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Simon Joyner is widely regarded as one of the great singer-songwriters of our generation. He will be touring Australia / New Zealand for the first time in Feb/Mar 2025, joined his backing band, The Eucalypts – featuring Leah Senior, Jesse Williams, and Michael Beach - all celebrated Australian songwriters and performers in their own right.Supported by Leah Senior & Ben SalterPhotography - Sarah Adkisson The tour coincides with the release of Joyner's newest album, Coyote Butterfly, out Nov 22nd, via Melbourne’s Homeless Records, as well as a reissue of his third album, 1994's The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll, in late November. The Cowardly Traveller was famously one of three records played in their entirety on John Peel’s legendary BBC1 show, alongside records by Bob Dylan and Siouxsie & the Banshees."... the reigning heir to Henry Miller's dark emotional mirror, Townes Van Zandt's three-chord moan, and Lou Reed's warehouse minimalism: his name is Simon Joyner." — Gillian Welch"Joyner has been chipping away at the subtle absurdities of life since 1991, his rambling balladeering garnering comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt. He also shares a wry approach to self-reflection with modern practitioners like Mark Kozalek, Bill Callahan and David Berman." – MOJOSimon Joyner & The Eucalypts AUS/NZ 2025 Tour DatesFeb 22 - Hobart – MONAFeb 23 - Hobart - Altar Bar w/ Leah Senior, Ben SalterFeb 25 - Braidwood - National Theatre w/ Leah Senior, Michael BeachFeb 26 - Thirroul - Frank's Wild Years w/ Blue RidersFeb 27 - Sydney - Enmore HotelMar 1 - Lyttleton, Aotearoa - Port Noise FestivalMar 3 - Beechworth - Tanswell's Commercial HotelMar 5 - Castlemaine - Bridge Hotel w/ Leah SeniorMar 7 & 8 - Port Fairy - Port Fairy Folk FestivalMar 9 - Melbourne - Merri Creek Tavern (Afternoon show - solo)Mar 9 - Melbourne - Merri Creek Tavern (Evening show - full band) w/ TBABANDCAMPFACEBOOKACKNOWLEDGEMENTWe acknowledge and respect the Palawa people as the traditional and ongoing owners of the skies, land, and water of Lutruwita. We pay our respects to their elders both past and present and acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.SAFE SPACEWe believe in safe and positive spaces where all people are welcome and respected. If you experience or see something that doesn’t look right, please report it to one of our friendly staff.ACCESSIBILITYLevel access is available from 112 Murray Street via the black and white laneway leading to the Garden. There is one accessible toilet. There is braille signage and tactile ground surface indicators throughout the venue. Please contact us via info@altarhobart.com.au prior to the show day or speak to staff at In The Hanging Garden for assistance.If you hold a government-issued Companion Card for people with disabilities who require a companion and are purchasing a full-priced ticket to our event, you may be eligible for one free ticket for your companion, please contact Moshtix here.
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Simon Joyner Biography
Simon Joyner is a songwriter who was born in New Orleans in 1971. However, while he was still a child he moved north to Nebraska.
For those who've followed Simon Joyner's illustrious career as an outsider and underground figure relentlessly looking into the dark side of everything not for its own sake but for what it has to teach Skeleton Blues will be a surprise. Recorded with his working band the Fallen Men, Joyner's made his first honesttotheroamingghostsofallthingsthatmatter rock roll record. Those hoping for another of his quiet, sparse, introspective recordings need not fear, though they will be shocked. The set opens with "Open Window Blues," and what you hear is a younger Bob Dylan, still hungry, still trying to wrestle with his shadowy angel (muse), fronting a group as direct and nononsense as the Velvet Underground (circa Doug Yule) or the early Television; the Band's wondrous ambiguity and sense of history would have been ripped apart by these songs. Guitarists Dale Hawkins' and Alex McManus' interplay is both meaty and spooky. It feels like they don't work with the songs so much as set them apart and try to explode every last word, and they come close to exploding in reaction to: "But my smokestack eyes withholding rain, oppose/Another burning wheat field full of crows." The sung meter is just off enough to allow those wicked six strings to dig through the rhythm section and react with an open hostility, it pushes the singer and finally takes over, revealing what he's afraid to say. Think "John Coltrane's Stereo Blues" or Days of Wine Roses by the Dream Syndicate but more subtle.
Read MoreFor those who've followed Simon Joyner's illustrious career as an outsider and underground figure relentlessly looking into the dark side of everything not for its own sake but for what it has to teach Skeleton Blues will be a surprise. Recorded with his working band the Fallen Men, Joyner's made his first honesttotheroamingghostsofallthingsthatmatter rock roll record. Those hoping for another of his quiet, sparse, introspective recordings need not fear, though they will be shocked. The set opens with "Open Window Blues," and what you hear is a younger Bob Dylan, still hungry, still trying to wrestle with his shadowy angel (muse), fronting a group as direct and nononsense as the Velvet Underground (circa Doug Yule) or the early Television; the Band's wondrous ambiguity and sense of history would have been ripped apart by these songs. Guitarists Dale Hawkins' and Alex McManus' interplay is both meaty and spooky. It feels like they don't work with the songs so much as set them apart and try to explode every last word, and they come close to exploding in reaction to: "But my smokestack eyes withholding rain, oppose/Another burning wheat field full of crows." The sung meter is just off enough to allow those wicked six strings to dig through the rhythm section and react with an open hostility, it pushes the singer and finally takes over, revealing what he's afraid to say. Think "John Coltrane's Stereo Blues" or Days of Wine Roses by the Dream Syndicate but more subtle.
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