Music at Mona

If the weather is good, the music is outside on the lawns. If it's crap, it's inside the Ether building nearby. In the museum, you might find musicians-in-residence Emily Sanzaro and Dean Stevenson performing live in their gallery studios each day.

 

Monday 20 March

Who? When? Where?
MT Blues 12–2pm Mona Lawns
Vintage blues, drawing from the masters of the delta and modern stuff. Might involve a cigar-box guitar.
The Great Anticipaters 2pm–4pm Mona Lawns
Smooth, mellow sounds of the seventies and eighties.

 

Thursday 23 March

Who? When? Where?
Eliza Bird 12–2pm Mona Lawns
Rhythmic acoustic guitar and warm vox from an emerging indie-popster.
Steve Bond 2pm–4pm Mona Lawns
Original Bolero tunes on a Spanish guitar.

 

Friday 24 March

Who? When? Where?
Warren Mason's Tin Camp Studio 12–4pm Mona Lawns
A rotating cast of performers, co-programmed with Tin Camp Studios founder Warren Mason, in the space he’s built for creation, collaboration, and sharing.

 

Saturday 25 March

Who? When? Where?
Warren Mason's Tin Camp Studio 12–4pm Mona Lawns
A rotating cast of performers, co-programmed with Tin Camp Studios founder Warren Mason, in the space he’s built for creation, collaboration, and sharing.

 

Sunday 26 March

Who? When? Where?
Warren Mason's Tin Camp Studio 12–4pm Mona Lawns
A rotating cast of performers, co-programmed with Tin Camp Studios founder Warren Mason, in the space he’s built for creation, collaboration, and sharing.

 

Monday 27 March

Who? When? Where?
Nick Ashwood & Liam James 12–2pm Mona Lawns
Contemporary experimental music that goes real deep on what one can accomplish with a steel-string acoustic.
The Stitch 2–4pm Mona Lawns
Take the sound of a sixties jazz record (from Blue Note, no other label), then add the tender romance and gritty guitar of an Elvis B-side. Serve.

 

Thursday 30 March

Who? When? Where?
Songbird Exchanges 12–2pm Mona Lawns
Three local legends (Jed Appleton, Seth Henderson and Stormy) come together for a once-off show.
Scott Mainwaring 2pm–4pm Mona Lawns
Forty-year veteran of the Australian blues and rock scene (ex-Pale Riders) does Oz classics, rootsy-bluesy Americana and originals.

 

Friday 31 March

Who? When? Where?
Leighton Craig 12–1pm Mona Lawns
Soaring, delicate synth tones and melodies, overlaid with reverby whispered vocals.
Emlyn Johnson 1–2pm Mona Lawns
Emlyn 'sits at the drums singing country rock soul ballads in the key of flathead'.
Babylon Howl 2pm–4pm Mona Lawns
Stalwart all-femme Hobartian psychedelic garage rockers.

 

Saturday 1 April

Who? When? Where?
The Seratones 12–2pm Mona Lawns
A Hammond trio paying tribute to the giants of American soul and jazz. Groove-based standards and classics, and original vocal tunes.
Cone of Confusion 2–4pm Mona Lawns
Space jazz out of Eora / Sydney with musicians from a whole mess of different cultural and musical backgrounds.

 

Sunday 2 April

Who? When? Where?
Betsy Blue 12–2pm Mona Lawns
Storytelling and sad songs from Betsy, rockin' songs about fish (and bass) from Doug, and Martin bringing the beat (and chips) on drums.
Thin White Ukes 2–4pm Mona Lawns
The music of Bowie, lovingly rendered.

 

Monday 3 April

Who? When? Where?
The Restless 12–1pm Mona Lawns
Lyrical exorcisms and punk from the heavier side of the fence from a bunch of 'free thinking nerds'.
Charles Malovnek Quartet 1–3pm Mona Lawns
Energetic, expressive jazz and blues.