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Up, up and away for The Jezabels by Pampussycat was our first trip as a band important people, we’re a bit through their Australia-wide After this tour, we start overseas, very exciting. new to this whole thing so Dark Storm tour, which has recording our album. I think It’s been a great year for We actually met a lot of it brought us back to reality sold out at every venue. we’re going to take a couple Sydney quartet The Jezabels. Australians over there who a bit. Coming from a pretty Hayley says: “It’s pretty of months off to write, then Two of the band members came to our shows which chilled-out city, Sydney is hard spending a lot of record mid-year. We’ve got a hail from Byron Bay, while made us feel comfortable. quite calm in comparison.” time with the same three few one-off shows, but we’ll guitarist Sam Lockwood “I guess New York was the The EP Disco Biscuit Love people, it makes for intense be keeping low until the comes from Possum Creek. most different experience. shot up the top 100 in the conversation sometimes. It album tour. After that we “We have very strong We were there for six days USA and ‘Easy To Love’ and gets a bit gross in the tour head overseas for South By links up there, except for and played a lot of shows. It ‘Mace Spray’ have done well van to be honest. There’s Southwest and Great Escape, our drummer who’s from was a bit of a blur. We met on the College Radio circuit. a lot of long drives in this in the UK, and a Liverpool California,” said 23-year- a lot of (apparently) very The Jezabels are midway country!” festival.” old vocalist Hayley Mary. “December the 3rd in Byron was a bit of a homecoming. us to play, ‘cos we are pretty Since releasing their different. second EP, She’s So Hard, in “Triple J getting onboard text November 2009, the four- really is amazing for us. piece have toured the country They have nominated us for supporting Tegan And Sara, a J Artist of the Year Award. Katie Noonan and Josh Pyke, That’s given us national and as headliners in their coverage. The Community own right. Radios that got onboard for I caught up with Hayley the first EP was the biggest recently. “As an independent deal for us because it meant band, the people that help that we could go, just as Secret of the you out the most at the start ourselves, and play at all these are the bands that take you places that we had never been under their wing and bring before.” you around the country when With three EP releases you otherwise couldn’t do in a year and a half, Hayley Sphinx that,” she said. describes the momentum as a by Marie Cameron Singers and “We’re often surprised when whirlwind. musicians such as we get offered a tour support, “We just got back from the phinx Rock is mostly known as Loran, Djambouki, and think “really? They want States and Canada, which an impressive rock formation on Murray Kyle, the Sharon Squire brought in Sthe edge of Mt Burrell, but in its Mystic Beats, a good stage, and the line- shadow is a secret known to those who Imandan, Deya up of local performers was Khan works magic with friends search out good music. Dova and Light Activation, to name astounding. The large crowd loved it. The Sphinx Rock Café is one of the but a few, can claim to have played The Musicians and technicians region’s best kept secrets. People travel some top gigs there. That stage could recorded the music and a Live at from around the world to experience honestly say it nurtures local musicians Sphinx Rock CD was produced. the Far North Coast. Little do they and provides a memorable experience A year later the Sphinx Rock Café know that the culture and vibe the for visiting ones. Community garden project looks great. region is famous for is alive and set to Recently Kerrianne Cox played a The original dreaming for the garden music at this café. Friday night at Sphinx Rock. Locals had been to bring the community When you need to melt away and took the opportunity to get up close together, to provide a safe place be invisible, this is the place to go. If and personal with the renowned singer where people could socialize, grow you are looking for rejuvenation or to and songwriter. As the audience wined food together and build a stronger rekindle the joy of living, this is the and dined, Kerrianne took them all community. place. into her life as an Aboriginal woman So far the shed, the garden bed and Nimbin rocker Khan Johnson, with friends Tim Tonkin and Ted Large canvas sails are suspended from the Kimberly (WA) and into her the fencing have been built and with Cox, can work