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West Australian
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Your Week: Music and more this week in Perth
Saturday May 17 and Sunday May 18, 7.30pm, State Theatre Centre, Perth Famous for his work with legendary rock group Cold Chisel, Mossy lands in WA for his One Guitar One Night Only shows which, confusingly, he's performing on two nights. Who knows how many guitars he really has? Expect to hear songs including Bow River, Georgia On My Mind, and a few surprises. Tickets $97 from Saturday May 17, 8pm, Fremantle Get your dancing shoes on for this riverboat chic rock'n'roller who is steaming into WA for one show only. Pokey is touring in support of his 2024 album Rhumba Country. Support from Lucky Oceans. Tickets $71.62 from Moshtix Sunday, May 18, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Yagan Square, Perth To mark National Reconciliation Week, a major celebration of Noongar culture is taking place in the heart of the city. Curated and hosted by Phil Walleystack, there will be performances from Bobby Bennell, Tahlia Pabai, Indigo Ellis, Gina Willams and Guy Ghouse, and Sounds of Marawar. Family-friendly. Free Tuesday May 20, 7.30pm, The Rechabite, Northbridge and Wednesday May 21, 7pm, The River Hotel, Margaret River. She might be on a regional tour, but Thelma Plum has made an exception for WA and is performing a show in the heart of the city before she heads to Margaret River. The singer will be playing songs from her 2024 album I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back, as well as hits from throughout her career. Tickets $66.30, from Oztix. Wednesday May 21-June 17, Claremont Quarter The globally acclaimed art piece Airship Orchestra is landing in Perth for four magical weeks. This immersive installation features 16 towering, glowing inflatable characters, some up to 6m tall, and a giant community colouring mandala. An enchanting blend of light, sound and play. Free Thursday, May 22, 7.30pm, Planet Royale, Northbridge With it's well-known songs including Holding Out For A Hero, Let's Hear It For The Boy, and Footloose, this is a show that will get your toes a-tapping. The play, based on the film of the same name, celebrates the power of rebellion, friendship, and finding your voice. Tickets $89 from Ticketmaster Friday, May 23-May 25, 10am and 1pm, Regal Theatre, Subiaco Join Peppa, her little brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig as they sing, dance, build sandcastles, swim in the sea and, yes, jump in muddy puddles. Tickets $36.90 to $84.90 from Ticketek.
ABC News
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Pokey LaFarge takes us to Rhumba Country, and the radical spirituality of Sofia Gubaidulina
Credited with 'making riverboat chic cool again', Pokey LaFarge brings his band in live to the Music Show studio. Pokey talks to Andy about how old Black gospel, his Christian faith and working on a farm have all influenced him on his latest album, Rhumba Country. Oľga Smetanová joins Andy to remember the composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who has died at the age of 93. Gubaidulina's music has been described as 'holy modernism', which was a powerful provocation in the Soviet Union of her early career. The theological and musicological throughlines of her composition paint a dramatic picture, which Ol'ga reflects on with her knowledge of the woman herself. Pokey LaFarge is on tour around Australia in May: 8 - The Croxton, Melbourne, VIC 9 - Barwon Heads Hotel, Barwon Heads, VIC 10 - Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan, VIC 13 - Princess Theatre, Brisbane, QLD 14 - A & I Hall, Bangalow, NSW 15 - Liberty Hall, Sydney, NSW 16 - The Gov, Adelaide, SA 17 - Freo Social, Perth, WA Music played live in The Music Show studio by Pokey LaFarge: Fine to Me (from In the Blossom of Their Shade) So Long Chicago (From Rhumba Country) In the interview with Ol'ga Smetanova: Title: Offertorium Artist: Gidon Kremer (violin), Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Dutoit Composer: Sofia Gubaidulina Album: Offertorium Label: Deutsche Grammophon Title: Seven Words; iv. 'My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?' Artist: Maria Kliegel (cello), Elsbeth Moser (bayan), Camerata Transsylvanica Composer: Sofia Gubaidulina Album: Seven words/Silencio/In Croce Label: Naxos Title: Am Rande des Abgrunds (At the Edge of the Abyss) Artist: Julius Berger, Sofia Gubaidulina, Viktor Suslin, Niklas Eppinger, Aleksandra Ohar, Diego Garcia, Yoonha Choi, Yoon-Jung Hwang, Tai-Yang Zhang Composer: Sofia Gubaidulina Album: Am Rande des Abgrunds Label: Wergo Title: The Canticle of the Sun; iv. Glorification of Death Artist: Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Andrei Pushkarev (percussion), Rihards Zaļupe (percussion), Rostislav Krimer (celesta), Chamber Choir Kamēr/Māris Sirmais Composer: Sofia Gubaidulina Album: The Canticle of the Sun Label: ECM At the end of the show: Title: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major Artist: Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth Composer: Maurice Ravel Album: Concertos Pour Piano Label: Harmonia Mundi The Music Show was made on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Gadigal and Gundungurra Country Technical production by Tim Jenkins and Brendan O'Neill
