places+spaces present Elana Stone Band

The last gig I presented was the Elana Stone Band and I am wondering if it is going to be the only one where I will be able to say that I had crowd and singer surfing.

It was a pretty eclectic night of music. Elana has an amazing range and of course a fantastic band with Zoe Hauptmann, Evan Mannell and Aaron Flower.

Next gig in the series is Alcohotlicks and Alister Spence Trio on Wednesday 6th August.

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Film noir vignettes from the 20's

Last night I had the pleasure of seeing a refreshingly different work by company 1927 called Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

It was a pastiche of silent movies with piano accompaniment, except the movies weren't silent and there were wickedly timed and interspersed with dialogue, mime and gingerbread kill.

Definitely worth checking out, they are off to Melbourne.

Joanne Kee
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Chaka Khan

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Days are rushing by

Already it is half way through the year.

We saw Edward Scissorhands this week, which I have to admit I was rather disappointed with, after being such a Swan Lake fan. The story line made Swan Lake look like good drama, and whilst I am a Swan Lake-a-holic even I can't say that there is much of a story line there!

Saw funk icon Chaka Khan at the Enmore theatre and have to say that call me lightweight, it was a much more satisfying concert than Ornette Coleman. Good use of her musicians, back up singers and she still has a killer voice.




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places + spaces presents Band of 5 Names and Adrian Klumpes

shame about the wet, wild night.

Music was beautiful.



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Swinging chandeliers in Western Sydney

The Casula Powerhouse has reopened with a rather good theatre space, where I saw Men of Steel. A fast moving puppet show based around cookie cutters and crazy mess. Good fun.

Also around the building is some quirky art such as the swinging chandeliers.



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APRA Nominations

Well jazz is definitely the poor cousin of the rest of the pack. At the recent naming of nominees not a single artist had a video, yet this was de rigeur for every other genre.

Does that mean that no-one has an interest in jazz videos?

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