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Monday 16th 8.30pm Montz Matsumoto Tuesday 17th 8.30pm Cody Gunton Wednesday 18th 8.30pm Rockpool Thursday 19th 7pm The Clubhouse with Randy $20pre/$25door Thursday 19th 9pm Nikaylah Taskinen-Smith EP Launch Friday 20th 10pm Australian Made $5 Saturday 21st 10pm Boil Up (Reggae & Funk) $10 Sunday 22nd 8.30pm The Bootleg Gin Sluggers Monday 23rd 8.30pm Pat Berechree Tuesday 24th 8.30pm Sam Forsyth Wednesday 25th 9.30pm UV boi $20pre/$25door Thursday 26th 9pm Chris Wilson $15 Friday 27th 10pm The Great Anticipators Saturday 28th 10pm Cunning Stunts - A Tribute To Metallica $10 Sunday 29th 8.30pm Blue Flies Monday 30th 8.15pm Quiz Night Tuesday 31st 8.30pm Tim Davies
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Beach’s ability to cross genre lines and make timeless recordings. As part of his nationwide Australian tour, he’ll be appearing at the Grand Poobah in Hobart on Saturday October 14, supported by locals A. Swayze & The Ghosts, Filthy Little Star and Quivers. BIBBYLICIOUS!
Berlin-based house and techno producer Emanuel Satie, has quickly become a stand out name on the electronic music calendar. Rising to fame in 2015 with a handful of standout remixes, including ‘Get Out’ and ‘Never Enough’. Satie has been packing dance floors across Europe, including killer main room DJ sets at London’s renowned Fabric. Satie’s talent has since caught the attention of all the biggest players, including BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong. He’s touring Australia throughout October, so now he’ll be able to catch your attention too. In particular, you can have your attention caught at The Grand Poobah in Hobart on Friday October 6. Don’t miss it! WEST PAPUA PARTY!
Fresh from a trifecta of rambunctious performances at BIGSOUND, Peter Bibby recently announced a headline national tour in celebration of new single “Medicine” out now via Spinning Top/ Caroline. Beginning in Adelaide on Friday October 6, Bibby will wander the nation armed with his first taste of new music since 2014. Bibby has spent the last three years touring. Completing a co-headline tour with Melody Pool late last year and recently supporting mates The Murlocs and The Peep Tempel, the songwriter has performed at the likes of Laneway Festival and SXSW. He’ll be visiting Hobart on Friday October 20, when he performed at The Brisbane Hotel in Hobart. ISLA-NDER STYLE
For the second year people around the world are coming together to make a noise about the plight of the West Papuan people, with more than twenty "Rockin' For West Papua 2017" events announced in Australia alone, in addition to cities around the globe. It'll be happening from Friday October 6 to Sunday October 8, with genres ranging from reggae, RnB, country and heavy metal to hip-hop, DJ's and Aussie rock. West Papua is Australia's closest neighbor and in our own backyard more than 500,000 West Papuans have been murdered, and they daily face the threat of being punished with 15 years jail simply for flying their own flag. To support West Papua, get along to The Republic Bar & Café in North Hobart on Sunday October 8.
Following her 2015 triumphant sellout concert performances, Scotland’s legendary singer-songwriter Isla Grant returns to Australia, by popular demand, with exciting new songs from her latest album release I’m A Survivor, plus her extensive repertoire of most loved music. The ever popular singer will be touring with her equally talented husband Al Grant and singer and multi-instrumentalist Glen Flynn. As an internationally acclaimed singersongwriter and triple-platinum recording artist, Isla’s distinctive voice encompasses all genres, from country folk songs to easy listening, which compliments an evening of old favourites to new songs. Isla will be performing at the Princess Theatre in Launceston on Saturday October 21. Tickets available from the venue.
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Michael Beach is excited to announce the recent release of his third record, Gravity/Repulsion. After five years of living in the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area, Michael Beach returns to Melbourne with the follow up to the critically lauded Golden Theft. Gravity/Repulsion features Beach with his Oakland band of Utrillo Kushner and Muslim Delgado, the new record again puts on display Michael
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Fabio and Grooverider, the Godfathers of Drum & Bass and legends of modern music are heading to Hobart to celebrate 25 years of DnB. The duo are idolized by fans and artists worldwide and have been highly respected and praised for over two decades. Not short of acclamations, they were voted in the Top 25 Greatest DJs of all time by a recent Mixmag poll and also won the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Music award at DJ Mag’s Best of Britain awards, in 2015. They’ll be digging deep in Hobart to deliver the best Drum & Bass from the past 25 years, so we’re in for a treat. It’ll all be going down at The Grand Poobah on Friday November 3. Tickets available from moshtix. GHERKS. The odd and peculiar world of the Wobbly Gherka Massive is coming to The Homestead in Hobart and they have prepared for you not only an evening of delights for the senses, but a playground in which to splendor in your own eccentric benevolence. Come and take part in their purple and green party! Dress in those colours and get a discount on your entry fee! As far as entertainment goes, there’ll be local talents Staggersaur (Live), Curlicue, and Chief Get Down supporting (for the first time in Tasmania) MC Culkin from Melbourne. MC Culkin is a culmination of sillyness, gags, satire, and stage presence. It’s all going down on Friday November 3, put it in your diary, and wear your finest purple and green.
STEMS CELL RESEARCH To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of their classic debut album At First Sight Violets Are Blue, one of Perth’s most popular and iconic bands, The Stems, are set to return to the live scene, embarking on a national tour in November. Original members Dom Mariani, Julian Matthews and Dave Shaw will be joined by Ashley Naylor (Even/ RocKwiz OrKestra) and Davey Lane (You Am I) to perform the album in full. The Stems epitomized 80’s indie rock, giving it a wider currency. They are one of only a handful of bands that cracked the mainstream charts of the 80s with an indie approach. You’ll be able to catch them when they the Brisbane Hotel in Hobart on Thursday November 9. Tickets available via Oztix. MATLOCK (NOT THE 80’S TV SHOW)
IT’S ODD AND SILLY Following the release of Odd Mob’s debut solo record No Pressure, Odd Mob recently announced his first solo national tour flying to all major and regional towns from October all the way through to January. No Pressure saw Odd Mob team up with modern RnB group hailing from Dublin, Super Silly and washed away any doubt that the split would affect the signature sound of Odd Mob combining a huge electronic dance hit with the soulful vocals from Super Silly. The “No Pressure” tour begins October 11 in Bathurst, but hits Hobart on Saturday November 4 when he visits the Grand Poobah in Hobart. Check out the Odd Mob facebook page for details regarding tickets!
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Founding member of The Sex Pistols and Rich Kids, writer of hits Pretty Vacant and God Save The Queen, Glen Matlock is a musical legend and raconteur extraordinaire. Glen and his band are hitting Australian shores in November, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Never Mind The Bollocks, conducting exclusive Q&A's and playing Pistols classics and choice cuts from his vast repertoire of innovative rock n' roll. Periodic Sex Pistols reunions have allowed the world the chance to see Glen reaffirm his rightful position as the cornerstone of the Pistols. Glen and his current band will be hitting Tasmania on Sunday November 19, when they play the Republic Bar & Café in North Hobart. Tickets available from www.republicbar.com.
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SPIEGEL-ISMS Australian blues master and acoustic guitarist extraordinaire Lloyd Spiegel is two months into the tour to launch his new album This Time Tomorrow and the ‘SOLD OUT’ signs have been hanging on many venue doors thus far. After an incredible start, Lloyd has had to announce new dates in SA, WA, and (yay!) TAS. This Time Tomorrow spent 3 months at #1 of the Australian Blues Radio Airplay chart, peaked at #5 on the ARIA Jazz and Blues Chart, and #1 on the iTunes Blues Chart. He'll be performing at the Republic Bar & Café on Friday November 24. Doors open at 9pm, tickets are $28.50 and are available from www.republicbar.com.
incarnation as an instrumental soul and funk band into something wilder, a little darker and heavier, the new album sees The Cactus Channel diving in deep to dreamlike soundtracks, electrifying wig-outs and woozy meditations. They’re hitting a dozen destinations around Australia this November and December including one stop in Hobart when they hit The Homestead in Hobart on Saturday December 9
Kochen, Ketatonic, Hypnagog, Reactant, Fatty Boomsticks, Max Power, Newport, Juxta Pose, Grommet, Psywise, Piglet and more to be announced! Tickets are on sale now and are available via trybooking.com. THE HUON GETS THE BLUES
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After a successful tour that included Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Adelaide, Blue Mountains, Castlemaine, Wagga Wagga, and a sold-out hometown crowd in Melbourne at the Recital Centre, My Friend the Chocolate Cake have announced a show at the Theatre Royal in Hobart on Saturday December 9. The band are on the road in support of their latest album The Revival Meeting. The song writing genius of David Bridie combined with the glorious strings of Helen Mountfort’s Cello and Hope Csutoros’ Violin are high in the curious collision of elements that have made My Friend the Chocolate Cake a big concert draw, triple ARIA winners, and a vivid presence on countless film and TV soundtracks for more than two and a half decades. Don’t miss out! Tickets available from the Theatre Royal. CACT’D IT.
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US Indie lynchpin Spiral Stairs (Scott Kannberg of Pavement) returns to Australia for a string of intimate shows this December in support of new album Doris And The Daggers. This second solo album is a diverse and upbeat affair, the lyrics touching on both the happiest and saddest aspects of the human condition, and even features guest spots from luminaries such as Matt Berninger (The National) and Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene). Doris And The Daggers is an album which showcases a whole new side to indie rock legend Scott Kannberg. Spiral Stairs will be appearing at the Republic Bar & Café in North Hobart on Thursday December 14, with Ben Salter in support. Tickets are available via moshtix.
