Music News Venues Rektango by Alex Cooper Where Friday Nights Come Alive Step into Salamanca Arts Centre’s Courtyard on any given Friday evening, and you’ll find yourself swept into a Hobart institution that’s been pulsing with life…
Music News Venues Mobius Lounge Bar by Alex Cooper The people who get it, get it. And once you’ve been, you’ll be one of them. You know those nights where the music just hits different? Where the drinks are strong,…
News 10 Reasons Festival of Voices Is the Coolest Thing Happening in Tasmania This Winter by Laura Gordon Two decades of song, connection, and pure joy – Tasmania’s Festival of Voices returns as the beating heart of the season. Tasmania’s winter skies are about to ring with the…
Music News Happy’s picks for the six must-see events at Festival of Voices by Tom Disalvo We’re just weeks away from the 2024 edition of Festival of Voices, and attendees are likely deciding which events to catch during the festival’s week-long run. Hitting Tasmania from June…
Music A. Swayze & the Ghosts share new single ‘Cool Cucumber’, announce upcoming shows by Tom Disalvo Hobart-founded band A. Swayze & the Ghosts will launch their just-released single Cool Cucumber with a string of shows later this year A. Swayze & the Ghosts have shared their…
News Dark Mofo is first Aussie festival to be cancelled due to coronavirus by Claudia Schmidt It has just been announced that Dark Mofo 2020 will be cancelled due to the feared impact of coronavirus. The festival, which takes place every year in Hobart, is famous…
Music A. Swayze & the Ghosts take aim at social media on their new video by Michael Godwin A. Swayze & the Ghosts take aim at social media and those who feed into its mechanisms on their latest musical offering, Connect to Consume. Sonically lined with their jaunty…
News Hobart City Council passes motion to back pill testing at festivals by Sarah Gillard Hobart City Council has passed a motion to provide in-principal support for pill testing at music festivals and other major events in the municipality. The vote was split six for…
Music The Sunday League drop their fuzzy and nostalgic new single Rock n Roll by Amy Kennett Originally hailing from Hobart, four-piece The Sunday League have picked up and sailed across the Tasman Sea to Melbourne to chase their Rock N Roll dreams. Which also happens to…
Music Introducing the raw, sweaty energy of A. Swayze And The Ghosts by Happy What kind of band releases a slow-burning 10 minute epic as their debut track? Answer: A. Swayze And The Ghosts. Since dropping that debut single back in 2015, the band have…
Lists 5 artists from Tasmania that we’re digging right now by Happy With the launching of our Australia-wide (and now NZ) Needle in the Hay competition, we’ll be spending a few weeks bringing you our favourite artists from each state in the country. Today…
