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JULY 2018 Sunday 1st 9pm Othrship band Monday 2nd 8pm Montz Matsumoto Tuesday 3rd 8pm Tarik Stoneman Wednesday 4th 8.30pm Billy Whitton & Jamie Taylor Thursday 5th 9pm Girl Friday Friday 6th 10pm Nothin' But a Glam Time - Glam Rock Tribute $10 Saturday 7th 10pm Hugo Bladel 'Feel the Love' Single Launch + House of Wood + Jay Jerome Band $10 Sunday 8th 2.30pm The Great Anticipators Sunday 8th 8.30pm Dean Stevenson Monday 9th 8.15pm Quiz Night Tuesday 10th 8pm Dan Vandermeer Wednesday 11th 9pm WoodKing Wood + Dirty Daniel + Black Morning Band Thursday 12th 9pm Sandino Cerrado & Georgia Ollier Friday 13th 10pm Hobart Funk Collective $5 Saturday 14th 9.30pm 4 Letter Fish

Sunday 15th 8.30pm Blue flies Monday 16th 8pm G.B. Balding (Finger Pickin' Blues) Tuesday 17th 8pm Ross Sermons Wednesday 18th 8.30pm Zac Henderson + Katie Wilson Thursday 19th 9pm Traffic Jam Friday 20th 9.30pm Hobart Reclink Community Cup Launch & Fundraiser $8 Saturday 21st 10pm Australian Made $5 Sunday 22nd 2.30pm The Bootleg Gin Sluggers 8.30pm Graham Rix Monday 23rd 8pm Tim Davies Tuesday 24th 8pm Tim Rozemulder Wednesday 25th 9pm Dave Wilson Band Thursday 26th 9pm Maja Friday 27th 10pm Dirty Rascal $5 Saturday 28th 10pm Boil Up $10 Sunday 29th 8.30pm Luke Plumb & The Circuit $18 Monday 30th 8.15pm Quiz Night Tuesday 31st 8pm Billy Whitton

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News in Brief JUSTIN NOT-IN-TOWNES EARLE Love Police Touring recently released the following statement from Justin Townes Earle’s management regarding the tour that was set to take place throughout July. “We regret to inform you that due to unforeseen personal reasons, our Justin Townes Earle Australian tour is cancelled.

Our deepest apologies, thank you for understanding and he looks forward to coming back soon.” All ticket buyers for Justin Townes Earle solo shows will be notified by venues or relevant ticketing outlets for a full refund in due course.

The Hobart leg of the tour was set to take place at Franklin Restaurant on Saturday July 21.

Japanese Wallpaper, Tia Gostelow or Stonefield? To enter, all you have to do is upload an original piece of music to triple j Unearthed before midnight Monday July 30 (and y’know, be in High School). The winner will be flown to triple j to record, mix or master their music, which will then be played on triple j and triple j Unearthed. They’ll also receive music industry advice and triple j will visit their school. The best Unearthed High entry from an Indigenous artist, as well as being eligible for the major prize, will win ongoing mentorship from the Association of Artist Managers (AAM) and a songwriting workshop at their school by the APRA AMCOS Songmakers program.

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The Josh Pyke Partnership recently announced it’s 2018 winner, talented Tasmanian electro-alternative duo Sumner, who are receiving a fair amount of attention for their “keen grasp of brooding, addictive melody” (Mixdown Magazine) and the compelling songwriting on their recently released debut EP All That I Am. Made possible by Josh Pyke and APRA AMCOS, the partnership aims to connect an unsigned musician with the exciting opportunity to receive mentorship and funding that will help grow their career. Sumner will be awarded a $7500 grant to kick-start their music career.

In addition to the financial reward they will also receive valuable insight and mentorship from Josh Pyke himself, and a meeting with Gregg Donovan (Wonderlick Entertainment) and Stephen Wade (Select Music). Congratulations, Sumner!

NOW’S YOUR CHANCE Unearthed High is back for the 11th year, and once again searching for the best High School act in the country. Are you the next Arno Faraji, Gretta Ray,

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Legendary Tasmanian riot grrl noise punks Little Ugly Girls formed in Hobart in the very early 90’s, but have never released a record until now. The new, self titled, Little Ugly Girls is officially their debut album, and features recordings spanning more than 20 years, including new sessions to finish off songs first tracked in the late 90s, which were left stranded on a damaged hard drive for two decades. The band formed around fiery vocalist Linda Johnston, whose high-kicking stage antics make her one of Australia’s most electrifying frontpeople, and her guitar demon brother, Dannie “Bean” Johnston. Little Ugly Girls is a oneoff vinyl pressing of 500 copies, released on Chapter Music on August 3.

ROCC-OUT! A whole lot of people really don’t want a Cable Car on Kunanyi, huh! A lot of those people happen to be awesome musicians, so they’re putting on a gig, that also happens to be an Anti-Cable Car fundraiser, at the Brisbane Hotel on Saturday August 4! Musicians and

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bands involved include A. Swayze and the Ghosts, the Mike Noga Band, The Native Cats, EWAH and the Vision of Paradise, All The Weathers, and Lasca Dry, along with special guest The Stan Show Master of Ceremonies Experience. The event is called “Music For The Mountain” and it’s gonna rock! Tickets are available now through Oztix, and will cost you $15, proceeds will be donated to ROCC (Residents Opposed to the Cable Car) to help fund legal costs should the issue go to court. Any leftover funds will go directly to the Environmental Defenders Office.

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HOTEL MUSIC An initiative of Music Tasmania and Gaga Music, the Astor Sessions will use the Astor Hotel as a backdrop for a weekend of song writing over August 2 – 3. Ten chosen Tasmanian songwriters will be paired with ARIA award winner Monique Brumby and electronic producer Akouo to further their creative song writing process as well as advice on navigating the music industry. To be a potential participant you need to be firstly available for that weekend, be based in Tasmania for more than 50% of the time and be 18 years of age or older. Next step is to compose a recorded song that re-imagines the soundtrack for the recent Tourism Tasmania ‘Feed Your Curious’ campaign.

You have to Wednesday July 18 to apply online via the Music Tasmania website – www.musictasmania.org.

The lovechild of singer/rapper/multiinstrumentalist Winston Surfshirt, and live production duo, Polographia, POLOSHIRT is the result of years of friendship and late night studio blazes.

This musical alliance fuses and highlights Winston’s unique blend of funk, soul and hip hop, and Polographia’s timeless approach to electronic pop. With influences ranging from 70’s slow jams to 8-bit anime, POLOSHIRT is a familiar sound with a modern approach ready to be served. With a full EP in the works for later this year featuring a slew of local talent, and their debut single Pinned Upon receiving rave reviews upon its release, POLOSHIRT is proving themselves to be a force to be reckoned with. You can catch the unmissable POLOSHIRT live and in the flesh when they play the Waratah Hotel in Hobart on Saturday August 25. Tickets available now via Oztix.

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Ahead of his first time performing at Splendour in the Grass, MUTO (Sydney producer Miles Davidson) has just released his highly anticipated debut EP Arcane, and announced a national tour. Arcane features current single ‘Tessellating’ featuring Oliver Dibley, which landed at #1 on Hype Machine. The 7 track release is a body of work that’s ever so intricate and full to the brim of atmosphere. The accompanying national tour kicks off on July 17 in Perth, before hitting Hobart on Saturday August 18 when MUTO appears at The Waratah

Tassie’s best kept secret, Junction Arts Festival recently released its first program announcement for 2018, showcasing Northern Tasmania’s renowned local wine and produce, Launceston’s outstanding architecture and exceptional artists from all over the heart-shaped island. Now it in’s eighth year, the 2018 program continues Junction’s tradition as an intimate festival of extraordinary experiences in unusual spaces. Junction Arts Festival’s Tamar Valley Feast is the ultimate Northern Tassie food and wine experience mixed with weird and wonderful pop-up performances. The Festival Hub and Fountain Bar are back, and the Hub will feature the world premiere of Roundabout, a new dance, light and music performance. Terrapin Theatre Company’s interactive installation, Infinite Corpse is also not to be missed. For tickets or more information, check out www.junctionartsfestival.com.au.

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NOT SO AUDREY At the end of 2017, live favourites and multiple ARIA award winners The Audreys completed a sell-out national tour performing their award winning debut album Between Last Night & Us to celebrate 11 years since its release. So well received it was, that they decided to go back out on the road adding the rest of their illustrious repertoire to the show earlier in 2018 as part of a special Spiegeltent tour. They will perform Friday September 7 at the Republic Bar and then head to Launceston to play on the Saturday night at The Saloon.

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360 toured his #1 ARIA Australian album Vintage Modern around much of the country earlier this year. Now he is making amends to all those places he left off with a freshly announced regional tour, including two Tasmanian shows in October. Vintage Modern sees 360 replacing the heavy synth and electronic sounds of previous endeavours with a swag of live instrumentation and guitar riffs, but keeps true to form with his trademark charm, honesty and razor sharp raps. See him perform with longtime collaborator Pez at The Granada Tavern, in Hobart on Friday October 5 and Club 54 on the following night in Launceston. Tickets available via Oztix.

CUMMINGS BACK

Jon Stevens is recognised as one of the most talented rock musicians to emerge from Australia in recent memory. He has had phenomenal success as a solo artist, knocking Michael Jackson off the top of the charts in Australia, and as the lead singer of major rock acts, Noiseworks, INXS after the death of his friend Michael Hutchence, and the Dead Daisies. In 2016 he joined forces with legendary musician, songwriter and producer Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics) to record a new album, Starlight. With his mojo fully intact, Stevens stands virtually alone in the music scene, with a raw vocal power that won him attention first as a teenager and now as a veteran singer and songwriter.

