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Entertainment and nightlife
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Adelaide may appear dead at night, but there's actually quite a lot going on - bands, clubs, film and theatre - if you know where to look. The best place to find out
what's on
is
The Guide
, a pull-out weekly with film and theatre listings and reviews in Thursday's
Advertiser
. There's also a thriving
free press
: top of the culture stakes is
The Adelaide Review
, a highbrow monthly covering the visual and performing arts, dance, film, literature, history, wine and food, available from bookshops such as Imprints on Hindley Street, museums, galleries and just about everywhere else. At the more populist end of the scale,
Rip It Up
is a gig listings magazine, out every Thursday, with film, theatre, club and music reviews and interviews, and there's the
db Magazine
in the same vein, published every two weeks on Wednesdays; both can be picked up at Rundle Street record stores such as B# Records, at no. 240 (jazz and world music specialists; tel 08/8223 7258), and Verandah Music at no. 182 (rock, metal and punk specialists; tel 08/8223 6753). Most big music events can be booked through Bass (tel 13 1246,
www.bass.sa.com.au
), who have an outlet at Verandah Music, while B# Records sells tickets for underground events around town.
At night, the two spots to head for are
Rundle Street
, which boasts the most fashionable pubs and bars, and the more mainstream and rather sleazy
Hindley Street
, where you'll find several funky clubs and live-music venues east of Morphett Street catering for the nearby university crowd. And, of course, there's the
Adelaide Casino
(Mon-Thurs & Sun 10am-4am, Fri & Sat 10am-6am; neat dress required; tel 08/8218 4111), near the train station. As unpromising as this might sound, it's worth at least one visit: the marble entrance with its dome is stunning and, although this elegance isn't matched by the glitzy gaming rooms, the Austrian crystal chandeliers are jaw-slackening. Other useful information
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