Warp Magazine November 2018

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NOVEMBER 2018 Thursday 8th 8.30pm The Foley Artists Friday 9th 10.00pm Billy Warner Big Band Saturday 10th 10.00pm The Outfit Sunday 11th 2.30pm The Raccoons Sunday 11th 8.30pm Wahbash Avenue Monday 12th 8.15pm Quiz Night Tuesday 13th 8pm Jed Appleton Wednesday 14th 9pm Dave Wilson Band Thursday 15th 8.30pm Graham Rix Friday 16th 10.00pm Uncle Gus & The Rimshots Saturday 17th 1.00pm Republic Bar 21st Birthday Beergarden Free Feast, Free Keg & Music Saturday 17th 10.00pm Mocane Sunday 18th 2.30pm Republic Bar 21st Birthday Beergarden Party with FRENCHY’s Babe-tacular Birthday Lineup Sunday 18th 2.30pm Blues Jam: Hosted By Pat Curley Sunday 18th 8.30pm Vice Captains

Monday 19th 8pm Hui & The Muse Tuesday 20th 8pm Montz Matsumoto Wednesday 21st 8.30pm Billy Whitton & Jamie Taylor Thursday 22nd 9pm Dave Wells Friday 23rd 10pm Bombino – Australian Tour $35pre Saturday 24th 10pm Mankind & The Surreal Estate Agents $5 Sunday 25th 2.30pm Blue Flies 8.30pm Teri Young & The Restless Monday 26th 8.15pm Quiz Night Tuesday 27th 8pm Ross Sermons Wednesday 28th 9pm The Great Anticipators Thursday 29th 9pm WoodKingWood + Black Mourning Band Friday 30th 10pm Jack Harlon And The Dead Crows $7pre/$12 door

DECEMBER Saturday 1st 10pm HUGO BLADEL ‘What’s Right’ Single Launch + ZIOS + OUT OF CONTEXT $10

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News in Brief SPICED UP MUSIC Launceston electronic party outfit Spicy Music are celebrating their third birthday and to mark this milestone they are throwing a party on Friday November 9 at the Greenwood Bar. Flying down for the festivities will be European artists Reinier Zonneveld (Netherlands) performing live & DJ Lion (Bulgaria). Tickets are limited so head to the crew’s page for the ticket link - www.facebook.com/ SPICYMUSICTAS/.

SESAME STREET

Grouch aka New Zealander Oscar Allison is a firmly established artist on the outdoor music circuit, Grouch is responsible for a mind-bending mix of psychedelic, minimal techno, progressive trance, dub and dubstep. Recently he has been exploring his New Zealand dub roots that has led him to work with live musicians from across the globe and resulting in his Grouch in Dub project.

Last seen in the bushland of Tasmania at Fractangular Gathering in 2016, Grouch will perform at the Homestead in North Hobart on Friday November 16. Presale tickets available from Eventbrite, door sales if available will be $35.

GET ON YOUR PONY Sunday November 18 Room for a Pony joins forces with Foxx & Hound to bring you another Sunday almost Summer Sizzler, featuring headliners Dutch Producer Franky Rizardo and Australian artist Dom Dolla. Being a Summer garden party, proceedings begin at 3pm with dress code being paisley and spring floral.

Local support will come from Sexy Lucy, NeoBi, Kony and Fotti P. Tickets available from the venue or online via the facebook event.

BASS GUARANTEE ‘If you find an event with more bass, we’ll beat it by 10%’ - that’s their guarantee.

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for all things heavy in bass. Utilising a range of bass heavy genres with phenomenal basslines and maximum vibes. Featuring Smurphy, Brandon Michalkowski, Frenetic, ZIOS and DJ Mad, feel the bass on Friday November 23 at the Grand Poobah. $10 on the door.

two singles, ‘Both Ways’ and ‘Feel the Love’. ‘What’s Right’ will be launched at The Republic Bar on Saturday December 1, with the boss supported on the night by ZIOS and electronic duo OOC.

DRUM ROLL

Prolific performer, Michael Kieran Harvey will showcase new works in the Nolan Gallery, Mona on Saturday November 17. Internationally renowned for his interpretation of contemporary piano, Harvey will perform new works by local talent, including a Trumpian satire with Simon Reade and a homage to Hobart’s own Astro Labe, aka DJ Funknukl, aka the Hobart Headbutter. Doors are from 7pm, with tickets costing $25 and available from www.mona.net.au.

Australia’s ABC music collective, triple J, Double J, triple J Unearthed and rage are getting together for the 14th annual J Awards. Recognising the outstanding originality, creativity, technical excellence and contribution to Australian music our local artists have made in 2018. Nominees are: triple j Australian Album of the Year nominees Amy Shark - Love Monster, Camp Cope - How to Socialise & Make Friends, Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel, DMA’S - For Now, Hockey Dad - Blend Inn, Middle Kids - Lost Friends, Ocean Alley - Chiaroscuro,Polaris - The Mortal Coil, RÜFÜS DU SOL - Solace and Tash Sultana - Flow State. Double J Artist of the Year nominees: Gurrumul, John Butler Trio, Mojo Juju, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and Sampa the Great. Unearthed Artist of the Year nominees: Angie McMahon, G Flip, Kian, Kwame, Slowly Slowly. Australian Music Video of the Year nominees, co-presented

by Rage: B Wise ‘Feel Something’, DZ Deathrays ‘Like People’, Golden Vessel ‘Bigbright {Ft. Elkkle, E^st & Duckwrth}’, Mojo Juju ‘Native Tongue’ and Sampa The Great ‘Black Girl Magik {Ft. Nicole Gumbe}’. Winners are announced on triple J at 4pm on Friday November 23.

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The 16th annual Falls Festival at Marion Bay is on again this Summer, and the festival is once again offering some prime spots to local Tasmanian talent. We at Warp are supporting one-man-band Ruben Reeves, who you can also be seen out and about playing with his full band.

Support the man and his band and head over to www.fallsfestival.com/marionbay/goings-on/foster-a-band to cast your vote. If you’re in doubt as to why you should vote for Ruben, listen to his songs at www.soundcloud.com/ruben-reeves.

You have until Friday November 23 to vote.

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Perth electronic duo, Oriental Cravings are bringing their ‘Need You’ tour to Hobart on Friday November 30. Fusing east meets west, the two originally hailing from South East Asia broke out internationally last year with their single ‘Nomad’ which amassed a quarter of a million plays on Spotify. Further releases have continued to push boundaries, with their tracks championed by international artists such as Alison Wonderland and RL Grimes. Check them on their Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/orientalcravings or in the flesh at The Grand Poobah. Tickets from Moshtix.

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FEEL GOOD AND FOSTER A BAND

The boss is back with a new single ‘What’s Right’ from his forthcoming debut EP, Floppy Disco, concluding what has been a busy year for the Tasmanian musician.

With supports for artists such as Bliss N Eso, Vera Blue, Illy, Client Liaison and Thundamentals in the past twelve months, Hugo Bladel has amassed over 60,000 plays on Spotify for his previous

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A WORLD PREMIERE

B in collaboration with NEW HöRIZöNS will bring Melbourne underground house producer Francis Inferno Orchestra to Hobart and load him aboard the ‘Spirit of Hobart’ on Friday November 30. The boat leaves promptly at 6pm from Murray St Pier and returns 11.30pm. Further details are available from the event page - www. facebook.com/events/183324279231872/.

Aye Aye Captain.

BIGGER THAN JESUS

Hobart is blessed with a great patch of water and Hobartians as well as tourists alike should make full use of it. One novel way is the evening boat cruise accompanied by banging tunes and superstar DJs. Following on from the success of their Winter cruise, Session

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It’s been 20 years since The Superjesus released the Aria winning album Sumo.

Since then they released a further two Aria winning albums, Jetage and Rock Music, before disbanding in 2004.

Reforming for sporadic performances from 2013, The Superjesus released their first studio work in over a decade in 2016, with the EP Love and Violence. With increased touring frequency since then, The Superjesus embark on a national tour for the latter half of 2018 for the 20th anniversary of Sumo, including two Tasmanian dates in December, Hobart on Saturday December 8 at The Tah and Sunday December 9 at The Bridge Hotel, Forth. Tickets from Oztix.

FOLKY TIMES

MOFO TIME

THE NEW MODERN

GUITAR SHAMAN

One of Tasmania’s most unique aural delights, Mona Foma has set up shop in Launceston this January and will paint the town purple. The main event will run over the weekend of January 18 - 20, featuring a stellar lineup including Courtney Barnett, Mulatu Astake & Black Jesus Experience, Neneh Cherry, Oneohtrix Point Never Myriad, Underwold and Adele Varcoe & Self-Assembly. Outside the main event situated at the Inveresk Precinct, satellite events will pop up all over the city including the late night Faux Mo events. Further news and tickets are available from www.mofo.net.au.

ROCKAFELLER SKANK

Mike Noga of The Drones fame, has built an impressive solo career spanning three albums over the past decade. On the ‘King of the Folk Hunters’ tour, Noga with for the first time be performing material from all three solo albums in solo mode, Folk Song, The Balladeer Hunter and his most recent offering King. With a new album ready for release in early 2019, this will be your last chance to hear his earlier work.

Noga plays The Homestead in North Hobart on Friday December 21. Tickets are only $10 from www.outix.net.