Time has toughened his delivery while tapping into his emotional wellsprings more than ever before. See him at The Saloon Bar on Friday September 21 before heading to the Granada Tavern in Berriedale on the Saturday. Tickets from Oztix.

solo albums, along with a new album, available on the Mushroom imprint Bloodlines. To celebrate, you can catch him playing at The Republic Bar & Cafe on Friday October 12. Tickets available via Moshtix.

Two of Australia’s most celebrated indie outfits, Ball Park Music and San Cisco, are joining forces for a co-headline tour this Spring! It’ll be a unique east-meetswest affair that will see both bands playing some of the biggest venues of their career. Triple j Unearthed’s J Award nominee Ruby Fields will be chucking on her ‘P Plates’ and bringing her relatable alt-rock to all shows as main support.

2017 and 2018 have been massive for both Ball Park Music and San Cisco, with both bands releasing new material and playing huge gigs around the country. Now is your chance to catch them together. The Hobart event will be taking place at The Goods Shed on Wednesday October 24, tickets available from Moshtix.

Aussie icon Shannon Noll will be back on the road in 2018 to promote his long awaited new album, Unbroken. Unbroken is Shannon’s first new album in seven years. It’s an album of reflection and conviction, the former farm boy from Condobolin taking a close look at his roots, his fame, his love of Australia and his family and at the trials of getting older.

Most of Unbroken was recorded in the same Kings Cross studio that Shannon recorded his post-Australian Idol debut album That’s What I’m Talking About, which went to number one in the ARIA Album Charts and sold more than 350,000 copies. Shannon will be bringing the new songs to Tasmanian fans, when he plays the Granada Tavern on Friday December 14 and the Saloon Bar (Hotel Tasmania) on Saturday December 15. Tickets available now via Oztix.

RETURN TO THE CLASSICS

BRANDED

Stephen Cummings has recorded over 20 studio albums, as well as a film soundtrack, and written two novels, in an influential career spanning more than forty years. He hasn’t been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame because he stood his ground. He has performed with The Australian Dance Theatre Company and had a newspaper column with The Age newspaper for several years. Prior to his solo career, Cummings has a pop group, The Sports, who had world record deals with Mushroom, Arista, Stiff and Sire record labels, and released four albums.

In February, he re-released all 22 of his

20 Years on and Adam Brand is still strumming away. Marking this milestone, Brand is taking to the road with his band and will be playing the hits that have made him a household name. 20 years of hit songs that helped shape modern day Australian Country Music including Dirt Track Cowboys, Grandpa’s Piano, Good Friends, The Anzac, New England Highway,Get Loud, Hell of a Ride and more. His new song Milestone, tells the story of a young man who set off in search of his dreams. It reveals an incredible journey that shaped a life and led him to still be standing in front of his fans after a career spanning two decades. See Brand perform at the Longley International Hotel on Sunday December 9.

The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR will be back in 2019 and the Series One announcement is nothing short of massive! Featuring Australia’s favourite son Jimmy Barnes, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Living End, Diesel, Richard Clapton and Chocolate Starfish, the run of eight dates takes in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland. With such a stellar line-up, it isn’t hard to see why the Red Hot Summer Tour has earned the reputation as one of the best regional festivals on the touring circuit. The Tasmanian leg of the tour will be at the Country Club Lawns in Launceston on Saturday January 26. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

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SOCIABLE PEOPLE “WE’RE EXCITED FOR IT, WE’VE BEEN REHEARSING HARD.”

So says Edward Quinn of Victorian ‘lo-fi jazz hop’ band Slum Sociable on the eve of a slew of new east-coast Aussie shows for the band. Slum Sociable recently released their latest single Can’t Figure It Out; this and its predecessor Do Something About It is the band’s newest material after the release of their acclaimed self-titled debut album last year. In a relatively short time, they’ve already played some of the most prestigious Aussie gigs, like Sugar Mountain, Laneway Festival and Splendour in the Grass. They also played a space-themed party at the Melbourne Museum. Once upon a time, the pair were just collaborating on university projects.

The debut was recorded between Melbourne and London and featured the diverse production skills of Russell Fawcus (Jimmy Barnes, Faithless, Temper Trap) and Rich Cooper (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Mark Knopfler, Mumford & Sons), who they met from touring in the UK. “We don’t feel any pressure in terms of that stuff.” Quinn says, on the expectations that come with a second release after a much-loved first.

“We’re kind of always looking forward to the next thing. I think it’s not as if we’ve been buzzed too heavily, we kind of feel like there’s a fair way to go.”

“We’re keen on keeping it simple. We rehearse in the same place we’ve rehearsed for seven years. We don’t think about it terms of an album, we’ll just write another song and another song and, at the end of that process, you cull things down.”

Longtime mates Quinn and Upchurch try to maintain a regular productivity schedule to stave off bouts of indecision or procrastination. Even if it’s something small, it should still be productive; this ethos has kept them chugging along quite nicely.

“The longer you spend between writing sessions, the harder it is to build up enthusiasm, I think. We have people whose opinions we trust when we’ve gotten sick of the tracks, and think, ‘I can’t listen to this anymore’. Give it to people you trust and get their feedback. I’m guilty of listening over and over to try and make it better right then and there, and sometimes the only thing you can do is come back to it a week later. I’m impatient in that regard, I want everyone to be done; I know it’s not a good way to do it, but I get obsessed with stuff.”

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Late last year, Upchurch publicly discussed his struggles with depression; in a handwritten note to the band’s fans and the wider music public, Upchurch revealed why there had been a bit of silence from the band, and how his mental health has affected his creative abilities. Many listeners might have had an inkling on Upchurch’s struggles, due to the emotional and personal nature of their first album. Quinn- obviously- is right behind his friend and bandmate, supporting his open dialogue with fans and the wider need for discussion around mental illness.

“We’ve all been aware of Miller’s mental health struggles for as long as he’s had them, he let everyone else in on it.” Quinn explains. “It’s all just about respecting his process and making sure he’s okay and being able to speak about it and stuff like that, as a band. We’ve always been there in that regard. I think it was good for him to speak out and start a dialogue with all the fans, let them in on it. The way we’ve gone to it hasn’t changed; when people need to take time, they need to take time.”

Quinn maintains that new Slum Sociable gear will be more of what the fans have been loving. Staying away from ‘samey-ness’ but keeping in with their overall taste and guiding lines. The band’s melancholic pop ideals are clearly an ever-evolving beast.

“It’s all about what feels good, we’re never getting conscious of ‘let’s make more guitar-driven music’ or something like that.” Quinn says. “That’s not how Slum was born. I don’t think anything else will change, there’s been a more conscious effort of sitting down with a piano and guitar and stripping back to the elements. I kind of make the music at the start, and Miller sings over the top and I’ll send him the session; we just swap parts and work on it and it’s very easygoing in that regard. For now we really enjoy working like that, it’s fun.”

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Slum Sociable play Saturday July 14th at The Tah, Hobart. Tickets via Oztix.

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SONIC MAYHEM REGURGITATOR ARE ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S LONGEST-RUNNING BANDS, AND WITH GOOD REASON. THE BAND KEEP IT FUN, NOT ONLY FOR THEIR FANS AND AUDIENCES, BUT FOR THEMSELVES. BASSIST BEN ELY EXPLAINS THAT HE AND ‘GURG CO-CREATOR QUAN YEOMANS LIKE TO KEEP IT WEIRD.

“We’re at a stage where we wanna play music we enjoy and make it as strange as possible, push ourselves. Quan and I, when we got together to play each other our demos, it was like each demo seemed to have a theme, of the modern world affecting us in a strange way.”

we’ve accumulated in different fields. It does have an unusual spin.”

2019 will see Regurgitator hit their twenty-fifth year as a band. It’s no shabby milestone, though Ely says he still often feels like the young rapscallion that started the band back in ‘94.

The new record, Headroxx is due out August 1; the tracks they’ve already released (Light Me on Fire and Don’t Stress) show a frankly different side to the band than we’re used to; the record’s artwork apparently also influenced the album’s “audio mayhem”.

“It is really bizarre! Time goes strange like that. When you play songs you wrote twenty-five years ago, it’s the closest thing on Earth to a time machine; when your body and voice is replaying the song, it does take you back. All your molecules remember and you feel like you’re present in that twenty-five year-old body. For next year, we wanna do a few special things, planning to do a few special, unusual releases, a few tours…”

“I asked this Brisbane artist, he goes by ‘Freak Street’ on Instagram, his name is Benjamin Adams, we asked him to design the album cover. When we got the cover, this bizarre head, we thought it looked really weird, so we made the songs ever stranger. It inspired the music in the end, which is funny.”

The band went on hiatus for a bit back in 2013, due to how far they all lived from one another, and other life events. Now they’re back in motion, Ely admits that he’s fine for the creative moods to strike irregularly.

“We’re always bouncing around. Quan was in Hong Kong for a while, I was in Melbourne; now I’m in Queensland, Quan is in Melbourne and our drummer [Peter Kostic] is in Sydney. We just get together a bit before the tours to rehearse. Quan has started a family, he has two boys [and] that’s partially why we hadn’t done a record for so long.”

“Music comes in waves, you have a break for a while. That’s how it feels with us anyway; when we do it occasionally, I feel like we appreciate it more.

We might do a tour a year and we appreciate what we do and each other, whereas when we were younger we might be on tour for two-thirds of the year.”

In the end, it’s the band’s youthful energy and dedication to silly fun that has kept them in Australian hearts and CD players all these years.

“Me and Quan have a juvenile way of communicating. We have written this strange kids’ album that we’re gonna record when the tour is done. Strange songs. That feels even more natural than Regurgitator, even more juvenile and even more silly. I’ve got teenage girls now, but throughout their lives, I’ve played music with my kids. Instead of playing in the sand, I might play guitar, making stupid songs.”

