Entertainment News

DATE: 2nd July 2005
VENUE: The Forum
Cnr Flinders Street & Russell Street, Melbourne

The Flower Cut: Film Festival, July 2nd at the Forum, will showcase the
cream of local musicians playing live to assorted film images from emerging
filmmakers.

A selection of 14 silent short films from Australia wide, encapsulating
nostalgic images of childhoods revisited, foreign lands and insights into
intriguing imaginations, will screen to the live music of an eclectic lineup
including Mick Turner, Souls On Board, International Karate, The Suns,
Silver Ray, Black Cab, The Wagons, Because of Ghosts and Wolf & Cub.

The Flower Cut: Film Festival is the brainchild of Fleur Arnold, 30, a
recent graduate of the inaugural Film Producers course at the Victorian
College of the Arts.
“My aim in running this festival is to create an event that integrates
musical and film genres whilst encouraging an innovative artistic process”.

Fleur has watched her festival grow - from an evening at her own home, where
120 people watched musicians and bands accompanying Super Eight films, to
the Capitol Theatre in 2004, where film, music, photography and a digital
media installation featured in an “amazing fusion of films and live
orchestrated music”.

In 2005, the Flower Cut: Film Festival has a new home at the Forum in
Melbourne. This year, the night will also feature a photography exhibition,
where five visual artists will provide images that encapsulate the unique
style of Melbourne, and a native flower installation from CANOPI and KI ART,
who do installation Art for indoor and Outdoor events including the Rainbow
Serpent Festival. A selection of Bands will also be performing at the After
Party in the Forum

Fleur has again put out the call for short silent films and has received
expressions of interest from as far a field as America and Iran. She is very
keen to hear from any young filmmaker or band interested in being part of
the festival.

Tickets on sale soon through Ticketmaster7 and Polyester Records
R18 Event

More information about Flower Cut: Film Festival 2005 can be found at
http://www.flowercutfilms.com

Event title: Moulin Rouge Dinner Night
Date: Tuesday May 31
Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Mecanix Restaurant, Swinburne Uni, 144 High Street Prahran
Map: http://www.swin.edu.au/cwis/maps/maps_prahran.htm
Cost: $20 per person ( 3 Course French Cuisine)
Bookings:(03) 9214 6589 or (03) 9214 6751(AH)
Event Organiser: Anna Ta

Come and join us to a night of magnificent french music, fabulous festivities and a sumptuous french meal of the three course variety. Your presence is requested between the hours of 7 - 9:30 in the p.m.

Our generous host expects only a small pittance in return for this extravagance–twenty dollars is quite sufficient.

Family and Friends most welcomed!

SEATTLE SONGSMITH LAURA VEIRS IN AUSTRALIA THIS WEEK

Acclaimed singer songwriter Laura Veirs makes her first trip to Australia this week. Delivering tracks off her critically acclaimed record, Carbon Glacier, Laura will perform four intimate shows over the following dates:

Thursday 26th May – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Friday 27th May – The Basement, Sydney
Saturday 28th May – The Troubadour, Brisbane
Sunday 29th May – Manchester Lane, Melbourne
**Additional show details below

“‘Carbon Glacier’ is the unmistakable sound of a songwriter hitting their stride, pouring herself into each syllable, flexing into new life.”
Uncut - 5 Stars (Album of the Month)

Acclaimed Seattle songsmith Laura Veirs impressed many a critic and record buyer with last years Carbon Glacier album. Released in 2004 to gushing reviews including 5 stars from Uncut magazine, Veirs established herself as a true talent bound to stand the test of time.

Born at the edge of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Laura Veirs grew up exploring the water, snow, stars, and craggy peaks of the American West.

Her first record, The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae (2000) caught the attention of the Bella Union label who then released Trouble By The Fire (2003). That album saw the young songwriter pulled from obscurity to become one of the most promising artists to emerge in the new century.

The following year Laura Veirs released Carbon Glacier- an album of astonishingly well-crafted and bittersweet songs. Backed by haunting soundscapes, these winter laments reference shipwrecks and snowstorms, chimney sweeps, and mortality in dreamy stream-of-consciousness style lyrics. Unlike many who carry the ’singer-songwriters’ tag, Veirs actually writes really great songs. Produced by Tucker Martine of Modest Mouse, the album was licensed in the U.S by the notoriously selective Nonesuch records, home to Wilco and Brian Wilson.

