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News in Brief HOT SUMNER

Sumner caught the attention of the music world early in 2018 releasing their debut single Pictures and EP All That I Am with calming, dextrous production and songs being compared to the likes of Frank Ocean and Lorde. The collection of songs is perfectly unique and completely selfassured, not only rare for such a young project – it’s precisely what makes them special. Following a year of hard work, playing showcases at Big Sound and EMC, supporting Alex Lahey, Slowly Slowly and signing to The Harbour Agency, the Tasmanian alternative electronic duo consisting of Jack McLaine and Chloe Wilson have just released their absorbing new single Put It Out. Check it out online, or request it from your local station!

BADASS BASS Belgian producers R.O. And Konoba are two artists that are particularly complementary and many have described the partnership as a classic example of the whole being greater than the sum of it’s parts. R.O’s impressive electronic production skills provide powerful and rich beats and synths while Konoba’s haunting vocal melodies and harmonies add a thick layer of emotion and catchiness. A new 5 track EP was released in March 2018, just before the start of their epic 10 Project trip, which will take them to 10 countries in 10 months, while writing 10 songs along the way. R.O x Konoba hit the Republic Bar & Cafe in North Hobart on Saturday December 8. Cover charge is $10 on the door, with local supports TBA. DRONE MUSIC From humble beginnings in the late 90’s Hobart music scene to touring the world with The Drones and his own band, Mike Noga has become one of the most recognised and respected faces in the

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Australian music world. Noga’s career has seen him rise from the tiny pubs and clubs of Melbourne to playing prestigious venues the world over including the Sydney Opera House and stadium shows with Neil Young. Now, for the first time, Noga will be hitting the road to present songs from all three of his critically acclaimed solo albums in solo mode – from the contemplative whisper of 2006’s Folk Songs, to the biting country rock of The Balladeer Hunter, all the way to 2016’s enthralling and ambitious concept album KING. On Friday December 21, you’ll be able to catch him at The Homestead in Hobart.

The Beatdown are celebrating their first birthday, and they invite you to come party with them, as they’ll be joined by the one and only DEEKLINE. Deekline is that rare figure in dance music, the seminal producer who balances the cutting edge and the mainstream with effortless flair.

Boss man and Chief of the Hot Cakes/ Jungle Cakes collective of producers, promoters and DJs, this bonafide bass music icon is currently experiencing a new lease of life as a legendary figure to a new generation of jungle, bass and garage artists. You’ll be able to catch Deekline, supported by Benny Bonsai, David Wood, Rola, DJ Pressed and St Nick at The Grand Poobah in Hobart on Saturday December 22. Merry Christmas!

BOX IT UP For what has become an annual tradition for The Tah, Boxing Day will feature some of Hobart’s acts under one roof for one night. Included are musical exports Close Counters and Empire Park, along with local mainstays Chase City, Babylon and Hudson Cartel. Throw in some soloists and DJs and you will have the biggest

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Festival of Small Halls is a series of tours that takes the best folk and contemporary acoustic artists performing at two of our country’s largest festivals, and sends them on the road to tiny halls in communities all over Australia.

It is produced by Woodfordia Inc, in partnership with many other wonderful Australian festivals, regional partners, and great lovers and supporters of folk and contemporary acoustic music. The Summer 2019 tour will see Fru Skagerrak from Norway/Sweden/Denmark, and Australia’s own Liam Gerner play a variety of halls around Tasmania in January 2019 before heading off to the mainland.

For more information, head to www. festivalofsmallhalls.com.

THE OLD TIMER OF FOLK FESTIVALS From Friday January 11 to Sunday January 13, the small town of Cygnet will again play host to the annual Cygnet Folk Festival. This year will be the 37th Cygnet Folk Festival, one of Australia’s most iconic folk music festivals. The list of acts is immense, you’ll need to visit cygnetfolkfestival.org to get all the names (and grab yourself some tickets), but here are just a few: Alana Conway, Albi & The Wolves, Boolarra Social Club, Clio, Coconut Kids, Daniel Champagne, Grim Fawkner, Luke Plumb & The Circuit, STAV. Sydney Street Choir, This Way North, Zach Spinks, Barefoot Nellie, Claire Anne Taylor, Dewayne Everettsmith, Mangus, Matthew Dames and Anna Talbot, Sheyana, The Backstick Agenda, The Dominic Francis Grief Ensemble, Xenos, Zach Henderson, and HEAPS more.

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Dubbed “the Jimi Hendrix of the Hammon Organ”, Lachy Doley is the most celebrated Blues Soul Rock Organ Player in the world today. A player who can pump, pamper and occasionally pound the most unbelievable sounds from a keyboard; sounds that are intense, ferocious and sometimes transcendent.

Alongside powerhouse drummer Jackie Barnes (son of Jimmy) and Joel Burton on bass, the Lachy Doley Group are a super energetic soul/blues force like no other.

You can catch the Lachy Doley Group at the Republic Bar & Cafe in Hobart on Thursday January 24. Tickets are available via the venue or online at www. moshtix.com.au and will set you back $21.27.

CALEXCELLENT Finally, after four long years, Australia and New Zealand get the opportunity to host the return of the panoramic musical and lyrical genius of Calexico. The band brings with them the unbridled spirit of their latest critically acclaimed (and ninth) studio album, The Thread That Keeps Us, and a sweet ride through border sound treasures from across their career.

Across nine studio albums, numerous collaborations, movie scores and soundtracks, and thousands of shows, Joey Burns and John Convertino and their magnificent band Calexico have roamed the world with their unique and stirring “desert noir” sound. On Saturday January 26, their roaming will bring them to The Odeon Theatre in Hobart. Tickets are $55.10, and are available now via Oztix.

RED CITY REDEMPTION If the name doesn’t instantly ring a bell, fear not – you probably know who RED CITY RADIO are. The Heartland punk band has flourished and grown in popularity without having any real help from the usual suspects. They’ve never been embraced by the hip websites, they’ve never had a big record label or fancy booking agent. But most importantly, they’ve never stopped working hard.

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Now, they’re coming to Australia. Joining RCR on their voyage are long time scene staples No Trigger, and Sydney’s Idle Threat. The Australian tour will take them all around the country, but on Friday February 1 2019, you’ll be able to catch the madness at The Brisbane Hotel in Hobart.

IRELAND’S FINEST Over the last 15 years, Keith Harkin’s musical talents have taken him across the world, from the UK to Canada, to Australia to America and back to Ireland.

Including shows for President Obama at The White House, Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island, Secretary of State at the Pentagon, Mohamed Ali at Celebrity Fight Night and performing National Anthems at The Garden for The Boston Celtics. He released his first solo album, and watched it soar to the number 1 spot on the Billboard charts in Canada & The US. Keith was also the lead singer of the massive Irish sensation Celtic Thunder, which had huge success with over fifteen #1 records world wide. Now doing the solo thing, Keith Harkin will be playing at The Republic Bar & Cafe in Hobart on Tuesday February 5. Tickets available via Moshtix or the venue.

see each album track performed with authenticity, passion and accuracy. In addition, the show will provide insight into the complex and multi-layered themes behind The Wall. On Friday March 1, you’ll be able to catch all the action at Launceston Country Club, and on Saturday March 2, it makes its way to Wrest Point Showroom in Hobart. Tickets available via Ticketmaster.

recordings, Meg returns to Australia in April for a national run of dates including Hobart on Thursday May 23. “Give Me My Name Back’ is the first track off Meg’s forthcoming album, a compelling rally cry about reclaiming identity, dignity and selfworth. Tickets are available via Moshtix now.

the Cali Cartel with the real DEA agents Javier Pena and Steve Murphy, who inspired the hit netflix show Narcos.

They’re doing an Australian tour. For more information and to grab tickets, head to www.livenation.com.au.

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There’s yet another festival on the cards!

But this one is a bit different, because it’s a Musical Theatre Festival. The new Australian Musical Theatre Festival will be taking place in Launceston From Thursday May 23 to Sunday May 26, 2019, with 5 years of government funding committed via Events Tasmania.

Taswegian legend John X has been appointed as the festival’s Artistic Director. The full program of events will be released in February 2019, with a prerelease of two public events to be held in late November through the Theatre North subscription season. For more information, head to www.amtf.org.au.

The fifth round of MUDU is done and dusted. It was a great round featuring 106 Australian metal bands in 13 cities.

All Australian states and territories participated with Darwin returning to MUDU with a Thrash Night. Perth and Adelaide had other commitments making space for some awesome shows in Bunbury (WA) and Port Pirie (SA). Port Pirie even had Frome MP Geoff Brock coming along and giving a speech. Now the sixth round has started with Orange, Port Pirie, HOBART, Lismore, Sunshine Coast and Bunbury already back on board. In 2019, MUDU will take place on Saturday September 7, 2019. Mark it in your diaries.

The Download 2019 line up exploded in to reality in September, with a promise of more names to come, and now those names have come. First on the list are Canadian rockers Sum 41, followed by legendary SoCal punks Pennywise playing their only Australian shows, Sydney metalcore superstars Polaris join the bill, as do fellow Sydney metal crew Thy Art Is Murder. Melbourne hard rockers Twelve Foot Ninja, English Punk two-piece Slaves, and Perth progressive five piece Voyager will all be on the line up. This is all on top of the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Anthrax, Judas Priest, Alice In Chains, Ghost, and loads more!

