The Black Tambourines are from Cornwall in England. This is one of a series of short reviews of discs which should have been reviewed upon release but, for a number of unfortunate reasons (including at least one huge horrifying house-move) was not reviewed in what public servants like to call "a timely manner". This is the band's fourth full-length album.
The Black Tambourines. By god they’re good. Big, bastard, scratchy, messed-up, four-dollar bourbon, filled-ashtray rock’n’roll. I damn wish they were playing at my local, but folk used to say that about AC/DC and (the admittedly godawful) INXS and such musicians are now no longer lesser mortals like you and I, but ROCK-GODS.
As The Black Tambourines should be.
I notice that Bozzy Wasborn is touring yet again (with Black Sabbath), thankfully (he claims) for the last time. Good god, did you see those bozos Muttley Croup this year? Don’t bother with Bozzy, just book a ticket to London and go get dancing at The Black Tambourines. See if you can stay sober … failing that, if you can’t quite justify going to the UK… bring them out to Oz and get them touring…
You’ll be mighty glad you did.
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I-94 Bar Records & Promotions presents
Chris Masuak & Dog Soldier
2023 Australian Tour
MAY
19 - House of Music & Booze, St Peters, NSW
+ Starcrazy + The Dark Clouds
+ Pocketwatch
Tickets
21 - Link and Pin, Woy Woy
+ The Silver Dragons (1.30pm)
Tickets
26 - Northcote Social Club
+ River of Snakes + The Fiction
Tickets
27 - Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong
+ tba
+ The Fiction
Tickets
28 - Smiths Alternative, Canberra
+ Il Bruto (7pm)
Tickets
JUN
2 -Stag and Hunter, Newcastle
+ Joeys Coop + East Coast Low
Tickets
3 - Federal Hotel, Bellingen
+ Nikki Websters
(free)
4 - Vinnies, Gold Coast
+ The Square Tugs
+ Mick Medew & Ursula
Tickets
Hard-Ons
Europe 2023
MAY
12- FRA Montpellier Secret Place
13 - ITA Bergamo Edoné
15 - GER Karlsruhe Alte Hackerei
16 - GER Cologne Sonic Ballroom
HARD-ONS RIPPER '23
AUS TOUR
JUNE
22 - Ballarat, Volta TICKETS
23 - Torquay, Torquay Hotel TICKETS
24 - Melbourne, Brunswick Ballroom TICKETS
25 - Castlemaine, The Bridge Hotel (matinee) TICKETS
30 - Wollongong, La La La’s TICKETS
JULY
1 - Sydney, Crowbar TICKETS
6 - Maroochydore, Sol BarTICKETS
7 - Brisbane, Brightside TICKETS
8 - Gold Coast, Vinnie’s DiveTICKETS
The Damned
Australia & New Zealand
JUNE
2 – Auckland, Powerstation
3 – Wellington, San Fran
5 – Adelaide, The Gov
7 – Brisbane, Princess Theatre
8 – Sydney, Metro Theatre
9 – Rising: Melbourne, The Forum
Died Pretty
+ Underground Lovers
OCT
13 - Enmore Theatre - Sydney (Tix)
21 - Princess Theatre - Brisbane (Tix)
27 - National Theatre - Melbourne (Tix)
