Altar Hobart
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Alain Johannes plays Altar, Hobart 19.06.2024
You could be forgiven for not recognizing the name, but for a man with a CV like Alain Johannes, it is hard to reconcile that his is not a household name alongside many of his musical peers. Over the years, he has formed and played with alt-rock band, Eleven, and has been involved with acts …
Live Gallery: Pond at Altar, Hobart with 208L Containers, 15.06.2024
Like a patient etherised on a table, prior to the iconic Dark Mofo Festival it has been alleged that winter in Hobart showed little signs of life, with only a discernible pulse. And to push the analogy more than is strictly necessary – this year, Dark Mofo was undergoing restorative surgery – it was not …
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. …
News: UK folk-punk legend, Frank Turner announces three regional Australian cities solo shows
Folk-punk singer-songwriter Frank Turner has announced the exciting news that he has handpicked a few smaller cities to perform some special solo shows while he’s in the country for Bluesfest and The Counting Crows tour. The three that he has chosen are Darwin (Railway Club), Hobart (Altar) & Newcastle (Hamilton Station), cities that often miss out on more …