Spoken Word SA

Who is Daydream Fever?
“…one of the best unique sets I’ve seen in ages. Daydream Fever, essentially a one man band, opened with a cool electronic track that he mixed and produced on stage. Who knew one person could achieve so much?…when it is all said and done, the perfect moments occurred when Daydream Fever was able to involve an often forgotten collaborator…
the crowd.” – All Over Adelaide 03.07.17 headline show review @ The Jade

Adelaide artist, Kultar Ahluwalia gave birth to Daydream Fever in late 2016. Since then, DDF has already hit the ground running sharing the stage with the likes of Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Winston Surfshirt, Spit Syndicate and Adrian Eagle. DDF’s debut EP God Market resulted in a gang of community radio play and support slots and rounded out 2018 with a SA Music Awards Nomination for Most Popular Hip Hop Artist. Daydream Fever is essentially a one man band, an evolution in sound, effortlessly blending a wide range of genres from hip hop to punk to electronica to spoken word. A DDF live set takes the crowd on a rollercoaster ride, with double time raps, vocal loops, belted soulful vocals and impromptu freestyle jams. Ahluwalia is at the helm of all these sounds handling the production, the instrumentation, the songwriting and the vocals.

Listen to Daydream Fever on Bandcamp.

Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 4

Friday 6th September 2019
Woodcroft Library / Onkaparinga Libraries 
175 Bains Road, Morphett Vale, SA 5162

Slam contestants sign up at 6:30pm for 7:00pm start. 20 poets maximum.
$6

www.spokenwordsa.com.au/2019-australian-poetry-slam-sa-dates-and-new-rules

Click here for Facebook event.

A great turnout at Salisbury for Heat 2 of the SA Poetry Slam 2019 saw winner Emelia Haskey and runner up L.J. Thiele claim their spots at the State Final on 27th September at Goodwood Theatre. It was a very tight show with only 0.6 of a point between 1st and 5th!!! Thanks to City of Salisbury, SA, Australia for their continued support and to Matilda Bookshop for sponsoring our official photographer Rose Mackenzie. Here are our winners! More photos to follow.

Heat 3 is on Friday 30th August at the Uni Bar. Click here for the Facebook event.

Eugene Phoa is an Adelaide-born, globally-bred singer-songwriter. Initially cutting his teeth writing ad copy, a soul-searching trip through India and Thailand in 2016 pulled him back to his childhood passion of music. Inspired by elements of post-punk, indie rock and folk-pop, he fuses infectious hooks with anthemic shots of truth to create modern yet meaningful music. Of course, he can also be found playing the best of the new and the old at a venue near you at www.facebook.com/phoaentertainment.

Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 3

Friday 30th August 2019
UniBar Adelaide 
Ground Level, Union House, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000.

Slam contestants sign up at 6:30pm for 7:00pm start. 20 poets maximum.
$6

www.spokenwordsa.com.au/2019-australian-poetry-slam-sa-dates-and-new-rules

Click here for Facebook event.

A great start to the 2019 SA Poetry Slam season last night at the State Library of South Australia with Caroline Reid coming out in front and Tracey O’Callaghan as runner up. Both now go to the SA State Final on September 27th at Goodwood Institute for a shot at the trip to Sydney. Thanks to Matilda Bookshop for sponsoring our official photographer Rose MacKenzie.

Heat 2 is on Saturday 24th August, 2:30pm, at the Salisbury Institute. Click here for the Facebook event.

Ashlee Karlar is a queer, feminist poet from Adelaide. A lover of odes and metaphors, Ashlee is a social worker who believes that art and writing is an underused tool in trauma informed practice. A past SA finalist for the Australian Poetry Slam, a former poet in residence and a regular at open mics around the city.

Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 2

Saturday 24th August 2019
Salisbury Institute 
17-19 Wiltshire Street, Salisbury, SA 5108.

Slam contestants sign up at 2:30pm for 3:00pm start. 20 poets maximum.
$6

www.spokenwordsa.com.au/2019-australian-poetry-slam-sa-dates-and-new-rules

Click here for Facebook event.

Sarah Jane Justice discovered spoken word poetry when she was asked for a lift to the Goolwa Poetry Cup in 2016. After deciding to enter on a whim, she was hooked into the genre by winning the People’s Choice award at that year’s competition. Since then, she went on to win the Goolwa Cup itself in 2017 and build her way up to being named S.A. State Champion in the Australian Poetry Slam in 2018. In lieu of defending her title in 2019 due to her selfish decision to have a baby in October, she will be sharing her words as the feature artist for Heat 1.

Australian Poetry Slam SA Heat 1

Friday 16th August 2019
State Library of South Australia
Cnr North Tce & Kintore Ave, Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Slam contestants sign up at 6.30 for 7.00 start. 20 maximum.

www.spokenwordsa.com.au/2019-australian-poetry-slam-sa-dates-and-new-rules

Click here for Facebook event.