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What’s on this week in Perth?

grum — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:49:31 +0000

Do you know what you need to do this weekend? Go get some culture into you. When was the last time you went to the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts? Do you even know where the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts is? Do you know where I put my keys? Unrelated question but I thought you might know. There is always something happening at PICA, from art exhibitions to stage productions. One such production Heart of Gold is now playing at PICA and promises to entertain you in ways that you wish your parter would try every so often but never does. So why don’t you pop down this week? I know you wanna.

If that was too high brow for you, why not lower your brow and get some pop music into you this weekend? Britney Spears has arrived in Perth for the weekend as part of her Australian Tour. “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” is a first of it’s kind, incorporating a dazzling display of music, dance, magic and theatrics into the years biggest spectacle. With its cast of nearly 50 dancers, magicians, clowns and acrobats and a traveling staff of over 200, the 50 million dollar extravaganza will travel Australia with an unprecedented 60 tons of equipment in 34 trucks for what is sure to be the most electrifying musical event ever. Do you want to check out her concert for $50? Well you sure can by visiting this link!

According to Jamie (resident EP! pet detective, citrus fruit dyer and meteorologist), the weekend will be cloudy at times with a chance of a shower however it’ll fine up by Sunday which will be a perfect excuse to head on over to Sandalford Winery to catch five classic Australian acts on stage. Kasey Chambers, with special guest Shane Nicholson, The Whitlams, James Reyne, Ross Wilson and Dragon will all take the stage for this afternoon show.

Whatever you do this weekend, we hope you go out and Enjoy Perth!

- love, hugs and kisses, your EnjoyPerth! pal grum.

Friday 06 November

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Al Green – 17 January 2010

Simone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:57:01 +0000

In Australia for the very first time, the peerless prince of soul, the Reverend Al Green, performs at Perth Zoo on Sunday 17 January 2010, backed by his unbelievable 12-piece band.

At 63, Al Green’s voice and his magic are as perfect and spellbinding as ever. His latest release, 2008’s Lay It Down, debuted at No. 9 on the US Billboard pop album chart, while the legend’s most recent concert appearances across America and Europe have received universal rave reviews.

The Ray Mann Three, Australia’s troubadours of minimal soul music, who’s sound has been described as “urban, neo-soul, with a dash of funk, lots of spunk with a truly fresh spirit” will be opening the night’s proceedings.

See the EnjoyPerth! event page for all the details.

Pavement – 8 March 2010

Simone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:10:03 +0000

Pavement, widely renowned as one of the most popular and influential indie-rock bands of the nineties, will be returning to Australia as part of their 2010 world tour. They perform at Metro City on 8 March 2010.

The original band consisting of Stephen Malkmus, Scott “Spiral Stairs” Kannberg, Mark Ibold, Bob Nastanovich and Steve West will play at select cities around Australia and at Golden Plains music festival in Victoria.

See all the details at the EnjoyPerth! event page.

Fremantle Festival – November 2009

Simone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:03:53 +0000

Fremantle Festival opens this weekend (7 November), with a whole bunch of Fringe Festival events until next weekend, 13, 14 and 15 November, when the main free events listed below will take place.

Fremantle Proms Festival Opening Event
Friday 13 November, 6.30pm, Fremantle Arts Centre

Norfolk Lane Youth Festival
Saturday 14 November, 1pm – 7pm, Norfolk Lane & Luna Piazza

Wardarnji Aboriginal Cultural Celebration
Saturday 14 November, 2pm – 7.30pm, Esplanade Reserve

Carnival Day – Sunday 15 November
Incorporates a number of events:
Village Vibes – afro and reggae music (2-3.30pm at the Main Stage, Esplanade Reserve)
Fremantle Festival Street Parade (4-5pm through the streets of Fremantle)
Freo Shuffle – Everybody dance! (5-6pm at the Main Stage)
Bhangra Dance Party (6-9pm at the Main Stage)

Fremantle Community Fringe Festival – 7 to 15 November
The Fringe Festival showcases the community, coming together to celebrate Fremantle and the creative spirit of its people.
This Sunday 8 November is a big day, join the Valley Park Candlelit Community Feast, celebrate the humble bicycle at ‘Two Wheels Good’ at the Freo Arts Centre in the morning and enjoy some live music for free in the afternoon, join the Dog’s Breakfast and parade at North Fremantle Community Centre, or the Hilton Harvest Lunch in the Park.
And things continue all week!

