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Tuesday 17th 8.30pm Montz Matsumoto Wednesday 18th 8.30pm Bill Longo & The Rythm Tragics Thursday 19th 8.30pm Tim & Scott Friday 20th 9.30pm The Raccoons Saturday 21st 10pm 24 Seven $5 Sunday 22nd 2.30pm Keystone Angel 8.30pm Wahbash Avenue Monday 23rd 8.30pm Pat Bereche Tuesday 24th 8.30pm Billy Whitton Wednesday 25th 8.30pm Scott Darlow Thursday 26th 9.30pm 4 Letter Fish (Australia Day) $5 Friday 27th 10pm Boil Up $5 Saturday 28th 2.30pm Bridgett Pross 10pm Sugartrain $5 Sunday 29th 2.30pm The Rays 8.30pm Catch Club Monday 30th 8.30pm Dan Vandermeer Tuesday 31st 8.30pm Tim Rozemulder

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BLW PT. 1! A BEER HOPE.

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra has officially announced the program for its two-week tour of China, that included a New Years Eve concert in Nanjing and finale in Shanghai. Buddhist master XinDe Wang will also offer the orchestra a special blessing. Conducted by Chief Conductor Marko Letonja, the TSO will give nine concerts in seven cities over a two-week period, with a number being the first time an international orchestra has performed in the region. As a result of the long-standing relationship between Tasmania and Fujian, and more recently between the cities of Hobart and Fuzhou, the TSO is performing three concerts in Fujian, including in the city of Fuzhou, that are being supported by Tasmanian Government and the City of Hobart. Check the Orchestra’s socials for updates on where they have been.

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BLW PT. 3 THE RETURN OF THE BEER. Well, Beer Lover’s Week is upon us once again, and thank God for that. If there’s one thing we all need after a hectic festive season, it’s more booze. I’m serious.

There are a plethora of awesome hop, malt and yeast related events happening around Hobart from Friday January 20 to Saturday January 28, and we definitely recommend that you head over to www. beerloversweek.com to get the full lowdown. Every day of the week has at least a couple of events for you to choose from (or try to do them all, if you’re eager). It all kicks off on Friday January 20 with “Beer Is My New Religion” at Captain Bligh’s Brewery, and “Hop Hub with Young Henry’s” at the Republic Bar & Café. The cool cats from Young Henry’s will be setting up their own bar in the Republic beer garden for a couple days, and will have a limited edition beer or two on offer. There’ll also be the usual awesome assortment of live music and entertainment, sounds good to me!

BLW PT. 2! THE BEER STRIKES BACK.

From the eastern suburbs of Melbourne come The Bean Project, a vibrant French horn-clad acoustic duo blending the raw untreated sounds of folk, jazz and singersongwriter styles with fresh and unique song writing - most aptly described as “the odd marriage of James Taylor and The Cat Empire”. After completing their studies in music at the end of 2015, guitarist/vocalist Ben and French horn player Bryce let no moment spare in hitting the road. You can catch them as they hit the part of the road that leads to the Waratah Hotel on Thursday January 5.

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On the following day, you can hang out with the brewers from two of Australia’s most awesome and popular craft breweries! Pirate Life blew us all away with their IIPA, it’s a modern classic, and they’ve followed it up with a stellar range of IPA’s, Stouts, Pale Ales and Session Ales. Dainton Family Brewery have their own insanely good IPA with the Insane Uncle IPA (often found on taps at the better beer bars around the state), and their ever-expanding range has something for everyone. Get along to the Waratah where there’ll be ten taps from the two.

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Also on Saturday January 21, the Republic Bar will be continuing their Young Henry’s Hop Hub, the annual Battle of the Brews (up to #7 now!) will be taking place at The Winston, Shambles Brewery will be holding an interactive brew day, and head brewer Ty from Double Head Brewing will be hosting a full day masterclass. In the north of the state, the folks at Brew By You in Launceston (Invermay) will be hosting a “Making Your Own Beer Workshop”. So if you’ve ever wanted to get a behind the scenes look at the art of making craft beer that would be the day to do it!

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Sunday January 22 will see the beery fun roll on. Double Head Brewing and Frank Restaurant will present “Passion and Flame”, a Sunday session of South American barbecue, award winning beers, and a zinging side of hot cumbia music.

Hobart Brewing Co will be brewing a big ol’ Imperial IPA, which means homebrewers will be able to drop in with their kettle and load up with 20 litres of wort from the second runnings, score some hops, and get down to business with the pros. Bruny Island Beer Co and Quartermasters Arms will join forces to present the Feast of Two Islands - an evening of beer and food celebrating the places, produce and people of Bruny Island and mainland Tasmania. To top if all off, the folks at Moonah’s Brew By You will also be running their “Making Your Own Beer “ workshop.

BLW PT. 4. THE PHANTOM BEER. On Monday January 23, you can attend a Beer Dinner with Head Brewer Scott Overdorf of Hobart Brewing Co, with all the grub provided by Chef Stan Robert of Fat Carrot Farm. Alternatively, Society Salamanca will be pitting Van Dieman against Lost Pippin in their “The Hop vs. The Apple” event. Tuesday January 24 will give you a kick in the pants with “Boilermakers with Belgrove” at T-Bone Brewing Co. as you’ll be able to join distiller Peter Bignell (father) and brewer Tom Bignell (son) as they combine their Belgrove Rye Whisky and T-Bone Brewing Co’s beers. Room for a Pony will host“Turf Wars” as Van Dieman and Ocho Beer Co do battle. They both occupy the same brewery, so get along to see who takes bragging rights.

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BLW PT. 5! NO MORE STAR WARS LINES JUST MORE BEER! If you’re still going to be standing by Wednesday January 25, you’re a better drinker than I am, and you’ll have another selection of crafty events to get along to.

The lads from Pirate Life Brewery and Dainton Family Brewery will make the journey north to curate the taps at Saint John. The Republic Bar & Café will be hosting “What Ever Floats Your Goat”, with a couple of rare breed and a few other surprises in store, and goat on the menu!

Nom. Willie Smith’s Apple Shed will host “A Banquet & A Brew”, which is exactly as it sounds. And The Winston will be putting on a “Barrel Aged Beer Session”. They’ll have a selection of brews that have been sitting in fancy barrels for a few months, some of the brews will even be served straight from 20 litre whisky barrels. Good thing the following day is a public holiday, that’s got hangover written all over it.

BLW PT. 6! HOLY CRAP IT DOESN’T END! Thursday January 26 is still Australia Day, apparently. So you can sit at home and listen to songs the radio has shoved down your throat relentlessly for the past 12 months like a pleb, or you can get out to even more awesome craft beer events for Beer Lover’s Week! You can chill in the Republic Beer Garden, indulge in some whole lamb on the spit alongside a Cooper’s tap takeover, and compare 3 years of Coopers Vintage Ale. Friday is always worth celebrating, so why not do it at the badass Preachers Beer Garden with a relaxing afternoon of brews and BBQ? Spotty Dog Brewers will be taking over the taps on the Backyard Bar, and unveiling a couple of new brews inspired by their recent US tour (my money’s on an IPA!) Or if you want to get out of town, why not head to Seven Sheds Brewery in Railton for “Willie’s Long Lunch”, including a walk through the hop garden and brewery, and food matched to some rarities from the Seven Sheds back catalogue (as well as previews of as yet unreleased beers).

BLW PT. 7! BLW FOREVERRRR! Beer Lover’s Week rounds out on Friday January 27 with the “Beerlovers Breakfast” at The Brunswick Hotel’s The Yard. You can sample some of Tasmania’s finest beers partnered with some of

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Tasmania’s finest breakfast fare! Guest brewers will talk through their selections and how craft beer really is a breakfast food (I couldn’t agree more). There are also a couple of events running every day of Beer Lover’s Week. Drop in to the Margate Train, grab a brew from Devil’s Brewery and go in to the running to win a masterclass with head brewer David Tottle for you and 5 mates, David will even bring the brewery to you! You can also drop in to Home Brew HQ in Mornington, they’ll be offering up a bunch of special prices and giveaways throughout the week, starting with a BBQ on Friday January 20 from 2-5pm. Not officially part of the Beer Lover’s Week celebrations but worth mentioning, is the unofficial closing party at the Republic Bar on Friday January 27. The head brewer from White Rabbit will be in attendance and shouting a few beers, there’ll be a wide range of White Rabbit brews on tap, including their Red Sour Ale, matched to finger food from the Republic’s head chef. Officially ending Beer Lover’s Week, is the Hobart BeerFest at Princes Wharf 1. There’ll be an epic amount of beer, food and entertainment on offer on Friday January 27 and Saturday January 28, check it out online for details!

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DIRTY ROTTEN LEGENDS

One of the pioneers of crossover thrash, the Dirty Rotten Imbeciles are legends of the U.S. thrash metal scene. Whilst never receiving the same level of success of some of their contemporaries like Anthrax and Suicidal Tendencies, they are still regarded as highly influential in the international metal scene, and their “Skanker Man” logo is still regularly seen on patches adorning denim vests across the globe. Active since 1982 and with several very highly regarded albums under their belts including 1989’s deservedly lauded Thrash Zone (which incidentally, has a craft beer bar named after it in Yokohama), the band is revered as a potent and energetic live act, and is renowned for inciting very active moshpits. February sees them make their first ever trip to Tasmania, playing at the Republic Bar on Monday February 13, which is Regatta Day - and it promises to be an exhilarating experience.

