rimshot magazine - issue 8 - october 2015

ISSUE 8 - OCTOBER 2015 PAGE 1

C O M M U N I T Y A R T S C U L T U R EScenic Rim & Beyond...

picture this: christmas c r e e k

Flavour:It’s Magic

Soundboard:Raven’s Lair

Art & Soul: The Calendar G i r l s

Fancy Pants:halloweenr e a d y

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ISSUE 8 - OCTOBER 2015

ISSUE 8 - OCTOBER 2015

CONTENTSCommunity - The Night In - Page 3

Flavour - It’s Magic - Page 7

Fancy Pants - Halloween Ready - Page 10

Soundboard - Raven’s Lair - Page 13

Fashion Finds - Island Culture - Page 19

Art & Soul - The Calendar Girls - 1

Picture This - Christmas Creek & Hillview - Page 25

With thanks to: Jacqui Schwantes, Aaron Symonds, Misha Gursky, Luca Paltera, Stephen Nagy, Vicki Clay, Toni & Andy Cooper, Chris & Kelly Ross, Leah & Dean, Ben Torley and all those who

support Rimshot Magazine and original music.

CONTACTEditor: Reneé Barlow

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Cover Image: Raven’s Lair - Photo by Scarlet Harlotte Photography - Taken at the Kooralbyn airstrip QLD

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The Night InLadies Night In @ Valley Kitchen, KooralbynThe symbol of a pink ribbon is something we’re getting more and more used to. The prevelance of that symbolism is growing and becoming more kitsch with each new instance of branding. The reality, though, is that people want to help.

Rural living can be a beautiful experience. When you’re unwell though, the isolation and lack of amenities and resources can become a much bigger factor in a person’s quality of life. It is at these times when the heart of a small community really comes in to play.

The Ladies Night In at Valley Kitchen was an event made with its community’s heart fully on display. Not just another pink ribbon event, this night was focused on those local and in need. A small community rallied to ultimately aid those in the town find resources, transport and support from their own community.

Kooralbyn Locals at the event

Valley Kitchen,

Kooralbyn

Scarlet Harlotte Photography

Hosted in the relaxed atmosphere of Valley Kitchen, the night was brought together by community members seeking to raise funds for those fighting the cancer battle in their town. The food, as always, was abundant and delicious, while the champagne flowed. The entertainment, provided by Aaron Symonds, added to the chilled and friendly vibe of the night.

The array of prizes donated to the event was substantially impressive. Hampers from several local businesses, including Scenic Rim Fuit and Vegetables were on display. A beautiful prize winning cross-stitch artwork was donated by the artist. New local salon, New Vintage HMB donated a full pamper package and Tuckeroo Cottages and Gardens gave an accommodation package which saw the winner, Judith, in tears.

With community spirit flowing as freely as the drinks, it is no wonder the night was a major success. With well over a thousand dollars raised, the people of Kooralbyn are well on their way to supporting their own, at a time when they are most in need.

Judith - Major

prize winner

Valley Kitchen,

Kooralbyn



Aaron Symonds, Jacqui Schwantes

& Misha Gursky provided the entertainment


Kooralbyn Community CentreOgilvie Drive, Kooralbyn

ENTRY: Adults $2 - Children $1 Families $5 (2 Adults + 1 or more children)

31st October 2015

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F l a v o u rIt’s Magic - The Happy Herb Shop, Browns PlainsHerbs are nothing new in foods. They give it a flavour, often eluding to the regional influence of the food. What if we changed the focus of the herbal content? Focusing on the mood effects of herbs, rather than the flavour, can result in some interesting combinations, and ingredients.

A visit to The Happy Herb Shop, Browns Plains will have you seeing well past tea infusions. Whether you’re partying, loving it up, trying to de-stress, or need the energy to just keep going, you’ll find a host of different options for your particular need.

The ways to use your special concoction are just as wide-ranging. Owners Kelly and Chris are big on giving their customers examples and suggestions. The tea samples are a daily staple, but you’ll also find some special chocolates and the piece-de-resistance being butter from The Magic Butter Machine.

The Magic Butter Machine, as its name suggests, makes butter. It can also make all sorts of lotions and potions at the click of a button. It heats and mixes the ingredients at just the right temperatures for everything to infuse nicely and gives the result of a made-to-measure butter for whatever purpose you like.

The morning coffee and toast just got more interesting. With its kick of extra energy, calming influence or, dare we say, a bit of horny infusion.