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One of the most auccessful acts in rock history, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, will make a long-overdue and highlyanticipated return this Summer, starting with a rare intimate show at Hobart’s Derwent Entertainment Centre on Sunday February 17. Bringing their unique funk-rock sound and high-energy performances to Australia and New Zealand this February and March, this will be the first time the LA-based band make the journey south to visit us down here in Tasmania. Tickets will be available to the general public at 12pm on Monday, November 26. For complete tour, ticketing and VIP Experience details, visit www. livenation.com.au.

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A NARCOTICONVO If you love drugs and drug culture and netflix or whatever, you’ve probably heard of the hit show Narcos. The chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued america through the years. On Sunday July 21, 2019, you’ll be able to bear witness to a live conversation regarding the capturing of “Pablo Escober” and

After a massive 2018, which has already seen Aussie hiphoppers Butterfingers release new music, head out on tour, and play a string of killer showcases at BIGSOUND, the group recently announced the 15 Years of Fatboys Australian tour.

The epic run kicks off March 1, 2019 in Noosa, before moving through to the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Wollongong, Newcastle, Sydney, Adelaide, Frankston, Geelong, Belgrave, Dunsborough, Perth, Hillarys, Melbourne, HOBART, Townsville, Airlie Beach, Toowomba, Ipswitch, and finally, Byron Bay. Yeesh. That’s a doozy. They’ll be supported nationally by Melbourne MC, Fresh Violet. The Hobart leg takes place at The Granada Tavern on Saturday April 6, 2019. Tickets available via Oztix.

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ECHO ECHO ECHO Australia’s largest scale Pink Floyd concept act, Echoes of Pink Floyd, is celebrating 40 years since the release of the iconic and career defining double album for Pink Floyd – The Wall. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the seminal album’s release, Echoes of Pink Floyd witll perform The Wall it it’s entirety, along with an encore featuring a special selection of Pink Floyd’s greatest hits.

The all-new show will take audiences on a musical and visual journey which will

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TRAVELLING PLACES

“I’m having some nice jetlag, definitely enjoying that (laughs). I love this town, I feel very fortunate to have a few days to kick about. I flew onwards to Tokyo since we’re playing here next week.”

“The reason why I came here early was I like to travel a lot. Considering the volume of travel we have as a band, it makes it easier to endure if you enjoy making new discoveries. I’ve had the good fortune to be here four times in the last two years, I like being able to walk into my favourite coffee place, having rapport with people. I have a handful of those throughout the world. It’s sort of gives an influence and feel for writing music and creating, more so than listening to other music. I like learning new languages, it fuels me so that when I pick up a guitar, I just know that stuff makes me feel more alive.”

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AT THE TIME OF OUR INTERVIEW, DANIEL KESSLER (FRONTMAN AND GUITARIST FOR POST-PUNK ACT INTERPOL) IS IN ONE OF HIS FAVOURITE PLACES,TOKYO.

four-month tour in celebration of the fifteenyear anniversary of Turn On the Bright Lights.

The tour was a chance for both the band and audiences to reflect on the changes between then and now; in 2002, Interpol were part of the post-punk/ indie-rock tidal wave that, though it was indeed universal, reflected a very ‘New York sound’. Now, the bars are closing down, folks have packed up their skinny ties and Marauders shows a seasoned shift in the band’s sound- still the Interpol you know and love, with a sense of well-earned confidence from over twenty years in the game.

Interpol released their sixth album Marauder in August. It’s the first album since their debutTurn On The Bright Lights in 2002- that the band handed over some producing control; the band have produced their previous two albums themselves and wanted a bit of a shake-up.

They got in David Fridmann, who’s worked with all sorts of acts, like Flaming Lips, Weezer, OK GO, Tame Impala, Sleater-Kinney and stacks more, and recorded with him in his Tarbox Road Studios in upstate New York.

“We were trying to challenge ourselves and when we started discussing working with a producer, Dave Fridmann came up and we thought, ‘he’s too interesting a person not to consider right now, what would this sound like?’.

He’s worked on so many eclectic records, none of those bands sound alike, and that became something too curious to pass up, to work with that mastermind. The results were something that were very recognizable, lively and urgent, through Dave’s filter and subtleties and atmospherics, he listens and pays attention to whatever this case is asking him to do, focus and know how to get there. Clear right from the getgo that this was a good match. It was great to be open to the unknown, I’m glad we didn’t keep it the safe route.”

They also had a chance to take a break from new material when they decided to take up a

“The songs usually start with me; usually I just start writing on a very modest classical guitar,

which was the first guitar I ever had.” he says.

“They start in a modest form, which is beneficial in a sense, and my attention starts moving with something I’m noodling with. If I wanna shape it into a song, that’s already a good sign, ‘cause things don’t always sound good on that instrument (laughs). We’ve never been short of feeling motivated, and the result are really exciting, we’re happy with the songs.”

Marauder’s cover art features a famous photograph by American photographer Garry Winogrand. It shows Elliot Richardson, a US attorney-general who resigned after President Nixon ordered him to fire the first special prosecutor in the Watergate investigation. The image shows that, like all of us, the band are struggling to find political figures with moral backbone or principles.

“It’s a very difficult time; to me, it’s a tricky one.” Kessler notes. “It’s certainly not a wonderful political climate at the moment, it’s an uncertain moment. You just try to be mindful of this and have your wits about you and be very conscientious about the ongoings in the world.

It’s a very uncertain place.”

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Interpol will play the 2018/19 Falls Festival in Marion Bay, December 29-31. Tickets and set times can be found on the Falls website – www.fallsfestival.com.

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Monique Brumby is talking about what’s influencing her at the moment, as she prepares her sixth album. From what she says, it sounds like a formative mix of heaps of different styles and sounds, promising a unique and interesting record for the Tassie artist. Brumby has been going strong since her debut full-length Thylacine in mid-1997, an album that would see her nominated for a Best Female Artist ARIA in 1998. Of course, by then, she already had two ARIA awards to show off: Best New Artist in 1996 and Best Female Artist in 1997. She’s also supported some massive acts on their Aussie tours, including Don McLean, Jeff Buckley, The Stranglers and The Bangles. But now, a new album is in the works.

“I’ve been listening to a lot of different music, so it’s hard to know which direction I’m going in.” she says. “What I’m shooting for is authentic vocal takes of the material. I’m hoping I can produce an album that’s somewhere between the cool skills I have in beat sampling, but with a fusion of singer-songwriter pop/rock stuff, guitar with some tricked-up loops. Moving back to Tasmania to be back with my family, I was inspired by the people and the places down there, it was a reconnection after being away for twenty-two years. As you mature as a writer, there’s a lot of reflect on.”

Brumby’s last full-length record was 2014’s selftitled, but there’s been no shortage of projects in that time. She’s been producing for heaps of other artists, as well as sound engineering and songwriting collaborations. She’s also been a mentor and advocate, having been a career 10

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“I am working on songs for my sixth album now. I’ve had a resurgence of my old vinyl: I got out George Michael’s Faith last night...my music is going to be nothing like that (laughs) it’s very ‘80s synth, but I do really love him as a songwriter.”

development and songwriting mentor with The Push/Freeza programs for some ten years, a community mentor in rural Northern Territory with the Yuendumu Women’s Leadership Music Program and the creative director for Aardvark Worldwide Organisation, a music program for young people with chronic illness.

“I’m recording some vocals for a musician in Melbourne and I’m producing some songs for some local Tassie artists at the moment.” she says, on her current crop of projects. “You have to diversify as a musician. I studied sound engineering at NMIT [Melbourne Polytechnic] about twelve years ago. I wanted to mainly produce my own stuff and engineer it, but it also led me down the path to help other artists.”

“I’m such a perfectionist, I really labour over those mixes for other people. With my own stuff, for the next album, I have a co-producer coming [Rob Long, Birdland Studios]. Before they get here, I’m in the process of designing the new material, making really passionate recordings of the songs to capture that authentic voice in the guitar and vocals. I’m very hard on myself, I know, I can’t help that. I’m good at being able to wear different hats.”

The unfortunate marriage equality postal vote of 2017 also took a chunk out of Brumby’s time and energy. She was a vocal campaigner for the cause, performing at rallies and events.

Her 2014 track Silent War, a strong and rallying number on equality and pride, became something of an unofficial campaign anthem.

But, as for many other LGBTQIA+ people who

suffered under the protracted ‘debate’ that ensued from the vote, Brumby still has the scars to prove it.

“Turnbull, when he was kicked out, said ‘I did one great thing socially and that was marriage equality’. No, you didn’t. A lot of my family and friends who are very close to me knew the struggles I’d had over the years over sexuality and discrimination, it brought it into the homes and minds of the broader community. It opened up pathways to broaden their understanding of people from different backgrounds. Several of my gay friends were very traumatised by the reactions of some of the people in their families.

It was very divisive. I had a close friend of mine who voted No, and it put a real strain on our working relationship. Religion, gender equality, we’re moving towards something that could be a big paradigm shift in terms of our collective thinking, but humans evolve quite slowly. We just need to be loving and patient and stand up for what we believe in.”

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Monique Brumby will play with full band at the Huon Blues & Roots Festival on Sunday February 3 at the Home Hill Winery in the Huon Valley – tickets from Moshtix. She will also appear as a solo guest at the Taste of Tasmania Festival on New Year’s Eve.

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I’VE GOT THE BLUES MT BLUES ARE A DUO LIKE NO OTHER IN THE HOBART MUSIC SCENE. I SPOKE TO MATT AND TROY ABOUT HOW THEIR ORIGINS, INSPIRATIONS AND ORIGINAL MATERIAL.