“In older age, it’s nice to feel young, even when your body is creaky. In our modern world, we think its all about youth and [that] that’s where your vitality is, but to me, I feel more experienced, I feel more professional now.

I look back on videos from us in the nineties, playing arenas, and I think, ‘we were just so sloppy and not that tight, we’re way better now!’. I feel like we’re a better band now than we were when we were young, we’ve got more energy. I think we toured too much when we were young. We’re in a good place.”

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The myriad side projects each member has undertaken when not focussed on Regurgitator has inevitably influenced their current sound. Headroxx has soaked up the various different energies of these side-pieces.

“My wife is a contemporary dancer, so I’ve made music for theatre and circus, and Quan has gone off and done music for cartoons, so it’s funny how the new record seems to have a bit of that process and knowledge

Regurgitator play The Republic Bar in Hobart on Saturday August 11 and Sunday August 12 (afternoon show). Ben Ely will also bring a visual art show to Penny Contemporary Gallery, Hobart, in October.

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FIERY FUN IT MAY BE THE DEPTHS OF WINTER, BUT THIS JULY IS PROVING LITTLE REASON FOR YOU TO STAY HOUSE BOUND IN FRONT OF THE HEATER, WITH A SWAG OF OPTIONS TO SUIT UP FOR IN YOUR BEST GUMBOOTS, BEANIES AND SCARVES. THE HUON VALLEY MID-WINTER FESTIVAL HAS BECOME ONE SUCH ANNUAL EVENT TO LEAVE THE CONFINES OF THE HOUSE FOR A WEEKEND OF CIDER, FEASTING, FIRE AND FOLKLORE AND DID WE SAY CIDER?

Running from July 13 – 15, Mid-Winter Festival is based in and the surrounding paddocks around the Willie Smith’s Apple Shed at Grove, blending pagan traditions with festival entertainment. For those interested in a little history the Mid-Winter Festival is based around the ancient custom of Wassailing. Villagers in apple producing areas of England would in the dead of winter head out to the orchards and sing too the trees for a bountiful harvest season in the coming year. Banging of pots and pans, beating of drums and discharging of fire arms would also feature.

Back in the Huon, the festival kicks off on the Friday afternoon with the opening ceremony, where the orchard is wassailed. The night culminates with the burning of the wicker man, which is symbolic of releasing of old ways that are no longer beneficial to us. In between, music entertainment will include national artists; 8 Foot Felix, Vulgagrad, Mike Noga and Medusa’s Wake, plus locals Chris Coleman, Ruben Reeves, The Stragglers, Lagoon Hill Zygon and The Bootleg Gin Sluggers. Many of the musicians return for the next day of the festival.

Festival goers are encouraged to come dressed in character inspired by the pagan traditions and spirits of nature. With over $2000 in prizes for best costumes there is financial merit for your inspiration. Check out the Midwinter instagram - www.instagram.com/huonvalleymidwinterfest, and facebook page - www.facebook.com/ HVmidwinterfest for previous year’s winners.

Returning for its third year is the Storytellers Cup. Promoting the art of storytelling under the backdrop of glowing fires and starry nights, the Storytellers cup will feature eight of the best selected tales to be retold on the Saturday night from 7pm, with the winner taking home the Huon pine Storytellers Cup home along with a cash prize.

Sunday is Family Fun Day, running from 10.30am to 4.30pm. The last day of the Festival caters for families with with kids storytelling, kids yoga, flower crown workshops, a second children friendly wassail, maypole dancing, face painting, fancy dress prizes and more. The feature music entertainment will be brought national band, The Vegetable Plot. The directive of the award-winning bunch of roots musicians is to inspire kids to fall in love with vegetables through music and storytelling.

Merriment will be maintained throughout the festival with feasting and drinking, courtesy of local vendors from the Huon Valley plus quality food trucks from further abroad. Of course, not to forget your host, Willie Smith, will be providing the drink of the hour, cider served both cold and hot.

With a festival full of fun and wassailing awaiting, there is no reason to stay huddled in your living room this July.

The Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival runs over three days, July 13 – 15. Festival passes can be purchased for $75 + booking fee or individually for each day. For further information and ticketing head to the website – www.huonvalleymidwinterfest.com.au.

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OF MEN AND DOGS IF THE NAME OF KATE FULLER’S FESTIVAL OF VOICES SHOW SOUNDS FAMILIAR, IT’S BECAUSE IT TAKES ITS NAME FROM A 1959 PEGGY LEE ALBUM- I LIKE MEN. IT’S A NEAT LINK, SINCE FULLER’S SHOW ABOUT JUST THE ERA OF MALE-FEMALE LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS, AND THE WOMEN THAT SANG ABOUT THEM. FULLER, AN AWARD-WINNING JAZZ SINGER AND SONGWRITER, HAS BEEN A WORKING JAZZ AND VOCAL PERFORMER SINCE THE RELEASE OF HER DEBUT ALBUM TIPSY IN 2007, AND I LIKE MEN IS A COMBINATION OF THINGS FULLER MOST ENJOYS ABOUT PERFORMING: HUMOUR, JAZZ CLASSICS AND AWESOME WOMEN.

“It’s definitely really about the relationship between men and women, focussing on the relationship between men and women in the fifties and sixties.” Fuller explains.

“There’s an element of romance...I’m sort of reflecting on how different the relationships were in that time, and how similar. Women are no longer expected to be the little housewife- we’ve come a long way in that sense. The tone of the show is singing these great songs and exploring the women that sang them and where they were in their lives at that point. Ambitious, strong women in their own right, singing about looking after your fella and waiting for him to come home, but what they were doing is living their own life and having their own careers at the time.”

The FOV gig doubles as an album launch for Fuller’s album of the same, recorded with ‘The Boys Club’ of Kiri Anderson (percussion) and Alana Dawes (double bass). It was a simple idea sparked from a few chats over drinks at the Wheatsheaf in Adelaide. For the live shows, Fuller prefers a stripped-back approach.

“I like to sing [the songs] the way they were written. There’s not too many smoke and mirrors. I liked the ideas of the girls and the bass and drums- those are the soul of a band.”

It might seem like the music of people like Peggy Lee and Doris Day may not have much in common with modern singers like Ariana Grande and Beyonce, but though the details of their music may be different, they have some similarities.

“Modern music isn’t as subtle (laughs); it’s only when you go back and look, [older music] is not subtle at all, they’re putting it out there. People like Beyonce are still putting their heart on the line and saying what they need to say, these women are empowered.”

Of all the artists covered in the I Like Men show, there was one that sparked Fuller’s imagination the strongest.

“I actually found it really interesting looking at Doris Day and her life.” she says. “I’ve always seen her as the good little all-American girl, but she had an interesting career and interesting relationships with men; she ended up being a bit of a dog lady (laughs) she loved her dogs more than she loved her men. She was a funny character. Got a lot more out of Doris Day than I thought I would.”

LISA DIB Kate Fuller performs I Like Men at the Festival of Voices on July 13th at Hobart City Hall. Further details available from the website – www.festivalofvoices.com.

SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS ADELAIDE’S ADRIAN EAGLE IS A BEACON OF POSITIVITY. HE’S NOT ONLY GOOD-HUMOURED, BUT PURE IN SPIRIT AND OUTLOOK. THIS COMES ACROSS BOTH IN AN INTERVIEW CAPACITY AND IN HIS MUSIC, A STEW OF R&B, REGGAE AND AUSSIE HIP-HOP WITH A DASH OF GOSPEL CHUCKED IN ON OCCASION. EAGLE HAS SUFFERED THROUGH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, BUT HAS COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE A NEW MAN, AND THIS RENEWED SENSE OF VITALITY MAKES HIS TUNES THAT MUCH MORE LIFE-AFFIRMING. “I’m in a learning stage of life now.” Eagle says, resting up between shows. He recently supported Thundamentals on their national tour. He also played the last Groovin’ The Moo as the triple j Unearthed winner. “I’m doing music that I set out to do, and learning from everyone around me. Even when I’ve been sick, I’m staying thankful and reminding myself that I’m on second life right here. I’m grateful, and that helps me power through and sing every night.”

Eagle suffered mental health issues and suicidal thoughts as a teenager; he was 270kg at age seventeen. Thankfully, with support, he’s both physically and spiritually fighting fit these days, also helped by his love and devotion to music.

“I was raised by my mum in Adelaide, me and her were in housing trust for all my childhood, move all around Adelaide.” he explains. “My childhood definitely shaped me; I had to learn and unlearn things, I’m very grateful for my mum and for everything she’s done for me. She never judged me for anything going on in my teenage years, always unconditional love. That’s the biggest thing I can take from my childhood, that’s what saved me from those mental dark times: knowing that I was loved by Mum, [that] she had me on this Earth or a reason. She went to extreme 12

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lengths to have me, she had me when she was thirty-five.”

“I can clearly remember what it felt like being a teenager, those dark days, so it’s easy for me to tap back into that and have an overwhelming feeling of gratefulness and being appreciative. Those memories are still raw for me, but it’s not hard to be positive, I always think, ‘it could be worse’. I think I’m very lucky to have been gifted with music; that’s my expression and my outlet. When I’m on stage, I feel like I’m crying out, it’s very therapeutic for me.”

Eagle’s debut EP, Wings, is expected to drop in the next couple of months. It will include his much-loved single 17 Again, a sunny nu-R&B story of his turbulent teenage years and pulling himself out of struggle. “[It’s] My whole life’s work up until now, a curated tracklist of songs that are important to me. It will be very much in a similar path of 17 Again. Hip-hop, reggae and gospel. It’s a personal journey, this EP.” LISA DIB Adrian Eagle plays July 5 at the Hobart Brewing Company as part of Festival of Voices. Further details: www.festivalofvoices.com.

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JAZZPLOSION Devonport will explode later this July with the 17th incarnation of the iconic Devonport Jazz. This year the festival will run for four days between Thursday July 26 and Sunday July 29, with 32 events spread over 19 venues in and around Devonport.