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Arguably one of the best in the business, Jeff Martin (of the Tea Party fame) has been capturing audiences in awe with his guitar process and vocal melodies for the better part of two decades. A longtime resident of Australia, Jeff has split his time between an international career with the legendary three piece the Tea Party and his own solo offerings that has taken him around the globe and Australia countless times. Playing the Huon Blues and Roots festival on Sunday February 3, Jeff has just announced an intimate sideshow at Tapas Lounge Bar in Devonport on Saturday February 2.

Tickets are available now at Moshtix.

2018 isn’t over yet, but this hasn’t stopped shows well into the end of 2019 being announced. Once such tour freshly announced is the return of Postmodern Jukebox to Australian shores in September and October 2019, with a brand-new Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 show. Included is a Hobart date at the Odeon Theatre on Wednesday September 25, with tickets released November 8. To usher in the upcoming Twenty-Twenties, the famed time-twisting musical collective will circumnavigate the globe and prepare the world for a new decade with their Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 Tour. Postmodern Jukebox creator Scott Bradlee hopes this new decade will see a return to the style and craftsmanship that typified the music of past generations.

“Last time around the ‘Twenties gave us Jazz, America’s one true art form. Who knows what is possible in the 2020s?”

As an exclusive Australian performance legendary English DJ Fatboy Slim will make his second only appearance in Tasmania, performing outdoors on the Derewnt river waterfront at Wrestpoint Casino. The British artist’s beats are expected to reverberate over the Derwent River, with hit tracks from the ‘90s and ‘00s, ‘Weapon of Choice’, ‘Praise You’ and ‘Right Here, Right Now’ through to the 2013 hit ‘Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat’. The show will be on Sunday February 3 from 5.30pm through to 10pm. Tickets are available now from Ticketmaster.

ALL BUSH ROADS LEAD TO PANAMA

Sharing the stage with the likes of he John Butler Trio, The Waifs, Xavier Rudd, Jack Johnson & Pete Murray, Carus Thompson has toured the world several times over spreading his take of folkrock. His single ‘Lies’ was one of the most played songs on Double J in 2017. Carus will be in Tasmania early January for three shows, January 1 at the Lewisham Tavern, Lewisham, January 3 at the Republic Bar, Hobart and January 5 at Mountain Mumma, Sheffield.

Feel like getting lost in the Tasmanian rainforests? Want to search for the elusive Tasmanian Tiger? Do you want to reconnect with nature? You want to do all the above but with a curated soundtrack from the coolest names in Australian music plus hand selected artists from overseas? Well A Festival Called Panama is your answer. Tucked away in the forests of Golconda in the State’s North East, the festival now in its sixth year is held over the March long weekend (March 8-10) with a highly limited capacity of 1500 people. This year the festival will feature artists such as Methyl Ethel, Khruangbin, Baker Boy, Snail Mail, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, No Mono, Stella Donnelly and Mojo Juju to name just some of the artists performing. Don’t sit on a tree stump and ponder too long about whether to go, as the 2017 event sold out in record time. Head to website for www.facebook.com/warp.mag 9

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LET’S PARTY

Six years on since a group of mates in bands gathered together to throw a party in a paddock, the resulting festival has become one of the biggest in the state. With over 6000 patrons attending Party In the Paddock in February 2018 and international acts such as American artists Grouplove and darlings of the Australian music scene, Gang Of Youths gracing the big stage, the event has become an annual pilgrimage for a generation of Tasmanians.

Freshly announced, the 2019 event is shaping to be the biggest yet. Featuring an all-star lineup including UK singer Lily Allen and Australian electronic royalty The Presets, Party In The Paddock has expanded yet again from overwhelming public demand. Also appearing in 2019 are The Jungle Giants, Vera Blue, DZ Deathrays, Winston Surfshirt, Middle Kids, Luca Brasi, Young Blud (Uk), Riton & Kah-Lo (UK), Remi, G Flip, Didirri, Alex The Astronaut, Alice Ivy, Slowly Slowly, Haiku Hands, Maddy Jane, Kwame, Cable Ties, Kinder, Good Doogs, Adrian Eagle, Thando ,Tyne-James Organ, A Swayze And The Ghosts, Matt Okine & Gen Fricker, Drop Legs, Imbi The Girl, The Saxons, Amastro, Chase City, Tomgirl, The Sleepyheads, Kat Edwards, Ewah And The Vision Of Paradise, Seaside, Stevie Jean, Hugo Bladel, Empire Park, Squeef, Meres, Good Lekker, Bone Shack, Teens and Rat Child. In typical Party In The Paddock fashion, expect more acts to be announced leading up all the way to the week of the event.

The main part of the festival including the headliners will be appearing on the Friday and Saturday nights. However, turning two days into three, those keen to make a serious weekend of it and maximise their fun can purchase a ticket

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to the Thurdsay night. Artists scheduled for that night will feature Luca Brasi, Middle Kids, G Flip, Slowly Slowly and Maddy Jane amongst others.

Outside of the music front, the festival will be bringing you comic relief on a daily basis with a string of national and Tasmanian comedians including heavyweights Matt Okine and Gen Fricker of triple J fame. An expanded arts program will be popping up all over the festival site. The mini-ramp will be again in action for those with wheels. And the Vibestown village will be full of shopping pleasures and tasty treats.

If camping isn’t your thing, the festival will be offering day passes complete with shuttle bus service from Launceston, so you can leave your car at home. The festival is also all-ages friendly (although guardian supervision is required for entry of underage individuals).

Party In The Paddock runs from Thursday February 7 to Saturday February 9 at White Hills, 20 minutes east of Launceston. Festival information and tickets can be obtained from the website - www. partyinthepaddockfestival.com.au.

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MAKE BELIEVE WORLD

The Rubens’ Sydney-based keyboardist Elliott Margin notes that the band were lucky to miss the city’s lockout laws’ effect on their burgeoning career.

“We were lucky, in that when we were coming up and playing, they didn’t have the lockout laws.” he says. “Now there’s a lot of venues from the early days that don’t exist anymore. If we were coming up as a young band, it would be a lot harder. It’s changed the scene and made it harder for bands, which is a sad thing. We’ve had people move out of Sydney to pursue music, moved to Melbourne, that’s the direct effect these laws have had. It’s still an amazing scene though!”

The band may end up doing as others have done before them, and move overseas once the relatively small Australian music scene becomes too much of a small pond.

“We do have a plan that’s always changing, eventually we will need to make some sort of move. For most Australian bands, you think: where is it that is worth investing your time and money in, playing shows and connecting with more people? Somewhere that’s not too risky.

It’s something you have to commit to, but it’s definitely on the cards for us.”

The Rubens are currently touring their stellar third album, Lo La Ru (the name is a fake nation they created because, why not?) released in June this year, three years after their 2012 gold album Hoops. Lo La Ru’s first single Never Ever featured singer/songwriter Sarah Aarons, and

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INDIE ROCK ACT THE RUBENS ARE A BAND CONSTANTLY ON THE UP-AND-UP. THEY’VE BOUNCED THROUGH THE UPPER TIERS OF THE ARIA CHARTS AND TRIPLE J’S HOTTEST 100 (TAKING THE TOP SPOT IN 2015) FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND SUPPORTED PINK (OR, P!NK) ON HER AUSTRALIAN TOUR THIS YEAR; THEY’VE ALSO BEEN J, ARIA AND APRA AWARD-NOMINATED (WINNING THE 2013 ‘ROCK WORK OF THE YEAR’ APRA FOR MY GUN).

has already gone platinum. They’re constantly at work on new material, even while they’re busy touring.

“We try and write whenever we are on the road.

It’s not a set amount of months off and then we start writing an album. It’s a good habit to be in, to get the music underway; whenever we have time off, we’re working on something. Our main focus is this next tour- we’ve been rehearsing and working on the live show.”

They took a bit of a different turn when recording Lo La Ru, from previous records. Firstly, they worked in a less-than-typical studio in their hometown of Menangle in New South Wales; next, they got in Run The Jewels producers Lil Shalimar and Wilder Zoby in from Brooklyn.

“Our first two records we made in New York, in professional studios.” Margin explains. “Then we had the chance to record in our hometown in this converted World War II bunker, close to home, and we had friends and family dropping in. Plus we were not constrained by time constraints like studio time and hire fees.

We had time to experiment and try things we might not necessarily have tried before. It was about having a good time, making the record we wanted to make. It’s not always conducive to good music, being in an expensive studio, it might spook you.”

“I feel like we just want people to have a good time.” Margin says, on what he wants audiences to get out of their music. “We craft the set, make sure we have an hour and twenty minutes where

people are entertained, with moody parts and high energy moments..we just wanna entertain people, give ‘em a good time. It’s a nice thing to be able to give them an escape from what’s going on in their lives or the shit going on in the world.”

Another atypical event in the Rubens’ life was supporting pop star Pink/P!nk on her Aussie tour, a match that sounds odd in theory but ended up being quite fortuitous.

“Most of them had no idea who we were (laughs), they’d come to the shows not knowing what to expect, but they were really receptive and reacted to the music really well. It goes to show the kind of fans she gathers, she’s a down-toearth real person that connects to her audience and her fans.”

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The Rubens play Club 54 in Launceston on Thursday December 6 and The Goods Shed in Hobart on Friday December 7. Tickets available from Oztix and Moshtix respectively.