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(SKY)FIELD OF DREAMS

Skyfields is back for round two, and headlining the bill this time around is none other than legendary singer/songwriter Neil Finn. Taking place on Saturday March 11, Finn will be joined on the line up by Sydney’s own 24 year old songbird Meg Mac! There will also be a stellar line up of local supports to caress your earholes - this consists of William Crighton with Claire Anne Taylor, The Elliots, Real Cool Traders and more. Rad, huh! For a day and night of unforgettable performances in breathtaking scenery at Tiagarra at The Bluff (Devonport), don’t miss Neil Finn at Skyfields. General Admission tickets are $107, with Reserved Seating tickets available from $139. To grab yours, head over to www.skyfields.com.au.

What seems to be both an enduring and winning partnership, Kate Miller-Heidke will perform again with the TSO at the Federation Concert Hall on Tuesday April 11. Last year’s partnering for the 2016 MOFO festival won the “Best Australian Contemporary Concert” at the Helpmann Awards, confirming the high standard that the pairing has achieved. This year’s concert will feature visuals from Australian artist and film maker Amy Gebhardt. Tickets are now onsale from www.tso.com.au.

GHOST ROCK! COOLEST NAME EVER.

Launceston-based producer Akouo was locally recognized as a beat maker and DJ in Australia’s underground hiphop scene before gaining national and worldwide attention as a solo act in 2013. His breakthrough came after his reworks of Flume and Childish Gambino effortlessly floated in to Hype Machine’s top 5 most popular charts, and he has since become an in-demand remixer, appearing on official releases by ZHU, Wet, SAFIA, Gorgon City and more.

Beyond his remix capabilities, Akouo has proven his worth as an artist with his debut EP, Mesa climbing straight to #1 on iTunes electronic albums chart upon release. There is a lot of well-deserved hype surrounding this cat. If you want to check out his stuff in the flesh, you have the perfect opportunity to do that on Wednesday January 25 at The Waratah Hotel in Hobart. Supports include Sumner, Vanguard and Kowl.

What could be better than a lazy afternoon at a vineyard checking out some live music in the sun? Wine, music, sun, it’s a winning trifecta! On this particular occasion (Saturday March 4), the wine will be provided at Ghost Rock Vineyard in Port Sorrell, the music will be provided by Leo Sayer and his band (aww yiss.), and the sun will either be provided by a large ball of perpetually exploding gas in the sky, or God. Kicking off at 1pm (wrapping up around 6ish), tickets for this one start at $74 for General Admission (Premium tickets are $150, check www.ghostrock. com.au to find out what a Premium ticket will score you). Transport and shuttle busses will be available, check out the face book event page, or the Ghostrock website for more info!

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MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA- THE OTHER MSO- ARE RIDING HIGH. THEIR ALBUM SIERRA-KILO-ALPHA TOOK OUT BOTH THE ARIA AWARD FOR BEST WORLD ALBUM, AND THE VICTORIAN MUSIC AWARD FOR BEST GLOBAL OR REGGAE ALBUM. FRONTMAN NICKY BOMBA IS CHARACTERISTICALLY CHEERFUL ABOUT THE BAND’S LOT, AND WHY NOT? THEY’RE DOING A RUN OF SKA-BQ GIGS COMING UP, AND PLAYING TASSIE’S RAD FRACTANGULAR GATHERING IN FEBRUARY.

“I’m optimistic.” Bomba says. “Sometimes too optimistic, which is kind of a good thing, based on the fact that I feel fairly thankful that I’m alive in this amazing situation, spinning on this magnificent globe and nature and music and things going well.

I’m a big believer in positive energy and good work will take care of things. If you know what you do well and concentrate on that, things come back. It allows you to do more. The band works that way too; we always make sure we do our best. The essence of us is a deep deep love of the music. We appreciate all that and don’t take it for granted.”

The awards, Bomba explains, haven’t changed the way the band operates.

“You don’t use the award as why you do things, they’re just a little pat on the back. It’s not something you need, you can do good work without it, but it’s an indicator you’re doing something right.

There’s lots of bands in Australia, to be given a national award like that, it’s inspiring- it adds wind to the balloon and makes it float a little bit higher. But it’s not the reason you go ballooning in the first place.”

Of course, the very nature of carting thirty-odd folks and all their gear about the country is a logistical nightmare, but Bomba says they’ve made it work.

“All the people in the band are professionals, so they understand how things work. There’s so many expenses. We have a whole team: advertising, wages, transport, management. The fact that we actually get something for our gigs is a beautiful thing in the first place. It doesn’t really create a problem, but when you have thirty-odd people and you can only take twenty people away, it’s like, who sits on the bench? I’d love for everyone to be always there- we have a bit of a roster system now, a core team. That’s developed organically. It’s a very easy ambience that exists in the band, driven by the love of the music in the first place. Someone will play a ska tune in the dressing room and start a dance fest; sometimes words aren’t spoken. It’s nice to be playing music that reflects that. We play music that we love, and we feel proud as an Aussie band that we are doing things that are specifically Australian, specifically Melbourne, specifically multi-cultural.”

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“You don’t wanna fall into a generic sound; this band always keeps me on my toes.” Bomba says. “It’s a communal creative effort. There’s a lot of talent in the band- it’s a breeding ground for great ideas, and that’s our criteria. We just try to write the best album we can. If it pleases us, and we can step back and go: “This is a good sound!” then that usually translates, especially to the people that love that genre. For this second album, we wanted it to stand up to any contemporary release out there, like Justin Bieber (laughs) or whatever. It’s gotta have that sonic integrity. It’s a testimony to the energy and the love and the excitement around a band like this.”

Bomba is also passionate about the rights of artists in the industry. He’s disappointed that piracy has sucked so much of the sustainability out of the scene.

“The income stream that used to exist for bands and musicians and record companies, it’s not there anymore. You can moan and groan about it, and you should, and there should be compensation for the music industry. Their music is being stolen- forged- and they’re not being compensated for it. The other side is, do I just become a baker? You set up your own cottage industry, go online, do gigs- you have to be more savvy nowadays. It’s a problem. All the grants that used to be there to help bands, they’re all getting slashed and the trajectory isn’t looking great. That’s the state of play. So what do you do? Our outlook is we make the best album we can, and the artwork is something you can put on the coffee table and appreciate, and the live shows are second to none and we keep on doing that- that’s all you can do.”

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Melbourne Ska Orchestra play the Fractangular Gathering (February 1012, 2017) in Buckland, Tasmania. Full more details on the festival, head to www.fractangular.com.au.

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END OF THE LINE FEW PLACES CAN SAY THAT THEY ARE AT THE WORLD’S END, STRATHGORDON IN THE STATE’S SOUTHWEST WOULD BE CONSIDERED ONE OF THEM. WITH ONLY ONE ROAD IN, THE OLD HYDRO TOWN IS ESSENTIALLY AS ISOLATED AS YOU CAN GET IN TASMANIA, RINGED BY WORLD HERITAGE FORESTS, LAKES AND MOUNTAINS. THIS SETTING IS PROVIDING THE BACKDROP FOR A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL IN EARLY FEBRUARY, TITLED END OF THE EARTH MUSIC FESTIVAL.

The festival will run from 4pm on Friday February 3 through to midday on Sunday February 5 on the banks of Lake Peddar at the Peddar Wilderness Lodge. With an eclectic mixture of styles, the festival will feature a selection of notable Tasmanian bands and solo artists, including expat Jethro Pickett and Tasmanian at heart, Ben Salter of The Gin Club.

The festival offers the choice of camping passes or accommodation in the Peddar Wilderness Lodge itself. Allowing festival goers the opportunity to camp out in the wild or the do the festival in relative luxury.

Friday Billy Whitton and the Swinging Hep Cats; PETE CORNELLIUS BAND; Skate Wounds; BEN SALTER (VIC); The Mornings & Robotikus DJ Set. Saturday Alan Gogoll; Annia Baron; MT Blues; Michael and Karly; Tim and Scott; Seth Henderson; Lazer Baby; Jed Appleton Band; Jethro Pickett (VIC); EWAH; Guthrie & Randall Foxx.

Current music lineups for the nights will be:

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just a novelty act, which I think shows in our playing on the album.

What is your proudest – or fondest – memory of your time in Nitocris?

We had so many great times that it’s hard to pick one. We got to play with so many amazing bands. Possibly playing the Big Day Out national tour in 2001 stands out the most.

took a bit of time to find the right line-up though so it’s kind of developed naturally into what it is now. It’s hard to find people who share the same ambitions and goals as you do, especially with the intensity of international touring which was where I was headed. I am lucky to have found the people I have now, as we are all very much on the same page with where we see our lives heading creatively.

You’ve been involved in several musical endeavours since the end of Nitocris, how does The Mis-Made stack up against them?

The Mis-Made is definitely the most far reaching and ambitious since Nitocris, although all the bands I have been in have been great fun, and I have had the privilege of working with amazing musicians.

What’s next for The Mis-Made?

After the 2017 leg of the Double Single Tour, we will be in lock down working on our album and then making plans for our international tour. We are starting off at The Rebellion Festival in Blackpool UK which is really exciting, and then we will be touring Oz with the album when we get back.

