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 VNMG will perform at the Maggie Moore's regular Wednesday jazz night next Wednesday.
As part of their international Short Stories tour, New York based jazz outfit VNMG will perform in Lismore next Wednesday, August 8 at Maggie Moore's from 8.30pm.
The quartet's title is draw simply from the last letter of each band members name, with Will Vinson doing alto and soprano as well as playing the saxophone, Steve Newcomb on piano and fender rhodes, Thomas Morgan on acoustic bass and Peter Gabis on drums and percussion.
While traditional jazz is the basis of their music, the band also incorporates Antipodean soundscapes, tango, rock and European influenced music into their repertoire.
The band will perform a selection of songs from the album ‘Short Stores (people, places, times)', which was produced by guitar maestro Chris Rosenberg and released late last year.
Tickets to the gig are $9/7 at the door.
Chasing The Sun
 Gerling support Regurgitator at the Workers next Thursday.
Brisbane trio Gerling are on the road again as support for Regurgitator, playing the Lismore Workers Club, Thursday, August 9.
Regurgitator, known for their old stuff, which some think is better than their new stuff, have a new album out – the obscurely titled – Eduardo & Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks, a major shift from their previous albums and sound, with a dirtier, rawer sound. The first single, ‘Fat Cops', reveals the sound of the downsized ‘Gurg – who've parted ways with their drummer.
After seven years together Gerling also have a new album to show off – When young terrorists chase the sun. It's a well-crafted album, the large soundscapes and driving grooves, and surprisingly mixed bag of sounds.
'Because we listen to so much music, the styles on the new album are diverse,' recalls Darren.
It ranges from Hip Hop mixed with House, to Ambient fused with Folk and eclectic electric guitar.
Tickets for Regurgitator and Gerling at the Lismore Workers Club next Thursday are on sale now from the club – or at the door on the night.
Doors groove open at 8pm.
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Lizard Lounge Back In The Bush
 Greg Champion and Ray Essery perform at the Laughing Lizard Comedy Lounge's special country edition next Tuesday.
Being born and raised in Gympie and having attended many musters and rodeos, organiser of the Laughing Lizard Comedy Lounge, S Sorrensen, is indulging his taste for nostalgia with a special country edition of the Lizard next Tuesday, August 7 at Maggie Moore's from 8.30pm.
The night will feature local comic Ray Essery – better known as ‘The Mullumbimby Bloke' – and the irreverent Greg Champion, aka ABC radio's Coodabeen Champions.
Having lived in the Northern Rivers area for most of his life Ray has lived and breathed the country, translating his experiences into humorous verses, yarns and jokes for his comedy routine.
Ray will be joined by feature comic Greg Champion, who is renowned for his hilarious songs about Australian culture.
Greg's titles include ‘Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga' and ‘Still Can't Get on Burke's Backyard' (he eventually did), not to mention his award-winning ‘May Your Fridge Be Full of Coldies'.
S Sorrensen will take up his usual post as MC with his trusty sidekick Antonio the Piano Man. Also don't forget Antonio's Funny Money $50 joke competition which is open to anyone in the audience, and especially those with a country, bush or cowboy joke.
Magnificent meals are available from the venue prepared by the Lizard's regular chef Cowboy Dave, who is offering a special meal and show ticket for just $20 (bookings 6622 1888).
Tickets for the show only are $10 and $6 for uni students (bring student ID).
Freebie: The Echo has one double pass to giveaway to Tuesday's show. To go in the draw phone The Echo on (+61 2) 6622 2888 between 3 & 3.10pm tomorrow, August 3, and tell us what local country town boasts the title Beef Capital of Australia.
Three Of The Best
 Pronounced by a New Zealander, faTT deX sounds like a brag. But he forms a threesome with Full Fathom Five and Zephyr Timbre at the Great Northern this Saturday.
The latest funky, idiosyncratic band to emerge from Brisbane's quirky hiphop-electronic epicentre is Full Fathom Five. Their sound is early Beastie Boys with languid basslines, real and sampled old-skool drumming, scratching and loops, which can still rock out.
Having pinched their name from Shakespeare (we'll give a CD to the first reader who can name the play), their sound is generally more laid back than in your face, bringing together rock, hiphop and electronica.
The lads loop up with the stomping filtered funk and sly dub/electro of Zephyr Timbre, plus Sydney-based producer faTT deX (Leonardo Esposito to his mum), for a funking trilogy at the Great Northern this Saturday, August 4.
