A local arts group turned a disused nightclub into an impressive one-night gallery and artist performance venue last night. To coincide with youth radio network Triple J's unearthed program to find local talent in Warrnambool this week, the Kuureen Community Arts and Environment Group showed off the city's cultural side in the Lady Bay Hotel's Bayview room. Title "What do you call a man with a shovel on his head?", the night featured local poets, bands and solo musicians including debut gigs for unearthed runner-up Cherie Amor and band the Funstoppers - a combination of former members of the defunct local groups Hoedown Five and Project Artichoke. Coordinator Georgia Henderson said at least 20 etchings, drawings, paintings, sculpture and screen prints were displayed for sale by current and former Deakin University and South West Institute of TAFE students and uneducated artists. The night was only a month in the planning and Ms. Henderson and fellow coordinator Kate Gane said it had become a reality with the help of many people. "It's getting the community involved in art" Ms. Henderson said. Kuureen, a word from the Peek Whurong clan language, translated as mist - represented cohesion, she said.
Soak up this gig
Warrnambool Standard 22nd April 1999 -By KATIE HYDER
WARRNAMBOOL music fans are in for a treat tonight with Pre-Shrunk bass player and singer Davage promising an entertaining, captivating and sonically challenging performance at The Gallery Club. Billed by a Melbourne daily newspaper as the best band in town, these guys intend to put on not just a musical performance, but a show, and if that's not enough to get your interest Davage has promised to show his nipples — if you ask nicely. “We are a band with a difference and at the same time we strive to give a good performance — we strive to give people their money's worth,” he said. With sales of their latest
single Triple A-Side going well around the country, these guys must be doing something right, but Davage attributes part of this success to the band's philosophy of going where the fans are. This philosophy has taken them not only to the obvious places like Sydney and Adelaide, but to Tasmania and smaller regional centres. With this much touring under their collective belt, the trio was not at all phased by the distance. “A drive to Warrnambool for us is like a drive to the Seven 11 for some milk,” he said. With two bass players and a drummer, this three-piece offer a funk/dance/fusion sound instantly recognisable in Sound Pimp, one of the three singles released on Triple A-Side, which has received considerable air play on Triple J. “All three of us have got wide and varying influences and we all write equally and try to incorporate those influences,” Davage said of fellow band members Dave and Justin. Pre-Shrunk will be supported by The Monaros and Cherie Amor.
Brought down to earth - Warrnambool Standard 5/08/1998 - When she got up yesterday morning, Warrnambool musician Cherie Amor was looking forward to her first gig in town, at the Lady Bay Hotel last night. One phone call later, Cherie found herself instead in her first Warrnambool performance at the ABC Radio studios last night, with and audience of one presenter, one producer, one interested onlooker and tens of thousands of listeners around Australia. The call had been from JJJ, the ABC's youth radio network, to tell her she had been chosen as a finalist in its "Unearthed" quest for undiscovered local talent. The 23 year old Warrnambool musician played her own composition Gloomy Cloud, a song about a relationship breaking up
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