Wednesday, April 22, 2009
WIDE OPEN SPACE
WIDE OPEN SPACE
NEW FESTIVAL FOR CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Central Australia will host a new open air music, arts and desert culture festival from the 1-3 May 2009 called Wide Open Space. The event showcases inspiring local and national music and arts set against the backdrop of the East MacDonnell Ranges at Ross River Resort. It also fills a void in the arts and entertainment calendar of Central Australia.
“There is a big lack of live entertainment in Alice Springs. Says festival committee member Milyika Scales. “We wanted to provide a platform for local artists to strut their stuff, as well as to invite national acts from the forefront music to perform in Central Australia. We have such a unique and stunning cultural and natural environments here, we wanted to create an event to celebrate and share the desert”
Inspired by a number of East Coast Festivals, but with its own unique desert flavour, Wide Open Space promises live music, DJs, VJs, installation art, workshops, cabaret, market area, late night cinema, shady campsites, and a licensed bar including the “Right Side of Wrong” cabaret cocktail lounge.
Headline acts include:
Urthboy: Mostly known for his work MCing with Aussie Hip-Hop giants The HERD, and touted as “the leader of the pack” by Rolling Stone, Urthboy brings his unique boom bap hip hop style, musicality and intelligent lyrics to the stage at Wide Open Space. Urthboy recently collaborated with a group of artists to release ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’ which hit No. 4 on the charts and raised almost $100k for Indigenous health and education programs. A very special guest from the forefront of Australian hip-hop.http://www.myspace.com/urthboy
Mista Savona: Cutting edge new sounds and heavy vintage roots music. Hip-Hop, Dancehall, Roots Reggae and Heavyweight Dub sounds. One of the toughest and most exciting presentations of authentic, raw roots reggae and dancehall music in Australia. http://www.myspace.com/mistasavona
Spoonbill: Squishy pulsating bass lines carpet the undergrowth, while dirty squelchy synth licks frolic in a warped menagerie of neurotic cyborgs, rattlesnakes, sirens, champagne froth, fireworks and crushed eggshells. Spoonbill launches his much-awaited new album at Wide Open Space. http://www.spoonbill.net.au/
Tjupi Band: The hottest new Indigenous music from Central Australia. With their new album released on CAAMA music, Tjupi Band from Papunya plays Desert Reggae at its best.
http://www.myspace.com/tjupiband
Combat Wombat: An outspoken troupe of hip hop punks armed with samplers, mics and turntables, powered by solar energy and an uncompromising belief in Truth over Spin. Combat Wombat is bringing the sounds of the frontline activism they have become famous for back to the centre for Wide Open Space.
www.combatwombat.org/
Dr Strangeways: Home-grown Desert SkaFunkle TubeFusion band from the Heart of Australia, Dr Strangeways is a unique blend of hip hop, Ska, Reggae and Roots and are an Alice favourite for getting people grooving. http://www.myspace.com/drstrangeways
Paul Abad: Futuristic sonic shining through breaks and minimal techno. Paul has played mainstage at many of Australia’s cutting edge festivals and indoor events. http://paul.subterran.org/
Dakini: Becca (aka DJ Dakini) plays an intelligent mix of dub grooves, experimental breakbeat, deep minimal tech and lush temple beats. http://www.myspace.com/djdakini
Mustaphaa: Alice’s own breakbeat maestro infuses the sensations of the vast expanse of the desert into the folds where dubstep, breaks, and electronica overlap…..always backed by a significant dose of subbass pressure.....
At its heart Wide Open Space is about creating a place of intercultural dialogue and inspiration through the shared language of music, the arts, entertainment, and camping. Wide Open Space is also a forum and showcase for sustainable desert living and celebrating. The focus is on a safe and healthy social and natural environment, minimizing ecological footprint, and promoting local issues and initiatives.
Tickets for the Wide Open Space festival are $60 plus booking fee and are available online from Greentix (http://www.greentix.com.au/evinfo.php?eventid=33358). Single day/night tickets are available at the door for $40.
For more information go to www.desertdoof.com/festival.
CONTACT: Milyika ScalesWide Open Space
T: 08 89519707
M: 0424694693
E: festival@desertdoof.com
www.desertdoof.com/festival.