Established in 2002, Devonport Jazz has presented over 600 events across 67 venues, with iconic jazz artists such as James Morrison, Vince Jones, Kate Ceberano and Grace Knight. The festival is decentralized across a range of venues including pubs, churches, community halls, cafes and outdoors with a program that celebrates all genres of jazz with something for everybody. A festival pass will set you back $89 for the four days or you can pick and choose through the program including a range of free entry events.

The festival kicks off with a free outdoor event, Street Eats Mid-Winter Fiesta, in the Edwards St carpark on Thursday from 4pm. Featuring local food truck and drink vendors, the fiesta will feature the best of the North West jazz, blues and soul scene.

Added to this there will be a lantern parade with community participation encouraged.

Hobart based Django’s Tiger will be one of the feature artists for the festival. Django’s Tiger perform swinging gypsy jazz in the style of legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt and Violinist Stephanie Grappelli. Django’s Tiger will add a jazz take to some traditional nursery rhymes for a special children’s set at the East Devonport Child and Family Centre at 10am – 11am on Friday July 27. The group will also perform a senior event at the Munnew Day Centre playing traditional and classic standards as part of high tea between 1.30pm – 2.30pm, also on the Friday. Those that are neither old or young can see Django’s Tiger play at Bistro Camille in Devonport that evening between 5pm – 7pm.

From the Czech Republic, Skety will add an international flavour to the festival. The six-piece a cappella group will perform at the Devonport Town Hall on Saturday July 28 from 8pm. Those keen to learn about their vocal techniques and find out how they use polyphony, beatbox, live looping and sound effects can attend a workshop with the group earlier in the day, 3pm – 4pm again at the Town Hall.

Melbourne’s ultimate 1930s party band, The Furbelows will perform classic jazz standards with close vocal harmony of the female trio out front plus fiery gypsy guitars in the rhythm section. The Furbelows perform Saturday night at The Central Bar from 5pm – 7pm and again on the Sunday at the Mersey Yacht Club 2pm – 4pm.

Gregg Arthur is an internationally recognized entertainer who interprets what he calls the ‘new standards’ of pop and smooth jazz. In the United States Gregg has worked with iconic musicians including the late Vincent Falcone, former pianist and conductor for Frank Sinatra, and the “Brush Master” Clayton Cameron, drummer for Tony Bennett and Sammy Davis Jr. For Devonport Jazz he has teamed up with pianist and musical director Peter Locke and bassist Craig Scott to perform a pure jazz set on Saturday at the Life Way Auditorium, in Devonport for an afternoon performance, 4pm – 5pm. That evening they will play again at the La Pomme Brassie, in the Gateway Hotel for a dinner and show, 6.30pm – 10pm.

Devonport Jazz runs July 26 - 29, centred in the city of Devonport. For further information and ticketing head to www.devonportjazz.com or call the Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre box office on 03 6420 2900.

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ROBOT ROCK WARNING WILL ROBINSON ARE A SCI-FI TECHNOLOGY BAND THAT WRITES ABOUT SCIENCE, GADGETS, ANNOYING PEOPLE AND DAY TO DAY THEORIES ON LIFE IN GENERAL. ORIGINALLY FORMED IN 1981 WITH COLIN MCCLURE, GRAHAM MEREDITH, MATTHEW MOSS AND CRAIG CLARKE, THE BAND NOW CONSISTS SOLELY OF GRAHAM, CRAIG AND A ROBOT NAMED ELMER.

Warning Will Robinson originally formed in 1981, how has the band changed over the decades?

We started out as a garage punk band, we were all learning our instruments together making noise, trying to play Ramones, Sex pistols songs. We weren’t good at it, so we made our up our own songs. We always had an element of electronics in our sound, we were quite schizophrenic. We even had an album called The Skitzo Tapes, because we tried to do so many weird things back then. When the main part of the band broke up in 1984, Craig and I started using electronic instruments as our main feature, mainly out of necessity because I wasn’t a good guitarist who could do rock stuff and Craig was a drummer, and there wasn’t a need for them, since drum machines had now entered the scene. We’ve been mostly electronic ever since. Although I have learned to play guitar since then. Kind of.

You’re originally from Sydney why did you guys decide to make the move to Hobart?

In the early 2000’s Sydney became a rental hellhole, a bit like what Hobart is right now. We were basically pushed out. And the music scene there stank; pokies had invaded pubs and the live music scene basically shut down.

Warning Will Robinson is an interesting name choice, are you big Lost in Space fans?

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friends’ band’s name, and they were ditching it and asked us if we wanted it! We had spent 6 months trying to agree on a name and were getting nowhere. They suggested we have it and we took it, basically out of “band name fatigue” You have a robot in the band, how did that come about?

The robot was a friend of Professor Presley.

They met back in the mid 1990’s. So when the Professor joined Warning Will Robinson in 2010, he invited him to come along and sit in for a bit.

He never left, and now we’re stuck with the both of them Is it easier than dealing with a real person, does it behave appropriately? Does the robot have a name?

Sometimes, but he can be temperamental. We have his profanity setting down at “low” but sometimes he can let loose on stage. Definitely PG 13+. The robot’s name is Elmer. Perkin Elmer in full. That’s what was written on his screen back plate.

us for an album, or a certain time period, and then moving on. They enjoyed their time, and there was no obligation to stay. We have a new album on the way - Monkey business, which has a bit more of a rough, noisy feel compared to the previous albums, which tended to be a lot more electronic.

Can a robot be self aware? Will your robot one day decide to quit the band and start his own jazz fusion hip hop band?

We have always entertained the notion of building more robots, to the extent that we could then just walk off the stage and sit in the audience and watch ourselves play. Technology working for us, you know, that sort of thing. We have planned to build another robot, named Kevin Anderson. He’ll be Elmer’s opposite and nemesis - cultured and calm, collected. A hipster robot. I can imagine the two of them will fight on stage a lot. I don’t know how that will work.

AMY KERR

You already have quite a lot of recordings under your belt. What’s in the future for Warning Will Robinson?

We would ideally like an extra permanent member, playing real bass or keyboard bass, to give the live visuals a bit more feel and interaction. We have always had an “open” band format - the core of us two and Elmer, with guests coming in and doing “internships” with

See Warning Will Robison perform alongside Monster Of The id and Just Jesus at The Waratah Hotel on Saturday July 7, $8 on the door and starting at 8.30pm.

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GARDEN PARTY BREAK OUT THE CROQUET AND TEA CUPS, AND MAKE YOUR WAY TO NEWTOWN AFTER WORK FOR KICKSTART ARTS WINTER SERIES, THE MUSIQ GARDEN PARTY. COMBINING MUSIC AND ARTS PAIRED WITH FOOD AND DRINK, IN THE OUTSIDE SETTING OF THE A HERITAGE GARDEN COURTYARD, THE MUSIQ GARDEN PARTY WILL RUN WEEKLY ON FRIDAYS FROM 5PM TO 8PM AT THE KICKSTART ARTS CENTRE THROUGH JULY AND AUGUST.

Friday July 7 will be the opening night party with music courtesy of Hobart afrobeat band, Baba Bruja. A fire performance by local troupe the Hobart Fireflies will light up the evening sky and monthly artist in residence Emma Magnusson-Reid will be launching her exhibition, Physical Anomalies, in the Parlour Gallery. Catering the evening will be provided by Syrian chef, Rimoun Ghazal plus a bar from Kickstart Arts. Hobart City Farm will be offering as a prize on the evening a special organic veggie box and will also compost waste from the evening on site. Last but not least, Hobart Bike Kitchen will run a workbench assisting with basic bike maintenance issues along with auctioning some recently restored bikes.

Each Friday night, The Musiq Garden Party will feature different guest musicians performing for your listening pleasure. Yesterday’s Gentlemen, Hobart’s answer to a melting pot of swinging jazz and big bad blues, will play on the luckiest of days Friday July 13, with support from Jackson Simpson. Friday July 20 will ring with the sounds of accordion and washboard courtesy of Lagoon Hill Zydeco, as they interpret Louisiana blues music, with Miss Jones adding her original take on the blues.

Friday July 27, first nation Tasmanians, Kartanya & Danah will mix the influence of their cultural heritage with contemporary sounds, plus Trios La Mega-bat mixing afrobeat with Jamaican reggae.

Moving onto August, the music continues with folk duo La Zingara and Malawian percussionist Mwase Makalini ushering in the first Friday of August, to the backdrop of a new visual exhibition for the month. Artist Priya VunakiSingh will exhibit a series of intricate drawings centred on botany, mythology and the feminie.

Without fail, Musiq Garden will contine to present something uniquely different each week and an enjoyable to absorb the cultural influences that now make up Hobart.

Make your way to The Musiq Garden on Friday nights from 5pm through July and August at the Courtyard Garden at Kickstart Arts Centre, St Johns Avenue, Newtown. Entry is by a suggested $10 donation. For more information head to www.kickstartarts. org/musiq-garden.

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THE COLLECTOR “THERE ARE, LIKE, A HUNDRED SONGS REALISED EVERY WEEK AND I WANT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PLAY THEM ALL!”

Brisbane trap producer Spenda C has been described- by triple j alumni and DJ Nina Las Vegas- as “one of the hardest working DJ’s going around”. This is an accurate description, as Spenda has spent the last few years slamming out much-loved remixes and banging bass tracks. He’s (officially) remixed the likes of Peking Duk, SAFIA and Grandtheft; he’s hit up all your major dance festival slots (Stereosonic, Future Music Festival, Field Day, Good Vibrations) and has supported Major Lazer, What So Not and Snails.

He released his long-awaited debut album, The Bone Collector, in June this year.

Spenda is also renowned for his massive tours, another of which he will undertake this year to celebrate his debut album.