For just over four years, Matt and Troy of MT Blues have been delivering old school blues music to Tasmanian audiences.

Having played guitar since he was a child, Matt was eager to learn a new instrument from scratch.

“I came across an article about cigar box guitars, a guy up north was building them. I was always interested in blues and slide guitar, so I got one of those and just taught myself to play that style from videos on YouTube and a few resources on the web. My sister brought Troy along to a gig I played at Irish Murphey’s in late 2013 and we met and just got on really well. I had a gig come up in Kingston and I said, well why don’t you sing a few songs with me, and that was our first gig and we just sort of built on it.”

Often playing covers from blues legends like Robert Johnson and Charley Patton, MT Blues also have a bunch of original

material that is proving popular with Hobart audiences.

“Troy started writing some words to some of my original instrumental pieces and they just came together really quickly. We worked out we could write well together and really fast. We’ve got a bunch of originals, we’re working towards doing a CD and we’re generally doing gigs up to three hours long, we’ve almost got half originals and half covers. I’m a huge Robert Johnson fan, heavily influenced by him and his style, so we do a lot of his covers. Troy’s writing style has got a real lyrical and real storytelling vein to it, a lot of people have identified with some of the songs and it’s really special. It makes you feel like we’re doing something right.”

The last few years have seen MT Blues play a plethora of memorable shows around the state, from Stringfest in Deloraine to the Taste of Tasmania in

Hobart. Heading to the Huon Blues and Roots Fest next year, Matt and Troy and looking forward to seeing icons Jeff Lang and Jeff Martin, but the real highlight for MT Blues is the chance to play their original songs.

“Since our original stuff and Matt explaining a lot about the history, that’s probably what has made it take off and we’ve noticed a lot more young people coming to our gigs. We get asked can you play ACDC or Jimmy Barnes, sometimes it is quite funny, but we stuck to our guns and decided to play the genre of music that we were playing.”

Matt and Troy recognise how beneficial busking can be for musicians, with both having performed on the streets of Hobart.

“Busking is a really good way to put your music out there, especially if it’s a bit

different like ours, to find out what people really like. I always get surprised by the songs, especially the original stuff that we write, that people like.”

Regulars at venues such as the Homestead, the Central Hotel and the Richmond Arms, MT Blues have become a staple act in the Hobart live music scene.

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See MT Blues perform at the following spots over the next few months: December 2 – Richard Arms December 9 – The Waterfront Hotel December 13 – The Homestead December 21 – The Central Hotel December 23 – The Lewisham Tavern December 31 – The Salty Dog January 2 – Taste of Tasmania February 3 – Huon Blues & Roots Festival

10-Piece big band led by ARIA winning composer and pianist Barney McAll. Featuring Tex Perkins (The Cruel Sea) Ella Hooper (Killing Heidi) Monique Brumby (TAS), Mojo Juju and Loretta Miller (Jazz Party).

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUMO! Celebrating the 20th year of their killer album Sumo, The Superjesus have headed back on tour, and re-released the album, including a Kylie Minogue cover! Sumo is considered a highlight of Australian music and it’s exciting to re-live its glory all over again.

Sarah: Being the 20 year anniversary we needed to do something special with the record. We actually looked at remixing it but then we thought ‘if it ain’t broke...’ So we decided that instead of altering it, we would add to it. So we added a bunch of live tracks that were recorded around the time of its release but we felt it still needed something more. We had been playing a dirt version of ‘Confide In Me’ on the Hotter Than Hell festival and it was going down very well with the crowds so we thought we would record that and put it on the rerelease. It was also a throwback from 98 because we recorded a version of it around the same time we did Sumo but we never released it and never played it again until the festival!

THE SUPERJESUS ARE AN ICON OF AUSTRALIAN ALTERNATIVE AND THEIR ALBUM SUMO IS HIGHLY BELOVED AND IT’S TURNING 20! TO CELEBRATE THE BAND ARE PUTTING ON A MAMMOTH TOUR OF TWO-HOUR ANNIVERSARY SHOWS. I HAD A CHAT TO SARAH AND RUDDY ABOUT THE ALBUM AND THE TOUR.

Ruddy: Firstly, we felt Sumo was worthy of a rerelease because it was the 20th anniversary, and we had it remastered. We have always felt the sound could use a bit of polish. What people don’t know, is that we did a demo of Kylies song years ago and never released it. What a great way to add something special to a rerelease, along with other unheard track recorded live. We have never been afraid to do the odd cover, if you trace back, whether it’s Sunnyboys or Kylie.

The Superjesus have embarked on a special anniversary tour, not only playing the album in full but producing a two-hour show playing set of classics as well. Not only that, but a surprising Kylie Minogue cover makes an appearance!

Sarah: We felt we needed something different, something bigger than the normal show. At first, we were looking at achieving this through lights and stage props but then we thought we would strip it back and keep it simple. Give the people what they want, don’t jazz it up with bullshit, just

give them more songs, more performance, so we put in a double show. We decided to have no support band and just support ourselves, and play for 2 1/2 hours! That way we get to play every song from Sumo and then a whole other set of greatest hits, nick-nacks and rarities. Its working beautifully as both the crowds and the band are reacting very well to the flow of it.

Ruddy: Firstly we wanted to make this a big show! Something different, something not the norm. We are working double time doing this show , and so far everybody has loved the concept!

Bands evolve and sounds change. Sometimes anniversaries can feel awkward or outdated.

But this is not the case for Sumo! The album has stood the test of time and the band still feels as connected to it as ever.

Sarah: The songs on Sumo were always very different sounding to anything else, at the time I found our style a bit odd but it was just what we did. They weren’t conventional arrangements or melodies, there was a lot of weird tunings and dischordal layers. I’ve realized now that that peculiarity of the structure is what made it so special. So playing them today, they feel just as special, if not more so because they’ve stood the test of time.

Ruddy: Absolutely! I think the tunes take on a role in people life’s now as much as ever. Every night we communicate with our audience, and the amount of stories we hear about, that our music has been a soundtrack to, is amazing!

SARAH: Ironically given the anniversary revisit 20 years later, I have grown to really love the song ‘Now And Then’. I used to fear it because it was very difficult to play and sing at the same time. Now that I don’t fear it anymore, I enjoy it as a listener as we are performing it.

Ruddy: My opinion is the same as always has been , I’m proud of the album and the hard work we put into it, but once it’s released I kinda don’t revisit too much. Some songs have had perhaps an arrangement tweak, but that’s purely to deliver it onstage with extra punch.

It’s no doubt that this is super exciting for Sumo fans (as most of us are), and Sarah and Ruddy ensure that this anniversary show will be one to remember!

Sarah: It’s actually a mega show. It’s like nothing we have ever done before. It’s so diverse and action packed incorporating all of Sumo and then another hour of greatest hits. There are a few surprises in there as well. We have curated the show to involve the crowd in as many places as possible so its very much an all in collaboration by the end. The show brings people together and everybody leaves with a smile on their faces.

Ruddy: Well I can let everyone know this , we are gonna take you back down memory lane , playing song from the beginning , some very rare tunes, medium and well done !! It’s just a great night seeing everyone’s face as they sing along with us!

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See The Superjesus perform in Hobart on Saturday December 8 at The Tah, before heading for a special Sunday afternoon show at the Bridge Hotel, Forth Valley. Tickets for both shows are available from Oztix.

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TO THE MOON AND BACK SYDNEY BASS PRODUCER MOONBASE IS BUSY, AND HAPPY TO BE SO. HE’S HAD A HECTIC COUPLE OF YEARS, AND HE’S BACK ON THE UPSWING IN TERMS OF CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVITY, AS WELL AS PERSONAL SATISFACTION.

“I did a songwriting course last week, five days of full-on production stuff.” he says. “I’m writing a bunch of tracks at the moment; over the past year, my creativity levels were not up to scratch.

I’ve refreshed a lot of things in my life.

I’m making a whole bunch of stuff; I’ve finished a new EP that’s coming out soon and a single out in January.”

Moonbase was diagnosed with brain cancer, and managed to come out the other side, fit and fighting. No mean feat.

As well as the personal toll the illness had, it also impacted his ability to do his job.

“Since January, when I went into hospital, I wasn’t feeling the best, and it was impacting my creativity. That’s my livelihood- what’s a producer that can’t produce? I’m creating a whole bunch more than I was this time last year; the stuff I was making, I was thinking: “why is this sounding so bad, why am I not happy with anything?”. Now, everything is on point. I’m having an abundance of creativity, which is good. Having that time to reassess how you go about your daily life, that stuff helps.”

As you might imagine, surviving cancer made him properly assess what was important to him, and the direction he wanted his life to go.

“More people should have those conversations with themselves.” he explains. “It’s a good conversation to have. It sucks that it takes something as turbulent as nearly dying to make those decisions...if I had’ve had those conversations earlier in the piece, it

A WATERSHED MOMENT THE HIDDEN DISADVANTAGE OF HAVING A MASSIVE, WELL-LOVED HITLIKE, SAY, CRYSTAL WATERS’ GYPSY WOMAN IN 1991; IS THAT IT BECOMES THE YARDSTICK TO WHICH THE REST OF YOUR CAREER IS MEASURED BY SOME. PEOPLE WILL ASSOCIATE YOU WITH THAT SONG AND VICE VERSA FOR DECADES TO COME. EVEN IF, LIKE WATERS, YOU’VE BEEN WORKING STEADILY AND PROLIFICALLY SINCE THAT HUGE DEBUT.

