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he copes in Darwin

COVERSTORY

ByMEGANPALIN

‘‘A ROWDY spaghetti west-ern, country, rock ‘n’ rolldangnamit hoedown with fiveexcitable and hairy youngmen’’ will be playing at TheRailway and Darwin SkiClubs this weekend.

Melbourne band The TootToot Toots frontman DannyEucalyptus said the group putso much energy into its showsthat the drummer almostdrowned in a pool of his ownsweat.

‘‘And that was in Mel-bourne’s chilly weather,’’Eucalyptus said.

‘‘I personally can’t wait tosee how he copes in Darwin.’’

The Toots formed aboutfive years ago and list theircareer highlight as playing atthe Meredith Music Festivallast year in front of more than10,000 people.

‘‘That was a real buzz,’’Eucalyptus said.

But there have been somelowlights for the band alongthe way as well.

‘‘Playing a late show inBrisbane with food poisoning,then driving all night to PortMacquarie with my head outthe window to make a showthe following afternoon (wasa lowlight),’’ Eucalyptus said.

The Toots’ musical influ-ences are diverse.

‘‘We’ve been influenced qu-ite a bit by Ennio Morriconewho wrote the soundtracksfor a lot of famous westernfilms such as The Good, theBad and the Ugly and A Fist-ful of Dollars, you know,

think Clint Eastwood,’’ Euca-lyptus said.

‘‘Dusty guitars, mariachihorns, thundering drums,that kind of thing.

‘‘Then we take that andblend it with the sounds of ot-her artists we enjoy; NickCave, Tom Waits and BobDylan to name a few.’’

The Toot Toot Toots will begoing into lockdown to recordtheir sophomore album laterthis year.

‘‘With the last album therewas a focus on storytelling,’’Eucalyptus said.

‘‘And while that’s still go-ing to be an important aspectof this new album, we’rereally focusing on writingstrong, memorable andcatchy melodies first andforemost this time around.

‘‘The western influence isdefinitely still there.

‘‘But (it) has been prunedback a bit to make room forsome more gospel and coun-try/folk type sounds.’’

The Toot Toot Toots, the Rail-

way Club on Friday, April 12 and

the Darwin Ski Club on Sunday,

April 14 from5.30pm.

Don’t miss Tease Cabaret — it’s free and a just a little bit saucy — and on at the Darwin Entertainment Centre

Fun, sexy show is a real TeaseVARIETY act Tease Cabaretis set to create a ‘‘late nightvibe with sexy and darkperformances’’ duringits run at the DarwinEntertainment Centre.

The free production hasbeen described as fun, sexyand ‘‘a little bit rude’’.

It will be shown up toand including Saturday, Ap-ril 13, as part of NationalYouth Week.

The show is set in a ‘‘sad,

tropical dive bar’’ andfeatures trapeze, acrobaticsand burlesque.

Director Samantha Youngsaid the characters have alldreamt of success ‘‘but endedup working in the worsttheatre environment’’.

‘‘There is poignancythroughout it and comedyderived from that,’’ MsYoung said.

Tease Cabaret will also in-clude the unusual.

‘‘We have a cry wheelwhich is a giant hula hoopthat someone stands insideof and does tricks with,’’Ms Young said.

‘‘There aren’t many per-formers in Australiapractising that.’’

Tease Cabaret will featureoriginal music and comedy.

‘‘It has a good sense of hu-mour about living in Dar-win,’’ Ms Young said.

‘‘There are some lovely

waitresses from Humpty Doowith grip-py thighs (starringin the show).’’

All of the performers arefrom the Northern Territory.

‘‘Most are involved withCorrugated Iron and are inthe 18-26 age group,’’ MsYoung said.

Tease Cabaret, Darwin En-

tertainment Centre, 9.30pm,

April 11-13. Free, but bookings

encouraged to secure a seat,

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Taste sensation has localingredients for success

Cheers to tasting the Territory

FOLLOWING on from its success in2012, SkyCity Darwin’s Taste Food& Wine Festival will return on May4-5, from 4pm-11pm each day.

Taste will showcase the wealthand breadth of produce available inDarwin, with over 20 stalls offeringrare products.

Situated on the SkyCity lawns, arange of stalls will also be offering agreat selection of premium wines,boutique beers and refreshing cock-tails to cater for all tastes.

Local live music acts includingDJ Hoops will entertain the crowd.

Our up and coming local music-ians, including Talea Pattemore,will also be welcomed to the stage tocelebrate and support some home-grown talent.

Tickets are $20 and include a sou-venir Taste wine glass and a com-plimentary drink from one of the

many beverage stalls participatingin the event.

Tickets are available from SkyCity

on 8943 8977. Formore information on

Taste and upcoming SkyCity Darwin

events, visit skycitydarwin.com.au

Dread:lock it inSOUNDS from Jamaicawill fill Darwin’s iconicVic Hotel when ClubDread opens at the newly-refurbished venue tomor-row night.

Club Dread — JamaicanSound will featureJamaican-born DJ Aswonand new reggae act DJEasy E.

Both DJs are promisingto bring ‘‘more than reg-gae to the Vic’’ as theycelebrate DJ Aswon’sbirthday on the night.

Revellers can expecta mix of soca, dancehall,reggaeton, hip hop andR’n’B sounds.

Club Dread — Jamaican

Sound, The Vic Hotel, Friday,

April 12.