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YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE Serving the Hunter for over 20 years with a readership of over 4,000 weekly! The only way to fi nd out what’s going on! Thursday 17th July, 2014 Missed an issue? www.huntervalleyprinting.com.au/Pages/Entertainer.php RiseforAlex Round See inside TV Guide ADDING TO YEARS As part of Round 19 - RiseforAlex Round, The Footy Show will host its program at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Thursday 17 July in recognition of injured Knights player Alex McKinnon formerly of Aberdeen. Continued on page 11. Aberdeen brides married Images: [Above] Recording session of ‘Alex (day by day)’ at Sony to their music Music in Sydney last week pictured from left to right are: Craig - Sisters Layla Daniels, Wade Bridge, Adrian and Christina from Sony Music, Darryl and Rhianna ‘Carrots’ Bowen (songwriter), Jason Troy and Jason Mell. [Left] Alex Fibbins are McKinnon - photo courtesy of Fox Sports. The Sideshow Brides. 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When viewing the ‘beautiful and macabre’ images of these often-shunned ladies, it’s easy to understand why The Sideshow Brides chose them as their namesake. The haunting tunes that The Brides create, along with their deep lyrics concerning small-town happenings bring about a feel that has been musically compared to the likes of Tom Waits; moving and beautifully disturbing. Now, The Brides are working on their much-anticipated debut album that will hopefully be released in the early half of 2015. Royal Hotel-Motel Scone The Sideshow Brides reside in Melbourne, but hail from the town of Aberdeen in the Upper Hunter Valley. It was here that they received most of the influence for their music and lyrics, from both their creative family and the environment surrounding them. “Both our parents played music,” say the sisters, “and we grew up listening to a fairly eclectic vinyl collection.” They go on to comment on the abundant cornucopia of tales to be uncovered within the small town of Aberdeen where they spent their childhoods. “There are so many stories little towns can tell. Anyone that has ever lived or grown up $10 lunch menu / $12 dinner specials Every Friday night @ 6.30pm in one would understand that there is always a lot more beneath the surface. Good and bad!” Put these tales to music and you have (N/A public holidays) 15 meat tray raffles to be won Mondays: Lamb shanks plus joker draw with $700 up for what has been described as The Brides “delivering twisted tales of Tuesdays: Roast of the day grabs on 18 July 2014 love and death while drinking whiskey in their Sunday dresses.” Wednesdays: Perfect pasta *TAB *Function room *Family courtyard Thursdays: Succulent schnitzel Lunch: 12pm – 2pm; Dinner: 6pm – 8.30pm Continued on page 3. Bistro open 7 days Kelly Street Scone Phone 6545 1722 Program information Thursday 17th to Wednesday 23rd July !"!###$ !"!%" ! The Entertainer in conjunction with Majestic Cinemas are giving away two double passes each week to two lucky readers. Look for the handwritten word “WINNER” along with the editor’s signature on this page above HVP logo. Present the winning Entertainer edition to the Muswellbrook office of Hunter Valley Printing, 6 Wilkins Street Muswellbrook and collect your passes. 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The Brides strongly feel that the reason their sound is so unique is due to the blood-tie between them. “It’s kind of an unspoken understanding of each other.” The Brides agree, “Connecting and harmonising on songs is very important when performing and writing together so it helps to be on the same wavelength and ‘click’ without necessarily having a conversation about it.” It became obvious from the very beginning when the sisters started out providing backing vocals for Dallas Crane (a support act for the likes of Cold Chisel and later, Lynyrd Skynyrd) that the duo could easily stand on their own two feet as an act and the sisterly chemistry that buzzes between them is a strong element that drives their creative flow. Performing backing vocals for Dallas Crane and also recently on an album with Dan Brodie, had apparently wet the appetites of The Brides and heightened their anticipation and eagerness to become involved in bigger things. The Brides have a lot of big plans ahead. But it will all start with the release of their debut album that they are currently working on. The sisters say that this album will be a “bold new territory” for them as they delve into deeper and darker realms of the human emotional psyche. They plan to make it more roots-based and bring to the surface all the grittiness that goes along with the “scars of love, loss and heartache” and discovering the peace once the smoke has cleared. There are also plans of shows and travel ahead, with talks of a stint in East Nashville, Tennessee USA. The Brides hope to play, record and just plainly immerse themselves “in all the opportunities and experiences East Nashville has to offer.” The Brides have already begun their Nashville take-over, having already established some very strong connections in the Country Music Capital. One of the more prominent being Elizabeth Cook. Scone Golf Club Bistro “We opened for Elizabeth Cook when she toured here in 2013. She’s such an amazing entertainer. She hosts her own radio program called ‘Elizabeth NOW OPEN 7 DAYS Cook’s Apron Strings’ on Sirius XM Outlaw country channel.” The sisters Dinner: Monday - Saturday from 3pm continue, “Shows like hers, The Eldon Thacker Show and IAMS.org Lunch: Wednesday - Sunday from 11am are very important to small bands such as we who aren’t your typical Australian country music therefore don’t get the commercial coverage and s!USTRALIANÌLACARTEs&AMILY FRIENDLY exposure needed to get your name out there. These US stations have a s,ARGEOPENFIRE larger platform for Americana-based artists and getting airplay on these s.EWAFFORDABLESPECIALS has given us a wider international audience.” The Brides’ popular self-titled EP is a regular feature on Elizabeth’s program. sMAINCOURSES s-EALSFROMEACH DINNERANDLUNCH Images: [Page 2 and 3] Left to Right - Layla and Rhianna Fibbins are The Sideshow Brides. 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This year, with over 800 entrants, an ever-growing, large public interest and quite impressive prize pool, the Coal & Allied Singleton Art Prize is certainly proving why it’s becoming a prominent leader in the quest to expose talented up-coming creatives. Thirty-two years young the Coal & Allied Singleton Art Prize is organised An artist renowned for his smooth depictions of landscapes from all over and run by the Singleton Rotary Committee.