Altar
Live Review and Gallery: Emi Emi, Tahi and Godrich at the Hobart Homegrown, Altar , Hobart 18.08.2023
The millionaire philanthropist David Walsh not only gifted his hometown city of Hobart the spectacular Museum of New and Old Art (MONA) and numerous music and art installations and festivals including Dark Mofo, he also partnered with Melbourne’s Riverlee group, who bought a sizeable block of buildings in the central business district of Hobart and …
Live Gallery: Folk-punk legend, Frank Turner plays solo show at Altar, Hobart 02.03.2023
UK folk-punk legend, Frank Turner, played to a near sold-out crowd at Hobart’s Altar last night. Not only was Frank in fine voice, but the crowd was belting along at top note with him throughout his 20 song set at this highly entertaining gig. Turner had hand-picked three Australian cities outside of the major capitals …
Live Review + Gallery: A grand night of music with Sydney’s Cone Of Confusion + supports GlitchCraft and Philomath at Altar, Hobart 31.03.2023
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, …
Live Gallery: Ben Waters at Altar, Hobart, Sunday, 19.03.2023
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. …
Live Review + Gallery: Liz Stringer & William Crighton at Altar, Hobart, 16.03.2023
I had the absolute pleasure to get to see and listen to the legends of Australian music that Liz Stringer and William Crighton are turning out to be. Not only were they both on the same bill, but they played onstage together for the entirety of their gig. This Altar show was part of their …
Live Review + Gallery: A Swayze & The Ghosts bring the roof down as they rock Altar in nipaluna/Hobart 16.12.2022
It felt like an eternity since A Swayze & The Ghosts had played (or at least, it did for me). Covid-19 has delayed the inevitable rise of one of Tasmania’s finest alternative exports, with the band having had to take the same extended break from touring, writing and recording that most other artists have. However, …
Live Review + Gallery: Mannequin Death Squad at Altar 29/09/2022
Having recently returned from a tour throughout the UK, Melbourne power-punk 2-piece, Mannequin Death Squad (El and Dan) took to the stage at Altar here in Hobart and ripped out an explosive set of songs from their catalogue, including new tracks from their just-released album, Super Mental Psycho (which was co-produced by legendary Australian producer, …
Live Review: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – 2 years on: They Came, They Saw, They Conquered. Altar (nipaluna/Hobart) 07/04/2022.
Following an almost 2 year wait, Rolling Blackouts C.F. finally made their way down to Hobart to deliver their promised duo of shows at Altar. A 5.30 p.m. “matinee” show was played to a near-capacity crowd, and was soon followed by a later, sold-out 9.00 p.m. show. The 3 pronged guitar/vocal attack of Fran Keaney …
Live: Dr. Sure’s Unusual Practice/Slag Queens/Brenda at Altar (nipaluna/Hobart) 25/03/2022
It was with a large slice of excited anticipation that I attended this gig. Two of Tassie’s finest post-punk exponents provided support for a band from Melbourne with the most “unusual” of names, Dr. Sure’s Unusual Practice. Dr Sure are a part of the Marthouse Records stable, which is owned by the band’s leader, Dougal …