AS HARD AS METAL In the 1990s, Alternative Rock and Grunge were rife in many parts of the globe, and Australia was no exception.

Some of our best bands were part of the all-girl (referred to by some as the “Grot Grrrls” movement) rock/metal act scene, and one of the front-runners of this scene were Nitocris. The band was active for about a decade before finally disbanding in 2001. One of the band’s founding members Jessamine Finlayson has continued on however, with her latest band The Mis-Made generating serious interest across the country.

When you formed Nitocris, it seems that the band garnered interest quite quickly, was it a bit of a whirlwind when things really kicked off?

It was a very different era in music to what the industry is now. There were far less rules in terms of licencing laws and as you can guess that meant more venues and obviously no real competition from the internet, so you can imagine there was a lot more going on which opened doors for many artists including Nitocris.

It was an incredible experience to be in that band at that time and we never really stopped playing for the entire 10 years of the bands life span, so it was absolutely a whirlwind.

Your debut album “Screaming Dolorous” was incredibly well received nationwide, how old were you at the time of recording that, and what are your current thoughts on that album?

Most of the band were still under 18. I think it was a great first album and we did our best to show that we were more than

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Was The Mis-Made a calculated creation, or was it just a bit of fun that developed into a real thing?

I formed The Mis-Made after I went solo and it kind of developed out of that. I

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X-RATED SOME OF THE BIGGEST BANDS TO COME FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE ABOUT TO HIT OUR SHORES FOR A MAD POP GIG. TEAMING UP WITH ATOMIC KITTEN, S CLUB 3, EAST 17, AND IRELAND’S B*WITCHED, BRIT BAND LIBERTY X WILL BRING US THE EARLY 2000S HITS WE KNOW AND LOVE. SINGER JESSICA TAYLOR JOINS HER FORMER POPSTARS BANDMATES FOR THIS REUNION, AND SHE’LL GET HOT (JUST A LITTLE) FOR US AT WREST POINT ON FEBRUARY 15.

So you’re coming to Tassie for the first time after breaking onto the music scene in the early 2000s. What do you think of the way pop music turned out in the years since?

I love it. I still listen to the radio all day long. I love music and I love loads of the albums that are out at the moment.

I’ve just downloaded Little Mix’s album and I’ve been caning that in my car. I think there’s so much good stuff out there.

Can you hear your influences in any of today’s hits?

That’s a good question – I’d like to think that we’ve influenced some people. I think we were doing something a bit different when we came out and I think a lot of that R&B pop is quite popular now, and it was much more

unusual when we did it. You were more likely to see the bubblegum pop, especially from mixed bands. So I’d like to think that we influenced some of the artists out there now.

And what are you raising your kids with?

My daughter isn’t one yet so she hasn’t developed any taste – she just loves all music. But my son (six) is really into music. He likes people like Justin Timberlake and Shawn Mendez and all the current artists that are out now and playing on the radio. I wouldn’t be a showbiz mum, pushing him into the limelight. I don’t have any particular desire for him to follow in my footsteps – I want him to do what he wants and whatever will make him happy.

Was it a shock for you to go from worldwide music sensation to a peaceful family life?

I’ve been a stay at home mum ever since my son was born. I was really ready for it. We’d had a hectic life in the band, loads of travelling and hardly any time off, ever; just working 24/7 on a treadmill. It was crazy for about eight years. So when the time came and I met my husband and wanted to settle down, I was ready to step out of all of that. I haven’t missed it as such, but I do have the odd moment where I get a bit of a pang and I’m watching a big event or I’m at a concert I think ‘aw’. So it’s really nice to be able to come back to it.

Will there be any new music on the horizon after your tour?

I have no idea. If you’d have asked me last year if we would be doing the tour in Australia I’d have said no definitely not, that would never happen. We’re taking each day as it comes.

STEPHANIE ESLAKE

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LIGHT FROM THE OTHER SIDE AFTER LIVING IN AMERICA FOR 22 YEARS. LISA RICHARDS HAS BEEN BACK IN AUSTRALIA FOR SOMETIME NOW AND HAS CREATED AN ALBUM THAT SHOWCASES THE HEARTACHES AND JOYS OF HER JOURNEY. WE SAT DOWN WITH LISA TO DISCUSS THE ALBUM, HER UPCOMING SHOW AT THE BROOKFIELD SHED AND THE CATHARTIC EXPERIENCE OF WRITING MUSIC.

Lisa Richards’ sixth album Light From the Other Side is a jazz folk exploration of love and heartbreak. Each song not only contains captivating lyrics but a smooth sound to accompany them. Richards returned to Australia a few years ago after living in the States for 22 years and says that no matter where she is living she has always been considered foreign. Her location also has a small impact on the beautiful music she creates.

“I do not doubt that my music does get influenced by where I’m living and my surroundings however I’ve always been a little bit out of place, kind of. More like wherever I live people have never known where I was from; even when I grew up in North Queensland people didn’t think I was from North Queensland. They thought I had an accent – that wasn’t North Queensland. So then when I went to America people thought I wasn’t from there because

I wasn’t but then when I come back to Australia people think I’m not from Australia. Well when I lived in Austin, Texas there was a lot of roots and blues music there and that definitely filtered into what I was doing.”

Richards worked with producer Greg J. Walker on her latest album Light From the Other Side. Walker has worked with a great array of artists including Paul Kelly, C.W. Stoneking, Jess Ribiero and now Lisa Richards. This new partnership came with a lot of firsts, not only a different recording process but with the help of Walker Richards has created some of her most unique and interesting songs yet. Richards describes these songs as the product of a unique recording process.

“With all the other albums that I’ve done I had all the songs written way in advance of going in to record the album and I played them a lot live before I recorded them so that was one big difference because with this album, for more than half the album I wrote during the recording process. So I hadn’t played them out or shared them with anyone.”

It is throughout this album that Lisa discusses the hardship of divorce but also the beauty of falling in love again, topics that are extremely emotional and personal to Richards herself. Music is therapy for Richards.

“Music has always been cathartic for me. Meaning I’ve always written songs to deal with life basically. So I think it’s easier to write to the songs rather than talk about the songs. I mean even if I know it’s a really personal song everybody is going to take something from that song that is his or her own. Like I’ve heard songs and I’ve been like ‘oh I feel like that person wrote that song for me’, obviously they didn’t because they don’t even know me.

Once I talk about a song it takes all of that mystery away.

Performing them is fairly natural for me but talking about them is a little more difficult.”

MACKENZIE STOLP

Lisa Richards will perform at the Brookfield Shed in Margate on the Saturday January 28. Further information from www. lisarichardsmusic.com.

RETURN OF THE DUB TASMANIA HAS BEEN LEFT WITH A DUB SIZED HOLE AFTER LOCAL BAND DUBLO WENT ON EXTENDED HIATUS SEVERAL YEARS BACK. HOWEVER THE WAIT IS OVER AND DUBLO ARE BRINGING BACK THEIR OLD SCHOOL DUB SOUNDS. WE SPOKE TO NELL DEGRASSI ABOUT THE BANDS REFORMATION AND UPCOMING EP.

After a three year hiatus, Tasmanian Dub band DUBLO are back and ready to take over not only Tasmania’s Dub scene but the roots scene across Australia. The band is an eclectic mix of dub and reggae, describing themselves as a “6-piece Bass Driven, Riddim Fuelled, Skank Tank of dance floor mania. Mixing Reggae & Heavy Dub Grooves with elements of Funk, Psychedelia & Trance, layered with the soulful timbre of universally conscious lyrics & saturated with live Dubs & FX”, just to summarize them briefly.

Nell Degrassi, Hamish Mathieson, Finny and Liam NewitClark made up the original band. Adding to the rich dub sound are Ben Cullen playing guitar and Nick Squires on saxophone, bringing a horn element to their sound.

“The fact that we now have two other members, our horn section and another guitarist has just uplifted the band to a whole another level. “ The band was originally praised for their old school yet unique, dub and reggae sound, creating quite a fan base.

Dublo grew their fanbase at festivals across Australia including the Falls Festival, The Jacky’s Marsh Forest Festival, Fractangular Gathering, Nimbin Mardi Grass in NSW and Folk Rhythm & Life in Victoria. The band wish to continue their growing success and are starting off with their Resurrection gig on the Friday January 27 at the Homestead in Hobart.

Not only is this gig their first gig in three years but is also the launch of their first EP “Gnarly Roots”. Finally fans will be able to have their own copy of Duplo’s fresh and funky reggae beats. The band promise the EP will be full of what only can be described as their own style of Southern Island Music, fun, groovy and rhythmic. This EP will first be available as download, on platforms such as BandCamp until the band decides to produce physical copies, which Nell confirms they will eventually do. Dublo have been providing Hobart with urban grooves for many years and this EP is a promise of more grooves to come.

Dublo will continue their return to the Dub scene with playing at the closing party of the Fractangular festival in early February. The band urges old fans and intrigued new ones to come along to their upcoming shows, as Dublo’s live shows are nothing short of fun. With heavy grooves and an urban dub sound Dublo are the unique, fresh band that Hobart eagerly waits the return of.

MACKENZIE STOLP

See Dublo at the Homestead in Hobart on Friday January 27 and then again at Fractangular Gathering on Sunday February 12.

