[Af_List] Other PLanets Call..

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sick of Earth?  too hot? too cold? too many disasters, dictators, debt collectors and dreadful developments?

well time for some interplanetary travel

Wed 14 MAY, 8.30pm

ECSTASY TRIO
Two sets : Jeff Henderson / Tom Callwood / Chris O'Connor
plus a special appearance from
BASKET CASE

THURS 15 MAY 8.30pm

ACCIDENTAL TOURISTS

FRI 16 MAY 9pm

Bright Colours - they are BRIGHT!!

THE ELEPHANTMEN! - yes a welcome return to the stage from one of our all time favourite bands!


and the ORCHESTRA OF TRIUMPHANT ANGELS

Sat 17 May 7pm
CRITICAL ART BODY presents 
BEFORE THE BODY WAS BROKEN 
a dance theatre work
Wellington's newest and most maverick dance company, Critical Art Body, announces a preview season of Before the Body was Broken, the group's first full scale production.



Critical Art Body is a dance company dedicated to exploring new ways of developing and presenting dance works. The group is comprised of dancers, actors, musicians and filmmakers. The group's strength is drawn from its members' long experience in performance and their widely varied backgrounds and training. Training ranges from traditional ballet to ancient Indian performance forms, from boxing to contemporary philosophy. 



Before the Body was Broken is a dance theatre work developed from the artistic images and literary history of martyrdom; contemporary and historical, religious and secular. It explores through movement and music the experiences of a single martyr prior to his martyrdom. 



SAT 17 MAY 9.30pm

ELISE AND JEM (Melb)
THE INVENTIONISTS
BLACK BONED ANGEL 
THE STUMPS

SUN 18 May 
3pm and 7pm - CRITICAL ART BODY - Before the Body was Broken

TUES 20 MAY 8pm
ACOUSTIC PIONEERS

WED 21 MAY 7pm
CRAIG SENGELOW CD RELEASE
 Up at the Heights is the stunning debut from Io Project, the alter ego of multi-skilled musician Craig Sengelow. 
Craig's music has featured in Oscar-nominated short film Two Cars, One Night by Taika Waititi; short films Ouch and Rock; and the theatre shows Ranterstantrum, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Have Car Will Travel. 

Against an ever-changing landscape of samples, guitar and voice, Up at the Heights explores themes of frustration, anger, longing and striving in a backdrop of space exploration and escape. 

"Growing up in the 70s, I was fascinated with space," says Craig. "People at that time really yearned to know what was out there and given all the developments at the time, that knowing seemed possible. It's that yearning quality and the large scale that I was tried to infuse into the music." 

"Io is a moon of Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. When you see it in relation to its planet and so far away, it looks tiny, but it's actually enormous. I liked that idea of perceived scale - something gigantic but appearing minute. That big-small relationship is a feature of the dynamics on the album."

Craig has been a member of several Wellington bands including Korva, CCD and Relish. Up at the Heights features guest turns by former bandmates Nigel Collins and Phil Pinner.



10pm 
BIG EARZ

THURS 22 MAY 8pm
RICHARD GILEWITZ (USA)
Acoustic Adventures on Guitar Richard Gilewitz's tales are trips into the world of a touring musician. His tunes are adventures, as his instrumental wanderings reveal surprises with each note. His shows feature the best of a man whose distinctive style and delivery create a warm glow of amazement, excitement and admiration. Featured in Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine's  issue on "Men of Steel", Richard Gilewitz is again included in the ranks of noted guitarists who are masters at their craft. Once touted as one of the strangest men in acoustic music, this fingerstyle guitarist lives up to this depiction with his rousing performances filled with amazing chops, humor, and a history of the acoustic guitar from blues to folk, traditional to classical and somewhere in between. States Spectrum Magazine,  "Much of the charm of a Gilewitz performance is in the stories he tells. He wondered aloud to the audience how many ducks he could take out in a fight if he were to be attacked by a flock of the sneaky waterfowl."  

 But it is his live shows  that always brings out the best in this author, composer, guitarist, storyteller, and humorist who follows a distinct cadence that creates a glow that continually grows a little brighter with each tune. Whether playing solo, conducting guitar seminars and school programs, or sharing the stage with folks such as The California Guitar Trio, John McCutcheon, John Renbourn, Mose Allison, the late John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Norman Blake, Indigo Girls, John Hammond, Rory Block, or Jane Siberry, Richard Gilewitz always creates a sparkle of mood mastery and wonderment.

"You'll laugh as you learn." Columbus Dispatch // "His quick wit and twisted sense of humor has made him an entertainer as well as a fine guitarist." Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine "A powerhouse of eclectic guitar styles and genres, Gilewitz wears his influences well." 20th Century Guitar Magazine// "His complex, energetic originals have made Gilewitz popular on the festival and club circuits as a solo performer." Guitar Player Magazine

 

FRI 23 MAY 9pm
CHARLOTTE YATES releases her latest album Beggars Choice

SAT 24 MAY 9pm

FOOD!  they want to eat you

may 27 - 31   7.30PM  FAERIE CABARET

TUES 27  9pm
ZAPATISTA SUPPORT FILM NIGHT

WED 28 MAY  9pm
BIG EARZ

THURS 29 MAY  9pm
GOOD BASTARDS featuring members of the Holidaymakers and Rapai Te Hau!

FRI 30 MAY
Panda battle battle panda (USA),
Kittentank

sat 31 may 10pm
RAILWAY TRACK SLEEPERS
CONTROL 6580 BLUES BAND
HEAVY TURKEY


TUES 3 JUNE 8pm
ACOUSTIC PIONEERS

WED 4 JUNE 8.30pm
BIG EARZ

THURS 5 JUNE 
CRUCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS

FRI 6 JUNE 
THE GHASTLIES
ANTONY MILTON
RORY STORM

SAT 7 JUNE 
LITTLE BUSHMAN BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

and coming to the Happy Stage... RAFAEL TORAL (Portugal) 30/5 , ALISON ISADORA / JAN BAS BOLLEN (Ned), CONNAN AND THE MOCCASINS, 
AN EMERALD CITY BOMB THE SPACE 2008 and more more more
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