Music

Damned Sam & The Preachers
Fri January 24, 2025
Enjoy Americana-style electrified country boogie from Damned Sam & The Preachers! Hats and boots optional: a Damned Sam & The Preachers show isn't about the size of your belt buckle or the love of a plaid western shirt. You'll be in fine company when you come just as you are.…
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Mt. Maze & KIT
Sat January 25, 2025
Mt. Maze haven’t played at Tanswell’s since supporting Raging Moby back in 2023. Since then, the boys have played alongside many great Aussie acts, such as The Rubens, Kingswood, The Smith Street Band, Trophy Eyes, Dear Seattle and British India. Currently the team have been working on recording new material for their 2025 shows and are really looking forward to their first performance of the y…
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Bad Knees
Fri January 31, 2025
Free in the front bar at Tanswells.. super twangy and extra cute... BAD KNEES! Bring yours!…
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Screensaver & Kino Motel
Sat February 1, 2025
Screensaver balance frenetic energy with unsettling tonalities to create rhythmic gloom that rides the new wave to the synth-punk. Spending three years in an incubatory state, the band began as a trans Pacific collaboration between Christopher Stephenson (Spray Paint/Exek) and Krystal Maynard (Bad Vision/ex Polo) in 2016. In 2021 the band delivered their 10-track debut album Expressions of Inte…
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open mic (3-6pm)
Sun February 2, 2025
Our long-running monthly OPEN MIC returns! Come along and have a sing and/or strum.…
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Torpedoes
Fri February 7, 2025
The first Friday of every month means Torpedoes! Come have a dance to their vintage 1950s-era rock 'n' roll, blues and more!…
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Jamswells (Britpop Saturday edition)
Sat February 8, 2025
We host an open jam on the third Thursday of each month from 7pm -- BUT THIS ONE IS A BONUS SATURDAY OUTING! Even better, the theme is Britpop! Roll up and rejoice as the "Wonderwall" ban is temporarily lifted for this auspicious occasion. Think Oasis, Blur, Elastica, Pulp, Supergrass, Cranberries and remember that Beatles and Black Sabbath are probably Britpop too if you think hard enough. …
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Matt Woods (Nashville USA)
Fri February 14, 2025
Matt Woods is a Nashville singer/songwriter, relentless touring road dog and one hell of an entertaining performer who'll be visiting Australia for the first time in February, joined by Al Backstrom on Telecaster twang. You can hear Matt's East Tennessee roots tangled in the lines of his songs and it is through this filter he distills the world, both external and internal, into his unique bra…
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Great Australian Bank & The Mundaynes
Sat February 15, 2025
Great Australian Bank is a bastardised Australiana / post-punk quartet hailing from Naarm (Melbourne). Drawing inspiration from the likes of The Church, Sonic Youth, Underground Lovers and The Go-Betweens, the band channel a sound that is equal parts angular, melodic and nostalgic. 2024 saw the release of Great Australian Bank’s debut album ‘To The Dry’. Recorded and produced by Rohan Sforcina …
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Jamswells (7pm)
Thu February 20, 2025
We host an open jam on the third Thursday of each month from 7pm. We supply the backline (including PA and mics) so just bring your instrument and join in. All welcome!…
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Rosy Red Cheeks
Fri February 21, 2025
They're back! Beechworth quintet Rosy Red Cheeks play a variety of tunes that would delight everyone from the beautiful people who frequented the most posh café sociétés in the 1920s-30s to the baggy-panted fans of the 1990s grunge music scene, and beyond. This multi-talented band create an acoustically rich atmosphere that will make ears perk up and bodies move to the groove with their unique …
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The Smith & Western Jury and Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits
Sat February 22, 2025
The Smith & Western Jury are set to kick off the new year with a slate of live shows. The Melbourne/Naarm-based four-piece will take their unmistakable sound on the road for The Devil Knows Where I Sleep Summer Tour 2025. The band will perform in select cities and festivals across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia, with the tour running from January through March, incl…
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Greenleaf (Sweden), My Left Boot & Iron Blanket
Wed February 26, 2025
Swedish Heavy Rock Riff Slayers GREENLEAF will make their way back to Australia in February 2025, and they'll be stopping in little old Beechworth! The quartet, who are no strangers to the both the east and west coast of Australia will hit Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Geelong and Melbourne as well as Beechworth before travelling to Perth to headline the annual Spliffs n Riffs festival.…
Damned Sam & The Preachers
Fri January 24, 2025
Enjoy Americana-style electrified country boogie from Damned Sam & The Preachers! Hats and boots optional: a Damned Sam & The Preachers show isn't about the size of your belt buckle or the love of a plaid western shirt. You'll be in fine company when you come just as you are.
FREE ENTRY
Mt. Maze & KIT
Sat January 25, 2025
Mt. Maze haven’t played at Tanswell’s since supporting Raging Moby back in 2023. Since then, the boys have played alongside many great Aussie acts, such as The Rubens, Kingswood, The Smith Street Band, Trophy Eyes, Dear Seattle and British India.
Currently the team have been working on recording new material for their 2025 shows and are really looking forward to their first performance of the year in Beechworth. The setlist is full of original Alt Rock tunes that showcase a deeper 'n' darker songwriting direction than previous releases that is sure to hit you right in the feels.
Opening for the night is New Wave rockers KIT, hailing from Albury. They are sure to start the night off strong with a collection of originals that sound modern yet also throw it back to the '80/'90s era of synth rock.
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Bad Knees
Fri January 31, 2025

