Love Freo

On Friday we went to see San Cisco play in the courtyard of the Arts Centre. There were three bands: San Cisco, Sugarpuss and a jazz quartet, I can’t remember the name of the latter but the saxophone player was lead singer’s from San Cisco’s Dad.

GREAT music, atmosphere, venue, lighting. Ticked all the boxes. If you have a chance to go see some music in the courtyard, do, cause it’s awesome.

To go to Rotto. A good day is Sunday 27 March, when the Hoodoo Gurus will be performing on the island.

Hoodoo Gurus
Hotel Rottnest / Rottnest Island
Sunday 27 March, 3pm–6pm
Support: Timothy Nelson & the Infidels
Get your tickets here

This Sunday the West Australian Symphony Orchestra is coming down to Freo for a free concert. The orchestra will be performing music by Mozart, Vivaldi, Holst, Respighi and Australia’s own Peter Sculthorpe. It all takes place under the trees in Fremantle Arts Centre’s front garden. More info here.

Sunday 13 February, 2pm
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Free Concert at Fremantle Arts Centre

Coss Eyed Cats

They’re on stage again! Your chance to catch the Cross Eyed Cats is this Saturday at the Orient Hotel. Don’t miss it – they’re playing bloody good blues.

Sat 27 Nov, 8.30–11pm
Cross Eyed Cats
Orient Hotel
39 High Street
Fremantle

Cap'n Carps (Guitar & Vocals), Duncan Da Pumpkin (Bass), Sticky Sticks Cantrell (Drums) and Sweetlips Fitzpatrick (Harmonica)

What an awesome long weekend this is, lots of cool stuff on and I’m sure there’s heaps more to write about, but this is about the Cross Eyed Cats only – because they’re playing bloody good blues. We checked them out the North Freo Bowling Club this Friday and had a splendid time. Here’s a bit more about the band:

“The Cross Eyed Cats started out life in 2002. There was five of them. The departure of one member* to (inconsiderately) pursue work in Victoria meant the band had to quickly regroup as a quartet. Still, what band actually needs two guitarists. Early live performances included residencies at the Davilak Hotel in Fremantle and Clancy’s Fish Pub in Subiaco along with the occasional gig at the Fly By Night Club. Amongst other purveyors of fine blues music (and beer). However, after a happy 18 months at the Davilak and 4 at Clancy’s the band suffered an enforced layoff due to work commitments, illness and jetsetting. It’s a hard life. But they’re getting the band back together and will play for folks for a modest monetary return.

Bad things happen. That’s why the Cross Eyed Cats play bloody good blues.”

We’ll keep an eye out for future gigs – they’re well worth visiting.

The weekend has been just awesome and the best way to get through the rest of the week is to looking forward to the next one. Always a great choice is a night out at Clancy’s – next Saturday you can spend it with the legendary Chevelles, who have just recently been touring the States.

hot tour poster

Clancy’s Fish Pub
51 Cantonment St
Fremantle
(08) 9335 1351

We got free tickets (I think a lot of people did) to go see Polyphonic  Spree at The FAC. As you know free stuff is the best kind of stuff so we hot footed over there after the Ocean Calling exhibition.

Had the usual bag search at the door but the security staff insisted I check my camera in with them. They declared it a professional one and that I could take photos with an intent to sell, gasp. I have an Olympus E-420: any professional photographer would balk at the thought of using it “professionally”. I didn’t care because I had 2 other sneaky mini-cameras in my bag, not because I’m dedicated to the cause but because I haven’t sorted thought my bag in about a month. Meanwhile, metres away a few people smoked a big spliff as security saw to my camera.

Anyway the show was entertaining but for me only really picked up near the end when they got changed in to their white robes for the encore and sang Lithium by Nirvana and Something In The Air by Thunderclap Newman. The crowd loved it and they had these cannon things that shot glittery paper in the air: looked really cool.

Lithium Encore

You might notice that everyone was wearing feathered headdresses, I don’t know what was going on with them I arrived late.

Here’s a small video clip at 0:19 the cannons do their thing.

Polyphonic Spree

Nice one – Fremantle Arts Centre is giving away 50 double passes to SoCo Carnivale with Polyphonic Spree for Friday 26 February at FAC: Confetti-drenched, royal encounter of bee-bop, ho…nky tonk and Cajun thunder that blows like a 50 billion watt circuit cable straight into FAC featuring the mammoth orchestral party collective known simply as The Polyphonic Spree.

Details on how to win a ticket can be found on FAC’s facebook page.

Love these guys! Check them out at the Fly tonight or at Mojo’s on Sunday.

Jane Germain & The Yahoos

For a truly local, unpretentious and fun night of live music head down to the Hilton Park Bowling Club. They’ve got a band playing on Sundays from 4.30pm. The atmosphere is laid back, the beer is cheap and you can dance as if no-one was watching.

From Mid-November you can come along to their corporate bowls on Wednesday nights.

Hilton Park Bowling Club,
Shepherd Street,
Beaconsfield,
WA 6162.

Phone: (08) 9337 2897‎