The Huon Valley has seen a few pretty rad gigs of late, with Hot Dub Time Machine taking to Home Hill Winery in Ranelagh. They’re on a winner down there, so why not make the most of it? That’s exactly what they’re doing with the announcement of the inaugural Huon Blues Festival taking place on Sunday February 28, 2018. Hitting the stage at the excellent Home Hill Winery will be the likes of Australian favourites, Diesel and Ash Grunwald. Tickets will be available via moshtix, keep your eyes on all the social medias for more information.
Prepare for iconic indie rock anthems in the great outdoors when The Living End, Spiderbait, Veruca Salt, The Lemonheads, Tumbleweed and The Fauves combing for an almighty A Day on the Green tour next February/March. It’s a Bill bursting with bands who were part of the alternative heyday of the 1990’s, a period that has left a remarkable legacy on Australian music fans and continues to be held with muchos affection. In the live arena their reputations were made through performances marked by energy, passion and verve – qualities that will once again be on display during this tour. It’s all going down at Josef Chromy Wines in Relbia on Saturday March 10. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.
MOFO, YO Bugger me, it’s almost MOFO time again. This time around, things are gonna be a bit different. Launceston finally gets to get in on some of that sweet MOFO action, giving them just a taste of what to expect in the following years when MOFO moves there. Yep, you heard right, this will be the last MOFO in Hobart for a while. So you’d better make it a gooden. From Friday January 12 to Sunday January 14, MOFO will be chillin’ in Launceston with the monkeys, or something. From Monday January 15 to Monday January 22, it’ll be going down in Hobart. The program may or may not have been revealed by the time you read this (it’s being revealed on Friday October 13), and tickets may or may not have already sold out (they’re on sale Monday October 16), so there’s that. WHY THE HELL NOT?
Melbourne band The Cactus Channel have announced an Australian tour in support of their forthcoming third album Stay A While. The album represents a new consciousness and a decisive turning point. Unloosed from their earlier
Why? Symposium is a three day collaborative adventure held in a Southern Tasmanian bush setting that amalgamates electronic music, discussions, and talks into one event that they hope will enhance social interaction, and inspire discussions that may make you question reality. Symposiasts (that’s you!) can come and contemplate, experience, and discuss life, the universe and Why? in a friendly, vibrant and delectable setting whilst being entertained by world renowned local and national artists creating vibrations both audible and visual. On the entertainment bill are the likes of: Staunch, Terrafractyl, Shadow FX, Mustard Tiger, Chief Get Down, Kase www.facebook.com/warp.mag 7
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COOKIN’ IN THE KITCHEN IF I MAY, I WOULD QUOTE THE CLASSIC 1997 FILM SPICE WORLD IN DESCRIBING HOBART’S BOIL UP: “THIS IS A STEW, A GUMBO... A JAMBALAYA, IF YOU WILL.” THE BAND’S WIDE AND VARIED INFLUENCES AND INDIVIDUAL STYLES COMES TOGETHER TO CREATE A LOUD, BOISTEROUS, FUN MUSICAL CONCOCTION: HORNS, KEYS, WILD BASS, SOUL-FUNK VOCALS, AND THEN SOME. THEY CALL IT ‘REGGAE-FUSION’, BUT IT’S A SIZEABLE SLICE OF JAZZ, SWING, FUNK, SOUL AND SKA. SINGER KARA PIRERE AND BASSIST ANDREW HARBINSON DISCUSSED WITH ME WHAT MAKES AND MADE BOIL UP. “We were fortunate in our beginnings, having grown up around some of the most well-known and accomplished musicians in Tasmania, but first and foremost, our father Joe Pirere.” Pirere explains- her brother, Tio, is also in the band, on drums. “Coming from a cultural Pacific background, music and singing was learnt at an early age and now [we’re] appreciating its true teachings of love, togetherness, peace and harmony. We started out in Dad’s little back shed studio. So much fun and laughter; we never intended it to be anything more than just jamming and having fun... and now, through hard work and persistence, we are here.” “We do what we do for our love of music and our family. We are happiest when we are able to enjoy and share that good vibe through our music, to share that message of love. To make people happy when we are on the stage doing something we love is priceless.” “We’re all Tasmanians, but we’re all descended from somewhere else.” Harbinson says, on the varied qualities and characters within the band. “There’s been different influences over our lives that create the map of our individual music style. We’re really finding it’s creating something quite unique. When you hear Boil Up play, you recognise it as Boil Up: a unique sound from different influences and motivations to be doing it.” The ten-piece Boil Up are Warp’s very own entry into The Falls Festival Foster Band Initiative, wherein one particularly striking band making waves locally are voted on by the public and given a spot at the illustrious Falls Festival in Marion Bay this year. Winners are announced at the start of November. Boil Up are certainly one of the most energetic acts to come out of Tassie in recent years; Harbinson explains their ethos.
“Music for us is about sharing.” Pirere says. “A great big melting pot from all backgrounds. Maori, Fijian, Aboriginal, Madagascan, Irish, Scottish and home-grown Tasmanian. Together, we are able to merge and create music and ideas from each of our roots.” “We want people to leave with a sense of happiness and belonging” Pirere explains, when asked what she would like audiences to take away from a Boil Up show. The band have been gigging solidly the past few years, only settling in to put some music to tape this year. The tracks are available pay-as-you-feel from the band’s website, but it appears that the real Boil Up magic is in their live presence. “With the true sense that what we love to do fills their heart and mind with goodness. If, in that moment, the people are able to let go of any negativity or inhibitions, then we have done our job right. People have made the time to come and see us so putting on a show with professionalism and a friendly fun-loving vibe is a must. It’s important to put on a good show to encourage the people to get behind the live and local talent her in Tassie, because there is so much talent out there.” The band describe themselves with a ‘strong influence on family’, something that Pirere considers integral. With ten variously related members, the gang are tight-knit; a well-oiled musical machine. “Our first lessons come from family.” she says. “Just like a harmonic flow that bonds us through the ups and downs and lifts each other along the way. Our message is togetherness and love. In our family, we’ve never really had to say the words to know where it’s at... ya know what I mean?” LISA DIB
“Certainly a lot of our labelling has been ‘reggae-fusion’ so far. The name was selected at random a few years ago. In New Zealand, a ‘boilup’ is a food term, sticking everything in a big pot and having a big feed, and we’ve found now, with what we’re doing, it’s quite a good description: a boilup of genre and influences creating something quite unique. Chuck it all together and see what comes out.” 8
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Boil Up play Saturday October 21 at Republic Bar, Hobart. To vote for Boil Up for the Falls Foster band competition, head to www.fallsfestival.com. Voting runs to the end of October and the winner is announced November 7. Keep up with Boil Up happenings at www.facebook.com/BoilUpMusic and www. boilupmusic.com.
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WHY NOT? CHRIS EMERSON- AKA EMOH INSTEAD, AKA WHAT SO NOT- WASN’T ALWAYS A DANCE MUSIC FIEND. ONCE UPON A TIME, HE WAS ROCKING OUT TO TOOL, BUT HIS LOVE FOR DANCE MUSIC, AND ALL ITS MANIFOLD OTHER ITERATIONS, GREW STEADILY FROM A LOVE OF A COUPLE OF KEY ARTISTS.
“I actually didn’t like dance music a first when I was younger” he says. “My love for dance music started to come about when I was hearing bands like MSTRKRFT and Justice and their first records, because for me it was the hybrid of that big loud grungy rock attitude in something that was very well-produced and crafted. What I love about dance music in particular is the freedom and ability you have to work in any space at any time, you can just grab a laptop and get your ideas down, and you can take it to a grander level when you’re really plugging into a lot of hardware. It gives you an ability to create to the fullest extent that you can.” Emerson’s What So Not career initially started as a collaboration with fellow DJ/producer Flume, back in around 2011. Flume left in 2015, and Emerson continued the WSN brand solo, collaborating with the likes of RL Grime, George Maple, rapper Tkay Maidza and Skrillex. His most recent effort was single ‘Better,’ a collab with LPX (Lizzy Plapinger, of MS MR). “Deciding guests is a pretty natural processes” he explains, on how to choose working partners. “It can be different every time. Sometimes you meet someone when you’re out at night, it could be anywhere, and you just find these people you instantly click with, get a vibe with, and they’re the people I love to work with.” “Many many things” Emerson laughs, when I ask what he’s working on ‘at the moment’. “A ton of music for this project; a lot of music for other people as well, which will come out soon. I’ve been working so much on my live show, constructing the giant Peacock Horse Monster Truck that was seen at Coachella, spent a lot of time building and working through show visuals and lighting with my team, as well as writing and helping develop music videos for the project, which we use in the show as well. A full assault on all the creative elements of the project. I am very excited to start sharing that with everyone when they come and see it.” “I’d say, at the very least, being a DJ, that changed how I listened to music, almost in a bad way at first” Emerson says. “Because I started only listening for things that I could play in a show. It’s kind of taken a turn full circle; I’ve been so much into production the last few years, now I’m really listening for everything, all the different components, tones and textures, different instruments, sometimes it’s still hard to listen to radio or someone’s show without really analysing everything to such an extreme. But there’s a time and a place for those sorts of things: sometimes you have to let go and enjoy your night, and other times it’s good to go into that in-depth analysis of your surroundings.” “I’m listening to, at the moment, a lot of older records” Emerson notes, when I ask him what he’s spinning for himself these days. “I kind of stopped listening to current music a while ago, unless it was something really striking, or someone whose taste I trust a lot refers me to it. I’ve gone backwards and looked at classic records, things like The Prodigy, Michael Jackson, The Chemical Brothers, Moby, Gorillaz, The Fugees...even things like Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, things that have stood the test of time, and try to understand why and how that is the case, and hopefully implement some of those things into my own ideas and music.” “I think going back and looking at some very classic records helps to stop from getting caught up in what’s popular right now” he says. “That was the essence of this project initially; not to follow what’s on trend, but to find things that are interesting, from all different cultures all around the world and implement them in a unique way. I try to not really have any formula; I have my way of doing things and a sound that comes out by my process, but there’s no template. It’s always different- I usually never re-use the same sound, or I limit myself from doing that, so each time it has its own unique essence.” LISA DIB
What So Not plays The Goods Shed in Hobart on October 7 at The Goods Shed. Tickets are available from www.moshtix.com.au.
