Andrew Fuller, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Bluesfest announce legendary rock guitarist in their fifth and final announcement

Bluesfest Byron Bay have today announced their final artist announcement for the upcoming 2025 festival. Legendary US guitarist, Tom Morello and Indonesian blues powerhouse, Electric Cadillac now round out the…

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Album Review: Scandinavian blues/roots heavyweights, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado release 9th studio album, House of Sticks

For the uninitiated, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado are an 8-piece blues/roots band hailing from Denmark. With a traditional set up of vocals, guitars, bass and drums, they are…

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News: Amigo The Devil announces full Australian tour alongside NZ dates

Acclaimed US singer/songwriter, Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos), has announced an extensive 13-date Australian and New Zealand Tour this coming August. The shows will vary between solo and full band sets,…

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Album Review: Beretta & Sullivan to release debut LP, The Loft Recordings ahead of trip to the International Blues Challenge in USA.

Australia continues to carve out a rich tradition of excellent blues musicians and artists, a history which stretches back into the 1950’s and continues to this very day, and is…

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Live Review + Photo Gallery: Claire Anne Taylor brings it on home at The Founders Room, Hobart 13.12.2024

It has been almost a year since I reviewed Claire Anne Taylor’s Giving It Away (review here), and over 55 gigs later after touring mainland Australia, she and her band…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Grinspoon steamroll their way into Hobart on their ‘Whatever Whenever Wherever’ tour supported by Press Club

On the back of the August release of their 8th album, Whatever, Whatever, Grinspoon continued their Whatever, Whenever, Wherever tour at The Odeon Theatre here in Hobart on Friday night.…

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Live Review + Photo Gallery: Australian rock royalty, The Church at The Odeon Theatre, nipaluna/Hobart 30.11.2024

The legends that are The Church winged their way into Hobart to roll out the Tasmanian leg of their ‘The Already Yesterday Tour’, a celebration of the first four albums…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: The Saints ’73-’78 show their product at The Odeon Theatre, Hobart 26.11.2024 supported by Liquid Nails

Reincarnated punk legends, The Saints, hit The Odeon on a sultry Wednesday evening to deliver some large slices of Australian rock and roll history from the seminal period of the…

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News: Bluesfest Tours Announces Rodrigo y Gabriela Australian Tour 2025

Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela are set to embark on an electrifying Australian tour in April 2025, bringing their acclaimed live performances to six cities. Known for their…

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News: Coheed & Cambria announce new album on back of latest single release, Searching For Tomorrow

Coheed and Cambria have released exciting new single ‘Searching for Tomorrow,‘ accompanied by an Anthony Schepperd-directed animated video. According to Claudio Sanchez (Vocals / Guitar), “The song is a reminder…

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