The response to Carbon Glacier was overwhelmingly positive. In 2004 Independent wrote it “…has the air of an instant classic, a benchmark by which future Americana releases will be judged.” Uncut, in a five-star lead review, called Carbon Glacier Veirs’ “first masterpiece…the unmistakable sound of a songwriter hitting her stride, pouring herself into each syllable.” Time Out New York concurred, saying “Veirs’ talent borders on the transcendent.”

Joining her on her first Australian tour are Steve Moore (trombone, keyboards) and Pacific North West institution Karl Blau (bass, guitar) - frequent collaborator and mentor of The Microphones/Mt Eerie.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES AND TICKET INFORMATION

Thursday 26th May – Northcote Social Club, MELBOURNE
Doors at 9:30pm
Tickets from the NSC box office at 301 High St, Northcote (Mon-Fri 12-8). Phone 94861677 or online at http://www.northcotesocialclub.com

Friday 27th May – The Basement, SYDNEY
Doors at 8pm
Tickets from Moshtix, Phone 9209 4612, online at http://www.moshtix.com
Or from the venue, online at http://www.thebasement.com.au/club

Saturday 28th May – The Troubadour, BRISBANE
Doors at 8pm
Tickets from Rockinghorse and Skinnys Music.

Sunday 29th May – Manchester Lane, MELBOURNE
Doors at 8:00pm
Tickets available from the venue. Phone 9663 0630. Dinner bookings available.

SEATTLE SONGSMITH LAURA VEIRS IN AUSTRALIA THIS WEEK

Acclaimed singer songwriter Laura Veirs makes her first trip to Australia this week. Delivering tracks off her critically acclaimed record, Carbon Glacier, Laura will perform four intimate shows over the following dates:

Thursday 26th May – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Friday 27th May – The Basement, Sydney
Saturday 28th May – The Troubadour, Brisbane
Sunday 29th May – Manchester Lane, Melbourne
**Additional show details below

“‘Carbon Glacier’ is the unmistakable sound of a songwriter hitting their stride, pouring herself into each syllable, flexing into new life.”
Uncut - 5 Stars (Album of the Month)

Acclaimed Seattle songsmith Laura Veirs impressed many a critic and record buyer with last years Carbon Glacier album. Released in 2004 to gushing reviews including 5 stars from Uncut magazine, Veirs established herself as a true talent bound to stand the test of time.

Born at the edge of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Laura Veirs grew up exploring the water, snow, stars, and craggy peaks of the American West.

Her first record, The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae (2000) caught the attention of the Bella Union label who then released Trouble By The Fire (2003). That album saw the young songwriter pulled from obscurity to become one of the most promising artists to emerge in the new century.

The following year Laura Veirs released Carbon Glacier- an album of astonishingly well-crafted and bittersweet songs. Backed by haunting soundscapes, these winter laments reference shipwrecks and snowstorms, chimney sweeps, and mortality in dreamy stream-of-consciousness style lyrics. Unlike many who carry the ’singer-songwriters’ tag, Veirs actually writes really great songs. Produced by Tucker Martine of Modest Mouse, the album was licensed in the U.S by the notoriously selective Nonesuch records, home to Wilco and Brian Wilson.

The response to Carbon Glacier was overwhelmingly positive. In 2004 Independent wrote it “…has the air of an instant classic, a benchmark by which future Americana releases will be judged.” Uncut, in a five-star lead review, called Carbon Glacier Veirs’ “first masterpiece…the unmistakable sound of a songwriter hitting her stride, pouring herself into each syllable.” Time Out New York concurred, saying “Veirs’ talent borders on the transcendent.”

