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Market City Rocked on Saturday night With a free Saturday night up my sleeve for once, I ventured out to the  Market City Tavern  to catch a performance by  Amph/lett  (Divinyls) and  Bon's Salute  (AC/DC). After hearing bits about the bands for a few weeks leading up and I can't say I was disappointed in their performances. First up, Amph/lett featuring Tanya Harding on vocals flashed me back immediately to 1986 in New York where I had the pleasure of seeing the original Chrissy and crew for the only time. Though I'm not nineteen anymore...the effect was very similar! Tanya Harding of Amph/lette The band powered through the hits of the Divinyls flawlessly adding their own subtle signatures to some of the tunes. Harding flaunted, strutted and teased as much as the original while singing powerfully in a compelling set that featured standards such as Pleasure and Pain, Boys in Town and of course, the sensual, I Touch Myself. Band ...

Three tipped for state finals In a night full of great performances where not a lot separated the the eleven contestants, the judges were left with the daunting task of picking three from the bunch to represent South Street Ale House  in the state final which will be held at the Charles Hotel  in North Perth on 2 September 2017. Sharyn Fleming The place was full as all contestants had their fan bases with them on the evening in anticipation of performances to come. Honestly, they could not have been very disappointed in the results as each singer put their best effort into their songs. Again, many genres were covered with renditions of familiar favourites and other songs unfamiliar to most. Antonio Corea After all of the singing was done, there would not have been more than 20-30 points difference between the collective.  Celeste Eden At the end of the night , the three singers going to the state final and their alternates were: ...

Semi Final 2 of i-Sing hotly contested South Street Ale House Last Saturday nights semi final heat for i-Sing Australia 2017  could bring forth several adjectives to describe the action on the night with competitive, awesome and entertaining being at the top of the list. At the end of the night, a blanket could have been thrown over the bunch as not much separated the entire lineup of singers. Celeste Eden There were several classic songs performed yet again from various genres with each contestant adding their own unique twist. The judges were left with very tough decisions and in the end could not decide on just six singers to round out the field of ten finalists so the second semi final in the end saw seven singers advancing. They are in no particular order: Shae Pakulsky Beth Lambert Celeste Eden Chris Ehlers Antonio Corea Luciana Kember Dave Norton Semi Final 2 winners Once again Bruno and the fine staff at South Street Ale House ...