Free in the front bar at Tanswells.. super twangy and extra cute... BAD KNEES! Bring yours!

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Screensaver & Kino Motel
Sat February 1, 2025
Screensaver balance frenetic energy with unsettling tonalities to create rhythmic gloom that rides the new wave to the synth-punk. Spending three years in an incubatory state, the band began as a trans Pacific collaboration between Christopher Stephenson (Spray Paint/Exek) and Krystal Maynard (Bad Vision/ex Polo) in 2016.
In 2021 the band delivered their 10-track debut album Expressions of Interest on Upset the Rhythm (UK) and Heavy Machinery (AU) to positive international response. The sound of the album ranges from electronic driven krautrock, to post-punk full of tribal toms and dirge-y synths to death-disco style tracks with touches of EDM. The record received praise on Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll (USA), KEXP(USA), Post Trash(USA), Blunt Magazine(AU), Clash (UK). Off the back of the release, screensaver embarked on a 12-date tour of the USA in September 2022, playing Gonerfest 19 and making their way across the Midwest, South and East Coast, their high energy shows resulting in merch sold out well before the tour ended.
Joined by beach goths KINO MOTEL, hot off their debut album release and extensive European touring, the band are a Melbourne via Berlin 3-piece who push the dynamic range to extremes in both directions. Control and beauty and darkness featuring Ed Fraser (Cash Savage & The Last Drinks) and Rosa Mercedes (Josephine Foster Band).
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open mic (3-6pm)
Sun February 2, 2025

Our long-running monthly OPEN MIC returns! Come along and have a sing and/or strum.

FREE ENTRY
Torpedoes
Fri February 7, 2025

The first Friday of every month means Torpedoes! Come have a dance to their vintage 1950s-era rock 'n' roll, blues and more!

FREEE ENTRY
Jamswells (Britpop Saturday edition)
Sat February 8, 2025
We host an open jam on the third Thursday of each month from 7pm -- BUT THIS ONE IS A BONUS SATURDAY OUTING! Even better, the theme is Britpop!
Roll up and rejoice as the "Wonderwall" ban is temporarily lifted for this auspicious occasion. Think Oasis, Blur, Elastica, Pulp, Supergrass, Cranberries and remember that Beatles and Black Sabbath are probably Britpop too if you think hard enough.
We supply the backline (including PA and mics) so just bring your instrument and join in. All welcome!
FREE ENTRY
Matt Woods (Nashville USA)
Fri February 14, 2025
Matt Woods is a Nashville singer/songwriter, relentless touring road dog and one hell of an entertaining performer who'll be visiting Australia for the first time in February, joined by Al Backstrom on Telecaster twang.

