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News: Tex Perkins unveils ambient, experimental new album ‘Basic’

Tex Perkins has just released a new album that is unlike anything he has done before. Tex Perkins Basic moves away from the structures and expectations that have defined much of his four-decade…

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News: Lydia Lunch and Tex Perkins announce special Australian shows blending spoken word and soundscapes

Lydia Lunch returns to Australia in 2026 with a run of shows that refuse easy categorisation, teaming up with Tex Perkins for three special performances in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney while also…

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Live Review & Gallery: Tex Perkins & The Beasts Deliver a Raw, Unrelenting Lesson in Rock Manning Bar, Sydney 22.02.2025

Chimers + The Beasts = A Night of Pure Sonic Destruction

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Live Review & Gallery: Tex Perkins Man In Black, State Theatre Sydney 200923

The Man In Black, performed by Tex Perkins and The Tennessee Four, featuring Rachel Tidd as June Carter, touring Australia September - November 2023.

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Live Review: The Beasts w/ Chimers, The Factory Marrickville, 110823

The Beasts, the latest iteration of legendary Beasts of Bourbon smashed it at The Factory Marrickville last weekend. Ably supported by last minute Chimers (Wollongong) after Penny Ikinger had phoned…

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News: The legendary Beasts of Bourbon announce two 40th Anniversary gigs as the Beasts Be Suburban.

The prowling blistering Beasts of Bourbon ruled supreme in the eighties – a sort of supergroup of legends that seemed steeped in swampy indulgence and bacchanalia in the vibrant music…

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Live Review + Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay Day 2 (Friday, 07.04.2023)

Day 2 began with me excited to get back to Frank Sultana, who had played on Day 1, totally captivating me with his down and dirty Delta blues style, and…

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