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Pittwater Life September 2018 Issue

WIN Tickets to see Diesel. As Happy as. Garden Parties. Under the Microscope. Get a Job! Electric Dreams.

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Diesel gig a gas, gas, gas<br />

Showtime<br />

Choosing which guitar<br />

to play often proves as<br />

problematic for soul<br />

singer and songwriter Diesel<br />

as choosing which hit to<br />

perform from his impressive<br />

17-album body of work.<br />

When Diesel (aka Mark<br />

Lizotte) hits the stage at<br />

<strong>Pittwater</strong> RSL on <strong>September</strong><br />

22 he’ll be accompanied<br />

by long-time touring band<br />

members Lee Moloney (drums)<br />

and Richie Vaz (bass) – and<br />

a diverse collection of eight<br />

guitars.<br />

He says fans can expect<br />

a bit of everything on his<br />

current tour, which celebrates<br />

Diesel 30 – The Greatest Hits.<br />

“I will always try to get<br />

through as many records<br />

of mine as possible at any<br />

show – with 17 titles now it’s<br />

a challenge!” he told <strong>Pittwater</strong><br />

<strong>Life</strong>. “I try to show as much<br />

light and shade… it can get<br />

quite raucous, for want of a<br />

better word!”<br />

Diesel rose to prominence<br />

in the late-1980s, first with<br />

Johnny Diesel & The Injectors<br />

(with hits including Don’t<br />

Need Love, Cry In Shame),<br />

before dominating FM radio<br />

in the 1990s with the likes of<br />

Man Alive, Come To Me and<br />

Tip Of My Tongue.<br />

“There was a period after<br />

the first album where I needed<br />

to make a departure from<br />

the musical train of thought<br />

I was on,” he said. “This<br />

Acrobatics in the Glen<br />

Internationally renowned ensemble Circa<br />

Contemporary Circus will tumble into<br />

the auditorium of Glen Street Theatre<br />

with its five-star favourite ‘Humans’ from<br />

4 – 9 <strong>September</strong>.<br />

The acclaimed production has been<br />

performed worldwide with seasons selling<br />

out in Italy, Belgium and Romania. They’ve<br />

also had crowds flock to their show at<br />

the legendary Glastonbury Festival and<br />

Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Circa has<br />

grown to become a phenomenal success<br />

across 39 countries, with its edgy and<br />

refreshing take on circus combined with<br />

acrobatic virtuosity and the sensibility of<br />

contemporary dance and theatre.<br />

Created by Artistic Director Yaron<br />

Lifschitz and the Circa ensemble,<br />

60<br />

gave me enough time to find<br />

ways to reinvent some of the<br />

songs I started with and I’ve<br />

been doing this ever since –<br />

thankfully I don’t have any<br />

songs that I really don’t want<br />

to play!”<br />

Diesel’s connection with<br />

<strong>Pittwater</strong> dates to 1987 when<br />

he first crossed the Nullabor<br />

from Perth and found himself<br />

playing at Palm Beach RSL.<br />

“It was raining hard and I<br />

remember thinking how lush<br />

it looked,” he said. “I also<br />

remember the audience being<br />

very responsive to us, but I<br />

‘Humans’ will see 10 acrobats take<br />

the audience on a stirring journey that<br />

celebrates what it means to be fiercely<br />

human by testing the physical limits of<br />

their bodies.<br />

Mr Lifschitz described ‘Humans’ as a<br />

powerful, joyous and immediate work.<br />

“Through a breathtaking combination<br />

of aerial trapeze, acrobatics,<br />

contortionism, impossible shapes and<br />

more, ‘Humans’ challenges the audience<br />

to reflect on their lives, their loved ones<br />

and the burdens they carry,” he said.<br />

“With incredible strength and integrity,<br />

the acrobats connect each moment<br />

seamlessly with the next, in a thrilling<br />

and heart-stopping performance<br />

that explores how our bodies, our<br />

SEPTEMBER <strong>2018</strong><br />

had been told this would be<br />

the case.”<br />

Diesel says local music<br />

artists are appreciative of the<br />

venues who are opening their<br />

doors and encouraging more<br />

live music.<br />

“Any venue that<br />

acknowledges the importance<br />

of music in bringing the<br />

community together is on the<br />

right track,” he said.<br />

“It’s a part of our cultural<br />

landscape that needs to be<br />

nurtured and cared for, for<br />

future generations.<br />

“I was told by many when<br />

we arrived in Sydney in ‘87<br />

that we missed the best<br />

period and Sydney was now<br />

‘winding down’ but that didn’t<br />

seem to be the case for us.<br />

“I’ve never subscribed to the<br />

‘good old days’ mentality, I<br />

prefer to think good days are<br />

potentially always on offing…<br />

having said that, I have<br />

witnessed many venues close<br />

doors to music.<br />

“There seems to be far too<br />

much emphasis on property<br />

development (especially in the<br />

greater Sydney area) and less<br />

on what makes a community<br />

feel like a community – like<br />

music venues!”<br />

Diesel plans to compile a<br />

live album, with a release date<br />

of early next year, then work<br />

on a new album for release<br />

before the end of 2019.<br />

* Catch Diesel at <strong>Pittwater</strong><br />

RSL on <strong>September</strong> 22 –<br />

tickets pittwaterrsl.com.au<br />

or dieselmusic.com.au<br />

WIN<br />

Diesel tickets<br />

Want to win a double<br />

pass to see Diesel at<br />

<strong>Pittwater</strong> RSL on Saturday<br />

<strong>September</strong> 22? To be in the<br />

running simply email win@<br />

pittwaterlife.com.au and<br />

tell us your favourite Diesel<br />

song, and why. Entries<br />

close Friday <strong>September</strong> 14.<br />

connections and our aspirations all form<br />

part of who we are.<br />

“The show has been met with great<br />

success internationally and we cannot wait<br />

to present it at Glen Street Theatre.” – NW

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