Brewery bops on

SATURDAY night at QWB could be an excuse to get dressed up in the old bag of fruit as the 10-piece RESERVOIR DOGS big band rolls out hits from QUENTIN TARANTINO'S top three flicks.Dressed in basic black and armed with a four-piece horn section, Reservoir Dogs will exude style and cool while ...

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Taking Fresh Tack

SCOTT THOMAS and his band QWAKE will release their debut single ALL MY LIFE this week, with little fanfare and no official CD launch.'We felt everyone does a release night for a new CD at a local nightclub or their normal resident venue,' he said.'We feel this concept is a bit ...

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Hoping to Enjoy Fruits of Their Labels

ROCK covers band FRUITION hopes that its name will be prophetic.Guitarist PAUL GORTON said the group, playing this Saturday night at the Marquis O'Lorne Hotel in Lambton, had been rehearsing since March but had only played a couple of gigs.Fruition has high hopes for the future.'We ...

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Ground Zero Set to Lift Off

GROUND ZERO is an exciting covers band playing music that is guaranteed to please.Playing on Saturday night at Morisset RSL Club, Ground Zero brings together experience and energy to create an exciting live show.Guitarist BROOK THOMPSON and bass player DAVE CHRISTENSEN have collaborated in ...

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Hard to Point Finger

TONIGHT'S POWDERFINGER show at the Newcastle Workers Club will be the group's first in Newcastle since launching THE INTERNATIONALIST. Guitarist DARREN MIDDLETON explained that although the lyrics are highly charged with the band's political views other songs are ambiguous.One such ...

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Badgirls Hit Town

GOLD Coast female revue BADGIRLS AUSTRALIA will arrive in the Hunter this week in a heavily perfumed cloud of lycra, feathers and dripping sequins.BADGIRLS will perform at the Newcastle Workers Club on Saturday, December 5, Nelson Bay Golf Club on Sunday, December 6, and Beresfield Bowling Club ...

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Jump to African Jazz Beat

WEST African musician EPIZO BANGOURA & THE AFRICAN EXPRESS will set the Northern Star Hotel jumping this Saturday night with their 'percussion-fuelled Afro-Latin, jazzed-up grooves'.Epizo was born in Guinea, West Africa, into a family of 'griots'. A griot is a historian ...

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Glorious Swan Song

AFTER three years in top covers band HUSSY lead singer PAULA BEST has called it a day, signalling the end of the group, which plays its last gigs next weekend.Saturday, December 12, at the Casbah City Hotel and Sunday, December 13, at The Beach Hotel will be Hussy's swan song. The Group ...

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Show Takes a Shine to Neil

IF you're considering buying a ticket to see the NEIL DIAMOND SHOW at Club Phoenix this Sunday, forget about it.The show sold out last week and you'll have to wait to see TYRONE PENSHORN (pictured), and his 10-piece band, on Sunday, December 20, at Fanny's.The tribute show made ...

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Kids Flock to Hear Their Favourite Group

FORMER CROWDED HOUSE drummer PAUL HESTER was a guest artist on their latest CD TOOT TOOT and they can pack out two Newcastle Entertainment Centres at the drop of a hat.They are THE WIGGLES, and this Friday's concerts, at 10am and 12.30pm at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, will feature an ...

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