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THE ABC OF DJING AUSTRALIAN RADIO ROYALTY NINA LAS VEGAS WAS, IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW, THE HOST OF TRIPLE J’S SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW, HOUSE PARTY, THE SOUNDTRACK TO PRE-GAMING, GETTING DRESSED OR THE TAIL-END OF DAYTIME BARBEQUES. FOR FIVE YEARS, SHE SPAN TUNES WITH THE NATIONAL BROADCASTER WHILE ALSO RELEASING HER OWN MIXES; EVENTUALLY, SHE STARTED HER OWN LABEL (NLV RECORDS) THAT NOW HOUSES SCORES OF CLUB AND DANCE ARTISTS, LIKE NINA HERSELF, HI TOM, LEWIS CANCUT, AIR MAX ‘97, AND MORE.
Nina (Nina Agzarian, that is) eventually found her way to the US and Europe, touring off the back of her triple j popularity, which she adored (“American audiences dance as soon as they walk in, much like European ones- it’s super cool!”) and even scored a slot at South by Southwest. “You got a few hours?” she says, when I ask what she learnt at her time at The J. “I think the biggest thing I came away from my time at triple j is how important music is to so many people. Especially music they hear on triple j.” Even before her time at triple j, Agzarian had already started Heaps Decent, an arts organisation that supports emerging creatives from diverse communities. Agzarian started Heaps Decent in 2007 with Wesley Pentz (otherwise known as Diplo) and Andrew Levins, running music workshops and teeing up events
and programs at schools, juvenile justice centres and youth drop-in centres. Their aims include major benefits to the widen musical community, like higher recognition and inclusion of Indigenous artists and giving young and disadvantaged people creative opportunities, making music accessible to more and more people. Agzarian grew up in Wagga Wagga, studied radio production and did an internship at triple j five years before her move to the House Party slot. She’s always had a flair and passion for dance music in particular, thus her eventual move to the tastemaker role of local radio. “I think it was the sounds in some of my early favourite records by producers like The Neptunes, Diplo, Switch and M.I.A.” she explains, on the artists that spurned her love for the genre. “It made no sense, but the perfect energy at the same time!
Agzarian has talked previously about the hyper-masculine ‘bro culture’ that pops up in dance circles. This is by no means limited only to dance music as a genre- or even just music- but is still a factor with every gig, but something she can see improving. “Yep, it still exists.” she says. “But it’s not always a bad thing. Just some gigs feel more like a sports event then a club night. If the DJ has moments of calmness and isn’t always telling people to put their fists up, then it gives the audience a chance to chill.” After the success of her House Party compilation albums, Agzarian released her official debut two-track EP Don’t Send in 2014, that was released on Skrillex’s online label, Nest HQ and has since been releasing music consistently through NLV, including most recent effort, her EZY Or Never EP. And, in case you’re currently getting ready to head out onto the town, or are planning your next party playlist, I already asked the esteemed Agzarian what her ‘guaranteed party starters’ are: “I love playing Sophie by MSMSMSM and Fasta by Riton.” Add to your iTunes and enjoy. LISA DIB Nina Las Vegas plays The Waratah Hotel in Hobart on Show Day Eve, Wednesday October 25. Tickets available via Oztix.
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FRIENDS AND FAUVES ANY AUSTRALIAN WORTH THEIR SALT KNOWS AT LEAST A COUPLE OF FAUVES SONGS. IT’S PRACTICALLY A LAW. THE BAND HAVE BEEN A STAPLE OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC SCENE FOR ALMOST THIRTY YEARS NOW, AND THEIR TENACITY IS LIMITED ONLY BY BOUTS OF IDLENESS, GUITARIST/VOCALIST ANDREW COX IS FREELY WILLING TO ADMIT.
“It’s been a huge gap between records” he explains, on their new album, coming soon. “Typically we do an album every couple years, but it’s just really laziness. It’ll sound like a Fauves record- after thirty years, I don’t think it’s possible to not sound like a Fauves record. There’s so much talk about the album being dead now, it seems like a perverse willfulness to put out an album no-one will get to the end of. [The album is] a relic of another time. I think it’ll be pretty good...have to wait and see. When you play in a band like this, it’s really a vanity project. It’s really about that ego of saying “I’m gonna leave something, when I leave this Earth, there’ll be fifteen dusty CDs in someone’s cupboard somewhere with my name on them.”” Cox is more than aware of the band’s cult status, and puts down the band’s success to their honesty and no-
bullshit approach to both the creative and business sides of music. “Our fans are small in number, but they’re keen...Fauves devotees are a select group these days. People expect rock musos to be larger than life, and at least if they’re not that, they should make out that they are. There’s so much myth-making around music. There’s the idea of rock stars as having otherness, being unattainable. Stripping away that pretense turns a lot of people off, but there’s a small proportion of people that enjoy that level of honesty. Generally speaking, most people prefer that their musicians exude a certain star quality. Why do you wanna go to a rock show and see Joe Average standing on the stage? You wanna see something different.” The band are playing the illustrious Day on the Green festival with The Living End, Veruca Salt, Spiderbait, Lemonheads and Tumbleweed. The show is a good way to celebrate several of Australia’s most-loved acts that have been the soundtrack to many of our lives. The gig will also be one that The Fauves play as they enter their thirtieth year as a band together. “I’m fifty now, so it’s well more than half my lifetime.” Cox says, on the band’s longevity. “It’s a pretty big thing, having in all our adult lives been together in this stupid rock band. It’s a testament to determination and stubborn persistence. If the fifty-year-old me were talking to the twenty-year-old me, he’d be like: “shut up old guy, you gotta learn things from experience”. I wouldn’t have anything to say, I’d just sort of let the the young me make the rookie mistakes.” LISA DIB
The Fauves play A Day on the Green on Saturday March 10th, 2018, at Josef Chromy Wines, Launceston. More info can be found at www.adayonthegreen.com.au.
THREE TIMES A CHARM AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE-COUNTRY ARTIST, JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, IS BACK IN AUSTRALIA THIS MONTH FOR A STRING OF HEADLINE SHOWS AROUND THE COUNTRY INCLUDING THE OUT ON THE WEEKEND FESTIVAL. PLAYING SONGS OF HIS LATEST ALBUM KIDS IN THE STREET, FOR THE THIRD TIME, EARLE WILL ALSO PERFORM IN TASMANIA, THIS TIME AT PEPPERMINT BAY IN WOODBRIDGE. WE SPOKE TO HIM AHEAD OF THE TOUR.
You recently released your 7th album, Kids In The Street could you tell us a little about it?
You’ve recently settled down and had a baby, is it hard being on tour away from family?
It’s kind of a look back on the way things have changed. I’m 35 now and I think the world is changing at a more rapid pace than when my parents were my age.
Well I’m very glad to be at home right now but I was away on tour when the baby was born. It can be hard but it’s just part of the job.
I recorded it in Nebraska with Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes) and I used his musicians this time instead of my own I wanted to venture in many directions.
This is your third time in Tasmania, what do you think of Tas?
The album touches on gentrification issues, is that how you feel about the gentrification of your hometown, Nashville? Yeah definitely. I haven’t lived there for a few years, I had to get out it was driving me crazy. I’ve heard Kids In The Street referred to as a trilogy to your two previous releases Single Mothers and Absent Fathers, is that what you intended?
Amazing. I’ve only ever been pretty much in and out but I did have some amazing oysters there last time. Ok final question if you were offered a piece of cooked human meat would you eat it? I don’t know, it would probably depend on how hungry I was... but I wouldn’t say no. *laughs. AMY KERR
Not really, I mean in a way sure they can be related. When I made Single Mothers and Absent Fathers those songs came from a more of an angrier place. I’m in a different place now so these songs were written with more of an outward look as opposed to introspective. You’re named after a brilliant singer/ songwriter Townes Van Zandt, what musicians have influenced your songwriting? Well Townes yeah, Woody Guthrie is a big one. Mostly I lean towards old blues like Big Bill Broonzy and Lightnin Hopkins, that sort of stuff. 12
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A TRIBUTE TO GUTHRIE VOCALIST AND GUITARIST LIAM GUTHRIE INGRAM PENNICOTT ON SEPTEMBER 11 TASMANIA’S DELICATE MUSICAL CONSTELLATION LOST ONE OF ITS MOST LUMINOUS STARS IN THE PASSING OF GUTHRIE’S LIAM GUTHRIE INGRAM PENNICOTT. THE MAN WAS A FORCE MAJEURE, WITH A SLIDE TECHNIQUE THAT’D PUT HAIR ON THE CHEST OF EVEN THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED JAZZ GUITARIST AND AN UNMISTAKABLY UNIQUE, THUNDERING VOCAL STYLE, LIAM ALSO HELD A GENTLE AND CONSIDERATE DISPOSITION THAT CONSTANTLY MELTED HEARTS IN ITS WAKE. LIAM’S FAMILY, ALONG WITH BEST FRIEND AND GUTHRIE BAND MATE LUKE YOUNG HAVE SHARED IN WRITING THIS TRIBUTE TO THE MUSICIAN, FATHER, CRAFTSMAN AND AUDACIOUS, INVENTIVE THINKER WHO WAS LIAM GUTHRIE INGRAM PENNICOTT.
