Perth International Arts Festival
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Running since 1953, the Perth International Arts Festival is the oldest international arts festival in Australia and is a permanent fixture on WA’s summer festival calendar.
At the centre of it all is the festival village, located at the Perth Concert Hall, where the Beck’s Verandah will host performances from some of the world’s top contemporary musicians
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Penguin Cafe @ Festival Gardens, Perth (03/03/12)
by Ben Woodward, 6th March, 2012
Jeffes Junior cued the loop from his iPhone and analogue met digital in a steam punk jam to close season at The Perth festival Gardens.
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Neon Indian @ Perth Festival Gardens (26/02/12)
by iamthemonkeyhead, 28th February, 2012
Dreamy chillwave slackers *Neon Indian* somehow manage to capture the lethargic heat of Summer; washed out photography; 80s hairstyles, and the anxious uncertainty of casual drug use in their dizzyingly danceable tunes.
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Perth Festival: Death Cab for Cutie @ Festival Gardens (17/02/12)
by emkatphotography, 22nd February, 2012
The melding of Death Cab For Cutie with the Festival Gardens and mild night air in Perth was pitch perfect.
Feature
Death Cab For Cutie
by oldgregg, 13th February, 2012
Death Cab For Cutie Guitarist/Producer Chris Walla chats to FL about the bands seventh album, the EP of remixes that followed, and keeping it fresh.
Local News
Perth Festival 2012 lineup
by grattan, 2nd November, 2011
Bon Iver, Death Cab For Cutie, Ryan Adams, Seasick Steve and Cornershop lead a mighty impressive Perth festival lineup.
Reviews
Omar Souleyman @ Beck's Music Box, Perth (05/03/11)
by raciroo, 8th March, 2011
Omar Souleyman took the crowd at Becks Music Box to a mystical place of fun and culture
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Best Coast @ Becks Music Box, Perth (04/03/11)
by raciroo, 7th March, 2011
Best Coast were an appropriate choice for the last weekend of Becks Music Box as their summery surf pop let us say a sweet goodbye to summer loving
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Archie Roach @ Becks Music Box, Perth (28/02/11)
by raciroo, 6th March, 2011
Archie Roach played a unique show which included storytelling by Neil Murray and Shane Howard with his son and nephew playing tribute to his late wife Ruby Hunter.
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Joanna Newsom @ The Becks Music Box
by nicowen, 6th March, 2011
What could be a more worthy use for the mighty musical sword than for telling meandering tales under the command of Joanna Newsom?
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Public Opinion Afro Orchestra @ Becks Music Box, Perth (26/02/11)
by Annabel-Mac, 1st March, 2011
This wasn’t the usual dancing one would witness at any pub grime floor, this was playful and carefree frolic.
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Jack De Johnette @ The Astor Theatre, Perth (26/02/11)
by raciroo, 28th February, 2011
Jack De Johnette and band playing the soundtrack to a documentary about the first African American World Heavyweight Champion, Jack Johnson.
Reviews
Martha Wainwright @ Becks Music Box, Perth (21/02/11)
by raciroo, 24th February, 2011
Martha Wainwright delighted Perth by singing Piaf songs during the PIAF. How delightfully appropriate.
News
The Books book another tour
by grattan, 9th November, 2010
After playing a small run of sold-out shows in early 2010, genre defying ‘collage music’ duo The Books return next year.
News
Models Becks Music Box show cancelled
by ashryn, 8th November, 2010
In light of the death of James Freud last week, the Models have cancelled their Perth International Arts Festival 2011 Becks Music Box appearance
News
Perth International Arts Festival 2011 lineup
by grattan, 4th November, 2010
The impressive lineup of musical treats for Perth’s International Arts Festival has been revealed.
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