NEW FESTIVAL FOR CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Central Australia will host a new open air music, arts and desert culture festival from the 1-3 May 2009 called Wide Open Space. The event showcases inspiring local and national music and arts set against the backdrop of the East MacDonnell Ranges at Ross River Resort. It also fills a void in the arts and entertainment calendar of Central Australia.
“There is a big lack of live entertainment in Alice Springs. Says festival committee member Milyika Scales. “We wanted to provide a platform for local artists to strut their stuff, as well as to invite national acts from the forefront music to perform in Central Australia. We have such a unique and stunning cultural and natural environments here, we wanted to create an event to celebrate and share the desert”
Inspired by a number of East Coast Festivals, but with its own unique desert flavour, Wide Open Space promises live music, DJs, VJs, installation art, workshops, cabaret, market area, late night cinema, shady campsites, and a licensed bar including the “Right Side of Wrong” cabaret cocktail lounge.
Headline acts include:
Urthboy: Mostly known for his work MCing with Aussie Hip-Hop giants The HERD, and touted as “the leader of the pack” by Rolling Stone, Urthboy brings his unique boom bap hip hop style, musicality and intelligent lyrics to the stage at Wide Open Space. Urthboy recently collaborated with a group of artists to release ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’ which hit No. 4 on the charts and raised almost $100k for Indigenous health and education programs. A very special guest from the forefront of Australian hip-hop.http://www.myspace.com/urthboy
Mista Savona: Cutting edge new sounds and heavy vintage roots music. Hip-Hop, Dancehall, Roots Reggae and Heavyweight Dub sounds. One of the toughest and most exciting presentations of authentic, raw roots reggae and dancehall music in Australia. http://www.myspace.com/mistasavona
Spoonbill: Squishy pulsating bass lines carpet the undergrowth, while dirty squelchy synth licks frolic in a warped menagerie of neurotic cyborgs, rattlesnakes, sirens, champagne froth, fireworks and crushed eggshells. Spoonbill launches his much-awaited new album at Wide Open Space. http://www.spoonbill.net.au/
Tjupi Band: The hottest new Indigenous music from Central Australia. With their new album released on CAAMA music, Tjupi Band from Papunya plays Desert Reggae at its best.
http://www.myspace.com/tjupiband
Combat Wombat: An outspoken troupe of hip hop punks armed with samplers, mics and turntables, powered by solar energy and an uncompromising belief in Truth over Spin. Combat Wombat is bringing the sounds of the frontline activism they have become famous for back to the centre for Wide Open Space.
www.combatwombat.org/
Dr Strangeways: Home-grown Desert SkaFunkle TubeFusion band from the Heart of Australia, Dr Strangeways is a unique blend of hip hop, Ska, Reggae and Roots and are an Alice favourite for getting people grooving. http://www.myspace.com/drstrangeways
Paul Abad: Futuristic sonic shining through breaks and minimal techno. Paul has played mainstage at many of Australia’s cutting edge festivals and indoor events. http://paul.subterran.org/
Dakini: Becca (aka DJ Dakini) plays an intelligent mix of dub grooves, experimental breakbeat, deep minimal tech and lush temple beats. http://www.myspace.com/djdakini
Mustaphaa: Alice’s own breakbeat maestro infuses the sensations of the vast expanse of the desert into the folds where dubstep, breaks, and electronica overlap…..always backed by a significant dose of subbass pressure.....
At its heart Wide Open Space is about creating a place of intercultural dialogue and inspiration through the shared language of music, the arts, entertainment, and camping. Wide Open Space is also a forum and showcase for sustainable desert living and celebrating. The focus is on a safe and healthy social and natural environment, minimizing ecological footprint, and promoting local issues and initiatives.
Tickets for the Wide Open Space festival are $60 plus booking fee and are available online from Greentix (http://www.greentix.com.au/evinfo.php?eventid=33358). Single day/night tickets are available at the door for $40.
For more information go to www.desertdoof.com/festival.
CONTACT: Milyika ScalesWide Open Space
T: 08 89519707
M: 0424694693
E: festival@desertdoof.com
www.desertdoof.com/festival.
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