GIGS: Ritalin, Tommy Pickett and more

THURSDAY 14TH JUNE

-Happy 8pm $5
Charlette Hannah, Fanuc Man, Jeremy Brick, The Ramps

-Bodega 9pm Koha
Matthew Pixie Pickering, Dave Kempton

FRIDAY 15TH JUNE

- Old Studio 9 (All Ages)
Ritalin, Not Quite Right, Whispers for Warning, The Lucky Strikes

SATURDAY 16TH JUNE

-Mighty Mighty
The Aviators CD release party

-Subnine
The Offbeats, Skaface Claw, Freddy Fudd Pucker and more

SUNDAY 17TH JUNE

-Bodega
Rikki Doolan, Matt Holliman, Shaun K Anderson

MONDAY 18TH JUNE

-Southern Cross
'Acoustic Pioneer'
Tommy Pickett

REVIEW: The Gracious Deviants and Tommy Pickett

THE GRACIOUS DEVIANTS / TOMMY PICKETT
BAR BODEGA
WEDNESDAY 30 MAY

By Charlette Hannah

It was a quiet Wednesday night. The students were on the street smoking in their pyjamas as usual as we headed down Willis St to Bodega.

Walking into the bar, I was a little disappointed by the turn out. Ok, it was the middle of the week, but this is the capital city. Don’t we have a thriving music scene? Where’s the support?

At least the audience members that were there seemed to appreciate the music – the applause was enough for double the crowd. And it was well deserved. The Gracious Deviants started off the show, and did two sets of their melodic acoustic folk songs. Two male singer/guitarists, with particularly good harmonies, their songs were described by fellow performer Tommy Pickett as ‘bits of chocolate, one after the other’. At one point he paused while talking to me to listen to ‘a particularly good bit of chocolate’.

Then Tommy got up himself, to ‘warm down’ for the band he was supposed to be warming up for. After explaining he’d double booked himself and had just rushed from a gig at the Hotel Bristol, he proceeded to play his own unique style of acoustic folk/Americana. Tommy has a real smooth voice, and a confident guitar style. He also has commendable between songs chatter. I’m always impressed by that. Probably more than I should be.

GIGS: Nine Signals and more

WEDNESDAY 30 MAY

- Bar Bodega
The Gracious Deviants and Tommy Pickett
Gold coin entry. 8.30pm

THURSDAY 31 MAY

-Happy
Nine Signals, Captain Sergeant Major, Hannah's Son & Vade, Feelix Fielding.
You can get in free if you bring a flier from Slow Boat, have student ID, or are in a group of nine. But if you pay your $5 on the door you go in the draw to win a free EP.

- Bar Bodega
The Spines 9pm

FRIDAY 22 JUNE

-Zeal
Take Down Lucy (feat 7-String Orchestra), Whispers for Warning, Streetwise Scarlet.
8pm $5