2012 ARTIST ROSTER | tasmanianbeerfest.com.au

We've put together a packed lineup of Tasmania's finest original artists. Spread over two days, on our waterfront stage.

Saturday 24th

11am The Reggae Lounge with Dj Grotesque

1230 Mangus Trio

130 Al Future and the Perfect Tense

230 Dali and the Paper Band

330 The Sin and Tonics

430 Guthrie

530 Christopher Coleman Collective

630 Sam Cole and the mornings

730 Pete Cornelious and the Devilles

830 Ben Wells and the Middle Names

930pm ACUMEN

Sunday 25th

12pm Dominic Francis

1pm Jane McArthur

2pm John Coleman

3pm Sam Cole Duo

4pm Dark matter of Story Telling

5pm Pete Cornelious

6pm Hannah Foley

7pm Monique Brumby

	Monique Brumby http://www.moniquebrumby.com The breathtaking Tasmanian landscape where singer/songwriter Monique Brumby grew up continues to inspire this 2 X ARIA Award winning artist to create beautiful music that is wild at heart. Monique is currently recording her 5th studio album set for release early in 2013. Monique will be giving audiences at this year's Tasmanian International Beerfest a sneak peek into her new work as well as playing her classic hits from her previous albums.
	Ben Wells and the Middle Names www.facebook.com/benwellsandthemiddlenames BEN WELLS AND THE MIDDLE NAMES are home grown Tassie talent breaking out onto the national stage. 2012 has seen the band unearthed by Triple J to play Falls Festival, release their debut EP “House, Come Home”, tour east coast Australia, play Australia’s premier industry showcase BIGSOUND LIVE, and support Ball Park Music, Snakadaktal, San Cisco, and The Jungle Giants. Check out their new single/film clip ‘Bear In A Birdcage’ (www.youtube.com/bwtmn) and get ready for an explosive set of fun melodic indie rock to take you out Saturday night.
	ACUMEN http://www.facebook.com/djdameza/info ACUMEN are Tasmania’s premier DJ / VJ combination. Comprising of brothers DJ Dameza (James Walsh) and VJ Sloth (Aled Garlick). Fusing the turntable skills that have elevated Dameza to an Australian favourite and the mind blowing digital art skills of VJ Sloth has seen them quickly rise to the upper echelons of the Tasmanian live music and club scenes since their conception in late 2008
	Pete Cornelius & the DeVilles http://www.petecornelius.com/home.htm Pete Cornelius has grown up as far away from the Delta as possible. He has never picked cotton, never hitched a ride on a freight train or traded with the devil. Yet his rockin’ roots and rhythm n’ blues tastes like crossroad dust & feel like hot tarmac on route 66. Born in Tasmania, Australia, isolation has forced an original approach to all styles of his music, from its creation to the modern-day.
	Sam Cole and the Mornings http://www.triplejunearthed.com/SamuelColeTheMornings
	Christopher Coleman Collective www.triplejunearthed.com/christophercolemancollective CHRISTOPHER COLEMAN COLLECTIVE rocket into a packed summer schedule of festivals and tours to follow up their single launch tour in September that included placing 3^rd at the National Final of the National Campus Band Competition and saw their debut single ‘Dandelion Flower’ featured twice on Triple J Unearthed to reach #37 in the charts. Their uniquely Australian folk rock music will be the perfect accompaniment to your ales and lagers on Saturday afternoon.
	Guthrie http://www.triplejunearthed.com/Guthrie
	Dj Grotesque http://soundcloud.com/dj-grotesque With the firm belief that there are only two genres (good music and bad music!) his sets are always full of surprises, from Bobby McFerrin to House of Pain to Johnny Cash to Bassnectar nothing is out of bounds.
	The Sin & Tonics http://www.thesinandtonics.com The band has always held the same aim in mind, to instill the intensity and engagement of a punk rock show whilst blending the diversity of styles of an era since past. Taking surf, country and punk rock along with heavy Rockabilly swing and that great Gretsch sound, the band create an experience that is an infectious blend inspiring the devil in us all to come out and play.
	Dark Matter of Story Telling http://www.darkmatterofstorytelling.com/ DARK MATTER OF STORY TELLING create an experience through story and dynamic sound. The band is working on a series of conceptual releases beginning with single "Art of Darkness" which was released in August and set about climbing the Triple J Unearthed top 100 chart reaching number #1 during September. With an air of mystique, their debut single presents their vision for the future of their music, releasing a coordinated artistic presentation of sounds and visual concepts – view the film clip at www.darkmatterofstorytelling.com
	Dali and the Paper Band http://www.daliandthepaperband.com/ Groove, dance and funk is three of many styles thrown into the cauldron of Dali and the Paper Bands repertoire. Sounding a bit like John Schofield, John Mayer and Dave Matthews band, the powerful Hobart based trio captures audiences with intriguing originals and improvisations.
	Dominic Francis http://www.triplejunearthed.com/DominicFrancis Dominic Francis has the ability to capture the soul of a personal story which guides his audiences through a traverse of deep personal relationships, leaving them with an internal sigh. Shortlisted for an APRA PD Award in 2009, Dominic has since supported the likes of Ben Kweller, Neil Murray, Glenn Richards and Birds of Tokyo. With 2012 to be his fourth appearance at Beerfest, expect a hint of what will be on the upcoming album.
	Mangus Trio http://www.triplejunearthed.com/mangus Mangus is a blues and gospel musician from Hobart, Tasmania, who draws on the influence of pre-war blues, gospel and jazz. His growling vocal style and aggressive abilities on the National Guitar have proved Mangus to be a truly unique performer. 2012 has seen Mangus release the his second album, Mangus Duo, as well as the debut of the extended group Mangus Trio + HisGospelSingers.
	John Coleman John Coleman is a songwriter in the acoustic folk tradition and has produced eight albums of original songs. In May 2012 he released his most recent – “Songs of Wind and Water”. A number of John’s songs have received song-writing awards in Australia and been used as part of ABC radio and television programs. He has performed in many parts of the world, most recently this year in Atlanta and Seattle. He was part of the 1980’s Hobart band Fern Chutney, but works primarily as a solo artist though enjoys teaming up at any opportunity with The Colemans, which includes three of his family members. His songs are poetic, melodic and with a vein of rich meaning.
	Hannah Foley HANNAH FOLEY is an eclectic and versatile musician who many Tasmanians would have come to know from performing in bands The Blue Mosquitoes, Ben Wells and the Middle Names, and Sam Cole and the Mornings. Influenced by the uninhibited writings of artists such as Regina Spektor and Amanda Palmer, as well as drawing from each of the projects she has worked with, Hannah has now written a set of her own songs filled with personal experience and imagination, rich in imagery and captivating melodies.
	Jane McArthur http://www.triplejunearthed.com/JaneMcArthur Best known as front-woman for Hobart/Melbourne based outfit Let The Cat Out - Jane McArthur is known as one of Hobart’s finest contemporary female singer songwriters. Widely admired for her sweet, soulful vocals and riff-laden tunes, this solo project is a step sideways from the funk that is Let The Cat Out, into the territory of acoustic folk, blues and soul. Her debut solo album 'Lemon Tree', produced by Luke Plumb (Shooglenifty, Funky String Band) has recently been released in Tasmania.