For more information on the festival, head to www.fractangular. com.au.

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24 HOUR ORGAN PEOPLE “WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES 12, I’LL BEGIN MY 24-HOUR ODYSSEY. TIME WILL TELL IF I MAKE IT THROUGH.” COMPOSER JULIAN DAY WILL BRING ORGAN PROJECT THE WEIGHT OF AIR TO THE HOBART TOWN HALL, ACTIVATING THE CHAMBER OF SPACE WITH VIBRANT SOUNDS. THE MUSO AND ABC BROADCASTER CHATS WITH US AHEAD OF HIS INCREDIBLE FEAT OF ENDURANCE, WHICH WILL BEGIN ON JANUARY 21 FOR MOFO. What is the concept behind The Weight of Air?

The Weight of Air is literally about air. This is a field that I’ve researched for some years now – it was the subject of my MFA at Sydney College of the Arts. In much of my sound work, I try to shift the emphasis away from the objects that make the sound to what happens next.

Here I’m focusing less on the organ, despite its remarkable sculptural quality, and more on its ability to sculpt the room as an expansive chamber of air. You could view this as activating the hall’s invisible or ‘negative’ space. This plays out in long slow-motion chords that create vibrant effects in the air as the sound swirls about you. The title refers not only to the density of the air but also to way in which I generate the long tones by placing heavy weights upon the keys.

How do you like listeners to interact with such a long work?

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to engage with my work how you want to. I’ve sat through enough endless classical concerts where I’ve felt restrained in my chair, unable to breathe freely let alone move, and I just don’t think that’s necessary for the experience. So I’m determined to offer a different listening environment.

Performing through the night presents a physical challenge for a soloist. You’re a composer – how important is it to consider the needs of the human presenting the music, compared with the musical or expressive needs of a work?

Writing a piece of music typically involves at least three people – the composer, the performer and the listener. I feel that you have a responsibility towards each person in that chain.

That’s not to say you need to overly compromise your vision as a composer, but you need to at least be aware of what each person experiences.

If you want a pianist to play endless fast runs, you need to realize how physically taxing that is.

If you want a listener to sit stock-still for hours, you need to consider that they’ll start crossing their legs at some point, desperate for the loo.

I’m not convinced you can divorce the physical aspects of a piece from its concept; to me they are conjoined.

Your installation project An Infinity Room, which The Weight of Air extends and develops, has been presented more than 40 times across the world. What have you learnt as an endurance artist throughout these performances?

An Infinity Room (the acronym is ‘air’) is a project I’ve directed since 2009. I lay out multiple identical synthesizers and use overlapping long tones to generate shimmering effects in the air. Playing for extended periods, like an hour or more, allows you to perceive and absorb through your body the subtle and not-so-subtle

shifts in the air. For me, and I hope you, it’s a very meditative practice, like a mindfulness exercise. I find that time itself starts to warp an hour feels like a minute and a day feels like an hour. You can hear some of my work on the album White On White (A Guide To Saints), which I released in 2016. Related to AIR is a series of sculptures in which I prop identical synthesizers apart, between walls or floors, using long metal poles. Sound perpetually billows from these taut assemblages into each space.

Why is the Hobart Town Hall – a somewhat traditional or conservative building – a terrific venue for your new site-responsive project?

Hobart has such a wealth of grandiose buildings that, from the outside, the Town Hall might seem relatively humble. But inside it’s a different story. The hall upstairs, with its meticulously restored detailing, is stunning. And it has brilliant acoustics, just like a classic European Baroque concert hall. It’s a large rectangle, which spreads the sound very evenly throughout, and allows the tones to take on their own life.

The organ was built in London in 1870 and has a beautifully pure sound, as you’ll discover.

Parting words?

Yes, bring me coffee. And buy the record when it’s released.

STEPHANIE ESLAKE

See Julian Day present The Weight of Air in the Hobart Town Hall, kicking off at midnight on January 21. As part of Mofo, he’ll also perform Box Shaped Heart at 11am on January 20. More info at www.mofo.net.au.

A to the Z

LONG REGARDED AS ONE OF AMERICA- IF NOT THE WORLD’S- BEST DJS, AND THE PIONEER OF THE MASHUP MOVEMENT, DJ Z-TRIP (AKA ZACH SCIACCA) IS NEVER BORED AND RARELY UNENGAGED, AS I QUICKLY FIND OUT. “I’m here in Chile doing the Red Bull Thre3style- tonight is the last qualifying night” Sciacca explains. “I’m judging this then judging the final battle, the winner for the world. We’ve been out here a week- we’ll go home, change our clothes and then come to Australia. Par for the course.”

As well as the above tasks, Sciacca has done production and remix, as well as film and video game scores (DJ Hero 1 and 2, EA Sports MMA). He’ll be in Australia come January, and then back home. I ask the obvious question: is he a workaholic?

“I guess a little bit, but it’s ‘cause I love what I do” he answers tentatively. “So it’s never really work. There’s work that goes on in doing it, but if you love what you do, then that is not as important.

Ultimately, if I can play for more people and share this music and meet people and try food and travel, that’s not work to me.

There’s always fear that pushes people to keep moving.”

“The last two or three years, I ended up taking a break” he explains. “I just slowed it down. I moved from LA to San Diego and built a studio, moved my whole record collection and did a lot of restructuring in my life. I’ve been touring for fifteen-plus years and this is the first time I’ve taken time for myself. I was still doing shows, but I was slowing down the amount of shows I was playing intentionally. I got a lot of structure back in my life that I had lost. It also made me really hungry to go back out and play. You have to do that to take care of you as a person. I’m ready to go back out and beat the drum again and ramp it back up. It’s really nice.”

As an ‘elder statesman’ of the electronic music industry, Sciacca definitely has his fair share of up-and-comers reaching out.

“I definitely have the mileage to prove it. There is stuff I can’t take away, the experiences that have taught me a lot, but I do have, from time to time, people coming up and asking me questions and looking for advice and wisdom on things and I’m grateful that I actually can share some of this stuff. If I can save somebody going down the path that I had to go down, in order to find out that maybe I was going down the wrong path, I am always down to share my wisdom, that’s what you want. Being in this industry, you want someone to look up to. Jazzy Jeff is a good example

[for me], reaching out to him when I come across an obstaclesomeone who’s been in the business from a DJ’s experience, especially in the vein of what I do.”

Sciacca also views technology as a double-edged sword in his particular industry (“The positive is that the technology is allowing more people to do this style of DJing and hear and find this music, which is great. It’s opened the door for many people to get involved. The downside is that what might have once only been a room of, say, one hundred people is now...a room where one hundred people could walk around comfortably, the same room, there’s now nine million people in that room….”) but doesn’t let that soak his optimism too much. He works his butt off to get that sound he wants.

“90% of the time they don’t work well together.” Sciacca sighs, when I ask about his methodology, especially when it comes to those sweet mash-ups. “You keep chipping away, working on what will work. That’s something I’ve always done, having a higher threshold for working with or collecting or presenting music I feel is worthy of my fans’ ears. I'm not trying to just play anything to anybody. There’s an agenda to what I’m trying to play, what i’m surrounding myself with musically. I’m happy that I have a fanbase that, over the years, has paid attention to the fact that I have a certain taste and style and thing that I bring to the table that’s different from other people, and that there are people who find that that aligns with their taste, that’s the blessing in disguise. It’s really about the fans and the people who are into what I do. People who appreciate that effort. I wouldn’t be half as far along as I am if not for having a crowd of people who not only appreciate it, but who seek it out.”

LISA DIB

DJ Z-Trip plays at MONA on January 21 and Faux Mo (Hobart) on January 22. See www.mofo.net for more details.

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A SCHMORGASBAAG OF GOOD MUSIC THREE MONTHS AGO WITH SOME SUPPORT FROM ARTS TASMANIA LOCAL LEGEND AND MUSICIAN PETER CHARLES MACPHERSON LAUNCHED A CROWD-FUNDED POZIBLE CAMPAIGN TO FUND A VINYL LP FEATURING ENTIRELY HOBART MUSICIANS AND BANDS.

7000: The Picks showcases the diversity of the Hobart music scene with thirteen contrasting bands. Local musicians Betsy Blue, Bi-Hour, Bu$ Money, Filthy Little Star, Foxy Morons, Heart Beach, Mount Trout, MUM and DAD, Peak Body, Quivers, The Pits, The Sunday League & Violet Swells each have a song on the record. Peter filled me in on the creation of the album.

So tell us how the idea for the record came about and your motivation for putting it together?

The idea came from the Facebook page, Pete’s picks. Last year I made up a 2 DVD set of videos that spanned over the 20142015 timeline and I guess the plan was to do the same this year - another video release. But somehow, the idea didn’t really seem enough. I thought that a vinyl compilation had not been attempted and I just thought it was the right time and the right idea to give a few new bands a lift.

The idea sounded just a little bit outof-reach to make it fun? I’m still having fun with it but it has been a stretch financially and time-wise. I don’t have a clue what I’m doing, but I’m doing something in the right direction! Limiting the project to a vinyl record meant only 20 minutes per side, which means not too many acts could be included. So the record is only a section of the music being made in Hobart.

Tasmania before it was accepted. Then it was a matter of setting the start and end dates, and getting up the Pozible project.

