Entertainment News

John Cargher will broadcast his 2000th Singers of Renown program on
ABC Radio National, 4pm on December 10.

On December 5 he will play a Paul Robeson recording of Joe Hill, which
he sang on site to workers building the Sydney Opera House in 1960.

read more at
http://smh.com.au/news/music/something-to-sing-about/2005/11/24/1132703309824.html

Sunday 18 Dec, 2005 at The HiFi Bar, city

Christmas is coming!

Time to saddle up the donkeys and go stalk newborns. Time to hang out with fat men in dodgy suits. Time to invest in hayfever medication if you’re a little sensitive to the airborne fluffies…but most importantly, it’s time to get your tickets to The Comedy Lair Christmas Crack Up.

On Sunday December 18 a line-up of this city’s finest comedians will be making merry under the mistletoe that is the HiFi Bar in Melbourne. Stars so shiny they should be at the top of the Christmas tree but instead they’re putting the ‘ha ha ha’ into the ‘ho ho ho’ season. Joining MC Fox FM’s The Fabulous Adam Richard will be Rachel Berger, Rod Quantock, Matt Hardy, Tom Gleeson, Cal Wilson & Scott Brennan, Helen Thorn, ElbowSkin, Justin McGinley and more. It truly ’tis the season to be jolly…and have a jolly good laugh!

Pre-sale tickets are now available for $30 + bf from www.thehifi.com.au or by phoning 9654.7617, or you can get them at Polyester Records, 387 Brunswick St Fitzroy. Tickets will also be available at the door on the night from 7pm.

The Comedy Lair Christmas Crack Up at the HiFi
7pm Sunday 18 December. Featuring:
Adam Richard, Rachel Berger, Rod Quantock, Matt Hardy, Tom Gleeson, Cal Wilson,
Scott Brennan, Helen Thorn, ElbowSkin, Justin McGinley and more.
HiFi Bar, Basement 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne.
Tickets $30 + bf, from www.thehifi.com.au or phone 9654.7617 or at the door on the night.

Eight O’Clock Sharp, Café Church
Corner St Johns Rd & Colbourne Avenue, Glebe,
Saturday 3 December, 8pm
Tickets $15/$10

This will be a very special concert with equal parts of performance by the trio Pastance and audience participation in our ‘choir for the night’. We will introduce some older and less well known carols, revive your memory of some of the favourite golden oldies, and have you all singing like angels before the night is out. This is a rare chance to hear Pastance performing at a concert venue in Sydney.

Pastance, part of the Musica Viva in Schools program in NSW, was formed 15 years ago by multi-instrumentalist Alex Cronin. Alex and his wife, singer and woodwind player Megan Cronin, have been the backbone of this hardworking, sought-after group; Christine Wheeler joined them a year ago. Their unique line-up of Renaissance and medieval instruments including harp, lute, fiddle, recorders and shawm, combined with shimmering vocal harmonies and a wholesome love of the material, has enchanted audiences for many years. On December 3 you will hear arrangements of Anglo/Celtic, early European and original music, as well as some medieval, Renaissance and traditional carols and plenty of audience participation.

For further information phone or email Jane (02) 9564-0763 janefau@ihug.com.au

After much acclaim at the first XXX Burlesque, the
Voodoo Trash Dolls will again be headlining the second
XXX Burlesque extravaganza next week with award
winning artists such as Moira Finucane (The Burlesque
Hour), Azaria Universe (The Candy Butchers) and
Mistress Josephine.

Recently nominated for a Rainbow Award, the Voodoo
Trash Dolls have been recognised as Australia’s
leading neo-burlesque troupe, charging the way in
cutting edge cabaret and burlesque style performances
and bringing a modern, funky and raunchy twist on the
traditional style.

They have performed with some of Australia’s leading
neo-cabaret ladies, including their recent escapade to
Sydney where they worked with Machine Gun Fellatio’s,
Christa Hughes.

Saucy dance routines, angle grinding, singing, knives
and costumes that reveal more than they cover will be
topped off with spectacular music and wild props.