Liam grew up on a bush block near Deloraine as a child and unsurprisingly became obsessed with drama and performance as soon as he enrolled at Deloraine High. His obsession with music also began to flourish at this age and he began writing and playing in a series of dubiously named high school bands. Says Luke of Liam’s teenage musical preoccupations: “Liam told me on a number occasions about he and his friend Tom Ward trying to learn Nirvana songs on acoustic guitar in high school. The first band I’m aware of was called Powers Ice in the late 90’s. I’ve been told he sang in that band. After that he was in a group called Black 16
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Tooth which was some sort of Tool/Rage hybrid with rock riffs and hip hop vocals. He may also have been in Kenny P and the Vomits for a short period of time, but never played any shows with them. Liam was also in a band called Deus Ex Machina with some college friends which was his first introduction to pub gigs and DIY shows.” When Luke and Liam first met, Liam was drumming in a punk band called Spankpaddle. Could he play drums? “Nope” says Luke, “But like everything Liam did, he did it with style.” Liam played a handful of shows on the kit before they found a full time drummer and he switched to guitar. “Spankpaddle were great” says Luke, “I was drumming for another Launceston group at the time and our two bands teamed on many occasions to play gigs - we were kind of like sister bands. I have many great drunken memories (albeit hazy ones) of sharing the stage and hanging out at the Batty (now Club 54). Liam left Spankpaddle after a while and that’s when he got into playing the blues.” Liam then joined a band called The Bathurst Street Blues Progression which later became The Progression. “That was about the time Liam and I started playing together” says Luke. “A lot of those songs became the early Guthrie songs. We formed a group called Bonemotor after the passing of Stu, Liam’s best friend and Spankpaddle lead guitarist. The band was put together to play a memorial show for Stu. We had a couple of good songs, but didn’t last long after that gig. From Bonemotor, The Staunches were born we were a four piece guitar driven alternative rock band fronted by our dear friend Jimi Steele.” says Luke. “The Staunches were actually meant to practise every Sunday at my place but Liam was often the only one to turn up so, after several weeks of smoking ciggies and talking shit waiting for the others to turn up he said he had some songs written on a lap slide and that we should jam on them together. That was in 2008. After a couple of gigs with a harmonica player under the name Liam Guthrie, he decided to ditch his first name and Guthrie was born.”
of Guthrie would know that they never ended a gig without high fiving at the end of the set whether the pair or anyone else considered it to be a decent set or not. “Liam was my best friend” says Luke. “He and I were as close as two men could be without being lovers I guess. We were just happy in each other’s company and were often mistaken as being brothers. At one point when we were living on the road we shared pretty much everything: toiletries, income, expenses, food, cigarettes, you name it we probably shared it. We were brothers in the rock n’ roll sense.” Liam was also a father who absolutely adored his family and they were incredibly important to him. “I remember when Liam and I were in Alice Springs once for a gig and we were having a couple of beers before the show” says Luke. “We both actually got the news of our partners being pregnant at the same time. He was very proud and just so excited to become a father.” One of Luke’s favourite stories about Liam involves a meeting with an A & R rep from a major record label. “We were both very excited as things were moving along really well for the Guthrie, this label was showing serious interest and we had a lot of momentum behind us” says Luke. “Liam was living in Melbourne and I was in Tassie, so he spoke for both of us. My partner was pregnant with our first child at the time and this record man basically told Liam that he needed to find a new drummer because my partner’s pregnancy would hold him back. Liam being the extremely loyal friend he was, ended the meeting shortly after that suggestion and left. The song ‘You Just Want Blood’ is about that meeting. Liam didn’t tell me about it for some time but when he did tell me what had happened I felt like he’d written the lyrics to this song for me. I don’t know if he did or not, but I’m claiming it!” says Luke. “Liam was kind and generous, he gave so much of himself to me and never expected anything in return. The more I think about it, the more I realise that the music was always secondary to our friendship.” AMANDA VAN ELK
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FROM DARK PLACES PATRICK FLYNN HAS BEEN MAKING MUSIC UNDER THE NAME ‘OLM’ SINCE 2015 AND HAS QUICKLY REFINED HIS SOUND. OLM RECENTLY RELEASD HIS SECOND FULL LENGTH ALBUM ’10 HOURS BEST RELAXING MUSIC FOR STRESS, HEALTH, SLEEP, DREAM LOVE’. I HAD A CHAT TO PATRICK ABOUT THE NAME ‘OLM’, HIS LATEST ALBUM AND WHERE HE GOT HIS START. How long have you been creating music? I’ve only been doing it for a few years now. For a while I was just making music for myself or for projects in art class. I did a few self-released albums under the name Olm before I reached out to Californian record label Grey Matter Productions who released my last album, “Little Boy”, on cassette. After that album sold out and got a bunch of positive reviews, I started working on this newest album. How did you get started in music? I guess it started in late high school when I was doing video work for art class and I slowly got more and more interested in creating soundtracks for those video art projects. After that I just became obsessed with sounds and sound art, and from there it evolved into what it is now. Each release has been made because there was something I really wanted to express in the way I did; I’m trying not to get tied too tightly to a genre or a method of creating or even a particular medium necessarily. How would you describe your sound? It kind of varies from album to album. I usually just call it “experimental” in the broadest sense, as that seems to encompass most of the things I do. There also seems to be a darkness to everything I make; even when I think I’m making something that’s brighter or more upbeat, there’s at least one person who will tell me how creepy or depressing they think it is, so maybe that’s a good descriptor as well, haha! Where does the name ‘Olm’ come from? Olms are these blind and pale, solitary salamanders that live in caves. I chose it because the process of creating music, for me, seemed to match that lifestyle; lonely, dark and pale. It seemed like a really cool thing at the time and I guess it’s just stuck! How did you create your latest album? The album started with a loose plan that had a number of movements that carried different emotions. Aside from this rough plan, a lot of the album was more or less improvised by playing for an hour or so on each instrument and then finding the best bits within that recording and forming the moment-to-moment intricacies of album through the editing process. The whole album is created out of original, acoustic instrumentation. Usually I don’t like things that come with gimmicky tags like that, but I felt it was important in this case because the album is about working through the mental and physical ailments I was dealing with at the time and so I wanted every sound to be created with my own hands and body. I called the album “10 Hours Best Relaxing Music for Stress, Health, Sleep, Dream, Love” as a reference to the YouTube videos of nature or ambient sounds I would 18
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listen to when I couldn’t sleep. So, while the album itself might not be particularly relaxing, the process of making it gave me the kind of solace and calm I was missing at the time. What can we expect in the future from you? I’m preparing to record a new album over the summer that will hopefully be out by this time next year. I’ve been trying to keep a roughly twelve to eighteen-month gap between albums; that way I’m not leaving enough space that people will lose interest, but enough time is left in between that each release can feel significant. But they’ll probably be a few collaborations and other things during that time. Any upcoming gigs? Not at the moment; I’ve been so focused on creating this detailed work all by myself that I wouldn’t feel comfortable performing it live unless I knew I could replicate it properly. I don’t want to half-ass anything, including live performances. Where can people listen to your music? The music is available on all major platforms (Soundcloud, YouTube etc.) for free. There are also a couple cassette tapes of my latest album still available over at the Grey Matter Productions Bandcamp! MACKENZIE STOLP
Olm Links: GMP link to new album: www.greymatternoise. bandcamp.com/album/10-hours-best-relaxingmusic-for-stress-health-sleep-dream-love GMP link to previous album: www. greymatternoise.bandcamp.com/album/little-boy Facebook: www.facebook.com/olmnoise/ Bandcamp: www.olmmusic.bandcamp.com/ Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/olmmusic Twitter: www.twitter.com/Olmmusic
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DANCER IN THE DARK QUEEN OF TASSIE FOLK ROYALTY, SUSANNAH COLEMAN BROWN IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH HER FIRST EP IN FIVE YEARS,THE DARK SIDE OF DESIRE. IT’S A MOODY PLUNGE INTO THE MECHANICS OF LUST AND LOVE - A CREATIVE DECONSTRUCTION OF THE NATURE OF ATTRACTION AND SEPARATION. SUSANNAH CHATS ABOUT STRADDLING THE ROLES OF MOTHER AND MUSICIAN, THE CATALYST BEHIND HER DECISION TO CROWD FUND AND THE PIVOTAL INFLUENCE OF HER MUSICAL COLLABORATORS ON THE DARK SIDE OF DESIRE.
What prompted you to take the Pozible fundraising path for The Dark Side of Desire, rather than exploring more traditional financing avenues? Those who know me, know I am not happy unless I have several irons in the fire. I wanted to see if I could do it. After hearing back our rough mixes, I chatted to my brother Christopher Coleman and we concurred we had to find a way to get it out there into people’s ears. So, in order to afford the costs of production, I chose to crowd fund. How do you feel that living in Tasmania has influenced your writing on Dark Side Of Desire? The musical collaborations I have been fortunate to have in Tasmania have influenced me most on this album. Working with Pete Cornelius has been an enormous influence on my writing. The single we are launching this month Never Leave You Now was written on a guitar Pete leant me. I remember being struck by its deep baritone and I sat in the sun at the dining table and BANG, Never Leave You Now and Knife in the Night were written. Two songs in under half an hour. Do you have a few pieces of key advice for musical mothers who are balancing life with writing and recording music? Have your mobile phone with you all the time. One that helped me write when I felt I had no time, was to turn the music off in the car and improvise. I’d tap out drum fills on the steering wheel whilst driving to the supermarket. I’d get a great line for a song whilst doing something completely unrelated and type it into my phone whilst the babies where sleeping. I’d pull over and sing the parts into my phone so I didn’t
POINING THE BONE TASSIE OUTFIT WHALEBONE HAVE JOINED FORCES AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, THIS TIME RECORDING UNDER THE DEFT PRODUCTION HAND OF PETE CORNELIUS. DRUMMER AND VOCALIST JUSTIN EMMERTON TALKS ABOUT THE CATALYST FOR THE REFORMATION PROCESS AND THE NATURE OF THE BANDS CREATIVE RE-CONNECTION. Whalebone have a 20 year history, and have been on a significant hiatus and you’re just about to launch Re: Issues - a combination of new songs and reissued favourites. How did all the pieces fall into place in terms of reforming and beginning the creative process again?
