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All you budding underage musos

Column: TidBits | Date Published: Wednesday, 1 September 10 | Author: Katy Hall | | 1 year, 5 months ago

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WHAT: Liftoff Festival
WHEN: Sat Nov 6
WHERE: Woden Youth Centre

Want to put some more spring in your spring? As part of the Woden Valley Festival, Liftoff is a free, all ages event; its pores are oozing with bands, DJs, skate comps, rides, face painting and all other things carnival related. The highlight will be the band comp, which offers winners recording time, festival slots and a feature in this very fine mag. The final six will be performing at Liftoff, so if you’re between 12 and 21 get yourself in the running by contacting sindy.pearson@wcs.org.au with your demos before Friday September 17.

	Hello Satellites: WHAT: Album launch WHEN: Friday September 4 WHERE: The Phoenix Well, the folks at Two Bright Lakes/Remote Control Records certainly do have a knack for finding and fostering amazing talent. The latest offering is Melbournian four-piece Hello Satellites. Heading off on tour with their self titled debut, the gang will be spending their Friday night at the Phoenix, and would like us all to come along. The album's been getting quite the rave review around the tracks, and really is worth all the acclaim. Their sound is littered with percussion and matched with pitch perfect vocals, hand claps a-plenty. Head to www.myspace.com/hellosatellites to hear more and pencil the date in your diary.
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	ANU Arts Students: WHAT: The Inaugural ANU Arts Review WHEN: Sat Sep 18 – Mon Sep 20 WHERE: Courtyard Theatre, CTC The first ever ANU Arts Revue is part comedy, part musical, full-time honours and potentially quite important for the continuing culture of a beleaguered ANU Arts Faculty. Loosely based on the success of Liza Minelli’s blue eyeshadow and Professor Higgins’ marvellous enunciation, the show is imagined, written and performed by some of the brightest sparks in Canberra. Seamlessly weaving pop culture references into universally ‘university’ unilaterally…. etc. As these (a)typical Arts students tread further and further into this absurdly dark and confusing world, be prepared to be shocked, mortified, enlightened, and hopelessly unprepared. Tickets on sale now from canberratheatrecentre.com.au .
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	The Touch: WHAT: EP launch WHEN: Thu Sept 2 WHERE: Transit Bar The (Adelaide) Hills are alive, with the sound of music. And thankfully, local wonder promoter Pyramid has been wise enough to connect the dots that we too have hills, and also really, really like The Touch. (People at their last Transit show know what I’m talking about.) After slogging their blessed dance/punk hearts out, the guys are touring the nation with their second EP, 1.1. Produced by Gerling legend Darren Cross; it’s the stuff of gold. The Touch will be teaming up on the night with the mischievous Fun Machine, and this writer’s favourite DJs, Strangeways. It’s freer than free and kicking off from 8pm.
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	Geraldine Hickey : WHAT: Comedy aplenty WHEN: Tuesday Sept 7 WHERE: Tuggeranong Arts Centre Remember Jon Lovitz hip-thrusting and sweating his way through the creepiest rendition of Ladies Night ever in The Wedding Singer? Cemented on your brain with automatic shudders? Mine too. Anyway, a ladies night of a different kind is hitting the Tuggeranong Arts Centre with the gaff-filled humouroid, Geraldine Hickey. She’s a Raw Comedy national runner up, a fav of the Melbourne Comedy Festival and is bringing her presence to Canberra’s newest comedy stage. She’ll be bringing pals Marie Helou, Edwina Nelson, Georgie Band Miss Natski. The show starts at 8, tickets $10 on the door or call 6293 1443 for a pre booking.
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	You and your finest face mask: WHAT: The Boho Masquerade Ball WHEN: Friday September 10 WHERE: Albert Hall The carnival of underground culture, The Bohemian Masquerade Ball, is returning to Canberra for its third (and hopefully most successful to date) year. There'll be an array of visual spectaculars, including circus, cabaret and burlesque acts, and everything else magical, mystical and masquerade-like. With festive tunes being provided by The Barons of Tang, Mr Fibby, The Brothers Grimm, Lola Lovina, Mojo Juju, The Orphanage and many more, it's guaranteed to be a mind blowing spectacular. Presale tickets are available through www.webtickets.com.au, or on the door if you're lucky. For more info head to www.thebohoball.com.au.
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