Joining her on her first Australian tour are Steve Moore (trombone, keyboards) and Pacific North West institution Karl Blau (bass, guitar) - frequent collaborator and mentor of The Microphones/Mt Eerie.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES AND TICKET INFORMATION

Thursday 26th May – Northcote Social Club, MELBOURNE
Doors at 9:30pm
Tickets from the NSC box office at 301 High St, Northcote (Mon-Fri 12-8). Phone 94861677 or online at http://www.northcotesocialclub.com

Friday 27th May – The Basement, SYDNEY
Doors at 8pm
Tickets from Moshtix, Phone 9209 4612, online at http://www.moshtix.com
Or from the venue, online at http://www.thebasement.com.au/club

Saturday 28th May – The Troubadour, BRISBANE
Doors at 8pm
Tickets from Rockinghorse and Skinnys Music.

Sunday 29th May – Manchester Lane, MELBOURNE
Doors at 8:00pm
Tickets available from the venue. Phone 9663 0630. Dinner bookings available.

Wednesday May 25
One Six One
161 High Street, Prahran (near corner Chapel Street)
95338433 $5
8 p.m. start.
Brett Weldon is on first then Jessica Paige (solo)
and others to follow ( dunno whom but).

Not far from Prahran Railway Station.
A very swish bar - fish swimming in tanks, plush velvet couches, romantique wall paper, mirror ball, cocktails and great live music. Open fire.

Peter Rosethorne stretches his talent for Stars Behind Bars!

Peter Rosethorne is truly a man of many talents, he will be showcasing them and donating his time to the most rockin’ charity event of the century, “Stars Behind Bars”. Kath and Kim’s biggest hornbag will not only be behind the bar fixing you drink, he will also host the Celebrity Auction. Auctioneering items including a tennis racket signed by Pat Cash, a Cole Clarke Guitar and excusive merchandise signed by Jet, Kylie Minogue, The Living End, Pete Murray and many more, there are sure to be lots of laughs while raising much needed money for the MS Society.

Live entertainment on the night will be provided by the cream of the Aussie crop: The Living End, Dallas Crane & Jimmy Barnes, Even, Mia Dyson, The Town Bikes and Emily Ulman.

A rotating roster of celebrities will get behind the bar to tend to your thirst and help raise much needed money for Multiple Sclerosis research. Celebrities include: Richmond Footballers Matthew Richardson and Joel Bowden, Triple M announcers Brownie and Turbo, Daniel Fredrickson and Jacinta Stapelton from Stingers, Ella Hooper from Killing Heidi, actors Damien Walsh Howling and Krista Vendy , James “Hound Dog” Young, Sticky Carpets Paddy Donovan, St Kilda footballers Justin Peckett & Ben Harrison and our newest additions Matt Hardy and Peter Rosethorne. Stay tuned as the full line up will be announced next week!

“Stars Behind Bars” at The Prince Of Wales, Thursday June 2nd is a part of Multiple Sclerosis National Awareness Week, May 29 – June 5, 2005.

“National MS Awareness Week aims to further educate the community and build wider support for people with MS. The week includes a series of events organised to raise awareness, funds and hope for people with MS. For people with MS, an understanding about what MS means is vital.

National MS Awareness Week provides an opportunity to speak to the wider community about what MS is and what the MS Society does to assist people with MS and their families.”

Lindsay McMillan, CEO MS Society.

MS is the most common disease of the central nervous system among young Australians aged 20 to 40. It causes the protective sheath around the nerve fibres to become damaged, interrupting messages to the brain and interfering with the brain’s ability to control functions such as sight, balance and speech. MS affects three times as many women as men.

Tickets are $29.50 + booking fee and are available from Gaslight, Polyester, Greville Records or The Prince of Wales ph 9536 1168 or, book online: www.princebandroom.com.au

Bond Lounge Bar

‘Lick me at BOND’ a night full of delicious delights’

Lick me at BOND’ is a concept created by 3rd year VU business students, together with Management at BOND Bar ‘Lick me at BOND’ will be held on Friday 27th of May, doors opening at 8 pm, Entry is $10 on the night, with special guest DJ Guy and DJ Simon.

Major sponsor for the night is ‘Lick Me Ice-Cream’ an independent Melbourne ice-cream manufacturer who have kindly donated samples of flavoured ice-cream to taste, the team at Midori have giveaways as well as creating special alcoholic drinks for patrons.

This event is part of the Victoria University students; Live Performance subject which forms a part of assessment, the students are enthusiastic about hosting this unique event.

contact Brooke.Boyd@students.vu.edu.au