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BUSKERS AT HEART

The brothers have done well so far in that endeavour: they’ve had two EPs (2017’s The Records Were Ours and 2015’s Into The Dirt) in ARIA charts top ten and, on the digital front, have garnered over seven million (!) global streams, as well as over half a million YouTube views. Not too shabby for a band that, until October 26th 2018, didn’t have a full-length album to their name.

Jack and Pat- the brothers themselves- have just come off a UK and European tour, where they played shows both with Tash Sultana and solo headline shows, as well as a North American tour earlier in the year. They’re knackered but so stoked.

Jack: “A mate came over with the new Gang of Youths album and just chucked it in and I thought, when was the last time this happened?

Someone coming over with a CD? (laughs)” Pat: “That album has bummed me out, I feel like I will never do anything as good as that (laughs)” Jack: “Anyway, Europe. Yeah, Europe was really good! We were touring with Tash Sultana; we did the first run of two weeks on our own, which was mostly a festival run and headliner shows. We sold out in Czech Republic, which was cool!”

Pat: “So weird. It was incredible, each night, we’d think it wasn’t selling, then we’d get there and it would be packed, sold out. It’s been the most successful tour we’ve ever had. We’re already looking into going back next year.”

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MELBOURNE’S PREMIER FOLK-POP TWINS HADN’T EVEN RELEASED THEIR DEBUT FULL-LENGTH ALBUM YET WHEN I WAS CHATTING TO THEM, BUT THEIR REPUTATION ALREADY PRECEDES THEM. PIERCE BROTHERS HAVE GONE FROM BUSKING TO TOURING INTERNATIONALLY IN WHAT SEEMS LIKE A MINUTE, BUT THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE RISE.

Jack: “The Tash Sultana run was insane. In the last month, we had two days off in the entire month, then when it finished, the next day we flew right back home. Just sprinting for two and a half months.”

Pat: “We’ve gotten a lot of opportunities and we just wanted to take on as much as possible. It’s not gonna be the same next time, we’ll do one month off, one month on.”

Jack: “We’re lucky to do what we do, so we take advantage of it. We have Australia and Europe as two different markets. In Europe, there’s a bit of urgency, but with Australia, it’s a whole different beast. We’ve come back and we’re looking at a different market, and how we’re gonna approach it, with the album about to come out, who knows how that’s gonna go? It’s an exciting time.”

Atlas Shoulders comes as the culmination of their years of busking, record and touring.

The guys were keen to reproduce their everpopular live shows onto a record. This includes delving deep into the personal, covering anxiety and depression, but also allowing them to be vulnerable with a few choice love songs.

Jack: “What we’ve wanted to do is get our live sound onto CD. That’s what we’re known for. We also didn’t wanna do the same thing on every song. We’ve branched out into sub-genres.”

Pat: “Yeah, we’ll have blues on one track, pop with the others. All of them seem to be able to stand on their own. It’s eclectic but mixed. We’re stoked.”

Jack: “What we tried to do, we wrote everything and anything- just heaps and heaps of songs.

What we collected was a bunch of songs that tell one story. We’re really happy with where the album takes you, the journey it takes you on, it flows really nicely. We were unsure until we put it all together. I was more surprised than anyone!”

Pat: “There’s several songs on the record about that anxiety and trepidation of being in this industry. Making an album is scary when you start asking these questions, especially on days where you start to feel defeated.”

Jack: “We tried to write in the melancholy, which we’ve done before, and we tried to write some happy- hopefully- love songs as well. We were worried about writing like that, that it might come across as lame if we didn’t get the words right, but we came up with these great love songs. It’s all about seeing the positivity in the world.”

Pat: “It’s a hard line to tow, between corny and amazing.”

Jack: “We just had to stop listening to that voice in our heads that’s going, ‘is this corny?’ ‘no, this is beautiful!’”

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Pierce Brothers play the Huon Blues and Roots Festival on Sunday February 3. The debut album, Atlas Shoulders is out now.

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WILD The latest single from Adelaide producer Godlands, ‘Wild’, was approached differently than previous work.

Personally chosen by Alison Wonderland, Godlands took part in Extra Support Acts, a new initiative supporting up and coming musicians.

“I was inspired by Black Panther and I really wanted to create a soundscape of animals. I sort of started off with that and I think it really progressed from there. I wanted to obviously mash a bit of bass music into it and yeah, I though just having a bit of a cool soundscape would start off the song really sick.”

“I just got an email from my agent being like “yo, Alison Wonderland has chosen you.” He was just like “so you have two weeks to make a song and your performing it live” and I’m like this is just ridiculous, because I don’t perform live. I’m a DJ that’s what I do. Sophiegrophy, who I did it with, we literally met the day before. I didn’t crumble which is weird, you can easily just be like, nah this is too much pressure, but it was such a great opportunity and sometimes you just have to take the dive. I’m really glad I did it.

Having been a DJ for a nine years, she was inspired to start making music by The Bloody Beetroots.

“When I first started seeing their videos and stuff I wanted to be a DJ. Then it got to a point when I felt like I had done enough with DJing, I wanted to do more and see if I could make music. Music production obviously came up and then I studied at SAE and yeah, it grew from there. It was sort of like a natural progression which I though was really nice.

In July, Godlands played Splendour In The Grass for the first time, citing the performance as her favourite gig to date.

“It was crazy, the amount of people that were there, I was blown away because I wasn’t like a proper act, I was sort of an in between thing.

I started playing and then I saw people sort of walk out and then stop and turn back around, I was like yes, I’ve got em, hook line and sinker!

It was literally the best thing ever, every time I think about it, it brings a huge smile to my face.

Hopefully now I’ll get to be a main act next time, that’s the goal.”

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At this point in her career, Godlands feels that it is important to work with other artists.

“I’m a sponge when it comes to learning new things so I literally soak it all up. Any opportunity I can to work with other artists, I jump to it. So yeah, if anyone wants to collab, hit me up.”

Quickly becoming known for her aesthetic, Godlands acknowledges the importance of a visual element.

“I think nowadays especially with artists, it’s not just about the music. I’m a visually creative person as well. I made that a point with this new project, Godlands. I wanted to make this as creative and as visually, aesthetically pleasing as possible, because it is important. Building a brand as well, that’s always at the forefront of my mind.”

Hailing from Adelaide, Godlands is positive about the humble but exciting music scene in the city.

“There are so many people in Adelaide pushing for it and sometimes it’s a win and sometimes it’s a loss you know, but that’s music for you and that’s the industry. I think we have some really cool artists; I’m currently touring with Tkay as her DJ. Tkay, Motez, yeah, all these sick artists from Adelaide. Its an exciting scene to be a part of.”

Following her positive experience at Splendour, she is keen to play at other big festivals in the future.

“I wouldn’t mind playing Coachella, well that would be a dream. EDC would also be a dream.

I wouldn’t mind going to Burning Man as well, kind of like a desert rave, with Diplo, he’s there like every year so yeah, that would be sick.”

Hoping to achieve these dreams in the next five years, Godlands also hopes to further develop her musical style.

“I want to extend a bit out of bass music, I also wanna work with rappers as well. I want to make it sort of like a brand, like people know it as a brand as well, fashion wise and aesthetics and all that sort of stuff. So, global domination, that’s the plan.”

If you’re heading to a Godlands live show, expect “a lot of energy, always high energy, bring earplugs if you need. Just a bald chick dancing on stage.”

HOLLY LESZCZYNSKI See Godlands perform at The Homestead on Saturday December 1. Presale tickets available from Moshtix.

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BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT.

So, you’re coming to Tasmania, hey.

Tasmania! I love Tasmania. I wanted to meet the Tasmanian devil. Is that a cliché? Is that something that you'll wince at? I'm sorry. It’s a real animal, right?

Yeah, it’s real. So you’ve never seen it before?

No, I never have. I’m sorry to be a stupid idiot.

You can make fun of me. I’m in the hot tub drinking Champagne, okay?

No, I'm actually joking. That's the cliché of California. I'm not in the hot tub right now.

Your band Toto will hit up Tassie for the Falls Festival. Many people there will have parents who listened to your music.

It’s a funny thing about all that. At our shows, we have everybody from 5-70 years old. It’s a very wide demographic. This whole Africa thing has gone mad. It’s really kind of funny, because our streaming is like 10-12 million a month. We’re enjoying the success. And we’re heading on the road to play.

When people see the band and what else we do, they’re going to be really surprised. And we’re all real – we’re not machines and stuff. We’re really looking forward to getting the opportunity to play like this. If Africa gets them there to open up their ears, they’re going to hear a lot of other stuff, too.

Why has Africa been the stand-out song of all time for Toto, anyway?

Oh man, I have no idea! None! I mean, it was the last song buried on side two on our fourth album.

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IF YOU ROCK UP TO THE FALLS FESTIVAL THIS YEAR, YOU’LL BE SHOUTING THE LYRICS “I BLESS THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRICA!” LIKE IT’S NOBODY’S BUSINESS. ACTUALLY, IT’S STEVE LUKATHER’S BUSINESS. THIS LEAD GUITARIST FROM TOTO IS HERE TO CHAT ABOUT THE BAND’S FAMOUS HIT AFRICA AHEAD OF THIS DECEMBER’S GIG.

instruments and new sounds and doing loops and all this stuff that nobody was doing at the time. We created this from the ether. And it just turned into something.