“I’ve been touring since the Summer” she explains. “I do a lot of touring and when I am home, I do write when it hits. I just started my own record label, just released a new song, I also have a skin care linethe schedule’s pretty busy.”

Waters will be coming to Australia with the Ministry of Sound’s Orchestrated tour (where classic dance music is reimagined with a live symphony orchestra) as well as Sam Sparro and Alison Limerick. Waters is chuffed that dance music trends have swung the way of house in recent times.

“I’m happy that house music has made a comeback and people are into it. It’s a back and forth thing; you can get bored with the same old thing. People still send me tons of tracks that sound like Gypsy Woman. Dude, it’s twenty-five years ago, I’ve grown up, my palate has expanded!”

But she wouldn’t trade away her ‘breakout’ hit.

“I’m so happy I wrote Gypsy Woman, everyone seems to have this good memory of this song.” she says. “People were telling us these songs were trash one-hit wonders, we got beat up bad back then. Now to have people appreciating and loving it, it’s very satisfying to see we started something back in the ‘90s.”

The one thing that Waters note that’s changed since her breakout in the early nineties is technology- you guessed it, punters getting their phones out at gigs.

“That’s the worst feeling, being on stage and not connecting to the audience. I’ve taken a few phones down. Some of the clubs I do, if there’s people in front you with phones in your face, I can’t focus and I can’t connect.”

Despite studying business and computer science, Waters have long been set to

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would’ve been more helpful. Better late than never, though.”

The new EP he’s working on, set to come out early next year, will be, he hopes, a reinvigorated version of what folks already love from MB. “It’s very bass still, within my abrasive, aggressive sound; writing that is what comes naturally to me, but within that, I’m experimenting more with types of genres. Taking on some more UK sounds, playing round with garage and bassline music, touching on the Atlanta rap scene stuff...it’s a bit of a journey, but it makes sense to me.”

“It’s a good solid fifty-fifty between collaborative and my own stuff, the line kinda blurs actually.” he says. “With the EP coming out, the stuff that’s on that is... writing a bunch of music with a bunch of people, and we spread it around. That’s the way, we’re always influenced by something, whether we know it or not, a song or an artist or a sentence someone says. It’s all collaborative.”

MB’s mission is good and simple: make cool, interesting, fun tunes for himself and other to enjoy.

“It’s up the listener what they wanna take away from it, it has a lot of meaning to me personally and I want that to come through. I don’t wanna push an agenda, just cool party tunes. That’s all that matters to me anyway.”

LISA DIB Moonbase plays The Tah on Saturday December 15. Tickets available via Oztix.

work in entertainment. Her father was a great jazz musician (Junior Waters) with whom she would tour.

“I’ve been touring since I was eight.” she says. “I used to tour with my father every summer, watch them rehearse, I must’ve learned something about song structure.

Everyone wanted you to get an education first. Dad spent his life on the road, I don’t think he wanted that for me at that time.

It affected me, but there was no pressure to follow that path.”

Her great aunt, Ethel Waters, was a singer/actor who was the first AfricanAmerican person to star in her own television show and the first AfricanAmerican woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy. Crystal was only ten when Ethel died, at eighty-one.

“I was too young, but I remember the stories. I can’t remember how old I was when she died, but I look at those movies and we kind of look alike. I kinda now wanna make sure that legacy goes on. My daughter is singing, must be something in the DNA.” “Her circumstances were totally different to mine.” she notes on the racial conflicts of Ethel’s time (Ethel was born only thirty years after slavery was legally abolished in the US.) “My father taught me that you have to remember if you’re the only black person in the room, you represent the race. I’m always conscious of that, I’m always poised.”

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Ministry of Sound’s Orchestrated ‘The Strings Of Life Tour’ will hit Wrest Point Lawns, Hobart, on Saturday December 8. Tickets via www. ticketmaster.com.au.

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SCANDY CHIC FRU SKAGERAK WILL YOU BE A SHOW LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THE SCANDINAVIAN FOLK BAND ARE JOINING THE SMALL HALLS FESTIVAL, TOURING RURAL AUSTRALIA. I HAD A CHAT WITH THE BAND ABOUT THEIR LATEST ALBUM ANKERDRAM AND THE TASMANIAN SECTION OF THEIR SHOW.

What makes Scandinavian music unique?

I would say it’s the tonality, often modal.

The ornamentation, the pace of the dances and tunes. It’s slower than reels for example, but still quite lively. It’s dance music and social music, it’s meant to be used for socializing and I think you can hear that in the tunes.

What would you want Australians to know about Scandinavian folk music?

That they have an excellent opportunity to hear some at our shows during our tour ;) Congrats on the release of Ankerdram!

Can you tell me a bit about your inspiration for the album and the creation process?

Thank you! We’re really happy to have released this album and with that, taken a step forward in our evolution as a band, so to speak.

Our process is quite simple in a way, we bring tunes we like to our rehearsals, and if the other two like the tune or song as well, we just start jamming on it.

Then after a while it sort of comes into a shape that feels natural, with harmonies that we create as we go along. It’s sort of like improvising, but also taking a step back and try to look at the bigger picture. Ankerdram is a collection of tunes and songs from Sweden, Norway and Denmark that we chose because they spoke to us in different ways, but also fit well together. When making a record, it feels important to make sure it has an artistic arc from start to finish that makes sense to us, even if that’s not necessarily how people listen to records any more.

Any fun/crazy/weird tour stories?

Nothing too weird has happened to us yet (knock on wood) but it will feel a bit crazy to go from the Christmas table in snowy Scandinavia to the pool side in sunny Australia…!

all super fun so we’re very excited!

Have you ever been to Tasmania before?

What are you expecting and what are you most looking for-ward to?

It will be the first time for Elise and Maja but I (Anna) have been to Tasmania and Cygnet Folk Festival three years ago, back in 2016. I was playing with a Canadian band at the time, called the Duhks, and I really fell in love with the island. So I can’t wait to get back with Fru Skagerrak and experience this beautiful place again! I had such a great time last time so it really means a lot to be able to return and meet the friendly Tasmanians again.

What can fans expect at your Tasmanian show?

The audience can expect to hear some great traditional music from Sweden, Denmark and Norway, mixed with our own compositions inspired by our many travels. We play fiddles, sing songs and want to make friends where ever we go.

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What’s in the future for Fru Skagerrak after your Australian tour?

After our 5 weeks long Aus tour, we’ll be home for only about a week before we head over to Canada and FolkAlliance in Montreal, which is a bit crazy! But we’re looking forward to it. After that we have a two week tour in the North East of the USA before we get to spend some time at home again in March. Later in the year we head back to the USA and the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, and after that a tour in Canada with a new collaboration called Scandinavian String Alliance. So yeah, we have a pretty busy year but it’s 16

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Starting in Stanley on January 4 and finishing at Southport on January 17, they will also be playing at the Cygnet Folk Festival, with performances each day (January 11 – 13).

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Can you tell us a bit about ‘Sigh’, what was the inspiration for this song?

TASMANIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER/PIANIST AND STAR ON THE RISE, HANNAH MAY, HAS BEEN COMPARED TO THE LIKE OF EVA CASSIDY, JAMES TAYLOR AND CAROLE KING. I SPOKE TO HANNAH ABOUT HER LATEST SINGLE ‘SIGH’, SOME MEMORABLE COLLABORATIONS AND HER IMPENDING DEBUT ALBUM.

It’s a song that seemed to fall out of my hands and right onto the keys for the verse and chorus, but the bridge took longer - I wrote five different versions and even recorded two different versions. It’s a song about love; an exploration of growing up in a small town where everyone is watching you find love, but you can’t really be sure if it’s right or if you’re ready for it.

You’ve worked with artists such as Claire Bowditch, Ian Moss and Damon Albarn, how does it feel to play such big shows?

Working with and supporting all three artists were all skin-pinching moments and felt like a combination of hard work and determination, and passion for music definitely played an essential role. With Claire Bowditch, she was someone I had admired and looked up to for a very long time so it was incredible to be on stage with her in front of my home city.

What has been your most memorable performance to date?

Performing at the Sydney Opera House, you can’t really top that, yet. The vibe, the stage, the music, the chance to work with not just Damon but work with and meet his all star band (his guitarist had worked with Paul McCartney and Red Hot Chilli Peppers) was really eye opening. These were musicians all at the top of their game.

Your debut album The Little Things is set for release next year, what has the album making process been like for you so far?

I had a realisation recently that since I started the album making process,

WORKING IT OUT LONG-TIME HOBART MUSICIAN ZOE ZAC HAS RELEASED AN HONEST NEW SINGLE, MATHEMATICIAN. I SPOKE TO ZOE ABOUT THE TRACK, RECORDING IN CAMBODIA AND SOME OF HER OTHER CREATIVE PURSUITS.

Mathematician is a bit of a departure from your previous sounds, what inspired you to go in that direction?

Mathematician is an important song for me - in it I explore themes around mental health, sobriety and also acknowledge some of the darker moment of my life.

The title Mathematician kind of refers to me working it out as though a problem to be solved. I really wanted to do something independently of my previous band and my label and really just make

a song for me that wasn’t somehow pandering to other people’s requirements.

How did you find yourself in Cambodia and what made you decide to record there?

This was the third time I have recorded in Cambodia. I find the place extremely and intrinsically inspiring. Phnom Penh is a haunted city. I guess that otherness is something that sits well with me.

PA’s blaring indecipherable political instructions on every corner, some kind of fake facade of democracy. We recorded in a tiny recording studio in the heart of a militia run party mansion; the place was trashed.