Three divorces, six children, various separate crazy life experiences and a great desire to re- settle and get the bugs out of our system and create our love for rock and freedom of expression. How do you feel the band’s sound has evolved over the past 20 years? We all contribute in some way to the writing process so our style of music is not really bound by one genre more that our sound is defined by the three members. What did you learn from working with Pete Cornelius in the studio as well as collaborating with him creatively?
forget songs, used nap times to write set lists, write lyrics on the backs of envelopes during breast feeds. Creativity is a creature. It bubbles when it bubbles. Try to be available. How important was it for you to work with the musicians you chose to record with on Dark Side of Desire and how did you all come across one another? I moved to the East Coast of Tasmania in 2011 and got in touch with Pete through a mutual friend. I was working less, pregnant, socially isolated and broke so I thought it a good idea to focus on an EP project. Pete brought together Simon Holmes and Beau Thomas to play on the EP Don’t Run. We all instantly jelled and all play with heart and humour and intensity. Justin Orr I met through a mutual friend and quickly struck up a friendship. Kelly Ottaway is also a recent addition. His sense of rhythmic feel and considerate phrasing in solos is just delicious. I say “Hey let’s go to the studio for the day and record an album”. So we do. In a day. Live. It was incredible. There was a moment after recording a take and we got to the end and paused. I looked up at Pete and the boys and said in the most inappropriate, nasal, hearty way “that was fucking great” and we all burst into giggles. Al Campbell kept it in the rough mix. But it was true. It felt great. Magic. That’s the particular take we have kept for the single incidentally! (minus the swearing). AMANDA VAN ELK
Susannah Coleman Brown plays the Royal Oak Hotel, Launceston on October 28 and The Longley Hotel on October 29. Keep up to date with Susannah at www.facebook.com/ scolemanbrown.
Pete is an extremely talented, experienced and knowledgeable musician who we were blessed to be able work with. His ear for musical styles, elements and genres is amazing and he was able to give constructive criticism without totally changing our tracks on loads of occasions. He also would tell us if it sucked as well! Did you find that the band dynamic had changed when you reformed and started the recording process with Pete? No, we know Pete and he’s comfortable to record us as a live type format. Once levels were set we just ran through the songs like we were playing live and Pete was a member. It was in this really cool old timber hippy house in the hills behind Pete’s house with an amazing view looking south over the east coast, like we were up in the clouds. What can punters expect from your live shows? We will be playing all our new tracks and loads of our old ones as well. We have for the first time, recruited our longtime friend Andrew Davis AKA Darvis to come play guitar with us to boost our live sound which we are super excited about. As always the show will be high energy, original, sweaty and loaded with crazy rock tunes and shared vocals. AMANDA VAN ELK Whalebone play: Launceston - Saint Johns – October 21 Forth - Forth Pub – October 22 Lewisham - Lewisham Hotel – October 28 Falmouth - Falmouth Community Centre November 10. Hobart - Brisbane Hotel - November 11
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AN INCONVENIENT WOMAN THE TASMANIAN THEATRE COMPANY’S UPCOMING PRODUCTION LOOKS AT ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL LEGAL CASES IN TASMANIAN HISTORY. AN INCONVENIENT WOMAN IS AN EXAMINATION OF THE CASE AND CONVICTION OF SUSAN NEILL-FRASER. I SAT DOWN WITH THE TASMANIAN THEATRE COMPANY’S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHARLES PARKINSON TO DISCUSS THE PRODUCTION.
On Australia Day 2009, Bob Chappell went missing from his yacht. Several months later, his partner, Susan Neill-Fraser was arrested for his murder. An Inconvenient Woman is based on this interesting case and the controversy around it “It’s a new play written around the Susan NeillFraser case. The Susan Neill-Fraser case is probably the most controversial legal case in the history of the Tasmanian legal system. So, in 2009 on Australia day he [Susan Neil- Fraser’s partner, Bob Chappell’] went missing, and about 9 months later they charged her with the murder. She was convicted and she has been in jail ever since. She was convicted for 23 [years], a very long sentence. The extraordinary thing about the case is that no body was ever found. In fact this is the only murder case in Tasmanian history where a guilty conviction has been reached without a body. There was no motive proven and there was no forensic evidence directly linking her to the alleged murder. Nevertheless she was convicted and sent to jail with a long sentence. There have been several appeals and journalists have written thousands and thousands of words about it, there has been a documentary about it. It’s an unusual case to say the very least. It is one of the most controversial court cases probably ever in the history of Tasmania and it is currently in the court under appeal again. So it’s a really fascinating piece of Tasmanian history, contemporary history. But it also brings up a lot of questions about the Tasmanian justice system and it’s interesting that so many legal people from outside Tasmania have taken an interest in this
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case and have expressed everything from surprise to outrage at the way that Susan Neil Fraser was treated by the Tasmanian Justice System. There are some unusual things about the case that makes people question how the case was run. Neither I, nor the Tasmanian Theatre Company have an official opinion on whether she was guilty or not, but we do think the case is very unusual.” This play is being financed entirely by a lawyer from Canberra who believes that justice was not served. He is putting up $120,000 from his own pocket for this production to be mounted. There are so many people who have really strong opinions about the case. Apart from any other issues, it is a fascinating, controversial story. Good theatre thrives on controversy and so we commissioned playwright Brian Peddie, to write a play around the case.’ The play’s subject matter is not the only interesting aspect. The production is being performed in a pop-up theatre at the Goods Shed at Macquarie Point. The Tasmanian Theatre Company has been making pop-up theatres in different places, in shop fronts and in houses and in warehouses and outdoors for several years. The company takes over a space, and converts it into a performing space performing a season and moves out. As Charles explains, “we still do work in theatres but probably half the work we do is in pop-up theatres.” The Tasmanian Theatre Company has done several shows in various popup theatres in the past, but this one is going to be extraordinary.
“The director wanted a really big space - a really, really big open space for the show so the Goods Shed at Macquarie Point was perfect. The show has a cast of five actors who share a world of experience between them, ensuring the performance will be of high quality. The production is being directed by well-regarded director, Aidan Fennessy the former associate director at Melbourne Theatre Company and an award-wining playwright and director. He last directed Born from Animals for us a few years ago.” “Susan Neill-Fraser is being played by Anne Cordiner, an experienced actor and NIDA graduate. The other four other actors; Craig Irons, Joe Clements, Jeff Michel and Colin Dean perform as a chorus representing all the other people involved in the case.” Charles Parkinson thinks that the case ‘”deserves the public’s consideration”’. He believes audiences will find the play incredibly thought-provoking and entertaining. “I think it’s going to be a very good piece of theatre. This is such a controversial and topical subject. It’s unusual to see a piece of professional theatre that is so contemporary in its subject matter. It’s not a piece of propaganda, it’s first and foremost a piece of theatre and it’s not pushing a particular line about the case, it’s more a play about the experience one woman went through. We hope that people will be first and foremost entertained by it, but also that it will give them a lot to think about.” MACKENZIE STOLP
An Inconvenient Woman runs from October 24 – November 4 at The Goods Shed, Evans St, Macquarie Point. For tickets and further information head to the Tasmanian Theatre website – www.tastheatre.com/aninconvenient-woman.
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PAIGE TURNER IN 2016 SINGER AND SONGWRITER BOB DYLAN WON THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE, WHICH RUFFLED A FEW PROVERBIALS BUT WAS A FINE REMINDER OF THE ENCOMPASSING REACH OF THE TERM ‘LITERATURE’. THIS IS A WORD THAT UNFORTUNATELY EVOKES AN ELITISM WHICH I’D LOVE YOU TO HELP ME SMASH OPEN, SO WE CAN TO RE-IMBUE THIS WORD WITH ITS TRULY INCLUSIVE ESSENCE.