All the dolls are professionally trained performers
(with some teaching their fortes) who have spent years
performing in various troupes, often with each other
and have toured nationally and internationally on many
occasions. The Voodoo Trash Dolls, founded in 2004 is
the latest and greatest incarnation for these
Melbourne-based performers.

XXX Burlesque
The Colonial/ Brown Alley
King Street, Melbourne
From 7pm onwards

Tickets $35 pre sale $40 @ door
Avail: Eagle Leather 58 Hoddle Street Abbotsford :
Hares & Hyena’s Commercial Road Prahran : L&D’s 441
Brunswick Street Fitzroy
Credit Card Bookings 0408 50 4742

This Thursday, 1st December, at 8pm, we are holding our Christmas Get-Together, and what better way to round up the year than with the fantastic Wheeze and Suck Band.

Armed with a tighter, trimmed down line up, the band consists of Ian ‘The Pump’ Macintosh – Guitar, Melodeon, Vocals; Tony ‘Pyro’ Pyrzakowski – Fiddle, Vocals; Geoff ‘Woody’ Woodhead – Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals; John ‘Bongo’ Milce – Percussion; and - returning from the UK – Nigel ‘Muddy’ Walters – Cello Mandolin, Appalachian Dulcimer, Vocals.

The band has maintained its energetic and popular mix of old time, traditional and original material. The ‘Wheezers’ gigs are unusual in several ways. For one thing, they actively invite their audiences to join in with their voices and instruments. “The spirit of roots music is in its shared experience, so our invitation extends beyond just singing along,” states ‘the Pump’.
Most striking is their dress sense. The Pump will often sport a lady’s dress, whilst Pyro wears a formal suit and Bongo an original Beatles jacket; which he claims, spuriously, to have been once worn by his fellow Liverpudlian, Ringo Starr. And to crown this strange musical apparition, all four heads sport black top hats. What else can I say? For a fantastic experience – JUST BE THERE!

North By Northwest Poetry and Folk Club meets in The Cornucopia Cafe, and is one of the best acoustic venues in Sydney. There will be refreshments for sale and BYO’s are welcome. Enquiries - Jenny/John 9559 3658 (h) / 0414 903 259 (m), jdcarter@iinet.net.au , Tony 9858 7882 (w) / 0409 784 689 (m). See you there!

How to get there:
The Cornucopia is in the grounds of the Old Gladesville Hospital, corner of Victoria Rd and Punt Rd Gladesville. Assuming you are coming by car, if you are coming from the city end over Gladesville Bridge, it is on the left, and is a few blocks before the Gladesville shops. Turn left into Punt Rd. If you are coming from the other end, you turn right into Punt Rd. There is a set of lights and a right hand turning bay there. There is a police station on the corner. Go to the end of Punt Rd, and just before Banjo Patterson cottage, there is a gate on your left. Turn into the grounds there, and then take your first turn left again up towards Victoria Rd. When you come to a fork in the road, take the left fork, still heading up towards Victoria Rd, and turn left at the top, near the fence. Building is a two-storey stone building on your left, with the sign “Cornucopia Coffee Shop”. You can actually see it from Victoria Rd. There is parking in various places near the building. On the other hand, if you’re coming by bus, the 500/501 bus stops nearby out in Victoria Rd, and you can walk in from there.

On Friday December 2, head into town to the Jade Monkey and welcome in the Summer with the always wonderful Emily Davis, and crowd favourites Krysalis.

Doors open at 9pm, and entry is just $7.

Date: Friday 2nd December
Time: Doors open at 9pm
Venue: The Jade Monkey, 29a Twin Street, Adelaide.
Cost: $7 at the door

Friday World Music Nights at Ginkgo Organic Bar/Café, Warrandyte.

Friday 2nd December
The Counterfeit Gypsies
8pm. Cover Charge $15/$12

Friday 9th December
The return Of Ginkgo’s Open Mic Night
8pm. Cover Charge $5.00

Friday 16th December
South Of Nowhere
8pm. Cover Charge $12/$10

Friday 23rd December
Mihi Rangi
8pm. Cover Charge $12/$10

Ginkgo Organic Café/Bar is located at 152 Yarra St, Warrandyte.
Dinner Bookings recommended.
For all dinner bookings and/or enquiries ph 98443282