Music

A folk-punk outfit from Meanjin/Brisbane, blending traditional bush poetry and acoustic punk to tell stories that swing between the jovial and the heartfelt. A rowdy, poetic take on the Australian condition.

Folk-rock full of feeling—sometimes tender, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, but always catchy. Hailing from Meanjin/Brisbane, their songs hum with queer joy, heartbreak and self-awareness.

Country folk songs about love and loss and all the ghosts in between.

Naarm-based duo David Craven (drums) and Jon S Williams (guitar) have spent sixteen years exploring composition and improvisation through an ally-friendly lens. Their instrumental work folds folk, rock, punk and noise into a distinctly jazz-inflected exchange.

Left-of-centre folk rock with specks of darkness and light.

Maverick, whimsical and anchored tight, 8Foot Felix sail between gypsy, ska and funk roots, spiced with sea-shanty salt and splashes of hip-hop and blues. A magical brand of dancing music built for joy and chaos alike.

A pair of herbivorous ungulates who steer a course between summoning up mirage-like soundscapes from a hidden world and pitching headlong into the deepest of grooves.

Politically charged folkpunk with occasional experimental nonsense.

Lore-soaked folkpunk delirium: songs from concept albums about addiction, the psychic prison of capitalism, and the transformative power of art.

Snarling, harmony-stacked crust punk from Colorado with way too much acoustic virtuosity for your own good.

Post-punk wrapped in a cloak of alt-folk.

60's inspired rock & roll, Goldielocks style: not too hot, not too cold, just right.

Acoustic renditions shaped by Hindustani classical tradition—serenity, longing and melodic nuance woven into every line.

Rock, indie, soul, jazz and folk fused into a richly textured sound shaped by three-part harmonies. Based in Hobart/lutruwita, they channel the emotional intensity of Buckley and Winehouse with the tenderness of Lianne La Havas.

A blend of Japanese ambient, jazz-funk, city-pop, space-funk and Brazilian boogie. Expect nostalgia for eras you (likely) never lived through.

Spontaneous, improvised compositions with psych and hip-hop brought into the same volatile frame. Mat Rob bends bass and guitar through wild FX, Money Toast delivers sharp-edged lyricism, and Thom Mitchell channels afrobeat, DnB, grime and jazz into restless rhythmic movement.

Monophonic composition from a local singer and sound artist who uses voice as an improvisational instrument. His practice sits where song, sound and experiment meet.

Craft music coloured by dreamy textures, warm grooves and the coastal childhood stories.

Blending the progressive pulse of IDM with the colour of indie electronica and alt-pop, TIM BOH builds layered worlds from synths, vocals and live-looping. A practice grounded in texture, rhythm and experiment.

From nipaluna/Hobart, Possum Magic moves through genre-fluid terrains, weaving global sounds with local field recordings into quietly transformative DJ sets.

Violin, guitar, bass. Old Paris meets new Hobart, with strings that swing harder than your grandfather’s whisky. It’s jazz, but not as you’ve heard it—sweet, sharp, and slightly dangerous.

HK and the Rear Admirals are a pirate crew with a taste for unruly storytelling. Rogue lobsters, murderous captains and sea shanties smashed into six genres at once. A theatrical plunge into maritime mayhem.

Ambient and experimental works that probe the subconscious and wider human condition. Vast, shifting soundscapes marked by a deeply tactile approach from a nipaluna / Hobart composer.

The Valentitanic Trio emerged, mythically, from an ancient egg near the Cooks River. Rejecting jazz orthodoxy in favour of what they term Hatejazz, they play the room itself. A restless, irreverent collision of guitar/keys, saxophone, drums and bass from Mike Kennett, Alia Josephine, Tim Bradley and Josh Shipton.

Bright, bouncy cuts built for pure melodic pleasure—from sugar-pop sparkle to hip-hop pulse.

A collective of session musicians drawing inspiration from the freewheeling spirit of the music of the 70's and the sonic palette of bands such as the Grateful Dead, The Band, and Dr. John.

Electronic improvisation at its most mercurial. Flowing synth collages that shift from discreet to brutal in a roll of the dice.

A warm, idiosyncratic sound anchored in memory and place. Fred Pribac channels his Slovenian roots through multilingual, story-rich songs. Roman Astra brings Viennese vineyard and beer-garden swagger.

A globe-roaming DJ and former Cumbia Cosmonaut, Moses Item blends vinyl nerdery, field research and a PhD in digital cumbia into sets driven by pure rhythmic instinct.

For over a decade, M.T Blues have played their way across Tasmania’s festivals and venues, drawing on the spirit of the Delta Blues and the force of modern rock and blues.—shaping those influences into a sound that’s distinctly their own.

Original pieces woven with well-loved standards from an emerging local jazz musian who traces the lineage of the music while extending it in his own direction.

Formed in 2014, The Bowie Project delves into the improvisational possibilities of David Bowie’s songwriting. Drawing from every era of his career, they reshape the material through a shifting palette of jazz approaches, treating the catalogue as a living, exploratory space.

Post-punk dispatches from StrictLand, a fictional lutruwita town where housing crises, screen addiction, crypto scams and creeping AI become sharp, satirical songs.

Art-rock with teeth. Damn Williams channels Scott Walker and 70s Bowie through the lo-fi immediacy of 90s indie, shaping narratives that probe Australian memory and complexity.

An indie-folk trio weaving dissonant harmonies and clean, consonant melodies — motion shaped by their alt-rock roots.

Dreampop shimmer blended with shape-shifting songwriting led by Leah Tahi Randall. A local project evolving with each new member who joins the fold.

Original jazz and afrobeat influences woven into improvisational, rhythm-forward works. Melbourne-based session drummer Liam O’Leary is joined by Kelly Ottaway and Jed Adams, tracing unexpected paths through groove, texture and interplay.

A Hobart jump-jive and swing band drawing on the legacy of Louis Jordan, Louis Prima and Bull Moose Jackson. Led by Gus Leighton’s vocals and sax, the ensemble blends originals with classic repertoire—bright brass, driving rhythm and a generous dose of mischievous banter.

Nick Howe shapes synthesis, texture and memory into a drifting, spectral soundbath.

The Sunny Bois draw on jazz and groove traditions, blending original compositions with inventive takes on classic standards. Their sound balances subtle rhythmic feel with bursts of high-energy improvisation, each member bringing their own musical personality into the mix.

House, funk and playful chaos—dance-floor mischief with a bright, unruly edge.

Saving good parties from bad music since 2001. An avid collector and genre-fluid selector, Zia McCabe draws on dub, psychedelia, vintage French pop, ambient sound design and the occasional guilty pleasure, guided by mood and space rather than rules. Her background in dance—and three decades with The Dandy Warhols—shapes her vivid, instinctive approach to sound.

A conversation between guitar, rhythm and style.

Electric stick and drums fused with bassoon, bass clarinet and cello. The result: a filmic, jazz-rock-tinged sound shaped by the rugged landscapes of lutruwita/Tasmania.

A funk-blues four-piece from nipaluna/lutruwita with soulful, coastal-leaning songs rooted in the rhythms and imagery of home. Old-school warmth woven with stories of beaches, community and place.

Instrumental psychedelic groove from Byron Bay dealing rhythm, colour and rolling, hypnotic motion.

A hand-built Tasmanian sound system carrying the traditions of dub, reggae and roots. Fostering community through deep frequency, shared space and sound-system culture.