What do you love about the Hobart music scene? How do you find it differs from larger capital cities?

I find the whole Arts scene in Hobart very accepting. Jazzers, indie kids, heavy metal or electronic all mix and share the same stage most nights.

Art galleries allow gigs in their spaces.

Pubs put up art works. This working together might be a case of necessity with a smaller population although the acceptance is also something that affects the crowds. In bigger capital cities, clubs and pubs cater only for a strict audience and if you don’t fit in, you don’t get in. I’ve never really felt that in Hobart, which I appreciate. I feel I was lucky coming to Hobart in 2012 when the music scene here was just hitting a new wave and made going out exciting. I video bands at gigs because it gives me a way to contribute, when I’m a pretty quiet guy, usually.

AMY KERR

How did you go about funding the record to be made?

The idea of having a compilation on vinyl is expensive to do as an individual or even as a group. So I put it out there as a crowd-funded project. I saw that Filthy Little Star had successfully crowd-funded for their album so I thought I’d try that. I had to re-submit my application with Arts

CLASSICAL STARRY NIGHTS

In this TSO event, you’ll be singing outdoors with brass and percussion perhaps the loudest of instrumental sections! How does one singer have power over these sounds?

THINK YOU KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A CLASSICAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE? THINK AGAIN. MUSICIANS FROM THE TASMANIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ARE BREAKING BOUNDARIES WITH THEIR LIVE SESSIONS AT MACQUARIE POINT. THE NEXT IS A PERFORMANCE UNDER THE SUMMER SKY OF RED SQUARE. SURROUNDED BY FOOD TRUCKS, AND WITH THE HOBART BREWING COMPANY BAR OPEN TIL LATE, THIS GIG WILL FUSE CLASSICAL WITH JAZZ, TANGO, AND EVEN MEXICAN ON FEBRUARY 4. EXPECT THREE SETS IN THIS MINI-FEST WITH BRASS ENSEMBLES, HOT LOCAL BAND CHUPACABRA, AND ACCLAIMED TASSIE SINGER MARIA LURIGHI. MARIA CHATS WITH US AHEAD OF THE GIG.

I come from an era when we were trained to sing above an orchestra. There was no amplification. The sound for our ensemble will come from our rehearsal.

It’s such a luxury to be singing with brass and percussion. My working title for this wonderful band is: ‘Does my brass look big in this?’. I don’t think it got past management! Singing at Hobart Brewing takes me back to singing in a shed – can’t wait!

Your history as a singer has crossed between classical and contemporary and this event is no different. Why has it been important to you to build your singing career with flexibility when it comes to genre or style?

I am very fortunate to have grown up in a small country community on the Darling Downs in Queensland. There was a wonderful commitment to the importance of theatre and music, bands, choral societies. People placed an important value on culture - not in a pretentious way but in a way that we must feel and communicate. It’s through having to sing unaccompanied at local events that my love of voice grew.

I love classical voice. It touches in a way that is symphonic. There is so much to say through art song, lieder, opera. The fact that this music survives is testament to the effect it has on us all.

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7000: The Picks is to be released on Hobart’s independent music label Cubbyhouse records, with a launch set to take place on Sunday January 15 at Schmorgasbaag, 130 Murray Street, Hobart. 2-8pm. Entry is $7 on the door or $10 which includes the CD and DVD or $20 with a vinyl LP and DVD. For more information on Peter, head to www.facebook.com/ petercharlesmacphersonpicks.

With the voice a trained instrument, how do you balance specialising in both areas when they require such different technical skill?

The best voices are the naturally placed ones in any genre. The truth of the sound for the musical vehicle and the journey you make as an artist, putting the sound in exactly the right place, makes a very natural possibility to sing in any genre.

Do you think events like the Live Sessions, which bring together different genres of composition, are the future of live music? Are audiences growing restless with ‘conventional’ shows? What are your thoughts?

Absolutely, we need to keep growing and moving with our audience. We need to move our music into any venue! Stand and deliver, I say! We need to keep all music in the class room. Not just contemporary.

We are dumbing our society down! Keep singing. Keep playing! Keep living.

STEPHANIE ESLAKE

See Maria and musicians of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in the TSO Live Sessions, kicking off at 6pm, February 4 in the Red Square, Macquarie Point. Tickets from www. tso.com.au.

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Ten Artist Accounts in My Instagram Feed 1. Tom O’Hern @tomohernia The Hobart-based artist posts darkly humorous sketches, animations, as well as images of the many objects he’s helped ‘see’ through the application of eyes (you’ve probably seen them around the streets of Hobart). He addresses topics ranging from Tasmanian politics and childrearing, to critiques of the art scene itself.

THESE TYPES OF LISTS ARE USUALLY FAIRLY INSTRUCTIVE: “10 ARTISTS YOU MUST FOLLOW…” ETC. I DON’T PRESUME TO KNOW YOUR TASTES, SO HERE’S A VARIED LIST OF A NUMBER OF ARTIST ACCOUNTS I FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM THAT I THINK ARE PRETTY GREAT. I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY MORE I COULD ADD TO THIS LIST, BUT I’VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THOSE WHO LARGELY RESTRICT THEIR POSTS TO ART-RELATED IMAGES ONLY.

8. Mark Kimber @mark.kimber Kimber’s feed is a mixture of his own art and the work of others, which he posts in thematic groups. It’s like a curated exhibition in your feed every night.

9. Shit Gardens @shitgardens

2. Polly Borland @polly_borland

4. Henri Papin @henripapin

This Australian-born photographer, now living in Los Angeles, is well known for her portraits of the rich and famous as well as her more unsettling and fetishistic art photography. Follow if you want to learn new and unusual ways of wearing stockings.

Again, not strictly an artist – Henri Papin’s an extraordinarily creepy fictional character created by Hobart artists Tricky Walsh and Mish Meijers a decade ago.

They create environments in galleries in which his presence and personality is hinted at through unsettling objects and constructions. I’m a little bit obsessed.

6. Brittany Powell and Tae Kitakata @ lowcommitmentprojects

They had an exhibition of their Instagram posts once, so I figure this stellar account’s has earned its place on this list of artist accounts. Shit Gardens celebrates the Australian garden in all its withering glory. Enjoy crooked topiaries, miserable concrete slabs, plastic plants, and decorative stones with chipped gnome figurines.

Powell and Kitakata’s motto is ‘making stuff happen with little time and energy.’

Their recent project, ‘Chips Ahoy’ involves a bathtub of milk, a dozen choc chip cookies, and a number of paper flags.

I don’t know why they felt the need to do it exactly, but that’s part of the intrigue.

10. Felipe Pantone @felipepantone 3. Sawtoothers @sawtoothers Not an artist account per se, but the account is managed by Sawtooth ARI (Launceston) and run by guest artists, curators and arts writers, two weeks at a time (I had a crack at it earlier this year).

The posts vary depending on the guest poster, of course, but expect anything from the process of making art, to random objects in the snow.

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5. Bethany van Rijswijk @flower_lore The Hobart artist’s account is a combination of found images and curious collages, folk tales and poetry. Follow for a dreamy mix of moth-headed ladies and picnics under magical mushrooms.

7. Giselle Stanborough @ gisellestanborough This Sydney-based artist’s posts stick out in my feed with their gaudily coloured collages referencing everything from pop culture to politics.

And there’s always blood.

This is not the type of work I usually gravitate towards, but for some reason I’m mesmerised by this street artist’s brightly coloured and nauseatingly patterned murals. He makes buildings warp and twirl.

LUCY HAWTHORNE

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HOBART’S SMALL GALLERIES

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD. I’VE ENJOYED THE RECENT BOOM IN END-OF-YEAR ART ORGANISATION PARTIES. FOR THE ARIS - VISUAL BULK AND CONSTANCE – THEIR END OF 2016 CELEBRATIONS WERE PART PARTY, PART FUNDRAISER, PART MULTI-ARTS EVENT AND PART 2017 PROGRAM LAUNCH.

Visual Bulk celebrated their 1st birthday party the same night that Andrew Harper, Pip Stafford and Scot Cotterell launched their new commercial art gallery, Private Projects, with an exhibition of paintings by Peerawayt Krasaesom.

Located upstairs in a Moonah office block, it’s small but promising.

Visual Bulk’s birthday party included performances, an impressive inflatable construction, and a series of mesmerising and somewhat absurd videos curated by Sam Mountford. He included his own work alongside videos by Tess Campbell, Trygve Luktvasslimo and James Newitt. Mountford ‘s video of a waterfall initially seemed fairly unremarkable, but a closer inspection revealed naked people masturbating on the rocks beneath - small enough that they were essentially pixelated. Also notable was Eva Nilssen’s video of a hooded woman navigating a grocery shop, the camera angle as disorienting as the mask would have felt. With a maniacally ‘happy face’ painted on the hood, it was a wonderful parody of the happy consumer.

Visual Bulk’s program for this first half of the year hasn’t been finalised just yet, although they’ve released a list of participating artists – mostly Tasmanian with a spattering from across the globe. Visual Bulk’s model is interesting in that the exhibition space is free for artists, and the exhibitions are usually only on for one to three days (which makes a lot of sense. In my experience, ARIs tend to get the most visitors on the opening night/weekend.). It opens up the space for the occasional artist residency, and of course, studio space for the managing artists: 20

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Theia Connell and Grace Herbert. Many of my favourite exhibitions last year were hosted at Visual Bulk, and I have no doubt their second year will be just as good.

