Friday 28 August 2009
Bob Evans
Bob Evans
Up Late
Friday 28 August 2009
Tickets are $20 and are available through qtix or phone 136 246 (booking fees apply).
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Bob Evans (8.30pm)
Bob Evans is the stage moniker of Perth-born singer–songwriter Kevin Mitchell. Mitchell formed the alternative rock band Jebediah in 1994 and the group’s debut album Slightly Odway (1997, Murmur) produced several singles including ‘Leaving home’, ‘Military strongmen’ and ‘Harpoon’. They have since released a further three albums and toured nationally with major music festivals.
Following the release of the Jebediah album Braxton Hicks (2004), Mitchell began playing solo music as Bob Evans, a name he created several years earlier to play incognito solo performances in Perth. Mitchell has released three Bob Evans albums, including Suburban Kid (2003, Redline Records) and Suburban Songbook (2005, EMI). Suburban Songbook won Best Adult Contemporary Album at the 2006 ARIAs and was shortlisted for the Australian Music Award. The album featured popular singles such as ‘Nowhere without you’.
Goodnight Bull Creek! (2009, EMI) is the artist’s third solo album. The title refers to the town in which Mitchell spent most of his youth. The album was recorded in Nashville, with producer Brad Jones (Yo La Tengo, Sheryl Crow), and gathered together several musicians, including guitarist Will Kimbrough, vocalist Melissa Mathers and drummer Ken Coomer (ex-Wilco), to produce a live ‘band’ recording sound in contrast to the acoustic nature of previous Bob Evans albums.
At Up Late, Bob Evans presents songs from his recent release Goodnight Bull Creek! and previous albums.
My American-Australian story talks (6pm & 7pm)
Judith Fergin
Judith Fergin arrived to take up her posting as U.S. Consul General in Sydney in July 2007. In this role, Mrs Fergin has maintained contact with senior Australian officials, both state and federal, within the consular district and keeps the Embassy and Washington informed of important political, economic and other developments affecting U.S. interests. Mrs Fergin is also a career member of the U.S. Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor; has served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore from 2004 to 2007; participated in a diplomatic exchange program at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra from 2002 to 2003; and served as Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra from 2003 to 2004.