“I’m working on a semi-live show, nothing too crazy for now.” he says, on what he’s got in the pipelines at the minute. “I really want to bridge that gap between being a DJ and my drummer roots.”

The album features My Type, Spenda’s much-loved collaboration with Brissie rapper Miss Blanks.

“I met Miss Blanks through a friend and we just kinda vibed straight away.” Spenda explains. “I sent her the beat for My Type and we worked on it over the better part of last year. [We’re] Stoked with how it came out!”

There’s a bunch of other collaborations on The Bone Collector, too, including numbers with Kate Fox, Tides, Carmouflage Rose, Dominic Rahmeel, Cult Shotta, Jesswar and more. Spenda makes a concerted effort to be on the lookout for prospective musical associates.

“I spend a lot of time online listening to as much new music as I can.” Spenda says, on how he finds new and interesting artists to work with. “When I hear an artist I like, I just reach out as a fan first and see how things work out. I’d love to work with some punk acts like Dune Rats, Columbus or Stand Atlantic.”

Spenda’s music flies through a lot of different areas, genre-wise, from hip-hop to EDM. The Bone Collector is a showcase of Spenda’s ability to jump in and out of moods and vibes with ease. He likes to keep his finger on the pulse, though.

“I love seeing new sounds and genres come up through the underground. If I’m going to represent a certain sound in my sets, I need to be able to back that up with my own productions, otherwise I feel like I’m just biting a scene without really contributing to it.”

LISA DIB

Spenda C plays The Tah, Hobart, on Saturday July 28.

Supported by OOC & Max Power, tickets are available through Oztix.

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Something that stuck a chord with Noga when he got back was the ever-growing fight for the proposed cable car on Kunanyi/Mount Wellington.

“That mountain, it’s a constant. It’s been there my whole life and it always looked the same.

You get up in the morning, and you can tell what the day is going to look like through the mountain. It’s a beautiful thing. I guess I just got angry… Like, when can we just leave things alone? Why do we have to put a dollar sign on everything in this state? The local government and the companies that are trying to get it past, they’re saying it’s for the good tourism and stuff like that. It’s not. They want to make money off it. It pissed me off. Instead of sitting there and winging about it I decided to do something… So I went and organised this fundraising gig.”

Music For The Mountain was ultimately created, an anti-cable car fundraiser that’s set to be a hell of a party, with acts A. Swayze And The Ghosts, The Native Cats, EWAH And The Visons Of Paradise, All The Weathers, Lasca Dry and The Mike Noga Band performing, as well as the hilarious MC, The Stan Show.

“If it goes to court, the people opposing it are needing all the support they can get. So I thought, that’s a good start. All the people and bands I approached just said yes instantly and everyone was feeling the same way. I got a really good reaction at first from everyone and lots of support from organisations including The Bob Brown Foundation and The Wilderness Society!”

Being an active anti-cable car supporter hasn’t come without it’s pitfalls of course, but Noga isn’t letting it get to him, despite ongoing emails from supporters of it’s go ahead, he tells us he’s biting his tongue.

“Now it’s up and out there, I’ve been getting trolled! I don’t understand it, do people turn on the computer and seek this out? There are heaps of people having a dig, it’s hard but I just ignore them. I don’t even reply, everyone has their opinion and I get that.”

MUSIC FOR THE MOUNTAIN AFTER TWENTY-SOMETHING YEARS LIVING THE ROCKSTAR LIFE, MIKE NOGA WANTED TO COME HOME, BUT THERE WAS ONE THING HE COULDN’T GET OFF HIS MIND WHEN HE ARRIVED. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM SOME OF TASSIE’S FINEST, HE HAS ORGANISED AN EPIC GIG TO COMBAT IT.

After Drumming for The Drones for twelve years, Mike Noga explains it simply felt like the right time to move on, parting ways with them in 2014, it was time give more attention on himself and his solo career.

“I wanted to focus more on my solo stuff. We’d been around the world a million times and done all sorts of amazing things, it was great, it just felt like I needed to start a new chapter in my life! I miss playing drums with them that’s for sure, but I feel like I made the right decision,” Says Noga.

“My last album King was written, and I wanted to give that as much attention as I could, when I was with The Drones I’d put out an album then have to go on tour with them, so my albums would fall by the wayside a bit. I was really proud of King, and I wanted to give it proper attention.”

King, released in 2016, was a concept album written about an Australian couple in the 1960s, one that Noga enjoyed writing so much so, he’s kept it going and has just finished writing it’s exciting follow up.

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“All sorts of crazy stuff happens to them, it’s sort of a tale of jealousy and murder, it was a pretty masculine album, and I wanted to write almost a sequel to King, from the female characters point of view. At the moment I’m really enjoying not writing about myself, I’m enjoying writing for characters and telling stories, I kind of find it much easier instead of delving into my own mind.”

Moving out of Tasmania when he was just eighteen, Noga explains he wanted to pursue his music, and ultimately did just that with much success. Now, twenty-two years later he’s back in Hobart.

“It felt like the right time to come back, I’ve been thinking about it for a few years. There is so much going on down here and a really good music scene,” says Noga.

“I’m really enjoying being back! It’s a great place to write, it’s quiet and if you wanna go out and do crazy stuff there is that happening as well! My family is here, I’ve got lots of friends here, so for the time being I’ll be sticking around.”

The passion in Noga’s voice is enthralling, and a rage that has evidently impacted him. So what exactly, in his opinion, does it mean for Tasmania if it goes ahead and why is this so important to him?

“It’s not going to look visually great at all, there will be environmental impact… Pro cable car people will tell you differently, but there will be a shitload of trees cut down. And also, there has been no community consultation. There has been some pretty underhanded stuff going on,” Noga explains.

“The local government gifted Cascade Brewery one million dollars for extensions, so they could use their land. Cascade come out yesterday and have said they don’t want the cable car on their land which is great! There is one little win!

When do power hungry, money hungry people stop? They want to put a cable car on Cradle Mountain too… It’s dollar signs on everything.

That’s probably my argument.”

After a recent anti-cable car rally brought around six thousand people to Cascade Gardens, Noga is quietly positive the tight-knit community just might be able to stop it.

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If you want to help support the cause, or simply immerse yourself in Tassie talent, Music For The Mountain will be held at The Brisbane Hotel on Saturday August 4. If that’s not your thing, be sure to check out the mesmerising talent of Mike Noga and his band at The Republic Bar the night before (Friday August 3).

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PAIGE TURNER JULY ALREADY! TWO MORE MONTHS OF DARKNESS TO GO, BUT TWO MONTHS WHICH OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL WRITERS AND READERS HIDDEN IN POCKETS AROUND OUR OBSCURE AND BEAUTIFUL ISLAND. These include: 1) Lots of reading time. The weather, the darkness calls us to refine our activity.

Reading is the ultimate in refined.

2) Submitting to the Wheeler Centre’s wonderful initiative The Next Chapter. This is for ‘the stories that aren’t being told, the voices we’re not hearing, and the ideas that need patience, care and work to introduce to the world.’ Such a gorgeous premise I could weep. It translates as $15 000 and a mentor to help you develop your work, as well as easing your way towards being published. For more information, head to the Wheeler Centre’s website.

3) Are you a writer who identifies as from Tasmania, Iran or India? Transportation Press is lurching towards our third international collection. Submissions for original short stories close on July 8th. Check out Transportation Press for more details – or email me directly, I am part of the lurching machine that is Trans Racheledwards488@gmail.com.

4) Hachette are offering the Richell Prize for an unpublished manuscript again, as well as the chance to apply for a 4 day residential intensive, for which they are partnering with the Queensland Writers Centre. See www.hachette.com.au or www. qldwriters.org.au for more details.

5) On the reading side of things, Silent Reading is in hiatus for July but we hope to be quietly back in August. But Reading for the Revolution’s happening again, this time discussing the notion of Universal Basic Income. 10th July, 7.30am, upstairs in the Food Store in South Hobart. This is organised by the irrepressible Millie Rooney (the world needs more Millies) Contact her for more details, and for a list of the readings - millie.rooney@gmail.com.

6) I was disappointed to miss Greg Lehman’s discussion at Society of Editors (Tas) about writing with and about Aboriginal people, and while this roams some different territory, I hope to make it along to the discussion about cultural appropriation at Page and Cup in Hobart on July 18th. They will explore the fine line between cultural appropriation and appreciation, and how it can be navigated sensitively. More details are on their facebook page, but get in quickly as places for this mediated discussion are limited.

7) July 3 will see the launch of a collection of opinion pieces that were gathered as inspirational groundswell for the Communicating: The Heart of Literacy public dialogue, driven by Chatter Matters. Literacy is one of Tasmania’s biggest challenges, and as much as I can harp on about the beauty, challenges and transcendence offered by reading a good book, there are only half our us who have the skills to do this. Half of us Tasmanians do not have functional literacy folks. Ask your politicians what they are doing to address this. Her Excellency the Governor, Kate Warner is launching this collection at Fullers Bookshop.

8) On July 11 in Launceston there’s a great opportunity for authors and prospective authors at Stories Bookshop. This is a free event, starting at 5.15pm. It’s excellent to see Stories stepping into this place, and offering writers a chance to discuss their books, and talk about how the bookshop can help promote. It’ll also touch on traditional versus independent publishing, and some elements of marketing and distributing.

9) I hope to see you at Fullers on Friday, July 6 for the ‘in conversation’ I’m doing with Adam Courtenay about his book The Ship That Never Was, a rollicking history, about the convicts that fled by sea from Tasmania’s wild west coast.

10) Entries are open for Forty South’s new history writing prize, the Van Diemen History Prize. It’s a generous contribution to this space, offered by a prolific and necessary publisher. Check their website for more details.

