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It has been almost a year since I reviewed Claire Anne Taylor’s Giving It Away (review here), and over 55 gigs later after touring mainland Australia, she and her band brought the album home to her Tasmanian base along with some surprise new tracks which have been written and road-tested while on the long haul …

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On the back of the August release of their 8th album, Whatever, Whatever, Grinspoon continued their Whatever, Whenever, Wherever tour at The Odeon Theatre here in Hobart on Friday night. Almost 30 years have elapsed since the band became an entity in Lismore, New South Wales, and despite the highs and lows that they have …

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The legends that are The Church winged their way into Hobart to roll out the Tasmanian leg of their ‘The Already Yesterday Tour’, a celebration of the first four albums from the band, spanning the years 1981 to 1985, with those being Of Skins & Heart, The Blurred Crusade, Seance and Heyday. Steve Kilbey has, …

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Reincarnated punk legends, The Saints, hit The Odeon on a sultry Wednesday evening to deliver some large slices of Australian rock and roll history from the seminal period of the band’s early days from 1973 through to 1978. Founding members, Ed Kuepper on guitar and Ivor Hay on drums were joined by a veritable who’s …

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It was an evening of firsts, as Hobart’s post-rock supergroup, follow, took to the live stage for the very first time and played songs from their debut LP, Old Haunts (album review by Senior Editor, Arun Kendall, here), which was released back in May 2023. Formed by past and present members of Luca Brasi, Silver …

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Altar Bar patrons were treated to a double-dose of musical action when South Australian outfit, Matt Ward & The Rising Sons joined forces with Tasmania’s own Pete Cornelius Band to provide a great night of guitar-based Americana and blues at Hobart’s Altar Bar. The shows in Tasmania were the culmination of a tour for their …

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US prog rock giants, Coheed & Cambria, along with special guests from Canada, the proudly independent Intervals, absolutely rocked The Odeon with a thunderous roar of a mix of instrumental progressive metal of Intervals blended with the conceptual metal that Coheed & Cambria bring to each and every show. The two bands were playing as …

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Riding on the back of their latest (and 15th) album, I Like You A Lot Getting Older, The Hard-Ons bounded into Hobart’s Altar Bar (previously known as just ‘Altar’) to deliver some old-fashioned, sweaty and melodic punk rock in the style that has kept them revered in the eyes of their faithful following for decades. …

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Jebediah’s Oiks! tour rolled on into Hobart following on from two previous Tasmanian shows at Forth and Launceston. With Australian rock royalty, Magic Dirt and Melbourne singer-songwriter, Merpire in tow, the evening promised to be a beauty……and a beauty it was!! Merpire kicked off proceedings with her songs of vulnerability and inner truths, entertaining a …

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On a cool June Tasmanian evening, two bands coalesced to bring a mix of classic post-punk to the stage of Hobart’s Republic Bar, the likes of which go to show that the genre is alive and well. First up were Tasmania’s celebrated masters of gothic new-wave, EWAH & The Vision Of Paradise. Bringing their ethereal, …

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