August 2022

A CLASSICAL ENCOUNTER Recently Launceston had the opportunity to hear one of its own in concert. On a visit back to Launceston in June, Sarah Cabrol-Douat presented a free piano recital of Bach, Hayden, Beethoven and Brahms pieces. Having grown up in Tasmania, Sarah...

July 2022

A LONG TIME COMING Ben from Definitely No Relation is excited to be bringing you a brand new show on Saturday nights, where they’ll be spending some time looking at long-form music. From jam bands to prog projects, avant-garde electronica to minimalism at...

June 2022

A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT We would like to thank Sheila Hoban and her support crew, and all those that attended a very special night at the Star Theatre for a fundraising screening of Bohemian Rhapsody. A great movie to see on the wide screen with a great sound system. The...

April 2022

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY – April 30 International Jazz Day raises awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people, as well as an educational tool. Many governments, civil society...

March 2022

READINGS FROM THE EXAMINER March 12 marks the 180th anniversary of the day The Examiner was first published in Launceston. What started as a weekly newspaper, then twice, and then three times a week, eventually settled as an ongoing daily publication from 1877. The...