Walking in Memphis

KIM SALMON & THE SURREALISTS, playing at the Hunter On Hunter this Saturday night, is all Memphis, and a little bit of Melbourne.Speaking last year about his latest album, YA GOTTA LET ME DO MY THING, Salmon said he was inspired by rock and roll.'It's the music that I love,' ...

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Jebediah Gig Slides Back

JEBEDIAH, due to play at the University of Newcastle next Thursday night, have re-scheduled the dates with BODYJAR and home-town buddies RED JEZEBEL. The Perth group postponed its Newcastle dates on Monday, to allow singer KEVIN MITCHELL to fully recover from an appendicitis.Jebediah will now ...

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New Recruits for Livid Festival

THE DANDY WARHOLS, REGURGITATOR and MONEY MARK are three of the newest recruits for this year's LIVID festival at the RNA Showgrounds in Brisbane on Saturday, October 3.The already stellar bill features SONIC YOUTH, PULP, SPRUNG MONKEY, THE WHITLAMS (pictured), GRINSPOON and THE LIVING END. ...

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Big O Back at Phoenix

AT a time when guitar and drum bands ruled the airwaves, the perfect falsetto voice and orchestral arrangements of ROY ORBISON stood out from the crowd.This Saturday night at Club Phoenix, vocalist and actor CAL WALKER will present THE ROY ORBISON TRIBUTE featuring the looks and sounds of THE BIG ...

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Singles to Mingle

THE search for a soul mate may take a decided turn for the better this Friday night at the SINGLES MINGLE at Club Phoenix.NEW-FM breakfast announcer GARTH RUSSELL (pictured) will compere the Dateless Do, that the club hopes will provide patrons with a chance to meet people in a friendly, relaxed ...

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Elvis Comes to Mayfield

FORGET the latest sighting of ELVIS at the SEVEN-11 the King of Rock and Roll will be in Mayfield on Friday night.Elvis, and his rock legend mates from rock and roll heaven, will perform at Mayfield Ex-Services Club. Part of the 57 HEAVEN SHOWBAND, the performers will present a revue called ...

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Funk and Madness

ACOUSTIC world funk music madness is a good definition for the sound of Blue Mountains duo METHOD. Performing tonight at the Northern Star Hotel, Method is FLOYD VINCENT & THE CHILDBRIDES bass player BILL JACOBI (left) and his 'co-conspirator', drummer FRANK CORBY. Before becoming a ...

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Susan Singing to Fund Scholarship

HUNTER vocalist SUSAN CARSON leaves for London in October to further her singing career, as part of her prize for winning the 1996 DORIS SMITH SCHOLARSHIP .Carson, a 1997 WHITBURN ARIA COMPETITION winner, will perform at her own benefit concert at Adamstown Uniting Church Hall from 1.30pm on ...

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Taste of Bush to Rock the Del

AUSTRALIAN bush rock band OUTBACK will provide the backing to an afternoon of arts and entertainment at The Delany Hotel in Cooks Hill on Sunday.It will be the second afternoon of ARTS AT THE DEL, following July's debut which featured a mix of fine foods from CAFE DEL, wine tastings, ...

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Bright, Weird Pop World

THE cover of the debut self-titled album from MUZZY PEP is bright and weird - an excellent introduction to the sound and nature of the group.Bright orange with a picture of a six metre-high bunny rabbit mounted by a cowboy herding cows out on the range . . . Muzzy Pep is not your average rock and ...

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