All Photos courtesy of Scarlet Harlotte Photography

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1 tbs Soy Lecithin

1 tbs Soy Lecithin, 500g unsalted butter, 20g Hoochie Coochie, 1 packet of Aromatika

Aphrodisia

1kg of good chocolate melted and then add 1 packet of cocoa Lusto. Pour into

mould and allow to set in the fridge

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Get the Look

Fancy PantsPhotos by Scarlet Harlotte - www.scarletharlotte.com

There’s no mistaking, Halloween is heaps of fun! We’re all prepped and ready to go trick-or-treating with this

spellbinding look.

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The DressThis beautiful, medieval style velvet-like dress teams perfectly with a waist-cincher.Both from Lylliths Emporium - 15 William Street, Beaudesert QLD www.lyllithsemporium.com.au - etsy.com/shop/lyllithsemporiumfacebook.com/LyllithsEmporium

AccessoriesCombine symbolic pendants like the pentagram with beautiful crystals. Top it all off with a pair of incredible New Rock boots. Also available at Lylliths Emporium.

Hair & MakeupHalloween is time to go all-out with hair and makeup! Beautifully shaded and shaped makeup combines with soft flowing, one-with-nature curls. Makeup by New Vintage H.M.B. (Kooralbyn - 0478621181)

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SoundboardRaven’s LairRaven’s Lair is one of the newest bands on the Brisbane music scene. Their debut performance will come at Homespun Bazaar on 31st October 2015, in Kooralbyn Queensland.

They see their role as a band, and in fact most bands, is to inspire people to get up in the morning, turn on their radio and tune out from their real world problems. Music helps to just make the day easier. It’s just that simple.

It’s an easy-out for a band to see their audience purely as drunk people at bars, but one of the great things about rock is that it that it never gets old, though the people listening to it do. Raven’s Lair feel as a band they have got just the right amount of heavy to keep the oldies entertained and the young ones just starting to get into it. While as a band they have a big policy on having a group input into their overall sound.

The band consists of five members. Luca on guitar, has arrangements and riffs which are solid, and make life so much easier. Jacqui’s (Aka Jax, Singer) superbly creative lyrics are helping the songs to really come alive. Since recently gaining their newest member Misha aka ‘Mish’ (Guitar), Raven’s Lair’s sound has really taken off in the direction the band wants it to go. Stephen (Drums) is one of the original founding members, and is not a typical gen-y… Why? Because he set up early and keeps good time (pun intended). Aaron aka ‘As’ (Bass), actually brought some ‘Mojo’ to the band… but that’s a bit of a long story.

Raven’s Lair are a group of like-minded musos (some would even say misfits) living the dream of playing in a band, entertaining anyone who wants to listen. It is a belief of the band also that they want to make the music the way that they want to for their own enjoyment, but have discovered from feedback received from their early work so far that there is perhaps a little magic in what they are doing

Raven’s Lair share their gift of music with everyone who can hear it, and they also share a lot of themselves in the music. Jax and As are regulars amongst the Open Mic and Jam Night scene around Brisbane (and occasionally Sydney), which are usually unpaid events to promote live music. It’s at these kinds of events that the experienced musicians pass on their craft to the up and coming youngsters, who will be the next

Photos by Scarlet Harlotte

generation to take to the stage. In fact, it was at a random Open Mic that Jax and Steve solved the bands underlying issue of having no bass player.

The band members all come from different backgrounds and across the band support charities and community events as MC’s, free entertainment and time. Preparing for Homespun Bazaar has not just been about the music, but a chance to give a rural community spirit and hope, a symbol that they are worth visiting and that their town is worth the time of day for a band to come out and rock with them.

The band also supports each other within the group. As says, “At the heart of any band are real human beings who also deal with the same stresses as the rest of the world… jobs, relationships, stress, money… boredom even. We turn to each other in times of need and give support, in fact quite often we don’t even need to turn to our fellow band members because they are already there to help out. Ok, hold on… this is starting to sound a bit soppy now. Jax is going to bash me up when she reads this and say something like, ‘Suck it up, we are a rock band not some pansy boy band’. Actually Jax has said that to us before and she is totally right. Being in a band does give you strength and confidence to take on the world, and that is something we can share with the world. Someone once told me that ‘music was their medication’, and so if that’s what we can help you with then that’s cool.”

For a band to have its own identity it needs its own songs, plain and simple. But Raven’s Lair also sees doing covers as just heaps of fun too. While they only do a few, the band have selected covers which have inspired them from their own past. The Raven’s Lair show is made up with mostly original tunes and the couple of covers they do are still very much in the image and sound of the rest of their music.

