Premiere: Melbourne’s The Woodland Hunters give us exclusive access in going all-out with Double-A sided release of ‘Golden Boy’ and ‘The Arrangement’ amid news of impending fourth album ‘Small Mercies’
Ten years together as a band, The Woodland Hunters, with an EP and three albums already in their arsenal, are now set to deliver their next communique from the Woodshed. Their soon-to-be-released ‘Small Mercies’ album is today announced by a Double A side release of the singles ‘Golden Boy’ and ‘The Arrangement’. Swamp-infested, snaky grooves and …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival, King Woman at The Odeon Theatre, Hobart 17.06.2023
King Woman was another of those performers I had never heard of prior to the lineup announcement for Tasmania’s iconic Dark Mofo Festival. Always keen to find new acts I might like (one of the great beauties of this festival), I researched the band and found that their look and sound intrigued me, so it …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival, Molchat Doma at Mac 02, Hobart, 16.06.2023
As with many of the acts at Dark Mofo, I had to do a little research to find out who many of the acts were, and what sort of music they played. This is one of the exciting parts about the Dark Mofo Festival here in Hobart – discovering new and exciting artists, both international …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival, Deafheaven at The Odeon Theatre, Hobart 15.06.2023
US post-metal/blackgaze kings, Deafheaven, made their long-awaited appearance at The Odeon Theatre for Hobart’s iconic Dark Mofo Festival on Thursday evening to another sold-out venue. Booked for the festival for 2022, the band had to cancel as a member of their team was diagnosed with a case of Covid-19, showing how the pandemic continues to …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival, Thundercat at The Odeon Theatre, 09.06.2023
US bass wizz, Stephen Bruner, better known as Thundercat, graced the stage at The Odeon Theatre here in Hobart as part of the marvellously diverse festival known as Dark Mofo, bringing an exciting and wildly eclectic mix of funk, R&B and acid jazz. The crowd at the fully sold-out venue, were treated to some of …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival – Sleaford Mods, The Odeon, 09.06.2023
As part of the esteemed, annual Dark Mofo Festival here in Hobart, I came to this gig not really knowing what to expect of a live performance from these champions of the UK working class, and how that may translate to a non-UK audience. Given that they are hard to pigeon-hole due to their genre-defying …
News: The Paper Kites announce release date for new album, At The Roadhouse on back of gorgeous warmth of third single, Hurt’s So Good
Australian indie folk-rock darlings, The Paper Kites have announced that upcoming album, At The Roadhouse will be released on Friday, 1st September, 2023. Their sixth album, At The Roadhouse, is the product of a month-long residency in the sleepy Victorian country town of Campbell’s Creek, whereby the band undertook to record the album along with …
News: 8 Ball Aitken & Taya Chani release delectably slow-burning blues duet ‘Only Guiding Light’
8 Ball Aitken has released a powerfully soulful, blues duet with his frequent song-writing collaborator Taya Chani. It is their first official duet, and features 8 Ball’s wistfully wailing guitar solos alongside Taya’s soaring blues vocal and the pair’s heavenly harmonies. 8 Ball Aitken has toured the world for more than a decade performing his …
Live Review + Gallery: Melbourne’s The Silversound turn it on for album launch at The Brunswick Ballroom 07.05.2023
Melbourne psychedelic supergroup, The Silversound, turned in a performance for the ages when they launched their debut album at The Brunswick Ballroom on Sunday afternoon. I wanted to leave this review for a couple of days so as I could remove the reverberating song-list from my head and try to write an objective piece, but …
Live review + Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay Day 5 (the final day, Monday, 10.04.2023)
The final day of Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 was upon us. The weather had been superb throughout the festival, with only one wet day of the six days (inclusive of the 5 day campers night) and Monday promised more of the same fine weather. The preceding 5 days had taken a reasonable toll on my …