Ono once said that if John Lennon was alive today, he would be Hip-Hop’s biggest fan. If we’re playing the hypothetical game, then I ‘imagine’ he would be quite fond of bullet proof vests too. Great, now all I’ve done is upset myself. Anyway, while some come ironic corpses may think happiness is a warm gun, I personally think that happiness is in fact Canberra’s best super rad rhyme dispensers – D’Opus and Roshambo! They’re disgustingly good, and have a shiny new track all up on the internet. The bass line made me sad inside because I know I’ll never be able to emulate it. Hope no one shoots them!
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