The Sound Doctor Presents

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.

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.

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