You’ve decided to be an independent artist, what helped drive that decision?

I was signed to Metal Postcard Records for four years. They were a fantastic label and I really like their attitude and sound, but I just wanted to take control of marketing my creative project moving forwards. I left my band the Cindy Witches as I was basically working myself into a mental breakdown, working full time in the corporate sector, being a mum and then gigging and recording every weekend really didn’t leave me much “me time” which I need to produce songs and work on other creative projects that I focus on.

physical albums existed! They still do, but the music industry has changed so much and so quickly and we are seeing artists releasing more and more singles or EP’s.

There have been a lot of highs and lows through the whole experience from having to change producers and engineers due to availability and illness, but all in all I know the time spent on the songs is worth the wait.

You’ve already had a sold out show at the Paris Cat Jazz Club in Melbourne, do you have any dream venues that you hope to play in the future?

I would love to play at the Sydney Opera House again one day with the orchestra or quartet.

You’re a singer/songwriter/pianist and a vocal/songwriting coach, were you always interested in both performing and teaching? How did the coaching come about?

I grew up in a family of teachers so teaching did come very naturally to me.

The passion for passing on knowledge and helping others find their path is something I’ve always loved doing. I did resist a little in the early days, stepping into a singing teacher role, mainly out of fear of the unknown. But it’s through teaching you learn how much you do know, and it also pushes you to keep working on your craft. I love working with my students one-one-one, assisting them to find their own voice.

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See Hannah May perform at Central Hotel Hobart on Friday December 14 and MONA on Monday December 24.

Jieyu Ren, a Chinese photographer and friend. All the rest of my spare time is devoted to working on my international crime fiction novel. The transition from musician to author seems like a natural progression to me. I currently have about 27,000 words and am aiming for 60,000 so there is a lot of work ahead.

What’s one piece of advice you’re glad you never listened to?

I was advised several times in my younger years not to bother pursuing music. I am glad I ignored this as I have made some amazing friends and had some brilliant adventures with music. I am also very proud of my releases to date - sure some of the earlier ones make me cringe a lot but hey, that’s life. If at first you don’t succeed, keep trying. For me it’s more about the journey than the destination.

Any plans for more new music in the new year?

My next plan is to release a best of album with the singles and best B-sides from my last seven releases and previous projects spanning my career, as well as some never heard before recordings.

HOLLY LESZCZYNSKI

You’re also an author and multi-media artist, can you tell us a bit about that?

Any upcoming projects?

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NIGHT OF THE WOLVERINE “I’M NOT A HUMBLE PERSON, I’M REALLY QUITE PROUD OF THE THINGS I’VE DONE. I DON’T WANNA BE A GENRE ARTIST, BUT BEING AN OLDER ARTIST IS KIND OF YOUR OWN GENRE. OLDER ARTISTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SAD, THEY USE ALL THOSE CRAPPY WORDS LIKE “REFLECTIVE”. IN EUROPE, IT’S OKAY FOR OLDER PEOPLE TO GO AND SEE LIVE MUSIC!”

There’s a reason Dave Graney is a national treasure- because he works his butt off. Since his first musical project in 1978, along with his partner in craft and life Clare Moore, Graney has been a constantly creatively shifting, prolific artist. His latest single, Gloria Grahame (fuck or die) is just one the many he’s released only this year.

“I’m not given to voicing doubt or stuff like that. I’m pretty devil-may-care.

People who yell and moan a lot get more attention. Myself and Clare always find it amusing, they talk about the ‘dark night of the soul’. I don’t think music should be that hard- it’s like poetry, I never read any First World War poets- if you gotta have twenty million people killed to write a poem, it ain’t fucken worth it. I like music where you can tell the person knows how bad things can be; they’re not totally expressing it, but you can tell they have a feel for the bottom. They can be goofy or stupid, I just trust them if they’ve got the feeling of the blues.”

Recently, some of Graney’s innovative work from the 1990s has resurfaced via Double J in many of their retrospectives, including an amazing 1991 set at the Prince of Wales in Melbourne (with his band, The Coral Snakes.) “‘90s stuff is different for different people.” Graney says, on 1990s nostalgia.

“We liked the trip-hop scene, like Tricky and Massive Attack, and American gangster rap- grunge completely passed up by. I wasn’t really interested in it. Big Day Out was one festival that everybody went to, and it got killed off with whole lots of other festivals that catered to other tighter genres.”

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influenced by literature (indeed, if you didn’t know, Graney has written a few of his own: two memoirs and one called Workshy- more on that later.)

“I like to read novels all the time. You have to really go with the writer in a way and it’s quite exciting to find a good writer.

Over the last few years, I’ve been reading a lot of female authors and enjoying so much music by female artists...I haven’t done it on purpose, it’s just happened that way. Doris Lessing, Iris Murdoch, Dorothy B Hughes, who wrote a screenplay for a movie I like called In A Lonely Place [a film that starred Gloria Grahame, hence the song].”

“I wrote about the literature that I read in this intense period in the ‘80s.” he explains, on 2017’s Workshy. “I’ve never read so much as I did then, it was a very formative time. Lot of pulp thrillers. It wasn’t considered high art but a lot of voices worked in it, and the artwork was fantastic. Workshy was about all the little jobs I took to be a musician and how I perceive the world and the choices I made. It’s more personal. I thought I had a perspective worth writing about, coming from blue-collar, working-class background. I didn’t go to Uni, everything has come from a deep immersion in pop and rock culture.”

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FEELING LIMITLESS HOLLY RANKIN, BETTER KNOWN AS JACK RIVER, RELEASED HER DEBUT ALBUM THIS YEAR TO MUCH ACCLAIM. I SPOKE TO HOLLY ABOUT SUGAR MOUNTAIN, HER ARIA NOMINATIONS AND FALLS FESTIVAL. Sugar Mountain has been very well received, what were your hopes for the album when it was first released?

I guess I just wanted the album to be heard in whatever form people wanted to hear it in. There’s a lot of meaning and depth in the album that I couldn’t talk about in the first instance, I wanted to wait until people had a chance to listen.

I feel like people did connect to all the deeper feelings that I put into it which is a huge personal achievement for me.

The album is named after a Neil Young song, what artists inspired the making of Sugar Mountain?

Neil Young on a lyrical level and just like a keeping it real level, he really inspires me constantly to make really authentic songs that cut through. I’m super inspired

by Tame Impala, Beach Boys, MGMT, Florence and the Machine, and funnily enough I was listening to so much Taylor Swift when I was making the album.

Your writing feels very personal but is released under an alter ego of sorts, how did that dynamic come about?

Since I started writing music I had always put it under a different name and I guess it was just a way for me personally to step away from any expectations that I had upon myself as Holly and feel limitless in another world. Now it’s just like beautiful, I can have two lifetimes almost and live through different things under the different names and it just provides a nice kind of doorway, I can step into another world. My personal life is separate which I’m really enjoying now that it’s out.

The album tour completely sold out across the country, does knowing that make you more nervous or excited to head out to these shows?

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Definitely more excited. I think playing to your own crowds is just the most special thing that I still don’t understand, like just knowing that people are invested and there’s a full room waiting for you, it just feels like there’s family in every city or something.

You’ll be coming down to Marion Bay for Falls Festival, do you find the festival experience very different to your own headline shows?

It’s not too different. I guess the main big obvious difference is you’re playing outside and you don’t know who’s gonna turn up, so it’s always like a beautiful surprise to walk out and see the crowd and be playing in that outdoor atmosphere. People are obviously pretty um, lit, that’s probably the best word. But that’s really fun, I mean, it’s fun when people are having a great time and you’re like, yeah!

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Spiderbait are a band that occupy a prolific time in Australian music. The band, formed circa 1990 in New South Wales before moving to Melbourne, were part of a golden era for Aussie live music, and it would make many a name in the scene by the time the millenium hit.

Melbourne was a good city for the ‘Bait to find their footing, too: recently named the musical capital of the world, it has one music venue per 9,503 residents, beating London (1 per 34,350) and New York (1 per 18,554).

Radio also had a part to play in the country’s cultural shift; what we now know as triple j began in 1975 as Double J in Sydney, on the AM band, a result of the Whitlam government’s more progressive media policies. Even then, the station was a supporter of local music, built to act as an alternative to the mainstream. It engaged more with its listeners and didn’t have the censorship restrictions that other stations did, like 2SM, which was owned by a holding company controlled by the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney.

By the 1980s, the station had thankfully moved to the FM band, extending its reach; in 1989, the first massive step in the station’s takeover: they went national, broadcasting to Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, and Perth. The 1990s saw it extend to regional areas; the 1990s also saw two of the station’s most prominent and well-loved traditions begin: the Hottest 100 and triple j Unearthed.

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WHAT HAS BROUGHT ON THE 1990S RENAISSANCE? IS IT THE NATURAL WAY, WHERE WE NOSTALGICALLY BRING BACK TRENDS AND STYLES THAT WE MISS FROM DAYS PAST? OR IS THE WORLD KIND OF SHITTY AT THE MOMENT AND IT FEELS GOOD TO REMEMBER THE PAST, WHERE OUR RELATIVE YOUTH KEPT US OPTIMISTIC AND PASSIONATE?

been playing N.W.A’s Fuck Tha Police for several months before ABC management decided to ban the controversial track. The staff went on strike and put another N.W.A song, Express Yourself (“Some say no to drugs, and take a stand/ But after the show, they go looking for the “Dopeman”/ Or they ban my group from the radio/ Hear N.W.A. and say, “Hell no!”) on twenty-four-hour play.