I thought the track was great, I thought the lyrics were ridiculous. What do we know about Africa? But David Paige who wrote the song with Jeff Porcaro. I think he was just trying to do something adventurous. I think he was trying to go for it. He just threw the dice and went: ‘I know this is crazy, I know some people will probably laugh at me, but I’m writing the song anyway’.

We never thought it would ever be a single, let alone the gigantic thing it’s become, you know? I never could have guessed that in 1981 when we cut the track.

A bunch of guys in America writing a song about Africa – people probably wouldn’t write something like that these days. But your song lives on.

There’s no negative. I think the video is a little dated at this point, but we didn’t have much to do with that. The only time it got offensive and we took sh*t for it was when Nelson Mandela died, and they started playing our song on the TV without getting a license or permission. Half the people were p*ssed off: ‘These white guys, what do they know about Africa?’. And they had a point. We were terribly sorry, and we issued a release: ‘We had nothing to do with this, of course you should be playing traditional South African music’.

the rap world. It’s got cred in the rock world. It’s got cred all over the place. And, all of a sudden, it’s giving people another look at us. They’re going: ‘Wow what’s up with these guys that all these kids are finding out about? They’ve got 17 albums out?!’. Kids are, like, digging classic rock now.

Do you still feel like you’re “getting away” with how incredibly famous Africa has become throughout the decades?

No, we’ve made friends with it. The memes, the jokes, the whole thing – we’re howling at it.

There was a South Park character; they’re totally making fun of us. But not in the ugly hateful way.

What’s not to make fun of? I get it.

But, it’s been really good for business. And then people come to see us live and go: ‘We had no idea those guys rock like that’.

What else can your Falls peeps expect beyond Africa?

Rosanna, Hold the Line… we have more hits than people realise. It’s a multi-generational hang in our audience. We’re not getting political and shoving our opinions down people’s throat. We’re not that kind of a band. We’re much more helpful making people forget rather than remind them.

Let’s have a good time today and forget about how f*cked up everything is.

STEPHANIE ESLAKE

Wow, that’s a pretty intense issue to have your song caught up in.

It was a goofy song, a fantasy song, that we tried to get away with [in terms of its success]. We cracked up and thought: ‘Look what we did’. We never thought it would be a single. It’s got cred in

See Toto perform at the Falls Festival Marion Bay, 2931 December. The full festival line-up can be found at www.fallsfestival.com.

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HOME FOR TEA

JEFF MARTIN, OF BOTH TEA PARTY AND SOLO FAME, BLOODY LOVES AUSTRALIA. HE NEVER DOES SEEM TO STAY AWAY TOO LONG FROM THE PLACE. HE WAS HERE ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO ON HIS MASSIVE (AND MASSIVE SUCCESSFULLY; ESSENTIALLY HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL TO DATE) NATIONAL TOUR. THREE OF HIS SOLO ALBUMS HAVE BEEN LIVE RECORDS, RECORDED IN AUSTRALIA. TASMANIA, SPECIFICALLY, SEEMS TO REALLY TICKLE THE CANADIAN ROOTS-ROCK MUSICIAN.

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“Of all the places I enjoy playing in Australia, that’s at the top of my list.” he explains. “I feel very fortunate that I was asked to do it, I’m looking forward to doing some solo stuff. I love the history of Tasmania, I love the architecture, some of those beautiful old homes and whatnot.

I just love the people- the relationship I’ve had with Tasmania for twenty years now is pretty special. The shows I play there, they’ve all been magical moments. It’s been a beautiful ride.”

“There’s a lot of ghosts.” Martin says, illuminating one of the spookier reasons he enjoys a place, including Tassie. “I’ve stayed in some places and you can feel it. I have been a student of esoteric occult philosophy for many years, so I think, yes I do believe. I have seen things firsthand, enough to know that there’s a lot more that we don’t know. There’s so many, probably infinite amounts, of different types of energy we’ve yet to understand. We’re pretty young still.”

Martin’s genre-spanning, multi-instrumental, mind-bending music is chock-full of his particular viewpoint and manner of creativity.

Call it New Age, occultist, hippie- it’s what’s made him one of the most interesting musicians to hit our shores, and music at large. Martin is working on both solo and Tea Party material at the moment- the cauldron is bubbling, so to speak. The Tea Party’s last album was in 2014 (The Ocean at the End) with a couple of solo records in between then and now.

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if I’m singing something, I have to mean it.

Whether you’d call it an affliction or not, I have a mild form of synesthesia, meaning I see music in colors. The way I write songs is pretty different to other songwriters. I tend to write the music first, and the colours will affect the tangent. I connect the dots- somehow, someway a song is born. I wouldn’t want to put anyone else in the position of trying to figure me out, it’s a difficult thing to explain, but the music I make is not ‘pop’ music.

This is something very different, I’d rather either take all the blame or get all the glory.”

“The thing about the Tea Party as we move on in our career, what we’ve learned, it’s almost holistic.” Martin explains. “We are learning to distill all of the capabilities we have. Tea Party has been known for having all the world music influences, but still being a hard rock band. The whole thing is to get it down to a tincture, it’s so powerful but it’s not complex anymore. The new music, what people are going to to hear is a very serious, dangerous, sexy rock band. It’s something that people will feel. This is truly what we believe, where sex comes in, it comes from the rhythm section and I pretty much have one of the best rhythm sections in rock and roll. I think they’re pretty sexy (laughs)” “It’s come to a point now when we know when to open the floodgates and when to close them.

It’s very intense when the gates are open and it takes a lot out of us, those gates are open right now.”

Although Australia has unofficially adopted him, Martin takes a lot of pride in his homeland.

Trump comes in conversation, somehow, and we both note it’s pretty insane to compare America and Canada’s respective leaders on any kind of equal footing.

“To say he’s [Trump] an idiot is an understatement. I have so many American friends, there’s not one of them that isn’t so ashamed at what is going on. It’s just a nightmare that we can’t seem to wake up from.

I’m very proud to be Canadian. I’ve known Justin [Trudeau] for a very long time, I knew him before he went into politics. He was always being groomed for that, but there was a time when he didn’t want anything to do with that.”

LISA DIB

Jeff Martin will play the Huon Blues and Roots Festival at Home Hill Winery, Ranelagh, in the Huon Valley on Sunday February 3. He will also perform a sideshow at Tapas Lounge Bar in Devonport on Saturday February 2. Tickets available at www.moshtix.com.au.

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FOLK FOR PUNKS ONE OF HOBART’S MORE UNIQUE NICHE FESTIVALS, HOBOFOPO HAS MADE IT INTO IT THIRD YEAR. HOBART’S ORIGINAL FOLK PUNK ORGY FESTIVAL WILL BECKON FOLKIES, GYPSIES, PUNKS, STRAGGLERS AND VAGABONDS FROM TASMANIA AND ABROAD TO WATCH LOCAL MUSICIANS PERFORM ALONGSIDE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE HOBO FOLK SCENE.

No less special, a reformed Sydney City Trash will be playing their first shows in seven years and are heading to Hobart for the festival. Proudly extolling the virtues of convict country rock and roll, Sydney City Trash will bring both the beer and sweat raining from the ceilings to their home away from home.

Added to the above two fine headliners, Hobofopo will include the following artists: Handsome Young Strangers (NSW); Ess-Em (NSW); Paddy McHugh (QLD); The Berkeley Hunts (VIC); Fox N Firkin (QLD); Wheat Paste (QLD); Quinton Trembath + band (VIC); Medusas Wake (NSW); Semen & Garfuckel (ACT); This Is A Robbery (TAS); The Dead Maggies (TAS); The Stragglers (TAS); Medusas Wake (NSW); Jude Joseph (VIC); Andy Paine (QLD); The Dead Peasants (VIC); Jim Mongrel (NSW); BrodyGreg (VIC); Just Asta (VIC); Ragged Hollow (TAS); Zac Henderson + band (TAS); Hairyman (TAS); The Black Swans of Trespass (TAS); Mayers & McNamara (TAS); Teresa Dixon (TAS); GT Mongrel (TAS); Samara Cullen (TAS) and Samora Squid (TAS).

Running December 6 – 9, HOBOFOPO is akin to a four-day pub crawl, with a series of events spread over a number of venues in and around Hobart, ranging from live music venues, arts spaces and public places.

A festival ticket can be purchased for the entire weekend granting entry to all shows for $50 plus booking fees from Oztix. Presale tickets for the Saturday night only headline performance of Days N Daze are available for $24 plus booking fees, while door sales for all other shows can be purchased for between $10 and $15.

This year’s special guests are American imports from Houstan Texas, Days N Daze. Pioneering the Thrashgrass scene (equal parts thrash, punk and bluegrass), this will be Days N Daze’s first ever Australian Tour after headlining folk punk festivals across Europe and America for years. With seven records released over ten years including folk-punk staples, Rogue Taxidermy and Crustfall, Days N Daze are best known for is their live shows, which are “energetic to the point of audience members stripping off clothes in ecstatic, music-induced jubilation.”

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ANCHORS AWEIGH HOBART ALT ROCK BAND MINDS IN MOTION ARE BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER WITH THEIR NEW SINGLE ‘DROWN THE ANCHOR’. I SPOKE TO THE GUYS ABOUT THE TRACK AND THEIR CREATIVE PROCESS.

What’s the inspiration behind ‘Drown The Anchor’?

From a lyrics point of view, it’s about failed relationships, and having nothing else to give.

