The Sound Doctor Presents

Very few artists can cradle your heart in their hands while they kick your ass. But after more than a decade touring with critically acclaimed indie-folk darlings Tinpan Orange, Emily Lubitz is striding out on her own bringing her achingly beautiful vocals and captivating live performance to Anglesea to launch her new EP. With the super-fun creativity of her all-grrrl rhythm section behind her, Emily prowls the stage with the gravitas of a giant Edith Piaf stalking through a post-apocalyptic Laurel Canyon. Support on the night comes from award-winning sister duo Charm of Finches who make haunted tunes about love, grief and whispering trees; indie folk with many stringed things, awash with seamless blood harmonies traversing melancholy and wonder in equal measure. Don’t miss it!

Mistletone and The Sound Doctor proudly present Ty Segall, touring Australia for the first time since 2014 with his colossal Freedom Band. Hot on the heels of his new album Hello, Hi – a cosmic assortment of love songs flowering in righteous unconsciousness – Ty Segall & Freedom Band (Emmett Kelly, Mikal Cronin, Ben Boye and Charles Moothart) return to melt our brains and hearts with Ty’s signature blend of psyched-out jangle and space-rock fuzz. This is a standing event. Licensed venue.

Captivating performer Grace Cummings is a uniquely gifted folk rock musician who has developed a global audience since the release of her critically acclaimed album, 'Storm Queen', earlier this year. Her songwriting is intensely personal and reflects a strong connection to the Australian landscape, while influenced by international-acclaimed poets from Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan to Brett Whitely and Van Gogh. Her distinctive voice demands to be heard, while her lyrics cut through to the heart, leaving listeners gasping for air. This is a standing event. Licensed venue.

In the singer-songwriter tradition, Maple Glider’s music is centred around the lyrics, exploring intimate themes and often serving as a self-catharsis. Over plucked acoustic guitar or deftly weighted piano chords, she shares vignettes of her life in her beautiful indie-folk style. Joburg-born, Naarm-based Ruby Gill is taking her arresting debut record on its first official spin and she returns to Anglesea with music sure to silence the room and hold your gentle attention. This is a double-header Sound Doctor fans won't want to miss!

Ben Lee is fun! Ask him, he’ll tell you. "I’m Fun" is the name of his recent album and the mission statement that has guided him through an eclectic three-decade long career. Now this writer of iconic Australian indie-pop hits like 'Catch My Disease', 'We’re All in this Together' and 'Cigarettes Will Kill You' is heading to Anglesea for a great night of songs and plenty of fun. Support comes from Jan Juc indie folk rock musician Jasmin Adria.

Lisa Mitchell heads to Anglesea touring her newly released fourth album. Lisa’s pure, tender vocal and artful storytelling awaken long-forgotten memories, engulfing listeners in wistful nostalgia. This will be a stunning and memorable musical event. Support comes from Bellarine former local Chitra whose transportive music fuses influences of artists like Julia Jacklin and Angel Olsen onto a bed of rousing rock, forged with an alt-folk twang.

Over the last 25 years, few Australian bands have enjoyed a synergy of critical and commercial success like Augie March. Their music is heard on almost every radio format in the country – with gold and platinum albums to their credit. You’ll love seeing them live in Anglesea performing stripped back reinventions of many of their best-known songs. Support comes from local heroes Victoriana Gaye – a group we have been looking forward to sharing with Sound Doctor audiences for a long time!

Gordon Koang is a household name in South Sudan, an incredible performer with nine albums under his belt. This charismatic refugee musician is now taking the Australian music world by storm accompanied by his cousin Paul Biel and his new Australian band. Experience Gordon’s wild blend of traditional Nuer rhythms and African pop beats at Anglesea Hall as he spreads a message of peace, love and unity – dancefloor style.

RESCHEDULED FROM 30 & 31 JULY 2021 - NEW TIX RELEASED Julia Jacklin is one of the songwriters of her generation and she’s back on tour for a series of rare solo performances drawing on songs from across her entire catalogue and giving fans some never before heard songs. Tickets for the July 2021 shows are valid for this performance.

RESCHEDULED EVENT Liz Stringer kicks off the national tour for her highly anticipated sixth studio album, First Time Really Feeling, right here in Anglesea. Don’t miss this venerated guitarist and vocalist with a brand-new band line-up in one of her notoriously powerful live performances. Tickets to the original show on Fri 4 June are valid for this rescheduled event

RESCHEDULED SHOW Talented multi-instrumentalist Kim Churchill has lived on the road for years, using each spot as inspiration for his music. Hear songs from his travels recording his 4-part EP collection ‘I Am Forgetting The End Again’ in this beautiful night of stories and sonic adventures. Surf Coast rocket Libby Steel supports with her signature witty lyrics and bold colourful music. Tickets for the original show on Sat 5 June are valid for this rescheduled show.