magic. Last outing, they turned a quiet Sunday from the café to provide cover for all plans for the future. The audience was the amount of rain the area has seen of afternoon crowd into dancing, singing Friday night ragers. The the weather conditions, especially spellbound. late it won’t be long before the garden magicians return to Nimbin pub on Thursday 20th January. the rain. There is a small stage to A year ago, the café held a one-day is overflowing with produce. The sign the far side: this stage has become festival called Live at Sphinx Rock. above the garden gate has been made the memory bank for the years of The aim was to raise the funds needed ready for the naming ceremony. musicians who have played the Sunday to establish a community garden in This is just a snippet of the day and afternoon gigs. the café grounds. Proprietors Jon and the life of Sphinx Rock Café. Nimbin Hotel & Backpackers NIMBIN 53 Cullen Street, Nimbin. Ph: 6689-1246 25 Sibley Street BOWLO Phone 6689-1250 January Gigs What’s On in January? Thursday 6th Bo Jenkins Friday 7th Belle Hendrik + The Rogue Gene • Sunday 16th – Green re-opens – Social Bowls Saturday 8th Captain Kickarse + The Awesomes Sunday 9th Borgs And Reidy Duo • Wednesday 26th – Australia Day – Social Bowls Thursday 13th Nicky Convine • Social Bowls – Every Sunday, Green Fees $5 Friday 14th Symbols + Support Saturday 15th Jed Rowe Band • Karaoke – Back again in February Sunday 16th Ronit • Membership – Still only $5 – Update now Thursday 20th Khan and Friends Friday 21st Somersault • Free Internet – Over 50s Saturday 22nd Farrago Sunday 23rd Dunhill Blues • Members Library Thursday 27th Laneway Friday 28th Blind Lemon Saturday 29th The Ride CHINESE Sunday 30th Jaeden plus Tara and her band RESTAURANT Gigs start: Thurs 6pm, Fri 7.30pm, Sat 6.30pm, Sun 2pm • Lunch & dinner Accommodation • TAB facilities 7 Days a Week • Friday Banquets Hummingbird Bistro • Take-Aways Home of the Lunch12-3pm Dinner 6-8pm, Friday 6-8.30pm phone 6689-1473 ‘Big Bowler’ Page 8 The Nimbin GoodTimes January 2011 [email protected] Lucky Wonders play Sphinx The Lucky Wonders will be back at Sphinx Rock Cafe on Sunday 23rd January from 1pm, fresh from the Illawarra Folk Festival. With two national tours last year and a trail of rave reviews behind them, the local foursome have been likened to The Waifs and Frente. Their debut album Thirteen O’Clock has well-received, and if you still haven’t heard them, Grandmothers know best give your ears a sneak preview at: www.myspace. In October 2004, thirteen grandmothers world. As the International Council of 13 com/theluckywonders from around the world – the Amazon, Indigenous Grandmothers, they meet twice Asia, Africa, Mexico, the Arctic Circle, and a year at places around the world. United States – gathered at Tibet House’s The film For the Next 7 Generations, Menla Mountain Retreat in upstate New screening at the Nimbin Bush Theatre on Greenthief York. Wednesday, 19th January, accompanies They did not know one another, but were the Grandmothers’ early travels to the steals the mysteriously “called” to come together Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico, to the and share their combined wisdom. The Brazilian Amazon, and to the mountain- show Grandmothers agreed that without top village of Huautla de Jimenez in following the ancient ways of the world’s Mexico. Greenthief is a relatively new indigenous peoples, humans will not be In October 2006, they went to band that has exploded onto able to break away from destructive habits Dharamsala, India, the second home of the scene with its own take and create the changes necessary for our our Tibetan Grandmother Tsering Dolma on psychedelic rock. survival. Gyaltong, for a private meeting with His The band – Julian The Grandmothers decided to form an Holiness the Dalai Lama. Schweitzer, Gwen Warnick alliance to share their indigenous ways The film starts at 7pm. Tickets are $10, and Steve Tyssendraws – of peacemaking and healing with the children by donation. brings elements of classical other effects are run off a favours. and world music into its laptop. Greenthief has also been songs, with echoes of Jeff The band’s drummer then known to incorporate two Buckley and Trent Reznor. takes on keyboard duties drum kits in live shows, Mountaineers hit the high notes Greenthief uses electronics during performances to help creating a primal sound that For fans of old-time in its live show, where create the more textured is intense, vivid, and hard to mountain music and roots sampled drumbeats and song arrangements the band ignore.