About the mixed emotions experienced when cutting something or someone loose after spending a long time together.

The music follows this theme, we left a lot of the scenes open to interpretation, as goes for the lyrics as well.

I notice a bit of an anchor theme, in your logo and the single. Is that a conscious thing?

Long story, we have had a whole heap of stop and go throughout our career, we would start making strides, and then something would pull us up. Being off the scene for a while, we really wanted to put in 110% with our next release. We wanted to make a statement with our logo, it signifies what we have been through as a

band and as friends, and it’s a reminder to keep pushing through the tough times, because that is what creates the best work.

Do you feel it’s important to work with producers and engineers who are well versed in heavy music, such as Forrester Savell?

We recorded and produced this release ourselves in Rohan and Justin’s home studios. To us it’s particularly important to work with people outside of the band, especially when it comes to the final product. Handing the track over to Forrester to do the final master meant that we could step away and see what dimension it would be taken too. We are absolutely stoked with the end result.

How do you guys feel about the current Tasmanian music scene, Hobart in particular?

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It’s honestly great to see so many original bands in Tasmania, particularly the diversity in genres. Tassie produces some real gems and it’s great that promoters are starting to add local supports to shows from mainland and international acts. We have made some amazing new friends whilst playing alongside local bands and look forward to meeting more in the future.

Was your approach to making ‘Drown The Anchor’ any different to previous work?

The heavier directing is something new for us as a band, it’s something we have always wanted to do. We had a stale patch for about 18 months but once we recruited Luke Sanderson (drums), it was all systems go. We have since started experimenting with our writing process, and it’s delivering such a mixed bag of material, we are no longer writing to suit a genre or saying “Nah, this isn’t us”.

Do you have any plans for an album as of yet?

We are keeping our game plan for the future material under wraps for now, but we are experimenting more than ever with our writing and recording techniques.

Let’s just say, we are exploring how far we can push the limits.

Any upcoming shows or tour plans?

Absolutely, we have lined up a few shows in the near future, and can’t wait to give some of our new material a run live.

HOLLY LESZCZYNSKI

Keep up with Minds in Motion at their website www.mindsinmotion.net.au and facebook page - www.facebook.com/mindsinmotionband.

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BEYOND THE BLACK

Congrats on the upcoming release of your new album! Being your seventh release, do the nerves get easier prior to, or higher due to more expectations?

not getting into a routine, we know there is a deadline and we have to everything by.

That’s a good question, um, I guess we get nervous when we go into the studio more so for ourselves, you don’t want to repeat what you’ve done. You want to write cool songs that you’re going to want to enjoy playing live. So that’s where the nerves kick in initially! Once the album is done, to be honest we forget about it for a few months until the release date comes up. Then it’s like ‘oh, shit!’ We’ve got new music coming out and songs we have to learn to play live It’s a different kind of nerves. We’re happy with how everything has turned out, but now it’s the next phase of nerves.

Often only three or four times before a tour starts. Our first few shows might be a little bit dusty, after three or four shows were back in, so to speak!

You’ve previously said As The Kingdom Drowns is a lot darker than your previous releases?

We bought in more of a brooding, darker, melodic feel to some of the songs. It’s still got our trademark riff style, but it’s, as we go along each album we try and make ourselves better song writers than we were before. Earlier on, we just wanted to write cool riffs, but as we progress we want to write catchy and cool songs.

They just came out sounding a lot darker, I’m nor sure how to explain it exactly, other than it’s a lot darker than anything we’ve done in the past!

How exactly do band dynamics work when you all live in different states?

It’s worked for us for ten plus years now, I’m in Melbourne, two of the guys are in Tassie, one of them lives in the US. It does make rehearsing a little bit challenging!! We all know we have to do our homework, we rehearse a few times before we go out on the road. We all know exactly what we need to bring to rehearsals, it actually makes us tighter as a band I think because we’re 24

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PSYCROPTIC ARE ONE OF TASSIE’S BIGGEST EXPORTS. NEXT YEAR WILL MARK 20 YEARS TOGETHER; THAT’S TWO DECADES OF MAKING SOME OF THE WORLDS MOST LOVED METAL. I CHAT TO DAVE HALEY ON BAND DYNAMICS, TOURING AND THEIR UPCOMING RELEASE AS THE KINGDOM DROWNS.

How often do you guys get together?

With such a busy touring schedule, how do you balance your personal life?

We try to work as much as possible, making touring and writing as easy as possible while still balancing a work and personal life. We still spend two-three months on the road. Sometimes four to five months. I think we’ve learnt over the years how much we can spread ourselves, we can’t do six weeks in Europe and then six in the U.S anymore. After touring for so long, we know the amount we like to do and when it’s too much for our sanity. We push ourselves, we’re still being active, but we’re not dumb.

You formed in 1999, having some member losses and health scares in the midst of it. Did you imagine Psycroptic would still be kicking on after almost 20 years together?

Never really thought about it to be honest, we’ve always had the ethos of as soon as we’re not being fun, or creative anymore we’ll stop doing it. At the moment we’re still feeling very enthused and excited and still writing really good songs. This album is some of our best work so while there is still inspiration there, so we’re still going. I don’t really like looking at the past, look forward, and keep going!

Well then, I was going to ask what the highlight of your career has been after 20 years, but if that’s the case maybe I’ll skip that one?

(Laughs) You’re only as good as your last gig, it’s always a highlight when you play a good gig! It’s a bit of a cop out but that’s the truth of it!

After countless international shows, what’s the best thing about playing home?

Seeing familiar faces, home town shows are always cool. It’s humbling, you need to balance the bigger and smaller shows. I think we’re probably more at home playing a little sweaty room in front of 100 people then we are at bigger stages around the place. Tassie is always very enthusiastic, which is great! Hometown shows are always killer.

What’s the most memorable interaction you’ve had with a fan?

It always blows me away when people tell me they’ve got a tattoo of the band logo or some of the artwork. Someone tattooed my signature which is completely insane and absurd (laughs), that blows you away. Like okay, maybe what we are doing is something good. We’re unique, we have a unique style and take on the metal genre.

We try and write catchy and challenging songs and mix of diverse styles. It always blows me away when someone says we’re their favourite band. It’s so humbling.

KEIRA LEONARD

See Psycroptic perform with support from Orpheus Omega on Saturday December 8 at The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart. On Sunday the bands travel to Launceston to play at Mode. Tickets available from Eventbrite.

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BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT.

If you haven’t heard Launceston’s Hurricane Youth, now is the time to get out your phones and do a Spotify search. We were lucky enough to get an early copy of the record, and it’s a ground-breaking collection of broody, salient and inspiring tracks that will be sure to stop anyone in their tracks due to the articulation and sound of such brutal feelings. With vocalist Trent Buchanan perfecting the courageous emotion through his lyricism and haunting tones, backed up by their drummer Alex Whitmore’s vocals, ‘Breathe In, Breathe Out’, is a striking record.

With the help of producer Nic White, Hurricane Youth would travel from Launceston to Hobart to record and finalise their debut record, which is released November 15. “Nic is the best guy you’ll meet! Has some of the best ideas and at first you’re like ‘surely not…’ But he knows what’s up and you quickly change your mind!”

Having started as a solo singer, Buchanan explains he was simply getting sick of playing tiny support gigs, so approached Alex Whitmore, Matt (Smitdog) Smith, and Alex Tyson to form a band. They now all live together and have played some huge gigs both locally and nationally. With the coming release of their debut album, it’s surely bringing all their hard work to fruition.

As well as one of the catchiest, S.D.D.C is also one of the most noteworthy tracks on the record for its unashamedly honest lyricism and take on mental health.

“The track itself is quite a serious subject to a lot of us and we were really struggling for a name for the track that we thought fit, so we went the opposite and took a not so serious approach!

When we last played in Melbourne we were heading out after the show and we stumbled across this night club that looked to be pumping!

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LAUNCESTON’S HURRICANE YOUTH ARE YET ANOTHER LAUNCESTON BAND MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES. WITH BOLD STRAIGHT-FROM-THE-HEART LYRICISM AND INCREDIBLE MUSIC ABILITY FROM ALL FOUR MEMBERS, WE’RE PREDICTING BIG THINGS. I CHAT TO VOCALIST TRENT BUCHANAN ABOUT THEIR GRIPPING DEBUT ALBUM.

Clubs’ and that’s actually where [the name] S.D.D.C came from.” Laughs Buchanan.

Despite the humour behind its title, Buchanan isn’t wrong about it being a serious track and by no means does the brushing off of the name mean you shouldn’t take this track seriously. It showcases extreme vulnerabilities with lyrics that are sure to resonate like, ‘I just wanna be sad, why aren’t I allowed, what the f*ck is wrong with me showing emotion?’ As a 20-something year old man, Buchanan says that society standards regarding mental health and speaking up can be tough, and this track was extremely important one to have on the record.

“Music and song-writing has given me a platform where I feel comfortable sharing emotions, it’s the easiest way I find to be able to show and express myself without feeling weird about it.” He says.

“When I’m down, I turn to writing music for sure!

And my mates, most of my friends are musicians so we all have the same kind of view when it comes to looking after each other. It’s a really nice thing that we are all lucky to have.”

The entire record is a poignant, inspiring collection of tracks that put vulnerabilities and gritty emotion to the forefront, something in which Buchanan says is the best platform to articulate his emotions and thoughts, and ultimately, be more understood.