Download the program from the Fremantle Festivals website!

Perth Festival 2010

Simone — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:13:31 +0000

Tonight the Perth International Arts Festival 2010 program has launched!

As usual, there’s a crazy amount of cool events: theatre, music (including Beck’s Music Box), dance, visual art, family events, food, the Perth Writers Festival, Lotterwest Festival films and… crochet!. Remember there are many free events included… have your haircut by a child!! Be the art! :D

Some highlights/random mentions:

Antony and the Johnsons with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra on 5 and 6 February at the Perth Concert Hall.

Perth Writers Festival Family Day – a great free day for children 1 to 13 and their families on 28 February from 9.30am to 4pm at UWA.

Be active participants in Danish artist Jeppe Hein’s ever-changing outdoor sculpture Appearing Rooms and Spiral Labyrinth1, from 12 February to 5 April.

AC Grayling, esteemed British philosopher, will provide a provocative opening address for the Perth Writers Festival on 26 February.

Children’s Choice Awards – keep an eye on their blog, the jury’s work culminates with an Awards Ceremony on 27 February from 2pm at His Majesty’s Theatre.

Beck’s Music Box: Yo La Tengo, Jamie Lidell, Marianne Faithfull, Pivot, Robert Forster, Calexico, Dirty Three, Amadou & Mariam and many more in the very pretty box on the Esplanade, every night from 8.

And remember Beck’s Music Box has free after parties from 10pm, every night of the festival, though ticket holders from that evening have priority entry.

Life and Fate – family drama against the backdrop of major political upheavals in the Soviet Union of 1943 – at His Majesty’s Theatre from 17 to 23 February.

See video art works on the new big screen at Northbridge Piazza every friday night of the festival.

The Sapphires – the true story of a Supremes cover band from NSW who end up in the Vietnam War, with Christine Anu as part of a great cast – from 23 January to 10 February at Playhouse Theatre.

Sing The Truth: The Music Of Nina Simone, sung by jazz greats Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright, the legendary Patti Austin and Nina’s daughter Simone, performed with the original Nina Simone band in King’s Park on 1 March.

Bookings open 9 November. Download the whole program from the Perth Festival website.

Kelly Clarkson – 22 April 2010

Simone — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:52:13 +0000

Kelly Clarkson, the world’s first ‘American Idol,’ is bringing her All I Ever Wanted Tour to Australia. She performs at Challenge Stadium in Perth on 22 April 2010.

Clarkson latest studio album, All I Ever Wanted has been dominating Australian airwaves since it’s March 2009 release, and in April 2010 she will be hitting Australian shores with her infectious, high-energy live show.
Currently opening for Kelly Clarkson in the USA, her compatriot Eric Hutchinson will also join the Australian and New Zealand legs of the tour. Eric Hutchinson, probably best known for his catchy song “Rock and Roll”, featured on the hit TV show Packed To The Rafters, won over countless fans when he toured Australia in April this year with Jason Mraz. Also supporting at the Australian shows will be local newcomer Cassie Davis. Since first emerging on the Australian scene, the country has embraced Cassie’s hard-hitting rock-pop tunes with ‘Like It Loud’ and ‘Differently’ garnering over 1 million hits on YouTube combined.

See the EnjoyPerth! event page for more details.

Seriously Sound System 2009

Simone — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:01:40 +0000

RTRFM’s massive dance music event Seriously Sound System returns for 2009 on Sunday 20 December.

On the line up you will find live action aplenty, courtesy of Soul-Hop behemoth The Typhoons, Afrobeat, Highlife and Afro-funk all-stars The Askari Afrobeat Orchestra, Paperchain beat genius Naik, National Campus Band State Winner The Brow Horn Orchestra, Community producer and MC Mathas and award winning electro duo The Transients.

Plus on the decks for Seriously Sound System 2009 will be the DJ skills of Friday Full Frequency legends Dan the Man and Rok Riley, Monday Full Frequency’s Micah and Ben Mac, Community psych-hop maestro Diger Rokwell, Wednesday Full Frequency’s drum ‘n bass heavyweight Sardi, Trainwreckers Declan and Dr Gonzo, Mama Cass from Soulsides and Pocket Disco dynamo Rex Monsoon.

Check out all the details at the EnjoyPerth! event page.

What’s on this week in Perth?

grum — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:43:10 +0000

Happy Haloween EnjoyPerth-ites!!!