The faTT man has been making a name for himself with the spoken word opus, ‘Sly PI' – the story of a New York detective out west on the hunt for ‘Bassline Benny', a 'record snatchin' pirate, snake in da grass' who's been stealing all the good grooves.
Tickets for faTT deX, Full Fathom Five and Zephyr from the Great Northern. Doors open on Saturday from 9pm.
Timber Talk
Timber is the focus of the next exhibition opening at Lismore Regional Art Gallery next week.
Rings of History features contemporary works crafted by 20 artists to reflect the themes of the show – environment, regional identity and craftsmanship.
The exhibition combines the use of de-accessioned rare and extinct timber samples from the Dadswell Collection – harvested across Australia in the 1930s, with the skills of some the nation's finest woodworkers and designers.
Kate Murphy from Craft ACT, curators of the exhibition, will give a lunchtime talk on the show next Wednesday, August 8, at 12.30pm. The show officially opens next Thursday, with award-winning timber artisan Justin Crisp from Evans Head giving a talk at around 5.30pm.
Band On The Run
 Middleton Grace and the Funk Beards (pictured) have successfully made the Queensland state finals of the National Battle of the Bands competition.
The Lismore High School band is Adrian Davis on guitar, Sean Kennedy on bass, Connor Fitzgerald on drums and Adam Kerz on saxophone.
They will perform for a spot in the national finals later this year at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane tomorrow night.
Gypsy Jazz
 The Northern Rivers group for people with a Jewish heritage, Rainbow Kehilah, in conjunction with local band KaOZ Klezmer will present A Night in the Garden of Eden this Saturday, August 4 at the Bangalow Anglican Hall from 8pm.
Klezmer is Yiddish (central European Jewish) for ‘instrument of song' and the Klezmer style of music was an influence for many early jazz greats like Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw.
The five-piece band is led by local composer Pietro Fine on clarinet and saxophone with Leora Claff doing vocals and guitar, Craig Lee on drums, Mark Bromley on bass and well-known choir director, Bruce McNicol doing vocals and playing the accordion.
The band plays a huge repertoire of songs, from frenetic dance tunes to more soulful waltzes and tangos. The songs are predominantly Yiddish and Hebrew but there are some contemporary originals and improvisations in English.
Their wide variety of music is both delightful and astounding, with the talented band members performing everything from Duke Ellington's Caravan and Hendrix's Purple Haze to Rimsky-Korsacov's Flight of the Bumblebee and well-known Hebrew sing-alongs like Hava Naguila.
Rainbow Kehilah will provide vegetarian Middle Eastern delicacies on the night.
Tickets to the gig are $10 adult/$5 child or $25 family at the door.
Following Saturday's gig KaOZ Klezmer will hit the recording studios before performing a gig in mid-September which is to be a live 24 track recording for release as a CD.
Freebie: The Echo has two double passes to A Night in the Garden of Eden to giveaway. To go in the draw phone The Echo on (+61 2) 6622 2888 between 3 & 3.10pm tomorrow, August 3, and tell us what Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat from.
Go MAAD
Streets ahead are looking for any young dancers (hip hop, breakdance etc), MCs or rappers, skateboarders, inline skaters, BMX riders or any other artists to be part of the MAAD Thyme event on Saturday, August 18.
MAAD Thyme includes a Skate Competition at the Lismore Skate Park from 12-4pm and a Dance Party at the Lismore City Hall Fountain Room from 5-8pm.
For details phone Susie or Tamerlaine on 6621 7197.
Children Of The Revolution
Nu Beats of Da Revolution at the Winsome Hotel this Saturday, August 4, features the best from the underground scene, with music, dance, spoken word and visual technologies.
The music ranges from guitar-strumming songstress Liina to the soul-soaked trip hop and breakbeat-driven vocals of da ralf and 2dimension, the drum sampling set of political rap by the Kirigami Cuts girls, the jungle beats of Janome, the ambient chill of POB*, progressive dance from Playspace and the hard house DJ Zeke.
With several rooms of entertainment, kick off the night at 8pm watching short films such as Special Elite Force, Cult ID, the experimental
Synaethesia or the politics of World Bank Song to name a few. Profit from the $6 in-bucks go to the Rainforest Information Centre.
Get there before 1.30am and party till 3am.
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