To that end, in this loquacious column I’m making mention of the Song Writing Spring School. It sounds just wonderful and runs between October 9-13 and is filled with ideas to trigger creativity, workshops, themed group discussions and host to a bonfire night. Seasoned and skilful songwriters from around the country are there to guide you, and more information can be found here - www. songwritingspringschool.org. And in perfect juxtaposition, Music Tasmania is hosting a one-day course as an introduction and guide to music journalism. This is not until November, though I’d counsel getting in quickly. More details here - www. musictasmania.org/what-we-do/how-write-about-music. Seasonal Poets is back and this spring are featuring Uncle Jim Everett, Anne Kellas and Jane Williams. At lovely old Hadleys, 6pm on October 23. There is an entry fee of some sort, and an opportunity to hear three of Tasmania’s most significant poets. Twitch, the youth arm of the Tasmanian Writers Centre is calling for expressions of interest for Young Writers in the Huon Valley, specifically seeking eight writers aged
between 16-30 to engage in writing residencies down the Huon between November 1 - 30. Great gig for young writers! Get on it! Expressions of interest close on October 13: www.taswriters.org/young-writershuon-valley. The Hobart Bookshop is hosting some delights in October. On the 7th, at 11am, Les Winspear is launching Lian Tanner’s latest book. I loved her Keepers trilogy, which is compelling children’s fiction, and this event will celebrate the first in the Rogues trilogy, Accidental Heroes. They are also hosting Sir Guy Green as he launches Transported: Tales of Misfortune & Roguery by Brian Harrison-Lever on Thursday, October 5 at 5.30pm. On October 25, at 5.30pm, Pete Hay will launch Ross Brownscombe’s In Search of Space: Journeys in Wild Places. These are all free events and open to the public. The Tamar Valley Writers Festival has a new website, check it out for information about the next festival, and pre fezzie events: www.tamarvalleywritersfestival.com. au. On December 4 they are hosting Fiona McIntosh discussing her latest novel. This is at Launceston’s Grand Chancellor and tickets are available through Petrarchs Bookshop: www.petrarchs.com.au. The Tasmanian Poetry festival is back with aplomb, with poets such as Pete Hay, Mala Anthony, Izzy Roberts-Orr and Samuel Wagan Watchorn on the program. The Launceston Poetry Cup returns for the 33rd time! Heaps of other delights on the weekend long program, 6-8 of October: www.taspoetryfest.org. Launceston is also host to a National Book Council Tasmania event with historian Peter Cox discussing his book Lefroy, Tasmania’s Forgotten Gold Town. This is a free event that will take place at the Launceston LINC on October 18, at 12.45 for lunch, or 1.15 for the talk. And don’t forget Undisciplined, a 2-day extravaganza, thought frenzy, symposium, minglefest, networking, idea inspiring event that is happening in Hobart October 19-21. Thinkers and creatives from all around, near and far, sharing insights (of course) and ideally some effulgence to our delightful surrounds: www. creativeisland.com.au. Fullers’ event calendar is as busy as ever, hosting among others foreign correspondent Peter Greste discussing his book The First Casualty on the 17th and the launch of poet Graeme Hetherington’s collection A Post-Colonial Boy on the 13th. I’m also excited to check out Eat Wild Tasmania, by Rees Campbell and John Gibson with Sally Wise, which is launching there on October 19. This book is about bringing Tasmanian bush foods into the kitchen. It has information about what to grow, where to grow it and what to do when it’s grown. I hope your interest is piqued as much as mine. These are all free events, but make sure you rsvp at www.fullersbookshop.com.au/events. Tansy Rayner Roberts is a busy woman. She’s a prolific writer and she is running more of her wonderful school holiday workshops, and soon, her first workshop for adults. The school hols one, Creative Writing Magic, witches and wizards, is for 7-11 year olds and will establish a space where they can create wicked characters and write and illustrate them. At $38 per workshop or $70 for two kids/2 workshops it is reasonable priced holiday activity that will hopefully have some inspirational writing legs for the rest of the holiday. More details can be found at www.facebook. com/tansyrroberts. Rachel Edwards
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BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER IS NOT JUST ANY MUSICAL TRIBUTE SHOW. IT IS A FULL THEATRE PREFORMANCE LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN. FOLLOWING THE LIFE OF LEGEND LORETTA LYNN, THE SHOW SETS OUT TO SHOW THE COUNTRY SINGER”S LIFE AND THE POWER OF HER SONGS. I SAT DOWN WITH AMBER JOY PULTON, STAR OF THE SHOW TO HAVE A CHAT ABOUT IT. Do you consider Loretta Lynn an inspiration to you personally? Oh absolutely. Without a doubt. I guess you’ve got a little bit in common, in that were both mothers, we both have a country music career and were both juggling all of that. As far as inspiring, it’s kind of like a little reminder that it doesn’t really matter how full on your personal life is, you’ve still got to get out there on stage and sing your songs and keep the country music crowd happy. How would you describe Loretta to someone who might not know who she was? I always find that in Australia we know that Dolly Parton is really well known and we know Patsy Cline, everyone knows Patsy Cline, but when you say, “Loretta Lynn” in Australia she doesn’t seem to be as well-known as the other country icons. As soon as you say, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ the movie they go “oh yeah”. So that’s my first go to, the movie, because most people have seen that and then maybe the hit song ‘You Aint Woman Enough to Take My Man’, most people know that song. So that’s how I approach people who aren’t necessarily into country music. I say look, she was such a trailblazer because at the time she was coming through the ranks it was very much a man’s world and Patsy Cline had done all she could
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to break barriers and let women have equal billing to people like Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. So when Loretta Lynn came along she could push it a bit further and her songs were a bit more risky than Patsy’s, she talked about cheating husbands and kicking them to the curb, she talked more about that rather than just getting up there and doing love songs. She was a bit ahead of her time and I’m sure people like that bit of spunk. How did you get involved in this show? So, I co-wrote the show. At the time, I was doing a bit of June Carter in a Johnny Cash show and of course June Carter only had a few songs in the show and I wanted a bit more of the action so I thought ‘who could I portray in this same sort of theatre scenario’. So, I looked at all the divas and Loretta Lynn was the one that jumped out at me every time. I looked into her life and the more I learnt about her life the more I realised that all the songs she was writing were about her life so in a sense, her songs are like a script anyway. It made it not only interesting but also such good fun, writing the show and being able to pair the songs up to different moments in her life I was researching. Do you have a Loretta Lynn song that is your favourite to perform? At the moment my favourite is ‘Blue Kentucky Girl’. It’s one of her first songs that she ever wrote and we do it towards the end of the show as a reminder to the audience of how far she has come. Could you briefly describe the show and what people can expect to see? What we want people to do is to come into the theatre, the lights go out and they
can sit back, lose sense of time and feel like they’re in Nashville Grand Ole Opre and step back in time, if you like, and just believe that what they’re watching is the real deal. So, we try to keep it as authentic as we can, were all there telling the story. It’s a fully-scripted theatre show about the life of Loretta Lynn. Who are the other singers in the show? The Holy Men are the band. They’re the band I’ve had since the beginning so they’ve been with me for about nine to ten years and the bass player, Dennis Surmon plays the role of Conway Twitty and narrates the show as a radio announcer. So, he has a few jobs. We have Lizzy Moore. We searched all over Australia for our Patsy Cline, it wasn’t easy and Lizzy comes from Brisbane so she’s on the theatre circuit in Brisbane. She flies in to do the role of Patsy Cline. And lastly, why do you think people should come along to the show? I think it’s just a good opportunity for people to take a break from their own lives and just sit down and immerse themselves in another time where things were different and also, it’s that special night out. That night out at the theatre. And I think you buy your ticket and have to wait so long for the show and once your there it’s well worth it. I always say to people that if you love country music, you will love this show but if you don’t like country music, you will afterwards. MACKENZIE STOLP See Coal Miner’s Daughter at the following locations: Launceston – Princess Theatre – October 24 Devonport – Devonport Entertainment Centre – October 25 Hobart – Theatre Royal – October 27 & 28
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performing arts Guide
Gallery Guide South Bett Gallery September 22 – October 9 Les Blakebrough October 13 – October 3 Philip Wolfhagen
TMAG July 28 – November 5 The Derwent
The Henry Jones Art Hotel Until October 31 Colville Gallery The Big Bang - Steve Woodbury October 12 Luke Wagner NORTH Contemporary Art Tasmania October 7 – October 22 Shotgun 6: A Rag or a Rip – Robert O’Connor Despard Gallery Until October 15 Matthew Simms October 20 – October 22 Despard at NARRYNA Art and Antique Fair October 18 – November 12 Julie Harris Handmark Gallery Until October 16 New Paintings - Peter Gouldthorpe October 20 – November 6 New Drawings and Ceramics – David Edgar & Sallee Warner Moonah Arts Centre Until October 14 Becoming Home – Dean Chatwin Until October 14 Homage to a Burdened Creature – Gabbee Stolp October 19 – November 11 Cool and Temperate – The Calligraphy Society of Tasmania October 19 – November 11 The Egg Island Deborah Combes, Violet Lipscombe, atricia Martin Salamanca Arts Centre Top Gallery October 4 – October 29 Nature Sidespace Gallery Until October 3 Water’s Edge – Lindy Whitton Long Gallery September 23 – October 15 Proof of Life
Handmark Evandale Until October 12 Elemental – Diane Masters October 15 – November 8 New Paintings – Linda Keough Burnie Regional Gallery Until October 14 Mancell Financial Group 2017 TasArt October 21 – December 3 Moving Conversations – Eleanor Austin Devonport Regional Gallery Until October 22 Between Fire and Flood - Troy Ruffels October 28 – December 3 RACT Tasmania Portrait Prize Little Gallery Project Space October 28 – December 3 The Black Suite – Angela Casey Gallery Pejean October 4 – October 28 To Silence – David Lake Sawtooth ARI Front/Middle/Project Gallery October 6 – 28 RACT Tasmanian Portraiture Prize Dark Space Gallery October 6 – 28 Elsewhere - Rachel Mighell Space Gallery October 6 – 28 Inbetween space and imagination – Simon Greggory
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The Polish Corner October 4 Dylan Hesp and host Gavin Baskerville October 11 Zara Swindells-Grose October 18 Cal Wilson October 25 Simon Palomares Brisbane Hotel October 26 Cult Comedy Republic Bar October 19 The Clubhouse with Randy Theatre Royal October 20 Rosie Waterland – Crazy Lady October 21 Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase
THEATRE Theatre Royal October 5 – October 6 The Popular Mechanicals October 11 – October 13 Papillon October 14 – October 15 Imperial Russian Ballet Company - A Festival of Russian Ballet October 18 Tasmanian Youth Classical Ballet Company – A Night at the Ballet 2017 October 27 – 28 Coal Miner’s Daughter October 30 The Rhythms of Ireland Theatre Royal Backspace October 11 – October 14 The Dumb Waiter Peacock Theatre October 1 Go Go Beach October 1 Alice in Wonderland Jr October 1 The Bee Musical October 13 – October 14 Luz y Sombra de Flamenco
Royal Oak October 20 Fresh Comedy w/ Randy Princess Theatre October 14 Doug Anthony Allstars – Near Death Experience October 20 Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase 2017 Devonport Entertainment Centre October 19 Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase 2017
THEATRE Princess Theatre October 12 – October 13 A Festival of Russian Ballet October 24 Coal Miner’s Daughter October 31 The Rhythms of Ireland Earl Arts Centre October 12 – October 15 Fifty Shades of Grey Nomad October 27 – November 11 Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers Burnie Arts Centre October 7 Sgt Peppers Tribute October 18 Facing North October 20 9 to 5 The Musical Devonport Entertainment Centre October 14 Papillon October 25 Coal Miner’s Daughter
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TASMANIAN PORTRAIT PRIZE THE WINNER OF THE ANNUAL RACT TASMANIAN PORTRAIT PRIZE WAS ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH IN HOBART. THE PRIZE WHICH IS AWARDED TO TASMANIAN ARTISTS, AGED 30 AND UNDER, WAS RECEIVED THIS YEAR BY LAURA GILLAM. According to the artist, “This is a painting to honor my mate Worm. She is reclining in camo, with her cats, Luna and Savvy and some of her personal belongings in a colonial hotel in Hobart, which she cleans most mornings.” Gillam’s painting along with the other 2017 entries are currently touring the north of the State, exhibiting in Launceston at Sawtooth ARI Gallery, followed by Devonport at the Devonport Regional Gallery at the end of the month. Voting is still out on the 2017 People’s Choice Award. View the artworks in person or online and cast your vote at www.taspp.com.au/2017-peoples-choice-awards/.
