March 15, 2010
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LIVE MUSICecho april seven 5 BY THE TALEMelbourne based singer songwriters The Millers Tale are back on a short tour after releasing their self titled debut CD Wish it Away with Vitamin last year. Through a ne collection of delicately composed tunes, the album brings out the harmony driven, folk and country infused pop sound of the duo, which is even better when heard live in the raw The Rails on Wednesday. LEARNING TO BE IRRELEVANTAfter three years since the release of the Reecting and Refracting EP, Sydneys Irrelevant are back with their debut album Ascension. They have enlisted the services of Grinspoon producing genius, Phil McKellar. Following the release of Ascension they are out there making themselves irrevenently relevant. They perform an all ages gig at the Byron Youth Activities Centre YAC on Friday.STRINGMANSASSY Currumbin Sound Lounge APR CHOOK OF LOVEPachooka are out of the pen and hitting the road again, making the journey from North Queensland, set to freeze their thong wearing tropical toes off, with a new album Sonic Life Vibe in record stores thanks to indie-label PandamoniumMGM signing the band in early . Life in the tropics with sticky nights and cooking days led Pachooka on an inevitable journey into reggae, which,when infused with their funk and world inuences, produced the tracks on their latest release. A recording process mixed with prime slots on local festivals Enviroesta, Backdrop JJJ and the Kuranda Reggae Festival played a huge role in keeping Pachookas customary raw live feel present on the album that features a mix of new and old tracks from the last couple of years. Lyrically, the content variesfrom conscious comment to pure party mode with many windows into the Pachooka psyche. So nd your hammock or get your friends together to share the sonic vibe and a Pachooka smile. Pachooka will be playing the Great Northern in Byron, supported by acoustic act Tall Dwarf and Drum Explosion Axe Ashae. on Thursday. Doors open 9., Free entry CDs and sstyle TShirts will be available. MELLOW YELLOWSam Fletcher plays the Yellow Flower with his original rootsy inspired folky tunes. Hes just been touring with a debut CD, and sings for the curry loving patrons on Sunday from 6.pm at Suffolk Parks favourite haunt.ARTSEVENTSOPEN DAYS YOUR FUTURE IQJust over ten years ago a couple of blokes had a dream to transform our degraded quarry sites into vibrant areas of creativity, public performing space and training. The group, which cleverly named itself IQ short for Island Quarry managed to secure the quarry on Ewingsdale Road and in ten years have turned it from the equivalent to a disused slagheap to an area resplendent with gardens, providing training and opportunities for long term unemployed people and for artists and performers to put their works out in a public space. The IQ Arts and Eco Centre have future DA plans in the pipeline, and are inviting the public to come and join them on this information sharing day on Saturday from .pm until sunset. With celebrities and guest speakers that include Jan Barham, the Department of Lands, Yvonne Stewart and Me I guess I must be the celebrity, so dont get too excited, although its rumoured Delta Goodrem is going to emerge from the depths of the quarry at sunset singing Tina Turners I need a Hero. Morganic rst inspired into action in a workshop back in . This gig happens at the Starcourt Theatre, Lismore, Sat April, 7pm. WHOS WHO FLAMENCO PHUCK UPSorry dudes I got it horribly wrong. If you dragged your amenco shoes to Federal Hall on Tuesday youll be cursing my name because while Serena is running her classes in Federal its not at the Hall but at a gorgeous dance studio at a private residence. To nd out exactly where .Judy Who presents her Art Exhibition and Fashion Show. This will be her rst show with wild costume and exciting fashion shows, best hemp designs and great entertainment at Akimbo Imports at the AI Estate with an opening on Saturday at 7.pm.child or under. Art work can be dropped off any time from the opening until April rd during gallery opening hours. The winner will be announced on the th April.POETRYIn honour of the upcoming Anzac Day and our ongoing quest for peace, Dangerously Poetic Readings will feature Great Poetry of War and Peace featuring performers Ian Connop, who runs the popular Icon Books in Byron and his friend, Chris Barto, both of whom have a special interest in poets of World War One. Also, all the way from the Channon, John and Bobbi Allan, well-known local peace activists and Buddhists will share poems of spiritual peace. All poetry lovers are invited to bring along a poem of War or Peace to share at the open reading. Saturday, 3pm Bangalow RSL. 54 PAINTING COFFEYMust have been having a bad day last week, also made a mistake about the phone number for Paul Barretts drumming workshop its . Workshop starts Tuesday. DRUMMING PHUCK UPAmerican Artist, who lives in France but regularly exhibits here, Christopher Coffey shows recent work at the Piece Gallery featuring his latest paintings of his signature colour and exquisite mark making. Opening night Friday will also see the launch of two haiku books written and illustrated by Coffey. 6pm, Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby.ART DOG GONE GOODMans Best Friend is an exhibition of work that is based on the simple idea of the dog as human companion or best friend. The dog has been used as a vehicle through which to portray a range of human feelings and communicate experiences of dogs as human companions from prehistoric times to the present day.Mans best friend contributes a local perspective to this history of the dog in art and the dog in our lives. Opening Tuesday 5 April at Southern Cross Unis Next Gallery at 5pm and continues through until Saturday April. FRIDAS JUST ANOTHER WORDLast year I had a bit of a chat with artist Frida Lezius about the exhibition she had hanging at the Byron Cinemas, this year she returns with a new show entitled Dreaming about Mexico. Frida achieves a very genuine emotional stance in her work. At the Byron Cinema which Frida says is one of the few commission free spaces where you can make art affordable. Friidas work is currently on show.THEATRE YOUR VERY OWN DREAM GNOMEButterySpirit Theatre has their original production of The Gnomes Dream, a story for kids based on Gordon the garden gnome who lives in a garden with all his friends. Musician Ale Massoud adds his percussive magic and sound effects to the spontaneity of the script. This colourful show is happening at the Drill Hall in Mullumbimby from Wednesday April until Sunday April at 1pm. All tix 6, families . Bookings .DANCE EATING MORGANICSHip hop sensation Morganics has created a sensational one man hip hop show Crouching BBoy, Hidden Dreadlocks which he will be performing alongside the Urban Street Rural Beat crew whom