11) Slamduggery will welcome Canadian spoken word artist and educator, Brandon Wint, to the stage for an exclusive Tasmanian performance. As a two-time national poetry slam champion and published writer, it is safe to say Brandon knows a thing or two about poetry. On July 24 at the Royal Oak in Launceston.

12) The Hobart/nipaluna launch of The Tension by Josh Santospirito, a comic he made to mark the 5th anniversary of the most difficultest graphic novel he’ll probably ever make ‘The Long Weekend in Alice Springs’. Happening on July 6 at Yambu in Hobart and you can buy a comic there for $8. Performances from 8:30 or so. Supported by Island magazine.

13) Kate Gordon’s new book, Girl Running, Boy Falling are fresh off the press. You can pre-order your copy with a limited-edition pin here: www.rhizaedge.com.au/girlrunning-boy-falling.

14) Completely over my word count – but check out Storytelling in September, Slam Nationals and the Chocolate Poetry Comp.

15) And! I hope to see you all at the MACq01 Storytellers Cup on the Saturday evening of The Huon Valley Midwinter Festival, I’m pretty excited to be MC’ing this high energy, delightful storytelling competition.

RACHEL EDWARDS

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THE POWER OF DANCE DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTRALIAN DANCE THEATRE GARY STEWART TELLS US ALL ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF NATURE, EXPLAINING JUST WHY THIS COMPELLING PIECE OF DANCE THEATRE WILL LEAVE YOU COMPLETELY AWESTRUCK.

Can you firstly tell us a little about The Beginning of Nature?

It’s about rhythms and processes in nature, it looks at the rhythmic processes of herding and swarming and the rhythms within the body. The aim of it overall is to to bring human beings into the processes and materials of nature, rather than being separate from nature. There are two singers on stage singing the Kaurna language – an indigenous language from the Adelaide plains where the company is based. It has just been revived in the last couple of decades from two journals that were written down by two German missionaries. We’ve been working with a young Kaurna man called Jack Buckskin who is really the only fluent Kaurna speaker in the world!

He managed to, with the assistants of a linguist teach himself Kaurna fluently.

Jack Buckskin does have a pretty pheromonal tale, how did you get him involved?

When we first wanted to do the project we spoke to a couple of indigenous cultural leaders, they were very excited about the project and that we wanted to work with the Kaurna language – the fact we were playing a small role in its revival. Jack has been great. It is an interesting synthesis of two knowledge bases coming together, he’s been with us the whole way, helping us compose what words and phrases are used in the piece for each scene. He’s really constructed the libretto with the composer.

How do you expect audiences to feel after watching, is it quite an evocative piece?

I think the thing that is struck mostly by the work is mostly the power of the dancers. They’re really some of the best dances you’ll ever see. They’re phenomenal dancers who undergo a pretty hefty training regime, they learn elements of classical ballet, contemporary dance, break dance, circus skills and yoga, as well as tumbling and gymnastics! They have a phenomenal physical range, they’re beautiful dances and all unique individuals. I think that’s what you’ll come away with the most. It’s the power of the Australian Dance Theatre and how unique they all are; and how extraordinary they are as an ensemble.

Is there any specific message that you’d like projected through the piece?

Above and beyond the power of dance and how phenomenal they are, I think the work is a very beautiful dedication of nature and the processes of it, it’s just a general reminder that as human beings we are still part of nature. At the very essence, we are apart of nature and we need to respect it. There is a growing awareness of it as we are in a what is called an ‘Anthropocene period’, where we are making such an impact on the planet that we’re creating an indelible impact, in a very negative way. For our own survival, and survival of the planet we need to find a way to address that and shift the way we live our lives.

KEIRA LEONARD

The Beginning Of Nature runs for two nights at the Theatre Royal in Hobart on Friday July 27 and Saturday July 28. Tickets available from the theatre box office.

Photo Credit: Chris Australian dance theatre Herzfeld Camlight Productions

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PLAY ON – THE ART OF SPORT FEATURED AT THE DEVONPORT REGIONAL GALLERY THIS MONTH, PLAY ON: THE ART OF SPORT – 10 YEARS OF THE BASIL SELLERS ART PRIZE, IS AN EXHIBITION WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER 10 YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY ART COMMISSIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF SPORT AND SPORTING CULTURE, REFLECTING UPON ONE OF OUR GREAT NATIONAL OBSESSIONS. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY SHOWING OF THE EXHIBITION IN TASMANIA AS IT TOURS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

Play On: The art of sport encompasses a dynamic range of media including painting, sculpture, video, drawing and mixed-media installation with works that respond to an equally extensive range of sporting genres, including community footy, women’s boxing, ground-keeping, gymnastics and AFL. They portray the sports arena as a powerful theatre of emotion, where hope, fear, adversity, triumph, glory and defeat are writ large. Even more strikingly though, sport is used as a lens through which to contemplate a number of society’s most cogent issues: from mechanisms of cultural belonging and marginalisation, gender and race relations, to technology’s impact on our physical limits.

• Fiona McMonagle - Wonky, 2014, watercolour, ink and gouache on paper, 182 x 57 cm • Richard Lewer - The theatre of sports, 2016, oil on canvas, 12 parts, each 70 x 70 cm (photo credit – Andrew Curtis) • Lauren Brincat - 10 metre platform (still), 2012, singlechannel HD video, 9:16 ratio, colour, sound, 50:29 minutes (photo credit - Raphael Ortega)

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The exhibition is curated by Jacqueline Doughty, Samantha Comte and Alyce Neal. The latter will appear as a twilight talk and in-conversation on August 16 at 5.30pm at the gallery, where Neal will be joined two-time finalist of the Prize, Fiona McMonagle for an in-conversation to discuss boxing, watercolours and her career to date.

Play On: The Art Of Sport runs from Saturday July 7 through to Sunday August 19 at the Devonport Regional Gallery, 45 Stewart St, Devonport.

Arts

performing arts Guide NORTH

Contemporary Art Tasmania Until July 15 Delay – James Newitt Until July 15 Neither/Nor – Vivienne Cutbush

Handmark Evandale Until July 19 ‘Still life’ Exhibition July 22 – August 17 70th Birthday Celebration – Kit Hiller

Colville Gallery July 27 Luke Wagner July 29 Alan Young

Burnie Regional Gallery Until July 29 Tasmanian Naivists Until July 29 A Stitch in Time Until July 29 2018 Betta Milk Burnie Wearable Paper Art Competition

Handmark Gallery Until July 4 Black + White Exhibition plus new sculpture – Sally Curry July 6 – July 24 New Paintings and Prints – Landscape Exhibition July 27 – August 15 New Paintings and Prints – Emily Blom + Katina Gavalas Despard Gallery Until July 22 The Crossings – Anne Morrison July 25 – August 19 Half Fool, Half Entity – Wayne Brookes Salamanca Arts Centre Top Gallery July 2 – July 31 Where To Now – Tania Price Sidespace Gallery July 26 – August 8 Reclaimed: Objects and Images from Home Stephanie Theobald, Bronwyn Theobald Lightbox July 2 – July 31 Angry Underwear – Tania Ferrier Mona From February 28 The Unmanned – Fabien Giraud & Raphael Siboni Until August 13 The Inward Eye – Jane Baker Unitl April 22, 2019 Zero Moonah Arts Centre Until July 21 Impermanence – Jane Mcloughlin July 28 Nature’s Rock Stars – Peter Robinson July 28 The Outsider July 28 Long Lines of Light – Suze van der Beek TMAG Until July 22 Cultural Jewels – Lola Greeno Until July 29 A Journey to Freedom Until December 30 Fifty Shades of Blue

Devonport Regional Gallery Until July 1 North West Art Circle: Annual Community Exhibition and Awards July 7 – August 2018 The Art of Sport – Ten Years of the Basil Sellars Art Prize The Little Gallery Project Space Until July 1 Back to Burra Bee Dee – Richard Griffiths Gallery Pejean Until July 14 Enclose / Disclose - Ryllton Viney July 18 – August 11 Call of the Mountain & Other Places – Michael Weitnauer Sawtooth ARI July 6 – July 28 Callum Donoghue July 6 – July 28 Judith-Rose Thomas & Nanette Shaw July 6 – July 28 Stewart Ralph July 6 – July 28 2018 Members Show

SOUTH

NORTH

COMEDY

COMEDY

The Polish Corner July 4 Sallie J Don July 11 Josh Earl July 18 Claire Hooper July 25 Kel Balnaves

The Royal Oak July 20 Fresh Comedy with Luke Heggie

Pancho Villa July 3 Side Splitting #9: Theatre Sports Comedy Night

Red Brick Road Ciderhouse July 11 InCider Comedy

Wrest Point July 17 El Hablador – Ross Noble July 20 The Naked Magicians Hobart Brewing Co July 19 The Clubhouse with Luke Heggie Brisbane Hotel July 26 CULT Comedy

THEATRE Playhouse Theatre July 13 – July 28 AVENUE Q The Polish Corner July 12 Oliver Up a Tree – Josh Earl Theatre Royal June 30 – July 1 Snow White July 17 – July 18 Peppa Pig’s Surprise July 21 The Greatest Show on Earth – Mark Holden July 27 – July 28 The Beginning of Nature

Kingsway Bar July 25 Chloe Black Transistor Sister

Princess Theatre July 18 El Hablador – Ross Noble July 21 The Naked Magicians

THEATRE Earl Arts Centre July 28 Celebrating 10 July 19 Madame Butterfly July 20 Peppa Pig’s Surprise Princess Theatre July 16 Peppa Pig’s Surprise July 20 Madame Butterfly (Ballet) Burnie Arts and Function Centre July 19 Peppa Pig’s Surprise July 25 – July 19 GODSPELL Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre July 10 Twelve Times He Spoke

Backspace Theatre June 28 – July 7 Twelve Times He Spoke July 13 – July 21 Zeb – A Gender Odyssey

AUSTRALIAN DANCE THEATRE

The Beginning of Nature 27 & 28 July

‘breathtaking in its elegance.’

