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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Melbourne Ska Orchestra bring another round as Monte Loco Rides Again comes to Altar Bar, Hobart 11.09.2026

On a planet reeling with crippling debt, widening wealth inequality, extremism, wars and all sorts of other future shock, it is thoroughly relieving to have folk such as Nicky Bomba,…

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EP Review: エミエミ (emi emi) unveils her debut self-titled EP, and you’ll need shades and dancing shoes.

Sometimes – actually quite often – it gets very dark and cold in the southern headquarters of Backseat Mafia, where the next port of call to the south is Antarctica.…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Boy & Bear bring their timeless beauty to The Odeon, Hobart 28.08.2026

It is a Friday evening in Hobart, and Boy & Bear are bringing their Tripping Over Time Regional Tour to town. Steeped in songs not only from 2025’s Tripping Over…

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Live Review + Photo Gallery: Bleak Squad set Altar Bar ablaze 13/08/2026

On a cool Thursday evening in Hobart, Australian independent super-group, Bleak Squad cruised into town, much to the delight of a solid 240+ mid-week crowd who had gathered on the…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Silversun Pickups unleash their Tenterhooks tour on The Odeon Theatre, Hobart with NZ friends, Coast Arcade 25.07.2026

After a 14 year absence from Australian shores, Silversun Pickups (SSPU) have unshackled the suspense with a show packed to the brim with songs from their seventh, and latest studio…

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Live Review and Photo Gallery – Dark MOFO Festival 2026: Snapped Ankles at The Odeon, Hobart 14.06.2026

Dark Mofo constantly throws up artists that defy mainstream knowledge, and so it was when Snapped Ankles (amongst others) were named in the 2026 lineup, forcing this reviewer into a…

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Track: Introducing Louderstar, from the southern edge of the world, with their debut ethereal single ‘Flickering Lights’.

Newly formed trio Louderstar has coalesced in Launceston, Tasmania at the far edge of the world following songwriter and producer singer Fiora’s return from Berlin and Los Angeles. She has…

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Music

News: Dark Mofo Festival unveils the eclectic 2026 musical lineup as well as the usual spectacular arts and performance events

Every year the world waits with great anticipation and bated breath for the details of the Dark Mofo Festival menu, and we can bring them to you today. It’s a…

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Track: ‘Behave’! Lutruwita/Tasmanian chanteuse extraordinaire Lasca Dry unveils explosive new track ahead of debut EP and live date.

We love a little drop of Lasca Dry here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, and she continues to produce the most delicious brand of infectious pop to tempt…

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Track: ‘Honey Go Home’ – Lutruwita/Tasmanian due Isle Two impress with their shimmering single at head of debut live performance supporting A. Swayze & the Ghosts.

With a debut live show supporting the legendary A. Swayze & the Ghosts on 30 January, duo Isle Two are a band going places, and impress me greatly with their…

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