Constance launched their 2017 program with a Christmas party attended by Santa. That evening, Rebecca Holmes demonstrated that Microsoft Paint’s not dead with her live portrait painting, and Sam Johnstone and Elissa Ritson launched their collaborative ‘Slaughterhouse Project’.

Since shedding their physical gallery space in 2015, Constance has been focussing on oneoff public art projects. Last year, they turned Hobart’s iconic Railway Roundabout underpass into a performance and installation space during Dark Mofo. This year’s program looks even more ambitious with open call submissions for House Show in July and Open Space in August. They’re teaming up with the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies in December to commission a series of large-scale installations that address the impact of human activities on the earth’s systems. Constance is also involved in the amusingly titled Hobiennale 2017 - a collaboration between a large number of independent art spaces in both Hobart and beyond. Notably, the ARI has announced that artists participating in the 2017 events will be paid, signalling a move away from the artist-pays gallery model. It’s an important acknowledgement of the contribution artists make to Hobart’s cultural scene and Tasmania’s reputation as a creative state.

Contemporary Art Tasmania annual members’ show (/end of 2016 party) seemed smaller

than usual, although the audience was still substantial. Tricky Walsh’s Hamfacegirl.com is my spirit animal, which parodied Facebook’s many pseudo-fundraising scams, has to be one of my favourite artworks of all time. The members’ show is usually hung salon-style with a skill level that rivals a Tetris champion, but this year there was a little more space to breathe. CAT’s 2017 program starts off with Derek Kreckler: Accident & Process - a survey of the Australian artist’s photography, video, installation and performance works, curated by Hannah Matthews and presented as part of Mona Foma (Accident & Process 2 will be concurrently exhibited at the Plimsoll Gallery). I’m particularly intrigued by the premise of CAT’s July/August show, Sullun, which promises to address ‘issues inherent to sub-cultures, especially those associated with wearing printed or plain black clothing.’ Is a subculture still ‘sub’ if you dare speak its name?

LUCY HAWTHORNE

visualbulk.com www.privateprojects.net constanceari.org www.contemporaryarttasmania.org Images: Top Left: Microsoft Paint portrait of the author.

Painting by Rebecca Holmes.

Bottom Left: Visual Bulk birthday party.

Photo: Lucy Hawthorne Right: Santa (Leigh Rigozzi) and Maddy Parsons at the Constance ARI Christmas Party/2017 program launch.

Photo: Lucy Parakhina.

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THEATRE ROYAL SEASON 2017 THEATRE ROYAL IS BACK AGAIN WITH ANOTHER STELLAR SEASON FOR 2017. A BALANCED VARIETY OF MUSIC, THEATRE, CONTEMPORARY DANCE, BALLET AND COMEDY WILL BE FEATURED THROUGH THE YEAR FROM A RANGE OF TASMANIAN, INTERSTATE AND OVERSEAS PERFORMERS. January starts on a high with the soldout performance of Peaches Christ Superstar as part of the 2017 Mona Foma festival. Local theatre production, Wicked: The untold story of the witches of Oz runs through late January to early February.

Also in February the award winning Bangarra Dance Theatre will present Terrain, which explores the relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander with their physical environment.

Terrain won two categories at the 2016 Helpmann Awards for Best Ballet/Dance Work and Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Work for dancer Deborah Brown.

March sees Theatre Royal involved in the 2017 Ten Days on the Island. Offerings include the return of American folk musician Martha Wainwright, The Tasmanian Aboriginal play The Season, fledging local theatre is provided with an outlet through Rawspace, and the east meets the west through the Chinese theatre production White Snake.

April at the theatre takes a comic twist, with Anh Do performing a stage show of his bestselling book The Happiest Refugee. Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow makes its way down to Hobart also that month to continue the laughs. On the beautiful but serious side, the classic piece of ballet, Swan Lake, will be performed by International troupe, Moscow Ballet La Classique.

June is filled with theatre performances, including the gothic classic Bram Stoker’s

Dracula as well as the Australian theatre piece, Shit, presented by local theatre company Loud Mouth Theatre.

July is the month of physical theatre and dance, with productions by the Sydney Dance Company with Frame of Mind and Giselle from The Australian Ballet’s Regional Tour.

Musicals make an appearance with the local production of American classic Chicago over a two week period in late July to early August.

Chicago will whisk you back to the heady days of the 1920’s with equal parts of razzle and dazzle mixed with murder and intrigue.

Also in August, the Bell Shakespeare Company will cover The Merchant of Venice for their 2017 offering. Money makes the world go round, and Bell Shakespeare will present their unusual twist on this Shakespearean classic.

Circus will come to the Theatre in October, with Papillon. Winner of Best Circus & Physical Theatre Show at the Adelaide Fringe Weeklies in 2014, Papillon has gone from strength to strength to become a highly polished show combining circus with cabaret and comedy.

The 2017 Season is on sale now and subscription packages offer discounts, special events and the opportunity to secure the best seats. More information is available at www.theatreroyal.com.au.

If you have any book news contact me at racheledwards488@ gmail.com

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BIRCHS BAY SCULPTURE TRAIL CALL FOR ARTWORKS ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR THE 2017 SCULPTURE TRAIL AT ART FARM BIRCHS BAY. EACH YEAR, THE COASTAL FARM OVERLOOKING THE D’ENTREACASTAUX CHANNEL HOSTS A SCULPTURE TRAIL THROUGH ITS ORCHARDS AND BUSHLAND WITH ABOUT 30 TEMPORARY SCULPTURES JOINING THEIR 11 PERMANENT ONES.

It’s a magical exhibition and walk with a standard of art that easily rivals major public sculpture trails in terms of scope and site-specific engagement with the natural environment. This year’s theme is Warming to Nature: Exploring the Shifting Dialogue Between Artist and Environment, which the organisers say provides us with the “opportunity to contribute to a global conversation at a local level.” In addition to the usual acquisition prize, they’ve also added an emerging artist award for the 2017 trail.

Entries close January 31, 2017.

Information and entry forms can be found at www.artfarmbirchsbay.org.au Image courtesy of Art Farm Birchs Bay

TASMANIAN ARTS GUIDE PREVIEW

ELIZABETH BARSHAM, EXCURSIONS AND ADVENTURES ELIZABETH BARSHAM’S EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS COMBINES THE FANTASTIC WITH THE FAMILIAR. AS SHE EXPLAINS, THE EXHIBITION TITLE COULD REFER TO THE “TRIBES OF HAPPY FAMILIES ON HOLIDAY WITH EXCITED, WELL-SCRUBBED CHILDREN… DEMANDING ICECREAM AND AMUSEMENT”, OR ALTERNATIVELY “A RAID, TROOPS SALLYING FORTH TO BATTLE.” 22

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The paintings recall science fiction covers from the 70s with their saturated colouring, rounded, organic forms, and of course, the leering skeletons and other monstrous creatures. Strangers Came depicts a trio with saws and axes in hand, staring down towards a glowing forest that concurrently looks a little bit Tasmanian and a little bit radioactive. Only one of them looks vaguely human in a hat and shirt, raising the question: are the willowy monsters the ‘strangers’ or is the human in fact the outsider?

Elizabeth Barsham Excursions and Adventures January 12 – 22, 2017 Freehand Gallery, Hobart Image: 13. Elizabeth Barsham, Strangers Came (2016). Courtesy of the artist.

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ATTEMPTS AT COMPREHENSIVE TASMANIAN ART GUIDES OVER THE YEARS, BUT THE TASMANIAN ARTS GUIDE SEEMS TO HAVE ACHIEVED AN UNPRECEDENTED LONGEVITY. THE GOVERNMENT-RUN INITIATIVE LARGELY FOCUSES ON LARGE PUBLIC GALLERIES AND PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ARTISTS REPRESENTED BY COMMERCIAL GALLERIES. It includes gallery guides, a calendar of exhibitions and events, as well as a range of articles related to Tasmanian arts, such as artist interviews, a ‘tour’ of Hobart’s Rat Palace (studio), and a feature on Tasmania’s female artists and designers. The Tasmanian Arts Guide has a significant social media presence, and if you know of a Tasmanian artist, writer, designer or company you think should be included in the guide, they also happily take suggestions. www.tasmanianartsguide.com.au

Arts

Gallery

performing arts

Guide

Guide

South 146 Artspace December 2 - January 12 Limited Edition December 17 - January 28 Design Tasmania Award Bett Gallery January 13 - Jan 30 Locust Jones - Milly Yencken Colville Gallery January 8 - January 30 Between June and October - Suze van der Beek January 20 - February 8 The Silent Sea - Jerzy Michalski Handmark Gallery December 9 - January 9 Summer Showcase Rosny Barn Schoolhouse Gallery December 9 - January 8 Still Wild, Still Threatened Despard Gallery December 21 - March 5 Summer Show 16/17 - Despard Gallery High-lights Salamanca Arts Centre Lightbox Until January 4 The Twelve Days of Christmas January 6 - Jan 31 resistance | freedom | love | value Top Gallery Until January 3 Holiday Inn Cambodia January 6 - Feb 13 Skins of the River Studio Gallery Until January 30 Per Mare (By Sea) Sidespace Gallery Until January 4 Images of Tasmania 19 January 6 - Jan 16 Fluid January 19 - Jan 31 *runs with scissors* II

Long Gallery Until January 4 Images of Tasmania 19 January 14 - Jan 29 Handmark : Contemporary Tasmanian Artists TMAG Until May 5 Kanalaritja: An Unbroken String Until March 19 One hell of an inferno: The 1967 Tasmanian bushfires January 20 - April 2 Patricia Giles: A World of My Own

NORTH QVMAG Until January 29 Udo Sellback - And Still I See It

SOUTH

NORTH

COMEDY

THEATRE

The Polish Club January 4 Showko (Japan) January 11 Gordon Southern January 18 Dave Callan January 25 Ivan Aristeguieta

Theatre North January 6 - March 26 Raw2! Young Talent on Stage!