BROADWAY WORLD

Chris Herzfeld

South

CIRCUS OZ Model Citizens

3 to 5 August Rob Blackburn

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Event Guide

Hobart Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

JULY Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Date Thursday

6

7

8

12

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Birdcage Bar

Billy Whitton 9pm

Bar Celona

Karly Fisher 7pm

Bright Eyes Cafe

Unlocked – Open Mic Night 6pm

Birdcage Bar

Sambo & Jimi 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Bright Eyes Cafe

Ross Sermons Blues Band 6pm

Polaris (NSW) + Pridelands (SA) + BREAK THROUGH + Slow Descent

Brisbane Hotel

Back Bar – Christ Dismembered (SA) + Scoparia + Plague of Sickness

Hobart City Hall

Mama Alto: Torch Songs 9pm

Irish Murphy’s

PolyMantra 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar – Jules Sheldon (Vic) + Peak Body + Bert Shirt

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

M.T. Blues Music 7pm

Cargo

DJ Sexy Lucy

Republic Bar & Cafe

Sandino Cerrado & Georgia Ollier 9pm

Central Hotel

Bridget Pross 4pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Tom Booth 6:30pm

Hobart City Hall

Rochelle Pitt 7:30pm

The Den

Finn Seccombe 7pm

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

The Duke

Jay Jarome 7:30pm

Kickstart Arts Centre

The Musiq Garden Party: Baba Bruja + Hobart Fireflies + More 5pm

The Grand Poobah

Karaoke with Ocean Man & The Great Muldavio 9pm

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Bar Celona

Sean Hall Duo 7pm

Post Street Social

Gabriele Dagrezio

Birdcage Bar

Jerome Hillier 9pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

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

Bright Eyes Cafe

Moonshine Whiskers & The Ragged Pony 6pm

Brisbane Hotel

Back Bar – Tijuana Cartel (QLD)

T-Bone Brewery

Tim Rozemulder

Brisbane Hotel

Tasmanian Inn Hotel

Finn Seccombe 7:30pm

Front Bar – Cotton Pony + Those Bloody Ingalls + Lucy Shannon

Telegraph Hotel

Entropy

Bruny Island Gateway

Zac Henderson – The Tasmanian Tour 6pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Sticks and Kane 7:30pm

Cargo

DJ Sexy Lucy

The Copping Hall

Dan Tuffy & Lucie Thorne, Michael Turner 7pm

Central Hotel

M.T. Blues Music 4pm

The Duke

The Duchesses of The Duke 8pm

Jack Greene

Terry Nomikos

The Grand Poobah

LYA band & Friends

Moonah Arts Centre

Zach Spinks + Greg Wells and Friends 6pm

The Whaler

Jeremy Jasper / Yesterday’s Gentlemen 7:30pm

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Layal 6pm

Post Street Social

Gabriele Dagrezio

Bar Celona

Jonathan & Alan 7pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Hobart Funk Collective 10pm

Birdcage Bar

Tony Voglino 9pm

T-Bone Brewery

Time to Shine – Solo and Duets

Brisbane Hotel

ALL AGES – CC ROCKS 4pm

Tasmanian Inn Hotel

Jed Appleton 7:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Back Bar – B.O.M.S. + The Developers (Debut)

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar – Rathead (Vic) + Hurricane Youth + Bansheeland + The Hudson Cartel

The Brunswick Hotel

Jonathan & Alan 7:30pm

The Duke

The Duchesses of The Duke 8pm

Cargo

DJ Rikin

The Grand Poobah

King Cig (Melb), Adventurers, Boss Witch & Severe

Casino Bar

SupaNova 10:15pm

The Grand Poobah

Granada Tavern

The Preatures “Magick” Tour

Beach Party with Spiral Kites, Heart Beach & Poxnox in Main Room

Hobart Brewing Co

Art School Bullies “Roona Bends” Single Launch 8pm

The Whaler

Patrick Berechree / Dean Stevenson 7:30pm

Theatre Royal

A Cappella Showcase Concert 7:30pm

Irish Murphy’s

Enigmas Acoustic Saturday Arvo Sesh 3pm

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Mid-Winter Festival 5pm

Irish Murphy’s

NightShift 9pm

Bar Celona

Bianca & Dan 7pm

Jack Greene

Sean Hall Duo

Birdcage Bar

Neon Acoustic 9pm

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Brisbane Hotel

Post Street Social

You, Me & The Sea

Back Bar – The Bennies (Vic) + The Gooch Palms (NSW) + The Hudson Cartel + Squid Fishing

Republic Bar & Cafe

Hugo Bladel ‘Feel the Love’ Single Launch + House of Wood + Jay Jerome Band 10pm

Brisbane Hotel

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

Front Bar – Harley Young & The Haymakers (QLD) + Yoni & The Steamers + The Cool Beanz + Late Night Krackieoke

The Brunswick Hotel

Isaac Westwood 7:30pm

Cargo

DJ Millhouse

The Grand Poobah

Hank Youngman

Casino Bar

SupaNova 10:15pm

The Homestead

Hunter 9pm

Irish Murphy’s

Rewind 10pm

The Whaler

Billy Whitton and the Cats 9pm

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

Wesley Uniting Church Hall

Rock for Refugees 7:30pm

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Post Street Social

Terry Nomikos

Yambu

Harry Edwards Quartet 6:30pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

4 Letter Fish 9:30pm

Birdcage Bar

DayStar Duo 6pm

Telegraph Hotel

Serotonin

Bright Eyes Cafe

Gerry Balding 4pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Sean Hall Duo 7:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

The Grand Poobah

Afterparty for Session B River Cruise

Jack Greene

Terry Nomikos

The Whaler

The Bootleg Gin Sluggers 9pm

Post Street Social

You Me & The Sea

Theatre Royal

Eric Bogle & Ami Williamson 7pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

The Great Anticipators 2:30pm

Waratah Hotel

Slum Sociable 8pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Dean Stevenson 8:30pm

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Mid-Winter Festival 2pm

Birdcage Bar

Les Coqs Incroyables 6pm

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

13

14

15

Monday

9

Republic Bar & Cafe

Quiz Night 8:15pm

Tuesday

10

Bright Eyes Cafe

Bluegrass & Country Jam Session 7pm

Bright Eyes Cafe

Ross Smithard 4pm

Hobart Brewing Co

Pub Choir 7pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

Republic Bar & Cafe

Dan Vandermeer 8pm

Buffet & Coffee Shop

Zach Spinks 11:45am

The Duke

Audition Jam 7:30pm

Little Bear

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

Huon Valley Mid Winter Festival

Theatre Royal

Face Vocal Band 7pm

Jack Greene

Isaac Westwood

Bar Celona

Karly Fisher 7pm

Post Street Social

Gabriele Dagrezio

Brisbane Hotel

PRISM – Subdivision + Strangerstill + Sheaja

Republic Bar & Cafe

Blue Flies 8:30pm

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Mid-Winter Festival 10:30am

Republic Bar & Cafe

WoodKing Wood + Dirty Daniel + Black Morning Band 9pm

Wrest Point Ent. Centre

Marina Prior & David Hobson “The 2 Of Us” 3pm

Monday

16

Republic Bar & Cafe

G.B. Blading (Finger Pickin’ Blues) 8pm

Telegraph Hotel

DJ B-Rex followed by DJ Nik

Tuesday

17

Bright Eyes Cafe

Bluegrass & Country Jam Session 7pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Billy Whitton and Lauren O’Keefe 7pm

Hobart City Hall

Sounds of the 70s 8pm

The Duke

Duke Trivia 7:30pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Ross Sermons 8pm

The Homestead

Sandino Cerrado & Georgia Ollier 8pm

The Duke

Jazz Jam 7:30pm

Wednesday

24

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Date Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

18

19

20

21

Venue

Acts / Start Time

Venue

Acts / Start Time

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Bar Celona

Amy & Sean 7pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Dave Wilson Band 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

PRISM – Sleaze + Dirty Dan + Teens

Telegraph Hotel

DJ B-Rex followed by DJ Nik

Irish Murphy’s

Noteworthy: Chrissy Tadros, Celeste Meincke, BALTIMORE 8pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Tim Davies 7pm

The Duke

Duke Trivia 7:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Dan Vandermeer 9pm

Bright Eyes Cafe

Unlocked – Open Mic Night 6pm

Irish Murphy’s

Dream Sister and Jax & The Wayward 9pm M.T. Blues Music 7pm

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Republic Bar & Cafe

Zac Henderson + Katie Wilson 8:30pm

Telegraph Hotel

DJ B-Rex followed by DJ Nik

The Brunswick Hotel

Sam Forsyth 7pm

The Duke

Duke Trivia 7:30pm

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

The Homestead

Billy Whitton & Jamie Taylor 8pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Maja 9pm

Wrest Point Showroom

Matthew Ives & His Big Band 8pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Billy Whitton and Jamie Taylor 6:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Aly Rae Patmore Trio 9pm

The Den

Crystal Sky 7pm

Irish Murphy’s

Saucy Jack & His Ripper Band 9pm

The Duke

Jay Jarome 7:30pm

Pablo’s Cocktails and Dreams

M.T. Blues Music 7pm

The Grand Poobah

Karaoke with Ocean Man & The Great Muldavio 9pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Milena Barrett 9pm

Bar Celona

Bianca & Dan 7pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Nick Machin 6:30pm

