The NOW now and the City Of Sydney present:

The second Free Late Night NOW now Solo Series in the Surry Hills Library

Featuring, all the way from Wandiligong,VIC, WUN THONG.

Wun Thong is a poet and accomplished BS artist who creates experimental music in the genre of Tropical Western Swing. Using elements of chance and improvisation, Wun Thong hypnotizes his audience with his visual aesthetic, mystical balls andexotic bird calls. Wun has spent much of his life in rural Wandiligong, Australia which has had a remarkable and original influence on his musical style. Wun was the only son of a Chinese gold miner named Tu, who tragically died in the mines while Wun was still a young child. The only memory that was left of his father was his love of poetry and a shoebox of correspondence letters from his father’s long time friend Puerto Punos. Puerto Punos became an inspiration to Wun and through his letters he could see that Puerto had already been a great BS artist before the movement even came to be. Wun Thong continues to create music and poetry in honour of Tu Thong and Puerto Punos.

FREE!!
With also some free drinks!
8.30 PM
Upstairs @ The Surry Hills Library
405 Crown Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010

http://www.carolynteo.com/?cat=25

www.thenownow.net

Supported by the City Of Sydney

The People’s Republic
is beyond excited to announce
at 7 p.m. on Thursday March 22nd…

GREAT WAITRESS

the mesmerising almost legendary trio of

MAGDA MAYAS [Berlin]: Piano
http://magdamayas.jimdo.com/
LAURA ALTMAN: Clarinet
http://www.myspace.com/altmanlaura
MONICA BROOKS: Accordion
http://thenownow.net/archives/2011-festival/festival-artists/

and look out for their CD “Lucid”
http://www.splitrec.com/index.php?go=shop&id=324

the Great Waitress main course
will be preceded by a solo saxophone set
from the wonderful

PETER FARRAR

returning to the Republic for the first time in ages!

EVENTS AT THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC ARE FREE
WITH DONATIONS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED!

PLEASE RSVP TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS

EVENT IS BYO

A night of handball and noise: a sensorial overload.

Come for a hard hitting game set amidst a collaborative patching improvised endurance mega modular synthesizer set by
Jonathon Hochman
Alex White
Pia van Gelder

Come and play – close your eyes and feel the force – if you can han

For the return of our monthly Series gigs, we are super excited to be presenting a triple bill of music. Exciting!

Featruing:

**JON ROSE (Violin) + MAGDA MAYAS*DE* (Piano) DUO
Now both residents of Berlin, Jon and Magda find themselves in Sydney at the same time, and decide they might play some music together. Jon is in town to receive some award for being awesome, so you can probably expect him to be awesome. Magda is generally pretty awesome too.
http://www.jonroseweb.com/
http://magdamayas.jimdo.com/

**GREAT WAITRESS
Great Waitress is the Improv Girl Super-Group of your dreams! Come and see them play Hit Tunes from their 2011 record “Lucid” such as “Drifting Needles”, “Dusted Birds On Furnished Trees”, and the dance floor classic “Grain”.
Grait Weatress is Laura Altman - Clarinet, Monika Brooks - Accordion & Magda Mayas - Piano
Great Waitress

**TONY BUCK - PERCUSSION SOLO
Tony has long been known as a pinball master, excelling especially in the multi-ball stages of the original Star Wars trilogy tables. Here, on this night, you can witness him apply these skills (which may or may not exist) on to a drumkit + percussion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW6d6DnWiJ0

Monday, March 19
Doors
Sound

401/2 Hibernian House
342 Elizabteh st surryhillz

$8/10

You know the Necks.
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE IS AN ALL AGES VENUE.

Venue: Opera Theatre
Dates: Sunday 18 March

Book Online Now!
here
http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/the_necks_2012.aspx

On Saturday March 17th the People’s Republic
welcomes back the guy who started it all for us
(and for so much else!)…

JON ROSE

The night will boast three slabs of brilliance

duo: JON ROSE & CHRIS ABRAHAMS

the return of SLAUGHTERHOUSE
John Gillies - Drums
Michael Sheridan - Bass Guitar
Jon Rose - Violins

recently recovered archive film of
JON ROSE
playing his self-built 19-STRING CELLO
with electronics

EVENTS AT THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC ARE FREE
WITH DONATIONS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED!