Acclaimed Indigenous vocalist Emma Donovan and Melbourne rhythm combo The Putbacks burst on to the Australian scene in 2014, announcing a new voice in Australian soul music. Their optimistic, impassioned and bruisingly honest songs set to fluid, raw live music will be a hit with Anglesea music fans. Add to that the lush melodies of star on the rise Kee’ahn in support and this is a night not to be missed. Seated event – patrons wishing to sit together must purchase tickets as one booking.

Get set for a Friday night double header featuring two exciting line-ups who are both making waves on the Aussie music scene. Melbourne artist Jess Locke is known for penning indie pop tracks that subtle, poetic and at times melancholic. Bones and Jones have an energetic live sound that is a silky blend of swaying drums, roaring lap steel and driven organ. Seated event – patrons wishing to sit together must purchase tickets as one booking.

C.W. Stoneking brings his 1920s pre-war blues sound with almost equal helpings of New Orleans jazz, jug band music, hokum, country and calypso, and even elements of jump jive, early rock’n’roll and gospel to Anglesea for a rare intimate show. With support from local folk, country and blues powerhouse Nathan Seeckts. Seated event – patrons wishing to sit together must purchase tickets as one booking.

UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH ABOUT REFUNDS Jen Cloher, Mia Dyson and Liz Stringer have all enjoyed successful solo careers. But when the three of them come together it’s something truly special – and Anglesea, you don’t want to miss it. Fresh from touring their album and following a string of Festival appearances, Dyson Stringer Cloher bring their inspired guitar playing and exceptional songwriting to the Surf Coast.

UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH ABOUT REFUNDS Due to popular demand we’ve invited Jen Cloher, Mia Dyson and Liz Stringer to Anglesea for a second show in March! Fresh from touring their album and following a string of Festival appearances in 2019, Dyson Stringer Cloher bring their inspired guitar playing and exceptional songwriting to the Surf Coast. Support on the night from Pollyman with their powerful blend of rock and roll, glam rock and soul.

Melbourne's Didirri has been mesmerising audiences with his thoughtful writing, combined with on-stage charisma and relatable depth. Simultaneously heartbreaking and healing, and approaching real issues with smile and charm, this is an artist with something to say, and Anglesea you’ll love listening when he performs solo for The Sound Doctor. Support act Ruby Gill brings to the stage her immense voice, overwhelming honesty and the single that had everyone talking, 'Your Mum'.

Olympia is ready to celebrate the release of her forthcoming sophomore record Flamingo by taking her magnetic live show on the road around the world. And she’s stopping by Anglesea for The Sound Doctor. Support comes from Jess Ribeiro hot on the trail of her latest album tour. Doors 7.30pm Jess Rebeiro 8pm Olympia 9pm Event is standing room only. Under 18s must be accompanies by a legal guardian.

Alice Skye is a singer-songwriter and Wergaia woman whose songs sparkle with a sensitivity and maturity well beyond her years, accompanied by the gentle and hauntingly sparse melodies of a piano score. She is joined for this special show by proud Indigenous performer Emily Wurramara. Originally from Groote Eylandt, Emily wrote her first song aged nine and she continues to share her stories and experiences with heart and honesty through her original music sung in English and Anindilyakwa.

An incandescent live band at the height of their powers, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks are led by their mighty frontwoman, whose potent lyrics and impassioned delivery articulate the personal-political issues of these times with heart, guts and grit. Don't miss it when they bring their epic live show to Anglesea. Standing room only. Under 18s must be accompanied by a legal guardian.

Extraordinary New York artist Joan As Police Woman returns to Australia with her full band and highly acclaimed new album Damned Devotion. She has not graced our shores since 2014 and we are so ready. Since her debut album in 2006 her sound has evolved through six breath-taking studio albums, over 1,000 live concert performances and hundreds of collaborations including with John Cale, Lou Reed, Antony & The Johnsons and Rufus Wainwright. Don't miss this exceptional artist in Anglesea.

A rare blend of eloquent lyrical craft and explorative musicianship, the songs of New Zealand band Tiny Ruins have been treasured by crowds and critics for almost a decade. Traversing influences that cross genre and era, the artistry of Hollie Fullbrook and her band spans delicate folk, lustrous dream pop and ebullient psychedelia. And they're bringing it all to Anglesea for the Sound Doctor as they tour the country with their latest album, Olympic Girls.

Multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter Katie Noonan returns to her award-winning jazz trio Elixir for a magical afternoon of poetry, angelic vocals and sublime improvisation. This special Sunday concert features the new ‘Gratitude and Grief’ collaboration between Elixir and Michael Leunig, showcasing a unique combination of poetry, angelic vocals and sublime improvisation, along with some of Elixir’s previous catalogue and a few of their favourite songs by other artists.

Australia's legendary elder statesman of song Archie Roach has enjoyed a stellar career since emerging in the early ‘90s. Perhaps best-known for his heartbreaking song ‘Took the Child Away’ his music speaks the stories of his people, of this land and of the human condition. His voice – uniquely Australian and undeniably universal –resonates for us all and we are humbled to be able to share this special evening with our Sound Doctor audience.