Birdcage Bar

Sambo & Jimi 9pm

The Den

Billy Whitton and Jamie Taylor 7pm

Bright Eyes Cafe

Coyote Serenade 6pm

The Duke

Jay Jarome 7:30pm

Brisbane Hotel

Front Bar – Late Night Krackieoke

The Grand Poobah

Karaoke with Ocean Man & The Great Muldavio 9pm

Cargo

DJ Sexy Lucy

Bar Celona

Karly Fisher 7pm

Central Hotel

Tim Rozemulder 4pm

Birdcage Bar

Tezmond Duo 9pm

Irish Murphy’s

M.T. Blues Music 9:30pm

Bright Eyes Cafe

Patron Saints 6pm

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

Brisbane Hotel

Lazer Baby + Coward Punch + Piranhas + Adventurers + Bextexta + Philomath + Odd Ones Out + Boss With + Daddy And The Boys + Oscar Sumner + Zac & Katie + DJs

Moonah Arts Centre

The Sign + Phil Smith 6pm

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Post Street Social

Gabriele Dagrezio

Republic Bar & Cafe

Dirty Rascal 10pm You Me and The Sea

Central Hotel

Matt Edmunds 4pm

Tasmanian Inn Hotel

Black Swans of Trespass 7:30pm

Hobart Brewing Co

Zac Henderson – The Tasmanian Tour 9pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Amy & Sean 7:30pm

Moonah Arts Centre

Ilk 6pm

The Duke

The Duchesses of The Duke 8pm

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

The Whaler

Dylan Eynon / The Bootleg Gin Sluggers 7:30pm

Post Street Social

Gabriele Dagrezio

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Montz Matsumoto 6pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Hobart Reclink Community Cup Launch & Fundraiser 8pm

All Saints Market

Live Music 10am

Bar Celona

Cam Stuart 7pm

Birdcage Bar

Matt Edmunds 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Modern Musician 10 Year B’day

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Casino Bar

SupaNova 10:15pm

Jack Greene

Terry Nomikos

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Onyx

Dan and Lan 8pm

Peacock Theatre

My Friend the Chocolate Cake

Post Street Social

Tim Hibberd

Republic Bar & Cafe

Boil Up 10pm

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

The Brunswick Hotel

Gabriele Dagrezio 7:30pm

The Grand Poobah

Stace Cadet

The Grand Poobah

Ride the Tiger

The Homestead

The Red Light Parlour Trio 8:30pm

The Whaler

Yesterday’s Gentlemen 9pm

Waratah Hotel

Spenda C – Bone Collector Album Tour 9pm

Yambu

Songs of Nat King Cole 8pm

Birdcage Bar

The Darlings 6pm

Bright Eyes Cafe

Peter Hicks 4pm

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

Uncle Gus & The Rimshots 9pm

Brisbane Hotel

Mortiis (Norway) w/ Crypt Vapor + Atra Vetosus

The Vice Captains 9pm

Jack Greene

Tim Hibberd

Dave Sikk 4Tet 6pm

Onyx

Rum Jungle 5pm

Bright Eyes Cafe

Ross Sermons and Gerry Balding 4pm

Post Street Social

You Me & The Sea

Brisbane Hotel

Brissie Bingo

Republic Bar & Cafe

Tim & Scott 8:30pm

Jack Greene

Terry Nomikos

Monday

30

Republic Bar & Cafe

Quiz Night 8:15pm

Post Street Social

Tim & Scott

Tuesday

31

Republic Bar & Cafe

Billy Whitton 8pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

The Bootleg Gin Sluggers 2:30pm

The Duke

Leo Joseph 7:30pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Graham Rix 8:30pm

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

T-Bone Brewery

Isaac Gee Trio

Tasmanian Inn Hotel

Dylan Eynon 7:30pm

Telegraph Hotel

33 Seconds

The Brunswick Hotel

Dan & Lan 7:30pm

The Duke

The Duchesses of The Duke 8pm

The Founders Room

The Music of John Lewis & The Modern Jazz Quartet

The Grand Poobah

Odd Mob, Zios, Bear Cub & Berks

The Whaler

Finn Seccombe Duo / King Cake 7:30pm

Willie Smith’s Apple Shed

Thomas Fowkes 6pm

Bar Celona

Tim Davies 7pm

Birdcage Bar

Isaac Westwood 9pm

Cargo

DJ Rikin

Casino Bar

SupaNova 10:15pm

Hobart Town Hall

Joyce Yang 8pm

Jack Greene

Matt & Abby

Observatory Lounge Bar

DJ B-Rex

Post Street Social

Gabriele Dagrezio

Republic Bar & Cafe

Australian Made 10pm

The Brunswick Hotel

Jensen 7:30pm

The Grand Poobah

The Beat Down: Piglet, Cheek E, Swaz Benjamin & Thensum, DJ Pressed, Funknukl, Rola

Birdcage Bar

23

Republic Bar & Cafe

Tim Davies 8pm

Tuesday

24

Bright Eyes Cafe

Bluegrass & Country Jam Session 7pm

Republic Bar & Cafe

Tim Rozemulder 8pm

The Duke

Belle Richardson 7:30pm

25

27

T-Bone Brewery

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

26

DJ Sexy Lucy

The Whaler 22

Thursday

Cargo

The Homestead Sunday

Date

The Homestead

Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm

Bar Celona

Jonathan Warwarek 7pm

Brisbane Hotel

PRISM

Irish Murphy’s

Noteworthy: Ryk Goddard, Maja Puseljic (VIC), Josephy Mackey 8pm

Saturday

Sunday

28

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Event Guide

Launceston / NORTH WEST Date

Venue

Acts / Start Time

JULY Sunday

1

Tandy’s Alehouse

Scott Haigh 4pm

Wednesday

4

Molly Malones

Musical Bingo 7:30pm

The Royal Oak

Tori Rattray

Thursday

5

The Royal Oak

Gabriele Dagrezio

Friday

6

Gnomon Pavilion

Kitty Martini & The Tom Collins Trio 5:30pm

Rockin’ Hot Pizza

Rude Lixx Re-Loaded to Rock 8pm

The Greenwood Bar

Beats for Sienna – Fundraiser 9pm

The Royal Oak

Hurricane Youth, Rathead, Pat Broxton, The Protagonists

Albert Hall

An Evening with Greta Bradman 7:30pm

Devonport RSL Sub Branch

Kitty Martini & The Tom Collins Trio 7:30pm

Molly Malones

Gypsy Rose 9:30pm

Saint John Craft Beer

Dan Tuffy & Lucie Thorne, Michael Turner 8pm

The Greenwood Bar

Stray, Statik & Fierce, Mr Lucky, Reflekt, Fushion

The Royal Oak

Sandino & Georgia

Saturday

7

Sunday

8

The Saloon Bar

The Preatures “Magick” Tour 8pm

Wednesday

11

The Royal Oak

The Namesakes, Super Mega

Thursday

12

The Royal Oak

Angus Austin

Friday

13

Gnomon Pavilion

Espresso Bongo 5:30pm

The Greenwood Bar

All Age Rave ft. Fresh Kiwi 5pm

The Royal Oak

The Blizzards

The Saloon Bar

The Bennies // The Gooch Palms // Bennylava 8pm

Launceston Country Club

Marina Prior & David Hobson 8pm

The Greenwood Bar

Bennylava + Elzyian Park + Without Fail 9pm

The Royal Oak

Max Hillman Showband

The Saloon Bar

Tijuana Cartel 8pm

The Royal Oak

Andy Collins

The Saloon Bar

The DisOrientation Party (Tigerlily // AJ Hardy & G-Man) 8pm

Gnomon Pavilion

Mark Lau Quartet 5:30pm

The Greenwood Bar

Dream Sister ‘Miasma’ EP Launch 9pm

The Royal Oak

Katy Hanson

Club 54

Dream Sister ‘Miasma’ EP Launch w/ Speck + Amy Pegg 9pm

The Greenwood Bar

Mid-Winter with The Smokin’ Elmores 9:30pm

The Saloon Bar

Adam Brand – Greatest Hits Tour 8pm

The Star Bar

Rooftop Session x Acoustix 9pm

Saturday

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday

14

18

20

21

Sunday

22

Saint John Craft Beer

Kirsty Lee Akers Tasmanian Album Preview 2pm

Tuesday

24

The Royal Oak

Slamduggery Poetry Slam

Wednesday

25

The Royal Oak

Open Mic Night

Thursday

26

Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre

Gospel Song – Devonport Jazz 7pm

The Royal Oak

Jacob Boote & Georgia Slim

Club 54

Scott Haigh ‘Bare Bones’ Album Launch 9pm

Gnomon Pavilion

Darryl Beaton with Buddy Fiolo and the Martinez Brothers 5:30pm

Home Hill

The Fats Hollers 7pm

Molly Malones

Jazz w/ Anita Cairns & Billy Whitton 9:30pm

The Greenwood Bar

Chris Royal 9pm

The Royal Oak

Mick Attard

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

26

27

28

29

The Saloon Bar

Peter Combe (18+ Show) 8:30pm

Club 54

Ladies v Gents ft Kate Fox 9pm

Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre

SKETY A Cappella Workshop 3pm

Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre

SKETY in Concert 8pm

Life Way Auditorium

Jamie Pregnell Quartet – Devonport Pure Jazz Session 12pm

Life Way Auditorium

The Hobart Jazz Quartet 2pm

Life Way Auditorium

Greg Arthur & The Peter Locke Trio 4pm

MODE Bar & Niteclub

BLING! - Urban + RnB Night with Nino Brown 10pm

Peacock Theatre

My Friend The Chocolate Cake

Rockin’ Hot Pizza

Heat 3 Karaoke Competition 8pm

Tapas Lounge Bar

Zac Henderson – The Tasmanian Tour 8pm

The Alex Hotel

Chester Draws & The Lowboys 7pm

The Royal Oak

Dirty Rascal

Gnomon Pavilion

Lillian Albazi with Henry Davis, Hiroki Hoshino and Bruce Innocent 7:30pm

Molly Malones

The New Talent Showcase 1pm

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