Pittwater Life September 2018 Issue
WIN Tickets to see Diesel. As Happy as. Garden Parties. Under the Microscope. Get a Job! Electric Dreams.
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