17 Jan - 27 Jan: Trivia, Chick Rock, One-Man-Band Bands and FIESTA!
Vamp (pictured above) will rock the Cambridge this week. Image courtesy of Pixie Music.
A collection of tidbits and inspiration to get you out of the house and into the thick of it!
Tuesday, 18 January: Music Trivia @ The Cambridge. Test your music prowess and get your mitts on $10 pizza and $10 jugs of beer. Hosted by music journo Nick Milligan every Tuesday from 6:45pm and covers all genres. Cool prizes up for grabs. More Info.
Friday, 21 January: Get your chick rock on with VAMP at The Cambridge. Also ft. Centre Section & The Shivering Indies. FREE ENTRY. More Info.
Friday, 21 January: Forget 3D, take the family out to an open air movie marathon as part of Maitland City Library’s ‘Summer Night Flicks’ film festival. Held at Maitland Gaol, tickets $10 for all 3 movies (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Moon, Alien) or $5 per movie. More info.
FEATURE GIG - JUST ADDED! Saturday, 22 January: Puta Madre Brothers (The world’s biggest one-man-band band!) + La Mancha Negra (Syd) + Mojo Juju (Melb) at The Great Northern Hotel from 9pm. $12 entry. The Puta Madre Brothers are fresh from shows at the Meredith & Falls Festival. Described as an overfilled taco of irresistible mariachi, rock en roll and Detroit soul music played with three drumsets and three guitars by three mexicano-wanna-be’s, they’re definitely worth a look in. More info.
Tuesday, 25 January: Warm up for Australia Day with blues rockers Chase The Sun at The Wickham Park Hotel. Also ft. Claude Hay & Cass Eager. More info.
Tuesday, 25 January & Wednesday, 26 January: For something on the aquatic side, the 25th will see the Harbour light up with the Harbour Lights Boat Parade, and the foreshore busy with activity, including stalls, rides and fireworks (9pm). Australia Day doubles as the National Maritime Festival where you can catch ski racing, tug ballet, tours, boat building competitions, stalls, RAAF aerobatic displays & more. More info.
JUST ADDED! Wednesday, 26 January: The Pillow Book at the Playhouse. Written by Linden Mullard and based on a Japanese literature classic, this play encapsulates themes of love, betrayal, imperial power and privilege. More info
Wednesday, 26 January: FIESTA 2011! If you’re looking for something different to do on Australia day than the usual pub crawl, Fiesta is a multicultural world music celebration that includes entertainment from a variety of local ethnic groups, multicultural food and performances from local musicians. More info.
Have you got an exciting event coming up in Newcastle? Send it on through to info@urbaninsider.com.au.
Don’t forget Ranga night at the Dockyards! Every Thursday evening you get a bucket of Coronas and sweet potato fries for $10 if you bring a ranga friend along 🙂
Long live the gingers!
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