GiggySound

A Night with Buble and Jones

Earl Cole is once again teaming up with the multi-talented Chelsea J. Gibson for a Michael Buble and Norah Jones tribute dinner show tribute on October 20^th at the Bouchon Bistro.

After performing two sold out shows at the Bouchon Bistro earlier this year, expect tickets to be scarce as Perth’s finest duet takes centre stage for the last time this year.

The cost is $110 per person and includes a three course dinner at one of Perth’s best French restaurants.

For more information on the night please click here.

X-PRESSIONS

As always, it’s two steps forward, three steps back! While extended (and, can we proclaim, extremely commonsensical) trading hours passed in the Upper House of State Parliament this week, legislation is currently being debated which could see pubs forced to implement at midnight lockout.

SOUND AS EVER

Soundwave – the festival that took metal music, thrust it into the furnace of Hades and then sacrificed it to nubile virgins – has just announced a second line-up of debauched acts for their 2011 line-up. Leading the line-up is One Day As A Lion (collaboration between Rage Against The Machine front-man Zack de la Rocha and former Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore). They’ll be joined by Bullet For My Valentine, Bring, Me The Horizon, The Murderdolls, Dimmu Borgir, Millencolin, Fucked Up, Saxon and a whole host of other head bangers. The concert will be held on Monday, March 7, at Steel Blue Oval. For tickets head to soundwavefestival.com.

BREAK LOOSE

The legendary broken beat festival Breakfest has just confirmed its line-up for 2010… and it’s a doozy! Topping the bill will be 2 Live Crew, supported by the Plump DJs, Freestylers, Freq Nasty, KID Kenobi and MC Shureshock, Rico Tubbs, Atomic Hooligan, Far Too Loud and Soul Of Man. And the festival’s special guest will be Beardyman – the world’s most amazing beat boxer. This year the award winning boutique festival celebrates its 10th anniversary, so expect lots of surprises and a great atmosphere. The festival kicks off on Sunday, December 26, at Belvoir Amphitheatre. Tickets go on sale Monday, October 4, and are available from boomtick.com.au and moshtix.com.au.

KOOL’S GANG

They used to be the band your uncle would gyrate to at weddings and bar mitzvahs, but following the use of their song Jungle Boogie in Quentin Tarintino’s seminal Pulp Fiction, Kool & The Gang are now officially hip; well almost. The gang will be playing Perth for the first time in their career at Jungle Boogie, a brand new summer concert event next year at Perth Zoo on Sunday, February 20, (special guests TBC). The funksters are one of the most sampled bands of all time and their music appears in the songs of the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, DJ Shadow and Madonna. Expect to be jiving away to Celebration, Jungle Boogie, Ladies Night and Get Down On It. Tickets go on sale from Monday, October 4, and are available from ticketek.com.au.

IT’S A CRUEL’S WORLD

Indie icons The Cruel Sea will be getting together to play a one-off show in Perth at The Astor Theatre on Saturday, October 30. Since the late ’80s, the Sydney outfit has been on a serpentine journey – winning ARIAs for Best Australian Group (twice), releasing instrumental albums, solo projects and a three year hiatus. Nowadays, the boys like to get together sporadically for one-off incendiary shows. The results are explosive, and with a renewed enthusiasm this Perth show is set to be a belter. Expect tracks from classic albums like The Honeymoon Is Over and Three Legged Dog. Tickets are on sale now from bocsticketing.com.au.

DUBLE LUCKY

Spanish dub-king El Guincho will be hitting Perth this summer, bringing his unique brand of sample driven, Latin-flavoured pop Down Under. A member of Coconuts and hailing from Barcelona, Diaz-Reixas music is thick with Afrobeat, dub, tropical and rock influences. He will play The Bakery on Friday, December 17, with local support from smRts, Naik and DJ Rex Monsoon. Tickets are available from nowbaking.com.au.

RE-GURGED

In the late ’90s a number of bands were on the move. Powderfinger and Eskimo Joe were rising from the underground, Jebediah were tackling the pop charts and The Living End were infiltrating the mainstream. But none were doing all of the above quite like Regurgitator.

SHI SAYS

Legendary Kiwi hard-rock outfit Shihad will embark on a national tour of Australia this summer, rolling into The Rosemount Hotel on Friday, November 26. The New Zealand group, who are now based in Melbourne, are ranked as top equal for most Top 40 charting singles in New Zealand with 19 to their credit. Their new album Ignite is released on Friday, September 24, and being hailed as a return to their early rumbling, heavy groove sound. The band will be supported by special guests Emperors. Tickets are available from heatseeker.com.au.

NATIVE ROCKS

Abmusic will be holding an open day to encourage Indigenous people who are interested in expanding their musical ability to enrol and learn all aspects of the music industry. Many past and present students, including guest artists will be performing on the day. With Abmusic being in operation for the past 24 years, it has been an integral part of the Indigenous community and plays an important role the broader music community. With its facilities and community atmosphere, Abmusic is a great place to foster your music career. The event will be held at Abmusic campus (Manning Road) on Wednesday, September 29.