1992 also saw the very first Big Day Out. BDO was always a smorgasbord of local and international talent of all genres, with an ‘alternative’ core. That first year, you would’ve seen headliners Nirvana and the Violent Femmes play alongside You Am I, Yothu Yindi and Smudge. In 1995, Spiderbait- bassist/ vocalist Janet English, drummer/vocalist Mark Maher (aka Kram) and guitarist Damian Whittyplayed the festival for the first time, alongside acts like Ministry, Hole, The Offspring and local mates Magic Dirt.

The reason that Spiderbait have survived as a near-continuous act since the early nineties (there was a brief hiatus in the early 2000s) is a simple one to understand, but a difficult one to undertake. The band have kept themselves fresh and interesting; someone with no knowledge of their music would be hard-pressed to connect songs like Calypso and their Black Betty cover to the same one band. From the speedy, weird, sharp punk salad of their debut album Shashavaglava (1993) to the pleasant indie-pop of It’s Beautiful (from their 2013 self-titled album), the band have travelled all over the musical map. They’ve kept themselves interesting, meaning the punters have remained interested.

And funny, too: their Alex the Seal is a cheekily mondegreen-ed cover of Our Lips are Sealed (geddit?!) and their track titles (Arse Huggin’

Pants, Fucken Awesome, Most Boys Suck) show off their charm and humour.

They’ve garnered a fair amount of commercial success throughout it all, too: 2004’s Black Betty has been used in about six films and three TV shows so far, and went two-times platinum.

And fair enough, it’s a bloody banger. The band have two ARIA awards to their name as well (from nineteen nominations since 1996): Best Alternative Release in 1997 and Best Cover Art (for Glockenpop) in 2000.

In 2017, the band celebrated twenty years since their ‘breakout’ album, Ivy and the Big Apples. Although it was officially their third, it was the album that made their name in the Aussie scene. It also went two-times platinum, and snagged them that first ARIA. single Calypso became their signature (you also might remember it from 10 Things I Hate About You); the album’s other single Buy Me A Pony won the Hottest 100 in 1996.

Spiderbait’s place in our collective heart has come from their ability to be so many things at once: a rock band, a pop band, silly and hardworking, commercially successful without selling their uniqueness down the tubes. Keep it comin’, guys.

LISA DIB

Spiderbait play A Day on the Lawn with Birds of Tokyo, The Smith Street band and more on March 23, 2019 at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart.

Tickets available from Oztix.

Arts

It’s only Rock n’ Roll, but I like it.

This type of Exhibition is not entirely a new idea.

Many Tasmanians visited AC/DC – Australia’s Family Jewels in 2010, at The Arts Centre in Melbourne. In 2015 the Australian Centre for the Moving Image presented David Bowie is. Both of these exhibitions were impressive. Exhibitionism takes it up a notch. Many notches in fact. If you want a short break to Sydney, packed with an amazing experience, Exhibitionism has to be it.

Exhibitionism is breathtaking. It’s a must for any Rolling Stones fan. Even fans of Music and Fashion should take the time to enjoy this compelling exhibit. This State-of-the-art presentation of Music, Pop Culture, Art, Fashion and Film history will leave a lasting impression on you. It is your only chance to see the massive influence of The Rolling Stones like you have never seen before.

So, what can you expect to see? Exhibitionism features over 500 Rolling Stones’ items:

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Vintage guitar gallery, rare instruments and lyric books, backstage and touring paraphernalia, album art, photography, stage design and personal diaries and letters.

50 years of Stones fashion spanning from the 1960’s to the present, with articles from designers including Alexander McQueen, Prada, Dior, Gucci, Hedi Slimane, Ossie Clark, L’Wren Scott, Mr Fish and many more with contributions from Anna Sui, John Varvatos and Tommy Hilfiger.

Exhibitionism – The Rolling Stones exhibit is a backstage pass to a fascinating display of history. As a former Rolling Stones Roadie, I once walked away with a Set List after a show at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. A great souvenir which I still have. It’s a back catalogue of work that most Bands would envy. You actually touch history when you read the Song titles. Add to that - The ‘Stones turned 50 in 2012.

Few Bands can compete with that longevity. The bands story has been covered in many Books and Film. Far and away, the immersive experience of Exhibitionism leaves that for dead.

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190 original artworks including Andy Warhol, David Bailey, John Pasche, Walton John, Sheppard Fairey, Michael Cooper, Christian Piper, Robert Frank and many more Interactive sound mixing decks and recording studio, a screening cinema narrated by Martin Scorsese and video experiences throughout, all culminating in an immersive backstage recreation leading to a 3D concert finale.

Over the past 50 years, The Rolling Stones became, and have remained, one of the most culturally important acts in history. From the daring white dress worn by Mick Jagger in 1969, to the seminal Sticky Fingers (1971) album cover to their iconic tongue and lips logo, up to their chart-topping latest album Blue and Lonesome released in December 2016, The Rolling Stones have continued to break the boundaries of cultural norms throughout their incredible career. Exhibitionism tells the story of The Rolling Stones history.

Originated and produced by Australian-based iEC Exhibitions! with the full participation of Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie, and curated by New York native Ilene Gallagher, Exhibitionism gives visitors a look back at the high points of the band’s career through a new film, with a highoctane soundtrack. It then steps back into the early days, to an amazing recreation of the Edith Grove flat that Mick, Keith and Brian shared in 1962. The flat was located just off the King’s

Road in London’s Chelsea neighborhood.

There is also a recreation of a Stones’ recording studio complete with their original instruments, plus a “backstage” area to give fans a sense of what it truly feels like just before the band heads out on stage. A guitar gallery brings together examples of some of Keith, Ronnie and Mick’s prized instruments, including a rosewood Fender Telecaster and a Maton that Keith played on Let It Bleed, which famously disintegrated as he reached the final notes of ‘Gimme Shelter.’

Other unique items include the cassette player on which Keith famously sketched out the idea for ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,’ just before falling asleep in a Florida motel room, Mick’s lyric book which features the hand written words for ‘Miss You,’ ‘Hey Negrita’ and ‘Worried About You,’ Keith’s 1963 diary, and the toy drum kit that Charlie used in the recording of ‘Street Fighting Man.’ There is no question, Exhibitionism will be an experience that you will remember for years to come. Time is however not on your side.

Exhibitionism has already been display in London, New York, and Nashville. Sydney will be the fourth and final destination of the global Tour ending early 2019.

IAN PIRKIS

Exhibitionism runs until February 3 at the International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour, Sydney.

All details can be found on the website - www. stonesexhibtionism.com.

Arts

performing arts Guide

Gallery Guide South Bett Gallery Until December 8 The Wake – Prudence Flint Until December 8 Resonant Things – Kelly Austin

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NORTH

Handmark Evandale COMEDY December 9 Handmark Artists – Summer Exhibition The Polish Corner December 5 Burnie Arts & Function Centre Chris “The Bloke” Franklin November 10 – December 16 December 12 Contemporary Art Tasmania Shackleton: Escape from Antarctica Nikki Britton Until December 16 November 10 – December 16 December 19 2018 Members’ Exhibition and Party!

The Partnershipping Project Tom Ballard November 10 – December 16 Colville Gallery Dog Song: walking the neural pathways Pancho Villa December 13 December 22 – February 3 December 4 th Colville 15 Annual Artists Show Lola Greeno: Cultural Jewels Comedy Swap December 22 – February 3 Despard Gallery Alison Thomas: A Francophile in Burnie Hobart Brewing Co Until December 9 December 20 Innertides – Graham Lang Gallery Pejean Clubhouse Comedy: Luke McGregor December 12 – February 3 Until December 8 Summer Show 18/19 Life is Pure – Qing Yang Brisbane Hotel December 10 – February 2 December 6 Handmark Gallery 2019 Summer Show – Group Exhibition Greeley – ‘You Right Mate?’

Until December 27 New Prints – Mandy Renard Devonport Regional Gallery December 21 – January 14 Until January 27 New Paintings and Jewellery – Nick tidal.18 Glade-Wright + Linda Van Niekerk Until February 24 In Your Words – The Robinson Project Plimsoll Gallery December 15 – January 27 Sawtooth ARI Seeing Voices Front Gallery December 7 Salamanca Arts Centre The Swamp – Philippe Vranjes Lightbox Middle Gallery December 1 – January 3 December 7 The Processing Plant – Donna Ritchie A Slow Waltz – Amarie Bergman Sidespace Gallery Project Gallery Until December 3 December 7 Mini Print 2018 The Do’s and Don’ts – Francesca Heinz December 5 – December 10 Dark Space Gallery Draugernes Solv (Silver of the Draugr) December 7 Long Gallery Site Reconstruction – Clara Murphy Until December 11 Gate Space Gallery Not Just Paint 2018 December 7 Studio Gallery Vanessa Howell & Isabella Darcey December 10 – January 30 Avian – Katherine Cooper MONA Until March 25 Your Shadow Rising – Toby Ziegler Until February 4 The Everted Capital – Fabien Giraud + Raphael Siboni Until February 11 The Inward Eye – Jane Baker Unitl April 22 Zero

COMEDY The Tramsheds Function Centre December 21 The Fresh Comedy Christmas Spectacular with Luke McGregor DANCE Princess Theatre December 3 The Magical Kingdoms + The Nutcracker December 15 BDAT: Story of a Puppet THEATRE Princess Theatre December 8 Hooked on Dance December 14 DA34: The Legend of Mowgli

unique photographic portraits on metal

Moonah Arts Centre Until December 22 the distance between pushing and pulling – Selena de Carvalho