Thats correct, Saturday is will be the ween o’ halo (did I just invent a saying?) and there will be freaks roaming the streets of Perth in their thousands, demanding your attention, praise and various other things that freaks in costume demand of you. Like spare change. And brains. Wooooo. Scary n’ whatnot eh?

The first batch of freaks shall be the participants of the annual Zombie Lurch who will descend upon the city of Perth at 2PM on Saturday dressed, well, like Zombies. They’re out to eat your flesh and have their pictures taken. They’re also still looking for participants so why don’t you head on down to their website and sign up for the newsletter. Check out the YouTube video of lat year’s lurch for poops and giggles.

The second batch of dressed up freaks will be the participants of the greatest street parade to ever hit perth – the annual Pride Parade (yeah, the christmas parade is kinda OK, but Fat Cat freaks the crap out of me). This year will host the 20th annual Pride Parade and it will be bigger and better than ever before. It’ll be a spectacular display of themed floats floating through the streets of Northbridge (thats what floats do right – float?). Following the parade, Connies will be hosting the official after party “Homecoming” which promises to be a night that you will never forget. Unless you go, then you’re bound to forget it thanks to all the fun that you’ll be having. And by fun, I mean… um… FUN.

The final batch of freaks will be EnjoyPerth favourites The Cuban Brothers, who will be playing at Villa – the greatest venue to ever exist on Stirling street (well, since Exit Nightclub). It’s a wild act of club-camp musical theatre featuring crazy characters serving broken beats, soul and sex in a show combining cabaret, comedy, rapping and Cuban cool. These crazy kids are the absolute coolest – totally MINTOX yo! Just check out their Myspace and head on over to Villa tonight and get yourself a ticket. While you’re there, get me one too. Please? Oh, as an added incentive, the Cuban Brothers will be filming some sort of mockumentary on the night, so make sure you but your prettiest dancing shoes and bust out some killer A-grade moves for the cameras!

This weekend is going to be glorious. According to Jamie (resident EP! window washer, zookeeper and meteorologist) it will be sit in the mid 20s and be nice n’ sunny all day. Perfect time to get your butt into the great outdoor, skip merrily down a grassy park and fly a kite. While you’re out getting your mad kite skillz on, why not pop down into the city for the absostupidly awesome Northbridge Festival! Running from the 1st to the 8th of November, the Northbridge Festival explodes in a kaleidoscope of brilliant sound, colour and flavour. Eight full days of free entertainment spanning music, culture and the arts…plus much, much more. If you don’t get down to the festival this week, I guarantee I won’t talk to at christmas dinner.

Whatever you do this weekend, we hope you go out and Enjoy Perth!

- love, hugs and kisses, your EnjoyPerth! pal grum.

Friday 30 October

Saturday 31 October

Sunday 01 November

What’s on the rest of the week?

Monday 02 November
Tuesday 03 November
Wednesday 04 November
Thursday 05 November

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Northbridge Festival 2009

Simone — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:31:23 +0000

The FREE Northbridge Festival explodes in a kaleidoscope of brilliant sound, colour and flavour from this Sunday, 1 to 8 November 2009.

The brand new Northbridge Piazza, on the corner of James and Lake Streets, becomes Festival Central with a grand opening party kicking off the festivities on Sunday 1 November. Catch the free musical entertainment from 4pm with End Of Fashion, Carus, Blue Shaddy and Special Brew.

Then the festival truly unfolds throughout the week, with film nights, Market Stalls and a Gospel Festival on Lake Street and Street Artists along James Street.

The festival heats up for a full weekend of action from Friday6 November 6 – Sunda 8 November with some of Australia and WA’s greatest musical talent, including Kram, Downsyde, The Dirty Secrets, The Panda Band, Vasco Era, The Novacaines, LABJACD, Canyons, Van She, Boys Boys Boys!, Cassette Kids and many, many more, all coming to the Piazza and James Street stages.

Check out the website and download the program!

Ronan Keating – 16 January 2010

Simone — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:13:56 +0000

Ronan Keating will undertake his first concert tour of Australia in eight years when he returns to our shores in January 2010. The charismatic Irish star will perform at two WA ’a day on the green‘ events at Sandalford Wines Swan Valley and at the very first concert to launch Sandalford Wines in Margaret River!

Also performing are Tina Arena and Damien Leith.

*Saturday 16 January :: Sandalford Wines, Swan Valley
*Sunday 17 January :: Sandalford Wines, Margaret River

See the EnjoyPerth! event page for the Swan Valley show.