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Riding on the back of their latest (and 15th) album, I Like You A Lot Getting Older, The Hard-Ons bounded into Hobart’s Altar Bar (previously known as just ‘Altar’) to deliver some old-fashioned, sweaty and melodic punk rock in the style that has kept them revered in the eyes of their faithful following for decades. …

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Fresh from its’ first iteration last year, Notestock will breathe some life into the Australian Festival scene at Unibar in Adelaide on Friday, November 29th. First acts for the festival have been named, with the raucous, and slightly unhinged punk-rockers, Private Function, headlining with Adelaide’s own chaotic, home-grown heroes, West Thebarton. Also named are local …

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Beth Hart is one of those rare artists with a voice that stands out from the crowd and absolutely demands to be heard. When she sings, it comes from a place deep inside her soul, and is done in such a way as it becomes a visceral, and often, cerebral experience. She is a woman …

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Liquid Nails are Trent Thomas (guitar/vocals), David Holmes (bass) and Keith Churchill (drums) and hail from nipaluna/Hobart. Formed in 2019, the band have now released 2 albums; 2022’s self-titled debut and now, Suburban Timetable, which has been released on Psychedelic Salad Records. A feature of the band’s music throughout their career thus far has been …

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Still riding on the coat-tails of his win in the 2023 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, Frank Sultana has kept busy writing and recording, with the resultant The Ghosts of Sun 2023 being quickly followed up by this masterful release, Have Band, Will Travel. While largely steeped in blues tradition, this album also nods …

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UK stoner rock giants, Psychlona are set to release their fourth long-player, Warped Vision in the coming days, with the album set to cement them into the upper echelons of the international ‘desert-rock’ scene. Welcoming two new members into the band following the surprise departures of Martyn Birchall (bass) and Dave Wainfor (guitar) due to …

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US blues-rock guitar wizard, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, along with his band, have unveiled the second half of the Dirt On My Diamonds project. Following on from Dirt On My Diamonds Vol. 1, which was released back in November of 2023, Vol. 2 sees Shepherd assemble a further 8 tracks, all of which were written at …

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The second artist announcement for Bluesfest Byron Bay has dropped today, and fans and attendees are in for an amazing treat with 18 Australian artists named in the second lineup announcement. Across blues and roots to contemporary, this announcement has something for everybody – festival favourites making a return, upcoming artists, a special ‘re-uniting for …

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Jebediah’s Oiks! tour rolled on into Hobart following on from two previous Tasmanian shows at Forth and Launceston. With Australian rock royalty, Magic Dirt and Melbourne singer-songwriter, Merpire in tow, the evening promised to be a beauty……and a beauty it was!! Merpire kicked off proceedings with her songs of vulnerability and inner truths, entertaining a …

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30 years in, and The Superjesus continue to surf the crest of the rock and roll wave with the release of their new single, Something Good. Original member and lead singer, Sarah McLeod, explains the genesis of the song, saying “Something Good was a song I had a while back that I was harvesting for …

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