TMAG Until March 3 The Mission – Michael Cook December 7 – May 5 Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival

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Event Guide

Hobart Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Date

DECEMBER Friday

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Birdcage Bar

Neon Acoustic 9pm Tassie Devil’s Own 6pm

Grand Poobah

Karaoke with Dr Rusty & The Great Muldavio 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

HOBOFOPO w/ Handsome Young Strangers (NSW), The Stragglers (Tas), Medusa Wake (NSW), Jim Mongrel (NSW), Paddy McHugh (NSW), BrodyGreg (Tas), Surprise Band TBA

Grape Food and Wine

Thomas Booth

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Noteworthy (Ryk Goddard, BALTIMORE, Gabriele Dagrezio) 8pm

Front Bar: Chalkboard Sessions, Hosted by Jude Joseph 6pm

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

Observatory

Dan Vandermeer

Cargo

DJ Sexy Lucy

Republic Bar & Cafe

Tommy Castles 8:30pm

Central Hotel

Layal 4pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Billy Whitton & Jamie Taylor 6:30pm

Cooleys Hotel

Matthew Dames 5pm

The Homestead

M.T. Blues Music 8pm

Grand Poobah

Nite Fleit, Flac, Curlicue & Jean De La Baptiste

Birdcage Bar

Sambo & Jimi 9pm

Grand Poobah

Emesha Rudolph’s Agency

Bright Eyes Espresso

New Horizons presents: Roza Terenzi

Grape Food and Wine

Cam Stuart

Bright Eyes Espresso

Gypsy Suitcase 6pm

Hobart Twilight Market

Live Music TBC 4:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Late Night Krackieoke

Hobart Uni Bar

The Rubens – Lo La Ru Tour

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Cooleys Hotel

Jed Appleton 5pm

Mobius

Stickybuds (Canada)

Central Hotel

Hannah May 4pm

Observatory

Gabrielle Dagrezio

Granada Tavern

Shannon Noll

Republic Bar & Cafe

The Outfit 9:30pm

Grape Food and Wine

Tony Mak

Street Eats Franko

Boogieman

Hobart Brewing Co

Maddy Jane

Tasmanian Inn Hotel

Jonathan & Alan 7:30pm

Hobart Twilight Market

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

Monique How, Vox Choir, Police Pipe Band, Swingmania, DreamSister 4:30pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Dave West 6pm

Observatory

Tony Mak

The Duchesses of The Duke

Regines

SupaNova 9pm

Zac Henderson and More TBC 9pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Australian Made 9:30pm

Patrick Berechree, Les Femmes Rouges 7:30pm

St David’s Cathedral

Allegri Ensemble: A Boy Was Born 8pm

The Duke The Homestead The Whaler 8

9

Tasmanian Inn Hotel

Random Act 7:30pm

Live Music TBC 10:30am

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

The Brick Factory

Detour

Birdcage Bar

Sambo and Jimi 9:30pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Dan Vandermeer 6pm

Brisbane Hotel

Back Bar: Psycroptic (Album Launch), Orpheus Omega (Vic), Atra Vetosus, Lacerta 8pm

The Homestead

Kase Kochen Album Launch + Local Supports 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar: Sydney City Trash (NSW), Eddie and The Low Tides, Bianca Blackhall Group 10pm

The Whaler

Finn Seccombe, Parlour Band 7:30pm

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed Wheatpaste (BRIS) 6:30pm

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Cygnet Town Hall

TSO Chorus Messiah on Tour 2pm

Grand Poobah

Cut Snake, Zios, Bear Cub & Session B

Jack Greene

Gabrielle Dagrezio

Observatory

You Me & Sea

Onyx Bar

You Two Duo 10:15pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

R.O x Konoba 10pm

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

The Brick Factory

Montage

The Brunswick Hotel

Duncan Warburton 6pm

The Founders Room

Tiffany Eckhardt and Anne Toner: Double CD Launch

The Homestead

Saucy Jack and His Ripper Band 9pm

The Waratah Hotel

Yambu Cafe

Arauco Libre Live

Birdcage Bar

Jerome Hillier 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

ALL AGES – THCtv Chrismas Festival! Hosted by Greeley and Max Best: Lil Yucka, Klazz, Reznt, 10Six, Chillz, Hermit, Rowdy and Daniel Stringer, Dispraze, Menz 3pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar: 18+ THCtv Christmas Festival! Hosted by Nibs with DJ MAD: Mr Lucky, Kuma, Solution the Rapper (WA), Statik and Fierce, Billy Jax, Nibs, Draz and Skurge, Odd Ones Out, Illusive (VIC), Creation (VIC), Bladel and AO 7pm

Brisbane Hotel

Main Room: 18+ THCtv Christmas Festival! Hosted

by Greeley: Mr Muller, Isho Addams, Luna & Blaze Embrace (NSW), 42South, Raaz (Vic), Brando, Mitus (NSW), Butter D, Helen Earth & Shadz (QLD), Skrub (QLD), Greeley & Dunn D

The Superjesus – Sumo 20th Anniversary Tour 9pm

Cargo

DJ Millhouse

3 Fifths of 4 9pm

Grand Poobah

Kristin Velvet

Wrest Point Lawns

Ministry of Sound Orchestrated with the TSO

Grand Poobah

Sideways in the City in The Kissing Room

Wednesday

Thursday

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Yambu Cafe

Boogieman 8:30pm

Jack Greene

Gabrielle Dagrezio

Kaye & Randal 6pm

Observatory

Terry Nomikos

Bright Eyes Espresso

G B Balding 5pm

Regines

SupaNova 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo 6pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

The Bad Dad Orchestra + The Little Cubas 9:30pm

Campbell Town Hall

TSO Chorus Messiah on Tour 2pm

Telegraph Hotel

Ado & Devo / Serotonin

Republic Bar & Cafe

Blue Flies 2:30pm

The Brick Factory

The Big Swifty

Republic Bar & Cafe

Tim & Scott 8:30pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Isaac Westwood 6pm

Tezmond

The Homestead

Dublo 9pm

M.T. Blues Music 4pm

The Waratah Hotel

Moonbase at the TAH 9pm

Quiz Night 8:15pm

The Whaler

Saucy Jack and His Ripper Band 9pm

ThylaSing End of Year Concert

Wrest Point Showroom

Peter Combe’s Christmas Album: Live in Concert

Birdcage Bar

Hui and the Muse 6pm

Republic Bar & Cafe Hobart Town Hall

Tuesday

Saturday

Birdcage Bar

Waterfront Hotel (C-Bar) 10

14

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed Little Island 6:30pm

The Brick Factory Monday

Friday

All Saints Market – South Hobart

The Whaler

Sunday

Acts / Start Time Merry Happy Comedy with Rob Braslin, Chloe Black, Liam Donnelly, Alex Johnston, Brittany Sziezak & Stuart Churton

Bright Eyes Espresso

Brisbane Hotel

Saturday

Venue Grand Poobah

Sunday

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Bright Eyes Espresso

Mostly Acoustic Jam Session 7pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Tarik Stoneman 8pm

Bright Eyes Espresso

Ross Sermons 5pm

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar: Brissie Bingo 6pm

Brisbane Hotel

PRISM 8pm

Brisbane Hotel

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

DreamSister (Launceston) 9pm

Back Bar: Hexis (Denmark), Break Through, Ultra Martian, Smug Anime Face 8pm

Observatory

Dan Vandermeer

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Republic Bar & Cafe

Jed Appleton 8:30pm

The Brick Factory

Thomas Booth

Telegraph Hotel

DJ B-Rex / Michael Clennett

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

The Brunswick Hotel

Tony Mak 7pm

Observatory

Tim & Scott

Birdcage Bar

Billy Whitton 9pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Zuma 2:30pm

Bright Eyes Espresso

Unlocked 6pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Soul Division 8:30pm

The Rooftop Bar

Jerome Hillier, DJ Randall 5:30pm

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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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Acts / Start Time

Wrest Point Coffee Shop

Jerome Hillier 12pm

Post Street Social

Dan Vandermeer

Republic Bar & Cafe

Ross Sermons 8pm

Bright Eyes Espresso

Mostly Acoustic Jam Session 7pm

Post Street Social

Sean Hall

Republic Bar & Cafe

Montz Matsumoto 8pm

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

Brisbane Hotel

PRISM

Cargo

DJ Sexy Lucy

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

The Raccoons 9pm

Hobart Brewing Co

Vivien’s Final Gig + EP DROP! W/ Kings Reign 8:30pm

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

Post Street Social

Sean Hall

Republic Bar & Cafe

Daniel Townsend 8:30pm

Telegraph Hotel

DJ B-Rex / Matt & Abby

The Brunswick Hotel

Cam Stuart 7pm

The Homestead

Panckridge and Pattison Quartet 8pm

Wrest Point Showroom

Matthew Ives and his Big Band

Birdcage Bar

Rod Murray 9pm

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Grand Poobah

Karaoke with Dr Rusty & The Great Muldavio 9pm

Grape Food and Wine

Date

Monday

Wednesday

24

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22

23

Post Street Social

You Me & Sea

Republic Bar & Cafe

Calhouns 2:30pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Rod Fritz 8:30pm

Room For a Pony

Xmas Party with Dom Dolla

Telegraph Hotel

Terry Nomikos

The Brick Factory

Tony Mak

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Republic Bar & Cafe

Finn Seccombe 8pm

Telegraph Hotel

Matt & Abby

Brisbane Hotel

Will and the Screamin Seniors, TerrorBrawl, Ultra Martian, The Dreggs

Cargo

DJ Dezzy

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Boxing Day Special 9pm

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

Observatory

Gabrielle Dagrezio

Republic Bar & Cafe

WoodKingWood + Dirty Daniel 8:30pm

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

The Brunswick Hotel

Billy Whitton & Jamie Taylor 7pm Billy Whitton 9pm

Tezmond

Cargo

DJ Millhouse

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Noteworthy (Katie Wilson, Jared Van Andel, Zarah Graham) 8pm

Grand Poobah

Karaoke with Dr Rusty & The Great Muldavio 9pm

Grape Food and Wine

Tony Mak

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Noteworthy (Cas O’Keefe and Special Guests) 8pm

Peacock Theatre

Indignados!