See the Tasmanian Portrait Prize at: Sawtooth Ari, Launceston, October 6 – 21 Devonport Regional Gallery, Devonport, October 28 – December 3
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Event Guide
Hobart Date
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Date
OCTOBER Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
4
5
6
Sunday
24
8
Republic Bar & Cafe
Rockin’ For West Papua: Ian Paulin + Tim Rozemulder + Katie Hanson + Tim Davies + Naomi Jones + The Sign + Kashkin + Raccoons + No Felix + Roadkill 2pm
Fee Whitla 8:30pm
Irish Murphy’s
Noteworthy: Imogen Skye, Matthew Dames, Tim Davies 8pm
Monday
9
Republic Bar & Cafe
Quiz Night 8:15pm
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Tuesday
10
Republic Bar & Cafe
Billy Whitton 8:30pm
Republic Bar & Cafe
Dave Wilson Band 8:30pm
The Duke
Dukebox Audition Jam 7:30pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Karly Fisher 7pm
The Homestead
Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm
The Duke
Duke Quiz
Birdcage Bar
Angela Bryan Duo 8:30pm
The Homestead
Tech Sessions in the Blue Bar 8:30pm
Irish Murphy’s
Birdcage Bar
Billy Whitton 8:30pm
Noteworthy: Katie Wilson, Lana Chilcott, Adrian Hayes 8pm
Cargo
Micheal Clennett
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Grand Poobah
Karaoke with Ocean Man & The Great Muldavio 9pm
Republic Bar & Cafe
Finn Secombe 8:30pm
Irish Murphy’s
Fox n Firkin 9pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Billy & Jamie 7pm
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
The Duke
Duke Quiz
Moonah Arts Centre
Voices Across the Tasman Unite 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Samuel Bester 8:30pm Micheal Clennett
Wednesday
Thursday
11
12
Republic Bar & Cafe
Hobofopo: The Berkley Hunts (melb) + Craicpot 9pm
Cargo
The Brunswick Hotel
Tarik Stoneman 6:30pm
Grand Poobah
Karaoke with Ocean Man & The Great Muldavio 9pm
The Duke
Jay Jerome
Irish Murphy’s
The Seratones 9pm
The Homestead
Bingo with Boomers and Ol’ Gobbert 8pm
Jack Greene
Terry Nomikos
Waterman’s Beer Market
Unlocked 6pm
Republic Bar & Cafe
4 Letter Fish 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Smoke & Mirror 9pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Jones & Jetson 6:30pm
HOBOFOPO 2017 - AJJ “Andrew Jackson Jihad” (US) + The Dead Maggies + Wilson & The Castaways (NSW) + This is a Robbery + Hanny J (Vic) + Quinton Trembath + DJ Winterbone
The Duke
Jay Jerome
The Homestead
Bingo with Boomers and Ol’ Gobbert 8pm
Waterman’s Beer Market
Unlocked 6pm
Birdcage Bar
The Suffrajettes 9pm K.O.M. + Ysla + James Parry + Nice Pie
Cargo
7
Acts / Start Time
Birdcage Bar
Brisbane Hotel
Saturday
Venue
DJ Rikin
Friday
13
Federation Concert Hall
Ashkar & Beethoven 7:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
Goods Shed
Napalm Death
Cargo
DJ Rikin
Grand Poobah
Soda Eaves, Slag Queens, Dolphin & Jon Smeathers in the Kissing Room
Grand Poobah
Ribongia with support from Fotti, Sam Price & Bear Cub
Grand Poobah
Emanuel Satie (Berlin) w Foxx, Fotti P, Matt B & Gee NT in the Main Room
Jack Greene
Tony & John Duo
Moonah Arts Centre
Jack Greene
Terry Nomikos Duo
Friday Nights Live - Duo Cantabile & Chinese Classical
Long Beach
Hobart Twilight Market - Patrick Berechree, Madalena, Tash Zappala, Kate & Dave 4:30pm
Republic Bar & Cafe
Saskwatch 10pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Smoke & Mirrors 7:30pm
Republic Bar & Cafe
British India + Verticoli 9:30pm
The Duke
The Surreal Estate Agents
The Brunswick Hotel
Tony Mak 7:30pm
The Whaler
Dylan Eynon, The Black Swans of Trespass 7:30pm
The Duke
The Surreal Estate Agents
The Homestead
HOBO FOBO #6 feat: BrodyGreg + The Stragglers Big Band + The Lawless Quartet + More
The Whaler
Lauren O’Keefe, BPM 7:30pm
Waratah Hotel Waterman’s Beer Market
Waterman’s Beer Market
Jonathan Warwarek 7pm
Birdcage Bar
Jerome Hillier 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Private Function (Vic) + The Dreggs + guns and our right to bear them
Kim Churchill - Weight_Falls Album Tour 8pm
Cargo
DJ Millhouse
Gabriele Dagrezio 7pm
Carlyle Hotel
Zack Walsh and the Young Guns 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Tim & Scott 9pm
Grand Poobah
ASTA in the Main Room
Brisbane Hotel
Front Bar - Evolve (US) + Decide Today (US) + Milquebarth + Puratanik Elekution
Grand Poobah
Michael Beach, A Swayze & The Ghosts & Quivers in the Kissing Room
Brisbane Hotel
Front Bar - Late Night Krackieoke
Jack Greene
Tony & John Duo
Brisbane Hotel
Back Bar - A.Swayze & The Ghosts + Slag Queens + Lake Myer + Moonglue
Republic Bar & Cafe
Alex Lahey + Carl Renshaw 10pm
Brisbane Hotel
Psy Shed - Hobofopo Open Mic
The Brunswick Hotel
Legally Blinde 7:30pm
Cargo
DJ Rikin
The Homestead
The Hudson Cartel + Dog Dreams + Jesterpose
Carlyle Hotel
DJ Foxy with Karaoke 8pm
Waterman’s Beer Market
No Balance Required 9pm
Copping Community Hall
Bill Chambers 8pm
Brisbane Hotel
Brissie Bingo
Goods Shed
What So Not
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Grand Poobah
Mark Grusane/John Gomez supported by Flac & Curlicue
Republic Bar & Cafe
The Calhouns 2:30pm
Republic Bar & Cafe
Tim & Scott 8:30pm
Grand Poobah
Peak Body, Ani Lou and Atomic Deluxe in The Kissing Room
Jack Greene
Dan Vandermeer Duo
Onyx
Barrel House 9pm
Republic Bar & Cafe
Mountain Goat Party: Tap Takeover plus music by: Knife Hands + August Wolfbiter + Senor Tabby + Feed Rick 9pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Sticks & Kane 7:30pm
Waterman’s Beer Market
No Balance Required 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Bingo with Hobo Ryan, plus Joshua Seymour (Vic) + Hobofopo Finale Jam Sesh
Jack Greene
Micheal Clennett
Moonah Arts Centre
Nourish Women’s Choir 6:30pm
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Sunday
14
15
Monday
16
Republic Bar & Cafe
Montz Matsumoto 8:30pm
Tuesday
17
Republic Bar & Cafe
Cody Gunton 8:30pm
The Duke
Jazz Jam Jar 7:30pm
The Homestead
Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm
Birdcage Bar
Ally Rae Patmore Trio 8:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
ALL AGES - Create The Crayon + Sludko + Anarchists
Irish Murphy’s
Noteworthy: Chrissy Tadros, Tash Zappala, Crystal Sy 8pm
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Republic Bar & Cafe
Rockpool 8:30pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Nick Machin 7pm
Wednesday
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Date
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
19
20
21
22
Venue
Acts / Start Time
The Duke The Homestead
Venue
Acts / Start Time
Duke Quiz
The Duke
Duke Quiz
Ladies on Vinyl in The Blue Bar 8:30pm
The Homestead
(Show Day Eve) - Homestead 4th Birthday!