PLEASE RSVP TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS

EVENT IS BYO
and we now enjoy the generous support of Camperdown Cellars
who are offering our patrons 20% off all wine. ask for a voucher on arrival !

Avantwhatever Presents…

Jim Denley (Balloonsax – Album Launch)
Sam Pettigrew (Bass + Electronics – Album Launch)
Ben Byrne (Data Tapes)
Anthony Magen (Stereoscopic Visions & Abstractions)

Tape Projects
1/81 Bouverie St
Carlton

Thursday March 15
Entry $10 | 8pm

Avantwhatever presents Jim Denley, Sam Pettigrew, Ben Byrne and Anthony Magen at Tape Projects on Thursday March 15 from 8pm. The show is a launch for Jim Denley’s ‘Your Breath On My Lips’ and Sam Pettigrew’s ‘Domestic Smear’, the latest releases in our series of limited editions. Entry to the show is $10 and you’ll be able to purchase the CDs – packaged in beautiful 100% post-consumer recycled wallet and labeling, printed with recycled toner cartridges and hand numbered – on the night.

___________________1/4_inch presents______________________

———-Prestidigitation + Great Waitress————–

1/4_inch is kicking off the year with an outdoor gig! Yes, I hear your voices; dangerous, risky, weather could be an issue? However don’t worry. Bring a bean, bag cushion, rug or camping chair and relax whilst the sun sets and let Prestidigitation + Great Waitress perform live. The weather will be fine, warm and sunny. Entry will be a low $5.

We are proud to announce the trio Great Waitress who’s music is described as ” featherlike, with soft sounds cautiously weaving a calm but intense silenscape”, this three piece features German pianist Mayas, Monika Brooks on accordion and Laura Altman on clarinet.

Prestidigitation is a duo featuring multi instrumentalists Erik Griswold and Adam Simmons. Using Toys, Piano and a variety of Wind instruments this duo, form a kaleidoscopic exploration of colourful sound.

Read more about Great Waitress;

http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/great-waitress-lucid-split-records-2011.html

Location
Faculty of Creative Arts
B25, Uni of Wollongong
On the Balcony

As always cold refreshments available and odd, quicky entertainment between acts!

Ensemble Evolution, an international percussion group based in Piteå, Sweden, meet Nomad Percussion, Australia’s interstate percussion ensemble in concert.

Including improvised and self-composed works for marimba, vibraphone, electronics and an array of percussive sounds, the program sets music inspired by the harsh environment of northern Sweden against the cutting edge of Australian contemporary music.

7pm
THursday March 15
Admission: $10 ($7 concession)
Serial Space
33 wellington st chippendale

Ensemble Evolution:
Consisting of Maria Finkelmeier (USA), Jacob Remington (USA), and Charles Martin (AU), Ensemble Evolution is an international percussion group based in Piteå, northern Sweden. In 2012, Ensemble Evolution present their Solstormen program reflecting experiences from their life in Piteå (100kms south of the Arctic circle) where temperatures in in the harsh Swedish winter can fall below -30°C while the summer sun never truly sets. In particular the group draws inspiration from the aurora borealis, norrsken in Swedish, and the solar storms, solstormen, that create them. While witnessing the beauty and serenity of the aurora, one can only attempt to imagine the violent and extreme natural forces at work.

Nomad Percussion:
Nomad Percussion is a recently formed national percussion project drawing together emerging artists from around Australia. Based in Canberra, the group has a focus on featuring contemporary Australian composition and exploring the boundaries of percussion performance. Nomad’s debut performance was held in Canberra in February 2012.

Wednesday 14th March
Venue505 @ 280 Cleveland St Surry Hills (Corner of Cleveland and Perry St)
Buck/Mayas duo
Great Waitress (Brooks/Altman/Mayas)
Doors 7:30pm
Music 8:30pm
$15/$10