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Post Street Social

Dan Vandermeer

Observatory

Dan Vandermeer

Republic Bar & Cafe

Billy Whitton & Jamie Taylor 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Dave Wilson Band 9pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Henry Rippon 6:30pm

Telegraph Hotel

Terry Nomikos

Birdcage Bar

The Darlings 9pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Cam Stuart 6:30pm

Bright Eyes Espresso

Coyote Serenade 6pm

Birdcage Bar

Tim & Scott 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Lake Myer, Mess O’Reds, Slaughterhaus Surf Cult

Bright Eyes Espresso

Billy Whitton and the Swinging Hepcats 6pm

Cargo

DJ Sexy Lucy

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Cooleys Hotel

Wood King Wood 5pm

Central Hotel

Matt Gray 4pm

Central Hotel

M.T. Blues Music + Bryce Tilyard 4pm

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

Grand Poobah

Eluize

Observatory

Dan Vandermeer

Grand Poobah

New Horizons in the Kissing Room

Republic Bar & Cafe

Nothin’ But a Glam Time – Glam Rock Tribute 10pm

Hobart Twilight Market

Live Music TBC 4:30pm

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

The Brunswick Hotel

Jonathan & Alan 6pm

Post Street Social

Isaac Westwood

The Whaler

Finn Seccombe, Zac Henderson Duo 7:30pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Studley Moore 9:30pm

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed Danielle Deckard (SYD) 6:30pm

Tasmanian Inn Hotel

Black Swans of Trespass Duo 7:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Tony Voglino 9pm

Telegraph Hotel

Terry Nomikos / Hit Therapy

Bright Eyes Espresso

Layton Otene and Jordan Moore 5pm

The Brick Factory

Bianca Clennett

Cargo

DJ Millhouse

The Brunswick Hotel

Tim Davies 6pm

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

The Homestead

Mike Noga “King of the Folk Hunters” 9pm

Grape Food and Wine

Westwood Music

The Whaler

Ruben Reeves Band, DJ Mez, Kowl, and Special Guests

Observatory

Gabrielle Dagrezio

Republic Bar & Cafe

Hobart Funk Collective 10pm

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

The Brick Factory

Montage

The Brunswick Hotel

Dave West 6pm

The Homestead

CC Thornley & Co 9pm

The Whaler

Les Femmes Rouges, 3 Fifths of 4 8pm

Birdcage Bar

The Alex Duncan Trio 6pm TBC 5pm

Birdcage Bar

Westwood and Doyle 9pm

Bright Eyes Espresso

Tas Heritage Fiddle Ensemble 6pm

Brisbane Hotel

Back Bar: Bleeding Knees Club (Album Launch), Crocodylus (Syd), Squid Fishing

Brisbane Hotel

Sunday

Acts / Start Time Boogieman

Birdcage Bar

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

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Willie Smith’s Apple Shed The Stragglers 6:30pm Saturday

Venue Longley International Hotel

Front Bar: The Mis-Made (NSW), Yoni & The Steamers, The Pits, Babylon Howl, Miquebarth

Sunday

30

Cargo

DJ Millhouse

Bright Eyes Espresso

Grape Food and Wine

Jeremy Matcham Live at Grape

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Grand Poobah

The Beat Down 1st Birthday Party Featuring Deekline

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Observatory

Terry Nomikos

Grand Poobah

Xmas Kiss in The Kissing Room

Republic Bar & Cafe

Blues Jam – Hosted by Pat Curley 2:30pm

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Republic Bar & Cafe

Wahbash Avenue 8:30pm

Mobius Lounge Bar

A Merry Mobius Christmas feat. SLYNK

Telegraph Hotel

Matt & Abby

Post Street Social

Tim & Scott

Birdcage Bar

The Darlings, Matt Edmunds 7pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Everburn 10pm

Bright Eyes Espresso

Peter Hicks and the Blues Licks 6pm

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

Brooke St Pier

DJ Mad 8:30pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Gabriele Dagrezio 6pm

Cargo

DJ Rikin

The Homestead

Boogieman 9pm

Jack Greene

DJ Rikin

The Whaler

Billy Whitton and the Swing Cats, 3 Fifths of 4 10pm

Observatory

Gabrielle Dagrezio

Birdcage Bar

Anita Cairns Duo 6pm

Onyx Bar

Dan Vandermeer 9pm

Bright Eyes Espresso

Ross Smithard 5pm

Regines

SupaNova DJ and The Nightshift 9pm

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Republic Bar & Cafe

NYE with Boil Up 10pm

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Telegraph Hotel

Ado & Devo / Serotonin

Lewisham Tavern

M.T. Blues Music + The Empty Glasses 3pm

The Salty Dog

M.T. Blues Music & Finn Seccombe

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Launceston / NORTH WEST Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time The Rubens Lo La Ru Album Tour

DECEMBER Thursday

6

Club 54 The Royal Oak

Heath Hodgetts (Public Bar) 9pm

Friday

7

The Royal Oak

Mick Attard (Public Bar) 9pm

Tonic Bar

DJ Randall Foxx 9pm

Watergarden

Leigh Ratcliffe 8pm

Saturday

Sunday

Wednesday

8

9

12

Greenwood Bar

Plague of Sickness and Friends

Iron Horse Bar & Grill

Rude Lixx

Olde Tudor Hotel

Scott Lewis Live

The Royal Oak

Cody Gunton (Public Bar) 9pm

Tonic Bar

Gypsy Rose 9pm

Watergarden

Electric Vue 8pm

Kings Bridge Bar

Scott Lewis Live

MODE Bar & Niteclub

Psycroptic!

The Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiun (Public Bar) 5pm

Bakers Lane

Laneway Sessions: Harry Dempsey // Taynisha Parry

The Royal Oak

Andy Collins (Public Bar) 5pm

Watergarden

Von Rock 7pm

Thursday

13

The Royal Oak

Jade & Dane (Public Bar) 5pm

Friday

14

Olde Tudor Hotel

Smokin Elmores

The Royal Oak

Bad Dad Orchestra w/ The Embers (Boatshed) 9pm

Tonic Bar

Matt Edmunds 9pm

Watergarden

Jerome Hillier 8pm

Holy Trinity Church

Allegri Ensemble: A Boy Was Born 5pm

Iron Horse Bar & Grill

Rude Lixx

Joseph Chromy Wines

Summer Moon Festival

The Royal Oak

Danielle Deckard (Public Bar) 9pm

The Saloon Bar

Shannon Noll w/ Agent 99

Tonic Bar

Groove FX 9pm

Saturday

Sunday

15

16

Watergarden

Roustabout 8pm

The Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiun (Public Bar) 5pm

Monday

17

Gnomon Pavilion

The Panckridge/Pattison Quartet 7pm

Wednesday

19

Bakers Lane

Laneway Sessions: Trent Buchanan // Oscar O’Shea

The Irish

Live and Acoustic at The Irish!

The Royal Oak

Miss Tori (Public Bar) 9pm

Watergarden

Tony Voglino 7pm

Thursday

20

The Royal Oak

Fleur & Andrew (Public Bar) 9pm

Friday

21

Greenwood Bar

EDM Night with Coby Watts

The Royal Oak

The Namesakes (Public Bar) 9pm

Tonic Bar

SupaNova DJ 9pm

Watergarden

Tassie Tenor 8pm

Iron Horse Bar & Grill

Rock with Chapter V

SPICYMUSIC

Anetha

The Royal Oak

Max Hillman Showband (Public Bar) 9pm

Tonic Bar

Just Dance 9pm

Watergarden

Addison Marshall 8pm

Saturday

22

Sunday

23

The Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiun (Public Bar) 5pm

Monday

24

The Royal Oak

Lorenzo (Boatshed) 9pm

Wednesday

26

Greenwood Bar

Boxing Day Party – Ceej

The Royal Oak

Megan Philippa Qpennyfeather w/ Jason Whatley

The Royal Oak

Gabriele Dagrezio (Public Bar) 9pm

Greenwood Bar

All Sorts Thursday – DJ Paulie D, DJ Decent, Ceej

MODE Bar & Niteclub

Psychosis V

The Royal Oak

Dave Adams Band (Public Bar) 9pm

Tonic Bar

Candy Feet 9pm

Watergarden

Roustabout 8pm

The Royal Oak

Ben Castles (Public Bar) 9pm

Tonic Bar

Max Hilmen Trio 9pm

Watergarden

Leigh Ratcliffe 8pm

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

27

28

29

Sunday

30

The Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiun (Public Bar) 5pm

Monday

31

Tonic Bar

New Sensations 10pm

Watergarden

Rino and Addison 9pm

30

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