Wrest Point Showroom
Matt Ives & His Big Band
Theatre Royal
Russell Morris and Chris Wilson 8pm
Birdcage Bar
Jane & Harry 8:30pm
Birdcage Bar
Terry Nomikos & Tim Hibberd 8:30pm
Cargo
Micheal Clennett
Cargo
DJ Rikin
Grand Poobah
Karaoke with Ocean Man & The Great Muldavio 9pm
Grand Poobah
Karaoke with Ocean Man & The Great Muldavio 9pm
Hobart Town Hall
Wilma and Friends
Irish Murphy’s
Senor Tabby 9pm
Irish Murphy’s
The Bones & Miss Jones 9pm
Jack Greene
Tim Hibberd
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Republic Bar & Cafe
Chris Wilson 9pm
Republic Bar & Cafe
Nikaylah Taskinen-Smith EP Launch 9pm
The Duke
Jay Jerome
The Brunswick Hotel
Billy & Jamie 6:30pm
Waterman’s Beer Market
Tim Davies 6pm
The Duke
Jay Jerome
Birdcage Bar
Tim & Scott 9pm
The Founders Room
Damian Wright - Flamenco Guitar Concert
Brisbane Hotel
The Homestead
Bingo with Boomers and Ol’ Gobbert 8pm
Cosmic Kahuna (Vic) + NowyourefuckeD + Cashman + Ultra Martian
Waterman’s Beer Market
Unlocked 6pm
Brisbane Hotel
Front Bar - Late Night Krackieoke
Birdcage Bar
Sambo & Jimi 9pm
Cargo
DJ Millhouse
Brisbane Hotel
Peter Bibby and his Dog Act Band
Grand Poobah
Dan Cross, EWAH and Andie Laureson in The Kissing Room
Brisbane Hotel
Late Night Krackieoke
Grand Poobah
Cargo
DJ Rikin
Teens, Joss Thomas, Jack Storay and Black Hole Sugar
Grand Poobah
Raphael Top Secret with Bronze Savage, Flac & Johannes P
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Moonah Arts Centre
Friday Nights Live Music Concert Series - Kashkin
Republic Bar & Cafe
The Great Anticipators 10pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Random Act 7:30pm
The Duke
The Surreal Estate Agents
The Whaler
Matt Doyle, The Black Swans of Trespass 7:30pm
Waterman’s Beer Market
Cam Stuart 7pm
Birdcage Bar
Tony Voglino 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
The Pre Halloween Psychedelic Bangarama w/ Will O Wisp + Terrafractyl + Stompsy + Finch + Kireesh
Brisbane Hotel
Secret Stains
Cargo
DJ Rikin
Jack Greene
Terry Nomikos Duo
Long Beach
Hobart Twilight Market - Elly Potter, Katie Wilson, Lana Chilcott, Finn Carter 4:30pm
Moonah Arts Centre
Friday Nights Live Music Concert Series - James Parry
Republic Bar & Cafe
Australian Made 10pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Sticks & Kane 7:30pm
The Duke
The Surreal Estate Agents
The Homestead
Chromatone (San Fran/Vic) + More TBA
The Whaler
Finn Seccombe Duo, The Bootleg Gin Sluggers 7:30pm
Friday
Saturday
26
27
28
Waterman’s Beer Market
Isaac Westwood 7pm
Carlyle Hotel
Halloween Party in the Bistro with DJ Foxy 8pm
Matt Edmunds 9pm
Grand Poobah
Brisbane Hotel
Greytomb (Vic) + GAPE + Atro Vetosis + Scoparia
Taspride presents: Hellaqueen Hella Queer with DJ Argonaut
Brisbane Hotel
The Me-Grains (Vic)
Jack Greene
Isaac Westwood
Cargo
DJ Millhouse
Republic Bar & Cafe
Cunning Stunts - A Tribute To Metallica 10pm
Carlyle Hotel
Shaun & Joel 8pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Gabriele Dagrezio 7:30pm
Grand Poobah
Kinder with support from Flos Li, Fotti & Bear Cub
Jack Greene
Phrayta
Red Velvet Lounge
Black Cat 7pm
Republic Bar & Cafe
Boil Up (Reggae & Funk) 10pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Jonathan & Alan 7:30pm
The Homestead
Guerilla Zingari
The Whaler
Dean Stevenson & Dave Wilson 9pm
TSO Studio
Mini Maestros 9:30am
Waterman’s Beer Market
Cam Stuart 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Frame 313 (NSW) + TerrorBrawl + Final Broadcast
Brisbane Hotel
Brissie Bingo
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Republic Bar & Cafe
The Bootleg Gin Sluggers 8:30pm
Theatre Royal
Isla Grant in Concert
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Republic Bar & Cafe
Pat Berechree 8:30pm
Tuesday
24
Federation Concert Hall
Megan Washington & The TSO
Republic Bar & Cafe
Sam Forsyth 8:30pm
The Duke
Ian Murtagh 7:30pm
The Homestead
Funky Bunch Trivia 7pm
Birdcage Bar
Billy & Randal 8:30pm
Brisbane Hotel
Mr Grevis + SkurgeOne + Draz + Burd Brain + Nibs
Cargo
DJ DIMATIK (Adelaide) Supported by DJ Rikin
Irish Murphy’s
Noteworthy: Majella Eales, Rachel Taylor, Miss Jones Plays, Justin O’Garey 8pm
Jack Greene
Phrayta
Republic Bar & Cafe
UV Boi 9:30pm
The Brunswick Hotel
Smoke & Mirrors 7pm
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Birdcage Bar
Monday
Wednesday
Date
Sunday
29
Waterman’s Beer Market
Smoke & Mirrors 9pm
Brisbane Hotel
Brissie Bingo
Cargo
DJ Rikin
Jack Greene
Tony Mak
Republic Bar & Cafe
Blue Flies 8:30pm
Wrest Point Showroom
Jade Hurley Live in Concert
Monday
30
Republic Bar & Cafe
Quiz Night 8:15pm
Tuesday
31
Republic Bar & Cafe
Tim Davies 8:30pm
The Duke
Local Act
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Event Guide
Launceston / NORTH WEST Date
TOWN
Venue
Acts / Start Time
OCTOBER Wednesday
4
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Mary Shannon 9pm
Thursday
5
Launceston
Club 54
AJJ, The Sleepyheads, Squid Fishing, The Art of Surviving
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Raj Sinha 9pm
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Hurricane Youth + FLXW + Nick Bennet 8:30pm
Launceston
Greenwood Bar
The Fireflies
Ulverstone
Gnomon Pavilion
The Sheyana Band “Big Love” Album Launch 5:30pm
Launceston
Albert Hall
Ashkar & Beethoven - TSO
Launceston
Club 54
British India + Supports
Launceston
Greenwood Bar
The Ringmasters
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Kim Churchill “Weight_Falls” Tour w/ supports 8:30pm
Friday
Saturday
6
7
Sunday
8
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Open Folk Seisiun - Celtic, Blues, World Music 5pm
Tuesday
10
Ulverstone
Gnomon Pavilion
The Modern Operative Salutes: Thelonius Monk 7:30pm
Wednesday
11
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Frankie Andrew 9pm
Thursday
12
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Megan Pennyfeather w Stella Ferreras 9pm
Friday
13
Launceston
Country Club Tasmania
Champagne Cabaret
Launceston
Greenwood Bar
The Prickly Grapes, The Disorders and Brody Greg
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Pete Cornelius “King Cake” 9pm
Ulverstone
Gnomon Pavilion
Aussie Folk Rock with Champagne Jam 5:30pm
Devonport
Tapas
Candy’s Takeover of Tapas
Launceston
Country Club Tasmania
Champagne Cabaret
Launceston
Greenwood Bar
Interitum’s Debut EP Launch
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Dave Adams + Purple Cane Church 9pm
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Open Folk Seisiun - Celtic, Blues, World Music 5pm
Wednesday
18
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Andy Collins + Tori Rattray 9pm
Thursday
19
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Gabriele Dagrezio 9pm
Friday
20
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Mick Attard
Devonport
Devonport Ent. Centre
Isla Grant in Concert
Ulverstone
Gnomon Pavilion
Jacob Bootes and the Innocent Waddle, Kitty Martini and Tom Collins Trio 4:30pm
Launceston
Country Club Tasmania
Tasmanian Independent Country Music Awards
Launceston
Greenwood Bar
R. Tragedy - The Killing Time Tour
Launceston
Princess Theatre
Isla Grant in Concert
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Cotton Pony + Supports 8:30pm
Burnie
Burnie Arts Centre
Jade Hurley
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Open Folk Seisiun - Celtic, Blues, World Music 5pm
Tuesday
24
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Launceston Jazz Club Dinner Show 6pm
Wednesday
25
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Open Mic Night - 4 Spots Available 9pm
Ulverstone
Gnomon Pavilion
The Collection and The Originial Ferrals 5:30pm
Thursday
26
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Jason Whatley Band ‘Brickfields’ 9pm
Friday
27
Launceston
Greenwood Bar
Helloween Havoc Launceston
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Max Hillman Showband 9pm
Launceston
Greenwood Bar
Bennylava CD Launch ft Cosmic Kahuna, Bansheeland & The Grapes
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Susannah Coleman-Brown EP Launch 8:30pm
Launceston
The Royal Oak
Boat Shed - Launceston Blues Club Jam 1pm
The Royal Oak
Public Bar - Open Folk Seisiun - Celtic, Blues, World Music 5pm
Saturday
Sunday
28
29
OCTOBER Sun 1st Open Folk Seisiún - Celtic, Blues, World Music ~ Public Bar - Free 5pm Wed 4th Mary Shannon ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Thu 5th Raj Sinha ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Fri 6th Hurricane Youth + Third Degree + FLXW + Nick Bennet ~ Boat Shed - $10 Doors@8:30 Sat 7th Kim Churchill “Weight_Falls” Tour w supports Tix: Online ~ Boat Shed - $30 Doors@8:30 Sun 8th Open Folk Seisiún - Celtic, Blues, World Music ~ Public Bar - Free 5pm Wed 11th Frankie Andrew ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Thu 12th Megan Pennyfeather w Stella Ferreras ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Fri 13th Pete Cornelius “King Cake” ~ Boat Shed - $5 Doors@8:30 Sat 14th Dave Adams + Purple Cane Church ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Sun 15th Open Folk Seisiún - Celtic, Blues, World Music ~ Public Bar - Free 5pm Wed 18th Andy Collins + Tori Rattray ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Thu 19th Gabriele Dagrezio ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Fri 20th Fresh Comedy w Randy - Boat Shed / Mick Attard ~ Public Bar tix: trybooking.com Doors@8:00 Sat 21st Cotton Pony w Supports ~ Boat Shed - $5 Doors@8:30 Sun 22nd Open Folk Seisiún - Celtic, Blues, World Music ~ Public Bar - Free 5pm Tue 24th Launceston Jazz Club Dinner Show ~ Boat Shed Door Sales 6pm Wed 25th Open Mic Night - 4 spots available. Contact us to secure one ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Thu 26th Jason Whatley Band ‘Brickfields’ ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Fri 27th Max Hillman Showband ~ Public Bar - Free 9pm Sat 28th Susannah Coleman-Brown EP Launch ~ Boat Shed - $10 Doors@8:30 Sun 29th L’ton Blues Club Jam 1-4 ~ Boat Shed Open Folk Seisiún 5-7:30 ~ Public Bar Free ~ Live Music ~ ~ Great Food ~ ~ Open 7 Days ~ ~ Open Mic Night the Last Wednesday of the Month ~
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