Keep the summer vibes alive this March when a smorgasbord of the best and brightest from the Milk! Records label head to the Surf Coast for The Sound Doctor Presents. Settle in for home-made dream pop from Hachiku, the sweet guitar with frayed edges and swollen hearts of Loose Tooth and the low-fi, slacker-fuzz pop bathed in the glow of ’70s surf-music that has become the trademark of Jade Imagine. Three bands for $30! Standing room only. Under 18s must be accompanied by a legal guardian.

ARIA-nominated Mama Kin and producer Tommy Spender come together as Mama Kin Spender, a stripped back duo of brooding guitars, primal drums and howling harmonies. Fresh off the back of touring their album Golden Magnetic to the USA, Canada and Ireland, they’re rounding out the year with some dates back home – including this special show for The Sound Doctor Presents. Support comes from Melbourne’s queens of indie-noir Broads, with their haunting, narcotic and deceptively sweet harmonies.

ARIA Award winning indie-folk band, All Our Exes Live in Texas, is a fantasy draft of Australia’s finest singer-songwriters. On mandolin, ukulele, accordion and guitar, the Exes are a powerhouse of musical prowess, known as much for their side-splitting banter and feminist politics as their devastatingly beautiful harmonies. After multiple sell out tours around Australia and overseas this Sound Doctor gig will be their last headline show before a much-deserved hiatus. Support from Jason Lowe.

He’s toured the world to great acclaim and now former Torquay local Fraser A. Gorman is coming back to the Surf Coast armed with a brand-new album and a laid-back Americana sound that’s bursting with driving pop sensibility and lyrical wit. This Sound Doctor gig is a night for lovers of country, blues and folk with support from up-and-coming local talent Bec Goring, an electrifying guitarist and singer whose music blurs the boundaries between blues and jazz.

Jazz and cocktails are on the menu as The Sound Doctor brings you award-winning vocalist Emma Pask. Described by James Morrison as ‘the greatest gift to Australian jazz vocals in the last decade’, Pask has performed for adoring audiences including the late Princess of Wales and Princess Mary of Denmark and at Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s wedding. Pre-order a Great Ocean Road Gin cocktail served up by The Ugly Cousin as you settle in for an evening of timeless swinging jazz standards and more.

The Sound Doctor is very excited to be bringing one of Australia’s best loved brother-sister outfits to Anglesea - Tinpan Orange. Tickets $35

Performer Jessie Lloyd invites you to discover the hidden songs and lost stories of 20th century Indigenous life on the missions. Tickets $45

The Sound Doctor is back in 2018 with more stunning music – this time from melodic architect and soulful crooner Ainslie Wills. Don’t miss her unfaltering strong vocals and quietly profound lyricism matched with complex, thought-provoking melodies taking over Anglesea Memorial Hall. Joining her will be singer-songwriter, folk raconteur and beloved live performer Jordie Lane, bringing his incredible voice and rhythmic guitar playing to town.

The Sound Doctor and Jen Cloher both had landmark years in 2017 – we brought music to Anglesea Hall and Jen released her self-titled album to unprecedented acclaim and unleashed her live show to rapturous audiences all over the world. So it’s fitting that our first gig for 2018 features Jen and her band stopping off in Anglesea on their national tour. Crowned Double J’s Australian Artist Of The Year, Jen has been described as a modern day Patti Smith – don’t miss her lo-fi indie rock magic.

The final Sound Doctor Presents gig for the year sees the beautifully ethereal dark folk of Leah Senior alongside the alternative folk-rock stylings of Forever Son (aka Jack Robbins). Leah’s Senior second album Pretty Faces pays homage to her folk roots while hinting at pop and psychedelic undertones. Forever Son’s heartwarming music draws inspiration from Crosby Stills Nash & Young and Fleet Foxes. In the intimate surrounds of Anglesea Hall these two stars will truly shine. Tickets $30.

Two intimate performances from illustrious ARIA Award-winning singer/songwriter Clare Bowditch. She’s had Top Ten albums, been named Rolling Stone Woman of the Year, toured with Leonard Cohen and played all around Australia. Now she’s set to beguile Anglesea audiences with her lush melodies, heavenly vocals and affable, yet razor-sharp banter. Supporting Clare is Indigenous Australian rising star Yirrmal, who will astound with his stunning voice that fuses the traditional and contemporary.

Irish singer/songwriter Lisa Hannigan is renowned for moving audiences with her sultry vocals and multi-instrumentalism. Now Surf Coast audiences have a unique opportunity to spend An Evening with Lisa Hannigan in the intimate surrounds of Anglesea Hall. Prepare to be dazzled by the raw emotion and enthralling guitar of one of the most transfixing artists in modern folk. “Gorgeous, ethereal, swoon-worthy stuff.” Sunday Telegraph “Bewitching and golden and deliciously moreish.” Outline