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News: Canadian troubadour, Ron Sexsmith announces Australia/New Zealand ‘Hangover Terrace Tour’ in 2026

Triple Juno Award winner, Ron Sexsmith, one of Canada’s most accomplished singer-songwriters, will make a more-than welcome return to tour NZ & Australia with his band in April 2026. The…

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Live Review +Photo Galleries: Amigo The Devil (solo) with special guest, David Talley at Altar Bar, Hobart 21.08.2025

On a beautiful Hobart winter’s Thursday, Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) brought his ‘murder-folk’ brand of song-writing to the stage of Altar Bar. One year on from his previous…

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News: Jimmy Barnes announces ‘Working Class Man 40th Anniversary Tour’ with special guests ICEHOUSE, Ian Moss & Kate Ceberano

Jimmy Barnes‘ iconic album, For The Working Class Man, is turning 40 years old, and to celebrate, Barnesy, as he is affectionately known, has announced that he is taking to…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: The Black Sea Carnys at Hobart’s The Grand Poobah, 26.07.2025

The Black Sea Carnys held the launch for their latest offering, the EP (more of a mini-album, in reality) Cultland at The Grand Poobah here in Hobart on Saturday evening.…

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News + EP Review: Hobart’s The Black Sea Carnys announce new 6 track EP, ‘Cultland’ on back of news of Australian east coast tour dates

Following on from the release of their debut EP, Nistar (read about it here), The Black Sea Carnys, Tasmania’s kings of all things dark and industrial have announced the impending…

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News: Still loud, still sharp: Eddy Current Suppression Ring unleash the gritty Shapes and Forms

Eddy Current Suppression Ring — the twice ARIA Award-nominated garage/punk rock band — have re-emerged from a long studio silence with Shapes and Forms, their second new song following on…

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EP Review: Tasmania’s own Golden Sunbird unveil 4 tracks of pure space gossamer in latest offering – Heart of the Universe

Tasmania’s cosmic overlords, Golden Sunbird, have released their latest single, Heart of the Universe amidst a four track EP brimming with the timeless wonders of space and time. The EP…

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News: HOBOFOPO announce first 6 artists for the 2025 festival in Hobart in November

The folk-punk hobos are back at it again for the ninth installation of HOBart’s Original FOlk Punk Orgy (HOBOFOPO). Having previously hosted international acts such as AJJ, Days ‘N’ Daze,…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay enters Day 3

The penultimate day, Saturday, saw a few early technical issues overcome, before leading to a slightly later start which still saw me get around to a further nine artists for…

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News + Photo Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay Camper’s Evening, Wednesday 16.04.2025

On the Wednesday evening before the Easter long weekend, as the faithful 4 day campers are making their way in and setting up camp, Bluesfest have, over recent years, put…

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