Live bands added to Perth film festival
As part of its 21st birthday celebrations, Revelation Perth International Film Festival founder and director Richard Sowada has added live music and talks in addition to the 180 films being screened.
15 acts from abroad, across the Nullabor and the WA gig circuit, will play July 6-15 at Mt Lawley’s Rosemount Hotel, Fremantle’s Mojo’s and Perth Backlot.
“Rev’s always had a solid live music with film component with local and visiting international artists the calibre of Siouxsie & The Banshees Steve Severin, Goblin and their live score to Suspiria, Sonic Youth’s Lee Renaldo and tonnes more.”
So says Sowada who, in the 1980s, played in Perth bands The Tarantulas and Kansas City Killers.
Many of the acts playing are fronted by women, so part of the program is a Women in Rock workshop with Amy Taylor of Melbourne band Amyl & The Sniffers and members from Sydney band Rackett.
One-time German-based husband and wife sonic architects Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten) and Danielle Picciotto (Crime & The City Solution) will also talk about their nomadic creative life and also play their new album Menetekel and provide to their road film Crossroads.
The full lineup for Revelation Music Days is:
Fri, July 6 – Backlot
Alexander Hacke & Danielle Picciotto perform Crossroads
Sat, July 7 – Backlot
Alexander Hacke & Danielle Picciotto perform Menetekel
Sat, July 7 – Backlot
Alexander Hacke & Danielle Picciotto Artists Talk (noon)
Thur, July 12 – Rosemount
CALMLY, Telete, Shoeb Ahmad (ACT), Ryan Beno
Fri, July 13 – Mojos
Amyl & The Sniffers (Melb), Rackett (Syd), New Talk, Tape/Off (Bris)
Sat, July 14 -Rosemount
Amyl & The Sniffers (Melb), Rackett (Syd), FOAM, Hussy
Sat, July 14 – SAE, Perth
Women in Music Workshop (noon – free)
Sun, July 15 – Mojos
Pat Chow, Jamilla, Terrible Signal, Mal De Mer
Last year, the film program drew 13,000 while those attending associated events as installations, exhibitions and talks totalled 10,000.
Details here.