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ADAM CONROY Local musician Adam Conroy has been entertaining Australia for 30 years with his powerful blend of original guitar tunes and gutsy covers of rock greats like Bowie and Diamond. With special guests. THU 7 MARCH, 7pm, $25/$20 FRENCHAM SMITH “Delicious, emotionally intelligent and entrancing folk music for the 21st century.” Fred Smith, Liz Frencham and band are a major force on the Australian festival circuit and are marking their 10th anniversary and debut CD “Into My Room”. FRI 15 MARCH, 7pm, $30/$25 MARY COUGHLAN Direct from Ireland, international artist Mary Coughlan has been showcasing her powerful and bluesy jazz vocals since 1984, with nakedly honest interpretations of Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday, Christy Moore and other heroes. TUE 19 MARCH, 7pm, $40/$35 BEARDED GYPSY BAND Energetic and eclectic mix of celtic and gypsy folk, and gypsy jazz, the band, together since school and now at university, have played the ’08 Tour Down Under Stirling Street Party and the Adelaide Festival Fringe with Arts Excentrix, and are now on an east coast tour of Australia. WED 6 MARCH, 9pm, $25/$20 THE GADFLYS Mick & Phil Moriarty produce great songs, brotherly harmonies and rocking clarinet. Re-live the vibe of The PITS, the Boot And )ORJJHU DQG WKH 0DQXND )RRWEDOO &OXE $Q\RQH ZLWK 7KH *DGÁ\V cover of “Don’t Sleep In The Subway” – on vinyl – can expect a special price… and sincere condolences. TUE 12 MARCH, 9pm, $30/$25 MIKELANGELO & THE BLACK SEA GENTLEMEN Prepare to be drawn deep into the dark, velvet heart of the Black Sea by renowned Canberra exports: Guido Libido on piano accordion, double bassist Little Ivan, Great Muldavio RQ FODULQHW 5XÀQR WKH &DWDODQ &DVDQRYD RQ YLROLQ DQG impeccably coiffed master crooner, Mikelangelo. 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SAT 16 MARCH, 2pm, $15/$10 GEORGE WASHINGMACHINE & FEEL THE MANOUCHE Dedicated to the Quintette du Hot Club de France that featured Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli, this gypsy jazz (manouche) show by a Canberra legend and friends brings a world music feel to small-group swing through double bass, guitar, DFFRUGLRQ ÀGGOH SAT 23 MARCH, SUN 24 MARCH, 9pm, $30/$25 NAUGHTY RHYTHMS (Double bill with CELL BLOCK 69) Leading Australian 1980s ska band and frequent guests on TV shows such as Hey, Hey It’s Saturday, the Naughties rocked Canberra hot spot The PITS 30 years ago and are set to raise the Spiegeltent roof for Canberra’s 100th birthday. FRI 15 MARCH, SAT 16 MARCH, 9pm, $30/$25 BRIEFS After conquering Europe and a sell-out Sydney Festival season, this non-stop, eye-popping riot of physicality and fun blurs the lines and breaks all the rules. An all-male contortion of YDXGHYLOOH EXUOHVTXH GDQFH DQG FORZQLQJ ZLWK GHÀQLWHO\ DGXOW themes… “Laugh out loud funny” The Daily Telegraph. TUE 19 MARCH, WED 20 MARCH, THU 21, FRI 22, 9pm, $30/$25 THE GIRLS Five voices, 10 instruments, 21 songs and many stories. Local girls Dianna Nixon, Vanessa Nimmo, Kate Hosking, Beth Atkins and Larissa Stoljar explore what it is to be a woman through a quirky mix of songs from Delibes, Gershwin, Nick Cave and more. SAT 23 MARCH, 4pm, $30/$25 THE NOIR REVIEW Darker than shadows and steamier than a warm lamp-lit street after the rain, the Noir Revue takes you back to a time when men were men and femmes were fatales. Kabaret with dark, bluesy song and dance, and perhaps a hint of nudity… THU 21 MARCH, SAT 23 MARCH, 11pm, $25 BUDDHA & THE BOMB Original music you can REALLY dance to! This new ensemble VKRZFDVHV WKH VRQJZULWLQJ WDOHQWV RI 3KLO 0RULDUW\ *DGÁ\V Mikelangelo & TBSG), with Gemma Clare (cello), Damon Davies (upright bass), Pete Saunders (drums), Martin Chabrier (saxophone) & Melanie Horsnall (guitar/backing vocals). WED 20 MARCH, 7pm, $25/$20 HOW GREEN WAS MY CACTUS “Canberra: A Non-Core History” – Rare opportunity to witness Australia’s longest-running, multi-award winning radio comedy series recorded live. Keith Scott and Robyn Moore are joined by Makin’ Whoopee duo, Tony King and Kris Ralph. “Unbeatable” The Canberra Times. SUN 24 MARCH, 7pm, $40/$35 OBSESSION & DESIRE: MISADVENTURES IN LOVE & LUST +HDUWV DQG ÁRZHUV LW DLQ·W 6RSUDQR -RDQQD +HVORS DQG (ODLQH Loebenstein on piano explore the darker side of obsession and desire (being dumped, frustrated, promiscuous or just plain self-absorbed) through the songs of Sibelius, Schumann, Shostakovich and more. WED 13 MARCH, 9pm $20 CABARET POLITICO: SHORTIS & SIMPSON The election is on and Canberra’s leading satirists tear apart the follies of our fearless leaders as the noose on the hung parliament is loosened. Humour and poignancy reign supreme in this musical review of Canberra political life. FRI 22 MARCH, 7pm, $30/$25 OPENING HOURS: weekdays 5pm ‘til late; weekends midday ‘til late. LOCATION: looking up at Old Parliament House, entry is on the right through corner garden gate. TICKETS: at www.spiegeltent.net & at the door on the day. All tickets are “GENERAL ADMISSION”: a combination of seating and standing, with no seat guaranteed. PAUL MCDERMOTT IN CONCERT The McDermott jukebox – as presented by the acid-tongued, velvet-tonsilled, modern-day song-and-dance man himself, abetted by an all-star band – with original songs from Doug Anthony Allstars through to one-offs from TV’s The Big Gig, Good News Week, The Sideshow and Melbourne Comedy Festival. SUN 24 MARCH, 5pm, $35/$30 THE CANBERRA JAZZ CLUB 0HPEHUV RI 6\GQH\·V %ULGJH &LW\ -D]] %DQG DQG &DQEHUUD·V %ODFN 0RXQWDLQ -D]] %DQG FRPH WRJHWKHU ZLWK WKHLU KRW traditional New Orleans style. 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FRI 15 MAR, SAT 16 MARCH, 9pm, $30/$25 LA 33 & NOVALIMA: CENTENARY DAY DANCE PARTY Fresh from WOMAD, the world’s best dance party comes to town with Colombia’s most famous salsa orchestra and the award- winning, cutting edge, Afro-Peruvian electronica ensemble. (Supported & hosted by the Embassies of Colombia and Peru, and the Council on Australia Latin America Relations.) TUE 12 MARCH, 6.30pm, $20 THE SHOUT BROTHERS Since the 1980s, at Newtown’s Sandringham Hotel and Canberra’s Hungarian Australian Club, Canberra-born brothers and brothers-in-arms, Bernie & Pat Hayes, Peter Velzen and -XVWLQ &UHGLEOH KDYH FKDPSLRQHG VRQJV WKDW VWLU WKH VRXO ÀUH WKH mind and bleed the heart, from Roy Orbison to The Buzzcocks. 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