“Coming up to release date, I’m nervous, but I know people connect with music. You can say something on a record and people with be like ‘yeah I understand, I get what you are going through!’ If you just said it in a day to day conversation it could come across as a bit odd. So, for me it’s a good chance for people to understand me a bit more.” He says.

Mid way through the album, is softer side to the band with ‘Warm Tea And Sunrises’, where we hear the band take on a more delicate tone and

theme. “It’s the one where you go ah I guess things really aren’t that bad… It’s a really good splitter, we usually play it mid set and it just gives a good feel in the middle of something.”

‘Tightrope’ is another gripping tune; as Buchanan explains, ‘Tightrope’ is an analogy for when things are hard to stay on top of, the feeling of unstableness. “It was pretty much how life was at the time.” He explains.

With such intimate lyricism, it’s hard not to image Buchanan writing the minute he’s feeling pain. He explains that he writes best when things have calmed down, when he has the ability to process his emotions.

With rising names coming out of the city such as The Sleepyheads, The Saxons and Isla Ka, Buchanan testifies that there is a mass talent pool in the heart of Launceston, and he wouldn’t want to call anywhere else home.

“I love how slow and little it is, I get to a big city and hate it! Tassie is so free. And there is so much ripper talent coming from here! It’s got a good support structure, and everyone really supports everyone.”

KEIRA LEONARD

Hurricane Youth’ debut album is released November 15. They play Hobart (supporting The Sleepyheads) on November 10 at The Brisbane Hotel, then November 17 at The Gunners Arms, Launceston.

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PAIGE TURNER EDGING TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR AND TOWARDS SUMMER, TOWARDS CHRISTMAS AND ALL IT ALLOWS US TO MANIFEST. GOOD LUCK AND GOOD SLEEPS TO ALL THOSE BOOKSELLERS (AND OTHER RETAIL WORKERS) WHO FACE UP TO WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS EVERY DAY FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE ACTUAL DAY ITSELF... AND I WISH YOU ALL A FINE READING SEASON. TONNES OF THINGS STILL HAPPENING….

Seasonal Poets: The Spring Reading is on November 12, 6pm at the lovely Hadleys in Hobart. Anne Morgan, Ross Donlon and Edith Speers are reading. Edith was a Poet in Residence when I was at school and the introduction to her poetry was gently seismic. I plan to go along to hear her again, so many years later.

Poet Gina Mercer is involved in a collaboration taking place later in the month, with three musicians in the form of Rubato Express, and the Derwent River, their muse and inspiration.

Imagine it. The Derwent from Lake St Clair to Storm Bay. They have composed music in response to her poems, and, in her words, “at a recent rehearsal they played a piece they’d just composed to interweave with one of my poems about stingrays. And oh, I just about swooned with delight. It was the loveliest most stingray-ey music I could imagine... all ripply and sinuous and just brilliant.” Diving Into The Derwent: music, poetry, images is happening at Moonah Arts Centre (MAC) on Sunday November 25 at 2.30 pm. Tickets: $25/$20, with a home-baked afternoon tea included.

On November 21, journalist Kerry O’Brien’s Launceston launch of his recent memoir, Kerry O’Brien, a memoir (I had to) is happening at St John Craft Bar, Launceston, co -hosted

by Petrarchs Bookshop & UTAS. He will also be in conversation with Professor Richard Eccleston, of the Institute for Social Change, at the Stanley Burbury Theatre, UTas on November 22 at 6pm.

Josh Santospirito is pouring his generous energy into comics and zines again, with a weekend of events over November 16-17. Head to the launch party for the Small Press Zine Fair from 7pm at 65 Murray street on November 16. Featuring ‘Read To Me: a night of audio-visual storytelling

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with seven storytellers’ which will include a very special guest from Sydney, Meg O’Shea (a 2018 Ignatz nominee for ‘outstanding online comic’).

This event is $5 entry with a bar and music. More details and full lineup can be found at www. facebook.com/events/435276646876657/.

Pay heed too, the 2018 Small Press Zine Fair is on November 17, from 1pm at the Battery Point Community Hall, All welcome! Young and old.

This is the sixth annual zine fair - www.facebook. com/events/224057454971379/.

Tasmanian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer’s debut short story won the Hope Prize, of which the winning short stories are being launched in book form on November 8 at 6:30pm at Readings in Hawthorn, Melbs. The Hope Prize is the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s national shortstory competition, judged by famous people and it encourages writers to explore resilience in the face of adversity.

Tasmanian writer Ben Walter, whose short form is mighty fine and has been most recently recognised in this year’s Best Australian Science Writing, for an essay about the bushfires in the Tarkine region, and also with a story included in Best Summer Stories from Black Inc should be picked up by a publisher who will be able to respectfully bring his longer form to a wider audience. Sorry if this is embarrassing Benny, but seriously!

On November 20 at 5.30, Tasmanian of the year, Scott Rankin from Big hArt is launching his platform paper for the Quarterly Essay, Cultural Justice and the Right to Thrive.

Bright Thinking is on 8 November, topic is Death. Hosted by Island magazine, Womankind magazine, New Philosopher magazine, Salamanca Arts Centre and poet store at the

Salamanca Arts Centre. This is a good event to get some brain muscles philosophically churning, and to meet randoms.

The Society of Women Writers Tasmania Poetry Prize is open for entries and concludes on the 30th November 2018. Information about entering is on the SWWT website - www.swwtas. org, or from the Competition Coordinator on wendylaing02@gmail.com.

A Published Event has just launched the latest ‘seam’ of Lost Rocks at The Unconformity, along with walks and talks by three of the authors.

Copper by Jerry de Gryse, Shale by Julie Gough, Copper by Raymond Arnold, Mudstone by Rory Wray-McCann and Lead Sulphide by Tine Melzer and Markus Kummer. All the details for purchasing are on our website - www. apublishedevent.net/projects/lost-rocks or they are also available from Fullers Bookshop.

Let me finish with something mercenary. For a couple of hussles, I sell books. New ones, and second hand ones that you can find on my website ONHERSELECTION.bigcartel. com. I select the very best books, completely subjectively and tell you exactly why I think the 1988 David Foster autobiography, the 19XX Booker Prize winner, the El Salvadorean Nobel Laureate, the trashy-ness of Blue Lagoon (with the movie cover) are the books I would love you to read. Happy Christmas, top of the season to you.

RACHEL EDWARDS

stars in the sand tour thurs 14th feb

rosemount hotel, perth Tapas Lounge Bar – Devonport fri 2 15th feb 7:30pm, Sat February, 2019 mojos, fremantle Tickets - www.moshtix.com.au

sat 16th feb

the river, margaret river

Arts PUBLIC ART

ACROSS THE COALS THE GLENORCHY ART AND SCULPTURE PARK (GASP) IS BRINGING ART TO YOUR BARBEQUE ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18. IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONSTANCE ARI, ACROSS THE COALS IS A NEW, SITE-SPECIFIC WORK FROM FOUR ARTISTS EXPLORING THE SPACE OF THE PUBLIC BARBEQUE IN THE SOCIAL LANDSCAPE.

CALLING GLENORCHY ARTISTS THE MOONAH ARTS CENTRE (MAC) IS CURRENTLY CALLING OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR IS ANNUAL EXHIBITION, THE GLENORCHY OPEN, WHICH WILL BE HELD EARLY NEXT YEAR.

Adam James will be making his own version of a kimchi (traditional Korean side dish made of fermented vegetables) to be buried onsite. Local ceramicist Georgie Vozar has built a vessel that Adam will fill with vegetables plus local ingredients including kelp and sea lettuce before the container is sealed and left for a year to ferment - Hidden Egg (Qveri, Amphora).

Leen Reith will utilise a high pressure hose as part of a performance art piece, cleaning the exterior and interior of the barbecue spaces. The barbecue can be an artwork and part of an art institution, a symbol of nationalism and colonialism, a common structure in Australian parks, a public place for communities to meet You and me [5].

Richie Cuskelly will perform a one act play revolving around a bloke at a family barbeque who, after being spotted discarding a plastic tinnie 6-pack holder without breaking the rings by his young niece, gets interrogated about why he doesn’t care about dolphins and most other things - So The Dolphin Ate The Man. Artist Theia Connell will be serving up snags for you as part of a performative sausage sizzle on one of the GASP barbeques. Her question for you is what you would be willing to give away for a free sausage? (vegan and GF options included) - FREE #democracysausage*.

Head to GASP on the Derwent River waterfront adjacent to the Derwent Entertainment Centre on Sunday November 18 from 4.30pm – 8.30pm to cook yourself a snag and get some art in you too.

WARP RECOMMENDS CONTEMPORARY ARTIST, SELENA DE CARVALHO, PRESENTS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN PUSHING AND PULLING AT MOONAH ARTS CENTRE THIS NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

Open to all artists living or working in the Glenorchy City municipality, this exhibition celebrates the creativity of the local community. Artists at all stages of their careers are encouraged to enter, including established artists, emerging artists and students. All forms of media can be entered including painting, drawing, print, sculpture, installation, photography, ceramics, textiles, and digital art.

To apply, head online to the MAC website by Monday January 7 - www.moonahartscentre. org.au. The exhibition opens on January 17 at 6pm and runs through to Saturday February 3.

The Moonah Arts Centre is located at 23 Albert Road Moonah.