THEATRE Botanical Gardens January 4 - Jan 29 Alice in Wonderland Theatre Royal January 19 Peaches Christ Superstar January 27 - Feb 11 Wicked - The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz Theatre Royal Backspace January 13 Soul in a Saucepan

Handmark Evandale Until February 8 Handmark Artists - Summer Exhibition Burnie Regional Gallery Until January 22 Burnie High 100 Until January 22 HA! High Art Summer Show 2016-17 Devonport Regional Gallery Until Jan 2017 Tidal: City of Devonport National Art Award Gallery Pejean Until January 7 Director’s Choice January 11 - Feb 11 Editions 2017 - Group Exhibition

WARP RECOMMENDS

MILLY YENCKEN MILLY YENCKEN’S ANIMATIONS ARE EXTRAORDINARY. HER PAINTERLY FILMS DEMONSTRATE AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF SKILL AND PATIENCE, AS WELL AS HER PROWESS AS A STORYTELLER. It's little wonder that her paintings have a brilliant energy to them.

THEY’RE CELEBRATORY IN THEIR COLOUR AND THRILLINGLY DISORIENTING IN COMPOSITION.

In 2015, Yencken won the Bett Gallery Award for fine arts students graduating from the Tasmanian College of Arts, which grants her an exhibition at the Bett Gallery this month. She’s also been awarded a residency at the art school’s studio at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris later this year, where she’ll work on a number of short experimental projects and volunteer at the local animation festival. Her aim is to gather folk tales from around Europe and translate them into a series of animated stories. She’s one of many young artists returning to traditional, hand-drawn animation in an era dominated by computer-generated imagery. A recent work of hers, which tells the African-American folk tale of how the human and dog became friends, was made with black paper cut-outs – a silhouette animation technique that goes back over 100 years.

If you want to see some of her still images or clips from her animations, check out her Instagram account [@ milly_yencken], which would have easily earned a place the list of 10 Instagram accounts to follow (see page 18) if she wasn’t already the subject of Warp Recommends.

Milly Yencken Scattered at the Seams January 13 – January 30 2016 Bett Gallery, Hobart Image courtesy of the artist and Bett Gallery.

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Event Guide

Hobart Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Wednesday

JANUARY Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

5

6

7

8

9

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Venue 11 Birdcage Bar

Acts / Start Time Dave Sikk 4tet 8:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Nick Marshall 8:30pm

Brunswick Hotel

Elly Potter 7pm

Brunswick Hotel

Cam Stuart 6:30pm

Grand Poobah

Dom McGlashan & Christopher Coleman

Grand Poobah

Liam O Moanlai (Hothouse Flowers) with guest Isabel Quigley

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Grand Poobah

Karaoke in the Kissing Room with Soft Cat & Hoop Dreams

Republic Bar & Café

Merv Graham 8:30pm

The Homestead

Bill Longo 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Pete Hawkes + Shane Lestideau 8:30pm

The Homestead

Diamond Duck (Sydney) 7:30pm

Brunswick Hotel

Billy Whitton 6:30pm

The Waratah

The Bean Project

Grand Poobah

Horse and Wood (Mongolian Throat Singing)

Watermans Beer Market

Unlocked 6pm

Grand Poobah

Karaoke in the Kissing Room with Soft Cat & Hoop Dreams 8pm

Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Republic Bar & Café

The Fabulous Bluecats 8:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Back - Evil Twin (Vic) + Lizard Johnny + Art School Bullies

The Homestead

Aus. Songwriters Ass. WAX Lyrical 6:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front - Vanderlay (Vic) + Dog Fulton (Vic) + Anthony Rochester & The Rochesters

Watermans Beer Market

Unlocked 6pm

Brunswick Hotel

Sean & Tori 7:30pm

Grand Poobah

Sunday League, Quivers, Resilient Gums & Spiral Kites

Grand Poobah

Drunk Elk, Lust Murmer & Andie Laureson in the Kissing Room

Macquarie Point

Thursday

Friday

12 Birdcage Bar

13 Birdcage Bar

Tim & Scott 8:30pm

Angela Bryan Duo 9pm

Brunswick Hotel

Nick Machin 7:30pm

Derwent Entertainment Centre

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Grand Poobah

Tek Tek Ensemble & Friends

Hobart Twilight Market - Live Music 4pm

Long Beach

Hobart Twilight Market - Live Music 4pm

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Krafty Kutz + Adam Turner + Max Power 10pm

Republic Bar & Café

Cunning Stunts - Metallica Tribute 10pm

The Homestead

Goosebumpz + Bluetongue (Weapon Rec. Syd) 9:30pm

Salamanca Courtyard

Rektango 5:30pm

The Homestead

Kashkin 9pm

The Whaler

Lauren O’Keefe, Jensen 7:30pm

The Whaler

Jensen, Dylan Eynon 7:30pm

Ruben Reeves, Dane Connor 7pm

Watermans Beer Market

Lauren O’Keefe 7pm, Dane Connor 9pm

Watermans Beer Market Westend Pumphouse

Anita Cairns 6:30pm

Westend Pumphouse

Nick Machin 6:30pm

The Heart Collectors 6:30pm

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Zac Henderson 6:30pm

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brisbane Hotel

Back - “Elevated” w/ Greeley + Odd Ones Out + Nibs + Dallas + Cizzle D + Zac Henderson

Art School Bullies (Album Launch) + Squid Fishing

Brisbane Hotel

Late Night Krackieoke

Brisbane Hotel

Front - Dracula + Rouge Hotline

Brunswick Hotel

Cam Stuart 7:30pm

Brunswick Hotel

Nikaylah & Jayden 7:30pm

Casino Bar

Matt Edmunds 9pm

Grand Poobah

The S’B Sessions with Will & Hugh

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Observatory - Main Room Republic Bar & Café

Australian Made 10pm

Republic Bar & Café

Terra Vitae - Mista Savona (DJ Set) + MC Vida Sunshyne & Mista Monk + Monkey Marc + Johnny Hooves + More 2pm

The Homestead

Hannah May Bartle + Elly Hoyt 9pm

The Whaler

Ruben Reeves 9pm

Watermans Beer Market

Lauren O’Keefe, Finch 9pm

The Homestead

Diego the Butcher 9pm

The Whaler

Ruben Reeves 9pm

Watermans Beer Market

Elly Potter, Dane Connor 9pm

Birdcage Bar

Annia Baron 7:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

Republic Bar & Café

The Elliots 2:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Rod Fritz 8:30pm

The Homestead

Pat Curly 7:30pm

Watermans Beer Market

Gabriele Dagrezio, Dynomite Drew 3pm

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Big Small Band 1pm

Birdcage Bar

Billy & Randal 7:30pm

Republic Bar & Café Tuesday

Date

Conchilla 8:30pm

Saturday

Sunday

14 Birdcage Bar

15 Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Terry Nomikos 7:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

Republic Bar & Café

Barrell House Band 2:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Blue Flies 8:30pm

Schmorgasbaag

7000 Record Launch Party! Ft. The Sunday League, MUM AND DAD, Betsy Blue, BiHour, The Pits, Filthy Little Star, Bu$ Money 2pm

The Homestead

Figure It In Life Drawing 4pm

Watermans Beer Market

Zac Henderson, Dynomite Drew 3pm

Monday

16 Birdcage Bar

Tuesday

17 Birdcage Bar

Republic Bar & Café

Billy & Jamie 7:30pm G.B. Balding (Finger Pickin’ Blues) 8:30pm Jerome Hillier 8:30pm

Tony Voglino 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Montz Matsumoto 8:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

The Tim Blizzard Explosion

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

Republic Bar & Café

Helen Crowther 8:30pm

Westend Pumphouse

Billy Whitton 6:30pm

10 Birdcage Bar

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

Westend Pumphouse

Billy Whitton 6:30pm

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Wednesday

18 Birdcage Bar Brunswick Hotel

Hui & The Muse 8:30pm Cam Stuart 7pm

Event Guide

Date

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Bill Longo & The Rhythm Tragics 8:30pm

The Homestead

Helen Crowther 8:30pm

19 Birdcage Bar

Elly Potter 6:30pm

Grand Poobah

Karaoke with Soft Cat & Hoop Dreams

Republic Bar & Café

4 Letter Fish (Australia Day) 9:30pm

Watermans Beer Market

Unlocked 6pm

Karaoke with Soft Cat & Hoop Dreams

Brisbane Hotel

Back - NowyourefuckeD

Republic Bar & Café

Tim & Scott 8:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Oddling

The Homestead

Billy Whitton 7:30pm

Brunswick Hotel

Sean & Nikaylah 7:30pm

Watermans Beer Market

Unlocked 6pm

Long Beach

Hobart Twilight Market - Live Music 4pm

Glen Challice 9pm

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Last Quokka (WA)