Raven’s Lair

Find Them Onlinefacebook.com/

Raven-1542825905979449

reverbnation.com/ravenslair

instagram.com/mizyjax_ravens_

lair_music

twitter.com/ravens_lair

See Them Live31st October - Homespun Bazaar,

Kooralbyn, QLD

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Says As, “Marketing bands and getting your sound out has needed to move with the times. Social and digital media are now the main focus (plus we can use this same tech to communicate internally with the band during our busy schedules outside the band too). Its a shame the good old days of mixed tapes has passed by (if you are young and have no idea what a cassette tape is/was, just Google it... tapes were the coolest things in the 80’s and 90’s). Playing live on stage is by far my favourite way to be heard, it is of course why bands exists in the first place. But if you are looking for some solid local exposure, just crankin’ the shit out of it at the garage rehearsal sessions usually helps people a few streets away hear it pretty well too, plus if you do it loud enough people turn up at your house with flashing lights... that kind of marketing is priceless (except when you have an EPA violation, which can range in value up to a few hundred dollars).” Of course, it’s hoped at Homespun Bazaar, the local constabulary are just as likely to join in and enjoy the music as the rest of the crowd.

Raven’s Lair believe live music in Australia is not dead. They think, in fact, in recent years it really has been coming alive again. Having said that, it does work in with the economy and technology. The price of paid musicians and bands has been suffering over the years. As Says, “The trend of having tools and posers with laptops take over venues and undercut the real live musicians has been devastating! Now don’t get this all wrong as I’m not hating on the genuine electronic artists, but the clowns who just play or play along to other people’s tunes with a few flashing lights are the ones I’m referring to. In more recent times, I think we are in a lot of ways turning the corner and the support of skilled musicians is coming back. Why are so many artist and bands making the pilgrimage to Kooralbyn? It just shows that live original music is not dead, and for Kooralbyn it’s just the beginning of big things to come.”

Like most Rimshot artists, Raven’s lair sees that festivals are starting to spread far and wide now and often cover regional centres too, which is a big boost for the artists and the towns hosting them. Interestingly, they pose the idea that a responsibility falls on the parents of our next up and coming generation, in getting their kids setup with lessons and instruments.

Being a mainly city based band, they have had the luxury of having professionals assist them in learning their craft, however it is increasingly difficult to rehearse at loud volumes due to the sheer density of the city lifestyle. The rural youth of today sometimes get bored and are always looking for things to do, and having access to large properties with almost no noise restrictions is a perfect catalyst to make some noise!

Raven’s Lair will just have to see on the day what the community feedback is like! They not only have fun creating music, but are keen to share it. Homespun Bazaar isn’t going to be a just a stepping stone for them, but it’s actually their launch. So if you like what they do, be sure to let them know. Raven’s Lair are excited about their launch, and will keep coming back whenever they can. The band looks forward to rockin’ the town of Kooralbyn!


SoundboardNext month in

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Friday 30th October - Johnny Brown’sSaturday 31st October -

Homespun Bazaar - KooralbynSunday 22nd November - EP Launch -

Black Bear Lodge

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8 - 24 Browns Plains Road(Behind Hungry Jacks)

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natural plants and herbs. Island Culture


Fashion FindsIf you love your treasure hunting, whether it’s vintage, designer or just a great bargain, the best treasures are hiding out of town. Take the time to head out of the big smoke and discover what’s hiding in their second-hand treasure troves. This month’s pre-loved look is courtesy of the Animal Welfare League store in Beaudesert, Queensland.

If you like these items,

give the Animal Welfare League Op Shop in Beaudesert

a visit. Tell them Rimshot sent

you!!

Island CulturePerfect for

summer, this soft flowy casual

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the park, or lazing by the pool.

$3

Whether dressy or casual, these

Blue Lagoon wedges are the perfect finishing touch for any occasion.

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Accessorise with a bit of bling to glam it up, or

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Art & SoulThe Calendar Girls

Two heads are not always better than one. Sometimes though, the synergy of people whose creative energy combines well, can produce something special.

Calendar Girls was formed in 2014, after the sell-out success of the calendar they produced for Kooralbyn locals. The cosmetology artistry of Vicki Clay - owner of New Vintage HMB - combined with the photography of Scarlet Harlotte, is working to put a little community spirit into their small, rural town.

Working together, the women create images using local people, with a glamorous edge they may not have been used to experiencing. This year, their cheeky twists have been given to depictions from each month of the calendar year.

While the artistry is made by two, the calendars are a whole community effort. Business people of the town of Kooralbyn model for the photoshoots, with advertising space for each providing the means for printing.

These are just

sneaky peeks!

Calendar images

are all secret until

the release on 31st

October 2015.

The 2016 calendars will launch in co-ordination with the inaugral Homespun Bazaar festival on October 31 this year. Local businesses will band together afterwards to continue sales for the town.

With last year’s calendar selling out, it’s an exciting new release for The Calendar Girls. Preorders are available from New Vintage HMB, and more coming to Homespun Bazaar... if they last that long!


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