Inter-disciplinary artist Selena de Carvalho will over the course of 5 weeks, be creating and developing work in the Moonah Arts Centre (MAC) gallery space.

Her work focusses on the notions of personal ecology and the interaction of humans with the environment.

The distance between pushing and pulling is based on de Carvalho’s travels the world over, with visits that have included nuclear reactors in India and France, and sites affected by climate change such as the glacial melts in Iceland. With each homecoming to Tasmania the artist has returned to an orchid – the last of its species – found in a local cemetery.

The exhibition opens at MAC at 6pm on Thursday November 15 and runs till December 22. On Saturday December 15 from 1pm, de Carvalho will be in the gallery for ‘conversations with the artist’, your opportunity to meet the artist.

Selena de Carvalho, season of thought, 2017, image by the artist

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See The distance between pushing and pulling at Moonah Arts Centre November 16 – December 22. Exhibition opening - November 15 at 6pm.

MAC is located at 23-27 Albert Road Moonah.

Arts

performing arts Guide

Gallery Guide South Contemporary Art Tasmania November 15 Greyhound: Studio Symposium Colville Gallery Novmeber 2 Kate Piekutowski November 4 Zsuzsa Kollo November 23 Anne Mestitz & Paul Snell Handmark Gallery November 2 Affordable Art Exhibition Salamanca Arts Centre Sidespace Gallery November 8 - 19 Art Exhibition by Emilie Llewellyn Simons Mona Until April 22 Zero Until February 11 The Inward Eye: A Psychoacoustic Journey - Jane Baker Moonah Arts Centre November 15 – December 22 Selena de Carvalho: the distance between pushing and pulling November 25 Diving into the Derwent - Poetry, Music and Imagery

TMAG Until March 3 The Mission – Michael Cook Until November 11 Thomas Bock Until November 11 The National Picture: The Art of Tasmania’s Black War

NORTH Handmark Evandale November 11 Dragon Veins — Peter Gouldthorpe

Gallery Pejean Until November 10 In the Kingdom of Desire – Keith Lane Sawtooth ARI Front & Middle Gallery Until November 24 2018 Tasmanian Potrait Prize Dark Space Gallery Until November 24 Shaun Wilson - Indigo Rising Project Space Until November 24 Phoebe Beard - Press Check Gate Space Gallery Until November 24 Abigail Giblin - The Windows QVMAG Until November 11 Disappearing into Being - Robyn McKinnon Until November 11 The Great War 1914-18: Sacrifice and Shadows Untl February 3 Material Memories

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NORTH

COMEDY

COMEDY

Brisbane Hotel November 29 Cult Comedy Hobart Brewing Co November 10 The Clubhouse with Matt Okine The Polish Corner November 14 Gillian English November 21 Cameron Duggan November 28 Merrick Watts Granada Tavern November 9 Frenchy - Sex Drugs and Rollerblades Wrest Point November 12 Bill Bailey | Earl Of Whimsey November 24 Alex Williamson: So Wrong, It’s Wrong Yambu November 9 RIOT Comedy Vol. 5

The Tramsheds Function Centre November 10 Frenchy - Sex Drugs and Rollerblades November 23 Alex Williamson - So Wrong, It’s Wrong Tour The Royal Oak November 9 Fresh Comedy presents Matt Okine POETRY Burnie Arts and Function Centre November 30 Indignados!

The Royal Oak November 20 Slamduggery - End of Year-DUGGERY (feat. Brielle Quigley)

THEATRE Devonport Entertainment and Function Centre November 16 Twelve Times He Spoke

DANCE Moonah Arts Centre November 29 Cybernetic – Drill Junior Company THEATRE Moonah Arts Centre November 10 Twelve Times He Spoke Peacock Theatre November 16 Beauty and the Beast JR Playhouse Theatre Until November 10 Calender Girls MULTI-MEDIA The Founders Room November 20 The Insider Out Moonah Arts Centre November 25 Diving into the Derwent MUSICAL Wrest Point November 9 – 10 Menopause the Musical

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Hobart Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

Jazz Jam (7pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Rosie & Ben (8.30pm)

Telegraph Hotel

DJ B-Rex/Micheal Clennett

The Brunswick Hotel

Tony Mak (7pm)

The Homestead

M.T.Blues (8pm)

Birdcage Bar

Jody & Randall (9pm)

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

Republic Bar & Cafe

The Foley Artists (8.30pm)

The Brunswick Hotel

Karly Fisher (6.30pm)

The Duke

Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Grand Poobah

Karaoke with Soft Cat & The Great Muldavio

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

Hobart Town Hall

TSO Chamber Concert 1

Post Street Social

Gabrielle Dagrezio

Republic Bar & Cafe

Graham Rix (8.30pm)

The Brunswick Hotel

Matt Graham (6.30pm)

The Duke

Wendy Moles (7.30pm)

Birdcage Bar

Dan Vandermeer (9pm)

Brisbane Hotel

Sleeze, Coward Punch, Daisy Cutter & The Sign (8pm)

Crystal Sky (7.30pm)

Brisbane Hotel

Swanfest with Syllabolix crew (8pm)

The Homestead

Sarah Letters (8pm)

Cargo

DJ Sexy Lucy

Birdcage Bar

Van Diamond’s Band (9pm)

Central Hotel

Hannah May (4pm)

Brisbane Hotel

The Horror of it all in Hobart

Cooleys Hotel

Sarah Letters (5pm)

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Federation Hall

TSO - Viva Violin! (7.30pm)

Central Hotel

M.T.Blues (4pm)

Grand Poobah

Sex On Toast Rough EP tour (9pm)

Cooleys Hotel

Montz Matsumato (5pm)

Long Beach Sandy Bay

Hobart twilight market

Federation Hall

TSO - Brava! (2.30pm)

Hobart Brewing Co.

Squid Fishing (7pm)

Grand Poobah

Oona Dahl (10pm)

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

Longley Hotel

M.T.Blues (6pm)

Longley Hotel

Mathew Dames (6pm)

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

Blues at Pbalo’s (8pm)

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

Blues at Pbalo’s (8pm)

Post Street Social

Isaac Westwood

Republic Bar & Cafe

Billy Warner Big Band (10pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Uncle Gus & The Rimshots (10pm)

Shambles Brewery

Movember Speakeasy (6.30pm)

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

Telegraph Hotel

Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink

The Homestead

Grouch (NZ) (9.30pm)

The Brunswick Hotel

Gabriele Dagrezio (7.30pm)

The Brunswick Hotel

Dave West Music (7.30pm)

The Duke

The Duchesses of The Duke (8pm)

The Duke

The Duchesses of The Duke (8pm)

The Homestead

Ogopogo & 8 Foot Felix (9pm)

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Don Morrison (6.30pm)

Yambu

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Warren Mason (6.30pm)

Birdcage Bar

Sticks & Kane (9pm)

RIOT Comedy Vol 5 (5pm)

Brisbane Hotel

Loobs with MERES & Slag Queens

Brisbane Hotel

The Sleepyheads

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Birdcage Bar

Sambo & Jimi (9pm)

Grand Poobah

Jura Soundsystem (10pm)

Cargo

DJ Millhouse

Post Street Social

Gabrielle Dagrezio

Grand Poobah

General Levy & Joe Ariwa (7pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Hobart Brewing

Clubhouse with Matt Okine (7pm)

Republic Bar 21st birthday (1pm) Mocane (10pm)

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

Post Street Social

Terry Nomikos

The Brunswick Hotel

Cam Stuart Music (7.30pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

The Outfit (10pm)

The Homestead

The Stitch (9pm)

Tasmanian Inn Hotel

180th Birthday! (4pm)

Wrest Point Showroom

Damien Leith

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

Birdcage Bar

The Incidentalists (6pm) Ross Smithard 4pm

Saturday

Sunday

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The Brunswick Hotel

Matt Graham (7.30pm)

Bright Eyes Cafe

The Homestead

Moonlover LP launch (9pm)

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

Yambu

Write here , Write Now (7pm)

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

Wrest Point Entertainment Centre

Country Heart Tour – featuring The Wolfe Brothers, Gord Bamford and Jody Direen

Longley Hotel

Slyde (2.30pm)

Post Street Social

Tim & Scott

Birdcage Bar

The Jane Morris Trio (6pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

Republic Bar 21st birthday (1pm) Vice Captains (8.30pm)

Longley Hotel

Boil Up (2.30pm)

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Monday

Post Street Social

Dan Vandermeer

Tuesday

Republic Bar & Cafe

The Raccoons (2.30pm) Wahbash Avenue (8.30pm)

Waterfront Hotel (C-Bar)

M.T.Blues (4pm)

Wrest Point Tasman Room

Waterfront Hotel (C-Bar)

M.T. Blues Music 4pm

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Republic Bar & Cafe

Hui & The Muse (8pm)

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Republic Bar & Cafe

Montz Matsumato (8pm)

The Homestead

Funky bunch trivia (7pm)

The Duke

Jazz Jam (7:30pm)

Bar Celona

Gabriele Dagrezio 7pm

Bill Bailey - Earl of Whimsy

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

Jazz Jam (7pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Quiz Night (8:15pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Billy Whitton & Jamie Taylor (8.30pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Jed Appleton (8pm)

Telegraph Hotel

DJ B-Rex & DJ Nik

The Duke

Dukebox Audition Jam (7:30pm)

The Brunswick Hotel

Tony Mak (7pm)

The Homestead

Funky bunch trivia (7pm)

