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| Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:26 AM PST SINGAPOREAN indie singer-songwriter Inch Chua, 22, appears at the Rock Steady showcase at new live venue The Bee, Publika, Solaris Dutamas in Kuala Lumpur this Saturday. With significant exposure in her home country and shows in the US and China last year, Chua's career has gone from strength to strength. As restless as they come and mature beyond her years, Chua has struck a chord with the masses with her music derived from her observations about love, losts, relationships and urban living. Her Facebook page also declares a mission statement that reads: "total and utter satisfaction is the death of an artist." Being an advocate of free music, she also gives away her music for free on her website: www.inchchua.com. To date, Chua has released two EPs online: The Bedroom (August 2009) and Peace, Love & Mistletoe (December 2009). In July 2010, she released her debut full length album Wallflower where bonus track Try A Little Harder was specifically written for a DiGi advertisement here. Chua makes a rare outing to KL this weekend with her band The Metric System. Expect Chua to indulge music fans here with material from her debut album. Other acts on the bill include power pop unit Couple, experimental act Man Under Zero Effort, indie rock artiste OJ Law, singer-songwriter Tengku Adil and atmospheric rock outfit Caracal (Singapore). Showtime is 8pm. Admission is RM18. > THEMES surrounding love and immortality take centrestage as the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) presents symphonic works in concerts on Saturday (8.30pm) and Sunday (3pm) at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas in KL. Austrian conductor Hans Graf leads the orchestra in performing Suite from Pélleas et Mélisande' (Gabriel Fauré), La Péri (Paul Dukas) and Third Symphony (Sergei Rachmaninov). Known for his wide range of repertoire and creative programming, Graf has conducted most of the leading orchestras around the world, including in the United States (with Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, and the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics), Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. In addition to this, Graf is a prolific recording artist and his discography includes the complete symphonies of Mozart and Schubert. Tickets are priced between RM30 and RM120. On Sunday (11am), MPO percussionist Darcey Timmerman features excerpts from orchestral compositions and live demonstrations of some of the most distinctive instruments of the percussion section. Timmerman has been a member of the MPO percussion section since August 2009, and has toured with the MPO to Japan, Korea, Australia and Singapore. She has also performed with the symphonic orchestras of Philadelphia, Florida, Delaware and Nashville. Admission is RM10 and RM5 (for student groups of 10 and more). For details, call 03-2051 7688 or go to mpo.com.my. > THE Mondial Cabaret will make its debut here, promising a one of a kind performance: presenting an eclectic mix of theatre, music, dance, alternative circus and comedy. Originating from France, the Mondial Cabaret consists of Christophe Glockner and Olivier Denizet. Besides conventional venues, Mondial Cabaret has also performed in unusual venues such as hospitals, schools, markets, offices and prisons. More than just an artistic project, Mondial Cabaret is also a social project which uses the traditions of the popular cabaret and confronts them with contemporary world reality. For more details, go to (myspace.com/mondialcabaret). Mondial Cabaret performs tomorrow and Saturday at Lycée Français de Kuala Lumpur (LFKL), 34, Jalan Dutamas Raya and Alliance Francaise de Kuala Lumpur (AFKL), 15 Lorong Gurney, Kuala Lumpur respectively. Tickets are priced between RM20 and RM40. For tickets, contact % 03-2694 7880 or e-mail marine@alliancefrancaise.org.my. Presented by Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur. > The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur, Japan embassy and National Film Development Corporation Malaysia present Naoko Ogigami's's 2006 offering Glasses on Saturday at Pawagam Mini P. Ramlee, FINAS, Jalan Hulu Kelang, Ampang, KL. The poignant movie is about Tokyo-based Taeko (Mikako Ichikawa) living on a sparsely populated island where everyone wears glasses. With understated humour, the meticulously framed film observes how Taeko learns to adapt to an almost surreal set of rules that govern the otherwise empty inn where she is staying. Kobayashi Satomi, Mitsuishi Ken, Motai Masako and Kase Ryo lead the cast. For more details, call 03-2284 6228 or go to (jfkl.org.my). Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:18 AM PST SURE, it may all be down to luck. But perhaps, there's always been something more to Kelly Clarkson. Perhaps, her phenomenal real world-success, since graduating from American Idol, is testament to how relatable and yes, real she is. When life has handed them lemons, lesser stars have been known to pack it in and throw in the towel. Not Kelly though. Now, 29, America's first Idol's near decade-long career in music speaks volumes about her resilience and determination to succeed despite the odds. And don't worry if her songs all make it seem like her life is sad; Kelly claims it's all part of the plan. As the singer tells Galaxie in the Dec1-16 issue: "I secretly think I tend to sabotage myself to create music. I always write about hard situations … I always seem to have something to write about." Of course, Kelly's inspirational story is just one of the many featured in Galaxie's annual The Music Issue. In the pages of the current special issue, you will also get to read about the unstoppable Michael Bublé, who's now added author to his list of accomplishments, and Joe Jonas, who's attempting to make it on his own without his brothers in arms. Elsewhere in the magazine, Justin Bieber's baby drama is placed under the microscope while Philippine singing sensation Charice talks about how crazy her life is now. And as usual, stories aside, there are great giveaways to be enjoyed! And not just in magazine. Galaxie is giving away exclusive, autographed copies of Charice's latest album, Infinity, on its blog at galaxieblog.com.my. Galaxie, voted Entertainment Magazine Of The Year, is owned by Star Publications (M) Bhd. For more updates on the magazine, its blog and the world of entertainment, follow Galaxie on Twitter (twitter.com/galaxiemag). – Edward Gomez Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Posted: 01 Dec 2011 12:57 AM PST The Singaporean music festival will be back for its eighth edition and will feature a multi-act peace concert. FOR the first time, next year's edition of Mosaic in Singapore, the Esplanade's annual music festival, will have a theme – peace. This is in line with the arts venue's 10th anniversary celebrations next year, in which each of its festivals are curated with different values, says the Esplanade's assistant director of programming Clarence Yap. In keeping with the theme, the organisers have also commissioned a multi-act gig billed as a "peace concert". The gig will feature folk singer-songwriters such as home-grown acts Ramli Sarip, Art Fazil and Cat Ong as well as Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna, all of them artistes who have championed the concept of peace through their songs and performances. Yap adds: "Mosaic will also feature artistes from around the world sharing their gifts across different genres as we revel in music's ability to bridge the barriers of geography and language to bring people together." True to the festival's name, the line-up next year will feature an eclectic mix of critically acclaimed acts ranging from jazz and alternative to electronica and roots. To be held from March 9 to 18 at various venues within the Esplanade, the eighth edition includes among its headliners British indie-rock band Elbow. The quintet, who have collected accolades like the Brit Award, the Mercury Music Prize and the Ivor Novello award, are playing their first concert in Singapore. English electronic pop stalwarts Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, famous for evergreen 1980s hits such as Enola Gay and If You Leave, is another headliner, as is Australian jam band John Butler Trio. Other confirmed acts include Japanese post-rock band Toe, Welsh indie-pop band Los Campesinos!, Australian indie outfit Architecture In Helsinki and Japanese jazz musician Makoto Ozone, who also performed at Mosaic last year. All these artistes are performing at ticketed shows. The line-up for acts playing at the festival's free concerts is as yet unconfirmed. Singaporean artistes including Syed Ahmad from percussion troupe Bloco Singapura and electronic musicians Kiat and Max Lane from electronic collective Syndicate will also conduct music workshops during next year's festival. The last Mosaic, which was held in March, and featured acts such as jazz veteran Charlie Haden and electronic artist Aphex Twin, attracted 120,000 people, the festival's largest crowd yet. – The Straits Times, Singapore/Asia News Network > Tickets ranging from S$40 (RM98) to S$150 (RM376) will be on sale from Dec 8 through (www.sistic.com). The full line-up of Mosaic Music Festival 2012 will be up at (www.mosaicmusicfestival.com) the same day. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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