On the last second last day of their support tour for album, Hominid, the psychedelic space-jazz collective Cone Of Confusion lived up to some lofty expectations by delivering a powerhouse instrumental set at Hobart’s Altar. Led by some majestic saxophone playing by Chris Blundell, mesmerizing keys from Jack Garzonio, intricate guitar work from Rémi Marchand, …

Cone Of Confusion have announced two Hobart dates in conjunction with two remaining Melbourne dates of their current tour. The band consist of an international mix of players who cut across a number of genres, as well as their different ethnic backgrounds, to create their signature psychedelic jazz-rock sound. Their music is based on experimentation …

Day 4, and after the previous three wonderful days, there was a sense of relief entering the final day, as the constant roving from stage to stage to get the shots had taken a bit of a collective toll on my lower body. However, in the name of my art, I push through the discomfort …

Following on from the release of their first two singles Wolf and Shaker, Melbourne psych supergroup, The Silversound have released their first album, the self-titled The Silversound. Whilst this may be a debut album, the members of this collective have lent their many talents to numerous projects, including playing with some of the icons of the …

Ben Waters is probably not well known to many who may read this. However, once you have seen and heard him, you are highly unlikely to forget him. As a boogie-woogie style keyboard player, Ben Waters is well known and loved amongst many in the upper echelons of the music world, especially in the UK. …

To celebrate the news of the upcoming release, the band has released the second single from the album, Lilac Trees. The new single ties in with memories and perceptions of the past. Not only is it a song about  memory, but it is also a song about a song; an old song from the American …

I started out on Day 3 with the intention of visiting a couple of the workshops that some of the artists do throughout the festival. My first port of call was to see Indigenous artist, Richard J Frankland, and I then followed up by seeing Bab L’ Bluz after having caught Julian Belbachir play a …

An international supergroup made up of Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel), Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats), Jools Holland (Squeeze/UK Squeeze), Chris Cheney (The Living End) and Kevin Shirley (legendary producer for Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Aerosmith, Metallica and many others) has just released their first glimpse of their debut, self-titled album, The Barnestormers by way …

Leesa Gentz and Julz Parker are the dynamic duo who form one half of Hussy Hicks (their rhythm section did not play at this show). These fiercely independent artists have forged a 16 year career based on the love, passion and pure joy that they bring to virtually every gig they play. They have a …

Day 2 was the first of the full days, beginning at noon. I took the chance to see Justin Adams & Mauro Durante early on in the day doing a music workshop, explaining how and why they made the music that they do. I was soon to go on to realise what an influential figure …