ISSUE

56

SEPTEMBER

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Our Music Scene Is Dying!!Or is it?

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2014

COMING SOON!

LIVE MUSICEVERY

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

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Your Local Gig GuideFri 5 Cory Carolyn (Front Bar)

Jay Hoad (Beer Garden)Sat 6 Spun

Fri 1 2 TBCSat 1 3 TBC

Sat 20 Stoning Goliath

Fri 26 Matthew BarkerSat 27 Matthew Barker Band

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Fri 5 Gav HunterSat 6 Gidgee Tree KaraokeSu 7 Railway Jam Session

Fri 1 2 Jay ToneSat 13 Gidgee Tree Karaoke

Fri 1 9 Gidgee Tree KaraokeSat 20 Jason Wil loughby

Fri 26 Rattle & BlowSat 27 Gidgee Tree KaraokeSu 28 Bundaberg Friends of Jazz presents

Mike Lye & Friends

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Su 1 4 Monster Guitars- Adam Hole & Mark Easton

Su 28 Richard Perso

Your Local Gig GuideFri 5 Rod PascoeSat 6 Steff Maree

Fri 1 2 Brendan EganSat 1 3 Brendan Egan

Fri 1 9 Roberto DunnSat 20 Rod Pascoe

Fri 26 Steff MareeSat 27 Brendan Egan

Th 4 Frank BennFri 5 Matthew Barker / The Black Snow BandSat 6 The Black Snow BandSu 7 One For The Road

We 1 0 Steve Hil l (British Pub Show)Th 11 Chris DoyleFri 1 2 Sam Hutchinson / Fiddle Me PleaseSat 1 3 Fiddle Me PleaseSu 1 4 Pete O'Brien

Th 1 8 Darren MarlowFri 1 9 Danni / 4PlaySat 20 4PlaySu 21 One For The Road

We 24 Ian MacLeodTh 25 Graeme JensenFri 26 The SG's / Brass MonkeysSat 27 Brass MonkeysSu 28 Ital ian Choir / Bil ly Guy

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SINGING LESSONS

Your Local Gig GuideWe 3 I l ly supported by Savo & FreedsSat 6 Chester

Sat 1 3 Clint Boge

Fri 1 9 Matthew BarkerSat 20 Clint Boge

Sat 27 The Electric Banana

Th 4 Nameless & ShamelessFri 5 AdrenalinSat 6 AdrenalinSu 7 Alex Peden

Th 11 Elephant RockFri 1 2 Elephant Rock

The Whispering Jack Show (ticketed)Sat 1 3 Knee DeepSu 1 4 Alex Peden

Th 1 8 Cross X RoadsFri 1 9 Captain WowSat 20 Captain WowSu 21 Alex Peden

Th 25 ShindigFri 26 ShindigSat 27 A2ZEDSu 28 Alex Peden

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Sat 6 Clinton Honor

Sat 1 3 Peter Knight

Sat 20 The SG's

Sat 27 Bil ly Guy

Your Local Gig Guide

We 3 Unlikely LadFri 5 Unlikely LadSat 6 Unlikely LadSu 7 Unlikely Lad

We 1 0 Bevan SpiersFri 1 2 Bevan SpiersSat 1 3 Bevan SpiersSu 1 4 Bevan Spiers

We 1 7 Jul ie SparksFri 1 9 Jul ie SparksSat 20 Corinne RocketSu 21 Corinne Rocket

We 24 Clinton HonorFri 25 Clinton HonorSat 26 Clinton HonorSu 27 Clinton Honor

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Th 4 Roberto Dunn + DJ'sFri 5 Matt Farthing + DJ'sSat 6 The Rumour + DJ's

Th 11 Todd Keightley + DJ'sFri 1 2 Todd Keightley + DJ'sSat 1 3 Buffalo Moses + DJ's

Th 1 8 Todd Keightley + DJ'sFri 1 9 Todd Keightley + DJ'sSat 20 Buffalo Moses + DJ's

Th 25 Roberto Dunn + DJ'sFri 26 Roberto Dunn + DJ'sSat 27 The Deported + DJ's

Stoning Goliath at Sugarland Tavern

Mr Q at The Club Hotel

There has been a bit of talk lately, both online and in real l ife, withsome claiming that our local music scene is dying. Is it? Really?Or is it not just working out for those making these statements?

Let’s take a look at the local scene as it presently stands.

Firstly, the clubs: the larger clubs in town such as The Waves,Brothers and the RSL have live music 4 nights a week, every week– and sometimes multiple acts on one or more of those nights. Allcan certainly claim to be supporting local musicians too, amongst agreat variety of visiting acts. The smaller clubs, such as CQLeagues Club, Easts, Burnett Bowls, Innes Park, Bargara Bowls,Bargara Golf (the availabi l ity of l ive music in Bargara is a topic foranother time) and more have live music on a regular basis as well ,usually 1 – 2 nights per week.

Then of course, there are the pubs. The town pubs – The ClubHotel, Sugarland Tavern, The Central, The Metro Hotel al l have agreat l ine up of soloists and bands every weekend, both local andvisitors al ike. The Grand is having a crack at getting music up andgoing again, The Queenslander has acts sporadical ly, TheMelbourne Hotel has kicked off l ive music every Friday and justtake a look at the Railway Hotel since it reopened – live musicevents every weekend, and averaging more than 1 0 every month.

Outside of the CBD and Bargara, there is no shortage of l ive musicoptions either. Bucca Hotel, The Lighthouse Hotel in Burnett Heads,Avondale Tavern, South Kolan Hotel, Gin Gin Hotel, Wallavi l leHotel, The Federal in Childers, Apple Tree Creek HotelHand theseare just the first names that spring to mind.

Add to these the other offerings from local restaurants and cafés,the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre and festivals such as TheLighthouse Festival, Childers Festival and many more and it seemswe have a pretty vibrant l ive music scene week in, week out.

For a region with a rough population of 70,000 people, looking atthe l ist of l ive music providers above makes me feel spoilt forchoice, rather than a perception of a “dying scene”. Per capita,Melbourne or Sydney would struggle to keep those sorts of ratiosgoing. Certainly Canberra (where I am original ly from) couldn’t holda candle to what is on offer in the Bundaberg region – and it ratesas one of the cultural epicentres of our great country.

So is our local music scene dying? From my observations, not inthe least. I f anything, it is going from strength to strength, andmaintaining its momentum nicely. For those that assert that ourscene is dyingHmaybe have a think before you yell that from thetreetops – you may be doing more harm than good in the long run.

Let’s keep it going! Get out and check out what’s on offer.

Is our Local Music Scene Dying?By Craig Walsh - Managing Editor

PPHHOOTTOO OOFFTTHHEE MMOONNTTHH

Peter Knight on stage at the Railway Hotel,Friday 29 August

LLAASSEERR TTAATTTTOOOO RREEMMOOVVAALL

“Music is probably the only real magic

I have encountered in my life..

it's pure and it's real.”

Tom Petty

“Yes, there are two paths you can go by,

but in the long run,

there's still time to change the road you're on.”

Led Zeppelin