Republic Bar & Café

Boil Up 10pm

Brunswick Hotel

Gabriele Dagrezio 7:30pm

The Homestead

DUBLO revival and EP Launch 9pm

Grand Poobah

Heads with Tales After After Party with Mike Huckaby

The Whaler

Lauren O’Keefe, Dylan Eynon 7:30pm

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Watermans Beer Market

Hutch & Bianca, Dane Connor 7pm

Republic Bar & Café

The Raccoons 9:30pm

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Justin O’Garey 6:30pm

The Homestead

Bad Beef 9pm

The Whaler

Jensen, Zac Henderson 7:30pm

Watermans Beer Market

Elly Potter, Dane Connor 7pm

Westend Pumphouse Willie Smith’s Apple Shed 21 Birdcage Bar

Saturday

27 Birdcage Bar

28 Birdcage Bar

Glen Challice 9pm

Glen Challice 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Foley + YellowcatRedcat + Cape Grim + Isla Ka

Brisbane Hotel

Late Night Krackieoke

Dylan Eynon 6:30pm

Brunswick Hotel

Hutch & Matty 7:30pm

Jed Appleton 6:30pm

Casino Bar

Jerome Hillier 9pm

Lyn Thomas 9pm

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Bridgett Pross 2:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Sugartrain 10pm

The Homestead

Chupacabra 9pm

The Whaler

Ruben Reeves 9pm

Watermans Beer Market

Lauren O’Keefe, Dynomite Drew 9pm

Joel Imber + Stray + Kingfall + Swiftboi + Swaz Benjamin + Mankind + Nibs + Messy + Mr Lucky + Dispraze

Brunswick Hotel

Random Act 7:30pm

Grand Poobah

Hazey Daze presents Dreems (CAN), Kris Baha & Harvey Sutherland

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

24 Seven 10pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

The Homestead

Craicpot 9pm

Republic Bar & Café

The Rays 2:30pm

The Whaler

Ruben Reeves 9pm

Republic Bar & Café

Catch Club 8:30pm

Watermans Beer Market

Hutch & Bianca, Dane Connor 9pm

The Homestead

Zach Spinks 7pm

Watermans Beer Market

Nick Machin, Dynomite Drew 3pm

Fiona Whitla 7:30pm

22 Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel

Thompson Springs (USA)

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

Sunday

29 Birdcage Bar

Monday

30 Birdcage Bar

Tuesday

31 Birdcage Bar

Republic Bar & Café

Ani & Reid 7:30pm

Billy & Jamie 7:30pm Dan Vandermeer 8:30pm Sambo 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Keystone Angel 2:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Wahbash Avenue 8:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Tim Rozemulder 8:30pm

The Homestead

Black Cat Jazz Trio 7:30pm

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

Watermans Beer Market

Gabriele Dagrezio, Dynomite Drew 3pm

23 Birdcage Bar

Tuesday

24 Birdcage Bar

Republic Bar & Café

Thursday

Brunswick Hotel

Elly Potter 6:30pm

20 Birdcage Bar

Friday

Acts / Start Time

Grand Poobah

Monday

Wednesday

Tony Voglino 8:30pm

Venue

Brunswick Hotel

Brisbane Hotel

Sunday

Date

Billy & Randal 7:30pm Pat Bereche 8:30pm Sambo 8:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

The Front Bottoms + The Hard Aches + The Sleepyheads

Republic Bar & Café

Billy Whitton 8:30pm

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

25 Birdcage Bar

Billy & Aaron 8:30pm

Brunswick Hotel

Cam Stuart 7pm

Observatory - Main Room

DJ B-Rex 9:30pm

Republic Bar & Café

Scott Darlow 8:30pm

The Homestead

JFB (3x UK DMC Champion) + Local supports

The Waratah

Akouo, Sumner, Vanguard, Kowl 5pm

26 Birdcage Bar Brisbane Hotel

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Event Guide

Launceston & NORTH WEST Date

TOWN

Venue

Acts / Start Time

JANUARY

Thursday

5

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Miss Jones Plays 9pm

Friday

6

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Gabriele Dagrezio (Italy) 9pm

Launceston

Watergarden

The Roller Rockers 7pm

Launceston

Bakers Lane

Arvo in the Lane: Cheersquad, Pale Feet, Fiontan Cassidy

Launceston

Club 54

Heartfest

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Katy Hanson 9pm

Launceston

Tonic CCT

Take 2 Party Duo 9pm

Launceston

Watergarden

Jerome Hillier 7pm

Saturday

7

Sunday

8

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Open Folk Seisiun 5pm

Wednesday

11

Launceston

Club 54

Summer Sessions: Cheersquad, Scattered by Sundown, Seth Henderson

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Brad Gillies Blues 9pm

Launceston

Watergarden

Day Star Duo 6:30pm

Launceston

Bakers Lane

The Brew: Seth Henderson, Isla Ka, Disrepute

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

James Walker Solo 9pm

Launceston

Club 54

Lip Sync Battle #8

Launceston

Royal Oak - Boat Shed

Fresh Comedy - Greg Fleet 8pm

Launceston

Watergarden

Day Star Duo 7pm

Launceston

Club 54

Metal Fusion Festival

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

S+M Duo 9pm

Launceston

Tonic CCT

Tony Voglino 9pm

Launceston

Watergarden

The Roller Rockers 7pm

Thursday Friday

Saturday

12 13

14

Sunday

15

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Open Folk Seisiun 5pm

Ulverstone

The Wharf

Live Jazz @ the Wharf: New York singer and pianist Dan Bolton 7:30pm

Wednesday

18

Launceston

Club 54

Summer Sessions: Cuban Heel, Scattered By Sundown, Lilyana Sanoe

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Matthew Dames 9pm

Launceston

Watergarden

Jerome Hillier 6:30pm

Launceston

Bakers Lane

The Brew: George Edmondson, Elliot Courtnage, Fiontan Cassidy

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

The Hat + The Horn 9pm

Launceston

Club 54

Bullet House, Thompson Springs w/ Maia Marsh, Tom Fowkes

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Thunder Chiefs 9pm

Launceston

Watergarden

Sambo & Patto 7pm

Launceston

Bakers Lane

The Sleepyheads, Cheersquad, Kat Edwards

Launceston

Royal Oak - Boat Shed

Nuclear Winter + Guests 8:30pm

Launceston

Tonic CCT

Jerome Hillier 9pm

Launceston

Watergarden

Tassie Tenor 7pm

Thursday Friday

Saturday

19 20

21

Sunday

22

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Open Folk Seisiun 5pm

Tuesday

24

Launceston

Royal Oak - Boat Shed

Launceston Jazz Club 6pm

Wednesday

25

Launceston

Club 54

Summer Sessions: Dog Dreams, Dark Dunes, Tiarni Cane

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Open Mic Night - 4 Spots! 9pm

Launceston

Watergarden

Tony Voglino 6:30pm

Thursday

26

Launceston

Bakers Lane

The Brew: Cheersquad (Acoustic), Lili Pearson, Sara Wright

Launceston

Royal Oak - Both Bars

AUSTRALIA DAY FESTIVITIES - All Day

Friday

27

Launceston

Club 54

Flxw + Supports

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

S+M Duo 9pm

Launceston

Watergarden

Trevor Weaver 7pm

Launceston

Club 54

The Hottest 100 Recap Party featuring Jack McLaine & Charlie Pyecroft

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Max Hillman Showband 9pm

Launceston

Tonic CCT

Take 2 Party Duo 9pm

Saturday

Sunday

28

29

Launceston

Watergarden

Rino Morea 7pm

Launceston

Royal Oak - Boat Shed

L.B.C. Blues Jam 1pm

Launceston

Royal Oak - Public Bar

Open Folk Seisiun 5pm

JANUARY Wed 4th Angus Austin ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Thu 5th Miss Jones Plays ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Fri 6th Gabriele Dagrezio (From Italy) ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Sat 7th Katy Hanson ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Sun 8th Open Folk Seisiun ~ Public Bar 5pm Free Wed 11th Brad Gillies Blues ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Thu 12th James Walker Solo ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Fri 13th FRESH COMEDY - Greg Fleet ~ Boat Shed 8pm trybooking.com Sat 14th S+M Duo ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Sun 15th Open Folk Seisiun ~ Public Bar 5pm Free Wed 18th Matthew Dames ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Thu 19th The Hat + The Horn ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Fri 20th Thunder Chiefs ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Sat 21st Nuclear Winter + Guests ~ Boat Shed 8:30pm $5 Sun 22nd Open Folk Seisiun ~ Public Bar 5pm Free Tue 24th Launceston Jazz Club ~ Boat Shed 6pm $20 Wed 25th Open Mic Night - 4 Spots! ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Thu 26th AUSTRALIA DAY FESTIVITIES ~ Both Bars All Day Fri 27th S+M Duo ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Sat 28th Max Hillman Showband ~ Public Bar 9pm Free Sun 29th L.B.C. Blues Jam / Folk Sesh ~ Boat Shed 1-4pm / Public Bar 5pm

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