You can hear Matt's East Tennessee roots tangled in the lines of his songs and it is through this filter he distills the world, both external and internal, into his unique brand of songwriting. You can call it Americana, folk rock, even country music but no matter what it’s called it is, at its core, honest and heartfelt.
Matt has shared the stage with the likes of Tyler Childers, Chris Knight, Black Oak Arkansas, Frank Turner, Roger Alan Wade, Zac Brown, Drivin' n' Cryin', Will Hoge, Roger Clyne (of The Refreshments), CAKE, Robbie Fulks, The White Buffalo, The Black Lillies and others.
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Great Australian Bank & The Mundaynes
Sat February 15, 2025
Great Australian Bank is a bastardised Australiana / post-punk quartet hailing from Naarm (Melbourne). Drawing inspiration from the likes of The Church, Sonic Youth, Underground Lovers and The Go-Betweens, the band channel a sound that is equal parts angular, melodic and nostalgic.
2024 saw the release of Great Australian Bank’s debut album ‘To The Dry’. Recorded and produced by Rohan Sforcina (Gold Class, Oh Mercy, Radio Free Alice, Adalita), ‘To The Dry’ is a stark reflection on personhood in Australia's oppressive history; articulated with energy and grit.
‘To The Dry’ is being issued on vinyl for the very first time. To celebrate, the band are taking ‘To The Dry’ on the road across Victoria and Tasmania, joined by a party of amazing local bands.
Great Australian Bank are taking their signature post-punk sound to Tanswells for the first time, joined by Naarm-based heavies The Mundaynes. Free entry. No holds barred.
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Jamswells (7pm)
Thu February 20, 2025

We host an open jam on the third Thursday of each month from 7pm. We supply the backline (including PA and mics) so just bring your instrument and join in. All welcome!

FREE ENTRY
Rosy Red Cheeks
Fri February 21, 2025

They're back! Beechworth quintet Rosy Red Cheeks play a variety of tunes that would delight everyone from the beautiful people who frequented the most posh café sociétés in the 1920s-30s to the baggy-panted fans of the 1990s grunge music scene, and beyond.

This multi-talented band create an acoustically rich atmosphere that will make ears perk up and bodies move to the groove with their unique renditions of renowned gypsy jazz tunes, quirky showtunes, and even modern pop and rock tunes.

Put on your glad rags (that's your best clothes) and shimmy on over to see Rosy Red Cheeks!

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The Smith & Western Jury and Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits
Sat February 22, 2025
The Smith & Western Jury are set to kick off the new year with a slate of live shows. The Melbourne/Naarm-based four-piece will take their unmistakable sound on the road for The Devil Knows Where I Sleep Summer Tour 2025. The band will perform in select cities and festivals across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia, with the tour running from January through March, including appearances at Tamworth Country Music Festival.
The tour follows their recently released debut album, "Hotel Texas", which was named ABC Country's Album of the Week. Blending Americana and traditional country influences, "Hotel Texas" has received widespread praise for its raw authenticity and heartfelt emotion. Supporting them in Beechworth will be Hana and Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits!
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Greenleaf (Sweden), My Left Boot & Iron Blanket
Wed February 26, 2025

Swedish Heavy Rock Riff Slayers GREENLEAF will make their way back to Australia in February 2025, and they'll be stopping in little old Beechworth!

The quartet, who are no strangers to the both the east and west coast of Australia will hit Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Geelong and Melbourne as well as Beechworth before travelling to Perth to headline the annual Spliffs n Riffs festival.

Joining these riff wielding Swedes are our very own MY LEFT BOOT, the much loved Aussie stoner outfit, and local legends, who take the teachings of Zeppelin and Sabbath under the tutelage of Roky Erickson. Also on board for the night, and on the entire tour, is Sydney’s’ Psychedelic Stoner Riff Wizards IRON BLANKET, who will make their debut in many of the cities. The group takes influence from only the best including Pentagram, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd and Hawkwind.

Today Greenleaf are widely recognized as one of the most dominating, prolific and obsessively listenable acts to emerge from the European heavy underground.

Now, ten years since the release of the landmark Trails & Passes album, Greenleaf return with The Head & The Habit, a record energized by awareness of their past triumphs and crafted with the maturity of a band who knows how to rock stronger, harder and better than ever before.