Matthew Levinson

Canberra Art School Ball 2005

Published on 17/10/05
by matt

One of the more debaucherous nights on the Canberra calender is approaching and fortunately I’m back in Australia to witness the damage. And the Radness, my friend Al’s bizarre prog-house metal rifferama Glam Radness are on the bill. The theme for this year’s Art School Ball is side-show alley, which I’m sure Al will play to the hilt. Not sure how I’ll fit into that, though I imagine by the time I come on sometime after one the damage will already be done.

It’s happening this Saturday, Oct 22nd at the Art School on Childers St in Canberra and tickets are $18.50.

The lineup so far is:

Pip Branson Corporation
Hancock Basement
Silvia Saint (FuckBurgers)
Moh Van Wah
Glam Radness
Ridge Forrester
SideShow Sam (KremeThroat Karmel)
Calico
The Chuffs
Super Best Friends
Young & Restless
Rubbish Babies
Ben Esguerra and Sam Someone

If you’re in Canberra for the weekend, The Herd are a must see at the ANU Bar. I’ll be stopping there before the Art School Ball. The launch at the Metro in Sydney on the weekend was quite seriously off the hook – people singing along to songs that had only been released the week before (including a photographer from the Sydney Morning Herald) and a packed, sold out house of 1300. 3D World managed to get a review up super quickly in time for this week’s magazine. Plus locals D’Opus & Roshambo are on support duties.

Also Evilchris has US indie beatmaker Smaze, Disjunction Reunion from Couchblip in Sydney, Bec Paton and Canberra electronic heads like Somaya, Alien Digit and Warwick Lynch.

Then Sodastream on Sunday at Toast (finally I get a chance to seem them live, stay tuned for my review of their new EP for Stylus), there’s also an Amnesty fundraiser on Monday in Canberra with Julian Burnside speaking. When you add in some karaoke on Friday night, it’s going to be a long weekend in Canberra.

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