Wrest Point Showroom

Matthew Ives & His Big Band

Bar Celona

Tom Booth 7pm

Birdcage Bar

Anita Cairns Duo (9pm)

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

Jazz Jam (7pm)

Federation Hall

TSO - The Nutcracker (6pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Dave Wilson Band (9pm)

Jack Greene

Dan Vandermeer

Telegraph Hotel

DJ B-Rex & DJ Nik

Post Street Social

Isaac Westwood

The Brunswick Hotel

Billy Whitton & Jamie Taylor 7pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Dave Wells (9pm)

Birdcage Bar

Crystal Sky Duo (9pm)

The Brunswick Hotel

Nick Machin (6.30pm)

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Acts / Start Time

Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

The Homestead

Girl Friday & Miss Jones (9pm)

The Duke

Jay Jarome (7.30pm)

Bright Eyes Cafe

Billy Whitton and the Swinging Hepcats 6pm

Birdcage Bar

Tony Voglino (9pm)

Brisbane Hotel

ASRC Fundraiser

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Brooke Street Pier

Hobart Twilight Market (4:30pm)

Central Hotel

Bridget Pross (4pm)

Cargo

DJ Sexy Lucy

Central Hotel

Cooleys Hotel

Sarah Letters (5pm)

Layal (4pm)

Hobart Brewing

TSO Live Sessions

Cooleys Hotel

Lasca Dry 5pm

Grand Poobah

Grand Poohbah

New Horizons presents HAAI (10pm)

Oriental Cravings - Need You tour (10pm)

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Hobart Brewing

Demon Days (8pm)

Jack Greene

Longley Hotel

Meg & Alice (6pm)

Terry Nomikos

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

Blues at Pbalo’s (8pm)

Longley Hotel

Zac Henderson (6pm)

Post Street Social

Post Street Social

Dan Vandermeer

Tim & Scott

Republic Bar & Cafe

Bombino (10pm)

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

Blues at Pbalo’s (8pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Telegraph Hotel

Hit Theropy

Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows (10pm)

The Brunswick Hotel

Duncan Warburton (7.30pm)

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

The Brunswick Hotel

The Duke

The Duchesses of The Duke (8pm)

Cam Stuart (7.30pm)

The Homestead

Mad Maxx (USA) (9.30pm)

The Duke

The Duchesses of The Duke (8pm)

The Homestead

The Whaler

Finn Seccombe, Saucy Jack and his Ripper Band 7:30pm

Fyre Byrd - Take me out tour (9pm)

Birdcage Bar

Tim & Scott (9pm)

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Blue Chill (6.30pm)

DECEMBER

Cargo

DJ Millhouse

Saturday

Copping Hall

The Maes

Brisbane Hotel

Back Bar: ALL AGES: THC TV Presents Dunn D, Rowdy, Bladel, Butter D, 10Six, Hermit, Mr Lucky, Nibs, Brando, Chills, Reflekt, Fynny Florence

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

Post Street Social

Terry Nomikos

Brisbane Hotel

Republic Bar & Cafe

Mankind & The Surreal Estate Agents (10pm)

Back Bar: 18+ Ride The Tiger, Phil Wolfendale Band (Vic), Hudson Cartel

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar: POXNOX

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

Cargo

DJ Millhouse

The Brunswick Hotel

Gabrielle Dagrezio (7.30pm)

Federation Hall

TSO - Handel’s Messiah (7.30pm)

The Homestead

The Stragglers

Grand Poobah

Djrum

The Waratah Hotel

KLP Venus x Mars Tour

Hobart Brewing

YSLA (single launch) + Jay Jerome Robotikus (8.30pm)

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

Longley Hotel

Mumbo Gumbo (2.30pm)

Post Street Social

Dan Vandermeer

Republic Bar & Cafe

Hugo Bladel - What’s Right single launch (10pm)

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Wrestpoint Showroom

Alex Williamson

Birdcage Bar

Sabine & Lachlan (6pm)

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

Jack Greene

Tony Mak

Longley Hotel

Meg Doherty Band (2.30pm)

Post Street Social

Isaac Westwood

Telegraph Hotel

Micheal Clennett / Dr Fink

Republic Bar & Cafe

Blue flies (2.30pm) Teri Young & The Restless (8.30pm)

The Brunswick Hotel

Gabriele Dagrezio 6pm

The Homestead

Godlands - Hellraiser tour (9.30pm)

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Edith Parsons-Lucas + Terry Young & The Restless + Allume (1pm)

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Dave Wells (6.30pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Quiz night (8.15pm)

Republic Bar & Cafe

Ross Sermons

The Duke

local act (7.30pm)

The Homestead

Funky bunch trivia (7pm)

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

Jazz Jam (7pm)

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Grand Poobah

DJ’s

Hobart Brewing Co.

Ruben Reeves Abduction Release Party 8pm

Irish Murphy’s Hobart

Clover Hitch 9pm

Jack Greene

Tony Mak Duo

Republic Bar & Cafe

The Great Anticipators (9pm)

Telegraph Hotel

DJ B-Rex & DJ Nik

The Brunswick Hotel

Isaac Westwood (7pm)

Birdcage Bar

Aly Rae Patmore Trio 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Cult #18

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Grand Poobah

Karaoke with Soft Cat & The Great Muldavio

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Post Street Social

Dan Vandermmer

Republic Bar & Cafe

Woodkingwood & Black Mourning Band (9pm)

The Brunswick Hotel

Billy Whitton & Jamie Taylor (6.30pm)

The Duke

Jay Jarome (7.30pm)

Birdcage Bar

Sambo & Jimi (9pm)

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Venue

Acts / Start Time

Royal Oak

Heath Hodgetts (Public Bar 9pm)

The Greenwood Bar

Tradie Thursday

Club 54

The Sleepyhads

Gnomon Room

Tim Evans + Teri Young and the Restless (5pm)

Royal Oak

Expresso Bongo (public bar 9pm)

Royal Oak

Fresh Comedy Presents Matt Okine (Boat Shed 8.30pm)

Tapas Lounge Bar

The Ringmasters

The Greenwood Bar

Spicy Music 3rd Birthday with Reinier Zonneveld & DJ Lion

Watergarden Bar

Adam Page

Club 54

Littlefoot / The Venus Figurines & Casual Crazy

Ironhorse Bar & Grill

Fast Train back on the Horse

Olde Tutor Hotel

Scott Lewis

Royal Oak

Dave Adams (Public Bar 9pm)

Tapas Lounge Bar

Tom Tilley

Tonic Bar

Rob Richards

The Greenwood Bar

The horror of it all in launceston

Watergarden Bar

Roller Rockers

Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiun (Public Bar 5pm)

Royal Oak

Daemon Souls (Public Bar 9pm)

Watergarden Bar

Von Rock

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Saturday

Sunday

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Thursday

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Royal Oak

Gabriele Degrazio (Public Bar 9pm)

Friday

16

Club 54

Will Spakrs

Gnomon Room

Super Troopers & Planet Abba (5.30pm)

Royal Oak

Mick Attard (Public Bar 9pm)

The Greenwood Bar

Harry Potter Party

Tonic Bar

Flight

Watergarden Bar

Leigh Ratcliffe

Club 54

Sex On Toast - Rough EP tour

Royal Oak

Rude Lixx (Public Bar 9pm)

The Star Bar

Rooftop session - Down the rabbit hole

Ironhorse Bar & Grill

The Fireflies

Tonic Bar

Just Dance

Saturday

17

Watergarden Bar

Trevor Weaver

Sunday

18

Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiun (Public Bar 5pm)

Tuesday

20

Royal Oak

Slamduggery (Boatshed 7.30pm)

Wednesday

21

Royal Oak

Mathew Dames (Public Bar 9pm)

The Irish

Live and Acoustic at The Irish!

Watergarden Bar

Von Rock

Thursday

22

Royal Oak

Matt Gibson & Joel Kellman (Public Bar 9pm)

Friday

23

Gnomon Room

Wolf Mail & Milena Barrett (5.30pm)

Royal Oak

Dave Adams Big Band (Public Bar 9pm)

The Greenwood Bar

Showpony Express!

The Greenwood Bar

One night only - the return of Boxtroll

Watergarden Bar

Hat & Horn

Royal Oak

Max Hillman Showband (Public Bar 9pm)

Mode

Melbourne’s most wanted 003

Iron Horse Bar & Grill

Scott Lewis

The Greenwood Bar

Greenwood 2nd birthday

Tonic Bar

New Sensations

Watergarden Bar

Tassie Tenor

Royal Oak

Open Folk Seisiunn (Public Bar 5pm)

Royal Oak

Blues Jam Session (Boat Shed 1pm)

Bakers Lane

Street Foods of the World (Malaysian Edition)

Royal Oak

Open mic night (Public Bar 9pm)

Watergarden Bar

Tony Voglino

Royal Oak

Leigh Ratcliffe (Public Bar 9pm)

The Greenwood Bar

Paulio’s birthday bash - Stigma no more inc fundraiser

Gnomon Room

Lee & Lizotte (5.30pm)

Royal Oak

Alfanant (Public Bar 9pm)

The Greenwood Bar

House vs psy: down the rabbit hole, featuring Sammy La Marca

The Saloon

Sydney Hotshots

Watergarden Bar

Leigh Ratcliffe

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Friday November 9 - Hobart - The Tah (tickets from oztix)

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